J.Larry,
One of the cool features of the PSR2000 is that even when you play a midi file from disk, you have actually put it into the sequencer buffer. So, if you should remove the disk, the song will play until you turn off the power, load another one or put in a disk with a different song. So, when you want to edit sounds all you do is change the voices and save it to disk.
Also, there is a mode in the mixing console function called auto revoice. This allows you to replace all or some of the xg voices in the tracks with the rich and authentic voices of the 2000 such as live, cool and sweet voices. There is a basic revoice which replaces only the recommended voices that are suitable for playing back the song, All revoice replaces all of the replaceable xg voices the the new panel voices, All No Revoice which are returned to their origianl XG voices.
So, as you can see, there are lots of options here.
I also found another really cool way to record songs today.
First, I went into the multitrack record mode and turned on all of the tracks. I then started recording Piano only for a few measures. I then hit the syncro start button on the auto accomp. style section and recorded a bossanova style beginning at measure 12. At measure 24 I stopped the style and played only guitar and then started the style using a jazz style until I pushed the ending button.
Later on I put in my tune 1000 song Dream, Dream, Dream to try out the vocal harmonizer. It worked great but my favorite thing to do is to start playback of a country style using only the drum track and the drum track of the midi file is replaced instantly and in perfect sync with the country style. A few measures later I changed to a disco style and again instant change. If I hit stop on the style section, the original dream, dream, dream drum track starts playing. There is no lag or glitch in this method of altering the tracks played. If I decide to play the style with the proper chord changes, then the song plays with me playing the chords. All of these are really great features Yamaha has included into the PSR2000.
You will all want want of these I am sure!
George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene