We’ve been getting quite a few calls from new Tyros3 owners in search of the file conversion program Yamaha have provided to convert Tyros2 files for use with the new keyboard.

Tyros3 Downloads
Download tools, utilities, guides and demo files for your instrument.

The link will take you to the Tyros3 Downloads page. Scroll down and, about halfway, you’ll find the Tyros3 FileConverter ver.1.0.0

The Tyros3 File Converter program is for users of the Tyros2, and converts Registration Memory, Song, Style(including OTS), Multi Pad, Custom Voice, and Custom Voice Library created on the Tyros2 for use with the Tyros3.

As Yamaha Club’s annual get-together at Alvaston Hall will be held at the start of December 2008 we hope you will join us in our very own ‘Winter Wonderland’ of keyboard music as we begin to celebrate the festive season…

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Yamaha’s Music Finder song list is included as a major feature of many new keyboards and Clavinova digital pianos. The Music Finder provides an extensive library of song titles - together with an appropriate choice of accompaniment style and melody voice.

Because of differences in copyright law between countries the original Music Finder list, which is installed at source, is presented with the song titles scrambled in a ‘cryptic’ format. A non-cryptic version has been created for Yamaha’s UK customers and may be downloaded here…

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