I am interested in lowering the volume of the Disklavier format files. I have expensive Pianosoft disks that are just too loud. I have an auditory processing deficit due to a brain injury. One of the manifestations is my brain over-reacts to excessive volume. The technical term is adrenal-cortical hyperfunction. I use the right music as therapy. That is why I like Lorie Line. Her presentations have a soothing flow to them. Mark in Idaho Mark Smith wrote: > Hi Mark, > > > > Could you not use a midi editor program such as cakewalk or similar to > reduce the velocity of the keys, or were you referring to the > disklavier format files? > > > > Regards > > > > Mark > > > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* disklavier@yahoogroups.com [mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com] > *On Behalf Of *Tim Meyer MD > *Sent:* Thursday, December 15, 2005 2:50 PM > *To:* disklavier@yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [disklavier] sound absorbing baffles > > > > I tried a blanket on top of the piano temporarily to absorb the > unwanted volume. > The next day, my piano sounded horribly dissonant. > To my dismay, a mouse had crawled up a blanket corner near the floor, > entered the piano's interior and pulled damper felt from about 20 > keys to build a nest overnight! > > The blanket idea turned into a $300 mistake. > > Tim in Minneapolis > > Mark wrote: > > My biggest gripe with my MX100 XG II has been volume. I finally bought a > blanket to hang on the wall behind it. It muffles it horribly. At least > it matches the decor of the room. I was going to try accoustic ceiling > tiles that are used in t-bar ceilings but have not since I expect it to > still sound muffled. When I take down the blanket, the piano jumps to > life. Too bad it is sooooo loud. > Home Depot has accoustic panels in 2 x 4 (ceiling tiles in the floor and > wall dept) and 4 x 8 (sound insulation next to the wall thermal > insulation) They are cheap enough for a test. > > If anybody finds or comes up with a program to convert existing files to > lower velocity, I would be very interested. > > Mark in Idaho > > btw My only other gripe is the lack of music selection to play. My > preference is along the style of Lorie Line. She is a Yamaha Artist but > has not plans to record on a Disklavier. I don't care what any > audiophile says. An acoustic piano will alwayssound better that the best > audio recording. > > > > Carol Beigel wrote: > >> I figure anyone who wants to carry on a conversation >> while their piano is playing in the same room while >> they eat dinner or visit with their friends is really >> not interested in the best acoustic room arrangements >> or the greatest dynamic range they can achieve with >> their pianos. Most people who want to do this cannot >> use their Disklaviers in this way without the foam >> baffles. Often, they don't want to cover those fancy >> tile or hardwood floors or have the decor of the rooms >> affected. I stand by my original post as an >> inexpensive and very effective way to tone down >> acoustic pianos for the great variety of reasons people >> have presented to me over the years. This is a home >> remedy - not a studio solution. As with anything, you >> can always find a more expensive and complicated way to >> do the job! >> >> Carol Beigel >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Carpe Per Diem" <carpeperdiem@...> > <mailto:carpeperdiem@...> >> To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com> >> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 11:21 PM >> Subject: Re: [disklavier] sound absorbing baffles >> >> >> > > First, use the special pour acoustic foam from >> > > Markertek in New York (www.markertek.com <http://www.markertek.com>). >> > >> > A better foam product from a company that specializes >> in acoustic >> > treatment is >> > >> > http://auralex.com/ >> > >> > There's more to treating an acoustic space than >> putting absorption ON >> > your instrument. The area around it is more >> important. Do you have >> > glass or ceramic tile in your room? Parallel walls? >> High ceiling with >> > right angle corners? >> > >> > Putting a bunch of MarkerFoam (which is actually a >> very mediocre >> > product - I have used it for a studio installation a >> few years ago - >> > and unless they've re-designed the formulation, it's >> nowhere near as >> > good as some newer generation foam products) on your >> instrument will >> > accomplish one thing- it will ruin the sound of your >> instrument. The >> > goal is to have your instrument sound great, but not >> overwhelm the >> > room that it's in. >> > >> > I suggest reading up on some acoustic treatment -- it >> is NOT your >> > piano that's the problem. It's the room that it's in. >> > >> > More reading: >> > >> > http://www.acoustics101.com/ >> > http://www.silentsource.com/index.html >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------ Yahoo! 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Re: [disklavier] sound absorbing baffles
2005-12-15 by Mark