Since the old controller will still be in place in this setup, you can always use its floppy drive if you don't have a USB floppy drive that works with the DKC-850. There is also the option of converting your floppy library to readable files on your computer and then putting them on a flash drive for use with the DKC-850.
Regards,
PianoBench
On Jan 5, 2011, at 6:56 PM, Carol Beigel wrote:
The DKC850 adds many features to your MarkII even though it does not replace the control box you have. It gives you a tone generator and a CD player. That means you could play PianoSoft XG (tone generated ensemble sounds) as well as Audio CDs with midi tracks (PianoSoft Plus Audio) and Smart Piano Soft which are floppys that play along with audio CDs. It has the capability of making playlists. It has the capability of playing standard MIDI (both format 0 and 1) files from your PC. It cannot, on your system, play Disklavier radio over the internet. You would also want to buy the USB floppy drive and powered speakers and speaker brackets. Parts cost for the above is in the neighborhood of $2400 give or take, and you have to buy most of the stuff from a Yamaha dealer.Carol Beigel----- Original Message -----From: zedSent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 3:49 AMSubject: [disklavier] DC7 Mark II with DKC100RHello:I have a circa 1994 Disklavier Mark II C7. It has a DKC100RIt plays really well.I understand there has been a replacement for the DKC100R.Is that still available? Also, the new DKC850 does not really replace my DKC100R.I wonder what someone who knows would recommend as the BEST method of proceeding. Just keep the DKC100R and use Midi In and Midi Out to use disklavier and other midi files on a computer (I know how to get my disklavier files on a computer) and control the piano from a computer? Or, add the DKC850 and then what?I am trying to figure out the best way to keep my piano as useful as possible while still being a straightforward setup.Also, my DKC100R is supposed to play I believe Midi files, but there may be some limitations. Does anyone know exactly what kind of midi files it will play? How do they have to be named and or formatted?Is there any firmware update I should get to make my DKC100R more useful? Anything else I can do to make the piano as optimized as possible?Thank you.Dan.No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.406 / Virus Database: 271.14.151/3347 - Release Date: 12/29/2010 7:34 PM