User manual YAMAHA MR842

[. . . ] NOTE: The smaller the AWG number, the larger the current handling capacity. This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a cart, etc. , is used, please observe all safety markings and instructions that accompany the accessory product. Battery Notice: This product MAY contain a small non-rechargeable battery which (if applicable) is soldered in place. [. . . ] You can change the tempo during song playback by pressing the button just twice. Touch Response Sensitivity You can adjust the keyboard's sensitivity to dynamics in three steps. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. The currently selected function will appear in the display. 2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the Touch Sensitivity item. The currently selected touch sensitivity will be displayed. Touch Sensitivity item r f e Handy Performance Features 3 Use the dial to select a touch sensitivity setting between 1 and 3. Higher values produce greater (easier) volume variation in response to keyboard dynamics --i. e. A setting of "4" results in a fixed touch response, or no level change no matter how hard or how soft you play the keys. NOTE · The initial default touch sensitivity setting is "2". MR842/YPG-635 Owner's Manual 75 Handy Performance Features One Touch Setting Sometimes selecting the ideal voice to play with a song or style can be confusing. The One Touch Setting feature automatically selects a well-balanced voice for you when you select a style or song. Simply select voice number "000" to activate this feature. 1 Select voice number "000" (steps 1 to 2 on page 19). 4 Use the dial to change songs, then play the keyboard and listen to the voice. You should hear a different keyboard voice than you played in step 3. Watch the display while changing songs and you will see that different voices are selected for each song. Use the dial to select voice number 000. 2 Select and play back any song (steps 1 to 3 on page 33). 3 Play the keyboard and remember the sound of the voice. If you have stopped playback at some point during this procedure press the [START/STOP] button to start playback again. 76 MR842/YPG-635 Owner's Manual Handy Performance Features Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound Five different master equalizer (EQ) settings are provided to give you the best possible sound when listening through different reproduction systems--the instrument's internal speakers, headphones, or an external speaker system. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. The currently selected function will appear in the display. 2 Press the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons as many times as necessary to select the master EQ type function "Master EQ Type". The currently selected EQ type will appear. The currently selected master EQ type. 3 Use the dial to select the desired Master EQ setting. Settings 1 and 2 are best for listening via the instrument's built-in speakers, setting 3 is for headphones, and settings 4 and 5 are ideal for listening via external speakers. r f MR842/YPG-635 Owner's Manual 77 Handy Performance Features Pitch Controls Large Pitch Changes (Transpose) The overall pitch of the instrument can by shifted up or down by a maximum of 1 octave in semitone increments. Small Pitch Changes (Tuning) The overall tuning of the instrument can by shifted up or down by a maximum of 100 cents in 1-cent increments (100 cents = 1 semitone). 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the Transpose item. 2 Use the CATEGORY [ r f ] and [ ] buttons to select the Tuning item. Transpose item Tuning item Can be set between -12 and +12 Can be set between -100 and +100 3 Use the dial to set the transpose value between -12 and +12 as required. NOTE · The pitch of Drum Kits voices cannot be changed. 3 Use the dial to set the tuning value NOTE · The pitch of Drum Kits voices cannot be changed. between -100 and +100 as required. 78 MR842/YPG-635 Owner's Manual r f erenc ef R Basic operation of the Style (auto-accompaniment) feature is described on page 27 of the Quick Guide. Here are some other ways you can play the styles, the style volume adjustment procedure, how you can play chords using the styles, and more. Pattern Variation (Sections) The MR842/YPG-635 features a wide variety of style "sections" that allow you to vary the arrangement of the accompaniment to match the song you are playing. Intro Main A/B INTRO section This is used for the beginning of the Song. all at a glance. Cm Root note Chord type Major 7 th Some Chord Types (These are just some of the "Standard" chord types recognized by the MR842/YPG-635. ) Suspended 4 th 7 th Minor 7 th Csus4 C7 Cm7 CM7 Perfect 5 th Perfect 4 th Flatted 7 th Major chord Flatted 7 th Minor chord Major 7 th Major chord Minor/major 7 th 7 th, flatted 5 th Minor 7 th, flatted 5 th 7 th, suspended 4 th CmM7 C7 (b5) Cm7 (b5) C7sus4 Major 7 th Minor chord Flatted 5 th 7 th chord Flatted 5 th Minor 7 th chord Flatted 7 th Suspended 4 th chord 84 MR842/YPG-635 Owner's Manual Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions Recognized Standard Chords All chords in the chart are "C-root" chords. Chord Name/[Abbreviation] Major [M] Add ninth [(9)] Sixth [6] Sixth ninth [6(9)] Major seventh [M7] Major seventh ninth [M7(9)] Major seventh add sharp eleventh [M7(#11)] Flatted fifth [(b5)] Major seventh flatted fifth [M7b5] Suspended fourth [sus4] Augmented [aug] Major seventh augmented [M7aug] Minor [m] Minor add ninth [m(9)] Minor sixth [m6] Minor seventh [m7] Minor seventh ninth [m7(9)] Minor seventh add eleventh [m7(11)] Minor major seventh [mM7] Minor major seventh ninth [mM7(9)] Minor seventh flatted fifth [m7b5] Minor major seventh flatted fifth [mM7b5] Diminished [dim] Diminished seventh [dim7] Seventh [7] Seventh flatted ninth [7(b9)] Seventh add flatted thirteenth [7(b13)] Seventh ninth [7(9)] Seventh add sharp eleventh [7(#11)] Seventh add thirteenth [7(13)] Seventh sharp ninth [7(#9)] Seventh flatted fifth [7b5] Seventh augmented [7aug] Seventh suspended fourth [7sus4] Suspended second [sus2] Normal Voicing 1-3-5 1-2-3-5 1 - (3) - 5 - 6 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 6 1 - 3 - (5) - 7 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - 7 or 1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - 7 1 - 3 - b5 1 - 3 - b5 - 7 1-4-5 1 - 3 - #5 1 - (3) - #5 - 7 1 - b3 - 5 1 - 2 - b3 - 5 1 - b3 - 5 - 6 1 - b3 - (5) - b7 1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - b7 1 - (2) - b3 - 4 - 5 - (b7) 1 - b3 - (5) - 7 1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - 7 1 - b3 - b5 - b7 1 - b3 - b5 - 7 1 - b3 - b5 1 - b3 - b5 - 6 1 - 3 - (5) - b7 or 1 - (3) - 5 - b7 1 - b2 - 3 - (5) - b7 1 - 3 - 5 - b6 - b7 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - b7 1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - b7 or 1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - b7 1 - 3 - (5) - 6 - b7 1 - #2 - 3 - (5) - b7 1 - 3 - b5 - b7 1 - 3 - #5 - b7 1 - 4 - 5 - b7 1-2-5 Chord (C) C (9) Display C C9 C6 C69 * CM7 CM79 * CM7#11 * Cb5 * CM7b5 * Csus4 Caug CM7aug * Cm Cm9 Cm6 Cm7 Cm79 Cm711 * CmM7 CmM79 * Cm7b5 CmM7b5 * Cdim Cdim7 C7 C7b9 C7b13 C79 C7#11 C713 C7#9 C7b5 * C7aug C7sus4 Csus2 * C C6 C6 (9) CM7 CM7 (9) CM7 C (#11) (b5) (b5) CM7 Csus4 Caug CM7aug Cm Cm (9) Cm6 Cm7 Cm7 Cm7 (9) (11) CmM7 CmM7 Cm7 (b5) (b5) (9) CmM7 Cdim Cdim7 C7 C7 C7 (b9) (b13) C7 C7 C7 (9) (#11) (13) (#9) C7 C7b5 C7aug C7sus4 Csus2 * These chords are not shown in the Dictionary function. NOTE · Notes in parentheses can be omitted. · Playing two same root keys in the adjacent octaves produces accompaniment based only on the root. · A perfect fifth (1 + 5) produces accompaniment based only on the root and fifth which can be used with both major and minor chords. · The chord fingerings listed are all in "root" position, but other inversions can be used--with the following exceptions: m7, m7b5, 6, m6, sus4, aug, dim7, 7b5, 6(9), sus2. NOTE · Inversion of the m7(11) chords are not recognized if the notes shown in parentheses are omitted. · The auto accompaniment will sometimes not change when related chords are played in sequence (e. g. · Two-note fingerings will produce a chord based on the previously played chord. MR842/YPG-635 Owner's Manual 85 Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard In "Play Along with a Style" on page 28 we described a method of playing styles in which chords were detected only to the left of the keyboard split point. By making the settings described below, however, chord detection for style accompaniment occurs over the entire range of the keyboard, allowing for even more dynamic style performance. In this mode only chords played in the normal way (page 32) can be detected. 1 Press and hold the [ACMP ON/OFF] button for longer than a second to select the function "Chord Fingering". 2 Use the dial to select 2 "FullKeyboard". Hold for longer than a second 86 MR842/YPG-635 Owner's Manual Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in "chord book" that shows you the individual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it. 1 Press and hold the LESSON [START] button for longer than a second. 3 Press the "M7" (major seventh) key in Hold for longer than a second the section of the keyboard labeled "CHORD TYPE". (The note doesn't sound. ) The notes you should play for the specified chord (root note and chord type) are shown in the display, both as notation and in the keyboard diagram. Notation of chord Chord name (root and type) 2 As an example, we'll learn how to play a GM7 (G major seventh) chord. Press the "G" key in the section of the keyboard labeled "ROOT". [. . . ] DO NOT MAIL! 152 MR842/YPG-635 Owner's Manual For details of products, please contact your nearest Yamaha representative or the authorized distributor listed below. Pour plus de détails sur les produits, veuillez-vous adresser à Yamaha ou au distributeur le plus proche de vous figurant dans la liste suivante. 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