Disklavier

Good Morning to all:

I have some questions for the group

I have been using Cakewalk Home Studio version 9 (a really old program) on a Windows 7 based laptop to drive the Disklavier which his a Mark II upgraded with a DKC-850 via the MIDI interface

It is easy and simple to use. I can change channels, tracks, volume, velocity, etc. all on the fly - in real time. All through the MIDI interface of the DKC-850. The graphics are clean and uncluttered and it is just a joy of a program to use with the Diskalvier

Does anyone have or know of a windows based program like the old home studio that works on Windows 10? I am worried that when my windows 7 machine dies, I will be unable to run Home Studio on a windows 10 or later platform

In addition, I now have access to a recent vintage macbook pro laptop - does anyone know of a program for the mac universe like Cakewalk home studio I could use with the same midi interface to drive the Disklavier. I am inexperienced in the MAC universe but I assume I could run a program on the MAC and drive the Disklavier with the same USB - MIDI interface

All of this is for downloading midi files off the internet and rearranging them via the sequencing software so they "work" on the disklavier and the DKC-850

I would greatly appreciate anyone's knowledge, expertise and experience

I have a hit a brick wall trying to get these questions answered, so I thought the Disklavier user group would be good place to ask

Thank you all for your time

Sheldon Deluty

Sheldon,

I have a Mac computer and open, edit and play the midis from MidiSwing, a free App (which I'm told may not work as well on PC). It should work perfectly on your old Pro Laptop. A USB to midi cable connects my computer to the piano. I edit files 'live' thru the piano. All my files work perfectly thru the DKC-850 of a friend.

I find MidiSwing intuitive and simple to use with great flexibility. It is quite indispensable, although I do use it in occasional conjunction with Zenph RePerform and a couple of other freely available apps to achieve all I need to manipulate midis.

I am able to convert Type 1 midis to Type 0 and to quickly adjust note velocities throughout an entire midi to optimise the reproduction thru my Enspire piano, as the original unaltered midis would otherwise play back far too loudly. MidiSwing also permits me to edit sustain pedal, correct wrong notes and adjust tempi throughout. In fact, I am now able to successfully emulate favourite performances of piano works I have on CD, simply by manipulating these parameters, bar by bar through the entire piece.

The virtual piano roll interface is very useful in identifying and correcting notes of extreme velocities, because the notes appear on screen as the perforations in the original roll, all coloured blue –– light blue for softer and darker, or more intense blue for louder sounding notes.

Send me your email address as I have written out full instructions for using MidiSwing.

Ian

Hi Ian,I would love to have a copy of those instructions...my email is
murlyne@...
if you would be so kind. I have been looking for a MIDI program that is intuitive!
Thanks,Phil Mallory
    On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 2:39:38 PM PDT, wam@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:  
 
     


Sheldon,




I have a Mac computer and open, edit and play the midis from MidiSwing, a free App (which I'm told may not work as well on PC). It should work perfectly on your old Pro Laptop. A USB to midi cable connects my computer to the piano. I edit files 'live' thru the piano. All my files work perfectly thru the DKC-850 of a friend.

 

I find MidiSwing intuitive and simple to use with great flexibility. It is quite indispensable, although I do use it in occasional conjunction with Zenph RePerform and a couple of other freely available apps to achieve all I need to manipulate midis.




I am able to convert Type 1 midis to Type 0 and to quickly adjust note velocities throughout an entire midi to optimise the reproduction thru my Enspire piano, as the original unaltered midis would otherwise play back far too loudly. MidiSwing also permits me to edit sustain pedal, correct wrong notes and adjust tempi throughout. In fact, I am now able to successfully emulate favourite performances of piano works I have on CD, simply by manipulating these parameters, bar by bar through the entire piece.




The virtual piano roll interface is very useful in identifying and correcting notes of extreme velocities, because the notes appear on screen as the perforations in the original roll, all coloured blue –– light blue for softer and darker, or more intense blue for louder sounding notes.




Send me your email address as I have written out full instructions for using MidiSwing. 




Ian