Disklavier

Why can't I use any USB floppy disk drive? I want to get all the songs from my mark iii box to my dkc 850.

Regards

Donal

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Bill Brandom <bill.brandom03@...> wrote:
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> If you are going to use a non-Yamaha USB FDD, I recommend the following:
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> Iomega #32633
> LaCie #706018
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> These do work with protected floppies.
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> Bill
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Sep 3, 2012, at 9:50 AM, "gmtmt" wrote:
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> > I wen to Best Buy and bought a floppy disc drive for $70.00 and attached it the the KDC850 and it works great. I also use the USB stick as well.
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> > --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Carol Beigel wrote:
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> > > There is a problem with that. Yamaha copy protection scheme will NOT allow you to:
> > >
> > > copy a PianoSoft disk to a USB stick
> > > copy a PianoSoft disk to the FromToPC folder
> > > copy PianoSoft disks to CDs
> > >
> > > The only way I have found to get your pianosoft floppies into the Memory is to use a USB floppy disk drive.
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> > > I figure if you can afford the $1500 for the DKC-850 you might save yourself a lot of time and trouble and just buy their USB Floppy Disk drive.
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> > > You can, however, convert your ESEQ disks to standard file formats using Giebler, DKVutils or Root a Ripper, then use the converted disks to place files on USB sticks, folders on a computer, etc.
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> > > Good luck.
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> > > Carol Beigel
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> > > On Sep 3, 2012, at 3:13 AM, tintinlad320 wrote:
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> > > >; I found this in the operating manual:
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> > > > You can add a Disklavier piano performance you recorded or on
> > > > commercially available SmartPianoSoft software to the playback of songs
> > > > on your favorite CDs.
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> > > > So its ok i guess; I wont have the diskettes reader unit so probably I'll have to copy the floppy to the pc and from there on on a usb stick I'll choose the
> > > > appropriate file...
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