Yamaha PSR-I500, Owner'S Manual

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Connectin g to Other Devices 45
Connecting Headphones or an External De v ice............ 45
Connecting a Foots w itch to the SUSTAIN jack ............. 45
Playing an External A u dio De v ice w ith the B u ilt-in Speakers ... 46
Using the Melody S u ppressor........................................ 46
Using w ith Comp u ter or Smart De v ice........................... 47
Backup and Initialization 48
Back u p Parameters ....................................................... 48
Initializing the Instr u ment ............................................... 48
Reference
Handy Performance Features 49
Selecting a Re v er b Type ............................................... 49
Selecting a Chor u s Type ............................................... 49
Pitch Controls—Transpose............................................ 50
Pitch Controls—Fine T
u ning.......................................... 50
Pitch Controls—the [PITCH BEND] w heel..................... 50
Using Portamento .......................................................... 50
Setting the Portamento time .......................................... 51
Calling Up Optim
u m Panel Settings—One To u ch Setting (OTS) ... 51
Changing the To u ch Response of the Key b oard........... 51
Selecting an EQ Setting for the Best So u nd.................. 52
Scale Tunin g 53
Selecting a Scale ........................................................... 53
Setting the Base Note for Each Scale ........................... 53
T
u ning Each Note to Create an Original Scale.............. 54
Voice Settin g s 55
Selecting a D u al Voice................................................... 55
Selecting a Split Voice ................................................... 55
Voice Editing.................................................................. 55
Arpe gg io Settin g s 56
Synchronizing an Arpeggio to
Song/Style/Riyaz Play b ack—Arpeggio Q u antize ...... 56
Holding the Arpeggio Play b ack v ia the Foots w itch........ 56
Parameters Assi g ned to the Knobs 57
Styles and Riyaz Patterns 59
Style Variations—Sections ............................................ 59
Style Synchro Stop ........................................................ 60
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u rning Each Style Track On/Off ................................... 60
Riyaz Variations ............................................................. 61
Changing the Tempo ..................................................... 61
Tap Start ........................................................................ 61
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u sting the Vol u me of the Style or Riyaz.................... 62
Setting the Split Point .................................................... 62
Playing Chords
W itho u t Style Play b ack (Stop Accompaniment) .. 62
Chord Types for Style Play b ack .................................... 63
Son g Settin g s 64
Backgro u nd M u sic Play b ack.......................................... 64
Random Song Play b ack ................................................ 64
Tempo Setting of the Song ............................................ 65
Tap Start ........................................................................ 65
Song Vol
u me ................................................................. 65
Melody Voice Setting of the Preset Song ...................... 65
The Functions 66
Basic Proced u re in the F u nction Display ....................... 66
USB Flash Drive Operations 71
Connecting a USB Flash Dri v e ...................................... 72
Formatting a USB Flash Dri v e ....................................... 73
Sa v ing User Data to a USB Flash Dri v e ........................ 73
Sa v ing a User Song as SMF to a USB Flash Dri v e ....... 74
Loading User Data from a USB Flash Dri v e .................. 75
Loading a Style File ....................................................... 76
Deleting a User File in the USB Flash Dri
v e .................. 77
Deleting an SMF File in the USB Flash Dri v e ................ 77
Exiting from a File Control Display................................. 78
Message List.................................................................. 78
Appendix
Tro ub leshooting.............................................................. 79
Specifications ................................................................. 80
Index............................................................................... 82
Quick Samplin g
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The Q u ick Sampling feat u re lets yo u sample short
so u nds from an external de v ice, and play them from
the key b oard—as rhythm loops, melodies or so u nd
effects—gi v ing yo u e v en greater creati v e expressi v e
tools for yo u r performance.
USB Audio Recordin g
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This con v enient feat u re lets yo u record yo u r perfor-
mances to a USB flash dri v e. Since the recorded data
is sa v ed as an a u dio file, yo u can easily play it b ack
on a comp u ter or porta b le a u dio player.