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YAMAHA Contents Getting Started 2 Playing Your New PortaTone 3 Voice Mode 5 Style Mode 6 Song Mode 9 Sound Effect and Drum Pads (PSR-185) 10 Sound Effect and Drum List 10 Troubleshooting 11 Percussion Assign List (Voices 40 and 00). 11 Jam Track Chord Progression List 12 One Touch Settiing List.. 12 Song Scores 13 Specifications 23
YAMAHA Contents Getting Started 2 Playing Your New PortaTone 3 Voice Mode 5 Style Mode 6 Song Mode 9 Sound Effect and Drum Pads (PSR-185) 10 Sound Effect and Drum List 10 Troubleshooting 11 Percussion Assign List (Voices 40 and 00). 11 Jam Track Chord Progression List 12 One Touch Settiing List.. 12 Song Scores 13 Specifications 23
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..., versatile rhythms and accompaniment with 100 music Styles. 20 Songs, for listening enjoyment or for playing along with when using your PortaTone for the PSR-185). To remove stubborn stains, use , always turn off the POWER switch. Avoid applying excessive force to drop it or place...interference noise in a highly compact size. Its outstanding features also make it can get very hot. NOTE Yamaha is a fine musical instrument - Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha PortaTone You now own a portable keyboard that allow you to play drum and percussion sounds as well as such...
..., versatile rhythms and accompaniment with 100 music Styles. 20 Songs, for listening enjoyment or for playing along with when using your PortaTone for the PSR-185). To remove stubborn stains, use , always turn off the POWER switch. Avoid applying excessive force to drop it or place...interference noise in a highly compact size. Its outstanding features also make it can get very hot. NOTE Yamaha is a fine musical instrument - Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha PortaTone You now own a portable keyboard that allow you to play drum and percussion sounds as well as such...
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... could result in damage to the instrument, so be sure to a wall socket, you will need the optionally available Yamaha PA-3/4/40 Power Adaptor. Using Batteries Inserting Batteries Turn the instrument upside-down and remove the battery compartment lid. The ...PSR-185 PSR-77 When the Batteries Run Down When the batteries run either on batteries (sold separately) or on the back of the PSR-185/77 control panel. 2 Replace the lid. This functions whether batteries or the AC power adaptor is not used . Sound from the built-in the illustration, making sure the PortaTone...
... could result in damage to the instrument, so be sure to a wall socket, you will need the optionally available Yamaha PA-3/4/40 Power Adaptor. Using Batteries Inserting Batteries Turn the instrument upside-down and remove the battery compartment lid. The ...PSR-185 PSR-77 When the Batteries Run Down When the batteries run either on batteries (sold separately) or on the back of the PSR-185/77 control panel. 2 Replace the lid. This functions whether batteries or the AC power adaptor is not used . Sound from the built-in the illustration, making sure the PortaTone...
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... a Song or a Jam Track pattern. SONG lets you select and play a Voice. Whenever the power is turned on .) 3 To select one of the PortaTone. For example, to turn the power on , Voice 01 (PIANO) is also automatically selected when you to play along with the instrument, and to each... selected from the last number returns to the desired mode. Playing Your New PortaTone This section briefly shows you select and play a setting that the +/- Turning on the Power Press the POWER ON/OFF button to select ...
... a Song or a Jam Track pattern. SONG lets you select and play a Voice. Whenever the power is turned on .) 3 To select one of the PortaTone. For example, to turn the power on , Voice 01 (PIANO) is also automatically selected when you to play along with the instrument, and to each... selected from the last number returns to the desired mode. Playing Your New PortaTone This section briefly shows you select and play a setting that the +/- Turning on the Power Press the POWER ON/OFF button to select ...
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... first beat of every measure, and the right dot flashes at the other button on the panel (except for those on the power of the PortaTone, the tempo is briefly shown in the MULTI DISPLAY.) if you want to set the tempo back to its original default setting, press both TEMPO...
... first beat of every measure, and the right dot flashes at the other button on the panel (except for those on the power of the PortaTone, the tempo is briefly shown in the MULTI DISPLAY.) if you want to set the tempo back to its original default setting, press both TEMPO...
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... also the notes in the Voice mode by adding a natural, slow release. Split Voices (#57 - #67) also have special preset characteristics or embellishments. NOTE The PortaTone is automatically called up to another Voice at one -, two- Dual Voices (#41 - Harmony Voices (#73 - #85) have an echo effect that lets you play...
... also the notes in the Voice mode by adding a natural, slow release. Split Voices (#57 - #67) also have special preset characteristics or embellishments. NOTE The PortaTone is automatically called up to another Voice at one -, two- Dual Voices (#41 - Harmony Voices (#73 - #85) have an echo effect that lets you play...
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... a Style 1 . Both of the keys in the MULTI DISPLAY flash to change with each pattern - This also applies to select the desired Style number. 3 . The PortaTone also has a Synchro Start function that the Fill In pattern complements the basic rhvthm, rather than disrupting it 's playing. (For more information on the panel...
... a Style 1 . Both of the keys in the MULTI DISPLAY flash to change with each pattern - This also applies to select the desired Style number. 3 . The PortaTone also has a Synchro Start function that the Fill In pattern complements the basic rhvthm, rather than disrupting it 's playing. (For more information on the panel...
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... Finger or Fingered mode. To set Auto Accompaniment to Single Finger, turn the power off , then hold down the "+" button instead. NOTE To use , the PortaTone "understands" what chord you use the Minus One function with any black key to the left of the keyboard using Multi Fingering operation. Press the...
... Finger or Fingered mode. To set Auto Accompaniment to Single Finger, turn the power off , then hold down the "+" button instead. NOTE To use , the PortaTone "understands" what chord you use the Minus One function with any black key to the left of the keyboard using Multi Fingering operation. Press the...
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NOTE If the chord is inverted (i.e., C-E-G is played as G-C-E) the PortaTone will automatically reset the tempo to the default of the selected Style. 8 If augmented and diminished 7th chords are inverted, the lowest note will be ... When the One Touch Setting is on the One Touch Setting function, press the ONE TOUCH SETTING button. (The LED next to continue playing. The PortaTone also has a Chord Cancel function to stop the chord accompaniment but allow the rhythm pattern to the button lights.) To turn the function off, press...
NOTE If the chord is inverted (i.e., C-E-G is played as G-C-E) the PortaTone will automatically reset the tempo to the default of the selected Style. 8 If augmented and diminished 7th chords are inverted, the lowest note will be ... When the One Touch Setting is on the One Touch Setting function, press the ONE TOUCH SETTING button. (The LED next to continue playing. The PortaTone also has a Chord Cancel function to stop the chord accompaniment but allow the rhythm pattern to the button lights.) To turn the function off, press...
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... the desired Song or Jam Track number. 3 .Start the selected Song or Jam Track by using the rich sounds and sophisticated accompaniment functions of the PortaTone. You can turn Minus One on the keyboard yourself. If you can also play along with Jam Track, automatically selecting an appropriate Voice. One Touch...
... the desired Song or Jam Track number. 3 .Start the selected Song or Jam Track by using the rich sounds and sophisticated accompaniment functions of the PortaTone. You can turn Minus One on the keyboard yourself. If you can also play along with Jam Track, automatically selecting an appropriate Voice. One Touch...
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Not all notes are pressed at the same time. Replace the batteries. The PortaTone is polyphonic up to note. Troubleshooting Problem When the PortaTone is turned on page 5.) The AWM tone generation method uses multiple recordings (samples) of an instrument across the range of the keyboard; .... Percussion Assign List (Voices 40 and 00) 11 The sound of the Voice may fail to note. The battery power is flowing into the PortaTone. Too many keys are heard when playing a number of the voices or rhythms seems unusual or strange. The sound of notes simultaneously. thus,...
Not all notes are pressed at the same time. Replace the batteries. The PortaTone is polyphonic up to note. Troubleshooting Problem When the PortaTone is turned on page 5.) The AWM tone generation method uses multiple recordings (samples) of an instrument across the range of the keyboard; .... Percussion Assign List (Voices 40 and 00) 11 The sound of the Voice may fail to note. The battery power is flowing into the PortaTone. Too many keys are heard when playing a number of the voices or rhythms seems unusual or strange. The sound of notes simultaneously. thus,...