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Re: [disklavier] Re: Midi files...

2008-01-14 by George F. Litterst

Good morning, everyone. Pascal, the trick is to match the MIDI channels of the piano parts in VanBasco (or any other sequencer) to the Piano Receive channel on

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Re: Midi files...

2008-01-14 by ramseymonoi

Thank you George. So the files I have converted to type 0, although they look like they are the same as type 1 with left and right hand separate when playing

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Re: [disklavier] MX100B calibration

2008-01-14 by athomik

The first disklaviers didn t have a self calibrating function. The hammer and key sensor rails have to be adjusted with the help screws located in 4 positions

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Re: [disklavier] Midi files...

2008-01-14 by George F. Litterst

Good morning, everyone. Pascal, according to the MIDI specification, you can send up to 16 CHANNELS of MIDI data to your Disklavier at one time using a MIDI

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Midi files...

2008-01-14 by ramseymonoi

Hi all, My disklavier has arrived, and it is great. I am waiting for the usb/midi adaptor cable to arrive so I can try playing songs from the laptop. However I

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DCD1 for sale

2008-01-14 by Mark Fontana

I have a Yamaha DCD1 for sale if anyone is interested. This is the discontinued CD player accessory which connects to Mark II and older Disklaviers and

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Re: [disklavier] Re: MX100B calibration

2008-01-14 by Carol Beigel

I believe it is the dkutil (or the dkvutil) programs that allow you to convert a Yamaha disk into a .fil file that your computer can read. They are programs

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Re: MX100B calibration

2008-01-14 by pl88ks

Hi Carol, can you explain the utilities a little further please? TY, Steve--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Carol Beigel ... a ROM ... Probably the ...

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Re: [disklavier] MX100B calibration

2008-01-13 by Carol Beigel

I believe that everything that Disklavier can do is programmed into a ROM chip. The MarkIIXG has flash memory and you can mess with it. Probably the default

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Re:720 kb disketts

2008-01-13 by Frank Evans

List Members; Some time ago there were several folks looking for 720 kb 3.5 diskettes. I have disposed of one box of new ones but, I have found (in cleaning up

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MX100B calibration

2008-01-12 by Peter Phillips

Hi All I recently obtained an MX100B that, although probably grey, appears virtually new. Everything works, but there seems to be no way you can adjust the

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Re: MIDI compatibility with Clavinova?

2008-01-10 by kgoroway

I just thought I would mention this to the group, since it might be valuable to others with a Mark IV. Especially people how wish there was more software to

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Re: [disklavier] Quality sounds

2008-01-10 by Carol Beigel

I have noticed that the better the data, the more there is of it! Just like the Pro model Disklaviers, they process more data in XP mode - so much data that

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Re: [disklavier] Quality sounds

2008-01-10 by Matthew Teeter

I have a Roland digital piano that is almost 10 years old, and I admit, its sounds are a bit fake. It is most noticable in the bass and for notes of long

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RE: [disklavier] Quality sounds

2008-01-09 by Michael Weinstock

Carol, I very much enjoyed your thought provoking piece. There is another aspect to this discussion... and that is the music being expressed with these sounds.

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Re: [disklavier] Quality sounds

2008-01-09 by Ron Natalie

Of course before I got my DC5A, what I used was GigaStudio primarily with the Michael Post piano samples (usually his Bosendorfer 290). That machine is the

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Quality sounds

2008-01-08 by Carol Beigel

I hope not too many find this off topic for a Disklavier list, but over the years I have heard many complaints about the quality of the Ensemble sounds coming

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Mk2, XG or not ?

2008-01-08 by athomik

... Technically, all XG voice sets are the same. XG is and expansion of GM (General MIDI), which was created to provide an industry standard voice and command

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Mk2, XG or not ?

2008-01-08 by Carol Beigel

You are correct that many soundcards have XG voice sets. My question to you is are all XG voice sets equal? Do the XG voices sound better coming from a DB50

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Mk2, XG or not ?

2008-01-08 by athomik

... Unless you have a specialized soundcard, your every modern PC/laptop will have the full GM/XG voice set. ... If you are trying to use blank HD floppies to

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Mk2, XG or not ?

2008-01-08 by p g

Thanks Carol. As I suspect, it looks more complicated than 1st thought ! Fortunately, the seller is not running away. I will get the disklavier I saw at his

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Mk2, XG or not ?

2008-01-08 by chasmuller

Hey Carol, That s telling it like it is, straight shooting, just the facts. Thanks for keeping us in the know. Chuck Muller (proud owner of a 1996 updated

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Mk2, XG or not ?

2008-01-07 by Carol Beigel

I really do not want to get into this too deeply, but I think most of the information you are getting is NOT correct - especially from the seller. The MarkII

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Re: Mk2, XG or not ?

2008-01-07 by ramseymonoi

And the Mk2, XG or not, is not upgradable to perform Mk3 pianosoft and pianosmart ? ... on the ... digital ... internal XG MIDI ... piano ... percussion and

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Mk2, XG or not ?

2008-01-07 by ISKI1@aol.com

What you are describing is the PianoSoft Plus & PianoSmart feature on the Mark III. You are correct that it is not a Mark II feature. PianoSoft-Plus™

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Re: Mk2, XG or not ?

2008-01-07 by ramseymonoi

Thank you all for your answers. I am not a musician at all, so the learning curve is very steep ! The seller has told me that everything that the DSR1 and DCD1

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RE: [disklavier] Mk2, XG or not ?

2008-01-07 by Paul J

Isn’t it trivial to convert a 1.44 floppy to a 720k floppy, by placing a piece of opaque tape over the square hole? paul ... From: disklavier@yahoogroups.com

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Re: [disklavier] Mk2, XG or not ?

2008-01-07 by Carol Beigel

A MarkII Disklavier does not necessarily read the HD 1.44 floppies that are common, and may still require only the hard to find older 720k floppies. XG

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Re: [disklavier] Mk2, XG or not ?

2008-01-07 by athomik

The main difference between the 2 pianos is that the Mark IIXG can play 16 track MIDI files, i.e. you can get multi-instrument backing for your piano songs.

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Mk2, XG or not ?

2008-01-07 by ramseymonoi

I am in the process of buying a Mk2 disklavier. I am not sure of the exact version, but it is not an XG. It has midi in and out below the keyboard. My question

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