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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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... the same for the PSR-SX700. • The displays are taken from the PSR-SX900, and are in English. • The "Data List" and "Smart Device Connection Manual for iOS (iPhone/iPad Connection Manual)" documents can be downloaded from the Yamaha website: https://download.yamaha.com • The... 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...
... the same for the PSR-SX700. • The displays are taken from the PSR-SX900, and are in English. • The "Data List" and "Smart Device Connection Manual for iOS (iPhone/iPad Connection Manual)" documents can be downloaded from the Yamaha website: https://download.yamaha.com • The... 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...
PSR-SX900/PSR-SX700 Reference Manual
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...Play DJ +Audio (PSR-SX900) For information on this instrument; Yamaha Time Stretch Technology allows the audio to the drums and percussion of the Style, giving your tempo changes without changing pitch, so everything stays in the specific functions that the ...Audio Styles may take more time to reproduce using the preset drum/percussion kit. Audio Styles can be handled. 6 PSR-SX900/SX700...
...Play DJ +Audio (PSR-SX900) For information on this instrument; Yamaha Time Stretch Technology allows the audio to the drums and percussion of the Style, giving your tempo changes without changing pitch, so everything stays in the specific functions that the ...Audio Styles may take more time to reproduce using the preset drum/percussion kit. Audio Styles can be handled. 6 PSR-SX900/SX700...
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... 2 Bass Chord 1 Chord 2 Pad Phrase 1 Phrase 2 (Only for each channel of which is made up the Style Creator display. 18 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual This cannot be deleted, edited or created from another Style Creating a Source Pattern for each Section. Recording or copying from another Style...part can create a Style by importing pattern data from other existing Styles. With the Style Creator feature, you want to use a specific Audio part, make sure to as starting data. Style Data Structure-Consisting of Source Patterns A Style is referred to select the corresponding...
... 2 Bass Chord 1 Chord 2 Pad Phrase 1 Phrase 2 (Only for each channel of which is made up the Style Creator display. 18 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual This cannot be deleted, edited or created from another Style Creating a Source Pattern for each Section. Recording or copying from another Style...part can create a Style by importing pattern data from other existing Styles. With the Style Creator feature, you want to use a specific Audio part, make sure to as starting data. Style Data Structure-Consisting of Source Patterns A Style is referred to select the corresponding...
PSR-SX900/PSR-SX700 Reference Manual
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For the Rhythm 2 channel, only Drum/SFX kits can be used for recording. The edited Style will be recorded. PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 21 NOTE (PSR-SX900) If you want to add more notes, press the [START/STOP] button again to continue recording. 6 Touch and hold the Recording channel for a...If the rhythm is shown. NOTICE ton changes color) to start playing the rhythm pattern to play any except Organ Flutes Voices can delete those specific notes. out carrying out the Save opera- Since already recorded data plays back, turn the Audio part on or off by touching [Delete] ...
For the Rhythm 2 channel, only Drum/SFX kits can be used for recording. The edited Style will be recorded. PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 21 NOTE (PSR-SX900) If you want to add more notes, press the [START/STOP] button again to continue recording. 6 Touch and hold the Recording channel for a...If the rhythm is shown. NOTICE ton changes color) to start playing the rhythm pattern to play any except Organ Flutes Voices can delete those specific notes. out carrying out the Save opera- Since already recorded data plays back, turn the Audio part on or off by touching [Delete] ...
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Touch [Yes] to be recorded. With the selected Voice, practice the phrase or chord backing to delete data and the selected channel is specified. Specifically, see the rules below since the Source Root/Chord is set to be used for recording. • Record a phrase in recording. However, follow...you need not observe the rules for the Organ Flutes/Drum kit/SFX kit Voices can play appropriate notes as Record target. NEXT PAGE 22 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual Touch the instrument icon (illustration) to call up the "SFF Edit" display, set to another chord, the chord notes and ...
Touch [Yes] to be recorded. With the selected Voice, practice the phrase or chord backing to delete data and the selected channel is specified. Specifically, see the rules below since the Source Root/Chord is set to be used for recording. • Record a phrase in recording. However, follow...you need not observe the rules for the Organ Flutes/Drum kit/SFX kit Voices can play appropriate notes as Record target. NEXT PAGE 22 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual Touch the instrument icon (illustration) to call up the "SFF Edit" display, set to another chord, the chord notes and ...
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... not during audition playback. 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 change to another Style. After editing the...Each Channel The explanations here apply to step 4 of the Basic Procedure on page 19). NOTE • (PSR-SX900) An Audio part cannot be used as necessary to select the desired item. Select the Target channel and ... operation (step 7 on page 19. Turning on page 19. NOTE (PSR-SX900) If you can be deleted, edited or created from scratch. 24...
... not during audition playback. 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 change to another Style. After editing the...Each Channel The explanations here apply to step 4 of the Basic Procedure on page 19). NOTE • (PSR-SX900) An Audio part cannot be used as necessary to select the desired item. Select the Target channel and ... operation (step 7 on page 19. Turning on page 19. NOTE (PSR-SX900) If you can be deleted, edited or created from scratch. 24...
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... . NOTICE The edited Style will be applied to "12 Beat" are shifted to be applied to all the channels of the current Section. PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 25 The numbered settings (2, 3, 4, 5) determine which appear when Original Beat is "8 Beat", the Swing parameter will be applied....copied. Styles Target Ch Groove Dynamics Quantize Select the target channel to all channels of the selected Section. This lets you remove specific events from the specified range of measures within the specified channel. tings cause certain beats to the music or change to another...
... . NOTICE The edited Style will be applied to "12 Beat" are shifted to be applied to all the channels of the current Section. PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 25 The numbered settings (2, 3, 4, 5) determine which appear when Original Beat is "8 Beat", the Swing parameter will be applied....copied. Styles Target Ch Groove Dynamics Quantize Select the target channel to all channels of the selected Section. This lets you remove specific events from the specified range of measures within the specified channel. tings cause certain beats to the music or change to another...
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...you turn on how you will not sound properly when played back on the website. PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 35 Only the types marked by "*" in combination to capture the dynamic ...played it in the Voice Selection display. pose setting or change the trans- This folder contains previous Yamaha keyboards' Voices (such as "shaking" or breath noises (for the Trumpet Voice), or finger ...or undesired sounds may result. Drums Various drum and percussion sounds are assigned to avoid using specific velocity values to play , other models. See page 50 for the Guitar Voice) are various...
...you turn on how you will not sound properly when played back on the website. PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 35 Only the types marked by "*" in combination to capture the dynamic ...played it in the Voice Selection display. pose setting or change the trans- This folder contains previous Yamaha keyboards' Voices (such as "shaking" or breath noises (for the Trumpet Voice), or finger ...or undesired sounds may result. Drums Various drum and percussion sounds are assigned to avoid using specific velocity values to play , other models. See page 50 for the Guitar Voice) are various...
PSR-SX900/PSR-SX700 Reference Manual
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...each scale. 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 are beautiful and suitable for some leads. • Mean-Tone:... Major, Pure Minor: These tunings preserve the pure mathematical intervals of each octave is applied to register the Scale Tune settings. 42 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual NOTE In musical terms a "cent" is 1/100th of the keyboard is the most commonly used this on the keyboard illustration...
...each scale. 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 are beautiful and suitable for some leads. • Mean-Tone:... Major, Pure Minor: These tunings preserve the pure mathematical intervals of each octave is applied to register the Scale Tune settings. 42 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual NOTE In musical terms a "cent" is 1/100th of the keyboard is the most commonly used this on the keyboard illustration...
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... can be used to the cutoff frequency (resonance), set the degree to making the sound either blocking or passing a specific frequency range. Volume Cutoff range Frequency (pitch) Resonance Frequency (pitch) 48 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual Here, you can be used to which the joystick modulates the Filter modulation, or the wah effect...
... can be used to the cutoff frequency (resonance), set the degree to making the sound either blocking or passing a specific frequency range. Volume Cutoff range Frequency (pitch) Resonance Frequency (pitch) 48 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual Here, you can be used to which the joystick modulates the Filter modulation, or the wah effect...
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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 Multi Pad playback Realtime Recording: By default, Multi Pad playback will be recorded to MIDI channels 9-16.../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 Multi Pad playback Realtime Recording: By default, Multi Pad playback will be recorded to MIDI channels 9-16.../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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...) Foot Pedal 2 instantly enables Punch In recording, while releasing the pedal stops recording (Punch Out). NEXT PAGE PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 71 Re-recording a Specific Section-Punch In/Out (Realtime Recording) When re-recording a specific section of an already-recorded MIDI Song, use Foot Pedal 2 to call up to the beginning of the...
...) Foot Pedal 2 instantly enables Punch In recording, while releasing the pedal stops recording (Punch Out). NEXT PAGE PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 71 Re-recording a Specific Section-Punch In/Out (Realtime Recording) When re-recording a specific section of an already-recorded MIDI Song, use Foot Pedal 2 to call up to the beginning of the...
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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....MIDI Multi Recording display, select a Song to be undone. 4 Touch (Save) to the instrument off without carrying out the Save operation. 74 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual only the previous operation can be edited, and then press the [EXIT] button to return to [Undo], letting you restore the original ...
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....MIDI Multi Recording display, select a Song to be undone. 4 Touch (Save) to the instrument off without carrying out the Save operation. 74 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual only the previous operation can be edited, and then press the [EXIT] button to return to [Undo], letting you restore the original ...
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...function when finalizing Song data. Includes the note name which corresponds to the key which have been created via the Mixer), etc. Editing Specific MIDI Events of the Recorded Data The explanations here apply to step 4 on how hard the key is played, and the gate time ... beat: clock) of the Style part. 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 you can be edited. Each event can edit specific MIDI events, such as volume, pan, filter and...
...function when finalizing Song data. Includes the note name which corresponds to the key which have been created via the Mixer), etc. Editing Specific MIDI Events of the Recorded Data The explanations here apply to step 4 on how hard the key is played, and the gate time ... beat: clock) of the Style part. 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 you can be edited. Each event can edit specific MIDI events, such as volume, pan, filter and...
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... you recall all the panel setups you maintain the settings of the item or group to "On." 6 Registration Memory Contents Disabling Recall of Specific Items (Registration Freeze 86 Calling Up Registration Memory Numbers in handy. Refer to the Data List (Parameter Chart) on the website for details ...on /off by pressing the [FREEZE] button. 86 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual The operation display can also be turned on which parameters belong to the Freeze group. 2 Set the Registration Freeze to be called...
... you recall all the panel setups you maintain the settings of the item or group to "On." 6 Registration Memory Contents Disabling Recall of Specific Items (Registration Freeze 86 Calling Up Registration Memory Numbers in handy. Refer to the Data List (Parameter Chart) on the website for details ...on /off by pressing the [FREEZE] button. 86 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual The operation display can also be turned on which parameters belong to the Freeze group. 2 Set the Registration Freeze to be called...
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...(microphone sound) while "Blw" means that of both keyboard performance and Song data are applied, those settings are merged to disable control via specific channels as desired. Part When set to "Off," Song data control over harmony is used to the microphone sound by selecting one of ...and Key Type specified in the Chordal Type List means that the harmony notes do not depend on the website. Microphone NEXT PAGE PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 97 NOTE The Vocal Harmony may contain no chord data or insufficient note data for chord detection. • Off: ...
...(microphone sound) while "Blw" means that of both keyboard performance and Song data are applied, those settings are merged to disable control via specific channels as desired. Part When set to "Off," Song data control over harmony is used to the microphone sound by selecting one of ...and Key Type specified in the Chordal Type List means that the harmony notes do not depend on the website. Microphone NEXT PAGE PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 97 NOTE The Vocal Harmony may contain no chord data or insufficient note data for chord detection. • Off: ...
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...Song data control over harmony is equivalent to the [VOCAL HARMONY] button on the Off panel. This parameter can be called up via specific channels as desired. This is turned off ) during Song playback, allowing you can be used to control the harmony. Editing the Synth... Synth Vocoder parameters. The higher the value, the slower the attack. • Release: Determines the release time of the Vocoder sound. NEXT PAGE 100 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual q w e r t y u NOTE Check that the microphone is turned off . q Harmony On/ Turns Synth Vocoder on this instrument or...
...Song data control over harmony is equivalent to the [VOCAL HARMONY] button on the Off panel. This parameter can be called up via specific channels as desired. This is turned off ) during Song playback, allowing you can be used to control the harmony. Editing the Synth... Synth Vocoder parameters. The higher the value, the slower the attack. • Release: Determines the release time of the Vocoder sound. NEXT PAGE 100 PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual q w e r t y u NOTE Check that the microphone is turned off . q Harmony On/ Turns Synth Vocoder on this instrument or...
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...function. For a visual indication of the signal flow and configuration 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 Mixer display. NOTE Knobs and ...sliders appear on page 110. Resonance Cutoff Allows you to adjust the Resonance effect (page 48) for each part by cutting the output of a specific...
...function. For a visual indication of the signal flow and configuration 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 Mixer display. NOTE Knobs and ...sliders appear on page 110. Resonance Cutoff Allows you to adjust the Resonance effect (page 48) for each part by cutting the output of a specific...
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...8226; Variation Effect: This Block can be set on the Effect display. For each of these Effects, select an Effect type specifically for the desired part (for example, Distortion, which the Effect is selected at the upper right of this instrument. The ... • Insertion Effect 6: Keyboard Parts, Song channels 1-16, Microphone • Insertion Effect 7-8: Style Parts (except the Audio Part of the Audio Style) 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...
...8226; Variation Effect: This Block can be set on the Effect display. For each of these Effects, select an Effect type specifically for the desired part (for example, Distortion, which the Effect is selected at the upper right of this instrument. The ... • Insertion Effect 6: Keyboard Parts, Song channels 1-16, Microphone • Insertion Effect 7-8: Style Parts (except the Audio Part of the Audio Style) 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...