Disklavier

Hello all,

I am looking at writing some Java music software that I would like to be 
able to read the ESEQ files saved from my Disklavier (and I believe also 
my SY85 and other synths).

Does anyone know of a file specification anywhere on the internet, or that 
I can get hold of from Yamaha somehow? I've spent a lot of time on google 
and not really come up with anything yet - is it going to be a matter of 
reverse engineering the format myself?

Thanks,

James

On Fri, 5 Nov 2004, Mark A. Fontana wrote:
> Yamaha released this document a few years back:
>
>   http://dp70.dyndns.org/tmp/eseq_format_spec.pdf
>
> Note that it is missing a few small details, such as the storage of the
> two-line LCD titles. So a small amount of reverse-engineering will still
> be necessary.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Mark Fontana

Mark,

Thankyou very much for posting this - it is exactly what I was looking 
for. I remember your midi to pianodisc cd program - did you ever get very 
far in decoding the format for Yamaha CD's? If not I might be interested 
in working with you on it once I have my disklavier again (I've moved 
house and am slowly doing the place up, but don't want my shiny piano here 
until all the dust has (literally) settled!).

Thanks again,

James

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004, James Fry wrote:

> I am looking at writing some Java music software that I would like to be
> able to read the ESEQ files saved from my Disklavier (and I believe also
> my SY85 and other synths).
>
> Does anyone know of a file specification anywhere on the internet, or that
> I can get hold of from Yamaha somehow? I've spent a lot of time on google
> and not really come up with anything yet - is it going to be a matter of
> reverse engineering the format myself?


Yamaha released this document a few years back:

   http://dp70.dyndns.org/tmp/eseq_format_spec.pdf

Note that it is missing a few small details, such as the storage of the
two-line LCD titles. So a small amount of reverse-engineering will still
be necessary.

Good luck!

Mark Fontana

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, James Fry <groups@j...> wrote:
> Mark,
> 
> Thankyou very much for posting this - it is exactly what I was 
looking 
> for. I remember your midi to pianodisc cd program - did you ever 
get very 
> far in decoding the format for Yamaha CD's? If not I might be 
interested 
> in working with you on it once I have my disklavier again (I've 
moved 
> house and am slowly doing the place up, but don't want my shiny 
piano here 
> until all the dust has (literally) settled!).
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> James

James, I'm desperate to have the disklavier format decoded so Mark 
can include full disklavier support in his program. I can't help 
technically, but if funds are required I could contribute :-)

Lozzy