User manual YAMAHA PS-200

[. . . ] 1 Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Setting Up the Music Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 NOMENCLATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If pressed at any other time the fill in will begin on the beginning of the next beat. Stopping the Accompaniment An accompaniment in progress can be stopped immediately by pressing the [START/STOP] button, or it can be stopped with an appropriate ending by pressing the [SYNCHRO START/ENDING] button. If the [SYNCHRO START/ENDING] button is pressed within one 1/4 beat from the beginning of a measure, the ending will begin immediately. If pressed at any other time the ending will begin on the beginning of the next measure. If the [INTRO/FILL IN] button is pressed while the ending pattern is playing, a fill-in will be played, followed by a return to the normal pattern. 8 AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT The PSR-200/PSR-300 includes a sophisticated Auto accompaniment system that can provide automated bass and chordal backing in a number of ways. The maximum number of notes that can be played simultaneously on the PSR-200/PSR-300 keyboard is reduced when the Auto Accompaniment feature is used. 3. Select the desired accompaniment style in the normal way. Although you can select the melody (upper keyboard) voice you intend to use, the PSR-200/PSR-300 automatically determines the voices to be used for the accompaniment part according the accompaniment style you select. Single Finger Accompaniment SINGLE FINGER accompaniment makes it simple to produce beautifully orchestrated accompaniment using major, seventh, minor and minor-seventh chords by pressing a minimum number of keys in the left-hand section of the keyboard. The bass and chord accompaniment produced is perfectly matched to the currently selected accompaniment style. 4. Press the [START/STOP] button, [SYNCHRO START/ ENDING] button or the [INTRO/FILL IN] buttons to determine how the accompaniment will be started (see page 7). If you press the [START/STOP] button or the [INTRO/FILL IN] button, the rhythm will begin playing immediately without bass and chord accompaniment. 1. Press the [MODE] button as many times as necessary until the SINGLE FINGER indicator lights -- this selects the SINGLE FINGER mode. 5. Press any key to the left of the split point to start the automatic accompaniment. If you press a "C" key, for example, a C-major accompaniment will be played. Press another key in the left-hand section of the keyboard to select a new chord. The key you press will always determine the "root" of the chord played (i. e. If necessary, set the split point as described below: Setting the SINGLE FINGER Mode Split Point: The split point for the SINGLE FINGER mode is initially set at the D2 key. The sharp is indicated by the lit bar between the "F" and the "2. " The FINGERED mode split point is retained in memory and will be recalled whenever the FINGERED mode is selected. A method of initializing the FINGERED mode split point to its original default value is described on page 6. 10 Notes in parentheses may be omitted. Minor sixth chords will only be properly detected if they are played in "root position". Seventh flatted fifth chords will only be recognized if either the root or flatted seventh is the lowest note. For diminished and augmented chords, the lowest key pressed is assumed to be the root. An octave -- i. e. two notes played exactly one octave apart -- will be detected as a chord suitable for major or minor, with the note played as the root note. All other FINGERED mode operations are the same as in the SINGLE FINGER mode. AUTO HARMONY This sophisticated feature automatically adds appropriate harmony notes to a melody you play on the keyboard. You can choose from 5 different types of harmony. Only a single note can be played at a time on the keyboard (or the right-hand section of the keyboard when in the SPLIT mode) when the AUTO HARMONY feature is used. THE CHORD MEMORY The PSR-200/PSR-300 CHORD MEMORY allows you to "record" and play back chord sequences created using the Auto Accompaniment feature. You can record a complete accompaniment part, for example, and then play along with it using both hands -- you're free to use the entire keyboard for your performance rather than being limited to only the upper keyboard area. The CHORD MEMORY also has three separate "banks" that can be used to record different accompaniments. The banks can be "chained" -- i. e. [. . . ] CHECK In this case, your batteries are probably flat and need replacement. 17 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. TROUBLESHOOTING 8. PROBLEM Sustain produces little or no effect. CHECK The sustain effect may not sound as deep as it normally does when used during accompaniment or demo playback. PROBLEM Abnormal operation not listed above. [. . . ]