Yamaha PSR-S670, Reference Manual

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Voice Types (Characteristics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Selectin g GM, XG and GM2 Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Makin g Detailed Settin g s for Harmony/Arpe gg io . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Pitch-Related Settin g s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
• Fine-t u ning the Pitch of the Entire Instr u ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
• Scale T u ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
• Changing the Part Assignment of the TRANSPOSE B u ttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Editin g Parameters Assi g ned to the LIVE CONTROL Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Editin g Voices (Voice Set) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
• Edita b le Parameters in the VOICE SET Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Disablin g Automatic Selection of Voice Sets (Effects, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chan g in g detailed Voice settin g s (Touch Response, Sustain, Mono/Poly) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Addin g New Contents—Expansion Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
• Installing the Expansion Pack data from the USB Flash Dri v e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
• Uninstalling the Expansion Pack data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
• Sa v ing the Instr u ment Info File to the USB Flash Dri v e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
The particular type of Voice is indicated at the upper left of the Voice name in the Voice Selection display.
The defining characteristics of these Voices and their performance advantages are described below.
Voice Types (Characteristics)
Live! These acoustic instrument sounds were sampled in stereo, to produce a truly
authentic, rich sound—full of atmosphere and ambience.
Cool! These Voices use sophisticated programming to capture the dynamic textures
and subtle nuances of electric instruments.
Sweet! These acoustic instrument sounds also benefit from Yamaha’s sophisticated
technology—and feature a finely detailed and natural sound.
MegaVoice These Voices make special use of velocity switching. Each velocity range (the
measure of your playing strength) has a completely different sound.
For example, a guitar MegaVoice includes the sounds of various performance
techniques. In conventional instruments, different Voices having those sounds
would be called up via MIDI and played in combination to achieve the desired
effect. However, now with MegaVoices, a convincing guitar part can be played
with just a single Voice, using specific velocity values to play the desired
sounds. Because of the complex nature of these Voices and the precise veloci-
ties need to play the sounds, they’re not intended for playing from the key-
board. They are, however, very useful and convenient when creating MIDI
data—especially when you want to avoid using several different Voices just for
a single instrument part.
Actual sound maps for the MegaVoices are provided in the “Mega Voices
Map” in the Data List on the website.