PSR-I425 Owner’s Manual 9
Copyright Notice ....................................................................6
Panel Logos........................................................................... 6
Included Accessories............................................................. 7
Special Features of the PSR-I425 .........................................8
Setting Up 10
Power Requirements ...........................................................10
Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack)...........11
Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack).......................... 11
Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal)......................... 11
Turning the Power On.......................................................... 11
Panel Controls and Terminals 12
Front Panel ..........................................................................12
Rear Panel........................................................................... 13
Quick Guide
Creating Arpeggios 14
Create Original Sounds 18
Assigning Effects to the Knobs............................................ 18
Using the Knobs...................................................................21
The Easy Way to Play Piano 23
Play with Both Hands........................................................... 23
Change the Song Tempo..................................................... 27
Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices 28
Select and Play a Voice—MAIN ..........................................28
Play Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL............................ 29
Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands
—SPLIT.......................................................................... 30
Play the Grand Piano Voice................................................. 31
Drum Kits 32
Select and Play the Drum Kit............................................... 32
Playing Styles 33
Select a Style Rhythm..........................................................33
Play Along with a Style ........................................................34
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords..................................38
Using Songs 39
Select and Listen to a Song................................................. 39
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause.................... 40
Types of Songs.................................................................... 42
Select a Song For a Lesson 43
Lesson 1—Waiting............................................................... 43
Lesson 2—Your Tempo....................................................... 46
Lesson 3—Minus One .........................................................47
Practice Makes Perfect—Repeat and Learn........................48
Play Using the Music Database 49
Change a Song’s Style 50
Listen to the DEMO Song for Easy Song Arranger..............50
Using the Easy Song Arranger ............................................50
Record Your Own Performance 52
Track Configuration..............................................................52
Recording Procedure........................................................... 52
Song Clear—Deleting User Songs ......................................55
Track Clear—Deleting a Specified Track
from a User Song............................................................55
Backup and Initialization 56
Backup................................................................................. 56
Initialization.......................................................................... 56
Basic Operation and Displays 57
Basic Operation ...................................................................57
Display Items .......................................................................59
Reference
Adding Effects 60
Harmony...............................................................................60
Adding Reverb .....................................................................61
Adding Chorus .....................................................................62
Handy Performance Features 63
The Metronome....................................................................63
Setting the Number of Beats per Measure,
and the Length of Each Beat ..........................................64
Adjusting the Metronome Volume........................................ 64
Tap Start ..............................................................................65
Touch Response Sensitivity.................................................65
Pitch Bend............................................................................66
Pitch Controls.......................................................................66
Controlling Arpeggio Volume with Keyboard Dynamics.......67
One Touch Setting............................................................... 68
Adjusting the Harmony Volume............................................69
Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound............................. 69
Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions 70
Pattern Variation (Sections)................................................. 70
Adjusting the Style Volume.................................................. 72
Setting the Split Point...........................................................72
Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm
(Stop Accompaniment) ...................................................73
Loading Style Files...............................................................74
Chord Basics........................................................................75
Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary ..................77
Song Settings 78
Song Volume........................................................................78
A-B Repeat...........................................................................78
Muting Independent Song Parts...........................................79
Change the Melody Voice.................................................... 79
Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 80
Saving to the Registration Memory...................................... 80
Recalling a Registration Memory......................................... 81
The Functions 82
Selecting and Setting Functions...........................................82
Connecting to a Computer 85
What Is MIDI? ......................................................................85
Connecting a Personal Computer........................................ 86
Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer.....87
Remote Control of MIDI Devices..........................................88
Initial Send ...........................................................................89
Transferring Data between the Computer and Instrument...89
Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 92
Important Notices about the CD-ROM................................. 92
CD-ROM Contents............................................................... 93
System Requirements..........................................................94
Software Installation.............................................................94
Appendix
Troubleshooting.................................................................99
Scores............................................................................... 100
Let’s play the Tabla..........................................................106
Voice List.......................................................................... 107
Drum Kit List ....................................................................111
Style List........................................................................... 114
Arpeggio List.................................................................... 115
Music Database List ........................................................116
Songs Provided On the Supplied CD-ROM................... 118
Effect Type List................................................................ 119
MIDI Implementation Chart .............................................120
MIDI Data Format .............................................................122
Specifications...................................................................123
Index..................................................................................124
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