Octave; Pan; Midi Channel; Dual Voice - Yamaha PORTATONE PSR-400 Owner's Manual

FEATURE REFERENCE

OCTAVE

The OCTAVE and
the pitch of the selected voice up or down by one or two
octaves. Press the button to shift the pitch up, or the
button to shift the pitch down. The selected octave (-
2, -1, 0, 1, or 2) will be displayed on the MULTI DIS-
PLAY while the octave value is being adjusted, and for
approximately 2 seconds after either OCTAVE button is
released. A setting of 0 produces the normal pitch for the
voice. The normal octave (0) can be recalled at any time
by pressing both the OCTAVE
same time.
• In the SPLIT mode the left-hand voice octave can be shifted
after playing a left-hand key and the right-hand voice octave can
be shifted after playing a right-hand key.
• The OCTAVE cannot be changed while the keyboard is being
played.

PAN

The PAN and
sound of the selected voice to any of 15 positions between
full left and right in the stereo sound field. Press the
button to pan the voice to the right, or the
pan the voice to the left The selected pan position will be
displayed on the MULTI DISPLAY while the pan value is
being adjusted, and for approximately 2 seconds after
either PAN button is released.
The PAN range is from -7 (full left) through 0 (center)
to 7 (full right). The center position (0) can be recalled at
any time by pressing both the PAN
at the same time. The new PAN value will take effect as
soon as the next key is played.
• In the SPLIT mode the left-hand voice can be panned after
playing a left-hand key and the right-hand voice can be panned
after playing a right-hand key.
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(VOICE)
buttons can be used to shift
and
buttons at the
buttons can be used to pan the
button to
and buttons

MIDI CHANNEL

The MIDI transmit channel for the selected voice is set
via the MIDI CH. and
section. The button increments the transmit channel
number and the button decrements the channel
number. The current channel number is shown on the
MULTI DISPLAY while selection is in progress and for
approximately 2 seconds after both MIDI CH. buttons are
released. The MIDI transmit channel range is from 1 to
16.
• Different transmit channels can be set for the left- and right-hand
voices in the split mode — press a left-hand key prior to setting
the left-hand transmit channel, and a right-hand key prior to
setting the right-hand transmit channel.
• The MIDI CHANNEL cannot be changed while the keyboard is
being played.

DUAL VOICE

The DUAL VOICE feature makes it possible to select
and play two different voices simultaneously.
To activate the DUAL VOICE feature press the [DUAL
VOICE ON/OFF] button (the indicator will light). When
ON, the voice selected prior to turning the DUAL VOICE
feature ON will sound simultaneously with a second
"dual" voice. Any voice can be selected as the dual voice
while the DUAL feature is ON, and its number will be
shown on the right two digits of the MULTI DISPLAY.
The DUAL VOICE feature can be turned OFF by press-
ing the [DUAL VOICE ON/OFF] button a second time.
• The AUTO HARMONY function (see page 25) applies only to
the main voice in the DUAL VOICE mode.
• Only main voice data is transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector
on the specified MIDI channel for that voice (see above) in the
DUAL VOICE mode.
• REVERB DEPTH (PSR-500), VOLUME, OCTAVE, and PAN can
be set independently for the main and sub voices in the DUAL
VOICE mode.
• In the SPLIT mode the left-hand dual voice can be selected after
playing a left-hand key and the right-hand dual voice can be
selected after playing a right-hand key.
buttons in the VOICE