Disklavier

Since I don't know anything about how to create your own SmartKey files, I 
will restrict my reply to the physical condition of the piano.  I was just 
discussing the heat wave in Europe with a friend as I had no idea of how 
terribly hot it is!!  In general, heat does not affect pianos, but humidity 
does.  People breathing in a theatre, especially a dinner theatre where 
there are steam tables will probably raise the pitch of the piano a little 
bit.

Generally, you are probably all right.  Thermostat errors occur because the 
pedal solenoids go out of adjustment.  Use fans now and try to keep the air 
moving - unless you would be blowing more humidity over the piano.  Have the 
piano tuned just before opening night.  Use fans in the audience during the 
performance.  Of course, if you have air conditioning, now is the time to 
use it!!

Email PianoBench@... directly and ask him about how to create SmartKey 
files.  Perhaps the Home Concert software program will help you at 
www.timewarptech.com



Carol Beigel
crbrpt@...


>From: "Jean Debefve" <pubjean@...>
>Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [disklavier] Smartkey
>Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 20:21:45 -0000
>
>Hi all,
>
>Despite a long search into the user's manuals, I still do not know how
>to build Smartkey midi files. I guess there are SysEx involved
>(special factory codes for the midi instruments) but I can't manage to
>get my laborious trials work, and I get no answers from Yamaha (on
>Holydays, lucky guys...)
>I've been said that the "Smartkey Software" was public, and CueTime as
>well.
>Anybody heard of a software converting DKV commands like "Guides" "Key
>prompt", "Keyrepeat" into a midi code I could glue into my Cubase
>sequencer's midi files ?
>
>Jean Debefve
>Theatre de Galafronie
>belgium
>
>
>PS the DU1A piano is rehearsing in a room situated just under a flat
>zinc roof. The temperature is about 39\ufffd Celsius (102 Fahrenheit). The
>actors are sweating buckets. Onecharacter is sleeping under a giant
>quill. The other wears a "wolf fur coat" that once in a while becomes
>a wolf suit. North Pole atmosphere...
>
>As the heat wave seems to be there for about 2.500 years ;-) , I'm
>afraid the temperatures won't change muche before the end of August,
>when our show will have its Premiere.   Do I have to fear thermostat
>failure ? At which room temperature do I have to provide extra
>cooling, just in case? (the tunes the piano plays will not be very
>loud or use sixteen notes chords...) Does the humidity rate matter ?
>(audiences tend to breathe a lot during a 100\ufffd Fahrenheit performance...)
>Oh my ...
>
>

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Hi

I was wondering if anyone knows where we can get some smartkey music from -
is it available on the web? from Yamaha directly?

Our 3 year-old daughter loves the smartkey demo that came with our
disklavier, but its only about 4 bars long...we're keen to encourage her to
love the piano, so we were wondering where we could get more?

Thanks
Clare (and budding pianist Emily!)

Hi Clare,

There is an entire series of smartkey literature called the 
"StarLights" series from Yamaha.  It should be available at your local 
Yamaha dealer, or you can call look at yamahamusicsoft.com to find it 
online.

Shana

On Oct 29, 2005, at 8:38 PM, Clare Ivatt wrote:

> Hi
>
> I was wondering if anyone knows where we can get some smartkey music 
> from -
> is it available on the web? from Yamaha directly?
>
> Our 3 year-old daughter loves the smartkey demo that came with our
> disklavier, but its only about 4 bars long...we're keen to encourage 
> her to
> love the piano, so we were wondering where we could get more?
>
> Thanks
> Clare (and budding pianist Emily!)
>
>
>
>
>
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