I really need this groups help please and I hope this is the right format to use. I purchased a Yamaha Disklavier (model GB1 S/N # J23221XXX which I believe is a Mark III with DKC850) as a family Christmas present. I downloaded some midi files from Yamaha MusicSoft (I selected the E3 as the instrument not knowing at the time this was most likely a Mark III instrument) and transfer them to a flash drive. The DKC850 is designed for a CD or a USB 2 input format. However, when I play any of these midi files the volume is very loud and not conducive to conversations. We called the dealer we purchased the piano from and their suggest was to have a technician adjust the piano but they indicated it could affect some of the keys (not sure why). However, it seems to me the problem is not the piano but the midi file volume. So I downloaded the DKVUTILS files and used VELOSET to try and adjust the volume or velocity for a given track but when I save and test the file the midi file is just as loud as before. I also downloaded Yamaha’s XG works and that did not seem to make a difference so I also downloaded shareware Anvil Studio software and adjusted the volume on the midi file as well. None of these correct the issue with the volume being played by the Disklavier. I also noticed that if I saved the modified midi file with a file name like Test_1 or some other name when I insert the flash drive and locate the files it is still reading the file of the name of the song rather than the modified file name.
Having discovered that it appears that the instrument is a MARKIII with DKC0850 I went back out to Yamaha MusicSoft and downloaded another set of songs. I also downloaded the Yamaha MusicSoft downloader. Given the parameters I put in the file was saved in a PSX which is asking for a Double Density Floppy disk. I have not owned a floppy disk in 10 years. This is completely new territory for me so I am going about this blindly.
I have several questions. 1. Does it make a difference to the piano if it is downloaded as a E3 instrument vs. the MARK III instrument format? 2. Any suggestions (should I have to use the MARK III instrument format) how I can convert the file so it would work on the DKC-850 which is only disk and USB2 formats? 3. Am I correct that the GB1 is a MARKIII model? 4. How can I get the volume lower? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. My wife gave me a few weeks to resolve the issue and if I could not she was going to follow the suggestion of the Yamaha salesperson I purchased the piano from. However, this seems to be the wrong approach to me the issue is not the piano but the midi files the piano is playing.