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transfering files from a PC to disk

transfering files from a PC to disk

2004-12-20 by jrmelm

I am new to the group and was looking for a way to transfer music from the PC 
to my Yamaha Disklavier MX 80.  How are the disks to be frormatted?  I have 
copied some music to dsik but when I enter them the Disklavier says "  
unformatted disk.  Thanks

Re: [disklavier] transfering files from a PC to disk

2004-12-20 by Arthur Goldberg

There is a program that you can download for free that will allow you to create disks from Midi files called MIDI2PianoCD.  You can obtain it at http://dp70.dyndns.org/mid2pianocd/.  I have been using it for about a month to create disks for my pianomation system and it is great. 
 
Art

jrmelm <jrm1443@...> wrote:

I am new to the group and was looking for a way to transfer music from the PC 
to my Yamaha Disklavier MX 80.  How are the disks to be frormatted?  I have 
copied some music to dsik but when I enter them the Disklavier says "  
unformatted disk.  Thanks  





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Re: transfering files from a PC to disk

2004-12-20 by jrmelm

Thanks, I am stilll having trouble as when I try to format a disk, I 
get the message that the disk is not properly formatted and the 
program will not format a blank disk.  
 
--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Arthur Goldberg <artgold@p...> 
wrote:
> There is a program that you can download for free that will allow 
you to create disks from Midi files called MIDI2PianoCD.  You can 
obtain it at http://dp70.dyndns.org/mid2pianocd/.  I have been using 
it for about a month to create disks for my pianomation system and it 
is great. 
>  
> Art
> 
> jrmelm <jrm1443@s...> wrote:
> 
> I am new to the group and was looking for a way to transfer music 
from the PC 
> to my Yamaha Disklavier MX 80.  How are the disks to be 
frormatted?  I have 
> copied some music to dsik but when I enter them the Disklavier 
says "  
> unformatted disk.  Thanks  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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RE: [disklavier] Re: transfering files from a PC to disk

2004-12-21 by Mark Smith

When I get this message I reformat the disk in the disklavier before using it in the PC to copy the midi files and then the disklavier reads the data OK

Hope this helps,

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: jrmelm [mailto:jrm1443@...]
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 11:51 PM
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [disklavier] Re: transfering files from a PC to disk


Thanks, I am stilll having trouble as when I try to format a disk, I
get the message that the disk is not properly formatted and the
program will not format a blank disk.

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Arthur Goldberg
wrote:
> There is a program that you can download for free that will allow
you to create disks from Midi files called MIDI2PianoCD. You can
obtain it at http://dp70.dyndns.org/mid2pianocd/. I have been using
it for about a month to create disks for my pianomation system and it
is great.
>
> Art
>
> jrmelm wrote:
>
> I am new to the group and was looking for a way to transfer music
from the PC
> to my Yamaha Disklavier MX 80. How are the disks to be
frormatted? I have
> copied some music to dsik but when I enter them the Disklavier
says "
> unformatted disk. Thanks
>
>
>
>
>
> To Post a message to the group, send it to: disklavier@Y...
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>
> Todd's family web site was completely updated 012/22/03. It
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> http://MuncyFamily.com
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Re: [disklavier] transfering files from a PC to disk

2004-12-21 by PianoBench@aol.com

Good morning, everyone.

In a message dated 12/20/04 2:03:29 PM, jrm1443@... writes:


I am new to the group and was looking for a way to transfer music from the PC
to my Yamaha Disklavier MX 80. How are the disks to be frormatted? I have
copied some music to dsik but when I enter them the Disklavier says "
unformatted disk.

The MX 80 only works with PC-formatted double-density (DD) disks and E-SEQ song files.

Assuming that you have purchased pre-formatted DD disks or that you have formatted DD disks in your Disklavier, you should be all set as far as the disks are concerned.

People often get goofed up with disk formats when they format a high-density (HD) disk in their Disklavier. The Disklavier--in this case--does not know the difference between DD and HD. Therefore, it formats the disk as DD. However, a modern PC knows that the disk is an HD disk because the disk has a permanent hole on one side, but the PC refuses to read it because the format is incorrect.

If you must use HD disks, cover the permanent hole on the disk to fool the PC into thinking that it is a DD disk and then format it in your Disklavier.

As far as transfering song files is concerned, be aware that if you are working with Standard MIDI Files on your PC, you will have to acquire software to convert the song files to E-SEQ in order to use them with your Disklavier.

You can instantly remove all of these headaches (and get a tone generator as part of the package) if you add a Yamaha DSR1 to your Disklavier. The DSR1 will connect to your existing control unit with MIDI cables. For the most part, you will interact solely with the DSR1 control unit instead of your MX80 control unit. The DSR1 has a built-in tone generator, reads DD and HD disks, and works with both E-SEQ and SMFs. The DSR1 will also enable you to expand later with a DCD1 CD player if you desire.

Regards,
PianoBench

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