Disklavier

Good morning, everyone.

Peter, although it may be possible to get this to work, I think that you are swimming up stream by trying to do this on a PC. Basically, you are attempting to bridge USB communication with serial communication. 

On the serial side, a driver may be required—I’m not sure.

On the USB side, your MIDI software needs to recognize your USB cable as either a MIDI device or as a cable connected to a MIDI device. I don’t think that there is a “normal” way to get that to happen without either special hardware or software.

Although I don’t suggest going down this path, I’ll point out that Yamaha used to make a USB MIDI interface called the UX96. The UX96 connected to the computer by USB and had both MIDI ports and a serial port for connecting to a keyboard. If there was some reason that you absolutely had to use the serial port on your Disklavier, this piece of hardware would provide the simplest way to bridge USB and serial MIDI communications. The UX96 requires the standard Yamaha USB MIDI driver to be installed on the PC.

You would be much better off getting a modern Windows-compatible USB MIDI interface that connects to the piano’s MIDI ports. If you do so, be sure to flip the 4-position toggle switch to the “MIDI” setting on the DKC500RXG.

An advantage of using MIDI cables is that you can run a long length of cable if you need to.

Lastly, I’ll mention the cleanest but most expensive option: replace the DKC500RXG with a DKC-850. This will give you both a MIDI port option as well as the option to use a direct USB cable connection.

Regards,
PianoBench


> On Jan 9, 2017, at 12:39 AM, Peter Braun braunp@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> I have a DKC500R-XG controller for my Disklavier.
>  It has a PC  attached with a DB9 to mini DIN8 cable to the "To Host" port.  Old, but it has been serviceable. 
> Now the PC needs to be replaced and I am having trouble identifying the cable and driver (for Windows 7)  required to go from USB to the To Host (mini DIN).
> Could someone please advise me.
> Thanks, 
> Peter
> 
> 
>  Peter Braun
> one can make a difference
> MAD Indochina 
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> On 18 December 2016 at 21:33,  <disklavier@yahoogroups.com <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
> There are 4 messages in this issue.
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> Topics in this digest:
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> 1a. Re: Dkc850 calibration
>     From:  raymundo_77
> 1b. Re: Dkc850 calibration
>     From:  tintinlad320
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> 2a. Re: Re[4]: [disklavier] playing from excel
>     From:  tintinlad320
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> 3. Re[6]: [disklavier] playing from excel
>     From: Spencer Chase
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> 1a. Re: Dkc850 calibration
>     Posted by:  captainray12@... <mailto:captainray12@...m> raymundo_77
>     Date: Sat Dec 17, 2016 11:25 am ((PST))
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> I'm having the same problem.  I can't navigate off that screen.  Any guidance? Ray
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> 1b. Re: Dkc850 calibration
>     Posted by:  rightnightboy@... <mailto:rightnightboy@...> tintinlad320
>     Date: Sat Dec 17, 2016 11:38 pm ((PST))
> 
> Hello  I dont know much... but once was told to calibrate with the original "old box" that came with the disklavier (thus removing the dkc-850)...
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> 2a. Re: Re[4]: [disklavier] playing from excel
>     Posted by:  rightnightboy@... <mailto:rightnightboy@...m> tintinlad320
>     Date: Sat Dec 17, 2016 11:33 pm ((PST))
> 
> Im interested in such a bundle ! ;- )
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> 3. Re[6]: [disklavier] playing from excel
>     Posted by: "Spencer Chase" lists@... <mailto:lists@...> spencerserolls
>     Date: Sat Dec 17, 2016 11:47 pm ((PST))
> 
> there has not been enough interest to justify the time it would take to
> put this all together. i wrote a while ago explaining how to do this
> with programs currently available on my website. i am pasting that
> information again here.
> 
> the method can be tested by downloading the "keyword tools" and also the
> keyword to excel program from the download page of my web site. The
> keyword lister will only list keyworded text events which follow the
> format name: value. this is explained in the doc included withe the
> keywords tools zip. it also list track names which are the most common
> way people add meta data. there are too many other ways to add meta data
> so i only bother with these two to avoid overload of information. i can
> modify the program if anyone has a favorite text type they would like to
> add to the list.
> 
> the current version of the programs default to the working folder which
> is convenient. i believe that the versions on the web site use a default
> folder which can be created and used or it can be changed each time the
> program is run. to update this zip with the current version and make
> sure the documentation is correct will be a little work which i will
> only do if there is enough interest.
> 
> the web page for downloads is
> http://spencerserolls.com/Files4Download.html <http://spencerserolls.com/Files4Download.html>
> the keyword to excel program is about half way down the page and the
> MIDI keyword tools zip is near the end. if you use any of the programs
> on this site, i recommend getting the latest versions from me if you are
> really going to use them a lot. i have mad improvements but they are not
> necessarily documented.
> 
> 
> Best regards, Spencer Chase
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> From: "rightnightboy@... <mailto:rightnightboy@...> [disklavier]"
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> Subject: Re: Re[4]: [disklavier] playing from excel
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