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Step4 Songs, Songs

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Step4 Songs Playing a song Playing back all three songs The PSR-225 has three Demo songs that showcase the authentic voices and dynamic accompaniment of the instrument. z Simultaneously press both OVERALL L/M buttons. ALLTakeOff! SONG 001 111 MEASURE TEMPO 123456 x Stop the song. Playing back a single song Naturally, you can also individually select and play back any of the PortaTone's songs. z Enter the song mode. ALLTakeOff! SONG 001 111 MEASURE TEMPO 123456 x Select a song. 002PF-Grand SONG c Start (and stop) the song. Want to find out more? See page 75. Want to find out more? See page 75. Changing the tempo (speed) of the song q Press one of the OVERALL L/M buttons until "Tempo" is shown in the display. 116Tempo TEMPO VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO w Press the OVERALL + or - button to speed up or slow down the tempo. Changing the volume of the song q Press one of the OVERALL L/M buttons until "SongVol" is shown in the display. 100SongVol SONG ACMP/SONG VOLUME 001 205 MEASURE TEMPO 123456 w Press the OVERALL + or - button to raise or lower the volume of the song. Want to find out more? See page 76. Want to find out more? See page 78. 16

Section	Page
Cover	1
PRECAUTIONS	3
Main Features	4
Contents	5
PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS	6
Front Panel	6
Rear Panel	7
SETTING UP	8
POWER REQUIREMENTS	8
TURNING ON THE POWER	8
ACCESSORY JACKS	9
Quick Guide — How to Use Your New PSR-225 PortaTone	10
Step1 Voices	10
Step2 Auto Accompaniment	12
Step3 Chord Guide	14
Step4 Songs	16
Step5 Function Parameters	18
Step6 MIDI	20
PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS	22
Music Stand	23
PORTABLE GRAND	24
PLAYING THE PORTABLE GRAND	24
USING THE METRONOME	24
Setting the Metronome Time Signature	25
Adjusting the Metronome Volume	26
PLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODE	27
PLAYING A VOICE — MAIN VOICE	27
About Panel Voices and GM Voices	29
Drum Kit Voice Chart (voices 101 - 110)	30
Function Parameters — Main Voice	30
TRANSPOSE AND TUNING	32
Transpose	32
Tuning	33
PLAYING TWO VOICES — DUAL VOICE	34
Function Parameters — Dual Voice	35
PLAYING TWO VOICES — SPLIT VOICE	36
Function Parameters — Split Voice	37
ADDITIONAL VOICE FUNCTIONS — VOICE SET AND TOUCH SENSITIVITY	38
Function Parameters — Voice Set and Touch Sensitivity	39
EFFECTS	40
REVERB	40
CHORUS	41
DSP	42
HARMONY	43
Function Parameters — Effects	44
• Effect Types	45
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT — THE STYLE MODE	47
SELECTING A STYLE AND PLAYING THE ACCOMPANIMENT	47
ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROLS	52
USING THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT FEATURES	52
CHANGING THE TEMPO	53
ACCOMPANIMENT SECTIONS (MAIN A, MAIN B AND FILL-INS)	54
ADJUSTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME	55
USING AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT — MULTI FINGERING	56
Single Finger Chords	56
Fingered Chords	56
SETTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT SPLIT POINT	58
Function Parameter — Accompaniment Split Point	59
WHAT IS A CHORD?	60
WRITING CHORD NAMES	61
The Intervals of the Scale	61
Other Chords	61
CHORD GUIDE	62
Dictionary	62
Smart	64
• Smart Chord List	65
EZ Chord	66
EZ Chord — Playback	66
• Bank Chain	67
EZ Chord — Recording	68
• Recording a Space	69
• Playing the Accompaniment During EZ Chord Recording	69
• HINT — Using Spaces	70
Clearing an EZ Chord Bank	71
ONE TOUCH SETTING (OTS)	72
ONE TOUCH SETTING — USER	72
Recording a User One Touch Setting	72
Recalling a User One Touch Setting	73
Selecting a User Bank	73
ONE TOUCH SETTING — PRESET	74
Selecting a Preset One Touch Setting	74
SELECTING AND PLAYING SONGS — THE SONG MODE	75
SELECTING AND PLAYING A SONG	75
CHANGING THE TEMPO	76
ABOUT THE BEAT DISPLAY	77
ADJUSTING THE SONG VOLUME	78
SONG RECORDING	79
RECORDING A USER SONG — REALTIME RECORDING	80
• Using the Metronome	81
• Additional Operations	83
RECORDING A USER SONG — STEP RECORDING	84
Recording Notes	85
• Additional Operations	87
Replacing a Note or Rest	88
Entering Velocity Curves	89
• Velocity Curve Chart	89
CLEARING A SONG	90
FOOTSWITCH	91
Footswitch Assign Functions	92
MIDI FUNCTIONS	93
WHAT IS MIDI?	93
Channel Messages	94
System Messages	94
• MIDI Terminals	94
CONNECTING TO A PERSONAL COMPUTER	95
FUNCTION PARAMETERS — MIDI	96
USING BULK DUMP SEND TO SAVE DATA	99
Saving Bulk Data	99
Loading Bulk Data	101
USING INITIAL SETUP SEND WITH A SEQUENCER	102
Sending Initial Setup Data	102
TROUBLESHOOTING	104
DATA BACKUP & INITIALIZATION	105
INDEX	106
SONG SCORES (EZ Chord banks 1, 2)	107
VOICE LIST	108
STYLE LIST	111
DRUM KIT LIST	112
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART	114