Disklavier

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Adrian Thomas <mangez@f...> wrote:
> If you can use a Disklavier with silent function (esp Mk III/IV),
the Piano voice 
> used in Silent Mode is a high quality sample of a Yamaha Concert
Grand, so you 
> could just take the audio outputs from the Disklavier into whatever
you use to 
> record and still record the sound of a Yamaha Grand Piano.

I must be doing something wrong.  When I put my DC3A in silent mode,
the sound from the piano sounds terrible to me.  I have 15-year-old
synths (a Kawai K1 and a Roland MT32) that have better piano sounds.

On the whole, I've been *very* underwhelmed with the quality of the
synthesizer on my piano.  I bought some Pianosoft titles that remind
me of the old 8-bit ad-lib cards I had in my PC back in the 80's. 
(The Nat King Cole collection -- which is a Pianosoft + XG title is
particularly bad.)

Maybe I'm chosing the wrong patches.

I absolutely love the Smart Pianosoft stuff since you have a great
accoustic piano playing along with a recording.

Any pointers out there?

-Bob