Newbie to the Group
2011-03-14 by chweiner1972
Hi, we just joined this forum as we purchased a used DGA1. The piano should be delivered in a few weeks and now begins the fun part of researching more about
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RE: [disklavier] Pro vs Pro upgrade options
2011-03-13 by Phil Becker
I find everything KC says here to be true, and it has been my only real disappointment with the DKC-850 upgrade to my DC3 PRO. I have been hoping that Yamaha
Pro vs Pro upgrade options
2011-03-13 by kassey22000
Thank you George, this has been very helpful. One of the Disklavier Techs suggested that if I don t want to loose the ability of the Pro playback and recording
Re: [disklavier] Thanks again
2011-03-12 by George Frederick Litterst
Jim Levesque is the National Marketing Manager for Disklavier. George
Re: Ordering the DKC-850 Upgrade
2011-03-12 by kassey22000
I purchased my DKC-850 and bracket from Classic Pianos in Bellevue, WA. Their headquarters are in Portland, OR and I believe they have a web store as well.
Re: Thanks again
2011-03-12 by kassey22000
I d love to have this app for my DKC-850. I wrote Bill Brandom at Yamaha asking them to support the efforts (he has been a great resource for support on my
Re: [disklavier] Thanks again
2011-03-12 by Kevin Goroway
No, that s a new name to me. Bill has been representing my requests to Yamaha up until now. What is Jim s title? Maybe Bill will chime in here and give us a
Re: [disklavier] Thanks again
2011-03-12 by George Frederick Litterst
Good afternoon, everyone. Kevin, have you sent an inquiry directly to Jim Levesque (JLevesque@yamaha.com)? Regards, George www.georgelitterst.com
Re: [disklavier] Thanks again
2011-03-12 by Kevin Goroway
You are correct. Though I would love to make it work, and have tried to make it work...it can t go any further without some input from Yamaha.
Re: [disklavier] Ordering the DKC-850 Upgrade
2011-03-12 by Stephen Medler
Got mine with no problem at Piano Distributors in St Louis: www.pianodistributors.com/Missouri-Chesterfield-Piano-Dealers.php
Re: [disklavier] Thanks again
2011-03-12 by Stephen Medler
Assume DKV Browser does NOT work with new DKC 850 Disklavier. Although I do see the Disklavier on my home network. And I can add files to it from my
Re: [disklavier] mute rail from PianoDisc?
2011-03-12 by Charles Muller Jr
John, Several years ago I had a mute rail installed in my Yamaha by a qualified technician. My wife loves it. There is no downside to this modification, no
Re: [disklavier] Thanks again
2011-03-11 by Kevin Goroway
Latest release is always available here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dkvbrowser/ If you plan on discussing DKVBrowser, please join the yahoo group
Re: [disklavier] Thanks again
2011-03-11 by Albert Edwards
How do you download Kevin s remote DKV browser ? Al Edwards acejazz@yahoo.com ________________________________ From: Kevin Goroway To:
Re: [disklavier] Hey guys, trying to get info on a model
2011-03-11 by Larry McKenzie
I have a MX 85 that I bought in 1993. It works as well today as it did the day I bought it. It is limited compared ro today s models but it was state of the
Re: [disklavier] Ordering the DKC-850 Upgrade
2011-03-11 by athomik
For the UK, have you tried : http://www.chrisvenables.co.uk/ , http://www.countrywidepianos.com/ or http://www.thepianoman.co.uk/ athomik
Re: [disklavier] Hey guys, trying to get info on a model
2011-03-11 by athomik
The MX80 (not 84) was produced between 1990 and 2000. It s a very basic (Mark I) Disklavier, it doesn t have an internal tone generator, no silent function and
mute rail from PianoDisc?
2011-03-11 by jcagle
Does anyone have experience with the mute rail from PianoDisc (PianoMute option)? Does it void the Yamaha warranty? Does it have any negative effect on the
Re: [disklavier] Ordering the DKC-850 Upgrade
2011-03-11 by James Fry
If you are in the UK, I fear you might struggle - I apologise for my rant in advance! Yamaha UK were unhelpful. Chappell of Bond Street (but now on Wardour
Ordering the DKC-850 Upgrade
2011-03-10 by mh180005
I m looking for a Yamaha dealer where others have successfully ordered the DKC-850 upgrade. A Yamaha dealer is not located close to where I live and I don t
Re: [disklavier] THANK YOU!
2011-03-10 by Adriana DiFranco
... Quite right, George. Or as I like to call it, The Disklavier Diaspora. ;) --Adriana Sent from my Coleco Electronic Quarterback Game circa 1978 ... From:
Re: [disklavier] Thanks again
2011-03-10 by Jeff Kovitz
Remember the donate and thanks! button LOL Sent from my iPad - typos show strong character... On 2011-03-10, at 5:35 PM, Kevin Goroway
Re: [disklavier] Thanks again
2011-03-10 by Kevin Goroway
Hah! This is great! Thanks for the smile! ________________________________ From: Shelley Bacon To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com Sent:
Re: [disklavier] THANK YOU!
2011-03-10 by George Frederick Litterst
Thanks for your kind words, Shelley. We re all part of a very nice, distributed Disklavier family! Regards, PianoBench www.georgelitterst.com
Thanks again
2011-03-10 by Shelley Bacon
I just downloaded Kevin s remote DKV browser and am controlling my piano from my family room while walking on my treadmill and listening to fine music on my
THANK YOU!
2011-03-10 by Shelley Bacon
Dear PianoBench and others - I just want to say how absolutely amazed I am at your body of knowledge about all things MIDI and Disklavier. I LOVE my DC4M4, but
USB wireless adapters...will they work?
2011-03-10 by Shelley Bacon
I am looking at wireless adapters for my DC4M4. I see there are some very small USB models that look very interesting. They are smaller and therefore less
Re: [disklavier] Re: 1986 Disklavier midi play back volumne
2011-03-10 by Richard Banks
Does anyone have any similar information regarding the C5 / C6 mark II ? Sent from my iPhone On Mar 10, 2011, at 8:21 AM, Wethington, P
Hey guys, trying to get info on a model
2011-03-10 by Lawrence
Trying to find out the capabilities of a MX 84 disklavier upright. DKC5R control unit. Can this be upgraded to a cd control unit? Any info is appreciated
Re: [disklavier] Latest & Greatest Internet Method
2011-03-10 by Twothbeave
Apple Airport Express.... ... From: MeSinead@aol.com To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, Mar 9, 2011 5:48 pm Subject: [disklavier] Latest & Greatest
Re: [disklavier] Re: 1986 Disklavier midi play back volumne
2011-03-10 by George Frederick Litterst
Good morning, everyone. I suspect that this 2002 DKV MIII needed calibration. In my experience, the Disklavier is designed pretty well to avoid dropping notes.
Re: 1986 Disklavier midi play back volumne
2011-03-10 by Wethington, P
This is not new information regarding the midi info. I did an experiment with my 2002 DKV MIII when I first got it. I noticed that pieces I recorded weren t
Re: [disklavier] Re: 1986 Disklavier midi play back volumne
2011-03-10 by athomik
As far as I know, the velocity compression is handled within the Disklavier, not written into the song files.. This is probably done by the PK-CTL circuit
Re: [disklavier] Latest & Greatest Internet Method
2011-03-10 by Jason Franza
Hi Jane, I just recently purchased a Netgear universal wifi adapter, model WNCE2001 from Best Buy. I ve been using it for a couple of weeks with no issues. The
Re: 1986 Disklavier midi play back volumne
2011-03-10 by jboxnz
Thanks for the tips. The piano is not excessively bright (at least to my ear) although it is noticeable brighter than my neighbor s Kawai US50. It is on carpet
Re: 1986 Disklavier midi play back volumne
2011-03-10 by jboxnz
Thanks a lot Spencer. I think I ll do some experiment as you suggested and see what s best for me. Won t be an easy task for me as I don t play piano. Anyway
Re: [disklavier] Re: 1986 Disklavier midi play back volumne
2011-03-10 by Spencer chase
Not having a similar DKV with which to experiment, I can only guess but I think you might be able to get the best results by fiddling with different scaling
Re: [disklavier] Re: 1986 Disklavier midi play back volumne
2011-03-10 by George Frederick Litterst
Good evening, everyone. I hope that someone from Zenph will speak up regarding the Mark IIXG Pro and the Mark IV Pro. I have not had the opportunity to do
Re: [disklavier] Re: 1986 Disklavier midi play back volumne
2011-03-10 by George Frederick Litterst
Good evening, everyone. I am wondering if your piano is especially bright, is positioned directly on a wood floor, and has its back against a hard reflective
Re: [disklavier] Re: 1986 Disklavier midi play back volumne
2011-03-10 by George Frederick Litterst
Good evening, everyone. Mark, I was probably too casual in my description of these models, trying to provide general information without getting too specific.
Latest & Greatest Internet Method
2011-03-10 by MeSinead@aol.com
I have a Mark IV Disklavier. Can the group share the latest and greatest ethernet adaptors that you ve found work the best for the Disklavier s internet
Re: 1986 Disklavier midi play back volumne
2011-03-10 by jboxnz
Thanks PianoBench and Spencer for the info. I did use Veloset to compress the midi files I got from the internet. What I did so far is that if the file has
Re: [disklavier] Re: 1986 Disklavier midi play back volumne
2011-03-09 by Mark Fontana
George, it still remains the case that the effective typical velocity range of a Disklavier (ALL past and current models) is compressed into the MIDI
Re: 1986 Disklavier midi play back volumne
2011-03-09 by kassey22000
Helo, Great explanation. How does a Mark IIXG Pro compare to a Mark IV Pro as far as playback resolution and dynamic range? And what do you sacrifice
Re: [disklavier] Re: 1986 Disklavier midi play back volumne
2011-03-09 by George Frederick Litterst
Good afternoon, everyone. This is true. The early Disklaviers compressed the dynamic range on playback, boosting the low MIDI velocities and capping the high
Re: [disklavier] Re: 1986 Disklavier midi play back volumne
2011-03-09 by Spencer chase
the older dkvs do not play soft notes very well. also they only play the range of something like 30 to 100 just as you have discovered. if you have files that
Re: [disklavier] 1986 Disklavier midi play back volumne
2011-03-09 by George Frederick Litterst
Good morning, everyone. I don t know anything about this particular Disklavier, but I can say that those very early models did not respond to controller 7
Re: 1986 Disklavier midi play back volumne
2011-03-09 by jboxnz
Did some further test with test midi samples of different velocity ranging from 5 to 100. The piano did play the samples with different volume. However the
1986 Disklavier midi play back volumne
2011-03-09 by jboxnz
Hi, We recently bought a grey market U3 (originally from Japan) with a playback-only Disklavier systerm. The S/N on the piano indicates it s a 1986 model,
Disklavier expert George Litterst joins Zenph
2011-03-06 by jqw2
My friend George Litterst has been a recognized expert on Disklavier Pros and Disklaviers on this forum for many years. We are pleased to announce this week