About Auto Accompaniment | Yamaha PSR-270, Portatone manual

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT — THE STYLE MODE

2)Press the INTRO button.

ACMP	SYNC-	START/	INTRO/	A	MAIN B
ON/OFF	START	STOP	ENDING rit.		AUTO FILL

MEASURE 001 116TEMPO

Indicates Intro standby.

3)Press the SYNC-START button to enable Sync-Start, and start the Intro section and accompaniment by playing any key on the keyboard. (When auto accompaniment is on, play a key or chord in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard.)

ACMP	SYNC-	START/	INTRO/	A	MAIN B
ON/OFF	START	STOP	ENDING rit.		AUTO FILL

Auto accompaniment

section

Once the Intro section is finished, the icon section of the display briefly shows the letter “A” or “B” to indicate that the selected Main section is currently playing.

About Auto Accompaniment

Auto accompaniment can be used with any of the above methods. Simply press the ACMP ON/OFF button to turn on the auto accompaniment. (This can be done at any point in the operation.)

ACMP	SYNC-	START/	INTRO/	A	MAIN B
ON/OFF	START	STOP	ENDING rit.		AUTO FILL

	Indicates that	ACMP ON
	auto accompani-	ACMP ON
	auto accompani-
	ment is on.

When using Sync-Start with the auto accompaniment, only keys in the auto accompaniment section can be used to start the accompaniment. (For more information on auto accompaniment, see page 52.)

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Yamaha PSR-270, Portatone manual About Auto Accompaniment

Contents

Page Special Message Section Precautions Yamaha Education Suite Main FeaturesOther powerful features include Contents Panel Controls and Terminals Front Panel Rear Panel Using Batteries Setting UPUsing an AC Power Adaptor When the Batteries Run Down Connecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Using HeadphonesUsing a Footswitch 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 100SongVol Song ALLTakeOffSong 002PF-Grand Style F41UserBank Style 1OTS UserSTYLE2UserBank Songs Function Parameters STYLE1M.Octave Function Parameters Function Parameters List Midi Midi GM System Level Panel Display Indications Mode indicatorsOverall functions bar indicator Notation D Keyboard Song track indicators Beat indicatorsAccompaniment On indicator Measure and Tempo Playing the Portable Grand Using the MetronomePortable Grand Press the Portable Grand button Turn on the Metronome Setting the Metronome Time SignatureChange the value Adjusting the Metronome Volume Select the Metronome Volume function in the Overall menu Playing a Voice Main Voice Playing Voices the Voice ModeSelect the Voice mode Select the desired voice number Using the numeric keypadVoice 042Aco.Bass Play the selected voice Using the +/- keysUsing the Voice button Select the desired Function parameter number Select the Function modeDrum Kit Voice Chart voices 101 Function Parameters Main Voice Set other parameters as needed Change the parameter setting or valueExit the Function mode Function Parameters Transpose Transpose and TuningVoice 00Transpos 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 Playing TWO Voices Split Voice Call up the Function modeMake other settings for the Split voice if desired Select the Split On/Off parameter number Function Parameters Split Voice Additional Voice Functions Voice SET and Touch Sensitivity Style F72VoiceSet Style F73TouchSnsStyle onVoiceSet Function Parameters Voice Set and Touch Sensitivity Reverb EffectsStyle F32RevType Set the Chorus Send Level for the desired voices Style F34ChoTypeChorus Set the DSP Send Level for the desired voices Style F36DspTypeDSP Turn on the Harmony effect Style F37HarmonyHarmony Function Parameters Effects Chorus Types Effect TypesReverb Types DSP Types Harmony Types Trill effect Types 6 12 create two-note trills alternating Selecting a Style and Playing the Accompaniment Auto Accompaniment Style ModeSelect the Style mode Select the desired style number Pressing the START/STOP button Using Sync-StartStart the accompaniment To start with an Intro section Using Sync-Start with an Intro sectionStarting with an Intro section To use Sync-Start with an Intro section About Auto Accompaniment Pressing the SYNC-START button Using an Ending sectionStop the accompaniment About the Beat Display Turn on the auto accompaniment Using the Auto Accompaniment FeaturesAccompaniment Controls 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 Fingered Chords Using Auto Accompaniment Multi FingeringSingle Finger 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 Dictionary DictChord Guide Specify the root of the chord Specify the type of the chord major, minor, seventh, etc Play the chord Select the Smart Chord Guide SmartSelect a style Set the desired key Smart Chord List EZ Chord Playback EZ ChordSelect the EZ Chord function Bank Chain Select the desired EZ Chord bankPlay the chords EZ Chord Recording Enable recordingStart recording Playing the Accompaniment During EZ Chord Recording Stop recording and exit from the record modeRecording a Space To record a space Hint Using SpacesSome advantages to using spaces Select the desired point from which chords will be cleared Enable the EZ Chord Record modeContinue recording, or exit the Record mode Call up the EZ Chord Clear function Style 1OTS User ONE Touch Setting OTSONE Touch Setting User Press the appropriate ONE Touch Setting User button Exit from the Record modeCall up the Style mode Recalling a User One Touch Setting Selecting a Preset One Touch Setting ONE Touch Setting PresetPress the appropriate ONE Touch Setting Preset button Play the accompaniment Song 003Rockin’ Selecting and Playing Songs the Song ModeSelect the Song mode Selecting and Playing a Song Select the Tempo function in the Overall menu Select the desired song numberStart the selected song Song 003Rockin’ About the Beat Display Song 100SongVol Adjusting the Song VolumeSelect the Song Volume function in the Overall menu Song Recording 1OTS User Make all desired PortaTone settings Recording a User Song Realtime Recording Style 004RealTime Select the Realtime Record modeUsing the Metronome Select a User song for recording Recording to the Chord Track When recording the Chord trackStop recording Additional Operations Listen to your new recordingRecord to other tracks as desired Select the Step Record mode Recording a User Song Step Recording Recording Notes Song 004C3 Recording Rests Recording Chords and Sections to the Chord TrackRecording Triplets and Dotted Notes Replacing a Note or Rest Velocity Curve Chart Entering Velocity Curves Start the Song Clear operation Style F61USng1ClrClearing a Song At the Sure? prompt, clear the selected song Select the desired footswitch function FootswitchSelect the Footswitch Assign parameter Style 01Sustain Footswitch Assign Functions Function Name Display Name Description Example of Keyboard Information What is MIDI?Midi Functions Midi Terminals Channel MessagesSystem Messages Connecting to a Personal Computer Use only special Midi cables when connecting Midi devices Select the desired Function parameter Style F81RemoteChFunction Parameters Midi Parameter Name Display Name Range/Settings External Clock ExtClock On/off Style YESBulkSnd? Using Bulk Dump Send to Save DataStyle F86BulkSend On the PortaTone, select the Bulk Dump Send function At the Sure? prompt, start sending the data Exit from the Bulk Dump Send operation Start sending the data from the connected Midi device Make sure that the PortaTone is set to the Style modeRcvSng Loading Bulk Data On the PortaTone, select the Initial Setup Send function Using Initial Setup Send with a SequencerFirst, set up the sequencer for recording 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