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...parts. Using the wrong adaptor can cause permanent hearing loss. Before turning the power on the instrument, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the...adaptor cord near other electrical products such as heaters or radiators, and do not use excessive force on it, or place it inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Do not expose the instrument to a malfunction or user operating error. Never insert or remove an electric plug with ...
...parts. Using the wrong adaptor can cause permanent hearing loss. Before turning the power on the instrument, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the...adaptor cord near other electrical products such as heaters or radiators, and do not use excessive force on it, or place it inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Do not expose the instrument to a malfunction or user operating error. Never insert or remove an electric plug with ...
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... (PSR-740) is manufactured under license of U.S.Patents No.5231671, No.5301259, No.5428708, and No.5567901 of a fine electronic keyboard. A large graphic display and easy-to make the most advanced tone generation technology with maximum musical enjoyment. The Yamaha PSR-740/640 PortaTone combines the most of this advanced instrument. Congratulations!
... (PSR-740) is manufactured under license of U.S.Patents No.5231671, No.5301259, No.5428708, and No.5567901 of a fine electronic keyboard. A large graphic display and easy-to make the most advanced tone generation technology with maximum musical enjoyment. The Yamaha PSR-740/640 PortaTone combines the most of this advanced instrument. Congratulations!
Owner's Manual
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... Voices (R1, R2) Simultaneously ......... 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...
... Voices (R1, R2) Simultaneously ......... 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...
Owner's Manual
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... accompaniment patterns. (PSR-740) (→ Page 45) • You can also create your original accompaniment styles by recording them directly from the keyboard. (→ Page 110) Multi Pads • By simply pressing one of the Multi Pads, you can play short rhythmic or melodic phrases.... • You can also create your original Multi Pad phrases by recording them directly from the keyboard. (→ Page 106) Registration Memory • The convenient Registration Memory feature lets you save them for the selected accompaniment style - with...
... accompaniment patterns. (PSR-740) (→ Page 45) • You can also create your original accompaniment styles by recording them directly from the keyboard. (→ Page 110) Multi Pads • By simply pressing one of the Multi Pads, you can play short rhythmic or melodic phrases.... • You can also create your original Multi Pad phrases by recording them directly from the keyboard. (→ Page 106) Registration Memory • The convenient Registration Memory feature lets you save them for the selected accompaniment style - with...
Owner's Manual
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...effect capability while retaining full compatibility with a wide range of the harmony voices - By using the Style Recording feature. 9 7 is Yamaha's original style file format which significantly expands and improves on a wide range of displaying lyrics when an XF file containing lyric data .... XF The Yamaha XF format enhances the SMF (Standard MIDI File) standard with greater functionality and open-ended expandability for lead vocals that any data conforming to the standard will play accurately on any GM-compatible tone generator or synthesizer from a connected keyboard. (→...
...effect capability while retaining full compatibility with a wide range of the harmony voices - By using the Style Recording feature. 9 7 is Yamaha's original style file format which significantly expands and improves on a wide range of displaying lyrics when an XF file containing lyric data .... XF The Yamaha XF format enhances the SMF (Standard MIDI File) standard with greater functionality and open-ended expandability for lead vocals that any data conforming to the standard will play accurately on any GM-compatible tone generator or synthesizer from a connected keyboard. (→...
Owner's Manual
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...of the external devices at high volume for use with the PSR-740. • The level of the microphone sound may vary considerably according to a keyboard amplifier, stereo sound system, a mixing console, or tape recorder. CAUTION • Connect the PSR-740/640 to external equipment only after turning off when... be used and the INPUT VOLUME control can be connecting the PSR-740/640 to the type of the source signal itself. • The Yamaha MZ106s microphone is recommended). Do not listen with a 1/4" phone plug can be plugged in here for private practice or late-night playing. Doing...
...of the external devices at high volume for use with the PSR-740. • The level of the microphone sound may vary considerably according to a keyboard amplifier, stereo sound system, a mixing console, or tape recorder. CAUTION • Connect the PSR-740/640 to external equipment only after turning off when... be used and the INPUT VOLUME control can be connecting the PSR-740/640 to the type of the source signal itself. • The Yamaha MZ106s microphone is recommended). Do not listen with a 1/4" phone plug can be plugged in here for private practice or late-night playing. Doing...
Owner's Manual
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...118 • User Pad banks page 108 • Registration Memory banks page 64 The example display below appears when naming a song on the keyboard enters a different character, as desired. You can also freely name the data as marked directly above the corresponding keys. Direct Access By using...button, you to enter the lower-case character. MEMORY See page 24 for disk file names. To enter an original name, use the keyboard. The C1 key functions as songs, styles and registration memory settings. Letters and characters are marked above the key. Basic Operation Naming The...
...118 • User Pad banks page 108 • Registration Memory banks page 64 The example display below appears when naming a song on the keyboard enters a different character, as desired. You can also freely name the data as marked directly above the corresponding keys. Direct Access By using...button, you to enter the lower-case character. MEMORY See page 24 for disk file names. To enter an original name, use the keyboard. The C1 key functions as songs, styles and registration memory settings. Letters and characters are marked above the key. Basic Operation Naming The...
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... the [STYLE] button. (This is the default mode when the power is turned on.) The Style mode is used for playing the full keyboard normally, and when using the auto accompaniment. This section explains the main modes of these conditions is on, the auto accompaniment starts as soon ...mode by the auto accompaniment feature. ACMP ON/OFF q Auto accompaniment (ACMP) on/off page 35 The [ACMP ON/OFF] lamp switches on the keyboard. SONG ACMP START/STOP COUNT INTRO INTRO Styles are the rhythm/accompaniment pattterns which are played by pressing the [LOAD] button, [SAVE] button or ...
... the [STYLE] button. (This is the default mode when the power is turned on.) The Style mode is used for playing the full keyboard normally, and when using the auto accompaniment. This section explains the main modes of these conditions is on, the auto accompaniment starts as soon ...mode by the auto accompaniment feature. ACMP ON/OFF q Auto accompaniment (ACMP) on/off page 35 The [ACMP ON/OFF] lamp switches on the keyboard. SONG ACMP START/STOP COUNT INTRO INTRO Styles are the rhythm/accompaniment pattterns which are played by pressing the [LOAD] button, [SAVE] button or ...
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... to select a desired voice, since it lets you narrow down your search to the keyboard and play the voices of different musical instruments • Selecting a Voice page 26 • Keyboard Percussion page 31 Assign three different voices to just the voices of various musical instrument voices..., R2) Simultaneously page 27 • Playing Different Voices with the Left (L) and Right (R1, R2) Hands page 28 • Functions of the Keyboard page 29 Other voice-related functions • Pitch Bend Wheel page 30 • Modulation Wheel (PSR-740 page 30 • Transpose ...page 30 ...
... to select a desired voice, since it lets you narrow down your search to the keyboard and play the voices of different musical instruments • Selecting a Voice page 26 • Keyboard Percussion page 31 Assign three different voices to just the voices of various musical instrument voices..., R2) Simultaneously page 27 • Playing Different Voices with the Left (L) and Right (R1, R2) Hands page 28 • Functions of the Keyboard page 29 Other voice-related functions • Pitch Bend Wheel page 30 • Modulation Wheel (PSR-740 page 30 • Transpose ...page 30 ...
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... Hands 1 Press the [PART ON/OFF VOICE L] button. Voice L (LEFT) is called the "split point" (page 29). Selecting a voice for VOICE R1 (selected on the keyboard that separates voice L and voice R1 is played with your right and left hand. • The point on page 26). 3 Play the voices. PART ON...
... Hands 1 Press the [PART ON/OFF VOICE L] button. Voice L (LEFT) is called the "split point" (page 29). Selecting a voice for VOICE R1 (selected on the keyboard that separates voice L and voice R1 is played with your right and left hand. • The point on page 26). 3 Play the voices. PART ON...
Owner's Manual
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...and the highest (farthest right) key to C6. Split Point ACMP ON/OFF FINGERING GROOVE ON/OFF Auto Accompaniment section Voice R1/R2 q Naming The keyboard can also be used to page 135 for instructions on setting the split point. q Playing a Single Voice Voice R1 PART ON/OFF VOICE L ...R1 PART ON/OFF VOICE L VOICE R1 VOICE R2 PART ON/OFF VOICE L VOICE R1 VOICE R2 Voice L Voice R1 + R2 In addition, the keyboard of the PSR-740/640 has other important functions besides playing voices (as shown below for details). q Auto Accompaniment Section When the auto accompaniment is...
...and the highest (farthest right) key to C6. Split Point ACMP ON/OFF FINGERING GROOVE ON/OFF Auto Accompaniment section Voice R1/R2 q Naming The keyboard can also be used to page 135 for instructions on setting the split point. q Playing a Single Voice Voice R1 PART ON/OFF VOICE L ...R1 PART ON/OFF VOICE L VOICE R1 VOICE R2 PART ON/OFF VOICE L VOICE R1 VOICE R2 Voice L Voice R1 + R2 In addition, the keyboard of the PSR-740/640 has other important functions besides playing voices (as shown below for details). q Auto Accompaniment Section When the auto accompaniment is...
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... Bend Wheel Use the PSR-740/640 pitch bend wheel to bend notes up or down (roll the wheel toward you) while playing the keyboard. Moving the MODULATION wheel all the way towards yourself minimizes the depth of one octave in the Utility function group (page 139). Modulation Wheel... and will take effect from yourself increases it. • In order to avoid accidentally applying modulation when you don't intend to notes played on the keyboard (R1, R2, L voices). The pitch bend wheel is the selected voice (page 31). • Press the [+/YES] and [-/NO] buttons simultaneously to ...
... Bend Wheel Use the PSR-740/640 pitch bend wheel to bend notes up or down (roll the wheel toward you) while playing the keyboard. Moving the MODULATION wheel all the way towards yourself minimizes the depth of one octave in the Utility function group (page 139). Modulation Wheel... and will take effect from yourself increases it. • In order to avoid accidentally applying modulation when you don't intend to notes played on the keyboard (R1, R2, L voices). The pitch bend wheel is the selected voice (page 31). • Press the [+/YES] and [-/NO] buttons simultaneously to ...
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...to turn the SUSTAIN effect ON or OFF. Press the [SUSTAIN] button to the VOICE selection screen. 5 Play the voice. Playing Voices Keyboard Percussion 1 Press the [VOICE R1] button. 2 Press the [NEXT] button to the illustration below the keys. • The Transpose ...function cannot be applied when a drum kit is ON, all notes played on the keyboard have a longer sustain. The drum and percussion instrument sounds for details). [Standard Kit 1] BrushBTruasph SlapCastaSnteictksOpen RimSSihdoetHStaicnkd ClapHi-HaHt iC-HloaHsteiP-...
...to turn the SUSTAIN effect ON or OFF. Press the [SUSTAIN] button to the VOICE selection screen. 5 Play the voice. Playing Voices Keyboard Percussion 1 Press the [VOICE R1] button. 2 Press the [NEXT] button to the illustration below the keys. • The Transpose ...function cannot be applied when a drum kit is ON, all notes played on the keyboard have a longer sustain. The drum and percussion instrument sounds for details). [Standard Kit 1] BrushBTruasph SlapCastaSnteictksOpen RimSSihdoetHStaicnkd ClapHi-HaHt iC-HloaHsteiP-...
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... the [ACMP ON/OFF] so that its indicator lights. Split Point ACMP ON/OFF FINGERING GROOVE ON/OFF • [ACMP] is the abbreviation of the keyboard becomes the "Auto Accompaniment" section, and chords played in time with your left hand. SYNC STOP SYNC START • [SYNC START] is called synchronized start...
... the [ACMP ON/OFF] so that its indicator lights. Split Point ACMP ON/OFF FINGERING GROOVE ON/OFF • [ACMP] is the abbreviation of the keyboard becomes the "Auto Accompaniment" section, and chords played in time with your left hand. SYNC STOP SYNC START • [SYNC START] is called synchronized start...
Owner's Manual
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... voice will appear when a track is selected, the icons corresponding to the tracks which contain data for the auto accompaniment lets you play the keyboard with your right hand, listening to fit the selected style - Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or ... q PAD This track plays long chords where necessary, using sustained instruments such as you set the optimum level balance between the accompaniment and the keyboard-played voice. 4 Stop the accompaniment (page 35). • [ACMP] is where the musical embellishments reside. The PHRASE tracks are the main...
... voice will appear when a track is selected, the icons corresponding to the tracks which contain data for the auto accompaniment lets you play the keyboard with your right hand, listening to fit the selected style - Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or ... q PAD This track plays long chords where necessary, using sustained instruments such as you set the optimum level balance between the accompaniment and the keyboard-played voice. 4 Stop the accompaniment (page 35). • [ACMP] is where the musical embellishments reside. The PHRASE tracks are the main...
Owner's Manual
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...referred to as described below. • Multi Finger • Single Finger • Fingered 1 • Fingered 2 • Full Keyboard 1 Press the [FINGERING] button. normally 54) while the PSR-740/640 supplies appropriately orchestrated rhythm, bass and chord accompaniment in the... auto accompaniment section of the keyboard) is "Multi Finger." 2 Select the desired fingering mode. The FINGERED 1 mode recognizes the following abbreviated chord fingerings are used: ...
...referred to as described below. • Multi Finger • Single Finger • Fingered 1 • Fingered 2 • Full Keyboard 1 Press the [FINGERING] button. normally 54) while the PSR-740/640 supplies appropriately orchestrated rhythm, bass and chord accompaniment in the... auto accompaniment section of the keyboard) is "Multi Finger." 2 Select the desired fingering mode. The FINGERED 1 mode recognizes the following abbreviated chord fingerings are used: ...
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...to any key you to worry about anything using the SINGLE FINGER operation in which the main bass note for instructions on the keyboard. For a C major chord, for example, you change the key range for the auto accompaniment will automatically create appropriate accompaniment... FINGERED 1 mode, described above, except that the FINGERED 2 mode additionally allows you wish. C C on E C on G The FULL KEYBOARD mode When the FULL KEYBOARD Mode is selected, the split point setting (see below) for playing accompaniment chords (the auto accompaniment section). You do not have to specify...
...to any key you to worry about anything using the SINGLE FINGER operation in which the main bass note for instructions on the keyboard. For a C major chord, for example, you change the key range for the auto accompaniment will automatically create appropriate accompaniment... FINGERED 1 mode, described above, except that the FINGERED 2 mode additionally allows you wish. C C on E C on G The FULL KEYBOARD mode When the FULL KEYBOARD Mode is selected, the split point setting (see below) for playing accompaniment chords (the auto accompaniment section). You do not have to specify...
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... STOP SYNC START 5 As soon as you release your left hand from the keyboard. 8 Turn SYNCHRONIZED STOP off . • [SYNC STOP] is the abbreviation of the keyboard are released. Also, Synchro Stop automatically turns off when the Full Keyboard is selected for the fingering mode or when the auto accompaniment on the panel... again as soon as a chord is played. Split Point • Synchro Stop cannot be set to on when the fingering mode is set to Full Keyboard or the auto accompaniment on . The BEAT indicators in the auto-accompaniment section of [SYNCHRO STOP].
... STOP SYNC START 5 As soon as you release your left hand from the keyboard. 8 Turn SYNCHRONIZED STOP off . • [SYNC STOP] is the abbreviation of the keyboard are released. Also, Synchro Stop automatically turns off when the Full Keyboard is selected for the fingering mode or when the auto accompaniment on the panel... again as soon as a chord is played. Split Point • Synchro Stop cannot be set to on when the fingering mode is set to Full Keyboard or the auto accompaniment on . The BEAT indicators in the auto-accompaniment section of [SYNCHRO STOP].
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... currently set tempo. • You can also record your own Multi Pad phrases as the pad is turned on (page 35). 3 Play a chord with your keyboard performances. Auto Accompaniment section 4 Press any of the Multi Pads. To stop playing and begin playing from the top again. For this case, for Pad...
... currently set tempo. • You can also record your own Multi Pad phrases as the pad is turned on (page 35). 3 Play a chord with your keyboard performances. Auto Accompaniment section 4 Press any of the Multi Pads. To stop playing and begin playing from the top again. For this case, for Pad...
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... it possible to the overall sound. 8 Press the [NEXT] button. Digital Effects 3 Press the [NEXT] button to the Reverb Type List (page 154). 7 Play the keyboard. Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button. 5 Press the [NEXT] button. Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO...
... it possible to the overall sound. 8 Press the [NEXT] button. Digital Effects 3 Press the [NEXT] button to the Reverb Type List (page 154). 7 Play the keyboard. Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button. 5 Press the [NEXT] button. Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO...