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Owner's Guide
Spielanleitung
Mode d'emploi
Manual del Propietario
YAMAHA
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Thank you for purchasing a Yamaha PortaTone PSR-36. This PortaTone is an ultra-modern keyboard with a design based on the latest digital electronics technology. To be sure you get maximum satis- faction, we suggest you follow the steps in this manual carefully while actually playing the instrument. Before playin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. Nomenclatur e . 2 2. Playing back the Demonstration 3 . . . Music 3. Starting to Play (Orchestr a ) . . . .
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Before playing Inserting Batteries Remove the battery compartment cover on the bottom of the instrument and insert six 1.5V SUM-1 "D" size, R-20, or equivalent alkaline batteries (sold separately), making sure that the polarities are placed as directed inside the compartment. Replace the cover, ensuring that it locks securely in place. Optional power adaptors Household current: Power Adaptor PA-4/ PA-40 is available for household current. No other adaptor is usable, so when you purchase a power
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Power Switch Master Volume Control Auto Bass Chord Volume Control Bass & Chord Variation Selectors Bass & Chord Voice Selectors Auto Bass Chord Mode Selector Auto Bass Chord Key Section Rhythm Volume Control Rhythm Variation Selector Custom Drummer Function Selectors Custom Drummer Key Section Tempo Controls Rhythm Selectors Synchro Start and Start Buttons Stop Button Intro./Ending Button Keyboard Percussion Button Duet On/Off Switch Sustain Selector Orchestra Bank Selector Orchestra Voice Selec
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Playing back the Demonstration Music First, try listening to the Demonstration Music. To hear this music, do the following: 1. Switch on Slide the POWER switch to the ON position. The power-on light will then illuminate. 2. Adjust the volume Slide the MASTER VOLUME control about three-quarters of the way towards Max. to set the volume level. 3. Press the DEMONSTRATION button "William Tell Overture" will start to play as soon as you press this button. 3
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To stop the music, press the STOP button or the DEMONSTRATION You can change the programmed voice, rhythm and tempo as you like. However, you shouldn’t select a 3-Beat rhythm, since it would not match the demonstration piece. Starting to play Orchestra section section, which is a fundamental part of this keyboard. 1. Choose an instrument voice First set the Orchestra Bank selector for the desired bank of voices (Orchestra Bank selector in upper position to select upper row of voices labeled in
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Notes: 1. Vibrato is automatically applied to voices which benefit from application of this effect. 2. Be sure to set the Auto Bass Chord MODE selector to the OFF position. When the selector is set to the SINGLE FINGER or FINGERED position. the keys in the Auto Bass Chord key section cannot be used for melody playing. 2. Try other voices Make your selection from among the voices in the ORCHESTRA section Note: The maximum number of notes that can be played simultaneously (normally twelve)
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Voice Editing DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER As one of the PSR-36’s special features, the Digital Synthesizer function allows you to expand the 32 orchestra voices to total of 100,000 different voices. Let’s create various voices using 1. Select the desired voice by pressing one of the 32 Orchestra Voice selectors 2. Set the Digital Synthesizer selector to ON. 3 . Adjust the volume using the Master Volume control 4. Set each Voice Data controller (SPECTRUM, BRILLIANCE, ENVELOPE, VIBRATO and DETUNE
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DETUNE Increasing the DETUNE setting produces a “thicker” multi-instrument type sound. 5. Now, let’s play some notes. By comparing the same voice in both the Synthesizer Selector you can l The degree to which a voice changes varies with the selected voice. Using the built-in drummer PCM/Stereo rhythm section Now it’s time to add a dynamic rhythm accompaniment to your melody. 1. Choose a rhythm you’re going to play and press the corresponding Rhythm selector When you turn the keyboar
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2. Start the rhythm After selecting a rhythm, press the START selector Synchro Start Use the SYNCHRO START button If you want the rhythm to b g e in from the moment you first press a key. Any # of the 19 keys (up to F ) beginning 2 at the left of the keyboard (Auto Bass rhythm. Intro./Ending Instead of using START, you can have INTRO./ENDING button . When this selector is pressed, the rhythm will start after a two-bar intro-phrase. Volume The Rhythm VOLUME control lets YOU adjust th
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5. Adding fill-ins If you tap the FILL-IN button the rhythm being played will be replaced with a 1 -bar drum solo. before starting to play, the rhythm will start after a 1 -bar drum solo. 6. Using the INTRO./ENDING button for your musical finale will stop automatically after playing a two-bar ending phrase. If you wish to stop the rhythm immediately, press the STOP button Keyboard Percussion Press the KEYBOARD PERCUSSION like a drummer by tapping the Custom Drummer keys with your
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Creating original rhythm patterns Custom Drummer The PSR-36 has 80 preset rhythm patterns (including variations). Apart from the preset patterns, you can also create original ones of your own using Custom Drummer Programming a rhythm pattern Create your own version of the 8 Beat rhythm. 1. First of all, choose a basic rhythm pattern from among the preset rhythms. As an example, select POPS. 2. Press the PROGRAM selector. You are now ready to input. 3. Press the CLEAR selector and the preset POP
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Adding Auto Bass Chord section The Auto Bass Chord section is an automatic accompaniment feature. if the MODE selector is set to OFF, the Auto Bass Chord system does not With the SINGLE FINGER position selected, you can play chords plus bass Chord key section The FINGERED position is suitable for chords since it lets you play your own chords and stiil get the bass 1. Slide the selector to the SINGLE FINGER position. 2. Select a rhythm Choose the rhythm you want then press the SYNCHRO
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You will hear the corresponding chord with bass and rhythm accompaniment. For instance, when you press “C,” you’ll obtain a C major chord that plays along with the bass and rhythm. 4. Set the volume Adjust the volume to suit the overall level using the Auto Bass Chord VOLUME control 5. Set the tempo Set the tempo you want using the 6. Select a variation combination Using the BASS and CHORD VARIATION selectors choose the bass and chord pattern combination most suitable for the kind of
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Advanced course 1: Manual Bass accompaniment 1. Siide the MODE selector to the MANUAL BASS position. keys in the Auto Bass Chord key Note: You can play only one note t a a time the Auto Bass Chord key section when using this function. Advanced course 2: Keyboard split If you set the Aut o Bass Chord MODE selector to the KEYBOARD SPLIT position, the auto accompaniment will be cancelled, enabling you to play the 19 keys in the Auto Bass Chord key This means that you can play with dif
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When the power is OFF, the data that you input will be erased automatically. 1. Depress the RECORD button in the CHORD SEQUENCER section. 2. Try storing the accompaniment for “Greensleeves”. First, select WALTZ in the Rhythm section, and then play the following chord sequence together with the rhythm (using the Auto Bass Chord key section Note 1: Recording can also be started by pressing the START button You can use this method when you want to start with a "blank" chord pattern. Note
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of the CHORD SEQUENCER. 2. Start playback by pressing the START button or any key on the keyboard. 3. Try playing the melody of “Green- sleeves” to the accompaniment playback (see below). time 4. Playback can be stopped at an by pressing the STOP button Melody Capacity of Chord Sequencer About 100 chord changes are possible. This means that it is possible to record the chords for a piece consisting of 100 measures if one measure contains one chord on average. If complicated chords are reco
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