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rightbrainv@yahoo.com
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Joined 03-17-2014 status: Newcomer |
Bear with me… I’m not a musician. I am helping a local theatre with a production of Shrek. In short, they would like to have “fart” and “burp” sound effects to play in a song. Ergo… it needs to burp and fart on beat. Can this be done with the Yamaha S90-xs? Recommendations? |
digitalperformer7
Total Posts: 253
Joined 12-07-2011 status: Enthusiast |
You can’t with the S90XS. Use a sampler instead, or a Motif series workstation starting from Motif classic up.
To help and answer your question there are tons of possibile solutions, but if you don’t have somewhat little technical background is like trying to empty the sea with a spoon. |
rightbrainv@yahoo.com
Total Posts: 2
Joined 03-17-2014 status: Newcomer |
Kinda what I figured. Thanks! |
Bad_Mister
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Joined 07-30-2002 status: Moderator |
Seems like overkill to purchase something else when you already own an S90 XS. While the advice given you is true, the S90 XS does not have a sampler but it does have the ability to playback AUDIO directly from a USB Stick or AUDIO stored on its internal 192MB internal memory. I assume a musician will be manning the keyboard during the performance and can access the data as required (on cue). You could create the data (we’ll leave that up to you as to whether you use authentic sound effects or you get creative)… but assume you have the sounds available in .WAV or AIFF format. (16-bit/44.1kHz) That is all you need - you will create a “SONG” for each. One could be named for each bodily function. It will not so much be a song but an event on the S90 XS Sequencer Chain function. The S90 XS can read .WAV files or AIFF files (that are 44.1kHz, 16-bit), directly from a source. The S90 XS has a SONG CHAIN function that will allow you to store these “events” (albeit they are going to be one event each) on a list, you can even program the sound so that it plays when you press the PLAY button… it will then advance to the next cue and wait. When you need the next sound, press the PLAY button again for the next sound effect… it will advance to the next cue and wait… and so on. While, true, this could be handled a bit more elegantly on a Motif XF (where you could place the samples in a DRUM KIT and simply press the key when desired) I just feel that purchasing a Motif XF (as much as that is a highly recommended synth when you need a sampler too) just to make these sound effects, is a bit overkill. Yes, it could certainly do the job… but since you already own an S90 XS, we felt we should offer an alternative to spending more money.
How to program your .WAV to a SEQ PLAY Chain:
This will add the .WAV to that slot on the list.
You can customize this as you require. If your very FIRST slot recalls an S90 XS MULTI - the keyboard performer can have it choose as many as 16 Voices for immediate access (They will be accessible via the [1]-[16] buttons while the Chain function does its thing)… so they can play along musically and add the Sound Effects via the PLAY button. This may or may not be ideal but at least worth exploring before spending money… let us know if we can help further. |
digitalperformer7
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Joined 12-07-2011 status: Enthusiast |
Thanks Bad_Mister Your point of view and your reply opened me a new perspective. |
S70xs_user
Total Posts: 60
Joined 09-02-2012 status: Experienced |
I can endorse this - I have played live show with audio effects on cue exactly as described. |