Disklavier

I'm under the impression that the playback of MIDI from the CD is still done via an analog connection, and the capabilities of that are lower than when playing them directly off of floppies.  I'm talking about the MarkIII here, not the MarkIV.  I assume that they've addressed this in the MarkIV.

----- Original Message ----
From: John Rank <jtr822@...>
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, October 8, 2007 12:37:45 PM
Subject: Re: [disklavier] Re: Digest Number 1666









  


    
            



The difference is that when you buy a car, you 
don't expect it to last for 30 years or so--how long will a grand piano properly 
tuned last, anyway--50 years?  To suggest  that trading in a 
piano every three years and saying that it is cheaper really misses the point. 
Part of the sales pitch I heard when I bought my Mark IIXG was that updates 
would be available that would mean you would not have to get rid of your piano 
to stay relatively current.  Now I will agree that "relatively" is a vague 
term; but I did not expect to be required to buy a new piano every four or five 
years to stay within a supported product group.

 

Speaking of which, what kind of an upgrade is out 
there for a C2 MarkIIXG piano and what does it accommodate in terms of 
features?  I bought the Disklavier because I love the piano and the music 
it creates.  I am not interested in hearing a singer accompany the music 
being played on the piano.  With the death of floppy disks, I am thinking 
that I should have the DVD style system of the Mark III and IV (?) so that I can 
still buy newer recorded disks.  It does seem like Yamaha still produces 
the occasional XG or piano soft product that can be used with my piano, but I am 
not sure what long term problems I face with the older mechanical system.  
The Yamaha piano itself is great, and if I played it better, I might not be 
worried about the other prerecorded material that I use with so much pleasure 
now. 

 

Are those who have upgraded a MarkIIXG happy with 
the upgrade?  Thanks

 

John

 

 


  ----- Original Message ----- 

  From: 
  athomik 
  

  To: disklavier@yahoogro ups.com 

  Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 2:38 
  AM

  Subject: Re: [disklavier] Re: Digest 
  Number 1666

  


  
  
  

Until the Disklavier MkIV came out, all Disklaviers were basically 
  hardware-based. Each successive model was electronically & physically 
  different from the previous model. This means that it is not economically 
  viable to produce an updated control unit. It is much cheaper to trade in your 
  old piano and buy the latest model. As an analogy, try getting your car dealer 
  to change your 3 year old Toyota into a Lexus - it may be possible, 
  but you wouldn't want to pay for it. 

  As far as ethernet, wireless control, etc. are concerned, there 
  is an easy option: get a laptop and connect via MIDI.  

  athomik

On Oct 7 2007, sjhart110110 wrote: 

>Several of us 
  have discussed in the past. Yamaha has deaf ears on 
>this subject. With 
  today's electronics, you could likely fit 
>everything you needed into a 
  new Mark III control box. Maybe add 
>an Ethernet jack, USB ports, etc. 
  I dream about my Yamaha tech 
>coming to my home. Replacing my box with 
  the new version. The tech 
>would simplay remove the old unit and put 
  the unit in the same exact 
>space as the old unit. Plugging the new 
  unit into the existing 
>control chords, etc. They could even add a 
  wireless tablet that 
>interfaced with the new control unit. The tech 
  would run some 
>utilities to sync the new control unit to the Mark 
  III..... Sorry, 
>I was dreaming - I'll wake up now :)... 
  
>
>There are really two "electronic" parts to the Mark III piano. 
  The 
>control unit and the piano mechanism. Although you could never get 
  
>a new piano/keyboard mechanism like a Mark IV, you could drive the 
  
>Mark III with a new control unit. This unit would understand the 
  
>architecture of the keyboard and interface accordingly. ... 
  
>
>--- In disklavier@yahoogro ups.com, wandamusic@. .. 
  wrote:
>>
>> 
>> In a message dated 10/7/2007 
  8:42:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
>> 
  disklavier@yahoogro ups.com writes:
>> 
>> They could 
  use this same new control unit for their 
>> upright pianos. They 
  could be collecting our monthly Internet 
>> Radio fees right now 
  :)... 
>> 
>> 
>> What a great observation! Maybe 
  this will work itself back to the 
>CEO.
>> 
>> I just 
  got my Mark lll upright less than a year ago, and would 
>love the 
  
>> internet radio feature. 
>> 
>> 
  Blessings,
>> Wanda
>> 
>> 
>> 
  
>> 
>> 
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