YAMAHA PSR SX900 TUTORIAL - Synth Sounds & Styles

[@garyhendrie4001]

I recently was given my dad's psr750 when he died and I didn't realise just how good it is considering I'm a synth man. He loved that keyboard and i will never let it go.

[@Keyharmonykey]

Why do 9 out of 10 keyboard players play 50s and 60s music? This is the real deal. This was FANTASTIC. Thanks

[@WoodyPianoShack]

thank you, i will keep your preferences in mind!

[@MariaCosta-qf7ot]

Best arranger/PSR Tutorial I’ve seen yet. I think you could generate a lot of interest in arranger/workstations. Thanks.

[@twodalec]

i bought my sx 700 a year ago... and your videos for the sx 900 are really helpful in getting to grips with my keyboard. thanks for all you do. and your library of useful videos

[@WoodyPianoShack]

really glad to hear that, congrats on the 700

[@JBF-GST-Tanda]

Love this "The 8-bit guy" style of performance

[@cahenglish]

Hey Woody, Yamaha should be glad to have you representing this keyboard. You hit a sweet spot of instruction that can inspire prospective buyers. Most demo guys want to do a "Jordan Rudess" style wow performance. While that sounds great, your instruction has a way of making the keyboard accessible to a wide range of playing ability. Well done. Cheers, Cliff

[@WoodyPianoShack]

thanks Cliff for your support and words of encouragement

[@4theSun]

This keyboard is a composers dream machine, i wish i can get my hands on one of these in the future, great features, great sound, very beautiful and very pro looking! Nice video too!

[@JoseVGavila]

Thanks for showing the possibilities of arrangers. Sometimes they are just ignored as musical instruments

[@gimble8638]

when often what they represent is alot of the best of what the manufacturer generally has to offer in one package and you dont have to use everything, but its always good to have it there, they offer huge flexibility, they generally have the best value in terms of keybed etc too in the price bracket, :) (i've freelance style created/programmed for yamaha in the dim and distant past but theres no bias here lol )

[@gimble8638]

@@winddealer1 completely agree buddy, tho i will just say tyros 4 is nowhere near that age (half) :) even the original tyros (1) isnt even quite 20yrs old yet, tyros 2 just came out of prototype stages in early 2005 etc etc bud, another thing to add is if you say have a tyros 2 (first to have super articulation, went to usb etc) hardly any owner and i mean maybe 2 or 3% have ever gotten near the full capabilities of the machine, to the uninitiated i can understand workflow can be daunting/slow but this truelly is a digital workstation and altho not the most user friendly, the sequencer is phenominal and if you piece together your own tracks from scratch there is no reason to critise preset accompnaments which are always going to be a compromise to a large extent, but put there purely as a convenient way to allow someone to sit at it and instantly make nice music. obviously Daws and plug ins,vst's give infinate possibility, and a midi controller and an interface dont need to cost much atall, but (A) its not an all in one unit (instrument) you can take anywhere to either perform live of play as part of a band in a pro studio (B) you are buying an actual instrument not just components that together make one, if you buy a controller and an interface and use a good spec computer (so now you have massive operating power and an all in one instrument obv compromised on that too) just for that purpose your near the cost of sx 900 even if a cheaper computer and thats before you buy any software whatsoever, so suddenly a £500 2nd hand tyros 2 is looking like a bargain (and you can also easilly sell a keyboard if your suddenly broke, or want to change/upgrade), also computers depreciate like a sinking stone and good luck getting anything back on a couple grand worth collection of software built up overtime lol), ive went on way too long as it is lol, guess im just trying to say its unfare to compare the two really as they are incomparable, but never underestimate the capabilities of these units like many do as they really have no idea what they are capable of in the right hands, and thats what it really comes down to regardless which you buy :)

[@pc2nite]

Thanks Woody. Great video as usual. My immediate reaction is that you are focused more on taking the bare bones of a style and then extending and decorating it rather than using its full version to accompany a separate and fixed right hand melody as arrangers have traditionally been used. I think this is an interesting direction.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

that's about it Jon, I'm interested to discover how it works when the chord detection is on full keyboard mode, so I can play normally and have the keyboard fill in with some bass and rhythm.

[@XavierRadix]

Those synth sounds don't sound too bad at all, pretty nice in fact! It's got some "phatness" to it.

[@AndrewAHayes]

I know what it is! It's every Europop chart song you heard 3 times a day when holidaying in the Med in the '90s and then tortured with on the radio for a month when you come home

[@billkrussick6477]

synthwave is the very reason i'm shopping for a new board. i've got a very dated and convoluted syth/rack/midi setup and looking for something simpler to do some 80's style arranging. debating between the lesser psr's and the sx700. leaning toward the pricier, more fluid choice, ofc. 😉 very helpful video.

[@loralex]

....and even when you think you're on something new, you stumble upon something heard before :) The rhythm of the night by Corona.starting @21:00 Great job btw !!! Thanks for the video

[@ednomartins4065]

Man, I have to say it was pretty cool hear those songs.

[@mysterio1972]

Ohhh...I might have missed this one!!! Thanks God, i have wiewed it... and now....i just want to buy this new arranger!!!I realy like the way you show us the keyboard, its habilities, sounds, styles...and your creative impros!In my opinion, it's much more "seller" than some "pro" demos we can see or hear in the net...without soul...Thanks so much Woody for this simplicity that speaks to us.Greeting from France.Mysterio FTS

[@Ahmad-Mounir44]

Guess what !! I am buying this board because of Woody, not because of Gabriel Aldort Good Jobbb !!!!!

[@maddybharathi]

This video is more the conclusive one for me. Mine is coming this week end. :) Thank you Woody. 🙏

[@WoodyPianoShack]

congrats and enjoy!

[@Marian1st.]

Can an arranger be replaced by a synthesizer? I like the sounds of Montage and Roland Fantom.

[@deepakbagul07]

Hey woody your videos are always informative. I love that you give your full knowledge in u r video. I m looking forward that how can create our own style in this Yamaha psr arrenger.

[@steveglossop]

Really great video. Thank you.

[@samson8884]

That was a very enjoyable performance :)

[@WoodyPianoShack]

thank you samson, really glad to hear that

[@KIsaac-wp5dq]

Which one is best Yamaha sx 900 or korg pa1000. Thank you.

[@purplemoon3816]

Hi Woody, I love your videos and so I subscribed. I have learned so much from you since I have bought my new sx900 just 6vweeks ago. You don't like generic very much and I understand that since you're are such an accomplished musician. But for all of us out there (including me) novices in music and keyboards générique is good! Got to start somewhere! Thank you for all your help, in my twilight years I'm having so much fun☺️.

[@terenceparker551]

Well done....😊 takes allot for manufacturers to make an informatively video on keyboard appliances Acca PSR SX 900 love your vids.... praps you should make a salary income to Yamaha ! For there lack of inform....which Woody ‘ you are providing, & as a SX 900 owner... I really appreciate your input... lots of input you give ..to the low vid input that comes from Yamaha. Just love the the Synth sounds you make & play,with appegio.. so cool’ Pls keep it up with. Yam. SX 900👍 please

[@dykodesigns]

This keyboard has a great arp! The song at the end reminds me of Modern Talking.

[@peterjones3757]

Hi, i'm thinking about getting this Yamaha, but i am very much interested in knowing about the setup you have, & what amp and studio monitors you are using, and how to set it up, as that is key for a great sounding system.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

this one sounds best through it's own speakers, no need for any additional setup for home use.

[@Seekthetruth3000]

I wish this synth had real time control knobs. Nice video.😊😊😊

[@PhilW222]

You keep showing tempting features that my Tyros doesn’t have, first the chord looper and now the real time filters and arpeggios. It’s looking quite attractive!

[@ronnybehncke2453]

I lve my YAMAHA PSR-SX900 in and /for my home /for my greatest ideas/ for my own music

[@DJHazzaBeats]

Brilliant video, some of the synths on my PSR-S975 sound amazing in my opinion.

[@naordornelas1141]

Woody às suas demonstrações são muito legais, más vc pode me informar se esse teclado possui a função de transpouse, obrigado.

[@vishnuvijayan198]

really nice one woody.

[@Croaker369]

Thanks for that. I be able to make use of the “jamming” ideas on my Genos. Unfortunately I’m a rubbish piano and organ player! 😭😭😭

[@WoodyPianoShack]

practice makes perfect!

[@jfjusa1]

great looking shirt!

[@uhoh007]

For this disease there is only one cure: Genos!

[@Panos-Veria]

25:00 Modern Talking - You Can Win If You Want :) 3rd intro and 3rd ending in Yamaha's styles have melodic parts that reveal the song that the style creator got inspired from.Just listen to the notes that the piano channel is playing. Of course it can be used for other Modern Talking and 80's songs. This kind of European 80's disco pop orchestration now is called "Italodiso" in arranger keyboards...."world"(styles). kzbin.info/www/bejne/pamwaX6cariYn6M

[@maydaygoingdown5602]

Absolutely love your videos. Subbed and look forward to both watching through your back cardiology and future upcoming video's. Love it, Thanks.

[@Mywheel]

Very informative, thanks from Munich

[@gdylanc]

Hi woody - got my new yamaha sx700 and got something close to this - the style (90s dance pop) doesn't feature on the sx700 is there anyway of getting the style - thanks for the tutorial

[@_B__BlazenSSam]

Wow...🥰👌👌👌

[@AbhisekChakravorty]

Hi thanks for the lovely videos, just want to ask something i got this keyboard but i am noticing a slight warm touch near the master volume side, also the warm part is in the area where the pendrive slots are , is this normal i also updated to the latest firmware

[@dessiplaer]

The pad with that beat reminds me of "Glamorous" by Fergie Ferg. Fun video.

[@winiarjt]

Hey Woody...could you PLEASE put together a video on how to create a style from scratch... say a song like "Stand By Me" By Ben E. King Thank You

[@WoodyPianoShack]

that's a ocmplicated process and a ton of research for me, but one of these days...

[@BloodlustNL]

The Yamaha Clavinova Cvp107 also does that slap bass kind of sound too when you turn that accomp on. And that thing is from 1999 already. I guess Yamaha really loves that stuff😅 ps it is a lot more noticable on the cvp 105-109 series than on the psr

[@kraakholm]

You can also do this on the Yamaha SX 700?

[@nazliuz]

this interface look so similiar like PSR2000..my old keyboard before i quit and play guitar

[@Miraclin]

Thanks sir for informations

[@pascalum]

Great song. Great serie about this PSR. The melody and the sound on right hand (the first song you play) reminds me The Midnight ( Do you know this band ?)

[@WoodyPianoShack]

yeah, they are one of my inspirations, glad it came through on the track!

[@Ad_acta1989]

23:48 The last style remind me of 1 st and 2 nd album of Modern Talking.

[@mheuzeroth]

Your my heart, your my soul

[@tomaszwaszka3394]

you can win if you want...

[@avantmultimedia7515]

I think the 90s pop styles is for “Believe” by Cher

[@BlueFritzie]

Hi Woody, I've been having some trouble when recording in midi of getting the chords to show up when I jump into the score screen. Got any idea what I may not have set? Thanks.

[@bestrickie2]

Excellent performance. How did you manage to get the arpeggios to change chord on the right hand with out actually playing the left hand?

[@matrixone22]

Total newbie . Can I do this with the psr sx600 out of the box?

[@sullivanradley]

Beautiful.

[@JerryKolata]

Excellent explanations Woody! Those features are making a lot more sense to this beginner now LOL Maybe you could put together a course called "Arranger Inspiration Series"?? ;o)

[@WoodyPianoShack]

AIS sounds better than PIS

[@JerryKolata]

@@WoodyPianoShack Ahhh ha haha! There you go, now that you point that out, makes more marketing sense!! LOL

[@treyhanna4127]

I would pay to subscribe to a tutorial series on Arrangers by Woody! Do it, Wood

[@ppsayl1235]

Trying to replicate the synth sound for the Black Keys' Gold on the Cieling. I have a Yamaha Montage 88 key but can't seem to replicate that strange overdriven-bass-like sound for Gold on the Cieling. Thoughts? Thx.

[@ericsimprovisations8305]

Hello, thank you very much for this very useful tutorial. However, I have a psr sx600. Ho could I mimic the style you're using ? Thank you

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i bet you could get close on the 600, congrats!

[@purplemoon3816]

Hey Woody, I just got myself the SX900 and would like to know if the Genos Playlist can be copied into the sx900. I also have the Tyros 5 and love your videos! They are informative and entertaining ☺️

[@stratobuddy]

Two questions - - (1) Does this keyboard come with a comprehensive PAPER manual? (2) Would this type of instrument be suitable for someone who can pick out single note melodies with the right hand, and do simple chords or triads with the left, and then have hours (or years) of fun just experimenting and using the machine to make up for lack of talent?

[@IamtheKingsman]

All of my other Yamaha keyboards had such manuals so I don't think this should be any different. If you're pretty good at being able to pick out notes with your right hand, or do like I do with reading fake sheets, thus should be an ideal machine for you. Yamaha has a lot of built in helps in the PSR Sxxx series to help the budding to the most advanced musician and Woody is very good about corresponding with us to help us get the most out of these wonderful medicines.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

2) yes it does come with a comprehensive manual, 2) perfect for someone with those skills, but unfortunately the performance will sound poor in lack of talent situations :)

[@kelvinperez65]

Woody which keyboard do you recommend to me the yamaha psr sx900 or the yamaha modx6?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

sorry kelvin, that's a choice you'll need to make yourself depending on the features that are important to you

[@kelvinperez65]

@@WoodyPianoShack thanks for the advice i think i'll buy the modx the new update bring the pattern sequencer back. But i see you play the sx900 and is sound so amazing.

[@daClaimsGal]

Hi! I have a Yamaha PSR-SX900. Why doesn't my sustain pedal automatically sustain? Is there a way to make it as a default? I expected it to work like a piano sustain pedal but it isn't. Please help. :)

[@georgewu4271]

Nice video

[@barrystevens3550]

Hi Woody, I am the proud owner of a SX900!! so I am of course revisiting your excellent tutorials. Can you tell me which camera you use to show the display in closeup?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i don't recall what camera I was using, I go through many ,but any would do, even phone very adequate for purpose!

[@gdylanc]

Hi woody - great video - if you couldn't afford the sx900 could you achieve this affect with the sx700 thanks

[@WoodyPianoShack]

yes, the 700 will get you very close, or any of the used PSR-S models if you are on a budget.

[@gdylanc]

@@WoodyPianoShack thanks for the info much appreciated

[@joeblow593]

Gud stuff wood.

[@citizen530]

I'm surprised yamaha didn't include the synthwave genre.

[@barrystevens3550]

Watching for second time, lovely stuff. I am getting close to renting an SX900, with possible purchase in mind, highly influenced by your fine videos. Did you keep the SX900? Hope you are all well BTW.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

hi, thanks, it's still in my possession, keen to try the new SX600 as it seems to represent amazing value!

[@mr_floydst]

Random observation: Those dynamic filters on the pad sound fantastic. (Is there an english analogy for "a thing you randomly notice with your ears"?)

[@WoodyPianoShack]

not that i know of floyd!

[@MajorSeventh]

We have an idiom "caught [my] ear", as in, "the keyboard sounds great, but those dynamic filters really caught my ear."

[@mr_floydst]

@@MajorSeventh Thanks. That's the phrase I was looking for that day. Completely forgot about this. ;-)

[@Ahmad-Mounir44]

Woody, do you know if I can copy sounds from sample libraries and use them in this keyboard? .. I know that you can use YEM to create your own voices from the samples found in this keyboard but can you also create your own voices from the samples found in libraries?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

only for triggering from the pads, not for playing on keyboard afaik

[@yamahaplayer]

Modern Talking Disco style has already been in yamahamusicsoft for years and they just renewed it and renamed it.. And ppl here say the style remind them Modern Talking.. -_-

[@davefridjhon]

How much does the yamaha psr xs900 retail for

[@fburton8]

How easy would be to have the filter cutoff (say) controlled from a foot pedal?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i'm pretty sure it's easy to assign many things to the footpedal, cutoff included but check the manual if important to you

[@fburton8]

Woody Piano Shack Thanks, will do!

[@vivekaryan6061]

Hey brother..can we import .wav samples to create own style like in korg

[@WoodyPianoShack]

yeah, you can import wav loops for example

[@vivekaryan6061]

@@WoodyPianoShack thank u so much..

[@vivekaryan6061]

Sir in multi pad or to use in creating own styles..

[@diujay]

Which keyboard is better sx900 or sx700 ?

[@av-uc4vx]

Wow.........

[@peterzinn9070]

Careful when watering the pot plants you don't pour water onto your PSR SX900 or the loud speakers. Just a suggestion.

[@tichmarshpatrick4175]

VERY VERY NICE INDIA JAIPUR

[@timschulz9563]

1:25 Thompson Twins? 24:30 It sounds like EVERY Modern Talking/Dieter Bohlen song.

Modern Talking is a Synth Pop Duo, clearly the style is inpsired by something like that yes.

[@jomarcavalcanti]

Woody can we still adjust the volume of each part by turning the main wheel to the right of screen once we click the voice on mixer mode or adjustment of volume is only trough the screen? cause I see they removed the up and down switches under the screen, and they are pretty handy on my 950.. I just bought a xs900 waiting for the thing to arrive but in america it's delayed. :p 24:10 should be kzbin.info/www/bejne/apyrnWd8pLBkj9U

[@WoodyPianoShack]

yes that's still possible, just a little bit fiddly to target the voice on the touch screen

[@jomarcavalcanti]

@@WoodyPianoShack that's my only fear.. I hope not too bad.. have been waiting for something better but really feel unecessary to remove the lower switches.

[@jandoedel1012]

uhm i hope it was leaned to you because paying 2300,- for a keyboard where u can have an modx8 with pianokeybed for 1500,- or a prophet rev2 or a korg prologue etc and still money left for a proper pda system... no brainer for me...

[@WoodyPianoShack]

yeah a loaner, which I'm grateful for, these have always been pricey instruments, don't really know why. great deals for second hand tyros models though, if you want to save big!

[@AndrewLeSynt]

Haha! Good question.... 😂😂

[@nosebeareatsfudge3275]

Please try to see if you can quantize the multipads youve recorded

[@WoodyPianoShack]

ask the guys on psrtutorial

[@nosebeareatsfudge3275]

@@WoodyPianoShack well i read the online pdf, and it is not possible. Just realtime recording. Bummer.

[@AndrewAHayes]

Has it got all the Queen styles that the SX700 has? and could you program your own style and variations in your DAW and assign them to this arranger?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i don't know about any queen styles, there are some but I will never use them. you program your own styles in the arranger, not in the daw

[@rrod6738]

90s dance pop sounds like a song by Cher

[@btaylo24]

Are you going to buy it?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i don't need to yet, I can still borrow!

[@MasterMainak]

Dont Leave Woody

[@WoodyPianoShack]

who's leaving?

[@MasterMainak]

@@WoodyPianoShack you said on discord :(

[@jongbun09]

I owned a PSR320 in the 90's and on the arrangement just like that I'd bring in or leave out parts from the drum and accompaniment instruments. Please do check out my soundcloud account and my tracks called Quadra 1 - 4 Listen to Quadra by JON.G:/BUN on #SoundCloud soundcloud.com/jonathan-goodbun/sets/quadra Really like what these new Yamaha's can do, not to be baffled by all the setting just get stuck in and experiment with the sounds.... Great video Woody!

[@trafalgar1938]

Sounds more like Another One Bites the Dust.

[@hallvardpaulsen]

Abrakadabra?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

say what?

[@hallvardpaulsen]

@@WoodyPianoShack kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYLcoIWwj9d5ZpI That's what the style made *me* think of.

[@terenceparker551]

Inform * information*

[@vincer9960]

Does a keyboard exist where the pre-recorded beats actually sound good? Even on this keyboard which isn't cheap, the pre-recorded beats/melodies sound like they're from a toy and not something off a song you'd normally hear. I'm not sure if it's the arrangement of the beats/melodies or simply the samples/sounds used or a bit of both but the songs have that "it came with my keyboard" type of sound and therefore sounds toyish and cringy rather than like a real sound.

[@sergius4754]

Видать не зря он стоит 2000 долларов...

[@stewarthyslop8364]

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[@massimomalaguti8865]

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[@JulienMR]

Funny Modern Talking program :)

[@kelvinperez65]

Good video but show us something new!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

hi kelvin, for example?

[@kelvinperez65]

@@WoodyPianoShack hi woody the pianos guittars synth and diferent style i like how you play !!! For me you are one of the best who know how to show pianos !!!greeting from Puerto Rico