User manual YAMAHA PSR-37E

[. . . ] In order to make the most of your PortaTone's features and vast performance potential, we urge you to read the manuals thoroughly while trying out the various features described. Keep the manual in a safe place for later reference. Contents Taking Care of Your PortaTone Nomenclature Connections & Music Stand The Demonstration The PSR-37E Display & Help Function 2 Floppy Disks & the Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 6 8 Using Disk Styles on Optional Data Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 s Selecting a DISK Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Use the TOP LCD dial to specify the number of the first measure in the range to be deleted, and the LAST LCD dial to specify the number of the last measure in the range to be deleted. Once the top and last measure numbers have been selected, press the EXECUTE LCD button to execute the delete operation. " confirmation prompt will appear on the display: press the YES LCD button to go ahead with the delete operation, or the NO LCD button to cancel. "Executing. " will appear on the display while the operation is in progress, and "Completed. " will appear briefly when the operation has finished. NOTES · It's important to remember that a Delete Measure operation affects all tracks simultaneously, and that measures following the deleted range are moved back to take the place of the deleted measures. This differentiates the Delete Measure function from the Erase function (described later), which replaces data in the specified range with rests. · Be careful when deleting measures that contain effect on/off events -- e. g. pitch bend, modulation, sustain, harmony, etc. If, for example, you delete a measure that contains a pitch bend off event, the pitch bend applied in a previous measure will remain in effect until the next pitch bend event is encountered. · The Delete Measure operation has no "undo" function, so be absolutely sure you want to delete the selected material before actually executing the delete operation. Delete Measures 4 through 6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Measure 4 through 6 deleted. 1 2 3 7 8 9 Subsequent measures moved back. 1 2 3 4 5 6 s CREATE MEASURE Inserts a specified number of blank measures in all tracks (including the accompaniment track) at the specified measure number. Use the TOP LCD dial to specify the number of the measure at which the blank measures are to be inserted, and the SIZE LCD dial to specify the number of blank measures to be inserted. Once the top measure number and size have been selected, press the EXECUTE LCD button to actually execute the insert operation. A setting of "0" produces no note shift. Each increment represents a semitone, so a setting of +4, for example, would shift the pitch of notes in the specified range up by an interval of a third. A setting of -12 would shift the notes down by one octave. · The ability to selectively shift the pitch of specified measures and tracks makes it simple to create "modulations" (key changes) without having to reprogram entire passages, and to create simple harmonies. s SONG CLEAR Deletes the entire song -- i. e. deletes all data from all sequencer tracks. Use the CLEAR SONG LCD dials to select the song to be cleared (1 . . . 6), then press the EXECUTE LCD button to execute the song clear operation. " confirmation prompt will appear on the display: press the YES LCD button to go ahead with the clear operation, or the NO LCD button to cancel. "Completed. " will appear briefly when the operation has finished. NOTES · Remember that this function deletes all data from the specified song in one operation. If you think you might want to keep the data for later use or editing, be sure to save it to floppy disk (page 91) before executing the song clear operation. · Be careful with SONG CLEAR -- it has no "undo" function! [. . . ] 21 Sustain jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Sustain pedal function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Sustain, custom voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Sustain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]