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Re: [disklavier] Yamaha MPX70 in Silent mode

2010-01-01 by Mark in Idaho

Mike,

Have you ever cleaned out/off the circuit board and such. Slowed 
processing can be the result of over-heating and other dust bunny 
related problems. A can of air might help. Unplug the piano before 
trying to clean things off. Use the plastic straw that comes with the 
can and blow off every part. Pay attention to the areas where an I/C 
chip connects to the printed circuit board. Those little fingers can get 
dust bridging across them. Clean out any vent holes you may have too.

Hope this helps.

Mark in Idaho

mjd7282 wrote:
>
> When I play my MPX70 in Silent mode, the basic piano sound is not at 
> all bad, BUT the elderly processor appears unable to keep up with the 
> number of notes being played (along with use of the sustaining pedal) 
> on stride piano solos. The result is that the sound of the notes can 
> be delayed, with chords in particular being broken rather than 
> sounding in unison. Examples of the type of music which causes this 
> problem can be found amongst my YouTube videos (my user ID is 
> honkytonkpiano). I suspect that the MPX70's sound generator simply 
> doesn't have enough computer power, and that the only solution might 
> be to acquire a separate sound generator unit to accept the MIDI out 
> from the MPX70. I would be grateful for suggestions (other than DON'T 
> PLAY THAT TYPE OF MUSIC ANY MORE!!)
> Thanks in anticipation,
> Mike Thomson
>
>

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