Contents

1. Introduction..... 3 2. Important! Backup Before Installation.. 4 3. Installing Your New Software... 8 Installing the Main and Sub Programs... 8 4. The New Features.... 9 New Split Points.... 9 New Fingerings.... 10 Stop Accompaniment.... 14 Song Chain.... 14 Next Song Reservation.... 15 HD Sleep Time Control.... 15 Panel Sustain Rate Control... 16 Sustain Mode (new for the PSR-9000)... 17 Improved Music Database Display.. 17 Improved Mixing Console Voice Display... 18 Improved Mixing Console Effect Type Display.. 18 Disk Direct Style Registration... 19 Style Creator & Disk Direct Styles.. 20 Style Manager & Preset Styles.... 21 5. Power Tips.... 22 2-note Chords... 22 Maintaining Effects When Multitrack Recording.. 22 Single-part Activation.... 23 SMF Song Name Converter.... 23 Parameter Lock Reverb Type.... 24 Reverb Effect Return Level and Parameter Lock.. 24 Selecting an XG Voice... 25 Selecting a Voice/Style/Song/Reg.Memory via PC Keyboard. 25 Program Change Display... 25 Song Chord Detection... 26 Instant Access to Any Function Menu.. 26 Revoice..... 28 Tap Tempo Sound.... 28 Reducing Mic Sibilance... 28 Mic Compressor.... 29 Vocal Harmony Mode.... 29 Talk Button... 30 Password.... 30 Simultaneous Parameter Change... 31 Keyboard Transpose and Song Transpose.. 31 Using Multi Pads to Change Scale Tuning.. 32 Song File Directory.... 32 Song Selection via Registration Memory.. 32 Touch Limit for Harmony/Echo... 33 Sub Line Out.... 33 Register Bank View.... 34 Auto Exit Time... 34 MIDI Templates.... 35 Using the MFC10 with the 9000... 35

Introduction

Although the PSR-9000 and 9000Pro are two of the most powerful music workstations available, this software update adds even more features and power. Before we move on to the installation procedure, make sure that the following oppy disks have been prepared. If you do not have them yet, download the necessary les from the Yamaha PK Club web site (http://www.yamahaPKclub.com/).

PSR-9000

Disk Name MAIN PROGRAM 1 MAIN PROGRAM 2 MAIN PROGRAM 3 MAIN PROGRAM 4 SUB PROGRAM File Name p9000m.001 p9000m.002 p9000m.003 p9000m.004 p9000s.bin

9000Pro

Disk Name MAIN PROGRAM 1 MAIN PROGRAM 2 MAIN PROGRAM 3 MAIN PROGRAM 4 MAIN PROGRAM 5 SUB PROGRAM File Name p9000pm.001 p9000pm.002 p9000pm.003 p9000pm.004 p9000pm.005 p9000ps.bin
About the Example Displays In This Manual.
Although the PSR-9000 and 9000Pro allow you to select displays in a number of languages, the example displays shown in this manual are all in English. The illustrations and displays as shown in this owners manual are for instructional purposes only, and may be different from your instrument.

Page References..

In many cases this manual will refer you to specic pages in the PSR-9000 or 9000Pro Owners Manual. Such references will be indicated as follows:

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If youre not thoroughly familiar with the handling and use of oppy disks, please refer to the precautions on page 5 of the PSR-9000 or 9000Pro Owners Manual.
Important! Backup Before Installation
If you have made any changes to the Flash Style, OTS, or Music Database contents that you want to keep, we recommend that you back up your data to oppy disk before installing the new software.
Youll need one or two blank oppy disks for this!
Also, the new operating system allots 30 kilobytes more Custom Voice memory than preceding operating system software. We recommend that you back up the Custom Voice data if youre upgrading from a previous operating, but in the case that you want to re-install a previous operating system after upgrading, you will denitely need to use the Save To Disk function to save any Custom Voice data you want to keep to disk (the amount of Custom Voice memory will be reduced and thus the Custom Voice memory will be initialized).

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If you havent made any changes to the settings listed above, or dont want to keep any changes youve made, you can skip straight ahead to Installing Your New Software on page 8.

Backing Up Your Data..

There are several ways to back up your data, depending on the types of changes you have made and the data you want to keep. Look over the options presented below and choose the one that best suits your backup requirements.

All Data

This method will let you back up any combination of Setup, Style, OTS, Music Database, Registration, and Multi Pad data. This backup option uses the Disk/SCSI Backup function.

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1. 2. 3.
Press the [DISK/SCSI] button.

DISK/ SCSI

FUNCTION MIDI
Press the LCD [D] button (BACKUP/RESTORE). Press the LCD [A] button (BACKUP). 2.

A B C D E A B C D E

2. Important! Backup Before Installation
Use the LCD [2] ~ [7] buttons to select the types of data you want to back up. Press the [NEXT] button and, when applicable, use the LCD [1]/[2] buttons to select the disk you want to back up to (if youre backing up to oppies a blank oppy disk which is not write protected must be present in the oppy disk drive). If you choose to back up to hard disk, you may also need to select the directory to which the data will be saved. 4. 5.

PAGE CONTROL

Press the [NEXT] button and enter an appropriate name for your backup le. Press the [NEXT] button and then the LCD [G] button (OK) to save the selected data to the specied disk. 6. 7.

F G H I

BACK NEXT BACK NEXT
After installing the new software you can use the Restore function to reload the saved data.

Individual Flash Styles

If you only have a few Flash Styles you need to back up, the All Data method described above might not be what you need. Heres how you can backup individual Flash Styles, or a group of Flash Styles as required. This backup option uses the Save Style From Flash ROM function.

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Press any FLASH STYLE button.
Press the LCD [7] or [8] button to go to the STYLE MANAGER. Press the LCD [B] button to select the SAVE STYLE FROM FLASH ROM function. 2.

A B C D E

Use the LCD [3]/[4] buttons to select the Flash Style category containing the styles you want to back up.

A B F G H I J

Use the LCD [C] button to choose whether you want to back up a single style (SINGLE), a group of adjacent styles in the style list (MULTI), or all styles in the selected category (ALL). If you selected SINGLE use the LCD [5]/[6] buttons to select the style you want to back up. If you selected MULTI use the LCD [5]/[6] buttons to expand the highlighted region in the STYLE list to include all the styles you want to back up. If you selected ALL all styles in the list will automatically be highlighted. Use the LCD [H] button to choose whether you want to save the selected styles with or without OTS data.
Press the [NEXT] button and, when applicable, use the LCD [1]/[2] buttons to select the disk you want to back up to (if youre backing up to oppies a blank oppy disk which is not write protected must be present in the oppy disk drive). If you choose to back up to hard disk, you may also need to select the directory to which the data will be saved.
Press the [NEXT] button and then the LCD [G] button (YES) to save the selected data to the specied disk

BACK NEXT

After installing the new software you can use the Load Style Into Flash ROM function to reload the saved data.

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Using the Registration Memory To Save Music Database Settings
Although all Music Database data can be saved by using the All Data method described above, individual Music Database settings cannot be saved to disk. A convenient way to backup Music Database settings is to save them to the Registration Memory.

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Installing Your New Software
Once youve backed up any personal data you want to keep, as described in the preceding section, you can go ahead and install the new operating system.
Installing the Main and Sub Programs
Dont turn off the power during the software installation process! Also, dont eject any of the program disks while they are loading! Doing so can result in incomplete and/or corrupted data, requiring complete system re-installation.

POWER ON OFF

Turn the 9000 power ON while holding the [START/ STOP] button. The PROGRAM INSTALLER page will appear. Press the LCD [B] button to begin the MAIN PROGRAM load procedure.

START/STOP

B C D E
Insert the MAIN PROGRAM 1 disk and press the [START/ STOP] button. Wait until the rst disk is loaded, then follow the instructions on the LCD and insert/load the remaining MAIN PROGRAM disks in the same way (always be sure to insert the disk specied by the instructions on the LCD). When the main program has been fully loaded Completed will appear on the LCD. Press the [EXIT] button to return to the PROGRAM INSTALLER menu. Press the LCD [C] button to begin the SUB PROGRAM load procedure. Insert the SUB PROGRAM disk and press the [START/STOP] button, then wait for the SUB PROGRAM is fully loaded. When Completed appears on the LCD, press the [EXIT] button twice. The 9000 will restart with the new operating system.

4. 5. 6. 7.

The display may icker a little when the 9000 is restarted under the new operating system this is normal.

4. The New Features

New Split Points...
Previous versions of the operating system allowed one split point to be specied to separate the auto-accompaniment/left-hand section and the right-hand section of the keyboard. The new operating system allows three split points: G ACMP SPLIT POINT Separates the auto-accompaniment section of the keyboard from the left- and right-hand sections. G LEFT SPLIT POINT Separates the left- and right-hand sections of the keyboard. G RIGHT 3 SPLIT POINT Allows a separate split point to be specied for the R3 voice. This means that you could, for example, assign only the top octave of the keyboard to a percussion or sound-effect voice.
Access: [FUNCTION] SPLIT POINT/FINGERING
You can set the split points by pressing the desired key while holding the corresponding LCD button.
Use the appropriate LCD buttons to set the split points as required, or use the DIRECT SETTING functions to directly specify the corresponding split point via the keyboard.
The A (ACMP) split point cannot be set higher than the L (LEFT) or R (RIGHT 3) split point, and vice versa. In the same way the R split point cannot be set lower than the L or A split point.
When the L and A split points are set at different keys, the LEFT voice can be played between the L and A split points when the Auto Accompaniment function is on. When the L and A split points are set to the same key, the LEFT voice can be played anywhere to the left of the L and A split points.

New Fingerings..

New ngerings have been added for even greater auto-accompaniment versatility. The available ngering modes are listed below. G Single Finger Same as in previous versions. G Multi Finger Same as in previous versions. G Fingered This is the most standard ngering mode including two-note ngerings as shown in the ngering chart on pages 11 and 12. G Fingered Advanced This mode is ideal for jazz-type chord voicings which omit the root and/or 5th. The Fingered Advanced mode also allows two-note ngerings. See the ngering chart on pages 12 and 13 for details. G Fingered Pro Chords are only detected (changed) when three or more notes are played. This makes it possible to play one- or two-note lines (e.g. obbligato or riff melody) with the left part without causing a chord change. G Fingered Pro Advanced This is a pro version of the Fingered Advanced mode i.e. chords are only detected when three or more notes are played. G On Bass The lowest note played becomes the bass note. All other ngerings are the same as in the Fingered mode. G On Bass Advanced The lowest note played becomes the bass note. All other ngerings are the same as in the Fingered Advanced mode. G On Bass Pro The lowest note played becomes the bass note. All other ngerings are the same as in the Fingered Pro mode. G On Bass Pro Advanced The lowest note played becomes the bass note. All other ngerings are the same as in the Fingered Pro Advanced mode. G Full Keyboard Fingerings are the same as in the Fingered Advanced mode, but chord detection occurs over the entire keyboard. Arpeggios are not supported in this mode. G AI Full Keyboard (9000Pro Only) This Full Keyboard mode is suitable for the piano performance with the both hands (e.g. arpeggios and melody). Chords can be presumed even one or two notes are played. There is a limit to the types of chords that can be detected. See the ngering chart of the Fingered Advanced mode on page 13.

This ngering mode may not be suitable for some performance.
Notes in parentheses can be omitted. If you play any three adjacent keys (including black keys), the chord sound will be canceled and only the rhythm instruments will continue playing (Chord Cancel function). The chord ngerings listed are all in root position, but other inversions can be used with the exceptions described on Note column. The auto accompaniment will sometimes not change when related chords are played in sequence (e.g. some minor chords followed by the minorseventh). Two-note ngerings will produce a chord based on the previously played chord.
I Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode

G Example for C chords

C 6 (9)

CM 7 (9)

CM7 (#11)

C (b5)

CM7 b5

Csus 4

CM 7 aug

Cm (9)

Cm 7 (9)

Cm 7 (11)

CmM 7 (9)

Cm 7 b5

CmM 7 b5

Cdim 7

C 7 (b9)

C 7 (b13)

C 7 (9)

C 7 (#11)

C 7 (13)

C 7 (#9)

C 7 b5

C 7 aug

C 7 sus4

C 1+2+5

Chord Name [Abbreviation] Major [M] Add ninth [(9)] Sixth [6] Sixth ninth [6(9)] Major seventh [M7] Major seventh ninth [M7(9)] Major seventh add sharp eleventh [M7(#11)] Flatted fifth [(b5)] Major seventh flatted fifth [M7b5] Suspended fourth [sus4] Augmented [aug] Major seventh augmented [M7aug] Minor [m] Minor add ninth [m(9)] Minor sixth [m6] Minor seventh [m7] Minor seventh ninth [m7(9)] Minor seventh eleventh [m7(11)] Minor major seventh [mM7] Minor major seventh ninth [mM7(9)] Minor seventh flatted fifth [m7b5] Minor major seventh flatted fifth [mM7b5] Diminished [dim] Diminished seventh [dim7] Seventh [7] Seventh flatted ninth [7(b9)] Seventh add flatted thirteenth [7(b13)] Seventh ninth [7(9)] Seventh add sharp eleventh [7(#11)] Seventh add thirteenth [7(13)] Seventh sharp ninth [7(#9)] Seventh flatted fifth [7b5] Seventh augmented [7aug] Seventh suspended fourth [7sus4] One plus two plus five [1+2+5]
Display for root C C C(9) C6 C6(9) CM7 CM7(9) CM7#11 C(b5) CM7b5 Csus4 Caug CM7aug Cm Cm(9) Cm6 Cm7 Cm7(9) Cm7_11 CmM7 CmM7_9 Cm7b5 CmM7b5 Cdim Cdim7 C7 C7(b9) C7b13 C7(9) C7#11 C7(13) C7(#9) C7b5 C7aug C7sus4 C1+2+5

Normal Voicing 1-3-5 1-2-3-- (3) - 5 - - 2 - 3 - (5) - - 3 - (5) - - (3) - 5 - - 2 - 3 - (5) - - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - - 3 - b- 3 - b5 - 7 1-4-- 3 - #- (3) - #5 - - b3 - - 2 - b3 - - b3 - 5 - - b3 - (5) - b- 2 - b3 - (5) - b- (2) - b3 - 4 - 5 - (b7) 1 - b3 - (5) - - 2 - b3 - (5) - - b3 - b5 - b- b3 - b5 - - b3 - b- b3 - b5 - - 3 - (5) - b- (3) - 5 - b- b2 - 3 - (5) - b- 3 - 5 - b6 - b- 2 - 3 - (5) - b- (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - b- 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - b- 3 - (5) - 6 - b- #2 - 3 - (5) - b- 3 - b5 - b- 3 - #5 - b- 4 - 5 - b- 4 - b7 1-2-5
Root position only Root position only
Root position only Except 1st inversion Except 1st inversion

Except 1st inversion

Root position only
The lowest note can be the root note or b7th note.
I Two-note Fingerings Recognized in the Fingered and Fingered Advanced Mode
C C (b5) Caug CM 7 CmM 7 Cm

C 7 b5 /G

Cm 7 b5 /G

CmM 7 /B

CM 7 /B

Cdim /Eb

Cm /Eb

C 7 /Bb

Cm 7 /Bb

Cm 7 b5 /Bb

C 7 b5 /Bb
Chord Name [Abbreviation] Major [M] Flatted fifth [(b5)] Augmented [aug] Major seventh [M7] Minor major seventh [mM7] Minor [m] Diminished [dim] Flatted fifth [(b5)] Diminished [dim] Minor seventh [m7] Minor seventh flatted fifth [m7b5] Seventh [7] Seventh flatted fifth [7b5] Major on 3rd [M/3rd] Major on 5th [M/5th] Minor on 5th [m/5th] Seventh flatted fifth on 5th [7b5/5th] Minor seventh flatted fifth on 5th [m7b5/5th] Minor major seventh on 7th [mM7/7th] Major seventh on 7th [M7/7th] Diminished on b3rd [dim/b3rd] Minor on b3rd [m/b3rd] Major on b7th [M/b7th] Minor seventh on b7th [m7/b7th] Minor seventh flatted fifth on b7th [m7b5/b7th] Seventh flatted fifth on b7th [7b5/b7th] Perfect Fifth [1+5] Single [1+8]
Display for root "C" C C(b5) Caug CM7 CmM7 Cm Cdim C(b5) Cdim Cm7 Cm7b5 C7 C7b5 C/E C/G Cm/G C7b5/G Cm7b5/G CmM7/B CM7/B Cdim/Eb Cm/Eb C7/Bb Cm7/Bb Cm7b5/Bb C7b5/Bb C1+5 C1+8
Normal Voicing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-7 1-- b- b- b- b- b- b- b- b7 3-8 5-8 5-8 5-8 5-8 7-8 7-8 b3 - 8 b3 - 8 b7 - 8 b7 - 8 b7 - 8 b7 - 8 1-- (8)
Note Root position only Root position only Root position only Root position only Root position only Root position only Root position only Root position only Root position only Root position only Root position only Root position only Root position only No inversions No inversions No inversions No inversions No inversions No inversions No inversions No inversions No inversions No inversions No inversions No inversions No inversions No inversions

The chords produced by the above ngerings will depend on the previous chord, with the exception of Major on 3rd, Perfect Fifth, and Single ngerings. (Example: 5-8 played after a Cm chord produced Cm/G, but played after a C chord 5-8 produced C/G).
I Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Advanced Mode
Chord Name [Abbreviation] Major [M] Add ninth [(9)] Sixth [6] Sixth ninth [6(9)] Major seventh [M7] Major seventh ninth [M7(9)] Major seventh add sharp eleventh [M7(#11)] Flatted fifth [(b5)] Major seventh flatted fifth [M7b5] Suspended fourth [sus4] Augmented [aug] Major seventh augmented [M7aug] Minor [m] Minor add ninth [m(9)] Minor sixth [m6] Minor seventh [m7] Minor seventh ninth [m7(9)] Minor seventh eleventh [m7(11)] Minor major seventh [mM7] Minor major seventh ninth [mM7(9)] Minor seventh flatted fifth [m7b5] Minor major seventh flatted fifth [mM7b5] Diminished [dim] Diminished seventh [dim7] Seventh [7] Seventh flatted ninth [7(b9)] Seventh add flatted thirteenth [7(b13)] Seventh ninth [7(9)] Seventh add sharp eleventh [7(#11)] Seventh add thirteenth [7(13)] Seventh sharp ninth [7(#9)] Seventh flatted fifth [7b5]
Display for root C C C(9) C6 C6(9) CM7 CM7(9) CM7#11 C(b5) CM7b5 Csus4 Caug CM7aug Cm Cm(9) Cm6 Cm7 Cm7(9) Cm7_11 CmM7 CmM7_9 Cm7b5 CmM7b5 Cdim Cdim7 C7 C7(b9) C7b13 C7(9) C7#11 C7(13) C7(#9)
Normal Voicing 1-3-5 1-2-3-- (3) - 5 - - 2 - 3 - (5) - 6 3-6-- 3 - (5) - - 2 - 3 - (5) - - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - - 3 - b- 3 - b5 - 7 1-4-- 3 - #- (3) - #5 - - b3 - - 2 - b3 - - b3 - (5) - - b3 - (5) - b- 2 - b3 - (5) - b7 b3 - b7 - - (2) - b3 - 4 - 5 - (b7) 1 - b3 - (5) - - 2 - b3 - (5) - - b3 - b5 - b- b3 - b5 - - b3 - b- b3 - b5 - - 3 - (5) - b- (3) - 5 - b7 b7 - 10 - - b2 - 3 - (5) - b- 3 - 5 - b6 - b- 2 - 3 - (5) - b- b7 - - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - b- 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - b- 3 - (5) - 6 - b- 6 - b- #2 - 3 - (5) - b7
Root position only Root position only No inversions
Except 2nd inversion Root position only Root position only
Root position only Except 1st inversion No inversions Except 1st inversion
Except 1st inversion Root position only Root position only

No inversions

Full Keyboard
AI Full Keyboard *1 *1 *2 *1 *1 *1 *1 *2 *1 *1 *3
The lowest note can be the C7b- 3 - b5 - b7 root note or b7th note. Seventh augmented [7aug] C7aug 1 - 3 - #5 - b7 Seventh suspended fourth [7sus4] C7sus- 4 - 5 - b7 One plus two plus five [1+2+5] C1+2+5 1-2-5 Root position only Perfect Fifth [1+5] C1+5 1-5 No inversions Single [1+8] C1+- (8) *1 Notes in parentheses cannot be omitted. *2 All inversions can be detected. *3 The 5th note can be omitted.
AI Full Keyboard can detect some exceptional chords consisting of only the notes played on the keyboard. (Example: If C and E are pressed, the style consisting of only C and E will be played.

Stop Accompaniment..

This new function allows auto accompaniment to be used even when accompaniment playback is stopped. When a chord is played in the auto-accompaniment section of the keyboard the currently selected pad and bass parts will sound. This can be particularly handy for free-tempo (rubato) passages, or simply to practice at your own pace.
Access: [FUNCTION] SPLIT POINT/FINGERING [NEXT]
Turn STOP ACCOMPANIMENT ON or OFF.
This function will be disabled when the ngering mode is set to Full Keyboard or AI Full Keyboard, even when Stop Accompaniment is turned ON.

Song Chain...

The SONG CHAIN function lets you set up a sequence of songs which will play back automatically ideal for background music.
Access: [SONG SETUP] SONG CHAIN
The MODE parameter offers a choice of SINGLE to play only the selected song le directory, ALL to play all marked song le directories, and RANDOM to play the marked song le directories in random sequence. Select a category. Mark (include) or un-mark (exclude) the category.
When the REPEAT parameter is OFF the song chain will play through once and then stop. When ON the chain will repeat until playback is stopped manually.
When ALL or RANDOM is selected the directory containing the currently selected song le will be played back at rst, even if it is not marked. Then the marked directories will follow.

Next Song Reservation..

This function makes it possible to specify the next song to be played while the current song is still playing, so that the next song begins as soon as the current song nishes.
Access: SONG FILE DIRECTORY [I] ~ [V]

Current song.

Reserved for playback next.

Cancel the next song.

While the current song is playing press the appropriate LCD button to select the next song once. A thick border will appear around the selected song title, indicating that it is reserved for playback next. If you press the song-select button a second time playback of the new song will begin immediately.

HD Sleep Time Control..

In previous versions the internal hard disk (when installed) would always go into sleep mode after a preset time, both to maximize the lifetime of the hard disk and to minimize unnecessary mechanical noise. The few seconds it took for the hard disk to wake up from the sleep mode, could, however, be a problem in some situations. In the new version you can set the hard disk sleep time from anywhere between 30 seconds and 1 hour, or to never if you never want the hard disk to go into sleep mode.
Access: [FUNCTION] UTILITY TIME HD SLEEP TIME
Set the hard disk sleep time as required.
Panel Sustain Rate Control.
As always the panel [SUSTAIN] button adds sustain to the voice being played on the keyboard for a smoother overall sound. The new Panel Sustain Rate Control feature allows you to adjust the length of sustain created when the [SUSTAIN] button is ON, for optimum sound with the voice used and your playing style.

KEY OFF

RATE=-64

RATE=0

Time RATE=63
Access: [FUNCTION] CONTROLLER PANEL CONTROLLER PANEL SUSTAIN
Set the PANEL SUSTAIN from -64 to 63. The higher the value the longer the sustain.
The PANEL SUSTAIN value is relative, so the actual length of sustain produced will depend on the voice used.
Sustain Mode (new for the PSR-9000).
This feature has already been implemented on the 9000Pro, but is new on the PSR-9000. When the sustain mode is set to DEFAULT pressing the sustain pedal produces sustain with decay, like an acoustic piano. When the sustain mode is set to HOLD, the sustain is maintained indenitely ideal for organ, strings, pads, or similar voices. The actual sustain effect produced will depend on the selected voice.

Level HOLD

Time DEFAULT
Access: [FUNCTION] CONTROLLER FOOT CONTROLLER SUSTAIN MODE
Select the DEFAULT or HOLD mode.
Improved Music Database Display.
In the new version the Music Database display has been revised to allow easy pre-selection of a Music Database setting for instant recall when needed.

Access: [MUSIC DATABASE]

Press this button to actually engage the pre-selected setting.
Indicates the pre-selected setting.
Pre-select a MUSIC DATA setting, making it ready for instant selection.

Operation:

+ button listed below

See pages (PSR-9000) -

See pages (9000Pro) -
MAIN VARIATION [A] MAIN VARIATION [B] MAIN VARIATION [C] MAIN VARIATION [D] FILL IN & BREAK [ ] FILL IN & BREAK [ ] FILL IN & BREAK [ ] FILL IN & BREAK [ ] VOCAL HARMONY [MIC SETUP] ENDING [I] ENDING [II] ENDING [III] FADE IN/OUT VOICE EFFECT [DSP(4-7)] VOCAL HARMONY [DSP(8)] VOICE EFFECT [SLOW/FAST] VOICE EFFECT [POLY/MONO] PITCH BEND wheel UPPER OCTAVE [+], [-] PART ON/OFF [R1] PART ON/OFF [R2] PART ON/OFF [R3] PART ON/OFF [L] TRANSPOSE [+] [MIXING CONSOLE] [MAIN MIXER] INTRO [I] [PART ON/OFF] VOICE [PIANO] - [PERCUSSION] INTRO [II] INTRO [III] [SOUND CREATOR] MULTI PAD [STOP] [AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT] [LEFT HOLD] FOOT VOLUME FOOTSWITCH 1 FOOTSWITCH 2 MODULATION wheel VOICE EFFECT [TOUCH] VOICE EFFECT [SUSTAIN] TRANSPOSE [-] REGISTRATION MEMORY [1] - [8] REGIST BANK [+], [-] [FREEZE] PART SELECT [R1] PART SELECT [R2] PART SELECT [R3] PART SELECT [LEFT] [HARMONY/ECHO] [DEMO] VOCAL HARMONY [TALK] [FUNCTION] VOICE [XG] - [CUSTOM VOICE] [DIGITAL RECORDING] [MEMORY] TAP TEMPO PAGE CONTROL [BACK] PAGE CONTROL [NEXT] PRESET STYLE [8 BEAT] - [BALLROOM] FLASH STYLE [I] - [VIII] [DISK DIRECT] SONG DIRECTORY [I] - [V] [SONG SETUP] [SONG PLAYER] MULTI PAD [1], [2], [3], [4] MULTI PAD BANK [+], [-] [DISK/SCSI] [MIDI] VOCAL HARMONY [V.H.(9)] VOCAL HARMONY [SELECT] [MUSIC DATABASE] Data dial ONE TOUCH SETTING [1] - [4] [EXIT] [DIRECT ACCESS]

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Revoice...
Revoice lets you create new style accompaniments by changing style parameters such as the voices, volumes and tempo. Any changes you make to a style can be stored in Registration Memory.

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Tap Tempo Sound..
You can use the [TAP/TEMPO] button to start song playback simply by tapping a one-measure introduction at your desired tempo. The tap sound and velocity can be customized and stored in Registration Memory. For example, you can select a loud open hi-hat sound for the intro of a harddriving rock song. Or, choose a soft stick sound for the intro to a slow ballad. To access this function, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button and then press the [TAP/TEMPO] button.

TAP TEMPO

Reducing Mic Sibilance..
Sibilant sound, such as spoken words that begin with the letter S, tend to sound over emphasized when sung through a microphone. To reduce this hissing effect, press the [MIC SETUP] button. In the 3 Band EQ section, the default setting of the high EQ is 8kHz/+5dB. Change this setting to 10kHz and reduce the gain (dB) to +3dB or whichever setting best suits your acoustic environment.

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Mic Compressor..

Compression is an essential effect for a vocal microphone. It allows singing to be reproduced more clearly and smoothly by boosting the level of soft signals and lowering the level of loud signals. Press the [MIC SETUP] button to access the Mic Compressor. Try the singing with the compressor effect turned on and then compare singing with it turned off. Notice the difference?

Vocal Harmony Mode..

Vocal Harmony mode can be set to either Chordal mode (harmony is determined by chords played in the auto accompaniment or by chords contained in song data) or Vocoder mode (harmony is determined by the notes you play on the keyboard or by the Vocal Harmony track of a song). When this mode is set to AUTO, the Vocal Harmony setting changes automatically according to the situation. For example, if you play back a song le that contains a Vocal Harmony track, the Vocal Harmony setting will automatically switch to Vocoder mode. To access the Vocal Harmony setting, press the [MIC SETUP] button.

Talk Button...

This function is ideal for making announcements between your singing performances. When singing a song, several effects such as reverb, delay and vocal harmony are usually assigned to the MIC Setup. When speaking to your audience, however, these effects may sound disturbing. Whenever the [TALK] button is turned on, Delay and Vocal Harmony effects turn off and the amount of reverb lowers automatically. Talk settings can be customized as well, allowing you to add effects to your voice as you speak to your audience.

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Password...
You can protect your oppy disks and hard drives with a password to prevent accidental data loss due to reformatting. To access this function, press the [DISK/SCSI] button and then select FORMAT and PASSWORD using the LCD buttons.

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Simultaneous Parameter Change..
This convenient function allows you to simultaneously change all the parameter knobs of a specied row in the Mixing Console menu. Press and hold down the LCD button of a parameter you want to change (for example, any row of on-screen knobs in the VOL/EQ, FILT, EFF, DEPTH and TUNE menus) and use the Data dial to change the value.

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Keyboard Transpose and Song Transpose..

Two types of transpose settings are available: Keyboard Transpose and Song Transpose. Keyboard Transpose changes the key of the keyboard as well as the chord accompaniment. Song Transpose changes the key of a song when played back from disk. The combination of these functions allows you to, for example, sing along in the key of E with a song thats been recorded in the key of D, while playing the keyboard in the key of C.

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Using Multi Pads to Change Scale Tuning.
The Scale Tuning function allows you to create your own custom scale tunings such as those used in Arabic music. Up to four different scale tunings can be stored in Multi Pad Bank #60, allowing you to change tunings on the y as you are playing.

M.PAD BANK 1~60

BANK VIEW
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Song File Directory..

This unique function allows you to quickly access your favorite song les from a disk. Any directory, be it on a oppy disk, internal hard disk or external SCSI disk, can be assigned to one of the ve buttons on the LCD panel for one-touch access.

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Song Selection via Registration Memory.
Not only can you use Registration Memory to change voices and styles, but also to select song les from a disk. Furthermore, you can use it to call up songs in your favorite key using the Song Transpose function.
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Touch Limit for Harmony/Echo.
This function determines how hard the keyboard must be played in order for the Harmony/Echo effect to sound. The higher the value, the harder the keyboard must be played to apply the Harmony/Echo effect. This setting is useful for adding performance expression to a voice; for example, adding a tremolo effect to a mandolin voice when played at higher velocities.

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Sub Line Out...
Next to the main stereo outputs are two (four on the 9000Pro) sub outputs, which can be used as either two single outputs or one stereo output. You can assign any part or parts, including the MIC signal and groups of drum sounds, to these outputs. If an audio cable is not plugged into a sub output jack, the signal of any part assigned to that output will be automatically routed to the main stereo outputs, which eliminates the hassle of reconguring the outputs whenever your playing environment changes. For further convenience, the output assignment is saved in Registration Memory and, if preferred, can be locked using the Parameter Lock function.