Disklavier

Greetings Kevin,

so it doesn't play audio encoded MIDI the way the pianodisc does?

Tuesday, September 2, 2008, 10:49:08 AM, you wrote:
> That isn't the issue...

> The Mark IV does have an analog audio input ("OMNI IN") which will
> happily amplify and play anything that you send to it.  They are
> referring to the fact that the piano itself can't understand and play mp3 files.

> -Kevin

> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Spencer_Lists <lists@...>
> To: Phil Blah <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 12:34:49 PM
> Subject: [disklavier] Mark IV and MP#

> Greetings Phil,

> Does the Mark 4 have an "Analog" MIDI input similar to the
> Pianodisc? I don't have much good to say about the Pianodisc but it
> does have an input for audio MIDI and you can play MP3 to this input as well as WAV.

> Tuesday, September 2, 2008, 4:57:30 AM, you wrote:
>> Hello Joan,

>> Nope, it won't play MP3's. Infact it struggles to handle .wav files
>> properly. It's a pity as MP3's at hires are excellent and obviously
>> more efficient than crappy old .wav files. We might have to wait until version 5

>> Philip

>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Joan Heitzeberg (Conahan) <jheitzeb1@yahoo. com>
>> To: disklavier@yahoogro ups.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 3:05:26 AM
>> Subject: [disklavier] Re: Search Function in Version 3.0 for Mark IV Disklavier malfunction?

>> Whoops! I meant midi not mp3. I don't believe it will play mp3's. 
>> Sorry,
>> Joan

>> --- In disklavier@yahoogro ups.com, "yeloc2" <enquirer@.. .> wrote:

>>> Will the mk4 play mp3's?

>>> --- In disklavier@yahoogro ups.com, "Joan Heitzeberg (Conahan)" 
>>> <jheitzeb1@> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > My husband was trying to run the 'search' function on the virtual 
>>> prc
>>> > interface, when he received the following message "File Handling
>>> > Process is Running".
>>> > 
>>> > He tried relaunching the Virtual PRC interface, put the Mark IV 
>>> piano
>>> > in Standby and also tried rebooting the Mark IV. None of these 
>>> things
>>> > helped.
>>> > 
>>> > I was unable to do a search from my 'virtual prc interface' on my
>>> > computer as well. Then it donned on me that I had put a CD with mp3
>>> > into the CD tray. I removed the CD and took the piano out of 
>>> standby
>>> > and rebooted my computer and the 'Search' function is now working on
>>> > my computer. I believe the message 'File Handling Process is 
>>> Running'
>>> > was due to the fact that the Mark IV was trying to load into memory
>>> > the many mp3 files from the CD and was either stuck in that mode or
>>> > overloaded with this process due to the large number of mp3 files on
>>> > that CD.
>>> > 
>>> > Not sure if this is a bug or merely a processing problem.
>>> > 
>>> > Joan
>>> >




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