This article shows my exact workflow for creating archival copies of unique or rare floppy disks, and extracting the files. This is a summary of my workflow: For more information about the Greaseweazle, see their page on GitHub. You can also read my brief comparison of the Greaseweazle and KryoFlux. If you’re looking to purchase … Read more
This tool creates a clean, copy-ready song list from a Nalbantov HFE file. Upload a supported HFE disk image, and this tool will extract song titles from MIDI and Yamaha E-SEQ/FIL files inside that HFE when available. It will then create and format the results into an ordered list that is easy to copy, verify, … Read more
The Kuhmann Directory (also widely known as Disklavier World) was one of the biggest free online libraries of Yamaha Disklavier-ready music files. It’s no longer available at its original home on kuhmann.com, so I maintain a working mirror of the library. I’ve written this page to answer the questions I hear most often: What was … Read more
APS MIDI Prep Tool is a modern Windows and Linux utility for working with Yamaha Disklavier music files and disks. It supports MIDI, E-SEQ, PIANODIR.FIL, Yamaha PianoSoft floppies, HFE images, Nalbantov USB drives, Gotek emulators, and Greaseweazle imaging workflows in one place. My goal with APS MIDI Prep Tool was to take my own tool … Read more
If you’ve downloaded music for a Disklavier Mark III or older model with a floppy drive, you might have downloaded a PSX file. If you have one of these files, hopefully this article can help you out! What Is a PSX File? For Yamaha MusicSoft, a PSX file is an archive format that contains the … Read more
This list is designed to help you understand the upgrade options for your Yamaha Disklavier. It can be confusing, so start here! As an authorized Yamaha Service Center, I receive this question often, both from local customers here in Maine and from visitors to this site. No matter what model of Disklavier you have, it’s … Read more
I use a wide variety of software tools when reading floppy disks and preparing E-SEQ and MIDI for the Yamaha Disklavier. Below is my attempt to compile the most useful tools I use on a daily basis. If you have any input or want any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact me. APS MIDI … Read more
A person recently contacted me attempting to copy their Yamaha Electone Performance Disks. These files are not visible on Windows: If you attempt to open the drive you’ll see “The disk in Drive A is not formatted.” This is typical of Yamaha’s proprietary E-SEQ format, and does not necessarily mean there’s anything wrong with the … Read more
A Yamaha service note from 2004 refers to Giebler’s Yamaha DOM package, which is used for copying Clavinova and Disklavier files. I’m in the process of transferring files in a Yamaha CLP-156, a Clavinova from 1994, which uses an early version of E-SEQ. I was curious to see if Giebler’s software package gave me better … Read more
Yamaha’s earlier floppy disks use the proprietary E-SEQ format. They also use a primitive form of copy protection, where the first sectors of the disks are blank. This means computers identify the disks as corrupt, requiring you to use specialized software to back up your Disklavier disks. In place of these sectors, Yamaha uses the … Read more