Muting Specific Parts - Track1/Track2/Extra Tracks; Repeat Playback Of A Specific Range - Yamaha PORTATONE PSR-1000 Owner's Manual

Muting Specific Parts — Track1/Track2/Extra Tracks
This feature lets you mute certain parts of the song (Track1, Track2, Extra Tracks), and play back only those parts you
want to hear. For example, if you want to practice the melody of a song, you can mute just the right-hand part and play
that part yourself.
1
Select the song to be played back (page 75).
Use this button to turn on/off the additional performance parts
2
(all but the right hand/left hand).
SONG
EXTRA TRACK
TRACKS 2
(STYLE) (L)
3 Start the song.
Adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO [
REC TOP START/STOP
NEW SONG SYNC. START
Repeat Playback of a Specific Range
This feature allows you to specify a certain range of the song (between Point A and Point B), and play it back repeatedly.
1
Play back the song (page 76, 78).
SONG
2
EXTRA TRACK
TRACKS 2
(STYLE) (L)
3
After an automatic lead-in (to help guide you into the phrase), the range from
point A to point B is played back repeatedly.
Regardless of whether the song is playing back or is stopped, pressing the [TOP]
button returns to point A.
4
Stop the song.
START/STOP
TRACK METRO-
1 REPEAT NOME
(R)
Use this button to turn on/off the left-hand part.
][ ] buttons (page 50).
REW FF
You can also specify Points A and B when the song is stopped. Set Point A by
pressing the [REPEAT] button, then use the [FF] button to move to the desired
end location, then set Point B by pressing the [REPEAT] button again.
TRACK METRO-
1 REPEAT NOME
(R)
E
ND
To cancel the Repeat function, press the
button again.
Use this button to turn on/off
the right-hand part.
E
ND
To stop the song, press the
button again.
Press this button at the point you want
the repeating phrase to start (Point A).
Press this button at the point you want
the repeating phrase to end (Point B).
Song Playback
You can change the channel
assignments for Track 1 and
Track 2 (page 137), letting
you specify which parts are
muted when pressing the
[TRACK 1]/[TRACK 2]/
[EXTRA TRACKS] buttons.
All tracks are automatically
set to on when selecting a
different song.
START/STOP
Point B cannot be selected
unless Point A has been
selected first.
n
Specifying only Point A
results in repeat playback
between Point A and the
end of the song.
n
The specified A and B
points will be erased when
selecting a different song
number, cancelling the
Repeat function, or select-
ing a different repeat mode
— such as Phrase Repeat
REPEAT
or repeat in Song Chain
Play (page 133).
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