StephenKay wrote:Not being that familiar with the Tyros line, what's that flat depression on the right side of the keyboard in each model? A coffee cup rest?.
Same question comes up in all the retirement homes Yamaha do tours in.
It's a place to leave your teeth when your singing.
Sharp wrote:It's a Tyros, made by Yamaha. What’s to get excited about. It will look pretty much the same as all 4 previous models and it will be only a slight incremental upgrade on the last.
Tyros 1 Image
Tyros 2 Image
Tyros 3 Image
Tyros 4 Image
Regards
Sharp.
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Actually, the false teeth receptacle now has a retracting cover. It's controlled by that extra button next to the mod wheel. I did lobby Yamaha for it to controlled from the touch screen, but somebody over there slammed the bloody phone down.
When I nod my head . . . Hit it!
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Authentic Ensemble Performances
Ensemble Voice is an amazing function that utilizes parameters which "humanize" the performance to reproduce the subtle variations in timing heard in a real ensemble. This provides an authentic sound that sounds as if a group of actual performers were playing, and allows you to enjoy playing like an instrumental quartet with ease.
Welcome to Organ World
The Tyros5 features Vintage, Home, Euro, Concert, and Theatre organ Voices, all superbly reproduced with stunning samples that allow the Tyros5 to shine in any situation that an organist might encounter. With features such as a comprehensive set of realistic organ-style controls, adjustable effects, and intuitive operation that allows you to alter the sound in real time while you play, Organ World is sure to meet the demands of the most demanding performer.
Add Rhythm to your performances with Audio Styles
Adding forty new percussion-based Styles to the Tyros5’s impressive backing and accompaniment capabilities, Audio Styles add natural feel, ambience, and warmth to drum and percussion parts, offering greater expressive potential. Audio Styles also benefit from Yamaha's Time Stretch Technology, which allows the audio to follow your tempo changes without changing pitch, so everything stays in perfect sync.
Enhanced DSPs for authentic effects that give you “that” sound
Not only does the Tyros5 have new and high-quality effect types, including Real Distortion and Real Reverb, it provides beautifully designed panel displays, with highly intuitive controls - just like actual effect devices. These also include VCM effects that use the same technology as the professional-level processing on Yamaha's high-end mixers.
Real Reverb
Real Reverb is an improved version of the Reverb technology found in previous versions of the Tyros. New algorithms take a greater number of factors into account, producing smoother, more natural reverbs.
Real Distortion
Real Distortion effects are based on digital models of classic guitar amplifiers from the 1960's and 1970's. There are also digital models of legendary analog guitar effect pedals. The result meticulously reproduces the frequencies and dynamics of real distortion guitar sounds.
VCM
While digital solutions are increasingly prevalent in music production studios and performance venues, but older analog gear is still used to get the warm sound that digital effects typically cannot provide. Virtual Circuitry Modeling (VCM) technology provides accurate reproductions of the classic sound of such effects units.
A versatile high performance audio engine that gives you total control over your sound.
The Tyros5 is capable of playing back and recording audio files, and also possesses a range of audio manipulation features you can use to create “karaoke” style “minus one” tracks in the key and tempo of your choice.
Audio Link Multi Pad
Audio Link Multi Pad function lets you link your own audio files (sound effects, vocal phrases, and so on), and trigger them from the Pads as you perform.
Vocal cancel
A powerful Vocal Cancel function effectively cancels or suppresses signals like vocals and solos that play a central role in an audio file, allowing you to make your own “minus one” track and sing “karaoke” style with just instrumental backing.
Time stretch and pitch shift
Not all singing voices have the same range. The Tyros5 can put your favorite song in the key of your choice with a powerful pitch shift feature that lets you change the key without changing the tempo. If you do want to change the tempo, you can use the time stretch feature to slow down or speed up the tempo without changing the pitch.
Record styles
In another first, the Tyros5 allows you to record Audio Styles to hard disk as audio files, which you can also use in performances.
Powerful functions that bring new elements to your on-stage performances
Cross fader
Cross fader lets you adjust the volume balance between MIDI Song playback and Audio file playback, allowing you to give DJ-like performances while playing. Moving the fader to the left increases the volume of MIDI Song playback, while moving it to the right increases the volume of Audio playback.
Panel Lock
Lock the panel to prevent any settings from being changed when you are away from the instrument—the perfect function for the live performer.
4 Sub Out
Tyros5 features four Sub Out line-out connections that you can use to adapt your sound to any performance situation, whether it be sending a specific part to a powered monitor, or sending a different sound to the house PA.
Vocal Harmony2
With Vocal Harmony you can sing along with three of your own virtual background vocalists. Vocal Harmony2 takes that a step further with pitch recognition and stability controls. A convenient real-time Mic Level indicator is included in the main display, and a intuitive graphic user interface makes it easy to experiment with your own mic settings, effects and harmony types.
Keyboard Number of Keys 61
Type Organ (FSX), Initial Touch/Aftertouch
Touch Response Hard1, Hard2, Medium, Soft1, Soft2
Other Controllers Pitch Bend Yes
Modulation Yes
Sliders 9 (including 1 assignable), Cross Fader
Art. Switches 2
Display Type TFT VGA 7.5 inch LCD
Size 640 x 480 dots
Color Color
Language English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
Panel Language English
Voices
Tone Generation Tone Generating Technology AWM Stereo Sampling
Polyphony Number of Polyphony (Max.) 128
Preset Number of Voices 1279 Voices 480 XG Voices 37 Drum/SFX Kits
Featured Voices Ensemble 55 S.Art2! 44 / S.Art! 288 MegaVoice 54 / Live! 138 Cool! 81 / Sweet! 37 / Organ World 40
Custom Optional Wave Capacity MAX 1,024MB (Optional)
Sampling Custom Voice
Voice Edit Yes
Sound Creator/Voice Set Yes
Compatibility XG Yes
GS Yes
GM Yes
GM2 Yes
Expandability Expansion Voice Yes *Wave Capacity: depends on the optional Flash Memory Expansion Module (FL1024M, FL512M)
Effects
Types Reverb 52 Presets 3 User
Chorus 106 Presets 3 User
DSP DSP1: 322 Presets 3 User, DSP2-9: 322 Presets 10 User
Master Compressor 5 Presets 5 User settings
Master EQ 5 Presets 2 User settings
Others Mic effects: Noise Gate x 1, Compressor x 1, 3Band EQ x 1
Vocal Harmony Number of Presets Vocal Harmony: 44, Synth Vocoder: 10
Number of User Settings 60 * The number is the total of Vocal Harmony and Synth Vocoder.
Vocal Effect 23
Accompaniment Styles
Preset Number of Preset Styles 539
Featured Styles 40 Audio, 7 FreePlay, 441 Pro, 51 Session
Fingering Single Finger, Fingered, Fingered On Bass, Multi Finger, AI Fingered, Full Keyboard, AI Full Keyboard
Style Control INTRO x 3, MAIN VARIATION x 4, FILL x 4, BREAK, ENDING x 3
Other Features Music Finder 2,500 Records
One Touch Setting (OTS) 4 for each Style
Expandability Expansion Style Yes
Expansion Audio Style Yes Audio Capacity: approx. 124MB
Songs
Preset Number of Preset Songs 5 Sample Songs
Recording Number of Songs Unlimited (depends on the drive capacity)
Number of Tracks 16
Data Capacity approx. 300 KB/Song
Recording Function Quick Recording, Multi Recording, Step Recording
Compatible Data Format Playback SMF (Format 0 & 1), XF
Recording SMF (Format 0)
Functions
Registration Number of Buttons 8
Control Registration Sequence, Freeze
Lesson/Guide Lesson/Guide Follow Lights, Any Key, Karao-Key, Your Tempo
Performance Assistant Technology (PAT) Yes
Demo/Help Demonstration Yes
Overall Controls Metronome Yes
Tempo Range 5 – 500, Tap Tempo
Transpose -12 – 0 – 12
Tuning 414.8 – 440 – 466.8 Hz
Octave Button Yes
Scale Type 9 Presets
Miscellaneous Direct Access Yes
Text Display Function Yes
Wallpaper Customization Yes
Voices Harmony/Echo Yes
Panel Sustain Yes
Mono/Poly Yes
Voice Information Yes
Styles Style Creator Yes
Style Recommender Yes
OTS Information Yes
Songs Song Creator Yes
Score Display Function Yes
Lyrics Display Function Yes
Multi Pads Multi Pad Creator Yes
Storage and Connectivity
Storage Internal Memory approx. 6.7MB
Hard Disk Drive 500GB
External Drives USB Flash Memory (via USB to DEVICE)
Connectivity Headphones Yes
FOOT PEDAL 1 (SUSTAIN), 2 (ARTICULATION 1), 3 (VOLUME), Function Assignable
Microphone Yes (Combo Jack)
MIDI MIDI A (IN/OUT), MIDI B (IN/OUT)
AUX IN L/L R, R
LINE OUT MAIN (L/L R, R), SUB OUT (1,2), SUB OUT (3,4 / AUX OUT)
RGB OUT Yes
USB TO DEVICE USB 2.0 x 2 (Front/Back)
USB TO HOST USB 2.0 x 1
Accessories
Included Accessories Owner’s Manual, Online Member Product Registration, AC Power Cord, Music Rest, two Music Rest Brackets, USB Wireless LAN Adaptor * May not be included depending on your particular area. Please check with your Yamaha dealer.
Multi Pads
Preset Number of Multi Pad Banks 190 banks x 4 Pads
Audio Audio Link Yes
charlie67 wrote:Are you aware Sharp, that one day you will grow old. I am sure you will be wiser then.
The realisation of one's own existence is certainly not some epiphany I will be waiting for when I get old. I will "live" every day I'm alive and I will be just as "alive and awake" when I'm old.
Question for you though since you seemed to missed something actually important in my post. What do you think of Yamaha doing tours of American old folks homes to sell Tyros 4's.
See here we call that, Milking the Cows, Shooting Fish in a Barrel, Leading the Blind.
Now that the Tyros 5 photo's and Spec are out, it would seem that my prediction was absolutely spot on. The T5 is the same old technology with a slight incremental upgrade, and it looks the same as all 4 previous models.
Yamaha don't want to scare the old feeble old folk when they visit the old folk homes. That's sarcasm by the way, just in case you didn't pick up on that and think I'm just being Young and Stupid again.
No, that's part of Tyroid 6 when Yamaha will do another tour around the retirement homes repeating the same old sales phrases of the previous tour.
After all, old people are forgetful and can't remember things, can they? So why not make use of that by promoting the same old instruments with a different number behind the name? They won't notice.
(not intended to stress the old folks but rather to make fun of Yamaha 'innovative' instruments ).
You’ll learn one day sharp that a personal attack on me (or anyone else who dares to disagree with you) will not change any of your words regarding seniors. You were saying the same sort of things about older people who own Yamaha keyboards, years ago. Criticism of other keyboards, although not particularly clever, is par for the course on a Korg forum and as forum founder, I know you have your camp followers, but you seem to enjoy showing older people in a bad light. Do you have any evidence that older Korg Players are any different from older Yamaha players. I have never suggested that you were young and stupid, I have no interest in your age. I hope for your sake that you never need the services of a care home. I hope you live forever. What do you care if people want to spend their money on expensive keyboards? Do you think only old people will buy the new flagship Yamaha? What do you think of younger people who can afford to buy the new Yamaha, are they blind? Probably older people have more disposable income than others. I know that you will change your opinions as you gain more experience of life because most sensible people do, but at the moment I find your words regarding seniors, rather insensitive.
Clearly it's you who has a problem not me. The beauty about a discussion forum is everyone can go back at any time and read what was actually said and not what you think was said.
I don't even know what your problem is, so your going to have to be very specific. You seem to be referring to some sort of view point I have towards arrangers and old folk which to be quite honest you better clarify with your next reply to me because I'm actually quite offended by your attitude.
I own a Pa3X, and have always had an arranger keyboard for all my life. I also own this site and I've spend years building and pushing the arranger community to grow, and I've been here every single day helping people from every corner of the world, colour and age.
Does that sound to you like a guy with a problem?
You need to get your facts straight. If you actually bothered to answer the only question I had asked you in my last post, you would have seen that the only thing I have a problem with is that I'm disgusted by the fact Yamaha take advantage old folk, in my opinion, as demonstrated by the tour of the old folks homes.
As for the joke about false teeth. Well, you need to get a life mate. I make no apology for having a sense of humour. If your offended by the joke, I assure you I'm far more offended by your sticking attitude towards me.
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