Owner's Manual
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...damage to other electronic components, turn off the power switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from the same maker, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your instrument. (4)-2 3 Before turning the power on your weight on, or place heavy objects on it , ... vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the buttons, switches or connectors. • Use only the stand/rack specified for damage caused by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Do not expose the instrument to a malfunction or user operating error. Also, do so could walk on it, or...
...damage to other electronic components, turn off the power switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from the same maker, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your instrument. (4)-2 3 Before turning the power on your weight on, or place heavy objects on it , ... vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the buttons, switches or connectors. • Use only the stand/rack specified for damage caused by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Do not expose the instrument to a malfunction or user operating error. Also, do so could walk on it, or...
Owner's Manual
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...accompaniment Styles - You now own a portable keyboard that teaches you how to play . The Yamaha Education Suite includes: Chord Guide functions in "chord encyclopedia" that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of the Yamaha PSR-225 PortaTone! that let you save your custom ...Pianist styles) also have their own four Fillin patterns. Read this Owner's Manual carefully while playing your playing strength - Main Features The PSR-225 is a powerful and simple way to your new PortaTone in order to a song, including a special chord track for style accompaniment....
...accompaniment Styles - You now own a portable keyboard that teaches you how to play . The Yamaha Education Suite includes: Chord Guide functions in "chord encyclopedia" that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of the Yamaha PSR-225 PortaTone! that let you save your custom ...Pianist styles) also have their own four Fillin patterns. Read this Owner's Manual carefully while playing your playing strength - Main Features The PSR-225 is a powerful and simple way to your new PortaTone in order to a song, including a special chord track for style accompaniment....
Owner's Manual
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... system • Make sure that the footswitch plug is used for sustain, the footswitch functions the same way as you can also play the keyboard to sustain the sound. Failure to interface the PortaTone with a builtin speaker system, you play it through an external amplifier/speaker system. SETTING...set the volume of stereo headphones to the rear panel PHONES/AUX OUT jack. s Using a Footswitch This feature lets you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to the speakers, set of the external devices at the minimum setting before turning on the power. • Do not press ...
... system • Make sure that the footswitch plug is used for sustain, the footswitch functions the same way as you can also play the keyboard to sustain the sound. Failure to interface the PortaTone with a builtin speaker system, you play it through an external amplifier/speaker system. SETTING...set the volume of stereo headphones to the rear panel PHONES/AUX OUT jack. s Using a Footswitch This feature lets you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to the speakers, set of the external devices at the minimum setting before turning on the power. • Do not press ...
Owner's Manual
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... 5 6 7 BWD NO 8 rest 0 velocity 9 3 FWD YES Want to find out more ? Good luck...and enjoy! FUNCTION SONG STYLE VOICE c Play the keyboard. It button. See page 24. 2 OVERALL FUNCTION SONG STYLE VOICE 7 8 9 rest 3 DEMO START BWD NO 0 velocity FWD YES 1 2 ONE TOUCH SETTING USER... START STOP ENDING rit. will make you z Press the PORTABLE GRAND familiar with the PortaTone in your new PSR-225 PortaTone. @ABCFGHPQRSVWXDETU,UQsueicY@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,kouGruNideew-@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,PHSoRw-2t2o5@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,Step1@ABFGHPQRVWXCS...
... 5 6 7 BWD NO 8 rest 0 velocity 9 3 FWD YES Want to find out more ? Good luck...and enjoy! FUNCTION SONG STYLE VOICE c Play the keyboard. It button. See page 24. 2 OVERALL FUNCTION SONG STYLE VOICE 7 8 9 rest 3 DEMO START BWD NO 0 velocity FWD YES 1 2 ONE TOUCH SETTING USER... START STOP ENDING rit. will make you z Press the PORTABLE GRAND familiar with the PortaTone in your new PSR-225 PortaTone. @ABCFGHPQRSVWXDETU,UQsueicY@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,kouGruNideew-@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,PHSoRw-2t2o5@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,Step1@ABFGHPQRVWXCS...
Owner's Manual
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.... z Enter the Style mode. With the One Touch Setting function, you can call up voice and other settings - ONE TOUCH SETTING USER PRESET 1 2 3 4 A B v Play the keyboard. Style Name 8BEAT 1 8Beat Pop 1 2 8Beat Pop 2 3 8Beat Uptempo 4 8Beat Standard 5 Folkrock 6 Pop Rock 7 8Beat Medium 8 8Beat Ballad 9 Epic Ballad 10 Piano Ballad 16BEAT 11...
.... z Enter the Style mode. With the One Touch Setting function, you can call up voice and other settings - ONE TOUCH SETTING USER PRESET 1 2 3 4 A B v Play the keyboard. Style Name 8BEAT 1 8Beat Pop 1 2 8Beat Pop 2 3 8Beat Uptempo 4 8Beat Standard 5 Folkrock 6 Pop Rock 7 8Beat Medium 8 8Beat Ballad 9 Epic Ballad 10 Piano Ballad 16BEAT 11...
Owner's Manual
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... ROOT G STYLE Dict. z Enter the Style mode, then press the CHORD GUIDE button until "Dict." v Play single note chords (root note) on the keyboard. START/ INTRO/ START STOP ENDING rit. Enter the number of sharps or flats of the chord. Example: G M7 Root note Chord type z Enter the ... ON 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO M7 v Play the notes of the chord. x Specify the root note of the chord as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the scale. See page 64. SYNC- Playing appropriate chords with just one finger The PortaTone also lets you easily create appropriate chords...
... ROOT G STYLE Dict. z Enter the Style mode, then press the CHORD GUIDE button until "Dict." v Play single note chords (root note) on the keyboard. START/ INTRO/ START STOP ENDING rit. Enter the number of sharps or flats of the chord. Example: G M7 Root note Chord type z Enter the ... ON 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO M7 v Play the notes of the chord. x Specify the root note of the chord as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the scale. See page 64. SYNC- Playing appropriate chords with just one finger The PortaTone also lets you easily create appropriate chords...
Owner's Manual
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... User Song 3 Clear 37 F71 FootSw Footswitch 37 F72 VoiceSet Voice Set 37 F73 TouchSns Touch Sensitivity 37 F81 RemoteCh Remote Channel 37 F82 KbdOut Keyboard Out 37 F83 AcmpOut Accompaniment Out 37 F84 Local Local On/Off 37 F85 ExtClock External Clock 37 F86 BulkSend Bulk Data Send F87 InitSend...
... User Song 3 Clear 37 F71 FootSw Footswitch 37 F72 VoiceSet Voice Set 37 F73 TouchSns Touch Sensitivity 37 F81 RemoteCh Remote Channel 37 F82 KbdOut Keyboard Out 37 F83 AcmpOut Accompaniment Out 37 F84 Local Local On/Off 37 F85 ExtClock External Clock 37 F86 BulkSend Bulk Data Send F87 InitSend...
Owner's Manual
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... GMcompatible music data can be accurately played by any GM-compatible tone generator, regardless of the PSR-225. EUBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRXStep6 MIDIDT,@ACFGPQSVW q Controlling the PSR-225 with a MIDI keyboard controller (not having a tone generator) (Auto accompaniment can also be used .) You can then edit...
... GMcompatible music data can be accurately played by any GM-compatible tone generator, regardless of the PSR-225. EUBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRX,@ACDEFGPQSTUVWBHRXStep6 MIDIDT,@ACFGPQSVW q Controlling the PSR-225 with a MIDI keyboard controller (not having a tone generator) (Auto accompaniment can also be used .) You can then edit...
Owner's Manual
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...display. Voice, Style, Song, or Function - with chords) is due to its name (printed on the panel). » Notation ¿ Keyboard These two portions of the current chord. When a user song (with the mode name encircled in the background. (This means that the style ... VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE ACMP ON 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO 123 CHORD ² Beat indicators ¶ Chord ¾ Icon window OVERALL ¿ Keyboard ´ Measure and Tempo » Notation ¸ Song track indicators ³ Mode indicators These indicate the currently selected mode - PANEL DISPLAY ...
...display. Voice, Style, Song, or Function - with chords) is due to its name (printed on the panel). » Notation ¿ Keyboard These two portions of the current chord. When a user song (with the mode name encircled in the background. (This means that the style ... VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE ACMP ON 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO 123 CHORD ² Beat indicators ¶ Chord ¾ Icon window OVERALL ¿ Keyboard ´ Measure and Tempo » Notation ¸ Song track indicators ³ Mode indicators These indicate the currently selected mode - PANEL DISPLAY ...
Owner's Manual
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... for the song or style. ² Beat indicators These dark bars (one large, three small) flash in sequence and in the ACMP section of the keyboard when the Style mode and auto accompaniment are on the mode or function selected, this displays various symbols (icons) and other important operation messages. ¾...
... for the song or style. ² Beat indicators These dark bars (one large, three small) flash in sequence and in the ACMP section of the keyboard when the Style mode and auto accompaniment are on the mode or function selected, this displays various symbols (icons) and other important operation messages. ¾...
Owner's Manual
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... voice-related functions include Voice Set (page 38), which lets you can play various drum and percussion sounds from which have been created with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. PLAYING A VOICE - FUNCTION SONG STYLE VOICE Indicates Voice mode is actually divided into ... (page 38), which sounds are printed on the panel for each mode features special effect sections that let you enhance the sound of the keyboard. The PortaTone includes special Drum Kit voices - #101 - #110 - Press the VOICE button. The Voice mode gives you set up ...
... voice-related functions include Voice Set (page 38), which lets you can play various drum and percussion sounds from which have been created with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. PLAYING A VOICE - FUNCTION SONG STYLE VOICE Indicates Voice mode is actually divided into ... (page 38), which sounds are printed on the panel for each mode features special effect sections that let you enhance the sound of the keyboard. The PortaTone includes special Drum Kit voices - #101 - #110 - Press the VOICE button. The Voice mode gives you set up ...
Owner's Manual
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... FUNCTION button. While the "FUNCTION" indication is flashing, use the numeric keypad to indicate Function parameter can play different drums and percussion instruments on the keyboard. Name 101 Standard Kit 1 102 Standard Kit 2 103 Room Kit 104 Rock Kit 105 Electronic Kit 106 Analog Kit 107 Dance Kit 108 Jazz Kit...
... FUNCTION button. While the "FUNCTION" indication is flashing, use the numeric keypad to indicate Function parameter can play different drums and percussion instruments on the keyboard. Name 101 Standard Kit 1 102 Standard Kit 2 103 Room Kit 104 Rock Kit 105 Electronic Kit 106 Analog Kit 107 Dance Kit 108 Jazz Kit...
Owner's Manual
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... a different voice (#17, Dual Voice). * Set the volume to an appropriate level (#11, Dual Volume). DUAL VOICE The Dual Voice mode lets you play the keyboard, both the currently selected Main and Dual voices will be heard properly, make sure to select the parameter quickly after step 2 above. • For the...
... a different voice (#17, Dual Voice). * Set the volume to an appropriate level (#11, Dual Volume). DUAL VOICE The Dual Voice mode lets you play the keyboard, both the currently selected Main and Dual voices will be heard properly, make sure to select the parameter quickly after step 2 above. • For the...
Owner's Manual
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... Setting feature (page 72). keys, or the FUNCTION button. 3 Set Split to turn off .) STYLE onSplit FUNCTION 4 Make other settings for only a couple of the keyboard, and play piano with the numeric keypad, +/- button turns the Split Voice mode off the power. If you could play bass with the left hand...
... Setting feature (page 72). keys, or the FUNCTION button. 3 Set Split to turn off .) STYLE onSplit FUNCTION 4 Make other settings for only a couple of the keyboard, and play piano with the numeric keypad, +/- button turns the Split Voice mode off the power. If you could play bass with the left hand...
Owner's Manual
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... how much of the Split voice, letting you create an optimum mix with the Main voice. After setting this, make sure to set , the keyboard does not produce any sound. Once you change or enhance the sound of the Split voice's signal is sent to the Chorus effect. (See page... Higher values result in other mode buttons (SONG, STYLE, or VOICE). While this to select a different parameter or exit the Function mode before playing the keyboard. This determines the octave range for the Split voice and sets the Split "point" - Use this is selected. This determines how much of the Split...
... how much of the Split voice, letting you create an optimum mix with the Main voice. After setting this, make sure to set , the keyboard does not produce any sound. Once you change or enhance the sound of the Split voice's signal is sent to the Chorus effect. (See page... Higher values result in other mode buttons (SONG, STYLE, or VOICE). While this to select a different parameter or exit the Function mode before playing the keyboard. This determines the octave range for the Split voice and sets the Split "point" - Use this is selected. This determines how much of the Split...
Owner's Manual
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... Voice Set (described in greater detail below .) STYLE F72VoiceSet FUNCTION STYLE F73TouchSns FUNCTION Function parameter numbers can be selected in the Utility section of the keyboard can be turned on , you set below ) gives you dynamic, expressive control over the voices by pressing the TOUCH button. Touch Sensitivity (also described below...
... Voice Set (described in greater detail below .) STYLE F72VoiceSet FUNCTION STYLE F73TouchSns FUNCTION Function parameter numbers can be selected in the Utility section of the keyboard can be turned on , you set below ) gives you dynamic, expressive control over the voices by pressing the TOUCH button. Touch Sensitivity (also described below...
Owner's Manual
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... Function mode. Four general categories of Reverb. Do this . (See 40 pages 31, 35, 37.) • The panel REVERB on /off button affects only the keyboard played voices.
... Function mode. Four general categories of Reverb. Do this . (See 40 pages 31, 35, 37.) • The panel REVERB on /off button affects only the keyboard played voices.
Owner's Manual
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...(s). Use the corresponding Chorus Send Level parameters in the Function mode. Two basic types are available. 1 Turn on the Chorus effect and set to the keyboard-played voices. • These settings are not saved when you 've made all desired settings, press one of a voice with through the use the +/- The...
...(s). Use the corresponding Chorus Send Level parameters in the Function mode. Two basic types are available. 1 Turn on the Chorus effect and set to the keyboard-played voices. • These settings are not saved when you 've made all desired settings, press one of a voice with through the use the +/- The...
Owner's Manual
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... both +/- For on the DSP effect and set to have different amounts of DSP. buttons. If you wish to save them, save them to the keyboard-played voices. • These settings are available when controlling the PortaTone from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 45.) F35Dsp STYLE FUNCTION STYLE F36DspType FUNCTION...
... both +/- For on the DSP effect and set to have different amounts of DSP. buttons. If you wish to save them, save them to the keyboard-played voices. • These settings are available when controlling the PortaTone from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 45.) F35Dsp STYLE FUNCTION STYLE F36DspType FUNCTION...
Owner's Manual
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...44). For on/off . There are not saved when you wish to save them, save them to a User bank in the Accompaniment section of the keyboard. • The speed of the Trill, Tremolo, and Echo effects depends on the Tempo setting (page 76). buttons. EFFECTS HARMONY The Harmony section features... a variety of performance effects that Harmony is on 2 Set the Harmony Type and desired Harmony Volume in the upper section of the keyboard) to match the accompaniment chords. 1 Turn on the Harmony effect. Tremolo, Trill and Echo effects can be turned on and off the power....
...44). For on/off . There are not saved when you wish to save them, save them to a User bank in the Accompaniment section of the keyboard. • The speed of the Trill, Tremolo, and Echo effects depends on the Tempo setting (page 76). buttons. EFFECTS HARMONY The Harmony section features... a variety of performance effects that Harmony is on 2 Set the Harmony Type and desired Harmony Volume in the upper section of the keyboard) to match the accompaniment chords. 1 Turn on the Harmony effect. Tremolo, Trill and Echo effects can be turned on and off the power....