Phil, I found your comment very interesting regarding the lower volume on your DC3Pro when set to the lowest setting. I have a DC6Pro and will be interested to check this out.
I would point out to everyone that there is nothing about the upgrade that changes the solenoids or the other hardware components of the playback system. In other words, we can't expect an older model piano to play beyond its physical capabilities when used with the DKC-850.
In theory, it is conceivable that the DKC-850 was programmed to send lower velocity data to the keys on playback at the lowest volume setting--I don't know. In any case, I do know that the pre-Mark IV Pro is way more capable of soft playing than other pre-Mark IV models.
Regards,
PianoBench
On Jul 9, 2010, at 2:53 PM, Phil Becker wrote:
On my DC3PRO, the DKC-850 does allow softer playing than the old controller did. I don't know how to quantify "how much softer" but it is noticable.Having said that, playing softer was never an issue for me in my setting, and I don't use the piano that way, but in testing things out I did notice that turning the volume all the way down is softer than the old controller turned all the way down.
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Subject: [disklavier] DKC-850 questionsHello, two question re the DKC-850:1. Will it let the piano play softer than the mark box? I get different answers from different people on this.2. What should I expect to pay for the DKC-850 if I install it myself?Thanks again, and thanks, George for the Manual link.Dave