PSR S975 Expansion pack compatibility

[Simone1972]

Maybe this is a stupid question, but I didn't get a clear response from the Yamaha support.

Excluding the ones containing SA2 voices, is there a reason why the Tyros/Genos
"premium packs and voices" are not compatible with the PSR models?
I'm referring to: CELTIC, VINTAGE KEYBOARD and CHOIR & VOCALS.

Did anybody make the experiment?

Thanks

[EileenL]

Celtic pack is done for the 970. The other two packs have not been produced for 970 and are only suitable for Tyros 5 or Genos. These are protected packs and can only be used on the specified keyboards.

[DerekA]

I'm not sure that's true Eileen - I think there's a good chance that it will work. The pack will import to YEM and you should then be able to select an S970 instrument file. YEM will create a protected pack specific to that instrument.

However to try this out you'd have to buy one of those premium packs - and they are not cheap.

[Joe H]

A couple of years ago I mistakenly bought the 2016 Euro Dance Style pack for the Tyros 5.  I was unable to install the pack in YEM because I needed to log into my Yamaha account to confirm I owned a T5.  I contacted Yamaha about this and they issued me a refund confirming I could NOT use the style pack with the PSR S970.

Joe H

[Simone1972]

Thanks for the clarifications.

[DerekA]

A couple of years ago I mistakenly bought the 2016 Euro Dance Style pack for the Tyros 5.  I was unable to install the pack in YEM because I needed to log into my Yamaha account to confirm I owned a T5.  I contacted Yamaha about this and they issued me a refund confirming I could NOT use the style pack with the PSR S970.

Joe H

Ah OK - fair enough. I knew you had to validate your Yamaha account, but I didn't realise that it also verified you had registered the specific model.