User manual YAMAHA PSR-2

[. . . ] 9 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Percussion Assign List (Voices 40 and 00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Jam Track Chord Progression List . . . . 11 One Touch Settiing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Song Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha PortaTone You now own a portable keyboard that packs advanced functions and great sound in a highly compact size. Its outstanding features also make it an exceptionally expressive and versatile instrument. Read this Owner's Manual carefully while playing your new PortaTone in order to take full advantage of its various features. Main Features The PortaTone is a sophisticated musical instrument with the following features and functions: q Exceptionally realistic sounds with 100 AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) Voices, utilizing digital recordings of actual instruments. [. . . ] Harmony Voices (#73 - #85) have an additional one-, two- or three-note harmony added to the original monophonic Voice. Finally, Echo Voices (#86 - #00) have an echo effect that adds delayed repeats to the original Voice. Included in the Voices are special PERCUSSION Voices (#40 and #00) that lets you play various drum and percussion sounds from the keyboard. (Refer to the Percussion Assign List page 10. ) About the Harmony Voices Since Harmony Voices are designed to automatically play two or more notes with the notes you play on the keyboard, only one note can be played on the keyboard at a time. If several notes are played together, only the last note or highest note played will be heard. The type of harmony used depends on the Voice that is selected. When a Style or Song/Jam Track is not being played back, the basic key for the harmony is always C. When a Style is played or the Stopped Accompaniment function is active, the harmony changes according to the chord played with the left hand. When a Song is played back, the harmony changes according to the chord progression of the Song or Jam Track. Selecting a Voice 1 . Press the VOICE button to select the Voice mode. VOICE NOTE The PortaTone is polyphonic up to a maximum of 12 notes. (Depending on the Voice selected, fewer notes may be available. ) This includes not only the Voices played from the keyboard, but also the notes in a Style pattern, and so on. Thus, if you play too many notes at one time, some may not sound and/or others may be cancelled. 2. Use the Numeric Keypad to select the desired Voice number. Fingered Chords in the Key of C C C7sus4 Cm Caug(7) C7 Cdim(7) Cm7 C7 5 CM7 CmM7 Cm7 5 Cm6 Csus4 C9 Notes enclosed in parentheses are optional; the chords will be recognized without them. NOTE · If the chord is inverted (i. e. , C-E-G is played as G-C-E), the PortaTone will still recognize it as a C chord. · Minor 6th chords are recognized only in root position, however; all other inversions are interpreted as minor 7th/flatted 5th. · If augmented and diminished 7th chords are inverted, the lowest note will be recognized as the root. · 7th flatted 5th chords may be played with the lowest note as the root or the 7th. · 9th chords are recognized only in root position; all other inversions are interpreted as suspended 4th. · Augmented 7th and diminished 7th chords are interpreted as simple augmented and diminished. · The PortaTone also has a Chord Cancel function to stop the chord accompaniment but allow the rhythm pattern to continue playing. To use Chord Cancel, simultaneously press any three consecutive notes in the AUTO ACCOMP. SECTION; for example, C, C and D. One Touch Setting in the Style Mode The One Touch Setting function automatically selects an appropriate Voice for playing with the Style you select. In other words, when One Touch Setting is on, the Voice automatically changes when you change the Style. To turn on the One Touch Setting function, press the ONE TOUCH SETTING button. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]