Hey everyone,
I just sat down at the DGX 650 and saw that Yamaha has added a third fingering mode called AI Fingered. "Less than three notes can be played to indicate the chords (based on the previously played chord, etc."
So I tried it and if I play a C with a G below it plays as a C/G and shows this in the screen. D with A and I get D/A, etc. I am not a piano player and not sure if this will do what you are all asking for but the older versions did not have this AI mode.

One more thing I tried. In full keyboard mode if I play a C chord holding down C, E and G and than add any note to the left of C that extra note shows and sounds as on bass notes. So I can have C/Eb, C/E, C/F, C/F#, C/G. Other notes show and play as different chord variations. Again, I don't know if this is what many of you a looking for but I did the test!

I have the same AI Fingered on my Tyros4, George, and it works as you say. It takes a little adjustment, especially if you are used to regular On Bass, but seems to do the trick quite nicely. Thanks for the info.

Now, if they'd only give us 4 variations/style...but maybe that's asking a little too much.

Ian

Actually you CAN'T MIDI a P-105 into something but a computer since is has no MIDI jacks. P-35 still does, though.

You are correct, Kabinopus. The last one I was using for a controller (on my demo S910) was the P-95, which worked very well.

I haven't even tried a P-105, but I have played the P-155, which is also very nice (and has midi in/out), but also more expensive.

I suppose the best combo would be as Diki said above...a P-105 (or P-35) with the innards of an S750.

That being said, I really prefer my own arranger to have a lighter action, the FSX (semi-weighted) on my Tyros4 being perfect for both piano sounds and other voices like guitars, strings, winds and organs etc..

Ian

Do the S950 and T4 have MIDI via USB? The P105 has a USB jack...

The thing about adding an 88 wooden action to your arranger is that you will find that yes, most synth and brass, organ, etc., sounds are easier to play from the lighter action. But you will gain far better dynamics control with the 88 for piano, Rhodes, etc., sounds.

There's a reason, after 400 years or more, we haven't standardized on ONE type of action for everything!

Diki, they both have square USB jacks. The USB cable is square only on one end, because only one of the devices is supposed to be the host.

OK... then there's always this... http://www.kentonuk.com/products/items/utilities/usb-host.shtml or http://www.iconnectivity.com/iConnectMIDI

Diki, well, the first one is for 'Class Compliant' USB MIDI Devices, and there're no such words in DGX's manual, and the second one is 'no longer available' with $199.00 price tag.

They were just the first few I Googled.

I would imagine, if it actually mattered to you, that you could quickly find out how to convert the USB MIDI into regular MIDI.

It might prove less expensive than upgrading to a digital piano that had MIDI on it, I don't know.