Yamaha PSR-S970 User Manual

This Reference Manual explains advanced features of the PSR-S970/S770. Please read the Owner’s Manual first, before reading this Reference Manual.

Digital Workstation

Reference Manual

Table of Contents

Each chapter in this Reference Manual corresponds to the relevant chapters in the Owner’s Manual.

1Voices 3

Voice Types (Characteristics) ............................................ 3

Selecting GM&XG or Other Voices.................................... 5

Touch Response and Effect-Related Settings................... 6

Pitch-Related Settings ....................................................... 9

Editing Parameters Assigned to the LIVE CONTROL

Knobs............................................................................... 11

Editing Voices (Voice Set) ............................................... 15

Editing Organ Flutes Voices ............................................ 20

Adding New Contents—Expansion Packs....................... 22

2Styles 24

Chord Fingering Types .................................................... 25

Style Playback Related Settings ...................................... 27

Memorizing Original Settings to One Touch Setting........ 29

Creating/Editing Styles (Style Creator) ............................ 30

3Songs49

Editing Music Notation (Score) Settings .......................... 49

Editing Lyrics/Text Display Settings ................................. 52

Using the Auto Accompaniment Features with Song

Playback .......................................................................... 53

Song Playback Related Parameters (Guide Function,

Channel settings, Repeat settings).................................. 54

Creating/Editing Songs (Song Creator) ........................... 58

4 USB Audio Player/Recorder 75

5 Multi Pads 75

Creating Multi Pads (Multi Pad Creator) .......................... 75

Editing Multi Pads ............................................................ 77

7Registration Memory 83

Editing the Registration Memory...................................... 83

Disabling Recall of Specific Items (Freeze) ..................... 84

Calling Up Registration Memory Numbers in Order

(Registration Sequence) .................................................. 85

8 Microphone/Guitar Input 88

Making and Saving the Microphone/Guitar Settings

(EQ/CMP) ........................................................................ 88

Setting and Editing Vocal Harmony Types (PSR-S970) .. 91

Editing the Synth Vocoder Types (PSR-S970) ................ 98

9 Mixing Console 102

Editing VOL/VOICE Parameters .................................... 102

Editing FILTER Parameters ........................................... 103

Editing TUNE Parameters.............................................. 104

Editing EFFECT Parameters ......................................... 105

Editing EQ Parameters .................................................. 109

Editing Master Compressor (CMP) Parameters ............ 111

Block Diagram................................................................ 113

10 Connections 114

Footswitch/Foot Controller Settings ............................... 114

MIDI Settings ................................................................. 118

Connecting with an iPhone/iPad via Wireless LAN........ 124

11 Other Functions 126

UTILITY.......................................................................... 126

SYSTEM ........................................................................ 130

Index 133

6 Music Finder 79

Creating a Set of Favorite Records.................................. 79

Editing Records................................................................ 80

Saving the Records as a Single File................................ 81

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Voices

Contents

Voice Types (Characteristics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Selecting GM&XG or Other Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Touch Response and Effect-Related Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

• Setting the Touch Response of the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

• Making Detailed Settings for Harmony/Arpeggio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Pitch-Related Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

• Fine-tuning the Pitch of the Entire Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

• Scale Tuning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

• Changing the Part Assignment of the TRANSPOSE Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Editing Parameters Assigned to the LIVE CONTROL Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Editing Voices (Voice Set) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

• Editable Parameters in the VOICE SET Displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

• Disabling Automatic Selection of Voice Sets (Effects, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Editing Organ Flutes Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Adding New Contents—Expansion Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

• Installing the Expansion Pack data from the USB Flash Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

• Uninstalling the Expansion Pack data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

• Saving the Instrument Info File to the USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Voices

Voice Types (Characteristics)

The particular type of Voice is indicated at the upper left of the Voice name in the Voice Selection display. The defining characteristics of these Voices and their performance advantages are described below.

S.Art! (Super Articulation)

Live! These acoustic instrument sounds were sampled in stereo, to produce a truly

These Voices provide many benefits with great playability and expressive control in real time. For example, with the Saxophone Voice, if you play a C and then a D in a very legato way, you will hear the note change seamlessly, as though a saxophone player played it in a single breath. Similarly with the Concert Guitar Voice and play the D note strongly, the D note would sound as a “hammer on,” without the string being plucked again. Depending on how you play, other effects such as “shaking” or breath noises (for the Trumpet Voice), or finger noises (for the Guitar Voice) are produced.

For details on how to best play each S.Art! Voice, call up the information window (pressing the [6 ] (INFO) button in the Voice Selection display).

authentic, rich sound—full of atmosphere and ambience.

Cool! These Voices use sophisticated programming to capture the dynamic textures

and subtle nuances of electric instruments.

Sweet! These acoustic instrument sounds also benefit from Yamaha’s sophisticated

technology—and feature a finely detailed and natural sound.

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Drums Various drum and percussion sounds are assigned to individual keys, letting

you play the sounds from the keyboard. For information about what sound is assigned to each key, refer to the “Drum/SFX Kit List” in the Data List on the website.

Live! Drums These are high-quality drum sounds that take full advantage of Stereo Sam-

pling and Dynamic Sampling.

SFX Various special effect sounds and percussion sounds are assigned to individual

keys, letting you play the sounds from the keyboard. For information about what sound is assigned to each key, refer to the “Drum/SFX Kit List” in the Data List on the website.

Live! SFX These are various high-quality special effect sounds and percussion sounds that

take full advantage of Stereo Sampling and Dynamic sampling.

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Organ Flutes! This authentic organ Voice lets you use the Voice Set to adjust the various foot-

ages and craft your own original organ sounds. See page 20 for details.

MegaVoice These Voices make special use of velocity switching. Each velocity range (the

measure of your playing strength) has a completely different sound. For example, a guitar MegaVoice includes the sounds of various performance techniques. In conventional instruments, different Voices having those sounds would be called up via MIDI and played in combination to achieve the desired effect. However, now with MegaVoices, a convincing guitar part can be played with just a single Voice, using specific velocity values to play the desired sounds. Because of the complex nature of these Voices and the precise velocities need to play the sounds, they’re not intended for playing from the keyboard. They are, however, very useful and convenient when creating MIDI data—especially when you want to avoid using several different Voices just for a single instrument part.

The MegaVoices are in the “MegaVoices” folder in the Voice Selection display. For instructions on selecting MegaVoices, refer to the “Selecting GM&XG or Other Voices” on page 5.

NOTE S.Art! and MegaVoices are not compatible with other instrument models. For this reason, any Song or Style you’ve created on this instrument using these

Voices will not sound properly when played back on the instruments which do not have these types of Voices.

NOTE S.Art! and MegaVoices sound differently depending on keyboard range, velocity, touch, etc. Hence, if you turn on the [HARMONY/ARPEGGIO] button,

change the transpose setting or change the Voice Set parameters, unexpected or undesired sounds may result.

For a list of preset Voices of this instrument, refer to the “Voice List” in the Data List on the website.

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Selecting GM&XG or Other Voices

This instrument features Voices provided specially for Style playback and XG/GM compatibility. These Voices cannot be called up directly from the VOICE category selection buttons. However, they can be called up as described below.

1 Turn on the PART SELECT button corresponding to the part you want to use.

2 Press one of the VOICE category selection buttons (other than the [ORGAN FLUTES]

and [EXPANSION/USER] buttons) to call up the Voice Selection display.

3 Press the [8 ] (UP) button to call up the Voice categories.

4 Press the [2 ] (P2) button to display page 2.

5 Press the desired [A]–[J] button to call up the Voice Selection display of GM&XG

Voices, GM2 Voices, etc.

NOTE You can find the “Legacy” folder in this display. This folder contains previous Yamaha keyboards’ Voices (such as PSR-S950, PSR-S750, etc.) for data

compatibility with other models.

NOTE The “MegaVoices” folder contains the MegaVoices (page 4).

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6 Select the desired Voice.

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To uch Response is applied to the checkmarked parts.

Voices

Touch Response and Effect-Related Settings

Setting the Touch Response of the Keyboard

Touch Response determines how the sound responds to your playing strength. The selected Touch Response type becomes the common setting for all Voices.

NOTE Some Voices are purposely designed without Touch Response, in order to emulate the true characteristics of the actual instrument (for example, conventional

organs, which have no touch response).

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION]  TAB [ E] MENU 1  [D] CONTROLLER  TA B [F] KEYBOARD/PANEL

2 Use the [A] button to select “1 TOUCH RESPONSE.”

3 Use the [1 ], [2 ] and [4 ]–[7 ] buttons to set the Touch Response.

[1 ]/ [2 ]

[4 ] TOUCH OFF

[5 ]– [7 ]

TOUCH Determines the Touch Response type.

HARD 2: Requires strong playing to produce high volume. Best for play-

ers with a heavy touch.

HARD 1: Requires moderately strong playing for higher volume.

MEDIUM: Standard Touch Response.

SOFT 1: Produces high volume with moderate playing strength.

SOFT 2: Produces relatively high volume even with light playing

strength. Best for players with a light touch.

Determines the fixed volume level when Touch is set to “OFF.”

LEVEL

LEFT–RIGHT2 Turns Touch on or off for each keyboard part.

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Making Detailed Settings for Harmony/Arpeggio

This lets you make detailed settings, including volume level.

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION]  TA B [E] MENU 1  [B] HARMONY/ARPEGGIO

2 Select the desired Harmony/Arpeggio category and type by using the [1 ]–[6 ]

buttons.

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3 Use the [7 ] (DETAIL) buttons to call up the detailed setting window. 4 Use the [3 ]–[8 ] buttons to make various Harmony/Arpeggio settings.

When any one of the Arpeggio types is selected, only the parameters indicated by “*” in the list below can be set. None of the parameters in the list below are available when the Harmony category “Multi Assign” type is selected.

[3 ] VOLUME* Determines the volume level of the Harmony/Arpeggio notes generated

by the Harmony/Arpeggio function.

NOTE When you are using certain Voices, such as Organ Voices, in which the TOUCH SENSE DEPTH is

set to 0 in the VOICE SET display (page 16), the volume does not change.

[4 ]/ [5 ]

ASSIGN* Determines the keyboard part to which the effect is assigned.

AUTO: Applies the effect to the part (RIGHT 1/2) for which PART ON/

OFF is on. If the Harmony/Echo category is selected, the RIGHT 1 part is given priority over the RIGHT 2 part when both parts are on.

MULTI: This parameter is available when the Harmony/Echo category is

selected. When both parts are on, the note played on the keyboard is sounded by the RIGHT 1 part and the harmonies (effect) are divided to the RIGHT 1 and RIGHT 2 parts. When only one part is on, the note played on the keyboard and effect are sounded by that part.

RIGHT 1, RIGHT 2: Applies the effect to the selected part (RIGHT 1 or

RIGHT 2).

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[6 ] SPEED This parameter is only available when the “Echo” category (Echo, Trem-

olo, or Trill) is selected. It determines the speed of the Echo, Tremolo, and Trill effects.

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[7 ] CHORD NOTE

ONLY

[8 ] TOUCH LIMIT It determines the lowest velocity value at which the Harmony, Echo,

NOTE The settings for the Arpeggio Quantize function and the Arpeggio Hold function can be made on the display called up via [FUNCTION]  TAB [E]

MENU 1  [J] UTILITY  TAB [ E][F] CONFIG 2 (page 128).

This parameter is only available when the “Harmony” category is selected. When this is set to “ON,” the Harmony effect is applied only to the note (played in the right-hand section of the keyboard) that belongs to a chord played in the chord section of the keyboard.

Tremolo, or Trill note will sound. This allows you to selectively apply the harmony by your playing strength, letting you create harmony accents in the melody. The harmony effect is applied when you play the key strongly (above the set value).

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Pitch-Related Settings

The tuning of each note for the currently selected scale is shown.

Fine-tuning the Pitch of the Entire Instrument

You can fine-tune the pitch of the entire instrument such as keyboard, Style and Song parts (except the keyboard part played by the Drum Kit or SFX Kit Voices, and audio playback)—a useful feature when playing the PSR-S970/S770 along with other instruments or CD music.

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION]  TAB [E] MENU 1  [E] MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE  TAB [E] MASTER TUNE

2 Use the [4 ]/[5 ] buttons to set the tuning in 0.2 Hz steps.

Press both [] and [] buttons (of 4 or 5) simultaneously to reset the value to the factory setting of 440.0 Hz.

Scale Tuning

You can select various scales for playing in custom tunings for specific historical periods or music genres.

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION]  TAB [E] MENU 1  [E] MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE  TAB [F] SCALE TUNE

2 Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select the desired scale.

 Preset Scale types

EQUAL

The pitch range of each octave is divided equally into twelve parts, with each halfstep evenly spaced in pitch. This is the most commonly used tuning in music today.

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PURE MAJOR, PURE MINOR

PYTHAGOREAN

MEAN-TONE

WERCKMEISTER, KIRNBERGER

ARABIC1, ARABIC2

These tunings preserve the pure mathematical intervals of each scale, especially for triad chords (root, third, fifth). You can hear this best in actual vocal harmonies— such as choirs and a cappella singing.

This scale was devised by the famous Greek philosopher and is created from a series of perfect fifths, which are collapsed into a single octave. The 3rd in this tuning are slightly unstable, but the 4th and 5th are beautiful and suitable for some leads.

This scale was created as an improvement on the Pythagorean scale, by making the major third interval more “in tune.” It was especially popular from the 16th century to the 18th century. Handel, among others, used this scale.

This composite scale combines the Werckmeister and Kirnberger systems, which were themselves improvements on the mean-tone and Pythagorean scales. The main feature of this scale is that each key has its own unique character. The scale was used extensively during the time of Bach and Beethoven, and even now it is often used when performing period music on the harpsichord.

Use these tunings when playing Arabic music.

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3 Change the following settings as necessary.

[2 ] BASE NOTE Determines the base note for each scale. When the base note is changed,

the pitch of the keyboard is transposed, yet maintains the original pitch relationship between the notes.

[3 ]/ [4 ]

TUNE Select the desired note to be tuned by using the [3 ] buttons and tune

it in cents by using the [4 ] buttons.

NOTE In musical terms a “cent” is 1/100th of a semitone. (100 cents equal one semitone.)

[5 ]– [8 ]

NOTE To register the Scale Tune settings to Registration Memory, be sure to checkmark the SCALE item in the REGISTRATION MEMORY CONTENTS display

called up via the [MEMORY] button.

PART SELECT Determines whether the Scale Tune setting is applied to each part or not.

Changing the Part Assignment of the TRANSPOSE Buttons

You can determine to which parts the TRANSPOSE [-]/[+] buttons are applied.

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION]  TAB [ E] MENU 1  [D] CONTROLLER  TA B [F] KEYBOARD/PANEL

2 Use the [B] button to select “3 TRANSPOSE ASSIGN.”

3 Press the [4 ]/[5 ] buttons to select the desired part assignment.

KEYBOARD The TRANSPOSE [-]/[+] buttons affect the pitch of keyboard played Voices,

Style playback (controlled by the performance in the chord section of the keyboard), and Multi Pad playback (when Chord Match is on, and left-hand chords are indicated)—but they do not affect Song playback.

SONG The TRANSPOSE [-]/[+] buttons affect only the pitch of Song playback.

MASTER The TRANSPOSE [-]/[+] buttons affect the overall pitch of the instrument,

except audio playback.

The assignment can be confirmed by the pop-up display called up via the TRANSPOSE [-]/[+] buttons.

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Editing Parameters Assigned to the LIVE CONTROL Knobs

The eight combinations of functions assigned to the LIVE CONTROL knobs are provided by default, however, you can change the functions as desired from a variety of options.

1 Press the [ASSIGN] button to call up the LIVE CONTROL display.

2 Use the [A]/[B] buttons or the [1 ]–[8 ] buttons to select the number of the

functions you want to change.

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3 Press the [I] (ASSIGN) button to call up the PARAMETER ASSIGN window.

4 Use the [2 ]–[4 ] buttons (for knob 1) and the [5 ]–[7 ] buttons (for

knob 2) to select the functions to be assigned.

For information on available functions, see pages 12–14.

5 Press the [EXIT] button to close the PARAMETER ASSIGN window.

6 If necessary, repeat steps 2–5 to change the functions for other numbers.

NOTE The settings here are maintained even when you turn off the power. NOTE Depending on the panel settings or how you move the knob, you may not notice any change to the parameter value, or the knob may not work as

expected, even if you rotate it.

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 Assignable Knob Functions

Voice/Filter/Cut/R1,R2 Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the filter for the RIGHT 1 and 2 parts.

Rotating the knob to the right makes the sound brighter.

Voice/Filter/Res/R1,R2 Adjusts the resonance of the filter for the RIGHT 1 and 2 parts. Rotating

the knob to the right makes the sound more pronounced.

Voice/Filter/R1,R2 Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the filter and the resonance for the RIGHT

Voice/Filter/R1

Voice/Filter/R2

Voice/Attack/R1,R2 Adjusts the length of time until the RIGHT 1 and/or 2 parts reach their

Voice/Attack/R1

Voice/Attack/R2

Voice/Release/R1,R2 Adjusts the length of time until the RIGHT 1 and/or 2 parts decay to

Voice/Release/R1

Voice/Release/R2

Voice/Effect/Rev/R1,R2 Adjusts the Reverb depth for the RIGHT 1 and 2 parts. Rotating the knob

1 and/or 2 parts to change the timbre or tone of the sound.

maximum level after the key is played. Rotating the knob to the right increases it.

silence after the key is released. Rotating the knob to the right increases it.

to the right makes it deeper.

Voice/Effect/Cho/R1,R2 Adjusts the Chorus depth for the RIGHT 1 and 2 parts. Rotating the knob

to the right makes it deeper.

Voice/Effect/Rev,Cho/R1 Adjusts both the Reverb depth and Chorus depth for the RIGHT 1 or 2

Voice/Effect/Rev,Cho/R2

Voice/Balance/R1,R2 Adjusts the volume balance between the RIGHT 1 and 2 parts. Rotating

Voice/Arp/Velocity Adjusts the volume of Arpeggio. Rotating the knob to the right increases

Voice/Arp/GateTime Adjusts the length of each note of Arpeggio. Rotating the knob to the

Voice/Arp/UnitMultiply Adjust the speed of Arpeggio. Rotating the knob to the right makes it

Style/Filter/Cutoff Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the filter for the Style. Rotating the knob

Style/Filter/Resonance Adjusts the resonance of the filter for the Style. Rotating the knob to the

Style/Filter/Cutoff,Res Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the filter and the resonance for the Style to

part. Rotating the knob to the right makes it deeper.

the knob to the left increases the RIGHT 1 volume, while rotating it to the right increases the RIGHT 2 volume.

it.

right increases it.

faster.

to the right makes the sound brighter.

right makes the sound more pronounced.

change the timbre or tone of the sound.

Style/Effect/Reverb Adjusts the Reverb depth for the Style. Rotating the knob to the right

Style/Effect/Chorus Adjusts the Chorus depth for the Style. Rotating the knob to the right

Style/Effect/Rev,Cho Adjusts both the Reverb and Chorus depth for the Style. Rotating the

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makes it deeper.

knob to the right makes it deeper.

Style/Retrig/Rate Adjusts the Style Retrigger length. The first part of the current Style is

repeated in the specified length. Rotating the knob to the right decreases it.

Style/Retrig/OnOff Turns the Style Retrigger function on/off. Rotating the knob to the right

turns it on, while rotating it to the left turns it off.

Style/Retrig/OnOff,Rate Turns the Style Retrigger function on/off and adjusts its length. Rotating

the knob to the left-most turns the function off; rotating it to the right turns the function on and decreases the length.

Style/Track-Mute A Turns playback of the Style channels on/off. Rotating the knob to the left-

most position turns on only the Rhythm 2 channel, and the other channels are turned off. By rotating the knob clockwise from that position, channels are turned on in the order of Rhythm 1, Bass, Chord 1, Chord 2, Pad, Phrase 1, Phrase 2, and all channels are turned on when the knob reaches to the right-most position. Turning the channels on/off lets you easily change the rhythmic feel.

Style/Track-Mute B Turns playback of the Style channels on/off. Rotating the knob to the left-

most position turns on only the Chord 1 channel, and the other channels are turned off. By rotating the knob clockwise from that position, channels are turned on in the order of Chord 2, Pad, Bass, Phrase 1, Phrase 2, Rhythm 1, Rhythm 2, and all channels are turned on when the knob reaches to the right-most position. Turning on/off the channels lets you easily change the rhythmic feel.

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MIC(Gt)/Effect/Reverb Adjusts the Reverb depth for the microphone or the guitar input sound.

Rotating the knob to the right makes it deeper.

MIC(Gt)/Effect/Chorus Adjusts the Chorus depth for the microphone or the guitar input sound.

Rotating the knob to the right makes it deeper.

MIC(Gt)/Effect/DSP Adjusts the DSP effect depth for the microphone or the guitar input

sound. Rotating the knob to the right makes it deeper.

NOTE Depending on the selected DSP type or how the microphone or the guitar is connected, the sound

may not be changed.

MIC(Gt)/Volume Adjusts the volume of the microphone or guitar sound input from the

[MIC/GUITAR INPUT] jack. Rotating the knob to the right increases it.

MIC/VH-Balance (PSR-S970)

Audio/Volume Controls the Audio playback volume. As you rotate the knob to the right,

AUX/Volume Controls the input volume from the [AUX IN] jack. Rotating the knob to

Balance/Voice,Style Adjusts the volume balance between the Voice and Style playback. Rotat-

Adjusts the volume balance between the lead vocal (your own voice) and Vocal Harmony. Rotating the knob to the left increases the lead vocal volume, while rotating it to the right increases the Vocal Harmony volume.

it increases.

the right increases it.

ing the knob to the left increases the Style volume, while rotating it to the right increases the Voice volume.

Balance/Style,M.Pad Adjusts the volume balance between the Style and Multi Pad playback.

Rotating the knob to the left increases the Style volume, while rotating it to the right increases the Multi Pad volume.

Balance/Audio,AUX Adjusts the volume balance between the Audio playback and sound input

from the [AUX IN] jack. Rotating the knob to the left increases the Audio playback volume, while rotating it to the right increases the input volume from the [AUX IN] jack.

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Balance/Song,Audio Adjusts the volume balance between the Song and Audio playback.

Rotating the knob to the left increases the Song volume, while rotating it to the right increases the Audio (USB Audio Player) volume.

Balance/Song,AUX Adjusts the volume balance between the Song playback and sound input

from the [AUX IN] jack. Rotating the knob to the left increases the Song playback volume, while rotating it to the right increases the input volume from the [AUX IN] jack.

Balance/MIDI,AudioAUX Adjusts the volume balance between the playback of MIDI data (Song,

Style, Multi Pad) and Audio (USB Audio Player and input from the [AUX IN] jack). Rotating the knob to the left increases the MIDI volume, while rotating it to the right increases the Audio volume.

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Filter/Voice,Style Adjusts the cutoff frequency of the filter and the resonance for all key-

board parts and the Style to change the timbre or tone of the sound.

Reverb/Voice,Style Adjusts the Reverb depth for all keyboard parts and the Style. Rotating

the knob to the right makes it deeper.

Chorus/Voice,Style Adjusts the Chorus depth for all keyboard parts and the Style. Rotating

the knob to the right makes it deeper.

Master Tempo Changes the tempo of the currently selected Style or Song. Rotating the

knob to the left makes it slower, while rotating it to the right makes it faster. Setting range is from 50% of the default tempo value to 150%.

<No Assign> No function is assigned.

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NOTICE

Editing Voices (Voice Set)

The Voice Set function allows you to create your own Voices by editing some parameters of the existing Voices. Once you’ve created a Voice, you can save it as a file to internal memory (USER drive) or a USB flash drive for future recall.

1 Select the desired Voice (other than an Organ Flutes Voice).

Organ Flutes Voices have a different editing method than described here. For instructions on editing the Organ Flutes Voices, see page 20.

2 In the Voice Selection display, press the [5 ] (VOICE SET) button of MENU 1 to call

up the VOICE SET display.

3 Use the TAB [E][F] buttons to call up the relevant setting page.

For information on the available parameters in each page, see the “Editable Parameters in the VOICE SET Displays” on page 16.

Voices

4 As necessary, use the [A]/[B] buttons to select the item (parameter) to be edited and

edit the Voice by using the [1 ]–[8 ] buttons.

By pressing the [D] (COMPARE) button, you can compare the sound of the edited Voice with the original (unedited) Voice.

5 Press the [I] (SAVE) button to save your edited Voice.

For details on the Save operation, refer to “Basic Operations” in the Owner’s Manual.

The settings will be lost if you select another Voice or turn off the power to the instrument without carrying out the Save operation.

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Editable Parameters in the VOICE SET Displays

64 127

127

64 127

127

Actual Velocity for tone generator

Depth = 127 (twice)

Depth = 64 (normal)

Depth = 32 (half)

Depth = 0

TOUCH SENSE DEPTH

Changes to velocity curve according to VelDepth (with Offset set to 64)

Received Velocity (Actual KeyOn speed)

TOUCH SENSE OFFSET

Changes to velocity curve according to Vel O ff s e t (with Depth set to 64)

Actual Velocity for tone generator

Received Velocity (Actual KeyOn speed)

Offset = 96 (+64)

Offset = 127 (+127)

Offset = 64 (normal)

Offset = 32 (-64)

Offset = 0 (-127)

Depends on offset

The Voice Set parameters are organized into five different pages. The parameters in each page are described separately, below.

NOTE The available parameters differ depending on the Voice.

 COMMON Page

[1 ] VOLUME Adjusts the volume of the current edited Voice.

Voices

[2 ]/ [3 ]

TOUCH SENSE Adjusts the touch sensitivity (velocity sensitivity), or how greatly the vol-

ume responds to your playing strength.

DEPTH: Determines the velocity sensitivity, or how much the level of the

Voice changes in response to your playing strength (velocity).

OFFSET: Determines the amount by which received velocities are

adjusted for the actual velocity effect.

[4 ]/ [5 ]

PART OCTAVE Shifts the octave range of the edited Voice up or down in octaves. When

the edited Voice is used as any of the RIGHT 1–2 parts, the R1/R2 parameter is available; when the edited Voice is used as the LEFT part, the LEFT parameter is available.

[6 ] MONO/POLY Determines whether the edited Voice is played monophonically or poly-

phonically. This setting can also be made from the VOICE EFFECT [MONO] button on the panel.

[7 ] PORTAMENTO

TIME

Determines the pitch transition time when the edited Voice is set to MONO above.

NOTE Portamento is a function that creates a smooth transition in pitch from the first note played on the

keyboard to the next.

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 CONTROLLER Page

Vol ume

These frequencies are “passed” by the filter.

Cutoff range

Frequency (pitch)

Cutoff Frequency

Vol ume

Frequency (pitch)

Resonance

MODULATION

The [MODULATION] wheel can be used to modulate the parameters below as well as the pitch (vibrato). Here, you can set the degree to which the [MODULATION] wheel modulates each of the following parameters.

[2 ] FILTER Determines the degree to which the [MODULATION] wheel modulates

the Filter Cutoff Frequency. For details about the filter, see below.

[3 ] AMPLITUDE Determines the degree to which the [MODULATION] wheel modulates

the amplitude (volume).

[5 ] LFO PMOD Determines the degree to which the [MODULATION] wheel modulates

the pitch, or the vibrato effect.

[6 ] LFO FMOD Determines the degree to which the [MODULATION] wheel modulates

the Filter modulation, or the wah effect.

[7 ] LFO AMOD Determines the degree to which the [MODULATION] wheel modulates

the amplitude, or the tremolo effect.

 SOUND Page

FILTER

Filter is a processor that changes the timbre or tone of a sound by either blocking or passing a specific frequency range. The parameters below determine the overall timbre of the sound by boosting or cutting a certain frequency range. In addition to making the sound either brighter or mellower, Filter can be used to produce electronic, synthesizer-like effects.

Voices

[1 ] BRIGHT.

(Brightness)

[2 ]HARMO.

(Harmonic Content)

Determines the cutoff frequency or effective frequency range of the filter (see diagram). Higher values result in a brighter sound.

Determines the emphasis given to the cutoff frequency (resonance), set in BRIGHT. above (see diagram). Higher values result in a more pronounced effect.

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Time

Level

Key on Key off

Sustain Level

ATTACK DECAY RELEASE

Pitch

DELAY

SPEED

DEPTH

Time

Voices

The EG (Envelope Generator) settings determine how the level 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.

[3 ] ATTACK Determines how quickly the sound reaches its maximum level after the

key is played. The lower the value, the quicker the attack.

[4 ] DECAY Determines how quickly the sound reaches its sustain level (a slightly

lower level than maximum). The lower the value, the quicker the decay.

[5 ] RELEASE Determines how quickly the sound decays to silence after the key is

released. The lower the value, the quicker the decay.

VIBRATO

Vibrato is a quavering, vibrating sound effect that is produced by regularly modulating the pitch of the Voice.

[6 ] DEPTH Determines the intensity of the Vibrato effect. Higher settings result in a

more pronounced Vibrato.

[7 ] SPEED Determines the speed of the Vibrato effect.

[8 ] DELAY Determines the amount of time that elapses between the playing of a key

and the start of the Vibrato effect. Higher settings increase the delay of the Vibrato onset.

 EFFECT/EQ Page

1 REVERB DEPTH/CHORUS DEPTH/DSP DEPTH/PANEL SUSTAIN

[1 ]/ [2 ]

[3 ]/ [4 ]

REVERB DEPTH

CHORUS DEPTH

Adjusts the reverb depth.

Adjusts the chorus depth.

[5 ] DSP ON/OFF Determines whether the DSP effect is on or off.

This setting can also be made from the VOICE EFFECT [DSP] button on the panel.

[6 ] DSP DEPTH Adjusts the DSP depth.

If you want to re-select the DSP type, you can do so in the “2 DSP” menu explained on page 19.

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[7 ] PANEL

SUSTAIN

Determines the sustain level applied to the edited Voice when the VOICE EFFECT [SUSTAIN] button on the panel is turned on.

2 DSP

[1 ]/ [2 ]

CATEGORY Selects the DSP effect category and type. Select a type after selecting a

category.

[3 ]/ [4 ]

[6 ] VARIATION

[5 ]/ [7 ]

[2 ]

–[4 ]

[5 ]

–[6 ]

3 EQ

Determines the Frequency and Gain of the low and high EQ bands. Use the [2 ]–[4 ] buttons for the low EQ band, and the [5 ]–[7 ] buttons for the high EQ band.

 HARMONY/ARP Page

Same as the display called up via [FUNCTION]  TAB [E] MENU 1  [B] HARMONY/ARPEGGIO (pages 7–8), with the exception of the following points:

• The details set via the [7 ] (DETAIL) buttons are shown on the top of the display.

• The [D] (COMPARE) and [I] (SAVE) buttons are available (see steps 4–5 on page 15).

TYPE

Turns the DSP Variation on or off for the selected Voice. This setting

ON/OFF

DETAIL Calls up a detailed setting display. Press the [5 ] button for editing

PARAMETER Selects the DSP variation parameter to be set.

VALUE Adjusts the value of the DSP variation parameter.

can also be made from the VOICE EFFECT [DSP VARI.] button on the panel.

the standard parameter value, and the [7 ] button for editing the Variation parameter value.

Voices

Disabling Automatic Selection of Voice Sets (Effects, etc.)

Each Voice is linked to its default VOICE SET parameter settings. Usually these settings are automatically called up when a Voice is selected. However, you can also disable this feature by the operation in the relevant display as explained below. For example, if you want to change the Voice yet keep the same effect, set the EFFECT parameter to OFF (in the display explained below).

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION]  TA B [E] MENU 1  [F] VOICE SET FILTER

2 Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select a keyboard part.

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3 Use the [4 ]–[7 ] buttons to turn each item for the selected Part on or off.

NOTICE

When the button is set to ON, the corresponding parameter settings are called up automatically together with the Voice selection. For information on which parameters are linked to each item, see below.

[4 ] VOICE Corresponds to the parameter settings of the COMMON, CONTROL-

LER, and SOUND pages.

[5 ] EFFECT Corresponds to the parameter settings of 1 and 2 in the EFFECT/EQ page.

[6 ] EQ Corresponds to the parameter settings of 3 in the EFFECT/EQ page.

Voices

[7 ] HARMONY/

ARPEGGIO

Corresponds to the HARMONY/ARP page.

Editing Organ Flutes Voices

The Organ Flute Voices can be edited by adjusting the footage levers, adding the attack sound, applying effects and equalizer, etc.

1 Select the desired Organ Flutes Voice.

1-1 Press the [ORGAN FLUTES] button.

1-2 Press the [I] (PRESET) button to call up the Voice Selection display.

1-3 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select the desired Voice.

2 Press the [5 ] (VOICE SET) button to call up the VOICE SET display.

3 Use the TAB [E][F] buttons to call up the relevant setting page (FOOTAGE, VOLUME/

ATTACK or EFFECT/EQ).

For information on the available parameters in each page, see pages 20–21.

4 Edit the Organ Flutes Voice.

5 Press the [I] (PRESET) button to call up the Organ Flutes Voice Selection display.

6 Save your edited Voice.

For instructions on the Save operation, refer to “Basic Operations” in the Owner’s Manual.

The settings will be lost if you select another Voice or turn off the power to the instrument without carrying out the Save operation.

 FOOTAGE Page

Refer to the Owner’s Manual, chapter 1.

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 VOLUME/ATTACK Page

Same as the FOOTAGE page.

[1 ] VOLUME Adjusts the overall volume of the Organ Flutes. The longer the graphic

bar, the greater the volume.

[2 ]RESP.

(Response)

[3 ]VIBRATO

SPEED

[4 ] MODE The MODE control selects between two modes: FIRST and EACH. In the

[5 ]– [7 ]

[8 ] LENGTH Affects the attack portion of the sound producing a longer or shorter decay

4’, 2 2/3’, 2’ These determine the attack sound volume of the Organ Flutes Voice. The

Affects both the attack and release (page 18) portion of the sound, increas- 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.

Determines the speed of the vibrato effect controlled by the Vibrato On/ Off ([F]/[G] buttons) and Vibrato Depth ([H] button).

FIRST mode, attack (percussive sound) 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.

4’, 2-2/3’ and 2’ controls increase or reduce the volume of attack sound at the corresponding footages. The longer the graphic bar, the greater the attack sound volume.

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

Voices

 EFFECT/EQ Page

Same parameters as in the VOICE SET “EFFECT/EQ” page explained on page 18, except that PANEL SUSTAIN is not available for the Organ Flutes Voices.

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NOTICE

Voices

Adding New Contents—Expansion Packs

Installing Expansion Packs lets you add a variety of optional Voices and Styles to the “Expansion” folder in the USER drive. This section covers the operations which may be necessary to add new contents to the instrument.

Installing the Expansion Pack data from the USB Flash Drive

The file which contains the bundled Expansion Packs (“***.ppi” or “***.cpi”) to be installed to the instrument is referred to as “Pack Installation file.” Only one Pack Installation file can be installed to the instrument. If you want to install multiple Expansion Packs, bundle the packs together on your computer by using the “Yamaha Expansion Manager” software. For information on how to use the software, refer to the accompanying manual.

You will need to restart the instrument after installation has been completed. Make sure to save all data currently being edited beforehand, otherwise it will be lost.

1 Connect the USB flash drive in which the desired Pack Installation file (“***.ppi” or

“***.cpi”) is saved to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal.

2 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION]  TAB [ F] MENU 2  [F] PACK INSTALLATION

3 Use the [A]–[J] buttons to select the desired Pack Installation file.

4 Press the [6 ] (INSTALL) button.

5 Follow the on-display instructions.

This installs the selected Pack data to the “Expansion” folder in the USER drive.

Song, Style or Registration Memory containing Expansion Voices or Styles

Song, Style or Registration Memory containing any Expansion Voices or Styles will not sound properly or cannot be called up, if the Expansion Pack data does not exist in the instrument. We recommend that you write down the name of the Expansion Pack when you create the data (Song, Style or Registration Memory) using Expansion Voices or Styles, so that you can easily find and install the Expansion Pack when necessary.

Uninstalling the Expansion Pack data

You can uninstall the Expansion Pack data by carrying out the Reset operation for FILES & FOLDERS (see

page 132).

When you reset FILES & FOLDERS, not only the Expansion Pack data, but all other files and folders in the USER drive are deleted.

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Saving the Instrument Info File to the USB Flash Drive

If you use the “Yamaha Expansion Manager” software to manage the Pack data, you may need to retrieve the Instrument Info file from the instrument as described below. For information on how to use the software, refer to the accompanying manual.

1 Connect the USB flash memory to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal.

NOTE Before using a USB flash drive, be sure to read “Connecting USB Devices” in the Owner’s Manual, chapter 10.

2 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION]  TA B [F] MENU 2  [G] SYSTEM  TA B [E] OWNER

3 Press the [D] (EXPORT INSTRUMENT INFO) button.

4 Follow the on-display instructions.

This saves the Instrument Info file to the root directory in the USB flash drive. The saved file is named “PSR-S970_InstrumentInfo.n27” or “PSR-S770_InstrumentInfo.n27.”

Voices

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Styles

Contents

Chord Fingering Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

• Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Style Playback Related Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Memorizing Original Settings to One Touch Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Creating/Editing Styles (Style Creator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

• Basic Procedure for Creating a Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

• Realtime Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

• Step Recording (EDIT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

• Style Assembly (ASSEMBLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

• Editing the Rhythmic Feel (GROOVE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

• Editing Data for Each Channel (CHANNEL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

• Making Style File Format Settings (PARAMETER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

• Editing the Rhythm Part of a Style (Drum Setup) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Style Types (Characteristics)

The particular type of Style is indicated at the upper left of the Style name in the Style Selection display. The defining characteristics of these Styles and their performance advantages are described below.

• Pro: These Styles provide professional and exciting arrangements combined with perfect playability. The resulting accompaniment exactly follows the chords of the player. As a result, your chord changes and colorful harmonies are instantly transformed into lifelike musical accompaniment.

• Session: These Styles provide even greater realism and authentic backing by mixing in original chord types and changes, as well as special riffs with chord changes, with the Main sections. These have been programmed to add “spice” and a professional touch to your performances of certain songs and in certain genres. Keep in mind, however, that the Styles may not necessarily be appropriate—or even harmonically correct—for all songs and for all chord playing. In some cases for example, playing a simple major triad for a country song may result in a “jazzy” seventh chord, or playing an on-bass chord may result in inappropriate or unexpected accompaniment.

• Free Play: These Styles are characterized by rubato performance. You can perform freely with remarkably expressive accompaniment, without being constrained by a strict tempo.

• DJ: Indicates the DJ Style. For more information on DJ Styles, refer to the Owner’s Manual.

• +Audio (PSR-S970): Indicates the Audio Style. For more information on Audio Styles, refer to the Owner’s Manual.

For the Preset Style List, refer to the Data List on the website.

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Chord Fingering Types

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.

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

For a minor-seventh chord, simultaneously press the root key and both a white and black key to its left.

The Chord Fingering type determines how chords are specified for Style playback. The type can be changed from: [FUNCTION]  TAB [E] MENU 1  [A] SPLIT POINT/CHORD FINGERING  TA B [F] CHORD FINGERING.

SINGLE FINGER Makes it simple to produce orchestrated accompaniment using major, seventh,

minor and minor-seventh chords by pressing only one, two or three keys on the Chord section of the keyboard.

MULTI FINGER Automatically detects Single Finger or Fingered chord fingerings, so you can

use either type of fingering without having to switch fingering types.

FINGERED Lets you specify the chord by pressing the notes making up a chord in the left

hand section of the keyboard when [ACMP] is turned on or the Left part is turned on. For information on which notes to press for each chord, refer to

page 26, or use the Chord Tutor function on the right-half of this display.

Styles

FINGERED ON BASS Accepts the same fingerings as Fingered, but the lowest note played in the

Chord section of the keyboard is used as the bass note, allowing you to play “on bass” chords. (In the Fingered type, the root of the chord is always used as the bass note.)

FULL KEYBOARD Detects chords in the entire key range. Chords are detected in a way similar to

Fingered, even if you split the notes between your left and right hands—for example, playing a bass note with your left hand and a chord with your right, or by playing a chord with your left hand and a melody note with your right.

AI FINGERED Basically the same as Fingered, with the exception that less than three notes

can be played to indicate the chords (based on the previously played chord, etc.).

AI FULL KEYBOARD This type is similar to Full Keyboard, with the exception that less than three

notes can be played to indicate the chords (based on the previously played chord, etc.). 9th, 11th and 13th chords cannot be played.

NOTE “AI” stands for “Artificial Intelligence.”

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Styles

Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode

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

1+8 1+8 C1+8 1+5 1+5 C1+5 Major [M] 1+3+5 C Sixth [6] 1+(3)+5+6 C6 Major seventh [M7] 1+3+(5)+7 CM7 Major seventh flatted fifth [M7b5] 1+3+b5+7 CM7(b5) Major seventh add sharp eleventh [M7(#11)] 1+(2)+3+#4+5+7 CM7(#11 ) Add ninth [(add9)] 1+2+3+5 Cadd9 Major seventh ninth [M7_9] 1+2+3+(5)+7 CM7(9) Sixth ninth [6_9] 1+2+3+(5)+6 C6(9) Flatted fifth [(b5)] 1+3+b5Cb5 Augmented [aug] 1+3+#5Caug Seventh augmented [7aug] 1+3+#5+b7C7aug Major seventh augmented [M7aug] 1+(3)+#5+7 CM7aug Minor [m] 1+b3+5 Cm Minor sixth [m6] 1+b3+5+6 Cm6 Minor seventh [m7] 1+b3+(5)+b7Cm7 Minor seventh flatted fifth [m7b5] 1+b3+b5+b7Cm7(b5) Minor add ninth [m(9)] 1+2+b3 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 flatted fifth [mM7b5] 1+b3+b5+7 CmM7(b5) Minor major seventh [mM7] 1+b3+(5)+7 CmM7 Minor major seventh ninth [mM7(9)] 1+2+b3+(5)+7 CmM7(9) Diminished [dim] 1+b3+b5Cdim Diminished seventh [dim7] 1+b3+b5+6 Cdim7 Seventh [7] 1+3+(5)+b7C7 Seventh suspended fourth [7sus4] 1+4+5+b7C7sus4 Seventh ninth [7(9)] 1+2+3+(5)+b7C7(9) Seventh add sharp eleventh [7(#11)] 1+(2)+3+#4+5+b7C7(#11) Seventh add thirteenth [7(13)] 1+3+(5)+6+b7C7(13) Seventh flatted fifth [7b5] 1+3+b5+b7C7(b5)

th flatted ninth [7(b9)] 1+b2+3+(5)+b7C7(b9)

Seven Seventh add flatted thirteenth [7(b13)] 1+3+5+b6+b7C7(b13) Seventh sharp ninth [7(#9)] 1+#2+3+(5)+b7C7(#9) Suspended fourth [sus4] 1+4+5 Csus4 One plus two plus five [sus2] 1+2+5 Csus2 cancel 1+b2+2 Cancel

* Notes in parentheses can be omitted.

+5 Cm add9

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Style Playback Related Settings

The instrument has a variety of settings for Style playback which can be accessed in the display below.

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION]  TA B [E] MENU 1  [G] STYLE SETTING

2 Use the [B]/[C] and [1 ]–[8 ] buttons for each setting.

Styles

[B] OTS LINK

TIMING

[C] STOP ACMP When [ACMP] is turned on and [SYNC START] is off, you can play

This applies to the OTS Link function. This parameter determines the timing in which the One Touch Settings change with the MAIN VARIATION [A]–[D] change. (The [OTS LINK] button must be on.)

REAL TIME: One Touch Setting is immediately called up when you

press a MAIN VARIATION button.

NEXT BAR: One Touch Setting is called up at the next measure, after

you press a MAIN VARIATION button.

chords in the chord section of the keyboard with the Style stopped, and still hear the accompaniment chord. In this condition—called “Stop Accompaniment”—any valid chord fingerings are recognized and the chord root/type are shown in the display. Here, you can determine whether the chord played in the chord section will sound or not in the Stop Accompaniment status.

OFF: The chord played in the chord section will not sound.

STYLE: The chord played in the chord section will sound via the Voices

for the Pad channel and the Bass channel of the selected Style.

FIXED: The chord played in the chord section will sound via the speci-

fied Voice, regardless of the selected Style.

NOTE When the selected Style contains MegaVoices, unexpected sounds may result when this is set to

“STYLE.”

NOTE When you record a Song, the chord detected by playing the Stop Accompaniment can be recorded

regardless of the setting here. Please note that both the sounding Voice and chord data is recorded when set to “STYLE,” and only the chord data is recorded when set to “OFF” or “FIXED.”

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[1 ]/ [2 ]

DYNAMICS CONTROL

This determines how the Style playback volume changes depending on the playing strength.

OFF: The volume is kept the same regardless of playing strength.

NARROW: The volume changes over a narrow range.

MEDIUM: The volume changes over a medium range.

WIDE: The volume changes over a wide range.

Styles

[3 ]/ [4 ]

[5 ]/ [6 ]

[7 ] TEMPO This determines whether the tempo setting of the Style changes or not

SYNCHRO STOP WINDOW

SECTION SET Determines the default section that is automatically called up when select-

This determines how long you can hold a chord before the Synchro Stop function is automatically cancelled. When the [SYNC STOP] button is turned on and this is set to a value other than “OFF,” this automatically cancels the Synchro Stop function if you hold a chord for longer than the time set here. This conveniently resets Style playback control to normal, letting you release the keys and still have the Style play. In other words, if you release the keys sooner than the time set here, the Synchro Stop function works.

ing different Styles (when Style playback is stopped). When set to “OFF” and Style playback is stopped, the active section is maintained even if the different Style is selected. When any of the MAIN A–D sections is not included in the Style data, the nearest section is automatically selected. For example, when MAIN D is not contained in the selected Style, MAIN C will be called up.

when you change Styles.

LOCK: The previous tempo setting is always maintained.

HOLD: During Style playback, the previous tempo setting is maintained.

When Style playback is stopped, the tempo changes to that of the default tempo for the selected Style.

RESET: The tempo always changes to that of the default tempo for the

selected Style.

[8 ] PART ON/OFF This determines whether the Style Channel On/Off status changes or not

when you change Styles.

LOCK: The Channel On/Off status of the previous Style is always main-

tained.

HOLD: During Style playback, the Channel On/Off status of the previ-

ous Style is maintained. When Style playback is stopped, all Style Channels are set to On.

RESET: All Style Channels are set to On.

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NOTICE

Memorizing Original Settings to One Touch Setting

You can memorize your original panel settings to a One Touch Setting. The newly created One Touch Setting will be saved in the USER drive or a USB flash drive as a Style, and you can call up the One Touch Setting as a part of the Style.

1 Select the desired Style to memorize your One Touch Setting.

2 Make the desired panel settings, such as those for Voices and effects.

3 Press the [MEMORY] button in the REGISTRATION MEMORY section.

The REGISTRATION MEMORY CONTENTS display appears. However you do not need to make any settings here, since the On/Off settings in this display do not affect the One Touch Setting function.

4 Press one of the ONE TOUCH SETTING [1]–[4] buttons to which you wish to memorize

your panel settings.

A message appears. If you are sure you want to memorize the current settings to the selected button, press the [F] (YES) button. If you want to change the settings, press the [G] (NO) button, then repeat steps 2–4 as necessary.

Styles

NOTE For ONE TOUCH SETTING buttons to which your original panel settings have not been memorized, the OTS settings of the original Style will be main-

tained.

5 Press the [F] (YES) button to call up the Style Selection display and save the One

Touch Settin g as a Style.

For instructions on the Save operation, refer to “Basic Operations” in the Owner’s Manual.

The memorized panel settings (One Touch Settings) will be lost if you change the Style or turn the power off without carrying out the Save operation.

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Styles

Creating/Editing Styles (Style Creator)

A Style is made up of the different Sections (Intro, Main, Ending, etc.) and each Section has separate channels (rhythm pattern, bass line, chord backing, pad, or phrase, each of which is referred to as a “Source Pattern”). With the Style Creator function, you can create an original Style by separately recording the channels, or by copying pattern data from other existing Styles.

(PSR-S970) Limitations on the Audio part:

• If you select a preset Audio Style as starting data, the Audio part is to be used as is. The Audio part can-

not be deleted, edited and created from scratch.

• The created Style containing the Audio part can be used only via an instrument that supports Audio

Styles as well as the SFF GE format.

• The Audio part cannot be copied from another Style or Section in the ASSEMBLY page. If you want to

use a specific Audio part, make sure to select the corresponding Audio Style before calling up the Style Creator display.

Basic Procedure for Creating a Style

1 Select the desired Style to be used as the basis for the new Style.

2 Call up the Style Creator display.

[FUNCTION]  TAB [ F] MENU 2  [A] STYLE CREATOR

3 From the BASIC page, select a Section.

(If the RECORD display is shown in the lower half section of the display, press the [EXIT] button.) Press the [A] button to select “1 SECTION,” then use the [3 ]/[4 ] buttons to select a Section. Carry out the following operations as necessary.

• If you create a Style entirely from scratch, press the [C] (NEW STYLE) button to call up an empty new Style.

• For the current Section, select the pattern length via the [5 ]/[6 ] buttons. After selecting, press the [D] (EXECUTE) button to actually enter the specified length. Note that if an Audio Style is selected as the basic data (PSR-S970), changing the pattern length deletes the corresponding Audio part.

• For the entire current Style, use the [A]/[B] buttons to select “2 TEMPO/BEAT,” then set the Tempo via the [3 ]/[4 ] buttons, and the Time Signature via the [5 ]/[6 ] buttons.

NOTE Even when you are editing an existing Style, changing the Time Signature (BEAT) clears the data from all sections, and you will need to create the Style

from scratch.

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