Why do PSR/Tyros songs sound better on the PSR than when played on the PC?
If you play a midi in the PSR, the PSR itself generates the sounds. However, when you play a midi on a PC using a PC program, the sounds are generated by the default midi device selected in the Start/Control Panel/Sounds Audio Devices/ Audio Tab. Most PCs have the default midi device set to the PC’s sound card. Unfortunately, the only sounds these cards make are the “General Midi” set, and not the more extensive “XG set” or the PSR Panel Voices (better XG voices with effects built in). When you want the best sound from any midi, and in particular, a midi made on a PSR, you should to use XG or Panel voices. To play a PSR song on your PSR, you can transfer the midi to floppy and load it into the instrument, or you can connect the PSR via a midi cable and, using the Control Panel as indicated above, select the midi driver as your midi output device. If the midi was made on a PSR/Tyros that has different voices than your instrument, any missing voices may default to GM voices (or with Tyro
