Playing Your New Portatone - Yamaha PSR - 74 Owner's Manual

Playing Your New PortaTone

This section briefly shows you how to use the various controls on the panel of the PortaTone.
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Turning on the Power
Press the STANDBY/ON button 1 to turn on the power of
the PortaTone. Whenever the power is turned on, Voice
01 (PIANO) is automatically selected.
Selecting a Mode
Your PortaTone has three different operating modes:
Voice, Style and Song — each selected from the
corresponding panel buttons. VOICE 2 lets you select
and play a Voice. STYLE 3 lets you select and play a
setting that includes a rhythm/accompaniment pattern.
SONG 4 lets you select and play either a Song or a Jam
Track pattern.
To select one of the modes:
Press the button corresponding to the desired mode. For
now, press SONG 4 to select the Song mode.
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Playing a Song
in the Song Mode
A variety of Songs and special Jam Tracks have been
recorded to your PortaTone to give you a taste of what
you can do with the instrument, and to provide music and
patterns for you to play along with.
To select and play one of the Songs:
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With the Song mode selected, use the Numeric
Keypad 5 to enter the desired Song or Jam Track
number. Be sure to enter a two-digit number, as is
printed next to each song on the panel. For example,
to select Song 09, first press "0" on the Numeric
Keypad, then "9."
You can also use the +/– buttons on the Numeric
Keypad to step up or down through the preset
numbers; holding down the appropriate button
continuously changes the number. Note that the
+/– buttons have a "wrap around" feature. For
example, pressing the + button from the last number
returns to Song 01. (Song 01 is also automatically
selected when you turn the power on.)
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