Yamaha PSR-140 Multi Pads

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These convenient pads let you instantly trigger various musical and rhythmic phrases as you play the

PortaTone. There are a total of 40 different sounds or phrases (20 banks, with two pad sounds for

each bank). The phrases play back at the same speed as the Tempo setting, and they also change

harmonically along with the accompaniment chords (both in the Style and Song modes).

Select the Pad function in the Overall

menu.

Press the OVERALL t button, repeatedly if necessary, until

MULTI PAD is selected in the display.

Select the desired bank.

Use the OVERALL +/- buttons to increase or

decrease the bank number. Holding down

either button continuously increases or de-

creases the value. For a complete list of the

available banks and their contents, see page 45.

Play the Multi Pads.

Press one of the Pads. The phrase plays uninterrupted until it

is finished. Pressing it repeatedly (before the phrase com-

pletely plays back) creates a “stutter” effect.

In the Song and Style modes, melodic-type sounds correctly

follow the chord changes. All sounds play back in perfect

time with the current Tempo setting. When OTS is on,

appropriate Multi Pad banks for the selected style are auto-

matically called up.

TEMPO

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Current Pad bank number

Multi Pads

Selecting and Playing Styles — The Style Mode

Increases Pad

bank number

Decreases Pad

bank number

Contents

Main SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: NOTICE: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Battery Notice: SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/ PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference. CAUTION WARNING Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha PSR-140 PortaTone! Contents PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS 6 SETTING UP 9 GETTING STARTED PLAYING THE DEMO SONGS 11 PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS 12 PORTABLE GRAND 13 Main Features Other powerful features include: Panel Controls and Terminals Front Panel A B C D E F Rear Panel ST Setting Up Power Requirements Using an AC Power Adaptor Using Batteries Turning On the Power Music Stand Accessory Jacks Getting Started Playing the Demo Songs First, turn on the power. Set the Volume. Press the DEMO button. StarWars Panel Display Indications E F G B Portable Grand Turn on the Metronome. Tempo Change the value. Setting the Metronome Time Signature MtrVol Selecting and Playing Voices The Voice Mode Selecting and Playing a Voice Select the Voice mode. GrandPno Select the desired voice number. Trombone Play the selected voice. Transpose and Tuning Transpose Select the Transpose function in the Overall menu. Transpos Select the Tuning function in the Overall menu. Tuning Tuning Selecting and Playing Songs The Song Mode Selecting and Playing a Song Select the Song mode. Select the desired song number. Start the selected song. Changing the Tempo Select the Tempo function in the Overall menu. Tempo Page Adjusting the Song Volume Select the Song Volume function in the Overall menu. SongVol Selecting and Playing Songs The Song Mode Song Controls When the Song mode is active, the panel buttons below the display function as song controls. A/B Repeat While playing back a song, set point A (the start point of the section). Repeat Pause or stop playback as needed. Turn off the A/B Repeat func- tion. Set point B (the end point of the section). Repeat A-b Melody Guide Select a song. Set the Melody Guide function. Waiting MinusOne Voice Change SG Select a song. Change the Voice Change setting. Clarinet Selecting and Playing Styles The Style Mode Selecting and Playing a Style Select the Style mode. Select the desired style number. 8BtPop Start the selected style. You can do this in one of the following ways: About the Beat Display IntroA IntroA Style Controls Using the Auto Accompaniment Features Turn on the auto accompaniment. Select and play a style. Change chords using the auto accompaniment feature. Changing the Tempo Style Sections (Main A, Main B) and Fill-ins Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume Using Auto Accompaniment Multi Fingering Single Finger Chords Fingered Chords What is a Chord? The Intervals of the Scale Other Chords Writing Chord Names C C m C aug C One Touch Setting (OTS) Select a style. Turn on the One Touch Setting function. Play the style. OTS On Chord Guide Smart Select a style. Select the Smart Chord Guide. Set the desired key. Play the style, and play single note chords (root notes) in the ACMP section. Selecting and Playing Styles The Style Mode F D G D BbC F F Dm Gm Dm BbC F b=1 Dictionary With the Style mode active, select the Dictionary Chord Guide. Specify the root of the chord. Specify the type of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc.). Play the chord. Multi Pads Select the Pad function in the Overall menu. Select the desired bank. Play the Multi Pads. Pianist1 MIDI About MIDI How Can MIDI be Used? Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution VOICE LIST VOICE LIST MULTI PAD LIST midi implementation chart Page SPECIFICATIONS Index Misc. A B C Limited Warranty 90 DAYS LABOR 1 YEAR PARTS KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS. DO NOT MAIL! PSR SERIES OF PORTATONE ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITIES NORTH AMERICA CANADA U.S.A. CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA MEXICO