Disklavier

In this case, it might be best to drive the piano via MIDI from a laptop
for everyday playback and rely on friends and family to help adjust the
settings of the Disklavier control unit.  Someone determined could
probably interface the LCD of the Disklavier to a computer, so that
displayed text could be snooped and read aloud, but it would be a
one-off project requiring considerable technical expertise.

Mark


On Thu, 4 Sep 2008, Kevin Goroway wrote:

> I was thinking of the exact same thing, but before I suggested it I
> wanted it find out if Claude had a Mark IV Disklavier...I asked him
> off of the forum, and unfortunately, his response was:
> 
> "I own a DU1A since december 2004..."
> 
> I think that is an upright for which the Mark IV wasn't available.  
> Am I correct?
> 
> Otherwise, I really thought that DKVBrowser could be the answer. :-(
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Mark Fontana <mfontana@...>
> To: Yamaha Disklavier Mailing list <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 4, 2008 4:19:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [disklavier] Disklavier and blinds
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 4 Sep 2008, Claude Renaud wrote:
> 
> > First I would like to know if on the two Disklavier dedicated mailing
> > lists there are blinds as me and if yes, how they work with their
> > instrument.. . As everything is displayed on a screen which is
> > unaccessible for us, I would like to know if some of them have found
> > tips and tricks to work with their piano quite satisfactorily. ..
> 
> How about using Kevin's DKVBrowser coupled with screen reading
> software...?
> 
> If the result with generic screen reading software literally sounds
> awkward, maybe it would be possible to add a speech assistance mode to
> DKVBrowser that would more intelligently decide what text to read
> (including text-to-speech of the song titles).  It looks like there is a
> generic Java speech API, so cross-platform compatibility could be
> maintained.
> 
> Mark Fontana