Yamaha PSR-I500 PSR-I500 Owners Manual - Page 21

Try Playing a Variety of Instr

u

ment Voices

PSR-I500

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ner’s Man

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k Gui

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e

2

Rotate the dial to select the number of

beats per measure.

A chime

w

ill so

u

nd on the first

b

eat of each mea-

s

u

re

w

hile a click so

u

nds the other

b

eats. If “0” is

selected, a click so

u

nds for all

b

eats

w

ith no

chime accent. Select 6 for this example.

3

Press the CATEGORY [>>] button once

to call up “TimeSi

g

D” (Time Si

g

nature

Denominator).

The length of one

b

eat is sho

w

n on the display.

4

Rotate the dial to select the len

g

th of

one beat, from 2

nd

, 4

th

, 8

th

and 16

th

note

values.

Select “08” (8

th

note) for this example.

5

Confirm the settin

g

by playin

g

the Metro-

nome.

Settin

g

the Metronome Volume

1

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

2

Use the CATEGORY [<<] and [>>] but-

tons to call up “MtrVol” (Function 062).

3

Rotate the dial to set the volume.

Yo

u

can add effects s

u

ch as Harmony, Tremolo and

Echo to the Main Voice. For a list of the effects, refer to

the Harmony Type List in the online material Data List.

1

Press the [HARMONY/ARPEGGIO] but-

ton to turn Harmony or Arpe

gg

ios on.

The HARMONY or ARPEGGIO icon appears on

the display and the Harmony effect or the Arpeg-

gio f

u

nction t

u

rns on.

Altho

u

gh t

u

rning on the Harmony or the Arpeggio

w

ill select a Harmony type or an Arpeggio type

s

u

ita

b

le for the c

u

rrent Main Voice, yo

u

can

select a different Harmony type or Arpeggio type

(page 22).

2

Press a note or notes to add a Harmony

or tri

gg

er an Arpe

gg

io.

The operation differs depending on the Harmony

type. Try playing the key

b

oard

b

y referring to “Play-

ing each Harmony Type” (see next page), and the

Harmony Type List on the Data List (online).

The Arpeggio phrase differs depending on the n

u

m-

b

er of pressed notes and the area of the key

b

oard.

3

Press the [HARMONY/ARPEGGIO] button

a

g

ain to turn the Harmony or Arpe

gg

io off.

• This parameter cannot be set during playback of a Style,

Song or Riyaz.

NOTE

TimeSigD

08

The length of

one

b

eat.

MtrVol

100

062

Metronome

v

ol

u

me

Adding Harmony/Triggering

Arpeggios

• When Split (page 20) is on, Arpeggio is applied only to

the Split Voice. When Split is off, Arpeggio is applied to

the Main and Dual Voices. Arpeggio cannot be applied to

the Split and Main/Dual Voices simultaneously.

• Selecting a Voice number between 330 and 339 will turn

on Split automatically, as well as Arpeggio. When one of

those Voices is selected, Arpeggio is applied only to the

Split Voice and is triggered only by playing a key to the

left of the Split Point.

• By assigning the Arpeggio Hold function to the foot-

switch, the Arpeggio will continue to play after the note is

released (page 56).

Appears

w

hen the Har-

mony f

u

nction is on.

Appears

w

hen the

Arpeggio f

u

nction is on.

NOTE

Section	Page
PRECAUTIONS	5
Table of Contents	8
Special Features	8
Compatible Format and Functions	10
Included Accessories	10
About the Manuals	11
Setting Up	12
Panel Controls and Terminals	12
Setting Up	14
Power Requirements	14
Turning the Power On/Off	16
Adjusting the Master Volume	16
Using a Keyboard Stand	16
Quick Guide	17
Basic Operation and Display Items	17
Basic Operation	17
Display Items	18
Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices	19
Selecting a Main Voice	19
Resetting the Voice settings to Default (Playing the Harmonium Voice)	19
Playing the Grand Piano Voice	19
Layering a Dual Voice	19
Playing a Split Voice in the Left Hand area	20
Using the Metronome	20
Adding Harmony/Triggering Arpeggios	21
Changing the Harmony and Arpeggio types	22
Adding DSP Effects	23
Creating Original Sounds via the Knobs	24
Assigning Functions to the Knobs	24
Switching the Target	24
Using the Knobs	24
Playing Styles	25
Playing Songs	26
Listening to a Demo Song	27
Selecting and Playing Back a Song	27
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause	27
Playing a Specified Section of a Song Repeatedly (A-B Repeat)	28
Turning Each Track On/Off	28
Using the Song Lesson Feature	29
Three Types of Song Lesson	29
Practicing with Song Lesson	29
Making Practice Perfect— Repeat & Learn	30
Playing the Riyaz	31
Playing with Quick Sampling	32
Playing back the Samples	32
Getting Ready for Sampling	32
Sampling External Audio Sound	33
Restoring the Default Samples	35
Saving a Sample to a USB Flash Drive	35
Loading a Sample from a USB Flash Drive	36
Deleting a Sample in the USB Flash Drive	36
Recording Your Performance	37
Track Structure of a Song	37
Quick Recording	37
Recording to a Specified Track	38
Clearing a User Song	39
Clearing a Specified Track from a User Song	39
Audio Playback and Recording	40
Playing back an Audio File in a USB Flash Drive	40
Recording/Saving Audio Files to a USB Flash Drive	41
Deleting Audio Files from the USB Flash Drive	42
Memorizing Your Favorite Settings (Registration Memory)	43
Memorizing Panel Settings to the Registration Memory	43
Recalling Panel Settings from the Registration Memory	43
Freezing the Style settings even if a different Registration number is selected	44
Freezing the Transpose settings even if a different Registration number is selected	44
Connecting to Other Devices	45
Connecting Headphones or an External Device	45
Connecting a Footswitch to the SUSTAIN jack	45
Playing an External Audio Device with the Built-in Speakers	46
Using the Melody Suppressor	46
Using with Computer or Smart Device	47
Backup and Initialization	48
Backup Parameters	48
Initializing the Instrument	48
Reference	49
Handy Performance Features	49
Selecting a Reverb Type	49
Selecting a Chorus Type	49
Pitch Controls—Transpose	50
Pitch Controls—Fine Tuning	50
Pitch Controls—the [PITCH BEND] wheel	50
Using Portamento	50
Setting the Portamento time	51
Calling Up Optimum Panel Settings—One Touch Setting (OTS)	51
Changing the Touch Response of the Keyboard	51
Selecting an EQ Setting for the Best Sound	52
Scale Tuning	53
Selecting a Scale	53
Setting the Base Note for Each Scale	53
Tuning Each Note to Create an Original Scale	54
Voice Settings	55
Selecting a Dual Voice	55
Selecting a Split Voice	55
Voice Editing	55
Arpeggio Settings	56
Synchronizing an Arpeggio to Song/Style/Riyaz Playback— Arpeggio Quantize	56
Holding the Arpeggio Playback via the Footswitch	56
Parameters Assigned to the Knobs	57
Styles and Riyaz Patterns	59
Style Variations—Sections	59
Style Synchro Stop	60
Turning Each Style Track On/Off	60
Riyaz Variations	61
Changing the Tempo	61
Tap Start	61
Adjusting the Volume of the Style or Riyaz	62
Setting the Split Point	62
Playing Chords Without Style Playback (Stop Accompaniment)	62
Chord Types for Style Playback	63
Song Settings	64
Background Music Playback	64
Random Song Playback	64
Tempo Setting of the Song	65
Tap Start	65
Song Volume	65
Melody Voice Setting of the Preset Song	65
The Functions	66
Basic Procedure in the Function Display	66
USB Flash Drive Operations	71
Connecting a USB Flash Drive	72
Formatting a USB Flash Drive	73
Saving User Data to a USB Flash Drive	73
Saving a User Song as SMF to a USB Flash Drive	74
Loading User Data from a USB Flash Drive	75
Loading a Style File	76
Deleting a User File in the USB Flash Drive	77
Deleting an SMF File in the USB Flash Drive	77
Exiting from a File Control Display	78
Message List	78
Specifications	80

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