Disklavier

I appreciate any advice you can give me in organizing a song library - both 
on disks and playlists!

I am considering using File Maker Pro to create a relational database for my 
DKV library.  One file would contain the disk information, and the other 
file would have the song information.  I would only need to enter the data 
once, and the program would also print out the labels for the disks.  Anyone 
have any experience with this?

I would also like to store this library in a computer and have the computer 
operate the Disklavier.  Can Yamaha files be stored in play lists or do the 
.yfd and .fil formats need to be converted to MIDI first?

How do others find the individual songs they have and organize their files?

Carol Beigel


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Carol Beigel wrote:
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> How do others find the individual songs they have and organize their files?

+++ I keep my MIDI collection on a CD-ROM.  I use long file names such as

02 Brahms Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op.5, Mvt 2, Andante Ponochevny.mid

Though the files are in well-named folders, I use Windows' Find/Files feature to
locate them using any keyword in the file name.

Bob

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Robert Welcyng
Anchorage, Alaska

Hi Carol

I have a vast collection of DKV disks (54) and even more Yamaha Disk 
Orchestra Collection Disks (DOC).
The DOC Disks titles have been typed into a list in Word which will 
then sort them alphabetically on Song, Disk or Composer.

What I would like, is to insert the DKV into the A: drive, the
database reads the pianodir.fil file, then reads the titles and put 
them in the dadabase. That would save all that typing.

You could always use a dadabase such as Music Library or Keep it 
Compact. These are designed for CDs and MP3s but would do for DKLs.
The Music Library dadabase will play MP3s direct from within the 
program. I haven't tried, but it may play midi files.

As regards to playing DKV files from the PC yes it can be done of 
course, but I haven't seen any programs that will do it yet.

I have a friend who liked my DOC & DKV disks so much that he wrote a 
file player for his computer, so he could play the disks without a 
piano. Alas, it was for the Atari Computer.  

Sorry I misread your question. If you convert all of your DKV files 
to Midi then the PC would play the Disklavia via midi.

Midi Magic


--- In disklavier@y..., "Carol Beigel" <carolrpt@h...> wrote:
> I appreciate any advice you can give me in organizing a song 
library - both 
> on disks and playlists!
> 
> I am considering using File Maker Pro to create a relational 
database for my 
> DKV library.  One file would contain the disk information, and the 
other 
> file would have the song information.  I would only need to enter 
the data 
> once, and the program would also print out the labels for the 
disks.  Anyone 
> have any experience with this?
> 
> I would also like to store this library in a computer and have the 
computer 
> operate the Disklavier.  Can Yamaha files be stored in play lists 
or do the 
> .yfd and .fil formats need to be converted to MIDI first?
> 
> How do others find the individual songs they have and organize 
their files?

> 
> Carol Beigel
> 
> 
> _________________________________________________________________
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