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PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual

Making the Joystick Settings

You can set whether the effects controlled by the joystick will be applied independently to each keyboard part or not
from the display called up via [MENU]

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[Keyboard/Joystick]

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[Joystick].

Modulation (+), (-)

Determines the keyboard parts to which the modulation effects are applied when moving the joy-
stick in a vertical direction. Enter the checkmarks to the desired part.

Pitch Bend Range

Determines the pitch bend range for each keyboard part which is affected by moving the joystick in
a horizontal direction. The range is from “0” to “12” with each step corresponding to one semitone.

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Summary of Contents for PSR-SX700

Page 1: ...EN This Reference Manual explains advanced features of the PSR SX900 SX700 Please read the Owner s Manual first before reading this Reference Manual Reference Manual Digital Workstation ...

Page 2: ...ing a Multi Pad via MIDI Multi Pad Creator MIDI Multi Pad Recording 52 Creating a Multi Pad with Audio files Multi Pad Creator Audio Link Multi Pad 54 Editing Multi Pads 56 4 Song Playback 57 Creating a Song List for Playback 57 Using Repeat Playback Mode 58 Editing Music Notation Score Settings 59 Displaying Lyrics and Setting Up the Display 61 Displaying Text and Setting Up the Display 62 Using ...

Page 3: ...d Expansion Contents 135 15 Connections 136 Selecting the Output Destination of Each Sound Line Out PSR SX900 136 Index 138 The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this manual are for instructional purposes only and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument Note that all display examples shown in this manual are in English Even though the example screens and illustrations p...

Page 4: ...on REGIST BANK SELECT and For selecting Registration Memory Banks 87 Registration Memory window MEMORY For registering the current panel settings Menu Description Pages Owner s Manual Channel On Off For turning each channel of Style or MIDI Song on and off 11 64 Voice Part Setup For confirming the current Voice settings and making Voice related settings such as Effects 32 Line Out PSR SX900 Determ...

Page 5: ...ggio related settings 39 Style Setting For making Style playback related settings such as OTS Link timing Dynamics Control etc 12 Song Setting For making Song playback related settings such as Guide function Channel settings etc 65 Chord Tutor Indicates how to play chords that correspond to the specified chord names 10 Scale Tune For setting the scale type 41 Master Tune For fine tuning the pitch ...

Page 6: ...f Style is indicated the upper left of the Style name in the Style Selection display The defining characteristics of these Styles and their performance advantages are described below Style Types Characteristics Session For information on these types refer to Style Characteristics in the Owner s Manual Free Play DJ Audio PSR SX900 The Audio Styles Audio have been specially produced by adding audio ...

Page 7: ...iles 4 Select the desired files for registering to the Favorite tab 5 Touch Favorite to actually register the files to the Favorite tab The selected files are shown on the Favorite tab Removing Files from the Favorite Tab 1 In the Favorite tab of the File Selection display touch File to call up the File Edit window 2 Touch Favorite to call up the display for selecting the files 3 Select the files ...

Page 8: ...note allowing you to 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 even if you split the notes between your left and right hands for example playing a bass note with your left hand and a chord with your right or by playing a chord with your left han...

Page 9: ... 5 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 seventh flatted fifth mM7b5 1 b3 b5 7 CmM7 b5 Minor major seventh mM7 1 b3 5 7 CmM7 Minor major seventh ninth mM7 9 1 2 b3 5 7 CmM7 9 Diminished dim 1 b3 b5 Cdim Diminished seventh dim7 1 b3 b5 6 C...

Page 10: ...on the display called up via MENU Chord Tutor The notes you need to play are shown in the display Using the Chord Tutor Function Root Lets you select the desired chord root Type Lets you select the desired chord type Although this function shows how to play a chord only in case of Fingered the indication is useful also when a type other than Single Finger is selected Depending on the chord some no...

Page 11: ...e bass part uses various appropriate instrument sounds to match the Style Chord 1 2 These parts are for rhythmic chord backing commonly consisting of piano or guitar Voices Pad This part is used for sustained instruments such as strings organ choir etc Phrase 1 2 These parts are used for punchy brass stabs arpeggiated chords and other extras that make the accom paniment more interesting PSR SX900 ...

Page 12: ...le Fixed The chord played in the chord section will sound via the specified Pad Bass channels Voices regardless of the selected Style OTS Link Timing This applies to the OTS Link function This parameter determines the timing in which the One Touch Settings change with the MAIN VARIATION A D change The OTS LINK button must be on Real Time One Touch Setting is immediately called up when you press a ...

Page 13: ... selected Style Reset Regardless of playback status the tempo changes to that of the default tempo for the selected Style Part On Off This determines whether the Style Channel on off status changes or not when you change the Style Lock Regardless of playback status the Channel on off status of the previous Style is main tained Hold While the Style is playing back the Channel on off status of the p...

Page 14: ...arts simultaneously The chord sequence is recorded until you stop recording in step 3 3 Press the STYLE CONTROL START STOP button to stop recording and Style playback Recording stops and the CHORD LOOPER ON OFF button lights in blue to indicate the data is already recorded Recording a Chord Sequence when Style Playback is stopped Chord Looper PSR SX900 When REC STOP is turned on the ACMP button is...

Page 15: ...4 or refer to the Owner s Manual 2 Touch Memory on the Chord Looper display A guidance message appears on the display 3 Touch the desired number to memorize The data is memorized and the content of the memorized data is shown on the corresponding area Saving and Calling up Your Custom Chord Sequences Chord Looper PSR SX900 If you turn the power off at this point the Memory will be cleared To save ...

Page 16: ...g Back a Style with a Chord Sequence 1 Select a Style 2 Load the Chord Looper Bank name to call up the Chord Looper Bank Selection display and then select the desired Bank 3 Touch the Chord Looper Memory number you wish to use first If you select a Chord Looper Bank file before saving the edited data the data will be lost Each Chord Looper Memory is named automatically such as CLD_001 but it can b...

Page 17: ...ation Clear Import or Export Follow the onscreen instructions To cancel the operation at this point simply touch an empty area of the display 2 Touch the desired memory number and then execute the action selected in the step 1 as below 3 As necessary touch Save to save the edited Chord Looper Bank as a new file During loop playback On Off lights and the CHORD LOOPER ON OFF lights in orange and the...

Page 18: ...dio Style as starting data the Audio part will be used as is The Audio part cannot be deleted edited or created from scratch The created Style containing the Audio part can be used only via an instrument that supports Audio Styles as well as the SFF GE format The Audio part cannot be copied from another Style or Section in the Assembly display page 24 If you want to use a specific Audio part make ...

Page 19: ...he Style by simply playing the keyboard Step Recording page 23 Lets you enter each note individually Style Assembly page 24 Lets you copy various patterns from other preset Styles or Styles you have already created 5 Edit the already recorded channel data Channel Edit page 24 Lets you edit the MIDI data of the already recorded channels SFF Edit page 26 Lets you edit the SFF Style File Format relat...

Page 20: ...g with a two measure Main section the two measures are repeatedly recorded Notes that you record will play back from the next repetition loop letting you record while hearing previously recorded material Overdub Recording This method records new material to a channel already containing recorded data without deleting the original data In Style recording the recorded data is not deleted except when ...

Page 21: ... desired drum instrument touch Exit to close the message 5 Press the START STOP button to stop playback If you want to add more notes press the START STOP button again to continue recording 6 Touch and hold the Recording channel for a while until the but ton changes color to exit from the Recording mode Available Voices for recording For the Rhythm 1 channel any except Organ Flutes Voices can be u...

Page 22: ...see the rules below Use only the CM7 scale tones when recording the Bass and Phrase channels i e C D E G A and B Use only the chord tones when recording the Chord and Pad channels i e C E G and B If you observe these rules Style playback notes are appropriately converted depending on the chord changes you make during your performance Rules when recording an Intro or Ending These Sections are desig...

Page 23: ...Procedure on page 19 In the Step Recording Step Edit display called up by touching Step Edit at the top of the display you can record or edit notes one by one This Step Recording procedure is essentially the same as that for MIDI Song Multi Recording page 77 with the exception of the points listed below In Song recording the End mark position can be changed freely in the Style Creator it cannot be...

Page 24: ...changes to Undo letting you restore the original data if you are not satisfied with the results The Undo function only has one level only the previous operation can be undone PSR SX900 An Audio part cannot be copied from another Style If you want to use a specific Audio part make sure to select the corresponding Audio Style before call ing up the Style Creator display PSR SX900 If you select an Au...

Page 25: ... cases A types pro duce minimum effect B types produce medium effect and C types produce maximum effect Dynamics This changes the velocity volume or accent of certain notes in the Style playback The Dynamics settings can be applied to each channel individually or all channels of the selected Style Accent Type Determines the type of accent applied in other words which notes are emphasized Strength ...

Page 26: ... Audio Style as starting data the Audio part will be used as is The Audio part cannot be deleted edited or created from scratch Set these parameters before recording Set these parameters after recording Source Pattern settings Source Root Play Root Source Chord Play Chord Determines what key and what chord type are used for playing Note Conversion from the Source Pattern NTR Conversion via the Cho...

Page 27: ...animent Notes are transposed to approximate the chords played with natural guitar fingering NTT Type Selects the Note Transposition Table which determines how the notes in the Source Pattern are transposed according to the Chord Type change When NTR is set to Root Trans or Root Fixed Bypass When NTR is set to Root Fixed the transposition table used does not do any note conversion When NTR is set t...

Page 28: ...r third flatted sixth and flatted seventh intervals are raised by a semitone Other notes are not changed Use this for chord channels of Sections which respond only to a major minor chord such as Intros and Endings Natural Minor 5th In addition to the Natural Minor transposition above augmented and diminished chords affect the 5th note of the Source pattern Dorian When the played chord changes from...

Page 29: ...settings determine whether notes stop sounding or not and how they change pitch in response to chord changes Stop The notes stop sounding Pitch Shift The pitch of the note will bend without a new attack to match the type of the new chord Pitch Shift to Root The pitch of the note will bend without a new attack to match the root of the new chord However the octave of the new note remains the same Re...

Page 30: ...cessary make detailed settings 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 NOTE 1 2 4 5 You can also select the note by pressing the note on the keyboard NOTE Level For adjusting the volume level Pan Determines the stereo position Pitch For fine tuning of the pitch in cen...

Page 31: ...nel is selected as the assign part this parameter functions in the following ways When Variation Send is set to 0 No effects are applied to the instrument Insertion Off When Variation Send is set to 1 127 Effects are applied to the instrument Insertion On Rcv Note Off Determines whether note off messages are received or not Key Assign Determines the Key Assign mode This parameter is effective only...

Page 32: ... Fine Tuning the Pitch of the Entire Instrument Master Tune 41 Selecting or Creating a Temperament Scale Tune 41 Selecting or Creating a Temperament from the Preset Types Main Scale 42 Creating and Using a Temperament Temporarily Sub Scale 43 Making Detailed Settings for Harmony Arpeggio 44 Editing Voices Voice Edit 46 Editable Parameters in the Voice Edit display 47 Editing Organ Flutes Voices Vo...

Page 33: ... moving the joystick upward Press the foot pedal connected to the FOOT PEDAL 2 jack Press the key strongly while holding down the foot pedal connected to the FOOT PEDAL 2 jack The icon is as this because the foot pedal connected to the FOOT PEDAL 2 jack is assigned to Articulation1 func tion by default Using the ASSIGNABLE buttons or ROTARY SP ASSIGNABLE button that the same function is assigned w...

Page 34: ...nly Opens the page with the currently selected Voice Voice Number Determines whether or not the Voice bank and number are shown in the Voice Selection display This is useful when you want to check which bank select MSB LSB values and program change number you need to specify when selecting the Voice from an external MIDI device The Voice Edit Mixer and Voice Setting menus are the same as those in ...

Page 35: ...nds and percussion sounds that take full advantage of Stereo Sampling and Dynamic Sampling Organ Flutes These authentic organ Voices let you adjust the various footages and craft your own original organ sounds See page 50 for details 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 ...

Page 36: ...r off Volume Determines the volume of the metronome sound Bell Sound Determines whether a bell accent is sounded or not at the first beat of each measure Time Signature Determines the time signature of the metronome sound Volume Adjusts the volume of the sound triggered when the RESET TAP TEMPO button is pressed Sound Selects the percussion instrument for the sound triggered when the RESET TAP TEM...

Page 37: ...gans which have no Touch Response Touch Curve Determines the Initial Touch response type Make sure to enter checkmarks to the boxes of the desired keyboard parts Normal Standard Touch Response Soft 1 Produces high volume with moderate playing strength Lower volume is harder to be pro duced Soft 2 Produces high volume even with light playing strength Best for players with a light touch Hard 1 Requi...

Page 38: ...ENU Keyboard Joystick Joystick Modulation Determines the keyboard parts to which the modulation effects are applied when moving the joy stick in a vertical direction Enter the checkmarks to the desired part Pitch Bend Range Determines the pitch bend range for each keyboard part which is affected by moving the joystick in a horizontal direction The range is from 0 to 12 with each step corresponding...

Page 39: ...rom Menu on the Voice Selection display NOTE Tuning Determines the pitch of each keyboard part Octave Determines the range of the pitch change in octaves over two octaves up or down for each key board part Portamento Time Portamento is a function that creates a smooth transition in pitch from the first note played on the keyboard to the next The Portamento Time determines the pitch transition time...

Page 40: ...itch of the entire sound with the exception of the Audio Song and input sound from a microphone or the AUX IN jack Keyboard Transposing the keyboard pitch including the chord root for triggering Style playback Song Transposes the pitch of the MIDI Song You can also transpose the pitch by using the TRANSPOSE buttons The pitch of an Audio Song is adjusted via the Pitch Shift function Refer to the Ow...

Page 41: ...ub Scale is enabled e g selected on the Scale Tune display This lets you temporarily set a Scale Tune setting which is different from the Main Scale setting to the desired parts This setting takes priority over the Main Scale setting regarding the checkmarked parts see below You can adjust the setting manually but it cannot be saved You can disable enable the Sub Scale by touching Main Sub on the ...

Page 42: ...mprovement on the Pythagorean scale by making the major third interval more in tune It was especially popular from the 16th century to the 18th century Handel among others used this scale Werckmeister Kirnberger This composite scale combines the Werckmeister and Kirnberger systems which were themselves improvements on the mean tone and Pythagorean scales The main feature of this scale is that each...

Page 43: ...Main on the Scale Tune display The Sub Scale setting is disabled and all the Sub Scale tune settings are reset to their default values Tune Touching the boxes at the upper and lower side of the keyboard illustration lets you easily lower the pitches of the desired note by 50 cents Turning the boxes on off lets you determine whether the tune set ting is applied to the note or not You can adjust the...

Page 44: ...ted by in the list below can be set None of the parameters in the list below are available when the Harmony category Multi Assign type is selected Making Detailed Settings for Harmony Arpeggio Volume Determines the volume level of the Harmony Arpeggio notes generated by the Harmony Arpeggio function Speed This parameter is only available when the Echo category Echo Tremolo or Trill is selected It ...

Page 45: ... is selected When this is set to On the Harmony effect is applied only to the note played in the right hand section of the keyboard that belongs to a chord played in the chord section of the keyboard Minimum Velocity Determines the lowest velocity value at which the Harmony Echo Tremolo or Trill note will sound This allows you to selectively apply the harmony by your playing strength let ting you ...

Page 46: ...th the original unedited Voice 4 Touch Save to save the edited Voice Editing Voices Voice Edit The display can also be called up via MENU Voice Edit NOTE The settings will be lost if you select another Voice or turn the power to the instrument off with out carrying out the Save opera tion If you want to edit another Voice touch the Voice name at the top of the Voice Edit display to select the keyb...

Page 47: ...er the previous note is stopped Legato The sound of the previously played note is maintained and only the pitch changes to that of the next note Crossfade The sound smoothly transitions from the previously played note to the next note Portamento Time Determines the portamento time pitch transition time when the edited Voice is set to Mono above 0 64 127 64 127 0 64 127 64 127 Actual Velocity for t...

Page 48: ...the amplitude volume LFO Pitch Determines the degree to which the joystick modulates the pitch or the vibrato effect LFO Filter Determines the degree to which the joystick modulates the Filter modulation or the wah effect LFO Ampli tude Determines the degree to which the joystick modulates the amplitude or the tremolo effect Filter Filter is a processor that changes the timbre or tone of a sound b...

Page 49: ...cay Vibrato Vibrato is a quavering vibrating sound effect that is produced by regularly modulating the pitch of the Voice Depth Determines the intensity of the Vibrato effect Higher settings result in a more pronounced Vibrato Speed Determines the speed of the Vibrato effect Delay Determines the amount of time that elapses between the playing of a key and the start of the Vibrato effect Higher set...

Page 50: ...age and Home type The type of the selected Organ Flutes Voice can be distinguished by the Voice Edit display design as described above Editing Organ Flutes Voices Voice Edit Vintage Home Euro The Voice Edit display for the Organ Flutes Voices can also be called up by touching the Organ Flutes icon at lower right of the Organ Flutes Voice name in the Home display or the Voice Part Setup display It ...

Page 51: ...es have no attack applied In the Each mode attack is applied equally to all notes The Attack length produces a longer or shorter decay immediately after the initial attack The longer the value the lon ger the decay time y Footage Determines the basic sound of the Organ Flutes The settings will be lost if you select another Voice or turn the power to the instrument off with out carrying out the Sav...

Page 52: ...Before starting operation note the following points Since only the Right 1 part performance will be recorded as a Multi Pad phrase you should select the desired Voice for the Right 1 part beforehand The Super Articulation Voices and the Organ Flutes Voices cannot be used for Multi Pad Recording If one of these Voices is set for the Right 1 part it will be replaced with the Grand Piano Voice when r...

Page 53: ... back to your newly recorded phrase by pressing the appropriate MULTI PAD CONTROL 1 4 button To re record the phrase repeat steps 6 8 10 Touch Repeat On Off for each pad to turn it on or off If the Repeat parameter is on for the selected pad playback of the corresponding pad will continue until the MULTI PAD CONTROL STOP button is pressed When you press a Multi Pad for which Repeat is turned on du...

Page 54: ...this instrument as well as commercially available ones Multi Pads to which audio files have been linked are called Audio Link Multi Pads The new Audio Link Multi Pads can be saved to the User drive or USB flash drive 1 If you want to use audio files WAV in a USB flash drive con nect the USB flash drive containing the data to the USB TO DEVICE terminal 2 Call up the operation display via MENU M Pad...

Page 55: ...isplay Although you can play via the same operations as the Multi Pad which has no links with audio files note the following limitations Make sure to connect the USB flash drive that includes the corresponding audio files Automatic repeat playback is not available Chord Match cannot be applied To confirm the information of the selected audio file By touching Menu then Song Information on the File ...

Page 56: ...utton to call up the confirmation window touch Save to call up the User drive and then touch Save here to carry out the Save operation For details refer to Basic Operations in the Owner s Manual Editing Multi Pads If you select a Preset Multi Pad Bank and edit the Multi Pads make sure to save your edits to User drive as a User Bank NOTE Rename Changes the name of each Multi Pad Copy Copies the sel...

Page 57: ...d and Vocal Practice Using the Guide Function 65 Part Ch 66 Lyrics 66 Play 66 By adding your favorite Songs to the Song List you can arrange desired Songs to be played back continuously in whatever order you specify 1 Press the SONG button to call up the Song Playback display Make sure that Song List mode is selected 2 Touch New to create a new Song List 3 Touch Add Song to call up the Song Select...

Page 58: ...be lost if you select another Song List or turn off the power to the instru ment without carrying out the Save operation NOTICE Using Repeat Playback Mode Common for MIDI and Audio Songs Turns the Single Repeat mode on or off When turned on the selected Song plays back repeatedly Touching here switches the Repeat mode Off The Repeat mode is off All Songs in the selected Song List play back once an...

Page 59: ...eters related to playback Parts of the MIDI Song For details refer to Play Setting page 59 e For setting the notation indication parameters including notation size chord display etc For details refer to View Set ting page 60 r For setting detailed parameters related to the notation indication Refer to Detail Setting page 60 The Score display can also be called up via MENU Score Extra Turns playbac...

Page 60: ... in the MIDI Song data is used for the right hand left hand part This setting returns to Auto when a different Song is selected Auto The MIDI channels in the MIDI Song data for the right and left hand parts are assigned automatically setting each part to the channel which has been specified at the Part Ch page 66 on the Song Setting display 1 16 Assigns a specified MIDI channel 1 16 to each of the...

Page 61: ...the current page and the entire page If you want to look through the entire lyrics touch or when Song is stopped e MIDI Song Lets you set the parameters related to playback Parts of the MIDI Song For details refer to Play Setting page 59 Audio Song Lets you turn the Vocal Cancel function on or off For details refer to the Owner s Manual r Allows you to change the background picture of the Lyrics d...

Page 62: ...ally on your computer by using a text editor etc beforehand Information about Text File selection can be memorized to the Registration Memory For details refer to the Owner s Manual NOTE q Clears the text from the display This operation does not delete the text file itself but simply leaves the display empty of any text file w Lets you set the parameters related to playback Parts of the MIDI Song ...

Page 63: ...on to turn on the auto accompaniment function then press the STYLE CONTROL SYNC START button to enable synchronized start of the accompani ment 5 Press the STYLE CONTROL START STOP button or play chords in the chord section The Song and Style starts playing When you play chords turning on Chord on the Score display page 60 allows you to see the chord information When the Song playback is stopped S...

Page 64: ...ntil it turns purple To cancel solo simply touch the purple channel again Turning Each Channel of a MIDI Song On Off Usually each part is recorded to the following channels Channels 1 4 keyboard parts Right 1 Left Right 2 Right 3 Channels 5 8 Multi Pad parts Channels 9 16 Style parts You can also turn the channels on off on the Mixer display To change the Voice for each channel Touch the instrumen...

Page 65: ...en this is selected Song playback pauses waiting for you to play the notes correctly When you play the correct notes Song playback continues Follow Lights was developed for the Yamaha Clavinova series This function is used for practic ing purposes with built in lamps on the keyboard indicating the notes to be played Even though the PSR SX900 SX700 does not have these lamps you can use the same fun...

Page 66: ...ding to the specified Phrase Mark number is repeatedly played back This parameter is available only when the MIDI Song containing Phrase Mark settings is selected Quick Start On some commercially available MIDI Song data certain settings related to the MIDI Song such as Voice selection volume etc are recorded to the first measure before the actual note data When Quick Start is set to On the instru...

Page 67: ...erformance data as it is played With Step Recording you can compose your performance by writing it down one event at a time MIDI Song Data Structure A MIDI Song consists of 16 MIDI channels You can create data of a MIDI Song by recording your performance to a specific channel or channels in realtime or by executing Step Recording Overview of MIDI Song Recording Channel 1 Song Channel 2 Channel 3 C...

Page 68: ... for adjusting the balance when recording other channels y Song name Indicates the current Song name Touching this calls up the Song Selection display for selecting a MIDI Song u Bar Beat Indicates the current measure number and the beat i Rec Mode Indicates the Recording Mode page 71 which can be set from the display called up by touching here o Metronome For turning the metronome on off 0 Channe...

Page 69: ...lank Song for recording is automatically set and the Song name on the Multi Recording display is set to New Song 2 If you want to re record an existing Song select the desired Song by touching the Song name and then press the EXIT button to return to the Multi Recording display If you want to record from scratch skip this step 3 Touch the instrument icon of the target channel to call up the part s...

Page 70: ... channels on or off by touching the channel number 5 After you finish your performance touch Stop to stop recording 6 To hear the recorded performance touch o Play Pause 7 Record your performance to another Channel by repeating steps 3 6 8 Touch Save to save the recorded performance The recorded Song will be lost if you change to another Song or you turn the power off without car rying out the Sav...

Page 71: ...yboard Punch In At The Song plays back normally up to the beginning of the beginning of the Bar measure specified here then starts overwrite recording at that point Rec Stop Determines the recording stop behavior or how data is handled after recording is stopped Replace All This deletes all data after the point at which recording is stopped Punch Out The Song position at which recording is stopped...

Page 72: ...Rec Start setting Rec Stop setting Normal Replace All Normal Punch Out Normal Punch Out At 006 First Key On Replace 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 overwrite recording 1 Start overwrite recording 1 Play back original data Play back original...

Page 73: ...ess the EXIT button to return to the Multi Recording display 2 Touch Stop to move the Song position to the top of the Song 3 Touch Setup to call up the Setup window 4 Checkmark the items of playback features and functions that you wish to automatically be called up along with the selected Song 5 Touch Execute to record the data and then touch Close 6 Touch Save to carry out the Save operation Reco...

Page 74: ... touch the function again For details of the functions and available settings see page 75 3 Touch Execute for the current function to actually enter the edits When execution is completed this button changes to Undo letting you restore the original data if you are not sat isfied with the results The Undo function only has one level only the previous operation can be undone 4 Touch Save to carry out...

Page 75: ...tize settings marked with asterisks are exceptionally convenient since they allow you to quantize two different note values at the same time For example when the straight eighth notes and eighth notes triplet are contained in the same channel if you quantize by the straight eighth notes all notes in the channel are quantized to straight eighth notes completely eliminating any triplet feel However ...

Page 76: ...channel specified here are copied to the destination channel Source 2 Determines the MIDI channel 1 16 to be mixed Only note events of the channel specified here are copied to the destination channel Destination Determines the channel into which the mix results will be placed Source Determines the MIDI channel 1 16 to be copied All MIDI events of the channel specified here are copied to the destin...

Page 77: ...record Style playback Chord change and Section change events select Chord 4 According to your selection in step 3 carry out Step Recording or data edits When one of Ch1 Ch16 is selected For instructions on editing already recorded data refer to page 83 For instructions on inputting melodies via Step Recording touch Step Rec at the bottom left of the display then refer to page 78 When SysEx is sele...

Page 78: ...cursor position y Step Rec Turning this on shows the Step Recording display and turning it off shows the Step Edit display u Velocity Determines the velocity loudness of the note to be entered The velocity value can be specified within a range from 1 to 127 The higher the velocity value the louder the sound becomes Kbd Vel Actual resulting velocity 127 111 95 79 63 47 31 15 i Length Determines the...

Page 79: ... 1 2 Touch Length to select 99 Tenuto 1 3 Touch Note Type once or twice to call up the dotted note type 1 4 Touch the dotted quarter note length to turn it on 1 5 Press the C3 key With the operations above the first note has been entered Next enter the second note 1 6 Touch Note Type once or twice to call up the normal note indications 1 7 Touch the eighth note length to turn it on 1 8 Press the D...

Page 80: ...ition 4 Enter the next notes and apply a tie 4 1 Touch Velocity to select 4 2 Touch Length to select 80 Normal 4 3 While holding G3 key on the keyboard touch quarter note Do not release the G3 key yet Keep holding it while executing the following steps 4 4 While holding the G3 key press the C4 key Do not release the G3 and C4 keys yet Keep holding the notes while executing the following step 4 5 W...

Page 81: ...hord and Section changes which have been input For details refer to page 83 w Song Position Measure Beat Clock Indicates the current Song position Events such as Chord and Section change you have input are recorded at the position indicated here You can change the current position Measure Beat Clock by using the Data dial Clock Smallest unit for the Song position and note length A quarter note con...

Page 82: ...en listen to the newly entered Song by touching o Play Pause 5 Touch and turn off Step Rec to call up the Step Edit display 6 Touch Expand at the upper left of the Step Edit display to convert the Chord Section change events to Song data With the operations above steps 1 3 only Chord and Section change events are recorded meaning that the actual Song data has not been created and the Style part ca...

Page 83: ...e listed and can be edited Each line shows one event Each event can be selected by using the Cursor buttons u on the display and can be edited by using the Data dial Depending on the Editing Target above q the listed and editable events differ as described below When the Editing Target is set to one of Ch1 Ch16 Note An individual note within a Song Includes the note name which corresponds to the k...

Page 84: ... On Bass Chord Sect Section Style Section Intro Main Fill In Break Ending OnOff On off status for each part channel of the Style CH Vol Channel Volume Volume for each part channel of the Style S Vol Style volume Overall volume of the Style r Song Position Measure Beat Clock Indicates the current Song position The events you input are recorded at the position indicated here You can change the curre...

Page 85: ...urned on while the Song is playing back between the top of the Song and SPJ 02 playback will loop between SPJ 01 and SPJ 02 3 If the Song is playing back between the second SPJ 01 and SPJ 03 and Loop is turned on playback jumps back to SPJ 02 and loops between SPJ 02 and the second SPJ 01 Loop End Marker In the examples above the actual data of the Loop End Marker is identical to the event it was ...

Page 86: ...egistration Memory setups For example you may want to switch Voice settings while keeping the same Style This is where the Freeze function comes in handy It lets you maintain the settings of certain items and leave them unchanged even when selecting other Registration Memory buttons The operation display can be called up via MENU Regist Freeze 1 Enter the checkmark of the item or group to be froze...

Page 87: ...the sequence If you intend to use the ASSIGNABLE button to switch the Registration Memory number assign Registration Sequence or Registration Sequence in the dis play called up via MENU Assignable page 111 6 Program a Sequence order in which the Registration Memory numbers are to be called up Basically press the desired Registration Memory number button on the panel then touch Insert to enter the ...

Page 88: ...med here is shown in the Registration Memory Bank area of the Home display Press the ASSIGNABLE button or the pedal to check whether or not the Registration Memory number is called up in the order as programmed 9 Touch Save to call up the File Selection display then save the sequence program as a Registration Memory Bank file Insert Inserts the number of the currently selected Registration Memory ...

Page 89: ... touch Clear 4 If you want to narrow the search touch Filter and enter the search options in the box Tag Enter tags page 90 to the box or select tags from the list by touching Existing Tag List If you want to enter multiple tags to the box insert a space between each tag Song Enter the Song name Style Enter the Style name Style Tempo Enter the tempo range To clear each search query touch Clear To ...

Page 90: ...e Registration Bank Selection display touch Menu then Regist Bank Tag Edit to call up the operation display 3 Touch New Tag to enter the desired text on the Character Entry window If you have already added any tags to another Registration Memory Bank file existing tags appear in the list and can be selected by entering checkmarks It may take some time for the list to be shown 4 Touch Save to regis...

Page 91: ...lection display 3 Select the desired Music Finder file to call up a confirmation message 4 Touch Yes to start importing The imported Music Finder Records will be converted to Registration Memory Bank files and saved to a folder with the same name as the imported file in the User drive of this instrument At the same time a Playlist of the converted Registration Memory Bank files with the same name ...

Page 92: ...sic Finder function 6 Touch the Record name on the Playlist display and load the settings contained in the Music Finder data Searching for Records Since Music Finder data is saved to Registration Memory you can search for Records on the Registration Bank Selection display The keyword and genre of the Music Finder are saved as tag information ...

Page 93: ...nd make appropriate settings The operation display can be called up via MENU Mic Setting Making the Microphone or Guitar Settings Mic Setting q Microphone On Off Turns the microphone guitar sound on or off When set to On the microphone guitar sound will be input to the instrument w Vocal Talk Guitar Switch When you sing into the microphone for your performance set this to Vocal When you talk norma...

Page 94: ...d to enhance lower voices This setting is also appropriate for growling and shouting Alto Tenor Designed to enhance mid range voices Soprano Designed to enhance higher voices This setting is also appropriate for singing close to the microphone All Range Designed to enhance vocalists having a wide range from Bass to Soprano Response Adjusts the response speed of the Vocal Harmony effect or how quic...

Page 95: ...or ease in future recall you should assign a sufficiently descriptive name or one that matches your performance To call up the microphone guitar settings touch the setting name at left of Save then select the desired file If you want to save the microphone guitar settings to a USB flash drive save as a User Effect file To do this on the display called up via MENU Utility Factory Reset Backup page ...

Page 96: ...l Harmony on or off This is equivalent to the VOCAL HARMONY button on the panel w Mode Although one of the three following Modes is automatically selected when a Vocal Harmony type is selected you can change the Mode Chordal The harmony notes are determined by the following three chord types chords played in the chord section of the keyboard with the ACMP button turned on chords played in the left...

Page 97: ...a Song on this instrument or the connected com puter of the corresponding channel is used to control the harmony When set to Off Song data control over harmony is turned off Part When set to Mute the channel selected above to control Harmony is muted turned off during Song playback allowing you to disable control via specific channels as desired Keyboard Off Keyboard control over harmony is turned...

Page 98: ... to adjust the relative level balance among the Lead vocal and the Harmony notes u Harmony Assign For setting how the Harmony notes are assigned or voiced to the Lead note microphone sound For details refer to the Data List Vocal Harmony Parameter List on the website When the Harmony mode is set to Chordal Session Table Determines how the harmonies will be voiced or what type of chord will be used...

Page 99: ...he Lead note Harmony Stability Determines the stability degree to which the Harmony is applied to the Lead note When set to Stable this has a relatively stable sound with little harmony motion When set to Dynamic this tends to add harmony with motion according to the input sound Lead Vibrato Depth This specifies the vibrato depth of the lead sound Harm Vibrato Depth This specifies the vibrato dept...

Page 100: ...1 16 note data played from a Song on this instrument or the connected com puter of the corresponding channel is used to control the harmony When set to Off Song data control over harmony is turned off r Part When set to Mute the channel selected above to control Harmony is muted turned off during Song playback allowing you to disable control via specific channels as desired t Keyboard Off Keyboard...

Page 101: ...rmines each output gain of the BPF 1 10 for the Inst Input keyboard perfor mance sound BPF 1 corresponds to the lowest Formant while BPF 10 corre sponds to the highest Formant o Effect On Off Turns on or off the Effects applied to the Synth Vocoder notes 0 Type Selects the Effect type applied to the Synth Vocoder notes You can edit also the detailed parameters of the selected type For details refe...

Page 102: ...u adjust the sound for each corresponding part while Master lets you make overall sound adjustments for the entire instrument For a visual indication of the signal flow and configuration of the Mixer refer to the Block Diagram on page 110 This function modifies the tonal characteristics brightness etc of the sound by cutting the output of a specific frequency portion of the sound This is not avail...

Page 103: ... This instrument possesses a high quality eight band digital EQ With this function a final effect tone control can be applied to the output of your instrument You can select one of the five preset EQ types in the Master display You can even create your own custom EQ settings by adjusting the frequency bands and save the settings to one of 30 User Master EQ types Editing EQ Parameters EQ High Boost...

Page 104: ...he KS SW100 sold separately User1 30 Your own custom EQ settings saved in step 4 2 Adjust the Q bandwidth and the Center Frequency of each band The available Frequency range is different for each band The higher the value of Q the narrower the bandwidth 3 Adjust the Gain level to boost or cut each of the eight bands as desired 4 Touch Save to save the settings as a User Master EQ type Up to 30 EQ ...

Page 105: ...u can adjust the degree to which each Effect is applied by using the knobs If you want to assign each of the Insertion Effects to a specific Part and select an Effect Type touch Assign Part Setting at the upper right of this area and make necessary settings in the window The assignable Parts for each Insertion Effect are as follows PSR SX900 Insertion Effect 1 5 Keyboard Parts Song channels 1 16 I...

Page 106: ...gs The available parameters differ depending on the Effect type 4 Touch Save to save the settings as a User Effect type Up to 30 Effect types can be stored for each of the Reverb Chorus Variation and Insertion Effect Blocks 2 PSR SX900 Parameter controllers corresponding to the selected Effect type will be shown here Parameters that are grayed out cannot be edited NOTE The settings will be lost if...

Page 107: ...t Parameters Chorus Reverb Chorus Touch the Chorus type name at the top right of this row to select the desired Chorus type After selecting return to the Mixer display then use each knob to adjust the Chorus depth for each part Reverb Touch the Reverb type name at the top right of this row to select the desired Reverb type After selecting return to the Mixer display then use each knob to adjust th...

Page 108: ...anced This is good for enhancing acoustic instruments jazz music etc Punchy Highly exaggerated Compressor settings This is good for enhancing rock music Electronic Compressor settings in which the electronic dance music s characteristics 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 Compress...

Page 109: ... settings will be lost if you turn the power to the instrument off without carrying out the Save operation If you want to save the Master Com pressor settings to a USB flash drive save them as a User Effect file To do this from the display called up via MENU Utility Factory Reset Backup page 2 2 touch Save of User Effect to carry out the Save oper ation page 133 NOTICE NOTE ...

Page 110: ... Effect Reverb Main Aux Out Chorus Reverb Return Level Return Level Return Level r Mic Setting Mic Setting Mic Setting Vocal Harmony Vocal Effect Master Compressor Master EQ Part EQ Right1 Right2 Left Song Ch 1 Song Ch 16 Style Rhythm 1 Style Phrase 2 Mic Insertion Effect Audio Song Aux In Audio Wireless LAN Audio Right3 Multi Pad Audio Link Multi Pad Ins 1 4 Part EQ Part EQ Part EQ Part EQ Part E...

Page 111: ...he function name that appears on the pop up window touch Rename and enter the desired name Up to 50 char acters can be used 4 If necessary set the polarity of the pedal by touching Menu Depending on the pedal you ve connected to the instrument it may work in the opposite way i e pressing it has no effect but releasing it does If such a case occurs use this setting to reverse the polarity Assigning...

Page 112: ...le to sustain a chord for example while other notes are played staccato Soft Controls the Soft effect Pressing this pedal reduces the volume and changes the timbre of the notes you play This is effective only for certain appropriate Voices Glide When the pedal is pressed the pitch changes and then returns to normal pitch when the pedal is released You can make the following settings at the bottom ...

Page 113: ... on Arpeggio playback continues even after you release the keyboard and then Arpeggio stops when the pedal is released hold off When this function is assigned to the button each press of the button alternately toggles between hold on and hold off Make sure that any one of the Arpeggio type is selected and the HAR MONY ARPEGGIO button is turned on Registration Registration Memory Same as the REGIST...

Page 114: ...on off The following parameters can be set at the bottom of this display Fade In Time Determines the time it takes for the Style Song volume to fade in or go from minimum to maximum range of 0 20 0 seconds Fade Out Time Determines the time it takes for the Style Song volume to fade out or go from maximum to minimum range of 0 20 0 sec onds Fade Out Hold Time Determines the time the volume is held ...

Page 115: ... by using a foot controller Song Audio Pitch Shift Controls Audio Pitch Shift setting on the Song Playback display by using a foot controller Song Audio A B Repeat Same as A B Repeat on the Song Playback display of the Song Player mode Song List Shuffle On Off Same as Shuffle on the Song Playback display of the Song List mode page 58 Score Page While the Song is stopped you can turn to the next pr...

Page 116: ...ressing the pedal or button to which this function is assigned press the desired keys and then release the pedal or button This enables the Sub Scale with the keys you entered set to 50 cents To release the Sub Scale setting press the pedal or button and then release it without pressing any keys Scale Tune Bypass On Off Same as Bypass on the Scale Tune Main Sub display Disables all the Scale Tune ...

Page 117: ...e Assign Types of the Live Control Knobs Live Control Knob Assign Type 1 Knob Assign Type 2 Knob Assign Type 3 Hiding the pop up window when the knob is operated When you press the LIVE CONTROL ASSIGN button or rotate the knobs the Live Control pop up window dis playing the status of the parameter is shown You can set the pop up window to remain hidden when the knob is rotated but shown only when ...

Page 118: ...e low EQ band for the selected parts Cutoff Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the filter for the selected parts Resonance Adjusts the resonance of the filter for the selected parts Cutoff Resonance Adjusts the cutoff frequency and resonance of the filter for the selected parts Filter Adjusts the parameters such as the cutoff frequency and resonance of the filter for the selected parts However the pa...

Page 119: ... to the right turns the function on and decreases the length Style Track Mute A Turns playback of the Style channels on 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 order of Rhythm 1 Bass Chord 1 Chord 2 Pad Phrase 1 Phrase 2 and all chan nels ...

Page 120: ...set of ten pre programmed templates that let you instantly and easily reconfigure the instrument to match your particular MIDI application or external device Also you can edit the pre programmed templates and save up to ten of your original templates The operation display can be called up via MENU MIDI 1 Touch the box shown at top of the display then select a pre programmed MIDI tem plate If you h...

Page 121: ... and Layer and the left hand part is handled as Lower Master KBD Master Keyboard In this setting the instrument functions as a master keyboard playing and controlling one or more connected tone generators or other devices such as a computer sequencer Song All transmit channels are set to correspond to Song channels 1 16 This is used to play Song data with an external tone generator and to record S...

Page 122: ...ages affect Song or Style play back Local Control Turns the Local Control for each part on or off When Local Control is set to On the key board of the instrument controls its own local internal tone generator allowing the internal Voices to be played directly from the keyboard If you set Local to Off the keyboard and controllers are internally disconnected from the instrument s tone generator sect...

Page 123: ...m the Split Point for the Voices This is not affected by the on off status of the ACMP button 2 Touch to call up the other page and then select which MIDI messages are to be transmitted for each Part The following MIDI messages can be set on the Transmit Receive display Note Note events page 83 CC Control Change page 83 PC Program Change page 83 PB Pitch Bend page 83 AT After Touch page 83 Transmi...

Page 124: ...iving and playing MIDI data Normally these parts are not used by the instrument itself 2 Touch to call up the other page and then select which MIDI messages are to be received for each Channel Receive MIDI Receive Channel Settings MIDI transmission reception via the USB terminal Wireless LAN and MIDI terminals The relationship between the MIDI terminals Wireless LAN and the USB TO HOST terminal wh...

Page 125: ...ion again to remove the checkmark The explanations here apply when you call up Chord Detect display in step 2 on page 121 The settings here let you determine the chord type for Style playback based on the note messages received via MIDI The note on off messages received at the channel s set to on are recognized as the notes for detecting chords in Style playback The chords to be detected depend on...

Page 126: ...l up the setup display via MENU Wireless LAN For information about the compatible smart devices and application tools access the following page https www yamaha com kbdapps Infrastructure Mode Wireless LAN Settings q Networks Connecting to a network listed on the display From the Networks listed on the display select the desired one For a network having a lock icon you need to enter the password a...

Page 127: ...ching Yes in the window called up by touching here press the WPS button of the desired wireless LAN access point within two minutes r Initialize Initializes the connection setup to the default factory status t Detail For setting detailed parameters such as the static IP address After setting touch OK y Mode Switches to the Access Point mode q Initialize Initializes the connection setup to the defa...

Page 128: ...y if the USB Wireless LAN adaptor is connected to the instrument and the wireless LAN mode setting is set to Infrastructure mode page 126 When the PSR SX900 SX700 is in infrastructure mode in wireless LAN settings the connection status is shown at the top of the display the same as in the Wireless LAN display Making the Time Settings q Date Indicates the date w Time Indicates the time e Time Zone ...

Page 129: ...ivity PSR SX900 Speaker PSR SX700 Speaker Determines how the sound is output to the speaker of this instrument Headphone Switch Speaker sounds normally but is cut off when headphones are inserted to the PHONES jack On Speaker sound is always on Off Speaker sound is off You can only hear the instrument sound via the headphones or an external device connected to the AUX OUT jacks Display Out PSR SX9...

Page 130: ... respond properly to your touching Normally this need not be set since it is calibrated by factory default Touch here to call up the Cali bration display and then touch the center of the plus marks in order Brightness Screen Adjusts the brightness of the main display Button Lamps Adjusts the brightness of the button lamps Display Time Stamp Determines whether the time stamp of a file is shown on t...

Page 131: ...Determines the language used in the display for menu names and messages Touch this setting to call up the language list then select the desired one Owner Name For inputting your name which appears in the opening display called up when the power is turned on Touch here to call up the Character Entry window then input your name Auto Power Off For setting the amount of time that elapses before the po...

Page 132: ... Restores the User Effect settings including the following data to the original factory settings User Effect types page 106 User Master EQ types page 103 User Master Compressor types page 108 PSR SX900 User Vocal Harmony Synth Vocoder types pages 96 100 User microphone guitar settings page 93 Registration Turns off all the REGISTRATION MEMORY 1 8 lamps indicating that no Registration Mem ory Bank ...

Page 133: ... of the desired item then select the desired file You can restore the factory programmed status by selecting the Setup file in the Preset tab Before using a USB flash drive be sure to read Connecting USB Devices in the Owner s Manual System Parameters set on the various displays such as Utility are handled as a single System Setup file Refer to the Data List Parameter Chart on the website for deta...

Page 134: ...on display via MENU Expansion 3 Touch Pack Installation to call up the File Selection display 4 Select the desired Pack Installation file 5 Follow the on display instructions This installs the selected Pack data to the Expansion folder in the User drive Installing Expansion Pack Data from a USB Flash Drive You will need to restart the instrument after installation has been completed Make sure to s...

Page 135: ...ia MENU Expansion 2 Touch Restore Pre installed Expansion Contents A confirmation massage appears 3 Touch OK to start restoring 4 Follow the on display instructions This re installs the Pre installed Expansion contents data to the Expansion folder in the User drive and then the instrument will be restarted automatically Saving the Instrument Info File to a USB Flash Drive Before using a USB flash ...

Page 136: ...cussion Switches the displayed page Panel parts or Drum Percussion instruments w Sub1 2 AUX Out Switches the displayed menu Sub1 2 or AUX This also actually switches the role of the SUB OUTPUT 1 2 jacks or AUX OUTPUT jacks accordingly e Depends on Part Drum Percussion page only When this is checked the selected drum instrument will be output via the jacks set from the Panel page r Main L L R R Whe...

Page 137: ... checked The selected part drum instruments will be output from the AUX OUTPUT jacks Additional information about a specific part As for the Metronome part this includes not only the Metronome sound page 36 but also the Touch Screen sound page 130 Only the Insertion Effect and Vocal Harmony effects can be applied to the sound output from the SUB OUTPUT jacks The System Effect Chorus Reverb and whe...

Page 138: ...117 118 Local Control 122 Lyrics 61 M Main Scale 41 42 Master Compressor 108 Master EQ 103 Master Tune 41 MegaVoice 35 Metronome 36 137 Mic Setting 93 Microphone 93 MIDI 120 MIDI Multi Pad Recording 52 MIDI Multi Recording 68 MIDI Settings 120 MIDI Song 57 MIDI Song Recording 67 Mix 76 Mixer 102 Modulation 38 48 Mono 33 47 48 Multi Pad 52 Multi Pad Creator 52 54 Music Finder 91 N Network 126 Note ...

Page 139: ...o Stop Window 12 Synth Vocoder PSR SX900 100 System 131 System Effect 105 107 System Exclusive Message 122 T Tag Registration Memory 90 Tap Tempo 36 Tempo 13 Text 62 Time 128 Touch Response 37 Touch Screen 130 Touch Screen sound 137 Touch Sensitivity 47 Transmit Channel 123 Transpose 40 76 Tremolo 50 Tuning 39 U Utility 129 V Variation Effect 105 Velocity 25 Version 131 Vibrato 49 50 Vocal Harmony...

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