Yamaha PSR-SX700 User Manual

Digital Workstation

Reference Manual

This Reference Manual explains advanced features of the PSR-SX900/SX700. Please read the Owner’s Manual first, before reading this Reference Manual.

Function List 4

1 Styles 6

Style Types (Characteristics) ............................................................................................................................6

Registering Files to the Favorite Tab ................................................................................................................7

Changing the Chord Fingering Type .................................................................................................................8

Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode...............................................................................................9

Using the Chord Tutor Function ......................................................................................................................10

Turning Each Channel of the Style On/Off ......................................................................................................11

Style Playback Related Settings .....................................................................................................................12

Adjusting the Tempo .......................................................................................................................................13

Recording a Chord Sequence when Style Playback is stopped (Chord Looper) (PSR-SX900) .....................14

Saving and Calling up Your Custom Chord Sequences (Chord Looper) (PSR-SX900) .................................15

Creating/Editing Styles (Style Creator)............................................................................................................18

2 Voices 32

Voice Part Setup Display.................................................................................................................................32

Voice Selection Display-related Settings.........................................................................................................34

Voice Types (Characteristics) .........................................................................................................................35

Registering Files to the Favorite Tab ..............................................................................................................36

Metronome Settings ........................................................................................................................................36

Keyboard/Joystick-related Settings .................................................................................................................37

Keyboard Part-related Settings (Voice Setting)...............................................................................................39

Transposing the Pitch in Semitones................................................................................................................40

Fine Tuning the Pitch of the Entire Instrument (Master Tune) ........................................................................41

Selecting or Creating a Temperament (Scale Tune).......................................................................................41

Making Detailed Settings for Harmony/Arpeggio ............................................................................................44

Editing Voices (Voice Edit) ..............................................................................................................................46

Editing Organ Flutes Voices (Voice Edit) ........................................................................................................50

3 Multi Pads 52

Creating a Multi Pad via MIDI (Multi Pad Creator—MIDI Multi Pad Recording)..............................................52

Creating a Multi Pad with Audio files (Multi Pad Creator—Audio Link Multi Pad) ...........................................54

Editing Multi Pads............................................................................................................................................56

4 Song Playback 57

Creating a Song List for Playback ...................................................................................................................57

Using Repeat Playback Mode .........................................................................................................................58

Editing Music Notation (Score) Settings..........................................................................................................59

Displaying Lyrics and Setting Up the Display..................................................................................................61

Displaying Text and Setting Up the Display ....................................................................................................62

Using the Auto Accompaniment Features with MIDI Song Playback..............................................................63

Turning Each Channel of a MIDI Song On/Off ................................................................................................64

Song Playback Related Settings .....................................................................................................................65

5 MIDI Song Recording/Editing 67

Overview of MIDI Song Recording ..................................................................................................................67

Recording Each Channel Individually (Realtime Recording)...........................................................................69

Re-recording a Specific Section—Punch In/Out (Realtime Recording) ..........................................................71

Recording Panel Setups to a Song .................................................................................................................73

Editing Channel Events of Existing Song Data ...............................................................................................74

Step Recording/Editing Songs (Step Edit) ......................................................................................................77

6 Registration Memory 86

Disabling Recall of Specific Items (Registration Freeze) ................................................................................86

Calling Up Registration Memory Numbers in Order (Registration Sequence) ................................................87

Searching for a Registration Memory Bank File..............................................................................................89

7 Playlist 91

Importing Music Finder Records to the Playlist ...............................................................................................91

8 Microphone 93

Making the Microphone or Guitar Settings (Mic Setting).................................................................................93

Editing the Vocal Harmony Type (Vocal Harmony) (PSR-SX900) ..................................................................96

Editing the Synth Vocoder Types (Vocal Harmony) (PSR-SX900) ...............................................................100

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9 Mixer 102

The names and positions of menu items may vary according to the version of Adobe Reader being used.

Editing Filter Parameters (Filter) ...................................................................................................................102

Editing EQ Parameters (EQ) .........................................................................................................................103

Editing Effect Parameters (Effect) .................................................................................................................105

Editing Effect Parameters (Chorus/Reverb) ..................................................................................................107

Editing Pan/Volume Settings (Pan/Volume)..................................................................................................107

Editing Master Compressor Settings (Compressor)......................................................................................108

Block Diagram ...............................................................................................................................................110

10 Controller Function Settings 111

Assigning Specific Functions to the Pedals and Panel Buttons (Assignable) ...............................................111

Editing the Assign Types of the Live Control Knobs (Live Control)...............................................................117

11 MIDI Settings 120

Basic Procedure for MIDI Settings ................................................................................................................120

System—MIDI System Settings ....................................................................................................................122

Transmit—MIDI Transmit Channel Settings..................................................................................................123

Receive—MIDI Receive Channel Settings....................................................................................................124

On Bass Note—Setting the Bass Note for Style Playback via MIDI..............................................................125

Chord Detect—Settings for Chords used in Style Playback via MIDI ...........................................................125

12 Network Settings 126

Wireless LAN Settings...................................................................................................................................126

Making the Time Settings..............................................................................................................................128

13 Utility 129

Speaker/Connectivity (PSR-SX900), Speaker (PSR-SX700) .......................................................................129

Touch Screen/Display ...................................................................................................................................130

Parameter Lock .............................................................................................................................................130

Storage—Formatting the Drive......................................................................................................................130

System ..........................................................................................................................................................131

Factory Reset/Backup ...................................................................................................................................132

Contents

14 Expansion Pack Related Operations 134

Installing Expansion Pack Data from a USB Flash Drive ..............................................................................134

Saving the Instrument Info File to a USB Flash Drive ...................................................................................135

Restoring the Pre-installed Expansion Contents...........................................................................................135

15 Connections 136

Selecting the Output Destination of Each Sound (Line Out) (PSR-SX900) ..................................................136

Index 138

Using the PDF manual

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• Select “Find” or “Search” from the Adobe Reader “Edit” menu and enter a keyword to locate related information in the document. The names and positions of menu items may vary according to the version of Adobe Reader being used.

NOTE

• The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument. Note that all display examples shown in this manual are in English.

• Even though the example screens and illustrations pertain to the PSR-SX900, the usage is the same for the PSR-SX700.

• The displays are taken from the PSR-SX900, and are in English.

• The “Data List” and “Smart Device Connection Manual for iOS (iPhone/iPad Connection Manual)” documents can be downloaded from the Yamaha website:

https://download.yamaha.com

• The company names and product names in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Function List

This section simply and very briefly explains what you can do in the displays called up by pressing the buttons on the panel, or by touching each icon on the Menu display. For more information, refer to the page indicated below or the Owner’s Manual. The “” mark indicates that the function is described in the Owner’s Manual.

Displays accessible by the panel buttons

Display Button to access Description Pages

Home

Menu [MENU]

Style Selection

Song Player SONG [PLAYER] For controlling Song playback. 57  Playlist [PLAYLIST] For selecting and editing Playlists, and managing your repertoire. 91  Song Recording SONG [RECORDING] For recording your performance. 68 

Mixer [MIXER/EQ]

Voice Selection

Multi Pad Selection

Registration Memory Bank Selection

Registration Memory window

[DIRECT ACCESS] + [EXIT]

STYLE category selection buttons

PART SELECT [LEFT]– [RIGHT 3], VOICE category selection buttons

MULTI PAD CONTROL [SELECT]

REGIST BANK SELECT [-] and [+]

[MEMORY] For registering the current panel settings. - 

Portal of the instrument’s display structure, which provides at-aglance information on all current settings.

By touching each of the icons, you can call up the menus for the various functions listed below.

For selecting Style files. - 

For adjusting the parameters of each part, such as volume, pan, and EQ. It also allows you to adjust overall sound controls, such as Master Compressor and Master EQ.

For assigning Voices to each of the keyboard parts. - 

For selecting Multi Pads. 56 

For selecting Registration Memory Banks. 87 

Owner ’s

Manual

- 

102 

Menu display functions

Menu Description Pages

Channel On/Off For turning each channel of Style or MIDI Song on and off. 11 , 64 -

Voice Part Setup

Line Out (PSR-SX900)

Score For displaying the music notation (score) of the current MIDI Song. 59  Lyrics For displaying the lyrics of the current Song. 61  Text Viewer For displaying text files created on your computer. 62 - Chord Looper (PSR-SX900) For recording a sequence of the chords and playing it back in a loop. 14, 15  Mic Setting For making microphone sound settings. 93 

Vocal Harmony (PSR-SX900)

Kbd Harmony/Arp

Split & Fingering

Regist Sequence

Regist Freeze

Tem po

For confirming the current Voice settings, and making Voice-related settings such as Effects.

Determines which jack is used to output each part and each drum & percussion instrument.

For adding Vocal Harmony effects to your singing. You can edit the Vocal Harmony and save as your original harmony.

For adding the Harmony/Arpeggio effect to the right-hand section of the keyboard. Parameters such as Harmony/Arpeggio type can be set.

For setting the Split Point or change the Chord Fingering type and Chord Detection area.

Determines the order for calling up Registration Memory settings when using the pedal.

Determines the item(s) that remain unchanged even when you call up panel setups from the Registration Memory.

For adjusting the tempo of MIDI Song, Style or Metronome. The same operation as using the TEMPO [-]/[+] and [RESET/TAP TEMPO] buttons can be done on the display.

96, 100 

Owner ’s

32 -

136 -

44 

8 

87 -

86 -

13 

Manual

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Menu Description Pages

Owner ’s

Manual Metronome For making settings of the metronome and the [RESET/TAP TEMPO] button. 36  Live Control Determines the functions assigned to the Live Control knobs. 117 

Assignable

Panel Lock

Determines the functions assigned to the pedals, assignable buttons, and the shortcuts on the Home display.

For locking the panel settings. When the panel settings are locked, the instrument cannot be operated.

111 

- 

Demo For calling up the Demo display. - 

Voice Edit

Style Creator

Song Recording

M.Pad Creator

Voice Setting

Style Setting

Song Setting

For editing the preset Voices to create your own Voices. The display differs depending on whether an Organ Flutes Voice or another kind of Voice is selected.

For creating a Style by editing the preset Style, or by recording Style channels one by one.

For recording your performance. (This is same as the [RECORDING] button on the panel.)

For creating a Multi Pad by editing an existing preset Multi Pad, or by recording a new one.

For making detailed settings of the keyboard parts, such as the pitch for each part, Voice Set filter, and Arpeggio related settings.

For making Style playback related settings such as OTS Link timing, Dynamics Control, etc.

For making Song playback related settings such as Guide function, Channel settings, etc.

46, 50 -

18 -

67 

52, 54 -

39 -

12 -

65 -

Chord Tutor Indicates how to play chords that correspond to the specified chord names. 10 - Scale Tune For setting the scale type. 41 - Master Tune For fine-tuning the pitch of the entire instrument. 41 -

Transpose

For transposing the pitch of the entire sound in semitones, or just the sound of the keyboard or MIDI Song.

40 

Keyboard/Joystick Determines the Touch Response of the keyboard and Joystick-related settings. 37 -

For installing Expansion Packs for adding extra contents downloaded from the

Expansion

website or created on your own by using the Yamaha Expansion Manager, or

134 -

restoring the pre-installed Expansion Contents.

MIDI For making MIDI-related settings. 120 -

For making global settings, managing the USB flash drives, initializing the

Utility

instrument to the factory default, or backing up the data stored in the instrument,

9 

etc.

Bluet Time

Wireless LAN

This icon appears only when the Bluetooth function is included.

This icon appears only when the optional USB Wireless LAN adaptor is connected.

ooth

(PSR-SX900) For making settings for connecting the instrument to a Bluetooth-equipped device. - 

For making settings of the time shown on the Home display. 128 - For making settings for connecting the instrument to a computer or a smart device

such as iPad via the wireless LAN function.

126 -

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• If the tempo is set to over 160% of the default, the audio part is muted.

• Keep in mind that the Audio Styles may take more time to load than others, and that they may have certain restrictions and differ in the specific functions that can be handled.

NOTE

Styles

Contents

Style Types (Characteristics) ...............................................................................................................................6

Registering Files to the Favorite Tab...................................................................................................................7

• Removing Files from the Favorite Tab............................................................................................................7

Changing the Chord Fingering Type ..................................................................................................................8

Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode................................................................................................9

Using the Chord Tutor Function .......................................................................................................................10

Turning Each Channel of the Style On/Off ......................................................................................................11

Style Playback Related Settings.........................................................................................................................12

• Setting............................................................................................................................................................12

• Change Behavior ...........................................................................................................................................13

Adjusting the Tempo...........................................................................................................................................13

Recording a Chord Sequence when Style Playback is stopped (Chord Looper) (PSR-SX900) ..................14

Saving and Calling up Your Custom Chord Sequences (Chord Looper) (PSR-SX900) ..............................15

• Memorizing the Recorded Chord Looper Data .............................................................................................15

• Saving the Recorded Data as a Bank File......................................................................................................16

• Recalling the Chord Looper Bank File and Playing Back a Style with a Chord Sequence ..........................16

• Editing the Chord Looper Bank (Export, Import, Clear) ..............................................................................17

Creating/Editing Styles (Style Creator) ............................................................................................................18

• Style Data Structure—Consisting of Source Patterns ...................................................................................18

• Basic Procedure for Creating a Style.............................................................................................................19

• Realtime Recording .......................................................................................................................................20

• Step Recording ..............................................................................................................................................23

• Assembly—Assigning the Source Pattern to Each Channel .........................................................................24

• Channel Edit ..................................................................................................................................................24

• SFF Edit—Making Style File Format Settings..............................................................................................26

• Editing the Rhythm Part of a Style (Drum Setup).........................................................................................30

Style Types (Characteristics)

The particular type of Style is indicated 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.

Session For information on these types, refer to “Style Characteristics” in the Owner’s Manual.

Free Play

+Audio (PSR-SX900) The Audio Styles (+Audio) have been specially produced by adding audio recordings of studio

musicians playing in various recording studios worldwide. This adds exceptionally natural feel, ambience and warmth to the drums and percussion of the Style, giving your performance greater expressive potential. Specifically, it retains the subtle nuances and grooves that are difficult to reproduce using the preset drum/percussion kit. Yamaha Time Stretch Technology allows the audio to follow your tempo changes without changing pitch, so everything stays in perfect sync. Audio Styles can be played back and controlled by this instrument; however, by default the data is not included on this instrument. Audio Styles or Expansion Packs that contain Audio Styles may be available at the Yamaha website.

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Registering Files to the Favorite Tab

Favorite tab

You can call up your favorite or often used preset Styles or Voices quickly by registering them to the Favorite tab on the File Selection display.

1 In the File Selection display, select the desired category in the Preset tab.

2 Touch (File) to call up the “File Edit” window.

3 Touch [Favorite] to call up the display for selecting the files.

4 Select the desired files for registering to the Favorite tab.

Styles

5 Touch [Favorite] to actually register the files to the Favorite tab.

The selected files are shown on the Favorite tab.

Removing Files from the Favorite Tab

1 In the Favorite tab of the File Selection display, touch (File) to call up the “File Edit”

window.

2 Touch [Favorite] to call up the display for selecting the files.

3 Select the files which you want to remove from the Favorite tab.

4 Touch [Clear] to actually remove the files from the Favorite tab.

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Changing the Chord Fingering Type

Major chord

Press the root key only.

Minor chord

Simultaneously press the root key and a black key to its left.

Seventh chord

Simultaneously press the root key and a while key to its left.

Minor Seventh chord

Simultaneously press the root key and both a white and black key to its left.

NOTE

The Chord Fingering type determines how chords are specified for Style Playback. You can select the desired type on the display called up via [MENU]  [Split & 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 fin-

gering 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 the Data List (Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode) downloadable from Yamaha Manual Library, or use the Chord Tutor function as described in the next section.

Fingered On Bass Accepts the same fingerings as Fingered; however, 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 indi-

cate 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.

• “AI” stands for “Artificial Intelligence.”

• When the chord detection area is set to “Upper,” only “Fingered*” is available. This type is basically same as “Fingered,” except that “1+5,” “1+8” and Chord Cancel are not available.

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Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode

Styles

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 [(9)] 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+b7 C7aug 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+5 Cm add9 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)+b7 C7(9) Seventh add sharp eleventh [7(#11)] 1+(2)+3+#4+5+b7C7(#11) Seventh add thirteenth [7(13)] 1+3+(5)+6+b7 C7(13) Seventh flatted fifth [7b5] 1+3+b5+b7C7(b5) Seventh flatted ninth [7(b9)] 1+b2+3+(5)+b7C7(b9) 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.

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Using the Chord Tutor Function

NOTE

The Chord Tutor function lets you can see which notes to press for specifying the chord. If you know a chord name but don’t know how to play it, use this function. This function can be used on the display called up via [MENU]  [Chord Tutor].

Root Lets you select the desired chord root.

Type Lets you select the desired chord type.

The notes you need to play are shown in the display.

• Although this function shows how to play a chord only in case of “Fingered,” the indication is useful also when a type other than “Single Finger” is selected.

• Depending on the chord, some notes will be omitted.

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Turning Each Channel of the Style On/Off

NOTE

(PSR-SX900) The Voice of the Audio part of the Audio Style cannot be changed.

NOTE

You can add variations and change the feeling of a Style by selectively turning channels on/off as the Style plays.

Style channels

Each Style contains the channels listed below.

• Rhythm 1/2: These are the basic parts of the Style, containing the drum and percussion rhythm patterns.

• Bass: The bass part uses various appropriate instrument sounds to match the Style.

• Chord 1/2: These parts are for rhythmic chord backing, commonly consisting of piano or guitar Voices.

• Pad: This part is used for sustained instruments such as strings, organ, choir, etc.

• Phrase 1/2: These parts are used for punchy brass stabs, arpeggiated chords, and other extras that make the accompaniment more interesting.

(PSR-SX900)

• Audio: This is an audio part of the Audio Style.

Style channels can be turned on or off on the display called up via [MENU]  [Channel On/Off].

Styles

If you want to play back only one particular channel (solo playback), touch and hold the desired channel name until it turns purple. To cancel solo, simply touch the (purple) channel name again.

You can also turn the channels on/off on the Mixer display.

To change the Voice for each channel:

Touch the instrument icon below the desired channel to call up the Voice Selection display, then select the desired Voice.

You can save the settings here to Registration Memory. For details, refer to the Owner’s Manual.

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Style Playback Related Settings

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.”

NOTE

You can make a variety of settings for Style Playback, on the display called up via [MENU]  [Style Setting].

Setting

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.

Display Tempo Turns the tempo indication on or off for each Style on the Style Selection display.

Stop ACMP When the [ACMP] button is turned on and the [SYNC START] button is off, you can play 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 Style area of the Home 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 specified Pad/Bass channels’ Voices, regardless of the selected Style.

OTS Link Timing 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.

Synchro Stop Window 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,” the Synchro Stop function is automatically cancelled 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 more quickly than the time set here, the Synchro Stop function works.

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Multi Pad Synchro Stop

e r

(PSR-SX900) When you select an Audio Style (page 6), the upper limit of the tempo will be shown below the tempo value in this way: Audio: ** max. The Audio part is muted if the tempo is over the upper limit.

NOTE

(Style Stop)

Determines whether or not the repeat playback of a Multi Pad stops when Style playback is stopped.

Multi Pad Synchro Stop (Style Ending)

Determines whether or not the repeat playback of a Multi Pad stops when the Ending section of Style is played back.

Change Behavior

Section Set Determines the default section that is automatically called up when selecting different Styles (when

Style playback is stopped). When set to “Off” and Style playback is stopped, the active section is maintained even if a different Style is selected. When any of the MAIN A–D sections are 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.

Tempo This determines whether the tempo changes or not when you change the Style.

• Lock: Regardless of playback status, the tempo setting of the previous Style is maintained.

• Hold: While the Style is playing back, the tempo setting of the previous Style is maintained. While the Style is stopped, the tempo changes to that of the default tempo of the selected Style.

• Reset: Regardless of playback status, the tempo changes to that of the default tempo for the selected Style.

Part On/Off This determines whether the Style Channel on/off status changes or not when you change the Style.

• Lock: Regardless of playback status, the Channel on/off status of the previous Style is maintained.

• Hold: While the Style is playing back, the Channel on/off status of the previous Style is maintained. While the Style is stopped, all Channels of the selected Style are set to on.

• Reset: Regardless of playback status, all Channels of the selected Style are set to on.

Styles

Adjusting the Tempo

You can adjust the tempo of Style, MIDI Song and metronome, on the display called up via [MENU]  [Tempo].

Indicates the tempo value during playback of the metronome, Style and MIDI Song. The tempo can be changed by using

the Data dial, the [DEC]/[INC] buttons or the TEMPO [-]/[+] buttons.

NOTE

Allows you to change the tempo by tapping this twice at the desired tempo. (Equivalent to the [RESET/TAP TEMPO] but-

ton when the “Style Section Reset” setting (page 36) is off.)

Indicates the tempo value of the current MIDI Song. The Song will be started at this tempo.

Indicates the tempo value of the current Style. The Style will be started at this tempo.

The tempo value of an Audio Song is set via the Time Stretch function. Refer to the Owner’s Manual.

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Recording a Chord Sequence when Style Playback is stopped (Chord

NOTE

NOTICE

Looper) (PSR-SX900)

You can start recording and playing back a chord sequence when Style playback is stopped, using SYNC START. By recording this way, you can adjust the start timing to exactly the first beat of the measure.

1 While Style playback is stopped, press the CHORD LOOPER [REC/STOP] button.

The [REC/STOP] button flashes to indicate the Chord Looper function is on standby to record, and the STYLE CONTROL [SYNC START] button is automatically turned on.

When [REC/STOP] is turned on, the [ACMP] button is also turned on automatically.

2 Enter the chords on the keyboard according to the playback tempo of the Style.

Recording and Style playback starts simultaneously. The chord sequence is recorded until you stop recording in step 3.

3 Press the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] button to stop recording and Style playback.

Recording stops, and the CHORD LOOPER [ON/OFF] button lights in blue to indicate the data is already recorded.

You can also stop recording by pressing the CHORD LOOPER [REC/STOP] button. In this case, only the recording stops, while Style playback will continue.

The latest chord sequence data you recorded is maintained unless you turn the power off or select a Chord Looper Memory number which contains data. If you want to save the data, see page 15.

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Saving and Calling up Your Custom Chord Sequences (Chord Looper)

1234

5678

Data Structure on the Chord Looper display

Chord Looper Bank (*.clb) file

Load[Save]

[Export]

Chord Looper Bank

[Import]

[Clear]

Chord Looper Data (*.cld) file

Load

(Touch memory number to select)

Memorize

[Memory]

Current Chord Looper

data (not displayed)

Recording

[Rec/Stop]

Loop Playback

[On/Off]

Same as the CHORD LOOPER [REC/STOP] and [ON/OFF] buttons.

NOTICE

(PSR-SX900)

On the Chord Looper display, you can memorize the recorded chord sequence of the Chord Looper function to one of the eight memories for easy recall. You can save all eight memorized data slots as a single Chord Looper Bank (*.clb) file or export a single memory as a Chord Looper Data (*.cld) file. Operation display is called up via: [MENU]  [Chord Looper].

Styles

This section covers how to memorize, save/recall, and export/import the recorded data.

Memorizing the Recorded Chord Looper Data

1 Record the desired chord sequence.

For details on recording the chord sequence, see page 14 or refer to the Owner’s Manual.

2 Touch [Memory] on the Chord Looper display.

A guidance message appears on the display.

3 Touch the desired number to memorize.

The data is memorized, and the content of the memorized data is shown on the corresponding area.

If you turn the power off at this point, the Memory will be cleared. To save the memorized data as a file, see pages 16 and 17.

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Saving the Recorded Data as a Bank File

NOTICE

NOTE

Same as the CHORD LOOPER [REC/STOP] and [ON/OFF] buttons.

Chord Looper Bank file name

NOTE

The eight memorized chord sequences are can be saved as a single Chord Looper Bank (*.clb) file.

1 Record the desired chord sequence, and then memorize to the number [1]–[8].

To record the chord sequence, see page 14 or refer to the Owner’s Manual. To memorize the recorded data, see page 15.

2 Touch (Save) to save the data in the Chord Looper Memory [1]–[8] as a single Bank

file.

If you select a Chord Looper Bank file before saving the edited data, the data will be lost.

Each Chord Looper Memory is named automatically such as “CLD_001,” but it can be renamed by exporting the file and import it (page 17).

Recalling the Chord Looper Bank File and Playing Back a Style with a Chord Sequence

1 Select a Style.

2 Load the Chord Looper Bank name to call up the Chord Looper Bank Selection display,

and then select the desired Bank.

3 Touch the Chord Looper Memory number you wish to use first.

Touch [On/Off] to turn it on here, if you want to start automatic Style playback from the beginning of your performance.

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4 Start playback of the Style and play along with it.

NOTE

NOTICE

5 Turn on [On/Off] just before the measure you want to start loop playback of the chord

sequence.

[On/Off] flashes to indicate loop playback is in standby. On the next measure of the Style, [On/Off] is turned on and the chord sequence will be played back in a loop.

During loop playback, [On/Off] lights (and the CHORD LOOPER [ON/OFF] lights in orange), and the [ACMP] button flashes. In this condition, the chord input from the keyboard is disabled, and the whole keyboard can be used for performance.

6 As necessary, change the Chord Looper Memory number.

To change the Memory number, touch the desired number. The chord sequence changes on the next measure of the Style.

7 Touch [On/Off] to stop loop playback.

The playback of the chord sequence is immediately stopped, and the Style will return to normal playback.

Editing the Chord Looper Bank (Export, Import, Clear)

Each Chord Looper Memory number contained in the Chord Looper Memory Bank can be edited (cleared, imported, and exported) one by one. The Memory data is exported/imported as a Chord Looper Data (*.cld) file.

If you want to clear all data shown in the Chord Looper display, touch (New) to create the new Bank.

Styles

1 Touch the desired operation: [Clear], [Import] or [Export].

Follow the onscreen instructions. To cancel the operation at this point, simply touch an empty area of the display.

2 Touch the desired memory number, and then execute the action selected in the step 1

as below.

Clear A Confirmation message appears. Touch [Yes] to execute clear.

Import The File Selection display is called up. Touch the desired file to import, and then touch

or press the [EXIT] button to return.

Export The File Selection display is called up to export. Touch [Export] on the display, enter the file

name, and then touch [OK]. The file name is entered automatically, but you can rename it when saving.

3 As necessary, touch (Save) to save the edited Chord Looper Bank as a new file.

If you select a Chord Looper Bank file before saving the edited data, the data will be lost.

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Creating/Editing Styles (Style Creator)

Phrase 2

Phrase 1

Pad

Chord 2

Chord 1

Bass

Rhythm 2

Rhythm 1

Audio Part

Recording or copying from another Style

(Only for PSR-SX900)

Used as is when selecting an Audio Style as starting data. This cannot be edited or deleted.

Main A

Main B

Fill In

Intro

Ending 2

Ending 3

Creating a Source Pattern for each channel separately

The Style Creator function lets you create your original Style by recording the rhythm pattern via the keyboard and using already-recorded Style data. Basically, select a preset Style that is closest to the type you want to create, then record the rhythm pattern, bass line, chord backing, or phrase (referred to as “Source Pattern” in the Style Creator) for each channel of each Section.

Style Data Structure—Consisting of Source Patterns

A Style is made up of different Sections (Intro, Main, Ending, etc.) and each Section has eight separate channels, each of which is referred to as a “Source Pattern.” With the Style Creator feature, you can create a Style by separately recording the Source Pattern for each channel, or by importing pattern data from other existing Styles.

(PSR-SX900) Limitations on the Audio part:

• If you select an Audio Style as starting data, the Audio part will be used as is. The Audio part cannot be deleted, edited or 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” display (page 24). If you want to use a specific Audio part, make sure to select the corresponding Audio Style before calling up the Style Creator display.

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Basic Procedure for Creating a Style

NOTE

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

2 Call up the Style Creator display via [MENU]  [Style Creator].

3 On the “Basic” display, select the desired Section.

You can also select the Section by pressing one of the corresponding STYLE CONTROL buttons on the panel.

Styles

As necessary, make the following settings.

• If you want to create a Style entirely from scratch, touch [Initialize Style] to make the current Style empty.

• If you initialize the Style, set the “Pattern Length” (measure amount of the Source Pattern). After inputting the value, touch [Execute] to actually enter the changes.

(PSR-SX900) If an Audio Style is selected as starting data, changing the pattern length deletes the corresponding Audio part.

• Set the overall parameters such as “Tempo” and “Time Signature.” The settings here commonly applies to all Sections. After setting the Time Signature, touch [Execute] to actually enter the changes.

4 Create the Source Pattern for each channel.

• Realtime Recording (page 20)

Lets you record the Style by simply playing the keyboard.

• Step Recording (page 23)

Lets you enter each note individually.

•Style Assembly (page 24)

Lets you copy various patterns from other preset Styles or Styles you have already created.

5 Edit the already recorded channel data.

• Channel Edit (page 24)

Lets you edit the MIDI data of the already recorded channels.

•SFF Edit (page 26)

Lets you edit the SFF (Style File Format) related parameters of already recorded channels other than Rhythm channels.

• Drum Setup (page 30)

Lets you edit the rhythm part of the Style, such as changing the sounds of the individual instruments.

6 Repeat steps 3–5 as desired.

7 Touch (Save) to save the created Style.

NOTICE

The created Style will be lost if you change to another Style or turn off the power to the instrument without carrying out the Save operation.

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Realtime Recording

(PSR-SX900) Turns playback of Audio Part on/off

The explanations here apply to step 4 of the Basic Procedure on page 19. In the “Rec Channel” display, you can create the channel data via Realtime Recording.

Realtime Recording Characteristics in the Style Creator

• Loop Recording

Style playback repeats the rhythm patterns of several measures in a “loop,” and Style recording is also done using loops. For example, if you start recording with a two-measure Main section, the two measures are repeatedly recorded. Notes that you record will play back from the next repetition (loop), letting you record while hearing previously recorded material.

• Overdub Recording

This method records new material to a channel already containing recorded data, without deleting the original data. In Style recording, the recorded data is not deleted, except when using functions such as “Clear Drum Inst” (page 21) “Delete” (pages 21, 23) and “Remove Event” (page 25). For example, if you start recording with a twomeasure Main section, the two measures are repeated many times. Notes that you record will play back from the next repetition, letting you overdub new material to the loop while hearing previously recorded material. When creating a Style based on an existing internal Style, overdub recording is applied only to the rhythm channels. For all other channels (except rhythm), you need to delete the original data before recording.

 Recording Rhythm Channels 1–2

(PSR-SX900) If you select an Audio Style as starting data:

Playback of the Audio part can be turned on or off, but it cannot be edited or deleted. Note that the rhythm pattern of this part will be used in the new Style you intend to create. If you want to create a rhythm phrase in addition to the Audio part, follow the steps below.

1 On the “Rec Channel” display, touch and hold the desired channel until it turns red.

The selected channel becomes the Recording target no matter whether the channel already contains data or not. If recorded data is already included, you should record the additional notes to the selected channel as Overdub Recording.

2 If necessary, select a Voice, and then practice the rhythm pattern to be recorded.

Touch the instrument icon (illustration) to call up the Voice Selection display then select the desired Voice such as a Drum Kit. After selecting, close the Voice Selection display to return to the Style Creator display. With the selected Voice, practice the rhythm pattern to be recorded.

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Available Voices for recording

NOTE

Loop 1st round

Bass Drum

Loop 3rd round

Bass Drum

Snare Drum

Hi-Hat

Loop 2nd round

Bass Drum

Snare Drum

For the Rhythm 1 channel, any except Organ Flutes Voices can be used for recording. For the Rhythm 2 channel, only Drum/SFX kits can be used for recording.

For information on which key to play for each Drum/SFX sound, refer to the “Drum/SFX Kit List” in the Data List on the website.

3 Press the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] button to start recording.

Since already recorded data plays back, turn each channel on or off by touching the channel on the “Rec Channel” display as desired. If necessary, delete a channel by touching [Delete] located under the desired channel.

(PSR-SX900) If you selected an Audio Style as starting data, turn the Audio part on or off by touching the [Audio] channel.

4 As soon as loop playback returns to the first beat in the first measure, start playing the

rhythm pattern to be recorded.

If the rhythm is difficult to play all at once, you can break it down into isolated parts, such as in this example:

Styles

Deleting mistakenly recorded notes If you make a mistake or play any wrong notes, you can delete those specific notes. Touch [Clear Drum Inst] to call up a message, then press the corresponding key on the keyboard while the message is shown. After deleting the desired drum instrument, touch [Exit] to close the message.

5 Press the [START/STOP] button to stop playback.

If you want to add more notes, press the [START/STOP] button again to continue recording.

6 Touch and hold the Recording channel for a while (until the but-

ton changes color) to exit from the Recording mode.

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NOTICE

The edited Style will be lost if you change to another Style or turn off the power to the instrument without carrying out the Save operation (step 7 on page 19).

 Recording Bass, Chord 1–2, Pad and Phrase 1–2

CRC CRC

C = Chord note C, R = Recommended note

1 On the “Rec Channel” display, touch and hold the desired channel until it turns red.

If the selected channel already contains data, a confirmation message appears, prompting you whether or not to delete the existing data of the selected channel. Touch [Yes] to delete data and the selected channel is specified as Record target. Note that channel data other than the Rhythm channels of the preset Style cannot be overdubbed.

2 If necessary, select a Voice, and then practice the bass line, chord backing, or phrase to

be recorded.

Touch the instrument icon (illustration) to call up the Voice Selection display then select the desired Voice. After selecting, close the Voice Selection display to return to the Style Creator display. With the selected Voice, practice the phrase or chord backing to be recorded.

Available Voices for recording

Any Voices except for the Organ Flutes/Drum kit/SFX kit Voices can be used for recording.

• Record a phrase in the key of C major (CM7) which will play appropriate notes as you change chords during performance

Rules when recording a Main or Fill-in With the default initial settings, the Source Root/Chord is set to CM7. This means that you should record a Source Pattern which is to be triggered by specifying CM7 during normal performance. Record a bass line, phrase or chord backing which you want to hear when CM7 is specified. Specifically, see the rules below.

• Use only the CM7 scale tones when recording the Bass and Phrase channels (i.e., C, D, E, G, A, and B).

• Use only the chord tones when recording the Chord and Pad channels (i.e., C, E, G, and B).

If you observe these rules, Style playback notes are appropriately converted depending on the chord changes you make during your performance.

Rules when recording an Intro or Ending These Sections are designed assuming that the chord is not changed during playback. This is why you need not observe the rules for Main and Fill-In Sections described above, and you can create a special chord progression in recording. However, follow the rules below since the Source Root/Chord is set to CM7 by default.

• When recording the Intro, make sure that the recorded phrase leads properly into a C scale.

• When recording the Ending, make sure that the recorded phrase begins with or properly follows a C scale.

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• Set the Source Root/Chord if necessary

Although the default Source Root/Chord is set to CM7 as described above, you can change this to any desired one in which you can play easily. Call up the “SFF Edit” display, set the Source Root and Chord to the favorite or desired Root and Chord type. Keep in mind that when you change the Source Chord from the default CM7 to another chord, the chord notes and recommended notes will also change. For details, refer to page 27.

3 Press the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] button to start recording.

NOTE

With the already recorded data playing back, turn each channel on or off by touching the channel in the “Rec Channel” display as desired. If necessary, delete a channel by touching [Delete] located under the desired channel.

(PSR-SX900) If you selected an Audio Style as starting data, turn the Audio part on or off by touching the [Audio] channel.

4 As soon as loop playback returns to the first beat in the first measure, start playing the

bass line, chord backing or phrase to be recorded.

5 Press the [START/STOP] button to stop playback.

If you want to add more notes, press the [START/STOP] button again to continue recording.

• To hear the playback sound of the already recorded channels with another Source Chord/Root:

1) Call up the “SFF Edit” display, then set the “Target Ch” at the top of the display to “Rhythm1” or

“Rhythm2.”

2) Press the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] button to start playback.

3) Touch [Play Root/Chord] to call up the operation display.

4) On the display, set the “Play Root/Chord” to the desired Chord root and Chord type.

This operation lets you hear how the Source Pattern is played back via chord changes during normal performance.

6 Touch and hold the Recording channel for a while (until the but-

ton changes color) to exit from the Recording mode.

Step Recording

The explanations here apply to step 4 of the Basic Procedure on page 19. In the Step Recording (Step Edit) display called up by touching (Step Edit) at the top of the display, you can record or edit notes one by one. This Step Recording procedure is essentially the same as that for MIDI Song Multi Recording (page 77) with the exception of the points listed below:

• In Song recording, the “End” mark position can be changed freely; in the Style Creator, it cannot be changed. This is because the length of the Style is fixed for all channels as set in the “Basic” display (page 19). For example, if you create a Style of four measures length, the “End” mark position is automatically set to the end of fourth measure, and cannot be changed in the Style Edit display.

• Recording channels can be changed in the Song recording’s Edit display; however, they cannot be changed in the Style Creator. Select the Recording channel in the “Rec channel” display.

• In the Style Creator, Chord, Lyrics, and System Exclusive data cannot be entered. The Channel data can be entered and System Exclusive data can be edited (delete, copy or move).

NOTICE

The edited Style will be lost if you change to another Style or turn off the power to the instrument without carrying out the Save operation (step 7 on page 19).

Styles

(PSR-SX900) If you select an Audio Style as starting data, the Audio part will be used as is. The Audio part cannot be deleted, edited or created from scratch.

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Assembly—Assigning the Source Pattern to Each Channel

Channels with data are displayed as “On” (in green). Turning on/off here, you can select whether each channel is played or not during audition playback.

NOTE

NOTICE

NOTE

The explanations here apply to step 4 of the Basic Procedure on page 19. The “Assembly” display shows each channel data of the current Section, and where it has been copied from (Style, Section, and channel). For each channel, touch the Style name, Section name, or Channel name as necessary to select the desired item.

• (PSR-SX900) An Audio part cannot be copied from another Style. If you want to use a specific Audio part, make sure to select the corresponding Audio Style before calling up the Style Creator display.

• (PSR-SX900) If you select an Audio Style as starting data, the Audio part cannot be replaced with different data.

The edited Style will be lost if you change to another Style or turn off the power to the instrument without carrying out the Save operation (step 7 on page 19).

Channel Edit

The explanations here apply to step 5 of the Basic Procedure on page 19. The “Channel Edit” display lets you edit already recorded channel data. Select the Target channel and then edit the desired parameters. After editing the desired parameter, touch [Execute] to actually enter the edits for each setup window. When execution is completed, this button changes to [Undo], letting you restore the original data if you are not satisfied with the results. The Undo function only has one level; only the previous operation can be undone.

(PSR-SX900) If you select an Audio Style as starting data, the Audio part will be used as is. The Audio part cannot be deleted, edited or created from scratch.

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Target Ch Select the target channel to be edited. All items with the exception of “Groove” are to be applied to the channel

Eighth notes with swing

Sixteenth notes with swing

NOTICE

specified here.

Groove This lets you add swing to the music or change the “feel” of the beat by making subtle shifts in the timing

(clock) of the Style. The Groove settings are applied to all channels of the selected Section.

Original Beat Specifies the beats to which Groove timing is to be applied. In other words, if “8 Beat” is

selected, Groove timing is applied to the 8th notes; if “12 Beat” is selected, Groove timing is applied to 8th-note triplets.

Beat Converter Actually changes the timing of the beats (specified in the “Original Beat” parameter above)

to the selected value. For example, when Original Beat is set to “8 Beat” and Beat Converter is set to “12,” all 8th notes in the section are shifted to 8th-note triplet timing. The “16A” and “16B” Beat Converter which appear when Original Beat is set to “12 Beat” are variations on a basic 16th-note setting.

Swing Produces a “swing” feel by shifting the timing of the back beats, depending on the “Original

Beat” parameter above. For example, if the specified Original Beat value is “8 Beat”, the Swing parameter will selectively delay the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th beats of each measure to create a swing feel. The settings “A” through “E” produce different degrees of swing, with “A” being the most subtle and “E” being the most pronounced.

Fine Selects a variety of Groove “templates” to be applied to the selected section. The “Push” set-

tings cause certain beats to be played early, while “Heavy” settings delay the timing of certain beats. The numbered settings (2, 3, 4, 5) determine which beats are to be affected. All beats up to the specified beat—but not including the first beat—will be played early or delayed (for example, the 2nd and 3rd beats, if “3” is selected). In all cases, “A” types produce minimum effect, “B” types produce medium effect, and “C” types produce maximum effect.

Styles

Dynamics This changes the velocity/volume (or accent) of certain notes in the Style playback. The Dynamics settings can

be applied to each channel individually or all channels of the selected Style.

Accent Type Determines the type of accent applied—in other words, which notes are emphasized.

Strength Determines how strongly the selected Accent Type (above) will be applied. The higher the

value, the stronger the effect

Expand/ Compress

Boost/Cut Boosts or cuts all velocity values. Values above 100% boost the overall velocity, while values

Apply To All Channels

Quantize Same as in MIDI Multi Recording (page 75), with the exception of the two additional available parameters

below.

Velocity Boosts or cuts the velocity of all notes in the specified channel, according to the percentage specified here.

Bar Copy This function allows data to be copied from one measure or group of measures to another location within the

specified channel.

Expands or compresses the range of velocity values. Values higher than 100% expand the dynamic range, while values lower than 100% compress it.

below 100% reduce it.

When set to “On,” the settings in this display will be applied to all the channels of the current Section. When set to “Off,” the settings in this display will be applied to the channel specified at the “Target Ch” in the “Channel Edit” display.

Source Top Specifies the first (Source Top) and last (Source Last) measures in the region to be copied.

Source Last

Destination Specifies the first measure of the destination location, to which the data is to be copied.

Bar Clear This function clears all data from the specified range of measures within the selected channel.

Remove Event This function lets you remove specific events from the selected channel.

The edited Style will be lost if you change to another Style or turn off the power to the instrument without carrying out the Save operation (step 7 on page 19).

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SFF Edit—Making Style File Format Settings

Set these parameters before recording.

Set these parameters after recording.

Source Pattern settings

• Source Root/Play Root

• Source Chord/Play Chord Determines what key and what chord type are used for playing.

Note Conversion from the Source Pattern

• NTR (Conversion via the Chord Root change) …page 27

• NTT (Conversion via the Chord Type change) … page 27

Chord changes during normal performance

Octave Setting of the Converted Notes

• High Key (Upper octave limit of the Note Transposition)

• Note Limit (Note range between the highest and lowest notes)

Others

• RTR (How the note pitch changes in response to chord changes)

Actual Sounded Notes

NOTE

The explanations here apply to step 5 of the Basic Procedure on page 19. The Style File Format (SFF) combines all of Yamaha’s Style playback know-how into a single unified format. Setting the SFF related parameters determines how the original notes are converted to the actual sounded notes based on the chord you specify in the Chord area of the keyboard. The conversion flow is shown below.

The parameters shown above can be set in the “SFF Edit” display.

(PSR-SX900) If you select an Audio Style as starting data, the Audio part will be used as is. The Audio part cannot be deleted, edited or created from scratch.

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Target Ch Determines the target channel to be edited.

C = Chord notes C, R = Recommended notes

Make sure to set the parameters here before recording. If you change the settings after recording, the recorded Source Pattern cannot be converted to the appropriate notes when changing the chord during your keyboard performance.

IMPORTANT

When the parameters for the selected Target Ch are set to NTR: Root Fixed, NTT Type: Bypass, or NTT Bass: Off, the parameters here are changed to “Play Root” and “Play Chord,” respectively. In this case, you can change chords and hear the resulting sound for all channels.

NOTE

The settings here are not applied when NTR is set to “Guitar.”

NOTE

When playing a C major chord.

When playing an F major chord.

When playing a C major chord.

When playing an F major chord.

Source Root/ Chord (Play Root/ Chord)

These settings determine the original key of the Source Pattern (i.e., the key used when recording the pattern to a channel other than the Rhythm channels). If you set “Fm7” here, specifying “Fm7” in the Chord section of the keyboard will play back the originally recorded data (Source Pattern). The default setting is “CM7” (Source Root = C and Source Chord = M7). Depending on the selected chord type specified here, the playable notes (scale notes and chord notes) differ. When “Initialize Style” is executed in the “Basic” display, the default setting of CM7 is automatically selected.

Playable notes when Source Root is C:

CMaj

CRC CR CRC C RC CRC C CR CRC C CR

Caug

CRC

(11)

CR CC

CRC

CM aug

CRC CRR

RCR

CR CR

CmM

7 7

CR C CR

(9)

CCC CCCRC CR

C aug

RCC

CRC

CR CCR

(9)

CmM

CC RC C

#11

1+8

#11

7 7

CCR

Cdim

CCR

(13)

CRC CCCCCC

1+5

CCCR CC CCR CR

add9

CCC CR

RRCCC

Cdim

CCR

CR R RC

(b9)

Csus

(9)

CCC C CR CCC C RC

add9

CC RCCCC RC

CCCCCCC

(b13)

RCC

CCCR

Csus

(9)

C sus

(#9)

RCC

CCC

Styles

NTR/NTT (Note Transposition Rule/ Note Transposition Table)

The parameters here determine how the notes in the Source Pattern are converted according to the chord changes during your keyboard performance.

NTR Selects the Note Transposition Rule which determines how the notes in the Source Pattern are

transposed according to the Chord Root change.

Root Trans When the root note is transposed, the interval

between notes is maintained. For example, the notes C3, E3 and G3 in the key of C become F3, A3 and C4 when they are transposed to F. Use this setting for channels that contain melody lines.

Root Fixed The note is kept as close as possible to the previous

note range. For example, the notes C3, E3 and G3 in the key of C become C3, F3 and A3 when they are transposed to F. Use this setting for channels that contain chord parts.

Guitar This is exclusively for transposing guitar accompaniment. Notes are transposed to

approximate the chords played with natural guitar fingering.

NTT Type Selects the Note Transposition Table which determines how the notes in the Source Pattern are

transposed according to the Chord Type change.

When NTR is set to “Root Trans” or “Root Fixed”:

Bypass When NTR is set to Root Fixed, the transposition table used does not do any note

conversion. When NTR is set to Root Trans, the table used only converts the notes by maintaining the pitch relationship between notes.

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NTR/NTT (Note Transposition Rule/ Note Transposition Table)

NTT Type Melody Suitable for melody line transposition. Use this for melody channels such as

“Phrase1” and “Phrase2.”

Chord Suitable for chordal parts transposition. Use this for the “Chord1” and “Chord2”

channels, especially when they contain piano or guitar-like chordal parts.

Melodic Minor

When the played chord changes from a major to a minor chord, this table lowers the third interval in the scale by a semitone. When the chord changes from a minor to a major chord, the minor third interval is raised by a semitone. Other notes are not changed. Use this for melody channels of Sections which respond only to major/minor chords, such as Intros and Endings.

Melodic Minor 5th

Harmonic Minor

Harmonic Minor 5th

Natural Minor

Natural Minor 5th

Dorian When the played chord changes from a major to a minor chord, this table lowers

Dorian 5th In addition to the Dorian transposition above, augmented and diminished chords

In addition to the Melodic Minor transposition above, augmented and diminished chords affect the 5th note of the Source Pattern.

When the played chord changes from a major to a minor chord, this table lowers the third and sixth intervals in the scale by a semitone. When the chord changes from a minor to a major chord, the minor third and flatted sixth intervals are raised by a semitone. Other notes are not changed. Use this for chord channels of Sections which respond only to major/minor chords, such as Intros and Endings.

In addition to the Harmonic Minor transposition above, augmented and diminished chords affect the 5th note of the Source pattern.

When the played chord changes from a major to a minor chord, this table lowers the third, sixth and seventh intervals in the scale by a semitone. When the chord changes from a minor to a major chord, the minor third, flatted sixth and flatted seventh intervals are raised by a semitone. Other notes are not changed. Use this for chord channels of Sections which respond only to a major/minor chord such as Intros and Endings.

In addition to the Natural Minor transposition above, augmented and diminished chords affect the 5th note of the Source pattern.

the third and seventh intervals in the scale by a semitone. When the chord changes from a minor to a major chord, the minor third and flatted seventh intervals are raised by a semitone. Other notes are not changed. Use this for chord channels of Sections which respond only to a major/minor chord such as Intros and Endings.

affect the 5th note of the Source pattern.

When NTR is set to “Guitar”:

All Purpose

Stroke Suitable for strumming sounds of the guitar. Some notes may sound as if they are

Arpeggio Suitable for arpeggio-played sound of the guitar, resulting in beautiful four-note

NTT Bass The channel for which this is set to “On” will be played back by the bass root note, when the on-

bass chord is recognized by the instrument. When NTR is set to Guitar and this parameter is set to “On,” only the note which is assigned to bass will be played back by the bass root note.

NTR/NTT Settings for the Rhythm Channels

Since the Rhythm channels should not be affected by Chord change, make sure to make the following settings.

• NTR = Root Fixed

• NTT = Bypass

• NTT Bass = Off With the above settings, the “Source Root” and “Source Chord” parameters are changed to “Play Root” and “Play Chord,” respectively.

This table covers both strummed and arpeggio-played sounds.

muted—this is the normal condition when chords are played on guitar by strumming.

arpeggio sounds.

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High Key/Note

Example—When the highest key is F

Root changes

Notes played

Example—When the lowest note is C3 and the highest is D4

Root changes

Notes played

High Limit

Low Limit

NOTICE

Limit

Adjusts the Octave of the notes converted via the NTT and NTR.

High Key This sets the highest key (upper octave limit) of the note transposition for the

chord root change. Any notes calculated to be higher than the highest key are transposed down to the next lowest octave. This setting is available only when the NTR parameter (page 27) is set to “Root Trans.”

Note Limit Low These set the note range (highest and lowest notes) for Voices recorded to the

Note Limit High

Style channels. By judicious setting of this range, you can ensure that the Voices sound as realistic as possible—in other words, that no notes outside the natural range are sounded (e.g., high bass sounds or low piccolo sounds).

Styles

RTR (Retrigger Rule)

These settings determine whether notes stop sounding or not and how they change pitch in response to chord changes.

Stop The notes stop sounding.

Pitch Shift The pitch of the note will bend without a new attack to match the type of the new

chord.

Pitch Shift to Root The pitch of the note will bend without a new attack to match the root of the new

chord. However, the octave of the new note remains the same.

Retrigger The note is retriggered with a new attack at a new pitch corresponding to the next

chord.

Retrigger To Root The note is retriggered with a new attack at the root note of the next chord. How-

ever, the octave of the new note remains the same.

The edited Style will be lost if you change to another Style or turn off the power to the instrument without carrying out the Save operation (step 7 on page 19).

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Editing the Rhythm Part of a Style (Drum Setup)

4 5

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

The explanations here apply to step 5 of the Basic Procedure on page 19. The Rhythm parts of a preset Style consist of a preset Drum Kit, and each drum sound is assigned to a separate note. You may want to change the sound and the note assignments, or make more detailed settings such as volume balance, effect, etc. By using the Drum Setup function of the Style Creator, you can edit the Rhythm part of a Style and save it as an original Style.

1 On the “Rec Channel” display, touch and hold the desired

Rhythm channel until it turns red.

NOTE

If the different drum sounds are assigned to each section of the selected channel, the sounds are set to that of the current section in order to use the Drum Setup function.

2 Touch [Drum Setup] to call up the “Drum Setup” window.

3 If necessary, press the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] button to start playback of the

rhythm part.

The sounds played back are indicated on the display keyboard, making it easy to find the note for editing.

4 Select the note to be edited by touching the display.

NOTE

You can also select the note by pressing the note on the keyboard.

5 Select the desired Kit, Category and Instrument (in that order).

6 If necessary, make detailed settings.

Level For adjusting the volume level.

Pan Determines the stereo position.

Pitch For fine tuning of the pitch in cent increments.

NOTE

Cutoff Determines the cutoff frequency or effective frequency range of the filter. Higher values

result in a brighter sound.

Resonance Determines the emphasis given to the cutoff frequency (resonance), set in Filter Cutoff

above. Higher values result in a more pronounced effect.

Attack Determines how quickly the sound reaches its maximum level after the key is played. The

higher the value, the quicker the attack.

Decay 1 Determines how quickly the sound reaches its sustain level (a slightly lower level than max-

imum). The higher the value, the quicker the decay.

Decay 2 Determines how quickly the sound decays to silence after the key is released. The higher the

value, the quicker the decay.

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