Disklavier

>This sounds like a simplistic question but as a long time computer user I 
>am flumoxed by
>a series of midi files I downloaded last night.  Kinderscenen is a 13 part 
>work by
>Schumann but its downloaded zip file plays the parts out of order. I 
>checked the original
>site and the component pieces are listed in the correct order. A zip file, 
>encompassing all
>13 pieces,  is also offered which I downloaded and found the pieces were 
>out of order
>when unzipped. I tried renaming each component piece so that they all flow 
>alphabetically
>and even even though they appear on the floopy in the correct order, the 
>Mark III DKV still
>plays them out of order.  The song sorting feature of the Mark III is a 
>joke and I am
>looking for an easier way. So I am stuck.  Any suggestions for a seemingly 
>simple
>problem? How can I avoid this problem in the future?
>
>Alan
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--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "pianoalan2004"
wrote:
> This sounds like a simplistic question but as a long time computer
user I am flumoxed by
> a series of midi files I downloaded last night. Kinderscenen is a
13 part work by
>
ALan,

THis is a common problem.

SUggestion: Download the dkvutils.zip utility set from our file
section (Utilities folder). Place the MIDI files in a folder. Use
the MID2ESEQ utility to covert the MIDI files in that folder to ESEQ
MIDI files. (BEFORE converting, adjust the MIDI file names so that
the first 8 characters are not the same for any two files.) Then
use the Eexplorer utility to index the set and move the files around
so that they play in the order you want, and to alter the file
descriptions that display on the Disklavier controller.

Mike McGregor

P.S> perhaps one of our members knows of a utility that will allow
you to index the files without converting them to ESEQ.



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To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's founder and moderator, send it to:
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To reach our group's web site go to:
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Todd's family web site was completely updated 012/22/03. It contains some fun disklavier content and links to midi sites among many other things, The url is:
http://MuncyFamily.com

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