Using Auto Accompaniment - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-A3 Owner's Manual

Using Auto Accompaniment

The PSR-A3 has 140 (including 40 oriental styles) different accompani-
ment "styles" that can be used to provide fully-orchestrated or rhythm-
only accompaniment. The PSR-A3's sophisticated Auto Accompaniment
system can provide automated bass and chord backing that is perfectly
matched to the selected accompaniment style.
• The maximum number of notes that can be played simultaneously on the PSR-A3 keyboard is
reduced when the Accompaniment is used.
About the PSR-A3 Styles
The styles are created with the "Style File Format", Yamaha's original auto-accom-
paniment format which has evolved through years of development and refinement.
Style File Format allows you to use exceptionally high quality accompaniments with
a variety of chord types through its unique conversion system. Style File Format
styles, based on GM system level 1, can be played with the GM compatible tone
generator. In addition to the internal styles, the optional music cartridges let you use
different high quality styles created with the Style File Format.
1
Select the SINGLE or FINGERED
Accompaniment Mode
Press the [MODE] button to the right of the display as many times as
necessary until the arrow in the display appears next to "SINGLE" or "FIN-
GERED" in the mode list to the right of the display. If you select the "SIN-
GLE" mode, accompaniment chords are played as follows:
30
VOICE 801
STYLE
SONG
118
REGIST MEMORY
REGIST TEMPO TRANSPOSE
MULTI PAD
RHYTHM BASS CHORD PAD PHRASE ACCOMP
1 1 1
DUAL VOICE
ON /
OFF
SPLIT VOICE
HARM/ECHO
1 134126152105
VOICE
OVERALL
VOL
DIGITAL EFFECT
ACCOMP TRACK
.....................................................................................................................
NORMAL
SPLIT
SINGLE
FINGERED
MODE
NORMAL
BEAT
SPLIT
OTS
SINGLE
10 a01
FINGERED
MEASURE REPEAT CHORD
MELODY MELODY
1 2
MINUS ONE TOUCH
REVERB DUAL
REC REC REC
101101
CHORUS HARMONY
DSP SUSTAIN
SONG TRACK