Yamaha PSR-280 Playing Voices

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Playing Voices

The PSR-280 features a total of 256 authentic voices — all of which have been created with

Yamaha’s sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. These

include 128 General MIDI voices, plus special Split voices, DJ voices and drum kits.

The voices are divided into various instrument categories, and many of the voice names are printed on the panel

for convenience. For a complete list of available voices, see page 77.

Special Split voices (#099 - #108) feature two different voices that you can play from separate sections of the

keyboard — for example, playing a bass voice with your left hand and a piano voice with your right.

A special set of DJ voices (#109 - #118) provides dynamic, exciting voices for playing many of today’s popular

music styles.

The Voice mode also features special effect sections that let you enhance the sound of the voice. These include

Reverb and Harmony, as well as a “DSP” section that provides miscellaneous effects, such as tremolo, echo,

delay, equalization, and wah. (See page 29.)

There’s also a Touch Sensitivity control (page 28), which determines how the voices respond to your playing

technique.

The PSR-280 also includes special Drum Kit voices — #119 - #128 — that let you play various drum and per-

cussion sounds from the keyboard. (Refer to the Drum Kit Voice chart on page 82.)

When a voice is selected, the most suitable DSP Type (page 30) and Harmony Type (page 31) for the voice are

automatically called up.

Playing a Voice

1Press the [VOICE] button.

2Select the desired voice number.

Use the numeric keypad. The voices and their numbers are shown on the

panel. A complete list of the available voices is given on page 77 .

Indicates Voice mode

is selected

GrandPno

001

Voice name and number

Contents

Main PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL OBSERVERA! Entsorgung leerer Batterien (nur innerhalb Deutschlands) FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING SAVING USER DATA CAUTION WARNING Main Features Contents Panel Controls and Terminals Panel Controls and Terminals @8 @7 @6 Setting Up Turning On the Power Using Batteries Using an AC Power Adaptor Accessory Jacks Using Headphones Connecting a Keyboard Amplier or Stereo System Using a Footswitch Using the MIDI Terminals Step 1 Voices GrandPno Panel Voice List z Want to nd out more? See page 20. Step 1 Voices Press the [VOICE] button. BritePno Want to nd out more? See page 23. Selecting and Playing Other Voices Quick Guide Step 2 Songs xqzx zxcr w Playing the Songs Playing the Demo songs Step 2 Songs Recording Your Own Song r Select the desired User song (101 - 105) for recording. To stop recording, press the [START/STOP] but- ton. Quick Step 3 Auto Accompaniment x 8BtPop2 + Step 3 Auto Accompaniment Looking up Chords in the Dictionary m n b Quick Step 4 Lesson xx zzv Using the Lesson Feature Step 4 Lesson Grade MinusOne Waiting Lesson 4 Both Hands Panel Display Indications GrandPno q w eNotation / r Keyboard Panel Display Indications u i o !0 Portable Grand Playing the Portable Grand Press the [Piano] button. Using the Metronome Portable Grand 3 MTR VOL TIME SIG To turn the Metronome off, press the [METRONOME] button again. Press the [METRONOME] button. DJ Playing the DJ 132 33 3 1 Playing Voices Playing a Voice 1 2 3 One Touch Setting Std.Kit1 1 Transpose and Tuning Transpose TRANSPOS 1 Tuning 1 TUNING Touch and Touch Sensitivity 1 Medium Effects Reverb Hall1 1 2 DSP 1 Stage2 2 Harmony 1 Block 2 3 Effect Types Reverb Types DSP Types Harmony Types Auto Accompaniment Selecting a Style 8BtPop1 1 2 Playing the Accompaniment 1 2 Page INTROA Using Sync Start with an Intro section To use Sync Start with an Intro section: 3 4 Sync Stop 1 2 3 4 Changing the Tempo Accompaniment Sections (Main A/B and Fill-ins) Fill AB Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume ACMP VOL 1 Press the right Overall button, repeatedly if necessary, until ACMP VOL appears in the display. About the Fill-in Patterns Using Auto Accompaniment Multi Fingering * Notes enclosed in parentheses are optional; the chords will be recognized without them. CM Single Finger Chords Fingered Chords Page Setting the Split Point 1 SPOINT Dictionary 1 2 3 4 C The Intervals of the Scale Other Chords C Registration Memory Registration Memory Presets MEMORY1 BANK Recording a Registration Memory Preset Page Selecting and Playing Songs Augustin Selecting and Playing a Song 1 2 3 4 A-b REPEAT A- 3 4 HnkyTonk Melody Voice Change 2 3 second. Changing the Tempo MELODY V Adjusting the Song Volume 1 SONG VOL Song Recording User 1 Recording a User Song 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Song Clear 2 Sure ? ClrUser2 3 4 Track Clear 2 Sure ? ClrTr1 3 4 Song Lesson Lesson 1 Timing Lesson 2 Waiting Lesson 3 Minus One Lesson 4 Both Hands 2 Lesson step. **** 3 4 2 3 Lesson 2 Waiting 2 r3 MinusOne Waiting 3 2 r2 3 Lesson 4 Both Hands 2 3 Grade Excellen GRADE 1 2 Talking 1 2 oFF MIDI Functions What Is MIDI? Page Connecting to a Personal Computer Connect the MIDI terminals of the PSR-280 to the MIDI termi- nals of the personal computer. PSR-280 Computer (sequencer software) PSR-280 1 Clock) for the Tempo value. 2 (Song or Style), and start playback on the connected device. ECL 1 data. 2 3 4 Loading Bulk Data BulkRcv 1 ate data. 1 2 3 4 5 Setup data. 6 Local Control Troubleshooting Data Backup & Initialization Data Backup CLr Backup Data Initialization Voice List Maximum Polyphony Panel Voice List GM Voice List Page DJ Voice List No.1 DJ_Kit Style List Drum Kit List Drum Kit List MIDI Implementation Chart Page MIDI Implementation Chart Effect map DSP REVERB CHORUS Specications Index Misc. A B C Limited Warranty 90 DAYS LABOR 1 YEAR PARTS KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS. DO NOT MAIL! PSR SERIES OF PORTATONE ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITIES NORTH AMERICA CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST ASIA OCEANIA