Yamaha PSR-SX600, Reference Manual

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Contents
Selectin g Me g aVoice, GM, XG, and GM2 voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
• Selecting MegaVoice or Legacy Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
• Voice Types (Characteristics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
• Selecting GM, XG and GM2 Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Chan g in g Detailed Settin g s for Metronome or Tap Tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Makin g Detailed Settin g s for Harmony/Arpe gg io . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Pitch-Related Settin g s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
• Fine-tuning the Pitch of the Entire Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
• Scale Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
• Adjusting the Pitch for the Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
• Changing the Part Assignment of the TRANSPOSE Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Usin g the LIVE CONTROL Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
• Assigning the Functions to the LIVE CONTROL Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
• Detailed Settings for Assigned Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Editin g Voices (Voice Set) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
• Editable Parameters in the Voice Set Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Chan g in g Detailed Voice Settin g s (Touch Response, Mono/Poly, Arpe gg io) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Disablin g Automatic Selection of Voice Sets (Effects, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Addin g New Contents—Expansion Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
• Installing the Expansion Pack data from the USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
• Uninstalling the Expansion Pack data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
• Saving the Instrument Info File to the USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
This instrument features a variety of Voices ideal for use with sequencer software. These include MegaVoice
(
page 4 ), XG and GM. These Voices cannot be called up directly from the VOICE category selection buttons.
However, they can be called up as described below.
Selectin g Me g aVoice or Le g acy Voices
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Press one of the VOICE cate g ory selection buttons (other than the [EXPANSION/
USER] button) to call up the Voice Selection display.
2
Press the [8

] (

) button to call up the Voice cate g ories.
3
Press the [1

]/[2

] buttons to select the P1 or P2 folder.
4
Use the Cursor buttons [

][

][
E
][
F
] to select the desired Voice cate g ory folder from
Me g aVoice (P2) or Le g acy (P1), and then press the [ENTER] button.
Selecting MegaVoice, GM, XG, and GM2 voices
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