Disklavier

Carol, thank you for your very thorough diagnosis of my problem.
I would like to pursue your first recommendation. I have plenty of 
the older 720 DD discs. How do I convert the MIDI files to the 
proprietary ESEQ files? I have not heard of ESEQ files. Will the  
formatting be recognized by both the DKV and my PC? It seems like 
I'm getting close, hope you can help.

Bill







--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Carol Beigel" <crbrpt@b...> 
wrote:
> Your DKV only plays the Yamaha proprietary ESEQ files -
> not MIDI files from the floppy disk drive.  You need to
> convert the MIDI files you download from the internet
> to ESEQ files first.  The reason your computer does not
> see the Disklavier-formatted diskettes is that there is
> nothing written on the boot sector.
> 
> Your DKV also only uses the older 720k DD disks.  In
> some posts last month, there were details how to format
> a 720k floppy using XP.  Some have been successful
> using tape to cover the hole on a 1.44 M diskette and
> formatting it as a 720k.  You could also buy an older
> laptop that runs Windows 95 or 98 so you could use the
> DOS utilities, like dkvcopy or the Giebler software for
> $30, and be able to format at 720k diskette easily.
> 
> You only have two options to play MIDI files on the
> MX80. 1) convert them to ESEQ format and put them on a
> 720k dd floppy, or 2) connect a computer to your DKV
> via a MIDI interface and play the MIDI files from a
> jukebox program like the vanBasco
> 
> Carol Beigel
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "wglikes" <wglikes@y...>
> To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 9:48 PM
> Subject: [disklavier] Formatting
> 
> 
> > I've recently downloaded several MIDI files. When I
> tryed playing
> > them, my Disklavier rejected the disc as "not
> formatted". When I
> > format the disc on the Disklavier, my PC won't
> recocognize the
> > Diskalvier format and wants to re-format in order to
> copy the MIDI
> > files.
> >
> > I'm working with an MX-80 series Disklavier and my
> operating system
> > is Windows XP Professional.
> >
> > What am I doing wrong?
> >
> > Bill