The Ultimate Piano Performance
Opus7 is the new standard for player piano
technology. Now as never before, this advanced player system brings
the world’s finest piano performances to your piano. Dynamic.
Breathtaking. Live. Plus, this exciting new technology turns your
piano into a sophisticated home entertainment system with an astounding
line-up of features and benefits including Internet connectivity.
The Invisible System
Opus7 is the invisible system—all
of its electronics are hidden within the piano. With Opus7, there’s
nothing to spoil the beauty and classic lines of your instrument.
Wireless Control
A wireless, touchscreen conductor
tablet allows full control of Opus7. This lightweight and user-friendly
device lets you control Opus7 from any room in your home—even
through walls! (Results may vary depending on environmental conditions.)
Opus7’s flexible architecture lets you chose the interface
you see on the screen: the elegant Flash, or the speedy, simple
HTML. You can operate your piano with a PDA, desktop, notebook and
other web-enabled devices.
Music Expansion — MX3 True Stereo Opus7’s
enormous capacity hard drive stores a virtually limitless number
of songs. With one source for your MIDI files and PianoDisc music,
you can organize, arrange and categorize custom play lists and libraries
based on theme, occasion, musical style or any other classification.
Turn on Opus7, select one of your MX3 libraries and enjoy hours
of music without once changing a disk or CD. Loaded with 40 hours
of FREE PianoDisc music, MX3 plays solo piano performances with
true digital stereo accompaniment for the fullest listening experience.
Internet-Ready Opus7 is *Internet-ready
for broadband users (not all broadband connections are supported)
to surf the web, receive mail, check stocks or download music from
remote locations. You can also download music from PianoDisc.com
and receive software upgrades automatically to your system when
it’s not in use.
Network Ready
With its built-in wireless network access, Opus7 can
connect to a variety of network-enabled devices. With this feature,
the user interface is accessible from any compatible PC, Macintosh
or network appliance. MX3 is accessible from networked PC or Macintosh
computers. (Certain restrictions apply. PianoDisc cannot support
integration with every network. User must be experienced in network
management or consult with a professional before integrating Opus7
with existing equipment or network.)
Open Architecture
The Opus7 design allows for a wide array of current
and future hardware and software enhancements. Design includes convenient
USB ports.
Customized Play Lists
User-definable play lists allow you to customize what
music to play. Create play lists for every occasion! Program your
piano to start and stop playing at a preset time.
SilentDrive and NRC
Opus7’s SilentDrive and Note
Release Control (NRC) provide precise dynamic control of the piano’s
keys and pedals. These revolutionary patented technologies have
forever changed player system performance by providing greater fidelity
and expression for each note and unparalleled low-volume control.
SilentDrive
Plus
The latest enhancement to this technology. It is available as an
update. Contact your local PianoDisc dealer or PianoDisc directly
to obtain this easy to install update... and a free bonus disc!
SymphonyPro Orchestration
This state-of-the-art, built-in sound
card provides up to 128 different sampled sounds that can individually
accompany the piano performance. Everything from bass and drums
in a jazz trio, to a whole symphony orchestra can play along with
your piano.
Extreme Multimedia Entertainment Opus7 is the ultimate home entertainment
system for any occasion. Listen to live piano performances with
true live stereo accompaniment, over a wide variety of amplification
and output systems, including whole-house audio systems or piano-mounted
speakers via Opus7’s stereo output connectors.
Opus7 plays a wide variety of music
from many different media sources:
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Standard MIDI files (Type 0
and 1)
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Opus7’s floppy disk drive
allows you to copy floppy diskettes from PianoDisc and a wide
variety of Standard MIDI file publishers to MX3, for the most
convenient storage and playback. (Note: Playback of non-PianoDisc
media is supported but cannot be guaranteed.)
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Opus7’s CD drive allows
you to copy PianoCDs as well as standard audio CDs (without
playing the piano) to MX3 for the most convenient storage and
playback
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Opus7 uses USB ports to connect
the CD and floppy drives
Opus7 is *Internet-ready for broadband users to play music from
PianoDisc.com.
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The modular MIDI interface
provides connectivity to your piano as well as a variety of
external MIDI and audio devices:
A bi-directional 6-pin SDL connection
enables communication with the playback and record features of your
piano. Three 5-pin DIN connectors that provide MIDI IN, MIDI OUT
and MIDI THRU allow easy integration with external MIDI equipment.
Stereo line-level RCA output jacks allow connection to all external
audio equipment.
PianoSync
Opus7’s unique PianoSync technology
plays your piano in sync with the original hit recordings of superstars
like Billy Joel, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Sting, Celine Dion and
Tony Bennett. While their real CDs play through your stereo speakers,
PianoSync plays a live piano accompaniment. PianoSync performances
add a thrilling new dimension to the music—they are as sophisticated
and exciting as the CDS they accompany.
Music Library
Opus7 is supported by a music library
with thousands of titles in every style of music from classical
to classic rock, recorded by Grammy winners, Billboard Top Ten artists
and major international piano competition winners. Many of these
recordings also feature world-class vocalists and a host of fabulous
musicians ranging from a violin virtuoso to a full symphony orchestra.
Opus7 Options
Performance Upgrade (includes TFT
MIDI Record, PianoMute Rail and Stereo Headphones) Multi- track
Recording Opus7 is a recording studio in your home! You can use
it to archive your own piano performances, and with onboard sounds,
you can record different parts on individual tracks to create your
own background accompaniment. MIDI Controller This feature will
turn your acoustic piano into a MIDI Controller. With this system
you can use your acoustic piano's keyboard to record music to a
computer, send keyboard and pedal data to a digital piano, external
sound module, sequencer or other MIDI device. QuietTime transforms
your acoustic piano into an electronic keyboard. Enjoy all of the
fun features that make digital instruments so appealing without
sacrificing your acoustic instrument’s superior sound and
touch. When you activate QuietTime’s mute mechanism, the piano
sound is created digitally and channeled through headphones, for
a private performance.
Powered Speakers
These high performance audio speakers
bring the sound of orchestrated accompaniment to life. Each amplified
speaker (usually bought as a pair) is carefully mounted under your
piano, to provide a perfectly balanced musical accompaniment to
your piano's live performance. The resulting sound is thrilling:
as your piano plays live, you can hear a jazz trio, a vocalist or
even a symphony orchestra playing along with it.
PianoAmp (Microphone Pickup)
Designed to “mike” an
acoustic piano, the pickup attaches to the soundboard of the piano,
and should be routed to a mixer. The acoustic piano and orchestrated
accompaniment will be heard anywhere there are speakers. Excellent
for use with whole house audio or surround sound systems. The results
are nothing short of incredible.
* Note: not all broadband connections
are supported. Internet access requires subscription to and Internet
Service Provider. Check ISP rules before connecting to any network.
Checking email requires a web-based service. Customer is responsible
for network security. PianoDisc cannot guarantee support for third-party
sites. Wireless results may vary by location.
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