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Re: [disklavier] Converting Floppy disks to USB drive

2012-05-10 by Carol Beigel

No. I tried that. The only way to get PianoSoft files into a DKC-850 is through a USB floppy drive (sold separately by Yamaha for $150) using the original Pianosoft floppies, or buying the files over the internet. However, should you be able to convert the proprietary ESEQ files to standard MIDI files, then you can use the From To PC folder or a thumb drive to move MIDI files. There is a limit of 99 folders (albums) with 99 files (songs) each. With a MarkII Disklavier, you must always have a working floppy drive on the original unit as it is connected to the DKC-850. Sorry.

Carol Beigel

On May 9, 2012, at 5:26 PM, keyboardtek wrote:

I am working on a system II unit that has a bad floppy disk drive. Is there a way to convert or copy the music with piano soft data that is on a floppy disk by using a PC computer and write it to a USB thumb drive so it can play on the DKC-850?


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