Xavier PRUYS Great, thanks for the extra details. I think I was able to fix the problem, the transfer for those files should work now.

I also changed it to keep the original extension during transfers. I was setting it to "sty" to increase the compatibility with older keyboards, but I am not sure how effective it is, it's probably doing more harm by breeding same files with different extensions. Let's see first if we stumble upon a keyboard where non-sty extensions are causing problems that needs this measure.

If anyone else stumbles upon any problems with file transfers don't hesitate to report them, the faster we identify the problems the faster we iron them out.

I am also really curious on which keyboards it works, so far I am only aware of successful transfers on Genos and PSR, but I expect it to work on everything going back to Tyros3 at least. So if you have older/more exotic models and it works please let me know too.

Thanks!

      Hi there,

      just wanted to report my results, using a SX600 via USB and YAMAHA Steinberg USB Driver 2.7.1 + Win 11: Works like a charme! The only tricky part was the refresh of the website after allowing for access to control my midi devices.

      First I did not, then it threw an error, but after refresh the instant transfer worked flawlessly. Perhaps this site refresh can be automated after clicking on the grant access button?

      I also like that the style was transferred into my root folder of my USB stick connected to my keyboard. From there I can put it wherever I want.

      Thanks very much for your effort, StylePlayer!

        Xavier PRUYS
        Hello everyone. I am writing to you with the Google translation, sorry if there are any mistakes.
        I am giving you some information about Yamaha style formats. It is very long to read, but I hope it will be useful. To put it simply, the STY format, in principle, works on all Yamaha arrangers (Genos, Tyros, PSR).
        Here are the detailed explanations... enjoy reading!
        Information about Yamaha files:

        Style files - sty, pst, pcs, sst, prs, bcs, fps, scp, aus

        Styles are the main component of music reproduction in arranger keyboards.
        Style files contain MIDI data and some non-MIDI data.
        NB: "aus" styles are audio styles.

        A few years ago, style files always had a sty file extension. Now, a number of file extensions are used: pst (pianist); pieces (piano combo); sst (session); prs(pro); bcs (basic); fps (free play); and scp(dj style).

        In addition to the built-in styles, additional style files can be loaded into most models. But due to some changes in the style file format over the years, styles may need to be converted to be used in smaller/older models.

        Yamaha Expansion Packs (YEP) - yes, ppi, ppf, cpi, cpf

        A Yamaha Expansion Pack is a package that adds more content (voices and styles) to the keyboard.
        The voices and styles are merged into one file, having a yep or ppi extension.

        Some YEPs also contain registrations and/or multipads. This data is not included in the "yep/ppi" file.
        Have a nice day
        Tatayet

            StylePlayer Hi!
            I wanted to point out that in principle, all styles in STY format should work on all Tyros 2 to 5, Genos and PSR. I published styles in STY format, they worked on Tyros 2, on my Tyros 4, no problem. Sometimes an intro or the ending is missing but it works perfectly.
            So I think that STY format is the most standard, the most compatible.

              Hum, sorry, but I think there are a bug in the messaging system. I'm Xavier PRUYS, but I just joined the community 2 days ago and I never posted anything yet 😅. I've a PSR Sx700, and it's not me that post theses messages and reply

              Thanks.

                Congratulations! You have done an absolutely fantastic job. I'm a software developer myself, so I can well imagine how much work you had to do. I'm currently developing a Windows program myself that I can use to control my GENOS remotely. So far I can start styles, voices and multipads via PC on the keyboard. However, in order to automate the registrations, I have to transfer the files to the PC via USB. I would therefore be very interested to know how I can read and write from the PC using a USB connection.
                Best regards
                Andreas

                Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

                  StylePlayer hi my name is Keith I have a genos can you tell me how to conect .styleplayer to my genos. And where do they go when transfers into my genos many thanks hope you can help.

                      Hi Styleplayer,

                      First of all. Thank you for this great website.

                      I own a Tyros 3 for about 2 years now. The driver i use has version 3.1.4.0. My keyboard is properly recognized (Digital Workstation-1 for both midi input and output).
                      When I press the "Instant Transfer" button it becomes "Greyed Out" and nothing else happens.
                      What could be the cause of this?

                      Kind regards from,

                      Andries Hendriks (from the Netherlands)

                        FabiOh I also like that the style was transferred into my root folder of my USB stick connected to my keyboard. From there I can put it wherever I want.

                        Uh oh this is actually an unexpected behavior that was reported before. I am writing files to disk "0" expecting it to be the "user" disk, but on some keyboards looks like it is an USB disk. I need to look into it some more or allow users to select what disk to write into.

                        Thanks for the feedback.

                          Estudiar Apuntes Hi Keith. You need to install an USB driver, go to the style download page and accept the permission dialog that pops up, and then it should work. If this sounds too confusing you can just downlod styles manually as you normally would. I think I need to make a video tutorial about this as I get lots of similar questions.

                            StylePlayer Great, thanks for the extra details. I think I was able to fix the problem, the transfer for those files should work now.

                            Hi!
                            I checked the styles too.
                            Everything works great now!
                            Thank you for the good work and great content! 👍

                              NanFeiJan Sorry, me, it's the same. I replied to a message, but my nickname is Tatayet and not Don Scleepen!
                              I sign my nickname: TATAYET 😉

                                  Tatayet Dion_Schleepen
                                  D
                                  Dion_Schleepen ,Sorry for the wrong spelling of the name.
                                  Sorry for the misspelling of the name.
                                  The names do not match the author of the message, but I think that is now corrected except for the old messages.
                                  TATAYET🙂

                                    StylePlayer
                                    Thank you StylePlayer,
                                    I will asap (probably after this coming weekend) test if this software can help us out.

                                    Have a good weekend ☀🎶

                                      StylePlayer Thanks a lot for your work and efforts to make this fantastic (I mean incredible 🙂) software. Could I ask you something?

                                      I use a MacBook Pro with a PSR SX900 and other keyboards. When I follow the exact steps you describe (also the steps that TaxNL describe) to get a connection via USB, it does not work. However there is a midi connection (also the midi to usb driver) because Garageband is connected to the PSR and this works fine. I can't figure out what I am missing. Do you maybe have any idea?

                                      Regards,
                                      Jaap.

                                          Jaap Hi Jaap, when you say it doesn't work can you describe what do you mean. You cannot select your midi in in/out on the site? Are you using chrome?
                                          The most reliable order of connecting everything is to plug your cable first, turn on the keyboard second, only then open the site in a browser. During the first load you should see a popup asking for the permissions, if you don't see it look for a keyboard looking icon in the url bar. After you allowed the access can additional refresh the site for a good measure. If done in this order it should work.

                                          Thank you.

                                          • Jaap replied to this.

                                              StylePlayer Hello StylePlayer. Thanks for your reply. Yes, that is correct, I can not select my midi in/out on the Styleplayer site. I am using Safari. You wrote: "The most reliable order of connecting everything is to plug your cable first, turn on the keyboard second, only then open the site in a browser." I did this exactly. There is no popup asking for permission. I also tried refreshing the site. There is no keyboard looking icon in the url bar. That might be something for Windows? I use the MacBook Pro a lot, I just tested Garageband again, also Studio One and other software. They all recognize the SX900. When I use Midi Tester however, there is no hardware recognized. It might be tomorrow till I come online again. Thanks again, bye, Jaap.
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