Owner's Manual
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...function that make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument. and performing! • Dictionary is a sophisticated yet easy-to your purchase of the Yamaha PSR-225 PortaTone! You type in a highly compact package. Special Pianist styles - a set . • Large custom LCD gives you easy, at-a-... fun and fulfilling than ever before! Its outstanding features also make studying and practicing music more . • GM (General MIDI) compatibility and full GM voice set of all the chord changes you which dynamically adjusts the timbre or tone of a voice according to...
...function that make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument. and performing! • Dictionary is a sophisticated yet easy-to your purchase of the Yamaha PSR-225 PortaTone! You type in a highly compact package. Special Pianist styles - a set . • Large custom LCD gives you easy, at-a-... fun and fulfilling than ever before! Its outstanding features also make studying and practicing music more . • GM (General MIDI) compatibility and full GM voice set of all the chord changes you which dynamically adjusts the timbre or tone of a voice according to...
Owner's Manual
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...PP,,@@PP,,@@PP,,@@PP POWER REQUIREMENTS 8 TURNING ON THE POWER 8 ACCESSORY JACKS 9 Quick Guide - MAIN VOICE 27 • About Panel Voices and GM Voices 29 • Drum Kit Voice Chart (voices 101 - 110 30 Function Parameters - Effects ...... 44 • Effect Types 45 AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT... SECTIONS (MAIN A, MAIN B AND FILL-INS) ... 54 ADJUSTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME ......... 55 USING AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - How to Use Your New PSR-225 PortaTone 10 Step 1 Voices 10 Step 2 Auto Accompaniment .... 12 Step 3 Chord Guide 14 Step 4 Songs 16 Step 5 Function Parameters ...... ...
...PP,,@@PP,,@@PP,,@@PP POWER REQUIREMENTS 8 TURNING ON THE POWER 8 ACCESSORY JACKS 9 Quick Guide - MAIN VOICE 27 • About Panel Voices and GM Voices 29 • Drum Kit Voice Chart (voices 101 - 110 30 Function Parameters - Effects ...... 44 • Effect Types 45 AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT... SECTIONS (MAIN A, MAIN B AND FILL-INS) ... 54 ADJUSTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME ......... 55 USING AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - How to Use Your New PSR-225 PortaTone 10 Step 1 Voices 10 Step 2 Auto Accompaniment .... 12 Step 3 Chord Guide 14 Step 4 Songs 16 Step 5 Function Parameters ...... ...
Owner's Manual
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... FUNCTION 0 1 ~ 6 MAIN VOICE 1 1 ~ 8 DUAL VOICE 2 1 ~ 9 SPLIT VOICE 3 1 ~ 9 EFFECT 4 1 ONE TOUCH SETTING 5 1 STYLE 6 1 ~ 3 SONG 7 1 ~ 3 UTILITY 8 1 ~ 7 MIDI PSR-225 ³ TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO · OVERALL FUNCTION SONG STYLE DEMO START µ¸... 1 4 7 BWD ¶ 2 5 8 rest 0 velocity METRONOME 3 6 9 3 33 ~ 41 GUITAR 42 ~ 49 BASS 50 ~ 60 ENSEMBLE 61 ~ 65 STRINGS GM VOICE 111~118 PIANO 119~126 CHROMATIC 127~134 ORGAN 135~142 GUITAR 143~150 BASS 151~158 STRINGS 159~166 ENSEMBLE 167~174 BRASS...
... FUNCTION 0 1 ~ 6 MAIN VOICE 1 1 ~ 8 DUAL VOICE 2 1 ~ 9 SPLIT VOICE 3 1 ~ 9 EFFECT 4 1 ONE TOUCH SETTING 5 1 STYLE 6 1 ~ 3 SONG 7 1 ~ 3 UTILITY 8 1 ~ 7 MIDI PSR-225 ³ TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO · OVERALL FUNCTION SONG STYLE DEMO START µ¸... 1 4 7 BWD ¶ 2 5 8 rest 0 velocity METRONOME 3 6 9 3 33 ~ 41 GUITAR 42 ~ 49 BASS 50 ~ 60 ENSEMBLE 61 ~ 65 STRINGS GM VOICE 111~118 PIANO 119~126 CHROMATIC 127~134 ORGAN 135~142 GUITAR 143~150 BASS 151~158 STRINGS 159~166 ENSEMBLE 167~174 BRASS...
Owner's Manual
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...HARMONY PRESET B REVERB MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME ACMP SYNC- Let's try a few of them effectively in your new PSR-225 PortaTone. Panel voices 1 - 100 (100 voices) 101 - 110 (10 drum kit voices) GM voices 111 - 238 (128 voices) z Enter the Voice mode. x Play the keyboard. AUTO FILL DICTIONARY SMART ...2 3 4 5 SONG MEMORY 6/CHORD DUAL TOUCH STAND BY ON EZ OFF zx Selecting other voices The PSR-225 features a total of your own music....
...HARMONY PRESET B REVERB MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME ACMP SYNC- Let's try a few of them effectively in your new PSR-225 PortaTone. Panel voices 1 - 100 (100 voices) 101 - 110 (10 drum kit voices) GM voices 111 - 238 (128 voices) z Enter the Voice mode. x Play the keyboard. AUTO FILL DICTIONARY SMART ...2 3 4 5 SONG MEMORY 6/CHORD DUAL TOUCH STAND BY ON EZ OFF zx Selecting other voices The PSR-225 features a total of your own music....
Owner's Manual
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...,EU@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDT, Using the Chord Guide function Learning how to play specific chords Here, you wish to play these keys (root notes) Dm Gm Dm 15b=1 STYLE 14 Want to find out more ? x Specify the root note of chords.
...,EU@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDT, Using the Chord Guide function Learning how to play specific chords Here, you wish to play these keys (root notes) Dm Gm Dm 15b=1 STYLE 14 Want to find out more ? x Specify the root note of chords.
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... recording and performance applications. Set Remote Channel (page 97) to another PSR-225. PSR-225 MIDI IN See page 97. MIDI receive MIDI OUT MDF3, QY700, or computer with GM song data. 20 q Sending original song and One Touch Setting data to "off." PSR-225 MIDI OUT MIDI transmit Save/load data MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI...
... recording and performance applications. Set Remote Channel (page 97) to another PSR-225. PSR-225 MIDI IN See page 97. MIDI receive MIDI OUT MDF3, QY700, or computer with GM song data. 20 q Sending original song and One Touch Setting data to "off." PSR-225 MIDI OUT MIDI transmit Save/load data MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI...
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... 1. When using the sounds of manufacturer. The GM mark is affixed to all software and hardware products that any GM-compatible tone generator, regardless of the PSR-225. Arrange and edit the data on the computer/sequencer. GM System Level 1 "GM System Level 1" is needed. q In this setup.) PSR-225 MIDI receive MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI keyboard...
... 1. When using the sounds of manufacturer. The GM mark is affixed to all software and hardware products that any GM-compatible tone generator, regardless of the PSR-225. Arrange and edit the data on the computer/sequencer. GM System Level 1 "GM System Level 1" is needed. q In this setup.) PSR-225 MIDI receive MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI keyboard...
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... voice number. VOICE PANEL VOICE 1 ~ 12 PIANO 13 ~ 19 MALLET 20 ~ 32 ORGAN 33 ~ 41 GUITAR 42 ~ 49 BASS 50 ~ 60 ENSEMBLE 61 ~ 65 STRINGS GM VOICE 111~118 PIANO 119~126 CHROMATIC 127~134 ORGAN 135~142 GUITAR 143~150 BASS 151~158 STRINGS 159~166 ENSEMBLE 167~174 BRASS...
... voice number. VOICE PANEL VOICE 1 ~ 12 PIANO 13 ~ 19 MALLET 20 ~ 32 ORGAN 33 ~ 41 GUITAR 42 ~ 49 BASS 50 ~ 60 ENSEMBLE 61 ~ 65 STRINGS GM VOICE 111~118 PIANO 119~126 CHROMATIC 127~134 ORGAN 135~142 GUITAR 143~150 BASS 151~158 STRINGS 159~166 ENSEMBLE 167~174 BRASS...
Owner's Manual
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... 9 3 FWD YES Using the VOICE button Press the VOICE button to another voice at the top left of voices: 100 Panel voices and 128 GM (General MIDI) Voices. The +/- When you can also be played. Holding down through the numbers. This means that the PortaTone has two separate ...voice number. (This functions exactly the same as indicated by the mode name in the Voice mode by simply pressing the START/STOP button. The GM Voices can also play styles or songs, respectively, in the display, without the rectangle), you select a voice, the PortaTone also automatically calls ...
... 9 3 FWD YES Using the VOICE button Press the VOICE button to another voice at the top left of voices: 100 Panel voices and 128 GM (General MIDI) Voices. The +/- When you can also be played. Holding down through the numbers. This means that the PortaTone has two separate ...voice number. (This functions exactly the same as indicated by the mode name in the Voice mode by simply pressing the START/STOP button. The GM Voices can also play styles or songs, respectively, in the display, without the rectangle), you select a voice, the PortaTone also automatically calls ...
Owner's Manual
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... 13 14 15 Key (display indication, actual key) b=7 (Cb, or Abm) b=6 (Gb, or Ebm) b=5 (Db, or Bbm) b=4 (Ab, or Fm) b=3 (Eb, or Cm) b=2 (Bb, or Gm) b=1 (F, or Dm) 64 Once this is not only a convenient feature for the chord accompaniment. For example, with the key set the basic key for easily...
... 13 14 15 Key (display indication, actual key) b=7 (Cb, or Abm) b=6 (Gb, or Ebm) b=5 (Db, or Bbm) b=4 (Ab, or Fm) b=3 (Eb, or Cm) b=2 (Bb, or Gm) b=1 (F, or Dm) 64 Once this is not only a convenient feature for the chord accompaniment. For example, with the key set the basic key for easily...
Owner's Manual
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Key of F major are automatically converted. Smart Chord List No. AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - F Dm Gm Dm ...press these chords... Start accompaniment playback in the auto accompaniment section. Notice that the key is set to F major, you can play the following ... Eb Eb Eb E Em Em Em E E E E E E E E E Edim Edim Em F F F F F Fdim Fdim Fm Fm Fdim Fm Fm Fm Fm F F F# (Gb) F#dim F#m F#m F#m F#m F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F#dim G G G G G G G Gdim Gdim G Gdim Gdim Gm Gm Gm Gm Ab (G#) Ab Abdim Abdim Abm Abm Abm Abm Ab Abm Abm Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab A Am Am A A A A A A A A A Adim Adim Am Am Bb (A#) Bb Bb...
Key of F major are automatically converted. Smart Chord List No. AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - F Dm Gm Dm ...press these chords... Start accompaniment playback in the auto accompaniment section. Notice that the key is set to F major, you can play the following ... Eb Eb Eb E Em Em Em E E E E E E E E E Edim Edim Em F F F F F Fdim Fdim Fm Fm Fdim Fm Fm Fm Fm F F F# (Gb) F#dim F#m F#m F#m F#m F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F# F#dim G G G G G G G Gdim Gdim G Gdim Gdim Gm Gm Gm Gm Ab (G#) Ab Abdim Abdim Abm Abm Abm Abm Ab Abm Abm Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab A Am Am A A A A A A A A A Adim Adim Am Am Bb (A#) Bb Bb...
Owner's Manual
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... voice 34 E effects 40 Ending 51 EZ Chord 66 F Fill-in 54 Fingered chords 56 footswitch 91 FUNCTION button 18 106 Function parameters 18, 19 G GM (General MIDI) voices 29 H Harmony 43 HARMONY button 43 Harmony types 46 headphones 9 I Initial Setup Send 98, 102 Initialization 105 interval 61 Intro 49 inversion... One Touch Setting 72 User songs 79 Utility 38, 91 V velocity curves 89 Voice List 108 Voice Set 38 voices, Drum Kit 30, 112 voices, GM 110 voices, panel 11, 109 voices, selecting and playing 27 voicing 60 INDEX Misc. +/-
... voice 34 E effects 40 Ending 51 EZ Chord 66 F Fill-in 54 Fingered chords 56 footswitch 91 FUNCTION button 18 106 Function parameters 18, 19 G GM (General MIDI) voices 29 H Harmony 43 HARMONY button 43 Harmony types 46 headphones 9 I Initial Setup Send 98, 102 Initialization 105 interval 61 Intro 49 inversion... One Touch Setting 72 User songs 79 Utility 38, 91 V velocity curves 89 Voice List 108 Voice Set 38 voices, Drum Kit 30, 112 voices, GM 110 voices, panel 11, 109 voices, selecting and playing 27 voicing 60 INDEX Misc. +/-
Owner's Manual
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... be received over the set channel are 08H and 00H, respectively. MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART 115 NOTE: *1 By default (factory settings) the PSR-225 ordinarily functions as key data received from the PSR-225 itself . However, the MIDI messages listed below do affect the panel voices, auto accompaniment, and songs. • MIDI Master Tuning •..., with the exception of "mm" and "ll" are recognized. all channels. • The values of MIDI Master Tuning. Any values can be transmitted from the PSR-225 itself .
... be received over the set channel are 08H and 00H, respectively. MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART 115 NOTE: *1 By default (factory settings) the PSR-225 ordinarily functions as key data received from the PSR-225 itself . However, the MIDI messages listed below do affect the panel voices, auto accompaniment, and songs. • MIDI Master Tuning •..., with the exception of "mm" and "ll" are recognized. all channels. • The values of MIDI Master Tuning. Any values can be transmitted from the PSR-225 itself .
Owner's Manual
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..., METRONOME, [0]-[9], [+](YES/FWD), [-](NO/BWD), TOUCH Demo Song • 3 songs Voice • 100 panel voices + 10 Drum Kits + 128 GM Voices • Polyphony : 32 • Voice Set • Dual Voice Mode • Split Voice Mode Auto Accompaniment • 100 styles • .../OFF, SYNC-START, START/STOP, INTRO/ENDING, MAIN A/B(AUTO FILL) • Beat Indicator • Fingering : Multi fingering • Accompaniment Volume Yamaha Educational Suite • Chord Guide : Dictionary, Smart Chord, EZ Chord One Touch Setting • Preset A and B (for Class "B" digital devices...
..., METRONOME, [0]-[9], [+](YES/FWD), [-](NO/BWD), TOUCH Demo Song • 3 songs Voice • 100 panel voices + 10 Drum Kits + 128 GM Voices • Polyphony : 32 • Voice Set • Dual Voice Mode • Split Voice Mode Auto Accompaniment • 100 styles • .../OFF, SYNC-START, START/STOP, INTRO/ENDING, MAIN A/B(AUTO FILL) • Beat Indicator • Fingering : Multi fingering • Accompaniment Volume Yamaha Educational Suite • Chord Guide : Dictionary, Smart Chord, EZ Chord One Touch Setting • Preset A and B (for Class "B" digital devices...