Yamaha PSR-A1000 Owner's Manual Page 1

OWNER’S MANUALOWNER’S MANUALBefore using the PSR-A1000, be sure to read “Precautions„ on pages 3-4.

PSR-A1000 10 Using Oriental Scales – Scale Setting/Scale Tuning/Scale Memory ... 72 Setting an Oriental Scale — Scale Setting...

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style CreatorPSR-A1000100Style File FormatThe Style File Format (SFF) combines all of Yamaha’s auto accompaniment know

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator101PSR-A1000You can use the Realtime Recording features to create your own accompaniment style — either f

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style CreatorPSR-A1000102With this method, you can create a style pattern by entering notes and other data individuall

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator103PSR-A1000This convenient function lets you combine accompaniment elements — such as rhythm, bass, and

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style CreatorPSR-A1000104Change the Rhythmic Feel — Groove and DynamicsThese versatile features give you a wide variet

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator105PSR-A1000 DynamicsDynamics parametersAccent Type Selects the type of accent.StrengthDetermines how st

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style CreatorPSR-A1000106Editing the Channel DataIn this display, there are five different channel-related edit functio

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator107PSR-A1000Making Style File Format Settings —ParameterThis display provides a variety of style controls

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style CreatorPSR-A1000108• NTT (Note Transposition Table)This sets the note transposition table for the source pattern

109PSR-A1000Creating Multi Pad — Multi Pad CreatorThe PSR-A1000 lets you create your own original Multi Pad phrases — which you can use in your perfor

11PSR-A1000IntroductionQuick GuideBasic Operations - Organizing Your DataPlaying the DemosVoicesStylesThe Multi PadCreating Multi Pad - Multi Pad Crea

Creating Multi Pad — Multi Pad CreatorPSR-A1000110The operations here apply to step 4 on page 109.Start recordingFirst, select the desired voice. Pres

Creating Multi Pad — Multi Pad Creator111PSR-A1000With this method, you can create a Multi Pad by entering notes and other data individually, without

PSR-A1000112Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing ConsoleSet up just like a real mixing console, this display gives you comprehensive

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console113PSR-A1000The operations for this page apply to step 2 of the procedure on page 112.Se

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing ConsolePSR-A1000114The operations for this page apply to step 2 of the procedure on page 112.Th

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console115PSR-A1000The operations for this page apply to step 2 of the procedure on page 112.Ad

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing ConsolePSR-A1000116Effect BlockBlock Parts Characteristics Number of User EffectREVERBAll parts

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console117PSR-A1000Effect StructureThe PSR-A1000 features the following digital effect systems.

PSR-A1000118Making Global and Other Important Settings — FunctionThe Function mode gives you access to various advanced functions related to the instr

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function119PSR-A1000Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard — Controller Pedal (page 123)These setti

PSR-A100012Application IndexUse this index to find reference pages that may be helpful for your particular application and situation.ListeningListening

Making Global and Other Important Settings — FunctionPSR-A1000120The explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 118.Tuning the Overal

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function121PSR-A1000The explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 118.Setting Song-rela

Making Global and Other Important Settings — FunctionPSR-A1000122The explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 118.Setting Auto Acco

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function123PSR-A1000Setting the Fingering Method — Chord FingeringThis determines how the notes you play

Making Global and Other Important Settings — FunctionPSR-A1000124Pedal-controllable Functions* For best results, use the optional Yamaha FC7 Foot Cont

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function125PSR-A1000Changing the Touch Sensitivity and Transpose — Keyboard/PanelKeyboard TouchThe Touch

Making Global and Other Important Settings — FunctionPSR-A1000126The explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 118.Specifying the Or

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function127PSR-A1000Changing the Automatically Selected Voice Settings — Voice SetWhen changing voices (s

Making Global and Other Important Settings — FunctionPSR-A1000128About the Harmony TypesWhen a normal Harmony type (“Standard Duet” through “Strum”) i

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function129PSR-A1000In this section, you can make MIDI-related settings for the instrument. These setting

13PSR-A1000Application IndexSettingsRegistering Panel Setups...

Making Global and Other Important Settings — FunctionPSR-A1000130Clock, Transmit Clock, Receive Transpose, Start/Stop ClockDetermines whether the PSR

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function131PSR-A1000Receiving MIDI Data — ReceiveThis determines which parts will receive MIDI data and o

Making Global and Other Important Settings — FunctionPSR-A1000132The explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 118.Making Settings f

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function133PSR-A1000Parameter LockThis function is used to “lock” the specified parameters so that they ca

Making Global and Other Important Settings — FunctionPSR-A1000134Copying and Formatting Disks — Disk• Copying cannot be done between a 2DD disk and 2H

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function135PSR-A1000Entering Your Name and Language Preference — OwnerRestoring the Factory-programmed Se

PSR-A1000136Using Your PSR-A1000 with Other Devices1 Using the Headphones (PHONES jack).A standard pair of stereo headphones can be plugged in here fo

Using Your PSR-A1000 with Other Devices137PSR-A10003 Using the Pedal (footswitch) or Foot Controller (FOOT PEDAL 1/2 jack)By connecting a Foot Switch

Using Your PSR-A1000 with Other DevicesPSR-A10001385 Connecting to a Computer (MIDI terminals/TO HOST terminal)Connect your PSR-A1000 to computer and

Using Your PSR-A1000 with Other Devices139PSR-A1000Using the MIDI terminalsWhen using a MIDI interface device installed in the personal computer, conn

PSR-A100014 What can you do with the PSR-A1000?SONGPlayback previously recorded songs (page 21, 32, 66)Enjoy a wide variety of preset songs as well as

Using Your PSR-A1000 with Other DevicesPSR-A1000140Now let’s examine what happens when we play back a recording. When you playback a music CD (for exa

Using Your PSR-A1000 with Other Devices141PSR-A1000 Example Keyboard DataPanel operations on the PSR-A1000, such as playing the keyboard and selectin

Using Your PSR-A1000 with Other DevicesPSR-A1000142As you can see, it is essential to determine which data is to be sent over which MIDI channel when

Using Your PSR-A1000 with Other Devices143PSR-A1000Sequence FormatThe system which records song data is called “sequence format.”Playback is only poss

PSR-A1000144TroubleshootingProblem Possible Cause and Solution• The PSR-A1000 does not turn on; there is no power.Make sure that the PSR-A1000 has bee

Troubleshooting145PSR-A1000• Certain notes sound at the wrong pitch. The Scale parameter has probably been set to something other than “Equal,” changi

PSR-A1000146Specifications: availableModel Name PSR-A1000Sound Source AWM Dynamic Stereo SamplingDisplay 320 ✕ 240 dots backlit graphic LCDKeyboard 61

Specifications147PSR-A1000* Specifications and descriptions in this owner's manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the ri

PSR-A1000148IndexNumerics1 - 16 ... 87, 96[1▲▼] - [8▲▼] buttons ...

Index149PSR-A1000Edit the Created Accompaniment Style... 104Editing a Recorded Song...

15PSR-A1000LCDThe large LCD (together with the various panel buttons) provides comprehensive and easy-to-understand control of the PSR-A1000’s operati

IndexPSR-A1000150Measure/Beat/Clock ... 88Memorizing the Scale Setting – Scale Memory ...

Index151PSR-A1000REGISTRATION MEMORY [1] – [8] buttons... 19, 76REGISTRATION MEMORY CONTENTS ... 76Registr

IndexPSR-A1000152Transmitting MIDI Data... 130TRANSPOSE [E] [ ] buttons...

153PSR-A1000MEMO

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155PSR-A1000For details of products, please contact your nearest Yamaha or the authorized distributor listed below.Pour plus de détails sur les produi

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PSR-A100016Setting Up the PSR-A10001Make sure that the PSR-A1000’s STANDBY/ON switch is at the STANDBY (off) position.2Connect one end of the AC cable

17PSR-A1000CAUTIONIn order to avoid possible damage to the speakers or other connected electronic equipment, always switch on the power of the PSR-A10

PSR-A100018Panel Controls and TerminalsPOWER[STANDBY/ON] switch ... P. 17WHEELPITCH BEND ...

19PSR-A1000DISPLAY CONTROL[A] - [J] buttons... P. 37[DIRECT ACCESS] button ...

PSR-A1000 2 (bottom) The serial number of this product may be found on the bottom of the unit. You should note this serial number in the space provid

Quick Guide20Quick Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Playing the Demos The PSR-A1000 features an extensive variety of Demo songs,

Song PlaybackQuick Guide21Song PlaybackHere’s where all of the amazing voices, effects, rhythms, styles and other sophisticated features of the PSR-A1

Song PlaybackQuick Guide22 2 Press the [A] button to call up the Song Open display.If the MAIN screen is not displayed, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] butt

Song PlaybackQuick Guide23 4 Press one of the [A] to [J] buttons to select the song file. 5 Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to start playback. 6 Whi

Song PlaybackQuick Guide24 7 Finally, take the producer’s seat and try your hand at mixing. These Balance controls let you adjust the levels of the in

Playing VoicesQuick Guide25Playing VoicesThe PSR-A1000 features a stunning variety of over 700 dynamic, rich and realistic voices. Try playing some of

Playing VoicesQuick Guide26 3 Select a voice. 4 Play the voices. Naturally, you can play the voice yourself from the keyboard, but you can also have

Playing VoicesQuick Guide27Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands 1 Press the VOICE PART ON/OFF [LEFT] button to turn the LEFT part on

Playing StylesQuick Guide28Playing StylesThe PSR-A1000 has a huge variety of musical “styles” that you can call upon to back up your own performance.

Playing StylesQuick Guide29 3 Turn SYNC.START on. 4 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the style starts.For this example, play a C major

3 PSR-A1000 (3)-7 1/2 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING A

Playing StylesQuick Guide30Style SectionsEach style in the auto accompaniment is made up of “sections.” Since each section is a rhythmic variation of

Playing StylesQuick Guide31 Accompaniment StructureOther ControlsFADE IN/OUT The [FADE IN/OUT] button can be used to produce smooth fade-ins and fade

Playing with the SongsQuick Guide32Playing with the SongsPlaying Along with the PSR-A1000In this section, try using the PSR-A1000’s song playback feat

Playing with the SongsQuick Guide33RecordingThe PSR-A1000 lets you record, too — quickly and easily. Try out the Quick Recording feature now and captu

Setting an Oriental ScaleQuick Guide34Setting an Oriental ScaleThe Scale Setting feature lets you easily lower the pitches of specific notes by 50 cent

35PSR-A1000Basic Operations — Organizing Your DataThe PSR-A1000 utilizes a variety of data types — including voices, accompaniment styles, songs, mult

Basic Operations — Organizing Your DataPSR-A100036Example — Open/Save display for VoiceEach Open/Save display consists of PRESET, USER, and FLOPPY DIS

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data37PSR-A1000Select a file shown in the display. In this example, we’ll select a voice file.First, press the VOICE

Basic Operations — Organizing Your DataPSR-A100038Naming Files/FoldersYou can assign names to files and folders. Any file/folder in the USER and FLOPPY

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data39PSR-A1000Moving Files/FoldersYou can move files and folders as desired, for organizing your data. Any file/fold

PSR-A1000 4 (3)-7 2/2 • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic compo-nents, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the

Basic Operations — Organizing Your DataPSR-A100040Copying Files/FoldersYou can also copy files and folders as desired, for organizing your data. Any fil

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data41PSR-A1000Saving FilesThis operation lets you save the data (such as song and voice) you created in current me

Basic Operations — Organizing Your DataPSR-A100042Entering CharactersThe instructions that follow show you how to enter characters in naming your files

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data43PSR-A1000Changing the IconYou can also change the icon that appears at the left of the file name.Call up the I

Basic Operations — Organizing Your DataPSR-A100044With the convenient Direct Access function, you can instantly call up the desired display — with jus

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data45PSR-A1000Direct Access ChartOperation: [DIRECT ACCESS] button + button listed below Corresponding LCD display

Basic Operations — Organizing Your DataPSR-A100046The Help messages give you explanations and descriptions of all the main functions and features of t

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data47PSR-A1000The metronome provides a click sound, giving you an accurate tempo guide when you practice, or letti

Basic Operations — Organizing Your DataPSR-A100048Tap TempoThis useful feature lets you tap out the tempo for a song or an accompaniment style. Simply

49PSR-A1000ReferencePlaying the DemosThe PSR-A1000 is an extraordinarily versatile and sophisticated instrument, featuring a wide variety of dynamic v

5 PSR-A1000 Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha PSR-A1000! We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that you can fully take advantage of t

Playing the DemosPSR-A100050EXITENDReturn to the MAIN screen.IFJGHENTERMAINBACK NEXTLEFTLAYERThis example shows the Sound System in the FUNCTION demo.

51PSR-A1000VoicesThe PSR-A1000 gives you an enormous selection of authentic voices, including various keyboard instruments, strings and brass — and ma

VoicesPSR-A100052Voice CharacteristicsThe voice type and its defining characteristics are indicated above the voice name. Cool!These voices capture the

Voices53PSR-A1000The PSR-A1000 lets you set three voices for simultaneous play: MAIN, LAYER, and LEFT. By effectively combining these three, you can c

VoicesPSR-A100054Left — Setting Separate Voices for the Left and Right Sections of the KeyboardThis section of the panel lets you add a variety of eff

Voices55PSR-A1000 VARIATIONThis control changes the Variation effect settings, letting you alter some aspect of the effect, depending on the selected

PSR-A100056StylesThe PSR-A1000 features styles (accompaniment patterns) in a variety of different musical genres including pops, jazz, Latin and dance

Styles57PSR-A1000ACMP INTROBREAKSTYLE CONTROLACMP INTROSTART/STOPMAINENDING/ rit.AUTOFILL INFADEIN/OUTSYNC.STOPSYNC.STARTBREAKSTYLE CONTROLACMP INTROS

StylesPSR-A100058Playing a Style’s Rhythm Channels onlyAdjusting the Volume Balance/Channel MutingACMP INTROSTART/STOPMAINENDING/ rit.AUTOFILL INFADEI

Styles59PSR-A1000The style playback can be controlled by the chords you play in the keys to the left of the split point. There are 7 types of fingering

PSR-A1000 6 Accessories PA-300 AC Adaptor * Floppy Disk [includes style files, song files and MIDI Driver (page 138)] Music Stand (page 17) Dat

StylesPSR-A100060* Only this voicing (inversion) is recognized. Other chords not marked with an asterisk can be played in any inversion.Chord Name [Ab

Styles61PSR-A1000The PSR-A1000 features various types of Auto Accompaniment Areas that allow you to vary the arrangement of the Style. They are: Intro

StylesPSR-A100062Stopping the Style Playback While Releasing Keys (SYNC. STOP)When the Synchro Stop function is engaged, style playback will stop comp

Styles63PSR-A1000Selecting Intro and Ending Types (INTRO/ENDING)Playing Fill-in patterns automatically when changing accompaniment sections — Auto Fil

PSR-A100064The Multi PadsThe PSR-A1000 Multi Pads can be used to play a number of short pre-recorded rhythmic and melodic sequences that can be used t

The Multi Pad65PSR-A1000This function lets you copy individual Multi Pad settings from one Multi Pad bank to another.Multi Pad EditIFJGHDAEBC81 2 3 4

PSR-A100066Song PlaybackHere you’ll learn how to play back songs. Songs include the internal songs of the instrument, performances you’ve recorded you

Song Playback67PSR-A1000Playing the Internal SongsSong PlaybackBACK NEXTIFJGHDAEBCBACK NEXTIFJGHDAEBCREC REW FFSTART/STOPTOPNEW SONG SYNC. STARTSONGME

Song PlaybackPSR-A100068Simultaneously Playing a Song and an Accompaniment StyleWhen playing back a song and an accompaniment style at the same time,

Song Playback69PSR-A1000Playing Back Songs on DiskInsert the disk into the drive.The method for playing back is the same as in the “Playing the Intern

7 PSR-A1000 Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disk Be sure to handle floppy disks and treat the disk drive with care. Follow the importa

Song PlaybackPSR-A100070This feature lets you mute certain parts of the song (Track1, Track2, Extra Tracks), and play back only those parts you want t

Song Playback71PSR-A1000This function lets you display the lyrics while the song is playing back — making it easy to sing along with your performance

PSR-A100072Using Oriental Scales – Scale Setting/Scale Tuning/Scale MemoryThe Oriental Scales feature lets you simply and easily raise or lower the pi

Using Oriental Scales – Scale Setting/Scale Tuning/Scale Memory73PSR-A1000Scale Equal TemperamentThe pitch range of each octave is divided equally in

Using Oriental Scales – Scale Setting/Scale Tuning/Scale MemoryPSR-A100074The scale settings you set (using the [SCALE SETTING] buttons or in the SCAL

Using Oriental Scales – Scale Setting/Scale Tuning/Scale Memory75PSR-A1000To recall the memorized scale settings, select the desired bank in the SCALE

PSR-A100076Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration MemoryRegistration Memory is a powerful feature that lets you set up the PSR-A1000

Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memory77PSR-A1000Saving Your Registration Memory SetupsThe settings registered to the REGISTRA

Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration MemoryPSR-A100078You can recall all of the panel settings you’ve made — or only those you spec

79PSR-A1000Editing Voices — Sound CreatorThe PSR-A1000 has a Sound Creator feature that allows you to create your own voices by editing some parameter

PSR-A1000 8 To handle floppy disks with care: • Do not place heavy objects on a disk or bend or apply pressure to the disk in any way. Always keep flop

Editing the voice -SOUND CREATOR-PSR-A100080Sound Creator ParametersThe following parameters are linked to the ones in each display.COMMONThe explana

Editing the voice -SOUND CREATOR-81PSR-A1000SOUNDThe explanations here apply to step #3 on page 79. FILTERFILTER settings determine the overall timb

Editing the voice -SOUND CREATOR-PSR-A100082 VIBRATO• DEPTH... Determines the intensity of the Vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher settings re

83PSR-A1000Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song CreatorWith these powerful yet easy-to-use song creating features, you can record you

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song CreatorPSR-A100084This is the easiest recording method — perfect for quickly recording and playi

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator85PSR-A1000This lets you record a song with several different instrument sounds on up to

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song CreatorPSR-A100086DC3Select the part you want to assign to the channel to be recorded.This deter

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator87PSR-A1000This method lets you create a song by entering notes one by one, without havin

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song CreatorPSR-A100088 Measure/Beat/Clock VelocityThe table below shows the available settings and

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator89PSR-A1000Recording Melodies — Step Record (Note)In this section, we’ll show you how to

9 PSR-A1000 Table of Contents Introduction ... 3 PRECAUTIONS... 3Acce

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song CreatorPSR-A100090Recording Chord Changes for the Auto Accompaniment — Step Record (Chord)The Ch

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator91PSR-A1000 Play back the newly created chord progressionUse the [C] ( ) button to move

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song CreatorPSR-A100092From this display you can set up how recording is started and stopped for eith

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator93PSR-A1000Whether you’ve recorded a song using Quick Recording, Multi Recording, or Step

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song CreatorPSR-A100094DeleteThis lets you delete recorded data in the specified channel.MixThis funct

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator95PSR-A1000Channel TransposeThis allows you to transpose the recorded data of individual

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song CreatorPSR-A100096Editing Note Events — 1 - 16From this display, you can edit individual note ev

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator97PSR-A1000Editing Chord Events — CHDFrom this display, you can edit the chord events you

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song CreatorPSR-A100098Inputting and Editing LyricsThis convenient function lets you enter the song n

99PSR-A1000Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style CreatorThis powerful feature lets you create your own original styles, which can then be used for aut