Yamaha PortaTone PSR-1000 Quick Steps

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    Fgfgd psr1000/2000 ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ top features ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ • microphone input with vocal harmony (psr2000) • lyric display for song disks with lyrics • custom lyric input for user songs (new) • notation display (psr2000) (new) • large full dot backlit lcd screen (new) • “music finder” with 500 song s...

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    Psr1000/2000 step by step procedures i. Copying files from one floppy disk to another floppy disk ii. Creating a user style iii. Data will not save properly iv. Editing song track parameters such as voice and volume v. Enabling an external midi device to control keyboard sections vi. Factory reset p...

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    I. Copying files from one floppy disk to another floppy disk important: commercially available music data is subject to protection by copyright laws. Copying commercially available data is strictly prohibited, except for personal use. Some music software is purposely copy-protected and cannot be cop...

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    To duplicate entire disks, the ‘disk to disk copy’ feature may be used: 1) insert the 'source' floppy disk containing the files to be copied. 2) press the [function] button. 3) press the [i] ‘utility’ button. 4) use the [back] and [next] buttons to select the ‘disk’ page in the screen. 5) press the ...

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    Ii. Creating a user style the following procedure describes how to create a user style from scratch. This is useful when the psr1000/2000 does not have a built-in style which fits the style of music that the user wants to play. Creating a user style from scratch is also useful to create custom drum ...

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    Or [f] - [i] buttons twice; the chosen part may then be selected from any of the existing styles, using the [a] - [j] buttons. Example: the rhythm2 part from the style, '60'sgtrpop' may be used for the rhythm2 part in the new style. 3) press the [exit] button to return to the 'assembly' page. 4) rep...

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    Saving the user style: 1) press the [i] 'save' button to select a destination for storing the user style. 2) use the [back] and [next] buttons to display the 'user' or 'floppy disk' page. 3) press the '6' [v] toggle button to name the user style. 4) use the toggle buttons to select the characters fo...

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    Iii. Data will not save properly the internal ram memory in the psr1000/2000 is "volatile." any user-stored data in this memory location such as songs, styles, system setup data, music database information, etc. Must be backed up to floppy disk, if the unit will be unplugged from an ac outlet for mo...

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    Iv. Editing song track parameters such as voice and volume individual song track parameters such as voice, volume, pan, tempo, etc. Can be changed by selecting the 'mixing console' function from the 'set up' view in 'song creator'. Changing the voice (for example) on a track: 1) load the song into t...

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    5) press the [f] 'yes' button to overwrite the old song version with the new one. Owner's manual, p. 102-104 v. Enabling an external midi device to control keyboard sections the psr1000/2000 can be configured so that the 'main', 'layer' and 'left' voice sections can be individually controlled by an ...

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    B) use the [a] '^', [b] 'v', and [1] - [8] toggle buttons to select 'on' for the desired midi channel (the channel being transmitted by the external midi device) in the screen. 11) press the [exit] button once. 12) press the [next] button to select the 'user' page in the 'midi' screen. 13) use the [...

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    Vi. Factory reset procedure the standard yamaha factory reset procedure for many psr series keyboards will initialize the psr1000/2000 system setup data, but not other data such as the midi setup, music finder, and user files/folders; to do this, further steps are required (see below). To reset syst...

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    Vii. Loading music finder files into a psr1000/2000 custom music finder files can be loaded into a psr1000/2000, to replace the file containing the original factory selections. 1) if the file is on a floppy disk, insert the floppy disk. 2) press the [function] button. 3) press the [i] 'utility' butt...

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    Viii. Making global settings for voices if voice settings such as effects, eq and harmony are changed for a voice, these settings normally will reset to something else when a different voice is chosen. However settings can be made to affect all voices globally, by editing the 'voice set' page. For t...

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    Ix. Making songs play continuously in the 'song setting' screen, the 'song chain play' function can be turned on, to automatically play songs consecutively and continuously. 1) press and hold the [direct access] button, then press the [repeat] button. 2) press the [i] button to select song chain pla...

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    X. Recording and saving a song the psr1000/2000 can record songs with up to 16 separate channels (tracks), each channel using a different voice. There are two different methods for recording; 'quick recording' for recording a song in one or two takes, and 'multi recording' for recording multiple cha...

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    B) use the [c] ‘^’ and [d] ‘v’ buttons to select a part. 5) to record multiple channels/parts simultaneously, repeat steps 2 – 4. 6) to start recording, begin playing the keyboard, or press the silver [start/stop] button in the ‘song’ section of the front panel. Note: when recording auto accompanime...

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    Xi. Recording to psr1000/2000 sequencer from external midi source the on-board sequencer of the psr1000/2000 can be used to record midi data from external sources, such as midi bass pedals, keyboards and hardware or computer-based sequencers. This is done by assigning the desired midi receive channe...

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    Xii. Saving and loading registrations registration settings are saved in banks of 8 to either the internal 'user' memory, or the 'floppy disk' drive. For further organization, ‘folders’ can be created and named, then multiple registration bank ‘files’ can be organized within each folder. This hierar...

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    Bank ‘file’ containing the current 8 registrations that are stored to the 8 ‘registration memory’ buttons. 9) use the [1] - [8] toggle buttons under the screen to name the registration bank ‘file’. 10) press the [8 ^] 'ok' button to save the registration bank ‘file’ into the chosen memory location. ...

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    The desired registration bank ‘file’. 4) press the [g] 'yes' button to confirm the choice. 5) the 8 'registration memory' buttons will now call up the registrations in the selected bank. Owner's manual, p. 84-86.

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    Xiii. Saving user voice edits to registration memory unlike previous psr models, the psr1000/2000 actually stores the edited parameter data used to create a user voice, if that user voice is stored to one of the 'registration memory' buttons. This is a very useful feature, because if the user delete...

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    Xiv. Some settings are not storing with the registrations settings that are saved with a registration can be 'filtered' by the user via the 'registration memory contents' screen. If something is not saving with a registration, it is possible that that type of setting has not been selected to be save...

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    Xv. Storing intro and ending settings each preset style on the psr1000/2000 has a specific intro and ending length and type. The choices available for the intro are 'countin', '4bar1', or '4bar2'. The choices available for the ending are 'fill&hit', '2bar', or '4bar'. These variations of intro and e...

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    Xvi. Transposing a song the 'transpose' [-] and [+] buttons on the front panel of the psr1000/2000 are for transposing the pitch that the keyboard plays. To "temporarily" transpose the key of a song, use the 'tune' section of the 'mixing console' screen. To "permanently" transpose the key of a song ...

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    8) when finished, press the [i] 'save' button. 9) use the [back] and [next] buttons to select a permanent memory area ('user' memory or 'floppy disk') to store the transposed song into. 10) use the [a] - [j] buttons to select a location in the chosen memory area. 11) press the ‘6’ [v] 'save' button ...

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    Xvii. Using lead/harmony balance in 'vocal harmony control' on a psr2000 the vocal harmony processor uses two parts for vocal harmony effects on the psr2000. One part is used to produce the harmony 1 and harmony 2 sounds; the other part is used for the original 'lead' sound, as well as the 'gender c...

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    Saving the edited effect: 1) press the [i] 'save' button. 2) rename the effect, if desired. 3) press the '8' [^] 'ok' button. Balance setting: 1) press the [mic. Setting] button. 2) press the [j] button to select 'vocal harmony control'. 3) use the '4' [v] toggle button to select 'l owner's manual, ...