Disklavier

Van Basco should be a good solution to your sister and it is free!

There are many options to try but a little more elaborated (It is only power vs. easy of use)

Dear group,

I hope this is a good place to ask this. I'm new here and the reason I
subscribed is the following:

My (very non-technical) sister has a Yamaha Disklavier upright. She
asked me (the one with the home studio) if she could play other files
than just the one's on the floppie disks from Yamaha. So I explained
midi files a bit.

Ok, so now I've got to get her a USB<>Midi interface for her laptop
running WinXP. Probably something simple like the M-audio midisport
uno, or the ESI romi/o. They are both in the 45 euro range. If you have
any recommendations, I'd appreciate them.

I also need a simple midi file player, something with a playlist, and
some sort of capability to mute instruments (drums probably don't sound
to good on the Disklavier). It shouldn't be too technical or
complicated. A sequencer program, even an entry-level, is probably way
overkill. Most standard media players that can handle midi files, don't
allow you to mute various channels. I am not really at home on Windows
in this regard, so I could really use some input here.

I browsed the archive a bit, and found a reference to
vanBasco's Karaoke Player. Is that indeed a good solution for my
sister? Are there any other (free or cheap) alternatives I could look
at?

Thanks very much,
Ben