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Music Tips & Other Suggestions

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.

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Combining Voices, by Richard Peck. How do you combine different preset voices to come up with a pleasing sound? Here are some pointers from Richard Peck. Lyrics w/PSRUTI , by 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.
Counting, by Joe Waters.  Associated with timing is counting: 1, 2, 3 – 1, 2, 3.  Here are some counting techniques to master complex melodies. Organizing Styles, by Scott Langholff. Are you drowning in style overload? Scott Langolff provides some suggestions on how you might organize your style files.
The Engine Room, by Dave Edwards. You, too, can sound like a pro -- just strengthen your engine room -- your left-hand chords. Vocal Settings, by Gary Diamond. For best results when singing, you need to set up your microphone correctly. Gary shows how to configure the mic settings for PSR and Tyros keyboards.
EQ for Vocal Harmony on Tyros, by Leo Dunne. Experienced "distortion" when using the Vocal Harmony on Tyros? Here are Master EQ and mic settings that will solve this problem. Batch Conversions, by 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.
Keeping Time, by 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. How to Use NRPN in Your Sequencer, by 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
Larger Arrangements, by 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. VH Primer, by Dan Rymut (big741). Singers will appreciate these tips and hints on how to setup and use Yamaha's Vocal Harmony processor.

 


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