Music Tips and Other Articles
Learning to operate the PSR is a challenge in many ways, not the least of which is actually playing music! Here are some hints new users may find useful in tackling the "playing music" side of the learning curve and some other useful articles.
| ADate | Article | Author | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/30/11 | Skegness Event | Deane Peters | Deane (Hammer) describes his visit to the YPKO 2011 Skegness Event. |
| 06/09/10 | CP33 Review | Mike Feechan | Mike provides his take on the Yamaha CP33 digital stage piano, which he uses with his PSR-3000. |
| 12/01/09 | Blackpool Event | Deane Peters | Deane (Hammer) describes his visit to the YPKO 2009 Blackpool Event. |
| 11/09/09 | Marketing Yourself | Gary Diamond | Gary offers a number of pointers to help performers book more gigs. |
| 01/25/09 | NAMM 2009 | Scott Yee | A review of Yamaha and other arranger manufacturers at the 2009 NAMM show. |
| 09/20/07 | How to Use NRPN in Your Sequencer | William Grosse | This articles explains how Non Registered Parameter Numbers (NRPN) are found, assembled and entered into a variety of sequencers to modify the output from Yamaha PSR keyboards. |
| 09/01/05 | Batch Conversions | Dennis Hooker | Here are step-by-step instructions on how to use MidiPlayer view to do batch conversions of styles adjust them for your keyboard. |
| 06/12/05 | The Engine Room | Dave Edwards | You, too, can sound like a pro -- just strengthen your engine room -- your left-hand chords. |
| 05/21/05 | Lyrics w/PSRUTI | Larry Hawk | If you'd like to add lyrics to your midi songs, here are some step-by-step instructions on how to do so using PSRUTI. |
| 03/10/05 | MFC10 on 3K | Brian Cowell | This lesson is all about making the most of the MFC10 for 3000 owners. |
| 11/05/04 | Larger Arrangements | Chris Bell | Ever want to put together a complete orchestration from a score with you playing all the parts? Chris Bell has done that and he provides some pointers. |
| 12/19/03 | Organizing Styles | Scott Langholff | Are you drowning in style overload? Scott Langolff provides some suggestions on how you might organize your style files. |
| 09/03/02 | Keeping Time | Richard Peck | Timing is often critical to a good performance. Richard Peck offers some pointers for new users on how they can get the time right. |
| 09/02/02 | Counting | Joe Waters | Associated with timing is counting: 1, 2, 3 – 1, 2, 3. Here are some counting techniques to master complex melodies. |
| 09/01/02 | Combining Voices | Richard Peck | How do you combine different preset voices to come up with a pleasing sound? Here are some pointers from Richard Peck. |
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