User manual YAMAHA PS-300-PS-400

[. . . ] This product may also use "household" type batteries. Make sure that the battery being charged is a rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged. When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or with batteries of a different type. Mismatches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and battery case rupture. Warning: Do not attempt to disassemble, or incinerate any battery. [. . . ] The chord name flashes in the display when the correct notes are held down. (Inversions for many of the chords are also recognized. ) Dict. 001 Flashes when correct notes are held. Indicates notes to be played. To leave the Dictionary function, press the [Dict. ] button again. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · What is a Chord?· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · The simple answer: Three or more notes played simultaneously is a chord. (Two notes played together is an "interval" -- an interval being the distance between two different notes. This is also referred to as a "harmony. ") Depending on the intervals between the three or more notes, a chord can sound beautiful or muddy and dissonant. The organization of notes in the example at left -- a triad chord -- produces a pleasant, harmonious sound. Triads are made up of three notes and are the most basic and common chords in most music. In this triad, the lowest note is the "root. " The root is the most important note in the chord, because it anchors the sound harmonically by determining its "key" and forms the basis for how we hear the other notes of the chord. The second note of this chord is four semitones higher than the first, and the third is three semitones higher than the second. Keeping our root note fixed and changing these notes by a semitone up or down (sharp or flat), we can create four different chords. Major chord (ex. Cdim) Minor 3rd Major 3rd Major 3rd Minor 3rd Major 3rd Major 3rd Minor 3rd Minor 3rd Keep in mind that we can also change the "voicing" of a chord -- for example, change the order of the notes (called "inversions"), or play the same notes in different octaves -- without changing the basic nature of the chord itself. Inversion examples for the key of C C G E E C G G E C 43 Selecting and Playing Styles Beautiful sounding harmonies can be built in this manner. You may also want to slow down the Tempo while setting the A and B points; this makes it easier to accurately set the points. · You can also set the A-B Repeat function when the song is stopped. Simply use the [ REW] and [ FF] buttons to select the desired measures, pressing the [A-B REPEAT] button for each point, then start playback. A-b REPEAT 012 012 3 Pause or stop playback as needed. Use the [ PAUSE] button or [START/STOP] button. Stopping playback does not cancel the set A/B points or the A-B Repeat function. 4 Turn off the A-B Repeat function. Press the [A-B REPEAT] button. oFF REPEAT 47 Selecting and Playing Songs Melody Voice Change The PSR-275/273 lets you play a melody on the keyboard along with each of the songs, either with the original melody voice or one of your own selection. The convenient Melody Voice Change feature takes this one step further -- it lets you replace the original voice used for the melody of the song with the panel voice of your own selection. For example, if the current voice selected on the panel is piano but the song's melody is being played by a flute voice, using Melody Voice Change will change the flute melody voice to piano. 1 2 3 Select the desired song. Press the [SONG] button, then use the numeric keypad or [+]/[­] buttons to select the desired song. (See page 45. ) · Playing a voice which is selected by the melody voice change may differ from the original voice, since the voice is added as an effect for the selected song. Select the desired voice. Press the [VOICE] button, then use the numeric keypad or [+]/[­] buttons to select the desired voice. (See page 23. ) Press and hold down the [VOICE] button for at least one second. "MELODY VOICE CHANGE" appears in the display, indicating that the selected panel voice has replaced the song's original melody voice. 003 MELODY V Adjusting the Song Volume The playback volume of the song can be adjusted in the Function mode (page 60). This volume control affects only the Song volume. The volume range is 000 127. · Song Volume cannot be changed unless the Song mode is active. (This function becomes Style Volume when the Style mode is active. ) 48 Song Lesson The Lesson feature provides an exceptionally fun and easy-to-use way to learn how to read music and play the keyboard. 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