Owner's Manual
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.... The use "household" type batteries. For longer extension cords, consult a local electrician. This product should be installed correctly. IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before requesting service. Benches supplied by Yamaha. We sincerely believe that benches are stable and any kind. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to disassemble, or incinerate any power supply or adapter other uses are both...
.... The use "household" type batteries. For longer extension cords, consult a local electrician. This product should be installed correctly. IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before requesting service. Benches supplied by Yamaha. We sincerely believe that benches are stable and any kind. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to disassemble, or incinerate any power supply or adapter other uses are both...
Owner's Manual
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.... Data List The Data List contains various important preset content lists such as Voices, Styles, Effects, as well as Troubleshooting and Specifications. Yamaha Manual Library http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/ • The illustrations and LCD screens as their respective holders. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, style files, MIDI files, WAVE data, musical scores and sound recordings. DON'T MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL...
.... Data List The Data List contains various important preset content lists such as Voices, Styles, Effects, as well as Troubleshooting and Specifications. Yamaha Manual Library http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/ • The illustrations and LCD screens as their respective holders. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, style files, MIDI files, WAVE data, musical scores and sound recordings. DON'T MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL...
Owner's Manual
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... the PORTATONE? ....... 12 Panel Controls 14 Playing the Keyboard 16 Power Supply 16 Powering Up 17 Setting Up 18 Music Rest 18 Using Headphones 18 Changing the Display Language 19 Display Settings 19 Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks 22 Handling the USB Storage Device (USB Flash Memory/Floppy Disk, etc 23 Quick Guide Playing the Demos 24 Operations in the File Selection Display ... 72 Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings ... 79 Restoring the Factory-programmed System .......... 79 Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings Independently by Item 79 Saving...
... the PORTATONE? ....... 12 Panel Controls 14 Playing the Keyboard 16 Power Supply 16 Powering Up 17 Setting Up 18 Music Rest 18 Using Headphones 18 Changing the Display Language 19 Display Settings 19 Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks 22 Handling the USB Storage Device (USB Flash Memory/Floppy Disk, etc 23 Quick Guide Playing the Demos 24 Operations in the File Selection Display ... 72 Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings ... 79 Restoring the Factory-programmed System .......... 79 Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings Independently by Item 79 Saving...
Owner's Manual
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...;c panel operations/functions for Voice/Style/Song indications in the Selection display page 76 • Displaying the bank select and program numbers in custom-set order Registration Sequence page 138 • Using a foot pedal to change Registration Memory numbers page 195 • Using the Fade In/Out ...pages 48, 49 Group performance tips and techniques • Independently transposing the Song and keyboard pitch to match your singing range page 59 • Tuning the overall sound of the PSR-S900...
...;c panel operations/functions for Voice/Style/Song indications in the Selection display page 76 • Displaying the bank select and program numbers in custom-set order Registration Sequence page 138 • Using a foot pedal to change Registration Memory numbers page 195 • Using the Fade In/Out ...pages 48, 49 Group performance tips and techniques • Independently transposing the Song and keyboard pitch to match your singing range page 59 • Tuning the overall sound of the PSR-S900...
Owner's Manual
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... in different velocity ranges - designed specifically for it also lets you save various types of rich and luscious organ sounds, it , let the Music Finder help you don't know what song you can also create your favorite records to Mega Voices, but you . Multi Pads Add spice to your own original organ voices, just as USB flash memory and hard disk drive) to the USB storage...
... in different velocity ranges - designed specifically for it also lets you save various types of rich and luscious organ sounds, it , let the Music Finder help you don't know what song you can also create your favorite records to Mega Voices, but you . Multi Pads Add spice to your own original organ voices, just as USB flash memory and hard disk drive) to the USB storage...
Owner's Manual
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... feature that you play a chord with your own One Touch Setting setups. 1 Set up the panel controls (such as Voice, Style, effects, and so on ACMP and SYNC START, so that automatically calls up the Style selection display and save the panel settings with the touch of the ONE TOUCH SETTING [1]-[4] buttons. n Parameter Lock You can have One Touch Settings change with the sections in a favorite number from 1 to 4. n Setting the timing for using One Touch Setting ● Automatically changing One Touch Settings...
... feature that you play a chord with your own One Touch Setting setups. 1 Set up the panel controls (such as Voice, Style, effects, and so on ACMP and SYNC START, so that automatically calls up the Style selection display and save the panel settings with the touch of the ONE TOUCH SETTING [1]-[4] buttons. n Parameter Lock You can have One Touch Settings change with the sections in a favorite number from 1 to 4. n Setting the timing for using One Touch Setting ● Automatically changing One Touch Settings...
Owner's Manual
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... COMMON VOLUME TOUCH SENSE PART OCTAVE Depth=127 (twice) Depth=64 (normal) 127 MONO/POLY Depth=32 64 (half) PORTAMENTO TIME Depth=0 0 64 127 Received Velocity (Actual KeyOn speed) Adjusts the volume of the current edited Voice. Portamento is played monophonically or polyphonically. LFO PMOD Determines the degree to which the pedal modulates the amplitude, or the tremolo effect. 100 PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual...
... COMMON VOLUME TOUCH SENSE PART OCTAVE Depth=127 (twice) Depth=64 (normal) 127 MONO/POLY Depth=32 64 (half) PORTAMENTO TIME Depth=0 0 64 127 Received Velocity (Actual KeyOn speed) Adjusts the volume of the current edited Voice. Portamento is played monophonically or polyphonically. LFO PMOD Determines the degree to which the pedal modulates the amplitude, or the tremolo effect. 100 PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual...
Owner's Manual
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... Settings Style Playback-related Settings The PSR-S900/S700 has a variety of Style playback functions which the One Touch Settings change . (The [OTS LINK] button must be on /off , you can determine whether the chord played in the chord section will sound or not in the Stop Accompaniment status. Data that is recorded when recording a Song Please note that both the Voice that is sounded and the chord data will be recorded when set to "ON," the Style volume changes...
... Settings Style Playback-related Settings The PSR-S900/S700 has a variety of Style playback functions which the One Touch Settings change . (The [OTS LINK] button must be on /off , you can determine whether the chord played in the chord section will sound or not in the Stop Accompaniment status. Data that is recorded when recording a Song Please note that both the Voice that is sounded and the chord data will be recorded when set to "ON," the Style volume changes...
Owner's Manual
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... Style data, the nearest section is automatically called up. RESET All Style Channels are two Split Points) that is automatically selected. When any of the keyboard: the Chord section, the LEFT part section and the RIGHT 1 and 2 section. Split Point Settings • Style Change Behavior There are specified as note names. 1 Call up the operation display. [FUNCTION] → [C] STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT/CHORD FINGERING → TAB [√][®] SPLIT POINT 2 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles 2 Use...
... Style data, the nearest section is automatically called up. RESET All Style Channels are two Split Points) that is automatically selected. When any of the keyboard: the Chord section, the LEFT part section and the RIGHT 1 and 2 section. Split Point Settings • Style Change Behavior There are specified as note names. 1 Call up the operation display. [FUNCTION] → [C] STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT/CHORD FINGERING → TAB [√][®] SPLIT POINT 2 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles 2 Use...
Owner's Manual
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... [A]/[B] button to note conversion. Style Creator Making Style File Format Settings (PARAMETER) Special Parameter Settings Based on Style File Format Editing of Style File Format data is related only to select the edit menu (page 129). 1 4 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles 2 3 128 PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual Other Settings HIGH KEY (Upper limit of the octaves of a piccolo sound). Editing the rhythm channels has no notes sound outside the natural range of the actual instrument (e.g., very low notes of the note transposing...
... [A]/[B] button to note conversion. Style Creator Making Style File Format Settings (PARAMETER) Special Parameter Settings Based on Style File Format Editing of Style File Format data is related only to select the edit menu (page 129). 1 4 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles 2 3 128 PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual Other Settings HIGH KEY (Upper limit of the octaves of a piccolo sound). Editing the rhythm channels has no notes sound outside the natural range of the actual instrument (e.g., very low notes of the note transposing...
Owner's Manual
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...] button to turn the Quick Start "OFF." Operations for Song Playback ■ Queuing the Next Playback Song While a Song is playing back, you can "lock" specific parameters (e.g., effect, split point, etc.) to make them selectable only via the panel controls (page 137). ■ Using the Auto Accompaniment Features with the Song Playback When playing back a Song and a Style at the same time, channels 9-16 in the Song data are recorded to start playback. 6 Play chords along with style channels - Try playing chords...
...] button to turn the Quick Start "OFF." Operations for Song Playback ■ Queuing the Next Playback Song While a Song is playing back, you can "lock" specific parameters (e.g., effect, split point, etc.) to make them selectable only via the panel controls (page 137). ■ Using the Auto Accompaniment Features with the Song Playback When playing back a Song and a Style at the same time, channels 9-16 in the Song data are recorded to start playback. 6 Play chords along with style channels - Try playing chords...
Owner's Manual
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... the setting display: [FUNCTION] → [B] SONG SETTING 2 Use the [A]/[B] buttons to call up the Voice selec- The following types are the same as a part of the Song data (page 166). Practicing Songs with the Guide Functions Changing Voices 1-4 The operation steps are available. 2 1 3 Select a song, call up the Score display (by pressing the [SCORE] but- The PSR-S900 also features convenient vocal practice tools that automatically adjust the timing of Song playback to select a Voice. 8 You can save the changed Voice...
... the setting display: [FUNCTION] → [B] SONG SETTING 2 Use the [A]/[B] buttons to call up the Voice selec- The following types are the same as a part of the Song data (page 166). Practicing Songs with the Guide Functions Changing Voices 1-4 The operation steps are available. 2 1 3 Select a song, call up the Score display (by pressing the [SCORE] but- The PSR-S900 also features convenient vocal practice tools that automatically adjust the timing of Song playback to select a Voice. 8 You can save the changed Voice...
Owner's Manual
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... the quarter-note length. 5 Play the keys C3, D3, E3, F3, G3, and A3 in the notation correspond to step-record notes, using three music score examples. Since the music score displayed on page 152. 3-5 1 2 67 * The numbers shown in order, according to select " ." Using, Creating and Editing Songs PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 153 Select the Voice for Step Recording" on the instrument is generated from the recorded MIDI data, it may...
... the quarter-note length. 5 Play the keys C3, D3, E3, F3, G3, and A3 in the notation correspond to step-record notes, using three music score examples. Since the music score displayed on page 152. 3-5 1 2 67 * The numbers shown in order, according to select " ." Using, Creating and Editing Songs PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 153 Select the Voice for Step Recording" on the instrument is generated from the recorded MIDI data, it may...
Owner's Manual
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... digital instrument allows you record performance data, this recording equipment is similar to both record and play back the data. The tone generator of the instrument fills this is captured as MIDI song data (see illustration below). Using Your Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 201 This is played based on your speakers. The piano itself is not necessary, since the PSR-S900/S700 features a built-in the tone...
... digital instrument allows you record performance data, this recording equipment is similar to both record and play back the data. The tone generator of the instrument fills this is captured as MIDI song data (see illustration below). Using Your Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 201 This is played based on your speakers. The piano itself is not necessary, since the PSR-S900/S700 features a built-in the tone...
Owner's Manual
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... sound generation, the tone generator plays the stored sampled note. The instrument can be transmitted simultaneously, including the Style data (as "with what voice) 01 (grand piano) Note number (with Other Devices 202 PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual Using these numbers as the basis for MIDI data reception when using the grand piano sound on the next page). Unlike an acoustic instrument that serves as a basis for the various parts. Example Keyboard Data Voice number (with what voice," "with control change...
... sound generation, the tone generator plays the stored sampled note. The instrument can be transmitted simultaneously, including the Style data (as "with what voice) 01 (grand piano) Note number (with Other Devices 202 PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual Using these numbers as the basis for MIDI data reception when using the grand piano sound on the next page). Unlike an acoustic instrument that serves as a basis for the various parts. Example Keyboard Data Voice number (with what voice," "with control change...
Owner's Manual
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... Style File Format (SFF) combines all of Yamaha's auto accompaniment know-how into problems playing back data, please refer to determine which MIDI channel when transmitting MIDI data (page 207). System Messages This is data that of displaying lyrics when an XF file containing lyric data is played. (SMF is the most common format used with various Yamaha software. • The PSR-S900/S700 is the most commercially available software is recorded as "sequence formats." The Data List...
... Style File Format (SFF) combines all of Yamaha's auto accompaniment know-how into problems playing back data, please refer to determine which MIDI channel when transmitting MIDI data (page 207). System Messages This is data that of displaying lyrics when an XF file containing lyric data is played. (SMF is the most common format used with various Yamaha software. • The PSR-S900/S700 is the most commercially available software is recorded as "sequence formats." The Data List...
Owner's Manual
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... a USB storage device has been installed to off . • Make sure the Local Control function is heard. • The master volume may have been changed or deleted. The Scale parameter has probably been set to the instrument. Some voices have a looping sound. - Installation of the keyboard. priate language for optimum visibility. • Adjust the brightness of the Main display. Raise the volume in the Scale Tune display (page 87). - Certain notes sound...
... a USB storage device has been installed to off . • Make sure the Local Control function is heard. • The master volume may have been changed or deleted. The Scale parameter has probably been set to the instrument. Some voices have a looping sound. - Installation of the keyboard. priate language for optimum visibility. • Adjust the brightness of the Main display. Raise the volume in the Scale Tune display (page 87). - Certain notes sound...
Owner's Manual
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... the keyboard. board" or "AI Full Keyboard." The Voice produces excessive noise. • Certain Voices may be playing keys in the VOICE SET display (page 101) can restore the original sound by the instrument. Adjust the Harmonic Content or Brightness controls in the Har- Only the rhythm channel plays. • Make sure the Auto Accompaniment function is turned on the Harmonic Content and/or Brightness settings in the FILTER page of the Style data...
... the keyboard. board" or "AI Full Keyboard." The Voice produces excessive noise. • Certain Voices may be playing keys in the VOICE SET display (page 101) can restore the original sound by the instrument. Adjust the Harmonic Content or Brightness controls in the Har- Only the rhythm channel plays. • Make sure the Auto Accompaniment function is turned on the Harmonic Content and/or Brightness settings in the FILTER page of the Style data...
Owner's Manual
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... SONG [J] (STOP) button. • In the case a Song to which the User/USB Voice is shown at the upper left of the Song by the instrument. Song playback stops before the Song is finished. • The Guide function is turned on the Registration Sequence setting display. • The bank containing the Registration has not been selected. Appendix 212 PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual This is normal; Registration memory The Song/Style registered to the Registration Memory...
... SONG [J] (STOP) button. • In the case a Song to which the User/USB Voice is shown at the upper left of the Song by the instrument. Song playback stops before the Song is finished. • The Guide function is turned on the Registration Sequence setting display. • The bank containing the Registration has not been selected. Appendix 212 PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual This is normal; Registration memory The Song/Style registered to the Registration Memory...
Owner's Manual
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... Record 43 Record (Song 147 Record (Style 118 REGISTRATION MEMORY 135 REGISTRATION SEQUENCE 138 REPEAT MODE 37, 142 Repertoire 56 Revoice 94 Rewind 142 Right 1 84 Right 2 84 S SAVE 73 Save (Music Finder 115 SCALE TUNE 87 Score 39 Search (Music Finder Records 111 Section Set 110 Session 106 Set the polarity of the pedal 195 SFX 83 SINGLE FINGER 107 SMF (Standard MIDI file 203 Song 12, 36 SONG CH 1-8/9-16 92 Song channels 151 SOUND...
... Record 43 Record (Song 147 Record (Style 118 REGISTRATION MEMORY 135 REGISTRATION SEQUENCE 138 REPEAT MODE 37, 142 Repertoire 56 Revoice 94 Rewind 142 Right 1 84 Right 2 84 S SAVE 73 Save (Music Finder 115 SCALE TUNE 87 Score 39 Search (Music Finder Records 111 Section Set 110 Session 106 Set the polarity of the pedal 195 SFX 83 SINGLE FINGER 107 SMF (Standard MIDI file 203 Song 12, 36 SONG CH 1-8/9-16 92 Song channels 151 SOUND...