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Auto Accompaniment Accompaniment Sections There are various types of Auto Accompaniment sections that allow you to vary the arrangement of the accompaniment to match the song you are playing. They are: Intro, Main (A, B, C, D), Fill-in (A, B, C, D) and Ending. By switching among them as you play, you can easily produce the dynamic elements of a professional-sounding arrangement in your performance. PSR-740 COUNT INTRO INTRO MAIN/AUTO FILL SIMPLE ENDING ENDING A B C D PSR-640 INTRO MAIN/AUTO FILL ENDING A B C D q INTRO Section This is used for the beginning of the song. When the intro finishes playing, accompaniment shifts to the main section. The length of the intro (in measures) differs depending on the selected style. The PSR740 also features two intros: INTRO and COUNT INTRO. q MAIN Section This is used for playing the main part of the song. It plays an accompaniment pattern of several measures (2 - 4 measures), and repeats indefinitely until another section's button is pressed. There are 4 variations on the basic pattern, A - D and the auto accompaniment changes harmonically based on the chords you play with your left hand. q FILL-IN Section The fill-in sections let you add dynamic variations and breaks in the rhythm of the accompaniment, to make your performance sound even more professional. Simply press one of the MAIN/AUTO FILL (A, B, C, D) buttons as you play, and the selected fill-in section plays automatically (AUTO FILL), spicing up the auto accompaniment. When the fill-in is finished, it leads smoothly into the selected main section (A, B, C, D). There are four variations for the fill-in sections, each specially programmed to match the selected main section. q ENDING Section This is used for the ending of the song. When the ending is finished, the auto accompaniment stops automatically. The length of the ending (in measures) differs depending on the selected style. The PSR-740 also features two endings: ENDING and SIMPLE ENDING . 1 Press the [STYLE] button (page 34). 2 Select a style (page 34). Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons [1]-[0]. 3 Turn AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT on (page 35). 4 Turn SYNCHRONIZED START on (page 35). • [ACMP] is the abbreviation of [ACCOMPANIMENT] and [SYNC START] is that of [SYNCHRONIZED START]. 36 34

Section	Page
Cover	1
PRECAUTIONS	3
Congratulations!	4
Packing List	4
How to use the manual	5
Contents	6
Important Features	8
Panel logos	9
Panel Controls and Terminals	10
Top Panel Controls	11
Rear Panel Controls	11
Setting Up	12
Power supply connections	12
Connecting a footswitch	12
Audio equipment connections	13
Connecting a microphone (PSR-740)	13
Connecting external MIDI devices	14
Music stand	14
Demo Song Playback	15
Panel Display Indications	16
Basic Operation	17
Calling up the Operation Displays	17
Help — How to Read the Help/Operation Guide	18
Menu Selection	19
Changing (Editing) Values	20
Naming	21
Direct Access	21
Function Tree	22
Direct Access Chart	24
Mode	25
Style Mode	25
Song Mode	25
Record Mode	25
Disk Mode	25
Playing Voices	26
Selecting a Voice	26
Playing Two Voices (R1, R2) Simultaneously	27
Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands	28
Functions of the Keyboard	29
Transpose	30
Pitch Bend Wheel	30
Modulation Wheel (PSR-740)	30
Sustain	31
Keyboard Percussion	31
Organ Flutes (PSR-740)	32
Organ Flutes Editing	33
Auto Accompaniment	34
Using Auto Accompaniment (rhythm track only)	34
Using Auto Accompaniment (all tracks)	35
Accompaniment Sections	36
Tempo/Tap	38
Accompaniment Track Muting	39
Accompaniment Volume Control	39
Chord Fingerings	40
Accompaniment Split Point	42
Synchro Stop	43
One Touch Setting	44
Groove (PSR-740)	45
Applying Groove & Dynamics	45
Editing the Groove and Dynamics Effect	46
The Multi Pads	48
Playing the Multi Pads	48
Chord Match	48
Selecting a Multi Pad Bank	49
Turning Chord Match On/Off	49
Digital Effects	50
Reverb	50
Chorus	52
DSP (PSR-640)	53
System Effects and Insertion Effects	54
Multi Effects (DSP1-3) (PSR-740)	54
Harmony/Echo	56
Master EQ (PSR-740)	59
Registration Memory	62
Registering the Panel Settings	63
Recalling the Registered Panel Settings	63
Selecting a Registration Bank	64
Naming the Registration Banks	64
Disk Operations	65
Using the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks	66
Sample Disk	67
Format	68
Save	68
Load	70
Song Copy	72
Delete	75
Disk Song Playback	76
Song Playback	76
Song Track Muting	78
Song Volume Control	78
Playing from a Specified Measure	79
Repeat Play	80
Song Transpose	81
Vocal Harmony (PSR-740)	82
Setting up	82
Using the Vocal Harmony effect	83
Changing the harmony settings	84
Talk Setting	86
Part Settings	88
Voice Change	89
Mixer	90
Parameter Edit	91
Song Recording	92
Quick Recording	94
Multi Track Recording	96
Re-recording — Punch In/Out and Start Measure	98
Quantize	100
Editing Setup Data	102
Naming User Songs	104
Clearing User Song Data	105
Multi Pad Recording	106
Multi Pad Recording	106
Chord Match	108
Naming User Pads	108
Clearing User Pad Data	109
Style Recording	110
Style Recording — Rhythm Track	112
Style Recording — Bass/Phrase/Pad/Chord Tracks	114
Quantize	116
Naming User Styles	118
Clearing User Style Data	118
CTAB Parameters	119
MIDI Functions	122
What’s MIDI?	122
What You Can Do With MIDI	124
MIDI Data Compatibility	125
Connecting to a Personal Computer	126
MIDI Template	128
MIDI Transmit Setting	130
MIDI Receive Setting	131
Local Control	132
Clock	132
Initial Setup Send	133
Other Functions (Utility)	134
Metronome	134
Part Octave	135
Master Tuning	135
Scale Tuning	135
Split Point	135
Touch Sensitivity	136
Voice Set	136
Footswitch	137
Foot Volume	138
Pitch Bend Range	139
Modulation Wheel (PSR-740)	139
Appendix	140
Voice List	140
PSR-740 Panel Voice List	140
PSR-640 Panel Voice List	143
PSR-740/640 XG Voice List	145
Drum Kit List	148
Style List	150
Multi Pad Bank List	151
About the Digital Effects (Reverb/Chorus/DSP)	152
Reverb Type List (PSR-740/640)	154
Chorus Type List (PSR-740/640)	154
DSP Type List (PSR-640)	154
DSP Type List (PSR-740)	155
DSP 1-4 Type List (PSR-740)	156
Harmony/Echo Type List	157
Vocal Harmony Type List (PSR-740)	158
Data Backup & Initialization	159
Alert Message List	160
Troubleshooting	162
MIDI Data Format	163
MIDI Implementation Chart	178
Index	181

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Auto Accompaniment

Accompaniment Sections

There are various types of Auto Accompaniment sections that allow you to vary the

arrangement of the accompaniment to match the song you are playing. They are: Intro,

Main (A, B, C, D), Fill-in (A, B, C, D) and Ending. By switching among them as you

play, you can easily produce the dynamic elements of a professional-sounding arrange-

ment in your performance.

Press the [STYLE] button (page 34).

Select a style (page 34).

Use the

data dial

, the

[+/YES]

button, the

[-/NO]

button or the number buttons

[1]

[0]

Turn AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT on (page 35).

●

INTRO Section

This is used for the beginning of the song. When the intro finishes playing, accompani-

ment shifts to the main section.

The length of the intro (in measures) differs depending on the selected style.

The PSR-

740 also features two intros: INTRO and COUNT INTRO.

●

MAIN Section

This is used for playing the main part of the song.

It plays an accompaniment pattern of

several measures (2 - 4 measures), and repeats indefinitely until another section’s button

is pressed.

There are 4 variations on the basic pattern, A - D and the auto accompani-

ment changes harmonically based on the chords you play with your left hand.

●

FILL-IN Section

The fill-in sections let you add dynamic variations and breaks in the rhythm of the

accompaniment, to make your performance sound even more professional.

Simply press

one of the MAIN/AUTO FILL (A, B, C, D) buttons as you play, and the selected fill-in

section plays automatically (AUTO FILL), spicing up the auto accompaniment.

When the

fill-in is finished, it leads smoothly into the selected main section (A, B, C, D).

There are

four variations for the fill-in sections, each specially programmed to match the selected

main section.

●

ENDING Section

This is used for the ending of the song.

When the ending is finished, the auto accompani-

ment stops automatically.

The length of the ending (in measures) differs depending on

the selected style.

The PSR-740 also features two endings: ENDING

and SIMPLE

ENDING .

•

[ACMP] is the abbreviation of

[ACCOMPANIMENT] and

[SYNC START] is that of

[SYNCHRONIZED START].

PSR-740

PSR-640

Turn SYNCHRONIZED START on (page 35).

MAIN/AUTO FILL

COUNT

INTRO

SIMPLE

ENDING

MAIN/AUTO FILL

INTRO

ENDING