My laptop playing a grand piano

Here is a piece I've started composing on a Yamaha Disklavier system. It is receiving MIDI data from Pro Tools running on my laptop. The MIDI data is controlling the piano keys and sustain pedal.

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[DavidScottCrowe]

I've got protools, a yamaha dkc500rxg disclavier on my yamaha baby grand (c-3) and I want to be able to play from laptop. How did you do that?

[hoakyman]

@DavidScottCrowe Hey David, if your system has MIDI inputs then it's just a matter of sending MIDI from ProTools into the Disklavier. I used an M-Audio Uno, which is about $30 and converts MIDI to USB and vice versa. MIDI goes out from ProTools, out USB, into the Uno, gets converted to MIDI and gets plugged into the Disklavier's MIDI input. Feel free to message me if you have any issues. I can try to help you troubleshoot.

[niepce38]

Is the disklavier system valuable to help learning songs ?

I mean not learning basics, but to learn complex pieces ?

[hoakyman]

@niepce38 I never used it to learn complex pieces but I imagine it'd be helpful. You could see exactly what keys are being played and you'd be able to slow down and speed up the music very easily. Disklavier is pretty expensive so get it just for that would seem overkill unless you can afford it, in which case you should buy all the cool toys that exist anyway.

[steflova2]

Hi i want to play a disklavier for a concert with midi accompaniment. - but it only has a floppy disk and they don't really sell floppy disk any more. My laptop does not have a floppy disk drive. However I have midi files on my laptop. I examined the disklavier very carefully it does not have a place to stick the USB - so what do i do to get my midi files in the computer for a performance ?

[hoakyman]

@steflova2 Does your Disklavier model have MIDI inputs in the back? I used an M-Audio Uno USB to MIDI converter box to go from USB on my laptop to MIDI on the Disklavier computer. The cables are about $30 or so.

[vajboi97]

lol. Brilliant. You can use this to scare people!

GHOST!!!

[wiliscool]

i wish i was rich

[tangofizz77]

I think the song you composed is Beautiful.

[DavidScottCrowe]

@hoakyman I really appreciate you getting back to me on this. I've been wanting to figure this out for over 5 years and just gave up out of frustration. I've got protools 9, digidesign 003 rack with midi in/out1t/out2, m-audio uno (blue chord midi (out/in) to usb)), macbook pro 10.5.6, and disclavier (midi in/out/thru) with an option switch that says mac, midi, pc1, or pc2. Ive tried a few configurations but still can't get it to play through the piano like you're video.

[steflova2]

@DavidScottCrowe I did get an answer --- but i'm not 100% sure i remember. It was a while ago and I have since moved to another state which doesn't have the device. I believe the strategy i was going to pursue was to record AUDIO on the CD and then stick it in and it would play the audio accompaniment while I play the piano part.

[DavidScottCrowe]

same problem I have. Did you get any answers?