Disklavier

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, ISKI1@... wrote:
>Thank you very much. I did the download and am wowed by the quality 
of the xp format. I didn't realize how much better the xp sounds.

> You may want to visit the website @ 
> _http://www.piano-e-
competition.com/ecompetition/contestants_2006.asp_ 
> (http://www.piano-e-
competition.com/ecompetition/contestants_2006.asp) 
>  
> You can download all the midi files for all years and it gives you 
more  
> information about the competition and how they are recorded.
> There are different types of files depending on the capabilities 
of your  
> player.
>      
> Download Complete Audition Program in:
>  
> (http://www.piano-e-
competition.com/ecompetition/MIDIFiles/2006/XPMIDIFiles06/Avdeeva_Y_X
P.zip)   
> (http://www.piano-e-
competition.com/ecompetition/MIDIFiles/2006/EnhancedMIDIFiles06/Avdee
va_Y_SMF.zip)   
> (http://www.piano-e-competition.com/ecompetition/MIDIFiles/2006/E-
SEQFiles06/Avdeeva_Y_ESEQ.zip)      
> Download Complete Recital Program in:
>  
> (http://www.piano-e-
competition.com/ecompetition/MIDIFiles/2006/XPMIDIFiles06/Avdeeva_Y_X
P2.zip)   
> (http://www.piano-e-
competition.com/ecompetition/MIDIFiles/2006/EnhancedMIDIFiles06/Avdee
va_Y_SMF2.zip)   
> (http://www.piano-e-competition.com/ecompetition/MIDIFiles/2006/E-
SEQFiles06/Avdeeva_Y_ESEQ2.zip) 
> 
> Good Luck and enjoy
>  
>  
>  
> Downloading MIDI Files
> During the Disklavier Audition Round of the competition,  
contestants 
> performed on Disklavier Pro pianos in Hamamatsu, Los Angeles, New  
York, and Paris. 
> During the recording process, a high resolution XP Standard  MIDI 
File was 
> created. These XP SMFs were use for playback before the screening  
jury at Hamline 
> University in St. Paul, MN. 
> 
> If you have a Disklavier  piano, you may download these files to a 
floppy 
> disk and play them on your  Disklavier. Playback is possible on 
other MIDI 
> devices, but it will not be as  acurate or as expressive. In the 
case of electronic 
> playback devices, the piano  sound will be inferior to that of a 
real piano. 
> Playback on other MIDI devices  is not recommended. NOTE: Low-end 
MIDI devices, 
> such as computer sound cards,  may not recognize or properly play 
the 
> incremental pedal data. 
> 
> These  performances are offered to you in three MIDI formats. 
Download the 
> contestant's  complete program by clicking the link for one of 
these 
> collections.  Alternatively, download any single piece as an 
Enhanced SMF by clicking the 
> link  to the individual piece. 
> 
> XP Standard MIDI File
> This format is intended for  playback on Disklavier Pro pianos. 
> 
> This format constitutes a high  resolution MIDI file that goes 
beyond the 
> boundaries of a typical MIDI file.  This file uses a scale of 0-
1023 to record 
> hammer (note-on) velocity, key-on  velocity, and key-release (note-
off) 
> velocity. Pedal data for sustain and una  corda are recorded as 
continuous data from 
> 0-127. 
> 
> NOTE: For best  playback results, play the XP files using the 
Disklavier's 
> floppy drive.  Regrettably, many computer sequencers alter the 
order of the XP 
> events. 
> 
> Enhanced Standard MIDI File
> This format is intended  for playback on all Disklavier pianos and 
other MIDI 
> devices that read Standard  MIDI Files. 
> 
> This format conforms to the normal MIDI specification but  
includes data that 
> is not often recorded or played back by other MIDI  instruments, 
such as key 
> release velocity (from 0-127). As with the XP SMF,  pedal data for 
sustain and 
> una corda are recorded as continuous data from 0-127.  
> 
> E-SEQ File
> This format is intended for playback on  early model Disklaviers 
that do not 
> read Standard MIDI Files. The data is  similar to that found in 
the Enhanced 
> SMF. 
> 
> Download and Installation Instructions for  Windows
> To download these files using a Windows computer, right click on  
one of the 
> MIDI links. A mini menu will appear. Choose the option to save 
the  file or 
> link to disk. 
> 
> If you clicked a link to an individual piece, you  will have 
downloaded and 
> saved a single piece. If you clicked a link to one of  the 
collections, the 
> file that you have downloaded and saved is a .zip archive.  If you 
double-click 
> it, your computer may automatically decode the file into a  folder 
containing 
> several MIDI files and one or two Disklavier directory files  
(PDISK and PSONG 
> or PIANODIR). 
> 
> If your computer does not  automatically decode these .zip files, 
you need a 
> program, such as the free  Stuffit Expander program 
> (_www.stuffit.com/mac/index.html_ 
(http://www.stuffit.com/mac/index.html) ) or the free evaluation  
> version of WinZip (_www.winzip.com_ (http://www.winzip.com/) ). 
> 
> If you are going to play these  files on a Disklavier using floppy 
disk, copy 
> all of the files including any  directory files you downloaded. If 
you intend 
> to play the files from a computer,  you can discard the directory 
files. 
> 
> Download and Installation Instructions for  Macintosh
> To download these files using a Macintosh computer, Control-click  
on one of 
> the MIDI links. A mini menu will appear. Choose the option to save 
the  file 
> or link to disk. 
> 
> If you clicked a link to an individual piece, you  will have 
downloaded and 
> saved a single piece. If you clicked a link to one of  the 
collections, the 
> file that you have downloaded and saved is a .zip archive.  If you 
double-click 
> it, your computer may automatically decode the file into a  folder 
containing 
> several MIDI files and one or two Disklavier directory files  
(PDISK and PSONG 
> or PIANODIR). 
> 
> If your computer does not  automatically decode these .zip files, 
you need a 
> program, such as the free  StuffIt Expander program 
> (_www.stuffit.com/mac/index.html_ 
(http://www.stuffit.com/mac/index.html) ) or the free evaluation  
> version of WinZip (_www.winzip.com_ (http://www.winzip.com/) ). 
> 
> If you are going to play these  files on a Disklavier using floppy 
disk, copy 
> all of the files including any  directory files you downloaded. If 
you intend 
> to play the files from a computer,  you can discard the directory 
files.
>