○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Congratulations! ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ You are the proud owner of a fine electronic keyboard. The Yamaha PSR-320/420 PortaTone combines the most advanced AWM tone generation technology with state-of-theart digital electronics and features to give you stunning sound quality with maximum musical enjoyment. A new large graphic display and easy-to-use interface also greatly enhance the operability of this advanced instrument.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Contents Taking Care of Your PortaTone ....................................... 3 Panel Controls 4 Setting Up 6 Power Supply ...................................................................... 6 Using An Optional AC Power Adaptor ............................ ■ Using Batteries ............................................................... Connections ........................................................................ ■ The PHONES Jack .......
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Taking Care of Your PortaTone ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Your PortaTone will give you years of playing pleasure if you follow the simple rules given below: ■ Location Do not expose the instrument to the following conditions to avoid deformation, discoloration, or more serious damage. ● Direct sunlight (e.g. near a window). ● High temperatures (e.g. near a heat source, outside, or in a car during the daytime). ● Excessive humidity. ● Excessive dust. ● Strong vibration.
Panel Controls STYLE ROCK 01 ROCK BOOGIE 02 ROCK POP 03 LT RK BALLAD 04 ROCK BALLAD 05 ROCK SHUFFLE 06 HARD ROCK 07 6/8HEAVY ROCK 08 SLOW ROCK POP 09 UP POP SHFFL 10 8 UPBEAT POP 11 DETROIT POP POWER ON / 1 OFF 12 LIGHT POP 13 FOLK ROCK 14 POP RHUMBA 15 16BT POP 16 POP SHUFFLE 17 SURF SHUFFLE POP BALLAD 18 8BT BALLAD 19 8BT LIGHT 20 16BT BALLAD 1 21 16BT BALLAD 2 22 POP BALLAD 23 SLOW BALLAD 24 EPIC BALLAD 25 PNO BALLAD 26 6/8 BALLAD ROCK & ROLL 27 ROCK & ROLL 1 28 ROCK & ROLL 2 29 BOOGIE 30 TWIST RHYT
Panel Controls PSR-320 ■ Top Panel Controls .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 POWER Switch ............................ page 8 0 TEMPO s, t Buttons ................ page 24 2 MASTER VOLUME Control .......... page 8 ! FUNCTION s, t Buttons .......... page 10 3 DEMO Button ............................... page 9 @ REGISTRATION MEMORY Section 4 DIGITAL EFFECT Button .
Setting Up This section contains information about setting up your PSR-320/ 420 and preparing to play. Be sure to go through this section carefully before using your PSR-320/420. Power Supply Your PSR-320/420 will run either from batteries or an optional power adaptor. Follow the instructions below according to the power source you intend to use. ■ Using An Optional AC Power Adaptor .............................................................
Setting Up Connections ■ The PHONES Jack ................................................................................................................................... A standard pair of stereo headphones can be plugged in here for private practice or late-night playing. The internal stereo speaker system is automatically shut off when a pair of headphones is plugged into the PHONES jack.
The Demonstration Once you’ve set up your PSR-320/420, try listening to the pre-programmed demonstration songs — they’ll give you a good idea of what the PSR-320/420 can do! A total of 16 demo songs are provided — songs 01 through 08 have been created to demonstrate several of the instrument’s voices, while songs 09 through 16 demonstrate a range of accompaniment styles.
The Demonstration 3 Press the [DEMO] Button ........................................................................................................... Press the [DEMO] button to start demo playback. The PSR-320/420 SONG mode will automatically be selected and the number and name of the first demo song will appear on the top line of the display and the SONG [PLAY/STOP] indicator will light. The demo will begin playing automatically.
Basic Display Operation The PSR-320/420 LCD panel is a large multi-function type that simultaneously displays and provides access to a number of important parameters. Basic operation of the display as well as the CURSOR, FUNCTION, MODE, and NUMBER buttons, and the meaning of the icons which appear in the display, are summarized briefly below. Parameter Icons The Cursor Buttons The CURSOR buttons are used to select the various parameters which appear in the display.
Basic Display Operation The Modes REGIST (Registration Memory) Indicates the currently selected REGISTRATION MEMORY number (page 33). REGIST TEMPO Shows the current tempo of accompaniment/song playback (page 24). TEMPO TRANSPOSE The current transpose value (page 20). TRANSPOSE MEASURE Indicates the current measure number during song recording and playback (page 40).
Playing the PSR-320/420 VOICE U01 GrandPno STYLE MINUS ONE BEAT OTS SONG REGIST MEMORY REGIST MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARMONY OVERALL TEMPO RHYTHM 1 BASS 152 CHORD 1 TRANSPOSE PAD 0 MEASURE 01 REC 1 39 28 19 30 REC NORMAL TOUCH SPLIT DUAL SINGLE REPEAT PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY MELODY 1 2 1 ON / OFF VOICE DIGITAL EFFECT REC 101 101 HARMONY FINGERED VOL DIGITAL EFFECT GUIDE ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK PSR-420 Selecting & Playing Voices The PSR-320/420 has 128 outstandi
Playing the PSR-320/420 3 Select a Voice ..................................................................................................................................................... The PSR-320/420 has 136 voices that can be selected by using either the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons or the number buttons. The voices are listed in the VOICE list printed at the top of the instrument’s control panel.
Playing the PSR-320/420 4 Play & Adjust Volume ......................................................................................................................... You can now play the selected voice on the PSR-320/420 keyboard. On the PSR-420 the keyboard guide lamps will light according to the keys played (page 50). Use the [MASTER VOLUME] control to adjust the overall volume level.
Playing the PSR-320/420 The Split Mode The SPLIT mode lets you play different voices with the left and right hands. You could, for example, play bass with the left hand while playing piano with the right. The right-hand voice is the keyboard voice you select in the normal way (page 12), and the left hand voice is selected via the SPLIT VOICE function, described below. The “split point” is initially set at B2 (note number 59), but it can be set at any key on the keyboard.
Playing the PSR-320/420 CURSOR 7 8 9 0 –/NO +/ YES Function Description Split Voice The split voice can be changed as required while the number and name of the current split voice appear on the top line of the display. • If the Voice Set function is ON (page 54), the Split Voice parameters will change automatically whenever a different keyboard voice is selected. S. olume Sets the volume of the split voice so you can create the optimum blend with the right-hand voice.
Playing the PSR-320/420 Touch Response This function turns the touch response of the keyboard on or off. Use the KEYBOARD [TOUCH RESPONSE] button to turn touch response ON or OFF as required. The touch-response icon will appear next to “TOUCH” in the display when touch response is turned ON. The actual touch response sensitivity of the keyboard can be adjusted via the “Touch Sensitivity” function in the OVERALL function group (page 54). When OFF (i.e.
Playing the PSR-320/420 Changing the Dual Voice & Related Parameters 1 Select the DUAL VOICE Function ............................................................................... Press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of the display as many times as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to “DUAL VOICE” in the function list to the left of the display. VOICE FUNCTION STYLE • “DUAL VOICE” function can be quickly selected by pressing and holding the [DUAL VOICE] button. 052 Syn.
Playing the PSR-320/420 Digital Effects The PSR-320/420 has four digital effects — Ambience, Ensemble, and Ambience+Ensemble, and Sustain — that can be turned ON or OFF via the [DIGITAL EFFECT] button. The individual effects are as follows: DIGITAL EFFECT • Sustain does not apply to some voices. • 3: Amb+Ens is selected whenever the power switch is turned on. • Digital effect can not be turned on when a keyboard percussion kit is selected.
Playing the PSR-320/420 2 Select the Effect ........................................................................................................................................... Use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons or number buttons to select the various effects (the name of the selected effect appears on the top line of the display. 3 Exit 7 8 9 0 –/NO +/YES .......................................................................................................................................
Using Auto Accompaniment The PSR-320/420 has 100 different accompaniment “styles” that can be used to provide fully-orchestrated or rhythm-only accompaniment. The PSR-320/420’s sophisticated Auto Accompaniment system can provide automated bass and chord backing that is perfectly matched to the selected accompaniment style. • The maximum number of notes that can be played simultaneously on the PSR-320/420 keyboard is reduced when the Accompaniment mode is used.
Using Auto Accompaniment ● SINGLE FINGER ACCOMPANIMENT Single-finger accompaniment makes it simple to produce beautifully orchestrated accompaniment using major, seventh, minor and minorseventh chords by pressing a minimum number of keys on the left-hand section of the keyboard. The abbreviated chord fingerings described below are used: C ■ For a major chord, press the root key only. ■ For a minor chord, simultaneously press the root key and a black key to its left.
Using Auto Accompaniment ● NORMAL This is the default FINGERED accompaniment mode. The NORMAL mode lets you finger your own chords on the left-hand section of the keyboard (i.e. all keys to the left of and including the split-point key — normally 54 while the PSR-320/420 supplies appropriately orchestrated rhythm, bass, and chord accompaniment in the selected style. The FINGERED mode will accept the chord types listed below (notes in parentheses may be omitted).
Using Auto Accompaniment 3 Select the Style Function ........................................................................................................... Press the [STYLE] button to directly select the STYLE function. Another way to do this is to press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of the display as many times as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to “STYLE” in the function list to the left of the display.
Using Auto Accompaniment You can also use the CURSOR buttons or the number buttons to select the tempo value in the display, and then use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons to set the tempo value as required. In this case the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons can be pressed simultaneously to recall the default tempo. This can be done either before the accompaniment is started or while it is playing. CURSOR TEMPO 6 Start the Accompaniment 116 7 8 9 0 –/NO +/ YES ..............................................
Using Auto Accompaniment ● Synchronized start: Any of the above start types can be synchronized to the first note or chord played on the left-hand section of the keyboard (i.e. keys to the left of and including the split-point key — normally 54) by first pressing the [SYNC-START/STOP] button. Pressing the [SYNC-START/STOP] button alone causes a straight start to occur when the first note or chord is played.
Using Auto Accompaniment 8 Select the MAIN A and B Sections as Required ............................ The MAIN A and MAIN B sections can be selected at any time during playback by pressing the corresponding button. Whenever you press the MAIN [A] or [B] button during playback, the PSR-320/420 will generate an appropriate “fill-in” (one of four types) which will smoothly connect the current section to the selected section — even if it is the same section.
Using Auto Accompaniment Accompaniment Track Control The PSR-320/420 has five accompaniment tracks — RHYTHM, BASS, CHORD, PAD, and PHRASE — that you can control to modify the “orchestration” and therefore the overall sound of the accompaniment. ● What’s in the Tracks RHYTHM 1 BASS CHORD 1 PAD PHRASE 1 ON / OFF VOICE 1 39 28 19 30 VOL ACCOMP TRACK RHYTHM This is the main rhythm track. The RHYTHM track usually plays one of the keyboard percussion kits.
Using Auto Accompaniment ■ Muting Individual Tracks .............................................................................................................. Individual accompaniment tracks can be turned OFF (muted) or ON by using the cursor buttons to select the icon of the target track (the icon and track name will flash), and then using the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons to turn the track OFF or ON, respectively. The track icon will disappear when a track is muted.
Using Auto Accompaniment Changing the Accompaniment Split Point 1 Select the Accompaniment Split Point Function ......................... Press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of the display as many times as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to “OVERALL” in the function list to the left of the display. Then use the cursor [▲] and [▼] buttons to select the “AccSpPnt” function from within the OVERALL function list.
Using Auto Accompaniment One Touch Setting The PSR-320/420’s 100 internal styles and styles added via a plug-in supplied Music Cartridge (page 44) have recommended “panel setups” that can be instantly selected via the [ONE TOUCH SETTING] button. The One Touch Setting feature automatically sets the following parameters: • If a Registration Memory is selected while One Touch Setting is on, One Touch Setting will automatically be turned off.
Using Auto Accompaniment Selecting a Harmony Type 1 Select the HARMONY Function ..................................................................................... To select a harmony type, first select the HARMONY function (either use the [FUNCTION] buttons or press and hold the [HARMONY] button until the indicator in the display appears next to “HARMONY” in the function list to the left of the display).
Registration Memory The PSR-320/420 Registration Memory feature can be used to memorize 32 complete control-panel setups (8 banks, 4 setups each) that you can recall whenever needed.
Registration Memory 3 Register the Settings .......................................................................................................................... While holding the [MEMORIZE] button, press one of the REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons. Any data that was previously in the selected location is erased and replaced by the new settings. The corresponding Registration Memory number will appear above “REGIST” in the display.
Song Recording The PSR-320/420 SONG TRACKS allows you to record and play back complete songs including chord sequences created using the Auto Accompaniment feature and a melody line you play on the keyboard. The SONG TRACKS include one ACCOMP track and two MELODY tracks. The PSR-320/420 can retain up to 3 complete songs in internal memory, and these can be selected and played back simply by selecting the appropriate SONG.