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#370479 - 08/15/13 02:16 PM PSR-S950 choir sounds?
DannyUK Offline
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Registered: 12/09/99
Posts: 1130
Hi All,

It's been a while since I've posted here I hope you're all well smile

I'm thinking of purchasing a second keyboard to go along with the T3 I have. Ever since I bought the T3 a few years ago I've been really pleased with it with the exception of the choir and vocal sounds which were decent but very basic, I rectified this by purchasing the vocal and choir premium pack.

Now I was looking for a second keyboard, smaller, lighter but with a similar quality and user friendliness of the T3. The types of styles I mainly use are worship styles, so ballads, worship & swing styles are the main focus and the T3 has some really lovely styles of this kind which I'd expect to also feature on the S950.

My only concern would be the quality of choir / vocal sounds which are important for gospel music. How many of them are there and how does it compare to the T3 or even T4 although I understand that the S950 doesn't have the T4's best vocal sounds. But even 1 decent sound would suffice.

Also I understand that there a free premium pack download available for the S950?

Thanks,
Danny

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#370481 - 08/15/13 05:04 PM Re: PSR-S950 choir sounds? [Re: DannyUK]
Uncle Dave Offline
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Registered: 12/01/99
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Hey Danny ... if it turns out to be what you want ... I have a pristine 950 on the block.
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Just sayin ...
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#370484 - 08/15/13 05:11 PM Re: PSR-S950 choir sounds? [Re: DannyUK]
DonM Offline
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Dave will even deliver it "across the pond". smile
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#370488 - 08/15/13 07:04 PM Re: PSR-S950 choir sounds? [Re: DannyUK]
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Absolutely. Full service bloke, am I.
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#370504 - 08/16/13 01:48 AM Re: PSR-S950 choir sounds? [Re: DannyUK]
Kabinopus Offline
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Registered: 11/11/04
Posts: 698
Loc: Russia
Actually it's $99.99 per pack. I don't own any Tyros but I own PSR-S950 and as for choir voices I think they are pretty usual here. Not very realistic and there are not many of them.

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#370505 - 08/16/13 02:29 AM Re: PSR-S950 choir sounds? [Re: DannyUK]
Kabinopus Offline
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Registered: 11/11/04
Posts: 698
Loc: Russia
You know, maybe you are right about free packs. Yamaha came up with some promotional codes idea. I will check it.

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#370550 - 08/17/13 01:53 AM Re: PSR-S950 choir sounds? [Re: DannyUK]
Kabinopus Offline
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Registered: 11/11/04
Posts: 698
Loc: Russia
okay, there are no 'premium packs' for PSR series, those are for Tyros only. But there are 'expansion packs' for PSR-series available. There's a promotion code which, as they say, comes with a keyboard which allows to download one pack for free. Anyway, there's only one code and there's no mechanism to prevent from multiple registrations...

Well, about those packs: I had a chance to try them all and I wasn't impressed with any of them. The voices are so-so, the styles are too regional - believe me, Russian 'Troika' and 'Kalinka' are as exotic as for for an American. So, 9 packs - $900 value - it makes me to ask 'Yamaha, are you serious?

Sorry. DannyUK, no good choir there either...

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#370612 - 08/18/13 12:28 AM Re: PSR-S950 choir sounds? [Re: DannyUK]
Kabinopus Offline
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Registered: 11/11/04
Posts: 698
Loc: Russia
I feel kinda lonely in this topic ) Also feel like I stole it.

Perhaps I've jumped to the conclusion too quickly. I mean, about expansion packs for S750/S950. It's a good thing that their content is quite different from the factory one. And it's indeed very localized. I don't find Eastern Europe pack very useful for me - although it contains styles for Russian folk songs and voices of 'babalaika' (I prefer to use a factory 'mandolin' instead), but I found to be interesting Oriental and Eurodance packs.

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#370617 - 08/18/13 02:41 AM Re: PSR-S950 choir sounds? [Re: DannyUK]
DannyUK Offline
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Registered: 12/09/99
Posts: 1130
Hi Kabinopus,

Don't feel bad about your many replies its good to get as much feedback as possible so I thank you for that. Seems like this keyboard lacks decent choir or vocal sounds which is disappointing to learn and has put be off a little. It is surprising though but I guess they're holding off for future models.

Take Care
Danny

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#370622 - 08/18/13 04:53 AM Re: PSR-S950 choir sounds? [Re: DannyUK]
DannyUK Offline
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Registered: 12/09/99
Posts: 1130
UD, you should keep the 950 as you'll have the best of both worlds! PA900 sounds like a great alternative smile

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