Yamaha PSR-270, Portatone manual External Clock ExtClock On/off

MIDI FUNCTIONS

No.	Parameter Name	Display Name	Range/Settings
85	External Clock	ExtClock	on/off

This determines whether the style and song playback functions are controlled by the PortaTone’s internal clock (off) or by MIDI clock data from an external sequencer or computer (on).

This should be set to “on” when you want to have style or song playback follow the external device (such as a rhythm machine or a sequencer). The default setting is “off.”

•When this is set to “on,” style playback CANNOT be controlled from the PortaTone panel controls.

•External Clock is automatically set to “off” when the Song mode is selected.

86 Bulk Dump Send BulkSend

This lets you save important PortaTone data and settings to another device (such as a sequencer, computer, or MIDI data filer).

The saved settings are: User One Touch Setting banks 1 - 4, User Songs 1 - 3, and EZ Chord banks 1 - 8), which you can then reload any time you need. For example, you can save data to floppy disk on a computer or a MIDI data filer (such as the Yamaha MDF3), and have unlimited storage capability for your valuable PortaTone data. (For detailed instructions, see the section “USING BULK DUMP SEND TO SAVE DATA” on page 99.)

87 Initial Setup Send InitSend

This function lets you transmit the initial setup settings of the PortaTone to a sequencer and record them as part of a song.

This ensures that when you playback the song, the PortaTone is instantly and automatically reconfigured to the proper settings for the song. (For detailed instructions, see the section “USING INITIAL SETUP SEND WITH A SEQUENCER” on page 102.)

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