Well, the more I get into converting these multipart (pianosoft +) disks, I seem to be having more issues. Mostly multiple notes playing on the piano post conversion. Wonder if the program below should not be setting most of the channels to 100? --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "sjhart110110" <sjhart110@...> wrote: > > I have a couple of files that I'm having problems with. For example, > I ripped a Sue Downs diskette/ESEQ to MIDI. Used the volume program > below (which normally works fine) and then created an audio file to > import into iTunes. However, when I play it, the piano is playing > more than the piano part. All kinds of notes playing (like from drum > parts). Sounds crazy. Any help? This does not happen on all of the > songs, just a couple. I'm willing to e-mail the MIDI file to someone > if you want to take a look. Thanks. > > > > --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "sjhart110110" <sjhart110@> > wrote: > > > > Thanks. I will try it in the next few days. I think this may > help, > > because if I start the converted audio past the starting point, it > > plays fine. If I start it at the beginning, it doesn't play. SJ > > > > --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Spencer_Lists <lists@> wrote: > > > > > > Greetings J, > > > > > > i posted the program to the following page of my web site. it is > > close > > > to the top of the last group of files. it is set to convert any > > MIDI > > > volume messages to 100 if found on channels 1-3(0-2). seems to > work > > > but feedback would be helpful. > > > > > > http://www.spencerserolls.com/Files4Download.html > > > > > > Saturday, January 24, 2009, 2:27:03 PM, you wrote: > > > > sounds like an excellent help, thanks George. > > > > > > >> To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com > > > >> From: lists@ > > > >> Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:42:45 -0800 > > > >> Subject: Re[2]: [disklavier] Re: Getting PianoSoft Midi Files > > into Audio Format > > > >> > > > >> Greetings George, > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> If anyone has a need for this, I'll write a little program to > > do it on > > > >> a batch basis for those who do not have a sequencer program to > > edit > > > >> the files. > > > >> > > > >> Friday, January 23, 2009, 5:47:56 PM, you wrote: > > > >> > Good morning, everyone. > > > >> > > > >> > If the problem is limited to PianoSoft Plus files, I suspect > > that > > > >> > you have files in which the piano tracks have a message that > > sets controller 7 (volume) = 0. > > > >> > > > >> > The earliest Disklaviers paid no attention to the MIDI > message > > > >> > controller 7 as far as the piano was concerned. And, those > > early > > > >> > Disklaviers did not have a tone generator. > > > >> > > > >> > When Yamaha started to develop song files with other MIDI > > tracks, > > > >> > they found that if you played the files on an early model > > Disklavier > > > >> > with a tone generator attached, all of the MIDI tracks would > > be sent > > > >> > to the external tone generator. As a result, you would hear > > the > > > >> > piano tracks played twice: once played by the tone generator > > and once played by the piano itself. > > > >> > > > >> > So, Yamaha put in the controller 7 = 0 message in the piano > > tracks > > > >> > to make sure that the piano tracks were muted on the > external > > tone generator. > > > >> > > > >> > Of course, this fix was unnecessary on newer Disklaviers, > but > > they > > > >> > wanted the same files to be compatible with all Disklaviers. > > > >> > > > >> > At this point, in the history of the Disklavier, Yamaha > > needed to > > > >> > come up with a way to make PianoSoft Plus files play > > correctly on > > > >> > all Disklaviers. So, they added a behind-the-scenes feature > > to the > > > >> > Mark II and later: these later instruments do respond to > > controller > > > >> > 7 data for the piano but they uniquely interpret controller > 7 > > = 0 as controller 7 = 100. > > > >> > > > >> > The end result is that you need to edit these files and set > > > >> > controller 7 = 100 for the piano tracks. > > > >> > > > >> > Regards, > > > >> > PianoBench > > > >> > > > >> > www.georgelitterst.com > > > >> > www.timewarptech.com > > > >> > > > >> > On Jan 23, 2009, at 8:32 PM, sjhart110110 wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Got the pianosoft solo titles to work. Can't figure out the > > multi > > > >> > channel eseq files. I'm getting closer to having a poor > man's > > Mark > > > >> > IV! > > > >> > > > >> > --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "sjhart110110" > > <sjhart110@> > > > >> > wrote: > > > >> >> > > > >> >> Thanks for your help. With this utility I get the files > over > > to my > > > >> >> hard drive, but when I read them with MIDI2PIANOCD (or > using > > the > > > >> >> ESEQ2MID routine), all that plays (after converting to > audio > > and > > > >> >> moving to my ipod) is the pedals with no piano sound. Like > > part of > > > >> >> the MIDI channels are missing. I also copied some files > that > > are > > > >> >> stored in my memory on my control box to diskette. These > are > > > >> >> pianosoft+ (with instruments) and all I hear are the > > instruments > > > >> > and > > > >> >> no piano.... Any other thoughts? > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, ISKI1@ wrote: > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > Use RootARipper instead of DKVCOPY. > > > >> >> > http://www.carolrpt.com/musicsoftware.htm > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > RootARipper > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > The nice thing about this copy utility is that it copies > > files on > > > >> >> floppy disks to your hard drive on XP computers. It saves > > the > > > >> > trouble > > > >> >> of duplicating a copy-protected disk first, then moving the > > files > > > >> > to > > > >> >> a hard drive. > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > If they are ESEQ files they will have a .fil extension. > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > If not play them with Yampalyer and select convert to > midi. > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > -----Original Message----- > > > >> >> > From: sjhart110110 <sjhart110@> > > > >> >> > To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com > > > >> >> > Sent: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 5:06 pm > > > >> >> > Subject: [disklavier] Re: Getting PianoSoft Midi Files > > into Audio > > > >> >> Format > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > I think I'm running into the issue of how to exactly copy > > these > > > >> >> > disks. For example, I have both 720 formatted diskettes > > and the > > > >> >> > pianosoft titles that I "downloaded" from their store > > (2HD). Even > > > >> >> > the one I copied is having problems. I used the DKVCOPY > > utlity to > > > >> >> > copy a downloaded 2HD diskette onto another 2HD diskette. > > > >> > However, > > > >> >> > most of the files are corrupt and/or won't play, etc. > > Probably > > > >> >> wasn't > > > >> >> > designed for this! What is the process to take Pianosoft > > > >> > diskettes > > > >> >> > and copy it correctly so it can be read by the > > MID2PianoCD? > > > >> >> > Obviously the program can't read them directly because an > > > >> > original > > > >> >> > diskette does not work (can't be viewed). Frustrating, > but > > I > > > >> >> > recognize that these technologies are old and based upon > > the > > > >> >> various > > > >> >> > disklaviers over the years. Thanks for any help. > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "mfontana@" > <mfontana@> > > > >> >> > wrote: > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > sjhart wrote: > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > Made some progress. If I use the DKVCOPY, I can make > a > > copy > > > >> > of > > > >> >> > the > > > >> >> > > > disk which is then viewable. However, these .FIL > files > > > >> > (assume > > > >> >> > they > > > >> >> > > > are ESEQ files?) don't work when I run the ESEQ2MID. > > I've > > > >> > copied > > > >> >> > > > them from the diskette into a folder on my hard > drive. > > When I > > > >> >> try > > > >> >> > > > and convert the files, it states that they are not > > ESEQ files. > > > >> >> > > > However, if I put the new copy in my piano, it plays > > fine. So, > > > >> >> > > > probably need a way to convert these files to midi > > (and then > > > >> > I > > > >> >> can > > > >> >> > > > convert to audio). > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > MID2PianoCD supports converting .fil files (ESEQ > format) > > > >> > directly > > > >> >> > to > > > >> >> > > encoded audio. You shouldn't need to convert them to > > MIDI > > > >> > format > > > >> >> > first. > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > By the way, on the Advanced settings page, make sure > you > > have > > > >> > set > > > >> >> > the > > > >> >> > > source velocity profile to "Disklavier" so that the > note > > > >> >> > velocities > > > >> >> > > are left as-is. > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > Let me know if you have any trouble... > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > Mark Fontana > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > = > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> 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 > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> ------------------------------------ > > > >> > > > >> To Post a message to the group, send it to: disklavier@ > > > >> > > > >> To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's founder > > and moderator, send it to: > > > >> disklavier-owner@ > > > >> > > > >> To reach our group's web site go to: > > > >> http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier > > > >> > > > >> THINKING OF LEAVING THE GROUP? > > > >> If you are thinking of unsubcribing because you are getting > too > > much mail, go the the web site and change your email delivery > option > > instead. 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Re: Getting PianoSoft Midi Files into Audio Format
2009-02-24 by sjhart110110