Yamaha PSR-I300 PSR-I300 Owners Manual - Page 16

Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices Reference In addition to piano, organ, and other "conventional" keyboard instruments, this instrument has a large range of Voices that includes guitar, bass, strings, sax, trumpet, drums and percussion, and even sound effects-giving you a wide variety of musical sounds. Reference Selecting a Main Voice 1 Press the [VOICE] button. The Voice number and name will be shown. Voice number 001Harmnum1 Voice name The Voice shown here becomes the Main Voice for the instrument. Always appears on the display. NOTE • with is not displayed alone. It is always displayed or . Refer to page 15. 2 Use the number buttons [0]-[9], or [+/YES] and [-/NO] buttons to select the desired Voice. Refer to the Voice List on page 70. 004Shehnai Select the Voice you want to play 3 Play the keyboard. Playing the "Harmonium/Piano" When you want to reset various settings to default and simply play a Harmonium sound, press the [HARMONIUM/PIANO] button. The Voice "001 Harmonium Single" is selected automatically as the Main Voice. When "001 Harmonium Single" is already selected, "031 Live! Concert Grand Piano" is selected instead. Using the Metronome The instrument features a built-in metronome (a device that keeps an accurate tempo), convenient for practicing. 1 Press the [METRONOME] button to start the metronome. 2 Press the [METRONOME] button again to stop the metronome. To change the tempo: Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button to call up the Tempo value, and then use the number buttons [0]-[9], or [+/YES] and [-/NO] buttons. Preset Voice Types 001-030 (Indian Voices) Used for Indian music performance. 001-259 Instrument Voices (including sound effects). 260-279 (Drum Kit) Various drum and percussion sounds are assigned to individual keys, from which they can be played. Details on the instruments and key assignments of each Drum Kit can be found on page 72. 280-299 Arpeggios are automatically reproduced by simply playing the keyboard (page 21). 300-644 XGlite Voices (page 73) One Touch Setting The One Touch Setting feature automatically selects the most suitable Voice when you 000 select a Style, Riyaz or Song (excepting Songs and Styles input from other devices). Simply select Voice number "000" to activate this fea- ture. 16 PSR-I300 Owner's Manual 090Tempo Current Tempo value Press the [+/YES] and [-/NO] buttons simultaneously to call up the default tempo value of the current Style, Riyaz or Song. To set the Time Signature: Press and hold the [METRONOME] button to call up "TimeSigN" (Functions 032; page 56), and then use the number buttons, or [+/YES] and [-/NO] buttons. To set the Metronome Volume: Call up Function number 034 (page 56).