Disklavier

alfredcss wrote:
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> Am I right? Or far off?
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>   
Looks right to me so far.   See the MIDI Tools part of group member Carol's
website:

http://www.carolrpt.com/MIDItools.htm


> 2. See quite a few people have added the CD Player DCD1 to the older 
> disklaviers.
>
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Yes, don't know the cost.   It has two audios (direct from the CD and 
midi out).   It does
not add the XG tone generator.   I'm not sure how much stuff is out 
there with XG stuff
encoded.  The CD's used by the DCD1 and the MarkIII are essentially 
standard stereo
audio.   The pianosoft cd's that play the piano encode midi as an audio 
track on the right
channel.  The left channel provides the recorded accompaniment.
>
> Those files available for download...how do you play them on the 
> disklavier? Copy to a 3.5" floppy DD or HD? Someone mentioned 
> disklavier can be connected to a computer to play the MIDI 
> files...did I get understand it right?
>   
You can burn them to the floppies if you have a convertable drive.   
Yes, you can just
use your favorite MIDI player to connect directly to the piano (with 
your computer's
midi interface).   I use the Van Basco Karoke player (see Carols site) 
and then you
can download hundreds of piano rolls and other midi files.
> 4. I should be ordering a used disklavier 121 or 131cm height within 
> a week, imported from Japan. Any advice?
>
>
>   
After it has settled for a couple of weeks have a disklavier savvy tech 
come in and take
a look at it.