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Re: Recording on the Gran Touch and playing on

2007-08-06 by pl88ks

You are also welcome to send any files to me. They will be played on 
a Yamaha DC3M4. I will offer you an honest opinion of their quality. 
I am also curious how well they adapt and play being initially 
recorded on a Gran Touch. Thanks, Steve

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "cmmfx" <planet.productions@...> 
wrote:
>
> Thanks Carol,
> 
> You sound like an expert (and you are! 
> http://www.carolrpt.com/webguide.htm )  Maybe I will have some 
> recordings done and forward them to you or others interested with 
> acoustic disklaviers to get some opinions.
> 
> I work with some univeristy piano students who love playing my Gran 
> Touch.  They tell me their only complaints are not being able 
> to 'feel' the strings when they play, and the all too perfect sound 
> of the samples.
> 
> The pedals do not move when playing recorded performances, I assume 
> the recordings reflect the pedal action.  Am I correct?
> 
> Thanks once again . . .
> 
> Joe V.
>  
> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Carol Beigel" <thecarolb@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Basically, recording on any Disklavier whether the
> > electronics are installed on an acoustic piano or an
> > electronic one, generates the same MIDI data.  However,
> > the artist may react differently to what they hear
> > while recording, so that could affect sustain.  A
> > vibrating string keeps vibrating until you use the
> > damper pedal or take your finger off the key. However,
> > I think the Gran Touch's software is designed well
> > enough to duplicate that.
> > 
> > Carol Beigel
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "cmmfx" <planet.productions@>
> > To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 5:38 PM
> > Subject: [disklavier] Recording on the Gran Touch and
> > playing on
> > 
> > 
> > > Questions to you disklavier experts . . .
> > >
> > > I live in Poland where being a pianist is almost a
> > national sport. I
> > > would like to offer my Gran Touch digital piano to
> > professional concert
> > > pianists to record their performances.
> > >
> > > My question is this:  will their performances be
> > expressed well on
> > > normal disklavier pianos, meaning diklaviers with
> > strings, or do they
> > > need to record on a stringed disklavier to have a
> > proper recording of
> > > their work?  Will they be able to send files to
> > someone in another
> > > country and have a 'normal' disklavier piano play
> > beautifully?  Could
> > > someone effectively audition for the e-piano
> > competition, for example?
> > >
> > > Hope this makes sense, thanks for help.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > Joe V.
> > >
> > >
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