Disklavier

I believe it is the dkutil (or the dkvutil) programs that allow you to 
convert a Yamaha disk into a .fil file that your computer can read.  They 
are programs designed (using DOS) to convert a proprietary Yamaha file to 
something you can mess with - a MIDI file.  The older model of Disklavier 
you buy, the more knowlege you will need and the more hoops you will jump 
through to do what you want to do.

Carol

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pl88ks" <play88keys@...>
To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 9:09 PM
Subject: [disklavier] Re: MX100B calibration


> Hi Carol, can you explain "the utilities" a little further please?
> TY, Steve--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Carol Beigel"
> <thecarolb@...> wrote:
>>
>> I believe that everything that Disklavier can do is programmed into
> a ROM
>> chip.  The MarkIIXG has flash memory and you can mess with it.
> Probably the
>> default "volume" is set to a value of 100.  The other thing that
> may not be
>> working is the "soft" pedal - the one on the left.  On an upright
> piano,
>> this pedal moves the hammer rail half way the distance to the
> strings,
>> thereby wasting much of the energy gains before hitting the
> strings.  On my
>> Disklavier, this pedal activates at a volume lever of -4.  You can
> hear the
>> little motor that moves the rail, and feel that there is a lot of
> lost
>> motion in the keyboard if you use your fingers to play the keys.
>>
>> Perhaps the volume is louder in the middle of the keyboard because
> those are
>> the ,keys that get played the most and they may need voicing.
>>
>> You can always stuff egg crate type foam against the soundboard, or
> use the
>> utilities to adjust the volume on the data files (songs on the
> floppy disks)
>> to about 64 or lower.
>>
>> Carol Beigel
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Peter Phillips" <eleced@...>
>> To: <disklavier@...>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 1:44 AM
>> Subject: [disklavier] MX100B calibration
>>
>>
>> > Hi All
>> > I recently obtained an MX100B that, although probably grey,
> appears
>> > virtually new. Everything works, but there seems to be no way you
> can
>> > adjust the individual playing level of each key. This is possible
> in my
>> > Mk11XG, and also in the MX80, but there is no Maintenance Mode
> for the
>> > MX100B.
>> >
>> > The volume at low MIDI levels is too loud and is inconsistent
> over the
>> > keyboard, being slightly louder in the middle. Is there a way I
> can adjust
>> > this, apart from the trimmer adjustment in the side of the
> control box
>> > (which has little effect anyway)?
>> >
>> > Another unusual aspect of the MX100B is that it does not respond
> to
>> > changing the volume in the vanBasco MIDI player. I'd love to know
> why this
>> > is the case.
>> >
>> > Best wishes to all
>> > Peter Phillips
>> > From Peter Phillips, Electronic Editorials NSW. Phone (02) 9773
> 4734,
>> > mobile 0418 407 607, fax (02) 9773 9943. Website at
>> > http://members.optushome.com.au/eleced/index.htm
>> >
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