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Re: How to Record from a Mark IV

2007-09-18 by robjohan

Thanks Carol for your reply. But, how do I get the MIDI file 
transferred from teh piano's hard disk to my PC?




--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Carol Beigel" <thecarolb@...> 
wrote:
>
> The easiest way is to take the MIDI recording your Disklavier made 
and run 
> it through your computer software.  In Pro Audio Tracks 
(www.pgmusic.com ) 
> it is called "rendering" the MIDI file to digital audio file. The 
audio will 
> be whatever sounds came with the soundcard on your computer.  This 
audio 
> file can then be burnt to a CD.
> 
> I like to take the MIDI files and take them through a virtual piano 
(VST 
> software that is installed on the computer) to get a fantastic 
audio 
> sounding piano.  These are not cheap but sound great.  I use the 
Steinberg 
> Grand I and Grand II VST pianos.
> 
> Another way is to take audio cables from the audio out on the DKV 
(setting 
> the DKV  so the keyboard sounds are coming out the piano) into a 
digital 
> audio converter box (I use an Eideral UA25) to make the audio 
file.  Try 
> taking the audio sound of the piano off the headphone jack for an 
even 
> better sound.
> 
> You should also have some audio editing software.  I am using an 
older 
> version of Cool Edit, but I believe the newer Nero7 software suite 
also has 
> an audio editor.  I believe PG music's Pro Audio Tracks also has 
both a MIDI 
> and an audio editor.  It is also a great price!
> 
> Carol Beigel
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "robjohan" <robjohan@...>
> To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 8:16 AM
> Subject: [disklavier] How to Record from a Mark IV
> 
> 
> > Hopefully someone out there can give us some help on this 
question ...
> > we have a 6 month old Mark IV running 2.0 software and we want to
> > record a piano piece that my daughter's accompanist recorded onto 
our
> > piano's hard drive and burn the recording onto a CD so that we 
can use
> > the CD in a regular CD player to accpmpany my daughter at a vocal
> > audition. Is the only way to do this is to use a tape recorder or 
a PC
> > with a micropuone and place it in the room with the piano and then
> > record the piano playing the song we need?
> > Thanks
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