Playing Your New Portatone - Yamaha PSR-75 portatone Product Manual

Playing Your New PortaTone

This section briefly shows you how to select
from among the various Voices and Styles by
using the Numeric Keypad.
Selecting Modes
Your PortaTone can be made to operate in
three different ways or "Modes": STYLE,
VOICE and SONG. You should select the
Mode according to how you want to use your
PortaTone. STYLE
play a setting that includes a rhythm/accom-
paniment pattern plus a suitable Voice for that
pattern. VOICE lets you select and play a
Voice. SONG lets you select and play
either a Song or a Jam Track pattern.
To select one of the Modes:
Turn the MUSIC MODE SELECTOR
the desired Mode. For now, select SONG
Playing a Demonstration
Song
A variety of Demonstration Songs have been
recorded to your PortaTone to give you a taste
of what you can do with the instrument.
To select and play one of the Songs:
1. With the MUSIC MODE SELECTOR set to
SONG use the Numeric Keypad
enter the desired Song number. Be sure to
enter a two-digit number, as is printed next
lets you select and
to
to
to each song on the panel. For example, to
select Song 09, first press "0" on the Nu-
meric Keypad, then "9."
You can skip this step and go on to step 2
below if you wish to play all songs continu-
ously in succession, starting with Song 00.
Using the +/- Buttons
You can also use the +/- buttons
step up or down through the preset numbers. (Number 00 is
automatically selected in all of the Modes when you turn the
power on.)
Note that the +/- buttons have a "wrap around" feature. For
example, pressing the + button from the last number in SONG
returns to Song 00.
2. To play the selected Song, press the DEMO
button
3. You can adjust the volume of the Song by
using the VOLUME buttons
If you want to set the volume back to its original default setting,
press both VOLUME buttons simultaneously.
4. To stop the Song, press the DEMO button
again. (The START/STOP button
also be used.)
More About the Numeric Keypad
1. A "click" sound comes from the speaker each time you enter
a number from the Numeric Keypad. Actually, there are two
click sounds: one low pitched sound for the first number you
enter, then a high pitched sound for the second and final
number. Since you must enter two digits, the high pitched
sound is a clear indication that the entire number has been
properly entered. (The VOLUME buttons, TEMPO buttons
and DRUM PAD SELECT buttons [PSR-150] also produce
a "click" sound.)
2. You should enter numbers on the Numeric Keypad relatively
quickly. If you don't enter the second digit of a number
within about ten seconds after entering the first digit, the
first digit will be cancelled. Entry of a first digit is also
automatically cancelled if any other button on the panel
(except for those on the Numeric Keypad
before entering the second digit.
3. The PortaTone also automatically ignores invalid numbers –
numbers that are higher than each range of Styles or Songs
shown on the panel.
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on the Numeric Keypad to
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is pressed