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Song Playback Related Settings, Guide-Keyboard and Vocal Practice Using the Guide Function

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Song Playback Related Settings You can make a variety of settings for Song Playback, on the display called up via [MENU]  [Song Setting]. NOTE The display can also be called up from [Menu] on the Song Player or the Song Selection display. Song Playback 4 Guide-Keyboard and Vocal Practice Using the Guide Function With the Guide function, the instrument indicates the timing you need to play notes in the Score display for ease in learning. Also, when you sing along with a MIDI Song playback using a connected microphone, you can adjust the timing of the MIDI Song playback to match your vocal performance manually by using the keyboard. 1 Select a MIDI Song and call up the Score display (page 59). 2 Make Guide settings on the display called up via [MENU]  [Song Setting]  [Guide]. On/Off Type Turn this on to use the Guide function. It can also be turned on/off from the "Play Setting" window of the Score display (page 59). Determines the Guide type. Guide menu for keyboard practice • Follow Lights: When this is selected, Song playback pauses, waiting for you to play the notes correctly. When you play the correct notes, Song playback continues. Follow Lights was developed for the Yamaha Clavinova series. This function is used for practicing purposes, with built-in lamps on the keyboard indicating the notes to be played. Even though the PSR-SX900/SX700 does not have these lamps, you can use the same function by following the indications in the displayed notation with the Song Score function. • Any Key: With this function, you can play the melody of a Song just by pressing a single key (any key is OK) in time with the rhythm. Song playback pauses and waits for you to play any key. Simply play a key on the keyboard in time with the music and Song playback continues. • Your Tempo: The same as Follow Lights, except that Song playback matches the speed at which you play. Guide menu for singing • Karao-Key: This function lets you control the Song playback timing with just one finger, while you sing along. This is useful for singing to your own performance. Song playback pauses, waiting for you to sing. Simply play any key on the keyboard (playing the keyboard produces no sound) and Song playback continues. NEXT PAGE PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 65

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Reference Manual
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Song Playback
You can make a variety of settings for Song Playback, on the display called up via [MENU]
[Song Setting].
Guide—Keyboard and Vocal Practice Using the Guide Function
With the Guide function, the instrument indicates the timing you need to play notes in the Score display for ease in
learning. Also, when you sing along with a MIDI Song playback using a connected microphone, you can adjust the
timing of the MIDI Song playback to match your vocal performance manually by using the keyboard.
1
Select a MIDI Song and call up the Score display (
page 59
).
2
Make Guide settings on the display called up via [MENU]
[Song Setting]
[Guide].
Song Playback Related Settings
The display can also be called up from [Menu] on the Song Player or the Song Selection display.
On/Off
Turn this on to use the Guide function.
It can also be turned on/off from the “Play Setting” window of the Score display (
page 59
).
Type
Determines the Guide type.
Guide menu for keyboard practice
•
Follow Lights:
When this is selected, Song playback pauses, waiting for you to play the
notes correctly. When you play the correct notes, Song playback continues. Follow
Lights was developed for the Yamaha Clavinova series. This function is used for practic-
ing purposes, with built-in lamps on the keyboard indicating the notes to be played. Even
though the PSR-SX900/SX700 does not have these lamps, you can use the same function
by following the indications in the displayed notation with the Song Score function.
•
Any Key:
With this function, you can play the melody of a Song just by pressing a single
key (any key is OK) in time with the rhythm. Song playback pauses and waits for you to
play any key. Simply play a key on the keyboard in time with the music and Song play-
back continues.
•
Your Tempo:
The same as Follow Lights, except that Song playback matches the speed at
which you play.
Guide menu for singing
•
Karao-Key:
This function lets you control the Song playback timing with just one finger,
while you sing along. This is useful for singing to your own performance. Song playback
pauses, waiting for you to sing. Simply play any key on the keyboard (playing the key-
board produces no sound) and Song playback continues.
NOTE
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