User manual YAMAHA PSR-2000-PSR-1000

[. . . ] OWNER'S MANUAL OWNER'S MANUAL Introduction SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. Battery Notice: This product MAY contain a small non-rechargeable battery which (if applicable) is soldered in place. The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to perform the replacement. WARNING: Do not place this product in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over , or roll anything over power or connecting cords of any kind. [. . . ] Determines the length of the note (as a percentage) from the position at which it is to be entered. (This is available only when recording the melody. ) For information on gate time settings, see below. Each press of this button toggles among the three basic note selectors at the bottom of the display: normal, dotted, and triplet. (This is available only when recording the melody. ) Use these to move the selected event, in units of measures (BAR), beat, and clocks. For information on measure/beat/clock settings, see below. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Specifies the type of note to be input next. (Sixteenth notes are available only when recording the melody. ) This also determines the position to which the pointer will advance after a note has been entered. Deletes the event at the cursor. END To close the STEP RECORD display, press the [EXIT] button. Make sure to store the recorded data by pressing the [I] (SAVE) button (page 44). I Measure/Beat/Clock Measure 1 Beat Clock 1 2 3 4 000- 000- 000- 0001919 1919 1919 1919 2 1 2 3 4 000- 000- 000- 0001919 1919 1919 1919 I Velocity The table below shows the available settings and the corresponding velocity values. Kbd. Vel Actual playing strength fff 127 ff 111 f 95 mf 79 mp 63 p 47 pp 31 ppp 15 I Gate Time The following settings are available: Normal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The gate time (note length) can be specified as a percentage by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial. PSR-2000/1000 97 Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs -- Song Creator Recording Melodies -- Step Record (Note) In this section, we'll show you how to use Step Recording by guiding you through this actual music example, shown at right. The operations here apply to step 6 on page 97. 1 1-1 Select this note. 1-2 While holding down this note. . . 1-3 . . . press this (to input a tie). The notation display on the instrument (PSR-2000) may not be accurate, especially for tied notes or longer notes. To have the notation displayed accurately, set the gate time to tenuto by using the [H] button, and input the notes as desired. 2 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-1 Select this note. 3 3-1 Press this button to display the dotted notes. 3-3 3-2 Select this note. 4 4-1 4-3 Call up the normal notes by pressing this button. 4-2 Select this note. To input rests, simply move the measure/beat/clock location for the desired rest time, then input the next note. I Play back the newly created melody Use the [C] ( L ) button to move the cursor to the beginning of the song, and press the SONG [START/STOP] button to hear the newly entered notes. To actually enter the recorded data, press the [EXIT] button. The entered data can be edited from the SONG CREATOR (1 - 16) display (page 105). 98 PSR-2000/1000 Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs -- Song Creator Recording Chord Changes for the Auto Accompaniment -- Step Record (Chord) The Chord Step recording feature makes it possible to record auto accompaniment chord changes one at a time with precise timing. Since the changes don't have to be played in real time, you can easily create complex, tight chord changes -- over which you can record the melody in normal fashion. The operations here apply to step 6 on page 97. Entering Chords and Sections (Chord Step) For example, you can input the following chord progression by the procedure described below. MAIN A BREAK MAIN B C F G F G7 C Enter the chords by using the currently selected chord fingering method in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard. 1 Press the MAIN [A] button to specify the section, and enter the chords as shown at right. MAIN A MAIN C F G C 001:1:000 F 001:3:000 Select this note value and play the chords indicated at right. G 002:1:000 2 Press the [BREAK] button to specify the Break section, and enter the chords as shown at right. MAIN A BREAK C F G F G7 F BREAK INTRO 002:3:000 G7 002:4:000 Select this note value and play the chords indicated at right. PSR-2000/1000 99 Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs -- Song Creator 3 Press the MAIN [B] button to specify the section and enter the chord indicated at right. MAIN A MAIN BREAK MAIN B C F G F G7 C C 003:1:000 Select this note value and play the chords indicated at right. I Play back the newly created chord progression Use the [C] ( L ) button to move the cursor to the beginning of the song, and press the SONG [START/STOP] button to hear the newly entered notes. To actually enter the recorded data, press the [EXIT] button. The entered data can be edited from the SONG CREATOR (CHD) display (page 106). Finally, press the [F] (EXPAND) button from the SONG CREATOR (CHD) display in order to convert the input data into song data. To enter a fill-in, press the [AUTO FILL IN] button and press one of the MAIN [A]­ [D] buttons. END Mark An "END" mark is shown in the display, indicating the end of the song data. The actual position of the End mark differs depending on the section that is input at the end of the song. When an Ending section is input, the End mark automatically follows the Ending data. When a section other than Ending is input, the End mark is set two measures after the final section. The End mark can be freely set to any position desired. 100 PSR-2000/1000 Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs -- Song Creator Select the Recording Options: Starting, Stopping, Punching In/Out -- Rec Mode From this display you can set up how recording is started and stopped for either Quick Recording or Multi Recording. 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