Disklavier

Hi all,

I'd like to announce the launch of my website, where you can listen to
the performances of the great pianists and arrangers of the past,
converted from the original player piano rolls to modern MIDI format.

The player piano had its heyday between 1900 and 1930, when it brought
music to the home prior to recorded music becoming widely available
(and of acceptable sound quality). During this time, literally
millions of rolls, recorded and arranged by some of the most famous
pianists of the era, were produced by dozens of music roll companies.
Music to suit every taste was available, from classical to ragtime to
the popular hits of the day.

Now, over 100 years after the player piano was invented, time has
taken its toll on the paper music rolls. Thanks to the dedication of
enthusiasts worldwide, such as Terry Smythe, Richard Stibbons, and
Warren Trachtman, the technology now exists to preserve this wonderful
music for all time, using custom-built optical scanners and software.
What you hear on your computer is exactly what was recorded or
arranged onto roll, in many cases over 90 years ago.

I've made the scanned rolls available for all to download and listen
to, free of charge. All I request in return is that, if you enjoy the
music, you sign my guestbook and let me know.

The MIDI files are embedded with all the information contained on the
original roll, and I recommend vanBasco's Karaoke Player (freeware) to
get the most out of them. They also work great on Disklaviers,
PianoDisc, and other similar systems. The site also contains much
information about music rolls and the musicians who made them.

Now available are 100 scanned rolls, and I hope to add to that each
month. The address for the site is http://www.pianola.co.nz

Enjoy!

Regards,
Robert Perry
http://www.pianola.co.nz
"Preserving the music of yesterday"

PS: I've heard from a couple of Disklavier users about my MIDI files
but would welcome more feedback. Are they too loud or too soft? Does
the sustain pedal work properly? Anything is welcome.

dear Robert
I check out your scans on my Yamaha Disklavier later,
but for a test i looked at PENNY LANE played by JL Cook:
dd you set the volume control to 128?
or the velocity?

in this fore one told me to be careful with the velocity limit:
you should not come above 110

perhaps you can check out this point for us.

thanks for your contribution!
Lonnie

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "reliance_nz" <rbperry@x> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'd like to announce the launch of my website, where you can listen 
to
> the performances of the great pianists and arrangers of the past,
> converted from the original player piano rolls to modern MIDI 
format.
> 
> The player piano had its heyday between 1900 and 1930, when it 
brought
> music to the home prior to recorded music becoming widely available
> (and of acceptable sound quality). During this time, literally
> millions of rolls, recorded and arranged by some of the most famous
> pianists of the era, were produced by dozens of music roll 
companies.
> Music to suit every taste was available, from classical to ragtime 
to
> the popular hits of the day.
> 
> Now, over 100 years after the player piano was invented, time has
> taken its toll on the paper music rolls. Thanks to the dedication of
> enthusiasts worldwide, such as Terry Smythe, Richard Stibbons, and
> Warren Trachtman, the technology now exists to preserve this 
wonderful
> music for all time, using custom-built optical scanners and 
software.
> What you hear on your computer is exactly what was recorded or
> arranged onto roll, in many cases over 90 years ago.
> 
> I've made the scanned rolls available for all to download and listen
> to, free of charge. All I request in return is that, if you enjoy 
the
> music, you sign my guestbook and let me know.
> 
> The MIDI files are embedded with all the information contained on 
the
> original roll, and I recommend vanBasco's Karaoke Player (freeware) 
to

> get the most out of them. They also work great on Disklaviers,
> PianoDisc, and other similar systems. The site also contains much
> information about music rolls and the musicians who made them.
> 
> Now available are 100 scanned rolls, and I hope to add to that each
> month. The address for the site is http://www.pianola.co.nz
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> Regards,
> Robert Perry
> http://www.pianola.co.nz
> "Preserving the music of yesterday"
> 
> PS: I've heard from a couple of Disklavier users about my MIDI files
> but would welcome more feedback. Are they too loud or too soft? Does
> the sustain pedal work properly? Anything is welcome.

Thanks for doing this.  FYI most of the files do not
play as intended on a disklavier in their present
mode, because the painao parts aren't set on channels
1 and/or 2.  They need to be reworked to accomplish
this.

--- reliance_nz <rbperry@...> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I'd like to announce the launch of my website, where
> you can listen to
> the performances of the great pianists and arrangers
> of the past,
> converted from the original player piano rolls to
> modern MIDI format.
> 
> The player piano had its heyday between 1900 and
> 1930, when it brought
> music to the home prior to recorded music becoming
> widely available
> (and of acceptable sound quality). During this time,
> literally
> millions of rolls, recorded and arranged by some of
> the most famous
> pianists of the era, were produced by dozens of
> music roll companies.
> Music to suit every taste was available, from
> classical to ragtime to
> the popular hits of the day.
> 
> Now, over 100 years after the player piano was
> invented, time has
> taken its toll on the paper music rolls. Thanks to
> the dedication of
> enthusiasts worldwide, such as Terry Smythe, Richard
> Stibbons, and
> Warren Trachtman, the technology now exists to
> preserve this wonderful
> music for all time, using custom-built optical
> scanners and software.
> What you hear on your computer is exactly what was
> recorded or
> arranged onto roll, in many cases over 90 years ago.
> 
> I've made the scanned rolls available for all to
> download and listen
> to, free of charge. All I request in return is that,
> if you enjoy the
> music, you sign my guestbook and let me know.
> 
> The MIDI files are embedded with all the information
> contained on the
> original roll, and I recommend vanBasco's Karaoke
> Player (freeware) to
> get the most out of them. They also work great on
> Disklaviers,
> PianoDisc, and other similar systems. The site also
> contains much
> information about music rolls and the musicians who
> made them.
> 
> Now available are 100 scanned rolls, and I hope to
> add to that each
> month. The address for the site is
> http://www.pianola.co.nz
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> Regards,
> Robert Perry
> http://www.pianola.co.nz
> "Preserving the music of yesterday"
> 
> PS: I've heard from a couple of Disklavier users
> about my MIDI files
> but would welcome more feedback. Are they too loud
> or too soft? Does
> the sustain pedal work properly? Anything is
> welcome.
> 
> 
> 


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Greetings Garry,

you can use my utility from the following to put all midi from
selected patches on channels 1 and 2. it works on a batch basis so you
can do a whole folder without opening the individual files:

http://www.spencerserolls.com/MidiMod/MidiMod2.zip


Sunday, August 14, 2005, 9:06:58 AM, you wrote:
> Thanks for doing this.  FYI most of the files do not
> play as intended on a disklavier in their present
> mode, because the painao parts aren't set on channels
> 1 and/or 2.  They need to be reworked to accomplish
> this.



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(707) 984-8356

Thanks kindly.  It looks like an outstanding program. 
It works on other files but I can't seem to get it to
work on these.  I double click the files - and
nothing!?

--- Spencer_Lists <lists@...> wrote:

> Greetings Garry,
> 
> you can use my utility from the following to put all
> midi from
> selected patches on channels 1 and 2. it works on a
> batch basis so you
> can do a whole folder without opening the individual
> files:
> 
> http://www.spencerserolls.com/MidiMod/MidiMod2.zip
> 
> 
> Sunday, August 14, 2005, 9:06:58 AM, you wrote:
> > Thanks for doing this.  FYI most of the files do
> not
> > play as intended on a disklavier in their present
> > mode, because the painao parts aren't set on
> channels
> > 1 and/or 2.  They need to be reworked to
> accomplish
> > this.
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
> Spencer_Lists Chase       
> mailto:lists@...
> 67550 Bell Springs Rd.
> Garberville,  CA 95542    Postal service only.
> Laytonville, CA 95454    UPS only.
> Spencer@...
> http://www.spencerserolls.com
> http://www.spencerserolls.com/MidiValve.htm
> (707) 984-8356
> 
> 



		
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Greetings Garry,

Send me a couple of files (direct to spencer@...) and
I'll see what the problem is. Files need to have a .mid or .MID
extension or my program won't try to open them. Might that be the
problem?


Monday, August 15, 2005, 7:11:06 PM, you wrote:
> Thanks kindly.  It looks like an outstanding program. 
> It works on other files but I can't seem to get it to
> work on these.  I double click the files - and
> nothing!?

> --- Spencer_Lists <lists@...> wrote:

>> Greetings Garry,
>> 
>> you can use my utility from the following to put all
>> midi from
>> selected patches on channels 1 and 2. it works on a
>> batch basis so you
>> can do a whole folder without opening the individual
>> files:
>> 
>> http://www.spencerserolls.com/MidiMod/MidiMod2.zip
>> 
>> 
>> Sunday, August 14, 2005, 9:06:58 AM, you wrote:
>> > Thanks for doing this.  FYI most of the files do
>> not
>> > play as intended on a disklavier in their present
>> > mode, because the painao parts aren't set on
>> channels
>> > 1 and/or 2.  They need to be reworked to
>> accomplish
>> > this.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Best regards,
>> Spencer_Lists Chase       
>> mailto:lists@...
>> 67550 Bell Springs Rd.
>> Garberville,  CA 95542    Postal service only.
>> Laytonville, CA 95454    UPS only.
>> Spencer@...
>> http://www.spencerserolls.com
>> http://www.spencerserolls.com/MidiValve.htm
>> (707) 984-8356
>> 
>> 



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Best regards,
Spencer_Lists Chase        mailto:lists@...
67550 Bell Springs Rd.
Garberville,  CA 95542    Postal service only.
Laytonville, CA 95454    UPS only.
Spencer@...
http://www.spencerserolls.com
http://www.spencerserolls.com/MidiValve.htm
(707) 984-8356

Greetings Spencer_Lists,


Monday, August 15, 2005, 8:42:26 PM, you wrote:
> Greetings Garry,

> Send me a couple of files (direct to spencer@...) and
> I'll see what the problem is. Files need to have a .mid or .MID
> extension or my program won't try to open them. Might that be the
> problem?

I downloded batch 1 from pianola.co.nz and tried to process them with
my midimod2 program. Some files do not process because of the long
file names. Windows long names are not uniformly supported. Adhering
to a few rules makes them work better with a greater range of
programs. Do not use spaces or special characters unless absolutely
necessary. I use _ instead of space and avoid any non alphabetic
characters unless essential. One way to get the files to process is to
rename them with my rename as track program. It will find the track
name and remove all questionable characters, replace spaces with _ an
rename the file with this new name. I did this to the files and they
all processed perfectly. You can find the program on the following
page along with other utilities.

http://www.spencerserolls.com/Files4Download.html


-- 
Best regards,
Spencer_Lists Chase        mailto:lists@...
67550 Bell Springs Rd.
Garberville,  CA 95542    Postal service only.
Laytonville, CA 95454    UPS only.
Spencer@...
http://www.spencerserolls.com
http://www.spencerserolls.com/MidiValve.htm
(707) 984-8356