Playing Drum Kits - Yamaha PORTATONE PSR-S500 Owner's Manual

Playing Drum Kits

Drum Kits are collections of drum and percussion instruments. When you select a violin or other normal
instrument—as a Main Voice, for example—all keys produce the sound of the same violin, only at different
pitches. If you select a Drum Kit as the Main Voice, however, each key produces the sound of a different
drum or percussion instrument.
1
Press the [PERC./DRUM KIT] button.
The "PERC./DRUM KIT" category appears.
2
Rotate the dial and select the Drum Kit you want to play
(013–027).
Voice numbers 001–012 are percussion numbers.
Drum Kits List
Voice No. Drum Kit name
013 Standard Kit 1
014 Standard Kit 2
015 Jazz Kit
016 Brush Kit
017 Room Kit
3
Play each key and enjoy the Drum Kit.
A good Drum Kit to start out with is 013, Standard Kit 1.
Example: 013 Standard Kit 1
Voice No. Drum Kit name
018 Rock Kit
019 Electronic Kit
020 Analog Kit
021 Dance Kit
022 Symphony Kit
C3
Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices
Voice No. Drum Kit name
023 Cuban Kit
024 Pop Latin Kit
025 Arabic Kit
026 SFX Kit 1
027 SFX Kit 2
NOTE
• See the Drum Kit List on page
104.
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