Yamaha PSR-270, Portatone manual Style F87InitSend, Using Initial Setup Send with a Sequencer

MIDI FUNCTIONS

When the operation is completed, the following display briefly ap- pears (before returning to the original operation).

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USING INITIAL SETUP SEND WITH A SEQUENCER

The most common use for the Initial Setup Send function is in recording a song on a sequencer that is intended for playback with the PortaTone. Essentially, this takes a “snapshot” of the PortaTone settings and sends that data to the sequencer. By recording this “snapshot” at the start of the song (before any actual performance data), you can instantly restore the necessary settings on the PortaTone. Provided there is a pause in the song, you could also do this in the middle of a song — for example, completely changing the PortaTone settings for the next section of the song.

Sending Initial Setup Data

1 First, set up the sequencer for recording.

The actual procedure may differ depending on your particular equip- ment and software.

Ideally, you should leave two or more measures of silence (no perfor- mance data) before the song begins. The Initial Setup data should then be recorded to this space in the song.

2 On the PortaTone, select the Initial Setup Send function.

Do this in the normal way:

1)Press the FUNCTION button.

2)Select parameter #87 (with the numeric keypad).

STYLE F87InitSend

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