Arranger Keyboards
So, you have bought yourself a keyboard. I have a Tyros 4 and a PSR S770 so all the information I write is geared for the Yamaha PSR and Tyros keyboards.
You have a TOOL not a TOY!! You make it do what YOU want it to do. Instructions for the keyboards are like getting into a ball (sphere), there are many ways to get in. One person said to me when I was playing a gig that it was easy as with the auto accompaniments it was all done for you. TRUE!
Now for the crown jewels. The OTS (the ONE TOUCH SYSTEM). I have not yet found any demonstrator who has shown the first entry using the OTS. Let’s get started.
The STYLE and the OTS
Sit at your keyboard, look to the left side where all the style buttons are and press one of them. I have chosen the Ballroom style button. On your screen now is a list of the STYLES for the ballroom. I have chosen the VOCAL WALTZ. You can chose any one you like, the process is the same.
Pressing the “Exit” button (I am assuming that you can find the buttons to which I refer.) and this will take you back to the Main Screen. There you will find in the Style slot “Vocal Waltz.” If you have got this far – wonderful. Looking at the keyboard now you will see the four OTS buttons lit up. Your toy has presented you with four voice settings. You may or may not like these but WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE THEM!! This is a TOOL not a TOY so we are going to make it do what YOU want it to do. Lets go:
Setting up what we want
First things first we must set up the keyboard so that it will do exactly what we want. Pick a registration by pressing the “J” button. When you have highlighted a registration then press the “SAVE” button and rename it to BLANK or START, which is up to you. Now press the “EDIT” button and delete all the voices shown. Press EXIT and return to the main screen. You should now have a registration (BLANK) with all the registration buttons OFF or not lit up.
Next, ensure that the split point is where it should be, F#2. Turn on the Auto Accompaniment button and the Harmony/Echo. Turn off R2 and R3 voices. Press “MEMORY” and then registration button one. Because many of the voices are too high for me I transpose -4 (to Ab) and use the Octave down button to -1. That is because I like it that way.
Before you switch the keyboard off at any time go and select your ‘BLANK’ registration and then close down. When you switch on again it will be there for you to start.
Now I think we are ready to update the OTS and make a dedicated style.
- 1. Press a style button. (Ballroom) Pic 1
2. Select a style from the main screen (Vocal Waltz)
3. Press the exit button, returns to the main screen.
4. Press the OTS button 1. See voices in R1 but maybe the others are not show (not lit up.). We are going to change that.
5. Press the R1 (Vibs) and you will be presented with the voices in that category. Leave it at that for the time being.
6. Press button R2. (Orchestral Flute) NOooooo!! Too squeaky.
7. Check down on this category and I chose German Clarinet. You can select any other voice you like.
8. Switch on the voice selection button for Voices R1 and R2.
9. Press the Exit button. Returns to Main Screen if you are not there already.
10. Now press the MEMORY button then OTS button 1
11. Big grey box comes up. Read this then press “Yes” and re name the style. At first I added a 2 to the Vocal Waltz but then I also saved it as “Apple”
12. Press the Save button
13. You now have a new style with voices you like saved in the USER section. Note that- IN THE USER SECTION.
14. Now go back to point 4 and repeat the process for OTS buttons 2, 3 & 4. Using different voices to YOUR liking.
If you turn on the OTS LINK button you can step through the OTS by using the A, B, C, D variation buttons.
By using this method you can build up a repertoire of dedicated styles for all your music. Easy?
- 1. Switch on the keyboard. (Reg is in the ‘J’ slot reg with reg button lit up.
2. Press the Reg button 1. (The only one lit up!) This sets up the keyboard, only need to do this once at the start of your performance.
3. Press the Style button (Button D on Tyros)
4. Tab to User
5. Select the song you want to play from your dedicated styles
6. Press exit and PLAY.
7. To change the SONG just go to 3 again.
For setting up the registration banks I will write a similar instruction but it is basically the same. Just remember one thing. Every time you make a change, SAVE IT!
Dentyr