Multi Recording - Yamaha PORTATONE PSR-1000 Owner's Manual

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator

Multi Recording

This lets you record a song with several different instrument sounds on up to sixteen channels, and create the sound of
a full band or orchestra.
The structure of the channels and parts are shown in the chart below.
Parts
Channels
(default settings)
1 Voice MAIN
2 Voice MAIN
3 Voice MAIN
4 Voice MAIN
5 Voice MAIN
6 Voice MAIN
7 Voice MAIN
8 Voice MAIN
About the accompaniment style parts
Rhythm .....This is the basis for the accompaniment, containing the drum and percussion rhythm patterns. Usually one of the drum kits is used.
Bass..........The Bass part uses various appropriate instrument sounds to match the style, such as acoustic bass, synth bass, and others.
Chord ........This is the rhythmic chord backing, commonly used with piano or guitar voices.
Pad ............This part features sustained chords and commonly uses lush sounds such as strings, organ, and choir.
Phrase ......This part is used for various embellishments and riffs that enhance the song, such as brass section accents and chord arpeggios.
I When creating a new song:
1
REC
NEW SONG
2
Select the desired channel for recording (set it to "REC") simultaneously
holding down the [REC] button and pressing the appropriate button [1
LM
[8 ]. Several channels can be selected at the same time.
REC ......................... Enables recording for the channel
ON ......................... Enables playback of the channel
OFF......................... Mutes the channel
To cancel or disable
recording, press the
[REC] button once
again.
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Available parts
Voice MAIN, LAYER, LEFT
Multi Pad1
Multi Pad2
Multi Pad3
Multi Pad4
Accompaniment style RHYTHM 1
Accompaniment style RHYTHM 2
Accompaniment style BASS
Accompaniment style CHORD1
Accompaniment style CHORD2
Accompaniment style PAD
Accompaniment style PHRASE1
Accompaniment style PHRASE2
MIDI
TOP START/STOP REW FF
SYNC. START
REC
Parts
Channels
(default settings)
Accompaniment style
9
RHYTHM 1
Accompaniment style
10
RHYTHM 2
Accompaniment style
11
BASS
Accompaniment style
12
CHORD1
Accompaniment style
13
CHORD2
Accompaniment style
14
PAD
Accompaniment style
15
PHRASE1
Accompaniment style
16
PHRASE2
I When recording over the part of an internal
song or a song on disk with your own
performance:
1
Select the desired song (page 76, 78).
1 2 3 4 5 6
Available parts
Voice MAIN, LAYER, LEFT
Multi Pad1
Multi Pad2
Multi Pad3
Multi Pad4
Accompaniment style RHYTHM 1
Accompaniment style RHYTHM 2
Accompaniment style BASS
Accompaniment style CHORD1
Accompaniment style CHORD2
Accompaniment style PAD
Accompaniment style PHRASE1
Accompaniment style PHRASE2
MIDI
The part is automatically
LM
] -
selected when setting the
several channels to "REC" at
the same time.
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