Yamaha PSR-140 manual Main Features, Yamaha Education Suite

MAIN FEATURES

The PSR-140 is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use keyboard with the following fea-

tures and functions:

Yamaha Education Suite

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The PortaTone features the new Yamaha Education Suite — a set of learning tools that utilize the latest technology to make studying and practicing music more fun and fulfilling than ever before!

The Yamaha Education Suite includes:

Powerful Melody Guide functions in the Song mode — Waiting and Minus One — that let you easily learn the 100 songs and even show you what notes to play!

•Waiting pauses song playback (like a patient teacher!), so you can practice at your own pace.

•Minus One mutes only the melody part, letting you play the part yourself. The expert backing parts encourage you to play your best and make it easy to “feel” the song!

Chord Guide functions in the Style mode — Smart and Dictionary — that make it exceptionally easy to learn chords and chord relationships.

•Smart lets you easily play harmonically “correct” chord progressions for whatever key you specify. It’s great for learning — and performing!

•Dictionary is a built-in “chord encyclopedia” that teaches you how to play specific chords. You type in the chord name, and the PortaTone shows you which notes to play!

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The PortaTone also has a Portable Grand function for realistic piano performance. Pressing the PORTABLE GRAND button instantly calls up the stunningly authentic “Stereo Sampled Piano” voice and configures the entire PortaTone for optimum piano play. Special Piano styles — with piano-only accompaniment — are also provided.

Other powerful features include:

•Exceptionally realistic and dynamic sounds with 100 voices, utilizing digital recordings of actual instruments.

•100 dynamic auto accompaniment Styles, each with different Intro, Main A and B, and Ending sections. All styles (except for the Piano styles) also have their own four Fill-in patterns.

•Large custom LCD gives you easy, at-a-glance confirma- tion of all important settings, as well as chord and note indications.

•100 songs, for your listening enjoyment — or for use with the sophisticated learning tools of the Yamaha Education Suite.

•Convenient control over accompaniment Styles — including Tempo and independent Accompaniment Volume.

•One Touch Setting (OTS), for automatically calling up an appropriate voice for playing with the selected Style.

•MIDI terminals for interfacing with other MIDI devices.

•Built-in, high-quality stereo amplifier/speaker system.

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