Playing Two Voices - Split Voice - Yamaha Portatone PSR-340 Owner's Manual

PLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODE
PLAYING TWO VOICES — SPLIT VOICE
In the Split Voice mode, you can assign two different Voices to opposite sections of the keyboard, and
play one Voice with your left hand while your right plays another. For example, you could play bass
with the left hand and play piano with the right. The right-hand (or upper) Voice is selected in the
Main Voice mode (page 27), and the left-hand (or lower) Voice is selected in the Split Voice mode, as
described below.
1
Call up the Function mode.
Press the FUNCTION button.
2
Select the Split On/Off parameter number.
While the "FUNCTION" indication is flashing, use the numeric keypad to
select parameter #28 (Split On/Off).
Function parameter numbers can be selected in the same way as with the
voices (see page 28) — with the numeric keypad, +/- keys, or the FUNC-
TION button.
3
Set Split to "on."
After the "FUNCTION" indication stops flashing, press the + button to turn
the Split Voice mode on. (Pressing the - button turns the Split Voice mode
off.)
4
Make other settings for the Split voice (if desired).
Do this in the normal way:
1) Press the FUNCTION button.
2) Select the desired parameter (with the numeric keypad).
3) After "FUNCTION" stops flashing, change the value/setting (with
the numeric keypad). For on/off settings, use the +/- buttons.
Restoring the Default Value
If you've changed the parameter setting,
you can instantly restore the default
setting by pressing both +/- buttons
simultaneously.
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Split point
Main voice
Split voice
Split
F28
STYLE
FUNCTION
Split
on
STYLE
FUNCTION
Negative values
To directly enter negative values (for
those parameters that have negative
values), simultaneously hold down the -
button and press the desired number
button.
• Since the "FUNCTION"
indication flashes for only a
couple of seconds, make
sure to select the parameter
quickly after step 1 above.
• For the Split voice to be
heard properly, make sure
to:
* Set the volume to an
appropriate level (#21, Split
Volume).
* Set the octave to a
musically appropriate
setting (#22 Split Octave).
For example, a bass voice
might best be played with a
"-1" setting, while a strings
voice might sound best at
"1."
* Set the desired Split Point
(#29). For most purposes,
however, the default Split
Point of "059" (Main voice
starts at middle C) is
suitable. (See the "Param-
eters" list below for details.)