Disklavier

Bill,

Much thanks for your email.  Your reply adds a few more pieces to my  
jigsaw puzzle.  I'll source a MIDI cable as well as look at Metro SE.

Regards,

Rich



On Mar 11, 2009, at 6:18 PM, boyler1999 wrote:

> Rich,
>
> I have an older Mark II (MX100II) with a broken floppy drive, so I  
> was trying to figure out how to upgrade it much like you. The  
> official upgrades from Yamaha (DSR1 and DCD1) were discontinued by  
> Yamaha and were way too expensive anyway. So then I discovered the  
> Disklavier's MIDI ports, connected them to my Mac iBook laptop with  
> the Yamaha USB MIDI interface, and purchased Metro SE from Sagan  
> Technology (http://www.sagantech.biz/products), which I found to be  
> a really nice and inexpensive MIDI sequencer for the Mac. This  
> product enables me to play and record from the Disklavier really  
> easily and intuitively, using my Mac's hard drive instead of the  
> piano's floppy drive. I looked at GarageBand, but then decided on  
> Metro SE when I saw what a great price it was and what great  
> features it had. This doesn't answer all your questions but I hope  
> it helps.
>
> Bill
>
> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Freeman Richard <rfreeman26@...>  
> wrote:
> >
> > I'm the original owner of a Disklavier DSC2 Grand with Mark II XG
> > control unit. I would love to have features / capabilities now
> > available with the Mark IV series, such as access to content via the
> > internet, hard-drive storage, etc., however I'm not going to spend a
> > small fortune replacing my entire piano to do so. There must be
> > alternatives to upgrading.... I hope. It irritates me that Yamaha's
> > upgrades are seriously limited and don't allow migration to  
> successor
> > series. Maybe they finally got it right with the Mark IV, but that
> > doesn't help me.
> >
> > I'm new to this forum, so have several questions to ask. I greatly
> > appreciate any replies.
> >
> > a) I would like to play Piano Soft + Audio, or Smart Piano Soft
> > media. Is adding the DCD1 module the only option?
> >
> > b) If yes, I understand the DCD1 is no longer manufactured by  
> Yamaha.
> > Will there be a successor unit?
> >
> > c) Does anyone have experience in using a PC / or Mac connected to  
> the
> > Disklavier in order to play MIDI files, or PianoSoft, PianoSoft Plus
> > titles? If yes, I'd greatly appreciate any tips. I have both Mac and
> > PC machines I could use.....
> >
> > d) Lastly, has anyone used Garageband (Mac) to send data to the
> > Disklavier. I understand Garageband requires a plug-in in order to
> > enable Midi out. Again, if anyone has experience with setup, any  
> tips
> > would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for the help. I hope to return the favor some day!
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Rich Freeman
> >
>
>