Yamaha PSR-I500, Owner'S Manual

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Playing w ith Q u ick Sampling
PSR-I500 O w ner’s Man u al
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Qui
c
k Gui
d
e
3
Start playback on the external device,
and then adjust the volume balance
between the device and the instrument.
3-1 Set the v ol u me of the external de v ice to max-
im u m.
3-2 Adj u st the v ol u me yo u hear from the instr u -
ment b y rotating the [MASTER VOLUME]
control.
Up to fi v e samples can b e assigned to the key b oard
of this instr u ment. The samples can also b e sa v ed to
a USB flash dri v e (page 35).
1
Press the [QUICK SAMPLING] button to
enter the Quick Samplin
g mode.
The SAMPLING icon and “PressKey” appear on
the display.
2
Press a key in the desired Sample Zone
to which the sample is to be assi
g ned.
Pressing the key w ill so u nd the defa u lt sample or
pre v io u sly assigned sample.

To sample a “Normal” type:
2-1 Press one of the keys in Sample Zone A.
W hen “PressREC” appears on the display, go
on to step 3.

To sample a “Loop” or “One-shot” type:
2-1 Press one of the keys in the desired Sample
Zone B to E.
Sample Zone B: C5–D5
Sample Zone C: D
#
5–F
#
5
Sample Zone D: G5–A5
Sample Zone E: A
#
5–C6
2-2 W hen “Loop?Y/N” appears on the display,
press the [+/YES] bu tton to select “Loop”
sampling, or press [-/NO] to select “One-
shot” sampling. Yo u cannot change the type
after sampling.
W hen “PressREC” appears on the display, go
on to step 3.
3
Pause playback on the external device at
the be
g innin g of the sound or phrase
you want to sample.
• When the sound is too low even though the external
device’s volume is set to maximum, adjust the “AuxIn Vol”
in the Function Settings (page 66, Function 004). If you
increase the volume to more than 50, the audio device
sound may be distorted. In this case, turn down the vol-
ume level on the external device.
Sampling External Audio Sound
Before yo u start sampling, make s u re that the external
de v ice’s v ol u me is set to maxim u m. If the v ol u me is too
lo w , the instr u ment cannot sample the so u nd.
• The sampling operation will overwrite and erase previously
existing samples. Save important data you want to keep to
a USB flash drive (page 35).
• The sampling format is two-channel stereo, 16-bit with a rate
of 44.1 kHz.
• If you want to use the metronome or Melody Suppressor
when sampling, set these functions beforehand. The Metro-
nome click is not sampled.
Stereo mini pl u g
Headphone
jack
A u dio ca b le
Stereo mini pl u g
NOTE
NOTICE
NOTE
• To cancel and exit from the Quick Sampling mode, press
the [QUICK SAMPLING] button again.
NOTE
Sample Zone A: C1–B4
C3
Sample
Zone
B E C D
C3
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