Owner's Manual
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... Fillin patterns. Special Pianist styles - All styles (except for learning - The PortaTone also gives you integrate the PortaTone into a MIDI music system, for realistic piano performance. Up to six tracks can be recorded to separate sections of actual instruments. • Dual voice and...latest technology to make it exceptionally easy to take full advantage of -use keyboard with different Intro, Main A and B, and Ending sections. each with a variety of the Yamaha PSR-225 PortaTone! Main Features The PSR-225 is a sophisticated yet easy-to program and play harmonically "correct"...
... Fillin patterns. Special Pianist styles - All styles (except for learning - The PortaTone also gives you integrate the PortaTone into a MIDI music system, for realistic piano performance. Up to six tracks can be recorded to separate sections of actual instruments. • Dual voice and...latest technology to make it exceptionally easy to take full advantage of -use keyboard with different Intro, Main A and B, and Ending sections. each with a variety of the Yamaha PSR-225 PortaTone! Main Features The PSR-225 is a sophisticated yet easy-to program and play harmonically "correct"...
Owner's Manual
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...voices) 101 - 110 (10 drum kit voices) GM voices 111 - 238 (128 voices) z Enter the Voice mode. If you've never touched an electronic keyboard before, reading and going through the steps in this section will also give you the tools you need to find out more ? q zx Selecting other... voices The PSR-225 features a total of your own music. See page 27. Good luck...and enjoy! Playing the Piano Voice Portable Grand z Press the PORTABLE GRAND button. 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE...
...voices) 101 - 110 (10 drum kit voices) GM voices 111 - 238 (128 voices) z Enter the Voice mode. If you've never touched an electronic keyboard before, reading and going through the steps in this section will also give you the tools you need to find out more ? q zx Selecting other... voices The PSR-225 features a total of your own music. See page 27. Good luck...and enjoy! Playing the Piano Voice Portable Grand z Press the PORTABLE GRAND button. 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE...
Owner's Manual
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STYLE 0028BtPop2 v Play the keyboard. Style Name DANCE 21 Dance Pop 1 22 Dance Pop 2 23 Techno 24 ...AMERICAS 56 Cajun 57 Banda 58 Mariachi 59 Tejano 60 Cumbia No. One Touch Setting The PortaTone features 100 different styles in various music genres. STYLE 0018BtPop1 c Press one of styles, see below. For a list of the One Touch Setting buttons: Preset A... Waltz 80 Musette Waltz No. Want to find out more? Step2 AutoAccompaniment Selecting a complete music style with two Preset One Touch Settings. With the One Touch Setting function, you can call up voice and other settings ...
STYLE 0028BtPop2 v Play the keyboard. Style Name DANCE 21 Dance Pop 1 22 Dance Pop 2 23 Techno 24 ...AMERICAS 56 Cajun 57 Banda 58 Mariachi 59 Tejano 60 Cumbia No. One Touch Setting The PortaTone features 100 different styles in various music genres. STYLE 0018BtPop1 c Press one of styles, see below. For a list of the One Touch Setting buttons: Preset A... Waltz 80 Musette Waltz No. Want to find out more? Step2 AutoAccompaniment Selecting a complete music style with two Preset One Touch Settings. With the One Touch Setting function, you can call up voice and other settings ...
Owner's Manual
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...standard which ensures that any GM-compatible tone generator, regardless of the PSR-225. Step6 MIDI G Controlling the PSR-225 with a MIDI keyboard controller (not having a tone generator) (Auto accompaniment can be accurately played by any GMcompatible music data can also be used in this setup you can then edit...System Level 1. 21 The GM mark is needed. Arrange and edit the data on page 102. G In this setup.) PSR-225 MIDI receive MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI keyboard with no tone generator ➔ See page 97. ment, to a connected computer or sequencer. (Up to 16 channels ...
...standard which ensures that any GM-compatible tone generator, regardless of the PSR-225. Step6 MIDI G Controlling the PSR-225 with a MIDI keyboard controller (not having a tone generator) (Auto accompaniment can be accurately played by any GMcompatible music data can also be used in this setup you can then edit...System Level 1. 21 The GM mark is needed. Arrange and edit the data on page 102. G In this setup.) PSR-225 MIDI receive MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI keyboard with no tone generator ➔ See page 97. ment, to a connected computer or sequencer. (Up to 16 channels ...
Owner's Manual
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...184; Song track indicators In song recording and playback, these indicate the status of the tracks. (See pages 75, 83.) Music Stand Insert the bottom edge of the included music stand into the slot located at -a-glance information about the PortaTone operation. PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS ´ Measure and Tempo These ...song or style. ² Beat indicators These dark bars (one large, three small) flash in sequence and in the ACMP section of the keyboard when the Style mode and auto accompaniment are on. º Song/Voice/Style name and number This portion of the display indicates the name and...
...184; Song track indicators In song recording and playback, these indicate the status of the tracks. (See pages 75, 83.) Music Stand Insert the bottom edge of the included music stand into the slot located at -a-glance information about the PortaTone operation. PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS ´ Measure and Tempo These ...song or style. ² Beat indicators These dark bars (one large, three small) flash in sequence and in the ACMP section of the keyboard when the Style mode and auto accompaniment are on. º Song/Voice/Style name and number This portion of the display indicates the name and...
Owner's Manual
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...FUNCTION button. 2 Select the Split On/Off parameter number. buttons. buttons simultaneously. 36 Negative values To directly enter negative values (for only a couple of the keyboard, and play one Voice with a "-1" setting, while a strings voice might sound best at middle C) is selected in the same way as described below for ... voice to be selected in the Split Voice mode, as with the numeric keypad). For example, you can be heard properly, make sure to a musically appropriate setting (#22 Split Octave). Split point Split voice Main voice 1 Call up the Function mode.
...FUNCTION button. 2 Select the Split On/Off parameter number. buttons. buttons simultaneously. 36 Negative values To directly enter negative values (for only a couple of the keyboard, and play one Voice with a "-1" setting, while a strings voice might sound best at middle C) is selected in the same way as described below for ... voice to be selected in the Split Voice mode, as with the numeric keypad). For example, you can be heard properly, make sure to a musically appropriate setting (#22 Split Octave). Split point Split voice Main voice 1 Call up the Function mode.
Owner's Manual
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...section of the panel. Each style is made up different accompaniment sections as voice settings appropriate for various popular music styles. Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into the rhythms add the excitement of separate "sections" - The Dictionary and Smart functions (pages 62, ... THE STYLE MODE The Style mode provides dynamic rhythm/accompaniment patterns - A complete list of 100 different styles are shown at the left of the keyboard. Intro, Main A and B (with 4 Fill-ins), and Ending - SELECTING A STYLE AND PLAYING THE ACCOMPANIMENT 1 Select the Style mode...
...section of the panel. Each style is made up different accompaniment sections as voice settings appropriate for various popular music styles. Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into the rhythms add the excitement of separate "sections" - The Dictionary and Smart functions (pages 62, ... THE STYLE MODE The Style mode provides dynamic rhythm/accompaniment patterns - A complete list of 100 different styles are shown at the left of the keyboard. Intro, Main A and B (with 4 Fill-ins), and Ending - SELECTING A STYLE AND PLAYING THE ACCOMPANIMENT 1 Select the Style mode...
Owner's Manual
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... hand and the normally selected voice in the right. This is especially effective when you press the SYNC-START button at the end of the keyboard are also detected and played when the accompaniment is maintained. (This allows you to turn off and on the bass/chord accompaniment while playing - ...Chords played in the auto accompaniment section to keep the same tempo, even when changing styles.) 53 AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - In effect, this gives you a "split keyboard," with each key you play unaccompanied until you play . This lets you press a key in the auto accompaniment section of...
... hand and the normally selected voice in the right. This is especially effective when you press the SYNC-START button at the end of the keyboard are also detected and played when the accompaniment is maintained. (This allows you to turn off and on the bass/chord accompaniment while playing - ...Chords played in the auto accompaniment section to keep the same tempo, even when changing styles.) 53 AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - In effect, this gives you a "split keyboard," with each key you play unaccompanied until you play . This lets you press a key in the auto accompaniment section of...
Owner's Manual
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...in tandem. Step recording is entered one at a time. Which method you use depends partly on the type of music you wish to create and partly on a sheet of music paper; In other tracks, you can hear the previously recorded parts as you record new ones. Realtime, Step,...). There are unrelated to Song recording; For example, you could program basic riffs and patterns with Realtime, then use Step to record your keyboard performances - Realtime recording on pages 72 and 68, respectively.) Realtime recording is similar to using up to six separate tracks - SONG RECORDING ...
...in tandem. Step recording is entered one at a time. Which method you use depends partly on the type of music you wish to create and partly on a sheet of music paper; In other tracks, you can hear the previously recorded parts as you record new ones. Realtime, Step,...). There are unrelated to Song recording; For example, you could program basic riffs and patterns with Realtime, then use Step to record your keyboard performances - Realtime recording on pages 72 and 68, respectively.) Realtime recording is similar to using up to six separate tracks - SONG RECORDING ...
Owner's Manual
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... using the MIDI functions you play a "C" quarter note using the grand piano sound on the PSR-225 keyboard. As shown in the illustration above, in an electronic instrument the sampling note (previously recorded note... Example of MIDI-related controls. MIDI FUNCTIONS The PortaTone is played based on information received from the keyboard. In the world today, these numbers as representative acoustic instruments. With the piano, you can do...," and "when was it can use MIDI on your musical possibilities. Unlike an acoustic instrument that becomes the basis for note production?
... using the MIDI functions you play a "C" quarter note using the grand piano sound on the PSR-225 keyboard. As shown in the illustration above, in an electronic instrument the sampling note (previously recorded note... Example of MIDI-related controls. MIDI FUNCTIONS The PortaTone is played based on information received from the keyboard. In the world today, these numbers as representative acoustic instruments. With the piano, you can do...," and "when was it can use MIDI on your musical possibilities. Unlike an acoustic instrument that becomes the basis for note production?
Owner's Manual
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...panel. Below is played. G System Messages This is data that can play the voices specified for the various parts. Transmits the PSR-225's keyboard information as MIDI data to another MIDI device. Cables longer than about 15 meters. Each message includes a specific note number which ...Clock setting Start/stop operation The messages transmitted/received by transmitting note related data and various types of course play 16 instruments at music stores, etc. • Never use MIDI cables longer than this can pick up noise which are located on page 114. Message...
...panel. Below is played. G System Messages This is data that can play the voices specified for the various parts. Transmits the PSR-225's keyboard information as MIDI data to another MIDI device. Cables longer than about 15 meters. Each message includes a specific note number which ...Clock setting Start/stop operation The messages transmitted/received by transmitting note related data and various types of course play 16 instruments at music stores, etc. • Never use MIDI cables longer than this can pick up noise which are located on page 114. Message...
Owner's Manual
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...29 H Harmony 43 HARMONY button 43 Harmony types 46 headphones 9 I Initial Setup Send 98, 102 Initialization 105 interval 61 Intro 49 inversion 60 K Keyboard out 97 L loading bulk data 101 Local control 97 M Main A/B 54 Main voice 27 Metronome 24 MIDI 93 MIDI channels 97 MIDI Implementation Chart... 114 MIDI terminals 94 MIDI, about 93 mode indicator 22 Multi Fingering 56 music stand 23 N numeric keypad 6, 28 O One Touch Setting 72 One Touch Setting, Preset 74 One Touch Setting, User 72 OTS (One...
...29 H Harmony 43 HARMONY button 43 Harmony types 46 headphones 9 I Initial Setup Send 98, 102 Initialization 105 interval 61 Intro 49 inversion 60 K Keyboard out 97 L loading bulk data 101 Local control 97 M Main A/B 54 Main voice 27 Metronome 24 MIDI 93 MIDI channels 97 MIDI Implementation Chart... 114 MIDI terminals 94 MIDI, about 93 mode indicator 22 Multi Fingering 56 music stand 23 N numeric keypad 6, 28 O One Touch Setting 72 One Touch Setting, Preset 74 One Touch Setting, User 72 OTS (One...
Owner's Manual
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...this owner's manual are for information purposes only. C6), with your Yamaha dealer. 117 reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. SPECIFICATIONS Keyboards • 61 standard-size keys (C1 - Display • Large ... Dimensions (W x D x H) • 933 x 370 x 129 mm (36-3/4" x 14-5/8" x 5-1/6") Weight • 5.5 kg (12 lbs. 2 oz.) Supplied Accessories • Music Stand • Owner's Manual Optional Accessories • Headphones : HPE-150 • AC power adaptor : PA-3B, PA-3C • Footswitch : FC4, FC5 •...
...this owner's manual are for information purposes only. C6), with your Yamaha dealer. 117 reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. SPECIFICATIONS Keyboards • 61 standard-size keys (C1 - Display • Large ... Dimensions (W x D x H) • 933 x 370 x 129 mm (36-3/4" x 14-5/8" x 5-1/6") Weight • 5.5 kg (12 lbs. 2 oz.) Supplied Accessories • Music Stand • Owner's Manual Optional Accessories • Headphones : HPE-150 • AC power adaptor : PA-3B, PA-3C • Footswitch : FC4, FC5 •...
Owner's Manual
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...-la-Vallée Cedex 2, France Tel: 01-64-61-4000 ITALY Yamaha Musica Italia S.P.A., Home Keyboard Division Viale Italia 88, 20020 Lainate (Milano), Italy Tel: 02-935-771 SPAIN/PORTUGAL Yamaha-Hazen Electronica Musical, S.A. of N.Z. Tel: 971-4-881-5868 ASIA HONG KONG Tom Lee Music Co., Ltd. 11/F., Silvercord Tower 1, 30 Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon...
...-la-Vallée Cedex 2, France Tel: 01-64-61-4000 ITALY Yamaha Musica Italia S.P.A., Home Keyboard Division Viale Italia 88, 20020 Lainate (Milano), Italy Tel: 02-935-771 SPAIN/PORTUGAL Yamaha-Hazen Electronica Musical, S.A. of N.Z. Tel: 971-4-881-5868 ASIA HONG KONG Tom Lee Music Co., Ltd. 11/F., Silvercord Tower 1, 30 Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon...
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Yamaha PK CLUB (Portable Keyboard Home Page, English only) http://www.yamahaPKclub.com/ Yamaha Manual Library (English versions only) http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/ M.D.G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Yamaha Corporation © 2001 Yamaha Corporation V799500 10?PO???.?-01A0 Printed in China
Yamaha PK CLUB (Portable Keyboard Home Page, English only) http://www.yamahaPKclub.com/ Yamaha Manual Library (English versions only) http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/ M.D.G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Yamaha Corporation © 2001 Yamaha Corporation V799500 10?PO???.?-01A0 Printed in China