Disklavier

PianoSmart is really what we have been talking about "upgrade floppy to CD". 
  It is available now on your DU1A - probably as it came out of the box.  Is 
your version  of the software 4.45?  If so, you already have it.  Yamaha 
provides a separate user's manual for PianoSmart.  You can get one through 
them.  It is so small I am tempted to scan mine to PDF file so I can carry 
it in my tuning computer.  If I do, I will send you a copy.

PianoSmart is now available for all MarkIII Disklaviers. This software will 
be available to older DKVs any day now. I have posted some of the details 
during the past two days on the "upgrade  floppy to CD" thread.

However, learning to make one's own PianoSmart CDs is the current challenge! 
  I haven't tried yet, but it seems it could be possible.  Any details would 
be appreciated.

SmartKey is something different, and also very cool.  A piano key just 
"winks" and after you play it, another one will wink, and so forth.  Very 
nice if you want an "actor" who does not play the piano to pretend to play 
one!



Carol Beigel
crbrpt@...





>From: Jean Debefve <pubjean@...>
>Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [disklavier] MIDI on CDs
>Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2003 00:46:48 +0200
>
>I was seduced by the disklavier DU1A (a Mark II system)  when I saw this :
>
>http://www.yamaha.com/publications/accent/Accent102/05.htm
>
>/"One of the season's most remarkable new ideas is PianoSmart^(TM) 
>technology, now featured on all Mark III Series pianos. This new system 
>enables the Disklavier to play along with standard audio CDs, matching the 
>playback of the commercial audio track with accompanying MIDI files and 
>synchronizing them automatically. //Owners can even record their own piano 
>accompaniments to their favorite CDs, and the PianoSmart technology will 
>synch them perfectly on playback."
>/
>I still want to try this, but the manuals give no clue as how to do this.
>And Yamaha does not speak...
>
>What about this :
>
>*PianoSmart^(TM)* A truly revolutionary breakthrough in Disklavier 
>technology, the PianoSmart system opens up a world of additional ways to 
>enjoy your digital/acoustic piano. PianoSmart intelligently synchronizes 
>Disklavier recording and playback with the operation of the built-in CD 
>player. What this means in real terms is that you can now record your own 
>piano or electronic instrumental tracks while listening to your favorite 
>CDs, and play them back in perfect combination with the original 
>recordings. 'Sit in' with the hottest new groups, classic combos or a full 
>symphony orchestra, then sit back, press a couple of buttons, and listen to 
>yourself performing 'live' with the pros! Through the use of MTC (MIDI Time 
>Code), PianoSmart can also synchronize recording and playback with external 
>devices such as multi-track recording equipment and video cameras*. These 
>features enable pianists, families and educators to create audiovisual 
>records of any performance, complete with 'live' Disklavier acoustic piano 
>playback, stereo audio instrumentals and vocals, and full-motion video--all 
>as one integrated presentation. They also allow creative musicians *(1)* to 
>collaborate in ways seldom dreamed of before. In combination with the many 
>other Disklavier capabilities, PianoSmart extends digital/acoustic 
>creativity into a whole new universe of options. *Video synchronization 
>requires an external video MIDI sync interface.
>
>
>(found on http://www.keyboardcentre.com/model_dgc1a.htm)
>
>*(1) *Still no clue, though...
>
>... and if Carol and PianoBench or the other nice experts on the list do 
>not know, who will ?
>
>Jean Debefve
>

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