Yamaha Integrates Disklavier Piano Into MusicCast Multiroom Product Family

Yamaha pulled its latest Disklavier reproducing piano, the Enspire series, into the MusicCast multiroom wireless audio ecosystem, bringing the number of MusicCast-capable products to 30. Music from the Disklavier piano, with keys and pedals moving up and down as they recreate an artist’s performance, can project to Yamaha MusicCast products for playback throughout a home, said the company. The DisklavierTV subscription service streams live and on-demand piano performances of music events such as the Monterey Jazz Festival and music from artists including Sarah McLachlan and Elton John, to a Disklavier piano, while video of the performances can be viewed on TV, said. The company’s MusicSoft online store has thousands of pop, jazz and Broadway performances, and users can access the library with the MusicCast app. The MusicCast/Disklavier integration requires an app and firmware update, due in late 2016, Yamaha said.