Yamaha PSR450 Manual download pdf (Page 8)

PSR-450 Owner’s Manual

Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha PSR-450 !

You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great sound and

exceptional ease-of-use in a highly compact package. Its outstanding features also

make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument.

Read this Owner’s Manual carefully while playing your new PSR-450 in order to

take full advantage of its various features.

The PSR-450 is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use keyboard with the following features and functions:

●

61-keyboard with touch response for delicate dynamic nuances.

●

135 high-quality voices + 12 drum kits + 480 XG voices. Maximum polyphony of 32 notes.

●

140 superb styles covering a wide range of musical genres.

●

Up to 16 complete panel setups (voice and style selections, etc.) can be stored in “registration memory” and instantly recalled

while playing.

●

Sound-enhancing digital effects including reverb, DSP, and harmony built in.

●

Song memory allows you to record your own performances – up to 5 songs with 6 tracks each (5 melody tracks + 1 style track).

●

Large LCD panel shows panel settings, chord displays, and other data.

●

MIDI functions for expanded musical capabilities (GM System Level 1 compliant).

●

Tap tempo feature lets you set tempos the way you feel them.

Main Features

■

Music Database............................................................. page 16

The Music Database automatically selects the optimum style and voice for the type of music you want to play.

■

Floppy Disk Drive.......................................................... page 54

Recordings of your own keyboard performances (user songs) and other data created on the PSR-450 can be saved to ﬂoppy disk

(page 55). User songs can also be saved as GM-compatible SMF (Standard MIDI File) format ﬁles that will play back with the

correct voice assignments on any GM-compatible instrument (page 57). Furthermore, commercially available GM songs can be

played directly from ﬂoppy disk without having to be loaded into the instrument’s memory (page 54).

■

Grand Piano .................................................................. page 24

Voice, style and song selections can optimized for piano practice at the touch of a button.

■

Easy Performer ............................................................. page 50

When you want to play a certain song but can’t yet manage to play it properly, the Easy Performer can help you play quickly.

●

[L] Left Hand, [R] Right Hand ............ page 50

Select the part you want to practice — press the [L] button for left-hand or the [R] button for right-hand — and play the

keyboard with the correct rhythm. As long as you play with the correct rhythm the correct chords and melody will sound

… even if you play wrong notes.

●

Dictionary............................................ page 46

Easy access to graphic chord ﬁngering displays.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ... 87 88

Comments to this Manuals

No comments

Yamaha PSR450 Manual Page 8

Comments to this Manuals

Related products and manuals for Musical Instruments Yamaha PSR450