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Re: buzzing noise from under the keys

2019-08-04 by evkinfarns@...

Just trying to bump this issue a little... I can t believe it s just me that s encountered this - a buzzing noise from under the keys on my Disklavier Mk 3

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Midi File Channel

2019-08-04 by George F. Litterst

Good afternoon, everyone. A clarification regarding Type 0 and Type 1 Standard MIDI Files (SMFs): Pre-Mark IIXG Disklaviers require the recording to be in Type

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New Enspire owner with media issues

2019-08-04 by Ian

Carol, we think alike, and experienced alike, possibly because we are the same vintage. I have similar memories, going back just as far. I DO agree with your

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Re: [disklavier] Re: Midi File Channel

2019-08-04 by carlspost2@yahoo.com.au

Thanks Ian,I wish it was this simple. I have tried various programs but without success. I usually use Vanbasco to play the midi files. It seems that only

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Re[2]: [disklavier] Midi File Channel

2019-08-04 by Spencer Chase

i have a couple of free utilities that will allow the remapping of channels in MIDI files but as Mark said, you can not necessarily merge tracks and or

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Re: [disklavier] Midi File Channel

2019-08-04 by carlspost2@...

Forgive me if this message is a repeat ( I seemed to have lost my first version !) Thank you for you replies. I am still having trouble trying to find what the

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Re: Midi File Channel

2019-08-03 by carlspost2@...

Thanks you for your replies Mark and Carol. I am still a little stumped on this one. Basically I am having trouble with files downloaded from the

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Re: [disklavier] Midi File Channel

2019-08-03 by Mark Fontana

Not necessarily. Type 0 MIDI files have all their MIDI events in one logical track within the file (instead of multiple logical tracks playing in parallel -

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New Enspire owner with media issues

2019-08-03 by kassey22000@...

For Carol, Spencer, Mark, Ian, Kevin and other stalwarts of this great resource: Having been a Disklavier fan for over 10 years, I realized that moving from an

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Re: [disklavier] Midi File Channel

2019-08-03 by Carol Beigel

Your Disklavier plays your piano keys on whatever is on Channels 1 and 2. If you connect a speaker, and have a built in tone generator, you would probably

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Midi File Channel

2019-08-03 by carlspost2@...

Is there an easy way to change the channel of the data in a midi file. For some reason many files don t play on my disklavier because the data seems to be on

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[disklavier] Digest Number 3549

2019-07-15 by aswath prabhu

Keys not striking properly From: viclimax It could be a regulation problem. Ask your piano tech to check for regulation... If your piano has

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RE: [disklavier] Moving a Disklavier

2019-07-15 by James Parker

Google Modern Piano moving. I had them move mine from San Diego to Iowa. Very professional. They service all of the US. From: disklavier@yahoogroups.com

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Keys not striking properly

2019-07-15 by viclimax@...

I have two keys on my disklavier that are not striking the strings correctly. Most of the time they just make no sound when struck like it s not hitting the

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Re: [disklavier] MIDI files

2019-07-12 by George F. Litterst

Good evening, everyone. Glen, I recommend that you get the Garritan CFX Concert Grand virtual piano from MakeMusic:

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Re: [disklavier] Re: MIDI files

2019-07-12 by GDPERRY@...

Actually, I am wanting a more local solution. Eventually, any MIDI files I edit will be played on my Mark III which uses a floppy disk. For editing I need

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Re: [disklavier] Moving a Disklavier

2019-07-12 by Spencer Chase

I have a friend doing a cross country move with the same piano. The regular mover is also moving the piano. I do not think you need a separate piano mover, the

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Moving a Disklavier

2019-07-12 by rednebmb@...

Hello all. I am writing to ask for advice. I have an upright 44 Disklavier that I purchased new in 1999. It has remained in the same place in my home in NJ

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Re: pb Disklavier MX100B

2019-07-10 by tnmshd@...

Re: pb Disklavier MX100B Ì suggest that please check following voltage. Please see the attached file. PS unit out put +5V,+12V,+5VS,+5V. CPU board +5P,+12Vin.

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Re: [disklavier] Re: MIDI files

2019-07-10 by Ian

Glen, unless you are using Floppies or CDs, a USB to midi-in cable will be necessary for whatever you are using to play the midis from your computer. Buy a

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Re: [disklavier] Re: MIDI files

2019-07-09 by Jorge Fernández Moreno

Are you using a DKV? An old model? Yes? Maybe you need an USB to MIDI Interface. I think that vanBasco karaoke player will be enough. Very old program still

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Re[2]: [disklavier] Re: MIDI files

2019-07-09 by Spencer Chase

van bascos karaoke player is free. you need a usb to midi interface if you don t have one. Yamaha makes one, also M Audio and Roland. cheap Chinese ones also

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Re: [disklavier] Re: MIDI files

2019-07-09 by GDPERRY@...

Speaking of MIDI files; I need to add the ability to play MIDI files on my Windows 10 PCs. What is a good program w/o spending a lot? Will I need to purchase a

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Re: pb Disklavier MX100B

2019-07-09 by dleang@...

LEDs on the I/O all look good. I don t see any issues there. If it helps, I have attached 4 photos that show what happens when the Disklavier unit is powered

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Re: [disklavier] Re: MIDI files

2019-07-09 by Sandi Bowen

On sheetmusic.com you can order the book, The Firm. Sandi On Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 3:53 PM Sheldon H. Deluty, M.D. mdshd@earthlink.net

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Re: [disklavier] Re: MIDI files

2019-07-08 by Sheldon H. Deluty, M.D.

Good Afternoon: Does anyone have, or can anyone in the group record the title Memphis Stomp by Dave Grusin It is from the movie The Firm Yamaha included

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Re: pmw over disklavier

2019-06-26 by tnmshd@...

Hello stewenn System power is normal but drive power is dead. Did something happen before it broke? I guess the cause is one of the following. The power

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buzzing noise from under the keys

2019-06-20 by <evkinfarns@...>

I wondered if someone could help with this? I get quite a buzzing from under the keys on my Mk3 Disklavier. I have stripped it down before and the cause is

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Re: pb Disklavier MX100B

2019-06-08 by tnmshd@...

... Correct. If the thermo is dead then Led 7 is on. MX series does not accept MIDI signal unless the disk drive is normal.

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Re: [disklavier] pb Disklavier MX100B

2019-06-07 by George F. Litterst

Good afternoon, everyone. For reasons that have not been explained, Yamaha does not recommend the DKC-850 for the MX100A/B, Wagon Grand, and MX80 systems.

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Re: pb Disklavier MX100B

2019-06-07 by dleang@...

Thanks for this information. My guess is that the LCD display is functional, but related circuit board may not. There’s another post in this thread with

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Re: [disklavier] pb Disklavier MX100B

2019-06-07 by dleang@...

I don’t believe the system on the MX100B can be swapped our completely in lieu of the DKC 850. My understanding is that these have to work together through

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Re: pb Disklavier MX100B

2019-06-07 by dleang@...

Thanks for this information. I’ll check voltages on the connector and report back. I don’t think the LCD is defective since it lights up. It just doesn’t

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Re: pb Disklavier MX100B

2019-06-07 by tnmshd@...

My statement was wrong. MX series I/o board LED lighting routine. Main power switch On=all led On.(other than 7 Led.) Control unit power switch On(no disk)=all

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Re: [disklavier] pb Disklavier MX100B

2019-06-05 by Sandi Bowen

It might need a new disk drive. Or upgrade to the DKC 850. I recently had to make the choice for my Disklavier Grand Pro Mark II. The disk drive was dead

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Re: pb Disklavier MX100B

2019-06-05 by pnobeeter@yahoo.com

This was so long ago .... Parts aren t available for the MX100 as a general rule. The last MX100 that I worked on had a bad disk drive. I tried

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pmw over disklavier

2019-06-04 by stewenn@...

hello Hello everyone. For several days, my piano does not work with my silent. The message pwm over is written on the control box. what happens is simple,

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Re: pb Disklavier MX100B

2019-06-04 by dleang@...

I cannot enter test mode. Holding the L and R buttons, and then pushing the power switch, don’t do anything. The number display remains at 00 and pushing +

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Re: pb Disklavier MX100B

2019-06-04 by tnmshd@...

Does the 8 piano checks work after entering the test program? See the group’s photo .test MX. The keyboard thermostat may be dead, had there been any

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