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for totally automatic performances, or to enhance any

music you are playing live.

In addition, you can play four different sets of 8 percussion

instruments by hand like a drummer with the easy-to-use

HAND PERCUSSION pads, further enhancing the Rhythm

and Auto Accompaniment with your own solos, and record

your own original CUSTOM DRUMMER pattern.

Headphones

For private practicing and playing without disturbing others,

connect headphones to the rear panel HEADPHONES jack

(26). The built-in speakers (23) are automatically cut off when

you insert a headphone plug into this jack.

Connecting the PSS-680 to Your Stereo

For a truly powerful sound, connect the AUXILIARY

(AUX.) jacks (25) on the rear panel of the PortaSound to

your stereo system with optional cables. Both jacks must be

used for a stereo effect.

Be sure to turn the PortaSound’s power off when making

theses connections.

Reduce the VOLUME (2) on the PortaSound and adjust

the sound level with your stereo’s volume control.

If you want to connect the PortaSound to a mono am-

plification system such as a keyboard amp, use only the

L + R/L jack. This will then output a mix of the left and

right channel signals.

Only the PCM percussion sounds have distinct left or right

positions in the stereo field, while the FM voices are all

centered. STEREO CHORUS, however, gives a

three-dimensional stereo effect with all FM sounds.

VOICE/MELODY SECTION

SELECTING A VOICE

Overview

100 preset FM voices are yours for the choosing. Each voice

has its own number, indicated in blue next to its name in the

VOICE LIST (5), for instant access.

Selecting a voice is very easy, requiring only one or two steps:

Operation

1. Make sure the VOICE indicator is lit.

Check to see that the dot in the VOICE/STYLE number

display (8) is located above “VOICE”.

This shows that your PortaSound is ready for voice se-

lection. If it is not, simply press the blue VOICE switch

(11a), making sure that the VOICE indicator dot lights

up.

2. Enter the voice number.

Use the VOICE/STYLE SELECT number buttons (11c)

to input the number of the desired voice.

Points to Remember

Notice that all voice numbers have two digits. Both

must be entered for the instrument sound to change.

(The first ten voice numbers start with a “0”, which

you also have to input.)

You can always check the currently selected voice by

looking at the VOICE/STYLE display (making sure

the VOICE indicator is lit).

When POWER is turned on, the voice chosen before

the PSS-680 was turned off is selected automatically.

With each voice, up to twelve keys can be played at

the same time — in other words, the PSS-680 is 12-voice

polyphonic.

To appreciate the amazing variety of realistic FM instrument

sounds now at your disposal, try out as many voices as you

like right now.

Playing Along with the Demo Song

If you want, you can even play along with the demonstration

song using any instrument of your choice. To do so, select

a voice, press the yellow DEMO START/STOP switch and

play. You can change to other voices any time.

When playing along like this, you can only play single

notes at a time (= “monophonic” performance).

A TIP: Using the Digital Synthesizer Memory Banks for

One-Touch Voice Selection.

Sometimes you will want to change voices while playing —

but you may not have enough time to look up a voice number

and input its two digits during a performance.

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