Disklavier

I finally got tired of Windows and installed Ubuntu Linux on my old laptop I use to play midi files on my Yamaha Disklavier III. When I had windows, I used Van Basco's Software and added songs from the hard drive to the play list and pushed play. The midi played on the piano. I had bought a $10 midi cable like this one 

http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-MIDI-Keyboard-Interface-Converter-Cable-Adapter-/280483295330?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item414e1b7062

from Ebay and everything was working great. Now I have the same hardware (cable and computer) but different software. Can anyone point me to the right direction of how to get everything to work again please? The midi's are playing through laptop's speakers but nothing going through the cables to the Disklavier. Please help, I hate to be going back to Windows.

On 4/21/2010 7:37 AM Dokhanchi said...
> I finally got tired of Windows and installed Ubuntu Linux on my old laptop I use to play midi files on my Yamaha Disklavier III. When I had windows, I used Van Basco's Software and added songs from the hard drive to the play list and pushed play. The midi played on the piano. I had bought a $10 midi cable like this one
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-MIDI-Keyboard-Interface-Converter-Cable-Adapter-/280483295330?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item414e1b7062
>
> from Ebay and everything was working great. Now I have the same hardware (cable and computer) but different software. Can anyone point me to the right direction of how to get everything to work again please? The midi's are playing through laptop's speakers but nothing going through the cables to the Disklavier. Please help, I hate to be going back to Windows.
>
>    


Install wine, then reinstall Van Basco's Software using the wine 
installer -- it should work.

Emile

I have tried but it crashes. I will try again.

--- On Wed, 4/21/10, Emile van Sebille <emile@...> wrote:

From: Emile van Sebille <emile@...m>
Subject: Re: [disklavier] Linux Ubuntu can't play midi through disklavier III
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 10:01 AM







 



  


    
      
      
      On 4/21/2010 7:37 AM Dokhanchi said...

> I finally got tired of Windows and installed Ubuntu Linux on my old laptop I use to play midi files on my Yamaha Disklavier III. When I had windows, I used Van Basco's Software and added songs from the hard drive to the play list and pushed play. The midi played on the piano. I had bought a $10 midi cable like this one

>

> http://cgi.ebay. com/USB-MIDI- Keyboard- Interface- Converter- Cable-Adapter- /280483295330? cmd=ViewItem& pt=LH_DefaultDom ain_0&hash= item414e1b7062

>

> from Ebay and everything was working great. Now I have the same hardware (cable and computer) but different software. Can anyone point me to the right direction of how to get everything to work again please? The midi's are playing through laptop's speakers but nothing going through the cables to the Disklavier. Please help, I hate to be going back to Windows.

>

>    



Install wine, then reinstall Van Basco's Software using the wine 

installer -- it should work.



Emile

no luck. I'm using Ibunto 9.1 and latest wine. Vanbasco installs but it crashes and youcan't see all the writings on the windows

--- On Wed, 4/21/10, Dokhanchi <dokhanchi@...> wrote:

From: Dokhanchi <dokhanchi@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [disklavier] Linux Ubuntu can't play midi through disklavier III
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 5:32 PM







 



  


    
      
      
      I have tried but it crashes. I will try again.

--- On Wed, 4/21/10, Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com> wrote:

From: Emile van Sebille <emile@...>
Subject: Re: [disklavier] Linux Ubuntu can't play midi through disklavier III
To: disklavier@yahoogro ups.com
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 10:01 AM







 



    
      
      
      On 4/21/2010 7:37 AM Dokhanchi said...

> I finally got tired of Windows and installed Ubuntu Linux on my old laptop I use to play midi files on my Yamaha Disklavier III. When I had windows, I used Van Basco's Software and added songs from the hard drive to the play list and pushed play. The midi played on the piano. I had bought a $10 midi cable like this one

>

> http://cgi.ebay. com/USB-MIDI- Keyboard- Interface- Converter- Cable-Adapter- /280483295330? cmd=ViewItem& pt=LH_DefaultDom ain_0&hash= item414e1b7062

>

> from Ebay and everything was working great. Now I have the same hardware (cable and computer) but different software. Can anyone point me to the right direction of how to get everything to work again please? The midi's are playing through laptop's speakers but nothing going through the cables to the Disklavier. Please help, I hate to be going back to Windows.

>

>    



Install wine, then reinstall Van Basco's Software using the wine 

installer -- it should work.



Emile

Greetings Dokhanchi,

i have a very simple windows file player that i wrote. it does not use
the windows multimedia api directly so it is subject to timing
variations if other window stuff is going on. it might be worth
testing just to see if you can access devices etc? i have a feeling
that the problem is the way the hardware devices are accessed and this
one will probably not work either but is worth a test???

i think i remember trying it on a Mac running parallels but i might be
imagining this?

i also have a virtual keyboard that sends midi data which i use a a
simple test to find midi devices etc. if this doesn't work then it is
probably a device registration problem.

you can get both programs on the following page, please let me know if
anything works. i might be interested in dumping windows but have too
much MIDI stuff working? with it.
$image_tag =~/(width\s*=\s*\")(\d*)/i;

Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 5:21:24 PM, you wrote: >   
> no luck. I'm using Ibunto 9.1 and latest wine. Vanbasco installs
> but it crashes and youcan't see all the writings on the windows

> --- On Wed, 4/21/10, Dokhanchi <dokhanchi@...> wrote:

> From: Dokhanchi <dokhanchi@...>
> Subject: Re: [disklavier] Linux Ubuntu can't play midi through disklavier III
> To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 5:32 PM

>   
> I have tried but it crashes. I will try again.

> --- On Wed, 4/21/10, Emile van Sebille <emile@...> wrote:

> From: Emile van Sebille <emile@...>
> Subject: Re: [disklavier] Linux Ubuntu can't play midi through disklavier III
> To: disklavier@yahoogro ups.com
> Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 10:01 AM

>   
> On 4/21/2010 7:37 AM Dokhanchi said...
>> I finally got tired of Windows and installed Ubuntu Linux on my old laptop I use to play midi files on my Yamaha Disklavier III. When I had windows, I used Van Basco's Software and added songs from the hard drive to the play list and pushed play. The midi played on the piano. I had bought a $10 midi cable like this one
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay. com/USB-MIDI- Keyboard- Interface- Converter- Cable-Adapter- /280483295330? cmd=ViewItem& pt=LH_DefaultDom ain_0&hash= item414e1b7062
>>
>> from Ebay and everything was working great. Now I have the same hardware (cable and computer) but different software. Can anyone point me to the right direction of how to get everything to work again please? The midi's are playing through laptop's speakers but nothing going through the cables to the Disklavier. Please help, I hate to be going back to Windows.
>>
>> 

> Install wine, then reinstall Van Basco's Software using the wine 
> installer -- it should work.

> Emile

> 
 

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Hi Spencer,

I would love to try it but the link did not come through the email. Please resend.

--- On Wed, 4/21/10, Spencer_Lists <lists@spencerserolls.com> wrote:

From: Spencer_Lists <lists@...>
Subject: Re: [disklavier] Linux Ubuntu can't play midi through disklavier III
To: "Dokhanchi" <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 7:52 PM







 



  


    
      
      
      Greetings Dokhanchi,



i have a very simple windows file player that i wrote. it does not use

the windows multimedia api directly so it is subject to timing

variations if other window stuff is going on. it might be worth

testing just to see if you can access devices etc? i have a feeling

that the problem is the way the hardware devices are accessed and this

one will probably not work either but is worth a test???



i think i remember trying it on a Mac running parallels but i might be

imagining this?



i also have a virtual keyboard that sends midi data which i use a a

simple test to find midi devices etc. if this doesn't work then it is

probably a device registration problem.



you can get both programs on the following page, please let me know if

anything works. i might be interested in dumping windows but have too

much MIDI stuff working? with it.

$image_tag =~/(width\s* =\s*\")(\ d*)/i;



Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 5:21:24 PM, you wrote: >   

> no luck. I'm using Ibunto 9.1 and latest wine. Vanbasco installs

> but it crashes and youcan't see all the writings on the windows



> --- On Wed, 4/21/10, Dokhanchi <dokhanchi@yahoo. com> wrote:



> From: Dokhanchi <dokhanchi@yahoo. com>

> Subject: Re: [disklavier] Linux Ubuntu can't play midi through disklavier III

> To: disklavier@yahoogro ups.com

> Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 5:32 PM



>   

> I have tried but it crashes. I will try again.



> --- On Wed, 4/21/10, Emile van Sebille <emile@...> wrote:



> From: Emile van Sebille <emile@...>

> Subject: Re: [disklavier] Linux Ubuntu can't play midi through disklavier III

> To: disklavier@yahoogro ups.com

> Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 10:01 AM



>   

> On 4/21/2010 7:37 AM Dokhanchi said...

>> I finally got tired of Windows and installed Ubuntu Linux on my old laptop I use to play midi files on my Yamaha Disklavier III. When I had windows, I used Van Basco's Software and added songs from the hard drive to the play list and pushed play. The midi played on the piano. I had bought a $10 midi cable like this one

>>

>> http://cgi.ebay. com/USB-MIDI- Keyboard- Interface- Converter- Cable-Adapter- /280483295330? cmd=ViewItem& pt=LH_DefaultDom ain_0&hash= item414e1b7062

>>

>> from Ebay and everything was working great. Now I have the same hardware (cable and computer) but different software. Can anyone point me to the right direction of how to get everything to work again please? The midi's are playing through laptop's speakers but nothing going through the cables to the Disklavier. Please help, I hate to be going back to Windows.

>>

>> 



> Install wine, then reinstall Van Basco's Software using the wine 

> installer -- it should work.



> Emile



> 

 



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(707) 984-8356 

(707) 972-3149

Greetings Dokhanchi,

looks like there was some perl script on the clipboard and this got
pasted instead of the link. clipboard is a little unreliable in Win 7.
I should remember to use control c and v instead of the mouse. that
still works. would also have help if i bothered to look at it before
mailing :) looks like it is there this time. the programs to look for
MIDI VIRTUAL KEYBOARD TEST PROGRAM and
MIDI FILE PLAYER (MIDI & KARAOKE)

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

Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 8:29:15 PM, you wrote: >   
> Hi Spencer,

> I would love to try it but the link did not come through the email. Please resend.

> --- On Wed, 4/21/10, Spencer_Lists <lists@...> wrote:

> From: Spencer_Lists <lists@spencerserolls.com>
> Subject: Re: [disklavier] Linux Ubuntu can't play midi through disklavier III
> To: "Dokhanchi" <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 7:52 PM

>   
> Greetings Dokhanchi,

> i have a very simple windows file player that i wrote. it does not use
> the windows multimedia api directly so it is subject to timing
> variations if other window stuff is going on. it might be worth
> testing just to see if you can access devices etc? i have a feeling
> that the problem is the way the hardware devices are accessed and this
> one will probably not work either but is worth a test???

> i think i remember trying it on a Mac running parallels but i might be
> imagining this?

> i also have a virtual keyboard that sends midi data which i use a a
> simple test to find midi devices etc. if this doesn't work then it is
> probably a device registration problem.

> you can get both programs on the following page, please let me know if
> anything works. i might be interested in dumping windows but have too
> much MIDI stuff working? with it.
> $image_tag =~/(width\s* =\s*\")(\ d*)/i;

> Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 5:21:24 PM, you wrote: > 
>> no luck. I'm using Ibunto 9.1 and latest wine. Vanbasco installs
>> but it crashes and youcan't see all the writings on the windows

>> --- On Wed, 4/21/10, Dokhanchi <dokhanchi@yahoo. com> wrote:

>> From: Dokhanchi <dokhanchi@yahoo. com>
>> Subject: Re: [disklavier] Linux Ubuntu can't play midi through disklavier III
>> To: disklavier@yahoogro ups.com
>> Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 5:32 PM

>> 
>> I have tried but it crashes. I will try again.

>> --- On Wed, 4/21/10, Emile van Sebille <emile@...> wrote:

>> From: Emile van Sebille <emile@...>
>> Subject: Re: [disklavier] Linux Ubuntu can't play midi through disklavier III
>> To: disklavier@yahoogro ups.com
>> Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 10:01 AM

>> 
>> On 4/21/2010 7:37 AM Dokhanchi said...
>>> I finally got tired of Windows and installed Ubuntu Linux on my old laptop I use to play midi files on my Yamaha Disklavier III. When I had windows, I used Van Basco's Software and added songs from the hard drive to the play list and pushed play. The midi played on the piano. I had bought a $10 midi cable like this one
>>>
>>> http://cgi.ebay. com/USB-MIDI- Keyboard- Interface- Converter- Cable-Adapter- /280483295330? cmd=ViewItem& pt=LH_DefaultDom ain_0&hash= item414e1b7062
>>>
>>> from Ebay and everything was working great. Now I have the same hardware (cable and computer) but different software. Can anyone point me to the right direction of how to get everything to work again please? The midi's are playing through laptop's speakers but nothing going through the cables to the Disklavier. Please help, I hate to be going back to Windows.
>>>
>>> 

>> Install wine, then reinstall Van Basco's Software using the wine 
>> installer -- it should work.

>> Emile

>> 


> -- Best regards,
> mailto:lists@spencerseroll s.com 
> 67550 Bell Springs Rd. 
> Garberville, CA 95542 Postal service only. 
> Laytonville, CA 95454 UPS only.
> Spencer@spencersero lls.com 
> http://www.spencers erolls.com 
> (707) 984-8356 
> (707) 972-3149

> 
 

-- Best regards,
 mailto:lists@... 
67550 Bell Springs Rd. 
Garberville,CA 95542 Postal service only. 
Laytonville, CA 95454 UPS only.
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http://www.spencerserolls.com 
(707) 984-8356 
(707) 972-3149

Hello there,

It might be a few things here, firstly is there a linux driver for that USB to MIDI cable? If you are lucky there might be some generic chipset that is used in this device, otherwise you might need to buy one that actually has a linux driver. If you can't get past this point then nothing else will help.

If you have a linux driver, then you can simply test things with a standard midi player for linux, you should be able to select the output to be the USB out etc.

But before you give up, the other option is to use a virtual windows box, there are heaps of options floating about including the popular VMWARE for linux. Ofcorse this means you need to run windows within the linux box, but you could make a really light weight setup and it should run pretty well. Even intergrate the actual application API into the linux desktop!

Using wine is fine if you have a linux driver for the USB device in the first place.. wine is pretty mature these days and if you are just playing midis then there would be hundreds of old/free windows apps that would probably run fine. But most problems with wine is the actual setup, people have a good rate of success by copying an actual working windows xp directory for it's use...

Otherwise, if you insist on using linux, then you should get an old soundblaster or a sound card with proper midi outputs AND that is known to work with linux properly.

Good luck!

Cheers,
Philip


 



________________________________

From: Dokhanchi <dokhanchi@...>
To: Disklavier <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thu, 22 April, 2010 12:37:49 AM
Subject: [disklavier] Linux Ubuntu can't play midi through disklavier III

  
I finally got tired of Windows and installed Ubuntu Linux on my old laptop I use to play midi files on my Yamaha Disklavier III. When I had windows, I used Van Basco's Software and added songs from the hard drive to the play list and pushed play. The midi played on the piano. I had bought a $10 midi cable like this one 

http://cgi.ebay. com/USB-MIDI- Keyboard- Interface- Converter- Cable-Adapter- /280483295330? cmd=ViewItem& pt=LH_DefaultDom ain_0&hash= item414e1b7062

from Ebay and everything was working great. Now I have the same hardware (cable and computer) but different software. Can anyone point me to the right direction of how to get everything to work again please? The midi's are playing through laptop's speakers but nothing going through the cables to the Disklavier. Please help, I hate to be going back to Windows.

Hi Phil,

I'm new to Linux. Do you know of any cables that come with Linux support? The one I have does not mention Linux and that maybe the problem.

Also, I don't remember what I did with windows/van basco setup since it was a long time ago. Can anyone remind me? Do we have to change the output as USB in windows for Van Basco/windows setup? All I used to do was to connect the cable and play the song through van basco and the piano would play.

You'd think that since Disklaviers are based on Linux, there would be some available.

Thanks for your help.

--- On Thu, 4/22/10, Phil Blah <phil.blah@...> wrote:

From: Phil Blah <phil.blah@...>
Subject: Re: [disklavier] Linux Ubuntu can't play midi through disklavier III
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 3:40 AM







 



  


    
      
      
      Hello there,
It might be a few things here, firstly is there a linux driver for that USB to MIDI cable? If you are lucky there might be some generic chipset that is used in this device, otherwise you might need to buy one that actually has a linux driver. If you can't get past this point then nothing else will help.
If you have a linux driver, then you can simply test things with a standard midi player for linux, you should be able to select the output to be the USB out etc.
But before you give up, the other option is to use a virtual windows box, there are heaps of options floating about including the popular VMWARE for linux. Ofcorse this means you need to run windows within the linux box, but you could make a really light
 weight setup and it should run pretty well. Even intergrate the actual application API into the linux desktop!
Using wine is fine if you have a linux driver for the USB device in the first place.. wine is pretty mature these days and if you are just playing midis then there would be hundreds of old/free windows apps that would probably run fine. But most problems with wine is the actual setup, people have a good rate of success by copying an actual working windows xp directory for it's use...
Otherwise, if you insist on using linux, then you should get an old soundblaster or a sound card with proper midi outputs AND that is known to work with linux properly.
Good luck!
Cheers,Philip

 
From: Dokhanchi <dokhanchi@yahoo. com>
To: Disklavier <disklavier@yahoogro ups.com>
Sent: Thu, 22 April, 2010 12:37:49 AM
Subject: [disklavier] Linux Ubuntu can't play midi through disklavier III
















 



    
      
      
      I finally got tired of Windows and installed Ubuntu Linux on my old laptop I use to play midi files on my Yamaha Disklavier III. When I had windows, I used Van Basco's Software and added songs from the hard drive to the play list and pushed play. The midi played on the piano. I had bought a $10 midi cable like this one 



http://cgi.ebay. com/USB-MIDI- Keyboard- Interface- Converter- Cable-Adapter- /280483295330? cmd=ViewItem& pt=LH_DefaultDom ain_0&hash= item414e1b7062



from Ebay and everything was working great. Now I have the same hardware (cable and computer) but different software. Can anyone point me to the right direction of how to get everything to work again please? The midi's are playing through laptop's speakers but nothing going through the cables to the Disklavier. Please help, I hate to be going back to Windows.

Greetings Dokhanchi,

you have to configure VB to output to something other than the default
device which is usually the wavetable synth. you can change the
default in the registry which is a little different in each version of
windows and does not work at all in some. the easiest thing is to
click the little note symbol in the far upper left of the program
window for the option menu. then select the output device. if it is
not in the list you need to figure out why.

i do not have any experience with Linux but i do have experience with
crappy USB to MIDI adapters. stay away from the no name garbage. look
on Roland's site and on M-Audios to see if they mention Linux drivers.
both have excellent products. also as suggested, a sound card that has
Linux drivers might be the best solution if it is not a notebook
computer. try to determine that it does in fact have MIDI drivers for
Linux as MIDI is often overlooked.

Thursday, April 22, 2010, 11:21:49 AM, you wrote: >   
> Hi Phil,

> I'm new to Linux. Do you know of any cables that come with Linux
> support? The one I have does not mention Linux and that maybe the problem.

> Also, I don't remember what I did with windows/van basco setup
> since it was a long time ago. Can anyone remind me? Do we have to
> change the output as USB in windows for Van Basco/windows setup? All
> I used to do was to connect the cable and play the song through van basco and the piano would play.

> You'd think that since Disklaviers are based on Linux, there would be some available.

> Thanks for your help.

> --- On Thu, 4/22/10, Phil Blah <phil.blah@...> wrote:

> From: Phil Blah <phil.blah@...>
> Subject: Re: [disklavier] Linux Ubuntu can't play midi through disklavier III
> To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 3:40 AM

>   

> Hello there,

> It might be a few things here, firstly is there a linux driver for
> that USB to MIDI cable? If you are lucky there might be some generic
> chipset that is used in this device, otherwise you might need to buy
> one that actually has a linux driver. If you can't get past this
> point then nothing else will help.

> If you have a linux driver, then you can simply test things with a
> standard midi player for linux, you should be able to select the output to be the USB out etc.

> But before you give up, the other option is to use a virtual
> windows box, there are heaps of options floating about including the
> popular VMWARE for linux. Ofcorse this means you need to run windows
> within the linux box, but you could make a really light weight setup
> and it should run pretty well. Even intergrate the actual
> application API into the linux desktop!

> Using wine is fine if you have a linux driver for the USB device in
> the first place.. wine is pretty mature these days and if you are
> just playing midis then there would be hundreds of old/free windows
> apps that would probably run fine. But most problems with wine is
> the actual setup, people have a good rate of success by copying an
> actual working windows xp directory for it's use...

> Otherwise, if you insist on using linux, then you should get an old
> soundblaster or a sound card with proper midi outputs AND that is
> known to work with linux properly.

> Good luck!

> Cheers,
> Philip


>  

> From: Dokhanchi <dokhanchi@yahoo. com>
> To: Disklavier <disklavier@yahoogro ups.com>
> Sent: Thu, 22 April, 2010 12:37:49 AM
> Subject: [disklavier] Linux Ubuntu can't play midi through disklavier III

>   
> I finally got tired of Windows and installed Ubuntu Linux on my old
> laptop I use to play midi files on my Yamaha Disklavier III. When I
> had windows, I used Van Basco's Software and added songs from the
> hard drive to the play list and pushed play. The midi played on the
> piano. I had bought a $10 midi cable like this one 

> http://cgi.ebay. com/USB-MIDI- Keyboard- Interface- Converter-
> Cable-Adapter- /280483295330? cmd=ViewItem& pt=LH_DefaultDom ain_0&hash= item414e1b7062

> from Ebay and everything was working great. Now I have the same
> hardware (cable and computer) but different software. Can anyone
> point me to the right direction of how to get everything to work
> again please? The midi's are playing through laptop's speakers but
> nothing going through the cables to the Disklavier. Please help, I hate to be going back to Windows.


>   
> 
 

-- Best regards,
 mailto:lists@... 
67550 Bell Springs Rd. 
Garberville,CA 95542 Postal service only. 
Laytonville, CA 95454 UPS only.
Spencer@spencerserolls.com 
http://www.spencerserolls.com 
(707) 984-8356 
(707) 972-3149