Disklavier

Robert and Carol:
Thanks very much for the info on baffles.  I had never
thought of that.
Thanks for the great links also.  I will definitely
look into this and give it a try.
Alex.
--- Robert Welcyng <rwelcyng@...> wrote:
> 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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