Playing With Quick Sampling; Playing Back The Samples; Getting Ready For Sampling - Yamaha PSR-I500 Owner's Manual

Playing with Quick Sampling

This instrument features an extremely convenient and powerful Quick Sampling func-
tion. It allows you to sample sounds from an external audio device (such as a computer,
smartphone, portable music player, etc.) via the [AUX IN] jack, and then assign the sam-
pled sound to the keyboard for playing back as part of your performance.
Sampling
Sampling is a technology that lets you record a short portion of a song or a sound, and use the sound (called a
"sample") as part of your performance. Unlike Audio Recording, the samples can be used in various ways: to
play a melody, to play in a loop for a repeating rhythm pattern, or to add a special sound effect.

Playing back the Samples

A wide variety of samples are already built into this
instrument as presets. Try playing them and see how
powerful the sampling features are!
1
Press the [VOICE] button.
2
Use the dial to select the Voice number
802 "Sampling" for the Main Voice.
Smpl Vce
802
3
Press the keys in the Sample Zone to
which the default samples are assigned
to play back the samples.
Sample Zone
The keyboards of the two instruments are divided
into five or seven Sample Zones and each Zone
has one assigned sample.
Sample Zone A
Normal
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B C D E
C3
Loop/
One-shot
Sample Type
By default, a "Normal" type sample is assigned to
Sample Zone A, "Loop" types are assigned to B
and C, and "One-shot" types are assigned to D–
E. However, when you sample by yourself, you
can freely choose "Loop" or "One-shot" types for
Sample Zones B–E.
 Normal: The pitch of the sound varies depend-
ing on the key you play. The default pitch is
assigned to the note C3.
 Loop: The sample is played in a loop without
changing the pitch. Pressing a white key in
the Sample Zone plays the sample as long
as you are holding it, while pressing a black
key plays the sample continuously until you
press a black key in the same Sample Zone
to stop it. When the type is "Loop,"
appears on the display for the corresponding
Sample Zone.
 One-shot: The sample is played only once
without changing the pitch. The sample is
played continuously as long as you hold any
key in the Sample Zone.

Getting Ready for Sampling

1
Set the volume levels to minimum for
both this instrument and the external
device.
NOTICE
• Connecting an external device to the instrument with-
out turning down the volume may result in damage to
the device.
2
Connect the headphone jack of an exter-
nal device to the instrument's [AUX IN]
jack by using an audio cable.
NOTICE
• To avoid damage to the devices, first turn on the power
to the external device, and then to the instrument.
When turning off the power, first turn off the power to
the instrument, and then to the external device.