Gary,
Does Eileen sell any tutorials/CD's to help others do what she has learned??

OK, no problem I think you answered my question very well. And yes I used to work in NYC for many years and have been to the Steinway store on 57th St. & Steinway Hall to hear the different model pianos....a mind blowing experience and would recomend it to everyone at least once in their lifetime to experience.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinway_Hall

http://www.steinwayshowrooms.com/steinway-hall

Lee:

If you go to www.yamahapkowner.com

you will find some DVD's Eileen sells. I'm n not sure if they address the voice tuning but they do address Tyros operation and use.

As Joe said, I'm not sure if she addresses that aspect in detail. You would have to contact her to find out.

Gary

Thing is, even compared to YAMAHA acoustic pianos, Yamaha arranger pianos lose something, Scott. Sure, it's not as big as from Yamaha to Steinway, but that all important center area where you do most of your comping, that's the area I find the most difference.

Plus, I play the CIIIF in a dead studio, so I'm not having the room really affect things too much. From G an octave and a half below middle C to the G an octave and a half above, that's a CRITICAL 3 octave area for comping, and IMO generally the weakest area in ANY piano sample set. Trust me, I'm not on a Yamaha bashfest. Even most Roland pianos, Korg pianos, you name it (even a bunch of VSTi pianos) have problems here.

BTW, how many vel-splits do all these Yamaha arranger sets have? That, IMO, makes the biggest difference, as you aren't trying to emulate timbral changes with programming, you get it in the raw sample. I can't WAIT to try that KRONOS 12-layer one!

I really hope the Kronos's SSHD sample streaming becomes the industry standard. That's going to revolutionize piano sounds...