Yamaha PSS-7 Owner's Manual - Page 2
Let's listen and, Try playing, in the band. - piano
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5The STAND BY - ON switch. Slide the STAND BY-ON switch to the "ON" position and you will be greeted with a fanfare and can play PSS-7. Slide the switch to the "STAND BY" position to turn the PSS-7 off. • If you leave the switch "ON"... If the switch is left "ON", the PSS-7 will sound an alert. Make sure you slide the switch to the "STAND BY" so that you don't waste battery power. If the switch is still left "ON", and the keyboard is not touched for a period of 10 minutes, a confirmation alert will sound. If the keyboard is still not touched, the alert will sound every 10 minutes. Try playing in the band. Inside the PSS-7 there are 30 different kinds of band (accompaniment) performances. In the Bands list you'll find some great rhythms to play along with, has some nice classic pieces with melodies, and has some fun pieces to play along with. First, let's listen to "Für Elise", which is the third song in the BANDS list. Just as if you are a member of a five-piece band (COMBO), play along with the band. 1 Start "Für Elise". If you press the green button three times, the third song, "Für Elise", in the list will start playing. 5The , VOLUME buttons Press the red button, and the band stops playing. Press the volume button, the "PON" sound you hear will be a little louder. Press the volume button, the "PON" sound you hear will be a little softer. • If you press the or button and you don't hear "PON", the sound level is at its highest or lowest setting and cannot be adjusted further. • Simultaneously press the and buttons to set the volume level to its maximum setting. • The volume is set to its maximum setting STAND BY-ON switch is set to "ON". 2 Become a band member (piano/electric guitar, etc.) Try pressing the yellow button. What kind of instrument do you hear? Every time you press the button, a differ- ent instrument plays. Use your ear to find the piano sound, which is the first instrument in the Let's listen and play! Inside the PSS-7, there are 10 songs. First, let's listen to the first song in the SONGS list, "Mickey Mouse March", and then try playing along with it. 1 Start "Mickey Mouse March". Press the blue SONGS button one time. You know this song very well. It's "Mickey Mouse March". Press the red button, and "Mickey Mouse March" will stop. Next, let's try to play along with the song. When you press the blue SONGS but- ton, the first song in the song list, "Mickey Mouse March" will start. The next time you press it, the second song "Little Brown Jug", starts, and so on. After the tenth song in the list, "Over the Rainbow", the next song to be selected will be the first song in the list "Mickey Mouse March". • To start playback from the beginning of the selected song, press the red button to stop playback, then press the button to start playback of the song from the beginning. 2 Try playing along with the song. yellow list (COMBO). Are you feeling like a pianist? See if you can play along with the melody. Press the yellow button and the sound you just played on the keyboard (PIANO) will change to E GUITAR, the second instrument in the yellow list. Are you feeling like a guitarist? See if you can play along. Press the button again and try playing the SAXOPHONE, E BASS, or PERCUSSION parts in the group. 3 "One, two, three!" Start the band! Press the red button to stop the band. If you are ready, try playing along with the song on the keyboard. The melody disappears and you can hear the notes you play. Try playing the melody to "Mickey Mouse March" karaoke style. Try playing the song "Gallant Pig" with a pig's voice. Choose the seventh song in the song list "Gallant Pig". Next, choose "Pig" from the instruments list. What do you think will happen? Doesn't that sound funny? It sounds like a pig is singing "Gallant Pig". Try to play the melody yourself. Trfyorthfuisn!one Tap the button three times like this. "One, two, three". Did the band start playing at the speed you tapped? How did you do? If it was too hard to play, try playing it at a slower tempo (the song's speed). 3 "One, two, three, four!". Try starting the song like this. Press the red button to stop the song. Tap the button four times like this. "One, two, three, four". Did the song play at the speed you tapped? One, two, three, four. Is this an easier tempo to play along with? You can also use the tempo buttons to adjust the tempo. If you think it's a little too fast, press the button. You will hear a "PON", and the tempo will slow down a little. If you think it's a little too slow, press the button. You will hear a "PON", and the tempo will speed up a little. Try the same thing using other animal voices like "Cat", "Dog" or "Cow" for the melody. One, two, three. • If the keyboard is not played for one measure, the PSS-7 will play the melody again. • When you press the button to select a song, the PSS-7 will automatically select an instrument that matches the song for you to play on the key- board. • If the song is in 3/4 time, tap the times. button 3 • If you tap the button while the song is playing, the song's tempo will adjust to the same speed that you tapped. • If you tap the button too slowly, the tap func- tion will not operate. If you tap the button too fast, the tempo will be set to 240 beats per minute. • The tempo can be adjusted between q =40-240. • If you press the or button and you don't hear a "PON", the tempo is at its highest or lowest setting and cannot be set any faster or slower. • Simultaneously press the , buttons to return the tempo to its original setting. q Selecting normal instruments. There are100 types of instrument sounds in the PSS-7. Let's try to play some of the 25 normal instrument sounds (shown on the panel). Press the yellow button once and the instrument that sounds will be the first instrument in the IN- STRUMENTS list (Keyboard / String). Press the yellow button once and the instrument that sounds will be the first instrument in the INSTRUMENTS list (Wind+ / Sound Effect). The next time you press either of the buttons, the next instrument in the list will be selected. You can change the band's tempo, just like you did for the song, by using the tempo but- tons. q Selecting variation instruments. See the "Instrument List" on the reverse side. All of the instruments listed on the panel have three variations (25 x 3 = 75 types). Look at the instrument list and try to select and play some of the different types of instruments (Effect/Phrase/ Funny). To select a variation instrument, press the orange button. Every time you press the button, Normal m Effect m Phrase m Funny m Normal m ... variations will be selected in that order. For example, when the piano (normal) is selected, and the button is pressed, m Sustain Piano m Ragtime Piano m Game Over m Piano (Effect) (Phrase) (Funny) (Normal) will be selected in that order. • When you press the button, the selected instrument will sound and then you can play the instrument. • The band performance will continue to repeat until the red button is pressed. When you press the green button, the first song in the list, "Music Box" will start. The next time you press, the second song "Gymnopedies", starts, and so on. After the tenth song in the list, "Waltz", the next song to be selected will be the first song in the list "Music Box". Press the green button/ button, and in the • To start the band performance from the beginning of the selected performance, press the red button to stop playback, then press the - button to start playback of the performance from the beginning. same manner, the first song in the list/ list will start. Also, every time you press the button/ button, the next song in the list will start. The first song will be selected after the tenth song in the list. • When you select a band performance, the tempo that matches that performance will be automatically selected. When you press the button for the first time, the first instrument in the list will be selected. After that, every time you press the button, the next instrument in the list will be selected. You can select from five instruments (combo) in the button list. The combo is a preset band composed of standard instruments. After you select percussion, the next instrument selected will be piano. • If you press the yellow , or, button, the selected instrument will sound and then you can play that instrument on the keyboard. • Tap the button 4 times if the band performance is 4/4 time. • If you tap the button while the band performance is playing, the performance tempo will adjust to the same speed that you tapped. • If you tap the button too slowly, the tap function will not operate. If you tap the button too fast, the tempo will be set to 240 beats per minute. Tryfotrhifsuno!ne Have fun playing percussion. Press the yellow button so that "Percussion" is selected, play on the keyboard and you will hear many different percussion instruments. Press the green button, and play the "Safari" or "Carnival" . OK, are you feeling like a drummer? Let's play along with the band performance. Agogo Agogo Wood Block Wood Block Click Low High Low High Bass Drum Snare Rim Shot Closed Hi-hat Open Hi-hat