Originally posted by ianmcnll:
Why? You can easily look it up...but I will clarify something.
On the Tyros, the mega voices are used in the accompaniment...I'm not aware that any other manufacturer used them in the accompaniment...that's what they were designed for.
SA voices, for one thing, automatically switch between mono and poly, depending on how the player phrases the line....legato removes the "attack" of a Sax voice, for instance, or the pick attack of a guitar string.
It is different than simple portamento, where holding down a key and then pressing another, allows a slide to a new note.
That's what makes Yamaha's SA unique.
Mega voices in the accompaniment are also a first for Yamaha.
We can be picky about this, but SA is a whole new level of multi sample control...have you actually played a T2 or T3?
Ian
OK, thanks for the info. I have played the Tyros 1 and 2, but not the 3. Although I have listed to many demos on the company website and YouTube.
So like I was saying;
The Genesys (and way before that model) used velocity-switched samples in many of the sounds for live play and for those used in styles.
As for the sax example, I think you are referring to legato/staccato instead of mono/poly. The Genesys offers legato mode that when turned on, moves the sample start point beyond the attack portion of the sound, which accomplishes the same thing. And about 9 years ago on a Baldwin PS2600 (GEM SK880 in a home cabinet) I programmed a nylon guitar to call up squeaks, taps, etc. along with the normal guitar sample via velocity cross-switching creating a finished sound very similar to the nylon guitar on the Tyros 3 demo I just listened to on the Yamaha website.
And something else you mentioned was the additional control available but you didn't specify what controllers you meant. The ART.1 and ART.2 left panel buttons are cool in that they can call up different samples momentarily while playing. A great idea. One the we developed while I was at ENSONIQ back in the mid-80's.
I will say that Yamaha has really done a tremendous job of taking advantage of these techniques, probably more than other companies at this point. But again, I am just pointing out that these ideas were not originated by Yamaha.
That's all.
Cheers,
Dave
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Wm. David McMahan
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