Harmony - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-225 Owner's Manual

HARMONY

The Harmony section features a variety of performance effects that enhance
the melodies you play when using the accompaniment styles of the
PortaTone. A total of twenty-six Harmony types are available.
Tremolo, Trill and Echo effects can be used even if accompaniment is off.
There are five different Harmony Types that automatically create harmony
parts (for notes played in the upper section of the keyboard) to match the
accompaniment chords.
1
Turn on the Harmony effect.
Press the HARMONY button.
HARMONY REVERB
DUAL TOUCH
2
Set the Harmony Type and desired Harmony Volume
in the Function mode.
Do this in the normal way:
1) Press the FUNCTION button.
2) Select the desired Function parameter number (#37, #38, #39)
with the numeric keypad. (For a list of the Harmony Types, see page
46.)
F37
STYLE
FUNCTION
F39
STYLE
FUNCTION
3) After "FUNCTION" stops flashing, change the value (with the
numeric keypad). For on/off settings, use the +/- buttons.
Restoring the Default Value
If you've changed the parameter setting, you can instantly restore the
default setting by pressing both +/- buttons simultaneously.
ACMP ON
001 116
MEASURE TEMPO
Harmony
STYLE
FUNCTION
HarmVol
Indicates that Harmony is on
HarmType
F38
EFFECTS
The Harmony effect can
also be turned on and off
with a connected footswitch
(page 91), or from Function
parameter #37 (page 44).
• For the first five Harmony
Types (Duet, Trio, Block,
Country, and Octave),
chords must be played in
the Accompaniment section
of the keyboard.
• The speed of the Trill,
Tremolo, and Echo effects
depends on the Tempo
setting (page 76).
If the Harmony Volume is
set to a value near or at
"000," the Harmony effect
may not be heard.
These settings are not saved
when you turn off the
power. If you wish to save
them, save them to a User
bank in the One Touch
Setting feature (page 72).
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