Yamaha UX16 with Disklavier Piano

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Yamaha UX16 with Disklavier Piano

I am new to MAC and have a MacAir. I have used my old Windows laptop to connect my Disklavier Piano via a UX16 to play midis with no problem, but am having problems with the MAC.

I downloaded and installed the MAC OS driver (v1.3.0) from Yamaha. The UX16 shows up when I click on the "Yamaha USB Midi" screen in "System Preferences" and can play the "One Note" to the piano via the computer, so it is connected.

When I go to "Audio Midi Setup" in Utilities, the UX16 does not show up as a choice, even when clicking the + button.

How do I get the MAC to play midis through the UX16?

Thank you for any help.

MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Feb 18, 2012 1:42 PM

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BBfromCA Author

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Feb 18, 2012 5:48 PM in response to BBfromCA

Update: The computer now shows the UX16 in the "Audio Midi Setup", but I still do not know how to get a midi to play to the USB (UX16) instead of the computer's speakers.

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Eriksimon

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Feb 19, 2012 7:08 AM in response to BBfromCA

What are you trying to play? Do you think that plugging in the UX16 will automagically cause the Macbook Air to produce sound? Or are you, as your going to this forum would suggest, using Logic Pro? If so, have you loaded a Software Instrument on a Software Instrument Track? And have you made sure this track is receiving MIDI from you UX16 (by having the track selected)? And have you setup your Audio withoin Logic, so it goes to the right outputs?

Have you tried reading: the MANUAL?

http://documentation.apple.com/en/logicpro/usermanual/index.html#chapter=2%26sec tion=5

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BBfromCA Author

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Feb 19, 2012 7:55 AM in response to Eriksimon

Hi Eriksimon,

I am hooking up the UX16 to a Yamaha Disklavier Player Piano that allows me to play Midi files from the computer..through the UX16...to the piano. (The piano plays the midi file).

When it ran on the WIndows system, I first loaded the UX16 driver, then changed the sound output on the computer from playing out of the speakers and directed it to the USB (UX 16). That was it. When I chose and played a midi, it sent it to the piano. No special programs were needed.

I was hoping it was that simple with Apple. I have downloaded the UX16 driver for the MAC. As I mentioned, it shows up in the "Audio Midi Setup". I created the Yamaha Piano as a new device in the "Midi Studio" section drew the lines to connect the output of the UX16 to the input of the Piano.

What I can't get is the audio of a midi file to go to the UX16 instead of going to the computer speakers.

I do not have "Logic Pro". I did not think it required a $200 program just to get a MAC to change where it sends the output of "sound".

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BBfromCA Author

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Feb 19, 2012 7:59 AM in response to BBfromCA

...and I apologize if I am in the wrong forum. It was the only one that the UX16 was mentioned in before, and is the forum that I thought I might be able to get an answer.

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Pancenter

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Feb 19, 2012 4:57 PM in response to BBfromCA

BBfromCA wrote:

...and I apologize if I am in the wrong forum. It was the only one that the UX16 was mentioned in before, and is the forum that I thought I might be able to get an answer.

Hi BB,

It's not really sound your sending it's a MIDI data file, similar to a player piano roll. Yes, you can direct MIDI to any available MIDI port on a Windows machine, right now the Mac is using it's internal General MIDI Quicktime synth.

You will need a program that can send MIDI to any MIDI port available.

Right click on a MIDI file and see what your available options are for playing a MIDI file. (post back)

or....

Here's a program for $20 that looks decent.

http://www.fracturedsoftware.com/rondo/

There are probably some freeware options around but I didn't check.

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