Yamaha PSR-320 User Manual

9DEMOTrumpet001PSR-4203Press the [DEMO] Button...

10VOICESTYLESONGREGIST MEMORYMULTI PADDUAL VOICESPLIT VOICEHARMONYOVERALLDIGITAL EFFECTFUNCTIONCURSORGrandPnoREGISTTEMPOTRANSPOSEMEASURE152001REPEATOT

11NORMALSPLITSINGLEFINGEREDMODETOUCHDUALHARMONYGUIDEMINUS ONEDIGITALEFFECTBasic Display OperationThe ModesThe MODE button to the right of the display

12Playing the PSR-320/420GrandPnoREGISTTEMPOTRANSPOSEMEASURE001REPEATOTSTOUCHDUALHARMONYGUIDERHYTHM BASS CHORD PAD PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY1MELODY2ON /OFF

13–/NO+/YES65407891231– –GrandPno101VOICESTYLESONG**–/NO+/YES65407891231– –**Playing the PSR-320/4203Select a Voice...

14Playing the PSR-320/4204Play & Adjust Volume...

15Playing the PSR-320/420The Split ModeThe SPLIT mode lets you play different voices with the left and right hands.You could, for example, play bass w

16Playing the PSR-320/420CURSOR–/NO+/YES0789• If the Voice Set function is ON(page 54), the Split Voice param-eters will change automaticallywhenever

17Playing the PSR-320/420Touch ResponseThis function turns the touch response of the keyboard on or off. Use theKEYBOARD [TOUCH RESPONSE] button to tu

18Changing the Dual Voice & Related ParametersPlaying the PSR-320/4201Select the DUAL VOICE Function...

1Congratulations!You are the proud owner of a fine electronic keyboard. The Yamaha PSR-320/420PortaTone combines the most advanced AWM tone generation

19Playing the PSR-320/420The PSR-320/420 has four digital effects — Ambience, Ensemble, andAmbience+Ensemble, and Sustain — that can be turned ON or O

20Playing the PSR-320/4202Select the Effect...

21Using Auto AccompanimentThe PSR-320/420 has 100 different accompaniment “styles” that can beused to provide fully-orchestrated or rhythm-only accomp

22Using Auto Accompaniment2If the FINGERED Mode is Selected, Select theDesired Fingering Mode...

23Using Auto Accompaniment• If you play any three adjacentkeys (including black keys), thechord sound will be canceled andonly the rhythm instruments

24Using Auto Accompaniment3Select the Style Function...

25SYNC-START/STOPSTART/STOPINTROMAINENDINGACCOMPLARGE/SMALLABAUTO FILLUsing Auto AccompanimentYou can also use the CURSOR buttons or the number button

26SYNC-START/STOPSTART/STOPINTROMAINENDINGACCOMPLARGE/SMALLABAUTO FILLUsing Auto Accompaniment● Synchronized start:Any of the above start types can be

27Using Auto Accompaniment The Stop Accompaniment FunctionWhile the SINGLE or FINGERED mode is selected chords played in theAuto Accompaniment sectio

28Using Auto AccompanimentAccompaniment Track ControlThe PSR-320/420 has five accompaniment tracks — RHYTHM, BASS,CHORD, PAD, and PHRASE — that you ca

ContentsTaking Care of Your PortaTone ... 3Panel Controls 4Setting Up 6Power Supply ...

29Using Auto Accompaniment Muting Individual Tracks...

30–/NO+/YES65407891231– –**Using Auto AccompanimentChanging the Accompaniment Split PointREGIST MEMORYMULTI PADDIGITAL EFFECTFUNCTIONAccSpPnt154VOICES

31Using Auto AccompanimentOne Touch SettingHarmonyThe harmony effect can be used when an Auto Accompaniment mode isselected. Press the [HARMONY] butto

32Using Auto AccompanimentSelecting a Harmony Type1Select the HARMONY Function ...

33Registration MemoryThe PSR-320/420 Registration Memory feature can be used to memorize32 complete control-panel setups (8 banks, 4 setups each) that

34Registration Memory3Register the Settings...

35Song RecordingThe PSR-320/420 SONG TRACKS allows you to record and play backcomplete songs including chord sequences created using the AutoAccompani

36Song Recording2Select a Voice and Set the Voice Parameters ...Select the voice you want to record with, and set t

37Song RecordingThe SONG ACCOMP track records the following operations and data:Recording Accompaniment With or Without a Melody• Accompaniment start/

38Song Recording3Engage the ACCOMP/MELODY TrackRecord Ready Mode...

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39Song RecordingAccompaniment and Melody Playback1Select a SONG Number ...

40Song RecordingPlay from a Specified MeasureYou can start SONG playback from any specified measure, as long as thespecified measure is within the ran

41CURSORACCOMP MELODY1MELODY2101 103–/NO+/YES65407891231– –**Song Recording Voice & Volume RewriteYou can rewrite the last recorded voice change

42The Multi PadsThe PSR-320/420 MULTI PADS can be used to play a number of shortpre-recorded rhythmic and melodic sequences, that can be used to addim

43Simply tap any of the MULTI PADS at any time to play back the corre-sponding phrase. MULTI PAD playback begins as soon as the button is pressed.You

44Using Music CartridgesThe PSR-320/420 features a cartridge slot which accepts pre-pro-grammed Yamaha Music Cartridges containing style, song and/or

452Select and Use a Cartridge Style...To select a cartridge style, first

46Using Music Cartridges The Yamaha Style File FormatThe Yamaha “Style File Format”, is an original Yamaha auto-accompani-ment data format which has

47Cartridge SongsUsing Yamaha Music Cartridges (the one supplied with the PSR-320/420 includes 8 songs, others areavailable from your Yamaha dealer),

48Cartridge Registration PresetsThe Music Cartridge supplied with the PSR-320/420 provides 8 banks of preset registration settings (8banks x 4 regist

4Panel ControlsPSR-420PHONESACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACKTRANSPOSE0GrandPnoREGISTTEMPOMEASURE15201REPEATOTSTOUCHDUALHARMONYGUIDERHYTHM BASS CHORD PAD PHRASE

49Practice FeaturesThe PSR-320/420 includes several features that can be a great aid inlearning to play and practicing on the keyboard. Specifying th

50Practice FeaturesMode Part Turned Off__r Right hand.L__ Left hand.L_r Left and right hands.With this feature, the PSR-420 waits for you to play the

51Practice FeaturesThis function allows you to specify any section of a song — cartridge orinternal — for continuous repeat playback.While the song is

52Overall FunctionsSome of the functions in the OVERALL function group have already beendescribed in appropriate sections of this manual. Others will

53REGIST MEMORYMULTI PADDIGITAL EFFECTFUNCTIONKybd Vol100VOICESTYLESONGDUAL VOICESPLIT VOICEHARMONYOVERALLCURSOR–/NO+/YES65407891231– –**To access an

54Overall Functions Pan...

55Overall Functions Minus-one Right/Left-hand Channel...You can practice the specifi

56Overall FunctionsMIDI FunctionsMIDI, the Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a world-standard communication interface that allowsMIDI-compatibl

57Overall Functions Remote Channel ...

58 Keyboard Out...

5Panel Controls Top Panel Controls ...

59 Local Control...

60 Bulk Data Send...

61Appendix: Data Backup & InitializationExcept for the data listed below, all PSR-320/420 panel settings are reset totheir initial settings whene

62Appendix: Voice & Polyphony ListMIDI NumberVoiceProgram Voice Name of VoicesNumberNumber UsedPiano 01 0 Acoustic Grand Piano 1 02 1 Br

63Appendix: TroubleshootingSomething not working as it should? In many cases what appears to be a malfunc-tion can be traced to a simple error that ca

64Percussion Kit List* “<——” indicates the content is the same as that of Standard Kit.* The number in parentheses ( ) after the percussion kit nam

65Percussion Kit ListNote# Note 133: Analog Kit (25) 134: Jazz Kit (32) 135: Brush Kit (40) 136: Classic Kit (48)36 C1 <—— <—— <—— <——37 C

66MIDI Implementation Chart[Portable Keyboard] Date: 1995. 3. 23Model: PSR-320/420MIDI Implementation Chart Version: 0.112Function Transmitted Recogni

67 GM System Level 1The existing MIDI protocol allows performance and other data to be transferred between different instruments,even if they are fro

68SpecificationsKeyboards:61 standard-size keys (C1-C6) with touch response.Display:Large multi-function LCD displaySetup:Power: ON/OFFMaster Volume:

6Power SupplyYour PSR-320/420 will run either from batteries or an optional power adap-tor. Follow the instructions below according to the power sourc

69IndexAAC power adaptor ... 6Accomp large/small ... 28Accomp out (MIDI transmission) ...58

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7Connections The PHONES Jack .........

8The DemonstrationOnce you’ve set up your PSR-320/420, try listening to the pre-pro-grammed demonstration songs — they’ll give you a good idea of what