Disklavier

Good afternoon, everyone.

Carol, I believe that some or all pre-Mark II Disklaviers need a working floppy drive with a disk inserted in order to receive MIDI data using the MIDI In port. However, I do not believe that this is necessary with the Mark II.

When sending MIDI data from an external source to a Mark II, it is important to pay attention to matching the Disklavier’s MIDI In setting with the MIDI data itself. 

The Mark II can be set to receive MIDI data on any particular MIDI channel or it can be set to HP. If the Disklavier’s MIDI In channel is set to HP, the Disklavier expects notes and on/off pedals on channel 1 and incremental pedals on channel 3. I frankly don’t recall whether the Mark II responds to incremental pedal data if the MIDI In channel is set to one channel, such as channel 1.

Regards,
PianoBench


> On Aug 10, 2019, at 3:02 PM, Carol Beigel carol@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> I am not sure these comments will be useful to you, but ...
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> The Mark II , by itself with no upgrades, only played ESEQ files from floppy disks and MIDI 0 Files thru the MIdi ports on the control box.  You need to have a working floppy disk in the floppy drive , turned on, to even access the midi ports.
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> Try disconnecting the DKC850, use the original controller and try your MIDI files from your laptop.
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> Try MIDI 0 format if MIDI 1 does not work.  Make sure the directory or folder or floppy disk only contains one single format of files - either 0 or 1.
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> I think the wireless Bluetooth BT01 interface would work fine with the original control box on your Disklavier.  It would cost you about $75 to buy the interface and Sweet MIDI Player from the App Store.  It only works with Apple devices.  You would put your ecomp files into Sweet MIDI PLAYER on your iPhone, etc. and hit Play.  The instructions are located at: 
> www.midiplayertools.com/Connecting.htm <http://www.midiplayertools.com/Connecting.htm>
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> I have used this system successfully on Disklaviers, PianoDisc and QRS Pianomation.
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> Carol Beigel
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Aug 10, 2019, at 7:46 AM, carlspost2@... <mailto:carlspost2@...> [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
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>> HI Spencer,
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>> Thank you again for all your help with our questions. We are lucky to have someone with such vast knowledge.
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>> I have been pulling my hair put trying to sort out the trouble with my midi files from the e-piano competition.
>> Despite using the programs you suggested to look at the files info , I have still had no luck getting anything from the 2011 competition and after to play on my Disklavier- despite trying various programs.
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>> I have emailed the people at the competition website to see if they have any ideas...
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>> My particular Disklavier model is a 1997 C7 Mark II DKC100R (With DSR1 Upgraded controller). 
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>> I play the files from my laptop using Windows 10.
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>> Im not sure if that makes a difference. 
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>> There must be something I am not seeing when comparing the files. Maybe you can see something obvious.
>> I have attached two for you to compare.. (keep in mind I am in no way knowledgeable about the technicalities of  midi as format so apologies if the solution turns out to be  a simple one :)
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>> Regards,
>> Carl
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>> <NOT WORKING Sonata in B-flat Major D960 Schubert .MID>
>> <WORKS Paganini-Liszt - La Campanella (kolessova).mid>
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