Yamaha Portatone, PSR-270 manual Step, Auto Accompaniment

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Step 2	Auto Accompaniment

Selecting a complete music style with ideal voice and other settings — One Touch Setting

The PortaTone features 100 different styles in various music genres. With the One Touch Setting function, you can call up voice and other settings that best match the selected style. Each style has been programmed with two Preset One Touch Settings.

zEnter the Style mode.

STYLE 0018BtPop1

MEASURE 001 116TEMPO

x Select a style.

For a list of styles, see below.

STYLE 0028BtPop2

Style List

cPress one of the One Touch Setting buttons: Preset A or B.

USERPRESET

vPlay the keyboard.

Want to find out more? See page 74.

No. Style Name

8BEAT

18Beat Pop 1

28Beat Pop 2

38Beat Uptempo

48Beat Standard

5Folkrock

6Pop Rock

78Beat Medium

88Beat Ballad

9Epic Ballad

10Piano Ballad

16BEAT

1116Beat Shuffle 1

1216Beat Shuffle 2

1316Beat Pop

14Funk 1

1516Beat Ballad 1

1616Beat Ballad 2

17Soul Ballad

6/8 BALLAD

18Slow Rock 1

19Slow Rock 2

206/8 Ballad

No. Style Name

DANCE

21Dance Pop 1

22Dance Pop 2

23Techno

24Eurobeat

25Euro House

26Hip Hop

27Synth Boogie

DISCO

2870s Disco

29Disco Tropical

30Polka Pop

ROCK

318Beat Rock Ballad

3216Beat Rock Ballad

33Hard Rock

34Rock Shuffle

356/8 Heavy Rock

36US Rock

ROCK & ROLL

37Rock & Roll 1

38Rock & Roll 2

39Boogie

40Twist

No. Style Name

RHYTHM & BLUES

41R&B

42Funk 2

43Soul

44Gospel Shuffle

456/8 Gospel

464/4 Blues

CONTEMPORARY JAZZ

47Cool Jazz

48Jazz Ballad

49Jazz Waltz

50Fusion

TRADITIONAL JAZZ

51Swing

52Big Band Swing

53Big Band Ballad

54Jazz Quartet

55Dixieland

AMERICAS

56Cajun

57Banda

58Mariachi

59Tejano

60Cumbia

No. Style Name

COUNTRY & WESTERN

61Bluegrass

62Country 2/4

63Country Rock

64Country Ballad

65Country Shuffle

66Country Waltz

BALLROOM LATIN

67Cha Cha

68Rhumba

69Pasodoble

70Tango Continental

BALLROOM STANDARD

71Foxtrot

72Jive

MARCH & WALTZ

73March 1

74March 2

756/8 March

76Polka

77Standard Waltz

78German Waltz

79Viennese Waltz

80Musette Waltz

No. Style Name

LATIN

81Bossa Nova 1

82Bossa Nova 2

83Salsa

84Samba

85Mambo

86Beguine

87Merengue

88Bolero Lento

CARIBBEAN

89Reggae 12

90Pop Reggae

PIANIST

91Rock-A-Ballad

928Beat

93Swing

94Jazz Ballad

952Beat

96Boogie

97Ragtime

98Arpeggio

99Waltz

100Happy

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Contents Page Special Message Section Precautions Other powerful features include Main FeaturesYamaha Education Suite Contents Front Panel Panel Controls and TerminalsRear Panel Using an AC Power Adaptor Setting UPUsing Batteries When the Batteries Run DownUsing a Footswitch Using HeadphonesConnecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Voice 002BritePno Quick Guide How to Use Your New PSR-270 PortaTonePlaying along with the Metronome VoicesStyle 0028BtPop2 Auto AccompanimentAuto Accompaniment StepChord Guide Playing chord progressions songs with just one finger Chord GuideSong 002PF-Grand Song ALLTakeOffSong 100SongVol STYLE2UserBank Style 1OTS UserStyle F41UserBank SongsSTYLE1M.Octave Function ParametersFunction Parameters List Function ParametersMidi GM System Level MidiOverall functions bar indicator Mode indicatorsPanel Display Indications Notation D KeyboardAccompaniment On indicator Beat indicatorsSong track indicators Measure and TempoPortable Grand Using the MetronomePlaying the Portable Grand Press the Portable Grand buttonChange the value Setting the Metronome Time SignatureTurn on the Metronome Select the Metronome Volume function in the Overall menu Adjusting the Metronome VolumeSelect the Voice mode Playing Voices the Voice ModePlaying a Voice Main Voice Voice 042Aco.Bass Using the numeric keypadSelect the desired voice number Using the Voice button Using the +/- keysPlay the selected voice Drum Kit Voice Chart voices 101 Select the Function modeSelect the desired Function parameter number Function Parameters Main VoiceExit the Function mode Change the parameter setting or valueSet other parameters as needed Function ParametersVoice 00Transpos Transpose and TuningTranspose Select the Transpose function in the Overall menuSelect the Tuning function in the Overall menu TuningPlaying TWO Voices Dual Voice Turn on the Dual Voice modeFunction Parameters Dual Voice Style 050StringsMake other settings for the Split voice if desired Call up the Function modePlaying TWO Voices Split Voice Select the Split On/Off parameter numberFunction Parameters Split Voice Style onVoiceSet Style F72VoiceSet Style F73TouchSnsAdditional Voice Functions Voice SET and Touch Sensitivity Function Parameters Voice Set and Touch Sensitivity Style F32RevType EffectsReverb Chorus Style F34ChoTypeSet the Chorus Send Level for the desired voices DSP Style F36DspTypeSet the DSP Send Level for the desired voices Harmony Style F37HarmonyTurn on the Harmony effect Function Parameters Effects Reverb Types Effect TypesChorus Types DSP TypesTrill effect Types 6 12 create two-note trills alternating Harmony TypesSelect the Style mode Auto Accompaniment Style ModeSelecting a Style and Playing the Accompaniment Select the desired style numberStart the accompaniment Using Sync-StartPressing the START/STOP button Starting with an Intro section Using Sync-Start with an Intro sectionTo start with an Intro section To use Sync-Start with an Intro sectionAbout Auto Accompaniment Stop the accompaniment Using an Ending sectionPressing the SYNC-START button About the Beat DisplayAccompaniment Controls Using the Auto Accompaniment FeaturesTurn on the auto accompaniment Select a style and play the accompanimentChanging the Tempo Change chords using the auto ac- companiment featureAccompaniment Sections Main A, Main B and FILL-INS Select the Accompaniment Volume function in the Overall menu Adjusting the Accompaniment VolumeSingle Finger Chords Using Auto Accompaniment Multi FingeringFingered Chords Chord Name/Abbreviation Normal Voicing Select the Accompaniment Split Point parameter Setting the Accompaniment Split PointFunction Parameter Accompaniment Split Point Style 054AcmpSPntWhat is a CHORD? Other Chords Intervals of the ScaleChord Guide DictDictionary Specify the root of the chordPlay the chord Specify the type of the chord major, minor, seventh, etcSelect a style SmartSelect the Smart Chord Guide Set the desired keySmart Chord List Select the EZ Chord function EZ ChordEZ Chord Playback Play the chords Select the desired EZ Chord bankBank Chain Start recording Enable recordingEZ Chord Recording Recording a Space Stop recording and exit from the record modePlaying the Accompaniment During EZ Chord Recording Some advantages to using spaces Hint Using SpacesTo record a space Continue recording, or exit the Record mode Enable the EZ Chord Record modeSelect the desired point from which chords will be cleared Call up the EZ Chord Clear functionONE Touch Setting User ONE Touch Setting OTSStyle 1OTS User Call up the Style mode Exit from the Record modePress the appropriate ONE Touch Setting User button Recalling a User One Touch SettingPress the appropriate ONE Touch Setting Preset button ONE Touch Setting PresetSelecting a Preset One Touch Setting Play the accompanimentSelect the Song mode Selecting and Playing Songs the Song ModeSong 003Rockin’ Selecting and Playing a SongStart the selected song Select the desired song numberSelect the Tempo function in the Overall menu About the Beat Display Song 003Rockin’Select the Song Volume function in the Overall menu Adjusting the Song VolumeSong 100SongVol 1OTS User Song RecordingRecording a User Song Realtime Recording Make all desired PortaTone settingsUsing the Metronome Select the Realtime Record modeStyle 004RealTime Select a User song for recordingStop recording When recording the Chord trackRecording to the Chord Track Record to other tracks as desired Listen to your new recordingAdditional Operations Recording a User Song Step Recording Select the Step Record modeRecording Notes Song 004C3 Recording Triplets and Dotted Notes Recording Chords and Sections to the Chord TrackRecording Rests Replacing a Note or Rest Entering Velocity Curves Velocity Curve ChartClearing a Song Style F61USng1ClrStart the Song Clear operation At the Sure? prompt, clear the selected songSelect the Footswitch Assign parameter FootswitchSelect the desired footswitch function Style 01SustainFunction Name Display Name Description Footswitch Assign FunctionsMidi Functions What is MIDI?Example of Keyboard Information System Messages Channel MessagesMidi Terminals Use only special Midi cables when connecting Midi devices Connecting to a Personal ComputerFunction Parameters Midi Style F81RemoteChSelect the desired Function parameter Parameter Name Display Name Range/Settings External Clock ExtClock On/off Style F86BulkSend Using Bulk Dump Send to Save DataStyle YESBulkSnd? On the PortaTone, select the Bulk Dump Send functionExit from the Bulk Dump Send operation At the Sure? prompt, start sending the dataRcvSng Make sure that the PortaTone is set to the Style modeStart sending the data from the connected Midi device Loading Bulk DataFirst, set up the sequencer for recording Using Initial Setup Send with a SequencerOn the PortaTone, select the Initial Setup Send function Sending Initial Setup DataStop recording on the sequencer Exit from the Initial Setup Send operationProblem Possible Cause and Solution TroubleshootingData Initialization Data Backup & InitializationSpecifications EZ Chord Bank Maximum Polyphony Voice List109 Ethnic GM Voice ListStyle List Drum KIT List 113 Midi Implementation Chart 115 Reverb Effect mapIndex Limited Warranty North America G., EMI Division 1999 Yamaha Corporation