Yamaha PSR-S700 manual

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    EN OWNER'S 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 [...]

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    3 PSR-S900/S700 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 [...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 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 whil[...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 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?[...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 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 PSR-S900: P A-300B or an equivalent* PSR-S700: P A-301 or an equivalent* *M ay not be included depending on your particular [...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 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 ..............................[...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 8 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles ........ 106 Style Characteristics ...................................... 106 Selecting a Chord Fingering Type ................ 106 Playing Only the Rhythm Channels of a Style ............................................................... 107 Style Playback[...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 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 Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Appendix Registering and Recalling Custom [...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 10 Application Index Starting up before turning the power on • Setting up the music rest .......................................................................................................................................... page 18 • Connecting headphones ......................................................[...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 11 • Applying automatic harmony or ec ho to your right-hand melodies......................... Harmony/Ec ho ......................... page 89 •A utomatically changing the chords of the Multi P ads with your left-hand pla y ........ Chord Match ............................ page 53 Instantly selecting custom panel [...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 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, 141) 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, th[...]

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    13 PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual Introduction LAN USB TO DEVICE TO HOST MIDI FOOT PEDAL IN OUT 12 VIDEO OUT MUSIC FINDER Call up the perfect accompaniment style (page 55, 111) If you know what song you w ant to play , but you don’t know w hich style or voice would be right for it, let the Music Finder help you. Just select the song title, and t[...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 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 TIO[...]

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    15 PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual Introduction Z [LCD CONTRAST] knob .................................................. P . 19 [ [A]–[J] buttons.................................................................. P . 26 [B ALANCE] button ........................................................... P . 41 ] [MIXING CONSOLE] button ................[...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 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 (no[...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 17 Introduction Powering Up n Before you switc h your PSR-S900/S700 on or off, first turn do wn the volume of an y connected audio equipment. 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 [...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 18 Introduction Setting Up Music Rest T he PSR-S900/S700 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[...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 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 † † † † ] butto[...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 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 .[...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 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[...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 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 han[...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 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 f[...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 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-man- ual”— complete with sound demonstrations and text show[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 † ?[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 sh[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 prepr[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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, t[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 [...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 catego[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 83. •Y ou can call up the information for the selected Voice b y pressing the [7 π ] (INFORMA TION) button. (PSR-S900 only) •Y ou can instantly jump[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 [...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 automa[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 34 •T o av oid accidently applying modulation, make sure the MODULA TION Wheel is set at MIN before y ou start pla ying. •T he effects caused by using the MODULA TION wheel will not be applied to the LEFT part w hen the Chord Fingering type is set to the one other than “FULL KEYBO ARD” or “ AI [...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 35 ■ Determine the Metronome T ime Signature and Other Settings 1 Call up the operation display: [FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → T AB [ √ ][ ® ] CONFIG 1 → [B] 2 MET ORONOME 2 Set the parameters by pressing the [2 π π π π † † † † ]–[7 π π π π † † † † ] buttons. VOLUME Dete[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 [...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 37 5 Press the SONG [ J ] (STOP) button to stop playback. Playing Songs saved to USER (page 73) 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[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 [...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 e[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 tap[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 [...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 loc[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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. [...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 † † † † ] butt[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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’[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 106. • 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.[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 [...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 [...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 [...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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-S900/S700 features a v ariety of Multi P ad Banks in a [...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 [...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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/ Ech[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 “R[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 L[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 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 . Since the PSR-S900 is equipped with the MIC/LINE IN jack, you can sin[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 58 Singing with the L yrics Display T ry singing while pla ying back a Song containing lyric data When the T ext display appears, press the [1 † ] (L YRICS) button to display the lyrics. (PSR-S900) Sing while follo wing along with the lyrics on the displa y . T he color of the lyrics c hanges as the So[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 59 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 t[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 60 Adding Harmony V ocals to Y our V oice (PSR-S900) Y ou can also automatically apply v arious harmony v ocals to y our voice. If the Song contains this data, the current c hord name will be displa y ed in the Main displa y during Song pla yback, letting y ou easily c heck w hether the Song contains c h[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 61 Convenient Functions for Singing Along with Y our Own Per formance Changing the Key (T ranspose) Y ou can match both the Song and y our keyboard performance to a certain key . For example, the Song data is in F , but you feel most comfortable singing in D , and you are accustomed to pla ying the keybo[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 62 Displaying the Music Score on the Instrument and the Lyrics on TV (PSR-S900) T his con venient sing-along function lets y ou ha ve the music score sho wn on the displa y of the instrument (for y our pla ying purposes), while only the lyrics are sho wn on a separ ate TV monitor (page 59) so your audien[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 63 Recording Y our Per formance as Audio (USB Audio Recorder) (PSR-S900) Here you’ll learn how to record your performance as audio data to a USB storage device. For example, by connecting a gui- tar , microphone or other device to the instrument, y ou can record an ensemble performance of guitar and ke[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 64 T he follo wing information is indicated on the PROPER TY displa y . • DRIVE NAME ...................................... Number of the USB storage device (USB 1, USB 2, etc.) • ALL SIZE .............................................. Size of USB storage device • FREE AREA.........................[...]

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    Quic k Guide PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 65 Playing Back the Recorded Per formance Pla y back the recorded performance. [USB] → [E] USB A UDIO RECORDER T he file recorded is selected in step 1-7 ( page 63). F or information about the oper ation method to c hange the name of the displayed file or to delete a fi le, see the section “File/F[...]

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    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 66 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 t[...]

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    Basic Operation Instant Selection of the Displays—Direct Access PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 67 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 th[...]

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    Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 68 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 bas[...]

  • Page 69

    Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 69 ! 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 84). • RIGHT 2 (indicated at the right edge of the displa y): V oice name currently selected for the RIGHT 2 [...]

  • Page 70

    Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 70 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-[...]

  • Page 71

    Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 71 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 th[...]

  • Page 72

    Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 72 File/Folder Operations in the File Selection Display •S a ving Files ............................................................................................. page 73 • Copying Files/F olders (Copy & P aste) ......................[...]

  • Page 73

    Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 73 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] displa[...]

  • Page 74

    Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 74 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) bu[...]

  • Page 75

    Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 75 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 [...]

  • Page 76

    Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 76 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[...]

  • Page 77

    Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 77 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 y[...]

  • Page 78

    Basic Operation Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 78 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 †[...]

  • Page 79

    Basic Operation Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 79 Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings Restoring the Factory-programmed System While holding the C6 key (right-most key on the keyboard), turn the [POWER] but- ton ON. T his operation has the same result as and is a shortcut for the System Setup restore [...]

  • Page 80

    Basic Operation Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 80 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] → [[...]

  • Page 81

    Basic Operation Data Backup PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 81 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 proc[...]

  • Page 82

    Basic Operation Data Backup PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 82 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[...]

  • Page 83

    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 83 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 .........................................................[...]

  • Page 84

    Using, Creating and Editing V oices Playing Different V oices Simultaneously PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 84 Playing Different V oices Simultaneously T he PSR-S900/S700 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 tog[...]

  • Page 85

    Playing Different V oices Simultaneously PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 85 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 tur[...]

  • Page 86

    Using, Creating and Editing V oices Playing Different V oices Simultaneously PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 86 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 [...]

  • Page 87

    Changing Pitch PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 87 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 [...]

  • Page 88

    Using, Creating and Editing V oices Changing Pitch PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 88 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 † † † † ] but[...]

  • Page 89

    Selecting the Harmony/Echo type PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 89 Using, Creating and Editing V oices 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 † † † [...]

  • Page 90

    Using, Creating and Editing V oices Selecting the Harmony/Echo type PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 90 ● 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 oices). Both of the keyboard part [RIGHT 1] and [RIGHT 2] should be turned on when using t[...]

  • Page 91

    Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 91 Using, Creating and Editing V oices 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. [...]

  • Page 92

    Using, Creating and Editing V oices Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 92 6 Save your MIXING CONSOLE settings. • Saving the P ANEL P ART display settings Register them to Registration Memory (page 135). • Saving the STYLE P ART display settings Sa ve them as Style data. 1 Call up the operatio[...]

  • Page 93

    Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 93 Using, Creating and Editing V oices FIL TER TUNE EFFECT EQ (Equalizer) HARMONIC CONTENT Allows you to adjust the resonance effect (page 101) for each part. BRIGHTNESS Determines the brightness of the sound for each part by adjusting the cutoff frequency (page[...]

  • Page 94

    Using, Creating and Editing V oices Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 94 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[...]

  • Page 95

    Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 95 Using, Creating and Editing V oices Effect T ype ■ Selecting an Effect type 1–3 Same operation as in the “Basic Procedure” on page 91. In step 2, select the EFFECT tab. 4 Press the [F] (TYPE) button to call up the Effect T ype selection display . 5 Us[...]

  • Page 96

    Using, Creating and Editing V oices Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 96 7 Use the [5 π π π π † † † † ]/[6 π π π π † † † † ] buttons to select the effect CA TEGORY . 8 Use the [7 π π π π † † † † ]/[8 π π π π † † † † ] buttons to select the effect T[...]

  • Page 97

    Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 97 Using, Creating and Editing V oices 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 bloc[...]

  • Page 98

    Using, Creating and Editing V oices Editing the V olume and T onal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 98 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[...]

  • Page 99

    V oice Creating—V oice Set PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 99 Using, Creating and Editing V oices V oice Creating—V oice Set T he PSR-S900/S700 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/(U[...]

  • Page 100

    Using, Creating and Editing V oices V oice Creating—V oice Set PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 100 6 Press the [D] (COMP ARE) button to compare the sound of the edited V oice with the unedited V oice. 7 Press the [I] (SA VE) button to save your edited V oice (page 73). Editable Parameters in the VOICE SET Displays T he following co vers in detail[...]

  • Page 101

    V oice Creating—V oice Set PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 101 Using, Creating and Editing V oices 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 freque[...]

  • Page 102

    Using, Creating and Editing V oices V oice Creating—V oice Set PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 102 ● 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 “Selectin[...]

  • Page 103

    V oice Creating—V oice Set PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 103 Using, Creating and Editing V oices Creating Y our Original Organ Flutes V oices T he PSR-S900/S700 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[...]

  • Page 104

    Using, Creating and Editing V oices V oice Creating—V oice Set PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 104 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 73). Editable Parameters in the VOICE SET[...]

  • Page 105

    V oice Creating—V oice Set PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 105 Using, Creating and Editing V oices VOLUME/A TT ACK EFFECT/EQ Same parameters as in the V OICE SET “EFFECT/EQ” tab displa y explained on page 102. VOL Adjusts the overall v olume of the Organ Flutes. T he longer the graphic bar , the greater the volume. RESP Affects both the attac[...]

  • Page 106

    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 106 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles 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 chor[...]

  • Page 107

    Playing Only the Rhythm Channels of a Style PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 107 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles 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 [...]

  • Page 108

    Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Playing Only the Rhythm Channels of a Style PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 108 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 [...]

  • Page 109

    Style Playback-related Settings PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 109 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Playback-related Settings T he PSR-S900/S700 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/CHO[...]

  • Page 110

    Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Split Point Settings PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 110 • 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”[...]

  • Page 111

    Editing the V olume and T onal Balance of the Style (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 111 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles 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 [...]

  • Page 112

    Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Convenient Music Finder feature PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 112 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 th[...]

  • Page 113

    Convenient Music Finder feature PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 113 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles 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 Favo[...]

  • Page 114

    Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Convenient Music Finder feature PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 114 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[...]

  • Page 115

    Convenient Music Finder feature PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 115 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles 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 separ[...]

  • Page 116

    Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Convenient Music Finder feature PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 116 CAUTION Selecting “REPLACE” auto- matically deletes all your orig- inal records from internal memory and replaces them with the factory Music Finder data. When you download a file to delete all Music Finder records from[...]

  • Page 117

    Convenient Music Finder feature PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 117 Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles T he a vailable contents of the Music Finder Plus service are subject to change. Viewing information about Music Finder records (Music Finder Plus) T his service pro vides information on Music F inder records that you ma y b[...]

  • Page 118

    Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 118 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 ei[...]

  • Page 119

    Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 119 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 measur[...]

  • Page 120

    Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 120 6 Use the [3 π π π π † † † † ]/[4 π π π π † † † † ] buttons to select the section (page 118) to be recorded. 7 Use the [5 π π π π † † † † ]/[6 π π π π † † † † ] buttons to determine the length ([...]

  • Page 121

    Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 121 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 t[...]

  • Page 122

    Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 122 Step Recording (EDIT) T he explanation here applies w hen selecting the EDIT tab in step 4 of “Realtime Recording” (page 119). In the EDIT displa y , you can record notes with absolutely precise timing. T his Step Recording procedure is e[...]

  • Page 123

    Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 123 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 st[...]

  • Page 124

    Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 124 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 . [FUNC[...]

  • Page 125

    Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 125 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 124). 1 Press the [A]/[B] button to select the edit menu (page 126). 2 Use the [1 ?[...]

  • Page 126

    Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 126 ■ 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 h[...]

  • Page 127

    Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 127 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 124). 1 Press the [A]/[B] button to select the edit menu (see below). 2 Use the[...]

  • Page 128

    Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 128 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 124). 1 Press t[...]

  • Page 129

    Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 129 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 † † † † ]?[...]

  • Page 130

    Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 130 ■ 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 reco[...]

  • Page 131

    Style Creator PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 131 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 no[...]

  • Page 132

    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 132 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 134). 2 Call[...]

  • Page 133

    Multi Pad Creating (Multi Pad Creator) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 133 T he Multi P ads 9 Listen back to your newly recorded phrase, by pressing the appropri- ate MUL TI P AD button, [1]–[4]. T o re-record the phrase, repeat steps 6–8. 10 T urn Repeat of each pad On or Off by using the [1 π π π π † † † † ] - [4 π π π π † ?[...]

  • Page 134

    Multi Pad Editing (Multi Pad Creator) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 134 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[...]

  • Page 135

    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 135 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 [...]

  • Page 136

    Recalling the Registered Panel Setups PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 136 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 Se[...]

  • Page 137

    Recalling the Registered Panel Setups PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 137 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 Di[...]

  • Page 138

    Recalling the Registered Panel Setups PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 138 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, e[...]

  • Page 139

    Recalling the Registered Panel Setups PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 139 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[...]

  • Page 140

    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 140 Using, Creating and Editing Songs Using, Creating and Editing Songs Compatible Song T ypes T he PSR-S900/S700 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 147) and sa ved to [...]

  • Page 141

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Operations for Song Playback PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 141 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 So[...]

  • Page 142

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Operations for Song Playback PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 142 ■ 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 p[...]

  • Page 143

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Operations for Song Playback PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 143 ■ 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 [...]

  • Page 144

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Adjusting the V olume Balance and V oice Combination, etc. (MIXING CONSOLE) PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 144 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 CON[...]

  • Page 145

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Practicing Songs with the Guide Functions PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 145 Changing V oices 1–4 The operation steps are the same as in the “Adjusting the V olume Balance of Each Channel” (see page 144). 5 Press the [H] button to select the “VOICE.” 6 Press one of the [1 π π π π † † † † ]–[...]

  • Page 146

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Practicing Songs with the Guide Functions PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 146 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 [...]

  • Page 147

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 147 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 performan[...]

  • Page 148

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 148 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 vo[...]

  • Page 149

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 149 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[...]

  • Page 150

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 150 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 Mult[...]

  • Page 151

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 151 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 73). CAUTION The recorded Song data will[...]

  • Page 152

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 152 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 fo[...]

  • Page 153

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 153 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 152. Select the V oice for recording [...]

  • Page 154

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 154 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[...]

  • Page 155

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 155 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 t[...]

  • Page 156

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 156 T he explanations here apply to step 7 of the “Basic Operations for Step Recording” on page 152. 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 [...]

  • Page 157

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 157 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. [...]

  • Page 158

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 158 T he explanations here apply to step 7 of the “Basic Operations for Step Recording” on page 152. 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. Selec[...]

  • Page 159

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 159 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 th[...]

  • Page 160

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 160 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 ste[...]

  • Page 161

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 161 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 † † [...]

  • Page 162

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 162 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[...]

  • Page 163

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 163 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 [...]

  • Page 164

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 164 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 eig[...]

  • Page 165

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 165 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 73). ■ QUANTIZE menu T he Quantize function allows y ou to align the timing of all the notes in[...]

  • Page 166

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 166 ■ 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 . ■[...]

  • Page 167

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 167 5 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 73). Editing Note or Chord Events (CHORD, 1–16) T he explanations here apply to the CHORD and [...]

  • Page 168

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 168 About Clock A unit of note resolution. The Quantize size is the number of clocks per quarter note. On the PSR-S900/S700, one clock is equal to 1/1920th of a quarter note. About the events shown in the display 12 3 001 : 1 : 1440 Example Measur[...]

  • Page 169

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 169 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 d[...]

  • Page 170

    Using, Creating and Editing Songs Recording Y our Per formance to MIDI PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 170 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 162. F rom this display , you can edit the recorded L yrics events. T he operations here are basically the same a[...]

  • Page 171

    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 171 Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Y ou can purc hase and download Song data and other types of data from the spe- cial website by directly connecting to the Internet. T his section contains terms related to computers and online communicatio[...]

  • Page 172

    Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Accessing the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 172 Accessing the Special W ebsite F rom the special website, you can audition and pur chase Song data, among other things. T o access the site, press the [INTERNET] button while the instrument is con- nected to the Internet. To clos[...]

  • Page 173

    Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 173 Following Links When there is a link in the page, it is shown as a button or in colored text, etc. T o select the link, press the [6 † ]/[7 π† ]/[8 † ] buttons. Press the [8 π ] (ENTER) but- ton to actually call up th[...]

  • Page 174

    Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 174 Refreshing a W eb Page/Canceling Loading of a W eb Page To refresh a web page (to make sure you hav e the latest version of the page, or to try reloading), press the [5 π ] (REFRESH) button. To cancel loading of a page (if t[...]

  • Page 175

    Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 175 Download Destination T he download destination depends on the use of stor age media, as described below . • When a USB storage device is connected to the instrument during pur - chase: T he downloaded data is sa ved in the [...]

  • Page 176

    Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 176 3 Select the position of the new bookmark by pressing the [1 π π π π † † † † ] ( π π π π / † † † † ) button. 4 To save the bookmark, press the [7 π π π π † † † † ] (EXECUTE) button, or pres[...]

  • Page 177

    Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 177 Editing Bookmarks F rom the Bookmark displa y , you can change the names and rearr ange the order of your bookmarks, as well as delete unnecessary bookmarks from the list. 123456 7 1 π π π π / † † † † Moves the se[...]

  • Page 178

    Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 178 About the Internet Settings Display F rom the Internet Settings displa y , you can make v arious settings related to the Internet connection, including preferences for the menus and displa ys. T he Internet Settings displa y [...]

  • Page 179

    Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 179 6 To execute the setting, press the [3 π π π π ] (ENTER) button. T o cancel, press the [3 † † † † ] (CANCEL) button. 7 To actually apply all settings changed in the Internet Settings display , press the [7 π π ?[...]

  • Page 180

    Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 180 W ireless LAN T hese settings here are only necessary w hen using a USB wireless LAN adaptor . F or a wireless LAN setup, make sure to set both the LAN settings on the previous page and the Wireless LAN settings belo w . Othe[...]

  • Page 181

    Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 181 Changing the Home Page In the default condition, the top page of the special website is automatically set to be the Home page for the browser . However , you can specify an y desired page on the site to be the Home page. 1 Op[...]

  • Page 182

    Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Operations in the Special W ebsite PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 182 Initializing Internet Settings T he settings of the Internet function are not initialized w hen using the Initialize operation of the instrument; Internet settings must be initialized separately , as explained here. Initializ[...]

  • Page 183

    Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet Glossary of Internet T erms PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 183 Glossary of Internet T erms Broadband An Internet connection technology/service (such as ADSL and optical fiber) that allows for high-speed, high- volume data communication. Browser T he software used to searc h for , access, and v[...]

  • Page 184

    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 184 Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) Editing V ocal Harmony Parameters T his section explains briefly how to create y our own V ocal Harmony (page 60) types, and lists the detailed parameters for editing. Up to ten V ocal Harmony types can be created and sa ved. 1 Press the [MIC SETTING/VO[...]

  • Page 185

    Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) Editing V ocal Harmony Parameters PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 185 3 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select a V ocal Harmony type to be edited. 4 Press the [8 † † † † ] (EDIT) button to call up the VOCAL HARMONY EDIT display . 5 If you want to re-select the V ocal Harmony type, use the [1 π π π π ?[...]

  • Page 186

    Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) Editing V ocal Harmony Parameters PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 186 Editable Parameters in the VOCAL HARMONY EDIT Display VOCODER TYPE Determines how the harmony notes are applied to the micro- phone sound when the Harmony mode (page 190) is set to “V OCODER. ” CHORDAL TYPE Determines how the harmony notes are ap[...]

  • Page 187

    Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) Adjusting the Microphone and Harmony Sound PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 187 Adjusting the Microphone and Har- mony Sound 1 Press the [MIC SETTING/VOCAL HARMONY] button. 2 Press the [I] (MIC SETTING) button to call up the MICROPHONE SET - TING display . HARMONY1/2/3 VOLUME Sets the volume of the first (lowest), seco[...]

  • Page 188

    Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) Adjusting the Microphone and Harmony Sound PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 188 3 Press the T AB [ √ ][ ® ] buttons to select the OVERALL SETTING tab dis- play . 4 Use the [A]–[J] buttons to select the item (parameter) (see below) to be adjusted. 5 Use the [1 π π π π † † † † ]–[8 π π π π † † ?[...]

  • Page 189

    Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) Adjusting the Microphone and Harmony Sound PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 189 ■ COMPRESSOR T his effect holds down the output w hen the input signal from the microphone exceeds a specified level. T his is especially useful for smoothing out vocals that ha ve widely v arying d ynamics. It effectively “compresses?[...]

  • Page 190

    Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) Adjusting the Microphone and Harmony Sound PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 190 • MODE All of the V ocal Harmon y types fall into one of three modes, whic h produce har - mony in different w a ys. T he harmony effect is dependent on the selected V ocal Harmony mode, and this par ameter determines how the harmon y is a[...]

  • Page 191

    Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) T alk Setting PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 191 T alk Setting T his function lets y ou ha ve special settings for making announcements between songs, separate from the settings for y our singing performance. 1 Press the [MIC SETTING/VOCAL HARMONY] button to call up the MIC SETTING/VOCAL HARMONY display . 2 Press the [...]

  • Page 192

    Using a Microphone (PSR-S900) T alk Setting PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 192 Adjustable Items (Parameters) in the T ALK SETTING T ab Display VOLUME T his determines the output volume of the microphone sound. PA N This sets the stereo pan position of the microphone sound. REVERB DEPTH T his sets the depth of the rev erb effects applied to the mic[...]

  • Page 193

    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 193 Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices Connecting Audio & V ideo 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[...]

  • Page 194

    Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 194 Showing the Instrument’ s Display Con- tents on a Separate TV Monitor ( 3 [VIDEO OUT] terminal) (PSR-S900) Connect the instrument to an external TV monitor , and you can ha ve the current displa y contents, lyrics (for group sing-alongs and the like, or text files) dis[...]

  • Page 195

    Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 195 Assigning Specific Functions to Each Foot Pedal T he functions assigned b y default to the connected foot- s witc h or foot controller can be c hanged—for example, letting you use the foots witc h to start/stop Style pla y- back, or use the foot controller to produce p[...]

  • Page 196

    Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 196 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 control the volume. SUST A[...]

  • Page 197

    Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 197 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 their a v ailability dep[...]

  • Page 198

    Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 198 Connecting External MIDI Devices ( 6 [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 following sections: • What is MIDI?[...]

  • Page 199

    Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 199 • 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 IN] terminal of the instrument, and c[...]

  • Page 200

    Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 200 Connecting to the Internet ( 9 [LAN] Port) T here are three w a ys to use the [LAN] port to access special Internet websites, and do wnload song data, etc. See page 171 for instructions on connecting. Backing up your data to a computer ■ Backing up the instrument data t[...]

  • Page 201

    Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 201 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 as a gr an[...]

  • Page 202

    Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 202 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 acous[...]

  • Page 203

    Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 203 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 da[...]

  • Page 204

    Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 204 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 u[...]

  • Page 205

    Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 205 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 u[...]

  • Page 206

    Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 206 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 [...]

  • Page 207

    Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 207 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 204. ■ LOCAL CONTROL T urns the Local Control for each part on or off. When Local Control is set to “ON, ” the keyb[...]

  • Page 208

    Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 208 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 dif[...]

  • Page 209

    Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 209 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 204. T hese settings let y ou determine the bass note for Style pla yback, based on th[...]

  • Page 210

    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 210 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 nor[...]

  • Page 211

    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 211 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 84). •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 A[...]

  • Page 212

    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 212 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[...]

  • Page 213

    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 213 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 th[...]

  • Page 214

    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 214 Appendix Performance assistant technology does not work appropriately . • Press the SONG [ J ] (ST OP) button to stop Song pla y- back, then set the [A CMP] and P ART ON/OFF [LEFT] to off. Finally , restart the Song. The instrument display contents cannot be sent via video out and do not show on an external mon[...]

  • Page 215

    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 215 Appendix Specifications PSR-S900 PSR-S700 Sound Source A WM Stereo Sampling Ke yboard 61 ke ys (C1–C6 with Initial T ouch) Display 320 X 240 dots QV GA Color LCD 320 x 240 dots QV GA B/W LCD Music Score, L yrics YES Te x t YES — V oice P olyphony (max) 128 96 V oice Selection 392 voices + 480 XG v oices 19 D[...]

  • Page 216

    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 216 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 che[...]

  • Page 217

    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 217 Appendix Index Numerics 1–16 .................................................................. 152 , 162 A A-B Repeat ................................................................... 42 AI ............................................................................... 107 AI FINGERED .......................[...]

  • Page 218

    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 218 Appendix K Karaoke ........................................................................ 57 Karao-key ................................................................... 146 Keyboard Parts ............................................................. 84 KEYBOARD/PANEL ..........................................[...]

  • Page 219

    PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 219 Appendix Style ...................................................................... 12 , 46 Style Assembly ........................................................... 118 Style Change Behavior ............................................... 110 Style Creator .....................................................[...]

  • Page 220

    Appendix PSR-S900/S700 Owner’ s Manual 220 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† ] ...................................................................... b A [A]–[J] ...........................................................................[...]

  • Page 221

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

  • Page 222

    * This applies only to products distributed b y Y AMAHA CORPORA TION OF AMERICA. (class B) (standby) FCC INFORMA TION (U .S.A.) 1. IMPORT ANT NO TICE: DO NO T MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instruc- tions contained in this manual, meets FCC require- ments. Modifications not expressly appro v ed by Y amaha may v [...]

  • Page 223

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  • Page 224

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