Disklavier

The Mark II also had XG sounds.

----- Original Message -----
From: Carol Beigel <carolrpt@...>
To: <disklavier@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 3:45 PM
Subject: [disklavier] Mark III Technical stuff


>
> A Mark III Disklavier will read E-SEQ, MIDI 1 and MIDI 0 SMF files on
> either HD or DD disks.  The CD drive also plays QRS cds.  I don't
> think it is possible at this time to dump a bunch of MIDI files on a
> CD and play them thru the CD drive.  MIDI files on a CD have to be
> converted back to analog for that to happen.
>
> One really nice thing about the CD output on the Mark III is that the
> output to the speakers can be true stereo, instead of a double mono
> output.
>
> I am currently experimenting with playing CDs on a Mark IIXG with a
> MIDI to analog converter and will post the results.  The QRS cds put
> the audio on the right channel (with the MIDI info on the left
> channel) and I believe Yamaha CDs are putting the audio on the left
> channel and using the right channel for the MIDI info.
>
> The difference between the Mark II and the Mark III is that the Mark
> III includes all the extras:  XG sounds, silent feature, stereo
> speakers included and mounted, and the CD drive.  Like the Mark IIXG
> it can play SMF 0 and 1 files as well as ESEQ files on both HD and DD
> diskettes.  I'm not totally sure, but I think the speaker output on
> the MarkIIXG is not true stereo, but just double monoaural.
>
> Carol
>
>
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