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PSS-190
Playing the PSS-50/190
Automatic Playback of the Demo
Tune
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Slide the
switch to the NORMAL position, and press the L]
POWER OOE
button.
The demo
tune will continue playing until you press the
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button.
* Tempo and volume can be varied while the demo tune is playing.
Playing in the Harmony Mode
When the PSS-50/190 is initially turned ON, voice number 00 (TRUMPET) is
automatically selected and the HARMONY
mode is turned OFF.
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The HARMONY
mode can be turned ON or OFF by pressing the
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button.
In the HARMONY
mode, playing single notes on the keyboard produces automatic
two- or four-part harmony, depending on the selected voice. The HARMONY
mode is most useful with AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT,
described later.
When HARMONY
is turned OFF, you can play single notes as well as your own
chords or harmonies on the keyboard.
+ If a SPLIT voice is selected, harmony will not be applied to the tower voice even if
the HARMONY
mode is ON.
+ Only single notes can be played when the HARMONY
mode is ON — with the excep-
tion of the lower voice when a SPLIT voice is selected.
Selecting Voices
The PSS-50/190 has 100 different voices (00 through 99, listed in the VOICE
enter
buttons. To select any voice press two number
buttons and then the
ENTER
button. To select voice number 04 (SOPRANO
SAX), for example,
press [] , [], and then L_] - The closed hi-hat voice will sound to confirm that
the above buttons have been properly pressed.
The PSS-50/190 voices are divided into four categories:
SINGLE (voices 00—39):
Single voices.
ENSEMBLE
(40—49):
Voices with an ensemble sound.
DUAL (50—79):
Combinations of two voices.
SPLIT (80—99):
Split voices with one voice playable on the left-hand
section of the keyboard (to the left of the F#3 key)
and the other playable on the right-hand section.
* SPLIT voices can only be used in the NORMAL mode. When the
AUTO ACCOMPANI-
MENT mode is selected only the upper voice will be used.
Adjusting the Volume
The PSS-50/190 volume can be adjusted in 11 steps. The volume is automatically
set to ''normal'' when the POWER
switch is turned ON.
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Press the VOLUME
[I button to increase volume or the VOLUME
oO but-
ton to decrease volume, The volume is increased or decreased slightly each time
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the corresponding button is pressed. Press both the
CJ |
buttons together
to restore the normal volume setting.
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Playing a Rhythm Pattern @
Peye a SONG
while holding the _[__]} button.
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To play the SWING rhythm, for example, hold the
CJ
button and press
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the white key on the keyboard tabetled "SWING"
in the green band above the
keyboard. The SWING
rhythm will begin playing immediately.
The rhythm pattern can be stopped at any time by pressing the
CJ]
button.
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* A different rhythm pattern can be selected in the same way even while a rhythm
pattern is playing. In this case the new rhythm pattern begins playing from the
beginning of the next measure.
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT
SECTION
Adjusting the Tempo (speed)
of the Rhythm Pattern
The tempo of the selected rhythm pattern can be adjusted in 16 steps.
| 40 50 60 73
80 92 100 112 120 132 146 159 184 200 225 240 (beats
per minute} |
A tempo of 120 beats per minute is automatically selected when the POWER/
MODE
switch is initially turned ON.
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Press the TEMPO
EJ button to increase the tempo or the TEMPO
O
button to decrease the tempo. The tempo is increased or decreased by one step
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each time the correspoding button is pressed. Press both the DL] CJ buttons
TEMPO
together to restore the normal ''120°' tempo setting.
Playing the Drum Pads (ess-190 ony) B
Tap any of the DRUM
PAD buttons to play the corresponding drum.
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If you play a drum pad while a rhythm pattern is playing, the corresponding drum
within the rhythm pattern will be muted until the beginning of the next measure.
Automatic Accompaniment a
AUTO ACCOMPAIMENT
makes it simple to produce beautifully orchestrated
accompaniment using major, seventh, minor and minor-seventh chords by press-
ing a minimum number of keys in the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT
SECTION
of the keyboard (to the left of the
marker), The bass and chord accompani-
ment produced is perfectly matched to the selected rhythm pattern.
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switch to the AUTO
ACCOMP.
position.
t. Slide the
POWER MOE
2. Select the desired rhythm in the normal way. The closed hi-hat voice will
sound to confirm that the rhythm select key has been properly pressed. Although
you can also select the melody (upper keyboard) voice you intend to use in the
normal way, the PSS-50/190 automatically determines the voices to be used
for the accompaniment bass and chords.
3. Press a Key in the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT SECTION of the keyboard
to start the accompaniment. If you press a *'C'' key, for example, a C-major
accompaniment will be played. Press another key in the AUTO ACCOMPANI-
MENT SECTION to select a new chord. The key you press will always deter-
mine the ''root'' of the chord played (i.e. ""C" for a C chord).
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Playing Minor, Seventh, and Minor-seventh Chords
a For a minor chord, press the root key and a black key to its left.
a For a seventh chord, press the root key and a white key to its left.
m For a minor-seventh chord, press the root key and a white and black key to
its left.
* The automatic accompaniment
will continue playing even if you lift your fingers
from the Auto Bass Chord keys. You only need to press the Auto Bass Chord keys
when changing cords.
4. Press the fs] button to stop the accompaniment.
Automatic Ad-Lib Phrases 1
Press the Po
button briefly while the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT is run-
ning to produce a short ''ad-lib"' phrase that can be used as a "fill-in" for your
performance. The AD-LIB button can be held to produce longer ad-lib lines.
* If the AD-LIB button is pressed in the NORMAL
mode, a C-major ad-lib phrase will
be produced.
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