Disklavier

I bought my Disklavier in November, and I absolutly LOVE it!!!!
However, all of this technology baffles me.  Please forgive my 
stupid question, but how do you download files from the group and 
get them to play in the Disklavier?  Thanks for the help.  I am 
really excited to learn about this new and savy tech!

Hello Crayon Keeper,

Congrats on your new Disklavier, I just purchased mine January 1 and better 
than that am just learning piano.  Down loading the files I haven't tried yet 
but I'm sure you can use the floppy and copy the file from the site on your 
floppy and then play in your piano.  I know others have computers actually hooked 
up to their pianos and work in that fashion.  I'm sure someone else will give 
you the detailed version of the process.

Congrats again,
Deb

Pacinad,

A very common question with a potentially complicated answer.  The 
reason for that is that even though you bought the Disklavier in 
November it may be a used older model.  Here's the scoop:

Some older model disklaviers only played a proprietary format (ESEQ) 
and these needed to be on a specially formatted diskette.

Newer Disklaviers can play just about any of the proprietary formats 
and standard MIDI type 0 and 1.  

Assuming your Disklavier is not only new to you, but a newer model I 
would suggest the following.

1. In the Files section of this group go to the Utilities folder and 
download "dkvutils.zip".  Unzip the files so you have these utilities 
available to you.

2. In the files section download whatever songs (or groups of songs) 
you are interested in.  Some groups of songs may be "zipped" together 
and will need to be unzipped.

3. If the file you download ends with ".fil" use the ESEQ to MIDI 
utility (downloaded in step 1) to convert it to MIDI.  Otherwise 
continue on to step 4.

4. Copy the MIDI files you want to play to a blank diskette. Put the 
diskette in you disklavier and press play.

Much more can be done, but this should get you started.  While your 
listening to your new Disklavier you may want to read through the 
posts on this message board.  A good portion of the discussions 
center on getting music in a disklavier playable format.

Most of all, have fun with your new Disklavier.

Brian


--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "pacinad" <crayonkeeper@h...> 
wrote:

> I bought my Disklavier in November, and I absolutly LOVE it!!!!
> However, all of this technology baffles me.  Please forgive my 
> stupid question, but how do you download files from the group and 
> get them to play in the Disklavier?  Thanks for the help.  I am 
> really excited to learn about this new and savy tech!

It is rather easy to download. I just learned myself.

1. open the "files" section of this user group
2. open "utilitees"
3. open "dkvutils.zip"
4. open "dkvutils" text document.
5. read carefully
6. be sure to use the "double density" discs - NOT high density
   the older DD disc may be hard to find. Call a computer repair shop
   they should have some they'll give you.

Goodluck.




--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "pacinad" <crayonkeeper@h...> 
wrote:

> I bought my Disklavier in November, and I absolutly LOVE it!!!!
> However, all of this technology baffles me.  Please forgive my 
> stupid question, but how do you download files from the group and 
> get them to play in the Disklavier?  Thanks for the help.  I am 
> really excited to learn about this new and savy tech!