http://blog.gennimac.com What's new in PianoSoft Development (This blog is not sponsored by Yamaha) Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:23:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For more than a decade, award-winning composer/performer/arranger/producer Joel Plimmer has been bringing his many abilities to the Yamaha MusicSoft library.  A sensitive and intuitive pianist, he is also a meticulous MIDI programmer.  These two talents make him a valuable PianoSoft artist.  Although you will frequently see him listed as the ... http://blog.gennimac.com/?p=87 Some time ago I told you about some of the new holiday collections.  I thought it might be nice to spotlight some of my favorites (and customers' favorites) from previous years. One of our best selling Christmas collections is Mannheim Steamroller - Christmas, number 00501990.  Shannon Grama, a superb composer/arranger, developed ... http://blog.gennimac.com/?p=70 Hi Everyone! I am happy to introduce you to Jason Nyberg!  You can hear some of his wonderful compositions at:  http://www.nybergmusic.com and learn more about him here: Jason Nyberg has been composing and arranging music for over 20 years. His close association with Yamaha as a concert artist and music programmer has led to ... http://blog.gennimac.com/?p=54 It's not too late to download the latest fantastic Halloween PianoSoft Plus XG Collections!! They are both really great and here is a little more about them: http://www.yamahamusicsoft.com/index.php?action=ProductDetail&product_id=1141657 A Haunted Halloween: This collection was arranged and performed by Joel Plimmer, a great composer, pianist and arranger. Joel has recorded many great PianoSoft ... http://blog.gennimac.com/?p=50 If you did, you're going to love these new collections!  Check out "That'll Be the Day - Turning Back the Dial" by clicking here: http://www.yamahamusicsoft.com/index.php?action=ProductDetail&product_id=1141215 Featuring such songs as: That'll Be the Day Donna I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter and more. Here's a good excuse to don your bell bottoms: You Didn't Have to ... http://blog.gennimac.com/?p=43 In an earlier post I talked about the fact that there are many people involved in PianoSoft development.  Many of the key people work outside of the home office and have their own successful music businesses and careers.  One of the best PianoSoft engineers lives and works in Burbank California.  ... http://blog.gennimac.com/?p=36 Today I verified three new Holiday masters.  For those of you who enjoy the printed versions of PianoSoft (rather than digital delivery) the good news is, these three collections will be available from your PianoSoft/Disklavier dealer or from www.yamahamusicsoft.com as well as through download. The new disks are: 00501282:  A Cunliffe Christmas: This ... http://blog.gennimac.com/?p=32 Whenever we talk about Sue among ourselves (yeah, we talk about everybody...) we always use one word to describe her playing:  elegant.  Her playing has sparkle, intelligence and virtuosity.  The first time I heard her I remember thinking that I had never heard anyone quite like her.  There is an ... http://blog.gennimac.com/?p=11 Hi! TGIF!  Today I was making a replacement master for a customer and got to thinking that many people probably do not know that Yamaha provides this service free of charge.  The first Disklavier pianos and a couple of generations later all played double density disks.  The later models could ... http://blog.gennimac.com/?p=9 Today I was helping Jim make new masters for two new PianoSoft projects:  "In A Movie Mood" and "Sixteen Candles."  These are two super collections that will be available for download from www.yamahamusicsoft.com very soon.  There were so many steps to the process it got me to thinking about what ... http://blog.gennimac.com/?p=8