Yamaha PSR-9000V2E, PSR-9000V2 User Manual

Make sure that your local AC mains voltage matches the voltage specified on the name plate on the bottom panel. In some areas a voltage selector may be provided on the rear panel of the PSR-9000 near the power cord. Make sure that the voltage selector is set for the voltage in your area. The voltage selector is set at 240V when the unit is initially shipped. To change the setting use a slotted ("minus") screwdriver to rotate the selector dial so that the correct voltage appears next to the pointer on the panel.

Stellen Sie sicher, daß Ihre Netzstromversorgung mit der auf dem Etikett auf der Unterseite übereinstimmt. In manchen Fällen ist ein Spannungswähler an der Rückseite des PSR-9000 in der Nähe des Netzkabels installiert. Beachten Sie, daß der Spannungswähler auf die Spannung für Ihren Wohnort eingestellt ist. Der Spannungswähler wird vom Hersteller auf 240V eingestellt. Verwenden Sie zum Ändern der Einstellung einen Schlitzschraubendreher, um die Wählscheibe so zu drehen, daß die korrekte Spannung unter der Markierung auf der Abdeckung angezeigt wird.

Vérifiez que la tension de votre alimentation secteur correspond à celle qui est spécifiée sur la plaque du fabricant, située sur le panneau du bas. Dans certaines régions, l'instrument peut disposer d'un sélecteur de tension installé sur son panneau arrière, près du cordon d'alimentation. Assurez-vous que le sélecteur de tension est réglé sur la valeur en vigueur dans votre région. Au départ de l'usine, le sélecteur de tension de l'unité est initialement spécifié sur 240V. Pour modifier ce réglage, utilisez un tournevis pour écrous à fente et faites tourner le cadran du sélecteur jusqu'à ce que la valeur correcte s'affiche en marge de l'indicateur sur le panneau.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

AVIS

WARNING

RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE–NE PAS OUVRIR.

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

PC-1PC-2

MIDI Mac

FOOT PEDAL

PC KEYBOARD

SWITCH 2 VOLUMESWITCH 1

MIDI A MIDI B

IN OUT IN OUT

MIDI A NTSC

PAL

HOST SELECT TO HOST VIDEO OUT

AC INLET

240V

1 1 0

LINE OUT AUX IN/LOOP RETURN

2 1 R L/L+R TRIM R L/L+R

LOOP SEND

R L/L+R

MAINSUB

MIN MAX

SCSI

SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION

PRODUCT SAFETY MARKINGS: Y amaha electronic

products may have either labels similar to the graphics shown below or molded/stamped facsimiles of these graphics on the enclosure. The explanation of these graphics appears on this page. Please observe all cautions indicated on this page and those indicated in the safety instruction section.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

See bottom of Keyboard enclosure for graphic symbol markings.

The exclamation point within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

The lightning ﬂash with arrowhead symbol, within the equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufﬁcient magnitude to constitute a risk of electrical shock.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All Yamaha electronic products

are tested and approved by an independent safety testing laboratory in order that you may be sure that when it is properly installed and used in its normal and customary manner, all foreseeable risks have been eliminated. DO NO T modify this unit or commission others to do so unless speciﬁcally authorized by Yamaha. Product performance and/or safety standards may be diminished. Claims ﬁled under the expressed warranty may be denied if the unit is/has been modiﬁed. Implied warranties may also be affected.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Yamaha strives to produce

products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly. We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used to produce them, meet these goals. In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law, we want you to be aware of the following:

Battery Notice: This product MAY contain a small non-

rechargable battery which (if applicable) is soldered in place. The average life span of this type of battery is approximately ﬁve years. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualiﬁed service representative to perform the replacement.

Warning: Do not attempt to recharge, disassemble, or incin-

erate this type of battery. Keep all batteries away from children. Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by applicable laws. Note: In some areas, the servicer is required by law to return the defective parts. However, you do have the option of having the servicer dispose of these parts for you.

Disposal Notice: Should this product become damaged

beyond repair, or for some reason its useful life is considered to be at an end, please observe all local, state, and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc.

NOTICE: Service charges incurred due to lack of knowl-

edge relating to how a function or effect works (when the unit is operating as designed) are not covered by the manufacturer’s warranty, and are therefore the owners responsibility. Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service.

NAME PLATE LOCATION: The graphic below indicates

the location of the name plate. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are located on this plate. You should record the model number, serial number, and the date of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase.

SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: The infor-

mation contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. However, Yamaha reserves the right to change or modify any of the speciﬁcations without notice or obligation to update existing units.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

INFORMATION RELATING TO PERSONAL INJURY, ELECTRICAL SHOCK,

AND FIRE HAZARD POSSIBILITIES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS LIST.

WARNING-

basic precautions should always be followed. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Read all Safety Instructions, Installation Instructions, Special Message Section items, and any Assembly Instructions found in this manual BEFORE making any connections, including connection to the main supply.

Main Power Supply Veriﬁcation: Yamaha products are manufactured speciﬁcally for the supply voltage in the area where they are to be sold. If you should move, or if any doubt e xists about the supply voltage in your area, please contact your dealer for supply voltage veriﬁcation and (if applicable) instructions. The required supply voltage is printed on the name plate. For name plate location, please refer to the graphic found in the Special Message Section of this manual.

This product may be equipped with a polarized plug (one blade wider than the other). If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, turn the plug over and try again. If the problem persists, contact an electrician to have the obsolete outlet replaced. Do NO T defeat the safety purpose of the plug.

Some electronic products utilize external power supplies or adapters. Do NOT connect this type of product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the owners manual, on the name plate, or speciﬁcally recommended by Yamaha.

When using any electrical or electronic product,

This product was NOT designed for use in wet/damp locations and should not be used near water or exposed to rain. Examples of wet/damp locations are; near a swimming pool, spa, tub, sink, or wet basement.

This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by the manufacturer. If a cart, rack, or stand is used, please observe all safety markings and instructions that accompany the accessory product.

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The power supply cord (plug) should be disconnected from the outlet when electronic products are to be left unused for extended periods of time. Cords should also be disconnected when there is a high probability of lightening and/or electrical storm activity.

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Care should be taken that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through any openings that may exist.

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Electrical/electronic products should be serviced by a qualiﬁed service person when:

a. The power supply cord has been damaged; or b. Objects have fallen, been inserted, or liquids have been

spilled into the enclosure through openings; or c. The product has been exposed to rain: or d. The product dose not operate, exhibits a marked change

in performance; or e. The product has been dropped, or the enclosure of the

product has been damaged.

WARNING: Do not place this product or any other objects

on the power cord or place it in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over power or connecting cords of any kind. The use of an extension cord is not recommended! If you must use an extension cord, the minimum wire size for a 25’ cord (or less) is 18 AWG. NOTE: The smaller the AWG number, the larger the current handling capacity. For longer extension cords, consult a local electrician.

Ventilation: Electronic products, unless speciﬁcally

designed for enclosed installations, should be placed in locations that do not interfere with proper ventilation. If instructions for enclosed installations are not provided, it must be assumed that unobstructed ventilation is required.

Temperature considerations: Electronic products should be installed in locations that do not signiﬁcantly contribute to their operating temperature. Placement of this product close to heat sources such as; radiators, heat registers and other devices that produce heat should be avoided.

PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL

Do not attempt to service this product beyond that

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described in the user-maintenance instructions. All other servicing should be referred to qualiﬁed service personnel.

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This product, either alone or in combination with an ampliﬁer and headphones or speaker/s, may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss. DO NOT operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a le vel that is uncomfortable. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you should consult an audiologist. IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before damage occurs.

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Some Yamaha products may have benches and/or accessory mounting ﬁxtures that are either supplied as a part of the product or as optional accessories. Some of these items are designed to be dealer assembled or installed. Please make sure that benches are stable and any optional ﬁxtures (where applicable) are well secured BEFORE using. Benches supplied by Yamaha are designed for seating only. No other uses are recommended.

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PRECAUTIONS

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING

* Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference.

WARNING

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, ﬁre or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or modify them in any way. The instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. If it should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have it inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

• Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet conditions, or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into any openings.

• If the power cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged, or if there is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument, or if any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it, immediately turn off the power

switch, disconnect the electric plug from the outlet, and have the instrument inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

• Only use the voltage speciﬁed as correct for the instrument. The required voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument.

• Before cleaning the instrument, always remove the electric plug from the outlet. Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands.

• Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it.

CAUTION

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage to the instrument or other property. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Do not place the power cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators, and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects on it, or place it in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over it.

• When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet, always hold the plug itself and not the cord. Pulling by the cord can damage it.

• Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple-connector. Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause overheating in the outlet.

• Remove the electric plug from the outlet when the instrument is not to be used for extended periods of time, or during electrical storms.

• Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level.

• Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme cold or heat (such as in direct sunlight, near a heater, or in a car during the day) to prevent the possibility of panel disﬁguration or damage to the internal components.

• Do not use the instrument near other electrical products such as televisions, radios, or speakers, since this might cause interference which can affect proper operation of the other products.

• Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over.

• Before moving the instrument, remove all connected cables.

• When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry cloth. Do not use paint thinners, solvents, cleaning ﬂuids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths. Also, do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard.

• Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not use excessive force on the buttons, switches or connectors.

• Use only the stand/rack speciﬁed for the instrument. When attaching the stand or rack, use the provided screws only. Failure to do so could cause damage to the internal components or result in the instrument falling over.

• Do not place objects in front of the instrument’s air vent, since this may prevent adequate ventilation of the internal components, and possibly result in the instrument overheating.

• Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level, since this can cause permanent hearing loss. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a physician.

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BACKING UP THE FACTORY DATA

Storing your original data to Flash ROM erases the corresponding factory data programmed to the Flash ROM (at the corresponding number locations). The following data types are affected:

• One Touch Setting

• Registration Memory

• Music Database

• Multi Pad

• Flash Style

• Setup

If you've deleted the factory-set data, you can use the Restore function (page

98) to load a copy of it from the included disks (page 6).

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SAVING USER DATA

• Always save data to a ﬂoppy disk frequently, in order to help prevent the loss of important data due to a malfunction or user operating error.

Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modiﬁcations to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.

Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.

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Using the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks

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Be sure to handle ﬂoppy disks and treat the disk drive with care. Follow the important precautions below.

Compatible Disk Type

3.5

2DD and 2HD type ﬂoppy disks can be used.

Inserting/Ejecting Floppy Disks

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To insert a ﬂoppy disk into the disk drive:

• Hold the disk so that the label of the disk is facing upward and the sliding shutter is facing forward, towards the disk slot. Carefully insert the disk into the slot, slowly pushing it all the way in until it clicks into place and the eject button pops out.

• When the PSR-9000 is turned on, the LED below the ﬂoppy disk slot will be lit indicating that the Disk Drive is ready to use.

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To eject a ﬂoppy disk:

• Before ejecting the disk, be sure to conﬁrm that the FDD is stopped (check if the DISK IN USE lamp is off). Press the eject button slowly as far as it will go; the disk will automatically pop out. When the disk is fully ejected, carefully remove it by hand.

DISK IN USE

This lamp is always on when the power is on, regardless of the disk operation.

This lamp lights during disk read/write operations, such as when a disk has been inserted, during recording, playback, formatting, etc.

Be sure to remove the ﬂoppy disk from the disk drive before

turning off the power. A ﬂoppy disk left in the drive for extended periods can easily pick up dust and dirt that can cause data read and write errors.

Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head

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Clean the read/write head regularly. This instrument employs

a precision magnetic read/write head which, after an extended period of use, will pick up a layer of magnetic particles from the disks used that will eventually cause read and write errors.

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To maintain the disk drive in optimum working order Yamaha

recommends that you use a commercially-available dry-type head cleaning disk to clean the head about once a month. Ask your Yamaha dealer about the availability of proper head-cleaning disks.

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Never insert anything but ﬂoppy disks into the disk drive.

Other objects may cause damage to the disk drive or ﬂoppy disks.

About the Floppy Disks

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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 ﬂoppy disks in their protective cases when they are not in use.

• Do not expose the disk to direct sunlight, extremely high or low temperatures, or excessive humidity, dust or liquids.

• Do not open the sliding shutter and touch the exposed surface of the ﬂoppy disk inside.

• Do not expose the disk to magnetic ﬁelds, such as those produced by televisions, speakers, motors, etc., since magnetic ﬁelds can partially or completely erase data on the disk, rendering it unreadable.

• Never use a ﬂoppy disk with a deformed shutter or housing.

• Do not attach anything other than the provided labels to a ﬂoppy disk. Also make sure that labels are attached in the proper location.

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To protect your data (write-protect tab):

• To prevent accidental erasure of important data, slide the disk’s write-protect tab to the “protect” position (tab open).

• If the eject button is pressed too quickly, or if it is not pressed in as far as it will go, the disk may not eject properly. The eject button may become stuck in a half-pressed position with the disk extending from the drive slot by only a few millimeters. If this happens, do not attempt to pull out the partially ejected disk, since using force in this situation can damage the disk drive mechanism or the ﬂoppy disk. To remove a partially ejected disk, try pressing the eject button once again, or push the disk back into the slot and then repeat the eject procedure.

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Never attempt to remove the disk or turn the power off during recording, reading and playing back. Doing so can damage the disk and possibly the disk drive.

Handling and Installation of Options

WARNING

• Before beginning installation, switch off the power to the PSR-9000 and connected peripherals, and unplug them from the power outlet. Then remove all cables connecting the PSR-9000 to other devices. (Leaving the power cord connected while working can result in electric shock. Leaving other cables connected can interfere with work.)

• Do not disassemble, modify, or apply excessive force to board areas and connectors on hard disk, and SIMMs. Bending or tampering with boards and connectors may lead to electric shock, ﬁre, or equipment failures.

CAUTION

• Before handling the internal hard disk or SIMMs, you should brieﬂy touch

Write protect tab ON (locked or write protected)

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Data backup

• For maximum data security Yamaha recommends that you keep two copies of important data on separate ﬂoppy disks. This gives you a backup if one disk is lost or damaged.

the metal surface to which the hard-disk or SIMM cover is attached (or other such metallic area — be careful of any sharp edges) with your bare hand so as to drain off any static charge from your body. Note that even a slight amount of electrostatic discharge may cause damage to these components.

• It is recommended that you wear gloves to protect your hands from metallic projections on the PSR-9000 hard disk, SIMMs, and other components. Touching leads or connectors with bare hands may cause ﬁnger cuts, and may also result in poor electrical contact or electrostatic damage.

• Take care to avoid dropping screws into the PSR-9000 unit. If a screw does fall in, be sure to remove it before replacing the cover and powering up the unit. Starting the unit with a loose screw inside may lead to improper operation or equipment failure. (If y ou are unable to retrieve a dropped screw, consult your Yamaha dealer for advice.)

Write protect tab OFF (unlocked or write enabled)

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Congratulations!

You are the proud owner of an extraordinary electronic keyboard. The Yamaha PSR-9000 combines the most advanced tone generation technology with state-of-the-art digital electronics and features to give you stunning sound quality with maximum musical versatility. The advanced Auto Accompaniment, Vocal Harmony, and Sampler features, in particular, are brilliant examples of how Yamaha technology can significantly expand your musical horizons. A large-size graphic display and easy-to-use interface also greatly enhance the operability of this advanced instrument. In order to make the most of your PSR-9000’s features and vast performance potential, we urge you to read the manual thoroughly while trying out the various features described. Keep the manual in a safe place for later reference.

Packing List

Your PSR-9000 includes the following items:

• PSR-9000 x 1

• AC Power Cord x 1

• AC Plug Adaptor x 1 (in applicable areas only)

• Music Stand x 1

• Floppy Disk x 1 (includes accompaniment style ﬁles: page 25)

• Floppy Disks x 2

(These include the following factory-set data: One Touch Setting, Registration Memory, Music Database, Multi Pad, Flash Style and Setup.)

• Owner’s Manual

Unauthorized copying of copyrighted software for purposes other than the purchaser’s personal use is prohibited.

This product (PSR-9000) is manufactured under license of U.S.Patents No.5231671, No.5301259, No.5428708, and No.5567901 of IVL Technologies Ltd.

Trademarks:

• Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

• IBM-PC/AT is a trademark of International Business MachinesCorporation.

• Windows is the registered trademark of Microsoft ® Corporation.

• All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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New Functions in PSR-9000 Version 2

The following features have been newly added as part of the upgrade to PSR-9000 Version 2.0.

• V ocal Harmony

An added note of polyphony (for a total of three Vocal Harmony notes), and more Vocal Harmony types, including Quartet.

• Sampling

Key Mapping, Resampling, Loop Point editing, Normalize, and an Export WAV function for using PSR-9000 samples in the common WAV format.

• Custom Voice

Full Parameter editing, and editing of individual voice elements.

• Song Creator

Step Recording, Event editing, Chord Step Recording, Quantize and other editing functions.

• Style Creator

Realtime Recording, Step Recording, Event editing, and Full Parameter editing.

• Multi Pad Creator

Step Recording and Event editing.

• Disk/SCSI

Song ﬁle rename function for SMF songs and User songs from the PSR-8000, and a directory rename for the PSR-8000 hard disk.

• Song Player

Ability to show song list and select song while playing.

• Registration Memory

Enhanced compatibility with Custom Styles from the PSR-8000

• Organ Flute 9 Footages

Control over nine Footages, plus new tone generation system and new sampled waves.

How to use the manual

Starting Up........................................................................................................................page 14

Before going on to any other part of the manual, we strongly suggest you read this section ﬁrst. It shows you how to get started playing and using your new PSR-9000.

Top Panel & Connections................................................................................................page 10

Rear Panel & Connections..............................................................................................page 12

Use this section to ﬁnd out about all of the buttons and controls of the PSR-9000.

Contents .............................................................................................................................page 8

All topics, features, functions, and operations are listed here in the order they appear in the manual, for easy reference.

Quick Guide......................................................................................................................page 16

Unless you enjoy reading manuals, you’re probably eager to start playing your new PSR-9000 right now . If so, read this section.

Basic Operations .............................................................................................................page 42

This section introduces you to the basic operating conventions of the PSR-9000, such as editing values and changing settings, and shows you how to use the convenient Direct Access functions.

Function T ree....................................................................................................................page 46

This lists all functions of the PSR-9000 according to their hierarchical structure, letting you easily see the relationship of the various functions and quickly locate desired information.

Reference..........................................................................................................................page 52

Once you’re f amiliar with e verything above, lightly go over this comprehensive guide to all functions. You won’t need (or want) to read everything at once, but it is there for you to refer to when you need information about a certain feature or function.

Appendix.........................................................................................................................page 156

This contains various important lists such as the Voice List, Preset Style List, Effect List, MIDI Data Format, and MIDI Implementation Chart.

Troubleshooting.............................................................................................................page 156

If the PSR-9000 does not function as expected or you have some problem with the sound or operation, consult this section before calling your Yamaha dealer or service center. Most common problems and their solutions are covered here in a very simple and easy-to-understand way.

Index................................................................................................................................page 158

This section alphabetically lists virtually all topics, features, functions, and operations with their respective page numbers, letting you quickly and easily ﬁnd the information you need.

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Contents

Packing List .................................................6

New Functions in PSR-9000 Version 2 .......7

How to use the manual............................... 7

Contents ..............................................................8

Top Panel & Connections.................................. 10

Rear Panel & Connections................................ 12

Starting Up ........................................................14

Music stand ...............................................15

Panel logos ...............................................15

Page Numbers marked with * have been added as part of the upgrade to PSR-9000 Version 2.

Quick Guide

Playing V oices............................................. 16

Playing a Voice ..................................................16

Playing Two or Three Voices Simultaneously ....17

Playing Different Voices

with the Left and Right Hands ..............18

Adjusting the Octave setting .............................18

Organ Flutes .....................................................19

Auto Accompaniment ................................. 20

Using Auto Accompaniment ..............................20

Accompaniment Sections .................................22

One Touch Setting .............................................24

Track Muting & Volume Control .........................24

Disk Direct Function ..........................................25

Music Database ........................................... 26

Using the Music Database ................................26

Searching the Music Database .........................27

Registration Memory ..................................28

Using the Preset Registration Memory .............28

Registering the Panel Settings ..........................29

Disk Song Playback .................................... 30

Playback of Song Disks ....................................30

Vocal Harmony ............................................32

Setting Up .........................................................32

Vocal Harmony with Accompaniment Playback

Vocal Harmony with Song Playback .................33

The Multi Pads .............................................34

Playing the Multi Pads .......................................34

Chord Match .....................................................34

Voice Effects ................................................ 35

Applying the Voice Effects .................................35

Song Creator ...............................................36

Quick Recording ................................................36

Multi Track Recording ........................................38

Sampling ......................................................40

Recording a Sample .........................................40

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Basic Operation

Display-based Controls .............................. 42

Display Messages ............................................ 43

Name Entry ...................................................... 44

Computer Keyboard Functions ......................... 44

Direct Access Chart ................................... 45

Function T ree ............................................... 46

Memory Structure ....................................... 50

Reference

Demonstration ............................................ 52

Voices .......................................................... 53

Parts: Right1, Right2, Right3 and Left .............. 53

Voices ............................................................... 54

PITCH BEND Wheel & MODULATION Wheel

Voice Effects ..................................................... 55

Other Keyboard-related Functions ................... 55

Organ Flutes ................................................ 56

Auto Accompaniment ................................. 58

Chord Fingerings .............................................. 58

Fade-ins and Fade-outs ................................... 60

Tempo Control .................................................. 60

Synchro Stop .................................................... 61

One Touch Setting ............................................ 61

Style Manager .................................................. 62

Music Database .......................................... 64

Creating the Music Database ........................... 64

The Multi Pads ............................................ 65

Turning Chord Match and Repeat On/Off ......... 65

Disk Song Playback .................................... 66

Selecting a Song .............................................. 66

Other Functions: Viewing the Lyrics

and Fast Forward/Reverse .................. 67

Song Setup ...................................................... 67

Vocal Harmony ............................................ 68

Applying the Vocal Harmony Effect .................. 68

Selecting/Producing the Vocal Harmony effect Changing the Vocal Harmony/

Microphone Settings ........................... 70

Sampling ..................................................... 72

Recording a Sample ......................................... 74

Importing Wave Files from Disk ....................... 75

Clearing Wav e Data ......................................... 75

Editing Wav e data ............................................ 76*

Custom V oice Creating ...............................80

Easy Editing ..................................................... 81

Full Editing ....................................................... 82*

... 54

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Contents

Song Creator ...............................................88

Track Setting for Recording

(Multi Track Recording) ........................90

Track Setting for Recording

(Quick Recording) ................................91

Song Edit Functions (Multi Track Recording) ....92 *

Song Setup (Multi Track Recording) ..................93

Step Recording (Multi Track Recording) ............94*

Chord Step (Quick Recording) ........................100*

Style Creator .............................................104

Style Assembly — Creating a Style ................107

Revoice (Easy Edit) .........................................108

Groove & Dynamics (Easy Edit) ......................109

Style Recording (Full Edit) ..............................110*

Style Editing (Full Edit) ....................................112 *

Custom Style Recording

via an External Sequence Recorder ..116 *

Step Recording (Full Edit) ...............................118*

Multi Pad Creator ......................................119

Multi Pad Recording ........................................120

Clear ...............................................................120

Copy ................................................................120

Turning Chord Match and Repeat On/Off .......120

Step Recording ...............................................121*

Mixing Console ......................................... 122

Part Settings ...................................................122

Effect Type Settings .........................................124

Master Equalizer Settings ...............................125

Line Out Settings ............................................126

MIDI Functions .......................................... 144

What’s MIDI? .................................................. 144

What You Can Do With MIDI .......................... 146

MIDI Data Compatibility ................................. 147

Connecting to a Personal Computer .............. 148

System Settings ............................................. 151

Transmit Settings ............................................ 151

Receive Settings ............................................ 152

Root Settings .................................................. 153

Chord Detect Settings .................................... 153

Storing the MIDI Settings ............................... 153

MFC10 Settings ............................................. 154

Appendix

Troubleshooting .............................................. 156

Index .............................................................. 158

Installing Options ............................................ 160

Voice List ........................................................ 166

Keyboard Drum Assignments ......................... 174

Style List ......................................................... 176

Multi Pad Bank List ......................................... 177

Parameter Chart ............................................. 178

Effect Type List ............................................... 184

Effect Parameter List ...................................... 186

Effect Data Value Assign Tabl ......................... 191

MIDI Data Format ........................................... 192

MIDI Implementation Chart ............................ 208

Speciﬁcations

.................................................. 210

Disk Operations ........................................ 127

Loading Data from a Disk to Flash ROM ........128

Saving Data from Flash ROM to a Disk ..........129

Copying Files & Copying Floppy Disks ...........130

Backing Up/Restoring the Data in Flash ROM

Converting ﬁles ...............................................131 *

Editing Disk Files ............................................131

Editing Directories ...........................................132

Formatting a Disk ............................................132

Checking a Disk ..............................................133

..130

The PSR-9000 “Functions” .......................134

Master Tuning/Scale T uning ............................134

Split Point/Chord Fingering .............................135

Controller Assignment .....................................135

Registration/Freeze Group/Voice Set Settings

Harmony/Echo Settings ..................................140

Video Monitor Settings ....................................141

Talk Setting .....................................................141

Utility Settings .................................................142

..139

The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owner’s manual are for instructional purposes only, and may be different from your instrument.

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Top Panel & Connections

Air vent

Do not place objects on the instrument’s air vent, since this may prevent adequate ventilation of the internal components, and possibly result in the instrument overheating.

PHONES MIC/LINE IN

t y

SONG

SONG FILE DIRECTORY

POWER

ON OFF

PITCH BEND

MODULATION

DOWN

e r

STYLE

SONG

PLAYER

SONG SETUP

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

MASTER VOLUME

MIN MAX

MIC

MAX

MIN

INPUT VOLUME

MIC/LINE INPHONES

INPUT VOLUME control

LINE IN

ACCOMPANIMENT

OVER

SIGNAL

MIC1 MIC2 LINE

MAX

CONTROL

CLICK

DIGITAL STUDIO

SOUND CREATOR

SAMPLING

CUSTOM VOICE

DIGITAL RECORDING

SONG STYLE MULTI PAD

& STYLE MANAGER

8 BEAT

SWING & JAZZ LATIN

16 BEAT

R & B

MARCH & WALTZ

DANCE

COUNTRY

BALLROOM

TAP

ABCD

T S R L M HL M H L H L H

DISKDIRECT

FLASH STYLEPRESET STYLE

ENDING

rit.TAP TEMPOINTRO

DISK

SCSI

KEYBOARD TRANSPOSE

FADEIN/OUT

FUNCTION

RESET

SYNC STOP SYNC START

MIXING CONSOLE

EFFECTS

FILTER TUNING

MIDI

START/STOPFILL IN & BREAKMAIN VARIATION

PART

MULTIPAD

STOP

M.PAD BANK 1~60

BANK VIEW

DIRECT ACCESS

MLMHC

Keyboard... page 137

The keyboard of the PSR-9000 is equipped with a touch response feature (initial touch and after touch) that lets you dynamically and expressively control the level of the voices with your playing strength — just as on an acoustic instrument.

MAIN MIXER

PART

OFF

PART

PHONES jack

A standard pair of stereo headphones can be plugged in here for private practice or latenight playing. The internal stereo speaker system is automatically shut off when a pair of headphones is plugged into the PHONES jack.

MIC/LINE IN jack

The PSR-9000 includes a microphone/line input jack into which just about any standard microphone or line-level source with a 1/4" phone plug can be plugged (a dynamic microphone with an impedance of 250 ohms is recommended). The microphone or line input can be used with the PSR-9000’s vocal harmony function.

q POWER ON/OFF switch.................................... 14

w MASTER VOLUME control.............................. 14

e PITCH BEND wheel.......................................... 54

r MODULATION wheel....................................... 54

t SONG buttons .............................................. 30, 66

u ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL buttons ......... 20

i MENU buttons..................................127, 134, 150

o KEYBOARD TRANSPOSE buttons.................. 55

DIGITAL STUDIO buttons

...36, 40, 72, 88, 104, 119

!1 MULTI PAD buttons............................. 34, 65, 119

y STYLE buttons................................................... 20

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CONTRAST

Top Panel & Connections

LCD

DEMO

EXIT

2345678

BEAT

R S H L H L H L H L

VOICE EFFECT

TOUCH SUSTAIN

DSP(4~7)

SLOW/ FAST

POLY

MONO

HARMONY/ECHO

PAGE CONTROL

NEXTBACK

TEMPO

DATA ENTRY

!5 !9

MUSIC DATABASE

REGISTRATION MEMORY

VOICE

ORGAN

PIANO

ACCORDION

E.PIANO

PROGRAMMABLE

ONE TOUCH SETTING

FREEZE REGISTBANK 1~64

BANK VIEW

2233445566778

H L S L H L M O

GUITAR

STRINGS

LEFTLEFT HOLD

LOWER

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and Related Buttons /Controls... page 42

Large multi-function LCD display panel with display-based buttons, plus comprehensive display prompts and messages, makes operation easy and intuitive.

Related Buttons/Controls :

• LCD(A-J) buttons

• LCD(1-8) buttons

• DIRECT ACCESS button

• MAIN MIXER button

• PART ON/OFF button

• EXIT button

• PAGE CONTROL buttons

• LCD CONTRAST control

TRUMPET

BRASS

PART SELECT

RIGHT1

PART ON/OFF

SAXOPHONE

FLUTE

RIGHT2

UPPER

REGISTRATION

ONE TOUCH SETTING

CHOIR & PAD

SYNTHESIZER

RIGHT3

PERCUSSION

MEMORY

VOCAL

HARMONY

TALK

ORGAN FLUTES

DSP(8)

CUSTOM VOICE

UPPER OCTAVE

V.H. (9)

SELECT

RESET

MIC SETUP

DISK IN USE

Floppy Disk Drive... page 25, 30, 127

The PSR-9000 also features a built-in disk drive that lets you save all your important original data to ﬂoppy disk for future recall. The PSR-9000 is compatible with a wide variety of disk formats, allowing you to pla yback song data on commercially available XG, GM , DOC, and Disklavier Piano Soft disks.

!2 Data dial.............................................................. 42

!3 DEMO button..................................................... 52

!4 VOICE EFFECT buttons.............................. 35, 55

!5 MUSIC DATABASE button......................... 26, 64

!6 ONE TOUCH SETTING button................. 24, 61

!7 REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons................ 28

!8 MEMORY button ......................................... 28, 61

!9 VOICE buttons.................................................... 16

@0 PART SELECT buttons......................................53

@1 PART ON/OFF buttons........................... 17, 18, 53

@2 UPPER OCTAVE buttons................................... 55

@3 VOCAL HARMONY buttons....................... 32, 68

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Rear Panel & Connections

T N

MIDI A MIDI B

PC KEYBOARD

FOOT PEDAL

SWITCH 2 VOLUMESWITCH 1

IN OUT IN OUT

HOST SELECT TO HOST VIDEO OUT

PC-1PC-2

MIDI Mac

MIDI A NTSC

PAL

SCSI

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOC

DO NOT OPEN

RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE–

AVIS

WARNING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELEC DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAI

Sequencer

One or two optional Yamaha FC5 footswitches connected to these jacks can be used to control sustain and a range of other important functions.

Refer to page 136.

An optional Yamaha FC7 Foot Controller connected to this jack can be used to control volume and a range of other important functions.

Refer to page 135.

You can connect a computer keyboard to the PSR-9000 for inputting song and file names or Voice/Style/Song/Registration Memory numbers. This function is also very convenient in Step recording. Please note that Macintosh computer keyboards cannot be used with the PSR-9000.

Refer to pages 44, 103, and 143.

• A computer keyboard can only be used if it has been connected to the PSR-9000 before turning the power on. If you have connected a computer keyboard after turning the power on, simply turn the power off and back on again.

The sophisticated MIDI functions give you powerful tools to expand your music performance and creation possibilities.

Refer to page 144.

Computer (with music software)

[VIDEO IN]

Television

You can connect the PSR-9000 to a television or video monitor to display the lyrics and chords in your song data on a larger screen.

Refer to page 141.

• The PSR-9000’s default setting for the external television/video monitor signal is “PAL.” Depending on your particular locale, the standard may be different and the setting should be changed accordingly. (For example, NTSC is generally used in North America.) Check the standard used by your television or video monitor, and if it is not PAL, change the setting in the VIDEO OUT display to “NTSC” (page 141).

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E PAS OUVRIR.

RIC SHOCK,

N OR MOISTURE.

Refer to page 14.

240V

110V

130V

AC INLET

Refer to page 14.

2 1 R L/L+R TRIM R L/L+R

INLET

The TRIM control allows the input sensitivity of the AUX IN L/L+R and R (LOOP RETURN) jacks to be adjusted for optimum level matching with the connected equipment.

LINE OUT AUX IN/LOOP RETURN

MAINSUB

MIN MAX

Rear Panel & Connections

LOOP SEND

R L/L+R

The LINE OUT jacks are used to send the PSR-9000 output to a keyboard amplifier, stereo sound system, mixing console, or tape recorder. If you are connecting the PSR-9000 to a mono sound system, use only the L/L+R jack. When only this jack is connected (using a standard phone plug), the left and right channels are combined and output through this jack — allowing you have a mono mix of the PSR-9000's stereo sound.

Refer to page 126.

This SCSI-2 50-pin connector (D-sub, half-pitch) can be used to connect to an external SCSI data storage device — allowing you to conveniently save and store large quantities of data.

Refer to page 127.

Stereo System

• Depending on the SCSI device, you may need a special connecting cable or adaptor to connect the device properly to the PSR-9000. Make sure to conﬁrm the connection conﬁguration of both the PSR-9000 and the SCSI device before purchasing the device.

• The SCSI ID number of the PSR-9000 is ﬁxed at 7. Make sure to set the ID number of the external SCSI device to a number other than this (i.e., 0 -

6).

MONITOR

OUT

INPUT

Mixer

INPUT STEREO OUT

Sound source

Connection Examples

In this setup, the sound of the PSR-9000 itself as well as the external sources is reproduced via the PSR-9000's built-in amplifier and speakers, allowing the PSR-9000 to function as a convenient stage monitor system.

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Starting Up

Check Your Power Supply

Make sure that your local AC mains voltage matches the voltage speciﬁed on the name plate on the bottom panel. In some areas a voltage selector may be provided on the rear panel of the PSR-9000 near the power cord. Make sure that the voltage selector is set for the voltage in your area. The v oltage selector is set at 240V when the unit is initially shipped. T o change the setting use a slotted (“minus”) screwdriver to rotate the selector dial so that the correct voltage appears next to the pointer on the panel. Make sure that the power is turned off before changing the Voltage Selector setting.

Use the following procedure to start up the PSR-9000.

1 Make sure that the POWER switch is in the OFF (extended)

position.

2 Securely plug the “female” end of the AC power cord sup-

plied with the PSR-9000 into the rear-panel AC cord socket.

Voltage Selector

240V

0V 2 2

110V

130V

AC INLET

The conﬁguration of the AC INLET may be different depending on your particular locale.

WARNING

• Use only the AC power cord supplied with the PSR-9000. If the supplied cord is lost or damaged and needs to be replaced, contact your Yamaha dealer. The use of an inappropriate replacement can pose a ﬁre and shock hazard!

3 Plug the power cord into a convenient AC outlet.

In some areas, an AC plug adaptor may be provided to match the pin conﬁguration of the AC wall outlets in your area.

4 Turn the power ON by pressing the [POWER] switch.

Press the [POWER] switch again to turn the power OFF.

POWER

ON OFF

5 Play & adjust the volume.

MASTER VOLUME

MIN MAX

• When turning the power OFF, simply reverse the procedure.

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Music stand

The PSR-9000 is supplied with a music stand that can be attached to the instrument by inserting it into the holes at the rear of the speaker panel.

Panel logos

The logos printed on the PSR-9000 panel indicate the standards/formats it supports and special features it includes.

GM System Level 1

GM System Level 1 is an addition to the MIDI standard which guarantees that an y data conforming to the standard will play accurately on any GM-compatible tone generator or synthesizer from any manufacturer.

Starting Up

XG is a new Yamaha MIDI speciﬁcation which signiﬁcantly expands and improves on the GM System Level 1 standard with greater voice handling capacity, expressive control, and effect capability while retaining full compatibility with GM. By using the PSR9000’s XG voices, it is possible to record XG-compatible song ﬁles.

The Yamaha XF format enhances the SMF (Standard MIDI File) standard with greater functionality and open-ended expandability for the future . The PSR-9000 is capable of displaying lyrics when an XF ﬁle containing lyric data is played.

Vocal Harmony

Vocal Harmony employs state-of-the-art digital signal processing technology to automatically add appropriate vocal harmony to a lead vocal line sung by the user. Vocal Harmony can even change the character and gender of the lead voice as well as the added voices to produce a wide range of vocal harmony effects.

DOC

The DOC voice allocation format provides data playback compatibility with a wide range of Yamaha instruments and MIDI devices, including the Clavinova series.

Style File Format

The Style File Format — SFF — is Yamaha’s original style ﬁle format which uses a unique conversion system to provide high-quality automatic accompaniment based on a wide range of chord types. The PSR-9000 uses the SFF internally, reads optional SFF style disks, and creates SFF styles using the Style Creator function.

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Quick Guide

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Playing Voices

Voice related buttons

Playing a Voice

Press the [R1] LCD button to turn the RIGHT1 part on.

• The voice selected here is

called voice RIGHT 1. See page 53 for more information on voice RIGHT1.

Select a voice group.

VOICE

PIANO

E.PIANO

Select a voice.

ORGAN

ACCORDION

For this example, STRINGS is selected.

For this example, Live! Orch is selected.

GUITAR

STRINGS

LEFTLEFT HOLD

LOWER

PART SELECT

RIGHT1

PART ON/OFF

RIGHT3RIGHT2

UPPER

Play the voices.

Quick Guide

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Press the corresponding buttons to select the various pages.

Playing Two or Three Voices Simultaneously

Press the PART ON/OFF [RIGHT2] button to turn the RIGHT2 part ON.

Automatically turned on

PART SELECT

Playing Voices

RIGHT3RIGHT2

Select a voice group.

LEFTLEFT HOLD

LOWER

RIGHT1

PART ON/OFF

UPPER

For example, select “CHOIR & PAD.”

Select a voice.

For example, select “Hah Choir.”

Play the voices.

The voice selected for R1 (page 16) and the voice selected here are sounded simultaneously in a layer.

Voice RIGHT 3 can be set in the same way described above, by using the

[RIGHT3]

button instead.

ry out some of these other voices...

Category Voice Name Comment E.Piano Galaxy EP Rich and dynamic DX-type

Stage Ep 3 different dynamics sampled

Organ Cool! Jazz Organ sample with authentic

Rotor Organ Organ sample with real rotary

Accordion Musette Realistic, French type accordi-

Guitar Live! Nylon Stereo sampled nylon guitar.

Cool! J.Gtr Dynamic, fingered jazz guitar.

Strings Live! Strs Rich, stereo sampled strings

Trumpet Sweet Trump Expressive trumpet with natu-

Sweet Tromb Realistic trombone with natural

electric piano.

for realistic and expressive timbre changes.

chorus vibrato.

speaker.

on.

Dedicated flageolet sample for high velocities.

orchestra.

ral vibrato.

vibrato.

Category Voice Name Comment Saxophone Sweet Tenor Smooth tenor sax with natural

vibrato.

Sweet Sprno Soprano sax with natural vibra-

to. Very expressive. Play long notes.

Sweet Clari Jazzy clarinet with natural vi-

brato.

Flute Sweet Flute Flute with natural vibrato. Very

expressive. Play strong to get realistic overblown sample.

Sweet Pan Authentic pan flute with natural

vibrato

Choir&Pad Live!Gospel Stereo choir with individual,

smooth vibrato

Live! Vocal Dynamic vocal sounds — that

change with your playing strength. Play bass vocals with your left hand.

DreamHeaven Beautiful synth pad

Synthesizer MATRIX Expressive synth lead. Play

long notes.

Percussion Live!StdKit Stereo sampled drums with ve-

locity switch up to 4 layers. Also check out Live! Funk Kit.

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Playing Voices

Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands

Press the PART ON/OFF [LEFT] button to turn the LEFT part ON.

Automatically turned on

PART SELECT

LEFTLEFT HOLD

LOWER

Select a voice group.

For example, select “STRINGS.”

Select a voice.

For example, select “Symphon. Str.”

Play the voices.

The notes you play with your left hand sound one voice, while the notes you play with your right sound a different voice (or voices).

Split Point

Voice L (Lower)

RIGHT1

PART ON/OFF

Voice R1, R2, R3

(Upper)

UPPER

RIGHT3RIGHT2

• The point on the keyboard that separates voice LEFT and voice RIGHT1~3 is called the “split point.” Refer to page 135 for instructions on setting the split point.

Voices RIGHT 1~3 are meant to be played with the right hand. Voice LEFT is played with the left hand.

Adjusting the Octave setting

The [UPPER OCTAVE] button allows the RIGHT1, RIGHT2, and RIGHT3 parts to be simultaneously transposed up or down by one octave.

UPPER OCTAVE

RESET

Quick Guide

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• More detailed octave-related settings for each part can be made by using the Mixing Console function (page 123).

Organ Flutes

The Organ Flutes function lets you create your own original organ voices, just as on a traditional organ, by increasing and decreasing the levels of the ﬂute footages.

Press the [ORGAN FLUTES] button.

Playing Voices

CHOIR & PAD

SYNTHESIZER

Use the LCD [1] - [8] buttons to adjust the footage settings.

The footage settings determine the basic sound of the organ ﬂutes. The term “footage” is a reference to the sound generation of traditional pipe organs, in which the sound is produced by pipes of different lengths (in feet).

Use button [1] to adjust the 16’ or 8’ footage. You can select the desired footage (16’ or 8’) with the [E] LCD button.

PERCUSSION

ORGAN FLUTES

CUSTOM VOICE

12345678

Store the Organ Flutes settings.

The Organ Flutes settings above are stored to Flash ROM. For details about Flash ROM, refer to “Memory Structure” on page 50.

ry out the preset Organ Flutes voices

The PSR-9000 provides 10 pre-programmed Organ Flutes voices.

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(Refer to page 56.)

Press the [H] LCD button to call up the Organ Flutes preset voices display, then select an Organ Flutes voice.

Auto Accompaniment

Style related buttons

Auto Accompaniment related buttons

Using Auto Accompaniment

Select a style group.

& STYLE MANAGER

STYLE

8 BEAT

SWING & JAZZ LATIN

16 BEAT

DANCE COUNTRY

R & B

PRESET STYLE

MARCH & WALTZ

BALLROOM

• The PSR-9000 styles are divided into two groups : Preset styles and Flash styles. For details about Flash styles, see page 51.

For this example, BALLROOM is selected.

Select a style.

Turn Auto Accompaniment on.

The speciﬁed left-hand section of the keyboard becomes the “Auto Accompaniment” section, and chords played in this section are automatically detected and used as a basis for fully automatic accompaniment with the selected style.

Split Point

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

For this example, Jive is selected.

• The point on the keyboard that separates the auto accompaniment section and the righthand section of the keyboard is called the “split point.” Refer to page 135 for instructions on setting the split point.

Auto Accompaniment

section

Turn Sync Start on.

The beat lamp also ﬂashes in time with the tempo. This condition is called synchronized start standby.

BEAT

Quick Guide

SYNC STOP SYNC START

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As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto accompaniment starts.

For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below).

Split Point

Auto Accompaniment

section

Try playing other chords with your left hand.

For information on how to enter chords, see “Chord Fingerings” on page 58.

Press the [START/STOP] button again to stop the accompaniment.

Auto Accompaniment

■

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Try out some of the other styles...

Category Style Name Comment 8 BEAT Heart Beat Standard 8-beat pop. Enjoy the

Spicy Beat Modern 8-beat that uses the Hit and 8Beat Adria This gorgeous style evokes the north

AcousticBld An unplugged style with a half-time

16 BEAT Slow & Easy This style evokes the sophisticated,

Smooth Jazz Enjoy the Latin feel of this modern fu-

DANCE House Musik Analog synths, techno drums, rave

DiscoChoco Try starting this classic 70’s disco Flip Hop This contemporary hip hop rhythm

sound of the strumming guitars. Live! Standard drum kits. Mediterranean, but can be used well

for a variety of songs. 3/4 feel. Check out the great guitar

sounds. relaxed atmosphere of a modern jazz

club. sion style. beat — today’s modern dance music

at your fingertips. style with Intro III. features sine wave acid lines and

high-pitched snare. Rap along with this!

Category Style Name Comment SWING&

JAZZ

R&B SoulShuffle Check out the dynamic sounds of the

COUNTRY Country 2/4 This driving country-pop style can be

LATIN Samba City This contemporary Samba-pop style

BALLROOM Engl.Waltz

Big Band 3 Traditional big band style especially Swingfox Check out the different major and mi-

BBandBallad

Piano Swing A swinging Pianist style. Turn the

GospelBros Check out the different gospel Boogie 1 Start this out without the drums and

RockShuffle This heavy rock shuffle features the

suited for ballads and slow blues. nor patterns for Intro III. This style is

good for a wide wide range of songs.

This style is perfect for recreating the sound and atmosphere of the great big bands and orchestras of the swing era.

CHD1 (chord) part on and off for different arrangements.

Live! Standard drum kit, especially in the Break fill pattern.

grooves in the Main A - D patterns. bass, then bring them in for a full-tilt

boogie band. distortion effect on the guitar. used for a variety of other music

styles as well. features dynamic toms from the new

Live! drum kit. Check out Ending III.

A fully orchestrated, luscious waltz style, perfect for elegant ballroom dancing.

Metronome and Bass Chord Hold

These are two special styles designed for practice purposes; they do not have an y of the normal rhythm or accompaniment patterns of the other styles. To call them up, select Page 2 of the Ballroom category by pressing the

Metronome

This style plays back only a metronome click, without an y other rh ythm parts. Use this as y ou would a normal metronome, practicing in time with the click. You can adjust the tempo with the data dial. Playing chords in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard produces corresponding bass notes and chords, just as in Bass Chord Hold below. There are ﬁve different metronome settings, each with a different time signature.

● Bass Chord Hold

Even with the auto accompaniment turned on, this style does not play any rhythm parts, but simply holds the bass note and chord that correspond to the chord you play in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard. this is convenient for practicing chords without having to play along with a rhythm. There are ﬁve different bass note/chord settings, each with different voices.

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[P2]

button.

Auto Accompaniment

FILL IN & BREAK

FADEIN/OUTENDING/rit.

Style related buttons

Auto Accompaniment section buttons

Accompaniment Sections

There are various types of Auto Accompaniment sections that allow you to vary the arrangement of the accompaniment to match the song you are playing. They are: Intro, Main, Fill-in & Break and Ending. By switching among them as you play , you can easily produce the dynamic elements of a professional-sounding arrangement in your performance.

INTRO This is used for the beginning of the song. When the intro finishes playing, accompaniment

MAIN VARIATION

FILL IN & BREAK This lets you add dynamic variations and breaks in the rhythm of the accompaniment, to make

ENDING This is used for the ending of the song. When the ending is finished, the auto accompaniment

shifts to the main section. This is used for playing the main part of the song. It plays an accompaniment pattern of several

measures, and repeats indefinitely until another section’s button is pressed.

your performance sound even more professional.

stops automatically.

1 - 4 Use the same operations as in “Using Auto Accompani-

ment.”

5 Press any of the [INTRO] buttons.

6 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto

accompaniment starts.

For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below).

Split Point

TAP

TAP TEMPOINTRO

Auto Accompaniment

section

When the playback of the intro is ﬁnished, it automatically leads into main section.

7 Press any of the accompaniment section buttons as desired.

(See the Accompaniment Structure Diagram on the next page.)

8 Press any of the [ENDING] buttons.

This switches to the ending section. When the ending is ﬁnished, the auto accompaniment automatically stops.

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■ Accompaniment Structure Diagram

INTRO

INTRO I INTRO II INTRO III

MAIN V ARIA TION

via FILL IN A via FILL IN B via FILL IN C via FILL IN D

Auto Accompaniment

MAIN

VARIATION

via BREAK

via FILL IN B

via FILL IN Avia FILL IN D

MAIN

VARIATION

via BREAK via BREAK via BREAK

via FILL IN C

MAIN

VARIATION

via FILL IN B

Press the one of the [ENDING] buttons.

via FILL IN D via FILL IN A

MAIN

VARIATION

via FILL IN C

ENDING

You can have the ending gradually

ENDING I ENDING II ENDING III

• You can use one of the intro sections even in the middle of the song by pressing one of the [INTRO] buttons during the song.

• If one of the [FILL IN & BREAK] buttons is pressed after the ﬁnal half beat (eighth note) of the measure, the ﬁll-in or break will begin from the next measure.

• You can begin the accompaniment by using any of the other sections, as well as the intro sections.

• If you press one of the [INTRO] buttons while the ending is playing, the intro section will begin playing after the ending is ﬁnished.

• If you press one of the [FILL IN & BREAK] buttons while the ending is playing, the ﬁll-in or break will immediately start playing, continuing with the main section.

slow down (ritardando) by pressing the same [ENDING] button again while the ending is playing back.

Other Controls

FADE IN/OUT The [FADE IN/OUT] button can be used to produce smooth fade-ins

FADEIN/OUT

TAP TEMPO The auto accompaniment can be started at any tempo you desire by

TAP

TAP TEMPO

SYNCRO STOP When the Synchro Stop function is engaged, accompaniment playback

SYNC STOP

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and fade-outs when starting and stopping the accompaniment.

“tapping” out the tempo with the [TAP/TEMPO] button. For details, see page 60.

will stop completely when all keys in the auto-accompaniment section of the keyboard are released. Accompaniment playback will start again as soon as a chord or note is played. For details, see page 61.

Auto Accompaniment

PROGRAMMABLE

ONE TOUCH SETTING

DISK DIRECT buttons

One Touch Setting

One Touch Setting is a powerful and convenient feature that automatically calls up the most appropriate panel settings (voice number, etc.) for the currently selected style, with the touch of a single button.

1 Select a style.

For example, select “SWING & JAZZ” category and try out “BBand Ballad” (on P2).

MAIN MIXER and PART ON/OFF buttons

ONE TOUCH SETTING buttons

2 Press one of the [ONE TOUCH SETTING] buttons.

Auto Accompaniment and Sync Start will automatically be turned on. In addition, various panel settings (such as voices, effects, etc.) that match the selected style can be instantly recalled with just a single button press (see page

178)

3 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto

accompaniment starts.

4 Play melodies with your right hand and play various chords

with your left hand.

5 Try out other One Touch Setting setups.

You can also create your own One Touch Setting setups. For details, refer to page 61.

Track Muting & Volume Control

1 Turn Auto Accompaniment on and start the accompaniment

(page 20).

Split Point

Auto Accompaniment

section

PROGRAMMABLE

ONE TOUCH SETTING

• The **PART** mark below the

2 Turn individual tracks ON or OFF (muted) as required.

1) Press the [PART ON/OFF] button.

2) Press the LCD button corresponding to the part you wish to turn on or off.

PART

ON/OFF

PART

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[PART ON/OFF] button indicates that pressing the button repeatedly switches among various different displays. However, in the example explanation shown here, only the accompaniment parts are displayed; no other displays can be called up, no matter how many times the button is pressed. Other displays can be called up when Song Player (page 30) is set to on, or when the Digital Recording mode is active.

3 Adjust the volume to set the optimum le vel balance between

the accompaniment and your right hand performance.

1) Press the [MAIN MIXER] button.

2) Press the LCD button corresponding to the part of which the volume you wish to adjust.

MAIN MIXER

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4 Stop the accompaniment (page 21).

Disk Direct Function

Auto Accompaniment

The PSR-9000 can play back style ﬁles contained on the included ﬂoppy disk.

1 Insert the “Disk Styles” disk supplied with the PSR-9000 into

the disk drive.

2 Press the [DISK DIRECT] button.

DISKDIRECT

3 Select a style.

For example, select “16Balad3.”

4 Play the auto accompaniment (page 22).

■ About the Style Data

This diagram illustrates the relationship among the style data stored to different types of memory. Refer to “Memory Structure” on page 50.

• It may be necessary to wait for a while in step #3 until the PSR-9000 can play the accompaniment, since it takes some time to read the style data from the ﬂoppy disk.

Accompaniment playback

Disk Direct

Preset Style Flash Style Disk Style

Store

Style Creator

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Save

Load

Style Manager

See page 62.

See page 104.

See above.

Music Database

MUSIC DATABASE button

If you want to play in a certain genre of music but don’t know which style and voice settings would be appropriate, the convenient Music Database can help you out. Simply select the desired genre from the Music Database and the PSR-9000 automatically makes all appropriate panel settings to let you play in that music style! For a list of Music Database setup parameters, refer to page 178.

Using the Music Database

1 Press the [MUSIC DATABASE] button.

MUSIC DATABASE

2 Select a Music Database.

Press this to actually call up the Music Database

Select the desired Music Database. Use button [4] or [5] to move the cursor to the desired location and

Select the desired Category.

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For example, try out Category “Great Pop Songs” and Music Database “Called to say.”

press the [OK] LCD button to actually call up the Music Database. Move the cursor to the desired location by using button [6] or [7] to call up the Music Database. (You need not press the [OK] LCD button.)

You can use the Data dial to select the desired Music Database.

3 Play along with the accompaniment playback.

Split Point

Auto Accompaniment

section

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Searching the Music Database

1 Press the [MUSIC DATABASE] button.

MUSIC DATABASE

2 Press the LCD [F] button to call up the Search display. 3 Select a category and set the tempo range. 4 Press the LCD [I] button to execute the Search operation.

Music Database

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5 Select a Music Database (see step #2 on page 26) and play

along with the accompaniment playback.

Split Point

Press this button to call up the Keyword display, from which you can enter a keyword and search the Music Database.

Auto Accompaniment

section

You can also create your own Music Database setups. For details, refer to page 64.

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Registration Memory

REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons

The Registration Memory gives you a conv enient wa y to select the style, v oice , and effect settings that will suit a particular type of music. You can instantly change panel settings with the touch of a single button. The Registration Memory provides up to 512 complete control-panel setups (64 banks, 8 setups each) that can be recalled instantly during your performance. For a list of Registration Memory setup parameters, refer to page 178.

Using the Preset Registration Memory

1 Select a Registration Bank (01 through 03).

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE REGISTBANK 1~64

2 Press one of the REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons: [1]

through [8].

Registration Name entered via the Registration Name function display described on page 139.

Indicates the Registration Bank/Number.

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE REGISTBANK 1~64

BANK VIEW

■ The Freeze function

If you press the [FREEZE] button so that its lamp lights, selecting a different registration setup will not change the settings speciﬁed in the Registration Freeze Group Setting function display (page 139).

If any change is made to a setting memorized by the Registration Memory feature, a pencil icon appears, indicating that one or more settings have been edited.

Current selected Registration Bank

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE REGISTBANK 1~64

■ Bank View

REGISTRATION MEMORY

If you press the REGIST BANK [+]/[-] buttons simultaneously, you can view the Registration Bank list on the LCD display.

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FREEZE REGISTBANK 1~64

Registration Memory

Registering the Panel Settings

You can also create your own Registration Memory setups.

Set up the panel controls as required.

Select a Registration Bank (04 through 64).

A v oid selecting one of the Registration Banks 01 through 03 (e ven though the y can be selected), since you may inadvertently delete some important data. (See the “NOTE” note below.)

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE REGISTBANK 1~64

Press the [MEMORY] button.

The LCD display will prompt you to select the desired Registration number. Press the [MEMORY] button again to exit from this display.

REGISTRATION

ONE TOUCH SETTING

Press one of the REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons: [1]

MEMORY

through [8].

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE REGISTBANK 1~64

BANK VIEW

In this example, the panel settings are memorized to button number 3.

Since all Registration Memory data is stored to Flash ROM, any data in the Registration Memory location you selected

in step #2 above will be erased and replaced by your new settings. This includes the factory programmed preset Registration Memory settings (banks 01 - 03). If you've deleted the factory-set data, you can use the Restore function (page 130) to load a copy of it from the included disks (page 6).

Registration Memory banks

64 banks in Flash ROM All banks can be edited.

04~64

BANK 01

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

For details about Flash ROM, refer to “Memory Structure” on page 50.

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These banks do not contain preset setups.

01~03 These banks contain preset setups (factory settings).

Disk Song Playback

SONG

PLAYER

Song related buttons

Floppy disk drive

• Make sure to read the section “Using the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks” on page 5.

The following disks are compatible for playback on the PSR-9000. Refer to page 15 for more details on the logos.

Disks bearing this logo contain song data for voices deﬁned in the GM standard. Disks bearing this logo contain song data using the XG format, an extension of the

GM standard that provides a wider variety of voices and more comprehensive sonic control.

Disks bearing this logo contain song data for voices deﬁned in Yamaha’s DOC format.

• GM song ﬁles not having the extension “.MID” in the name cannot be handled by the PSR-

9000.

Playback of Song Disks

1 Insert the disk that contains song data into the disk drive.

2 Turn the SONG PLAYER on. 3 Press the SONG FILE DIRECTORY [I] button.

SONG

SONG SETUP

SONG FILE DIRECTORY

4 Select a song ﬁle.

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5 Start playback.

START/STOP

6 Turn individual tracks ON or OFF (muted) as required.

1) Press the [PART ON/OFF] button.

2) Press the LCD button corresponding to the part you wish to turn on or off.

PART

ON/OFF

PART

Disk Song Playback

• With song data software (Standard MIDI format 0) that includes lyrics, you can view the lyrics in the display during playback. See page 67 for details. For appropriate song data, the PSR-9000 can display the lyrics in one of ﬁve different languages: English, German, French, Spanish and Italian.

PART

OFF

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PART

• The SOLO mode lets you select a speciﬁc part for playback, muting (turning off) all other parts.

• If you wish to practice the melody part of the XG song on the PSR-9000 keyboard, set TR1 to MUTE.

7 Adjust the volume as required.

1) Press the [MAIN MIXER] button.

2) Press the LCD button corresponding to the part of which the volume you wish to adjust.

MAIN MIXER

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8 Stop playback.

START/STOP

• The [FADE IN/OUT] button (page 60) can be used to produce smooth fade-ins and fade-outs when starting and stopping the song, as well as the accompaniment.

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MIC/LINE IN

INPUT VOLUME

MAX

OVER

SIGNAL

MIC1 MIC2 LINE

MIN

MIC/LINE IN

INPUT VOLUME

MAX

OVER

SIGNAL

MIC1 MIC2 LINE

MIN

Vocal Harmony

MIC/LINE IN buttons

VOCAL HARMONY buttons

CAUTION

Pickup of extraneous sounds from the microphone can cause distorted Vocal Harmony sound.

• Separate the microphone from the instrument’s speakers as much as possible.

This extraordinarily powerful feature uses advanced voice-processing technology to automatically produce vocal harmony based on a single lead vocal. In addition to straightforward harmony, the PSR-9000 also lets you change the apparent gender of the harmony and/or lead vocal sound. For example, if you are a male singer, you can have the PSR-9000 automatically generate a two-part female backup. A comprehensive set of parameters gives you exceptionally precise and ﬂexible control over the vocal harmony sound.

Setting Up

1 Set the INPUT VOLUME control to “MIN.” 2 Set the MIC/LINE panel switch to “MIC 1” or “MIC 2.”

This is a gain control for the microphone input signal. The “MIC 1” setting boosts the signal, while the “MIC 2” setting reduces it.

3 Connect a microphone to the MIC/

LINE IN jack of the PSR-9000.

PHONES MIC/LINE IN

4 Adjust the INPUT VOLUME control

while singing into the microphone.

Use the SIGNAL and OVER indicators to determine the appropriate setting. With the INPUT V OLUME control at the minimum, sing or talk into the microphone at the highest expected volume. Gradually bring the control up toward “MAX” so that the SIGN AL indicator is lit and the OVER indicator ﬂashes occasionally. Then reduce the INPUT VOLUME just enough to keep the OVER indicator from ﬂashing. This should be the optimum level setting. To hear the microphone input, make sure to set the “MIC” fader in the MAIN VOLUME display to an appropriate level.

Vocal Harmony with Accompaniment Playback

• Refer to the important notes and caution message on page

68.

• Turn the INPUT VOLUME control all the way down when disconnecting a microphone.

VOCAL

1 Turn AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT on and start the accompani-

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ment (page 20).

2 Press the V OCAL HARMONY [V.H.(9)] b utton to turn the V ocal

Harmony effect on.

HARMONY

DSP(8)

V.H. (9)

SELECT

MIC SETUP

TALK

PHONES MIC/LINE IN

Vocal Harmony

Press the VOCAL HARMONY [SELECT] button.

Select a Vocal Harmony type.

VOCAL

HARMONY

TALK

DSP(8)

V.H. (9)

SELECT

MIC SETUP

Play the keyboard while singing into the microphone.

The Vocal Harmon y effect can be controlled by the chords you play in the Auto Accompaniment section (the keys to the left of the split point).

For this example, “JazzSisters” is selected.

Split Point

PHONES MIC/LINE IN

Auto Accompaniment

section

Vocal Harmony with Song Playback

The PSR-9000 can properly play back disk songs that contain Vocal Harmony data.

1-4

Use the same operation as in “Playback of Song Disks” on page 30.

T urn the V ocal Harmon y effect on and select a Vocal Harmony type (see above).

Press the [MIC SETUP] button and set the Vocal Harmony track.

Press the [E] or [J] button to select the bottom row of controls, then set the VOCODER track to the appropriate setting. For details on the appropriate track number (or MIDI channel) used for the Vocal Harmony effect, refer to the documentation included with the disk software.

START/STOP

Start the song.

Sing into the microphone during song playback.

Stop the song.

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MULTIPAD

STOP

M.PAD BANK 1~60

BANK VIEW

The Multi Pads

Multi Pads

The PSR-9000 Multi Pads can be used to play a number of short pre-recorded rhythmic and melodic sequences that can be used to add impact and variety to your keyboard performances.

Playing the Multi Pads

1 Use the M.PAD BANK [-]/[+] buttons to select a Multi Pad

Bank.

MULTIPAD

STOP

M.PAD BANK 1~60

BANK VIEW

Multi Pad Bank number

2 Press any of the Multi Pads.

The corresponding phrase (in this case, for Pad 4) starts playing back in its entirety as soon as the pad is pressed. The Multi Pad function provides two different ways to stop in the middle of the phrase :

• To stop all pads, press and release the [STOP] button.

• To stop speciﬁc pads, simultaneously hold down the

[STOP] button and press the pad or pads you wish to stop.

• Simply tap any of the Multi

Pads at any time to play back the corresponding phrase at the currently set tempo.

• You can even play two, three,

or four Multi Pads at the same time.

• Pressing the pad during its

playback will stop playing and begin playing from the top again.

• There are two types of Multi Pad data. Some types will play back once and stop when they reach to the end. Others will play back repeatedly until you press the [STOP] button.

Bank # Contents

Bank 01~58 Phrases Bank 59 MIDI messages Bank 60 Scale tuning settings

(page 134)

Chord Match

1 Turn AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT on (page 20). 2 Play a chord with your left hand and press any of the Multi

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Pads.

Split Point

Auto Accompaniment

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In this example, the phrase for Pad 1 will be transposed into F major before playing back. Try playing other chords and pressing the pads. Keep in mind that you can also change chords while a pad is playing back.

MULTIPAD

STOP

M.PAD BANK 1~60

BANK VIEW

• The Chord Match on/off status depends on the selected Multi Pad Bank.

TOUCH SUSTAIN

HARMONY/ECHO

DSP(4~7)

VOICE EFFECT

SLOW/ FAST

POLY

MONO

These buttons turn the corresponding effects on or off for the part currently selected via the PART SELECT buttons.

Voice Effects

VOICE EFFECT buttons

The PSR-9000 features a sophisticated multi-processor effect system which can add extraordinary depth and expression to your sound.

Applying the Voice Effects

Voice Effect Comments

TOUCH This button turns the touch response of the keyboard on or off. When

SUSTAIN When this Sustain feature is ON, all notes played on the keyboard other

DSP(4~7) This button turns independent effects on or off for the RIGHT 1 (DSP4),

SLOW/FAST The [SLOW/FAST] button can be used to switch between variations of

HARMONY/ECHO See below. POLY/MONO This determines whether the Part’s Voice is played monophonically (only

OFF, the same volume is produced no matter how strongly or softly you play the keyboard.

than the Left part have a longer sustain.

RIGHT 2 (DSP5), RIGHT 3 (DSP6) and LEFT (DSP7) parts.

the DSP effect. For example, this lets you change the rotating speed (slow/fast) of the rotary speaker effect.

one note at a time) or polyphonically (up to 126 notes at a time).

Try out the Harmony/Echo effect. This effect adds a variety of harmon y notes to your playing in the right-hand section, as well as adding tremolo or other effects.

Turn Harmony/Echo on.

Turn Auto Accompaniment on (page 20) and turn RIGHT 1 on.

Play a chord with your left hand and play some notes in the right-hand range of the keyboard.

Split Point

Auto Accompaniment

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The PSR-9000 has various Harmony/Echo types. The Harmony/Echo type may change according to the selected RIGHT 1 voice. Try out some of the voices below.

ry out Harmony/Echo with some of the voices below...

Category Voice Harmony/Echo Type

PIANO Grand Piano Standard Trio ACCORDION Tutti Accrd Country Trio STRINGS Live! Strs Block

ChamberStrs 4-way Open

GUITAR Lead Guitar Rock Duet W/Touch Sen

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Category Voice Harmony/Echo Type

GUITAR PedalSteel Country Duet BRASS MoonLight Full Chord PERCUSSION Vibraphone Trill GUITAR Mandolin Tremolo STRINGS Harp Strum

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

Song Creator

DIGITAL RECORDING button

The powerful and easy-to-use Song Creator feature lets you record your own keyboard performances to disk. With multiple tracks for recording, comprehensive editing features, plus the use of the auto accompaniment and the Multi Pads, you can record complex, fully orchestrated pieces of music in any music style or arrangement — from solo piano and church organ to rock band, big band, Latin ensemble, and even a full symphony orchestra — quickly, easily and all by yourself!

Quick Recording

1 Press the [DIGITAL RECORDING] button to engage the

Record mode.

2 Select “SONG CREATOR.” 3 Select “NEW SONG.” 4 Select “QUICK RECORD.”

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5 Set the track modes.

• When MANUAL is set to “REC,” your keyboard performance and Multi Pad playback can be recorded to the corresponding tracks as listed below.

• When ACMP is set to “REC,” Auto Accompaniment is automatically set to on and accompaniment playback can be recorded to the corresponding tracks as listed below.

DIGITAL STUDIO

SOUND CREATOR

SAMPLING

CUSTOM VOICE

DIGITAL RECORDING

SONG STYLE MULTI PAD

MIXING CONSOLE

EFFECTS FILTER/EQ TUNING

PART

The voices, Multi Pad notes, and accompaniment parts are recorded to the various tracks as listed below.

MANUAL ACCOMPANIMENT

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VOICE TRACK

RIGHT 1 voice 1 RIGHT 2 voice 2 RIGHT 3 voice 3 LEFT voice 4 MULTI PAD 1 5 MULTI PAD 2 6 MULTI PAD 3 7 MULTI PAD 4 8

PART TRACK

RHYTHM 1 (sub) 9 RHYTHM 2 (main) 10 BASS 11 CHORD 1 12 CHORD 2 13 PAD 14 PHRASE 1 15 PHRASE 2 16

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6 Press the [NEXT] button. 7 Set up for recording.

• Select the required voice(s), select a style, if required. Set up all parameters as desired for recording.

• Turn the metronome on or off as required.

Song Creator

PAGE CONTROL

NEXTBACK

Turn the metronome on or off as required.

8 Start recording.

Recording starts as soon as you play a key on the keyboard.

9 Stop recording.

When you ﬁnish playing, press the [START/STOP] button. If you have set ACMP track to REC in step #5 above, you can stop recording by pressing the [ENDING] button. If you press the [ENDING] button, recording will stop automatically after the ending section has ﬁnished.

10 Press the [START/STOP] button to hear your newly

recorded performance.

• If ACMP is set to "REC" in step #5, you can start recording your keyboard performance ﬁrst and then start recording the Auto Accompaniment or rhythm. To do this,

1) Press the [RUBATO] LCD

button.

2) Play a key on the right side

of the split point to start recording your keyboard performance.

3) Play a chord on the left side

of the split point to start recording the Auto Accompaniment with your keyboard performance.

• Using Registration Memory (page 28), One Touch Setting (page 24), and Music Database (page 26) can make your recording sessions much more efﬁcient, since various settings (such as voices, etc.) can be recalled by a single button press.

CAUTION

• While the ﬁle is being saved, never eject the ﬂoppy disk or turn the power off.

11 Save the recorded data to the disk.

Insert a blank recordable disk into the disk drive, and follo w the instructions in the illustrations below.

PAGE CONTROL

NEXTBACK

PAGE CONTROL

NEXTBACK

Input a file name.

The LCD display will prompt you to save the recorded data. At the prompt, select “YES” to save the recorded data.

12 Press the [EXIT] button to exit from the Record mode.

CAUTION

• Please note that the recorded data will be lost if exiting from the Record mode without saving the data to disk.

PAGE CONTROL

NEXTBACK

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Song Creator

DIGIT AL RECORDING button

Multi Track Recording

1 Press the [DIGITAL RECORDING] button to engage the

Record mode.

2 Select “SONG CREATOR.” 3 Select “NEW SONG.” 4 Select “MULTI TRA CK RECORD. ”

DIGITAL STUDIO

SOUND CREATOR

SAMPLING

CUSTOM VOICE

DIGITAL RECORDING

SONG STYLE MULTI PAD

MIXING CONSOLE

EFFECTS FILTER/EQ TUNING

PART

5 Set the track modes.

• When set to “REC,” your keyboard performance and Multi Pad playback can be recorded to the corresponding tracks.

• When one of the TR11~16 is set to “REC,” Auto Accompaniment is automatically set to on and accompaniment playback can be recorded to the corresponding tracks as listed in the caption below.

Use this button to alternately switch between the Part selecting and the Record selecting.

Use this button to alternately switch between the TR1~8 and the TR9~16 settings.

Set the desired track to “REC.”

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[NEXT]

Select the part for the corresponding track. The available parts for all tracks are:

• RIGHT1

• RIGHT2

• RIGHT3

• LEFT

• MULTI PAD1~4

• RHYTHM1

• RHYTHM2

• BASS

• CHORD1

• CHORD2

• PAD

• PHRASE1

• PHRASE2

• VHRM

• MIDI

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6 Press the [NEXT] button. 7 Set up for recording.

• Select the required voice(s), select a style, if required. Set up all parameters as desired for recording.

• Turn the metronome on or off as required.

PAGE CONTROL

NEXTBACK

8 Start recording.

You can start recording with one of the following ways:

• Press the [START/STOP] button to start the rhythm parts of the accompa- niment and recording at the same time.

• Press the [SYNC ST AR T] b utton to enable synchronized standby , then play a key on the left side of the split point to start the accompaniment and recording at the same time.

• Press the [SYNC START] button to enable synchronized standby.

1) Play a key on the right side of the split point to start recording.

2) Play a key on the left side of the split point to start the accompaniment.

9 Stop recording.

When you ﬁnish playing, press the [START/STOP] button. If you have set the accompaniment tracks to REC in step #5 above, you can stop recording by pressing the [ENDING] button. If you press the [ENDING] button, recording will stop automatically after the ending section has ﬁnished.

Song Creator

• Pressing the [REHEARSAL] LCD button before recording lets you practice the part to be recorded. This is particularly convenient for mastering parts for punch-in recording — before you actually record them.

Turn the metronome on or off as required.

• If one of the TR11~16 is set to "REC" in step #5, you can start recording your keyboard performance ﬁrst and then start recording the Auto Accompaniment or rhythm. To do this,

1) Press the [RUBATO] LCD

button.

2) Play a key on the right side

of the split point to start recording your keyboard performance.

3) Play a chord on the left side

of the split point to start recording the Auto Accompaniment with your keyboard performance.

10 Press the [START/STOP] button to hear your newly

recorded performance.

Repeat step #5 - #9 as needed.

11 Save the recorded data to the disk.

Insert a blank recordable disk into the disk drive, and follo w the instructions in the illustration below.

PAGE CONTROL

NEXTBACK

Press this button to execute the save operation.

CAUTION

• While the ﬁle is being saved, never eject the ﬂoppy disk or turn the power off.

CAUTION

• Please note that the recorded data will be lost if exiting from the Record mode without saving the data to disk.

12 Press the [EXIT] button to exit from the Record mode.

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Sampling

DIGIT AL RECORDING button

This function lets you record your own sounds via a microphone. Once it is recorded, the resulting “sample” can be played at various pitches from a keyboard.

Recording a Sample

1-4 Use the same operation as in “Setting up” (page 32).

PHONES MIC/LINE IN

5 Press the [SOUND CREATOR] button.

6 Select “SAMPLING.”

DIGITAL STUDIO

SOUND CREATOR

SAMPLING

CUSTOM VOICE

DIGITAL RECORDING

SONG STYLE MULTI PAD

MIXING CONSOLE

EFFECTS FILTER/EQ TUNING

PART

7 Select “RECORDING.”

8 Press the [NEXT] button. 9 Set the key range to which the new sample will be assigned. 10 Press the [NEXT] button twice to call up the sample

recording display.

• The notes and cautions contained on page 68 also apply to Sampling.

Press the [NEXT]

PAGE CONTROL

NEXTBACK

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button twice.

PAGE CONTROL

NEXTBACK

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11 Press the LCD [START] button and speak into the micro-

phone to start the sampling.

Sampling starts when the input level reaches the Auto Trigger level (page 72).

Indicates the amount of remaining sampling

PHONES MIC/LINE IN

memory/time.

12 Press the LCD [STOP] button to stop the sampling.

Sampling will stop automatically when the available wave memory is full, so be sure to press LCD [STOP] button as soon as the sound you want to sample is recorded, otherwise you’ll end up sampling unwanted silence (which can be edited out later).

Sampling

13 Store voice parameters for the recorded sample as a Cus-

tom voice.

1) Follow the instructions in the chart below.

Select “STORE.”

2) Press the [NEXT] button to store the voice parameters for the recorded

sample as Custom voice.

PAGE CONTROL

NEXTBACK

number (destination).

PAGE CONTROL

NEXTBACK

14 Press the [EXIT] button several times to exit from the Sam-

pling mode.

15 Select the Custom voice number abo ve and play the voice

from the keyboard.

16 Save the recorded sample (wave data) to disk.

1) Press the [DISK/SCSI] button to call up the Save display.

2) Select “SAVE TO DISK.”

3) Call up the Custom Voice display and select the number stored in step #13.

4) Save the selected Custom Voice with the sample (wave data) to disk.

Input a voice name.Select a Custom voice

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Display-based Controls

As you’ve seen in “Quick Guide” above, the PSR-9000 features an exceptionally large and easy-to-understand display. It provides comprehensive at-a-glance information on all current settings, and gives you convenient, intuitive control over the PSR-9000’s functions.

LCD

CONTRAST

LCD buttons

DIRECT ACCESS

LCD buttons

MAIN

MIXER

PART

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OFF

PART

BEAT

TEMPO

DATA ENTRY

LCD buttons

PAGE CONTROL

NEXTBACK

Data dial

EXIT

LCD buttons

The LCD (A~J) buttons are used to select the corresponding menu. In the example display shown above, for example, the LCD [F] button can be used to turn the R1 voice on. The LCD (1~8) buttons are divided into eight sets of up/down buttons, and are used to make selections or adjust settings (up or down correspondingly) for functions shown directly above them. In the example display sho wn abo ve, for example, the LCD [6] buttons can be used to adjust the volume of the R2 voice.

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Data dial

This is usually used to change the tempo of accompaniment/song playback (when the TEMPO lamp is lit). However, when certain functions (for example, Music Database selection, Naming and Mixing Console adjusting) are shown on the LCD display, this dial is used to change the corresponding data values (when the DATA ENTRY lamp is lit). Depending on the selected display, the lamps switch between each other automatically. (This cannot be changed manually.) Rotating the data dial to the right (clockwise) increases the value, while rotating it to the left (counterclockwise) decreases it.

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PAGE CONTROL buttons

If you’ve selected se ver al diff erent functions’ displays in succession, you can “retrace your steps” and revisit each display by using the [BACK] and [NEXT] buttons. Pressing [NEXT] button go to the next available page and pressing the [BACK] button return to the previous available page.

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The [LCD CONTRAST] Control

The PSR-9000 display panel is a liquid-crystal type which features an [LCD CONTRAST] control. Use the [LCD CONTRAST] control to set the display for optimum legibility.

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[EXIT] button

No matter where you are in the PSR-9000 display hierarchy, the [EXIT] button will return you to the next highest level, or to the normal play mode display. Since the PSR-9000 has so many different displa ys , you may occasionally ﬁnd yourself confused as to which operation’s display is currently shown. If this happens, you can return to “home base” by pressing the [EXIT] button several times. This returns the PSR-9000 to the default display — the same display that appears when the power is turned on.

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[MAIN MIXER] button and [PART ON/OFF] button

Refer to pages 24, 25 and 31.

Basic Operation

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Display-based Controls

BEAT indicators

These indicators ﬂash at the current tempo and indicate the current beat during accompaniment and song playback.

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[DIRECT ACCESS] button

1st beat 2nd beat 3rd beat 4th beat

4/4 time 3/4 time

BEAT

By using the [DIRECT ACCESS] button, you can instantly call up the desired display. When you press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button, an LCD message prompts you to press the appropriate button. Press the button corresponding to the settings you want to display. For this example, the display for setting the Split Point (page 135) is called up.

DIRECT ACCESS

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

See page 45 for the Direct Access Chart.

Display Messages

The large PSR-9000 display panel facilitates operation by making it possible to display comprehensive message and prompts that will guide you through certain operations. These messages can be displayed in one of ﬁve different languages. When such messages appear, simply follow the instructions as shown by pressing the corresponding LCD button.

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Selecting the desired language of the display message

For this example, press the [YES] LCD button to execute the Store operation.

You can select the desired language of the display messages from the following:

English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian.

Follow the instructions in the chart below.

DISK

SCSI

MIDIFUNCTION

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Select “UTILITY.”

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Select the desired language.

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Name Entry

A number of PSR-9000 functions allow you to enter a name for, for example, a ﬁle you will be saving to disk, a custom voice or style, etc. The name entry procedure is essentially the same in all cases (only the maximum number of characters which can be entered will vary). An example display which includes NAME entry parameters is shown below:

When this icon appears in the display, you can directly call up the Name Entry page by pressing the corresponding button.

Selects the character to be entered. You can also use the data dial to select the character.

Clears all characters.

Deletes the character at the cursor position.

Moves the cursor position.

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Computer Keyboard Functions

You can connect a computer keyboard (PC-compatible only) to the PSR-9000 for the following functions. For details about use with the PSR-9000, see page 143.

Press one of these after you’ve ﬁnished entering the name to actually assign the name to the data.

Aborts character entry.

Enters the character selected by the LCD [D] and [E] buttons.

PC KEYBOARD

• You can also enter the name directly from a computer keyboard (PC-compatible only). See below for details.

• Name Entry (see above)

• Step Recording (see page 103)

• Selecting voices, styles, songs and Registration Memory settings (see below)

Selecting voices, styles, songs and Registration Memory settings

First, from the main display, press any key on the computer keyboard. Then select the desired category (voice, style, song, Registration Memory) by repeatedly pressing an y key on the computer keyboard, with the exception of the DELETE key and the number keys. (The selected category is indicated in the display .) Then enter the desired number from the computer keyboard, according to the rules below.

• Voice ...........................2 digits for the voice category, followed by 2 digits for the speciﬁc

voice (or 3 digits for XG voices), then the ENTER key.

• Style ............................2 digits for the style category, f ollo wed by 2 digits for the speciﬁc

style, then the ENTER key.

• Song ............................2 digits for the song ﬁle directory, followed by 3 digits for the spe-

ciﬁc song, then the ENTER key.

• Registration Memory....2 digits for the bank number, followed by 1 digit for the speciﬁc

Registration Memory, then the ENTER key.

Basic Operation

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• Please note that Macintosh computer keyboards cannot be used with the PSR-9000.

Direct Access Chart

DIRECT

Number Function of the accessed LCD display Operation: + button listed below See pages

1 Mixing Console Volume/EQ settings (Main) MAIN VARIATION [A] 122 2 Volume/EQ settings (Accompaniment) MAIN VARIATION [B] 122 3 Volume/EQ settings (Song tracks 1 - 8) MAIN VARIATION [C] 122 4 Volume/EQ settings (Song tracks 9 - 16) MAIN VARIATION [D] 122 5 Filter settings (Main) FILL IN & BREAK [ ] 122 6 Filter settings (Accompaniment) FILL IN & BREAK [ ] 122 7 Filter settings (Song tracks 1 - 8) FILL IN & BREAK [ ] 122 8 Filter settings (Song tracks 9 - 16) FILL IN & BREAK [ ] 122

9 Effect Depth settings (Main) VOCAL HARMONY [MIC SETUP] 122 10 Effect Depth settings (Main) ENDING [I] 122 11 Effect Depth settings (Accompaniment) ENDING [II] 122 12 Effect Depth settings (Song tracks 1 - 8) ENDING [III] 122 13 Effect Depth settings (Song tracks 9 - 16) FADE IN/OUT 122 14 Effect Type settings VOICE EFFECT [DSP(4-7)] 123 15 Effect Type settings (Microphone Sound) VOCAL HARMONY [DSP(8)] 123 16 Effect Parameter settings VOICE EFFECT [SLOW/FAST] 123 17 Tune Settings (Portamento Time) VOICE EFFECT [POLY/MONO] 122 18 Tune Settings (Pitch Bend Range) PITCH BEND wheel 122 19 Tune Settings (Octave) UPPER OCTAVE [+], [-] 122 20 Tune Settings (Tuning) PART ON/OFF [R1] 122 21 Tune Settings (Tuning) PART ON/OFF [R2] 122 22 Tune Settings (Tuning) PART ON/OFF [R3] 122 23 Tune Settings (Tuning) PART ON/OFF [L] 122 24 Tune Settings (Transpose) KEYBOARD TRANSPOSE [+], [-] 122 25 Master EQ settings [MIXING CONSOLE] 125 26 Master EQ settings [MAIN MIXER] 125 27 Master EQ settings INTRO [I] 125 28 Voice selection [PART ON/OFF] 122 29 Voice selection VOICE [PIANO] - [PERCUSSION] 122 30 Voice selection INTRO [II] 122 31 Line Out settings INTRO [III] 126 32 Function Master Tuning [SOUND CREATOR] 134 33 Scale Tuning MULTI PAD [STOP] 134 34 Split Point/Fingering mode settings [AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT] 135 35 Split Point/Fingering mode settings [LEFT HOLD] 135 36 Foot Controller Volume settings Foot Volume 135 37 Footswitch 1 function assignment Footswitch 1 136 38 Footswitch 2 function assignment Footswitch 2 136 39 Modulation wheel settings MODULATION wheel 137 40 Initial Touch setting VOICE EFFECT [TOUCH] 137 41 After Touch setting VOICE EFFECT [SUSTAIN] 137 42 Registration settings REGISTRATION MEMORY [1] - [8] 139 43 Registration settings REGIST BANK [+], [-] 139 44 Registration Memory FreezeGroupSetting [FREEZE] 139 45 Voice Set settings (R1) PART SELECT [R1] 139 46 Voice Set settings (R2) PART SELECT [R2] 139 47 Voice Set settings (R3) PART SELECT [R3] 139 48 Voice Set settings (L) PART SELECT [LEFT] 139 49 Harmony/Echo settings [HARMONY/ECHO] 140 50 Video monitor settings [DEMO] 141 51 Talk Setting VOCAL HARMONY [TALK] 141 52 AutoLoad and Speaker settings [FUNCTION] 142 53 Display MIDI Bank & Program Change # VOICE [XG] - [CUSTOM VOICE] 142 54 Metronome Volume for Recording setting [DIGITAL RECORDING] 142 55 Parameter Lock settings [MEMORY] 142 56 Tap Count setting TAP TEMPO 142 57 Auto Exit Time setting PAGE CONTROL [BACK] 143 58 Language settings PAGE CONTROL [NEXT] 143 59 Style Manager Menu selection PRESET STYLE [8 BEAT] - [BALLROOM] 62 60 Loading Style into Flash ROM FLASH STYLE [I] - [VIII] 62 61 Style Selection Directory selection [DISK DIRECT] 63 62 Song Selection Directory selection SONG DIRECTORY [I] - [V] 66 63 Directory selection [SONG SETUP] 66 64 Directory selection [SONG PLAYER] 66 65 Multi Pad Repeat settings MULTI PAD [1], [2], [3], [4] 65 66 Chord Match settings MULTI PAD BANK [+], [-] 65 67 DISK/SCSI Loading Data from a Disk to Flash ROM [DISK/SCSI] 96 68 MIDI Clock setting [MIDI] 151 69 VocalHarmony Parameter settings VOCAL HARMONY [V.H.(9)] 69 70 Parameter settings VOCAL HARMONY [SELECT] 69 71 Music Database Searching the Music Database [MUSIC DATABASE] 27 72 Restoring the default tempo setting of the selected style Data dial 73 Restoring the default tempo setting of the selected style ONE TOUCH SETTING [1] - [4] 74 Returning to the default display (that appears when the power is turned on) [EXIT] 75 Exiting from the Direct Access mode [DIRECT ACCESS] -

ACCESS

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Numbers at the left end correspond to ones in

Function Tree

Functions marked with

Button/Controller LCD title Function See

1 POWER ON/OFF – Turning the POWER on or off 14

2 MASTER VOLUME – Adjusting the overall volume 14

3 PITCH BEND – Bending notes played on the keyboard up or down 54

4 MODULATION – Applying a vibrato effect to notes played on the keyboard 54

5 SONG [SONG PLAYER] Turning Song Player on or off 30 [I] ... [V] Selecting a song 30, 66 [SONG SETUP] Setting the way in which the PSR-9000 reads the song data 67

6 STYLE & STYLE MANAGER [AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT] Turning Auto Accompaniment on or off 20 [8BEAT] ... [BALLROOM] Selecting a preset style 20

STYLE MANAGER LOAD STYLE INTO FLASH ROM Loading style data from disk to the internal Flash ROM 62 SAVE STYLE IN FLASH ROM Saving style data in the internal Flash ROM to disk 63 COPY STYLE IN FLASH ROM Copying style data in the internal Flash ROM 63 DELETE STYLE IN FLASH ROM Deleting style data in the internal Flash ROM 63 SWAP STYLE IN FLASH ROM Swapping style data in the internal Flash ROM 63 RENAME STYLE IN FLASH ROM Renaming a style file in the internal Flash ROM 63

DEFRAGMENT FLASH ROM Defragmenting the internal Flash ROM 63 [I] ... [VIII] Selecting a style in the internal Flash ROM 51 [DISK DIRECT] Selecting and playng a style in a disk 25

have been added as part of the upgrade to PSR-9000 Version 2.

“Top panel & connections” on page 10.

pages

7 ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL [INTRO] – Playing the Intro sections of the accompaniment 22 [TAP TEMPO] – Tapping out the tempo of the accompaniment 23, 60 [ENDING] – Playing the Ending sections of the accompaniment 22 [FADE IN/OUT] – Producing smooth fade-ins and fade-outs when starting and stopping

[MAIN VARIATION] – Playing the Main sections of the accompaniment 22 [FILL IN & BREAK] – Playing the Fill in or Break sections 22 [SYNC STOP] – Turning Sync Stop on or off 23, 61 [SYNC START] – Turning Sync Start on or off 20 [START/STOP] – Starting/stopping the accompaniment 21

8 MENU [DISK/SCSI]

LOAD FROM DISK

PROGRAM Loading specific type of data from a disk 128

INDIVIDUAL Loading an individual data from a disk 128

SAVE TO DISK Saving data to a disk 129

COPY FILE/FD

COPY FILE Copying the specified file on a disk onto another disk. 130

COPY FD Copying the entire data on a floppy disk onto another disk. 130

BACKUP/RESTORE

RESTORE Restoring the data in Flash ROM 130

BACKUP Backing up the data in Flash ROM 130

CONVERTER

PSR-8000 Converting PSR-8000 format files to PSR-9000 format files 131

SMF SONG

the accompaniment/song

Converting the sequence/track name of the Meta Event in the SMF to the file name

23, 60

131

Basic Operation

EDIT FILE

RENAME Naming a file in a disk 131

DELETE Deleting a file in a disk 131

EDIT DIRECTORY

RENAME DIRECTORY Naming a directory in a disk 132

DELETE DIRECTORY Deleting a directory in a disk 132

CREATE DIRECTORY Creating a directory in a disk 132

FORMAT Formatting a disk 132

CHECK DISK Checking a disk 133

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Function Tree

Button/Controller

8 MENU [FUNCTION]

[MIDI] Selecting a MIDI template 150

LCD title Function See

MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE

MASTER TUNE Setting the overall pitch of the PSR-9000 134

SCALE TUNE Tuning each individual note of the octave 134

SPLIT POINT/FINGERING

SPLIT POINT Setting the point on the keyboard that separates the left-hand and

FINGERING Selecting the way in which chords are played with your left hand 135

CONTROLLER

FOOT CONTROLLER Selecting the foot controller (page 12) function 135

PANEL CONTROLLER Selecting the panel controller (e.g. Pitch Bend Wheel ) function 137

REGISTRATION/FREEZE/VOICE SET

REGISTRATION Naming each Registration setup/bank 139

FREEZE Specifying which settings are affected by the Freeze function (page

VOICE SET Determining whether the preset settings will or will not be recalled

HARMONY/ECHO Harmony/Echo settings 140

VIDEO OUT Setting the display characteristics that are output to a television or

TALK SETTING Setting various parameters which affect the microphone sound

UTILITY

CONFIGURATION Setting various parameters 142

TIME Setting parameters related to time 143

LANGUAGE Selecting the language of the display messages 43

right-hand section

28) when a new voice is selected

video monitor connected to the [VIDEO OUT] jack when the [TALK] button is on

pages

135

139 139

141 141

MFC10

EASY SETUP Selecting a template of the MFC10 settings 154

FULL SETUP Creating and storing a template of the MFC10 settings 155

SETUP

SYSTEM MIDI system-related parameter settings 151

TRANSMIT MIDI transmit channel settings 151

RECEIVE MIDI receive channel settings 152

ROOT MIDI chord root settings 153

CHORD DETECT MIDI chord detect settings 153

STORE Storing MIDI settings as a template 153

9 KEYBOARD TRANSPOSE Transposing up or down the keyboard pitch 55

10 DIGITAL STUDIO [SOUND CREATOR]

SAMPLING Sampling sounds via a microphone or line source 40, 72

RECORDING Recording a new sample 40, 74

• TRIGGER LEVEL Setting the Trigger level for starting sampling 72

• PRE EFFECT Setting up a maximum of three DSP effects to be applied to the

• STORE Storing the sampled data as Custom voice 41

FILE IMPORT Importing Wave files from disk 75

• STORE Storing the sampled data as Custom voice 41

EDIT Editing a recorded/imported sample 76 *

WAVE CLEAR Clearing Wave data 75

CUSTOM VOICE

EASY EDIT

• EDIT

• STORE/CLEAR Naming/Storing/Clearing Custom voice data 80

FULL EDIT

• VOICE Editing various parameters (e.g., Initial Touch Curve, Scale Curve) 82 *

• E1:WAVEFORM Editing various parameters related to Waveform 83 *

• E2:EG Editing various parameters related to EG (Envelope Generator) 84 *

• E3:FILTER Editing various parameters related to Filter 85 *

• E4:LFO Editing various parameters related to LFO 86 *

• VOICE SET Editing various parameters related to Voice Set 87 *

• STORE/CLEAR Naming/Storing/Clearing Custom voice data 80 *

source sound

Editing various parameters related to tone generation (e.g., Filter, EG)

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Function Tree

Button/Controller

10 DIGITAL STUDIO [DIGITAL RECORDING]

LCD title Function See

SONG CREATOR

QUICK RECORD Recording a song quickly without having to make detailed settings 36

• CHORD STEP Recording accompaniment data with the Step Recording method

MULTI TRACK RECORD Recording sixteen song tracks independently 38

• TRACK Setting the Record method 38

• RECORD Starting/stopping recording 39

• EDIT Editing a recorded song (e.g., Quantize, Note Shift) 92 *

• SETUP Editing Setup data (e.g., Mixing Console parameters) 93 *

• SAVE/DELETE Saving the recorded song to a disk/Deleting a song in a disk 39

• STEP REC Recording a song with the Step Recording method (similar to writing

STYLE CREATOR

EASY EDIT Re-creating a style 107

• STYLE ASSEMBLY Re-creating a specific track of an already-created style. 107

• REVOICE Changing various parameters 108

• GROOVE & DYNAMICS Altering the timing for each section, velocity of notes for each track 109

FULL EDIT Creating a style by recording notes 110 *

• BASIC Selecting the section and track to be recorded, setting the tempo

• SET UP Editing Setup data (voice, etc.) 112 *

• EDIT Editing various parameters (Quantize, etc.) 112 *

• STORE/CLEAR Storing the created style data to Flash ROM or clearing the created

• PARA.EDIT Editing various parameters related to the Style File Format 112 *

• STEP REC Recording a style with the Step Recording method (similar to writing

NEW STYLE ASSEMBLY Creating a new style 107

(similar to writing out the chords in a chord chart)

out the notes in music notation)

and the beat, and so on

style data

out the notes in music notation)

pages

100 *

94 *

110 *

106 *

118 *

MULTI PAD CREATOR

RECORDING Multi Pad Recording 120

• STEP REC Multi Pad Step Recording 121 *

CLEAR Clearing the recorded Multi Pad data 120

COPY Copying the recorded Multi Pad data 120

REPEAT Turning Repeat on or off 120

CHORD MATCH Turning Chord Match on or off 120 [MIXING CONSOLE]

11 MULTI PAD [M.PAD BANK 1~60] Selecting a Multi Pad Bank 34, 65 [BANK VIEW]

[STOP] Stopping the Multi Pad playback 34 [1] ... [4] Playing the Multi Pads 34

12 Data dial Changing the tempo of accompaniment/song playback 42, 60

13 DEMO [DEMO]

VOL/EQ Adjusting the Volume, Pan and EQ high/low for each part 123

FILT Adjusting the Harmonic content and Brightness for each part 123

EFF DEPTH Adjusting the Effect (Reverb, Chorus and DSP) depth for each part 123

EFF TYPE Setting the Effect type/parameter for each block 124

TUNE Adjusting the pitch related parameters (e.g., Pitch Bend range, Por-

M.EQ Adjusting the overall tone of the PSR-9000, in five frequency bands 125

VOICE Changing the voice for each part 123

LINE OUT Changing the Line out setting to send the output of each part to the

REPEAT Turning Repeat on or off 65

CHORD MATCH Turning Chord Match on or off 65

PSR-9000 DEMO Demo song selection/playback 52

tamento time) for each part

LINE OUT jacks.

123

126

14 VOICE EFFECT [TOUCH] – Turning Touch response on or off 35, 55 [SUSTAIN] – Turning Sustain on or off 35, 55 [DSP(4~7)] – Turning DSP effects on or off 35, 55 [SLOW/FAST] – Setting the DSP effect variations of the selected voice part to the

[HARMONY/ECHO] – Turning Harmony/Echo on or off 35, 55 [POLY/MONO] – Setting the selected voice part to Poly or Mono 35, 55

Basic Operation

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SLOW or FAST

35, 55

Function Tree

Button/Controller

15 MUSIC DATABASE [MUSIC DATABASE]

16 ONE TOUCH SETTING [1], [2], [3], [4] – Recalling various panel settings that match the selected style 24, 61

17 REGISTRATION MEMORY [1] ... [8] – Recalling various panel settings 28 [FREEZE] – Turning the Freeze function on or off 28 [REGIST BANK 1~64] – Selecting a Registration Bank 28

18 MEMORY [MEMORY] – Memorizing various panel settings to Registration Memory/One

19 VOICE [PIANO] ... [SYNTHESIZER] – Selecting the PSR-9000 original preset voices 16 [PERCUSSION] – Selecting the PSR-9000 original preset percussive voices and Drum

[XG] – Selecting the preset XG voices 54 [ORGAN FLUTES] – Selecting/Editing the Organ Flutes 56 [CUSTOM VOICE] – Selecting the Custom voices 80

20 PART SELECT [LEFT], [RIGHT 1], [RIGHT 2],

[RIGHT 3]

21 PART ON/OFF [LEFT HOLD] – Turning Left Hold function on or off 55 [LEFT] – Turning LEFT part on or off 53 [RIGHT 1] – Turning RIGHT 1 part on or off 53 [RIGHT 2] – Turning RIGHT 2 part on or off 53 [RIGHT 3] – Turning RIGHT 3 part on or off 53

LCD title Function See

MUSIC DATABASE Selecting/searching/creating a Music Database 26, 64

Touch Setting

Kits

– Selecting a part for voice assignments 53

pages

28, 61

22 UPPER OCTAVE [-], [+] – Transposing Upper parts (RIGHT1~3) up or down by one octave 18

23 VOCAL HARMONY [TALK] – Calling up the Talk Settings related to the microphone sound 68 [DSP(8)] – Turning the DSP(8) effect for the microphone sound on or off 68 [V.H.(9)] – Turning Vocal Harmony on or off 68 [SELECT] [MIC SETUP]

VOCAL HARMONY SELECT Selecting/producing the Vocal Harmony effect 69

3 BAND EQ Adjusting the gain of each band for the microphone sound 70

NOISE GATE Gating the input when the input signal from the microphone falls be-

COMPRESSOR Holding down the output when the input signal from the microphone

VOCAL HARMONY Determining how the Vocal Harmony is controlled 70

MIC Determining how the microphone sound is controlled 71

low a specified level exceeds a specified level

70 70

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Memory Structure

The PSR-9000 features three different memory provisions for storing your original data: Flash ROM, RAM, and Disk.

Flash ROM

The PSR-9000 includes special Flash ROM memory. Unlike conventional ROM, Flash ROM can be overwritten — allowing you to store your own original data. The contents of Flash ROM are maintained even when the power is turned off.

RAM

This is the conventional “internal” user memory of the PSR-9000. For sampling purposes, memory can be expanded to a maximum of 65 MB, by installing SIMM modules.

Disk

The PSR-9000 also allows you to store your data to ﬂopp y disk, an optional hard disk drive , or an external (optional) SCSI device (such as a hard disk drive, or removable storage).

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RAM Flash ROM Disk

System Backup – see below.

Back up

Restore Save/Back up Load/Restore

Back up

Restore

Save/Back up Load/Restore Save/Back up Load/Restore

Save/Back up Load/Restore

Save Load

Save Load Save Load

Save Load

Panel settings — page 178

Multi Pad Creator — page 119

Style Creator — page 104

Setup (MIDI settings, etc.)

Organ Flutes — page 56

Mixing Console — page 122

Custom Voice — page 80

Sampling — page 72

— page 178

Can be expanded by installing optional SIMM memory modules (page 160).

One T ouch Setting

Registration Memory

Music Database

Multi Pad

Flash Style

StoreStore

Setup

Organ Flutes

Effect data

Custom Voice

• Floppy disk

• Hard disk (optional installed)

• SCSI device (optional connected)

One T ouch Setting

Registration Memory

Music Database

Multi Pad

Flash Style

Setup

Organ Flutes

Effect data

Custom Voice

Wave

Song

Song Creator — page 88

Save

About System Backup

Important information about the PSR-9000’s current settings, such as the selected style number, the Split Point setting, the ﬁngering mode, and MIDI-related settings, can be retained in the Flash ROM. To do this, press the quarter note icon button ( ) from the main display and follow the on-screen instructions. For a complete list of System Backup parameters, refer to page 178.

To return the System Backup parameters to the original factory settings, simultaneously hold down the

Basic Operation

[DEMO]

button and turn on the power.

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Storing your original data to Flash ROM erases the corresponding factory data programmed to the Flash ROM (at the corresponding number locations). The following data types are affected:

• One Touch Setting

• Registration Memory

• Music Database

• Multi Pad

• Flash Style

• Setup

If you've deleted the factory-set data, you can use the Restore function (page 130) to load a cop y of it from the included disks (page 6).

Keep in mind the following points when using the memory devices.

• Song ﬁles can be played back without loading the data to Flash ROM or internal memory (RAM).

• Style ﬁles can be played back from Flash ROM, after loading the data from disk to Flash ROM. They can also be played

directly from disk by using the Disk Direct function (page 25).

• For saving/loading any data other than style data between disk and Flash ROM, use the Disk/SCSI function (page 127). Saving/loading style data is done with the Style Manager functions (page 62).

• One Touch Setting data can be saved/loaded with the Flash style; however, it cannot be saved/loaded separately by itself.

• Music Database data can be loaded with the Disk Style data. Actually, the One Touch Setting data programmed with the

Disk Style data is loaded as the Music Database. The Music Database data cannot be saved/loaded separately by itself.

Memory Structure

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About the Style Data

This diagram illustrates the relationship among the style data stored to different types of memory. In addition to normal memory provisions, the PSR-9000 features special Flash ROM memory. Unlike conventional ROM, Flash ROM can be overwritten — allowing you to store your own original data. A number of pre-programmed styles have been loaded to the Flash ROM; these are referred to below as “Flash styles.”

Accompaniment playback

See page 20.

Preset Style Flash Style Disk Style

Save

Load

Style Manager

Store

Style Creator

See page 62.

See page 104.

Disk Direct

See page 25.

• Storing your original style data to Flash ROM erases the factory programmed Flash style data (at the corresponding number locations). If you've deleted the factory-set data, you can use the Restore function (page 130) to load a copy of it from the included disks (page 6).

• Flash Style data can be loaded/saved with or without its One Touch Setting setups.

Preset styles are stored to conventional ROM. These are permanent and cannot be overwritten. However, you can use these as a basis for creating your own original styles with the Style Creator (page 104). Use the Style Manager functions (page 62) to backup and organize your original style data.

Playing the disk styles can be done in two ways: 1) loading the style data to Flash ROM and playing it back as a Flash style, or 2) playing it back directly from disk, with the Disk Direct function (page 25).

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Demonstration

The PSR-9000 has been programmed with a variety of demonstration songs that showcase the sophisticated capabilities of the instrument. The songs can be played individually or all together, in their normal sequence or random order.

DEMO

Select a song category.

Use this button to start/stop playback.

Turn Repeat on or off.

When set to ON, the selected song or sequence of songs will be repeated until the STOP LCD button is pressed.

Press either the return to the normal play mode display when you’ve ﬁnished playing the demo songs.

[DEMO]

button or the

[EXIT]

Select a play mode.

ALL All demo songs are played back in sequence. RANDOM All demo songs are played back in random order. SINGLE Only the selected song is played.

button to exit from the demo mode and

Select a song.

Reference

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Voice R1, R2, R3

(Upper)

Voice L (Lower)

Split Point

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Voices

The PSR-9000 has a huge selection of various musical instrument voices which you can play. Try out the different voices referring to the voice list at the end of this manual (page 166). For basic information on selecting voices, refer to page 16 in the “Quick Guide.”

Quick Guide

Parts: Right1, Right2, Right3 and Left

The PSR-9000 allows you to individually select and play up to four parts at the same time in a number of ways. A range of voices can be assigned to each part.

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Keyboard Functions

As explained above, the keyboard of the PSR-9000 can sound three different voices. Here’s a short summary of the various ways of playing voices.

on page 16

• Playing a Single Voice

• Playing Two Voices in a layer

Voice R1 + R2

• Playing Three V oices in a layer

Voice R1 + R2+ R3

• Playing Separate Voices with the Right and Left Hands

Split Point

• Playing a Chord with the Left hand – See page 20.

Auto Accompaniment

section (Lower)

Each key has a note name; for example, the lowest (farthest left) ke y on the ke yboard corresponds to C1 and the highest (farthest right) key to C6.

Voice R1

Voice R1, R2, R3

C#1Eb1F#1Ab1Bb1

D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 B1

C1 - B1

(Upper)

LEFT

LOWER

LEFT

LOWER

LEFT

LOWER

LEFT

LOWER

RIGHT1

PART ON/OFF

RIGHT1

PART ON/OFF

RIGHT1

PART ON/OFF

RIGHT1

PART ON/OFF

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

UPPER

RIGHT3RIGHT2

C2 - B2 C3 - B3 C4 - B4 C5 - B5 C6

Part Selection

The desired voice can be selected for the current selected part described above.

PART SELECT

To select the desired part, press the corresponding [PART SELECT] button. If you want to turn only a speciﬁed part on, press the corresponding LCD button from the main display.

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LEFTLEFT HOLD

LOWER

PART SELECT

RIGHT1

PART ON/OFF

RIGHT3RIGHT2

UPPER

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Voices

The PSR-9000 actually includes several voice cate gories: the PSR-9000 original preset voices, percussion kits, the XG voices, the Organ Flutes voices, and Custom voices.

PERCUSSION

Keyboard Percussion

When one of the Drum Kit or SFX Kit voices in the [PERCUSSION] group is selected, you can play 28 different drums and percussion instruments or SFX (sound effects) sounds on the keyboard. The drum and percussion instruments played by the various keys are marked by symbols below the keys. Some of the instruments in the different drum kit voices sound different even though they have the same name, while others are essentially the same. See page 174 for a complete listing of the Drum Kit and SFX Kit assignments.

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XG Voices

Yamaha’s XG format is a major new enhancement to the GM (General MIDI) System Level 1 format. It pro vides a larger n umber of voices as well as greater expressive control and a wide range of effects. XG also ensures continued compatibility with future instruments and software. Simultaneously hold down the desired VOICE button and press the [XG] button to call up the XG voice display of the corresponding category.

ORGAN FLUTES

CUSTOM VOICE

• The Transpose, Tune, Sustain, Left Hold, and Modulation functions do not affect the Drum Kit or SFX Kit voices.

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Organ Flutes Voices

See page 56.

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Custom Voices

See page 80.

PITCH BEND Wheel & MODULATION Wheel

Use the PSR-9000 PITCH BEND wheel to bend notes up (roll the wheel away from you) or down (roll the wheel toward you) while playing the keyboard. The PITCH

BEND

released.

The Modulation function applies a vibrato effect to notes played on the keyboard. Moving the of the effect, while rotating it away from yourself increases it.

wheel is self-centering and will automatically return to normal pitch when

PITCH BEND

DOWN

MODULATION

wheel all the way towards yourself minimizes the depth

MODULATION

MAX

• The maximum pitch bend range can be changed (page

123).

• In order to avoid accidentally applying modulation set the depth to its minimum setting.

Reference

MIN

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Voices

Quick Guide

Voice Effects

on page 35

The [VOICE EFFECT] buttons turn the corresponding effects on (indicator lit) or off (indicator out).

T ouch

The keyboard of the PSR-9000 is equipped with a touch response feature that lets you dynamically and expressively control the level of the voices with your playing strength — just as on an acoustic instrument.

Two types of keyboard touch affect this function: Initial Touch and After Touch.

• Initial Touch..... With this function, the PSR-9000 senses how strongly or softly you play

the keys, and uses that playing strength to affect the sound in various ways, depending on the selected voice. This allows you to play with greater expressiveness and add effects with your playing technique.

• After Touch......With this function, the PSR-9000 senses how much pressure you apply

to the keys while playing, and uses that pressure to affect the sound in various ways, depending on the selected voice. This allows you to play with greater expressiveness and add effects with your playing technique.

Sustain

When this Sustain feature is ON, all notes played on the keyboard other than the Left part have a longer sustain.

DSP (4~7) and Slow/Fast

With the digital effects built into the PSR-9000 you can add ambiance and depth to your music in a variety of ways—such as adding reverb that makes you sound like you are playing in a concert hall.

• The DSP (4~7) buttons turn independent effects on or off for the Right 1 (DSP4), Right

2 (DSP5), Right 3 (DSP6) and Left (DSP7) parts.

• The [SLOW/FAST] button can switch between variations of the DSP effect. For exam-

ple, this lets you change the rotating speed (slow/fast) of the rotary speaker effect.

Harmony/Echo

See pages 35 and 140.

Poly/Mono

This determines whether the part’s voice is played monophonically (only one note at a time) or polyphonically (up to 126 notes at a time). When this is set to “MONO,” the Portamento effect can be used (depending on the selected voice) by playing legato. The degree of the Portamento effect applied differs depending on the voice. The Portamento Time can be adjusted from the Mixing Console (page 123).

VOICE EFFECT

TOUCH SUSTAIN

DSP(4~7)

SLOW/ FAST

MONO

HARMONY/ECHO

• For details about how to select a DSP effect type or set related parameters, refer to page 124.

• For details about how the effect blocks are connected, refer to the “Effect Signal Flow Chart” on page 125.

POLY

Other Keyboard-related Functions

Left Hold

This function causes the Left part voice to be held even when the keys are released. Non-decaying voices such as strings are held continuously, while decay-type voices such as piano decay more slowly (as if the sustain pedal has been pressed). This function is especially effective when used with the auto accompaniment. For example, if you play and release a chord in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard (with the Left part on and the Left voice set to Strings), the strings part sustains, adding a natural richness to the overall accompaniment sound.

Keyboard Transpose

This function allows the keyboard pitch of the PSR-9000 to be transposed up or down over a range of ±2 octaves in semitone steps. Note that the transposition is applied from the next note (or accompaniment chord) pla y ed, after one of the [KEYBOARD TRANSPOSE] buttons has been pressed. Keep in mind that it affects the accompaniment pitch, as well as the pitch of the Multi Pads for which Chord Match has been set to on. Normal pitch (transpose value “0”) can be recalled at any time b y pressing both the [<] and [>] buttons simultaneously. The overall or song transposition can be adjusted from the Mixing Console (page 123) or can be assigned to the [KEYBOARD TRANSPOSE] buttons (page 138).

Octave Change

Refer to the Quick Guide on page 18.

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LEFT HOLD

KEYBOARD TRANSPOSE

RESET

UPPER OCTAVE

RESET

Quick Guide

Organ Flutes

on page 19

In addition to the many organ voices in the [ORGAN] voice category, the PSR-9000 has an ORGAN FLUTES voice which can be assigned to the currenty selected part and edited by pressing the VOICE [ORGAN FLUTES] button.

Basic Procedure

Select this to call up the display of the Volume/ Attack settings.

Use button [1] to adjust the 16’ or 8’ footage. You can select the desired footage (16’ or 8’) with the [E] LCD button.

You can select the number to call up your original settings.

CHOIR & PAD

SYNTHESIZER

Adjust the parameters.

PERCUSSION

ORGAN FLUTES

CUSTOM VOICE

Press the [ORGAN FLUTES] button.

Select this to call up the Preset Organ Flutes display.

Select this to call up the display of various settings.

Adjust the Footage.

• The Organ Flutes settings are applied to the currently selected part. Custom settings can be stored as a User Organ Flutes voice, but the current part cannot itself be stored. For example, you can edit the Organ Flutes settings from the R1 part and store them, then reselect those settings from the R3 part.

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Parameters

Organ Type This parameter specifies the type of organ tone generation to be simulated: Sine or Vin-

Rotary SP Speed The Rotary SP Speed LCD button alternately switches between the slow and fast rota-

Vibrato On/Off This LCD button alternately turns the vibrato effect for the Organ Flutes voice ON or

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Call up the Store display.

Select the number to be stored and store your settings.

tage.

ry speaker speeds when a rotary speaker effect is selected for the Organ Flutes (see “DSP Type” below), and the VOICE EFFECT [DSP(4-7)] button is turned on (the Rotary SP Speed LCD button has the same effect as the VOICE EFFECT [DSP SLOW/FAST] button).

OFF.

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• The tremolo and trill effects set via the Harmony/Echo function (page 140) do not affect the Organ Flutes sound.

Organ Flutes

Vibrato Depth Can be set to any of three levels via the Vibrato Depth LCD button. The button sequen-

Footage The footage settings determine the basic sound of the organ flutes.

Volume Adjusts the overall volume of the Organ Flutes. The longer the graphic bar, the greater

Mode The MODE control selects between two modes: FIRST and EACH. In the FIRST

Attack The ATTACK controls adjust the attack sound of the ORGAN FLUTE voice. The 4’, 2

Length The LENGTH control affects the attack portion of the sound producing a longer or

Response The Response control affects both the attack and sustain portion of the sound, increas-

Reverb Depth Chorus Depth DSP on/off DSP Depth

Vibrato Speed Determines the speed of the vibrato effect controlled by the Vibrato On/Off and Vibrato

DSP Type Determines the DSP effect type to be applied to the Organ Flutes voice. Normally this

Slow/Fast Slow/Fast Determines whether the DSP variation (Slow/Fast) will be set to Slow or Fast when the

Value Sets the DSP variation (Slow/Fast) parameter value (e.g., “LFO Freq” for a Rotary

EQ Low EQ High

tially selects a depth of “1”, “2”, or “3”.

The term “footage” is a reference to the sound generation of traditional pipe organs, in which the sound is produced by pipes of different lengths (in feet). The longer the pipe, the lower the pitch of the sound. Hence, the 16’ setting determines the lowest pitched component of the voice, while the 1’ setting determines the highest pitched component. The higher the value of the setting, the greater the volume of the corresponding footage. Mixing various volumes of the footages lets you create your own distinctive organ sounds.

the volume.

mode, attack is applied only to the first notes played and held simultaneously; while the first notes are held, any subsequently played notes have no attack applied. In the EACH mode, attack is applied equally to all notes.

2/3 ‘ and 2’ controls increase or reduce the amount of attack sound at the corresponding footages. The longer the graphic bar the greater the attack sound.

shorter decay immediately after the initial attack. The longer the graphic bar the longer the decay.

ing or decreasing the response time of the initial swell and release, based on the FOOTAGE controls. The higher the value the slower the swell and release.

For details about the digital effects, see page 123.

Depth above.

will be one of the six available Rotary Speaker effects. If any other type of effect is selected the Rotary SP Speed LCD button in the main ORGAN VOICE editing display will not control rotary speaker speed. Instead, it will have the same effect as the VOICE EFFECT [SLOW/FAST] button.

Organ Flutes voice is selected (when the Voice Set function is ON — page 139).

Speaker effect) when the DSP variation (Fast) is turned on. The EQ parameters determine the Frequency and Gain of the Low and High EQ bands.

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Quick Guide

Auto Accompaniment

on page 20

The auto accompaniment feature puts a full backing band at y our ﬁngertips. To use it, all you have to do is play the chords with your left hand as you perform and the selected accompaniment style matching your music will automatically play along, instantly following the chords you play. With auto accompaniment, even a solo performer can enjoy playing with the backing of an entire band or orchestra.

This section explains some important functions of the auto accompaniment that are not covered in the “Quick Guide.” For basic information on playing the auto accompaniment, refer to page 20 in the “Quick Guide.”

Chord Fingerings

The way in which chords are played or indicated with your left hand (on the left side of the keyboard from the Split Point) is referred to as “ﬁngering.” There are 7 types of ﬁngerings as described below.

Split Point

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

Auto Accompaniment

section

For information about how to select the ﬁngering mode, refer to page 135.

Single Finger

Single Finger accompaniment makes it simple to produce beautifully orchestrated accompaniment using major, seventh, minor and minor-seventh chords by pressing a minimum number of keys on the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard. The abbreviated chord

ﬁngerings described below are used:

• For a major chord, press the

root key only.

• For a minor chord, simultaneously press the root key and a black key to its left.

Multi Finger

The Multi Finger mode automatically detects Single Finger or Fingered chord ﬁngerings, so you can use either type of ﬁngering without having to switch ﬁngering modes.

Fingered

This mode lets you ﬁnger your own chords on the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard, while the PSR-9000 supplies appropriately orchestrated rhythm, bass, and chord accompaniment in the selected style. The Fingered mode recognizes the various chord types listed on the next page.

Fingered Pro

This mode is basically the same as Fingered, with the exception that more than three notes must be played to indicate the chords. Playing the root note and its octave produces accompaniment based only on the root.

On Bass

This mode accepts the same ﬁngerings as the Fingered mode, but the lowest note played in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard is used as the bass note, allowing you to play “on bass” chords (in the Fingered mode the root of the chord is always used as the bass note).

On Bass Pro

This mode is basically the same as On Bass, with the exception that more than three notes must be played to indicate the chords. Playing the root note and its octave produces accompaniment based only on the root.

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Full Keyboard

When this advanced auto-accompaniment mode is engaged the PSR-9000 will automatically create appropriate accompaniment while you play just about anything, anywhere on the keyboard using both hands. You don’t have to worry about specifying the accompaniment chords. Although the Full Keyboard mode is designed to work with many songs, some arrangements may not be suitable for use with this feature. Try playing a few simple songs in the Full Keyboard mode to get a feel for its capabilities.

• For a seventh chord, simultaneously press the root key and a white key to its left.

• For a minor-sev enth chord, sim ultaneously press the root key and both a white and black key to its left.

• The PSR-9000 recognizes chords you play in the Auto Accompaniment section of keyboard and produces appropriate chords, even if auto accompaniment is off (as long as the Left part is set to on). Chords are recognized according to the Fingered mode, even if the mode is actually set to Single Finger or Multi Finger. This setting is especially effective when used with the Vocal Harmony or the Harmony/ Echo.

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Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode

● Example for “C” chords

(9)

Auto Accompaniment

(9)

(#11)

(b5)

Csus

CmM

(9)

Cdim

C aug

( )

Caug

CmM

( )

(#11)

( )

(9)

( )

CM aug

( )

(13)

( )

CmM

(#9)

( )

Cdim

( )

(9)

( )

C sus

Chord Name [Abbreviation] Normal Voicing Display for root “C”

Major [M] 1 - 3 - 5 C Add ninth [(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 C(9) Sixth [6] 1 - (3) - 5 - 6 C6 Sixth ninth [6(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 6 C6(9) Major seventh [M7] 1 - 3 - (5) - 7 CM7 Major seventh ninth [M7(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 CM7(9) Major seventh add sharp eleventh [M7(

11)] 1 - (2) - 3 1 - 2 - 3 -

4 - 5 - 7 or

4 - (5) - 7

CM7 #11

Flatted fifth [(b5)] 1 - 3 - b5C(b5) Major seventh flatted fifth [M7b5] 1 - 3 - b5 - 7 CM7b5 Suspended fourth [sus4] 1 - 4 - 5 Csus4 Augmented [aug] 1 - 3 - #5 Caug Major seventh augmented [M7aug] 1 - (3) - #5 - 7 CM7aug Minor [m] 1 - b3 - 5 Cm Minor add ninth [m(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - 5 Cm(9) Minor sixth [m6] 1 - b3 - 5 - 6 Cm6 Minor seventh [m7] 1 - b3 - (5) - b7 Cm7 Minor seventh ninth [m7(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - b7 Cm7(9) Minor seventh eleventh [m7(11)] 1 - (2) - b3 - 4 - 5 - (b7) Cm7_11 Minor major seventh [mM7] 1 - b3 - (5) - 7 CmM7 Minor major seventh ninth [mM7(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - 7 CmM7_9 Minor seventh flatted fifth [m7b5] 1 - b3 - b5 - b7 Cm7b5 Minor major seventh flatted fifth [mM7b5] 1 - b3 - b5 - 7 CmM7b5 Diminished [dim] 1 - b3 - b5 Cdim Diminished seventh [dim7] 1 - b3 - b5 - 6 Cdim7 Seventh [7] 1 - 3 - (5) - b7 or

1 - (3) - 5 - b7

Seventh flatted ninth [7(b9)] 1 - b2 - 3 - (5) - b7 C7(b9) Seventh add flatted thirteenth [7(b13)] 1 - 3 - 5 - b6 - b7C7b13 Seventh ninth [7(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - b7 C7(9) Seventh add sharp eleventh [7(#11)] 1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - b7 or

C7#11

1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - b7

Seventh add thirteenth [7(13)] 1 - 3 - (5) - 6 - b7 C7(13) Seventh sharp ninth [7(#9)] 1 - #2 - 3 - (5) - b7 C7(#9) Seventh flatted fifth [7b5] 1 - 3 - b5 - b7C7b5 Seventh augmented [7aug] 1 - 3 - #5 - b7 C7aug Seventh suspended fourth [7sus4] 1 - 4 - 5 - b7 C7sus4 One plus two plus five [1+2+5] 1 - 2 - 5 C1+2+5

11)

(9)

( )

(b9)

( )

1+2+5

• Notes in parentheses can be omitted.

• If you play any three adjacent keys (including black k eys), the chord sound will be canceled and only the rhythm instruments will continue playing (Chord Cancel function).

• Playing a single key or two same root keys in the adjacent octaves produces accompaniment based only on the root.

• A perfect ﬁfth (1 + 5) produces accompaniment based only on the root and ﬁfth which can be used with both major and minor chords.

• The chord ﬁngerings listed are all in “root” position, but other inversions can be used — with the following exceptions:

m7, m7

5, 6, m6, sus4, aug,

dim7, 7

5, 6(9), m7_11,

1+2+5.

• Inversion of the 7sus4 chord is not recognized if the 5th is omitted.

• The auto accompaniment will sometimes not change when related chords are played in sequence (e.g. some minor chords followed by the minor seventh).

• Two-note ﬁngerings will produce a chord based on the previously played chord.

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(b13)

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Auto Accompaniment

TEMPO

DATA ENTRY

Rotating the data dial to the right (clockwise) increases the value, while rotating it to the left (counterclockwise) decreases it.

Fade-ins and Fade-outs

The [FADE IN/OUT] button can be used to produce smooth fade-ins and fade-outs when starting and stopping the accompaniment. To produce a fade-in/out :

1 Press the [FADE IN/OUT] button so that its indicator lights. 2 Start the accompaniment

The sound will gradually fade in. The [FADE IN/OUT] indicator will ﬂash during the fade-in, and then go out when full volume has been reached.

3 Press the [FADE IN/OUT] button so that its indicator lights.

The indicator will ﬂash during the fade out, then the accompaniment will stop when the fade-out is complete.

FADEIN/OUT

Tempo Control

Each style of the PSR-9000 has been programmed with a default or standard tempo; however, this can be changed to any value between 32 and 280 beats per minute by using the data dial (see page 42) when the TEMPO lamp is engaged. This can be done either before the accompaniment is started or while it is playing.

When you select a different style while the accompaniment is not playing, the “default” tempo for that style is also selected. If the accompaniment is playing, the same tempo is maintained even if you select a different style.

■ T ap Tempo

This useful function lets you press the [T AP TEMPO] button to tap out the tempo and automatically start the accompaniment at that tapped speed. Simply tap (press/release) the button (four times for a 4/4 time signature), and the accompaniment starts automatically at the tempo you tapped. The tempo can also be changed during playback by tapping the button twice at the desired tempo.

● When a 4-beat style is selected

Tap 4 times

TAP

TAP TEMPO

TAP

TAP TEMPO

TAP

TAP TEMPO

TAP

TAP TEMPO

*When a 3-beat style is

selected, tap 3 times.

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Synchro Stop

When the Synchro Stop function is engaged, accompaniment playback will stop completely when all keys in the auto-accompaniment section of the keyboard are released. Accompaniment playback will start again as soon as a chord is played. The BEAT indicators will ﬂash while the accompaniment is stopped. For basic information on playing the auto accompaniment, refer to page 20 in the “Quick Guide.”

1 Turn AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT on.

Auto Accompaniment

• Synchro Stop cannot be set to on when the ﬁngering mode is set to Full Keyboard or the auto accompaniment on the panel is set to off.

2 Turn SYNC STOP on.

SYNC START is automatically set to on when SYNC STOP is turned on.

3 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto

accompaniment starts.

Split Point

Auto Accompaniment

section

4 The auto accompaniment stops when you release

your left hand from the keys.

5 Playing a chord with your left hand automatically

restarts the auto accompaniment.

6 Stop the auto accompaniment.

One Touch Setting

SYNC STOP SYNC START

For basic information on using the One Touch Setting feature, refer to page 24 in the “Quick Guide.” This section covers how to create your own One Touch Setting setups (4 setups per style). For a list of One Touch Setting setup parameters, refer to page 178.

1 Select a style. 2 Set up the panel controls as required. 3 Press the [MEMORY] button and press one of the [ONE

TOUCH SETTING] buttons: [1] through [4].

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PROGRAMMABLE

ONE TOUCH SETTING

REGISTRATION

ONE TOUCH SETTING

MEMORY

Auto Accompaniment

Style Manager

The PSR-9000 styles are divided into two groups : Preset styles and Flash styles. Flash styles pre-recorded to Flash styles I through VIII can be replaced by the desired data with the Style Manager function.

Flash Styles

Flash ROM

Since all Flash style data is stored to Flash ROM, any data in the selected Flash style location will be erased and replaced by your new settings. This includes the factory programmed Flash style data (Flash styles I through VIII). If you've deleted the factory-set data, you can use the Restore function (page 130) to load a copy of it from the included disks (page 6). For details about Flash ROM, refer to "Memory Structure" on page 50.

Save

Load

Style Manager

Disk Styles

Basic Procedure

BALLROOM

YLE

1Select a style

category.

2Select this to call up the

Style Manager display.

3Select the desired function.

4Execute the selected function.

The operations for each function corresponding to step #4 are covered in the following explanations.

■ Load Style into Flash ROM

This allows you to load style data from disk to Flash ROM.

Choose one of the three methods for selecting ﬁles (see next page).

If an optional SCSI device is connected or the optional internal hard disk is installed, select the appropriate device. See page 127 for details.

See page 66 for details on directory/ﬁle selection.

Select this to display the property of the selected ﬁle.

Select this to listen to the selected style ﬁle.

When set to “with OTS”, you can load the selected style ﬁle with its One Touch Setting setups.

PAGE CONTROL

NEXTBACK

Select the destination ﬁle in Flash ROM.

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Auto Accompaniment

About Selecting Files from Disk or Flash ROM

The PSR-9000 provides three ways to select ﬁles: SINGLE, MULTI, and ALL.

• When set to SINGLE, you can select only one style.

• When set to ALL, you can select all styles.

• When set to MULTI, you can select styles listed consecutively.

For more information about MULTI, see below.

Select “SINGLE.”

(Before using “MUL TI, ” you’ll ha ve to specify the ﬁrst ﬁle using “SINGLE. ”)

2 Select a ﬁle. (For “MULTI,” this will be the ﬁrst

ﬁle in the group of ﬁles to be selected.)”

To cancel “Multi” ﬁle selection, select “SINGLE” by pressing the [C] button twice.

Save Style from Flash ROM

This allows you to save style data from Flash ROM to disk.

3 Select

“MULTI.”

4 Select the last ﬁle in the group. (All ﬁles between this

and the ﬁle selected in step #2 will be selected.)

CAUTION

• When loading multiple ﬁles from disk to Flash ROM, only the selected ﬁles will be loaded to the destination location in the Flash ROM (see page 62). Keep in mind that the ﬁles are loaded to consecutive locations starting from the speciﬁed destination. Make sure that the consecutive locations contain no important data, otherwise you may inadvertently overwrite ﬁles you wish to keep.

When set to “with OTS ,” you can save the selected style ﬁle with its One Touch Setting setups.

PAGE CONTROL

NEXTBACK

See above.

If an optional SCSI device is connected or the optional internal hard disk is installed, select the appropriate device. See page 127 for details.

See page 66 for details on directory/ﬁle selection.

Copy Style in Flash ROM

This allows you to copy style data to a different category/number in Flash ROM. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Delete Style in Flash ROM

This allows you to delete style data in Flash ROM. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Swap Style in Flash ROM

This allows you to exchange the data between ﬁles in different categories/numbers. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Rename Style in Flash ROM

This allows you to rename the style ﬁle name. Follow the on-screen instructions. Name entry is described on page 44.

• The PSR-9000 can load ﬁles containing Registration Memory data created on the PSR-8000, without having to convert them. However, please note that the ﬁve Flash styles listed in the left column below should not be deleted or replaced with different styles, since they are used to substitute for the corresponding PSR-8000 styles listed in the right column.

PSR-9000 Flash style PSR-8000 style

II-4 Analog Ballad Analog Pop III-1 6/8 Trance Synth Boogie IV-1 Bebop Bebop

X-5 Lovely Shuffle Pop Shuffle 1, 2

XIII-6 Musette Musette

Defragment Flash ROM

If you’ve used the Style Manager for a while, and/or have loaded and manipulated a number of styles, the Flash ROM may have become “fragmented” (meaning that normally contiguous ﬁles have been broken up into several fragments). Defragmenting the Flash ROM increases the contiguous empty space on the disk, allowing you to more effectively use the remaining memory capacity. To defragment the Flash ROM, follow the on-screen instructions.

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Quick Guide

Music Database

on page 26

For basic information on using the Music Database feature, refer to page 26 in the “Quick Guide.” This section covers how to create your own Music Database setups. For a list of Music Database setup parameters, refer to page 178.

Creating the Music Database

MUSIC DATABASE

Press the [MUSIC DATABASE] button.

Create the Music Database by following the on-screen instructions.

Since all Music Database data is stored to Flash ROM, any data in the selected Music Database location will be erased and replaced by your new settings. This includes all of the factory programmed preset setups. If you've deleted the factory-set data, you can use the Restore function (page 130) to load a copy of it from the included disks (page 6).

Music Database

setups in Flash ROM All preset setups can be edited.

MUSIC DATABASE

For details about Flash ROM, refer to “Memory Structure” on page 50.

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Quick Guide

The Multi Pads

on page 34

This section explains two important functions of the Multi Pads that are not covered in the “Quick Guide.” For basic information on using the Multi Pads, refer to page 34 in the “Quick Guide.”

Turning Chord Match and Repeat On/Off

MULTIPAD

STOP

M.PAD BANK 1~60

BANK VIEW

Press the [+]/[-] buttons simultaneously.

Select “REPEAT” or “CHORD MATCH.”

Select this to store the settings. (Refer to the “CAUTION” note below.)

Select a Bank.

Turn Repeat of each pad On or Off. Use the same operation to turn Chord Match On/Off.

■ Repeat

Unless the Repeat function is on for the selected pad, playback will end automatically as soon as the end of the phrase is reached. A phrase can be stopped while it is playing by pressing the MULTI PAD [STOP] button.

■ Chord Match

If a Multi Pad is played while Auto Accompaniment is playing and the Chord Match function for that pad is ON, the phrase will be automatically re-harmonized to match the accompaniment chords.

Since all Multi Pad data is stored to Flash ROM, all of the factory programmed Multi Pad banks will be replaced by your new settings. If y ou'v e deleted the factory-set data, you can use the Restore function (page 130) to load a copy of it from the included disks (page 6).

Multi Pad banks

60 banks in Flash ROM

BANK 01

For details about Flash ROM, refer to “Memory Structure” on page 50.

All banks can be replaced by the new created pad data.

• Bank #59 (factory preset) of the Multi Pads can be used to send various MIDI messages. This convenient feature lets you control the following MIDI functions of an external device by simply pressing the appropriate Multi Pad.

Pad 1 All Note Off Pad 2 Reset All Controllers Pad 3 Start(FA) Pad 4 Stop(FC)

• These MIDI messages are output via the MIDI OUT B terminal and are unaffected by the MIDI Transmit settings (page

151).

• Bank #60 (factory preset) of the Multi Pads can be used to call up various settings of the Scale Tuning feature (page

134). This lets you change the tuning of the individual notes by simply pressing the appropriate Multi Pad.

CAUTION

The Repeat and Chord Match settings for the Multi Pads are stored together in a group of 58 banks. For this reason, you should be careful when making edits and storing your edits, since all 58 banks will be overwritten with the new data.

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Disk Song Playback

Quick Guide

on page 30

The PSR-9000 Song mode allows song data to be play ed back from a ﬂopp y disk, an optional hard disk or an optional SCSI device. This section explains some important functions of song playback that are not covered in the “Quick Guide.” For basic information on playing songs, refer to page 30 in the “Quick Guide.”

Selecting a Song

The PSR-9000 allows you to play back songs from disk, as described in the operation steps below. Keep in mind that steps #2 and #3 are identical to the other disk ﬁle selection operations for the instrument.

1Insert the ﬂoppy disk (containing the

ﬁles shown below) into the ﬂoppy disk

drive, and press the [SONG I] button.

• 01arabe2.mid

• 02sheher.mid

• 03puck.mid

• 04edud15.mid

• 05sylphe.mid

• 06praul6.mid

• 07saraba.mid

• 08dancin.mid

• 09vals12.mid

• 10paspie.mid

• Classic01

Classic01a

Classic01b 01lente.mid 02g_walk.mid

• Classic02 Classic02a Classic02b

• Classic03 Classic03a Classic03b

If an optional hard disk has been installed or an optional SCSI device has been connected, the appropriate device must be selected here.

You can return to the next highest level by pressing the [IN] LCD button while the cursor is located at .

2This selects the “pop up” page shown below.

These steps are identical to all other PSR-

PAGE CONTROL

NEXTBACK

9000 disk ﬁle selection operations (for example , see page 62).

• In the ﬁle selection display, a maximum 250 ﬁle or directory names can be displayed. If the number of ﬁles or directories exceeds 250, the 251st and beyond (according to alphabetical order) are not shown.

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5Select the desired song.

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Disk Song Playback

Other Functions: Viewing the Lyrics and Fast Forward/Reverse

Select this to call up the Lyrics display.

Select this during playback to move rapidly forward through the song.

Select this during playback to move rapidly bac kward through the song.

This button lets you pause playback and then start again from the same point in the song.

Song Setup

This function determines certain playback settings for song data other than note on/off (for example, lyrics).

When the Ultra Quick Start function here is set to ON, the PSR-9000 reads all initial non-note data of the song at the high-

• When set to SEARCH ON, the PSR9000 reads the lyric data when the song is selected, allowing the lyrics to be displayed immediately after you press the [START/STOP] button.

• When set to SEARCH OFF, the PSR9000 reads the lyric data after playback is started. This may result in a slight delay before the lyrics are displayed.

• When set to NEVER DISPLAY , the lyrics will not be shown in the LCD display during playback.

est possible speed, then automatically slows down to the appropriate tempo at the ﬁrst note of the song. This allows you to start actual song playback as quickly as possible, with a minimum pause for reading of data.

■ About Vocal Harmony/Microphone Settings for a Song

The Vocal Harmon y and Microphone settings can be stored as Song Setup data. When using the Vocal Harmon y function with a song, this con venient feature lets you store all relevant Vocal Harmony and Microphone settings with the song, so that they are automatically called up the next time you select the song. The actual settings that can be stored are listed below.

• Vocal Harmony type and parameter settings ............................................................Page 69

• Vocal Harmony Vocoder track settings (keyboard and song)....................................Page 70

• Effect type and parameter settings (for the microphone sound)............................. Page 124

• Volume, Pan, Reverb depth, Chorus depth and

DSP (8) depth (for the microphone sound) .............................................................Page 123

Press this button to save the microphone and Vocal Harmony settings to the selected song. See below for details.

• You can use the metronome function during playback. See page 142 for details.

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Quick Guide

Vocal Harmony

on page 32

This unique feature incorporates advanced voice-processing technology to automatically produce vocal harmony based on a single lead vocal. An extensive selection of preset Vocal Harmony “types” are provided, each functioning in one of three main “modes” which determine how the harmony notes are applied. In addition to straightforward harmony, the PSR-9000 Vocal Harmony feature can change the pitch and timbre of the harmony and/or lead vocal sound to effectiv ely change the apparent gender of the voice. So, for example, if you are a male singer you can have a two-part female vocal backup (the Vocal Harmony feature can add up to two harmony notes to the main lead voice). A full range of parameters is provided to allow detailed editing to produce precisely the type of vocal harmony sound you need.

Setting Up

■ Setting up the microphone

Please note the following points :

• A standard dynamic microphone with an impedance of about 250 ohms is recommended. (The PSR-9000 does not support phantom-powered condenser microphones.)

• The Yamaha MZ106s microphone is recommended for use with the PSR-9000.

• The level of the microphone sound may vary considerably according to the type of microphone used.

• Placing a microphone which is connected to the PSR-9000 too close to the PSR-9000 speakers (or those of an external sound system connected to the PSR-9000) can cause feedback. Adjust the microphone position and the INPUT VOLUME level or MASTER VOLUME control level if necessary, so that feedback does not occur.

Quick Guide

on page 32

■ Using the “LINE” setting

Normally, since you will be using a microphone, you may never need to use the “LINE” setting. However, this may come in handy if you want to use a pre-recorded source (on CD or cassette tape) with the vocal harmony feature. (For best results, the source should be a single vocal only; any other singers and instruments in the mix could produce unexpected or undesired results.)

MIC/LINE IN

OVER

2 Set the MIC/LINE panel

switch to “LINE.”

4 Adjust the INPUT VOLUME control.

Play the source at the highest expected volume, and adjust the INPUT VOLUME control to get the optimum input level (as in the “Setting Up” instructions above).

1 Set the INPUT

VOLUME control to “MIN.”

MIN

INPUT VOLUME

SIGNAL

MIC1 MIC2 LINE

MAX

Applying the Vocal Harmony Effect

VOCAL

HARMONY

TALK

DSP(8)

V.H. (9)

SELECT

MIC SETUP

This turns Talk settings on or off. The Talk settings are effective when using the microphone for speech or “rapping” (as opposed to singing).

Refer to page 141.

The PSR-9000 has a DSP effect (DSP 8) especially for the microphone sound, and this button turns the DSP 8 effect on/off. The DSP 8 type can be set from the Mixing Console display (page 124).

This turns the Vocal Harmony effect on or off.

• If you experience distorted or out-of-tune

• Sing as closely to the microphone as possi-

• Use a uni-directional microphone.

• Turn down the MASTER VOLUME, ACMP

CAUTION

• Never use the “MIC” setting with a line level signal (CD player, cassette deck, etc.). Doing this could damage the PSR-9000 and its input functions.

3 Connect the source to the

MIC/LINE IN jack.

PHONES MIC/LINE IN

sound from the Vocal Harmony feature, your vocal microphone may be picking up extraneous sounds (other than your voice) — the Auto Accompaniment sound from the PSR-9000, for example. In particular, bass sounds can cause mistracking of the Vocal Harmony f eature. The solution to this problem is to ensure that as little extraneous sound as possible is picked up by y our vocal microphone:

ble.

volume or SONG volume control.

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Vocal Harmony

Selecting/Producing the Vocal Harmony effect

Basic Procedure

VOCAL

HARMONY

TALK

DSP(8)

V.H. (9)

SELECT

MIC SETUP

4Store your

settings.

1 Press the VOCAL HAR-

MONY [SELECT] button.

2Select a Vocal

Harmony type.

3 Edit the desired Vocal Harmony

parameters.

Vocal Harmony Parameters

Chordal Type/Vocoder Type Determines how the harmony notes are applied. Harmony Gender Type Can be set to “Off” or “Auto”. When “Auto”, the gender of the harmony sound is changed automati-

Lead Gender Type Determines whether and how the gender of the lead vocal sound (i.e., the direct microphone

Lead Gender Depth Adjusts the degree of lead vocal gender change produced when one of the Lead Gender Types

Lead Pitch Correction When “Correct” is selected the pitch of the lead vocal is shifted in precise semitone steps. This

Auto Upper Gender Threshold Gender change will occur when the harmony pitch reaches or exceeds the specified number of

Auto Lower Gender Threshold Gender change will occur when the harmony pitch reaches or exceeds the specified number of

Upper Gender Depth Adjusts the degree of gender change applied to harmony notes higher than the Auto Upper Gender

Lower Gender Depth Adjusts the degree of gender change applied to harmony notes lower than the Auto Lower Gender

Vibrato Depth Sets the depth of vibrato applied to the harmony sound. Also affects the lead vocal sound if a Lead

Vibrato Rate Sets the speed of the vibrato effect. Vibrato Delay Specifies the length of the delay before the vibrato effect begins when a note is produced. Harmony1 Volume Sets the volume of the first harmony note. Harmony2 Volume Sets the volume of the second harmony note. Harmony3 Volume Sets the volume of the third harmony note. Harmony1 Pan Specifies the stereo (pan) position of the first harmony note. When “Random” is selected the ste-

Harmony2 Pan Specifies the stereo (pan) position of the second harmony note. When “Random” is selected the

Harmony3 Pan Specifies the stereo (pan) position of the third harmony note. When “Random” is selected the ste-

Harmony1 Detune Detunes the first harmony note by the specified number of cents. Harmony2 Detune Detunes the second harmony note by the specified number of cents. Harmony3 Detune Detunes the third harmony note by the specified number of cents. Pitch to Note When “ON” the lead vocal sound “plays” the PSR-9000 tone generator system. (However, dynamic

Pitch to Note Part Determines which of the PSR-9000 parts will be controlled by the lead vocal when the Pitch to Note

cally.

sound) will be changed. When “Off” no gender change occurs. When ”Unison”, “Male” or “Female” is selected the corresponding gender change is applied to the lead vocal. (In this case the number of harmony notes which can be produced in addition to the lead vocal is reduced to one.)

(above) is selected.

parameter is only effective when one of the Lead Gender Types is selected.

semitones above the lead vocal pitch.

semitones below the lead vocal pitch.

Threshold.

Gender Type is selected.

reo position of the sound will change randomly whenever the keyboard is played.

stereo position of the sound will change randomly whenever the keyboard is played.

reo position of the sound will change randomly whenever the keyboard is played.

changes in the vocal sound do not affect the volume of the tone generator.)

parameter is “ON”.

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Vocal Harmony

Changing the Vocal Harmony/Microphone Settings

Basic Procedure

VOCAL

HARMONY

TALK

DSP(8)

V.H. (9)

SELECT

MIC SETUP

Select the desired parameter.

1Press the VOCAL HARMONY

[MIC SETUP] button.

2Edit the Vocal Harmony/micro-

phone parameters.

● 3-Band Equalizer

Usually an equalizer is used to correct the sound output from amps or speakers to match the special character of the room. The sound is divided into several frequency bands, allowing you to correct the sound by raising or lowering the level for each band. The PSR-9000 features a high grade three-band digital equalizer function for the microphone sound.

• Hz ........................Adjusts the center frequency of the corresponding band.

• dB ........................Boosts (“+” values) or cuts (“-” values) the corresponding band by up to 12 dB.

● Noise Gate

This effect mutes the input signal when the input from the microphone falls below a speciﬁed level. This effectively cuts off extraneous noise, allowing the desired signal (vocal, etc.) to pass.

• SW.......................“SW” is the abbreviation of Switch. This turns Noise Gate on or off.

• TH........................“TH” is the abbreviation of Threshold. This adjusts the input level at which the gate

begins to open.

● Compressor

This effect holds down the output when the input signal from the microphone exceeds a speciﬁed level. This is useful when recording a signal with widely varying dynamics. It eff ectiv ely “compresses” the signal, making soft parts louder and loud parts softer.

• SW.......................“SW” is the abbreviation of Switch. This turns Compressor on or off.

• TH........................“TH” is the abbreviation of Threshold. This adjusts the input level at which compression

begins to be applied.

• RAT......................“RAT” is the abbreviation of Ratio. This adjusts the compression ratio.

• OUT.....................Adjusts the output level from the speaker.

● V ocal Harmony

The following parameters determines how the harmony is controlled.

•

VOCODER Track

...The Vocal Harmony effect is controlled by the notes. This parameter lets you deter-

mine which notes (from the keyboard and/or song data) will control the harmony. Data dial icon

When set to “MUTE,” the track selected below is muted (turned off) during keyboard performance or song playback.

eyboard

• OFF Keyboard control over harmony is turned off.

• UPPER Notes played to the right of the split point control the harmony.

• LOWER Notes played to the left of the split point control the harmony.

Song (from disk or external MIDI sequencer)

• OFF Song data control over harmony is turned off.

• TR1-TR16 When playing back a song from disk or external MIDI sequencer, the

note data recorded to the assigned song track controls the harmony.

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Vocal Harmony

• Balance................This lets you set the balance between the lead and Vocal Harmony. Raising this value

increases the volume of the Vocal Harmony and decreases that of the lead vocal. If it is set to the maximum value of 127, you will hear only the Vocal Harmony from the PSR9000’s speakers; if it is set to 0, only the lead vocal will be heard.

• Mode....................All of the Vocal Harmony types f all into one of three modes which pro-

duce harmony in different ways. The harmony effect is dependent on the selected Vocal Harmony Mode and Track, and this parameter determines how the harmony is applied to your voice. The three modes are described below.

• VOCODER The harmony notes are determined by the notes you

play on the keyboard (VOICE R1, R2, R3, L) and/or song data which includes Vocal Harmony tracks.

• CHORDAL During accompaniment playback, chords play ed in the

auto accompaniment section of the keyboard control the harmony. During song playback, chords contained in song data control the harmony. (Not available if the song does not contain any chord data.)

• AUTO The harmony notes are produced in either Vocoder or

Chordal mode according to the current performance method.

• Chord...................The following parameters specify the song data which will be used for

chord detection.

• OFF Chords are not detected.

• XF Chords of XF format are detected.

• TR1-TR16 Chords are detected from note data in the speciﬁed

song track.

● Microphone

The following parameters determine how the microphone sound is controlled.

• Mute.....................When set to OFF, the microphone sound is turned off.

• Volume.................Adjusts the volume of the microphone sound.

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Sampling

Quick Guide

on page 40

This function lets you record your own sounds via a microphone or line source to be played from the keyboard. During use, sampled sounds are kept in the internal wave RAM memory. The PSR-9000 comes with a 1megabyte wav e memory which can be expanded up to a maxim um of 65 megab ytes b y installing optional SIMM memory modules — see page 160 for details. Sampled wave data can be saved to ﬂoppy or hard disk. Wave ﬁles in standard WA V or AIFF f ormat produced using other equipment can also be used by the PSR-9000.

Setting up

Use the same operation as in “Vocal Harmony” on pages 32 and 68. The notes and cautions contained on page 68 in “Vocal Harmony” also apply to Sampling.

Guidelines for Sampling

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What is sampling ?

Technically, sampling is making a digital recording of a sound. The sound could be your voice or an acoustic instrument (taken from a microphone), or a recorded sound (from a CD or cassette player). Once it is recorded, the resulting “sample” can be played at various pitches from a keyboard.

Sampling

Can be expanded by installing optional SIMM memory modules (page 160).

WAV AIFF

Import

Save

Internal Memory (RAM)

Wave data

Wave Edit

Waveform Edit

See next page.

Disk

SCSI device connected to the PSR-9000

Save the Custom Voice with the sample (wave data) via the Disk Save function (page 129).

Store as a Custom Voice

to Flash ROM (page 80)

Play

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Auto Trigger Level

Actually, the PSR-9000 does not start sampling immediately when the button is pressed (in step #11 on page 41). Once the

[START]

LCD button is pressed,

[START]

LCD

the PSR-9000 waits for a signal of a suitable level (set by the trigger level). When it hears such a signal, it starts sampling. The Trigger Level can be set in step #10 on page 40. The higher the trigger level, the louder the signal must be to start (trigger) sampling.

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• The PSR-9000 records at a sample rate of 44.1 kHz.

• Although the wave memory of the PSR-9000 can be expanded to 65 megabytes (page 160), the maximum size of a single sample recording is 32 megabytes.

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Sampling

To better understand how trigger level works, let’s look at a speciﬁc example — sampling of the phrase “a one and a

Volume

(level)

Sampling start point

two.” In this phrase, “one” and “two” are louder than the other words. Since the ﬁrst “a” is lower than the trigger level, the PSR-

a one and a two

9000 doesn’t actually start sampling until the word “one.” If you want the phrase to be sampled from the ﬁrst word, the trigger level should be set lower.

Volume

(level)

Sampling start point

With this ne w trigger lev el setting, the entire phrase will be sampled. Be careful, however, not to set the trigger level too low, or else sampling may start from some accidental

a one and a two

or extraneous sound (such as breathing noises, touching the microphone, etc.).

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Waves & Waveforms

The terms “wave” and “waveform” have distinct meanings in PSR-9000 sampling terminology, as follows:

Wave

A “wave” is the raw audio data created whenever you sample a new sound or import a WAV or AIFF format wave ﬁle. The PSR-9000 WAVE EDIT mode includes functions which allow you to edit this basic data: e.g. resampling to change the sampling frequency, trimming and looping, normalization for maximum level and minimum noise, etc.

Time

Trigger level

New trigger level

Wavef orm

All PSR-9000 waves are contained in a “waveform”, which is basically a set of parameters which deﬁne the keyboard range over which the wave or waves it contains will play. A waveform can contain one or more waves, and waves can be shared b y more than one waveform. Wav es in a w a v ef orm can be assigned to different r anges of the ke yboard, b ut the y cannot be layered (i.e. they will not sound simultaneously when a single key is played). The PSR-9000 WAVEFORM EDIT mode lets you add or delete waves from a waveform, and assign the waves to different keyboard ranges.

Sampling

Sound

WAVE WAVE WAVE

WAV AIFF

WAVEFORM

WAVE EDIT

WAVE1 WAVE2 WAVE3

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Sampling

Basic Procedure

1 Press the [SOUND

CREATOR] button.

DIGITAL STUDIO

SOUND CREATOR

SAMPLING

CUSTOM VOICE

DIGITAL RECORDING

SONG STYLE MULTI PAD

MIXING CONSOLE

EFFECTS FILTER/EQ TUNING

PART

2 Select “SAMPLING.” 3 Select the desired menu.

4 Follow the on-screen instructions.

Refer to “Quick Guide” on page 40 for details. The operations for each function corresponding to step #4 are covered in the following explanations.

Recording a Sample

Refer to page 40 for instructions on recording a sample. The following display will be shown in step #9 on page 40.

Quick Guide

on page 40

You can set the START/END KEY by pressing the desired key while holding either of the LCD buttons.

Set the key range to which the new sample will be assigned.

Set this parameter to ON if you want the sample to play back at the same pitch over the entire key range of the PSR-9000.

When FIXED PITCH above is set to OFF, the new recorded sample will be assigned to C3. Notice that the pitch and speed of the sample “follows” the keyboard: Playing ke ys lower than the original results in a lower pitch and slower speed; playing higher keys results in higher pitch and faster speed.

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Pitch/speed of sample goes down.

START KEY Original key

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Pitch/speed of sample goes up.

END KEY

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Pre Effect

You can set up a maximum of three DSP effects to be applied to the source sound as it is sampled. The DSP blocks are connected in series as shown belo w. The following display will be shown in step #10 on page 40.

Press this button to switch between the currently selected wave and the currently selected panel voice.

Select the desired DSP block.

Select the desired type of the selected DSP block.

Select the parameter and adjust the value of the selected parameter. Note that the contents of the parameter may be different depending on the selected DSP type.

Select this to call up the storing display.

Change the balance between the direct (dry) and effect (wet) sound.

Sampling

Importing Wave Files from Disk

T o import pre viously sa ved w av eform ﬁles via the PSR-8000 or standard WAV or AIFF format ﬁles from disk, insert the appropriate disk into the PSR-9000 ﬂoppy disk drive, then press the

[FILE IMPORT]

LCD button in step #3 in "Basic Procedure" on page

74.

Select this and press the [NEXT] button to call up the display that imports the WAV or AIFF format ﬁle.

Select this and press the [NEXT] button to call up the display that imports the wave data sampled via the PSR-8000.

Clearing Wave Data

The explanations here apply to step #4 of the Basic Procedure on page 74.

Press this button to switch between the currently selected wave and the currently selected panel voice.

Select this to execute the Clear operation.

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Sampling

Editing Wave data

The illustration below applies to step #4 of the Basic Procedure on page 74.

1 Select a Custom Voice which con-

tains the wave(s) you wish to edit.

3 Select the desired Waveform/Wave

and edit the desired parameters.

This function exports the current wave as a WAV ﬁle which can be loaded and used by other instruments or computers which can handle the WA V format.

PAGE CONTROL

NEXTBACK

2 Select the desired menu.

Wave Edit

Resampling

The PSR-9000 originally records waves at 44.1 kHz. WAV and AIFF ﬁles are also imported as

44.1 kHz waves. The RESAMPLING function lets you reduce the sampling frequency of waves, thus reducing the amount of memory they occupy. Please note, however, that reducing the sampling frequency also reduces the sound quality.

4 Store your settings as a

Custom Voice to Flash ROM.

Press this to hear how the resampled wave will sound before actually resampling the wave.

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• Resampling can cause the loop points (see Loop Point, below) to shift, resulting in unwanted noise. If this happens use the Loop Point func-

Press this to actually resample the selected wave.

Select the desired resampling frequency . Only resampling frequencies which are lower than the original sampling frequency will be available.

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tion to readjust the loop points.

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Loop Point

This display determines how your sampled waves play back. Your sampled waves can be played back in three different ways as follows:

WAVE

Sampling

START

WAVE

START

WAVE

START

See above.

Press this to automatically remove all data prior to the speciﬁed Start point and after the End or Loop End point of your sample. See the illustration below.

LOOP

START

END

LOOP

END

Example

When the ONE SHOT or REVERSE is selected, select either the Start or End address of the wave. When the LOOP is selected, select the Start, Loop Start or Loop End address of the wave.

When this is turned ON, the LOOP ADDRESS LCD buttons will automatically only select points in the wave corresponding to, or adjacent to, zero level points.

ABC D E

Start point Loop Start

point

Loop End point

B, C, D, C, D, C, D ....

Press this to actually edit the selected wave.

The LEVEL indicators the right of each address show the signal level at the current address — the longer the bar, the higher the signal level. This makes it easier to locate zero-level points for noise-free trimming and looping.

Sample

Extract

ABC D E BC D

Start point

Loop Start point

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Loop End point

Start point

Loop Start point

Loop End point

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Sampling

Normalize

This function increases the overall level of the selected wave to ensure that it uses the full range of digital values. Press the EXECUTE LCD button to normalize the selected wave. No change will occur if the selected wave already uses the full range of digital values.

V olume/T une

When this is turned OFF, the pitch of wave playback will be correspond to keyboard pitch. When ON, the playback pitch will remain the same (corresponding to the pitch of the C3 key) regardless of which key is pressed.

●

Set the volume of the selected wave.

Specify the number of measures the wave should play over.

Specify the number of beats per measure.

This can be used to tune the selected wave: COARSE tunes in semitone increments over a –63 … +63 range, and FINE tunes in 1-cent increments over a –50 … +50 range.

Specify the tempo at which the wave should play.

Press this to actually set the wave tempo and return to the parameter display.

Press this to cancel the operation

Press this to cancel the operation and return to the parameter display.

and return to the parameter display.

• When a LOOP is selected the entire loop is tuned, but the portion of the loop between the Loop Start and Loop End points is adjusted to ﬁt the speciﬁed number of measures.

This display can be used to “tune” the wave to ﬁt a speciﬁed playback tempo. In other words, the wave is stretched (tuned down) or compressed (tuned up) so that it plays back over the speciﬁed number of measures at the speciﬁed time signature and tempo. This capability is particularly useful when the sample is a phrase rather than a simple sound. The wave will only play back at the speciﬁed tempo, however, when played at its original pitch (usually the pitch played by the C3 key). To ensure smooth looping, adjust the Loop Start/Stop point before using this function.

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Wavef orm Edit

Add Wave

This function can be used to add a wave from a different waveform to the currently selected waveform. When a waveform contains two or more waves, the individual waves must be assigned to different areas of the keyboard (the waves cannot be “layered”).

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●

Sampling

• The same wave cannot be added for use in multiple keyboard ranges.

The Start Note at right in the display can also be speciﬁed by pressing the appropriate key on the keyboard while holding this button.

Select the source wave to be added.

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Wave Start Note/Volume/Delete Wave

The Start Note can also be changed by pressing the appropriate key on the keyboard while holding this button.

Select a wave to be edited.

Press this to actually add the selected wave.

Specify the note from which the added wave will begin playing. For example, if you select C3 as the Start Note, the original wave will play up to B2, and the added wav eform will play from C3 up.

Deletes the selected wave from the waveform. When a wave is deleted, the range of the next lowest wave will expand to include the range originally covered by the deleted wave. If the deleted wave is the lowest in the waveform (i.e. its START NOTE is C-2) the range of the next highest wave will expand downward to include the range of the deleted wave. The last wave in the waveform cannot be deleted.

Adjusts the volume of the selected wave in relation to other waves in the waveform.

Move the start note of the selected wave (see “Add Wav e”, above). The Start Note of the lowest wave in the waveform (i.e. the wave starting at C-2) cannot be changed. When the Start Note of a wave is change, the range of the next lowest wave in the waveform will expand or contract accordingly.

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Custom Voice Creating

Quick Guide

on page 40

The PSR-9000 has a Custom Voice Creator feature that allows you to create your own voices. Once you’ve created a voice, you can store it to a Custom voice location for future recall.

Basic Procedure

1 Press the [SOUND

CREATOR] button.

DIGITAL STUDIO

SOUND CREATOR

SAMPLING

CUSTOM VOICE

DIGITAL RECORDING

SONG STYLE MULTI PAD

MIXING CONSOLE

EFFECTS FILTER/EQ TUNING

PART

4 Press this button.

2 Select “CUSTOM V OICE.”

• The following voices cannot be edited via the Custom Voice Creator.

Organ Flutes Live! StdKit Live! FunkKt Arabic Kit SFX Kit1 SFX Kit2

• Drum or Percussion voices cannot be edited via Easy Edit.

• Keep in mind that adjustments made to the parameters may not make much change in the actual sound, depending on the original settings of the voice.

5 Edit the voice parameters.

Select the desired menu by pressing the [NEXT]/[BACK] button.

PAGE CONTROL

3 Select a Preset voice.

The Custom Voice Creating mode makes it possible to create new voices by editing some parameters of the preset voices. After selecting a voice, press the [EXIT] button to return back to this display.

NEXTBACK

6 Store the edited voice to Flash ROM by following the on-screen instructions.

7 Press the [CUSTOM VOICE] button to select the edited voice and play the keyboard.

The operations for each function corresponding to step #5 are covered in the following explanations.

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Easy Editing

Time

KEY ON KEY OFF

Level

ATTACK

RELEASE

DECAY

DEPTH

SPEED

DELAY

Time

Parameters

FILTER Determines the timbre of the voice. See below for details. EG The EG (Envelope Generator) parameters affect the volume envelope of

VIBRATO Sets up the vibrato effect. See below for details. VOLUME Determines the volume of the voice.

FILTER (FREQ. and RESONANCE)

These settings determine the overall timbre of the sound by boosting or cutting a certain frequency range. In addition to making the sound either brighter or more mellow, Filter can be used to produce electronic, synthesizer-like effects.

• FREQ. ............ Determines the cutoff frequency or effective frequency range of the ﬁlter.

the voice. See below for details.

(See diagram below.) Higher values result in a brighter sound.

Volume

Cutoff frequency

Volume

Custom Voice Creating

Cutoff frequency

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Frequency (pitch)

These frequencies are “passed” by the filter.

• RESONANCE. Determines the emphasis given to the cutoff frequency, set in Cutoff above. (See diagram below.) Higher v alues result in a more pronounced effect.

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Volume

Resonance

Frequency (pitch)

The EG (Envelope Generator) settings determine how the le v el of the sound changes in time. This lets you reproduce many sound characteristics of natural acoustic instruments — such as the quick attack and decay of percussion sounds, or the long release of a sustained piano tone.

• ATTACK...........Determines how quickly the sound reaches its maximum level after

the key is played. The higher the value, the quicker the attack.

• DECAY............ Determines how quickly the sound reaches its sustain level (a

slightly lower lev el than maximum). The higher the value, the quick er the decay.

• RELEASE .......Determines how quickly the sound decays to silence after the k e y is

released. The higher the value, the shorter the release.

Frequency (pitch)

●

VIBRA TO

• DEPTH............ Determines the intensity of the Vibrato effect (see diagram).

• SPEED............ Determines the speed of the Vibrato effect (see diagram).

• DELAY ............Determines the amount of time that elapses between the playing

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Higher settings result in a more pronounced Vibrato.

of a key and the start of the Vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher settings increase the delay of the Vibrato onset.

Custom Voice Creating

Full Editing

■ Element selection

Each PSR-9000 voice can have up to eight separate “elements.” These elements are the basic sonic building blocks of the sound — with each element having its own waveform, envelope generator settings, and other parameters.

When editing in the E1:WAVEFORM, E2:EG, E3:FIL TER, or E4:LFO pages y ou can select the element to be edited, set the maximum number of elements to be used by the voice, and mute individual elements via the ELEMENT page accessed by this button.

You can select the desired element by pressing these buttons.

Sets the element to be edited when you return to the editing pages.

Sets the maximum number of elements to be used by the voice.

■ Parameters

● VOICE

Select the desired menu.

Can be used during editing to compare the sound of the original voice with the edited voice.

These parameters individually turn the corresponding elements ON or OFF. The circular indicators next to the element numbers in the upper section of the display indicate the mute status for each element.

Sets the amount of Filter, Amplitude and LFO modulation types (PMOD, FMOD, AMOD) applied via the MODULATION wheel and via keyboard After Touch response. See page 86 for details about LFO.

Sets the overall volume of the current edited voice.

The CURVE LCD button provides a choice of four keyboard initial touch sensitivity curves, and the SENS LCD buttons adjust initial touch sensitivity.

Selects the desired scale (pitch) curve to be used by the current edited voice for the PSR-9000 keyboard.

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● E1: WAVEFORM

See page 73 for details about Waveform.

NOTE LIMIT speciﬁes the note range over which the voice will sound, and VELOCITY LIMIT sets the maximum velocity range for the voice.

These parameters adjust the pitch of the voice. COARSE tunes in semitone steps and FINE tunes in 1cent steps (a cent is 1/100th of a semitone).

Custom Voice Creating

Use the CATEGORY, VOICE, and WAVEFORM LCD buttons to select the waveform for the custom voice. (This is the “raw” sound on which the voice is based.) Waveforms created by the SAMPLING feature (page 72) are also available f or selection in the “SAMPLING” CATEGORY.

• When a Drum Kit is selected, the WAVEFORM parameter is replaced by the INSTRUMENT parameter, and individual instruments can be selected rather than waveforms.

Sets the position of the voice in the stereo ﬁeld.

• Example for NOTE LIMIT

LOW

No sound is produced.

• Example for VELOCITY LIMIT

Sets the amount of delay before the sound is heard — in other words, the time between when the key is pressed and when the envelope begins. The higher the value the longer the delay.

Sets the waveform volume.

HIGH

No sound is produced.

• When the voice OCTAVE is set to a value other than “0”, the range speciﬁed by the NOTE LIMIT parameters is shifted by the corresponding amount and some notes may not sound. If this happens check the R1 OCT AVE setting in the MIXING CONSOLE TUNE display.

• NOTE LIMIT and VELOCITY LIMIT are not available for the Drum Kits.

127

No sound is produced.

HIGH

LOW

No sound is produced.

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● E2: EG

An acronym for Envelope Generator, a block that modiﬁes the level of the tone generator from the moment that a note is played until the sound decays to silence. The Amplitude EG controls the volume level, the Pitch EG controls the pitch, and the Filter EG controls the ﬁlter cutoff frequency.

Indicates the EG settings as a diagram.

Resets the currently selected EG parameters to their most basic settings.

Amplitude (volume), pitch or ﬁlter cutoff frequency

LEVEL

INITIAL LEVEL

ATTACK

RATE

DECAY1 RATE

DECAY2 RATE DECAY3 RATE RELEASE RATE

SUSTAIN RATE

DECAY1 LEVEL

DECAY2

LEVEL

SUSTAIN

LEVEL

TIME

RELEASE

KEY ON KEY OFF

LEVEL

* Higher rate values produce faster variation.

• AMP. RATE and AMP. LEVEL (Amplitude EG settings)

The AMP. RATE parameters are time-related; they determine how long it takes for the sound volume to change from level to level (as set in AMP. LEVEL). The AMP. LEVEL parameters are v olume-related; they determine how loud or soft the volume changes are over time (as set in AMP. RATE).

AMP.RATE ATTACK Sets the rate of variation from key-on to the maximum attack level.

DECAY1 DECAY2

Set the rate of variation between the maximum attack level and the levels set by the AMP LEVEL DECAY1 and DECAY2 parameters and the final level, respectively.

DECAY3 RELEASE Sets the rate of variation from the level at key-release to level 0 when SUSTAIN is off. SUSTAIN Sets the rate of variation from the level at key-release to level 0 when SUSTAIN is on.

AMP.LEVEL INITIAL Sets the initial level of the envelope.

DECAY1

Set the levels following the elapsed time of DECAY 1 and DECAY 2, respectively.

DECAY2

• PITCH RATE and PITCH LEVEL (Pitch EG settings)

The PITCH RATE parameters are time-related; they determine how long it takes for the sound’s pitch to change from level to level (as set in PITCH LEVEL). The PITCH LEVEL parameters are pitch-related; they determine how much the sound deviates from normal pitch over time (as set in PITCH RATE).

PITCH RATE DECAY1

DECAY2 DECAY3

RELEASE Sets the rate of variation from the level at key-release to the level set by the PITCH

PITCH LEVEL INITIAL Sets the initial pitch of the envelope.

DECAY1 DECAY2 DECAY3

RELEASE Sets the final pitch of the envelope; the pitch goes to this point (at the RELEASE rate)

Set the rate of variation between the initial pitch envelope level and the levels set by the PITCH LEVEL DECAY1, DECAY2, and DECAY3 parameters, respectively.

LEVEL RELEASE parameter.

Set the amounts of pitch change following the elapsed time of DECAY 1 and DECAY 2, respectively.

after the key is released.

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• FILTER RATE and FILTER LEVEL (Filter EG settings)

The FILTER RATE parameters are time-related; they determine how long it takes for the sound’s timbre to change from level to level (as set in FILTER LEVEL).

The FILTER LEVEL parameters are ﬁlter-related; they determine how much the sound changes in timbre over time (as set in FILTER RATE). A setting of “0” is the default value.

Custom Voice Creating

FILTER RATE INITIAL Sets the length of time the initial filter envelope level will be maintained. Higher values

correspond to shorter time.

DECAY1 DECAY2

Set the rate of variation between the initial filter envelope level and the levels set by the FILTER LEVEL DECAY1, DECAY2, and DECAY3 parameters, respectively.

DECAY3 RELEASE Sets the rate of variation from the offset at key-release to the offset set by the FILTER

LEVEL RELEASE parameter when SUSTAIN is off.

SUSTAIN Sets the rate of variation from the offset at key-release to the offset set by the FILTER

LEVEL SUSTAIN parameter when SUSTAIN is on.

FILTER LEVEL INITIAL Sets the initial timbre of the envelope.

DECAY1 DECAY2

Set the amounts of timbre change following the elapsed time of DECAY 1, DECAY 2, and DECAY 3, respectively.

DECAY3 SUSTAIN When SUSTAIN is on, this sets the final timbre of the envelope; the filter setting chang-

es to this point (at the RELEASE rate) after the key is released.

● E3: FILTER

The PSR-9000 features two independent ﬁlters. (For basic information about the ﬁlters, see page 81.)

Sets the amount of peak resonance applied to FILTER 1. Higher values produce more resonant emphasis.

The TYPE parameters speciﬁes the touch-sensitivity curve to be applied to the dynamic ﬁlters, and the SENS parameters sets the sensitivity of the ﬁlters to touch control. Higher values produce higher sensitivity.

Filter types

LPF (Low Pass Filter) HPF (High Pass Filter)

BPF (Band Pass Filter) BEF (Band Elimination Filter)

Selects the type of Filter2.

Sets the cutoff frequency of Filter1.

Selects the type of Filter1.

Level

These frequencies are “passed” by the filter.

Cutoff frequency

Level

Range passedCutoff range Cutoff range

Resets the currently selected EG parameters to their most basic settings.

Sets the cutoff frequency of Filter2.

Level

Frequency

Level

Cutoff frequency

Range passedCutoff range

Frequency

Cutoff rangeRange passed Range passed

Center frequency

Frequency

Center frequency

Frequency

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● E4: LFO

An acronym for Low Frequency Oscillator, a block that produces a low frequency signal. The LFO can be used to modulate pitch, ﬁlter cutoff frequency, or amplitude to create a wide range of modulation effects.

Vibrato effect based on LFO modulation, with a variable delay between the time a key is played and the beginning of the vibrato effect.

Selects the LFO wave. Various kinds of modulated sounds can be created depending on the selected wave.

Sets the speed of LFO variation.

Abbreviation for "Amplitude Modulation." This determines how greatly the LFO will affect the output le vel. Larger values widen the range of the volume change.

See the diagram below.

Abbreviation for "Filter Modulation." This determines how greatly the LFO will affect the ﬁlter cutoff frequency. Larger values widen the range of change in the cutoff frequency.

Abbreviation for "Pitch Modulation." This determines how greatly the LFO will affect the pitch. Larger values widen the range of the change in pitch.

• TYPE (LFO wave type)

Saw tri (triangle)

• DELAY TIME

Short Delay

Key on

Long Delay

Key on

• DELAY RATE

Rate

Time

Key on

Delay

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● VOICE SET

See page 139 for details about the Voice Set function. You can specify the Voice Set data to the Custom Voice.

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Song Creator

Quick Guide

on page 40

With the powerful and easy-to-use song creating features, you can record your own keyboard performances to a ﬂoppy disk as a User song, and create your own complete, fully orchestrated compositions. Each User song lets you record up to sixteen independent tracks. These include not only the voices for the keyboard performance (R1, R2, R3, L), but also the auto accompaniment parts and Vocal Harmony effect.

Guidelines for Song Creating

● Song Tracks

The tracks which can be recorded to the songs are organized as shown in the chart below.

Track Default Part Parts that can be set

1 Right1 2 Right1 3 Right1 4 Right1 5 Right1 6 Right1 7 Right1 8 Right1

9 Accompaniment Style RHYTHM1 (Sub) 10 Accompaniment Style RHYTHM2 (Main) 11 Accompaniment Style BASS 12 Accompaniment Style CHORD1 13 Accompaniment Style CHORD2 14 Accompaniment Style PAD 15 Accompaniment Style PHRASE1 16 Accompaniment Style PHRASE2

● Multi Track Recording/Quick Recording

• Multi Track Recording

In Multi Track Recording, you determine the track assignments (as shown above) before recording. Several tracks can be recorded simultaneously. In addition to being able to record to empty tracks, you can also re-record tracks that already contain recorded data.

• Quick Recording

In Quick Recording, you can quickly record without having to worry about the track assignments above. Quick Recording automatically makes track assignments according to the simple rules below. When “MANUAL” tracks are set to REC, your keyboard performances (VOICE R1, R2, R3, L) and Multi Pads playback are recorded to tracks 1~8 as listed below. When “ACMP” tracks are set to REC, the auto accompaniment parts are recorded to tracks 9 ~ 16 as listed below.

Track Part

1 Right1 2 Right2 3 Right3 4 Left 5 Multi Pad 1 6 Multi Pad 2 7 Multi Pad 3 8 Multi Pad 4

VOICE R1, R2, R3, L, Accompaniment Style track, Multi Pad 1~4, Vocal Harmony, MIDI

Track Part

9 Accompaniment Style RHYTHM1 10 Accompaniment Style RHYTHM2 11 Accompaniment Style BASS 12 Accompaniment Style CHORD1 13 Accompaniment Style CHORD2 14 Accompaniment Style PAD 15 Accompaniment Style PHRASE1 16 Accompaniment Style PHRASE2

● Realtime Recording/Step Recording

• Realtime Recording

This method records performance data in real time, overwriting any data already present in the destination track. The new data replaces the previous data. Basic information on recording a new song, refer to the "Quick Guide" on pages 36 and 38.

• Step Recording

This method lets you compose your performance by “writing” it down one event at a time. This is a non-realtime, step recording method - similar to writing music notation onto paper. The Song Creator offers two different step recording types: Chord Step (available for Quick Recording) and Step Recording (available for Multi Track Recording).

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Basic Procedure

1 Press the [DIGITAL RECORDING] button.

DIGITAL STUDIO

SOUND CREATOR

SAMPLING

CUSTOM VOICE

DIGITAL RECORDING

SONG STYLE MULTI PAD

MIXING CONSOLE

EFFECTS FILTER/EQ TUNING

PART

2 Select “SONG

3 Select the desired

menu.

Song Creator

CREATOR.”

4 Select the Record

method.

When selecting "MULTI TRACK RECORD."

5 Set up for the recording. — See page 90

● Multi Track Recording

Select the desired menu by pressing the [NEXT] or [BACK] button.

Select the part for the corresponding track.

Set the desired track to “REC.”

Select this to call up the Step Recording display.

PAGE CONTROL

NEXTBACK

• If an optional hard disk has been installed or an optional SCSI device has been connected, you can also save the recorded song data to these in step #7.

When selecting "QUICK RECORD."

● Quick Recording

This screen appears only when selecting “CURRENT SONG” in step #3.

Select this to call up the Chord Step display.

6 Record your performance or edit the selected song.

7 Save the song to disk.

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Song Creator

Track Setting for Recording (Multi Track Recording)

The explanations here apply to step #5 on page 89.

Select the desired menu.

See “Part Selecting/ Record Selecting” on page 91.

Select the part for the corresponding track.

See “Delete” on page 91.

Set the desired track to “REC.”

Select “REC MODE” which appears when selecting “CURRENT SONG” in step #3.

Muted track

Play track

Record track

No data

Select this to return to the TRACK main display.

Set the related parameter. For details, see below

■ Record Mode

• Replace........... Follow the normal recording procedure described in the previous sec-

tion. The only difference is that recording will begin from the measure speciﬁed at the MEASURE SET, and all data from that point to the end of the song will be replaced by the newly-recorded material.

• Punch In..........This function allows you to selectiv ely re-record a portion of a song track

(the measures between the speciﬁed punch-in and punch-out points).

In the eight-measure example below, measures 3 through 5 are re-recorded.

Recording start

(Punch In)

12345678

Recording stop

(Punch Out)

Available when “PUNCH IN TRIGGER” is set to “AUTO SET.”

• Punch In recording has another exceptionally convenient advantage — it automatically records any panel settings you’ve made, allowing you to have various settings (such as voice, volume, pan, etc.) change instantly and automatically right before the Punch In point!

12345678

Previously played data

Newly played data Previously

played data

■ Measure Set

• When the RECORD MODE is set to “REPLACE,” this parameter speciﬁes the measure you want to start recording from.

• When the RECORD MODE is set to “PUNCH IN,” this parameter speciﬁes the ﬁrst playback measure. Be sure to give yourself a few measures “lead-in” prior to the actual punch-in point.

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■ Punch In Trigger

• First Key On...... When FIRST KEY ON is selected, recording will begin when the ﬁrst

key is played on the keyboard.

• Footswitch 1/2... When FOOT SW 1 or FOOT SW 2 is selected, recording will begin when a footswitch connected to the corresponding rear-panel FOOT SWITCH jack is pressed.

• Auto Set............ When AUTO SET is selected, the punch-in and punch-out measures

are speciﬁed by the IN and OUT buttons (i.e., recording begins automatically at the IN measure and ends at the OUT measure).

■ Part Selecting/Record Selecting

The default part for each track is displayed above the REC setting. The parts can be changed as required by pressing the [PART SEL.] LCD button (the part names for each track will be highlighted), selecting the desired parts via the corresponding buttons. When the parts hav e been changed, press the [REC SEL.] LCD button (the PART SEL. LCD button will have changed to the [REC SEL.] LCD button) again to return to the normal track setup display.

■ Delete

When the [DEL.] LCD button is pressed DELETE will appear for tracks which contain data. Select DELETE via the corresponding LCD buttons while holding the [DEL.] button to delete all data in the corresponding tracks. The data is actually deleted when the [DEL.] LCD button is released.

Song Creator

■ Song Save/Delete

• Save................ This function saves the edited song to the disk.

• Delete ............. This function deletes the speciﬁed song ﬁle from the disk.

Track Setting for Recording (Quick Recording)

The explanations here apply to step #5 on page 89.

No data

Set the desired track to “REC.”

Change the measure at which recording starts.

Play track

Record track

Muted track

■ Delete

When the [DEL.] LCD button is pressed DELETE will appear for tracks which contain data. Select “DELETE” via the corresponding LCD buttons while holding the [DEL.] button to delete all data in the corresponding tracks. The data is actually deleted when the [DEL.] LCD button is released.

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Song Edit Functions (Multi Track Recording)

The explanations here apply to step #6 on page 89.

■ Quantize

Quantize lets you “clean up” or “tighten” the timing of a previously recorded track. For example, the following musical passage has been written with exact quarter-note and eighthnote values.

Even though you think you may have recorded the passage accurately, your actual performance may be slightly ahead of or behind the beat (or both!). Quantize allows you to align all the notes in a track so that the timing is absolutely accurate to the speciﬁed note value.

Press this to quantize the data.

This determines how “strongly” the notes will be quantized. If a value less than “100%” is selected, notes will be moved toward the speciﬁed quantization beats only by the speciﬁed amount.

Select the track to be quantized.

Select the Quantize size (resolution). See below for details.

● About Quantize size

Set the Quantize size to correspond to the smallest notes in the track y ou are working with. F or e xample , if the data was recorded with both quarter notes and eighth notes, use 1/8 for the quantize value. If the quantize function is applied in this case with the value set to 1/4, the eighth notes would be moved on top of the quarter notes.

One measure of 8th notes before quantization

• The three Quantize settings marked with asterisks (*) are

After quantization

The quantize sizes are :

1/4 note

1/16 note + 1/8 note triplet

1/8 note + 1/8 note triplet

1/8 note

1/4 note triplet

1/16 note + 1/16 note triplet

1/16 note

1/8 note triplet 1/16 note triplet

1/32 note

exceptionally convenient, since they allow you to quantize two different note values at the same time, without compromising the quantization of either one. For example, if you have both straight 1/8 notes ( ) and 1/8 note triplets ( ) recorded to the same track, and you quantize to straight 1/8 notes ( ), all notes in the track are quantized to straight 1/8 notes — which completely eliminates any triplet feel in the rhythm! However, if you use the 1/8 note + 1/8 note triplet setting ( ), both the straight and triplet notes will be quantized correctly.

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■ T rack Mixing

This function allows data from two tracks can be mixed and the results placed in a different track , or data to be copied from one track to another.

Press this to execute the Track Mix operation. After execution the this button changes to an UNDO button which can be used to undo the copy/mix operation if the results are not satisfactory (the “UNDO” button will only remain active until the next operation is performed).

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• All data other than the mixed note data is derived from the SOURCE1 track.

Specify the tracks to be mixed.

To simply copy from the SOURCE1 track to the DESTINATION track select COPY via the SOURCE2 LCD buttons.

Select the track into which the results will be placed.

■ Note Shift

This allows tracks which contain data to be individually transposed up or down by a maximum of two octaves in semitone increments.

The TR1~8/TR9~16 LCD button can be used to switch between tracks 1 through 8 and tracks 9 through 16.

Adjust any track while holding this button to set the note shift for all tracks simultaneously.

Set the desired amount of transposition for each track (note-shift controls will only appear for tracks which contain data).

Press this to execute the Note Shift operation. After execution this button changes to an UNDO button which can be used to undo the Note Shift operation if the results are not satisfactory (the “UNDO” button will only remain active until the next operation is performed).

Song Setup (Multi Track Recording)

This function lets you assign the DSP effect block (4~7) to any of the current song’s tracks. Other parameters can be modiﬁed up as required via the MIXING CONSOLE display (page 122).

• Only one of the Setup parameters can be recorded to each

The tempo of the song can be set as required via the Data dial, and all other available parameters can be modiﬁed as required via the MIXING CONSOLE displays.

Assign the DSP effect block (4~7) to any of the current song’s tracks.

Press this to record the settings to the current song.

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track, and any parameter changes made in the middle of the song will be cancelled. However , in the case of V olume and Tempo data, any Volume and Tempo changes in the middle of the song are applied as an offset to the initial Setup Data setting.

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Step Recording (Multi Track Recording)

The Step Recording feature makes it possible to record notes with absolutely precise timing. The explanations here apply to step #5 on page 89.

■ Entering the Note Event

This section explains how to step-record notes, using three speciﬁc examples.

• Example 1

1 Call up the Step Recording display by pressing the [STEP REC] button.

2 Play the keys C, D, E, F, G, A, B and C in order.

3 Press the [START/STOP] button to hear your newly recorded notes.

Make sure this is selected.

START/STOP

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• Example 2

q Select this resolution.

e Press this while holding F.

q Select this resolution.

Press this button, repeatedly if

necessary, to enable the dotted note selectors at the bottom of the display. (Pressing the button alternately switches the note selectors among three basic note values: normal, dotted and triplet.)

w Select this resolution.

Press this button, repeatedly if necessary , to re-enable the normal note selectors.

w Select this resolution.

Press the [ ] button to move the cursor to

START/STOP

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the beginning of the song and press the [START/STOP] button to hear your newly recorded notes.

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• Example 3

Press and hold C3.

q Select this resolution. e Press this again while holding C3.

Press and hold C3 and E3.

w Press this while holding C3 and E3.

Press and hold C3, E3 and G3.

w Press this while holding C3, E3 and G3.

Press and hold C3, E3, G3 and C4.

w Press this while holding C3, E3, G3 and C4.

e Press this while holding C3, E3, G3 and C4, and release the four keys.

Press the [ ] button to move the cursor to the beginning of the song and press the

START/STOP

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[START/STOP] button to hear your newly recorded notes.

The functions of each menu item in the display are explained below.

When this is set to on (highlighted), you can play only the currently displayed track.

Select the track to be recorded.

This shows the current position at which you enter the note.

Clock: 384 clocks per 1/4-note. Beat: 1 - 4 (for 4/4 time) Measure number

Moves the cursor upward/downward.

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This speciﬁes the velocity for the next note to be entered. See "Velocity settings" below.

This sets the note length (time that the note is actually sounded), as a percentage of the step time. See "Gate time settings" below.

Pressing the button alternately switches the note selectors (at the bottom of the display) among three basic note values: normal, dotted and triplet..

Press this to actually delete the event at the current cursor position.

The "size" of the current recording step time for the next note to be entered. This determines to what position the pointer will advance after a note has been entered.

Instantly returns to the ﬁrst beginning of the current recorded song (i.e. the ﬁrst beat of the ﬁrst measure).

● About Measure/Beat/Clock

Measue Beat

Clock

000 383

● Velocity settings

The following parameters are available.

• Kbd. Vel........... When this is selected, the strength at which you play the ke yboard deter-

mines the recorded velocity values.

• fff.....................The velocity of the entered note is set to 127.

• ff......................The velocity of the entered note is set to 111.

• f.......................The velocity of the entered note is set to 95.

• mf....................The velocity of the entered note is set to 79.

• mp...................The velocity of the entered note is set to 63.

• p......................The velocity of the entered note is set to 47.

• pp....................The velocity of the entered note is set to 33.

• ppp..................The velocity of the entered note is set to 15.

● Gate time settings

The following parameters are available.

• Normal............ 80%

• T en uto............. 100%

• Staccato.......... 40%

• Staccatissimo.. 20%

• Manual............. When this is selected, you can specify the Gate time as a percentage

manually.

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■ Entering other events (Event List)

In addition to Note on/off, the following events can be recorded in the Event List display.

● Conductor Track:

• T empo

• Time Signature

• End Mark

• System Exclusive (display only)

• Meta Event (display only)

● Tracks 1 through 16:

• Note on/off........................ Messages which are generated when the keyboard is

played. Each message includes a speciﬁc note number which corresponds to the key which is pressed, plus a velocity value based on how hard the key is played.

• Control Change................. Controller settings such as volume, pan (edited via the Mix-

ing Console), etc.

• Program Change............... Voice selecting

• Pitch Bend ........................ Bends the pitch of notes up or down.

• Channel Aftertouch........... Applies aftertouch to all notes.

• Polyphonic Aftertouch....... Applies aftertouch to a single note.

When this is set to on (highlighted), you can play only the current recorded track.

Select the track to be edited.

Press this to add a new event to the Event List.

Press this to actually delete the event at the current cursor position.

If the value at the cursor has been changed, pressing this restores the original value.

Adjust the event value ﬁnely.

Adjust the event value coarsely.

Moves the cursor leftward/rightward. Keep in mind that moving the cursor away from the just-edited value automatically enters that value.

This shows the current position at which you edit the event.

Clock: 384 clocks per 1/4-note. Beat: 1 - 4 (for 4/4 time) Measure number

Moves the cursor upward/downward. Keep in mind that moving the cursor away from the just-edited value automatically enters that value.

• To actually enter an edited value, move the cursor away from the value or press the [START/STOP] button to start playback.

Instantly returns to the ﬁrst beginning of the current recorded song (i.e. the ﬁrst beat of the ﬁrst measure).

Determines the method of event selection: single or multiple.

Press this to cut all the selected events and copy them to the clipboard.

Press this to copy all the selected events to the clipboard.

Press this to paste all the event data that is currently contained in the clipboard.

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■ About Multiple Event Selection

This convenient feature lets you select several events together, making it possible to change the values of many different events at once, or easily and quickly copy many events to another location.

• Changing the values of multiple events

In the example explanation below, we’ll increase the velocity of the selected note data by 20.

q Using the [ ] button, move the cursor to the ﬁrst event at the top of Event List, and

select the velocity value.

w Press the [SEL] button to enable multiple event selection. e Use the [ ] button to determine the range to be selected. Each successive event

that you scroll through in this way is selected.

r Use the data dial to change the value. All values for the selected events are changed

simultaneously.

t To actually enter the changes, press the [SEL] button again to return to single event

selection.

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• Copying and pasting multiple events

In the example explanation below, we’ll copy the events of the second measure in song data and paste them to the third measure.

q Use the [ ] or [ ] buttons to move the cursor to the beginning of the second measure. w Press the [SEL] button to enable multiple event selection. e Use the [ ] button to determine the range to be selected. For this example, scroll to the last

event in the measure so that all events in measure 2 are selected.

r Press the [COPY] button. t Press the [SEL] button to change to single event selection. y Set the destination (the top of measure 3, in this case) by using the [MEAS], [BEAT] and [CLK]

buttons.

u Press the [PASTE] button.

The diagram below illustrates how the PSR-9000 handles the copy/paste operation.

Event data

Copy Copy

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Clipboard

Event data at the new location

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The clipboard is a temporary “holding place” for the copied data (as done in Steps #3 and #4 above). Once the data is in the clipboard, and as long as no other data has been copied there, the data can be pasted to other locations — as many times as desired. Keep in mind that copying data automatically erases whatever data was originally in the clipboard. (The data at the original location in the song remains intact.)

■ Event Filter

This function lets you select the event types that appear on the editing displays. To select an event for display, place a checkmark in the box next to the event name. To ﬁlter out an event type (so that it does not appear on the list), remove the checkmark so that the box is empty. See below for details.

Removes all checkmarks at once.

Select the desired event.

Enters checkmarks into all boxes.

Selects only note data; checkmarks for all other boxes are removed.

Reverses the checkmark settings for all boxes. In other words, this enters checkmarks to all boxes that were previously un-checked, and vice versa.

Enters/removes the checkmark in the selected box.

Chord Step (Quick Recording)

The Chord Step recording feature makes it possible to record Auto Accompaniment chord (page 58) changes one at a time with precise timing. Since the changes don’t have to be entered in real time, it is easy to create even complex chord changes and accompaniment before recording the melody. The explanations here apply to step #6 on page 89.

■ Entering the Chord/Section (Chord Step)

For example, the following chord progression can be entered by the procedure described below.

MAIN D FILL IN C MAIN C

CM7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 G7 C

1 Press the [MAIN D] button to specify the sec-

tion and enter the chords as shown at right.

ACCOMPANIMENT

CONTROL

ABCD

MAIN VARIATION

001:1:000

Play “CM7.”

001:3:000

Play “Dm7.”

Select this resolution and play chords as shown at right.

002:1:000

Play “Em7.”

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