Adding Harmony/Triggering Arpeggios - Yamaha PSR-I500 Owner's Manual

2
Rotate the dial to select the number of
beats per measure.
A chime will sound on the first beat of each mea-
sure while a click sounds the other beats. If "0" is
selected, a click sounds for all beats with no
chime accent. Select 6 for this example.
NOTE
• This parameter cannot be set during playback of a Style,
Song or Riyaz.
3
Press the CATEGORY [>>] button once
to call up "TimeSigD" (Time Signature
Denominator).
The length of one beat is shown on the display.
4
Rotate the dial to select the length of
nd
one beat, from 2
values.
th
Select "08" (8 note) for this example.
5
Confirm the setting by playing the Metro-
nome.
Setting the Metronome Volume
1
Press the [FUNCTION] button.
2
Use the CATEGORY [<<] and [>>] but-
tons to call up "MtrVol" (Function 062).
3
Rotate the dial to set the volume.
TimeSigD
08
The length of
one beat.
th th th
, 4 , 8 and 16 note
MtrVol
062
100
Metronome volume
Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices
Adding Harmony/Triggering
Arpeggios
You can add effects such as Harmony, Tremolo and
Echo to the Main Voice. For a list of the effects, refer to
the Harmony Type List in the online material Data List.
1
Press the [HARMONY/ARPEGGIO] but-
ton to turn Harmony or Arpeggios on.
The HARMONY or ARPEGGIO icon appears on
the display and the Harmony effect or the Arpeg-
gio function turns on.
Although turning on the Harmony or the Arpeggio
will select a Harmony type or an Arpeggio type
suitable for the current Main Voice, you can
select a different Harmony type or Arpeggio type
(page 22).
2
Press a note or notes to add a Harmony
or trigger an Arpeggio.
The operation differs depending on the Harmony
type. Try playing the keyboard by referring to "Play-
ing each Harmony Type" (see next page), and the
Harmony Type List on the Data List (online).
The Arpeggio phrase differs depending on the num-
ber of pressed notes and the area of the keyboard.
3
Press the [HARMONY/ARPEGGIO] button
again to turn the Harmony or Arpeggio off.
NOTE
• When Split (page 20) is on, Arpeggio is applied only to
the Split Voice. When Split is off, Arpeggio is applied to
the Main and Dual Voices. Arpeggio cannot be applied to
the Split and Main/Dual Voices simultaneously.
• Selecting a Voice number between 330 and 339 will turn
on Split automatically, as well as Arpeggio. When one of
those Voices is selected, Arpeggio is applied only to the
Split Voice and is triggered only by playing a key to the
left of the Split Point.
• By assigning the Arpeggio Hold function to the foot-
switch, the Arpeggio will continue to play after the note is
released (page 56).
Appears when the Har-
mony function is on.
Appears when the
Arpeggio function is on.
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