Yamaha psr-172, PSR-170 4

Selecting and Playing Styles

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4Stop the style.

You can do this in one of three ways:

■ Pressing the [START/STOP] button

The rhythm/accompaniment stops playing immediately.

■ Using an Ending section

Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button. The style stops after the Ending

section is ﬁnished.

■ Pressing the [SYNC START] button

This stops the style and automatically enables Sync Start, letting you re-start

the style by simply playing a chord or key in the ACMP section of the key-

board (or any key when accompaniment is off).

Changing the Tempo

The Tempo of song (and style) playback can be adjusted over a range of 40 - 240

bpm (beats per minute). For instructions on changing the Tempo, see page 31.

Style Sections (Main A, Main B) and Fill-ins

While the style is playing you can create dynamic variation in the rhythm and

accompaniment by pressing the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button. This switches

between the Main A and Main B sections, automatically playing a ﬁll-in pattern to

smoothly lead into the next section. For example, if the Main A section is cur-

rently playing, pressing this button automatically plays a ﬁll-in pattern, followed

by the Main B section.

You can also select either the Main A or B section to start by pressing the [MAIN/

AUTO FILL] button before starting the style.

• To have the Ending section grad-

ually slow down (ritardando) as it

is playing, press the [INTRO/

ENDING/rit.] button twice quickly.

• Each style has been given a

default or standard tempo. When

style playback is stopped and a

different style is selected, the

tempo returns to the default set-

ting of the new style. When

switching styles during playback,

the last tempo setting is main-

tained. (This allows you to keep

the same tempo, even when

changing styles.)

• You can also use the convenient

Tap Tempo function to change

the tempo by “tapping” a new one

in real time. (See page 44.)

• Fill-in patterns are not available

when one of the Pianist styles

(#081 - #100) are selected.

Contents

Main PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: NOTICE: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Battery Notice: PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference. WARNING CAUTION Main Features Yamaha Education Suite Lesson ............................. page 34 Grade & Talking ............................. pages 39, 40 Dictionary ............................. page 41 Contents Panel Controls and Terminals q w e r t Panel Controls and Terminals !5 !6 !7 !8 Setting Up Power Requirements Using an AC Power Adaptor Using Batteries Turning On the Power Accessory Jacks Using Headphones Connecting a Keyboard Amplier or Stereo System Using a Sustain Footswitch Using the MIDI Terminals Step 1 Voices GrandPno Panel Voice List zq wzw Step 1 Voices Press the [VOICE] button. e Press the Lesson [L] or [R] button. Want to nd out more? See page 23. Guide Step 2 Songs z xw zx q Step 2 Songs This lets you adjust the volume balance between the song and your keyboard performance. *For the songs #006 - #080, refer to the included Song Book. Want to nd out more? See page 32. Step 3 Auto Accompaniment x zb c v m n z Using the Auto Accompaniment Step 3 Auto Accompaniment Looking up Chords in the Dictionary m n b Step 4 Lesson z v xx Timing Step 4 Lesson Grade Lesson 4 Both Hands Talking Changing the Tempo Getting Started Playing the Demo Songs 1 2 3 DemoSong Panel Display Indications DemoSong q w eNotation / rKeyboard Portable Grand Playing the Portable Grand Press the piano-shaped [PORTABLE GRAND] button. Using the Metronome 1 3 To turn the Metronome off, press the [METRONOME] button again. Press the [METRONOME] button. Setting the Metronome Time Signature TIME SIG DJ Playing the DJ 3= r1 3 Selecting and Playing Voices Selecting and Playing a Voice 1 2 3 Fr.Horn #099 DJ Voice Chart (voices #098 and #099) #098 Scratch (C1-B2) Drum Kit Voice Chart (voices #088 and #100) One Touch Setting 1 2 Transpose and Tuning Transpose 1 TRANSPOS Tuning 1 TUNING Selecting and Playing Songs Selecting and Playing a Song 1 2 3 DemoSong 4 Melody Voice Change 1 2 3 1 Current Tempo value TEMPO Resetting the Tempo Value About the Beat Display 1 Song Controls SONG VOL A-B Repeat 1 oFF 2 3 4 Song Lesson Lesson 1 Timing Lesson 2 Waiting Lesson 3 Minus One Lesson 4 Both Hands 2 Lesson step. # _ 2 3 Timing r1 Lesson 2 Waiting 2 r3 3 Lesson 3 Minus One 2 Waiting r2 MinusOne 3 Lesson 4 Both Hands Lr4 2 3 BothHand Grade 1 2 Excellen GRADE on Talking 1 2 TALKING TALKING Dictionary 1 2 3 4 Dict. Selecting and Playing Styles Selecting and Playing a Style 1 2 8Bt Pop Playing the Accompaniment 1 2 8Bt Pop Page 3 Starting with an section INTRO INTRO Using Sync Start with an Intro section 4 Changing the Tempo Style Sections (Main A, Main B) and Fill-ins Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume 1 menu. Press the [OVERALL] button, repeatedly if necessary, until ACMP VOL appears in the display. About the Fill-in Patterns ACMP VOL Using Auto Accompaniment Multi Fingering Single Finger Chords Fingered Chords Page C The Intervals of the Scale Other Chords C Multi Pads 1 2 3 Pianist MIDI How Can MIDI be Used? Troubleshooting Voice List Panel Voice List MIDI Program Change# Voice List Drum Kit List Style List & Multi pads Multi pads Style List MIDI Implementation Chart MIDI Implementation Chart Entry Specications 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 CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA OCEANIA EUROPE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST