Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto PSR-S900 del fabbricante Yamaha
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EN OWNER'S MANUAL.
PLEASE KEEP THIS MANU AL This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NO T connect this product to any pow er supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recom- mended by Y amaha.
3 PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a saf e place f or future ref erence. W ARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 4 • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 5 T hank y ou for purc hasing this Y amaha PORT A T ONE! We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that y ou can fully take adv antage of the ad v anced and convenient functions of the instrument. We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and hand y place for future reference.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 6 Accessories Guide to Y amaha Online Member Product User Registration Accessory CD-ROM for Windows Owner’ s Manual Accessory CD-ROM for Windows Installation Guide Mu.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 7 T able of Contents Introduction What can you do with the PORTATONE? ....... 12 Panel Controls ................................................. 14 Playing the Keyboard ...................................... 16 Power Supply .
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 8 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles ........ 106 Style Characteristics ...................................... 106 Selecting a Chord Fingering Type ................ 106 Playing Only the Rhythm Channels of a Style .
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 9 Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices Introduction Quick Guide Basic Operation Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles The Multi Pads Using, Cre.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 10 Application Index Starting up before turning the power on • Setting up the music rest ................................................................................................................................
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 11 • Applying automatic harmony or ec ho to your right-hand melodies......................... Harmony/Ec ho ......................... page 89 •A utomatically changing the chords of the Multi P ads with your left-hand pla y .
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 12 Introduction What can y ou do with the POR T A T ONE? SONG Pla yback pre viously recor ded songs (page 36, 57, 141) Enjoy a wide v ariety of preset songs as well as songs on commercially av ailable disks.
13 PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual Introduction LAN USB TO DEVICE TO HOST MIDI FOOT PEDAL IN OUT 12 VIDEO OUT MUSIC FINDER Call up the perfect accompaniment style (page 55, 111) If you know what song you w ant to play , but you don’t know w hich style or voice would be right for it, let the Music Finder help you.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 14 Introduction P anel Controls ST ANDBY/ON 1 [ST ANDBY/ON] switch .................................................... P . 17 VOLUME 2 [MASTER V OLUME] dial .................................................. P . 17 WHEEL 3 [PITCH BEND] wheel .
15 PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual Introduction Z [LCD CONTRAST] knob .................................................. P . 19 [ [A]–[J] buttons.................................................................. P . 26 [B ALANCE] button ...........
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 16 Introduction Pla ying the K eyboard Power Supply 1 Make sure that the instrument’ s ST ANDBY/ON switch is set to ST ANDBY (off). 2 Connect one end of the AC cable to the power adaptor . 3 Connect the power adaptor’ s DC plug to the instrument’ s DC IN ter- minal on the rear panel.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 17 Introduction Powering Up n Before you switc h your PSR-S900/S700 on or off, first turn do wn the volume of an y connected audio equipment. 1 Press the [ST ANDBY/ON] switch. T he main displa y appears in the displa y .
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 18 Introduction Setting Up Music Rest T he PSR-S900/S700 is supplied with a music rest that can be attac hed to the instru- ment by inserting it into the slot at the rear of the control panel. Using Headphones Connect a pair of headphones to the [PHONES] jack.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 19 Introduction Changing the Display Language T his determines the language used in the displa y for messages, file names, and char acter input.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 20 Introduction Adjusting the Brightness of the Display Adjust the brightness of the displa y . 1 Call up the operation display . [FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → T AB[ √ ][ ® ] CONFIG 2 2 Press the [2 π π π π † † † † ] button to adjust the brightness of the display .
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 21 Introduction Entering the Owner Name in the Opening Dis- play Y ou can ha ve your name appear in the opening displa y (the display that appears when the po wer is turned on).
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 22 Introduction Handling the Flopp y Disk Driv e (FDD) and Flopp y Disks An optional floppy disk dri ve UD-FD01 can be connected to this instrument. It lets you sa ve original data y ou’ ve cre- ated on the instrument to floppy disk, and allo ws you to load data from floppy disk to the instrument.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 23 Introduction Handling the USB Storage Device (USB Flash Memory/Flopp y Disk, etc) T his instrument features a built-in [USB T O DEVICE] termi- nal.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 24 Quic k Guide Quic k Guide Playing the Demos The Demos are more than just songs — they also provide helpful, easy-to-understand introductions to the features, functions and operations of the instrument.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 25 Showing Specific Demo T opics To return back to the previous displa y , press the [J] (Pla y Overview Demo) but- ton. When the Demo has more than one screen. Press [1 π† ]–[8 π† ] but- tons corresponding to the screen number .
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 26 Operations in Basic Displays To start with, you should know a little about the basic displays that appear in the Quick Guide.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 27 Operation of the File Selection Display In the File Selection displa y , you can select the V oice (page 30)/Song ( page 36 )/Style (page 46), etc. In the example here, we’ll call up and use the Song Selection displa y .
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 28 Operation of the Function Display In the Function displa y , you can make detailed settings. In the example here, we’ll call up and use the keyboard touc h sensiti vity setting displa y . Categories of detailed settings are sho wn.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 29 F or details on the touc h sensiti vity settings, see page 33. 4 Press the [A] button to select the “1 INITIAL TOUCH.” 4 5 5 Press the [1 π π π π † † † † ]/[2 π π π π † † † † ] button to select touch sensitivity for the keyboard.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 30 Playing V oices The instrument features a wide variety of exceptionally realistic V oices, including piano, guitar , strings, wind instruments and more. Playing Preset V oices T he preset V oices are categorized and contained in appropriate folders.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 31 •T he V oice type and its defining c haracteristics are indicated above the Preset V oice name. F or details on the char acter - istics, see page 83. •Y ou can call up the information for the selected Voice b y pressing the [7 π ] (INFORMA TION) button.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 32 Playing the V oice Demos To listen to the various V oices and hear how they sound especially in context, listen to the demo songs for eac h V oice. 1 In the V oice Selection display (page 31 step 3), press the [8 † † † † ] (DEMO) button to start the Demo for the selected V oice.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 33 Using the Pitch Bend Wheel Use the PITCH BEND w heel to bend notes up (roll the w heel aw a y from you) or do wn (roll the wheel to ward y ou) while pla ying the keyboard. T he Pitch Bend is applied to all the keyboard parts (RIGHT 1, 2 and LEFT).
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 34 •T o av oid accidently applying modulation, make sure the MODULA TION Wheel is set at MIN before y ou start pla ying.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 35 ■ Determine the Metronome T ime Signature and Other Settings 1 Call up the operation display: [FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → T AB [ √ ][ ® ] CONFIG 1 → [B] 2 MET ORONOME 2 Set the parameters by pressing the [2 π π π π † † † † ]–[7 π π π π † † † † ] buttons.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 36 Practicing with the Preset Songs n Song In this manual, the word “Song” refers to performance data. Playing Back and Listening to Songs Before Practicing T he instrument includes sev eral preset Songs.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 37 5 Press the SONG [ J ] (STOP) button to stop playback. Playing Songs saved to USER (page 73) 1 Press the SONG [SELECT] button to call up the Song selection displa y . 2 Press the T AB [ √ ][ ® ] buttons to select the USER tab.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 38 Boost the volume of the part to be practiced On the instrument, a single Song can contain separate data for up to sixteen MIDI c hannels. Specify the channel for practicing and increase the pla yback v olume for the channel.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 39 Displaying Music Notation (Score) Y ou can view the music notation of the selected Song. We suggest that y ou read through the music notation before starting to practice. •T he instrument can display the music notation of commer cially-a vailable music data or y our recorded Songs.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 40 Set the detailed parameters of the view type as desired. 1 Press the [8 π π π π † † † † ] (SET UP) button to call up the detailed setting display . 2 Press the [1 π π π π † † † † ]–[6 π π π π † † † † ] buttons to set the view type.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 41 T he indicator of the [TR 1] button goes out. Y ou can now play that part b y y ourself. Practice the muted part viewing the Score displa y .
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 42 Practicing the Left-hand Part (TRACK 2) V iewing the Score T he indicator of the [TR 2 (L)] button goes out.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 43 Other Methods for Specifying the A–B Repeat Range ● Specifying the repeat range while Songs are stopped 1 Press the [ H ] (Fast Forward) button to advance to the Point A location. 2 Press the [REPEA T] button to specify Point A.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 44 1 Press the SONG [SELECT] button to call up the Song selection display . 2 Press the T AB [ √ ][ ® ] buttons to select the appropriate tab (USER, USB, etc.) to which you want to save the data. Select USER to save the data to internal memory , or select USB to save the data to a USB storage device.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 45 T he instrument automatically matc hes y our performance on the keyboard to the Song pla ybac k and chords, no matter what keys y ou pla y . It even c hanges the sound according to the w ay y ou pla y . T ry playing in the three different wa ys below .
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 46 Playing Accompaniment with the Auto Accom- paniment Feature (Style Playback) The Auto Accompaniment features let you produce automatic accompaniment playback simply by playing “chords” with your left hand.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 47 •T he Style type and its defining characteristics are indicated abo ve the Preset Style name. F or details on the c haracter - istics, see page 106. • When the [7 π ] (REPERT OIRE) button is pressed after selecting a Style, y ou can call up the custom panel settings (for v oices and tempos, etc.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 48 When Ending pla yback is finished, the Style automatically stops. • About the various Styles Refer to the Style List in the Data List av ailable at the Y amaha website.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 49 During Style Playback ● Main T his is used for pla ying the main part of the Song. It plays an accompaniment pattern of sev er al measures, and repeats indefinitely . Each preset Style features four different patterns.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 50 Learning How to Play (Indicate) Chords for Style Playback Learning the Notes to Play for Certain Chords If know the name of a c hord but don’ t know how to pla y it, you can ha ve the instrument show y ou the notes to pla y (Chord T utor function).
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 51 Appropriate Panel Settings for the Selected Style—One T ouch Setting One T ouch Setting is a po werful and convenient feature that automatically calls up the most appropriate panel settings (V oices or effects, etc.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 52 The Multi Pads T he Multi P ads can be used to pla y a number of short pre-recorded rh ythmic and melodic sequences that can be used to add impact and v ariety to your keyboard performances. Multi P ads are grouped in Banks or four each.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 53 Using Chord Match Many of the Multi P ad phrases are melodic or chordal and y ou can ha ve these phr ases automatically c hange chords as you do with y our left hand.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 54 Applying Harmony to Y our Right-hand Melody (HARMONY/ECHO) Among the V oice Effects, Harmon y is one of the most impressi ve. It automatically adds harmon y parts to the notes y ou pla y with your right hand—immediately gi ving you a more full and professional sound.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 55 Calling Up Ideal Setups for Each Song (Music Finder) If you want to pla y in a certain genre of music but don’ t know which Style and V oice settings w ould be appropriate, the convenient Music Finder function can help y ou out.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 56 Notice that the panel settings ha ve been automatically c hanged to match the music genre of the selected record. • T empo Lock T empo Lock function lets y ou a void changing the T empo during Style playback w hen selecting another record.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 57 Singing Along with Song Playback (Karaoke) or Y our Own Per formance If the selected song has lyric data, you can have the lyrics shown in the display by playing back the song. Sing the song while viewing the lyrics on the display .
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 58 Singing with the L yrics Display T ry singing while pla ying back a Song containing lyric data When the T ext display appears, press the [1 † ] (L YRICS) button to display the lyrics. (PSR-S900) Sing while follo wing along with the lyrics on the displa y .
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 59 Convenient Functions for Karaoke T ranspose Y ou can use this to adjust the key of the Song if it is too high or lo w . •T r ansposing the Song key up ................ Press the TRANSPOSE [+] button. •T r ansposing the Song key down .
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 60 Adding Harmony V ocals to Y our V oice (PSR-S900) Y ou can also automatically apply v arious harmony v ocals to y our voice.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 61 Convenient Functions for Singing Along with Y our Own Per formance Changing the Key (T ranspose) Y ou can match both the Song and y our keyboard performance to a certain key .
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 62 Displaying the Music Score on the Instrument and the Lyrics on TV (PSR-S900) T his con venient sing-along function lets y ou ha ve the music score sho w.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 63 Recording Y our Per formance as Audio (USB Audio Recorder) (PSR-S900) Here you’ll learn how to record your performance as audio data to a USB storage device.
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 64 T he follo wing information is indicated on the PROPER TY displa y . • DRIVE NAME ...................................... Number of the USB storage device (USB 1, USB 2, etc.) • ALL SIZE .............
Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 65 Playing Back the Recorded Per formance Pla y back the recorded performance. [USB] → [E] USB A UDIO RECORDER T he file recorded is selected in step 1-7 ( page 63).
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 66 Basic Operation Basic Oper ation Selecting Message Language Y ou can select the desired language of the displa y messages.
Basic Operation Instant Selection of the Displays—Direct Access PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 67 Instant Selection of the Displays— Direct Access With the con venient Direct Access function, y ou can instantly call up the desired displa y—with just a single additional button press.
Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 68 Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) T here are two basic displa y types – Main and Selection. Here are explanations of each displa y segment and its basic operation.
Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 69 ! V oice name • RIGHT 1 (indicated at the right edge of the displa y): V oice name currently selected for the RIGHT 1 part (page 84).
Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 70 File Selection Display Configuration • Location (drive) of data • Data files and folders T he data, both pre-programmed and y our own original, are sa ved as “files.
Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 71 File Selection Display Basic Operation 1 Select the tab containing the desired file by using the T AB [ √ ][ ® ] buttons. 2 Select the page containing the desired file by using the [1 π π π π ]–[7 π π π π ] buttons.
Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 72 File/Folder Operations in the File Selection Display •S a ving Files ........................................................................
Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 73 Saving Files T his operation lets y ou sa ve y our original data (such as Songs and V oices you’ ve created) to a file.
Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 74 Copying Files/Folders (Copy & Paste) T his operation lets y ou cop y a file/folder and paste it to another location (folder). 1 Call up the display containing the file/folder you want to copy .
Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 75 Moving Files (Cut & Paste) T his operation lets y ou cut a file and paste it to another location (folder). 1 Call up the display containing the file you want to move.
Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 76 Renaming Files/Folders T his operation lets y ou rename files/folders. 1 Call up the display containing the file/folder you want to rename. 2 Press the [1 † † † † ] (NAME) button.
Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 77 Creating a New Folder T his operation lets y ou create new folders. F olders can be created, named and organized as desired, making it easier to find and select your original data.
Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 78 4 Press the [8 π π π π ] (OK) button to actually enter the new name and return to the previous display .
Basic Operation Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 79 Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings Restoring the Factory-programmed System While holding the C6 key (right-most key on the keyboard), turn the [POWER] but- ton ON.
Basic Operation Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 80 Saving and Recalling Y our Original Settings as a Single File Fo r the items below , you can sa ve y our Original Settings as a Single F ile for future recall.
Basic Operation Data Backup PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 81 Data Backup F or maximum data security Y amaha recommends that you cop y or sa ve y our important data to a USB storage device. T his provides a conv enient backup if the internal memory is damaged.
Basic Operation Data Backup PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 82 1 Insert/connect the backup USB storage device (destination). 2 Call up the operation display . [FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → T AB [ √ ][ ® ] OWNER 3 Press the [D] (BACKUP) button to save the data to the USB storage device.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 83 Reference Using, Creating and Editing V oices Reference Using, Creating and Editing V oices V oice Characteristics T he V oice type and its defining characteristics are indicated abov e the Preset V oice name. Reference to Quick Guide pages Playing V oices .
Using, Creating and Editing V oices Playing Different V oices Simultaneously PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 84 Playing Different V oices Simultaneously T he PSR-S900/S700 keyboard features v arious functions and performance conv e- niences that are simply una vailable on an acoustic instrument.
Playing Different V oices Simultaneously PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 85 Using, Creating and Editing V oices Playing T wo V oices Simultaneously (Right 1 and 2 Parts) Y ou can pla y two V oices simultaneously with the Right 1 and 2 parts. 1 Make sure the P ART ON/OFF [RIGHT 1] button is turned on.
Using, Creating and Editing V oices Playing Different V oices Simultaneously PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 86 Playing Different V oices with the Left and Right Hands (Right 1 and Left Parts) Y ou can pla y different V oices with the Left and Right Hands (Right 1 and Left parts).
Changing Pitch PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 87 Using, Creating and Editing V oices Changing Pitch T ranspose Tr anspose the pitc h of the keyboard up or down (in semitones). •T ransposing during performance Y ou can easily set the desired transposition of the ov erall sound of the instru- ment by pressing the TRANSPOSE [–]/[+] buttons.
Using, Creating and Editing V oices Changing Pitch PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 88 4 Change the following settings as necessary . •T uning the individual notes of the keyboard (TUNE) 1 Press the [3 π π π π † † † † ] button to select the note for tuning.
Selecting the Harmony/Echo type PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 89 Using, Creating and Editing V oices Selecting the Harmony/Echo type Y ou can select the desired Harmony/Ec ho effect from a variety of types. 1 T urn the [Harmony/Echo] button on. 2 Call up the operation display .
Using, Creating and Editing V oices Selecting the Harmony/Echo type PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 90 ● Multi Assign T ype Multi Assign effect automatically assigns notes play ed simultaneously in the right-hand section of the keyboard to separate parts (V oices).
Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 91 Using, Creating and Editing V oices Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) T he Mixing Console gi ves y ou intuitiv e control over aspects of the keyboard parts and Song/Style channels, including v olume balance and the timbre of the sounds.
Using, Creating and Editing V oices Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 92 6 Save your MIXING CONSOLE settings. • Saving the P ANEL P ART display settings Register them to Registration Memory (page 135).
Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 93 Using, Creating and Editing V oices FIL TER TUNE EFFECT EQ (Equalizer) HARMONIC CONTENT Allows you to adjust the resonance effect (page 101) for each part.
Using, Creating and Editing V oices Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 94 Song Auto Revoice T his feature lets y ou use the high-quality sounds of the instrument to full adv antage with XG-compatible song data.
Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 95 Using, Creating and Editing V oices Effect T ype ■ Selecting an Effect type 1–3 Same operation as in the “Basic Procedure” on page 91. In step 2, select the EFFECT tab.
Using, Creating and Editing V oices Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 96 7 Use the [5 π π π π † † † † ]/[6 π π π π † † † † ] buttons to select the effect CA TEGORY .
Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 97 Using, Creating and Editing V oices 14 Use the [3 π π π π † † † † ]–[6 π π π π † † † † ] buttons to select the destination for saving the effect.
Using, Creating and Editing V oices Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 98 If you w ant to edit the EQ parameters, go on to the next oper ation. ■ Editing and Saving the selected EQ 5 Press the [F] (EDIT) button to call up the MASTER EQ EDIT display .
V oice Creating—V oice Set PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 99 Using, Creating and Editing V oices V oice Creating—V oice Set T he PSR-S900/S700 has a V oice Set feature that allows you to create y our own V oices by editing some parameters of the existing V oices.
Using, Creating and Editing V oices V oice Creating—V oice Set PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 100 6 Press the [D] (COMP ARE) button to compare the sound of the edited V oice with the unedited V oice. 7 Press the [I] (SA VE) button to save your edited V oice (page 73).
V oice Creating—V oice Set PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 101 Using, Creating and Editing V oices SOUND ● FIL TER Filter is a processor that c hanges the timbre or tone of a sound by either bloc king or passing a specific frequency r ange.
Using, Creating and Editing V oices V oice Creating—V oice Set PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 102 ● VIBRA TO EFFECT/EQ 1. REVERB DEPTH/CHORUS DEPTH/DSP DEPTH 2. DSP 3. EQ HARMONY Harmony sets the Right 1 and 2 parts together . Press the P AR T SELECT [RIGHT 1] button before you set it.
V oice Creating—V oice Set PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 103 Using, Creating and Editing V oices Creating Y our Original Organ Flutes V oices T he PSR-S900/S700 features a v ariety of lush, d ynamic organ V oices that you can call up with the [ORGAN FLUTES] button.
Using, Creating and Editing V oices V oice Creating—V oice Set PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 104 5 Use the [A]–[D], [F]–[H] and [1 π π π π † † † † ]–[8 π π π π † † † † ] buttons to edit the V oice. 6 Press the [I] (SA VE) button to save your edited ORGAN FLUTES V oice (page 73).
V oice Creating—V oice Set PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 105 Using, Creating and Editing V oices VOLUME/A TT ACK EFFECT/EQ Same parameters as in the V OICE SET “EFFECT/EQ” tab displa y explained on page 102. VOL Adjusts the overall v olume of the Organ Flutes.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 106 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Using, Creating and Editing the A uto Accompaniment Styles Style Characteristics T he Style type and its defining c haracteristics are indicated abov e the Preset Style name.
Playing Only the Rhythm Channels of a Style PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 107 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Playing Only the Rhythm Channels of a Style Rh ythm is one of the most important parts of a Style. T ry to play the melod y along with just the rh ythm.
Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Playing Only the Rhythm Channels of a Style PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 108 4 Press the STYLE CONTROL [ST ART/STOP] button to stop the rhythm. T urning channels of the Style on/off A Style contains eight channels: RHY1 (Rh ythm 1) – PHR2 (Phrase 2).
Style Playback-related Settings PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 109 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Playback-related Settings T he PSR-S900/S700 has a v ariety of Style pla yback functions w hich can be accessed in the displa y below .
Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Split Point Settings PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 110 • Style Change Behavior T here are three types as shown belo w . Section Set Determines the default section that is automatically called up w hen selecting differ - ent Styles (w hen Style pla yback is stopped).
Editing the V olume and T onal Balance of the Style (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 111 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Split P oint (L) cannot be set lower than Split P oint (S), and Split P oint (S) cannot be set higher than Split P oint (L).
Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Convenient Music Finder feature PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 112 3 Press the [6 π π π π ] (SEARCH 1) button to call up the Search display .
Convenient Music Finder feature PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 113 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles 5 Press the [8 π π π π ] (ST ART SEARCH) button to start the search. T he Searc h 1 displa y appears, showing the results of the sear ch.
Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Convenient Music Finder feature PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 114 Editing Records Y ou can create a new record by editing the currently selected record. T he newly created records are automatically sa ved in the internal memory .
Convenient Music Finder feature PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 115 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Saving the Record T he Music F inder feature handles all the Records including the presets and addi- tionally created records as a single file.
Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Convenient Music Finder feature PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 116 CAUTION Selecting “REPLACE” auto- matically deletes all your orig- inal records from internal memory and replaces them with the factory Music Finder data.
Convenient Music Finder feature PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 117 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles T he a vailable contents of the Music Finder Plus service are subject to change.
Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 118 Style Creator Y ou can create your o wn styles—recording them by y ourself or by combining the internal Style data. T he created Styles can be edited.
Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 119 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Realtime Recording (BASIC) Create a single Style by recording the indi vidual channels one-b y-one, using realtime recording.
Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 120 6 Use the [3 π π π π † † † † ]/[4 π π π π † † † † ] buttons to select the section (page 118) to be recorded.
Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 121 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles 11 Start recording by pressing the Style Control [ST ART/STOP] button.
Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 122 Step Recording (EDIT) T he explanation here applies w hen selecting the EDIT tab in step 4 of “Realtime Recording” (page 119). In the EDIT displa y , you can record notes with absolutely precise timing.
Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 123 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Assembly (ASSEMBL Y) Style Assembly allows y ou to create a single Style by mixing the v arious patterns (channels) from existing internal Styles.
Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 124 Editing the Created Style Y ou can edit the Style you’ ve created b y using Realtime recording, Step recording and/or Style Assembly . Basic Operation for Editing Styles 1 Select a Style to be edited.
Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 125 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Changing the Rhythmic Feel (GROOVE) T he explanation here applies w hen you select the GROO VE tab in step 4 of “Basic Operation for Editing Styles” (page 124).
Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 126 ■ GROOVE T his lets y ou add swing to the music or c hange the “feel” of the beat by making subtle shifts in the timing (clock) of the Style.
Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 127 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Editing Data for Each Channel (CHANNEL) T he explanation here applies w hen you select the CHANNEL tab in step 4 of “Basic Operation for Editing Styles” (page 124).
Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 128 Making Style File Format Settings (P ARAMETER) Special Parameter Settings Based on Style File Format T he explanation here applies w hen you select the P ARAMETER tab in step 4 of “Basic Operation for Editing Styles” (page 124).
Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 129 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles 2 Use the [1 π π π π † † † † ]/[2 π π π π † † † † ] (CHANNEL) buttons to select the channel to be edited. T he selected c hannel is shown at the upper left of the displa y .
Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 130 ■ NTT (Note T ransposition T able) T his sets the note transposition table for the sour ce pattern.
Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 131 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles ■ NOTE LIMIT T his sets the note range (highest and lo west notes) for voices recorded to the style channels.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 132 T he Multi P ads T he Multi P ads Multi Pad Creating (Multi Pad Cre- ator) T his feature lets y ou create your original Multi P ad phrases, and also allows you to edit existing Multi P ad phrases to create your o wn.
Multi Pad Creating (Multi Pad Creator) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 133 T he Multi P ads 9 Listen back to your newly recorded phrase, by pressing the appropri- ate MUL TI P AD button, [1]–[4].
Multi Pad Editing (Multi Pad Creator) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 134 T he Multi P ads Multi Pad Editing (Multi Pad Creator) 1 Press the MUL TI P AD CONTROL [SELECT] button to call up the Multi Pad Bank selection display , then select a Bank to be edited on the USER drive.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 135 Registering and Recalling Custom P anel Setups Registering and Recalling Custom P anel Setups — Registration Memory T he Registration Memory function allo ws you .
Recalling the Registered Panel Setups PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 136 Registering and Recalling Custom P anel Setups Saving the Registered Panel Setups Y ou can sa ve all the eight registered panel setups as a single Registration Memory Bank file.
Recalling the Registered Panel Setups PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 137 Registering and Recalling Custom P anel Setups Deleting an Unneeded Panel Setup/Naming a Panel Setup T he panel setups can be deleted or named indi vidually as desired.
Recalling the Registered Panel Setups PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 138 Registering and Recalling Custom P anel Setups Disabling Recall of Specific Items (Freeze Function) Registration Memory lets y ou recall all the panel setups you made with a single button press.
Recalling the Registered Panel Setups PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 139 Registering and Recalling Custom P anel Setups 4 Use the [E] button to determine how Registration Sequence behaves when reaching the end of the sequence (SEQUENCE END). ST OP ..
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 140 Using, Creating and Editing Songs Using, Creating and Editing Songs Compatible Song T ypes T he PSR-S900/S700 can pla y bac k the following Song types.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Operations for Song Playback PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 141 Operations for Song Playback T his section explains detailed operations and functions related to Song pla yback whic h are not cov ered in the “Quick Guide.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Operations for Song Playback PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 142 ■ T op/Pause/Rewind/Fast For ward Moving to the top position of the Song Press the SONG [ J ] (ST OP) button, regardless of w hether the Song is stopped or pla ying back.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Operations for Song Playback PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 143 ■ Queuing the Next Playback Song While a Song is pla ying back, y ou can queue up the next Song for pla yback. T his is convenient for c haining it to the next Song smoothly during stage performance.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Adjusting the V olume Balance and V oice Combination, etc. (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 144 Adjusting the V olume Balance and V oice Combination, etc. (MIXING CONSOLE) Y ou can set the mixing-related parameters of a Song.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Practicing Songs with the Guide Functions PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 145 Changing V oices 1–4 The operation steps are the same as in the “Adjusting the V olume Balance of Each Channel” (see page 144). 5 Press the [H] button to select the “VOICE.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Practicing Songs with the Guide Functions PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 146 For Keyboard Performance Follow Lights When this is selected, Song pla yback pauses, w aiting for you to pla y the notes cor - rectly . When y ou pla y the correct notes, Song pla yback continues.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 147 Recording Y our Performance to MIDI Y ou can record your o wn performances and sav e them to the User tab displa y or a USB storage device.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 148 2 Make the desired panel settings for your keyboard performance. Below are some example settings y ou ma y want to try . • Recording the RIGHT 2 and/or LEFT parts T he [RIGHT 2] and/or [LEFT] keyboard parts should be turned on.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 149 5 Press the SONG [ J ] (STOP) button to stop recording. When recording is finished, a message prompting you to sa ve the recorded performance data appears.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 150 2 While holding the SONG [REC] button, press the [1 π π π π † † † † ]–[8 π π π π † † † † ] buttons to set the desired channels to “REC.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 151 7 To record another channel, repeat steps 2 through 6. 8 Press the SONG [SELECT] button to call up the Song Selection display for saving your data, then save the data in the Song Selection display (page 73).
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 152 Step Recording T his method lets y ou record regular music data such as melodies and c hords. Basic Operations for Step Recording 1 Press the SONG[REC] and SONG[ J ] (STOP) buttons simultaneously .
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 153 Recording Melodies T his section explains how to step-record notes, using three music score examples. T he explanations here apply to step 7 of the section “Basic Operations for Step Recording” on page 152.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 154 6 Press the [6 π π π π † † † † ] button to enter a quarter-note rest. To enter the rest, use the [4 π π π π † † † † ]–[8 π π π π † † † † ] buttons.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 155 About velocity V elocity is determined b y how strongly you pla y the keyboard. T he more strongly you pla y the keyboard, the higher the velocity value and the louder the sound.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 156 T he explanations here apply to step 7 of the “Basic Operations for Step Recording” on page 152. In this example, keep in mind that one of the steps inv olves holding down a key on the keyboard while executing the oper ation.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 157 6 After releasing the F3 key , press the [H] button to select “Staccato.” 7 Press the [7 π π π π † † † † ] button to select the eighth-note length.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 158 T he explanations here apply to step 7 of the “Basic Operations for Step Recording” on page 152. In this example, keep in mind that one of the steps inv olves holding down a key on the keyboard while executing the entire oper ations.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 159 5 While holding the C3 and E3 keys on the keyboard, press the [7 π π π π † † † † ] button. Do not release the C3 and E3 keys yet. K eep holding them w hile executing the following steps.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 160 Recording Chords Y ou can record Chords and Sections (Intro, Main, Ending, and so on) one at a time with precise timing. T hese instructions sho w how to record chord c hanges using the Step Record function.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 161 5 Press the [6 π π π π † † † † ] button to select the quarter-note length. 6 Play the chords F , and G7 in the chord section of the keyboard 7 Press the STYLE CONTROL [MAIN V ARIA TION B] button.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 162 Editing a Recorded Song Y ou can edit the Songs you’ ve recorded with an y recording method — Quick Recording, Multi T rac k Recording, or Step Recording.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 163 Re-Recording a Specific Section—Punch In/ Out (REC MODE) When re-recording a specific section of an already-recorded Song, use the Punc h IN/OUT function.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 164 Examples of re-recording with various Punch In/Out settings T his instrument features sever al different wa ys you use the Punch In/Out function.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 165 4 Press the [I] (SA VE) button to call up the Song Selection display for saving your data, then save the data in the Song Selection display (page 73).
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 166 ■ Mixing (merging) the data of the specified two channels (MIX menu) T his function lets y ou mix the data of the two c hannels and place the results in a different channel.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 167 5 Press the [I] (SA VE) button to call up the Song Selection display for saving your data, then save the data in the Song Selection display ( page 73).
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 168 About Clock A unit of note resolution. The Quantize size is the number of clocks per quarter note. On the PSR-S900/S700, one clock is equal to 1/1920th of a quarter note.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 169 Displaying Specific T ypes of Events (FIL TER) In the edit displa ys various types of ev ents are shown. It ma y sometimes be difficult to pinpoint the ones you w ant to edit.
Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 170 Editing Lyrics (L YRICS) T he explanations here apply to the L YRICS tab display in step 4 of the Basic Editing Operation on page 162. F rom this display , you can edit the recorded L yrics events.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 171 Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Y ou can purc hase and download Song data and other types of data from the spe- cial website by directly connecting to the Internet.
Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Accessing the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 172 Accessing the Special W ebsite F rom the special website, you can audition and pur chase Song data, among other things. T o access the site, press the [INTERNET] button while the instrument is con- nected to the Internet.
Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 173 Following Links When there is a link in the page, it is shown as a button or in colored text, etc. T o select the link, press the [6 † ]/[7 π† ]/[8 † ] buttons.
Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 174 Refreshing a W eb Page/Canceling Loading of a W eb Page To refresh a web page (to make sure you hav e the latest version of the page, or to try reloading), press the [5 π ] (REFRESH) button.
Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 175 Download Destination T he download destination depends on the use of stor age media, as described below .
Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 176 3 Select the position of the new bookmark by pressing the [1 π π π π † † † † ] ( π π π π / † † † † ) button.
Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 177 Editing Bookmarks F rom the Bookmark displa y , you can change the names and rearr ange the order of your bookmarks, as well as delete unnecessary bookmarks from the list.
Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 178 About the Internet Settings Display F rom the Internet Settings displa y , you can make v arious settings related to the Internet connection, including preferences for the menus and displa ys.
Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 179 6 To execute the setting, press the [3 π π π π ] (ENTER) button. T o cancel, press the [3 † † † † ] (CANCEL) button.
Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 180 W ireless LAN T hese settings here are only necessary w hen using a USB wireless LAN adaptor . F or a wireless LAN setup, make sure to set both the LAN settings on the previous page and the Wireless LAN settings belo w .
Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 181 Changing the Home Page In the default condition, the top page of the special website is automatically set to be the Home page for the browser .
Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 182 Initializing Internet Settings T he settings of the Internet function are not initialized w hen using the Initialize operation of the instrument; Internet settings must be initialized separately , as explained here.
Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Glossary of Internet T erms PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 183 Glossary of Internet T erms Broadband An Internet connection technology/service (such as ADSL and optical fiber) that allows for high-speed, high- volume data communication.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 184 Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) Editing V ocal Harmony Parameters T his section explains briefly how to create y our own V ocal Harmony (page 60) types, and lists the detailed parameters for editing.
Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) Editing V ocal Harmony Parameters PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 185 3 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select a V ocal Harmony type to be edited. 4 Press the [8 † † † † ] (EDIT) button to call up the VOCAL HARMONY EDIT display .
Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) Editing V ocal Harmony Parameters PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 186 Editable Parameters in the VOCAL HARMONY EDIT Display VOCODER TYPE Determines how the harmony notes are applied to the micro- phone sound when the Harmony mode (page 190) is set to “V OCODER.
Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) Adjusting the Microphone and Harmony Sound PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 187 Adjusting the Microphone and Har- mony Sound 1 Press the [MIC SETTING/VOCAL HARMONY] button. 2 Press the [I] (MIC SETTING) button to call up the MICROPHONE SET - TING display .
Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) Adjusting the Microphone and Harmony Sound PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 188 3 Press the T AB [ √ ][ ® ] buttons to select the OVERALL SETTING tab dis- play . 4 Use the [A]–[J] buttons to select the item (parameter) (see below) to be adjusted.
Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) Adjusting the Microphone and Harmony Sound PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 189 ■ COMPRESSOR T his effect holds down the output w hen the input signal from the microphone exceeds a specified level. T his is especially useful for smoothing out vocals that ha ve widely v arying d ynamics.
Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) Adjusting the Microphone and Harmony Sound PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 190 • MODE All of the V ocal Harmon y types fall into one of three modes, whic h produce har - mony in different w a ys.
Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) T alk Setting PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 191 T alk Setting T his function lets y ou ha ve special settings for making announcements between songs, separate from the settings for y our singing performance. 1 Press the [MIC SETTING/VOCAL HARMONY] button to call up the MIC SETTING/VOCAL HARMONY display .
Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) T alk Setting PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 192 Adjustable Items (Parameters) in the T ALK SETTING T ab Display VOLUME T his determines the output volume of the microphone sound. PA N This sets the stereo pan position of the microphone sound.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 193 Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices Connecting Audio & V ideo Devices n Use audio cables and adaptor plugs having no (zero) resistance.
Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 194 Showing the Instrument’ s Display Con- tents on a Separate TV Monitor ( 3 [VIDEO OUT] terminal) (PSR-S900) Connect the i.
Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 195 Assigning Specific Functions to Each Foot Pedal T he functions assigned b y default to the connected foot- s witc h or fo.
Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 196 Details on the pedal functions are listed here. F or functions indicated with “ * “, use only the foot controller; proper operation cannot be done with a foots witc h. Assignable Pedal Functions VOLUME* Allows you to use a foot controller to control the volume.
Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 197 n The Sostenuto and Portamento functions will not affect the Organ Flute V oices, even if they have been assigned to the Foot Pedals.
Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 198 Connecting External MIDI Devices ( 6 [MIDI] terminals) Use the built-in [MIDI] terminals and standard MIDI cables to connect external MIDI devices.
Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 199 • Connection by [MIDI] terminals T here are tw o wa ys to connect the instrument via MIDI to a computer .
Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 200 Connecting to the Internet ( 9 [LAN] Port) T here are three w a ys to use the [LAN] port to access special Internet websites, and do wnload song data, etc. See page 171 for instructions on connecting.
Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 201 What is MIDI? Put simply , MIDI is a data transfer standard that allo ws easy and comprehensi ve control among electronic/digi- tal music instruments and other devices.
Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 202 What is MIDI? Finally , we’ll take a look at the actual data that gets recorded and that serves as the basis for pla ying the sounds. F or example, let’ s say you pla y a “C” quarter note using the grand piano sound on the instrument’ s keyboard.
Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 203 What is MIDI? Example: Recording a perf ormance with the auto accompa- niment (Style playbac k) sound of the instrument to.
Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 204 MIDI Settings V oice Allocation Format With MIDI, V oices are assigned to specific numbers, called “program numbers. ” T he numbering standard (order of voice allocation) is referred to as the “v oice allocation format.
Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 205 MIDI Settings 4 Use the T AB [ √ ][ ® ] buttons to call up the rele- vant setting display . 5 When you’ve finished editing, press the [EXIT] button to return to the MIDI template selection display (PRESET or USER).
Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 206 MIDI Settings Pre-Programmed MIDI T emplates T emplate name Description All Parts Tr ansmits all parts including the keyboard parts (RIGHT 1, 2, and LEFT), with the exception of Song parts.
Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 207 MIDI Settings MIDI System Settings T he explanations here apply to the SYSTEM displa y to be called up in step 4 of the “Basic Oper ation” on page 204. ■ LOCAL CONTROL T urns the Local Control for each part on or off.
Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 208 MIDI Settings ● Tx MONITOR T he dots corresponding to eac h c hannel (1-16) flash briefly whenev er any data is tr ansmitted on the c han- nel(s).
Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 209 MIDI Settings Setting the Bass Note for Style Playback via MIDI Receive T he explanations here apply to the B ASS display to be called up in step 4 of the “Basic Oper ation” on page 204.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 210 Appendix Appendix T roubleshooting The instrument does not turn on. • Securely insert the female plug into the socket on the instrument, and the male plug into a proper A C outlet. A click or pop is heard when the power is turned on or off.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 211 Appendix The V oice selected from the V oice Selection display does not sound. • Check w hether or not the selected part is turned on (page 84). •T o select the V oice for the right-hand key range, press the PA RT SELECT [RIGHT 1] button.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 212 Appendix When playing back one Style and selecting another , the newly selected Style doesn’t play at the proper T empo. •Y ou can select whether the appropriate tempo will be called up automatically or not by using the TEMPO parameter in the STYLE CHANGE BEHA VIOR function.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 213 Appendix The Song last selected before turning off the power is no longer available. • If the Song last selected before turning off the power is contained in a USB storage device, y ou’ll need to recon- nect the same USB storage device to call up the Song again.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 214 Appendix Performance assistant technology does not work appropriately . • Press the SONG [ J ] (ST OP) button to stop Song pla y- back, then set the [A CMP] and P ART ON/OFF [LEFT] to off. Finally , restart the Song.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 215 Appendix Specifications PSR-S900 PSR-S700 Sound Source A WM Stereo Sampling Ke yboard 61 ke ys (C1–C6 with Initial T ouch) Display 320 X 240 dots QV GA Color LCD.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 216 Appendix * Specifications and descriptions in this owner’ s manual are for information purposes only . Y amaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at an y time without prior notice.
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 217 Appendix Index Numerics 1–16 .................................................................. 152 , 162 A A-B Repeat ................................................................... 42 AI ....................
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 218 Appendix K Karaoke ........................................................................ 57 Karao-key ................................................................... 146 Keyboard Parts .......................
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 219 Appendix Style ...................................................................... 12 , 46 Style Assembly ........................................................... 118 Style Change Behavior ....................
Appendix PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 220 P anel Button Chart T he position of the button on the panel can be confirmed b y the P anel Controls (page 14). Number [1 π† ]–[8 π† ] .............................................................
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Yamaha PSR-S900 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Yamaha PSR-S900 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Yamaha PSR-S900 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Yamaha PSR-S900 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Yamaha PSR-S900, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Yamaha PSR-S900.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Yamaha PSR-S900. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Yamaha PSR-S900 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
