Anyone else playing the Yamaha Tyros 5 workstation ? We got one last month and I'm gobsmacked. I'm NOT a keyboard player, but, since I can't play the accordion now due to split abdomen muscles it's given me a new lease of life. Hope to start posting tunes again when I get my left hand working on the keys rather than buttons.
Looks highly impressive Graham, wish I had one too, maybe sometime in future.
I do have an old Yamaha PSR 330 over 20 years old keyboard, never messed around with it much until lockdown.
I am or will never be a keyboard player, just have humble ambitions to accompany simple country songs with a few basic chords, and with a little practice I am getting there.
At the moment I am just using the root and fifth on the left hand with basic chords on the right, and its sounds ok for a beginner.
What I find good is the concept of movable chords like on a guitar seems to work on the keyboard as well.
Looking forward to you posting some video playing the Tyros 5
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Love the videos on Youtube Graham, I can see how much fun you are having by the big smile on your face, love the playing too, I'm staying clear of the melodies as not that good yet.
I notice that you are using one of those x shaped stools, I got one on ebay for £20 or so, but noticed a few months ago, that one of the legs was bent so had to straighten it out by jumping on it...lol
Windows 10 (64bit) M-Audio Fast Track Pro, Band in a Box 2025, Cubase 14, Cakewalk and far too many VST plugins that I probably don't need or will ever use
We got our stool from amazon same price. Seems good so far. I have to use that left hand more though. Some fabulous voices in that beastie. Feel free to comment. !!
Anyone else playing the Yamaha Tyros 5 workstation ? We got one last month and I'm gobsmacked. I'm NOT a keyboard player, but, since I can't play the accordion now due to split abdomen muscles it's given me a new lease of life. Hope to start posting tunes again when I get my left hand working on the keys rather than buttons.
Graham, I don't have one, but Peter Baartmans knows how to set one on fire
BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.
My wife bought me the 76 key Tyros 5 for my birthday several years ago and I have loved it. I got the expanded memory and a lot of the add-on voices. The Tyros voices are incredible.
They really are fabulous Keith. We have the 61 key model which is perfect for a smaller space. Still some styles that wonm't beat band in a box though, but I enjoy mixing the two. Great fun
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