Saving Data from Yamaha HS-8

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Hi everyone. I have recently purchased a Yamaha HS-8 second hand. I would love to get hold of an MDR drive for it but am finding this really difficult. Does anyone know of any other way of storing and replaying arrangments and data? Cheers

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[quote user="richj1971"] I have recently purchased a Yamaha HS-8 I would love to get hold of an MDR drive for it but am finding this really difficult. Does anyone know of any other way of storing and replaying arrangments and data? [/quote]</P>


G'day Rich,</P>


Firstly you can store 16 registrations, 4 chord sequences &amp; 4rhythm sequences on board the organ.</P>


There were 2 RAM packs available for HS series organs. RP3 has an 8KB capacity and RP5 has a capacity of 32KB, enough for sequencing. Like the MDR you will find these difficult to procure 20 years down the track. Keep an eye on Ebay worldwide, even for an MDR3 or 4 as they were a DC unit and only need a local power supply. Also check over at Electone Zone www.electone.com </P>


As a last resort the HS organs have the facility to store digital data out onto a standard audio cassette. You will find to/from cassette sockets underneath the keyboards and to/from cassette buttons within the multi menu. Any cheapo cassette recorder with audio lines will do, but it's a long, laborious process.</P>


Kam-pai,</P>


Ian</P>

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Hi richj1971</p>

Ian said...
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"As a last resort the HS organs have the facility to store digital data
out onto a standard audio cassette. You will find to/from cassette
sockets underneath the keyboards and to/from cassette buttons within
the multi menu. Any cheapo cassette recorder with audio lines will do,
but it's a long, laborious process".</p>

Although the MDR was certainly very convenient one could (with a little thought) get good quality recordings via tape output quite easily.</p>

The secret to that was not to use a cheap tape recorder with built-in auto-recording vol control. Instead, use a recorder that allows you to set/monitor proper peak recording levels (so that there is no sudden cut-out of sound levels ) and also, utilise good quality tape brands such as higher end TDK or very low noise Sony. But there is also another method I used some years back which may prove easier for you - utilise the pc.</p>

Get a copy of Audacity (free) or similar and record your HS8 output (adjust your recording levels accordingly) straight into the computer program.</p>

and save it as MP3 rather than WAV (only to keep files smaller) or use Org Vorbis ( a favourite with LInux users) if that is your preference.
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Use audio leads preferably with gold plated phono plugs (or similar) as these carry a cleaner/better signal. You may require a 2xphono into a 3.5mm stereo plug cable - depending on your pc or if you use a plug-in sound card. Don't forget to alter "sound recording options" down in Sound Devices Control/Volume and Audio (sound recording) sections in your computer.
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Any unwanted sounds in your recordings can later be cleaned via Audacity or easier still, use a copy of Magix as this very handy audio program can work wonders with your recordings - ie Dolby effect, eliminate all types of hiss and effect wide stereo panning etc - to name just a few.</p>

So as you can see, there are good practical options open to you for recording from your HS8 - or indeed, many other organs.
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Hi Ian and Sruan</P>
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Thanks heaps for the advice. I have found a couple of RP-5's on ebay so have purchased those.</P>


I will investigate using the pc - I hadn't thought of that, but should work nicely. I have a home studio which I run commercially so have recording software.</P>
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Once again</P>
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Thank you !!!!!</P>