Table Of Contents - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-6000 Owner's Manual

You are the proud owner of an extraordinary electronic keyboard. The Yamaha
PSR-6000 PortaTone combines the most advanced AWM tone generation technol-
ogy with state-of-the-art digital electronics and features to give you stunning sound
quality with maximum musical enjoyment. The Interactive Accompaniment and
One Touch Setting features, in particular, are brilliant examples of how advanced
technology can significantly expand your musical horizons. A new large-size
graphic display and easy-to-use interface also greatly enhance the operability of
this advanced instrument.
In order to make the most of your PortaTone's features and vast performance
potential, we urge you to read the manuals thoroughly while trying out the various
features described. Keep the manual in a safe place for later reference.
Taking Care of Your PortaTone
Floppy Disks & the Disk Drive
Nomenclature
Connections & Music Stand
The Demonstration
The Demo Play Modes
........................ 9
The PSR-6000 Display &
Help Function
The Display & Multi-function
Controls
................................................ 10
The [MIXER] Button ........................ 10
The [LIST HOLD] Button ................. 11
The [CONTRAST] Control ............... 11
The Help Function
.............................. 11
Playing the PSR-6000
Selecting & Playing Voices
Keyboard Percussion
....................... 14
USER SET Voice Assignment
Changing the Split Point
.................. 16
Transposition, Tuning, Octave
Change, & Key Velocity
TRANSPOSE & TUNE
........................ 17
OCTAVE CHANGE
.............................. 18
KEY VELOCITY
................................... 18
Using the Accompaniment Section
Accompaniment Volume ................. 25
Rhythm-only Accompaniment ......... 25
USER SET Style Assignment
Interactive Accompaniment
Auto Solo ......................................... 27
Congratulations!
Contents
Using Disk Styles on Optional Data
2
Disks
...................................................... 28
.......... 3
Selecting a DISK Style .................... 28
4
One Touch Setting
6
Expression & Effects
Harmony .......................................... 31
8
Sustain ............................................ 31
Reverb ............................................. 31
Effects ............................................. 31
Left Hold .......................................... 32
10
Pitch Bend Wheel ............................ 32
Modulation/Effect Wheel ................. 32
Using the Pads
The MULTI Mode
The PHRASE Pads (pads 1 ... 4) ...... 33
Recording Phrases .......................... 34
Phrase Playback ............................. 34
12
The CHORD Pads (pads 5 ... 8) ....... 35
Recording Chords ........................... 35
............. 12
Chord Playback ............................... 36
MULTI Pad Repeat Playback .......... 36
......... 15
The PERC Mode
Assigning Different Instruments
To the PERC Pads .......................... 37
Playing the Percussion Pads .......... 38
17
The PERC BREAK Function ........... 38
The TEMPO Mode
The TEMPO SYNCHRO
Function .......................................... 40
Panel Registration
19
Registering the Panel Settings ........ 41
Recall the Registered Panel
Settings .............................................. 42
.......... 26
The Freeze Function ......................... 42
............ 27
Playing DOC
Collection)
Music Software Disks
Disk Orchestra Collection Disk
29
Playback
31
General MIDI Disk Playback
33
................................. 33
The Sequencer
Recording
Deleting Tracks
Playback
Sequence Editing
.................................. 37
............................... 39
41
(Disk Orchestra
& General MIDI
............................................... 43
Volume Control ............................... 45
Muting Specific Parts ...................... 46
Octave, Transpose, and Tune ........ 46
Other Controls That Function
In the DOC Mode ............................ 46
............ 47
Volume Control ............................... 47
Muting Specific Tracks .................... 48
Octave ............................................. 48
Other Controls That Function
In the General MIDI Mode ............... 48
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............................... 54
CONDITION/VOLUME -
CONDITION .................................... 54
METRONOME ............................ 54
HARMONY .................................. 54
RECORDING TYPE .................... 55
CONDITION/VOLUME -
TRACK VOLUME ............................ 55
EDIT - TRACK COPY/MIX ............ 56
REMOVE EVENT ............................ 57
DELETE MEASURE ....................... 58
CREATE MEASURE ....................... 58
QUANTIZE ...................................... 59
ERASE ............................................ 60
NOTE SHIFT ................................... 60
SONG CLEAR ................................. 61
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