Disklavier

Good morning, everyone.

Josh, the Mark IV UI is heavily influenced by the type of remote  
controller that comes with it and the size of its screen.

With version 3.0, you get a virtual remote for use on your computer.  
Although the virtual remote is an emulation of the PRC and does not  
offer a larger screen or additional features, I think that you will be  
pleasantly surprised by how fast it is. And, as Kevin mentioned, the  
ability to use your computer keyboard simplifies a number of issues.

In my case, I feel as though my Disklavier has had a significant speed  
boost with version 3.0.

Regards,
PianoBench


On Jun 10, 2008, at 7:58 AM, Kevin Goroway wrote:

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> Josh,
>
> If you search the archives here you should see a post from Bill  
> about what is coming in version 3.0.  Based on the list of things  
> you don't like currently, I can't give you much hope for improvement  
> in version 3.0 (as it has already been described, maybe it will  
> change before release).
>
> The only things that come close to your current issues are that you  
> can now search for titles in your collection from the remote  
> (nothing to do with the internet features), and the virtual PRC  
> which effectively moves the interface from the handheld remote to  
> the desktop of your PC/Mac (It is nice using a real keyboard instead  
> of your thumbs, and mouse clicks are faster that touch screens, it  
> would seem).
>
> Here's hoping for the future!  ;-)
>
> -Kevin
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Josh Goldman <josh@...>
> To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, June 9, 2008 9:08:01 PM
> Subject: [disklavier] What's coming in v3.0?
>
> I'm a brand new Disklavier owner (DC2M4) and hope to soon find time to
> post something here on "Impressions from a new owner" or something...
> that may be helpful to people considering purchasing a disklavier.
>
> My impressions of the instrument itself are excellent, and the basic
> functions of the recording and playback are good also. But my
> impressions of the internet functions, the "on-piano" internet
> searching, the UI of the remote, the metadata of the service... all
> are pretty terrible, especially for something in this price tier.
>
> Can anyone say what some of the improvements and features are that are
> coming in the 3.0 software? I'm hoping it changes my impression for
> the better...
>
> Thanks,
> --josh
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