Perhaps I'm misunderstanding what you're
saying in item #3. However, if I'm reading it correctly, I want
to correct your assumption. The control unit that comes with modern
Disklaviers allows the MIDI piano part to be:
1) played exclusively on the acoustic
piano
2) played exclusively using any voice
(instrument) available
from the Disklavier's tone
generator connected to external speakers
3) played exclusively using any voice on an
external tone generator
connected to external
speakers
4) played both on the acoustic piano and on the
tone generator connected
to external speakers
In fact, the Disklavier's control unit
allows you to create a virtual 'spilt' on the keyboard, using each half of
the keyboard to drive two different voices on the tone generator.
Thus, an acoustic bass can be mapped to the left hand side, and an xylophone (or
electric piano) to the right hand side, for example. (This is a common
MIDI keyboard feature.) Additionally, if the Disklavier is a 'Silent System'
model, you can also use the Disklavier's keyboard as a MIDI
controller. That is, the Silent System allows you to deactivate the
acoustic sound and play in digital piano mode.
Though I've used various Yamaha synthesizers, I've
never used a Yamaha MIDI piano, per se. However, I will say that the
Disklavier is a great instrument that provides excellent playback
and recording capability. As a musician, it's one of the best
purchases I've ever made. Also, don't underestimate the utility of having
acoustic piano playback. This is a great feature for practicing and/or
playing back your own performances (solo or ensemble) Additionally,
there's a lot of great material available for playback on the Disklavier.
Often, when I need a break from playing, I'll pop in a Disklavier disk and
listen to someone else playing my piano. You certainly can't beat the
fidelity.
Regards,
Robert
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Subject: [disklavier] Disklavier vs.
Yamaha MIDI Piano
Hello,
I am
hoping to get some feedback on the Yamaha MIDI piano line. I
am
leaning towards purchasing a MIDI piano for several reasons:
1.
It doesn't do playback (which I don't need, and I don't want to run
into
maintenance nightmares with the solenoids going bad).
2. MIDI models
are cheaper than the Disklavier models.
3. You can play/hear the
acoustic piano at the same time as the MIDI
digital sound is pumping out of
external speakers, something the
existing Disklaviers can't do (which is
great for performances).
About the only downsides to the MIDI pianos
that I can see are that
they are usually special order, and they only come
in MPC3, MPC6, and
MPC7 models (no C5 model).
My question is,
mainly, is the optical sensing technology on the MIDI
pianos as good as the
sensing technology on the Disklaiver pianos
(including Disklaiver Pro
models)?
Thank You,
Eric
P.S. ; If anyone is selling a
Yamaha Disklavier or MIDI piano please
let me
know.
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