sampling voices

[david.uk61]

Hello Team ,

just got curious that if there is any way to sample voice in PSR S770? like we do in DAW(Voice sampling and playing them in midi keyboard)

Thank you in Advances,

David

[tomsixtwo]

Not, if you want to play the sample in different pitches with your keyboard.

The only solution to do this, is using a computer and the Yamaha Expansion Manager. You have to record the voice sample with your DAW (or record it with your keyboard and transfer it to your computer). Then drop the audio file into the Expansion Manager and build a "Normal Voice" based on that sample. Then create a pack and install this on your keyboard. Please note that already installed expansions will be overwritten. It may be best to read the YEM manual completely.

[david.uk61]

Thanks for the suggestion Tom,

i have a laptop and Yamaha expansion manager , so i will try this and check , mean while one more request, do yamaha Expansion manager supports voice sampling ? if it really works in such a case, can i sample few voices and create my own exapnsion pack ?

Thanks in Advance,
Regards,
David

[DerekA]

Short answer - yes.

YEM is used to create expansion voices from existing WAV files. It doesn't care where the WAV file came from (your own recorded sample or the internet) but it does have to be in a specific format (can't remember what that format is).

You can use AUX IN on the keyboard to play in a sound and record it on the USB audio recorder as a WAV which will be in the right format. Copy off the file to a PC, and edit the WAV in a utility program to chop off the blank lead in and add loop markers.

Create a new voice in a YEM pack, and assign the WAV to the voice. Set all the various parameters you want then you can export it as part of an install file.

It's a bit fiddly - certainly not a seamless experience - but it does work.

[david.uk61]

Thank you Derek  , Feels to experiment it now itself , let me come up with the outcome once i do this .

[tomsixtwo]

If you want your voice to be composed of several samples (a.k.a. multisampling), the workflow is relatively complex.

The best thing is to create the multisample in a specialized tool (Win: Viena, Mac: Polyphone) and save it as an SF2 file (Soundfont format). Import this into the YEM and fine tune it there. If you want to add sustain loops to your samples, you also need a suitable audio editor, e.g. Wavelab Elements.

[gabrielschuck]

hello,
I particularly sample using the SampleRobot program.
With it I create an sf2 and then import this file into YEM and there I make the final adjustments.
I'm still at the beginning too, but I've already got good results.
You can also create SFZ files using some pure text editor like Notepad, insert the OPcodes and then convert it to sf2 with some software like Awave Studio or Extreme Sample Converter.
regards