Table Of Contents - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-I425 Owner's Manual

Copyright Notice .................................................................... 6
Panel Logos ........................................................................... 6
Included Accessories ............................................................. 7
Special Features of the PSR-I425 ......................................... 8
Setting Up
Power Requirements ........................................................... 10
Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack)........... 11
Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack) .......................... 11
Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal) ......................... 11
Turning the Power On.......................................................... 11
Panel Controls and Terminals
Front Panel .......................................................................... 12
Rear Panel ........................................................................... 13
Quick Guide
Creating Arpeggios
Create Original Sounds
Assigning Effects to the Knobs ............................................ 18
Using the Knobs................................................................... 21
The Easy Way to Play Piano
Play with Both Hands........................................................... 23
Change the Song Tempo..................................................... 27
Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices
Select and Play a Voice-MAIN .......................................... 28
Play Two Voices Simultaneously-DUAL............................ 29
Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands
-SPLIT .......................................................................... 30
Play the Grand Piano Voice................................................. 31
Drum Kits
Select and Play the Drum Kit ............................................... 32
Playing Styles
Select a Style Rhythm.......................................................... 33
Play Along with a Style ........................................................ 34
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords.................................. 38
Using Songs
Select and Listen to a Song ................................................. 39
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause.................... 40
Types of Songs .................................................................... 42
Select a Song For a Lesson
Lesson 1-Waiting............................................................... 43
Lesson 2-Your Tempo ....................................................... 46
Lesson 3-Minus One ......................................................... 47
Practice Makes Perfect-Repeat and Learn........................ 48
Play Using the Music Database
Change a Song's Style
Listen to the DEMO Song for Easy Song Arranger.............. 50
Using the Easy Song Arranger ............................................ 50
Record Your Own Performance
Track Configuration.............................................................. 52
Recording Procedure ........................................................... 52
Song Clear-Deleting User Songs ...................................... 55
Track Clear-Deleting a Specified Track
from a User Song............................................................ 55
Backup and Initialization
Backup ................................................................................. 56
Initialization .......................................................................... 56
Basic Operation and Displays
Basic Operation ................................................................... 57
Display Items ....................................................................... 59
Contents
Reference
Adding Effects
Harmony............................................................................... 60
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Adding Reverb ..................................................................... 61
Adding Chorus ..................................................................... 62
Handy Performance Features
The Metronome.................................................................... 63
Setting the Number of Beats per Measure,
and the Length of Each Beat .......................................... 64
Adjusting the Metronome Volume ........................................ 64
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Tap Start .............................................................................. 65
Touch Response Sensitivity................................................. 65
Pitch Bend............................................................................ 66
Pitch Controls....................................................................... 66
Controlling Arpeggio Volume with Keyboard Dynamics....... 67
One Touch Setting ............................................................... 68
Adjusting the Harmony Volume............................................ 69
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Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound ............................. 69
Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions
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Pattern Variation (Sections) ................................................. 70
Adjusting the Style Volume .................................................. 72
Setting the Split Point........................................................... 72
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Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm
(Stop Accompaniment) ................................................... 73
Loading Style Files............................................................... 74
Chord Basics........................................................................ 75
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Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary .................. 77
Song Settings
Song Volume........................................................................ 78
A-B Repeat........................................................................... 78
Muting Independent Song Parts........................................... 79
Change the Melody Voice .................................................... 79
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Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings
Saving to the Registration Memory ...................................... 80
33
Recalling a Registration Memory ......................................... 81
The Functions
Selecting and Setting Functions........................................... 82
Connecting to a Computer
39
What Is MIDI? ...................................................................... 85
Connecting a Personal Computer ........................................ 86
Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer..... 87
Remote Control of MIDI Devices.......................................... 88
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Initial Send ........................................................................... 89
Transferring Data between the Computer and Instrument... 89
Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide
Important Notices about the CD-ROM ................................. 92
CD-ROM Contents ............................................................... 93
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System Requirements.......................................................... 94
Software Installation............................................................. 94
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Appendix
Troubleshooting................................................................. 99
Scores ............................................................................... 100
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Let's play the Tabla.......................................................... 106
Voice List .......................................................................... 107
Drum Kit List .................................................................... 111
Style List ........................................................................... 114
Arpeggio List.................................................................... 115
Music Database List ........................................................ 116
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Songs Provided On the Supplied CD-ROM ................... 118
Effect Type List ................................................................ 119
MIDI Implementation Chart ............................................. 120
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MIDI Data Format ............................................................. 122
Specifications................................................................... 123
Index.................................................................................. 124
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