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Song Recording

Play from a Specified Measure

You can start SONG playback from any specified measure, as long as the

specified measure is within the range of measures that has already been re-
corded:

1

Select the MEASURE Parameter 

.........................................

While no recording or playback is in progress, use the CURSOR buttons

to select the MEASURE parameter in the display.

2

Enter the Desired Measure Number .......................................................... 

Use the 

[-/NO] 

and 

[+/YES] 

buttons, the number buttons or the data dial

to enter the desired measure number.

3

Start Playback .....................................................

You can now start playback from the specified measure number.

Three-digit numbers are entered

by first pressing and holding the
[1] or [2] button until "1” or ‘2”
appears in the hundreds position

on the display, then pressing the
remaining two digits in sequence.

Summary of Contents for yahama PSR - 520

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Page 3: ...hestrated accompaniment to back up what you play on the keyboard Large multi function LCD display panel makes it easy to select and edit parameters One Touch Setting feature instantly provides you with four types of registration settings all of which match to the selected accompaniment style Digital Effects Reverb Chorus and DSP let you freely create a variety of different sonic environments Minus...

Page 4: ...stering the Panel Settings 43 Recall the Registered Panel Settings 45 The Accomp Freeze Function 45 Song Recording 46 Recording a Melody Track 46 Recording Accompaniment With or Without a Melody 49 Accompaniment and Melody Playback 52 Play from a Specified Measure 53 Voice Volume Rewrite 54 Clearing the SONG TRACKS 54 The Multi Pads 55 Playing the MULTI PADS 55 Recording the MULTI PADS 57 Using Mu...

Page 5: ...DI cables Handling and Transport Never apply excessive force to the controls con nectors or other parts of the instrument Always unplug cables by gripping the plug firmly not by pulling on the cable Disconnect all cables before moving the instru ment Physical shocks caused by dropping bumping or placing heavy objects on the instrument can result in scratches and more serious damage Cleaning Clean ...

Page 6: ... page 35 37 INTRO Button page 35 MAIN A B Button page 35 37 ENDING Button page 37 ACCOMP LARGE SMALL Button page 39 TRACK ON OFF Button page 39 CURSOR Buttons page 10 TEMPO Buttons page 34 FUNCTION Buttons page 10 REGISTRATION MEMORY Section MEMORIZE Button page 44 1 4 Buttons page 44 45 ACCOMP FREEZE Button page 45 MODE Button page 11 STYLE Button page 33 VOICE Button page 12 ONE TOUCH SETTING Bu...

Page 7: ...7 71 SUSTAIN Jack page 7 AUX OUT R L R L Jacks page 7 DC IN 10 12V Jack page 6 Panel Controls The Music Stand The PSR 520 is supplied with a music stand that can be attached to the instrument by inserting it into the slot at the rear of the control panel ...

Page 8: ... or an optional power adaptor Follow the instructions below according to the power source you intend to use Using An Optional AC Power Plug the DC output cable from an optional Yamaha PA 5 PA 5B or PA 5C AC Power Adaptor into the DC IN jack on the rear panel of the PSR 520 then plug the Power Adaptor or the AC cable of the Power Adaptor into a convenient wall AC power socket The internal batteries...

Page 9: ...ack so you don t lose any of the instrument s sound The AUX OUT R and L R L jacks deliver the output of the PSR 520 for connection to an external amplifier mix ing console PA system or recording equipment If you will be connecting the PSR 520 to a monophonic sound sys tem use only the L R L jack When a plug is inserted into the L R L jack MIDI IN and OUT Connectors The MIDI IN connector receives M...

Page 10: ... been created to demonstrate several of the instrument s voices while songs 18 through 25 demonstrate a range of accompaniment styles 1 Switch ON Turn the power ON by pressing the POWER switch 2Set an Initial Volume Level Turn the MASTER VOLUME control up clockwise about a quarter turn from its minimum position You can re adjust the MASTER VOL UME control for the most comfortable overall volume le...

Page 11: ...MPANIMENT START STOP button to stop demo play back then press the VOICE button to exit from the SONG function and return to the normal play mode display when you ve finished playing the demo songs You can play along on the PSR 520 keyboard while the demon stration is playing The volume bars of the song tracks at the bottom of the dis play will move in response to the data in each track while the d...

Page 12: ...rameters which appear in the dis play Depending on the selected parameter the cursor may appear as an underline or the selected icon or value may simply flash Each CURSOR button moves the cursor in the corresponding direction The and CURSOR buttons are also used to select func tions within the function groups selected by the FUNCTION buttons in some cases Parameter Icons CART Cartridge Appears whe...

Page 13: ...o the mode list printed immediately to the right of the display All of the listed modes can be selected by pressing the MODE button as many times as necessary until the arrow in the display appears next to the name of the desired mode NORMAL The normal play mode page 12 SPLIT The split keyboard mode in which different voices can be played by the left and right hands page 15 SINGLE The single finge...

Page 14: ...MAL in the mode list to the right of the display The other modes will be described later in this manual 2Select the VOICE Function Before you select a voice to play the PSR 520 voice function must be selected The simplest way to do this is to press the VOICE button This immediately selects the VOICE function no matter what function was previ ously selected An alternative method is to press the FUN...

Page 15: ...ectly enter the number of the de sired voice thereby immediately selecting that voice without having to step through a number of other voices Two digit voice numbers i e 01 through 99 are selected simply by entering the two digits in sequence e g to select voice number 57 briefly press the 5 buttons and then the 7 button Three digit voice numbers i e 100 through 149 are entered by first pressing a...

Page 16: ...pressing and holding the VOICE button n Keyboard Percussion When one of the eight PERCUSSION KIT voices are selected voice numbers 142 through 149 you can play drums and percussion instru ments on the keyboard The drums and percussion instruments played by the various keys are marked by symbols below the keys The Harmony Echo and Dual functions pages 20 and 17 cannot be turned ON while a keyboard ...

Page 17: ...ext to SPLIT in the mode list to the right of the display The SPLIT mode and DUAL VOICE feature page 17 can be used together In this case the dual voice plays simultaneously with the right hand voice only Changing the Split Voice Related Parameters 1Select the SPLIT VOICE Function Press the FUNCTION button to the left of the display as many times as necessary until the arrowhead in the display app...

Page 18: ...utton Sets the chorus send level for the split voice The chorus send level determines the amount of signals input to the chorus effect The level range is from 00 no effect to 127 maxi mum effect Reverb return level and chorus return level can be changed via the RevRtnLv and ChoRtnLv function in the DIGITAL EFFECT function see pages 25 and 27 Positions the split voice in the stereo sound field The ...

Page 19: ... response can be turned OFF to produce a more realistic effect with voices that normally do not have touch response e g organ and harpsichord Touch Response is turned ON whenever the power switch is turned ON The TouchSns function in the OVERALL function group can be quickly selected by pressing and holding the TOUCH RE SPONSE button Dual Voice When the DUAL VOICE feature is engaged you can play t...

Page 20: ...AL VOICE in the function list to the left of the display DUAL VOICE function can be quickly selected by pressing and holding the DUAL VOICE but ton 2Select the Function and Set As Required Use the cursor and buttons to select the desired function and then the NO and YES buttons the number buttons or the data dial to set as required the name of the selected function and its current setting ap pear ...

Page 21: ...t Sets the chorus send level for the dual voice The chorus send level determines the amount of signals input to the chorus effect The level range is 00 no effect to 127 maximum effect Positions the dual voice in the stereo sound field The pan range is from 7 to 7 7 is full left and 7 is full right 3Exit Press the VOICE button or select a different function to exit from the DUAL VOICE function If t...

Page 22: ...uto Accompaniment Chord Cancel function page 32 is in use Harmony does not apply in the NORMAL mode Harmony can be used in the SPLIT mode as well as in the SlNGLE and FINGERED modes The Harmony Echo effect can not be turned ON when the FIN GERED FULL mode page 33 is in use and will automatically be turned OFF when the FINGERED FULL mode is selected Selecting a Harmony Echo Type 1 Select the Harmon...

Page 23: ...ut depending on the chords played this type will sometimes produce a more colorful sound 08 4WayOpen 09 Octave 10 Strum Four note chords with open voice large intervals between the notes The result is a very open sound Since the harmony notes can be as much as two octaves below the melody avoid playing in the lower registers One note is added an octave below the melody The notes and assignments ar...

Page 24: ...1 16 This type creates 16th note trilled repeats 21 Trill1 24 This type creates 16th note triplet trilled repeats 22 Trill1 32 This type creates 32nd note trilled repeats 3Exit Press the VOICE button or select a different function to exit from the HARM ECHO function Sustain When the Sustain feature is ON the sustain icon will appear next to SUS TAIN in the display all notes played on the keyboard ...

Page 25: ...tion The transpose range is from 12 to 12 allowing a maximum upward or downward transposition of 1 octave A setting of 0 produces the normal pitch Press the NO and lYES buttons simultaneously to in stantly reset the transpose value to 0 The new transpose value will apply from the next note played Negative values can be entered by pressing the number buttons while holding the NO button Pitch Bend T...

Page 26: ...play when the effects are turned ON Pressing the REVERB CHORUS or DSP button turns ON OFF the respec tive effect for the VOICE function voice If the Voice Set function page 69 is ON the Reverb Chorus DSP VARIA TION ON OFF status will automatically be determined while DSP will be turned ON whenever a different voice is selected via the VOICE function Changing the Reverb Effect Selecting the Reverb ...

Page 27: ...4 05 08 Room 1 4 09 10 Stage 1 2 11 12 Plate 1 2 13 OFF Setting the Reverb Return Level The reverb return level determines the amount of wet affected signals output to the amplifier 1Select the Reverb Return Level Function Press the FUNCTION button to the left of the display as many times as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to DIGITAL EFFECT in the function list to the lef...

Page 28: ... selected chorus type ap pears on the top line of the display You can also enter the Chorus Type function by pressing and holding the CHORUS button until the arrow jumps to the DIGITAL EFFECT posi tion and the current chorus type name appears in the display See page 79 for a complete listing of the chorus types The chorus type will change automatically whenever a differ ent style is selected You c...

Page 29: ...Return Level Use the NO and YES buttons the number buttons or the data dial to set the desired chorus return level The range is from 00 to 127 3Exit Press the VOICE button or select a different function to exit from the DIGITAL EFFECT function See page 78 for more details on the Digital Effects The chorus return level desig nated here affects the entire setting while the chorus send level can be a...

Page 30: ...and YES but tons buttons or the data dial The name of the selected DSP type appears on the If the Voice Set function is ON top line of the display page 69 the DSP type will change automatically whenever a different voice is selected via the VOICE function When the Rotary Speaker 1 5 is selected the DSP VARIATION button ON OFF will switch the speed of the rotating speaker between fast ON and slow O...

Page 31: ...cessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to DIGITAL EFFECT in the function list to the left of the display and use the cursor and buttons to select the DSP Return Level function 2Set the DSP Return Level Use the NO and YES buttons the number buttons or the data dial to set the desired DSP return level The range is from 00 to 127 The DSP send level can be adjusted via the DspLevel fu...

Page 32: ...hich has evolved through years of development and refinement Style File Format allows you to use exceptionally high quality accompaniments with a variety of chord types through its unique conversion system Style File Format styles based on GM system level 1 can be played with the GM compatible tone generator In addition to the internal styles the optional music cartridges let you use different hig...

Page 33: ...ed Select the Desired Fingering Mode The PSR 520 has three fingering modes for fingered accompaniment Normal Bass and Full The NORMAL mode is automatically selected whenever the power is initially turned ON To select a different fingering mode first select the OVERALL functions by pressing the FUNCTION button to the left of the display as many times as necessary until the arrow head in the display...

Page 34: ...tion An octave 1 8 produces ac companiment based only on the root A perfect fifth 1 5 produces accompaniment based only on the root and fifth which can be used with many major and minor chords The chord fingerings listed are all in root position but other inver sions can be used with the following exceptions 6 chords are only recognized in root position All other inver sions are interpreted as m7 ...

Page 35: ...ne will be based on the left hand bass line you play This means you can play in just about any style any where on the keyboard and the PSR 520 will automatically produce appropriate accompaniment 3Select the Style Function Press the STYLE button to directly select the STYLE function Another way to do this is to press the FUNCTION button to the left of the display as many times as necessary until t...

Page 36: ...ect a different style You can change the tempo to any value between 32 and 280 beats per minute however by using TEMPO and button Press either button briefly to decrement or increment the tempo value by one or hold the button for continuous decrementing or incrementing The default tempo for the selected style can be recalled at any time by pressing both the TEMPO and buttons simultaneously You can...

Page 37: ...necessary if its indicator is already flashing then press START STOP Synchronized start Any of the above start types can be synchronized to the first note or chord played on the left hand section of the keyboard i e keys to the left of and including the split point key normally 54 by first pressing the SYNC START STOP button It is possible to select the MAIN A or B section prior to a straight star...

Page 38: ...On the Auto accompaniment Section Of the Keyboard As soon as you play any fingering that the PSR 520 can recognize on the left hand section of the keyboard or anywhere on the keyboard if the FULL fingering mode is selected the PSR 520 will automatically begin to play the appropriate bass line and chord parts along with the selected style The accompaniment will continue playing even if you release ...

Page 39: ...op the Accompaniment The accompaniment can be stopped at any time by pressing the START STOP button Press the ENDING button if you want to go to the ending section and then stop The ending section will begin from the top of the next measure Using Auto Accompaniment Some INTRO and ENDING sections have their own chord progressions which play in the current accompaniment key If the MAIN A or B button...

Page 40: ...rameters for the RHYTHM 2 track can be changed as required The same applies to the CHORD 1 and 2 and PHRASE 1 and 2 tracks RHYTHM 1 2 Both these tracks provide the drum and or percussion sounds BASS The BASS track always plays a bass line but the voice will change to fit the selected style acoustic bass synth bass tuba etc CHORD 1 2 Both these tracks provide the rhythmic chordal accompaniment requ...

Page 41: ...racks can be turned OFF muted or ON by pressing the corresponding TRACK buttons The track icon will disappear when a track is muted For example PHRASE 1 and 2 tracks are turned ON or OFF at the same time by pressing the PHRASE track button The same applies to the RHYTHM 1 and 2 and CHORD 1 and 2 tracks Individual accompaniment tracks can also be turned OFF muted or ON by using the cursor buttons t...

Page 42: ...ck Volume The volume of each accompaniment track can be adjusted to produce the ideal mix between tracks Use the cursor buttons to select the volume bar of the target track the volume bar will flash and then use the NO and YES buttons and the data dial to set the maximum volume of the track as required The shorter the bar the lower the volume During playback the top segment of each volume bar will...

Page 43: ...the left of AccSpPnt on the top line of the display You can also use the NO and YES buttons the number buttons or the data dial to enter the split point key number The low est key on the keyboard Cl is key number 36 middle C C3 is 60 and the highest key C6 is 96 The split point can be set at any key number from 00 through 127 allowing the split point to be set outside the range of the PSR 520 keyb...

Page 44: ...ection 1Turn On the OneTouch Setting Press the ONE TOUCH SETTING button so that the OTS icon appears next to the BEAT display and number 1 typel appears above REGIST on the display The panel settings with the type1 selected suitable for the cur rently selected style are automatically set up for you to play The BEAT indicator dots flash at the tempo and synchro start mode is en gaged 2Select anothe...

Page 45: ...verb level Reverb Level chorus level pan Chorus Level Dual voice ON OFF Touch response ON OFF sensitivity DSP Level Pitch Bend Range ACCOMPANIMENT PARAMETERS Mode NORMA SPLlT SlNGLE FlNGERED Style number includes cartridge styles Tempo Split point Accomp Fingering mode Accompaniment volume Track data Track ON OFF voice volume Main A B section Transpose Multi Pad Kit number Reverb type return level...

Page 46: ...nge can be selected by moving the cursor Using the NO and YES buttons or the data dial enter the de sired character listed below The number buttons can also be used to en ter the number If you want to insert an underline character at the cursor position press the cursor ù button If you want to delete a character at the cursor position press the cursor ü button When you ve finished entering the Reg...

Page 47: ...ction is ON when a REGISTRATION MEMORY is recalled the regis tration number will flash Registration bank 01 can be instantly recalled by simultane ously pressing the NO and YES buttons When the One Touch Setting is ON registration memory data can not be recalled The Accomp Freeze Function When the ACCOMP FREEZE function is engaged the accompaniment pa rameters listed above will not be changed when...

Page 48: ...rded data will be lost if the power is turned OFF the AC adaptor is unplugged or the batteries fail during recording For 8 songs up to approximately 4200 notes in the MELODY tracks or 2100 chords in the ACCOMP tracks can be recorded Recording a Melody Track The SONG MELODY tracks record the following operations and data Note ON OFF Velocity Voice number Octave Pan Dual voice ON OFF Dual Voice voic...

Page 49: ...n the selected track position The BEAT indicator dots flash at the current tempo If the Metronom function in the OVERALL function group is turned ON the metronome will also begin to sound at the currently selected tempo page 70 You cannot record in the SPLIT mode the NORMAL mode will automatically be selected when the SONG record ready mode is engaged If a previously recorded SONG ACCOMP track is ...

Page 50: ...aterial in the same track will be erased If you start recording by pressing the PLAY STOP button nothing will be recorded until you begin playing on the keyboard Melody Track data can be cleared by pressing the PLAY STOP button to start recording and stop it without playing the keyboard Melody Track Data Clear Recording is carried out in 1 measure increments If you stop recording in the middle of ...

Page 51: ...ning of a song changes cannot be made during recording 1Select a SONG Number If necessary use the FUNCTION buttons to select the SONG function and then the NO and YES buttons the number buttons or the data dial to select the SONG number user song numbers 26 33 to which you want to record 2Select the SINGLE or FINGERED Mode and a Style Select the SINGLE or FINGERED mode page 30 and an accompani men...

Page 52: ...inuously once recording has started Recording can also be started by pressing the ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL START STOP button In this case only the rhythm will begin without bass and chord accompaniment until you play the first chord on the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard If a previously recorded MELODY track is turned ON its icon is showing it can be moni tored while recording If you don t...

Page 53: ...riginal Song name this is recommended Use the cursor button to move the cursor to the first left most char acter of the Song name in the display A Song name can consist of up to 8 characters The position of the character you want to enter or change can be selected by moving the cursor Using the NO and YES buttons or the data dial enter the desired character listed below The number buttons can also...

Page 54: ... recorded data has been played back You can also stop playback at any time by pressing the SONG PLAY STOP button You can also start playback from any specified measure see page 53 Individual tracks can be turned OFF muted or ON by using the cursor buttons to select the icon of the target track the icon and track name will flash and then using the NO and YES buttons or the data dial to turn the tra...

Page 55: ... use the CURSOR buttons to select the MEASURE parameter in the display 2 Enter the Desired Measure Number Use the NO and YES buttons the number buttons or the data dial to enter the desired measure number 3Start Playback You can now start playback from the specified measure number Three digit numbers are entered by first pressing and holding the 1 or 2 button until 1 or 2 appears in the hundreds p...

Page 56: ... and YES buttons or the data dial to set the maximum volume of the track as required The shorter the bar the lower the volume The data will actually be rewritten when the PLAY STOP button is pressed or the end of the song is reached The original volume can be recalled before it is actually rewritten by simultane ously pressing the NO and YES buttons The new volume data is written only at the begin...

Page 57: ... by pressing the appropriate pad The multi pad kit numbers 22 through 25 are the area for your own creation user pad kits Playing the MULTI PADS The PSR 520 has 21 multi pad kits each containing a complete set of 4 MULTI PAD phrases 84 phrases in all Before using the MULTI PADS select the MULTI PAD kit containing the phrases you want to use as follows 1 Select the MULTI PAD Function To select a mu...

Page 58: ... on the keyboard while a MULTI PAD plays a brass chord stab When a chord match type MULTI PAD phrase is played the phrase will be automatically transposed to match chords played using the PSR 520 Auto accompaniment feature MULTI PAD playback can be terminated by pressing the MULTI PADS TERMINATE button MULTI PAD playback speed is determined by the current TEMPO setting The Multi Pad Kits Chord Mat...

Page 59: ...ne of the FUNCTION buttons until the arrowhead in the display ap pears next to MULTI PAD in the function list to the left of the display 2Select a Multi Pad Kit Number Use the NO and YES buttons the number buttons or the data dial to select one of the 4 available multi pad kits user pad kit numbers 22 25 Material recorded on the MULTI PADS user pad data is retained in memory even when the POWER sw...

Page 60: ...t beat If you want to play back the recorded data as the chord match type record all the phrases on CM7 The sound will be properly transposed when used with the Auto Accompaniment feature 6Stop Recording Stop recording by pressing the REC END button The REC END button indicator will go out You cannot record in the SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED mode the NORMAL mode will automatically be selected when the M...

Page 61: ...er or change can be selected by moving the cursor Using the NO and YES buttons or the data dial enter the desired character listed below The number buttons can also be used to enter the number If you want to insert an underline character at the cursor position press the cursor button If you want to delete a character at the cursor position press the cursor button When you ve finished entering the ...

Page 62: ... Persistently touching it may cause to break electrical contacts or generate static electricity Static electric charges can cause loss of data and unreliable operation Do not insert objects or cartridges other than Yamaha Music Cartridges in the PortaTone cartridge slot Doing so can result in serious damage to the instrument Never attempt to insert or remove a cartridge when the power switch is ON...

Page 63: ...digits The cartridge styles can also be selected by using the NO and YES buttons or the data dial to go beyond the highest or lowest internal style numbers e g pressing the YES button while internal style number 00 is selected will select cartridge style number 01 the cartridge icon will ap pear The cartridge styles are used in exactly the same way as the internal ac companiment styles page 34 No ...

Page 64: ...ing the NO and YES buttons or the data dial to go beyond the highest or lowest internal song numbers e g pressing the YES button while internal song number 33 is selected will select cartridge song number 01 the cartridge icon will appear Playback can be started from any measure page 53 3Start Playback The volume bars of the song tracks at the bottom of the dis play will move in response to the da...

Page 65: ...the display then enter the number of the bank you want to select via the number buttons in the normal way page 43 The cartridge registration memories can also be se lected by using the NO and YES buttons or the data dial to go be yond the highest or lowest internal bank numbers e g pressing the YES button while internal bank number 32 is selected will select cartridge registration bank number 01 t...

Page 66: ...f To specify the right hand left hand or both parts to be turned OFF when the Minus One mode is engaged first select the OVERALL functions by pressing either of the FUNCTION buttons to the left of the display as many times as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to OVERALL in the function list to the left of the display Then use the cur sor and buttons to locate the MinusMod f...

Page 67: ...d will continue until either the REPEAT PLAY button is pressed again to cancel the repeat function or until song playback is stopped It is also possible to specify the repeat section while playback is stopped First use the MEASURE parameter to specify the A point then press the REPEAT PLAY button Next specify the B measure number and press REPEAT PLAY again The specified A B section will play repe...

Page 68: ...parated by ellipses Function Display Settings Page Keyboard Volume 00 127 67 Octave 2 0 2 67 Reverb Level 00 127 68 Chorus Level 00 127 68 DSP Level 00 127 68 Pan 7 0 7 68 Voice Set oFF on 69 Fingering nor bAS Full 31 Accompaniment Volume 69 00 127 Accompaniment Split Point 00 127 41 Touch Sensitivity 00 127 69 Minus one Mode 64 __r L__ L_r Minus one Right Hand Channel 01 16 70 Minus one Left hand...

Page 69: ...of the keyboard sound including dual and split voices in relation to the accompaniment and song playback sound The range is from 00 to 127 A setting of 00 produces no sound 127 produces maximum volume Octave Shifts the right hand keyboard voice including the dual voice up or down by one or two octaves 1 is down one octave 2 is down two octaves l and 2 are up one and two octaves respectively Kybd V...

Page 70: ...e 78 for more details on the Digital Effects The default setting can be re called by pressing the NO and YES buttons simultaneously If the Voice Set function is ON page 69 the Reverb Level will change automatically whenever a different voice is selected via the VOICE function See page 78 for more details on the Digital Effects The default setting can be re called by pressing the NO and YES buttons...

Page 71: ...erb ON OFF Chorus ON OFF DSP ON DSP variation ON OFF Accompaniment Volume Sets the volume of the accompaniment sound in relation to the keyboard and song melody track sound The range is from 00 to 127 A setting of 00 produces no sound 127 produces maximum volume Touch Sensitivity This function sets the keyboard touch sensitivity when the TOUCH RE SPONSE function page 17 is ON The range is from 00 ...

Page 72: ...other instruments Tuning can be accomplished over a 100 cent range that s 200 cents total or a tone The tuning range is from 100 to 100 00 is the normal tuning value The channel for the specific part will automatically be selected if the selected song contains the Minus one Right Left hand channel settings In this case will appear on the display and you can not change it Regardless of the Minus on...

Page 73: ...oard Simple MIDI Control Most MIDI keyboards including the PSR 520 of course transmit note and velocity touch response information via the MIDI OUT connector whenever a note is played on the keyboard If the MIDI OUT connector is connected to the MIDI IN connector of a second keyboard synthe sizer etc or a tone generator essentially a synthesizer with no key board the second keyboard or tone genera...

Page 74: ...te Channel Sets the MIDI channel on which data from a remote keyboard will be received Any of the standard MIDI channels 1 through 16 can be specified The remote keyboard must be set up to transmit on the specified remote channel and the keyboard s MIDI OUT connector must be con nected to the PSR 520 MIDI IN connector via a standard MIDI cable Refer to the MIDI Implementation Chart section page 88...

Page 75: ...mines whether auto accompaniment data will or will not be trans mitted via the MIDI OUT connector Accompaniment data is transmitted when this function is turned ON The default setting is OFF When set to ON the accompaniment data is transmitted on the following MIDI channels Keyboard Out setting is retained in memory even when the power switch is turned OFF as long as batteries are installed or an ...

Page 76: ...wn internal clock When MIDI clock reception is enabled ON however all timing is controlled by an external MIDI clock signal received via the MIDI IN terminal The default setting is OFF Initial Data Send Transmits all current panel settings to a MIDI data storage device before actually recording your performance With the InitSnd function selected press the YES button to start transmission When the ...

Page 77: ...transmission can be stopped at any time by pressing the NO button No other operations can be performed during bulk dump transmission n Receiving Bulk Data The PSR 520 will automatically receive compatible bulk data from an external MIDI device as long as no style playback or song recording play back operation is in progress BkRcv Sg song data BkRcv Pd multi pad data and then BkRcv Rg registration ...

Page 78: ...nging Dual Voice Octave page 18 Changing Dual Voice Reverb Send Level page 18 Changing Dual Voice Chorus Send Level page 18 Changing Dual Voice Panning page 18 Selecting Split Voices page 15 Changing Split Voice Volume page 15 Changing Split Voice Octave page 15 Changing Split Voice Reverb Send Level page 15 Changing Split Voice Chorus Send Level page 15 Changing Split Voice Panning page 15 Changi...

Page 79: ...ting Touch Sensitivity page 69 Selecting Minus One Mode page 64 Selecting Minus One Right hand Channel page 70 Selecting Minus One Left hand Channel page 70 Setting Pitch Bend Range page 70 Metronome ON OFF page 70 Fine Tuning page 70 Setting Remote Keyboard Channel page 72 Transmitting Keyboard Data page 73 Transmitting Song data Melody track s page 73 Transmitting Auto accompaniment data page 73...

Page 80: ...wo ways System or Insertion All types of Reverb and Chorus effects classified as System effects DSP on the other hand can be configured as either System or Insertion effects DSP configuration varies depending on the type selected System or Insertion illustrated below Each digital effect can be applied to the performance and incoming performance data through MIDI IN accompaniment and song playback ...

Page 81: ...Symphonic System Exceptionally rich deep chorusing 27 Phaser System Pronounced metallic modulation with periodic phase change 28 32 Rotary Speaker 1 5 Insertion Rotary speaker simulation 33 34 Tremolo 1 2 Insertion Rich Tremolo effect with both volume and pitch modulation 35 Guitar Tremolo Insertion Simulated electric guitar tremolo 36 Auto Pan Insertion Several panning effects that automatically ...

Page 82: ...eyboard is played Make sure that the Keyboard Volume Split Voice Volume and or Dual Voice Vol ume parameters are set at an appropriate level pages 67 15 and 18 Turn the power OFF and turn the power ON again The appropriate default vol ume setting for the voice is automatically selected Rhythm doesn t sound when started Some sections of some styles do not use the accompaniment rhythm track Operatio...

Page 83: ...may solve the problem If the problem still happens wipe and clear the electrical contacts on the Music Car tridge with a dry soft cloth Appendix Data Backup Initialization Except for the data listed below all PSR 520 panel settings are reset to their initial settings whenever the power is turned ON The data listed below are backed up i e retained in memory as long as an AC adaptor is connected or ...

Page 84: ...d multi pads If the maximum po lyphony of the PSR 520 is exceeded the excess notes will be truncated they will not sound Another feature affecting polyphony is the fact that some PSR 520 voices actually use two voices at once as shown in the voice list below The effec tive maximum polyphony of the PSR 520 is correspondingly reduced when these voices are used The voice list includes the MIDI progra...

Page 85: ...Voice List Panel Voice List ...

Page 86: ...Voice List ...

Page 87: ...Voice List GM Voice List ...

Page 88: ...e numbers for the notes listed in the chart below are actually one octave lower For example the MIDI note number for note 36 C1 in the chart is note 24 CO Each drum percussion voice uses one note The drum and percussion voices in same alternate group 1 6 can not be played at the same time GM voice numbers 129 through 136 correspond to the panel voice numbers 142 through 149 respectively ...

Page 89: ...Percussion Kit List ...

Page 90: ... 3 9 1 O O 9 3 O 9 4 O O 96 97 x 3 98 99 x 3 O 100 101 O O 120 O O 121 x Program O 0 127 Change True O O O O O O O O O O O O O0 127 0 127 8 Bank select MSB LSB 2 Modulation Data entry MSB LSB Volume Pan Expression Sustain Sostenuto Soft pedal Harmonic content Release time Attack time Brightness Portamento control Reverb send level Chorus send level DSP send level Data increment decrement RPN LSB M...

Page 91: ...t LSB 00H program change numbers 0 127 corre spond to the panel voice numbers 1 128 Bank Select LSB 01H program change numbers 0 12 corre spond to the panel voice numbers 129 141 Transmission Transmitted when changing the voice style and song Reception This message can be received only at the channel designated as the remote channel or the panel voice No voice change will occur when only a bank se...

Page 92: ...ce mode is defalut This message is ignored by the remote channel Bulk Dump Song Memory F0H 43H 76H 1CH bl bh DATA cs F7H Multi Pad F0H 43H 76H 1DH bl bh DATA cs F7H Registration Memory F0H 43H 76H 1EH bl bh DATA cs F7H bl and bh represent the total byte count as bl bh 128 cs Checksum XG System On F0H 43H 1nH 4CH 00H 00H 7EH 00H F7H n device number transmission n 0 reception n is ignored All parame...

Page 93: ...F 00 7F 00 7F 00 7F 00 7F 00 7F 00 7F 00 7F 00 7F 00 7F 00 7F CHORUS TYPE MSB CHORUS TYPE LSB CHORUS PARAMETER 1 CHORUS PARAMETER 2 CHORUS PARAMETER 3 CHORUS PARAMETER 4 CHORUS PARAMETER 5 CHORUS PARAMETER 6 CHORUS PARAMETER 7 CHORUS PARAMETER 8 CHORUS PARAMETER 9 CHORUS PARAMETER 10 CHORUS RETURN CHORUS PAN SEND CHORUS TO REVERB Refer to Table 2 Refer to Table 2 Refer to Table 3 Refer to Table 3 ...

Page 94: ...on type Depends on variation type Depends on variation type Depends on variation type Depends on variation type Depends on variation type Depends on variation type Depends on variation type Depends on variation type Depends on variation type Depends on variation type 40 40 00 00 00 7F Refer to Table 3 Depends on variation type MULTI PART Address Size Data Parameter Description Default H H H value ...

Page 95: ...p The following types in the boxes can be controlled by the PSR 520 settings The numbers in the brackets are PSR 520 panel effect numbers The blank indicates the content is the same as that of 00H REVERB TYPE CHORUS TYPE VARIATION TYPE ...

Page 96: ...arameter List Only the following parameter numbers are effective Parameter values consists of 2 bytes Enter 00H for MSB and appropriate value for LSB Parameter number 10 Dry Wet is effective only when Variation connection is insertion ...

Page 97: ...MIDI Data Format ...

Page 98: ...h Bend Range Digital Effect Reverb 12 types Reverb Return Level Chorus 9 types Chorus Return Level DSP 45 types DSP Return Level DSP Variation Registration Memory 32 Registration Bank 1 4 Accomp Freeze Multi Pads 21 Preset Multi Pad Kits 4 User Multi Pad Kits 4 Pads Teminate Song Song 8 User Songs Recording Tracks ACCOMP MELODY 1 2 Edit Volume Voice MELODY TRACK Song Clear Minus One 3 Modes Minus ...

Page 99: ...ume 8 Measure 53 Melody track song 46 Metronome 70 MIDI 71 MIDI data format 91 MIDI implementation chart 88 Minus one 64 Minus one left hand channel 70 Minus one right hand channel 70 Mode 11 Multi pad kit 55 Multi pad kit list preset 56 Multi pads 55 Music cartridge 60 Music stand 5 N Naming multi pad 59 Naming song 51 Naming registration 44 Normal fingered 32 Normal mode 12 Number buttons 9 13 O...

Page 100: ...f the product The model number serial number power requirements etc are located on this plate You should record the model number serial number and the date of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES as a permanent record of your purchase Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and envi ronmentally friendly We sincerely believe that our p...

Page 101: ...ded below 2 Deliver the unit to be serviced under warranty to the retailer selling the product an authorized service center or to Yamaha with an explanation of the problem Please be prepared to provide proof purchase date sales receipt credit card copy etc when requesting service and or parts under warranty 3 Shipping and or insurance costs are the consumers responsibility Units shipped for servic...

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Page 103: ...YAMAHA YAMAHA CORPORATION M D G EMI Division 1995 Yamaha Corporation VT95500 508POCP5 3 02B0 Printed in Japan ...

Page 104: ...YAMAHA Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue P O Box 6600 Buena Park CA 90622 6600 3 10 99 19C0172 ...

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