Yamaha PSR-S900 Owner's Manual - Page 151

Recording Your Performance to MIDI 7 To record another channel, repeat steps 2 through 6. 8 Press the SONG [SELECT] button to call up the Song Selection display for saving your data, then save the data in the Song Selection display (page 73). About Song channels Default channel/part assignments are shown below. Channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Default Parts RIGHT1 RIGHT1 RIGHT1 RIGHT1 M.Pad1 M.Pad2 M.Pad3 M.Pad4 Multi Pad parts Keyboard Parts Channels 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Keyboard parts RHYTHM1 RHYTHM2 BASS CHORD1 CHORD2 PAD PHRASE1 PHRASE2 Style parts CAUTION The recorded Song data will be lost if you select another Song or turn the power to the instrument off without executing the Save operation (page 73). About keyboard parts There are three keyboard parts, RIGHT 1, RIGHT 2 and LEFT. As the default, the RIGHT 1 part is assigned to each of the channels 1-4. Normally, the keyboard parts should be recorded to the channels 1-4. About Style parts As the default, each of the Style parts is assigned to the channels 9-16, respectively as shown above. Normally, the Style parts should be recorded to the channels 9-16. RHYTHM ......... This is the basic part of the Style, containing the drum and percussion rhythm patterns. Usually one of the drum kits is used. BASS The bass part uses various appropriate instrument sounds to match the style. CHORD This is the rhythmic chord backing, commonly used with piano or guitar Voices. PAD This part is used for sustained instruments such as strings, organ, choir, etc. PHRASE This part is used for punchy brass stabs, arpeggiated chords, and other extras that make the accompaniment more interesting. About Multi Pad parts As the default, each of the Multi Pads is assigned to the channels 5-8, respectively as shown above. Using, Creating and Editing Songs PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 151