Music Tips and Other Articles

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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ADate	Article	Author	Summary
9/1/02	Combining Voices	Richard Peck	How do you combine different preset voices to come up with a pleasing sound? Here are some pointers from Richard Peck.
5/21/05	Lyrics w/PSRUTI	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.
9/2/02	Counting	Joe Waters	Associated with timing is counting: 1, 2, 3 – 1, 2, 3. Here are some counting techniques to master complex melodies.
12/19/03	Organizing Styles	Scott Langholff	Are you drowning in style overload? Scott Langolff provides some suggestions on how you might organize your style files.
6/12/05	The Engine Room	Dave Edwards	You, too, can sound like a pro -- just strengthen your engine room -- your left-hand chords.
9/1/05	Batch Conversions	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.
9/3/02	Keeping Time	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.
9/20/07	How to Use NRPN in Your Sequencer	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.
11/5/04	Larger Arrangements	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.
1/25/09	NAMM 2009	Scott Yee	A review of Yamaha and other arranger manufacturers at the 2009 NAMM show.
11/9/09	Marketing Yourself	Gary Diamond	Gary offers a number of pointers to help performers book more gigs.
12/1/09	Blackpool Event	Deane Peters	Deane (Hammer) describes his visit to the YPKO 2009 Blackpool Event.
6/9/10	CP33 Review	Mike Feechan	Mike provides his take on the Yamaha CP33 digital stage piano, which he uses with his PSR-3000.
03/30/11	Skegness Event	Deane Peters	Deane (Hammer) describes his visit to the YPKO 2011 Skegness Event.