Disklavier

Mark,

Thanks for following up to my questions!!!

So is there any inherent advantage to using the serial cable instead of the
MIDI ports other than eliminating the need for a MIDI port on the PC?  If I
already have MIDI ports on my PC, will the host port/cable on the Disklavier
buy me anything?

Can it do other things besides standard MIDI as far as communicating with
the Disklavier?

Does it eliminate the midi delay problem you've all been discussing last
Feb?

I think you answered my question about XP editing...which is "NO".  Yamaha
does not provide an editor and since the XP data contains information that
is not represented in MIDI in a straightforward way....it would be difficult
at best to edit an XP performance (after conversion to MIDI) in a midi
sequencer without losing some crucial XP information.  Right?

All that being said, who can I talk to, in order to find out more technical
information about the Disklavier?  I'm a computer programmer, so maybe I can
throw together some kind of XP performance editor, that is, if the
Disklavier provides the neccessary interface.

Also, when recording in XP mode, does this delay problem also persist?  And
can the Disklavier be sync'd as a slave to an external midi sequencer while
recording/playing XP performances?

Sorry for all the questions...  I'm thinking about plunking down $50,000 for
a DC7Pro for my recording studio, but I absolutely need to be crystal clear
on the technical issues before spending that kind of money.

Does anyone know if the manuals for the Disklavier Pro are available
somewhere on the web for download?

Thanks!!!!!!!!!

-steve
sjs@...


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Wisner [mailto:MWisner@...]
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 9:29 AM
> To: disklavier@egroups.com
> Subject: [disklavier] Re: Host port cable
>
>
> Connecting to a computer via the host port eliminates the
> need to use a midi interface.  Using a PC (or Mac) linked to
> your Disklavier allows you to record into and playback
> directly from your computer without transferring the data to
> a disk first.  You can then drive the Disklavier using any
> program that can send a midi data stream to a PC serial port.
>  The possibilities are limited only by the software you run.
>
> As far as editing the Pro specific "XP" mode,
> PianoBench@... perhaps you.  I can't.  All I know is that
> "XP" data includes key position data, which is not addressed
> by any type of sequencer, yet.
>
> Mark Wisner
> Piano Service
> Yamaha Corporation
> mwisner@...
>
> >>> sjs@... 07/16/00 02:10PM >>>
> Mark,
>
> Can you please tell me, what does this HOST connection buy you?  What
> would I be able to do on my PC if I get this cable and hook a DC7Pro
> up to a laptop?
>
> Also, I am a software engineer.  Is there a sufficient interface and
> would I have access to neccessary information to write my own XP
> editor?  In other words, I'd like to write a program for editing XP
> performance data graphically.
>
> ??
>
> -steve
>
>
> --- In disklavier@egroups.com, "Mark Wisner" <MWisner@y...> wrote:
> > You can get the cable to link a PC (sub-D 9 pin serial) to a
> current Disklavier "Host" port by calling 800-854-1569 then push "2"
> and then "1" at the menu choices.  Ask for item "CCIBM".   Tell 'em
> Mark sent ya. You can down load the required driver at;
> > http://www.yamaha.com/ycaservice/group005/fgrop005.htm
> >
> >
> >
> > Mark Wisner
> > Piano Service
> > Yamaha Corporation
> > mwisner@y...
>
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