Yamaha PSR-50 - Manuals

starting to play Orchestra section First, try the sounds in the Orchestra section, which is a fundamental part of this keyboard. 1. Switch on Slide the POWER switch ® to the “ON” position. The Power-on light will then illuminate. If the light flickers when you're using batteries, this indicates that...

4. Try other voices To play in a different voice, press the selector for the desired instrument from among those in the ORCHESTRA voice selector group The lamps indicate which voice is selected. A different voice name is indicated on each side of the selectors. To change the voice from one side to t...

Obtaining more voice variety Solo section (PSR-60) In addition to and separate from the Orchestra voices described so far, there are 16 types of Solo voices, which include natural musical instrument sounds such as Jazz Flute and Piccolo, and contemporary voices. 1. The ORCHESTRA ON/OFF ® and SOLO ON...

4. Now, if a chord is played a Solo voice is added to the highest note of the chord, resulting in a beautiful ensemble effect. Try playing a chord! (Example) (ORCHESTRA) STRINGS +(SOLO) VIOLIN 4. Wenn Sie einen Akkord spielen, wird zu der höchsten Note des Akkordes eine Solo­stimme hinzugefügt. Dadu...

RHYT>M O O O O O CL№ O CLAP 1 2 oiSiD 0*GG*E 0[ 2. Start the rhythm After selecting a rhythm, press the START selector®. • Intro/Ending Instead of using START, you can have the rhythm begin by using INTRO/ ENDING®. When this selector is pressed, the rhythm will start after a two-bar drum count. •...

5. Adding a handclap to the rhythm A handclap effect that keeps perfect time with the beat can be added to any of the rhythms. There are two HANDCLAP selectors®, and if they are depressed simultaneously a third handclap effect can be enjoyed. 6. Getting more realism with drum fill-ins If you tap any...

Adding accompaniments Auto Bass Chord section The Auto Bass Chord section is an automatic accompaniment feature. If the OFF selector is depressed, the Auto Bass Chord system does not function. With the SINGLE FINGER CHORD selector depressed, you can play three-note chords and bass notes using a sing...

4. Set the volumeAdjust the volume to suit the overall level using the Auto Bass Chord’s independent BASS VOLUME and CHORD VOLUME controls CD. 5. Set the tempoSelect the tempo you want using the Rhythm section’s TEMPO control Obtaining minor, seventh and minor seventh chords in Singie Finger Chord m...

Memory When either Single Finger Chord or Fingered Chord is on, the MEMORY lamp automatically illuminates. If a rhythm is on, when you lift your finger(s) from the keys after playing a chord the accompaniment continues to sound. Thus, you don’t have to hold down the keys, so it is easy to change fro...

The Transposer ® lets you adjust the PortaTone’s pitch to suit either a singing voice—so anyone can sing along as you play—or an instrument such as a trumpet, clarinet or saxophone. When­ever A is pressed, the pitch rises by a semi-tone. When T is pressed, the pitch decreases by a semi-tone. And whe...

• The memory is non-volatile, meaning that the memorized data is not immedi­ately lost when the power is turned off. (Memorized data is stored for seven days after the power is switched off.To prolong the storage period, turn the keyboard on every seven days.) • Memorized data is automatically clear...

step 2 Programming of melody and counter melody A. Melody recording With chords for “Greensleeves” stored in the memory, you can now record the melody. The PSR-60 has channels for recording two melodies using the Solo and Orchestra sections, respectively. First, record the SOLO melody. 1. Press the ...

4. When you have finished the melody, press the OFF selector. Now the melody has been stored in the memory. B. Counter melody recording It is very effective to use an Orchestra voice for adding a counter melody. 1. Press the ORCHESTRA RECORD selector. If you want to listen to the stored chords while...

C. Music playback Now you can simultaneously playback the memorized chords, melody and counter melody for “Greensleeves”. 1. Press the SOLO, ORCHESTRA, and CHORD/BASS PLAYBACK selectors. 2. Tap the START selector in the Rhythm section to start playback. The music you can hear would have been impos­ ...

Pause Press the PAUSE selector during recording or playback to stop the operation. Press it once again to resume recording or playback. This is very useful for correcting or editing recorded data (described later). Programming Hint No. 1 Correcting playing errors You can correct playing errors by us...

Programming Hint No. 2 Recording the beginning of an auf-takt melody If you want to record a section without chords or a melody at the beginning of a tune, perform the following. An example of auf-takt Programmier-Tip Nr. 2 Aufnehmen des Anfangs einer Auftaktm elodie Wenn eine bestimmter Teil ohne A...

8 Taoe interface lape int( (PSR-60) Using this interface, you can digitally store (SAVE) tunes on tape that have been memorized by the PSR-60’s MUSIC PRCX3RAMMER, and transfer (LOAD) the digital signals from the tape back into the PSR-60’s memoiy so you can enjoy building a tape library of your own ...

External jacks 9 lililí iiiiiii Anschlußmöglichkeiten I Prise extérieures Contactos externos Several jacks are provided at the back of the keyboard for connecting a variety of optional accessories. There is also a headphone jack at the front. A. Tape In/Out jacks (PSR-60) Use these jacks when you SA...

10 Optional accessories • AC Power Adaptor (PA-4) Transforms AC voltage to DC voltage. • Car Battery Adaptor (CA-1) Enables you to provide power to the instrument from a car battery using the cigarette lighter socket. • Soft Carrying Case (SCC-11) For convenient transportation. • Headphones (YH seri...

11 About MIDI MIDI is an acronym standing for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which is a standard interface for connecting keyboards and other devices. The PortaTone is equipped with MiDi jacks (IN and OLTT), thus enabling connection of the PortaTone to another PortaTone or to some other keybo...

Taking care of your PortaTone Your PortaTone will remain in excellent playing condition if care is taken concerning the following. 1. When you use AC power, be sure to use the optional PA-4 adaptor. Before use, read the adaptor instructions carefully. In particular, please note that in some cases th...

13 iiiiiiHimiRai Specifications Keyboard 49 Keys (C 1 -C 5 ) Solo Voices (PSR-60) Jazz Flute, Piccolo, Violin, Trumpet, Trombone, Horn, Saxophone, Oboe, Electric Guitar, Perçus 1, 2, Popsynth, Bluessynth, Funksynth, Slapsynth, Bass, On/Off, Volume Orchestra Voices Jazz Organ, Pipe Organ, Strings, Br...

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