Yamaha PSR-S500 Playing with the Effects, Adding Harmony

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Playing with the Effects

Adding Harmony

This feature adds Harmony, Tremolo or Echo effects to the Main Voice.

1 Press the [HARMONY] button to turn the Harmony function on.

The [HARMONY] button lights indicating that Harmony is on.

To turn Harmony off, press the [HARMONY] button again.

NOTE

•When you press the [HARMONY] button to turn this feature on, the appropriate Harmony type for the currently selected Main Voice is automatically selected.

2 Press and hold the [HARMONY] button for longer than a second.

The currently selected Harmony type will be displayed.

3 Use the dial to select a Harmony type.

Refer to the Effect Type List on page 110 for information about the available Harmony types.

Try playing the keyboard with the Harmony function. The effect and operation of each Harmony type is different—for details, refer to the section below “How to sound each Harmony Type” as well as the Effect Type List.

NOTE

•The Harmony notes can be added only to the Main Voice, not to Dual or Left Voices.

•The keys left of the Split Point of the keyboard produce no Harmony notes when the Auto Accompaniment is on (ACMP ON lights).

•When chord ﬁngering is set to Full Keyboard, the Harmony function is turned off automatically.

Hold for longer than a second

Currently selected

Harmony type.

●How to sound each Harmony Type

• Harmony types 01 to 05

Press the right-hand keys while playing chords in the Auto Accompaniment range of the keyboard when the Auto Accompaniment is on (page 23).

• Harmony types 06 to 12 (Trill)

Hold down two keys.

• Harmony types 13 to 19 (Tremolo)

Keep holding down the keys.

• Harmony types 20 to 26 (Echo)

Keep holding down the keys.

You can adjust the Harmony Volume in the Function Settings (page 72).

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Contents

Page SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING WARNING CAUTION Page Logos Accessories Special Features of the PSR-S500 ■ Play a Variety of Instrument Voices ■ Save and Recall Panel Settings to Registration Memory ■ Play Along with Styles ■ Easy Performance with Music Notation Display Contents Setting Up Page Page Page Panel Controls and Terminals Rear Panel d e Playing Songs 1 Press the [STANDBY/ON] button until it locks in the ON position 2 Press the [DEMO] button to start the Demo Press the ] button to stop Demo Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices Select and Play a Voice Playing Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands—LEFT 2 Press and hold the [LEFT] button for longer than a sec- ond Select and press the desired Voice category button in the VOICE section Playing Drum Kits Playing Styles Select a Styles Rhythm Playing Along with a Style 4 Play a left-handchord to start the Style 6 Press the [START/STOP] button to stop Style playback when you’re done Playing Auto-accompanimentChords Easy Chords Standard Chords Playing with the Music Database Using Songs Selecting and Listening to a Song Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause Types of Songs Displaying the Song Score Displaying the Lyrics Recording Your Own Performance Track Configuration Quick Recording Procedure Multi-trackRecording Procedure Select the recording part for each track (Part Assign) 3 Recording will start when you play the keyboard 4 Stop recording by pressing the [>/■] or [REC] button After the recording is completed: Song Clear—DeletingUser Songs Track Clear—Deletinga Specified Track From a User Song Backup and Initialization Backup Initialization Backup Clear MEMORY Clear Basic Operation and Displays Basic Operation 1 Use category buttons to select a CATEGORY 2 Use the dial to select an item or value 3Starting/stopping a Song or Style The Displays MAIN Display Items Playing with the Effects Adding Harmony Changing the Reverb Type Changing the Chorus Type Panel Sustain Adding DSP Pitch Bend Using Various Functions Playing with the metronome ■Turn the metronome on● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ■Set the metronome tempo● ● ● ● ● ● ■Changing the Time Signature ● ● ● ■Adjusting the Metronome Volume Using Tap Start Touch Response ■Turning Touch Response on/off● ● ■Adjusting the Touch Response Sensitivity EQ settings Pitch Controls Changing the pitch of the instrument in octaves Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions Pattern Variation (sections) Page Page One Touch Setting Variation Change and OTS (OTS LINK) Setting the Split Point Adjusting the Style Volume Chord Basics Recognized Standard Chords User Style Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard Song Settings Song Volumes Changing the Tempo A-BRepeat Muting Independent Song Parts Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings Recalling a Registration Memory Registration Clear—Deletinga Specified Registration Memory The Functions Page Page Using USB Flash Memory USB Flash Memory Using USB Flash Memory Formatting USB Flash Memory Saving Data Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save Loading User Files and Style Files Deleting Data from USB Flash Memory Playing Songs Saved to USB Flash Memory Connections Connectors Connection to a USB Storage Device ■Compatible USB storage devices Page Connecting a Personal Computer Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer MIDI settings PC Mode Initial Send Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument ■With the Musicsoft Downloader You Can ■Use Musicsoft Downloader to Page ■Transferring Backup ﬁles from the Instrument to a Computer ● ● Accessory CD-ROMInstallation Guide Important Notices about the CD-ROM CD-ROMContents Using the CD-ROM System Requirements Software Installation ■Installing the USB-MIDIDriver● ● ● ● Page Music Notebook Applications● ● ● Troubleshooting Page Troubleshooting Messages Page Voice List Page Page Page Page Page Drum Kit List Page Page Style List Music Database List Page Effect Type List Page Page Page MIDI Page MIDI Data Format Speciﬁcations Index Page KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS. DO NOT MAIL