Yamaha PSR-530 manual

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1 • Do not use the instrument near other electrical products such as televi- sions, radios, or speakers, since this might cause interference which can affect proper operation of the other products. • Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might acciden- tally fall over. • Before moving the instrument, remove all connecte[...]

2 Congratulations! VOICE R2 VOICE R1 51 1 andPno REGISTRATION Important Features T ouch-sensitive 61-ke y keyboard f or a wide range of dynamic musical expression. An outstanding range of 200 panel voices and 12 drum kits, plus a full set of 480 XG voices. V oice set feature automaticaly selects the appropriate voice parameter settings for the pane[...]

3 MULTI PAD Song recording f eature lets you record four melody tracks with an accompaniment track. Multi Pads record and play short rhythmic and melodic sequences that can be used to add impact and variety to your performances. Optional Y amaha Music Car tr idges can be plugged in for enjoyable automated performance, keyboard practice, and extra a[...]

4 Contents Panel Controls 6 The Music Stand .................................................... 7 Basic Display Operation 8 The Display Icons ............................................................ 8 The Menus ..................................................................... 10 Shortcuts ...................................................[...]

5 Song Recording 58 Song Recor ding Procedure .......................................... 59 About the Recording with the Dig ital Effects Applied ................................ 62 Clearing Song Data ....................................................... 63 Clearing an Entire Song .............................................. 63 Clearing Selecte[...]

6 CLICK 36 37 C1 T S 39 R 41 F1 42 38 D1 40 E1 L 43 G1 45 A1 47 B1 48 C2 50 D2 52 E2 53 F2 55 G2 L 46 M 51 H 44 M H 49 L H 54 MIN MAX ON ST AND BY MASTER VOLUME ACCOMP ANIMENT/SONG VOLUME TEMPO TRANSPOSE ON/ OFF AUTO ACCOMP ANIMENT MAIN/AUT O FILL INTRO AB SYNC STOP SYNC ST ART 8BEA T 1 8BEA T POP 1 2 8BEA T POP 2 3 8BT UPTEMPO 4 8BT ST ANDARD 5 FO[...]

7 57 A2 59 B2 60 C3 62 D3 64 E3 65 F3 67 G3 69 A3 71 B3 72 C4 74 D4 76 E4 77 F4 79 G4 81 A4 83 B4 84 C5 86 D5 88 E5 89 F5 91 G5 93 A5 95 B5 96 C6 L 58 56 H R S M L M H C 1 61 C 2 70 R 1 63 R 2 66 H 68 L 73 H 75 L H L 78 H L 80 H 82 L 85 H 87 L 90 94 92 KEYBOARD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE 12 3 45 6 7 8 0 9 NO YES ST ART/STOP / ENDING PSR-530 REGISTRA TI[...]

8 MELODY 1234 MELODY MELODY MELODY ACCOM- PANIMENT VOICE VOICE VOICE RHYTHM 1 BASS CHORD 1 CHORD 2 PAD PHRASE 1 PHRASE 2 FINGERING REGISTRATION 1234 MULTI PAD 1234 RHYTHM 2 FREEZE LR 2 R 1 mM 7 001 VOICE L VOICE R2 VOICE R1 76 101 1 GrandPno REVERB TRANSPOSE 0 AB REPEAT ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 MEASURE HARMONY TEMPO 116 SYNC STOP MINUS ONE SPLIT DUAL CH[...]

9 Basic Display Operation A CCOMP ANIMENT TRA CKS The top row of 8 icons light to indicate which of the 8 possible accompaniment tracks are being used for accompaniment play- back. They are also used to specify trac ks when using the REVOICE function (page 27). REPEA T Indicates the “A” and “B” repeat points when programming a repeat sectio[...]

10 OVERALL REGIST MEMORY DIGITAL EFFECT MIDI MULTI PAD VOICE STYLE SONG MELODY 1234 MELODY MELODY MELODY ACCOM- PANIMENT VOICE VOICE VOICE RHYTHM 1 BASS CHORD 1 CHORD 2 PAD PHRASE 1 PHRASE 2 FINGERING REGISTRATION 1234 MULTI PAD 1234 RHYTHM 2 FREEZE LR 2 R 1 mM 7 001 VOICE L VOICE R2 VOICE R1 76 101 1 GrandPno REVERB TRANSPOSE 0 AB REPEAT ONE TOUCH[...]

11 Shortcuts T o make operation as easy and as ef ficient as possible, the PSR-530 features a number of “shortcuts” which allow you to jump directly to certain functions without having to use the MENU and SUB MENU buttons. All of these shortcuts wor k in the same way: press and hold a panel button for a few seconds to go to the related function[...]

12 Setting Up This section contains information about setting up y our PSR-530 and prepar ing to play . Be sure to go through this section carefully before using your PSR-530. Power Supply Although the PSR-530 will run either from an optional A C ada ptor or batteries, Y amaha recommends use of the more en vironmentally safe A C adaptor . F ollow t[...]

13 Setting Up Connections ■ The PHONES Jack A standard pair of stereo headphones can be plugged in here for private practice or late-night playing. The inter nal ster eo speak er system is automa tically shut of f when a pair of headphones is plugged into the PHONES jack. ■ SUST AIN Jack An optional Y amaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch can be plug g e[...]

14 The Demonstration Once you’ve set up your PSR-530, try listening to the pre-programmed demonstration songs. A total of 12 demo songs are provided. 1 Switch ON T urn the po wer ON by pressing the [ST AND BY/ON] s witch. 2 Set an Initial V olume Level T urn the [MASTER VOLUME] contr ol up (c lockwise) about a quarter -turn fr om its minimum posi[...]

15 4 Skip to the Beginning Of a Diff erent Demo Song While the demonstration is playing you can select any of the demo songs by using the [–] and [+] buttons. Playback will skip to the beginning of the selected song. 5 Stop When Done Press the [DEMO] button or the [ST ART/ST OP] b utton to stop demo playback. 02 R&B 12 3 45 6 7 8 0 9 NO YES S[...]

16 Playing the PSR-530 The PSR-530 V oices The PSR-530 actually includes two voice sets: the “panel” voices and percussion kits, and the XG voices. T he panel voices include 200 “pitched” voices (v oice numbers 1 through 200) and 12 percussion kits (numbers 201 through 212), while the XG voice set includes 480 voices (voice numbers 213 thro[...]

17 Playing the PSR-530 Selecting & Playing V oices Here’ s how y ou can select and play the panel voices. 1 Select the VOICE Menu Press the [V OICE] b utton so that the tr iangular indicator appear s in the display next to “V OICE” to the right of the displa y . T he number and name of the currently selected “R1” v oice appear s on th[...]

18 Playing the PSR-530 One- or two-dig it v oice numbers can be entered without leading zeros. T o select voice number “23” (SteelDrums), for example, simply press the [2] button and then the [3] button. The bars belo w the voice number on the display will flash f or a fe w seconds, and then disappear when the selected voice number has been rec[...]

19 Playing the PSR-530 ◆ Keyboard Percussion When one of the 12 panel DRUM KIT voices are selected (voice numbers 201 thr ough 212) you can play dif f er ent dr ums and percussion instruments on the k e yboar d. The drums and percussion instruments played b y the v ar ious keys ar e mark ed by symbols abov e the ke ys. ● The Drum Kits 201 Stand[...]

20 Playing the PSR-530 The Split V oice Mode The SPLIT V OICE mode lets y ou play differ ent v oices with the left and right hands. Y ou could, for example , pla y bass with the left hand (the L v oice) while playing piano with the right (the R1 or R1 and R2 v oices). The “split point” is initially set at B2 (note number 59), but it can be set [...]

21 Playing the PSR-530 T hen use the SUB MENU [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] buttons to select the “S.Split” function from within the O VERALL menu . The MIDI note number corr esponding to the cur r ent split point will appear to the left of “S.Split” on the top line of the display . 059 S.Split 2 Set As Required Simply pr ess the key you want to assi[...]

22 Auto Accompaniment The PSR-530 has 100 different accompaniment “styles” that can be used to pro vide fully- orchestrated or rh ythm-only accompaniment. The PSR-530’ s sophisticated A UTO A CCOM- P ANIMENT system can pro vide automated bass and chord backing that is perf ectly matched to the selected accompaniment style. When Auto-Accompani[...]

23 STYLE 12 3 45 6 7 8 0 9 4 Set the T empo When you select a dif fer ent style while the accompaniment is not playing, the “default” tempo for that style is also selected, and the tempo is displayed immediately abo ve “TEMPO” in the displa y in quar ter-note beats per min ute. If the accompani- ment is playing, the same tempo is maintained[...]

24 5 Star t the Accompaniment There are se veral ways to start the accompaniment: • It is possible to select the MAIN A or B section prior to a straight start — refer to “7. Select the MAIN A and B Sections as Required,” below. ● Straight start Press the [ST AR T/STOP] button. T he rhythm will be g in playing immediately without bass and [...]

25 Pr essing the [SYNC ST AR T] b utton alone causes a straight star t to occur w hen the first note or chord is play ed . Pr ess the [SYNC ST AR T] button and then the appropria te [INTRO] and [MAIN/A UTO FILL] buttons f or a sync hronized introduction start. T he BEA T indicator will f lash at the current tempo w hen a synchronized start mode has[...]

26 the last half bea t of the measure, in which case the f ill-in will beg in from the fir st bea t of the next measure. Auto Accompaniment 8 Stop the Accompaniment The accompaniment can be stopped a t an y time by pressing the [ST AR T/ STOP] button. Pr ess the [ENDING] button if you want to go to the ending section and then stop. MAIN/AUTO FILL E[...]

27 Auto Accompaniment Accompaniment T rack Muting The PSR-530 has eight accompaniment tracks — RHYTHM 1, RHYTHM 2, B ASS, CHORD 1, CHORD 2, P AD, PHRASE 1, and PHRASE 2 — tha t y ou can control to modify the “orchestration” and therefore the overall sound of the accom- paniment. When a style is selected the icons corr esponding to the tr ac[...]

28 Auto Accompaniment Accompaniment V olume Control When the STYLE menu is selected (i.e. the accompaniment track and volume icons are framed) the volume of the accompaniment in relation to the keyboard can be adjusted for the best ov erall balance by using the ACCOMP ANIMENT/SONG VOLUME [ ▼ ] and [ ▲ ] b uttons. When either b utton is pressed [...]

29 Auto Accompaniment Changing the Accompaniment Split Point T he A UT O A CCOMP ANIMENT split point can be set to an y k ey on the PSR-530 keyboard to match your individual playing requirements. OVERALL DIGITAL EFFECT MIDI 12 3 45 6 7 8 0 9 1 Select the Accompaniment Split P oint Function Use the MENU [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] buttons to the left of the[...]

30 Auto Accompaniment ◆ Interaction Between the A UT O A CCOMP ANIMENT and SPLIT VOICE Split Points The SPLIT V OICE split point (pa ge 21) and A UTO A CCOMP ANIMENT split point can be independently specif ied, with the follo wing limita tions. The SPLIT V OICE split point cannot be set at a lo wer k e y than the A UT O ACCOMP ANIMENT split point[...]

31 Auto Accompaniment Then use the SUB MENU [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] buttons to select the “FngrngMd” function from within the O VERALL menu. The abbrevia ted name of the cur rent finger ing mode will appear to the left of “FngrngMd” on the top line of the display . 2 Select the Required Fingering Mode Use the [–] and [+] buttons or data dial [...]

32 Auto Accompaniment ● F1: The FINGERED 1 Mode T he Fingered 1 mode lets you finger your o wn c hor ds on the A UT O A CCOMP A- NIMENT section of the keyboard (i.e. all keys to the left of and including the split- point key — normally 54) while the PSR-530 supplies appropriately orchestrated rhythm, bass, and chord accompaniment in the selecte[...]

33 Auto Accompaniment C Cm 7 C ( ) CM ( ) 7 C (9) C ( ) (9) 6 Caug Cm 6 Cm 7 ( ) Cm b 5 7 CmM b 5 7 Cm ( ) (9) 7 Cm (9) CmM 7 ( ) CmM (9) 7 ( ) Cdim Cdim 7 C (9) 7 ( ) C (13) 7 ( ) C ( b 9) 7 ( ) C ( b 13) 7 Csus 4 C 1+2+5 C b 5 7 C 6 ( ) ( ) CM 7 (9) 7 CM ( # 11 ) ( ) 7 CM b 5 C ( b 5) ( ) C ( # 11) 7 C ( # 9) 7 ( ) C aug 7 Cm 7 (11) ( ) ( ) CM au[...]

34 Auto Accompaniment ◆ The Stop Accompaniment Function While the SINGLE FINGER, FINGERED 1, FINGERED 2, or MUL TI-FIN- GER mode is selected chords played in the A UTO A CCOMPNIMENT section of the keyboar d are also detected and played by the PSR-530 A uto Accompaniment system when the accompaniment is stopped (except when the FULL KEYBOARD mode [...]

35 Auto Accompaniment 1 Select a Style Select the STYLE menu and select an accompaniment style as described on page 22. 2 Press the [ONE T OUCH SETTING] Button Press the [ONE TOUCH SETTING] b utton. T he ONE TOUCH SETTING and REGIST [1] icons will appear in the display , and the ONE T OUCH SETTING type 1 panel settings will be recalled. At the same[...]

36 Digital Effects Reverb The REVERB effect applies only to the R1. Re verb can be turned completely of f b y selecting the “off” re verb type as described belo w . T urning the Reverb Effect On or Off Press the [REVERB] button so that the REVERB icon appears in the displa y to tur n the selected REVERB effect on. Press [REVERB] a second time s[...]

37 OVERALL DIGITAL EFFECT MIDI T hen use the SUB MENU [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] b uttons to select “Re verb”. After a f ew seconds the name of the currently selected REVERB type will appear on top line of the display . Reverb Hall 1 01 Digital Effects Selecting a Reverb T ype 1 Select the Digital Effect “Reverb” Function Use the MENU [ ▲ ] and [...]

38 Digital Effects Chorus The PSR-530’ s 9 chorus ef fects can be used to gi ve your sound extr a life and animation. See “The Digital Ef fect List” on page 108. The CHOR US effect applies onl y to the R1. Chorus can be tur ned completely of f b y selecting the “Off ” chorus type as descr ibed belo w . HARMONY TEMPO 116 CHORUS DSP CHORUS [...]

39 Digital Effects OVERALL DIGITAL EFFECT MIDI Chorus Flanger1 06 Selecting a Chorus Effect 1 Select the Digital Effect “Chorus” Function Use the MENU [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] buttons to mo ve the triangular indicator in the display ne xt to “DIGIT AL EFFECT”. 2 Select a Chorus Effect Use the [–] and [+] b uttons, number b uttons, or data dial[...]

40 Digital Effects DSP RETURN SEND The PSR-530 features an extensi ve range of 45 DSP (Digital Signal Processor) ef fects. There are two types of digital ef f ects, system ef f ects and insertion eff ects. T he illustr ation belo w will gi ve you an idea of how DSP eff ects wor k, centering on the mixer . See “The Digital Eff ect List” on pag e[...]

41 Digital Effects T he DSP effect applies to the R1, R2 and L. The DSP ef f ect can be turned completely off b y selecting the “Of f” DSP type as described belo w . HARMONY TEMPO 116 CHORUS DSP DSP T urning the DSP Effect On or Off Press the [DSP] button so that the DSP icon appears in the display to tur n the selected DSP ef f ect on. Press [[...]

42 Digital Effects Harmony When HARMONY is on, playing single notes or chords on the right-hand section of the ke yboar d produces automatic har mony ma tched to the accompaniment c hor ds (A UTO A CCOMP ANIMENT must be on). Harmony is applied to the R1 v oice. When chor ds are played the harmony is based on the last note play ed (i.e. last-note pr[...]

43 Digital Effects REVERB TRANSPOSE 0 HARMONY TEMPO 116 HARMONY OVERALL DIGITAL EFFECT MIDI Selecting a Harmony T ype 1 Select the Digital Effect “Harmony” Function Use the MENU [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] b uttons to move the tr iangular indica tor in the display next to “DIGIT AL EFFECT”. No. T ype Description 9 T remolo Octa ve Combination of T [...]

44 Digital Effects Then use the SUB MENU [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] buttons to select “Harmony”. After a fe w seconds the name of the currently selected HARMONY type will appear on top line of the displa y . • You can also jump di- rectly to the DIGITAL EFFECT HARMONY TYPE function by pressing and holding the [HARMONY] but- ton for a few seconds. Ha[...]

45 Use the PSR-530 pitch bend wheel to bend notes up (roll the wheel aw a y from y ou) or do wn (roll the wheel to ward you) while pla ying the k e yboard. The pitch bend wheel is self-center ing and will automatically return to nor nal pitch when released. The maximum pitch bend range can be set via the PITCH BEND RANGE function in the O VERALL fu[...]

46 T ranspose This functions allow the o ver all pitch of the PSR-530 to be transposed up or do wn b y a maximum of one octav e in semitone increments. Setting T ransposition Use the TRANSPOSE [ ▼ ] and [ ▲ ] buttons to set the desir ed degree of transposi- tion. Press either button briefly to decrement or increment by one, or hold for continuo[...]

47 Registration Memory The PSR-530 Registration Memory feature can be used to memoriz e 128 complete control- panel setups (32 banks , 4 setups each) that you can recall whene ver needed. 1 Set Up the Contr ols as Required Make the desired contr ol settings. The follo wing settings ar e memor iz ed by the Registration Memor y function: Registering [...]

48 Registration Memory 3 Register the Settings While holding the [MEMOR Y] b utton, pr ess one of the REGISTRA TION MEMOR Y buttons — [1] thr ough [4] . Any data that was pre viously in the selected location is erased and r eplaced by the ne w settings. The corr esponding REGISTRA- TION MEMOR Y number will appear below “REGISTRA TION” in the [...]

49 The Multi Pads Selecting a MUL TI P AD Set T he PSR-530 has 36 multi pad sets, each containing a complete set of 4 MUL TI P AD phr ases — 144 phrases in all. Before using the MUL TI P ADS, select the MUL TI P AD set containing the phrases y ou w ant to use as follows: 1 Select the Multi P ad Function T o select a multi pad set first use the ME[...]

50 The Multi Pads Playing the MUL TI P ADs Simply tap an y of the MUL TI P ADs a t an y time to pla y bac k the corresponding phrase at the curr ently set tempo. MUL TI P AD playbac k be g ins as soon as the b utton is pr essed. Y ou can even pla y two, thr ee, or four MUL TI P ADs at the same time. Also, y ou can cr eate “r etrig g er ed sample?[...]

51 The Multi Pads T urning the CHORD MA TCH Function On/Off • The chord match function has no effect with pads that contain percussion phrases. 2 Select a CHORD MA TCH Function Use the SUB MENU [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] b uttons to select “Pad1Chd”, “Pad2Chd”, “P ad3Chd”, or “Pad4Chd”, depending on the pad f or w hich you want to turn t[...]

52 Song Playback Use the follo wing procedure to play bac k the PSR-530’ s inter nal demonstration songs as w ell as songs you record y ourself (see “Song Recording”, page 58). 1 Select the Song Menu Press the [SONG] button to select the SONG menu (the tr iangular indicator will appear next to “SONG” to the r ight of the display). T he nu[...]

53 3 Star t Playbac k Playbac k will begin as soon as the [ST AR T/STOP] b utton is pr essed. Y ou can turn the MELOD Y and ACCOMP ANIMENT tr ac ks on and of f during pla ybac k as required by using the TRA CK buttons. • You can also start playback from any specified measure (see page 54). ST ART/STOP / Song Playback 4 Play Along If Y ou Like Pla[...]

54 Song Playback Play from a Specified Measure Y ou can start SONG playback fr om any specified measure, as long as the specif ied measure is within the range of measures that has already been recorded: 1 Select the Measure Parameter While the SONG menu is selected , b ut no playbac k or recording is in progress, use the SUB MENU [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ [...]

55 Song Playback Minus-one Practice Minus-one playback lets y ou tur n off specific parts of a song so y ou can practice them on the PSR-530 keyboard w hile the other parts pla y automatically . An y of the PSR-530’ s four MELOD Y tracks and/or the A CCOMP ANIMENT track can be turned on or off as requir ed . Indi vidual SONG tracks can be turned [...]

56 Song Playback 2 Select a MELOD Y T rac k Use the TRA CK b uttons to select the song MELOD Y tr ac k (1…4) to which a minus-one c hannel is to be assigned . A frame will appear around the selected track icon. MINUS ONE MELODY 1 2 34 MELODY MELODY MELODY ACCOM- PANIMENT VOICE VOICE VOICE LR 2 R 1 MINUS ONE 3 Assign a Channel to the Selected T ra[...]

57 Song Playback Repeat Play T his function allows you to specify an y section of a song — inter nal or cartridge — for continuous repeat playback. 1 Select the A-b Repeat P arameter While the SONG men u is selected , b ut no r ecording is in progress, use the SUB MENU [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] b uttons to select the “ A-b Repeat” parameter in th[...]

58 Song Recording The PSR-530 SONG tracks allows you to record and play back complete songs including chord sequences created using the A UT O ACCOMP ANIMENT feature and a melody lines you pla y on the keyboard. The SONG trac ks include one A CCOMP ANIMENT track and four MELODY tracks. The PSR-530 can retain up to 4 complete songs in inter nal memo[...]

59 Song Recording 1 Set Up to Record Before recording set up the PSR-530 as required: e.g. select the required voice(s), effects, accompaniment style , accompaniment f inger ing mode, etc. Song Recording Procedure 3 Select the SONG Record Mode Press the [SONG] b utton to select the SONG r ecord mode. T he SONG men u will automatically be selected a[...]

60 4 If Necessary , Select a User Song Number If the desired user song is not already selected, use the [–] and [+] buttons, number buttons, or data dial to select as required. Song Recording 5 Select the T rac k(s) to be Recorded Use the TRA CK b uttons to select a SONG MELOD Y tr ack to record (only one MELOD Y track can be recorded at a time).[...]

61 Song Recording • Before actually starting to record you can try playing the PSR-530 the way it is set up by using the “Rehearsal Mode”: press the [SYNC START] button to temporarily disengage the record ready mode, rehearse as necessary, then press the [SYNC START] button again to return to the record ready mode. • Whenever you record usi[...]

62 Song Recording ◆ About the Recor ding with the Digital Eff ects Applied Y ou can use three Digital Eff ects, Re v erb, Chorus and DSP , at one time. Ho w e ver , two or more types from the same group cannot be selected at the same time. Be aware the f ollowing facts especially w hen r ecording a song with the diff erent eff ects a pplied to th[...]

63 Song Recording Clearing Song Data This function makes it possible to clear unneeded data from the PSR-530 SONG memory . Clearing an Entire Song While the SONG record-ready or rehearsal mode is engaged use the SUB MENU [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] buttons to select the “SongClr?” function, then press the [+] (YES) button: “Sur e?” will appear on t[...]

64 Style Recording The PSR-530 lets you record up to three original “user styles” which can be used for auto- accompaniment in the same wa y as the preset styles . The user styles are recorded as style numbers 101, 102, and 103, and each style can be recorded with the full complement of 8 trac ks (RHYTHM 1, RHYTHM 2, BASS, CHORD 1, CHORD 2, P A[...]

65 Style Recording 3 Select the STYLE Record mode Press the [STYLE] b utton to select the STYLE r ecord mode. The STYLE men u will automatically be selected and a user style number will appear on the top line of the display . The beat indicator dots will flash at the currently set tempo, indicating that the record ready (synchro-start) mode is enga[...]

66 Style Recording 4 If Necessary , Select a User Style Number If the desired user style is not already selected, use the [–] and [+] buttons, number buttons, or data dial to select as required. 5 Select a Section to Record Press the auto-accompaniment section button corresponding to the section you want to record. Press the MAIN A or MAIN B butt[...]

67 7 Select a V oice, If Necessar y If necessary , select a voice f or the track to be recorded by pressing the [V OICE] button and selecting in the nor mal way . 8 Record Recording will beg in as soon as you play a note on the k eyboar d or press the [ST ART/ST OP] b utton. The BEA T indicator dots will begin to indica te the current beat, and the[...]

68 Style Recording 10 Record Ad ditional Sections & T racks as Required By repeating steps 5 through 9 , above, you can select and record additional sections and tracks as required. 11 Exit From the Record Mode When you’re finished recording a style, press the [RECORD] button so that its indica tor goes out to e xit fr om the record mode . Th[...]

69 Quantize Quantization can be used to align notes to the nearest specified beat to tighten up loose timing. 1 With the style record r ead y mode (or rehearsal mode) engag ed and the tartget style and its section selected, use the SUB MENU [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] buttons to select the “YES:Quantiz?”. Quantize V alue Note 4 Quarter note 6 Quarter n[...]

70 Style Recording Clearing User Style Data This function makes it possible to clear unneeded data from the PSR-530 User Style tracks. Clearing an Entire Style While the STYLE record-ready or rehearsal mode is engaged use the SUB MENU [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] buttons to select the “All Clr?” function, then press the [+] (YES) button: “Sur e?” wi[...]

71 In addition to the preset MUL TI P AD sets , the PSR-530 has 4 user-recordab le sets that you can use to store your own creations. • Material recorded in the MULTI PADs will be retained even after turning the power off. See page 98 for the details. • The recorded data will be lost if the power is turned off, the AC adaptor is unplugged, or t[...]

72 Multi Pad Recording 2 Select the MUL TI P AD Recor d Mode Press any MUL TI P AD b utton ( [1] … [4] ) to select the MUL TI P AD record mode (the MUL TI P AD button you press will be selected for recording). T he MUL TI P AD menu will automatically be selected and a user pad set number will appear on the top line of the display . T he bea t ind[...]

73 5 Specify Chord Match if Required If you r ecord a MUL TI P AD with a pitched voice, the Chor d Ma tch function (see page 51) can be specified for that pad by using the SUB MENU buttons to select the Chord Match function for the corresponding pad (“Pad1Chd” … “Pad4Chd”) while in the record standby or rehearsal mode, and then using the [...]

74 Clearing MUL TI P AD Data This function makes it possible to clear unneeded data from the PSR-530 MUL TI P ADs. Clearing an Entire Pad Set While the MUL TI P AD r ecor d-ready or rehearsal mode is engaged use the SUB MENU [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] buttons to select the “BankClr” function, then press the [+] (YES) button: “Sure?” will appear on[...]

75 The PSR-530 f eatures a car tridge slot which accepts pre-programmed Y amaha Music Cartridges containing style and/or song data. One sample Music Cartridge containing song data is supplied with the PSR-530. Others are a vailab le from your Y amaha dealer . For Cartridges without the mark, the bottom of the serrated edges of the Cartridge should [...]

76 Using Music Cartridges Cartridge Songs Using Y amaha Music Cartridges (the one supplied with the PSR-530 includes 7 songs, others ar e available from your Y amaha dealer), the PSR-530 will let you enjo y listening to automated performances, or function as your “pri vate music tutor , ” allowing you to practice various parts of a piece while [...]

77 3 Start Playback Playbac k will begin as soon as the [ST AR T/STOP] b utton is pr essed. Y ou can turn the MELOD Y and ACCOMP ANIMENT tr ac ks on and of f during pla ybac k as required by using the TRA CK buttons. • Playback can be started from any mea- sure — page 54. • The playback tempo can be changed freely as required. • Cartridge s[...]

78 The PSR-530 REVOICE function lets you change the following parameters for the R1, R2 and L v oices , the A UT O A CCOMP ANIMENT trac ks , and the user SONG tr ac ks . ● Revoice Parameters Parameter Display Range Comments V oice V oice Name 1 … 692 Assigns a voice number to the specified PSR-530 voice or track. V olume Volume 0 … 127 Sets t[...]

79 Revoicing 2 If Necessar y Select a V oice to Re v oice Use the three rightmost TRA CK buttons to select the v oice you want to re voice: L, R2, or R1. A frame will appear around the icon of the selected v oice. • The TRACK button below the selected voice can be used to turn the voice on or off. Make sure that the voice is turned on if you want[...]

80 Revoicing 1 Select the STYLE REVOICE Mode While the STYLE menu and the style you want to revoice are selected, press the [REV OICE] b utton (actuall y , the order her e is not important: you can also press the [STYLE] button after pressing the [REV OICE] button). The [REV OICE] button indicator will light and a frame will appear around the RHYTH[...]

81 5 Repeat as Required and Exit When Done Repeat steps 2 and 4 , abov e, to revoice the tr acks as r equired, then press the [REV OICE] b utton so tha t its indicator goes out to exit from the REV OICE mode. REVOICE 1 Select the SONG REV OICE Mode While the SONG menu and the user song y ou want to rev oice are selected, press the [REVOICE] button [...]

82 3 Select and Edit the Rev oice Parameter s Use the SUB MENU [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] buttons to select the desired par ameter . The name of the selected parameter will appear on the top line of the display to the right of the parameter’ s current value. 4 Repeat as Required and Exit When Done Repeat steps 2 and 3 , abov e, to revoice the tr acks as[...]

83 Some of the functions in the OVERALL function group have already been described in appropriate sections of this manual. Others will be introduced for the first time in this section. Ref er to the char t below f or the page numbers on which each function is descr ibed. The char t also lists the full name of each function, the ab bre viated name w[...]

84 Overall Functions ■ T ouch Sensitivity This function sets the ke yboard touch sensiti vity . The rang e is from “0” to “127”. The higher the value the higher the sensiti vity . When the touch sensiti vity value is set to “0”, “oFF” appears in the display and the same volume is produced no matter how hard you play the ke ys. —[...]

85 ■ Metronome When turned “on” the PSR-530 metronome will sound during A UTO A CCOMP A- NIMENT playback as well as SONG playback and recording. ■ Split V oice Split P oint See page 21. ■ Accompaniment Split Point See page 29. ■ Fingering Mode See page 30. ■ V oice Set T he V OICE SET feature brings out the best in each indi vidual v [...]

86 In the rear panel of your PSR-530, there are MIDI ter minals (MIDI IN, MIDI OUT), a T O HOST terminal, and a HOST SELECT switch. By using the MIDI functions you can expand your musical possibilities. This section explains what MIDI is , and what it can do , as well as how you can use MIDI on your PSR-530. MIDI Functions What’ s MIDI? No doubt [...]

87 MIDI Functions MIDI is an acron ym that stands for Musical Instr ument Digital Interf ace, which allows electronic m usical instruments to communicate with eac h other , by sending and recei ving compa tible Note, Control Chang e, Program Change and various other types of MIDI data, or messages. T he PSR-530 can control a MIDI device by tr ansmi[...]

88 ● Remotely play another PSR-530 MIDI Functions • When using the TO HOST terminal to connect to a personal computer using Windows, a Yamaha MIDI driver must be installed in the personal computer. The Yamaha MIDI driver can be obtained at Yamaha’s home page on the World Wide Web, <http://www.yamaha.co.jp/ english/xg/>. • Special MIDI[...]

89 MIDI OUT MIDI IN PSR-530 MIDI Functions MIDI receive settings (page 93). Receive mode for all channels set to “normal.” ● Use the PSR-530 as a multi tone generator (playing 16 channels at one time). ● Play music from another k eyboard (no tone generator) using the PSR-530 XG tone g enerator . MIDI receive settings (page 93). Clock settin[...]

90 ● When using a MIDI interf ace with a Macintosh series computer, connect the RS- 422 terminal of the computer (modem or printer ter minal) to the MIDI interface, then connect the MIDI OUT ter minal on the MIDI interface to the MIDI IN terminal of the PSR-530, as sho w in the dia gr am below . Set the HOST SELECT switch on the PSR-530 to “MID[...]

91 • When the HOST SELECT switch is set in the “MIDI” position, input and output in the T O HOST switch is ignored. • When using a Macintosh ser ies computer, set the MIDI interf ace cloc k setting in the application software to match the setting of the MIDI interf ace you are using. For details, carefully read the owner’ s manual for the[...]

92 The PSR-530 MIDI Functions The PSR-530 has the following MIDI functions. T o access a MIDI function first use the MENU [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] b uttons to mo ve the triangular indicator in the display next to “MIDI”, then use the SUB MENU [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] buttons to select the desired function from within the MIDI menu. When a function is sel[...]

93 MIDI Functions ● T ransmit T rac k The “T r.T r k” function selects the track to be tr ansmitted via the transmit channel specified by the T r ansmit Channel function, abo ve. The av ailable settings are as follows: r1 Tr.Trk ~ r1 R1 ke yboard voice. ~ r2 R2 ke yboard voice ~~ L L ke yboard voice. ~ H1 Harmony note 1. ~ H2 Harmony note 2. [...]

94 MIDI Functions ● Receive Mode T he “Rcv .Mod” function specif ies the receiv e mode for the channel selected via the Recei ve Channel function, above. T he r eceive mode settings are as f ollows: • MIDI receive mode settings will be retained even after turning the power off. See page 98 for the details. • The initial default setting fo[...]

95 MIDI Functions ■ Bulk Data Send T his function causes the contents of the registration, user song, user style and user pad memory to be transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector . This data can be sa ved to memor y or disk via a MIDI sequence recorder or MIDI data recorder, and then r eloaded when requir ed . T he bulk data can also be sent direc[...]

96 Appendix PSR-530 Display MENU/SUB MENU Structure MENU SUB MENU FUNCTION PAGE VOICE GrandPno (R1 voice name) ...................................... R1 voice selection. ......................................... 17 STYLE 8BtPop1 (Style name) ............................................... Accompaniment style selection. ..................... 22 Virt[...]

97 • Sub-menu items with a “ * ” appear only when the record mode is engaged. • Sub-menu items with a “ ✩ ” appear only when the record mode is not engaged. • Sub-menu items with “ ” have shortcut access (press and hold the specified button for a few seconds to jump directly to the associated sub-menu function). In addition to t[...]

98 Data Backup & Initialization ■ Data Backup Except for the data listed belo w , all PSR-530 panel settings are r eset to their initial settings whenever the po w er is tur ned on. • Registration Memor y • User Song Data • User Style Data • User Pad Data • MIDI T r ansmit Settings • MIDI Receive Settings The da ta listed a bove c[...]

99 V oice List ■ Maxim um Polyphon y T he PSR-530 has 32-note maxim um polyphony . This means that it play a maximum of up to 32 notes at once, regardless of wha t functions ar e used. Auto Accompaniment uses a number of the a vailable notes, so when Auto Accompaniment is used the total number of notes that can be played on the keyboar d is cor r[...]

100 V oice List 93 0 112 42 Cello 94 0 112 43 Contrabass 95 0 112 46 Harp 96 0 113 46 Hackbrett 97 0 112 106 Shamisen 98 0 112 107 Koto 99 0 112 104 Sitar 100 0 112 105 Banjo Ensemble 101 0 112 48 Strings 102 0 113 48 OrchStrings 103 0 114 48 Symphon. Str 104 0 113 49 SlowStrings 105 0 114 49 Str.Quartet 106 0 115 48 ConcertoStr 107 0 115 49 Marcat[...]

101 [XG V oice List] Piano 213 0 0 0 GrandPno 214 0 1 0 GrndPnoK 215 0 18 0 MelloGrP 216 0 40 0 PianoStr 217 0 41 0 Dream 218 0 0 1 BritePno 219 0 1 1 BritPnoK 220 0 0 2 E.Grand 221 0 1 2 ElGrPnoK 222 0 32 2 Det.CP80 223 0 40 2 ElGrPno1 224 0 41 2 ElGrPno2 225 0 0 3 HnkyTonk 226 0 1 3 HnkyTnkK 227 0 0 4 E.Piano1 228 0 1 4 El.Pno1K 229 0 18 4 MelloE[...]

102 V oice List 395 0 35 48 60sStrng 396 0 40 48 Orchestr 397 0 41 48 Orchstr2 398 0 42 48 TremOrch 399 0 45 48 VeloStr 400 0 0 49 Strings2 401 0 3 49 S.SlwStr 402 0 8 49 LegatoSt 403 0 40 49 Warm Str 404 0 41 49 Kingdom 405 0 64 49 70s Str 406 0 65 49 Str Ens3 407 0 0 50 Syn.Str1 408 0 27 50 ResoStr 409 0 64 50 Syn Str4 410 0 65 50 SS Str 411 0 0 [...]

103 578 0 96 100 Smokey 579 0 0 101 Goblins 580 0 64 101 GobSyn 581 0 65 101 50sSciFi 582 0 66 101 Ring Pad 583 0 67 101 Ritual 584 0 68 101 ToHeaven 585 0 70 101 Night 586 0 71 101 Glisten 587 0 96 101 BelChoir 588 0 0 102 Echoes 589 0 8 102 EchoPad2 590 0 14 102 Echo Pan 591 0 64 102 EchoBell 592 0 65 102 Big Pan 593 0 66 102 SynPiano 594 0 67 10[...]

104 Drum Kit List • “<——” indicates that the drum kit is the same as “Standard Kit1”. • Each percussion voice uses one note. • The note numbers and note names printed on the keyboard are one octave higher than the MIDI note numbers and note names shown in the list. For example, the note number and note name, #36 and C1, on the [...]

105 Drum Kit List 13 C # -1 *3 <—— <—— <—— <—— 14 D-1 *3 <—— <—— <—— <—— 15 D # -1 <—— <—— <—— <—— 16 E-1 <—— <—— <—— <—— 17 F-1 *4 <—— <—— <—— <—— 18 F # -1 *4 <—— <—— <—— <—— 19 G-[...]

106 There are three types of dig ital effects installed in the PSR-530: the rev erb ef f ect (system ef fect), the c horus eff ect (system effect) and the DSP ef f ect (can be set as either as a system ef fect or insertion effect). There are basically two ways to use the ef f ects: with the DSP effect set as a system ef fect or as a insertion effec[...]

107 About Digital Effects (Reverb/Chorus/DSP) ■ When DSP type Is Selected as a Inser tion Effect • The three PSR-530 effects will be connected as shown belo w . • The signal will enter rev erb and chorus according to the send lev el set for each, and the signal with the effect applied will be output according to the retur n level that is set.[...]

108 About Digital Effects (Reverb/Chorus/DSP) The Digital Effect List No. Effect T ype Features REVERB 01~04 Hall1~4 System Concer t hall re verb . 05~08 Room1~4 System Small room rev erb . 09, 10 Stage1, 2 System Rev erb for solo instruments. 11, 12 Plate1, 2 System Simulated steel plate re verb . 13 OFF — No effect. CHORUS 01~05 Chorus1~5 Syste[...]

109 T roubleshooting Something not working as it should? In man y cases what appears to be a malfunction can be traced to a simple error that can be remedied immediately . Before assuming tha t your PSR- 530 is faulty , please chec k the following points. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CA USE/SOLUTION The speak ers produce a “pop” sound whene ver the po wer [...]

110 (1) TRANSMIT FLOW MIDI ← NO TE ON/OFF 9nH OUT CONTR OL CHANGE BnH B ANK SELECT MSB BnH,00H B ANK SELECT LSB BnH,20H DA T A ENTR Y MSB BnH,06H DA T A ENTR Y LSB BnH,26H MAIN VOLUME BnH,07H P ANPOT BnH,0AH EXPRESSION BnH,0BH SUST AIN BnH,40H SOSTENUTE BnH,42H SOFT PED AL BnH,43H REVERB SEND LEVEL BnH,5BH V ARIA TION SEND LEVEL BnH,5EH RPN LS[...]

111 PITCH FINE BnH,63H,19H,62H,rrH,06H,mmH LEVEL BnH,63H,1AH,62H,rrH,06H,mmH P ANPOT BnH,63H,1CH,62H,rrH,06H,mmH REVERB SEND BnH,63H,1DH,62H,rrH,06H,mmH CHOR US SEND BnH,63H,1EH,62H,rrH,06H,mmH V ARIA TION SEND BnH,63H,1FH,62H,rrH,06H,mmH RPN LSB BnH,64H RPN MSB BnH,65H PITCH BEND SENS. BnH,65H,00H,64H,00H,06H,mmH FINE TUNING BnH,65H,00H,64H,01H,06[...]

112 MIDI Data Format • A TT ACK TIME applies adjustment to the env elope attac k time set by the voice. This parameter specifies relative change with the v alue of 64 producing 0 adjustment. • BRIGHTNESS applies adjustment to the cut-off frequency set by the voice. This parameter specifies relative change with the v alue of 64 producing 0 adjus[...]

113 (3-6-3-1-2) XG P ARMETER CHANGE binary hexadecimal 11110000 F0 Exc lusi ve status 01000011 43 Y AMAHA ID 0001nnnn 1N De vice Number 01001100 4C Model ID 0aaaaaaa AA Address High 0aaaaaaa AA Address Mid 0aaaaaaa AA Address Low 0ddddddd DD Data | | 11110111 F7 End of Exc lusive For parameters with data size of 2 or 4, transmit the appropr iate nu[...]

114 MIDI Data Format The 5 da ta types listed below are receiv ed. System Data Multi Ef fect Da ta (Individual module unit) Multi P art Data (Indi vidual par t unit) Drums Setup Data (Individual note unit) System Information (3-6-4) SPECIAL OPERA TORS (3-6-4-1) VOLUME ,EXPRESSION AND P AN REAL TIME CONTROL OFF binary he xadecimal 11110000 F0 Exclus[...]

115 MIDI Data Format < Table 1-2 > MIDI Parameter Change table (SYSTEM) (With XG, GM On, it will not reset.) Address Size Data Parameter Name Description Default (H) (H) (H) V alue (H) 00 00 00 4 0000 Master Tune -102.4..+102.3[cent] 00 04 00 00 01 ..07FF 1st bit3-0 -> bit15-12 (0400) 02 2nd bit3-0 -> bit11-8 (With XG, GM On, it will no[...]

116 MIDI Data Format Address Size Data Parameter Name Description Def ault (H) (H) (H) V alue (H) 02 01 30 1 00..7F Chorus Parameter 11 Refer to the Effect Parameter List Depend on Chor us T ype 31 1 00..7F Chorus P arameter 12 Refer to the Ef f ect Parameter List Depend on Chorus T ype 32 1 00..7F Chorus P arameter 13 Refer to the Ef f ect Paramet[...]

117 MIDI Data Format Address Size Data Parameter Name Description Default (H) (H) (H) V alue (H) nn 0F 1 00..7F Note Limit Lo w C-2..G8 00 nn 10 1 00..7F Note Limit High C-2..G8 7F nn 11 1 00..7F Dr y Level 0..127 7F nn 12 1 00..7F Chorus Send 0..127 00 nn 13 1 00..7F Re v erb Send 0..127 28 nn 14 1 00..7F V ariation Send 0..127 00 nn 15 1 00..7F V[...]

118 XG ESSENTIAL EFFECT Same as LSB=0 XG OPTION EFFECT REVERB TYPE * If the received v alue does not contain an effect type in the TYPE LSB , the LSB will be dir ected to TYPE 0. * Panel Effects are based on the “[Number] Eff ect Name”. * Using an external sequencer , capable of editing and transmitting the system exclusive messages and par ame[...]

119 DSP TYPE (0 — 63) TYPE TYPE LSB MSB 00 01 02 03...07 08 09...15 16 17 18 19 20 21... 000 NO EFFECT 001 [1]HALL1 HALL2 [2]HALL2 [3]HALL3 [4]HALL4 002 ROOM1 ROOM2 ROOM3 [5]ROOM1 [6]ROOM2 [7]ROOM3 [8]ROOM4 003 STAGE1 STAGE2 [9]STAGE1 [10]STAGE2 004 PLATE [11]PLATE1 [12]PLATE2 005 “DELAY L,C,R” [38]Delay LCR 006 “[39]DELAY L,R” 007 [40]EC[...]

120 MIDI Data Format DELAY L,C,R (variation block) No. Parameter Value 1 Lch Delay 0.1 — 715.0ms 1-7150 2 Rch Delay 0.1 — 715.0ms 1-7150 3 Cch Delay 0.1 — 715.0ms 1-7150 4 Feedback Delay 0.1 — 715.0ms 1-7150 5 Feedback Level -63 — +63 1-127 6 Cch Level 0 — 127 0-127 7 High Damp 0.1 — 1.0 1-10 8 9 10 Dry/Wet D63 > W — D=W — D<[...]

121 MIDI Data Format ROTARY SPEAKER (variation block) No. Parameter Value 1 LFO Frequency 0.00Hz — 39.7Hz 0-127 2 LFO Depth 0 — 127 0-127 3 4 5 6 EQ Low Frequency 50Hz — 2.0kHz 8-40 7 EQ Low Gain –12 — +12dB 52-76 8 EQ High Frequency 500Hz — 16.0kHz 28-58 9 EQ High Gain –12 — +12dB 52-76 10 Dry/Wet D63 > W — D=W — D<W63 1-[...]

122 MIDI Implementation Chart [P or table K eyboard] Date: 1997. 4. 14 Model: PSR-530 MIDI Implementation Char t V ersion: 1.0 Function T ransmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 1~16 CH (*1) 1~16 CH (*2) Channel Changed 1~16 CH (*1) 1~16 CH (*2) Default Mode 3 Mode 3 Mode Messages X X Altered ***** X Note 0~127 0~127 Number : T r ue v oice ****[...]

123 MIDI Implementation Chart * 1 The tracks f or each channel can be selected on the panel. See page 92 for more inf ormation. * 2 Incoming MIDI messages control the PSR-530 as 16 chan- nel multi timbr al tone generator when initially shipped (factory set). The MIDI messages don’t affect the panel controls including the P anel V oice selection s[...]

124 Specifications Song • Song Volume • Minus One Practice (Minus One Channel Setting) • Repeat Play • Revoice (User song only) : Volume, Octove, Pan, Reverb Send Level, Chorus Send Level, DSP Send Level Song Recor ding • User Song : 4 Songs • Recording Tracks : ACCOMPANIMENT, MELODY 1 — 4 • Song Clear, Track Clear Style Recor ding [...]

125 Index A AC power adaptor ............................................................ 12 Accompaniment styles, car tridge ..................................... 77 Accompaniment tracks , song ........................................... 58 Auto accompaniment ....................................................... 22 Auto accompaniment on/off ....[...]

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