Owner's Manual
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... louder the sound, the shorter the time period before requesting service. Model Serial No. Warning: Do not attempt to produce products that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc. Note: Check with an amplifier and headphones or speaker/s, may also use "household" type batteries. This product may be aware of the specifications without notice or obligation to perform the replacement. You should be installed correctly. If...
... louder the sound, the shorter the time period before requesting service. Model Serial No. Warning: Do not attempt to produce products that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc. Note: Check with an amplifier and headphones or speaker/s, may also use "household" type batteries. This product may be aware of the specifications without notice or obligation to perform the replacement. You should be installed correctly. If...
Owner's Manual
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... ......... 27 Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands 28 Functions of the Keyboard 29 Transpose 30 Pitch Bend Wheel 30 Modulation Wheel (PSR-740 30 Sustain 31 Keyboard Percussion 31 Organ Flutes (PSR-740) 32 Organ Flutes Editing 33 Auto Accompaniment 34 Using Auto Accompaniment (rhythm track only) .... 34 Using Auto Accompaniment (all tracks 35 Accompaniment Sections 36 Tempo/Tap 38 Accompaniment Track Muting 39 Accompaniment Volume Control 39 Chord Fingerings 40 Accompaniment Split Point 42 Synchro Stop 43 One Touch Setting 44 Groove (PSR-740) 45...
... ......... 27 Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands 28 Functions of the Keyboard 29 Transpose 30 Pitch Bend Wheel 30 Modulation Wheel (PSR-740 30 Sustain 31 Keyboard Percussion 31 Organ Flutes (PSR-740) 32 Organ Flutes Editing 33 Auto Accompaniment 34 Using Auto Accompaniment (rhythm track only) .... 34 Using Auto Accompaniment (all tracks 35 Accompaniment Sections 36 Tempo/Tap 38 Accompaniment Track Muting 39 Accompaniment Volume Control 39 Chord Fingerings 40 Accompaniment Split Point 42 Synchro Stop 43 One Touch Setting 44 Groove (PSR-740) 45...
Owner's Manual
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...76 Song Playback 76 Song Track Muting 78 Song Volume Control 78 Playing from a Specified Measure 79 Repeat Play 80 Song Transpose 81 Vocal Harmony (PSR-740) 82 Setting up 82 Using the Vocal Harmony effect 83 Changing the harmony settings 84 Talk Setting 86 Part Settings 88 Voice Change 89 Mixer 90 Parameter Edit 91 Song Recording 92 Quick Recording 94 Multi Track Recording 96 Re-recording - Rhythm Track 112 Style Recording - Bass/Phrase/Pad/Chord Tracks 114 Quantize 116 Naming User Styles 118 Clearing User Style Data 118 CTAB Parameters 119 MIDI Functions 122...
...76 Song Playback 76 Song Track Muting 78 Song Volume Control 78 Playing from a Specified Measure 79 Repeat Play 80 Song Transpose 81 Vocal Harmony (PSR-740) 82 Setting up 82 Using the Vocal Harmony effect 83 Changing the harmony settings 84 Talk Setting 86 Part Settings 88 Voice Change 89 Mixer 90 Parameter Edit 91 Song Recording 92 Quick Recording 94 Multi Track Recording 96 Re-recording - Rhythm Track 112 Style Recording - Bass/Phrase/Pad/Chord Tracks 114 Quantize 116 Naming User Styles 118 Clearing User Style Data 118 CTAB Parameters 119 MIDI Functions 122...
Owner's Manual
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... 76) • The powerful auto accompaniment function gives you a total of 160 styles (rhythm and accompaniment patterns), providing professional sounding backing parts for your performance. (→ Page 34) • Special Multi Pads let you instantly and easily play two different voices in the manual for instructions and other settings for the selected accompaniment style - Basic operations • The PSR-740/640 is very easy to use them floppy disk as a concert hall...
... 76) • The powerful auto accompaniment function gives you a total of 160 styles (rhythm and accompaniment patterns), providing professional sounding backing parts for your performance. (→ Page 34) • Special Multi Pads let you instantly and easily play two different voices in the manual for instructions and other settings for the selected accompaniment style - Basic operations • The PSR-740/640 is very easy to use them floppy disk as a concert hall...
Owner's Manual
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... song data. (→ Page 126) * Use pre-programmed templates to instantly configure the PSR-740/640 for your own male voice (or vice versa). (→ Page 82) MIDI • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is possible to a lead vocal line sung by making them sound warmer and thicker - Important Features * Chorus enriches the voices by the user. Vocal Harmony Vocal Harmony employs state-of chord types. By using the Style Recording feature. 9 7 Style File Format The Style File Format - is Yamaha...
... song data. (→ Page 126) * Use pre-programmed templates to instantly configure the PSR-740/640 for your own male voice (or vice versa). (→ Page 82) MIDI • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is possible to a lead vocal line sung by making them sound warmer and thicker - Important Features * Chorus enriches the voices by the user. Vocal Harmony Vocal Harmony employs state-of chord types. By using the Style Recording feature. 9 7 Style File Format The Style File Format - is Yamaha...
Owner's Manual
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.... Connecting a footswitch s FOOT SWITCH jack The sustain function lets you produce a natural sustain as you play by Yamaha) to power your PSR-740/640 and preparing to this section carefully before turning the power on . Plug an optional Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch into an AC outlet. Power supply connections 1 Make sure that you use of the PSR-740/640 is held. 12 10 The use your foot to change the volume as you play . The foot controller connected to play the PSR-740...
.... Connecting a footswitch s FOOT SWITCH jack The sustain function lets you produce a natural sustain as you play by Yamaha) to power your PSR-740/640 and preparing to this section carefully before turning the power on . Plug an optional Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch into an AC outlet. Power supply connections 1 Make sure that you use of the PSR-740/640 is held. 12 10 The use your foot to change the volume as you play . The foot controller connected to play the PSR-740...
Owner's Manual
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...136 FOOT SWITCH Selecting footswitch function 22 137 FOOT VOLUME Selecting foot volume function 23 138 PITCH BEND RANGE Pitch bend range setting 24 139 MODULATION WHEEL .......... Selecting modulation wheel function (PSR-740) ... 25 139 F5 MIDI TEMPLATE MIDI template vselection 128 TRANSMIT MIDI transmit channel setting 130 RECEIVE MIDI receive channel setting 131 LOCAL CONTROL Local control on/off setting 10 49 F2 REGISTRATION MEMORY BANK Registration Memory bank selection 11 64 NAME Namimg Registration Memory bank 12 64 F3 DIGITAL EFFECT REVERB TYPE Reverb type...
...136 FOOT SWITCH Selecting footswitch function 22 137 FOOT VOLUME Selecting foot volume function 23 138 PITCH BEND RANGE Pitch bend range setting 24 139 MODULATION WHEEL .......... Selecting modulation wheel function (PSR-740) ... 25 139 F5 MIDI TEMPLATE MIDI template vselection 128 TRANSMIT MIDI transmit channel setting 130 RECEIVE MIDI receive channel setting 131 LOCAL CONTROL Local control on/off setting 10 49 F2 REGISTRATION MEMORY BANK Registration Memory bank selection 11 64 NAME Namimg Registration Memory bank 12 64 F3 DIGITAL EFFECT REVERB TYPE Reverb type...
Owner's Manual
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... Registration Memory bank 13 DSP type selection PSR-640 14 Harmony/Echo type selection 15 Master EQ gain setting PSR-740 16 Metronome on/off setting 17 Part octave setting of Voice L 18 Part octave setting of Voice R1 19 Part octave setting of Voice R2 20 Split point setting 21 Touch sensitivity setting 22 Selecting footswitch function 23 Selecting foot volume function 24 Pitch bend range setting 25 Selecting modulation wheel function PSR-740 26 Reverb depth setting of vocal harmony part PSR-740 27 Talk volume adjustment PSR-740 24 Operation: + button listed below PART...
... Registration Memory bank 13 DSP type selection PSR-640 14 Harmony/Echo type selection 15 Master EQ gain setting PSR-740 16 Metronome on/off setting 17 Part octave setting of Voice L 18 Part octave setting of Voice R1 19 Part octave setting of Voice R2 20 Split point setting 21 Touch sensitivity setting 22 Selecting footswitch function 23 Selecting foot volume function 24 Pitch bend range setting 25 Selecting modulation wheel function PSR-740 26 Reverb depth setting of vocal harmony part PSR-740 27 Talk volume adjustment PSR-740 24 Operation: + button listed below PART...
Owner's Manual
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... One Touch Setting button to start playing in a desired style with all the appropriate sounds - In addition, various panel settings (such as voices, effects, etc.) that match the selected style can also try changing the established One Touch Setting data, making your left hand, the auto accompaniment starts. without having to make each setting one by one of a [ONE TOUCH SETTING] button. MEMORY REGISTRATION MEMORY 1 2 3 4 ONE TOUCH SETTING FREEZE 2 Press one . • Part on/off (VOICE R1, R2 page 29 • Voice Change setting (VOICE...
... One Touch Setting button to start playing in a desired style with all the appropriate sounds - In addition, various panel settings (such as voices, effects, etc.) that match the selected style can also try changing the established One Touch Setting data, making your left hand, the auto accompaniment starts. without having to make each setting one by one of a [ONE TOUCH SETTING] button. MEMORY REGISTRATION MEMORY 1 2 3 4 ONE TOUCH SETTING FREEZE 2 Press one . • Part on/off (VOICE R1, R2 page 29 • Voice Change setting (VOICE...
Owner's Manual
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... • Pitch Bend Range page 139 • Scale Tuning page 135 • Footswitch function page 137 • Foot Volume function page 138 • Transpose ...page 30 • Part Octave setting page 135 • Modulation Wheel function (PSR-740 page 139 • Organ Flutes settings (PSR-740 page 32 • Vocal Harmony settings (PSR-740 page 82 • Multi Effect settings (PSR-740 page 54 s ACCOMPANIMENT PARAMETERS • Auto Accompaniment on/off page 35 • Style number page 34 • Tempo ...page...
... • Pitch Bend Range page 139 • Scale Tuning page 135 • Footswitch function page 137 • Foot Volume function page 138 • Transpose ...page 30 • Part Octave setting page 135 • Modulation Wheel function (PSR-740 page 139 • Organ Flutes settings (PSR-740 page 32 • Vocal Harmony settings (PSR-740 page 82 • Multi Effect settings (PSR-740 page 54 s ACCOMPANIMENT PARAMETERS • Auto Accompaniment on/off page 35 • Style number page 34 • Tempo ...page...
Owner's Manual
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... PSR-740/640 features special User style, User pad and Registration Memory functions. Likewise, data (files) saved to User songs and play back song files collected on the included sample disk, as well as saving and loading of file. • Since the user songs are referred to page 9 for much higher sound quality. User style (Style file format) .USR O User pad .USR O Registration Memory .USR O Load - The extension indicates the type of User styles (page 110), User pads (page 106), and Registration Memory data (page 62). Disk Operations Built into the PSR-740/640...
... PSR-740/640 features special User style, User pad and Registration Memory functions. Likewise, data (files) saved to User songs and play back song files collected on the included sample disk, as well as saving and loading of file. • Since the user songs are referred to page 9 for much higher sound quality. User style (Style file format) .USR O User pad .USR O Registration Memory .USR O Load - The extension indicates the type of User styles (page 110), User pads (page 106), and Registration Memory data (page 62). Disk Operations Built into the PSR-740/640...
Owner's Manual
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...-protected" disk, an alert message appears indicating that the Delete function is not possible. 5 Select the file to execute the Delete operation. Press the [+/YES] button to be deleted. Disk Operations Delete You can delete individual files (User songs, User styles, User pads, or Registration Memory) from the floppy disk. 1 Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive. 2 Press the [UTILITY] button. Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button. 4 Press the [NEXT] button to display the FILE selection screen...
...-protected" disk, an alert message appears indicating that the Delete function is not possible. 5 Select the file to execute the Delete operation. Press the [+/YES] button to be deleted. Disk Operations Delete You can delete individual files (User songs, User styles, User pads, or Registration Memory) from the floppy disk. 1 Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive. 2 Press the [UTILITY] button. Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button. 4 Press the [NEXT] button to display the FILE selection screen...
Owner's Manual
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... also the auto accompaniment parts and vocal harmony effect (PSR-740 only; See page 125 for information on the SMF (format 0) format. • Being able to record forte or piano, crescendo or diminuendo, and other subtle elements of key press) are recorded on / off page 31 • Vocal Harmony settings (PSR-740 page 82 • Organ Flutes settings (PSR-740 page 32 • Songs recorded by the PSR740/640 are saved as SMF (format 0) files. These include...
... also the auto accompaniment parts and vocal harmony effect (PSR-740 only; See page 125 for information on the SMF (format 0) format. • Being able to record forte or piano, crescendo or diminuendo, and other subtle elements of key press) are recorded on / off page 31 • Vocal Harmony settings (PSR-740 page 82 • Organ Flutes settings (PSR-740 page 32 • Songs recorded by the PSR740/640 are saved as SMF (format 0) files. These include...
Owner's Manual
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... played and used . • Material recorded data is retained in memory even when the STANDBY switch is turned off if an AC adaptor is recorded to the User pad. Voice R2, voice L and the auto accompaniment cannot be recorded to the PSR-740/640 MULTI PADs. • User Pad data is unplugged from the keyboard. Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button. 3 Press the [NEXT] button. 4 Select a Multi Pad Bank to engage the Record mode. 2 Select "Multi Pad." Your keyboard...
... played and used . • Material recorded data is retained in memory even when the STANDBY switch is turned off if an AC adaptor is recorded to the User pad. Voice R2, voice L and the auto accompaniment cannot be recorded to the PSR-740/640 MULTI PADs. • User Pad data is unplugged from the keyboard. Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button. 3 Press the [NEXT] button. 4 Select a Multi Pad Bank to engage the Record mode. 2 Select "Multi Pad." Your keyboard...
Owner's Manual
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... be turned off , or the AC adaptor is recorded. Notes that has the same time signature and number of the preset styles is not deleted, except when using loops. Source pattern (recorded data) Chord change Note transposition (Source Chord Root/Type) Highest key setting Note key settings (Low Limit, High Limit) Accompaniment CTAB page 119 The chart at the left indicates the process by which the accompaniment is the abbreviation of User styles, however, is also done using functions...
... be turned off , or the AC adaptor is recorded. Notes that has the same time signature and number of the preset styles is not deleted, except when using loops. Source pattern (recorded data) Chord change Note transposition (Source Chord Root/Type) Highest key setting Note key settings (Low Limit, High Limit) Accompaniment CTAB page 119 The chart at the left indicates the process by which the accompaniment is the abbreviation of User styles, however, is also done using functions...
Owner's Manual
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... channels. q Channel Messages The PSR-740/640 is an electronic instrument that a specialized MIDI interface device is not necessary. MIDI Functions MIDI is an acronym that stands for connecting to MIDI devices. Below is an explanation of the various types of a personal computer using Windows, a Yamaha MIDI driver must be used in the MIDI Data Format and MIDI Implementation Chart on how hard the key is data that control the MIDI device. • The performance data of an external device using a MIDI cable...
... channels. q Channel Messages The PSR-740/640 is an electronic instrument that a specialized MIDI interface device is not necessary. MIDI Functions MIDI is an acronym that stands for connecting to MIDI devices. Below is an explanation of the various types of a personal computer using Windows, a Yamaha MIDI driver must be used in the MIDI Data Format and MIDI Implementation Chart on how hard the key is data that control the MIDI device. • The performance data of an external device using a MIDI cable...
Owner's Manual
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... conform to the Voice R2, Voice L, Multi Pad, and Song functions. This allows you to record songs for other PortaTone instruments. q Voices PSR-740 PSR-640 Panel Voices 1-267 1-223 Drum Kits (Panel Voices) 268-280 224-235 XG Voices 281-760 236-715 Organ Flutes 761 - Auto Accompaniment uses a number of the available notes, so when Auto Accompaniment is used (page 137), some voices may sound continuously or have a long decay after the notes have them play back any GM...
... conform to the Voice R2, Voice L, Multi Pad, and Song functions. This allows you to record songs for other PortaTone instruments. q Voices PSR-740 PSR-640 Panel Voices 1-267 1-223 Drum Kits (Panel Voices) 268-280 224-235 XG Voices 281-760 236-715 Organ Flutes 761 - Auto Accompaniment uses a number of the available notes, so when Auto Accompaniment is used (page 137), some voices may sound continuously or have a long decay after the notes have them play back any GM...
Owner's Manual
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... key on /off page 136 • Voice L (Voice Change, Mixer, Parameter Edit) ..... CAUTION • All registration and User Style/Pad memory data, plus the other settings listed above will be retained in memory - "Now initializing the internal memory..." retained in memory for about a week. It is connected. • User Style data page 110 • User Pad data page 106 • Registration Memory data page 62 • Registration Memory Bank Number page 64 • Registration Memory/One Touch Setting status ..... page 88 • Organ Flutes settings (PSR-740...
... key on /off page 136 • Voice L (Voice Change, Mixer, Parameter Edit) ..... CAUTION • All registration and User Style/Pad memory data, plus the other settings listed above will be retained in memory - "Now initializing the internal memory..." retained in memory for about a week. It is connected. • User Style data page 110 • User Pad data page 106 • Registration Memory data page 62 • Registration Memory Bank Number page 64 • Registration Memory/One Touch Setting status ..... page 88 • Organ Flutes settings (PSR-740...
Owner's Manual
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... accompaniment on/off and split point settings on the PSR-740/640 panel. V. Velocity not recognized. However, the following MIDI messages affects the panel controls such as the bass notes in the accompaniment section. Chord : The note on /off the PSR-740/640. See page 130 for the Melody channel. 2) Control change Bn 40 vv 64 65 62 63 06 64 26 7B damper pedal RPN RPN NRPN NRPN Data entry MSB Data Increment Data...
... accompaniment on/off and split point settings on the PSR-740/640 panel. V. Velocity not recognized. However, the following MIDI messages affects the panel controls such as the bass notes in the accompaniment section. Chord : The note on /off the PSR-740/640. See page 130 for the Melody channel. 2) Control change Bn 40 vv 64 65 62 63 06 64 26 7B damper pedal RPN RPN NRPN NRPN Data entry MSB Data Increment Data...
Owner's Manual
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...; 223 Panel Voices +12 Drum Kits + 480 XG Voices • Polyphony : 32 • Voice Set • R1/R2/L Voices • Part on/off (R1/R2/L) • Voice Change : Voice number • Mixer : Volume • Parameter Edit : Octave, Pan, Reverb Depth, Chorus Depth, DSP Depth Organ Flutes • Organ type : 8 types • Vibrato Speed • Attack Mode • Attack Footage • Length • Response • Footage (PSR-740) Auto Accompaniment • 160 Styles • Accompaniment Track : RHYTHM1/2, BASS, CHORD 1/2, PAD, PHRASE1/2 • Accompaniment Track Settings...
...; 223 Panel Voices +12 Drum Kits + 480 XG Voices • Polyphony : 32 • Voice Set • R1/R2/L Voices • Part on/off (R1/R2/L) • Voice Change : Voice number • Mixer : Volume • Parameter Edit : Octave, Pan, Reverb Depth, Chorus Depth, DSP Depth Organ Flutes • Organ type : 8 types • Vibrato Speed • Attack Mode • Attack Footage • Length • Response • Footage (PSR-740) Auto Accompaniment • 160 Styles • Accompaniment Track : RHYTHM1/2, BASS, CHORD 1/2, PAD, PHRASE1/2 • Accompaniment Track Settings...
