User manual YAMAHA PSR-300M

[. . . ] We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used to produce them, meet these goals. In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law, we want you to be aware of the following: Battery Notice: This product MAY contain a small nonrechargable 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. [. . . ] the fact that a pad has been pressed) can be recorded. Phrase pad data can be saved to and loaded from disk (Advanced Features manual, page 46), but can not be memorized by the Panel Registration feature (page 38). Use the MASTER VOLUME control to adjust the playback volume of the phrase pads. HINT DETAIL 29 Using the Pads The CHORD Pads (pads 5 . . . 8) Each CHORD pad can record up to approximately 80 chords played on the left-hand section of the keyboard when the AUTO BASS CHORD feature is engaged. The recorded chords can then be played back at any time -- even while playing on the keyboard, with or without accompaniment. I Recording Chords Z Select a CHORD Pad For Recording REC/STOP CHORD Press the CHORD pad you intend to record to while holding the [REC/ STOP] button. The REC/STOP indicator will flash, indicating that the selected pad is ready to record. If the accompaniment is stopped when the CHORD pad is selected for recording, the SYNCHRO START mode will automatically be engaged. 8 rit. 5 faster 6 a tempo 7 slower DETAIL If AUTO BASS CHORD is OFF when a CHORD pad is selected for recording, it will automatically be turned ON. Further, if the MANUAL BASS mode is selected, the FINGERED CHORD mode will automatically be selected in its place. XPlay the Required Chords CStop Recording Recording begins automatically as soon as you play a chord on the lefthand section of the keyboard, and the REC/STOP indicator will light continuously as long as recording continues. Press the [REC/STOP] button or the pad being recorded to stop recording when you've finished playing the chords. The [REC/STOP] button indicator will go out when recording ends. Recording will stop automatically if the CHORD pad memory becomes full (approximately 80 chords per pad); if another pad is pressed; or if the accompaniment [STOP], [START/RE-START], or [SYNCHRO START] buttons is pressed. DETAIL I Chord Playback MULTI PLAYING AD CHORD 1 Tempo Change 5 faster 6 a tempo 7 slower 8 rit. As long as the MULTI mode is selected and an AUTO BASS CHORD accompaniment is playing, any recorded chord sequence can be played back simply by pressing the corresponding CHORD pad. The phrase will play back at the currently set tempo. The MULTI PLAYING indicator will light while the chord sequence plays back, and playback will end automatically as soon as the end of the sequence is reached. The functions of the pads in the TEMPO mode are indicated by labels below each pad: G Tempo Change REC/STOP 1 Tempo Change If you press this pad while holding the [REC/STOP] button, the tempo at that instant is registered in memory. The registered tempo can then be recalled at any time, regardless of the current tempo, simply by pressing the [Tempo Change] pad. If this pad is used during an accelerando or ritardando (described below), the accelerando or ritardando stops immediately and the [Tempo Change] value takes effect. DETAIL G Tap Start 2 Tap Start While the accompaniment is stopped, or during the SYNCHRO START mode before the accompaniment is started, the [Tap Start] pad can be used to set any desired tempo (within the PSR-5700's 40 to 280 beats per minute range) by simply tapping on the pad at the required tempo. Tap 4 times for an accompaniment with a 4/4 time signature, 3 times for 3/4, and 5 times for 5/4. If the accompaniment is started before the required number of taps has been entered, the Tap Start setting will be ignored. The Tap Start setting will also be ignored if several seconds elapse before the required number of taps have been entered, if a different style is selected, or if the accompaniment [STOP] button is pressed. DETAIL G Tempo I (Tempo Primo) 3 Tempo l If the [Tempo I] pad is tapped while an accompaniment is playing, the tempo setting that was active when the accompaniment was started is immediately restored, regardless of any tempo changes that occurred after the accompaniment was started. If this pad is used during an accelerando or ritardando (described below), the accelerando or ritardando stops immediately and the [Tempo I] value takes effect. DETAIL G accel. (Accelerando) 4 accel. Pressing the [accel. ] pad immediately starts a 2-measure accelerando (tempo increase) that is executed by increasing the tempo by a small amount on every 8th beat. The accelerando is stopped if the [accel. ] pad is pressed again before the 2 measures are completed. 34 Using the Pads G faster 5 faster DETAIL Tap the [faster] pad to increase the tempo by a fixed amount, whether the accompaniment is playing or not. If this pad is used during an accelerando or ritardando, the accelerando or ritardando stops immediately and the [faster] value takes effect. G a tempo 6 a tempo This pad recalls the tempo prior to the last tempo change -- e. g. any change incurred by pressing the [Tempo Change], [accel. ], [faster], [slower], or [rit. ] pad. If this pad is used during an accelerando or ritardando, the accelerando or ritardando stops immediately and the [a tempo] value takes effect. DETAIL G slower 7 slower Tap the [slower] pad to decrease the tempo by a fixed amount, whether the accompaniment is playing or not. If this pad is used during an accelerando or ritardando, the accelerando or ritardando stops immediately and the [slower] value takes effect. DETAIL G rit. (Ritardando) 8 rit. Pressing the [rit. ] pad immediately starts a 2-measure ritardando (tempo decrease) that is executed by decreasing the tempo by a small amount on every 8th beat. The ritardando is stopped if the [rit. ] pad is pressed again before the 2 measures are completed. The [PAD 8/rit. ] pad has essentially the same effect on the tempo as the [ENDING/rit. ] pad (page 23), except that while the [ENDING/rit. ] pad causes the tempo to return to its initial value after the rhythm stops, the tempo does not return to its initial value if the [PAD 8/rit. ] pad is used, even after the rhythm is stopped. If a fill-in pattern is selected during a ritardando, the ritardando continues during the fill-in but then original tempo is then restored as soon as the fill-in ends. DETAIL DETAIL The TEMPO SYNCHRO Function If you press the button immediately to the right of the pad [MODE SELECT] button so that the indicator above it lights while the TEMPO mode is engaged, the TEMPO SYNCHRO function is engaged -- any tempo change initiated by a TEMPO pad takes place at the beginning of the next measure instead of immediately when the pad is tapped (TEMPO SYNCHRO has no effect on Tap Start operation). The SYNCHRO mode is turned off by pressing the button to the right of the [MODE SELECT] button again. MULTI REPEAT PERC. BREAK TEMPO SYNCHRO MODE SELECT 35 Expression & Effects I Sustain ON ORCH. 2v1 LEFT HOLD HARMONY SUSTAIN VOIC ORCH. 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