Disklavier

<fontfamily><param>Geneva</param>Interesting article on MacWeek about
"The semi-annual convention of the
<underline><color><param>3030,6363,9C9C</param>Audio Engineering
Society</color></underline> in Los Angeles last weekend featuring
product announcements and demonstrations from
<underline><color><param>3030,6363,9C9C</param>Yamaha</color></underline>
and
<underline><color><param>3030,6363,9C9C</param>Steinberg</color></underline>
that will keep Macs in the forefront of music production." 


Yamaha's announcement is interesting in that they're using Apple's
Firewire protocol applied to the music field. It should overcome some
of the obstacles with larger file sizes now common.


Probably no application as far as Disklavier goes, but it's interesting
to see what Yamaha's working on in the pro area.


http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/09/24/0927aes.html


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<excerpt>Yamaha once again showed its mLAN series of products, which
use FireWire (IEEE 1394) as the protocol for recording, playback and
transfer of MIDI and digital audio files (see
"<underline><color><param>7070,7070,7070</param>FireWire audio: The
Promised mLAN</color></underline>"). Athan Billias, a Yamaha marketing
manager, told MacWEEK that the hardware--the mLAN-8P interface/breakout
box and two interface modules, the mLAN-8E and CD8-mLAN--is now in
production in Japan, and will be available in the U.S. by the end of
October

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In a related link at:

http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/08/06/0811mlan.html

>>>>

<excerpt>Sawada said that Yamaha will announce a list of compatible Mac
models at a later date, and that Yamaha is working with Apple to
address some issues on PowerBook FireWire. <bold><italic>He also noted
that the Windows driver will not be available at the time of the
product introduction</italic></bold>, and that the Windows versions of
the mixer control and mLAN Patch Bay applications will work through
serial interface instead of 1394 for the present.

</excerpt><<<<<<<<


For more info. on Firewire, see:

http://www.apple.com/firewire/

<bold>FireWire Benefits</bold>

The FireWire advantage can be summed up in three words: speed, speed,
and more speed-at 400Mbps, it has 30 times more bandwidth than USB,
which makes it the perfect choice for high-speed storage and serious
video capture. Here are some other benefits: 

Supports up to 63 devices using cable lengths up to 14 feet.

 Hot-pluggable-you don't have to turn off a scanner or CD drive to
connect or disconnect it, and you don't need to restart your computer.

FireWire cables are a snap to connect-you don't need device IDs,
jumpers, DIP switches, screws, latches or
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Glenn Grafton

Grafton Piano & Organ Co.

Souderton PA

http://www.dprint.com/grafton/

gleng@fast.net

800-272-5980


The box said "Requires Windows 95, or better." So I bought a
Macintosh.