Disklavier

I am looking forward to the update and if it has capabilities like the DKVBrowser .. it will 
be great!  I can hardly wait ! 

I love my Mark IV and just renewed my radio subscription for another year.

Thanks for posting the update news and keeping us informed.

Joan

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Neal Polan" <carwizard@...> wrote:
>
> I am one of the 3.0 Beta testers. I can tell you that the new software is
> awesome and worth the wait. I think it's very commendable that Yamaha has
> offered regular updates. It has kept their Mark 1V owners current. It's nice
> to own a product that does NOT go obsolete over time.
> 
> Take Care
> 
> Neal
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> From: disklavier@yahoogroups.com [mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of George F. Litterst
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 7:20 AM
> To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [disklavier] What's coming in v3.0?
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> Good morning, everyone.
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> Josh, the Mark IV UI is heavily influenced by the type of remote controller
> that comes with it and the size of its screen.
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> 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.
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> In my case, I feel as though my Disklavier has had a significant speed boost
> with version 3.0.
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> Regards,
> 
> PianoBench
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> On Jun 10, 2008, at 7:58 AM, Kevin Goroway wrote:
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> Josh,
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> 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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