Royce
I have built up a selection of styles over the years which meet certain tunes, I name the styles with the name of the song. I put a programme together using these names for the residential homes I play in, the programme has no gaps in it I go from one song to another in seconds. As the PSR975 will be a new keyboard I was wondering if these S950 sounds would play, bearing in mind that the PSR975 should have a legacy folder built in. I might have to tweak some sounds. By using this USB it gives me a chance to lean the new keyboard.
Regards
Steve
CORRECTION: Please note that I have revised my db settings. Some of my original settings I posted were in error. - RoyceSteve, perhaps I do similarly. Each song has it's own copy of a style, which then holds the OTS voicing I've chosen. Each song has it's own registration. All of this is stored on my USB...nothing on the PSR is being depended upon.
This setup has ported from the S900 to the S910 (to the Tyros 5 I tested with mostly success) to the S975.
When I got to the S975, I felt that most styles (stored on USB) needed some rework on the bass instrument used (most Acoustic Bass didn't sound good, especially through the Bose Compact when I finally got one). I selected different bass for each style and lowered its volume to about 50 or slightly higher.
Then I played with the Master EQ a whole bunch and thought I had found my best settings...many different times. As Gary mentioned, this is a highly subjective adjustment. I play mostly old standards (50's back to the 1800s) in small to medium venues.
I tried out several Master EQ schemes offered to me by forum members, most of whom didn't actually have an S975 to test on. But I needed a scheme more modest for my taste. Here are the settings I currently use:
From the Master EQ menu, I chose POWERFUL. Then I increased the db of bands 4 and 5 one tick and 6 by two. The bass bands I lowered to -2 (for band #1) and -1 (for band #2. My idea here is to lower the bass to reduce booming and also to prevent it from masking the L1's weak mid-tones. Bumping up the mid bands is to help the mid-tones. These settings I saved in a user setting.
Here is an overview of the settings:
Band #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8
Original Settings 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 2
My Current Settings -2 -1 2 3 2 3 2 2
When I first set up at a venue, I live-play a little bit and adjust bands 1 & 2 up or down as needed.
Regarding the compressor, from its menu I chose STANDARD and set the gain to 1 (and saved into a user setting).
I'm still trying to learn to control all these things. The above simply describes where I am currently. I'm open to suggestions.
Good luck!
- Royce