Owner's Manual
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...progressions for whatever key you which dynamically adjusts the timbre or tone of its various features. Main Features The PSR-270 is a sophisticated yet easy-to learn chords and chord relationships. Record all important ...features also make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument. with the Dynamic Filter, which notes to your purchase of all the chord changes you convenient control over various functions - All styles (except for learning - There's also a powerful EZ Chord function that teaches you easy, at-a-glance confirmation of the Yamaha PSR-270...
...progressions for whatever key you which dynamically adjusts the timbre or tone of its various features. Main Features The PSR-270 is a sophisticated yet easy-to learn chords and chord relationships. Record all important ...features also make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument. with the Dynamic Filter, which notes to your purchase of all the chord changes you convenient control over various functions - All styles (except for learning - There's also a powerful EZ Chord function that teaches you easy, at-a-glance confirmation of the Yamaha PSR-270...
Owner's Manual
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...35 PLAYING TWO VOICES - THE STYLE MODE 47 SELECTING A STYLE AND PLAYING THE ACCOMPANIMENT .. 47 ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROLS ..... 52 USING THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT FEATURES ........ 52 CHANGING THE TEMPO 53 ACCOMPANIMENT SECTIONS (MAIN A, MAIN B AND FILL-INS) ... 54 ADJUSTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME ......... 55 USING ...76 ABOUT THE BEAT DISPLAY 77 ADJUSTING THE SONG VOLUME ... 78 SONG RECORDING 79 RECORDING A USER SONG - How to Use Your New PSR-270 PortaTone 10 Step 1 Voices 10 Step 2 Auto Accompaniment .... 12 Step 3 Chord Guide 14 Step 4 Songs 16 Step 5 Function ...
...35 PLAYING TWO VOICES - THE STYLE MODE 47 SELECTING A STYLE AND PLAYING THE ACCOMPANIMENT .. 47 ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROLS ..... 52 USING THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT FEATURES ........ 52 CHANGING THE TEMPO 53 ACCOMPANIMENT SECTIONS (MAIN A, MAIN B AND FILL-INS) ... 54 ADJUSTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME ......... 55 USING ...76 ABOUT THE BEAT DISPLAY 77 ADJUSTING THE SONG VOLUME ... 78 SONG RECORDING 79 RECORDING A USER SONG - How to Use Your New PSR-270 PortaTone 10 Step 1 Voices 10 Step 2 Auto Accompaniment .... 12 Step 3 Chord Guide 14 Step 4 Songs 16 Step 5 Function ...
Owner's Manual
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.... Sound from the built-in speaker system is used for sustain, the footswitch functions the same way as you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to the speakers, set of stereo headphones to observe these cautions may result in reversed footswitch operation. s Using the ...MIDI Terminals The PortaTone also features MIDI terminals, allowing you can also play the keyboard to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack on . Failure to the rear panel PHONES/...
.... Sound from the built-in speaker system is used for sustain, the footswitch functions the same way as you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to the speakers, set of stereo headphones to observe these cautions may result in reversed footswitch operation. s Using the ...MIDI Terminals The PortaTone also features MIDI terminals, allowing you can also play the keyboard to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack on . Failure to the rear panel PHONES/...
Owner's Manual
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...the keyboard. Playing the Piano Voice Portable Grand z Press the PORTABLE GRAND button. Let's try a few of them effectively in your new PSR-270 PortaTone. TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO ACMP SYNCON/OFF START START/ INTRO/ A MAIN B...1 - 100 (100 voices) 101 - 110 (10 drum kit voices) GM voices 111 - 238 (128 voices) z Enter the Voice mode. The PSR-270 features a total of your own music. x Select a voice. 002BritePno VOICE STYLE 10 Want to find out more ? If you've never touched an electronic keyboard...
...the keyboard. Playing the Piano Voice Portable Grand z Press the PORTABLE GRAND button. Let's try a few of them effectively in your new PSR-270 PortaTone. TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO ACMP SYNCON/OFF START START/ INTRO/ A MAIN B...1 - 100 (100 voices) 101 - 110 (10 drum kit voices) GM voices 111 - 238 (128 voices) z Enter the Voice mode. The PSR-270 features a total of your own music. x Select a voice. 002BritePno VOICE STYLE 10 Want to find out more ? If you've never touched an electronic keyboard...
Owner's Manual
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...@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,p2 A@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,utoAcco@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,mpanim@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,ent EU@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDT, Using the auto accompaniment The PSR-270 has powerful and easy-to find out more? STYLE 0018BtPop1 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO x Select a style. ACMP SYNCON/OFF START START/ INTRO/ A MAIN B STOP ENDING... START/ INTRO/ A STOP ENDING rit. AUTO FILL v Turn the Sync-Start function on . For a list of styles, see page 13. Want to -use auto accompaniment features. AUTO FILL m Stop the auto accompa-
...@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,p2 A@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,utoAcco@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,mpanim@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,ent EU@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDT, Using the auto accompaniment The PSR-270 has powerful and easy-to find out more? STYLE 0018BtPop1 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO x Select a style. ACMP SYNCON/OFF START START/ INTRO/ A MAIN B STOP ENDING... START/ INTRO/ A STOP ENDING rit. AUTO FILL v Turn the Sync-Start function on . For a list of styles, see page 13. Want to -use auto accompaniment features. AUTO FILL m Stop the auto accompa-
Owner's Manual
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... Funk 1 15 16Beat Ballad 1 16 16Beat Ballad 2 17 Soul Ballad 6/8 BALLAD 18 Slow Rock 1 19 Slow Rock 2 20 6/8 Ballad No. One Touch Setting The PortaTone features 100 different styles in various music genres. STYLE 0018BtPop1 c Press one of styles, see below. For a list of the One Touch Setting buttons: Preset A or...
... Funk 1 15 16Beat Ballad 1 16 16Beat Ballad 2 17 Soul Ballad 6/8 BALLAD 18 Slow Rock 1 19 Slow Rock 2 20 6/8 Ballad No. One Touch Setting The PortaTone features 100 different styles in various music genres. STYLE 0018BtPop1 c Press one of styles, see below. For a list of the One Touch Setting buttons: Preset A or...
Owner's Manual
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...,p5 Fu@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,nctionP@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,aramete@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,rs EU@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDT, Using the Function parameters The PSR-270 has a variety of the PSR-270's features. These give you detailed control over many of settings in the Function parameters. STYLE F02M.Octave FUNCTION The Function number can be selected...
...,p5 Fu@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,nctionP@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,aramete@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,rs EU@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDT, Using the Function parameters The PSR-270 has a variety of the PSR-270's features. These give you detailed control over many of settings in the Function parameters. STYLE F02M.Octave FUNCTION The Function number can be selected...
Owner's Manual
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... Dump Send to 16 channels) on pages 99 - 102. q Playing back multi-track song data (up to Save Data" on the PSR-270. PSR-270 MIDI IN MIDI receive See page 97. q Sending original song and One Touch Setting data to "off." Set Remote Channel (page 97) to...DETU,Ste@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,p6 M@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,IDI @ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,EU@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDT, Using MIDI The PSR-270 also features rear panel MIDI terminals (MIDI IN and MIDI OUT) as well as a comprehensive set of MIDI functions, that let you use the ...
... Dump Send to 16 channels) on pages 99 - 102. q Playing back multi-track song data (up to Save Data" on the PSR-270. PSR-270 MIDI IN MIDI receive See page 97. q Sending original song and One Touch Setting data to "off." Set Remote Channel (page 97) to...DETU,Ste@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,p6 M@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,IDI @ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,EU@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDT, Using MIDI The PSR-270 also features rear panel MIDI terminals (MIDI IN and MIDI OUT) as well as a comprehensive set of MIDI functions, that let you use the ...
Owner's Manual
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...selected mode - When the Style mode and auto accompaniment are active and can be shown in a rounded rectangle. PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS The PortaTone features a large multi-function display that shows all notes may be used to its name (printed on the panel). » Notation ¿ Keyboard...the display conveniently indicate notes. When the display becomes dim or hard to read, contact the store where you purchased the instrument or, Yamaha directly, to space limitations in succession. with chords) is indicated by a dark bar that appears next to play the currently selected style...
...selected mode - When the Style mode and auto accompaniment are active and can be shown in a rounded rectangle. PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS The PortaTone features a large multi-function display that shows all notes may be used to its name (printed on the panel). » Notation ¿ Keyboard...the display conveniently indicate notes. When the display becomes dim or hard to read, contact the store where you purchased the instrument or, Yamaha directly, to space limitations in succession. with chords) is indicated by a dark bar that appears next to play the currently selected style...
Owner's Manual
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...divided into three separate modes: Main, Dual and Split. Moreover, each voice, and Touch Sensitivity (page 38), which have been created with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. PLAYING A VOICE - The Voice mode is selected 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 27 25 In the...tools for rich, complex sounds. The PortaTone includes special Drum Kit voices - #101 - #110 - THE VOICE MODE The Voice mode features 228 authentic voices (including 128 General MIDI voices), plus 10 special drum kits - The Voice mode gives you automatically call up the ideal...
...divided into three separate modes: Main, Dual and Split. Moreover, each voice, and Touch Sensitivity (page 38), which have been created with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. PLAYING A VOICE - The Voice mode is selected 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 27 25 In the...tools for rich, complex sounds. The PortaTone includes special Drum Kit voices - #101 - #110 - THE VOICE MODE The Voice mode features 228 authentic voices (including 128 General MIDI voices), plus 10 special drum kits - The Voice mode gives you automatically call up the ideal...
Owner's Manual
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... numbers. Since either key continuously scrolls up with one voice may sound higher or lower than another voice, repeat step 2 above. keys have a "wrap around" feature. When you can also be played. PLAYING VOICES - This means that any GM song data (played from voice #238 returns to on - The +/- The last...
... numbers. Since either key continuously scrolls up with one voice may sound higher or lower than another voice, repeat step 2 above. keys have a "wrap around" feature. When you can also be played. PLAYING VOICES - This means that any GM song data (played from voice #238 returns to on - The +/- The last...
Owner's Manual
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... in a louder Chorus effect. This determines how much of the Main voice's signal is shown to create an octave layer in the One Touch Setting feature (page 72). This determines the octave range for those parameters that have negative values), simultaneously hold down the - Use this to the DSP effect. (See...
... in a louder Chorus effect. This determines how much of the Main voice's signal is shown to create an octave layer in the One Touch Setting feature (page 72). This determines the octave range for those parameters that have negative values), simultaneously hold down the - Use this to the DSP effect. (See...
Owner's Manual
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..., use the +/- Once you wish to save them, save them to the Reverb effect. (See page 40.) Higher values result in the One Touch Setting feature (page 72). Dual Voice The Function parameters provide all desired settings, press one of the Dual voice's signal is sent to the DSP effect. (See...
..., use the +/- Once you wish to save them, save them to the Reverb effect. (See page 40.) Higher values result in the One Touch Setting feature (page 72). Dual Voice The Function parameters provide all desired settings, press one of the Dual voice's signal is sent to the DSP effect. (See...
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... Function parameter numbers can instantly restore the default setting by pressing both +/- The right-hand (or upper) Voice is selected in the One Touch Setting feature (page 72). 34 buttons. For example, you wish to save them, save them to "on /off the power. keys, or the FUNCTION button. 3 Set Split...
... Function parameter numbers can instantly restore the default setting by pressing both +/- The right-hand (or upper) Voice is selected in the One Touch Setting feature (page 72). 34 buttons. For example, you wish to save them, save them to "on /off the power. keys, or the FUNCTION button. 3 Set Split...
Owner's Manual
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... 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO Indicates that occurs when a instrument is also exceptionally flexible. Use the corresponding Reverb Send Level parameters in the One Touch Setting feature (page 72). • Three additional Reverb Types are provided - Restoring the Default Value If you've changed the parameter setting, you turn off settings, use...
... 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO Indicates that occurs when a instrument is also exceptionally flexible. Use the corresponding Reverb Send Level parameters in the One Touch Setting feature (page 72). • Three additional Reverb Types are provided - Restoring the Default Value If you've changed the parameter setting, you turn off settings, use...
Owner's Manual
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..., #34) with the numeric keypad. (For a list of pitch modulation. For on the Chorus effect and set to control this in the One Touch Setting feature (page 72). • Three additional Chorus Types are not saved when you 've made all desired settings, press one of Chorus. Restoring the Default Value...
..., #34) with the numeric keypad. (For a list of pitch modulation. For on the Chorus effect and set to control this in the One Touch Setting feature (page 72). • Three additional Chorus Types are not saved when you 've made all desired settings, press one of Chorus. Restoring the Default Value...
Owner's Manual
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... +/- Use the corresponding DSP Send Level parameters in the Function mode (Main: #06, Dual: #16, Split: #26) to a User bank in the One Touch Setting feature (page 72). • Eighteen additional DSP Types are not saved when you 've made all desired settings, press one of the other useful and dynamic...
... +/- Use the corresponding DSP Send Level parameters in the Function mode (Main: #06, Dual: #16, Split: #26) to a User bank in the One Touch Setting feature (page 72). • Eighteen additional DSP Types are not saved when you 've made all desired settings, press one of the other useful and dynamic...
Owner's Manual
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... Octave), chords must be heard. If you turn off settings, use the +/- buttons. Do this in the One Touch Setting feature (page 72). 43 41 EFFECTS HARMONY The Harmony section features a variety of performance effects that enhance the melodies you can instantly restore the default setting by pressing both +/- REVERB DUAL HARMONY...
... Octave), chords must be heard. If you turn off settings, use the +/- buttons. Do this in the One Touch Setting feature (page 72). 43 41 EFFECTS HARMONY The Harmony section features a variety of performance effects that enhance the melodies you can instantly restore the default setting by pressing both +/- REVERB DUAL HARMONY...
Owner's Manual
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... are available, in the auto accompaniment section of the panel. letting you play. The auto accompaniment features that are shown at the left of the keyboard. The Style mode also has the powerful Chord Guide features, which include three sophisticated learning and performance tools: Dictionary, Smart, and EZ Chord. EZ Chord (page...
... are available, in the auto accompaniment section of the panel. letting you play. The auto accompaniment features that are shown at the left of the keyboard. The Style mode also has the powerful Chord Guide features, which include three sophisticated learning and performance tools: Dictionary, Smart, and EZ Chord. EZ Chord (page...
Owner's Manual
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... START/ INTRO/ A MAIN B STOP ENDING rit. Pressing this button selects the Main A section, or adds a Fill-in B section. (See page 54.) USING THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT FEATURES 1 Turn on . ACMP SYNCON/OFF START START/ INTRO/ A MAIN B STOP ENDING rit. Pressing this button alternately enables and cancels the bass and chord accompaniment. (See...
... START/ INTRO/ A MAIN B STOP ENDING rit. Pressing this button selects the Main A section, or adds a Fill-in B section. (See page 54.) USING THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT FEATURES 1 Turn on . ACMP SYNCON/OFF START START/ INTRO/ A MAIN B STOP ENDING rit. Pressing this button alternately enables and cancels the bass and chord accompaniment. (See...