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5. Power Tips

Song Chord Detection............................................

Try this technique if you want to learn the chord progression for a song, or apply Harmony/Echo 
effects or Vocal Harmony that match the song.
Most songs will have one part which is playing the chord progression – the first step is to locate 
that part. While playing the song, turn the parts on and off, “soloing” each part until you find the 
one that is playing the chord backing. Next, if the chord part is on Track 6, for example, Set the 
Mic Setup Chord parameter to TR6 and return to the main display page. The chord names should 
appear on the display as the song plays back. To learn the chord progression all you need to do is 
make a note of the chords that appear on the display. Turn Harmony/Echo ON if you want to add 
harmony to a part you play on the keyboard, or turn Vocal Harmony ON and select the Chordal 
Mode to produce appropriate vocal harmony.
You might also want to memorize the settings with the song selection in the Registration Memory 
so that the next time you select that Registration Memory the Mic Setup Chord parameter settings 
will automatically be recalled. 

Instant Access to Any Function Menu ....................

The 9000 lets you instantly call up function menus by simply pressing the [DIRECT ACCESS] 
button and a button or wheel associated with that function.

1.

Let’s say, for example, that you want to set the split points. First press the [DIRECT 
ACCESS] button and then press the [AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT] button.

2.

  The Split Point/Fingering menu appears on the screen. You can now set the split 

points.

Select the appropriate track.

Select Chordal Mode (CHORD) if you 
want Vocal Harmony effect.

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Summary of Contents for PSR-9000 Version 2

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Page 2: ...rds 22 Maintaining Effects When Multitrack Recording 22 Single part Activation 23 SMF Song Name Converter 23 Parameter Lock Reverb Type 24 Reverb Effect Return Level and Parameter Lock 24 Selecting an XG Voice 25 Selecting a Voice Style Song Reg Memory via PC Keyboard 25 Program Change Display 25 Song Chord Detection 26 Instant Access to Any Function Menu 26 Revoice 28 Tap Tempo Sound 28 Reducing ...

Page 3: ...any cases this manual will refer you to specific pages in the PSR 9000 or 9000Pro Owner s Manual Such references will be indicated as follows PSR 9000 9000Pro Disk Name File Name Disk Name File Name MAIN PROGRAM 1 p9000m 001 MAIN PROGRAM 1 p9000pm 001 MAIN PROGRAM 2 p9000m 002 MAIN PROGRAM 2 p9000pm 002 MAIN PROGRAM 3 p9000m 003 MAIN PROGRAM 3 p9000pm 003 MAIN PROGRAM 4 p9000m 004 MAIN PROGRAM 4 p...

Page 4: ...ced and thus the Custom Voice memory will be initialized If you haven t made any changes to the settings listed above or don t want to keep any changes you ve made you can skip straight ahead to Installing Your New Software on page 8 Backing Up Your Data There are several ways to back up your data depending on the types of changes you have made and the data you want to keep Look over the options p...

Page 5: ... the NEXT button and enter an appropriate name for your backup file 7 Press the NEXT button and then the LCD G button OK to save the selected data to the specified disk After installing the new software you can use the Restore function to reload the saved data Individual Flash Styles If you only have a few Flash Styles you need to back up the All Data method described above might not be what you n...

Page 6: ...up a single style SIN GLE a group of adjacent styles in the style list MULTI or all styles in the selected cat egory ALL If you selected SINGLE use the LCD 5 6 buttons to select the style you want to back up If you selected MULTI use the LCD 5 6 buttons to expand the highlighted region in the STYLE list to include all the styles you want to back up If you selected ALL all styles in the list will a...

Page 7: ...ed 8 Press the NEXT button and then the LCD G button YES to save the selected data to the specified disk After installing the new software you can use the Load Style Into Flash ROM function to reload the saved data Using the Registration Memory To Save Music Database Settings Although all Music Database data can be saved by using the All Data method described above individual Music Database settin...

Page 8: ...d by the instructions on the LCD 4 When the main program has been fully loaded Completed will appear on the LCD Press the EXIT button to return to the PROGRAM INSTALLER menu 5 Press the LCD C button to begin the SUB PROGRAM load procedure 6 Insert the SUB PROGRAM disk and press the START STOP button then wait for the SUB PROGRAM is fully loaded 7 When Completed appears on the LCD press the EXIT bu...

Page 9: ...to a percussion or sound effect voice Access FUNCTION SPLIT POINT FINGERING Use the appropriate LCD buttons to set the split points as required or use the DIRECT SETTING functions to directly specify the corresponding split point via the keyboard You can set the split points by pressing the desired key while holding the corresponding LCD button The A ACMP split point cannot be set higher than the ...

Page 10: ...d Advanced mode On Bass Pro The lowest note played becomes the bass note All other fingerings are the same as in the Fin gered Pro mode On Bass Pro Advanced The lowest note played becomes the bass note All other fingerings are the same as in the Fin gered Pro Advanced mode Full Keyboard Fingerings are the same as in the Fingered Advanced mode but chord detection occurs over the entire keyboard Arp...

Page 11: ...Minor major seventh mM7 CmM7 1 b3 5 7 Minor major seventh ninth mM7 9 CmM7_9 1 2 b3 5 7 Minor seventh flatted fifth m7b5 Cm7b5 1 b3 b5 b7 Except 1st inversion Minor major seventh flatted fifth mM7b5 CmM7b5 1 b3 b5 7 Diminished dim Cdim 1 b3 b5 Diminished seventh dim7 Cdim7 1 b3 b5 6 Root position only Seventh 7 C7 1 3 5 b7 1 3 5 b7 Seventh flatted ninth 7 b9 C7 b9 1 b2 3 5 b7 Seventh add flatted t...

Page 12: ...5 8 No inversions Seventh flatted fifth on 5th 7b5 5th C7b5 G 5 8 No inversions Minor seventh flatted fifth on 5th m7b5 5th Cm7b5 G 5 8 No inversions Minor major seventh on 7th mM7 7th CmM7 B 7 8 No inversions Major seventh on 7th M7 7th CM7 B 7 8 No inversions Diminished on b3rd dim b3rd Cdim Eb b3 8 No inversions Minor on b3rd m b3rd Cm Eb b3 8 No inversions Major on b7th M b7th C7 Bb b7 8 No in...

Page 13: ...venth ninth mM7 9 CmM7_9 1 2 b3 5 7 Minor seventh flatted fifth m7b5 Cm7b5 1 b3 b5 b7 Except 1st inversion Minor major seventh flatted fifth mM7b5 CmM7b5 1 b3 b5 7 Diminished dim Cdim 1 b3 b5 Root position only 2 Diminished seventh dim7 Cdim7 1 b3 b5 6 Root position only Seventh 7 C7 1 3 5 b7 1 1 3 5 b7 1 b7 10 12 No inversions Seventh flatted ninth 7 b9 C7 b9 1 b2 3 5 b7 Seventh add flatted thirt...

Page 14: ...rn STOP ACCOMPANI MENT ON or OFF This function will be disabled when the fingering mode is set to Full Keyboard or AI Full Keyboard even when Stop Accompaniment is turned ON Select a category Mark include or un mark exclude the category The MODE parameter offers a choice of SINGLE to play only the selected song file directory ALL to play all marked song file directories and RANDOM to play the mark...

Page 15: ... playback of the new song will begin imme diately HD Sleep Time Control In previous versions the internal hard disk when installed would always go into sleep mode after a preset time both to maximize the lifetime of the hard disk and to minimize unnecessary mechanical noise The few seconds it took for the hard disk to wake up from the sleep mode could however be a problem in some situations In the...

Page 16: ...ou to adjust the length of sustain created when the SUSTAIN button is ON for optimum sound with the voice used and your playing style Access FUNCTION CONTROLLER PANEL CONTROLLER PANEL SUSTAIN Level Time KEY OFF RATE 64 RATE 0 RATE 63 Set the PANEL SUSTAIN from 64 to 63 The higher the value the longer the sustain The PANEL SUSTAIN value is relative so the actual length of sustain produced will depe...

Page 17: ... on the selected voice Access FUNCTION CONTROLLER FOOT CONTROLLER SUSTAIN MODE Improved Music Database Display In the new version the Music Database display has been revised to allow easy pre selection of a Music Database setting for instant recall when needed Access MUSIC DATABASE Level Time KEY OFF DEFAULT HOLD Select the DEFAULT or HOLD mode Indicates the pre selected setting Directly select MU...

Page 18: ...ow clearly indicating the part to which the voice selection will apply Access MIXING CONSOLE VOICE Improved Mixing Console Effect Type Display The mixing console EFFECT display has been revised for easier effect selection When a DSP type effect is selected in the EFFECT BLOCK window a new CATEGORY window appears allowing easy direct selection of the available effects Access MIXING CONSOLE EFF TYPE...

Page 19: ... hard disk if installed 2 Use the System Backup function to memorize the directory with the system 3 Set the right hand voice and other performance parameters as required 4 Memorize the settings using the Registration Memory Registration Memory Disk Style Recall Memorize Disk Direct page 50 page 55 page 29 page 29 Please note that the correct style may not be recalled if a different floppy disk is...

Page 20: ...le to be edited and engage the Style Creator Of course you ll have to save your newly created style to the Flash Style memory if you want to keep it page 104 page 126 Style Creator Style Manager Flash Style Disk Style Save Store Load Disk Direct When you return to the Style Creator Menu display after selecting a Disk Direct style in the Style Creator the Disk Direct style will be loaded again ...

Page 21: ...ve preset styles to disk using the Save Style From Flash ROM func tion Simply select the preset style using the CATEGORY and STYLE parameters and save using the procedure described for saving Flash Styles in the Owner s Manual page 62 page 74 Disk Style Save Preset Style Style Manager ...

Page 22: ...Recording Normally when multitrack recording you ll select a voice for R1 record a track then select a dif ferent R1 voice and record the next track The problem is that when the results are played back the first track will be played back without effects The easiest solution is to use R2 for the second track instead of R1 That way the DSP effect used for the R1 tracks will be maintained even after ...

Page 23: ...g SMF Song Name Converter In the PSR 9000 and 9000Pro it has become possible to use filenames longer than the standard 8 character limit This means you can name files with complete song titles for example for easy identification Because of the conventional 8 character limit many SMF Song files have file names made up of symbols and numbers while the actual song title is embedded in the file and ca...

Page 24: ... Effect Return Level and Parameter Lock When you want to increase or decrease the amount of overall reverb applied to the accompaniment individually editing all styles is time consuming and inefficient The easy approach is to use the Reverb Return Level parameter to adjust the overall reverb depth Some SMF songs automatically change the Reverb Return Level setting when played If you want to retain...

Page 25: ...on Selecting a Voice Style Song Reg Memory via PC Keyboard By connecting a standard PC AT type keyboard to the PC keyboard terminal on the back of the 9000 you ll be able to select Voices Styles Songs and Registration Memory by number Program Change Display This function shows the MIDI bank select and program change numbers that correspond to each of the voices convenient when using a PC based seq...

Page 26: ...ny Echo ON if you want to add harmony to a part you play on the keyboard or turn Vocal Harmony ON and select the Chordal Mode to produce appropriate vocal harmony You might also want to memorize the settings with the song selection in the Registration Memory so that the next time you select that Registration Memory the Mic Setup Chord parameter settings will automatically be recalled Instant Acces...

Page 27: ... LEFT HOLD 135 159 Foot Controller Volume settings FOOT VOLUME 135 159 Footswitch 1 function assignment FOOTSWITCH 1 136 160 Footswitch 2 function assignment FOOTSWITCH 2 136 160 Modulation wheel settings MODULATION wheel 137 161 Initial Touch setting VOICE EFFECT TOUCH 137 162 After Touch setting VOICE EFFECT SUSTAIN 137 162 Transpose Assign TRANSPOSE 138 162 Registration settings REGISTRATION ME...

Page 28: ...intro of a hard driving rock song Or choose a soft stick sound for the intro to a slow ballad To access this func tion press the DIRECT ACCESS button and then press the TAP TEMPO button Reducing Mic Sibilance Sibilant sound such as spoken words that begin with the letter S tend to sound over emphasized when sung through a microphone To reduce this hissing effect press the MIC SETUP button In the 3...

Page 29: ...de Vocal Harmony mode can be set to either Chordal mode harmony is determined by chords played in the auto accompaniment or by chords contained in song data or Vocoder mode harmony is determined by the notes you play on the keyboard or by the Vocal Harmony track of a song When this mode is set to AUTO the Vocal Harmony setting changes automatically according to the situa tion For example if you pl...

Page 30: ...ver the TALK button is turned on Delay and Vocal Harmony effects turn off and the amount of reverb lowers automatically Talk settings can be customized as well allowing you to add effects to your voice as you speak to your audience Password You can protect your floppy disks and hard drives with a password to prevent accidental data loss due to reformatting To access this function press the DISK SC...

Page 31: ...e the Data dial to change the value Keyboard Transpose and Song Transpose Two types of transpose settings are available Keyboard Transpose and Song Transpose Keyboard Transpose changes the key of the keyboard as well as the chord accompaniment Song Transpose changes the key of a song when played back from disk The combination of these functions allows you to for example sing along in the key of E ...

Page 32: ... access your favorite song files from a disk Any direc tory be it on a floppy disk internal hard disk or external SCSI disk can be assigned to one of the five buttons on the LCD panel for one touch access Song Selection via Registration Memory Not only can you use Registration Memory to change voices and styles but also to select song files from a disk Furthermore you can use it to call up songs i...

Page 33: ...s are two four on the 9000Pro sub outputs which can be used as either two single outputs or one stereo output You can assign any part or parts including the MIC signal and groups of drum sounds to these outputs If an audio cable is not plugged into a sub out put jack the signal of any part assigned to that output will be automatically routed to the main ste reo outputs which eliminates the hassle ...

Page 34: ...function set to a time value selecting a voice or style results in the display automatically returning to the previous display after the selected amount of time has passed This function is extremely useful when you re in Multi Record mode and you want to browse through the voices as you compose your song for example To set the Auto Exit Time value press the FUNCTION but ton and select the UTILITY ...

Page 35: ...troller for use with the 9000 It provides extensive key board control including Registration Memory selection transposition Vocal Harmony control Slow Fast setting of the DSP effect Multi Pad play and more Setting up the MFC10 is a snap Simply press the MIDI button and select MFC10 at the bottom of the LCD screen You can choose Easy Setup or Full Setup either of which will guide you step by step t...

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