User manual YAMAHA PSS120E

[. . . ] A digital synthesizer that lets you alter any of the preset voices to taste and save up to five of these edited versions. A versatile rhythm machine using 32 percussion instruments, PCM recorded for breath-taking realism. With 100 basic rhythm patterns featuring three intros/fill-ins and one ending each, you have an amazing 400 rhythm variations at your disposal. What's more, you can even play percussion by hand like a drummer and record you own original Custom Drummer pattern. [. . . ] All you have to do is start the selected rhythm in either of the following ways, making sure that SINGLE FINGER MODE is selected: Starting the Accompaniment a) Press SYNCHRO START/ENDING. The BEAT indicators will flash in the selected tempo, and you can now start the entire single finger chord accompaniment at once by playing any key(s) in the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT SECTION. b) Start the rhythm with START/STOP or an INTRO/FILL IN pad. Any key now pressed in the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT SECTION starts the other accompaniment parts -- bass, chords and orchestra. You can begin playing any time you want, either after a few beats or measures of percussion sounds, or right from the start (except during an intro), depending on the musical effect you want. Points to Remember About the Auto Accompaniment Patterns To create the desired chord progression with the accompaniment, all you have to do is play different keys in the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT SECTION. As a rule, the structure of the accompaniment pattern will always change on the following beat AFTER you play different keys -- regardless of the precise timing with which they were played. Musically, this gives the most natural effect. However, to make sure that the chord progression is performed as intended even if you are slightly late playing the new keys, the PortaSound will switch the pattern structure during the same beat if you change the chord soon enough. When you press a different Single Finger or Fingered Chord during a pattern, the PortaSound does not simply go on playing the accompaniment as if nothing had happened, as this would sound unnatural. Instead, the PSS120E automatically alters the accompaniment pattern somewhat, adding variety and giving a very natural, musical effect. Pitch bends and portamento can be used with Duet. Duet has no effect on SONG MEMORY MELODY playback. The Duet sound data is all output on the same MIDI OUT channel. Duet works even if the entire Auto Accompaniment ORCHESTRATION is turned off. This lets you play a duet without any accompaniment sounds. Duet is canceled if a melody memory is turned on for recording. Points to Remember The inverted forms of chords (in the case of a major chord for instance 3--5--l and 5--l--3, etc. ) are also recognized. Any combination of notes other than those listed above is ignored. In the case of augmented and diminished chords, the lowest note played on the keyboard is considered to be the root of the chord. Sixth chords are distinguished from minor sevenths as follows: If the lowest key played is the root of the sixth, the PortaSound considers the chord to be a sixth chord, while all other key combinations produce minor sevenths. In a similar manner, seventh flat-five chords are distinguished from minor sixths according to whether the lowest note played is the root of the sixth (in which case the chord is considered a minor sixth) or not. With seventh flat-five chords, the lowest key played is treated either as the root or the seventh. 21 SONG MEMORY The SONG MEMORY section (4) comprises ten memory banks in which you can digitally record melodies and chord progressions for instant automatic playback. [. . . ] 1:ON, 0:NO ACTION VOLUME DATA (NORMAL, ACCENT1, NORMAL ACCENT1 ROLL) VVVVV: VOLUME 0 ~ 31. 0: MAX, 31 : MIN ACC2: ACCENT2 FLAG 1:ON, 0:OFF ACC2 STANDS FOR AN INSTANT ACCENT (3 POINTS UP) FOR EACH TRACK ACCENT2 WORKS PRIOR TO ACCENT1. NOTICE: ANY DATA WHICH EXCEEDS THE LIMITS SHOWN ABOVE MAY CAUSE UNEXSPECTED TROUBLE ON SLAVE INSTRUMENT. 44 [PORTABLE KEYBOARD] Model PSS120E Function Basic Channel Mode Note Number: Velocity Default Changed Default Messages Altered True voice Note ON Note OFF Key's Ch's Mode 00 MIDI Implementation Chart Version: 1. 0 Recognized Remarks Manual/ Transmitted Melody Memory Orchestra Chord Play 1 2 3 Base 1-16 (*1) 11 1-16 3 3 12 13 14 15 x 4 Rhythm 16 3 1-16 (*2) 1-16 1 (*2) x x 44 4 x ******************** 24-108 (*3) ******************* x 9nH, v = 1-127 (*5) x 9nH, v = 0 X X 36-96 36-96 (*4) x 9nH x 9nH, v = 0 /8nH X X 7 bit reso. After Touch Pitch Bender 1 64 Control Change 65 VIBRATO SW SUSTAIN SW PORTAMENT SW Prog Change : True ******************** System Exclusive System Common System Real Time Aux Messages : Song Pos : Song Sel : Tune : Clock : Commands x x x Alternative Start, Stop : Local ON/OFF : All Notes OFF : Active Sense : Reset Note: (*1) When the power is turned OFF, the data is stored. (*2) All channels from 1 to 16 can be turned ON/OFF selectively, and the data is stored when the power is turned off. (*3) Including the effective key area after transposing. (*4) Ch16 is reserved for the rhythm section. [. . . ]