Tyros3

Features of Tyros 3

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FSX keyboard
The Tyros3 features the highest quality synthesizer keyboard we've ever made: the FSX keyboard. Physically, the keys are of high-precision manufacture and offer greater durability than conventional models. Most importantly, however, the keyboard has enhanced touch response, making it the most expressive and musical keyboard in its class.

TFT LCD Display
Tyros3 is the first Yamaha digital keyboard to feature a high-resolution, 640x480, color TFT (Thin Film Transistor) LCD screen. Big and bright, the 7.5 inch display shows all important settings and parameters with crystal clear clarity, even under extreme lighting conditions. The TFT display has a hugely wide viewing angle which means the content is clearly visible whatever your playing position. The entire display panel is 5-point adjustable; flat for storage or tilted up to enhance visibility during performance.

Super Articulation 2

Mainly for wind instrument Voices, a special Yamaha technology called AEM has been used, which features detailed samples of special expressive techniques used on those specific instruments - to bend or slide into notes, to "join" different notes together, or to add expressive nuances at the end of a note, etc.

Articulation Element Modeling (AEM)

Articulation Element Modeling (AEM) is the technology for simulating this characteristic of instruments. During performance, the most appropriate sound samples are selected in sequence in real time, from huge quantities of sampled data. They are smoothly joined and sounded - as would naturally occur on an actual acoustic instrument.

Intuitive, Quick-Access Sliders

Eight sliders have been provided just below the LCD display let you conveniently and quickly adjust all parameters shown in the display. The additional ASSIGN slider allows you to assign a desired function (volume, reverb, etc.) and control it in real-time during your performance. These nine sliders function as footage levers when the Organ Flutes display is shown.

Two-track Hard Disk Recorder

The Hard Disk Recorder lets you record your performances to two audio tracks - Main and Sub. A Bounce recording feature lets you record even more tracks, allowing you to easily record multiple parts in layers.

Massive 80GB HDD

Staggering amount of MIDI data, style data, wav files and the like can be stored on the keyboard's internal hard disk.

Convenient Multi Pad Sync function / Registrations and OTS Information

You can embellish your performance as you play with several preset phrases by using the Multi Pads. These can even be synchronized with Style/Song playback. The information displays for Registration Memory and One Touch Setting allow you to confirm the registered panel setups easily.

Voice Expandability

Download additional Voices from the website and load them to the Tyros3 - and increase your selection of available voices.

High-Speed Communication

The built-in LAN terminal lets you easily connect your instrument directly to the Internet. The USB terminals compatible with USB 2.0 High-Speed enable high-speed communication with USB storage devices and computers.

Tyros 3 specs

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61 keys with Touch Response and After Touch.
• 128-voice polyphony.
• 1312 Voices incl. 23 Mega Voices.
• 47 Super Articulation Voices and 5 Super Articulation2 Voices.
• 450 Styles with 4 variations.
• 8 sliders and 1 assignable slider, plus articulation switches for improved real-time mixing and control e.g. for Drawbar-Organs.
• Great Graphic-Colour-Display for score, lyrics and text.
• Harddisk-Recorder: Play 2 Stereo Tracks / Rec 1 Stereo Track.
• Microphone-connection and Vocal Harmony.
• Video-Out and RGB-Port.
• Brand new Tone-Generation for Superarticulation 2 voices utilizes AEM (Articulation Element Modeling).
• New Live! Concert Grand Piano.
• New Mega Voices.
• New Super Articulation and Super Articulation2 Voices.
• New Sweet!, Cool! and Live! Voices.
• New Drumkits.
• More and new Styles.
• New DSP-Blocks for Styles including several new effects.
• Enhanced Harddisc-Recorder.
• USB 2.0 Technology: USB-to host and 2 x USB-to device.
• USB 2.0 for file management.
• LAN-Port for Internet Direct Connection (IDC).
• 80GB harddrive for 2-track recording and storing.

Upgrading to a Tyros 3

2008-08-25T19:44:00.001-07:00

OKay

time is now for you to decide if you really need an upgrade to Tyros 3

I would say if you have a tyros 2 and a motif Xs already.. hold your horses.
Because the its rumoured that the SA2 voices of the Tyros3 will be similar to your XS patches.. More over if you are very excited about this new release got to the show room and check it out yourself. It is definetly going to sound better than the tyros 2.

Everybody can see Yamaha used a lot of material and parts of the previous TY1 and TY2 models : knobs, lights etc.
Apparently inside the keyboard Yamaha added some parts that came originally from some existing pro mixers and synth models.

No doubt the SA2 voices are new and will sound great but there are only 5 available.
Hopefully the drawbars will bring what we may expect.

No doubt the TY3 will sound better than the TY1 and TY2.
But this new keyboard is rather an update than a real upgrade.
Maybe the TY3 will be the last of the Tyros dynasty and then ... a complete new keyboard in 2010

The full screen picture

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take a closer look

courtesy of SameDayMusic.com...

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Picture of tyros 3

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This is the first official photo of T3, used in Yamaha ad. Can't see
much detail, other than on right side. But I note:

The eight buttons on bottom right are Part Select/Play, not OTS as
previously thought. There are four OTS buttons to their left, and that
seems to be it, unless there is some doubling arrangement somewhere.
The display looks manual, as now: the locking catch looks the same.
The new section on left side of the actual display looks as if it
could help clarity, and the fonts look larger. There is a button in
the Voice section (bottom row) which seems to say Expansion??? The
sliders look to me about as long as the drawbar pads on the AR organs,
so not so bad - but that's a matter of choice.

The Pakefield unveiling is on 9th September, so look out for comments
shortly after (not from me this time!)

Brian

Voice Samples from Tyros 3

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http://music-tyros.com/

Tyros 3 vs Korg Pa2xPRO

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It seems Yamaha is trying to compete Korg's PA2XPRO by introducing the TY3...

Lets try to take a look at the comparison chart here
On the other hand I have been told by my dealer a new Roland keyboard will be launched immediately after the introduction of the TY3.
Apparently Roland refuses to give any information ( not even to their dealers - so they say - ) for the time being : no pictures, no spec's at all.
If you could find out more in the USA, plse let us know. Thank you !

It will be very hard for Roland to beat Yamaha but you never can tell.
In my eyes the TY3 looks more to be a TY2 facelift but maybe I am completely wrong.
The TY3 will be more expensive than the TY2 so they say ( approx. U$ 750 list price ).
In 2002 the TY1 was a real revelation.
Actually the Mega Voices were a real revelation and they still are I believe.

Yes, my dealer tried the TY3 himself in Japan 4 weeks ago.
He says the TY3 sounds super and is really made for live performing musicians.
By implanting more samples with velocity changes ( similar to the Mega Voices concept ), the SA2 voices were born.
I agree with you it will be very hard to convert the SA2 voices.
Personally I think the invention of the Mega Voices was a very important step forward without critizising the SA- and SA2 voices.

Maybe Yamaha is focusing on the present TY1 -, KN6000/6500/7000 -, G70- and Korg's PA players ?
Maybe some TY2 players prefer to wait for the TY4 ( 2011 ) ?

We cannot ignore Yamaha already launched 3 different Tyros models during the period 2002 - 2008.
During that same period Yamaha also introduced the PSR1500,3000, CVP307,CVP407, S700, S900 and a few smaller models too.
As far as I know no other competitor has ever done that ( before ).

Is this marketing approach Yamaha's newest strategy to beat competition and to stay on top of the market ?
Are Yamaha's ( potential ) customers ready to follow this trend ?
Why is Yamaha presently not updating existing models instead of launching new models ?
Will smaller manufacturers like Ketron, Gem, Korg and others survive this model invasion strategy ?
What will happen to them ? Will they all die or will they be taken over by Yamaha ?
How will Roland's sales strategy look like in the near future ?
Will Roland become Yamaha's strongest competitor or will Roland's keyboard division taken
over by Yamaha ? If so will the Roland's brand name be kept ?
Until early 2000 Technics was still one of the market leaders.
A couple of years later Panasonic stopped the production and distribution of all their Technics keyboards, why ?
Hard to answer all these questions now ... time will tell.

ITs a BOY!

2008-07-01T22:28:00.000-07:00

The following message is form the PSR yamaha groups. Sincere thanks to JEFF from NETHERLANDS.

One of our important Dutch Yamaha dealers, Henk Oostendorp has visited Yamaha Japan and China last week
and wrote me an e-mail after his return.

Henk is very impressed by the new of features of the TY3.
He saw and heard the TY3 at the Yamaha's headoffice in Japan.
He agreed with Yamaha Japan not to show any pictures, flyers nor to give any detailed information.

In his e-mail to me Henk is describing the new TY3 features as follows.

The sliders are there and completely new for Yamaha.
Extra new additional effect processors are built in.
All styles have been improved since they contain the new voices ( e.g. SA2 voices ).
All styles and voices sound a lot better and very natural thanks to the added effect processors.
Loading samples goes very fast now.

" Finally the TY really sounds like a " live " instrument and cannot be compared with any other competitive keyboard.
The TY3 is the best keyboard in the market. " were Henk's last words in his today's message.

Best wishes, Jeff / The Netherlands

Yamaha Tyros 3 By October 2008

2008-04-26T22:46:00.000-07:00

Great news to ALL PSR fans the new Tyros 3 is comming out in OCTOBER 2008. the news is that has Super Articulation 2 which is gona be a stepped up version of the Existing SA. Bad news is that it still does not have speakers. And I beleve the There is gona be a motorized screen though but not sure about a touch screen.

The Number of sytles is gona be 700+ Yes i believe they are going to inculde a ribbon controller(cud be rumours).

And more.. you can download MP3s on to the sampler and even transfer it straight to sequecer.. has most of the features from T2 but its gona be a new build of things from groud up.

Its my personal wish that it has an Arpeggio with all the stuff from motif and Full weighted keys.

its goin to be a 61 key for sure..Book mark my site and keep checking.. Your comments welcome