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Playing the PSR-2

Automatic Playback of the Demo

Tune

Slide the =).

Switch 1o the NORMAL position, and press the CO

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button. The demo tune will continue playing until you press the CJ

button.

DEMO

* Tempo and volume can be varied while the demo tune is playing.

Playing in the Harmony Mode El

When

the PSR-2

is initially turned

ON,

voice number

00 (TRUMPET)

automatically selected and the HARMONY

mode is turned OFF.

The HARMONY

mode can be turned ON or OFF by pressing the

button.

HARMONY

In the HARMONY mode, playing single notes on the keyboard produces automatic

two- or four-part harmony, depending on the selected voice. The HARMONY

mode is most useful with SINGLE FINGER or FINGERED Auto Accompani-

ment, described later.

When HARMONY

is turned OFF, you can play single notes as well as your own

chords or harmonies on the keyboard.

* If a SPLIT voice is selected, harmony will not be applied to the lower voice even if

the HARMONY

mode is ON.

* Only single notes can be played when the HARMONY mode is ON — with the excep-

tion of the lower voice when a SPLIT voice is selected.

Selecting Voíces

The PSR-2 has 100 different voices (00 through 99, listed in the VOICE BANK

printed on the top panel) that can be selected by using the D- D and O) but-

ENTER

tons. To select any voice press two number

buttons

and then the ENTER

button. To select voice number 04 (SOPRANO

SAX), for example, press 0.

ሀ. and then

D. The closed hi-hat voice will sound to confirm that ihe above

buttons have Ga properly pressed.

The PSR-2 voices are divided into four categories:

SINGLE (voices 00—39):

Single voices.

ENSEMBLE

(40—49):

Voices with an ensemble sound.

DUAL (50—79):

Combinations of two voices.

SPLIT (80—99):

Split voices with one voice playable on the left-hand

section of the keyboard (to the left of the < marker)

and the other playable on the right-hand section.

* SPLIT voices can only be used in the NORMAL mode. When the SINGLE FINGER or

FINGERED Auto Accompaniment mode is selected only the upper voice will be used.

Adjusting the Volume 88

The PSR-2 volume can be adjusted in 11 steps. The volume is automatically set

to "normal" when the POWER switch is turned ON.

Press the VOLUME

button to increase volume or the VOLUME

but-

ton to decrease volume. The volume is increased or decreased slightly each time

the corresponding button is pressed. Press both the CJ ር)

buttons together

to restore the normal volume setting.

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Playing a Rhythm Pattern D

The PSR-2 bas 22 different rhythm patterns that can be selected and played

by pressing the appropriate

white key on

the keyboard

while holding the

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SELEC

To play the SWING rhythm, for example, hold the

the white key on the keyboard labelled "SWING"

above the keyboard. The

SWING rhythm will begin playing immediately.

The rhythm pattern can be stopped at any time by pressing the

button.

* A different rhythm pattern can be selected in the same way even while a rhythm

pattern is playing. In this case the new rhythm pattern begins playing from the

beginning of the next measure.

Adjusting the Tempo (speed)

of the Rhythm Pattern

The tempo of the selected rhythm pattern can be adjusted in 16 steps.

[40 50 60 73 80 92 100 112 120 132 146 159 184 200 225 240 (beats per minute) |

A tempo of 120 beats per minute is automatically selected when the POWER/

MODE

switch is initially turned ON.

Press the TEMPO

CJ button to increase the tempo or the TEMPO

button to decrease the tempo. The tempo is increased or decreased by one step

each time the correspoding button is pressed. Press both the CJ C) buttons

V TEMPO A

together to restore the normal ''120'" tempo setting.

Automatic Accompaniment

SINGLE FINGER Mode El

SINGLE FINGER Auto Accompaniment makes it simple to produce beautifully

orchestrated accompaniment using major, seventh, minor and minor-seventh chords

by pressing a minimum number of keys in the SINGLE FINGER SECTION of

the keyboard (to the left of the SINGLE FINGER SECTION marker). The bass

and chord accompaniment produced is perfectly matched to the selected rhythm

pattern.

1. Slide the (BS ) switch to the SINGLE FINGER position.

Lost መክ

2. Select the desired rhythm in the normal way. The closed hi-hat voice will sound

to confirm that the rhythm select key has been properly pressed. Although you

can also select the melody (upper keyboard) voice you intend to use in the nor-

mal way, the PSR-2 automatically determines the voices to be used for the ac-

companiment bass and chords.

3. Press a Key in the SINGLE FINGER SECTION of the keyboard to start the

accompaniment. If you press a '*C"' key, for example, a C-major accompani-

ment will be played. Press another key in the SINGLE FINGER SECTION

to select a new chord. The key you press will always determine the "root" of

the chord played (i.e. "С" for a C chord).

ር

Playing Minor, Seventh, and Minor-seventh Chords

® For a minor chord, press the root key and a black key to its left.

= For a seventh chord, press the root key and a white key to its left.

в For a minor-seventh chord, press the root key and a white and black key to

its left.

Cm,

* The automatic accompaniment will continue playing even if you lift your fingers

from the Auto Bass Chord keys. You only need to press the Auto Bass Chord keys

when changing cords.

4. Press the CI

button to stop the accompaniment.

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FINGERED Mode Kl

The FINGERED

mode is ideal if you already know how to play chords on a

keyboard, since it allows you to supply your own chords for the Auto Bass Chord

feature.

1. Slide ሚመ

Switch to the FINGERED

position,

eei FINGER

2. Select "the desired rhythm in the normal way.

3. As soon as you play any chord in the FINGERED SECTION of the keyboard

(to the left of the FINGERED SECTION marker), the PSR-2 will automatically

begin to play the chord along with the selected rhythm and an appropriate bass

line. The accompaniment will continue playing even if you release the Auto

Bass Chord keys. When changing chords, be sure to release all keys before play-

ing a new chord.

4. Press the

CO)

button to stop the accompaniment.

STOP

The PSR-2 will accept the following chord types:

w Major

з Minor

w Major seventh

= Minor seventh

m Seventh

® Diminished

m Augmented

* All other FINGERED mode operations are the same as in the SINGLE FINGER mode.