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Yamaha PSR-S770 Reference Manual

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Summary of PSR-S770

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    This reference manual explains advanced features of the psr-s970/s770. Please read the owner’s manual first, before reading this reference manual. Digital workstation reference manual en.

  • Page 2: Table of Contents

    2 psr-s970/s770 reference manual table of contents 1 voices 3 voice types (characteristics) ............................................ 3 selecting gm&xg or other voices.................................... 5 touch response and effect-related settings ................... 6 pitch-related settings ......

  • Page 3: Voices

    1 1 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 3 v oices voices contents voice types (characteristics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 selecting gm&xg or other voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 4

    4 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 1 vo ic e s note s.Art! And megavoices are not compatible with other instrument models. For this reason, any song or style you’ve created on this instrument using these voices will not sound properly when played back on the instruments which do not have these types o...

  • Page 5

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 5 1 v oices this instrument features voices provided specially for style playback and xg/gm compatibility. These voices cannot be called up directly from the voice category selection buttons. However, they can be called up as described below. 1 turn on the part select ...

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    6 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 1 vo ic e s setting the touch response of the keyboard touch response determines how the sound responds to your playing strength. The selected touch response type becomes the common setting for all voices. Note some voices are purposely designed without touch respons...

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    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 7 1 v oices making detailed settings for harmony/arpeggio this lets you make detailed settings, including volume level. 1 call up the operation display. [function]  tab [e] menu 1  [b] harmony/arpeggio 2 select the desired harmony/arpeggio category and type by using ...

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    8 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 1 vo ic e s note the settings for the arpeggio quantize function and the arpeggio hold function can be made on the display called up via [function]  tab [e] menu 1  [j] utility  tab [e][f] config 2 ( page 128 ). [6 ] speed this parameter is only available when t...

  • Page 9: Scale Tuning

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 9 1 v oices fine-tuning the pitch of the entire instrument you can fine-tune the pitch of the entire instrument such as keyboard, style and song parts (except the keyboard part played by the drum kit or sfx kit voices, and audio playback)—a useful feature when playing ...

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    10 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 1 vo ic e s 3 change the following settings as necessary. Note to register the scale tune settings to registration memory, be sure to checkmark the scale item in the registration memory contents display called up via the [memory] button. Changing the part assignment...

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    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 11 1 v oices the eight combinations of functions assigned to the live control knobs are provided by default, however, you can change the functions as desired from a variety of options. 1 press the [assign] button to call up the live control display. 2 use the [a]/[b] b...

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    12 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 1 vo ic e s  assignable knob functions voice/filter/cut/r1,r2 adjusts the cutoff frequency of the filter for the right 1 and 2 parts. Rotating the knob to the right makes the sound brighter. Voice/filter/res/r1,r2 adjusts the resonance of the filter for the right 1...

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    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 13 1 v oices style/retrig/rate adjusts the style retrigger length. The first part of the current style is repeated in the specified length. Rotating the knob to the right decreases it. Style/retrig/onoff turns the style retrigger function on/off. Rotating the knob to t...

  • Page 14

    14 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 1 vo ic e s balance/song,audio adjusts the volume balance between the song and audio playback. Rotating the knob to the left increases the song volume, while rotating it to the right increases the audio (usb audio player) volume. Balance/song,aux adjusts the volume ...

  • Page 15: Editing Voices (Voice Set)

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 15 1 v oices the voice set function allows you to create your own voices by editing some parameters of the existing voices. Once you’ve created a voice, you can save it as a file to internal memory (user drive) or a usb flash drive for future recall. 1 select the desir...

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    16 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 1 vo ic e s editable parameters in the voice set displays the voice set parameters are organized into five different pages. The parameters in each page are described separately, below. Note the available parameters differ depending on the voice.  common page [1 ]...

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    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 17 1 v oices  controller page modulation the [modulation] wheel can be used to modulate the parameters below as well as the pitch (vibrato). Here, you can set the degree to which the [modulation] wheel modulates each of the following parameters.  sound page filter fi...

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    18 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 1 vo ic e s eg the eg (envelope generator) settings determine how the level of the sound changes in time. This lets you reproduce many sound characteristics of natural acoustic instruments—such as the quick attack and decay of percussion sounds, or the long release ...

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    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 19 1 v oices 2 dsp 3 eq determines the frequency and gain of the low and high eq bands. Use the [2 ]–[4 ] buttons for the low eq band, and the [5 ]–[7 ] buttons for the high eq band.  harmony/arp page same as the display called up via [function]  tab [e] menu...

  • Page 20: Editing Organ Flutes Voices

    20 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 1 vo ic e s 3 use the [4 ]–[7 ] buttons to turn each item for the selected part on or off. When the button is set to on, the corresponding parameter settings are called up automatically together with the voice selection. For information on which parameters are l...

  • Page 21

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 21 1 v oices  volume/attack page  effect/eq page same parameters as in the voice set “effect/eq” page explained on page 18 , except that panel sustain is not available for the organ flutes voices. [1 ] volume adjusts the overall volume of the organ flutes. The long...

  • Page 22

    22 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 1 vo ic e s installing expansion packs lets you add a variety of optional voices and styles to the “expansion” folder in the user drive. This section covers the operations which may be necessary to add new contents to the instrument. Installing the expansion pack da...

  • Page 23

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 23 1 v oices saving the instrument info file to the usb flash drive if you use the “yamaha expansion manager” software to manage the pack data, you may need to retrieve the instrument info file from the instrument as described below. For information on how to use the s...

  • Page 24: Styles

    2 2 24 psr-s970/s770 reference manual st yles styles contents chord fingering types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 • chord types recognized in the fingered mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 25: Chord Fingering Types

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 25 2 st yles the chord fingering type determines how chords are specified for style playback. The type can be changed from: [function]  tab [e] menu 1  [a] split point/chord fingering  tab [f] chord fingering. Note “ai” stands for “artificial intelligence.” chord fi...

  • Page 26

    26 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 2 st yles chord types recognized in the fingered mode * notes in parentheses can be omitted. Chord name [abbreviation] normal voicing* display for root “c” 1+8 1+8 c1+8 1+5 1+5 c1+5 major [m] 1+3+5 c sixth [6] 1+(3)+5+6 c6 major seventh [m7] 1+3+(5)+7 cm7 major seve...

  • Page 27

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 27 2 st yles the instrument has a variety of settings for style playback which can be accessed in the display below. 1 call up the operation display. [function]  tab [e] menu 1  [g] style setting 2 use the [b]/[c] and [1 ]–[8 ] buttons for each setting. Style pla...

  • Page 28

    28 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 2 st yles [1 ]/ [2 ] dynamics control this determines how the style playback volume changes depending on the playing strength. Off: the volume is kept the same regardless of playing strength. Narrow: the volume changes over a narrow range. Medium: the volume cha...

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    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 29 2 st yles you can memorize your original panel settings to a one touch setting. The newly created one touch setting will be saved in the user drive or a usb flash drive as a style, and you can call up the one touch setting as a part of the style. 1 select the desire...

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    30 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 2 st yles a style is made up of the different sections (intro, main, ending, etc.) and each section has separate channels (rhythm pattern, bass line, chord backing, pad, or phrase, each of which is referred to as a “source pattern”). With the style creator function,...

  • Page 31

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 31 2 st yles 4 create the source pattern for each channel. • realtime recording on the basic page ( page 32 ) lets you record the style by simply playing the keyboard. • step recording on the edit page ( page 36 ) lets you enter each note individually. • style assembly...

  • Page 32: Realtime Recording

    32 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 2 st yles realtime recording in the basic page, you can record your original rhythm pattern from the keyboard.  recording rhythm channels 1–2 the procedure below applies to step 4 in the basic procedure on page 31 . • (psr-s970) if you select an audio style as the ...

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    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 33 2 st yles 2 if necessary, select a voice then practice the rhythm pattern to be recorded. Press the [1 ] or [2 ] button (selected channel) to call up the voice selection display then select the desired voice such as a drum kit. After selecting, press the [exit] bu...

  • Page 34

    34 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 2 st yles  recording to the bass, chord 1–2, pad and phrase 1–2 channels the procedure below applies to step 4 in the basic procedure on page 31 . 1 from the basic page, while holding down the [f] (rec channel) button, press one of the [3 ]–[8 ] buttons to select...

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    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 35 2 st yles • set the source root/chord if necessary although the source root/chord is set to cm7 as described above, you can change this to any desired key or chord. Use the tab [e][f] buttons to call up the parameter page, and set the play root and chord to the favo...

  • Page 36: Step Recording (Edit)

    36 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 2 st yles step recording (edit) this section applies to step 4 of the basic procedure on page 31 . After selecting a section and make other settings on the basic page, call up the step record display via the instructions below, then carry out step recording. 1) from...

  • Page 37

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 37 2 st yles note intro 4 and ending 4 can be selected on the display then created as your original style although they are not available on the panel. 3 replace the source pattern of the specific channel with that of another style. 3-1 select the desired channel to be...

  • Page 38

    38 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 2 st yles editing the rhythmic feel (groove) by changing the timing of all the notes and velocities, you can edit the rhythmic feel for each channel of the current section selected on the basic page or the panel button. The instructions below apply to step 5 of the ...

  • Page 39

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 39 2 st yles 2 dynamics this changes the velocity/volume (or accent) of certain notes in the style playback. The dynamics settings are applied to each channel or all channels of the section selected on the basic page. 2 press the [d] (execute) button to actually enter ...

  • Page 40

    40 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 2 st yles editing data for each channel (channel) you can edit recorded data for each channel of the current section selected on the basic page or via the panel buttons. The instructions below apply to step 5 of the basic procedure on page 31 . 1 in the channel page...

  • Page 41

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 41 2 st yles making style file format settings (parameter) the style file format (sff) combines all of yamaha’s auto accompaniment (style playback) know-how into a single unified format. Setting the sff related parameters determines how the original notes are converted...

  • Page 42

    42 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 2 st yles 2 use the [1 ]/[2 ] (channel) buttons to select the channel to be edited. The selected channel is shown at the upper left of the display. 3 use the [3 ]–[8 ] buttons to edit the data. For details on editable parameters, see pages 42–45 . Notice the...

  • Page 43

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 43 2 st yles 2 ntr/ntt the settings here determine how the original notes of the source pattern are converted in response to the chord change during normal performance. Note since the rhythm channels should not be affected by chord changes, make sure that the parameter...

  • Page 44

    44 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 2 st yles when ntr is set to guitar harmonic minor when the played chord changes from a major to a minor chord, this table lowers the third and sixth intervals in the scale by a semitone. When the chord changes from a minor to a major chord, the minor third and flat...

  • Page 45

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 45 2 st yles 3 high key / note limit the settings here adjust the octave of the notes converted from the original ones through ntt and ntr. 4 rtr (retrigger rule) these settings determine whether notes stop sounding or not and how they change pitch in response to chord...

  • Page 46

    46 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 2 st yles editing the rhythm part of a style (drum setup) the drum setup function allows you to edit the rhythm part of the current style, such as changing the drum instruments and make various settings. The procedure below applies to step 5 in the basic procedure o...

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    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 47 2 st yles 6 if necessary, set the volume level, pan or pitch by using the [5 ]–[7 ] buttons. 7 if necessary, make more detailed settings. 7-1 press the [8 ] (detail) button to call up the detailed settings window. 7-2 use the [3 ]–[5 ] buttons to select th...

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    48 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 2 st yles 7-3 press the [exit] button to close the window. 8 press the [exit] button to return to close the drum setup window. Notice the edited style will be lost if you change to another style or turn off the power to the instrument without carrying out the save o...

  • Page 49: Songs

    3 3 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 49 songs songs contents editing music notation (score) settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 editing lyrics/text display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 50

    50 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 3 songs pressing the [8 ] (set up) button calls up the detailed setting display. You can set the view type by using the [1 ]–[6 ] buttons, then press the [8 ] (ok) button. [1 ] left on/ off enables/disables display of the left-hand notation. Depending on ot...

  • Page 51

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 51 3 songs [3 ]/ [4 ] key signature this lets you enter key signature changes in the middle of a song, at the stopped position. This menu is useful when the selected song contains no key signature set- tings for displaying notation. [5 ] quantize this gives you c...

  • Page 52

    52 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 3 songs to view the lyrics of the selected song or the text, press the [lyrics/text] button. You can change the lyrics/text display settings, such as background color, as desired. Note when the lyrics are garbled or unreadable, you may need to change the lyrics lang...

  • Page 53

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 53 3 songs when playing back a song and a style at the same time, channels 9-16 in the song data are replaced with style channels—allowing you to play the accompaniment parts of the song yourself. Try playing chords along with the song playback as shown in the instruct...

  • Page 54: Settings, Repeat Settings)

    54 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 3 songs the instrument has a variety of song playback functions—repeat playback, various guide settings, etc.— which can be accessed in the display below. Call up the operation display. [function]  tab [e] menu 1  [h] song setting  tab[e][f] guide/channel or othe...

  • Page 55

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 55 3 songs  others page keyboard and vocal practice using the guide function with the guide function, the instrument indicates the timing you need to play notes in the score display for ease in learning. This instrument also features convenient vocal practice tools th...

  • Page 56

    56 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 3 songs 3 use the [a]/[b] buttons to select the desired guide mode. Guide modes for keyboard practice • follow lights when this is selected, song playback pauses, waiting for you to play the notes correctly. When you play the correct notes, song playback continues. ...

  • Page 57

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 57 3 songs playing backing parts with the performance assistant technology this feature lets you play your own backing parts on the keyboard along with song playback, and have them sound perfectly appropriate (even though you might be playing wrong notes). 1 select a s...

  • Page 58

    58 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 3 songs the owner’s manual covers how to create an original song by recording your keyboard performance (called “realtime recording”). This reference manual shows how to create an original song by entering notes one by one (called “step recording”) and how to improv...

  • Page 59

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 59 3 songs • chord ............For recording chords and sections with precise timing ( page 62 ) or editing them ( page 72 ). • 1-16 ...................For recording melodies (step recording; see below) or editing the recorded melodies ( page 72 ). • sys/ex. .............

  • Page 60

    60 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 3 songs 6 press the song [ j] (stop) button (or press the [c] button) to return to the top of the song, then hear the newly entered song by pressing the [ f/ k] (play/pause) button. 7 press the [exit] button to exit from the step recording display. 8 press the [i] (...

  • Page 61

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 61 3 songs example of step recording—melodies (detailed instructions of step 5 on page 59 ) in this example, keep in mind that one of the steps involves holding down a key on the keyboard while carrying out the operation. Before carrying out the instructions below, sel...

  • Page 62

    62 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 3 songs 4 enter the next notes and apply a tie. 4-1 press the [g] button to select “mp.” 4-2 press the [h] button to select “normal.” 4-3 while holding g3 key on the keyboard, press the [6 ] button. This operation advances the input position from the current 2nd b...

  • Page 63

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 63 3 songs 5 start step recording by using the [a]–[j] buttons and [1 ]–[8 ] buttons, as well as the keyboard. Refer to the example below for specific instructions. 6 press the song [ j] (stop) button (or press the [c] button) to return to the top of the song, then...

  • Page 64

    64 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 3 songs 1 enter the chords for the main a section. 1-1 press the style control main variation [a] button. 1-2 press the [5 ] button to select the half-note length. 1-3 play the chords c, f and g in the chord section of the keyboard. 2 enter the chords for the brea...

  • Page 65: Song

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 65 3 songs selecting the setup data to be recorded to the top position of the song the current settings of the mixing console display and other panel settings you made can be recorded to the top position of the song as setup data. The panel settings recorded here are a...

  • Page 66

    66 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 3 songs 5 press the [8 ] (apply) button to record the data. 6 press the [i] (save) button to carry out the save operation. For details, refer to “basic operations” in the owner’s manual. Notice the edited song data will be lost if you select another song or turn o...

  • Page 67

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 67 3 songs 4 while holding the song [rec] button, press the desired track button. 5 press the song [ f/ k] (play/pause) button to start punch in/out recording. According to the settings in step 3, play the keyboard between the punch in and punch out points. Refer to th...

  • Page 68

    68 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 3 songs  examples of re-recording with various punch in/out settings this instrument features several different ways you use the punch in/out function. The illustrations below indicate a variety of situations in which selected measures in an eight-measure phrase ar...

  • Page 69

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 69 3 songs editing channel events of existing song data you can apply various useful functions to already recorded data, such as quantize and transpose, on the channel page. 1 select a song to be edited. 2 call up the operation display. [function]  tab [f] menu 2  [b...

  • Page 70

    70 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 3 songs 1 quantize the quantize function allows you to align the timing of all the notes in a channel. For example, if you record the musical phrase shown below, you may not play it with absolute precision, and your performance may have been slightly ahead of or beh...

  • Page 71

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 71 3 songs 2 delete you can delete the data of the specified channel in the song. Select the channel whose data to be deleted by using the [1 ]–[8 ] buttons, then press the [d] (execute) button to carry out the operation. 3 mix this function lets you mix the data o...

  • Page 72

    72 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 3 songs editing chord events, notes, system exclusive events and lyrics you can edit chord events, note events, system exclusive events and lyrics in the same manner on the corresponding displays: chord, 1-16, sys/ex and lyrics. These are called “event list” display...

  • Page 73

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 73 3 songs  chord events (chord page)  note events (1-16 page)  system exclusive events (sys/ex. Page)  lyrics events (lyrics page) style style tempo tempo chord chord root, chord type, on bass chord sect style section (intro, main, fill in, break, ending) onoff on...

  • Page 74

    74 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 3 songs displaying specific types of events in the event list displays, various types of events are shown. It may sometimes be difficult to pinpoint the ones you want to edit. This is where the filter function comes in handy. It lets you determine which event types ...

  • Page 75: Usb Audio Player/recorder

    4 5 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 75 4 usb audio pla yer/r ecor der / multi p a ds 5 usb audio player/recorder this function is fully explained in the owner’s manual. Refer to the corresponding chapter in the owner’s man- ual. Multi pads contents creating multi pads (multi pad creator) . . . . . . ...

  • Page 76

    76 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 5 multi p a ds 2 call up the operation display. [function]  tab [f] menu 2  [c] multi pad creator  tab [e] record 3 if you want to create a new multi pad in an empty new bank, press the [c] (new bank) button. 4 select a particular multi pad for recording by press...

  • Page 77: Editing Multi Pads

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 77 5 multi p a ds 11 turn chord match of each pad on or off by using the [5 ]–[8 ] buttons. If the chord match parameter is on for the selected pad, the corresponding pad is played back according to the chord specified in the chord section of the keyboard generated...

  • Page 78

    78 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 5 multi p a ds 4 edit the selected pad. 5 save the current bank containing the edited multi pads. Press the [8 ] button to call up the confirmation window, press the [f] (yes) button to call up the user page, then press the [6 ] (save) button to carry out the save...

  • Page 79: Music Finder

    6 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 79 6 mus ic f inder music finder contents creating a set of favorite records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 editing records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 80: Editing Records

    80 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 6 music f inde r you can create your original record by editing an existing record. Your edits can be replaced with those of the current record, or can be saved as a new separate record. 1 select the desired record to be edited in the music finder display. 2 press t...

  • Page 81: Deleting The Record

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 81 6 mus ic f inder 4 save the edited record. When creating a new record press the [j] (new record) button. The record is added to the all page. When overwriting an existing record press the [8 ] (ok) button. Deleting the record by carrying out the delete operation, t...

  • Page 82

    82 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 6 music f inde r calling up the records from a music finder file by selecting a music finder file, you can recall the records saved to the user or usb drive as a file. 1 press the [7 ] (files) button in the music finder display to call up the file selection displa...

  • Page 83: Registration Memory

    7 7 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 83 r egistr ation memor y registration memory contents editing the registration memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 disabling recall of specific items (freeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 84

    84 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 7 re g is tra tio n m e m o ry registration memory lets you recall all the panel setups you 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 want to ...

  • Page 85

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 85 7 r egistr ation memor y as convenient as the registration memory buttons are, there may be times during a performance when you want to quickly switch between settings. The convenient registration sequence function lets you call up the eight setups in any order you ...

  • Page 86

    86 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 7 re g is tra tio n m e m o ry 6 use the [d] (sequence end) button to determine how registration sequence behaves when reaching the end of the sequence. • stop ............... Pressing the tab [f] button or the “advance” pedal has no effect. The sequence is “stopped...

  • Page 87

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 87 7 r egistr ation memor y using the registration sequence 1 select the desired registration bank. 2 at the upper right of the main display, confirm the registration sequence. 3 press the tab [ e] or [f] button, or press the foot pedal to select the first registration...

  • Page 88: Microphone/guitar Input

    8 88 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 8 micr oph one/guit ar input microphone/guitar input contents making and saving the microphone/guitar settings (eq/cmp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 • saving the microphone/guitar settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 89: Mic/guitar Page

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 89 8 micr ophone/guit ar input saving the microphone/guitar settings all the settings (mic/guitar and talk pages) are saved together as a single file. Up to ten files can be saved. 1 on the eq/cmp setting display (in step 3 on page 88 ), press the [i] (user memory) but...

  • Page 90: Talk Page

    90 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 8 micr oph one/guit ar input  (psr-s970) pitch detect (selected by [e] button) determines how this instrument detects or recognizes the pitch of the microphone sound you input during performance. Talk page the settings here are for your speech or announcements (not...

  • Page 91

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 91 8 micr ophone/guit ar input setting up the vocal harmony control parameters you can set which part controls the vocal harmony regardless of the current vocal harmony type. 1 call up the vocal harmony type selection display. [mic setting/vocal harmony]  [e] (type) n...

  • Page 92

    92 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 8 micr oph one/guit ar input  setup parameters [2 ]– [5 ] vocoder control the vocal harmony effect in the vocoder and vocoder-mono modes is controlled by the notes you play on the keyboard and/or song data. [2 ] song channel mute/play when set to “mute,” the ...

  • Page 93

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 93 8 micr ophone/guit ar input editing the vocal harmony types this section explains briefly how to create your own vocal harmony types, and lists the detailed parameters for editing. A sum total of sixty types can be created and saved. 1 call up the vocal harmony type...

  • Page 94

    94 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 8 micr oph one/guit ar input  editing the overview tab parameters 1 set the value by using the [a]–[c] buttons, [1 ] and [3 ]–[8 ] buttons. For information on each parameter, see page 95 . 2 press the [f] (harmony assign) button to set how the vocal harmony i...

  • Page 95

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 95 8 micr ophone/guit ar input  overview tab parameters  harmony assign for detailed information on each parameter, refer to the “vocal harmony parameter list” in the data list on the website. [a] mode determines the mode of the vocal harmony effect: chordal, vocoder...

  • Page 96

    96 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 8 micr oph one/guit ar input  editing the part tab parameters the parameters are arranged in a matrix. Use the [a]–[e] buttons to select the desired parameter, then edit each of the vocal parts including the harmony notes (harm.1, 2, 3) and lead voice (your own voi...

  • Page 97

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 97 8 micr ophone/guit ar input  formant (selected by [c] button) determines the formant setting for each part. This parameter can be used to finely change the character of the vocal sound. The higher the value, the more “feminine” the harmony voice becomes. The lower ...

  • Page 98

    98 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 8 micr oph one/guit ar input this section explains how to create your own synth vocoder types, and lists the detailed parameters for editing. A sum total of sixty types (synth vocoder and vocal harmony types) can be created and saved. Note for information on “editin...

  • Page 99

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 99 8 micr ophone/guit ar input editing the overview tab parameters 1 use the [a]–[e] (or [j]) buttons to select the parameter to be adjusted, then set the value by using the [1 ]–[8 ] buttons or sliders. For information on each parameter, see pages 100–101 . 2 pres...

  • Page 100

    100 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 8 micr oph one/guit ar input  carrier (set by [a]/[b] buttons) selects the musical instrument sound used as the source (carrier) for the synth vocoder. (the carrier serves as the basic sound over which the vocal characteristics are applied.)  vocoder parameters (...

  • Page 101

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 101 8 micr ophone/guit ar input  effect parameters (selected by [e]/[j] buttons) editing the detail tab parameters use the [b]–[e] buttons to select the band pass filter 1–5 or 6–10, then set the value by using the [1 ]–[5 ] buttons. Note feedback (howling) may re...

  • Page 102: Mixing Console

    9 9 102 psr-s970/s770 reference manual mixing console mixing console contents editing vol/voice parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 editing filter parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 103: Editing Filter Parameters

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 103 9 mixing con s ole editing filter parameters [d]/[i] harmonic content allows you to adjust the resonance ( page 17 ) for each part. [e]/[j] brightness determines the brightness of the sound for each part by adjusting the cut- off frequency ( page 17 )..

  • Page 104: Editing Tune Parameters

    104 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 9 mixing console editing tune parameters [a]/[b]/ [f]/[g] portamento time portamento is a function that creates a smooth transition in pitch from the first note played on the keyboard to the next. The portamento time deter- mines the pitch transition time. Higher v...

  • Page 105: Editing Effect Parameters

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 105 9 mixing con s ole this instrument features six effect blocks, giving you powerful tools to richly enhance the sounds of the instrument or completely transform them. The effects are divided into the following groups:  reverb, chorus: the effects of these blocks ar...

  • Page 106

    106 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 9 mixing console 2 in the effect page, press the [f] (type) button to call up the effect type selection display. 3 (psr-s970) press the [a] button. 4 use the [1 ]/[2 ] buttons to select the effect block. Effect block effect-applicable parts effect characteristi...

  • Page 107

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 107 9 mixing con s ole 5 use the [3 ]/[4 ] buttons to select the part to which you want to apply the effect. Note that a part cannot be selected if “reverb,” “chorus,” or “dsp1” (when the “connection” parameter is set to “system;” see page 108 ) is selected. This i...

  • Page 108

    108 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 9 mixing console 2 use the [3 ]–[5 ] buttons to select a parameter then use the [6 ]/[7 ] buttons to edit the value. When reverb, chorus, or dsp1 is selected as the effect block, you can adjust the return level via the [8 ] (return level) button. If you w...

  • Page 109: Editing Eq Parameters

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 109 9 mixing con s ole equalizer (also called “eq”) is a sound processor that divides the frequency spectrum into multiple bands that can be boosted or cut as required to tailor the overall frequency response. The “eq” page lets you adjust the eq for each corresponding...

  • Page 110

    110 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 9 mixing console editing and saving your original master eq (meq) type this instrument is equipped with a high-grade eight-band digital eq. You can select one of the five preset eq types, or can even create your own custom eq settings by adjusting the frequency ban...

  • Page 111

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 111 9 mixing con s ole compressor is an effect commonly used to limit and compress the dynamics (softness/loudness) of an audio signal. For signals that vary widely in dynamics, such as vocals and guitar parts, it “squeezes” the dynamic range, effectively making soft s...

  • Page 112

    112 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 9 mixing console saving master compressor settings the master compressor settings you have edited can be saved as a user compressor type. 1 press the [i] (save) button to enter the user master compressor display. 2 select the destination to which the user master co...

  • Page 113: Block Diagram

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 113 9 mixing con s ole psr-s970 psr-s770 block diagram connection = system effect connection = insertion effect connection = system effect connection = insertion effect.

  • Page 114: Connections

    10 10 114 psr-s970/s770 reference manual connections connections contents footswitch/foot controller settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 • assigning a specific function to each pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 115

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 115 10 connections 4 use the [2 ]–[8 ] buttons to set the details of the selected functions (the part for which the function is applied, etc.). The available parameters differ depending on the function selected in step 3. 5 if necessary, set the polarity of the ped...

  • Page 116

    116 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 10 connections pitch bend* allows you to bend the pitch of notes up or down by using the pedal. You can turn this pedal function on or off for each keyboard part on this display. Up/down: determines whether the pitch change goes up (is raised) or down (is lowered)....

  • Page 117

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 117 10 connections fill self plays a fill-in. Fill break plays a break. Fill up plays a fill-in, followed by the next main section (that of the button on the immediate right). Ending1–3 same as the ending/rit. [i]–[iii] buttons. Fade in/out same as the [fade in/out] bu...

  • Page 118: Midi Settings

    118 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 10 connections in this section, you can make midi-related settings for the instrument. The psr-s970/s770 gives you a set of ten pre-programmed templates that let you instantly and easily reconfigure the instrument to match your particular midi application or extern...

  • Page 119

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 119 10 connections  pre-programmed midi templates all parts transmits all parts including the keyboard parts (right 1, 2, and left), with the exception of song parts. Kbd & style basically the same as “all parts” with the exception of how keyboard parts are managed. T...

  • Page 120: Midi System Settings

    120 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 10 connections midi system settings the explanations here apply to the system page in step 4 on page 118 . Use the [a]/[b] buttons to select the parameters (below), then set the on/off status, etc. By using the [1 ]–[8 ] buttons. 1 local control turns the local...

  • Page 121: Midi Transmit Settings

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 121 10 connections  chord sys/ex. The “tx” setting turns midi transmission of midi chord exclusive data (chord detect. Root and type) on or off. The “rx” setting turns midi reception and recognition of midi chord exclusive data generated by external equipment on or of...

  • Page 122: Midi Receive Settings

    122 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 10 connections midi receive settings the explanations here apply to the receive page in step 4 on page 118 . This determines which parts will receive midi data and over which midi channels the data will be received. 1 use the [a]/[b] buttons or [1 ]/[2 ] button...

  • Page 123

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 123 10 connections bass note settings for style playback via midi receive the explanations here apply to the bass page in step 4 on page 118 . These settings let you determine the bass note for style playback, based on the note messages received via midi. The note on/o...

  • Page 124: Infrastructure Mode

    124 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 10 connections by using a usb wireless lan adaptor (sold separately), you can connect the psr-s970/s770 with an iphone/ipad via a wireless network. For general operating instructions, refer to the “iphone/ipad connection manual” on the website. This section covers ...

  • Page 125: Access Point Mode

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 125 10 connections access point mode [i] detail for setting the detailed parameters on the pages below. After making these settings, press one of the [7 ]/[8 ] (save) button to actually save them. Wireless network: for setting the ssid, security, password, and chan...

  • Page 126: Other Functions

    11 11 126 psr-s970/s770 reference manual other f unctions other functions contents utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 • config 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 127: Config 2

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 127 11 other f unctions 2 metronome 3 tap this allows you to set the percussion sound and the velocity which sounds when the [tap tempo] button is tapped. 4 auto power off for details, refer to “setting up” in the owner’s manual. Config 2 1 speaker / display content [2...

  • Page 128

    128 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 11 other f unctions 2 display-related settings / voice category button options 3 arpeggio settings [1 ] style tempo determines whether the default tempo of each preset style is shown or hidden above the style name in the style selection display. [2 ] voice numb...

  • Page 129: Parameter Lock

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 129 11 other f unctions parameter lock this lets you lock or maintain the settings of specific parameters (such as effect and split point), even when the panel setups are changed by registration memory, one touch setting, etc. To set this function, use the [1 ]–[4 ...

  • Page 130: Owner

    130 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 11 other f unctions owner backup/restore refer to “basic operations” in the owner’s manual. System [d] export instrument info for exporting identification information of the instrument, which may be necessary for using the “yamaha expansion manager” software, to th...

  • Page 131: Setup Files

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 131 11 other f unctions setup files for the items below, you can save your original settings to user or usb drive as a single file for future recall. 1 make all desired settings on the instrument. 2 call up the operation display. 3 use the [f]–[i] buttons to call up th...

  • Page 132: Reset

    132 psr-s970/s770 reference manual 11 other f unctions reset this function lets you restore the status of the instrument to the original factory settings. 1 use the [1 ]–[3 ] buttons to select the desired item then use the [4 ]/ [5 ] buttons to enter or remove the checkmark. When an item is ...

  • Page 133: Index

    Psr-s970/s770 reference manual 133 inde x index a access point mode ......................... 125 any key ............................................ 56 arpeggio ............................................. 7 arpeggio hold ..........................116 , 128 arpeggio quantize ........................

  • Page 134

    134 psr-s970/s770 reference manual inde x t talk ................................................... 90 tap tempo .......................................127 text ................................................... 52 touch response ................................ 6 touch sensitivity ..................