Disklavier

Greetings ROBERT,

shouldn't it be possible to copy the tracks to a computer hard drive
and correct the pitch with an audio processing program and then write
back to the CD? i have never done this but "Audacity" offers it as an
"effect".

Sunday, March 14, 2010, 6:00:21 PM, you wrote: >   


> Does anyone know for sure if the DKC-850's built-in CD drive allows
> pitch correction (+/- 25 cents) similar to CD system provided on the
> Mark III and Mark IV Disklavier?  This is a very important
> consideration for ensuring the broadest compatibility with the full
> catalogue of Smart PianoSoft disks, especially when using an audio
> CD that was not recorded at A440 Hz.

> Personally, I fear the DKV-850 CD system does not provide CD pitch
> correction.  This would be most unfortunate, as it would clearly
> perpetuate known compatibility issues that existed with the DCD-1 system.

> As an experiment, I went to the YamahaMusicSoft web site, selected
> the DKC-850 for the Disklavier Model, and then selected a Smart
> PianoSoft disk that I recognized paired up with an audio CD
> requiring pitch correction (i.e., CD is not DCD1 compatible).  The
> end result was, "This product is NOT compatible with DKC-850".

> I appreciate that a variable pitch CD system adds cost, but the
> incremental cost would seem to be justified in this case.
>  
> As an option, if Yamaha is concerned that many potential DKC-850
> customers are not interested in Smart PianoSoft, they could offer
> one version of the DKC-850 without CD pitch correction, and another with. albeit at a higher cost.
>  
> I vaguely remember this issue being previously discussed on this
> forum.  I'll apologize in advance if I'm covering old ground.
>  
> Robert
> 
 

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