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Re: Internal Rec vs. Software

2004-02-01 by sjhart110110

When looking at the midi events that get generated by the DC3A. They are just basic note on, duration, volume, etc. (since I don t have the PRO model). Seems

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Internal Rec vs. Software

2004-01-31 by sjhart110110

I may be crazy, but it seems like that when I record something on my DC3A via the built in recorder it doesn t seem quite as accurate as when using SONAR3 (via

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Add Piano Disk To Yamaha

2004-01-31 by troubadour_nj

Hi, I have posted a Piano Disk PLayer Unit on ebay. It would make a nice addition to a Disklavier. Please visit my auction...

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Re: Humidity

2004-01-31 by Bob Wilson

... Hi, I would say get a good humidifier with a humidistat. If you have a bucket, nearly all the water will still be there at the end of the day doing little

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A reply to your message.

2004-01-30 by Spencer Chase

Thanks Danny, for the report. The link is correct for the program but it may change if I can think of a better name so it is best to keep the URL for the web

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A message from Spencer Chase

2004-01-30 by Spencer Chase

Greetings, I just realized that the MIDI modifying program written by Richard Stibbons that is on my web site is called MidiMod so I changed the name of mine

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A message from Spencer Chase

2004-01-30 by Spencer Chase

Greetings, I have added several features to the program that I previously called VelMod. It now adjust velocity as well as performing other functions that can

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Re: [disklavier] Humidity

2004-01-29 by Keith Barrett

Hi You really need to do something quickly. It is likely that over time the tuning pins will become loose and tuning will be unstable. While Yamaha seem to

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Re: EMK Trivia Question...

2004-01-29 by rrl_edm

Bill, Thanks for your excellent explanation. Understood. My DKC500RW XG has only 1MB of memory and does NOT have the EMK1 (expanded memory kit) installed.

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EMK Trivia Question...

2004-01-29 by rrl_edm

Trivia question. My Disklavier control unit DKC500RW-XG has a circuit board referred to as the EMK CTRL . The term EMK and/or EMK1 is often mentioned

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Re: [disklavier] Humidity

2004-01-28 by Robert Welcyng

John, If you allow the piano to dry out sufficiently, there is a risk (although probably not a great one) of the sound board shrinking and cracking. If it

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Humidity

2004-01-28 by Gewartowski, John

I have read that the recommended humidity for a piano is 42% My DC1A just arrived into my home last week on Wednesday evening, and after measuring the humidity

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Re: Disklavier Prices

2004-01-28 by yamahaddd2000

Thank you to all for providing a wealth of information. Just to let you know I offered $27K and it was accepted. I just hope/pray all these people that

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Disklavier Prices

2004-01-27 by Amanda Heidemann MD

I think that if you are in Hawaii, the prices you were quoted don t look too bad, considering how cars and other consumer goods are marked up compared to the

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Disklavier Prices

2004-01-27 by Carol R. Beigel

Hawaii is really in the middle of no where as trucks don t pass by all the time! Shipping costs add enormously to the price!!!!! My guess is that prices that

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Re: Disklavier Prices

2004-01-27 by yamahaddd2000

Amanda, Thanks for your sugestion about the database. Now it has made shopping more confusing, the prices vary so much for the same model. Has anyone

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Re: [disklavier] Disklavier Prices

2004-01-27 by Amanda Heidemann MD

I would highly recommend that you check out the annual supplement to The Piano Book by Larry Fine. I think that for those of us who are not in the industry,

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Disklavier Prices

2004-01-27 by yamahaddd2000

Been qouted the following price for a couple of Yamahas. a. 7 6-C 7 Yamaha Disklavier Ebony Polish Retail $60,000; ours 44,995 b. 5 8 C2 Disklavier Ebony

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Re: [disklavier] Digest Number 794

2004-01-26 by Carl Youngblood

I may have misunderstood when skim reading someone else s post. However, since you work for Yamaha, I was hoping you might be able to relay a suggestion on to

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Re: [disklavier] Digest Number 794

2004-01-26 by bonsaimike@aol.com

Hi, Sorry I don t get on this site as much as I should. The Disklavier is only a built in from the factory. It is a very, very precise piece of equipment

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Re: Clueless New Member

2004-01-26 by wglikes

It is rather easy to download. I just learned myself. 1. open the files section of this user group 2. open utilitees 3. open dkvutils.zip 4. open

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Re: Disklavier Mark IV previewed today

2004-01-26 by stevedsanders

On the topic of why 32 voices of polyphony on the new Disklavier would be useful: I would find it very handy for playback of piano duets, and other type

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Unformatted disk

2004-01-24 by stewholveck@aol.com

For one day everything started to work perfectly again. Then I pushed the play and the on button to see if I needed an update and it said I needed an update

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Re: Clueless New Member

2004-01-23 by bdpotts

Pacinad, A very common question with a potentially complicated answer. The reason for that is that even though you bought the Disklavier in November it may be

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Re: [disklavier] Clueless New Member

2004-01-23 by djones1220@aol.com

Hello Crayon Keeper, Congrats on your new Disklavier, I just purchased mine January 1 and better than that am just learning piano. Down loading the files I

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Clueless New Member

2004-01-23 by pacinad

I bought my Disklavier in November, and I absolutly LOVE it!!!! However, all of this technology baffles me. Please forgive my stupid question, but how do you

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Re: Disklavier Mark IV previewed today

2004-01-23 by jqw2

Bill Brandom was a gracious host, but made it clear that the pianos at NAMM were clearly prototypes -- I don t even think the cables underneath the piano were

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Formatting

2004-01-22 by Carol Beigel

The Mid2ESEQ program is a Windows-based program in the dkvutil software found for free in the files section of this website. Put copies of the MIDI files you

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Re: Formatting

2004-01-22 by wglikes

Carol, thank you for your very thorough diagnosis of my problem. I would like to pursue your first recommendation. I have plenty of the older 720 DD discs. How

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Re: [disklavier] Formatting

2004-01-22 by PianoBench@aol.com

Good morning, everyone. ... Bill, are you using double density (DD) disks? If not, your Disklavier is formatting high density (HD) disks as DD because it does

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Re: [disklavier] Formatting

2004-01-22 by Carol Beigel

Your DKV only plays the Yamaha proprietary ESEQ files - not MIDI files from the floppy disk drive. You need to convert the MIDI files you download from the

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Formatting

2004-01-22 by wglikes

I ve recently downloaded several MIDI files. When I tryed playing them, my Disklavier rejected the disc as not formatted . When I format the disc on the

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Pro Vs. DSK

2004-01-22 by Robert Welcyng

I believe I m quite fortunate. I ve owned a DC3 Mark II for over seven years and I have never needed a single part for it. From a Canadian dealer, I once

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Pro Vs. DSK

2004-01-22 by Carol Beigel

You need to contact Yamaha about that. There is the Yamaha Corporation of America and there is Yamaha Canada. Whatever market the serial number your piano is

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Pro Vs. DSK

2004-01-22 by Robert Welcyng

I agree with Carol to the extent that you will be wise to do your due diligence before considering any offer on a new Disklavier. Always check the

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Pro Vs. DSK

2004-01-22 by Carl Youngblood

Thanks Carol. I read your advice, especially about not buying gray market disklaviers. Thanks a lot for that. I was considering it. But is it really so bad

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Pro Vs. DSK

2004-01-22 by Carol Beigel

I have posted to this list many reasons why you might NOT want to price shop around the country and elsewhere. I still think you can get the best deal from

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Pro Vs. DSK

2004-01-21 by Robert Welcyng

Primarily to Carl: Once you have narrowed down the DKV model that you want, I suggest you contact some dealers around the country. Don t overlook Canada.

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Re: Unformatted disk

2004-01-21 by midi_magic2000

Hi Sorry to hear you still have problems. As the DKV will play your Pianosoft disk ok then we can asume the floppy drive is ok. If you still have the files on

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Re: general questions

2004-01-21 by rrl_edm

Given that you re considering the purchase of a new Disklavier you can rest assured that the control unit s disk drive will properly handle: - 2DD (720 KB)

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Re: Pro Vs. DSK

2004-01-21 by Carl Youngblood

Thanks for the help, Steve. From what you ve said I don t think that I would miss the pro functionality too much. Would you say the same for the hammer

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Unformatted disk

2004-01-21 by stewholveck@aol.com

Hi Midi Magic-thanks for replying concerning my disk problems. 1.The files were not downloaded from Yamaha. They came from various sites plus some came from

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Re: [disklavier] general questions

2004-01-21 by Carl Youngblood

Hi Keith, I can tell you what I ve already learned from other members of the ... That answers your questions about the differences between models. As far as

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general questions

2004-01-21 by Keith Barrett

Hello Group, I have been reading the messages for a while and have some general questions. I do not yet have a disklavier but I am in the market for one. I am

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Disklavier pro vs. normal

2004-01-21 by Carl Youngblood

Okay, so I ve finally gotten some concrete price quotes on different disklavier models, and I have to say that it seems to me like the whole disklavier pro

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