Hi:
As a former sax player I find the SA2 Breathy and Jazz Tenor sax on the Tyros 3 the best of all emulations. It was in fact the key to my purchase of the T3. I found no other product that came close except possibly the PA2X. But it also missed the mark. On the other hand the Alto Sax which is just an old sample and is pretty bad. The Soprano Sax samples are fairly good though.
Also the SA Clarinets are very good as well as the Acoustic Guitars. If I struggle with anything it's the Piano. The T3 Acoustic pianos are just missing warmth and I have yet to tweek them to a point where I am satisfied.
String sounds in general are too bright and aggressive. I can only use Live Strings with some modification. So I wish that area was better.
Joe
Hi Joe,
I too find the SA/SA2 Saxes and Clarinets (and guitars) about the best emulations I've heard, or played, on an arranger.
The Tyros3 Concert Grand left me cold...very thin, especially in the middle...I use Live Grand instead.
To warm it up a little, I went to the MIXER, then tab> to FILTER (PANEL PART) and reduced the BRIGHTNESS level to minus 12 (I'm reading this off my S910 as the T3 was sold to make way for a Tyros4...but the piano edit works the same for both.
The
Live Strings work very well
layered with
Strings with VOLUME at 100 for each, and Octaves for both at 0...I set the HARMONY/ECHO to OCTAVE, VOLUME at 70, ASSIGN to R1, CHORD NOTE ONLY-OFF
Word is that the Tyros4's strings are even more aggressive, so I will attempt to warm them up, and post any successes, especially the sounds common to both T3 and T4.
Ian
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