Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-19 by Rod Meiners
If anyone is interested in purchasing one of the drive emulators, I have one available for sale. I got excited to try it out on a DKC500RXG and ordered one
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RE: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by Geoff Ward
Hello Another instance where real time play is desirable is where the midi file has on-screen lyrics, such as a karaoke file. I have many of these and the
virtual pianola
2014-01-19 by Spencer Chase
about the program i just mentioned. it changes note velocity so you can dynamically control any midi device it does not have to respond to controllers etc.
Re: [disklavier] Re: External floppy
2014-01-19 by Spencer Chase
don t know about why the dkv would let you control volume some times and not at others. this is a question for someone else. velocity is the MIDI term for
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by Spencer Chase
as far as i know (please someone else correct me) the DKV will play anything on channels 0 to 2 as acoustic piano this is because some people put the left hand
Re: [disklavier] Re: External floppy
2014-01-19 by Skanter123
Sounds good, Spencer! I m confused as to why dsk sometime lets me change volume with knob (which seems to control soft pedal) and sometimes doesn t when
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by Skanter123
I would give it a try (not too much time during week). What does channel limit accomplish? Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304 ... I would give it a
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by Spencer Chase
i found an old program that would be easy to convert to do the following: let you pick a channel limit, let you pick a delay in milliseconds choose if you want
Re: [disklavier] Re: External floppy
2014-01-19 by Spencer Chase
you can use my midimod2 program to scale the velocity on a batch or single file basis. you can get it from the download page of my web site
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by Skanter123
Thanks for that, George. I ll have to go back to another scenario to play back mukti-channel files using external module or internal virtual sounds on
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by George Frederick Litterst
Good afternoon, everyone. Sam, I think that the variety of scenarios that have been discussed have confused things. So, I ll lay out the information in a
Re: [disklavier] Re: External floppy
2014-01-19 by Skanter123
Mark, i received the external USB floppy, my Win7 64-bit recognized the drive immediately, your program worked like a charm! I m now listening to old
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by Spencer Chase
it will mess up note timing especially if there is a lot of dynamic variation and or fast repeated notes. for simple music it should be fine. the LX piano does
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by Skanter123
So, i could eliminate the out of sync issue by just changing to real-time mode? Seems easy enough... Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by Skanter123
... Pianobench, i was thinking that I would just have to change that one setting when I wanted to play virtual piano from silent piano, and toggle it when I go
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by George Frederick Litterst
Good morning, everyone. Sam, if you play a sequence from floppy disk in your Mark II, any tracks that are sent to an external tone generator will play in
Re: [disklavier] A New Member from Scotland
2014-01-19 by Adrian Thomas
Technical support for the UK & Ireland is available from Adrian Thomas Music Services (see www.adrianthomas.net for contact details). Adrian Thomas
Re: [disklavier] A New Member from Scotland
2014-01-19 by Adrian Thomas
Technical support for the UK & Ireland is available from Adrian Thomas Music Services (see www.adrianthomas.net for contact details). Adrian Thomas
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator [1 Attachment]
2014-01-19 by George Frederick Litterst
Good morning, everyone. Sam, assuming that you are not going to upgrade your Disklavier with a DKC-850 and enjoy the benefits of an integrated tone generator,
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by Skanter123
Sounds like you could make the program, but not much of a need. Most probably use external tone generator. Im still experimenting, but really appreciate your
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by Spencer Chase
i don t think any sequencers let you save macros like the one you would need. Cakewalk (Sonar now) does have an application language that would probably work
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by Skanter123
Yes, i haven t figured out with present sequencer /DAW how to save a template like this, so I have to configure latency of 500ms every time I load a new MIDI
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by Spencer Chase
i don t know what you mean by every time i load a file do you mean that you need to process each file separately? i can write a program that will batch
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by Skanter123
Does this look right? (Excuse lousy diagram) Computer MIDI OUT to DKL IN DKL OUT /THRU to MU50 IN MU50 THRU to Computer IN Play multi-channel MIDI file from
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by Skanter123
Yes Spencer, i have tried this in a sequencer by adding a 500ms delay to non- disklavier tracks, and it synced up fine. Problem is I have to do this every time
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by Spencer Chase
you can use MIDIOX with its associated MIDI YOKE to send midi from any software of hardware device on a PC to any other. you may have to shift the piano tracks
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by Skanter123
Also, I ve been trying to accomplish playing multi-channel playback with dkl using virtual instruments inside computer. Will i lose delay if i just change
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by Skanter123
Pianobench, thanks for the reply. As I took a look at the nice reference guide I noticed this fact - MIDI OUT can be changed to MIDI THRU in the settings -
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-19 by PianoBench@...
Good evening, everyone. Sam, this procedure does work with the Mark II. This Disklavier does not have a MIDI Thru port. Instead, the MIDI Output port functions
Re: [disklavier] A New Member from Scotland
2014-01-19 by PianoBench@...
Good evening, everyone. Answers to Doug s questions below: ... In the case of Mark IIXG and Mark III Disklaviers, the upgrade is incredibly simple. The kit
Re: [disklavier] External floppy
2014-01-18 by Sam Kanter
Have you tried this? http://www.kinura.net/ppfbu/ Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304 *(Sent from phone - please excuse brevity and typos.) Sam
RE: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-18 by Ron Ayanzen
Hi Bill, I was mistaken, I meant Mark IV; do you have a Mark IV service manual available? Thanks, ron From: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Re: [disklavier] External floppy
2014-01-18 by Skanter123
I bought this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MBI1NG/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ...Because it stated that it would read both 720KB and
Re: [disklavier] External floppy
2014-01-18 by Ronald Natalie
I bought one of these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000M3GODW/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Though I ve not used it yet. My understanding is
Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-17 by Dan Waxer
Hello Bill: I also have a Mark II disklavier (DC7FII) that you have helped me with over the years. Can you please also send me a copy of the service manual?
Re: [disklavier] Re: External floppy
2014-01-17 by Sam Kanter
Mark, I will try this as soon as my USB floppy drive arrives. Thanks! Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304 *(Sent from phone - please excuse brevity
Re: [disklavier] Re: External floppy
2014-01-17 by Adrian Thomas
Hi, you will need a PC which allows you run DOS. There are some utilities which might help at www.carolrpt.com (look for dkvutils ) Adrian Thomas
A New Member from Scotland
2014-01-17 by <douglas.macnaughtan@...>
Hello to all worldwide Disklavier owners and users. Happy New Year from Scotland! I have a need to communicate with like-minded souls who love their
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-17 by Skanter123
... Hmmm...not sure that would work. I think i d need a MIDI THRU on the DKL? Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304
Re: [disklavier] external tone generator
2014-01-17 by Bill Brandom
Send your MIDI data to your MPX100II MIDI In port. Connect the MU50 to the MPX100II MIDI Out. This way the 500ms delay is incorporated in both the Disklavier
Re: [disklavier] Re: External floppy
2014-01-17 by Sam Kanter
Mark, I ve ordered an external USB floppy drive for 10 bucks that -supposedly- reads 720MB SS disks. Will see if I can extract files from floppies with this
Re: [disklavier] Re: External floppy
2014-01-17 by Skanter123
It seems Mark Fontana has a program that will let me read dk floppies and convert to MIDI files, if I understood correctly. Sam www.keyboardcollective.com
Re: [disklavier] Re: External floppy
2014-01-17 by Skanter123
... My disklavier does not have a hard drive, or even a working floppy. If an external floppy can somehow read the dk disks, i could convert to MIDI and play
Re: [disklavier] Re: External floppy
2014-01-17 by Skanter123
Great, Mark, i will buy a cheap USB floppy drive on Amazon and try out your program! Any suggestions as to drives? They are all $10-15.., Sam
Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-17 by Sam Kanter
... Neal, do you mean an actual specific Yamaha drive meant for my model dk, or a generic drive? Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304 *(Sent from
Re: [disklavier] Re: External floppy
2014-01-17 by Mark Fontana
I ve written a free software tool for Windows that can extract performances from Disklavier and PianoDisc floppies: http://www.kinura.net/ppfbu/ It works fine
Re: [disklavier] Re: External floppy
2014-01-16 by A Sanders
No, it won t. You can upload to your disklavier hard drive and then download from that to a USB and then to your computer. Sent from Alice s iPhone
Re: External floppy
2014-01-16 by <rkhleunghk@...>
Hi Sam, I don t believe so. as pianosoft disk is different format to pc format disk. hope it helps. cheers, ray
Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by carwizard
I just spoke to Martin, and he confirmed that the button I was talking about is related to the CD drive that I also replaced. The floppy drive just fits right
Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by Sam Kanter
According to Carol Beigel (who I contacted), Yamaha uses proprietary wiring in their drives that makes using a generic floppy impossible. Sam Kanter