Yamaha PSR-292 manual

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    2 PLEASE KEEP THIS MANU AL This product utilizes batteries or an e xternal power supply (adapter). DO NO T connect this product to any po wer supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate , or specifically recommended by Y amaha. This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a car t, rack, or stand[...]

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    3 1. IMPORT ANT NOTICE: DO NO T MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements . Modifications not expressly approv ed by Y amaha ma y void y our authority , granted by the FCC , to use the product. 2. IMPORT ANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or an[...]

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    4 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a safe place f or future reference . W ARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not [...]

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    5 (4)-8 2/2 • Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over . • Before moving the instrument, remove all connected adaptor and other cables. • Use only the stand specified for the instrument. When attaching the stand or rack, use the provided screws only . Failure to do so could cause damage to the[...]

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    6 Congratulations on your purchase of the Y amaha PSR-292 P ortaT one! Y ou no w o wn a portable k eyboard that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of-use in a highly compact package. Its outstanding features also mak e it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument. Read this Owner’ s Manual carefully while playing[...]

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    7 Panel Controls and Terminals ........................ 8 Setting Up ....................................................... 10 • Power Requirements ........................................ 10 • Turning On the Power....................................... 11 • Accessory Jacks ............................................... 11 Quick Guide 12 St[...]

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    8 Panel Controls and Terminals q P ower switc h ([ST ANDBY/ON]) w [MASTER V OLUME] dial This determines the ov erall volume of the PSR-292. e [T OUCH] button This turns the T ouch function on and off. (See page 30.) r [HARMONY] button This turns the Harmony ef fect on and off. (See page 31.) t [DU AL] button This turns the Dual voice on or of f. (S[...]

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    Panel Controls and Terminals 9 the category of songs, v oices, styles, M.D.B. or Func- tions. Pressing the buttons steps through the v arious categories. The SELECT [ ]/[ ] b uttons are used to decrease or increase the number of the desired song, voice, style, M.D.B., or specific Function, as well as to adjust certain settings. @0 Numeric keypad, [...]

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    10 Setting Up This section contains information about setting up y our PSR-292 for pla ying. Make sure to read this section carefully bef ore using the instrument. Although the PSR-292 will run either from an optional A C adaptor or batteries, Y amaha recommends use of an A C adaptor whenev er possible. An AC adaptor is more en vironmentally friend[...]

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    Setting Up 11 W ith the A C power adaptor connected or with batteries installed, simply press the po wer switch until it locks in the ON posi- tion. When the instrument is not in use, be sure to turn the po wer off. (Press the switch again so that it pops up.) ■ Using Headphones • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • [...]

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    12 001 092 GrandPno 001 w q z z q r z Press the [PORT ABLE GRAND] button. x Play the ke yboard. W ant to find out more? See page 20. 001 GrandPno Simply by pressing the [POR T ABLE GRAND] button, you can automatically select the Grand Piano v oice. z Press the [METRONOME] b utton. W ant to find out more? See page 20. Playing along with the Metron[...]

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    Step 1 Voices 13 q Press the [V OICE] button. 001 GrandPno The PSR-292 has a huge total of 605 dynamic and realistic instrument voices. Let’ s try a few of them out no w ... w Select a v oice. e Play the ke yboard. 002 BritePno or • Y ou can also select the appropr iate categor y by using the [ ]/[ ] buttons. f r W ant to find out more? See pa[...]

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    14 Quick Guide Step 2 Songs 001 092 GrandPno 001 zx z x q w x c r The PSR-292 is packed with a total of 100 songs, including one Demo song — which has been specially created to sho w- case the rich and dynamic sounds of the instrument. There are also 99 additional songs, designed to be used with the edu- cational Lesson feature. Y ou can also pla[...]

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    Step 2 Songs 15 e Start recording by pla ying a melody on the keyboar d. The PSR-292 starts recording as soon as you play the first note on the ke yboard. r T o stop recording, press the [ST ART/ ST OP] button. W ant to find out more? See page 56. No. Song Name Demo 001 Just The Way You Are Favorites 002 Bill Bailey (Won’t You Please Come Home)[...]

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    16 Quick Guide 001 092 GrandPno 001 x zb v z z Press the [M.D .B.] (MUSIC D A T AB ASE) button. 001 AlvFever Here’ s a con venient feature that lets you instantly reconfigure the PSR-292 for playing in dif ferent music styles. If you want to per - form in a certain genre but don’ t know what settings to make, simply select the genre from the M[...]

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    Step 3 Music Database 17 The con venient Dictionary function teaches you how to play chords by sho wing you the individual notes. In the e xample belo w , we’ll learn ho w to play a GM7 chord... z Press the [DICTIONAR Y] button. x Specify the root note of the c hord (in this case, G). Learning how to play a specific chord K eys f or entering the [...]

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    18 Panel Display Indications The PSR-292 features a lar ge multi-function displa y that shows all important settings for the instrument. The section below briefly e xplains the various icons and indications in the display . 001 GrandPno 092 001 q Notation e Beat marks !2 Chord r Song/V oice/Style/M.D .B. name and number !3 Song track indicators t [...]

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    Panel Display Indications 19 !0 Sync Stop indicator This appears when the Sync Stop function is turned on. (See page 40.) !1 Measure and T empo These sho w the current measure during playback of a song or style, and the currently set T empo v alue for the song or style. !2 Chord When a song (with chords) is being played back, this indicates the cur[...]

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    20 Portable Grand This con venient function lets you instantl y call up the Grand Piano v oice . Press the [PORT ABLE GRAND] button. Doing this automatically selects the special “Stereo Sampled Piano” Grand Piano voice. 1 Call up the T empo setting. Press the [TEMPO/T AP] b utton. 2 Change the value. Use the dial or numeric ke ypad to set the d[...]

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    Portable Grand 21 3 T urn on the Metronome. Press the [METR ONOME] button. T o turn the Metronome of f, press the [METR ONOME] button again. 1 148 Indicates the beat number in the measure. Setting the Metronome Time Signature The time signature of the Metronome can be set to v ar- ious quarter-note based meters. The T ime Signatur e can be set in t[...]

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    22 DJ This exciting f eature lets you instantl y call up a dynamic DJ v oice and style for pla ying contem- porary dance music. 1 Press the [DJ] button. Doing this automatically resets the entire instrument for playing the spe- cially programmed DJ voice. 2 Play the DJ style. Play ke ys in the accompaniment area of the keyboard. 3 Play the DJ v oic[...]

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    23 Playing Voices The PSR-292 features a total of 605 authentic v oices — all of which have been created with Y amaha ’ s sophisticated A WM (Adv anced W ave Memory) tone g eneration system. These include 480 XG v oices and drum kits. The PSR-292 also has a Dual V oice or Split V oice function that lets you combine tw o different v oices in a l[...]

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    Playing Voices 24 ● Select the v oice number Select a voice by using the dial or the SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons. ■ Use the numeric ke ypad. There are two ways to select v oices: 1) directly entering the voice number with the numeric ke ypad, or 2) using the [+]/[-] buttons to step up and do wn through the voice numbers. ● Using the numeric ke ypa[...]

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    Playing Voices 25 3 Play the selected v oice. Since either the Style, Song or M.D.B. mode is acti ve in the background, you can also play styles, songs or M.D.B., respecti vely , in the V oice mode by simply pressing the [ST AR T/STOP] b utton. The last selected style, song or M.D.B. will be played. The following par ameter es can be set in the Fun[...]

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    Playing Voices 26 This special “voice” is actually a con venient feature which automatically selects a suitable voice for you when you select a style. The voice is selected to best match the style or song you’ ve called up. Select v oice #000 (OTS). The Dual V oice function lets you combine two different v oices in a layer — one the Main vo[...]

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    Playing Voices 27 The Split V oice function lets you assign two different V oices to opposite areas of the ke yboard, and play one V oice with your left hand while your right plays another . For e xample, you could play bass with the left hand and play piano with the right. The right-hand (or upper) V oice is selected in the Main V oice mode (page [...]

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    Playing Voices 28 This con venient feature automatically selects the voice to best match the selected style — simply by pressing one of the two One T ouch Setting buttons. T wo types of One T ouch Settings are av ailable. For each style, you can create and store your o wn custom One T ouch Settings. ● One T ouch Setting P arameters * Accompanim[...]

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    Playing Voices 29 ■ Creating and Storing a One T ouch Setting. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Y ou can also create and store your own custom One T ouch Settings for each of the styles. 1 Select the desired style. 2 Make the desired settings. Change the voice and mak e any other settings you w ant to use with the selected [...]

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    Playing Voices 30 The T ouch function gives you dynamic, e xpressiv e control ov er the voices, letting you determine ho w loud or soft the sound is by your playing strength. T urn the T ouch function on or off as desired by pressing the [T OUCH] button. T ouch Sensiti vity lets you set how the PSR-292 responds to your playing strength, allo wing y[...]

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    31 Effects The PSR-292 is equipped with a wide variety of eff ects that can be used to enhance the sound of the v oices. The PSR-292 has f our separate effect systems — Harmon y , Reverb, Chorus and DSP — and each has man y different effect types to c hoose from. The Harmony section features a v ariety of performance effects that enhance the me[...]

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    Effects 32 The Chorus ef fect lets you enhance the sound of the voices with the use of pitch modulation. T wo basic types are provided: Chorus and Flanger . Chorus produces a thicker , warmer , and more animated sound, whereas Flanger creates a swirling, metallic ef fect. A total of four Chorus types are av ailable. (See page 34.) The following par[...]

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    Effects 33 ■ Effect T ypes ● Harmony T ypes ● Reverb T ypes No. Harmony Type Display Name Description 1 Duet Duet Harmony types 1 - 5 are pitch-based and add one-, two- or three- note harmonies to the single-note melody played in the right hand. These types only sound when chords are played in the auto accom- paniment area of the keyboard. 2 [...]

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    Effects 34 ● Chorus T ypes ● DSP T ypes No. Chorus Type Display Name Description 1 Chorus 1 Chorus1 Conventional chorus program with rich, warm chorusing. 2 Chorus 2 Chorus2 3 Flanger 1 Flanger1 Pronounced three-phase modulation with a slight metallic sound. 4 Flanger 2 Flanger2 5 Off Off No effect. No. DSP Type Display Name Description 1 Hall [...]

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    35 Selecting and Playing Styles The PSR-292 pro vides dynamic rhythm/accompaniment patterns (styles) — as well as v oice settings appropriate f or each style — for v arious popular musical categories. A total of 135 dif ferent styles are av ailable, in sev eral different cate gories. Each style is made up of separate “sections” — Intro, M[...]

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    Selecting and Playing Styles 36 ■ Use the numeric ke ypad. Style numbers can be selected in the same way as with the v oices (page 24). Y ou can use the numeric keypad to directly enter the style number , or use the [+]/[-] buttons to step up and do wn through the styles. The panel buttons belo w function as style controls. 1 T urn on the auto ac[...]

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    Selecting and Playing Styles 37 2 Start the style . Y ou can do this in one of the following w ays: ■ Pressing the [ST AR T/ST OP] button The rhythm starts playing immediately without bass and chord accompani- ment. The currently selected Main A or B section will play . Y ou can select the Main A or B section by pressing the appropriate button ?[...]

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    Selecting and Playing Styles 38 Starting with an Intro section Each style has its o wn two- or four-measure Intro section. When used with the auto accompaniment, many of the Intro sections also include special chord changes and embellishments to enhance your performance. T o start with an Intr o section: 1) Press the [MAIN/A UTO FILL] b utton — t[...]

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    Selecting and Playing Styles 39 3 Change chords using the auto accompaniment f eature . T ry playing a few successi ve chords with your left hand, and notice ho w the bass and chord accompaniment change with each chord you play . (Refer to page 43 for more information on ho w to use auto accompaniment.) 4 Stop the style. Y ou can do this in one of [...]

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    Selecting and Playing Styles 40 This con venient feature lets you stop (or pause) the style by releasing your fingers from the auto accompaniment area of the ke yboard. Playing the chord again restarts the style. This is ideal for putting dynamic breaks in your performance — for example, stopping the rhythm and accompaniment briefly while you p[...]

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    Selecting and Playing Styles 41 The tempo of style playback can be adjusted ov er a range of 32 - 280 bpm (beats per minute). 1 Call up the T empo setting. Press the [TEMPO/T AP] b utton. 2 Change the value. Use the dial or numeric ke ypad to set the desired T empo v alue, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to increase or decrease the v alue. Changing the [...]

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    Selecting and Playing Styles 42 While the style is playing, you can add v ariation in the rhythm/accompaniment by pressing the [MAIN/A UTO FILL] b utton. This switches between the Main A and Main B sections, automatically playing a fill-in pattern to smoothly lead into the next section. F or example, if the Main A section is currently playing, pre[...]

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    Selecting and Playing Styles 43 When it is set to on (page 36), the auto accompaniment function automatically generates bass and chord accompaniment for you to play along with, by using Multi Fingering operation. Y ou can change the chords of the accompaniment by playing ke ys in the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard using either the “Singl[...]

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    Selecting and Playing Styles 44 Chord Name/[Abbreviation] Normal Voicing Chord (C) Display Major [M] 1 - 3 - 5 C C Add ninth [(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 C(9) C(9) Sixth [6] 1 - (3) - 5 - 6 C6 C6 Sixth ninth [6(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 6 C6(9) C6(9) Major sev enth [M7] 1 - 3 - (5) - 7 or 1 - (3) - 5 - 7 CM7 CM7 Major sev enth ninth [M7(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 [...]

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    Selecting and Playing Styles 45 The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in “chord book” that sho ws you the indi vidual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn ho w to play it. 1 Press the [DICTIONAR Y] button. 2 Specify the root of the c hord. Press the ke y on the keyboard that c[...]

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    Selecting and Playing Styles 46 4 Play the c hord. Play the chord (as indicated in the display) in the chord area of the ke yboard. The chord name flashes in the display when the correct notes are held do wn. (In versions for many of the chords are also recognized.) T o leav e the Dictionary function, press the [DICTIONAR Y] button again. • • [...]

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    Selecting and Playing Styles 47 Beautiful sounding harmonies can be built in this manner . The use of interv als and chords is one of the most important elements in music. A wide v ariety of emotions and feelings can be created depending on the types of chords used and the order in which they are arranged. • • • • • • • • • • ?[...]

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    48 Using the Music Database If y ou want to play in a certain genre of music b ut don ’ t know which style and v oice settings would be appr opriate , simply select the desired genre from the Music Database. The PSR-292 automatically makes all appr opriate panel settings to let you pla y in that music style! 1 Press the [M.D .B.] (MUSIC DA T AB A[...]

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    Using the Music Database 49 In this example, we will select #208 “Xmas W alz” and play the Song “Silent Night”. 3 Play the c hords with y our left hand and the melody lines with y our right hand along with the music. As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the style starts. For information on ho w to enter chords, see “Multi Fing[...]

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    Using the Music Database 50 Each of the Music Database settings has been specially programmed to match the selected musical style and each features the best suited voice (or combination of v oices), style and other settings. Pressing the [M.D.B.] (MUSIC D A T AB ASE) button and selecting a number lets you instantly reconfigure all rele vant settin[...]

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    51 Selecting and Playing Songs The PSR-292 features a total of 105 songs. These include 100 songs that showcase the ric h and dynamic sounds of the instrument, and 99 of these songs can be used with the educa- tional Lesson feature (page 61), a powerful tool that makes learning songs fun and easy . A special Demo song has also been included, and ca[...]

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    Selecting and Playing Songs 52 2 Select the desired song number . The categories of each song and their numbers are sho wn on the panel. A complete list of the av ailable songs is giv en on page 15. ■ Use the dial. Y ou can also use the CA TEGOR Y and/or SELECT buttons. T urn the dial and select the desired song. Select the appropriate category b[...]

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    Selecting and Playing Songs 53 The Panel b uttons below function as Song controls. 1 Start the selected song. Press the [ST AR T/STOP] b utton. As the song plays back, the measure num- ber and chords are sho wn in the display . 2 Stop the song. Press the [ST AR T/STOP] b utton. If playback was started by pressing the [ST AR T/STOP] b utton, the sel[...]

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    Selecting and Playing Songs 54 The con venient A-B Repeat function is an ideal aid for practicing and learning. It allo ws you to specify a phrase of a song (between point A and point B) and repeat it — while you play or practice along with it. 1 While playing a song, set point A (the star t point). During playback, press the [A-B REPEA T] button[...]

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    Selecting and Playing Songs 55 The PSR-292 lets you play a melody on the ke yboard along with each of the songs, either with the original melody voice or one of your o wn selection. The con venient Melody V oice Change feature takes this one step further — it lets you replace the original voice used for the melody of the song with the panel v oic[...]

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    56 Song Recording The PSR-292 features po werful and easy-to-use song recording f eatures that let you recor d y our keyboar d performances — using up to six independent trac ks (including one trac k for accompaniment) — for creating y our own complete, fully orc hestrated compositions. Y ou can record and sa ve up to five User songs. Song rec[...]

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    Song Recording 57 2 Select a User song number f or recording. Use the dial or numeric ke ypad to select the desired song: 201 - 205. If no song is manually selected, the PSR-292 automatically selects the first av ail- able empty song number . 3 Select a track n umber for recording. While holding do wn the [REC] button, press the appropriate SONG M[...]

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    Song Recording 58 4 Start recording. When the beat marks and track number start flashing, you can start recording simply by playing the ke yboard (or by pressing the [ST AR T/STOP] button). If you want to rehearse your part before recording, press the [SYNC ST AR T] button to turn Sync Start of f. After rehearsing, press [SYNC ST AR T] again to re[...]

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    Song Recording 59 The Song Clear operation completely erases all recorded data on all tracks of a selected User song. Use this operation only when you’ re sure you want to erase a song and record a ne w one. T o erase an indi vidual track of a song while leaving the other tracks intact, use the T rack Clear operation (page 60). 1 Select the desir[...]

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    Song Recording 60 The T rack Clear operation completely erases all recorded data on a selected track of a selected User song, leaving the other tracks intact. Use this operation only when you’ re sure you want to erase a track and record a ne w one. T o erase the data of an entire song, use the Song Clear operation (page 59). 1 Select the desired[...]

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    61 Song Lesson The Lesson feature pr ovides an e xceptionally fun and easy-to-use way to learn ho w to read music and pla y the keyboard. Lesson lets you practice the left- and right-hand parts of each song independently , step b y step, until you ’ ve mastered them and are ready to practice with both hands together . These practices are divided [...]

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    Song Lesson 62 2 Select the part you wish to w ork on (left or right) and the Lesson step. If you want to work on the right-hand part, press the [R] b utton; to work on the left, press the [L] button. Pressing either b utton repeatedly cycles through the av ailable Lesson steps in order: Lesson 1 → Lesson 2 → Lesson 3 → Of f → Lesson 1, etc[...]

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    Song Lesson 63 This function allo ws you to select the track number of a loaded song from com- puter (only SMF format 0). The tr ac k number of the song can be specified in the Function mode (page 76). This lesson step lets you practice just the timing of the notes — any note can be used, as long as you play in rhythm. Pick a note to play . For [...]

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    Song Lesson 64 In this lesson step, the PSR-292 waits for you to play the correct notes before con- tinuing playback of the song. This lets you practice reading the music at your o wn pace. The notes to be played are sho wn in the display , one after another , as you play them correctly . 1 Select one of the Lesson songs. 2 Select Lesson 2. Press t[...]

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    Song Lesson 65 3 Play the appr opriate par t with the song. After the lead-in, the song starts automatically , and the appropriate notes appear in the display . In Lesson 3, listen carefully to the un-muted part, and play the muted part yourself. Lesson 4 is a “Minus One” practice essentially the same as Lesson 3, except that both the left- and[...]

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    66 MIDI Functions The PSR-292 is MIDI-compatible, featuring MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals and pro viding a variety of MIDI-related contr ols. By using the MIDI functions you can e xpand your m usical possibilities. This section explains what MIDI is, and what it can do, as well as how y ou can use MIDI on y our PSR-292. No doubt you hav e heard th[...]

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    MIDI Functions 67 MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interf ace, which allo ws electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other , by send- ing and recei ving compatible Note, Control Change, Program Change and various other types of MIDI data, or messages. The PSR-292 can control a MIDI de vice by transmittin[...]

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    MIDI Functions 68 By connecting your PSR-292’ s MIDI terminals to a personal computer , you can hav e access to a wide variety of music software. ● When using a MIDI interface device installed in the per sonal computer , connect the MIDI terminals of the personal com- puter and the PSR-292. ● When using a MIDI interface with a Macintosh serie[...]

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    MIDI Functions 69 This function lets you enable or disable ke yboard control ov er the PSR-292’ s voices in the Function mode (pag e 76) . This would come in handy , for example, when recording notes to MIDI sequencer . If you are using the sequencer to play back the voices of the PSR-292, you w ould want to set this to “of f” — in order to[...]

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    MIDI Functions 70 This determines whether K eyboard performance data of the Portatone is transmit- ted via MIDI OUT or not. These settings can be made in the Function mode (pa ge 76). This determines whether style data is transmitted via MIDI OUT or not. These settings can be made in the Function mode (pa ge 76). This determines whether Song data i[...]

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    MIDI Functions 71 The PSR-292’ s internal flash memory enables you to save song data transmitted from a connected per - sonal computer . Y ou can play or practice Flash songs (sav ed in flash memory) in the same way as preset songs. T o transmit song data from a personal computer to the PSR-292, you first need to install the “Song Filer” a[...]

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    MIDI Functions 72 ■ Song Filer • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • After you install Song Filer and connect the PSR-292 to the computer , you can use the two functions described belo w . ● T ransmit Files Y ou can transmit song ?[...]

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    MIDI Functions 73 The PC Mode lets you instantly reconfigure the MIDI control settings for use with a computer or MIDI de vice. ● Default settings ■ T o turn the PC mode on or off: Press the [PC] button and then press the appropriate [+]/[-] b utton. This switches between the PC Mode on/of f settings. ■ T o store the PC mode parameters: 1 Ch[...]

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    74 Function The PSR-292 has a variety of settings in the Function parameter s. These give y ou detailed control o ver many of the PSR-292 ’ s features. 1 Press the Function button. 2 Select a Function name. Use the SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons to select a Function name. 3 Input the appropriate v alue or use the [+]/[-] buttons to set the selected Funct[...]

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    Function 75 ● Function parameters CATEGORY SELECT Display Range/ Settings Description Overall Transpose Transpos -12–12 This determines the transposition of the entire PSR-292 sound. * Tuning Tuning -100–100 This determines the pitch of the entire PSR-292 sound . * Split Point SplitPnt 000–127 This determines the highest key for the Split v[...]

  • Page 76

    Function 76 * The “ * ” mark indicates that the setting can be restored to default value by pressing both [+]/[-] buttons simultaneously. Effect Reverb Type Reverb 1–9 This determines the Reverb type, including “off.” (See the list on page 33). * Chorus Type Chorus 1–5 This determines the Chorus type, including “off.” (See the list [...]

  • Page 77

    77 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution When the PSR-292 is turned on or off, a popping sound is temporarily produced. This is normal and indicates that the PSR-292 is receiving electrical power. When using a mobile phone, noise is produced. Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the PSR-292 may produce interference. To prevent t[...]

  • Page 78

    78 Data Backup & Initialization ■ Data Backup • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The follo wing data can be stored to internal flash memory as data backup. ■ Data Initialization • • • • • • • • • • • • • ?[...]

  • Page 79

    79 Voice List ■ Maximum P olyphony • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The PSR-292 has 32-note maximum polyphony . This means that it can play a maximum of up to 32 notes at once, regardless of what functions are used. Auto Accompaniment uses a number of the av ai[...]

  • Page 80

    Voice List 80 ● XG V oice List 081 0 112 62 Synth Brass 082 0 113 62 Jump Brass 083 0 114 62 Techno Brass FLUTE 084 0 112 73 Flute 085 0 112 72 Piccolo 086 0 112 75 Pan Flute 087 0 112 74 Recorder 088 0 112 79 Ocarina SYNTH LEAD 089 0 112 80 Square Lead 090 0 112 81 Sawtooth Lead 091 0 112 85 Voice Lead 092 0 112 98 Star Dust 093 0 112 100 Bright[...]

  • Page 81

    Voice List 81 185 0 36 16 DrawOrg2 186 0 37 16 60sDrawOrg3 187 0 38 16 Even Bar 188 0 40 16 16+2"2/3 189 0 64 16 Organ Bass 190 0 65 16 70sDrawOrg2 191 0 66 16 Cheezy Organ 192 0 67 16 DrawOrg3 193 0 0 17 Percussive Organ 194 0 24 17 70’s Percussive Organ 195 0 32 17 Detuned Percussive Organ 196 0 33 17 Light Organ 197 0 37 17 Percussive Org[...]

  • Page 82

    Voice List 82 ENSEMBLE 299 0 0 48 Strings 1 300 0 3 48 Stereo Strings 301 0 8 48 Slow Strings 302 0 24 48 Arco Strings 303 0 35 48 60’s Strings 304 0 40 48 Orchestra 305 0 41 48 Orchestra 2 306 0 42 48 Tremolo Orchestra 307 0 45 48 Velocity Strings 308 0 0 49 Strings 2 309 0 3 49 Stereo Slow Strings 310 0 8 49 Legato Strings 311 0 40 49 Warm Stri[...]

  • Page 83

    Voice List 83 413 0 0 85 Voice Lead 414 0 24 85 Synth Aahs 415 0 64 85 Vox Lead 416 0 0 86 Fifths Lead 417 0 35 86 Big Five 418 0 0 87 Bass & Lead 419 0 16 87 Big & Low 420 0 64 87 Fat & Perky 421 0 65 87 Soft Whirl SYNTH PAD 422 0 0 88 New Age Pad 423 0 64 88 Fantasy 424 0 0 89 Warm Pad 425 0 16 89 Thick Pad 426 0 17 89 Soft Pad 427 0 [...]

  • Page 84

    Voice List 84 ● DJ V oice List 529 0 96 112 Bonang 530 0 97 112 Altair 531 0 98 112 Gamelan Gongs 532 0 99 112 Stereo Gamelan Gongs 533 0 100 112 Rama Cymbal 534 0 101 112 Asian Bells 535 0 0 113 Agogo 536 0 0 114 Steel Drums 537 0 97 114 Glass Percussion 538 0 98 114 Thai Bells 539 0 0 115 Woodblock 540 0 96 115 Castanets 541 0 0 116 Taiko Drum [...]

  • Page 85

    Voice List 85 ● DJ V oice List Voice No. 601 602 603 604 605 MSB/LSB/PC 000/123/118 000/123/119 000/123/120 000/123/121 000/123/122 No. Note DJ Set 1 DJ Set 2 DJ Set 3 DJ Set 4 DJ Set 5 036 C 1 BD Analog H Bass Drum Soft BD Analog H BD Analog H BD Analog H 037 C # 1 Analog Side Stick Side Stick Analog Side Stick Analog Side Stick Analog Side Stic[...]

  • Page 86

    86 Style List Style No. Style Name 8Beat 001 8BeatModern 002 60’sGtrPop 003 8BeatAdria 004 60’s8Beat 005 8Beat 006 OffBeat 007 60’sRock 008 HardRock 009 RockShuffle 010 8BeatRock 16Beat 011 16Beat 012 PopShuffle1 013 PopShuffle2 014 GuitarPop 015 16BtUptempo 016 KoolShuffle 017 JazzRock 018 HipHopLight Ballad 019 PianoBallad 020 LoveSong 021 [...]

  • Page 87

    87 Music Database List M.D.B. No. M.D.B. Name POP HITS 001 AlvFever 002 Croco Rk 003 DayPdise 004 EasySday 005 GoMyWay 006 HowDeep! 007 HurryLuv 008 I’m Torn 009 Imagine 010 ISurvive 011 JustCall 012 JustWay 013 NikitTrp 014 ProudGtr 015 SailngSx 016 Sept.Pop 017 SultanSw 018 SweetLrd 019 ThnkMsic 020 TitanicH 021 WatchGrl 022 WhatALoo 023 WhiteP[...]

  • Page 88

    88 Drum Kit List • “ ” indicates that the drum sound is the same as “Standard Kit 1”. • Each percussion v oice uses one note. • The MIDI Note # and Note are actually one octa ve low er than keyboard Note # and Note. For e xample, in “109: Standard Kit 1”, the “Seq Clic k H” (Note# 36/Note C1) corresponds to (Note# 24/Note C0).[...]

  • Page 89

    Drum Kit List 89 Voice No. 109 115 116 117 118 119 120 MSB/LSB/PC 127/000/000 127/000/027 127/000/032 127/000/040 127/000/048 126/000/000 126/000/001 Keyboard MIDI Key Off Alternate assign Standard Kit 1 Dance Kit Jazz Kit Brush Kit Symphony Kit SFX Kit 1 SFX Kit 2 Note# Note Note# Note 25 C # 01 3C # -1 3 Surdo Mute 26 D 0 14 D -1 3 Surdo Open 27 [...]

  • Page 90

    90 MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Portable Keyboard ] Date: 25-Jan-2002 Model PSR-292 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function... Basic Default 1 - 16 1 - 16 *1 Channel Changed x x Default 3 3 Mode Messages x x Altered ************** x Note 0 - 127 0 - 127 Number : True voice ************** 0 - 127 Velocit[...]

  • Page 91

    MIDI Implementation Chart 91 NOTE: *1 By def ault (factory settings) the PSR-292 ordinar ily functions as a 16-channel multi-timbral tone generator , and incoming data does not affect the panel voices or panel settings. Howe ver , the MIDI messages listed below do affect the panel voices, auto accompaniment, and songs. • MIDI Master T uning • S[...]

  • Page 92

    MIDI Implementation Chart 92 ■ Effect map * If the received value does not contain an effect type in the TYPE LSB, the LSB will be directed to TYPE 0. * The numbers in parentheses in front of the Effect Type names correspond to the number indicated in the display.. * By using an external sequencer, which is capable of editing and transmitting the[...]

  • Page 93

    93 Specifications Ke yboards • 61 standard-size keys (C1 - C6), with Touch Response. Display • Large multi-function LCD display (backlit) Setup • STANDBY/ON • MASTER VOLUME : MIN - MAX P anel Controls • SONG, VOICE, STYLE, M.D.B., DICTIONARY, DJ, PC, LESSON L, R, METRONOME, PORTABLE GRAND, DEMO, FUNCTION(TRANSPOSE), TOUCH, HARMONY, DUAL, [...]

  • Page 94

    94 Panel controls and terminals +/- ............................................... 9 , 24 A-B REPEA T .............................. 9 , 53 A CMP ......................................... 9 , 36 CA TEGOR Y ............................... 8 , 23 DC IN 12V ................................. 9 , 10 DEMO ........................................ 8 , 14 [...]

  • Page 95

    Index 95 S sections (accompaniment) ............... 42 Single Finger chords ........................ 43 Song Clear ....................................... 59 Song Filer ........................................ 72 Song V olume .................................... 55 songs, playing .................................. 53 songs, recording ..............[...]

  • Page 96

    L imited W arr anty 90 D A YS LABOR 1 YEAR P ARTS Y amaha Corporation of America, hereafter referred to as Y amaha, warrants to the original consumer of a product included in the categories listed below , that the product will be free of defects in materials and/or workmanship for the periods indicated. This warranty is applicable to all models inc[...]

  • Page 97

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  • Page 98

    U . R .G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Yamaha Corporation © 2002 Yamaha Corporation V874220 ???PO???.?-01 C 0 Printed in China Yamaha PK CLUB (Portable Keyboard Home Page, English only) http://www.yamahaPKclub.com/ Yamaha Manual Library http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/[...]