Disklavier

Bill

 

It has done it since it was new - 11 months ago.  See answers to your
questions in red below.  I had Yamaha techs out to have a look at it but
they concluded that there was something wrong with the midi files which was
causing it.  I argued at the time but I was a bit green then and didn't
pursue it.  The midi files I play are about as vanilla as you can get.  They
are usually scans of player piano rolls with just note data and sometimes
pedal data and lyric events.  The default patch is acoustic grand piano and
never changes.

 

It is still covered by warranty and I would like to know whether anyone else
has this problem - in which case it is a bug and maybe one day Yamaha will
fix it - or it is my problem alone, in which case there would seem to be a
fault in my piano covered by warranty.

 

Are there any MK IV owners out there who play midi files from a laptop
through USB and who also use silent mode in the same session?   If so, I
would appreciate if someone could test it,  ie, play a midi file or 2 from
the laptop and then plug in the headphones and play the piano manually for a
while.   It will take up to 20 minutes before the tone gen will cut out on
my piano.

 

Kind regards

 

Geoff Ward

 

 

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From: disklavier@yahoogroups.com [mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Bill Brandom
Sent: Tuesday, 25 February 2014 6:17 PM
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Cc: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [disklavier] Tone generator drop outs

 

  

Geoff,

 

How long has your piano been doing this?  Since new.

 

Did it possibly start after installing an update?  Not sure, but I don't
think so.

 

Does it happen when you play any MIDI file to the piano (both PianoSoft Solo
and Pianosoft Plus)?  I can't be sure of this.  I will do some testing.

 

Does it happen if you play the MIDI file to your piano, with your piano in
Silent Mode?  I don't do this.  I only use Silent mode for piano practice

 

It certainly sounds like a bug. I am just trying to get an understanding of
where that bug is.

Bill


On Feb 24, 2014, at 9:48 PM, "Geoff Ward" <gward1211@...> wrote:

  

Adrian

The firmware is up to date.

 

Kind regards

 

Geoff

 

 

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From:  <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com> disklavier@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mangez@...
Sent: Monday, 24 February 2014 9:34 PM
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [disklavier] Tone generator drop outs

 

  

If your piano is hooked up to the internet, the first thing to try would the
"Network Update" on the internet page on your remote control.

Adrian Thomas Music Services

On Feb 24 2014, gward1211@... wrote: 

I wonder if anyone can shed some light on this problem with my DC3 MKIV:
I usually practice my piano playing for about an hour every night with
headphones on (ie, listening to the tone generator piano rather than the
acoustic piano). If I turn the DKV on just before playing it, it will work
properly indefinitely. However, if I have played a midi file (from my laptop
through the USB input on the DKV) and have not rebooted the DKV since
playing the midi files, the tone generator will invariably drop out during
my practice - ie, no sound through the headphones. I then have to reboot to
get it working again.
This would clearly seem to be either a bug in the DKV software or a fault in
my piano.
Kind regards
Geoff