9000Pro: 202 Preset/Flash Styles

9000Pro keyboard

At the Winter NAMM 2001, Yamaha introduced the 9000 Pro, a new top-of-the-line model, the first with 76 keys. The press release focuses on many new enhancements with this model, but barely mentions that it also included preset styles. Here's how Yamaha USA, however, described the 9000 Pro styles:

A Complete Selection of Accompaniment Styles -- Even if you play a diverse range of musical genres, you'll find just the accompaniments you need in the 9000 Pro. Over 100 preset styles, from basic 8- and 16-beat and standard big band styles to contemporary hits and hot Latin beats, are provided – all of which have been arranged and programmed by top professional musicians. For even greater variety, each style has 4 Main Variations, 3 Intros, 3 Endings, 4 Fill-ins and 1 Break Fill. In additional, 4 fully customizable One-Touch Settings are provided for each style.

For a demonstration of "What is a Style", click here (1.3MB download – requires Macromedia Flash).

Customizable Flash Styles

On top of its wide selection of preset styles, the 9000 Pro provides 1.8 MB of flash memory for you to store your own style-sequences as well as those imported from Yamaha Style File disks. The Groove and Dynamics function lets you precisely control subtle aspects of a style's groove, allowing you to effortlessly transform a 16-beat ballad into the latest dance beat.

Many of the styles in the 9000Pro differed from the PSR9000. In fact, we see here many styles that were later to appear in the PSR2000 and later generation keyboards. Styles are available in a zip file (click on the style category name to download the zip file. The table below shows all the styles, preset and flash, available in each category. Also included is the default tempo of the style and the time signiature.

9000Pro Preset and Flash Styles
8 BEAT - 33 Styles
6-8ModernEP 64
6-8Orchestral 62
6-8SlowRock1
6-8SlowRock2
60's8Beat 130
60'sGtrPop 128
60'sRock1 152
60'sRock2 142
60'sRock3 126
8Beat1 116
8Beat2 142
8BeatAdria 100
8BeatModern 92
8BeatPiano 70
8BeatRock 116
AcousticBallad 158
Cool8Beat 100
HardRock 120
HeartBeat 148
J-Ballad1 72
J-Ballad2 82
LoveSong 70
OffBeat 120
OrganBallad 78
PianoBallad 68
Rock+HalfTime 132
RockBallad 75
RockShuffle 137
RomanticBallad 68
RomanticPiano 68
RootRock 128
SynthRock 132
Unplugged 68
16 BEAT - 20 Styles
16Beat 80
16BeatBallad1 76
16BeatBallad2 66
16BeatFunk 112
16BtUptempo 100
AnalogBallad 77
FunkyFusion 100
FusionShuffle 92
GuitarPop 100
HipHopLight 104
J-16Ballad 68
JazzRock 100
KoolShuffle 100
Piano16Beat 60
PopBallad 77
PopShuffle1 90
PopShuffle2 120
R&B 83
Slow&Easy 64
SlowBallad 50
BALLROOM - 15 Styles
ChaChaCha 132
EnglishWaltz 90
Foxtrot 184
Jive 176
OrgQuickstep 200
Pasodoble 122
PolkaPop 126
Quickstep 200
Rumba 112
Samba 104
Slowfox 108
Swingfox 192
Tango1 130
Tango2 130
VienneseWaltz 180
BIGBAND - 16 Styles
30'sBigBand 120
40'sBigBand 82
BigBandBallad 82
BigBandBoogie 168
BigBandFast1 180
BigBandFast2 185
BigBandMid1 130
BigBandMid2 130
BigBandShfl1 158
BigBandShfl2 148
CatGroove 180
EasyListening 72
JungleDrum 200
MidnightSwing 82
MoonlightBallad 82
OrchBallad 72
COUNTRY - 22 Styles
Bluegrass1 142
Bluegrass2 120
CntryBrothers 112
CntrySing-along 160
CntryTwoStep 126
Country2-4 105
Country8Beat1 130
Country8Beat2 148
CountryBallad 72
CountryPop1 148
CountryPop2 180
CountryRock 128
CountryShuffle 126
CountrySlide 180
CountrySwing1 150
CountrySwing2 130
CowboyBoogie 178
FingerPickin 94
Hoedown 128
ModCntryBld 68
ModCntryPop 68
SingrSngWriter 106
DANCE - 18 Styles
6-8Trance
80'sDance
Clubdance 123
ClubLatin 124
CoolBlues 94
DanceShuffle 104
EuroTrance 138
Garage1 127
Groundbeat 94
HipHopGroove 85
HipHopPop 104
HipShuffle 92
HouseMusik 146
Ibiza 128
SwingHouse 120
TechnoParty 130
UKPop 124
USPop 96
DISCO - 14 Styles
70'sDisco1 120
70'sDisco2 117
70'sDisco3 122
DiscoChocolate 106
DiscoFox
DiscoFunk 125
DiscoHands 122
DiscoParty 120
DiscoPhilly1 100
DiscoSamba 122
DiscoVenus 127
FunkyDisco 118
LatinDisco 124
SaturdayNight 110
LATIN - 33 Styles
Beguine 113
BigBandMambo 104
BigBandSalsa 102
BigBandSamba 114
Bolero 96
BossaNova 140
BrazilianSamba 96
Caribbean 106
Carnival 116
ComboRumba 110
ComboSamba 110
CoolBossa 168
DiscoLatin 100
Espagnole 124
FastBossa 175
GuitarBossa1 162
GuitarBossa2 132
GypsyRumba 166
HappyReggae 88
JumboReggae 100
Mambo1 104
Merengue 130
Montuno 100
PopBossa1 160
PopBossa2 150
PopSamba 110
RmbFlamenca 110
RockChaCha 120
RumbaIsland 112
Salsa 106
SheriffReggae 92
SlowBossa 106
Tijuana 200
MARCH - 8 Styles
6-8March 120
BandMarch 180
ChildrensMarch 120
GermanMarch1 112
GermanMarch2 112
OberPolka 128
Tarantella 136
USMarch 116
MOVIE&SHOW - 8 Styles
ChristmasSwing 184
ChristmasWaltz 80
MovieBallad 80
MoviePanther 114
MovieSwing 90
SecretService 80
Showtune 135
WildWest 150
PIANIST - 36 Styles
2BeatSwing 126
4Stroke 126
6-8PianoMarch 120
8Beat 120
8BeatBallad1 74
8BeatBallad2 84
Arpeggio1 112
Arpeggio2 88
Arpeggio3 72
JazzBallad2 86
JazzWaltz 160
Musical 138
Nocturne 88
PianoBeguine 144
PianoBoogie 176
PianoBossa 150
PianoChaCha 126
PianoMarch1 116
PianoMarch2 118
PianoOrchBld 78
PianoRag1 184
PianoRag2 168
PianoRockRoll 194
PianoRumba 152
PianoSamba 108
PianoSwing1 144
PianoSwing2 152
PianoSwing3 168
SlowRock 64
SlowWaltz 90
Stride1 178
Stride2 164
Traditional1 112
Traditional2 84
Traditional3 120
Waltz 176
R&B - 30 Styles
4-4Blues 130
6-8Blues 65
6-8Soul 48
60'sRock&Roll 170
AmazingGospel 58
BlueberryBlues 96
BluesBallad 70
BluesPiano1 84
BluesPiano2 60
BluesShuffle 130
BoogieWoogie 166
ComboBoogie 166
ComboTwist 172
CoolFunk 116
CrocoTwist 176
DenimBlues 86
DetroitPop1 172
DetroitPop2 150
Funk 108
GospelBrothers 108
GospelFunk 106
GospelSisters 90
GospelSwing 110
ModernR&B 100
Rock&Rol 176
Soul 117
SoulBeat 124
SoulShuffle 108
Swingin'Boogie 178
Twist 174
SWING&JAZZ - 18 Styles
AcousticJazz 160
AfroCuban 200
Bebop 140
Charleston 206
Dixieland1 220
Dixieland2 206
ElectricJazz 120
Five-Four 168 5/4
GypsySwing 232
JazzBallad1 84
JazzClub 164
JazzPiano1 192
LoungePiano 75
PianoShuffle 98
Ragtime1 210
StrideSwing 126
Swing1 154
Swing2 152
WALTZ - 12 Styles
BandWaltz 180
ClassicWaltz 180
CountryWaltz 140
GuitarSerenade 106
JazzWaltz1 194
JazzWaltz2 160
MidnightWaltz 90
Musette 208
OberWalzer 192
PopWaltz 94
SwingWaltz 90
TraditionalWaltz 180
WORLD - 15 Styles
DanceGroove 130
Enka1 82
Enka2 66
Enka3 72
FolkRock 124
FrenchMusette 200
Hawaiian 100
HullyGully 126
IrishDance 94
JapaneseFolk 93
Jig 120
LimboRock 92
NewAge 72
PopEnka 92
ScottishReel 112

Yamaha 9000 Pro Professional Stage Synthesizer

January 18, 2001 -- Anaheim, CA--Yamaha Corporation of America, Portable Keyboards, will launch a new dimension in sound and performance with the introduction of the 9000 Pro Stage Synthesizer at Winter NAMM 2001. This 76-key, synth-weighted keyboard represents an amazing array of production and performance-oriented features. A versatile arranging workstation for the professional musician as well as an ideal live performance instrument, the 9000 Pro is currently available.

"The 9000 Pro is a truly professional product which breaks the rules," states Jim Presley, marketing manager, Yamaha Portable Keyboards. "It has a combination of features that simply doesn't exist on any other keyboard, and thinks 'out of the box' with unexpected capabilities."

The stunning sound quality is one of the best ever produced by Yamaha. Expanded to 126-note maximum polyphony, the 9000 Pro is loaded with 48 MB with over 800 incredible voices, reproducing all the timbres and nuances of acoustic and amplified instruments. Innovative live drum sounds contain six layers of samples which crossfade from each other, based on velocity. These have been recorded in stereo, resulting in realism never before heard in sampled drums.

Consider expandability. The 9000 Pro allows Yamaha's new synth expansion boards to be added, resulting in new and diverse synth engines, new voices, polyphony, and synth architecture with each plug-in. The on-board sampling RAM can be increased to 65 MB, while an internal hard drive (up to 8 GB) can be added for storing voices, styles, songs, and set-ups. External storage devices, such as ZIP or JAZ drives, can be accessed through an included fast SCSI terminal.

Video output allows the 9000 Pro to display lyrics from a MIDI song file through a projector or directly onto a television monitor. This is an attractive feature for churches that display lyrics, or even for use as a Karaoke device. With the microphone input, digital mixer and vocal harmonizer, users can actually sing through the 9000 Pro, and add vocal harmony in real time.

Innovations continue with four individual outputs, 12 blocks of DSP effects, an onboard sequencer and professional automated mixer. The 9000 Pro also contains a Flash ROM operating system, which enables software upgrades to be loaded from disk or the Web.

The unit comes complete with initial and after touch, pitch bend and mod wheels. Designed for users at every level, the 9000 Pro may be connected directly to a computer without requiring a MIDI interface, and contains GM compatibility and auto accompaniment features. In addition, the 9000 Pro is fully compatible with the software used on sister models, the PSR9000 and PSR8000.

Much attention has been paid to quick and efficient operation. The 9000 Pro contains a large music database, and all interfaces have been simplified through the direct access function, one-touch settings, and on-screen guidance—a necessity for the performing musician who must change settings quickly. In addition, a PS-2 PC keyboard input allows the user to enter alphanumeric data, taking the 9000 Pro to a new level of user-friendliness.

The versatility of the Yamaha 9000 Pro invites live performance musicians, studio musicians, songwriters and amateurs alike to experience the highest level of musical performance and productivity—all from the same keyboard.


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