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Re: Downloading MIDI files using a MacBook

2008-12-20 by breppond

Thank you.  I understand that I need to drop the floppy.  I also understand that I need to 
get QMidi or Rondo.  After that, you lost me.  Can you call me or walk me through this a 
little more speciifically.  My cell is 425-891-1388.

I appreciate the time you can give me to help me through this.

Ben


--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Spencer_Lists <lists@...> wrote:
>
> Greetings breppond,
> 
> floppies are dead or should be. yours may be a problem with
> formatting.
> 
> forget the floppies and get Qmidi and or Rondo. They are both cheap
> shareware. get a USB/MIDI interface, M-Audio or Roland seems to be the
> best. you will never want to use a floppy again. you can also get a
> WIDI wireless MIDI interface if you like wireless or if the Mark 4
> will take audio encoded MIDI input you can get an airport express and
> play your MIDI from Itunes by converting it with Mid2PianoCD. To use
> Mid2PianoCD you would need a PC but may be able to use it from a
> windows emulation or on an Intel Mac. You can also use Itunes in wired
> mode but wireless is really cool.
> 
> Friday, December 19, 2008, 5:07:13 PM, you wrote:
> > I am new to the user group. I have a Disklavier Mark 4. I have a problem and am 
looking for
> > some help. I use a MacBook for my MIDI downloads. When I downloaded MIDI files 
onto a
> > formatted floppy or a flash drive, I got an error message on my Disklavier remote. I 
am
> > assuming that this has something to do with using a Mac. Is there something I need 
to do in
> > addition to just downloading onto a formatted floppy?
> 
> > I saw the thread on the use of QMidi. Is that something I should be using for the 
download?
> 
> > Ben
> 
> 
> >  
> 
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