Yamaha PSR-230 Owner's Manual - Page 14

Using the +/- buttons Press the + button to select the next Voice, and press the - button to select the previous Voice. Holding down either button continuously scrolls up or down through the numbers. The +/- buttons have a "wrap around" feature. For example, pressing the + button from the last number returns to Voice 01. About Panel Voices and GM Voices Keep in mind that the PortaTone has two separate sets of Voices: 100 Panel Voices and 129 GM (General MIDI) Voices. The GM Voices can also be used for optimum playback of GMcompatible 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. To change between Panel and GM Voices, use the Sub Menu in the Main, Dual, or Split Voice modes (see pages 11, 13, 15). 3 Play the selected Voice. To change to another Voice, repeat step 2 above. NOTE • You can also play rhythm Styles in the Voice mode by simply pressing the START/STOP button. The Style last selected from the Style mode will be played. 4 Change other settings for the Voice - Volume, Octave, Pan, etc. - if you wish. Whenever you select a Panel Voice for the Main Voice, the Sub Menu parameters for that Voice are automatically set to values that best suit the Voice. This is the Voice Set function. (See page 19.) However, you can change the Voice settings if you wish by using the Sub Menu. First, select the desired Sub Menu parameter with the SUB MENU buttons. Then, use the numeric keypad or +/buttons to change the setting. SUB MENU ˙ Main Voice Sub Menu NAME / SUB MENU MODE CART M.Volume ONE TOUCH SETTING STYLE 1 VOICE 2 SONG EASY CHORD MEM 3 4 KEYBOARD EFFECT SONG TOUCH SPLIT FINGERING DUAL CHORUS A B REPEAT MINUS ONE GUIDE HARMONY REVERB STYLE MAIN MENU MAIN VOICE DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE STYLE SONG HARMONY/ECHO Parameter Name Display Name Range Description Main Voice Name - 01 - 00/001 - 129 This determines the Main Voice. Panel Voices are from 01 - 00, and GM Voices are from 001 - 129. (To change between Panel and GM Voices, use the GM Voice parameter below.) Main Voice Volume M.Volume 000 - 127 This determines the volume of the Main Voice, letting you create the optimum blend with the Dual Voice. Main Voice Octave M.Octave -2 - +2 octaves This determines the octave range for the Main Voice. Main Voice Pan M.Pan -7 (full left) - +7 This determines the pan position of the Main Voice in (full right) the stereo image. Main Voice Reverb M.RevLvl Level 000 - 127 This determines how much of the Main Voice's signal is sent to the Reverb effect. Higher values result in a louder Reverb effect. GM Voice GMvoice on, off This determines whether the Main Voice is selected from the Panel Voices (off), or from the GM Voices (on). When GM Voice is on, the General MIDI icon will appear at the left of the Voice number in the display. 11