Problem loading style files

[John mboyano]

Hello am john mboyano,, I have problem in loading style files in my Yamaha psr e453 using USB flash,everytime I try to load,,the keyboard says no files,

 

[SeaGtGruff]

The first thing I would check is that the filenames don't contain an icon ID and that they use the ".STY" file extension.

A lot of Yamaha style files and voice files contain a special 4-character icon ID that's preceded by a period, and on higher-end models the icon ID tells the keyboard what image or icon it should display for the style or voice. But some Yamaha models don't display icons for styles and voices, and if they see a period in the filename they will assume that everything after the period is the file extension. If a style file has one of these icon IDs in its filename, rename the file and remove both the extra period and the 4-character icon ID from the filename.

If the style files you're trying to use don't have icon IDs in them, then make sure they use the ".STY" file extension. Yamaha uses a number of different file extensions for their style files, but the different file extensions are merely to help categorize the styles by indicating which types of style they are. However, PSR-E models won't recognize that a style file is indeed a style file unless it has the ".STY" file extension; a style file with any of the other file extensions will be ignored and the keyboard won't even display their names when you're trying to load styles. If that's the case, all you need to do is rename the style files to give them the ".STY" file extension.

Example 1: You put a style file named "Pop Ballad.S733.STY" on your USB flash drive but the PSR-E453 won't display it so you can load it. ".S733" is an icon ID, but the PSR-E453 can't use icon IDs so it thinks the file extension is ".S733.STY" which it doesn't understand. Renaming the file to just "Pop Ballad.STY" will let the PSR-E453 recognize that the file is a style file. Make sure you don't leave the extra period in the filename, because if the PSR-E453 sees "Pop Ballad..STY" (with two periods) it won't recognize the file extension correctly.

Example 2: You put a style file named "Pop Ballad.PRS" on your USB flash drive but the PSR-E453 won't display it. Although ".PRS" is a valid Yamaha file extension which is recognized by some models, the PSR-E453 doesn't recognize it, so it doesn't understand that the file is a style file. Renaming the file to "Pop Ballad.STY" will let the PSR-E453 recognize that the style is a style file.

There might be other issues with the style files that will need to be resolved before they'll play correctly on the PSR-E453, but if they won't display at all then the most likely reasons are the presence of an icon ID or an unrecognized file extension, so those are the two things I'd check first if I were you.

Let me know if this resolves the issue for you.

 

[Emsol]

hello, My name is Emmanuel, I have loaded styles onto my keyboard (Yamaha PSR-463) But when i play them no sound comes out the notes play but the style beats don't. I am really frustrated

 

[SeaGtGruff]

See the following thread, which sounds like what might be happening in your case, too:

Yamaha psr E463

Style file is are transfer(loading) properlly in yamaha prs E463 but their is ni sound.also check style volume it's 100 but no changr please help me

www.keyboardforums.com

 

[Tariq Niazi]

The first thing I would check is that the filenames don't contain an icon ID and that they use the ".STY" file extension.

A lot of Yamaha style files and voice files contain a special 4-character icon ID that's preceded by a period, and on higher-end models the icon ID tells the keyboard what image or icon it should display for the style or voice. But some Yamaha models don't display icons for styles and voices, and if they see a period in the filename they will assume that everything after the period is the file extension. If a style file has one of these icon IDs in its filename, rename the file and remove both the extra period and the 4-character icon ID from the filename.

If the style files you're trying to use don't have icon IDs in them, then make sure they use the ".STY" file extension. Yamaha uses a number of different file extensions for their style files, but the different file extensions are merely to help categorize the styles by indicating which types of style they are. However, PSR-E models won't recognize that a style file is indeed a style file unless it has the ".STY" file extension; a style file with any of the other file extensions will be ignored and the keyboard won't even display their names when you're trying to load styles. If that's the case, all you need to do is rename the style files to give them the ".STY" file extension.

Example 1: You put a style file named "Pop Ballad.S733.STY" on your USB flash drive but the PSR-E453 won't display it so you can load it. ".S733" is an icon ID, but the PSR-E453 can't use icon IDs so it thinks the file extension is ".S733.STY" which it doesn't understand. Renaming the file to just "Pop Ballad.STY" will let the PSR-E453 recognize that the file is a style file. Make sure you don't leave the extra period in the filename, because if the PSR-E453 sees "Pop Ballad..STY" (with two periods) it won't recognize the file extension correctly.

Example 2: You put a style file named "Pop Ballad.PRS" on your USB flash drive but the PSR-E453 won't display it. Although ".PRS" is a valid Yamaha file extension which is recognized by some models, the PSR-E453 doesn't recognize it, so it doesn't understand that the file is a style file. Renaming the file to "Pop Ballad.STY" will let the PSR-E453 recognize that the style is a style file.

There might be other issues with the style files that will need to be resolved before they'll play correctly on the PSR-E453, but if they won't display at all then the most likely reasons are the presence of an icon ID or an unrecognized file extension, so those are the two things I'd check first if I were you.

Let me know if this resolves the issue for you.

Hello Sir, My Name is Tariq Niazi, I have installed some Tones having .STY file extensions like "APNI AANKHON MAIN.T110.STY" or MERI KAHANI.STY and they are not visible.... can you please guide me step by step how to locate these tones in my SX 700 and oblige.... Thanks a Million and advance...... Tariq....

 

[SeaGtGruff]

The first filename you quoted contains ".T110" in front of the ".STY" extension, which is probably why it isn't showing up. You will need to rename the file from

APNI AANKHON MAIN.T110.STY

to

APNI AANKHON MAIN.STY

and see if it will show up with the new name. This is because if a filename contains more than one period, then the keyboard will use everything after the first period as the file extension. For example,

MYSTYLE.T123.STY

will be seen as having a file extension of ".T123.STY" and therefore will not show up. Likewise,

MYSTYLE..STY

would not show up, either, because it has two periods, which will confuse the keyboard. Use one and only one period in the filename, such as

MYSTYLE.STY

 

[SeaGtGruff]

Wait, you have a Yamaha PSR-SX700? I was thinking it was a lower PSR-E model. My earlier advice about the file extensions was specifically directed toward PSR-E owners. I don't think the PSR-S and PSR-SX models have that problem, although I can't say for sure since I have no familiarity with them.

 

[Tariq Niazi]

The first filename you quoted contains ".T110" in front of the ".STY" extension, which is probably why it isn't showing up. You will need to rename the file from

APNI AANKHON MAIN.T110.STY

to

APNI AANKHON MAIN.STY

and see if it will show up with the new name. This is because if a filename contains more than one period, then the keyboard will use everything after the first period as the file extension. For example,

MYSTYLE.T123.STY

will be seen as having a file extension of ".T123.STY" and therefore will not show up. Likewise,

MYSTYLE..STY

would not show up, either, because it has two periods, which will confuse the keyboard. Use one and only one period in the filename, such as

MYSTYLE.STY

Sir, Thanks a Million. Let me try it out and revert to you. May God Bless you for your kind assistance....

 

[mickylicky]

I have Yahama PSR e 463. The style is not loading. It says no file .