Disklavier

On Sat, 12 Apr 2008, Spencer_Lists wrote:

> There is no reason that the DKV can not play with correct timing no
> matter what the source if it is MIDI. MIDI contains precise timing
> information. It can be buffered by the playing device and the events
> can be played at the correct time.

This is true when playing MIDI and ESEQ files from a floppy disk or from
memory.  MIDI and ESEQ files contain timestamped events (represented
using delta times).

Unfortunately, this timing information is _lost_ when MIDI events are
sent over a wireline connection or stored in streaming format on a
PianoSoft Plus Audio CD.  The MIDI events get serialized, and their
playback timing is based on the time at which each event arrives instead
of on the original timestamp.  Thus, it is more accurate to play MIDI
and ESEQ files directly on the Disklavier instead of encoding them to CD
format or playing them over a MIDI or serial cable.

Mark Fontana