‘Tips From The Top – Volume 2’: tutorial DVD released today

’Tips From The Top – Volume 2’, the sixth title in our ‘Playing Yamaha’ series, is released today.

A second helping of easy to follow mini-workshops and step-by-step demonstrations from the Yamaha Club archive. Glyn Madden and James Woodcock present a further selection of hints and tips as they answer some of the Yamaha player’s most frequently asked questions..

Price £22.99
(Discounts apply for subscribers to Yamaha Club Magazine)

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Chapters include:

• ‘Saving Registrations’
Probably the most frequently asked question. A basic guide to using the Registration Memory buttons to store set-ups that you want to keep.

• Working with ‘Song’ Files
Whether you know them as ‘Song’ or ‘MIDI’ files, this section gives an insight into how they can be played and – shows how they can be displayed to best effect on the screen.

• Percussion Sounds
Ever fancied livening up your performance with a drum solo? Your keyboard or Clavinova has all the sounds you need to get started.

• Personalising the One Touch Settings
If the O.T.S. buttons don’t provide the voices you would have ideally chosen for a piece of music you can customise them with sounds that are just right for your performance.

• Technology Explained
With his knowledge of all things computer based, James Woodcock is the ideal man to guide you through some of the technical issues you might encounter when using a modern arranger keyboard.

Glyn Madden

1995-Current: Editor (Yamaha Club Magazine); 1980-2000: Yamaha Electone demonstrator (Yamaha UK)