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...; Dictionary is a convenient floppy disk drive. Reverb, Chorus, DSP, and Harmony - Record all important settings, as well as saving and loading of the Yamaha PSR-340 PortaTone! Special Pianist styles - Up to six tracks can be recorded to your custom panel settings for playing with different Intro, Main A and B, and Ending sections. Smart and...
...; Dictionary is a convenient floppy disk drive. Reverb, Chorus, DSP, and Harmony - Record all important settings, as well as saving and loading of the Yamaha PSR-340 PortaTone! Special Pianist styles - Up to six tracks can be recorded to your custom panel settings for playing with different Intro, Main A and B, and Ending sections. Smart and...
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... - Voice Set and Touch Sensitivity ..... 39 EFFECTS 40 REVERB 40 CHORUS 41 DSP 42 HARMONY 43 Function Parameters - THE STYLE MODE 47 SELECTING A STYLE AND PLAYING THE ACCOMPANIMENT .. 47 ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROLS ..... 52 USING THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT FEATURES ........ 52 CHANGING THE TEMPO 53 ACCOMPANIMENT ...Panel Voices and GM Voices 29 • Drum Kit Voice Chart (voices 101 - 110 30 Function Parameters - How to Use Your New PSR-340 PortaTone 10 Step 1 Using the Built-in Floppy Disk Drive 10 Step 2 Songs 12 Step 3 Voices 14 Step 4 Auto Accompaniment .......
... - Voice Set and Touch Sensitivity ..... 39 EFFECTS 40 REVERB 40 CHORUS 41 DSP 42 HARMONY 43 Function Parameters - THE STYLE MODE 47 SELECTING A STYLE AND PLAYING THE ACCOMPANIMENT .. 47 ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROLS ..... 52 USING THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT FEATURES ........ 52 CHANGING THE TEMPO 53 ACCOMPANIMENT ...Panel Voices and GM Voices 29 • Drum Kit Voice Chart (voices 101 - 110 30 Function Parameters - How to Use Your New PSR-340 PortaTone 10 Step 1 Using the Built-in Floppy Disk Drive 10 Step 2 Songs 12 Step 3 Voices 14 Step 4 Auto Accompaniment .......
Owner's Manual
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...accompaniment. (See page 48.) In the Song mode, this alternately starts and stops song playback. (See page 76.) Ƹ INTRO/ENDING button When the Style mode is selected, this is used for making various settings, such as: • Selecting and changing the Function parameters (page 20) • Setting ... button This selects the Function mode. (See page 20.) ¿ SONG button This selects the Song mode. (See pages 12, 75.) ´ STYLE button This selects the Style mode. (See pages 16, 47.) ² VOICE button This selects the Voice mode. (See pages 14, 27.) ¶ Numeric keypad, +/- buttons...
...accompaniment. (See page 48.) In the Song mode, this alternately starts and stops song playback. (See page 76.) Ƹ INTRO/ENDING button When the Style mode is selected, this is used for making various settings, such as: • Selecting and changing the Function parameters (page 20) • Setting ... button This selects the Function mode. (See page 20.) ¿ SONG button This selects the Song mode. (See pages 12, 75.) ´ STYLE button This selects the Style mode. (See pages 16, 47.) ² VOICE button This selects the Voice mode. (See pages 14, 27.) ¶ Numeric keypad, +/- buttons...
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...accompaniment sections and control the Auto Fill function. (See page 54.) ƺ CHORD GUIDE button When the Style mode is selected, this is used to control the Chord Guide functions. (See page 62.) ƻ ... (page 68), and One Touch Setting (page 72). Ƽ ONE TOUCH SETTING / SONG MEMORY buttons When the Style mode is selected, these are used to select specific tracks (pages 81, 85). ƽ HARMONY button This turns... OUTPUT DC IN 10 12V ¿ » · AC POWER ADAPTOR ³ YAMAHA PA-5B/5C/51 AC POWER ADAPTOR YAMAHA PA-5B/5C/51 ³ DC IN 10-12V jack This is for connection to ...
...accompaniment sections and control the Auto Fill function. (See page 54.) ƺ CHORD GUIDE button When the Style mode is selected, this is used to control the Chord Guide functions. (See page 62.) ƻ ... (page 68), and One Touch Setting (page 72). Ƽ ONE TOUCH SETTING / SONG MEMORY buttons When the Style mode is selected, these are used to select specific tracks (pages 81, 85). ƽ HARMONY button This turns... OUTPUT DC IN 10 12V ¿ » · AC POWER ADAPTOR ³ YAMAHA PA-5B/5C/51 AC POWER ADAPTOR YAMAHA PA-5B/5C/51 ³ DC IN 10-12V jack This is for connection to ...
Owner's Manual
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... VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO v x c b cb Playing a disk song nx zz z Insert the Sample Disk into Song Mode. Press the START/STOP button. It will automatically switch into the disk drive. Good luck...and enjoy! The PSR-340 features a built-in this ...ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,QtuoicUksGeuY@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,ioduer-New@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,Ste@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,p1 UEU@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDT,sing PSR-340 PortaTone This brief, easy-to-follow section shows you how to use them effectively in your own music. If you've ...
... VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO v x c b cb Playing a disk song nx zz z Insert the Sample Disk into Song Mode. Press the START/STOP button. It will automatically switch into the disk drive. Good luck...and enjoy! The PSR-340 features a built-in this ...ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,QtuoicUksGeuY@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,ioduer-New@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,Ste@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,p1 UEU@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDT,sing PSR-340 PortaTone This brief, easy-to-follow section shows you how to use them effectively in your own music. If you've ...
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... Execute the Load operation. StyLoading When the operation is loading, "Loading" will start. YESBEBOP m Select the loaded style (101). Once started, the operation cannot be canceled. buttons. As the file is completed, the following display briefly...BHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRXtheBu,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRXilt-inFlo,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRXppyDisk,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRXDrive ,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRXDT,@ACFGPQSVW Loading a Style File and playing the auto accompaniment z Insert a Style File disk (sold separately) into the disk drive. Use the +/- Want to load. ...
... Execute the Load operation. StyLoading When the operation is loading, "Loading" will start. YESBEBOP m Select the loaded style (101). Once started, the operation cannot be canceled. buttons. As the file is completed, the following display briefly...BHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRXtheBu,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRXilt-inFlo,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRXppyDisk,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRXDrive ,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRXDT,@ACFGPQSVW Loading a Style File and playing the auto accompaniment z Insert a Style File disk (sold separately) into the disk drive. Use the +/- Want to load. ...
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... parts of the song in real time. See page 72. 13 11 q w TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO A x e z xc z wt 1 r B Creating your own custom One Touch Settings You can be saved ...BHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRXStep2 SongsDT,@ACFGPQSVW Recording your own song The PSR-340 lets you completely reconfigure virtually all desired settings on the PortaTone. STYLE F41UserBank FUNCTION B Press the appropriate USER button (1 - 4) to write down each note...
... parts of the song in real time. See page 72. 13 11 q w TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO A x e z xc z wt 1 r B Creating your own custom One Touch Settings You can be saved ...BHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRXStep2 SongsDT,@ACFGPQSVW Recording your own song The PSR-340 lets you completely reconfigure virtually all desired settings on the PortaTone. STYLE F41UserBank FUNCTION B Press the appropriate USER button (1 - 4) to write down each note...
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... few of 238 high-quality voices. See page 24. 1 2 TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO x q z zq Selecting other voices The PSR-340 features a total of them out... Panel voices 1 - 100 (100 voices) 101 - 110 (10 drum kit voices) ...GM voices 111 - 238 (128 voices) z Enter the Voice mode. x Select a voice. 002BritePno VOICE STYLE 14 Want to find out more ? ...
... few of 238 high-quality voices. See page 24. 1 2 TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO x q z zq Selecting other voices The PSR-340 features a total of them out... Panel voices 1 - 100 (100 voices) 101 - 110 (10 drum kit voices) ...GM voices 111 - 238 (128 voices) z Enter the Voice mode. x Select a voice. 002BritePno VOICE STYLE 14 Want to find out more ? ...
Owner's Manual
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.... Changing the time signature of the Metronome q Simultaneously hold down the METRONOME button and one of the number buttons (1 - 9) on the numeric keypad. + 100MtrVol VOICE STYLE METRONOME VOLUME 001 063 MEASURE TEMPO 2 Press the OVERALL + or - Voice Name PIANO 1 Grand Piano 2 Bright Piano 3 Honky-tonk Piano 4 Funky Electric Piano 5 DX Electric...
.... Changing the time signature of the Metronome q Simultaneously hold down the METRONOME button and one of the number buttons (1 - 9) on the numeric keypad. + 100MtrVol VOICE STYLE METRONOME VOLUME 001 063 MEASURE TEMPO 2 Press the OVERALL + or - Voice Name PIANO 1 Grand Piano 2 Bright Piano 3 Honky-tonk Piano 4 Funky Electric Piano 5 DX Electric...
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... EU@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDT, Using the auto accompaniment The PSR-340 has powerful and easy-to find out more? v Turn the Sync-Start function on . Want to -use auto accompaniment features. n Select a section. TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO x x cvm n zz c 16 14 All...
... EU@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDT, Using the auto accompaniment The PSR-340 has powerful and easy-to find out more? v Turn the Sync-Start function on . Want to -use auto accompaniment features. n Select a section. TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO x x cvm n zz c 16 14 All...
Owner's Manual
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... 33 Hard Rock 34 Rock Shuffle 35 6/8 Heavy Rock 36 US Rock ROCK & ROLL 37 Rock & Roll 1 38 Rock & Roll 2 39 Boogie 40 Twist No. Style Name COUNTRY & WESTERN 61 Bluegrass 62 Country 2/4 63 Country Rock 64 Country Ballad 65 Country Shuffle 66 Country Waltz BALLROOM LATIN 67 Cha Cha 68... 52 Big Band Swing 53 Big Band Ballad 54 Jazz Quartet 55 Dixieland AMERICAS 56 Cajun 57 Banda 58 Mariachi 59 Tejano 60 Cumbia No. Style Name LATIN 81 Bossa Nova 1 82 Bossa Nova 2 83 Salsa 84 Samba 85 Mambo 86 Beguine 87 Merengue 88 Bolero Lento CARIBBEAN 89 Reggae 12...
... 33 Hard Rock 34 Rock Shuffle 35 6/8 Heavy Rock 36 US Rock ROCK & ROLL 37 Rock & Roll 1 38 Rock & Roll 2 39 Boogie 40 Twist No. Style Name COUNTRY & WESTERN 61 Bluegrass 62 Country 2/4 63 Country Rock 64 Country Ballad 65 Country Shuffle 66 Country Waltz BALLROOM LATIN 67 Cha Cha 68... 52 Big Band Swing 53 Big Band Ballad 54 Jazz Quartet 55 Dixieland AMERICAS 56 Cajun 57 Banda 58 Mariachi 59 Tejano 60 Cumbia No. Style Name LATIN 81 Bossa Nova 1 82 Bossa Nova 2 83 Salsa 84 Samba 85 Mambo 86 Beguine 87 Merengue 88 Bolero Lento CARIBBEAN 89 Reggae 12...
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...GUIDE button until "Dict." F .....press these chords.... x Specify the root note of the chord as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the scale. STYLE ACMP ON Smart 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO v Play single note chords (root note) on the keyboard. Playing appropriate chords with just one finger The ... how to use the Chord Guide functions to find out more ? See page 64. 16 Example: G M7 Root note Chord type z Enter the Style mode, then press the CHORD GUIDE button until "Smart" is shown in the keyboard diagram flash when the chord is played properly. See page 62...
...GUIDE button until "Dict." F .....press these chords.... x Specify the root note of the chord as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the scale. STYLE ACMP ON Smart 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO v Play single note chords (root note) on the keyboard. Playing appropriate chords with just one finger The ... how to use the Chord Guide functions to find out more ? See page 64. 16 Example: G M7 Root note Chord type z Enter the Style mode, then press the CHORD GUIDE button until "Smart" is shown in the keyboard diagram flash when the chord is played properly. See page 62...
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... F#2) Keys for entering the chord type Keys for you! Continue pressing the same key each time you want a new chord to play a chord. STYLE 2EZ e Start the auto accompaniment. Recording your right hand as the auto accompaniment plays. You can use EZ Chord. (See page 100.) t Play... Chord banks r Press and release a single note on the key- Simply press single keys in the display. Want to find out more ? STYLE 1EZ ACMP ON 001 116TEMPO w Select an EZ Chord bank. Want to find out more ? See page 66. EUBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVW...
... F#2) Keys for entering the chord type Keys for you! Continue pressing the same key each time you want a new chord to play a chord. STYLE 2EZ e Start the auto accompaniment. Recording your right hand as the auto accompaniment plays. You can use EZ Chord. (See page 100.) t Play... Chord banks r Press and release a single note on the key- Simply press single keys in the display. Want to find out more ? STYLE 1EZ ACMP ON 001 116TEMPO w Select an EZ Chord bank. Want to find out more ? See page 66. EUBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVW...
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...the "FUNCTION" indication stops flashing and remains lit. STYLE 1M.Octave FUNCTION Want to the current value of settings in the Function parameters. These give you detailed control over many of functions, see page 21. For a list of the PSR-340's features. buttons. c After "FUNCTION" in the...p6 Fu@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,nctionP@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,aramete@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,rs EU@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDT, Using the Function parameters The PSR-340 has a variety of the Function parameter. For on the numeric keypad. Enter the Function number on /off settings, use the ...
...the "FUNCTION" indication stops flashing and remains lit. STYLE 1M.Octave FUNCTION Want to the current value of settings in the Function parameters. These give you detailed control over many of functions, see page 21. For a list of the PSR-340's features. buttons. c After "FUNCTION" in the...p6 Fu@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,nctionP@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,aramete@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,rs EU@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDT, Using the Function parameters The PSR-340 has a variety of the Function parameter. For on the numeric keypad. Enter the Function number on /off settings, use the ...
Owner's Manual
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...and indications in a rounded rectangle. When the display becomes dim or hard to read, contact the store where you purchased the instrument or, Yamaha directly, to its name (printed on the panel). » Notation ¿ Keyboard These two portions of the display conveniently indicate notes....- This is active in the notation section of the display. PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS The PortaTone features a large multi-function display that the style controls are active, the display also shows the specific notes of the current chord. For a few specific chords, not all important settings ...
...and indications in a rounded rectangle. When the display becomes dim or hard to read, contact the store where you purchased the instrument or, Yamaha directly, to its name (printed on the panel). » Notation ¿ Keyboard These two portions of the display conveniently indicate notes....- This is active in the notation section of the display. PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS The PortaTone features a large multi-function display that the style controls are active, the display also shows the specific notes of the current chord. For a few specific chords, not all important settings ...
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... bar indicates the first beat of the measure. (See page 77.) ¶ Chord When a user song (with the song or style. For example, when a song or style accompaniment is being played back, this displays various symbols (icons) and other important operation messages. ¾ Icon window Depending on the... operation. PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS ´ Measure and Tempo These show the current measure during playback of a song or style, and the currently set Tempo value for the song or style. ² Beat indicators These dark bars (one large, three small) flash in sequence and in the ACMP section...
... bar indicates the first beat of the measure. (See page 77.) ¶ Chord When a user song (with the song or style. For example, when a song or style accompaniment is being played back, this displays various symbols (icons) and other important operation messages. ¾ Icon window Depending on the... operation. PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS ´ Measure and Tempo These show the current measure during playback of a song or style, and the currently set Tempo value for the song or style. ² Beat indicators These dark bars (one large, three small) flash in sequence and in the ACMP section...
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... the PORTABLE GRAND button. PORTABLE GRAND This convenient function lets you automatically exit from any other mode or function and instantly call up style #91 (Rock-A-Ballad). It automatically selects the Voice mode (with the Tempo function in the Overall menu. The Portable Grand setting...one of the OVERALL v/w buttons, repeatedly if necessary, until "Tempo" appears in a variety of music styles. (See page 52.) USING THE METRONOME 1 Set the desired tempo with the Style mode active), and calls up the Grand Piano voice. Doing this automatically cancels any other mode or function...
... the PORTABLE GRAND button. PORTABLE GRAND This convenient function lets you automatically exit from any other mode or function and instantly call up style #91 (Rock-A-Ballad). It automatically selects the Voice mode (with the Tempo function in the Overall menu. The Portable Grand setting...one of the OVERALL v/w buttons, repeatedly if necessary, until "Tempo" appears in a variety of music styles. (See page 52.) USING THE METRONOME 1 Set the desired tempo with the Style mode active), and calls up the Grand Piano voice. Doing this automatically cancels any other mode or function...
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... set to change values for the Overall menu settings. When playing back free-tempo song data on the Metronome. The time signature changes automatically when a style or song is fixed. PORTABLE GRAND 2 Change the value. Also, the measure number in the Song mode. Number button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Time ...an indication of how much of the Metronome can be used to various quarter-note based meters. Decreases Tempo value 3 Turn on the PSR-340, the Tempo display shows "---" and the beat display does not flash. Use the OVERALL +/- Press the METRONOME button. 3 063TEMPO To ...
... set to change values for the Overall menu settings. When playing back free-tempo song data on the Metronome. The time signature changes automatically when a style or song is fixed. PORTABLE GRAND 2 Change the value. Also, the measure number in the Song mode. Number button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Time ...an indication of how much of the Metronome can be used to various quarter-note based meters. Decreases Tempo value 3 Turn on the PSR-340, the Tempo display shows "---" and the beat display does not flash. Use the OVERALL +/- Press the METRONOME button. 3 063TEMPO To ...
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... the display. The volume range is 000 - 127. 1 Select the Metronome Volume function in the Overall menu). 26 24 Current Metronome Volume value 100MtrVol VOICE STYLE METRONOME VOLUME 001 063 MEASURE TEMPO Indicates Metronome Volume is selected in the Overall menu. Increases Metronome Volume value Decreases Metronome Volume value Restoring the...
... the display. The volume range is 000 - 127. 1 Select the Metronome Volume function in the Overall menu). 26 24 Current Metronome Volume value 100MtrVol VOICE STYLE METRONOME VOLUME 001 063 MEASURE TEMPO Indicates Metronome Volume is selected in the Overall menu. Increases Metronome Volume value Decreases Metronome Volume value Restoring the...
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...complete list of the Voice or Voices. The PortaTone includes special Drum Kit voices - #101 - #110 - The Voice mode is selected 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 27 25 In the Main Voice mode (see page 115. PLAYING A VOICE - The Voice mode gives you set up the ideal settings for playing ...printed above the keyboard, conveniently indicating which keys. Moreover, each voice, and Touch Sensitivity (page 38), which have been created with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. that let you to the Drum Kit Voice chart on the panel for convenience.
...complete list of the Voice or Voices. The PortaTone includes special Drum Kit voices - #101 - #110 - The Voice mode is selected 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 27 25 In the Main Voice mode (see page 115. PLAYING A VOICE - The Voice mode gives you set up the ideal settings for playing ...printed above the keyboard, conveniently indicating which keys. Moreover, each voice, and Touch Sensitivity (page 38), which have been created with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. that let you to the Drum Kit Voice chart on the panel for convenience.