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PSR500.DK Help File
Loading in the file PSR500.DK will setup Band-In-A-Box for
the Yamaha PSR500. It will setup:
1. Drum #Æs for the Yamaha PSR500.
2. General MIDI Patch Map (assigned to factory settings of the
PSR500).
3. Startup Patches and Channels in the MIDI Settings Window.
Thanks to Band-In-A-Box user Denis Wetzel for uploading
these .dk and .doc files. His comments follow:
NOTES ON HOW TO USE A PSR-500 WITH BAND IN A
BOX
Hardware requirements
=====================
The minimum requirement is of course to have a MIDI interface
recognized
by Band-In-A-Box (I use a MPU-401 compatible from Music
Quest) and the
cables to connect the interface and the synthsizer.
On the PSR-500
==============
Make sure you turn on the PSR-500 and configure for multi-
timbral
operation before running BIAB. This isdone by pressing twice
the "mode"
button in the upper right part of the PSR-500 control panel. The
PSR
returns to 'remote' (i.e. mono timbral operation) every time it is
switched off. The right two digits of the LED display should
read '99'.
If you have loaded BIAB before turning on the PSR, you can
nevertheless
correct the situation (after you have switched the PSR on and set
it to
multimbral mode) simply by going to the MIDI SETTINGS
menu and
exiting immediately by pressing the escape key. This should
send the
necessary midi data to the synthesizer.
In Band-In-A-Box
================
The MIDI SETTINGS menu should be set as follows (there are
other
possibilities, but this is the one I use)
Channel Octave Patch
Bass 3 0 33
Piano 1 0 1
Drums 2 0 99
Guitar 4 1 27
Horns 5 0 63
Strings 6 0 54
Melody 7 1 83
Through channel 0 0 0
The through channel should never be used since the PSR cannot
operate
with local off, i.e. notes played on the keyboard always generate
a
sound. If through channel is used, 2 notes will sound when a key
is
pressed (usually with a little delay)
General Midi implementation
===========================
The PSR 500 has only 100 sounds whilst GM provides 128.
Numbering is also
different: the PSR uses numbers from 0 to 99 and GM from 1 to
128. The PSR
has only one set of drums while GM has more.
I have not attempted to find an equivalent on the PSR for the
'exotic'
instruments since most of the time I don't even know how these
instruments
are supposed to sound.
PSR 400 compatibility
=====================
Although I could not test it on a PSR 400, I expect that the
configuration
file for the PSR 500 will work as well with PSR 400 since the
Yamaha
documentation I have concerns the 2 instruments and they have
the patch
numbers. The only differences between the two being in the size
of song
memory and the reverb effect available on the 500 but not on the
400.
I hope this information will be useful for fellow users of these
very good
machines. I find they offer a very good value for money. If you
find anything
incorrect or have any question or suggestion, you can leave me a
message
on Compuserve:
Have Fun!