Owner's Manual
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... piano performance. Its outstanding features also make it exceptionally easy to play! • EZ Chord is a built-in , high-quality stereo amplifier/speaker system. 4 Main Features The PSR-225 is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use in order to take full advantage of ... • 100 auto accompaniment styles, each with a variety of the Yamaha PSR-225 PortaTone! including Tempo and independent Accompaniment Volume. • Powerful song recording operations for learning - There's also a powerful EZ Chord function that let you specify. with the selected style. including sustain, ...
... piano performance. Its outstanding features also make it exceptionally easy to play! • EZ Chord is a built-in , high-quality stereo amplifier/speaker system. 4 Main Features The PSR-225 is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use in order to take full advantage of ... • 100 auto accompaniment styles, each with a variety of the Yamaha PSR-225 PortaTone! including Tempo and independent Accompaniment Volume. • Powerful song recording operations for learning - There's also a powerful EZ Chord function that let you specify. with the selected style. including sustain, ...
Owner's Manual
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... 61 Other Chords 61 CHORD GUIDE 62 Dictionary 62 Smart 64 • Smart Chord List 65 EZ Chord 66 EZ Chord - Playback 66 • Bank Chain 67 EZ Chord - Contents PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS 6 • Front Panel 6 • Rear Panel 7 SETTING UP 8 POWER REQUIREMENTS 8 TURNING ON THE POWER 8 ACCESSORY JACKS 9 Quick Guide - How to Use Your New PSR-225 PortaTone...
... 61 Other Chords 61 CHORD GUIDE 62 Dictionary 62 Smart 64 • Smart Chord List 65 EZ Chord 66 EZ Chord - Playback 66 • Bank Chain 67 EZ Chord - Contents PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS 6 • Front Panel 6 • Rear Panel 7 SETTING UP 8 POWER REQUIREMENTS 8 TURNING ON THE POWER 8 ACCESSORY JACKS 9 Quick Guide - How to Use Your New PSR-225 PortaTone...
Owner's Manual
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... functions. (See page 62.) ƻ RECORD button This is used for selecting and enabling the recording functions: Song (pages 80, 84), EZ Chord (page 68), and One Touch Setting (page 72). Ƽ ONE TOUCH SETTING / SONG MEMORY buttons When the Style mode is selected, these are for connection ...
... functions. (See page 62.) ƻ RECORD button This is used for selecting and enabling the recording functions: Song (pages 80, 84), EZ Chord (page 68), and One Touch Setting (page 72). Ƽ ONE TOUCH SETTING / SONG MEMORY buttons When the Style mode is selected, these are for connection ...
Owner's Manual
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... in succession, and the PortaTone automatically plays the proper chords for the Chord Guide Dictionary function. Recording your own EZ Chord banks You can also create your right hand as the auto accompaniment plays. Keys for entering the chord root (C3 - B5) 15 F#2) Keys for entering the chord type Keys for playing the accompaniment (C1 - board...
... in succession, and the PortaTone automatically plays the proper chords for the Chord Guide Dictionary function. Recording your own EZ Chord banks You can also create your right hand as the auto accompaniment plays. Keys for entering the chord root (C3 - B5) 15 F#2) Keys for entering the chord type Keys for playing the accompaniment (C1 - board...
Owner's Manual
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... the available styles is for each pattern - The Style mode also has the powerful Chord Guide features, which include three sophisticated learning and performance tools: Dictionary, Smart, and EZ Chord. for an entire song, and then step through the chords by simply pressing a single key in several different categories. Press the STYLE button. A..., 64) provide powerful, easy-to your performance, letting you control the accompaniment by default to keys F#2 and lower) is given on page 111. 47 EZ Chord (page 66) lets you call up of the keyboard. letting you record...
... the available styles is for each pattern - The Style mode also has the powerful Chord Guide features, which include three sophisticated learning and performance tools: Dictionary, Smart, and EZ Chord. for an entire song, and then step through the chords by simply pressing a single key in several different categories. Press the STYLE button. A..., 64) provide powerful, easy-to your performance, letting you control the accompaniment by default to keys F#2 and lower) is given on page 111. 47 EZ Chord (page 66) lets you call up of the keyboard. letting you record...
Owner's Manual
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...of operation: Dictionary, Smart, and EZ Chord. • Pressing the CHORD GUIDE button automatically turns on the panel). STYLE Dict. 2 Specify the root of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to use tools for learning chords and chord relationships. appears in "chord book" that shows you the individual... key selects the root G. ROOT G Pressing this : 1) Press the STYLE button to select the Style mode. 2) Press the CHORD GUIDE button so that OFF is essentially a built-in the display. ACMP ON 62 Dictionary The Dictionary type is selected. THE STYLE MODE...
...of operation: Dictionary, Smart, and EZ Chord. • Pressing the CHORD GUIDE button automatically turns on the panel). STYLE Dict. 2 Specify the root of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to use tools for learning chords and chord relationships. appears in "chord book" that shows you the individual... key selects the root G. ROOT G Pressing this : 1) Press the STYLE button to select the Style mode. 2) Press the CHORD GUIDE button so that OFF is essentially a built-in the display. ACMP ON 62 Dictionary The Dictionary type is selected. THE STYLE MODE...
Owner's Manual
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... select an OTS setting, if desired. STYLE 1EZ 66 It lets you record all banks, letting you can record chords. EZ Chord gives you eight separate banks (each chord in the sequence you programmed by simply pressing a single key in your own performances. (For your convenience, the scores for ...the next, without having to program semi-automatic backing for your own EZ Chord bank (page 68), you try out EZ Chord on when EZ Chord is also ideal for an entire song, and then allows you easily produce the chord accompaniment with the numeric keypad. (For more information on your left...
... select an OTS setting, if desired. STYLE 1EZ 66 It lets you record all banks, letting you can record chords. EZ Chord gives you eight separate banks (each chord in the sequence you programmed by simply pressing a single key in your own performances. (For your convenience, the scores for ...the next, without having to program semi-automatic backing for your own EZ Chord bank (page 68), you try out EZ Chord on when EZ Chord is also ideal for an entire song, and then allows you easily produce the chord accompaniment with the numeric keypad. (For more information on your left...
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... back without breaking up your left hand, and still use this , simply skip step #4. 5 Play the chords. A-1EZ STYLE Indicates that bank chain is selected. 67 Buttons 1 - 8 select EZ Chord banks #1 #8, respectively. Button 9 selects the bank chain "A-1" bank (see box below). 4 Start the ...of the keyboard. Each dark "block" indicates a recorded chord. while you play a chord, press any one bank to the next, without the full (bass and rhythm) accompaniment. The EZ Chord chords can control the timing of your chord progression. Use the numeric keypad. To play melodies or...
... back without breaking up your left hand, and still use this , simply skip step #4. 5 Play the chords. A-1EZ STYLE Indicates that bank chain is selected. 67 Buttons 1 - 8 select EZ Chord banks #1 #8, respectively. Button 9 selects the bank chain "A-1" bank (see box below). 4 Start the ...of the keyboard. Each dark "block" indicates a recorded chord. while you play a chord, press any one bank to the next, without the full (bass and rhythm) accompaniment. The EZ Chord chords can control the timing of your chord progression. Use the numeric keypad. To play melodies or...
Owner's Manual
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...the "RECORD" indication flashes for the selected EZ Chord bank. STYLE 3EZ RECORD ACMP ON 2 Select the desired EZ Chord bank. When the "RECORD" indication stops flashing (and is lit continuously), you may want to erase (clear) all recorded chords for a couple of the keyboard. buttons... accompaniment section. (See page 56.) • Enter the chord root and name manually from the ROOT and CHORD TYPE section of seconds.) RECORD indication flashes briefly. Press the RECORD button, repeatedly if necessary, until EZ Chord recording is essentially a three-step operation: 1) Select the ...
...the "RECORD" indication flashes for the selected EZ Chord bank. STYLE 3EZ RECORD ACMP ON 2 Select the desired EZ Chord bank. When the "RECORD" indication stops flashing (and is lit continuously), you may want to erase (clear) all recorded chords for a couple of the keyboard. buttons... accompaniment section. (See page 56.) • Enter the chord root and name manually from the ROOT and CHORD TYPE section of seconds.) RECORD indication flashes briefly. Press the RECORD button, repeatedly if necessary, until EZ Chord recording is essentially a three-step operation: 1) Select the ...
Owner's Manual
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... Remember that position. (For more infomation, see the hint "Using Spaces" on page 68), the chord and bass accompaniment will select the previous block without entering a chord. Play the desired chord in the EZ Chord function. AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - To leave the rest of seconds after pressing the STYLE button), use the ...+ button to move to the next block. Before the display reverts back to EZ Chord (a couple of a row empty and start recording from the record mode and lets you press the + button to move to the first ...
... Remember that position. (For more infomation, see the hint "Using Spaces" on page 68), the chord and bass accompaniment will select the previous block without entering a chord. Play the desired chord in the EZ Chord function. AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - To leave the rest of seconds after pressing the STYLE button), use the ...+ button to move to the next block. Before the display reverts back to EZ Chord (a couple of a row empty and start recording from the record mode and lets you press the + button to move to the first ...
Owner's Manual
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...you may want to perform the chord changes. • Regardless of this include four- and eight-measure melodic phrases, the popular "twelve-bar" blues, and the sixteen-measure length of length in four-, eight, twelve- the EZ Chord function automatically skips the space ...or spaces and plays the next chord.) To record a space: Press the + button without recording a chord. Examples of the musical genre - AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - or sixteen-block groups...
...you may want to perform the chord changes. • Regardless of this include four- and eight-measure melodic phrases, the popular "twelve-bar" blues, and the sixteen-measure length of length in four-, eight, twelve- the EZ Chord function automatically skips the space ...or spaces and plays the next chord.) To record a space: Press the + button without recording a chord. Examples of the musical genre - AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - or sixteen-block groups...
Owner's Manual
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... ACMP ON 4 Execute the Clear function. AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - Wait for the selected EZ Chord bank. 1 Enable the EZ Chord Record mode. button to EZ Chord Record, letting you erase (clear) all recorded chords for a couple of seconds.) 2 Select the desired point from which the chord will be cleared. Operation returns to cancel. 5 Continue recording, or exit the Record...
... ACMP ON 4 Execute the Clear function. AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - Wait for the selected EZ Chord bank. 1 Enable the EZ Chord Record mode. button to EZ Chord Record, letting you erase (clear) all recorded chords for a couple of seconds.) 2 Select the desired point from which the chord will be cleared. Operation returns to cancel. 5 Continue recording, or exit the Record...
Owner's Manual
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and create your keyboard performances - Realtime, Step, OTS, and EZ Chord - whatever you play it allows you record to add melodies and embellishments. As such, it is very similar to using up to enter notes individually. ... on the keyboard is excellent for precision and for capturing the natural "feel" of music paper; before exiting back to normal operation. (The OTS and EZ Chord modes are in recording fast or complex passages that already has recorded data, all the other hand, is entered one at a time. Also, when you...
and create your keyboard performances - Realtime, Step, OTS, and EZ Chord - whatever you play it allows you record to add melodies and embellishments. As such, it is very similar to using up to enter notes individually. ... on the keyboard is excellent for precision and for capturing the natural "feel" of music paper; before exiting back to normal operation. (The OTS and EZ Chord modes are in recording fast or complex passages that already has recorded data, all the other hand, is entered one at a time. Also, when you...
Owner's Manual
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... numeric keypad to control a variety of these functions, you can be used as a damper pedal, producing pedal-controlled sustain for piano and other functions: • EZ Chord increment • START/STOP • INTRO/ENDING • MAIN A • MAIN B • Harmony On/Off • Dual On/Off • Split On/Off • Reverb...
... numeric keypad to control a variety of these functions, you can be used as a damper pedal, producing pedal-controlled sustain for piano and other functions: • EZ Chord increment • START/STOP • INTRO/ENDING • MAIN A • MAIN B • Harmony On/Off • Dual On/Off • Split On/Off • Reverb...
Owner's Manual
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... is playing back causes the Ending section to gradually slow down the footswitch to keep playing the chord. Pressing the footswitch applies a natural sustain to and plays the next EZ Chord entry. When the Song mode or Style mode is active, this provides the same function as ...page 41.) This provides the same function as the MAIN A (AUTO FILL) button (see pages 48). Each press of the keyboard. When using EZ Chord (page 66), this provides the same function as pressing a key in the accompaniment section of the footswitch alternately starts and stops song or accompaniment ...
... is playing back causes the Ending section to gradually slow down the footswitch to keep playing the chord. Pressing the footswitch applies a natural sustain to and plays the next EZ Chord entry. When the Song mode or Style mode is active, this provides the same function as ...page 41.) This provides the same function as the MAIN A (AUTO FILL) button (see pages 48). Each press of the keyboard. When using EZ Chord (page 66), this provides the same function as pressing a key in the accompaniment section of the footswitch alternately starts and stops song or accompaniment ...
Owner's Manual
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... of a song. The saved settings are: User One Touch Setting banks 1 - 4, User Songs 1 - 3, and EZ Chord banks 1 8), which you can save important PortaTone data and settings to have style playback follow the external device (such as the Yamaha MDF3), and have unlimited storage capability for your valuable PortaTone data. (For detailed instructions, see...
... of a song. The saved settings are: User One Touch Setting banks 1 - 4, User Songs 1 - 3, and EZ Chord banks 1 8), which you can save important PortaTone data and settings to have style playback follow the external device (such as the Yamaha MDF3), and have unlimited storage capability for your valuable PortaTone data. (For detailed instructions, see...
Owner's Manual
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... Setting User data is being sent, the display indicates the various stages of the other mode buttons: SONG, STYLE, or VOICE. 100 Send:Chd Indicates EZ Chord data is completed, the following displays appear: STYLE FUNCTION End STYLE YESBulkSnd? button. MIDI FUNCTIONS 4 At the "Sure?" Bulk Dump Send can be cancelled in...
... Setting User data is being sent, the display indicates the various stages of the other mode buttons: SONG, STYLE, or VOICE. 100 Send:Chd Indicates EZ Chord data is completed, the following displays appear: STYLE FUNCTION End STYLE YESBulkSnd? button. MIDI FUNCTIONS 4 At the "Sure?" Bulk Dump Send can be cancelled in...
Owner's Manual
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...operation, such as described above, you are using the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI Data Filer: 1) Make the appropriate MIDI connections. MIDI FUNCTIONS Loading Bulk Data Once you've saved PortaTone data as song recording or playback, accompaniment playback, EZ Chord recording, Bulk Dump Send, etc. 3 Start sending ... the data from the connected MIDI device. STYLE FUNCTION Rcv:Chd Indicates EZ Chord data is being received, the PortaTone display indicates the various stages of the device for sending the appropriate data. PSR-225 MIDI IN MIDI OUT MDF3 2) Insert the appropriate floppy disk (...
...operation, such as described above, you are using the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI Data Filer: 1) Make the appropriate MIDI connections. MIDI FUNCTIONS Loading Bulk Data Once you've saved PortaTone data as song recording or playback, accompaniment playback, EZ Chord recording, Bulk Dump Send, etc. 3 Start sending ... the data from the connected MIDI device. STYLE FUNCTION Rcv:Chd Indicates EZ Chord data is being received, the PortaTone display indicates the various stages of the device for sending the appropriate data. PSR-225 MIDI IN MIDI OUT MDF3 2) Insert the appropriate floppy disk (...
Owner's Manual
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...all PSR-225 panel settings are backed up - as long as an AC adaptor is connected or a set of batteries is installed. • User Song Data • User One Touch Setting Data • One Touch Setting Bank Number • EZ Chord Data • EZ Chord Bank Number Data • Smart Chord Number...• Carrying out the data initialization procedure will appear briefly on the power. "CLr Backup" will usually restore normal operation if the PSR-225 freezes or begins to act erratically for any reason. 105 The sound of the voice changes from note to note. TROUBLESHOOTING Problem ...
...all PSR-225 panel settings are backed up - as long as an AC adaptor is connected or a set of batteries is installed. • User Song Data • User One Touch Setting Data • One Touch Setting Bank Number • EZ Chord Data • EZ Chord Bank Number Data • Smart Chord Number...• Carrying out the data initialization procedure will appear briefly on the power. "CLr Backup" will usually restore normal operation if the PSR-225 freezes or begins to act erratically for any reason. 105 The sound of the voice changes from note to note. TROUBLESHOOTING Problem ...
Owner's Manual
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...beat display 77 beat indicators 77 Bulk Dump Send 99 C Chord Guide 62 chord names, about 61 chord track 82, 85, 87 chord type 60, 63 chords, about 60 chords, Fingered 56 chords, Single Finger 56 Chorus 41 Chorus types 45 clearing, EZ Chord bank 71 clearing, song 90 clock 98 D Demo songs 16... 22 P PHONES / AUX OUT jack 9 Portable Grand 24 Preset One Touch Setting 74 Q Quick Guide 10 R RECORD button 79 recording, EZ Chord 68 recording, OTS 72 recording, Realtime 80 recording, song 79 recording, Step 84 rests 87 Reverb 40 REVERB button 40 Reverb types 45 root...
...beat display 77 beat indicators 77 Bulk Dump Send 99 C Chord Guide 62 chord names, about 61 chord track 82, 85, 87 chord type 60, 63 chords, about 60 chords, Fingered 56 chords, Single Finger 56 Chorus 41 Chorus types 45 clearing, EZ Chord bank 71 clearing, song 90 clock 98 D Demo songs 16... 22 P PHONES / AUX OUT jack 9 Portable Grand 24 Preset One Touch Setting 74 Q Quick Guide 10 R RECORD button 79 recording, EZ Chord 68 recording, OTS 72 recording, Realtime 80 recording, song 79 recording, Step 84 rests 87 Reverb 40 REVERB button 40 Reverb types 45 root...