Yamaha Portatone, PSR-270 manual Style F37Harmony, Turn on the Harmony effect

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EFFECTS

HARMONY

The Harmony section features a variety of performance effects that enhance the melodies you play when using the accompaniment styles of the PortaTone. A total of twenty-six Harmony types are available.

Tremolo, Trill and Echo effects can be used even if accompaniment is off. There are five different Harmony Types that automatically create harmony parts (for notes played in the upper section of the keyboard) to match the accompaniment chords.

1 Turn on the Harmony effect.

Press the HARMONY button.

REVERB	DUAL	ACMP ON
HARMONY		MEASURE 001 116TEMPO

Indicates that Harmony is on

2 Set the Harmony Type and desired Harmony Volume in the Function mode.

Do this in the normal way:

1)Press the FUNCTION button.

2)Select the desired Function parameter number (#37, #38, #39)

with the numeric keypad. (For a list of the Harmony Types, see page 46.)

STYLE F37Harmony	STYLE F38HarmType
FUNCTION	FUNCTION

STYLE F39HarmVol

FUNCTION

3)After “FUNCTION” stops flashing, change the value (with the numeric keypad). For on/off settings, use the +/- buttons.

Restoring the Default Value

If you’ve changed the parameter setting, you can instantly restore the default setting by pressing both +/- buttons simultaneously.

The Harmony effect can also be turned on and off with a connected footswitch (page 91), or from Function parameter #37 (page 44).

•For the first five Harmony Types (Duet, Trio, Block, Country, and Octave), chords must be played in the Accompaniment section of the keyboard.

•The speed of the Trill, Tremolo, and Echo effects depends on the Tempo setting (page 76).

If the Harmony Volume is set to a value near or at “000,” the Harmony effect may not be heard.

These settings are not saved when you turn off the power. If you wish to save them, save them to a User bank in the One Touch Setting feature (page 72).

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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 When the Batteries Run Down Setting UPUsing an AC Power Adaptor Using BatteriesUsing 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 Songs Style 1OTS UserSTYLE2UserBank Style F41UserBankSTYLE1M.Octave Function ParametersFunction Parameters List Function ParametersMidi GM System Level MidiNotation D Keyboard Mode indicatorsOverall functions bar indicator Panel Display IndicationsMeasure and Tempo Beat indicatorsAccompaniment On indicator Song track indicatorsPress the Portable Grand button Using the MetronomePortable Grand Playing the Portable GrandChange 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 Function Parameters Main Voice Select the Function modeDrum Kit Voice Chart voices 101 Select the desired Function parameter numberFunction Parameters Change the parameter setting or valueExit the Function mode Set other parameters as neededSelect the Transpose function in the Overall menu Transpose and TuningVoice 00Transpos TransposeSelect the Tuning function in the Overall menu TuningPlaying TWO Voices Dual Voice Turn on the Dual Voice modeFunction Parameters Dual Voice Style 050StringsSelect the Split On/Off parameter number Call up the Function modeMake other settings for the Split voice if desired Playing TWO Voices Split VoiceFunction 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 DSP Types Effect TypesReverb Types Chorus TypesTrill effect Types 6 12 create two-note trills alternating Harmony TypesSelect the desired style number Auto Accompaniment Style ModeSelect the Style mode Selecting a Style and Playing the AccompanimentStart the accompaniment Using Sync-StartPressing the START/STOP button To use Sync-Start with an Intro section Using Sync-Start with an Intro sectionStarting with an Intro section To start with an Intro sectionAbout Auto Accompaniment About the Beat Display Using an Ending sectionStop the accompaniment Pressing the SYNC-START buttonSelect a style and play the accompaniment Using the Auto Accompaniment FeaturesAccompaniment Controls Turn on the auto 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 ScaleSpecify the root of the chord DictChord Guide DictionaryPlay the chord Specify the type of the chord major, minor, seventh, etcSet the desired key SmartSelect a style Select the Smart Chord GuideSmart 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 Call up the EZ Chord Clear function Enable the EZ Chord Record modeContinue recording, or exit the Record mode Select the desired point from which chords will be clearedONE Touch Setting User ONE Touch Setting OTSStyle 1OTS User Recalling a User One Touch Setting Exit from the Record modeCall up the Style mode Press the appropriate ONE Touch Setting User buttonPlay the accompaniment ONE Touch Setting PresetPress the appropriate ONE Touch Setting Preset button Selecting a Preset One Touch SettingSelecting and Playing a Song Selecting and Playing Songs the Song ModeSelect the Song mode Song 003Rockin’Start 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 settingsSelect a User song for recording Select the Realtime Record modeUsing the Metronome Style 004RealTimeStop 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 ChartAt the Sure? prompt, clear the selected song Style F61USng1ClrClearing a Song Start the Song Clear operationStyle 01Sustain FootswitchSelect the Footswitch Assign parameter Select the desired footswitch functionFunction 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 On the PortaTone, select the Bulk Dump Send function Using Bulk Dump Send to Save DataStyle F86BulkSend Style YESBulkSnd?Exit from the Bulk Dump Send operation At the Sure? prompt, start sending the dataLoading Bulk Data Make sure that the PortaTone is set to the Style modeRcvSng Start sending the data from the connected Midi deviceSending Initial Setup Data Using Initial Setup Send with a SequencerFirst, set up the sequencer for recording On the PortaTone, select the Initial Setup Send functionStop 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