On May 22, 2009, at 9:06 AM, Mark Burby wrote:
Another feature, Smartkey or Cuetime, has great potential, but has only been a gimmick feature in my experience. The facility has yet to be fully exploited to enable learning, but has the potential to make learning more fun, interactive and an immersive experience.
If these general concepts have appeal, take a look at adding a laptop and Home Concert Xtreme from TimeWarp Technologies:
Home Concert Xtreme works with Standard MIDI Files, such as those that are available with the various teaching methods. HCX will display the piano part on the computer screen, follow your playing, turn the pages automatically, play the accompaniment tracks using your Disklavier's tone generator, and more. You can find a video demo here:
Using a Mark IV, you can connect the instrument to the laptop with a simple MIDI cable. You just need to install the Yamaha USB MIDI driver:
If you have an older, full function Disklavier, you'll need to use a USB MIDI interface.
I am a co-author of this program.
Regards,
PianoBench