Yamaha PortaTone PSR-550 Owner'S Manual Download

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Page 2: ...eet these goals In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the follow ing Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non rechargeable battery which if applicable is soldered in place The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years When replacement becomes necessary contact a qualified service representative to perform the rep...

Page 3: ...e the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel Use the specified adaptor PA 6 or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha only Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or overheating Beforecleaningtheinstrument alwaysremovetheelectricplugfromtheoutlet Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt o...

Page 4: ...rface also greatly enhance the operability of this advanced instrument In order to make the most of your PortaTone s features and extensive performance potential we urge you to read the manual thoroughly while trying out the various features described Keep the manual in a safe place for later reference Packing List Please check that these items have been packed with your PSR 550 PSR 550 Music Stan...

Page 5: ... page 16 This section explains the display indications of the PSR 550 and how to read them for optimum operation Function Tree page 22 This lists all functions of the PSR 550 according to their hierarchical structure letting you easily see the relationship of the various func tions and quickly locate desired information Appendix page 123 This contains various important lists such as the Voice list...

Page 6: ...ight R1 R2 Hands 28 Functions of the Keyboard 29 Transpose 30 Pitch Bend Wheel 30 Sustain 30 Keyboard Percussion 31 Auto Accompaniment 32 Using Auto Accompaniment rhythm track only 32 Using Auto Accompaniment all tracks 33 Accompaniment Sections 34 Tempo Tap 36 Accompaniment Track Muting 37 Accompaniment Volume Control 37 Chord Fingerings 38 Accompaniment Split Point 40 Synchro Stop 41 One Touch S...

Page 7: ... 104 MIDI Functions 106 What s MIDI 106 What You Can Do With MIDI 108 MIDI Data Compatibility 109 Connecting to a Personal Computer 110 MIDI Template 112 MIDI Transmit Setting 114 MIDI Receive Setting 115 Local Control 116 Clock 116 Initial Data Send 117 Other Functions Utility 118 Metronome 118 Upper Octave 119 Master Tuning 119 Scale Tuning 119 Split Point 120 Touch Sensitivity 120 Voice Set 120...

Page 8: ...ply pressing one of the Multi Pads you can play short rhythmic or melodic phrases Page 43 You can also create your original Multi Pad phrases by recording them directly from the keyboard Page 92 Registration Memory The convenient Registration Memory feature lets you save virtually all panel settings to one of 128 Registration Memory settings and then instantly recall all your custom panel settings...

Page 9: ...concert hall or a night club Page 46 Chorus enriches the voices by making them sound warmer and thicker as if several instruments were playing together at the same time Page 48 The DSP effects let you process the sound in special unusual ways such as applying distortion or tremolo to a specific part Page 49 Harmony Echo lets you enhance your right hand melodies with a variety of harmony and echo e...

Page 10: ...s automatically shut off when a pair of head phones is plugged into the PHONES OUTPUT jack Do not listen with the headphones at high volume for long periods of time Doing so may cause hearing loss CAUTION Connect the PSR 550 to external equipment only after turning off power for all devices To prevent damage to the speakers set the volume of the external devices at the minimum setting before conne...

Page 11: ...O TAP button 17 36 4 TRANSPOSE button 17 30 5 FUNCTION button 17 118 6 PART ON OFF VOICE L button 28 VOICE R1 button 26 VOICE R2 button 27 7 Number buttons 1 0 NO YES 20 8 EXIT button 17 9 Data dial 20 0 DISK LOAD button 17 62 1 DISK SAVE button 17 60 2 DISK UTILITY button 17 64 67 3 SYNC STOP button 41 4 SYNC START button 33 5 START STOP button 32 69 6 INTRO button 34 7 MAIN AUTO FILL A button 34...

Page 12: ...alkaline and manganese at the same time If the instrument is not to be in use for a long time remove the batteries from it in order to prevent possible fluid leakage from the battery Plugging or unplugging the AC power adaptor while the batteries are installed will reset the PSR 550 to the defaults 3 Plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet When turning the power OFF simply reverse the procedure 1 Op...

Page 13: ...d the life of the batteries will be shorter 3 Set a volume level with the MASTER VOLUME control 4 Skip to the beginning of a different demo song Use the data dial the YES button the NO button or the number buttons 1 0 5 Press the DEMO button again to stop the demo song 1 Turn the power ON by pressing the STANDBY ON switch Press the STANDBY ON switch again to turn the power OFF CHORD dim mM 6 7augs...

Page 14: ...NCHRO NIZED START on See page 25 for details See pages 32 through 41 for details about the Auto Accompaniment The PSR 550 has 220 panel setups in the Music Database and they are divided into eleven different categories You can select different Music Database categories in succession by using the Direct Access function To select the first Music Database of the next available category first press th...

Page 15: ... Voice change setting Voice R1 R2 L page 75 Mixer setting Voice R1 R2 L page 76 DSP on off FIRST SLOW on off DSP Type and Return Level page 49 HARMONY ECHO on off type volume part page 50 Pitch Bend Range page 122 Upper Octave setting page 119 AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT PARAMETERS Auto accompaniment ACMP on off page 33 Synchro Start ON page 33 Style Number page 32 Main A B section page 34 Tempo page 36 Ac...

Page 16: ...ect is turned on page 49 0 TOUCH Appears when the touch sensitivity is turned on page 120 1 SUSTAIN Appears when the sustain is turned on page 30 2 HARMONY Appears when the HARMONY effect is turned on page 50 3 Chord Displays the current chord name during AUTO ACCOM PANIMENT playback or SONG recording playback page 33 4 Song tracks Accompaniment tracks In the Song mode page 25 and the Demo Song mo...

Page 17: ... you can also directly select the desired displays by pressing the appropriate buttons as listed above DEMO button page 13 RECORD button pages 25 78 92 96 SONG button page 25 STYLE button pages 25 32 MUSIC DATABASE button page 14 VOICE L button page 28 VOICE R1 button page 26 VOICE R2 button page 27 VOICE CHANGE button page 75 MIXER button page 76 ACMP SONG VOL button pages 37 70 TEMPO TAP button ...

Page 18: ...s message means The current style 8Beat 1 is shown at top You can change this style by using the data dial the YES button the NO button or the number buttons 1 0 This message also means You can start the accompaniment by pressing the START STOP button CHORD dim mM 6 7augsus4 119 513 BACK NEXT KEYBOARD START STOP YES TRACK 1 16 PART DIAL 0 9 SONG STYLE VOICE LR12 EASY NAVIGATOR 001 CLUB XG _ MUSICD...

Page 19: ...TOR F1 Multi Pad MUSICDATABASE CHORD dim mM 6 7augsus4 119 513 BACK NEXT KEYBOARD START STOP YES TRACK 1 16 PART DIAL 0 9 SONG STYLE VOICE LR12 EASY NAVIGATOR 001 Grand Piano MUSICDATABASE CHORD dim mM 6 7augsus4 119 513 BACK NEXT KEYBOARD START STOP YES TRACK 1 16 PART DIAL 0 9 SONG STYLE VOICE LR12 EASY NAVIGATOR F1 Multi Pad CHORD dim mM 6 7augsus4 119 513 BACK NEXT KEYBOARD START STOP YES TRAC...

Page 20: ...h a number of other voices To select number 106 for example press the 1 0 and 6 number buttons in sequence Basic Operation Entering one or two digit numbers One or two digit voice numbers can be entered with leading zeroes e g 12 can be entered as 012 by pressing the 0 1 and 2 buttons in sequence Rotating the data dial to the right clockwise increases the value while rotating it to the left counte...

Page 21: ...04 User Pad banks page 94 Registration Memory banks page 56 The example display below appears when naming a song on a floppy disk page 90 Basic Operation Entering a character Each key on the keyboard enters a different character as marked directly above the key Moving the cursor The A 5 and B5 keys move the cursor backward and forward within the file name Entering a lower case character The C1 key...

Page 22: ...th setting of voice R1 R2 L 30 77 ChoDepth RhM Chorus depth setting of accompaniment track 30 77 ChoDepth T01 Chorus depth setting of song track 30 77 DspDepth R1 DSP depth setting of voice R1 R2 L 33 77 DspDepth RhM DSP depth setting of accompaniment track 33 77 DspDepth T01 DSP depth setting of song track 33 77 ACMP SONG VOL Acmp Volume Accompaniment Volume setting 37 Song Volume Song Volume set...

Page 23: ...ck selection 116 Init Send Initial data send 117 F5 Utility Metronom Metronome on off setting 18 118 UpperOct Upper octave setting 119 Tuning Master tuning setting 119 SC Tune Scale tuning setting 119 Template Scale tuning template selection 119 NoteEdit Individual note tuning 119 Split Split point setting 19 120 Fingerng Fingering selection 20 38 TouchSns Touch sensitivity setting 21 120 VoiceSet...

Page 24: ...ection MULTI PAD STOP 13 Chord match on off setting MULTI PAD 1 4 14 Registration Memory bank selecton REGISTRATION MEMORY 1 4 15 Naming Registration Memory bank REGISTRATION MEMORY MEMORY 16 DSP type selection DSP or FAST TAP 17 Harmony Echo type selection HARMONY 18 Metoronome on off setting TEMPO TAP 19 Split point settiong SONG ACMP VOLUME 20 Fingering selection ACMP ON OFF 21 Touch sensitivit...

Page 25: ...nt is on the left side of the keyboard is used for playing indicating chords Synchronized Start standby SYNC START on off page 33 The SYNC START button switches on and off When Synchronized Start standby is on the auto accompaniment starts as soon as you play a key on the keyboard Record Mode Select this mode by pressing the RECORD button In the Record mode you can record your own original perform...

Page 26: ...ions Pitch Bend Wheel page 30 Transpose page 30 Sustain page 30 Touch Sensitivity page 120 Selecting a Voice 1 Press the VOICE R1 button The voice selected here is called voice R1 RIGHT 1 See page 29 for more information on voice R1 2 Select a voice Use the data dial the YES button the NO button or the number buttons 1 0 Refer to the Voice List page 123 3 Play the keyboard and adjust the volume CH...

Page 27: ...oices available for selection here VOICE R2 are the same as those available for VOICE R1 selected on page 26 3 Play the voice 2 Play the voices Two different voices are sounded simultaneously in a layer Voice R1 RIGHT 1 is the first voice of the layer and is meant to be played with the right hand The second voice is called voice R2 RIGHT 2 and is also played with the right hand Playing Voices 1 Pr...

Page 28: ...ce R1 RIGHT 1 is meant to be played with the right hand Voice L LEFT is played with the left hand Selecting a voice for VOICE L 2 Select a voice Use the data dial the YES button the NO button or the number buttons 1 0 Refer to the Voice List page 123 The voices available for selection here VOICE L are the same as those available for VOICE R1 selected on page 26 3 Play the voices Playing Voices 1 P...

Page 29: ...nks and Registration Memory banks page 21 Playing Voices The point on the keyboard that separates voice L and voice R1 R2 is called the split point The split point is set to F 2 at the factory setting however you can set this to any key you wish Refer to page 120 for instructions on setting the split point Each key has a note name for example the lowest farthest left key on the keyboard correspond...

Page 30: ...the TRANSPOSE button 2 Set the transposition Use the data dial the YES button the NO button or the number buttons 1 0 Pitch Bend Wheel Use the PSR 550 pitch bend wheel to bend notes up roll the wheel away from you or down roll the wheel toward you while playing the keyboard The pitch bend wheel is self centering and will automatically return to nornal pitch when released The maximum pitch bend ran...

Page 31: ...tails Playing Voices 220 StandardKit1 Standard Kit 1 Seq C lick H Bell Tree Jingle Bell Triangle O pen C uica O pen W ood Block L W ood Block H G uiro Long Sam ba W histle L Sam ba W histle H C abasa Agogo H Tim bale H C onga L C onga H M ute Bongo H R ide C ym bal 2 C rash C ym bal 2 Splash C ym bal R ide C ym bal C up C hinese C ym bal H igh Tom M id Tom H M id Tom L Low Tom Floor Tom H Floor To...

Page 32: ... 37 Accompaniment Volume Control page 37 Auto accompaniment functions related to your left hand chord playing Chord Fingerings page 38 Accompaniment Split Point page 40 Synchro Stop page 41 Automatic one touch selection of a variety of specially programmed panel settings to match the auto accompaniment style One Touch Setting page 42 Using Auto Accompaniment rhythm track only 1 Press the STYLE but...

Page 33: ...ton so that its indicator lights The beat lamp also flashes in time with the tempo This condition is called synchronized start standby Refer to page 25 for details 5 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand the auto accompaniment starts For this example play a C major chord as shown below 6 Try playing other chords with your left hand For information on how to enter chords see Chord Fingeri...

Page 34: ... the song It plays an accompaniment pattern of several measures 2 4 measures and repeats indefinitely until another section s button is pressed There are two variations on the basic pattern A B and the auto accompani ment changes harmonically based on the chords you play with your left hand FILL IN Section The fill in sections let you add dynamic variations and breaks in the rhythm of the accompan...

Page 35: ...8 Press the MAIN B button A fill in plays automatically followed by the main B section 9 Press the MAIN buttons as desired during your performance The main section corresponding to the pressed button plays following an automatic fill in 10 Press the ENDING button This switches to the ending section When the ending is finished the auto accompaniment automatically stops You can have the ending gradu...

Page 36: ...u tapped the button The Tempo can also be changed during playback by tapping the TEMPO TAP button twice at the desired tempo The auto accompaniment can be started at any tempo you desire by tapping out the tempo with the TEMPO TAP button 1 Press the STYLE button 2 Select a style page 32 Use the data dial the YES button the NO button or the number buttons 1 0 3 Press the TEMPO TAP button four times...

Page 37: ...nt page 33 2 Press the ACMP SONG VOLUME button Track contents RHYTHM SUB RHYTHM MAIN These are the main rhythm tracks The RHYTHM tracks produce the drum and 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 CHORD 2 These tracks provide the rhythmic chordal accompaniment required by each style...

Page 38: ... including the split point key normally F 2 while the PSR 550 supplies appropriately orchestrated rhythm bass and chord accompaniment in the selected style The Fingered 1 mode recognizes the following chords Fingering Singl Fingering F1 Cm C Cm7 C7 For a major chord press the root key only For a minor chord simultaneously press the root key and a black key to its left For a seventh chord simultane...

Page 39: ...3 5 7 or 1 3 5 7 Major seventh ninth M7 9 1 2 3 5 7 Major seventh add sharp eleventh M7 11 1 2 3 4 5 7 or 1 2 3 4 5 7 Flatted fifth b5 1 3 b5 Major seventh flatted fifth M7b5 1 3 b5 7 Suspended fourth sus4 1 4 5 Augmented aug 1 3 5 Major seventh augmented M7aug 1 3 5 7 Minor m 1 b3 5 Minor add ninth m 9 1 2 b3 5 Minor sixth m6 1 b3 5 6 Minor seventh m7 1 b3 5 b7 Minor seventh ninth m7 9 1 2 b3 5 b...

Page 40: ... the third or G the fifth as the bass note rather than C When the Full Keyboard Mode is selected the PSR 550 will automatically create appropriate accompaniment while you play just about anything using both hands anywhere on the keyboard You do not have to worry about specifying the accompani ment chords The name of the detected chord will appear in the display When the Full Keyboard mode is selec...

Page 41: ...turned off SYNC STOP is the abbreviation of SYNCHRO STOP 1 Press the STYLE button 2 Turn AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT on page 33 3 Turn SYNCHRONIZED START on page 33 4 Turn SYNCHRONIZED STOP on Press the SYNC STOP button 5 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand the auto accompaniment starts For this example play a C major chord as shown below 6 The auto accompaniment stops when you release your lef...

Page 42: ...soon as you play a chord with your left hand the auto accompaniment starts For this example play a C major chord as shown below 4 Stop the accompaniment Part on off VOICE R1 R2 page 29 Voice Change setting VOICE R1 R2 page 75 Mixer setting VOICE R1 R2 page 76 Auto accompaniment ON page 33 Synchro Start ON page 33 HARMONY ECHO on off type volume part page 50 DSP on off type return level and FAST SL...

Page 43: ...phrase in this case for Pad 1 starts playing back in its entirety as soon as the pad is pressed To stop playback in the middle of the phrase press the STOP button Simply tap any of the Multi Pads at any time to play back the corresponding phrase at the currently set tempo You can even play two three or four Multi Pads at the same time Pressing the pad during its playback will stop playing and begi...

Page 44: ... Press the NEXT button again The chord match function has no effect with pads that contain percussion phrases The chord match on off setting is restored to its original status whenever a preset Multi Pad Bank is selected When the chord match on off status of a user Multi Pad Bank see above is changed the new status is recorded with the Multi Pad data 5 Select the desired PAD Use the NEXT BACK butt...

Page 45: ...n3 O O O O O O 7 TechSyn4 O O O O O O 8 PianoSeq O O O O 9 OrcheHit O O O O 10 Traffic 11 Chirp 12 HorrorSE 13 Noises 14 WaterSE 15 AnalgKit 16 TechKit 17 RockKit 18 TomFlam 19 LatPerc1 20 LatPerc2 21 Timbales 22 ArabKit1 23 ArabKit2 24 Brassy1 O O O O 25 Brassy2 O O O O 26 Swingy O O O O 27 SynBrass O O O O 28 GtrPlay1 O O O O O O O O 29 GtrPlay2 O O O O O O O O 30 GtrPlay3 O O O O O O O O 31 Gtr...

Page 46: ...et to on for the PSR 550 A total of 16 different chorus types are available DSP page 49 In addition to the Reverb and Chorus types the PSR 550 has special DSP effects that include additional effects usually used for a specific part such as distortion and tremolo A total of 74 DSP types are available The PSR 550 features one DSP system which can be turned on or off by a panel button page 49 The FAS...

Page 47: ...r track Reverb Return Level see below Sets the amount of reverb returned from the reverb effect stage thus making it possible to adjust the degree of reverb effect applied to the overall sound Digital Effects The two parameters below affect the depth of the reverb D Effect Reverb RevType Hall1 9 Adjust the reverb return level Use the data dial the YES button the NO button or the number buttons 1 0...

Page 48: ...ble to adjust the degree of chorus effect applied to the overall sound 9 Adjust the chorus return level Use the data dial the YES button the NO button or the number buttons 1 0 The range is from 0 to 127 The higher the value the greater the return level 8 Press the NEXT button Digital Effects 1 3 Use the same operation as in Reverb page 46 4 Select Chorus Use the data dial the YES button or the NO...

Page 49: ...rd Try out some of the other DSP types as well Adjust the depth of the DSP DSP Depth Send level page 74 Sets the DSP depth for the specified voice or track and thus the amount of DSP effect applied to that voice or track DSP Return Level see below Sets the amount of DSP effect returned from the DSP effect stage thus making it possible to adjust the degree of DSP effect applied to the overall sound...

Page 50: ...effect applied with the depth and return level parameters Reverb and chorus are both system effects Insertion Effects Applies the effect to only one designated part before inputting the signal to the mixer You can effectively use the digital effects by applying the desired effect to the specific part With the insertion effects only the DSP depth can be set The illustration below with the various a...

Page 51: ...e played on the keyboard at the currently set tempo Steps 1 3 above are unnecessary for this type When a Tremolo type is selected A tremolo effect is applied to the note played on the keyboard at the currently set tempo Steps 1 3 above are unnecessary for this type When a Trill type is selected Two notes held on the keyboard are played alternately at the currently set tempo Steps 1 3 above are unn...

Page 52: ...of the harmony sound may not produce audible effect for some R1 voices ex organ sounds when you select Harmony types Duet through Strum 7 Adjust the Harmony Echo volume Use the data dial the YES button the NO button or the number buttons 1 0 The volume range is from 0 no sound to 127 maximum volume The volume of the Harmony Echo sound in relation to the keyboard sound can be adjusted as follows 1 ...

Page 53: ...g screen 8 Set the part Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button Auto Harmony Echo notes are automatically assigned to the R1 and R2 parts in that order or priority Right1 Harmony Echo is only applied to the Voice R1 If Voice R1 is off there will be no Harmony Echo effect Right2 Harmony Echo is only applied to the Voice R2 If Voice R2 is off there will be no Harmony Echo effect This allow...

Page 54: ... page 29 Voice Change setting VOICE R1 R2 L page 75 Mixer setting VOICE R1 R2 L page 76 Touch Sensitivity page 120 DSP on off FAST SLOW on off DSP Type and Return Level page 49 HARMONY ECHO on off type volume part page 50 TOUCH on off page 120 SUSTAIN on off page 30 Pitch Bend Range page 122 Scale Tuning page 119 Footswitch function page 121 Transpose page 30 Upper Octave setting page 119 Direct A...

Page 55: ...es in the Style Record mode and Pad Record mode even if you press the Registration Memory buttons since only the Voice R1 voice is used in those modes In this example the panel settings memorized to button number 3 are recalled For details about Accompa niment parameters page 54 The Freeze function will automatically be turned on when one of the following modes Song Style Record or Pad Record is e...

Page 56: ...s 1 0 Naming the Registration Banks 1 3 Use the same operation as in Selecting a Registration Bank see above 4 Press the NEXT button to display the Name screen 5 Enter the desired name for the bank Use the keyboard to enter the name page 21 Up to eight letters or characters can be used F2 Regist Memory RBnk 01 Regist01 RBnk 01 Regist01 2 Select Regist Memory Use the data dial the YES button or the...

Page 57: ...8 It may not be possible to record the full 60 files to a disk depending on the length of the recorded files The PSR 550 features special User style User pad and Registration Memory functions The data recorded with these functions can also be saved to disk individually or in any combination Likewise data files saved to disks can be loaded individually or in any combination to the PSR 550 The maxim...

Page 58: ...bels to a floppy disk Also make sure that labels are attached in the proper location To protect your data write protect tab To prevent accidental erasure of important data slide the disk s write protect tab to the protect position tab open Using the Floppy Disk Drive FDD and Floppy Disks When the PSR 550 is turned on the LED below the floppy disk slot will be lit indicating that the Disk Drive is ...

Page 59: ...T STOP button again to stop the song For details see Song Playback page 68 CHORD dim mM 6 7augsus4 119 513 BACK NEXT KEYBOARD START STOP YES TRACK 1 16 PART DIAL 0 9 SONG STYLE VOICE LR12 EASY NAVIGATOR 001 CLUB XG _ MUSICDATABASE 002 TECHNO 1 REC 2 REC 3 REC 4 REC 5 REC 6 REC 7 REC 8 REC 9 REC 10 REC 11 REC 12 REC 13 REC 14 REC 15 REC 16 REC TRANSPOSE REGIST RATION TEMPO MEASURE BEAT 002 TECHNO D...

Page 60: ...tton CAUTION If data is already saved on the disk be careful not to format it If you format the disk all the previously recorded data will be deleted While formatting is in progress never eject the disk or turn off the power to the PSR 550 If a disk that cannot be read by the PSR 550 is inserted into the disk drive it will be treated the same as an unformatted floppy disk Take care not to erase im...

Page 61: ...lete unneeded files on the disk page 67 or replace the disk with a new one and repeat the Save operation If a write error occurs during a save operation an alert message appears If the error reoccurs after repeating the Save operation there could be something wrong with the disk Insert a different disk in the drive and repeat the Save operation 7 Enter the file name directly from the keyboard page...

Page 62: ...he data dial the YES button or the NO button 4 Press the NEXT button to display the Data Type Selection screen 5 Select the file type data type to be loaded Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button Please follow the steps as indicated in the chart above since the actual opera tion differs depending on the selected file type Ld ABCD USR Ld Type All File types that can be loaded All To Step...

Page 63: ...ration CAUTION When data is loaded from a floppy disk to the PSR 550 the data already in the memory of the instrument will be replaced by the data on the disk Save important data into a disk file before doing the Load operation While data is loading never eject the floppy disk or turn the power off An alert message may appear on the display if a problem occurs that prevents the data from being loa...

Page 64: ... One file can be copied at a time As shown in the illustration below first copy the desired file on the disk to internal memory then copy it to the destination disk If the quantity of data is large it may be necessary for the data to be copied in parts When the destination disk s write protect tab is set to ON page 58 or the disk is a purposely copy protected disk an alert message appears indicati...

Page 65: ...Song_01 Copy OK Cursor _ Dst Song 01 Insert Target FD Executing 20 Executing 40 Completed Insert Source FD While data is being copied never eject the floppy disk or turn the power off If you want to cancel the Copy function in this step press the EXIT button to cancel the operation While data is being copied never eject the floppy disk or turn the power off If you want to cancel the Copy function ...

Page 66: ...ES button or the NO button 8 Press the NEXT button to display the Name screen 9 Enter the destination file name directly from the keyboard page 21 10 Press the NEXT button to display the Copy operation screen 11 Execute the Copy operation Press the YES button to execute the Copy operation Press the NO button to abort the Copy operation CAUTION While data is being copied never eject the floppy disk...

Page 67: ... the NEXT button to display the Delete operation screen 7 Execute the Delete operation Press the YES button to execute the Delete operation Press the NO button to abort the Delete operation Utility Delete Del ABCD USR Delete OK When the floppy disk s write protect tab is set to ON page 58 or the disk is a purposely copy protected disk an alert message appears indicating that the Delete function is...

Page 68: ...allows for much higher sound quality You can play back song files collected on these disks using the voices defined in Yamaha s DOC format The following disks are compatible for playback on the PSR 550 including the data disk Refer to page 9 for more details on the logos Disk songs can be played back in five different ways page 69 SINGLE SINGLE REPEAT ALL ALL REPEAT RANDOM Additional song playback...

Page 69: ...Repeat Continue playback through all the songs on the floppy disk repeatedly Random Continue playback through all the songs at random 7 Press the START STOP button to start the song 8 Press the START STOP button again to stop the song SngMenu PlayMode PlayMd Single PlayMd SglRepeat 1 REC 2 REC 3 REC 4 REC 5 REC 6 REC 7 REC 8 REC 9 REC 10 REC 11 REC 12 REC 13 REC 14 REC 15 REC 16 REC TRANSPOSE REGI...

Page 70: ... button or the number buttons 1 0 The range is from 0 to 127 The volume of the keyboard played voice s is not affected by this operation 4 Press the START STOP button again to stop the song CHORD dim mM 6 7augsus4 119 513 BACK NEXT KEYBOARD START STOP YES TRACK 1 16 PART DIAL 0 9 SONG STYLE VOICE LR12 EASY NAVIGATOR Song Volume 120 MUSICDATABASE CHORD dim mM 6 7augsus4 119 513 BACK NEXT KEYBOARD S...

Page 71: ...tton or the NO button 4 Press the NEXT button to display the Song Start Measure screen 5 Specify the measure from which to begin playback Use the data dial the YES button the NO button or the number buttons 1 0 6 Press the START STOP to start the song from the specified measure 7 Press the START STOP button again to stop the song StartMeasure 1 SngMenu Measure StartMeasure 12 69 ...

Page 72: ...button or the YES button at the ending point B to be repeated If only the A repeat point is specified repeat playback will occur between the A point and the end of the song Repeat playback is now set and the selected section automatically repeats indefinitely until disabled or stopped in the steps below 8 To cancel the repeat function and continue song playback press the MAIN A button again or pre...

Page 73: ...ial the YES button or the NO button 4 Press the NEXT button to display the Song Transpose screen 5 Set the Transpose value Use the data dial the YES button the NO button or the number buttons 1 0 The transpose range is from 12 to 12 Each step corresponds to one semitone allowing a maximum upward or downward transposition of one octave A setting of 0 produces normal pitch Minus values can be entere...

Page 74: ...ts the reverb depth for the specified voice or track and thus the amount of reverb effect applied to that voice or track Chorus depth Sets the chorus depth for the specified voice or track and thus the amount of chorus effect applied to that voice or track DSP depth Sets the DSP depth for the specified voice or track and thus the amount of DSP effect applied to that voice or track The parameters w...

Page 75: ...ll occur when using Auto Accompaniment Make sure to first select the appropriate style for which you wish to set the part before calling up the relevant display Auto accompaniment part settings can even be set while an accompaniment is playing Auto accompaniment part settings affects all sections of the selected style Save any part settings you want to keep to the PSR 550 Registration Memory page ...

Page 76: ... 120 Volume R2 120 Volume L 120 Volume RhS 120 Volume RhM 120 Volume Bas 120 Volume Cd1 120 Volume Cd2 120 Volume Pad 120 Volume Ph1 120 Volume Ph2 120 Volume R1 120 Volume R2 120 Volume L 120 Volume T01 120 Volume T02 120 Volume T16 120 Song mode PART ON OFF VOICE R1 Voice R1 PART ON OFF VOICE R2 Voice R2 PART ON OFF VOICE L Voice L TRACK 9 Rhythm sub PART ON OFF VOICE R1 Voice R1 PART ON OFF VOI...

Page 77: ...priate number button while holding the NO button 4 Adjust the volume or parameters Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button The order of Steps 2 and 3 here can be reversed you can also select the part after selecting the parameter In step 2 above the Volume parameter is shown as an example however any of the other parameters shown in step 3 can be selected 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 as necessa...

Page 78: ...g Setup Data page 88 This function allows you to change a variety of non note settings Naming User Songs page 90 This function assigns a twelve letter name to a recorded song Clearing User Song Data page 91 This function lets you delete song data either a specified part or the entire song After finishing your recording of a User song you can play it back in the same way as one of the disk songs Us...

Page 79: ... simultaneously In addition to being able to record to empty tracks you can also re record tracks that already contain recorded data About Quick Recording In Quick Recording you can quickly record without having to worry about the track assignments above Quick Recording automatically makes track assign ments according to the simple rules below When Record method is set to Melody Your keyboard perf...

Page 80: ...Rec Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button 7 Press the NEXT button 8 Select a Record method Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button Melody This records your keyboard performance Voices R1 R2 L without the auto accompaniment Acmp This records only the auto accompaniment When this is selected the auto accompaniment is automatically set to on Mel Acmp This records your keyboard p...

Page 81: ...g 11 Stop recording If you ve selected Melody in step 8 above press the START STOP button If you ve selected Acmp or Mel Acmp in step 8 above press the START STOP button or the ENDING button If you press the END ING button while recording the auto accompaniment track recording will stop automatically after the ending section has finished 12 Select whether to save the newly recorded data to disk or...

Page 82: ...he desired track to Rec Press the NEXT button and use the data dial the YES button or the NO button Make all necessary settings to each track by repeating steps 1 through 3 above For information on track assignments page 79 To record auto accompani ment data set the ACMP button to ON The same part cannot be set to more than one track for recording Song Recording NEXT button CHORD dim mM 6 7augsus4...

Page 83: ...ompaniment cannot be turned on or off during recording 12 Stop recording If you did not enable the auto accompaniment track for recording in steps 8 above press the START STOP button If you enabled the auto accompaniment track for recording in steps 8 above press the START STOP button or the ENDING button If you press the ENDING button while recording the auto accompaniment track recording will st...

Page 84: ...ng In the eight measure example below the third measures through the fifth measure are re recorded 1 Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive 2 Press the RECORD button to engage the Record mode 3 Select Song Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button 4 Press the NEXT button to display the Song selection screen 6 Press the NEXT button again to display the RecMode screen 7 Select MultiRec U...

Page 85: ...e NO button or the number buttons 1 0 14 Press the NEXT button to display the START MEASURE screen 15 Set the start measure the measure at which playback starts Use the data dial the YES button the NO button or the number buttons 1 0 The punch out measure number cannot be set lower than the punch in measure number 16 Press the NEXT button to display the PART screen 17 Record using the same operati...

Page 86: ...he notes in a track so that the timing is absolutely accurate to the specified note value 1 4 Use the same operation as in Re recording page 84 5 Select the Song file to be quantized Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button 6 Press the NEXT button again to display the RecMode screen 7 Select Edit Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button 8 Press the NEXT button to display the Edit...

Page 87: ... execute the Quantize operation To abort the Quantize operation press the NO button CAUTION While the Quantize operation is being executed never eject the floppy disk or turn the power off 16 Press the RECORD button to exit from the Record mode Song Recording Quantize size Size Note 1 4 Quarter note 1 6 Quarter note triplet 1 8 Eighth note 1 12 Eighth note triplet 1 16 Sixteenth note 1 24 Sixteent...

Page 88: ... the chorus depth for the specified track and thus the amount of chorus effect applied to that voice or track DSP depth Sets the DSP depth for the specified track and thus the amount of DSP effect applied to that voice or track Only one of the Setup parameters can be recorded to each track and any parameter changes made in the middle of the song will be cancelled However in the case of Volume data...

Page 89: ...a to disk press the YES button 14 Press the RECORD button to exit from the Record mode CAUTION While the file is being saved never eject the floppy disk or turn the power off Song Recording The Save operation is completed Executing 84 Completed Minus settings for the Octave and Pan parameters can be directly entered by pressing the appropriate number button while holding the NO button T01 001 Gran...

Page 90: ... RecMode screen 7 Select Edit Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button 8 Press the NEXT button to display the Edit Menu screen 9 Select Name Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button 10 Press the NEXT button to display the NAME screen 11 Enter the desired name for the file song Use the keyboard to enter the name page 21 Up to 12 letters or characters can be used The three letter e...

Page 91: ...it Menu screen 9 Select Clear Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button 10 Press the NEXT button 11 Select the track to be cleared Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button To clear the data of an entire song select ALL 12 Press the NEXT button 13 Press the YES button to execute the Clear operation To abort the Clear operation press the NO button 14 Press the RECORD button to exit ...

Page 92: ... recorded to the PSR 550 Multi Pads User Pad data is recorded by playing voice R1 from the keyboard Voice R2 voice L and the auto accompaniment cannot be used Multi Pad Recording 1 Press the RECORD button to engage the Record mode 2 Select MultiPad Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button 3 Press the NEXT button 4 Select a Multi Pad Bank to record Use the data dial the YES button or the N...

Page 93: ...s display 10 Press the NEXT button to display the Record ready screen The beat indicator dots will flash at the currently set tempo indicating that the record ready Synchro Start mode is engaged 11 Start recording Recording starts as soon as you play a key on the keyboard Recording can also be started by pressing the START STOP button If you are recording a Chord match phrase use only the CM7 scal...

Page 94: ...s the NEXT button to display the Chord Match screen 10 Turn the Chord Match function on or off Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button To select the desired pad for setting press the NEXT button 11 Press the RECORD button to exit from the Record mode Naming User Pads 1 7 Use the same operation as in Chord Match above 8 Select Name Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button 9 Press...

Page 95: ...r the NO button 10 Select the Pad number to be cleared Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button To clear the data from all four pads select All 11 Press the NEXT button 12 Execute the Clear operation Press the YES button to execute the Clear operation To abort the Clear operation press the NO button 13 Press the RECORD button to exit from the Record mode Multi Pad Recording PadName UserPa...

Page 96: ...aring User Style Data page 104 This function is for clearing deleting or part of the recorded style User Style Tracks The tracks which can be recorded to the User styles are organized as shown in the chart below Section Track INTRO RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD MAIN A RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD MAIN B RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS...

Page 97: ...ing an alert message will appear on the display and recording will stop Since recording is done in measure units you should first select a style that has the same number of measures as the section you intend to record If none of the preset styles is appropriate select one that has the same time signature and number of measures as the one you want to create then use the Clear function page 104 to c...

Page 98: ...Select a style to begin with Use the data dial the YES button the NO button or the number buttons 1 0 5 Press the NEXT button again to display the RecMode screen 6 Select Record Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button 7 Press the NEXT button to display the Section selection screen 8 Select the section to be recorded 9 Press the NEXT button to display the Track selection screen Multiple s...

Page 99: ... percussion sounds in the following way 1 Press the NEXT button 2 Press the key on the keyboard corresponding to the instrument you want to cancel 3 To return to the original display press the BACK button 14 Press the START STOP button to stop recording 15 Press the RECORD button to exit from the Record mode You should save the recorded data before leaving the recording mode Refer to page 100 for ...

Page 100: ...SE2 Only one track can be recorded at a time 11 Press the NEXT button to display the Record Ready screen Style Recording CAUTION Be aware that this process automatically clears the data in the track selected in step 10 Record Track Bas SaveToUserStyle Sv UserStyle1 Are You Sure Press the NO button to exit from the Style Record mode without storing the performance data to Internal Memory Select a s...

Page 101: ... Use only the chord tones when recording the CHORD and PAD tracks i e C E G and B Any appropriate chord or chord progression can be used for the INTRO and ENDING sections 14 Press the START STOP button to stop recording 15 Press the RECORD button to exit from the Record mode For information on leaving the recording mode see page 100 Style Recording Style Recording C S C C S C C chord tone C S scal...

Page 102: ...ified note value 1 5 Use the same operation as in Style Recording Rhythm Track page 98 6 Select Edit Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button 7 Press the NEXT button to display the Edit Menu screen 8 Select Quantize Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button 9 Press the NEXT button to display the Section selection screen 10 Select the section to be quantized Use the data dial the Y...

Page 103: ...can audition the quantized pattern in this step allowing you to hear the results of the operation before actually changing the data To audition the pattern press the START STOP button 16 Press the YES button to execute the Quantize operation To abort the Quantize operation press the NO button 17 Press the RECORD button to exit from the Record mode For information on leaving the recording mode see ...

Page 104: ...1 7 Use the same operation as in Quantize page 102 8 Select Clear Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button 9 Press the NEXT button to display the Section selection screen 10 Select a Section to be cleared Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button When All Sect is selected as the section to be cleared all style data which includes all sections and all tracks will be deleted In this...

Page 105: ...ar operation To abort the Clear operation press the NO button 15 Press the RECORD button to exit from the Record mode If you ve selected a certain section other than ALL sect see the explanation on leaving the recording mode on page 100 Style Recording Clear OK Completed The Clear operation is completed ...

Page 106: ...s a digital instrument go about playing a note As shown in the illustration above in an electronic instrument the sampling note previously recorded note stored in the tone generator section electronic circuit is played based on information received from the keyboard So then what is the information from the keyboard that becomes the basis for note production For example let s say you play a C quart...

Page 107: ...essages which are generated when the keyboard is played Each message includes a specific note number which corre sponds to the key which is pressed plus a velocity value based on how hard the key is stuck Program Change Voice setting control change bank select MSB LSB setting Control Change Mixer volume pan pot etc Message Name PSR 550 Operation Panel Setting Exclusive Message Reverb chorus DSP se...

Page 108: ...ftware is needed Play music from another keyboard no tone generator using the PSR 550 XG tone generator MIDI receive settings page 115 Record performance data 1 16 channels using the PSR 550 Auto Accompaniment on a external sequencer such as a personal computer After recording edit the data with the sequencer then play it again on the PSR 550 playback MIDI transmit settings page 114 Initial Data s...

Page 109: ...le with both Format 0 and Format 1 Song data recorded on the PSR 550 is automatically recorded as SMF Format 0 ESEQ This sequence format is compatible with many of Yamaha s MIDI devices including the Clavinova series instruments This is a common format used with various Yamaha software The PSR 550 is compatible with ESEQ Style File The Style File Format SFF is Yamaha s original style file format w...

Page 110: ...I position input and output in the TO HOST switch is ignored When using a Macintosh series computer set the MIDI interface clock setting in the application software to match the setting of the MIDI interface you are using For details carefully read the owner s manual for the software you are using Connect using the PSR 550 MIDI terminals Using a MIDI interface device installed in the personal comp...

Page 111: ...printer terminal on the computer to the TO HOST terminal on the PSR 550 using a serial cable system peripheral cable 8 bit Set the PSR 550 HOST SELECT switch in the Mac position Set the MIDI interface clock in the sequencer software you are using to 1 MHz For details carefully read the owner s manual for the software you are using For details about the necessary MIDI settings for computer and sequ...

Page 112: ... transmit receive settings with a single button press 2 Select Midi Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button 3 Press the NEXT button to display the MIDI screen 4 Select Template Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button 5 Press the NEXT button to display the MIDI Template screen 6 Select a MIDI Template Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button For details refer to the MID...

Page 113: ...data to an external sequencer Song Out All transmit channels are set with the Song tracks 1 16 When outputting the song data Used to play the PSR 550 song data with an external tone generator and to record your entire performance on the PSR 550 to an external sequencer Master Keyboard When using the PSR 550 as a master keyboard in other words using it strictly as a controller for outputting MIDI d...

Page 114: ...xplained on page 29 RhM Auto Accompaniment RHYTHM MAIN track RhS Auto Accompaniment RHYTHM SUB track Bas Auto Accompaniment BASS track Cd1 Auto Accompaniment CHORD1 track Cd2 Auto Accompaniment CHORD2 track Pad Auto Accompaniment PAD track Ph1 Auto Accompaniment PHRASE1 track Ph2 Auto Accompaniment PHRASE2 track T01 16 Song track 1 16 When a track is assigned to more than one MIDI channel the data...

Page 115: ... If all channels are set to XG GM the PSR 550 functions as a 16 channel multi timbral tone generator Keybd Received MIDI data is handled in the same way as data generated by the PSR 550 s own keyboard In other words a remote keyboard could be used to control the PSR 740 640 AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT functions etc Chord The note on off messages received at the channel s set to Chord are recognized as the ...

Page 116: ...ayed from the PSR 550 keyboard 5 Press the NEXT button to display the Local Control screen 6 Turn the Local Control on or off Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button Clock Reception of an external MIDI clock signal can be enabled or disabled as required When disabled Int all of the time based functions Auto Accompaniment SONG recording and playback etc are controlled by its own internal ...

Page 117: ... Send Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button The default Clock setting factory setting is Int When the Clock setting is Ext auto accompaniment playback cannot be started via the panel START STOP button Also Multi Pad playback cannot be initiated by pressing the any of the Multi Pads When the Clock setting is Ext EC will appear on the TEMPO display and tempo cannot be changed with the pa...

Page 118: ...e NO button 1 Press the FUNCTION button 2 Select Utility Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button 3 Press the NEXT button 4 Select a function Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button Refer to the list above for available Utility menu items 5 Press the NEXT button 6 Set the value Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button Each of the above functions can be set as described ...

Page 119: ... desired scale setting template or tune each key individually using Note Edit The scale tuning settings are common to each octave on the keyboard Minus values can be entered by using the number buttons while holding the NO button Other Functions Utility Upper Octave 1 Tuning 414 6 The normal tuning of 0 cents can be recalled by setting Equal Use the same operation as in steps 1 5 on page 118 and S...

Page 120: ... The range is from 0 to 127 The greater the value the more sensitive the keyboard is to your playing strength and the more dynamic range that can be brought out of the voices A setting of 0 results in a fixed touch response or no level change no matter how hard or how soft you play the keys This setting is good for instrument sounds such as organ or harpsichord which normally do not have touch res...

Page 121: ...ss the footswitch accompaniment will stop Releasing the switch with the foot will cause it to play again from the next measure Tap Tempo Pressing the footswitch has the same effect as pressing the TAP TEMPO button on the panel Polarity This parameter lets you configure the footswitch response of the PSR 550 to match that of the particular footswitch you are using If the footswitch works in the opp...

Page 122: ...details page 22 23 In this example Clock Int is assigned to the button Backlight You can set the Backlight color of the display Use the data dial the YES button or the NO button to set the Backlight color Auto The color changes according to the mode of the PSR 550 In the Style mode the backlight color is set to blue In the Song mode the backlight color is set to purple In the Record mode the backl...

Page 123: ...ky Tonk 2 4 0 114 3 Rock Piano 2 5 0 112 3 Midi Grand 2 6 0 113 3 CP 80 2 7 0 112 7 Harpsichord 1 8 0 113 7 Grand Harpsi 2 E Piano 9 0 114 5 Galaxy EP 2 10 0 115 5 Polaris EP 2 11 0 118 5 Suitcase EP 2 12 0 117 6 Super DX EP 2 13 0 112 6 DX Modern EP 2 14 0 112 5 Funk EP 1 15 0 115 6 Modern EP 2 16 0 113 6 Hyper Tines 2 17 0 116 6 New Tines 2 18 0 114 6 Venus EP 2 19 0 113 5 Tremolo EP 2 20 0 112 ...

Page 124: ...35 0 113 62 BigBandBrass 2 136 0 112 62 BrassSection 2 137 0 116 62 Mellow Brass 2 138 0 117 62 Small Brass 2 139 0 118 62 Pop Brass 2 140 0 119 62 Mellow Horns 2 141 0 113 60 Ballroom Brs 2 142 0 114 62 Full Horns 2 143 0 115 62 High Brass 2 144 0 120 62 Bright Brass 2 145 0 113 58 Trb Section 2 146 0 112 63 Synth Brass 2 147 0 112 64 Analog Brass 2 148 0 113 63 Jump Brass 2 149 0 114 63 Techno B...

Page 125: ...i KSP 1 270 0 27 8 Clavi Wah 2 271 0 64 8 Pulse Clavi 1 272 0 65 8 PierceClavi 2 273 0 0 9 Celesta 1 274 0 0 10 Glockenspiel 1 275 0 0 11 Music Box 2 276 0 64 11 Orgel 2 277 0 0 12 Vibraphone 1 278 0 1 12 Vibes KSP 1 279 0 45 12 Hard Vibes 2 280 0 0 13 Marimba 1 281 0 1 13 Marimba KSP 1 282 0 64 13 Sine Marimba 2 283 0 97 13 Balimba 2 284 0 98 13 Log Drums 2 285 0 0 14 Xylophone 1 286 0 0 15 Tubul...

Page 126: ... 52 SynStrings2 2 433 0 0 53 Choir Aahs 1 434 0 3 53 Stereo Choir 2 435 0 16 53 Choir Aahs 2 2 436 0 32 53 Mellow Choir 2 437 0 40 53 ChoirStrings 2 438 0 0 54 Voice Oohs 1 439 0 0 55 Synth Voice 1 440 0 40 55 SynthVoice2 2 441 0 41 55 Choral 2 442 0 64 55 Analog Voice 1 443 0 0 56 OrchestraHit 2 444 0 35 56 OrchestrHit2 2 445 0 64 56 Impact 2 446 0 0 57 Trumpet 1 447 0 16 57 Trumpet 2 1 448 0 17 ...

Page 127: ...103 Star Dust 2 617 0 69 103 Reso Panning 2 618 0 0 104 Sci Fi 2 619 0 64 104 Starz 2 620 0 0 105 Sitar 1 621 0 32 105 DetunedSitar 2 622 0 35 105 Sitar 2 2 623 0 96 105 Tambra 2 624 0 97 105 Tamboura 2 625 0 0 106 Banjo 1 626 0 28 106 Muted Banjo 1 627 0 96 106 Rabab 2 628 0 97 106 Gopichant 2 629 0 98 106 Oud 2 630 0 0 107 Shamisen 1 631 0 0 108 Koto 1 632 0 96 108 Taisho kin 2 633 0 97 108 Kano...

Page 128: ...Q 2 Snare Soft Snare Soft 2 Snare Noisy Snare Snappy Electro Snare Noisy 4 Snare Techno Sticks Kick Soft Kick 3 Kick 3 Kick Techno Q Open Rim Shot Open Rim Shot H Short Rim Gate Kick Tight Kick 2 Kick Gate Kick Analog Short Kick Techno L Kick Kick Short Kick Gate Kick Gate Heavy Kick Analog Kick Techno 2 Side Stick Side Stick Light Side Stick Analog Side Stick Analog Snare Snare Short Snare Snappy...

Page 129: ...all Side Stick Light Side Stick Light Side Stick Style Side Stick Cutting Noise 2 Door Squeak Snare Jazz L Brush Slap 3 Band Snare Snare Style Snare Soft Door Slam Arabic Hand Clap String Slap Scratch Cut Snare Jazz M Brush Tap 2 Band Snare 2 Snare Tight Style Snare Scratch H 3 Tom Brush 1 Floor Tom L Style Floor Tom L Wind Chime Hi Hat Closed Style Hi Hat Closed Telephone Ring 2 Tom Brush 2 Floor...

Page 130: ...106 P_Ballad 107 P_Pianoman 108 P_March 109 P_6 8 March 110 P_Ragtime 111 P_Jazz Waltz 112 P_Waltz 8 Beat 1 8 Beat 1 2 8 Beat 2 3 8 Beat 3 4 8 Beat Adria 5 8 Beat Party 6 8 Beat Rock 7 Root Rock 8 Hard Rock 16 Beat 9 16 Beat Pop 10 Guitar Pop 11 Kool Shuffle 12 Pop Shuffle 13 Jazz Rock Ballad 14 16 Beat Ballad 15 Slow Easy 16 Love Song 17 Organ Ballad 18 Analog Ballad 19 6 8 Slow Rock 20 Modern 6 ...

Page 131: ...egianFlt 106 RainbowAbove 107 Red Lady 108 Release me 109 SavingMyLove 110 SierraMusett 111 Silent Sound 112 Silvery Moon 113 Smokey Eyes 114 StrangeShore 115 Sweet Orch 116 Unplugged 117 Whisper Sax ROCK FUSION 118 Dave again 119 Funky Pieces 120 Jump Rock 121 Oye Como Cha 122 RiverRedRock 123 SatisfiedGtr 124 Sheriff Shot 125 Smokey Water 126 Twist again 127 Venus Pop RHYTHM BLUES 128 Amazing 12...

Page 132: ...hether DSP effect is System or Insertion depends on the selected type DSP effect configuration will differ between System and Insertion effects as follows About the Digital Effects Reverb Chorus DSP Although not all the effect settings cannot be made by operating the PSR 550 panel manually some of them may be accessible through MIDI Refer to the MIDI data format for details OUT Rev Send VOICE R1 D...

Page 133: ... reverb effect in which the reverberation is quickly cut off for special effects Reverse Gate System Similar to Gate Reverb but with a reverse increase in reverb Karaoke1 3 System A delay with feedback of the same types as used for karaoke reverb Chorus1 8 System Conventional chorus program with rich warm chorusing Celeste1 2 System A 3 phase LFO adds modulation and spaciousness to the sound Flang...

Page 134: ...is type will sometimes produce a more colorful sound 4Way Open 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 note played on the keyboard avoid playing in the lower registers Octave One note is added an octave below the note played on the keyboard Strum The notes and assignments are ...

Page 135: ...hether the fingering mode is set to Full or not If the Full fingering mode is selected chords are recognized over the entire range of the keyboard irrespective of the split point setting Harmony cannot be turned on when the Full Keyboard fingering mode is selected or if a percussion kit voice is selected Select an appropriate fingering mode or voice Harmony cannot be turned on when a drum kit is s...

Page 136: ...2 Scale Tuning page 119 Transpose page 30 Footswitch Function Polarity page 121 Touch on off Sensitivity page 120 Multi Pad setting page 43 Master Tuning page 119 Metronome on off page 118 CAUTION All registration and User Style Pad memory data plus the other settings listed above will be erased and or changed when the data initialization procedure is carried out Carrying out the data initializati...

Page 137: ...is no floppy disk inserted into the disk drive Insert a disk An error occured because the disk was removed during a disk operation Never remove a disk during a disk operation since this could damage both the disk and the drive The disk s memory capacity is full and no additional data can be recorded Delete one or more unneeded songs using Delete and attempt the operation again When using the Copy ...

Page 138: ... the function when you select a Multi Pad function in the Multi Pad Recording mode This message may appear when the PSR 550 is turned on and indi cates that user data temporarily stored in the internal memory has been lost page 136 When this happens the Data Initialization operation page 136 is automatically executed and the PSR 550 is set to the Style mode page 25 If this message appears even whe...

Page 139: ...t the table above for example 144 159 decimal 9nH 1001 0000 1001 1111 binary displays the Note On Message for each channel 1 16 176 191 BnH 1011 0000 1011 1111 displays the Control Change Message for each channel 1 16 192 207 CnH 1100 0000 1100 1111 displays the Program Change Message for each channel 1 16 240 FOH 1111 0000 denotes the start of a System Exclusive Message 247 F7H 1111 0111 denotes ...

Page 140: ...DATA ENTRY LSB v 0 127 1 c 7 MAIN VOLUME v 0 127 c 10 PANPOT v 0 127 c 11 EXPRESSION v 0 127 c 64 SUSTAIN v 0 63 OFF 64 127 ON 2 c 65 PORTAMENTO v 0 63 OFF 64 127 ON 2 c 66 SOSTENUTO v 0 63 OFF 64 127 ON 2 c 67 SOFT PEDAL v 0 63 OFF 64 127 ON 2 c 71 HARMONIC CONTENT v 0 64 64 0 127 63 c 72 RELEASE TIME v 0 64 64 0 127 63 2 c 73 ATTACK TIME v 0 64 64 0 127 63 c 74 BRIGHTNESS v 0 64 64 0 127 63 c 84...

Page 141: ...0H 7FH 7FH 8192 100 8192 0 8192 100 8192 02H 00H mmH COARSE TUNE 28H 40H 58H 24 0 24 semitones 7FH 7FH NULL Clears the current RPN number setting Does not change the internal parameter settings 3 4 NON REGISTERED PARAMETER NUMBER NRPN Receive only STATUS 1011nnnn BnH n 0 15 VOICE CHANNEL NUMBER NRPN LSB 01100010 62H NRPN LSB NUMBER 0ppppppp p NRPN LSB refer to the list below NRPN MSB 01100011 63H ...

Page 142: ...N message the SYSTEM MODE will be changed to XG Controllers will be reset all values of Multi Part and Effect and All System values denoted by XG data within All System will be reset to default values in the table This message requires approximately 50ms to execute so sufficient time should be allowed before the next message is sent 3 6 3 1 2 XG PARMETER CHANGE binary hexadecimal 11110000 F0 Exclu...

Page 143: ...D 00000000 00 00000000 00 0mmmmmmm MM Master Tune MSB 0lllllll LL Master Tune LSB 0ccccccc CC don t care 11110111 F7 End of Exclusive Changes tuning of all channels MM LL values are used to define the MIDI Master Tuning value T M 128 T Tuning value 99cent 99cent M A single byte value 28 228 consists of bytes 0 3 of MM MSB bytes 0 3 of LL LSB In this setting GM System ON XG System ON will not be re...

Page 144: ...ype 31 1 00 7F Chorus Parameter 12 Refer to the Ef Parameter List Depend on Chorus Type 32 1 00 7F Chorus Parameter 13 Refer to the Ef Parameter List Depend on Chorus Type 33 1 00 7F Chorus Parameter 14 Refer to the Ef Parameter List Depend on Chorus Type 34 1 00 7F Chorus Parameter 15 Refer to the Ef Parameter List Depend on Chorus Type 35 1 00 7F Chorus Parameter 16 Refer to the Ef Parameter Lis...

Page 145: ... 1 00 7F MW Filter Control 9600 9450 cent 40 nn 1F 1 00 7F MW Amp Control 100 100 40 nn 20 1 00 7F MW LFO PMod Depth 0 127 0A nn 21 1 00 7F MW LFO FMod Depth 0 127 00 nn 22 1 00 7F MW LFO AMod Depth 0 127 00 nn 23 1 28 58 Bend Pitch Control 24 24 semitones 42 nn 24 1 00 7F Bend Filter Control 9600 9450 cent 40 nn 25 1 00 7F Bend Amp Control 100 100 40 nn 26 1 00 7F Bend LFO PMod Depth 0 127 00 nn ...

Page 146: ...005 05 NO EFFECT 015 0F NO EFFECT 016 10 20 WHITE ROOM 017 11 21 TUNNEL 018 12 22 CANYON 019 13 23 BASEMENT 020 14 NO EFFECT 127 7F NO EFFECT CHORUS TYPE TYPE MSB TYPE LSB DEC HEX 00 01 02 03 07 08 09 15 16 17 18 19 20 000 00 NO EFFECT 001 01 NO EFFECT 064 40 NO EFFECT 065 41 6 CHORUS1 7 CHORUS2 5 CHORUS5 8 CHORUS4 066 42 9 CELESTE1 4 CHORUS4 10 CELESTE3 2 CHORUS2 3 CHORUS3 1 CHORUS1 067 43 15 FLA...

Page 147: ...eedback Level 63 63 1 127 5 High Damp 0 1 1 0 1 10 6 Lch Delay2 0 1 355 0ms 1 3550 7 Rch Delay2 0 1 355 0ms 1 3550 8 Delay2 Level 0 127 0 127 9 10 Dry Wet D63 W D W D W63 1 127 11 12 13 EQ Low Frequency 50Hz 2 0kHz 8 40 table 3 14 EQ Low Gain 12 12dB 52 76 15 EQ High Frequency 500Hz 16 0kHz 28 58 table 3 16 EQ High Gain 12 12dB 52 76 CROSS DELAY variation block No Parameter Display Value See Table...

Page 148: ... 8 40 table 3 7 EQ High Frequency 500Hz 16 0kHz 28 58 table 3 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Input Mode mono stereo 0 1 16 FLANGER1 2 3 chorus variation block No Parameter Display Value See Table Control 1 LFO Frequency 0 00Hz 39 7Hz 0 127 table 1 2 LFO Depth 0 127 0 127 3 Feedback Level 63 63 1 127 4 Delay Offset 0 0mS 50mS 0 127 table 2 5 6 EQ Low Frequency 50Hz 2 0kHz 8 40 table 3 7 EQ Low Gain 12 12dB ...

Page 149: ... Display Value See Table Control 1 LFO Frequency 0 00Hz 39 7Hz 0 127 table 1 2 LFO Depth 0 127 0 127 3 Cutoff Frequency Offset 0 127 0 127 4 Resonance 1 0 12 0 10 120 5 6 EQ Low Frequency 50Hz 2 0kHz 8 40 table 3 7 EQ Low Gain 12 12dB 52 76 8 EQ High Frequency 500Hz 16 0kHz 28 58 table 3 9 EQ High Gain 12 12dB 52 76 10 Dry Wet D63 W D W D W63 1 127 11 12 13 14 15 16 NO EFFECT reverb chorus variati...

Page 150: ...11 17 4 43 67 8 75 118 2 107 168 5 12 19 0 44 69 4 76 119 7 108 170 1 13 20 6 45 70 9 77 121 3 109 171 7 14 22 1 46 72 5 78 122 9 110 173 2 15 23 7 47 74 1 79 124 4 111 174 8 16 25 3 48 75 7 80 126 0 112 176 4 17 26 9 49 77 2 81 127 6 113 178 0 18 28 4 50 78 8 82 129 2 114 179 5 19 30 0 51 80 4 83 130 7 115 181 1 20 31 6 52 81 9 84 132 3 116 182 7 21 33 2 53 83 5 85 133 9 117 184 3 22 34 7 54 85 1...

Page 151: ...Select 1 5 11 x o 7 10 o o 6 38 o o Data Entry Control 64 66 67 o o 65 x o Portamento Change 72 o o Sound Controller 71 73 74 x o Sound Controller 84 x o Portament Cntrl 91 93 94 o o Effect SendLevel 96 97 x o Data Inc Dec 98 99 x o NRPN LSB MSB 100 101 o o RPN LSB MSB Prog o 0 127 o 0 127 Change True System Exclusive o o Song Pos x x Common Song Sel x x Tune x x System Clock o o Real Time Command...

Page 152: ...y played on the keyboard In this mode only the following channel messages will be recognized Note On Off Control Changes Bank Select R1 voice only Modulation Volume R1 voice only Data entry Pan R1 voice only Expression Sustain Sostenuto Soft Pedal Harmonic Content Release time Brightness Reverb send level R1 voice only Chorus send level R1 voice only Variation send level R1 voice only RPN Pich ben...

Page 153: ...13 Digital effect 46 132 Direct Access 21 24 DISK IN USE 58 Disk drive 58 Disk mode 25 Display 16 DOC 9 68 109 Drum Cancel 99 Drum Kit 31 Drum Kit List 128 DSP 49 E Easy Navigator 16 18 Echo 51 134 Edit 86 88 91 94 102 Ending 34 ESEQ 109 EXIT 17 External 116 F FAST 16 46 49 Fingered1 38 39 Fingered2 38 40 Fingering 17 38 Floppy disk 58 Footswitch 10 121 Format 60 Freeze 55 Full Keyboard 38 40 Func...

Page 154: ... Out 84 Q Quantize 86 102 Quick Recording 78 79 80 R Receive 115 Record 17 78 92 96 Record mode 25 Regist 121 Regist 121 Registration Memory 54 Rehearsal mode 25 Repeat 45 69 72 Return Level 47 48 49 Reverb 46 RHYTHM MAIN 37 96 RHYTHM SUB 37 96 Right 29 Ritardando 35 Root 115 S Save 60 Scale Tuning 119 Section 34 Send Level 47 48 49 Setting up 12 Shift 21 Single Finger 38 SLOW 16 46 49 Soft 121 So...

Page 155: ... 73 Tremolo 51 134 Trill 51 134 Troubleshooting 135 U Upper 112 Upper Octave 119 User Pad 92 User Song 78 User Style 96 Utility 17 60 64 67 118 V Velocity 106 Voice 26 Voice Change 17 74 75 Voice L 28 29 Voice List 123 Voice R1 26 27 29 Voice R2 27 29 Voice Set 120 Volume 26 37 70 74 88 89 W Write protect tab 58 X XG 9 68 109 XG GM 115 163 ...

Page 156: ... File Song Song Volume Song Track Settings ON OFF Repeat Play Song Transpose Song Recording Quick Record Multi Record Recording Tracks 1 16 Punch In Punch Out Quantize Naming Clear Setup Data Volume Octave Pan Reverb depth Chorus depth DSP depth Multi Pad Recording User Pad Bank 4 41 44 Naming Clear Chord Match Style Recording User Styles 3 113 115 Recording Tracks 6 Sections x 8 tracks Drum Cance...

Page 157: ...ration of other electronic devices Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations If this product is found to be the source of inter ference which can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by th...

Page 158: ...lso contact Yamaha directly at the address provided 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 c...

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