E-Seq

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File Format
Name E-Seq
Ontology
Extension(s) .fil, .esq
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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