Soundwonderland's new website

[Stijn]

After 1 1/2 years of work, the new Soundwonderland website is now ready for use.

https://soundwonderland.de/pages/en/home.php

I enjoyed watching this clip on 'Lead instruments'. Really inspiring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJcu02zLOrQ

Oh yes, one more thing about the renewed website:

Another surprise:

We have some small bright red packets hidden on our new pages, the content of which will hopefully be fun?
The contents of some packages can also be used by those who do not play Yamaha keyboard.

Tip:  you do not have to open the information of each sales product to check if there is something hidden.

Enjoy,
Stijn

[Heidrun]

Hello Stijn,

this moment I discover that you have  already been so kind to write about our new shop here.
Thank you very much!

A very interesting news might be (what could be important for English speaking musicians):

Our complete shop and all correspondation around is now also in English language.
So you don't have to fear not to understand something anymore.

And if there are questions, you know: I always try to answer as fast as possible!

Now we are looking forward to your visit, and we hope that you like our new pages.

Sincerely, Heidrun with her Soundwonderland team

[pjd]

Thank you Heidrun and Soundwonderland team!

-- pj

[stephenm52]

Great material, thank you Heidrun.  Thanks for posting Sitjn very much appreciated.

[Heidrun]

Hi folks, thanks for your reply and feedback!

Kind regards, Heidrun

[tramano]

Congratulations to your new webshop!
Browsing there is really fun and reveals interesting products.

It's a pity that it is still buggy:
On one PC I was not able to start the payment process - the checkout button in the cart popup window always threw me back to the starting page.
On another PC (different browser, different windows version), although I AM LOGGED IN, the software does not allow me to go to the cart, it forces me to re-login. After doing this, it tells me that I am logged in, but continues to do so as I was not logged in.

So apparently I have to wait some time and try utilizing the benefits of this interesting webshop later.

[Heidrun]

Hello tramano,

thank you very much for your feedback.

Most of the new orders are done without any problems.
Mostly it is up to the used browsers or browser configurations.

And ... did you already try, what I yesterday sent by newsletter?

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Should you get stuck during the ordering process, it could be that your browser uses data and cookies from our earlier Web site version. And that will feel like trying to put a square peg in a round hole! :-)

In that case, the following should do the trick:

Empty your browser cache and delete cookies.
Next close ALL browser pages and restart your browser.
If you don't know how to do that, just Google it.

If your browser is still giving you a difficult time, we recommend that you try with a different browser.

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Indeed some of our clients are surfing with Windows XP or earlier, using very old browsers.
No wonder that some functions of nowadays don't walk.

My webpage programmer Bernd often is very upset about the diifferent browser standards.
No chance to build websites with same functionality and optic!

Kind regards, Heidrun

[Heidrun]

Hello Tramano, if the problem still lasts after the tips above:

Would it be ok that Bernd contacts you?

Kind regards, Heidrun

[tramano]

Maybe this could help: First problem described I encountered on Win7/Firefox (latest version), second one on WIN10/Edge (both latest releases).

[Heidrun]

Thanks - I will give this information to Bernd.

Did you already delete cookies and cache?

[tramano]

I do not delete cookies and the cache, just because your shop is faulty!
All other webshops I use - and that's a lot - do NOT have these problems.

[Heidrun]

Ok, tramano.

Your browser probably has stored ccokies and chache data of our old shop.
Without them it is not possible to buy something in online shops.

But! The shop has changed totally, and the old data don't fit to the new shop.

So I can't help you here.

By the way: Many orders came in while we have written here...

Best regards. Heidrun

[tramano]

Don't worry. Iam not forced to buy in your shop.

[Heidrun]

That's true! :-)

[tomtomsf]

Hello Heidrun,

Congrats on creating your new and updated website. I was surprised to see how much various content you have there for us Yamaha players. I saw two new free play styles on your website called "Serenade" and "Symphonic Flow". I would love to get these free play styles but I have a Tyros 4. Can you tell me if these two styles would play properly on my T4?

Thanks!

Tom G.

[Fred Smith]

Hello Heidrun,

Congrats on creating your new and updated website. I was surprised to see how much various content you have there for us Yamaha players. I saw two new free play styles on your website called "Serenade" and "Symphonic Flow". I would love to get these free play styles but I have a Tyros 4. Can you tell me if these two styles would play properly on my T4?

Thanks!

Tom G.

Free play styles work on a T4. In fact, there are several free play styles in your presets.

Fred

[Heidrun]

Hello Tom,

maybe you didn't see that "Symphonic Flow" was also programmed for Tyros4?
So it is also available in our shop.

I just checked "Serenade" on my Tyros4.
Unfortunately it uses Mega Voices, which are missing in Tyros4 in comparison to Tyros5.

So I have no chance with revoicing, what I tried.

My result:
Symphonic Flow works well, Serenade not.

Yes, and Fred:
Surely Tyros4 has Free Play styles - but different ones to ours.

Have a nice day, all together!

Kind regards, Heidrun

P. S.: Although both styles are made for Tyros5, they work fine on Genos.
We only have no seperate Genos version, because the difference would only be .... the naming! :-)

[Ryszard Bieszczad]

Hi, Heidrun and Stijn 
     You have fantastic good styles for my compositions, but the price of a single style is too high for me. It amounts to 2% of my teacher's retirement in Poland.
     10 styles is 120 Euro, or 1/5 of my pension.
     I know that your styles are of the highest quality but I can not buy them yet.
For several years I have been visiting your website from time to time to "console your ears" with the sound of these styles.
     Regards and I wish you a lot of customers.
Sincerely
Ryszard

[Heidrun]

I'm really sorry to hear that, Ryszard.
Surely it is also a difference up to the country where you live how high a retirement is.

About the styles:
It is a difference to build styles with 2-bar-loops and only little differences in the mains - to 8-bar styles with very much variations in each Main and Fill in.

To program such styles you need much ambition and time.
Also, because they are not sold as often as many of you would probably think.
Not really easy to earn the daily bread from!

But our first aim is quality and we hope that the customers feel how much love we spend for each of our products.
And also in all information around them.

Kind regards, Heidrun

[Ryszard Bieszczad]

Yes, Heidrun, it is not easy to make money for daily bread.
Regards and I wish you many new customers
Ryszard

[tomtomsf]

Hello Tom,

maybe you didn't see that "Symphonic Flow" was also programmed for Tyros4?
So it is also available in our shop.

I just checked "Serenade" on my Tyros4.
Unfortunately it uses Mega Voices, which are missing in Tyros4 in comparison to Tyros5.

So I have no chance with revoicing, what I tried.

My result:
Symphonic Flow works well, Serenade not.

Yes, and Fred:
Surely Tyros4 has Free Play styles - but different ones to ours.

Have a nice day, all together!

Kind regards, Heidrun

P. S.: Although both styles are made for Tyros5, they work fine on Genos.
We only have no separate Genos version, because the difference would only be .... the naming! :-)

Thank you, Heidrun. I appreciate your clarification. I will look forward to buying the Symphonic Flow style for my Tyros 4. I wish you guys could somehow convert the Serenade style to play on the Tyros 4 as well. I would love to have that one as well. I am especially fond of the free play styles. I will check your site for new items from time to time.

Tom G.

[Heidrun]

Just a tip, Tom:

Take the Symphonic Flow style and revoice it in the Mixing Console (change the instruments) up to your taste.
Then enter the Style Creator, press one time "Exit" and save the style.

Probably you will be astonished what you can achive with these few steps.

Probably you have to take Megavoices if the original style track is recorded with a Megavoice.
But just try it!

Good luck!!  :-)

Kind regards, Heidrun

[tomtomsf]

Yes, I suppose I could try that Heidrun.
But I much prefer to have the "style wizards" do it for me.
I am not one of those.

Tom G.

[Heidrun]

Good for us, Tom, a pity for you, because it is really easy and fast to do.

But although I can understand you.
Most of our clients probably have the opinion that they don't want to program but to play.

Kind regards, Heidrun

[JohnS (Ugawoga)]

Hi Heidrun

Can you do a mixing course for us numpties sometime as that would be a good seller, I think.
The trouble with all the things that go with the Genos ,not enough is said about EQing and effect editing tto get Genos to the best possible stage for mixing and gain staging.
It would be great to have tutorials on Mixing and mastering Inside Cubase.
Mixing is  a headache for me and I would love a crash course on video.

I played a song and used the real pro song as a reference and could get no where near it .
I am slowly getting my head around It ,but It gets tiring after a while when you meet dead ends.
I am ok with EQ ,but limiters ,compression etc is going to take time.

Personally I think if you can get a quality recording out of the Genos,not too much has to be done.
Now that I have got the Genos eq master right for me things will start to look up.

I wonder what your thoughts are on this type of subject as It is most important to save your own archive of songs


All the best
John

[Heidrun]

Hello John,

to be honest: I am no pro with external software.
I use PSRUTI and XG Works to correct and adjust my live played an recorded Midi files.

And for my registrations I use my ears to find out authentical and good sounding voice combinations.

The main EQ I only use if I play on gigs with a bad room frequency.
I don't use the compressor because I have to have a neutral sound when I am programming new software.
Because I cannot know which such functions are used by the customers.

I know that there are lots of mixing and mastering workshops, courses and tutorials to be found in the internet, and Steinberg offers also live workshops etc.
Nothing for me - my day has already 26 hours... :-))

Kind regards, Heidrun

[Eric, B]

Hi Heidrun,
I really like your software.
However, I feel a little overwhelmed at times with all the possibilities the Genos has to offer in the guitar department.
You guitar registration are great, however I am still looking for an authentic Santana guitar: a la "Smooth" and Pink Floyd guitar: a la "Another Brick in the Wall"
Thanks
Eric

[Heidrun]

Hello Eric,

I did my best to reach this original Santana sound with two of my packs (the new "Lead Instruments" and the "Famous Rock Ballads").
But ... beside of all sound tunings and effects I am always related to the samples that are stored in our keyboards.
The better and authentic these basic sounds the better are the chances to reach original sounds!

Kind regards, Heidrun

[Heidrun]

...and: Don't forget the playing abilities of the keyboard player...

For example a very good e-organ player will make also a bontempi organ well sounding... ;-)

[Gloria]

Hello Heidrun,
   I visited your new website a couple of weeks ago & it is just fantastic!  Congratulations!
I've been a follower of your wonderful tutorials, demos of playing etc. for many years & have always admired your professionalism in everything you do!   ;

Kinds regards,
Gloria