Disklavier

hi,

i have a disklavier mark 4 and i need to transpose notes as i play.  is 
there a way to do that?  i see where it can transpose when playing back 
pre-recorded midi songs, but i can figure out how to transpose what i 
play.  

i basically put it in quiet mode where i can pick a midi instrument in 
the "Performance" menu.  that works.  but it only allows instrument 
selection & volume control it seems.   

your help is greatly appreciated!

s

Good morning, everyone.

On Jul 14, 2008, at 12:52 AM, smortaz wrote:

> i have a disklavier mark 4 and i need to transpose notes as i play. is
> there a way to do that? i see where it can transpose when playing back
> pre-recorded midi songs, but i can figure out how to transpose what i
> play.
>
> i basically put it in quiet mode where i can pick a midi instrument in
> the "Performance" menu. that works. but it only allows instrument
> selection & volume control it seems.
>

This is actually possible if you are willing to undertake a  
complicated setup:

--use a MIDI cable to connect MIDI Out to MIDI In

--access the MIDI Setup settings and make these adjustments:

--MIDI In
Port: MIDI
Piano Rcv ch: ##
Delay In: Off

--MIDI Out
Port: MIDI
Transmit: Keyboard Out
P-Part ESBL Out: Off or On (doesn't matter in this application)

--KBD Out
Out Ch L: 01
Local: Off
Split Point: Off
Trans L: SET THE AMOUNT OF TRANSPOSITION HERE

--Plug in headphones or go into Quiet mode if you are routing the  
audio output to speakers.

Have fun!
PianoBench


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