9000Pro: 202 Preset/Flash Styles
At the Winter NAMM 2001, Yamaha introduced the 9000 Pro, a new top-of-the-line model, the first with 76 keys. The press release focuses on many new enhancements with this model, but barely mentions that it also included preset styles. Here's how Yamaha USA, however, described the 9000 Pro styles:
A Complete Selection of Accompaniment Styles -- Even if you play a diverse range of musical genres, you'll find just the accompaniments you need in the 9000 Pro. Over 100 preset styles, from basic 8- and 16-beat and standard big band styles to contemporary hits and hot Latin beats, are provided – all of which have been arranged and programmed by top professional musicians. For even greater variety, each style has 4 Main Variations, 3 Intros, 3 Endings, 4 Fill-ins and 1 Break Fill. In additional, 4 fully customizable One-Touch Settings are provided for each style.
For a demonstration of "What is a Style", click here (1.3MB download – requires Macromedia Flash).
Customizable Flash Styles
On top of its wide selection of preset styles, the 9000 Pro provides 1.8 MB of flash memory for you to store your own style-sequences as well as those imported from Yamaha Style File disks. The Groove and Dynamics function lets you precisely control subtle aspects of a style's groove, allowing you to effortlessly transform a 16-beat ballad into the latest dance beat.
Many of the styles in the 9000Pro differed from the PSR9000. In fact, we see here many styles that were later to appear in the PSR2000 and later generation keyboards. Styles are available in a zip file (click on the style category name to download the zip file. The table below shows all the styles, preset and flash, available in each category. Also included is the default tempo of the style and the time signiature.
| 8 BEAT - 33 Styles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-8ModernEP 64 6-8Orchestral 62 6-8SlowRock1 6-8SlowRock2 60's8Beat 130 60'sGtrPop 128 60'sRock1 152 60'sRock2 142 60'sRock3 126 |
8Beat1 116 8Beat2 142 8BeatAdria 100 8BeatModern 92 8BeatPiano 70 8BeatRock 116 AcousticBallad 158 Cool8Beat 100 HardRock 120 |
HeartBeat 148 J-Ballad1 72 J-Ballad2 82 LoveSong 70 OffBeat 120 OrganBallad 78 PianoBallad 68 Rock+HalfTime 132 RockBallad 75 |
RockShuffle 137 RomanticBallad 68 RomanticPiano 68 RootRock 128 SynthRock 132 Unplugged 68 |
| 16 BEAT - 20 Styles | |||
| 16Beat 80 16BeatBallad1 76 16BeatBallad2 66 16BeatFunk 112 16BtUptempo 100 |
AnalogBallad 77 FunkyFusion 100 FusionShuffle 92 GuitarPop 100 HipHopLight 104 |
J-16Ballad 68 JazzRock 100 KoolShuffle 100 Piano16Beat 60 PopBallad 77 |
PopShuffle1 90 PopShuffle2 120 R&B 83 Slow&Easy 64 SlowBallad 50 |
| BALLROOM - 15 Styles | |||
| ChaChaCha 132 EnglishWaltz 90 Foxtrot 184 Jive 176 |
OrgQuickstep 200 Pasodoble 122 PolkaPop 126 Quickstep 200 |
Rumba 112 Samba 104 Slowfox 108 Swingfox 192 |
Tango1 130 Tango2 130 VienneseWaltz 180 |
| BIGBAND - 16 Styles | |||
| 30'sBigBand 120 40'sBigBand 82 BigBandBallad 82 BigBandBoogie 168 |
BigBandFast1 180 BigBandFast2 185 BigBandMid1 130 BigBandMid2 130 |
BigBandShfl1 158 BigBandShfl2 148 CatGroove 180 EasyListening 72 |
JungleDrum 200 MidnightSwing 82 MoonlightBallad 82 OrchBallad 72 |
| COUNTRY - 22 Styles | |||
| Bluegrass1 142 Bluegrass2 120 CntryBrothers 112 CntrySing-along 160 CntryTwoStep 126 Country2-4 105 |
Country8Beat1 130 Country8Beat2 148 CountryBallad 72 CountryPop1 148 CountryPop2 180 CountryRock 128 |
CountryShuffle 126 CountrySlide 180 CountrySwing1 150 CountrySwing2 130 CowboyBoogie 178 FingerPickin 94 |
Hoedown 128 ModCntryBld 68 ModCntryPop 68 SingrSngWriter 106 |
| DANCE - 18 Styles | |||
| 6-8Trance 80'sDance Clubdance 123 ClubLatin 124 CoolBlues 94 |
DanceShuffle 104 EuroTrance 138 Garage1 127 Groundbeat 94 HipHopGroove 85 |
HipHopPop 104 HipShuffle 92 HouseMusik 146 Ibiza 128 SwingHouse 120 |
TechnoParty 130 UKPop 124 USPop 96 |
| DISCO - 14 Styles | |||
| 70'sDisco1 120 70'sDisco2 117 70'sDisco3 122 DiscoChocolate 106 |
DiscoFox DiscoFunk 125 DiscoHands 122 DiscoParty 120 |
DiscoPhilly1 100 DiscoSamba 122 DiscoVenus 127 FunkyDisco 118 |
LatinDisco 124 SaturdayNight 110 |
| LATIN - 33 Styles | |||
| Beguine 113 BigBandMambo 104 BigBandSalsa 102 BigBandSamba 114 Bolero 96 BossaNova 140 BrazilianSamba 96 Caribbean 106 Carnival 116 |
ComboRumba 110 ComboSamba 110 CoolBossa 168 DiscoLatin 100 Espagnole 124 FastBossa 175 GuitarBossa1 162 GuitarBossa2 132 GypsyRumba 166 |
HappyReggae 88 JumboReggae 100 Mambo1 104 Merengue 130 Montuno 100 PopBossa1 160 PopBossa2 150 PopSamba 110 RmbFlamenca 110 |
RockChaCha 120 RumbaIsland 112 Salsa 106 SheriffReggae 92 SlowBossa 106 Tijuana 200 |
| MARCH - 8 Styles | |||
| 6-8March 120 BandMarch 180 |
ChildrensMarch 120 GermanMarch1 112 |
GermanMarch2 112 OberPolka 128 |
Tarantella 136 USMarch 116 |
| MOVIE&SHOW - 8 Styles | |||
| ChristmasSwing 184 ChristmasWaltz 80 |
MovieBallad 80 MoviePanther 114 |
MovieSwing 90 SecretService 80 |
Showtune 135 WildWest 150 |
| PIANIST - 36 Styles | |||
| 2BeatSwing 126 4Stroke 126 6-8PianoMarch 120 8Beat 120 8BeatBallad1 74 8BeatBallad2 84 Arpeggio1 112 Arpeggio2 88 Arpeggio3 72 |
JazzBallad2 86 JazzWaltz 160 Musical 138 Nocturne 88 PianoBeguine 144 PianoBoogie 176 PianoBossa 150 PianoChaCha 126 PianoMarch1 116 |
PianoMarch2 118 PianoOrchBld 78 PianoRag1 184 PianoRag2 168 PianoRockRoll 194 PianoRumba 152 PianoSamba 108 PianoSwing1 144 PianoSwing2 152 |
PianoSwing3 168 SlowRock 64 SlowWaltz 90 Stride1 178 Stride2 164 Traditional1 112 Traditional2 84 Traditional3 120 Waltz 176 |
| R&B - 30 Styles | |||
| 4-4Blues 130 6-8Blues 65 6-8Soul 48 60'sRock&Roll 170 AmazingGospel 58 BlueberryBlues 96 BluesBallad 70 BluesPiano1 84 |
BluesPiano2 60 BluesShuffle 130 BoogieWoogie 166 ComboBoogie 166 ComboTwist 172 CoolFunk 116 CrocoTwist 176 DenimBlues 86 |
DetroitPop1 172 DetroitPop2 150 Funk 108 GospelBrothers 108 GospelFunk 106 GospelSisters 90 GospelSwing 110 ModernR&B 100 |
Rock&Rol 176 Soul 117 SoulBeat 124 SoulShuffle 108 Swingin'Boogie 178 Twist 174 |
| SWING&JAZZ - 18 Styles | |||
| AcousticJazz 160 AfroCuban 200 Bebop 140 Charleston 206 Dixieland1 220 |
Dixieland2 206 ElectricJazz 120 Five-Four 168 5/4 GypsySwing 232 JazzBallad1 84 |
JazzClub 164 JazzPiano1 192 LoungePiano 75 PianoShuffle 98 Ragtime1 210 |
StrideSwing 126 Swing1 154 Swing2 152 |
| WALTZ - 12 Styles | |||
| BandWaltz 180 ClassicWaltz 180 CountryWaltz 140 |
GuitarSerenade 106 JazzWaltz1 194 JazzWaltz2 160 |
MidnightWaltz 90 Musette 208 OberWalzer 192 |
PopWaltz 94 SwingWaltz 90 TraditionalWaltz 180 |
| WORLD - 15 Styles | |||
| DanceGroove 130 Enka1 82 Enka2 66 Enka3 72 |
FolkRock 124 FrenchMusette 200 Hawaiian 100 HullyGully 126 |
IrishDance 94 JapaneseFolk 93 Jig 120 LimboRock 92 |
NewAge 72 PopEnka 92 ScottishReel 112 |
Yamaha 9000 Pro Professional Stage Synthesizer
January 18, 2001 -- Anaheim, CA--Yamaha Corporation of America, Portable Keyboards, will launch a new dimension in sound and performance with the introduction of the 9000 Pro Stage Synthesizer at Winter NAMM 2001. This 76-key, synth-weighted keyboard represents an amazing array of production and performance-oriented features. A versatile arranging workstation for the professional musician as well as an ideal live performance instrument, the 9000 Pro is currently available.
"The 9000 Pro is a truly professional product which breaks the rules," states Jim Presley, marketing manager, Yamaha Portable Keyboards. "It has a combination of features that simply doesn't exist on any other keyboard, and thinks 'out of the box' with unexpected capabilities."
The stunning sound quality is one of the best ever produced by Yamaha. Expanded to 126-note maximum polyphony, the 9000 Pro is loaded with 48 MB with over 800 incredible voices, reproducing all the timbres and nuances of acoustic and amplified instruments. Innovative live drum sounds contain six layers of samples which crossfade from each other, based on velocity. These have been recorded in stereo, resulting in realism never before heard in sampled drums.
Consider expandability. The 9000 Pro allows Yamaha's new synth expansion boards to be added, resulting in new and diverse synth engines, new voices, polyphony, and synth architecture with each plug-in. The on-board sampling RAM can be increased to 65 MB, while an internal hard drive (up to 8 GB) can be added for storing voices, styles, songs, and set-ups. External storage devices, such as ZIP or JAZ drives, can be accessed through an included fast SCSI terminal.
Video output allows the 9000 Pro to display lyrics from a MIDI song file through a projector or directly onto a television monitor. This is an attractive feature for churches that display lyrics, or even for use as a Karaoke device. With the microphone input, digital mixer and vocal harmonizer, users can actually sing through the 9000 Pro, and add vocal harmony in real time.
Innovations continue with four individual outputs, 12 blocks of DSP effects, an onboard sequencer and professional automated mixer. The 9000 Pro also contains a Flash ROM operating system, which enables software upgrades to be loaded from disk or the Web.
The unit comes complete with initial and after touch, pitch bend and mod wheels. Designed for users at every level, the 9000 Pro may be connected directly to a computer without requiring a MIDI interface, and contains GM compatibility and auto accompaniment features. In addition, the 9000 Pro is fully compatible with the software used on sister models, the PSR9000 and PSR8000.
Much attention has been paid to quick and efficient operation. The 9000 Pro contains a large music database, and all interfaces have been simplified through the direct access function, one-touch settings, and on-screen guidance—a necessity for the performing musician who must change settings quickly. In addition, a PS-2 PC keyboard input allows the user to enter alphanumeric data, taking the 9000 Pro to a new level of user-friendliness.
The versatility of the Yamaha 9000 Pro invites live performance musicians, studio musicians, songwriters and amateurs alike to experience the highest level of musical performance and productivity—all from the same keyboard.