How many PSR keyboard players here are utilizing its powerful Music Finder database feature to store your song repetoire?

I now have my core song repetoire (approx 460 songs) ALL stored in my PSR2000 Music Finder database (along with appropriate selected styles, tempo, along with OTS voice setups). I can now quickly pull up a given tune: alphabetically, by style, or by song category (latin, pop, dance, jazz, R&B etc). This makes it really quick to select songs to fit the mood on the fly (audience requests) etc.

I'm now interested in 'TRADING' (swapping) custom Music Finder Database files with other PSR2000 owners who have created a Music Finder database of their song repetoire. This would be an interesting way to find out what others of you out there are including in your core song repetoire as well as what styles and tempos are chosen for specific songs. If interested, please email me. - Scott



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I forgot to mention, just in case you guys don't already know, here's a link to Fabien's great Excel program that let's you easily create & edit your PSR keyboard's Music Finder Database:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/fjm/english/psr2000.htm

Fabien: MANY thanks for your hard work and generousity. - Scott

Scott,
I'll be happy to swap, but I must warn you, I only have about 20 songs in mine!
Don(King of the Procrastinators)M

Sorry Scott,

I never use the music finder at all on my 9k.

I need a "psr" finder ! Mine's gone !

Donny:
Never used it? hmmm. Well, I think you definitely owe it to yourself to at least check out the PSR's Music Finder and what it can do for YOU. Previously, I never used it much myself, but after dedicating a weekend to entering my core song repetoire (approx 460 songs) into it, I realize HOW VALUABLE and useful the Music Finder really is, especially for a professional musician (like yourself) with a large repetoire. The Music Finder enables you store and quickly pull up any song (with approp style, tempo, and OTS voice selection) quickly (on the fly), invaluable for performance. The music finder database also allows you to create, edit & print song lists (using Fabiens fantastic Excel music finder utility program). You can then give this to clients or as an 'audience request' aid. You can also quickly display (on your PSR keyboard) song lists by style etc, on the fly. I'm amazed at how quickly I can review and select songs (by genre, etc) at will as the mood strikes. If the mood of the room calls for say a 'latin bossa', I can quickly pull up a list of all the bossa style tunes in my song repetoire, and immeditately select the perfect ONE (with approp. style & tempo selection) which suits the mood . NO wasted down time having to manually select an approp style and tempo. This means NO delays which (as you know) can quickly kill the energy of the room. For more tightly scripted numbers, I still like using Registration Memory bank files & Reg Sequence, but for a spontaneous performance, you can't beat the Music Finder feature. I've found it well worth the initial time and effort entering all my 460 core songs (and selecting approp style/tempo) for each song. These settings can be easily changed at will too. It seems like MANY of you PSR keyboard players are missing out on the power of the PSR Music Finder. I certainly was, until NOW. - Scott

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Hmmmmmm? scot now ya got me thinking about the music finder. I'll have to call you to get more info on how to's next week sometime ok? email me your phone number again please.

thanx

donny

Donny,
A neat feature of the PSR9000 is that you can plug a computer keyboard directly into it and use it to enter data. It really speeds up such tasks as setting up and editing the Music Finder.
DonM

Scott. I use Michael Bedesem two excellent PC programs for my 9000Pro.
MMDBEDIT (MusicDataBaseEditor)
MMREGEDIT (RegistrationEditor)
These programs enable you to cut and paste and combine from other MDB or REG’s. It’s so much faster and convenient and can be done without having to switch on the keyboard.

Graham UK

HI Graham,
I also use some of Michael's terrific and highly useful PSR utility programs including 'Chord Assist' in which he further enhanced (lastest update version) to respond to my wishes to retain Yamaha specific arranger chord data. Unfortunately most all commercial midi sequencer programs (Cakewalk, Cubase, Logic etc), except for Yamaha's XG Works, will ignore and then delete this Yamaha specific Meta Event data when loaded & resaved.

Is MMDBEDIT the same thing as Michael's MusicFinder View? Though MusicFinder View allows you to sort and print out the Music Finder database, it doesn't allow you to enter or edit existing data. If the program you are talking about is different, perhaps you can provide a link. I also didn't realize Michael has a Registration Memory Bank editor available for the PSR9000/9000pro and PSR2000 now. Perhaps you can provide a link to this as well.

Currently, for Registration Memory Bank editing, I've been very HAPPY with PSR REg: http://heikoplate.de/indexhtml.htm
then: click on Downloads, and then on PSRReg.

Scott

[This message has been edited by Scottyee (edited 05-31-2002).]