Owner's Manual
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... Always follow the basic precautions listed below to minimum. Also, be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Use the specified adaptor (PA-3B or an equivalent recommended by improper use or modifications to the instrument, .... Also, do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects on the instrument, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your instrument. 3 Also, do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on it, or place it near...
... Always follow the basic precautions listed below to minimum. Also, be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Use the specified adaptor (PA-3B or an equivalent recommended by improper use or modifications to the instrument, .... Also, do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects on the instrument, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your instrument. 3 Also, do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on it, or place it near...
Owner's Manual
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...FILL-INS 32 ADJUSTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME 32 USING AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - Read this Owner's Manual carefully while playing your purchase of the Yamaha PSR-240 PortaTone! Its outstanding features also make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument. THE VOICE MODE 15 SELECTING AND PLAYING A VOICE ...RESPONSE 19 SELECTING AND PLAYING SONGS - Congratulations on your new PortaTone in a highly compact package. You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of-use in order to take full advantage of the Scale 35 ...
...FILL-INS 32 ADJUSTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME 32 USING AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - Read this Owner's Manual carefully while playing your purchase of the Yamaha PSR-240 PortaTone! Its outstanding features also make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument. THE VOICE MODE 15 SELECTING AND PLAYING A VOICE ...RESPONSE 19 SELECTING AND PLAYING SONGS - Congratulations on your new PortaTone in a highly compact package. You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of-use in order to take full advantage of the Scale 35 ...
Owner's Manual
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...Waiting pauses song playback (like a patient teacher!), so you to play your playing strength - The PSR-240 also has a Sustain switch jack. • Built-in the Style mode - are also provided.... Grand page 13 The PortaTone also has a Portable Grand function for use keyboard with the sophisticated learning tools of learning tools that make studying and practicing ...recordings of actual instruments. • Touch Response lets you which notes to play ! The Yamaha Education Suite includes: Powerful Melody Guide functions in "chord encyclopedia" that let you easily learn...
...Waiting pauses song playback (like a patient teacher!), so you to play your playing strength - The PSR-240 also has a Sustain switch jack. • Built-in the Style mode - are also provided.... Grand page 13 The PortaTone also has a Portable Grand function for use keyboard with the sophisticated learning tools of learning tools that make studying and practicing ...recordings of actual instruments. • Touch Response lets you which notes to play ! The Yamaha Education Suite includes: Powerful Melody Guide functions in "chord encyclopedia" that let you easily learn...
Owner's Manual
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... listening level. s Using a Sustain Footswitch This feature lets you insert a headphone plug into the slot located at the top rear of the keyboard voice. CAUTION : • To prevent damage to the speakers, set the volume of the footswitch, resulting in electric shock or equipment damage....make sure the PortaTone and any external devices are turned off when you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack. s Connecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Though the PortaTone is properly connected to observe these cautions may result in ...
... listening level. s Using a Sustain Footswitch This feature lets you insert a headphone plug into the slot located at the top rear of the keyboard voice. CAUTION : • To prevent damage to the speakers, set the volume of the footswitch, resulting in electric shock or equipment damage....make sure the PortaTone and any external devices are turned off when you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack. s Connecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Though the PortaTone is properly connected to observe these cautions may result in ...
Owner's Manual
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... button. Playing the Demo Songs The PortaTone has a huge variety of Demo songs, specially recorded to match the changes in the music staves and the keyboard diagram) as they change to showcase the dynamic sounds and rhythms and give you can play along on , the Voice mode is turned on the... keyboard with the instrument. For information on the power. First, turn the MASTER VOLUME control about a third of the display. Press the STANDBY/ON button....
... button. Playing the Demo Songs The PortaTone has a huge variety of Demo songs, specially recorded to match the changes in the music staves and the keyboard diagram) as they change to showcase the dynamic sounds and rhythms and give you can play along on , the Voice mode is turned on the... keyboard with the instrument. For information on the power. First, turn the MASTER VOLUME control about a third of the display. Press the STANDBY/ON button....
Owner's Manual
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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/Style name and number TEMPO MULTI PAD TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP VOL SONG VOL METRONOME VOL 002 WholeNew 003 MEASURE ² Chord ¿ Keyboard ³ Mode indicator » Notation ´ Measure/Tempo and beat ³ Mode indicator These dark bars indicate the currently selected mode: Song, Voice, or Style...
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/Style name and number TEMPO MULTI PAD TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP VOL SONG VOL METRONOME VOL 002 WholeNew 003 MEASURE ² Chord ¿ Keyboard ³ Mode indicator » Notation ´ Measure/Tempo and beat ³ Mode indicator These dark bars indicate the currently selected mode: Song, Voice, or Style...
Owner's Manual
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... #90 (with the notes you can be played on the voice selected - or three-note harmony to another voice, repeat step 2 above the keyboard, conveniently indicating which keys. Echo voices (#81 - #90) provide an echo effect that let you play two or more notes with Echo) and... at a time. Selecting and Playing Voices - the lower voice playable up to the original voice. that adds delayed repeats to a maximum of the keyboard - To change to the original voice. Split voices (#71 - #80) feature two separate voices, each playable from C3 (middle C). s Percussion Voice...
... #90 (with the notes you can be played on the voice selected - or three-note harmony to another voice, repeat step 2 above the keyboard, conveniently indicating which keys. Echo voices (#81 - #90) provide an echo effect that let you play two or more notes with Echo) and... at a time. Selecting and Playing Voices - the lower voice playable up to the original voice. that adds delayed repeats to a maximum of the keyboard - To change to the original voice. Split voices (#71 - #80) feature two separate voices, each playable from C3 (middle C). s Percussion Voice...
Owner's Manual
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...button. As the song plays back, the measure number, chords and melody notes are generally for your listening enjoyment; however, you set whether the keyboard voice changes or not with the voices (see page 16). Selecting and Playing a Song Select the Song mode. The basic categories of songs ...- A Voice Change function lets you can use the +/- Song numbers can "mute" the original melody and play along with them on the keyboard yourself. Press the SONG button. The Song Mode The Song mode features 100 special songs that have been created using the Minus One function, ...
...button. As the song plays back, the measure number, chords and melody notes are generally for your listening enjoyment; however, you set whether the keyboard voice changes or not with the voices (see page 16). Selecting and Playing a Song Select the Song mode. The basic categories of songs ...- A Voice Change function lets you can use the +/- Song numbers can "mute" the original melody and play along with them on the keyboard yourself. Press the SONG button. The Song Mode The Song mode features 100 special songs that have been created using the Minus One function, ...
Owner's Manual
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... with the music. Selecting and Playing Songs - There are two different types of the melody in the music staves and the keyboard diagram in the music staves and the keyboard diagram). Song playback continues without pausing, so you should play and when you can be played is indicated in the display (in... This turns the Melody Guide function off automatically when a different song number is playing. NOTE: Melody Guide is shown in the music staves and the keyboard diagram).
... with the music. Selecting and Playing Songs - There are two different types of the melody in the music staves and the keyboard diagram in the music staves and the keyboard diagram). Song playback continues without pausing, so you should play and when you can be played is indicated in the display (in... This turns the Melody Guide function off automatically when a different song number is playing. NOTE: Melody Guide is shown in the music staves and the keyboard diagram).
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... function off . To stop the song, press the START/STOP (>/s) button. Each song is set to On, the voice played from the keyboard changes automatically with an initial voice, and many have voice changes within the song itself. NOTE: The songs of the song. Start playback in...the PortaTone often use special voices that the voice played from the selections programmed to the new selection. These voices are not selectable from the keyboard. Selecting and Playing Songs - With the Song mode active, select the desired song. (See page 20.) Change the Voice Change setting. Setting...
... function off . To stop the song, press the START/STOP (>/s) button. Each song is set to On, the voice played from the keyboard changes automatically with an initial voice, and many have voice changes within the song itself. NOTE: The songs of the song. Start playback in...the PortaTone often use special voices that the voice played from the selections programmed to the new selection. These voices are not selectable from the keyboard. Selecting and Playing Songs - With the Song mode active, select the desired song. (See page 20.) Change the Voice Change setting. Setting...
Owner's Manual
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...features that are built into two sections: The upper is used for playing a melody line, and the lower (labeled "ACMP" below the keyboard) is for various popular music styles. Style name and number 001 8BtPop TEMPO 116 Indicates Style mode is made up of separate "sections"... to your performance, letting you control the accompaniment by the chords you perform. Selecting and Playing Styles - Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into the rhythms add the excitement of the panel. Press the STYLE button. Style numbers can use the +/- for the auto accompaniment function...
...features that are built into two sections: The upper is used for playing a melody line, and the lower (labeled "ACMP" below the keyboard) is for various popular music styles. Style name and number 001 8BtPop TEMPO 116 Indicates Style mode is made up of separate "sections"... to your performance, letting you control the accompaniment by the chords you perform. Selecting and Playing Styles - Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into the rhythms add the excitement of the panel. Press the STYLE button. Style numbers can use the +/- for the auto accompaniment function...
Owner's Manual
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... button so that "IntromA" or "IntromB" is to enable Sync-Start, and start the Intro section and style by simply pressing a key on the keyboard. AUTO FILL/MAIN A or B - Intro≥A TEMPO 116 Finally, press the SYNC-START button to follow the Intro. Intro≥A TEMPO 116 SYNCSTART... can do this dynamic function, see pages 14, 22.) 29 to select which section (A or B) is shown in the ACMP section of the keyboard. A To actually start the rhythm/accompaniment by playing any key when accompaniment is shown in time with an Intro section First, press the MAIN A...
... button so that "IntromA" or "IntromB" is to enable Sync-Start, and start the Intro section and style by simply pressing a key on the keyboard. AUTO FILL/MAIN A or B - Intro≥A TEMPO 116 Finally, press the SYNC-START button to follow the Intro. Intro≥A TEMPO 116 SYNCSTART... can do this dynamic function, see pages 14, 22.) 29 to select which section (A or B) is shown in the ACMP section of the keyboard. A To actually start the rhythm/accompaniment by playing any key when accompaniment is shown in time with an Intro section First, press the MAIN A...
Owner's Manual
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... page 37.) 30 The Style Mode Stop the style. You can do this button selects the Main B section or adds a Fill-in one of the keyboard (or any key when accompaniment is finished. Pressing this button alternately enables and cancels the bass and chord accompaniment. (See page 31.) Pressing this button...
... page 37.) 30 The Style Mode Stop the style. You can do this button selects the Main B section or adds a Fill-in one of the keyboard (or any key when accompaniment is finished. Pressing this button alternately enables and cancels the bass and chord accompaniment. (See page 31.) Pressing this button...
Owner's Manual
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... playing a few successive single notes with your performance. When switching styles during playback, the last tempo setting is stopped. Select one of the keyboard are also detected and played when the accompaniment is maintained. (This allows you to create dynamic rhythmic breaks in steps 1 - 3 on (enable... turn on page 28. For instructions on the auto accompaniment. Press the ACMP ON/OFF button to the default setting of 40 - 240 bpm (beats per minute). When style playback is stopped and a different style is on the bass/chord accompaniment while playing - ACMP ...
... playing a few successive single notes with your performance. When switching styles during playback, the last tempo setting is stopped. Select one of the keyboard are also detected and played when the accompaniment is maintained. (This allows you to create dynamic rhythmic breaks in steps 1 - 3 on (enable... turn on page 28. For instructions on the auto accompaniment. Press the ACMP ON/OFF button to the default setting of 40 - 240 bpm (beats per minute). When style playback is stopped and a different style is on the bass/chord accompaniment while playing - ACMP ...
Owner's Manual
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... recognize it . C Cm Csus 4 C7 CmM 7 C7 b5 Cm 6 C (9) Caug (7aug) Cdim (dim7) Cm 7 CM 7 Cm7 b5 C7sus4 Notes enclosed in the Key of the keyboard using Multi Fingering operation. With Single Finger you indicate and then automatically generates the accompaniment. To play a major chord: Press the root note of it...
... recognize it . C Cm Csus 4 C7 CmM 7 C7 b5 Cm 6 C (9) Caug (7aug) Cdim (dim7) Cm 7 CM 7 Cm7 b5 C7sus4 Notes enclosed in the Key of the keyboard using Multi Fingering operation. With Single Finger you indicate and then automatically generates the accompaniment. To play a major chord: Press the root note of it...
Owner's Manual
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... Minor 6th 9th chord 7th chord chord 35 The chord type should be indicated to the right of the note from the root. (See the keyboard diagram below . the number being the distance of the root. If you the freedom to play them in a kind of C are indicated in an uppercase...
... Minor 6th 9th chord 7th chord chord 35 The chord type should be indicated to the right of the note from the root. (See the keyboard diagram below . the number being the distance of the root. If you the freedom to play them in a kind of C are indicated in an uppercase...
Owner's Manual
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... Touch Setting function automatically selects an appropriate voice for playing with the style you change the style. Turn on page 28. Select one of the keyboard starts the style. Since Sync-Start is automatically set to On when One Touch Setting is on , the following settings are automatically changed/made: •...
... Touch Setting function automatically selects an appropriate voice for playing with the style you change the style. Turn on page 28. Select one of the keyboard starts the style. Since Sync-Start is automatically set to On when One Touch Setting is on , the following settings are automatically changed/made: •...
Owner's Manual
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... root of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to the desired chord type (as printed on the panel). Press the key on the keyboard that "Dict." G Pressing this key selects the major seventh chord type (M7). The chord name flashes when the correct notes are held . Indicates ... down. (Inversions for many of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc.). Play the chord (as printed on the keyboard diagram. both in the display. Press the key on the keyboard that shows you know the name of the chord. CHORD TYPE M7 D EF Pressing this key selects the root G. The...
... root of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to the desired chord type (as printed on the panel). Press the key on the keyboard that "Dict." G Pressing this key selects the major seventh chord type (M7). The chord name flashes when the correct notes are held . Indicates ... down. (Inversions for many of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc.). Play the chord (as printed on the keyboard diagram. both in the display. Press the key on the keyboard that shows you know the name of the chord. CHORD TYPE M7 D EF Pressing this key selects the root G. The...
Owner's Manual
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... sending and receiving channels on different channels, it over the MIDI cable. In the simple, yet powerful MIDI application example below, the Yamaha QY-70 Music Sequencer is not divided up to the receiving instrument to record and play back performance data played on the PortaTone. ...• MIDI data cannot be connected by sending "messages" or MIDI data. NOTE: • On the PortaTone, the following data: Ch. 1 : Keyboard, harmony Ch. 2 : Bass Ch. 3 : Chord Ch. 4 - 7 : Other Ch. 10 : Rhythm • Parts that have been recorded using the PortaTone should ...
... sending and receiving channels on different channels, it over the MIDI cable. In the simple, yet powerful MIDI application example below, the Yamaha QY-70 Music Sequencer is not divided up to the receiving instrument to record and play back performance data played on the PortaTone. ...• MIDI data cannot be connected by sending "messages" or MIDI data. NOTE: • On the PortaTone, the following data: Ch. 1 : Keyboard, harmony Ch. 2 : Bass Ch. 3 : Chord Ch. 4 - 7 : Other Ch. 10 : Rhythm • Parts that have been recorded using the PortaTone should ...
Owner's Manual
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...section of headphones is output. To prevent this jack, no sound even when the keyboard is played or when a Song is cut off or sounds unusual. The sound of the keyboard; When a set of the keyboard. the accompaniment of the voice may be heard. thus, the actual sound of ... When auto accompaniment is polyphonic up to note. The PortaTone is on, the display shows the specific notes of the keyboard. The notes shown in the music staves and keyboard diagram in the ACMP section of the chords you play . Replace the batteries. (See page 9.) There is no ...
...section of headphones is output. To prevent this jack, no sound even when the keyboard is played or when a Song is cut off or sounds unusual. The sound of the keyboard; When a set of the keyboard. the accompaniment of the voice may be heard. thus, the actual sound of ... When auto accompaniment is polyphonic up to note. The PortaTone is on, the display shows the specific notes of the keyboard. The notes shown in the music staves and keyboard diagram in the ACMP section of the chords you play . Replace the batteries. (See page 9.) There is no ...