Disklavier

I've recently downloaded several MIDI files. When I tryed playing 
them, my Disklavier rejected the disc as "not formatted". When I 
format the disc on the Disklavier, my PC won't recocognize the 
Diskalvier format and wants to re-format in order to copy the MIDI 
files.

I'm working with an MX-80 series Disklavier and my operating system 
is Windows XP Professional. 

What am I doing wrong?

Bill

Your DKV only plays the Yamaha proprietary ESEQ files -
not MIDI files from the floppy disk drive.  You need to
convert the MIDI files you download from the internet
to ESEQ files first.  The reason your computer does not
see the Disklavier-formatted diskettes is that there is
nothing written on the boot sector.

Your DKV also only uses the older 720k DD disks.  In
some posts last month, there were details how to format
a 720k floppy using XP.  Some have been successful
using tape to cover the hole on a 1.44 M diskette and
formatting it as a 720k.  You could also buy an older
laptop that runs Windows 95 or 98 so you could use the
DOS utilities, like dkvcopy or the Giebler software for
$30, and be able to format at 720k diskette easily.

You only have two options to play MIDI files on the
MX80. 1) convert them to ESEQ format and put them on a
720k dd floppy, or 2) connect a computer to your DKV
via a MIDI interface and play the MIDI files from a
jukebox program like the vanBasco

Carol Beigel

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "wglikes" <wglikes@...>
To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 9:48 PM
Subject: [disklavier] Formatting


> I've recently downloaded several MIDI files. When I
tryed playing
> them, my Disklavier rejected the disc as "not
formatted". When I
> format the disc on the Disklavier, my PC won't
recocognize the
> Diskalvier format and wants to re-format in order to
copy the MIDI
> files.
>
> I'm working with an MX-80 series Disklavier and my
operating system

> is Windows XP Professional.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Bill

Carol, thank you for your very thorough diagnosis of my problem.
I would like to pursue your first recommendation. I have plenty of 
the older 720 DD discs. How do I convert the MIDI files to the 
proprietary ESEQ files? I have not heard of ESEQ files. Will the  
formatting be recognized by both the DKV and my PC? It seems like 
I'm getting close, hope you can help.

Bill







--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Carol Beigel" <crbrpt@b...> 
wrote:

> Your DKV only plays the Yamaha proprietary ESEQ files -
> not MIDI files from the floppy disk drive.  You need to
> convert the MIDI files you download from the internet
> to ESEQ files first.  The reason your computer does not
> see the Disklavier-formatted diskettes is that there is
> nothing written on the boot sector.
> 
> Your DKV also only uses the older 720k DD disks.  In
> some posts last month, there were details how to format
> a 720k floppy using XP.  Some have been successful
> using tape to cover the hole on a 1.44 M diskette and
> formatting it as a 720k.  You could also buy an older
> laptop that runs Windows 95 or 98 so you could use the
> DOS utilities, like dkvcopy or the Giebler software for
> $30, and be able to format at 720k diskette easily.
> 
> You only have two options to play MIDI files on the
> MX80. 1) convert them to ESEQ format and put them on a
> 720k dd floppy, or 2) connect a computer to your DKV
> via a MIDI interface and play the MIDI files from a
> jukebox program like the vanBasco
> 
> Carol Beigel
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "wglikes" <wglikes@y...>
> To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 9:48 PM
> Subject: [disklavier] Formatting
> 
> 
> > I've recently downloaded several MIDI files. When I
> tryed playing
> > them, my Disklavier rejected the disc as "not
> formatted". When I
> > format the disc on the Disklavier, my PC won't
> recocognize the
> > Diskalvier format and wants to re-format in order to
> copy the MIDI
> > files.
> >
> > I'm working with an MX-80 series Disklavier and my
> operating system
> > is Windows XP Professional.
> >
> > What am I doing wrong?
> >
> > Bill

The Mid2ESEQ program is a Windows-based program in the
dkvutil software found for free in the files section of
this website.  Put copies of the MIDI files you want to
convert into a folder and run the Mid2ESEQ program.
You can then put them on a 720kdd floppy  using the
Eexplore program that is also part of the dkvutil
software.  The resulting floppy disk should be able to
be read by both you computer as well as the DKV.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "wglikes" <wglikes@...>
To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 8:24 AM
Subject: [disklavier] Re: Formatting


> Carol, thank you for your very thorough diagnosis of
my problem.
> I would like to pursue your first recommendation. I
have plenty of
> the older 720 DD discs. How do I convert the MIDI
files to the
> proprietary ESEQ files? I have not heard of ESEQ
files. Will the
> formatting be recognized by both the DKV and my PC?
It seems like

> I'm getting close, hope you can help.
>
> Bill