Connecting to a Personal Computer | Yamaha Portatone, PSR-270

MIDI FUNCTIONS

CONNECTING TO A PERSONAL COMPUTER

By connecting your PSR-270’s MIDI terminals to a personal computer, you can have access to a wide variety of music software.

When using a MIDI interface device installed in the personal computer, connect the MIDI terminals of the personal computer and the PSR-270.

Use only special MIDI cables when connecting MIDI devices.

●Connect the MIDI terminals of the PSR-270 to the MIDI termi- nals of the personal computer.

MIDI OUT	MIDI IN
	PSR-270
MIDI IN	MIDI OUT

Computer

(sequencer software)

●When using a MIDI interface with a Macintosh series com- puter, connect the RS-422 terminal of the computer (modem or printer terminal) to the MIDI interface, as shown in the diagram below.

MIDI

interface

RS-422	MIDI IN
	PSR-270

MIDI OUT

Computer

(sequencer software)

•When using a Macintosh series computer, set the MIDI interface clock setting in the application software to match the setting of the MIDI interface you are using. For details, carefully read the owner’s manual for the software you are using.

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Yamaha Portatone, PSR-270 Connecting to a Personal Computer, Use only special Midi cables when connecting Midi devices

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Page Special Message Section Precautions Yamaha Education Suite Main FeaturesOther powerful features include Contents Front Panel Panel Controls and Terminals Rear Panel When the Batteries Run Down Setting UPUsing an AC Power Adaptor Using Batteries 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 Songs Style 1OTS UserSTYLE2UserBank Style F41UserBank STYLE1M.Octave Function Parameters Function Parameters List Function Parameters Midi GM System Level Midi Notation D Keyboard Mode indicatorsOverall functions bar indicator Panel Display Indications Measure and Tempo Beat indicatorsAccompaniment On indicator Song track indicators Press the Portable Grand button Using the MetronomePortable Grand Playing the Portable Grand 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 Function Parameters Main Voice Select the Function modeDrum Kit Voice Chart voices 101 Select the desired Function parameter number Function Parameters Change the parameter setting or valueExit the Function mode Set other parameters as needed Select the Transpose function in the Overall menu Transpose and TuningVoice 00Transpos Transpose 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 Select the Split On/Off parameter number Call up the Function modeMake other settings for the Split voice if desired Playing TWO Voices Split Voice 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 DSP Types Effect TypesReverb Types Chorus Types Trill effect Types 6 12 create two-note trills alternating Harmony Types Select the desired style number Auto Accompaniment Style ModeSelect the Style mode Selecting a Style and Playing the Accompaniment Pressing the START/STOP button Using Sync-StartStart the accompaniment To use Sync-Start with an Intro section Using Sync-Start with an Intro sectionStarting with an Intro section To start with an Intro section About Auto Accompaniment About the Beat Display Using an Ending sectionStop the accompaniment Pressing the SYNC-START button Select a style and play the accompaniment Using the Auto Accompaniment FeaturesAccompaniment Controls Turn on the auto 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 Specify the root of the chord DictChord Guide Dictionary Play the chord Specify the type of the chord major, minor, seventh, etc Set the desired key SmartSelect a style Select the Smart Chord Guide 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 Call up the EZ Chord Clear function Enable the EZ Chord Record modeContinue recording, or exit the Record mode Select the desired point from which chords will be cleared Style 1OTS User ONE Touch Setting OTSONE Touch Setting User Recalling a User One Touch Setting Exit from the Record modeCall up the Style mode Press the appropriate ONE Touch Setting User button Play the accompaniment ONE Touch Setting PresetPress the appropriate ONE Touch Setting Preset button Selecting a Preset One Touch Setting Selecting and Playing a Song Selecting and Playing Songs the Song ModeSelect the Song mode Song 003Rockin’ 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 Select a User song for recording Select the Realtime Record modeUsing the Metronome Style 004RealTime 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 At the Sure? prompt, clear the selected song Style F61USng1ClrClearing a Song Start the Song Clear operation Style 01Sustain FootswitchSelect the Footswitch Assign parameter Select the desired footswitch function 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 On the PortaTone, select the Bulk Dump Send function Using Bulk Dump Send to Save DataStyle F86BulkSend Style YESBulkSnd? Exit from the Bulk Dump Send operation At the Sure? prompt, start sending the data Loading Bulk Data Make sure that the PortaTone is set to the Style modeRcvSng Start sending the data from the connected Midi device Sending Initial Setup Data Using Initial Setup Send with a SequencerFirst, set up the sequencer for recording On the PortaTone, select the Initial Setup Send function 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