User manual YAMAHA PSS150

[. . . ] The New Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 New Split Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 New Fingerings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Stop Accompaniment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] G RIGHT 3 SPLIT POINT Allows a separate split point to be specified for the R3 voice. All other fingerings are the same as in the Fingered Pro Advanced mode. G Full Keyboard Fingerings are the same as in the Fingered Advanced mode, but chord detection occurs over the entire keyboard. Arpeggios are not supported in this mode. G AI Full Keyboard (9000Pro Only) This Full Keyboard mode is suitable for the piano performance with the both hands (e. g. Chords can be presumed even one or two notes are played. There is a limit to the types of chords that can be detected. See the fingering chart of the Fingered Advanced mode on page 13. · This fingering mode may not be suitable for some performance. · Notes in parentheses can be omitted. · If you play any three adjacent keys (including black keys), the chord sound will be canceled and only the rhythm instruments will continue playing (Chord Cancel function). · The chord fingerings listed are all in "root" position, but other inversions can be used ­ with the exceptions described on Note column. · The auto accompaniment will sometimes not change when related chords are played in sequence (e. g. The higher the value the longer the sustain. · The PANEL SUSTAIN value is relative, so the actual length of sustain produced will depend on the voice used. 16 4. The New Features Sustain Mode (new for the PSR-9000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This feature has already been implemented on the 9000Pro, but is new on the PSR-9000. When the sustain mode is set to DEFAULT pressing the sustain pedal produces sustain with decay, like an acoustic piano. When the sustain mode is set to HOLD, the sustain is maintained indefinitely ­ ideal for organ, strings, pads, or similar voices. The actual sustain effect produced will depend on the selected voice. Level HOLD KEY OFF Time DEFAULT Access: [FUNCTION] CONTROLLER FOOT CONTROLLER SUSTAIN MODE Select the DEFAULT or HOLD mode. Improved Music Database Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In the new version the Music Database display has been revised to allow easy pre-selection of a Music Database setting for instant recall when needed. Access: [MUSIC DATABASE] Press this button to actually engage the pre-selected setting. Indicates the pre-selected setting. "Pre-select" a MUSIC DATA setting, making it ready for instant selection. Directly select MUSIC DATA settings in the same way as in previous versions. Data dial can be used for pre-selection. 17 4. The New Features Improved Mixing Console Voice Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The mixing console VOICE display has been revised for easier part voice selection. Two selection windows appear in the VOICE display: CATEGORY and VOICE. When you select a part via the LCD [1] ~ [8] buttons a line appears between the selected part name and the VOICE window, clearly indicating the part to which the voice selection will apply. Access: [MIXING CONSOLE] VOICE Select a voice category. Select a voice for the current part. Select a part. Improved Mixing Console Effect Type Display . . . . . . . . . . The mixing console EFFECT display has been revised for easier effect selection. When a DSP type effect is selected in the EFFECT BLOCK window, a new CATEGORY window appears allowing easy direct selection of the available effects. Access: [MIXING CONSOLE] EFF TYPE Select a category. Select the desired effect type. 18 4. The New Features Disk Direct Style Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It is now possible to use the Registration Memory with styles on a style disk being used with the Disk Direct function, but only with styles in the currently selected Disk Direct directory. Recall Registration Memory Memorize Disk Direct Disk Style The procedure is as follows: 1. 2. Open the directory containing the style you want to register via the Disk Direct "POP UP" window (this could be on a floppy disk or on an internal or SCSI hard disk, if installed). [. . . ] Talk settings can be customized as well, allowing you to add effects to your voice as you speak to your audience. page 141 page 165 Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . You can protect your floppy disks and hard drives with a password to prevent accidental data loss due to reformatting. To access this function, press the [DISK/SCSI] button and then select FORMAT and PASSWORD using the LCD buttons. page 132 page 156 30 5. Power Tips Simultaneous Parameter Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This convenient function allows you to simultaneously change all the parameter knobs of a specified row in the Mixing Console menu. Press and hold down the LCD button of a parameter you want to change (for example, any row of on-screen knobs in the VOL/EQ, FILT, EFF, DEPTH and TUNE menus) and use the Data dial to change the value. A B C D E page 122 page 144 Keyboard Transpose and Song Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Two types of transpose settings are available: Keyboard Transpose and Song Transpose. [. . . ]