Here's terrific rendition of Tico Tico by Rico Van Aken.

Also included below is his latest impressive vocal of the classic Elvis song: "Don't".

Other videos I posted of his impressive musicianship can be seen here.
Knowing that Rico has visited our forum, hope he'll consider joining Synthzone and perhaps participate as well.

Who would have thought of that a Tyros 4 and a G70, Doh!!!

How is this guy changing registrations without hands or feet, the voices on the T4 keep changing but the LEDS don't.

Rico Van Aken said that he was playing along to a midi backing sequence.
Very impressive keyboard playing, yet I too notice what Tony has observed . . .
@1:34 and @ 1:51
Any ideas?

Hi Tony.
Mystery Solved!
Rico used Yamaha's: "Registration Memory Sequence" feature,
enabling him to automatically trigger "pre-programmed" Reg changes with his right foot via foot switch pedal.
If you look very carefully, the footswitch cable can be spotted leading out from his right shoe.
A split second right before he switches from the organ sound to the guitar sound on Tyros 4
you can see him quickly and discreetly activate the foot pedal @ approx 1:34 and then press it again right before he returns to the organ sound. The Registration button lights change accordingly from reg 2 to 3 and back to 2 as well.

Recalling the many heated Synthzone debates over the years here
about playing along to midi files vs auto accompaniment style playing,
I think Rico's skilled talent at playing along to "midi backing tracks" impressively showcases
the benefits of playing along to a midi backing track vs limiting arranger keyboard playing to auto accomp style playing alone.

Rico, that's very impressive footwork on your part, esp on such a quickly moving song.
You even had "me" fooled there for a bit.

A little child can play this with midifiles !
Shame for this musician and a disgrace for all the real musicians out there !!!

Midifile used is Tico-Tico version from Klaus Wunderlich, witch i also have in my collection somewhere, but i don't need it to play Tico-Tico..., in fact, i don't ever use midi's, i am still a real musician..., on a real Wersi-Organ ! Every one want to play this cheap Yamaha's, but with the sounds from Wersi ???
One advice : Buy yourself a real Wersi !

Carlo.

Mystery over.... and Ketron User is this a cardinal sin and such a disgrace what he did, I'm not certain, if he had put is name to it without the video, you would never have known.

Tony

Play what you like, as you like ... as long as you are not taking credit for work that is NOT YOURS and you are entertaining people, what is the difference???

lets not forget Styles ARE really Midi files..

A performer/singer's backing band is a human midi file.