Al, first of all, congratulations on getting Tyros 4.

Though I don't use nor tried playing a SMF on my Tyros4, good to hear that, with a little re voicing, they can sound pretty decent. Nice vocal delivery but your mic trim (too hot) is distorting, especially bad around: 1:13.

Al, anxious now to hear more thoughts and perhaps a review from you on Tyros 4.

PS: Tony, I believe Al is demonstrating 'revoiced' SMF playback, with himself singing along to it only (not playing keyboard).

Agreed...looking at the file in Sound Forge shows clipping when you sing.



But hey, I liked what I heard. Sounds like you had fun with it.


-mike

Al,
I put on my great headphones...and listened carefully....T4 backing sounds were excellant.
You have a great voice as well! ( I looked past the obvious clipping).
Sure wish I had a voice like that.

Thanks for sharing it
Lee S.

Very nice performance, Al. Is there some sort of phase or compression going on? Maybe it's the clipping.

Great voice. Good sound. Thanks for sharing this.
DonM

One of my "oldies but goodies" favorites.


R.

Hey..thanks for all the comments everyone. I just got back from attending my son's wedding in New York. What an emotional roller coaster that was. Anyway...

I have noticed LOT's of clipping with the new T4 Harmonizer. If I don't set the gain high enough, the vocals seem to disappear from the mix. It's just another one of those issues I'm having with the overall volume balance on the T4. I don't remember having this much trouble on the T1 or T2???
I always attribute these issues with my own competency on the keyboard first and then experiment with different settings. On the T4, I find I'm doing much more experimentation than usual.

Anyone else?

So they changed the VH to so called VH2 & now more problems....if thats the case these problems will trickle down to
the S-series units also... if this is the case between the VH2 & Volume drop reported issues that is a definite DEAL BREAKER for me ...
I wouldn't even consider buying one unless its totally fixed. This should have been corrected way before it's rushed release. Why do WE have to be the guinea pigs all the time? I'm so glad I waited.
KORG please save us from all this.

[This message has been edited by Dnj (edited 12-20-2010).]

Most of the time (not always) problems with mic settings, particularly when singing with MIDI files, the problem is twofold. More often than not the MIDI file volume is abnormally high. Consequently, the person singing cranks up the input volume of the keyboard's vocal processor until it distorts.

It really is not the keyboard's fault that distortion occurs. You would have the same distortion problem with any sound system that is overdriven. The problem can readily be solved by downloading Michael Bedesem's MIDI Player II program, which will adjust the MIDI file's volume level to normal levels, thus allowing you to set the keyboard's mic volume to normal levels. You will find Michael's program at http://www.psrtutorial.com/MB/midiplayer.html It's a great program, and I forgot to mention it is free.

Good Luck,

Gary

Al,

First and foremost, what mic are you using? And, have you went into the mic settings, adjusted all the parameters, EQs, etc..., set the trim pot on the back of the keyboard, adjusted the mic slider and set the mic effects through the mixing console?

Experimentation with the new keyboard is a GOOD thing. For the better part of five years I continued to discover things that I never knew existed within the OS of the keyboard. Unfortunately, much of this cannot be found in the user manual(s) of any keyboard. It's not a Yamaha problem--it's a problem associated with all electronic devices in production today. Every time you turn on the keyboard, particularly a new model, it's another learning experience. Fortunately, there are forums such as the Synthzone, PSR-Tutorial and a few others where answers to complex questions can be answered by some very knowledgeable individuals.

Good Luck,

Gary