Yamaha PSR-SX600 PSR-SX600 Owners Manual - Page 65

Turning Each Channel of the Song On/Off, One-handed Practice with the Guide Function

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Turning Each Channel of the Song On/Off A Song consists of 16 separate parts (16 separate channels). You can independently turn each channel of the selected Song playback on or off. 1 Press the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button several times to call up the Channel On/Off (Song) display. NOTE Each part of a MIDI song can be recorded with a different channel number (Ch. 1 - Ch. 16). Because of this format, the performance information of each part remains separate and is not mixed - even though all parts will be saved as one track. This channel number is referred to as "MIDI Channel." 2 2 Use the [1 ] - [8 ] buttons to turn each channel on or off. NOTE If you want to play back only one particular channel (solo playback), hold down one of the [1 ] - [8 ] buttons to set the desired channel to Solo. Only Usually, each part is assigned to the following channels. Channel 1 − 3: keyboard parts (RIGHT 3 the selected channel is turned on and others are off. To cancel solo playback, 1, LEFT, RIGHT 2) press the same button again. Channel 5 − 8: Multi Pad parts Channel 9 − 16: Style parts 3 Press the [EXIT] button to close the Channel On/Off (Song) display. One-handed Practice with the Guide Function You can mute the right-hand part for practicing that part on your own. The explanations here apply when you practice the right-hand part with "Follow Lights" of the Guide functions. You can also practice at your own pace - since the accompaniment waits for you to play the notes correctly. In the Score display, you can see the note to play and the current position. 1 Select a Song and call up the Score display (page 63). 2 Press the [SONG FUNCTION] button to call up the Song Function Menu display. Songs - Playing, Practicing and Recording Songs - 3 3 Use the [6 ] (Guide) buttons to turn the Guide function on. 4 Press the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button several times to call up the Channel On/Off (Song) display. 5 Press the [1 ] button to turn Channel 1 (RIGHT 1 part) off. If necessary, press the [3 ] button to turn the Channel 3 (RIGHT 2 part) off. You can now play that part by yourself. NEXT PAGE NOTE Usually, the LEFT part is assigned to Channel 2. PSR-SX600 Owner's Manual 65

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PSR-SX600 Owner’s Manual
65
Songs – Playing, Practicing and Recording Songs –
3
A Song consists of 16 separate parts (16 separate channels). You can independently turn each channel of the
selected Song playback on or off.
1
Press the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button several times to call up
the Channel On/Off (Song) display.
2
Use the [1

] – [8

] buttons to turn each channel on or off.
If you want to play back only one particular channel (solo playback), hold down
one of the [1

] – [8

] buttons to set the desired channel to Solo. Only
the selected channel is turned on and others are off. To cancel solo playback,
press the same button again.
3
Press the [EXIT] button to close the Channel On/Off (Song)
display.
You can mute the right-hand part for practicing that part on your own. The explanations here apply when you
practice the right-hand part with “Follow Lights” of the Guide functions. You can also practice at your own pace —
since the accompaniment waits for you to play the notes correctly. In the Score display, you can see the note to play
and the current position.
1
Select a Song and call up the Score display (page 63).
2
Press the [SONG FUNCTION] button to call up the Song
Function Menu display.
3
Use the [6

] (Guide) buttons to turn the Guide function on.
4
Press the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button several times to call up
the Channel On/Off (Song) display.
5
Press the [1
] button to turn Channel 1 (RIGHT 1 part) off.
If necessary, press the [3
] button to turn the Channel 3 (RIGHT 2 part) off.
You can now play that part by yourself.
Turning Each Channel of the Song On/Off
NOTE
Each part of a MIDI song can be
recorded with a different channel num-
ber (Ch. 1 – Ch. 16). Because of this
format, the performance information of
each part remains separate and is not
mixed — even though all parts will be
saved as one track. This channel num-
ber is referred to as “MIDI Channel.”
2
NOTE
Usually, each part is assigned to the
following channels.
Channel 1 − 3: keyboard parts (RIGHT
1, LEFT, RIGHT 2)
Channel 5 − 8: Multi Pad parts
Channel 9 − 16: Style parts
One-handed Practice with the Guide Function
3
NOTE
Usually, the LEFT part is assigned to
Channel 2.
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