Adding Effects to Voices Played on the Keyboard
PSR-3000/1500 Owner’s Manual
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Using, Creating and Editing
V
oices
Adding Effects to Voices Played on
the Keyboard
The PSR-3000/1500 features a sophisticated multi-processor effect system which
can add extraordinary depth and expression to your sound.
1
Select the desired part for which you want to add effects by pressing
one of the PART SELECT buttons.
2
Press the [VOICE EFFECT] button to call up the VOICE EFFECT display.
3
Use the buttons at the lower part of the display to apply effects to the
Voices.
Effect Parameters
Selecting the Harmony/Echo type
You can select the desired Harmony/Echo effect from a variety of types.
In order to make the type you’ve selected here effective, set HARMONY/ECHO to
On in the display shown in step 2 above.
1
Call up the operation display.
[FUNCTION]
→
[F] HARMONY/ECHO
1
2
You can use a pedal to turn the
Harmony/Echo effects on and off
(page 191).
Portamento:
Portamento is a function that cre-
ates a smooth transition in pitch
from the first note played on the
keyboard to the next. The porta-
mento time (the pitch transition
time) can be set via the MIXING
CONSOLE display (page 88).
DSP:
Stands for Digital Signal Proces-
sor (or Processing). DSP changes
and enhances the audio signal in
the digital realm to produce a
wide range of effects.
INITIAL TOUCH
Turns the touch response of the keyboard on or off. When this is set to
off, the same volume is produced no matter how strongly or softly you
play the keyboard.
HARMONY/ECHO
The Harmony/Echo types are applied to the right-hand Voices (page 85).
SUSTAIN
When this Sustain function is on, all notes played on the keyboard
(RIGHT 1/2 parts only) have a longer sustain. You can also set the sus-
tain depth (page 98).
MONO/POLY
This determines whether the part’s Voice is played monophonically
(only one note at a time) or polyphonically. Using the MONO mode
lets you play single, lead sounds (such as brass instruments) more realis-
tically. It also lets you expressively control the Portamento effect
(depending on the selected Voice) by playing legato.
DSP/DSP VARIA-
TION
With the digital effects built into the PSR-3000/1500, you can add
ambience and depth to your music in a variety of ways—such as adding
reverb that makes you sound like you are playing in a concert hall.
• The DSP switch is used to turn the DSP (Digital Signal Processor)
effect on or off for the currently selected keyboard part.
• The DSP Variation switch is used to change between variations of the
DSP effect. You could use this while you play, for example, to change
the rotating speed (slow/fast) of the rotary speaker effect.
