Disklavier

This sounds interesting.  What finctiopnality do you
gain?  Can you control the piano from a lap top - and
if so what software would be needed?
--- Carl Youngblood <carl@...> wrote:

> You can connect your disklavier to your wifi
> network, but it must go through
> a device that connects to your wifi network as a
> client and bridges that
> network to your disklavier over ethernet.  The
> device that Yamaha recommends
> is a Buffalo router.  I would recommend the Buffalo
> WHR G54s, as it is 100%
> compatible with DD-WRT, which is a free firmware
> upgrade you can install on
> your router that provides a lot of new features. 
> However, the Buffalo may
> have a client-mode option already, in which case you
> would be able to use it
> out of the box without having to install DD-WRT.
> 
> On 5/21/07, George F. Litterst <PianoBench@...>
> wrote:
> >
> >   Good morning, everyone.
> >
> > On May 18, 2007, at 3:04 PM, nornrider wrote:
> >
> > > I'm the soon-to-be proud owner of a DC6M4t. Now
> that the 2.0
> > > software/firmware is released for the
> Disklaviers, I'm looking forward
> > > to Disklavier Radio and direct connection to the
> internet.
> > >
> > > What exactly will I need to achieve this
> connection?
> >
> > The simplest connection is an ethernet connection
> between the
> > Disklavier's I/O center underneath and your home's
> local area network
> > (i.e. to a router).
> > > My Yamaha dealer
> > > is a piano wiz but not that computer savvy by
> his own admission. Some
> > > thoughts/questions:
> > >
> > > - I assume the Disklavier M4s serve as a 802.11b
> access point based on
> > > some research. Can they also serve as clients
> for a different 802.11
> > > access point?
> >
> > The Disklavier has 802.11b Wi-Fi for the sole
> purpose of
> > communicating with the Pocket Remote controller.
> >
> > If you need to put your Disklavier onto your home
> network wirelessly,
> > you need to plug an adapter that is made for this
> purpose into the
> > ethernet port of the Diskklavier. Such an adapter
> requires a
> > complementary receiver that is plugged into your
> home network. An
> > example is this product:
> >
> > 1) AirStation125 High Power Wireless Broadband
> Router with AOSS -
> > 802.11g - Manufacturer Part# WHR-HP-G54
> > 2) AirStation125 High Power Wireless Ethernet
> Converter with AOSS -
> > Manufacturer Part# WLI-TX4-G54HP
> >
> > > - My dealer showed me an email he just received
> from Yamaha saying
> > > that to connect to the internet wirelessly,
> Yamaha will only support a
> > > certain Buffalo Technology Wifi product.
> >
> > True.
> >
> > > Alternatively, the email
> > > says an ethernet cable can be plugged into the
> M4 (yuck).
> >
> > Also true.
> >
> > > - I have a standard linksys 802.11g wifi network
> covering my house.
> > > Is there any way I can simply configure the
> DC6M4 to use this network
> > > for connection purposes?
> >
> > No.
> >
> > > (Not wifi related) I have a CD-ROM of MIDI
> files; will I be able to
> > > simply insert that CD-ROM into the Disklavier
> and copy its files onto
> > > the Disklavier's hard drive?
> >
> > Yes. However, I am not sure if this is possible IF
> your files are
> > buried more than one layer deep in the directory.
> If you can't see
> > all of your files with the Pocket Remote, burn
> another CD on which
> > you do not have nested folders.
> >
> > Regards,
> > PianoBench
> >
> > www.georgelitterst.com
> > www.timewarptech.com
> >  
> >
> 



       
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