Yamaha PortaSound PSS-680 Authorized Product Manual Download

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YAMAHA

AUTHORIZED

PRODUCT MANUAL

Summary of Contents for PortaSound PSS-680

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Page 3: ...ually very easy to use As you can see from the INDEX ILLUSTRATION on p 6 the controls are all organized in easy to understand functional groups Once you get to know them you will have no trouble operating your PortaSound making it do exactly what you want it to To get acquainted with your new keyboard and have fun with it from the start please read PART I first You can then use the INDEX ILLUSTRAT...

Page 4: ... 11 MELODY VOLUME 11 RHYTHM MACHINE FUNCTIONS 13 STYLE SELECT Choosing the Rhythm 13 RHYTHM CONTROL 13 TEMPO 14 BEAT Display 14 Changing the Rhythm Style During Performance 14 HAND PERCUSSION 15 CUSTOM DRUMMER 16 AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT FEATURES 18 SONG MODE 18 ORCHESTRATION 18 A Single Finger Chords 19 B Single Finger Auto Accompaniment 20 C Fingered Auto Accompaniment 20 DUET 21 MEMORY 22 MELODY Memo...

Page 5: ...damage the terminals Adaptors Use only the power adaptor described in the POWER section Disconnect the AC adaptor when not using your PortaSound Batteries When not using your PortaSound for long periods be sure to remove the batteries to avoid damage through battery leakage Replace weak batteries before they run down com pletely Always replace all batteries with new ones Do not use different kinds...

Page 6: ...ank selectors 4c RECORD button VOICE LIST STYLE LIST EFFECT selectors VOICE STYLE number display TEMPO PARAMETER VALUE display VALUE buttons VOICE STYLE SELECT group 11a VOICE switch 11b STYLE switch 11c Number buttons DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER group 12a Voice BANK selectors 12b STORE button 12c Synthesizer Parameter selectors 12d DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER flowchart 2 ...

Page 7: ...n control keys AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT SECTION RHYTHM CONTROL pads 20a START STOP switch 20b SYNCHRO START ENDING control 20c INTRO FILL IN controls MELODY SECTION HAND PERCUSSION section 22a HAND PERCUSSION pads 22b SYNCHRO BREAK switch 22c PERCUSSION SET selectors Built in speakers REAR PANEL DC 9 12V IN AC power adaptor terminal AUX OUT jacks HEADPHONES jack MIDI terminals 3 ...

Page 8: ...e bat teries to become spent completely any data you have stored in the internal memories will be lost Using an AC Power Adaptor When you want to connect your PortaSound to a wall socket buy a Yamaha PA 3 PA 4 or PA 40 Power Adaptor No other adaptor can be used so be sure to ask for the right kind Plug the adaptor into a convenient wall socket and its con nector into the DC 9 12V IN terminal 24 on...

Page 9: ...DING 20b Selecting Styles The STYLE LIST 6 shows you which rhythm and ac companiment styles you can choose from Press the blue STYLE 11 b switch then enter the desired style number with the number buttons 11c Tempo To adjust the speed of the rhythm accompaniment press TEMPO 13a then use the VALUE buttons 10 to make it faster or slower Rhythm Control START STOP 20a starts or stops the selected rhyt...

Page 10: ...INDEX ILLUSTRATION 6 ...

Page 11: ...p 10 for instance can greatly enhance strings brass or bass sounds Easy Play Functions If the melody you want to play is in a difficult key you can TRANSPOSE the entire keyboard p 11 to an easier one Melodies or parts of them you find particularly hard to perform can be memorized in the MELODY banks of the SONG MEMORY p 22 For example if a phrase is too fast for you record it at a comfortable slow...

Page 12: ...r instant access Selecting a voice is very easy requiring only one or two steps Operation 1 Make sure the VOICE indicator is lit Check to see that the dot in the VOICE STYLE number display 8 is located above VOICE This shows that your PortaSound is ready for voice se lection If it is not simply press the blue VOICE switch 11a making sure that the VOICE indicator dot lights up 2 Enter the voice num...

Page 13: ...tly Here is a short explanation of what each effect does and how to adjust PORTAMENTO VIBRATO Vibrato regularly cyclically raises and lowers the pitch of a sound It occurs naturally in the human voice and many acoustic instruments for example strings make use of it Usually this effect does not start right away when a note is sung or played but after a certain delay time The PSS 680 VIBRATO also si...

Page 14: ...e and so on A setting of 12 12 semitones equals one octave With positive settings the pitch bend direction will cor respond to the PITCH BEND wheel s UP or DOWN movement Setting a negative value indicated by a on the display reverses the pitch bend moving the PITCH BEND wheel UP will then decrease the pitch and vice versa The setting can be returned to 1 instantly by pressing both VALUE buttons at...

Page 15: ...e the key use Each value increase by 1 means an upward transposition by 1 semitone lowers the key A minus symbol in front of the value indicates that the current key is lower than the re gular setting of 0 Press both VALUE buttons simultaneously to instantly return to the regular key TRANSPOSE value 0 Points to Remember The TRANSPOSE value is memorized when power is turned off The TRANSPOSE value ...

Page 16: ...s you that the MELODY VOL value is now 8 the normal setting 2 Adjust the melody volume with the VALUE buttons raises the volume lowers it l To instantly return to MELODY VOLUME to value 8 press both VALUE buttons simultaneously l MELODY VOLUME setting is retained when power is turned off 12 ...

Page 17: ...n using the PSS 680 like a rhythm machine This will allow you to play the selected voice over the entire keyboard For details on AUTO ACCOMPA NIMENT MODE see p 18 RHYTHM CONTROL Overview Now that you have selected a rhythm style the RHYTHM CONTROL section 20 lets you start change and stop the percussion in a variety of ways This gives you incredibly flexible and realistic live control over the dru...

Page 18: ... measure 14 TEMPO Range 10 220 As the name says the TEMPO PARAMETER VALUE display not only indicates parameters and values as explained in the PARAMETER CHANGE paragraph above but also the tempo i e the speed of the rhythm The PARAMETER VALUE indicator dot always tells you which of these two display types is currently set if this dot is not lit the display is showing the present tempo To switch to...

Page 19: ...w Synth tom mid Synth tom hi Hi hat closed Hi hat open Crash cymbal Pad 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SET C Symbol Name Bongo low Bongo hi Agogo low Agogo hi Cuica low Cuica hi Tambourine Splash cymbal SET D Name Conga low Conga hi Timbale low Timbale hi Cowbell Cabasa Hand clap Whistle Sets A and B are ideal for various styles of rock pop and jazz while C and D offer latin percussion The eight HAND PERCUSSION ...

Page 20: ...ing a Custom Pattern 1 Press PROGRAM END This blue button s indicator lights and the selected rhythm starts It is not possible to use PROGRAM END while a rhythm is already playing or in synchro standby mode 2 Alter the rhythm as desired You can now make any changes you want explained below while the selected rhythm is repeated again and again It is not necessary to play your entire pattern at once...

Page 21: ...RCUSSION SET selectors and VALUE tempo buttons are operative Playing the Custom Pattern To be able to play the custom pattern the gray PLAY ON OFF button must be set to on i e its red indicator must be lit You can then start the custom pattern as you would a regular rhythm by hitting START STOP SYNCHRO START or an INTRO Remember though that intros fill ins and endings will be those of the regular ...

Page 22: ...fingers enable you to play complete chords or accompaniments in the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT SECTION 19 You have the option of performing Single Finger Chords no rhythm accompaniment or Single Finger Auto Accompaniment with automatic bass rhythm chord and orchestra in struments depending on whether you switch on the rhythm or not 18 FINGERED This mode is similar to the preceding one except that you must...

Page 23: ...ntended type of chord For example if you want to change from G major to A major and do not release the G key completely before pressing A you will get an A seventh chord instead of the A major chord you wanted On the other hand you can for example change from a major to a minor chord while pressing the basic note by additionally playing any black key to the left This gives a different effect than ...

Page 24: ...e accompaniment arrangements are based on the respective rhythm pattern their length number of beats measures depends on the style About the Auto Accompaniment Patterns To create the desired chord progression with the accompa niment all you have to do is play different keys in the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT SECTION As a rule the structure of the accompaniment pattern will always change on the following be...

Page 25: ...th any solo part you play in the MELODY SECTION of the keyboard This gives the impression of a duet a per formance with two instrument parts even though you are playing only one part yourself To be able to use Duet the PortaSound must be set to one of the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT modes Single Finger or Fingered Operation 1 Select SINGLE FINGER or FINGERED mode 3a 2 Press the DUET button 7 Its red indica...

Page 26: ...f the Auto Accompaniment functions as usual and in addition play along live How many notes you can play live depends on the number of voices being reproduced by the MELODY MEMORY and the orchestration of the AUTO ACCOMPANI MENT If a full bass chord and orchestra accompaniment is playing 7 voices and you are reproducing all five MELODY MEMORY banks this leaves no additional live voice as the PortaS...

Page 27: ...red MELODY bank selector s The selector s indicator will start to blink slowly Playback will commence from the beginning of the next measure following the one during which you pressed the selector As soon as playback begins the MELODY indicator s will stop flashing and remain lit Points to Remember Even while a MELODY bank is playing you can start any other MELODY bank by pressing its selector Aga...

Page 28: ...rhythm and playing the first chord is also memorized 24 When recording a melody at the same time i e when one or more MELODY banks are also selected you can start to record by playing any key on the keyboard All data listed above is now recorded with the correct timing For instance you can turn MELODY me mory playback on and off during the performance and the PortaSound will memorize when you did ...

Page 29: ...layback is repeated until you stop it with START STOP or SYNCHRO START ENDING and the selector s indicator goes out Unlike the MELODY function pressing the selector of a CHORD bank being played back does NOT stop playback Instead that bank will begin playing again from the start To stop CHORD bank playback any time press START STOP Points to Remember If you change the tempo during CHORD bank recor...

Page 30: ...TER number symbol The two digit number to the right of the dot is the current VALUE of that parameter The only difference to note here is that the parameter selectors in the left row access two parameters each This is indicated by their having two numbers e g 0 1 printed on them Repeatedly pressing any of these three selectors switches between the two parameters shown on the selector you pushed Th...

Page 31: ... makes it easier to compare the new voice with the original SINE WAVE sound How to save voices to any of the five BANKS was ex plained on p 8 ATIP Simply hold down the red STORE button 12b and simultaneously press the desired BANK selector 12a for example BANK 1 The VOICE STYLE display will indicate The voice you are currently working on is now stored in BANK 1 and can be recalled any time by pres...

Page 32: ...or 2 Frequency Parameter To understand the next parameters FREQUENCY again switch to the SINE WAVE voice 99 and call up parameter Its value is 1 With the PSS 680 this means the keyboard is set to the standard pitch where the frequency of A3 is 440Hz Raising the value to 2 doubles the frequency so all keys play an octave higher Since doubling the frequency of the carrier is the same as raising pitc...

Page 33: ...time it takes for the volume of the sound to rise from zero to peak level A low value represents a slow rate so the attack will take time with the initial volume increasing gradually like that of a violin or human voice On the other hand high values mean a fast attack similar to that of an organ or piano where the sound volume reaches its peak level almost as soon as keys are pressed OPERATOR 1 AT...

Page 34: ...a sequencer for an automated performance This setup uses the DX7S synthesizer to program the QX5 sequence recorder and play the PortaSound plus the TX81Z FM tone generator The PSS 880 and TX81Z can also be controlled by QX5 sequences Whenever MIDI data is received the VOICE indicator dot in Style Select mode or STYLE indicator dot in VOICE select mode will blink This allows you to confirm visually...

Page 35: ...simultaneously MIDI MODE Overview The PortaSound PSS 680 has two MIDI modes with very different applications Generally speaking you should choose Keyboard Assign mode to play other MIDI equipment from the PortaSound and Sound Source mode when you want to use the PSS 680 as a multi timbral multi voice multi channel sound source controlled by external MIDI se quencers or keyboards The types of MIDI ...

Page 36: ...mission when several banks have been used as a set for a polyphonic MEL ODY 11 12 to 14 15 16 CHORD key note data Key note data for ORCHESTRA parts 1 ch 12 thru 3 ch 14 BASS key note data RHYTHM key note data in cluding those for HAND PER CUSSION See the table on this page and the next A MIDI OUT CHANNEL list 15a is printed on the front panel of the PortaSound for easy reference 32 Points To Remem...

Page 37: ...74 AGOGO LOW AGOGO LOW D 4 75 AGOGO HI AGOGO HI E4 76 CUICA LOW CUICA LOW F4 77 CUICA HI CUICA HI F 4 78 WHISTLE WHISTLE G4 79 BRUSH BRUSH G 4 80 X X A4 81 X X A 4 82 X X B4 83 X X C5 84 X X This is transmitted for every channel The data value is cal culated for each channel according to that channel s bend range and the bender position under the assumption that the bend range of the receiving equ...

Page 38: ...eceived as intended Received Data With the exception of channel 16 all note ON OFF data is used to play the selected voice Only MIDI note numbers corresponding to the keyboard s five octave range are ac cepted Velocity data is NOT accepted in this mode but can be received in Sound Source mode 99 34 As the default setting all channels 1 to 16 are on for re ception Any channel can be turned on or of...

Page 39: ... appears on the display Note on off and velocity data is accepted on all channels specified with the RECEIVE CHANNEL FILTER In other words you can play the PortaSound PSS 680 from an external keyboard or sequencer as a velocity sensitive dynamic vol ume sound source MIDI note numbers from 24 to 108 are accepted in this mode meaning you can play the PortaSound over a full 7 octave range not limited...

Page 40: ...in step 2 you can turn the displayed channel on or off with the VALUE buttons After channel 16 has been called up pressing RE CEIVE CH again displays a for clock in 00 mode only This parameter turns the external clock reception on indicated by a minus sign or off as shown in step 2 allowing you to switch between internal and external clock control The PortaSound remembers these MIDI RECEIVE CHANNE...

Page 41: ...nd want to play the PortaSound with velocity data for more ex pression select MIDI MODE 99 instead Note however that you will not be able to use the front panel controls in this mode 2 PortaSound Portable Remote Keyboard This simple connection allows you to play the PortaSound from a remote keyboard Set MIDI MODE to 99 especially when using a shoulder keyboard such as the SHS 10 or SHS 200 You can...

Page 42: ... and repeating parts or making your music more expressive with velocity dynamics When controlling the PortaSound from the QX5 set the MIDI mode to 99 With this hookup you can also use the sequencer to store system exclusive data such as the Digital Synthesizer settings and load them back to the PSS 680 You thus have a limitless number of banks for SONG MEMORY DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER etc at your dispos...

Page 43: ...at once Operation 1 Turn off the PortaSouod 2 While simultaneously pressing the NORMAL and FIN GERED buttons turn on the POWER again This resets the PortaSound to the following default set tings Digital Synthesizer Voices 00 thru 04 in BANKS 1 thru 5 Song Memories All empty Custom Drummer Rhythm part of style 00 MIDI Mode 00 MIDI Receive Ch All on clock off mode 00 MIDI Transmit Ch 1 Auto Accompan...

Page 44: ... 1 Pop Rock 2 Rock Baroque Christmas Rock Oriental Rock Brass Rock Swing Guitar Swing Piano Swing Organ Swing Vibraphone Big Band 1 Big Band 2 Big Band 3 Big Band Waltz Modern Jazz Jazz Waltz 5 4 Swing Jazz Ballad Shuffle Boogie Woogie Piano 1 Boogie Woogie Piano 2 Boogie Woogie Piano 3 Boogie Big Band 1 Boogie Big Band 2 Dixieland Combo Dixieland Banjo Jazz Baroque Bossa Nova 1 Bossa Nova 2 Samba...

Page 45: ... 00 OF PANEL DATA 1111111 00 OF PANEL DATA LKS HI LEVEL KEY SCALING SEE BELOW LKS LO LEVEL SCALING SEE BELOW 1 FORMAT NO 00H FORMAT NAME FM 2OPERATOR VOICE DATA HEADER EOX STATUS F0H ID 43H INST CLASS 76H FORMAT NO 00H DATA DESCRIBED BELOW CHECK SUM DATA TWO S COMPLEMENT OF 7BITS SUM OF ALL DATA BYTES EOX F7H DATA CONTENTS RKS RATE KEY SCALING AR D1R D1L RR SRR ENVELOPE GENERATOR PARAMETERS SEE BE...

Page 46: ...NOTE TTTTTT VOICE NUMBER 0 104 0 99 VOICE 00 99 100 104 SYNTH BANK 1 5 BBBBB LESS SIGNIFICANT 7BIT OF THE SUM OF THIS DATA WILL BE CURRENT PITCH BEND VALUE 40H CENTER 7FH MAX 00H MIN DEFAULT VALUE IS 40H POSITIVE DATA 00001 01111 NEGATIVE DATA 11111 10000 2 S COMPLEMENT P PORTAMENTO R REVERB S SUSTAIN V VIBRATO 1 ON 0 OFF OTHERS GD GROUPING DATA a CONNECTION WITH BANK 1 b CONNECTION WITH BANK 2 e ...

Page 47: ...QUENCE DATA THIS THE BEAT NUMBER OF EACH MUST BE 0001 STYLE CHORD NAME RRRR ROOT NOTE OF CHORD CCCC CHORD TYPE 0000 C 0001 C 0010 D 0000 M 0001 m 0010 7th 0011 D 0100 E 0101 F 0011 m7th 0100 M7th 0101 mM7th 0110 F 0111 G 1000 G 0110 m7th 5 0111 7SUS4 1000 AUG 1001 A 1010 A 1011 B 1001 DIM 1010 6th 1011 M6th 1100 7th 5 RHYTHM CONTROL SWITCHES XXXXXXXX DOES NOT MATTER V FILL IN 1 W FILL IN 2 X FILL ...

Page 48: ...1 4 1 1 3 BEAT BEAT LENGTH OF THIS PATTERN 000 1BEAT 001 2BEATS 111 8BEATS INSTRUMENT SELECT I I I I I I INSTRUMENT NUMBER A ACCENT1 FLAG 1 ACCENT1 0 NORMAL R ROLL FLAG 1 ROLL 0 NORMAL QUANTIZE DATA A QUANTIZE OF 1ST BEAT B QUANTIZE OF 2ND BEAT H QUANTIZE OF 8TH BEAT 0 1 8 1 1 6 ON TIMING DATA a 1ST TIMING OF BEAT b 2ND TIMING OF A BEAT h 8TH TIMING OF BEAT 1 ON 0 NO ACTION VOLUME DATA NORMAL ACCE...

Page 49: ... SW PORTAMENT SW Change Prog Change True System Exclusive System Song Pos x Song Sel x Common Tune x System Clock Real Time Commands Alternative Start Stop Aux Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Mes Active Sense sages Reset Note 1 When the power is turned OFF the data is stored 2 All channels from 1 to 16 can be turned ON OFF selectively and the data is stored when the power is turned off 3 4 Including th...

Page 50: ...k x x Real Time Commands x x Aux Local ON OFF x x All Notes OFF x x Mes Active Sense sages Reset x x Note 8 For the channels from 1 to 15 0 99 100 104 and 105 127 are recognized corresponding to the voices 00 99 the DEGITAL SYNTH BANK 1 5 and voices 00 22 respectively For the 16th 0 99 and 100 127 correspond to Style 00 99 and Style 00 27 respectively 9 Multi timbre Dynamic allocation Refer to pag...

Page 51: ...und PSS 680 and the device being effected that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or Install A C line filters in the case of radio TV interference relocate the an tenna or if the antenna lead in is a 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to a co axial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce satis factory results please contact your Authorized Yamaha Consumer P...

Page 52: ...YAMAHA YAMAHA CORPORATION P O Box 1 Hamamatsu Japan ...

Page 53: ...YAMAHA PSS680 OM Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 OrangeThorpe Avenue P O Box 6600 Buena Park CA 90622 6600 PSS680 OM 9 10 98 29645 ...

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