Yamaha PSR-A5000 PSR-A5000 Reference Manual_EN - Page 105

Assignable Functions (Assignable display) In the list below, "P" indicates the pedals, "A" indicates the ASSIGNABLE buttons, and "S" indicates the [STYLE TEMPO LOCK/ASSIGNABLE] button. The functions marked by "" are available for the corresponding pedals or buttons. For functions indicated with "*," use only the foot controller; proper operation cannot be done with a Footswitch. For functions indicated with "Range," you can set the range to control from the following. • Full: Min. - Center - Max. • Upper: Center - Max. • Lower: Center - Min. For functions indicated with "Control Type," you can select the behavior of the controller from the following if necessary. Some functions have specific behaviors mentioned individually. • Toggle: Switches On/Off with every press. • Hold A: Turns the function on and keeps it active while holding down. • Hold B: Turns the function off and keeps it inactive while holding down. NOTE You can make detailed settings of each function on the bottom of the Assignable display, such as which parts will be affected by the function, etc. (available items depend on each function). Functions Assignability Controller Function Settings Category Voice Function Articulation1/2 Volume* Sustain (Control Type) Panel Sustain On/ Off (Control Type) Sostenuto (Control Type) Description When you use a Super Articulation Voice that has an effect corresponding to this function, you can enable the effect by a controller to which this function is assigned. Controls the volume. Controls the sustain. When you press and hold a controller to which this function is assigned, all notes played on the keyboard have a longer sustain. Releasing the pedal immediately stops (dampens) any sustained notes. Same as the VOICE EFFECT [SUSTAIN] button. PAS   Controls the Sostenuto effect. If you play a note or chord on the keyboard   and press a controller to which this function is assigned while holding the note(s), the notes will sustain as long as the controller is held. However, all subsequent notes will not sustain. This makes it possible to sustain a chord, for example, while other notes are played staccato. Soft (Control Type) Glide (Range, Control Type) NOTE This function will not affect any Organ Flutes or some Super Articulation Voices. 10 Controls the Soft effect. Pressing a controller to which this function is  - assigned reduces the volume and changes the timbre of the notes you play. This is effective only for certain appropriate Voices. When a controller to which this function is assigned is pressed, the pitch changes, and then returns to normal pitch when the controller is released. You can make the following settings at the bottom of this display.  - • Pitch Bend Range Left, Right1, Right2, Right3: Determines the pitch bend range for each keyboard part which is affected by moving a controller to which this function is assigned. The range is from "0" to "12" with each step corresponding to one semitone. The setting of the range is shared among all controllers related to Pitch Bend. • On Speed: Determines the speed of the pitch change when the controller is pressed. • Off Speed: Determines the speed of the pitch change when the controller is released. PSR-A5000 Reference Manual 105