Midi Files For Yamaha Clavinova

Midi files for Yamaha Clavinova CVP 501. By Clarence Morris. (Simcoe, Ontario, Canada) I have a CVP 501 Clavinova. I purchased new about 5 years ago. I started playing this Clavinova when I was 80 and am really enjoying it. I recently purchased a 'Midi' file from Yamaha downloading it on to my Mac computer, and then put it on a stick and then put it in the USB drive on the CVP501. Standard MIDI File, GM and XG Command Set, Format 0/1 (XG MIDI Library) ClaviSoft, DOC (Disk Orchestra Collection) PianoSoft and PianoSoft Plus; Yamaha Style File (Style File Library). Visit the Yamaha. Our church had a yamaha clavinova piano that is broken. We have several mici files that were recorded from our piano. Is ther anyway someone can get these files transferred from the disks to a cd for us. The model is clavinova cvp 85a.

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In last month’s blog posting, I discussed how the Smart Pianist app, in conjunction with the new CSP Clavinova, allows you to learn to play your favorite songs by creating a piano accompaniment score, a chord chart and StreamLights above the keys … and all this just from the audio file!

Typically, you don’t need to “load” songs into Smart Pianist, because content is normally derived from your iTunes^® library. In other words, when you buy new songs from iTunes for your computer, tablet or smartphone, you are actually also buying new songs for your CSP. (I didn’t realize this the first time I opened a prototype of Smart Pianist during development and looked at the Music Library. I remember being amazed that the engineers had included content that exactly matched my musical tastes, until it dawned on me that I was just looking at my iTunes library! Duh….)

You may be wondering if you can load additional songs into Smart Pianistwithout buying new songs in iTunes. You sure can! In fact, there is memory inside the app for just that purpose. It’s in an area called User Songs, located directly beneath the Music Library, as shown in the illustration below:

There are several ways in which you can load audio songs — or even special MIDI files like Kooky Karaoke, CueTIME and Follow Lights — into the User Songs area without using the iTunes gateway. In this posting, we’ll describe how it’s done.

Here’s What Won’t Work

While you may be tempted to copy audio or MIDI songs onto a flash memory device and use one of the USB “To Device” ports on the CSP to load songs, that’s not a procedure that will work. That’s because these USB ports are not for loading data, but for connecting to the iOS device running Smart Pianist as well as accessories like the Wireless Lan Adapter (UD-WL01) that come with the instrument. The only way to load songs into the CSP is through Smart Pianist. In other words, you don’t load new songs into the Clavinova; you load songs into the app, and the app does the loading of the songs directly to and from the CSP.

Here’s What Will Work

Fortunately, there are several ways to get additional songs into the CSP User Songs area, all made possible by existing Apple^® iOS file exchange protocols. Here’s a list:

1. Dropbox (access is built-in to the app)
2. Airdrop from one Apple device to another
3. Emailing attachments
4. Texting attachments
5. Syncing using iTunes File Transfer
6. Downloading directly from websites into Smart Pianist

Let’s talk briefly about each:

1. DROPBOX – This was the main portal that engineers had originally intended for loading additional songs into Smart Pianist. The process is simple: From within Smart Pianist, go to System > Utility > Dropbox and sign into your Dropbox account. (If you don’t have an account, get one! It’s free and the Dropbox “basic” account includes 2 GB of storage space.)

You only need to do this once, by the way. Signing into Dropbox from within the app will automatically create a folder and subfolder in your Dropbox account called “Apps” and “SmartPianist,” respectively.

If you then put .mid, .wav or .m4a files (i.e., MIDI, WAV audio, or MPEG4 audio) into your “Smart Pianist” Dropbox folder, they can be accessed directly by Smart Pianist and, from there, downloaded to your CSP. (Note that the CSP will not display songs that are not compatible). Here’s how it works:

To retrieve a song from Dropbox, go to the User Songs folder in Smart Pianist, then download from Dropbox by touching your iOS device’s IMPORT symbol:

You will then be shown the following dialog:

Touch OK and you’re done.

You can also send files from Smart Pianistto Dropbox by using EXPORT: the files will automatically go into the designated folders when you select “EDIT.” (Note that the EXPORT symbol is not active until you select a song.) In short, think of Dropbox as your “cloud storage” for CSP. This EXPORT to Dropbox procedure is actually the only way to get songs out of the app for sharing. No more saving to a thumb drive!

2. AIRDROP – This is actually the option that I prefer. Using this Apple-exclusive technology, you don’t need to use any external service like Dropbox to get songs into your CSP. However, this can only be done between two Apple devices, like a laptop to an iPhone^®, or iPad^® to iPad. First, you must make your receiving iOS device available to “Everyone,” which means that all nearby iOS devices using AirDrop can see your device. To do this, go to Settings > General > AirDrop and make the selection “Everyone”:

Also, you must make sure that Bluetooth^® and WiFi are set to “ON” in both the sending and receiving devices. Note that you do not need to pair with any other Bluetooth devices, and you don’t need to join any wireless networks, either — both Bluetooth and WiFi simply need to be “ON.” This allows both devices to “see” each other in the same room (at a distance of up to 30 feet). Then, when you “Accept” the file from the other device, Apple temporarily creates an Ad-Hoc WiFi connection between the two devices — no pairing or passwords required.

Once that’s done, simply find a file you want to send, then select the symbol for Download or Import. The other device will then appear above the other sharing options. When you select that device, a notification will appear on the receiving iOS device asking you to “Accept” or Decline”:

When you “Accept” the file transfer on the receiving device, the receiving device will give you several choices to “Open with” and list all the programs that can use the file format you have selected. As long as you are sending a .mid, .wav or .m4a file, Smart Pianist will be listed as one of the choices. (If it isn’t listed, you’ve sent a different file type.)

Once completed, go to the Smart Pianist User Song area and you will see your file listed.

3. EMAIL – Sending a song as an attachment in an email is an easy way to use a technology we all use every day. To do so, either “add attachments” from your iCloud drive, or highlight a file in the new FILES folder of iOS 11 (or any other database of songs), then select the EXPORT or UPLOAD icon and select MAIL as the option. When your recipient receives the email, they will see the attachment. After downloading the attachment by tapping on it, they then press and hold the attachment in the email to see a dialogue that lists several apps to use. As long as you have emailed a .mid, .wav or .m4a file,“Import with Smart Pianist” will be one of the options.

4. iMessage – You can even send a file as an attachment in a text iMessage. Similarly to receiving an email, all the recipient has to do is tap once to download the file and it will open. Again, all they have to do is select the EXPORT or UPLOAD option. As long as you have sent a .mid, .wav or .m4a file,“Import with Smart Pianist” will be one of the options:

5. iTunes File Sharing – This is my least favorite option, because there are so many steps, but I’ll tell you about it anyway. If you connect your iOS device to iTunes via a laptop or desktop, you can use the iTunes File Transfer function selectively to send files to the File Sharing area in apps like Smart Pianist. (In fact, if you use any of the methods listed above to get your files into Smart Pianist, the files are placed in the File Sharing folder.) This technique allows you to send multiple files all at once, but requires a little more sophistication with Apple iTunes, which can be a little kludgy at times. (If you have a Mac laptop or desktop, consider buying an app called iMazing to make file sharing a lot easier.)

6. Downloading directly from websites/servers – If a website provides the ability to directly download .mid, .wav or .m4a files (even if they are zipped), Smart Pianist is able to accept these files — it can even do the unzipping automatically. When you click on the dialogue to “Start Download,” you’ll see Smart Pianist listed as an option, as long as the files being sent are compatible .mid, .wav or .m4a format.

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Enjoy your new songs!

Smart Pianist works with the Clavinova CSP-150 and CSP-170.

Click here for last month’s Insider Tips: “Learn To Play Your Favorite Songs”

Coming up next month: A look at Kooky Karaoke.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Craig Knudsen has over 30 years experience in the high-tech music industry. He is a highly accomplished keyboardist and musical arranger who has been featured at Carnegie Hall. Known as the creator of “Follow Lights” and “Kooky Karaoke” Clavinovas, as well as SmartKEY on the Disklavier, Craig has designed shows for the Disneyland Tomorrowland’s Home of the Future and has worked with arranger Phillip Keveren to develop the CueTIME Series, where the background arrangements follow as you play at different tempos. Most recently, Craig has worked with ThePianoGuys, helping them create videos featured on YouTube.

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By the way, how new is your Clav? If it's still under warrantee, I'd
complain to the dealer. They should fix it for you.

As far as replacing the floppy, I was surprised at how easy it was.
There were two or three screws (I forget exactly, and I don't have the
thing here at work :') to take the lid off, and then the floppy drive
was right there on top. It's held in by a few more screws, and plugs
into a normal floppy cable. I'm going to tack on some original
instructions I found about this. The author mentions taking off the
keyboard cover, but I don't remember having to do that.

Hope this helps.

Dan

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[*] CVP User Group Home Page: Archive: Message #174

Date: Jan 20 1999 17:54:39 EST
From: 'Lafferty, Wallace E' <wallace....@lmco.com>
Subject: RE: Floppy Drive ate my Disk

Ali,

Free Yamaha Midi Downloads Songs

When you lift the top off of the CVP you'll see that the disk drive is
mounted on its own stand and can easily be removed. You won't even
need a
manual to do it. But first, with a flashlight, look inside the drive
to see
if you can see the cover down in there somewhere. I had this same
thing
happen on another disk drive, and I was able to extract the cover with
a
pair of long-nosed pliers.

To remove the top, remove the three black caps that cover the screws on
the
back of the CVP's cabinet. Remove the screws and the cover will slide
forward and lift off. You'll have to remove the keyboard cover, which
requires removing two screws that hold a white plastic piece on the
left
side of the cover's gear-toothed slide against the rim of the cabinet
(as
you sit on the piano bench, the piece is on the left at the top of the
rim).
Remove the white plastic piece. The cover will slide forward or back
until
the cover's gear shaft lines up with the notch that the white plastic
piece
was covering. Then the cover will lift strait up through the notch.
This
exposes all of the insides and the disk drive.

Good luck!
Wally

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> From: Ali & Helen
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 3:38 PM
> To: cvpuse...@listbot.com
> Subject: Floppy Drive ate my Disk
>
> CVP User Group
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> Greetings from the British side of the Pond.
>
> More of a physical problem this and I'm hoping that Wally may be able
to
> help out on this, given that he's been forced to dismantle his CVP96!
>
> I inserted a 3.5' disk into the CVP96's floppy drive and proceeded to
> spend
> a pleasant evening recording. When finished, I ejected the disk but
the
> sliding silver cover on the top edge of the disk was not there! It
must
> still be in the disk drive, I mused, so I peeped through the slot but
> couldn't see anything obvious. Being the sort who tempts fate, I then
> tried
> to insert another disk which proceeded to work fine! The silver cover
was
> definitely on the initial disk when I inserted it, so I can only
surmise
> that the cover has detached within the drive and slipped down or
across in
> the mechanism, out of 'harm's' way.
>
> As lifting up the CVP96 and turning it over to give it a good shake
is not
> really practical, is there an 'easy' way to remove the drive itself
> (without
> having to dismantle the keys). It certainly looks from the front that
it
> is
> not truly an integrated unit, but an enclosed 3.5' drive in its own
> bracket.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Ali McCormick
>
>
>
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