User manual YAMAHA YPT-400

[. . . ] Owner's Manual EN 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. [. . . ] G Adjusting the Reverb Send Level You can individually adjust the amount of reverb that is applied to the main, dual, and split voices. See page 83). Reverb Hall2 02 The currently selected reverb type PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 61 Adding Effects Adding Chorus The chorus effect creates a thick sound that is similar to many of the same voices being played in unison. When you select a style or song the optimum chorus type for the voice used is automatically selected. If you want to select a different chorus type, use the procedure described below. 1 Press the [FUNCTON] button. 3 Use the dial to select a chorus type. You can check how the selected chorus type sounds by playing on the keyboard. 2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the Chorus Type item. "Chorus" appears in the display for a few seconds, and the currently selected chorus type will be displayed. r f Chorus2 2 Selected chorus type Refer to the Effect Type List on page 117 for information about the available chorus types. G Adjusting the Chorus Send Level You can individually adjust the amount of chorus that is applied to the main, dual, and split voices. See page 83). Chorus Chorus1 1 The currently selected chorus type 62 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual erenc ef R The Metronome The instrument includes a metronome with adjustable tempo and time signature. Use it to set the tempo that is most comfortable for you. IStart the metronome G G G G G G G G G G Turn the metronome on and start it by pressing the [METRONOME ON/OFF] button. To stop the metronome, press the [METRONOME ON/OFF] button again. e Handy Performance Features IAdjusting the Metronome Tempo G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G 1 Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button to call up the tempo setting. Tempo GrandPno 001 1 090 Current Tempo setting 2 Use the dial to select a tempo from 11 to 280. 1 Indicates the beat number in the measure PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 63 Handy Performance Features Setting the Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Beat In this example we'll set up a 5/8 time signature. 1 Press and hold the [METRONOME ON/ OFF] button for longer than a second to select the number of beats per measure function "TimesigN". The available range is from 0 through 60. Select 5 for this example. NOTE · The metronome time signature will synchronize to a style or song that is playing, so these parameters cannot be changed while a style or song is playing. Hold for longer than a second. 3 Press the CATEGORY [ TimesigN 04 Number of beats per measure. ] and [ ] buttons as many times as necessary to select the beat length function "TimesigD". The currently selected beat length will be displayed. TimesigD 2 Use the dial to select the number of 04 The length of one beat. beats per measure. A chime will sound on the first beat of each measure while the other beats will click. All beats will simply click with no chime at the beginning of each measure if you set this parameter to "00". 4 Use the dial to select the beat length. Select the required length for each beat: 2, 4, 8, or 16 (half note, quarter note, eighth note, or 16th note). Select 8 for this example. Adjusting the Metronome Volume 1 Press the [FUNCTON] button. 3 Use the dial to set the metronome volume as required. 2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the Metronome Volume item. MtrVol 100 Metronome volume 64 PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual r f r f Handy Performance Features Tap Start You can supply a count-in at any tempo you like to start playback. Simply tap the [TEMPO/TAP] button at any tempo--4 times for time signatures in 4, and 3 times for time signatures in 3--and the selected style/ song will begin playing at the tapped tempo. Touch Response Sensitivity When touch response is on you can adjust the keyboard's sensitivity to dynamics in three steps. 1 Press the [TOUCH ON/OFF] button to turn touch response on. The touch response icon will appear in the display when touch response is on (page 59). 3 Use the dial in response to keyboard dynamics to select a touch sensitivity setting between 1 and 3. Higher values produce greater (easier) volume variation in response to keyboard dynamics--i. e. greater sensitivity. NOTE · The initial default touch sensitivity setting is "2". GrandPno 001 Touch response icon 2 Press and hold the [TOUCH ON/OFF] button for longer than a second so that the Touch Sensitivity item appears. "TouchSns" appears in the display for a few seconds, and the currently selected touch sensitivity will be displayed. TouchSns Hold for longer than a second. Medium 2 Touch Sensitivity PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner's Manual 65 Handy Performance Features Pitch Bend The pitch bend wheel can be used to add smooth pitch variations to notes you play on the keyboard. Roll the wheel upward to raise the pitch, or downward to lower the pitch. If you use this feature with a voice such as the "040 Overdriven" guitar voice, you can produce remarkably realistic string-bending effects. Pitch Controls N 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. [. . . ] Tel: 714-522-9011 FRANCE Yamaha Musique France BP 70-77312 Marne-la-Vallée Cedex 2, France Tel: 01-64-61-4000 HONG KONG Tom Lee Music Co. , Ltd. 11/F. , Silvercord Tower 1, 30 Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: 2737-7688 ITALY Yamaha Musica Italia S. P. A. Viale Italia 88, 20020 Lainate (Milano), Italy Tel: 02-935-771 INDONESIA PT. 4, Jakarta 12930, Indonesia Tel: 21-520-2577 CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA MEXICO Yamaha de México S. A. [. . . ]