Disklavier

Piano discs do NOT work in Disklaviers.  There is a program that can
convert the disk to a form that would be readable by the Disklavier. 
gnmidi.zip - Guenter Nagler's MIDI file utility. Excellent! Shareware.
 I believe a demo of this software is available on this site in the
files under 'Utilities'.  You might want to read about the software at
http://gnmidi.com/.  

Hope this helps with your question.
Joan


--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "uhhmmmmmmmmmm" <ronjong@...> wrote:
>
> I just bought a PianoDisc floppy "Piano Pleasures" PD9201 and it 
> won't play on my MarkIII.  Shouldn't this floppy work in a 
> disklavier?  When I insert the floppy in my PC, it says it is 
> unformatted (I don't know if that's what it should do or not).  Any 
> ideas?
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Carol Beigel" <thecarolb@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > If you buy either QRS or PianoDisc songs on FLOPPY
> > disks, they are compatible with a Disklavier.  When
> > MIDI files come on a CD, the MIDI part is encoded and
> > now locked on these new copy protection schemes.  You
> > don't really want the audio anyway, since you daughter
> > wants to do the singing.  I personally have found the
> > QRS floppies to be quite fine.
> > 
> > Carol Beigel
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "robjohan" <robjohan@>
> > To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 10:14 AM
> > Subject: [disklavier] What other manufacturers' discs
> > (beyond Yamaha) are compatible with my Mark IV?
> > 
> > 
> > > I have a new Yamaha DGC1M4 Mark IV piano and I am
> > trying to find out
> > > what other manufacturer's discs will play in my
> > system. Are QRS,
> > > Pianodisc, Pianomation, and other non-Yamaha discs
> > compatible with the
> > > Mark IV? Does anyone have a list of non-yamaha
> > compatible discs?
> > > Freddy at Yamaha suggested I post this message on
> > this site. The main
> > > reason that I am asking is that we purchased the
> > Disklavier for my
> > > daughter who is an aspiring musical theater/singer
> > and we want her to
> > > be able to rehearse at home with pre-recorded piano
> > accompaniment. She
> > > will be starring in Annie Get Your Gun and Thoroughly
> > Modern Millie in
> > > a few months and I am having a hard time finding
> > these song files (I
> > > could not find them in any of the Yamaha discs). I
> > did find some of
> > > the Annie Get Your Gun songs on a QRS CD (Broadway
> > Musicals I QRS
> > > Catalog #400401) but there is a disclaimer that says
> > that "QRS Music
> > > CD's produced after 1/1/05 are designed expressly for
> > the use with QRS
> > > Pianomation Systems, and we do not guarantee
> > compatibility with other
> > > brands ..." Can anyone out there give us some
> > giudance? Thanks!
> > >
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