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Yamaha PSR-A350 Owner's Manual

Summary of PSR-A350

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    2 psr-a350 owner’s manual thank you for purchasing this yamaha digital keyboard! We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that you can fully take advantage of the advanced and convenient functions of the instrument. We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and handy place for...

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    3 psr-a350 owner’s manual about the manuals................................................ 2 included accessories............................................ 2 using the music rest............................................ 2 formats and functions .......................................... 5 setti...

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    4 psr-a350 owner’s manual formats and functions gm system level 1 “gm system level 1” is an addition to the midi 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 ...

  • Page 5: Precautions

    5 psr-a350 owner’s manual precautions please read carefully before proceeding please keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference. For ac adaptor warning • this ac adaptor is designed for use with only yamaha electronic instruments. Do not use for any other purpose. • indoor use o...

  • Page 6: Caution

    6 psr-a350 owner’s manual • do not put burning items, such as candles, on the unit. A burning item may fall over and cause a fire. • follow the precautions below. Failure to do so might result in explosion, fire, overheating or battery fluid leakage. - do not tamper with or disassemble batteries. - ...

  • Page 7: Handling Caution

    7 psr-a350 owner’s manual • do not insert a finger or hand in any gaps on the instrument. • never insert or drop paper, metallic, or other objects into the gaps on the panel or keyboard. This could cause physical injury to you or others, damage to the instrument or other property, or operational fai...

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    8 psr-a350 owner’s manual panel controls and terminals setting up q w e t r i o !0 y u !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 @1 @2 @3 @4 @0 @5 @6 @7 @8 #1 #0 @9 c1 c2 c3 c4 c5 c6 song list (page 71) style list (page 72) display (page 15) front panel voice list (page 60).

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    9 psr-a350 owner’s manual panel controls and terminals q [ ] (standby/on) switch ..................... Page 13 w [master volume] dial ...................... Page 13 e [demo] button......................................Page 30 r [function] button ..............................Page 42 t [metronome] bu...

  • Page 10: Using An Ac Adaptor

    10 psr-a350 owner’s manual setting up power requirements although the instrument will run either from an ac adaptor or batteries, yamaha recommends use of an ac adaptor whenever possible. An ac adaptor is more environmentally friendly than batteries and does not deplete resources. Using an ac adapto...

  • Page 11: Using Batteries

    11 psr-a350 owner’s manual setting up using batteries this instrument requires six “aa” size, alkaline (lr6)/ manganese (r6) batteries, or rechargeable nickel- metal hydride batteries (rechargeable ni-mh batter- ies). The alkaline batteries or rechargeable ni-mh batteries are recommended for this in...

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    12 psr-a350 owner’s manual setting up connecting headphones or external audio equipment a pair of stereo headphones with a 1/4” stereo phone plug can be plugged in here for convenient monitor- ing. The speakers are automatically shut off when a plug is inserted into this jack. The [phones/output] ja...

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    13 psr-a350 owner’s manual setting up turning the power on/off 1 turn down the [master volume] dial to “min.” 2 press the [ ] (standby/on) switch to turn on the power. While playing the keyboard, adjust the [master volume] dial. To turn off the power, press the [ ] (standby/on) switch again for a se...

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    14 psr-a350 owner’s manual setting up selecting an eq setting for the best sound six different master equalizer (eq) settings give you the best possible sound when listening through differ- ent reproduction systems—the instrument’s internal speakers, headphones, or an external speaker sys- tem. 1 ho...

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    15 psr-a350 owner’s manual display items and basic operations display items basic operations before operating the instrument, it may be helpful to familiarize yourself with the basic controls below that are used to select items and change values.  number buttons use the number buttons to directly e...

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    Psr-a350 owner’s manual 16 playing a variety of instrument voices in addition to piano, organ, and other “standard” keyboard instruments, this instru- ment has a large range of voices that includes traditional oriental instruments, as well as guitar, bass, strings, sax, trumpet, drums and percussion...

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    Playing a variety of instrument voices psr-a350 owner’s manual 17 in addition to the main voice, you can layer a different voice over the entire keyboard as a “dual voice.” 1 press the [dual] button to turn dual on. 2 press the [dual] button again to exit from dual. To select a different dual voice:...

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    Playing a variety of instrument voices psr-a350 owner’s manual 18 the [pitch bend] wheel can be used to add smooth pitch variations to notes you play on the key- board. Roll the wheel upward to raise the pitch, or downward to lower the pitch. When you release the wheel it will automatically return t...

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    Playing a variety of instrument voices psr-a350 owner’s manual 19 the volume, octave (the pitch of the instrument can be shifted by up or down in octaves) and chorus depth can be individually adjusted for the main, dual, and split voices. You can adjust each of the parameters above in the function s...

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    Playing a variety of instrument voices psr-a350 owner’s manual 20 you can add harmony or arpeggio notes to the main voice. By specifying the harmony type, you can apply har- mony parts, such as duet or trio, or add tremolo or echo effects to the played sound of the main voice or the dual voice. Also...

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    Playing a variety of instrument voices psr-a350 owner’s manual 21 to adjust the harmony volume: this can be adjusted via function number 044 (page 43). To adjust the arpeggio velocity: this can be adjusted via function number 045 (page 43). Holding the arpeggio playback via the footswitch (hold) you...

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    Psr-a350 owner’s manual 22 using oriental scales the oriental scales feature lets you simply and easily change the pitches of specific notes and create your own scales. Up to four scale settings can be stored for instant recall, allowing you to call up the settings at any time—even when you are play...

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    Using oriental scales psr-a350 owner’s manual 23 you can select whether scale tuning is applied to accompaniment or not. This can be set via function number 009: “tuneacc” (page 42). The settings you make (using the scale setting buttons or via function numbers 009–021; page 42) can be memorized to ...

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    Psr-a350 owner’s manual 24 playing styles this instrument includes the auto accompaniment feature that plays appropriate “styles” (rhythm + bass + chord accompaniment). You can select from a huge variety of styles covering a wide range of musical genres. 1 press the [style] button, then use the numb...

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    Playing styles psr-a350 owner’s manual 25 each style consists of “sections” that allow you to vary the arrangement of the accompaniment to match the song you are playing. These instructions cover a typical example for using the sections. 1–3 same as steps 1–3 in page 24. 4 press the [main/auto fill]...

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    Playing styles psr-a350 owner’s manual 26 press the [tempo/tap] button to call up the tempo value, then use the [-] and [+] buttons to adjust the tempo value. Press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously to reset the value to the default tempo of the current style or song. Using the tap function whi...

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    Playing styles psr-a350 owner’s manual 27 for users who are new to chords, this chart conveniently shows how to play common chords in the auto accom- paniment range of the keyboard. Since there are many useful chords and many different ways to use them musi- cally, refer to commercially available ch...

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    Playing styles psr-a350 owner’s manual 28 the dictionary function is useful when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it. 1 press and hold the [1 listening 2 timing 3 waiting] button for longer than a second. “dict.” will appear in the display. This operation wi...

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    Psr-a350 owner’s manual 29 playing songs you can simply enjoy listening to the internal songs, or use them with just about any of the functions, such as lesson. Song category the songs are organized by category as listed below. Press the [demo] button to play the demo songs in sequence. The demo son...

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    Playing songs psr-a350 owner’s manual 30 with the default setting, pressing the [demo] button will play back only five internal demo songs repeat- edly. This setting can be changed so that, for exam- ple, all internal songs automatically play back, letting you use the instrument as a background musi...

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    Playing songs psr-a350 owner’s manual 31 you can play back only a specific section of a song repeatedly by setting the a point (start point) and b point (end point) in one-measure increments. 1 start playback of the song (page 29). 2 when playback reaches to the point you want to specify as the star...

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    Psr-a350 owner’s manual 32 playing an external audio device with the built-in speakers you can output the sound of an external audio device, such as a portable music player, with the built-in speakers of this instrument by connecting it via a cable. This lets you play the keyboard along with playbac...

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    Psr-a350 owner’s manual 33 using the song lesson feature you can practice the preset songs using these lesson functions: “keys to success,” “listening, timing, waiting” and “phrase repeat.” keys to success helps you master a song, whereas listening, timing, waiting helps you first master the timing ...

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    Using the song lesson feature psr-a350 owner’s manual 34 6 confirm the evaluation in the current step. When the current step reaches the end, your per- formance will be evaluated and your score (from 0–100) is shown in the display. A score between “0”–“59” indicates that you did not pass this step a...

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    Using the song lesson feature psr-a350 owner’s manual 35 lesson 1—listening in this lesson, you need not play the keyboard. The model melody/chords of the part you selected will sound. Listen to it carefully and remember it well. Lesson 2—timing in this lesson, simply concentrate on playing the note...

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    Using the song lesson feature psr-a350 owner’s manual 36 you can combine the keys to success lesson (page 33) with the listening, timing or waiting lesson (page 35). 1 enable the keys to success lesson. Refer to steps 1–3 on page 33. 2 select the desired step via the [+]/[-] buttons, then press the ...

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    Psr-a350 owner’s manual 37 recording your performance you can record up to 5 of your performances as user songs (user 1–5: song numbers 051–055). The recorded user songs can be played back on the instrument. You can record your performance to the following two tracks of a user song individually or s...

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    Recording your performance psr-a350 owner’s manual 38 1 make the desired settings, such as those of voice or style. If you want to record the melody performance, turn acmp off (page 24). If you want to record style playback, turn acmp on (page 24). 2 while holding down the [rec] button, press the de...

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    Psr-a350 owner’s manual 39 playing the keyboard with two people (duo mode) when the duo mode is activated on this instrument, two different players can play the instrument simultaneously, with the same sound, over the same octave range—one per- son on the left and the other on the right. This is use...

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    Psr-a350 owner’s manual 40 memorizing your favorite panel settings this instrument has a registration memory feature that lets you memorize your favor- ite settings for easy recall whenever they’re needed. Up to nine complete setups can be memorized and assigned to each number button 1–9. 1 make the...

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    Memorizing your favorite panel settings psr-a350 owner’s manual 41 registration memory lets you recall all the panel set- ups you’ve made with a single button press. However, there may be times that you want certain items to remain the same, even when switching registration memory setups. When you w...

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    Psr-a350 owner’s manual 42 the functions the functions settings provide access to a range of detailed instrument parameters such as tuning, split point, voices and effects. 1 press the [function] button several times until the desired item appears. Each time the [function] button is pressed, the fun...

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    The functions psr-a350 owner’s manual 43 registration memory (page 41) 022 registration freeze freeze on/off off determines whether or not the style settings are maintained when you select another registration memory number (page 41). Style file 023 style register stylereg 001–nnn – select and regis...

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    The functions psr-a350 owner’s manual 44 * the appropriate value is automatically set for each voice combination. ** the appropriate value is automatically set for each song, style or arpeggio. 046 pedal function pdl func 1 (sustain) 2 (arp hold) 3 (hold+sus) * refer to the page 21. Computer (page 4...

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    The functions psr-a350 owner’s manual 45 pc mode (function 047) the pc settings instantly reconfigure all important midi settings (as shown below). * an expanded version of the pc2 setting is for future use. ** cannot be set independently. Pc1 pc2* off local off off on external clock on off off midi...

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    Psr-a350 owner’s manual 46 using with a computer or iphone/ipad this instrument supports midi (musical instrument digital interface) and can transmit/receive keyboard performance information (midi messages) or song/ style data (midi files) to/from the computer con- nected via a usb cable. For detail...

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    Psr-a350 owner’s manual 47 troubleshooting problem possible cause and solution when the instrument is turned on or off, a popping sound is temporarily produced. This is normal and indicates that the instrument is receiving electrical power. When using a mobile phone, noise is produced. Using a mobil...

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    Psr-a350 owner’s manual 48 specifications * the contents of this manual apply to the latest specifications as of the publishing date. To obtain the latest manual, access the yamaha website then download the manual file. Since specifications, equipment or separately sold accessories may not be the sa...

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    Psr-a350 owner’s manual 49 index a a-b repeat ................................31 ac adaptor ................................10 accompaniment tuning .......23, 42 acmp ........................................24 arpeggio ....................................20 arpeggio type ............... 20, 43, 75 a...

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    50 psr-a350 song book sample / notenheft-beispiel / Échantillon de recueil de morceaux / song book Örneği this score is provided with the part of the song book (free downloadable scores). The song book contains not only the scores for all internal songs (excepting songs 1–5) but also music terms and...

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    Song book sample / notenheft-beispiel / Échantillon de recueil de morceaux / song book Örneği 51 psr-a350 before playing... Sit correctly finger numbering left right 3 1 1 5 3 4 4 5 2 2 sit near the middle of the keyboard. Reading the score the keyboard, staff lines, and clef b d e f g a c b d e f g...

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    Song book sample / notenheft-beispiel / Échantillon de recueil de morceaux / song book Örneği 52 psr-a350 song no.006 play with both hands as if gently telling a story. It might help to sing or hum the melody as you play. Similar melody lines and rhythms are repeated in this song, so there aren’t as...

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    Song book sample / notenheft-beispiel / Échantillon de recueil de morceaux / song book Örneği 53 psr-a350 song no.006 für elise basic ...To here from here... ...To here.

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    Song book sample / notenheft-beispiel / Échantillon de recueil de morceaux / song book Örneği 54 psr-a350 song no.006 für elise basic warm-up exercise - “the semitone mystery” let’s start with a warm-up exercise using three fingers of the right hand. We’ll start by ascending and descending the white ...

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    Song book sample / notenheft-beispiel / Échantillon de recueil de morceaux / song book Örneği 55 psr-a350 song no.006 für elise basic diligent practice time right! Now that we’re warmed up let’s try playing along with the orchestra in 3/4 time. The melody will be built up little by little. Compare e...

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    Song book sample / notenheft-beispiel / Échantillon de recueil de morceaux / song book Örneği 56 psr-a350 song no.006 für elise basic warm-up exercise - “basic accompaniment” and now a warm-up exercise for the left hand. It’s important to spread your fingers widely from the start. Don’t play the blac...

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    Song book sample / notenheft-beispiel / Échantillon de recueil de morceaux / song book Örneği 57 psr-a350 song no.006 für elise basic diligent practice time ok, let’s begin the second half! You’ll be able to play the melody nicely if you lift your fingers from the keyboard between the slurs. It might...

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    Song book sample / notenheft-beispiel / Échantillon de recueil de morceaux / song book Örneği 58 psr-a350 song no.006 für elise basic für elise song no.004 basic e e e jump to the next e! And again! C m i d d l e warm-up exercise - “the jump competition” the first note has a staccato dot. Spread your...

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    Song book sample / notenheft-beispiel / Échantillon de recueil de morceaux / song book Örneği 59 psr-a350 song no.006 für elise basic left right “left! Right! Left! Right!” play “d e” repeatedly, alternating the left and right hands. Have the next hand ready in position to play d so you won’t have t...

  • Page 60: Listesi

    60 psr-a350 voice list / voice-liste / liste des sonorités / enstrüman sesi listesi maximum polyphony the instrument has 32-note maximum polyphony. This means that it can play a maximum of up to 32 notes at once, regardless of what functions are used. Auto accompaniment uses a number of the availabl...

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    61 psr-a350 voice list / voice-liste / liste des sonorités / enstrüman sesi listesi panel voice list / liste der bedienfeld-voices / liste des sonorités de panneau / panel ses listesi voice no. Bank select midi program change# (1–128) voice name msb (0–127) lsb (0–127) piano 1 0 112 1 grand piano 2 ...

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    62 psr-a350 voice list / voice-liste / liste des sonorités / enstrüman sesi listesi 126 0 112 9 celesta 127 0 112 11 music box 128 0 112 15 tubular bells 129 0 112 48 timpani world 130 0 112 106 banjo 131 0 0 111 fiddle 132 0 0 110 bagpipe 133 0 0 16 dulcimer 134 0 96 16 cimbalom 135 0 0 109 kalimba...

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    63 psr-a350 voice list / voice-liste / liste des sonorités / enstrüman sesi listesi * when you select a voice of the dual category, two voices sound at the same time. **selecting a voice number between 210 and 229 will turn on arpeggio. * wenn sie eine voice der dual-kategorie auswählen, erklingen z...

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    64 psr-a350 voice list / voice-liste / liste des sonorités / enstrüman sesi listesi xg bass 371 0 0 33 acoustic bass 372 0 40 33 jazz rhythm 373 0 45 33 velocity crossfade upright bass 374 0 0 34 finger bass 1 375 0 18 34 finger bass dark 376 0 40 34 bass & distorted electric guitar 377 0 43 34 fing...

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    65 psr-a350 voice list / voice-liste / liste des sonorités / enstrüman sesi listesi 503 0 0 91 poly synth pad 504 0 0 92 choir pad 505 0 66 92 itopia 506 0 0 93 bowed pad 507 0 0 94 metallic pad 508 0 0 95 halo pad 509 0 0 96 sweep pad xg synth effects 510 0 0 97 rain 511 0 64 97 harmo rain 512 0 65...

  • Page 66: Davul Seti Listesi

    66 psr-a350 drum kit list / drum kit-liste / liste des kits de percussion / davul seti listesi • “ ” indicates that the drum sound is the same as “standard kit 1”. • each percussion voice uses one note. • the midi note # and note are actually one octave lower than keyboard note # and note. For examp...

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    Drum kit list / drum kit-liste / liste des kits de percussion / davul seti listesi 67 psr-a350 • « » indique que les sonorités de percussion sont identiques à celles de « standard kit 1 ». • chaque sonorité de percussion utilise une note unique. • le numéro de note midi (note #) et la note midi se s...

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    Drum kit list / drum kit-liste / liste des kits de percussion / davul seti listesi 68 psr-a350 voice no. 177 178 179 180 181 msb (0–127) / lsb (0–127) / pc (1–128) 126/000/076 126/000/078 126/000/037 126/000/065 126/000/073 keyboard midi arabic kit 1 arabic kit 2 arabic kit 3 arabic mix kit khaligi ...

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    Drum kit list / drum kit-liste / liste des kits de percussion / davul seti listesi 69 psr-a350 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 126/000/074 126/000/038 126/000/066 126/000/075 126/000/077 126/000/079 126/000/010 126/000/011 khaligi kit 2 khaligi kit 3 khaligi mix kit maghrebi kit iranian kit 1 irania...

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    Drum kit list / drum kit-liste / liste des kits de percussion / davul seti listesi 70 psr-a350 voice no. 190 191 192 193 194 195 msb (0–127) / lsb (0–127) / pc (1–128) 126/000/012 126/000/013 126/000/014 126/000/015 126/000/017 126/000/019 keyboard midi turkish kit 3 turkish kit 4 2 telli kit ankara...

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    71 psr-a350 song list / song-liste / liste des morceaux / Şarkı listesi • some songs have been edited for length or for ease in learning, and may not be exactly the same as the original. • a song book (free downloadable scores) is available that includes scores for all internal songs (excepting song...

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    72 psr-a350 style list / style-liste / liste des styles / tarz listesi style no. Style name arabic 1 saeidy 2 chaabimodern 3 mahragan 4 saididance 5 katakoftileb 6 wehdeleb 7 laffsyria 8 laffmaksoum 9 baladileb 10 baladi 11 katakoufti 12 maksoum 13 ayoub 14 wehdasaghira 15 maksoumsarih 16 ibrahimi 1...

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    Style list / style-liste / liste des styles / tarz listesi 73 psr-a350 171 acidjazz 172 jazzclub 173 swing 174 five/four latin 175 braziliansamba 176 bossanova 177 reggaeton 178 mambo 179 salsa 180 beguine 181 reggae 182 tango 183 pasodoble 184 samba 185 chachacha 186 rumba world 187 germanmarch 188...

  • Page 74: Efekt Türü Listesi

    74 psr-a350 effect type list / effekttypenliste / liste des types d'effets / efekt türü listesi harmony types / harmony-typen / types d'effets harmony / armoni türleri no. Harmony type description 001 duet if you want to sound one of the harmony types 01–05, play keys to the right side of the split ...

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    Effect type list / effekttypenliste / liste des types d'effets / efekt türü listesi 75 psr-a350 arpeggio type list / liste der arpeggio-typen / liste des types d'arpege / arpej türü listesi arpeggio no. Arpeggio name 027 upoct 028 downoct 029 updwnoct 030 synarp1 031 synarp2 032 synarp3 033 synarp4 ...

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    Effect type list / effekttypenliste / liste des types d'effets / efekt türü listesi 76 psr-a350 reverb types / reverb-effekttypen / types d'effets reverb / yankı türleri chorus types / chorus-effekttypen / types d'effets chorus / koro türleri no. Reverb type description 01–03 hall 1–3 concert hall r...

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    77 psr-a350 observera! Apparaten kopplas inte ur växelströmskällan (nätet) så länge som den ar ansluten till vägguttaget, även om själva apparaten har stängts av. Advarsel: netspændingen til dette apparat er ikke afbrudt, sålænge netledningen sidder i en stikkontakt, som er tændt — også selvom der e...

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