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I am using YAMGNS Soundbank #2 from Dan.
I am also using some individual soundfonts.
There is a problem in the storage of sounds in VOICE.
If I want an electric guitar I should be able to go to EL.GUITAR VOICE selection to findthe one I want.
The problem is that all the electric guitars are not there!
I attached a pic showing in EFFECT SFX, my page 28/39. your might be different, to show what I mean.
On this page alone, it has Electric pianos, strings, horns, acoustic guitar, electric guitar and choir sounds.
There should be a way, to show each instrument in the proper category, "VOICE", without having to go to multiple VOICE categories to select an instrument to try or compare with another instrument.
Each instrument is normally found in the correct patch, example acoustic guitar is patch numbers 25 and 26, BASS is 33-40 etc.
If you have more than the number of patches for that bank you can add another bank.
In the case of YAMGNS, this is not so.
Is it possible to fix this, by putting the instruments in enough banks, so that we can just look at the proper VOICE category to find what we want.
By the way, all the sounds are great!!! LOL

I have SAMPLE SOUNDFONT SOUNDS.
When I open vArranger, I have TRUMPETS, SAXES, AND CLARINETS loading into the STRINGS VOICE GROUP.
For example, 8-66-92-ROMANCECLARINET.sf2, 0-111-66-GROWLSAX.sf2 are the sf2 files names.
Is there a way to put them in the correct group?
I also have the GNS SOUNDPACK, and notice under EFFECT SFX VOICE GROUP, all types of instruments are in here.
Any reason why this is?

I need to apologize first. I have not used vArranger in almost 10 years.
I bought the Black TYROS GM SOUNDFONT and It is one sf file about 630MB.
I forgot how to load it to use as my GM bank.

Also, I have many stand alone sf2 files I can use but forgot how to select the file.
Many thanks ....

On my Genos, when I load any style, a default RIGHT SOUND comes up.
In vArranger, I cannot get a default RIGHTSOUND to load when I select a style.
Any solutions?

I wanted a midi controller that was 88 keys, semi-weighted, but better than M-audio keystation 88, sliders, buttons, knobs and pads.
The answer I found was the Nektar LX88 and it was not that expensive.
It is selling almost everywhere for $299.99 USD.
I got lucky and got one from Ebay for $175.00 USD, that was an open box, unused.
I received it on Tuesday and started to program it from vArrangers CONTROLLER list.
The keyboard has 5 presets. Preset 5 allows the buttons to trigger not toggle which is good.
The pictures show the keyboard, and how I put labels for different functions.
Also, a picture of my Yamaha Motif XS rack, my MIDI in and out settings, pedal controller which I use with a volume pedal to control RIGHT volume, and my Edirol m-10DX mixer which has built in effects.
You may also notice my Tyros 5 - 76 key in the background which I hope to replace by using vArranger.
I have over 300 styles to revoice and reset volumes which will take some time.

I just bought VB3.
Fist of all, VB3 is great!
Finally, nice Jimmy Smith organ sounds!

I installed it and use it as VST MIDI OUT 3.
I called up a preset, and saved it as a RIGHT SOUND.

If I call up another preset, and then press the RIGHT SOUND I saved, I get the current preset, not the one I saved.
I wanted to save about 3 different presets but can not figure out how to do it.

BTW, the modulation wheel on my controller works the leslie from SLOW to OFF to Fast, which is nice.

I was wrong. My MIDI IN 3 is set to UM-ONE
I have MIDI OUT 3 available.

Current setup for MIDI outs.
MIDI OUT 1 Motif Rack XS
MIDI OUT 2 vArranger Software Synthesizer

Thinking about adding VB3 as a VST for organ sounds.

But it brings to mind a scenario if you have 2 keyboards (MIDI IN 1 and MIDI IN 2), a nanocontrol (MIDI IN 3) and a midi foot controller (NO MIDI IN available), there are not enough MIDI IN's

Hi all, it has been a while since I posted.
It might be better to state what I am trying to do to make it easier to understand my problem.
I want to use the Motif rack for General Midi sounds and other select sounds of my choosing from the different banks.
I also want to use some soundfonts I have.

I have a USB connection from Motif into computer.
I have UM-One from midi out to Motif Rack.

Setting 1:
If I set
MIDI 1 to Yamaha Motif XS -1
MIDI 2 to Varranger synthesizer
all the GM sounds from the Motif play but none of the soundfonts in SAMPLES directory play.

Setting 2:
If I set
MIDI 1 to Varranger synthesizer
MIDI 2 to  Yamaha Motif XS - 1 or UM-ONE
none of the Motif sounds work.

I hope someone can help me out. Thanks in advance.

Gerard

Selling my Ketron SD1000 that is about 3 weeks old for $500 USD. PM me for more info.

I use mostly Yamaha styles and decided to go with a Motif XS Rack.

I will be selling my Yamaha MOX6 when I get the rack for $700 USD.

Also I have a Behringer FCB1010 for sale for $100 USD.

And a Yamaha MFC10 for sale for $200 USD.

And lastly, a Ketron FS13 Footswitch for $100 USD.

PM me for any of these, I am getting rid of a lot of stuff I don't use anymore..

Noticed a peculiarity after I saved a RIGHT HAND  sound setup.

First, I assign voices to RIGHT1, 2, 3, 4 and/or 2nd Voice.

Then, I SAVE RIGHT SOUND, name it, and put it into the sound bank I want, say, PIANO sound bank with a name like PIANO STRINGS1.

If I exit vArranger, start it up again, and push the PIANO sounds button, PIANO STRINGS 1 is there.

Now the problem; if I want to change RIGHT 1, for instance from GRAND PIANO to ROCK PIANO, it will change the sound while playing a song.

But, after I stop the song, and select the PIANO sounds button, only the SD1000 piano sounds are there, none of the saved sounds are there.

To get them back, I have to exit vArranger and restart it, press the PIANO sounds button and the saved sounds are there.

Am I missing something? Or am I not doing something in a proper sequence?

Gerard

Plug USB Midi cord into computer.
Midi out jack into Midi in on TC Helicon Voicelive 2.

In OPTIONS, set MIDI 2 output to USB MIDI Interface.

Sing a song, say in the key of C.
Vocal harmonies are fine and resolve with chord changes.

Transpose song to -2
Play song in the key of D. The same as playing in the key of C.
Voicelive 2 is not receiving notes transposed.

Play songs in original key and transpose for my voice which is why I would like this to work.

Anybody got any ideas?

Good to be back on here.
I was wrapped up in a Tyros 4 for 1 1/2 years. LOL

Bought my SD100 from thomann.de for 407 euros delivered to the USA.
I did not want to wait for it to get to the USA stores.
It took about a week from time of ordering to receiving it.

Took it out of the box and it setup just fine.
I use a m-audio ES-88 keyboard.
I also use a Behringer FCB1010 pedal board.
And I have a TC Helicon Voicel live 2 for vocal harmonies.
I midi out of the m-audio into the TC Helicon and USB out of the m-audio into the computer.

SD1000 Voices are better than I thought.
Starting to experiment around with the live drums for some of my songs.

Most all of the Tyros 4 styles work just fine.
Sometimes have to mute the Perc track because of weird sounds.

I bought over 100 styles for Tyros 4 from d-o-o.de.
These are song specific styles including intros.
So far, they are working fine on vArranger and SD1000.

I must have unplugged the SD1000 by pulling out the power cord from the unit and not shutting it off and it blew the fuse!
I bought some .5 amp (500 Milli), to have on hand if I forget to turn it off with the switch again.

One thing I wish would be a list of Yamaha sounds to SD1000 sounds.
It would make it a lot easier to setup on the SD1000.
I have 300 songs in the Tyros 4 songbook to convert to vArranger.

(Reserved for vArranger users)

I found these on my computer.
There are about 2500 Karaoke songs and are in song title sort order.
Don't know how good these are as I do not use KAR files.

Gerard

I may be getting a Tyros 4 to play around with and use as a backup.
Question:
Can the songs I made and saved in vArranger MY SONGS be copied to the Tyros 4 and played there?
I know only Yahama styles would be eligible not the Ketron styles.
This way, once a song is saved in vArranger, I would be able to play it also on the Tyros 4.

Gerard

What the the largest size file that can be uploaded?
I want to upload some Fake Books I have, but when I do, they do not upload.
If I know the maximum size, I can split the files and make them smaller.

Gerard

Everyone has been so nice to me, I thought I would share some Midi files with all of you.
These are songs that are fairly new, within the last 5 years.
I believe they were made from the mp3 for the song.
And they are very, very close to the original song structure.
Try the Michael Buble songs, they are exceptional.
Yes, there are 1,184 different songs in here!
Just unrar it.
Enjoy,
Gerard

On Korg, Roland, Yamaha and Ketron arrangers there is a form of harmony.
In most instances, when a button is pressed, the voice selected, follows the left hand chords and plays a three or four part harmony.
If you hold a note on the voice, and play different chords for the style with your left hand, the harmony resolves around the chord played.

This is the single biggest feature, that if added to vArranger, I think, would be well received by all vArranger users.
Gerard

I hooked the Audya 4 to the PC with a USB cable.
I copied all the User Styles to the PC.
I loaded the styles into vArranger.
Trying to use any of the styles, gives an error "Bad Style Header"
Everything on the bottom is blank - Intros, Endings, etc.
Any ideas?

Gerard

Hi all,
I just got finished making my cabinet out of red oak board and staining it cherry, then finished with gloss urethane.
Speakers are Behringer (2) 15" plus horn tweeters in each cabinet.
I also have a 15" Audio Research sub-woofer 600Watts RMS with a Kevlar speaker cone.
My mixer I use at home is this Behringer. The one I use gigging is a Behringer PMP-6000.
The Amp is a Behringer 2000 Watts RMS.
The computer is a Gateway 21" all-in-one with a touch screen. Works great.
And the keyboards are M-Audio 88es.
Regards,
Gerard

I converted the French manual to English but did not get the pictures in.

Can I use 2 midi controllers with vArranger?
If so, how would I hook them up?
I would like one keyboard to play the chords and lower sounds.
I would like the other keyboard to play the upper sounds.
I would probably use my Audya 4 for the sounds.
I know I would use the midi out from the computer to the midi in of the Audya 4.
And lastly, if that all works, can I still play the styles from the Audya 4 with my keyboards plugged into my computer.
Thanks,
Gerard

I saw that the Yamaha Tyros 4 internal styles are available for download.
Does anybody have the Korg PA3x internal styles?
I have been holding off buying Varranger because of it.
I used to own a Korg PA3x until I got a Ketron Audya.
The Audya is way better but lacks some styles that were excellent in the PA3x.
Thanks....