Disklavier

To add to PianoBench's excellent description, Cakewalk Pro Audio 9 and 
its replacement, Sonar 2, both provide "Fit Improvisation" functions. 
Surely Sonar 3 has it as well. The procedures in those programs are 
basically identical.  For step-by-step directions, see Scott Garrigus' 
books "Cakewalk Power!", "Sonar 2 Power!", or "Sonar 3 Power!"

For converting the DKV's E-SEQ format to MIDI, I prefer the Giebler 
Yamaha Diskette Manager Utility.  See www.giebler.com.  It's a DOS 
program that you will have trouble running under Win 98 or later.  I run 
it on an old Win 95 computer that I've kept for that purpose.

PianoBench@... wrote:
> Good morning, everyone.
> 
> In a message dated 7/15/04 4:52:38 AM, Shane writes:
> 
>> --What are the names of some sequencing programs for "reclocking" for
>> other than Macintosh computers.
> 
> 
> I know that some or all of the Cakewalk sequencers have/had a feature 
> called "fit improvisation." The basic idea is that after recording or 
> opening your sequence, you play it back and tap the beat along with the 
> playback using your MIDI (possibly Disklavier) keyboard. Of course, you 
> record your taps to a separate track. Then, you use the fit 
> improvisation feature to do the reclocking based on your tap track.
> 
> This works well except that your tapping will never align pefectly with 
> the recorded notes of the sequence. If you are clever and have the time 
> to spare, you can work on aligning your taps manually to the notes 
> before doing the fit improvisation feature.
> 
> Hopefully other people on this list know of other PC programs.
> 
>> So do sequencing programs reformat your
>> midi file saved to a disk or does it create a new file that is
>> 'reclocked' ?
> 
> 
> Sequencers typically "import" MIDI files into their own format. By 
> default, you usually save the file into the sequencer's proprietary 
> format unless you use the "Save as..." or "Export..." option to resave 
> as a Standard MIDI file. When you "Save as..." or "Export...", you can 
> name and save in a way that does not over-write your original MIDI file.
> 
> There are few sequencers that actually use the native SMF format as 
> their own file format.
> 
>>   Do you have to save the new file to your disk then access
>> it through your notation program? 
> 
> 
> Yes.
> 
>> --I have a disklavier that does not save in midi format but I've heard
>> there is a program that will convert the format I have to midi , does
>> anybody know of these programs?
> 
> 
> Other people on this list can comment about what is available in the 
> vault. I will point out that you can also play your Disklavier and send 
> the MIDI data to a connected computer.
> 
> Regards,
> PianoBench
> 
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