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Sibelius and Disklavier

2016-09-26 by Lynda Lybeck-Robinson

Hi everyone, 

This is my first post. Ive got a question about using the Disklavier as an input device for my Sibelius music notation software, for which i am using a Macbook Pro. 

Ive used it for about a year now, and frequently have to reboot everything because it stops reading the input and freezes up, requiring me to input everything by hand. Sure great to be able to compose AND notate on the grand, so I kept at it despite the glitches. 

I just added my Clavinova to the studio and tried to connect it to the Sibelius. No Success. Strange. Now, not only wont Sib read the Clavinova, but when I went back to the Disklavier it wont recognize the Disklavier at ALL. 

Any insights out there?

Best regards, 

Lynda

Re: Sibelius and Disklavier

2016-09-28 by rightnightboy@...

Im no expert but which operating system the Mac is on ? which midi interface are you using (do you have the latest drivers for it ?) Is your sibelius pgrm fully compatible with your mac os version or you interface ? Check also your midi cables...

And finally( but that would be for experts) maybe there is a setting on your disklavier (model ? )-that is not properly selected...

The fact that another keyboard has a problem also seems to me to eliminate the disklavier proper cause...

Lets see what else comes up?

-alain

Re: [disklavier] Re: Sibelius and Disklavier

2016-09-28 by Lynda Lybeck-Robinson

Thanks Alain, 

I rebooted everything, this time a hard reset, unplugged everything and waited over night. Whatever gremlins are out there somehow were righted in the process. 

Thanks for the feedback! I've used Sibelius many years on portable keyboards but haven't quite gotten the Disklavier to be glitch free. I much prefer doing the entire composition process on the grand now rather than the electric but it does come with a cost. 

Best regards, 

Lynda

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> On Sep 27, 2016, at 9:23 PM, rightnightboy@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> Im no expert but which operating system the Mac is on ?  which midi interface are you using (do you have the latest drivers for it ?) Is your sibelius pgrm fully compatible with your  mac os version or you interface ? Check also your midi cables...
> And finally( but that would be for experts) maybe there is a setting on your disklavier (model ? )-that is not properly selected...
> The fact that another keyboard has a problem also seems to me  to eliminate the disklavier proper cause...
> Lets see what else comes up? 
> -alain 
>

Re: [disklavier] Sibelius and Disklavier

2016-09-28 by George F. Litterst

Good evening, everyone.

Lynda, if

—your cable connections are secure
—your software finds your MIDI interface (or the Disklavier, itself, with a direct USB connection)
—your software has successful MIDI communication with the piano in both directions

and then the MIDI connection suddenly stops working, you likely need to do either a reboot of the piano or a cold reboot.

A cold reboot involves shutting down the piano, unplugging it from the wall for an unknown period of time (possibly 5-45 minutes), and then starting up the piano again.

In my experience, the Mark IV will occasionally have one of these symptoms:

—fail to record
—fail to play back
—fail to send MIDI
—fail to respond to incoming MIDI

These issues seem to be related. The fix has always been a reboot or cold reboot of the piano.

If this happens again, you might do a record and playback test to see whether those features are working.

The other option would be to call Yamaha Piano Service and see what they have to say:  (800) 854-1569.

Regards,
PianoBench

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> On Sep 28, 2016, at 5:16 PM, Lynda Lybeck-Robinson unalaskadkv@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Thanks Alain, 
> 
> I rebooted everything, this time a hard reset, unplugged everything and waited over night. Whatever gremlins are out there somehow were righted in the process. 
> 
> Thanks for the feedback! I've used Sibelius many years on portable keyboards but haven't quite gotten the Disklavier to be glitch free. I much prefer doing the entire composition process on the grand now rather than the electric but it does come with a cost. 
> 
> Best regards, 
> 
> Lynda
> 
> On Sep 27, 2016, at 9:23 PM, rightnightboy@... <mailto:rightnightboy@hotmail.com> [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
> 
>>  
>> Hi
>> 
>> Im no expert but which operating system the Mac is on ?  which midi interface are you using (do you have the latest drivers for it ?) Is your sibelius pgrm fully compatible with your  mac os version or you interface ? Check also your midi cables...
>> And finally( but that would be for experts) maybe there is a setting on your disklavier (model ? )-that is not properly selected...
>> The fact that another keyboard has a problem also seems to me  to eliminate the disklavier proper cause...
>> Lets see what else comes up? 
>> -alain 
>> 
> 
>

Re: [disklavier] Sibelius and Disklavier

2016-10-06 by Lynda Lybeck-Robinson

Thanks for the response George, I just found this email today. You are absolutely right about the cold reboot, but since the Disklavier is still acting sticky (stops communications with Sibelius too often) I have since switched back to the Clavinova for the transcribing work. 

Best regards, 

Lynda

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> On Sep 28, 2016, at 3:47 PM, 'George F. Litterst' PianoBench@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> 
> Good evening, everyone.
> 
> 
> Lynda, if
> 
> —your cable connections are secure
> —your software finds your MIDI interface (or the Disklavier, itself, with a direct USB connection)
> —your software has successful MIDI communication with the piano in both directions
> 
> and then the MIDI connection suddenly stops working, you likely need to do either a reboot of the piano or a cold reboot.
> 
> A cold reboot involves shutting down the piano, unplugging it from the wall for an unknown period of time (possibly 5-45 minutes), and then starting up the piano again.
> 
> In my experience, the Mark IV will occasionally have one of these symptoms:
> 
> —fail to record
> —fail to play back
> —fail to send MIDI
> —fail to respond to incoming MIDI
> 
> These issues seem to be related. The fix has always been a reboot or cold reboot of the piano.
> 
> If this happens again, you might do a record and playback test to see whether those features are working.
> 
> The other option would be to call Yamaha Piano Service and see what they have to say:  (800) 854-1569.
> 
> Regards,
> PianoBench
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Sep 28, 2016, at 5:16 PM, Lynda Lybeck-Robinson unalaskadkv@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks Alain, 
>> 
>> I rebooted everything, this time a hard reset, unplugged everything and waited over night. Whatever gremlins are out there somehow were righted in the process. 
>> 
>> Thanks for the feedback! I've used Sibelius many years on portable keyboards but haven't quite gotten the Disklavier to be glitch free. I much prefer doing the entire composition process on the grand now rather than the electric but it does come with a cost. 
>> 
>> Best regards, 
>> 
>> Lynda
>> 
>>> On Sep 27, 2016, at 9:23 PM, rightnightboy@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>  
>>> Hi
>>> 
>>> Im no expert but which operating system the Mac is on ?  which midi interface are you using (do you have the latest drivers for it ?) Is your sibelius pgrm fully compatible with your  mac os version or you interface ? Check also your midi cables...
>>> And finally( but that would be for experts) maybe there is a setting on your disklavier (model ? )-that is not properly selected...
>>> The fact that another keyboard has a problem also seems to me  to eliminate the disklavier proper cause...
>>> Lets see what else comes up? 
>>> -alain 
>>> 
>> 
> 
>