Yamaha PSR-A1000 Bedienungsanleitung

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    OWNER’S MANUAL OWNER’S MANUAL Before using the PSR-A1000 , be sure to read “Precautions„ on pages 3-4.[...]

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    PSR-A1000 2 (bottom) The serial number of this product may be f ound on the bottom of the unit. Y ou should note this serial number in the space provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your pur- chase to aid identification in the e vent of theft. Model No. Serial No.[...]

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    3 PSR-A1000 (3)-7 1/2 PRECA UTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PR OCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a safe place f or future ref erence. W ARNING Alwa ys follo w the basic precautions listed belo w to av oid the possibility of serious injury or even death fr om electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precau[...]

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    PSR-A1000 4 (3)-7 2/2 • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic compo- nents, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off f or all components, set all volume le vels to mini- mum. Also , be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum le vels and gradually raise the volume controls while pl[...]

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    5 PSR-A1000 T hank you for pur chasing the Y amaha PSR-A1000! W e recommend that y ou read this manual carefully so that y ou can fully take adv antage of the ad vanced and conv enient functions of the PSR-A1000. W e also recommend that y ou keep this manual in a safe and hand y place for future reference.[...]

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    PSR-A1000 6 Accessories ■ P A-300 AC Adaptor * ■ Floppy Disk [includes style files, song files and MIDI Driver (page 138)] ■ Music Stand (page 17) ■ Data List ■ Owner’ s Manual * Ma y not be included in your area. Please chec k with your Y amaha dealer . About this Owner’ s Manual and Data List T his manual consists of four main sec[...]

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    7 PSR-A1000 Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disk Be sure to handle floppy disks and treat the disk dri ve with care. F ollow the important precautions below . • 3.5" 2DD and 2HD type flopp y disks can be used. T o insert a floppy disk into the disk drive: • Hold the disk so that the label of the disk is facing upward and[...]

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    PSR-A1000 8 T o handle floppy disks with care: • Do not place hea vy objects on a disk or bend or apply pressure to the disk in any w ay . Alw ays keep flopp y disks in their protectiv e cases when they are not in use. • Do not expose the disk to direct sunlight, extremely high or low temperatures, or excessi ve humidity , dust or liquids. ?[...]

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    9 PSR-A1000 T able of Contents Introduction ............................ 3 PRECAUTIONS .......................................................... 3 Accessories ............................................................... 6 About this Owner’s Manual and Data List .............. 6 Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disk ............[...]

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    PSR-A1000 10 Using Oriental Scales – Scale Setting/Scale Tuning/ Scale Memory ........................ 72 Setting an Oriental Scale — Scale Setting............. 72 Adjusting the Scale Tuning — Scale Tuning ......... 72 Memorizing the Scale Setting – Scale Memory .... 74 Saving Your Scale Settings .................................... 74 Reca[...]

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    11 PSR-A1000 Introduction Quick Guide Basic Operations - Organizing Y our Data Playing the Demos V oices Styles The Multi Pad Creating Multi Pad - Multi Pad Creator Song Playback Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups - Registration Memory Using Oriental Scales - Scale Setting/ Scale T uning/Scale Memory Editing V oices - Sound Creator Recording [...]

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    PSR-A1000 12 Application Index Use this index to find r eference pages that may be helpful for your particular application and situation. Listening Listening to the internal songs ................................................................................................................ page 67 Listening to disk songs ........................[...]

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    13 PSR-A1000 Application Index Settings Registering P anel Setups ......................................................................................................................... page 76 T uning the pitc h/Selecting a scale ........................................................................................................ page 120 Mak[...]

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    PSR-A1000 14 What can you do with the PSR-A1000? SONG Pla yback previousl y recorded songs (page 21, 32, 66) Enjoy a wide v ariety of preset songs as well as songs on commercially a vailable disks. DEMO Explore the Demos (page 20, 49) T hese not only showcase the stunning voices and styles of the instrument, they introduce you to the v arious funct[...]

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    15 PSR-A1000 LCD T he large LCD (together with the various panel buttons) provides comprehensi ve and easy-to-understand control of the PSR-A1000’ s operations. SCALE TUNING Y ou can select a desired scale template including oriental scales and create your o wn scales by fine tuning the scale notes. VOICE Enjoy a huge v ariety of realistic voice[...]

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    PSR-A1000 16 Setting Up the PSR-A1000 1 Make sure that the PSR-A1000’ s ST ANDBY/ON switc h is at the ST ANDBY (off) position. 2 Connect one end of the AC cable to the P A-300. 3 Connect the P A-300’ s DC plug to the PSR-A1000’ s DC IN terminal on the instrument’ s rear panel. 4 Connect the other end (normal AC plug) to the nearest electric[...]

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    17 PSR-A1000 CA UTION In order to av oid possible damage to the speakers or other connected electronic equipment, alwa ys switch on the pow er of the PSR-A1000 before s witching on the power of the ampli fi ed speak ers or mixer and ampli fi er . Likewise ,always s witch off the power of the PSR-A1000 after switching off the po wer of the ampli ?[...]

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    PSR-A1000 18 Panel Controls and T er minals PO WER [ST ANDBY/ON] s witch ......................................................... P . 17 WHEEL PITCH BEND ....................................................................... P . 55 PHONES [PHONES] jack................................................................... P . 136 METRONOME [METRONOME[...]

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    19 PSR-A1000 DISPLA Y CONTR OL [A] - [J] buttons ..................................................................... P . 37 [DIRECT ACCESS] b utton ................................................... P . 44 [BALANCE] button ............................................................... P . 58 [CHANNEL ON / OFF] button ...........................[...]

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    Quick Guide 20 Quick Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playing the Demos T he PSR-A1000 features an extensiv e variety of Demo songs, that showcase its ric h, authentic voices and its dynamic rh ythms and styles. What’ s more, there’ s a special selection of Demo functions. T hese take you through a hands-on journey of all[...]

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    Song Playback Quick Guide 21 Song Playback Here’ s where all of the amazing v oices, effects, rh ythms, styles and other sophisticated features of the PSR-A1000 come together — in songs! T he following songs are compatible for pla yback on the PSR-A1000. Refer to pages 66, 142 for more details on the logos. Playback of Songs 1 If you w ant to p[...]

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    Song Playback Quick Guide 22 2 Press the [A] button to call up the Song Open displa y . If the MAIN screen is not displa yed, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button follo wed by the [EXIT] button. 3 Press the [A] - [C] button to select the V oice/Style/Function folder . D A E B C Press the [BA CK] / [NEXT] button to select the drive . In the example disp[...]

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    Song Playback Quick Guide 23 4 Press one of the [A] to [J] buttons to select the song file. 5 Press the SONG [ST ART/ST OP] button to start playback. 6 While the song is pla ying, tr y using the Mute function to turn certain instrument channels off or on — letting you cr aft dynamic arr angements on the fly! 1) Press the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button[...]

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    Song Playback Quick Guide 24 7 Finally , take the pr oducer’ s seat and tr y your hand at mixing. T hese Balance controls let y ou adjust the levels of the individual parts — the song, the style, and y our playing. 1) Press the [BALANCE] button. 2) Press the [1 - 8 ▲▼ ] button corresponding to the part of whic h the volume you wish to adjus[...]

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    Playing Voices Quick Guide 25 Playing V oices T he PSR-A1000 features a stunning variety of o ver 700 dynamic, ric h and realistic voices. T ry pla ying some of these voices now and hear w hat they can do for your music. Here, you’ll learn ho w to select individual v oices, combine two voices in a la yer , and split two v oices between your left [...]

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    Playing Voices Quick Guide 26 3 Select a voice. 4 Pla y the voices. Naturally , you can pla y the voice yourself from the keyboard, but y ou can also ha ve the PSR-A1000 demonstrate the voice for y ou. Simply press the [8 ▲ ] button from the displa y above, and a Demo of the voice pla ys automatically . Playing T wo V oices Simultaneously 1 Press[...]

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    Playing Voices Quick Guide 27 Playing Different V oices with the Left and Right Hands 1 Press the VOICE P ART ON/OFF [LEFT] button to turn the LEFT part on. 2 Press the [H] button to select the LEFT part. 3 Select a voice gr oup. Here, we’ll select the “STRINGS” group — so that you can pla y rich, or chestral c hords with your left hand. 4 [...]

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    Playing Styles Quick Guide 28 Playing Styles T he PSR-A1000 has a huge variety of musical “styles” that y ou can call upon to back up your o wn performance. T hey give y ou anything from a simple, yet effecti ve piano backing or per cussion accompaniment to a full band or orc hestra. Playing a style 1 Select a style group and a style. 2 T urn A[...]

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    Playing Styles Quick Guide 29 3 T urn SYNC.ST ART on. 4 As soon as you pla y a chor d with your left hand, the style starts. F or this example, pla y a C major chord (as shown below). 5 Change the tempo b y using the TEMPO[ ] [ ] buttons if necessar y . Simultaneously press the TEMPO [ ] [ ] buttons to return the tempo to its original setting. Pres[...]

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    Playing Styles Quick Guide 30 Style Sections Each style in the auto accompaniment is made up of “sections. ” Since each section is a rh ythmic variation of the basic style, you can use them to add spice to y our performance and mix up the beats — while you’ re pla ying. Intros, Endings, Main patterns, and Breaks — they’ re all here, giv[...]

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    Playing Styles Quick Guide 31 ■ Accompaniment Structure Other Controls F ADE IN/OUT The [F ADE IN/OUT] button can be used to produce smooth f ade-ins and fade-outs (page 62)when star ting and stopping the style. T AP TEMPO The style can be star ted at any tempo y ou desire by “ tapping ” out the tempo with the [T AP/TEMPO] button. For details[...]

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    Playing with the Songs Quick Guide 32 Playing with the Songs Playing Along with the PSR-A1000 In this section, try using the PSR-A1000’ s song pla yback features to cancel or mute the right-hand melod y while you pla y the part yourself. It’ s like ha ving a very talented and versatile pla ying partner accompany you w hile you perform. 1 - 4 Us[...]

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    Playing with the Songs Quick Guide 33 Recording T he PSR-A1000 lets you record, too — quic kly and easily . T ry out the Quick Recording feature no w and capture your keyboard performance. 1 - 3 Select a voice for r ecording. Use the same oper ations as in “Playing a V oice” on pages 25, 26. 4 Press the [REC] and [T OP] buttons simultaneously[...]

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    Setting an Oriental Scale Quick Guide 34 Setting an Oriental Scale T he Scale Setting feature lets you easily lo wer the pitches of specific notes by 50 cents to create y our own oriental scales. Up to six scale settings can be stored for instant recall (Scale Memory), whenev er you need them. 1 T he [SCALE SETTING] buttons simulate an one-octa ve[...]

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    35 PSR-A1000 Basic Operations — Organizing Y our Data T he PSR-A1000 utilizes a variety of data types — including v oices, accompaniment styles, songs, multi pads and registration memory settings. Muc h of this data is already programmed and contained in the PSR-A1000; y ou can also create and edit your o wn data with some of the functions on t[...]

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    Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data PSR-A1000 36 Example — Open/Save display for V oice Each Open/Sa ve displa y consists of PRESET , USER, and FLOPPY DISK dri ve pages. BA CK NEXT PRESET driv e T he files that are pre- programmed and installed internally to the PSR-A1000 are kept here. Preset files can be loaded but cannot be re-written.[...]

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    Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 37 PSR-A1000 Select a file shown in the displa y . In this example, we’ll select a voice file. First, press the VOICE [PIANO] button to call up the displa y containing the files. T his displa y (“Open/Save” displa y) is typical of those used to call up and store files (voice files). T he PSR-A100[...]

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    Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data PSR-A1000 38 Naming Files/Folders Y ou can assign names to files and folders. An y file/folder in the USER and FLOPPY DISK sections can be named or renamed. Execute the following steps w hen there is data in the User drive. If there are Preset files/folders y ou wish to rename, copy them beforehand (page[...]

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    Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 39 PSR-A1000 Moving Files/Folders Y ou can move files and folders as desired, for organizing your data. Any file/folder in the USER and FLOPPY DISK sections can be moved, using the cut-and-paste oper ation described below . E ND 1 Press the [2 ▼ ] (CUT) button (page 35). The CUT display appears . 2 Sele[...]

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    Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data PSR-A1000 40 Copying Files/Folders Y ou can also copy files and folders as desired, for organizing your data. Any file/folder in the PRESET , USER and FLOPPY DISK sections can be copied, using the copy-and-paste oper ation described below . Deleting Files/Folders Y ou can also delete files and folders as[...]

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    Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 41 PSR-A1000 Saving Files T his operation lets y ou save the data (suc h as song and voice) you created in current memory (page 36) to files. T he files can be sav ed only to the USER and FLOPPY DISK driv es. If the Open/Sa ve display for the type of data y ou wish to sav e is not shown, first return to [...]

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    Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data PSR-A1000 42 Entering Characters T he instructions that follow show y ou how to enter char acters in naming your files and folders. T he method is much the same as inputting names and numbers to your cell phone. 1 Mov e the cursor to the desired position b y using the [D A T A ENTRY] dial. 2 Press the appr[...]

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    Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 43 PSR-A1000 Changing the Icon Y ou can also change the icon that appears at the left of the file name. Call up the ICON SELECT displa y by pressing the [1 ▼ ] (ICON) button from the char acter input display (page 42). Select the desired icon b y using the [A] - [J] buttons, or b y using the [3 ▲▼ ] [...]

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    Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data PSR-A1000 44 With the con venient Direct Access function, you can instantly call up the desired displa y — with just a single additional button press. Press the [DIRECT A CCESS] button and a message appears in the display prompting y ou to press the appropriate button. T hen, simply press the button corre[...]

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    Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 45 PSR-A1000 Direct Access Chart Operation: [DIRECT ACCESS] button + button listed below Corresponding LCD display and function See pages SONG [TRACK1] FUNCTION SONG SETTING TRACK1 CHANNEL selection 121 [TRACK2] TRA CK2 CHANNEL selection 121 [EXTRA TRACKS] 121 [REPEA T] [METRONOME] UTILITY METRONOME setting[...]

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    Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data PSR-A1000 46 T he Help messages giv e you explanations and descriptions of all the main functions and features of the PSR-A1000. Help Messages HELP 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ENTER DA TA ENTR Y BA CK NEXT EXIT FUNCTION HELP MENU DEMO 2 -1 Select the desired Help topic. 2 -2 Call up the topic. Select the Language, if n[...]

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    Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 47 PSR-A1000 T he metr onome provides a click sound, gi ving you an accurate tempo guide w hen you practice, or letting y ou hear and chec k how a specific tempo sounds. T he metronome starts b y pressing the [METRONOME] button. Adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO[ ] [ ] buttons (see belo w). T o stop the [...]

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    Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data PSR-A1000 48 T ap T empo T his useful feature lets you tap out the tempo for a song or an accompaniment style. Simply tap the [T AP TEMPO] button at the desired speed, and the tempo of the song or the accompaniment style changes to matc h your tapping. ■ T empo Indications — MAIN Display T here are thre[...]

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    49 PSR-A1000 Reference Playing the Demos T he PSR-A1000 is an extraordinarily versatile and sophisticated instrument, featuring a wide v ariety of dynamic v oices and rh ythms, plus a wealth of adv anced functions. T hree different types of Demo songs ha ve been specially prepared showcasing the stunning sound and features of the PSR-A1000. FUNCTIO[...]

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    Playing the Demos PSR-A1000 50 EXIT E ND Return to the MAIN screen. I F J G H ENTER MAIN BA CK NEXT LEFT LA YER This example shows the Sound System in the FUNCTION demo. 3 F or the Function demos, an introduction screen appears in the displa y and the Demo starts pla ying. Select the desired word or item b y using the [D A T AENTR Y] dial, then pre[...]

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    51 PSR-A1000 V oices T he PSR-A1000 giv es you an enormous selection of authentic voices, including v arious keyboard instruments, strings and brass — and man y , many more. Selecting a V oice MAIN LEFT LA YER I F J G H 2 Select the desired v oice group. The voice y ou ’ re selecting here belongs to the MAIN par t, and is called the MAIN voice [...]

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    Voices PSR-A1000 52 V oice Characteristics T he voice type and its defining c haracteristics are indicated above the v oice name. Cool! T hese voices capture the d ynamic textures and subtle nuances of electric instruments — thanks to a huge amount of memory and some very sophisticated programming. Sweet! T hese acoustic instrument sounds also b[...]

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    Voices 53 PSR-A1000 T he PSR-A1000 lets you set three v oices for simultaneous play: MAIN, LA YER, and LEFT . By effectively combining these three, you can create ric hly textured, multi-instrument setups for your performance. Pla ying a lay er of two voices Pla ying two voices separ ately — on the left and right sections of the keyboar d Pla yin[...]

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    Voices PSR-A1000 54 Left — Setting Separate V oices for the Left and Right Sections of the Keyboard T his section of the panel lets you add a v ariety of effects to the voices you pla y on the keyboard. ■ TOUCH T his button turns the touch response of the keyboard on or off. When this is set to off, the same volume is produced no matter how str[...]

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    Voices 55 PSR-A1000 ■ VARIA TION T his control changes the V ariation effect settings, letting you alter some aspect of the effect, depending on the selected type. F or example, when the Rotary Speaker effect is selected (page 115), this lets y ou switch the rotor speed between slow and fast. ■ HARMONY/ECHO T his control adds Harmony or Ec ho e[...]

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    PSR-A1000 56 Styles T he PSR-A1000 features styles (accompaniment patterns) in a variety of different musical genres including pops, jazz, Latin and dance. T o use it, all you ha ve to do is pla y the chords with y our left hand as you perform and the selected Accompaniment Style (style) matching y our music will automatically play along, instantly[...]

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    Styles 57 PSR-A1000 ACMP INTR O BREAK STYLE CONTROL ACMP INTR O ST ART/STOP MAIN ENDING / rit. AUT O FILL IN F ADE IN/OUT SYNC. STOP SYNC. ST ART BREAK STYLE CONTROL ACMP INTR O ST ART/STOP MAIN ENDING / rit. AUT O FILL IN F ADE IN/OUT SYNC. STOP SYNC. ST ART BREAK STYLE CONTROL Auto Accompaniment area Split point E ND When the [A CMP] button is se[...]

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    Styles PSR-A1000 58 Playing a Style ’ s Rhythm Channels only Adjusting the V olume Balance/Channel Muting ACMP INTR O ST ART/STOP MAIN ENDING / rit. AUT O FILL IN F ADE IN/OUT SYNC. STOP SYNC. ST ART BREAK STYLE CONTROL Rhythm starts. 1 Select a style (page 56). The Rhythm channels are par t of the styles. Each style has different rh ythm pat- te[...]

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    Styles 59 PSR-A1000 T he style pla yback can be controlled by the c hords you pla y in the keys to the left of the split point. T here are 7 types of fingerings as described below . Go to the CHORD FINGERING page (page 123), and select the Chord Fingerings. T he page shows how to pla y chords with y our left hand. SINGLE FINGER Single Finger accom[...]

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    Styles PSR-A1000 60 * Only this voicing (in version) is recognized. Other chords not mar ked with an asterisk can be pla yed in any in version. Chord Name [Abbre viation] Normal V oicing Display f or root “ C ” Major [M] 1 - 3 - 5 C Ninth [9] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 C9 Sixth [6] 1 - (3) - 5 - 6 C6 Sixth ninth [6 9 ] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 6 or 3 - 6 - 2* C6 9[...]

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    Styles 61 PSR-A1000 T he PSR-A1000 features various types of Auto Accompaniment Areas that allow y ou to vary the arr angement of the Style. T hey are: Intro, Main, Break and Ending. By switc hing among them as you pla y , you can easily produce the d ynamic elements of a professional- sounding arrangement in y our performance. Arranging the Style [...]

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    Styles PSR-A1000 62 Stopping the Style Playback While Releasing Keys ( SYNC. STOP) When the Synchro Stop function is engaged, style pla yback will stop completely w hen all keys in the Auto Accompaniment area of the keyboard are released. Style playbac k will start again as soon as the key in the Auto Accompaniment area is play ed. F ade-in/F ade-o[...]

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    Styles 63 PSR-A1000 Selecting Intro and Ending T ypes (INTRO/ENDING) Playing Fill-in patterns automatically when changing accompaniment sections — Auto Fill In D A E B C D E Select a Intro Select a Ending 3 Pla y the style using the Intro or Ending section (page 30, 31). 1 2 T o call up the [MAIN] dis- play , fi rst press the [DIRECT A CCESS] bu[...]

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    PSR-A1000 64 The Multi Pads T he PSR-A1000 Multi P ads can be used to pla y a number of short pre-recorded rhythmic and melodic sequences that can be used to add impact and variety to y our keyboard performances. 1 Select the desired bank in the MUL TI P AD Bank display (page 35). 2 Press an y of the Multi P ads. T he corresponding phrase (in this [...]

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    The Multi Pad 65 PSR-A1000 T his function lets you cop y individual Multi P ad settings from one Multi P ad bank to another . Multi Pad Edit I F J G H D A E B C 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Select the desired Multi P ad(s). The same as the Open/Sav e display on pages 38 and 41. Calls up the upper lev el director y page. Open/Sav e display f or Multi Pads (page [...]

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    PSR-A1000 66 Song Playback Here you’ll learn ho w to play bac k songs. Songs include the internal songs of the instrument, performances you’ ve recorded yourself using the recording functions (page 83), and commer cially av ailable song data. Y ou can use this highly versatile feature in a v ariety of wa ys — playing along on the keyboard wit[...]

  • Seite 67

    Song Playback 67 PSR-A1000 Playing the Internal Songs Song Playback BA CK NEXT I F J G H D A E B C BA CK NEXT I F J G H D A E B C REC REW FF ST ART/STOP TOP NEW SONG SYNC. ST ART SONG METRO- NOME EXTRA TRACKS (STYLE) (R) (L) TRACK 2 TRACK 1 REPEA T E ND 2 -2 Open a folder and select a song to be played bac k. 2 -1 Select the PRESET tab with the [BA[...]

  • Seite 68

    Song Playback PSR-A1000 68 Simultaneously Pla ying a Song and an Accompaniment Style When pla ying back a song and an accompaniment style at the same time, channels 9 - 16 of the song data are replaced with accompaniment style channels — allo wing you to use the auto accompaniment styles and features in place of the accompaniment parts of the son[...]

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    Song Playback 69 PSR-A1000 Playing Back Songs on Disk Insert the disk into the driv e. T he method for pla ying back is the same as in the “Playing the Internal Songs” instructions (page 67), except that you should select FLOPPY DISK page in the SONG displa y . Other Playback-related Operations ■ Repeat / Rewind / Fast forward ■ Adjusting t[...]

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    Song Playback PSR-A1000 70 T his feature lets you mute certain parts of the song (T rac k1, T rack2, Extr a T rac ks), and play bac k only those parts you want to hear . F or example, if you w ant to practice the melody of a song, y ou can mute just the right-hand part and play that part yourself. T his feature allows y ou to specify a certain rang[...]

  • Seite 71

    Song Playback 71 PSR-A1000 T his function lets you displa y the lyrics while the song is pla ying back — making it easy to sing along with y our performance or song pla yback. Displaying the Lyrics D A E B C 1 Select the desired song (page 67, 69). 3 5 T he lyrics are in reverse displa y along with song pla yback. Stop the song. T o return to the[...]

  • Seite 72

    PSR-A1000 72 Using Oriental Scales – Scale Setting/Scale T uning/Scale Memor y T he Oriental Scales feature lets you simply and easily r aise or lower the pitches of specific notes and create your o wn scales. Y ou can change the scale settings at any time — ev en when you are pla ying. Up to six scale settings can be stored for instant recall[...]

  • Seite 73

    Using Oriental Scales – Scale Setting/Scale Tuning/Scale Memory 73 PSR-A1000 Scale ■ Equal T emperament T he pitch r ange of each octav e is divided equally into twelve parts, with eac h half-step evenly spaced in pitch. T his is the most commonly used tuning in music toda y . ■ Bayat/Rast Use these tunings when pla ying Arabic music. ■ Pur[...]

  • Seite 74

    Using Oriental Scales – Scale Setting/Scale Tuning/Scale Memory PSR-A1000 74 T he scale settings you set (using the [SC ALE SETTING] buttons or in the SCALE TUNE display) are memorized b y the Scale Memory function. Up to six scale settings can be stored for instant recall, whenev er you need them. T he scale settings memorized to the SCALE MEMOR[...]

  • Seite 75

    Using Oriental Scales – Scale Setting/Scale Tuning/Scale Memory 75 PSR-A1000 T o recall the memorized scale settings, select the desired bank in the SC ALE TUNE B ANK displa y (page 72). Press the appropriate SCALE MEMOR Y [1] – [6] button to which y ou memorized the setting. T he corresponding SCALE MEMOR Y button will light. T he Scale Memory[...]

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    PSR-A1000 76 Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memor y Registration Memory is a powerful feature that lets y ou set up the PSR-A1000 just as you w ant — selecting specific voices, styles, effect settings etc. — and sa ve y our custom panel setup for future recall. T hen, when y ou need those settings, simply press the a[...]

  • Seite 77

    Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memory 77 PSR-A1000 Saving Y our Registration Memor y Setups T he settings registered to the REGISTRA TION MEMORY [1]-[8] buttons are saved as a single file. REGISTRA TION EDIT displa y T he contents of the current Registration Memory bank (REGIST .) are listed in the REGISTRA TION EDIT scr[...]

  • Seite 78

    Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memory PSR-A1000 78 Y ou can recall all of the panel settings you’ ve made — or only those y ou specifically want or need. F or example, if you de-select “STYLE” in the REGISTRA TION MEMOR Y display , y ou can keep the currently selected style even when y ou change the Registr ation[...]

  • Seite 79

    79 PSR-A1000 Editing V oices — Sound Creator T he PSR-A1000 has a Sound Creator feature that allows y ou to create your own voices b y editing some parameters of the existing v oices. Once you’ ve created a v oice, you can sa ve it as a USER voice for future recall. • The V oice can be edited in realtime while playing back a song/style . • [...]

  • Seite 80

    Editing the voice -SOUND CREATOR- PSR-A1000 80 Sound Creator Parameters T he following parameters are linked to the ones in eac h display . COMMON T he explanations here apply to step #3 on page 79. COMMON Deter mines the common settings such as voice v olume or octav e. SOUND Determines the timbre/EG (Envelope Generator)/vibr ato of the voice. EFF[...]

  • Seite 81

    Editing the voice -SOUND CREATOR- 81 PSR-A1000 SOUND T he explanations here apply to step #3 on page 79. ■ FIL TER FIL TER settings determine the ov erall timbre of the sound by boosting or cutting a certain frequency r ange. ■ EG T he EG (Envelope Gener ator) settings determine how the level of the sound changes in time. T his lets y ou reprod[...]

  • Seite 82

    Editing the voice -SOUND CREATOR- PSR-A1000 82 ■ VIBRA TO • DEPTH ........ Determines the intensity of the V ibrato effect (see diagram). Higher settings result in a more pronounced V ibrato. • SPEED ......... Determines the speed of the Vibr ato effect (see diagram). • DELA Y ........ Determines the amount of time that elapses between the [...]

  • Seite 83

    83 PSR-A1000 Recording Y our Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator With these po werful yet easy-to-use song creating features, you can record y our own keyboard performances and store them for future recall. Several different recording methods are a v ailable: Quick Recording (page 84), whic h lets you record easily and quickly; Multi R[...]

  • Seite 84

    Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator PSR-A1000 84 T his is the easiest recording method — perfect for quickly recording and pla ying back a piano song y ou’ re practicing, so you can c heck your progress. ■ Play back your new song T o pla y back the performance y ou just recorded, return the song to the beginning by[...]

  • Seite 85

    Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator 85 PSR-A1000 T his lets you record a song with sev eral different instrument sounds on up to sixteen channels, and create the sound of a full band or orc hestra. T he structure of the channels and parts are sho wn in the chart below . About the accompaniment style parts Rhythm ..... Th[...]

  • Seite 86

    Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator PSR-A1000 86 D C 3 Select the part you w ant to assign to the channel to be recor ded. T his determines whic h of the keyboard-play ed parts (Main/Lay er/Left) and the accompaniment style parts (RHYTHM 1/2, B ASS, etc.) are recorded to the recording channels selected in step #2. F or a[...]

  • Seite 87

    Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator 87 PSR-A1000 T his method lets you create a song b y entering notes one by one, without ha ving to perform them in real time. T his is also convenient for recording the c hords and the melody separ ately . Operation Recording Individual Notes — Step Record SOUND CREA TOR DIGIT AL REC[...]

  • Seite 88

    Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator PSR-A1000 88 ■ Measure/Beat/Clock ■ V elocity T he table below shows the a vailable settings and the corresponding v elocity values. ■ Gate Time T he following settings are a vailable: Normal ....................... 80% T enuto ........................ 99% Staccato ..............[...]

  • Seite 89

    Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator 89 PSR-A1000 Recording Melodies — Step Record (Note) In this section, we’ll show y ou how to use Step Recording by guiding y ou through this actual music example, shown at right. T he operations here apply to step 6 on page 88. ■ Play back the newly created melody Use the [C] ( )[...]

  • Seite 90

    Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator PSR-A1000 90 Recording Chord Changes for the Auto Accompaniment — Step Record (Chord) T he Chord Step recording feature makes it possible to record auto accompaniment chord c hanges one at a time with precise timing. Since the changes don’ t ha ve to be pla yed in real time, you ca[...]

  • Seite 91

    Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator 91 PSR-A1000 ■ Play back the newly created chord progression Use the [C] ( ) button to move the cursor to the beginning of the song, and press the SONG [ST ART/ST OP] button to hear the newly entered notes. T o actually enter the recorded data, press the [EXIT] button. T he entered d[...]

  • Seite 92

    Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator PSR-A1000 92 F rom this display y ou can set up how recording is started and stopped for either Quick Recording or Multi Recording. T o call up these settings, select the REC MODE displa y by using the [B ACK][NEXT] button, after performing operation steps 1 - 3 on page 87. About Punch[...]

  • Seite 93

    Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator 93 PSR-A1000 Whether you’ ve recorded a song using Quick Recording, Multi Recording, or Step Recording, y ou can use the editing features to change the song data. Editing Channel-related Parameters — Channel Calling up the operations here apply to step 4 on page 87. T o call up the[...]

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    Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator PSR-A1000 94 Delete T his lets you delete recorded data in the specified c hannel. Mix T his function lets you mix the data of tw o channels and place the results in a different channel. It also lets y ou copy the data from one channel to another . I F J G H D A E B C 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [...]

  • Seite 95

    Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator 95 PSR-A1000 Channel T ranspose T his allows y ou to transpose the recorded data of individual channels up or do wn by a maximum of two octa ves in semitone increments. Set Up Y ou can change the initial settings of the song — such as v oice, level, and tempo — to the current setti[...]

  • Seite 96

    Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator PSR-A1000 96 Editing Note Events — 1 - 16 F rom this display , you can edit individual note ev ents (see below). Calling up operations here apply to step 4 on page 87. Use the [BA CK] / [NEXT] buttons to call up the displa y below . Note Events Parameter Description Note Determines t[...]

  • Seite 97

    Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator 97 PSR-A1000 Editing Chord Events — CHD F rom this display , you can edit the chord ev ents you’ ve recorded to the song. Calling up operations here apply to step 4 on page 87. Use the [B ACK] / [NEXT] buttons to call up the display below . With the exception of the [F] (EXP AND) b[...]

  • Seite 98

    Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator PSR-A1000 98 Inputting and Editing L yrics T his convenient function lets y ou enter the song name and the lyrics for the song. It also lets you change or correct already existing lyrics. F or more information on lyric events, see the chart belo w . Calling up operations here apply to [...]

  • Seite 99

    99 PSR-A1000 Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator T his powerful feature lets y ou create your own original styles, whic h can then be used for auto accompaniment — just as with the preset styles. About Creating Accompaniment Styles T he chart at right sho ws the basic parts (or “c hannels”) that make up eac h section of an accompa[...]

  • Seite 100

    Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator PSR-A1000 100 Style File Format T he Style File F ormat (SFF) combines all of Y amaha’ s auto accompaniment know-how into a single unified format. By using the edit functions, you can take full ad vantage of the SFF format and freely create your o wn styles. T he chart at right indicates the proces[...]

  • Seite 101

    Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator 101 PSR-A1000 Y ou can use the Realtime Recording features to create your own accompaniment style — either from scratc h or based on the preset accompaniment data. T he operations here apply to step 4 on page 100. Realtime Recording — Basic I F J G H D A E B C E ND REC .... Channel is enabled f or[...]

  • Seite 102

    Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator PSR-A1000 102 With this method, y ou can create a style pattern by entering notes and other data individually , without having to perform them in real time. T he operations here apply to step 4 on page 100. T he actual recording process is the same as in Step Recording of songs (page 87), with the exc[...]

  • Seite 103

    Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator 103 PSR-A1000 T his convenient function lets y ou combine accompaniment elements — such as rh ythm, bass, and chord patterns — from existing styles, and use them to create your o wn original accompaniment styles. T he operations here apply to step 4 on page 100. Assembling an Accompaniment Style ?[...]

  • Seite 104

    Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator PSR-A1000 104 Change the Rhythmic Feel — Groove and Dynamics T hese versatile features gi ve you a wide v ariety of tools for changing the rh ythmic feel of your created accompaniment style. T he operations here apply to step 4 on page 100. ■ Groove Groo ve par ameters Original Beat Speci fi es t[...]

  • Seite 105

    Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator 105 PSR-A1000 ■ Dynamics Dynamics par ameters Accent T ype Selects the type of accent. Strength Determines how strongly the selected Accent T ype (abov e) will be applied. The higher the value , the stronger the effect. Expand/Compress Expands or compresses the range of v elocity values, around a ce[...]

  • Seite 106

    Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator PSR-A1000 106 Editing the Channel Data In this displa y , there are five different channel-related edit functions, including Quantize, for editing the recorded accompaniment style data. T he operations here apply to step 4 on page 100. ■ Quantize Refer to page 93. ■ V elocity Change Boosts or cut[...]

  • Seite 107

    Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator 107 PSR-A1000 Making Style File Format Settings — Parameter T his display pro vides a variety of style controls— such as determining ho w the pitch and sound of the recorded style change w hen playing the c hords in the left-hand range of the keyboard. F or details about the relationship between t[...]

  • Seite 108

    Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator PSR-A1000 108 • NTT (Note T r ansposition T able) T his sets the note transposition table for the source pattern. Six tr ansposition types are av ailable. Bypass No transposition. Melody Suitable for melody line tr ansposition. Use this for melody c hannels such as Phr ase 1 and Phrase 2 . Chord Sui[...]

  • Seite 109

    109 PSR-A1000 Creating Multi Pad — Multi Pad Creator T he PSR-A1000 lets you create y our own original Multi P ad phrases — w hich you can use in y our performances in the same wa y as the preset Multi P ads. MUL TI P AD STOP Operation SOUND CREA TOR DIGIT AL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE DIGIT AL STUDIO PA R T BA CK NEXT I F J G H 1 Select the desi[...]

  • Seite 110

    Creating Multi Pad — Multi Pad Creator PSR-A1000 110 T he operations here apply to step 4 on page 109. Start recording First, select the desired v oice. Press the [H] (REC) button to set the Record standby mode. Recording begins automatically as soon as you pla y on the keyboard. Y ou can also start recording by pressing the STYLE [ST ART] button[...]

  • Seite 111

    Creating Multi Pad — Multi Pad Creator 111 PSR-A1000 With this method, y ou can create a Multi P ad by entering notes and other data indi vidually , without having to perform them in real time. T he operations here apply to step 4 on page 109. T he actual recording process is the same as in Step Recording of songs (page 87), with the exception of[...]

  • Seite 112

    PSR-A1000 112 Adjust the V olume Balance and Changing V oices — Mixing Console Set up just like a real mixing console, this displa y gi ves you comprehensi ve control ov er the sound. Y ou can call up additional basic mixing controls by using the [BALANCE] button and the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button (page 58). ■ About the parameters • V OL/VOICE ([...]

  • Seite 113

    Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console 113 PSR-A1000 T he operations for this page apply to step 2 of the procedure on page 112. Setting the Level Balance and V oice — V olume/V oice I F J G H 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SOUND CREA TOR DIGIT AL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE DIGIT AL STUDIO I F J G H D A E B C 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PA R T Set t[...]

  • Seite 114

    Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console PSR-A1000 114 T he operations for this page apply to step 2 of the procedure on page 112. T he operations for this page apply to step 2 of the procedure on page 112. PORT AMENTO TIME ............ When the part is set to Mono (page 55, 80), this determines the P ortamento time. T he hi[...]

  • Seite 115

    Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console 115 PSR-A1000 T he operations for this page apply to step 2 of the procedure on page 112. Adjusting the Effects There are three effect sec- tions: Rev erb, Chorus, and DSP (which contains a vari- ety of effect types). For details, ref er to the Effect Block list (page 116). SOUND CREA[...]

  • Seite 116

    Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console PSR-A1000 116 Effect Block Block Par t s Characteristics Number of User Effect REVERB All par ts Reproduces the warm ambience of playing in a concer t hall or jazz club . 3 CHORUS All par ts Produces a rich “ fat ” sound as if sever al par ts are being play ed simultaneously . 3 D[...]

  • Seite 117

    Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console 117 PSR-A1000 Effect Structure T he PSR-A1000 features the following digital effect systems. T he effect type, depth, and various par ameters can be set with the panel controls. About the Effect Connections – System and Insertion All the effect blocks are connected or routed in one [...]

  • Seite 118

    PSR-A1000 118 Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function T he Function mode giv es you access to various ad vanced functions related to the instrument as a w hole. T hese sophisticated functions let you customize the PSR-A1000 to y our own musical needs and preferences. Adjusting the Pitch — Master T une ■ Master T une (page 120) T[...]

  • Seite 119

    Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 119 PSR-A1000 Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard — Controller ■ Pedal (page 123) T hese settings determine how the connected foot pedals (including foot controllers and footswitc hes) are used. T hey can be assigned to a variety of functions, letting you control oper ations with y[...]

  • Seite 120

    Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function PSR-A1000 120 T he explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 118. T uning the Overall Pitch — Master T une Fine T uning the Pitch — Master T une Hz (Hertz) This unit of measurement refers to the frequency of a sound, and represents the number of times a sound wa ve vibrat[...]

  • Seite 121

    Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 121 PSR-A1000 T he explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 118. Setting Song-related Parameters — Song Settings Quick Start On some commercially av ail- able song data, certain set- tings related to the song (such as voice selection, v ol- ume, etc.) are recorded to the ?[...]

  • Seite 122

    Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function PSR-A1000 122 T he explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 118. Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters — Style Setting and Split Point Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters — Style Setting, Split Point, and Chord Fingering I F J G H 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 These [...]

  • Seite 123

    Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 123 PSR-A1000 Setting the Fingering Method — Chord Fingering T his determines how the notes y ou play on the keyboard indicate or pla y the chords of the accompaniment. T o learn how to pla y certain chords, use the conv enient Chord T utor function (see note below). T he explanations here a[...]

  • Seite 124

    Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function PSR-A1000 124 Pedal-controllable Functions * For best results , use the optional Y amaha FC7 Foot Controller . The parameters below correspond to b uttons [2 ▲▼ ] - [8 ▲▼ ] , and their av ailability depends on the selected control T ype. For e xample, if SUST AIN is selected as the T y[...]

  • Seite 125

    Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 125 PSR-A1000 Changing the T ouch Sensitivity and T ranspose — Keyboard/Panel Keyboard T ouch T he T ouch feature lets y ou control the volume of the voices b y your pla ying strength. T hese settings allow y ou to customize the keyboard’ s touch response (sensiti vity) to your personal pl[...]

  • Seite 126

    Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function PSR-A1000 126 T he explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 118. Specifying the Order for Calling Up Registration Memory Presets — Registration Sequence Y ou can save y our custom panel settings to the Registration Memory presets, and call them up by pressing the appropria[...]

  • Seite 127

    Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 127 PSR-A1000 Changing the Automatically Selected V oice Settings — V oice Set When changing v oices (selecting a voice file), the settings best matching the v oice — the same as those set in the Sound Creator — are alwa ys and automatically called up. F rom this page, you can set the o[...]

  • Seite 128

    Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function PSR-A1000 128 About the Harmony T ypes When a normal Harmony type ( “ Standard Duet ” through “ Strum ” ) is selected When “ Multi Assign ” is selected Multi Assign automatically assigns notes play ed simultaneously on the right-hand section of the keyboard to separate parts (v oic[...]

  • Seite 129

    Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 129 PSR-A1000 In this section, you can make MIDI-related settings for the instrument. T hese settings can be stored all together from the USER displa y , for future recall.F or general information and details about MIDI, see “What is MIDI?” (page 139). T he explanations here apply to step [...]

  • Seite 130

    Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function PSR-A1000 130 Clock, T ransmit Clock, Receive T ranspose, Start/Stop ■ Clock Determines whether the PSR-A1000 is controlled b y its own internal clock or a MIDI cloc k signal received from an external device. “INTERNAL ” is the normal Clock setting when the PSR-A1000 is being used alone.[...]

  • Seite 131

    Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 131 PSR-A1000 Receiving MIDI Data — Receive T his determines whic h parts will receive MIDI data and ov er which MIDI c hannel the data will be received. MIDI Receiv e P arts Setting Root Note Channels — Root T he note ON/OFF messages received at the c hannel(s) set to “ON” are recogni[...]

  • Seite 132

    Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function PSR-A1000 132 T he explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 118. Making Settings for Fade In/Out, Metronome, Parameter Lock, and T ap — CONFIG 1 Fade In Time, Fade Out T ime, Fade Out Hold Time T hese determine how long it takes for the accompaniment style and song to fade[...]

  • Seite 133

    Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 133 PSR-A1000 Parameter Lock T his function is used to “lock” the specified par ameters so that they can only be changed directly via the panel controls — in other words, instead of via Registration Memory , or song and sequence data. T ap Count T his lets you c hange settings of the ta[...]

  • Seite 134

    Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function PSR-A1000 134 Copying and Formatting Disks — Disk • Copying cannot be done between a 2DD disk and 2HD disk. When copying, make sure both disk are the same type. • Depending on the amount of data contained in the original source disk, you may ha ve to s wap the two disks sev eral times un[...]

  • Seite 135

    Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 135 PSR-A1000 Entering Y our Name and Language Preference — Owner Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings of the PSR-A1000 — System Reset T his operation lets y ou restore the PSR-A1000 to its original factory settings. T hese settings include System Setup, MIDI Setup, User Effect, and F[...]

  • Seite 136

    PSR-A1000 136 Using Y our PSR-A1000 with Other Devices 1 Using the Headphones (PHONES jack). A standard pair of stereo headphones can be plugged in here for priv ate practice or late-night pla ying. T he internal stereo speaker system is automatically shut off when a pair of headphones is plugged into the PHONES jack (page 133). 2 Playing the sound[...]

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    Using Your PSR-A1000 with Other Devices 137 PSR-A1000 3 Using the Pedal (footswitch) or Foot Controller (FOOT PEDAL 1/2 jack) By connecting a F oot Switch (the FC4 or FC5) to one of the FOO T PED AL jacks, y ou can replicate the function of some panel buttons, doing things like starting and stopping accompaniment. By connecting an optional F oot Co[...]

  • Seite 138

    Using Your PSR-A1000 with Other Devices PSR-A1000 138 5 Connecting to a Computer (MIDI terminals/TO HOST terminal) Connect your PSR-A1000 to computer and take adv antage of the wide range of powerful and v ersatile software for creating and editing music. T he PSR-A1000 can be connected in three wa ys. ■ Using the T O HOST terminal ■ Using the [...]

  • Seite 139

    Using Your PSR-A1000 with Other Devices 139 PSR-A1000 Using the MIDI terminals When using a MIDI interface device installed in the personal computer , connect the MIDI terminals of the personal computer and the PSR-A1000 with standard MIDI cables. • When the computer has a MIDI interface installed, connect the MIDI OUT terminal of the personal co[...]

  • Seite 140

    Using Your PSR-A1000 with Other Devices PSR-A1000 140 Now let’ s examine what happens when we pla y back a recording. When you pla yback a music CD (for example, a solo piano recording), you’ re hearing the actual sound (vibrations in air) of the acoustic instrument. T his is called audio data, to distinguish it from MIDI data. In the above exa[...]

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    Using Your PSR-A1000 with Other Devices 141 PSR-A1000 ■ Example Keyboard Data P anel operations on the PSR-A1000, suc h as playing the keyboard and selecting voices, are processed and stored as MIDI data. T he auto accompaniment styles and songs also consist of MIDI data. MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, wh[...]

  • Seite 142

    Using Your PSR-A1000 with Other Devices PSR-A1000 142 As you can see, it is essential to determine w hich data is to be sent over w hich MIDI c hannel when transmitting MIDI data (page 130). T he PSR-A1000 also allows y ou to determine how the received data is pla yed back. (page 131). ■ System Messages T his is data that is used in common by the[...]

  • Seite 143

    Using Your PSR-A1000 with Other Devices 143 PSR-A1000 Sequence Format T he system whic h records song data is called “sequence format. ” Pla yback is only possible when the sequence format of the disk matches that of the MIDI device. T he PSR-A1000 is compatible with the following formats. ■ SMF (Standard MIDI File) T his is the most common s[...]

  • Seite 144

    PSR-A1000 144 T roubleshooting Prob lem P ossible Cause and Solution • The PSR-A1000 does not turn on; there is no power . Make sure that the PSR-A1000 has been plugged in properly (page 16). • A click or pop is heard when the pow er is turned on or off. This is normal when electr ical current is applied to the instrument. • Noise is heard fr[...]

  • Seite 145

    Troubleshooting 145 PSR-A1000 • Cer tain notes sound at the wrong pitch. The Scale parameter has probab ly been set to something other than “ Equal, ” changing the tuning system of the ke yboard. Make sure “ Equal ” is selected as the Scale in the Scale T une page (page 72). • Some channels do not properly play back when playing bac k s[...]

  • Seite 146

    PSR-A1000 146 Specifications : av ailable Model Name PSR-A1000 Sound Source A WM Dynamic Stereo Sampling Display 320 ✕ 240 dots bac klit graphic LCD K eyboard 61 ke ys (C1 - C6 with Initial T ouch) V oice P olyphony (max) 32 Number of V oices 276 regular voices + 480 XG v oices + 20 Drum Kits Number of Oriental V oices 43 Number of Oriental Drum[...]

  • Seite 147

    Specifications 147 PSR-A1000 * Specifications and descriptions in this owner's manual are for information purposes only . Y amaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at an y time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in every locale, please c heck with your Y[...]

  • Seite 148

    PSR-A1000 148 Index Numerics 1 - 16 ............................................................................. 87, 96 [1 ▲▼ ] - [8 ▲▼ ] buttons ........................................... 19, 35–42 A A (ACMP) ........................................................................... 122 [A] - [J] buttons ..............................[...]

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    Index 149 PSR-A1000 Edit the Created Accompaniment Style ............................... 104 Editing a Recorded Song ....................................................... 93 Editing Channel-related Parameters ...................................... 93 Editing Chord Events ............................................................ 97 Editing Note[...]

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    Index PSR-A1000 150 Measure/Beat/Clock ............................................................. 88 Memorizing the Scale Setting – Scale Memory ..................... 74 [MEMORY] button (REGISTRATION MEMORY) ............. 19, 76 [MEMORY] button (SCALE MEMORY) ............................ 18, 74 Message Switch ..................................[...]

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    Index 151 PSR-A1000 REGISTRATION MEMORY [1] – [8] buttons ................... 19, 76 REGISTRATION MEMORY CONTENTS ............................... 76 Registration Sequence ........................................................ 126 RELEASE ............................................................................... 81 Remove Event ............[...]

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    Index PSR-A1000 152 Transmitting MIDI Data ...................................................... 130 TRANSPOSE [ E ] [ ] buttons.................................... 19, 125 Transpose Assign ................................................................ 125 Tune ................................................................................... 1[...]

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    153 PSR-A1000 MEMO[...]

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    PSR-A1000 154 (standby) OBSER VERA! Apparaten k opplas inte ur v ä xelstr ö msk ä llan (n ä tet) s á l ä nge som den ar ansluten till v ä gguttaget, ä ven om sj ä lv a apparaten har st ä ngts av . AD V ARSEL: Netsp æ endingen til dette apparat er IKKE afbrudt, s á l æ enge netledningen siddr i en stikkontakt, som er t endt — ogs á s[...]

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    155 PSR-A1000 For details of products, please contact your nearest Y amaha or the authorized distributor listed belo w . Pour plus de détails sur les produits, veuillez-vous adresser à Y amaha ou au distributeur le plus proche de v ous figurant dans la liste suivante. Die Einzelheiten zu Produkten sind bei Ihrer unten aufgeführten Niederlassung[...]

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    M.D .G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Y amaha Corporation © 2002 Y amaha Cor poration ??????? ???AP???.?-01A0 Printed in Indonesia Yamaha PK CLUB (Portable Keyboard Home Page, English only) http://www.yamahaPKclub.com/ Yamaha Manual Library http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/[...]