Wow, boys and girls!  Here's a MIDI challenge for all you PowerRoll,
Disklavier and synth types.  It's real simple.  Download the MIDI file
found at  http://www.inluxeditions.com/playerchallange/

Then, make a recording on a MIDI'fied mechanical instrument or external
synth (not a computer synth - that's cheating), and let the rest of us
hear it.  We'll see what machines play it best.  Be warned, however,
that it's a torture test.  Lots of fast thick chords to exhaust the
reservoir, and all those chords line up with machine precision -- no
arpeggios allowed here!

Play "Improv2.ram" (the RealAudio) version to hear a "perfect"
rendition done on an AWE64 card using Warren Trachtman's 4-layer
Steinway font.  Use the BAR and ANN files to play it on a PowerRoll.
Use the MID file to play it on a pure MIDI device.  Try playing the
MID file through the PowerRoll MIDI interface.  Finally, you can
download the MP3 version to hear a "higher-fi" version of the "perfect"
rendition (in stereo no less).

Annnnnd, if you want an 88-note version, I can get that as well :-),
but only on a subscription basis.  When you hear it you'll know why.

George Bogatko
http://www.inluxeditions.com/