Yamaha PSR-A350- Manuals

5 PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Please keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference. For AC adaptor WARNING • This AC adaptor is designed for use with only Yamaha electronic instruments. Do not use for any other purpose. • Indoor use o...

6 PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual • Do not put burning items, such as candles, on the unit. A burning item may fall over and cause a fire. • Follow the precautions below. Failure to do so might result in explosion, fire, overheating or battery fluid leakage. - Do not tamper with or disassemble batteries. - ...

7 PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual • Do not insert a finger or hand in any gaps on the instrument. • Never insert or drop paper, metallic, or other objects into the gaps on the panel or keyboard. This could cause physical injury to you or others, damage to the instrument or other property, or operational fai...

8 PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual Panel Controls and Terminals Setting Up q w e t r i o !0 y u !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 @1 @2 @3 @4 @0 @5@6@7@8 #1 #0 @9 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 Song List (page 71) Style List (page 72) Display (page 15) Front Panel Voice List (page 60)

9 PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual Panel Controls and Terminals q [ ] (Standby/On) switch ..................... page 13 w [MASTER VOLUME] dial ...................... page 13 e [DEMO] button ...................................... page 30 r [FUNCTION] button .............................. page 42 t [METRONOME]...

10 PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual Setting Up Power Requirements Although the instrument will run either from an AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. An AC adaptor is more environmentally friendly than batteries and does not deplete resources. Using an AC adapto...

11 PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual Setting Up Using Batteries This instrument requires six “AA” size, Alkaline (LR6)/Manganese (R6) batteries, or rechargeable nickel-metal hydride batteries (rechargeable Ni-MH batter-ies). The Alkaline batteries or rechargeable Ni-MH batteries are recommended for this instr...

13 PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual Setting Up Turning the Power On/Off 1 Turn down the [MASTER VOLUME] dial to “MIN.” 2 Press the [ ] (Standby/On) switch to turn on the power. While playing the keyboard, adjust the [MASTER VOLUME] dial. To turn off the power, press the [ ] (Standby/On) switch again for a se...

14 PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual Setting Up Selecting an EQ Setting for the Best Sound Six different master equalizer (EQ) settings give you the best possible sound when listening through differ-ent reproduction systems—the instrument’s internal speakers, headphones, or an external speaker sys-tem. 1 Hold...

15 PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual Display Items and Basic Operations Display Items Basic Operations Before operating the instrument, it may be helpful to familiarize yourself with the basic controls below that are used to select items and change values.  Number buttons Use the Number buttons to directly e...

PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 16 Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices In addition to piano, organ, and other “standard” keyboard instruments, this instru-ment has a large range of Voices that includes traditional oriental instruments, as well as guitar, bass, strings, sax, trumpet, drums and percussion,...

Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 17 In addition to the Main Voice, you can layer a different Voice over the entire keyboard as a “Dual Voice.” 1 Press the [DUAL] button to turn Dual on. 2 Press the [DUAL] button again to exit from Dual. To select a different Dual Voice:...

Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 18 The [PITCH BEND] wheel can be used to add smooth pitch variations to notes you play on the key-board.Roll the wheel upward to raise the pitch, or downward to lower the pitch. When you release the wheel it will automatically return to ...

Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 19 The volume, octave (the pitch of the instrument can be shifted by up or down in octaves) and Chorus Depth can be individually adjusted for the Main, Dual, and Split Voices. You can adjust each of the parameters above in the Function s...

Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 20 You can add harmony or arpeggio notes to the Main Voice.By specifying the Harmony Type, you can apply har-mony parts, such as duet or trio, or add tremolo or echo effects to the played sound of the Main Voice or the Dual Voice. Also, ...

Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 21 To adjust the Harmony Volume: This can be adjusted via Function number 044 (page 43). To adjust the Arpeggio Velocity: This can be adjusted via Function number 045 (page 43). Holding the Arpeggio Playback via the Footswitch (Hold) You...

PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 22 Using Oriental Scales The Oriental Scales feature lets you simply and easily change the pitches of specific notes and create your own scales. Up to four scale settings can be stored for instant recall, allowing you to call up the settings at any time—even when you are play...

Using Oriental Scales PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 23 You can select whether Scale Tuning is applied to accompaniment or not. This can be set via Function number 009: “TuneAcc” (page 42). The settings you make (using the SCALE SETTING buttons or via Function numbers 009–021; page 42) can be memorized to ...

PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 24 Playing Styles This instrument includes the Auto Accompaniment feature that plays appropriate “Styles” (rhythm + bass + chord accompaniment). You can select from a huge variety of Styles covering a wide range of musical genres. 1 Press the [STYLE] button, then use the numb...

Playing Styles PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 25 Each Style consists of “Sections” that allow you to vary the arrangement of the accompaniment to match the song you are playing. These instructions cover a typical example for using the Sections. 1–3 Same as Steps 1–3 in page 24. 4 Press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL]...

Playing Styles PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 26 Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button to call up the Tempo value, then use the [-] and [+] buttons to adjust the Tempo value. Press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously to reset the value to the default tempo of the current Style or Song. Using the Tap function Whi...

Playing Styles PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 27 For users who are new to chords, this char t conveniently shows how to play common chords in the Auto Accom-paniment range of the keyboard. Since there are many useful chords and many different ways to use them musi-cally, refer to commercially available cho...

PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 29 Playing Songs You can simply enjoy listening to the internal Songs, or use them with just about any of the functions, such as Lesson.  Song Category The Songs are organized by category as listed below. Press the [DEMO] button to play the Demo Songs in sequence. The Demo S...

Playing Songs PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 30 With the default setting, pressing the [DEMO] button will play back only five internal Demo Songs repeat-edly. This setting can be changed so that, for exam-ple, all internal Songs automatically play back, letting you use the instrument as a background music ...

Playing Songs PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 31 You can play back only a specific section of a Song repeatedly by setting the A point (start point) and B point (end point) in one-measure increments. 1 Start playback of the Song (page 29). 2 When playback reaches to the point you want to specify as the star...

PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 32 Playing an External Audio Device with the Built-in Speakers You can output the sound of an external audio device, such as a portable music player, with the built-in speakers of this instrument by connecting it via a cable. This lets you play the keyboard along with playbac...

PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 33 Using the Song Lesson Feature You can practice the preset Songs using these lesson functions: “Keys to Success,” “Listening, Timing, Waiting” and “Phrase Repeat.” Keys to Success helps you master a Song, whereas Listening, Timing, Waiting helps you first master the timing ...

Using the Song Lesson Feature PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 34 6 Confirm the evaluation in the current Step. When the current Step reaches the end, your per-formance will be evaluated and your score (from 0–100) is shown in the display. A score between “0”–“59” indicates that you did not pass this Step an...

Using the Song Lesson Feature PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 35  Lesson 1—Listening In this Lesson, you need not play the keyboard. The model melody/chords of the part you selected will sound. Listen to it carefully and remember it well.  Lesson 2—Timing In this Lesson, simply concentrate on playing the ...

Using the Song Lesson Feature PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 36 You can combine the Keys to Success lesson (page 33) with the Listening, Timing or Waiting lesson (page 35). 1 Enable the Keys to Success lesson. Refer to Steps 1–3 on page 33. 2 Select the desired Step via the [+]/[-] buttons, then press the ...

PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 37 Recording Your Performance You can record up to 5 of your performances as User Songs (User 1–5: Song numbers 051–055). The recorded User Songs can be played back on the instrument. You can record your performance to the following two tracks of a User Song individually or s...

Recording Your Performance PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 38 1 Make the desired settings, such as those of Voice or Style. If you want to record the melody performance, turn ACMP off (page 24). If you want to record Style playback, turn ACMP on (page 24). 2 While holding down the [REC] button, press the de...

PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 39 Playing the Keyboard with Two People (Duo Mode) When the Duo mode is activated on this instrument, two different players can play the instrument simultaneously, with the same sound, over the same octave range—one per-son on the left and the other on the right. This is usef...

PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 40 Memorizing Your Favorite Panel Settings This instrument has a Registration Memory feature that lets you memorize your favor-ite settings for easy recall whenever they’re needed. Up to nine complete setups can be memorized and assigned to each number button 1–9. 1 Make the ...

Memorizing Your Favorite Panel Settings PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 41 Registration Memory lets you recall all the panel set-ups you’ve made with a single button press. However, there may be times that you want certain items to remain the same, even when switching Registration Memory setups. When you wa...

PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 42 The Functions The Functions settings provide access to a range of detailed instrument parameters such as Tuning, Split Point, Voices and Effects. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button several times until the desired item appears. Each time the [FUNCTION] button is pressed, the Fun...

PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 46 Using with a Computer or iPhone/iPad This instrument supports MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) and can transmit/receive keyboard performance information (MIDI messages) or Song/Style data (MIDI files) to/from the computer con-nected via a USB cable. For details ...

PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 47 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution When the instrument is turned on or off, a popping sound is temporarily produced. This is normal and indicates that the instrument is receiving electrical power. When using a mobile phone, noise is produced. Using a mobil...

PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 48 Specifications * The contents of this manual apply to the latest specifications as of the publishing date. To obtain the latest manual, access the Yamaha website then download the manual file. Since specifications, equipment or separately sold accessories may not be the sa...

PSR-A350 Owner’s Manual 49 Index A A-B Repeat ................................31 AC Adaptor ................................ 10 Accompaniment Tuning ....... 23 , 42 ACMP ........................................24 Arpeggio ....................................20 Arpeggio Type ............... 20 , 43 ,...

Song Book Sample / Notenheft-Beispiel / Échantillon de recueil de morceaux / Song Book Örne ğ i 51 PSR-A350 Before Playing... Sit Correctly Finger Numbering Left Right 3 1 1 5 3 4 4 5 2 2 Sit near the middle of the keyboard. Reading the Score The Keyboard, Staff Lines, and Clef B D E F G A C B D E F...

Song Book Sample / Notenheft-Beispiel / Échantillon de recueil de morceaux / Song Book Örne ğ i 54 PSR-A350 Song No.006 Für Elise Basic Warm-up Exercise - “The Semitone Mystery” Let’s start with a warm-up exercise using three fingers of the right hand. We’ll start by ascending and descending the whit...

Song Book Sample / Notenheft-Beispiel / Échantillon de recueil de morceaux / Song Book Örne ğ i 55 PSR-A350 Song No.0 06 Für Elise Basic Diligent Practice Time Right! Now that we’re warmed up let’s try playing along with the orchestra in 3/4 time. The melody will be built up little by little. Compar...

Song Book Sample / Notenheft-Beispiel / Échantillon de recueil de morceaux / Song Book Örne ğ i 58 PSR-A350 Song No.006 Für Elise Basic Für Elise Song No.004 Basic E E E Jump to the next E! And again! C M i d d l e Warm-up Exercise - “The Jump Competition” The first note has a staccato dot. Spread yo...

Song Book Sample / Notenheft-Beispiel / Échantillon de recueil de morceaux / Song Book Örne ğ i 59 PSR-A350 Song No.0 06 Für Elise Basic Left Right “Left! Right! Left! Right!” Play “D E” repeatedly, alternating the left and right hands. Have the next hand ready in position to play D so you won’t hav...

60 PSR-A350 Voice List / Voice-Liste / Liste des sonorités / Enstrüman Sesi Listesi Maximum Polyphony The instrument has 32-note maximum polyphony. This means that it can play a maximum of up to 32 notes at once, regardless of what functions are used. Auto accompaniment uses a number of the availabl...

66 PSR-A350 Drum Kit List / Drum Kit-Liste / Liste des kits de percussion / Davul Seti Listesi • “ ” indicates that the drum sound is the same as “Standard Kit 1”. • Each percussion voice uses one note.• The MIDI Note # and Note are actually one octave lower than keyboard Note # and Note. For exampl...

74 PSR-A350 Effect Type List / Effekttypenliste / Liste des types d'effets / Efekt Türü Listesi Harmony Types / Harmony-Typen / Types d'effets Harmony / Armoni Türleri No. Harmony Type Description 001 Duet If you want to sound one of the harmony types 01–05, play keys to the right side of the Split ...