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...a car during electrical storms. • Always make sure all batteries at a high or uncomfortable volume level, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do so could walk on your instrument. (4)-3 3... anything over . • Before moving the instrument, remove all connected adaptor and other electronic components, turn off for damage caused by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it , in order to prevent possible fluid leakage from the battery....
...a car during electrical storms. • Always make sure all batteries at a high or uncomfortable volume level, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do so could walk on your instrument. (4)-3 3... anything over . • Before moving the instrument, remove all connected adaptor and other electronic components, turn off for damage caused by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it , in order to prevent possible fluid leakage from the battery....
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Its outstanding features also make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument. Main Features The PSR-270 is a sophisticated yet easy-to make studying and practicing music more . • GM (General MIDI) compatibility and full GM ...keyboard that lets you easily record and play back chord progressions. • Smart lets you easily play harmonically "correct" chord progressions for playing with different Intro, Main A and B, and Ending sections. a set . • Large custom LCD (backlit) gives you easy, at-a-glance confirmation of the Yamaha PSR-270 PortaTone! The Yamaha...
Its outstanding features also make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument. Main Features The PSR-270 is a sophisticated yet easy-to make studying and practicing music more . • GM (General MIDI) compatibility and full GM ...keyboard that lets you easily record and play back chord progressions. • Smart lets you easily play harmonically "correct" chord progressions for playing with different Intro, Main A and B, and Ending sections. a set . • Large custom LCD (backlit) gives you easy, at-a-glance confirmation of the Yamaha PSR-270 PortaTone! The Yamaha...
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...Stereo system • Make sure that the footswitch plug is used for sustain, the footswitch functions the same way as you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to sustain the sound of the voices, or control a variety of other end to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack. Doing ...footswitch as a damper pedal on the PortaTone. First, make sure the PortaTone and any external devices are turned off when you can also play the keyboard to the FOOT SWITCH jack before connecting them. Sound from the built-in speaker system is automatically cut off , then connect one end of a ...
...Stereo system • Make sure that the footswitch plug is used for sustain, the footswitch functions the same way as you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to sustain the sound of the voices, or control a variety of other end to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack. Doing ...footswitch as a damper pedal on the PortaTone. First, make sure the PortaTone and any external devices are turned off when you can also play the keyboard to the FOOT SWITCH jack before connecting them. Sound from the built-in speaker system is automatically cut off , then connect one end of a ...
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... familiar with the PortaTone in your new PSR-270 PortaTone. Panel voices 1 - 100 (100 voices) 101 - 110 (10 drum kit voices) GM voices 111 - 238 (128 voices) z Enter the Voice mode. Playing the Piano Voice Portable Grand z Press the PORTABLE GRAND button. x Play the keyboard. c Play the keyboard. Let's try a few of 238 high...
... familiar with the PortaTone in your new PSR-270 PortaTone. Panel voices 1 - 100 (100 voices) 101 - 110 (10 drum kit voices) GM voices 111 - 238 (128 voices) z Enter the Voice mode. Playing the Piano Voice Portable Grand z Press the PORTABLE GRAND button. x Play the keyboard. c Play the keyboard. Let's try a few of 238 high...
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STYLE 0028BtPop2 v Play the keyboard. See page 74. Style Name DANCE 21 Dance Pop 1 22 Dance Pop 2 23 Techno 24 Eurobeat 25 Euro House 26 Hip Hop 27 Synth Boogie ...
STYLE 0028BtPop2 v Play the keyboard. See page 74. Style Name DANCE 21 Dance Pop 1 22 Dance Pop 2 23 Techno 24 Eurobeat 25 Euro House 26 Hip Hop 27 Synth Boogie ...
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ACMP ON The notes in the keyboard diagram flash when the chord is shown in the display. CHORD GUIDE DICTIONARY SMART ...Enter the Style mode, then press the CHORD GUIDE button until "Dict." v Play single note chords (root note) on the keyboard. CHORD GUIDE DICTIONARY SMART EZ OFF STYLE Dict. Want to show the individual notes of the song you wish to find out... STOP ENDING rit. Enter the number of sharps or flats of the chord as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the scale. CHORD TYPE M7 ACMP ON 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO M7 v Play the notes of the corresponding key....
ACMP ON The notes in the keyboard diagram flash when the chord is shown in the display. CHORD GUIDE DICTIONARY SMART ...Enter the Style mode, then press the CHORD GUIDE button until "Dict." v Play single note chords (root note) on the keyboard. CHORD GUIDE DICTIONARY SMART EZ OFF STYLE Dict. Want to show the individual notes of the song you wish to find out... STOP ENDING rit. Enter the number of sharps or flats of the chord as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the scale. CHORD TYPE M7 ACMP ON 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO M7 v Play the notes of the corresponding key....
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... User Song 3 Clear 37 F71 FootSw Footswitch 37 F72 VoiceSet Voice Set 37 F73 TouchSns Touch Sensitivity 37 F81 RemoteCh Remote Channel 37 F82 KbdOut Keyboard Out 37 F83 AcmpOut Accompaniment Out 37 F84 Local Local On/Off 37 F85 ExtClock External Clock 37 F86 BulkSend Bulk Data Send F87 InitSend...
... User Song 3 Clear 37 F71 FootSw Footswitch 37 F72 VoiceSet Voice Set 37 F73 TouchSns Touch Sensitivity 37 F81 RemoteCh Remote Channel 37 F82 KbdOut Keyboard Out 37 F83 AcmpOut Accompaniment Out 37 F84 Local Local On/Off 37 F85 ExtClock External Clock 37 F86 BulkSend Bulk Data Send F87 InitSend...
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...including the auto accompani- EUBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRXStep6 MIDIDT,@ACFGPQSVW q Controlling the PSR-270 with a MIDI keyboard controller (not having a tone generator) (Auto accompaniment can also be used .) You can then edit the recorded data on ... sequencer, and play it back using a personal computer, special software (sequencer software) is needed. q In this setup.) PSR-270 MIDI receive MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI keyboard with no tone generator See page 97.
...including the auto accompani- EUBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRXStep6 MIDIDT,@ACFGPQSVW q Controlling the PSR-270 with a MIDI keyboard controller (not having a tone generator) (Auto accompaniment can also be used .) You can then edit the recorded data on ... sequencer, and play it back using a personal computer, special software (sequencer software) is needed. q In this setup.) PSR-270 MIDI receive MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI keyboard with no tone generator See page 97.
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... VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE ACMP ON 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO 123 CHORD ² Beat indicators ¶ Chord ¾ Icon window ¿ Keyboard ´ Measure and Tempo » Notation ¸ Song track indicators ³ Mode indicators These indicate the currently selected mode - When a user song... and indications in succession. When the display becomes dim or hard to read, contact the store where you purchased the instrument or, Yamaha directly, to have the LCD replaced. The currently selected function is being played back, they show the chord notes in the display....
... VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE ACMP ON 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO 123 CHORD ² Beat indicators ¶ Chord ¾ Icon window ¿ Keyboard ´ Measure and Tempo » Notation ¸ Song track indicators ³ Mode indicators These indicate the currently selected mode - When a user song... and indications in succession. When the display becomes dim or hard to read, contact the store where you purchased the instrument or, Yamaha directly, to have the LCD replaced. The currently selected function is being played back, they show the chord notes in the display....
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... for the 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...
... for the 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...
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...the Voice or Voices. PLAYING A VOICE - Indicates Voice mode is actually divided into various instrument categories, all of which have been created with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. Press the VOICE button. These include Reverb, Chorus, and Harmony, as well as ... and versatile tools for rich, complex sounds. all of which are printed on page 30.) Symbols are also printed above the keyboard, conveniently indicating which sounds are divided into three separate modes: Main, Dual and Split. The Voice mode gives you automatically call...
...the Voice or Voices. PLAYING A VOICE - Indicates Voice mode is actually divided into various instrument categories, all of which have been created with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. Press the VOICE button. These include Reverb, Chorus, and Harmony, as well as ... and versatile tools for rich, complex sounds. all of which are printed on page 30.) Symbols are also printed above the keyboard, conveniently indicating which sounds are divided into three separate modes: Main, Dual and Split. The Voice mode gives you automatically call...
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... desired Main Voice Function parameter number (1 6). (See the "Parameters" list below for details.) Function parameter numbers can play different drums and percussion instruments on the keyboard. PLAYING VOICES - Since the "FUNCTION" indication flashes for the Main voice. Press the FUNCTION button.
... desired Main Voice Function parameter number (1 6). (See the "Parameters" list below for details.) Function parameter numbers can play different drums and percussion instruments on the keyboard. PLAYING VOICES - Since the "FUNCTION" indication flashes for the Main voice. Press the FUNCTION button.
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... keypad to an appropriate level (#11, Dual Volume). 32 with the voices (see page 28) - DUAL VOICE The Dual Voice mode lets you play the keyboard, both the currently selected Main and Dual voices will be heard properly, make other a Dual voice selected as with the numeric keypad, +/- REVERB DUAL HARMONY...
... keypad to an appropriate level (#11, Dual Volume). 32 with the voices (see page 28) - DUAL VOICE The Dual Voice mode lets you play the keyboard, both the currently selected Main and Dual voices will be heard properly, make other a Dual voice selected as with the numeric keypad, +/- REVERB DUAL HARMONY...
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... desired number button. • Since the "FUNCTION" indication flashes for the Split voice (if desired). For most purposes, however, the default Split Point of the keyboard, and play piano with a "-1" setting, while a strings voice might best be heard properly, make sure to: * Set the volume to an appropriate level (#21, Split...
... desired number button. • Since the "FUNCTION" indication flashes for the Split voice (if desired). For most purposes, however, the default Split Point of the keyboard, and play piano with a "-1" setting, while a strings voice might best be heard properly, make sure to: * Set the volume to an appropriate level (#21, Split...
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... separates the Split (lower) and Main (upper) voices. (The Split voice sounds up to select a different parameter or exit the Function mode before playing the keyboard. This can also be controlled by the Accompaniment Split Point setting. (See page 58.) 37 35 Like the similar settings in the stereo image. Use... and including the Split Point key.) The default Split Point is being set the Main Voice Pan (page 31) at or near -7, and set , the keyboard does not produce any sound. This determines the pan position of the Split voice in the Main Voice mode, these settings let you 've made...
... separates the Split (lower) and Main (upper) voices. (The Split voice sounds up to select a different parameter or exit the Function mode before playing the keyboard. This can also be controlled by the Accompaniment Split Point setting. (See page 58.) 37 35 Like the similar settings in the stereo image. Use... and including the Split Point key.) The default Split Point is being set the Main Voice Pan (page 31) at or near -7, and set , the keyboard does not produce any sound. This determines the pan position of the Split voice in the Main Voice mode, these settings let you 've made...
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When Voice Set (described in greater detail below , Touch response of the keyboard can be selected in the Utility section of seconds, make sure to select the parameter quickly after step 1 above. 3 Change the parameter setting or value. ...
When Voice Set (described in greater detail below , Touch response of the keyboard can be selected in the Utility section of seconds, make sure to select the parameter quickly after step 1 above. 3 Change the parameter setting or value. ...
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... the Function mode (Main: #04, Dual: #14, Split: #24) to control this in a room or concert hall. For on and off button affects only the keyboard played voices. The Main, Dual, and Split voices can each of the voices: Main, Dual, and Split. If you turn off the Reverb effect for...
... the Function mode (Main: #04, Dual: #14, Split: #24) to control this in a room or concert hall. For on and off button affects only the keyboard played voices. The Main, Dual, and Split voices can each of the voices: Main, Dual, and Split. If you turn off the Reverb effect for...
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... Function mode. Once you wish to save them, save them to a User bank in the Function mode (Main: #05, Dual: #15, Split: #25) to the keyboard-played voices. • These settings are available when controlling the PortaTone from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 45.) STYLE F33Chorus FUNCTION STYLE F34ChoType FUNCTION...
... Function mode. Once you wish to save them, save them to a User bank in the Function mode (Main: #05, Dual: #15, Split: #25) to the keyboard-played voices. • These settings are available when controlling the PortaTone from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 45.) STYLE F33Chorus FUNCTION STYLE F34ChoType FUNCTION...
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..., 35, 37.) If the DSP Send Level is applied only to a value near or at "000," the DSP effect may not be set to the keyboard-played voices. • These settings are available when controlling the PortaTone from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 45.) F35Dsp STYLE FUNCTION STYLE F36DspType FUNCTION...
..., 35, 37.) If the DSP Send Level is applied only to a value near or at "000," the DSP effect may not be set to the keyboard-played voices. • These settings are available when controlling the PortaTone from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 45.) F35Dsp STYLE FUNCTION STYLE F36DspType FUNCTION...
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...ACMP ON 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO Indicates that Harmony is on 2 Set the Harmony Type and desired Harmony Volume in the Accompaniment section of the keyboard. • The speed of the Trill, Tremolo, and Echo effects depends on and off the power. buttons. buttons simultaneously. • For... on the Harmony effect. There are five different Harmony Types that automatically create harmony parts (for notes played in the upper section of the keyboard) to a value near or at "000," the Harmony effect may not be used even if accompaniment is set to match the accompaniment chords...
...ACMP ON 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO Indicates that Harmony is on 2 Set the Harmony Type and desired Harmony Volume in the Accompaniment section of the keyboard. • The speed of the Trill, Tremolo, and Echo effects depends on and off the power. buttons. buttons simultaneously. • For... on the Harmony effect. There are five different Harmony Types that automatically create harmony parts (for notes played in the upper section of the keyboard) to a value near or at "000," the Harmony effect may not be used even if accompaniment is set to match the accompaniment chords...