How to Add Tones to Electric Keyboards
Some electronic keyboard manufacturers provide tone banks and software on their websites for customers to upload new tones onto their electronic keyboards through their computers. You can add new tones and expand the versatility of your keyboard through its MIDI connections to a computer. Download some new keyboard tones from the manufacturer's online tone bank to get started with creating new sounds on your keyboard.
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Instructions
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Open an Internet browser on your computer, and navigate to your keyboard manufacturer's website which will be named in the owner's manual.
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Browse this site for any link similar to "Tone Bank," "Music Data" or "Downloads" for your specific keyboard model.
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Download the software provided to help you with tone downloads, and download any new tones for your keyboard by following the download and setup wizards.
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Shut down your computer, and make sure that your keyboard is turned off. Connect the computer and electronic keyboard MIDI interfaces with MIDI cables. Turn on the keyboard and then boot up the computer.
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Start the software used for adding tones to your electronic keyboard. Click on the new tones you wish to add to your keyboard, and click "Add," "Move," "Sync" or a similar button to add the new tones to your keyboard.
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Tips & Warnings
The manufacturer's software will automatically assign an input number to your new tone. Some software will allow you to edit this number.
Electronic keyboard manufacturers add new keyboard tones frequently, so check their tone banks on a regular basis.
New tones for keyboard models different from yours may not upload or play correctly. So only upload the new tones made for your keyboard model.
References
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