Disklavier

I think the reason Yamaha uses their proprietary ESEQ format of MIDI files 
is to ensure that their PianoSoft disks are backwardly compatible with older 
models of Disklaviers.  For that reason, I have great respect for this 
company.  Can you imagine someone purchasing a Disklavier and it only 
working for 20 years when the piano will last 50 years?  PianoBench probably 
knows more specifics on this, but the proprietary format allows 
compatibility with pedal data and those elusive controller messages.

I think if I had a library of 300 disks  there would certainly be favorite 
songs I would categorize, and others I would never play.  Maybe on rainy 
days I would convert the songs I liked best to MIDI and be able to use 
playlists.

If I didn't have such a long "to do" list, I might consider learning how to 
write a jukebox program.  I wonder about being able to add such a feature to 
JAZZ++?  This sequencer software is an open format, which to my 
understanding means that the code is available to anyone who wants to 
improve it.  Perhaps someone might be interested in working on this?

Carol Beigel
crbrpt@...





>From: "midi_magic2000" <magic_midi@...>
>Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [disklavier] Re: Thank you for a great site.
>Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 10:13:11 -0000
>
>Hi Carol
>
>It is possible, the Eseq data is not unlike that of a midi file. Just
>things like the header, tempo and sys ex commands. A friend of mine
>wrote a program for the Atari computer to play "Disk Orchestra" disks
>which use the same file format. He also wrote a progam that converted
>ESEQ to Midi and then remaped the voices to GM.
>
>Midi Magic
>
>
>
>
>--- In disklavier@y..., "Carol Beigel" <carolrpt@h...> wrote:
> > Thank you!  I never knew about Robert's program , but I just
>downloaded it!
> > I have emailed someone I know who wrote a jukebox program asking
>about the
> > possibility of it being able to play ESEQ files.  I'll let you know
>if it
> > can be done!
> >
> > Carol Beigel
> > crbrpt@b...
> >


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