Disklavier

Yeah, it's pretty crap given that the Mark4 is a computer with virtually no limits in a relative form, but the E3 looks like a good old fashion 'solid state' hardware like the old disklavier controllers and the new 850 box.

Perhaps they plan on releasing a Mark5 "now with real chicken" next year :p







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From: spunkyfunk2003 <Bww11bww11@aol.com>
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, 15 March, 2010 2:04:22 AM
Subject: [disklavier] Re: Version 4 Firmware for MK4

  
Phil,
I was also disappointed that the update only added support for the iPhone. I agree about all of the basic issues that need to be fixed. Isn't it pathetic that the E3 Disklavier has support for all of the voices when it is supopsed to have "less" features than the normal Disklavier.

--- In disklavier@yahoogro ups.com, Phil Blah <phil.blah@. ..> wrote:
>
> Hey Guys,
> 
> So pretty much 6 months exactly since my previous email, version 4 only adds the iphone support. The update itself was only 24ish meg so I suppose we can't expect much more than a 'patch'.
> 
> I wonder why yamaha called it 'version 4' when really it's 3.1 or 3.5...not really enough to say a whole new version.
> 
> This whole 'secret' 'special people' crap annoys me, with the apparant hidden section that allows internet midi to be trialled.. it really should be available for all, a simple message warning it's only in testing phases would be enough.
> 
> So we are STILL stuck with these basic problems;
> 
> No support for 'fresh system install'
> Featureless & clumsy recording
> The whole graphics support for songs is fixed only to a few crappy demos - thanks for coming
> XG Voices (they are there, why can't 'normal' people access them)
> Basic Multi-tasking - while playing a song, surley we can rename something?
> So you force people to use the internet to update the piano software, but all the 'internet' really does it push the radio service, which I subscribe to, but constantly hate every second song lol (Where is the Pianosoft with Audio streaming, while I have a slow internet connection currently, I normally have 8meg ADSL which is more than enough to handle Audio)
> Stll sloppy slow seek between songs
> Lack of space in the To/From PC directory
> Limit for 10,000 songs (don't laugh, this limit is superfishial and there ARE users who have this many and more files)
> 
> Don't get me wrong, I love Yamaha Pianos and the Mark4, that's why I want to push for a few easy to implement features :)
> 
> Oh well.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Philip
>