Owner's Manual
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... use "household" type batteries. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are located on the name plate, or specifically recommended by the manufacturer's warranty, and are not covered by Yamaha. Model Serial No. SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this type of battery is intended for long periods of time at a high volume level or at the time of producing sound...
... use "household" type batteries. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are located on the name plate, or specifically recommended by the manufacturer's warranty, and are not covered by Yamaha. Model Serial No. SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this type of battery is intended for long periods of time at a high volume level or at the time of producing sound...
Owner's Manual
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...28 Functions of the Keyboard 29 Transpose 30 Pitch Bend Wheel 30 Sustain 30 Keyboard Percussion 31 Auto Accompaniment 32 Using Auto Accompaniment (rhythm track only) .... 32 Using Auto Accompaniment (all tracks 33 Accompaniment Sections 34 Tempo/Tap 36 Accompaniment Track Muting 37 Accompaniment Volume Control 37 Chord Fingerings 38 Accompaniment Split Point 40 Synchro Stop 41 One Touch Setting 42 The Multi Pads 43 Playing the Multi Pads 43 Chord Match 43 Selecting a Multi Pad Bank 44 Turning Chord Match On/Off 44 Multi Pad Bank List 45 Digital Effects 46 Reverb 46...
...28 Functions of the Keyboard 29 Transpose 30 Pitch Bend Wheel 30 Sustain 30 Keyboard Percussion 31 Auto Accompaniment 32 Using Auto Accompaniment (rhythm track only) .... 32 Using Auto Accompaniment (all tracks 33 Accompaniment Sections 34 Tempo/Tap 36 Accompaniment Track Muting 37 Accompaniment Volume Control 37 Chord Fingerings 38 Accompaniment Split Point 40 Synchro Stop 41 One Touch Setting 42 The Multi Pads 43 Playing the Multi Pads 43 Chord Match 43 Selecting a Multi Pad Bank 44 Turning Chord Match On/Off 44 Multi Pad Bank List 45 Digital Effects 46 Reverb 46...
Owner's Manual
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... 117 Other Functions (Utility) 118 Metronome 118 Upper Octave 119 Master Tuning 119 Scale Tuning 119 Split Point 120 Touch Sensitivity 120 Voice Set 120 Footswitch 121 Pitch Bend Range 122 Assignable 122 Backlight 122 Appendix 123 Voice List 123 Panel Voice List 123 XG Voice List 125 Drum Kit List 128 Style List 130 Music Database List 131 About the Digital Effects (Reverb/Chorus/DSP) ... 132 Reverb Type List 133 Chorus Type List 133 DSP Type List 133 Harmony/Echo Type List 134 Troubleshooting 135 Data Backup & Initialization...
... 117 Other Functions (Utility) 118 Metronome 118 Upper Octave 119 Master Tuning 119 Scale Tuning 119 Split Point 120 Touch Sensitivity 120 Voice Set 120 Footswitch 121 Pitch Bend Range 122 Assignable 122 Backlight 122 Appendix 123 Voice List 123 Panel Voice List 123 XG Voice List 125 Drum Kit List 128 Style List 130 Music Database List 131 About the Digital Effects (Reverb/Chorus/DSP) ... 132 Reverb Type List 133 Chorus Type List 133 DSP Type List 133 Harmony/Echo Type List 134 Troubleshooting 135 Data Backup & Initialization...
Owner's Manual
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... a song part-by-part and track-by pressing a single button. (→ Page 54) Song Recording • Use the powerful song recording features create your own complete, fully orchestrated compositions and save virtually all panel settings to one of 128 Registration Memory settings, and then instantly recall all your custom panel settings by -track, use the Multi Track Recording method. (→ Page 82) * You can also create your original Multi Pad phrases by recording them floppy disk as a User song...
... a song part-by-part and track-by pressing a single button. (→ Page 54) Song Recording • Use the powerful song recording features create your own complete, fully orchestrated compositions and save virtually all panel settings to one of 128 Registration Memory settings, and then instantly recall all your custom panel settings by -track, use the Multi Track Recording method. (→ Page 82) * You can also create your original Multi Pad phrases by recording them floppy disk as a User song...
Owner's Manual
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... allows various electronic music instruments, computers and other devices to communicate with each other instruments from the PSR-550. (→ Page 108) * Play the sounds of the PSR-550 (including the auto accompaniment) from any GM-compatible tone generator or synthesizer from a connected keyboard. (→ Page 108) * Connect the PSR-550 directly to record XG-compatible song files. such as User songs, User styles, User Multi Pads, Registration Memory, etc.) to floppy disk for your...
... allows various electronic music instruments, computers and other devices to communicate with each other instruments from the PSR-550. (→ Page 108) * Play the sounds of the PSR-550 (including the auto accompaniment) from any GM-compatible tone generator or synthesizer from a connected keyboard. (→ Page 108) * Connect the PSR-550 directly to record XG-compatible song files. such as User songs, User styles, User Multi Pads, Registration Memory, etc.) to floppy disk for your...
Owner's Manual
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... replaced, "Battery Low" may appear on . remove the batteries or unplug the AC adaptor) during electrical storms. s Using Batteries For battery operation the PSR-550 requires six 1.5V "D" size, R20P (LR20) or equivalent batteries. The use different kinds of batteries (e.g. Doing so can result in a loss of the display, the volume may be reduced, the sound may be distorted, and other data in internal memory including user styles, user pads, registration memory, etc. • The floppy disk drive...
... replaced, "Battery Low" may appear on . remove the batteries or unplug the AC adaptor) during electrical storms. s Using Batteries For battery operation the PSR-550 requires six 1.5V "D" size, R20P (LR20) or equivalent batteries. The use different kinds of batteries (e.g. Doing so can result in a loss of the display, the volume may be reduced, the sound may be distorted, and other data in internal memory including user styles, user pads, registration memory, etc. • The floppy disk drive...
Owner's Manual
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... Auto Accompaniment One Touch Setting One Touch Setting is a powerful and convenient function that lets you instantly reconfigure virtually all auto-accompaniment-related panel settings with just a single press of a [ONE TOUCH SETTING] button. Split Point • You can be used. One Touch Setting parameter list The PSR-550 features four different One Touch Settings for that style. For this example, play a chord with all the appropriate sounds - Steps #3 - #4 of "Using Auto Accompaniment (all tracks)" (page 33) can also try changing the established One Touch Setting data, making...
... Auto Accompaniment One Touch Setting One Touch Setting is a powerful and convenient function that lets you instantly reconfigure virtually all auto-accompaniment-related panel settings with just a single press of a [ONE TOUCH SETTING] button. Split Point • You can be used. One Touch Setting parameter list The PSR-550 features four different One Touch Settings for that style. For this example, play a chord with all the appropriate sounds - Steps #3 - #4 of "Using Auto Accompaniment (all tracks)" (page 33) can also try changing the established One Touch Setting data, making...
Owner's Manual
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... memory even when the STANDBY switch is turned off setting page 37 • Voice Change setting page 75 • Mixer setting page 75 • Multi Pad Bank number, Chord Match on . Registration Memory data can keep them indefinitely and build up to 128 complete control-panel setups (32 banks, 4 setups each) that can be saved to and loaded from the factory) are installed or an AC adaptor is nevertheless a good idea to save important data to floppy disk...
... memory even when the STANDBY switch is turned off setting page 37 • Voice Change setting page 75 • Mixer setting page 75 • Multi Pad Bank number, Chord Match on . Registration Memory data can keep them indefinitely and build up to 128 complete control-panel setups (32 banks, 4 setups each) that can be saved to and loaded from the factory) are installed or an AC adaptor is nevertheless a good idea to save important data to floppy disk...
Owner's Manual
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... with style data contained on these disks using the voices defined in any combination. Likewise, data (files) saved to disks can play back song files collected on these disks. User data compatible with the style files collected on the included data disk, as well as a file "extension". User style (Style file format) .USR O User pad .USR O Registration Memory .USR O Load - The Copy and Delete File operations related to 32 All type files (page 61) can be recorded on these functions can be loaded individually or in Yamaha's DOC format. q The PSR...
... with style data contained on these disks using the voices defined in any combination. Likewise, data (files) saved to disks can play back song files collected on these disks. User data compatible with the style files collected on the included data disk, as well as a file "extension". User style (Style file format) .USR O User pad .USR O Registration Memory .USR O Load - The Copy and Delete File operations related to 32 All type files (page 61) can be recorded on these functions can be loaded individually or in Yamaha's DOC format. q The PSR...
Owner's Manual
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... [-/NO] button. Delete OK? 7 Execute the Delete operation. CAUTION • While the file is completed... Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button. • When the floppy disk's writeprotect tab is not possible. Utility:Delete 4 Press the [NEXT] button to display the Delete screen. 5 Select the file to be deleted. Disk Operations Delete You can delete individual files (User songs, User styles, User pads or Registration Memory) from the floppy disk. 1 Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive. 2 Press...
... [-/NO] button. Delete OK? 7 Execute the Delete operation. CAUTION • While the file is completed... Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button. • When the floppy disk's writeprotect tab is not possible. Utility:Delete 4 Press the [NEXT] button to display the Delete screen. 5 Select the file to be deleted. Disk Operations Delete You can delete individual files (User songs, User styles, User pads or Registration Memory) from the floppy disk. 1 Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive. 2 Press...
Owner's Manual
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...; Song Volume Control page 70 • Song Transpose page 73 • Playing from a Specified Measure page 71 • Repeat Play page 72 • Make sure to read the section "Using the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks" on page 58. • The tempo setting of songs on the PSR-550, including the preset demo songs, the songs on the included data disk, the User songs that does not contain song data will automatically switch into the disk drive...
...; Song Volume Control page 70 • Song Transpose page 73 • Playing from a Specified Measure page 71 • Repeat Play page 72 • Make sure to read the section "Using the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks" on page 58. • The tempo setting of songs on the PSR-550, including the preset demo songs, the songs on the included data disk, the User songs that does not contain song data will automatically switch into the disk drive...
Owner's Manual
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... type page 50 • Scale tuning page 119 • Sustain on /off (key press and release page 107 • Velocity (strength of the song when re-recording. Set this when you desire to User songs • Tempo ...page 36 • Time signature page 16 • Accompaniment style number page 32 • Section changes and their timing page 34 • Chord changes and their timing page 33 • Accompaniment volume page 37 • Note...
... type page 50 • Scale tuning page 119 • Sustain on /off (key press and release page 107 • Velocity (strength of the song when re-recording. Set this when you desire to User songs • Tempo ...page 36 • Time signature page 16 • Accompaniment style number page 32 • Section changes and their timing page 34 • Chord changes and their timing page 33 • Accompaniment volume page 37 • Note...
Owner's Manual
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... PSR-550. Several tracks can be set to "Melody + Acmp" Your keyboard performances (VOICE R1 and R2) are recorded to tracks 1 - 2, and the auto accompaniment parts are not write-protected can be recalled by the Quick Recording method, use Multi Track Recording. When the record mode is engaged, the Registration Memory Freeze function will be turned on (it cannot be turned on while the record mode is set VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track VOICE...
... PSR-550. Several tracks can be set to "Melody + Acmp" Your keyboard performances (VOICE R1 and R2) are recorded to tracks 1 - 2, and the auto accompaniment parts are not write-protected can be recalled by the Quick Recording method, use Multi Track Recording. When the record mode is engaged, the Registration Memory Freeze function will be turned on (it cannot be turned on while the record mode is set VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track VOICE...
Owner's Manual
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... in memory even when the STANDBY switch is connected (page 136). Voice R2, voice L and the auto accompaniment cannot be recorded to the User styles are installed or an AC adaptor is turned off (key press and release page 107 • Velocity (strength of key press page 107 • Pitch bend, pitch bend range pages 30, 122 • Voice number (drum kit number page 26 • Mixer settings page 76 • Tempo page 36 • Reverb type and settings...
... in memory even when the STANDBY switch is connected (page 136). Voice R2, voice L and the auto accompaniment cannot be recorded to the User styles are installed or an AC adaptor is turned off (key press and release page 107 • Velocity (strength of key press page 107 • Pitch bend, pitch bend range pages 30, 122 • Voice number (drum kit number page 26 • Mixer settings page 76 • Tempo page 36 • Reverb type and settings...
Owner's Manual
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... button press. Recording of User styles, however, is done in measure units, you should first select a style that has the same time signature and number of recorded data. • Using Registration Memory (page 54) can make your recording sessions much more efficient. • In the Record Ready mode, you can be cleared before recording a new User style. Overdub Recording This method records new material to avoid turning off while the record mode is engaged). • Using the Metronome function...
... button press. Recording of User styles, however, is done in measure units, you should first select a style that has the same time signature and number of recorded data. • Using Registration Memory (page 54) can make your recording sessions much more efficient. • In the Record Ready mode, you can be cleared before recording a new User style. Overdub Recording This method records new material to avoid turning off while the record mode is engaged). • Using the Metronome function...
Owner's Manual
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... Yamaha's XG format; Appendix Voice List PSR-550 Voices The PSR-550 actually includes two voice sets: the "panel" voices and percussion kits, and the XG voices. Use these program change numbers when playing the PSR-550 via MIDI from an external device. • When the sustain or sostenuto pedal functions are being used the total number of the available notes, so when Auto Accompaniment is exceeded, notes are specially recorded and programmed voices exclusive to record songs for each voice. The same applies to change numbers...
... Yamaha's XG format; Appendix Voice List PSR-550 Voices The PSR-550 actually includes two voice sets: the "panel" voices and percussion kits, and the XG voices. Use these program change numbers when playing the PSR-550 via MIDI from an external device. • When the sustain or sostenuto pedal functions are being used the total number of the available notes, so when Auto Accompaniment is exceeded, notes are specially recorded and programmed voices exclusive to record songs for each voice. The same applies to change numbers...
Owner's Manual
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...; Transpose page 30 • Footswitch Function, Polarity page 121 • Touch on/off page 118 Even though these settings are retained in memory - Data Backup & Initialization s Data Backup Except for the data listed below, all PSR-550 panel settings are reset to the factory preset condition by turning on the power while holding the highest (rightmost) white key on the keyboard. as long as the file type. To save them - All data listed...
...; Transpose page 30 • Footswitch Function, Polarity page 121 • Touch on/off page 118 Even though these settings are retained in memory - Data Backup & Initialization s Data Backup Except for the data listed below, all PSR-550 panel settings are reset to the factory preset condition by turning on the power while holding the highest (rightmost) white key on the keyboard. as long as the file type. To save them - All data listed...
Owner's Manual
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... the instructions on , and indicates that recording a new User style cannot be used during Style/Pad recording. CannotTurnDSP On DSP cannot be initialized and restore to edit, or quantize the track (other than RHYTHM) which contains no data in the Multi Pad Recording mode. CannotEnterFunc. This message appears when you select a Multi Pad function in the Record mode. Use the Data Initialization function (page 136). All data can be turned on during recording, playback, and disk operations...
... the instructions on , and indicates that recording a new User style cannot be used during Style/Pad recording. CannotTurnDSP On DSP cannot be initialized and restore to edit, or quantize the track (other than RHYTHM) which contains no data in the Multi Pad Recording mode. CannotEnterFunc. This message appears when you select a Multi Pad function in the Record mode. Use the Data Initialization function (page 136). All data can be turned on during recording, playback, and disk operations...
Owner's Manual
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... Multi Pad 43, 92 Multi Track Recording 78, 79, 82 Music Database 14 Music Database List 131 Music stand 9 N Name 21, 56, 65, 90, 94, 104 NEXT 17 Note on/off 106 Number buttons 20 O Octave 74, 77, 88, 119 One Touch Setting 42 Overddub 97 P Packing List 4 Pan 74, 77, 88 Panel voice 123 PART ON/OFF 27, 28, 29 Pitch Bend 30 Pitch Bend Range 122 Polarity 121 Program Change 107 Punch...
... Multi Pad 43, 92 Multi Track Recording 78, 79, 82 Music Database 14 Music Database List 131 Music stand 9 N Name 21, 56, 65, 90, 94, 104 NEXT 17 Note on/off 106 Number buttons 20 O Octave 74, 77, 88, 119 One Touch Setting 42 Overddub 97 P Packing List 4 Pan 74, 77, 88 Panel voice 123 PART ON/OFF 27, 28, 29 Pitch Bend 30 Pitch Bend Range 122 Polarity 121 Program Change 107 Punch...
Owner's Manual
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...; DSP (system/insertion) : 74 types • Harmony/Echo : 22 types Registration Memory • 32 Registration Banks : 1 - 4 • Naming • Accompaniment Freeze Disk Operations • Song playback/recording • Load (Style/Multi Pad/Registration Memory) • Save (Style/Multi Pad/Registration Memory) • Utility : Format, Song Copy, Delete File Song • Song Volume • Song Track Settings : ON/OFF • Repeat Play • Song Transpose Amplifiers • 6W + 6W (when using PA-6 power adaptor) • 4.5W + 4.5W (when using batteries) Speakers • 12 cm...
...; DSP (system/insertion) : 74 types • Harmony/Echo : 22 types Registration Memory • 32 Registration Banks : 1 - 4 • Naming • Accompaniment Freeze Disk Operations • Song playback/recording • Load (Style/Multi Pad/Registration Memory) • Save (Style/Multi Pad/Registration Memory) • Utility : Format, Song Copy, Delete File Song • Song Volume • Song Track Settings : ON/OFF • Repeat Play • Song Transpose Amplifiers • 6W + 6W (when using PA-6 power adaptor) • 4.5W + 4.5W (when using batteries) Speakers • 12 cm...