Yamaha PSR-290 Owner's Manual - Page 69

Local Control, Using Initial Setup Send with a Sequencer, External Clock, Bulk Data Send - portatone

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MIDI Functions Local Control This function lets you enable or disable keyboard control over the PSR-290's voices in the Function mode (page 76). This would come in handy, for example, when recording notes to MIDI sequencer. If you are using the sequencer to play back the voices of the PSR-290, you would want to set this to "off" - in order to avoid getting "double" notes, both from the keyboard and from the sequencer. Normally, when playing the PSR-290 by itself, this should be set to "on." • No sound is output from the PSR-290 when Local ON/OFF is set to OFF. Using Initial Setup Send with a Sequencer The most common use for the Initial Setup Send function is in recording a song on a sequencer that is intended for playback with the PSR-290. Essentially, this takes a "snapshot" of the PSR-290 settings and sends that data to the sequencer. By recording this "snapshot" at the start of the song (before any actual performance data), you can instantly restore the necessary settings on the PSR-290 in the Function mode (page 76). Provided there is a pause in the song, you could also do this in the middle of a song - for example, completely changing the PSR290 settings for the next section of the song. • When the Initial Setup Send operation is completed, the PSR290 automatically returns to the previous panel condition. External Clock This determines whether the style and song playback functions are controlled by the PortaTone's internal clock (off) or by MIDI clock data from an external sequencer or computer (on). This should be set to on when you want to have style or song playback follow the external device (such as a rhythm machine or a sequencer). The default setting is off. These settings can be made in the Function mode (page 76). • If External Clock is set to ON, style or song playback will not start unless external clock are received. Bulk Data Send This lets you save important PortaTone data and settings to another device (such as a sequencer, computer, or MIDI data filer). These settings can be made in the Function mode (page 76). G Bulk Data Receive Send the Bulk Data from computer or sequencer to the PSR-290. • Keep in mind that all recorded Song data and One Touch Setting data operations replace the data. 69

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MIDI Functions
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This function lets you enable or disable keyboard control over the PSR-290’s
voices in the
Function mode (pa
g
e
76
)
.
This would come in handy, for example,
when recording notes to MIDI sequencer.
If you are using the sequencer to play
back the voices of the PSR-290, you would want to set this to “off” — in order to
avoid getting “double” notes, both from the keyboard and from the sequencer.
Normally, when playing the PSR-290 by itself, this should be set to “on.”
The most common use for the Initial Setup Send function is in recording a song
on a sequencer that is intended for playback with the PSR-290.
Essentially, this
takes a “snapshot” of the PSR-290 settings and sends that data to the sequencer.
By recording this “snapshot” at the start of the song (before any actual perfor-
mance data), you can instantly restore the necessary settings on the PSR-290 in
the
Function mode (pa
g
e
76
)
.
Provided there is a pause in the song, you could
also do this in the middle of a song — for example, completely changing the PSR-
290 settings for the next section of the song.
This determines whether the style and song playback functions are controlled by
the PortaTone’s internal clock (off) or by MIDI clock data from an external
sequencer or computer (on).
This should be set to on when you want to have style or song playback follow the
external device (such as a rhythm machine or a sequencer). The default setting is
off.
These settings can be made in the Function mode (pa
g
e
76
).
This lets you save important PortaTone data and settings to another device (such
as a sequencer, computer, or MIDI data filer).
These settings can be made in the Function mode (pa
g
e
76
).
●
Bulk Data Receive
Send the Bulk Data from computer or sequencer to the PSR-290.
Local Control
• No sound is output from the
PSR-290 when Local ON/OFF
is set to OFF.
Using Initial Setup Send with a Sequencer
• When the Initial Setup Send
operation is completed, the PSR-
290 automatically returns to the
previous panel condition.
External Clock
• If External Clock is set to ON,
style or song playback will not
start unless external clock are
received.
Bulk Data Send
• Keep in mind that all recorded
Song data and One Touch Set-
ting data operations replace
the data.