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Split Point
Functions of the Keyboard
As explained above, the keyboard of the PSR-740/640 can sound three different voices. Here’s a short summary of
the various ways of playing voices.
●
Playing a Single Voice
●
Playing Two Voices
●
Playing Separate Voices
with the Right and Left
Hands
In addition, the keyboard of the PSR-740/640 has other important functions besides playing voices (as shown below).
●
Auto Accompaniment Section
When the auto accompaniment is set to on (page 35), the key range of voice L becomes the range for playing/
indicating chords.
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Naming
The keyboard can also be used to name song files on a floppy disk, User Styles,
User Pad banks and Registration Memory banks (page 21).
Playing Voices
The point on the keyboard that separates voice L and voice R1/R2 is called the “split
point”.
The split point is set to F
#
2/G2 at the factory setting, however you can set this to any
key you wish. Refer to page 135 for instructions on setting the split point.
• Each key has a note name;
for example, the lowest
(farthest left) key on the
keyboard corresponds to C1
and the highest (farthest
right) key to C6 (See below
for details).
Each key has a note name; for example, the lowest (farthest left) key on the keyboard corresponds to C1 and the
highest (farthest right) key to C6.
Voice L
Split Point (F
#
2/G2)
Voice R1/R2
Voice R1 + R2
PART
ON/OFF
VOICE L
VOICE R1
VOICE R2
Voice R1
PART
ON/OFF
VOICE L
VOICE R1
VOICE R2
Voice R1 + R2
Voice L
PART
ON/OFF
VOICE L
VOICE R1
VOICE R2
Voice R1
Voice L
PART
ON/OFF
VOICE L
VOICE R1
VOICE R2
C1
C1 - B1
D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 B1
C
#
1 D
#
1
F
#
1 G
#
1 A
#
1
C2 - B2
C3 - B3
C4 - B4
C5 - B5
C6
Auto Accompaniment
section
Split Point
Voice R1/R2
GROOVE ON/OFF
FINGERING
ACMP ON/OFF
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