Disklavier

Hi Spencer,

Thanks for your reply.

Yeah, I was planning on taking a laptop with a MIDI interface. I'm not looking for software to send MIDI data though. There's a lot of that freely available for Linux.

What I'm hoping for is that someone has already made a midi file that just runs through all the keys and pedals at all the velocities so I can just quickly test the complete range of functionality of the piano much more quickly than I could by hand. I could make such a file myself but I'd hate to spend the time doing unnecessary work if there's already a resource available.

Also, I don't remember how the pedaling works. IIRC, full pedaling is on one channel and partial pedaling is on another channel but I don't remember what those channels are or what data to send on them.

Thanks!

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Spencer chase <lists@...> wrote:
>
>   if you can hook the piano up to a computer with a MIDI interface, you 
> can use my virtual keyboard program to test every note ate a range of 
> velocities. you  can check for repetition at a variety of rates. there 
> is no pedal control on the keyboard so you would have to hold the pedal 
> on yourself or if you really need it, i can add a pedal button to the 
> keyboard. you can find it on the following page about half way down:
> 
> http://www.spencerserolls.com/Files4Download.html
> 
> 
> On 8/7/2010 5:49 PM, mechanix99 wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I used to have access to one of the Linux tableted Disklaviers a few 
> > years ago but that is no longer the case. I've found a cheaply priced 
> > MX80 and I've done some research and read all the posts referencing it 
> > here but I still have a couple questions and would like some opinions.
> >
> > My intended use would be to make MIDI sequences of things beyond my 
> > dexterity and then have the Disklavier perform them.
> >
> > It's my understanding that the MX80 has the worst sensors and the 
> > fewest gradations on things like velocity and the smallest polyphony 
> > (16?). It seems to me that these things would be detrimental if I was 
> > trying to transcribe a performance on the keyboard into MIDI but I 
> > would think that I would be able to get sufficiently much variance in 
> > velocity and pedaling for playback. Yes or no?
> >
> > I'm going to check this piano out on Monday. Does anyone have a MIDI 
> > file that would be a good test of the entire piano? Like something 
> > that does pianissimo to fortissimo across the entire range of keys 
> > with lots of pedaling. I don't care if it sounds like music or not. I 
> > would just like to evaluate the instrument without taking up too much 
> > of the seller's time.
> >
> > Also, what sequencers are most of you using to create sequences (on 
> > the computer, not record from the keyboard) and/or play them back via 
> > the Disklavier? I'm particularly interested in what Linux users are 
> > using but am also curious to hear what people are using in Windows.
> >
> > Anything else I should know about the MX80 that might not be readily 
> > apparent? Like if there was some major design compromise or there's 
> > any sort of problem they tend to develop over time.
> >
> > Thanks for reading!
> >
> > 
> 
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