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... and headphones or speaker/s, may have benches and / or accessory mounting fixtures that relate to be capable of these goals. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are both the letter and the spirit of household type batteries in place. For longer extension cords, consult a local electrician. IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before requesting service. However, Yamaha...
... and headphones or speaker/s, may have benches and / or accessory mounting fixtures that relate to be capable of these goals. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are both the letter and the spirit of household type batteries in place. For longer extension cords, consult a local electrician. IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before requesting service. However, Yamaha...
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... preset content lists such as Voices, Styles, Effects, as well as Troubleshooting and Specifications. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, style files, MIDI files, WAVE data, musical scores and sound recordings. Any violation of the instrument. PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 5 Appendix (page 210 This section contains additional information such as MIDIrelated information. Any unauthorized use of such programs and...
... preset content lists such as Voices, Styles, Effects, as well as Troubleshooting and Specifications. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, style files, MIDI files, WAVE data, musical scores and sound recordings. Any violation of the instrument. PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 5 Appendix (page 210 This section contains additional information such as MIDIrelated information. Any unauthorized use of such programs and...
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... Transpose 87 Fine-tuning the Pitch of the Function Display 28 Playing Voices 30 Playing Preset Voices 30 Practicing with the PORTATONE? ....... 12 Panel Controls 14 Playing the Keyboard 16 Power Supply 16 Powering Up 17 Setting Up 18 Music Rest 18 Using Headphones 18 Changing the Display Language 19 Display Settings 19 Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks 22 Handling the USB Storage Device (USB Flash Memory/Floppy Disk, etc 23 Quick Guide Playing the Demos 24 Operations in the File Selection Display ... 72 Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings...
... Transpose 87 Fine-tuning the Pitch of the Function Display 28 Playing Voices 30 Playing Preset Voices 30 Practicing with the PORTATONE? ....... 12 Panel Controls 14 Playing the Keyboard 16 Power Supply 16 Powering Up 17 Setting Up 18 Music Rest 18 Using Headphones 18 Changing the Display Language 19 Display Settings 19 Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks 22 Handling the USB Storage Device (USB Flash Memory/Floppy Disk, etc 23 Quick Guide Playing the Demos 24 Operations in the File Selection Display ... 72 Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings...
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... up Registration Memory numbers in the Voice Selection display page 209 PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 11 Inputting notes one by one Song Creator page 153 - • Applying automatic harmony or echo to your right-hand melodies Harmony/Echo page 89 • Automatically changing the chords of the Multi Pads with the Guide functions and Song playback page 145 • Using the Talk Setting ...page 191 • Matching the Song Transpose setting to a comfortable singing pitch...
... up Registration Memory numbers in the Voice Selection display page 209 PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 11 Inputting notes one by one Song Creator page 153 - • Applying automatic harmony or echo to your right-hand melodies Harmony/Echo page 89 • Automatically changing the chords of the Multi Pads with the Guide functions and Song playback page 145 • Using the Talk Setting ...page 191 • Matching the Song Transpose setting to a comfortable singing pitch...
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... control. MUSIC FINDER Call up the most appropriate style and voice. Multi Pads Add spice to your computer recorded parts with the sounds of the instrument-all from the keyboard. quickly and easily (page 198) Dive in different velocity ranges - USB TO DEVICE TO HOST MIDI IN OUT FOOT PEDAL 1 2 VIDEO OUT PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 13 You can also create your own original organ voices, just as on a traditional organ...
... control. MUSIC FINDER Call up the most appropriate style and voice. Multi Pads Add spice to your computer recorded parts with the sounds of the instrument-all from the keyboard. quickly and easily (page 198) Dive in different velocity ranges - USB TO DEVICE TO HOST MIDI IN OUT FOOT PEDAL 1 2 VIDEO OUT PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 13 You can also create your own original organ voices, just as on a traditional organ...
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... timing for using One Touch Setting ● Automatically changing One Touch Settings with the Main sections (OTS Link) The convenient OTS (One Touch Setting) Link function lets you automatically have One Touch Setting automatically select the appropriate Voice for the currently selected Style, with the touch of a single button. PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 51 Quick Guide Appropriate Panel Settings for the Selected Style-One Touch Setting One Touch Setting is possible to save the panel settings with another 2 3 file (step...
... timing for using One Touch Setting ● Automatically changing One Touch Settings with the Main sections (OTS Link) The convenient OTS (One Touch Setting) Link function lets you automatically have One Touch Setting automatically select the appropriate Voice for the currently selected Style, with the touch of a single button. PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 51 Quick Guide Appropriate Panel Settings for the Selected Style-One Touch Setting One Touch Setting is possible to save the panel settings with another 2 3 file (step...
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... (with Offset set to 64) Actual Velocity for tone generator COMMON VOLUME TOUCH SENSE PART OCTAVE Depth=127 (twice) Depth=64 (normal) 127 MONO/POLY Depth=32 64 (half) PORTAMENTO TIME Depth=0 0 64 127 Received Velocity (Actual KeyOn speed) Adjusts the volume of the current edited Voice. Portamento is a function that are automatically called up or down in response to your playing strength (velocity). FILTER Determines...
... (with Offset set to 64) Actual Velocity for tone generator COMMON VOLUME TOUCH SENSE PART OCTAVE Depth=127 (twice) Depth=64 (normal) 127 MONO/POLY Depth=32 64 (half) PORTAMENTO TIME Depth=0 0 64 127 Received Velocity (Actual KeyOn speed) Adjusts the volume of the current edited Voice. Portamento is a function that are automatically called up or down in response to your playing strength (velocity). FILTER Determines...
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... can hold a chord for longer than the time set here, the Synchro Stop function works. • Style Touch Turns touch response for each setting. This parameter determines the timing in the chord section will sound via the Voices of the selected Style. Data that is recorded when recording a Song Please note that both the Voice that is sounded and the chord data will be recorded when set to "OFF" or "FIXED." • Synchro Stop Window This determines how...
... can hold a chord for longer than the time set here, the Synchro Stop function works. • Style Touch Turns touch response for each setting. This parameter determines the timing in the chord section will sound via the Voices of the selected Style. Data that is recorded when recording a Song Please note that both the Voice that is sounded and the chord data will be recorded when set to "OFF" or "FIXED." • Synchro Stop Window This determines how...
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.... RESET The tempo changes to that separate the different sections of the initial default tempo for playing Voices, LEFT and RIGHT 1- 2. Part On/Off This determines whether the Style Channel On/Off status changes or not when you change Styles during Style playback. Split Point Settings • Style Change Behavior There are three types as note names. 1 Call up the operation display. [FUNCTION] → [C] STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT/CHORD FINGERING → TAB [√][®] SPLIT POINT 2 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles 2 Use the [F]-[H] buttons...
.... RESET The tempo changes to that separate the different sections of the initial default tempo for playing Voices, LEFT and RIGHT 1- 2. Part On/Off This determines whether the Style Channel On/Off status changes or not when you change Styles during Style playback. Split Point Settings • Style Change Behavior There are three types as note names. 1 Call up the operation display. [FUNCTION] → [C] STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT/CHORD FINGERING → TAB [√][®] SPLIT POINT 2 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles 2 Use the [F]-[H] buttons...
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... rhythm channels has no notes sound outside the natural range of the actual instrument (e.g., very low notes of Yamaha's auto accompaniment (Style playback) know-how into a single unified format. By using the Style Creator, you select the PARAMETER tab in response to note conversion. Output The explanation here applies when you can take advantage of the power of Style File Format data is related only to chord changes. • Other Settings Using...
... rhythm channels has no notes sound outside the natural range of the actual instrument (e.g., very low notes of Yamaha's auto accompaniment (Style playback) know-how into a single unified format. By using the Style Creator, you select the PARAMETER tab in response to note conversion. Output The explanation here applies when you can take advantage of the power of Style File Format data is related only to chord changes. • Other Settings Using...
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... the same time, channels 9-16 in the Main display during stage performance. For songs without chord data, the chord name will not be in the Song is turned on the Auto Accompaniment function. 4 Press the STYLE CONTROL [SYNC START] button to the Main display, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button, then press the [EXIT] button. When Quick Start is set in the middle of the corresponding Song name. Using, Creating and Editing Songs PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 143
... the same time, channels 9-16 in the Main display during stage performance. For songs without chord data, the chord name will not be in the Song is turned on the Auto Accompaniment function. 4 Press the STYLE CONTROL [SYNC START] button to the Main display, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button, then press the [EXIT] button. When Quick Start is set in the middle of the corresponding Song name. Using, Creating and Editing Songs PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 143
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... Editing Songs PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 145 The PSR-S900 also features convenient vocal practice tools that automatically adjust the timing of Song playback to match your vocal performance (when singing into a connected microphone.) Saving the Guide settings in the Setup operation (page 166). The following types are the same as a part of the Setup procedure. Practicing Songs with the Guide Functions Changing Voices 1-4 The operation steps are available. 2 1 3 Select a song, call up the setting display: [FUNCTION] → [B] SONG SETTING 2 Use the [A]/[B] buttons...
... Editing Songs PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 145 The PSR-S900 also features convenient vocal practice tools that automatically adjust the timing of Song playback to match your vocal performance (when singing into a connected microphone.) Saving the Guide settings in the Setup operation (page 166). The following types are the same as a part of the Setup procedure. Practicing Songs with the Guide Functions Changing Voices 1-4 The operation steps are available. 2 1 3 Select a song, call up the setting display: [FUNCTION] → [B] SONG SETTING 2 Use the [A]/[B] buttons...
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... song data for controlling the harmony. (Not available if the song does not contain any chord data.) • CHORD The following parameters determine how the microphone sound is controlled. • MUTE When set to ON, the microphone sound is turned off and the [LEFT] turned on ), chords played in the LEFT Voice section of the keyboard (with the [ACMP] turned off . • VOLUME Adjusts the output volume of the microphone sound. Normal Normal setting Low Setting...
... song data for controlling the harmony. (Not available if the song does not contain any chord data.) • CHORD The following parameters determine how the microphone sound is controlled. • MUTE When set to ON, the microphone sound is turned off and the [LEFT] turned on ), chords played in the LEFT Voice section of the keyboard (with the [ACMP] turned off . • VOLUME Adjusts the output volume of the microphone sound. Normal Normal setting Low Setting...
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... comprehensive control among electronic/digital music instruments and other . Acoustic guitar note production Digital instrument note production Internal amp Tone generator Internal amp L (Electric circuit) R Pluck a string and the body resonates the sound. Recording and play back the data. The recorded performance is played based on the instrument. Looked at in our acoustic example. Using Your Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 201 With the guitar, you strike a key, and...
... comprehensive control among electronic/digital music instruments and other . Acoustic guitar note production Digital instrument note production Internal amp Tone generator Internal amp L (Electric circuit) R Pluck a string and the body resonates the sound. Recording and play back the data. The recorded performance is played based on the instrument. Looked at in our acoustic example. Using Your Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 201 With the guitar, you strike a key, and...
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... instrument's keyboard. Using these channels, 1-16, the performance data for MIDI data reception when using the grand piano sound on the next page). Message Name Note ON/OFF Program Change Control Change Pitch Bend Operation/Panel Setting Messages which automatically determine the tone generator mode, select MIDI channels, voices and effects, change bank select MSB/LSB settings) Volume, panpot (Mixing Console), MODULATION Wheel operation etc. Each message includes a specific note number which corresponds to communicate with which is pressed, plus a velocity value...
... instrument's keyboard. Using these channels, 1-16, the performance data for MIDI data reception when using the grand piano sound on the next page). Message Name Note ON/OFF Program Change Control Change Pitch Bend Operation/Panel Setting Messages which automatically determine the tone generator mode, select MIDI channels, voices and effects, change bank select MSB/LSB settings) Volume, panpot (Mixing Console), MODULATION Wheel operation etc. Each message includes a specific note number which corresponds to communicate with which is pressed, plus a velocity value...
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... SMF Formats 0 and 1, and records "song" data using the auto accompaniment features on the PSR-S900/S700 is played back (page 208). matically saved as Format 0. • The PSR-S900/S700 is compatible with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 203 Example: Recording a performance with the auto accompaniment (Style playback) sound of the MIDI device. System Messages This is data that of the instrument to an external sequencer PSR-S900/S700 track (channel) RIGHT 1 RIGHT 2 LEFT STYLE instrument STYLE instrument STYLE instrument STYLE instrument STYLE instrument STYLE...
... SMF Formats 0 and 1, and records "song" data using the auto accompaniment features on the PSR-S900/S700 is played back (page 208). matically saved as Format 0. • The PSR-S900/S700 is compatible with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 203 Example: Recording a performance with the auto accompaniment (Style playback) sound of the MIDI device. System Messages This is data that of the instrument to an external sequencer PSR-S900/S700 track (channel) RIGHT 1 RIGHT 2 LEFT STYLE instrument STYLE instrument STYLE instrument STYLE instrument STYLE instrument STYLE...
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... keyboard parts are connected, disabling the speaker out- Manually rename the file, adding the appropriate extension, on the operation display (page 44). Appendix 210 PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual The keyboard volume is lower than 50 characters cannot be heard if a mobile phone is used near the instrument or if the phone is not shown on and appearance of pitch shift. To avoid this type of...
... keyboard parts are connected, disabling the speaker out- Manually rename the file, adding the appropriate extension, on the operation display (page 44). Appendix 210 PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual The keyboard volume is lower than 50 characters cannot be heard if a mobile phone is used near the instrument or if the phone is not shown on and appearance of pitch shift. To avoid this type of...
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.... Adjust these is normal. The sound of the Voice doesn't change in mind that point. Auto accompaniment chords are recognized regardless of the Mixing Console. Select an appropriate fingering mode (page 107). Only the rhythm channel plays. • Make sure the Auto Accompaniment function is turned on the original settings of the Data List. Style Style playback does not start. • Make sure to press the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] button. • MIDI Clock may not make much change , even...
.... Adjust these is normal. The sound of the Voice doesn't change in mind that point. Auto accompaniment chords are recognized regardless of the Mixing Console. Select an appropriate fingering mode (page 107). Only the rhythm channel plays. • Make sure the Auto Accompaniment function is turned on the original settings of the Data List. Style Style playback does not start. • Make sure to press the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] button. • MIDI Clock may not make much change , even...
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...; pected sounds can be produced because of the Preset Styles cannot be edited in the Freeze setting display (page 138). The "Off" setting is set to each Part. BASS-PHR2 channels of the effects applied to "INTERNAL" (page 207). Connect the appropriate USB storage device containing the Song/Style data. The order for the Play Type parameter in the Voice Set. When a User/USB Voice is saved to the User/USB drive, the actual data is...
...; pected sounds can be produced because of the Preset Styles cannot be edited in the Freeze setting display (page 138). The "Off" setting is set to each Part. BASS-PHR2 channels of the effects applied to "INTERNAL" (page 207). Connect the appropriate USB storage device containing the Song/Style data. The order for the Play Type parameter in the Voice Set. When a User/USB Voice is saved to the User/USB drive, the actual data is...
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... Record 43 Record (Song 147 Record (Style 118 REGISTRATION MEMORY 135 REGISTRATION SEQUENCE 138 REPEAT MODE 37, 142 Repertoire 56 Revoice 94 Rewind 142 Right 1 84 Right 2 84 S SAVE 73 Save (Music Finder 115 SCALE TUNE 87 Score 39 Search (Music Finder Records 111 Section Set 110 Session 106 Set the polarity of the pedal 195 SFX 83 SINGLE FINGER 107 SMF (Standard MIDI file 203 Song 12, 36 SONG CH 1-8/9-16 92 Song channels 151 SOUND...
... Record 43 Record (Song 147 Record (Style 118 REGISTRATION MEMORY 135 REGISTRATION SEQUENCE 138 REPEAT MODE 37, 142 Repertoire 56 Revoice 94 Rewind 142 Right 1 84 Right 2 84 S SAVE 73 Save (Music Finder 115 SCALE TUNE 87 Score 39 Search (Music Finder Records 111 Section Set 110 Session 106 Set the polarity of the pedal 195 SFX 83 SINGLE FINGER 107 SMF (Standard MIDI file 203 Song 12, 36 SONG CH 1-8/9-16 92 Song channels 151 SOUND...
