Yamaha Portatone PSR-225, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ...oducts and the produc tion methods used to produce them meet these goals In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the follow ing Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non recharge able battery which if applicable is soldered in place The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years When replacement becomes necessary con...

Page 3: ...t recommended by Yamaha only Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the in strument or overheating Before cleaning the instrument always remove the electric plug from the outlet Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it CAUTION Always follow the basic precautions listed below to ...

Page 4: ... the Dynamic Filter which dynamically adjusts the timbre or tone of a voice accord ing to your playing strength just a like a real musical instrument Convenient footswitch control over various functions including sustain start stop and more GM General MIDI compatibility and full GM voice set Large custom LCD gives you easy at a glance confirma tion of all important settings as well as chord and no...

Page 5: ...ed Chords 56 SETTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT SPLIT POINT 58 Function Parameter Accompaniment Split Point 59 WHAT IS A CHORD 60 WRITING CHORD NAMES 61 The Intervals of the Scale 61 Other Chords 61 CHORD GUIDE 62 Dictionary 62 Smart 64 Smart Chord List 65 EZ Chord 66 EZ Chord Playback 66 Bank Chain 67 EZ Chord Recording 68 Recording a Space 69 Playing the Accompaniment During EZ Chord Recording 69 HINT Us...

Page 6: ...DITIONAL JAZZ AMERICAS COUNTRY WESTERN BALLROOM LATIN BALLROOM STANDARD MARCH WALTZ LATIN CARIBBEAN 91 92 93 94 95 ROCK A BALLAD 8BEAT SWING JAZZ BALLAD 2BEAT 96 97 98 99 100 BOOGIE RAGTIME ARPEGGIO WALTZ HAPPY PIANIST PSR 225 11 17 18 20 21 27 28 30 31 36 37 40 41 46 47 50 8BEAT 16BEAT 6 8 BALLAD DANCE DISCO ROCK ROCK ROLL RHYTHM BLUES CONTEMPORARY JAZZ 1 10 0 1 2 3 4 1 6 1 8 1 9 1 9 1 MAIN VOICE...

Page 7: ...fic tracks pages 81 85 R HARMONY button This turns the Harmony effect on and off See page 43 S REVERB button This turns the Reverb effect on and off See page 40 T DUAL button This turns the Dual mode on and off See page 34 TOUCH button This turns the Touch function on and off See page 38 Power switch STAND BY ON PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS Rear Panel A DC IN 10 12V jack This is for connection to ...

Page 8: ...Use of other AC adaptors could result in damage to the instrument so be sure to ask for the right kind Connect one end of the adaptor to the DC IN 10 12V jack on the rear panel of your PortaTone and the other end to a suitable electrical outlet Use ONLY a Yamaha PA 3B AC Power Adaptor or other adaptor specifically recommended by Yamaha to power your instrument from the AC mains The use of other ad...

Page 9: ...footswitch functions the same way as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano press and hold down the footswitch as you play the keyboard to sustain the sound Connecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Though the PortaTone is equipped with a built in speaker system you can also play it through an external amplifier speaker system First make sure the PortaTone and any external devices are turned o...

Page 10: ...NDING rit START STOP SYNC START MAIN B ACMP ON OFF CHORD GUIDE DICTIONARY SMART EZ OFF RECORD SONG MEMORY 1 2 3 4 5 6 CHORD ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 2 3 4 A PRESET USER B PORTABLE GRAND STAND BY ON REVERB DUAL FUNCTION SONG STYLE VOICE HARMONY TOUCH METRONOME YES FWD NO BWD 0 velocity 7 8 rest 9 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 DEMO START 001 001 063 MEASURE TEMPO GrandPno VOICE STYLE z q q z x 1 2 OVERALL METRONOME VOLU...

Page 11: ...1 Jazz Organ 2 022 Jazz Organ 3 No Voice Name 023 Full Organ 024 Rock Organ 1 025 Rock Organ 2 026 16 2 Organ 027 16 4 Organ 028 Church Organ 029 Reed Organ 030 Musette Accordion 031 Traditional Accordion 032 Bandoneon GUITAR 033 Classical Guitar 034 Folk Guitar 035 12Strings Guitar 036 Jazz Guitar 037 Octave Guitar 038 Clean Guitar 039 Muted Guitar 040 Overdriven Guitar 041 Distortion Guitar BASS...

Page 12: ... STYLE YES FWD NO BWD 0 velocity 7 8 rest 9 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 AUTO FILL MAIN A INTRO ENDING rit START STOP SYNC START MAIN B ACMP ON OFF Accompaniment section AUTO FILL MAIN A INTRO ENDING rit START STOP SYNC START MAIN B ACMP ON OFF AUTO FILL MAIN A INTRO ENDING rit MAIN B Try playing with the Intro Main A B and Ending sections Accompaniment section MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME AUTO FILL MAIN A INTRO ENDING...

Page 13: ...6 8 BALLAD 18 Slow Rock 1 19 Slow Rock 2 20 6 8 Ballad No Style Name DANCE 21 Dance Pop 1 22 Dance Pop 2 23 Techno 24 Eurobeat 25 Euro House 26 Hip Hop 27 Synth Boogie DISCO 28 70s Disco 29 Disco Tropical 30 Polka Pop ROCK 31 8Beat Rock Ballad 32 16Beat Rock Ballad 33 Hard Rock 34 Rock Shuffle 35 6 8 Heavy Rock 36 US Rock ROCK ROLL 37 Rock Roll 1 38 Rock Roll 2 39 Boogie 40 Twist No Style Name RHY...

Page 14: ...ess the CHORD GUIDE button until Smart is shown in the display x Set the key to match that of the song you wish to play Enter the number of sharps or flats of the corresponding key v Play single note chords root note on the keyboard Want to find out more See page 64 c Start the auto accompaniment The PortaTone also lets you easily create appropriate chords for a given scale by simply playing singl...

Page 15: ...find out more See page 68 CHORD GUIDE DICTIONARY SMART EZ OFF 001 116TEMPO EZ 1 STYLE ACMPON YES FWD NO BWD 0 velocity 7 8 rest 9 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 EZ 2 STYLE Accompaniment section MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME AUTO FILL MAIN A INTRO ENDING rit START STOP SYNC START MAIN B ACMP ON OFF CHORD GUIDE DICTIONARY SMART EZ OFF RECORD SONG MEMORY 1 2 3 4 5 6 CHORD ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 2 3 4 A PRESET USER B PORTABLE GR...

Page 16: ...ress both OVERALL buttons Step 4 Songs x Select a song Playing back a single song Naturally you can also individually select and play back any of the PortaTone s songs z Enter the song mode c Start and stop the song Want to find out more See page 75 Want to find out more See page 76 Want to find out more See page 78 ALL 001 111 MEASURE TEMPO SONG 1 6 2 3 4 5 TakeOff DEMO START FUNCTION SONG STYLE ...

Page 17: ...lling up a User One Touch Setting A Select Function 41 and select the desired bank 1 4 B Press the appropriate USER button 1 4 to instantly call up your custom panel settings r Select the desired User button USER 1 4 Want to find out more See page 72 This method is similar to using a pencil and paper to write down each note entering the parts of the song step by step RECORD RECORD OTS User 1 STYLE...

Page 18: ...eter Current value of the selected Function parameter v Use the numeric keypad to change the value or setting For on off settings use the buttons Want to find out more See page 30 F02M Octave STYLE FUNCTION 0M Octave STYLE FUNCTION 1M Octave STYLE FUNCTION FUNCTION SONG ST FUNCTION SONG STYLE VOICE YES FWD NO BWD 0 velocity 7 8 rest 9 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 YES FWD NO BWD 0 velocity 7 8 rest 9 3 4 5 6 1 2 ...

Page 19: ...d Level 37 F25 S ChoLvl Split Voice Chorus Send Level 37 F26 S DspLvl Split Voice DSP Effect Send Level 37 F27 S Voice Split Voice 37 F28 Split Split On Off 37 F29 SplitPnt Split Point 37 Function Parameters List Step 5 Function Parameters Function page F31 Reverb Reverb On Off 44 F32 RevType Reverb Type 44 F33 Chorus Chorus On Off 44 F34 ChoType Chorus Type 44 F35 Dsp DSP On Off 44 F36 DspType DS...

Page 20: ...another PSR 225 See Using Bulk Dump Send to Save Data on pages 99 102 Playing back multi track song data up to 16 channels on the PSR 225 See page 97 PSR 225 PSR 225 MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI OUT MIDI IN PSR 225 MIDI OUT MIDI IN Set Remote Channel page 97 to off MIDI transmit MIDI receive MIDI receive Floppy disk with GM song data MDF3 QY700 or computer with sequencing software Using the MDF3 MIDI Dat...

Page 21: ... OUT MIDI IN MIDI transmit Arrange and edit the data on the computer sequencer MIDI receive playback MIDI OUT MIDI IN PSR 225 MIDI keyboard with no tone generator MIDI receive Controlling the PSR 225 with a MIDI keyboard controller not having a tone generator Auto accompaniment can also be used in this setup See page 97 GM System Level 1 GM System Level 1 is an addition to the MIDI standard which ...

Page 22: ...ay conveniently indicate notes When a user song with chords is being played back they show the chord notes in succession When the Style mode and auto accompaniment are active the display also shows the specific notes of the current chord For a few specific chords not all notes may be shown in the notation section of the display This is due to space limitations in the display In the second example ...

Page 23: ...ly selected song voice or style It also displays the name and current value or setting of the Overall functions and the Function parameters as well as other important operation messages PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS Music Stand Insert the bottom edge of the included music stand into the slot located at the top rear of the PortaTone control panel I Icon window Depending on the mode or function selected...

Page 24: ...p style 91 Rock Ballad It also resets the footswitch to Sustain operation The Portable Grand setting is designed also for playing with the special Pianist styles 91 100 When auto accompaniment is turned on these provide piano only accompaniment in a variety of music styles See page 52 USING THE METRONOME 1 Set the desired tempo with the Tempo function in the Overall menu Press one of the OVERALL b...

Page 25: ...set to various quarter note based meters The time signature changes automatically when a style or song is selected Simultaneously hold down the METRONOME button and press the button on the numeric keypad that corresponds to the desired time signature see chart at right Number Time button signature 1 1 4 Plays only 1 beats all high clicks 2 2 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 6 6 4 7 7 4 8 8 4 9 9 4 0 Plays no 1...

Page 26: ...Change the value Use the OVERALL buttons to increase or decrease the Metronome Volume value Holding down either button continuously increases or decreases the value DEMO START Decreases Metronome Volume value Increases Metronome Volume value PORTABLE GRAND DEMO START 1 Select the Metronome Volume function in the Overall menu Press one of the OVERALL buttons repeatedly if necessary until MtrVol app...

Page 27: ... lets you set up two different voices for playing from separate sections of the keyboard Moreover each mode features special effect sections that let you enhance the sound of the Voice or Voices These include Reverb Chorus and Harmony as well as a DSP section that provides miscellaneous effects such as tremolo echo delay distortion equalization and wah See page 40 Other voice related functions inc...

Page 28: ...ce there are no voices 240 or higher If you want to immediately call up voices 1 23 enter one or two zeros before the number for example select voice 9 by pressing 0 0 then 9 Pressing only 0 does not change the voice Using the numeric keypad Enter the digits of the voice number as indicated on the panel For ex ample to select voice 42 press 4 on the numeric keypad then 2 VOICE PANEL VOICE 13 19 20...

Page 29: ... the mode name in the display without the rectangle you can also play styles or songs respectively in the Voice mode by simply pressing the START STOP button The last selected style or song will be played About Panel Voices and GM Voices Keep in mind that the PortaTone has two separate sets of voices 100 Panel voices and 128 GM General MIDI Voices The GM Voices can also be used for optimum playbac...

Page 30: ...1 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO M Volume STYLE FUNCTION Function Parameters Main Voice The Function parameters provide additional settings for the Main voice These settings are especially useful when using a second voice in the Dual or Split modes since they let you change or enhance the sound of the Main voice separate from the Dual or Split voice These settings include Volume Octave Pan Reverb Send Leve...

Page 31: ...0M Volume STYLE FUNCTION Function Parameters No Parameter Name Display Name Range Settings F01 Main Voice Volume M Volume 0 127 F02 Main Voice Octave M Octave 2 2 octaves F03 Main Voice Pan M Pan 7 full left 0 center 7 full right F04 Main Voice Reverb M RevLvl 0 127 Send Level F05 Main Voice Chorus M ChoLvl 0 127 Send Level F06 Main Voice DSP M DspLvl 0 127 Effect Send Level Description This deter...

Page 32: ... settings can be adjusted over a range of 12 semitones 1 octave 1 Select the Transpose function in the Overall menu Press one of the OVERALL buttons repeatedly if necessary until Transpos appears in the display 2 Change the value Use the OVERALL buttons to increase or decrease the Transpose value Holding down either button continuously increases or decreases the value Restoring the Default Transpo...

Page 33: ...ne 1 Select the Tuning function in the Overall menu Press one of the OVERALL buttons repeatedly if necessary until Tun ing appears in the display 2 Change the value Use the OVERALL buttons to increase or decrease the Tuning value Holding down either button continuously increases or decreases the value Restoring the Default Tuning Value If you ve changed the Tuning setting you can instantly restore...

Page 34: ... For the Dual voice to be heard properly make sure to Select a different voice 17 Dual Voice Set the volume to an appropriate level 11 Dual Volume PLAYING TWO VOICES DUAL VOICE REVERB DUAL HARMONY TOUCH 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO PLAYING VOICES THE VOICE MODE 3 Select the desired Function parameter number While the FUNCTION indication is flashing use the numeric keypad to select the desired Dual Voice ...

Page 35: ...Name Display Name Range Settings F11 Dual Voice Volume D Volume 0 127 F12 Dual Voice Octave D Octave 2 2 octaves F13 Dual Voice Pan D Pan 7 full left 0 center 7 full right F14 Dual Voice Reverb D RevLvl 0 127 Send Level F15 Dual Voice Chorus D ChoLvl 0 127 Send Level F16 Dual Voice DSP D DspLvl 0 127 Effect Send Level F17 Dual Voice D Voice 1 238 F18 Dual On Off Dual on off Description This determ...

Page 36: ...ure to Set the volume to an appropriate level 21 Split Volume Set the octave to a musically appropriate setting 22 Split Octave For example a bass voice might best be played with a 1 setting while a strings voice might sound best at 1 Set the desired Split Point 29 For most purposes however the default Split Point of 059 Main voice starts at middle C is suitable See the Param eters list below for ...

Page 37: ... stereo image For a spacious sounding effect set this value at or near 7 and set the Main Voice Pan page 31 at the opposite positive value This determines how much of the Split voice s signal is sent to the Reverb effect See page 40 Higher values result in a louder Reverb effect for the Split voice This determines how much of the Split voice s signal is sent to the Chorus effect See page 41 Higher...

Page 38: ...H SENSITIVITY 1 Call up the Function mode Press the FUNCTION button 2 Select the desired Function parameter number While the FUNCTION indication is flashing use the numeric keypad to select the Voice Set parameter 72 or Touch Sensitivity 73 For details on these parameters see below Since the FUNCTION indication flashes for only a couple of seconds make sure to select the parameter quickly after st...

Page 39: ...vel DSP Send Level Harmony Type On Off Volume Use the panel HARMONY and DUAL buttons to turn the respective functions on or off A setting of 1 results in limited touch response this setting produces a relatively narrow dynamic range no matter how lightly or strongly you play the keys 2 lets you play over a normal dynamic range soft to loud while 3 is designed for playing very soft passages giving ...

Page 40: ...one from a MIDI device For details see page 116 3 Set the Reverb Send Level for the desired voice s The Main Dual and Split voices can each be set to have different amounts of Reverb Use the corresponding Reverb Send Level parameters in the Function mode Main 04 Dual 14 Split 24 to control this See pages 31 35 37 If the Reverb Send Level is set to a value near or at 000 the Reverb effect may not b...

Page 41: ...to have different amounts of Chorus Use the corresponding Chorus Send Level parameters in the Function mode Main 05 Dual 15 Split 25 to control this See pages 31 35 37 If the Chorus Send Level is set to a value near or at 000 the Chorus effect may not be heard 3 Exit the Function mode Once you ve made all desired settings press one of the other mode but tons SONG STYLE or VOICE CHORUS F33Chorus ST...

Page 42: ...ayed voices These settings are not saved when you turn off the power If you wish to save them save them to a User bank in the One Touch Setting feature page 72 Eighteen additional DSP Types are available when controlling the PortaTone from a MIDI device For details see page 116 3 Exit the Function mode Once you ve made all desired settings press one of the other mode but tons SONG STYLE or VOICE T...

Page 43: ... also be turned on and off with a connected footswitch page 91 or from Function parameter 37 page 44 If the Harmony Volume is set to a value near or at 000 the Harmony effect may not be heard Restoring the Default Value If you ve changed the parameter setting you can instantly restore the default setting by pressing both buttons simultaneously These settings are not saved when you turn off the pow...

Page 44: ...SP Type DspType See DSP Type list below F37 Harmony On Off Harmony on off F38 Harmony Type HarmType See Harmony Type list below F39 Harmony Volume HarmVol 000 127 Description This turns the Reverb effect on off This is the same function as that of the REVERB button It can also be controlled by a connected footswitch see page 91 See Reverb Type list below This turns the Chorus effect on off This ca...

Page 45: ... Cross Delay CrossDly 30 Distortion Hard D Hard 31 Distortion Soft D Soft 32 EQ Disco EQ Disco 33 EQ Telephone EQ Tel 34 Off Off Description Concert hall reverb Small room reverb Reverb for solo instruments Simulated steel plate reverb Early reflections only Gated reverb effect in which the reverberation is quickly cut off for special effects Similar to Gate Reverb but with a reverse increase in r...

Page 46: ...ypes 1 5 are pitch based and add one two or three note harmonies to the single note melody played in the right hand These types only sound when chords are played in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard Types 6 26 are rhythm based effects and add embellishments or delayed repeats in time with the auto accompaniment These types sound whether the auto accompaniment is on or not however the ...

Page 47: ... is for the auto accompaniment function The Style mode also has the powerful Chord Guide features which include three sophisticated learn ing and performance tools Dictionary Smart and EZ Chord The Dictionary and Smart functions pages 62 64 provide powerful easy to use tools for learning chords and chord relationships EZ Chord page 66 lets you record chord progressions for an entire song and then ...

Page 48: ...r of the selected section A or B Using Sync Start The PortaTone also has a Sync Start function that allows you to start the rhythm accompaniment by simply pressing a key on the key board To use Sync Start first press the SYNC START button the beat bars below the style name all flash to indicate Sync Start stand by then press any key on the keyboard When auto accompani ment is on play a key or chor...

Page 49: ...or B to indicate that the selected Main section is currently playing Using Sync Start with an Intro section You can also use the Sync Start function with the special Intro section of the selected style To use Sync Start with an Intro section 1 Press the MAIN A or MAIN B button to select which section A or B is to follow the Intro AUTO FILL MAIN A INTRO ENDING rit START STOP SYNC START MAIN B ACMP ...

Page 50: ...bove methods Simply press the ACMP ON OFF button to turn on the auto accompaniment This can be done at any point in the operation When using Sync Start with the auto accompaniment only keys in the auto accompaniment section can be used to start the accompaniment For more information on auto accompaniment see page 52 AUTO FILL MAIN A INTRO ENDING rit START STOP SYNC START MAIN B ACMP ON OFF AUTO FI...

Page 51: ... accompaniment stops playing immediately Using an Ending section Press the INTRO ENDING button The accompaniment stops after the Ending section is finished Start stop and Ending can also be controlled by using a connected footswitch See page 91 To have the Ending section gradually slow down as it is playing press the INTRO ENDING button twice quickly Pressing the SYNC START button This immediately...

Page 52: ...NG rit START STOP SYNC START MAIN B ACMP ON OFF CHORD GUIDE DICTIONARY SMART EZ OFF Pressing this button alternately enables and cancels the bass and chord accompa niment See below Pressing this button alternately enables and cancels the Sync Start function See page 48 Pressing this button alternately starts and stops accompaniment playback This controls the Intro and Ending sections See pages 49 ...

Page 53: ...ment section to start the accompaniment again This is especially effective when you press the SYNC START button at the end of a musical phrase Chords played in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard are also detected and played when the accom paniment is stopped In effect this gives you a split keyboard with bass and chords in the left hand and the normally selected voice in the right CHAN...

Page 54: ... BB This function can also be controlled by using a connected footswitch See page 91 If you press the MAIN A or B button the Fill in will begin immediately and the newly selected section A or B will actually begin playing from the top of the next measure unless the MAIN A or B button is pressed during the last beat of the measure in which case the Fill in will begin from the first beat of the next...

Page 55: ...e or decrease the Accompaniment Volume value Holding down either button continuously increases or decreases the value Restoring the Default Value To restore the default Accompaniment Volume value 100 press both OVERALL buttons simultaneously when Accompaniment Volume is selected in the Overall menu Accompaniment Volume cannot be changed unless the Style mode is active DEMO START Decreases Accompan...

Page 56: ...rstands what chord you indicate and then automatically generates the accompaniment Single Finger Chords Chords that can be produced in Single Finger operation are major minor seventh and minor seventh The illustration shows how to produce the four chord types The key of C is used here as an example other keys follow the same rules For example Bb7 is played as Bb and A To play a major chord Press t...

Page 57: ...ajor seventh augmented M7aug 1 3 5 7 Minor m 1 b3 5 Minor add ninth m 9 1 2 b3 5 Minor sixth m6 1 b3 5 6 Minor seventh m7 1 b3 5 b7 Minor seventh ninth m7 9 1 2 b3 5 b7 Minor seventh add eleventh m7 11 1 2 b3 4 5 b7 Minor major seventh mM7 1 b3 5 7 Minor major seventh ninth mM7 9 1 2 b3 5 7 Minor seventh flatted fifth m7b5 1 b3 b5 b7 Minor major seventh flatted fifth mM7b5 1 b3 b5 7 Diminished dim...

Page 58: ...e same key as the Accompaniment Split Point 1 Call up the Function mode Press the FUNCTION button 2 Select the Accompaniment Split Point parameter While the FUNCTION indication is flashing use the numeric keypad to select the Accompaniment Split Point parameter 51 For details on the parameter see below The Function parameter number can be selected in the same way as with the voices see page 28 wit...

Page 59: ...Pnt 000 127 Split Point Description This determines the highest key for the accompani ment section and sets the accompaniment split point in other words the key that separates the accompaniment section and the Main voice When accompaniment is turned on the accompaniment section sounds up to and including the Accompani ment Split Point key This cannot be set higher than the Split Point in the Split...

Page 60: ...rd is four semitones higher than the first and the third is three semitones higher than the second Keeping our root note fixed and changing these notes by a semitone up or down sharp or flat we can create four different chords Keep in mind that we can also change the voicing of a chord for example change the order of the notes called inversions or play the same notes in different octaves without c...

Page 61: ... are indicated in the chord name of the chord type as a number the number being the distance of the note from the root See the keyboard diagram below For example the minor 6th chord includes the 6th note of the scale the major 7th chord has the 7th note of the scale etc The Intervals of the Scale To better understand the intervals and the numbers used to represent them in the chord name study this...

Page 62: ...RD GUIDE button so that a style name is shown in the display instead of Dict Smart or EZ Dictionary The Dictionary type is essentially a built in chord book that shows you the individual notes of chords It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it 1 With the Style mode active select the Dictio nary Chord Guide Press the CHORD GUIDE button so that D...

Page 63: ...01 116 MEASURE TEMPO Dict STYLE ACMPON M7 Indicates notes to be played Flashes when correct notes are held Pressing this key selects the major seventh chord type M7 The display shows the name of the chord and the individual notes both in notation and on the keyboard diagram 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO Dict STYLE ACMPON M7 Chord name root and type Notation of chord Individual notes of chord keyboard For ...

Page 64: ... Select the Smart Chord Guide Press the CHORD GUIDE button so that Smart appears briefly in the display 3 Set the desired key Use the buttons on the numeric keypad to step through the available keys or use the numeric keypad to directly enter the num ber corresponding to the desired key see chart below Number Key display indication actual key 01 b 0 C or Am 02 1 G or Em 03 2 D or Bm 04 3 A or F m ...

Page 65: ...Key of F F Dm Gm Dm No Display Root note indication C C Db D Eb D E F F Gb G Ab G A Bb A B 01 b 0 C C dim Dm Eb Em F F dim G Ab Am Bb Bm 02 1 C C dim D Eb Em F F m G Abdim Am Bb Bm 03 2 C C m D Ebdim Em F F m G Abdim A Bb Bm 04 3 C C m D Ebdim E F F m G Abm A Bbdim Bm 05 4 C C m D Ebm E Fdim F m G Abm A Bbdim B 06 5 Cdim C m D Ebm E Fdim F G Abm A Bbm B 07 6 Cdim C D Ebm E Fm F Gdim Abm A Bbm B 08...

Page 66: ... to the next without breaking up your chord progression 2 Select the EZ Chord function Press the CHORD GUIDE button repeatedly if necessary until EZ appears The auto accompaniment is automatically turned on when EZ Chord is selected EZ Chord Playback Once you ve recorded your own EZ Chord bank page 68 you can play it back using the operation steps below However you can try out EZ Chord on your own...

Page 67: ...et the position to the first chord in the bank simply select the same bank again by pressing the corresponding number button of the numeric keypad The accompaniment Split Point can be freely set letting you determine what keys comprise the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard See page 59 You can use the footswitch to select successive chords letting you play the full keyboard while still bei...

Page 68: ...ed EZ Chord bank For instructions on doing this see Clearing an EZ Chord Bank on page 71 2 At the selected block record the desired chord You can do this in one of two ways Play Multi Fingering chords in the auto accompaniment section See page 56 Enter the chord root and name manually from the ROOT and CHORD TYPE section of the keyboard Even if you ve recorded over erased the factory set EZ Chord ...

Page 69: ... record mode When finished recording the chords press the RECORD button This exits from the record mode and lets you playback your newly re corded chords See page 66 Playing the Accompaniment During EZ Chord Recording It may be helpful for you to hear the style and auto accompaniment as you are recording chords in the EZ Chord function To do this 1 Press the STYLE button This briefly calls up the ...

Page 70: ...ows this kind of structure closely you may want to group the chord changes for each section in four eight twelve or sixteen block groups For example the first song in the illustration above shows a sixteen block group followed by a group of twelve then one of eight To record a space Press the button without recording a chord Some advantages to using spaces Put one or two spaces between recorded ch...

Page 71: ...hen hold down the 0 button until the Clear prompt appears 4 Execute the Clear function At the Clear prompt press the button YES to actually clear the bank or press the button to cancel 5 Continue recording or exit the Record mode Operation returns to EZ Chord Record letting you record a new bank of chords To exit simply press the RECORD button Clear YES STYLE ACMPON RECORD AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT THE S...

Page 72: ... Main A or B and Accompaniment Split Point Overall menu settings Tempo Transpose Tuning and Accompaniment Volume Footswitch assignment Touch Sensitivity setting Recording a User One Touch Setting 1 Make all desired settings for the PortaTone Virtually all PortaTone settings can be saved to a User button Refer to the list above for details 2 Select the OTS Record mode Press the RECORD button repeat...

Page 73: ...to indicate that settings have been saved to OTS User button 1 4 Select the desired User number Press the corresponding USER ONE TOUCH SETTING button 1 4 Doing this records the settings to the selected button ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 2 3 4 A PRESET USER B 116TEMPO 001 MEASURE Briefly appears to indicate that OTS User 1 is active Selecting a User Bank Before selecting a User One Touch Setting in step 2 ...

Page 74: ...ch Setting 1 Select a style Select one of the styles as described in steps 1 2 on page 47 2 Press the appropriate ONE TOUCH SETTING PRESET button Press the PRESET button A B corresponding to the desired settings ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 2 3 4 A PRESET USER B Briefly appears to indicate that OTS Preset A is active 116TEMPO 001 MEASURE ONE TOUCH SETTING PRESET Main voice number All Main voice settings Vo...

Page 75: ...or your listening enjoyment however you can also play along with them on the keyboard The User songs are empty and cannot be played until something has been recorded to them For instructions on recording your own songs see page 79 Song Playback Display 003 008 205 MEASURE TEMPO Rockin SONG 1 6 2 3 4 5 Current measure number When playing User songs using accompaniment these display the notes and na...

Page 76: ...page 91 CHANGING THE TEMPO The tempo of song and style playback can be adjusted over a range of 32 280 bpm beats per minute 1 Select the Tempo function in the Overall menu Press one of the OVERALL buttons repeatedly if necessary until Tempo appears in the display Current Tempo value Indicates Tempo is selected 205Tempo SONG TEMPO SELECTING AND PLAYING SONGS THE SONG MODE AUTO FILL MAIN A INTRO END...

Page 77: ...g or style returns to the default setting when selecting a different song or style The set tempo remains however when switching styles during playback When you turn on the power of the PortaTone the tempo is automatically set to 116 bpm ABOUT THE BEAT DISPLAY This section of the display provides a convenient easy to understand indication of the rhythm for song and style playback The dark bars belo...

Page 78: ...he OVERALL buttons to increase or decrease the Song Volume value Holding down either button continuously increases or decreases the value Restoring the Default Value To restore the default Song Volume value 100 press both OVERALL buttons simultaneously when Song Volume is selected in the Overall menu Current Song Volume value Indicates Song Volume is selected 100 001 205 MEASURE TEMPO SongVol SONG...

Page 79: ...record in real time Realtime recording on the other hand is best for captur ing the natural feel of a performance since it allows you to record as you are playing and simultaneously hear what you are recording Which method you use depends partly on the type of music you wish to create and partly on your own personal preference You can even use both methods in tandem For example you could record a ...

Page 80: ...riate bass and chord back ing For more information on auto accompaniment see page 52 If desired also make other settings Refer to the list above for settings that can be recorded to a song SONG RECORDING Data that can be recorded to the normal melody tracks Note on off Velocity Main voice settings Voice Number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Send Level Chorus Send Level DSP Send Level Dual voice settings...

Page 81: ... SONG RECORDING RECORD RECORD indication flashes briefly then stays lit to indicate record standby 004 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO RealTime RECORD STYLE Using the Metronome You can use the Metronome instead of a style if desired This allows you to keep your performance in time even when recording without rhythmic accompani ment To do this press the METRONOME button before recording in step 5 below After...

Page 82: ...hord track is automatically selected If you want to rehearse your part before recording press the SYNC START button to turn Sync Start off After rehearsing press SYNC START again to return to the above condition If you wish to cancel recording at this point press the RECORD button again This function can also be controlled by using a connected footswitch See page 91 INTR END START STOP SYNC START ...

Page 83: ...tep 5 above Alternately simply press the START STOP button to start recording Clearing a Single Track If you wish to erase a single track without clearing the entire song in the Song Clear operation page 90 1 Press the RECORD button 2 Select the desired track with the corresponding SONG MEMORY button 3 Press the START STOP button once to start recording and once again to stop without playing any k...

Page 84: ...ong but not the same track Data that can be recorded to the normal melody tracks Note on off Velocity Main voice settings Voice Number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Send Level Chorus Send Level DSP Send Level Dual voice settings Dual on off Voice Number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Send Level Chorus Send Level DSP Send Level Reverb on off Reverb Type Chorus on off Chorus Type DSP on off DSP Type Tempo Time...

Page 85: ...cannot be recorded simultaneously with another track SONG MEMORY 1 2 3 4 5 6 CHORD INTR END START STOP SYNC START ACMP ON OFF 5 Start recording When the RECORD indication stops flashing and the track number starts flashing you can start recording Record each note or chord and rest individually as described below More than one note can be recorded at a time however only the last pressed note appear...

Page 86: ...ove backward and forward in the track When material has been recorded this steps through and sounds each note in succession YES FWD NO BWD 0 velocity 7 8 rest 9 3 5 6 1 3 4 2 SONG RECORDING q 96 Clicks q 96 Clicks q 96 Clicks q 96 Clicks Measure 384 Clicks Beat Beat Beat Beat Note value Note name Measure number Clicks 004 001 201 MEASURE C3 SONG RECORD 1 Beat bars Beat number 3 Select the note tim...

Page 87: ...note or rest of a triplet must be entered separately Dotted notes extend the length of a note by half in other words the length of a dotted eighth note is an eighth note plus a sixteenth note 7 4 4 9 3 YES FWD NO BWD 0 velocity 8 rest 7 9 3 Dotted note Triplet Three eighth note triplets within a quarter note beat Two eighth notes within a quarter note beat ACMPON RECORD M7 8 rest 4 Recording Rests...

Page 88: ...desired 4 At the Delete prompt press the button To cancel press the button 6 Listen to your new recording You can listen to the entire step recorded track at any time by pressing the START STOP button The track you are working on plays back until stopped and returns to Step recording at the next position Keep in mind that this only plays the selected track To hear all tracks of the song exit from ...

Page 89: ...city at the selected note and ending with a velocity increase of 10 Display Type Description Diminuendo 1 This creates a two measure diminuendo starting with the current velocity at the selected note and ending with a velocity decrease of 40 Diminuendo 2 This creates a two measure diminuendo starting with the current velocity at the selected note and ending with a velocity decrease of 20 Diminuend...

Page 90: ... directly enter the number use the keys to step up and down through the param eters or press the FUNC TION button to advance through the parameter numbers Since the FUNCTION indication flashes for only a couple of seconds make sure to select the parameter quickly after step 1 above 3 Start the Song Clear operation After the FUNCTION indication stops flashing and the Clr prompt appears press the bu...

Page 91: ...on is flashing use the numeric keypad to select Footswitch Assign 71 Function parameter numbers can be selected in the same way as with the voices see page 28 with the numeric keypad keys or the FUNC TION button Since the FUNCTION indication flashes for only a couple of seconds make sure to select the parameter quickly after step 1 above 3 Select the desired footswitch function After the FUNCTION ...

Page 92: ...on see pages 48 Each press of the footswitch alternately starts and stops song or accompaniment playback When the Style mode is active this provides the same function as the INTRO ENDING button see page 49 Pressing the footswitch twice while the accompaniment is playing back causes the Ending section to gradually slow down page 51 When the Style mode is active this provides the same function as th...

Page 93: ...rd So then what is the information from the keyboard that becomes the basis for note production For example let s say you play a C quarter note using the grand piano sound on the PSR 225 keyboard Unlike an acoustic instrument that puts out a resonated note the electronic instrument puts out information from the keyboard such as with what voice with which key about how strong when was it pressed an...

Page 94: ...t transmit data unique to each instrument manufacturer and Realtime Mes sages that control the MIDI device The messages transmitted received by the PSR 225 are shown in the MIDI Implementation Chart on page 114 MIDI Terminals In order to exchange MIDI data between multiple devices each device must be connected by a cable The MIDI terminals of the PSR 225 are located on the rear panel MIDI IN Recei...

Page 95: ...to the MIDI termi nals of the personal computer Computer sequencer software Computer sequencer software When using a MIDI interface with a Macintosh series com puter connect the RS 422 terminal of the computer modem or printer terminal to the MIDI interface as shown in the diagram below PSR 225 MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI OUT MIDI IN PSR 225 MIDI IN RS 422 MIDI OUT MIDI interface When using a Macintosh ...

Page 96: ...p 1 above 3 Change the parameter setting or value After the FUNCTION indication stops flashing use the numeric keypad to change the value or setting Restoring the Default Value If you ve changed the parameter setting you can instantly restore the default setting by pressing both buttons simultaneously The MIDI settings below are saved even when the power is turned off However MIDI settings are NOT...

Page 97: ... This determines whether Auto Accompaniment data is transmitted via MIDI OUT or not When set to on Auto Accompaniment data is transmitted over channels 3 10 as listed below The default setting is on Accompaniment Transmit Channels Channel 3 Bass Channel 4 Chord part 1 Channel 5 Chord part 2 Channel 6 Pad Channel 7 Phrase part 1 Channel 8 Phrase part 2 Channel 9 Rhythm part 2 Channel 10 Rhythm part...

Page 98: ... data and settings to another device such as a sequencer computer or MIDI data filer The saved settings are User One Touch Setting banks 1 4 User Songs 1 3 and EZ Chord banks 1 8 which you can then reload any time you need For example you can save data to floppy disk on a computer or a MIDI data filer such as the Yamaha MDF3 and have unlimited storage capability for your valuable PortaTone data Fo...

Page 99: ...ing MIDI data Refer to the MDF3 Owner s Manual 2 On the PortaTone select the Bulk Dump Send function Do this in the normal way 1 Press the FUNCTION button 2 Select parameter 86 with the numeric keypad 3 At the BulkSnd prompt above set the opera tion to standby Press the button to start the Bulk Dump Send operation USING BULK DUMP SEND TO SAVE DATA F86BulkSend STYLE FUNCTION YESBulkSnd STYLE FUNCTI...

Page 100: ...rt sending the data Press the button to actually start transmitting the data or press the button to cancel the operation and return to step 3 YESSure STYLE FUNCTION End STYLE FUNCTION YESBulkSnd STYLE FUNCTION YES NO BWD 0 velocity 7 8 rest 9 3 FWD MIDI FUNCTIONS Bulk Dump Send can be cancelled in mid operation by pressing the button Send Sng STYLE FUNCTION Indicates User Song data is being sent S...

Page 101: ...ode and that it is not in the middle of an operation such as song recording or playback accompaniment playback EZ Chord recording Bulk Dump Send etc 3 Start sending the data from the connected MIDI device Send the data from the connected device Refer to the owner s manual of the device for details The PortaTone automatically receives the data As the data is being received the PortaTone display ind...

Page 102: ... in the song you could also do this in the middle of a song for example completely changing the PortaTone settings for the next section of the song USING INITIAL SETUP SEND WITH A SEQUENCER Sending Initial Setup Data 1 First set up the sequencer for recording The actual procedure may differ depending on your particular equip ment and software Ideally you should leave two or more measures of silenc...

Page 103: ...ansmit ting the data An End message briefly appears in the display when the operation is complete followed by the InitSnd prompt 5 Stop recording on the sequencer Stop recording on the sequencer in the normal way Make sure that any subsequently recorded performance data is recorded at least one measure following the Initial Setup data 6 Exit from the Initial Setup Send operation To exit from Initi...

Page 104: ...re is no sound on either the PortaTone or the connected MIDI device If Local Control Function 84 page 97 is set to off the PortaTone voices will not sound even when playing the keyboard If Keyboard Out Function 82 page 97 is set to off the connected MIDI device will not sound when playing the PortaTone keyboard Make sure that the Accompaniment Volume page 55 is set to an appropriate level Make sur...

Page 105: ... note to note The sound of the voice changes from note to note Problem Possible Cause and Solution TROUBLESHOOTING DATA BACKUP INITIALIZATION Except for the data listed below all PSR 225 panel settings are reset to their initial settings whenever the power is turned on The data listed below are backed up i e retained in memory as long as an AC adaptor is connected or a set of batteries is installe...

Page 106: ... Metronome 24 MIDI 93 MIDI channels 97 MIDI Implementation Chart 114 MIDI terminals 94 MIDI about 93 mode indicator 22 Multi Fingering 56 music stand 23 N numeric keypad 6 28 O One Touch Setting 72 One Touch Setting Preset 74 One Touch Setting User 72 OTS One Touch Setting 72 OVERALL buttons 6 Overall indicator 22 P PHONES AUX OUT jack 9 Portable Grand 24 Preset One Touch Setting 74 Q Quick Guide ...

Page 107: ...107 SONG SCORES EZ Chord banks 1 2 The Entertainer EZ Chord Bank 2 Menuet EZ Chord Bank 1 ...

Page 108: ...nt is used the total number of available notes for playing on the keyboard is correspondingly reduced The same applies to the Dual Voice Split Voice and Song functions The Voice List includes MIDI program change numbers for each voice Use these program change numbers when playing the PSR 225 via MIDI from an external device Some voices may sound continuously or have a long decay after the notes ha...

Page 109: ... Bass 047 0 112 38 Synth Bass 048 0 113 38 Techno Bass 049 0 113 39 Dance Bass ENSEMBLE 050 0 112 48 Strings 051 0 112 49 Chamber Strings 052 0 112 50 Synth Strings 053 0 113 49 Slow Strings 054 0 112 44 Tremolo Strings 055 0 112 45 Pizzicato Strings 056 0 112 52 Choir 057 0 113 52 Choir Aahs 058 0 112 53 Choir Oohs 059 0 112 54 Synth Choir 060 0 112 55 Orchestra Hit STRINGS 061 0 112 40 Violin 06...

Page 110: ...215 0 0 104 Sitar 216 0 0 105 Banjo 217 0 0 106 Shamisen 218 0 0 107 Koto 219 0 0 108 Kalimba 220 0 0 109 Bagpipe PIANO 111 0 0 0 Acoustic Grand Piano 112 0 0 1 Bright Acoustic Piano 113 0 0 2 Electric Grand Piano 114 0 0 3 Honky tonk Piano 115 0 0 4 Electric Piano 1 116 0 0 5 Electric Piano 2 117 0 0 6 Harpsichord 118 0 0 7 Clavi CHROMATIC 119 0 0 8 Celesta 120 0 0 9 Glockenspiel 121 0 0 10 Music...

Page 111: ... 062 Country 2 4 063 Country Rock 064 Country Ballad 065 Country Shuffle 066 Country Waltz BALLROOM LATIN 067 Cha Cha 068 Rhumba 069 Pasodoble 070 Tango Continental BALLROOM STANDARD 071 Foxtrot 072 Jive Voice Bank Select MIDI Voice Name Number MSB LSB Program Change SOUND EFFECTS 231 0 0 120 Guitar Fret Noise 232 0 0 121 Breath Noise 233 0 0 122 Seashore 234 0 0 123 Bird Tweet 235 0 0 124 Telepho...

Page 112: ...H 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Room Tom 1 Rock Tom 1 E Tom 1 42 F 1 1 Hi Hat Closed 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Room Tom 2 Rock Tom 2 E Tom 2 44 G 1 1 Hi Hat Pedal 45 A 1 Low Tom Room Tom 3 Rock Tom 3 E Tom 3 46 A 1 1 Hi Hat Open 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Room Tom 4 Rock Tom 4 E Tom 4 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Room Tom 5 Rock Tom 5 E Tom 5 49 C 2 Crash Cymbal 1 50 D 2 High Tom Room Tom 6 Rock Tom 6 E Tom 6 51 D 2 Ride Cymbal 1 52 E 2...

Page 113: ...om 4 Brush Tom 4 Jazz Tom 4 48 C 2 Analog Tom 5 Analog Tom 5 Jazz Tom 5 Brush Tom 5 Jazz Tom 5 49 C 2 Analog Cymbal Analog Cymbal Hand Cym L Open 50 D 2 Analog Tom 6 Analog Tom 6 Jazz Tom 6 Brush Tom 6 Jazz Tom 6 51 D 2 Hand Cym L Closed 52 E 2 53 F 2 54 F 2 55 G 2 56 G 2 Analog Cowbell Analog Cowbell 57 A 2 Hand Cym H Open 58 A 2 59 B 2 Hand Cym H Closed 60 C 3 61 C 3 62 D 3 Analog Conga H Analog...

Page 114: ...X O Control Change 0 32 O O Bank Select 1 X 2 O Modulation 7 10 O O 11 X 2 O Expression 6 38 X 2 O Data Entry 64 O O Sustain 84 X 2 O Portamento Control 91 93 94 O O Effect Depth 96 97 X O Data Inc Dec 100 101 X 2 O RPN LSB MSB 120 X O All Sound Off 121 X O Reset All Controllers Program O 0 127 O 0 127 Change True System Exclusive O 3 O 3 System Song Position X X Song Select X X Common Tune X X Sy...

Page 115: ...a neously Universal System Exclusive The values of mm is used for MIDI Master Tuning Values for ll are ignored MIDI Master Tuning F0H 43H 1nH 27H 30H 00H 00H mmH llH ccH F7H This message simultaneously changes the tuning value of all channels The values of mm and ll are used for MIDI Master Tuning The default value of mm and ll are 08H and 00H respectively Any values can be used for n and cc Bulk ...

Page 116: ...064 NO EFFECT 065 CHORUS 2 CHORUS2 066 CELESTE 1 CHORUS1 067 FLANGER 3 FLANGER1 4 FLANGER2 068 127 NO EFFECT TYPE TYPE LSB MSB 00 01 02 08 16 17 18 19 20 000 NO EFFECT 001 1 HALL1 2 HALL2 002 ROOM 3 ROOM1 4 ROOM2 003 STAGE 5 STAGE1 6 STAGE2 004 PLATE 7 PLATE1 8 PLATE2 005 DELAY L C R 26 DELAY L C R 006 27 DELAY L R 007 28 ECHO 008 29 CROSS DELAY 009 9 EARLY REFLECTION1 10 EARLY REFLECTION2 010 11 ...

Page 117: ...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 accessories and or another product use only high quality shielded cables Cable s supplied with this product MUST be used Follow all installation instructions Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use ...

Page 118: ...so contact Yamaha directly at the address provided below 2 Deliver the unit to be serviced under warranty to the retailer selling the product an authorized service center or to Yamaha with an explanation of the problem Please be prepared to provide proof purchase date sales receipt credit card copy etc when requesting service and or parts under warranty 3 Shipping and or insurance costs are the co...

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