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Re: Disklavier M4 as a first piano?

2009-05-27 by lowdebt4me

George,

I don't suppose thre is any way to use Home Consert Extreme with a Yamaha Playback series disklavier?  I don't suppose there is any way that Home Concert Extreme can figure out when to turn pages on the computer screen...

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "George F. Litterst" <PianoBench@...> wrote:
>
> Good morning, everyone.
> 
> 
> 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:
> 
> www.timewarptech.com/Pages/Products/HCX/HCX.html
> 
> 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:
> 
> www.timewarptech.com/Pages/Products/HCX/HCXVideoDemo.html
> 
> 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:
> 
> www.global.yamaha.com/download/usb_midi
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> www.georgelitterst.com
> www.timewarptech.com
>

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