Disklavier

Thanks to Bill Brandom and everyone else, I'm playing on the P-150 
and it's sounding out on the MX100B accoustically.  It's not 
perfect, but I'm a happy camper.

Thanks, Bill.

--Jason

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, PianoBench@a... wrote:
> Good morning, everyone.
> 
> In a message dated 10/7/03 12:45:36 PM, Jason writes:
> 
> > I would like to use this in a live performance -
> > however I need to have the keys to some of the songs transposed 
for
> > the singers.  I am not sure if the MX100B will "transpose" on the
> > fly, so instead I had the idea that I would use another Yamaha P-
150
> > Electric Piano and hook it up through the MIDI ports.  I was 
able to
> > get it to work with one small problem.  Everytime that I play 
the P-
> > 150 keyboard, there is a 500msec delay till you hear the
> > Disklavier.  Is there any way to prevent this delay?  Maybe 
there is
> > something I could purchase (like an upgrade) to prevent this 
delay? 
> > Any ideas would help?
> > 
> Bill Brandom answered the crucial issue. Here are some follow-up 
thoughts:
> 
> If you don't mind the sluggishness between playing a note on your 
P-150 and 
> hearing it on the Disklavier, you may want to proceed to adjusting 
the volume 
> response of the Disklavier to incoming MIDI data. I would not be 
surprised if 
> the instrument seems too loud. If you press the Disklavier's MIDI 
button, after 
> two seconds you will see a screen on which you can adjust the MIDI 
In volume 
> level.
> 
> As for the transposition issue, this is normally handled by the 
sending 
> keyboard. I don't know how this is done on the P-150, but it is 
probably pretty 
> easy. Interestingly, your model of Disklavier will also transpose 
incoming MIDI 
> data. To do so, press the MIDI button and then press the 
TRANS/BEAT button to 
> access the screen where you can adjust the MIDI In transposition. 
> 
> Regards,
> PianoBench