Disklavier

Amen.  I would purchase a new controller for my Mark III (DC3A) as 
soon as Yamaha produces it.  I would easily spend several thousand.  
I spent quite a bit of time getting the right PIANO as my primary 
focus.  I've had several folks who also own Yamaha DC3s comment how 
great the sound of my piano is.  Now, if I could only get a new 
control box to add internet radio, PDA, hard drive, etc.  I would be 
sending Yamaha my monthly fees as we speak...  Yamaha can you do 
something for us?????? :)  SJ



--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, James Fry <groups@...> wrote:
>
> I also have a software background (and some hardware experience) 
and 
> took a look at the MarkIV software.
> 
> The MarkIV doesn't run RedHat, its an embedded distribution based 
on 
> Redhat (as are many distros) that runs on a non-x86 cpu. Mounting 
the 
> disk is likely easy, but not very useful. You can see quite a lot 
of 
> stuff on the MarkIV install CDs, but I don't think there is 
anything 
> useful there for the hobbyist hoping to make a PC based 
controller - its 
> all for a different CPU, and all of the useful software is 
proprietary 
> Yamaha software and will likely have licensing restriction. There 
are 
> some playable media files there, but nothing interesting.
> 
> I'm more than a little disappointed at Yamaha for not producing a 
> replacement controller offering the MarkIV features for owners of 
older 
> pianos. Dealers used the upgradability of the DKV as a sales 
argument 
> when I bought my MarkIIXG upright as end of line. Several dealers 
told 
> me, independently, that Yamaha would produce revised control units 
for 
> older pianos as new features were introduced. One even showed me 
the 
> DCD1 and DSR1 on a wagon grand demonstrating Mk3 capabilities on 
one of 
> the first generation of instruments. This appears to have ceased, 
and 
> given that Yamaha don't produce a MarkIV upright, and as I don't 
have 
> room for a grand (like many people in Europe) I'm stuck with a 
control 
> unit with almost embarassing synth sounds (the MarkIII didn't 
sound much 
> better either).
> 
> (cue loads of people telling me that the MarkIV is far more than 
just an 
> upgrade to the control unit... WHOOOSH)
> 
> Best bet is to produce a home grown solution I think, for owners 
of all 
> player pianos and digital pianos. Probably a big market for 
> cross-platform media too.
> 
> James
> 
> 
> 
> Kevin Goroway wrote:
> > I *do* have a software background...that's why I'm so 
intrigued.  I've 
> > contacted the authors of the paper to see if there has been any 
progress.
> >
> > I wonder also if anyone has ever tried mounting the harddrive 
from the 
> > MKIV on a pc running RedHat to see what's there that's visible.  
I 
> > also wonder how hard it would be to swap out the standard 
harddrive 
> > with a much larger one after moving everything onto the new 
drive.  Is 
> > the drive SATA, or ATA?  Is it a standard 3.5" or is it a laptop 
drive?
> >
> > -Kevin
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: JORGE FERNANDEZ <jorgefedez@...>
> > To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:39:28 AM
> > Subject: Re: [disklavier] Alternative to tablet and PDA for MKIV
> >
> > Thanks Kevin.
> >
> > Even I don't have a Mark IV DKV (may be will never have one) 
this 
> > information is very interesting and of great technical value to 
some 
> > of the software "gurus" in the group.
> >
> > If any of you have a computer software background, I suggest you 
> > to follow the link.
> >
> >
> > 2007/10/24, kgoroway <kgoroway@yahoo. com <mailto:kgoroway@...>>:
> >
> >     First, a brief introduction. I've already posted once to the 
list,
> >     but without introducing myself.
> >
> >     I've recently taken delivery of a DGC1b (Mark 3, with 
record). We
> >     love it. I've spent that last few weeks researching 
everything I
> >     could about this piano, and the Disklavier. We've had it 
about 3
> >     weeks, but, long story short, we are swapping it out for a 
DC3M4t in
> >     the next week or so. I've taken the past few days to read 
the last
> >     few
> >     thousand posts in this group. :-)
> >
> >     One thing that I didn't find mentioned is this project 
(maybe I just
> >     missed it?)
> >
> >     http://music. arts.uci. edu/dobrian/ disklavier/
> >     <http://music.arts.uci.edu/dobrian/disklavier/>
> >
> >     It seems very promising. Has anyone heard anything further 
about this?
> >
> >     Thanks.
> >     -Kevin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -- 
> > Saludos
> > Jorge Fernández
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