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Re: Keys not moving with downloaded midi files on Dislavier Mark III System?

2005-12-29 by thison_90

Thany you Carol!

The settings in the Disklavier were L-## & R=##, after I changed all 
worked perfect.

Thanks again, and yes, it was in the book, I just didn't know where 
exactly the problem was.


--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Carol Beigel" <thecarolb@c...> 
wrote:
>
> The key movement is controlled by whatever MIDI information is 
contained on
> Channels 1 and 2 of the data file.  The settings for this are 
covered in the
> Advanced section of your owner's manual under "Import Files".
> 
> A quick way to see what is happening is to press the -> while the 
file is
> playing.  The window you see tells it all.  Where there are 
blinking lights,
> those are the channels that contain the MIDI information.  You 
will also see
> something at the top like L=1 and perhaps R=##.  That is part of 
the
> problem.  R=2 or Prg.  Use the function keys to set this under 
Piano Part.
> The big circles represent L and R, so there is usually a big 
circle on
> channel 1which is L.
> 
> For MIDI files you obtain that were not created for keyboard or no
> information for channel 1 or 2, use the GNMIDI program option 
to "create
> PianoDisc" or something like that.  It creates a MIDI 0 file that 
puts all
> the data on Channel 1.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Carol Beigel
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "thison_90" <thison_90@y...>
> To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 5:51 PM
> Subject: [disklavier] Keys not moving with downloaded midi files on
> Dislavier Mark III System?
> 
> 
> > Hello all,
> >
> > We are new to player pianos, but do have good computer 
knowledge.  Our
> > Player system moves the keys with the disks (commercial) we 
received
> > with the piano, but the midi files we have downloaded and copied 
to
> > diskette do not?
> >
> > We have tried to change track, and SMF types 0-1.  Probaby could
> > stumble through it some more and find the answer, but thought we 
could
> > save some time by asking the group of knowledgable owners what 
we are
> > doing wrong.
> >
> > The midi files we have downloaded are supposedly for the 
disklavier,
> > so they should have the info required for the keys to move?
> >
> > Thanks for helping.
> >
> >
> >
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