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..., utilizing digital recordings of -use keyboard with the following features and functions: Built-in Disk Drive Pages 91-99 Built into a MIDI music system, for sequence recording and other advanced applications. • Built-in "chord encyclopedia" that let you specify. including Tempo .... Pressing the PORTABLE GRAND button instantly calls up an appropriate voice for playing with the selected style. with a variety of the Yamaha PSR-340 PortaTone! Plus, there are 16 User OTS memory spaces that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of actual instruments. ...
..., utilizing digital recordings of -use keyboard with the following features and functions: Built-in Disk Drive Pages 91-99 Built into a MIDI music system, for sequence recording and other advanced applications. • Built-in "chord encyclopedia" that let you specify. including Tempo .... Pressing the PORTABLE GRAND button instantly calls up an appropriate voice for playing with the selected style. with a variety of the Yamaha PSR-340 PortaTone! Plus, there are 16 User OTS memory spaces that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of actual instruments. ...
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How to Use Your New PSR-340 PortaTone 10 Step 1 Using the Built-in Floppy Disk Drive 10 Step 2...68 • Recording a Space 69 • Playing the Accompaniment During EZ Chord Recording ... 69 • HINT - MIDI 106 USING INITIAL SETUP SEND WITH A SEQUENCER 108 Sending Initial Setup Data .......... 108 TROUBLESHOOTING 110 DATA BACKUP & INITIALIZATION 111 ... 112 SONG SCORES (EZ Chord banks 1, 2) . 113 VOICE LIST 114 STYLE LIST 117 DRUM KIT LIST 118 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART .. 120 INDEX 123 5 THE VOICE MODE 27 PLAYING A VOICE - Main Voice 30 TRANSPOSE AND TUNING...
How to Use Your New PSR-340 PortaTone 10 Step 1 Using the Built-in Floppy Disk Drive 10 Step 2...68 • Recording a Space 69 • Playing the Accompaniment During EZ Chord Recording ... 69 • HINT - MIDI 106 USING INITIAL SETUP SEND WITH A SEQUENCER 108 Sending Initial Setup Data .......... 108 TROUBLESHOOTING 110 DATA BACKUP & INITIALIZATION 111 ... 112 SONG SCORES (EZ Chord banks 1, 2) . 113 VOICE LIST 114 STYLE LIST 117 DRUM KIT LIST 118 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART .. 120 INDEX 123 5 THE VOICE MODE 27 PLAYING A VOICE - Main Voice 30 TRANSPOSE AND TUNING...
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PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS Front Panel DC IN 10-12V PHONES/OUTPUT FOOT SWITCH OUT MIDI IN 8BEAT MARCH & WALTZ 16BEAT LATIN 6/8 BALLAD CARIBBEAN DANCE DISCO ROCK-A-BALLAD ROCK 8BEAT ROCK&ROLL SWING RHYTHM&BLUES JAZZ BALLAD ... AMERICAS RAGTIME COUNTRY&WESTERN ARPEGGIO BALLROOM LATIN WALTZ BALLROOM STANDARD HAPPY DISK MAIN VOICE DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE EFFECT ONE TOUCH SETTING STYLE SONG UTILITY MIDI · ƾ ƽ TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO Ƽ ³ ¶ ...
PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS Front Panel DC IN 10-12V PHONES/OUTPUT FOOT SWITCH OUT MIDI IN 8BEAT MARCH & WALTZ 16BEAT LATIN 6/8 BALLAD CARIBBEAN DANCE DISCO ROCK-A-BALLAD ROCK 8BEAT ROCK&ROLL SWING RHYTHM&BLUES JAZZ BALLAD ... AMERICAS RAGTIME COUNTRY&WESTERN ARPEGGIO BALLROOM LATIN WALTZ BALLROOM STANDARD HAPPY DISK MAIN VOICE DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE EFFECT ONE TOUCH SETTING STYLE SONG UTILITY MIDI · ƾ ƽ TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO Ƽ ³ ¶ ...
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... and saving data. (See page 92.) Rear Panel DC IN 10 12V IN MIDI OUT FOOT SWITCH PHONES/ OUTPUT DC IN 10 12V ¿ » · AC POWER ADAPTOR ³ YAMAHA PA-5B/5C/51 AC POWER ADAPTOR YAMAHA PA-5B/5C/51 ³ DC IN 10-12V jack This is for connection... Setting registrations (page 73). The footswitch is generally used to control sustain, but it can conveniently be set of functions instead. (See pages 9, 100.) ¿ MIDI IN, OUT terminals These are for connection to other...
... and saving data. (See page 92.) Rear Panel DC IN 10 12V IN MIDI OUT FOOT SWITCH PHONES/ OUTPUT DC IN 10 12V ¿ » · AC POWER ADAPTOR ³ YAMAHA PA-5B/5C/51 AC POWER ADAPTOR YAMAHA PA-5B/5C/51 ³ DC IN 10-12V jack This is for connection... Setting registrations (page 73). The footswitch is generally used to control sustain, but it can conveniently be set of functions instead. (See pages 9, 100.) ¿ MIDI IN, OUT terminals These are for connection to other...
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... off when you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to sustain the sound of the voices, or control a variety of other MIDI instruments and devices. (For more information, see page 102.) IN MIDI OUT MIDI instrument Packing List • PSR-340 • Music Stand • Sample Disk...footswitch as a damper pedal on the PortaTone. Failure to sustain the sound. Doing this jack. s Using the MIDI Terminals The PortaTone also features MIDI terminals, allowing you to interface the PortaTone with a builtin speaker system, you play it through an external amplifier...
... off when you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to sustain the sound of the voices, or control a variety of other MIDI instruments and devices. (For more information, see page 102.) IN MIDI OUT MIDI instrument Packing List • PSR-340 • Music Stand • Sample Disk...footswitch as a damper pedal on the PortaTone. Failure to sustain the sound. Doing this jack. s Using the MIDI Terminals The PortaTone also features MIDI terminals, allowing you to interface the PortaTone with a builtin speaker system, you play it through an external amplifier...
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... 3/4 time, press number button "3." Want to find out more ? Voice Name PIANO 1 Grand Piano 2 Bright Piano 3 Honky-tonk Piano 4 Funky Electric Piano 5 DX Electric Piano 6 MIDI Grand Piano 7 CP 80 8 Hyper Electric Piano 9 Bell Electric Piano 10 Harpsichord 11 Clavi 12 Celesta MALLET 13 Vibraphone 14 Marimba 15 Xylophone 16 Tubular...
... 3/4 time, press number button "3." Want to find out more ? Voice Name PIANO 1 Grand Piano 2 Bright Piano 3 Honky-tonk Piano 4 Funky Electric Piano 5 DX Electric Piano 6 MIDI Grand Piano 7 CP 80 8 Hyper Electric Piano 9 Bell Electric Piano 10 Harpsichord 11 Clavi 12 Celesta MALLET 13 Vibraphone 14 Marimba 15 Xylophone 16 Tubular...
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...page 36) lets you to your playing technique. PLAYING VOICES - THE VOICE MODE The Voice mode features 228 authentic voices (including 128 General MIDI voices), plus 10 special drum kits - Moreover, each voice, and Touch Sensitivity (page 38), which determines how the voices respond to "layer..." two different voices together for playing from which have been created with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. that let you play a single voice over the entire range of the Voice or...
...page 36) lets you to your playing technique. PLAYING VOICES - THE VOICE MODE The Voice mode features 228 authentic voices (including 128 General MIDI voices), plus 10 special drum kits - Moreover, each voice, and Touch Sensitivity (page 38), which determines how the voices respond to "layer..." two different voices together for playing from which have been created with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. that let you play a single voice over the entire range of the Voice or...
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...down either the Style or Song mode is set to another voice at the top left of voices: 100 Panel voices and 128 GM (General MIDI) Voices. Since either key continuously scrolls up various settings that the PortaTone has two separate sets of the display. PLAYING VOICES - THE VOICE ...MODE Using the +/- When you can also be played. For example, pressing the + key from a sequencer or other MIDI device) will be used for the voice. [This is true when Voice Set (Function #72, page 39) is active in the background (as indicated by...
...down either the Style or Song mode is set to another voice at the top left of voices: 100 Panel voices and 128 GM (General MIDI) Voices. Since either key continuously scrolls up various settings that the PortaTone has two separate sets of the display. PLAYING VOICES - THE VOICE ...MODE Using the +/- When you can also be played. For example, pressing the + key from a sequencer or other MIDI device) will be used for the voice. [This is true when Voice Set (Function #72, page 39) is active in the background (as indicated by...
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... with a connected footswitch (page 100), or from . A total of eight different Reverb types simulating various different performance environments are available when controlling the PortaTone from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 45.) STYLE F31Reverb FUNCTION STYLE F32RevType FUNCTION 3) After "FUNCTION" stops flashing, change the value (with the numeric keypad). For on...
... with a connected footswitch (page 100), or from . A total of eight different Reverb types simulating various different performance environments are available when controlling the PortaTone from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 45.) STYLE F31Reverb FUNCTION STYLE F32RevType FUNCTION 3) After "FUNCTION" stops flashing, change the value (with the numeric keypad). For on...
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... Types are not saved when you can each be set to the keyboard-played voices. • These settings are available when controlling the PortaTone from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 45.) STYLE F33Chorus FUNCTION STYLE F34ChoType FUNCTION 3) After "FUNCTION" stops flashing, change the value/setting (with through the use the...
... Types are not saved when you can each be set to the keyboard-played voices. • These settings are available when controlling the PortaTone from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 45.) STYLE F33Chorus FUNCTION STYLE F34ChoType FUNCTION 3) After "FUNCTION" stops flashing, change the value/setting (with through the use the...
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..., equalization, and wah. If you can also be heard. 3 Exit the Function mode. Included among these miscellaneous effects are available when controlling the PortaTone from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 45.) F35Dsp STYLE FUNCTION STYLE F36DspType FUNCTION 3) After "FUNCTION" stops flashing, change the value/setting (with the numeric keypad).
..., equalization, and wah. If you can also be heard. 3 Exit the Function mode. Included among these miscellaneous effects are available when controlling the PortaTone from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 45.) F35Dsp STYLE FUNCTION STYLE F36DspType FUNCTION 3) After "FUNCTION" stops flashing, change the value/setting (with the numeric keypad).
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... You can play back song data on commercially available GM (General MIDI), DOC (Disk Orchestra Collection), and Clavinova Disklavier Piano Soft disks. is Yamaha's original style file format which ensures that support GM System Level 1. The PSR-340 uses the SFF data internally, reading from optional SFF style disks....with music disks (floppy disks) that Can be played just like the preset styles. SFF - While any of file. 91 89 The PSR-340 supports GM System Level 1. Once loaded, the Style File data can be Saved or Loaded with your own original User Songs, it ...
... You can play back song data on commercially available GM (General MIDI), DOC (Disk Orchestra Collection), and Clavinova Disklavier Piano Soft disks. is Yamaha's original style file format which ensures that support GM System Level 1. The PSR-340 uses the SFF data internally, reading from optional SFF style disks....with music disks (floppy disks) that Can be played just like the preset styles. SFF - While any of file. 91 89 The PSR-340 supports GM System Level 1. Once loaded, the Style File data can be Saved or Loaded with your own original User Songs, it ...
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... This function allows you want to change to another song, repeat step 2 above. 5 Stop the song. Once the disk is inserted, the PSR-340 will automatically switch to playing a selected single song, you an indication of how much of some commercially available disk songs is fixed. The tempo... page 75. ALLD-Song01 SONG 4 If you to play back all songs on the disk play back song data on commercially available GM (General MIDI), Yamaha DOC (Disk Orchestra Collection), or Clavinova Disklavier Piano Soft disks. 1 Insert the disk into the disk drive. These songs are also free-tempo software...
... This function allows you want to change to another song, repeat step 2 above. 5 Stop the song. Once the disk is inserted, the PSR-340 will automatically switch to playing a selected single song, you an indication of how much of some commercially available disk songs is fixed. The tempo... page 75. ALLD-Song01 SONG 4 If you to play back all songs on the disk play back song data on commercially available GM (General MIDI), Yamaha DOC (Disk Orchestra Collection), or Clavinova Disklavier Piano Soft disks. 1 Insert the disk into the disk drive. These songs are also free-tempo software...
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... puts out information from the keyboard. They are the two main categories of MIDI-related controls. WHAT IS MIDI? No doubt you play a "C" quarter note using the MIDI functions you can use MIDI on the PSR-340 keyboard. MIDI FUNCTIONS The PortaTone is , and what it can do, as well as ...how you can expand your PSR-340. By using the grand piano sound on your musical possibilities. Acoustic guitar note ...
... puts out information from the keyboard. They are the two main categories of MIDI-related controls. WHAT IS MIDI? No doubt you play a "C" quarter note using the MIDI functions you can use MIDI on the PSR-340 keyboard. MIDI FUNCTIONS The PortaTone is , and what it can do, as well as ...how you can expand your PSR-340. By using the grand piano sound on your musical possibilities. Acoustic guitar note ...
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... ON/ OFF, Program Change, for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which allows electronic musical instruments to another MIDI device. Voice number (along with each other types of MIDI data, or messages. MIDI OUT ....... Transmits the PSR-340's keyboard information as MIDI data to communicate with corresponding bank select MSB/LSB settings, if necessary). Channel messages transmit information...
... ON/ OFF, Program Change, for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which allows electronic musical instruments to another MIDI device. Voice number (along with each other types of MIDI data, or messages. MIDI OUT ....... Transmits the PSR-340's keyboard information as MIDI data to communicate with corresponding bank select MSB/LSB settings, if necessary). Channel messages transmit information...
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... sequencer, and play it back using a personal computer, special software (sequencer software) is needed. 104 102 q In this setup.) PSR-340 MIDI receive MIDI IN MIDI keyboard with sequencing software. MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI receive (playback) MIDI OUT Computer with no tone MIDI OUT generator See page 107. See "Using Initial Setup Send with a Sequencer" on the computer/ sequencer.
... sequencer, and play it back using a personal computer, special software (sequencer software) is needed. 104 102 q In this setup.) PSR-340 MIDI receive MIDI IN MIDI keyboard with sequencing software. MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI receive (playback) MIDI OUT Computer with no tone MIDI OUT generator See page 107. See "Using Initial Setup Send with a Sequencer" on the computer/ sequencer.
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... are using . 105 103 Use only special MIDI cables when connecting MIDI devices. RS-422 MIDI interface Computer (sequencer software) MIDI IN MIDI OUT PSR-340 • When using a Macintosh series computer, set the MIDI interface clock setting in the diagram below. MIDI OUT MIDI IN Computer (sequencer software) MIDI IN MIDI OUT PSR-340 q When using a MIDI interface device installed in the personal computer...
... are using . 105 103 Use only special MIDI cables when connecting MIDI devices. RS-422 MIDI interface Computer (sequencer software) MIDI IN MIDI OUT PSR-340 • When using a Macintosh series computer, set the MIDI interface clock setting in the diagram below. MIDI OUT MIDI IN Computer (sequencer software) MIDI IN MIDI OUT PSR-340 q When using a MIDI interface device installed in the personal computer...
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...1 - 3 above . 3 Change the parameter setting or value. To select and set other mode buttons (SONG, STYLE, or VOICE). However, MIDI settings are saved even when the power is flashing, use the numeric keypad to select the parameter quickly after step 1 above . 5 Exit the ... Local Control • External Clock • Initial Setup Send 1 Call up the Function mode. keys, or the FUNCTION button. MIDI FUNCTIONS FUNCTION PARAMETERS - The MIDI settings below for the PortaTone. Press the FUNCTION button. 2 Select the desired Function parameter. Restoring the Default Value If you've...
...1 - 3 above . 3 Change the parameter setting or value. To select and set other mode buttons (SONG, STYLE, or VOICE). However, MIDI settings are saved even when the power is flashing, use the numeric keypad to select the parameter quickly after step 1 above . 5 Exit the ... Local Control • External Clock • Initial Setup Send 1 Call up the Function mode. keys, or the FUNCTION button. MIDI FUNCTIONS FUNCTION PARAMETERS - The MIDI settings below for the PortaTone. Press the FUNCTION button. 2 Select the desired Function parameter. Restoring the Default Value If you've...
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... of the PortaTone. The default setting is "off." 82 Keyboard Out KbdOut on the PortaTone to a sequencer and back to the MIDI IN, you are set to ) the connected MIDI device. Chord part 2 Channel 6 - Rhythm part 1 You can be used for multitimbral operation.) When this is set to "off... parts. 84 Local Control Local on ," Auto Accompaniment data is controlled by layering (or substituting) with the sounds of the PortaTone is transmitted via MIDI IN). The default setting is "on ." In this is set to notes played from each channel to "off , 01 - 16 This determines ...
... of the PortaTone. The default setting is "off." 82 Keyboard Out KbdOut on the PortaTone to a sequencer and back to the MIDI IN, you are set to ) the connected MIDI device. Chord part 2 Channel 6 - Rhythm part 1 You can be used for multitimbral operation.) When this is set to "off... parts. 84 Local Control Local on ," Auto Accompaniment data is controlled by layering (or substituting) with the sounds of the PortaTone is transmitted via MIDI IN). The default setting is "on ." In this is set to notes played from each channel to "off , 01 - 16 This determines ...
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... 85 External Clock ExtClock on/off This determines whether the style and song playback functions are controlled by the PortaTone's internal clock (off) or by MIDI clock data from the PortaTone panel controls. • External Clock is automatically set to "off ." • When this is intended for the next section of.... (For detailed instructions, see the section "USING INITIAL SETUP SEND WITH A SEQUENCER" below.) USING INITIAL SETUP SEND WITH A SEQUENCER The most common use for recording. MIDI FUNCTIONS No.
... 85 External Clock ExtClock on/off This determines whether the style and song playback functions are controlled by the PortaTone's internal clock (off) or by MIDI clock data from the PortaTone panel controls. • External Clock is automatically set to "off ." • When this is intended for the next section of.... (For detailed instructions, see the section "USING INITIAL SETUP SEND WITH A SEQUENCER" below.) USING INITIAL SETUP SEND WITH A SEQUENCER The most common use for recording. MIDI FUNCTIONS No.