Yamaha PSR - 320 manual

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1 Congratulations! Y ou are the proud owner of a fine electronic k eyboard. The Y amaha PSR-320/420 P ortaT one combines the most adv anced A WM tone generation technology with state-of-the- ar t digital electronics and features to giv e y ou stunning sound quality with maximum musical enjo yment. A new large gr aphic displa y and easy-to-use inter[...]

Contents Taking Care of Your PortaTone ....................................... 3 Panel Controls 4 Setting Up 6 Power Supply ...................................................................... 6 ■ Using An Optional AC Power Adaptor ............................ 6 ■ Using Batteries ...............................................................[...]

3 YAMAHA is not responsible for damage caused by improper handling or operation. ■ Location Do not expose the instrument to the following conditions to avoid deformation, discoloration, or more serious damage. ● Direct sunlight (e.g. near a window). ● High temperatures (e.g. near a heat source, out- side, or in a car during the daytime). ● [...]

4 Panel Controls PSR-420 PHONES ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK TRANSPOSE 0 GrandPno REGIST TEMPO MEASURE 152 01 REPEAT OTS TOUCH DUAL HARMONY GUIDE RHYTHM BASS CHORD PAD PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY 1 MELODY 2 39 28 19 30 1 01 1 01 1 ON / OFF VOICE VOL 0 01 MINUS ONE DIGITAL EFFECT REC BEAT REC REC VOICE STYLE SONG REGIST MEMORY MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE H[...]

5 Panel Controls ■ T op P anel Contr ols .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 POWER Switch ............................ page 8 2 MASTER V OLUME Control .......... page 8 3 DEMO Button ............................[...]

6 Power Supply Y our PSR-320/420 will run either from batteries or an optional power adap- tor . Follow the instructions below according to the power source you intend to use. • Never interrupt the power supply (e.g. remove the batter- ies or unplug the AC adaptor) during any PSR-320/420 record operation! Doing so can result in a loss of data. ?[...]

7 Connections ■ The PHONES Jack ................................................................................................................................... A standard pair of stereo headphones can be plugged in here for private practice or late-night playing. The internal stereo speaker system is auto- matically shut off when a pair of he[...]

8 The Demonstration Once you ’ v e set up y our PSR-320/420, tr y listening to the pre-pro- grammed demonstration songs — the y ’ ll giv e you a good idea of what the PSR-320/420 can do! A total of 16 demo songs are provided — songs 01 through 08 hav e been created to demonstrate se v eral of the instrument ’ s v oices , while songs 09 th[...]

9 DEMO Trumpet 0 01 PSR-420 3 Press the [DEMO] Button ........................................................................................................... Press the [DEMO] button to start demo playback. The PSR-320/420 SONG mode will automatically be selected and the number and name of the first demo song will appear on the top line of the d[...]

10 VOICE STYLE SONG REGIST MEMORY MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARMONY OVERALL DIGITAL EFFECT FUNCTION CURSOR GrandPno REGIST TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE 152 0 01 REPEAT OTS RH YT HM B AS S CHORD PAD PH RASE ACCOMP MELODY 1 MELODY 2 39 28 19 30 1 01 1 01 1 ON / OFF VOICE VOL 0 01 BEAT REC REC REC ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK 11 1 Basic Display Operation[...]

11 NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED MODE TOUCH DUAL HARMONY GUIDE MINUS ONE DIGITAL EFFECT Basic Display Operation The Modes The MODE button to the right of the displa y selects one of the PSR-320/420 ’ s f our operational modes: NOR- MAL, SPLIT , SINGLE, and FINGERED . The currently selected mode is indicated by an arro w in the display ne xt to the[...]

12 Playing the PSR-320/420 GrandPno REGIST TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE 0 01 REPEAT OTS TOUCH DUAL HARMONY GUIDE RHYTHM BASS CHORD PAD PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY 1 MELODY 2 ON / OFF VOICE VOL U 01 BEAT MINUS ONE DIGITAL EFFECT REC REC REC ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK VOICE STYLE SONG REGIST MEMORY MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARMONY OVERALL DIGITAL EFFECT NOR[...]

13 – /NO + / YES 6 5 4 0 789 123 1 – – GrandPno 1 01 VOICE STYLE SONG ** – /NO + / YES 6 5 4 0 789 123 1 – – ** Playing the PSR-320/420 3 Select a V oice ..................................................................................................................................................... The PSR-320/420 has 136 voices tha[...]

14 Playing the PSR-320/420 4 Pla y & Adjust V olume ......................................................................................................................... Y ou can now play the selected voice on the PSR-320/420 keyboard. On the PSR-420 the keyboard guide lamps will light according to the keys played (page 50). Use the [MASTER[...]

15 Playing the PSR-320/420 The Split Mode The SPLIT mode lets you play dif ferent voices with the left and right hands. Y ou could, for example, play bass with the left hand while playing piano with the right. The right-hand voice is the keyboard voice you select in the normal way (page 12), and the left hand voice is selected via the SPLIT VOICE f[...]

16 Playing the PSR-320/420 CURSOR – /NO + / YES 0 789 • If the Voice Set function is ON (page 54), the Split Voice param- eters will change automatically whenever a different keyboard voice is selected. • The selected Split Voice param- eter can be reset to its initial value by simultaneously pressing the [ – /NO] and [+/YES] buttons. • N[...]

17 Playing the PSR-320/420 T ouch Response This function turns the touch response of the keyboard on or off. Use the KEYBOARD [T OUCH RESPONSE] button to turn touch response ON or OFF as required. The touch-response icon will appear next to “T OUCH” in the display when touch response is turned ON. The actual touch response sensitiv- ity of the [...]

18 Changing the Dual V oice & Related Parameters Playing the PSR-320/420 1 Select the DU AL V OICE Function ............................................................................... Press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of the display as many times as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to “DUAL VOICE” in the f[...]

19 Playing the PSR-320/420 The PSR-320/420 has four digital effects — Ambience, Ensemble, and Ambience+Ensemble, and Sustain — that can be turned ON or OFF via the [DIGIT AL EFFECT] button. The individual effects are as follows: Digital Effects • Sustain does not apply to some voices. • 3: Amb+Ens is selected when- ever the power switch is [...]

20 Playing the PSR-320/420 2 Select the Effect ........................................................................................................................................... Use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons or number buttons to select the various effects (the name of the selected ef fect appears on the top line of the display . –[...]

21 Using Auto Accompaniment The PSR-320/420 has 100 diff erent accompaniment “ styles ” that can be used to provide fully-orchestrated or rh ythm-only accompaniment. The PSR-320/420 ’ s sophisticated A uto Accompaniment system can pro vide automated bass and chord backing that is perf ectly matched to the selected accompaniment style. • The[...]

22 Using Auto Accompaniment 2 If the FINGERED Mode is Selected, Select the Desired Fingering Mode ............................................................................................................... The PSR-320/420 has two fingering modes for fingered accompaniment — Normal and Full. The NORMAL mode is automatically selected when- ever[...]

23 Using Auto Accompaniment • If you play any three adjacent keys (including black keys), the chord sound will be canceled and only the rhythm instruments will continue playing (CHORD CAN- CEL function). • An octave produces accompani- ment based only on the root. • The chord fingerings listed are all in “ root ” position, but other inver[...]

24 Using Auto Accompaniment 3 Select the Style Function ........................................................................................................... Press the [STYLE] button to directly select the STYLE function. Another way to do this is to press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of the display as many times as necessary until the a[...]

25 S YNC- ST ART/STOP S T ART/STOP INTRO MAIN ENDING ACCOMP LARGE/SMALL AB AUTO FILL Using Auto Accompaniment Y ou can also use the CURSOR buttons or the number buttons to select the tempo value in the display , and then use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] but- tons to set the tempo value as required. In this case the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons can be p[...]

26 S YNC- ST ART/STOP S T ART/STOP INTRO MAIN ENDING ACCOMP LARGE/SMALL AB AUTO FILL Using Auto Accompaniment ● Synchronized start: Any of the above start types can be synchronized to the first note or chord played on the left-hand section of the keyboard (i.e. keys to the left of and including the split-point key — normally 54) by first pressi[...]

27 Using Auto Accompaniment ■ The Stop Accompaniment Function While the SINGLE or FINGERED mode is selected chords played in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard are also detected and played by the PSR-320/420 Auto Accompaniment system when the accompaniment is stopped (except when the FULL FINGERED mode is engaged). In this case the ba[...]

28 Using Auto Accompaniment Accompaniment T rack Control The PSR-320/420 has five accompaniment tracks — RHYTHM, BASS, CHORD, P AD, and PHRASE — that you can control to modify the “orchestra- tion” and therefore the overall sound of the accompaniment. ACCOMP TRACK RHYTHM BASS CHORD PAD PHRASE 39 28 19 30 1 ON / OFF VOICE VOL 11 1 ● What ?[...]

29 Using Auto Accompaniment ■ Muting Individual T rac ks .............................................................................................................. Individual accompaniment tracks can be turned OFF (muted) or ON by using the cursor buttons to select the icon of the target track (the icon and track name will flash), and then us[...]

30 – /NO + / YES 6 5 4 0 789 123 1 – – ** Using Auto Accompaniment Changing the Accompaniment Split Point REGIST MEMORY MULTI PAD DIGITAL EFFECT FUNCTION AccSpPnt 1 54 VOICE STYLE SONG DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARMONY OVERALL CURSOR 2 Set As Required ...............................................................................................[...]

31 Using Auto Accompaniment One T ouch Setting Harmony The harmony effect can be used when an Auto Accompaniment mode is selected. Press the [HARMONY] button to turn the HARMONY ef fect on or of f. When HARMONY is on (the harmony icon will appear next to “HAR- MONY” in the display), playing single notes or chords on the right-hand sec- tion of [...]

32 Using Auto Accompaniment Selecting a Harmony T ype 1 Select the HARMONY Function ..................................................................................... T o select a harmony type, first select the HARMONY function (either use the [FUNCTION] buttons or press and hold the [HARMONY] button until the indicator in the display appears ne[...]

33 Registration Memory The PSR-320/420 Registration Memor y f eature can be used to memorize 32 complete control-panel setups (8 banks, 4 setups each) that y ou can recall whene ver needed. Bank1 REGIST TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE 0 01 REPEAT OTS TOUCH DUAL HARMONY GUIDE RHYTHM BASS C HOR D PAD PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY 1 MELODY 2 ON / OFF VOICE VOL o 01 BE[...]

34 Registration Memory 3 Register the Settings .......................................................................................................................... While holding the [MEMORIZE] button, press one of the REGISTRA- TION MEMOR Y buttons. Any data that was previously in the selected loca- tion is erased and replaced by the new sett[...]

35 Song Recording The PSR-320/420 SONG TRACKS allows y ou to record and pla y bac k complete songs including chord sequences created using the A uto Accompaniment f eature and a melody line you pla y on the k eyboard. The SONG TRA CKS include one A CCOMP trac k and two MELOD Y trac ks. The PSR-320/420 can retain up to 3 complete songs in inter nal [...]

36 Song Recording 2 Select a V oice and Set the V oice P arameters ...................................... Select the voice you want to record with, and set the digital effects and other parameters as required. • You cannot record in the SPLIT mode — the NORMAL mode will automatically be selected when the SONG record ready mode is engaged. 3 Eng[...]

37 Song Recording The SONG ACCOMP track records the following operations and data: Recording Accompaniment W ith or W ithout a Melody • Accompaniment start/stop • Section changes • Style number* (includes cartridge styles) • Accompaniment track changes* (track on/off, voice number, volume) • Accompaniment volume* • Chord changes, timing[...]

38 Song Recording 3 Engage the A CCOMP/MELOD Y T rack Record Read y Mode ............................................................................................................................. Press the SONG [REC] button. The [REC] button indicator will flash, and “REC” will appear in the ACCOMP and MELODY 1 track positions on the display[...]

39 Song Recording Accompaniment and Melody Playback 1 Select a SONG Number ................................................................................................................. If necessary , use the [FUNCTION] buttons to select the SONG function, and then the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons to select the SONG number (“17”, “18”, o[...]

40 Song Recording Play fr om a Specified Measur e Y ou can start SONG playback from any specified measure, as long as the specified measure is within the range of measures that has already been re- corded: 2 Enter the Desired Measure Number ...................................................................... Use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons o[...]

41 CURSOR ACCOMP MELODY 1 MELODY 2 1 01 1 03 – /NO + /Y E S 6 5 4 0 789 123 1 – – ** Song Recording ■ V oice & V olume Rewrite Y ou can rewrite the last recorded voice change in the MELODY tracks during playback by using the cursor buttons to select the voice number of the target track (the voice number will flash), and then using the n[...]

42 The Multi Pads The PSR-320/420 MUL TI P ADS can be used to play a number of short pre-recorded rh ythmic and melodic sequences , that can be used to add impact and v ariety to your ke yboard perf ormances and SONG record- ings. Some of the pad phrases simply pla y bac k as programmed, while others are “ chord match ” types which are automati[...]

43 Simply tap any of the MUL TI P ADS at any time to play back the corre- sponding phrase. MUL TI P AD playback begins as soon as the button is pressed. Y ou can even play two, three, or four MUL TI P ADS at the same time. Also, you can create “retriggered sample” effects by repeatedly pressing a pad before its contents are completely played ba[...]

44 Using Music Cartridges The PSR-320/420 f eatures a car tridge slot which accepts pre-pro- grammed Y amaha Music Car tridges containing style, song and/or reg- istration data. One sample Music Car tridge is supplied with the PSR- 320/420. Others are av ailable from y our Y amaha dealer . YESTERDY REGIST TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE 0 01 REPEAT OTS TOU[...]

45 2 Select and Use a Car tridge Style ................................................................................ T o select a cartridge style, first press and hold the number [3] button (be- low the cartridge icon on the panel) until the cartridge icon appears to the left of the style name in the display , then enter the number of the cartri[...]

46 Using Music Cartridges ■ The Y amaha Style File Format The Y amaha “Style File Format”, is an original Y amaha auto-accompani- ment data format which has evolved through years of development and re- finement of the Standard MIDI File and GM System Level 1 formats on which it is based. Style File Format makes it possible to provide exceptio[...]

47 Cartridge Songs Using Y amaha Music Cartridges (the one supplied with the PSR-320/420 includes 8 songs, others are available from your Y amaha dealer), the PSR-320/420 will let you enjoy listening to automated performances, or function as your “private music tutor ,” allowing you to practice various parts of a piece while the others are play[...]

48 Cartridge Registration Presets The Music Cartridge supplied with the PSR-320/420 provides 8 banks of preset registration settings (8 banks x 4 registration memories = 32 total) that provide a number of useful registration setups (refer to page 33 for details on the registration memory). Using Music Cartridges 1 Select the Regist Memory Function [...]

49 Practice Features The PSR-320/420 includes se v eral f eatures that can be a great aid in lear ning to play and pr acticing on the ke yboard. ■ Specifying the P arts T o Be T urned On or Off ....................................... T o specify the right-hand, left-hand, or both parts to be turned off when the Minus One mode is engaged, first se[...]

50 Practice Features Mode Part Turned Off __r Right hand. L__ Left hand. L_r Left and right hands. W ith this feature, the PSR-420 waits for you to play the appropriate keys before playing ahead, so you can learn to play the piece at your own pace. Press the [GUIDE] button so that its icon appears in the display to turn the guide mode on. The “Mi[...]

51 Practice Features This function allows you to specify any section of a song — cartridge or internal — for continuous repeat playback. While the song is playing, press the [REPEA T PLA Y] button once at the beginning of the section to be repeated (the “A” repeat icon will appear on the display) and again at the end of the section to be re[...]

52 Overall Functions Some of the functions in the O VERALL function g roup hav e already been described in appropr iate sections of this manual. Others will be intro- duced f or the first time in this section. Refer to the char t belo w for the page numbers on which each function is described. The char t also lists the full name of each function, t[...]

53 REGIST MEMORY MULTI PAD DIGITAL EFFECT FUNCTION Kybd Vol 100 VOICE STYLE SONG DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARMONY OVERALL CURSOR – /NO + / YES 6 5 4 0 789 123 1 – – ** T o access an OVERALL function press either of the [FUNCTION] buttons to the left of the display as many times as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to “[...]

54 Overall Functions ■ Pa n .......................................................................................................................................................................................... Sets the stereo pan position of the right-hand keyboard voice (selected in the VOICE section). The pan range is from “–7” (full[...]

55 Overall Functions ■ Minus-one Right/Left-hand Channel .................................................................... Y ou can practice the specific part (in the Minus One mode) by selecting the demo/cartridge song you want to practice and by assigning the appropri- ate channel to the desired part. Any channel —1 through 16 — can be s[...]

56 Overall Functions MIDI Functions MIDI, the Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a world-standard communication interface that allows MIDI-compatible musical instruments and equipment to share musical information and control one another . This makes it possible to create “systems” of MIDI instruments and equipment that offer far greater v[...]

57 Overall Functions ■ Remote Channel .......................................................................................................................................... Sets the MIDI channel on which data from a remote keyboard will be received. Any of the standard MIDI channels — 1 through 16 — can be specified. The remote keyboard m[...]

58 ■ K eyboar d Out ..................................................................................................................................................... Determines whether keyboard data will or will not be transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector . Keyboard data is transmitted when this function is turned “on” (default). When s[...]

59 ■ Local Control ...................................................................................................................................................... “Local Control” refers to the fact that, normally , the PSR-320/420 key- board controls the internal tone generator , allowing the internal voices to be played directly from [...]

60 ■ Bulk Data Send ............................................................................................................................................... This function causes the contents of the registration and song memories to be transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector . This data can be saved to memory or disk via a MIDI sequence reco[...]

61 Appendix: Data Bac kup & Initialization Except for the data listed below , all PSR-320/420 panel settings are reset to their initial settings whenever the power is turned on. The data listed below are backed up — i.e. retained in memory — as long as an AC adapter is connected or a set of batteries is installed. ■ Data Initialization ..[...]

62 Appendix: V oice & P ol yphon y List MIDI Number Voice Program Voice Name of Voices Number Number Used Piano 01 0 Acoustic Grand Piano 1 02 1 Bright Acoustic Piano 1 03 2 Electric Grand Piano 2 04 3 Honky-tonk Piano 2 05 4 Electric Piano 1 2 06 5 Electric Piano 2 2 07 6 Harpsichord 1 08 7 Clavi 1 Chromatic Percussion 09 8 Celesta 1 10 9 Gloc[...]

63 Appendix: T r oub leshooting Something not working as it should? In many cases what appears to be a malfunc- tion can be traced to a simple error that can be remedied immediately . Before assum- ing that your PSR-320/420 is faulty , please check the following points. POSSIBLE CA USE/SOLUTION PROBLEM The speakers produce a “ pop ” sound whene[...]

64 P er cussion Kit List * “<——” indicates the content is the same as that of Standard Kit. * The number in parentheses ( ) after the percussion kit name is the MIDI program number. * The corresponding MIDI note numbers for the notes listed in the chart below are actually one octave lower. For example, the MIDI note number for note #36 ([...]

65 P er cussion Kit List Note# Note 133: Analog Kit (25) 134: Jazz Kit (32) 135: Brush Kit (40) 136: Classic Kit (48) 36 C1 <—— <—— <—— <—— 37 C # 1 <—— <—— <—— <—— 38 D1 <—— <—— <—— <—— 39 D # 1 <—— <—— <—— <—— 40 E1 Reverse Cymbal <?[...]

66 MIDI Implementation Char t [Portable Keyboard] Date: 1995. 3. 23 Model: PSR-320/420 MIDI Implementation Char t Version: 0.112 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 1~16 CH 1~16 CH (*0) Channel Changed 1~16 CH 1~16 CH (*0) Default Mode 3 (*0) Mode Messages XX Altered ***************** X Note 0~127 0~127 Number : True voice *******[...]

67 ■ GM System Level 1 The e xisting MIDI protocol allows perf ormance and other data to be transferred between diff erent instruments, ev en if the y are from different man ufacturers . This means , f or example , that sequence data that was originally created to control a tone generator from manuf acturer A can also be used to control a diff er[...]

68 Specifications Keyboards: 61 standard-size keys (C1-C6) with touch response. Display: Large multi-function LCD display Setup: Power: ON/OFF Master Volume: MIN-MAX Control & Ten Keys: CURSOR ▲▼ < > , FUNCTION ▲▼ , MODE ▼ , [0]–[9], [+/YES], [–/NO] Cartridge Slot Keyboard Guide Lamps (PSR-420 only) Demo: Voice Demo: 8 Songs[...]

69 Inde x A AC power adaptor ................................ 6 Accomp large/small ............................ 28 Accomp out (MIDI transmission) ........ 58 Accompaniment split point ................. 30 Accompaniment track (song) ............. 37 Accompaniment volume ..................... 54 Ambience (digital effect) ..................... 19 Auto[...]

IMPOR T ANT NO TICE: 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 ap- proved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. IMPORT ANT : When connecting this product to accessories and/or another produ[...]

L imited W arr ant y 90 DA YS LABOR 1 YEAR P AR TS Yamaha Corporation of America, hereafter referred to as Yamaha, 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 inclu[...]

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