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Playing Voices, Selecting a Voice - keyboard manual

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Playing Voices The PSR-740/640 has a huge selection of various musical instrument voices which you can play. Try out the different voices referring to the voice list at the end of this manual (page 140). Select and play the voices of different musical instruments • Selecting a Voice page 26 • Keyboard Percussion page 31 Assign three different voices to the keyboard and play them • Playing Two Voices (R1, R2) Simultaneously page 27 • Playing Different Voices with the Left (L) and Right (R1, R2) Hands page 28 • Functions of the Keyboard page 29 Other voice-related functions • Pitch Bend Wheel page 30 • Modulation Wheel (PSR-740 page 30 • Transpose ...page 30 • Sustain ...page 31 • Touch Sensitivity page 136 Selecting a Voice 1 Press the [VOICE R1] button. • The voice selected here is called voice R1 (RIGHT 1). See page 29 for more information on voice R1. 2 Select a voice. Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons [1]-[0]. Refer to the Voice List (page 140). The voices of the PSR-740/640 are divided into different groups or basic categories. You can select different voice groups in succession by pressing the [NEXT] button. Selecting a specific voice group makes it easier to select a desired voice, since it lets you narrow down your search to just the voices of a certain category. BACK NEXT Press the [BACK] button to return back to the VOICE RIGHT1 diaplay. 3 Play & adjust the volume. 26 24

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Playing Voices
The PSR-740/640 has a huge selection of various musical instrument voices which you can play.
Try out
the different voices referring to the voice list at the end of this manual (page 140).
Select and play the voices of different musical instruments
• Selecting a Voice
..........................................................................................
page 26
• Keyboard Percussion
...................................................................................
page 31
Assign three different voices to the keyboard and play them
• Playing Two Voices (R1, R2) Simultaneously
...............................................
page 27
• Playing Different Voices with the Left (L) and Right (R1, R2) Hands
...........
page 28
• Functions of the Keyboard
...........................................................................
page 29
Other voice-related functions
• Pitch Bend Wheel
........................................................................................
page 30
• Modulation Wheel (PSR-740)
......................................................................
page 30
• Transpose
.....................................................................................................
page 30
• Sustain
.........................................................................................................
page 31
• Touch Sensitivity
........................................................................................
page 136
Selecting a Voice
1
Press the [VOICE R1] button.
•
The voice selected here is
called voice R1 (RIGHT 1).
See page 29 for more
information on voice R1.
2
Select a voice.
Use the
data dial
, the
[+/YES]
button, the
[-/NO]
button or the number buttons
[1]
-
[0]
.
Refer to the Voice List (page 140).
3
Play & adjust the volume.
The voices of the PSR-740/640 are divided into different groups or basic
categories.
You can select different voice groups in succession by pressing the
[NEXT]
button.
Selecting a specific voice group makes it easier to select a
desired voice, since it lets you narrow down your search to just the voices of a
certain category.
Press the
[BACK]
button to return back to the VOICE RIGHT1 diaplay.
BACK
NEXT
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