Bgm Playback; Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, And Pause; Changing The Melody Voice - Yamaha PSR-E353 Owner's Manual

Playing Songs

BGM Playback

With the default setting, pressing the [DEMO] button
will play back only three internal Demo Songs repeat-
edly. This setting can be changed so that, for exam-
ple, all internal Songs automatically play back, letting
you use the instrument as a background music
source.
1
Hold down the [DEMO] button for longer
than a second.
"DemoGrp" (Function 042; page 42) is shown in
the display for a few seconds, followed by the cur-
rent repeat playback target.
2
Use the [+] or [-] button to select a play-
back group.
Demo Preset songs (001–003)
Preset All preset songs (001–102)
User All User songs (155–159)
Download All songs transferred from a computer (160–)
NOTE
• When User songs and Download songs data do not
exist, Demo songs are played back.
3
Press the [DEMO] button to start play-
back.
To stop playback, press the [DEMO] button again
or press the [START/STOP] button.
Random Song Playback
When the Demo Group (above) is set to something
other than "Demo," the playback order via the
[DEMO] button can be changed between numerical
order and random order. To do this, press the [FUNC-
TION] button several times until "PlayMode" (Func-
tion 043; page 42) is called up, then select "Normal"
or "Random."
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Like the transport controls on an audio player, this
instrument lets you fast forward (FF), rewind (REW)
and pause (PAUSE) playback of the Song.
Hold for longer
than a second.
NOTE
You can change a Song's melody Voice to any other
desired Voice.
1
2
3
Song Fast Forward, Fast
Reverse, and Pause
Fast Forward
During playback, press this
button to rapidly skip ahead
to a later point in the Song.
Fast Reverse
During playback, press
this button to rapidly
return to an earlier
point in the Song.
• When the A-B repeat is specified, the Fast Reverse and Fast
Forward will only work within the range between A and B.
• [REW], [FF] and [PAUSE] button cannot be used during Song
playback by using the [DEMO] button.

Changing the Melody Voice

Select a Song.
Select the desired Voice.
Press and hold the [VOICE] button for
longer than a second.
"SONG MELODY VOICE" appears in the display
for a few seconds, and the selected Voice
replaces the Song's original melody Voice.
NOTE
• Selecting another Song will cancel the changed Melody
Voice.
• You cannot change the melody Voice of a User Song.
Pause
During playback, press
this button to pause play-
back, and press again to
start from that point.