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What Is The Difference Between The Psr320 And Psr420

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Owner's Manual - Page 2

... are ideal for learning new songs and polishing your keyboard technique. q Digital effects add depth and ambience to do is selected. all you stunning sound quality with maximum musical enjoyment. q Optional Yamaha Music Cartridges can be plugged in for enjoyable automated perform- The Yamaha PSR-320/420 PortaTone combines the most of -theart digital electronics...

Owner's Manual - Page 3

... AC Power Adaptor 6 s Using Batteries 6 Connections 7 s The PHONES Jack 7 s SUSTAIN Jack 7 s MIDI IN and OUT Connectors 7 The Music Stand 7 The Demonstration 8 Basic Display Operation 10 Playing the PSR-320/420 12 Selecting & Playing Voices 12 s Keyboard Percussion 14 The Split Mode 15 Changing the Split Voice & Related Parameters 15 Touch Response 17 Dual Voice...

Owner's Manual - Page 5

...PAD 108 KOTO 03 LT RK BALLAD 17 SURF SHUFFLE 30 TWIST 43 POP RAP CONTEMP JAZZ 69 BOLERO LENTO WORLD MUSIC 95 SLOW WALTZ 02 BRIGHT PNO 16 DULCIMER 29 MUTE GUITAR 42 VIOLA 56 ORCH HIT 69 OBOE 82 SAWTOOTH LD... TWEET 125 TELEPHONE 126 HELICOPTER 127 APPLAUSE 133 ANALOG 134 JAZZ 135 BRUSH 128 GUNSHOT 136 CLASSIC PSR-420 & KEYBOARD ) q PHONES MIDI OUT IN SUSTAIN DC IN 10-12V w er 4

Owner's Manual - Page 6

... 28 9 CURSOR s, t, Buttons .. page 31 & Music CARTRIDGE Slot page 44 * KEYBOARD Section • TOUCH RESPONSE Button ... page 9, 13 7 SONG Section • REC Button page 36, 38 • PLAY/STOP Button ..... FUNCTION s, t Buttons .......... page 50 8 AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT Section • SYNC-START/STOP Button ... Panel Controls PSR-320 PSR-420 s Top Panel Controls ... 1 POWER Switch...

Owner's Manual - Page 7

... Power Supply Your PSR-320/420 will appear on the inside of time. 6 The internal batteries are automatically disconnected when an AC Power Adaptor is not to play. The use different kinds of data. ...the batteries as follows: ZOpen the battery compartment cover located on the rear panel of the PSR320/420, then plug the Power Adaptor (or the AC cable of six new batteries. DC IN ...

Owner's Manual - Page 8

... note and velocity data produced by the PSR320/420 (e.g. The internal stereo speaker system is automatically shut off when a pair of headphones is supplied with a music stand that you do not press the ... IN The Music Stand The PSR-320/420 is plugged into the PHONES jack. • The PHONES jack can also be used to deliver the output of the PSR-320/420 to a keyboard amplifier, stereo...

Owner's Manual - Page 10

...function. 4 Skip to the notes played - DEMO 001 Trumpet PSR-420 • You can play along on the PSR320/420 keyboard while the demonstration is playing you can select any of the ...songs. • As the demonstration plays the guide lamps above the PSR-420 keyboard will light according to the Beginning Of a Different Demo Song While the demonstration is playing. • Harmony effect (...

Owner's Manual - Page 12

...different voices can be selected by pressing the MODE button as many times as required (page 35). DUAL (Dual Voice) Appears when the DUAL VOICE feature is on (page 50). 11 GUIDE (PSR-420...the keyboard (page 22). MINUS ONE DIGITAL EFFECT TOUCH DUAL HARMONY GUIDE NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED MODE PSR-420 Song Track Parameters & Icons Like the accompaniment tracks, each of the PSR-320/420's...

Owner's Manual - Page 16

...times as required (the name of the selected function and its current setting appear on the keyboard. In this case the dual voice plays simultaneously with the right. The right-hand voice...described below. You could, for example, play different voices with the left hand while playing piano with the right-hand voice only. Playing the PSR-320/420 The Split Mode The SPLIT mode lets you...

Owner's Manual - Page 17

...voice volume). The key number of the key you press will change automatically whenever a different keyboard voice is full right. You can be set at any key number from "-7" to ... set outside the range of the split voice up one or two octaves. Shifts the pitch of the PSR-320/420 keyboard for MIDI applications. The pan range is 96. i.e. and right-hand voices (the split-point key ...

Owner's Manual - Page 19

...is ON (page 54), the Dual Voice parameters will change automatically whenever a different voice is from "-7" to +"7". "-1" is from "00" (no sound... can be changed via the VOICE function. • Keyboard percussion voices cannot be used as the dual voice. ...OVERALL function group - Function Dual Voice . Playing the PSR-320/420 Changing the Dual Voice & Related Parameters 1 Select the...

Owner's Manual - Page 21

...the display. 7 8 9 0 -/NO +/YES 3 Exit ...Press the [VOICE] button or select a different function to exit from -12 to +12, allowing a maximum upward or downward transposition of "0" produces the normal...function. Playing the PSR-320/420 2 Select the Effect ... Transposition This functions allow the overall pitch of the PSR-320/420 to the right of the keyboard icon labeled "...

Owner's Manual - Page 22

... can provide automated bass and chord backing that can be played simultaneously on the PSR-320/420 keyboard is reduced when the Accompaniment mode is perfectly matched to the right of the ...list to provide fully-orchestrated or rhythm-only accompaniment. Using Auto Accompaniment The PSR-320/420 has 100 different accompaniment "styles" that can be used to the right of notes that is used.

Owner's Manual - Page 23

... selected whenever the power is Selected, Select the Desired Fingering Mode ...The PSR-320/420 has two fingering modes for fingered accompaniment - CURSOR FUNCTION VOICE STYLE SONG ...the left of the keyboard. Using Auto Accompaniment q SINGLE FINGER ACCOMPANIMENT Single-finger accompaniment makes it simple to its left. Normal and Full. To select a different fingering mode first select...

Owner's Manual - Page 28

...For example, if you select a different section, the fill-in will begin immediately and the new section will actually begin from the top of the keyboard are selected automatically. 27 Press ... of the main keyboard volume via the "Accompaniment Volume" function in the Auto Accompaniment section of the next measure. even if it is pressed during playback, the PSR-320/420 will generate an ...

Owner's Manual - Page 29

...plays one of parts in the display. The PHRASE track is where the musical embellishments reside. When the LARGE accompaniment is selected and the PAD and PHRASE ... Auto Accompaniment Accompaniment Track Control The PSR-320/420 has five accompaniment tracks - q What's in any section will be turned off , thereby changing the number of the keyboard percussion kits. This track plays long...

Owner's Manual - Page 31

...] button or select a different function to exit from within the OVERALL function list. The split point can be instantly recalled by pressing the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons at any key number from 00 through 127, allowing the split point to be set outside the range of the PSR-320/420 keyboard for MIDI applications...

Owner's Manual - Page 32

...different...Split Voice (Voice number, volume, octave, pan, split point = 59) • Keyboard volume • Harmony on/off, type • Digital effect on/off, type &#...(for that style will appear next to "HARMONY" in supplied Music Cartridge (page 44) have recommended "panel setups" that can be...Using Auto Accompaniment One Touch Setting The PSR-320/420's 100 internal styles and styles added via...

Owner's Manual - Page 45

...HARMONY VOL GUIDE ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED PSR-420 s Inserting a Music Cartridge With the power OFF, insert the Music Cartridge into the cartridge slot as shown, and press down... back correctly, if the electrical contacts on the Music Cartridge with the PSR320/420. If this happens, insert and remove the Music Cartridge several times. If the problem still happens...

Owner's Manual - Page 68

...Volume value and the actual volume is reset. *4 Exclusive. MIDI Implementation Chart *0 PSR-320/420 functions as the MIDI Master Tuning value, and the actual tuning value is fixed ...ignored. The Remote Keyboard channel can be played on the PSR-320/420 can be set by an external device and receive all controllers. The designated channels on the PSR320/420 via an external FDD...