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Playing with the Songs

Quick Guide

Recording

The PSR-A1000 lets you record, too — quickly and easily. Try out the Quick Recording feature now and capture your
keyboard performance.

Select a voice for recording. Use the same operations as in “Playing a Voice” on pages 25, 26.

Press the [REC] and [TOP] buttons simultaneously to select “New Song” for recording.

Simultaneously hold down the [REC] button and press the [TRACK1] button.

Recording starts as soon as you start playing the keyboard.

When you’ve finished recording, press the [REC] button.

To hear your newly recorded performance, return the song to the beginning by
using the [TOP] button and press the SONG [START/STOP] button.

Save the recorded data as required (pages 35, 41).

REC

REW

START/STOP

TOP

NEW SONG

SYNC. START

REC

SONG

EXTRA

TRACKS

(STYLE)

(R)

(L)

TRACK

REC

The recorded data will be
lost if you turn off the power.
To keep your important
recordings, you’ll need to
save them to the User drive
or floppy disk.

CAUTION

REC

START/STOP

TOP

NEW SONG

SYNC. START

Summary of Contents for PortaTone PSR-A1000

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL OWNER S MANUAL Before using the PSR A1000 be sure to read Precautions on pages 3 4 ...

Page 2: ... this product may be found on the bottom of the unit You should note this serial number in the space provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your pur chase to aid identification in the event of theft Model No Serial No ...

Page 3: ...ug becomes frayed or damaged or if there is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument or if any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it immediately turn off the power switch disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet and have the instrument inspected by quali fied Yamaha service personnel CAUTION Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility ...

Page 4: ...igh or uncomfortable volume level since this can cause permanent hearing loss If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears consult a physician Saving and backing up your data Current memory data see page 36 is lost when you turn off the power to the instrument Save the data to a floppy disk the User Drive see page 36 Saved data may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect opera tion Sa...

Page 5: ...ha PSR A1000 We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that you can fully take advantage of the advanced and convenient functions of the PSR A1000 We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference ...

Page 6: ...crosoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owner s manual are for instructional purposes only and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument For example the voice or style name appearing in the LCD screens in this manual may differ from that of the actual instrument The example Operation ...

Page 7: ...d in as far as it will go the disk may not eject properly The eject button may become stuck in a half pressed position with the disk extending from the drive slot by only a few millimeters If this happens do not attempt to pull out the partially ejected disk since using force in this situation can damage the disk drive mechanism or the floppy disk To remove a partially ejected disk try pressing th...

Page 8: ...abels to a floppy disk Also make sure that labels are attached in the proper location To protect your data Write protect Tab To prevent accidental erasure of important data slide the disk s write protect tab to the protect position tab open Data backup For maximum data security Yamaha recommends that you keep two copies of important data on separate floppy disks This gives you a backup if one disk...

Page 9: ... Changing Icons 41 Using the DATA ENTRY Dial 43 Direct Access Instant Selection of Displays 44 Help Messages 46 Using the Metronome 47 Adjusting the Tempo 47 Tap Tempo 48 Reference Playing the Demos 49 Voices 51 Selecting a Voice 51 Layer Left Playing Several Sounds Simultaneously 53 Layer Layering Two Different Voices 53 Left Setting Separate Voices for the Left and Right Sections of the Keyboard...

Page 10: ...t 100 Operation 100 Realtime Recording Basic 101 Step Recording 102 Assembling an Accompaniment Style Assembly 103 Edit the Created Accompaniment Style 104 Change the Rhythmic Feel Groove and Dynamics 104 Editing the Channel Data 106 Making Style File Format Settings Parameter 107 Creating Multi Pad Multi Pad Creator 109 Operation 109 Multi Pad Realtime Recording Record 110 Start recording 110 Sto...

Page 11: ...smit 130 Receiving MIDI Data Receive 131 Setting Root Note Channels Root 131 Setting Chord Channels Chord Detect 131 Other Settings Utility 132 Making Settings for Fade In Out Metronome Parameter Lock and Tap CONFIG 1 132 Making Settings for the Display and Voice Number Indication CONFIG 2 133 Copying and Formatting Disks Disk 134 Entering Your Name and Language Preference Owner 135 Restoring the ...

Page 12: ...he Left and Right Sections of the Keyboard on page 54 Changing the sound Enhancing the sound with touch and other effects Applying Voice Effects on page 54 Adjusting the Effects on page 115 Adjusting the Level Balance page 113 Combining two voices Layer Layering Two Different Voices on page 53 Playing separate voices with the right and left hands Left Setting Separate Voices for the Left and Right...

Page 13: ...A1000 through an external audio system and recording the sounds to an external recorder AUX OUT OUTPUT jacks on page 136 Raising the volume Playing the sounds of the PSR A1000 through an external audio system and recording the sounds to an external recorder AUX OUT OUTPUT jacks on page 136 Connecting a computer Connecting to a Computer MIDI terminals TO HOST terminals on page 138 Quick solution Ba...

Page 14: ...ft hand automatically plays the auto accompaniment backing Select an accompaniment style such as pop jazz Latin etc and let the PSR A1000 be your backing band DIGITAL RECORDING Record your performances page 83 99 With the powerful and easy to use song recording features you can record your own keyboard performances and create your own complete fully orchestrated compositions which you can then sav...

Page 15: ...ic voices including piano strings woodwinds and more TO HOST terminal Make music with a computer quickly and easily page 138 Dive in and take advantage of the wide world of computer music software Connections and setup are exceptionally easy and you can play back your computer recorded parts with different instrument sounds all from a single PSR A1000 Multi Pads Add spice to your performance with ...

Page 16: ... when the switch is in the STANDBY position electricity is still flowing to the instrument at a minimum level When not using the PSR A1000 for an extended period of time be sure to unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet When you have made all the necessary connections page 136 between your PSR A1000 and any other devices make sure that all volume settings are turned down all the way t...

Page 17: ...y data conforming to the standard will play accurately on any GM compatible tone generator or synthesizer from any manufacturer XG Format XG is a new Yamaha MIDI specification which significantly expands and improves on the GM System Level 1 standard with greater voice handling capacity expressive control and effect capability while retaining full compatibility with GM By using the PSR A1000 XG vo...

Page 18: ...B button P 61 MAIN C button P 61 MAIN D button P 61 ENDING rit button P 31 63 AUTO FILL IN button P 63 FADE IN OUT button P 62 SYNC STOP button P 62 SYNC START button P 57 START STOP button P 57 DIGITAL STUDIO SOUND CREATOR button P 79 DIGITAL RECORDING button P 83 99 MIXING CONSOLE button P 112 MENU DEMO button P 49 HELP button P 46 FUNCTION button P 118 C1 CLICK 36 T 37 S 39 F1 41 R G1 43 L D2 5...

Page 19: ...OCTAVE button P 55 SCALE TUNING SCALE TUNING button P 72 MULTI PAD 1 4 buttons P 64 STOP button P 64 REGISTRATION MEMORY FREEZE button P 78 1 8 buttons P 76 MEMORY button P 76 FLOPPY DISK Floppy disk drive 3 5 P 7 Connectors TO HOST terminal P 138 HOST SELECT switch P 138 MIDI OUT IN terminals P 137 FOOT PEDAL 1 SWITCH jack P 137 FOOT PEDAL 2 jack P 136 AUX OUT LEVEL FIXED L R jacks P 136 OUTPUT L...

Page 20: ...ons Song playback page 21 Short demo playback of the selected voice in the Voice Open display page 26 Reference on page 49 Demo button BACK NEXT For this example FUNCTION is selected Function Demos demonstrate each of the different functions on the PSR A1000 FUNCTION HELP MENU DEMO 2 Press the BACK NEXT button to select the Demo categories Voice Demos showcase the voices of the PSR A1000 Style Dem...

Page 21: ... page 135 is the same as that of the file name of the song that you are playing back Disks bearing this logo contain song data for voices defined in the GM standard Disks bearing this logo contain song data using the XG format an extension of the GM standard that provides a wider variety of voices and more comprehensive sonic control Disks bearing this logo contain song data for voices defined in ...

Page 22: ...o select the Voice Style Function folder D A E B C Press the BACK NEXT button to select the drive In the example display at left the PRESET page is selected at right FLOPPY DISK is selected PRESET Songs for Demos FLOPPY DISK commercially available songs your own songs etc From the MAIN display the display shown when the power is turned on you can select songs voices accom paniment styles etc D A E...

Page 23: ...y 1 Press the CHANNEL ON OFF button 2 Press the 1 8 button corresponding to the channel you wish to turn on or off REC START STOP TOP NEW SONG SYNC START To rewind or fast forward to the playback point of the song press the REW or FF button With song data software Standard MIDI format 0 that includes lyrics you can view the lyrics on the display during playback See page 71 for details PART CHANNEL...

Page 24: ...the 1 8 button corresponding to the part of which the volume you wish to adjust 8 Press the SONG START STOP button to stop playback BALANCE 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 You can call up a full set of mixing controls by pressing the MIXING CONSOLE button page 112 REC START STOP TOP NEW SONG SYNC START The FADE IN OUT but ton page 62 can be used to produce smooth fade ins and fade outs when starting and stopping ...

Page 25: ...he F button to call up the menu for selecting MAIN voice If the MAIN screen is not displayed press the DIRECT ACCESS button followed by the EXIT button 2 Select a voice group Reference on page 51 Voice related buttons MAIN LEFT LAYER I F J G H The voice you re selecting here belongs to the MAIN part and is called the MAIN voice See page 53 for more information You ll want to hear the MAIN voice al...

Page 26: ... a rich sounding layer the MAIN voice you selected in the previous section plus the new LAYER voice you ve selected here And that s just the beginning Check out these other voice related features Create your own original voices quickly and easily by changing the settings of existing voices page 79 Set up your favorite panel settings including voices styles and more and call them up whenever you ne...

Page 27: ... display page 122 From here you can set the particular key on the keyboard that separates the two voices called the Split Point To do this simultaneously hold down the F or G button and press the desired key on the keyboard For more information see page 122 6 Play the voices The notes you play with your left hand sound one voice while the notes you play with your right sound a different voice or v...

Page 28: ...a and chords played in this area are automatically detected and used as a basis for fully automatic accompaniment with the selected style Reference on page 56 Style related buttons D A E B C For this example VienneseWaltz is selected For this example DANCE BALLROOM is selected Press the BACK NEXT button to select the memory location of the style For this example PRESET is selected Auto Accompanime...

Page 29: ... Embellish and enhance your melodies with the automatic Harmony and Echo effects This powerful performance feature lets you automatically add harmony notes to the melodies you play with your right hand based on the chords you play with your left Tremolo Echo and other effects are available too 1 Turn HARMONY ECHO on 2 Turn ACMP on page 28 3 Play a chord with your left hand and play some notes in t...

Page 30: ...ructure on the next page 7 Press the AUTO FILL IN button to add a fill in if necessary Fill in patterns play automatically between each change in the Main sections 8 Press the ENDING button This switches to the ending section When the ending is finished the style automatically stops INTRO This is used for the beginning of the song When the intro finishes playing accompaniment shifts to the main se...

Page 31: ... button again while the ending is playing back MAIN VARIATION A MAIN VARIATION C MAIN VARIATION B MAIN VARIATION D via BREAK via BREAK via BREAK via BREAK max four patterns max four patterns INTRO page 63 ENDING page 63 An Intro doesn t necessarily have to be at the beginning If you want you can play an Intro section in the middle of your performance by simply pressing the INTRO button at the desi...

Page 32: ...adjust the tempo by pressing the TEMPO buttons 8 Press the SONG START STOP button to stop playback Reference on page 66 Song related buttons R TRACK 1 To cancel the left hand part press the TRACK 2 button D A E B C If the selected song does not contain lyric data lyrics are not displayed If you want to start the song right away without an intro use the Sync Start function To set Sync Start to stan...

Page 33: ...e TRACK1 button 6 Recording starts as soon as you start playing the keyboard 7 When you ve finished recording press the REC button 8 To hear your newly recorded performance return the song to the beginning by using the TOP button and press the SONG START STOP button 9 Save the recorded data as required pages 35 41 REC REW FF START STOP TOP NEW SONG SYNC START REC SONG EXTRA TRACKS STYLE R L TRACK ...

Page 34: ...nt to lower the button lights Press again to return to normal pitch 2 The scale settings you set are memorized by the Scale Memory function While holding the MEMORY button press one of the SCALE MEMORY buttons You can recall the memorized setting by pressing the appropriate button at any time Reference on page 72 Scale related buttons To maintain the memorized scale settings even after the power i...

Page 35: ...data efficiently by putting various files of the same type into a single folder The Open Save displays for Song Voice Style Multi Pad Bank and Registration Bank can be called up from the MAIN display the display shown when the power is turned on by pressing the appropriate A J button I F J G H D A E B C The following Open Save dis play types are also available however these are selected from displ...

Page 36: ...Commercially available disk software can also be called up here Naturally these files are available only when the appropriate disk is inserted in the floppy disk drive File All data both pre programmed and your own original are stored as files Current Memory Current Memory is the area where the voice is called up when you select a voice Also it is the area where you edit your voice using the SOUND...

Page 37: ...ev previous 3 Select the file folder There are two ways to select the file folder Press the A J button Press the letter button corresponding to the file folder you wish to call up In the example display shown above the voice files are shown Use the DATA ENTRY dial and the ENTER button When you turn the DATA ENTRY dial the highlight moves among the available files folders Highlight the desired file...

Page 38: ...e 35 The NAME display appears 2 Select the appropriate file folder and press the 7 OK button The currently selected file folder is highlighted To select another file folder press one of the A J buttons To cancel press the 8 CANCEL button Input the new name page 42 Press the 8 OK button To cancel press the 8 CANCEL button A file folder name can con tain up to 50 half size letters or 25 Hiragana and...

Page 39: ... 7 OK button To stop the operation press the 8 CANCEL button This operation cannot be used to directly move a file folder from one floppy disk to another If you want to do this cut and paste the file or folder from the first floppy disk to the USER page then change disks and paste it to the FLOPPY DISK page All files folders in a floppy disk can be copied to another disk in one batch page 134 4 Ca...

Page 40: ...from the first floppy disk to the User page then change disks and paste it to the Floppy Disk page 4 Call up the destination display Only the USER and FLOPPY DISK pages can be selected as the destination Press the 4 PASTE button The file folder you copied is now pasted at the destination Please note that the copy functions are intended for your personal use only END 1 Press the 5 DELETE button pag...

Page 41: ...ely When you store data to these locations all file types of the PSR A1000 Voice Style Song Registra tion etc are stored together The files of commercially available DOC software and Yamaha Disklavier software and their edited files on the PSR A1000 can be stored in the USER page but can not be copied to another floppy disk Folder directories can con tain up to four levels The maximum total number...

Page 42: ...utton for a while When the cursor appears in reverse display highlight only the reversed area is deleted 3 To actually enter the new name press the 8 OK button To cancel the operation press the 8 CANCEL button Entering special character marks umlaut accent Select a character to which a character mark is to be added and press the 6 button before actual entry of the character Entering miscellaneous ...

Page 43: ...rotating the DATA ENTRY dial In the example BALANCE display turning the dial adjusts the volume of the part in reverse display highlight To adjust the volume of another part first select the part by pressing the button corresponding to the part then rotate the DATA ENTRY dial Selecting items You can select the desired item or function in the display by rotating the DATA ENTRY dial The selected ite...

Page 44: ...on corresponding to the desired setting display to instantly call up that display In the example below Direct Access is used to call up the display for selecting the Chord Fingering page 123 Refer to the Direct Access Chart page 45 for a list of the displays that can be called up with the Direct Access function Direct Access Instant Selection of Displays DIRECT ACCESS DIRECT ACCESS ACMP Here s a c...

Page 45: ...xit from the Direct Access mode BALANCE MIXING CONSOLE SONG PART VOLUME VOICE VOLUME settings 113 CHANNEL ON OFF VOICE settings NEXT BACK VOICE PART MAIN MIXING CONSOLE TUNE OCTAVE settings 114 LAYER LEFT SCALE TUNING SCALE TUNE BANK SCALE TUNE BANK 32 EXIT Return to the MAIN display ENTER VOICE EFFECT LEFT HOLD FUNCTION STYLE SETTING SPLIT POINT SPLIT POINT LEFT setting 122 TOUCH CONTROLLER KEYBO...

Page 46: ...ssages shown during operations Help messages can be displayed in any one of the following languages ENGLISH GERMAN FRENCH When two or more pages available use this to select different pages Help messages also feature links to the detailed explanation or actual setting display of the selected topic Simply select the underlined word using the DATA ENTRY dial and press the ENTER button to jump to the...

Page 47: ...ll be changed page 132 Adjusting the Tempo TEMPO TAP TEMPO RESET Songs and accompaniment styles have been given default initial tempo settings designed to best suit the song style TEMPO TAP TEMPO RESET EXIT Press either the TEMPO button or the button Adjust the tempo by using either the TEMPO buttons or the DATA ENTRY dial The number in the display indicates how many quarter note beats there are i...

Page 48: ...y page 57 67 tapping the TAP TEMPO button starts the song playback in the same manner For songs and styles in 2 4 and 4 4 time tap four times for 3 4 time tap three times for 5 4 time tap five times TEMPO TAP TEMPO RESET Tap the TAP TEMPO button twice to change the tempo 1 Playback the song or the accompaniment style page 56 67 2 Indicates the default initial tempo setting for the currently select...

Page 49: ...ongs items continuously starting from the first item at the top left of the display This is available only from the FUNCTION page All of the available demos are played back in sequence starting from the one at top left The VOICE and STYLE pages do not have the AUTO button however all demo songs are played back in sequence Pressing this button cancels the interactive features of the Function Demos ...

Page 50: ...s playing Select the desired word or item by using the DATAENTRY dial then press the ENTER button or number buttons 1 2 etc to call it up Use the BACK NEXT buttons in the introduction screen to call up the previ ous or next page n Press the SONG START STOP button to stop the Demo song To start the Demo again from the point at which it was stopped press the SONG START STOP button again Rewind and f...

Page 51: ...The voice you re selecting here belongs to the MAIN part and is called the MAIN voice See page 53 for more information You ll want to hear the MAIN voice all by itself so make sure that the LAYER and LEFT parts are turned off 1 Press the MAIN button to turn the MAIN part on then press F button to call up the menu for selecting the MAIN voice When you select a voice group the last selected voice wi...

Page 52: ...rate Data List Drum key Assignment List for a listing of the sounds in each drum SFX kit END EXIT 4 Play the keyboard to hear the selected voice Press this to return to the MAIN display BACK NEXT I F J G H D A E B C 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3 3 Select the voice 3 1 Select the memory location of the voice PRESET USER FLOPPY DISK Press this to start the demo of the selected voice To stop the demo at any time...

Page 53: ... Split point Left range Right range LEFT part MAIN part Split point LAYER part Left range Right range I F J G H MAIN LEFT LAYER EXIT END 1 Press this to turn the LAYER function on To turn it off press the button again There is an alternate way for quickly selecting both the MAIN and LAYER voices from the panel While hold ing down one panel voice button press a second voice button The first selecte...

Page 54: ...cted part MAIN LAYER LEFT I F J G H 1 Set the LEFT to ON Press this button again to set it to OFF MAIN LEFT LAYER 2 Select LEFT with the H button Press the same button to call up the VOICE display from which you can select the specific voice you want to play in a left How to select the voice is the same as the way of VOICE MAIN screen page 51 The split point can be freely set to any key on the key...

Page 55: ... you play and release a chord in the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard with the left part on and the Left voice set to Strings the strings part sustains adding a natural richness to the overall accompaniment sound Use the PSR A1000 PITCH BEND wheel to bend notes up roll the wheel away from you or down roll the wheel toward you while playing the keyboard The PITCH BEND wheel is self centering...

Page 56: ...selecting some of the different styles refer to separate Data List Style List and play them ACMP INTRO START STOP MAIN ENDING rit AUTO FILL IN FADE IN OUT SYNC STOP SYNC START BREAK STYLE CONTROL Playing a style BACK NEXT I F J G H D A E B C 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 2 Select a Style 2 1 Select a location Preset User Floppy Disk for saving the style When you ve opened a lower directory s display this butt...

Page 57: ...ent style let ting you try out and use dif ferent accompaniment with the song page 68 Turn ACMP off 3 4 5 6 Sync Start Enabling this lets you start the style simply by playing the keyboard As soon as you play a chord with the auto accompaniment area the style starts For details about chord fingerings refer to page 59 Accompaniment Style Characteristics The defining characteristics of some of the a...

Page 58: ... start the rhythm simply by playing a key on the keyboard if Sync Start is enabled turn on the SYNC START button BALANCE PART CHANNEL ON OFF BALANCE display Adjust the output level of the Part Parts played from the keyboard MAIN LAYER LEFT STYLE part Auto Accompaniment area SONG part MULTI PAD part CHANNEL ON OFF display Call up the STYLE display by pressing the CHANNEL ON OFF button then turn the...

Page 59: ... playing a bass note with your left hand and a chord with your right or by playing a chord with your left hand and a melody note with your right AI FINGERED This mode is basically the same as FINGERED with the exception that less than three notes can be played to indicate the chords based on the previously played chord etc AI FULL KEYBOARD When this advanced auto accompaniment mode is engaged the ...

Page 60: ...2 3 5 7 or 3 7 2 C79 Seventh add sharp eleventh 7 11 1 2 3 4 5 7 or 1 2 3 4 5 7 C7 11 Seventh add thirteenth 713 1 3 5 6 7 or 3 6 7 C713 Seventh sharp ninth 7 9 1 2 3 5 7 C7 9 Seventh flatted fifth 7 5 1 3 5 7 C7 5 Seventh augmented 7aug 1 3 5 7 C7aug Seventh suspended fourth 7sus4 1 4 5 7 C7sus4 Suspended second sus2 1 2 5 Csus2 Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode Example for C chords C C...

Page 61: ... If you press the INTRO button you can play back an Intro section while an accompaniment is play ing You can dynamically con trol the level of the accompaniment by how softly or strongly you play the keys in the Auto Accompaniment area of the keyboard page 122 If you press the SYNC START button while an accompaniment is play ing the accompaniment will stop and the PSR A1000 will enter Synchro nize...

Page 62: ...companiment doesn t stop when the ending is finished If you select a different style while the style is not playing the default tempo for that style is also selected If the style is playing the same tempo is maintained even if you select a different style When STOP ACMP is set to on and the accompani ment is not playing you can play both chords and bass in the Auto Accom paniment area in the key b...

Page 63: ...short phrase used to add variation to the style ACMP INTRO START STOP MAIN ENDING rit AUTO FILL IN FADE IN OUT SYNC STOP SYNC START BREAK STYLE CONTROL 1 2 Play the style and switch among the accompaniment sections as they play page 30 31 Fill in patterns play automatically between each change in the Main sections You can also add a fill in by pressing the selected MAIN button again To cancel the ...

Page 64: ...e STOP button and press the pad or pads you wish to stop 1 Turn ACMP on page 57 2 Play a chord with your left hand and press any of the Multi Pads In this example the phrase for Pad 1 will be transposed into F major before playing back Try playing other chords and pressing the pads Keep in mind that you can also change chords while a pad is playing back Multi Pads Playing the Multi Pads Simply tap...

Page 65: ...ulti Pad settings from one Multi Pad bank to another Multi Pad Edit I F J G H D A E B C 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Select the desired Multi Pad s The same as the Open Save display on pages 38 and 41 Calls up the upper level directory page Open Save display for Multi Pads page 35 ...

Page 66: ...h Yamaha s XG format XG is a significant enhancement of the GM system level 1 standard providing more voices greater editing control and support for multiple effect sections and effect types Disks having this logo mark feature song data compatible with Yamaha s DOC Disk Orchestra Collection format Disks having this logo mark feature song data compatible with Yamaha s original MIDI file format REC ...

Page 67: ...the start of song playback to fade in the song and press it again at the end of the song to fade out Adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO buttons page 47 or the TAP TEMPO button You can even change the playback speed by tapping out the tempo simply tap the TAP TEMPO button twice 1 2 3 The song starts To stop the song immediately press the button again Press the button in order to go back to the pre...

Page 68: ...RT STOP button 2 Select the desired accompaniment style 3 Start the style by pressing the STYLE START STOP button 4 While the song is playing insert a break or change sections with the STYLE section buttons Fill in patterns play when you switch sections The style automatically stops when the song finishes or is stopped The accompaniment stops when you stop the song If the accompaniment style is pl...

Page 69: ...may not be able to be read properly by the instrument and as such you may not be able to select them The maximum capacity is about 200 300KB however this may differ depending on the data contents of each song Insert the disk shutter side first and label face up REC REW FF START STOP TOP NEW SONG SYNC START During playback you can have the song return to the top and play back again from the beginni...

Page 70: ... specify which parts are muted when pressing the TRACK 1 TRACK 2 EXTRA TRACKS buttons Repeat Playback of a Specific Range SONG EXTRA TRACKS STYLE R L TRACK 2 TRACK 1 METRO NOME REPEAT START STOP 2 1 Play back the song page 67 69 You can also specify Points A and B when the song is stopped Set Point A by pressing the REPEAT button then use the FF button to move to the desired end location then set ...

Page 71: ...ous page press the button EXIT END The lyrics can be changed page 98 Start the song 4 2 REC REW FF START STOP TOP NEW SONG SYNC START SONG METRO NOME EXTRA TRACKS STYLE R L TRACK 2 TRACK 1 REPEAT REC REW FF START STOP TOP NEW SONG SYNC START SONG METRO NOME EXTRA TRACKS STYLE R L TRACK 2 TRACK 1 REPEAT If the selected song does not contain lyric data lyrics are not displayed In this example select...

Page 72: ...ll light or go out according to the song playback data The Scale Setting function has no effect on the Drum Kit SFX Kit voices Adjusting the Scale Tuning Scale Tuning 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Selects the desired scale template BAYAT and RAST are two typical oriental scale settings Determines the base note for each scale When the base note is changed the pitch of the keyboard is transposed yet maintains the...

Page 73: ...tury Handel among others used this scale Werckmeister Kirnberger This composite scale combines the Werckmeister and Kirnberger systems which were themselves improvements on the mean tone and Pythagorean scales The main feature of this scale is that each key has its own unique character The scale was used extensively during the time of Bach and Beethoven and even now it is often used when performin...

Page 74: ...e SCALE SETTING buttons or in the SCALE TUNE display 2 While holding the MEMORY button press one of the SCALE MEMORY 1 6 buttons The corresponding SCALE MEMORY button will light Any data that was previously in the selected location is erased and replaced by the new settings The memorized scale settings here will be lost when the power is turned off unless you perform the Save operation see next se...

Page 75: ... Scale Settings Select Press the A C F H buttons The SCALE TUNE EDIT display is linked to the SCALE MEMORY 1 6 buttons When you select the Scale Settings in the display the corresponding SCALE MEMORY button lights Name This operation is the same as that in Naming Files and Folders page 38 in Basic Operations Organizing Your Data Delete This operation is the same as that in Deleting Files Folders p...

Page 76: ...luded in the Registration Memory setting This allows you to maintain certain settings even when switching among Registration Memory presets You can also use the Freeze function page 78 to override the Registration Memory changes letting you prevent certain panel settings from being changed Enters a checkmark to the selected box You can also use the ENTER button Removes the checkmark from the selec...

Page 77: ...operation is the same as that in Naming Files and Folders page 38 in Basic Operations Organizing Your Data Delete This operation is the same as that in Deleting Files Folders page 40 in Basic Operations Organizing Your Data Keep in mind that the size of the Registration bank files and the memory space they occupy depends on the amount of functions set in each BANK 01 All settings registered to but...

Page 78: ...ur Registration Memory presets to be called up in sequence in any order you desire Once programmed the presets 1 8 can be selected in sequence with the BACK NEXT buttons or the pedal page 126 FREEZE MEMORY REGISTRATION MEMORY FUNCTION HELP MENU DEMO FREEZE MEMORY REGISTRATION MEMORY FREEZE MEMORY REGISTRATION MEMORY 1 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Select the Freeze settings Enters a checkmark to the selected bo...

Page 79: ... available for editing in this display These correspond to the parameters values shown at the bottom of the display Select the desired menu by pressing the NEXT BACK button Opens the Save Voice display for saving the edited voice as a User voice page 41 Select the desired menu The selected menu is highlighted Can be used during editing to compare the sound of the original voice with the edited voi...

Page 80: ...HARMONY ECHO TYPE HARMONY ECHO FUNCTION page 127 HARMONY ECHO VOLUME HARMONY ECHO FUNCTION page 127 HARMONY ECHO SPEED HARMONY ECHO FUNCTION page 127 HARMONY ECHO ASSIGN HARMONY ECHO FUNCTION page 127 HARMONY ECHO CHORD NOTE ONLY HARMONY ECHO FUNCTION page 127 HARMONY ECHO TOUCH LIMIT HARMONY ECHO FUNCTION page 127 Keep in mind that there are certain parameters whose Sound Creator settings affect ...

Page 81: ...m The higher the value the slower the decay RELEASE Determines how quickly the sound decays to silence after the key is released The higher the value the slower the release 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Determines the filter EG and vibrato settings see below In addition to making the sound either brighter or more mellow Filter can be used to produce electronic synthesizer like effects Cutoff frequency Volume Fr...

Page 82: ...to onset EFFECT The explanations here apply to step 3 on page 79 HARMONY The explanations here apply to step 3 on page 79 The parameters are the same as for HARMONY ECHO display of FUNCTION For details see page 128 VIBRATO Creates a wavering in the sound by periodically chang ing the pitch DEPTH SPEED DELAY Time Level 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The same as the Mixing Console on page 115 Determines the Sustai...

Page 83: ...d compositions You can also record over an existing part on an internal song or a song on disk with your own performance Step Recording page 87 This method is like writing music notation on paper It lets you enter each note individually by specifying the pitch and length This is ideal for making precise recordings or for recording parts that are difficult to play Song Editing page 93 The PSR A1000...

Page 84: ...e To record your keyboard performance Press either the TRACK 1 or TRACK 2 button To record the auto accompaniment and multi pad performance Press the EXTRA TRACKS button To stop recording press the REC button again If the LAYER or LEFT but ton is on before pressing the REC button the correspond ing Layer and Left parts are automatically recorded to dif ferent channels The performance of track 1 2 ...

Page 85: ...nt style CHORD2 Accompaniment style PAD Accompaniment style PHRASE1 Accompaniment style PHRASE2 MIDI 9 Accompaniment style RHYTHM 1 Voice MAIN LAYER LEFT Multi Pad1 Multi Pad2 Multi Pad3 Multi Pad4 Accompaniment style RHYTHM 1 Accompaniment style RHYTHM 2 Accompaniment style BASS Accompaniment style CHORD1 Accompaniment style CHORD2 Accompaniment style PAD Accompaniment style PHRASE1 Accompaniment...

Page 86: ...t function is set to the pedal page 92 5 To stop recording press the REC button again You can also use the foot pedal to stop recording by releasing it if the recording punch in out function has been assigned to the pedal page 92 To pause press the SONG START STOP button To resume recording press the SONG START STOP but ton again You can also use the metro nome click as a guide while recording The...

Page 87: ...utton 3 Press the A button to call up the Song Creator display D A E B C 2 Press the DIGITAL RECORDING button 4 Using the BACK NEXT buttons select the 1 16 tab for recording melodies and other parts or select the CHD Chord tab for recording chords and after selecting the 1 16 tab select a record channel with the F CH button BACK NEXT I F J G H 5 Call up the Step Record display by pressing the G bu...

Page 88: ...s is available only when recording the melody For information on gate time settings see below Each press of this button toggles among the three basic note selectors at the bottom of the display normal dotted and triplet This is available only when recording the melody Deletes the event at the cursor Use these to move the selected event in units of measures BAR beat and clocks For information on me...

Page 89: ...ress the SONG START STOP button to hear the newly entered notes To actually enter the recorded data press the EXIT button The entered data can be edited from the SONG CREATOR 1 16 display page 96 1 1 1 Select this note 1 3 press this to input a tie 1 2 While holding down this note 2 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 1 Select this note 3 3 1 Press this button to display the dotted notes 3 2 Select this note 3 3 4 4 1 ...

Page 90: ...rds and Sections Chord Step For example you can input the following chord progression by the procedure described below C F G F G7 C MAIN A BREAK MAIN B Enter the chords by using the currently selected chord fingering method in the Auto Accompaniment area of the keyboard 1 Press the MAIN A button to specify the section and enter the chords as shown at right C F G MAIN A MAIN C F G Select this note ...

Page 91: ...ress the MAIN B button to specify the section and enter the chord indicated at right C F G F G7 C MAIN A BREAK MAIN B MAIN C 003 1 000 Select this note value and play the chords indicated at right To enter a fill in press the AUTO FILL IN button and press one of the MAIN A D buttons END Mark An END mark is shown in the display indicating the end of the song data The actual position of the End mark...

Page 92: ... is cancelled Press and hold down the foot pedal to record Recording stops when you release the pedal Calls up the SONG display from which you can save the edited data Replace All This deletes all data following the point at which recording is stopped Punch Out This maintains all data following the point at which recording is stopped Punch Out At Overwrite recording continues until the indicated P...

Page 93: ...uantized Selects the quantize size resolution See the below for the details Determines how strongly the notes will be quantized If a value less than 100 is selected notes will be moved toward the specified quantization beats only by the specified amount Applying less than 100 quantization lets you preserve some of the human feel in the recording Executes the Quantize operation After the operation ...

Page 94: ...one Calls up the SONG display from which you can save the edited data These select the channel to be deleted I F J G H D A E B C 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Use these to select the desired edit operation Executes the Mix operation After the operation is completed this button changes to UNDO letting you restore the original data if you re not satisfied with the Mix results The Undo function only has one level ...

Page 95: ... down this button Use these to select the desired edit operation I F J G H D A E B C 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Use these to select the desired edit operation Executes the SET UP operation Once SET UP has been executed the operation cannot be cancelled or undone Calls up the SONG display from which you can save the edited data Determines which playback features and functions will be automatically called up a...

Page 96: ...Filter display page 98 letting you select only the events you wish to shown in the Event List Calls up the SONG display from which you can save the edited data Holding this button down while using the A and B buttons lets you select multiple events For fine adjustment of the event value Cuts deletes all selected events The cut events are copied and can be pasted to another location Adds a new even...

Page 97: ...c channels rhythm bass etc are turned on off CH Vol Channel volume Determines the level of specific channels rhythm bass etc S Vol Style volume Determines the level of the entire accompaniment style Parameter Description ScBar Score initial measure This determines the number of the top measure The measure number is indicated in the MAIN display Only one value can be specified at the beginning of t...

Page 98: ...rics text LF Deletes the currently displayed lyrics and displays the next set of lyrics I F J G H D A E B C 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Move the cursor to the event containing the lyric star 3 Use these buttons to call up the Lyric display from which you can input lyrics From the Lyric display page 42 enter the new word your name 4 Press this button to save the newly changed lyric data 2 Move the cursor to ...

Page 99: ...ecording with a two measure Main section the two measures are repeated As you record notes to each pass of the loop repetition those notes play back from the next loop letting you overdub new material while hearing the previous parts Step Recording page 102 This method is like writing music notation on paper since it allows you to enter each note or individually and specify its length This is idea...

Page 100: ... soundable range 7 RTR Retrigger Rule how the pitches of the chord change Output These are the patterns recorded to the accompaniment styles page 107 This data is created by chords played in the Auto Accompaniment area of the keyboard page 59 These settings are edited from the PARAMETER display These parameters determine how the pitch of the source pattern is converted when you play chords in the ...

Page 101: ... Icons above the keys conveniently indicate the percussion instruments assigned to the keys 3 Stop recording by pressing the STYLE START STOP button again With the REC CHANNEL display shown close the display by pressing the EXIT button If you ve enabled Sync Start by pressing the SYNC START button you can start recording by simply pressing a key on the key board 1 Select the desired channel for re...

Page 102: ...es the Pattern Length change Recording Precautions The basic chord used for the accompaniment style is called the source chord All chords that play and the pitches that sound are derived from the source chord When recording the Main and Fill In sections for a source chord of CM7 keep the following points in mind When recording to the Bass or Phrase channels try to use only the recommended notes th...

Page 103: ...the selected channels Any channels set to ON in the REC CHANNEL display page 101 are played back simultaneously OFF If the selected channel is set to ON in the REC CHANNEL display page 101 OFF does not appear and is not available 1 These let you select the accompaniment style that will be used for each channel of your original style Select the desired channel by pressing the A D F I buttons and pr...

Page 104: ...otes the Swing parameter will selectively delay the 2nd 4th 6th and 8th beats of each measure to create a swing feel The settings A through E produce different degrees of swing with A being the most subtle and E being the most pronounced Fine Selects a variety of Groove templates to be applied to the selected section The PUSH settings cause certain beats to be played early while HEAVY settings del...

Page 105: ...y while values below 100 reduce it I F J G H D A E B C 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Use these to select the desired edit operation Calls up the Style display and lets you store the edited accompaniment style data Executes the Dynamics operation After the operation is completed this button changes to UNDO letting you restore the original data if you re not satisfied with the Dynamics results The Undo function o...

Page 106: ...pied from one measure or group of measures to another location within the specified channel Use the 4 TOP and 5 LAST buttons to specify the first and last measures in the region to be copied Use the 6 DEST button to specify the first measure of the destination location to which the data is to be copied Bar Clear This function clears all data from the specified range of measures within the selected...

Page 107: ...pattern Two settings are available Root Trans Root Transpose When the root note is transposed the pitch relationship between notes is maintained For example the notes C3 E3 and G3 in the key of C become F3 A3 and C4 when they are transposed to F Use this setting for channels that contain melody lines Root Fixed The note is kept as close as possible to the previous note range For example the notes ...

Page 108: ...mit of the note transposition for the chord root change Any notes calculated to be higher than the highest key are transposed down to the octave just below the highest key This setting is effective only when the NTR parameter page 107 is set to Root Trans Note Limit This sets the note range highest and lowest notes for voices recorded to the style channels By judicious setting of this range you ca...

Page 109: ... editing To record a new Multi Pad from scratch call up the RECORD page in the Multi Pad Creator display and select New Bank by pressing the C NEW BANK button 2 3 4 Record and Edit the Multi Pad For details on the operations for each display refer to the explanations starting on the next page Use the BACK NEXT buttons to select the RECORD or EDIT page 5 Call up the Multi Pad display by pressing th...

Page 110: ... If a Multi Pad is played while Style is playing and the Chord Match function for that pad is ON the phrase will be automatically re harmonized to match the accompaniment chords Multi Pad Realtime Recording Record I F J G H D A E B C Select the desired Multi Pad for recording or editing You can also select it by pressing the MULTI PAD 1 to 4 button Selects an empty Multi Pad bank allowing you to c...

Page 111: ... You can also edit each event from the Edit page and the editing process the same as in editing songs page 96 Just as with Song Recording the End Mark position can be changed freely in the Multi Pad Creator This allows you to finely adjust the phrase length for the Pad This would be convenient for example in synchronizing repeat playback of a Pad set to Repeat On with the keyboard and auto accompa...

Page 112: ...adjust the balance of the voices and their ste reo position as well as the amount of effect that is applied to each voice MIXING CONSOLE PART Operation MIXING CONSOLE PART 1 PANEL PART Includes the keyboard played parts Main Layer Left accompaniment parts song STYLE PART Accompaniment parts SONG CH 1 8 Channels 1 8 of song playback SONG CH 9 16 Channels 9 16 of song playback 2 Select the other Mix...

Page 113: ...e settings 1 2 Each press of this button switches among the various parts channels Use these to select the VOICE PANPOT or VOLUME parameter rows Allows you to select the specific voice to be replaced Keep in mind that using the Revoice function may result in unnatural or unexpected sound depending on the particular song data ALL REVOICE Replaces all of the replaceable XG voices with the rich and a...

Page 114: ...f the Voice Filter SOUND CREATOR DIGITAL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE DIGITAL STUDIO I F J G H D A E B C 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PART Switches between the HARMONIC and BRIGHTNESS parameters HARMONIC Allows you to adjust the resonance effect see Harmonic Content on page 81 BRIGHTNESS Determines the brightness of the sound by adjusting the cutoff frequency page 81 Each press of this button switches among the va...

Page 115: ...age 115 116 These determine the effect block and let you assign the effect BLOCK Determines the effect block group of similar or related effects PART Determines the part to which the Insertion effect is applied It is effective only when BLOCK is set to DSP PARAMETER is set to CONNECTION and VALUE is set to Insertion CATEGORY The various effect programs in Type below are grouped into categories Thi...

Page 116: ...rmines the level of the effect return level This is not available when BLOCK is set to DSP PARAMETER is set to CONNECTION and VALUE is set to Insertion Determines the value of the selected parameter Calls up the display for naming the User Effect page 42 I F J G H 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3 4 Select the destination to which the effect is to be stored The number of memory spaces available for the destinatio...

Page 117: ...t Reverb and Chorus are System effects The DSP effect can be configured for either System or Insertion routing The illustration below shows how the various effect blocks are set up and traces the signal flow for the send return controls set on the PSR A1000 OUT Rev Send MAIN VOICE Dry Cho Send DSP Send When DSP is set as an Insertion effect here PART is set to MAIN it is put here in the signal flo...

Page 118: ...ow you to set parameters related to song playback Setting Auto Accompaniment related Parameters Style Setting Split Point and Chord Fingering Style Setting Split Point page 122 These determine the auto accompaniment related settings and let you set the split point Chord Fingering page 123 This determines the method for playing indicating chords when using the auto accompaniment features You can ev...

Page 119: ...ystem page 129 These determine various system messages settings such as Clock Start Stop System Exclusive as well as Local Control on off Transmit page 130 This determines how playback data is sent to connected MIDI devices i e which parts are assigned to which MIDI Transmit channels This also lets you specify the type of data to be transmitted over each channel Receive page 131 This determines ho...

Page 120: ...er Tune Hz Hertz This unit of measurement refers to the frequency of a sound and represents the number of times a sound wave vibrates in a second n The Tune function does not affect the Drum Kit or SFX Kit voices 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Determines the overall pitch of the PSR A1000 from 414 8 466 8 Hz Press the 4 or 5 buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the value to the factory setting of 440 0 Hz ...

Page 121: ...for reading of data n Channel Refers to the MIDI channel page 141 The channels are assigned as follows Song 1 16 Accompaniment Style 9 16 n Phrase Mark This data specifies a certain location in the song data I F J G H D A E B C 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Turns Quick Start on off see note Allows you to play back all songs from the same folder continuously Determines the MIDI channel assigned to the TRACK2 but...

Page 122: ... Accompaniment area of the keyboard Determines the default section that is automatically called up when selecting different accompaniment styles when accompaniment is stopped Determines the split points for the auto accompaniment ACMP and the left hand range LEFT The same value can be set for both or for each independently using buttons F G and H see above You can use these buttons by themselves t...

Page 123: ...od is actually selected Chord Tutor The Chord Tutor feature is essentially an electronic chord book that shows you appropriate fingerings for chords it is useful when you want to play certain chords Simply specify the desired chord via the 6 8 buttons and the fingerings for the Fingered method are indicated in the display Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard Controller I F J G H D A E B C 8...

Page 124: ...me as the SYNC START button SYNCRO STOP Same as the SYNC STOP button INTRO Same as the INTRO button MAIN A Same as the MAIN A button MAIN B Same as the MAIN B button MAIN C Same as the MAIN C button MAIN D Same as the MAIN D button FILL DOWN A fill in plays automatically followed by the Main section of the button on the immediate left FILL SELF Fill in starts playing BREAK Break starts playing FIL...

Page 125: ...r example to play a pipe organ voice most authentically you can set this so that the voice is not affected by touch page 80 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 KEYBOARD For this setting Transpose affects the pitch of the keyboard played voices Main Layer and Left and the accompaniment styles SONG For this setting Transpose affects only the pitch of the songs MASTER For this setting Transpose affects the pitch of the ...

Page 126: ... stopped Top The sequence starts again at the beginning Next Bank The sequence automatically moves to the beginning of the next Registration Memory bank in the same folder Indicates the file name of the selected Registration Memory bank Indicates the Registration Memory preset numbers in the order of the current Registration Sequence These move the cursor position in the sequence Replaces the numb...

Page 127: ...ngs can be turned on or off independently for each part Normally these should all be set to ON Harmony echo cannot be set for the Layer and Left parts Setting Harmony and Echo 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Determines the Harmony type For details see page 128 Determines the lowest velocity value at which the harmony note will sound This allows you to selectively apply the harmony by your playing strength letting...

Page 128: ...d on the keyboard are played alternately in time with the currently set tempo About the Harmony Assignments AUTO Harmony notes are automatically assigned the MAIN and LAYER parts Multi This automatically assigns the 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th added harmony notes to different parts voices For example if the Main and Layer parts are turned on and the Standard Duet type is selected the note you play on the ...

Page 129: ... displays see the following pages Preset MIDI Templates Factory Set All Parts Transmit all parts including Main Layer and Left Master KBD The PSR A1000 functions as a master keyboard for controlling external tone generators or other devices KBD Style Transmit Upper and Lower keyboard play instead of the individual parts Main Layer Left Song All Transmit channels are set to correspond to the Song c...

Page 130: ...urns MIDI transmission of MIDI chord exclusive data chord detect root and type ON or OFF CHORD SYS EX Rx RECEIVE Turns MIDI reception of MIDI chord exclusive data generated by external equipment ON or OFF Transmitting MIDI Data Transmit This determines which parts will send MIDI data and over which MIDI channel the data will be sent Data Types in the MIDI TRANSMIT RECEIVE Display Available in RECE...

Page 131: ...ceived notes are used as the accompaniment RHYTHM 1 and RHYTHM 2 ACMP BASS The received notes are used as the accompaniment BASS ACMP CHORD1 2 The received notes are used as the accompaniment CHORD 1 and CHORD 2 ACMP PAD The received notes are used as the accompaniment PAD ACMP PHRASE1 2 The received notes are used as the accompaniment PHRASE 1 and PHRASE 2 EXTRA PART1 5 There are five parts speci...

Page 132: ...etermines the time it takes for the volume to fade in or go from minimum to maximum range of 0 20 0 seconds Determines the time it takes for the volume to fade out or go from maximum to minimum range of 0 20 0 seconds Determines the time the volume is held at 0 following the fade out range of 0 5 0 seconds 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Determines the level of the metronome sound Determines which sound is used f...

Page 133: ... Selects the desired parameter for locking unlocking Determines whether the selected parameter is locked checkmarked or unlocked empty 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Determines the level of the tap sound Determines the particular sound used for the Tap Start function Any drum or percussion sound in the Standard Kit page 52 can be selected 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Determines the brightness of the backlit display Determine...

Page 134: ...L 3 At the Please insert a destination disk and press the OK button prompt eject the source disk and replace it with a blank formatted disk then press OK To abort the operation press CANCEL 4 When the operation is finished or when prompted eject the destination disk Commercially available music data is subject to protection by copyright laws Copying commer cially available data is strictly prohibi...

Page 135: ...onding Open Save displays These let you store the corresponding data as files for future recall From the PRESET page you can also recall the respective factory settings Restores the System Setup parameters to the original factory settings You can also restore only the System Setup settings by simultaneously holding down the highest key on the keyboard C6 and turning on the power Restores the MIDI ...

Page 136: ...se electrical shock or damage to the components may occur CAUTION 1 L R AUX OUT LEVEL FIXED MIDI HOST SELECT FOOT PEDAL OUT 2 IN MIDI PC2 PC1 Mac TO HOST DC IN 16V R L L R OUTPUT 2 5 3 4 P 136 P 138 P 137 P 137 Use audio cables and adaptor plugs with no resistance When the PSR A1000 AUX OUT and OUTPUT jacks are connected to an external audio system first turn on the power to the PSR A1000 then to ...

Page 137: ...Using a standard MIDI cable connect the external MIDI device to the MIDI terminal s of the PSR A1000 Make sure to set the HOST SELECT switch page 18 to MIDI when you use these connectors For more information about connections see WhatYou Can Do With MIDI on page 142 MIDI IN Receives MIDI messages from an external MIDI device MIDI OUT Sends out MIDI messages generated by the PSR A1000 For a general...

Page 138: ...essed driver file mididrv zip After extracting the file execute the installation by double clicking on the Setup exe file in the MidiDrv folder and follow the on screen directions In addition you can download this driver from the XG Library on the Yamaha Web site http www yamaha xg com You ll need an appropriate music MIDI software program such as a sequencer compatible with your computer platform...

Page 139: ...d connect the UX256 UX96 to the PSR A1000 with a MIDI cable Set the HOST SELECT switch on the PSR A1000 to MIDI For details refer to the owner s manual of the UX256 UX96 For details about the necessary MIDI settings for computer and sequence software you are using refer to the relevant owner s manuals What s MIDI Let s consider an acoustic piano and a classical guitar as representative acoustic in...

Page 140: ...the song data using a tone generator capable of accurately producing various instrument sounds including that of a piano Looked at in another way the relation of the sequencer and the tone generator is similar to that of the pianist and the piano one plays the other Since digital instruments handle playback data and the actual sounds independently we can hear our piano performance played by anothe...

Page 141: ...sends MIDI data on a specific MIDI channel MIDI Transmit Channel via a single MIDI cable to the receiving instrument If the receiving instrument s MIDI channel MIDI Receive Channel matches theTransmit Channel the receiving instrument will sound according to the data sent by the transmitting instrument For example several tracks channels can be transmitted simultaneously including the style data as...

Page 142: ... playback the data recorded by PSR A1000 and whether or not the PSR A1000 can playback commercially available song data or song data created for other instruments or on a computer Depending on the MIDI device or data characteristics you may be able to play back the data without any problem or you may have to perform some special operations before the data can be played back If you run into problem...

Page 143: ...original style file format which uses a unique conversion system to provide high quality automatic accompaniment based on a wide range of chord types Voice Allocation Format With MIDI voices are assigned to specific numbers called program numbers The numbering standard order of voice allocation is referred to as the voice allocation format Voices may not play back as expected unless the voice allo...

Page 144: ...e maximum polyphony Accompaniment style or Song playback does not start MIDI Clock may be set to EXTERNAL Make sure this is set to INTERNAL page 130 Make sure to press the appropriate START STOP button To play an accompaniment style press the STYLE START STOP button page 58 to playback a song press the SONG START STOP button page 67 New Song a blank song has been selected Make sure to select an ap...

Page 145: ...rato is noticeable at higher pitches depending upon the voice This is normal and is a result of the PSR A1000 s sampling system Some voices will jump an octave in pitch when played in the upper or lower registers This is normal Some voices have a pitch limit which when reached causes this type of pitch shift Disk save operations take a long time This is normal Keep in mind that it takes approximat...

Page 146: ...ERB 23 Preset 3 User CHORUS 15 Preset 3 User DSP 93 Preset 3 User Accompaniment Style Number of Accompaniment Styles 190 Number of Oriental Styles 123 Number of Session Styles 4 Fingering Single Finger Fingered Fingered On Bass Multi Finger AI Fingered Full Keyboard AI Full Keyboard Style Creator Song Format SMF Format 0 1 ESEQ Preset Songs Lyrics Recording Quick Recording Multi Recording Step Rec...

Page 147: ...orean Mean Tone Werckmeister Kirnberger Registration Memory Buttons 8 Regist Sequence Freeze Others Demo Function Voice Style Language 3 languages English German French Help Direct Access Master Volume Fade In Out Transpose Keyboard Song Master Tuning Touch Response 5 level Jacks Connectors DC IN PHONES MIDI OUT IN TO HOST HOST SELECT SW FOOT PEDAL1 SWITCH FOOT PEDAL2 AUX OUT LEVEL FIXED L R OUTPU...

Page 148: ...the Tone of the Voice 114 Changing the Touch Sensitivity and Transpose 125 Channel 58 69 93 106 121 Channel Messages 141 Channel Muting 58 CHANNEL ON OFF 58 69 CHANNEL ON OFF button 19 58 69 Channel Transpose 95 CHD 97 Chord 85 Chord Detect 131 Chord Events 97 Chord Fingering 59 123 CHORD NOTE ONLY HARMONY 82 Chord Tutor 123 Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode 60 Chorus 117 CHORUS DEPTH So...

Page 149: ...G AUTO OPEN 134 Floppy disk drive 19 7 FOOT PEDAL 1 2 jack 137 FOOT PEDAL 1 SWITCH jack 19 137 FOOT PEDAL 2 jack 19 137 Formatting a Disk 134 FREEZE button 19 78 Freeze 78 126 FULL KEYBOARD 59 FUNCTION button 18 118 G Gate Time 88 GM System Level 1 17 143 Groove 104 Groove parameters 104 GROUP SELECT 76 H Handling the Floppy Disk Drive FDD and Floppy Disk 7 Harmonic Content 81 HARMONY 55 82 127 Ha...

Page 150: ...Phrase Mark 69 121 PHRASE MARK REPEAT 121 PITCH BEND 18 55 PITCH BEND RANGE 114 Pitch settings for each scale 73 Playback of Songs 21 Playing a style 28 56 Playing a Style s Rhythm Channels only 58 Playing Along with the PSR A1000 32 Playing Back Songs on Disk 69 Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands 27 Playing Fill in patterns automatically when changing accompaniment sections 63...

Page 151: ...ers 121 Setting the Fingering Method 123 Setting the Level Balance and Voice 113 Setting the MIDI Parameters 129 Setting the Registration Sequence Freeze and Voice Set 126 Setting the volume 17 SFX 52 Simultaneously Playing a Song and an Accompaniment Style 68 SINGLE FINGER 59 SMF Standard MIDI File 143 Song 14 66 SONG START STOP button 18 67 SONG AUTO REVOICE 113 SONG CHAIN PLAY 121 Song Creator ...

Page 152: ...56 etc 139 Using Your PSR A1000 with Other Devices 136 Utility 132 V VARIATION button 19 55 Velocity 88 105 Velocity Change 106 VIBRATO 82 VIBRATO DELAY Sound Creator 81 VIBRATO DEPTH Sound Creator 81 VIBRATO SPEED Sound Creator 81 Voice Allocation Format 143 VOICE buttons 15 19 51 Voice Characteristics 52 Voice Effects 54 VOICE PART ON OFF LAYER button 19 53 VOICE PART ON OFF LEFT button 19 53 VO...

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