Disklavier

If you are going to use a non-Yamaha USB FDD, I recommend the following:

Iomega #32633
LaCie #706018

These do work with  protected floppies.

Bill

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On Sep 3, 2012, at 9:50 AM, "gmtmt" <gmtmt@...> wrote:

> I wen to Best Buy and bought a floppy disc drive for $70.00 and attached it the the KDC850 and it works great. I also use the USB stick as well.
> 
> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Carol Beigel <carol@...> wrote:
> >
> > There is a problem with that. Yamaha copy protection scheme will NOT allow you to:
> > 
> > copy a PianoSoft disk to a USB stick
> > copy a PianoSoft disk to the FromToPC folder
> > copy PianoSoft disks to CDs
> > 
> > The only way I have found to get your pianosoft floppies into the Memory is to use a USB floppy disk drive.
> > 
> > I figure if you can afford the $1500 for the DKC-850 you might save yourself a lot of time and trouble and just buy their USB Floppy Disk drive.
> > 
> > You can, however, convert your ESEQ disks to standard file formats using Giebler, DKVutils or Root a Ripper, then use the converted disks to place files on USB sticks, folders on a computer, etc.
> > 
> > Good luck.
> > 
> > 
> > Carol Beigel
> > 
> > On Sep 3, 2012, at 3:13 AM, tintinlad320 wrote:
> > 
> > > I found this in the operating manual:
> > > 
> > > You can add a Disklavier piano performance you recorded or on 
> > > commercially available SmartPianoSoft software to the playback of songs 
> > > on your favorite CDs. 
> > > 
> > > So its ok i guess; I wont have the diskettes reader unit so probably I'll have to copy the floppy to the pc and from there on on a usb stick I'll choose the 
> > > appropriate file...
> > > 
> > >
> >
> 
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