How To Playback A Song - Yamaha PortaSound PSS-795 Owner's Manual

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with the MELODY 1 Track on Recording, the AUTO
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SONG MEMORY STRACK
To determine if a
= Track will be played
back or not, press
the corresponding
Track Select button.
»» When you want to record another Song,
choose another Song number as was explained in Step 1,
and then continue Recording following Steps 2 thru 5.
he capacity of Song Memory is approximately 2,800 of quarter notes.
4 ди, if while you're Recording, the capacity has been reached, the
MULTI DISPLAY will show the following for a second and the
Recording will automatically stop, and also at this time, the SONG#/
MEASURE display will indicates «001» (the Beginning of the Song).
MULTI DISPLAY
AUTO ACCOMP. BEAT
* The contents of SONG MEMORY will be memorized even after you
turn OFF the POWER, if you have batteries installed.
| CAUTION!!
special attention when handling Song Memory.
Pay өресін stertion when handling tne Song Memory.
50 delicate that they will be easily destroyed by the
| electrical shock. Actually, the data will be lost partially.
Remember this will definitely take place in the following
situations:
| The Song Memory data will be lost partially when the PSS-
5 is turned Off intentionally or accidentally, that is, by
the POWER switch, or with batteries' voltage lowered
or the authorized AC adaptor disconnected;
+ During Recording or Playback
e. How to Playback a Song
Step 1: Select a Song number.
First, choose the Song number which you want to Playback
by pressing the Song Number Select <+/—> buttons. The
SONG#/ MEASURE display will show (NO. 1 thru 8) the
Number selected. After a few seconds, the Display
changes back to <001> indicating the first Bar number.
At this time the LEDs of all Tracks which have been
recorded on previously, wil! light up indicating you can
Playback them. For the Track Nothing has been recorded
on, the corresponding Track LED is not lit up.
* When you listen to the Playback of a Song you just recorded, this step
can be skipped.
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Step 2: Select the Track(s) to Playback.
For the Tracks of which LEDs lit up, you can Playback
them. If you don't Playback a Track, press the
corresponding Track Select button to turn off the LED.
* If you press the STOP button in this STAND BY status, it will turn OFF
instantly all the Track LEDs that have been previously Recorded on.
This will be a useful Shortcut in case you choose and Playback the only
one Track among several ones activated.
Step 3: Start Playback.
When you press the PLAY button, Recorded data on
selected Tracks will be Played Back simultaneously. It is
possible to turn each Track ON or OFF by the Track Select
button during Playback, but if you turn OFF all of the
Tracks, the Playback will stop immediately.
Step 4: Stop Playback.
When you reach the end of the Song, Playback will Stop
automatically, the SONG#/MEASURE display will return to
the Bar <001>, and the Track LEDs you selected will
remain lit. Also, you can Stop the Playback at any time, by
pressing the STOP button. But in this case the SONG#/
MEASURE display's indication will be the Bar number when
the Playback was Stopped. So now if you press the PLAY
button again, Playback will Start from that Bar number.
When you want to return to the Beginning of the Song, you
can always press the RESET button at any time regardiess
of the status of the Song (running/stop).
>> How to use FAST FORWARD & REWIND
buttons:
Each time you press the FAST FORWARD or REWIND
buttons, you can go forward or backward Bar by Bar, or by
pressing and holding down either button, you can do it at an
accelerated rate. After you reach the location desired,
release the Button, and press the PLAY button to Start the
Song.
* You can use the FAST FORWARD or REWIND buttons during
Playback, but while you're holding the Button down the Playback
sounds cannot be heard.
*
When you begin to Playback a Song on the way, sometimes you may
hear different sound (Voices or phrases) from you have Recorded. This
happens because of the Recording format adopted to the Song
Memory. (It records only Changes and their Timing - a Voice to
another, or a duration of a certain chord accompaniment, etc..
Operation of Song Memory is very similar to that of a cassette deck.
However, Recording format is quite different.) So if you Playback a
Song on the way and the Change data for a Voice is missed, this
results in Playback with the Voice unchanged. To have a Playback as
you have Recorded, first you should Rewind to the Bar at which you
made the Change. Then try a Playback. Or if you have made the
Change at the beginning of a Bar, Reweind one more Bar behind. If
you may have Recorded more fastly than you intended to, the Change
will occur at the end of the Bar just before the Bar of your destination.
Of course, when you Playback a Song from the beginning, this
inconvenience will not take place but you have a good Playback.
Remember, not only the Song Memory of the PSS-795, but also the
device so called "Sequencer" is generally adopted with the Recording
format mentioned above.
»» How to use RESET button:
RESET button functions for you to return to the Beginning
of the Song. If you press the RESET button during
Playback, the Playback sounds will immediately Stop and
you will be positioned at the Bar «001» again.
Also, the RESET button will initialize the Song. That is, it
brings the LEDs of the Tracks which are possible to be
Played Back, all to light up and sets the Tempo to the one
at the Beginning of the Song.
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