User Manual
Table Of Contents
- PRECAUTIONS
- Main Features
- Included Accessories
- About the Manuals
- Using the PSR-SX900/SX700—A Broad Overview
- Contents
- Key Functions and Terms
- Panel Controls and Terminals
- Starting Up
- Display Structure
- Basic Operations
- Workflow Guide—For Performing on the PSR-SX900/SX700
- Playing with Styles—Setting Up
- Setting up Styles
- Optimum Panel Settings for the Current Style (One Touch Setting)
- Setting up Keyboard Parts
- Selecting a Voice for Each Keyboard Part
- Creating Original Organ Flutes Voices
- Setting up Keyboard Harmony/Arpeggio
- Setting up Multi Pads
- Memorizing Original Panel Settings to One Touch Setting
- Changing the Pitch of the Keyboard
- Setting up Assignable Controllers
- Playing with Styles—Operations While Performing
- Singing with Song Playback—Setting Up
- Singing with Song Playback—Operations While Performing
- Adjusting the Parameters of Each Part— Mixer
- Song Recording
- Storing and Calling up Custom Panel Setups—Registration Memory, Playlist
- Customizing for Optimum Performance
- System Settings
- Connections—Using Your Instrument with Other Devices
- Connecting a Microphone or Guitar ([MIC/GUITAR INPUT] jack)
- Using an External Speaker System for Playback (MAIN OUTPUT jacks, SUB (AUX) OUTPUT jacks (PSR-SX900))
- Listening to Audio Playback by the External Device through the Instrument’s Speaker
- Connecting Footswitches/Foot Controllers (FOOT PEDAL jacks)
- Connecting USB Devices ([USB TO DEVICE] terminal)
- Connecting to an iPhone/iPad ([USB TO DEVICE], [USB TO HOST], or MIDI terminals)
- Viewing the Instrument’s Display on an External Monitor (PSR-SX900)
- Connecting to a Computer ([USB TO HOST] terminal)
- Connecting External MIDI Devices (MIDI terminals)
- Function List
- Appendix
- Index
PSR-SX900/SX700 Owner’s Manual 41
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Playing with Styles—Setting Up
4 If necessary, try out the selected Style.
Press the STYLE CONTROL [ ] (SYNC START) button, then play chords with
your left hand.
To stop Style Playback, press the STYLE CONTROL [ ] (START/STOP) but-
ton.
A Style generally consists of eight parts (channels): rhythm, bass, etc. You can add variations and change the feeling of a
Style by selectively turning channels on/off or by changing the Voices (page 82).
For more details on operating Style
playback, refer to page 58.
NOTE
Style Characteristics
The particular type of Style is indicated the upper left of the Style name in the Style Selection display. The defining
characteristics of these Styles and their performance advantages are described below.
• Session: These Styles provide even greater realism and authentic backing by mixing in original chord types and
changes, as well as special riffs with chord changes, with the Main sections. These have been programmed to add
“spice” and a professional touch to your performances of certain songs and in certain genres. Keep in mind, how-
ever, that the Styles may not necessarily be appropriate—or even harmonically correct—for all songs and for all
chord playing. In some cases for example, playing a simple major triad for a country song may result in a “jazzy”
seventh chord, or playing an on-bass chord may result in inappropriate or unexpected accompaniment.
• Free Play: These Styles are characterized by rubato performance. You can perform freely with remarkably expres-
sive accompaniment, without being constrained by a strict tempo.
• DJ: These contain their own special chord progressions, so you can add chord changes to your performance simply
by changing the root key. The Multi Pad (page 53) data in the “DJ Phrase” category are specially created for these
Styles. You can call up the suitable Multi Pads by using the One Touch Setting function (page 43).
For the Preset Style List, refer to the Data List on the website.
Style File Compatibility
This instrument uses the SFF GE file format (page 7) and can play back existing SFF files; however, they will be saved
in the SFF GE format when the file is saved (or loaded) in this instrument. Keep in mind that the saved file can only be
played back on instruments that are compatible with the SFF GE format.
You cannot specify the chord type, such as major and minor, when using the DJ Styles.
NOTE