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PSR-A300   Owner’s Manual

Function Settings

The [FUNCTION] button gives you access to a variety of operations related to adjust-
ing or enhancing the sound and making settings for connection to external devices.

Select the item and change the value

There are 47 different items that can be set.

1

Press the [FUNCTION] button a number of times until 
desired item appears.

Each time the [FUNCTION] button is pressed 47 function items are 
displayed in sequence. The description and display sample is provided 
on the Function Setting List on page 60-61.

2

Set the value by using the number buttons [0]-[9], [+], [-].

For on/off settings or the PC Mode setting, use [+]/[-] buttons.

3

If necessary, hold the [FUNCTION] button for longer than 
a second to save your settings to flash memory. 

(Refer to “Backup” on page 33)

 Function Setting List  

Item

Display

Range/settings

Description

Style Volume

StyleVol

000-127

Determines the volume of the Style.

Song Volume

SongVol

000-127

Determines the volume of the Song.

Transpose

TransPos

-12–00–12

Determines the pitch of the instrument by semitone incre-
ments.

Tuning

Tuning

-100–000–100

Sets the pitch of the instrument’s sound in 1-cent increments.

Pitch Bend Range

PBRange

01-12

Determines the pitch bend range. 

Split Point

SplitPnt

000-127
(C-2–G8)

Determines the highest key for the Split Voice and sets the 
Split “point”—in other words, the key that separates the Split 
(lower) and Main (upper) Voices. The Split Point setting and 
Accompaniment Split Point setting are automatically set to the 
same value.

Touch Sensitivity

TouchSns

1 (Soft)
2 (Medium)
3 (Hard)

When Touch Response is on, this determines the sensitivity of 
the feature.

StyleVol

100

Value

Function item

Writing!

Hold for longer 
than a second.

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Summary of Contents for PortaTone PSR-A300

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Bedienungsanleitung Mode d emploi Owner s Manual Bedienungsanleitung Mode d emploi FR DE EN ...

Page 2: ...tion methods used to pro duce them meet these goals In keeping with both the let ter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the following Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non rechargeable bat tery which if applicable is soldered in place The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years When replacement becomes necessary contact a quali fied ser...

Page 3: ... the following measures Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference Utilize power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interference relocate reori ent the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 ohm rib bon lead change the lead in to co axial type cable If these correctiv...

Page 4: ...ssibility of physical injury to you or others or damage to the instrument or other property These precautions include but are not limited to the following When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet always hold the plug itself and not the cord Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument or during electrical storms Do not connect the instrument to an electrical ou...

Page 5: ...Saving and backing up your data The panel settings and some other types of data will be lost if the power is turned off before they are saved Be sure to save data you want to keep to the internal Flash Memory page 33 before turning off the power Saved data may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect operation Save the important data to your computer For information on sending the data see page 67 ...

Page 6: ...an play back any XG song data using an XGlite tone generator However keep in mind that some songs may play back differently compared to the original data due to the reduced set of control parameters and effects Stereo Sampled Piano The instrument has a special Portable Grand Piano Voice created by state of the art stereo sampling technology and usingYamaha s sophisticated AWM Advanced Wave memory ...

Page 7: ...djust the pitch bend range 32 Backup and Initialization 33 Backup 33 Initialization 33 Basic Operation and Displays 34 Basic Operation 34 Display 36 Song Lesson 37 Lesson 1 Listen Learn 37 Lesson 2 Timing 39 Lesson 3 Waiting 40 Song settings 41 Changing the Melody Voice 41 Song Volume 41 Mute 42 Practice Makes Perfect 43 Play With a Variety of Effects 44 Adding Harmony 44 Adding Reverb 45 Adding C...

Page 8: ...ommended by Yamaha to power your instrument from the AC mains The use of other adaptors may result in irreparable damage to both the adaptor and the instrument WARNING Unplug the AC Power Adaptor when not using the instrument or during electrical storms CAUTION PA 3B or PA 3C AC outlet w e Never connect or disconnect the AC power adaptor when the batteries are installed in the instrument and the p...

Page 9: ...tening with the headphones at high volume for long periods of time doing so may not only result in ear fatigue it may be damaging to your hearing WARNING To prevent damage to the speakers set the volume of the external devices at the minimum setting and turn power off the devices before connecting them Failure to observe these precautions may result in electric shock or equipment damage Also be su...

Page 10: ...on page 21 9 PAUSE button page 21 4 ACMP ON OFF button page 23 5 INTRO ENDING rit button page 53 6 MAIN AUTO FILL button page 53 9 SYNC START button page 23 7 TEMPO TAP button page 50 8 REC button page 25 0 START STOP button page 34 1 PORTABLE GRAND button page 15 2 SOUND EFFECT KIT button page 17 3 REVERB ON OFF button page 45 4 SPLIT ON OFF button page 14 5 DUAL ON OFF button page 13 6 HARMONY O...

Page 11: ...Panel Controls and Terminals PSR A300 Owner s Manual 11 GrandPno 001 001 GrandPno 001 001 r t 9 y 6 7 3 2 5 1 u 0 o i 0 8 9 4 3 2 1 Voice List page 72 Display page 36 3 2 1 0 Rear Panel 9 ...

Page 12: ...e Main Voice Press the VOICE button The Voice number and name are displayed Select a Voice Select the desired Voice by using the number buttons 0 9 Refer to the Voice List on page 72 Play the keyboard Try selecting and playing different Voices Try playing a variety of instrument Voices 1 GrandPno 001 001 Voice number Voice name Appears when the Voice mode 2 Flute 084 The Voice shown here becomes t...

Page 13: ...u can select any of the available Dual Voices Press and hold the DUAL ON OFF button for longer than a second D Voice appears in the display for a few seconds then the Dual Voice will appear Select a Dual Voice Select the desired Dual Voice by using the number buttons 0 9 Refer to the Voice List on page 72 Playing Two Voices Simultaneously Dual Two Voices sound at the same time Play the Dual Voice ...

Page 14: ...dure out lined below Press and hold the SPLIT ON OFF button for longer than a second S Voice appears in the display for a few seconds then the Split Voice will appear Select a Split Voice Select the desired Split Voice by using the number buttons 0 9 Refer to the Voice List on page 72 Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands Split Main Voice and Dual Voice Split Voice Split Point Pla...

Page 15: ...are collections of drum and percussion instruments When drum kits and oriental percussion kits Voice number 109 121 or 518 523 are selected you can play different percussion sounds directly from the keyboard Press the VOICE button Select the desired kit Select one of the Voice numbers from 109 121 or 518 523 by using the number buttons 0 9 Playing the Grand Piano Voice Drum kits Oriental Percussio...

Page 16: ...ound in the Drum Kit Oriental Percussion Kit List on page 78 Drum Kit List Oriental Percussion Kit List 109 Standard Kit 1 116 Jazz Kit 110 Standard Kit 2 117 Brush Kit 111 Room Kit 118 Symphony Kit 112 Rock Kit 119 SFX Kit 1 113 Electronic Kit 120 SFX Kit 2 114 Analog Kit 121 Sound Effect Kit 115 Dance Kit 518 Arabic Kit 521 Arabic Mix Kit 519 Khaligi Kit 522 Khaligi Mix Kit 520 Irani Kit 523 Ira...

Page 17: ...SOUND EFFECT KIT button Try out each key and enjoy the sounds Don t forget the black keys You ll be able to play various sound effects from the keyboard barking braying yelling and much more Details on the instruments and key assignments of each sound effect kit can be found in the Drum Kit Oriental Percussion Kit List on page 78 After trying out these sounds press the PORTABLE GRAND button to res...

Page 18: ...and start it by pressing the METRONOME ON OFF button To stop the metronome press the METRONOME ON OFF but ton again Press the TEMPO TAP button to display the tempo Set the metronome tempo by using the number buttons 0 9 The tempo can be adjusted between 32 280 Start the metronome Starting the metronome GrandPno 001 1 1 Displays the current beat Setting the metronome tempo 1 Tempo 090 Tempo value 2...

Page 19: ...ppears in the display Set the time signature by using the number buttons 0 9 The metronome can be set for time signatures of 0 to 15 beats Press the FUNCTION button a number of times until MetroVol appears Set the metronome volume by using the number buttons 0 9 Setting the Metronome Time Signature 1 TimeSig 04 Time signature Hold for longer than a second 2 The time signature cannot be changed for...

Page 20: ...in playing You can stop playback at any time by pressing the START STOP button 001 035 Built in Songs see next page 036 040 User Songs Songs you record yourself 041 Songs transferred from a computer on page 67 Select and Listen to a Specific Song 1 Arabic 001 001 Song number Song name Appears when the Song mode is active 2 You can play Songs recorded from the instru ment or transferred from a comp...

Page 21: ...o 002 Khaligi Demo 003 Irani Demo 004 Greek Demo 005 Turkish Demo CLASSICAL MELODIES 006 Waltz The Sleeping Beauty P I Tchaikovsky 007 Air Orchestral Suite J S Bach 008 Minuetto Boccherini L Boccherini 009 Pizzicato Polka J Strauss II 010 Romanze Beethoven L v Beethoven 011 Sicilienne Fauré G Fauré 012 Méditation Thaïs J Massenet 013 Grand March Aida G Verdi 014 Swan Lake P I Tchaikovsky 015 Le Cy...

Page 22: ...lay a rhythm of a Style The rhythm sound consists of percussion instruments Press the STYLE button The Style number and name are displayed Select a Style Select the desired Style by using the number buttons 0 9 Refer to the Style List on page 83 Press the START STOP button The Style rhythm will start You can stop playback at any time by pressing the START STOP button STYLE FILE The Style File Form...

Page 23: ...C START button When the Sync Start standby mode is engaged Style playback will begin as soon as you play a chord in the accompaniment range of the keyboard You can turn off Sync Start standby mode by pressing the SYNC START button When auto accompaniment is on The keys to the left of the Split Point 54 F 2 will play only chords This is known as the Auto Accompaniment range Playing with a Style 1 2...

Page 24: ...ry playing one two or three keys any notes will do in the auto accompaniment range of the keyboard Different keys will pro duce different results Refer to page 56 for detailed instructions for playing chords Try playing other chords with your left hand and play a melody with your right hand You can stop playback at any time by pressing the START STOP button 4 Auto Accompani ment range Split Point ...

Page 25: ...lit Point when the Auto Accompaniment is set to on the Style starts sounding and is recorded with your performance When Auto Accompaniment is set to off only your keyboard per formance is recorded Recording Your Performance 1 User 1 rEC 001 Flashes The lowest numbered unrecorded User Song Song numbers 036 040 available for record ing is displayed If you want to select the Song you will be recordin...

Page 26: ... in mind that any kind of power failure dur ing recording such as the power being turned off the AC adaptor being plugged unplugged or the batteries running down will result in data loss CAUTION Use the Musicsoft Down loader to backup the User Songs to a computer page 66 NOTE The ACMP ON lights The ACMP ON is unlit Recording to a specified track About track recording Record following the steps in ...

Page 27: ... by playing the keyboard any key is OK when the Auto Accompaniment is set to off Specifying track recording 1 2 Keep in mind that both Tracks 1 and 2 will be overwritten with new data if you record without specifying the tracks The both L and R flashes this indicates that you have specified Track 1 when the Auto Accompaniment is on If you want to record your own performance press the TRACK 2 butto...

Page 28: ... cancel the delete operation by pressing the NO but ton Press the YES button A confirmation message will appear on the display You can cancel the delete operation by pressing the NO but ton Press the YES button to delete the Song Writing message will appear while the track is being deleted Deleting User Songs You cannot delete a specific track from a User Song NOTE 1 User 1 036 2 ClrUser1 YEs Hold...

Page 29: ...tton is lit you can play the keyboard in the Oriental scale The default scale setting tuning for each note is 50 cents You can also adjust the scale tuning by 1 cent as follows Call up the Scale Tuning function by pressing and holding the desired note button C B in the Scale Tuning section for longer than a second Adjust the Scale Tuning Use the or number buttons to adjust the desired tuning The r...

Page 30: ...nd on off settings are memorized by the Scale Memory function Set the scale tuning of each note While holding the ORIENTAL SCALE MEMORY button press one of the MEMORY 1 4 buttons The indicator of the selected button will light to indicate that the data has been stored Press the and buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the value to its default setting 0 cents NOTE 3 Registering the Scale setti...

Page 31: ...lit MEMORY 1 4 button The indicator goes out and the PSR A300 returns to the regular scale setting You can select whether Scale Tuning is applied to accompaniment or not Press the FUNCTION button repeatedly if necessary until TuneAcc appears on the display then turn it on or off by using the buttons Recall the Scale settings Set the Accompaniment Tuning on TuneAcc oFF Current setting Step 7 Using ...

Page 32: ...When the pitch bend range is set to 2 for example rolling the wheel all the way up will produce a maximum pitch rise of 2 semitones one whole tone and rolling it all the way down will produce a maximum pitch drop of the same amount 2 semitones or one whole tone With the highest possible pitch bend range setting of 12 the pitch bend range becomes 1 octave Press the FUNCTION button a number of times...

Page 33: ...ransferred to the internal flash memory from a computer simultaneously hold down the highest white key and the three highest black keys on the keyboard and turn the power on by pressing the STANDBY ON switch Parameters that are saved in backup User Songs Loaded Styles Touch Response on off setting Scale Memory The following Function settings Tuning Scale Tune Accompaniment Tuning ON OFF Pitch Bend...

Page 34: ...volume Rotate coun terclockwise to lower the volume Rotate clock wise to increase the volume Press the START STOP button after pressing the SONG or STYLE button to start play back of the selected Song or Style rhythm About the START STOP button The Press Hold symbol that appears next to some buttons indicates that the button can be pressed and held for longer than a second to call up a related or ...

Page 35: ... is selected in sequence and the value of the selected item can be changed in the display Function Settings page 60 Number buttons 0 9 The number buttons can be used to directly enter a Song Style or Voice number or parameter value For numbers that start with one or two zeroes the first zeroes can be omitted buttons Press the button briefly to increase the value by 1 or press the button briefly to...

Page 36: ... 25 and 42 Lit Track contains data Unlit Track is muted or contains no data Flashing Track is selected as recording track Indicates the current measure during playback of a Song Indicates the beat of the cur rent Style or Song with flash ing arrows Song recording track display Measure Beat Display 003 Indicates the name of the chord currently being played back or the name of the chord being played...

Page 37: ...ther words the musical material you should learn of the part you selected will sound Listen to it carefully and learn it well 1 Select the desired Song for your lesson Press the SONG button and then select a Song referring to the Song list on page 21 by using the number buttons 0 9 and If you want to practice a Song you ve transferred from a computer select one of the Songs beginning from Song num...

Page 38: ... to it carefully and learn it well 4 Stop the Lesson mode You can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the START STOP button Right Left BothHand Both hands lesson Right hand lesson Left hand lesson For songs transferred from a computer the No LPart indication does not appear even when there is no left hand part in the song NOTE No LPart Even after Lesson 1 has started and the Song is playi...

Page 39: ...u can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the START STOP button When the lesson Song has played all the way through in Lesson mode 2 or 3 your performance will be evaluated in four levels OK Good Very Good or Excellent OK Good Very0Good Excellent You cannot use Dual or Split Voices during lessons The Split Point is fixed and it can not be changed For the left hand lesson it is fixed at 59...

Page 40: ...e 3 Start Lesson 3 Press the WAITING button to start Lesson 3 Play the notes shown in the display Try playing the correct notes 4 Stop the Lesson mode You can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the START STOP button You cannot select the part during Song playback before Lesson 3 starts If a Song is currently being played back stop the Song first then continue from Step 2 NOTE Even after ...

Page 41: ...his procedure press the START STOP button to start playback again 3 Press and hold the VOICE button for longer than a sec ond SONG MELODY VOICE appears in the display for a few seconds indicating that the Voice selected in Step 2 has replaced the Song s original melody Voice Song Volume This procedure allows you to adjust the balance between Song playback and the notes you play on the keyboard by ...

Page 42: ... the REC TRACK 2 button during Song playback You can cancel the mute function by pressing the corresponding track but tons TRACK 1 or TRACK 2 again during Song playback or by select ing any other Song Current Song Volume Song Volume SongVol 100 Press the and buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the value to its default setting 100 NOTE Lit track contains data Unlit track is muted or contains ...

Page 43: ...ting you practice the section over and over You can stop repeat playback by pressing the A B REPEAT button The A B REPEAT mode will be canceled and normal playback of the Song will continue A B Repeat playback of this section The repeat start and end points can be specified in one measure increments You can also set the A B Repeat function when the Song is stopped Simply use the REW and FF but ton...

Page 44: ...s 0 9 Refer to the Harmony Type list on page 84 Try playing the keyboard with the harmony function The effect and operation of each Harmony Type is different refer to the section How to sound each Harmony Type on the next page as well as the Harmony Type List for details When you press the HAR MONY ON OFF button to turn this feature on the appropriate Harmony type for the currently selected Main V...

Page 45: ... for a few seconds followed by the Reverb Type How to sound each Harmony Type The harmony notes can be added only to the Main Voice not to Dual or Split Voices The keys left of the Split Point of the keyboard pro duce no harmony notes when the auto accompani ment is on ACMP ON is lit NOTE Harmony type 01 05 Harmony type 06 12 Trill Harmony type 13 19 Tremolo Harmony type 20 26 Echo You can adjust ...

Page 46: ... using the number buttons 0 9 Refer to the Chorus Type list on page 85 for details You can adjust the Chorus depth independently for the Main Dual and Split Voices in the Function Settings page 60 Adding Panel Sustain This function adds a fixed sustain to the keyboard Voices 1 Press the FUNCTION button a number of times until the Sustain item appears 2 Press the button to turn the Panel Sustain on...

Page 47: ...n response to keyboard dynamics in three steps Higher values produce greater easier volume variation in response to keyboard dynamics in other words greater sensitivity 1 Press and hold the TOUCH ON OFF button for longer than a second TouchSns appears in the display for a few seconds followed by the current Touch Sensitivity value 2 Select a Touch Sensitivity setting between 1 and 3 by using the n...

Page 48: ...p or down by a maxi mum of 1 octave in semitone increments 1 Press the FUNCTION button a number of times until the Transpos appears 2 Use the number buttons 0 9 to set the Transpose value between 12 and 12 as required 36 48 60 72 84 96 Split Point default setting 54 F 2 Currently selected Split Point Split Point Split Point SplitPnt 054 001 Press the and buttons simultaneously to instantly reset t...

Page 49: ...can be confusing The One Touch Setting feature automatically selects the most suitable Voice for you when you select a Style or Song Simply select Voice number 000 to activate this feature 1 Press the VOICE button and then select Voice number 000 by using the number buttons 0 9 This turns the One Touch Setting feature on One Touch Setting will be turned off if you select any other Voice number Cur...

Page 50: ...he TEMPO TAP button just twice Adjusting the Voice Parameters The volume octave the pitch of the instrument can be shifted by up or down in octaves and Chorus Send Level can be individually adjusted for the Main Dual and Split Voices You can adjust each of the parameters above in the Function settings page 60 Main Voice Parameters page 61 Main Voice Volume Main Voice Octave Main Voice Chorus Send ...

Page 51: ...rd in the accompaniment range of the keyboard Chord Start Press the SYNC START button and the beat arrows will begin flash ing indicating that the Sync Start standby mode has been engaged The bass and chords will begin playing as soon as you play a chord in the accompaniment range of the keyboard Tap Start You can supply a count in at any tempo you like to start playback Sim ply tap the TEMPO TAP ...

Page 52: ...e Sync Start standby mode will be engaged beat arrows will flash Play the Ending and Stop Press the INTRO ENDING rit button to begin playing an ending sec tion Playback will stop when the ending has played all the way through If you press the INTRO ENDING rit button a second time while the ending is playing the ending will play in ritardando the tempo will gradually get slower Stopping Style playb...

Page 53: ...of the intro in measures differs depending on the selected Style MAIN section This is used for playing the main part of the Song It plays a main accompaniment pattern and repeats indefinitely until another section s button is pressed There are two variations on the basic pattern A and B and the Style playback sound changes harmonically based on the chords you play with your left hand Fill in secti...

Page 54: ...iment Chords on page 56 7 Press the MAIN AUTO FILL button When the fill in is finished it leads smoothly into the selected main section A B 8 Press the INTRO ENDING rit button This switches to the ending section When the ending is finished the auto accompaniment stops automati cally You can have the ending gradually slow down ritardando by pressing the INTRO ENDING rit button again while the endin...

Page 55: ...ou play on the keyboard by setting the volume of the play back sound 1 Press the STYLE button 2 Press the FUNCTION button a number of times until the StyleVol appears 3 Set the Style volume by using the number buttons 0 9 StyleVol 100 Current Style volume setting Style Volume Press the and buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the value to its default setting 100 NOTE 53 ...

Page 56: ...iment by playing chords using normal fingerings in the accompaniment range of the keyboard 36 48 60 72 84 96 Split Point default setting 54 F 2 Root notes and the corre sponding keys NOTE Accompaniment range C Cm C7 Cm7 To play a major chord Press the root note of the chord To play a minor chord Press the root note together with the near est black key to the left of it To play a seventh chord Pres...

Page 57: ... b3 b5 Cdim Cdim Diminished seventh dim7 1 b3 b5 6 Cdim7 Cdim7 Seventh 7 1 3 5 b7 or 1 3 5 b7 C7 C7 Seventh flatted ninth 7 b9 1 b2 3 5 b7 C7 b9 C7 b9 Seventh add flatted thirteenth 7 b13 1 3 5 b6 b7 C7 b13 C7 b13 Seventh ninth 7 9 1 2 3 5 b7 C7 9 C7 9 Seventh add sharp eleventh 7 11 1 2 3 4 5 b7 or 1 2 3 4 5 b7 C7 11 C7 11 Seventh add thirteenth 7 13 1 3 5 6 b7 C7 13 C7 13 Seventh sharp ninth 7 9...

Page 58: ...chord root note and chord type are shown in the display both as notation and in the keyboard diagram To call up possible inversions of the chord press the buttons 4 Try playing a chord in the auto accompaniment section of the key board checking the indications in the display When you ve played the chord properly a bell sound signals your suc cess and the chord name in the display flashes Dict Hold...

Page 59: ...ul sounding harmonies can be built in this manner and emotional music can be created by playing different chords one after the other according to commonly accepted rules Harmony determines the nature of chords and music is created based on harmony Chord names From the chord name you can tell at a glance what type of chord it is and which notes make up the chord Understanding the basic structure of...

Page 60: ...ry Refer to Backup on page 33 Function Setting List Item Display Range settings Description Style Volume StyleVol 000 127 Determines the volume of the Style Song Volume SongVol 000 127 Determines the volume of the Song Transpose TransPos 12 00 12 Determines the pitch of the instrument by semitone incre ments Tuning Tuning 100 000 100 Sets the pitch of the instrument s sound in 1 cent increments Pi...

Page 61: ...e Main Dual Split Voices Panel Sustain is applied continu ously when ON or not applied when OFF Harmony Type HarmType 01 26 Determines the Harmony Type Refer to the Harmony Type list on page 84 Harmony Volume HarmVol 000 127 Determines the volume of the Harmony effect when Harmony type 1 5 is selected Style Register StyleReg Select and register a style file from flash files that are loaded from co...

Page 62: ... connected via a MIDI cable it becomes possible to transfer performance and setting data between them for significantly enhanced performance and production potential What You Can Do With MIDI Transferring performance and setting data between the PSR A300 and MIDI equipped instruments or computers page 63 Transferring the Song or Style data between the PSR A300 and comput ers page 65 Connect the PS...

Page 63: ...ator system the internal tone genera tor is active when local control is on and inactive when local control is off On This is the normal setting in which notes played on the instru ment s keyboard are sounded by the internal tone generator system Data received via the instrument s MIDI terminal will also be played by the internal tone generator Off With this setting the instrument itself produces ...

Page 64: ...of Digital Music Notebook and how to install it www digitalmusicnotebook com Determines whether Song data is transmitted ON via MIDI or not OFF during Song playback Determines whether Style data is transmitted ON via MIDI or not OFF during Style playback Determines whether keyboard performance data of the instrument is transmitted ON or not OFF 1 Press and hold the DEMO button for longer than a se...

Page 65: ...uter The PSR A300 includes 35 preset Songs and 135 Styles but you can load other Songs and Styles from your computer and use them in the same way as the preset Songs as long as the loaded Song is SMF format 0 or SFF Style File Format Loaded Song data will be stored in Song numbers beginning with 041 and one of the loaded style s can be registered as the 136th style In order to perform the operatio...

Page 66: ...Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 5 or higher After installing the Musicsoft Downloader application on your computer connect the PSR A300 as described below A Yamaha UX16 or similar USB MIDI interface sold separately will be necessary for MIDI connection between the PSR A300 and a USB equipped computer Make sure to purchase aYamaha UX16 or a quality USB MIDI interface at a musical instrument store com...

Page 67: ...e to be played back as the right hand and left hand parts Refer to the Lesson Track R or Lesson Track L in the Function Setting List on page 61 The procedure for setting the guide track is as follows Select a transferred Song you want to use for lessons Press the FUNCTION button a number of times until the R Part or L Part appears in the display and then use the number buttons 0 9 to select the ch...

Page 68: ... press the ACMP ON OFF button so that it does show Not all of the voices seem to sound or the sound seems to be cut off The instrument is polyphonic up to a maximum of 32 notes If the Dual voice or Split voice is being used and a style or Song is playing back at the same time some notes sounds may be omitted or stolen from the accompaniment or Song The footswitch for sustain seems to pro duce the ...

Page 69: ...RT button 23 TEMPO TAP button 50 TIMING button 39 TOUCH ON OFF button 47 VOICE button 12 35 WAITING button 40 DC IN 12V jack 8 MIDI IN OUT terminal 62 PHONES OUTPUT jack 9 SUSTAIN jack 9 A AB Repeat 43 AC Power Adaptor 8 Accompaniment Tuning 31 ACMP ON OFF 23 Auto Accompaniment 23 Auto accompaniment range 23 24 B Backup 33 Backup Clear 33 Battery 8 Beat Display 36 C Cancel 28 Chord 24 56 57 59 Cho...

Page 70: ...ain 46 Part 38 Pause 21 PC setting 64 Pitch Bend range 32 Press and Hold for a while 34 R Recording 25 27 Remote Control 65 Reverb 45 Reverb Level 61 Reverb Type List 85 Rew 21 Rhythm 22 Root 56 58 S Save data to computer 67 Scale Setting 29 31 SFF 22 67 SMF Format 0 65 Song 20 Song List 21 Song Volume 41 Split 14 Split Point 14 48 Start 34 Stop 34 Style 22 23 51 54 Style File 22 67 Style List 83 ...

Page 71: ...ons Split Voice Voix partagées et Song Morceau Lors que la polyphonie maximale est dépassée les notes jouées en pre mier ne produisent aucun son seules les notes interprétées en dernier sont audibles priorité à la dernière note The Voice List includes MIDI program change numbers for each voice Use these program change numbers when playing the instrument via MIDI from an external device Program Num...

Page 72: ...17 28 60 s Clean Guitar 036 0 112 29 Muted Guitar 037 0 112 30 Overdriven Guitar 038 0 112 31 Distortion Guitar BASS 039 0 112 33 Acoustic Bass 040 0 112 34 Finger Bass 041 0 112 35 Pick Bass 042 0 112 36 Fretless Bass 043 0 112 37 Slap Bass 044 0 112 39 Synth Bass 045 0 113 39 Hi Q Bass 046 0 113 40 Dance Bass STRINGS 047 0 112 49 String Ensemble 048 0 112 50 Chamber Strings 049 0 112 51 Synth St...

Page 73: ...0 2 SFX Kit 2 121 126 0 113 Sound Effect Kit Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change 1 128 Voice Name MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change 1 128 Voice Name MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 PIANO 122 0 0 1 Grand Piano 123 0 1 1 Grand Piano KSP 124 0 40 1 Piano Strings 125 0 41 1 Dream 126 0 0 2 Bright Piano 127 0 1 2 Bright Piano KSP 128 0 0 3 Electric Grand Piano 129 0 1 3 Electric Gra...

Page 74: ...32 28 Chorus Guitar 209 0 0 29 Muted Guitar 210 0 40 29 Funk Guitar 1 Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change 1 128 Voice Name MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 211 0 41 29 Muted Steel Guitar 212 0 45 29 Jazz Man 213 0 0 30 Overdriven Guitar 214 0 43 30 Guitar Pinch 215 0 0 31 Distortion Guitar 216 0 40 31 Feedback Guitar 217 0 41 31 Feedback Guitar 2 218 0 0 32 Guitar Harmonics 219 0 65 32 Guitar Feedback 220...

Page 75: ...ction 299 0 35 62 Trumpet Trombone Section 300 0 0 63 Synth Brass 1 301 0 20 63 Resonant Synth Brass 302 0 0 64 Synth Brass 2 Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change 1 128 Voice Name MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 303 0 18 64 Soft Brass 304 0 41 64 Choir Brass REED 305 0 0 65 Soprano Sax 306 0 0 66 Alto Sax 307 0 40 66 Sax Section 308 0 0 67 Tenor Sax 309 0 40 67 Breathy Tenor Sax 310 0 0 68 Baritone Sax 31...

Page 76: ...0 71 102 Glisten 392 0 96 102 Bell Choir 393 0 0 103 Echoes 394 0 0 104 Sci Fi Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change 1 128 Voice Name MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 WORLD 395 0 0 105 Sitar 396 0 32 105 Detuned Sitar 397 0 35 105 Sitar 2 398 0 97 105 Tamboura 399 0 0 106 Banjo 400 0 28 106 Muted Banjo 401 0 96 106 Rabab 402 0 97 106 Gopichant 403 0 98 106 Oud 404 0 0 107 Shamisen 405 0 0 108 Koto 406 0 96 ...

Page 77: ... 97 Laugh 475 64 0 98 Scream 476 64 0 99 Punch 477 64 0 100 Heartbeat 478 64 0 101 Footsteps 479 64 0 113 Machine Gun 480 64 0 114 Laser Gun 481 64 0 115 Explosion 482 64 0 116 Firework Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change 1 128 Voice Name MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change 1 128 Voice Name MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 ORIENTAL 483 0 113 106 Oud 484 0 114 78 Nay 485 0 113 78 K...

Page 78: ...H Soft Snare H Soft 2 SD Rock H Snare L 44 G 1 32 G 0 Sticks 45 A 1 33 A 0 Bass Drum Soft Bass Drum H 46 A 1 34 A 0 Open Rim Shot Open Rim Shot 2 47 B 1 35 B 0 Bass Drum Hard Bass Drum H BD Rock 48 C 2 36 C 1 Bass Drum Bass Drum 2 BD Rock BD Gate 49 C 2 37 C 1 Side Stick 50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare M Snare M 2 SD Room L SD Rock L SD Rock L 51 D 2 39 D 1 Hand Clap 52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare H Hard Snare H Hard 2 ...

Page 79: ...p 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Analog Tom 1 Analog Tom 1 Jazz Tom 1 Brush Tom 1 54 F 2 42 F 1 1 Hi Hat Closed Analog HH Closed 1 Analog HH Closed 3 55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Analog Tom 2 Analog Tom 2 Jazz Tom 2 Brush Tom 2 56 G 2 44 G 1 1 Hi Hat Pedal Analog HH Closed 2 Analog HH Closed 4 57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Analog Tom 3 Analog Tom 3 Jazz Tom 3 Brush Tom 3 58 A 2 46 A 1 1 Hi Hat Open Analog HH Open...

Page 80: ...Tom Jazz Tom 3 Stream 58 A 2 46 A 1 1 Hi Hat Open Frog 59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Jazz Tom 4 Rooster 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Jazz Tom 5 Dog 61 C 3 49 C 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Hand Cym L Cat 62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Jazz Tom 6 Owl 63 D 3 51 D 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Hand Cym Short L Horse Gallop 64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Flute Key Click Car Engine Ignition Horse Neigh 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Car Tires Squeal...

Page 81: ... 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Riq Brass 1 Tar High Sak 1 Neghareh Chap 62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Riq Tak 2 Tar High Dom 2 Neghareh Eshareh 63 D 3 51 D 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Riq Brass 2 Tar High Sak 2 Neghareh Back 64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Riq Dom Khaligi Clap 1 Kurdish Dohol Low 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Katem Tak Doff Khaligi Clap 2 Kurdish Dohol High 66 F 3 54 F 2 Tambourine Katem Dom Merwas Solo 1 Dom Kurdi...

Page 82: ...d Tom H Claves Mid Tom H Neghareh Snap Pelang 61 C 3 49 C 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Bongo H Finger Snap 1 Neghareh Chap 62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Wood Block H Chinese Cymbal Neghareh Eshareh 63 D 3 51 D 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Bongo L Finger Snap 2 Neghareh Back 64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Wood Block L Riq Brass 2 Kurdish Dohol Low 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Iranian Kurdish Dohol Low f Riq Brass 1 Kurdish Dohol H...

Page 83: ...aksoum 56 Karachi 57 Laff 58 Baladi 59 Ayoub 60 MaksoumSarih 61 Katakoufti 62 Soudasi 63 Ibrahimi 64 Zaffah 65 Hajaa 66 Khaligi 67 Arabic Rumba 68 WehdaKabira 69 WehdaSaghira 70 Wehda 71 SaeidyDance 72 LaffDance 73 KarachiDance 74 Jerk 75 MasmoudiKabir 76 Samai Khaligi 77 KhaligiRhumba 78 Shakshaka 79 Khebaiti 80 Emarati 81 Muruba 82 Bastah 83 Dazzah 84 Sharah 85 Seeroos 86 AlBudoor 87 Wadea 88 Sa...

Page 84: ...s notes jouées 01 Trio 02 Block 03 Country 04 Octave 05 06 Trill 1 4 note If you keep holding down two different notes the notes alternate in a trill con tinuously Wenn Sie zwei verschiedene Noten gedrückt halten werden die Noten fortlau fend abwechselnd gespielt als Triller Si vous maintenez deux notes différentes enfoncées les notes alternent en continu dans une trille 07 Trill 1 6 note 08 Trill...

Page 85: ...ents solo 08 09 Plate 1 2 Simulated steel plate reverb Simulation des Halls in einer Stahlplatte Simulation de la réverbération d une plaque d acier 10 Off No effect Kein Halleffekt Pas d effet No Chorus Type Description 1 2 Chorus 1 2 Conventional chorus program with rich warm chorusing Herkömmlicher Chorus Effekt mit vollem und warmem Klang Programme de choeur classique avec un effet de choeur r...

Page 86: ...ized Remarks Function Basic Default 1 16 1 16 Channel Changed x x Default 3 3 Mode Messages x x Altered x Note 0 127 0 127 Number True voice 0 127 Velocity Note ON o 9nH v 1 127 o 9nH v 1 127 Note OFF x x After Key s x x Touch Ch s x x Pitch Bend o o 0 32 o o Bank Select 1 x 1 o Modulation wheel 6 o o Data Entry MSB 38 o x Data Entry LSB 7 10 o o Control 11 x 1 o Expression 64 o o Sustain Change 7...

Page 87: ... x No Prog o 0 127 o 0 127 Change True System Exclusive o o Song Pos x x Common Song Sel x x Tune x x System Clock o o Real Time Commands o o Aux All Sound OFF x o 120 126 127 Reset All Cntrls x o 121 Local ON OFF x o 122 All Notes OFF x o 123 125 Mes Active Sense o o sages Reset x x 72 o o Release Time 84 x 1 o Portamento Cntrl 91 93 o o Effect 1 3 Depth 96 97 x o RPN Inc Dec 100 101 o o RPN LSB ...

Page 88: ... Standardbetrieb Werkseinstellungen funktioniert das Instrument gewöhnlich als multi timbraler 16 Kanal Klangerzeuger und eingehende Daten haben keinen Einfluß auf die Bedienfeld Voices und die Bedi enfeld Einstellungen Die im folgenden aufgeführten Befehle verändern jedoch dieBedienfeld Voices die automatische Begleitung und die Songs MIDI Master Tuning Systemexklusive Meldungen zum Umschalten vo...

Page 89: ... 7FH 04H 01H ll mm F7H Ce message autorise la modification simultanée du volume de tous les canaux Universal System Exclusive Les valeurs mm sont utilisées pour MIDI Master Volume Les valeurs ll sont ignorées MIDI Master Tuning F0H 43H 1nH 27H 30H 00H 00H mm ll cc F7H Ce message modifie simultanément la valeur de l accord de tous les canaux Les valeurs mm et ll sont utilisées pour MIDI Master Tuni...

Page 90: ...rt am nächsten kommt Die Nummern in Klammern vor den Effekttyp Bezeich nungen entsprechen der im Display erscheinenden Nummern Lorsque la valeur Type LSB reçue ne correspond à aucun type d effet une valeur correspondant à un type d effet la plus proche possible de la valeur spécifiée est automatiquement sélectionnée Les chiffres entre parenthèses qui précèdent les noms des types d effet correspond...

Page 91: ...User Song 5 Songs Recording Tracks 1 2 Oriental Scale Setting C B Memory 1 4 Pitch Bend Wheel Range 1 octave MIDI Local On Off Initial Setup Send External Clock PC mode Auxiliary jacks PHONES OUTPUT DC IN 12V MIDI IN OUT SUSTAIN Amplifier 2 5W 2 5W Speakers 12cm x 2 Power Consumption 10W When using PA 3C power adaptor Power Supply Adaptor Yamaha PA 3B 3C AC power adaptor Batteries Six AA size LR6 ...

Page 92: ...ce You may also contactYamaha directly at the address provided below 2 Deliver the unit to be serviced under warranty to the retailer selling the product an authorized service center or to Yamaha with an explanation of the problem Please be prepared to provide proof purchase date sales receipt credit card copy etc when requesting service and or parts under warranty 3 Shipping and or insurance cost...

Page 93: ...s Greece Tel 01 228 2160 SWEDEN Yamaha Scandinavia AB J A Wettergrens Gata 1 Box 30053 S 400 43 Göteborg Sweden Tel 031 89 34 00 DENMARK YS Copenhagen Liaison Office Generatorvej 6A DK 2730 Herlev Denmark Tel 44 92 49 00 FINLAND F Musiikki Oy Kluuvikatu 6 P O Box 260 SF 00101 Helsinki Finland Tel 09 618511 NORWAY Norsk filial av Yamaha Scandinavia AB Grini Næringspark 1 N 1345 Østerås Norway Tel 6...

Page 94: ...strument Division Yamaha Corporation 2005 Yamaha Corporation A0 PO 01 WE15380 Printed in China Yamaha PK CLUB Portable Keyboard Home Page English Only http www yamahaPKclub com Yamaha Manual Library http www yamaha co jp manual english ...

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