How to open sty. files in Cakewalk

[johanjose4615]

Hi, I wanted to ask if anyone knows how to open .sty files in Cakewalk?
I wanted to make some music with the Yamaha styles but is not possible with my keyboard and it would be easier to create in a Daw.

 

[happyrat1]

You'd probably have to google for sty2cwk or whatever converter utility to make it work.

GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND :>

Gary

 

[johanjose4615]

You'd probably have to google for sty2cwk or whatever converter utility to make it work.

GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND :>

Gary

i mean i tried but couldn't get anything

 

[SeaGtGruff]

You might be able to open the files by simply renaming their extensions from ".STY" to ".MID," but if Cakewalk still has trouble with it then there's a free utility from Jørgen Sørensen called "Style Split and Splice" that will split a Yamaha style file into a standard MIDI file and a non-MIDI file that contains the other information in it:

YAMAHA Keyboard - Style Split and Splice

Style Split and Splice - The Unofficial YAMAHA Keyboard Resource Site

www.jososoft.dk

 

[SeaGtGruff]

Of course, simply opening and importing the file will be only part of the problem. Then you'll still need to use the text markers to identify which measures go with which style sections, assign virtual instruments to each of the style's channels, and perhaps most importantly, transpose the style's chords and melody lines to whichever musical keys and chords/chord types that you want to use, which is something the keyboard normally does for you according to which keys and chords you play in the keyboard's accompaniment zone.

 

[johanjose4615]

Of course, simply opening and importing the file will be only part of the problem. Then you'll still need to use the text markers to identify which measures go with which style sections, assign virtual instruments to each of the style's channels, and perhaps most importantly, transpose the style's chords and melody lines to whichever musical keys and chords/chord types that you want to use, which is something the keyboard normally does for you according to which keys and chords you play in the keyboard's accompaniment zone.

wow this is harder than i thought, Do you think that I, a beginner, can do this?

 

[SeaGtGruff]

It's difficult to say, since one person might find it easier to do than another person depending on their musical knowledge and other factors. It definitely isn't as easy as you might have hoped, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth making the effort.

 

[johanjose4615]

Yeah man thank you

 

[SeaGtGruff]

There's another utility called "CASM Editor" at the site I linked to previously:

YAMAHA Keyboard - CASM Editor

CASM Editor - The Unofficial YAMAHA Keyboard Resource Site

www.jososoft.dk

It lets you view and modify the parameters which are stored in the CASM dara chunk of a Yamaha style. Those parameters control things like how the original MIDI notes are read and transposed, which keys and chord types are allowed for the style, and so on, so it might be a useful tool for helping you figure out how to handle the MIDI data in a given style file.

There's also a section that contains links to detailed information about style files, how they're organized, and the types of parameters they contain:

YAMAHA Keyboard - My Articles - Index

Articles for YAMAHA Keyboard including style creation, style and MIDI reference and much more.

www.jososoft.dk

However, I would start by just loading a style file-- after changing its extension to ".MID"-- and play it back to see what it sounds like, then go from there. You'll need to direct the MIDI output to either a soft synth or other virtual instrument, or to an external keyboard that's connected to your computer, to sound the MIDI data.

 

[johanjose4615]

Wow, Theres a whole course here.
Thank You Sir.