Silent Brass / ST-5 Studio
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The Canadian Brass is very enthusiastic and
excited about the new and improved Yamaha Silent Brass™ Studios!
These new models represent a significant breakthrough on what was already a
truly revolutionary product. The improved ST-9 is now 1/4th the size and weight
of the previous model, providing you with an inexpensive way to practice
anywhere and anytime, without disturbing anyone!
The all-new ST-5 provides a staggering array of tools to give you the edge that
you need, incorporating a built-in tuner and metronome, a myriad of digital
sound effects, an equalizer, and more. It will digitally record up to 16 seconds
of sound, either from your mute, a MC-7 pickup microphone, or a CD player
through the AUX-in. You can then loop this back and play along with whatever
you’ve recorded. If that’s not enough, you can then CHANGE THE SPEED of this
recording without affecting the pitch, allowing you to play excerpts and then
listen to them at half-speed to identify inaccuracies or inconsistencies. In
addition, through the AUX-in, you can CHANGE THE PITCH (in real-time!) of any
incoming music. The ST-5 is now your best tool for learning all those pesky
transpositions, as well as learning those tricky changes in your jazz parts. Use
the ST-5 as your practice studio, then take it on your club gig, hook it up to
your amplifier and take advantage of its 32 effects, including auto-wah! Truly a
revolutionary product that can make a significant impact on your improvement!
YAMAHA INTRODUCES SILENT BRASS PERFORMANCE STUDIO
—Silent Brass Systems for Each Instrument Get Smaller, Lighter, Better—
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (January 17, 2002)—Yamaha introduces the Silent Brass
Performance Studio, which will enhance the artistic possibilities for wind
instrument players, and has redesigned its Silent Brass systems for Trumpet,
Flugelhorn, Trombone, French Horn, Euphonium and Tuba to include everything a
player needs and nothing they don't.
Yamaha's ST5 Studio
The ST5 Silent Brass Performance Studio, the newest member of the Yamaha Silent
Brass family, brings a whole new realm of sound possibilities to wind
instruments. With 32 effects variations and 50 preset programs, it gives
performers a whole new palette of tonal effects to choose from—and facilitates
play in a variety of situations from private practice to amplified performance.
It will ship in January 2002.
"The new ST5 Silent Brass Studio represents a whole new direction for the Silent
Brass line," says Jim Metz, Wind Instrument product specialist, Band &
Orchestral Division, Yamaha Corporation of America. 'It's perfect for
professional musicians, college students and weekend warriors who want a
complete effects rack that won't strain their backs—or their bank accounts."
An AUX IN jack can accept signal from a CD or MD player to provide accompaniment
to the player. As a useful practice aid, an AUX Key function on the ST5
transposes the sound received from the AUX IN jack to a different key. The ST5's
Phrase Trainer function allows the repeated playback of a passage up to 16
seconds long, either from an external source or the player's own instrument, and
it can slow down the playback speed without affecting pitch. The unit also
includes an auto-tuner, a built-in metronome, a backlit display for easy use in
low light, and a large value dial to allow quick settings.
Yamaha has also redesigned the Silent Brass systems for each instrument. The new
module for each of the systems—which includes the SB79 (Trumpet), SB69 (Flugelhorn),
SB59 (Trombone), SB39 (French Horn), SB29 (Euphonium) and SB19 (Tuba)—is smaller
than a cassette tape and just as light. It features a simplified volume knob and
echo switch, which, in conjunction with the eliminated extras, aids in greatly
reducing the cost.
The Silent Brass systems have an input jack that will accept signal from either
a Yamaha Silent Brass mute, for private practice, or from a Yamaha MC-7
microphone for amplified performance. An AUX IN jack allows the player to use
accompaniment from an external source, and an OUTPUT/PHONES jack enables the use
of earbuds or headphones. Each unit can be connected to an external amplifier or
sound system for live reproduction, or to a tape deck or other device for
recording. The echo function activates a reverb circuit and applies that effect
to the incoming signal.
"The new Silent Brass systems have all the features of the originals, but at a
much more affordable price," Metz says. "This will put the new Silent Brass
systems within the financial reach of even more people, from beginning students
all the way to seasoned pros."
The new models will ship in January 2002.
For more information, write Yamaha Corporation of America, Band & Orchestral
Division, 3445 East Paris Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49518; call (616) 940-4900;
send e-mail to infostation@yamaha.com; or visit www.yamaha.com/band.
1993
Silent instrument series marketed In 1993, Silent Series Piano was launched.
With Yamaha's Silent Series Pianos, the pianist can "turn off the sound" while
listening to himself/herself play through stereo headphones to real time digital
reproduction. The Silent Series is designed not only to overcome the limitations
of living in confined urban environments, but to maintain the player's privacy
within his/her family.
In 1995, Silent Brass system was marketed. Silent Brass system allows players to
enjoy a rich, full sound via headphone, while muting the instrument's external
sound.
In 1996,DTX silent session drum was marketed.
In 1997, Silent Violin was marketed.
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