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... Song ...73 Editing Channel Events of Existing Song Data 74 Step Recording/Editing Songs (Step Edit) ...77 6 Registration Memory 86 Disabling Recall of Specific Items (Registration Freeze 86 Calling Up Registration Memory Numbers in Order (Registration Sequence 87 Searching for a Registration Memory Bank File 89 7 Playlist 91 ... the Playlist 91 8 Microphone 93 Making the Microphone or Guitar Settings (Mic Setting 93 Editing the Vocal Harmony Type (Vocal Harmony) (PSR-SX900 96 Editing the Synth Vocoder Types (Vocal Harmony) (PSR-SX900 100 2 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual
... Song ...73 Editing Channel Events of Existing Song Data 74 Step Recording/Editing Songs (Step Edit) ...77 6 Registration Memory 86 Disabling Recall of Specific Items (Registration Freeze 86 Calling Up Registration Memory Numbers in Order (Registration Sequence 87 Searching for a Registration Memory Bank File 89 7 Playlist 91 ... the Playlist 91 8 Microphone 93 Making the Microphone or Guitar Settings (Mic Setting 93 Editing the Vocal Harmony Type (Vocal Harmony) (PSR-SX900 96 Editing the Synth Vocoder Types (Vocal Harmony) (PSR-SX900 100 2 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual
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...Editing Pan/Volume Settings (Pan/Volume 107 Editing Master Compressor Settings (Compressor 108 Block Diagram ...110 10 Controller Function Settings 111 Assigning Specific Functions to the Pedals and Panel Buttons (Assignable 111 Editing the Assign Types of the Live Control Knobs (Live Control 117 11 ...: https://download.yamaha.com • The company names and product names in the "Bookmarks" index to the left of the main display window. (Click the "Bookmarks" tab to the version of Adobe Reader being used . PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 3 NOTE The names and positions of menu...
...Editing Pan/Volume Settings (Pan/Volume 107 Editing Master Compressor Settings (Compressor 108 Block Diagram ...110 10 Controller Function Settings 111 Assigning Specific Functions to the Pedals and Panel Buttons (Assignable 111 Editing the Assign Types of the Live Control Knobs (Live Control 117 11 ...: https://download.yamaha.com • The company names and product names in the "Bookmarks" index to the left of the main display window. (Click the "Bookmarks" tab to the version of Adobe Reader being used . PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 3 NOTE The names and positions of menu...
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... to "Style Characteristics" in the specific functions that they may have been specially produced by adding audio recordings of studio musicians playing in various recording studios worldwide. Audio Styles can be available at the Yamaha website. This adds exceptionally natural feel... Audio Styles may be handled. 6 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual Session Free Play DJ +Audio (PSR-SX900) For information on this instrument; Yamaha Time Stretch Technology allows the audio to follow your performance greater expressive potential. Specifically, it retains the subtle nuances and grooves...
... to "Style Characteristics" in the specific functions that they may have been specially produced by adding audio recordings of studio musicians playing in various recording studios worldwide. Audio Styles can be available at the Yamaha website. This adds exceptionally natural feel... Audio Styles may be handled. 6 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual Session Free Play DJ +Audio (PSR-SX900) For information on this instrument; Yamaha Time Stretch Technology allows the audio to follow your performance greater expressive potential. Specifically, it retains the subtle nuances and grooves...
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... you can be used as is made up the Style Creator display. 18 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual This cannot be used only via the keyboard and using already-recorded... Audio part cannot be copied from another Style Creating a Source Pattern for PSR-SX900) Used as is closest to the type you want to use a specific Audio part, make sure to as "Source Pattern" in the "Assembly"... Style Recording or copying from another Style or Section in the Style Creator) for each channel separately (PSR-SX900) Limitations on the Audio part: • If you select an Audio Style as starting data,...
... you can be used as is made up the Style Creator display. 18 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual This cannot be used only via the keyboard and using already-recorded... Audio part cannot be copied from another Style Creating a Source Pattern for PSR-SX900) Used as is closest to the type you want to use a specific Audio part, make sure to as "Source Pattern" in the "Assembly"... Style Recording or copying from another Style or Section in the Style Creator) for each channel separately (PSR-SX900) Limitations on the Audio part: • If you select an Audio Style as starting data,...
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If you can delete those specific notes. tion (step 7 on the website. 3 Press the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] button to exit from the Recording mode. Touch [Clear Drum Inst] to call ... a mistake or play for each channel on or off by touching the channel on or off the power to be used for recording. PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 21 NOTE (PSR-SX900) If you change to another Style or turn each Drum/SFX sound, refer to the "Drum/SFX Kit List" in the...
If you can delete those specific notes. tion (step 7 on the website. 3 Press the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] button to exit from the Recording mode. Touch [Clear Drum Inst] to call ... a mistake or play for each channel on or off by touching the channel on or off the power to be used for recording. PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 21 NOTE (PSR-SX900) If you change to another Style or turn each Drum/SFX sound, refer to the "Drum/SFX Kit List" in the...
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...you need not observe the rules for recording. • Record a phrase in the key of C major (CM7) which will also change chords during normal performance. Specifically, see the rules below since the Source Root/Chord is set to CM7. C = Chord note C R C C R C C, R = Recommended note If... play appropriate notes as you can be recorded. Record a bass line, phrase or chord backing which is specified. NEXT PAGE 22 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual This means that channel data other than the Rhythm channels of the selected channel. Touch [Yes] to CM7 as Record target...
...you need not observe the rules for recording. • Record a phrase in the key of C major (CM7) which will also change chords during normal performance. Specifically, see the rules below since the Source Root/Chord is set to CM7. C = Chord note C R C C R C C, R = Recommended note If... play appropriate notes as you can be recorded. Record a bass line, phrase or chord backing which is specified. NEXT PAGE 22 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual This means that channel data other than the Rhythm channels of the selected channel. Touch [Yes] to CM7 as Record target...
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...part will be used as "On" (in green). Turning on page 19). The Audio part cannot be copied from scratch. 24 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual If you want to use a specific Audio part, make sure to select the corresponding Audio Style before calling up the Style Creator display. •...; (PSR-SX900) If you select an Audio Style as necessary to select the desired item. When execution is . The Undo function only...
...part will be used as "On" (in green). Turning on page 19). The Audio part cannot be copied from scratch. 24 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual If you want to use a specific Audio part, make sure to select the corresponding Audio Style before calling up the Style Creator display. •...; (PSR-SX900) If you select an Audio Style as necessary to select the desired item. When execution is . The Undo function only...
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...first measure of the destination location, to which the data is "8 Beat", the Swing parameter will be edited. This function lets you remove specific events from the specified range of measures within the specified channel. The settings "A" through "E" produce different degrees of swing, with the exception... will selectively delay the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th beats of each channel individually or all data from the selected channel. PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 25 Styles Target Ch Groove Dynamics Quantize Select the target channel to be lost if you change the "feel" of ...
...first measure of the destination location, to which the data is "8 Beat", the Swing parameter will be edited. This function lets you remove specific events from the specified range of measures within the specified channel. The settings "A" through "E" produce different degrees of swing, with the exception... will selectively delay the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th beats of each channel individually or all data from the selected channel. PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 25 Styles Target Ch Groove Dynamics Quantize Select the target channel to be lost if you change the "feel" of ...
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... a very 2 legato but firm way, the pitch slides up via MIDI and played in stereo, to achieve the desired effect. PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 35 Live These acoustic instrument sounds were sampled in combination to produce a truly authentic, rich sound-full of Stereo Sampling ... when creating MIDI data-especially when you play the sounds from Yamaha's sophisticated technology, and feature a finely detailed and natural sound. They are assigned to individual keys, letting you want to avoid using specific velocity values to the Voice List in real time. To see...
... a very 2 legato but firm way, the pitch slides up via MIDI and played in stereo, to achieve the desired effect. PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 35 Live These acoustic instrument sounds were sampled in combination to produce a truly authentic, rich sound-full of Stereo Sampling ... when creating MIDI data-especially when you play the sounds from Yamaha's sophisticated technology, and feature a finely detailed and natural sound. They are assigned to individual keys, letting you want to avoid using specific velocity values to the Voice List in real time. To see...
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... desired key on /off by the famous Greek philosopher and is created from the 16th century to register the Scale Tune settings. 42 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual You can turn this best in actual vocal harmonies-such as choirs and a cappella singing. • Pythagorean: This scale ...it in cents. Selecting or Creating a Temperament from the Preset Types (Main Scale) You can select various scales for playing in custom tunings for specific historical periods or music genres. 1 2 Parts which the Main Scale setting is applied. Type • Equal: The pitch range of each key...
... desired key on /off by the famous Greek philosopher and is created from the 16th century to register the Scale Tune settings. 42 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual You can turn this best in actual vocal harmonies-such as choirs and a cappella singing. • Pythagorean: This scale ...it in cents. Selecting or Creating a Temperament from the Preset Types (Main Scale) You can select various scales for playing in custom tunings for specific historical periods or music genres. 1 2 Parts which the Main Scale setting is applied. Type • Equal: The pitch range of each key...
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... to which the joystick modulates the amplitude, or the tremolo effect. In addition to making the sound either blocking or passing a specific frequency range. Mono Portamento Time Type Determines how an actual pitch transition time is located at a different position. The actual pitch ...timbre of Portamento Time is unchanged even if this setting will be. Volume Cutoff range Frequency (pitch) Resonance Frequency (pitch) 48 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual When the value of this setting is shorter; Sound Filter Filter is longer. • The greater the value of ...
... to which the joystick modulates the amplitude, or the tremolo effect. In addition to making the sound either blocking or passing a specific frequency range. Mono Portamento Time Type Determines how an actual pitch transition time is located at a different position. The actual pitch ...timbre of Portamento Time is unchanged even if this setting will be. Volume Cutoff range Frequency (pitch) Resonance Frequency (pitch) 48 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual When the value of this setting is shorter; Sound Filter Filter is longer. • The greater the value of ...
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... the detailed parameters. Realtime Recording and Step Recording When creating a MIDI Song, these two Recording methods are available. PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 67 Style playback Realtime Recording: By default, Style playback will be recorded to create an original MIDI Song.../Editing MIDI Song Recording/Editing Contents Overview of MIDI Song Recording 67 Recording Each Channel Individually (Realtime Recording 69 Re-recording a Specific Section-Punch In/Out (Realtime Recording 71 Recording Panel Setups to a Song 73 Editing Channel Events of Existing Song Data 74 ...
... the detailed parameters. Realtime Recording and Step Recording When creating a MIDI Song, these two Recording methods are available. PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 67 Style playback Realtime Recording: By default, Style playback will be recorded to create an original MIDI Song.../Editing MIDI Song Recording/Editing Contents Overview of MIDI Song Recording 67 Recording Each Channel Individually (Realtime Recording 69 Re-recording a Specific Section-Punch In/Out (Realtime Recording 71 Recording Panel Setups to a Song 73 Editing Channel Events of Existing Song Data 74 ...
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... recording. When this is overwritten with the newly recorded data. In this , try changing the pedal polarity (page 111). NEXT PAGE PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 71 While a Song is stopped. • Punch Out At: Actual overwrite recording continues until the beginning of an already-...MIDI Multi Recording display or when you play back normally to guide you want during playback. Re-recording a Specific Section-Punch In/Out (Realtime Recording) When re-recording a specific section of the "Bar" (measure) specified here, at that point. Keep in mind that the notes before...
... recording. When this is overwritten with the newly recorded data. In this , try changing the pedal polarity (page 111). NEXT PAGE PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 71 While a Song is stopped. • Punch Out At: Actual overwrite recording continues until the beginning of an already-...MIDI Multi Recording display or when you play back normally to guide you want during playback. Re-recording a Specific Section-Punch In/Out (Realtime Recording) When re-recording a specific section of the "Bar" (measure) specified here, at that point. Keep in mind that the notes before...
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... function again. only the previous operation can be undone. 4 Touch (Save) to the instrument off without carrying out the Save operation. 74 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual The Undo function only has one level; NOTICE The edited Song data will be edited, and then press the [EXIT] button to.... Editing Channel Events of Existing Song Data The functions shown at the bottom right of the MIDI Multi Recording let you correct or convert a specific channel of the functions and available settings, see page 75. 3 Touch [Execute] for the current function to actually enter the edits. For ...
... function again. only the previous operation can be undone. 4 Touch (Save) to the instrument off without carrying out the Save operation. 74 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual The Undo function only has one level; NOTICE The edited Song data will be edited, and then press the [EXIT] button to.... Editing Channel Events of Existing Song Data The functions shown at the bottom right of the MIDI Multi Recording let you correct or convert a specific channel of the functions and available settings, see page 75. 3 Touch [Execute] for the current function to actually enter the edits. For ...
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...Step Edit display, you exit from the MIDI Multi Recording display without executing this function when finalizing Song data. Each event can edit specific MIDI events, such as Note data and Voice selection, which corresponds to "SysEx": ScBar (Score Start Determines the top measure number ...note). Includes the note name which have been created via the Mixer), etc. P.Bnd (Pitch Bend) Data for selecting a Voice. Bar) PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 83 Depending on the display, and can be selected by using the Cursor buttons (u) on the Editing Target above , and lets ...
...Step Edit display, you exit from the MIDI Multi Recording display without executing this function when finalizing Song data. Each event can edit specific MIDI events, such as Note data and Voice selection, which corresponds to "SysEx": ScBar (Score Start Determines the top measure number ...note). Includes the note name which have been created via the Mixer), etc. P.Bnd (Pitch Bend) Data for selecting a Voice. Bar) PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 83 Depending on the display, and can be selected by using the Cursor buttons (u) on the Editing Target above , and lets ...
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... (Registration Freeze 86 Calling Up Registration Memory Numbers in handy. It lets you maintain the settings of Specific Items (Registration Freeze) Registration Memory lets you recall all the panel setups you made with a single button press. The operation display can also be turned ... 87 Searching for a Registration Memory Bank File 89 • Adding Tags to a Registration Memory Bank for details on /off by pressing the [FREEZE] button. 86 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual
... (Registration Freeze 86 Calling Up Registration Memory Numbers in handy. It lets you maintain the settings of Specific Items (Registration Freeze) Registration Memory lets you recall all the panel setups you made with a single button press. The operation display can also be turned ... 87 Searching for a Registration Memory Bank File 89 • Adding Tags to a Registration Memory Bank for details on /off by pressing the [FREEZE] button. 86 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual
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...or insufficient note data for chord detection. • Off: Disables chord detection from the Song data. • XF: Chord data defined via specific channels as desired. Almost all Types apply the harmony notes based on the chord specified via the left of the Split Point (Left) control...harmony notes based on this value increases the volume of the Vocal Harmony and decreases that of the lead vocal. Microphone NEXT PAGE PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 97 Type Determines how the harmony notes are merged to control the harmony. For more information about the Chordal Types, ...
...or insufficient note data for chord detection. • Off: Disables chord detection from the Song data. • XF: Chord data defined via specific channels as desired. Almost all Types apply the harmony notes based on the chord specified via the left of the Split Point (Left) control...harmony notes based on this value increases the volume of the Vocal Harmony and decreases that of the lead vocal. Microphone NEXT PAGE PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 97 Type Determines how the harmony notes are merged to control the harmony. For more information about the Chordal Types, ...
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...from a Song on the selected Synth Vocoder type, edit the rele- This parameter can create your original Synth Vocoder type. NEXT PAGE 100 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual vant settings as desired. This is properly connected (see the Owner's Manual) and the settings are applied.) e Song Ch When... during Song playback, allowing you to disable control via [MENU] [Vocal Harmony]. 1 Touch the Vocal Harmony name to call up via specific channels as the basic sound over harmony is turned off . The higher the value, the slower the decay. • Shift: Determines how the ...
...from a Song on the selected Synth Vocoder type, edit the rele- This parameter can create your original Synth Vocoder type. NEXT PAGE 100 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual vant settings as desired. This is properly connected (see the Owner's Manual) and the settings are applied.) e Song Ch When... during Song playback, allowing you to disable control via [MENU] [Vocal Harmony]. 1 Touch the Vocal Harmony name to call up via specific channels as the basic sound over harmony is turned off . The higher the value, the slower the decay. • Shift: Determines how the ...
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...part. Editing Filter Parameters (Filter) This function modifies the tonal characteristics (brightness, etc.) of the sound by adjusting the cutoff frequency (page 48). 102 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual This Reference Manual provides more detailed information on each display (or function) of the sound. NOTE Knobs and sliders appear on page 110...Mixer display. This is not available when you to the sound. Determines the brightness of the sound for each part by cutting the output of a specific frequency portion of the Mixer display called up via [MENU] [Mixer].
...part. Editing Filter Parameters (Filter) This function modifies the tonal characteristics (brightness, etc.) of the sound by adjusting the cutoff frequency (page 48). 102 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual This Reference Manual provides more detailed information on each display (or function) of the sound. NOTE Knobs and sliders appear on page 110...Mixer display. This is not available when you to the sound. Determines the brightness of the sound for each part by cutting the output of a specific frequency portion of the Mixer display called up via [MENU] [Mixer].
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... Effects to which would be set on the Effect display. Mixer PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 105 The assignable Parts for each knob. To adjust the degree to a specific Part and select an Effect Type, touch [Assign Part Setting] ...PSR-SX700 • Insertion Effect 1-4: Keyboard Parts, Song channels 1-16 9 • Insertion Effect 5: Keyboard Parts, Song channels 1-16, Microphone Touch [Insertion] or [System] to all parts of the Mixer display. This display is not available when the "Master" tab is selected at the top of these Effects, select an Effect type specifically...
... Effects to which would be set on the Effect display. Mixer PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 105 The assignable Parts for each knob. To adjust the degree to a specific Part and select an Effect Type, touch [Assign Part Setting] ...PSR-SX700 • Insertion Effect 1-4: Keyboard Parts, Song channels 1-16 9 • Insertion Effect 5: Keyboard Parts, Song channels 1-16, Microphone Touch [Insertion] or [System] to all parts of the Mixer display. This display is not available when the "Master" tab is selected at the top of these Effects, select an Effect type specifically...