Yamaha PSR-S900 Owner's Manual - Page 61

Convenient Functions for Singing Along with Your Own Performance

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Quick Guide Adjusting the microphone and Song volume (PSR-S900) You can adjust the volume balance between the Song playback and the microphone. 1 Press the [BALANCE] button to call up the Volume Balance display. 2 To adjust the microphone volume, press the [4π†] button. To adjust the Song volume, press the [1π†] button. 3 Press the [EXIT] button to close the volume balance display. Convenient Functions for Singing Along with Your Own Performance Changing the Key (Transpose) ➤ Displaying the Music Score on the Instrument and the Lyrics on TV ➤ Making Announcements Between Songs ➤ Controlling Playback Timing by Your Voice (Karao-Key) ➤ See below. page 62 page 62 page 146 PSR-S900/S700 PSR-S900 PSR-S900/S700 Changing the Key (Transpose) You can match both the Song and your keyboard performance to a certain key. For example, the Song data is in F, but you feel most comfortable singing in D, and you are accustomed to playing the keyboard part in C. To match up the keys, set the Master Transpose to "0," the Keyboard Transpose to "2," and the Song Transpose to "-3." This brings the keyboard part up and the song data down to your desired singing key. 1 Call up the operation display. [FUNCTION] → [D] CONTROLLER → TAB [√][®] KEYBOARD/PANEL → [B] TRANSPOSE ASSIGN 2 Press the [4π†]/[5π†] button to select the desired transpose type. The following types are available. Select the one most suited to your purpose. ● KEYBOARD Transpose pitch of the keyboard played Voices and Style playback (controlled by what you play in the chord section of the keyboard). ● SONG Transposes the pitch of Song playback. ● MASTER Transpose the overall pitch of the instrument. 3 Press the TRANSPOSE [-]/[+] button to transpose. You can set the value in semitone steps. To reset the transpose value, press the [+][-] buttons simultaneously. 4 Press the [EXIT] button to close the TRANSPOSE display. PSR-S900/S700 Owner's Manual 61

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Quick Guide
PSR-S900/S700 Owner’s Manual
61
Convenient Functions for Singing Along with Your
Own Performance
Changing the Key (Transpose)
You can match both the Song and your keyboard performance to a certain key. For example, the Song data is in F, but
you feel most comfortable singing in D, and you are accustomed to playing the keyboard part in C. To match up the
keys, set the Master Transpose to “0,” the Keyboard Transpose to “2,” and the Song Transpose to “-3.” This brings the
keyboard part up and the song data down to your desired singing key.
[FUNCTION]
[D] CONTROLLER
TAB [
][
®
] KEYBOARD/PANEL
[B] TRANSPOSE ASSIGN
The following types are available. Select the one most suited to your purpose.
KEYBOARD
Transpose pitch of the keyboard played Voices and Style playback (controlled by what you play in the chord
section of the keyboard).
SONG
Transposes the pitch of Song playback.
MASTER
Transpose the overall pitch of the instrument.
You can set the value in semitone steps.
To reset the transpose value, press the [+][–] buttons simultaneously.
Changing the Key (Transpose)
See below.
PSR-S900/S700
Displaying the Music Score on the Instrument and the Lyrics on TV
page 62
PSR-S900
Making Announcements Between Songs
page 62
Controlling Playback Timing by Your Voice (Karao-Key)
page 146
PSR-S900/S700
Adjusting the microphone and Song volume (PSR-S900)
You can adjust the volume balance between the Song playback and the microphone.
1
Press the [BALANCE] button to call up the Volume Balance display.
2
To adjust the microphone volume, press the [4
π†
] button.
To adjust the Song volume, press the [1
π†
] button.
3
Press the [EXIT] button to close the volume balance display.
1
Call up the operation display.
2
Press the [4
π†
]/[5
π†
] button to select the desired transpose type.
3
Press the TRANSPOSE [–]/[+] button to transpose.
4
Press the [EXIT] button to close the TRANSPOSE display.