Disklavier

Is it possible to use the disklavier with the iPad and garage band to record music?
Also, is it possible to download or purchase the sampled sounds from the clavinova and put them on the disklavier?  I am a new user of the disklavier.

Two very good questions worth discovery. The latter would be worth a mint.

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "peteohlin@..." <peteohlin@...> wrote:

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> Is it possible to use the disklavier with the iPad and garage band to record music?
> Also, is it possible to download or purchase the sampled sounds from the clavinova and put them on the disklavier?  I am a new user of the disklavier.
>

Good afternoon, everyone.

GarageBand on iPad functions the same as it does on the Mac with respect to MIDI. The program listens to all available MIDI inputs and records from any of them. It does not let you play back via MIDI, however. Playback is strictly handled by instrumental sounds that are internal to the program.

If you want to record and play back MIDI data using the iPad with your Disklavier for both MIDI input and MIDI output, check out MusicStudio. It is a full featured sequencer.

If your Disklavier has a USB MIDI connector, you will not be able to use it with your iPad at this time. Yamaha's USB MIDI feature requires a driver that is not available for iPad.

You can use the MIDI ports of your Disklavier to connect to the iConnectMIDI interface (www.iconnectivity.com) which, in turn, connects to the iPad. Alternatively, if you have the Apple Camera Kit USB dongle, you can connect any class-compliant USB MIDI interface to it. (A class-compliant MIDI interface is one that does not require a driver on Mac or PC. The Yamaha USB MIDI interfaces do not qualify.)

Regards,
PianoBench

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On Apr 27, 2011, at 1:13 PM, Wethington, P wrote:

> Two very good questions worth discovery. The latter would be worth a mint.
> 
> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "peteohlin@..." <peteohlin@...> wrote:
> >
> > Is it possible to use the disklavier with the iPad and garage band to record music?
> > Also, is it possible to download or purchase the sampled sounds from the clavinova and put them on the disklavier? I am a new user of the disklavier.
> >.
> 
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Good Morning,

On August 15, Zenph Sound Innovations announced the launch of RePerform 1.0,  the world's first high-resolution editor that enables you to edit MIDI files in the XP (eXtended Precision) format used by Yamaha Disklavier Pro and Disklavier pianos. The program was previously available as a free 'preview' download from Zenph. RePerform 1.0, priced at $129, includes the following features:



*         the ability to 'upconvert' files created on a standard Disklavier or digital piano to high definition Disklavier Pro XP files

*         option to edit hammer speed, note-on key velocity, and note release velocity on a scale of 0-1023

*         option to edit the una corda and sustain pedal data on a scale of 0-255

*         the ability to record XP data directly from a Disklavier via a MIDI cable (not available in the Preview version)

*         option to edit the Meta and SysEx events and text strings associated with Yamaha Disklavier/Pro data (not available in the Preview version)

The program can be purchased from Zenph's website at http://www.zenph.com/reperform.html. More information about the program and its features can be found at http://www.zenph.com/zenph-software/reperform.html.

If you have previously downloaded the demo version of RePerform, send an email to orders@...<http://www.zenph.com/shop/orders@...> for a special discount price of $99 (valid till September 30th). Please put the words 'RePerform Discount' in the subject line, and include your Zenph user name in the email to facilitate quick processing.

Questions about RePerform or other Zenph products can be sent to info@...<mailto:info@...>.

Thanks,
Pritam
Zenph Sound Innovations