Drum Voice Edit Functions (Voice Group 12); Name/Pan/Pitch/Softness; Name; Pan - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-6000 Owner's Manual

Drum Voice Edit Functions
— not quite a quarter tone.
• This function can be used by leaving one of the voices set at "0" and detuning the other until the desired effect is achieved.
Another approach is to tune one voice down and the other up.
• The pitch bend range is always 200 cents, regardless
of the setting of this function.
• When the parameter is set to "-50" or "+50" an
exclamation mark (!) will appear next to the parameter
indicating that the limit has been reached.
The following functions are available when ed-
iting the drum voices in group 12. Different edit
functions are provided for the PSR-6000 normal
voices (groups 1 through 10 — page 77) and dual
voices (group 11 — page 81).

NAME/PAN/PITCH/SOFTNESS

All parameters available for drum voice editing
are provided in a signle display screen.

NAME

Allows an 8-character name to be assigned to the
custom drum voice.
Use the < > LCD dial to move the name cursor
to the various character positions, then use the A~Z,
a~z, or 0~9.. LCD dial to select the required
character for each position. The A~Z LCD dial
selects capital letters, the a~z LCD dial selects
lower-case letters, and the 0~9.. LCD dial selects
numbers and special characters.
NOTES
• Give your drum voice names that identify their charac-
ter. If you've created a new drum voice intended for
rock music, for example, you could call it something
like "RockDrum".

PAN

Allows the pan position of each instrument in the
drum voice to be individually adjusted.
Use the 4 LCD dial to select the drum instrument
you want to edit (an alternative method is to press the
key on the PSR-6000 keyboard corresponding to the
desired instrument). Then use the 1 LCD dial to set
the pan position. The pan range is from "L7" (full
left) through "C" (center) to "R7" (full right). The
graphic PAN display indicates the approximate loca-
tion of the sound between the left and right speakers.
(Voice group 12)
NOTES
• Use this function to create the required "stereo image" for
your drum voice. View in the drum kit from the audience side,
for example, the bass drum is normally in the center, the
snare to its right, the tom-toms to the left, and so on.

PITCH

Allows the pitch of each instrument in the drum voice
to be individually tuned.
Use the 4 LCD dial to select the drum instrument you
want to edit (an alternative method is to press the key on
the PSR-6000 keyboard corresponding to the desired
instrument). Then use the 2 LCD dial to set the pitch as
required.
NOTES
• The maximum tuning range is from -50 through 0 to +50, with
"0" being the normal pitch for the instrument. Each increment
equals approximately 6.25 cents (a cent is one hundredth of
a semitone), for a total tuning range of about 312 cents.
• When the parameter is set to "-50" or "+50" an exclamation
mark (!) will appear next to the parameter indicating that the
limit has been reached.

SOFTNESS

Allows the tone (softness) of each instrument in the
drum voice to be individually adjusted.
Use the 4 LCD dial to select the drum instrument you
want to edit (an alternative method is to press the key on
the PSR-6000 keyboard corresponding to the desired
F1: Custom Voice Edit
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