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Re: [disklavier] Yamaha MPX70 in Silent mode

2010-01-05 by athomik


As a default, the MPX70 has 32 note polyphony, so you're probably running out of notes. There should be a function where you can set the polyphony to 64 notes, although this will affect the sound quality slightly.


athomik

On Jan 1 2010, Mark in Idaho wrote:

>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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