User manual YAMAHA PSR-12

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] One Touch Setting will be turned off if you select any other Voice number. 45 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner's Manual Handy Performance Features Changing the tempo of the Song/Style Songs and Styles can be played at any tempo you desire--fast or slow. 1 Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button to call up the Tempo setting in the display after selecting a Style/Song. Current Tempo value 116 Tempo 2 Set the Tempo by using the number buttons [0]-[9], [+], [-]. You can also set the Tempo by simply tapping the [TEMPO/TAP] button at the required tempo--four times for time signatures in 4, and three times for time signatures in 3. You can change the Tempo during Style/Song playback by pressing the [TEMPO/TAP] button just twice. NOTE · Press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the value to the default tempo of a Style or Song. Adjusting the Voice Parameters The volume, octave (the pitch of the instrument can be shifted by up or down in octaves) and Chorus Send Level can be individually adjusted for the Main, Dual, and Split Voices. Main Voice Parameters (page 57) · Main Voice Volume · Main Voice Octave · Main Voice Chorus Send Level Dual Voice Parameters (page 57) · Dual Voice Volume · Dual Voice Octave · Dual Voice Chorus Send Level Split Voice Parameters (page 57) · Split Voice Volume · Split Voice Octave · Split Voice Chorus Send Level You can adjust each of the parameters above in the Function settings (page 56). 46 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner's Manual Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions Various ways to start and stop Style playback Starting Style playback The following three methods can be used to start Style playback. In all cases you will need to press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn auto accompaniment on before actually starting Style playback. Whichever method you choose, you can press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit. ] before starting playback. To begin your performance, an introduction will play automatically, then will automatically switch to the MAIN section when finished. Immediate Start Press the [START/STOP] button to begin rhythm-only playback of the selected Style. The bass and chords will begin playing as soon as you play a chord in the accompaniment range of the keyboard. Appears when the auto accompaniment is on Immediate Start Chord Start Press the [SYNC START] button and the beat arrows will begin flashing, indicating that the Sync Start "standby" mode has been engaged. The bass and chords will begin playing as soon as you play a chord in the accompaniment range of the keyboard. Accompaniment range 001 GrandPno 001 Sync Start standby Style playback begins when you play a chord Tap Start You can supply a count-in at any tempo you like to start playback. Simply tap the [TEMPO/TAP] button at any tempo--4 times for time signatures in 4, and 3 times for time signatures in 3--and the selected Style rhythm will begin playing at the tapped tempo. · The auto accompaniment will sometimes not change when related chords are played in sequence (e. g. some minor chords followed by the minor seventh). · Two-note fingerings will produce a chord based on the previously played chord. 1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - 7 or Major seventh add sharp eleventh [M7(#11)] 1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - 7 Flatted fifth [(b5)] Major seventh flatted fifth [M7b5] Suspended fourth [sus4] Augmented [aug] Major seventh augmented [M7aug] Minor [m] Minor add ninth [m(9)] Minor sixth [m6] Minor seventh [m7] Minor seventh ninth [m7(9)] Minor seventh add eleventh [m7(11)] Minor major seventh [mM7] Minor major seventh ninth [mM7(9)] Minor seventh flatted fifth [m7b5] Minor major seventh flatted fifth [mM7b5] Diminished [dim] Diminished seventh [dim7] Seventh [7] Seventh flatted ninth [7(b9)] Seventh add flatted thirteenth [7(b13)] Seventh ninth [7(9)] Seventh add sharp eleventh [7(#11)] Seventh add thirteenth [7(13)] Seventh sharp ninth [7(#9)] Seventh flatted fifth [7b5] Seventh augmented [7aug] Seventh suspended fourth [7sus4] One plus two plus five [1+2+5] 1 - 3 - b5 1 - 3 - b5 - 7 1-4-5 1 - 3 - #5 1 - (3) - #5 - 7 1 - b3 - 5 1 - 2 - b3 - 5 1 - b3 - 5 - 6 1 - b3 - (5) - b7 1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - b7 1 - (2) - b3 - 4 - 5 - (b7) 1 - b3 - (5) - 7 1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - 7 1 - b3 - b5 - b7 1 - b3 - b5 - 7 1 - b3 - b5 1 - b3 - b5 - 6 1 - 3 - (5) - b7 or 1 - (3) - 5 - b7 1 - b2 - 3 - (5) - b7 1 - 3 - 5 - b6 - b7 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - b7 1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - b7 or 1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - b7 1 - 3 - (5) - 6 - b7 1 - #2 - 3 - (5) - b7 1 - 3 - b5 - b7 1 - 3 - #5 - b7 1 - 4 - (5) - b7 1-2-5 * These chords are not shown in the Chord Dictionary function. PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner's Manual 53 Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords Looking up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in "chord dictionary" that shows you the individual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it. 1 Press and hold the [WAITING] button for longer than a second. "Dict. " will appear in the display. Dict. Hold for longer than a second. 2 As an example, we'll learn how to play a GM7 (G major seventh) chord. Press the "G" key in the section of the keyboard labeled "ROOT. " (The note doesn't sound. ) The root note you set is shown in the display. Keys for chord type dictionary Keys for root dictionary Dict. 001 3 Press the "M7" (major seventh) key in the section of the keyboard labeled "CHORD TYPE. " (The note doesn't sound. ) The notes you should play for the specified chord (root note and chord type) are shown in the display, both as notation and in the keyboard diagram. Notation of chord NOTE Dict. 001 · Major chords are usually indicated by the root name only. For example, the indication "C" in a score refers to a "C Major" chord. To look up the fingering for a major chord press the root key and then the M chord type key. Chord name (root and type) Individual notes of chord (keyboard) To call up possible inversions of the chord, press the [+]/[-] buttons. 4 Try playing a chord in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard, checking the indications in the display. When you've played the chord properly, a bell sound signals your success and the chord name in the display flashes. PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner's Manual 54 Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords About chords Playing two or more notes together simultaneously creates a "chord. " Playing a note together with two other notes spaced three notes (steps) apart--such as the notes C, E and G--creates a harmonious sound. Chords like these are called "triads" and they play an important role in most music. 3rd Root 3rd Taking the chord above as an example, the lowest note of this triad is called the "root note. " This is the central note sound, and it supports or anchors the rest of the notes chord. You'll notice that the middle note of the chord above (E) is the third step in the succession of scale notes--C, D, then E. [. . . ] 11/F. , Silvercord Tower 1, 30 Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: 2737-7688 ITALY Yamaha Musica Italia S. P. A. Viale Italia 88, 20020 Lainate (Milano), Italy Tel: 02-935-771 INDONESIA PT. Yamaha Music Indonesia (Distributor) PT. Nusantik Gedung Yamaha Music Center, Jalan Jend. [. . . ]