Song 003Rockin’, About the Beat Display | Yamaha Portatone, PSR-270

SELECTING AND PLAYING SONGS — THE SONG MODE

2 Change the value.

Use the OVERALL +/- buttons to increase or decrease the Tempo value.

Holding down either button continuously increases or decreases the value.

Increases Tempo value

Decreases Tempo value

Restoring the Default Tempo Value

Each song and style has been given a default or standard tempo. If you’ve changed the tempo, you can restore the original default setting by pressing both OVERALL +/- buttons simultaneously (when Tempo is selected in the Overall menu).

Also, the tempo of a song or style returns to the default setting when selecting a different song or style. (The set tempo remains, however, when switching styles during playback.) When you turn on the power of the PortaTone, the tempo is automatically set to 116 bpm.

ABOUT THE BEAT DISPLAY

This section of the display provides a convenient, easy-to-understand indication of the rhythm for song and style playback. The dark bars below the name section in the display flash in time with the beat. The first dark bar indicates the first beat of the measure, and the other bars flash in sequence to indicate subsequent beats.

SONG 003Rockin’

Fourth beat

Third beat

Second beat

First beat of measure

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Yamaha Portatone, PSR-270 manual Song 003Rockin’, About the Beat Display

Contents

Page Special Message Section Precautions Yamaha Education Suite Main FeaturesOther powerful features include Contents Front Panel Panel Controls and Terminals Rear Panel Using an AC Power Adaptor Setting UPUsing Batteries When the Batteries Run Down Connecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Using HeadphonesUsing a Footswitch Voice 002BritePno Quick Guide How to Use Your New PSR-270 PortaTone Playing along with the Metronome Voices Style 0028BtPop2 Auto Accompaniment Auto Accompaniment Step Chord Guide Playing chord progressions songs with just one finger Chord Guide Song 100SongVol Song ALLTakeOffSong 002PF-Grand STYLE2UserBank Style 1OTS UserStyle F41UserBank Songs STYLE1M.Octave Function Parameters Function Parameters List Function Parameters Midi GM System Level Midi Overall functions bar indicator Mode indicatorsPanel Display Indications Notation D Keyboard Accompaniment On indicator Beat indicatorsSong track indicators Measure and Tempo Portable Grand Using the MetronomePlaying the Portable Grand Press the Portable Grand button Turn on the Metronome Setting the Metronome Time SignatureChange the value Select the Metronome Volume function in the Overall menu Adjusting the Metronome Volume 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 Drum Kit Voice Chart voices 101 Select the Function modeSelect the desired Function parameter number Function Parameters Main Voice Exit the Function mode Change the parameter setting or valueSet other parameters as needed Function Parameters Voice 00Transpos Transpose and TuningTranspose Select the Transpose function in the Overall menu Select the Tuning function in the Overall menu Tuning Playing TWO Voices Dual Voice Turn on the Dual Voice mode Function Parameters Dual Voice Style 050Strings Make other settings for the Split voice if desired Call up the Function modePlaying TWO Voices Split Voice 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 Reverb Types Effect TypesChorus Types DSP Types Trill effect Types 6 12 create two-note trills alternating Harmony Types Select the Style mode Auto Accompaniment Style ModeSelecting a Style and Playing the Accompaniment Select the desired style number Pressing the START/STOP button Using Sync-StartStart the accompaniment Starting with an Intro section Using Sync-Start with an Intro sectionTo start with an Intro section To use Sync-Start with an Intro section About Auto Accompaniment Stop the accompaniment Using an Ending sectionPressing the SYNC-START button About the Beat Display Accompaniment Controls Using the Auto Accompaniment FeaturesTurn on the auto accompaniment Select a style and play the accompaniment Changing the Tempo Change chords using the auto ac- companiment feature Accompaniment Sections Main A, Main B and FILL-INS Select the Accompaniment Volume function in the Overall menu Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume Fingered Chords Using Auto Accompaniment Multi FingeringSingle Finger Chords Chord Name/Abbreviation Normal Voicing Select the Accompaniment Split Point parameter Setting the Accompaniment Split Point Function Parameter Accompaniment Split Point Style 054AcmpSPnt What is a CHORD? Other Chords Intervals of the Scale Chord Guide DictDictionary Specify the root of the chord Play the chord Specify the type of the chord major, minor, seventh, etc Select a style SmartSelect the Smart Chord Guide 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 Continue recording, or exit the Record mode Enable the EZ Chord Record modeSelect the desired point from which chords will be cleared Call up the EZ Chord Clear function Style 1OTS User ONE Touch Setting OTSONE Touch Setting User Call up the Style mode Exit from the Record modePress the appropriate ONE Touch Setting User button Recalling a User One Touch Setting Press the appropriate ONE Touch Setting Preset button ONE Touch Setting PresetSelecting a Preset One Touch Setting Play the accompaniment Select the Song mode Selecting and Playing Songs the Song ModeSong 003Rockin’ Selecting and Playing a Song Select the Tempo function in the Overall menu Select the desired song numberStart the selected song About the Beat Display Song 003Rockin’ Song 100SongVol Adjusting the Song VolumeSelect the Song Volume function in the Overall menu 1OTS User Song Recording Recording a User Song Realtime Recording Make all desired PortaTone settings Using the Metronome Select the Realtime Record modeStyle 004RealTime 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 Recording a User Song Step Recording Select the Step Record mode Recording Notes Song 004C3 Recording Rests Recording Chords and Sections to the Chord TrackRecording Triplets and Dotted Notes Replacing a Note or Rest Entering Velocity Curves Velocity Curve Chart Clearing a Song Style F61USng1ClrStart the Song Clear operation At the Sure? prompt, clear the selected song Select the Footswitch Assign parameter FootswitchSelect the desired footswitch function Style 01Sustain Function Name Display Name Description Footswitch Assign Functions Example of Keyboard Information What is MIDI?Midi Functions Midi Terminals Channel MessagesSystem Messages Use only special Midi cables when connecting Midi devices Connecting to a Personal Computer Select the desired Function parameter Style F81RemoteChFunction Parameters Midi Parameter Name Display Name Range/Settings External Clock ExtClock On/off Style F86BulkSend Using Bulk Dump Send to Save DataStyle YESBulkSnd? On the PortaTone, select the Bulk Dump Send function Exit from the Bulk Dump Send operation At the Sure? prompt, start sending the data RcvSng Make sure that the PortaTone is set to the Style modeStart sending the data from the connected Midi device Loading Bulk Data First, set up the sequencer for recording Using Initial Setup Send with a SequencerOn the PortaTone, select the Initial Setup Send function Sending Initial Setup Data Stop recording on the sequencer Exit from the Initial Setup Send operation Problem Possible Cause and Solution Troubleshooting Data Initialization Data Backup & Initialization Specifications EZ Chord Bank Maximum Polyphony Voice List 109 Ethnic GM Voice List Style List Drum KIT List 113 Midi Implementation Chart 115 Reverb Effect map Index Limited Warranty North America G., EMI Division 1999 Yamaha Corporation