Yamaha PSR-225GM Owner's Manual - Page 29

About Panel Voices and GM Voices, Using the VOICE button

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PLAYING VOICES - THE VOICE MODE Using the +/- keys Press the + key to select the next voice number, and press the - key to select the previous voice. Holding down either key continuously scrolls up or down through the numbers. The +/- keys have a "wrap around" feature. For example, pressing the + key from voice #238 returns to voice #1. Using the VOICE button Press the VOICE button to select the next voice number. (This functions exactly the same as the + button.) Each voice is automatically called up with the most suitable octave range setting. Thus, playing middle C with one voice may sound higher or lower than another voice at the same key. 3 Play the selected voice. To change to another voice, repeat step 2 above. Since either the Style or Song mode is active in the background (as indicated by the mode name in the display, without the rectangle), you can also play styles or songs, respectively, in the Voice mode by simply pressing the START/STOP button. The last selected style or song will be played. About Panel Voices and GM Voices Keep in mind that the PortaTone has two separate sets of voices: 100 Panel voices and 128 GM (General MIDI) Voices. The GM Voices can also be used for optimum playback of GM-compatible song data. This means that any GM song data (played from a sequencer or other MIDI device) will sound just as the composer or programmer intended. When a GM voice is selected, the General MIDI icon appears at the top left of the display. When you select a voice, the PortaTone also automatically calls up various settings that are appropriate for the voice. [This is true when Voice Set (Function #72, page 39) is set to on - the default setting.] 29

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Using the +/- keys
Press the + key to select the next voice number, and press the - key to
select the previous voice.
Holding down either key continuously scrolls up
or down through the numbers.
The +/- keys have a “wrap around” fea-
ture.
For example, pressing the + key from voice #238 returns to voice #1.
Using the VOICE button
Press the VOICE button to select the next voice number.
(This functions
exactly the same as the + button.)
Each voice is automatically
called up with the most
suitable octave range
setting.
Thus, playing
middle C with one voice
may sound higher or lower
than another voice at the
same key.
3
Play the selected voice.
To change to another voice, repeat step 2 above.
Since either the Style or Song mode is active in the background (as indi-
cated by the mode name in the display, without the rectangle), you can
also play styles or songs, respectively, in the Voice mode by simply pressing
the START/STOP button.
The last selected style or song will be played.
About Panel Voices and GM Voices
Keep in mind that the PortaTone has two separate sets of voices:
100 Panel voices and 128 GM (General MIDI) Voices.
The GM
Voices can also be used for optimum playback of GM-compatible
song data.
This means that any GM song data (played from a sequencer or other
MIDI device) will sound just as the composer or programmer intended.
When a GM voice is selected, the General MIDI icon appears at the top left of the
display.
When you select a voice, the
PortaTone also automati-
cally calls up various
settings that are appropri-
ate for the voice.
[This is
true when Voice Set
(Function #72, page 39) is
set to on — the default
setting.]
PLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODE