Playing Your Device - Yamaha Pocket Miku User Manual

The singing keyboard

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Step by step basics

2. Playing your device

To play your device, remove the stylus from the back of your device, and touch the desired positions on the carbon

keyboard using the metal tip.

* To put the stylus away, place it in the designated space on the back of your device so that the metal tip points away from the

device. Be careful that you do not bend the base of the stylus when doing so.

 Playing in "Do re mi" mode

Touching the keyboard with your stylus immediately after turning on your device will activate "Do re mi" mode, in

which the device sings the names of the keys you touch ("do, " "re, " "mi, " etc.) . By using the upper ribbon portion of

your carbon keyboard, you will be able to create a smooth portamento effect over the same positions that would

create a step-by-step chromatic effect if played on the lower portion of the keyboard. There is no seam separating

the upper and lower portions of the carbon keyboard, and the positions for each note are roughly the same on either

portion. This allows for a smooth transition between the two portions during performance.

 Returning to "Do re mi" mode

To return to "Do re mi" mode after using another performance mode,

press the [VIBRATO] button (the quadrant shaped button) while

holding the [SHIFT] button (the thin button in the shape of an arc).

Adjusting the volume

By pressing the

[VOLUME] buttons (the

triangular buttons on

the right side), you will

be able to adjust the

volume of your device.

The button on the top

raises the volume, while

the one on the bottom

lowers it.

* Each time you press a button, the LED will respond by briefly lighting up.

The ribbon portion

Press simultaneously

Shifting octaves

By pressing volume

up while holding the

[SHIFT] button, you can

raise your pitch by 1

octave, while pressing

volume down will lower

your pitch by 1 octave.

Press simultaneously

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