Yamaha PSR-350 Owner's Manual - Page 53

Selecting and Playing Songs, Selecting and Playing a Song - demo

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Selecting and Playing Songs The PSR-350 features a total of 105 songs. These include 100 songs that showcase the rich and dynamic sounds of the instrument, and 80 of these songs can be used with the educational Lesson feature (page 63), a powerful tool that makes learning songs fun and easy. Three of the songs are special Demonstration songs that can be played automatically by pressing the [DEMO] button. Moreover, there are five special User songs to which you can record your own performance. The User songs are "empty" and cannot be played until something has been recorded to them. (For instructions on recording your own songs, see page 58.) You can also play back songs from floppy disks; for details, see page 69. q Song Playback Display Indicates the tracks currently playing back. (These can be alternately muted and sounded during playback by pressing the corresponding SONG MEMORY buttons.) 050 Babbino Current measure number * The indication "F t" appears in the display when a song having a "free" tempo is selected. Certain songs have been composed or arranged in "free" tempo, meaning that the tempo and/or the time signature are not constant during the piece. As a result, when a "free" tempo song plays back, the measure, beat and timing indications are not shown in the display. These display the notes and name of the current chord. About the Beat Display The arrow marks in the beat display flash in time with the rhythm of the song or style. The first arrow indicates the first beat of the measure, and the others flash in sequence. First beat of Second Third Fourth measure beat beat beat Selecting and Playing a Song 1 Press the [SONG] button. Song name and number 001 Mission Indicates Song mode is selected 2 Select the desired song number. Use the numeric keypad. You can use the numeric keypad to directly enter the song number, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to step up and down through the songs. 53

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Selecting and Playing Songs
The PSR-350 features a total of 105 songs.
These include 100 songs that showcase the rich
and dynamic sounds of the instrument, and 80 of these songs can be used with the educa-
tional Lesson feature (page 63), a powerful tool that makes learning songs fun and easy.
Three
of the songs are special Demonstration songs that can be played automatically by pressing
the [DEMO] button.
Moreover, there are five special User songs to which you can record your
own performance.
The User songs are “empty” and cannot be played until something has been recorded to them.
(For instructions on recording your own songs, see page 58.)
You can also play back songs from floppy disks; for details, see page 69.
Selecting and Playing a Song
1
Press the [SONG] button.
2
Select the desired song number.
Use the numeric keypad.
You can use the numeric keypad to directly enter the song number, or use the
[+]/[-] buttons to step up and down through the songs.
Song Playback Display
These display the notes and name of
the current chord.
Current measure number
*
The indication “
F
t
” appears in the display when a song
having a "free" tempo is selected.
Certain songs have been composed or arranged in "free"
tempo, meaning that the tempo and/or the time signature
are not constant during the piece.
As a result, when a
"free" tempo song plays back, the measure, beat and tim-
ing indications are not shown in the display.
Indicates the tracks currently playing back.
(These can
be alternately muted and sounded during playback by
pressing the corresponding SONG MEMORY buttons.)
About the Beat Display
The arrow marks in the beat display flash in time
with the rhythm of the song or style.
The first
arrow indicates the first beat of the measure, and
the others flash in sequence.
First beat of
measure
Second
beat
Third
beat
Fourth
beat
Babbino
050
Song name and number
Mission
001
Indicates Song mode is selected