Sent: Thursday, 10 September 2015 19:18
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Yeah ok being a computer minded person I can see your point floppies are an obsolete format but I can still see uses for it, in my work for instance they’d be easier to handle, more robust against kids, more convenient than having to have a PC next to the piano, and less expensive if we got a pile of em with an older model, I’m just thinking of that situation, we can’t afford a new one so this would be a cost effective option for us. For me as in my own piano yeah it’s abit of an older way to do things but I would still like to obtain these modules for a complete system I am not gonna invest in a cheap pc next to the piano nor am I gonna drag the laptop downstairs all the time. Just saying that’s my opinion your entitled to yours. A DKC-850 would be brill as a substitute but they’re expensive to buy.
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Sent: Thursday, 10 September 2015 18:45
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In my case, my desktop is adjacent to my DKV in my living room. If it werent I would dedicate a cheap laptop to the DKV. All floppys have been converted and copied (with a $10 external floppy drive) to my hard drive. IMO, using a floppy in 2015 is ridiculous. YMMV
On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 1:03 PM, 'PEOPLES, SAM' SPEOPL200@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Well my wagon hasa floppy, and it still works, what's wrong with getting hold of disks that are already made? Especially if you can’t download something or have to buy something online that would be cheaper in a bundle of disks, which is common on the like of Ebay? I know exactly what your on about it’s more efficient and easier but what about the times when you don’t have the computer, we are thinking of getting one for the work which is a good example of that.Cheers
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Sent: Thursday, 10 September 2015 17:55
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I use my DKV with computer and MIDI and it works fine with many advantages. Do not use floppy.
Sam
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On Sep 10, 2015, at 10:14 AM, 'PEOPLES, SAM' SPEOPL200@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Hi CarolThat’s a good suggestion I have a laptop and I could just get a MIDI cable and do it that way. I have Bill on Facebook so I’ll ask him. Mine’s is a Japanese market model although I bought it here in Britain as it’s a PPG-10R wagon control unit and that model was only sold in Japan so Bill told me. I will ask him then. Your probably right though these modules are probably incompatible with the wagon or the piano hammer or sensor boards and yeah they are pretty old and obsolete bits of gear and these are expensive prices for the tech when you can be a cheap MIDI cable and do a lot of the same stuff. Reason I’m interested is because we may be getting a Disklavier for work or that's what I had in mind so if we got an older model this option could be good.Cheers
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Sent: Thursday, 10 September 2015 15:07
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My suggestion is that you email Bill Brandom, privately, before you buy anything! People who get ripped off the most are those trying to things on the cheap. I seriously doubt this DKC-6000CD will work. Each Disklavier model has different electronics and operation systems. They are not compatible with each other. As far as I know, only the add-on modules may work; the DCD1 and DSR1.
Bill Brandom is the ultimate guru of all things Disklavier and he is on this list. George Litterst is the ultimate guru of all things MIDI and wrote the manuals for the early model Disklaviers. I am only a Disklavier and piano technician who has dealt with many instruments in the field. The European models are different from the Disklaviers that were made for the North American market. Although the logic may be the same, the connectors are different. This is probably due to U.S. market being UL approved.
The cheapest way for you to not get ripped off is to use a laptop computer connected to the MIDI ports of your Disklavier. There is free software available to make file conversions and use CD.
Carol Beigel
www.midiplayertools.com