DKVBrowser Installation and Usage Instructions
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Overview
DKVBrowser, developed by Kevin Goroway, is an application that can be used instead of the PDA (PRC-
100) or Tablet or Virtual PRC-100 that is normally supplied with a Yamaha Disklavier Mark IV. It can be
downloaded from sourceforge.net by searching for DKVBrowser. There are Mac and PC versions built
and ready to run, but it can run on any platform that supports Java and can access the Disklavier either
wired or wirelessly. It is licensed under GNU General Public License.
Features
• Displays playlists and albums and the songs contained in them as an easy to understand tree view.
• Allows searching of songs stored on the Mark IV Disklavier hard drive. You can search by title
(album or song), rating, comments, file name, or any combination of the above.
• Plays songs selected from search or a playlist or album or source. Option to play randomly from
album or an entire source is available.
• Allows editing a song’s title, comments, or rating, and album titles in ‘Source’ view or ‘Details’ view.
(Note: the F2 key is used for editing song names and album names in the source view). Note:
editing can be done while piano is in standby mode on non-removable source views.
• Allows Drag and Drop operations for moving or copying a song to a playlist or album, deleting a
song from a playlist or album, and reordering of songs within a playlist or album. Allows reordering
albums within a source list. (Note: Mac users – option key needed for copy, without holding
down option key a move is performed, on the PC the control key is required).
• Allows creating a new playlist, deleting a playlist, renaming and reordering playlists.
• Provides an exported report of all albums and songs stored on the Mark IV Disklavier hard drive.
Data is stored in spreadsheet format. (Export format). Also able to export search results.
• Repeat play a section of a Midi song, an entire song or entire album.
• Allows user to customize and save “perspectives” (positional layouts) for windows such as
‘Source’, ‘Now Playing’, ‘Search’, ‘Playlists’, ‘Details’, ‘Repeat’, ‘A/B Repeat’, ‘Volume’ and
‘Volume Details’, ‘Song Options’ and ‘Metronome’. These windows have minimize, maximize and
delete options as well as drag and drop placement and tear-off options.
• Allows option to drag and drop songs and albums into and out of the To/From PC tab (‘PC’)
directly from/to the user’s hard drive.
• Allows drag and drop of songs to a playlist in the order desired.
• Allows drag and drop of albums and songs from any source (where appropriate) to another
source via move or copy. (For example, you can move or copy songs/albums from PC tab to User tab
using drag and drop.)
• Allows option to refresh PC tab from edit menu, or context menu on the ‘PC’ tab.
• Allows auto-pausing (including auto-restart), if selected in Preference Window.
• Allows setting song options such as Piano Parts (L & R), Piano Velocity Curve, Main Volume
Adjustment, Audio Volume & Pitch Adjustments, Skip and Guide for SmartKey Function.
• Allows the user to create a playlist from search results.
• Allows the user to collapse and expand the albums/playlists to view the songs within albums and
playlists.
Many of the above functions duplicate what is allowed on the PRC-100, or tablet, or Virtual PRC.
However, in most cases DKVBrowser offers a very convenient interface. For example, when editing titles,
you have a larger screen and a real keyboard to use for editing purposes. When creating playlists or
reordering songs or albums, you can use drag and drop. Note: whenever possible, the piano’s software is
used to perform the functions, such as copy. DKVBrowser is a very convenient user interface. It does not
try to replicate all the PRC-100 functions. It specializes in tasks that require a keyboard and screen real
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