Yamaha PORTATONE PSR-150 Owner's Manual page 5

The VOICE Mode features 100 authentic 3. Play the newly selected Voice. If you want
Voices. Many of these Voices have special
to change to another Voice, repeat step 2
above.
You can also play rhythm Styles in the
VOICE Mode by simply pressing the
START/STOP button. The Style last se-
lected when in the STYLE Mode will be
preset characteristics or embellishments.
DUAL Voices have two Voices layered to-
gether for ensemble sounds. As with DUAL,
SPLIT Voices have two Voices, but rather
than being layered, each is played from a
2 played.
different range of the keyboard. SUSTAIN
Voices extend the sound by adding a natural,
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slow release. HARMONY Voices have an
About the HARMONY Voices
Additional one-, two- or three-note harmony
1. A single note can be played when several notes are pressed
added to the original monophonic Voice.
for the HARMONY Voice. If several notes are played
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together, only the last note played will determine (ће
Finally, ECHO Voices have an echo effect harmony notes.
that adds delayed repeats to the original
Voi
2. The type of harmony depends on the type of Voice selected.
отсе.
When the VOICE Mode is selected, HARMONY's basic
Included in the Voices is a special PER-
chord is always C. when in the STYLE Mode, changing the
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chord played іп (ће left hand also changes the һагтопу,
CUSSION Voice (#39) that lets you play
when in the SONG Mode, HARMONY notes change
various drum and percussion sounds from according to the chord of the Song/Jam Track.
the keyboard. (Refer to the Percussion
Assign List, page 9.)
Note:
The PortaTone is polyphonic up to a maximum of 12 notes.
(Depending on the Voice selected, fewer notes may be
available.) This includes not only the Voices played from the
Thus, if you play too many notes at one time, some may not
1. Turn the MUSIC
МОРЕ SELECTOR
to
sound and/or others may be cancelled.
И select VOICE.
MUSIC MODE SELECTOR
POWER OFF
2. Use the Numeric Keypad to select the
desired Voice number.
Each Voice is automatically called up with
the most suitable octave range setting. Thus,
playing middle C with one Voice may sound
higher or lower than another Voice at the
same key.