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Offline worshiponthemt

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« on: August 26, 2003, 12:20:37 AM »
Okay my question is a lil' strange maybe!!!
 :?: how can I play my main that i midi'd to (Electiric piano & DX pad)....... and play (strings) on the other keyboard??????????

I am using a YAMAHA PSR 740 you can layer sounds with
R1, R2, & Left..............

to a.......... yamaha CLAVINOVA full keyboard!!!


Hope that doesn't sound confusing!

thanks,
Jason

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« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2003, 04:04:59 PM »
I'm no expert at this but I think you need a controller to do that.
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« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2003, 02:12:58 AM »
You should be able to midi the two boards directly together.  I midi a
Yamaha PSR 550 to a full keyboard and do it direct.  Plug your midi chord in the "out" midi outlet on your PSR and in the "in" outlet of the full board.  You will then have to go into "Midi" on your PSR and set it .   You can then play the full board and have all the settings of the PSR coming out your PSR.

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« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2003, 06:02:13 AM »
WOW!!! I'm so glad to read people talking about the Yamaha PSR models.  I have a PSR 550, and a DGX500.  These keyboards are often frowned upon by the "pros" because of the auto accompaniment features.  Yamaha puts the same voicing chips in these keyboards on the piano voices as they do with the top-of-line models.  

I have not used the auto-accomp. much, but I plan to soon.  The styles can be preset with your own personal settings.  But, the disk drive is the ticket---that's how I run my sequences at church.  I have an entire band playing a song that I sequenced, then I stand up and direct the choir.  My friend Karen got me going on this, and not I love it!  Or, when that obnoxious drummer we have is getting on my last nerve, I can use the drummer in the PSR and go that way.  

I do not know about the midi two boards together, but what windriver said sounds good to me.  

Power to the PSR Players!   :D  

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« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2003, 11:08:27 AM »
I have the Yamaha PSR-740 keybord and would love some information on Midi features.  I am reading my handbook.  I have never ever used midi but from what I'm reading from you guys it's exactly what I need.  I would love to be able to have an entire band playing with me while I stand up and direct my choir.  Any tips on setting up my midi would be appreciated.

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« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2003, 07:00:46 PM »
how do you like that dgx 500? I'm looking at getting one

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« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2003, 10:57:50 PM »
To midi a Yamaha PSR 550 to a full board, I got a midi chord and plugged it in to the PSR. (My mind kept thinking it should go in the "out" if I was playing the other board)  I plugged it in to the "out" of the full board I play on

On the PSR I went into:    Function
                                      Then I went to F4 (Midi)
                                      Under Midi I set the following:
                                           template=keyboard out
                                           transmit ch  -  R1
                                           Receive Ch - Keyboard
                                           Local Contrl - On
                                           Clock - Int
                                           Midi - Init send

Check what  has to be set on the board you are connecting to.   Some are already set and do not need anything.

This should allow you to set the PSR and layer it in any way you want and then set your full board to whatever.  When you play the full board, the sounds of both board's settings come thru each board.  If you play the PSR, you get only the settings from the PSR,    ...  at least I do with the settings I have.

I am still learning. . .  and am still new to this.  I have only been doing this for a little over a year.  I want to learn more about it too.

I also really want to become more knowledgeable about using the disk drive. . . and recording.  Anything anyone can share on this would be greatly appreciated.

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« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2003, 04:57:18 PM »
Quote from: dingster1
how do you like that dgx 500? I'm looking at getting one


For me, I love it.  It's a bit heavy (I'm a female---weigh around 135).  The specs say it weighs 30 lbs, but I believe its closer to 40 or 50.

I love the piano sound and all that it can do.  I'm a piano player (acoustic preferrably) so having the 88 keys is nice.  But, my back loves that PSR 550...lol.  The DGX300 is the exact same keyboard with 76 notes instead of 88.  I highly recommend for price and the features you get for the prices---you can't beat it.

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« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2003, 05:07:07 PM »
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I have the Yamaha PSR-740 keybord and would love some information on Midi features.  I am reading my handbook.  I have never ever used midi but from what I'm reading from you guys it's exactly what I need.  I would love to be able to have an entire band playing with me while I stand up and direct my choir.  Any tips on setting up my midi would be appreciated.


I prefer sequencing on my computer with the keyboard midi'd to it.  I can sequence on the PSR 550 because it has 16 tracks.  The great thing about sequencing on my computer (w/PowerTracks) is that you can easily slow the tempo down to do runs and then return the tempo to the orginal speed...if I mess up say a series and it's just a note or to, I open the staff window--go to edit mode and drag the note w/the mouse to the correct note it should be.  

Since I've done more work on PowerTracks, I haven't bothered to really learn the sequencing on the PSR.  Now, when I play the sequence in the PSR from a floppy disc, say at church---I can mute certain tracks if I want as well.  Say I want to play the piano along with the song rather than play the track that I recorded, I will mute the track on the PSR with the piano on it, and then just play along with the rest of the band on the sequence.

Here's a link to one of my sequences---I've only done 5 :-).  But, I just did my mom's entire CD sequenced...

http://www.lisamholden.com/HolySpirit.MID

Then, I have an additional sequence where I cut up to the bridge and that's where we would come back for the "encore".  The song is Holy Spirit We Now Wait on You by Bishop Clarence McClendon.  I didn't have the sheet music so the tune is my own interpretation and arrangement.  My next big "project" is Shake The Foundation-Joe Pace.  It's like therapy--I kinda enjoy it---about as much as I like golfing for relaxation and therapy :-)

I hope this encourages you to try something new  :D
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