Yamaha PSR-OR700 [G], [H], [I], button, button, button

Recording Your Performance to MIDI

About items which can be selected via the [G] [H] [I] buttons in the Step Record display

[G]button ........... Determines the velocity (loudness) of the note to be entered.

Items	Velocity to be recorded
Kbd.Vel	Actual velocity you play the keyboard with
fff	127
ff	111
f	95
mf	79
mp	63
p	47
pp	31
ppp	15

[H]button ........... Determines the gate time (note length) of the note to be entered.

Items	Gate time to be recorded
Normal
Normal							80%
Tenuto
Tenuto							99%
Staccato
Staccato							40%
Staccatissimo
Staccatissimo							20%
Manual		The gate time (note length) can be set to any
		The gate time (note length) can be set to any
		desired percentage by using the DATA
		ENTRY dial.

[I]button ............. Determines the note type to be entered. Pressing the button alternately switches the note selectors (at the bottom of the display) among three basic note values: normal, dotted and triplet.

About velocity

Velocity is determined by how strongly you play the keyboard. The more strongly you play the keyboard, the higher the velocity value and the louder the sound. The velocity value can be speci- ﬁed within a range from 1 to

127.The higher the velocity value, the louder the sound becomes.

Songs Editing and Creating Using,

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Contents

Page SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: NAME PLATE LOCATION: NOTICE: Model PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING WARNING Power supply/AC power adaptor Do not open Connections Maintenance Handling caution Saving data Saving and backing up your data Owner’s Manual Data List Accessories Guide to Yamaha Online Member Product User Registration Accessory CD-ROMfor Windows Owner’s Manual Accessory CD-ROMfor Windows Installation Guide Table of Contents Using, Creating and Editing Voices — Scale Setting/Scale Tuning Scale Memory Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles The Multi Pads Registering and Recalling Custom Panel Setups Introduction Quick Guide Reference Appendix Application Index Starting up before turning the power on Listening to the PSR-OR700 Playing the Keyboard Practicing the keyboard performance Instantly selecting custom panel settings Creating Voices, Styles, Songs, and more Controlling and adjusting the pitch Live performance tips and techniques Group performance tips and techniques What can you do with the PORTATONE LCD DEMO SONG STYLE MUSIC FINDER VOICE Organ Flutes SCALE TUNE Multi Pads Panel Controls Page Playing the Keyboard Power Supply Powering Up Setting Up Music Rest Using Headphones Changing the Display Language Display Settings Adjusting the Brightness of the Display Entering the Owner Name in the Opening Display 2 Press the [I] (OWNER NAME) button and call up the Owner Name dis- play Displaying the version number Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks Floppy Disk Compatibility Formatting a Floppy Disk Inserting/Removing Floppy Disks Inserting a Floppy Disk into the Disk Drive: Handling the USB Storage Device (USB Flash Memory/Floppy Disk, etc) Quick Guide Playing the Demos Showing Speciﬁc Demo Topics 2 Press one of the [A]–[H]buttons to show a speciﬁc Demo When the Demo has more than one screen 3 Press the [EXIT] button to exit from the Demos Guide Quick Operations in Basic Displays Operation of the Main Display Operation of the File Selection Display Operation of the Function Display 4 Press the [A] button to select the “1 INITIAL TOUCH.” 5 Press the [1π†]/[2π†] button to select touch sensitivity for the keyboard Playing Voices Playing Preset Voices 3 Press one of the [A]–[J]buttons to select the desired Voice 4 Play the keyboard Playing the Voice Demos Using the Pitch Bend Wheel Adjusting the Tempo or Setting the Time Signature of the Metronome Sound ■Adjusting the Metronome Tempo ■Determine the Metronome Time Signature and Other Settings Practicing with the Preset Songs Playing Back and Listening to Songs Before Practicing 5 Press the SONG [J] (STOP) button to stop playback Page Displaying Music Notation (Score) Changing the Notation Display Muting the Right- or Left-handPart Viewing the Score 3 Press the SONG [TR 1] button to mute the right-handpart 6 Turn the [GUIDE] button off Practicing with the Repeat Playback Function Other Methods for Specifying the A–BRepeat Range Recording Your Performance Playing Backing Parts with the performance assistant Technology Press the [8π†] button to turn the [P.A.T.] (Performance Assistant) on Press the SONG [F/K] (PLAY/PAUSE) button to start playback Play the keyboard Press the SONG [J] (STOP) button to stop playback Press the [8π†] button to turn the [P.A.T.] (Performance Assistant) off Playing “Mary Had a Little Lamb” with the Auto Accompaniment Feature 2 Press one of the [A]–[J]buttons to select a Style “Straight 8 Pop.” 3 Press the [ACMP] button to turn on Auto Accompaniment To Start Playing During Style Playback To Finish Playing Others Learning the Notes to Play for Certain Chords Appropriate Panel Settings for the Selected Style — One Touch Setting 1 Select a Style (page 46) 2 Press one of the ONE TOUCH SETTING [1]–[4]buttons 3 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the selected Style starts The Multi Pads Playing the Multi Pads Using Chord Match Voice Effects Applying Harmony to Your Right-handMelody (HARMONY/ECHO) Calling Up Ideal Setups for Each Song (Music Finder) Calling up the panel settings to match the Style (Repertoire) Singing Along with Song Playback (Karaoke) or Your Own Performance Singing with the Lyrics Display Convenient Functions for Karaoke Convenient Functions for Singing Along with Your Own Performance Setting an Oriental Scale Basic Operation Selecting Message Language The Messages Shown in the Display Instant Selection of the Displays — Direct Access Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) File Selection Display Conﬁguration and Basic Operation File Selection Display Conﬁguration • Location (drive) of data •Data ﬁles and folders File Selection Display Basic Operation 1 Select the tab containing the desired ﬁle by using the TAB [√][®] buttons 2 Select the page containing the desired ﬁle by using the [1π]–[7π]buttons 3 Select the ﬁle. There are two ways to do so 4 Press the [EXIT] button to return to the previous display File/Folder Operations in the File Selection Display Formatting USB storage media 1Insert a USB storage device for formatting into the [USB TO DEVICE] 2Call up the operation display 4Press the [H] button to format the device/media Saving Files 3 Press the [6†] (SAVE) button to call up the ﬁle naming display 4 Enter the ﬁle name (page 71) 5 Press the [8π] (OK) button to save the ﬁle Call up the display containing the ﬁle/folder you want to copy Copying Files/Folders (Copy & Paste) 2 Press the [3†] (COPY) button to copy the ﬁle/folder 3 Press one of the [A]–[J]buttons corresponding to the desired ﬁle/ folder ■Selecting all ﬁles/folders 4 Press the [7†] (OK) button to conﬁrm the ﬁle/folder selection Moving Files (Cut & Paste) 2 Press the [2†] (CUT) button to cut the ﬁle ■Selecting all ﬁles 4 Press the [7†] (OK) button to conﬁrm the ﬁle selection 6 Press the [4†] (PASTE) button to paste the ﬁle Renaming Files/Folders 2 Press the [1†] (NAME) button 5 Input the name (characters) of the selected ﬁle or folder (page 71) 6 Press the [8π] (OK) button to actually enter the new name Selecting Custom Icons for Files (Shown at the Creating a New Folder 3 Input the name of the new folder (see below) Entering Characters 1 Change the type of character by pressing the [1π] button • The following different types of characters are available: Restoring the Factory-programmedSettings 2 Select items by pressing the [1π†]–[3π†]buttons Saving and Recalling Your Original Settings as a Single File 1 Make all desired settings on the instrument 2 Call up the operation display 5 Save your ﬁle (page 67) Data Backup 3All data listed in 1 and 3Press the [D] (BACKUP) button to save the data to the USB storage device Using, Creating and Editing Voices Voice Characteristics Playing Different Voices Simultaneously [A]–[J] buttons to select a Voice ] button to select the PRESET display Make sure the PART ON/OFF [RIGHT 1] button is turned on Playing Two Voices Simultaneously (Right 1 and 2 Parts) 2 Press the PART ON/OFF [RIGHT 2] button to turn it on 6 Play the keyboard 7 Press the PART ON/OFF [RIGHT 2] button again to turn it off Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands (Right 1 and Left Parts) 2 Press the PART ON/OFF [LEFT] button to turn it on 4 Press the TAB [√] button to select the PRESET display 5 Press one of the [A]–[J]buttons to select a Voice 7 Press the PART ON/OFF [LEFT] button again to turn it off Changing Pitch Selecting the Harmony/Echo type ●Multi Assign Type ●Echo Types Harmony/Echo Settings Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) 6 Save your MIXING CONSOLE settings Saving the PANEL PART display settings •Saving the STYLE PART display settings Save them as Style data •Saving the SONG CH 1-8/9-16display settings About Parts FILTER TUNE EFFECT EQ (Equalizer) Song Auto Revoice Effect Type 8 Use the [7π†]/[8π†] buttons to select the effect TYPE ■Editing and Saving the effect 10 If you have selected one of the DSP 2-4effect blocks in step 5: EQ (Equalizer) ■Editing and Saving the selected EQ 5 Press the [F] (EDIT) button to call up the MASTER EQ EDIT display 6 Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select a preset EQ type 7 Use the [3π†]–[7π†]buttons to boost or cut each of the ﬁve bands •Bandwidth (also called “Shape” or “Q”) Voice Creating — Voice Set 7 Press the [I] (SAVE) button to save your edited Voice (page 67) Editable Parameters in the VOICE SET Displays COMMON CONTROLLER MODULATION SOUND ●FILTER ●EG ●VIBRATO EFFECT/EQ 1. REVERB DEPTH/CHORUS DEPTH/DSP DEPTH 2. DSP 3. EQ Basic Procedure 5 Use the [A]–[D], [F]–[H]and [1π†]–[8π†]buttons to edit the Voice 6 Press the [I] (SAVE) button to save your edited ORGAN FLUTES Voice (page 67) Editable Parameters in the VOICE SET [ORGAN FLUTES] displays FOOTAGE, VOLUME/ATTACK (common parameters) VOLUME/ATTACK Disabling automatic selection of Voice Sets (effects, etc.) 2Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select a keyboard part Using Oriental Scales Setting an Oriental Scale — Scale Setting Scale Tuning 4 Change the following settings as necessary •Tuning the individual notes of the keyboard (TUNE) 1 Press the [3π†] button to select the note for tuning 2 Use the [4π†]/[5π†] buttons to set the tuning in cents Determines the base note for each scale Memorizing the Scale Setting — Scale Memory Saving Your Scale Settings Recalling the Scale Setting Style Characteristics Selecting a Chord Fingering Type Playing Only the Rhythm Channels of a Style 4 Press the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] button to stop the rhythm Turning channels of the Style on/off 1Press the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button to call up the CHANNEL ON/ OFF display 2Press the [1†]–[8†]buttons to turn the channels on or off Setting the fade in/out time Style Playback-relatedSettings Split Point Settings Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance of the Style (MIXING CONSOLE) Convenient Music Finder feature 3 Press the [6π] (SEARCH 1) button to call up the Search display 4 Enter the search criteria •Search by song title or music genre (MUSIC) or keyword 2Enter the song title or music genre, or the keyword (page 71) •Search by Style name Deleting Records from the FAVORITE Display Editing Records 3 Edit the record as desired •Editing the song name/keyword/Style name •Changing the Tempo •Memorizing the Section (Intro/Main/Ending) Saving the Record 1 Call up the Save display 2 Press the TAB [√][®] buttons to select the location for saving (USER USB) Calling up Music Finder Records Saved to USER/USB 1Call up the [MUSIC FINDER] display. [MUSIC FINDER] → TAB [√][®] ALL Press the [7 3Use the TAB [√][®] buttons to select USER/USB •REPLACE Style Creator Realtime Recording Characteristics 6 Use the [3π†]/[4π†] buttons to select the section (page 114) to be recorded 11 Start recording by pressing the Style Control [START/STOP] button 13 Stop recording by pressing the Style Control [START/STOP] button Rules when recording non-rhythmchannels Step Recording (EDIT) Style Assembly (ASSEMBLY) 2 Select the desired section (Intro, Main, Ending, etc.) for your new Style Repeat steps 3–5above to replace the patterns of other channels Basic Operation for Editing Styles Changing the Rhythmic Feel (GROOVE) 1 Press the [A]/[B] button to select the edit menu (page 122) 3 Press the [D] (EXECUTE) button to actually enter the edits for each display Press the [I] (SAVE) button to call up the Style Selection display to save your data ■GROOVE ■DYNAMICS Editing Data for Each Channel (CHANNEL) 1 Press the [A]/[B] button to select the edit menu (see below) 2 Use the [1π†]/[2π†] (CHANNEL) buttons to select the channel to be edited 4 Press the [D] (EXECUTE) button to actually enter the edits for each display Making Style File Format Settings (PARAMETER) Special Parameter Settings Based on Style File Format 1 Press the [A]/[B] button to select the edit menu (page 125) 3 Use the [3π†]–[8π†]buttons to edit the data ■PLAY ROOT/CHORD When the Play Root is C: ■NTR (Note Transposition Rule) ■NTT (Note Transposition Table) ■NTT BASS ON/OFF ■HIGH KEY ■NOTE LIMIT ■RTR (Retrigger Rule) The Multi Pads Multi Pad Creating (Multi Pad Cre- ator) 10 Turn Repeat of each pad On or Off by using the [1π†] - [4π†] but- tons 11 Turn Chord Match of each pad On or Off by using the [5π†]– [8π†] buttons 12 Press the [D] button, then enter a name for each Multi Pad by (page 130) Multi Pad Step Recording (EDIT) Multi Pad Editing (Multi Pad Creator) Registering and Saving Custom Panel Setups Registering Custom Panel Setups Saving the Registered Panel Setups Recalling the Registered Panel Setups Press the REGIST BANK [+] and buttons simultaneously to call up the REGISTRATION BANK Selection Display buttons to select a bank to be edited Parameter Lock Deleting an Unneeded Panel Setup/Naming a Panel Setup 3 Press the [8†] (EDIT) button to call up the REGISTRATION EDIT Dis- play 4 Edit the panel setups •Deleting a panel setup •Renaming a panel setup Disabling Recall of Speciﬁc Items (Freeze Function) 2 Press the [2π†]–[7π†]buttons to select items 4 Press the [EXIT] button to exit from the operation display 5 Press the [FREEZE] button on the panel to turn the Freeze function on Calling Up Registration Memory Numbers in Order — Registration Sequence Saving the Registration Sequence Settings Using, Creating and Editing Songs Compatible Song Types Preset Songs Your Own Recorded Songs Commercially Available Song Data Operations for Song Playback ■Starting/Stopping a Song Starting Playback Stopping Playback ■Top/Pause/Rewind/Fast Forward ■Repeat Playback/Chain Playback ■Queuing the Next Playback Song ■Using the Auto Accompaniment Features with the Song Playback Adjusting the Volume Balance and Voice Combination, etc. (MIXING CONSOLE) Adjusting the Volume Balance of Each Channel Changing Voices Practicing Songs with the Guide Functions For Keyboard Performance For Singing Recording Your Performance to MIDI Make the desired panel settings for your keyboard performance • Recording the RIGHT 2 and/or LEFT parts • Recording Styles •Using Registration Memory panel setups • Recording your performance Multi Track Recording 1 Press the SONG [REC] and SONG [J] (STOP) buttons simultaneously While holding the SONG [REC] button press the [1π†]–[8π†]buttons to set the desired channels to “REC.” Use the [C]/[D] buttons to select the desired part for the channel to be 7 To record another channel, repeat steps 2 through About Song channels About keyboard parts About Style parts About Multi Pad parts Basic Operations for Step Recording Recording Melodies 6 Press the [6π†] button to enter a quarter-noterest 7 Play the C4 key 9 Press the SONG [F/K] (PLAY/PAUSE) button to hear the newly entered notes 10 Press the [EXIT] button to exit from the Step Record display Deleting data [G] button [H] [I] While holding F3 on the keyboard, press the [7 ] button Press the [5 half-note eighth-note 8 Play the keys E3, F3, and A3 in order, according to the notation exam- ple 9 Press the [G] button to select “.” 10 Press the [H] button to select “Tenuto.” 11 Press the [I] button to select “dotted.” ] button to select the eighth note While holding C3 key on the keyboard, press the [7 Press the [H] button to select “Normal.” (page 67) ] (PLAY/PAUSE) button to hear the newly entered notes ] (STOP) button to move the cursor to the begin- ning of the Song Press the [EXIT] button to exit from the Step Record display While holding the C3, E3, G3 and C4 keys on the keyboard, press the [7 Recording Chords Play the chords F, and G7 in the chord section of the keyboard Press the STYLE CONTROL [MAIN VARIATION B] button whole-note Play the chord C in the chord section of the keyboard Basic Editing Operation Re-Recordinga Speciﬁc Section — Punch In/ Out (REC MODE) 2 While holding the SONG [REC] button, press the desired track but- ton ■PUNCH IN settings ■PUNCH OUT settings Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select the Edit menu Editing Channel Events (CHANNEL) 2 Use the [1π†]–[8π†]buttons to edit the data ■QUANTIZE menu ■Deleting the data of the speciﬁed channel (DELETE menu) ■Mixing (merging) the data of the speciﬁed two channels (MIX menu) ■CHANNEL TRANSPOSE menu To display the channels 9–16 Transposing to the same value for all channels simultaneously SETUP menu Editing Note or Chord Events (CHORD, 1–16) When the 1–16tab display is elected, press the [F] button to select the channel to be edited Move the cursor to the desired data Edit the data About the events shown in the display Event types shown on the 1–16tab display Event types shown on the CHORD tab display Displaying Speciﬁc Types of Events (FILTER) Editing Lyrics (LYRICS) Lyrics Events Inputting and Editing Lyrics 1Use the [4π†]/[5π†](DATA ENTRY) buttons to call up the lyrics editing display Using Your Instrument with Other Devices Using the Footswitch or Foot Controller (3 [FOOT PEDAL 1/2] jacks) • FOOT PEDAL 1 jack • FOOT PEDAL 2 jack Assigning Speciﬁc Functions to Each Foot Pedal Assignable Pedal Functions Adjustable Parameters for Each Function Connecting External MIDI Devices (4 [MIDI] terminals) Connecting to a computer and USB device Connecting a Computer (4 [MIDI] and 5[USB TO HOST] terminals) Connecting to the [USB TO HOST] terminal •Connection by [MIDI] terminals Connecting to a USB Storage Device (6 via the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal) Page What is MIDI Example Keyboard Data Channel Messages MIDI Channels System Messages What You Can Do With MIDI MIDI Data Compatibility Sequence Formats ●SMF (Standard MIDI ﬁle) MIDI Settings Page Pre-ProgrammedMIDI Templates MIDI System Settings ■LOCAL CONTROL ■Clock setting, etc ●CLOCK ●TRANSMIT CLOCK ●Tx MONITOR ■MIDI messages which can be transmitted or received (recognized) MIDI Receive Settings The •KEYBOARD Setting the Bass Note for Style Playback via MIDI Receive Setting the Chord Type for Style Playback via MIDI Receive Troubleshooting Voice Style Registration memory Song Guide Score Lyrics (Karaoke) Performance assistant technology Speciﬁcations Page Index Numerics Page Page Panel Button Chart Number PSR SERIES OF PORTATONE ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS OBSERVERA ADVARSEL: VAROITUS: COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT (DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE)