Disklavier

I agree.  Also, the wave files created by the utility are much too 
large.

I can't see how this would be that big of a deal for Yamaha to add 
in a firmware upgrade.  It would be OK to add a few limitations if 
needed (e.g. only can play 99 songs if the display can't handle 
anything past this).

I had to store the recent piano e-comp on many many diskettes.  I 
could have put the entire competition on one CD!  I would think this 
would be even better for folks with pro models.

I do have my laptop connected to my DC3A and do use playlists, etc.  
However, I don't like to have to turn on the laptop all of the time.

Yamaha, PLEASE add midi CD support to Mark IIIs!  Thanks.  


--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "xxmistert0xx" 
<xxmistert0xx@y...> wrote:
> 
> This is a strange shortcoming of such a device.  Given that the 
> floppy drive has the ability to allow you to use MIDI files I 
don't 
> understand how much more it would have taken to add the same 
ability 
> via CD.
> 
> 
> I did find a utility that will convert MIDI to WAV and then of 
course 
> you can create a CD from that, but that's hardly anything to 
compare 
> using the actual MIDI files.
> 
> 
> 
> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, James Fry <groups@j...> wrote:
> > On Thu, 23 Dec 2004, sjhart110110 wrote:
> > > Anyway to have my DC3A (Mark III) play midi files from a CD?  
It
> > > sure would be nice to burn files to CDs to play them.  Not 
sure 
> why
> > > Yamaha did not have this feature.  Certainly would save a lot 
of
> > > diskettes!  Thanks for any info.  SJ
> > 
> > As other people have said, at the time this would have probably 
> cost a lot 
> > of money to implement, and probably wasn't really considered 
> necessary (a 
> > complete performance will fit on a floppy easily). For longer 
> playback 
> > MIDI could be used.
> > 
> > It is possible to get MIDI players now that take flash cards, 
and 
> they 
> > don't cost an arm and a leg. With a cheap (ie $10) card 
> reader/writer you 
> > could transfer midi files to a card (say 256MB) and have one 
hell 
> of a lot 
> > of music available!
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > James