G., EMI Division 1999 Yamaha Corporation | Yamaha PSR-270 manual

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Yamaha PSR-270, Portatone manual G., EMI Division 1999 Yamaha Corporation

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Page Special Message Section Precautions Main Features Other powerful features includeYamaha Education Suite Contents Panel Controls and Terminals Front Panel Rear Panel Setting UP Using an AC Power AdaptorUsing Batteries When the Batteries Run Down Using Headphones Using a FootswitchConnecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Quick Guide How to Use Your New PSR-270 PortaTone Voice 002BritePno Voices Playing along with the Metronome Auto Accompaniment Style 0028BtPop2 Step Auto Accompaniment Chord Guide Chord Guide Playing chord progressions songs with just one finger Song ALLTakeOff Song 002PF-GrandSong 100SongVol Style 1OTS User STYLE2UserBankStyle F41UserBank Songs Function Parameters STYLE1M.Octave Function Parameters Function Parameters List Midi Midi GM System Level Mode indicators Overall functions bar indicatorPanel Display Indications Notation D Keyboard Beat indicators Accompaniment On indicatorSong track indicators Measure and Tempo Using the Metronome Portable GrandPlaying the Portable Grand Press the Portable Grand button Setting the Metronome Time Signature Change the valueTurn on the Metronome Adjusting the Metronome Volume Select the Metronome Volume function in the Overall menu Playing Voices the Voice Mode Select the Voice modePlaying a Voice Main Voice Using the numeric keypad Voice 042Aco.BassSelect the desired voice number Using the +/- keys Using the Voice buttonPlay the selected voice Select the Function mode Drum Kit Voice Chart voices 101Select the desired Function parameter number Function Parameters Main Voice Change the parameter setting or value Exit the Function modeSet other parameters as needed Function Parameters Transpose and Tuning Voice 00TransposTranspose Select the Transpose function in the Overall menu Tuning Select the Tuning function in the Overall menu Turn on the Dual Voice mode Playing TWO Voices Dual Voice Style 050Strings Function Parameters Dual Voice Call up the Function mode Make other settings for the Split voice if desiredPlaying TWO Voices Split Voice Select the Split On/Off parameter number Function Parameters Split Voice Style F72VoiceSet Style F73TouchSns Style onVoiceSetAdditional Voice Functions Voice SET and Touch Sensitivity Function Parameters Voice Set and Touch Sensitivity Effects Style F32RevTypeReverb Style F34ChoType ChorusSet the Chorus Send Level for the desired voices Style F36DspType DSPSet the DSP Send Level for the desired voices Style F37Harmony HarmonyTurn on the Harmony effect Function Parameters Effects Effect Types Reverb TypesChorus Types DSP Types Harmony Types Trill effect Types 6 12 create two-note trills alternating Auto Accompaniment Style Mode Select the Style modeSelecting a Style and Playing the Accompaniment Select the desired style number Using Sync-Start Start the accompanimentPressing the START/STOP button Using Sync-Start with an Intro section Starting with an Intro sectionTo start with an Intro section To use Sync-Start with an Intro section About Auto Accompaniment Using an Ending section Stop the accompanimentPressing the SYNC-START button About the Beat Display Using the Auto Accompaniment Features Accompaniment ControlsTurn on the auto accompaniment Select a style and play the accompaniment Change chords using the auto ac- companiment feature Changing the Tempo Accompaniment Sections Main A, Main B and FILL-INS Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume Select the Accompaniment Volume function in the Overall menu Using Auto Accompaniment Multi Fingering Single Finger ChordsFingered Chords Chord Name/Abbreviation Normal Voicing Setting the Accompaniment Split Point Select the Accompaniment Split Point parameter Style 054AcmpSPnt Function Parameter Accompaniment Split Point What is a CHORD? Intervals of the Scale Other Chords Dict Chord GuideDictionary Specify the root of the chord Specify the type of the chord major, minor, seventh, etc Play the chord Smart Select a styleSelect the Smart Chord Guide Set the desired key Smart Chord List EZ Chord Select the EZ Chord functionEZ Chord Playback Select the desired EZ Chord bank Play the chordsBank Chain Enable recording Start recordingEZ Chord Recording Stop recording and exit from the record mode Recording a SpacePlaying the Accompaniment During EZ Chord Recording Hint Using Spaces Some advantages to using spacesTo record a space Enable the EZ Chord Record mode Continue recording, or exit the Record modeSelect the desired point from which chords will be cleared Call up the EZ Chord Clear function ONE Touch Setting OTS ONE Touch Setting UserStyle 1OTS User Exit from the Record mode Call up the Style modePress the appropriate ONE Touch Setting User button Recalling a User One Touch Setting ONE Touch Setting Preset Press the appropriate ONE Touch Setting Preset buttonSelecting a Preset One Touch Setting Play the accompaniment Selecting and Playing Songs the Song Mode Select the Song modeSong 003Rockin’ Selecting and Playing a Song Select the desired song number Start the selected songSelect the Tempo function in the Overall menu Song 003Rockin’ About the Beat Display Adjusting the Song Volume Select the Song Volume function in the Overall menuSong 100SongVol Song Recording 1OTS User Make all desired PortaTone settings Recording a User Song Realtime Recording Select the Realtime Record mode Using the MetronomeStyle 004RealTime Select a User song for recording When recording the Chord track Stop recordingRecording to the Chord Track Listen to your new recording Record to other tracks as desiredAdditional Operations Select the Step Record mode Recording a User Song Step Recording Recording Notes Song 004C3 Recording Chords and Sections to the Chord Track Recording Triplets and Dotted NotesRecording Rests Replacing a Note or Rest Velocity Curve Chart Entering Velocity Curves Style F61USng1Clr Clearing a SongStart the Song Clear operation At the Sure? prompt, clear the selected song Footswitch Select the Footswitch Assign parameterSelect the desired footswitch function Style 01Sustain Footswitch Assign Functions Function Name Display Name Description What is MIDI? Midi FunctionsExample of Keyboard Information Channel Messages System MessagesMidi Terminals Connecting to a Personal Computer Use only special Midi cables when connecting Midi devices Style F81RemoteCh Function Parameters MidiSelect the desired Function parameter Parameter Name Display Name Range/Settings External Clock ExtClock On/off Using Bulk Dump Send to Save Data Style F86BulkSendStyle YESBulkSnd? On the PortaTone, select the Bulk Dump Send function At the Sure? prompt, start sending the data Exit from the Bulk Dump Send operation Make sure that the PortaTone is set to the Style mode RcvSngStart sending the data from the connected Midi device Loading Bulk Data Using Initial Setup Send with a Sequencer First, set up the sequencer for recordingOn the PortaTone, select the Initial Setup Send function Sending Initial Setup Data Exit from the Initial Setup Send operation Stop recording on the sequencer Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution Data Backup & Initialization Data Initialization Specifications EZ Chord Bank Voice List Maximum Polyphony 109 GM Voice List Ethnic Style List Drum KIT List 113 Midi Implementation Chart 115 Effect map Reverb Index Limited Warranty North America G., EMI Division 1999 Yamaha Corporation