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... permitted under relevant laws. Any unauthorized use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is Yamaha's original style file format which uses a unique conversion system to provide high-quality automatic accompaniment...for your playing strength-just a like a real musical instrument! Touch Response The exceptionally natural Touch Response feature, with peripheral Devices. Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data...computer with a convenient front panel on a wide range of chord types. 6 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual
... permitted under relevant laws. Any unauthorized use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is Yamaha's original style file format which uses a unique conversion system to provide high-quality automatic accompaniment...for your playing strength-just a like a real musical instrument! Touch Response The exceptionally natural Touch Response feature, with peripheral Devices. Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data...computer with a convenient front panel on a wide range of chord types. 6 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual
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... Please read this manual in order to better understand an operation or function. Accessories The PSR-E403/YPT-400 package includes the following items. Please check that you for purchasing the Yamaha PSR-E403/YPT-400 PortaTone! Make sure to keep this owner's manual carefully before using the instrument... in a safe and handy place even after you finish reading, and refer to it often when you need to take full advantage of its various features.
... Please read this manual in order to better understand an operation or function. Accessories The PSR-E403/YPT-400 package includes the following items. Please check that you for purchasing the Yamaha PSR-E403/YPT-400 PortaTone! Make sure to keep this owner's manual carefully before using the instrument... in a safe and handy place even after you finish reading, and refer to it often when you need to take full advantage of its various features.
Owner's Manual
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... time with the music. and much more . even if you play it subtly or drastically. Try the auto-accompaniment Styles. Special Features of the PSR-E403/YPT-400 I Creating New Sounds Page 18 By adjusting just two knobs you can add varying degrees of styles from waltzes to ... a whole new world of arpeggios can be produced by using violin to expand your fingering or the arpeggio type. PopBossa 092 8 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual All you play , or experiment with full accompaniment? I Performance assistant technology Page 23 Play along with Styles Page 33...
... time with the music. and much more . even if you play it subtly or drastically. Try the auto-accompaniment Styles. Special Features of the PSR-E403/YPT-400 I Creating New Sounds Page 18 By adjusting just two knobs you can add varying degrees of styles from waltzes to ... a whole new world of arpeggios can be produced by using violin to expand your fingering or the arpeggio type. PopBossa 092 8 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual All you play , or experiment with full accompaniment? I Performance assistant technology Page 23 Play along with Styles Page 33...
Owner's Manual
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Contents Copyright Notice 6 Panel Logos 6 Accessories 7 Special Features of the PSR-E403/YPT-400 8 Setting Up 10 Power Requirements 10 Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack 11 Connecting a Footswitch (...Basic Operation 57 Display Items 59 Reference Adding Effects 60 Harmony 60 Adding Reverb 61 Adding Chorus 62 Handy Performance Features 63 The Metronome 63 Setting the Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Beat 64 Adjusting ...Type List 117 MIDI Implementation Chart 118 MIDI Data Format 120 Specifications 121 Index 122 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 9
Contents Copyright Notice 6 Panel Logos 6 Accessories 7 Special Features of the PSR-E403/YPT-400 8 Setting Up 10 Power Requirements 10 Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack 11 Connecting a Footswitch (...Basic Operation 57 Display Items 59 Reference Adding Effects 60 Harmony 60 Adding Reverb 61 Adding Chorus 62 Handy Performance Features 63 The Metronome 63 Setting the Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Beat 64 Adjusting ...Type List 117 MIDI Implementation Chart 118 MIDI Data Format 120 Specifications 121 Index 122 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 9
Owner's Manual
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... . Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch again to turn the power OFF. Plug the Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch into this changes the recognized polarity of a computer, and you... terminal of the footswitch, resulting in electric shock or equipment damage. To use the USB data-transfer features you'll need to do the following: • First, make sure you play by turning the... exists on flash memory, all necessary connections below BEFORE turning the power on your hearing. PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 11 Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack) Connecting to that the footswitch plug...
... . Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch again to turn the power OFF. Plug the Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch into this changes the recognized polarity of a computer, and you... terminal of the footswitch, resulting in electric shock or equipment damage. To use the USB data-transfer features you'll need to do the following: • First, make sure you play by turning the... exists on flash memory, all necessary connections below BEFORE turning the power on your hearing. PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 11 Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack) Connecting to that the footswitch plug...
Owner's Manual
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... chords. The rhythm accompaniment will begin playing together. If you're not comfortable with right-hand playing yet, you could use the performance assistant technology feature described on page 34. 5 Press the [START/STOP] button. The style and arpeggio will start. 6 Begin playing. The accompaniment will appear. on... 001 The ACMP ON icon will change your right hand plays only to the right of the split point. (page 30) PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 17 When auto accompaniment is turned on, the left -hand chord. When the performance assistant feature is on ..."
... chords. The rhythm accompaniment will begin playing together. If you're not comfortable with right-hand playing yet, you could use the performance assistant technology feature described on page 34. 5 Press the [START/STOP] button. The style and arpeggio will start. 6 Begin playing. The accompaniment will appear. on... 001 The ACMP ON icon will change your right hand plays only to the right of the split point. (page 30) PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 17 When auto accompaniment is turned on, the left -hand chord. When the performance assistant feature is on ..."
Owner's Manual
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...other selection controls to select a different song. Q e uick Guid The Easy Way to Play Piano This instrument includes a performance assistant technology feature that lets you play along with Both Hands 1 Press the [PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT ON/OFF] button. Refer to turn the function on the ...Song number The song displayed here will be played. Press the [SONG] button, and the song number and name will be displayed. PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 23 The P.A.T. icon will appear when performance assistant technology is on using performance assistant technology to start learning!...
...other selection controls to select a different song. Q e uick Guid The Easy Way to Play Piano This instrument includes a performance assistant technology feature that lets you play along with Both Hands 1 Press the [PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT ON/OFF] button. Refer to turn the function on the ...Song number The song displayed here will be played. Press the [SONG] button, and the song number and name will be displayed. PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 23 The P.A.T. icon will appear when performance assistant technology is on using performance assistant technology to start learning!...
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Use the Performance Assistant to turn the performance assistant technology feature off. Then, with your hands spread as shown in the display. You will do). Next try to performance assistant technology! or any notes will get even better results if you match your right ... PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 25 How does it... acceptable results no matter where you 're playing the right notes! Play 3 notes at once with auto accompaniment on. To use the performance assistant technology feature it sound?
Use the Performance Assistant to turn the performance assistant technology feature off. Then, with your hands spread as shown in the display. You will do). Next try to performance assistant technology! or any notes will get even better results if you match your right ... PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 25 How does it... acceptable results no matter where you 're playing the right notes! Play 3 notes at once with auto accompaniment on. To use the performance assistant technology feature it sound?
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... you get used to playing the left hand and the correct notes will sound as that described for Nocturne is provided on page 104. 26 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual Play the keys shown in the illustration. The complete score for playing Ave Maria on pages 23-25. Keep playing F, A and... Easy Way to Play Piano Next try adding the right-hand part. 3 Press the [PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT ON/OFF] button to turn the performance assistant technology feature off. Nocturne 011 2 Listen to eight measures, then begin playing from the ninth measure.
... you get used to playing the left hand and the correct notes will sound as that described for Nocturne is provided on page 104. 26 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual Play the keys shown in the illustration. The complete score for playing Ave Maria on pages 23-25. Keep playing F, A and... Easy Way to Play Piano Next try adding the right-hand part. 3 Press the [PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT ON/OFF] button to turn the performance assistant technology feature off. Nocturne 011 2 Listen to eight measures, then begin playing from the ninth measure.
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The second voice is selected. NOTE • The dual voice feature cannot be displayed. D.Voice r f NOTE • You can select a second voice which will play in the display for a few seconds, then the currently selected dual ... in addition to the main voice when you want to use is known as the "dual" voice. 1 Press the [DUAL ON/OFF] button. Vibes 109 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 29 Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices Play Two Voices Simultaneously-DUAL You can also select the Dual Voice display by...
The second voice is selected. NOTE • The dual voice feature cannot be displayed. D.Voice r f NOTE • You can select a second voice which will play in the display for a few seconds, then the currently selected dual ... in addition to the main voice when you want to use is known as the "dual" voice. 1 Press the [DUAL ON/OFF] button. Vibes 109 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 29 Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices Play Two Voices Simultaneously-DUAL You can also select the Dual Voice display by...
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.... Try Playing a Variety of dual voices. The split point setting can be changed as the "split voice". Hold for longer than a second 30 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual FngrBass 042 The currently selected SPLIT voice The [SPLIT ON/OFF] button turns the split voice on the split voice icon...and right of the keyboard split point. The currently selected split voice will sound at the same time. NOTE • The split voice feature cannot be displayed. Two voices will sound to select the "S.Voice" item. Try selecting and playing a range of Instrument Voices 4 Play the keyboard...
.... Try Playing a Variety of dual voices. The split point setting can be changed as the "split voice". Hold for longer than a second 30 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual FngrBass 042 The currently selected SPLIT voice The [SPLIT ON/OFF] button turns the split voice on the split voice icon...and right of the keyboard split point. The currently selected split voice will sound at the same time. NOTE • The split voice feature cannot be displayed. Two voices will sound to select the "S.Voice" item. Try selecting and playing a range of Instrument Voices 4 Play the keyboard...
Owner's Manual
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...the [START/STOP] button. The style rhythm will appear in the style you choose to match chords you play a key to the left hand. PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 33 You can select from a wide variety of all the available styles is provided on page 34, press the [START...we'll learn how to just the basic rhythm. Style Number 2 Select a style. Q e uick Guid Playing Styles This instrument has an auto accompaniment feature that produces accompaniment (rhythm + bass + chords) in the display. You can select from 155 different styles covering a range of musical genres and time signatures...
...the [START/STOP] button. The style rhythm will appear in the style you choose to match chords you play a key to the left hand. PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 33 You can select from a wide variety of all the available styles is provided on page 34, press the [START...we'll learn how to just the basic rhythm. Style Number 2 Select a style. Q e uick Guid Playing Styles This instrument has an auto accompaniment feature that produces accompaniment (rhythm + bass + chords) in the display. You can select from 155 different styles covering a range of musical genres and time signatures...
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... to a Song 1 Press the [SONG] button. Q e uick Guid Using Songs With this section we'll learn how to select and play the internal songs. PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 39 The song number and name will be played NOTE • You can simply enjoy listening to the 30 internal songs... to listen to the instrument from a computer in the same way that makes up a piece of the many functions provided-the performance assistant technology feature, lessons, and more. ForElise 012 The song displayed here can use them with just about any of music. Song Listen Lesson Record Select and ...
... to a Song 1 Press the [SONG] button. Q e uick Guid Using Songs With this section we'll learn how to select and play the internal songs. PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 39 The song number and name will be played NOTE • You can simply enjoy listening to the 30 internal songs... to listen to the instrument from a computer in the same way that makes up a piece of the many functions provided-the performance assistant technology feature, lessons, and more. ForElise 012 The song displayed here can use them with just about any of music. Song Listen Lesson Record Select and ...
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...use with the performance assistant technology feature. The scores for songs 9-11 are provided in this important skill. PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 41 Using Songs G Song List These 30 songs include songs that effectively demonstrate the instrument's easy song arranger feature, songs that are also well...to do it with a band. CHORD : Includes chord data. Some of this instrument. They make maximum use with the performance assistant technology feature, and more. The scores for the internal songs-except for ease in the Song Book on the CD-ROM. The "Suggested Uses" ...
...use with the performance assistant technology feature. The scores for songs 9-11 are provided in this important skill. PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 41 Using Songs G Song List These 30 songs include songs that effectively demonstrate the instrument's easy song arranger feature, songs that are also well...to do it with a band. CHORD : Includes chord data. Some of this instrument. They make maximum use with the performance assistant technology feature, and more. The scores for the internal songs-except for ease in the Song Book on the CD-ROM. The "Suggested Uses" ...
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... Right-hand part (In the case of a right-hand lesson) 4 Stop the Lesson mode. NOTE • The evaluation feature can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the [START/ STOP] button. PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 45 Select a Song For a Lesson Play the note shown in 4 levels: OK, Good, Very...
... Right-hand part (In the case of a right-hand lesson) 4 Stop the Lesson mode. NOTE • The evaluation feature can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the [START/ STOP] button. PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 45 Select a Song For a Lesson Play the note shown in 4 levels: OK, Good, Very...
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... the Repeat and learn function jumps back by pressing a number button [1]-[9] during a lesson. Select a Song For a Lesson Practice Makes Perfect-Repeat and Learn Use this feature when you want to start again just ahead of a section on which you pressed the button, and playback will begin again after a one-measure count... practice of that section until you pressed the [ ] (REPEAT & LEARN) button, and then jump back four measures and begin after a count-in . w Press immediately 48 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual Press the [ ] (REPEAT & LEARN) button during repeat playback.
... the Repeat and learn function jumps back by pressing a number button [1]-[9] during a lesson. Select a Song For a Lesson Practice Makes Perfect-Repeat and Learn Use this feature when you want to start again just ahead of a section on which you pressed the button, and playback will begin again after a one-measure count... practice of that section until you pressed the [ ] (REPEAT & LEARN) button, and then jump back four measures and begin after a count-in . w Press immediately 48 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual Press the [ ] (REPEAT & LEARN) button during repeat playback.
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... the song with other style to select a different song. You can create totally different arrangements by using Easy Song Arranger with the Easy Song Arranger feature. Playing it . Use the dial to select the song you will be displayed. The song number and name will see only the style changes while... song number and name are displayed here. 2 Select a Song. You can use the dial to play it . Press the [START/STOP] button to arrange. 50 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual This means that you experience the Easy Song Arranger.
... the song with other style to select a different song. You can create totally different arrangements by using Easy Song Arranger with the Easy Song Arranger feature. Playing it . Use the dial to select the song you will be displayed. The song number and name will see only the style changes while... song number and name are displayed here. 2 Select a Song. You can use the dial to play it . Press the [START/STOP] button to arrange. 50 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual This means that you experience the Easy Song Arranger.
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...accompaniment range of the keyboard when the Auto Accompaniment is on (page 34). • Harmony type 06 to 12 (Trill) Hold down two keys. 60 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual • Harmony type 13 to 19 (Tremolo) Keep holding down the keys. • Harmony type 20 to the Effect Type...each Harmony Type is different-refer to the below section "How to turn Harmony off, press the [HARMONY ON/OFF] button again. To turn this feature on, the appropriate harmony type for the currently selected main voice is automatically selected. 2 Press and hold the [HARMONY ON/ OFF] button for details....
...accompaniment range of the keyboard when the Auto Accompaniment is on (page 34). • Harmony type 06 to 12 (Trill) Hold down two keys. 60 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual • Harmony type 13 to 19 (Tremolo) Keep holding down the keys. • Harmony type 20 to the Effect Type...each Harmony Type is different-refer to the below section "How to turn Harmony off, press the [HARMONY ON/OFF] button again. To turn this feature on, the appropriate harmony type for the currently selected main voice is automatically selected. 2 Press and hold the [HARMONY ON/ OFF] button for details....
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IAdjusting the Metronome Tempo G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G 1 Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button to 280. R e eferenc Handy Performance Features The Metronome The instrument includes a metronome with adjustable tempo and time signature. To stop the metronome, press the [METRONOME ON/OFF] button again. GrandPno 001 1 1 ... call up the tempo setting. IStart the metronome G G G G G G G G G G Turn the metronome on and start it to set the tempo that is most comfortable for you. PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 63 Use it by pressing the [METRONOME ON/OFF] button.
IAdjusting the Metronome Tempo G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G 1 Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button to 280. R e eferenc Handy Performance Features The Metronome The instrument includes a metronome with adjustable tempo and time signature. To stop the metronome, press the [METRONOME ON/OFF] button again. GrandPno 001 1 1 ... call up the tempo setting. IStart the metronome G G G G G G G G G G Turn the metronome on and start it to set the tempo that is most comfortable for you. PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 63 Use it by pressing the [METRONOME ON/OFF] button.
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... and [ ] buttons as many times as required. 2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the beat length. MtrVol 100 Metronome volume 64 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual Hold for this example. Select 8 for longer than a second to select the number of beats per measure. TimesigD 04 The length...Volume item. A chime will synchronize to a style or song that is playing, so these parameters cannot be displayed. f r f r Handy Performance Features Setting the Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Beat In this example we'll set up a 5/8 time signature. 1 Press and...
... and [ ] buttons as many times as required. 2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the beat length. MtrVol 100 Metronome volume 64 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual Hold for this example. Select 8 for longer than a second to select the number of beats per measure. TimesigD 04 The length...Volume item. A chime will synchronize to a style or song that is playing, so these parameters cannot be displayed. f r f r Handy Performance Features Setting the Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Beat In this example we'll set up a 5/8 time signature. 1 Press and...