Disklavier

On Tue, 2 Sep 2008, Spencer_Lists wrote:

> If you can put wav into an audio port and play MIDI this way, it
> should also work with MP3 if the DKV is not strangely fussy about
> audio quality and the MP3 quality level is high enough. I know I can
> do this with the Stahnke LX and with my PianoDisc. Just never tried on
> the DKV.

Unfortunately, unlike the Pianomation, PianoDisc and LX formats, the
Disklavier's "analog MIDI" stream does not survive MP3 encoding, at
least not with any MP3 encoders and settings that I've tried.  It also
does not survive Dolby Digital (AC3) encoding.

FLAC (losslessly compressed PCM audio) ought to work as a compressed
storage format for encoded Disklavier music, in theory, but I doubt that
FLAC is supported by the Mark IV.  It would have saved some space on the
hard drive if Yamaha had used it when storing ripped CDs.

Mark Fontana