--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, ISKI1@... wrote:
>Thank you very much. I did the download and am wowed by the quality
of the xp format. I didn't realize how much better the xp sounds.
> You may want to visit the website @
> _http://www.piano-e-
competition.com/ecompetition/contestants_2006.asp_
> (http://www.piano-e-
competition.com/ecompetition/contestants_2006.asp)
>
> You can download all the midi files for all years and it gives you
more
> information about the competition and how they are recorded.
> There are different types of files depending on the capabilities
of your
> player.
>
> Download Complete Audition Program in:
>
> (http://www.piano-e-
competition.com/ecompetition/MIDIFiles/2006/XPMIDIFiles06/Avdeeva_Y_X
P.zip)
> (http://www.piano-e-
competition.com/ecompetition/MIDIFiles/2006/EnhancedMIDIFiles06/Avdee
va_Y_SMF.zip)
> (http://www.piano-e-competition.com/ecompetition/MIDIFiles/2006/E-
SEQFiles06/Avdeeva_Y_ESEQ.zip)
> Download Complete Recital Program in:
>
> (http://www.piano-e-
competition.com/ecompetition/MIDIFiles/2006/XPMIDIFiles06/Avdeeva_Y_X
P2.zip)
> (http://www.piano-e-
competition.com/ecompetition/MIDIFiles/2006/EnhancedMIDIFiles06/Avdee
va_Y_SMF2.zip)
> (http://www.piano-e-competition.com/ecompetition/MIDIFiles/2006/E-
SEQFiles06/Avdeeva_Y_ESEQ2.zip)
>
> Good Luck and enjoy
>
>
>
> Downloading MIDI Files
> During the Disklavier Audition Round of the competition,
contestants
> performed on Disklavier Pro pianos in Hamamatsu, Los Angeles, New
York, and Paris.
> During the recording process, a high resolution XP Standard MIDI
File was
> created. These XP SMFs were use for playback before the screening
jury at Hamline
> University in St. Paul, MN.
>
> If you have a Disklavier piano, you may download these files to a
floppy
> disk and play them on your Disklavier. Playback is possible on
other MIDI
> devices, but it will not be as acurate or as expressive. In the
case of electronic
> playback devices, the piano sound will be inferior to that of a
real piano.
> Playback on other MIDI devices is not recommended. NOTE: Low-end
MIDI devices,
> such as computer sound cards, may not recognize or properly play
the
> incremental pedal data.
>
> These performances are offered to you in three MIDI formats.
Download the
> contestant's complete program by clicking the link for one of
these
> collections. Alternatively, download any single piece as an
Enhanced SMF by clicking the
> link to the individual piece.
>
> XP Standard MIDI File
> This format is intended for playback on Disklavier Pro pianos.
>
> This format constitutes a high resolution MIDI file that goes
beyond the
> boundaries of a typical MIDI file. This file uses a scale of 0-
1023 to record
> hammer (note-on) velocity, key-on velocity, and key-release (note-
off)
> velocity. Pedal data for sustain and una corda are recorded as
continuous data from
> 0-127.
>
> NOTE: For best playback results, play the XP files using the
Disklavier's
> floppy drive. Regrettably, many computer sequencers alter the
order of the XP
> events.
>
> Enhanced Standard MIDI File
> This format is intended for playback on all Disklavier pianos and
other MIDI
> devices that read Standard MIDI Files.
>
> This format conforms to the normal MIDI specification but
includes data that
> is not often recorded or played back by other MIDI instruments,
such as key
> release velocity (from 0-127). As with the XP SMF, pedal data for
sustain and
> una corda are recorded as continuous data from 0-127.
>
> E-SEQ File
> This format is intended for playback on early model Disklaviers
that do not
> read Standard MIDI Files. The data is similar to that found in
the Enhanced
> SMF.
>
> Download and Installation Instructions for Windows
> To download these files using a Windows computer, right click on
one of the
> MIDI links. A mini menu will appear. Choose the option to save
the file or
> link to disk.
>
> If you clicked a link to an individual piece, you will have
downloaded and
> saved a single piece. If you clicked a link to one of the
collections, the
> file that you have downloaded and saved is a .zip archive. If you
double-click
> it, your computer may automatically decode the file into a folder
containing
> several MIDI files and one or two Disklavier directory files
(PDISK and PSONG
> or PIANODIR).
>
> If your computer does not automatically decode these .zip files,
you need a
> program, such as the free Stuffit Expander program
> (_www.stuffit.com/mac/index.html_
(http://www.stuffit.com/mac/index.html) ) or the free evaluation
> version of WinZip (_www.winzip.com_ (http://www.winzip.com/) ).
>
> If you are going to play these files on a Disklavier using floppy
disk, copy
> all of the files including any directory files you downloaded. If
you intend
> to play the files from a computer, you can discard the directory
files.
>
> Download and Installation Instructions for Macintosh
> To download these files using a Macintosh computer, Control-click
on one of
> the MIDI links. A mini menu will appear. Choose the option to save
the file
> or link to disk.
>
> If you clicked a link to an individual piece, you will have
downloaded and
> saved a single piece. If you clicked a link to one of the
collections, the
> file that you have downloaded and saved is a .zip archive. If you
double-click
> it, your computer may automatically decode the file into a folder
containing
> several MIDI files and one or two Disklavier directory files
(PDISK and PSONG
> or PIANODIR).
>
> If your computer does not automatically decode these .zip files,
you need a
> program, such as the free StuffIt Expander program
> (_www.stuffit.com/mac/index.html_
(http://www.stuffit.com/mac/index.html) ) or the free evaluation
> version of WinZip (_www.winzip.com_ (http://www.winzip.com/) ).
>
> If you are going to play these files on a Disklavier using floppy
disk, copy
> all of the files including any directory files you downloaded. If
you intend
> to play the files from a computer, you can discard the directory
files.
>