Yamaha Portatone PSR-E403, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ... duction 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 following Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non rechargeable battery which if applicable is soldered in place The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years When replacement becomes neces sary contact a qualified se...

Page 3: ...d change the lead in to co axial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product If you can not locate the appropriate retailer please contact Yamaha Corporation of America Electronic Service Division 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park CA90620 The above statements apply ONLY to those products ...

Page 4: ...ossibility of physical injury to you or others or damage to the instrument or other property These precautions include but are not limited to the following When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet always hold the plug itself and not the cord Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument or during electrical storms Do not connect the instrument to an electrical o...

Page 5: ...on the instrument and do not use excessive force on the buttons switches or connectors Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level since this can cause permanent hearing loss If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears consult a physician Saving and backing up your data The panel settings and some other types of data is lost when yo...

Page 6: ...IDI standard which ensures that any GM compatible music data can be accurately played by any GM compatible tone generator regardless of manufacturer The GM mark is affixed to all software and hardware products that support GM System Level XGlite As its name implies XGlite is a simplified version of Yamaha s high quality XG tone generation format Naturally you can play back any XG song data using a...

Page 7: ...l advantage of its various features Make sure to keep this manual in a safe and handy place even after you finish reading and refer to it often when you need to better understand an operation or function The PSR E403 YPT 400 package includes the following items Please check that you have them all Owner s Manual Music rest Accessory CD ROM Accessories Music Rest Insert the music rest into the slots...

Page 8: ...rd and produce a perfect performance every time even if you play wrong notes All you have to do is play on the keyboard alternately on the left and right hand ranges of the keyboard for example and you ll sound like a pro as long as you play in time with the music Play a Variety of Instrument Voices Page 28 The instrument voice that sounds when you play the keyboard can be changed to violin flute ...

Page 9: ... 56 Basic Operation and Displays 57 Basic Operation 57 Display Items 59 Reference Adding Effects 60 Harmony 60 Adding Reverb 61 Adding Chorus 62 Handy Performance Features 63 The Metronome 63 Setting the Number of Beats per Measure and the Length of Each Beat 64 Adjusting the Metronome Volume 64 Tap Start 65 Touch Response Sensitivity 65 Pitch Bend 66 Pitch Controls 66 Controlling Arpeggio Volume ...

Page 10: ...tor or other adap tor specifically recommended by Yamaha to power your instrument from the AC mains The use of other adaptors may result in irreparable damage to both the adaptor and the instrument WARNING Unplug the AC Power Adaptor when not using the instrument or during electrical storms CAUTION PA 3C AC outlet Connecting the AC power adaptor automatically supplies power from the adaptor and ov...

Page 11: ...ta exists on flash memory all instrument settings are restored to the initial factory defaults when the power is turned on Connecting Headphones PHONES OUTPUT Jack Connecting a Footswitch SUSTAIN Jack Avoid listening with the headphones at high volume for long peri ods of time doing so may not only result in ear fatigue it may be damaging to your hearing WARNING To prevent damage to the speakers s...

Page 12: ...on page 23 2 FUNCTION button page 82 3 MUSIC DATABASE button page 49 4 METRONOME ON OFF button page 63 5 PORTABLE GRAND button page 31 6 Dial pages 58 82 7 CATEGORY and buttons pages 58 82 8 SONG button page 39 9 EASY SONG ARRANGER button page 50 0 STYLE button page 33 1 VOICE button page 28 2 Number buttons 0 9 and buttons pages 58 82 3 ASSIGN button page 18 4 A and B knobs page 21 5 REPEAT LEARN...

Page 13: ... button pages 40 71 0 START STOP button pages 33 40 58 1 TEMPO TAP button page 27 2 REGIST MEMORY MEMORY BANK 1 2 buttons page 80 3 SONG MEMORY REC 1 5 A buttons page 52 4 PITCH BEND wheel page 66 5 USB terminal pages 11 86 6 SUSTAIN jack page 11 7 PHONES OUTPUT jack page 11 8 DC IN 12V jack page 10 Rear Panel 5 6 7 8 2 3 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Voice Category List page 106 Rear Panel Music Database List pa...

Page 14: ...t a voice number between 129 and 143 the arpeggio function will automatically be engaged so you can start playing arpeggios immediately The arpeggio function will automati cally be turned off when you select any other voice If you want to use voices 129 143 for normal performance without the arpeggio function press the ARPEGGIO ON OFF button to turn the arpeggio function off after selecting the vo...

Page 15: ...to the num ber of notes you play and the area of the keyboard you play in You can save the instrument s settings at this point and then recall them at any time you want to repeat your performance page 80 You can also record your performance page 52 The arpeggio function applies only to the main and dual voices and does not affect split voices The arpeggio function cannot be used at the same time a...

Page 16: ...antly select a voice with a single button press 2 After turning the arpeggio function on select an arpeggio type steps 1 and 2 on the preceding page For this example select 02 DownOct1 That completes preparation to use the arpeggio function 3 Select the style you want to play along with the arpeggio function A style is an automatic accompaniment pattern Press the STYLE button and the name of the c...

Page 17: ...ordingly each time you play a new left hand chord Of course you can also change your right hand fingering to produce interesting changes If you re not comfortable with right hand playing yet you could use the performance assistant technology feature described on page 23 When the performance assistant feature is on playing any right hand key will always produce musically appropriate notes Whenever ...

Page 18: ...o sequentially select the five effect combinations provided z x c v b z etc The currently selected combination is shown in the display z c affect the main and dual voices only Split voices will not be affected Styles and songs will also not be affected v b affect styles only Assigning Effects to the Knobs 001 001 GrandPno The assignable knob effects are pre programmed in the pairs listed above It ...

Page 19: ... therefore the brightness of the sound Knob B adjusts the amount of resonance applied at the filter s cutoff fre quency Increasing the resonance emphasizes the frequencies at the cutoff frequency and thus strengthens the perceived effect of the filter x Effect Reverb reproduces the acoustic ambience of a concert hall or club while chorus produces a layered multi instrument effect Knob A adjusts th...

Page 20: ...B adjusts release time the amount of time it takes for the sound to decay to silence after a key is released v Style Filter In this case the knobs apply the filter effect to the style being played Knob A and Knob B have the same functions as for z Filter described on the pre ceding page b Style Tempo Knob A adjusts the tempo of the style and arpeggios Rotating the knob clockwise increases the temp...

Page 21: ...SquareLd Square wave Lead 2 Press the ASSIGN button as many times as necessary to select z FILTER z will appear in the display Knob A can now be used to adjust the filter cutoff frequency and Knob B can be used to adjust the resonance 3 Rotate Knob B to its maximum setting all the way to the right Rotating the knob to the right while the volume is set to a high level can result in distortion If th...

Page 22: ...r the new effect has been selected Number Effect Try This z FILTER Select a synth type lead or pad voice page 106 Turn Knob B all the way up and operate Knob A while playing for some spacey floating 1980 s effects x EFFECT Select a voice that sounds as though it already has reverb and chorus effects applied and turn Knob A and Knob B all the way down to hear the direct sound of the voice You can t...

Page 23: ...ion on using performance assistant technology to help you play 1 Press the PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT ON OFF button This turns on the performance assistant technology feature The P A T icon will appear after PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT 2 Select a song Press the SONG button and the song number and name will be dis played You can use the dial or other selection controls to select a differ ent song For this exa...

Page 24: ...er C E G C E G C E Performance assistant technology will make sure that the notes will come out as if they were played according to the score on the right Keep playing and performance assistant technology will continue to correct the notes that you play You can stop song playback at any time by pressing the START STOP button What is a Song Of course you know the normal meaning of the word but for ...

Page 25: ... Once you get a feel for it try playing chords with your left hand and a melody with your right or any other combination To use the performance assistant technology feature it is necessary to play a song that includes chord data or a style with auto accompaniment on If a song includes the required data the chords are shown on the right side of the display page 59 You will get even better results i...

Page 26: ...he ninth measure Play the keys shown in the illustration Keep playing F A and C with your left hand and the correct notes will sound as the song proceeds When you get used to playing the left hand part refer to The Easy Way to Play Piano on page 23 and try adding the right hand part 3 Press the PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT ON OFF button to turn the performance assistant technology feature off The complet...

Page 27: ...mpo display will appear and you can use the dial the and buttons or the 0 to 9 number buttons to set to tempo to anywhere from 011 and 280 quarter note beats per minute You can return to the original tempo by simultaneously pressing the and buttons About the Beat Display The arrow marks in the beat display flash in time with the rhythm of the song or style Change the Song Tempo Current tempo value...

Page 28: ...button The voice number and name will be displayed 2 Select the voice you want to play While watching the displayed voice name rotate the dial The available voices will be selected and displayed in sequence The voice selected here becomes the main voice For this example select the 092 Flute voice 3 Play the keyboard Try selecting and playing a variety of voices Select and Play a Voice MAIN 001 Gra...

Page 29: ...than a second D VOICE appears in the display for a few seconds then the currently selected dual voice will be displayed 3 Select the desired dual voice Watch the displayed dual voice and rotate the dial until the voice you want to use is selected The voice selected here becomes the dual voice For this example try selecting the 109 Vibraphone voice Play Two Voices Simultaneously DUAL The dual voice...

Page 30: ... icon will appear in the display The cur rently selected split voice will sound to the left of the keyboard split point 2 Press and hold the SPLIT ON OFF button for longer than a second S VOICE appears in the display for a few seconds then the currently selected split voice will be displayed Two voices will sound at the same time Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands SPLIT Main voice...

Page 31: ...e try selecting the 033 Folk Guitar voice 4 Play the keyboard Try selecting and playing a range of split voices When you just want to play piano all you have to do is press one convenient button Press the PORTABLE GRAND button The 001 Grand Piano voice will be selected 033 Folk Gtr Play the Grand Piano Voice When you press the PORTA BLE GRAND button all settings other than touch sensitivity are tu...

Page 32: ...utton 2 Use the dial to select 128 SFX Kit2 3 Try out each key and enjoy the sound effects As you try out the various keys you ll hear the sound of a submarine a telephone bell a creaking door laughter and many other useful effects 127 SFX Kit1 includes lightning running water dogs bark ing and others Some keys do not have assigned sound effects and will therefore produce no sound For details on t...

Page 33: ...yed using percussion instruments only 1 Press the STYLE button The style number and name will appear in the display 2 Select a style Use the dial to select the style you want to use A list of all the available styles is provided on page 112 3 Press the START STOP button The style rhythm will start playing Press the START STOP button a second time when you want to stop playback Select a Style Rhyth...

Page 34: ...rn the sync start function on When sync start is on the bass and chord accompaniment included in a style will start playing as soon as you play a note to left of the keyboard split point Press the button a second time to turn the sync start function off When automatic accompaniment is on The area of the keyboard to the left of the split point 54 F 2 becomes the auto accompaniment region and is use...

Page 35: ... to the left hand notes you play 5 Play a variety of left hand chords while playing a melody with your right hand 6 Press the START STOP button to stop style playback when you re done You can switch style sections to add variety to the accompaniment Refer to Pattern Variation Sections on page 70 Try this Scores for some chord progressions are provided on page 36 These examples should help you get ...

Page 36: ...evel On these pages we ll introduce three easy to use chord progressions Be sure to try them out with the instrument s accompaniment styles The style will respond to the chord progression you play effectively creating a complete song Playing the Chord Progressions Play the scores with the left hand Before playing the scores follow steps 1 through 3 of Play Along with a Style on page 34 The scores ...

Page 37: ...er of the chords Bossa nova with jazz style chords This progression includes jazzy two five II V changes Try playing it through several times When you re ready to stop playing press the INTRO ENDING rit button Recommended Style 148 Piano Boogie Recommended Style 091 Bossa Nova F G F C C C Press the INTRO ENDING rit button Press the INTRO ENDING rit button G7 E7 Dm CM7 Am A7 FM7 Bm7 5 Press the INT...

Page 38: ...ent range of the keyboard Playing Auto accompaniment Chords C Db Eb F G Bb Db Eb F D E F G A B C D E F Split point default 54 F 2 Root notes and the corresponding keys Accompaniment range To play a major chord Press the root note of the chord C Cm C7 Cm7 To play a minor chord Press the root note together with the nearest black key to the left of it To play a seventh chord Press the root note toget...

Page 39: ...e the 30 songs provided 1 Press the SONG button The song number and name will be displayed You can use the dial to select a different song 2 Select a song Select a song after referring to the preset song category list on page 41 Use the dial to select the song you want to listen to Listen Lesson Record Song Select and Listen to a Song 011 Nocturne The currently selected song and number are display...

Page 40: ...ages 89 91 Using the DEMO button Press the DEMO button to play Songs 001 008 in sequence Playback will continue repeatedly starting again from the first Song 001 You can select a song by using the and buttons after pressing the DEMO button You can stop playback at any time by pressing the DEMO button Song start Song Fast Forward Fast Reverse and Pause PAUSE Press the pause but ton to pause playbac...

Page 41: ...own compositions 5 Sweet TenorSax Demo 6 Cool RotorOrgan Demo 7 Cool Galaxy Electric Piano Demo 8 ModernHarp Sweet Soprano Demo Function Demo 9 Hallelujah Chorus Use these songs to experience some of the instrument s advanced features song number 9 for the easy song arranger and songs 10 and 11 for the performance assistant technology feature 10 Ave Maria 11 Nocturne op 9 2 Piano Solo 12 For Elise...

Page 42: ...PT 400 processes flow for using the preset songs user songs and external song files from storage to playback Types of Songs Transfer page 90 Record page 52 Your own performance PSR E403 YPT 400 Song Storage locations Preset Songs 001 030 User Songs 031 035 Flash Memory 036 134 The 30 songs built into the instru ment Stored in the inter nal flash memory Save to internal flash memory Cur rently avai...

Page 43: ...ategory The practice methods Lesson 1 Learn to play the correct notes Lesson 2 Learn to play the correct notes with the correct timing Lesson 3 Learn to play the correct notes at the correct timing along with the song In this lesson try playing the correct notes Play the note shown in the display The song will wait until you play the right note 1 Select a song for your lesson Press the SONG button...

Page 44: ... Lesson 1 Press the LESSON START button to select Lesson 1 Each time the LESSON START button is pressed the lesson modes are selected in sequence Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Off Lesson 1 The currently selected mode is shown in the display Right Left BothHand Right hand lesson Left hand lesson Both hands lesson r1 Waiting r2 YourTemp r3 MinusOne 012 ForElise Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Song Lesson of...

Page 45: ... on to Lesson 2 See How You ve Done After the evaluation display has appeared the lesson will start again from the beginning r1 007 Waiting Left hand part Right hand part In the case of a right hand lesson In this case r1 indicate that right hand lesson 1 has been selected Excellent Very Good Good OK When the lesson song has played all the way through your performance will be evaluated in 4 levels...

Page 46: ...on 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Off Les son 1 Play the note shown in the display Try to play the notes at the correct timing As you learn to play the right notes at the right timing the tempo will increase until eventually you ll be playing at the song s original tempo 3 Stop the Lesson mode You can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the START STOP button Once you ve mastered Lesson 2 move on to ...

Page 47: ...son 3 Each time the LESSON START button is pressed the lesson modes are selected in sequence Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Off Les son 1 Play the note shown in the display 3 Stop the Lesson mode You can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the START STOP button Lesson 3 Minus One r3 MinusOne In this case r3 indicate that right hand lesson 3 has been selected Start the lesson Song playback wil...

Page 48: ...in Playback will continue up to the point at which you pressed the REPEAT LEARN button and then jump back four mea sures and begin again after a count in This process will repeat so all you have to do is press the REPEAT LEARN button when you make a mistake in order to repeat practice of that section until you get it right Practice Makes Perfect Repeat and Learn You can change the number of measur...

Page 49: ...n A Music Database name will appear in the display 2 Select a Music Database Referring to the list on the panel or Music Database List on page 114 of the manual use the dial to select a music database Select one that matches the image of the song you intend to play For this example select the 124 DayOfW R 3 Play the chords with your left hand and melody with your right The jazz style will start pl...

Page 50: ...ongs lets you experience the Easy Song Arranger Playing it Press the SONG button then select a 009 Hallelujah Chorus by using the dial Press the START STOP button to play it As the song progresses you will see only the style changes while the song remains the same Keep in mind that you can enjoy using Easy Song Arranger with other songs as well any songs that include chord data 1 Press the EASY SO...

Page 51: ...ame will be displayed Use the dial to select a different voice 7 Change the song s melody voice Press and hold the VOICE button for longer than a second After SONG MELODY VOICE appears on the display the voice you selected in step 6 becomes the song s melody voice When playing song numbers 010 011 and 020 to 030 while using the Easy Song Arranger melody tracks will be automati cally muted and no m...

Page 52: ... to approximately 5 500 chord changes can be recorded if you record only to the style track NOTE Track Configuration The Difference Between MELODY R and MELODY L Songs are a combination of a melody and an auto accom paniment style Normally melody refers to the right hand part but in this instrument melody parts are provided for both the right and left hands MELODY R is the melody part played by th...

Page 53: ...mpaniment cannot be turned on or off while recording is in progress Style accompaniment is auto matically turned on when you select the style track A for recording Style accompaniment cannot turned on or off while recording is in progress If you use a split voice for recording notes played to the left of the split point will not be recorded NOTE If you record to a track that contains previously re...

Page 54: ...OP button to start playback To Record Other Tracks Repeat steps 2 through 4 to record any of the remaining tracks By selecting an unrecorded track SONG MEMORY buttons 1 5 A you can record the new track while listening to previously recorded tracks the playback tracks will appear in the display You can also mute previously recorded tracks the muted tracks will not appear in the display while record...

Page 55: ...you want to clear 2 Press and hold the SONG MEMORY track button 1 5 A corresponding to the track you want to clear for longer than a second A confirmation message will appear on the display 3 Press the button A confirmation message will appear on the display You can cancel the clear operation by pressing the button 4 Press the button to clear the track The clear in progress message will appear bri...

Page 56: ... while holding the highest white key on the keyboard The backed up data will be erased and the default values restored Flash Clear To clear song data and style files that have been transferred to the internal flash memory from a computer turn the power on by pressing the STANDBY ON switch while simultaneously holding the highest white key on the keyboard and the three highest black keys The Backup...

Page 57: ...phones plugged into the PHONES jack Rotate counter clockwise to lower the volume Rotate clockwise to increase the volume 3 Start a function 2 Select an item or value 1 Select a basic function The Press Hold Symbol The symbol that appears next to some buttons indicates that the button can be pressed and held for longer than a second to call up a related function This provides conve nient direct acc...

Page 58: ...ly enter a song number or parameter value Hundreds or tens digits that are 0 can be omitted see below Decrease Increase Press briefly to decrement Press briefly to increment Press number buttons 0 0 3 Example Song number 003 can be entered in three ways 0 0 3 0 3 003 will appear on the dis play after a brief delay 3 003 will appear on the dis play after a brief delay CATEGORY and buttons When sele...

Page 59: ...erformer function is in use or the notes of chords you specify when the Dictionary function is in use At other times the notes you play on the keyboard are displayed Notation Any notes occurring below or above the staff are indi cated by 8va in the notation 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 NO...

Page 60: ...ng the keyboard with the harmony function The effect and operation of each Har mony Type is different refer to the below sec tion How to sound each Harmony Type as well as the Effect Type List for details Harmony When harmony is on the harmony icon will appear in the display 02 Trio HarmType The currently selected harmony type Hold for longer than a second The harmony notes can be added only to th...

Page 61: ...e item Reverb appears in the display for a few sec onds and the currently selected reverb type will be displayed 3 Use the dial to select a reverb type You can check how the selected reverb type sounds by playing on the keyboard Refer to the Effect Type List on page 117 for information about the available reverb types Adjusting the Reverb Send Level You can individually adjust the amount of reverb...

Page 62: ...tons to select the Chorus Type item Chorus appears in the display for a few sec onds and the currently selected chorus type will be displayed 3 Use the dial to select a chorus type You can check how the selected chorus type sounds by playing on the keyboard Refer to the Effect Type List on page 117 for information about the available chorus types Adjusting the Chorus Send Level You can individuall...

Page 63: ...r you Start the metronome Turn the metronome on and start it by pressing the METRONOME ON OFF button To stop the metronome press the METRO NOME ON OFF button again Adjusting the Metronome Tempo 1 Press the TEMPO TAP button to call up the tempo setting 2 Use the dial to select a tempo from 11 to 280 The Metronome 001 1 GrandPno 1 Indicates the beat number in the measure 090 Tempo Current Tempo sett...

Page 64: ...ary to select the beat length function TimesigD The currently selected beat length will be dis played 4 Use the dial to select the beat length Select the required length for each beat 2 4 8 or 16 half note quarter note eighth note or 16th note Select 8 for this example 1 Press the FUNCTON button 2 Use the CATEGORY and but tons to select the Metronome Volume item 3 Use the dial to set the metronome...

Page 65: ...ill appear in the dis play when touch response is on page 59 2 Press and hold the TOUCH ON OFF button for longer than a second so that the Touch Sensitivity item appears TouchSns appears in the display for a few seconds and the currently selected touch sensi tivity will be displayed 3 Use the dial in response to keyboard dynamics to select a touch sensitivity setting between 1 and 3 Higher values ...

Page 66: ... of 1 octave in semitone increments 1 Press the FUNCTION button 2 Use the CATEGORY and but tons to select the Transpose item 3 Use the dial to set the transpose value between 12 and 12 as required Small Pitch Changes Tuning The overall tuning of the instrument can by shifted up or down by a maximum of 100 cents in 1 cent increments 100 cents 1 semitone 1 Press the FUNCTION button 2 Use the CATEGOR...

Page 67: ...tion ARP Velo ARP Velo will be shown in the display for a few seconds then the currently selected arpeg gio velocity setting will appear 3 Use the dial to select 2 Thru When 1 Original is selected the arpeggio vol ume is the same regardless of changes in key board velocity Controlling Arpeggio Volume with Keyboard Dynamics f r 1 Original The currently selected arpeggio velocity ARP Velo ...

Page 68: ...1 to 2 on page 28 2 Select and play back any song steps 1 to 3 on page 39 3 Play the keyboard and remember the sound of the voice If you have stopped playback at some point during this procedure press the START STOP button to start playback again 4 Use the dial to change songs then play the keyboard and listen to the voice You should hear a different keyboard voice than you played in step 3 Press ...

Page 69: ...currently selected function will appear in the display 2 Press the CATEGORY and but tons as many times as necessary to select the master EQ type function MasterEQ MasterEQ will be shown in the display for a few seconds then the currently selected EQ type will appear 3 Use the dial to select the desired Master EQ setting Five settings are available 1 5 Settings 1 and 2 are best for listening via th...

Page 70: ... s button is pressed There are two variations on the basic pattern A and B and the Style playback sound changes harmonically based on the chords you play with your left hand Fill in section This is automatically added before changing to section A or B ENDING section This is used for the ending of the Song When the ending is finished the auto accompaniment stops automatically The length of the endi...

Page 71: ...s to the ending section When the ending is finished the auto accompa niment stops automatically You can have the ending gradually slow down ritardando by pressing the INTRO ENDING rit button again while the ending is playing back MAIN A The name of the selected section MAIN A or MAIN B will be displayed INTRO A Accompaniment range Split point FILL A B Synchro Stop When this function is selected th...

Page 72: ...LE button 2 Press and hold the ACMP ON OFF for longer than a second so that the Split point item appears 3 Use the dial to set the split point to any key from 000 through 127 Adjusting the Style Volume f r 100 StyleVol Setting the Split Point 054 SplitPnt Hold for longer than a second Split point Split point 54 F 2 Main voice Split voice When you change the split point the auto accompaniment split...

Page 73: ...d while the style is stopped and still hear the accompaniment chords This is Stop Accompaniment and any of the chord fingerings recognized by the instrument can be used page 38 Press the STYLE button to engage the style function then press the ACMP ON OFF button to turn the auto accompani ment on Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm Stop Accompaniment 092 PopBossa Appears when auto accompaniment...

Page 74: ...e described below loads a style file that has already been transferred from a computer to the instrument into style number 156 1 Press the FUNCTION button The currently selected function will appear in the display 2 Press the CATEGORY and but tons as many times as necessary to select the style file load function Sff Load After about 2 seconds the name of a loadable style file will appear in the di...

Page 75: ...ange the order of the notes to create different inversions Successive chords in a chord progression can be smoothly connected for example by choosing the appropriate inversions or chord voicings Reading Chord Names Chord names tell you just about everything you need to know about a chord other than the inversion voicing The chord name tells you what the root of the chord is whether it is a major m...

Page 76: ...flatted ninth 7 b9 1 b2 3 5 b7 C7 b9 Seventh add flatted thirteenth 7 b13 1 3 5 b6 b7 C7 b13 Seventh ninth 7 9 1 2 3 5 b7 C7 9 Seventh add sharp eleventh 7 11 1 2 3 4 5 b7 or 1 2 3 4 5 b7 C7 11 Seventh add thirteenth 7 13 1 3 5 6 b7 C7 13 Seventh sharp ninth 7 9 1 2 3 5 b7 C7 9 Seventh flatted fifth 7b5 1 3 b5 b7 C7b5 Seventh augmented 7aug 1 3 5 b7 C7aug Seventh suspended fourth 7sus4 1 4 5 b7 C7...

Page 77: ...t sound The notes you should play for the specified chord root note and chord type are shown in the display both as notation and in the keyboard diagram To call up possible inversions of the chord press the buttons 4 Try playing a chord in the auto accom paniment section of the keyboard checking the indications in the display When you ve played the chord properly a bell sound signals your success ...

Page 78: ...ess the A B REPEAT button a sec ond time at the end of the section you want to repeat the B point 3 The specified A B section of the song will now play repeatedly You can stop repeat playback at any time by pressing the A B REPEAT button Song Volume f r 100 SongVol Song volume Song volume can be adjusted while a song is selected NOTE A B Repeat A B The repeat start and end points can be specified ...

Page 79: ...bout the song track configuration You can change a song s melody voice to any other voice you prefer 1 Select the song and play it 2 Rotate the dial to select the voice you want to listen to after pressing the VOICE button 3 Press the VOICE button for longer than a second SONG MELODY VOICE appears in the display for a few seconds indicating that the voice selected in step 2 has replaced the song s...

Page 80: ...8 number but tons to select a bank number from 1 to 8 4 Press the REGIST MEMORY 1 or 2 button while holding the MEMORY BANK button to store the current panel settings to the specified registration memory 8 Banks Memory 1 Up to 16 presets eight banks of two each can be memorized Memory 2 Saving to the Registration Memory 1 Bank Bank number Data cannot be saved to the registration memory during song...

Page 81: ...Style number Auto Accompaniment ON OFF Split Point Style settings Main A B Style Volume Tempo Voice settings Main Voice setting Voice number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Send Level Attack Time Release Time Filter Cutoff Filter Resonance Chorus Send Level Dual Voice settings Dual ON OFF Voice number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Send Level Chorus Send Level Attack Time Release Time Filter Cutoff Filter Reso...

Page 82: ...ss the CATEGORY and buttons as many times as necessary until the function s display name appears in the display 4 Use the dial the and buttons or the 0 9 number buttons to set the selected function as required The and buttons are used to make ON OFF type settings ON OFF In some cases the button will initiate execu tion of the selected function and the will cancel the selection Function settings ar...

Page 83: ...in voice release time Main Voice Filter Cutoff M Cutoff 000 127 Sets the Main voice filter cutoff frequency Main Voice Filter Resonance M Reso 000 127 Sets the Main voice filter resonance Dual Voice D Voice 001 504 Selects the Dual voice Dual Voice Volume D Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Dual voice Dual Voice Octave D Octave 2 2 Determines the octave range for the Dual voice Dual Voic...

Page 84: ...ument synchronizes to the internal clock OFF or an external clock ON page 87 Keyboard Out KbdOut ON OFF Determines whether keyboard performance data of the instrument is transmitted ON or not OFF Style Out StyleOut ON OFF Determines whether Style data is transmitted ON via USB or not OFF during Style playback Song Out SongOut ON OFF Determines whether Song data is transmitted ON via USB or not OFF...

Page 85: ...iano sound on the instrument Unlike an acoustic instrument that puts out a reso nated note the electronic instrument puts out infor mation from the keyboard such as with what voice with which key about how strong when was it pressed and when was it released Then each piece of information is changed into a number value and sent to the tone generator Using these numbers as a basis the tone generator...

Page 86: ... Please observe the following precautions when connecting the instrument to a computer via a USB cable Failure to do so can cause the instrument and or the computer to hang up freeze possibly causing cor ruption or loss of data If the instrument or computer does hang up turn the power to both devices off and then on again and restart the computer Message Name Instrument Operation Panel Setting Not...

Page 87: ...ot notes played on the instrument are sounded by its internal tone generator system the internal tone generator is active when local control is on and inactive when local control is off External Clock ON OFF These settings determine whether the instrument is synchronized to its own internal clock OFF or to a clock signal from an external device ON Keyboard Out ON OFF These settings determine wheth...

Page 88: ...application on your computer via the USB connection controlling playback stop and transport functions from the panel Remote control keys To use the remote control functions simulta neously hold down the lowest two keys on the key board C1 and C 1 and press the appropriate key shown below PC1 PC2 OFF Local OFF OFF ON External Clock ON OFF OFF Song Out OFF OFF OFF Style Out OFF OFF OFF Keyboard Out ...

Page 89: ... included on the Accessory CD ROM on your computer Refer to the Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide on page 92 for installation details With the Musicsoft Downloader You Can Transfer MIDI songs you have downloaded from the Internet or created on your computer from the computer to the instrument s flash memory refer to the procedure described on page 90 The procedure for transferring songs included...

Page 90: ...uble click the SongData Folder on the window Select the file you want to transfer to the instru ment and click Open 6 A copy of the selected MIDI song file will appear in the List of files stored temporarily at the top of the window The memory medium will also be displayed at the bottom of the window to specify the desti nation for the transfer Click the Electronic Musical Instruments and then Fla...

Page 91: ...and parts 1 Press the SONG button and select the song 036 residing in flash memory for which you want to set the guide track 2 Press the FUNCTION button 3 Use the CATEGORY and buttons to select the R Part or L Part item 4 Use the dial to select the channel you want to play back as the specified right or left hand part We recommend that you select channel 1 for the right hand part and channel 2 for...

Page 92: ...entations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and can not be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software This disk is a CD ROM Do not attempt to play the disk on an audio CD player Doing so may result in irreparable damage to your audio CD player Future upgrades of application and system software and any changes in specifications a...

Page 93: ... Name Contents q MSD_ Musicsoft Downloader This application can be used to download MIDI song data from the Internet and transfer it from the computer to the instrument s memory w DMN_FlashDemo Flash Demo Digital Music Notebook is an educational content that lets you enjoy music while learning Full motion demo software which introduces all features of the Digital Music Notebook DMN_DemoSong Demo S...

Page 94: ...2000 XP Windows 2000 XP Home Edition XP Professional Digital Music Notebook Windows XP Professional Edition SP1a more Windows XP Home Edition SP1a more Windows 2000 Professional SP4 more 400MHz or higher Intel Pentium Celeron Processor family 1GHz or more is recommended 128 MB or more 256 MB or more is recommended at least 50 MB of free space 1024 x 768 HighColor 16 bit Digital Music Notebook Requ...

Page 95: ... the installation 8 When installation is complete a message indicating so appears Click Finish The driver has been installed Installing the driver on Windows 2000 1 Start the computer and use the Adminis trator account to log into Windows 2 Select My Computer Control Panel System Hardware Driver Sign ing File Signature Verification and check the radio button to the left of Ignore Install all files...

Page 96: ... CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive The start win dow will appear automatically showing software applications 2 Click Musicsoft Downloader or Digital Music Notebook 3 Click the install button for Musicsoft downloader or Digital Music Notebook Download button for Digital Music Note book and follow the on screen instruc tions to install the software For Digital Music Notebook operating instruc...

Page 97: ...move the USB cable from the instru ment and make the connection again 5 Install the driver again Windows 98 Me users see page 95 Windows 2000 users see page 95 Windows XP users see page 96 Did you install the driver page 94 Is the USB cable connected correctly Are the volume settings of the instrument playback device and application program set to the appropriate levels Have you selected an approp...

Page 98: ...orizedYamaha dealer within fourteen days with a copy of the receipt Yamaha is not responsible for replacing media dam aged by accident abuse or misapplication TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW YAMAHA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ON THE TANGIBLE MEDIA INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE 5 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY ON SOFTWARE You ...

Page 99: ...155 Pia nist have no rhythm parts so no rhythm will play The other parts will begin playing when you play a chord in the accompaniment range of the keyboard if style playback is turned on Not all of the voices seem to sound or the sound seems to be cut off The instrument is polyphonic up to a maximum of 32 notes If the Dual voice or Split voice is being used and a style or song is playing back at ...

Page 100: ...03 YPT 400 Owner s Manual Scores This demo is an example of how the Easy Song Arranger can be used to change styles throughout a piece Hallelujah Chorus Song No 9 q q q q 123 Function Demo for Easy Song Arranger ...

Page 101: ...Scores PSR E403 YPT 400 Owner s Manual 101 ...

Page 102: ...e assistant technol ogy feature If you play the Play These Notes part using the performance assistant technology feature the part will be corrected and played so that it matches the backing part Ave Maria Song No 10 q q q q 61 Function Demo for performance assistant technology Repeatedly Play the Same Key P A T Your Turn Type CHORD ...

Page 103: ...Scores PSR E403 YPT 400 Owner s Manual 103 ...

Page 104: ...e assistant technol ogy feature If you play the Play These Notes part using the performance assistant technology feature the part will be corrected and played so that it matches the backing part Nocturne op 9 2 Song No 11 q q q q 108 Function Demo for performance assistant technology P A T You Can Even Play the Same Keys Type CHORD ...

Page 105: ...Scores PSR E403 YPT 400 Owner s Manual 105 ...

Page 106: ... Reed Organ ACCORDION 027 000 112 022 Musette Accordion 028 000 113 022 Traditional Accordion 029 000 113 024 Bandoneon 030 000 113 023 Modern Harp 031 000 112 023 Harmonica GUITAR 032 000 112 025 Classical Guitar 033 000 112 026 Folk Guitar 034 000 112 027 Jazz Guitar 035 000 117 028 60 s Clean Guitar 036 000 113 026 12Strings Guitar 037 000 112 028 Clean Guitar 038 000 113 027 Octave Guitar 039 ...

Page 107: ...ce Name MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 159 000 001 006 Electric Piano 2 KSP 160 000 032 006 Chorus Electric Piano 2 161 000 041 006 DX Analog Electric Piano 162 000 000 007 Harpsichord 163 000 001 007 Harpsichord KSP 164 000 035 007 Harpsichord 2 165 000 000 008 Clavi 166 000 001 008 Clavi KSP CHROMATIC 167 000 000 009 Celesta 168 000 000 010 Glockenspiel 169 000 000 011 Music Box 170 000 064 011 Orgel 171 0...

Page 108: ...to Strings 294 000 040 050 Warm Strings 295 000 041 050 Kingdom 296 000 000 051 Synth Strings 1 297 000 000 052 Synth Strings 2 298 000 000 053 Choir Aahs Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change 1 128 Voice Name MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 299 000 003 053 Stereo Choir 300 000 032 053 Mellow Choir 301 000 040 053 Choir Strings 302 000 000 054 Voice Oohs 303 000 000 055 Synth Voice 304 000 040 055 Synth Vo...

Page 109: ...E 434 000 000 113 Tinkle Bell 435 000 096 113 Bonang 436 000 097 113 Altair Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change 1 128 Voice Name MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 437 000 098 113 Gamelan Gongs 438 000 099 113 Stereo Gamelan Gongs 439 000 100 113 Rama Cymbal 440 000 000 114 Agogo 441 000 000 115 Steel Drums 442 000 097 115 Glass Percussion 443 000 098 115 Thai Bells 444 000 000 116 Woodblock 445 000 096 116...

Page 110: ...2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Snare Tight H Snare Tight Snappy Snare Rock Rim Snare Noisy 3 Snare Analog 2 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Tom Room 1 Tom Rock 1 Tom Electro 1 Tom Analog 1 54 F 2 42 F 1 1 Hi Hat Closed Hi Hat Closed Analog 55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Tom Room 2 Tom Rock 2 Tom Electro 2 Tom Analog 2 56 G 2 44 G 1 1 Hi Hat Pedal Hi Hat Closed Analog 2 57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Tom Room 3 Tom Rock 3 Tom E...

Page 111: ... Brush 3 Tom Jazz 3 58 A 2 46 A 1 1 Hi Hat Open Hi Hat Open Analog 2 59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Tom Analog 4 Tom Jazz 4 Tom Brush 4 Tom Jazz 4 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Tom Analog 5 Tom Jazz 5 Tom Brush 5 Tom Jazz 5 61 C 3 49 C 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Analog Hand Cymbal 62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Tom Analog 6 Tom Jazz 6 Tom Brush 6 Tom Jazz 6 63 D 3 51 D 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Hand Cymbal Short 64 E 3 52 E 2 Chine...

Page 112: ...leston R B 071 Soul 072 DetroitPop1 073 60 sRock Roll 074 6 8Soul 075 ModernR B 076 CrocoTwist 077 Rock Roll 078 DetroitPop2 079 BoogieWoogie 080 ComboBoogie 081 6 8Blues COUNTRY 082 Country8Beat 083 CountryPop 084 CountrySwing 085 CountryBallad 086 Country2 4 087 CowboyBoogie 088 CountryShuffle 089 Bluegrass LATIN 090 BrazilianSamba 091 BossaNova 092 PopBossa 093 Tijuana 094 DiscoLatin 095 Mambo ...

Page 113: ...2 TekEcho 13 VelGruv 14 Trance1 15 Trance2 16 SynChord 17 PfArp 18 PfBallad 19 PfChd8th 20 PfShfl 21 PfRock 22 Clavi 23 ChordUp 24 ChdDance 25 Salsa1 26 Salsa2 27 Reggae 28 Strum 29 GuitChd1 30 GuitChd2 31 GuitChd3 32 GuitArp 33 FngrPck1 34 FngrPck2 35 Samba 36 SlapBs 37 AcidBs 38 TranceBs 39 LatinBs 40 FunkyBs 41 PercArp 42 Perc1 43 Perc2 44 African 45 Tamb 46 R B 47 Funk 48 HipHop 49 Latin 50 Ar...

Page 114: ...nce 088 Mn Rivr 089 My Song 090 NorwWood 091 OnMyMnd 092 OverRbow 093 Red Lady 094 ReleseMe 095 SavingLv 096 Shore Cl 097 SierraMd 098 SilverMn 099 SmokyEye 100 SndOfSil 101 SumerPlc 102 TblWater 103 WhereLov 104 WhisprSx 105 WomanLov R B 106 AmazingG 107 BoogiePf 108 Clock Rk 109 CU later 110 GreenDor 111 HappyDay 112 JohnnyB 113 MercySax 114 OldHouse 115 RisingSn 116 S Preems 117 ShookUp 118 Sup...

Page 115: ...ROOM 215 BrazilBr 216 CherryTp 217 DanubeWv 218 MantoStr 219 SandmnFx 220 SpainTwn 221 SundyNvr 222 TangoAc 223 Tea4Two 224 TulipWtz 225 YesSirQk TRADITIONAL 226 AlpenTri 227 AnchorAw 228 Balalaik 229 BlkSheep 230 CampRace 231 Ceilidh 232 Cielito 233 CielPari 234 Cl Polka 235 Comrades 236 DAmorCl 237 FrogSong 238 Funiculi 239 GrndClok 240 HappyPlk 241 Herzlin 242 HornPipe 243 JacknJil 244 JinglBel...

Page 116: ... 032Lomon mid Loch Lomond Traditional 033Bonni mid My Bonnie Traditional 034Londo mid Londonderry Air Traditional 035Banjo mid Ring de Banjo S C Foster 036Vogle mid Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär Traditional 037Lorel mid Die Lorelei F Silcher 038Funic mid Funiculi Funicula L Denza 039Turke mid Turkey in the Straw Traditional 040Campt mid Camptown Races S C Foster 041Jingl mid Jingle Bells J S Pierpont 0...

Page 117: ...riplets 1 12 eighth note triplets 1 24 sixteenth note triplets The Trill effect Types 06 12 create two note trills alternating notes when two notes are held The Tremolo effect Types 13 19 repeat all held notes up to four The Echo effect Types 20 26 create delayed repeats of each note played 07 Trill 1 6 note 08 Trill 1 8 note 09 Trill 1 12 note 10 Trill 1 16 note 11 Trill 1 24 note 12 Trill 1 32 n...

Page 118: ...hannel Changed x x Default 3 3 Mode Messages x x Altered x Note 0 127 0 127 Number True voice 0 127 Velocity Note ON o 9nH v 1 127 o 9nH v 1 127 Note OFF x 9nH v 0 x After Key s x x Touch Ch s x x Pitch Bend o 0 24 semi o 0 24 semi 0 32 o o Bank Select 1 11 84 x 1 o 6 38 o o Data Entry 7 10 o o Control 64 o o Sustain 71 74 o o Sound Controller Change 91 93 o o Effect Depth 96 97 x 1 o RPN Inc Dec ...

Page 119: ... Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO x No Prog o 0 127 o 0 127 Change True System Exclusive o o Song Pos x x Common Song Sel x x Tune x x System Clock o o Real Time Commands o o Aux All Sound OFF x o 120 126 127 Reset All Cntrls x o 121 Local ON OFF x o 122 All Notes OFF x o 123 125 Mes Active Sense o o sages Reset x x ...

Page 120: ...or MIDI Master Tuning The default value of mm and ll are 08H and 00H respec tively Any values can be used for n and cc Reverb Type F0H 43H 1nH 4CH 02H 01H 00H mmH llH F7H mm Reverb Type MSB ll Reverb Type LSB Refer to the Effect Map page 120 for details Chorus Type F0H 43H 1nH 4CH 02H 01H 20H mmH llH F7H mm Chorus Type MSB ll Chorus Type LSB Refer to the Effect Map page 120 for details 4 When the ...

Page 121: ... Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level Attack Time Release Time Filter Cutoff Filter Resonance EFFECT Reverb Type Chorus Type Master EQ Type HARMONY Harmony Type Harmony Volume ARPEGGIO Arpeggio Type Arpeggio Velocity SFF Load Style File Load PC PC Mode MIDI Local On Off External Clock Initial Send Keyboard Out Style Out Song Out METRONOME Time Signature Numerator Time Signature Denominator Metronome Volu...

Page 122: ...paniment 34 AWM 6 B Backup 56 C CD ROM 92 Channel Message 86 Chord 36 38 75 76 Chord Dictionary 77 CHORD ROOT 77 CHORD TYPE 77 Chorus 19 62 Chorus Type 62 117 Computer 86 Cutoff 19 D Default Setting 82 Delete Song Track 55 Delete User Song 55 Demo 40 Demo Cancel 84 Display 59 Drum Kit 32 Drum Kit List 110 Dual Voice 29 Dual Voice Chorus Level 83 Dual Voice Octave 83 Dual Voice Pan 83 Dual Voice Re...

Page 123: ...ifications 121 Split Point 30 72 Split Voice 30 Split Voice Chorus Level 83 Split Voice Octave 83 Split Voice Pan 83 Split Voice Reverb Level 83 Split Voice Volume 83 Standard Chords 38 Style 33 37 70 Style File 74 Style List 112 Style Out 87 Style Tempo 20 Style Volume 72 Sustain Footswitch 11 Synchro Start 34 36 70 Synchro Stop 71 System Message 86 T Tempo 27 Time Denominator 64 Time Numerator 6...

Page 124: ...oduct for assistance You may also 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 toYamaha 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...

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