Yamaha PSR-A3 manuel d'utilisation

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    M.D.G., EMI Division © 1995 Yamaha Corporation VT49660 509POCP1.3-01A0 Printed in Japan[...]

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    1 Congratulations! Y ou are the proud owner of a fine electronic k eyboard. The Y amaha PSR-A3 P or taT one combines the most adv anced A WM tone generation technology with state-of-the-ar t digital electronics and features to give you stunning sound quality with maximum musical enjoyment. A new large graphic display and easy-to-use interface also [...]

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    2 Contents Taking Care of Your PortaTone ................................................. 3 Panel Controls 4 The Music Stand ......................................................................... 5 Setting Up 6 Power Supply .............................................................................. 6 ■ Using An Optional AC Power Adaptor ..[...]

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    3 YAMAHA is not responsible for damage caused by improper handling or operation. ■ Location Do not expose the instrument to the following conditions to avoid deformation, discoloration, or more serious damage. ● Direct sunlight (e.g. near a window). ● High temperatures (e.g. near a heat source, out- side, or in a car during the daytime). ● [...]

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    4 Panel Controls 1 PO WER Switch ............................................. page 8 2 MASTER V OLUME Control ........................... page 8 3 DEMO Button ................................................ page 9 4 SCALE SETTING Buttons .......................... page 43 5 SCALE MEMOR Y Section • MEMORIZE Button ...............................[...]

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    5 Panel Controls The PSR-A3 is supplied with a music stand that can be attached to the instrument by inserting it into the slot at the rear of the control panel. ■ Rear P anel Contr ols ............................................................... t MIDI OUT and IN Connectors .................... page 7, 75 y SU S T AIN Ja ck ..................[...]

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    6 Power Supply Y our PSR-A3 will run either from batteries or an optional power adaptor . Follow the instructions below according to the power source you intend to use. • Never interrupt the power supply (e.g. remove the batter- ies or unplug the AC adaptor) during any PSR-A3 record operation! Doing so can result in a loss of data. ■ Using Batt[...]

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    7 Connections ■ The PHONES Jack ................................................................................................................................... Setting Up ■ SUST AIN Jack ................................................................................................................................................... • Be [...]

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    8 POWER ON / OFF MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME The Demonstration Once y ou ’ ve set up y our PSR-A3, tr y listening to the pre-programmed demonstration songs — the y ’ ll give y ou a good idea of what the PSR-A3 can do! A total of 29 demo songs are provided — songs 01 through 04 pla y arabic demonstration songs , songs 05 through 21 demonstrate se [...]

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    9 ArabSng1 8 01 DEMO 3 Press the [DEMO] Button ........................................................................................................... Press the [DEMO] button to start demo playback. The PSR-A3 SONG function will automatically be selected and the number and name of the first demo song will appear on the top line of the display a[...]

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    10 CURSOR FUNCTION ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK GrandPn o TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE RHYTHM BASS CHORD PAD PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY 2 MELODY 1 11 1 ON / OFF VOICE VOL REGIST REC REC REC 8 01 1 35 1 02 1 17 1 30 1 01 1 01 1 118 1 0 a 01 VOICE STYLE SONG REGIS T MEMORY MUL TI P AD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARM / ECHO O VERALL DIGIT AL EFFECT Basic Display Operatio[...]

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    11 MODE o REPEAT CHORD BEAT TOUCH MINUS ONE REVERB DUAL CHORUS HARMONY DSP SUSTAIN m OTS NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED Basic Display Operation The Modes The MODE button to the right of the displa y selects one of the PSR-A3 ’ s f our operational modes: NORMAL, SPLIT , SINGLE, and FINGERED . The currently se- lected mode is indicated by an arrow in[...]

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    12 NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED MODE Playing the PSR-A3 Selecting & Playing V oices The PSR-A3 has 160 outstanding “pitched” voices (voice numbers 01 through 160) and 9 percussion kits (numbers 161 through 169) that you can select and play on the keyboard. It includes 19 oriental voices and 1 arabic percussion kit. 2 Select the V OICE Funct[...]

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    13 Playing the PSR-A3 3 Select a V oice ..................................................................................................................................................... The PSR-A3 has 169 voices that can be selected by using either the [–/ NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial. The voices are listed in [...]

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    14 Playing the PSR-A3 ● The Data Dial This is undoubtedly the easiest way to select a voice. Simply rotate the dial clockwise to increment or counter -clockwise to decrement. 4 Pla y & Adjust V olume ......................................................................................................................... Y ou can now play the [...]

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    15 Playing the PSR-A3 The Split Mode The SPLIT mode lets you play dif ferent voices with the left and right hands. Y ou could, for example, play bass with the left hand while playing piano with the right. The right-hand voice is the keyboard voice you select in the normal way (page 12), and the left hand voice is selected via the SPLIT VOICE func- [...]

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    16 Function Description Split Voice The split voice can be changed as required while the number and name of the current split voice appear on the top line of the display. S.Volume Sets the volume of the split voice so you can create the opti- mum blend with the right-hand voice. The volume range is from “ 00 ” (no sound) to “ 127 ” (maximum[...]

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    17 T ouch Response This function turns the touch response of the keyboard ON or OFF . Use the KEYBOARD [T OUCH RESPONSE] button to turn T OUCH RESPONSE ON or OFF as required. The touch-response icon will appear next to “T OUCH” in the display when T OUCH RESPONSE is turned ON. The actual touch re- sponse sensitivity of the keyboard can be adjus[...]

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    18 Changing the Dual V oice & Related Parameters 1 Select the DU AL V OICE Function ............................................................................... Press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of the display as many times as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to “DUAL VOICE” in the function list to the left[...]

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    19 Function Description Dual Voice The dual voice can be changed as required while the number and name of the current dual voice appear on the top line of the display. The PSR-A3 has 162 (voice number 01~160 and 170~171) dual voices. Voice numbers 170~171 exclu- sively can be used as the dual voice. D.Volume Sets the volume of the dual voice so you[...]

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    20 Harmony/Echo The harmony ef fect (01~10) automatically adds appropriate harmony notes to the melody line you play on the keyboard. The harmony ef fect is derived from the chords you play on the left hand parts. The echo effect (1 1~22) adds delay-based effects to the right hand melody parts. Press the [HARMONY/ECHO] button to turn the HARMONY/EC[...]

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    21 2 Select a Harmony/Ec ho T ype ............................................................................................. Use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial to select one of the available harmony/echo types (listed below). ● The Harmony (01~10) / Echo (11~22) Types Type Description 01: Duet This harmon[...]

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    22 Sustain When the Sustain feature is ON (the sustain icon will appear next to “SUS- T AIN” in the display), all notes played on the keyboard have a longer sustain. Press the [SUST AIN] button to turn the SUST AIN effect ON or OFF . • Sustain does not apply to some voices. KEYBOARD TOUCH RESPONSE DUAL VOICE HARMONY/ECHO SUST AIN TOUCH DUAL H[...]

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    23 T ransposition This functions allow the overall pitch of the PSR-A3 to be transposed up or down by a maximum of one octave in semitone increments. 1 Mo ve the Cursor to the T ranspose V alue ................................................... Use the CURSOR buttons to select the number to the right of the key- board icon labelled “TRANSPOSE”[...]

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    24 Digital Effects 1 Select the Re verb T ype Function ................................................................... Press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of the display as many times as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to “DIGIT AL EFFECT” in the function list to the left of the display , and use the cursor [ ?[...]

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    25 2 Select the Re verb T ype ................................................................................................................... Use the cursor [ > ] button to enter the Reverb T ype function and then select one of the 13 reverb types using the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial. The name of the se[...]

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    26 Digital Effects Changing the Chorus Effect 1 Select the Chorus T ype Function ............................................................................... Press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of the display as many times as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to “DIGIT AL EFFECT” in the function list to the left o[...]

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    27 Digital Effects 3 Exit ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Press the [VOICE] button or select a dif ferent function to exit from the DIGIT AL EFFECT function. 1 Select the Chorus Return Level Funct[...]

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    28 Digital Effects Changing the DSP Effect Selecting the DSP Effect T ype 2 Select the DSP T ype .............................................................................................................................. Use the cursor [ > ] button to enter theDSP T ype function and then select one of the 46 DSP types using the [–/NO] and [[...]

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    29 Digital Effects 3 Exit ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Press the [VOICE] button or select a dif ferent function to exit from the DIGIT AL EFFECT function. 2 Set the DSP Return Level ...........[...]

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    30 NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED MODE Using Auto Accompaniment The PSR-A3 has 140 (including 40 oriental styles) different accompani- ment “ styles ” that can be used to provide fully-orchestr ated or rh ythm- only accompaniment. The PSR-A3 ’ s sophisticated Auto Accompaniment system can provide automated bass and chord bac king that is perf e[...]

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    31 Using Auto Accompaniment ● SINGLE FINGER ACCOMPANIMENT Single-finger accompaniment makes it simple to produce beautifully orchestrated accompaniment using major , seventh, minor and minor - seventh chords by pressing a minimum number of keys on the left-hand section of the keyboard. The abbreviated chord fingerings described be- low are used: [...]

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    32 Using Auto Accompaniment ● NORMAL This is the default FINGERED accompaniment mode. The NORMAL mode lets you finger your own chords on the left-hand section of the keyboard (i.e. all keys to the left of and including the split-point key — normally 59 while the PSR-A3 supplies appropriately orchestrated rhythm, bass, and chord accompaniment in[...]

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    33 Using Auto Accompaniment ● BASS This is essentially the same as the NORMAL mode, above, except that the lowest note played in the auto accompaniment section of the key- board will be played by the bass part rather than the chord root. ● FULL In this mode the PSR-A3 automatically differentiates between left-hand chords and right-hand melody ,[...]

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    34 TEMPO 118 TEMPO RESET Using Auto Accompaniment 5 Set the T empo ................................................................................................................................................... When you select a different style while the accompaniment is not play- ing, the “default” tempo for that style is also selected, an[...]

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    35 Using Auto Accompaniment 6 Star t the Accompaniment ......................................................................................................... There are several ways to start the accompaniment: ● Straight start: Press the [ST AR T/STOP] button. The rhythm will begin playing imme- diately without bass and chord accompaniment. The[...]

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    36 Using Auto Accompaniment • If you press and hold the [SYNC- START/STOP] button the “ InitSnd? ” function will be se- lected — see page 78. Pressing the [SYNC-ST AR T/ST OP] button alone causes a straight start to occur when the first note or chord is played. Press the [SYNC- ST AR T/ST OP] button and then the appropriate [INTRO] and [MAI[...]

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    37 Using Auto Accompaniment ■ The Stop Accompaniment Function While the SINGLE or FINGERED mode is selected chords played in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard are also detected and played by the PSR-A3 Auto Accompaniment system when the accompaniment is stopped (except when the FULL FINGERED mode is engaged). In this case the bass no[...]

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    38 Using Auto Accompaniment Accompaniment T rack Control The PSR-A3 has eight accompaniment tracks — RHYTHM 1/2, BASS, CHORD 1/2, P AD, and PHRASE 1/2 — that you can control to modify the “orchestration” and therefore the overall sound of the accompaniment. When the power switch is turned ON or an accompaniment style is selected, RHYTHM 1, [...]

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    39 Using Auto Accompaniment ■ Large/Small Accompaniment ............................................................................................. The simplest form of accompaniment track control is provided by the [ACCOMP LARGE/SMALL] button. This button alternately turns the appropriate track (s) ON and OFF , thereby changing the number of p[...]

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    40 Using Auto Accompaniment ■ Changing Accompaniment T rack V oices ...................................................... Y ou can change the voice used for each track by moving the cursor but- tons to select the voice number of the tar get track (the voice number will flash), and then using the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons o[...]

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    41 Using Auto Accompaniment Changing the Accompaniment Split Point 1 Select the Accompaniment Split P oint Function ......................... Press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of the display as many times as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to “OVERALL” in the function list to the left of the display . Then use th[...]

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    42 Using Auto Accompaniment One T ouch Setting One T ouch Setting lets you instantly select the appropriate panel settings suitable for the current style. Each style (140 styles) contains four variations. This means that you can freely use 560 different panel settings. The One T ouch Setting feature automatically sets the following parameters: 1 T [...]

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    43 The PSR-A3 ’ s Arabic Scale f eature lets y ou simply and easily raise or low er the pitch of the specific note(s) and create y our own scale (ar abic scale). Y ou can change the scale settings at any time- e ven when y ou are pla ying. The PSR-A3 is capable of registering 6 scale settings so that you can memorize your o wn setting and recall [...]

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    44 2 Select a Note to Set the T uning ...................................................................................... Use the cursor [ > ] button to enter the Scale T uning function and then select one of the notes using the cursor [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] buttons (the selected note name appears on the top line of the display). FUNCTION ≤Tun[...]

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    45 Using Arabic Scales Registering the Scale Settings • Scale Tuning • Scale Setting ON/OFF 1 Set Up the Scale Settings as Required ........................................................... Make the desired scale settings. The following settings are memorized by the Scale Memory function: 2 Register the Settings ..............................[...]

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    46 Accompaniment Scale T uning The Scale Setting feature of the specific note for the accompaniment can also be turned ON by press- ing the [SCALE SETTING] button. If you want to change the tuning of the accompaniment with playing the tuned melody , turn the Accompaniment Scale T uning to ON in the OVERALL function group. 1 Select the Accompaniment[...]

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    47 2 Select a Registration Bank (if necessary) ................................................. Any of the 32 Registration Memory banks can be selected via the REGIST MEMOR Y function. Use the [FUNCTION] buttons to move the arrowhead next to “REGIST MEMOR Y” in the function list to the left of the display , then use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] bu[...]

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    48 Registration Memory 3 Register the Settings .......................................................................................................................... While holding the [MEMORIZE] button, press one of the REGISTRA- TION MEMOR Y buttons. Any data that was previously in the selected loca- tion is erased and replaced by the new sett[...]

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    49 Registration Memory Recall the Registered Panel Settings • Music Cartridge registration settings can be recalled in the same way — see page 67. • If the Accomp Freeze function is ON when a REGISTRATION MEMORY is recalled, the regis- tration number will flash. • Registration bank 01 can be instantly recalled by simultane- ously pressing t[...]

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    50 Song Recording The PSR-A3 SONG TRACKS allows y ou to record and pla y back com- plete songs including chord sequences created using the A uto Accompa- niment f eature and a melody line you pla y on the keyboard. The SONG TRA CKS include one A CCOMP track and tw o MELOD Y trac ks . The PSR-A3 can retain up to 8 complete songs in inter nal memor y[...]

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    51 FUNCTION UserSng1 8 30 VOICE STYLE SONG REGIS T MEMORY MUL TI P AD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARM / ECHO O VERALL DIGIT AL EFFECT Song Recording 1 Select a SONG Number ................................................................................................................. If necessary , use the [FUNCTION] buttons to select the SONG functio[...]

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    52 Song Recording 4 Recor d ............................................................................................................................................................................. Recording will begin as soon as you play a note on the keyboard or press the SONG [PLA Y/STOP] button, and the BEA T indicator dots will begin to in[...]

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    53 NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED MODE Song Recording The SONG ACCOMP track records the following operations and data: Recording Accompaniment W ith or W ithout a Melody • Section changes • Style number* (includes cartridge styles) • Accompaniment track changes* (track ON/OFF, voice number, volume) • Accompaniment volume* • Chord changes, t[...]

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    54 Song Recording 3 Engage the A CCOMP/MELOD Y T rac k Record Read y Mode ............................................................................................................................. Press the SONG [REC] button. The [REC] indicator will flash, and “REC” will appear in the ACCOMP and MELODY 1 track positions on the display indic[...]

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    55 Song Recording ● Enter a New Name for the Song If you want to enter a descriptive name for the user songs numbered 30 through 37, enter your original Song name, this is recommended. Use the cursor [ > ] button to move the cursor to the first (left most) char - acter of the Song name in the display . A Song name can consist of up to 8 charac[...]

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    56 Song Recording Accompaniment and Melody Playback 1 Select a SONG Number ................................................................................................................. If necessary , use the [FUNCTION] buttons to select the SONG function, and then the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial to select t[...]

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    57 Song Recording Play fr om a Specified Measur e Y ou can start SONG playback from any specified measure, as long as the specified measure is within the range of measures that has already been re- corded: 1 Select the MEASURE P arameter .................................................................................. While no recording or playbac[...]

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    58 Song Recording ■ V oice & V olume Re write Y ou can rewrite the last recorded voice change in any individual track during playback by using the cursor buttons to select the voice number of the tar get track (the voice number will flash), and then using the number buttons, the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons or the data dial to select the de- [...]

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    59 The Multi Pads The PSR-A3 MUL TI P ADS can be used to pla y 144 shor t pre-recorded rhythmic and melodic sequences , that can be used to add impact and v ar iety to y our ke yboard perf or mances. Some of the pad phrases simply pla y back as progr ammed, while others are “ chord match ” types which are automatically transposed to match chord[...]

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    60 The Multi Pads 2 Select a Multi P ad Kit Number ......................................................................................... Use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial to select one of the 36 available multi pad kits. Chord Match Kit Pad 1 Pad 2 Pad 3 Pad 4 01 Arpeggio OOOO 02 Brass Hit OOOO 03 Synth A[...]

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    61 The Multi Pads The MUL TI P ADS record the following data: Recording the MUL TI P ADS • Note ON/OFF • Velocity • Voice number • Octave • Pan • Dual voice ON/OFF, Dual voice (voice number, volume, octave, reverb level, chorus level, pan) • Keyboard volume* • Reverb Level • Chorus Level • Harmony/Echo ON/OFF, type • Reverb ON[...]

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    62 The Multi Pads 3 Select a V oice and Other Parameter s ................................................................. Select a voice and related parameters you want to record on the MUL TI P ADS. Y ou might also want to set a tempo that will be easy to record at. If you select a pitched voice to record, the data will automatically be transpos[...]

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    63 The Multi Pads 7 Play the Multi P ads ................................................................................................................................. T ap any of the MUL TI P ADS. Y our recorded data will be played in ex- actly the same way as the preset data. ● Enter a New Name for the Multi Pad Kit If you want to enter a de[...]

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    64 Using Music Cartridges The PSR-A3 f eatures a car tr idge slot which accepts pre-prog rammed Y amaha Music Car tr idges containing style, song and/or registr ation data. One sample Music Car tr idge is supplied with the PSR-A3. Others are a vailab le from your Y amaha dealer . ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK YESTERDY TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE REPEAT CHORD[...]

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    65 Using Music Cartridges Cartridge Accompaniment Styles ● Different Number of Sections Some cartridge styles, for example, have A and B intro and ending sections as well as A and B main sections. In such a case, if the [INTRO] and MAIN [A] buttons are pressed in order to start the accompaniment with an intro- duction and then go to the main A se[...]

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    66 Using Music Cartridges Cartridge Songs 1 Select the SONG Function ....................................................................................................... Use the FUNCTION [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] buttons to select the SONG function. 2 Select a Cartridge Song Number ......................................................................[...]

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    67 Using Music Cartridges Cartridge Registration Presets The Music Cartridge supplied with the PSR-A3 provides 8 banks of preset registration settings (8 banks x 4 registration memories = 32 total) that provide a number of useful registration setups (refer to page 47 for details on the registration memory). 1 Select the Regist Memory Function .....[...]

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    68 Practice Features The PSR-A3 includes two f eatures that can be a g reat aid in lear ning to pla y and practicing on the ke yboard. ■ Specifying the P arts T o Be T urned On or Off ....................................... T o specify the right-hand, left-hand, or both parts to be turned OFF when the Minus One mode is engaged, first select the O[...]

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    69 Practice Features FUNCTION MinusMod __r VOICE STYLE SONG REGIS T MEMORY MUL TI P AD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARM / ECHO O VERALL DIGIT AL EFFECT CURSOR – /NO + / YES 0 789 Mode Part Turned Off __r Right hand. L__ Left hand. L_r Left and right hands. It is also possible to specify the repeat section while playback is stopped. First use the MEASU[...]

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    70 Some of the functions in the OVERALL function group have already been described in appropriate sections of this manual. Others will be intro- duced for the first time in this section. Refer to the chart below for the page numbers on which each function is described. The char t also lists the full name of each function, the abbreviated name which[...]

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    71 Octave 10 0 T o access an OVERALL function press either of the [FUNCTION] buttons to the left of the display as many times as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to “OVERALL” in the function list to the left of the display . Then use the cursor [ ▲ ] and [ ▼ ] buttons to select the desired function from within the O[...]

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    72 ChoLevel 1 70 DspLevel 1 26 Overall Functions ■ Reverb Level ....................................................................................................................................................... Sets the reverb send level for the voice selected via the VOICE function. The reverb send level determines the amount of signals inp[...]

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    73 Overall Functions ■ V oice Set ..................................................................................................................................................................... The VOICE SET feature brings out the best in each individual voice by automatically setting a range of important voice-related parameters when- ever[...]

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    74 ■ Minus-one Right/Left-hand Channel .................................................................... Y ou can practice the specific part (in the Minus One mode) by selecting the demo/cartridge song you want to practice and by assigning the appropri- ate channel to the desired part. Any channel —1 through 16 — can be selected. The defau[...]

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    75 MIDI Functions MIDI, the Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a world-standard communication interface that allows MIDI-compatible musical instruments and equipment to share musical information and control one another . This makes it possible to create “systems” of MIDI instruments and equipment that of fer far greater versatil- ity and [...]

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    76 ■ Remote Channel .......................................................................................................................................... Sets the MIDI channel on which data from a remote keyboard will be received. Any of the standard MIDI channels — 1 through 16 — can be specified. The remote keyboard must be set up to t[...]

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    77 ■ Ke yboar d Out ..................................................................................................................................................... Determines whether keyboard data will or will not be transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector . Keyboard data is transmitted when this function is turned ON (default). When set to [...]

  • Page 79

    78 ■ Local Contr ol ...................................................................................................................................................... “Local Control” refers to the fact that, normally , the PSR-A3 keyboard controls the internal tone generator , allowing the internal voices to be played directly from the ke[...]

  • Page 80

    79 ■ Bulk Data Send ............................................................................................................................................... This function causes the contents of the registration, song, multi pad and scale data to be transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector . This data can be saved to memory or disk via a MIDI[...]

  • Page 81

    80 Appendix: PSR-A3 Function T ree V OICE GrandPno Selecting Voices ....................................................................... page 12 (Voice Name) STYLE 8BeatPop Selecting Accompaniment Styles ............................................. page 33 (Style Name) SONG ArabSng1 Selecting Songs ..............................................[...]

  • Page 82

    81 Appendix: PSR-A3 Function T ree Kybd Vol Changing Keyboard volume ................................................................... page 71 Octave Changing Octave (VOICE function voice and dual voice) ...................... page 71 RevLevel Changing Reverb Send Level (VOICE function voice) ........................... page 72 ChoLevel Changing [...]

  • Page 83

    82 Appendix: About Digital Effect Sound Module CHORUS (System) DSP (System) DSP (Insertion) Reverb Send Level Reverb Send Level Dual Normal Dry Reverb Send Level Split Reverb Return Level DSP Return Level Chorus Return Level DSP Send Level Chorus Send Level Chorus Send Level Chorus Send Level REVERB (System) ■ Digital Effect Configuration The PSR[...]

  • Page 84

    83 Appendix: About Digital Effect No. Effect Type Features REVERB 01~04 Hall1~4 System Concert hall reverb. 05~08 Room1~4 System Small room reverb. 09, 10 Stage1, 2 System Reverb for solo instruments. 11, 12 Plate1, 2 System Simulated steel plate reverb. 13 OFF — No effect. CHORUS 01~05 Chorus1~5 System Conventional chorus program with rich, warm[...]

  • Page 85

    84 Appendix: T r oub leshooting POSSIBLE CA USE/SOLUTION PROBLEM The speakers produce a “ pop ” sound whenever the power is turned ON or OFF . This is normal and is no cause for alarm. T ur n the power OFF and turn the pow er ON again. The default setting “ Local ON ” is automatically selected. Y ou are probably e xceeding the maximum polyp[...]

  • Page 86

    85 Appendix: T roub leshooting / Data Backup & Initialization POSSIBLE CA USE/SOLUTION PROBLEM A CCOMP FREEZE function is turned ON. The rev erb and chorus types are memoried as accompaniment parameter . Press the [ACCOMP FREEZE] button to turn OFF it. The rev erb and chorus types can not be changed by changing the registra- tion memory number [...]

  • Page 87

    86 Inde x A AC power adaptor ................................... 6 Accomp large/small ............................... 39 Accomp out (MIDI transmission) ........... 77 Accompaniment scale tuning ................ 46 Accompaniment split point .................... 41 Accompaniment track (song) ................ 53 Accompaniment volume ..................[...]

  • Page 88

    87 Keyboards: 61 standard-size keys (C1~C6) with touch response. Display: Large multi-function LCD display Setup: Power: ON/OFF Master Volume: MIN-MAX Control & Ten Keys: CURSOR ▲▼ < > , FUNCTION ▲▼ , MODE ▼ , [0]~[9], [+/YES], [–/NO], Data dial Cartridge Slot Demo: Voice Demo:21 songs Style Demo:8 songs Mode: NORMAL, SPLIT,SI[...]

  • Page 89

    88 V oice List / The PSR-A3 is provided with the Panel V oices (voice numbers 01~171) and GM V oices (voice numbers 01~137). GM V oices are used for the accompaniment. Refer to the GM V oice List on page 91 for the accompaniment track voice editing. Polyphony The PSR-A3 can play up to 32 individual notes at the same time (i.e. it has a maximum “p[...]

  • Page 90

    89 Panel Voice List / Bank Select MIDI Number Voice Program Voice Name of Notes Number MSB LSB Number Used Piano 01 0 0 0 Grand Piano 1 02 0 0 1 Bright Piano 1 03 0 0 2 Honky-tonk Piano 2 04 0 0 3 Funky Electric Piano 2 05 0 0 4 DX Electric Piano 2 06 0 0 5 Midi Grand Piano 2 07 0 0 6 Hyper Electric Piano 2 08 0 0 7 Dream Electric Piano 2 09 0 0 8 [...]

  • Page 91

    90 V oice List / Bank Select MIDI Number Voice Program Voice Name of Notes Number MSB LSB Number Used Brass 86 0 0 85 Trumpet 2 87 0 0 86 Flugel Horn 2 88 0 0 87 Muted Trumpet 2 89 0 0 88 Trombone 2 90 0 0 89 Trombone Section 2 91 0 0 90 French Horn 1 92 0 0 91 Tuba 1 93 0 0 92 Brass Section 2 94 0 0 93 Brass+Sax 2 95 0 0 94 Brass+Trombone 2 96 0 0[...]

  • Page 92

    91 GM Voice List / MIDI Number Voice Program Voice Name of Notes Number Number Used Piano 01 0 Acoustic Grand Piano 1 02 1 Bright Acoustic Piano 1 03 2 Electric Grand Piano 2 04 3 Honky-tonk Piano 2 05 4 Electric Piano 1 2 06 5 Electric Piano 2 2 07 6 Harpsichord 1 08 7 Clavi 1 Chromatic Percussion 09 8 Celesta 1 10 9 Glockenspiel 1 11 10 Music Box[...]

  • Page 93

    92 Note# Note 161/129: Standard Kit (0) 162/130: Room Kit (8) 163/131: Rock Kit (16) 164/132: Electronic Kit (24) 165/133: Analog Kit (25) 25 C # 0 Surdo Mute < —— < —— < —— < —— 26 D0 Surdo Open < —— < —— < —— < —— 27 D # 0 Hi Q < —— < —— < —— < —— 28 E0 Whip Slap [...]

  • Page 94

    93 Note# Note 166/134: Jazz Kit (32) 167/135: Brush Kit (40) 168/136: Classic Kit (48) 169: Panel Arabic Kit (64) 137: GM Arabic Kit (64) 25 C # 0< —— < —— < —— — 26 D0 < —— < —— < —— — 27 D # 0< —— < —— < —— — 28 E0 < —— < —— < —— — 29 F0 < —— < ?[...]

  • Page 95

    94 MIDI Implementation Char t / [Portable Keyboard] Date: 1995. 5. 18 Model: PSR-A3 MIDI Implementation Char t Version: 1.00 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 1~16 CH 1~16 CH (*1) Channel Changed 1~16 CH 1~16 CH (*1) Default Mode 3 (*1) Mode Messages XX Altered ***************** X Note 0~127 0~127 Number : True voice ***********[...]

  • Page 96

    95 *1 PSR-A3 ordinarily functions as 16 MIDI channel multi-timbral tone generator controlled by MIDI reception data. Panel voices and the other panel settings are not affected by the MIDI message, except- ing the followings: MIDI Master Tuning System Exclusive Message for controlling Reverb, Chorus and Dsp The Remote Channel can be designated by th[...]

  • Page 97

    96 *10 Exclusive The following system exclusive parameters are supported. <GM system ON> F0H, 7EH, 7FH, 09H, 01H, F7H All parameters except MIDI master Tuning and Dsp setting are reset to their default values. Remote Channel setting is canceled. This message requires approximately 50ms to execute, so sufficient time should be allowed before t[...]

  • Page 98

    97 <Table-1> Parameter Change SYSTEM Address Size Data Parameter Description Default (H) (H) (H) value(H) 00 00 00 4 0000 - 07FF MASTER TUNE -102.4 - +102.3[cent] 00 04 00 00 01 1st bit3-0 m bit15-12 02 2nd bit3-0 m bit11-8 03 3rd bit3-0 m bit7-4 4th bit3-0 m bit3-0 04 1 00 - 7F MASTER VOLUME 0 - 127 7F 06 1 28 - 58 TRANSPOSE -24 - +24[semito[...]

  • Page 99

    98 Address Size Data Parameter Description Default (H) (H) (H) value(H) 4A 2 00-7F VARIATION PARAMETER 5 MSB Refer to Table-3 Depends on variation type 00-7F VARIATION PARAMETER 5 LSB Refer to Table-3 Depends on variation type 4C 2 00-7F VARIATION PARAMETER 5 MSB Refer to Table-3 Depends on variation type 00-7F VARIATION PARAMETER 6 LSB Refer to Ta[...]

  • Page 100

    99 <Table-2> Effect map The following types in the boxes can be controlled by the PSR-A3 settings. The numbers in the brackets are PSR-A3 panel effect numbers. The blank indicates the content is the same as that of 00H. REVERB TYPE LSB 00H 01H 02H 08H 09H 0AH 0BH 0CH MSB 00H NO EFFECT 01H [1]HALL1 HALL5 [2]HALL2 [3]HALL3 [4]HALL4 02H ROOM5 RO[...]

  • Page 101

    100 <Table-3> Effect Parameter List Only the following parameter numbers are effective. Parameter values consists of 2-bytes. Enter 00H for MSB and appropriate value for LSB. * Parameter number 10 Dry/Wet is effective only when Variation connection is insertion. TYPE Type Parameter Parameter Value Description MSB(H) Number 01 HALL 1 Reverb Ti[...]

  • Page 102

    101 TYPE Type Parameter Parameter Value Description MSB(H) Number 46 TREMOLO 1 LFO Frequency 0-127 0.00~39.7Hz 2 AM Depth 0-127 3 PM Depth 0-127 6 EQ Low Frequency 8-40 50Hz~2.0kHz 7 EQ Low Gain 52-76 -12~+12dB 8 EQ High Frequency 28-58 500Hz~16.0kHz 9 EQ High Gain 52-76 -12~+12dB 14 LFO Phase Difference 4-124 -180 ° ~+180 ° (resolution 3 ° ) 15[...]

  • Page 103

    103 FCC INFORMA TION (U .S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con- tained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT : When connecting this product to [...]