Disklavier

When your DKV see a floppy disk, it knows it is looking for MIDI 
information.  When it sees a CD, it is looking for audio information.  On 
the older Mark IIXG, you could buy (for $300) an analog-to-MIDI converter 
from QRS to play their CDs on the Disklavier.

There are only two channels, so on the Yamaha the MIDI data is on one 
channel, and the audio is on the other.  For PianoDisc, it is the same thing 
but they use the opposite channels from Yamaha.

The MarkIII is using some really cool converter that not only plays MIDI 
data off the CD, but can transpose the audio data to follow the MIDI.  For 
example, when Simon and Garfunkle are singing the first song on the sample 
CD, you can push the Transpose button and their singing (audio) follows the 
(MIDI) transposition both up and down the scale.

I don't think you can play PianoDisc CDs with the MarkIII, but you should be 
able to play the QRS ones.

Carol Beigel
crbrpt@...

>From: "bikerbill44 <bikerbil@...>" <bikerbil@...>
>Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [disklavier] difference in CD and floppy drives
>Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2003 00:15:41 -0000
>
>We have a Disklavier Mark III Series DC2A. I find no problem
>downloading midi music files and putting them on a floppy and
>playing them on the Disklavier, but today I tried to place the same
>midi files on a CD and it won't play in the Disklavier. They are the
>same midi files and both CD and floppy play fine on my computer but
>what is the difference with the Disklavier? Does the CD need some
>different form of file or special format?
>
>FYI we bought the piano last Sept 2001 for our 35th Wedding
>Anniversary and my wife really enjoys playing it. I show friends how
>well I play, only I use the Disklavier. They are impressed with
>either one of our playing (I think my wife impresses them more
>though!).
>
>Bill and Barb in PA.
>


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