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Thank you for purchasing this Yamaha Digital Workstation!

We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that you can fully take advantage of the advanced

and convenient functions of the instrument.

We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference.

Before using the instrument, be sure to read “PRECAUTIONS” on pages 6-7.

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Summary of Contents for PSR-A2000 Oriental

Page 1: ...ly so that you can fully take advantage of the advanced and convenient functions of the instrument We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference Before using the instrument be sure to read PRECAUTIONS on pages 6 7 O w n e r s M a n u a l DIGITAL WORKSTATION EN ...

Page 2: ...w a function or effect works when the unit is operating as designed are not covered by the manufacturer s warranty and are therefore the owners responsibility Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly We sincerely believe that our products and the ...

Page 3: ...r downloading from the Yamaha Manual Library Access the Yamaha Manual Library then enter your model name PSR A2000 for example in the Model Name area to search the manuals Data List Contains various important preset content lists such as Voices Styles Effects as well as MIDI related information MIDI Basics only in English French German and Spanish If you want to know more about MIDI and how to use...

Page 4: ...n accompaniment style such as pop jazz Oriental and various other music genres in the world and let the instrument be your backing band Moreover this instrument lets you add a greater selection of Styles to fit your preferences or performance technique Play Along with Song Data Chapter 3 Songs Displaying Music Score page 60 While playing back a Song you can have the music score notation automatica...

Page 5: ...tering the Song audio data saved in various places into Music Finder the instrument can call up song data easily from the song title Audio Playing and Recording from USB Flash Memory Chapter 7 USB Audio Audio files WAV stored to USB flash memory can be played back on the instrument Moreover you can record your performance as audio data to a USB flash memory device Set your Original Scales Chapter ...

Page 6: ...witch and disconnect the electric plug from the outlet Then have the device inspected by Yamaha service personnel The power cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged It emits unusual smells or smoke Some object has been dropped into the instrument There is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument CAUTION Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical ...

Page 7: ...al failure Do not rest your weight on or place heavy objects on the instrument and do not use excessive force on the buttons switches or connectors Do not use the instrument device or headphones for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level since this can cause permanent hearing loss If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears consult a physician Always turn the p...

Page 8: ...ed However this edited data is lost if you turn off the power without properly exiting from the relevant display Backing up the USB storage device To protect against data loss through media damage we recommend that you save your important data onto two USB stor age devices Information About copyrights Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and or ...

Page 9: ...d by Yamaha specifically to pro vide more Voices and variations as well as greater expressive control over Voices and effects and to ensure compat ibility of data well into the future GS was developed by the Roland Corporation In the same way as Yamaha XG GS is a major enhancement of the GM specifically to provide more Voices and Drum Kits and their variations as well as greater expressive control...

Page 10: ...urning Style Parts On Off and Changing Voices 55 Adjusting the Volume Balance Between the Style and Keyboard 56 3 Songs Playing Practice and Recording Songs 57 Playback of Songs 57 Displaying Music Notation Score 60 Displaying Lyrics Text 61 Turning Song Channels On Off 62 Practicing the Right hand Part Guide Function 62 Repeat Playback 63 Recording Your Performance Quick Recording 64 Saving Files...

Page 11: ...Song Playback Related Parameters Repeat settings Channel settings Guide Function 137 Creating Editing Songs Song Creator 141 4 Multi Pads Adding Musical Phrases to Your Performance 157 Multi Pad Creating Multi Pad Creator 157 Multi Pad Editing 159 5 Music Finder Calling Up Ideal Setups Voice Style etc for Each Song 160 Creating a Set of Favorite Records 160 Editing Records 161 Saving the Record as...

Page 12: ... For connecting a pair of headphones 8 SONG buttons Page 57 These select a Song and control Song playback 9 STYLE category selection buttons Page 47 These select a Style FADE IN OUT button Page 52 Controls fade in out of the Style Song playback STYLE CONTROL buttons Page 50 These control Style playback TRANSPOSE buttons Page 41 These transpose the pitch in semitone steps METRONOME button Page 185 ...

Page 13: ...uttons Page 68 These select and play a rhythmic or melodic Multi Pad phrase MUSIC FINDER button page 70 Searches the appropriate panel settings or desired song PART SELECT buttons Page 37 These select a keyboard part PART ON OFF buttons Page 37 These turn the keyboard part on or off VOICE category selection buttons Page 34 These select a Voice ª ONE TOUCH SETTING buttons Page 53 These call up the ...

Page 14: ...OR FROM THE AC POWER OUTLET WHEN THE PSR A2000 IS NOT IN USE CAUTION Even when the switch is in the standby position electricity is still flowing to the instrument at a minimum level When not using the instrument for an extended period of time be sure to unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet NOTICE Never interrupt the power sup ply e g unplug the AC adaptor during any PSR A2000 recor...

Page 15: ...o the instrument by inserting it into the slot at the rear of the control panel Air Vents This instrument has special air vents in the top panel see below and rear panel Do not place objects where they might block the air vent since this may prevent adequate ventilation of the internal components and possibly result in the instrument overheating CAUTION Air Vents Air Vents Attaching the Music Rest...

Page 16: ... names and character input 1 Call up the operation display FUNCTION I UTILITY TAB E F OWNER 2 Use the 4 5 buttons to select the desired language Using Headphones CAUTION Do not listen with the head phones at high volume for long periods of time Doing so may cause hearing loss Changing the Display Language Standard phone plug NOTE Throughout this manual arrows are used in the instructions indicatin...

Page 17: ...all up the operation display FUNCTION I UTILITY TAB E F OWNER 2 Press the I OWNER NAME button to call up the Owner Name display Refer to page 30 for character entry details Adjusting the Contrast of the Display Entering the Owner Name in the Opening Display Display the version number To check the version number of this instrument press the 7 8 VERSION buttons in the display in step 2 above Press t...

Page 18: ...lays in sequence 2 Press the 7 8 SKIP OVERVIEW buttons in the Demo display to call up the specific Demo menu 3 Press one of the A D buttons to show a specific Demo Pressing the J button returns to the display of step 2 The sub menus are shown at the bottom of the display Press one of the 1 8 buttons corresponding to the sub menu 4 Press the EXIT button several times to exit from the Demos Playing ...

Page 19: ... 1 Example 2 Display based Controls A J buttons A E buttons see below F J buttons see below TAB E F buttons page 20 DIRECT ACCESS button page 22 DATA ENTRY dial and ENTER button page 21 1 8 buttons page 20 EXIT button page 22 In the File Selection display page 25 the A J buttons can be used to select the corre sponding respective files The A and B buttons are used to move the cursor up or down The...

Page 20: ... up or down correspondingly for functions shown directly above them TAB E F buttons 1 8 buttons If a menu appears in this section of the display use the 1 8 buttons If a menu appears in this section of the display use the 1 8 buttons If list of the menu appears use the 1 8 button to select the desired item If a parameter appears in slider or knob form use the 1 8 button to adjust the value ...

Page 21: ...eniently use the DATA ENTRY dial in tandem with the 1 8 buttons to adjust parameters indicated in the display This convenient technique also works well with pop up parameters such as Tempo and Transpose Simply press the appropriate button ex TEMPO then rotate the DATA ENTRY dial and press ENTER to close the window DATA ENTRY dial and ENTER button Rotate the DATA ENTRY dial to move the cursor Press...

Page 22: ... 2 Press the button or move the joystick or connected pedal corresponding to the desired setting display to instantly call up that display For example pressing the GUIDE button calls up the display in which the Guide mode can be set Refer to the Data List for a list of the displays that can be called up with the Direct Access function The Data List is available at the Yamaha website See page 3 EXI...

Page 23: ...ted page 41 4 BAR BEAT TEMPO Displays the current position bar beat tempo in Style playback or Song playback 5 Current chord name When the ACMP button is set to on the chord specified in the chord section of the keyboard will be displayed When the Song containing the chord data is played the current chord name will be displayed 6 Style name and related information Displays the currently selected S...

Page 24: ...stration Memory Bank name and Registration Memory number Pressing the J button calls up the Registration Memory Bank Selection display page 76 Volume Balance Displays the volume balance among the parts Adjust the volume balance among the parts by using the 1 7 buttons USB Audio information Displays information for the selected audio file file name time etc While recording a REC indication appears ...

Page 25: ...es exist the page numbers P1 P2 are shown below the files Pressing the corresponding button changes the display page When other pages follow the Next button appears and for the previous page the Prev button appears 3 File folder operation menu You can save and manage your data files copy move delete etc from this menu For detailed instructions refer to pages 27 29 66 File Selection Display Configu...

Page 26: ... USB Page by creating several new folders page 27 To close the current folder and call up the next highest level folder press the 8 UP button Example of the PRESET Voice Selection display The PRESET Voice files are categorized and contained in appropriate folders This display shows the Voice files in a folder The next highest level in this case folder is shown Each folder shown in this display con...

Page 27: ... to create a new folder within the existing folder also select the folder here 2 Press the 7 FOLDER button to call up the naming display for a new folder 3 Input the name of the new folder see page 30 File Management NOTE A new folder cannot be made in the PRESET tab or the Expansion folder in the USER tab Creating a New Folder NOTE The maximum number of files folders which can be stored in a fold...

Page 28: ...g the file folder you want to copy 2 Press the 3 COPY button to copy or 2 CUT to move The pop up window for the Copy Cut operation appears at the bottom of the display 3 Press one of the A J buttons corresponding to the desired file folder To cancel the selection press the same A J button again Press the 6 ALL button to select all files folders indicated on the current display including the other ...

Page 29: ...eration appears at the bottom of the display 3 Press one of the A J buttons corresponding to the desired file folder To cancel the selection press the same A J button again Press the 6 ALL button to select all files folders indicated on the current display including the other pages To cancel the selection press the 6 ALL OFF button again 4 Press the 7 OK button to confirm the file folder selection...

Page 30: ...he cursor or press another letter input button Alternately you can wait for a short time and the characters will be entered automatically For details on entering characters refer to Other character entry operations below 4 Press the 8 OK button to actually enter the new name and return to the previous display Entering Characters 2 1 4 3 Several different characters are assigned to each button and ...

Page 31: ...s or DATA ENTRY dial The ICON display includes several pages Press the TAB E F buttons to select different pages 3 Press the 8 OK button to apply the selected icon While holding the C6 key right most key on the keyboard turn the Standby On switch on This restores the all settings to the factory default You can also restore a specified setting to the factory default value or save load your own rese...

Page 32: ...lay When the operation is complete the instrument will be restarted automatically Data Backup NOTICE Move the Protected Songs which are saved to the USER Page before restoring If the Songs are not moved the oper ation deletes the data NOTE Before using a USB storage device be sure to read Connecting a USB Stor age Device on page 93 NOTE Completing the backup restore opera tion may take a few minut...

Page 33: ...PSR A2000 Owner s Manual 33 Basic Operations USB Audio Mixing Console Oriental Scales Connections Utility Styles Voices Songs Multi Pads Music Finder Registration Memory 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...

Page 34: ...nd part will not sound 2 Press one of the VOICE category selection buttons to select a Voice category and call up the Voice Selection display The preset Voices are categorized and contained in appropriate folders VOICE category selection buttons on the panel correspond to the categories of the preset Voices For example press the STRINGS button to display various strings Voices Playing Preset Voice...

Page 35: ...mo press the 8 button again 3 NOTE If an Expansion Pack is installed the Expansion folder in the USER drive may open automatically Press the 8 UP to call up the upper level folder which contains files copied in step 1 Recalling your favorite Voices easily The instrument has a huge amount of high quality Voices covering an exceptionally broad range of instrument sounds making it perfect for virtual...

Page 36: ... J buttons to select the desired Voice 5 Play the keyboard The notes you play with your left hand sound one Voice LEFT Voice selected above while the notes you play with your right sound a different Voices RIGHT 1 and 2 Voices NOTE You can save the settings to Registra tion Memory See page 75 Quickly selecting Voices for Right 1 and 2 parts You can quickly select the Right 1 and 2 part Voices just...

Page 37: ...entire keyboard When the LEFT part is on keys lower than F 2 the Split Point are set for playing the LEFT part and those higher than the Split Point are set for playing the RIGHT 1 and 2 parts You can confirm the currently selected part by checking which lamp of the PART SELECT buttons is lit To select the desired keyboard part press the corresponding part button Holding the LEFT part Voice Left H...

Page 38: ...locities need to play the sounds they re not intended for playing from the keyboard They are however very useful and convenient when creating MIDI data especially when you want to avoid using several different Voices just for a single instrument part Voice Types Percussion Drum Voices When one of the Voices is selected from this button you can play various drums and percussion instruments or SFX s...

Page 39: ...operation appears The instrument will be restarted automatically 6 Press the EXPANSION USER button in the VOICE or STYLE category selection button to see if the Expansion Pack data is installed successfully Expansion Voices or Styles can be found in the Expansion folder of the USER tab display Expanding Voices Installing an Expansion Pack NOTICE This instrument allows you to install only one Expan...

Page 40: ... Registration Memory containing Expansion Voices or Styles Song Style or Registration Memory containing any Expansion Voices or Styles will not sound properly or cannot be called up if the Expansion Pack data does not exist in the instrument We recommend that you record the name of the Expansion Pack when you create the data Song Style or Registration Memory using Expansion Voices or Styles so tha...

Page 41: ...ransposing the Pitch of the Keyboard NOTE The Transpose functions do not affect the Drum Kit or SFX Kit Voices NOTE You can also change the transpose settings in the MIXING CONSOLE display MIXING CONSOLE TAB E F TUNE 1 3 TRANSPOSE Default Pitch setting By default the reference pitch of the entire instrument is set to 440 0 Hz and the scale to equal temperament You can change the pitch and scale fr...

Page 42: ... and 2 Moving the joystick away from the center increases the depth of the effect while moving it closer to the center decreases it You can set whether the effects caused by the joystick will be applied or not to each keyboard part FUNCTION D CONTROLLER TAB E F KEYBOARD PANEL A B 2 JOYSTICK Y 3 JOYSTICK Y Using the Joystick Pitch Bend NOTE The Pitch Bend effect may not be applied to the LEFT part ...

Page 43: ... realistically It also lets you expressively control the Portamento effect depending on the selected Voice by playing legato When this button is off the part s Voice played polyphonically DSP DSP VARI With the digital effects built into the instrument you can add ambience and depth to your music in a variety of ways such as adding reverb that makes you sound like you are playing in a concert hall ...

Page 44: ...e of the keyboard You can also use the Harmony effect with the Style stopped Simply hold down a chord with your left hand and play a melody with your right Many of the Voices have been automatically set to play certain Harmony Echo types that match the particular Voice Try out some of Voices You can also change the Harmony Echo type FUNCTION G HARMONY ECHO Applying Harmony toYour Right hand Melody...

Page 45: ... Your Original Organ Flutes Voices NOTE The term footage is a reference to the sound generation of traditional pipe organs in which the sound is produced by pipes of different lengths in feet 3 4 5 6 1 2 NOTE About the VOLUME ATTACK Page and EFFECT EQ Page refer to the Advanced Features section page 112 1 A B ORGAN TYPE Specifies the type of organ tone generation to be simulated Sine or Vintage 2 ...

Page 46: ...er Voices from the Panel Voice Selection display 8 UP 2 P2 Effect related settings Setting the touch sensitivity of the keyboard FUNCTION D CONTROLLER TAB E F KEYBOARD PANEL Selecting the Harmony Echo type FUNCTION G HARMONY ECHO Pitch related settings Fine tuning the pitch of the entire instrument FUNCTION A MASTER TUNE SCALE TUNE TAB E F MASTER TUNE Scale Tuning FUNCTION A MASTER TUNE SCALE TUNE...

Page 47: ...egory button again can call up the other display page 3 Press the ACMP button to turn on the Auto Accompaniment The specific left hand section of the keyboard page 37 becomes the Chord section and chords played in this section are automatically detected and used as a basis for fully automatic accompaniment with the selected Style 4 Press the SYNC START button to enable synchronized start Playing a...

Page 48: ...ion These Styles provide even greater realism and authentic backing by mixing in original chord types and changes as well as special riffs with chord changes with the Main sections These have been programmed to add spice and a professional touch to your performances of certain songs and in certain genres Keep in mind however that the Styles may not necessarily be appropriate or even harmonically c...

Page 49: ... chord fingering type Following types can be selected for example SINGLE FINGER This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard using only one two or three fingers AI FULL KEYBOARD Playing just about anything anywhere on the keyboard using both hands like playing the piano produces appropriate accompaniment You don t have to worry about specifying the chords Depe...

Page 50: ... on press the SYNC STOP button then play the keyboard The PSR A2000 features three different Intro sections to add an introduction before starting the Style playback After pressing one of the INTRO I III buttons start playback by using the START STOP button or SYNC START but ton When the Intro finishes playing the Style playback automatically shifts to the Main section The PSR A2000 features three...

Page 51: ...on Adjusting the Tempo Selected Main section s lamp is lit in red MAIN VARIATION A D buttons Press one of the MAIN VARIATION A D buttons to select the desired Main section the button lights in red Each is an accompaniment pattern of a few measures and it plays indefinitely Pressing the selected MAIN VARIA TION button again plays an appropriate fill in pattern to spice up the rhythm and break the r...

Page 52: ...desired panel setting Fading In Out NOTE This operation is common for Song playback page 57 Calling up the Panel Settings to Match the Style Repertoire This produces smooth fade ins and fade outs when starting stopping playback Press the FADE IN OUT button when playback is stopped and press the START STOP button to start playback with a fade in To stop the playback with a fade out press the FADE I...

Page 53: ...cally turns on ACMP and SYNC START so that you can immediately start playing the Style 3 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand the selected Style starts Each Style has four One Touch Setting setups Press other ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 4 button to try out other setups Appropriate Panel Settings for the Selected Style One Touch Setting NOTE You can also create your own One Touch Setting setups ...

Page 54: ...ected Style 1 In the Style Selection display press the 7 OTS INFO button to call up the Information display 2 Press the F CLOSE button to close the Information display Confirming the One Touch Setting contents NOTE You can also call up the Information display by pressing the DIRECT ACCESS button then pressing one of the ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 4 buttons 2 1 ...

Page 55: ... RHY1 2 Rhythm 1 2 These are the basic parts of the Style containing the drum and percussion rhythm patterns BASS The bass part uses various appropriate instrument sounds to match the Style CHD1 2 Chord 1 2 These are the rhythmic chord backing commonly used with piano or guitar Voices PAD This part is used for sustained instruments such as strings organ choir etc PHR1 2 Phrase1 2 These parts are u...

Page 56: ...each Style part See page 86 Advanced Features Refer to the Advanced Features section in this manual Chapter 2 Selecting the Chord Fingering type FUNCTION C STYLE SETTING SPLIT POINT CHORD FINGERING TAB E F CHORD FINGERING Style playback related settings FUNCTION C STYLE SETTING SPLIT POINT CHORD FINGERING TAB E F STYLE SETTING Split Point settings FUNCTION C STYLE SETTING SPLIT POINT CHORD FINGERI...

Page 57: ...ee page 64 for instructions on recording Commercially available Song data SMF Standard MIDI File or ESEQ 1 Press the SONG SELECT button to call up the Song Selection display 2 Press the TAB E F buttons to select the location of the desired Song If you want to playback Songs in a USB storage device connect the USB storage device containing MIDI Song data to the USB TO DEVICE terminal beforehand 3 S...

Page 58: ...OP button and press the F II PLAY PAUSE button once again Pause Press the F II PLAY PAUSE button Pressing it again resumes Song playback from the current position Queuing the next Song for playback While a Song is playing back you can queue up the next Song for playback This is convenient for chaining it to the next Song smoothly during stage performance Select the Song you want play next in the S...

Page 59: ...alue Adjusting the Tempo Same procedure as with Style tempo See page 51 Fading In Out Same procedure as with Style See page 52 NOTE Phrase Mark is a pre programmed marker in a certain Song data which specifies a certain location in the Song For Songs containing Phrase Marks You can switch between BAR and PHRASE MARK by pressing the E button For Songs not containing Phrase Marks NOTE You can adjust...

Page 60: ... copied These can be moved saved only to the USER drive and USB storage devices with ID Prot 2 Edit Indicates edited Prot 2 Orig Songs Make sure to save these to the same folder containing the corresponding Prot 2 Orig Song These cannot be copied These can be moved saved only to the USER drive and USB storage devices with ID Note for Prot 2 Orig and Prot 2 Edit Song file operation Make sure to sav...

Page 61: ...lyrics changes indicating the current position Even if the Song doesn t contain lyrics data you can view the lyrics on the display by loading the text file txt created on a computer via USB storage device This feature enables various useful possibilities such as the showing of lyrics chord names and text notes 1 When the Lyrics display is shown press the 1 TEXT button to display the text 2 Press t...

Page 62: ...el solo playback press the same button again The Guide function indicates the notes you should play when you should play them and how long you should hold them down You can also practice at your own pace since the accompaniment waits for you to play the notes correctly Here mute the right hand part and try practicing the part 1 Select a Song and call up the Score display page 60 2 Turn the GUIDE b...

Page 63: ... help guide you into the phrase the range from Point A to Point B is played back repeatedly Other guide functions There are additional functions in the Guide features for practicing the tim ing of playing the keys Any Key mode or for Karaoke FUNCTION B SONG SETTING A B GUIDE MODE For more information refer to the Advanced Features section page 137 Repeat Playback NOTE You can play multiple Songs r...

Page 64: ...oard start Style playback or start Multi Pad playback Specifying the repeat range while Songs are stopped 1 Press the H FF button to advance to the Point A location 2 Press the REPEAT button to specify Point A 3 Press the H FF button to advance to the Point B location 4 Press the REPEAT button again to specify Point B Recording Your Performance Quick Recording NOTE To cancel recording press the SO...

Page 65: ...ng the save operation Multi Track Recording A Song consists of 16 separate channels With this method you can record data to each channel independently one by one You can also freely change the channel part assignments with the Multi Track recording The procedure is basically the same as that of RecordingYour Performance on page 64 with the following instructions substituted for step 2 above While ...

Page 66: ...e appropriate tab USER or USB to which you want to save the data by using the TAB E F buttons 2 Press the 6 SAVE button to call up the file naming display 3 Enter the file name page 30 Even if you skip this step you can rename the file at any time after saving page 28 4 Press the 8 OK button to save the file The saved file will be automatically located at the appropriate position among the files i...

Page 67: ...L START STOP Song Playback related parameters FUNCTION B SONG SETTING Keyboard and Vocal Practice Using the Guide Function A B GUIDE MODE Playing Backing Parts with the Perfor mance Assistant Technology 8 P A T Creating Editing Songs Song Creator FUNCTION F DIGITAL REC MENU A SONG CREATOR Recording Melodies Step Recording TAB E F 1 16 Recording Chords Step Recording TAB E F CHORD Re Recording a Sp...

Page 68: ... PAD CONTROL 1 4 buttons to play a Multi Pad phrase The corresponding phrase in this case for Pad 1 starts playing back in its entirety at the currently set tempo You can even play two or more Multi Pads at the same time 3 Press the STOP button to stop playback of the Multi Pad s If you want to stop specific pads simultaneously hold down the STOP button and press the pad s you wish to stop Playing...

Page 69: ... to standby To cancel Synchro Start while holding the MULTI PAD CONTROL SELECT or STOP button press one of the 1 4 buttons Pressing the MULTI PAD CONTROL STOP button once cancels Synchro Start of all buttons Many of the Multi Pad phrases are melodic or chordal and you can have these phrases automatically change chords along with the chords you play with your left hand When the ACMP is on or LEFT p...

Page 70: ...let you play in that music style Moreover by registering the Song Audio data saved in various places into Music Finder the instrument can easily call up the relevant data from the song title NOTE For information on registering the Song Audio data to the Music Finder refer to page 72 About the Music Finder Records Each data which can be called up from the MUSIC FINDER display is called a record The...

Page 71: ...IO records Sorting the records Press F SORT BY button to sort the records by MUSIC STYLE BEAT and TEMPO Press the G SORT ORDER button to change the order of the records ascending or descending When sorting records by MUSIC you can use the 1 button to skip up or down through the songs alphabetically When sorting records by STYLE you can use the 4 5 button to skip up or down through the Styles alpha...

Page 72: ... pop up window to enter the song name To clear the entered Music press the F CLEAR button B KEYWORD Searches by keyword Pressing the B button calls up the pop up window to enter the keyword To clear the entered Keyword press the G CLEAR button C STYLE Searches by Style Pressing the C button calls up the Style Selection display After selecting the desired Style press the EXIT button to return back ...

Page 73: ... Audio file in the connected USB storage device 2 Press the A J buttons corresponding to the desired file 3 Press the 6 ADDTO MF button to register the selected data to Music Finder The display automatically changes to the Music Finder Record Edit display 4 Press 8 OK button to start the registration Press the 8 CANCEL button to cancel the registration 5 Check the song data SONG AUDIO is added in ...

Page 74: ...recalled audio data press the USB button then press the 2 F II button after selecting the AUDIO record NOTE If you want to play back Song Audio data in the USB storage device con nect the USB storage device contain ing the data to the USB TO DEVICE terminal beforehand Recalling the registered song data from Music Finder Advanced Features Refer to the Advanced Features section in this manual Chapte...

Page 75: ...e button The registered settings for eight Registration Memory buttons should be saved as a single Bank file 1 Set up the panel controls such as Voice Style effects and so on as desired 2 Press the MEMORY button in the REGISTRATION MEMORY section The display for selecting the items to be registered appears 3 Determine the items you want to register Select the desired item by using the 2 7 buttons ...

Page 76: ...ultaneously to call up the Registration Bank Selection Display 2 Press the 6 SAVE button to save the Bank file For instructions on saving refer to page 66 NOTICE If you select the button whose lamp is lit in red or green here the panel setup previously memorized to the button will be erased and replaced by the new settings About the lamp status Red Data registered and currently selected Green Data...

Page 77: ...nd the ENTER button to select a Bank 3 Press one of the green lit numbered buttons 1 8 in the Registration Memory section Recalling a Registered Panel Setup NOTE When recalling the setups including Song Style file selection from a USB storage device make sure that the appropriate USB storage device including the registered Song Style is connected into the USB TO DEVICE terminal NOTE Turning the FR...

Page 78: ...ma tion display of the currently selected Registration Memory Bank by press ing the DIRECT ACCESS button and one of the REGISTRATION MEMORY 1 8 buttons in sequence 3 2 The REGISTRATION EDIT display appears See below NOTE If some Voice part is set to off the corresponding Voice part name is shown in gray REGISTRATION EDIT display The contents of the current Registration Bank are listed in the REGIS...

Page 79: ... memory on this instrument File formats that can be played back Connect the USB flash memory device containing the audio files to play back to the USB TO DEVICE terminal 1 Press the USB button to call up the Playback display AUDIO PLAYER display 2 Press the 8 FILE SELECT button to display the audio files saved to the connected USB flash memory 3 Press one of the A J buttons corresponding to the fi...

Page 80: ...e REPEAT mode of the audio file by using the 7 buttons To close the setting display press the 8 CLOSE button OFF Plays through the selected file then stops SINGLE Plays through the selected file repeatedly ALL Continues playback through all the files in the folder containing the cur rent file repeatedly RANDOM Randomly and repeatedly plays back all files in the folder containing the current file N...

Page 81: ...c which you want to use for your performance For information setting the Voice see page 34 for setting the Style see page 47 3 Press the USB button 4 Press the E RECORDER button to call up the Recording display USB AUDIO RECORDER display Recording Your Performance as Audio NOTE To record your performance by USB Audio function use the compatible USB flash memory Before using a USB flash memory be s...

Page 82: ...lash memory device memory size of the device avail able recording space on the device and available time for recording Press the F OK EXIT button to close the PROPERTY display NOTICE Never attempt to disconnect the USB flash memory or turn the power off during playback Doing so may corrupt the USB flash memory data or the recording data NOTE Even if you make a mistake in your performance you canno...

Page 83: ...he MIXING CONSOLE display 2 Use the TAB E F buttons to call up the desired page For details about each display Page refer to the Advanced Features section Chapter 8 VOL VOICE Changes the Voice for each part and adjusts panning and volume for each part page 85 Using the Auto Revoice function you can also convert the sound of commercially available XG song to the special sound using this instrument ...

Page 84: ...e of the A J buttons and use the 1 8 buttons or the DATA ENTRY dial you can instantly set the same value to all other parts To save the PANEL PART display settings Register them to Registration Memory page 75 To save the STYLE PART display settings Save them as Style data 1 Call up the operation display FUNCTION F DIGITAL REC MENU B STYLE CREATOR 2 Press the EXIT button to close the REC CHANNEL di...

Page 85: ...tion display appears 4 Select a Voice Press one of the VOICE category selection buttons on the panel then select a Voice by using the A J buttons page 34 5 Press the EXIT button to return to the MIXING CONSOLE display 6 Save your settings step 5 on page 84 Changing Voices and Adjusting Panning Volume for Each Part Changing the Voice for each part 2 2 3 NOTE Some Voices such as Organ Flutes cannot ...

Page 86: ...re on page 83 In step 2 select VOL VOICE tab 2 Press the D or I button to select the PANPOT parameter or press the E or J button to select the VOLUME parameter 3 Use the 1 8 buttons to adjust panning volume for the desired part 4 Save your settings step 5 on page 84 Adjusting Panning Volume for each part 3 2 PANPOT VOLUME ...

Page 87: ...e the 1 8 buttons to adjust the depth of each effect for the desired part 4 Save your settings step 5 on page 84 Applying Effects to Each Part NOTE You can change the effect type by pressing the F TYPE button Refer to the Advanced Features section page 170 Advanced Features Refer to the Advanced Features section in this manual Chapter 8 Converting XG Song Voice to this instru ment s Voice Song Aut...

Page 88: ... conveniently select various scale templates including oriental scales and create your own scales by fine tuning the scale notes To call up the SCALE TUNE display press the SCALE TUNE button For details refer to the Advanced Features section page 105 The settings you make using the SCALE SETTING buttons or in the SCALE TUNE display can be memorized to the SCALE MEMORY buttons for instant recall 1 ...

Page 89: ...1 5 buttons can be saved as a single Scale Tune Bank file 1 Press the DIRECT ACCESS button followed by the EXIT button to call up the Main display NOTE The RESET button lights up when all notes are of normal pitch About the lamp status of the 1 5 buttons On Data registered and currently selected Off No data registered or not currently selected NOTICE The scale settings memorized to the numbered bu...

Page 90: ...the Scale Tune Bank Selection Display 3 Press one of the A J buttons to select a Bank You can also use the DATA ENTRY dial and the ENTER button to select a Bank 4 Press one of the SCALE MEMORY 1 5 buttons to select a specific memory location SCALE TUNE EDIT display The contents of the current Scale Tune Bank are listed in the SCALE TUNE EDIT display The names of the Scale Settings memorized to the...

Page 91: ...k for connec tion with a monaural device NOTICE When the instrument s sound is output to an external device first turn on the power to the instrument then to the external device Reverse this order when you turn the power off NOTICE Do not route the output from the OUTPUT jacks to the AUX IN jacks If you make this connec tion the signal input at the AUX IN jacks is output from the OUTPUT jacks Thes...

Page 92: ...nctions by pedal Example Controlling Song Start Stop by footswitch Connect a footswitch FC4 or FC5 to one of the FOOT PEDAL jacks To assign the function to the connected pedal select SONG PLAY PAUSE in the operation display FUNCTION D CONTROLLER TAB E F FOOT PEDAL Connecting a Footswitch Foot Controller FOOT PEDAL 1 Switches sustain on or off Use the FC4 or FC5 footswitch FOOT PEDAL 2 Controls the...

Page 93: ...ted device The number of USB storage device to be used Up to two USB storage devices can be connected to the USB TO DEVICE terminal If necessary use a USB hub The number of USB storage devices that can be used simulta neously with musical instruments even when a USB hub is used is a maximum of two This instrument can recognize up to four drives in one USB storage device Formatting USB storage medi...

Page 94: ...e USB device to be formatted from the device list The indications USB 1 USB 2 etc will be displayed depending on the number of the connected devices 4 Press the H FORMAT button to format the device media Formatting a USB Storage Device NOTICE The format operation deletes any previously existing data Make sure that the media you are formatting does not contain important data Proceed with caution es...

Page 95: ...ver will be installed to the computer automatically OS Windows XP SP3 or later Windows Vista Only 32 bit Windows 7 Mac OS X Version 10 5 0 10 6 x When data communication is unstable or some problem occurs even though you ve executed the above instructions download the Yamaha Standard USB MIDI driver from the following URL then install it to your computer For instructions on installation refer to t...

Page 96: ...gain NOTICE Use an AB type USB cable of less than 3 meters USB 3 0 cables cannot be used Before connecting the computer to the USB TO HOST terminal exit from any power saving mode of the computer such as suspend sleep standby Before turning on the power to the instrument connect the computer to the USB TO HOST ter minal Execute the following before turning the power to the instrument on off or plu...

Page 97: ...nt to another MIDI device For detailed information about the instrument s MIDI settings refer to the Advanced Features section pages 179 184 Connecting External MIDI Devices MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI transmit MIDI receive playback MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI device NOTE For a general overview of MIDI and how you can effectively use it refer to MIDI Basics downloadable from the Yamaha website Advanced Featur...

Page 98: ...as Fade in out time Metronome sound Tap Tempo sound etc CONFIG 2 General settings such as displayed items for Voice Style selection display pop up display time etc MEDIA Settings related to a connected USB storage device such as formatting page 94 and confirmation of memory size OWNER Settings of Owner name page 17 and Message language page 16 Parameter setting backup restore operations page 32 ca...

Page 99: ...PSR A2000 Owner s Manual 99 Advanced Features USB Audio Mixing Console Oriental Scales Connections Utility Styles Voices Songs Multi Pads Music Finder Registration Memory 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...

Page 100: ...mory and some very sophisticated programming Sweet These acoustic instrument sounds also benefit from Yamaha s sophisticated technology and feature a sound so finely detailed and natural you ll swear you re playing the real thing Drums Various drum and percussion sounds are assigned to individual keys letting you play the sounds from the keyboard SFX Various special effect sounds are assigned to i...

Page 101: ...e of the PART SELECT button to which you want to call up the desired Voice 2 Press one of the VOICE category selection buttons to call up the Voice Selection display 3 Press the 8 UP button to call up the Voice categories 4 Press the 2 P2 button to display Page 2 5 Press the desired A J button to call up the Voice Selection display of GM XG Voices GM2 Voices etc 6 Select the desired Voice Selectin...

Page 102: ...ROLLER TAB E F KEYBOARD PANEL 2 Use the A button to select 1 INITIAL TOUCH 3 Use the 1 7 buttons to specify the touch response 1 INITIAL TOUCH Effect Related Settings 1 2 TOUCH Determines the Initial Touch sensitivity setting HARD 2 Requires strong playing to produce high volume Best for players with a heavy touch HARD 1 Requires moderately strong playing for higher volume NORMAL Standard touch re...

Page 103: ... played simultaneously on the right hand section of the keyboard to separate parts Voices Both of the keyboard part RIGHT 1 and RIGHT 2 should be turn on when using the Multi Assign effect The Right 1 and Right 2 Voices are alternately assigned to the notes in the order you play Harmony Types These types apply the harmony effect to notes played in the right hand sec tion of the keyboard according ...

Page 104: ...ffect 5 SPEED This parameter is only available when Echo Tremolo or Trill is selected in Type above It determines the speed of the Echo Tremolo and Trill effects 6 ASSIGN This parameter is available for all types with the exception of Multi Assign This lets you determine the keyboard part via which the har mony echo notes will be sounded 7 CHORD NOTE ONLY This parameter is available when one of th...

Page 105: ...ed in pitch This is the most commonly used tuning in music today BAYAT RAST Use these tunings when playing Arabic music PURE MAJOR PURE MINOR These tunings preserve the pure mathematical intervals of each scale espe cially for triad chords root third fifth You can hear this best in actual vocal harmonies such as choirs and a cappella singing PYTHAGOREAN This scale was devised by the famous Greek p...

Page 106: ...arameter before setting the TUNE parameter since the base note is used as the root of the scale 3 5 TUNE Select the desired note to be tuned by using the 3 buttons and tune it in cents by using the 4 5 buttons NOTE In musical terms a cent is 1 100th of a semitone 100 cents equal one semitone NOTE The note can also be selected by pressing one of the SCALE SETTING buttons 6 7 PART SELECT Select the ...

Page 107: ...ess the 6 VOICE SET button to call up the VOICE SET display 3 Use the TAB E F buttons to call up the relevant setting display For information on the available parameters in each display see the Editable Parameters in the VOICE SET Displays on page 108 4 As necessary use the A B buttons to select the item parameter to be edited and edit the Voice by using the 1 8 buttons By pressing the D COMPARE b...

Page 108: ...param eter is available when the edited Voice is used as the LEFT part the LEFT parameter is available 6 MONO POLY Determines whether the edited Voice is played monophonically or poly phonically This setting can also be made from the VOICE CONTROL MONO button on the panel 7 PORTAMENTO TIME Sets the portamento time pitch transition time when the edited Voice is set to MONO above NOTE The Portamento...

Page 109: ...fects 2 FILTER Determines the degree to which the joystick modulates the Filter Cutoff Frequency For details about the filter see below 3 AMPLITUDE Determines the degree to which the joystick modulates the amplitude volume 5 LFO PMOD Determines the degree to which the joystick modulates the pitch or the vibrato effect 6 LFO FMOD Determines the degree to which the joystick modulates the Filter modu...

Page 110: ... Determines how quickly the sound decays to silence after the key is released The lower the value the quicker the decay 6 DEPTH Determines the intensity of the Vibrato effect Higher settings result in a more pronounced Vibrato 7 SPEED Determines the speed of the Vibrato effect 8 DELAY Determines the amount of time that elapses between the playing of a key and the start of the Vibrato effect Higher...

Page 111: ...display explained below 1 Call up the operation display FUNCTION E REGIST SEQUENCE FREEZE VOICE SET TAB E F VOICE SET 2 Use the A B buttons to select a keyboard part 3 Use the 4 7 buttons to enable disable automatic calling up of the settings ON or OFF independently for each parameter group 1 4 DSP TYPE Selects the DSP effect category and type Select a type after selecting a category 5 8 VARIATION...

Page 112: ...ound increasing or decreasing the response time of the initial swell and release based on the FOOTAGE controls The higher the value the slower the swell and release 3 VIB SPEED Determines the speed of the vibrato effect controlled by the Vibrato On Off F G buttons and Vibrato Depth H button 4 MODE The MODE control selects between two modes FIRST and EACH In the FIRST mode attack percussive sound i...

Page 113: ...ERING TAB E F CHORD FINGERING 2 Press the 1 3 buttons to select a fingering For information on each fingering type see page 114 Selecting the Chord Fingering Type Chord Tutor If you know the name of a chord but don t know how to play you can have the instrument show you the notes to play This is the Chord Tutor function On the CHORD FINGERING display specify the Chord Root and Chord Type by using ...

Page 114: ...etects chords in the entire key range Chords are detected in a way similar to Fingered even if you split the notes between your left and right hands for example playing a bass note with your left hand and a chord with your right or by playing a chord with your left hand and a melody note with your right AI FINGERED Basically the same as Fingered with the exception that less than three notes can be...

Page 115: ...or the Pad part and the Bass channel of the selected Style FIXED The chord played in the chord section will sound via the specified Voice regardless of the selected Style NOTE When the selected Style contains MegaVoices unexpected sounds may result when this is set to STYLE NOTE When you record a song the chord detected by playing the Stop Accompaniment can be recorded regardless of the setting he...

Page 116: ... not contained in the selected Style MAIN C will be called up 7 TEMPO This determines whether the tempo setting of the Style changes or not when you change Styles LOCK The previous tempo setting is always maintained HOLD During Style playback the previous tempo setting is maintained When Style playback is stopped the tempo changes to that of the initial default tempo for the selected Style RESET T...

Page 117: ...utton and rotate the DATA ENTRY dial You can also specify the Split Point directly from the keyboard by pressing the desired key on the key board while holding the F button G Split Point S Sets each Split Point Press one of the desired buttons and rotate the DATA ENTRY dial You can also specify the Split Point directly from the keyboard by pressing the desired key on the keyboard while holding the...

Page 118: ...ed 3 Press the MEMORY button 4 Press one of the ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 4 buttons A message appears in the display prompting you to save the panel settings 5 Press F YES button to call up the Style Selection display and save the panel settings as a Style file NOTICE The panel settings memorized to each OTS button will be lost if you change the Style or turn the power off without executing the Save ope...

Page 119: ... preset Styles or Styles you have already created See page 123 Call up the operation display FUNCTION F DIGITAL REC MENU B STYLE CREATOR NOTE The Style files created on the PSR A2000 can only be played back on instruments which are compatible with SFF GE There are six Pages tabs in the Style Creator display BASIC Creates the basic settings of the Style You can also record your performance in realt...

Page 120: ...ions directly via the panel operation Realtime Recording Characteristics Loop Recording and Overdub Recording Loop Recording Style playback repeats the rhythm patterns of several measures in a loop and Style recording is also done using loops For example if you start recording with a two measure MAIN section the two measures are repeatedly recorded Notes that you record will play back from the nex...

Page 121: ...g channels Press the EXIT button to close the Voice Selection display 8 If necessary delete a channel by simultaneously holding down the J DELETE button and pressing the appropriate numbered button 1 8 You can cancel the deletion by pressing the same numbered button again before releasing your finger from the J button NOTE When recording channels BASS PHR2 based on the existing Style you have to d...

Page 122: ...he rhythm channel When you are recording the rhythm channel RHY1 or RHY2 you can delete a specific instrument sound by simultaneously holding down the E RHY CLEAR button and pressing the appropriate key on the keyboard Rules when recording non rhythm channels Use only the CM7 scale tones when recording the BASS and PHRASE channels i e C D E G A and B Use only the chord tones when recording the CHO...

Page 123: ...Creator the channel data can be entered and System Exclusive data can be edited delete copy or move You can switch between the two by pressing the F button However Chord Lyrics and System Exclusive data cannot be entered For instructions on Step Recording refer to pages 141 144 For information on the EDIT display Event List display refer to page 154 Style Assembly Style Assembly allows you to crea...

Page 124: ...the patterns of other channels 7 Press the J SAVE button to execute the Save operation NOTICE The edited Style will be lost if you change to another Style or turn the power to the instrument off without executing the Save operation Playing the Style During Style Assembly While you are assembling a Style you can play back the Style and select the method of playback Use the 6 7 PLAY TYPE buttons in ...

Page 125: ...note triplet timing The 16A and 16B Beat Converter which appear when ORIGINAL BEAT is set to 12 Beat are variations on a basic 16th note setting 5 6 SWING Produces a swing feel by shifting the timing of the back beats depend ing on the ORIGINAL BEAT parameter above For example if the speci fied ORIGINAL BEAT value is 8 Beat the Swing parameter will selectively delay the 2nd 4th 6th and 8th beats o...

Page 126: ...e operation NOTICE The edited Style will be lost if you change to another Style or turn the power to the instrument off without executing the Save operation 1 2 CHANNEL Selects the desired channel part to which Dynamics is to be applied 3 4 ACCENT TYPE Determines the type of accent applied in other words which notes in the part s are emphasized with the Dynamics settings 6 STRENGTH Determines how ...

Page 127: ...ted channel 2 Use the 1 2 CHANNEL buttons to select the channel to be edited The selected channel is shown at the upper left of the display 3 Use the 4 8 buttons to edit the data 4 Press the D EXECUTE button to actually enter the edits for each display After the operation is completed this button changes to UNDO letting you restore the original data if you are not satisfied with the results of the...

Page 128: ...he A B buttons to select the edit menu For details of the edit menu see pages 129 132 Source Pattern settings SOURCE PLAY ROOT CHORD page 129 The Style data is appropriately converted depending on chord changes you make during your performance You can create the Source Pattern with the Style Creator which determines how the played chord will be converted Here the Source Chord page 129 can be set a...

Page 129: ...rd from the default CM7 to another chord the chord notes and recommended notes will also change depending on the newly selected chord type NOTE When NTR is set to Root Fixed NTT is set to Bypass and NTT BASS is set to OFF the Source Root and Source Chord parameters are changed to Play Root and Play Chord respectively In this case you can change chords and hear the resulting sound for all channels ...

Page 130: ...he chords played with natural guitar fingering BYPASS When NTR is set to ROOT FIXED the transposition table used does not do any note conversion When NTR is set to ROOT TRANS the table used only converts the notes by maintaining the pitch relationship between notes MELODY Suitable for melody line transposition Use this for melody channels such as Phrase 1 and Phrase 2 CHORD Suitable for chordal pa...

Page 131: ... minor chord such as Intros and Endings DORIAN 5th In addition to the Dorian transposition above augmented and diminished chords affect the 5th note of the Source pattern ALL PURPOSE This table covers both strummed and arpeggio played sound STROKE Suitable for stroke played sound of the guitar Some notes may sound as if it is muted this is normal condition when the chord is played on guitar by str...

Page 132: ...IFT The pitch of the note will bend without a new attack to match the type of the new chord PITCH SHIFT TO ROOT The pitch of the note will bend without a new attack to match the root of the new chord RETRIGGER The note is retriggered with a new attack at a new pitch corresponding to the next chord RETRIGGER TO ROOT The note is retriggered with a new attack at the root note of the next chord Howeve...

Page 133: ...G and set the TRACK 2 parameter to any channel except OFF page 137 RIGHT next parameter and LEFT cannot be turned off at the same time 2 RIGHT ON OFF Enables disables display of the right hand key range RIGHT and LEFT above cannot be turned off at the same time 3 CHORD ON OFF Enables disables display of the chords If the selected Song does not contain chord data chords are not displayed 4 LYRICS O...

Page 134: ...middle of a Song at the stopped position This menu is useful when the selected Song contains no key signature settings for displaying notation 5 QUANTIZE This gives you control over the note resolution in the notation letting you shift or correct the timing of all displayed notes so that they line up to a particular note value Make sure to select the smallest note value used in the Song 6 NOTE NAM...

Page 135: ...r computer Editing Lyrics Text Display Settings 1 TEXT LYRICS Switches the screen between the Lyrics display lyrics data in the Song is shown and the Text display a text file created on a computer is shown 2 CLEAR Text display only Clears the text from the screen the text data itself is not erased 3 4 F 11 P 16 Text display only Determines the text type fixed or proportional and font size Fixed is...

Page 136: ...TART button to enable standby letting you simultaneously start the accompaniment as soon as you start playing 5 While holding down the SONG STOP button press the PLAY PAUSE button to enable synchronized start 6 Press the STYLE CONTROL START STOP button or play chords with your left hand The Song and Style starts playing When you play chords pressing the SCORE button and turning CHORD on page 133 a...

Page 137: ...ough all the Songs in the specified folder repeat edly RANDOM Continues playback at random through all the Songs in the specified folder repeatedly I PHRASE MARK REPEAT Phrase Mark is a pre programmed part of some Song data which speci fies a certain location set of measures in the Song When this is on the section corresponding to the specified Phrase Mark number is repeatedly played back 1 TRACK ...

Page 138: ...ed lyrics AUTO When the language is specified in the Song data the lyrics are displayed accordingly When the language is not specified in the Song data the lyr ics language is regarded as INTERNATIONAL below INTERNATIONAL Handles the displayed lyrics as a western language JAPANESE Handles the displayed lyrics as Japanese 7 QUICK START On some commercially available Song data certain settings relat...

Page 139: ... playback pauses and waits for you to play any key Simply play a key on the keyboard in time with the music and Song playback continues Guide menu for singing Karao Key This function lets you control the Song playback timing with just one finger while you sing along This is useful for singing to your own performance Song playback pauses waiting for you to sing Simply play a key on the keyboard any...

Page 140: ...button to turn the P A T performance assistant technology on 4 Press the SONG PLAY PAUSE button to start playback 5 Play the keyboard The instrument automatically matches your performance on the keyboard to the Song playback and chords no matter what keys you play It even changes the sound according to the way you play Try playing in the three different ways below 6 Press the STOP button to stop p...

Page 141: ...MODE Re records the Song See page 148 CHANNEL Edits the Channel events See page 150 CHORD Records the Chords and Sections with timing page 145 or edits them page 154 1 16 Records the melodies Step Recording see below or edits the recorded melodies page 154 SYS EX Edits the System Exclusive events tempo time signature etc See page 154 LYRICS Inputs edits the Song name and lyrics See page 154 Record...

Page 142: ...e velocity value the louder the sound becomes KBD VEL Actual resulting velocity fff 127 ff 111 f 95 mf 79 mp 63 p 47 pp 31 ppp 15 H Determines the gate time note length of the note to be entered Normal 80 Tenuto 99 Staccato 40 Staccatissimo 20 Manual The gate time can be set to any desired percentage by using the DATA ENTRY dial I Determines the note type to be entered normal dotted or triplet J D...

Page 143: ...tted quarter note by using the 6 buttons 1 5 Play the C3 key The first note is entered 1 6 Press the I button to select the normal note type 1 7 Press the 7 button to select the eight note length 1 8 Play the D3 key The second note is entered 2 Enter the next notes and apply staccato 2 1 Press the H button to select Staccato 2 2 Press the 6 button to select the quarter note length 2 3 Play the key...

Page 144: ...se the G3 and C4 keys yet Keep holding the notes while executing the following step 4 5 While holding the keys G3 and C4 press the 5 button After pressing the button release the keys 5 Press the SONG STOP button or press the C button to return to the top of the Song then hear the newly entered Song by pressing the PLAY PAUSE button 6 Press the EXIT button to exit from the Step Recording display 7 ...

Page 145: ...ges using the Step Record function 1 Press the SONG REC and SONG STOP buttons simultaneously A blank Song New Song is called up for recording NOTE Selecting a blank Song initializes the panel settings 2 Select the Style you want to use in the Song 3 Call up the operation display FUNCTION F DIGITAL REC MENU A SONG CREATOR TAB E F CHORD 4 Press the G STEP REC button to call up the STEP RECORD displa...

Page 146: ... length 1 3 Play the chord C F and G in the chord section of the keyboard 2 Enter the chords for the Break section 2 1 Press the STYLE CONTROL BREAK button 2 2 Press the 6 button to select the quarter note length 2 3 Play the chords F and G7 in the chord section of the keyboard NOTE To enter fill ins turn the AUTO FILL IN button to ON and simply press the desired MAIN VARIATION A D button C F G F ...

Page 147: ...TOP button or press the C button to return to the top of the Song then hear the newly entered Song by pressing the PLAY PAUSE button 5 Press the EXIT button to exit from the Step Recording display 6 Press the F EXPAND button to convert the input chord change data into the Song data 7 Press the I SAVE button to execute the Save operation NOTICE The recorded Song data will be lost if you select anot...

Page 148: ...ay the keyboard in the Synchro Standby mode FIRST KEY ON The Song plays back normally then starts overwrite recording as soon as you play the keyboard PUNCH IN AT The Song plays back normally up to the beginning of the indicated Punch In measure then starts overwrite recording at that point You can set the Punch In measure by pressing the 3 button 4 6 REC END Punch Out Determines the Punch Out tim...

Page 149: ...al Punch In Out operation may be reversed depending on the particular pedal you ve connected to the instrument If necessary change the pedal polarity to reverse the control page 176 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 8 1 2 3 4 5 7 REC START setting REC END setting NORMAL REPLACE ALL NORMAL PUNCH OUT NORMAL...

Page 150: ...ute the operation for the current display After the operation with the exception of the SETUP menu is completed this button changes to UNDO letting you restore the original data if you are not satisfied with the operation results The Undo function only has one level only the previous operation can be undone 3 Press the I SAVE button to execute the Save operation NOTICE The recorded Song data will ...

Page 151: ... different note values at the same time For example when the straight eighth notes and eighth notes triplet are contained in the same channel if you quantize by the straight eighth notes all notes in the channel are quantized to straight eighth notes completely eliminating any triplet feel However if you use the eighth note eighth note triplet setting both the straight and trip let notes will be q...

Page 152: ...Kits are assigned to these channels If you transpose the channels of Drum Kits the instruments assigned to each key will be changed 2 3 SOURCE 1 Determines the MIDI channel 1 16 to be mixed All MIDI events of the channel specified here are copied to the destination channel 4 5 SOURCE 2 Determines the MIDI channel 1 16 to be mixed Only note events of the channel specified here are copied to the des...

Page 153: ...d Song The items selected here can be recorded only to the top position of the Song except for the KEYBOARD VOICE SONG Records the tempo setting and all settings made from the Mixing Con sole KEYBOARD VOICE Records the panel settings including the Voice selection of the keyboard parts RIGHT 1 2 and LEFT and their on off status Panel settings recorded here are same as the ones memorized to the One ...

Page 154: ...the Song D E Moves the cursor left right and select the desired parameter of the high lighted event H FILTER Calls up the Filter display page 156 letting you select only the events you wish to be shown in the event list I SAVE Press to save the edited Song J MULTI SELECT Holding this button while using the A B buttons lets you select multi ple events 1 BAR Determines the position bar beat clock of...

Page 155: ...s generated by moving the joystick right or left A T Aftertouch This event is generated when pressure is applied to a key after the note is played ScBar Score Start Bar Determines the top measure of a Song Tempo Determines the tempo value Time Time signature Determines the time signature Key Key signature Determines the key signature as well as the major minor setting for the music score shown on ...

Page 156: ...ss the EXIT button to execute the settings C MAIN Displays all main types of events D CTRL CHG Displays all specific Control Change message events E STYLE Displays all types of Style playback related events H ALL ON Checkmarks all event types I NOTE ALL OFF CHORD NOTE or CHORD selects only NOTE CHORD data ALL OFF removes all checkmarks J INVERT Reverses the checkmark settings for all boxes In othe...

Page 157: ...ad for recording by pressing any of the A B F and G buttons If you want to create the Multi Pad data from scratch press the C NEW BANK button to call up an empty bank 5 Press the H REC button to enter the recording standby status for the Multi Pad selected in step 4 6 Start recording Recording begins automatically as soon as you play on the keyboard You can also start recording by pressing the STY...

Page 158: ...oard generated by turning ACMP on or specified in the LEFT Voice section of the keyboard generated by turning LEFT on when turning the ACMP off NOTE Multi Pads indicated with the following icon hand on fretboard are created with Guitar NTT page 130 to produce the natural chord voicing of the gui tar Because of this if the Chord Match setting is set to off the Multi Pads may not sound appropriately...

Page 159: ...efer to the Basic Operations section pages 28 29 Multi Pad Editing 1 NAME Changes the name of each Multi Pad 3 COPY Copies the Multi Pad s See below 5 DELETE Deletes the selected Multi Pads Copying the Multi Pad 1 Press the 3 button in step 4 above 2 Select the Multi Pads to be copied by using the A B F and G buttons then press the 7 OK button The selected Multi Pad s is copied to the clipboard 3 ...

Page 160: ... data you use frequently 1 Select the desired record from the MUSIC FINDER display 2 Press the H ADD TO FAVORITE button to add the selected record to the FAVORITE display then press the G YES button to actually add the record 3 Call up the FAVORITE display by using theTAB E F buttons and check to see if the record has been added Creating a Set of Favorite Records Deleting Records from the FAVORITE...

Page 161: ...ed Style press the EXIT button to return back to the Edit display For SONG or AUDIO records this field cannot be edited D BEAT Changes the beat time signature of the record for search purposes For SONG or AUDIO records this field cannot be edited NOTE Keep in mind that the Beat setting made here is only for the Music Finder search function this does not affect the actual Beat setting of the Style ...

Page 162: ...dled as separate files 1 Call up the Save display MUSIC FINDER 7 FILES 2 Press the TAB E F buttons to select the location for saving USER USB 3 Press the 6 SAVE button to save the file All records are saved together as a single file Calling Up Music Finder Records Saved to USER USB 1 Call up the File Selection display MUSIC FINDER 7 FILES 2 Use the TAB E F buttons to select USER USB 3 Press the A ...

Page 163: ...settings of certain items and leave them unchanged even when selecting other Registration Memory buttons 1 Call up the operation display FUNCTION E REGIST SEQUENCE FREEZE VOICE SET TAB E F FREEZE 2 Determine the items to be frozen Select the desired item by using the 2 7 buttons then enter or remove the checkmark by using the 8 MARK ON 8 MARK OFF buttons 3 Press the EXIT button to exit from the op...

Page 164: ...s specify here how the pedal will be used to advance or to reverse through the sequence Use the C REGIST PEDAL button to select the pedal for advancing through the sequence Use the D REGIST PEDAL button to select the pedal for reversing through the sequence NOTE If you assign the function to a pedal here the other function set in the Foot Pedal display page 175 becomes invalid 4 Use the E SEQUENCE...

Page 165: ...tion has been set in step 3 on page 164 you can also use a pedal to select the Registration Memory numbers in order To return to the first Sequence press the TAB E and F buttons simultaneously when the Main display is shown This cancels the currently selected Sequence number the box indicator at the top right goes out The first Sequence will be selected by pressing one of the TAB E F buttons or by...

Page 166: ...luded as part of the Registration Memory Bank file To store your newly programmed Registration Sequence save the current Registration Memory Bank file NOTICE Keep in mind that all Registration Sequence data is lost when changing Registration Memory Banks unless you ve saved it with the Regis tration Memory Bank file 1 Press the REGIST BANK and buttons simultaneously to call up the REGISTRATION BAN...

Page 167: ...r that created on other instruments you can use Auto Revoice to automatically assign the specially created Voices of the instrument Live Cool etc instead of the conventional XG Voices of the same type NOTE Depending on the particular Song data there are some instances where Song Auto Revoice has no effect 1 Press the G SETUP button in the VOL VOICE Page of the Mixing Console display The Auto Revoi...

Page 168: ... Selects the Voices used to replace the XG Voices when SONG AUTO REVOICE is set to ON F ALL REVOICE Replaces all of the replaceable XG Voices with the rich and authentic Voices of the PSR A2000 I BASIC REVOICE Replaces only the recommended Voices that are suitable for playing back the song J ALL NO REVOICE All the Voices are returned to the original XG Voices Editing FILTER Parameters D I HARMONIC...

Page 169: ... bend range for each keyboard part which is affected by controlling the joystick The range is from 0 to 12 with each step corresponding to one semitone D I OCTAVE Determines the range of the pitch change in octaves over two octaves up or down for each keyboard part The value set here is added to the setting via the UPPER OCTAVE buttons E J TUNING Determines the pitch of each keyboard part 1 3 TRAN...

Page 170: ... cannot be selected if the selected block is REVERB CHORUS or DSP1 4 Use the 5 6 buttons to select the effect CATEGORY 5 Use the 7 8 buttons to select the effect TYPE If you want to edit the effect parameters go on to the next operation Editing EFFECT Parameters Effect Block Effect applicable parts Effect characteristics REVERB All parts Reproduces the warm ambience of playing in a concert hall or...

Page 171: ...the E button NOTE Variation parameter is the one which can be turned on off by pressing the VARIATION button on the panel 3 Select one of the parameters you want to edit by using the 4 5 buttons then adjust the value by using the 6 7 buttons If you have selected the REVERB CHORUS or DSP1 effect block in step 2 you can adjust the Effect Return Level by pressing 8 button To re select the Effect bloc...

Page 172: ...or saving your original effect 5 Use the 3 6 buttons to select the destination for saving the effect The maximum number for effects that can be saved differs depending on the effect block 6 Press the I SAVE button to save the effect When recalling the saved effect use the same procedure as in steps 4 5 of Selecting an Effect Type 5 6 ...

Page 173: ...ad and free of echoes The instrument possesses a high grade five band digital EQ With this function a final effect tone control can be added to the output of your instrument You can select one of the five preset EQ settings in the EQ display You can even create your own custom EQ settings by adjusting the frequency bands and save the settings to one of two User Master EQ types Editing EQ Parameter...

Page 174: ...t or cut each of the five bands Use the 8 buttons to boost or cut all the five bands at the same time 4 Adjust the Q bandwidth and the FREQ center frequency of the band selected in step 3 To adjust the bandwidth also called Shape or Q use the 1 buttons The higher the value of Q the narrower the band width To adjust the FREQ center frequency use the 2 buttons The available FREQ range is different f...

Page 175: ...can be changed for example letting you use the footswitch to start stop Style playback or use the foot controller to produce pitch bends NOTE For information on how to connect a foot pedal or what kinds of pedals can be connected refer to the Basic Operations section page 92 1 Call up the operation display FUNCTION D CONTROLLER TAB E F FOOT PEDAL 2 Use the A B buttons to select one of two foot ped...

Page 176: ... and hold the pedal all notes played on the keyboard have a longer sustain Releasing the pedal immediately stops damps any sustained notes You can turn this pedal function on or off for each keyboard part on this display SOSTENUTO Allows you to use a pedal to control the Sostenuto effect If you play a note or chord on the keyboard and press the pedal while holding the note s the notes will sustain...

Page 177: ...n turn this pedal function on or off for each keyboard part on this dis play DSP VARIATION Same as the DSP VARI button on the panel HARMONY ECHO Same as the HARMONY ECHO button SCORE PAGE While the Song is stopped you can turn to the next previous score page one page at a time LYRICS PAGE While the Song is stopped you can turn to the next previous lyrics page one page at a time TEXT PAGE You can t...

Page 178: ...ON The pedal plays a percussion instrument selected by the 4 8 but tons You can use the keyboard to select the desired percussion instrument NOTE When you select the percussion instrument by pressing a key on the keyboard the velocity with which you press the key determines the percussion volume RIGHT 1 ON OFF Same as the PART ON OFF RIGHT 1 button RIGHT 2 ON OFF Same as the PART ON OFF RIGHT 2 bu...

Page 179: ...rogrammed template from the PRESET Page page 180 If you have already created your original template and saved it to the USER Page you can also select the template from the USER Page 3 Press the 8 EDIT button to call up the MIDI display to edit the selected template 4 Use the TAB E F buttons to call up the relevant setting display SYSTEM MIDI System Settings page 181 TRANSMIT MIDI Transmission Sett...

Page 180: ...d etc synchronizes with an external MIDI clock instead of the instrument s internal clock This template should be used when you wish to set the tempo on the MIDI device connected to the instrument MIDI Accord 1 MIDI accordions allow you to transmit MIDI data and play connected tone generators from the keyboard and bass chord buttons of the accordion This template lets you play melodies from the ke...

Page 181: ...ontrol external devices If you are using the instrument with an external sequencer MIDI computer or other MIDI device and you want to synchronize it to that device set this parameter to the appropriate setting MIDI USB 1 or USB 2 In this case make sure that the external device is connected properly e g to the instrument s MIDI IN terminal and that it is properly transmitting a MIDI clock signal NO...

Page 182: ... keyboard from the Split Point for the Voices This is not affected by the on off status of the ACMP button 2 Use the 3 buttons to select a channel via which the selected part will be transmitted NOTE If the same transmit channel is assigned to several different parts the transmitted MIDI messages are merged to a single channel resulting in unex pected sounds and possible glitches in the connected ...

Page 183: ...e messages control the instrument s keyboard performance EXTRA PART 1 5 There are five parts specially reserved for receiving and playing MIDI data Normally these parts are not used by the instrument itself The PSR A2000 can be used as a 32 channel multi timbral tone generator by using these five parts in addition to the parts 3 Use the 4 8 button to determine the types of data to be received MIDI...

Page 184: ...to select the channel 2 Use the 1 8 button to set the desired channel to ON or OFF You can also set all channels to OFF by pressing the I ALL OFF button Setting the Chord Type for Style Playback via MIDI Receive The explanations here apply to the CHORD DETECT Page in step 4 on page 179 These settings let you determine the chord type for Style playback based on the note messages received via MIDI T...

Page 185: ...OFF button to unlock 4 Tap This allows you to set the drum sound and the velocity which will sound when the Tap function is used CONFIG 1 3 FADE IN TIME Determines the time it takes for the volume to fade in or go from mini mum to maximum range of 0 20 0 seconds 4 FADE OUT TIME Determines the time it takes for the volume to fade out or go from maxi mum to minimum range of 0 20 0 seconds 5 FADE OUT...

Page 186: ...e Voice bank and number are shown in the Voice Selection display This is useful when you want to check which bank select MSB LSB values and program change number you need to specify when selecting the Voice from an external MIDI device NOTE The numbers displayed here start from 1 Accordingly the actual MIDI program change numbers are one lower since that number system starts from 0 NOTE For the GS...

Page 187: ...ow or format the media see the Basic Opera tions section page 94 F PROPERTY Opens the Property display of the media selected by A B buttons You can check the amount of remaining memory on the media NOTE The displayed remaining memory value is an approximate value H FORMAT Formats the media selected by A B buttons Refer to the Basic Opera tions section page 94 3 4 SONG AUTO OPEN Turns the Song Auto...

Page 188: ...age 32 E RESTORE Loads the backup file from the USB storage device I OWNER NAME Lets you enter your name as the owner The Owner name is indicated on the opening display when you turn the power on Refer to the Basic Oper ations section page 17 4 5 LANGUAGE Determines the language used for the display messages Once you change this setting all messages will be shown in the selected language 7 8 VERSI...

Page 189: ...m Setup parameters to the original factory settings Refer to the Data List for details about which parameters belong to the System Setup MIDI SETUP Restores the MIDI settings including the MIDI templates on the USER tab dis play to the original factory status USER EFFECT Restores the User Effect settings including the User Effect types and User Master EQ types created via the Mixing Console displa...

Page 190: ... 6 SAVE button to save your file 6 To recall your file press the desired F I buttons in the SYSTEM RESET display then select the desired file F SYSTEM SETUP FILES Parameters set on the various displays such as the FUNCTION I UTILITY are handled as a single System Setup file Refer to the Data List for details on which parameters belong to the System Setup G MIDI SETUP FILES The MIDI settings includ...

Page 191: ... settings and change them accordingly pages 168 170 Not all simultaneously played notes sound You are probably exceeding the maximum polyphony page 196 of the instrument When the maximum polyphony is exceeded the earli est played notes will stop sounding letting the latest played notes sound The keyboard volume is lower than the Song Style playback vol ume The volume of the keyboard parts may be s...

Page 192: ...Song data is large about 300 KB or greater the Song cannot be selected because the data is too large to be read by the instrument Song playback does not start The Song has been stopped at the end of the Song data Return to the beginning of the Song by pressing the SONG STOP button In the case a Song to which write protect has been applied Prot 2 Edit is shown at the upper left of the Song name the...

Page 193: ...layback volume has been changed Setting the volume value to 100 plays back the file as the same volume when it was recorded page 81 Mixing Console The sound seems strange or different than expected when chang ing a rhythm Voice Drum Kit etc of the Style or Song from the Mixer When changing the rhythm percussion Voices Drum Kits etc of the Style and Song from the VOICE parameter the detailed settin...

Page 194: ...16 8 SONG SELECT Song Selection display 57 SCORE SCORE display 60 133 LYRICS TEXT LYRICS or TEXT display 61 135 REPEAT 63 GUIDE 62 138 EXTRA TR 62 TR 2 62 TR 1 62 REC CHANNEL ON OFF SONG pop up 64 STOP 58 F II PLAY PAUSE 58 G REW H FF SONG POSITION pop up 59 9 STYLE POP ROCK WORLD Style Selection display PRESET 47 EXPANSION USER Style Selection display USER 47 FADE IN OUT 52 STYLE CONTROL ACMP 47 ...

Page 195: ...2 188 SYSTEM RESET 98 189 190 EXPANSION PACK INSTALLATION Expansion Pack Selec tion display 39 40 USB USB AUDIO PLAYER display 79 SCALE TUNE SCALE TUNE display 88 105 REGISTRATION MEMORY REGIST BANK REGISTRATION BANK pop up 77 FREEZE 77 163 MEMORY REGISTRATION MEMORY CONTENTS display 75 1 8 76 MULTI PAD CONTROL SELECT Multi Pad Selection display 68 159 1 4 68 STOP 68 MUSIC FINDER MUSIC FINDER disp...

Page 196: ...Voices 19 Live Voices 10 Organ Flutes Custom Voice Set Yes Expansion Expansion Pack Installation Yes Wave amount approx 64 MB max Compatibility XG Yes XF Yes GS Yes GM Yes GM2 Yes Effects Types Reverb 42 Preset 3 User Chorus 71 Preset 3 User DSP DSP 1 271 Preset 3 User DSP 2 4 128 Preset 10 User Master EQ 5 Preset Part EQ 28 Parts Right 1 Right 2 Left Multi Pad Style x 8 Song x 16 Voice Controls V...

Page 197: ...s Scale Setting Yes Scale Memory Yes Number of Preset Scale Type 9 Miscellaneous Direct Access Yes Storage and Connectivity Storage Internal Memory 3 4 MB Up to 2 MB is used for an Expansion Pack External Drives USB Flash Memory etc via USB to DEVICE Connectivity DC IN 16 V Headphones Yes MIDI In Out AUX IN R L L R FOOT PEDAL optional Switch or Volume x 2 OUTPUT R L L R USB TO DEVICE Yes USB TO HO...

Page 198: ... CHORD Song Creator 141 145 CHORD Style Creator 129 130 CHORD DETECT 179 184 Chord Events 155 CHORD FINGERING 49 113 Chord Match 69 CHORD NOTE ONLY 104 CHORD SYS EX 181 Chord Tutor 113 CHORUS 87 110 170 CHORUS DEPTH Voice Set 110 CLOCK 181 COMMON 108 COMPARE 107 Computer 95 CONFIG 1 98 185 CONFIG 2 98 186 Connection 91 Contrast 17 CONTROLLER 102 106 175 CONTROLLER Voice Set 109 Cool 100 COPY 28 Cu...

Page 199: ...J Joystick 42 JOYSTICK Pedal 177 JOYSTICK Voice Set 109 K Karao Key 139 KEY SIGNATURE 134 KEYBOARD Transpose 106 Keyboard Part 37 KEYBOARD PANEL 102 106 KIRNBERGER 105 L Language 16 LCD 12 LEFT 37 Left Hold 37 LENG Length 112 LFO 109 Live 100 Local Control 181 Loop Recording 120 Lyrics 61 135 LYRICS Song Creator 141 154 Lyrics Events 155 LYRICS LANGUAGE 138 LYRICS TEXT 61 M Main Display 23 Main se...

Page 200: ...ice 38 PRESETS Organ Flutes 45 Pro 48 Prot 60 Protected Song 60 Punch In Out 148 PURE MAJOR 105 PURE MINOR 105 PYTHAGOREAN 105 Q QUANTIZE 127 151 QUANTIZE Score 134 Quick Recording 64 QUICK START 138 R RAST 105 Realtime Recording Multi Pad 157 Realtime Recording Style 120 REC 64 REC END 148 REC MODE 141 148 REC START 148 RECEIVE 179 183 RECEIVE TRANSPOSE 181 Record Music Finder 70 RECORD display 1...

Page 201: ...115 SYS EX MIDI 181 SYS EX Song Creator 141 SYSTEM 179 181 System Exclusive Events 155 SYSTEM RESET 31 98 189 SYSTEM SETUP FILES 190 T TAB 20 Tap 185 TAP TEMPO 51 TEMPO 51 TEMPO Style Setting 116 Text 61 Text display 135 TOUCH 43 TOUCH LIMIT 104 Touch response 102 TOUCH SENSE Voice Set 108 Touch Sensitivity 102 TR1 TR2 62 TRANSMIT 179 182 TRANSMIT CLOCK 181 TRANSPOSE 41 169 TRANSPOSE ASSIGN 106 Tr...

Page 202: ...e documents will cause this warranty to be void This warranty covers only the Original Owner and is not transferable In Order to Obtain Warranty Service Warranty service will only be provided for defective products within the Warranted Area Contact your local authorized Yamaha dealer who will advise you of the procedures to be followed If this is not successful contact Yamaha at the address teleph...

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Page 204: ... The serial number of this product may be found on or near the name plate You should note this serial number in the space provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase to aid identification in the event of theft Model No Serial No bottom COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE Responsible Party Yamaha Corporation of America Address 6600 O...

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