E-Seq

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File Format
Name E-Seq
Ontology
Extension(s) .fil, .esq
PRONOM fmt/1960
Wikidata ID Q110254444
Released 1987

Yamaha developed the Disklavier reproducing piano to North America in 1987. At the time recordings and playback was via 3.5 2DD floppy disks.[1][2]

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Format Information

Disklavier recorded and played back in the E-Seq format[3] which pre-dated MIDI. Disks often contained a form of DRM which made copying the disk difficult.[4]

File Information

FIL files have a header which includes the ascii COM-ESEQ.

Software & Samples

References

  1. https://disklavier.com/history-of-the-disklavier
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disklavier#Early_models
  3. https://usa.yamaha.com/support/faq/pianos/1636.html
  4. https://hackaday.io/project/164793-hacking-yamaha-disklavier-floppies
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