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the Instrument Info File to the USB Flash Drive

If you use the “Yamaha Expansion Manager” software to manage the Pack data, you need to register the
Instrument Info file from the instrument as described below. For information on how to use the software,
refer to the accompanying manual.

Connect the USB flash drive to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal.

NOTE

Before using a USB flash drive, be sure to read “Connecting USB Devices” in the Owner’s Manual, chapter 9.

Call up the operation display.

[MENU]

→

TAB [

] Menu2

→

Cursor buttons [



][



][

]

→

Expansion

→

[ENTER]

→

Cursor

buttons [



][



] Export Instrument Info

→

[ENTER]

Follow the on-display instructions.

The Instrument Info file will be saved to the root directory in the USB flash drive. The saved file is named
“PSR-SX600_InstrumentInfo.n27.”

Summary of Contents for PSR-SX600

Page 1: ...Development Department 2020 Yamaha Corporation Published 07 2020 PO A0 This Reference Manual explains advanced features of the PSR SX600 Please read the Owner s Manual first before reading this Refer...

Page 2: ...mory 76 Disabling Recall of Specific Items Freeze 77 Calling Up Registration Memory Numbers in Order Registration Sequence 78 Using Playlist 82 8 Mixer 85 Editing Vol Pan Voice Parameters 85 Editing F...

Page 3: ...g Automatic Selection of Voice Sets Effects etc 19 Adding New Contents Expansion Packs 20 Installing the Expansion Pack data from the USB Flash Drive 20 Uninstalling the Expansion Pack data 20 Saving...

Page 4: ...nt sound For example a guitar MegaVoice includes the sounds of various perfor mance techniques In conventional instruments different Voices having those sounds would be called up via MIDI and played i...

Page 5: ...to call up the detailed setting window 2 Volume Determines the volume of the metronome sound 3 5 Sound Determines whether a bell accent is sounded or not at the first beat of each mea sure 6 7 Time S...

Page 6: ...fect to the part RIGHT 1 2 for which PART ON OFF is on If the Harmony Echo category is selected the RIGHT 1 part is given priority over the RIGHT 2 part when both parts are on Multi This parameter is...

Page 7: ...in actual vocal harmonies such as choirs and a cappella singing Pythagorean This scale was devised by the famous Greek philosopher and is created from a series of perfect fifths which are collapsed in...

Page 8: ...pitch relationship between the notes 3 4 Tune Select the desired note to be tuned by using the 3 buttons and tune it in cents by using the 4 buttons NOTE In musical terms a cent is 1 100th of a semit...

Page 9: ...s the current status of the knobs is shown in the LIVE CONTROL MONITOR NOTE You can select whether the LIVE CONTROL MONITOR is shown or hidden For details refer to page 109 Keyboard The TRANSPOSE butt...

Page 10: ...f the filter for the selected parts Cutoff Resonance Adjusts the cutoff frequency and resonance of the filter for the selected parts Filter Adjusts parameters such as filter cutoff frequency and reson...

Page 11: ...off Rotating the knob to the left most position turns on only the Rhythm 2 channel and the other channels are turned off By rotating the knob clockwise from that position channels are turned on in the...

Page 12: ...sired part as the target to control and then press the 1 8 buttons to enter a check mark 4 Press the EXIT button to close the operation display Detail Setting Balance function Assigning the BALANCE fu...

Page 13: ...r information on the available parameters in each page see the Editable Parameters in the Voice Set Displays on page 14 4 As necessary use the Cursor buttons to select the item parameter to be edited...

Page 14: ...may be produced when notes are played with legato NOTE Portamento is a function that creates a smooth transition in pitch from the first note played on the keyboard to the next 3 4 Mono Type Determine...

Page 15: ...ento Time value Fixed Rate Determines the pitch change rate from a range of 0 max 127 min The actual pitch transition time varies according to the interval between the two notes Fixed Time Determines...

Page 16: ...n a brighter sound 3 Resonance Determines the emphasis given to the cutoff frequency resonance set in BRIGHT above see diagram Higher values result in a more pronounced effect 4 Attack Determines how...

Page 17: ...the sustain level applied to the edited Voice when the sustain effect is on To turn on off the sustain effect press the SUSTAIN button or set it from the display below MENU TAB E Menu1 Cursor buttons...

Page 18: ...art s Voice is played polyphonically NOTE Portamento is a function that creates a smooth transition in pitch from the first note played on the keyboard to the next 6 7 Touch Response Turns the Touch R...

Page 19: ...Setting ENTER TAB F Voice Set Filter 2 Use the Cursor buttons to select the desired item 3 Use the 3 8 buttons to turn each item for the selected Part on or off When the button is set to On the corres...

Page 20: ...Cursor buttons E F Expansion ENTER Cursor buttons Pack Installation ENTER 3 Use the Cursor buttons E F to select the desired Pack Installation file 4 Press the 6 INSTALL button 5 Follow the on displa...

Page 21: ...er to the accompanying manual 1 Connect the USB flash drive to the USB TO DEVICE terminal NOTE Before using a USB flash drive be sure to read Connecting USB Devices in the Owner s Manual chapter 9 2 C...

Page 22: ...xing in original chord types and changes as well as special riffs with chord changes with the Main sections These have been programmed to add spice and a professional touch to your performances of cer...

Page 23: ...play on bass chords In the Fingered type the root of the chord is always used as the bass note Full Keyboard Detects chords in the entire key range Chords are detected in a way similar to Fingered eve...

Page 24: ...b7 Cm7 Minor seventh flatted fifth m7b5 1 b3 b5 b7 Cm7 b5 Minor add ninth m 9 1 2 b3 5 Cm add9 Minor seventh ninth m7 9 1 2 b3 5 b7 Cm7 9 Minor seventh eleventh m7 11 1 2 b3 4 5 b7 Cm7 11 Minor major...

Page 25: ...g the right chords Try out the Smart Chord feature with the following sample score Simply play the root notes of the chords indicated in this score with your left hand as you play the melody with your...

Page 26: ...elected here determines the specific chord assignment for each scale note in the Chord section Although selecting a Style in step 1 will automatically set the optimum type you can select a different t...

Page 27: ...wn in the display NOTE Depending on the chord some notes may be omitted Smart Chord setting Root Note C C D D E F F G G A A B Type Key Signature Standard C major C C dim Dm Eb Em F F dim G7 G dim Am B...

Page 28: ...the accompaniment parts follow your performance This is recommended when playing unison phrases with only one hand Example with Split or Auto Split selected The accompaniment parts that follow your p...

Page 29: ...can use a connected pedal to conveniently turn the Unison function on off as you perform To assign the function to a pedal press the 4 Pedal Function buttons to call up the display for pedal settings...

Page 30: ...nt function off High Requires strong playing in order to let this instrument recognize accents Medium Standard setting Low Allows this instrument to recognize accents even with relatively light playin...

Page 31: ...es how the Style playback volume changes depending on the playing strength Off The volume is kept the same regardless of playing strength Narrow The volume changes over a narrow range Medium The volum...

Page 32: ...tatus of the previous Style is always maintained Hold During Style playback the Channel On Off status of the previous Style is maintained When Style playback is stopped all Style Channels are set to O...

Page 33: ...the accompa niment chord In this condition called Stop Accompaniment any valid chord fingerings are recognized and the chord root type are shown in the display Here you can determine whether the chord...

Page 34: ...of the ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 4 buttons to which you wish to memorize your panel settings A message appears If you are sure you want to memorize the current settings to the selected button press the 7 Y...

Page 35: ...sed a blank Style named NewStyle for recording is automatically created 4 In the Basic page select a Section If the Rec Channel display is shown in the lower half section of the display press the EXIT...

Page 36: ...to call up the Rec Channel display in the lower half section of the display 2 Hold down the 1 or 2 button to select the desired channel as the recording target A Rhythm channel can be selected as the...

Page 37: ...Rhythm Clear Ch Delete Drum Setup then press one of the 4 5 Channel Delete buttons to call up the operation display On the Channel Delete display press the 1 8 buttons corresponding to the desired cha...

Page 38: ...3 If necessary select a Voice and then practice the bass line chord backing or phrase to be recorded Press one of the 3 8 buttons selected channel to call up the Voice Selection display then select t...

Page 39: ...Delete buttons to call up the operation display On the Channel Delete display press the 1 8 buttons corresponding to the desired channel to be deleted then press the ENTER button to actually delete t...

Page 40: ...indow then press the 8 OK button to actually enter the selection If you want to select a fill in section which has no panel button press any one of the Section buttons and use the 5 6 buttons to selec...

Page 41: ...yle while you are assembling a Style and the playback method can be selected In the Assembly page use the 6 7 Play Type buttons to select the type Solo Plays back the selected channel in the Assembly...

Page 42: ...rent degrees of swing with A being the most subtle and E being the most pronounced 6 7 Fine Selects a variety of Groove templates to be applied to the selected section The Push settings cause certain...

Page 43: ...d channel 5 Remove Event This function lets you remove specific events from the selected channel 2 Use the 2 Channel buttons to select the channel to be edited The selected channel is shown at the upp...

Page 44: ...back only on instruments which are compatible with SFF GE 1 In the Parameter page use the Cursor buttons to select the edit menu For details of the edit menu see page 45 Set these parameters before re...

Page 45: ...ected channel are set to NTR Root Fixed NTT Bypass and NTT Bass Off the parameters here are changed to Play Root instead of Source Root In this case you can hear the resulting sound while you change t...

Page 46: ...r transposition above augmented and diminished chords affect the 5th note of the Source Pattern Harmonic Minor When the played chord changes from a major to a minor chord this table lowers the third a...

Page 47: ...owest octave This setting is available only when the NTR parameter page 46 is set to Root Transpose 6 Note Limit Low These set the note range highest and lowest notes for Voices recorded to the Style...

Page 48: ...NOTE If the different drum sounds are assigned to each section of the selected channel the sounds are set to that of the current section in order to use the Drum Setup function 3 Use the Cursor button...

Page 49: ...ameters with in the list below indicates that the settings here affect the settings in step 7 Pitch Coarse For coarse tuning of the pitch in semitone increments Pitch Fine For fine tuning of the pitch...

Page 50: ...SAME NOTE NUMBER KEY ON ASSIGN see the Data List on the website is set to INST Single Each successive playing of the same sound results in the previous being cut off or muted Multi Each sound continue...

Page 51: ...ccessing MENU TAB F Menu2 Cursor buttons E F Song Creator TAB E F Setup See page 60 NOTE Depending on the particular commercially available Song Score display may not be possible NOTE The score of an...

Page 52: ...same channel as the channel which is specified in the MENU TAB E Menu1 Cursor buttons E F Song Setting ENTER TAB E Guide Channel page 56 1 16 Assigns the specified MIDI channel 1 16 to each of the le...

Page 53: ...he text from the display This operation does not delete the text file itself but results in no text file being selected If you want to restore the text indication select the text file again via the 5...

Page 54: ...Score of the selected Song appears on the display 3 Press the 7 Play Setting buttons to call up the Play Setting display 4 Use the 4 6 buttons to cancel the desired channel of Song Right Turns playba...

Page 55: ...CONTROL ACMP button to turn on the auto accompaniment function then press the SYNC START button to enable synchronized start of the accompaniment 5 Press the STYLE CONTROL START STOP button or play ch...

Page 56: ...Single Plays through the selected Song repeatedly All Continues playback through all the Songs in the specified folder repeatedly Random Continues playback at random through all the Songs in the speci...

Page 57: ...measures each in the Song When this is set to On the section corresponding to the Phrase Mark specified via the SONG CONTROL G REW and H FF buttons is played back repeat edly Note that this parameter...

Page 58: ...a Clavinova series This function is used for practicing purposes with built in lamps on the keyboard indicating the notes to be played Even though the PSR SX600 does not have these lamps you can use t...

Page 59: ...ing the keyboard or singing along with the Guide mode selected in step 3 7 Press the J STOP button to stop playback NOTE You can save the Guide settings as a part of the Song data page 61 For Songs to...

Page 60: ...settings of the Mixer display and other panel settings you made can be recorded to the top position of the Song as Setup data The panel settings recorded here are automatically recalled when the Song...

Page 61: ...orded data Keep in mind that the notes before and after the Punch In Out points are not recorded over although you will hear them play back normally to guide you in the Punch In Out timing NOTE The St...

Page 62: ...unch In measure by pressing the 3 button 4 6 Rec End Punch Out Determines the Punch Out timing by using the 1 2 buttons Replace All This deletes all data after the point at which recording is stopped...

Page 63: ...All First Key On Punch Out First Key On Punch Out At 006 Punch In At 003 Replace All Punch In At 003 Punch Out Punch In At 003 Punch Out At 006 Original data Start overwrite recording 1 Start overwrit...

Page 64: ...For optimum results you should set the Quantize size to the shortest note value in the channel For example if eighth notes are the shortest in the channel you should use eighth note as the Quantize si...

Page 65: ...ransposed by using the Cursor buttons E F then set the value by using the data dial or the YES NO buttons Press the ENTER button to actually transpose the channel s NOTE You can select all channels by...

Page 66: ...4 66 PSR SX600 Reference Manual 4 USB Audio Player Recorder USB Audio Player Recorder This function is fully explained in the Owner s Manual Refer to the corresponding chapter in the Owner s Man ual...

Page 67: ...icrophone sound You should make both Vocal and Talk settings for example using Vocal for your singing performance and Talk for making announcements between songs 1 Call up the operation display MIC SE...

Page 68: ...sts or cuts the level of the corresponding band by up to 12 dB 2 Noise Gate This processor mutes the input signal when the input from the microphone falls below a specified level This effectively cuts...

Page 69: ...eration 4 Talk Mixing This function lets you making settings for talking or making announcements between song performances Reduction Level Determines the amount of reduction to be applied to the overa...

Page 70: ...refer to the Owner s Manual chapter 5 2 Press the 8 buttons to call up the effect type selection display 3 Use the 1 2 Block buttons to select the effect block To apply the DSP effects except Reverb...

Page 71: ...e file or one that matches your performance For entering characters refer to Basic Operations in the Owner s Manual 2 Press the 6 Save button to save the settings This method only describes how to sav...

Page 72: ...is not recorded Since only the RIGHT 1 part performance will be recorded as Multi Pad phrases you should select the desired Voice for the RIGHT 1 part beforehand 1 If you want to create a new Multi P...

Page 73: ...YLE CONTROL START STOP button to stop recording when you ve finished playing the phrase 9 Listen back to your newly recorded phrase by pressing the appropriate MULTI PAD button 1 4 To re record the ph...

Page 74: ...h of the Multi Pads belonging to the Bank For instructions on managing the Multi Pad Bank file refer to Basic Operations in the Owner s Manual This section covers how to manage each Multi Pad 1 Select...

Page 75: ...button 5 Delete Deletes the selected Multi Pads Copying the Multi Pad 1 Press the 3 Copy button in step 4 above 2 Select the Multi Pads to be copied by using the Cursor buttons E F then press the ENTE...

Page 76: ...ntaining the Registration Memory to be edited Press the REGIST BANK and buttons simultaneously to call up the Registration Bank Selection display then use the Cursor buttons E F to select the desired...

Page 77: ...ms that will remain unchanged when pressing the FREEZE button Use the Cursor buttons E F to select the desired item and then press the ENTER button to enter or remove the checkmark 3 Use the 1 Freeze...

Page 78: ...hen select the desired Bank to be programmed 3 Call up the operation display MENU TAB E Menu1 Cursor buttons E F Regist Sequence Freeze ENTER TAB E Registration Sequence 4 If you use a pedal specify h...

Page 79: ...eq button to turn the Registration Sequence function on To turn off the Registration Sequence function press the 1 Seq button 8 Press the EXIT button to close the operation display After the confirmat...

Page 80: ...2 At the upper left of the Main display confirm the Registration Sequence 3 Press the TAB E or F button or press the Foot Pedal to select the first Registration Memory number The currently selected R...

Page 81: ...abled here The Fingering Type is set to AI Fingered Memory 3 Ideal for use with the Unison function when set to the Auto Split type The Accent function is also enabled here The Fingering Type is set t...

Page 82: ...s to start searching To clear the search results use the 3 4 Clear buttons To update the search information use the 1 2 Update buttons Depending on the amount of files the update procedure make take a...

Page 83: ...he instructions starting with step 5 2 Importing Music Finder Records to the Playlist By importing Music Finder Records mfd used on previous Yamaha digital keyboards such as the PSR S670 etc you can u...

Page 84: ...on Memory number 1 for each Bank NOTICE If a folder with the same name as the Music Finder file already exists the Registration Memory Bank file with the same name in that folder will be overwritten b...

Page 85: ...e recall Regarding the Mixer the Reference Manual covers detailed descriptions of each parameter while the Owner s Manual covers the basic instructions including the Save operation The Mixer display c...

Page 86: ...lowing operation limitations When a GM Song is selected only a Drum Kit Voice may be selected for channel 10 in the Song9 16 page NOTE For a Style or Song channel calling up a rhythm percussion Voice...

Page 87: ...ffects of this Block are applied only to the Style and Song sounds In this status you can select only one Effect Type at a time and adjust the Send Level Depth for each Part as well as Return Level fo...

Page 88: ...ration Memory Song or Style For instructions refer to the Owner s Manual chapter 8 Effect Block Effect applicable parts Effect characteristics Reverb All parts Recreates the warm ambience of playing i...

Page 89: ...t the Return Level via the 7 Effect Return Level button 3 Press the 8 Save button to call up the display for the Save operation 4 Use the 2 5 buttons to select the destination for saving the settings...

Page 90: ...you make overall EQ adjustments for the entire instrument Part Equalizer EQ This instrument is equipped with a 2 band digital EQ which can be set to independently process a total of 27 parts includin...

Page 91: ...ngs by adjusting the frequency bands and save the settings as User Master EQ types NOTE Master EQ cannot be applied to audio playback or the metronome sound 1 Press the 1 Type button to call up the Ma...

Page 92: ...he value of Q the narrower the band width To adjust the Frequency center frequency use the Cursor buttons E F to move the cursor to the Frequency row then use the 2 6 buttons The available Frequency r...

Page 93: ...eristics are optimally enhanced Loud Powerful Compressor settings This is good for enhancing energetic music such as rock or gospel music User1 30 Your own custom Compressor settings saved in step 5 4...

Page 94: ...94 PSR SX600 Reference Manual 8 Mixer Block Diagram...

Page 95: ...bends NOTE For information on how to connect a foot pedal or what kinds of pedals can be connected refer to the Owner s Manual chapter 9 1 Call up the operation display MENU TAB E Menu1 Cursor buttons...

Page 96: ...pedal function on or off for each keyboard part on this display Volume Allows you to use a foot controller to control the volume You can turn this pedal func tion on or off for each part on this displ...

Page 97: ...n or off for each keyboard part on this display Modulation Alt This is a slight variation on Modulation above in which the effects waveform can be alternately turned on off by each press of the pedal...

Page 98: ...tting Calls up the next previous One Touch Setting Song Play Pause Same as the SONG CONTROL F K PLAY PAUSE button Score Page While the Song is stopped you can turn to the next previous score page one...

Page 99: ...ER 2 Select a pre programmed template from the Preset page page 100 If you have already created your original template and saved it to the User page you can also select that template from the User pag...

Page 100: ...ayback or recording Song Style Multi Pad etc synchronizes with an external MIDI clock instead of the instrument s internal clock This template should be used when you wish to set the tempo on the MIDI...

Page 101: ...sequencer MIDI computer or other MIDI device and you want to synchronize it to that device set this parameter to the appropriate setting USB1 USB2 or Wireless LAN In this case make sure that the exter...

Page 102: ...or 2 Lower A keyboard part played on the left side of the keyboard from the Split Point for the Voices This is not affected by the on off status of the ACMP button 2 Use the 3 Transmit Channel buttons...

Page 103: ...t 1 5 There are five parts specially reserved for receiving and playing MIDI data Normally these parts are not used by the instrument itself The instrument can be used as a 32 channel multi timbral to...

Page 104: ...et the desired channel to ON or OFF You can also set all channels to OFF by pressing the NO and the YES buttons simultaneously Chord Type Settings for Style Playback via MIDI Receive The explanations...

Page 105: ...of the display and an icon indicating the signal strength appears at the right of each available connection Infrastructure Mode Connecting with a Smart Device via Wireless LAN 1 2 WPS Connects this in...

Page 106: ...w After making these set tings press one of the 7 8 Save buttons to actually save them Wireless Network For setting the SSID security password and channel IP Address For setting the static IP address...

Page 107: ...ions Call up the operation display MENU F Menu2 Cursor buttons E F Utility ENTER Config1 1 Speaker setting Utility 4 5 Speaker Determines whether or not the sound is output from the speaker of this in...

Page 108: ...tempo of each preset Style is shown or hidden above the Style name in the Style Selection display NOTE This setting is applied only to Preset Styles 4 5 Voice Number Determines whether the Voice bank...

Page 109: ...Button Options Determines how the Voice Selection display is opened when one of the VOICE buttons is pressed Open Select Opens the Voice Selection display with the previously selected Voice in the Vo...

Page 110: ...ure to read Connecting USB Devices in the Owner s Manual chapter 9 1 2 Drive When a USB flash drive is connected USB1 is shown 3 4 Property Indicates the properties such as memory capacity etc of the...

Page 111: ...bled is selected the instrument starts up with the Auto Power Off function disabled 3 4 Language Determines the language used for the display messages Once you change this set ting all messages will b...

Page 112: ...the factory default files select the file in the Preset tab When the file is selected a message is displayed according to the content of the file Press the desired button 1 2 System Setup Files Parame...

Page 113: ...the MIDI Setups on the User tab display to the orig inal factory status User Effect Resets the current Effect settings and the following data User Effect types page 89 User Mic Settings page 71 User M...

Page 114: ...ge 111 Live Control 9 Lyrics 53 Lyrics Language 57 M Master Compressor CMP 92 Master EQ Master Equalizer 90 Metronome 5 MIDI Setting 99 Mixer 85 Modulation 15 Mono 18 Mono Poly 14 Multi Pad Creator 72...

Page 115: ...Touch Sense 14 Transpose 9 U Unison Accent 28 81 USB flash drive 110 Utility 107 V Vibrato 16 Voice Mixer 85 Voice Set 13 Volume LIVE CONTROL 10 12 Volume Mixer 85 Volume Voice Set 14 W Wireless LAN...

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