Disklavier

>
> I'm the original owner of a Disklavier DSC2 Grand with Mark II XG  
> control unit.  I would love to have features / capabilities now  
> available with the Mark IV series, such as access to content via the  
> internet, hard-drive storage, etc., however I'm not going to spend a  
> small fortune replacing my entire piano to do so.  There must be  
> alternatives to upgrading.... I hope.  It irritates me that Yamaha's  
> upgrades are seriously limited and don't allow migration to successor  
> series. Maybe they finally got it right with the Mark IV, but that  
> doesn't help me.
> 
> I'm new to this forum, so have several questions to ask.  I greatly  
> appreciate any replies.
> 
> a) I would like to play Piano Soft + Audio, or Smart Piano Soft  
> media.  Is adding the DCD1 module the only option?
> 
> b) If yes, I understand the DCD1 is no longer manufactured by Yamaha.   
> Will there be a successor unit?
> 
> c) Does anyone have experience in using a PC / or Mac connected to the  
> Disklavier in order to play MIDI files, or PianoSoft, PianoSoft Plus  
> titles? If yes, I'd greatly appreciate any tips.  I have both Mac and  
> PC machines I could use.....
> 
> d) Lastly, has anyone used Garageband (Mac) to send data to the  
> Disklavier.  I understand Garageband requires a plug-in in order to  
> enable Midi out.  Again, if anyone has experience with setup, any tips  
> would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance for the help.  I hope to return the favor some day!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Rich Freeman
>

On Mar 11, 2009, at 6:18 PM, boyler1999 wrote:

> Rich,
>
> I have an older Mark II (MX100II) with a broken floppy drive, so I  
> was trying to figure out how to upgrade it much like you. The  
> official upgrades from Yamaha (DSR1 and DCD1) were discontinued by  
> Yamaha and were way too expensive anyway. So then I discovered the  
> Disklavier's MIDI ports, connected them to my Mac iBook laptop with  
> the Yamaha USB MIDI interface, and purchased Metro SE from Sagan  
> Technology (http://www.sagantech.biz/products), which I found to be  
> a really nice and inexpensive MIDI sequencer for the Mac. This  
> product enables me to play and record from the Disklavier really  
> easily and intuitively, using my Mac's hard drive instead of the  
> piano's floppy drive. I looked at GarageBand, but then decided on  
> Metro SE when I saw what a great price it was and what great  
> features it had. This doesn't answer all your questions but I hope  
> it helps.
>
> Bill
>
> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Freeman Richard <rfreeman26@...>  
> wrote:
> >
> > I'm the original owner of a Disklavier DSC2 Grand with Mark II XG
> > control unit. I would love to have features / capabilities now
> > available with the Mark IV series, such as access to content via the
> > internet, hard-drive storage, etc., however I'm not going to spend a
> > small fortune replacing my entire piano to do so. There must be
> > alternatives to upgrading.... I hope. It irritates me that Yamaha's
> > upgrades are seriously limited and don't allow migration to  
> successor
> > series. Maybe they finally got it right with the Mark IV, but that
> > doesn't help me.
> >
> > I'm new to this forum, so have several questions to ask. I greatly
> > appreciate any replies.
> >
> > a) I would like to play Piano Soft + Audio, or Smart Piano Soft
> > media. Is adding the DCD1 module the only option?
> >
> > b) If yes, I understand the DCD1 is no longer manufactured by  
> Yamaha.
> > Will there be a successor unit?
> >
> > c) Does anyone have experience in using a PC / or Mac connected to  
> the
> > Disklavier in order to play MIDI files, or PianoSoft, PianoSoft Plus
> > titles? If yes, I'd greatly appreciate any tips. I have both Mac and
> > PC machines I could use.....
> >
> > d) Lastly, has anyone used Garageband (Mac) to send data to the
> > Disklavier. I understand Garageband requires a plug-in in order to
> > enable Midi out. Again, if anyone has experience with setup, any  
> tips
> > would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for the help. I hope to return the favor some day!
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Rich Freeman
> >
>
>

From: Freeman Richard
Subject: [disklavier] Upgrade Mark II XG
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 5:40 PM

I'm the original owner of a Disklavier DSC2 Grand with Mark II XG
control unit. I would love to have features / capabilities now
available with the Mark IV series, such as access to content via the
internet, hard-drive storage, etc., however I'm not going to spend a
small fortune replacing my entire piano to do so. There must be
alternatives to upgrading... . I hope. It irritates me that Yamaha's
upgrades are seriously limited and don't allow migration to successor
series. Maybe they finally got it right with the Mark IV, but that
doesn't help me.

I'm new to this forum, so have several questions to ask. I greatly
appreciate any replies.

a) I would like to play Piano Soft + Audio, or Smart Piano Soft
media. Is adding the DCD1 module the only option?

b) If yes, I understand the DCD1 is no longer manufactured by Yamaha.
Will there be a successor unit?

c) Does anyone have experience in using a PC / or Mac connected to the
Disklavier in order to play MIDI files, or PianoSoft, PianoSoft Plus
titles? If yes, I'd greatly appreciate any tips. I have both Mac and
PC machines I could use.....

d) Lastly, has anyone used Garageband (Mac) to send data to the
Disklavier. I understand Garageband requires a plug-in in order to
enable Midi out. Again, if anyone has experience with setup, any tips
would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance for the help. I hope to return the favor some day!

Regards,

Rich Freeman

On Mar 12, 2009, at 9:15 AM, Spencer_Lists wrote:

> Greetings Freeman,
>
> If you just want to play MIDI files, you do not need a sequencer
> although they are very helpful for editing. There are playlist players
> for the Mac. I used two of them in the past and can unfortunately only
> remember the one that I did not like the best. This was Qmidi. It was
> another one that I really liked. Maybe someone else on the list can
> suggest some others. There is also Sweet Midi for the Mac. The windows
> version looks reasonable but more complicated than necessary. Trial
> version was difficult to set up.
>
> Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 8:57:37 PM, you wrote:
>> Bill,
>
>> Much thanks for your email.  Your reply adds a few more pieces to
>> my jigsaw puzzle.  I'll source a MIDI cable as well as look at  
>> Metro SE.
>
>> Regards,
>
>> Rich
>
>
>
>> On Mar 11, 2009, at 6:18 PM, boyler1999 wrote:
>
>
>> Rich,
>
>> I have an older Mark II (MX100II) with a broken floppy drive, so I
>> was trying to figure out how to upgrade it much like you. The
>> official upgrades from Yamaha (DSR1 and DCD1) were discontinued by
>> Yamaha and were way too expensive anyway. So then I discovered the
>> Disklavier's MIDI ports, connected them to my Mac iBook laptop with
>> the Yamaha USB MIDI interface, and purchased Metro SE from Sagan
>> Technology (http://www.sagantech.biz/products), which I found to be
>> a really nice and inexpensive MIDI sequencer for the Mac. This
>> product enables me to play and record from the Disklavier really
>> easily and intuitively, using my Mac's hard drive instead of the
>> piano's floppy drive. I looked at GarageBand, but then decided on
>> Metro SE when I saw what a great price it was and what great
>> features it had. This doesn't answer all your questions but I hope  
>> it helps.
>
>> Bill
>
>> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Freeman Richard <rfreeman26@...>  
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm the original owner of a Disklavier DSC2 Grand with Mark II XG
>>> control unit. I would love to have features / capabilities now
>>> available with the Mark IV series, such as access to content via the
>>> internet, hard-drive storage, etc., however I'm not going to spend a
>>> small fortune replacing my entire piano to do so. There must be
>>> alternatives to upgrading.... I hope. It irritates me that Yamaha's
>>> upgrades are seriously limited and don't allow migration to  
>>> successor
>>> series. Maybe they finally got it right with the Mark IV, but that
>>> doesn't help me.
>>>
>>> I'm new to this forum, so have several questions to ask. I greatly
>>> appreciate any replies.
>>>
>>> a) I would like to play Piano Soft + Audio, or Smart Piano Soft
>>> media. Is adding the DCD1 module the only option?
>>>
>>> b) If yes, I understand the DCD1 is no longer manufactured by  
>>> Yamaha.
>>> Will there be a successor unit?
>>>
>>> c) Does anyone have experience in using a PC / or Mac connected to  
>>> the
>>> Disklavier in order to play MIDI files, or PianoSoft, PianoSoft Plus
>>> titles? If yes, I'd greatly appreciate any tips. I have both Mac and
>>> PC machines I could use.....
>>>
>>> d) Lastly, has anyone used Garageband (Mac) to send data to the
>>> Disklavier. I understand Garageband requires a plug-in in order to
>>> enable Midi out. Again, if anyone has experience with setup, any  
>>> tips
>>> would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for the help. I hope to return the favor some day!
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Rich Freeman
>>>
>
>
>>
>
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>
> That's helpful, thank you.  I do use MIDI files.
> 
> I'm curious if you (or anyone reading this forum) has experience  
> transferring Disklavier media (e.g. Pianosoft solo, Pianosoft plus,  
> etc.) to a hard drive.  In order for this to play properly , I assume  
> you would need a XG software.  If I can get this to work, I'm half-way  
> to achieving MarkIV capabilities....
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Rich
>

>
> I'm the original owner of a Disklavier DSC2 Grand with Mark II XG  
> control unit.  I would love to have features / capabilities now  
> available with the Mark IV series, such as access to content via the  
> internet, hard-drive storage, etc., however I'm not going to spend a  
> small fortune replacing my entire piano to do so.  There must be  
> alternatives to upgrading.... I hope.  It irritates me that Yamaha's  
> upgrades are seriously limited and don't allow migration to successor  
> series. Maybe they finally got it right with the Mark IV, but that  
> doesn't help me.
> 
> I'm new to this forum, so have several questions to ask.  I greatly  
> appreciate any replies.
> 
> a) I would like to play Piano Soft + Audio, or Smart Piano Soft  
> media.  Is adding the DCD1 module the only option?
> 
> b) If yes, I understand the DCD1 is no longer manufactured by Yamaha.   
> Will there be a successor unit?
> 
> c) Does anyone have experience in using a PC / or Mac connected to the  
> Disklavier in order to play MIDI files, or PianoSoft, PianoSoft Plus  
> titles? If yes, I'd greatly appreciate any tips.  I have both Mac and  
> PC machines I could use.....
> 
> d) Lastly, has anyone used Garageband (Mac) to send data to the  
> Disklavier.  I understand Garageband requires a plug-in in order to  
> enable Midi out.  Again, if anyone has experience with setup, any tips  
> would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance for the help.  I hope to return the favor some day!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Rich Freeman
>

> Greetings jheitzeb1,
> 
> 
> i remembered and found what i thought was the better playlist player
> for the mac. it is called Rondo. 
>