Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-12 by Sam Kanter
George, thanks for the excellent article on the history of the disklavier - very informative. I recommend that everyone hear reads it - much better than the
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Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-11 by George Frederick Litterst
Good afternoon, everyone. Sam, the Mark II was a big step up from the earlier instruments. However, there is some compression of the dynamic range on playback.
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-11 by Sam Kanter
George, can I assume my Mark II does not have the compressed volume issues of the earlier models? Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304 *(Sent from
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-11 by George Frederick Litterst
Good afternoon, everyone. Steno Jazz, here is a more complete explanation of several distinct issues that affect your MX100A (and similarly, other early model
Re: [disklavier] Disklavier mark 4
2014-03-11 by mangez@...
I would agree with Bill. Try a different CD. If that works, your particular CD seems to be faulty. If you can t play any CDs, try playing something from the
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-11 by Steno
I think i am using it without delay. I never used the midi features too much yet in this piano...is that the difference between delay and kbdout The notes
Re: [disklavier] Disklavier mark 4
2014-03-11 by Bill Gmail
Hi Jim, I am sorry to hear about the problem with your Mark IV. - Have you been able to play this CD in your Disklavier before? - Do you have other CDs you can
Disklavier mark 4
2014-03-11 by <jassalley@...>
Hello. I have never used a forum. I am hoping someone can help. My m4 is 2006 make. No problems until a few days ago when I put in a cd I get the following
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-11 by Spencer Chase
one of the presets for my midimod2 program is remove brushed notes i added this specifically for early DKVs and other pianos that play brushed notes loudly.
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-11 by PianoBench@...
Good evening, everyone. Steno Jazz, are you using your piano with MIDI In set to Delay or Real Time? In general, you should use the former. In Real Time mode,
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-11 by steno jazz
Hello Adrian Thomas Music Service, thanks for your replies. Is there such ROM upgrade for mx100a too (fixing problems with midi)? I have some problems when i
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-10 by mangez@...
There was a ROM update which dealt with the piano sound dropping out when connected to an external device via MIDI. If you have the old version (V1.20d), you
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-10 by mangez@...
The different units within early Disklaviers communicate with each other via a MIDI signal, so it may be possible to electronically adapt one unit to another
MKII Pro Calibration program
2014-03-09 by <tbill84701@...>
Does anyone know how to run the internal calibration program? MkII Pro
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-08 by George Frederick Litterst
Good evening, everyone. Ed, I am a consultant to Yamaha and head up the Disklavier Education Network (DEN) initiative. We have a resources page on the new DEN
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-08 by Edward Duke
George, Re: the MX80. Thanks for your feedback. Perhaps we are not discussing the same situations. My MIDI-OUT works fine with and malfunctioning Floppy drive
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-07 by Bill Brandom
Hi Ste, I do not believe it is possible to use a Mark III control unit with an MX100A, MX100B, MX80 or Wagon Grand. However, the question has never come up
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-07 by Bill Brandom
MarkII and later do NOT require a working floppy disk drive. This includes MPX100 II. Bill On Mar 7, 2014, at 2:55 PM, Skanter123 wrote:
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-07 by Skanter123
George, FYI my MPX100 II (not XG) will also send and receive MIDI data without a working floppy drive. My floppy was dead on arrival but I was still able to
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-07 by George Frederick Litterst
Good afternoon, everyone. Ed, its good to know that the MX80 does not need a functioning floppy disk drive with a floppy inserted in order to use the MIDI In
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-07 by Skanter123
I have a similar issue. My MPX100II is connected to my computer which has an internal sound card (Delta 1024) with a MIDI interface built-in. When I turn the
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-07 by George Frederick Litterst
Hi, again, Ste. Bill Brandom is the real technical expert who can comment on the component level issues. He was the head of Yamaha Piano Service for many
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-07 by Edward Duke
Reference item 2 in the previous message. I have an MX80 with non-functioning floppy disk drive and no floppy disk in the drive and the MIDI-IN function works
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-07 by <steno7777@...>
Thank you very much for your detailed answer ! Yes, if i connect them separately (midi in and out) and disconnetting the other connector everything works
Re: [disklavier] mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-07 by George Frederick Litterst
Good morning, everyone. Answers below: ... Please tell us more detail about what is going on when you connect a MIDI interface. If you use only the MIDI In
Silent bar on mx100a?
2014-03-07 by <steno7777@...>
Hello, Since the earlier Disklavier models do NOT Have silent feature, i wanted to mod it to add such useful feature. Has anyone tried to put a silent bar in
mx100a problems and questions/suggestions
2014-03-07 by <steno7777@...>
Hello, i own a great disklavier mx100a since many years and i just discovered this great forum. Some questions... 1) Has anyone experienced any problem
Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy disc emulator, and Van Basco questi on
2014-03-06 by George Frederick Litterst
Good afternoon, everyone. Actually, VB does not go as far as I would go with the All Notes Off concept. It does not send note-off commands to each individual
Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy disc emulator, and Van Basco questi on
2014-03-06 by <sacsound100@...>
Thanks George. If I understand you correctly, Van Basco is fine, doing what it is supposed to do, but my MX100A is just not paying attention to the note off
Re: [disklavier] Re Query Virus
2014-03-06 by Barbara Graff
I got a strange email today from my yahoo account which I did not send to myself or this group so I assume my yahoo account has also been hacked. Do not open
Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy disc emulator, and Van Basco questi on
2014-03-06 by George Frederick Litterst
Good morning, everyone. In the MIDI software world, there is no single, universally-accepted way to implementing the concept of an All Notes Off command.
Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy disc emulator, and Van Basco questi on
2014-03-06 by Bill Brandom
Hi Rick, It really isn t a big problem. Option 1 - Play to the end of the song Option 2 - Press Stop when no keys are down Option 3 - If a key stays down,
Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy disc emulator, and Van Basco questi on
2014-03-06 by Skanter123
Any MIDI sequencer or utility should have an all notes off command. Just look around... Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304
Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy disc emulator, and Van Basco questi on
2014-03-06 by uecker.juneau@juno.com
So I guess the question for those of us with older pianos is, how much of a concern is this? What damage can be done and how quickly can it occur? If it is a
Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy disc emulator, and Van Basco questi on
2014-03-06 by George Frederick Litterst
Good evening, everyone. I did a quick check on the MIDI Output of Van Basco. If you access the Setup window (Alt+S), you ll notice that there is a set of Reset
Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy disc emulator, and Van Basco questi on
2014-03-05 by Bill Brandom
Disklaviers prior to Mark II did not send an All Notes Off message when the Stop button was pressed. Bill On Mar 5, 2014, at 11:24 AM, Sam Kanter
Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy disc emulator, and Van Basco questi on
2014-03-05 by Sam Kanter
Scott, FYI I do not get hanging notes when stopping VB in middle of song on my MPX 100II. Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304 *(Sent from phone -
Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy disc emulator, and Van Basco questi on
2014-03-04 by uecker.juneau@juno.com
Scott, I am about to perform this install on my own MX100A. Thanks for the great summary. I ll be watching with interest on the VB question. VB has been my
Successful floppy disc emulator, and Van Basco question
2014-03-04 by Sacsound100
Hi all, I ve been meaning to report on another successful install of the floppy emulator previously discussed on the board. It was rather easy, especially
Re: [disklavier] RE: New to Forum and New to Disklavier
2014-03-02 by Spencer Chase
i don t know for a fact from whom D World stole the piano roll files but know there are not that many sources that make them publicly available and if these
Re: [disklavier] RE: New to Forum and New to Disklavier
2014-03-02 by Skanter123
There are thousands of MIDI files of varying quality on the disklavierworld site, in terms of performance and technical (MIDI) quality. I ve only scratched
Re: [disklavier] RE: New to Forum and New to Disklavier
2014-03-02 by Spencer Chase
the site mentioned is yet another plug of the Disklavier World web site by Robert C. Kuhmann. he gives credit to his sources in a very general sense but has
Re: [disklavier] RE: New to Forum and New to Disklavier
2014-03-02 by Skanter123
Greg, glad you got it working. Unless one plans to subscribe to disklavier radio and TV, the laptop is a good option. Did you try slamming a disk hard into the
RE: New to Forum and New to Disklavier
2014-03-02 by <gregmoakley@...>
Thank you for all of your thoughts! I went to guitar center today and got a $35 usb to midi cable, attached to my laptop and I m back in business. I had it
RE: New to Forum and New to Disklavier
2014-03-01 by <kassey22000@...>
I agree completely with George s assessment as I also own a Mark IIXG PRO and have found the DKC-850 to be a really excellent solution. However, I used the
Re: [disklavier] New to Forum and New to Disklavier
2014-03-01 by PianoBench@...
Good evening, everyone. Greg, I purchased a DKC-850 for my Mark IIXG PRO. Although the upgrade is not inexpensive, I have appreciated the modern amenities:
Re: [disklavier] New to Forum and New to Disklavier
2014-03-01 by Skanter123
I recently got a similar DKV - 1997 MPX 100II. It had a dead floppy drive as well. After agonizing what to do about it, I slammed a disk in really hard and it
New to Forum and New to Disklavier
2014-03-01 by <gregmoakley@...>
Hello all, I m new here. I purchased a used (new to me) 1997 MX100 IIXG with the DKC500R XG. This is my first piano purchase as my 7 year old is starting
Re: Pedal 3 Before and after files
2014-03-01 by Skanter123
Spence, the advice on the list is that I would need a DKV technician to do this. Unfortunately, the only DKV tech I know of in NYC charged $300 just to show
Noisy damper pedal
2014-02-28 by Skanter123
Spence and Geoff have been helpful with damper pedal issue and I ve managed to use incremental data on ch 1 and move to ch 3 using Spence s utility MIDIMOD.