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Song Playback Functions, Changing the Melody Voice of a Song, Song Volume

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Song Playback Functions Changing the Melody Voice of a Song You can change a song's melody voice to any other voice you prefer. 1 Press the [SONG] button and then select the song for which you want to select a different melody voice. 2 Press the [VOICE] button and use the number buttons [0] ~ [9] or the [+] and [-] buttons to select the desired voice. 003 HnkyTonk The selected voice will sound when you play the keyboard. 3 Press and hold the [VOICE] button for longer than a second. MELODY VOICE CHANGE will appear in the display and the voice you selected in step 2 will replace the selected song's original voice. MELODY V Song Volume You can adjust the song playback volume to achieve the best balance with the keyboard sound. 1 Use the [LEFT MENU] button to select STYLE/SONG VOLUME. Current song volume setting 100 SONG VOL 48 PSR-450 Owner's Manual

Section	Page
Cover	1
Special Message Section	2
FCC Information	3
Precautions	4
Handling the floppy disk drive (FDD) and floppy disks	6
The Panel Logos	7
Congratulations	8
Main Features	8
Contents	9
Setting Up	10
Power Requirements	10
Turning On the Power	11
Accessory Jacks	11
Panel Controls and Terminals	12
Quick Guide	14
STEP 1 - Playing Songs	14
Listen To the Demo Songs	14
Select and Play One Song	14
STEP 2 - Play Using the Music Database	16
Music Database	16
Settings Included In the Music Database	17
STEP 3 - Play Using a Style	18
Rhythm-only Accompaniment	18
Full Accompaniment With Left-hand Chords	19
Adding Variations To the Style (Sections)	20
Handy Style Playback Functions	22
Ways To Start Style Playback	22
Ways To Stop Style Playback	23
Setting the Style Volume	23
STEP 4 - Try Out the Various Instrument Voices	24
Play the Grand Piano Voice	24
Play With the Metronome	24
Starting and Stopping the Metronome	24
Setting the Metronome Tempo	24
Setting the Metronome Time Signature	25
Setting the Metronome Volume	25
Select and Try Out a Variety Of Voices	26
Use One-touch Setting To Automatically Select Voices	27
Try Out the Drum Kits	27
Play Different Voices With the Left and Right Hands	28
One-touch Split Voice Selection	28
Changing the Split Point	28
Play Two Voices At the Same Time (Dual Voice)	29
Main and Dual Voice Settings	29
STEP 5 - Play With a Variety Of Effects	30
Pitch Variation With the Pitch bend Wheel	30
Adjust the Pitch bend Range	30
Add Harmony To the Right-hand Melody	31
Select the Harmony Type	31
Play With Harmony	32
Add Reverb	32
Add DSP Effects	33
STEP 6 - Record Your Performance	34
Recording Procedure	34
Clearing User Song Data	36
Song Clear	36
Track Clear	37
Basic Operation and LCD Display	38
Data Backup & Initialization	41
Data Backup	41
Data Initialization	41
Performance Features	42
Touch Response for Keyboard Dynamics Control	42
Touch response On/Off	42
Touch Response Sensitivity Adjustment	42
Transpose Pitch up or Down in Semitone Increments	43
Fine Pitch Tuning	43
Playing Style (Accompaniment) Chords	44
Simple Chords Using 1 ~ 3 Fingers	44
Full Chords	44
Looking Up Chords Using the Dictionary	46
Song Playback Functions	48
Changing the Melody Voice of a Song	48
Song Volume	48
Repeat Playback	49
Easy Performer	50
Play With Easy Performer	50
Save the Panel Settings (Registration Memory)	52
Saving the Current Panel Settings	52
Recall the Save panel Settings	53
Floppy Disk Save and Load	54
Playing Disk Songs	54
Change the Playback Octave Of a Track	55
Save	55
Load	57
Delete	58
Format	59
MIDI Functions	62
What Is MIDI?	62
Things You Can Do With MIDI	63
Connecting to a Personal Computer	64
Local On/Off	64
PSR-450 Panel Setting Transmission (Initial Send)	65
Clock Settings	66
Voice List	67
Maximum Polyphony	67
Drum Kit List	74
Style List	76
Music Database List	77
Effect Type List	78
MIDI Implementation Chart	80
MIDI Data Format	81
Effect map	82
Troubleshooting	83
Specifications	84