Disklavier

Danny a écrit :

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> W: Also contained in the zip file is a file called "PEDAL THUMP
TEST.mid". It
> contains nothing but pedal events so you can listen to the pedal
action and any
> rumble of vibration pedal thump sets off in the strings. /.../ It's
going to be
> interesting to put this file on a floppy disk and try it on a few
different
> Disklaviers on the show room floor.
>

Greetings all,

My beloved DU1A is on tour, so I'll have to wait for a few days before
I can try and have it THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP !!  an introducing
measure to some of  the nice  Joplin ragtimes  translated from piano
rolls. I especially think of "Stoptime Rag" where silences are
provided for thumping, inside the tune.  "Perfessor" Bill Edwards  has
a very good version of it too. What's more, it could be an effective
and musical  way to use the excess of thumping some of us have
reported, while waiting for the tech's visit !   <G>  (By the way, can
the "1 or 127" weght of most of the standard midi files be dangerous
for the pedal solenoïd, if used too frenetically or kept "on" too long ?)

Another entertainment idea :
Performers, try this : Present your piano to your (family) audience,
open the lid, have a THUMP !, leaving the pedal  "on", then sing the
first few few notes of a tune "into" the piano - let the strings ring
like a cathedral  : sounds like a nice echo effect !-, wait for a
second, and have the piano play what you've just sung ! Then sing the
tune, accompanied by your faithful and obedient piano.  The audience
will be mesmerized...  It will beat any karaoke.  Anybody  wants to
have a try ?

Very interesting stuff, this thread about the particularities of midi
on DKV.
Thanks to all.

Jean Debefve,
Belgium