Yamaha PSR-SX600 PSR-SX600 Owners Manual - Page 36

Playing Super Articulation Voices The Super Articulation Voices (S.Art Voices) enable you to create subtle, very realistic musical expressions, simply by how you play. The [S.Art] icon is shown beside the Voice name of Super Articulation Voices (S.Art) on the Voice Selection display or the Home display. Adding Articulation Effects by Playing the Keyboard By playing notes in a very legato way (i.e., a note is played while the preceding note is still held), the S.Art Voices provide many benefits with great playability and expressive control in real time - remarkably reproducing the sound and performance of actual musical instruments. Example: Saxophone Voice With the Saxophone Voice, if you play a C note and then an adjacent D in a very legato way, you will hear the note change seamlessly, as though a saxophone player played it in a single breath. Example: Guitar Voice With the ConcertGuitar Voice, if you play a C note and then the E just above in a very legato but firm way, the pitch slides up from C to E. NOTE Since the S.Art Voices have various effects, not all of the S.Art Voices correspond to legato play. To confirm what playing techniques are effective with specific S.Art Voices, press the [6 ] (Info) button shown in the display of the selected S.Art Voice. Adding Articulation Effects by Using the Pedal To control articulation effects, you can assign the function to the pedal. Pressing a pedal triggers different playing effects, separate from your keyboard playing. For example, pressing a pedal for a saxophone Voice can produce breath noises or key noises, while doing the same for a guitar Voice can produce fret noises or bodytapping sounds. You can effectively intersperse these into the notes as you play. Foot Pedals (sold separately) FC4A FC5 FC7 To assign the function of articulation to the pedal, call up the display via the following operations. [MENU] → TAB [E] Menu1 → Cursor buttons [][][E][F] Controller → [ENTER] → TAB [E] Foot Pedal For details, refer to the Reference Manual on the website, Chapter 9. NOTE • S.Art Voices are compatible with other models which have those types of Voices installed; however, some Song or Style data you've created on the instrument using these Voices may not sound properly when played back on other instruments. • S.Art Voices sound differently depending on the keyboard range, velocity, touch, etc. Hence, if you turn on a Keyboard Harmony effect, or change the Voice Settings, unexpected or undesired sounds may result. 36 PSR-SX600 Owner's Manual