Disklavier

Please remember that Yamaha designed the PianoSmart software and their
Disklaviers BEFORE there was standardization of MIDI.  They continue to
support their own format.  Starting with the MarkIIXG systems, these
Disklaviers are extremely fantastic and adhere perfectly to changing MIDI
standards.  That is why their software is updatable!  All these problems you
hear about on this list are on models that were designed before modern
standards, or the ones built to a price point.

Both PianoDisc and QRS Pianomation will play ON/OFF pedal data, but only the
Yamaha Disklavier will play incremental pedaling.  Only the Yamaha
Disklavier will give you a good reproducing recording of a piano
performance.  As a technician who services all three systems, my personal
opinion is that the number one system is the MarkIII Disklavier. My second
choice is the QRS Chili system.  A HUGE advantage of the Disklavier is that
it is ALWAYS factory installed so you know what you are getting.  Both the
QRS and PianoDisc are independently retrofitted so the quality of the
installation can vary a lot!  I know very, very, very few piano technicians
who will service someone else's installations.  Only the Disklavier has
in-line pedal solenoids.  Believe me, no other pedals work as well!

I also want to thank you Spencer for all those wonderful pianoroll
conversions you have done.  You did this way before anyone else!  I also use
your software and really appreciate the free goodies on your website.  I
send people to it all the time!

People have different uses for their MIDI players. If yours is to play those
wonderful CDs you produce, take one with you when you look at all the models
that are available out there.  People also have different budgets and ears.
I doubt you will get any more standardization in MIDI players as long as
folks have these differences.  Check 'em out!!!

Carol Beigel



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Spencer Chase" <spencer@...>
To: "Robert Welcyng" <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 11:47 AM
Subject: [disklavier] A reply to your message.

> If Yamaha feels that they can produce better
> results with their own music by taking advantage of features of their
> system then that puts their music at an advantage and it should
> increase sales for them as long as their recordings are good in other
> respects. To design their systems to play other standard formats in an
> inferior way is manipulative and sleezy.
>
> I am thinking about buying a DKV or a Pianodisc so that I can play a
> variety of music from piano rolls and other sources. I have several
> customers who have done just this and most of them have chosen
> Pianodisc over DKV for this very reason.
>
>
> -- 
> Best regards,
> Spencer Chase        mailto:spencer@...