Table Of Contents - Yamaha PSS-680 PortaSound Authorized Product Manual

PRECAUTIONS-TAKING CARE OF YOUR PORTASOUND.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
CONTROL PANEL.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2
PART I GETTING TO KNOW THE PSS-680 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
POWER ................................................................................................................... 4
PLAYING ................................................................................................................ 4
DEMONSTRATION ............................................................................................... 4
QUICK GUIDE.. ...................................................................................................................
INDEX ILLUSTRATION ..................................................................................................... 6
PART II BASIC FEATURES ......................................................................................
W H A T YOUR PortaSound CAN DO ............................................................................ 7
Voices, Rhythm and Auto Accompaniment.. ...................................................... 7
Headphones ........................................................................................................... 8
Connecting the PSS-680 to Your Stereo ........................................................... 8
VOICE/MELODY SECTION ............................................................................................. 8
SELECTING A VOICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EFFECTS.. ............................................................................................................... 9
PITCH BEND Wheel ............................................................................................... 10
PARAMETER CHANGE Settings.. ....................................................................... 10
TRANSPOSE
TUNING
MELODY VOLUME
RHYTHM MACHINE FUNCTIONS ............................................................................... 13
STYLE SELECT-Choosing the Rhythm ............................................................. 13
RHYTHM CONTROL ............................................................................................ 13
TEMPO.. ..................................................................................................................
BEAT Display.. ...................... ................................................................................. 14
Changing the Rhythm Style During Performance.. ........................................... 14
HAND PERCUSSION.. .......................................................................................... 15
CUSTOM DRUMMER .......................................................................................... 16
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT FEATURES ....................................................................... 18
MODE .....................................................................................................................
ORCHESTRATION ................................................................................................ 18
A) Single Finger Chords.. .................................................................................... 19
B) Single Finger Auto Accompaniment ............................................................ 20
C) Fingered Auto Accompaniment .................................................................... 20
DUET.. .....................................................................................................................
M E M O R Y ................................................................................................................ 22
SONG
MELODY Memory ................................................................................................. 22
CHORD Memory.................................................................................................... 24
PART III ADVANCED FUNCTIONS .....................................................................
DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER.. ................................................................................................. 26
FM SYNTHESIS BASIC COURSE.. ..................................................................... 26
1) Voice Parameters and Values.. ....................................................................... 26
2) A Bit o f FM Theory.. ....................................................................................... 26
3) Creating Sounds.. ............................................................................................ 27
SYNTHESIZER PARAMETERS.. .......................................................................... 29
M I D I .......................................................................................................................................
What is MIDI? .........................................................................................................
MIDI MODE
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