The Perc Mode; Assigning Different Instruments To The Perc Pads - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-6000 Owner's Manual

To engage the PERC mode, press the [MODE SELECT] button a few times until the
PERC indicator lights.
The 8 pads are initially programmed with the following drum and percussion
instruments which can be played via the pads when the PERC mode is selected:
1. Kick 1
2. Snare 3
3. Tom 1 Low
4. Tom 1 Mid
5. Tom 1 Hi
6. Closed Hi-Hat 1
7. Open Hi-Hat 1
8. Crash Cymbal 2

Assigning Different Instruments To the PERC Pads

Z
Press [REC/STOP]
Press the [REC/STOP] button so that its indica-
tor lights (make sure the PERC mode is selected
first). The PERCUSSION PAD ASSIGN display
will appear, listing the percussion instruments cur-
rently assigned to the pads.
X
Select a Drum Voice
The DRUM KIT voice is automatically selected
if you press the [REC/STOP] key while in the
PERC mode and a non-drum voice is selected. Use
the DRUM KIT/POP DRUM KIT LCD button to
select the drum voice which includes the percussion
instruments you want to assign.
C
Assign the Instruments
A new drum/percussion instrument is assigned
to a pad simply by playing the key corresponding to
the desired instrument while holding the drum pad
to which it is to be assigned. The reverse also works:
press the pad while holding the key. The velocity at
which you play the key (how hard you press the key
= how loud the note sounds) is also recorded to the
specified pad.
NOTES
• Percussion voices created using the CUSTOM VOICE
EDIT functions described on page 83 cannot be as-
signed to the percussion pads.

The PERC Mode

MULTI REPEAT
PERC. BREAK
TEMPO SYNCHRO
MODE
SELECT
MULTI PLAYING
1
Tempo Change
Using the Pads
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MULTI PLAYING
REC /
PHRASE
STOP
1 2 3
Tempo Change Tap Start Temp
PAD
PHRASE
2 3 4 5
Tap Start Tempo l accel. faster
CHORD
6
a tempo
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