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Yamaha PSR-S950 Reference Manual

Summary of PSR-S950

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    This reference manual explains advanced features of the psr-s950/s750 that are not explained in the owner’s manual. Please read the owner’s manual first, before reading this reference manual. En reference manual digital workstation.

  • Page 2: Table of Contents

    2 psr-s950/s750 reference manual table of contents panel button chart 3 1 voices 5 voice types (characteristics) ............................................ 5 selecting gm&xg or other voices.................................... 7 effect-related settings .................................................

  • Page 3: Panel Button Chart

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 3 p anel but ton chart panel button chart no. .................................Indicates the corresponding numbers in the “panel controls and terminals” section of the owner’s manual. Button/control .............Indicates the button/controller that you should use at fi...

  • Page 4

    4 psr-s950/s750 reference manual p anel but ton chart ( [channel on/off] channel on/off display song — 2 style 1/2 or 2/2 (psr-s950) style (psr-s750) — 3 a [function] master tune/scale tune master tune 11 — scale tune 11 song setting 48 style setting/split point/chord fingering style setting 23 spli...

  • Page 5: Voices

    1 1 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 5 v oices voices contents voice types (characteristics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 selecting gm&xg or other voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 6

    6 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 1 vo ic e s note super articulation and mega voices are not compatible with other instrument models. For this reason, any song or style you’ve created on this instru- ment using these voices will not sound properly when played back on the instruments which do not hav...

  • Page 7

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 7 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 press the part select bu...

  • Page 8: Effect-Related Settings

    8 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 1 vo ic e s setting the touch sensitivity of the keyboard touch sensitivity determines how the sound responds to your playing strength. The touch sensitivity type becomes the common setting for all voices. Note some voices are purposely designed without touch sensiti...

  • Page 9

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 9 1 v oices selecting the harmony/echo type you can select the desired harmony/echo effect from a variety of types. Note when the [mono] button is turned to on or you use the super articulation voices, the harmony/echo effect may not work properly. 1 turn the [harmony/...

  • Page 10

    10 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 1 vo ic e s echo types the echo, tremolo or trill effect is applied to the note played in the right-hand section of the keyboard in time with the currently set tempo, regardless of the [acmp] and the left part on/off status. Keep in mind that trill works when you ho...

  • Page 11: Pitch-Related Settings

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 11 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...

  • Page 12

    12 psr-s950/s750 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. Changing the part assignment of the transpose buttons you can ...

  • Page 13: Editing Voices (Voice Set)

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 13 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 memory for future recall. 1 select the desi...

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    14 psr-s950/s750 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 ] vol...

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    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 15 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 filter is ...

  • Page 16

    16 psr-s950/s750 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-s950/s750 reference manual 17 1 v oices 2 dsp 3 eq determines the frequency and gain of the low and high eq bands. For information about eq, refer to page 99 . Harmony page same as in the [function] [h] harmony/echo display. See “selecting the harmony/echo type” on page 9 . Disabling automatic s...

  • Page 18: Editing Organ Flutes Voices

    18 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 1 vo ic e s the organ flute voices can be edited by adjusting the footage levers, adding the attack sound, applying effects and equalizer, etc. 1 select the desired organ flutes voice. 1-1 press the [organ flutes] button. 1-2 press the [i] (preset) button to call up...

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    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 19 1 v oices volume/attack page effect/eq page same parameters as in the voice set “effect/eq” page explained on page 16 . [1 ] vol (volume) adjusts the overall volume of the organ flutes. The longer the graphic bar, the greater the volume. [2 ] resp (response) affects...

  • Page 20: Styles

    2 2 20 psr-s950/s750 reference manual st yles styles contents selecting the chord fingering type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 style playback related settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 21 2 st yles the chord fingering type determines how chords are specified for style playback. You can select desired one from the seven types. 1 call up the operation display. [function] [c] style setting/split point/chord fingering tab [ e ][ f ] chord fingering 2 pre...

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    22 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 2 st yles chord fingering types note “ai” stands for “artificial intelligence.” single finger makes it simple to produce orchestrated accompaniment using major, seventh, minor and minor-seventh chords by pressing only one, two or three keys on the chord section of t...

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    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 23 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] [c] style setting/split point/chord fingering tab [ e ][ f ] style setting 2 use the [1 ]–[8 ] buttons for e...

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    24 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 2 st yles [2 ] ots link tim- ing this applies to the ots link function. This parameter determines the tim- ing in which the one touch settings change with the main variation [a]–[d] change. (the [ots link] button must be on.) real time one touch setting is immediate...

  • Page 25: Split Point Settings

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 25 2 st yles the key which divides the keyboard into two or three sections is referred to as “split point.” there are two types of split point: “split point (l)” and “split point (s).” the “split point (l)” divides the keyboard into the left-hand and right-hand section...

  • Page 26

    26 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 2 st yles you can memorize your original panel settings to the one touch setting. The newly created one touch setting will be saved in the user drive as a style, and you can call up the one touch setting as a part of the style. 1 select the desired style to memorize...

  • Page 27

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 27 2 st yles the style creator function lets you create your original style by recording the rhythm pattern via the keyboard performance and using the already-recorded style data. Basically, select a preset style that is closest to the type you want to create, then rec...

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    28 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 2 st yles basic procedure for creating a style 1 select the desired style as starting data. 2 press the [function] button, [f] (digital rec menu) button, then [b] (style creator) button to call up the style creator display. 3 from the basic page, select a section th...

  • Page 29

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 29 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 28 . • if you select an audio style as starting data: pl...

  • Page 30

    30 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 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 drum kit. After selecting, press the [exit] button...

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    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 31 2 st yles recording bass, chord 1–2, pad and phrase 1–2 the procedure below applies to step 4 in the basic procedure on page 28 . 1 from the basic page, while holding down the [f] (rec ch) button, press one of the [3 ]–[8 ] buttons to select the desired channel as r...

  • Page 32

    32 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 2 st yles • setting the source root/chord if necessary although the source root/chord is set to cmaj7 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 source root and chord...

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    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 33 2 st yles step recording this section applies to step 4 of the basic procedure on page 28 . After selecting a section and make other settings on the basic page, call up the step record display via the instructions below, then execute step recording. 1) from the basi...

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    34 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 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 35

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 35 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 36

    36 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 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 ...

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    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 37 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 28 . 1 in the channel page...

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    38 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 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...

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    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 39 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 39–42 . 4 press the [i] (s...

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    40 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 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. Ntr (note transposition rule) ntt (note transposition table) when ntr is set to root trans or root f...

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    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 41 2 st yles when ntr is set to guitar 3 high key / note limit the settings here adjust the octave of the notes converted from the original ones through ntt and ntr. Harmonic minor 5th in addition to the harmonic minor transposition above, augmented and diminished chor...

  • Page 42

    42 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 2 st yles 4 rtr (retrigger rule) these settings determine whether notes stop sounding or not and how they change pitch in response to chord changes. Stop the notes stop sounding. Pitch shift the pitch of the note will bend without a new attack to match the type of t...

  • Page 43: Songs

    3 3 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 43 songs songs contents editing music notation settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 editing lyrics/text display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 44

    44 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 3 songs to view the music notation of the selected song, press the [score] button. You can change the score display as desired to suit your personal preferences. The settings here are maintained even when the power is turned off. Note you can save the setting here a...

  • Page 45

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 45 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 ch determines which midi channel in the song data is used for the left-hand/right- h...

  • Page 46

    46 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 3 songs to view the lyrics of the selected song, press the [lyrics/text] button. If the selected song contains lyric data, you can have the lyrics shown in the display. Even if the song does not contain lyrics data, you can show the lyrics and other text by using a ...

  • Page 47

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 47 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 48: Settings, Guide Function)

    48 psr-s950/s750 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] [b] song setting song playback related parameters (repeat settings, c...

  • Page 49

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 49 3 songs 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 that automatical...

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    50 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 3 songs guide menu 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. Follow lights was developed for the yamaha clavinova series. ...

  • Page 51

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 51 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 52

    52 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 3 songs to create a song, you can compose your performance by entering it one event at a time (called “step recording”), as well as recording your performance in real time (described in the owner’s manual). This section explains operations of step recording and re-r...

  • Page 53

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 53 3 songs 3 press the [f] button to select the channel for recording. 4 press the [g] (step rec) button to call up the step record display. 5 start step recording by using the [a]–[j] buttons and [1 ]–[8 ] buttons. Refer to the example on page 54 for specific instruct...

  • Page 54

    54 psr-s950/s750 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 55

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 55 3 songs 2 enter the next notes and apply staccato. 2-1 press the [h] button to select “staccato.” 2-2 press the [6 ] button to select the quarter-note length. 2-3 play the keys e3 and f3 in order. The first measure has been completed. 3 to enter a quarter-note rest,...

  • Page 56

    56 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 3 songs recording chords (step recording) in step recording, you can record the precise change timing of chords and sections (such as intro, main and ending) of the current style on the single display. After the operations are finished, the recorded informations or ...

  • Page 57

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 57 3 songs 7 press the [exit] button to exit from the step recording display. 8 press the [f] (expand) button to convert the recorded data to the actual midi notes (song data). 9 press the [i] (save) button to execute the save operation. Notice the recorded song data w...

  • Page 58

    58 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 3 songs 2 enter the chords for the break section. 2-1 press the style control [break] button. 2-2 press the [6 ] button to select the quarter-note length. 2-3 play the chords f and g7 in the chord section of the keyboard. Note if you want to record the fill in secti...

  • Page 59

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 59 3 songs re-recording a specific section—punch in/out when re-recording a specific section of an already-recorded song, use the punch in/out function. In this method, only the data between the punch in point and the punch out point is overwritten with the newly recor...

  • Page 60

    60 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 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 ...

  • Page 61

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 61 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] [f] digital rec menu ...

  • Page 62

    62 psr-s950/s750 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 at right, you may not play it with absolute precision, and your performance may have been slightly ahead of or ...

  • Page 63

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 63 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 execute the operation. 3 mix this function lets you mix the data of two ...

  • Page 64

    64 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 3 songs 5 setup the current settings of the mixing console display and other panel settings can be recorded to the top position of the song as the setup data. The mixing console and panel settings recorded here are automatically recalled when the song starts. Note b...

  • Page 65

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 65 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 66

    66 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 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/off sta...

  • Page 67

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 67 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 68: Usb Audio

    4 5 68 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 4 usb audio / multi p a ds 5 usb audio this function is fully explained in the owner’s manual. Refer to the corresponding chapter in the owner’s man- ual. Multi pads contents multi pad creating (multi pad creator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 69

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 69 5 multi p a ds 2 call up the operation display. [function] [f] digital rec menu [c] multi pad creator 3 if necessary, select the desired voice with the voice category selection buttons. After selecting the voice, press the [exit] button to return to the previous dis...

  • Page 70: Multi Pad Editing

    70 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 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 by ...

  • Page 71

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 71 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 [g] (yes) button to call up the user page, then press the [6 ] (save) button to execute the save ope...

  • Page 72: Music Finder

    6 72 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 6 music f inde r music finder contents creating a set of favorite records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 editing records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 73: Editing Records

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 73 6 mus ic f inder 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 74

    74 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 6 music f inde r 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 executing the delete operation, the r...

  • Page 75

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 75 6 mus ic f inder selecting a music finder file and calling up the records 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...

  • Page 76: Registration Memory

    7 7 76 psr-s950/s750 reference manual re g is tra tio n m e m o ry registration memory contents editing the registration memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 disabling recall of specific items (freeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 77

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 77 7 r egistr ation memor y 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 switch...

  • Page 78

    78 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 7 re g is tra tio n m e m o ry 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 orde...

  • Page 79

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 79 7 r egistr ation memor y 6 use the [e] (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.” • top the sequenc...

  • Page 80

    80 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 7 re g is tra tio n m e m o ry using the registration sequence 1 select the desired registration bank. 2 at the right top 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 regis...

  • Page 81: Microphone

    8 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 81 8 micr ophone microphone contents vocal harmony and talk setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 microphone (vocal/talk) settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 82

    82 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 8 micr oph one this section explains how to make and save the detailed settings for the microphone. 1 connect the microphone, press the [mic setting/vocal harmony] button to call up the operation display, then press the [f] button to set the mic to on. This lets you...

  • Page 83

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 83 8 micr ophone vocal page 3band eq (selected by [a] or [b] button) eq (equalizer) is a processor that divides the frequency spectrum into multiple bands which can be boosted or cut as required to tailor the overall frequency response. This instrument features a high-...

  • Page 84

    84 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 8 micr oph one talk page the settings here are for your speech or announcements (not your singing performance), and are active when the talk ( page 81 ) is set to on. All indications and parameters (with the exception of talk mixing below) are the same as in the voc...

  • Page 85

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 85 8 micr ophone 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] [d]/[e] type select note check that the microphone is properly connected (ow...

  • Page 86

    86 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 8 micr oph one 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 channel selected below...

  • Page 87

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 87 8 micr ophone 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 selection display. [mic setting/vocal harmony...

  • Page 88

    88 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 8 micr oph one 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 89 . 2 press the [f] (harmony assign) button to set how the vocal harmony is applied to your sing...

  • Page 89

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 89 8 micr ophone overview tab parameters harmony assign for detailed information on each parameter, refer to the data list (vocal harmony parameter list) on the website. [a] mode determines the mode of the vocal harmony effect: chordal, vocoder or vocoder-mono. Chordal...

  • Page 90

    90 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 8 micr oph one 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 voice) via the [3 ]...

  • Page 91

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 91 8 micr ophone pan (selected by [d] button) determines the pan position setting for each part. Setting each vocal part to a different pan position, with the lead vocal at center, for example, results in a naturally wide stereo sound. Settings: l63 (left) – c (center)...

  • Page 92: Mixing Console

    9 9 92 psr-s950/s750 reference manual mixing console mixing console contents editing vol/voice parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 editing filter parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 93: Editing Filter Parameters

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 93 9 mixing con s ole editing filter parameters [d]/[i] harmonic content allows you to adjust the resonance ( page 15 ) for each part. [e]/[j] brightness determines the brightness of the sound for each part by adjusting the cut- off frequency ( page 15 )..

  • Page 94: Editing Tune Parameters

    94 psr-s950/s750 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 va...

  • Page 95: Editing Effect Parameters

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 95 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 are a...

  • Page 96

    96 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 9 mixing console 2 in the effect page, press the [f] (type) button to call up the effect type selection display. 3 use the [1 ]/[2 ] buttons to select the effect block. 4 use the [3 ]/[4 ] buttons to select the part to which you want to apply the effect. Note that a...

  • Page 97

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 97 9 mixing con s ole editing and saving your original effect type you can edit detailed parameters of the selected effect type. The parameter settings can be saved as your original effect type as well as to a registration memory, style or song as described in the prev...

  • Page 98

    98 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 9 mixing console 4 press the [i] (save) button to call up the user effect display. 5 use the [3 ]–[6 ] buttons to select the destination for saving the settings as a user effect. The available amount of user effect types differs depending on the effect block. 6 pres...

  • Page 99: Editing Eq Parameters

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 99 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. Usually an equalizer is used to correct the sound from speak...

  • Page 100

    100 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 9 mixing console editing and saving your original master eq type 1 press the [f] (edit) button in the eq page. The master eq edit display is called up. 2 use the [b]/[c] buttons to select a preset eq type. The set parameters of the selected eq type are automaticall...

  • Page 101: Connections

    10 10 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 101 connections connections contents footswitch/foot controller settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 • assigning a specific function to each pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 102

    102 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 10 connections 5 if necessary, set the polarity of the pedal by using the [i] button. Pedal on/off operation may differ depending on the particular pedal you’ve connected to the instrument. For example, pressing down on one pedal may turn the selected function on, ...

  • Page 103

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 103 10 connections dsp variation same as the [dsp vari.] button on the panel. Harmony/echo same as the [harmony/echo] button. Vocal harmony (psr-s950) same as the [i] (vocal harmony) button in the mic setting/vocal harmony display. Vocal effect same as the [j] (effect)...

  • Page 104: Midi Settings

    104 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 10 connections in this section, you can make midi-related settings for the instrument. The psr-s950/s750 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 105

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 105 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. The...

  • Page 106

    106 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 10 connections midi system settings the explanations here apply to the system page in step 4 on page 104 . Use the [a]/[b] buttons to select the parameters (below), then set the on/off status by using the [1 ]– [8 ] buttons. 1 local control turns the local control ...

  • Page 107

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 107 10 connections midi transmit settings the explanations here apply to the transmit page in step 4 on page 104 . This determines which parts will be sent as midi data and over which midi channel the data will be sent. 1 use the [a]/[b] buttons or [1 ]/[2 ] buttons to...

  • Page 108

    108 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 10 connections midi receive settings the explanations here apply to the receive page in step 4 on page 104 . 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 ] buttons to...

  • Page 109

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 109 10 connections bass note settings for style playback via midi receive the explanations here apply to the bass page in step 4 on page 104 . These settings let you determine the bass note for style playback, based on the note messages received via midi. The note on/o...

  • Page 110: Utility

    11 11 110 psr-s950/s750 reference manual utilit y utility contents config 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 config 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 111

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 111 11 u tilit y 2 metronome 3 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 ]–...

  • Page 112: Config 2

    112 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 11 utilit y refer to the owner’s manual, chapter 10. Config 2 [1 ]/ [2 ] voice cate- gory button options determines which voice is selected when you press one of the voice but- tons. Open & select pressing one of the voice buttons will open the voice selection disp...

  • Page 113: Media

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 113 11 u tilit y you can set or execute important media-related operations for the instrument. The word “media” refers to the connected usb flash memory device. Before using a usb flash memory, be sure to read “connecting a usb flash memory” in the owner’s manual. Medi...

  • Page 114: Owner

    114 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 11 utilit y owner [d] backup lets you backup all data on the instrument to a usb flash memory. For instructions, refer to the basic operation in the owner’s manual. [e] restore loads the backup file from the usb flash memory. For instructions, refer to the basic op...

  • Page 115: System Reset

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 115 11 u tilit y in this display, you can execute one of two reset methods: factory reset and custom reset. Factory reset lets you call up the default initial settings for each item while custom reset lets you call up your original settings with a single touch. Factory...

  • Page 116

    116 psr-s950/s750 reference manual 11 utilit y custom reset—saving and recalling your original settings as a single file 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 oper...

  • Page 117: Index

    Psr-s950/s750 reference manual 117 inde x index symbols +audio (style types) ........................ 20 numerics 1-16 (song creator) .................... 52, 66 3band eq (mic setting) .................. 83 a any key (song) ................................. 50 arabic1/2 (scale tune) ............. 11...

  • Page 118

    118 psr-s950/s750 reference manual inde x midi settings .................................. 104 mix (song creator) .......................... 63 modulation (voice set) ............... 15 movable do (score) ......................... 45 multi assign type (harmony/echo) .... 9 multi pad creator ...........