User manual YAMAHA PSR-350

[. . . ] SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. 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. [. . . ] · Inversion of the 7sus4 and 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. CM7(#11) CM7(#11) C(b5) CM7b5 Csus4 Caug CM7aug Cm Cm(9) Cm6 Cm7 Cm7(9) Cm7(11) CmM7 CmM7(9) Cm7b5 CmM7b5 Cdim Cdim7 C7 C7(b9) C7(b13) C7(9) C7(#11) C7(13) C7(#9) C7b5 C7aug C7sus4 C1+2+5 Cb5 CM7b5 Csus4 Caug CM7aug Cm Cm(9) Cm6 Cm7 Cm7(9) Cm7(11) CmM7 CmM7(9) Cm7b5 CmM7b5 Cdim Cdim7 C7 C7(b9) C7(b13) C7(9) C7(#11) C7(13) C7(#9) C7b5 C7aug C7sus4 C 44 Auto Accompaniment Setting the Split Point The Split Point determines the highest key for the auto accompaniment section. The accompaniment can be played with the keys up to and including the Accompaniment Split Point key. Split Point · This setting also affects the split point for the special Split voices. Auto accompaniment section 1 Select the Split Point control. Press and hold the [ACMP ON/OFF] button until "S_POINT"appears in the display. Current Split Point value 054 S­POINT The current Split Point is also shown in the keyboard section of the display. 2 Change the value. Use the numeric keypad or [+]/[-] buttons to set the desired value: 0 (C-2) 127 (G8). Restoring the Default Split Point Value If you've changed the Split Point setting, you can instantly restore the default setting of "54" (F#2) by pressing both [+]/[-] buttons simultaneously (when Split Point is selected). To leave the Split Point function, simply go on to another operation or function. 45 Auto Accompaniment 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. · Pressing the [Dict. ] button automatically turns on the auto accompaniment. 1 Press the [Dict. ] button. Dict. 2 Specify the root of the chord. Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord root (as printed on the panel). Dict. Pressing this key selects the root G. 3 Specify the type of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc. ). Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord type (as printed on the panel). · For a few specific chords, not all notes may be shown in the notation section of the display. · You can also show the inversion of chord when using [+]/[-] button. Dict. Pressing this key selects the major seventh chord type (M7). Chord name (root and type) Notation of chord Individual notes of chord (keyboard) 46 Auto Accompaniment 4 Play the chord. Play the chord (as indicated in the display) in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. The chord name flashes in the display (and a "congratulations" melody is played) when the correct notes are held down. (Inversions for many of the chords are also recognized. ) Dict. Indicates notes to be played. Flashes when correct notes are held. To leave the Dictionary function, press the [Dict. ] button again. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · What is a Chord?· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · The simple answer: Three or more notes played simultaneously is a chord. (Two notes played together is an "interval" -- an interval being the distance between two different notes. This is also referred to as a "harmony. ") Depending on the intervals between the three or more notes, a chord can sound beautiful or muddy and dissonant. The organization of notes in the example at left -- a triad chord -- produces a pleasant, harmonious sound. Triads are made up of three notes and are the most basic and common chords in most music. In this triad, the lowest note is the "root. " The root is the most important note in the chord, because it anchors the sound harmonically by determining its "key" and forms the basis for how we hear the other notes of the chord. The second note of this chord is four semitones higher than the first, and the third is three semitones higher than the second. Keeping our root note fixed and changing these notes by a semitone up or down (sharp or flat), we can create four different chords. Major chord (ex. Cdim) Minor 3rd Major 3rd Major 3rd Minor 3rd Major 3rd Major 3rd Minor 3rd Minor 3rd Keep in mind that we can also change the "voicing" of a chord -- for example, change the order of the notes (called "inversions"), or play the same notes in different octaves -- without changing the basic nature of the chord itself. Inversion examples for the key of C C G E E C G G E C 47 Auto Accompaniment Beautiful sounding harmonies can be built in this manner. The use of intervals and chords is one of the most important elements in music. A wide variety of emotions and feelings can be created depending on the types of chords used and the order in which they are arranged. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Writing Chord Names · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Knowing how to read and write chord names is an easy yet invaluable skill. Chords are often written in a kind of shorthand that makes them instantly recognizable (and gives you the freedom to play them with the voicing or inversion that you prefer). Once you understand the basic principles of harmony and chords, it's very simple to use this shorthand to write out the chords of a song. If you need to specify sharp or flat, indicate that to the right of the root. [. . . ] Para detalles sobre productos, contacte su tienda Yamaha más cercana o el distribuidor autorizado que se lista debajo. NORTH AMERICA CANADA Yamaha Canada Music Ltd. 135 Milner Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario, M1S 3R1, Canada Tel: 416-298-1311 ITALY Yamaha Musica Italia S. P. A. Viale Italia 88, 20020 Lainate (Milano), Italy Tel: 02-935-771 ASIA HONG KONG Tom Lee Music Co. , Ltd. 11/F. , Silvercord Tower 1, 30 Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: 2737-7688 SPAIN/PORTUGAL Yamaha-Hazen Electronica Musical, S. A. [. . . ]