Yamaha PSR-200 Owner's Manual - Page 16

SONGBOOK Music-minus-one This is a feature that plays the accompaniment to a selected tune while you play a melody or ad-lib phrases on the keyboard. The tunes are the same as the demo tunes, and are selected in the same way. 1. Use the [SONG SELECT] buttons to select a song number between "00" and "14." Press the button briefly to increment (increase by one) the song number, or the button to decrement (decrease by one) the song number. Holding either button causes continuous incrementing or decrementing. The selected song number will be shown on the MULTI DISPLAY while the SONG SELECT or button is pressed. 2. Press the [MINUS ONE START/STOP] button to start playback of the selected song without the melody line. When Minus One playback begins, the same voice as for the corresponding demo melody is selected. The DUAL setting and harmony type are also the same. 3. Play along on the keyboard. Only the NORMAL and SPLIT modes can be used during minus-one playback. The NORMAL mode will automatically be selected if FINGERED or SINGLE FINGER is engaged when minus-one playback is started. 4. Playback will continue until the [MINUS ONE START/ STOP] button is pressed again. If you press the [DEMO START/STOP] button during minus-one playback, the melody part will reappear and playback will continue in the DEMO mode. On the other hand, if you press the [MINUS ONE START/ STOP] button during demo playback, the melody part will be muted and playback will continue in the MINUS ONE mode. The following functions can be used during minus-one playback: SPLIT DUAL VOICE selection SUSTAIN TEMPO ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME TRANSPOSE SPLIT POINT CHANGE AUTO HARMONY (applies to notes played on the keyboard) The "Demo Tunes" of this keyboard are "Demonstration" purposes only. It may not be possible to reproduce the "Demo Tunes" 100% manually. MOVING UP TO MIDI A Brief Introduction to MIDI MIDI, the Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a worldstandard communication interface that allows MIDI-compatible musical instruments and equipment to share musical information and control one another. This makes it possible to create "systems" of MIDI instruments and equipment that offer far greater versatility and control than is available with isolated instruments. The PSR-300 MIDI Connectors The PSR-300 MIDI IN connector receives MIDI data from an external MIDI device which can be used to control the PSR-300. The MIDI OUT connector transmits MIDI data generated by the PSR-300 (e.g. note and velocity data produced by playing the keyboard). Simple MIDI Control Most MIDI keyboards (including the PSR-300, of course) transmit note and velocity (touch response) information via the MIDI OUT connector whenever a note is played on the keyboard. If the MIDI OUT connector is connected to the MIDI IN connector of a second keyboard (synthesizer, etc.) or a tone generator (essentially a synthesizer with no keyboard), the second keyboard or tone generator will respond precisely to notes played on the original transmitting keyboard. The result is that you can effectively play two instruments at once, providing thick multi-instrument sounds. The PSR-300 also transmits "program change" data when one of its voices is selected. Depending on how the receiving device is set up, the corresponding voice will be automatically selected on the receiving keyboard or tone generator whenever a voice is selected on the PSR-300. The PSR-300 is capable of receiving the same MIDI data, so a second MIDI keyboard connected to the PSR-300 MIDI IN connector can be used to remotely play the PSR-300 and select voices as required. 14