Disklavier Controller - US

Name: Disklavier Controller - US
Rating: 2.7 (27 reviews)
Author: Yamaha Corporation of America

Utilities

Free · Designed for iPad

27 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

Yamaha Corporation of America
Language

EN
English
Size

4.1
MB

• This exciting application allows you to control many of the basic functions of your Disklavier. More: • This exciting application allows you to control many of the basic functions of your Disklavier. - Main volume - Start and stop song playback - Selection of sources, albums, and songs - Simple recording functions - DisklavierRadio playback (some functions not available) - Balance, Transpose, Tempo and Part Cancel control • You can title a song after recording it. • Communication with the piano is via WiFi, so you can control your Disklavier from anywhere that your WiFi signal is available in your home. Notes: • This application will only work with compatible Disklavier models (Disklavier Mark IV Series Version 4.00 or later, E3 Series Version 3.00 or later, and DKC-850 Version 3.10 or later). • The iPhone/iPod touch/iPad must be connected to a WiFi access point that is on the same network as your Disklavier for this application to function.

Ratings & Reviews

2.7

out of 5

27 Ratings

Limited functionality
Jul 23

klanghofer
This app does not include all the features of the original remote, and the replacement remotes are not available for sale when they die/break/are lost. Very frustrating.
Limited functionality
Jul 23

klanghofer

This app does not include all the features of the original remote, and the replacement remotes are not available for sale when they die/break/are lost. Very frustrating.
Improvements needed...
08/29/2017

iceblink
If you're thinking about buying a current generation Yamaha hybrid piano (Enspire or E3), you'd be smart to research how Yamaha has supported previous generations of their products. To be brief, Yamaha COULD easily upgrade this software to be more user friendly, but usually they deliver the bare minimum (and often late-to-market) update to prevent crashes under a new iOS. With the death of most old PRC-100 controllers, this software is one of your ONLY WAYS to interface with the Mark IV hardware.One simple idea: When browsing for songs, AND playing songs (MIDI or FIL), there's plenty of screen real-estate to provide more than just ONE LINE of the song title. "Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV #..." is all I see for dozens of titles. And, there are plenty of other little tweaks like this that would make everyone's life easier.In addition, wouldn't it be nice if Mark IV customers could UPGRADE their hardware to Enspire? I've chatted with Yamaha Engineers about this, and there's not a big technical impediment... just a marketing/sales/field issue. Support your customers, Yamaha!
Improvements needed...
08/29/2017

iceblink

If you're thinking about buying a current generation Yamaha hybrid piano (Enspire or E3), you'd be smart to research how Yamaha has supported previous generations of their products. To be brief, Yamaha COULD easily upgrade this software to be more user friendly, but usually they deliver the bare minimum (and often late-to-market) update to prevent crashes under a new iOS. With the death of most old PRC-100 controllers, this software is one of your ONLY WAYS to interface with the Mark IV hardware.One simple idea: When browsing for songs, AND playing songs (MIDI or FIL), there's plenty of screen real-estate to provide more than just ONE LINE of the song title. "Johann Sebastian Bach - BWV #..." is all I see for dozens of titles. And, there are plenty of other little tweaks like this that would make everyone's life easier.In addition, wouldn't it be nice if Mark IV customers could UPGRADE their hardware to Enspire? I've chatted with Yamaha Engineers about this, and there's not a big technical impediment... just a marketing/sales/field issue. Support your customers, Yamaha!
Really awful and uninspiring
12/17/2018

858guy
Counterintuitive GUI. More like a puzzle than an intelligent piece of software. Sure once you figure it out it will play fine. But if you only use once in a while, forget it. Start guessing and learning all over. So clumsy and ambiguous you wonder how the support and focus for controlling a musical instrument of such excellence could receive such mediocrity. A colossal embarrassment. I hope one day someone at Yamaha wakes up, trashes this software and redesigns it from the ground up. For several generations the software did not even have a name on the App Store that had Yamaha or Disklavier in the name. “US controller” or something like that. Really Says it all.
Really awful and uninspiring
12/17/2018

858guy

Counterintuitive GUI. More like a puzzle than an intelligent piece of software. Sure once you figure it out it will play fine. But if you only use once in a while, forget it. Start guessing and learning all over. So clumsy and ambiguous you wonder how the support and focus for controlling a musical instrument of such excellence could receive such mediocrity. A colossal embarrassment. I hope one day someone at Yamaha wakes up, trashes this software and redesigns it from the ground up. For several generations the software did not even have a name on the App Store that had Yamaha or Disklavier in the name. “US controller” or something like that. Really Says it all.
Great App Thank You
12/15/2023

Carwizard
This app works perfectly for my Mark 4 Pro, & Yamahas tech support is always there for me, even 20 years later. The app is done in a beautiful rendering way. I don’t understand the bad reviews here. Yamaha has continued to support my product, and even sends me free fixes such as a new floppy or cd players for free! I’m very impressed & happy with Yamaha & this app.
Great App Thank You
12/15/2023

Carwizard

This app works perfectly for my Mark 4 Pro, & Yamahas tech support is always there for me, even 20 years later. The app is done in a beautiful rendering way. I don’t understand the bad reviews here. Yamaha has continued to support my product, and even sends me free fixes such as a new floppy or cd players for free! I’m very impressed & happy with Yamaha & this app.