Yamaha PSR-OR700 manual

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PLEASE KEEP THIS MANU AL This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NO T connect this product to any pow er supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recom- mended by Y amaha. W ARNING: Do not place this product in a position where an yone could w alk on, trip ov er [...]

3 PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a saf e place f or future ref erence. 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 prec[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 4 • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while pl[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 5 T hank y ou for purc hasing this Y amaha PORT A T ONE! We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that y ou can fully take adv antage of the ad v anced and convenient functions of the instrument. We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and hand y place for future reference. About this Owner’ s [...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 6 Accessories Guide to Y amaha Online Member Product User Registration Accessory CD-ROM for Windows Owner’ s Manual Accessory CD-ROM for Windows Installation Guide Music rest AC Power Adaptor P A-301 or an equivalent* *M ay not be included depending on your particular area. Please chec k with your Y amaha dealer . T he[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 7 T able of Contents Introduction What can you do with the PORTATONE? ....... 12 Panel Controls ................................................. 14 Playing the Keyboard ...................................... 16 Power Supply ............................................... 16 Powering Up ..................................[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 8 Saving Your Scale Settings ........................... 101 Recalling the Scale Setting ........................... 102 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles ........ 103 Style Characteristics ...................................... 103 Selecting a Chord Fingering Type ................ 103 Playing Onl[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 9 Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices Introduction Quick Guide Basic Operation Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles The Multi Pads Using, Creating and Editing Songs Appendix Registering and Recalling Custom Panel Setups Reference Using, Creating and Editing Voices Using Your Instrument with Oth[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 10 Application Index Starting up before turning the power on • Setting up the music rest .......................................................................................................................................... page 18 • Connecting headphones ..........................................................[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 11 Instantly selecting custom panel settings • Calling up ideal panel setups ..................................................................................Music Finder ................... pages 55, 108 • Changing setups to match the Style ........................................................................ On[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 12 Introduction What can y ou do with the POR T A T ONE? SONG Pla yback pre viously recor ded songs (page 36, 57, 137) Enjoy a wide v ariety of preset songs as well as songs on commercially av ailable disks. DEMO Explore the Demos (page 24) T hese not only showcase the stunning voices and styles of the instrument, they i[...]

13 PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual Introduction LAN USB TO DEVICE TO HOST MIDI FOOT PEDAL IN OUT 12 MUSIC FINDER Call up the perfect accompaniment style (page 55, 108) If you know what song you w ant to play , but you don’ t know which style or voice w ould be right for it, let the Music F inder help you. Just select the song title, and the instrumen[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 14 Introduction P anel Controls ST ANDBY/ON 1 [ST ANDBY/ON] switch .................................................... P . 17 VOLUME 2 [MASTER V OLUME] dial .................................................. P . 17 WHEEL 3 [PITCH BEND] wheel ...................................................... P . 33 4 [MODULA TION] w[...]

15 PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual Introduction [LCD CONTRAST] knob .................................................. P . 19 ] [A]–[J] buttons.................................................................. P . 26 ^ [B ALANCE] button ........................................................... P . 41 a [MIXING CONSOLE] button ....................[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 16 Introduction Pla ying the K eyboard Power Supply 1 Make sure that the instrument’ s ST ANDBY/ON switch is set to ST ANDBY (off). 2 Connect one end of the AC cable to the power adaptor . 3 Connect the power adaptor’ s DC plug to the instrument’ s DC IN ter- minal on the rear panel. 4 Connect the other end (normal[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 17 Introduction Powering Up n Before you switc h your PSR-OR700 on or off, first turn do wn the volume of an y connected audio equip- ment. 1 Press the [ST ANDBY/ON] switch. T he Main displa y appears in the displa y . When you’re ready to turn off the power , press the [ST ANDBY/ON] switch again. 2 Setting the volume[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 18 Introduction Setting Up Music Rest T he PSR-OR700 is supplied with a music rest that can be attac hed to the instru- ment by inserting it into the slot at the rear of the control panel. Using Headphones Connect a pair of headphones to the [PHONES] jack. T he internal stereo speaker system is automatically shut off whe[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 19 Introduction Changing the Display Language T his determines the language used in the displa y for messages, file names, and char acter input. 1 Call up the operation display . [FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → T AB[ √ ][ ® ] OWNER 2 Press the [4 π π π π † † † † ]/[5 π π π π † † † † ] button to[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 20 Introduction Adjusting the Brightness of the Display Adjust the brightness of the displa y . 1 Call up the operation display . [FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → T AB[ √ ][ ® ] CONFIG 2 2 Press the [2 π π π π † † † † ] button to adjust the brightness of the display .[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 21 Introduction Entering the Owner Name in the Opening Dis- play Y ou can ha ve your name appear in the opening displa y (the display that appears when the po wer is turned on). 1 Call up the operation display . [FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → T AB[ √ ][ ® ] OWNER 2 Press the [I] (OWNER NAME) button and call up the Own[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 22 Introduction Handling the Flopp y Disk Driv e (FDD) and Flopp y Disks An optional floppy disk dri ve UD-FD01 can be connected to this instrument. It lets you sa ve original data y ou’ ve cre- ated on the instrument to floppy disk, and allo ws you to load data from floppy disk to the instrument. Be sure to handle [...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 23 Introduction Handling the USB Storage Device (USB Flash Memory/Flopp y Disk, etc) T his instrument features a built-in [USB T O DEVICE] termi- nal. By connecting the instrument to a USB storage device with a standard USB cable, you can sa ve data y ou’ ve cre- ated to the connected device, as well as read data from [...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 24 Quic k Guide Quic k Guide Playing the Demos The Demos are more than just songs — they also provide helpful, easy-to-understand introductions to the features, functions and operations of the instrument. In a way , the Demos are an interactive “mini-manual” — complete with sound demonstrations and text showing w[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 25 Showing Specific Demo T opics To return back to the previous displa y , press the [J] (Pla y Overview Demo) but- ton. When the Demo has more than one screen. Press [1 π† ]–[8 π† ] but- tons corresponding to the screen number . 1 Press the [7 π π π π † † † † ]/[8 π π π π † † ?[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 26 Operations in Basic Displays To start with, you should know a little about the basic displays that appear in the Quick Guide. There are three basic displays: Main display ➤ See below . File selection display ➤ page 27 Function display ➤ page 28 Operation of the Main Display T he Main displa y sho ws[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 27 Operation of the File Selection Display In the File Selection displa y , you can select the V oice (page 30)/Song ( page 36 )/Style (page 46), etc. In the example here, we’ll call up and use the Song Selection displa y . About PRESET/USER/USB PRESET .............. Internal memory to whic h the preprogra[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 28 Operation of the Function Display In the Function displa y , you can make detailed settings. In the example here, we’ll call up and use the keyboard touc h sensiti vity setting displa y . Categories of detailed settings are sho wn. When the selected category is further divided into sub-categories, the t[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 29 F or details on the touc h sensiti vity settings, see page 33. 4 Press the [A] button to select the “1 INITIAL TOUCH.” 4 5 5 Press the [1 π π π π † † † † ]/[2 π π π π † † † † ] button to select touch sensitivity for the keyboard. T hroughout this manual, arrows are used in the [...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 30 Playing V oices The instrument features a wide variety of exceptionally realistic V oices, including piano, guitar , strings, wind instruments and more. Playing Preset V oices T he preset V oices are categorized and contained in appropriate folders. V oice buttons on the panel correspond to the categories[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 31 •T he V oice type and its defining c haracteristics are indicated above the Preset V oice name. F or details on the char acter - istics, see page 77. •Y ou can instantly jump back to the original display b y “double-clicking” on one of the [A]–[J] buttons. 2 Press one of the VOICE buttons to se[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 32 Playing the V oice Demos To listen to the various V oices and hear how they sound especially in context, listen to the demo songs for eac h V oice. 1 In the V oice Selection display (page 31 step 3), press the [8 † † † † ] (DEMO) button to start the Demo for the selected V oice. 2 To stop the Demo[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 33 Using the Pitch Bend Wheel Use the PITCH BEND w heel to bend notes up (roll the w heel aw a y from you) or do wn (roll the wheel to ward y ou) while pla ying the keyboard. T he Pitch Bend is applied to all the keyboard parts (RIGHT 1, 2 and LEFT). The PITCH BEND wheel is self-centering and will automatica[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 34 Using the Modulation Wheel T he Modulation function applies a vibr ato effect to notes pla y ed on the keyboard. T his is applied to all the keyboard parts (RIGHT 1, 2 and LEFT). Moving the MODULA TION w heel down (tow ards MIN) decreases the depth of the effect, while mo ving it up (tow ards MAX) increas[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 35 2 Press the TEMPO [–]/[+] buttons to set the tempo. Pressing and holding either button lets y ou continuously increase or decrease the v alue. Y ou can also use the D A T A ENTRY dial to adjust the v alue. T o reset the tempo, press the TEMPO [–]/[+] but- tons simultaneously . n About the T empo displ[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 36 Practicing with the Preset Songs n Song In this manual, the word “Song” refers to performance data. Playing Back and Listening to Songs Before Practicing T he instrument includes sev eral preset Songs. T his section cov ers basic information on pla ying back the preset Songs. Y ou can also select the [...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 37 5 Press the SONG [ J ] (STOP) button to stop playback. Playing Songs saved to USER (page 67) 1 Press the SONG [SELECT] button to call up the Song selection displa y . 2 Press the T AB [ √ ][ ® ] buttons to select the USER tab. 3 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select the desired Song. Playing Son[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 38 Boost the volume of the part to be practiced On the instrument, a single Song can contain separate data for up to sixteen MIDI c hannels. Specify the channel for practicing and increase the pla yback v olume for the channel. 1 Select a Song. T he method for selecting a Song is the same as “Pla ying Back[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 39 Displaying Music Notation (Score) Y ou can view the music notation of the selected Song. We suggest that y ou read through the music notation before starting to practice. •T he instrument can display the music notation of commer cially-a vailable music data or y our recorded Songs. •T he display ed no[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 40 Set the detailed parameters of the view type as desired. 1 Press the [8 π π π π † † † † ] (SET UP) button to call up the detailed setting display . 2 Press the [1 π π π π † † † † ]–[6 π π π π † † † † ] buttons to set the view type. 3 Press the [8 π π π π ] (OK) bu[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 41 T he indicator of the [TR 1] button goes out. Y ou can now play that part b y y ourself. Practice the muted part viewing the Score displa y . n Adjusting the tempo Refer to page 34. Quickly changing tempo during a performance (T ap function) T he tempo can also be changed during Song pla yback b y tapping[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 42 Practicing the Left-hand Part (TRACK 2) V iewing the Score T he indicator of the [TR 2 (L)] button goes out. Y ou can now pla y that part by y ourself. Practicing with the Repeat Playback Function T he Song Repeat functions can be used to repeatedly pla y back a Song or a specific r ange of measures in a[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 43 Other Methods for Specifying the A–B Repeat Range ● Specifying the repeat range while Songs are stopped 1 Press the [ H ] (Fast Forward) button to advance to the Point A location. 2 Press the [REPEA T] button to specify Point A. 3 Press the [ H ] (Fast Forward) button to advance to the Point B locatio[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 44 1 Press the SONG [SELECT] button to call up the Song selection display . 2 Press the T AB [ √ ][ ® ] buttons to select the appropriate tab (USER, USB, etc.) to which you want to save the data. Select USER to save the data to internal memory , or select USB to save the data to a USB storage device. 3 Pr[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 45 T he instrument automatically matc hes y our performance on the keyboard to the Song pla ybac k and chords, no matter what keys y ou pla y . It even c hanges the sound according to the w ay y ou pla y . T ry playing in the three different wa ys below . 3 Press the [8 π π π π † † † † ] button t[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 46 Playing Accompaniment with the Auto Accom- paniment Feature (Style Playback) The Auto Accompaniment features let you produce automatic accompaniment playback simply by playing “chords” with your left hand. This lets you automatically recreate the sound of a full band or or chestra — even if you’re[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 47 •T he Style type and its defining characteristics are indicated abo ve the Preset Style name. F or details on the c haracter - istics, see page 103. • When the [7 π ] (REPERT OIRE) button is pressed after selecting a Style, y ou can call up the custom panel settings (for v oices and tempos, etc.) de[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 48 When Ending pla yback is finished, the Style automatically stops. • About the various Styles Refer to the Style List in the Data List av ailable at the Y amaha website. (See page 5.) • Quickly changing the Style tempo during a performance (T ap function) T he tempo can also be changed during pla ybac[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 49 During Style Playback ● Main T his is used for pla ying the main part of the Song. It plays an accompaniment pattern of sev er al measures, and repeats indefinitely . Each preset Style features four different patterns. Press one of the MAIN [A]–[D] buttons during Style pla yback. ● Fill In T he fi[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 50 Learning How to Play (Indicate) Chords for Style Playback Learning the Notes to Play for Certain Chords If know the name of a c hord but don’ t know how to pla y it, you can ha ve the instrument show y ou the notes to pla y (Chord T utor function). [FUNCTION] → [C] STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT/CHORD FING[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 51 Appropriate Panel Settings for the Selected Style — One T ouch Setting One T ouch Setting is a po werful and convenient feature that automatically calls up the most appropriate panel settings (V oices or effects, etc.) for the currently selected Style, with the touc h of a single button. If you’ ve al[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 52 The Multi Pads T he Multi P ads can be used to pla y a number of short pre-recorded rh ythmic and melodic sequences that can be used to add impact and v ariety to your keyboard performances. Multi P ads are grouped in Banks or four each. T he PSR-OR700 features a v ariety of Multi P ad Banks in a variety [...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 53 Using Chord Match Many of the Multi P ad phrases are melodic or chordal and y ou can ha ve these phr ases automatically c hange chords as you do with y our left hand. While a style is playing bac k and [A CMP] is on, simply pla y a c hord with your left hand and press any of the Multi P ads — Chord Matc[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 54 Applying Harmony to Y our Right-hand Melody (HARMONY/ECHO) Among the V oice Effects, Harmon y is one of the most impressi ve. It automatically adds harmon y parts to the notes y ou pla y with your right hand — immediately gi ving you a more full and professional sound. F or details on the Harmony/ Echo [...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 55 Calling Up Ideal Setups for Each Song (Music Finder) If you want to pla y in a certain genre of music but don’ t know which Style and V oice settings w ould be appropriate, the convenient Music Finder function can help y ou out. Simply select the desired music genre from among the Music F inder “Recor[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 56 Notice that the panel settings ha ve been automatically c hanged to match the music genre of the selected record. • T empo Lock T empo Lock function lets y ou a void changing the T empo during Style playback w hen selecting another record. T o turn on the T empo Lock function, press the [I] (TEMPO LOCK)[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 57 Singing Along with Song Playback (Karaoke) or Y our Own Per formance If the selected song has lyric data, you can have the lyrics shown in the display by playing back the song. Sing the song while viewing the lyrics on the display . Singing with the L yrics Display T ry singing while pla ying back a Song [...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 58 Convenient Functions for Karaoke T ranspose Y ou can use this to adjust the key of the Song if it is too high or lo w . •T r ansposing the Song key up ................ Press the TRANSPOSE [+] button. •T r ansposing the Song key down ........... Press the TRANSPOSE [–] button. • Resetting the trans[...]

Quic k Guide PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 59 Setting an Oriental Scale T he Scale Setting feature lets y ou easily lower the pitc hes of specific notes b y 50 cents to create y our own oriental scales. Up to six scale settings can be stored for instant recall (Scale Memory), w henever you need them. n F or details on scale tuning, see page 99. Whil[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 60 Basic Operation Basic Oper ation Selecting Message Language Y ou can select the desired language of the displa y messages. 1 Call up the operation display . [FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → T AB [ √ ][ ® ] OWNER 2 Use [4 π π π π † † † † ]/[5 π π π π † † † † ] (LANGUAGE) buttons to select the l[...]

Basic Operation Instant Selection of the Displays — Direct Access PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 61 Instant Selection of the Displays — Direct Access With the con venient Direct Access function, y ou can instantly call up the desired displa y — with just a single additional button press. 1 Press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button. A message appears in t[...]

Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 62 Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) T here are two basic displa y types – Main and Selection. Here are explanations of each displa y segment and its basic operation. Main Display T he Main displa y shows the current basic s[...]

Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 63 ) V oice name • RIGHT 1 (indicated at the right edge of the displa y): V oice name currently selected for the RIGHT 1 part (page 78). • RIGHT 2 (indicated at the right edge of the displa y): V oice name currently selected for the RIGHT 2 part[...]

Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 64 File Selection Display Configuration • Location (drive) of data • Data files and folders T he data, both pre-programmed and y our own original, are sa ved as “files. ” Y ou can drop files into a folder . Preset Location where pre-prog[...]

Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 65 File Selection Display Basic Operation 1 Select the tab containing the desired file by using the T AB [ √ ][ ® ] buttons. 2 Select the page containing the desired file by using the [1 π π π π ]–[7 π π π π ] buttons. 3 Select the ?[...]

Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 66 File/Folder Operations in the File Selection Display •S a ving Files ............................................................................................. page 67 • Copying Files/F olders (Copy & P aste) ..........................[...]

Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 67 Saving Files T his operation lets y ou sa ve y our original data (such as Songs and V oices you’ ve created) to a file. 1 After you’ve created a Song or V oice in the relevant SONG CREA TOR or VOICE SET display , press the [SA VE] display bu[...]

Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 68 Copying Files/Folders (Copy & Paste) T his operation lets y ou cop y a file/folder and paste it to another location (folder). 1 Call up the display containing the file/folder you want to copy . 2 Press the [3 † † † † ] (COPY) button[...]

Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 69 Moving Files (Cut & Paste) T his operation lets y ou cut a file and paste it to another location (folder). 1 Call up the display containing the file you want to move. 2 Press the [2 † † † † ] (CUT) button to cut the file. T he pop-[...]

Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 70 Renaming Files/Folders T his operation lets y ou rename files/folders. 1 Call up the display containing the file/folder you want to rename. 2 Press the [1 † † † † ] (NAME) button. T he pop-up window for the Rename oper ation appears at [...]

Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 71 Creating a New Folder T his operation lets y ou create new folders. F olders can be created, named and organized as desired, making it easier to find and select your original data. 1 Call up the page of the File Selection display for which you w[...]

Basic Operation Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 72 4 Press the [8 π π π π ] (OK) button to actually enter the new name and return to the previous display . • Deleting characters Move the cursor to the c haracter y ou wish to delete b y using the D A T A ENTR Y dial, and press the [7 † ] (DELETE) button.[...]

Basic Operation Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 73 2 Select items by pressing the [1 π π π π † † † † ]–[3 π π π π † † † † ] buttons. 3 Checkmark the box of the item to be reset to the factory pro- grammed settings by pressing the [4 π π π π ] button. 4 Press the [D] button to execu[...]

Basic Operation Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 74 Saving and Recalling Y our Original Settings as a Single File Fo r the items below , you can sa ve y our Original Settings as a Single F ile for future recall. 1 Make all desired settings on the instrument. 2 Call up the operation display . [FUNCTION] → [J] U[...]

Basic Operation Data Backup PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 75 Data Backup F or maximum data security Y amaha recommends that you cop y or sa ve y our important data to a USB storage device. T his provides a conv enient backup if the internal memory is damaged. T he bac kup procedure is different for the data types in 1, 2, and 3 above. Backup procedur[...]

Basic Operation Data Backup PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 76 1 Insert/connect the backup USB storage device (destination). 2 Call up the operation display . [FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → T AB [ √ ][ ® ] OWNER 3 Press the [D] (BACKUP) button to save the data to the USB storage device. To restore the data, press the [E] (RESTORE) button in step 3 a[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 77 Reference Using, Creating and Editing V oices Reference Using, Creating and Editing V oices V oice Characteristics T he V oice type and its defining characteristics are indicated abov e the Preset V oice name. Reference to Quick Guide pages Playing V oices .............................................................[...]

Using, Creating and Editing V oices Playing Different V oices Simultaneously PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 78 Playing Different V oices Simultaneously T he PSR-OR700 keyboard features v arious functions and performance conv e- niences that are simply una vailable on an acoustic instrument. It allo ws you to pla y several different V oices together in[...]

Playing Different V oices Simultaneously PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 79 Using, Creating and Editing V oices Playing T wo V oices Simultaneously (Right 1 and 2 Parts) Y ou can pla y two V oices simultaneously with the Right 1 and 2 parts. 1 Make sure the P ART ON/OFF [RIGHT 1] button is turned on. 2 Press the P ART ON/OFF [RIGHT 2] button to turn it[...]

Using, Creating and Editing V oices Playing Different V oices Simultaneously PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 80 Playing Different V oices with the Left and Right Hands (Right 1 and Left Parts) Y ou can pla y different V oices with the Left and Right Hands (Right 1 and Left parts). 1 Make sure the P ART ON/OFF [RIGHT 1] button is turned on. 2 Press the [...]

Changing Pitch PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 81 Using, Creating and Editing V oices Changing Pitch T ranspose Tr anspose the pitc h of the keyboard up or down (in semitones). •T ransposing during performance Y ou can easily set the desired transposition of the ov erall sound of the instru- ment by pressing the TRANSPOSE [–]/[+] buttons. •T rans[...]

Using, Creating and Editing V oices Selecting the Harmony/Echo type PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 82 Selecting the Harmony/Echo type Y ou can select the desired Harmony/Ec ho effect from a variety of types. 1 T urn the [Harmony/Echo] button on. 2 Call up the operation display . [FUNCTION] → [H] HARMONY/ECHO 3 Use the [1 π π π π † † † † [...]

Selecting the Harmony/Echo type PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 83 Using, Creating and Editing V oices selected above and the c hord specified in the c hord section of the keyboard shown below . ● Multi Assign T ype Multi Assign effect automatically assigns notes play ed simultaneously in the right-hand section of the keyboard to separate parts (V o[...]

Using, Creating and Editing V oices Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 84 Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) T he Mixing Console gi ves y ou intuitiv e control over aspects of the keyboard parts and Song/Style channels, including v olume balance and the timbre of the sounds. It l[...]

Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 85 Using, Creating and Editing V oices 6 Save your MIXING CONSOLE settings. • Saving the P ANEL P ART display settings Register them to Registration Memory (page 131). • Saving the STYLE P ART display settings Sa ve them as Style data. 1 Call up the operation di[...]

Using, Creating and Editing V oices Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 86 FIL TER TUNE EFFECT EQ (Equalizer) HARMONIC CONTENT Allows you to adjust the resonance effect (page 94) for each part. BRIGHTNESS Determines the brightness of the sound for each part by adjusting the cutoff frequency (page 94).[...]

Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 87 Using, Creating and Editing V oices Song Auto Revoice T his feature lets y ou use the high-quality sounds of the instrument to full adv antage with XG-compatible song data. When you pla y back any commer cially a vailable XG song data or that created on other ins[...]

Using, Creating and Editing V oices Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 88 Effect T ype ■ Selecting an Effect type 1–3 Same operation as in the “Basic Procedure” on page 84. In step 2, select the EFFECT tab. 4 Press the [F] (TYPE) button to call up the Effect T ype selection display . 5 Use th[...]

Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 89 Using, Creating and Editing V oices 8 Use the [7 π π π π † † † † ]/[8 π π π π † † † † ] buttons to select the effect TYPE. If you w ant to edit the effect parameters, go on to the next oper ation. ■ Editing and Saving the effect 9 Press [...]

Using, Creating and Editing V oices Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 90 14 Use the [3 π π π π † † † † ]–[6 π π π π † † † † ] buttons to select the destination for saving the effect. T he maximum number for effects that can be sa ved differs depending on the effect block. 1[...]

Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 91 Using, Creating and Editing V oices If you w ant to edit the EQ parameters, go on to the next oper ation. ■ Editing and Saving the selected EQ 5 Press the [F] (EDIT) button to call up the MASTER EQ EDIT display . 6 Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select a preset EQ [...]

Using, Creating and Editing V oices V oice Creating — V oice Set PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 92 V oice Creating — V oice Set T he PSR-OR700 has a V oice Set feature that allows you to create y our own V oices by editing some parameters of the existing V oices. Once you’ ve created a V oice, you can sa ve it as a User V oice to the USER/(USB) [...]

V oice Creating — V oice Set PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 93 Using, Creating and Editing V oices 7 Press the [I] (SA VE) button to save your edited V oice (page 67). Editable Parameters in the VOICE SET Displays T he following co vers in detail the editable par ameters that are set in the displa ys explained in step 3 of the “Basic Procedure” [...]

Using, Creating and Editing V oices V oice Creating — V oice Set PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 94 SOUND ● FIL TER Filter is a processor that c hanges the timbre or tone of a sound by either bloc king or passing a specific frequency r ange. T he parameters below determine the ov erall timbre of the sound by boosting or cutting a certain frequenc [...]

V oice Creating — V oice Set PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 95 Using, Creating and Editing V oices ● VIBRA TO EFFECT/EQ 1. REVERB DEPTH/CHORUS DEPTH/DSP DEPTH 2. DSP 3. EQ HARMONY Harmony sets the Right 1 and 2 parts together . Press the P AR T SELECT [RIGHT 1] button before you set it. T his has the same settings as the displa y of “Selecting t[...]

Using, Creating and Editing V oices V oice Creating — V oice Set PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 96 Creating Y our Original Organ Flutes V oices T he PSR-OR700 features a v ariety of lush, d ynamic organ V oices that you can call up with the [ORGAN FLUTES] button. It also giv es you the tools to create y our own original organ sounds b y using the V [...]

V oice Creating — V oice Set PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 97 Using, Creating and Editing V oices 5 Use the [A]–[D], [F]–[H] and [1 π π π π † † † † ]–[8 π π π π † † † † ] buttons to edit the V oice. 6 Press the [I] (SA VE) button to save your edited ORGAN FLUTES V oice (page 67). Editable Parameters in the VOICE SET [O[...]

Using, Creating and Editing V oices V oice Creating — V oice Set PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 98 VOLUME/A TT ACK EFFECT/EQ Same parameters as in the V OICE SET “EFFECT/EQ” tab displa y explained on page 95. VOL Adjusts the overall v olume of the Organ Flutes. T he longer the graphic bar , the greater the volume. RESP Affects both the attack an[...]

Using Oriental Scales PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 99 Using Oriental Scales — Scale Setting/Scale T uning/Scale Memory T he Oriental Scales feature lets y ou simply and easily raise or lower the pitc hes of specific notes and create your o wn scales. Y ou can change the scale settings at any time–even w hen you are pla ying. Up to six scale set[...]

Using Oriental Scales Scale T uning PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 100 4 Change the following settings as necessary . •T uning the individual notes of the keyboard (TUNE) 1 Press the [3 π π π π † † † † ] button to select the note for tuning. 2 Use the [4 π π π π † † † † ]/[5 π π π π † † † † ] buttons to set the tu[...]

Memorizing the Scale Setting — Scale Memory PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 101 Using Oriental Scales Memorizing the Scale Setting — Scale Memory T he scale settings y ou set (using the [SC ALE SETTING] buttons or in the SC ALE TUNE displa y) are memorized by the Scale Memory function. Up to six scale set- tings can be stored for instant recall, wh[...]

Using Oriental Scales Recalling the Scale Setting PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 102 2 Save the settings you’ve made to the SCALE MEMORY buttons as a single Scale T une Bank file (page 67). Recalling the Scale Setting To recall the memorized scale settings, select the desired bank in the SC ALE TUNE B ANK displa y (page 99). Press the appropriate S[...]

Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 103 Using, Creating and Editing the A uto Accompaniment Styles Style Characteristics T he Style type and its defining c haracteristics are indicated abov e the Preset Style name. Selecting a Chord Fingering T ype Style pla yback can be controlled b y the chords y[...]

Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Playing Only the Rhythm Channels of a Style PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 104 Playing Only the Rhythm Channels of a Style Rh ythm is one of the most important parts of a Style. T ry to play the melod y along with just the rh ythm. Y ou can sound different rh ythms for each Style. K eep in mind[...]

Playing Only the Rhythm Channels of a Style PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 105 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles 4 Press the STYLE CONTROL [ST ART/STOP] button to stop the rhythm. T urning channels of the Style on/off A Style contains eight channels: RHY1 (Rh ythm 1) – PHR2 (Phrase 2). Y ou can add variations and c hange the [...]

Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Playback-related Settings PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 106 Style Playback-related Settings T he PSR-OR700 has a v ariety of Style pla yback functions w hich can be accessed in the displa y below . 1 Call up the operation display . [FUNCTION] → [C] STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT/CHORD FINGE[...]

Split Point Settings PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 107 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles • Style Change Behavior T here are three types as shown belo w . Section Set Determines the default section that is automatically called up w hen selecting differ - ent Styles (w hen Style pla yback is stopped). When set to “OFF” and[...]

Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Editing the V olume and T onal Balance of the Style (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 108 Split P oint (L) cannot be set lower than Split P oint (S), and Split P oint (S) cannot be set higher than Split P oint (L). Editing the V olume and T onal Bal- ance of the Style (MIXING CONS[...]

Convenient Music Finder feature PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 109 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles 3 Press the [6 π π π π ] (SEARCH 1) button to call up the Search display . 4 Enter the search criteria. • Search by song title or music genre (MUSIC) or keyword 1 Press the [A] (MUSIC)/[B](KEYWORD) button to call up the ch[...]

Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Convenient Music Finder feature PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 110 5 Press the [8 π π π π ] (ST ART SEARCH) button to start the search. T he Searc h 1 displa y appears, showing the results of the sear ch. T o cancel searc hing, press the [8 † ] (C ANCEL) button. Creating a Set of Favorite[...]

Convenient Music Finder feature PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 111 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Editing Records Y ou can create a new record by editing the currently selected record. T he newly created records are automatically sa ved in the internal memory . 1 Select the desired record to be edited in the Music Finder dis[...]

Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Convenient Music Finder feature PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 112 Saving the Record T he Music F inder feature handles all the Records including the presets and addi- tionally created records as a single file. Keep in mind that indi vidual records (panel setups) cannot be handled as separate [...]

Convenient Music Finder feature PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 113 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles CAUTION Selecting “REPLACE” auto- matically deletes all your orig- inal records from internal memory and replaces them with the factory Music Finder data. Restoring the Music Finder Data Y ou can restore the instrument’ s [...]

Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 114 Style Creator Y ou can create your o wn styles — recording them by y ourself or by combining the internal Style data. T he created Styles can be edited. Style Structure Styles are made up of fifteen different sections and each section has eigh[...]

Style Creator PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 115 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Realtime Recording (BASIC) Create a single Style by recording the indi vidual channels one-b y-one, using realtime recording. Realtime Recording Characteristics • Loop Recording Style pla yback repeats the rh ythm patterns of several measures i[...]

Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 116 6 Use the [3 π π π π † † † † ]/[4 π π π π † † † † ] buttons to select the section (page 114) to be recorded. 7 Use the [5 π π π π † † † † ]/[6 π π π π † † † † ] buttons to determine the length (numb[...]

Style Creator PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 117 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles 11 Start recording by pressing the Style Control [ST ART/STOP] button. Pla yback of the specified section starts. Since the accompaniment pattern pla ys back repeatedly in a loop, y ou can record individual sounds one b y one, listening to the p[...]

Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 118 Step Recording (EDIT) T he explanation here applies w hen selecting the EDIT tab in step 4 of “Realtime Recording” (page 115). In the EDIT displa y , you can record notes with absolutely precise timing. T his Step Recording procedure is essen[...]

Style Creator PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 119 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Assembly (ASSEMBL Y) Style Assembly allows y ou to create a single Style by mixing the v arious patterns (channels) from existing internal Styles. 1 Select the basic Style, then call up the display for Style Assembly . T he operation steps [...]

Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 120 Editing the Created Style Y ou can edit the Style you’ ve created b y using Realtime recording, Step recording and/or Style Assembly . Basic Operation for Editing Styles 1 Select a Style to be edited. 2 Call up the operation display . [FUNCTION[...]

Style Creator PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 121 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Changing the Rhythmic Feel (GROOVE) T he explanation here applies w hen you select the GROO VE tab in step 4 of “Basic Operation for Editing Styles” (page 120). 1 Press the [A]/[B] button to select the edit menu (page 122). 2 Use the [1 π π[...]

Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 122 ■ GROOVE T his lets y ou add swing to the music or c hange the “feel” of the beat by making subtle shifts in the timing (clock) of the Style. T he Groove settings are applied to all channels of the selected Style. ■ DYNAMICS T his c hange[...]

Style Creator PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 123 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Editing Data for Each Channel (CHANNEL) T he explanation here applies w hen you select the CHANNEL tab in step 4 of “Basic Operation for Editing Styles” (page 120). 1 Press the [A]/[B] button to select the edit menu (see below). 2 Use the [1 [...]

Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 124 Making Style File Format Settings (P ARAMETER) Special Parameter Settings Based on Style File Format T he explanation here applies w hen you select the P ARAMETER tab in step 4 of “Basic Operation for Editing Styles” (page 120). 1 Press the [[...]

Style Creator PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 125 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles 2 Use the [1 π π π π † † † † ]/[2 π π π π † † † † ] (CHANNEL) buttons to select the channel to be edited. T he selected c hannel is shown at the upper left of the displa y . 3 Use the [3 π π π π † † † † ]–[8 [...]

Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 126 ■ NTT (Note T ransposition T able) T his sets the note transposition table for the sour ce pattern. ■ NTT BASS ON/OFF T he c hannels for whic h this is set to ON will be pla yed bac k by the bass root note, when the on-bass c hord is recogniz[...]

Style Creator PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 127 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles ■ NOTE LIMIT T his sets the note range (highest and lo west notes) for voices recorded to the style channels. By judicious setting of this r ange, you can ensure that the v oices sound as realistic as possible — in other words, that no notes [...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 128 T he Multi P ads T he Multi P ads Multi Pad Creating (Multi Pad Cre- ator) T his feature lets y ou create your original Multi P ad phrases, and also allows you to edit existing Multi P ad phrases to create your o wn. Multi Pad Realtime Recording 1 Select a Multi Pad Bank to be edited or created (page 130). 2 Call up [...]

Multi Pad Creating (Multi Pad Creator) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 129 T he Multi P ads 10 T urn Repeat of each pad On or Off by using the [1 π π π π † † † † ] - [4 π π π π † † † † ] but- tons. If the Repeat parameter is on for the selected pad, pla ybac k of the corre- sponding pad will continue until the MUL TI P AD [ST OP[...]

Multi Pad Editing (Multi Pad Creator) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 130 T he Multi P ads Multi Pad Editing (Multi Pad Creator) 1 Press the MUL TI P AD CONTROL [SELECT] button to call up the Multi Pad Bank selection display , then select a Bank to be edited on the USER drive. 2 Press the [8 † † † † ] button to call up the [MUL TI P AD EDIT] di[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 131 Registering and Recalling Custom P anel Setups Registering and Recalling Custom P anel Setups — Registration Memory T he Registration Memory function allo ws you to sa ve (or “register”) virtually all panel settings to a Registration Memory button, and then instantly recall y our cus- tom panel settings by pres[...]

Recalling the Registered Panel Setups PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 132 Registering and Recalling Custom P anel Setups Saving the Registered Panel Setups Y ou can sa ve all the eight registered panel setups as a single Registration Memory Bank file. 1 Press the REGIST BANK [+] and [–] buttons simultaneously to call up the REGISTRA TION BANK Select[...]

Recalling the Registered Panel Setups PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 133 Registering and Recalling Custom P anel Setups Deleting an Unneeded Panel Setup/Naming a Panel Setup T he panel setups can be deleted or named indi vidually as desired. 1 Press the REGIST BANK [+] and [–] buttons simultaneously to call up the REGISTRA TION BANK Selection Displa[...]

Recalling the Registered Panel Setups PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 134 Registering and Recalling Custom P anel Setups Disabling Recall of Specific Items (Freeze Function) Registration Memory lets y ou recall all the panel setups you made with a single button press. However , there may be times that y ou w ant certain items to remain the same, even [...]

Recalling the Registered Panel Setups PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 135 Registering and Recalling Custom P anel Setups 4 Use the [E] button to determine how Registration Sequence behaves when reaching the end of the sequence (SEQUENCE END). ST OP ..................... Pressing the T AB [ ® ] button or the “adv ance” pedal has no effect. T he seq[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 136 Using, Creating and Editing Songs Using, Creating and Editing Songs Compatible Song T ypes T he PSR-OR700 can pla y bac k the following Song types. Preset Songs Songs in the Song Selection PRESET displa y . Y our Own Recorded Songs T hese are Songs w hich y ou’ ve recorded (page 43, page 143) and sa ved to the USER[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Operations for Song Playback PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 137 Operations for Song Playback T his section explains detailed operations and functions related to Song pla yback whic h are not cov ered in the “Quick Guide. ” ■ Starting/Stopping a Song Press the SONG [ F / K ] (PLA Y/P A USE) button to start Song p[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Operations for Song Playback PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 138 ■ T op/Pause/Rewind/Fast For ward Moving to the top position of the Song Press the SONG [ J ] (ST OP) button, regardless of w hether the Song is stopped or pla ying back. Pausing the Song Press the SONG [ F / K ] (PLA Y/P A USE) button during Song pla y[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Operations for Song Playback PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 139 ■ Queuing the Next Playback Song While a Song is pla ying back, y ou can queue up the next Song for pla yback. T his is convenient for c haining it to the next Song smoothly during stage performance. Select the Song you w ant pla y next in the Song Sele[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Adjusting the V olume Balance and V oice Combination, etc. (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 140 Adjusting the V olume Balance and V oice Combination, etc. (MIXING CONSOLE) Y ou can set the mixing-related parameters of a Song. Refer to the section “ Adjust- able items (parameters) in the MIXING CONSOLE[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Practicing Songs with the Guide Functions PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 141 Changing V oices 1–4 The operation steps are the same as in the “Adjusting the V olume Balance of Each Channel” (see page 140). 5 Press the [H] button to select the “VOICE.” 6 Press one of the [1 π π π π † † † † ]–[8 ?[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Practicing Songs with the Guide Functions PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 142 For Keyboard Performance Follow Lights When this is selected, Song pla yback pauses, w aiting for you to pla y the notes cor - rectly . When y ou pla y the correct notes, Song pla yback continues. F ollow Lights w as dev eloped for the Y amah[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 143 Recording Y our Performance to MIDI Y ou can record your o wn performances and sav e them to the User tab displa y or a USB storage device. Sever al different recording methods are a v ailable: Quick Recording w hich lets y ou record performance c[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 144 2 Make the desired panel settings for your keyboard performance. Below are some example settings y ou ma y want to try . • Recording the RIGHT 2 and/or LEFT parts T he [RIGHT 2] and/or [LEFT] keyboard parts should be turned on. Select the voice [...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 145 5 Press the SONG [ J ] (STOP) button to stop recording. When recording is finished, a message prompting you to sa ve the recorded performance data appears. T o close the message, press the [EXIT] button. See step 7 for instructions on sa ving you[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 146 2 While holding the SONG [REC] button, press the [1 π π π π † † † † ]–[8 π π π π † † † † ] buttons to set the desired channels to “REC.” Normally , the keyboard parts should be recorded to channels 1–4, the Multi P [...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 147 7 To record another channel, repeat steps 2 through 6. 8 Press the SONG [SELECT] button to call up the Song Selection display for saving your data, then save the data in the Song Selection display (page 67). CAUTION The recorded Song data will be [...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 148 Step Recording T his method lets y ou record regular music data such as melodies and c hords. Basic Operations for Step Recording 1 Press the SONG[REC] and SONG[ J ] (STOP) buttons simultaneously . A blank Song (“New Song”) is called up for re[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 149 Recording Melodies T his section explains how to step-record notes, using three music score examples. T he explanations here apply to step 7 of the section “Basic Operations for Step Recording” on page 148. Select the V oice for recording afte[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 150 6 Press the [6 π π π π † † † † ] button to enter a quarter-note rest. To enter the rest, use the [4 π π π π † † † † ]–[8 π π π π † † † † ] buttons. (Press the button once to select the rest value, and once aga[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 151 About velocity V elocity is determined b y how strongly you pla y the keyboard. T he more strongly you pla y the keyboard, the higher the velocity value and the louder the sound. T he velocity v alue can be speci- fied within a range from 1 to 12[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 152 T he explanations here apply to step 7 of the “Basic Operations for Step Recording” on page 148. In this example, keep in mind that one of the steps inv olves holding down a key on the keyboard while executing the oper ation. Select the V oice[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 153 6 After releasing the F3 key , press the [H] button to select “Staccato.” 7 Press the [7 π π π π † † † † ] button to select the eighth-note length. 8 Play the keys E3, F3, and A3 in order , according to the notation exam- ple. 9 Pr[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 154 T he explanations here apply to step 7 of the “Basic Operations for Step Recording” on page 148. In this example, keep in mind that one of the steps inv olves holding down a key on the keyboard while executing the entire oper ations. Select th[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 155 5 While holding the C3 and E3 keys on the keyboard, press the [7 π π π π † † † † ] button. Do not release the C3 and E3 keys yet. K eep holding them w hile executing the following steps. 6 While holding the C3, E3 and G3 keys on the ke[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 156 Recording Chords Y ou can record Chords and Sections (Intro, Main, Ending, and so on) one at a time with precise timing. T hese instructions sho w how to record chord c hanges using the Step Record function. T he explanations here apply to step 7 [...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 157 5 Press the [6 π π π π † † † † ] button to select the quarter-note length. 6 Play the chords F , and G7 in the chord section of the keyboard 7 Press the STYLE CONTROL [MAIN V ARIA TION B] button. 8 Press the [4 π π π π † † † [...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 158 Editing a Recorded Song Y ou can edit the Songs you’ ve recorded with an y recording method — Quick Recording, Multi T rac k Recording, or Step Recording. Basic Editing Operation 1 Select a Song for editing. 2 Call up the operation display . [[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 159 Re-Recording a Specific Section — Punch In/ Out (REC MODE) When re-recording a specific section of an already-recorded Song, use the Punc h IN/OUT function. In this method, only the data between the Punch In point and the Punch Out point is o [...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 160 Examples of re-recording with various Punch In/Out settings T his instrument features sever al different wa ys you use the Punch In/Out function. T he illustrations belo w indicate a v ariety of situations in whic h selected measures in an eight-m[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 161 4 Press the [I] (SA VE) button to call up the Song Selection display for saving your data, then save the data in the Song Selection display (page 67). ■ QUANTIZE menu T he Quantize function allows y ou to align the timing of all the notes in a c[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 162 ■ Mixing (merging) the data of the specified two channels (MIX menu) T his function lets y ou mix the data of the two c hannels and place the results in a different channel. It also lets y ou copy the data from one c hannel to another . ■ CHA[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 163 Editing Note or Chord Events (CHORD, 1–16) T he explanations here apply to the CHORD and 1–16 tab displa ys in step 4 of the Basic Editing Operation on page 158. 1 When the 1–16 tab display is elected, press the [F] button to select the chan[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 164 About Clock A unit of note resolution. The Quantize size is the number of clocks per quarter note. On the PSR-OR700, one clock is equal to 1/1920th of a quarter note. About the events shown in the display 12 3 001 : 1 : 1440 Example Measure number[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 165 Displaying Specific T ypes of Events (FIL TER) In the edit displa ys various types of ev ents are shown. It ma y sometimes be difficult to pinpoint the ones you w ant to edit. T his is where the Filter function comes in handy . It lets you deter[...]

Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 166 Editing Lyrics (L YRICS) T he explanations here apply to the L YRICS tab display in step 4 of the Basic Editing Operation on page 158. F rom this display , you can edit the recorded L yrics events. T he operations here are basically the same as in[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 167 Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices Connecting Audio Devices n Use audio cables and adaptor plugs having no (zero) resistance. Using External Audio Devices for Play- back ( 1 [OUTPUT] jacks) Y ou can connect these jacks to a stereo system to amplify the instrument’ s [...]

Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 168 Using the Footswitch or Foot Controller ( 3 [FOOT PEDAL 1/2] jacks) Tw o FOO T PED AL jacks can be used via the follo wing functions at the initial default setting (factory setting). • FOOT PEDAL 1 jack Plug an optional Y amaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch into this jack and use i[...]

Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 169 Connecting Audio Devices Details on the pedal functions are listed here. F or functions indicated with “ * “, use only the foot controller; proper operation cannot be done with a foots witc h. Assignable Pedal Functions VOLUME* Allows you to use a foot controller to contr[...]

Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 170 Connecting Audio Devices n The Sostenuto and Portamento functions will not affect the Organ Flute V oices, even if they have been assigned to the Foot Pedals. Adjustable Parameters for Each Function T he par ameters below correspond to buttons [2 π† ]–[8 π† ], and the[...]

Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 171 Connecting to a computer and USB device Connecting External MIDI Devices ( 4 [MIDI] terminals) Use the built-in [MIDI] terminals and standard MIDI cables to connect external MIDI devices. F or a gener al overview of MIDI and ho w y ou can effec- tiv ely use it, refer to the f[...]

Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 172 Connecting to a computer and USB device • Connection by [MIDI] terminals T here are tw o wa ys to connect the instrument via MIDI to a computer . If y ou hav e a MIDI interface built into your computer , connect the MIDI OUT terminal of the computer interface to the [MIDI I[...]

Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 173 Connecting to a computer and USB device Backing up your data to a computer ■ Backing up the instrument data to a computer Once you’ ve saved data to a USB storage device, you can copy the data to the hard disk of your computer , then archi ve and organize the files as de[...]

Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 174 What is MIDI? What is MIDI? Put simply , MIDI is a data transfer standard that allo ws easy and comprehensi ve control among electronic/digi- tal music instruments and other devices. T o get a better idea of what MIDI does, let’ s first consider acoustic instruments, such [...]

Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 175 What is MIDI? Finally , we’ll take a look at the actual data that gets recorded and that serves as the basis for pla ying the sounds. F or example, let’ s say you pla y a “C” quarter note using the grand piano sound on the instrument’ s keyboard. Unlike an acoustic [...]

Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 176 What is MIDI? Example: Recording a perf ormance with the auto accompa- niment (Style playbac k) sound of the instrument to an exter - nal sequencer As you can see, it is essential to determine w hich data is to be sent ov er whic h MIDI channel w hen tr ansmitting MIDI data ([...]

Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 177 MIDI Settings V oice Allocation Format With MIDI, V oices are assigned to specific numbers, called “program numbers. ” T he numbering standard (order of voice allocation) is referred to as the “v oice allocation format. ” V oices may not pla y bac k as expected unles[...]

Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 178 MIDI Settings 4 Use the T AB [ √ ][ ® ] buttons to call up the rele- vant setting display . 5 When you’ve finished editing, press the [EXIT] button to return to the MIDI template selection display (PRESET or USER). 6 Select the USER tab display to save the data by using[...]

Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 179 MIDI Settings Pre-Programmed MIDI T emplates T emplate name Description All Parts Tr ansmits all parts including the keyboard parts (RIGHT 1, 2, and LEFT), with the exception of Song parts. KBD & STYLE Basically the same as “ All P arts” with the exception of how keyb[...]

Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 180 MIDI Settings MIDI System Settings T he explanations here apply to the SYSTEM displa y to be called up in step 4 of the “Basic Oper ation” on page 177. ■ LOCAL CONTROL T urns the Local Control for each part on or off. When Local Control is set to “ON, ” the keyboard[...]

Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 181 MIDI Settings ● Tx MONITOR T he dots corresponding to eac h c hannel (1-16) flash briefly whenev er any data is tr ansmitted on the c han- nel(s). n When different parts are assigned to the same transmit channel If the same transmit channel is assigned to sev eral differe[...]

Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 182 MIDI Settings Setting the Bass Note for Style Playback via MIDI Receive T he explanations here apply to the B ASS display to be called up in step 4 of the “Basic Oper ation” on page 177. T hese settings let y ou determine the bass note for Style pla yback, based on the no[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 183 Appendix Appendix T roubleshooting The instrument does not turn on. • Securely insert the female plug into the socket on the instrument, and the male plug into a proper A C outlet. A click or pop is heard when the power is turned on or off. • Electrical current is being applied to the instrument. T his is normal.[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 184 Appendix The V oice selected from the V oice Selection display does not sound. • Check w hether or not the selected part is turned on (page 78). •T o select the V oice for the right-hand key range, press the PA RT SELECT [RIGHT 1] button. F or the V oice to be la y- ered in the right-hand range, press the P ART S[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 185 Appendix When playing back one Style and selecting another , the newly selected Style doesn’t play at the proper T empo. •Y ou can select whether the appropriate tempo will be called up automatically or not by using the TEMPO parameter in the STYLE CHANGE BEHA VIOR function. Starting a Song while playing back a S[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 186 Appendix The Song last selected before turning off the power is no longer available. • If the Song last selected before turning off the power is contained in a USB storage device, y ou’ll need to recon- nect the same USB storage device to call up the Song again. The measure number is different from that of the sc[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 187 Appendix Specifications PSR-OR700 Sound Source A WM Stereo Sampling Ke yboard 61 ke ys (C1–C6 with Initial T ouch) Display 320 x 240 dots QV GA B/W LCD Music Score, L yrics YES V oice P olyphony (max) 96 V oice Selection 360 voices + 480 XG v oices 22 Drum/SFX Kits + GM2 + GS voices f or GS Song playbac k MegaV oi[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 188 Appendix * Specifications and descriptions in this owner’ s manual are for information purposes only . Y amaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at an y time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options ma y not be the same in every locale, please chec k [...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 189 Appendix Index Numerics 1–16 .................................................................. 148 , 158 A A-B Repeat ................................................................... 42 AI ............................................................................... 104 AI FINGERED ...........................[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 190 Appendix L Language ...................................................................... 19 LCD ............................................................................. 12 Left ............................................................................... 78 Left Hold .........................................[...]

PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 191 Appendix Synchro Stop Window ................................................ 106 SYS/EX. ....................................................................... 158 SYSTEM ...................................................................... 180 T Tap function .......................................................[...]

Appendix PSR-OR700 Owner’ s Manual 192 P anel Button Chart T he position of the button on the panel can be confirmed b y the P anel Controls (page 14). Number [1 π† ]–[8 π† ] ...................................................................... d A [A]–[J] ............................................................................ ] [...]

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