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The Next Yamaha Keyboard / Re: Next Yamaha Arranger Keyboards

« Last post by Amwilburn on Today at 08:59:01 PM »

Maybe 5 or 6% can *actually* play. Most stats put piano owners as 10-12% of the population, but that's including a *lot* of students, a lot of whom you wouldn't want to listen to playing.

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The Next Yamaha Keyboard / Re: Why do we always want more?

« Last post by Amwilburn on Today at 08:57:06 PM »

I like what somebody said earlier this year about their first impressions of their Genos 2
' They didn't play better BUT they sounded better'
I have had all the Tyros models and now a Genos  and the only one I regretted buying was the Tyros 3 as I thought it was half baked after the T2
So I agree with folks saying its a new toy and it revitalizes the interest without making you a better player
I have only had my Genos for 3 years so still very much in love with it
I expect i will be a Genos 2 owner in a couple of years too

Interesting. Yes the T3 added the S.Art 2 voices to the T2, and a *much* much better piano, but other than that, not much else. To me, it was a big enough jump, but if you didn't use the piano or the S.Art 2 phrased voices? Literally the same as the T2 (with a few more drum kits, including the Turkish one)

To me, the smallest gap was T4 to T5 (at first; it wasn't until later when YEM really took off that the difference became apparent)

It's weird how underwhelmingly everyone else has presented the G2 though; all the new drums, SArt2 basses, etc... it's a much bigger gap than the T2 to T3, and likewise the T4 to T5, but the online demos really don't focus on the differences (I've only got 2 demos up myself, will be recording a bunch more).

Anyone I've demoed it to in person went "Wow! What a difference!!"

Mark

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Genos2 / Re: New firmware 1.04 Genos2

« Last post by Christophermoment on Today at 08:50:10 PM »

Every few months like clockwork, some people feel the need to rant. Maybe it's a medication issue? If the best a person can do is to make derogatory comments and call others stupid and idiots, do they really expect to be taken seriously. Genos 2 is an excellent keyboard, and no it's not perfect, how could it be, and what an unreasonable expectation. One should be playing and having fun with their chosen keyboard, if not then there are plenty of alternatives out there. It's not always the fault of the keyboard.

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Tyros 5 (SFF2) / Re: Tyros 5 registrations problem

« Last post by ticktock on Today at 08:41:04 PM »

Hi Dave,
Seems like you own a s970. You need to do 2 steps when you make changes on RGT. If you miss the second, that message will display when you move to the next, even if you turn off the KB.
Step 1: Hit the memory button (next to freeze button), to save changes in each button.
Step 2: Go to Registration, menu 2, and save the RGT name.
Thanks - Ted

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Genos2 / Re: New firmware 1.04 Genos2

« Last post by a048352 on Today at 08:24:53 PM »

Sorry but Genos2 doesn’t work as it should. On many styles if sou send the kick to aux1-2, it still plays through main L/R. And when you play an audio file, it still stutters when you open menus/other screen. Looks like they gotn’t their threads right. Or the processor isn’t fast enough to process everything. I reported the bug in november 2023 to yamaha who confirmed it, but now after 7 months it still isn’t fixed…
And where is the new organ vcm simulator? It is implemented in all the other (and cheaper) stagepiano’s from Yamaha, but unfortunately not in Genos2.
And why are all the extra instruments from the last 5 years not added in Genos2? But still have to be installed by the user and thus losing already >1.5Gb of user sample memory?
It is a great keyboard, but it could’ve been so much better…

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DGX Portable Grand Pianos (DGX 620,630,640,650,660,670) / Multi Finger Chording and Soundpaint 1928 Steinway on DGX-670

« Last post by KeyboardBob on Today at 07:19:57 PM »

I have my keyboard Split at Style B0 & Left B2  and the Chord Detection Area set to Lower playing ClassicPianoBallad Style using Multi Finger Chord Mode. Midi Setting is KBD & STYLE AÇMP & SYNC START are turned ON and Parts Left, Main and Layer are Off.

I get my Soundpaint 1928 Steinway Piano Voicing playing through the keyboard which is great but when I start playing the Style and doing chord changes their is a droning sound which I think might be caused by incorrect MIDI Settings or something to do with ACMP Settings so I am at a loss as to how to correct this and any help from the community would be greatly appreciated.


Edit: Topic title modified for better readability by overover

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Tyros 5 (SFF2) / Exporting a song from Tyros 5, importing it into Musescore and editing it there?

« Last post by DocH on Today at 06:34:56 PM »

Hi. This is my first post, so I hope I don't breach any protocols.

I have a Tyros 5. I use styles with harmonies driven by the left hand, and melodies in the right hand. Straightforward enough. But I find editing notes etc in the Tyros to be a bit of a pain. I like to use Musescore version 3 to create and edit pieces. Easy, notes can be added and edited and so on with ease and accuracy; fine.
 
What I'd like to do is:
1.   Create an approximation of what I'm trying to create, within the Tyros with an appropriate style and right hand and sounds;
2.   Export this as a MID file on a memory stick;
3.   Import it into Musescore 3 on my laptop;
4.   Edit it to my heart's content in Musescore, add repeats, slight variations, dynamics etc etc;
5.   Export this to a MID file on a memory stick;
6.   Import this edited/extended version back into the Tyros as a "song";
7.   Play the edited version back using the sounds generated by the Tyros. Record as an audio file.
 
In my experiments to try to do this, I am able to export a song as a MID file from the Tyros, switch it off and on again to reset it, and then re-import the MID file into the Tyros. When I do that all the sounds and instruments, melodies, styles etc are perfectly preserved and re-instated. So all relevant Midi data is stored in the MID file.
Okay, so far so good. BUT if I import the MID file into Musescore, and immediately export it to a MID file, without editing or modifying it at all, and then import this file back into the Tyros, then when this song is played in the Tyros the sounds are scrambled and play on different instruments. So there's something about the process of importing the song into Musescore and then exporting it again, which, in itself, scrambles the sounds a bit. I'm guessing it might be something to do with data for "Megavoices" not being preserved completely when the MID file is imported into Musescore and then exported from it. Or some kind of Midi mapping issue?
 
So, can anyone suggest how I can do what I'm trying to do and preserve sounds etc after I have edited a piece within Musescore? Or achieve my aim via some other route?
 
I'm not particularly fluent in electronics or things Midi, so I'm hoping for a not-too-complex solution.
 
Thanks in anticipation.

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Yamaha Keyboards - General / Re: Free Chord Looper Banks for download

« Last post by pjd on Today at 06:05:52 PM »

Hope you are enjoying the Chord Looper Banks!

Yamaha Japan have finally posted the PSR-E383 Data List PDF. (In Japanese!) Here is a list of the PSR-E383 chord progressions. You'll find most of these in the collection.

-- pj

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PSR-E383 Chord templates
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   Name     Sig Bars Progression in C/A Minor
-- ------   --- ---- ------------------------
01 1645 4   4/4    4 C Am F G
02 1625 4   4/4    4 C Am Dm G
03 1564 4   4/4    4 C G Am F
04 1524 4   4/4    4 C G Dm F
05 1415 4   4/4    4 C F C G
06 1151 4   4/4    4 C C G7 C
07 1b741 4  4/4    4 C Bb F C
08 2615 8   4/4    8 Dm Dm Am Am C C G G
09 2514 4   4/4    4 Dm7 G7 CM7 FM7
10 2511 4   4/4    4 Dm7 G7 CM7 CM7
11 4536 4   4/4    4 F G Em Am
12 4566 4   4/4    4 F G Am Am
13 4156 4   4/4    4 F C G Am
14 m1765 4  4/4    4 Am G F E
15 m1637 4  4/4    4 Am F C G
16 m1567 4  4/4    4 Am Em F G
17 m1537 4  4/4    4 Am Em C G
18 m1414 4  4/4    4 Am Dm Am Dm
19 m1473 4  4/4    4 Am Dm G C
20 Canon1 8 4/4    8 C G Am Em F C F G
21 Canon2 8 4/4    8 C G Am Em F C Dm G
22 Canon3 8 4/4    8 C G Am Em F G C G
23 16451 8  4/4    8 C C Am Am F G C C
24 1241 4   4/4    4 C Dm F C
25 4251 8   4/4    8 F F Dm Dm G G C C
26 1645 2   4/4    2 C Am F G
27 1625 2   4/4    2 C Am Dm G
28 1564 2   4/4    2 C G Am F
29 1524 2   4/4    2 C G Dm F
30 1415 2   4/4    2 C F C G
31 1151 2   4/4    2 C C G7 C
32 4536 2   4/4    2 F G Em Am
33 4566 2   4/4    2 F G Am Am
34 4156 2   4/4    2 F C G Am
35 4361 4   4/4    4 FM7 E7 Am C7 FM7 E7 Am Am
36 m1673 2  4/4    2 Am F G C
37 m1637 2  4/4    2 Am F C G
38 m1541 2  4/4    2 Am Em Dm Am
39 Canon1 4 4/4    4 C G Am Em F C F G
40 Canon2 4 4/4    4 C G Am Em F C Dm G
41 Canon3 4 4/4    4 C G Am Em F G C G
42 12BrBlu1 4/4   12 C7 C7 C7 C7 F7 F7 C7 C7 G7 F7 C7 C7
43 12BrBlu2 4/4   12 C7 C7 C7 C7 F7 F7 C7 C7 G7 F7 C7 G7
44 12BrBlu3 4/4   12 C7 C7 C7 C7 F7 F7 C7 C7 G7 G7 C7 C7
45 12BrBlu4 4/4   12 C7 F7 C7 C7 F7 F7 C7 C7 G7 F7 C7 G7
46 12BrRock 4/4   12 C C C C F F C C G F C C
47 Waltz1 4 3/4    4 C Am F C
48 Waltz2 4 3/4    4 C F G C
49 Waltz3 4 3/4    4 Dm G C Am
50 FiveFour 5/4    1 Am Am Am Em Em

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Genos2 / Re: New firmware 1.04 Genos2

« Last post by ugawoga on Today at 06:00:22 PM »

Hi Eileen
OTS is great to see where a sound is for the that Quality Genos can achieve A good guide line to make you adjust things on a sound that you want to make or a comparison for the best that is possible.

I have also noticed that the sliders are not totally responsive as you have to go up and down quite a lot sometimes to get the sliders to work. I agree with Andy B on the slider thing. As soon as you touch a slider it should respond. Hope it is not a pentium 4 thing!!

All the Best
john

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The Next Yamaha Keyboard / Re: Why do we always want more?

« Last post by pjd on Today at 05:40:31 PM »

So... In YOUR view... What makes the perfect arranger?

Got it already -- Genos 1. It suits my needs.

1) Do I really need this?
2) And if so, do I really need this right now?

I'd add "3) Can I afford it?", "4) Where am I going to put it?" and "5) What else has to go out the door first?"

It does spoil the fun of coming onto this forum when all you get are people blinding you with all these requests.

People can expect all they want. Please ignore them for your own sake. 

Yep, there ain’t been anything worth opening up my wallet for yet.

The development of these instruments is definitely at the plateau phase.

Had an S950 like Drake. Good arranger. Mike is right. The mid- and upper-end arrangers are fine instruments. I would have given anything to have a Genos 1 in 1980...

Remember that as we get older it is important to keep our brains active, new products do this by giving us a challenge.

That's why I get into different aspects of music and music technology. Learning new software, making new styles, etc. are other ways to keep the mind active.

Peace to everyone -- pj