Disklavier

Hi Dan

Have you tried vanBasco's Karaoke Player, it plays MIDI Karaoke files 

http://www.vanbasco.com/

Midi Magic





--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel O'Connor" 
<dano77vette@e...> wrote:
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> 
> A discussion for the newbies...
> 
> I purchased a used DC3A Wagon model built in 1992 (I think).  Great
> condition a truly great piano.
> 
>  I then searched the internet and found a deal on a used DSR1 which 
I
> married to an old stereo receiver and speakers.  This brought the 
world of
> midi (XG and normal) as well as HD disks.
> 
> I then took an older laptop computer with Cakewalk and the great 
yamplayer
> software (thanks DC) which allows me to play the piano directly 
from my PC.
> 
> I now have thousands of midi files organized on the PC (principally
> collected from the web) that I can play without ever touching a 
disk. (I am
> of course backed up on CD) I have also networked the computer so 
when the
> kids say "do you have a song I know", I can immediately find it 
using a
> midi search on the web and download it, may convert slightly in 
Cakewalk
> and then play it in minutes.   I also find myself looking on-line 
for
> lyrics on songs and viewing them on the computer as the song plays.
> 
> Next I hope to find the perfect Karaoke player that will Include 
the lyrics
> of the songs as well as a midi driver out.
> 
> Looking at the new Disklavier, I am not all that jealous.  I am 
very happy
> with the upgradability and flexibility and price of the older model.
> 
> Ideas are always welcome.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Dan O'Connor
> 
> 
> 
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Transferring files 
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> Good evening, everyone.
> 
> Robert's reply needs additional explanation, I think.
> 
> Yamaha's published disks are definitely different from the normal PC
> format. I am not 100% certain of the technical distinction, but I 
believe
> that they are missing a boot sector. That means that you cannot read
> Yamaha-published disks on a computer unless you have special 
software for
> this purpose, such as the Geibler Utility. In no case are these 
disks
> readable on a Macintosh.
> 
> I don't know whether there is any technical distinction between a 
disk that
> is formatted in the Disklavier vs. a pre-formatted PC disk vs. a 
disk
> formatted on a Windows computer (or on a Mac using the PC format).
> Regardless, all of these disks ARE readable by the Disklavier.
> 
> A DC6 with a DKC100R control unit is a Mark II series Disklavier. I 
can
> only read the double-density (DD) disk format.
> 
> Assuming that you format DD disks in your Disklavier, purchase
> pre-formatted DD disks, or properly format them in a PC, you are 
fine. You
> can easily go back and forth between computer and PC. If, however, 
you
> incorrectly format a DD disk as an HD disk on a PC or you format an 
HD disk
> on the Disklavier (which results in a DD format), then things don't 
work
> out right.
> 
> The last thing to know is this: although you can transfer files 
back and
> forth between computer and Disklavier, the files that you record on 
the
> Disklavier will be in E-SEQ format. Since there are few if any E-SEQ
> playback or editing programs for PC, there is not much that you can 
do with
> these files on the PC unless you convert them using the Geibler 
utilities.
> 
> On the other hand, if you record directly into your computer and 
save the
> resulting files as Standard MIDI File (SMF) Type 0 or if you 
acquire SMFs
> of Type 0 from other sources, you can copy them to a DD disk for 
playback
> in your Disklavier--assuming that your Disklavier has the firmware 
update
> that provides limited support for SMF Type 0. NOTE: Avoid putting 
both
> E-SEQ and SMFs on the same disk with this Disklavier.
> 
> IMHO, your life will be much easier if you add a Yamaha DSR1 to your
> Disklavier, thus providing it with full SMF support, HD support, 
and an
> internal tone generator.
> 
> Regards,
> PianoBench
> 
> In a message dated 11/8/04 5:55:10 PM, rwelcyng@a... writes:
> 
> 
> 
>  The Disklavier's diskette format is different from a PC's.  To a 
PC, a
>  Disklavier-formatted diskette appears to be in need of formatting.
>  Don't do it of course!
> 
>  I use and recommend the Geibler Utility (www.giebler.com) Yamaha 
Disk
>  Manager (which runs under DOS).  Other folks use the DKVUtils 
available
>  for downloading on this site.
> 
>  terryl212 wrote:
>  >
>  > I have a DC6 with a DKC100R.  The DKC100R diskette format 
appears to
>  > be different from my PC's diskette format.  Does anyone know if 
it's
>  > possible to transfer files to & from the PC to the DKC100R via
>  > diskette.  If not, can it be done some other way (e.g. cable)?
>  >
>  > Any help is appreciated.
>  >
>  > Thanks, Terry
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>  To reach our group's web site go to:
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>  Todd's family web site was completely updated 012/22/03.  It 
contains some
>  fun disklavier content and links to midi sites among many other 
things,
>  The url is:
>  http://MuncyFamily.com
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