Disklavier

Alex,

Probably the most satisfactory solution to your loud piano problem would 
turn out to be by installing an acoustic blanket or baffle in your piano.

Other possibilities are:

*  Put the piano in a larger room.  (Understandably, this may not be a 
practical answer for you.)

*  Add carpeting or drapes to the room.  This has the drawback that most 
sound absorbing materials not only reduce the reverb time in a room 
(giving an unpleasant dry sound) but absorb the treble sounds more than 
the bass.

*  Reduce note velocities either by modifying the files you that you 
play or by turning down the DKV volume.  This has the disadvantage of 
reducing the dynamic range of the music.  It would be nice to retain the 
full dynamic range of PianoSoft files by not adjusting their velocity 
values.  Downloaded files not recorded on a DKV and that have note 
velocities exceeding 95 are good candidates for velocity reduction.

The absorption of an acoustic blanket or baffle is fairly flat across 
the spectrum and so will not color the sound appreciably.  The 
attenuation is limited to about half-power, which still may not be 
enough for you.

Yamaha purportedly has measured the attenuation of some blankets and 
baffles.  You can read about the results described by a commercial 
interest at http://www.pianosupply.com/acoustic/



Alex Chao wrote:
> Carol:
> You really peaked my interest when you wrote about
> having a technician set the ppp value for the DKV to
> play more quitely.  You everyone, I really love my DKV
> but always wish the sound could be turned much lower. 
> I have resorted to locking in the quiet pedel but
> really that is unacceptable.  
> Please tell me more about how much quieter the piano
> can be adjusted.  Is this something I could possibly
> do myself?
> Thanks,
> Alex.
> --- Carol Beigel <carolrpt@...> wrote:
> 
>>Use the regular Volume control on the DKV control
>>box for the piano.  Set it 
>>all the way low and it will stay there.  You can
>>adjust the volume coming 
>>through the speakers (even though you have set the
>>TG balance) by crawling 
>>under the piano and adjusting the volume on the
>>amplifier.
>>
>>Also, your technician can set the ppp value of each
>>note on the DKV to play 
>>very soft.  Perhaps this has not been done yet.
>>
>>Carol Beigel
>>crbrpt@...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: "Jimmy" <JimmyM@...>
>>>Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>>>To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>>>Subject: [disklavier] Trying to lower the piano
>>
>>level with an SPS disk and 
>>
>>>CD.
>>>Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 17:02:39 -0000
>>>
>>>I am trying to foind out how to reduce the level
>>
>>(volume) on the mark
>>
>>>III when playing SPS disk qith commercial CD.
>>>I have notice that I can reduce the level of the
>>
>>piano when playing
>>
>>>by selected the arrow and get to the vol function
>>
>>(set at 100) I am
>>
>>>able to reduce the piano player to sound softer by
>>
>>lowering the
>>
>>>volume to a lower level, however this is only good
>>
>>for the tune being
>>
>>>played and it goes back to normal soon after when
>>
>>the next song start.
>>
>>>Is there  afunction to get the piano to play softer
>>
>>and keep the
>>
>>>level down for the whole album.  I am already
>>
>>playing the piano with
>>
>>>the level =E0t -10db on the regular master volume
>>
>>control.. The TG
>>
>>>master for the CD is already set to my regular
>>
>>value of 85, which is
>>
>>>quiete acceptable in my house, but to get the piano
>>
>>and the CD sound
>>
>>>nice together I need to increase the volume on the
>>
>>left control to
>>
>>>high to compensate for the higher piano level,
>>
>>however as mentioned
>>
>>>before if I lower the piano while it is playing
>>
>>with the arrow
>>
>>>accessingthe first line of the screen I can lower
>>
>>this to a lower
>>
>>>value but it soen't stay after the song is over it
>>
>>comes back to
>>
>>>level=3D100.
>>>
>>>Anyone can help, if I was not to confusing.
>>>
>>>Jimmy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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