181 Preset Styles
Introduced
in the summer of 2001, the PSR2000/1000 models represented a new generation
of Yamaha keyboards. These replacements for the PSR740/640 included a large
LCD display borrowed from the PSR9000 as well as many of the "Sweet", "Live",
and "Cool" voices from that keyboard. Other innovations included
the Music Finder database and the ability to load styles directly from a
floppy disk. This innovation provided PSR users with, in effect, many hundreds
of additional styles "floppy"-based styles that could be loaded
as quickly as the internal preset styles. There's an enormous amount of information
about the PSR2000 available on this site, but if you would like to read the
original press release, click the "PRESS RELEASE" link above.
Styles
were not hyped in either the press release or the manual. PSR2000 styles
included three intros, four main sections, and three endings. There were
a number of "Session!" styles included. According to the manual, "These
styles provide even greater realism and authentic backing by mixing in original
chord types and changes, as well as special riffs with chord changes, with
the Main sections. These have been programmed to add 'spice' and a professional
touch to your performances of certain songs and in certain genres. As a result,
the styles may not necessarily be appropriate - or even harmonically correct
- for all songs and for all chord playing."
Included on the floppy disk were a number of Piano Combo! styles.
"These accompaniment styles feature a basic piano trio (piano, bass,
and drums), augmented in some cases with other instruments. Since this is
a small combo sound, the accompaniment bacing is appropriately sparse, making
it useful and effective for a wide variety of songs."
The original PSR2000 styles are provided in the table below. However, we also have quite a few styles that have been converted and tuned for use on the PSR-2000. You'll find some of them listed on this page. In addition, many of the conversions from other manufacturer keyboards (Other Kbds) were done initially for the PSR2000.
| BALLAD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16Beat 80 16BeatBallad1 76 16BeatBallad2 66 6-8ModernEP 64 6-8Orchestral 62 6-8SlowRock1 105 |
6-8SlowRock2 68 8BeatAdria 100 8BeatModern 92 AcousticBallad 158 AnalogBallad 77 CountryBallad 72 |
LoveSong 70 ModCntryPop 68 OrganBallad 78 PianoBallad 68 PopBallad 77 R&B 83 |
RockBallad 75 SecretService 80 Slow&Easy 64 Unplugged 68 |
| BALLROOM | |||
| ChaChaCha 132 EnglishWaltz 90 Foxtrot 184 Jive 176 |
OrgQuickstep 200 Pasodoble 122 Quickstep 200 Rumba 112 |
Samba 104 Slowfox 108 Swingfox 192 Tango1 130 |
Tango2 130 VienneseWaltz 180 |
| DANCE | |||
| 70'sDisco1 120 70'sDisco2 117 70'sDisco3 122 Clubdance 123 ClubLatin 124 DiscoChocolate 106 DiscoFox 125 DiscoFunk 126 |
DiscoHands 122 DiscoParty 120 DiscoPhilly 118 DiscoSamba 122 EuroTrance 138 FunkyDisco 118 Garage1 127 Garage2 133 |
HipHopGroove 85 HipHopLight 90 HipHopPop 104 HipShuffle 92 HouseMusik 146 Ibiza 128 LatinDisco 124 ModernR&B 100 |
SaturdayNight 110 SwingHouse 120 TechnoParty 130 TechnoPolis 146 UKPop 124 |
| LATIN | |||
| Beguine 113 BigBandMambo 104 BigBandSalsa 102 Bolero 96 BossaNova 140 BrazilianSamba 96 |
Caribbean 106 DiscoLatin 100 Espagnole 124 FastBossa 175 GypsyRumba 166 HappyReggae 88 |
JumboReggae 100 Mambo1 104 PopBossa1 160 PopSamba 110 RmbFlamenca 110 RockChaCha 120 |
RumbaIsland 112 Salsa 106 SlowBossa 106 Tijuana 200 |
| MARCH&WALTZ | |||
| 6-8March 120 BandMarch 118 BandWaltz 180 Bluegrass1 142 Bluegrass2 120 ChildrensMarch 120 ChristmasSwing 184 |
ChristmasWaltz 80 CountryWaltz 140 GermanMarch1 112 GermanMarch2 112 GuitarSerenade 106 Hawaiian 100 HullyGully 126 |
JazzWaltz1 194 Jig 120 LimboRock 92 Musette 208 OberPolka 128 OberWalzer 192 PolkaPop 126 |
PopWaltz 94 ScottishReel 112 Showtune 135 SwingWaltz 90 Tarantella 136 TraditionalWaltz 180 USMarch 116 |
| POP&ROCK | |||
| 16BtUptempo 100 60's8Beat 130 60'sGtrPop 128 60'sRock&Roll 170 60'sRock1 152 60'sRock2 142 6-8Blues 65 6-8Soul 48 8Beat1 116 8Beat2 142 8BeatRock 116 AmazingGospel 58 |
BoogieWoogie 166 BritPop 86 CntryBrothers 112 Country2-4 105 Country8Beat1 130 Country8Beat2 148 CountryPop1 148 CountryPop2 180 CountryRock 128 CountryShuffle 126 CountrySwing1 150 CowboyBoogie 178 |
CrocoTwist 176 DetroitPop1 172 DetroitPop2 150 FingerPickin 94 FunkyFusion 100 GospelBrothers 108 GuitarPop 100 HardRock 120 HeartBeat 148 Hoedown 128 JazzRock 100 KoolShuffle 100 |
OffBeat 120 PopShuffle1 90 PopShuffle2 120 Rock&Roll 176 Rock+HalfTime 132 RockShuffle 137 RootRock 128 SingrSngWriter 106 Soul 116 SoulBeat 124 SoulShuffle 106 Twist 174 |
| SWING&JAZZ | |||
| Bebop 140 BigBandBallad 82 BigBandFast1 180 BigBandFast2 185 BigBandMid1 130 |
BigBandMid2 130 BigBandShfl1 158 BigBandShfl2 148 CatGroove 180 Charleston 206 |
Dixieland1 220 GypsySwing 232 JazzBallad1 64 JazzClub 165 MoonlightBallad 82 |
Ragtime1 210 Swing1 154 Swing2 152 |
| FLOPPY | |||
| 40'sBigBand 82 8BeatPiano 70 AfroCuban 200 BigBandSamba 114 BluesPiano1 84 BluesPiano2 60 ClassicWaltz 180 |
ComboBoogie 166 ComboSamba 110 ComboTwist 172 CoolFunk 116 Five-Four 168 5/4 GuitarBossa1 162 GuitarBossa2 132 |
JazzPiano 192 JazzWaltz2 160 JungleDrum 200 Merengue 130 MidnightWaltz 90 Montuno 100 MovieBallad 80 |
MoviePanther 114 Piano16Beat 60 PianoOrchBld 78 PianoShuffle 98 RomanticPiano 68 StrideSwing 126 Swingin'Boogie 178 |
While you will undoubtedly enjoy all the preset styles provided in the PSR2000, a great advantage of this, and later, Yamaha keyboards, is the ability to load external styles from floppy disk about as fast as you can load the built-in preset styles. When you are ready to try some new styles, you can entertain yourself for a very long time just trying out the over 1,000 additional styles for the PSR2000 that are provided in the various collections below.
Onacimus Sayahan Conversions for the PSR2000
(July 2007) I made these collections of styles from the PSR9000, 9000Pro, PSR2100, PSR1500 and CVP210 for the benifit of PSR2000 owners. I thoroughly checked the 2k styles and selected various styles with a similar from the above models, which have no Mega Voices. I selected many styles from PSR 9000 and 9000Pro that are not in the 2k and also slightly different from the 2k styles. I've collected all new 2100 styles (not in 2k) and CVP 210 additional styles and also the new PSR1500 styles. In addition to that, I've added the 740 floppy styles that have four variations and also Break Fill in. I copied the Intros and Endings B to C and filled the missed section (B) from PSR8000. I identify the "source" of these as "90's."
I brought all of these together in one large collection. I made voice changes in tracks as well as in OTS to stantard panel voices acording to the availablity of 2k voices. I also made volume adjustments as needed. Very interestingly, many styles appear as 'Session' and 'Piano Compo' as recomented in 2k1, CVP, and 1500. Finally, I arranged them into 10 categories (plus some BassCHold and Metronone styles). -- onacimus
7/29/07 update -- I took a copy and checked with all the styles in each original source. I found 12 tempo changes. So I picked those styles and changed to the original tempo values. Also I missed 4 styles that have no risk of Megavoices. The zips in the table below have all been updated to reflect these changes.
| Ballad 46 Styles |
Ballroom 41 Styles |
Country 19 Styles |
Dance 50 Styles |
Latin 27 Styles |
| PopRock 41 Styles |
RhyBlues 37 Styles |
SwingJazz 46 Styles |
World 32 Styles |
Pianist 52 Styles |
Click here for an Excel file with a list of all the styles and the source keyboards.
Note: Onacimus has generously provided a wide variety of style conversions for various keyboards. You can find all of his conversions on the Onacimus Sayahan style page.
PSR8000 Styles for the PSR2000
Yamaha earlier arranger keyboards only had two style variations rather than four, so if you load the style, it will play fine, but you will not have the four variations you are familiar with in the PSR-2000. In addition, PSR-8000 styles do not have one-touch settings incorporated into the styles. I have provided separate lessons on how you can expand these to four-variation styles and how to add your own one-touch settings. I have already tuned some of the PSR-8000 style categories below. These are available in the table below:
| 8Beat 20 Styles |
Ballroom 20 Styles |
Swing 18 Styles |
Tyros Styles for the PSR2000
The Tyros conversions in the table below are listed by style category. I have added the default tempo to each style name, which may assist you in picking styles when you are looking for just the right style. All the styles in each category are stored in a single "ZIP" file. To use the styles, you must download this file, unzip it to extract the styles, and then copy these to a floppy disk for use in your 2000. You will find that all the category styles fit on a single floppy disk (that is why the Swing & Jazz category is divided into two parts.) Note that in these conversions, the left-hand voice is generally ON and the styles will sound best if you are using full-fingered chords in your left hand.
| T2K-Ballad 26 styles |
T2K-Ballroom 30 styles |
T2K-Country 21 styles |
T2K-Movie 12 styles |
| T2K-SwJazSlow 20 styles |
T2K-SwJazFast 22 styles |
T2K-PopRock 30 styles |
T2K-Latin 33 styles |
| T2K-World 30 styles |
T2K-R&B 32 styles |
T2K-Dance 37 styles |
9K Factory Disk Styles w/OTS for the PSR-2000
I have tuned about half of the PSR-9000 factory disk styles for the PSR-2000 and provided them in the two zip files shown in the table below.
| F9KwOTS.ZIP 30 styles |
F2KwOTS.ZIP 32 Styles |
Note that many styles tuned for the PSR2100 or PSR3000 will also play just fine on the PSR2000. If corrections are needed, you can always use Michael Bedesem's MIDIPLAYER program to convert the style to your 2k keyboard.
PSR730 Styles for the PSR2000
The original internal PSR-730 styles have all been adjusted by Randy Johnson who used Michael Bedesem's StyleUpdater program to convert the 2-variation(AB) styles into 4-variation(ABAB) formats. This also had the benefit of fixing some "double-ending" problems encountered in the original styles. (Several styles -- Big Band Quickstep, Cajun, and Euro House -- were too large for the PSR-2000 when converted by StyleUpdater, so I converted them manually on the PSR-2000.) Randy's conversions, without the OTS, are available in the table below.
Charley [Rattley] was kind enough to provide PSR-2000 versions by adding OTS to all of these PSR-730 styles. Charley's conversions are available in the zip files (with a "2k" suffix) in the table below.
There are 100 styles in the PSR-730. I have grouped them into style categories and then included several categories in one zip file. These styles will fill up the better part of three floppy disks when unzipped. The categories shown below are close, although not identical, to the original categories. Note: actual filenames include the default tempo (not shown below) so that it is easily visible in the PSR-2000 window when selecting a style file.
| 8Beat 16 Styles |
Country 8 Styles |
Jazz 13 Styles |
Dance 13 Styles |
| Latin 17 Styles |
Rock 15 Styles |
Soul 7 Styles |
Waltz 11 Styles |
| 8Beat-2k 16 Styles |
Country-2k 8 Styles |
Jazz-2k 13 Styles |
Dance-2k 13 Styles |
| Latin-2k 17 Styles |
Rock-2k 15 Styles |
Soul-2k 7 Styles |
Waltz-2k 11 Styles |
Yamaha's PSR2000/1000 Portable Keyboards
July 21, 2001 - The Yamaha PSR1000 and PSR2000 represent a new line of portable
keyboards with features and performance characteristics that blur the lines between
hobbyists and professionals. One look at the radically new designs and ergonomics
will prove that this is something very new.
"Incredible power and innovation best describe these keyboards," states Jim Presley, marketing manager, Portable Keyboards, Pro Audio & Combo Division. "Every few years, Yamaha replaces models with new, improved versions of successful products. The PSR1000 and PSR2000 represent a departure from their predecessors, with more than incremental improvements. Their price points are affordable for the casual user; but the performance is more than enough for the most discerning professional."
A large bit-mapped LCD screen, borrowed from the professional Yamaha PSR9000,
shows information not previously available on low-tech displays, including: graphic
representations of functions; computer-like folders showing song, style and function
lists; animated help screens; song lyrics; music notation; and more.
Yamaha's remarkable new Music Finder Function makes operating the PSR1000 and PSR2000 as simple as knowing a song title. Users may choose from hundreds of song titles, and, with the push of a button, the entire keyboard automatically adjusts all appropriate settings for that particular song.
Stunning sound quality is due, in part, to Yamaha's Advanced Wave Memory (AWM) tone generation, Yamaha's XG MIDI compatibility, a newly designed bass reflex sound system with two-way stereo speakers and enhanced, multi-effect DSP. In addition, Yamaha's exclusive "Sweet Voices," "Cool" and "Live" voices have been added from the legendary PSR9000, resulting in realistic instrument sounds that imitate natural timbres.
The PSR2000 contains a flute organ, complete with eight graphic drawbars that can be individually manipulated. This classic jazz and rock organ sound is further enhanced by programmable tremolo in the DSP. Innovations in the PSR2000 continue with a microphone input for vocals which links up with an internal vocal harmonizer, enabling you to literally sing harmony with yourself in real time. A built-in multi-effect processor, complete with Yamaha DSP, allows the user to enhance—or even change the gender—of the voice.
If remembering song lyrics is a problem, both the PSR1000 and PSR2000 have another innovation called "LY" (Lyrics) that will scroll the words across the display, in time to the music, adding the functions of a comprehensive Karaoke system. Lyrics can be displayed with music notation on the PSR2000. Auto accompaniment functions have been enhanced, with four variations per style, three intros and three endings per song.
A TO HOST port enables the direct connection to the serial port of a PC or Macintosh with a single cable, eliminating the need for a MIDI interface card or box. This opens a whole world of musical, educational and creative possibilities to the more than 30 million U.S. households with personal computers, and is an especially attractive feature for the growing number of laptop users, where the addition of cards may not be an option.