old synth newbie

[Michael-22]

I am an 82 year-old with about 55 years experience playing bass. I have done shows, casuals, supper clubs, etc. More recently I spent 24 years playing double bass in a symphony.

A stroke in 2010 caused my left hand almost useless. A couple of years ago I bought a Yamaha MX49 so that I could play bass lines on a keyboard. I set the octave button down twice and this allows me to use the right side of the keyboard with my right hand. The only reason why I opted for this synth is that it comes with 5 useable (for me) bass voices.

There is a world of features that I disregard because I don't have synth experience or knowledge. Is there a source of material for the Yamaha MX49 for newbies? The existing material is geared to people with prior synth knowledge. Thanks for any help.

 

[SeaGtGruff]

Welcome, Michael!

Yamaha has a number of FAQs and short videos about various questions related to the MX49 and MX61:
http://faq.yamaha.com/us/en/category#/?current_cat_id=10624&current_page_id=1&sort=&type=

The Yamaha Synth site also has some resources:
https://yamahasynth.com/index.php?o...ayout=category&task=category&id=26&Itemid=861
https://yamahasynth.com/index.php?o...rted-with-the-yamaha-mx49-and-mx61&Itemid=102
https://yamahasynth.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=34:mx&Itemid=102

And there are a number of videos on YouTube, but it looks like most of them are either demos or reviews:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mx49+yamaha&nohtml5=False

 

[Rayblewit]

Hi Michael,
Your story breaks my heart. Such a cruel blow to a dedicated musician. Sone people here at this forum are well equipped to give you the best advice. Glad you made it here. I am not one of those people but I just want to welcome you here and wish you the best.

 

[Becky]

Welcome to the forum, great to have you here!

 

[Michael-22]

Welcome, Michael!

Yamaha has a number of FAQs and short videos about various questions related to the MX49 and MX61:
http://faq.yamaha.com/us/en/category#/?current_cat_id=10624&current_page_id=1&sort=&type=

The Yamaha Synth site also has some resources:
https://yamahasynth.com/index.php?o...ayout=category&task=category&id=26&Itemid=861
https://yamahasynth.com/index.php?o...rted-with-the-yamaha-mx49-and-mx61&Itemid=102
https://yamahasynth.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=34:mx&Itemid=102

And there are a number of videos on YouTube, but it looks like most of them are either demos or reviews:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mx49 yamaha&nohtml5=False

Thank you very much. I was not aware of a couple of your suggestions. I'll check them out.

 

[Michael-22]

Hi Michael,
Your story breaks my heart. Such a cruel blow to a dedicated musician. Sone people here at this forum are well equipped to give you the best advice. Glad you made it here. I am not one of those people but I just want to welcome you here and wish you the best.

Thanks for your comments. I'm still plugging away playing tunes from the American songbook...mostly jazz standards. I sure miss my upright.

 

[Michael-22]

Welcome to the forum, great to have you here!

Thank you Becky.

 

[musicstand]

Welcome Michael-22 to the forum.