Disklavier

Karl,

One approach would be to copy a few of your MIDI files to a 
DOS-formatted diskette and try playing (reproducing) them on your 
friend's Disklavier.  As you mentioned, you may need to send those files 
as e-mail attachments to someone who can DOS-format a diskette.  The 
file names must have the extension ".mid".

While not absolutely necessary with the Mark III, directing the piano 
parts to MIDI channel #1 will simplify your test.

In order to achieve a good-sounding result, the note-on velocities 
should be within the range of 20 to 95.

The Disklavier is capable of so-called "continuous pedal" which responds 
to intermediate pedal values between 0 and 127. The Mark III should 
respond to the continuous pedal values, directed to channel #1, in your 
files.

The metronome setting will not be an issue or cause any problem to 
you--120 BPM is fine.  The Disklavier will honor the tempo value it 
finds in your MIDI file.

The Disklavier, when recording, inserts its own patch information in a 
MIDI file. That patch info is not essential for what you have proposed. 
You probably should, as you mentioned, remove the patch information from 
your test files.

Probably your biggest hurdle will become apparent from the mismatch 
between the characteristics of your keyboard and tone modules and the 
Disklavier.  You may find that the artistic quality of a performance is 
quite sensitive to those differences.

In principle, MIDI files can be edited to match the characteristics of 
the Disklavier.  In reality, the most efficient and practical way to 
achieve a truly artistic result on a Disklavier is by performing and 
recording the songs on a Disklavier.


Karl M wrote:
> 
> Hi all.  I'm  a decent keyboard player with a fairly extensive MIDI 
> studio - 88 note controller, rack of MIDI modules including Kurzweil 
> and two from E-Mu Systems, a tremendous Class A amp / speaker combo, 
> and Mark of the Unicorn Performer 6 running on an 8 year old MAC.
> 
> A good friend of mine who has long liked my music just purchased a 
> Yamaha Disklavier Mark III.. a gorgeous piano, not even considering 
> the amazing electronics hung off it.
> 
> At any rate, I have a lot of solo piano pieces recorded in my 
> Performer environment, and we're talking about me transferring some 
> of the better piano pieces from Performer to floppy for the Yamaha. 
> If it sounds as good as I hope it does, I'll drag my CD recorder and 
> a couple of mics over there.. instant piano solo album. 
> 
> We've been doing the reading, and I know it handles Type 0 and 1 
> standard MIDI format (SMF) disks in PC or MAC format.  The thing I'm 
> not sure of, is WHICH MAC format.. mine dates from 1996 and is 
> running OS 7.something.  No DOS floppy emulation.
> 
> I could email the .MID file to my PC and write the floppy there.
> 
> Also, I had the habit of ignoring/muting Performer's 'metronome' 
> function, just leaving it run / record at 120BPM.. assuming I solve 
> the physical floppy format conversion, will the Disklavier have a 
> problem playing MIDI files not recorded listening to the 'beat'?
> 
> And I assume the piano part should be on Track 1 assigned to MIDI 
> channel 1.  I'll trim out the 'patch change' command but leave the 
> pedal Continuous Controller (CC64) and Volume (CC7) information in 
> the track.  Correct?
> 
> thanks!
> 
> Karl
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