Re: Reproducing Pianos
By Richard Huggins
The Yamaha Diskclaiver II system is MIDI-compatible. I'm not sure if the Pianodisc system is. The latter can be retrofitted, I believe, while the former must be installed as the piano is built. I've seen a demo of the Disklavier II and it not only reproduces the performance (with all parts moving) but will also play a MIDI tone generator and thus draw from it added stuff, such as drums, brass, etc. Pre-recorded disks can be bought and the piano (or other tracks) can be turned off to allow playing along with the other accompaniment. I've also been told that the disk can be edited within a MIDI sequencing program, meaning that the performance can be altered and/or improved (wrong notes corrected, notes added, timing fixed, many other things) and then reinserted into the Diskclavier player for playback on the piano itself. Sort of the best of both worlds.
---Richard
Richard Huggins, Tyler, Texas, USA
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