Yamaha PSR-4600 - Manuals

Rear Panel Connectors Anschlüsse auf der Rückseite ROLL BAR (page 24) Prises du panneau arrière @ Botones de registro (REGISTRATION) (página 67) ® Botón de demostración (DEMOSTRATION) (página 9) @ TecladoH Rueda de inflexión del tono (PITCH BEND) (página 23) ® Barra rodante (ROLL BAR) (pàgina 24) Co...

• Use a relatively low MASTER VOLUME control setting when connecting the PSR-4600 to a stereo sound system. Use the stereo system's volume control to adjust volume. @ OPTIONAL IN L and R Jacks These jacks are intended primarily for use with Yamaha EM-series Expander Modules such as the EMT-1 FM Soun...

ENJOY THE DEMONSTRATION To give you an idea of the PSR-4600's sophisticated capabilities, it is programmed with a demonstration sequence which plays automatically while demonstrating a number of the instrument's voices. 1. Switch ON Slide the POWER switch to the ON position. The VOICE and ACCOMPANIM...

3. Press the DEMONSTRATION Button The demonstration music will begin playing as soon as you press the DEMONSTRATION button.The demonstration wit! play continuously, providing samples of different voices and accompaniment styles, until the DEMONST­RATION button is pressed a second time. 3. Die DEMONS...

4 SELECTING AND PLAYING ORCHESTRA VOICES/TRANS- POSITION & TUNING In the PSR-4600, the term "orchestra voice" refers to the voice that you normally play on the keyboard. "Solo" and "bass'" voices can also be selected, but these functions will be described later in appropr...

2) The + and - buttons in the VOICE SELECT group can be used to increment (increase by one) or decrement (decrease by one) the current voice number. Press the + button briefly to select the voice one number higher than the current voice, or the - button to select the voice one number lower than the ...

Adjusting the Volume Adjust the MASTER VOLUME control while playing to set the desired overall volume level. The other volume controls—SOUND EFFECTS, RHYTHM, BASS, CHORD, ORCHESTRA and SOLO—allow the volume of the corresponding parts to be adjusted in relation to each other. The ORCHESTRA VOLUME con...

The TRANSPOSE ▲ and ▼ buttons are used for transposition. Press the A button to in­crease the pitch of the keyboard, or the ▼ button to lower the pitch. The selected degree of transposition will be displayed on the accompaniment style display while the TRANSPOSE A or ▼ button is pressed, and for app...

Tuning: Fine Pitdi Control Pitch control makes it possible to tune the PSR-4600 over a ± 50-cent range in approxi­mately 3-cent intervals. A hundred "'cents"' equals one semitone, so the tuning range provided allows fine tuning of overall pitch over a range of approximately a semitone.Pitch ...

USING A SOLO VOICE/ SPLIT KEYBOARD OPERATION In addition to an ORCHESTRA voice (described in the previous section), the PSR-4600 makes it possible to select a SOLO voice which can be played alone, together with the ORCHES­ TRA voice, or on the upper (right-hand) sec­tion of the keyboard while the OR...

Then choose the desired voice from the VOICE LIST and select it in the same way as des­cribed in "Selecting an ORCHESTRA Voice" on page 10—i.e. use the VOICE SELECT num­ber or -t-/- buttons. Wählen Sie dann eine Stimme aus der VOICE LIST aus und rufen Sie sie auf die gleiche Weise mit den VO...

SOLO Voice Only When only the SOLO button indicator is lit, only the selected SOLO voice will sound. In this case, the SOLO voice can be played across the entire PSR-4600 keyboard (assum­ ing that the AUTO BASS CHORD feature is off). The SOLO voice is monophonic, so only a single note can be played ...

Split Keyboard: ORCHESTRA On Lower and SOLO On Upper Keyboard When the ORCH. TO LOWER button is pressed (causing its indicator to light), the ORCHESTRA voice is assigned to the "lower" keyboard while the SOLO voice is assigned to the "upper” keyboard. This means that the ORCHESTRA voice ...

H E S tî E g ^ w SI E^E OE 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 In addition to the four preset split points, the split point can be set anywhere between the lowest note on the keyboard and Es by press­ ing the KEY SPLIT button while holding the key which is to be the highest key of the lower keyboard section. When a spl...

USING THE PSR-4600 EFFECTS AND CONTROLLERS EFFECTS Sustain The PSR-4600 offers two sustain effects — SUSTAIN 1 and SUSTAIN 2. Press the SUSTAIN 1 or SUSTAIN 2 button once {the corresponding indicator will light) and notes played on the keyboard will decay gradually after you lift your fingers from t...

• The actual sound of the ENSEMBLE effect varies according to the selected voice. • The ENSEMBLE effect cannot be applied to accompaniment or rhythm. Duet This effect only functions while AUTO BASS CHORD FINGERED or SINGLE FINGER accom­ paniment is running (see "Auto Bass Chord Accompaniment"...

Dual Voice This effect is actually included in the ORCHES­TRATION button group, but we'll include here for convenience. The DUAL VOICE feature makes it possible to select and play two differ­ent voices simultaneously. To activate the DUAL VOICE feature press the DUAL VOICE button (the DUAL VOICE but...

Halt For a more spacious reverb sound, use the HALL setting. This effect simulates the natural reverberation of a medium-size concert hall. Echo This is an echo effect in which the sound seems to "bounce” around in the stereo sound field. CONTROLLERS Pitch Bend The PITCH BEND roller located to t...

Roll Bar The "'ROLL BAR" located below the keyboard can be used for a range of expression control functions, selected by the ROLL BAR buttons to the right of the control panel: Steuerrolle Die Steuerrolle, die sich unter dem Manual befindet kann eine Reihe von Ausdruckssteuer­funktionen ausf...

EDITING VOICES WITH THE DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER This innovative feature lets you "'edit” the sound of each orchestra voice to match your mood and musical style. 1. Select the Orchestra Voice you Wish to Edit Select the desired ORCHESTRA voice using the normal voice selection procedure. 2. Activate t...

3. Select the Parameter You Wish to Edit The PSR-4600 DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER function allows you to edit 10 different voice parameters: 0 SPECTRUM ..........The timbre of the voice. 1 ATTACK 1 .............Attack timbre variation. 2 ATTACK 2 ............. Attack speed.3 DECAY 1 .............. Decay tim...

] c ACCOMPANIMENT STYLE “ S 'BEAT TEMPO'VALUE . 0 0 0 0 • The preset VALUE can be recalled instantly by pressing both the VALUE A and ▼ buttons simultaneously. • The displays will revert to the normal ACCOM­ PANIMENT STYLE and VOICE numbers about 5 seconds after the PARAMETER or VALUE buttons are op...