How does one turn off the on -board speakers on the 970?

I used it for the first time on the job and I'd prefer to hear it only from the PA I'm using...

Thanks!

go to "FUNCTION --> UTILITY --> Tab CONFIG2 --> 1 SPEAKER: HEADPHONE SWITCH".

In this display you have three options (see also S970 reference manual, page 127):

HEADPHONE SW: Speaker sounds normally, but is cut off when headphones are connected to the [PHONES] jack.
ON: Speaker sound is always on, even if headphones are connected.
OFF: Speaker sound is off. You can only hear the instrument sound via the headphones or an external device connected to the AUX OUT jacks. (source psr tutorial)


BTW Bill how was your first live on stage experience wit the S970...?

Plug in headphones or a headphone adapter? That usually mutes on-board speakers.

I answered a short while ago on PSR Tutorial as well.

Thanks guys...

Of course, a 1/4" jack into the headphone input. DUH...

All in all, not bad...

I allowed my self an extra 30 minutes set up time just to give me that extra comfort zone. Everything came together in a snap, so I sat and chatted with people for 15 minutes...

*With me not remembering how to turn off the damn on board speakers, I had a hard time evaluating how the 970 sounded through the Bose compact. From what I could tell, it sounded pretty darn nice, although I thought the low end was a bit too much for my liking. I'll listen closely next time, with the speakers off and if need be, try rolling off some low end on the tonematch...

*Everything is slightly smaller on the psr compared to a tyros, so triggering fills, breaks, switching instruments is still weird to me. Once I get a few dozen gigs under my belt, I suspect it'll be comfortable...

more later!

Do you have the Compressor on?

Hmmm... I haven't done anything with it... If the default is for it to be on, it's on.

What do you find the compressor does for you, Donny?

Bill, it pretty much makes it so that your vocals don't go beyond a certain level, thereby leveling out the vocal volume range. Also, it supposedly helps eliminate overdrive distortion, which can happen with some power singers.

You can find more details on this at http://www.homestudiocorner.com/processing-vocals-part-5-compression/

Gary

The low end stuff I noticed was keyboard related, not vocals...