Disklavier

Greetings sjhart110110,


i am traveling and have intermittent internet access. when i do have
it in one location, it is superb, elsewhere not. even the mp3s set
might be possible to post from the good location. sending a CD might
be necessary. i also seem to have caught something and m y brain is
working at about 10%.

i have all the ecomp MIDI files with text keywords as midi text
events. these show in players like vanbascos and some others. i also
have mps which are tagged with both type 1 and 2 tags. i can
experiment and see if an mp3 to wav convert will retain these tags. it
might not be the case but as far as i have been able to tell (someone
correct me here if necessary) there is no hard and fast specification
for wav file tags and.

it would probably be best to talk over the possibilities on the phone
but right now i can barely stay awake.

Thursday,
February 12, 2009, 9:07:58 AM, you wrote:
> I have found that MP3 files will not work correctly with my DC3A. 
> The audio portion plays fine, but the part that drives the piano 
> almost always drops notes and gets messed up. Even at the highest 
> MP3 quality. I have to use WAV formats (like standard CDs) in order 
> for things to work correctly. A while back this seemed crazy as 
> each small Midi file would end up being 30-60 megs of audio. 
> However, in the world when you can now purchase an ipod 120 GIG for 
> $200, who cares! These ipods have a much higher capacity drive than 
> even a Mark IV with room to spare!! 

> I would be interested in any of your MIDI files that you have added 
> the tags, etc. to (ecomp, others). I would just need to convert 
> them to audio and then include them in iTunes. Let me know if you 
> have them posted in the files section or send them to me at 
> sjhart110@... Thanks. SJ

> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Spencer_Lists <lists@...> wrote:
>>
>> Greetings sjhart110110,
>> 
>> I agree with a lot of what you say but it seems that few others 
> do. I
>> play my LX almost exclusively through Itunes. I do not have to 
> worry
>> about the volume message but there are all sorts of other
>> manipulations that are necessary. I have written several utilities 
> and
>> have others from other sources that I use to process files to get 
> them
>> to work for me. Unfortunately everyone has different needs and it 
> is
>> unlikely that a program will ever be written that addresses all the
>> possibilities and is not hopelessly confusing. The more options, 
> the
>> more difficult to make it simple and intuitive.
>> 
>> Personally, I think it is imperative to have documentation 
> associated
>> with the file if using Itunes or any player. I want to know what I 
> am
>> playing. I don't just shuffle play and leave the room. For this
>> reason, I have written a number of programs to automatically add 
> text
>> information to MIDI and MP3 files from a master database that I
>> maintain. When I get new music, I find the information online
>> (usually) or type it in myself if I can not find it already in
>> computer readable form. Then I run a program that adds MP3 tags 
> which
>> display in itunes. I don't know which DKVs might work with MP3 
> files
>> and have not written anything to add tags to WAV files so my 
> solutions
>> are only good for those who can use MP3.
>> 
>> I have obtained the text information for all the Yamaha E-Comp 
> files
>> and have a set of MP3s with tags and offered them to others but 
> there
>> was absolutely no response so I assume that others can not use 
> these
>> or just don't care about this way of playing. If MP3 files do 
> work, it
>> just don't understand why people would not want these. 
>> 
>> Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 9:51:27 PM, you wrote:
>> > It works perfect! Thanks so much for your help. I'm getting 
> closer 
>> > to the poor man's Mark IV ! Seriously, with the power of 
> iTunes 
>> > (ability to create playlists, etc.) this is fantastic. I'm so 
> glad 
>> > Yamaha included the audio inputs to my Mark III. Heck, the ipod 
>> > wasn't even around when they came out with the piano. Somebody 
>> > should write a program which reads in all of our Pianosoft 
> disks, 
>> > CDs, etc. - converts them, strips out Volume messages, creates 
> audio 
>> > files, renames them (I had to read the directory files that are 
>> > created), etc. You then could read them into iTunes, hook your 
> ipod 
>> > to your Mark III and have a fantastic easy to use system!!!! 
>> > Seriously, anyone with a Mark III should invest $200 in an ipod 
> and 
>> > have a really easy to use system. You could probably hook a 
> wireless 
>> > audio system to your ipod (they sell them) and feed your piano 
>> > directly without even having a connection. SJ
>> 
>> -- 
>> Best regards,
>> Spencer_Lists Chase mailto:lists@...
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>> replace (dot) with a .
>> (707) 984-8356
>>

> 

-- 
Best regards,
Spencer_Lists Chase        mailto:lists@...
67550 Bell Springs Rd.
Garberville,  CA 95542    Postal service only.
Laytonville, CA 95454    UPS only.
Lists@spencerserolls(dot)com
http://www(dot)spencerserolls.com 
replace (dot) with a .
(707) 984-8356