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Re: [disklavier] wireless MIDI and the DKV

2014-12-27 by Mark Fontana

Carol, I did a little digging on this and it looks like you need to 
install the PUC Connect app on your iPad, then change the mode to "Out" 
via the "DIN 5 Port" slide switch as shown about 1 second into this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LXHFt8Hf34
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LXHFt8Hf34>
I hope it's that simple...


On 12/26/2014 02:01 PM, Carol Beigel carol@... [disklavier] wrote:
>
> Greetings group! I am hoping someone can explain my most recent, 
> miserable failure. I have a MarkIIXG disklavier that always works! I 
> can use either my iPhone6 or iPad2 to play it, and any other 
> Disklavier so far, by using the Yamaha I-MX1 MIDI interface connected 
> to the MIDI In on the Disklavier. I use Sweet MIDI Player with the 
> settings Core MIDI out and the selected interface. MIDI in is the 
> session network. Always works.
>
> Now enter the new PUC wireless MIDI interface Santa brought me for 
> Christmas. I connect either iDevice using the same network settings 
> (mipucXXX). The PUC is connected via MIDI cable to the same MIDI in 
> port on the Disklavier. The PUC is flashing red indicating that MIDI 
> data is being transmitted. But the piano is not playing!!!!! Grrrrr\u2026\u2026\u2026
>
> On closer look at the packaging I am wondering if this unit only works 
> backwards - by transmitting MIDI out from the Disklavier to an app on 
> the iPad. However, the PUC is flashing red so it should be working. Is 
> there a difference between MIDI data that flows through a MIDI cable 
> and that which comes thru the air? Does the receiver make a 
> difference? Could it be that the MarkIIXG just cannot read wireless 
> MIDI data? Ahhhgggg!
>
> Also, there are different drivers for the iMac and the PC. Maybe I 
> will try those.
>
> Hope someone knows the answers!
>
> Carol Beigel
>
>

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