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2003-07-21 by mark
What is a midi file used for? The disklavier is a player piano (of sorts). Midi files are recordings and can be played on ANY device (even this computer). How much quality do you loose or gain in the clavinova vs disklavier? Is the clavinova as good? There is a new digital piano from Yamaha, the DSX500, is this marginaly as good as a clavinova or just another midi player? mark
2003-07-22 by Carol Beigel
A midi player is only as good as the sampled sounds that come in the sound chip. The differences in electronic keyboard midi players can be in the weight and "feel" of the keyboard, the quality of the sampled sounds in the electronics, the quality of the amplifier and speakers, etc. A midi file is a data file that tells a midi player what note to play, how long to play it, how loud to play it, when to turn it off. A Disklavier is a midi player built into a real piano. You hear real piano strings playing the music and not just some electronic reproduction of a piano playing (unless you turn on this feature in Silent mode). A midi file will sound as good as quality of player it is played on. Carol Beigel crbrpt@... >From: "mark" <planzman@...> >Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com >To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [disklavier] new to group so don't shoot me yet! >Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 20:06:48 -0000 > >What is a midi file used for? > >The disklavier is a player piano (of sorts). Midi files are >recordings and can be played on ANY device (even this computer). > >How much quality do you loose or gain in the clavinova vs >disklavier? Is the clavinova as good? > >There is a new digital piano from Yamaha, the DSX500, is this >marginaly as good as a clavinova or just another midi player? > >mark > _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
2003-07-22 by mark
OK. Let me use this assumption: The "real" piano will have a certain sound, then degrade as it becomes out of tune. A digital piano will always sound the same. with that in mind, is a digital piano noticibly different than a "real" piano. I don't play, but enjoy the music of the piano. I have found some very good digital pianos that have other midi voices which mimics a real orchetra or other intruments. I was just wondering if owning a digital piano was worth the extra cost compared to a good disk player and stereo speakers? mark ---
2003-07-22 by Jason Nagelkirk
Mark -- If all you're going to do is listen to music, get a good stereo and a nice set of speakers with a subwoofer. If you like "piano" music, then nothing beats the real thing -- that is a disklavier in a a real piano. The difference is night and day from a digital. -Jason PS. A real piano has to be tuned twice a year and it only costs about $80. mark wrote:
> OK. > > Let me use this assumption: The "real" piano will have a certain > sound, then degrade as it becomes out of tune. A digital piano will > always sound the same. > > > with that in mind, is a digital piano noticibly different than > a "real" piano. I don't play, but enjoy the music of the piano. I > have found some very good digital pianos that have other midi voices > which mimics a real orchetra or other intruments. I was just > wondering if owning a digital piano was worth the extra cost compared > to a good disk player and stereo speakers? > > mark > --- > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > click here > <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=194081.3551198.4824677.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=1705032012:HM/A=1663535/R=0/SIG=11ps6rfef/*http://www.ediets.com/start.cfm?code=30504&media=atkins> > > > > To Post a message to the group, send it to: disklavier@... > > To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's founder and > moderator, send it to: > disklavier-owner@... > > To reach our group's web site go to: > http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier > > Todd's family web site was completely updated 01/15/03. It contains > some fun disklavier content and links to midi sites among many other > things, The url is: > http://MuncyFamily.com > > THINKING OF LEAVING THE GROUP? > If you are thinking of unsubcribing because you are getting too much > mail, go the the web site and change your email delivery option > instead. That will fix the problem, while maintaining your access to > the group. If you insist on leaving us completely send a blank email to: > disklavier-unsubscribe@... > > Know someone who wants to join? Have them send a blank email to: > disklavier-subscribe@... or give them this link: > http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier/join > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>.
2003-07-22 by mark
Really that is what I wanted to hear. thanks --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Jason Nagelkirk <jnagelkirk@d...> wrote: > Mark -- If all you're going to do is listen to music, get a good stereo > and a nice set of speakers with a subwoofer. If you like "piano" music, > then nothing beats the real thing -- that is a disklavier in a a real > piano. The difference is night and day from a digital. > > -Jason > > PS. A real piano has to be tuned twice a year and it only costs about $80. > > mark wrote: > > > OK. > > > > Let me use this assumption: The "real" piano will have a certain > > sound, then degrade as it becomes out of tune. A digital piano will > > always sound the same. > > > > > > with that in mind, is a digital piano noticibly different than > > a "real" piano. I don't play, but enjoy the music of the piano. I > > have found some very good digital pianos that have other midi voices > > which mimics a real orchetra or other intruments. I was just > > wondering if owning a digital piano was worth the extra cost compared > > to a good disk player and stereo speakers? > > > > mark > > --- > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > ADVERTISEMENT > > click here > > <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=194081.3551198.4824677.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=17 05032012:HM/A=1663535/R=0/SIG=11ps6rfef/*http://www.ediets.com/start.c fm?code=30504&media=atkins> > > > > > > > > To Post a message to the group, send it to: disklavier@Y... > > > > To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's founder and > > moderator, send it to: > > disklavier-owner@Y... > > > > To reach our group's web site go to: > > http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier > > > > Todd's family web site was completely updated 01/15/03. It contains > > some fun disklavier content and links to midi sites among many other > > things, The url is: > > http://MuncyFamily.com > > > > THINKING OF LEAVING THE GROUP? > > If you are thinking of unsubcribing because you are getting too much > > mail, go the the web site and change your email delivery option > > instead. That will fix the problem, while maintaining your access to > > the group. If you insist on leaving us completely send a blank email to: > > disklavier-unsubscribe@y... > > > > Know someone who wants to join? Have them send a blank email to: > > disklavier-subscribe@e... or give them this link: > > http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier/join > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service > > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>.