Yamaha PSR-550 - page 29

Split Point

Functions of the Keyboard

As explained above, the keyboard of the PSR-550 can sound three different voices. Here’s a short summary of the

various ways of playing voices.

● Playing a Single Voice

● Playing Two Voices

● Playing Separate Voices

with the Right and Left

Hands

In addition, the keyboard of the PSR-550 has other important functions besides playing voices (as shown below).

● Auto Accompaniment Section

When the auto accompaniment is set to on (page 33), the key range of voice L becomes the range for playing/

indicating chords.

● Naming

The keyboard can also be used to name song files on a floppy disk, User Styles,

User Pad banks and Registration Memory banks (page 21).

Playing Voices

The point on the keyboard that separates voice L and voice R1/R2 is called the “split

point”.

The split point is set to F#2 at the factory setting, however you can set this to any key

you wish. Refer to page 120 for instructions on setting the split point.

•Each key has a note name;

for example, the lowest

(farthest left) key on the

keyboard corresponds to C1,

and the highest (farthest

right) key to C6. (See below

for details.)

Each key has a note name; for example, the lowest (farthest left) key on the keyboard corresponds to C1, and the

highest (farthest right) key to C6.

Voice L

Split Point (F#2)

Voice R1/R2

Voice R1 + R2

Voice R1

Voice R1 + R2

Voice L

Voice R1

Voice L

C1 - B1

D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 B1

C#1D#1F#1G#1A#1

C2 - B2 C3 - B3 C4 - B4 C5 - B5 C6

Auto accompaniment

section

Split Point

Voice R1/R2