Disklavier

Greetings George,

some MIDI files can have their channel assignments redone
automatically to play on the DKV without having to move things around
in a sequencer using my MIDImod2 program. these are on the following
page (a fair distance down the page) also if needed there is a type1
to type 0 converter program. the page, :
http://www.spencerserolls.com/Files4Download.html

Monday, December 29, 2008, 4:43:19 PM, you wrote:
> Good evening, everyone.

> Answers below:

> On Dec 29, 2008, at 2:04 PM, boyler1999 wrote:

>> Hello,
>>
>> I am using the Metro SE MIDI sequencer and player on my Mac to bypass
>> the dead floppy drive on my old Mark II (MX100II) Disklavier. So far,
>> it's been working great. I read some of Carol's great web pages on
>> proper MIDI settings for the Disklavier, but I wasn't able to locate
>> the piano manual so I can't really figure out what all the MIDI
>> settings are used for, or which settings are optimal for my setup.
>>

> You can find many Disklavier manuals here:

> http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/result.php

> I am not sure why yours is not included. Most of the features are the 
> same as those in the Mark IIXG.

> You might want to call Yamaha Piano Service: (800) 854-1569 between 
> 8:30-5:00 PST and see if they can provide you with a manual or--better
> yet--the Disklavier II Reference Guide (a spiral bound guide, printed 
> in color, that I wrote for Yamaha years ago).

>> I
>> tried looking through the user manuals on the Yamaha web archive, but
>> it looks like they only go back to the Mark IIXG. So, I figured I
>> would post the settings that my Disklavier is currently configured
>> for, and see if anyone has any comments. (These settings are viewed
>> from the FUNCTION button.)
>>

> I recommend that you look at the MIDI section of the Mark IIXG manual.

>> Since my setup seems to be working well, I don't think anything is
>> wrong, but just in case something looks glaringly wrong, I'd love any
>> feedback you experts might have. Or, if you're so inclined to provide
>> commentary on what some of the important settings control, I'd be
>> interested. For example, I have no idea what "Remote" is used for...
>>
>> MIDI IN
>> MIDI IN CH=01
>>

> So far, so good. This means that in your computer music software 
> program, you need to make sure that your piano track(s) are assigned 
> to MIDI channel 1 and that the non-piano tracks are assigned to 
> channels 2-16. If you have to change the track numbers, make sure that
> you don't put different instruments on the same channel, and don't put
> anything on channel 10 unless it was already assigned to channel 10. 
> Most of the files that you are likely to use are General MIDI files in
> which channel 10 is reserved for the drum kit.

>> MIDI IN=REALTIME
>>

> Real Time input does not give the best results. There can be problems 
> with rapid notes and repeated notes, especially. Best to use the Delay
> In (500ms delay) setting. That way, the Disklavier buffers in the 
> incoming MIDI data and has time to figure out when to move each key so
> that the hammers strike at the right time with the right intensity.

>> MIDI OUT
>> MIDI OUT=KBD OUT
>>

> This setting is correct if you wish to play the piano and record 
> yourself in the computer. However, if you wish to play an ensemble 
> song file on your computer (in which there is a piano part plus 
> orchestrated tracks), you need to set MIDI OUT = DELAY OUT. When you 
> do so, the MIDI Out port becomes a MIDI Thru port that passes the 
> other channels of MIDI data to the external tone generator and adds 
> the correct amount of delay to match that of the piano.

>> OUT CH=1
>> SPLIT[OFF]
>> TRANS= 00
>> VOICE=###
>> VOL=###
>>
> These settings are fine when you are recording yourself into the 
> computer.

>> REMOTE
>> REMOTE OUT=ON
>> REMOTE IN=ON
>>

> If these functions are on, you can control Start, Continue, and Stop 
> commands in your computer from the buttons on your Disklavier and vice
> versa. In your case, I don't think you need these features, and I 
> suggest turning them off to avoid confusion.

>> ENSEMBLE
>> PIANO PART MIDI OUT=ON
>>

> This only affects what happens when you play a disk in your Disklavier
> and want to send the data out to the computer. In your case, this 
> setting does not matter.

>> RHYTHM CH=10
>>
> This is correct. It makes sure that percussion tracks are not 
> transposed when you use the transpose feature during playback. Since 
> you are not using the internal drive, this setting does not matter.

> Regards,
> PianoBench

> www.georgelitterst.com
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>  

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