Thought not.

A Choir Sample like the one on Symphony of voices can have as many as 4-5 samples per note. OOOhhh, then Ahhhhhh, then Mmmmmm's etc (depending how hard you press, or long you hold the notes down. These, of course, take up lots of memory up, and depending what you are going to play, you can Map just the "Top end" of a keyboard, (or the low) to save memory. 65MB RAM is a lot though for a keyboard like this (The Motif has no more),

The Sampler is a fun feature for the Yamaha Pro, but a "wee" bit of delving can offer you more than you asked for………and one might be pleasantly suprised with the results that can be achieved....


J5


[This message has been edited by Jupitar5 (edited 07-01-2002).]

I gotta agree with Uncle Dave, because I've got a Roland XP-80. And when I got it, whoa... I was dissapointed. None of it sounds like the Yamaha. With the exception of piano & string, and techno sounds, the XP-80 never sounded as close as the PSR8000, and I even have 2 expansion boards on it too!

I came crawling back to Yamaha, and saw the 9000Pro. It's the bomb! Nothing in the market compares to it.

Well for that Steinway piano sound, Yamaha PLG expansion card has a Yamaha Grand Piano sample, which should be close enough to the steinway I'm looking for.

The multisampling that Jupiter 5 & shakeel mentioned is a good idea actually. I'll try that when I get my 9000Pro.

puzk!
I too had the xp-80 and sold it when I got the psr9000. Also bought 2 expansion boards for the xp-80. Yamaha hit a home run with the 9000!

And I'm also glad Jupiter5 and shakeel Ahmed shared the possibilities with Sampling.

Let us know when you get it!


rgtaa


P.S. the reason I bought the psr9000 was the built in wood-encased speakers and it was 1000 dollars cheaper than 9000pro. The 9000PRO reminded me of the xp-80 having to use head sets and plug in speakers... it was nice to just set it up and start playing! After owning the xp-80 ... I knew I wouldn't buy another expansion board ... if I got the 9000pro! And you can import styles from other Brands, so styles are not something you even have to worry about.


[This message has been edited by rgtaa (edited 07-01-2002).]

rgtaa,
I still use the XP-80, it's the only one I have right now. The PSR8000's gone, but I've noticed I really need some drums to keep my music going at home. I hated programming drums on my XP-80 and on computer, so naturally I wanted a good clean drum sound from my synth, because sometimes I do solo/duo gigs. My brother is a bassist, and he really made my music come alive instead of using the accompiment bass.

For the 9000Pro, call me stupid or whatever, but I've declined a crazy sale offer on the 9000Pro brand new, which was $4500 AUD. That's like around $2250 US.

And 4 months before one shop was selling one demonstration model for $4000AUD = $2000US. crazy huh?

Anyway, I've gone tired of kicking myself. I'm not selling my xp-80, because that's my main board, instead I'm saving up to get that 9000Pro soon.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jupitar5:

The Sampler is a fun feature for the Yamaha Pro, but a "wee" bit of delving can offer you more than you asked for
J5

But not for a Steinway.

like I said myself above.

J5



[This message has been edited by Jupitar5 (edited 07-02-2002).]

going round in circles now. Like I said, listen for yourself and make your own mind up. For you the sample quality was fine, for me not good enough. Everyone had different quality thresholds. No big deal.

No, its no big deal, but I wasn't talking about creating a steinway piano on the Pro.....

J5



[This message has been edited by Jupitar5 (edited 07-02-2002).]

but that's what the question was.

Yes I know, and I hope that puzk is fairly satisfied (now anyway) that a Steinway Piano on the pro is a "no no".

J5