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Conference napalm::commusic_v1

Title:* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
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Moderator:DYPSS1::SCHAFER
Created:Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2852
Total number of notes:33157

2182.0. "Thoughts about a Yamaha PSS480?" by WILKIE::MCQUADE (TAMPOPO...The First Noodle Western) Mon Nov 27 1989 10:50

    
    	I just saw an ad in the Coombs(another surplus operation) catalogue
    for a Yamaha PSS480 priced at $99.95.  This seems like a reasonable
    price for a MIDI keyboard even if it is a 49 mini key.
    
    	My question is: Does anyone have experience with this keyboard
    and if they do, what do they think of it?
    
    
    Kevin
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2182.1related topic in 2009DYO780::SCHAFERBrad - boycott hell.Mon Nov 27 1989 11:534
    There is an assoicated topic in 2009 (PSS680, I believe).  I don't know
    squat about consumer keyboards.  Sorry.

-b
2182.2Public Domain Patch EditorAQUA::ROSTIn search of the lost biscuit dropWed Feb 13 1991 09:1630
    I own neither a PSS480 or an IBM PC, but if you do, you may be
    interested in this disk of public domain SW programs for the PSS.
    Contact the address listed for ordering information.  The disks was
    priced at $6 in their last listing.
    					
    							Brian
    
      
YAMU,06 . Yamaha Utilities Disk 6    -  21 Files  -  198656 Bytes Used On Disk

* PSS-480 Editor  .  The PortaSound PSS-480 Music Station editor allows access
to all 36 PSS tone parameters and will sa ve and load tone banks from disk. A 
feature included does automatic back-up of a patch when you are editing,  so 
you can hear what the patch sounded like prior to editing. The file also has 
librarian functions so new tone banks can be built from banks stored on disk 

* PSS-480 Performance. This is a program which allows "layering" of voices and 
keyboard "splits". Won't work in conjunction with the accompaniment feature.

* YS Utilities . Collection of utilities for the Yamaha YS100, YS200 & si milar 
Yamaha 4 operator keyboards.  Sendbank allows sending older 4 operator  bulk 
dumps from TX81Z or DX100 keyboards to any of the 4 banks in a  YS keyboard. 
The program will also add an effect (optional) to all the sounds and fix the 
CRC values. Bulklist displays the contents of  dumps from 4-Op keyboards for 
cataloging . Also includes 2 system exclusive utilities for the YS keyboards

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