Words ring true..

[travlin-easy]

That's very true, Abby. Not many individuals are willing to spend the time that full time entertainers do in tuning and tweaking their keyboards to get the ultimate sounds and performance built into an arranger keyboard.

Don, you are correct in the time I took before putting the S-950 on the stage in front of me. It took about two months for me to get everything the way I wanted it, mostly registrations and the creation of an entirely new Music Finder Directory using third-party style files. The actual tuning part, EQs, effects, etc..., only took a few hours at most.

As many of you know, I am a stickler about dead time between songs. Most of the time I want one song to almost blend into another, unless there is some announcement to be made, or something else requires my attention. My goal was to mesmerize the audiences, keep those that could dance on the dance floor with songs they knew and danced to in their youth, and provide seamless, high-quality, musical entertainment throughout the performance. Anyone that has been on stage as a pro entertainer will tell you the quickest way to empty the dance floor is dead time. When the music stops, the dancers head for the seats at a high rate of speed with just 5 seconds of dead time. Imagine listening to a newscast on the radio and the newscaster suddenly stops talking for 5 seconds. You would wonder if something went awry with your radio.

When I'm on stage, I am constantly working with registrations and the Music Finder Directory, and most of the time, I know, based on audience participation and reaction, what the next 3 to 4 songs will be. For home players, this is not an important factor, but it's an entirely different scenario when you are on stage and there are 100 or more people staring at you.

All the best,

Gary

[EileenL]

Yes Gary,
  I know what you mean. I have my dances arranged as medleys of three to four songs for a dance. I find after that people need a sit down to get there breath back.

[JohnS (Ugawoga)]

May I ask you, are they just "left overs" or could you really go to a live performance with anyone of those ? Tyros 5/6 and Genos are  different, but not too different in their layout, but already that to me feels just as big a problem as trying to drive my friends Range Rover that he brought to Finland when moving here. It is the same model I have  (VERY old !) but of course has the steering wheel and the automatic's gear shift on the "wrong side".   Genos and Tyros have the tempo button and the  transpose buttons placed  only slightly differently, and already that makes me make mistakes when I switch.

Cheers

Kaarlo

Hi Kaarlo

I would not like to transport the Tyros 5 about as that done my back In  for three months putting In back In It's box to swap for the Genos.
The Genos Is light as a feather compared to The Tyros

The Tyros is a dead  weight lump of concrete. So heavy the casing bows in the middle!!!
If you want to get rid of anybody, just tie a Tyros to their legs and throw them in the River They would not surface again!!!

all the best
John

[JohnS (Ugawoga)]

Yes Gary,
  I know what you mean. I have my dances arranged as medleys of three to four songs for a dance. I find after that people need a sit down to get there breath back.

Hi Eileen

Well ,you must be playing the Flight of the Bumblebee, followed by The Mexican Hat Dance and finishing on the Typewriter song puff! puff! puff!! 


All the best
John

[DonM]

A lot depends on the venue.  Where I work, I want them to leave the dance floor after a song or two at the most.  They should be sitting at the table EATING and DRINKING and spending money!
Sometimes when we are crowded or overbooked, I take a loooong break so some of the parties who are no longer eating or drinking will leave and we can seat the next party.

[J. Larry]

John's right about the dead weight of the Tyros 5.  That's one of the reasons I sold it.  It was a beast to tote around at my advanced age.  I still had the S970 that I just traded for the S975 and added the Korg PA 1000, as well.  I'd love to consider the Genos; however, I prefer 61 notes and on-board speakers for quick rehearsal ideas, without having to set up the PA system.  I move my arrangers around a lot.  Portability and weight issues are at the top of my list.  I assume that any new Yamaha is going to sound good without auditioning one.  In fact, most of my purchases have been sight unseen except what's available on youtube.  So far, so good. 

[Kaarlo von Freymann]

Hi Kaarlo


......The Genos Is light as a feather compared to The Tyros

The Tyros is a dead  weight lump of concrete. So heavy the casing bows in the middle!!!
If you want to get rid of anybody, just tie a Tyros to their legs and throw them in the River They would not surface again!!!

all the best
John

Great post, John, and very true.  The weight and size is actually what made me interested. I is strange what a difference a few pounds make.  Like they say one more straw can brake the donkey's back.   And if had not decided I will drive my  18 old Range Rover util they no more renew my driver's licence, the size difference also means you can save several Genos keyboards because it fits into a narrower  car. (I transport the Tyros on the rear bench    Some of our roads  make you appreciate the air suspension in spite of all the repairs it needs )

Cheers

Kaarlo