Disklavier

Just to let everyone know, the DSR1 is no longer available.  I
confirmed with Yamaha (it's been discontinued for one year and a
replacement won't be available for another year).  I also checked with
Pat Alpaugh at his store and they do not carry the DSR1 anymore
either.  So it's probably all sold out.  However, thanks to everyone
with the great ideas for Mac MIDI players and recorders.  I am having
great luck now and enjoy using the Mac laptop as a playing/recording
device instead of the clunky 720 KB floppy disks!

PS: Unlike the Mark I, I don't need to keep a floppy disk in the drive
when using MIDI from the computer, so that's great!

Take care,
Bill

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Jules" <juliet@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Bill,
> I posted this online about 10 days ago, but not sure if you saw it.  
> There is a Canadian dealer just outside of Toronto - Steve Loates 
> Music Gallery which was carrying them even after they were 
> discontinued. Jacqui was looking for one also, I'm not sure if she 
> had any success, but it's worth a shot.
> Their website is MusicGallery.ca and I dealt with Pat Alpaugh at the 
> Burlington Store.  He is the store manager and was able to get me the 
> module I needed, and was very helpful.
> If you do contact them, would appreciate a post if they still have 
> them in stock.
> Hope that helps.
> Jules
> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "boyler1999" <bill@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I have a Mark II Disklavier with a broken 720 KB floppy drive.  
> First
> > I thought I could simply replace the floppy drive with a new one. 
> > Then I learned that they cost about $300 and still require the 
> crappy
> > 720 KB floppies.  Then I heard about the magical DSR1 box that 
> allows
> > us to "upgrade" our Mark II to use "normal" 1.44 MB floppy disks, 
> but
> > according to the Yamaha spokesperson I talked with today, the DSR1 
> was
> > discontinued about a year ago.  I couldn't find any used DSR1s for
> > sale online.  Furthermore, she said that Yamaha won't have a
> > replacement for the DSR1 until a year from now.
> > 
> > So... I am thinking a good alternative at this point would be to use
> > my Mac laptop with a UX16 MIDI interface adapter to control the
> > Disklavier.  My needs are simple: I want the ability to "record" 
> piano
> > pieces onto my Mac and then have them play back on the piano with 
> the
> > real life key movements.  Basically I just want the functionality 
> that
> > I had with my old 720 KB floppy disks, but using my computer hard
> > drive instead.
> > 
> > Is there such a program for the Mac OS X operating system that will 
> do
> > the trick?  I understand the Mark II uses "ESEQ" files, but I'm not
> > sure if that matters if I do the recording and playback via the MIDI
> > interfaces.
> > 
> > Any thoughts/recommendations?  I am happy to pay for a nice little
> > piece of software to get the job done.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Bill
> >
>