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Applying Harmony to Your Right-hand Melody (HARMONY/ECHO

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Quick Guide Applying Harmony to Your Right-hand Melody (HARMONY/ECHO) Among the Voice Effects, Harmony is one of the most impressive. It automatically adds harmony parts to the notes you play with your right hand-immediately giving you a more full and professional sound. For details on the Harmony/ Echo types, see page 89. An optional foot pedal can also be used to turn the effect on and off (page 194). 1 Turn the [Harmony/Echo] button on. 2 Turn on both the [ACMP] button and [SYNC START] button (page 47) and make sure that the RIGHT 1 part is on (page 30). 3 Play a chord with your left hand to start the style (page 47) and play some notes in the right-hand range of the keyboard. Split Point Chord section In this example, harmony notes in the scale of C major (the chord played in the left hand) are automatically added to the notes played in the Chord section right-hand range of the keyboard. You can also use the Harmony effect with the style stopped (with the Stop Accompaniment function; page 109). Simply hold down a chord with your left hand and play a melody with your right. Since the Harmony effect is added by detecting chords, if you play a melody with your right hand before playing any chord, no Harmony effect is added to the notes. Try out Harmony/Echo with some of the voices below... Many of the voices have been automatically set to play certain Harmony/Echo types that match the particular voice. Try out some of the voices below-playing chords with your left hand and melodies with your right-and listen to the various Harmony and Echo effects. Category Voice Name Harmony/Echo Type Piano Live! GrandPiano Standard Trio Accordion & Harmonica TuttiAccordion Country Trio Live! Strings Block Strings ChamberStrings 4-way Open Harp Strum Guitar & Bass Cool! PowerLead Cool! ElectricGtr RockDuet CountryDuet Perc. & Drum Kit Vibraphone Trill Timpani Tremolo 54 PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual

Section	Page
Table of Contents	7
What can you do with the PORTATONE?	12
Panel Controls	14
Playing the Keyboard	16
Power Supply	16
Powering Up	17
Setting Up	18
Music Rest	18
Using Headphones	18
Changing the Display Language	19
Display Settings	19
Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks	22
Handling the USB Storage Device (USB Flash Memory/Floppy Disk, etc)	23
Quick Guide	24
Playing the Demos	24
Operations in Basic Displays	26
Operation of the Main Display	26
Operation of the File Selection Display	27
Operation of the Function Display	28
Playing Voices	30
Playing Preset Voices	30
Practicing with the Preset Songs	36
Playing Back and Listening to Songs Before Practicing	36
Displaying Music Notation (Score)	39
Muting the Right- or Left-hand Part Viewing the Score	40
Practicing with the Repeat Playback Function	42
Recording Your Performance	43
Playing Backing Parts with the performance assistant Technology	44
Playing Accompaniment with the Auto Accompaniment Feature (Style Playback)	46
Playing “Mary Had a Little Lamb” with the Auto Accompaniment Feature	46
The Multi Pads	52
Playing the Multi Pads	52
Using Chord Match	53
Voice Effects	53
Applying Harmony to Your Right-hand Melody (HARMONY/ECHO)	54
Calling Up Ideal Setups for Each Song (Music Finder)	55
Calling up the panel settings to match the Style (Repertoire)	56
Singing Along with Song Playback (Karaoke) or Your Own Performance	57
Connecting a Microphone (PSR-S900 only)	57
Singing with the Lyrics Display	58
Convenient Functions for Karaoke	59
Convenient Functions for Singing Along with Your Own Performance	61
Recording Your Performance as Audio (USB Audio Recorder) (PSR-S900)	63
Recording Your Performance as Audio	63
Playing Back the Recorded Performance	65
Basic Operation	66
Selecting Message Language	66
The Messages Shown in the Display	66
Instant Selection of the Displays- Direct Access	67
Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display)	68
Main Display	68
File Selection Display Configuration and Basic Operation	69
File/Folder Operations in the File Selection Display	72
Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings	79
Restoring the Factory-programmed System	79
Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings Independently by Item	79
Saving and Recalling Your Original Settings as a Single File	80
Data Backup	81
Backup procedure	81
Using, Creating and Editing Voices	83
Voice Characteristics	83
Playing Different Voices Simultaneously	84
Keyboard Parts (Right 1, Right 2, Left)	84
Playing Two Voices Simultaneously (Right 1 and 2 Parts)	85
Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands (Right 1 and Left Parts)	86
Changing Pitch	87
Transpose	87
Fine-tuning the Pitch of the Entire Instrument	87
Scale Tuning	87
Selecting the Harmony/Echo type	89
Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE)	91
Basic Procedure	91
Voice Creating-Voice Set	99
Basic Procedure	99
Creating Your Original Organ Flutes Voices	103
Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles	106
Style Characteristics	106
Selecting a Chord Fingering Type	106
Playing Only the Rhythm Channels of a Style	107
Style Playback-related Settings	109
Split Point Settings	110
Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance of the Style (MIXING CONSOLE)	111
Convenient Music Finder feature	111
Searching the Records	111
Creating a Set of Favorite Records	113
Editing Records	114
Saving the Record	115
Style Creator	118
Style Structure	118
Creating a Style	118
Editing the Created Style	124
The Multi Pads	132
Multi Pad Creating (Multi Pad Creator)	132
Multi Pad Realtime Recording	132
Multi Pad Step Recording (EDIT)	133
Multi Pad Editing (Multi Pad Creator)	134
Registering and Recalling Custom Panel Setups - Registration Memory	135
Registering and Saving Custom Panel Setups	135
Recalling the Registered Panel Setups	136
Deleting an Unneeded Panel Setup/Naming a Panel Setup	137
Disabling Recall of Specific Items (Freeze Function)	138
Calling Up Registration Memory Numbers in Order - Registration Sequence	138
Using, Creating and Editing Songs	140
Compatible Song Types	140
Operations for Song Playback	141
Adjusting the Volume Balance and Voice Combination, etc. (MIXING CONSOLE)	144
Practicing Songs with the Guide Functions	145
Selecting the Guide Function Type	145
Recording Your Performance to MIDI	147
Recording Methods	147
Editing a Recorded Song	162
Connecting the PSR-S900/S700 Directly to the Internet	171
Connecting the Instrument to the Internet	171
Accessing the Special Website	172
Operations in the Special Website	172
Scrolling the Display	172
Following Links	173
Entering Characters	173
Return to the Previous Web Page	173
Refreshing a Web Page/Canceling Loading of a Web Page	174
Purchasing and Downloading Data	174
Registering Bookmarks of Your Favorite Pages	175
Opening a Bookmarked Page	176
About the Internet Settings Display	178
Changing the Home Page	181
Initializing Internet Settings	182
Glossary of Internet Terms	183
Using a Microphone (PSR-S900)	184
Editing Vocal Harmony Parameters	184
Adjusting the Microphone and Harmony Sound	187
Talk Setting	191
Using Your Instrument with Other Devices	193
Connecting Audio & Video Devices	193
Using External Audio Devices for Playback (1 [OUTPUT] jacks)	193
Playing External Audio Devices with the Built-in Speakers (2 [AUX IN] jacks)	193
Showing the Instrument’s Display Contents on a Separate TV Monitor (3 [VIDEO OUT] terminal) (PSR-S900)	194
Connecting a Microphone or Guitar (4 [MIC/LINE IN] Jack) (PSR-S900)	194
Using the Footswitch or Foot Controller (5 [FOOT PEDAL 1/2] jacks)	194
Assigning Specific Functions to Each Foot Pedal	195
Connecting External MIDI Devices (6 [MIDI] terminals)	198
Connecting to a computer, USB device, and the Internet	198
Connecting a Computer (6 [MIDI] and 7 [USB TO HOST] terminals)	198
Connecting to a USB-type LAN Adaptor and USB Storage Device (8 via the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal)	199
Connecting to the Internet (9 [LAN] Port)	200
What is MIDI?	201
MIDI Settings	204
Basic Operation	204
Pre-Programmed MIDI Templates	206
MIDI System Settings	207
MIDI Transmit Settings	207
MIDI Receive Settings	208
Setting the Bass Note for Style Playback via MIDI Receive	209
Setting the Chord Type for Style Playback via MIDI Receive	209
Troubleshooting	210
Specifications	215
Index	217

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Quick Guide

PSR-S900/S700 Owner’s Manual

Applying Harmony to Your Right-hand Melody

(HARMONY/ECHO)

Among the Voice Effects, Harmony is one of the most impressive. It automatically adds harmony parts to the notes you

play with your right hand—immediately giving you a more full and professional sound. For details on the Harmony/

Echo types, see page 89. An optional foot pedal can also be used to turn the effect on and off (page 194).

You can also use the Harmony effect with the style stopped (with the Stop Accompaniment function;

page 109). Simply hold down a chord with your left hand and play a melody with your right. Since the Har-

mony effect is added by detecting chords, if you play a melody with your right hand before playing any

chord, no Harmony effect is added to the notes.

Turn the [Harmony/Echo] button on.

Turn on both the [ACMP] button and [SYNC START] button (page 47) and make sure

that the RIGHT 1 part is on (page 30).

Play a chord with your left hand to start the style (page 47) and play some notes in

the right-hand range of the keyboard.

Split Point

Chord

section

In this example, harmony

notes in the scale of C major

(the chord played in the left

hand) are automatically

added to the notes played in

the Chord section right-hand

range of the keyboard.

Try out Harmony/Echo with some of the voices below...

Many of the voices have been automatically set to play certain Harmony/Echo types that match the particular voice.

Try out some of the voices below—playing chords with your left hand and melodies with your right—and listen to the

various Harmony and Echo effects.