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Song settings, Changing the Melody Voice, Song Volume

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Song settings Changing the Melody Voice You can change a Song's melody Voice to any other Voice you prefer. 1 Select the Song and play it. Refer to the section "Playing Songs" on page 20. 2 Select a desired Voice by using the number buttons [0]- [9], [+], [-]. NOTE • You cannot change the melody Voice of a User Song. 003 HnkyTonk 001 The selected Voice sounds when you play the keyboard. If a Song has played through and stopped during this procedure, press the [START/STOP] button to start playback again. 3 Press and hold the [VOICE] button for longer than a second. "SONG MELODY VOICE" appears in the display for a few seconds, indicating that the Voice selected in Step 2 has replaced the Song's original melody Voice. Hold for longer than a second. Song Volume This procedure allows you to adjust the balance between Song playback and the notes you play on the keyboard by setting the volume of the playback sound. 1 Press the [SONG] button. PSR-A300 Owner's Manual 41 39

Section	Page
Cover	1
PRECAUTIONS	4
Panel logos	6
Supplied Accessories	6
Setting Up	8
Power Requirements	8
Connecting headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack)	9
Connecting a footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack)	9
Using the MIDI Terminals	9
Turn on the power	9
Panel Controls and Terminals	10
Front Panel	10
Rear Panel	10
- Quick Guide -	12
Step 1 Changing the Voices	12
Try playing a variety of instrument Voices	12
Playing Two Voices Simultaneously-Dual	13
Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands-Split	14
Playing the Grand Piano Voice	15
Drum kits & Oriental Percussion kits	15
Step 2 Fun Sounds	17
Step 3 Play With The Metronome	18
Start the metronome	18
Step 4 Playing Songs	20
Select and Listen to a Specific Song	20
Step 5 Play with a Style	22
Selecting a rhythm of a Style	22
Playing with a Style	23
Step 6 Record your own performance	25
Recording Your Performance	25
Recording to a specified track	26
Deleting User Songs	28
Step 7 Using Oriental Scales	29
Setting an Oriental Scale-Scale Setting	29
Registering the Scale settings	30
Recall the Scale settings	31
Set the Accompaniment Tuning on	31
Step 8 Play with the Pitch Bend Wheel	32
Adding pitch variations with the Pitch Bend Wheel	32
Adjust the pitch bend range	32
Backup and Initialization	33
Backup	33
Initialization	33
Basic Operation and Displays	34
Basic Operation	34
Display	36
Song Lesson	37
Lesson 1 (Listen & Learn)	37
Lesson 2 (Timing)	39
Lesson 3 (Waiting)	40
Song settings	41
Changing the Melody Voice	41
Song Volume	41
Mute	42
Practice Makes Perfect	43
Play With a Variety of Effects	44
Adding Harmony	44
Adding Reverb	45
Adding Chorus	46
Adding Panel Sustain	46
Handy Performance Features	47
Touch Response Sensitivity	47
Setting the Split Point	48
Transpose	48
Tuning	49
One Touch Setting	49
Changing the tempo of the Song/Style	50
Adjusting the Voice Parameters	50
Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions	51
Various ways to start and stop Style playback	51
Pattern Variation (Sections)	53
Adjusting the Style Volume	55
Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords	56
Easy Chords	56
Standard Chords	56
Looking up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary	58
Function Settings	60
Select the item and change the value	60
About MIDI	62
What is MIDI?	62
What You Can Do With MIDI	62
Transferring Performance Data To and From Another Instrument	63
Transferring data between the PSR-A300 and a computer	65
Troubleshooting	68
Index	69
Voice List	71
Maximum Polyphony	71
Drum Kit & Oriental Perussion Kit List	78
Style List	83
Effect Type List	84
MIDI Implementation Chart	86
MIDI Data Format	88
Effect map	90