Disklavier

Yamaha could release a mobile or desktop app called something like 
"Disklavier Radio Receiver" that would receive the stream and play it 
out to the piano through a MIDI interface.  It could be a way to gain 
additional revenue from Disklavier Radio, especially if the app would 
support non-Disklavier player systems too (by adjusting the streams 
slightly on-the-fly to better suit the target player system).   I think 
there's at least one developer on this mailing list who knows enough 
about the network protocol to implement such an application, even if 
Yamaha won't do it.

The assumption is that Yamaha's concerns about piracy are what has been 
blocking this in both cases.   The external MIDI connection would make 
it possible to intercept and store the streams, even if the streaming 
itself is fully legit and paid for.   There are probably also business 
and legal issues related to how the content is licensed and priced for 
streaming use.

Mark Fontana


On 11/16/2014 07:53 AM, 'MixMeisterBob' mixmeisterbob@... 
[disklavier] wrote:
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> Just wondering if I can Stream Internet Radio that Plays My Piano via 
> my Wagon Grand Disklavier. I do use my laptop to play midi files via 
> the wagon on my C3, but streaming sounds like what I want nopw\u2026Bob
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