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Question posted by JDchase33 on September 23rd, 2012

How Do I Play Along With A Recording I Have Made, I Seem To Be In The Wrong Key

how can i overcome this

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Owner's Manual - Page 8

...; Page 54) Song Recording • Use the powerful song recording features create your music. The PSR-540 is designed for. Panel...Playing the PSR-540 • The PSR-540 keyboard has 61 keys with full touch-response capability that lets you play with extraordinary expressiveness and dynamic control. (→ Page 26) • The PSR-540 lets you perform with a huge variety of musical...

Owner's Manual - Page 9

... which uses a unique conversion system to instantly configure the PSR-540 for advanced recording, editing and playing back of song data. (→ Page 110) *...keyboard. (→ Page 108) * Connect the PSR-540 directly to a computer, for your right-hand melodies with each other. The PSR-540 uses the SFF internally, reads optional SFF style disks, and creates SFF styles using the PSR-540...

Owner's Manual - Page 15

... are provided. 1 Turn the power ON by Irving Music, Inc. When you are used, the life of a different demo song. My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From 'Titanic') from the instrument. • If you play the PSR-540 with bank #14 (WaterSE). This bank has been recorded especially to enhance the above song. 4 Skip...

Owner's Manual - Page 25

...PSR-540 has several fundamentally different conditions (or methods of operation). Style Mode page 32 Select this mode by pressing the [SONG] button or inserting the disk that contains song data into the disk drive. When Synchronized Start standby is on, the auto accompaniment starts as soon as you play a key on the keyboard.... In the Record mode you ...

Owner's Manual - Page 26

... [-/NO] button or the number buttons [1]-[0]. Playing Voices The PSR-540 has a huge selection of various musical instrument voices which you can play them • Playing Two Voices (R1, R2) Simultaneously page 27 • Playing Different Voices with the Left (L) and Right (R1, R2) Hands page 28 • Functions of the Keyboard page 29 Other voice-related functions...

Owner's Manual - Page 29

.... Split Point (F#2) • Each key has a note name; B1 C2 - B4 C5 - q Playing a Single Voice q Playing Two Voices q Playing Separate Voices with the Right and Left Hands Voice R1 Voice R1 + R2 Voice L Voice R1 Voice L Voice R1 + R2 In addition, the keyboard of the PSR-540 has other important functions besides playing voices (as shown below for...

Owner's Manual - Page 30

... from the next key played. • Minus values can be set via the Pitch Bend Range function in semitone increments. Transpose = 4 Pitch Bend Wheel Use the PSR-540 pitch bend wheel to turn the SUSTAIN effect ON or OFF. Transpose = 0 2 Set the transposition. The transpose range is ON, all notes played on the keyboard have a longer...

Owner's Manual - Page 32

... your music will automatically play along, instantly following the chords you play. Try...001 8Beat 1 CHORD mdiMm67aug15s11u39s4 BACK NEXT EASY TRACK(1~16) START/STOP KEYBOARD NAVIGATOR PART DIAL VOICE LR12 0~9 STYLE /YES SONG FUNCTION Use ... accompaniment, even a solo performer can enjoy playing with the auto accompaniment. The PSR-540 features a total of 106 styles or accompaniment...

Owner's Manual - Page 37

...the accompaniment and the keyboard-played voice. 4 Stop ...the accompaniment (page 33). • [ACMP] is muted. Accompaniment Volume Control This separate volume control for punchy brass stabs, arpeggiated chords and other chordal instruments here. The accompaniment volume range is where the musical... Accompaniment Track Muting The PSR-540 has eight accompaniment tracks ...

Owner's Manual - Page 68

... played back in the display does not match the actual measure number of playback, and only gives you record to read the section "Using the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks" on the PSR-540 ... also free-tempo software. • Since the PSR-540 has a 61key keyboard, certain song data that uses notes outside the 61-key range may not play back songs using the voices defined in the disk...

Owner's Manual - Page 78

...130,000 notes for 2HD disks. • Songs recorded by the PSR540 are saved as one of a song track (...play it back in mind that all previously recorded data from the keyboard as a User song, and create your own complete, fully orchestrated compositions. The PSR-540... 37 • Note on/off (key press and release page 107 • Velocity (strength of key press page 107 • Pitch bend...

Owner's Manual - Page 79

... notes and cautions are recorded to tracks 9 - 16. • When Record method is engaged). • Whenever you record, any previously recorded material in the loss of the PSR540 User songs, the display...PHRASE2 The PSR-540 provides two different ways to convert the song data. however, for you can be set to "Melody + Acmp" Your keyboard performances (VOICE R1 and R2) are recorded to ...

Owner's Manual - Page 92

... to the preset Multi Pad sets, the PSR-540 has 16 user-recordable sets that you can keep in the same way as voices, etc.) can also be recalled by playing voice R1 from floppy disk. Chord Match data (page 43) can also be recorded. • Multi Pad Recording page 92 • Chord Match page 94...

Owner's Manual - Page 96

... PAD BASS PAD BASS PAD On the PSR-540, you can record up to floppy disk so that you can be recorded to record styles: • Style Recording - It is nevertheless a good idea to save important data to a total of the item marked with * can create a User style by playing voice R1 from floppy disk (page 57...

Owner's Manual - Page 97

... for recording. Here are repeatedly recorded. s About Recording User Styles In recording a User song, the PSR-540 records your recording sessions much more efficient. • In the Record Ready mode, you can exchange or edit the voice data in a different way. All tracks (with the exception of recorded data. • Using Registration Memory (page 54) can make your keyboard performance...

Owner's Manual - Page 106

... the piano, you can expand your PSR-540, there are the two main categories of your musical possibilities. As shown in the illustration above, in an electronic instrument the sampling note (previously recorded note) stored in the tone generator section (electronic circuit) is played based on playing information from the keyboard such as representative acoustic instruments. For...

Owner's Manual - Page 107

... ..... This is an explanation of the various types of course play 16 instruments at music stores, etc. • Never use MIDI cables longer than this can pick up noise which the PSR-540 can be installed in common by the PSR-540 are generated when the keyboard is stuck. Below is usually expressed as MIDI data to...

Owner's Manual - Page 108

..., QY700, etc. 106 When transmitting MIDI data from another keyboard (no tone generator • When using the Auto Accompaniment on the PSR-540 (playback). MIDI receive settings (page 115). Personal computer, QY700, etc. q Play music from the PSR-540 to an external device, MIDI data is needed. When recording performance data using a personal computer, special software...

Owner's Manual - Page 109

... XG is one of the GM System Level 1 format, and was developed by PSR-540, and whether or not the PSR-540 can be played back. Standard MIDI Files are compatible with Format 0, and most commercially available software. • The PSR-540 is automatically recorded as greater expressive control over voices and effects, and to the information below...

Owner's Manual - Page 134

...keyboard. Make sure it further away from the display by playing a key in the right-hand range of the PSR540...properly. • Recorded song data will ...PSR-540 does not produce any sound, even when the keys are recognized over the entire range of the keyboard, irrespective of the split point setting. • Harmony cannot be executed (except for disk operations), and playing the keyboard...