User Manual

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PSS-A50 Owner’s Manual
Turning the Power On/
Standby
Turning the power on
Press the [ ](Standby/On) switch.
The display lights.
Turning the power to Standby
Press the [ ](Standby/On) switch for a second.
0.01
Adjusting the Master
Volume
Volume range: 00–15 (default: 13)
NOTE
• Volume will be reset to the default value of 13 when
“Initialization” (page 13) is done.
05
Decreases Increases
Octave Shift
You can shift the pitch up or down in octave
steps.
Changing the pitch
NOTE
• To reset the octave setting to the default value of “00,”
press the OCTAVE buttons simultaneously.
• When the Octave setting is -03, -04, +03 or +04, some
Voice sounds too soft to hear, or the pitch in one octave
sounds same as other (up or down) octave.
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Down Up
Octave value “-04” –
“04” will be shown.
Arpeggio
This function lets you automatically trigger musi-
cal and rhythmic phrases and backing patterns
by simply pressing a key or keys on the keyboard.
Select an Arpeggio type.
Use the [-] and [+] buttons.
NOTE
• Refer to the Arpeggio category list on the panel.
• Holding down the [-] or [+] button continuously
decreases or increases the value. While holding down
the [SHIFT] button, each press of the [-] or [+] button
jumps to each Arpeggio category top.
• No. 117–138 are drum patterns. Play with a Drum Kit
Voice and “Hold” (page 9) to use it as a rhythm track.
• Selecting a Voice automatically selects the optimum
Arpeggio type for the Voice.
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00.1
Selected type number
will be shown.
This dot lights to indicate
an Arpeggio number.