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Playing Styles Quick Guide This instrument includes the Auto Accompaniment feature that plays appropriate "Styles" (rhythm + bass + chord accompaniment). You can select from a huge variety of Styles covering a wide range of musical genres. 1 Press the [STYLE] button, then use the dial to select the desired Style. The Style List is provided on the front panel, or in the Data List (page 9). Style Name For information about chords, refer to "Chord List" (page 48) or use the Chord Dictionary function (page 49). Split Point BritRock 001 Style Number This icon appears when a style number and name is displayed. 2 Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn on the Auto Accompaniment. EuTrance 049 5 Press the [START/STOP] button to stop playback. You can add intro, ending and rhythm variations to Style playback by using "Sections." For details, refer to page 44. This icon appears when automatic accompaniment is on. With this operation, the area of the keyboard to the left of the Split Point (054: F#2) becomes the "Auto Accompaniment range" and is used only for specifying the chords. Split Point (page 47) 036 048 (C1) (C2) 060 (C3) 072 084 096 (C4) (C5) (C6) Auto Accompaniment range 3 Press the [SYNC START] button to turn Synchro Start on. EuTrance 049 Flashes when sync start is on. 4 Play a chord in the Auto Accompaniment range to start playback. Play a melody with the right hand and chords with the left hand. Using the Music Database If you have difficulty finding and selecting the desired Style and Voice, use this feature. From the Music Database, just selecting the favorite music genre calls up the ideal settings. 1 Press the [MUSIC DATABASE] button. Both the Auto Accompaniment and Synchro Start are automatically turned on. Music Database name Jude Hey 001 2 Use the dial to select the desired Music Database. This operation calls up the panel settings such as Voice and Style that are registered to the selected Music Database. The Music Database List is provided in the Data List (page 9). 3 Play the keyboard as described in Steps 4-5 above. PSR-E443 Owner's Manual 23

Section	Page
Cover	1
Table of Contents	6
Special Features	6
Compatible Format and Functions	8
Included Accessories	8
About the Manuals	9
Setting Up	10
Panel Controls and Terminals	10
Setting Up	12
Power Requirements	12
Connecting Headphones or External Audio Equipment	14
Connecting a Footswitch to the [SUSTAIN] jack	14
Basic Operations	15
Turning the Power On/Off	15
Auto Power Off Function	15
Selecting Operations	15
Display Items	16
Quick Guide	17
Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices	17
Selecting a Main Voice	17
Playing the “Grand Piano”	17
Layering a Dual Voice	18
Playing a Split Voice in the Left Hand area	18
Using the Metronome	19
Adding Harmony	20
Creating Arpeggios	21
Triggering the Arpeggio	21
Changing the Arpeggio Type	21
Creating Original Sounds via the Knobs	22
Selecting a Knob Effect Combination	22
Applying the Filter to the Main Voice	22
Playing Styles	23
Using the Music Database	23
Playing with Patterns Like a DJ!	24
Playing Songs	25
Listening to a Demo Song	25
Selecting and Playing Back a Song	25
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause	26
A-B Repeat	26
Turning Each Track On/Off	26
Using the Song Lesson Feature	27
Three Types of Song Lesson	27
Practicing with Song Lesson	27
Making Practice Perfect—Repeat & Learn	28
Playing an External Audio Device with the Built-in Speakers	29
Using the Melody Suppressor	29
Recording Your Performance	30
Track Structure of a Song	30
Quick Recording	30
Recording to a Specified Track	31
Clearing a User Song	32
Clearing a Specified Track from a User Song	32
Memorizing Your Favorite Panel Settings	33
Memorizing Panel Settings to the Registration Memory	33
Recalling Panel Settings from the Registration Memory	33
Using with a Computer or iPad/iPhone	34
Connecting to a computer	34
Connecting an iPad/iPhone	34
Backup and Initialization	34
Backup Parameters	34
Initialization	34
Reference	35
Handy Performance Features	35
Selecting a Reverb Type	35
Selecting a Chorus Type	35
Pitch Controls—Transpose	36
Pitch Controls—Fine Tuning	36
Pitch Controls—the PITCH BEND wheel	36
Calling Up Optimum Panel Settings—One Touch Setting (OTS)	36
Changing the Touch Response of the Keyboard	37
Selecting an EQ Setting for the Best Sound	37
Scale Tuning	38
Selecting Scale	38
Setting the Base Note for Each Scale	38
Tuning Each Note to Create an Original Scale	39
Voice Settings	40
Selecting a Dual Voice	40
Selecting a Split Voice	40
Voice Editing	40
Parameters Assigned to the Knobs	41
Arpeggio Settings	43
Synchronizing an Arpeggio to Song/Style/Pattern Playback—Arpeggio Quantize	43
Holding the Arpeggio Playback via the Footswitch	43
Styles (Auto Accompaniment) and Patterns	44
Style Variations—Sections	44
Synchro Stop	45
Turning Each Track Of Style On/Off	45
Pattern Variations—Sections	46
Pattern Retrigger Function	46
Changing the Tempo	46
Tap Start	46
Adjusting the Volume of the Style or Pattern	47
Setting the Split Point	47
Playing Chords Without Style Playback	47
Chord Types for Style Playback	48
Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary	49
Song Settings	50
BGM (Background Music) Playback	50
Random Song Playback	50
Tempo Setting of the Song	51
Tap Start	51
Song Volume	51
Melody Voice Setting of the Preset Song	51
The Functions	52
Basic Procedure in the Function Display	52
USB Flash Memory Operations	56
Connecting a USB Flash Memory	57
Formatting a USB Flash Memory	58
Saving User Data to a USB Flash Memory	59
Saving a User Song as SMF to a USB Flash Memory	60
Loading User Data from a USB Flash Memory	60
Loading a Style File	61
Deleting a User File in the USB Flash Memory	62
Deleting a SMF File in the USB Flash Memory	62
Exiting from a File Control display	63
Appendix	64
Troubleshooting	64
Specifications	65

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PSR-E443

Owner’s Manual

Qui

k Gui

Playing Styles

This instrument includes the Auto Accompaniment feature that plays appropriate

“Styles” (rhythm + bass + chord accompaniment). You can select from a hu

e variety

of Styles coverin

a wide ran

e of musical

enres.

Press the [STYLE] button, then use the

dial to select the desired Style.

The Style List is provided on the front panel, or in

the Data List (page 9).

Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn

on the Auto Accompaniment.

With this operation, the area of the keyboard to the

left of the Split Point (054: F

2) becomes the

“Auto Accompaniment range” and is used only for

specifying the chords.

Press the [SYNC START] button to turn

Synchro Start on.

Play a chord in the Auto Accompani-

ment ran

e to start playback.

Play a melody with the right hand and chords with

the left hand.

For information about chords, refer to “Chord

List” (page 48) or use the Chord Dictionary func-

tion (page 49).

Press the [START/STOP] button to stop

playback.

You can add intro, ending and rhythm variations to

Style playback by using “Sections.” For details,

refer to page 44.

If you have difficulty finding and selecting the desired

Style and Voice, use this feature. From the Music

Database, just selecting the favorite music genre calls

up the ideal settings.

Press the [MUSIC DATABASE] button.

Both the Auto Accompaniment and Synchro Start

are automatically turned on.

Use the dial to select the desired Music

Database.

This operation calls up the panel settings such as

Voice and Style that are registered to the selected

Music Database. The Music Database List is pro-

vided in the Data List (page 9).

Play the keyboard as described in Steps

4–5 above.

BritRock

001

This icon appears when a style

number and name is displayed.

Style Name

Style Number

EuTrance

049

This icon appears when automatic

accompaniment is on.

Auto Accompaniment

range

Split Point (page 47)

036

(C1)

048

(C2)

060

(C3)

072

(C4)

084

(C5)

096

(C6)

EuTrance

049

Flashes when sync start is on.

Using the Music Database

Split Point

Jude Hey

001

Music Database name