Thanks for the clarification, Don. I know you feel like you just dove into the deep end of the pool, but we'll take it slow and get you through this - one step at a time. Thanks for the info about your hearing. That's a big help!
I agree with Mark about the squeal. To my knowledge, no one has run across this in the forum. In lieu of figuring out the steps needed for one of us to hook up via a Zoom session, perhaps you could post every step you take that results in the squeal. Make notes of everything, even if you don't think it matters. We feel bad that this is happening but we do enjoy a good challenge 🙃. Talk soon...
- Lee
Lee and Mark:
Well, perhaps all I needed was a good nap!!!
I think I may have solved the source of the squeal. Or is it a squeel? Both of you got me into taking each channel and note at a time. The only combination I could locate causing the high pitched noise was 2 voices, both happened to be problematic. One voice is from the Yamaha Legacy collection in the "Strings" category. There are 2 labeled identically "Strings". The one I had activated as R3 was the second of the two in the category. The other was an organ voice I imported from somewhere.
My Process:
Voices: Left, R1 and R2 had 3 different organ voices, R3 had strings.
Turned off Left, R1, R2 and R3 independently to isolate sound.
Played combination of notes occurring both before and after squeal on each isolated channel. Squeal started at "E" (E5?) above middle "C", then persisted until below C5 for strings voice.
But squeal emanated from 2 voices, one organ voice, and the strings.
First checked the "Strings" voice.
Loaded 2 different strings voices from the same category, played same notes, no squeal.
Re-loaded original strings voice, played same notes, squeal returned. Conclusion: Bad voice.
Proceeded to activate all voices. Played same set of notes, squeal returned.
Isolated voices again, checked independently, squeal occurred on R1 on different series of notes.
Turned off R1; Left, R2, R3(with new strings voice) activated. No squeal.
Loaded 2 different Yamaha organ voices, played entire musical selection, no squeals. Conclusion: Imported voice bad.
Played 2 or 3 different pieces of music. No squeals.
Overall conclusion: Two bad voices, one imported, one original Yamaha. I thought I had isolated it before to either an organ or string voice because I only seemed to notice it when either of those voices was activated. It happened that the combination of those specific voices in combination on the same piece of music caused me to think there was a bigger problem.
I am hoping this is a permanent solution. If not, I will proceed with the recording, etc. Thanks to both of you for your concern and prodding to get me started. Hope you can make sense of my process.
Best to you.
Don