Yamaha PortaTone PSR-A3, Owner'S Manual

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Minus-one Right/Left-hand Channel
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You can practice the specific part (in the Minus One mode) by selecting
the demo/cartridge song you want to practice and by assigning the appropri-
ate channel to the desired part.
Any channel —1 through 16 — can be selected. The default setting “01”
for the right-hand channel, “02” for the left-hand channel recalled by press-
ing the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons simultaneously.
• The channel for the specific part
will automatically be selected if
the selected song contains the
Minus-one(Right-/Left-hand)
channel settings. In this case,
“- - -” will appear on the display
and you can not change it.
• Regardless of the Minus-one
channel settings, with songs you
record yourself, the MELODY 1
track corresponds to the right-
hand part and the MELODY 2
track is the left-hand part. While
playing songs you record your-
self, “- - -” will appear on the
display and you cannot change
the Minus-One channel settings.
Overall Functions
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Tuning
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Sets the pitch of the PSR-A3 to match other instruments. Tuning can be
accomplished over a
±
100 cent range (that’s 200 cents total, or a tone). The
tuning range is from “–100” to “+100”. “00” is the “normal” tuning value.
• The normal tuning value=00 can
be recalled instantly by pressing
both the [–/NO] and [+/YES]
buttons simultaneously.
Tuning
1 00
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Metronome
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Turns the metronome function ON or OFF. The metronome will sound
during accompaniment/song playback and song/multi pad recording when
turned ON.
• The metronome function is
turned OFF whenever the power
switch is turned ON.
• While playing demo songs in
sequence, the metronome func-
tion cannot be used.
Metronom
oFF
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Pitch Bend Range
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Sets the pitch bend range. The pitch bend range value is displayed in
semitone ( “01” through “12” i.e. one octave).
• The default pitch bend range=02
can be instantly recalled by
pressing the [–/NO] and [+/YES]
buttons simultaneously.
PBRange
1 02
MinusChR
8 01
MinusChL
8 02