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Re: UPgrade floppy to CD

2003-08-09 by thegorens

The model number of my control unit is DKC500RWXG. Since it has the W in it, does that mean that it has the 8 megabits of memory necessary? When do you

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Re: UPgrade floppy to CD

2003-08-09 by thegorens

Carol, Thanks for responding. Yes, I did mean the DCD1. (Sorry about the typo!) I currently have a Mark II Disklavier XG. So I guess I ll wait to upgrade

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Re: UPgrade floppy to CD

2003-08-09 by thegorens

Will the DVD1 work with the new PianoSmart software? -Rob ... CD from Yamaha - I knew my system is not compatible, but I was going to try to fiddle with the

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Re: Smartkey

2003-08-09 by midi_magic2000

Hi Jean I see. I have a CVP 209 Clavinova which has Guide Lights . These are lights (Leds) above each note and light up waiting for you to play. The piano

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Making PianoSmart Software yourself

2003-08-08 by Bill Brandom

If your piano can play Smart PianoSoft (PianoSmart) disks, to make your own synchronized floppy with CD is quite easy. Put in your favorite audio CD in the

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Re: [disklavier] MIDI on CDs

2003-08-07 by Carol Beigel

PianoSmart is really what we have been talking about upgrade floppy to CD . It is available now on your DU1A - probably as it came out of the box. Is your

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Re: [disklavier] MIDI on CDs

2003-08-07 by James Fry

... A while ago a member of the list posted a message about creating PianoDisc CD s which have the same effect as the yamaha ones. He wrote some software to

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Re: [disklavier] MIDI on CDs

2003-08-07 by Jean Debefve

I was seduced by the disklavier DU1A (a Mark II system) when I saw this : http://www.yamaha.com/publications/accent/Accent102/05.htm / One of the season s

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Re: [disklavier] MIDI on CDs

2003-08-07 by Jean Debefve

Carol Beigel wrote ... Seems that the manual describes another possibility : You use a commercial music CD, play your own solo, and play back both together -

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Smartkey

2003-08-07 by Jean Debefve

... Smartkey works like this : a few notes of the melody are moved by their solenoid action, without touching the strikµngs. The player is supposed to play

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Re: MIDI on CDs

2003-08-07 by wlb001

I also want to do this same and have found two possible solutions. Perhaps these links may help. This gentleman has one program that converts midi to audio

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Re: [disklavier] MIDI on CDs

2003-08-07 by Carol Beigel

Hopefully someone with more knowlege than myself will tell you a solution. My understanding of MIDI and Disklaviers is that MIDI files that come over the

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Re: [disklavier] UPgrade floppy to CD

2003-08-07 by Rubens Family

Good morning Carol I have a Mark IIXG baby grand. I purchased a piano soft plus audio CD from Yamaha - I knew my system is not compatible, but I was going to

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Re: Smartkey

2003-08-07 by midi_magic2000

Hi Jean What is smartkey? Is it the same as CueTime? I thought only the Clavinovas had these. If this is so, then yes most of the commands are in the format of

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Re: [disklavier] UPgrade floppy to CD

2003-08-07 by Carol Beigel

The original GranTouch DGT2IIXG released in July 1997 had 4Mbits of flash memory and had the DKC500R control box. When it was upgraded 2 years later with

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Re: [disklavier] Smartkey

2003-08-07 by Carol Beigel

Since I don t know anything about how to create your own SmartKey files, I will restrict my reply to the physical condition of the piano. I was just

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Re: [disklavier] UPgrade floppy to CD

2003-08-07 by Rick Conti

Carol, what would my piano be referred to in short? I read all of the emails sent to our site and I never read anything about a DGT2IIXG. Rick ... From:

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Smartkey

2003-08-06 by Jean Debefve

Hi all, Despite a long search into the user s manuals, I still do not know how to build Smartkey midi files. I guess there are SysEx involved (special factory

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Re: UPgrade floppy to CD

2003-08-06 by tasupho

After posting this message I find out the DCD1 is just a CD player connect externally to the control box and seems to be very easy to do. I still don t know

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Re: UPgrade floppy to CD

2003-08-06 by tasupho

Thanks Carol, I didn t know that there are MarkII and MarkII XG. I recheck my DKV and find out that I actually have the MarkII XG. To upgrade to play CD.

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Re: [disklavier] UPgrade floppy to CD

2003-08-06 by Carol Beigel

Yes, you should be able to add the DCD1 CD player and upgrade to PianoSmart without adding additional memory. However, I would still wait and see what Yamaha

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Re: [disklavier] UPgrade floppy to CD

2003-08-05 by Rick Conti

Carol, I have a DGT2IIXG and the control unit has DKC 500RW written on the front. Is this something I can add a CD player to? Rick ... From: Carol Beigel

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RE: [disklavier] UPgrade floppy to CD

2003-08-05 by Carol Beigel

You cannot upgrade a Mark II to a MarkIII disklavier. However, you can update any Disklavier to have most of the goodies that are available to play floppy and

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RE: [disklavier] UPgrade floppy to CD

2003-08-05 by Carol Beigel

The PianoSmart upgrade for the DCD1 does exist, and will be available very, very soon. Yamaha is putting the final touches on describing how this upgrade will

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Re: [disklavier] UPgrade floppy to CD

2003-08-05 by Carol Beigel

If you have a MarkII, you can purchase a DSR1, which is a control box that upgrades your system to a MarkIIXG. This gives you flash memory, a floppy drive

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UPgrade floppy to CD

2003-08-05 by tasupho

Hi, Sorry if this question was asked before. I have the MARKII Disklavier with a floppy drive. Is there an option to upgrate to a CD drive. thanks, Tasupho

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Re: Live Internet Performances?

2003-08-05 by fkagel

Oops! Sorry for the confusion. I know you both respond frequently. Fred K ... answered your question. His extended research and efforts into this area will

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Re: [disklavier] Midi Software.

2003-08-05 by Rick Conti

I use SmartScore Songbook Edition for converting sheet music to midi. You need a good scanner and some trial and error runs to come up with the correct

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Re: Live Internet Performances?

2003-08-04 by fkagel

Carol, I appreciate your detailed reply and need some time, of course, to absorb it all. I met Sue Downs at a local concert and was led to believe by her that

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Re:MasterTracksPro

2003-08-03 by Tim Rickman

Master Tracks Pro is available at: http://www.gvox.com/ Cost is $99.99 for disk version or download version for PC and MAC Regards Tim Rickman

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Live Internet Performances?

2003-08-03 by fkagel

Has anyone heard or know of live Internet performances MIDI d directly to the DKV? Just heard Lang Lang on Live at Lincoln Center on PBS broadcast. Wouldn t it

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Re: Midi Software.

2003-08-03 by fkagel

For printing Midi, any MIDI sequencer will do it as Carol pointed out. If, however, the music is complex (8 staves) or you want printing power take a look at

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Re: [disklavier] Sample

2003-08-03 by Carol Beigel

That DU1A came with some really good voices. There should be several piano sounds to choose from as well as what kind of room sound you want like Hall 1, or

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Re: [disklavier] Midi Software.

2003-08-03 by Carol Beigel

Just about any sequencer software will print sheet music from a MIDI file. Notation software will print more voices or parts, and is capable or more

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Midi Software.

2003-08-03 by tasupho

Hi, I am looking for 2 midi programs. 1) Program to convert midi file to sheet music. I used Music Time before but it was old and doesn t work very well on

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Disklavier Remote Extender

2003-08-03 by dsmith942@excite.com

Holly and others, this is the device I have been using for the last year or so. Works very well to extend the remote beyond line-of-sight to the Disklavier.

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Sample

2003-08-03 by Chopinluvr@aol.com

I just bought the DU1A and was wondering is there a way to internally change or modify the sampled piano sound it sound so electronic when I practice in silent

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