Yamaha Tyros Keyboards Review - Tyros 4, 3, & 2 Arranger Workstation Keyboard

Yamaha Tyros Keyboards – Review of Tyros 4, 3 and Tyros 2 Arranger Workstation Keyboard

Yamaha Tyros Keyboards – One of the most powerful, easy-to-use, and versatile arranger keyboard workstation available in the market. Find reviews of Tyros 4, 3 and 2.

Tyros is Yamaha's flagship arranger workstation and it is a perfect instrument for someone who wants to use it for playing live or use it for creating quick demos for composing/recording purposes.

With the Launch of the Yamaha Tyros 4, Yamaha has raised the bar even higher.

The most important improvement, or the biggest leap, that the Tyros 4 makes over its arranger predecessors is in the vocal category.

The new scat, gospel, and classic choir sounds rival the most popular software-based sample library that is available today in the market, and these sounds can be played straight via the keyboard.

The Tyros now has around 1800 sounds, of which the Super Articulation 2 Voices make non-keyboard based instrument sounds (guitars, horns, strings, etc.) sound unbelievably natural - even when played via the 61 keys!

So assuming if you are singer and if you're ready to sing along, just plug your mic into the new built-in XLR combo jack - no special cables are required.

The Tyros 4 also boasts 2-track hard disk audio recording and comes with its own large-capacity hard drive.

Yamaha Tyros4 Introduction

Yamaha Tyros-4 Vocal Harmony

Yamaha Tyros-4 Audio Recording

Yamaha Tyros-3 Demo

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Yamaha Tyros 4 vs. Tyros 3

So what is different in the T4?

The Tyros 4 now has around 80 new styles. All styles that were taken from the Yamaha Tyros T3 have been re-voiced. So basically a style from the Tyros 3 will now sound different on the Tyros-4. Besides, the T4 comes with an improved sound engine.

Yamaha Tyros vs. Motif

So how does the Tyros compare against the Motif?

We think it is comparing apples to oranges, but having said that the difference is mainly in the programming section. In terms of the sound engine and the operating system, it's the same on both Tyros 4 and the Motif XF.

But the Motif is more for music creation and recording, whereas the Tyros is for musicians who love to perform. The "fill sections" on the Yamaha Tyros makes it useful for many performers, as well as for people who used to play the home organs. On the other hand, most sections on the Motif are programmable so you have control over what you want to create.

More on Yamaha Tyros 4 arranger vs. Yamaha Motif-xf synth

Important Features

61 key keyboard with Mega Voice Technology

Around 300 musical styles, 128 polyphony notes

Huge 96MB of Wave ROM along with 1100 voices in all

Digital effects include 26 chorus types, five blocks of 183 insertion effects and 34 reverb types

The Direct Access button makes it easy to navigate through various functions/ menus and loading the styles/songs is much faster

Tyros is backward compatible with PSR 9000 and 9000PRO software

Realistic rotary speaker and excellent combination effects, On the whole Tyros is capable of simultaneously producing 12 DSP effects

Easy USB connector to connect Yamaha Tyros to your computer

Easy file transfer and editing features

MIDI A/B in and out ports

Summary

Though the Tyros 4 is a great arranger workstation, it is an expensive instrument. Nevertheless, if you have been performing using a high end PSR keyboard then the Tyros is definitely the natural extension with its incredible orchestral voices/styles and hardware upgrades such as the vocoder. It also has decent programming abilities and can be used to come up with a quick demo in case you are pitching for composing/recording work. But the USP of the Yamaha Tyros 4 is that it is more focused on simulating a live band where the instruments sound as good as the real thing. Acoustically, the Tyros sounds much better and gives you more control over the nuances compared to other instruments.

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