Yamaha PortaTone PSR-1700 Owner's Manual page 53

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Specify the Required Gate Time ...........................................................................................................
GATE STEP
TIME SIZE
STEP QUANTIZE
REC
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Play a Note or Chord ..............................................................................................................................
PLAY / STOP
PSR-1700
Mes=0 – 01:BT=1Çç߆
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AccOff Mes=0 – 01:BT=1Çç߆
RESET PLAY /STOP
STEP
BWD
RESET PLAY/STOP
STEP
BWD
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"Gate Time" refers to the actual length of the note to be entered in relation
to the note's step size — i.e. whether the note is staccato, legato, etc. Gate
times are specified as percentages of the total note length, as shown in the list
below.
Press the [GATE TIME] button and the current gate time will appear on
the LCD display panel. Then use the [+] and [–] buttons, the number buttons,
the data dial, or the [GATE TIME] button itself to select the required gate
time (0% ... 100%). The "80%" gate time can be instantly selected by press-
ing the [+] and [–] buttons simultaneously.
PSR-1700
GateT.=0 – 8:80%
Gate Time Settings
00 : 0%
01 : 10%
02 : 20%
03 : 30%
04 : 40%
05 : 50%
• The current gate time setting is retained in memory even when the power
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switch is turned off, as long as the backup batteries are installed or the
AC plug is connected.
Play the note on the keyboard corresponding to the pitch of the note you
want to enter, or a chord if you want to enter a chord. You can then press the
STEP
[STEP FWD (PLAY/STOP)] button while still holding the note or chord as
FWD
many times as necessary to extend the length of the note or chord by the speci-
fied step size.
• When several notes are played simultaneously, all the notes will be re-
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corded at one time as a chord after the last key pressed is released. This
is a handy technique for the chord progression recording.
• The BEAT indicator LEDs function in the same way as they do in the Auto
Accompaniment mode.
The LCD display panel During Step Record
During step recording the LCD display panel shows the current measure
number ("Mes"), the current beat ("BT" — there are, for example, four
beats per measure in 4/4 time), and the position of the current note within
the current beat (the bar to the right of the "BT" value). Each division on
the bar represents a 32nd note. If you are entering 16th notes, for example,
the vertical marker on the bar graph will move forward by two divisions
when each note is entered.
To Enter a Rest ...
STEP
FWD
Rests can be entered by pressing only the [STEP FWD (PLAY/STOP)]
button immediately after specifying the required step size for the rest.
Stepping Backward
In the STEP RECORD mode the [RESET] button functions as the
STEP
[STEP BWD] (step backward). You can use this button to step backward
FWD
through the recording by the currently specified step size while erasing the
data.
PSR-2700
08:Showtune 001:GrandPno
AccOff GateT.=0 – 8:80%
(Most staccato) 06 : 60%
07 : 70%
08 : 80%
09 : 90%
10 : 100%
Normal
(Most legato)
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