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Re: [disklavier] After adding a DCD1 to my system

2003-12-09 by Gary Connoley

Bill Bradom promised that we should get a beta release of the DCD code soon.

Regards
Gary

On 9/12/03 4:29 pm, "hadly@..., Jr." <hadly@...> wrote:

> Hey Gary,
> Had any luck with this yet? I've got the same problem. Carol sent me an
> e-mail response and I have forwarded it to Bill Brandom at Yamaha. I
> also have a problem with an electronic 'tone' that plays in sync with
> the key movements. It is a high pitched electronic feedback sound that
> is quite annoying! Anyone else have this problem?
> Let me know how you come out on this.
> Sincerely,
> Gene
> On Tuesday, December 2, 2003, at 12:52  PM, Gary Connoley wrote:
> 
>> Hello All,
>> 
>> I have today taken receipt of a DCD1. I installed it initially to hear
>> the
>> smart plus audio in action. It is really impressive the demo disk that
>> cam
>> with the DCD1 is brilliant.
>> 
>> On to phase 2 - the smart piano disk update.
>> I followed the procedure on Carol's web site to the letter, updating
>> both my
>> DKC500RW controller and the DCD1's firmware. I switched the system back
>> on,
>> popped in the piansoft plus audio disk but all I can hear is the piano
>> not
>> the audio. On investigation I found that there was audio but it was so
>> quiet
>> it was barely audible. I messed around with ALL of the volume controls:
>> piano, controller and DCD1 but no change.
>> 
>> I found that the only way to get the pianosoft plus audio CD to work at
>> the
>> proper volume level was is remove the second MIDI cable from the setup
>> and
>> power everything off and on.
>> It seems that the controller is somehow affecting the output of the
>> DCD1.
>> 
>> Am I missing something? Should I keep both the MIDI cables in now I have
>> completed the upgrades?
>> 
>> Regards
>> Gary
>> 
>> 
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> To reach our group's web site go to:
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> 
> Todd's family web site was completely updated 01/15/03.  It contains some fun
> disklavier content and links to midi sites among many other things, The url
> is:
> http://MuncyFamily.com
> 
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