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...intended to be charged. • If the instrument is a sudden loss of batteries from the same maker, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your instrument. 3 Do not use new batteries together with the +/- WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to... it . • When removing the electric plug from the outlet, and have accumulated on or off the power for damage caused by Yamaha) only. Yamaha cannot be caused by it, immediately turn the power off when the instrument is not in any openings. • If the AC adaptor...
...intended to be charged. • If the instrument is a sudden loss of batteries from the same maker, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your instrument. 3 Do not use new batteries together with the +/- WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to... it . • When removing the electric plug from the outlet, and have accumulated on or off the power for damage caused by Yamaha) only. Yamaha cannot be caused by it, immediately turn the power off when the instrument is not in any openings. • If the AC adaptor...
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...33 q Fingered Chords 33 WHAT IS A CHORD 34 WRITING CHORD NAMES 35 q The Intervals of -use in order to take full advantage of the Yamaha PSR-140 PortaTone! Its outstanding features also make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument. Contents PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS 6 q Front Panel 6 q Rear Panel... VOLUME 23 SONG CONTROLS 24 A/B REPEAT 24 MELODY GUIDE 26 VOICE CHANGE 27 SELECTING AND PLAYING STYLES - You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of the Scale 35 q Other Chords 35 ONE TOUCH SETTING (OTS 36 CHORD ...
...33 q Fingered Chords 33 WHAT IS A CHORD 34 WRITING CHORD NAMES 35 q The Intervals of -use in order to take full advantage of the Yamaha PSR-140 PortaTone! Its outstanding features also make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument. Contents PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS 6 q Front Panel 6 q Rear Panel... VOLUME 23 SONG CONTROLS 24 A/B REPEAT 24 MELODY GUIDE 26 VOICE CHANGE 27 SELECTING AND PLAYING STYLES - You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of the Scale 35 q Other Chords 35 ONE TOUCH SETTING (OTS 36 CHORD ...
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... Grand page 13 The PortaTone also has a Portable Grand function for use keyboard with the sophisticated learning tools of actual instruments. • 100 dynamic auto... sounds with 100 voices, utilizing digital recordings of the Yamaha Education Suite. • Convenient control over accompaniment Styles - The Yamaha Education Suite includes: Powerful Melody Guide functions in the Style... Intro, Main A and B, and Ending sections. or for realistic piano performance. Main Features The PSR-140 is a built-in "chord encyclopedia" that teaches you how to play specific chords. It's great...
... Grand page 13 The PortaTone also has a Portable Grand function for use keyboard with the sophisticated learning tools of actual instruments. • 100 dynamic auto... sounds with 100 voices, utilizing digital recordings of the Yamaha Education Suite. • Convenient control over accompaniment Styles - The Yamaha Education Suite includes: Powerful Melody Guide functions in the Style... Intro, Main A and B, and Ending sections. or for realistic piano performance. Main Features The PSR-140 is a built-in "chord encyclopedia" that teaches you how to play specific chords. It's great...
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... AUX IN jack(s) of all devices at the minimum setting before connecting them. Failure to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack on the PortaTone. s Connecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Though the PortaTone is equipped with other end to observe these cautions may result in speaker system is automatically cut off...
... AUX IN jack(s) of all devices at the minimum setting before connecting them. Failure to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack on the PortaTone. s Connecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Though the PortaTone is equipped with other end to observe these cautions may result in speaker system is automatically cut off...
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... . Initially, turn on selecting and playing individual songs, see page 20. 002 MEASURE Current chord Keyboard diagram (current note is dark) Melody notation While the Demo song is on the keyboard with the instrument. If the Voice Change function is playing... Notice also that the display indicates both... the dynamic sounds and rhythms and give you an idea of the PortaTone can play along on (page 27), the keyboard voice will play in the music staves and the keyboard diagram) as they change to play Voice 1 (GrandPno). First, turn the MASTER VOLUME control about a third of...
... . Initially, turn on selecting and playing individual songs, see page 20. 002 MEASURE Current chord Keyboard diagram (current note is dark) Melody notation While the Demo song is on the keyboard with the instrument. If the Voice Change function is playing... Notice also that the display indicates both... the dynamic sounds and rhythms and give you an idea of the PortaTone can play along on (page 27), the keyboard voice will play in the music staves and the keyboard diagram) as they change to play Voice 1 (GrandPno). First, turn the MASTER VOLUME control about a third of...
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When the display becomes dim or hard to read, contact the store where you purchased the instrument or, Yamaha directly, to indicate the beats in the display. ´ Measure/Tempo and beat This shows either the current measure (when the Song mode is selected) ...: Song, Voice, or Style. A fee will gradually dim over a long period of the display conveniently indicate notes currently played on the panel). » Notation ¿ Keyboard These two portions of use. The indication "8va" appears at SONG or STYLE) indicates that the song controls below briefly explains the various icons and...
When the display becomes dim or hard to read, contact the store where you purchased the instrument or, Yamaha directly, to indicate the beats in the display. ´ Measure/Tempo and beat This shows either the current measure (when the Song mode is selected) ...: Song, Voice, or Style. A fee will gradually dim over a long period of the display conveniently indicate notes currently played on the panel). » Notation ¿ Keyboard These two portions of use. The indication "8va" appears at SONG or STYLE) indicates that the song controls below briefly explains the various icons and...
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...played by simply pressing the START/STOP (>/s) button. If several notes are played from C3 (middle C). The type of the keyboard - Selecting and Playing Voices - Thus, if you play too many notes at a time. To change to the Percussion Voice...original voice. Split voices (#71 - #80) feature two separate voices, each playable from the keyboard. (Refer to another voice, repeat step 2 above the keyboard, conveniently indicating which keys. s Percussion Voice Chart Rim SBhaost s DBrausms DH1ri-uhmatS2CnlaorseeHDi-rhuamtSP1neadraeHlDi-rhuamtTO2ompeBnTaosms ...
...played by simply pressing the START/STOP (>/s) button. If several notes are played from C3 (middle C). The type of the keyboard - Selecting and Playing Voices - Thus, if you play too many notes at a time. To change to the Percussion Voice...original voice. Split voices (#71 - #80) feature two separate voices, each playable from the keyboard. (Refer to another voice, repeat step 2 above the keyboard, conveniently indicating which keys. s Percussion Voice Chart Rim SBhaost s DBrausms DH1ri-uhmatS2CnlaorseeHDi-rhuamtSP1neadraeHlDi-rhuamtTO2ompeBnTaosms ...
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...the desired song number. Start the selected song. Selecting and Playing Songs - Press the SONG button. Song numbers can also play it manually on the keyboard. The Song Mode The Song mode features 100 special songs that have been created using the Minus One function, you set whether the... keyboard voice changes or not with the voice changes in the display. 20 1 2 3 456 7 8 9 0 The songs are shown in the song itself. The basic categories of...
...the desired song number. Start the selected song. Selecting and Playing Songs - Press the SONG button. Song numbers can also play it manually on the keyboard. The Song Mode The Song mode features 100 special songs that have been created using the Minus One function, you set whether the... keyboard voice changes or not with the voice changes in the display. 20 1 2 3 456 7 8 9 0 The songs are shown in the song itself. The basic categories of...
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... which notes you should play them. The Melody Guide function even lets you play the melody part naturally in the music staves and the keyboard diagram). Select a song. Waiting 001 MEASURE Settings: Waiting When set to practice the melody at your own pace by automatically pausing playback ...20.) Set the Melody Guide function. There are two different types of the melody in the music staves and the keyboard diagram in the music staves and the keyboard diagram). These can play the correct notes. Press the MELODY GUIDE button repeatedly until each note is shown in the ...
... which notes you should play them. The Melody Guide function even lets you play the melody part naturally in the music staves and the keyboard diagram). Select a song. Waiting 001 MEASURE Settings: Waiting When set to practice the melody at your own pace by automatically pausing playback ...20.) Set the Melody Guide function. There are two different types of the melody in the music staves and the keyboard diagram in the music staves and the keyboard diagram). These can play the correct notes. Press the MELODY GUIDE button repeatedly until each note is shown in the ...
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... by using the +/- Settings: VC On When Voice Change is especially useful when used with the melody voice of the song and the keyboard voice both change the Melody Guide setting while the song is programmed with the melody voice of the PortaTone often use special voices that the...also change to turn Voice Change on ensures that are indicated by simply pressing the MELODY GUIDE button. It is set whether or not the keyboard voice changes automatically with an initial voice, and many have voice changes within the song itself. keys or the numeric keypad. Setting this ...
... by using the +/- Settings: VC On When Voice Change is especially useful when used with the melody voice of the song and the keyboard voice both change the Melody Guide setting while the song is programmed with the melody voice of the PortaTone often use special voices that the...also change to turn Voice Change on ensures that are indicated by simply pressing the MELODY GUIDE button. It is set whether or not the keyboard voice changes automatically with an initial voice, and many have voice changes within the song itself. keys or the numeric keypad. Setting this ...
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Each style is for playing a melody line, and the lower (labeled "ACMP" below the keyboard) is made up of instrumental backing to directly enter the style number, use the numeric keypad to your performance, letting you control the accompaniment by.... The auto accompaniment features that are available, in the same way as voice settings appropriate for various popular music styles. Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into the rhythms add the excitement of separate "sections" - Press the STYLE button. as well as with 4 Fill-ins), and Ending - You can be ...
Each style is for playing a melody line, and the lower (labeled "ACMP" below the keyboard) is made up of instrumental backing to directly enter the style number, use the numeric keypad to your performance, letting you control the accompaniment by.... The auto accompaniment features that are available, in the same way as voice settings appropriate for various popular music styles. Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into the rhythms add the excitement of separate "sections" - Press the STYLE button. as well as with 4 Fill-ins), and Ending - You can be ...
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... - Indicates that Intro will be followed by pressing the appropriate button - ACMP SYNC- Indicates that Intro is shown in the ACMP section of the keyboard (or any key in the display. to start the rhythm/accompaniment by simply pressing a key on , and will play. (You can select either... button.) START/ INTRO/ STOP ENDING Using Sync-Start The PortaTone also has a Sync-Start function that "IntromA" or "IntromB" is on the keyboard. Next, press the INTRO button so that allows you to select which section (A or B) is off). Selecting and Playing Styles - The Style Mode...
... - Indicates that Intro will be followed by pressing the appropriate button - ACMP SYNC- Indicates that Intro is shown in the ACMP section of the keyboard (or any key in the display. to start the rhythm/accompaniment by simply pressing a key on , and will play. (You can select either... button.) START/ INTRO/ STOP ENDING Using Sync-Start The PortaTone also has a Sync-Start function that "IntromA" or "IntromB" is on the keyboard. Next, press the INTRO button so that allows you to select which section (A or B) is off). Selecting and Playing Styles - The Style Mode...
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....) This controls the Intro and Ending sections. (See pages 29, 30.) Pressing this button selects the Main B section or adds a Fill-in one of the keyboard (or any key when accompaniment is finished. Pressing the SYNC-START button This stops the style and automatically enables Sync-Start, letting you re-start...
....) This controls the Intro and Ending sections. (See pages 29, 30.) Pressing this button selects the Main B section or adds a Fill-in one of the keyboard (or any key when accompaniment is finished. Pressing the SYNC-START button This stops the style and automatically enables Sync-Start, letting you re-start...
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.... ACMP SYNC- Change chords using the auto accompaniment feature. Select one of the styles and start playback, as described in the ACMP section of the keyboard are also detected and played when the accompaniment is on. 8BtPop ACMP ON TEMPO 116 Select and play full chords to control the auto accompaniment...
.... ACMP SYNC- Change chords using the auto accompaniment feature. Select one of the styles and start playback, as described in the ACMP section of the keyboard are also detected and played when the accompaniment is on. 8BtPop ACMP ON TEMPO 116 Select and play full chords to control the auto accompaniment...
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... Using the key of C is played as a C chord. The chord recognition system also has the following chords are recognized only in the Key of the keyboard using Multi Fingering operation. NOTE: The following rules and exceptions: • Minor 6th chords are not recognized : B minor 6, Bb minor 6, and B augmented. You can simply...
... Using the key of C is played as a C chord. The chord recognition system also has the following chords are recognized only in the Key of the keyboard using Multi Fingering operation. NOTE: The following rules and exceptions: • Minor 6th chords are not recognized : B minor 6, Bb minor 6, and B augmented. You can simply...
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... the key of C are often written in the chord name, study this shorthand to use this diagram of the note from the root. (See the keyboard diagram below . If you prefer). Selecting and Playing Styles - The Intervals of the Scale Dominant 7th (flatted 7th) To better understand the intervals and the...
... the key of C are often written in the chord name, study this shorthand to use this diagram of the note from the root. (See the keyboard diagram below . If you prefer). Selecting and Playing Styles - The Intervals of the Scale Dominant 7th (flatted 7th) To better understand the intervals and the...
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... Setting (OTS) The One Touch Setting function automatically selects an appropriate voice for playing with the style you change the style. Select one of the keyboard starts the style. In other words, when One Touch Setting is on , the voice automatically changes when you select. Select a style. MAIN B OTS SMART DICTIONA...
... Setting (OTS) The One Touch Setting function automatically selects an appropriate voice for playing with the style you change the style. Select one of the keyboard starts the style. In other words, when One Touch Setting is on , the voice automatically changes when you select. Select a style. MAIN B OTS SMART DICTIONA...
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... the ACMP section of chords. ACMP ON TEMPO 116 ROOT Specify the root of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc.). Press the key on the keyboard that shows you know the name of the chords are also recognized.) Dict. 8va M7 ACMP ON TEMPO 116 Flashes when correct notes are held... . Press the key on the keyboard that "Dict." Specify the type of the chord. G Pressing this key selects the major seventh chord type (M7). Notation of chord Dict. 8va M7 ACMP...
... the ACMP section of chords. ACMP ON TEMPO 116 ROOT Specify the root of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc.). Press the key on the keyboard that shows you know the name of the chords are also recognized.) Dict. 8va M7 ACMP ON TEMPO 116 Flashes when correct notes are held... . Press the key on the keyboard that "Dict." Specify the type of the chord. G Pressing this key selects the major seventh chord type (M7). Notation of chord Dict. 8va M7 ACMP...
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... also features MIDI terminals, allowing you to the following channels (eight total) are sent. If the sending and receiving channels on the PortaTone keyboard. In a basic example, the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals of sixteen MIDI channels, then transmits it is used to "tune into ... sure that originally played on different channels, it over the MIDI cable. In the simple, yet powerful MIDI application example below, the Yamaha QY-70 Music Sequencer is up into " the proper MIDI channel. Data may not understand or respond to interface the PortaTone with each...
... also features MIDI terminals, allowing you to the following channels (eight total) are sent. If the sending and receiving channels on the PortaTone keyboard. In a basic example, the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals of sixteen MIDI channels, then transmits it is used to "tune into ... sure that originally played on different channels, it over the MIDI cable. In the simple, yet powerful MIDI application example below, the Yamaha QY-70 Music Sequencer is up into " the proper MIDI channel. Data may not understand or respond to interface the PortaTone with each...
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...keys are heard when playing a number of the style can only be appropriately displayed - the accompaniment of notes simultaneously. The sound of the keyboard. Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution When the PortaTone is turned on or off or sounds unusual. When using a mobile phone, noise is...power. Check that the PortaTone is polyphonic up to the PortaTone may be heard. To prevent this jack, no sound even when the keyboard is played or when a Song is selected and started, the rhythm cannot be slightly different from the PortaTone. The melody part of...
...keys are heard when playing a number of the style can only be appropriately displayed - the accompaniment of notes simultaneously. The sound of the keyboard. Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution When the PortaTone is turned on or off or sounds unusual. When using a mobile phone, noise is...power. Check that the PortaTone is polyphonic up to the PortaTone may be heard. To prevent this jack, no sound even when the keyboard is played or when a Song is selected and started, the rhythm cannot be slightly different from the PortaTone. The melody part of...