Yamaha PSR-740 Manual

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This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply

(adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power sup-

ply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on

the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha.

This product should be used only with the components

supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by

Yamaha. If a cart, etc., is used, please observe all safety

markings and instructions that accompany the accessory

product.

SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE:

The information contained in this manual is believed to be

correct at the time of printing. However, Yamaha reserves

the right to change or modify any of the specifications with-

out notice or obligation to update existing units.

This product, either alone or in combination with an ampli-

fier and headphones or speaker/s, may be capable of pro-

ducing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing

loss. DO NOT operate for long periods of time at a high

volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable. If you expe-

rience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you should

consult an audiologist.

IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time

period before damage occurs.

NOTICE:

Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relat-

ing to how a function or effect works (when the unit is oper-

ating as designed) are not covered by the manufacturer’s

warranty, and are therefore the owners responsibility.

Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer

before requesting service.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES:

Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe

and environmentally friendly. We sincerely believe that our

products and the production methods used to produce

them, meet these goals. In keeping with both the letter and

the spirit of the law, we want you to be aware of the follow-

ing:

Battery Notice:

This product MAY contain a small non-rechargeable battery

which (if applicable) is soldered in place. The average life

span of this type of battery is approximately five years.

When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified

service representative to perform the replacement.

This product may also use “household” type batteries.

Some of these may be rechargeable. Make sure that the

battery being charged is a rechargeable type and that the

charger is intended for the battery being charged.

When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or

with batteries of a different type. Batteries MUST be in-

stalled correctly. Mismatches or incorrect installation may

result in overheating and battery case rupture.

Warning:

Do not attempt to disassemble, or incinerate any battery.

Keep all batteries away from children. Dispose of used

batteries promptly and as regulated by the laws in your

area. Note: Check with any retailer of household type bat-

teries in your area for battery disposal information.

Disposal Notice:

Should this product become damaged beyond repair, or for

some reason its useful life is considered to be at an end,

please observe all local, state, and federal regulations that

relate to the disposal of products that contain lead, batter-

ies, plastics, etc. If your dealer is unable to assist you,

please contact Yamaha directly.

NAME PLATE LOCATION:

The name plate is located on the bottom of the product.

The model number, serial number, power requirements,

etc., are located on this plate. You should record the model

number, serial number, and the date of purchase in the

spaces provided below and retain this manual as a perma-

nent record of your purchase.

Model

Serial No.

Purchase Date

92-BP (bottom)

SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION

PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL

• Before moving the instrument, remove all connected adaptor and other cables.

• When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry cloth. Do not use paint thinners,

solvents, cleaning fluids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths. Also, do

not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since this might

discolor the panel or keyboard.

• Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do

not use excessive force on the buttons, switches or connectors.

• Use only the stand/rack specified for the instrument. When attaching the stand

or rack, use the provided screws only. Failure to do so could cause damage to

the internal components or result in the instrument falling over.

• Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or uncomfort-

able volume level, since this can cause permanent hearing loss. If you experi-

ence any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a physician.

■SAVING USER DATA

• Always save data to a floppy disk frequently, in order to help prevent the

loss of important data due to a malfunction or user operating error.

Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modi-

fications to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.

Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.

PRECAUTIONS

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING

* Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference.

WARNING

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock,

short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or

modify them in any way. The instrument contains no user-serviceable parts.

If it should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and

have it inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel.

• Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet

conditions, or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into

any openings.

• If the AC adaptor cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged, or if there is a

sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument, or if any unusual smells or

smoke should appear to be caused by it, immediately turn off the power

switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet, and have the instrument

inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel.

• Use the specified adaptor (PA-6 or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha)

only. Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or

overheating.

• Before cleaning the instrument, always remove the electric plug from the

outlet. Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands.

• Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may

have accumulated on it.

CAUTION

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage to the

instrument or other property. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Do not place the AC adaptor cord near heat sources such as heaters or radia-

tors, and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy

objects on it, or place it in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or

roll anything over it.

• When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet, always hold

the plug itself and not the cord.

• Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple-connec-

tor. Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause overheating

in the outlet.

• Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument, or during electri-

cal storms.

• Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the

power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all compo-

nents, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all

components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls

while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level.

• Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme cold

or heat (such as in direct sunlight, near a heater, or in a car during the day) to

prevent the possibility of panel disfiguration or damage to the internal compo-

nents.

• Do not use the instrument near other electrical products such as televisions,

radios, or speakers, since this might cause interference which can affect proper

operation of the other products.

• Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might acciden-

tally fall over.

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Congratulations!

You are the proud owner of a fine electronic keyboard. The Yamaha PSR-740/640

PortaTone combines the most advanced tone generation technology with state-of-the-

art digital electronics and features to give you stunning sound quality with maximum

musical enjoyment. A large graphic display and easy-to-use interface also greatly

enhance the operability of this advanced instrument. In order to make the most of your

PortaTone’s features and extensive performance potential, we urge you to read the

manual thoroughly while trying out the various features described. Keep the manual in

a safe place for later reference.

Packing List

Please check that these items have been packed with your PSR-740/640.

• PSR-740/PSR-640 • Music Stand (page 14)

• Sample Disk • Owner’s Manual

This product (PSR-740) is manufactured under license of U.S.Patents

No.5231671, No.5301259, No.5428708, and No.5567901 of IVL Technologies Ltd.

How to use the manual

Setting Up page 12

Before going on to any other part of the manual, we strongly suggest

you read this section first. It shows you how to get started playing and

using your new PSR-740/640.

Important Features page 8

Once you’ve set up the PSR-740/640, you should read through this section

— and explore the relevant page references — to familiarize yourself with

the enormous variety of features and functions of the PSR-740/640.

Basic Operation page 17

This section introduces you to the basic operating conventions of the

PSR-740/640, such as editing values and changing settings, and shows

you how to use the convenient Help and Direct Access functions.

Contents page 6

All topics, features, functions, and operations are listed here in the order

they appear in the manual, for easy reference.

Panel Controls page 10

Use this section to find out about all of the buttons and controls of the

PSR-740/640.

Panel Display Indications page 16

This section explains the display indications of the PSR-740/640 and

how to read them for optimum operation.

Function Tree page 22

This lists all functions of the PSR-740/640 according to their hierarchical

structure, letting you easily see the relationship of the various functions

and quickly locate desired information.

Appendix page 140

This contains various important lists such as the Voice List, Preset Style

List, Effect List, MIDI Data Format, and MIDI Implementation Chart.

Troubleshooting page 162

If the PSR-740/640 does not function as expected or you have some

problem with the sound or operation, consult this section before calling

your Yamaha dealer or service center. Most common problems and

their solutions are covered here in a very simple and easy-to-under-

stand way.

Index page 181

This section alphabetically lists virtually all topics, features, functions,

and operations with their respective page numbers, letting you quickly

and easily find the information you need.

The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owner’s manual are for instructional pur-

poses only, and may be different from your instrument. The screens from the PSR-740 are used

for the instructions and descriptions in this manual.

Contents

Packing List 4

How to use the manual 5

Important Features 8

Panel logos................................................... 9

Panel Controls and Terminals 10

Top Panel Controls ..................................... 11

Rear Panel Controls ................................... 11

Setting Up 12

Power supply connections ..................................... 12

Connecting a footswitch......................................... 12

Audio equipment connections................................ 13

Connecting a microphone (PSR-740).................... 13

Connecting external MIDI devices ......................... 14

Music stand ................................................ 14

Demo Song Playback 15

Panel Display Indications 16

Basic Operation 17

Calling up the Operation Displays.......................... 17

Help — How to Read the Help/Operation Guide ... 18

Menu Selection ...................................................... 19

Changing (Editing) Values ..................................... 20

Naming .................................................................. 21

Direct Access......................................................... 21

Function Tree 22

Direct Access Chart ................................... 24

Mode 25

Style Mode............................................................. 25

Song Mode ............................................................ 25

Record Mode ......................................................... 25

Disk Mode.............................................................. 25

Playing Voices 26

Selecting a Voice ................................................... 26

Playing Two Voices (R1, R2) Simultaneously......... 27

Playing Different Voices

with the Left and Right Hands .......................... 28

Functions of the Keyboard ..................................... 29

Transpose .............................................................. 30

Pitch Bend Wheel .................................................. 30

Modulation Wheel (PSR-740) ................................ 30

Sustain ................................................................... 31

Keyboard Percussion ............................................. 31

Organ Flutes (PSR-740) 32

Organ Flutes Editing .............................................. 33

Auto Accompaniment 34

Using Auto Accompaniment (rhythm track only) .... 34

Using Auto Accompaniment (all tracks) ................. 35

Accompaniment Sections ...................................... 36

Tempo/Tap ............................................................. 38

Accompaniment Track Muting ................................ 39

Accompaniment Volume Control............................ 39

Chord Fingerings ................................................... 40

Accompaniment Split Point .................................... 42

Synchro Stop ......................................................... 43

One Touch Setting ................................................. 44

Groove (PSR-740) 45

Applying Groove & Dynamics ................................ 45

Editing the Groove and Dynamics Effect ............... 46

The Multi Pads 48

Playing the Multi Pads ........................................... 48

Chord Match .......................................................... 48

Selecting a Multi Pad Bank .................................... 49

Turning Chord Match On/Off.................................. 49

Digital Effects 50

Reverb ................................................................... 50

Chorus ................................................................... 52

DSP (PSR-640) ..................................................... 53

System Effects and Insertion Effects ..................... 54

Multi Effects (DSP1-3) (PSR-740) ......................... 54

Harmony/Echo ....................................................... 56

Master EQ (PSR-740)............................................ 59

Registration Memory 62

Registering the Panel Settings .............................. 63

Recalling the Registered Panel Settings ............... 63

Selecting a Registration Bank................................ 64

Naming the Registration Banks ............................. 64

Contents

MIDI Functions 122

What’s MIDI? ....................................................... 122

What You Can Do With MIDI ................................ 124

MIDI Data Compatibility ....................................... 125

Connecting to a Personal Computer.................... 126

MIDI Template...................................................... 128

MIDI Transmit Setting........................................... 130

MIDI Receive Setting ........................................... 131

Local Control........................................................ 132

Clock.................................................................... 132

Initial Setup Send................................................. 133

Other Functions (Utility) 134

Metronome........................................................... 134

Part Octave .......................................................... 135

Master Tuning ...................................................... 135

Scale Tuning ........................................................ 135

Split Point............................................................. 135

Touch Sensitivity .................................................. 136

Voice Set.............................................................. 136

Footswitch............................................................ 137

Foot Volume ......................................................... 138

Pitch Bend Range................................................ 139

Modulation Wheel (PSR-740) .............................. 139

Appendix

Voice List ............................................................. 140

PSR-740 Panel Voice List......................... 140

PSR-640 Panel Voice List......................... 143

PSR-740/640 XG Voice List ..................... 145

Drum Kit List ........................................................ 148

Style List .............................................................. 150

Multi Pad Bank List .............................................. 151

About the Digital Effects (Reverb/Chorus/DSP)... 152

Reverb Type List (PSR-740/640) .............. 154

Chorus Type List (PSR-740/640).............. 154

DSP Type List (PSR-640)......................... 154

DSP Type List (PSR-740)......................... 155

DSP 1-4 Type List (PSR-740)................... 156

Harmony/Echo Type List ...................................... 157

Vocal Harmony Type List (PSR-740) ................... 158

Data Backup & Initialization ................................. 159

Alert Message List ............................................... 160

Troubleshooting ................................................... 162

MIDI Data Format ................................................ 163

MIDI Implementation Chart.................................. 178

Index .................................................................... 181

Specifications....................................................... 184

Disk Operations 65

Using the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and

Floppy Disks ......................................... 66

Sample Disk........................................................... 67

Format ................................................................... 68

Save....................................................................... 68

Load....................................................................... 70

Song Copy ............................................................. 72

Delete .................................................................... 75

Disk Song Playback 76

Song Playback ....................................................... 76

Song Track Muting ................................................. 78

Song Volume Control ............................................. 78

Playing from a Specified Measure ......................... 79

Repeat Play ........................................................... 80

Song Transpose ..................................................... 81

Vocal Harmony (PSR-740) 82

Setting up............................................................... 82

Using the Vocal Harmony effect............................. 83

Changing the harmony settings ............................. 84

Talk Setting ............................................................ 86

Part Settings 88

Voice Change ........................................................ 89

Mixer ...................................................................... 90

Parameter Edit ....................................................... 91

Song Recording 92

Quick Recording .................................................... 94

Multi Track Recording ............................................ 96

Re-recording — Punch In/Out and Start Measure... 98

Quantize .............................................................. 100

Editing Setup Data............................................... 102

Naming User Songs............................................. 104

Clearing User Song Data..................................... 105

Multi Pad Recording 106

Multi Pad Recording............................................. 106

Chord Match ........................................................ 108

Naming User Pads............................................... 108

Clearing User Pad Data ....................................... 109

Style Recording 110

Style Recording — Rhythm Track ........................ 112

Style Recording —

Bass/Phrase/Pad/Chord Tracks...................... 114

Quantize .............................................................. 116

Naming User Styles ............................................. 118

Clearing User Style Data ..................................... 118

CTAB Parameters ................................................ 119

Important Features

Since the PSR-740/640 has such a wealth of advanced features and functions, you may be at a loss as to

how to explore its capabilities and how to best use them for your music. You needn’t worry. The PSR-740/

640 is very easy to play and use, and each function — no matter how advanced — can be mastered easily.

That’s what this section is designed for. It will help you master the PSR-740/640. It introduces you to the

important features of the PSR-740/640 with short explanations and page references. Read through the

features you’re interested in, then turn to the relevant pages in the manual for instructions and other details.

Basic operations

• The PSR-740/640 is packed

with sophisticated feature and

functions, yet it’s also exceptionally

easy to use. Panel operations are exceptionally

quick and easy, especially with the aid of relevant

“online” help messages that automatically appear

in the display. (→ Page 17)

• A convenient Direct Access function lets you

instantly call up the specific menu or display you

need. (→ Page 21)

Auto accompaniment (styles)

• The auto accompaniment feature puts a full backing band

at your fingertips, with a total of 160 styles (rhythm and

accompaniment patterns). (→ Page 34)

• The One Touch Setting feature lets you instantly call up the

appropriate voice, effect, and other settings for the selected

accompaniment style — with the touch of a single button.

(→ Page 44)

• The advanced Groove function gives you the power to

customize the preset styles of the PSR-740 by changing

the basic “feel” of the rhythm and accompaniment patterns.

(PSR-740) (→ Page 45)

• You can also create your original accompaniment styles by

recording them directly from the keyboard. (→ Page 110)

Multi Pads

• By simply pressing one of the Multi Pads, you can play

short rhythmic or melodic phrases.

• You can also create your original Multi Pad phrases by

recording them directly from the keyboard. (→ Page 106)

Registration Memory

• The convenient Registration Memory feature lets you save

virtually all panel settings to one of 128 Registration

Memory settings, and then instantly recall all your custom

panel settings by pressing a single button. (→ Page 62)

Song Recording

• Use the powerful song recording features create your own

complete, fully orchestrated compositions and save them

floppy disk as a User song. Each User song lets you record

up to sixteen independent tracks. (→ Page 92)

* To quickly and easily mold your musical ideas into

complete songs, use the Quick Recording method.

(→ Page 94)

* To build up a song part-by-part and track-by-track, use

the Multi Track Recording method. (→ Page 96)

* You can also “fine tune” the recorded song data with the

PSR-740/640’s comprehensive song editing functions.

(→ Pages 98-105)

Organ Flutes (PSR-740)

• This special function not only gives you a full set of rich and

luscious organ sounds, it also lets you create your own

original organ voices, just as on a traditional organ, by

increasing and decreasing the flute footages, and adding

percussive sounds. (→ Page 32)

Digital Effects

• A comprehensive set of professional-sounding digital

effects are built into the PSR-740/640, letting you enhance

the sound of your performance in a wide variety of ways.

These include Reverb, Chorus, DSP, Harmony/Echo, and

(on the PSR-740) Master EQ. (→ Page 50)

* Reverb recreates the rich spacial ambiance of various

performance environments, such as a concert hall or a

night club. (→ Page 50)

Listening to the PSR-740/640

• The PSR-740/640 features a

wide variety of songs in various

musical genres. (→ Page 15)

• In addition, 10 songs are provided in the included

disk. (→ Page 76)

• The powerful auto accompaniment function gives

you a total of 160 styles (rhythm and accompani-

ment patterns), providing professional sounding

backing parts for your performance. (→ Page 34)

• Special Multi Pads let you instantly and easily play

short rhythmic and melodic sequences for adding

impact and variety to your performance. (→ Page

48)

Playing the PSR-740/640

• The PSR-740/640 keyboard has

61 keys with full touch-response

capability that lets you play with

extraordinary expressiveness and dynamic control.

(→ Page 136)

• The PSR-740/640 lets you perform with a huge

variety of musical instrument voices. (→ Page

26)

There are two different types of voices: panel

voices (the original PSR-740/640 voices) and XG

voices.

* The PSR-740 features 267 panel voices, 13 drum

kits, and 480 XG voices

* The PSR-640 features 223 panel voices, 12 drum

kits, and 480 XG voices

• With the R1, R2, and L voices, you can play two

different voices in a layer, and even play two

different voices with your right and left hands. (→

Pages 27, 28)

Important Features

Panel logos

The logos printed on the PSR-740/640 panel indicate standards/formats it supports and special features it includes.

GM System Level 1

“GM System Level 1” is an addition to the MIDI standard which guarantees that any data con-

forming to the standard will play accurately on any GM-compatible tone generator or synthesizer

from any manufacturer.

XG is a new Yamaha MIDI specification which significantly expands and improves on the GM

System Level 1 standard with greater voice handling capacity, expressive control, and effect

capability while retaining full compatibility with GM. By using the PSR-740/640’s XG voices, it

is possible to record XG-compatible song files.

The Yamaha XF format enhances the SMF (Standard MIDI File) standard with greater functional-

ity and open-ended expandability for the future. The PSR-740/640 is capable of displaying lyrics

when an XF file containing lyric data is played.

Vocal Harmony

Vocal Harmony employs state-of-the-art digital signal processing technology to automatically add

appropriate vocal harmony to a lead vocal line sung by the user. Vocal Harmony can even change

the character and gender of the lead voice as well as the added voices to produce a wide range of

vocal harmony effects.

DOC

The DOC voice allocation format provides data playback compatibility with a wide range of

Yamaha instruments and MIDI devices, including the Clavinova series.

Style File Format

The Style File Format — SFF — is Yamaha’s original style file format which uses a unique

conversion system to provide high-quality automatic accompaniment based on a wide range of

chord types. The PSR-740/640 uses the SFF internally, reads optional SFF style disks, and creates

SFF styles using the Style Recording feature.

* Chorus enriches the voices by making them sound

warmer and thicker — as if several instruments were

playing together at the same time. (→ Page 52)

* The DSP effects let you process the sound in special,

unusual ways — such as applying distortion or tremolo to

a specific part. (The PSR-640 has one DSP system; the

PSR-740 features three DSP systems that can be used

simultaneously.) (→ Pages 53-55)

* Harmony/Echo lets you enhance your right-hand melo-

dies with a variety of harmony and echo effects. (→ Page

56)

* Master EQ (on the PSR-740) gives you fine control over

the overall sound by letting you adjust the tone in five

separate frequency bands. (→ Page 59)

Disk Drive

• The PSR-740/640 also features a built-in disk drive that lets

you save all your important original data (such as User

songs, User styles, User Multi Pads, Registration Memory,

etc.) to floppy disk for future recall. (→ Page 65)

Vocal Harmony (PSR-740)

• The amazing Vocal Harmony feature (on the PSR-740)

automatically produces backup vocal harmonies for lead

vocals that you sing into a microphone. You can even

change the gender of the harmony voices — for example,

letting you add female backup to your own male voice (or

vice versa). (→ Page 82)

MIDI

• MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a worldwide

standard interface that allows various electronic music

instruments, computers and other devices to communicate

with each other. The MIDI features let you seamlessly

integrate the PSR-740/640 into a variety of systems and

applications:

* Play other instruments from the PSR-740/640. (→ Page

124)

* Play the sounds of the PSR-740/640 (including the auto

accompaniment) from a connected keyboard. (→ Page

124)

* Connect the PSR-740/640 directly to a computer, for

advanced recording, editing and playing back of song

data. (→ Page 126)

* Use pre-programmed templates to instantly configure the

PSR-740/640 for your specific MIDI system/application.

(→ Page 128)

Panel Controls and Terminals

PSR-740

PSR-640

PSR-740/640

GROOVE ON/OFF

PART

ON/OFF

FINGERING

ON/OFF REVERB DSP4 TALK VOICE L VOICE R1 VOICE R2

ACMP ON/OFF

SYNC STARTSYNC STOP

DISK IN USE

MAIN/AUTO FILL

COUNT

INTRO INTRO

ACMP

SONG

SIMPLE

ENDING ENDING FREEZE

BACK NEXT

CLICK

42 44

5554 56

58 61

68 70

74 75

81 82

L M

9392

40 46 49

START/STOP MEMORY

1234

REGISTRATION MEMORY

ONE TOUCH SETTING

STOP MULTI PAD

1234

LOAD SAVE

UTILITY

DISK

12 13 14 15 16

EXIT

12345678910111213141516

A B C D

1234567891011

#6 #7

!4 !5

#9 $0

!1 !6

!7 !8 #0 #1

#2 #3

#4 #5

$1 $2 $4

$3 $5

$6 $7

12345678910111213141516

SONG

PART

ON/OFF

FINGERING

VOICE L VOICE R1 VOICE R2

ACMP ON/OFF

DISK IN USE

LOAD SAVE

UTILITY

DISK

MULTI PADSTOP

1234

FREEZE

MEMORY

REGISTRATION MEMORY

ONE TOUCH SETTING

BACK NEXT EXIT

CLICK

42 44

5554 56

58 61

68 70

74 75

81 82

L M

9392

40 46 49

MAIN/AUTO FILL

SONG

ACMP

START/STOP

A B C D

INTRO

ENDING

12345678910111213141516

PHONES

ACCOMPANIMENT

RHYTHM

SUB RHYTHM

MAIN BASS CHORD

1CHORD

2PAD PHRASE

1PHRASE

1234

SYNC STARTSYNC STOP

#6 #7

!4 !5

!1 !6

@2 #0 #1

#2 #3

#4 #5

$1 $2 $4

$3 $5

%4 %5 %6 %7%3%2%1

Top Panel Controls

qSTANDBY/ON switch .................................12

wMASTER VOLUME control ........................15

eDEMO/LANGUAGE button.........................15

rHELP/DIRECT ACCESS button...........18, 21

tINPUT VOLUME control (PSR-740)...........13

yRECORD button.............17, 25, 92, 106, 110

uDSP............................................................50

DSP1, DSP2, DSP3 buttons (PSR-740)

DSP button (PSR-640)

FAST/SLOW button

iMASTER EQ button (PSR-740).................50

oHARMONY/ECHO button ..........................50

!0 TOUCH button .........................................136

!1 SUSTAIN button .........................................31

!2 BACK button, NEXT button........................17

!3 LCD display................................................16

!4 VOICE CHANGE button.............................89

!5 MIXER button.............................................90

!6 TRACK 1 - 16 buttons ..........................39, 78

!7 EXIT button ................................................17

!8 ORGAN FLUTES button (PSR-740) ..........32

!9 GROOVE button (PSR-740).......................45

@0 MULTI EFFECT button (PSR-740).............54

@1 VOCAL HARMONY button (PSR-740).......82

@2 VOICE L button ..........................................28

@3 VOICE R1 button .......................................27

@4 VOICE R2 button .......................................27

@5 FUNCTION button........................17, 91, 134

@6 SONG button..................................17, 25, 76

@7 STYLE button.................................17, 25, 34

@8 TEMPO/TAP button....................................38

@9 TRANSPOSE button ..................................30

#0 ACMP/SONG VOLUME button ............39, 78

#1 Number buttons

[1]-[0], [-/NO], [+/YES] ...........................20

#2 Data dial.....................................................20

#3 DISK

SAVE button....................................17, 68

LOAD button ...................................17, 70

UTILITY button..........................17, 72, 75

#4 SYNC STOP button ...................................43

#5 SYNC START button ..................................35

#6 ACMP ON/OFF button .........................25, 35

#7 FINGERING button ....................................40

#8 GROOVE ON/OFF button (PSR-740) ........45

#9 VOCAL HARMONY

ON/OFF button (PSR-740)....................83

REVERB button (PSR-740) ..................83

DSP4 button (PSR-740)........................83

TALK button (PSR-740).........................83

$0 PART ON/OFF

VOICE L button .....................................28

VOICE R1 button ..................................28

VOICE R2 button ..................................28

$1 START/STOP button ............................34, 76

$2 Auto Accompaniment Section ....................36

INTRO button

COUNT INTRO button (PSR-740)

MAIN A, B, C, D buttons

ENDING button

SIMPLE ENDING button (PSR-740)

$3 REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons...........62

$4 ONE TOUCH SETTING buttons ................44

$5 MULTI PAD buttons ....................................48

$6 PITCH BEND wheel...................................30

$7 MODULATION wheel (PSR-740) ...............30

$8 Disk Drive...................................................65

$9 PHONES jack.............................................13

%0 MIC/LINE IN jack (PSR-740)......................13

Rear Panel Controls

%1 FOOT VOLUME jack ..................................12

%2 TO HOST connector ..................................14

%3 HOST SELECT switch .............................126

%4 MIDI IN/OUT connectors............................14

%5 FOOT SWITCH jack...................................12

%6 AUX OUT R, L/L+R jacks ...........................13

%7 DC IN 10-12V jack .....................................12

Panel Controls and Terminals

Setting Up

This section contains information about setting up your PSR-740/640 and preparing to play.

Be sure to go through this section carefully before turning the power on.

CAUTION

• Never interrupt the power

supply (e.g. unplug the AC

adaptor) during any PSR-

740/640 record operation!

Doing so can result in a

loss of data.

Power supply connections

Make sure that the STANDBY/ON switch of the

PSR-740/640 is set to STANDBY.

WARNING

• Use ONLY a Yamaha PA-6

AC Power Adaptor (or

other adaptor specifically

recommended by Yamaha)

to power your instrument

from the AC mains. The

use of other adaptors may

result in irreparable

damage to both the

adaptor and the PSR-740/

640.

• Unplug the AC Power

Adaptor when not using

the PSR-740/640, or during

electrical storms.

Plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet.

When turning the power OFF, simply reverse the

procedure.

Connecting a footswitch

■ FOOT SWITCH jack

The sustain function lets you produce a natural sustain as you play by pressing a

footswitch. Plug an optional Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch into this jack and use it to

switch sustain on and off. The footswitch connected to this jack can also be set to

replicate the functions of some panel buttons, doing things like starting and stopping

accompaniment (page 137).

• Be sure that you do not

press the footswitch while

turning the power on. If you

do, the ON/OFF status of the

footswitch will be reversed.

• When the sustain or

sostenuto pedal functions

are being used (page 137),

some voices may sound

continuously or have a long

decay after the notes have

been released while the

pedal is held.

Connect the included AC adaptor (PA-6 or other

adaptor specifically recommended by Yamaha) to

the power supply jack.

■ FOOT VOLUME jack

Connecting an optional Yamaha FC7 foot controller lets you use your foot to change

the volume as you play the PSR-740/640 (expression function). The foot controller

connected to this jack can also be set to replicate the functions of the main volume

controls, such as accompaniment or song volume (page 138).

Setting Up

Audio equipment connections

■ AUX OUT R and L/L+R jacks

The rear-panel AUX OUT R and L/L+R jacks deliver the output of the PSR-740/640

for connection to a keyboard amplifier, stereo sound system, a mixing console, or tape

recorder. If you will be connecting the PSR-740/640 to a monaural sound system, use

only the L/L+R jack. When a plug is inserted into the L/L+R jack only, the left- and

right-channel signals are combined and delivered via the L/L+R jack so you don’t lose

any of the PSR-740/640 sound (use phone plugs).

CAUTION

• Connect the PSR-740/640

to external equipment only

after turning off power for

all devices. To prevent

damage to the speakers,

set the volume of the

external devices at the

minimum setting before

connecting them. Failure

to observe these cautions

may result in electric

shock or equipment

damage.

■ 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 head phones is plugged into the PHONES jack.

Do not listen with the headphones at high volume for long periods of time. Doing so

may cause hearing loss.

Connecting a microphone (PSR-740)

■ MIC/LINE IN jack

The PSR-740 includes a microphone/line input jack into which just about any standard

microphone or line-level source with a 1/4" phone plug can be plugged (a dynamic

microphone with an impedance of 250 ohms is recommended). The microphone or line

input can be used with the PSR-740’s vocal harmony function (pages 82). The panel

MIC/LINE switch should be set according to the type of source used and the INPUT

VOLUME control can be used to adjust the level of the microphone or line input

signal. The SIGNAL and OVER indicators on the panel aid in setting the ideal input

level: the green SIGNAL indicator should light when an input signal is present, but if

the red OVER indicator lights the level should be reduced by using the INPUT VOL-

UME control, and if this is not sufficient, by reducing the level of the source signal

itself.

• The Yamaha MZ106s

microphone is recommended

for use with the PSR-740.

• The level of the microphone

sound may vary considerably

according to the type of

microphone used.

• Turn the INPUT VOLUME

control all the way down

when connecting or

disconnecting a microphone.

• Placing a microphone which

is connected to the PSR-740

too close to the PSR-740

speakers (or those of an

external sound system

connected to the

PSR-740) can cause

feedback. Adjust the

microphone position and the

INPUT VOLUME level or

MASTER VOLUME control

level if necessary, so that

feedback does not occur.

Stereo System

Connecting external MIDI devices

Music stand

Setting Up

The PSR-740/640 is supplied with a music stand that can be attached to the instru-

ment by inserting it into the slot at the rear of the control panel.

For more information on using MIDI, refer to page 123.

Demo Song Playback

Once you’ve set up your PSR-740/640, try listening to the pre-programmed demonstration songs. A total

of 10 demo songs (8 demo songs for PSR-640) are provided.

CAUTION

• Even when the switch is in

the “STANDBY” position,

electricity is still flowing to

the instrument at the

minimum level. When you

are not using the PSR-740/

640 for a long time, make

sure you unplug the AC

power adaptor from the

wall AC outlet.

Press the [DEMO/LANGUAGE] button.

Select a demo song.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0] to scroll to the desired demo song.

Press the [START/STOP] button to start the selected demo

song.

Set a volume level with the [MASTER VOLUME] control.

Turn the power ON by pressing the [STANDBY/ON] switch.

Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch again to turn the power OFF.

Press the [START/STOP] button again to stop the demo song.

COUNT

INTRO INTRO

ACMP

SONG

START/STOP

Panel Display Indications

The PSR-740/640 features a large multi-function display that shows all important settings for the instru-

ment. The section below briefly explains the various icons and indications in the display.

q Menu/message display

This shows the menu for each function of the PSR-740/

640. It also displays the relevant messages for the

current operation.

See the “Basic Operation” section (page 17) for details

on the menu/message display.

w Chord

Displays the current chord name during AUTO AC-

COMPANIMENT playback or SONG recording/

playback (page 35).

y Beat indicators

Flashes at the current tempo and indicates the current

beat during accompaniment and song playback.

Chord typeRoot

qMenu/message

display

w Chord

e Transpose r Tempo t Measure

y Beat indicators

u Song tracks / Accompaniment tracks

e Transpose

Shows the current transpose value (page 30).

r Tempo

Shows the current tempo of accompaniment/ song

playback (page 38).

t Measure

Indicates the current measure number during song

recording and playback.

u Song tracks/Accompaniment tracks

• In the Song mode (page 25) and the Demo Song

mode (page 15):

The icons of all tracks indicate the on/off status and

volume/velocity settimgs.

•In the Style mode (page 25):

The icons of tracks 9 - 16 indicate the on/off status

and volume/velocity settings for each of the eight

accompaniment tracks.

•In the Record mode (page 25):

The icons of all tracks indicate the on/off status and

volume/velocity settimgs. The “REC” marks indi-

cate the recording status.

12345678910111213141516

4/4 time 3/4 time

1st beat

2nd beat

3rd beat

4th beat

•The LCD’s backlight will gradually dim over a long

period of use. When the display becomes dim or

hard to read, contact the store where you purchased

the instrument or, Yamaha directly, to have the LCD

replaced. A fee will be charged for replacement.

DISK IN USE

LOAD SAVE

UTILITY

DISK

GROOVE O

FINGERING

/OFF

BACK NEXT

EXIT

Basic Operation

This section introduces you to the basic operations common to the various functions of the PSR-740/640.

In particular, you’ll learn how to use the menu/message display at the center of the front panel.

• Calling up the Operation Displays .....................................................................page 17

• Help ................................................................................................................... page 18

• Menu Selection..................................................................................................page 19

• Changing (Editing) Values .................................................................................page 20

• Naming .............................................................................................................. page 21

• Direct Access..................................................................................................... page 21

Calling up the Operation Displays

Press the buttons listed below in order to call up the appropriate displays for the

various functions of the PSR-740/640.

Pressing one of these buttons instantly calls up the relevant display for the selected function.

See the function tree chart for details (page 22).

If you’ve selected several different functions’ displays in succession, you can “retrace your

steps” and revisit each display by using the [BACK] and [NEXT] buttons at the left side of

the display. Of course you can also directly select the desired displays by pressing the

appropriate buttons (as listed above).

• DEMO/LANGUAGE button ........................ pages 15, 18

• VOICE R1 button ............................................... page 27

• VOICE R2 button ............................................... page 27

• VOICE L button .................................................. page 28

• STYLE button............................................. pages 25, 34

• SONG button ............................................. pages 25, 76

• MIXER button..................................................... page 90

• VOICE CHANGE button..................................... page 89

• FUNCTION button ................................... pages 91, 134

• ACMP/SONG VOLUME button .................... page 39, 78

• TRANSPOSE button .......................................... page 30

• TEMPO/TAP button............................................ page 38

• FINGERING button............................................ page 40

• DISK LOAD button............................................ page 70

• DISK SAVE button ............................................ page 68

• DISK UTILITY button ................................ pages 72, 75

• RECORD button ........................ pages 25, 92, 106, 110

• ORGAN FLUTES button (PSR-740).................. page 32

• GROOVE button (PSR-740) .............................. page 45

• MULTI EFFECT button (PSR-740)..................... page 54

• VOCAL HARMONY button (PSR-740)............... page 82

How to leave the current display

As shown in the function tree chart (page 22), there is a wide varierty of functions on the

PSR-740/640, each with its own corresponding display. In order to leave the display of

each function press the [EXIT] button.

Since the PSR-740/640 has so many different displays, you may occasionally find yourself

confused as to which operation’s display is currently shown. If this happens, you can

return to “home base” by pressing the [EXIT] button several times. This returns the PSR-

740/640 to the default display — the same display that appears when the power is turned

on.

* The panel illustrations here are of the PSR-740.

Help — How to Read the Help/Operation Guide

Depending on the selected function or operation, the PSR-740/640 shows a variety of

displays and indications. Included in these are “help” messages that guide you

through the various operations.

There are two types of messages as shown below.

● Help

Pressing and holding the [HELP/DIRECT ACCESS] button shows a “balloon” to help you to

understand the currently selected function or find an appropriate operation.

● Operation Guide

This gives relevant information for the current operation and remains displayed until you

execute the next operation.

Selecting the desired language of the Help messages

Basic Operation

How to read

This message means “Press the

[+/YES] button to execute the

SAVE operation.”

How to read

This message means “Select a

voice with the data dial, the [+/

YES] button, the [-/NO] button or

the Number buttons [0]-[9].”

You can select the desired language of the Help messages from the following:

English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, and Italian.

Press the [DEMO/LANGUAGE] button.

Press the [NEXT] button.

Select the desired Language.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

BACK NEXT

•Note that the example

Operation Guide displays

shown in this manual are in

English.

Menu Selection

For certain operations on the PSR-740/640 (such as selecting voices, demo songs and

styles), you’ll need to select different menus in the display.

For example, the display below (for selecting the function) appears when you press the

[FUNCTION] button.

In this case you can select the desired function by turning the data dial or move the

cursor by pressing the [+/YES]/[-/NO] buttons.

Rotating the data dial to the right

(clockwise) moves the cursor

downward, while rotating it to the

left (counter-clockwise) moves the

cursor upward.

Basic Operation

The display below (for selecting voices) appears when you press the [VOICE R1]

button.

Pressing the [+/YES] button moves

the cursor downward, while

pressing the [-/NO] button moves

the cursor upward.

In this case you can also select the voice by using the data dial or the [+/YES]/[-/NO]

buttons as above; you can also input the voice number directly by using the number

buttons [1]-[0] (See the next page).

Changing (Editing) Values

This section shows you how to set numeric values on the PSR-740/640, such as voice

number, song/style number and various parameters. Input the values by using the

number buttons [1]-[0] or the [+/YES]/[-/NO] buttons.

Numeric entry

•One- or two-digit numbers

can also be entered without

leading zeroes.

To select number “12,” for

example, simply press the [1]

button and then the [2]

button. The bars below the

number on the display will

flash for a few seconds, and

then disappear when the

selected number has been

recognized by the PSR-740/

640.

•On some occasions, “- - -”

may appear in the parameter

value part of the display.

This indicates that the

parameter is unavailable or

cannot be changed (due to

the current panel settings).

• Entering three-digit numbers

The number buttons can be used to directly enter the number of the desired voice,

thereby immediately selecting that voice without having to step through a number

of other voices. To select voice number 106, for example, press the [1], [0] and [6]

number buttons in sequence.

Basic Operation

The explanations here apply only to numbers that have a maximum of three digits, such

as those for voices and styles.

• Entering one- or two-digit numbers

One- or two-digit voice numbers can be entered with leading zeroes: e.g. “12” can be

entered as “012” by pressing the [0], [1] and [2] buttons in sequence.

Rotating the data dial

to the right (clockwise)

increases the value,

while rotating it to the

left (counter-clock-

wise) decreases it.

Number buttons [1]-[0]

described below.

Pressing the [+/YES] button increases the displayed

value by 1. Pressing the [-/NO] button decreases the

displayed value by 1. Pressing and holding either button

causes a continuous increase and decrease.

For items that have initial default values, pressing the

[+/YES] and the [-/NO] buttons together at the same time

will return the setting to the initial value.

Naming

The allows you to create your own original data such as songs, styles and registration

memory settings. You can also freely name the data as desired.

The following data types can be named.

To enter an original name, use the keyboard.

Direct Access

By using the [HELP/DIRECT ACCESS] button, you can instantly call up the desired

display. For example, pressing the [REGISTRATION MEMORY] button while

holding the [HELP/DIRECT ACCESS] button automatically selects the display for

inputting the Registration Memory bank name.

See page 24 for the Direct Access Chart.

• Disk files (User songs, etc) .......... pages 69, 73, 74, 104

• User Styles ...................................................... page 118

• User Pad banks ............................................... page 108

• Registration Memory banks ............................... page 64

The example display below appears when naming a song on a floppy disk (page 69).

Basic Operation

Entering a character Each key on the keyboard enters a different character, as

marked directly above the key.

Moving the cursor The A#5 and B5 keys move the cursor backward and

forward within the file name.

Entering a lower-case character The C1 key functions as a shift key that shifts between

lower- and upper-case characters: hold the Shift key

while pressing a character key to enter the lower-case

character.

Delete The Delete key (C6) deletes the character at the cursor

position.

Letters and characters

are marked above the

corresponding keys.

MEMORY

•Lowercase letters cannot be

used for disk file names.

Function Tree

Button Screen title Function See page

DEMO/LANGUAGE DEMO ............................................... Demo song selection ......................................................................... 15

LANGUAGE ...................................... Language of the Help selection ......................................................... 18

VOICE R1 VOICE RIGHT1 ................................ Voice R1 selection ............................................................................. 26

VOICE GROUP RIGHT1 .................. Voice group R1 selection ................................................................... 26

DSP TYPE ...................................... DSP type selection (PSR-740, only in the Style Record mode) ........ 50

RETURN LEVEL .................... DSP return level setting (PSR-740, only in the Style Record mode) . 50

DEPTH ................................... DSP depth setting (PSR-740, only in the Style Record mode).......... 50

VOICE R2 VOICE RIGHT2 ................................ Voice R2 selection ............................................................................. 27

VOICE GROUP RIGHT2 .................. Voice group R2 selection ................................................................... 27

VOICE L VOICE L............................................ Voice L selection................................................................................ 28

VOICE GROUP L ............................. Voice group L selection...................................................................... 28

STYLE STYLE .............................................. Accompaniment Style selection......................................................... 34

STYLE GROUP ................................ Accompaniment Style group selection .............................................. 34

SONG SONG ............................................... Song selection ................................................................................... 76

SONG UTILITY

SONG PLAY MODE ............... Song play method selection............................................................... 77

SONG START MEASURE...... Song measure from which to start playback ...................................... 79

SONG REPEAT ...................... Song repeat setting ........................................................................... 80

SONG TRANSPOSE.............. Song transpose setting...................................................................... 81

VOICE CHANGE VOICE............................................... Voice selection of the R1/R2/L/Style/Song track ............................... 89

VOICE GROUP ................................ Voice group selection of the R1/R2/L/Style/Song track ..................... 89

MIXER R1/R2/L ............................................ Volume adjustment of Voice R1/R2/L .................... 1, 2, 3......... 90

STYLE .............................................. Volume adjustment of the accompaniment track ............................... 90

SONG ............................................... Volume adjustment of the song track................................................. 90

VOCAL HARMONY ..........................

Volume adjustment of the Vocal Harmony part (PSR-740) ...................................

ORGAN FLUTES FOOTAGE......................................... Footage setting (PSR-740) ................................................................ 32

ATTACK MODE................................. Attack mode setting (PSR-740) ......................................................... 32

ORGAN TYPE .................................. Organ type setting (PSR-740) ........................................................... 32

SPEED ............................................. Speed setting (PSR-740)................................................................... 32

GROOVE GROOVE TYPE................................ Groove type selection (PSR-740) ......................................................45

GROOVE SWING............................. Groove swing setting (PSR-740) ....................................................... 45

DYNAMICS TYPE............................. Dynamics type selection (PSR-740) .................................................. 45

DYNAMICS DEPTH.......................... Dynamics depth setting (PSR-740) ................................................... 45

MULTI EFFECT MULTI EFFECT CONNECTION ....... Multi Effect connection setting (PSR-740)......................................... 54

MULTI EFFECT BLOCK SETTING .. Multi Effect block setting (PSR-740) .................................................. 54

MULTI EFFECT TYPE ...................... Multi Effect type selection (PSR-740) .................... 4, 5, 6, 7..... 54

MULTI EFFECT DRY/WET............... Multi Effect dry/wet setting (PSR-740)............................................... 54

VOCAL HARMONY

VOCAL HARMONY TYPE ................ Vocal Harmony type selection (PSR-740) ............. 8................. 85

VOCAL HARMONY LEAD GENDER TYPE ....

Gender type selection (PSR-740)...................................................... 85

VOCAL HARMONY LEAD PITCH CORRECTION .....

Lead Pitch Correction (PSR-740) ...................................................... 85

VOCAL HARMONY PITCH TO NOTE ....

Pitch to note setting (PSR-740) ......................................................... 85

VOCAL HARMONY PART ................ Part setting (PSR-740) ...................................................................... 85

VOCAL HARMONY SONG TRACK.. Song track setting (PSR-740) ............................................................ 85

ACMP/SONG VOLUME

ACMP VOLUME ............................... Accompaniment Volume setting ........................................................ 39

SONG VOLUME ............................... Song Volume setting .......................................................................... 78

TRANSPOSE TRANSPOSE ................................... Transpose setting............................................................................... 30

TEMPO/TAP TEMPO ............................................. Tempo setting .................................................................................... 38

FINGERING FINGERING...................................... Fingering selection ............................................................................ 40

DISK LOAD DISK LOAD ...................................... Loading data from a disk ................................................................... 70

DISK SAVE DISK SAVE ....................................... Saving data to a disk ......................................................................... 68

DISK UTILTY DISK UTILTY

FORMAT................................. Formatting a disk ............................................................................... 68

COPY ..................................... Copying a song in a disk.................................................................... 72

DELETE ................................. Deleting a file in a disk....................................................................... 75

Direct Access Chart

Function Tree

Function Tree number/function Operation: + button listed below

1 Volume adjustment of Voice L PART ON/OFF [VOICE L]

2 Volume adjustment of Voice R1 PART ON/OFF [VOICE R1]

3 Volume adjustment of Voice R2 PART ON/OFF [VOICE R2]

4 Multi Effect type selection (DSP1) PSR-740 [DSP1]

5 Multi Effect type selection (DSP2) PSR-740 [DSP2]

6 Multi Effect type selection (DSP3) PSR-740 [DSP3]

7 Multi Effect type selection PSR-740 VOCAL HARMONY [DSP4]

(DSP4 for the microphone sound)

8 Vocal Harmony type selection PSR-740 VOCAL HARMONY [ON/OFF]

9 Multi pad bank selection MULTI PAD [STOP]

10 Chord match on/off setting MULTI PAD [1]-[4]

11 Registration Memory bank selection REGISTRATION MEMORY [1]-[4]

12 Namimg Registration Memory bank REGISTRATION MEMORY [MEMORY]

13 DSP type selection PSR-640 [DSP]

14 Harmony/Echo type selection [HARMONY/ECHO]

15 Master EQ gain setting PSR-740 [MASTER EQ]

16 Metronome on/off setting [TEMPO/TAP]

17 Part octave setting of Voice L [VOICE L]

18 Part octave setting of Voice R1 [VOICE R1]

19 Part octave setting of Voice R2 [VOICE R2]

20 Split point setting [ACMP ON/OFF]

21 Touch sensitivity setting [TOUCH]

22 Selecting footswitch function Footswitch

23 Selecting foot volume function Foot Volume

24 Pitch bend range setting Pitch bend wheel

25 Selecting modulation wheel function PSR-740 Modulation wheel

26 Reverb depth setting of vocal harmony part PSR-740 VOCAL HARMONY [REVERB]

27 Talk volume adjustment PSR-740 VOCAL HARMONY [TALK]

Button Screen title Function See page

RECORD SONGQUICK .................................... User Song Quick recording................................................................ 94

MULTI TRACK ........................ User Song Multi track recording ........................................................ 96

PUNCH IN/OUT ........... Punch in/out setting ........................................................................... 98

TART MEASURE.......... Measure from which to start playback ............................................... 98

EDIT QUANTIZE ................... Quantize ........................................................................................... 100

SETUP DATA................ Setup data editing ............................................................................. 102

NAME ........................... Naming User Songs ......................................................................... 104

CLEAR ......................... Clearing user song data ................................................................... 105

STYLE

RECORD ................................ User Style recording ......................................................................... 112

EDIT QUANTIZE ................... Quantize ........................................................................................... 116

NAME ........................... Namimg User Styles ........................................................................ 118

CLEAR ......................... Clearing user style data.................................................................... 118

CTAB EDIT ................... CTAB setting..................................................................................... 119

NOTE LIMIT ..................................................................................................................... 119

HIGH KEY ........................................................................................................................ 119

SOURCE CHORD ............................................................................................................ 119

PAD RECORD ................................ User Pad recording ........................................................................... 106

EDIT CHORD MATCH........... Chord match on/off setting ............................................................... 108

NAME ........................... Naming user pads ............................................................................ 108

CLEAR ......................... Clearing user pad data ..................................................................... 109

Mode

Depending on the panel operation used, the PSR-740/640 has several fundamentally different conditions

(or methods of operation). Each of these conditions is called a mode. This section explains the main

modes of the instrument.

Style Mode page 34

Record Mode

Select this mode by pressing the [STYLE] button. (This is

the default mode when the power is turned on.)

The Style mode is used for playing the full keyboard

normally, and when using the auto accompaniment.

Styles are the rhythm/accompaniment pattterns which are

played by the auto accompaniment feature.

Select this mode by pressing the [SONG] button or

inserting the disk that contains song data into the disk

drive. The Song mode is used for playing the full key-

board normally, and for playing back the songs.

Select this mode by pressing the [RECORD] button.

In the Record mode you can record your own original performances and songs, create

original styles and Multi Pad phrases.

Select this mode by pressing the [LOAD] button, [SAVE] button or the [UTILITY]

button.

In the Disk mode you can save and load important data (page 65).

In the Disk mode, no panel operations can be executed (except for disk operations).

● Song record mode..................... page 92

• Rehearsal mode (Sync Start off)

• Record (Synchronized Start) standby

• Recording

● Style record mode ................... page 110

• Record (Synchronized Start on/off)

standby

• Recording

When Record (Synchronized Start) standby is on, the recording starts as soon as you play

a key on the keyboard. If the [SYNC START] button is pressed, it will be canceled (the

beat indicator dots will go out) and the PSR-740/640 will enter Rehearsal mode.

● Auto accompaniment (ACMP) on/off ........................................................page 35

The [ACMP ON/OFF] lamp switches on and off.

When auto accompaniment is on, the left side of the keyboard is used for playing/

indicating chords.

● Synchronized Start standby (SYNC START) on/off.................................page 35

The [SYNC START] lamp switches on and off.

When Synchronized Start standby is on, the auto accompaniment starts as soon

as you play a key on the keyboard.

DISK IN USE

LOAD SAVE

UTILITY

DISK

COUNT

INTRO INTRO

ACMP

SONG

START/STOP

COUNT

INTRO INTRO

ACMP

SONG

START/STOP

ACMP ON/OFF

SYNC START

● Pad record mode ..................... page 106

• Rehearsal mode (Sync Start off)

• Record (Synchronized Start) standby

• Recording

Song Mode page 76

Disk Mode

Playing Voices

The PSR-740/640 has a huge selection of various musical instrument voices which you can play. Try out

the different voices referring to the voice list at the end of this manual (page 140).

Select and play the voices of different musical instruments

• Selecting a Voice..........................................................................................page 26

• Keyboard Percussion ................................................................................... page 31

Assign three different voices to the keyboard and play them

• Playing Two Voices (R1, R2) Simultaneously...............................................page 27

• Playing Different Voices with the Left (L) and Right (R1, R2) Hands ........... page 28

• Functions of the Keyboard ...........................................................................page 29

Other voice-related functions

• Pitch Bend Wheel ........................................................................................ page 30

• Modulation Wheel (PSR-740) ......................................................................page 30

• Transpose..................................................................................................... page 30

• Sustain......................................................................................................... page 31

• Touch Sensitivity ........................................................................................ page 136

Selecting a Voice

Press the [VOICE R1] button.

• The voice selected here is

called voice R1 (RIGHT 1).

See page 29 for more

information on voice R1.

Select a voice.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

Refer to the Voice List (page 140).

Play & adjust the volume.

The voices of the PSR-740/640 are divided into different groups or basic

categories. You can select different voice groups in succession by pressing the

[NEXT] button. Selecting a specific voice group makes it easier to select a

desired voice, since it lets you narrow down your search to just the voices of a

certain category.

Press the [BACK] button to return back to the VOICE RIGHT1 diaplay.

BACK NEXT

Playing Two Voices (R1, R2) Simultaneously

Press the [PART ON/OFF VOICE R2] button.

Selecting a voice for VOICE R2

Select a voice.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

To indicate the voice group, press the [NEXT] button. To return to the previ-

ous display, press the [BACK] button.

Refer to the Voice List (page 140).

The voices available for selection here (VOICE R2) are the same as those

available for VOICE R1 (selected on page 26).

Play the voice.

Play the voices.

Two different voices are sounded simultaneously in a layer.

Voice R1 (RIGHT 1) is the first voice of the layer and is meant to be played

with the right hand. The second voice is called voice R2 (RIGHT 2) and is also

played with the right hand.

Playing Voices

Press the [VOICE R2] button.

PART

ON/OFF

VOICE L VOICE R1 VOICE R2

Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands

Press the [PART ON/OFF VOICE L] button.

Play the voices.

The notes you play with your right and left hands sound two different voices.

• The point on the keyboard

that separates voice L and

voice R1 is called the “split

point” (page 29).

Voice R1 (RIGHT 1) is meant to be played with the right hand. Voice L

(LEFT) is played with the left hand.

Selecting a voice for VOICE L

Select a voice.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

Refer to the Voice List (page 140).

The voices available for selection here (VOICE L) are the same as those

available for VOICE R1 (selected on page 26).

Play the voices.

Playing Voices

Press the [VOICE L] button.

Split Point

Voice L Voice R1

Split Point

Voice L Voice R1

PART

ON/OFF

VOICE L VOICE R1 VOICE R2

Split Point

Functions of the Keyboard

As explained above, the keyboard of the PSR-740/640 can sound three different voices. Here’s a short summary of

the various ways of playing voices.

● Playing a Single Voice

● Playing Two Voices

● Playing Separate Voices

with the Right and Left

Hands

In addition, the keyboard of the PSR-740/640 has other important functions besides playing voices (as shown below).

● Auto Accompaniment Section

When the auto accompaniment is set to on (page 35), the key range of voice L becomes the range for playing/

indicating chords.

● Naming

The keyboard can also be used to name song files on a floppy disk, User Styles,

User Pad banks and Registration Memory banks (page 21).

Playing Voices

The point on the keyboard that separates voice L and voice R1/R2 is called the “split

point”.

The split point is set to F#2/G2 at the factory setting, however you can set this to any

key you wish. Refer to page 135 for instructions on setting the split point.

• Each key has a note name;

for example, the lowest

(farthest left) key on the

keyboard corresponds to C1

and the highest (farthest

right) key to C6 (See below

for details).

Each key has a note name; for example, the lowest (farthest left) key on the keyboard corresponds to C1 and the

highest (farthest right) key to C6.

Voice L

Split Point (F#2/G2)

Voice R1/R2

Voice R1 + R2

PART

ON/OFF

VOICE L VOICE R1 VOICE R2

Voice R1

PART

ON/OFF

VOICE L VOICE R1 VOICE R2

Voice R1 + R2

Voice L

PART

ON/OFF

VOICE L VOICE R1 VOICE R2

Voice R1

Voice L

PART

ON/OFF

VOICE L VOICE R1 VOICE R2

C1 - B1

D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 B1

C#1D#1F#1G#1A#1

C2 - B2 C3 - B3 C4 - B4 C5 - B5 C6

Auto Accompaniment

section

Split Point

Voice R1/R2

GROOVE ON/OFF

FINGERINGACMP ON/OFF

Transpose

This function allows the overall pitch of the PSR-740/640 to be transposed up

or down by a maximum of one octave in semitone increments.

• The Transpose function

cannot be applied when a

drum kit is the selected voice

(page 31).

• Press the [+/YES] and [-/NO]

buttons simultaneously to

instantly reset the transpose

value to “0.”

• The new TRANSPOSE value

will take effect from the next

key played.

• Minus values can be entered

by using the number buttons

while holding the [-/NO]

button.

Press the [TRANSPOSE] button.

Set the transposition.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

Pitch Bend Wheel

Use the PSR-740/640 pitch bend wheel to bend notes up (roll the wheel away

from you) or down (roll the wheel toward you) while playing the keyboard. The

pitch bend wheel is self-centering and will automatically return to normal pitch

when released.

• The maximum pitch bend

range can be set via the

Pitch Bend Range function in

the Utility function group

(page 139).

Playing Voices

• In order to avoid accidentally

applying modulation when

you don’t intend to, set the

depth at its minimum setting.

• You can also assign other

functions to the MODULA-

TION Wheel (page 139).

The Modulation function applies a vibrato effect to notes played on the key-

board (R1, R2, L voices). Moving the MODULATION wheel all the way

towards yourself minimizes the depth of the effect, while rotating it away from

yourself increases it.

Modulation Wheel (PSR-740)

• The Transpose function

cannot be applied when a

drum kit is the selected voice

(page 30).

• Each key has a note name;

for example, the lowest

(farthest left) key on the

keyboard corresponds to C1

and the highest (farthest

right) key to C6 (See page

29 for details).

Playing Voices

[Standard Kit 1]

Seq Click H

Bell Tree

Jingle Bell

Triangle Open

Cuica Open

Wood Block L

Wood Block H

Guiro Long

Samba Whistle L

Samba Whistle H

Cabasa

Agogo H

Timbale H

Conga L

Conga H Mute

Bongo H

Ride Cymbal 2

Crash Cymbal 2

Splash Cymbal

Ride Cymbal Cup

Chinese Cymbal

High Tom

Mid Tom H

Mid Tom L

Low Tom

Floor Tom H

Floor Tom L

Snare H Hard

Snare M

Bass Drum

Bass Drum Hard

Bass Drum Soft

Snare H Soft

Snare Roll

Brush Tap Swirl

Brush Swirl

Brush Tap

Shaker

Triangle Mute

Cuica Mute

Claves

Guiro Short

Maracas

Agogo L

Timbale L

Conga H Open

Bongo L

Vibraslap

Cowbell

Tambourine

Ride Cymbal 1

Crash Cymbal 1

Hi-Hat Open

Hi-Hat Pedal

Hi-Hat Closed

Hand Clap

Side Stick

Open Rim Shot

Sticks

Castanet

Brush Slap

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6

Press the [BACK] button to return back to the VOICE selec-

tion screen.

Play the voice.

Refer to the illustration below and the drum kit list at the end of the manual

(page 148).

The drum and percussion instrument sounds for the standard kit (Std.Kit1) are

indicated by symbols printed below the keys.

Sustain

When the Sustain features is ON, all notes played on the keyboard have a longer

sustain. Press the [SUSTAIN] button to turn the SUSTAIN effect ON or OFF.

Keyboard Percussion

Press the [VOICE R1] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the “VOICE GROUP”

selection screen.

Select Voice group “Drum Kit.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Organ Flutes (PSR-740)

The Organ Flutes function lets you create your own original organ voices, just as on a traditional organ,

by increasing and decreasing the flute footages, and adding percussive sounds.

Your original organ voice is stored to voice number 761 (Organ Flutes) for selecting and playing.

■ Parameters

●Organ Type

This determines the type of organ sound or tone generation to be simulated:

Sine or Vintage. The vibrato-enhanced variations provide different modulation

effects.

Settings:

• SINE1

• SINE2

• SINE3

• SINE4

• VINTAGE1

• VINTAGE2

• VINTAGE3

• VINTAGE4

●Vibrato Speed

This determines the speed of the vibrato effect (when one of the vibrato-

enhanced Organ Types is selected).

●Attack Mode

This determines how the attack (or percussive) sound is applied to the organ

flutes: First or Each. When this is set to FIRST, the attack sound will only be

applied to the first note in a chord or a held group of notes. When this is set to

EACH, the attack sound will be applied equally to all notes.

●Attack Footage

This determines the level of each volume in the percussive portion of the voice.

Footage settings are 4', 2-2/3', and 2'.

●Length

This determines the decay of the attack sound, or how long the attack portion of

the sound sustains. The higher the value, the longer the decay.

●Response

This parameter affects the sustain portion of the organ flutes, increasing or

decreasing the response time of the initial swell and release, based on the

FOOTAGE parameter (below). The higher the value, the slower the swell and

release.

●Footage

The footage settings determine the basic sound of the organ flutes.

The term “footage” is a reference to the sound generation of traditional pipe

organs, in which the sound is produced by pipes of different lengths (in feet).

The longer the pipe, the lower the pitch of the sound. Hence, the 16' setting

determines the lowest pitched component of the voice, while the 1' setting

determines the highest pitched component. The higher the value of the setting,

the greater the volume of the corresponding footage. Mixing various volumes of

the footages lets you create your own distinctive organ sounds.

Organ Flutes Editing

Press the [VOICE R1] button.

Organ Flutes (PSR-740)

TRACK[1] - [8]

buttons

2) Adjust by using the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the

number buttons [1]-[0].

Play the edited voice.

Press the [ORGAN FLUTES] button.

Adjust the parameters as described above.

1) Press one of the [TRACK1]-[TRACK16] buttons to select the desired

parameter.

For details about each parameter, refer to page 32.

● TRACK [1] ................. Organ Type

● TRACK [2] ................. Vibrato Speed

● TRACK [3] ................. Attack Mode

● TRACK [4]-[6]............ Attack Footage

● TRACK [7] ................. Attack Length

● TRACK [8] ................. Attack Response

● TRACK [9]-[16].......... Footage

TRACK[9] - [16]

buttons

Auto Accompaniment

The auto accompaniment feature puts a full backing band at your fingertips. To use it, all you have to do

is play the chords with your left hand as you perform and the selected accompaniment style matching

your music will automatically play along, instantly following the chords you play. With auto accompani-

ment, even a solo performer can enjoy playing with the backing of an entire band or orchestra.

The PSR-740/640 features a total of 160 styles or accompaniment patterns (style numbers 1 - 160) in a

variety of different musical genres. Try selecting some of the different styles (page 150) and play with the

auto accompaniment.

Two ways to playback the auto accompaniment

• Using Auto Accompaniment (rhythm track only) .......................................... page 34

• Using Auto Accompaniment (all tracks) ....................................................... page 35

Additional functions for getting the most out of the auto accompaniment

• Accompaniment Sections ............................................................................ page 36

• Tempo / Tap.................................................................................................. page 38

• Accompaniment Track Muting ......................................................................page 39

• Accompaniment Volume Control..................................................................page 39

Auto accompaniment functions related to your left hand chord playing

• Chord Fingerings .........................................................................................page 40

• Accompaniment Split Point ..........................................................................page 42

• Synchro Stop ............................................................................................... page 43

Automatic one-touch selection of a variety of specially programmed panel

settings to match the auto accompaniment style

• One Touch Setting........................................................................................page 44

Using Auto Accompaniment (rhythm track only)

Press the [STYLE] button.

Select a style.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

Refer to the Style List (page 150).

Press the [START/STOP] button to start the rhythm tracks of

the auto accompaniment, minus the bass and chord tracks.

Press the [START/STOP] button again to stop the accompani-

ment.

COUNT

INTRO INTRO

ACMP

SONG

START/STOP

Using Auto Accompaniment (all tracks)

Press the [STYLE] button (page 34).

Select a style (page 34).

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

Refer to the Style List (page 150).

Turn AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT on.

Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] so that its indicator lights.

The specified left-hand section of the keyboard becomes the “Auto Accompani-

ment” section, and chords played in this section are automatically detected and

used as a basis for fully automatic accompaniment with the selected style.

Turn SYNCHRONIZED START on.

Press the [SYNC START] button so that its indicator lights.

The beat lamp also flashes in time with the tempo. This condition is called

synchronized start standby. Refer to page 25 for details.

As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto

accompaniment starts.

For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below).

Try playing other chords with your left hand.

For information on how to enter chords, see “Chord Fingerings” on page 40.

Press the [START/STOP] button again to stop the accompani-

ment.

Auto Accompaniment

• [ACMP] is the abbreviation of

[ACCOMPANIMENT].

• [SYNC START] is the

abbreviation of [SYNCHRO-

NIZED START].

Auto Accompaniment

section

Split Point

Auto Accompaniment

section

Split Point

Auto Accompaniment

section

GROOVE ON/OFF

FINGERINGACMP ON/OFF

SYNC STARTSYNC STOP

Auto Accompaniment

Press the [MAIN A] button.

Press the [INTRO] button.

As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto

accompaniment starts.

For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below).

For information on how to enter chords, see “Chord Fingerings” on page 40.

When the playback of the intro is finished, it automatically leads into main A

section.

• The indicator of the

destination section (MAIN A/

B/C/D) will flash while the

corresponding fill-in is

playing. During this time you

can change the destination

section by pressing the

appropriate MAIN/AUTO FILL

[A], [B], [C] or [D] button.

• You can use the intro section

even in the middle of the

song by pressing the

[INTRO] button during the

song.

• If the MAIN/AUTO FILL A/B /

C/D button is pressed after

the final half beat (eighth

note) of the measure, fill-in

will begin from the next

measure.

Press the [MAIN B] button.

A fill-in plays, automatically followed by the main B section.

Press the MAIN buttons as desired during your performance.

The main section corresponding to the pressed button plays following an

automatic fill-in.

Press the [ENDING] button.

This switches to the ending section. When the ending is finished, the auto

accompaniment automatically stops.

You can have the ending gradually slow down (ritardando) by pressing the

[ENDING] button again while the ending is playing back.

• If you press the INTRO/

COUNT INTRO button while

the ending is playing, the

intro section will begin

playing after the ending is

finished.

• If you press a MAIN/AUTO

FILL button while the ending

is playing, fill-in accompani-

ment will immediately start

playing, continuing with the

main section.

• If you press the [SYNC

START] button while an

accompaniment is playing,

the accompaniment will stop

and the PSR-740/640 will

enter Synchronized Start

standby status.

• You can begin the

accompaniment by using the

ending instead of the intro

section.

MAIN/AUTO FILL

COUNT

INTRO INTRO

ABC D

SIMPLE

ENDING ENDING

MAIN/AUTO FILL

COUNT

INTRO INTRO

ABC D

SIMPLE

ENDING ENDING

Split Point

Auto Accompaniment

section

MAIN/AUTO FILL

COUNT

INTRO INTRO

ABCD

SIMPLE

ENDING ENDING

MAIN/AUTO FILL

COUNT

INTRO INTRO

ABCD

SIMPLE

ENDING ENDING

MAIN/AUTO FILL

COUNT

INTRO INTRO

ABC D

SIMPLE

ENDING ENDING

Auto Accompaniment

* When a 3-beat style is selected,

tap 3 times.

Tempo/Tap

Each style of the PSR-740/640 has been programmed with a default or standard tempo;

however, this can be changed by using the [TEMPO/TAP] button.

The following steps can be used even during playback.

Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button.

Change the tempo.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

To restore the default tempo setting, press the [+/YES]/

[-/NO] buttons simultaneously.

Using the Tap function

The auto accompaniment starts automatically at the tempo you tapped the

button.

• The Tempo can also be

changed during playback by

tapping the TEMPO/TAP

button twice at the desired

tempo.

The auto accompaniment can be started at any tempo you desire by “tapping“ out the

tempo with the [TEMPO/TAP] button.

Press the [STYLE] button (page 34).

Select a style (page 34).

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button four times successively (in a

consistent rhythm).

• When you select a different

style while the accompani-

ment is not playing, the

“default” tempo for that style

is also selected. If the

accompaniment is playing,

the same tempo is

maintained even if you select

a different style.

● When a 4-beat style is selected

Tap 4 times

789

Auto Accompaniment

Accompaniment Track Muting

The PSR-740/640 has eight accompaniment tracks — RHYTHM SUB, RHYTHM MAIN, BASS, CHORD 1,

CHORD 2, PAD, PHRASE 1, and PHRASE 2 — that you can control to modify the “orchestration” and therefore

the overall sound of the accompaniment. When a style is selected, the icons corresponding to the tracks which

contain data for any section of that style will light.

Individual accompaniment tracks can be turned OFF (muted) or ON by pressing the TRACK buttons (9 - 16)

corresponding to the target tracks. The [M] icon will appear when a track is muted. By turning the tracks OFF and

ON in different combinations, you can create various arrangements from a single accompaniment style.

Accompaniment Volume Control

This separate volume control for the auto accompaniment lets you set the optimum

level balance between the accompaniment and your right hand performance.

Start the accompaniment (page 35).

Press the [ACMP/SONG VOLUME] button.

Track contents

● RHYTHM SUB, RHYTHM MAIN

These are the main rhythm tracks. The RHYTHM tracks produce

the drum and percussion sounds.

● BASS

The BASS track always plays a bass line, but the voice will change

to fit the selected style — acoustic bass, synth bass, tuba, etc.

● CHORD 1, CHORD 2

These tracks provide the rhythmic chordal accompaniment

required by each style. You’ll find guitar, piano, and other chordal

instruments here.

● PAD

This track plays long chords where necessary, using sustained instruments such as

strings, organ, choir.

● PHRASE 1, PHRASE 2

This is where the musical embellishments reside.

The PHRASE tracks are used for punchy brass stabs, arpeggiated chords, and other

extras that make the accompaniment more interesting.

Adjust the Accompaniment Volume.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

Adjust the level as you play the keyboard with your right hand, listening to the

overall balance between the accompaniment and the keyboard-played voice.

• [ACMP] is the abbreviation of

[ACCOMPANIMENT].

Stop the accompaniment (page 35).

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Auto Accompaniment

Chord Fingerings

The way in which chords are played or indicated with your left hand (in the auto accompaniment section of the

keyboard) is referred to as “fingering.” There are 5 types of fingerings as described below.

• Multi Finger

• Single Finger

• The default Fingering Mode

is “Multi Finger.”

Press the [FINGERING] button.

Select the desired fingering mode.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

The SINGLE FINGER mode

Single-finger accompaniment makes it simple to produce beautifully orchestrated accompaniment using major,

seventh, minor and minor-seventh chords by pressing a minimum number of keys on the AUTO ACCOMPANI-

MENT section of the keyboard. The following abbreviated chord fingerings are used:

The FINGERED 1 mode

The Fingered 1 mode lets you finger your own chords on the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT section of the

keyboard (i.e. all keys to the left of and including the split-point key — normally 54) while the PSR-740/640

supplies appropriately orchestrated rhythm, bass and chord accompaniment in the selected style.

The FINGERED 1 mode recognizes the following chords:

• Fingered 1

• Fingered 2

• 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.

• For a seventh chord, simultaneously press the

root key and a white key to its left.

• For a minor-seventh chord, simultaneously

press the root key and both a white and black

key to its left.

GROOVE ON/OFF

FINGERINGACMP ON/OFF

• Full Keyboard

Auto Accompaniment

( )

(9)

( )

(9)

Caug Cm6

( )

CmM

( )

(9)

Cm(9)

CmM7

( )

CmM

(9)

( )

Cdim Cdim

(9)

( )

(13)

( )

(b9)

( )

(b13)

Csus

C1+2+5

( )

CM7(9) 7

CM (#11)

( )

CM b5

C(b5)

( )

(#11)

(#9)

( )

C aug

Cm7(11)

( )

CM aug

( )

C sus

( )

● Example for “C” chords

• Notes in parentheses can be

omitted.

• If you play any three

adjacent keys (including

black keys), the chord sound

will be cancelled and only

the rhythm instruments will

continue playing (CHORD

CANCEL function).

• Playing a single key or two

same root keys in the

adjacent octaves produces

accompaniment based only

on the root.

• A perfect fifth (1 + 5)

produces accompaniment

based only on the root and

fifth which can be used with

both major and minor

chords.

• The chord fingerings listed

are all in “root” position, but

other inversions can be used

— with the following

exceptions:

m7, m7

5, 6, m6, sus4,

aug, dim7, 7

5, 6(9),

m7(11), 1+2+5.

• Inversion of the 7sus4 chord

are not recognized if the 5th

is omitted.

• The AUTO ACCOMPANI-

MENT will sometimes not

change when related chords

are played in sequence (e.g.

some minor chords followed

by the minor seventh).

• Two-note fingerings will

produce a chord based on

the previously played chord.

Chord Name/[Abbreviation] Normal Voicing

Major [M] 1 - 3 - 5

Add ninth [(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5

Sixth [6] 1 - (3) - 5 - 6

Sixth ninth [6(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 6

Major seventh [M7] 1 - 3 - (5) - 7 or

1 - (3) - 5 - 7

Major seventh ninth [M7(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7

Major seventh add sharp eleventh [M7(#11)] 1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - 7 or

1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - 7

Flatted fifth [(b5)] 1 - 3 - b5

Major seventh flatted fifth [M7b5] 1 - 3 - b5 - 7

Suspended fourth [sus4] 1 - 4 - 5

Augmented [aug] 1 - 3 - #5

Major seventh augmented [M7aug] 1 - (3) - #5 - 7

Minor [m] 1 - b3 - 5

Minor add ninth [m(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - 5

Minor sixth [m6] 1 - b3 - 5 - 6

Minor seventh [m7] 1 - b3 - (5) - b7

Minor seventh ninth [m7(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - b7

Minor seventh add eleventh [m7(11)] 1 - (2) - b3 - 4 - 5 - (b7)

Minor major seventh [mM7] 1 - b3 - (5) - 7

Minor major seventh ninth [mM7(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - 7

Minor seventh flatted fifth [m7b5] 1 - b3 - b5 - b7

Minor major seventh flatted fifth [mM7b5] 1 - b3 - b5 - 7

Diminished [dim] 1 - b3 - b5

Diminished seventh [dim7] 1 - b3 - b5 - 6

Seventh [7] 1 - 3 - (5) - b7 or

1 - (3) - 5 - b7

Seventh flatted ninth [7(b9)] 1 - b2 - 3 - (5) - b7

Seventh add flatted thirteenth [7(b13)] 1 - 3 - 5 - b6 - b7

Seventh ninth [7(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - b7

Seventh add sharp eleventh [7(#11)] 1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - b7 or

1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - b7

Seventh add thirteenth [7(13)] 1 - 3 - (5) - 6 - b7

Seventh sharp ninth [7(#9)] 1 - #2 - 3 - (5) - b7

Seventh flatted fifth [7b5] 1 - 3 - b5 - b7

Seventh augmented [7aug] 1 - 3 - #5 - b7

Seventh suspended fourth [7sus4] 1 - 4 - (5) - b7

One plus two plus five [1+2+5] 1 - 2 - 5

Chord (C) Display

C(9) C(9)

C6 C6

C6(9) C6(9)

CM7 CM7

CM7(9) CM7(9)

CM7(#11) CM7(#11)

C(b5) C(b5)

CM7b5 CM7b5

Csus4 Csus4

Caug Caug

CM7aug CM7aug

Cm Cm

Cm(9) Cm(9)

Cm6 Cm6

Cm7 Cm7

Cm7(9) Cm7(9)

Cm7(11) Cm7(11)

CmM7 CmM7

CmM7(9) CmM7(9)

Cm7b5 Cm7b5

CmM7b5 CmM7b5

Cdim Cdim

Cdim7 Cdim7

C7 C7

C7(b9) C7(b9)

C7(b13) C7(b13)

C7(9) C7(9)

C7(#11) C7(#11)

C7(13) C7(13)

C7(#9) C7(#9)

C7b5C7b5

C7aug C7aug

C7sus4 C7sus4

C1+2+5 C

Auto Accompaniment

The FINGERED 2 mode

Accompaniment Split Point

This function lets you change the key range for playing accompaniment chords (the

auto accompaniment section).

The point on the keyboard that separates the auto accompaniment section and the right-

hand section of the keyboard is called the “split point.”

The initial (default) setting of the split point is F#2/G2; however, this can be set to any

key you wish. Refer to page 135 for instructions on how to set the split point.

This is essentially the same as the FINGERED 1 mode, described above, except that

the FINGERED 2 mode additionally allows you to specify the lowest note of each

chord — simply, the lowest note played in the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT section of

the keyboard is used as the accompaniment bass note. This means you can specify “on-

bass” chords in which the main bass note for the chord is not the root of the chord. For

a C major chord, for example, you could use E (the third) or G (the fifth) as the bass

note rather than C.

When the FULL KEYBOARD Mode is selected, the PSR-740/640 will automatically

create appropriate accompaniment while you play just about anything using both

hands, anywhere on the keyboard. You do not have to worry about specifying the

accompaniment chords. The name of the detected chord will appear in the display.

• When the FULL KEYBOARD

mode is selected, the split

point setting (see below) for

the auto accompaniment will

be ignored.

The MULTI-FINGER mode

This is the default accompaniment mode. The MULTI-FINGER mode automatically

detects SINGLE FINGER or FINGERED 1 chord fingerings, so you can use either

type of fingering without having to switch fingering modes.

• If you want to play minor,

seventh or minor seventh

chords using the SINGLE

FINGER operation in the

MULTI-FINGER Mode,

always press the closest

white/black key(s) to the root

of the chord.

The FULL KEYBOARD mode

C C on E C on G

Auto Accompaniment

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Split Point (F#2/G2)

Auto Accompaniment

Synchro Stop

When the Synchro Stop function is engaged, accompaniment playback will stop

completely when all keys in the auto-accompaniment section of the keyboard are

released. Accompaniment playback will start again as soon as a chord is played. The

BEAT indicators in the display will flash while the accompaniment is stopped.

• Synchro Stop cannot be set

to on when the fingering

mode is set to Full Keyboard

or the auto accompaniment

on the panel is set to off.

Also, Synchro Stop

automatically turns off when

the Full Keyboard is selected

for the fingering mode or

when the auto accompani-

ment on the panel is turned

off.

• [SYNC STOP] is the

abbreviation of [SYNCHRO

STOP].

Press the [STYLE] button (page 34).

Turn AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT on (page 35).

Turn SYNCHRONIZED START on (page 35).

Turn SYNCHRONIZED STOP on.

Press the [SYNC STOP] button.

As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto

accompaniment starts.

For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below).

The auto accompaniment stops when you

release your left hand from the keys.

Playing a chord with your left hand automatically restarts the

auto accompaniment.

To stop the auto accompaniment, simply release your left hand from the

keyboard.

Turn SYNCHRONIZED STOP off.

Press the [SYNC STOP] button.

When Synchronized Stop is off, the auto accompaniment does not stop when

you release your left hand from the keys.

Stop the accompaniment (page 34).

SYNC STARTSYNC STOP

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SYNC STARTSYNC STOP

Auto Accompaniment

One Touch Setting

One Touch Setting is a powerful and convenient function that lets you instantly

reconfigure virtually all auto-accompaniment-related panel settings with the touch of a

single button.

Press the round One Touch Setting button to call up the One

Touch Setting function.

• You can also try changing

the established One Touch

Setting data, making your

own original settings. To be

able to recall your original

settings anytime, save them

using the Registration

Memory function (page 62).

• When a User style (number

161-163) is selected, the

One Touch Setting cannot be

used.

Press one of the [ONE TOUCH SETTING] buttons [1]-[4].

Steps #3 - #4 of “Using Auto Accompaniment (all tracks)” can be set with just

a single press of a [ONE TOUCH SETTING] button. In addition, various

panel settings (such as voices, effects, etc.) that match the selected style can be

instantly recalled with just a single button press (see below).

As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto

accompaniment starts.

For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below).

Stop the accompaniment.

• Part on/off (VOICE R1, R2)..............................................................................page 29

• Voice Change setting (VOICE R1, R2) ............................................................page 89

• Mixer setting (VOICE R1, R2) ..........................................................................page 90

• Parameter Edit setting (VOICE R1, R2) ...........................................................page 91

• Auto accompaniment = ON..............................................................................page 35

• Accompaniment track = ON.............................................................................page 39

• Synchro Start = ON* ........................................................................................page 35

• HARMONY/ECHO on/off, type, volume, part...................................................page 56

• DSP on/off, type, return level and FAST/SLOW...............................................page 50

• Multi Pad bank number ....................................................................................page 49

• Part Octave (VOICE R1, R2) ...........................................................................page 135

* Set only when the accompaniment is not playing.

One Touch Setting parameter list

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The PSR-740/640 features four different One Touch Settings for each of the 160 auto

accompaniment styles built into the instrument. Each has been specially programmed

to match the selected style; each has the best suited voice (or combination of voices),

digital effects, and other settings for that style. Simply pressing one of the [ONE

TOUCH SETTING] buttons lets you instantly reconfigure all relevant settings,

conveniently allowing you to start playing in a desired style with all the appropriate

sounds — without having to make each setting one by one.

FREEZE

MEMORY

1234

REGISTRATION MEMORY

ONE TOUCH SETTING

Groove (PSR-740)

The Groove and Dynamics function on the PSR-740 lets you temporarily change the “feel” of the accom-

paniment. Specifically, it allows you to alter the timing, velocity and gate time of notes during playback of

any of the accompaniment styles.

●Groove

This lets you play the music with some swing or change the “feel” of the beat by

making subtle shifts in the timing (clock) of the accompaniment style.

• Groove Type

This determines the type of groove timing change. For example, the “16 to 8”

setting converts all 16th notes to 8th-note timing.

• Groove Swing

This determines how much “swing” feel is applied to the accompaniment.

●Dynamics

This changes the velocity (or accent) of certain notes in the accompaniment

style to complement or enhance changes made to the Groove settings above.

• Dynamics Type

This determines the type of dynamic change applied to the accompaniment.

(Each type is a different “template” to which the timing of the velocity changes

has been programmed.)

• Dynamics Depth

This determines how strongly the selected dynamics type is applied to the

accompaniment (expressed as a percentage). Higher values produce a

stronger effect.

Every time the [GROOVE] button is pressed, the values for the above Groove and

Dynamics parameters are automatically set to best suit the selected style.

Applying Groove & Dynamics

Select a style and start the accompaniment (page 35).

Press the [GROOVE ON/OFF] button.

The Groove & Dynamics effect will be applied to the accompaniment.

To cancel the groove effect, press the [GROOVE ON/OFF]

button again.

Stop the accompaniment (page 35).

GROOVE ON/OFF

FINGERINGACMP ON/OFF

GROOVE ON/OFF

FINGERINGACMP ON/OFF

Groove (PSR-740)

Editing the Groove and Dynamics Effect

When you select a style and turn the [GROOVE ON/OFF] button on, the most

suitable Groove and Dynamics settings for that style are automatically called up. In

this way, simply turning the Groove function on lets you produce a variety of rhythm

“feels”; however, you can also edit detailed parameters and change the Groove and

Dynamic effect to your liking.

Press the [GROOVE] button.

Select a Groove Type.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Refer to the Groove Type List (page 47).

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Groove SWING

screen.

Select a Dynamics Type.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

Refer to the Dynamics Type List (page 47).

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Dynamics DEPTH

screen.

Select a Dynamics Depth.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

Select a Groove Swing.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Dynamics TYPE

screen.

BACK NEXT

•Depending on the selected

Groove Type, the Groove

Swing value may not be

adjustable.

Groove (PSR-740)

■Groove Type List ■Dynamics Type List

16 TO 8

16 TO 12

12 TO 8

12 TO 16A

12 TO 16B

24 TO 8

24 TO 16

24 TO 12

THRU

8BEAT ON

8BEAT OFF

16BEAT ON

16BEAT OFF

2nd BEAT OFF

DANCE

DISCO

TECHNO

FUSION

REGGAE1

REGGAE2

BOSSA NOVA

TANGO

RHUMBA BASS

RHUMBA CHORD

LATIN

SAMBA

THRU

The Multi Pads

The PSR-740/640 Multi Pads can be used to play a number of short pre-recorded rhythmic and melodic

sequences that can be used to add impact and variety to your keyboard performances. You can also

record your own Multi Pad phrases as described in “Multi Pad Recording” on page 106.

Some pad phrases simply play back as programmed, while others are “chord match” types which, if the

Chord Match function is turned on, are automatically transposed to match chords played using the PSR-

740/640 auto accompaniment feature.

• Playing the Multi Pads .................................... page 48

• Chord Match................................................... page 48

• Selecting a Multi Pad Bank.............................page 49

• Turning the Chord Match On/Off..................... page 49

Playing the Multi Pads

Press any of the Multi Pads.

The corresponding phrase (in this case, for Pad 1) starts playing back in its

entirety as soon as the pad is pressed. To stop playback in the middle of the

phrase, press the [STOP] button.

• Simply tap any of the MULTI

PADs at any time to play

back the corresponding

phrase at the currently set

tempo.

• You can even play two, three,

or four MULTI PADs at the

same time.

• Pressing the pad during its

playback will stop playing

and begin playing from the

top again.

Chord Match

Press the [STYLE] button (page 34).

Turn AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT on (page 35).

Play a chord with your left hand.

For this example, play an F major chord (as shown below).

Press any of the Multi Pads.

In this example, the phrase for Pad 1 will be transposed into F major before

playing back. Try playing other chords and pressing the pads.

• The chord match on/off

status depends on the

selected Multi Pad. Refer to

the Multi Pad Bank list (page

151).

36 banks

MULTI PAD

1234

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STOP MULTI PAD

1234

STOP MULTI PAD

1234

Selecting a Multi Pad Bank

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Multi Pad BANK

screen.

Select “Multi Pad.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Select a Bank.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

Turning Chord Match On/Off

Use the same operation as in “Selecting a Multi Pad

Bank” above.

Press the [NEXT] button again.

• The chord match function

has no effect with pads that

contain percussion phrases.

• The chord match on/off

setting is restored to its

original status whenever a

preset Multi Pad Bank is

selected.

• When the chord match on/off

status of a user Multi Pad

Bank (see above) is

changed, the new status is

recorded with the Multi Pad

data.

Select the desired PAD.

Use the [NEXT]/[BACK] button.

Turn the CHORD MATCH function on or off.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

The Multi Pads

BACK NEXT

Digital Effects

With the digital effects built into the PSR-740/640 you can add ambiance and depth to your music in a

variety of ways—such as adding reverb that makes you sound like you are playing in a concert hall or

adding harmony notes for a full, rich sound.

With the PSR-740, you can take advantage of even more sophisticated features like the Multi Effect

function that lets apply several effects together or the Digital Equalizer that lets you adjust volume for

each of five frequency bands.

● Reverb .......................................................................................................page 50

You can create a reverb effect that makes you sound like you are playing in places

like a concert hall, or live in a club.

Reverb is always set to on for the PSR-740/640. A total of 24 different reverb

types are available.

• For details about using

Digital Effects (Reverb,

Chorus, DSP, Multi-Effect,

Digital Equalizer) see page

152.

● Chorus.......................................................................................................page 52

You can add a chorus effect that makes your playing sound as though multiple

parts were being played together at the same time.

Chorus is always set to on for the PSR-740/640. A total of 20 different chorus

types (16 types for PSR-640) are available.

● DSP

In addition to the Reverb and Chorus types, the PSR-740/640 has special

DSP effects, that include additional effects usually used for a specific

part, such as distortion and tremolo.

PSR-740 : The PSR-740 features five DSP systems as follows :

• DSP

This system is always set to on. A total of 102 different DSP types are

available; however, these can only be selected in the Style Record mode.

• DSP 1 - 3 (Multi Effect)

The PSR-740 features three DSP systems, each of which can be turned

on or off by a panel button (page 54). A total of 74 different DSP types are

available.

• DSP 4

This system which can be turned on or off by a panel button (page 83) is applied

to the microphone sound (page 82).

A total of 74 different DSP types are available.

PSR-640 : The PSR-640 features one DSP system, which can be turned on or off

by a panel button (page 53).

A total of 74 different DSP types are available.

The [FAST/SLOW] button can switch between variations of the DSP effect. For

example, this lets you change the rotating speed (fast/slow) of the rotary speaker

effect.

● Harmony/Echo ..........................................................................................page 56

You can add a variety of harmony notes to your playing in the right-hand section

(page 29), as well as adding tremolo or other effects.

● Master EQ (PSR-740) ...............................................................................page 59

This lets you adjust the overall tone of the PSR-740, in five separate frequency

bands, giving you fine control over the sound.

Reverb

Selecting a reverb type

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

(PSR-740) (PSR-640)

Adjust the depth of the reverb.

Select “Digital Effect.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Digital Effect screen.

Press the [NEXT] button.

Select a reverb type.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Refer to the Reverb Type List (page 154).

Play the keyboard.

Try out some of the other reverb types as well.

• When you select a different

style, the appropriate reverb

type will be selected

accordingly.

Press the [NEXT] button.

● Reverb Depth (send level) .................................................................................... page 91

Sets the reverb depth for the specified voice or track, and thus the amount of reverb effect

applied to that voice or track.

● Reverb Return Level ..........................................................................................See below

Sets the amount of reverb returned from the reverb effect stage, thus making it possible to

adjust the degree of reverb effect applied to the overall sound.

Digital Effects

The two parameters below affect the depth of the reverb.

Adjust the reverb return level.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES]

button, the [-/NO] button or the

number buttons [1]-[0].

BACK NEXT

Select “Reverb.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES]

button or the [-/NO] button.

Chorus

Selecting a Chorus Type

Press the [NEXT] button.

Select a chorus type.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Refer to the Chorus Type List (page 154).

Play the keyboard.

Try out some of the other chorus types as well.

• When you select a different

style, the appropriate chorus

type will be selected

accordingly.

Adjust the depth of the chorus.

● Chorus Depth (send level).................................................................................... page 91

Sets the chorus depth for the specified voice or track, and thus the amount of chorus

effect applied to that voice or track.

● Chorus Return Level ..........................................................................................See below

Sets the amount of chorus effect returned from the chorus effect stage, thus making it

possible to adjust the degree of chorus effect applied to the overall sound.

Adjust the chorus return level.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

Press the [NEXT] button.

Digital Effects

Use the same operation as in “Reverb” (page 50).

Select “Chorus.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

The two parameters below affect the depth of the chorus effect.

BACK NEXT

DSP (PSR-640)

Applying the DSP effect

The effect will be applied when you play the R1, R2 and L

voices from the keyboard.

In addition, when the [FAST/SLOW] button is pressed,

the indicator lights up indicating that the variation of the

DSP effect is selected. When the DSP effect type is Rotary Speaker or

Tremolo, the speed of the modulation becomes fast.

• When the Voice Set function

is ON (page 136), the DSP

effect and FAST/SLOW

settings may change

according to the selected R1

panel voice.

Selecting a DSP Type

Select a DSP type.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Refer to the DSP Type List (page 154).

Play the keyboard.

Try out some of the other DSP types as well.

Adjust the depth of the DSP.

● DSP Depth (Send level)......................................................................................... page 91

Sets the DSP depth for the specified voice or track, and thus the amount of DSP effect

applied to that voice or track.

● DSP Return Level ............................................................................................... See below

Sets the amount of DSP effect returned from the DSP effect stage, thus making it

possible to adjust the degree of DSP effect applied to the overall sound.

• If DSP Insertion Effect is

selected (page 54), you

won’t be able to set the DSP

Return Level.

Press the [NEXT] button.

Adjust the DSP return level.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

Digital Effects

Press the [DSP] button.

Use the same operation as in “Reverb” (page 50).

Select “DSP.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button.

The two parameters below affect the depth of the DSP effect.

BACK NEXT

• When the selected DSP type

is an Insertion Effect (pages

54, 152), the DSP effect

applies only to the Voice R1.

Digital Effects

RETURNSEND

(Depth)

Speaker

Amplifier

System Effect

Insertion Effect

Mixer

System Effects and Insertion Effects

The reverb, chorus and DSP effects are divided into two different types or methods or

operation.

There are two types of digital effects: system effects and insertion effects.

● System Effects

Applies the effect to all of the parts input to the mixer. You can set the amount of effect

applied with the depth and return level parameters. Reverb and chorus are both system

effects.

● Insertion Effects

Applies the effect to only one designated part before inputting the signal to the mixer. You

can effectively use the digital effects by applying the desired effect to the specific part.

With the insertion effects, only the DSP depth can be set.

The illustration below with the various audio components (instruments, effect devices,

and a mixer) represents the inner workings of the DSP effects of the PSR-740/640.

● Reverb

All types function as system effects.

● Chorus

All types function as system effects.

● DSP (PSR-640)

Depending on the selected type, this functions either

as a system effect or an insertion effect.

● DSP1-3 (PSR-740)

All types function as insertion effects

Refer to “About Digital Effects” (page 152) and

the Type List.

Multi Effects (DSP1-3) (PSR-740)

The PSR-740 has a multi effect system featuring three separate DSP effect blocks. These three blocks can be

connected in any one of six different ways, providing an exceptionally flexible and powerful system for enhancing

the sound of the voices.

Applying the DSP effect

Press any of the [DSP1] - [DSP3] buttons.

Depending on the effect setting (below), the

selected DSP multi effect is applied to one of

the keyboard-played voices (R1, R2, L).

• When the Voice Set function

is ON (page 136), the Multi

Effect (DSP1-3, FAST/

SLOW) on/off status will be

set automatically according

to the selected R1 panel

voice.

• Some of the song files may

contain Multi Effect settings.

When you play back such

songs, DSP and FAST/

SLOW buttons on the panel

will automatically be turned

off.

Multi Effect Setting

Press the [MULTI EFFECT] button.

Digital Effects

Specify the multi effect connection.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

There are six types as shown below.

RIGHT1 RIGHT2 LEFT

DSP1mDSP2mDSP3

DSP1mDSP2 DSP3

DSP1 DSP2 DSP3

DSP1 DSP2mDSP3

• When the Voice Set function

is ON (page 136), the multi

effect connection settings

may automatically change

according to the selected R1

panel voice.

Press the [NEXT] button.

Select the desired multi effect system.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

DSP4 is the effect for the microphone sound (page 83).

Press the [NEXT] button.

Select the effect type for DSP1 - 3.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Refer to the Multi Effect Type List (page 156).

• The DSP 1/2/3 type settings

may automatically change

when a panel voice is

selected for R1.

Press the [NEXT] button.

Set the effect depth for DSP1 - 3.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

The Dry/Wet setting determines the amount of effect sound that is heard in

comparison to the unprocessed sound. The word “dry” refers to the original

sound that has no effects applied to it, while “wet” refers to the effect-pro-

cessed sound.

● Dry/Wet [1] ........... Only dry sound is output.

● Dry/Wet [64] ......... Equal balance between the dry and wet levels.

● Dry/Wet [127] ....... Only wet sound is output.

• The dry/wet settings cannot

be done for some of the DSP

1/2/3 types.

• The Dry/Wet settings for

DSP 1/2/3 may automatically

change when a panel voice

is selected for R1.

Play the keyboard.

Try some of the other connection settings and

types as well.

BACK NEXT

Digital Effects

Select “Harmony/Echo.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES]

button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button.

Select a Harmony/Echo type.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Refer to the Harmony/Echo Type List (page 157).

• When the Voice Set function

is ON (see page 136), the

Harmony/Echo type may

change according to the

selected R1 panel voice.

Applying the Harmony/Echo effect

Press the [HARMONY/ECHO]

button.

• Harmony/Echo can not be

turned on when the Full

Keyboard Auto accompani-

ment fingering mode is

selected. Harmony/Echo will

be automatically turned off if

the Full Keyboard fingering

mode is selected while the

Harmony/Echo effect is on.

Press the [STYLE] button (page 34).

Turn AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT on (page 35).

Play a chord with your left hand.

For this example, play a C major chord.

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Harmony/Echo

Selecting a Harmony/Echo type

Select “Digital Effect.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Digital Effect screen.

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Digital Effects

Change the voice for the Harmony/Echo effect

Select “Digital Effect.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Digital Effect screen.

Select “Harmony/Echo.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Type selection screen.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Harmony/Echo VOL-

UME screen.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the HARMONY PART

setting screen.

● Auto .......... Harmony/Echo notes are automatically assigned to the R1 and R2

parts, in that order or priority.

● R1.............Harmony/Echo is only applied to the Voice R1.

If Voice R1 is off, there will be no Harmony/Echo effect.

● R2.............Harmony/Echo is only applied to the Voice R2.

If Voice R2 is off, there will be no Harmony/Echo effect.

This allows you to select the voice which is used for the harmony or echo effect.

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Set the part.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

BACK NEXT

• When the Voice Set function

is on (page 136), the

Harmony/Echo part setting

may change according to the

selected R1 panel voice.

Digital Effects

Master EQ (PSR-740)

Usually an equalizer is used to correct the sound output from amps or speakers to

match the special character of the room. The sound is divided into several frequency

bands, then by raising or lowering the level for each band, the correction is made.

Adjusting the sound you play according to the genre—classical music being more

refined, pops music more crisp, and rock music more dynamic—can also serve to draw

out the special characteristics of the music and make your performance more enjoy-

able.

The PSR-740 possesses a high grade five-band digital equalizer function. With this

function, a final effect—tone control—can be added to the output of your instrument.

Frequency Bands (5 bands)

LowGain

LowMidGain

MidGain

HighMidGain

HighGain

• The range of each frequency

band can be changed by

transmitting the system

exclusive message from an

external MIDI device to the

PSR-740/640 (see page

163).

The digital equalizer adjusts the gain (amplitude change) in each of the five frequency

bands within a range of -12 to 0 to +12 decibels [dB].

The PSR-740 has five separate preset Master EQ settings (below) for instantly config-

uring the equalization for a variety of different music styles.

The equalizer can be set in two ways:

● Selecting one of the five presets ............................ page 60

● Adjusting the five bands manually .......................... page 61

LowGain

+12

+7 -2 0 +2 +7

-12 LowMidGain MidGain HighMidGain HighGain

LowGain

+12

+3 0 -1 0 +5

-12 LowMidGain MidGain HighMidGain HighGain

LowGain

+12

+7 -2 -1 +2 +7

-12 LowMidGain MidGain HighMidGain HighGain

LowGain

+12

+2 +2 -2 -5 0

-12 LowMidGain MidGain HighMidGain HighGain

LowGain

+12

-12 -3 +10 -2 -10

-12 LowMidGain MidGain HighMidGain HighGain

01 Standard

02 Disco

03 Mild

04 Bright

05 Lo Fi

Digital Effects

Applying the equalizer

Listen to the difference in the sound by playing back the auto accompaniment,

demo, and songs.

To cancel the equalizer effect, press the [MASTER EQ] button

again.

Selecting a Master EQ type

Press the [MASTER EQ] button.

This applies the equalizer effect to the entire sound of the instrument.

Use the same operation as in “Reverb” (page 50).

Select “EQ Type Load.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button.

Select a master EQ type.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

For a list of the equalizer types, see page 59.

Press the [NEXT] button.

Press the [+/YES] button to actually enable the equalization

settings of the selected type.

Press the [-/NO] button to abort the operation.

BACK NEXT

Digital Effects

Setting the Gain

Use the same operation as in “Reverb” (page 50).

Select “EQ Gain.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button.

Adjust the gain of each band.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

BACK NEXT

Registration Memory

Since the PSR-740/640 is such a sophisticated instrument with such a variety of controls and functions

— voice, style, auto accompaniment, and effect settings, just to name a few — the Registration Memory

feature is one of the most convenient and powerful of the instrument. It allows you save virtually all panel

settings to a Registration Memory setting, and then instantly recall your custom panel settings by press-

ing a single button.

Registration Memory provides up to 128 complete control-panel setups (32 banks, 4 setups each) that

can be recalled instantly during your performance.

• The PSR-740/640’s initial

Registration Memory [1]–[4]

settings (when it shipped

from the factory) are the

same panel settings as when

the power switch is first

turned on.

• Registering the Panel Settings .................................................................... page 63

• Recalling the Registered Panel Settings ..................................................... page 63

• Selecting a Registration Bank ..................................................................... page 64

• Naming the Registration Banks................................................................... page 64

• Material recorded data is

retained in memory even

when the STANDBY switch is

turned off if an AC adaptor is

connected (page 159). It is

nevertheless a good idea to

save important data to floppy

disk so that you can keep

them indefinitely and build up

your own data library (page

65).

Data stored by the Registration Memory

■ VOICE PARAMETERS

• Part on/off (VOICE R1, R2, L) ..................................................................... page 29

• Voice Change setting (VOICE R1, R2, L) .................................................... page 89

• Mixer setting (VOICE R1, R2, L, Vocal Harmony) ....................................... page 90

• Parameter Edit setting (VOICE R1, R2, L) .................................................. page 91

• Touch Sensitivity ........................................................................................ page 136

• DSP on/off, FAST/SLOW on/off, DSP Type and Return Level (PSR-640)... page 53

• HARMONY/ECHO on/off, type, volume, part .............................................. page 56

• TOUCH on/off ............................................................................................ page 136

• SUSTAIN on/off ........................................................................................... page 31

• Pitch Bend Range...................................................................................... page 139

• Scale Tuning .............................................................................................. page 135

• Footswitch function .................................................................................... page 137

• Foot Volume function ................................................................................. page 138

• Transpose .................................................................................................... page 30

• Part Octave setting .................................................................................... page 135

• Modulation Wheel function (PSR-740) ...................................................... page 139

• Organ Flutes settings (PSR-740) ................................................................ page 32

• Vocal Harmony settings (PSR-740)............................................................. page 82

• Multi Effect settings (PSR-740) ................................................................... page 54

■ ACCOMPANIMENT PARAMETERS

• Auto Accompaniment on/off ........................................................................ page 35

• Style number ............................................................................................... page 34

• Tempo .......................................................................................................... page 38

• Fingering mode............................................................................................ page 40

• Split Point................................................................................................... page 135

• Accompaniment Volume .............................................................................. page 39

• Accompaniment section .............................................................................. page 36

• Groove on/off, settings (PSR-740)............................................................... page 45

• Track on/off setting....................................................................................... page 39

• Voice Change setting................................................................................... page 89

• Mixer setting ................................................................................................ page 90

• Parameter Edit setting ................................................................................. page 91

• Multi Pad Bank number, Chord Match on/off ............................................... page 49

• Reverb settings............................................................................................ page 50

• Chorus settings............................................................................................ page 52

• DSP settings (PSR-740).............................................................................. page 50

Registration Memory data can be saved to and loaded from floppy disk as needed (page

65).

32 banks

1234

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

1234

REGISTRATION MEMORY

ONE TOUCH SETTING

FREEZE

MEMORY

1234

REGISTRATION MEMORY

ONE TOUCH SETTING

Registering the Panel Settings

Set up the panel controls as required.

Press the round Registration Memory button to call up the

Registration Memory function.

• Any data that was previously

recorded in the Registration

Memory location you

selected will be erased and

replaced by the new settings.

In this example, the panel settings are memorized to button number 1.

Recalling the Registered Panel Settings

Press one of the REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons: [1]

through [4].

• Registration data cannot be

recalled when the One Touch

Setting function is on.

• Some parameters cannot be

recalled depending on the

selected mode. For example,

you cannot recall the Voice

R2/L voices in the Style

Record mode and Pad

Record mode even if you

press the Registration

Memory buttons, since only

the Voice R1 voice is used in

those modes.

In this example, the panel settings memorized to button number 3 are recalled.

• For details about Accompa-

niment parameters, see

page 62.

• The Freeze function will

automatically be turned on

when one of the following

modes, Song, Style Record

or Pad Record is engaged.

Press one of the REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons: [1]

through [4].

In this example, only the voice parameter (other than Voice L) settings memo-

rized to button number 1 are recalled.

While holding the [MEMORY] button, press one of the REGIS-

TRATION MEMORY buttons: [1] through [4].

Registration Memory

When the FREEZE function is engaged, selecting a different Registration Memory

setup will not change any of the accompaniment and Voice L parameters (all other

parameters will change as programmed). This allows you to use the auto accompani-

ment and select different Registration Memory setups, without suddenly disturbing the

flow of the accompaniment.

Press the [FREEZE] button.

The [FREEZE] lamp lights.

The Accompanient Freeze function

FREEZE

MEMORY

1234

REGISTRATION MEMORY

ONE TOUCH SETTING

FREEZE

MEMORY

1234

REGISTRATION MEMORY

ONE TOUCH SETTING

FREEZE

MEMORY

1234

REGISTRATION MEMORY

Registration Memory

Selecting a Registration Bank

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Regist Memory BANK

screen.

Select a bank.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

Naming the Registration Banks

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Select “Regist Memory.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] to display the Regist Memory BANK screen.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the NAME screen.

Enter the desired name for the bank.

Use the keyboard to enter the name. Up to 16 letters or characters can be used.

BACK NEXT

Select “Regist Memory.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

BACK NEXT

Disk Operations

Built into the PSR-740/640 is a disk drive. Simply insert a floppy disk, and you’ve got access to a wide

variety of convenient functions, such as recording and playback of User songs (page 92), as well as saving

and loading of User styles (page 110), User pads (page 106), and Registration Memory data (page 62).

You can save any number of User styles/pads and registration data to floppy disks, create your own song

libraries, or find many other ways to make playing and using the PSR-740/640 more efficient.

●The PSR-740/640 is capable of playing back songs contained on the included

sample disk, as well as commercially available song data in the following formats,

indicated by the corresponding logos (page 9):

You can play back song files collected on these disks using the

voices defined in the GM standard.

You can play back songs using the XG format, an extension of the

GM standard that allows for much higher sound quality.

You can play back song files collected on these disks using the

voices defined in Yamaha’s DOC format.

• Refer to page 9 for more

details on the logos.

●The PSR-740/640 is compatible with style data contained on the included sample

disk, as well as commercially available disk styles in the following format,

indicated by the corresponding logo (page 9):

You can load and play with the style files collected on these disks.

●You can record your own performances to User songs and play them back (page

92).

• It may not be possible to

record the full 60 files to a

disk, depending on the

length of the recorded files.

●The PSR-740/640 features special User style, User pad and Registration

Memory functions. The data recorded with these functions can also be saved to

disk individually or in any combination. Likewise, data (files) saved to disks can

be loaded individually or in any combination to the PSR-740/640.

• The maximum number of

files may vary according to

the type and volume of the

saved files (page 69).

User data compatible with the PSR-740/640 is indicated in the chart below.

• When saving data, use a

floppy disk formatted on the

PSR-740/640.

• The three letters following

the file name (after the

period) are referred to as a

file “extension.” The

extension indicates the type

of file.

• Since the user songs are

directly recorded to the disk

as you play during recording

and read from the disk

during playback, the Save/

Load functions are not

available. The Copy and

Delete File operations

related to the user songs can

be executed.

●Other disk functions include:

• Format ............................................................... page 68

• Copy................................................................... page 72

• Delete ................................................................ page 75

User Song

Record

Playback

(Direct save)

(Direct read) Maximum of 60 files

can be saved.

Floppy

Disk

Save

Load

Floppy

Disk

User Style

User Pad

Registration Memory

Save or load individually

or gathered together

Up to 32 “All” type files (page 69)

can be recorded on a 2HD disk.

Up to 13 “All” type files can be

recorded on a 2DD disk.

● Data that can be Saved or Loaded with the PSR-740/640

Data Type Extension Save Load

User song

(Standard MIDI format0) .MID – –

User style

(Style file format) .USR O O

User pad .USR O O

Registration Memory .USR O O

Disk Operations

DISK IN USE

LOAD SAVE

UTILITY

DISK

Be sure to handle floppy disks and treat the disk drive with

care. Follow the important precautions below.

■ Compatible Disk Type

3.5" 2DD and 2HD type floppy disks can be used.

■ Inserting/Ejecting Floppy Disks

●To insert a floppy disk into the disk drive:

• Hold the disk so that the label of the disk is facing

upward and the sliding shutter is facing forward,

towards the disk slot. Carefully insert the disk into

the slot, slowly pushing it all the way in until it clicks

into place and the eject button pops out.

■

Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head

●Clean the read/write head regularly. This instrument

employs a precision magnetic read/write head which,

after an extended period of use, will pick up a layer of

magnetic particles from the disks used that will

eventually cause read and write errors.

●To maintain the disk drive in optimum working order

Yamaha recommends that you use a commercially-

available dry-type head cleaning disk to clean the head

about once a month. Ask your Yamaha dealer about

the availability of proper head-cleaning disks.

●Never insert anything but floppy disks into the disk

drive. Other objects may cause damage to the disk

drive or floppy disks.

■ About the Floppy Disks

●To handle floppy disks with care:

• Do not place heavy objects on a disk or bend or

apply pressure to the disk in any way. Always keep

floppy disks in their protective cases when they are

not in use.

• Do not expose the disk to direct sunlight, extremely

high or low temperatures, or excessive humidity, dust

or liquids.

• Do not open the sliding shutter and touch the

exposed surface of the floppy disk inside.

• Do not expose the disk to magnetic fields, such as

those produced by televisions, speakers, motors,

etc., since magnetic fields can partially or completely

erase data on the disk, rendering it unreadable.

• Never use a floppy disk with a deformed shutter or

housing.

• Do not attach anything other than the provided

labels to a floppy disk. Also make sure that labels

are attached in the proper location.

●To protect your data (write-protect tab):

• To prevent accidental erasure of important data,

slide the disk’s write-protect tab to the “protect”

position (tab open).

Using the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks

• When the PSR-740/640 is turned on, the LED below the floppy

disk slot will be lit indicating that the Disk Drive is ready to use.

●To eject a floppy disk:

• Before ejecting the disk, be sure to confirm that the

FDD is stopped (check if the DISK IN USE lamp is

off). Press the eject button slowly as far as it will go;

the disk will automatically pop out. When the disk is

fully ejected, carefully remove it by hand.

• If the eject button is pressed too quickly, or if it is not

pressed in as far as it will go, the disk may not eject

properly. The eject button may become stuck in a

half-pressed position with the disk extending from

the drive slot by only a few millimeters. If this

happens, do not attempt to pull out the partially

ejected disk, since using force in this situation can

damage the disk drive mechanism or the floppy disk.

To remove a partially ejected disk, try pressing the

eject button once again, or push the disk back into

the slot and then repeat the eject procedure.

●Never attempt to remove the disk or turn the power off

during recording, reading and playing back. Doing so

can damage the disk and possibly the disk drive.

●Be sure to remove the floppy disk from the disk drive

before turning off the power. A floppy disk left in the

drive for extended periods can easily pick up dust and

dirt that can cause data read and write errors.

●Data backup

• For maximum data security Yamaha recommends

that you keep two copies of important data on

separate floppy disks. This gives you a backup if one

disk is lost or damaged.

Write protect tab

ON (locked or

write protected)

Write protect tab

OFF (unlocked or

write enabled)

DISK IN USE

This lamp lights during disk

read/write operations, such

as when a disk has been

inserted, during recording,

playback, formatting, etc.

This lamp is always on when

the power is on, regardless of

the disk operation.

Disk Operations

COUNT

INTRO INTRO

ACMP

SONG

START/STOP

Sample Disk

Disk song playback

Insert the sample disk into the disk drive.

• If a disk has already been

inserted into the drive, press

the [SONG] button to call up

the Song display.

Select the desired song.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

Press the [START/STOP] button to start the song.

Press the [START/STOP] button again to stop the song.

For details, see “Song Playback” (page 76).

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Disk Operations

Select the file type.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Refer to the file type list below:

• Although all User Style, User

Pad, and Registration

Memory data can be saved

gathered into one single file,

the data can be recalled indi-

vidually when loaded back

into the PSR-740/640.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the FILE selection screen.

• If you’ve selected a file that

already contains data and

you rename the file with the

intent of overwriting the data,

renaming the file will simply

copy that data to the new file

name, and leave the original

data and file name intact.

Select the destination file.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Select NEW when creating a new file.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the NAME screen.

CAUTION

• While data is being saved,

never eject the floppy disk

or turn off power to the

PSR-740/640.

• If there isn’t enough space

on the disk, an alert

message appears, and you

will not be able to save any

data. You can delete

unneeded files on the disk

(page 75), or replace the

disk with a new one and

repeat the Save operation.

• If a write error occurs during

a save operation, an alert

message message appears.

If the error reoccurs after

repeating the Save

operation, there could be

something wrong with the

disk. Insert a different disk in

the drive and repeat the

Save operation.

Enter the file name directly from the keyboard (page 21).

Execute the Save operation.

All Save all User Style (161-163), User Pad (bank 37-40), and Registration

Memory (bank 01-32) and all setup data into one single file.

Style + Reg. Save all User Style (161-163) and Registration Memory (bank 01-32)

data gathered together into one single file.

Style Save all User Style (161-163) data gathered together into one single file.

Multi Pad Save all User Pad (bank 37-40) data gathered together into one single

file.

Regist Save all Registration Memory (bank 01-32) data gathered together into

one single file.

The SAVE operation

is completed...

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Save operation

screen.

Press the [+/YES] button to execute

the SAVE operation.

Press the [-/NO] button to abort the

SAVE operation.

Disk Operations

DISK IN USE

LOAD SAVE

UTILITY

DISK

Load

After saving User style (161-163), User pad (banks 37-40), and Registration Memory

(bank 01-32) data to a floppy disk, you can reload them into the PSR-740/640.

Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive.

Press the [LOAD] button.

Select the file to be loaded.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the DATA TYPE selection

screen.

Select the data type to be loaded.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Please follow the steps as indicated in the chart above, since the actual opera-

tion differs depending on the selected data type.

Data types that can be loaded

All, Style, Pad, Regist To Step 10

Style+Reg. To Step 10

Style To Step 6

Multi Pad To Step 6

Regist To Step 6

Disk Operations

Press the [NEXT] button.

Select the data to be loaded.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

When “All” is selected, go to step #10 skipping over steps #8 and #9.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the LOAD TO screen.

Select the destination.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Load operation

screen.

Execute the Load operation.

Press the [+/YES] button to execute the Load operation.

Press the [-/NO] button to abort the Load operation.

CAUTION

• When data is loaded from

a floppy disk to the PSR-

740/640, the data already in

the memory of the

instrument will be replaced

by the data on the disk.

Save important data into a

disk file before doing the

Load operation.

• While data is loading,

never eject the floppy disk

or turn the power off.

• An alert message may

appear on the display, if a

problem occurs that prevents

the data from being loaded.

(For example, the capacity of

the PSR-740/640 [RAM] may

be exceeded, something

may be wrong with the floppy

disk or the data from the disk

may be corrupted, etc.).

The Load operation

is completed...

Disk Operations

Select the source song file.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the NAME screen.

Enter the destination song file name directly from the key-

board (page 21).

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Copy operation

screen.

Execute the Copy operation.

Press the [+/YES] button to execute the Copy operation.

Press the [-/NO] button to abort the Copy operation.

• If you insert a wrong disk,

different from the source or

destination disk, during the

Copy operation, an alert

message (page 160) will

appear on the display.

BACK NEXT

If the quantity

of data is

large, it may

be necessary

for the data to

be copied in

parts.

Copying the data from Internal memory to

the Destination disk

Copying the data from the Source disk to

Internal memory

If you want to cancel the

Copy function in this step,

press the [EXIT] button to

cancel the operation.

CAUTION

•While data is being copied,

never eject the floppy disk

or turn the power off.

CAUTION

•While data is being copied,

never eject the floppy disk

or turn the power off.

The Copy operation is completed...

Insert the Source

disk.

Disk Operations

Delete

You can delete individual files (User songs, User styles, User pads, or Registration

Memory) from the floppy disk.

Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive.

Press the [UTILITY] button.

• When the floppy disk’s write-

protect tab is set to ON (see

page 66) or the disk is a

purposely "copy-protected”

disk, an alert message

appears indicating that the

Delete function is not

possible.

Select “Delete.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the FILE selection screen.

Select the file to be deleted.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Delete operation

screen.

Execute the Delete operation.

Press the [+/YES] button to execute the Delete operation.

Press the [-/NO] button to abort the Delete operation.

The Delete operation is

completed...

DISK IN USE

LOAD SAVE

UTILITY

DISK

BACK NEXT

CAUTION

• While the file is being

deleted, never eject the

floppy disk or turn the

power off.

Disk Song Playback

BACK NEXT

Song Playback

Insert the disk that contains song data into the disk drive.

PSR-740/640 will automatically switch into Song mode.

• If a disk has already been

inserted into the drive, press

the [SONG] button to call up

the Song display.

• Inserting a disk that does not

have any song data will not

automatically call up the

Song display.

Select the desired song.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

Press the [NEXT] button.

You can playback a huge variety of songs on the PSR-740/640, including the preset demo songs, the

songs on the included sample disk, the User songs that you record to a floppy disk and songs on com-

mercially available XG/GM song collection disks. Except for the preset demo songs, a floppy disk must

be inserted in the disk drive to playback a song.

You can play back song files collected on these disks using the

voices defined in the GM standard.

You can play back songs using the XG format, an extension of the

GM standardthat allows for much higher sound quality.

You can play back song files collected on these disks using the

voices defined in Yamaha’s DOC format.

●The following disks are compatible for playback on the PSR-740/640 (including

the sample disk). Refer to page 9 for more details on the logos.

●Disk songs can be played back in five different ways: .....................page 77

• SINGLE

• SINGLE REPEAT

• ALL

• ALL REPEAT

• RANDOM

●Additional song playback functions:

• Song Track Muting .................................................................page 78

• Tempo/Tap .............................................................................page 38

• Song Volume Control.............................................................page 78

• Song Transpose ....................................................................page 81

• Playing from a Specified Measure.........................................page 79

• Repeat Play...........................................................................page 80

• Make sure to read the

section “Using the Floppy

Disk Drive (FDD) and

Floppy Disks” on page 66.

Disk Song Playback

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COUNT

INTRO INTRO

ACMP

SONG

START/STOP

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Select “Play Mode.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Song Play Mode

screen.

Select the desired Play mode.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

● SINGLE ................................ Play through the selected song, then stop.

● SINGLE REPEAT ................. Play through the selected song repeatedly.

● ALL....................................... Continue playback through all the songs on the floppy

disk.

● ALL REPEAT ........................ Continue playback through all the songs on the floppy

disk repeatedly.

● RANDOM ............................. Continue playback through all the songs at random.

Press the [START/STOP] button to start the song.

Press the [START/STOP] button again to stop the song.

• With song data software

(Standard MIDI format 0)

that includes lyrics, you can

view the lyrics in the display

during playback.

The PSR-740/640 can

display six languages :

English, German, French,

Spanish, Italian and

Japanese.

Disk Song Playback

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Song Track Muting

Press the [START/STOP] button to start the song.

Press one of the TRACK buttons below the display.

The [M] icon will appear from the display. Also, the selected track will be

turned off and the part will be muted.

Pressing the same track button again enables output of the playback sound.

Press the [START/STOP] button again to stop the song.

Song Volume Control

Press the [START/STOP] to start the song.

Press the [ACMP/SONG VOLUME] button.

Adjust the Song Volume.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

• The volume of the keyboard-

played voice(s) is not

affected by this operation.

Press the [START/STOP] button again to stop the song.

Disk Song Playback

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Playing from a Specified Measure

Press the [SONG] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Song Start Measure

screen.

Specify the measure from which to begin playback.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

Press the [START/STOP] to start the song from the specified

measure.

Press the [START/STOP] button again to stop the song.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Song UTILITY screen.

Select “Start Measure.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

• The Start Measure setting

made here is automatically

cancelled when another

song is selected.

Disk Song Playback

BACK NEXT

MAIN/AUTO FILL

ABC D

MAIN/AUTO FILL

ABCD

Repeat Play

Press the [SONG] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Song UTILITY screen.

Select “A-B Repeat.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] to display the A-B Repeat screen.

Press the [START/STOP] button to start the song.

Press the [MAIN A] button at the starting point (A) to be

repeated.

Press the [MAIN B] button at the ending point (B) to be re-

peated.

• If only the “A” repeat point is

specified, repeat playback

will occur between the “A”

point and the end of the

song.

Repeat playback is now set and the selected section automatically repeats

indefinitely (until disabled or stopped in the steps below).

To cancel the the repeat function and continue song play-

back, press the [MAIN A] button again.

Press the [START/STOP] button to stop the song.

• Repeat playback will be

cancelled if a different song

is selected.

Disk Song Playback

BACK NEXT

Song Transpose

Press the [SONG] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Song UTILITY screen.

• This operation does not

affect the pitch of the

keyboard-played voice(s)

• Changes made to the

transpose setting (on page

30) affect the entire sound of

the PSR-740/640, including

the song transpose setting.

• Enabling the record mode to

record a User song

automatically resets the song

transpose setting to “0.”

Select “Song Transpose.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Song Transpose

screen.

Set the Transpose value.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

The transpose range is from -12 to +12. Each step corresponds to one semitone,

allowing a maximum upward or downward transposition of one octave. A

setting of “0” produces normal pitch.

• Minus values can be entered

by using the number buttons

while holding the [-/NO]

button.

Press the [START/STOP] to start the song.

Press the [START/STOP] button again to stop the song.

• Steps #1 through #5 can be

executed during playback.

Vocal Harmony (PSR-740)

Setting up

Set the INPUT VOLUME control to “MIN.”

Connect a microphone to the MIC/LINE

IN jack of the PSR-740.

Set the MIC/LINE panel switch to “MIC.”

This extraordinarily powerful feature uses advanced voice-processing technology to automatically pro-

duce vocal harmony based on a single lead vocal. Four distinct harmony modes as well as an extensive

selection of preset harmony types are provided. In addition to straightforward harmony, the PSR-740

also lets you change the apparent gender of the harmony and/or lead vocal sound. For example, if you

are a male singer, you can have the PSR-740 automatically generate a two-part female backup. A

comprehensive set of parameters gives you exceptionally precise and flexible control over the vocal

harmony sound.

• A standard dynamic

microphone with an

impedance of about 250

ohms is recommended. (The

PSR-740 does not support

phantom-powered

condenser microphones.)

Adjust the INPUT VOLUME control while singing into the

microphone.

Use the SIGNAL and OVER indicators to determine the

appropriate setting.

With the INPUT VOLUME control at the minimum, sing

or talk into the microphone at the highest expected vol-

ume. Gradually bring the control up toward “MAX” so

that the SIGNAL indicator is lit and the OVER indicator flashes occasionally.

Then reduce the INPUT VOLUME just enough to keep the OVER indicator

from flashing. This should be the optimum level setting

• If the OVER indicator lights

regardless of the INPUT

VOLUME setting, the output

level of the microphone (or

other source) is probably too

high. Compensate by

reducing the output level of

the source.

Using the “LINE” setting

CAUTION

• Never use the “MIC”

setting with a line level

signal (CD player, cassette

deck, etc.). Doing this

could damage the PSR-740

and its input functions.

To do this:

1Set the INPUT VOLUME control to “MIN.”

2Connect the source to the MIC/LINE IN jack.

Use a stereo-to-mono cable or a “Y” cable to

combine the left- and right-channel output

signals from the source device for input to

the PSR-740’s mono MIC/LINE IN jack.

3Set the MIC/LINE panel switch to “LINE.”

4Adjust the INPUT VOLUME control.

Play the source at the highest expected volume, and adjust the INPUT VOLUME control

to get the optimum input level (as in the “Setting Up” instructions above).

CD player, etc.

Normally, since you will be using a microphone, you may never need to use the “LINE”

setting. However, this may come in handy if you want to use a pre-recorded source (on CD

or cassette tape) with the vocal harmony feature. (For best results, the source should be a

single vocal only; any other singers and instruments in the mix could produce unexpected or

undesired results.)

Vocal Harmony (PSR-740)

ON/OFF REVERB DSP4 TALK

Using the Vocal Harmony effect

Connect a microphone to the MIC/LINE IN jack of the PSR-740

(page 13).

CAUTION

Pickup of extraneous

sounds from the micro-

phone can cause distorted

Vocal Harmony sound.

•Separate the microphone

from the instrument’s

speakers as much as

possible.

Play the keyboard while singing into the microphone.

The Vocal Harmony effect can be controlled by the chords you play. How you

use chords to control the effect depends on the Vocal Harmony settings. Here

are some examples. (For more details, see page 85.)

●When the Harmony mode is set to VOCODER and the

Harmony part is set to UPPER:

Play the keys with your right hand while you sing. The Vocal

Harmony effect changes chords and notes according to what

you play above the auto accompaniment split point.

●When the Harmony mode is set to CHORDAL:

First, turn on the auto accompaniment (page 35) to start the

accompaniment. Play the keys with your left hand while you

sing. The Vocal Harmony effect changes chords and notes

according to what you play below the auto accompaniment

split point (in the auto accompaniment section of the

keyboard).

Press the [REVERB], [DSP4] and [TALK] buttons (to turn the

respective functions on or off as desired).

● REVERB................... This is the same Reverb effect as described on page 50.

This button determines whether the currently selected

Reverb effect is applied to the microphone sound or not.

● DSP4 ........................ The PSR-740 has a DSP effect (DSP 4) especially for the

microphone sound, and this button turns the DSP 4 effect

on/off. The DSP 4 type can be set from the Multi Effect

display, or from the Talk Setting display.

● TALK......................... This calls up the Talk Settings, which are related to the

microphone sound. These include the volume balance

between the microphone sound and the overall sound of

the PSR-740, the Vocal Harmony type and the DSP type.

Sing into the microphone.

The Vocal Harmony effect features various settings, including the harmony type, the

quality of the harmony voice and the way in which chords affect the Vocal Harmony.

Press the VOCAL HARMONY [ON/OFF] button to turn the

Vocal Harmony effect on.

• If you experience distorted or

out-of-tune sound from the

Vocal Harmony feature, your

vocal microphone may be

picking up extraneous

sounds (other than your

voice) — the Auto

Accompaniment sound from

the PSR-740, for example. In

particular, bass sounds can

cause mistracking of the

Vocal Harmony feature.

The solution to this problem

is to ensure that as little

extraneous sound as

possible is picked up by your

vocal microphone:

• Sing as closely to the

microphone as possible.

• Use a uni-directional

microphone.

• Turn down the MASTER

VOLUME, ACMP volume

or SONG volume control.

Set the INPUT VOLUME to the minimum, then turn off the

power.

Vocal Harmony (PSR-740)

Changing the harmony settings

The Vocal Harmony effect has a variety settings that let you determine the character of

the harmony and how the harmony is controlled. These settings can be called up by

turning on the VOCAL HARMONY [ON/OFF] button.

Follow the instructions below to change the settings.

Press the [VOCAL HARMONY] button.

Select a Vocal Harmony type.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO]

button.

The Harmony mode (page 85) is automatically deter-

mined when the type is selected.

Select the Lead Gender type.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO]

button.

Set the Pitch Correction.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO]

button.

Select the Pitch to Note setting.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO]

button.

Select a Harmony part.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO]

button.

Select a song track.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO]

button.

[BACK] button [NEXT] button

Vocal Harmony Mode

Vocal Harmony (PSR-740)

About the parameters

• When selecting and playing

back a song containing Vocal

Harmony data, the Vocal

Harmony type is selected

automatically. However, if

you change the type from the

panel while the song is

selected, the manually

selected harmony type

overrides the type specified

in the song data.

● Vocal Harmony Type

A total of 50 Vocal Harmony types are available, letting you select from a wide range of

harmony effects that can be applied to your voice. For details, see the Vocal Harmony Type

List on page 158.

● Lead Gender Type

This determines the vocal character (or gender) of the harmony effect, selectable from the

following types:

• OFF ...............The voice character of the harmony does not change.

• UNISON.........The harmony voice is changed in gender to some point between male

and female.

• MALE.............The gender of the harmony voice is changed to male.

• FEMALE ........The gender of the harmony voice is changed to female.

● Pitch Correction

Even if the pitch of your voice is slightly “off,” you can use this to automatically correct the

pitch of your voice, ensuring that it matches with the harmony notes. Pitch Correction cannot

be set when the Lead Gender Type is off, or when the Vocal Harmony mode is set to Detune.

● Pitch to Note

This function allows you to have a selected instrument voice sound along with and at the

same pitch as your own voice. Select the part you wish to be controlled by your voice.

● Harmony Part

The Vocal Harmony effect is controlled by the notes you play. This parameter lets you

determine which notes (keyboard position, accompaniment or song data) will control the

harmony. Harmony Part can only be set when the Vocal Harmony mode is set to Vocoder.

• OFF ...............No harmony is applied.

• UPPER ..........Notes played on the right side of the keyboard from the split point control

the harmony.

• LOWER .........Notes played on the left side of the keyboard from the split point control

the harmony.

● Song Track

When playing back a song from disk, the note data recorded to the assigned song track

control the harmony.

All of the Vocal Harmony types fall into one of four basic categories, or “modes,” which produce

harmony in different ways. Although the mode cannot be set directly, since it is fixed for each

Vocal Harmony type, the appropriate mode is selected automatically when the type is selected.

The harmony effect is dependent on the selected harmony mode and part, and this parameter

determines how the harmony is applied to your voice. The four modes are described below.

● Chordal

In the Style mode, chords played in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard control

the harmony. In the Song mode, chords contained in song data control the harmony.

● Vocoder

The harmony notes are determined by the notes you play on the keyboard (VOICE R1, R2,

L).

● Chromatic

This mode automatically produces a harmony at a fixed pitch interval from that of your voice,

and is applied regardless of the harmony part or the notes you play on the keyboard (or song

data).

● Detune

This mode automatically produces a slightly “detuned” pitch compared to your voice, creating

a rich chorusing effect. It is applied regardless of the harmony part or the notes you play on

the keyboard (or song data).

Vocal Harmony Modes

Vocal Harmony (PSR-740)

[BACK] button [NEXT] button

Talk Setting

To call up the Talk Settings, turn on the VOCAL HARMONY [TALK] button.

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Select “Talk Setting.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO]

button.

Adjust the Talk volume.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO]

button or the number buttons [1]-[0].

Adjust the Total volume.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO]

button or the number buttons [1]-[0].

Select a DSP type.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO]

button.

Select a Vocal harmony type.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO]

button.

Adjust the Pan, Reverb depth, Chorus

depth, and DSP dry/wet.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO]

button or the number buttons [1]-[0].

Vocal Harmony (PSR-740)

About the parameters

● Talk Volume ......................... This determines the volume or level of your voice from the

microphone over a range of 0 - 127.

● Total Volume ........................ This determines the volume or level of the PSR-740 (not

including the microphone input) over a range of -20 dB - 0

dB.

● DSP 4 Type .......................... This determines the effect type for the DSP 4 effect, which is

applied especially to the microphone sound. The type can

also be set in the Multi Effect display. When the [TALK]

button is turned off, the DSP 4 type set in the Multi Effect

display is recalled.

● Vocal Harmony Type ........... This is the same parameter as the Vocal Harmony type

described on page 85. When the [TALK] button is turned on,

the current type setting is recalled.

● Pan, Reverb Depth,............. The Pan, Reverb Depth and Chorus Depth settings are the

Chorus Depth, same as the parameter edit settings. When the [TALK]

and DSP Dry/wet. button is turned on, the current effect settings are recalled.

When the button is turned off, the settings returns to the

parameter edit settings.

The DSP Dry/wet parameter determines the amount of the

DSP 4 effect (see above) applied to the harmony sound.

Part Settings

In addition to the keyboard-played voices, the PSR-740/640 features many different instrumental “parts,”

including those contained in the auto accompaniment, song playback, and vocal harmony.

Use the following functions to change the settings for each part:

● Voice Change........................................................................................................................ page 89

This lets you change the voice for each part.

● Mixer...................................................................................................................................... page 90

This lets you change the volume of each part and adjust the relative balance among

all the parts.

● Parameter Edit...................................................................................................................... page 91

This lets you change the following settings for each part:

• Octave

Shifts the pitch of the specified voice or track up or down by one or two octaves.

A setting of “0” produces normal pitch.

• Pan

Positions the sound of the specified voice or track from left to right in the stereo

sound field. “-7” is full left, “7” is full right, “0” is center, and all other settings are

corresponding positions in between.

• Reverb depth

Sets the reverb depth for the specified voice or track, and thus the amount of

reverb effect applied to that voice or track.

• Chorus depth

Sets the chorus depth for the specified voice or track, and thus the amount of

chorus effect applied to that voice or track.

• DSP depth

Sets the DSP depth for the specified voice or track, and thus the amount of DSP

effect applied to that voice or track.

The parameters which can be set for each part are shown in the chart below.

● Style mode Part

Keyboard VOICE R1

VOICE R2

VOICE L

Auto Accompaniment RHYTHM SUB

RHYTHM MAIN

BASS

CHORD1

CHORD2

PAD

PHRASE1

PHRASE2

Vocal Harmony MIC

(PSR-740) HARMONY

● Song mode Part

Keyboard VOICE R1

VOICE R2

VOICE L

Song TRACK1

TRACK2

TRACK3

TRACK4

TRACK15

TRACK16

Vocal Harmony MIC

(PSR-740) HARMONY

● Parameters

Parameter Voice Style Song Vocal Range Function

R1, R2, L Harmony

Voice number O O O – Refer to the Voice Voice Change

List (page 140)

Volume O O O O 0 – 127 Mixer

Octave O – O – -2 – 2 Parameter Edit

Pan O O O O -64 – 63 Parameter Edit

Reverb depth O O O O 0 – 127 Parameter Edit

Chorus depth O O O O 0 – 127 Parameter Edit

DSP depth O O O O 0 – 127 Parameter Edit

O : available

Selected part for whose

voice is to be changed.

[NEXT] button[BACK] button

● Voice R1, R2, L

• When one of the DSP types belonging to the Insertion Effect (page

54) is selected, the effect will be exclusively applied to voice R1 and

not to voice R2/L. Therefore the DSP depth for voice R2/L cannot be

changed. Also, the DSP depth for voice R1 cannot be altered

depending on the selected Insertion Effect type (PSR-640 only).

• Save any part settings you want to keep to the PSR-740/640

Registration Memory (page 62). The voice part settings are

temporary and will be lost if the power is turned off, a different R1

panel voice is selected while the Voice Set function (page 136) is on,

or a Registration Memory is recalled.

● Song

• Make sure to first select the appropriate song for which you wish to

set the part before calling up the relevant display.

• Any part settings made for the song will be lost if you turn off the

power, select another song, or select the Style mode (after finishing

the part settings). To prevent this, make sure to select the Recording

mode and save the song data to disk (page 92).

● Auto Accompaniment

• Only drum kit voices (see page 31) can be selected for the RHYTHM

MAIN track.

• When using auto accompaniment part settings for the RHYTHM SUB

track, any of the voices can be selected but no chord changes will

occur when using Auto Accompaniment.

• Make sure to first select the appropriate style for which you wish to

set the part before calling up the relevant display.

• Auto accompaniment part settings can even be set while an

accompaniment is playing.

• Auto accompaniment part settings affects all sections of the selected

style.

• Save any part settings you want to keep to the PSR-740/640

Registration Memory (page 62). The Auto accompaniment part

setting are temporary and will be lost if the power is turned off, a

different style is selected while the Voice Set function (page 136) is

on, or a Registration Memory is recalled.

Voice Change

In addition to being able to change the voices played from the keyboard (R1, R2, L),

you can also change the voices for each track of the auto accompaniment and songs.

Press the [VOICE CHANGE] button.

Select the part for which you want to change voices.

Parts can be selected from the following buttons (depending on the selected

mode: Style or Song):

● Voice ................................. PART ON/OFF [VOICE R1], [VOICE R2], [VOICE l]

buttons

● Accompaniment track ....... [TRACK9]-[TRACK16] buttons (Style mode)

● Song track ......................... [TRACK1]-[TRACK16] button (Song mode)

Select a voice.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

Refer to the Voice List (page 140).

Press the [EXIT] button to exit from the VOICE CHANGE

screen.

Part Settings

[TALK] button

[VOCAL HARMONY ON/OFF] button

PART ON/OFF

[VOICE R1] button

[VOICE R2] button

[VOICE L] button

[TRACK1]-[TRACK16] buttons PART ON/OFF

[VOICE R1] button

[VOICE R2] button

[VOICE L] button

[TRACK1]-[TRACK16] buttons

Mixer

Press the [MIXER] button.

The MIXER indicator flashes.

Adjust the volume from the corresponding display.

There are three basic Mixer displays: one for the voices, one for the accompani-

ment or song tracks, and one for vocal harmony. The illustrations below show

how to select the various displays.

To adjust the desired volume setting, use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the

[-/NO] button or the number buttons [1]-[0].

Press the [EXIT] button again to exit from the MIXER screen.

Part Settings

● Style mode

● Song mode

[TALK] button

[VOCAL HARMONY ON/OFF] button

PART ON/OFF

[VOICE R1] button

[VOICE R2] button

[VOICE L] button

[TALK] button

[VOCAL HARMONY ON/OFF] button

[TRACK9]-[TRACK16] buttons PART ON/OFF

[VOICE R1] button

[VOICE R2] button

[VOICE L] button

[TALK] button

[VOCAL HARMONY ON/OFF] button

[TRACK9]-[TRACK16] buttons

[BACK] button [NEXT] button

(PSR-640 only)

[BACK] button [NEXT] button

Parameter Edit

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Select “Parameter Edit.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Parameter Edit screen.

Adjust the parameter value from the corresponding display.

• Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number

buttons [1]-[0].

• You can switch among the parts just as with the Mixer function above.

• Switch among the parameter displays by using the [NEXT] button and

[BACK] button as shown below.

Part Settings

• Minus settings for the Octave

and Pan parameters can be

directly entered by pressing

the appropriate number

button while holding the

[-/NO] button.

Song Recording

With the powerful and easy-to-use song recording features, you can record

your own keyboard performances to a floppy disk as a User song, and create

your own complete, fully orchestrated compositions.

Each User song lets you record up to sixteen independent tracks. These include

not only the voices for the keyboard performance (R1, R2, L), but also the auto

accompaniment parts and vocal harmony effect (PSR-740 only; page 82).

The PSR-740/640 provides two different ways to record: Quick Recording and Multi Track Recording. In addition,

comprehensive editing functions let you “fine tune” the recorded song data.

● Quick Recording .................................................................................................................. page 94

With this method, you can quickly and easily record a song, without having to make

detailed settings.

● Multi Track Recording .......................................................................................................... page 96

With this method, you can record up to sixteen tracks independently, and even re-

record parts that have been previously recorded.

• Punch In/Out...................................................................................................................... page 98

This function allows you to selectively re-record a portion of a song track (the

measures between the specified punch-in and punch-out points.

• Start Measure .................................................................................................................... page 98

This determines the measure at which recording starts. Set this when you

desire to start the recording in the middle of the song when re-recording. Keep

in mind that all previously recorded data from the starting measure is replaced.

● Editing................................................................................................................................. page 100

The four editing features below allow you to edit already recorded song data.

• Quantize........................................................................................................................... page 100

This function aligns the timing of the recorded note data to a specified value.

• Setup Data Editing........................................................................................................... page 102

This function allows you to change a variety of non-note settings.

• Naming User Songs......................................................................................................... page 104

This function assigns an twelve-letter name to a recorded song.

• Clearing User Song Data................................................................................................. page 105

This function lets you delete song data, either a specified part or the entire song.

After finishing your recording of a User song, you can play it back in the same way as one of the disk songs.

• User Songs are recorded on

floppy disks. They cannot be

recorded unless a floppy disk

is inserted into the disk drive.

■ Data that can be recorded to User songs

• Tempo ..................................................................................................... page 38

• Time signature........................................................................................ page 16

• Accompaniment style number................................................................ page 34

• Section changes and their timing ........................................................... page 36

• Chord changes and their timing ............................................................. page 40

• Accompaniment volume......................................................................... page 39

• Note on/off (key press and release) ..................................................... page 122

• Velocity (strength of key press) ............................................................ page 122

• Pitch bend, pitch bend range ........................................................pages 30, 139

• Modulation wheel (PSR-740) ........................................................pages 30, 139

• Footswitch on/off .................................................................................... page 12

• Foot Volume on/off ................................................................................. page 12

• Voice Change settings* .......................................................................... page 89

• Mixer settings*........................................................................................ page 90

• Parameter Edit settings*......................................................................... page 91

• Reverb type and settings........................................................................ page 50

• Chorus type and settings ....................................................................... page 52

• DSP (including FAST/SLOW) on/off and type (PSR-640) ...................... page 53

• DSP1~3 (including FAST/SLOW) on/off and type (PSR-740) ................ page 54

• Harmony/Echo on/off and type............................................................... page 56

• Scale tuning ......................................................................................... page 135

• Sustain on/off ......................................................................................... page 31

• Vocal Harmony settings (PSR-740)........................................................ page 82

• Organ Flutes settings (PSR-740) ........................................................... page 32

• Songs recorded by the PSR-

740/640 are saved as SMF

(format 0) files. See page

125 for information on the

SMF (format 0) format.

• Being able to record note on/

off and velocity means being

able to record forte or piano,

crescendo or diminuendo,

and other subtle elements of

expression from the

keyboard as you play them.

• Note ON (key press), note

OFF (key release), and

velocity (strength of key

press) are MIDI data events

(playing information) (page

122).

The maximum amount of song memory is 65,000 notes for 2DD disks and 130,000

notes for 2HD disks.

■ User Song Tracks

The tracks which can be recorded to the User songs are organized as shown in the

chart below.

The following notes and

cautions are important

points for you to keep in

mind as you record.

• Using Metronome function

(page 134) can make your

recording sessions much

more efficient.

• Using Registration Memory

(page 62) can make your

recording sessions much

more efficient, since various

settings (such as voices,

etc.) can be recalled by a

single button press.

When the record mode is

engaged, the Registration

Memory Freeze function will

be turned on (it cannot be

turned off while the record

mode is engaged).

• When the record mode is

engaged, the Synchro Stop

function will be turned off (it

cannot be turned on while

the record mode is

engaged).

• Whenever you record, any

previously recorded material

in the same track will be

erased.

• Song files on commercially

available disks which are not

write-protected can be

selected and recorded to

(edited) on the PSR-740/640.

If the song data is of a

different format from that of

the PSR-740/640 User

songs, the display prompts

you to convert the song data.

By pressing the [+/YES]

button, you can convert the

song data to the PSR-740/

640 format (compatible with

the PSR-740/640). Once the

conversion operation is

finished, the PSR-740/640

allows you to record.

• If the disk memory becomes

full while recording, an alert

message will appear on the

display and recording will

stop.

• Be careful to avoid the data

loss that will occur during

recording if the power is

turned off, the AC adaptor is

unplugged from the outlet.

The PSR-740/640 provides two different ways to record: Quick Recording and Multi

Track Recording.

● About Multi Track Recording

In Multi Track Recording, you determine the track assignments (as shown above)

before recording. Several tracks can be recorded simultaneously. In addition to

being able to record to empty tracks, you can also re-record tracks that already

contain recorded data.

● About Quick Recording

In Quick Recording, you can quickly record without having to worry about the

track assignments above. Quick Recording automatically makes track assign-

ments according to the simple rules below.

• When Record method is set to “MELODY”

Your keyboard performances (VOICE R1, R2, L) are recorded to tracks

1 - 3.

• When Record method is set to “ACMP”

The auto accompaniment parts are recorded to tracks 9 - 16.

• When Record method is set to “MELODY + ACMP”

Your keyboard performances (VOICE R1 and R2) are recorded to tracks

1 - 2 and the auto accompaniment parts are recorded to tracks 9 -16.

The quick recording method is different from the multi recording method but for both

of them, the recorded data is recorded on tracks 1–16.

If you wish to re-record a User song that was originally recorded by the Easy

Recording method, use Multi Track Recording.

Song Recording

Track Other Parts that can be set Default Part

1 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track, Vocal Harmony VOICE R1

2 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track, Vocal Harmony VOICE R2

3 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track, Vocal Harmony VOICE L

4 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track, Vocal Harmony VOICE R1

5 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track, Vocal Harmony VOICE R1

6 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track, Vocal Harmony VOICE R1

7 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track, Vocal Harmony VOICE R1

8 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track, Vocal Harmony VOICE R1

9 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track, Vocal Harmony Accompaniment Style RHYTHM SUB

10 — Accompaniment Style RHYTHM MAIN

11 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track, Vocal Harmony Accompaniment Style BASS

12 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track, Vocal Harmony Accompaniment Style CHORD1

13 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track, Vocal Harmony Accompaniment Style CHORD2

14 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track, Vocal Harmony Accompaniment Style PAD

15 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track, Vocal Harmony Accompaniment Style PHRASE1

16 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track, Vocal Harmony Accompaniment Style PHRASE2

Quick Recording

Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive.

Press the [RECORD] button to engage the Record mode.

Select “Song.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button.

Press the [NEXT] button again.

Select a Record method.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

● MELODY ................. This records your keyboard performance (Voices R1/R2/L)

without the auto accompaniment.

● ACMP......................This records only the auto accompaniment. When this is

selected, the auto accompaniment is automatically set to on.

● MELODY + ACMP... It records your keyboard performance (Voices R1/R2) along

with the auto accompaniment. When this is selected, auto

accompaniment is automatically set to on.

Song Recording

Select “Quick.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the RECORD ready

screen.

The beat indicator dots will flash at the currently set tempo, indicating that the

record ready (Synchro Start) mode is engaged.

Start recording.

• If you’ve selected [MELODY] or [MELODY + ACMP] in step #8 above,

recording starts as soon as you play a key.

• If you’ve selected [ACMP] in step #8 above, the auto accompaniment and

recording start simultaneously as soon as a chord is played in the auto

accompaniment section of the keyboard (the left side of the split point).

• Recording can also be started by pressing the [START/STOP] button.

• Auto accompaniment cannot

be turned on or off during

recording.

Stop recording.

• If you’ve selected [MELODY] in step #8 above, press the [START/STOP]

button.

• If you’ve selected [ACMP] or [MELODY + ACMP] in step #8 above, press

the [START/STOP] button or the [ENDING] button. If you press the

[ENDING] button while recording the auto accompaniment track, recording

will stop automatically after the ending section has finished.

Select whether to save the newly recorded data to disk or

not.

• To cancel the save operation (for example, when you wish to redo the record-

ing), press the [-/NO] button and re-record starting with step #8 above, after

the display returns to the TRACK selection screen.

• To save the data to disk, press the [+/YES] button.

Exit from the Record mode.

Press the [RECORD] button.

CAUTION

• While the file is being

saved, never eject the

floppy disk or turn the

power off.

Song Recording

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Multi Track Recording

Use the same operation as in “Quick Recording” (page

94).

Press the [NEXT] button to display the FILE selection screen.

Press the [NEXT] button.

Select the desired track and part for recording.

• For information on the punch

in and start measure

functions, see pages 98.

1) Select a track.

Press one of the [TRACK1]-[TRACK16] buttons.

2) Select a part.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES]

button or the [-/NO] button.

3) Set the desired track to

“REC.”

Press the [NEXT] button and use

the data dial, the [+/YES]

button or the [-/NO] button.

• Make all necessary settings to each track by repeating steps 1) through 3)

above.

• For information on track

assignments, see page 93.

• To record auto accompani-

ment data, set the [ACMP]

button to ON.

• The same part cannot be set

to more than one track for

recording.

Song Recording

[BACK] button [NEXT] button

Select “Multi Track.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button three times to display the PART

setting screen.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Rehearsal screen.

Voices and styles can be set from this display. After completing the desired

settings, press the [EXIT] button to return to this display.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the RECORD Ready

screen.

The beat indicator dots will flash at the currently set tempo, indicating that the

record ready (Synchro Start) mode is engaged.

Start recording.

• Recording starts as soon as you play a key on the keyboard.

• If you enabled the auto accompaniment track for recording (in steps #8

above), recording starts as soon as you play a chord in the auto accompani-

ment section of the keyboard (the left side of the split point).

• Recording can also be started by pressing the [START/STOP] button.

• Auto accompaniment cannot

be turned on or off during

recording.

Stop recording.

• If you did not enable the auto accompaniment track for recording (in steps #8

above), press the [START/STOP] button.

• If you enabled the auto accompaniment track for recording (in steps #8

above), press the [START/STOP] button or the [ENDING] button. If you

press the [ENDING] button while recording the auto accompaniment track,

recording will stop automatically after the ending section has finished.

Save the recorded data to the disk.

• To cancel the save operation (for example, when you wish to redo the record-

ing), press the [-/NO] button and re-record starting with step #8 above, after

the display returns to the PART setting screen.

• To save the data to disk, press the [+/YES] button.

Press the [RECORD] button to exit from the Record mode.

CAUTION

• While the file is being

saved, never eject the

floppy disk or turn the

power off.

Song Recording

● Before re-recording

● After re-recording

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Recording start

(Punch In) Recording stop

(Punch Out)

Previously

played data Newly played data Previously

played data

Re-recording — Punch In/Out and Start Measure

This section shows you how to re-record a specific section of a already-recorded song.

In the eight-measure example below, the third measures through the fifth measure are

re-recorded.

Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive.

Press the [RECORD] button to engage the Record mode.

Select “Song.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the FILE selection screen.

Select the File you want to re-record.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button.

Select “Multi Track.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Song Recording

Press the [NEXT] button to display the PUNCH IN/OUT

screen.

Select “ON.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the PUNCH IN/OUT mea-

sure screen.

Set the punch-in measure and the punch-out measure.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

• To move the cursor from “PUNCH IN” to “PUNCH OUT,” use the [NEXT]

button.

• To move the cursor from “PUNCH OUT” to “PUNCH IN,” use the [BACK]

button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the START MEASURE

screen.

Set the start measure (the measure at which playback starts).

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the [-/NO] button or the number buttons

[1]-[0].

Press the [NEXT] button to display the PART screen.

• The punch-out measure

number cannot be set lower

than the punch-in measure

number.

• Punch In/Out recording

cannot be used with the auto

accompaniment tracks or a

vocal harmony part.

• During recording you can

use the TRACK buttons to

turn playback of previously-

recorded tracks on or off as

required.

Song Recording

Record using the same operation as described in “Multi Track

Recording” on page 96, starting with step #7.

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Quantize

Quantize lets you “clean up” or “tighten” the timing of a previously recorded track.

For example, the following musical passage has been written with exact quarter-note

and eighth-note values.

Even though you think you may have recorded the passage accurately, your actual

performance may be slightly ahead of or behind the beat (or both!). Quantize allows

you to align all the notes in a track so that the timing is absolutely accurate to the

specified note value.

Use the same operation as in “Re-recording” (page 98).

Select the Song file to be quantized.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button.

Select “Quantize.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the TRACK selection

screen.

Select the track to be quantized.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Song Recording

Select “Edit.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button.

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Press the [NEXT] button.

Select the Quantize size (resolution).

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Set the Quantize value to correspond to the smallest notes in the track you are

working with. For example, if the data was recorded with both quarter notes

and eighth notes, use 1/8 for the quantize value. If the quantize function is

applied in this case with the value set to 1/4, the eighth notes would be moved

on top of the quarter notes.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Quantize operation

screen.

Press the [+/YES] button to execute the Quantize operation.

To abort the Quantize operation, press the [-/NO] button.

CAUTION

• While the Quantize

operation is being

executed, never eject the

floppy disk or turn the

power off.

Press the [RECORD] button to exit from the Record mode.

Song Recording

● Quantize Size

Size Note

1/4 Quarter note

1/6 Quarter note triplet

1/8 Eighth note

1/12 Eighth note triplet

1/16 Sixteenth note

1/24 Sixteenth note triplet

1/32 Thirty-second note

One measure of 8th notes before quantization

After quantization

The Quantize operation

is completed...

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Clearing User Song Data

Use the same operation as in “Re-recording” (page 98).

Select the song file to be cleared.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the MODE selection

screen.

Select “Edit.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Song Edit screen.

Select “Clear.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button.

Select the track to be cleared.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

To clear the data of an entire song, select “ALL TRACKS.”

Press the [NEXT] button.

Press the [+/YES] button to execute the Clear operation.

To abort the Clear operation, press the [-/NO] button.

CAUTION

• While the track is being

cleared, never eject the

floppy disk or turn the

power off.

Song Recording

Press the [RECORD] button to exit from the Record mode.

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• Material recorded data is

retained in memory even

when the STANDBY switch is

turned off if an AC adaptor is

connected (page 159). It is

nevertheless a good idea to

save important data to floppy

disk so that you can keep

them indefinitely and build up

your own data library (page

65).

Style Recording

The PSR-740/640 lets you record up to three original User styles which can be used for auto accompani-

ment in the same way as the preset styles. User Style data can also be saved to and loaded from floppy

disk (page 65).

You can create a User styles by using the internal style data as a starting point. Select a preset style that

is closest to the type of style you want to create, and record the auto accompaniment pattern to one track

of the section.

The PSR-740/640 provides two basic ways to record styles:

• Style Recording — Rhythm Track .................................................................................... page 112

• Style Recording — Bass/Phrase/Pad/Chord Tracks ........................................................ page 114

The four editing features below allow you to edit already recorded style data.

• Quantize........................................................................................................................... page 116

This function aligns the timing of the recorded note data to a specified value.

• Naming User Styles ......................................................................................................... page 118

This function lets you name your original styles.

• Clearing User Style Data ................................................................................................. page 118

This function is for clearing (deleting) or part of the recorded style.

• CTAB Parameters ............................................................................................................ page 119

These parameters determines how the pitch of the accompaniment is converted

when you play chords in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard.

■ User Style Tracks

The tracks which can be recorded to the User styles are organized as shown in the chart below.

On the PSR-740, a total of 96 tracks (12 sections x 8 tracks) can be recorded to a

one track; on the PSR-640, a total of 80 tracks (10 sections x 8 tracks) can be

recorded to one track.

■ Data that can be recorded to User styles

• Note on/off (key press and release) • Velocity (strength of key press)

• Pitch bend, pitch bend range • Voice number (drum kit number)*

• Mixer settings* • Parameter Edit settings*

• Tempo • Reverb type and settings

• Chorus type and settings • DSP type and settings (PSR-740)

• Modulation wheel (PSR-740) • Foot Volume on/off (expression)

Up to approximately 1,950 notes for a section (a total of about 7,150 notes) can be

recorded to the PSR-740/640 style tracks.

Only one event of the item marked with * can be recorded for each track of the

sections.

• User Style data is recorded

by playing voice R1 from the

keyboard. Voice R2, voice L

and the auto accompaniment

cannot be used.

● PSR-740

Section Track

COUNT RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

INTRO RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

INTRO RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

MAIN A RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

MAIN B RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

MAIN C RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

MAIN D RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

FILL IN A RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

FILL IN B RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

FILL IN C RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

FILL IN D RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

SIMPLE RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

ENDING RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

ENDING RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

● PSR-640

Section Track

INTRO RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

MAIN A RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

MAIN B RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

MAIN C RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

MAIN D RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

FILL IN A RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

FILL IN B RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

FILL IN C RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

FILL IN D RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

ENDING RHYTHM SUB CHORD1 PHRASE1 BASS

RHYTHM MAIN CHORD2 PHRASE2 PAD

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111

• “CTAB” is the abbreviation of

“Channel table”.

■ About Recording User Styles

In recording a User song, the PSR-740/640 records your keyboard performance as

MIDI data. Recording of User styles, however, is done in a different way. Here are

some of the aspects in which style recording differs from song recording:

Style Recording

Loop Recording

Auto accompaniment repeats the accompaniment patterns of several measures

in a “loop,” and style recording is also done using loops. For example, if you start

recording with a two-measure main section, the two measures are repeatedly

recorded. Notes that you record will play back from the next repetition (loop),

letting you record while hearing previously recorded material.

Overdub Recording

This method records new material to a track already containing recorded data,

without deleting the original data. In style recording, the recorded data is not

deleted, except when using functions such as Clear (page 118) and Drum

Cancel (page 113).

For example, if you start recording with a two-measure main section, the two

measures are repeated many times. Notes that you record will play back from

the next repetition, letting you overdub new material to the loop while hearing

previously recorded material.

Using Preset Styles

The following notes and

cautions are important

points for you to keep in

mind as you record your

User styles.

• Make sure to clear at least

one of the three User styles

before recording a new User

style. Recording a new User

style cannot be started when

all three User styles have

recorded data.

• Be careful to avoid the data

loss that will occur during

recording if the power is

turned off, or the AC adaptor

is unplugged from the outlet.

• Using Registration Memory

(page 62) can make your

recording sessions much

more efficient, since various

settings (such as voices,

etc.) can be recalled by a

single button press.

When the record mode is

engaged, the Registration

Memory Freeze function will

be turned on (it cannot be

turned off while the record

mode is engaged).

• Using the Metronome

function (page 134) can

make your recording

sessions much more

efficient.

• In the Record Ready mode,

you can exchange or edit the

voice data in the recorded

tracks using Mixer on page

90 or Parameter Edit on

page 91.

• If the memory becomes full

while recording, an alert

message will appear on the

display and recording will

stop.

• Since recording is done in

measure units, you should

first select a style that has

the same number of

measures as the section you

intend to record.

• If none of the preset styles is

appropriate, select one that

has the same time signature

and number of measures as

the one you want to create,

then use the Clear function

(page 118) to clear all preset

data before entering your

own.

Preset style data

Copy

Internal memory for

User style recording

As shown in the chart at left, when you select the

internal preset style that is the closest to the type

of style you wish to create, the preset style data

will be copied to a special memory location for

recording.

You create (record) your new, original style by

adding or deleting data from the memory location.

All tracks (with the exception of the rhythm track)

must be cleared before recording (page 115).

■ Style File (Auto Accompaniment) Format

The Style File Format (SFF) combines all of Yamaha’s auto accompaniment know-

how into a single unified format.

By using the User style function, you can take advantage of the power of the SFF

format and freely create your own User styles.

CTAB ......................................... page 119

The chart at the left indicates the process by

which the accompaniment is played back. (This

does not apply to the rhythm track.)

The source pattern in the chart is the original style

data. As explained on page 115, in style recording

this source pattern is recorded.

As shown in the chart at left, the actual output of

the accompaniment is determined by various

parameter settings and chord changes (playing

chords in the auto accompaniment section of the

keyboard) made to this source pattern.

CTAB is a group of parameters which determines how the pitch of the source pattern

is converted when you play chords in the auto accompaniment section of the

keyboard. The User style function gives you exceptionally detailed and comprehen-

sive control by allowing you to record the source pattern to each track and set the

CTAB parameters for each track. The PSR-740/640 lets you set the following four

CTAB parameters:

• Source Chord Root

• Source Chord Type

• Highest Key

• Note Range (Low Limit, High Limit)

For details about the CTAB parameters, see page 119.

Source pattern

(recorded data)

Note transposition

(Source Chord Root/Type)

Chord change

Accompaniment

Highest key setting

Note key settings

(Low Limit, High Limit)

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115

Select a voice for the track to be recorded.

Select the desired voice by pressing the [VOICE R1] button (page 26).

To return to the previous display, press the [EXIT] button.

Start recording.

You can start recording with one of the following ways:

• Press the [START/STOP] button.

• Press the [SYNC START] button to enable synchronized standby (page 25),

then play a key on the keyboard.

The recording repeats indefinitely (until stopped) in a loop.

Notes that you record will play back from the next repetition, letting you record

while hearing previously recorded material.

Observe the following rules when recording the MAIN and FILL sections:

• Use only the CM7 scale tones when recording the BASS and PHRASE tracks

(i.e. C, D, E, G, A, and B).

• Use only the chord tones when recording the CHORD and PAD tracks (i.e. C,

E, G, and B).

Any appropriate chord or chord progression can be used for the INTRO and

ENDING sections.

The basic chord for the accompaniment is called the source chord. The default

source chord is set as CM7, but you can change it to whatever chord is easy for

you to play. For details, see “Style File (Auto Accompaniment) Format” (page

111).

Press the [START/STOP] button to stop recording.

Press the [RECORD] button to exit from the Record mode.

For information on leaving the recording mode, see page 114.

Style Recording

Clear the data of the selected track.

Press the [+/YES] button to clear the data.

To abort the Clear operation, press the [-/NO] button.

CSC CSC C = chord tone

C, S = scale tones

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116

Quantize

Quantize lets you “clean up” or “tighten” the timing of a previously recorded track.

For example, the following musical passage has been written with exact quarter-note

and eighth-note values.

Even though you think you may have recorded the passage accurately, your actual

performance may be slightly ahead of or behind the beat (or both!). Quantize allows

you to align all the notes in a track so that the timing is absolutely accurate to the

specified note value.

Use the same operation as in “Style Recording —

Rhythm Track” (page 112).

Select “Edit.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button.

Select “Quantize.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button.

Select the section to be quantized.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button.

Style Recording

Select the track to be quantized.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

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Press the [NEXT] button.

Select the Quantize size (resolution).

Use the data dial, the [-/NO] button or the [+/YES] button.

Set the Quantize value to correspond to the smallest notes in the track you are

working with. For example, if the data was recorded with quarter notes and

eighth notes, use 1/8 for the quantize value. If the quantize function is applied

in this case with the value set to 1/4, the eighth notes would be moved on top of

the quarter notes.

Press the [NEXT] button.

• You can audition the quantized pattern in this step, allowing you to hear the

results of the operation before actually changing the data. To audition the

pattern, press the [START/STOP] button.

Execute the Quantize operation.

Press the [+/YES] button to execute the Quantize operation.

To abort the Quantize operation, press the [-/NO] button.

Press the [RECORD] button to exit from the Record mode.

For information on leaving the recording mode, see page 114.

Style Recording

● Quantize Size

Size Note

1/4 Quarter note

1/6 Quarter note triplet

1/8 Eighth note

1/12 Eighth note triplet

1/16 Sixteenth note

1/24 Sixteenth note triplet

1/32 Thirty-second note

One measure of 8th notes before quantization

After quantization

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Naming User Styles

Use the same operation as in “Quantize” (page 116).

Select “Name.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the NAME screen.

Enter the desired name for the style.

Use the keyboard to enter the name (page 21).

Up to sixteen letters or characters can be used.

Press the [RECORD] button to exit from the Record mode.

For information on leaving the recording mode, see page 114.

Clearing User Style Data

Use the same operation as in “Quantize” (page 116).

Press the [NEXT] button to display the SECTION selection

screen.

Select a Section to be cleared.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

When “All Sect” is selected as the section to be cleared, all style data (which

includes all sections and all tracks) will be deleted. In this case, go to step #13,

skipping over steps #11 and #12.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the TRACK selection

screen.

Select a Track to be cleared.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Style Recording

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Select “Clear.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES]

button or the [-/NO] button.

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MIDI Functions

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The PSR-740/640 is an electronic musical instrument which is capable of transmitting and receiving over sixteen

channels. Imagine that there are sixteen separate pipes in the connected MIDI cable. When transmitting MIDI data

from the PSR-740/640 to an external device, MIDI data is sent through the assigned pipe (or MIDI channel) and

transmitted to the external device.

For example, several tracks can be transmitted simultaneously, including the auto accompaniment data (as shown

below).

What You Can Do With MIDI

●Use the PSR-740/640 as a multi tone generator (playing 16 channels at one time).

As you can see, it is essential to determine which data is to be sent over which MIDI channel when transmitting

MIDI data (page 130).

Set: Receive mode for all channels set “XG/GM.”

MIDI receive settings (page 131).

• When using a personal

computer, special software

(sequencer software) is

needed.

●Play music from another keyboard (no tone generator) using the PSR-740/640 XG

tone generator.

Set: MIDI receive settings (page 131).

●Record performance data (1-16 channels) using the PSR-740/640 Auto Accompani-

ment features on a external sequencer (such as a personal computer). After record-

ing, edit the data with the sequencer, then play it again on the PSR-740/640 (play-

back).

Set: MIDI transmit settings (page 130).

Initial Data send (page 133).

Personal computer,

QY700, etc.

MIDI OUT

MIDI receive

MIDI IN

PSR-740/640

MIDI receive

(playback)

MIDI transmit

Personal computer,

QY700, etc.

Can be used to edit and

arrange after recording

MIDI OUTMIDI IN

MIDI INMIDI OUT

PSR-740/640

Voice R1 Channel 1 Track 1

Voice L Channel 2 Track 2

Auto Accompaniment Bass Channel 3 Track 3

Auto Accompaniment Chord 1 Channel 4 Track 4

Auto Accompaniment Chord 2 Channel 5 Track 5

Auto Accompaniment Pad Channel 6 Track 6

Auto Accompaniment Phrase 1 Channel 7 Track 7

Auto Accompaniment Phrase 2 Channel 8 Track 8

Auto Accompaniment Rhythm Main Channel 9 Track 9

Auto Accompaniment Rhythm Sub Channel 10 Track 10

Voice R2 Channel 11 Track 11

MIDI cable External sequencerPSR-740/640 part

When recording performance data using the Auto

Accompaniment on an external sequencer

MIDI keyboard with

no tone generator

MIDI OUTMIDI IN MIDI receive

PSR-740/640

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MIDI Data Compatibility

This section covers basic information on data compatibility:

whether or not other MIDI devices can playback the data

recorded by PSR-740/640, and whether or not the PSR-740/640 can playback commercially available song data or song

data created for other instruments or on a computer.

Depending on the MIDI device or data characteristics, you may be able to play back the data without any problem,

or you may have to perform some special operations before the data can be played back. If you run into problems

playing back data, please refer to the information below.

Sequence format

The system which records song data is called “sequence format.”

Playback is only possible when the sequence format of the disk matches that of the MIDI device.

Voice allocation format

With MIDI, voices are assigned to specific numbers, called “program numbers.” The numbering standard (order of

voice allocation) is referred to as the “voice allocation format.”

Voices may not play back as expected unless the voice allocation format of the song data matches that of the

compatible MIDI device used for playback.

● SMF (Standard MIDI File)

This is the most common sequence format.

Standard MIDI Files are generally available as one of two types: Format 0 or Format 1. Many

MIDI devices are compatible with Format 0, and most commercially available software is recorded

as Format 0.

• The PSR-740/640 is compatible with both Format 0 and Format 1.

• Song data recorded on the PSR-740/640 is automatically recorded as SMF Format 0.

● ESEQ

This sequence format is compatible with many of Yamaha’s MIDI devices, including the Clavinova

series instruments. This is a common format used with various Yamaha software.

• The PSR-740/640 is compatible with ESEQ.

● XF

The Yamaha XF format enhances the SMF (Standard MIDI File) strandard with greater functional-

ity and open-ended expandability for the future.

• The 740/640 is capable of displaying lyrics when an XF file containing lyric data is played.

● Style File

The Style File Format — SFF — is Yamaha’s original style file format which uses a unique

conversion system to provide high-quality automatic accompaniment based on a wide range of

chord types.

• The PSR-740/640 uses the SFF internally, reads optional SFF style disks, and creates SFF

styles using the Style recording feature.

● GM System Level 1

This is one of the most common voice allocation formats.

Many MIDI devices are compatible with GM System Level 1, as is most commercially

available software.

• The PSR-740/640 is compatible with GM System Level 1.

● XG

XG is a major enhancement of the GM System Level 1 format, and was developed by

Yamaha specifically to provide more voices and variations, as well as greater expressive

control over voices and effects, and to ensure compatibility of data well into the future.

• The PSR-740/640 is compatible with XG.

● DOC

This voice allocation format is compaible with many of Yamaha’s MIDI devices, including the

Clavinova series instruments.

This is also a common format used with various Yamaha software.

• The PSR-740/640 is compatible with DOC.

• Even if the devices and data

used satisfy all the

conditions above, the data

may still not be completely

compatible, depending on

the specifications of the

devices and particular data

recording methods.

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Connecting to a Personal Computer

You can enjoy using personal computer music software when you connect your PSR-

740/640’s TO HOST terminal or MIDI terminals to a personal computer.

There are two ways to connect.

• Connect using the PSR-740/640 MIDI terminals

• Connect using the TO HOST terminal

●When using a MIDI interface with a Macintosh series computer, connect the RS-

422 terminal of the computer (modem or printer terminal) to the MIDI interface,

then connect the MIDI OUT terminal on the MIDI interface to the MIDI IN

terminal of the PSR-740/640, as shown in the diagram below. Set the HOST

SELECT switch on the PSR-740/640 to “MIDI.”

• When the HOST SELECT switch is set in the “MIDI” position, input and

output in the TO HOST switch is ignored.

• When using a Macintosh series computer, set the MIDI interface clock setting

in the application software to match the setting of the MIDI interface you are

using. For details, carefully read the owner’s manual for the software you are

using.

Connect using the PSR-740/640 MIDI terminals

Using a MIDI interface device installed in the personal computer, connect the MIDI

terminals of the personal computer and the PSR-740/640.

For the connection cable, use a special MIDI cable.

●When the computer has a MIDI interface installed, connect the MIDI OUT

terminal of the personal computer to the MIDI IN terminal of the PSR-740/640.

Set the HOST SELECT switch to “MIDI.”

Computer

(sequencer software)

MIDI INMIDI OUT

MIDI OUTMIDI IN

PSR-740/640

Computer

(sequencer software)

MIDI IN

RS-422

MIDI OUT

MIDI

interface

PSR-740/640

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Connect the serial port of the personal computer (RS-232C terminal or RS-422 termi-

nal) to the TO HOST terminal of the PSR-740/640.

For the connection cable, use the cable below (sold separately) that matches the

personal computer type.

Connect using the TO HOST terminal

● IBM-PC/AT Series

Connect the RS-232C terminal on the computer to the TO HOST terminal on the

PSR-740/640 using a serial cable (D-SUB 9P → MINI DIN 8P cross cable). Set

the PSR-740/640 HOST SELECT switch in the “PC-2” position.

When using a D-SUB 25P → MINI DIN 8P cross cable, connect using a D-SUB

9P plug adaptor on the computer side of the cable.

● Macintosh Series

Connect the RS-422 terminal (modem or printer terminal) on the computer to the

TO HOST terminal on the PSR-740/640 using a serial cable (system peripheral

cable, 8 bit). Set the PSR-740/640 HOST SELECT switch in the “Mac” position.

Set the MIDI interface clock in the sequencer software you are using to 1 MHz.

For details, carefully read the owner’s manual for the software you are using.

For details about the necessary MIDI settings for computer and sequence soft-

ware you are using, refer to the relevant owner’s manuals.

• Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

• IBM PC/AT is a trademark of International Business Machines Corp.

• Other company names and product names, etc. in this manual are registered trademarks or trademarks of those companies.

mini DIN 8-pin D-SUB 9-pin

PSR-740/640

mini DIN 8-pin

D-SUB 25-pin D-SUB 9-pin

PSR-740/640

mini DIN 8-pin mini DIN 8-pin

PSR-740/640

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Press the [NEXT] button.

Load the selected MIDI Template.

Press the [+/YES] button to actually load the selected MIDI template settings.

To abort the operation, press the [-/NO] button.

● MIDI Template List

TX1 KEYBOARD OUT The transmit channels are set as follows:

ch. 1 : Right1 ch. 3 : Left

ch. 2 : Right2 chs. 4-16 : Off

When outputting the performance data (note on/off messages).

Used to play the PSR-740/640 note on/off data with an external

tone generator and to record the PSR-740/640 note on/off data to

an external sequencer.

TX2 ACMP OUT The transmit channels 9-16 are set with the Accompaniment

tracks.

chs. 9-10: Rhythms ch. 14: Pad

ch. 11: Bass chs. 15-16: Phrases

chs. 12-13: Chords

When outputting the style data. Used to play the PSR-740/640

auto accompaniment data with an external tone generator and to

record the PSR-740/640 auto accompaniment data to an external

sequencer.

TX3 SONG OUT All transmit channels are set with the Song tracks 1-16.

When outputting the song data. Used to play the PSR-740/640

song data with an external tone generator and to record your

entire performance on the PSR-740/640 to an external se-

quencer.

TX4 MASTER KEYBOARD

When using the PSR-740/640 as a master keyboard; in other

words, using it strictly as a controller for outputting MIDI data,

without using the internal sounds.

RX1 XG MODULE All receive channels are set to “XG/GM.”

When using the PSR-740/640 as a multi-timbral XG tone

generator.

RX2 MIDI ACCORDION The receive channels are set as follows:

ch. 1: Remote ch. 3: Bass

ch. 2: Chord chs. 4-16: Off

When playing the PSR-740/640 by an external MIDI Accordion.

The connected MIDI accordion can play the PSR-740/640 and

detect chords and basses in the auto accompaniment section.

RX3 MIDI PEDAL All receive channels are set to “ROOT.”

When playing the PSR-740/640 using a connected (optional)

MIDI pedal. The connected MIDI pedal detects chords and

basses in the auto accompaniment section, allowing you to play

on-bass chords.

BACK NEXT

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Local Control

“Local Control” refers to the fact that, normally, the PSR-740/640 keyboard controls the

internal tone generator, allowing the internal voices to be played directly from the key-

board. This situation is “Local Control on” since the internal tone generator is controlled

locally by its own keyboard. Local control can be turned off, however, so that the key-

board does not play the internal voices, but the appropriate MIDI information is still

transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector when notes are played on the keyboard. At the

same time, the internal tone generator can respond to MIDI information received on chan-

nels set to the “XG/GM” mode via the MIDI IN connector. This means that while an

external MIDI sequencer, for example, plays the PSR-740/640 internal voices, an exter-

nal tone generator can be played from the PSR-740/640 keyboard.

Clock

Reception of an external MIDI clock signal can be enabled or disabled as required.

When disabled (“INTERNAL”), all of the time-based functions (Auto Accompaniment,

SONG recording and playback, etc.) are controlled by its own internal clock. When

MIDI clock reception is enabled (“EXTERNAL”), however, all timing is controlled by

an external MIDI clock signal received via the MIDI IN terminal (in this case the PSR-

740/640 TEMPO setting has no effect). The default setting is “INTERNAL.”

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Select “MIDI.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

• The default Local Control

setting (factory setting) is

“ON.”

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Select “MIDI.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the MIDI screen.

Select “Local Control.”

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the Local Control screen.

Turn the Local Control on or off.

Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

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Part Octave

This determines the relative octave settings for the keyboard-played voices R1, R2 and

• Select the part (R1, R2, L) by pressing one of the PART ON/OFF buttons

(VOICE R1, VOICE R2, VOICE L).

• Set the value with the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Master Tuning

The Master Tuning function sets the overall pitch of the PSR-740/640.

• Set the value with the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

Scale Tuning

Scale tuning allows each individual note of the octave to be tuned over range from -64

to +63 cents in 1-cent increments (1 cent = 1/100th of a semitone). This makes it

possible to produce subtle tuning variations, or tune the instrument to totally different

scales (e.g. classic or Arabic scales).

The Accompaniment and Multi Pad sounds are affected by Scale Tuning.

• Select the note to be tuned by pressing the [NEXT]/[BACK] button.

• Tune the selected note by using the data dial, the [+/YES] button, the

[-/NO] button or the number buttons [1]-[0].

• The scale tuning settings are

common to each octave on

the keyboard.

• Minus values can be entered

by using the number buttons

while holding the [-/NO]

button.

Split Point

The point on the keyboard that separates the auto accompaniment section and the right-

hand section of the keyboard is called the “split point.”

• When the auto accompaniment is on, keys played to the left of the split point are

used for controlling the auto accompaniment (page 35).

• When the auto accompaniment is off, keys played to the left of the split point are

used for playing voice L (page 28).

• Set the value with the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.

• The default setting (factory

setting) is “F

2/G2.”

Other Functions (Utility)

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Appendix Voice List

PSR-740/640 Voices

The PSR-740/640 actually includes two voice sets: the “panel” voices and percussion kits, and the XG voices. The panel voices

include 267 “pitched” voices (223 “pitched” voices for PSR-640) and 13 drum kits (12 drum kits for PSR-640), while the XG voice

set includes 480 voices.

The panel voices are specially recorded and programmed voices exclusive to the PSR-740/640 and other PortaTone instruments.

The XG voices conform to Yamaha’s XG format; they also conform to the GM (General MIDI) standard. This allows you to

accurately play back any GM- or XG-compatible song data directly on the PSR-740/640 itself, without having to change voices or

make special settings. It also allows you to record songs for other GM- or XG-compatible instruments, and have them play back on

those instruments as intended.

• The Voice List includes

MIDI program change

numbers for each voice.

Use these program change

numbers when playing the

PSR-740/640 via MIDI from

an external device.

• When the sustain or

sostenuto pedal functions

are being used (page 137),

some voices may sound

continuously or have a long

decay after the notes have

been released while the

pedal is held.

● Maximum Polyphony

The PSR-740 has 64-note maximum polyphony and the PSR-640 has 32. Auto Accompaniment uses a number of the available

notes, so when Auto Accompaniment is used the total number of notes that can be played on the keyboard is correspondingly

reduced. The same applies to the Voice R2, Voice L, Multi Pad, and Song functions. When the maximum polyphony is exceeded,

notes are played using last-note priority.

● Voices Panel Voices Drum Kits XG Voices Organ Flutes

(Panel Voices)

PSR-740 1-267 268-280 281-760 761

PSR-640 1-223 224-235 236-715 —

[PSR-740]

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42 0 114 17 Theater Organ 2

43 0 112 19 Pipe Organ

44 0 113 19 Chapel Organ 1

45 0 114 19 Chapel Organ 2

46 0 115 19 Chapel Organ 3

47 0 112 20 Reed Organ

Accordion

48 0 113 21 Trad.Accordion

49 0 112 21 MusetteAccordion

50 0 112 23 Tango Accordion

51 0 113 23 Bandoneon

52 0 114 21 Soft Accordion

53 0 115 21 Small Accordion

54 0 116 21 Accordion

55 0 113 22 Modern Harp

56 0 112 22 Harmonica

57 0 114 22 Blues Harp

Guitar

58 0 113 24 Spanish Guitar

59 0 112 24 Classic Guitar

60 0 112 25 Folk Guitar

61 0 113 25 12Strings Guitar

62 0 114 24 SmoothNylonGuitr

63 0 115 25 Campfire Guitar

64 0 112 26 Jazz Guitar

65 0 113 26 Octave Guitar

66 0 114 26 Hawaiian Guitar

67 0 118 27 Solid Guitar

68 0 116 27 BrightCleanGuitr

69 0 112 27 Clean Guitar

70 0 119 27 Elec.12StrGuitar

71 0 113 27 Tremolo Guitar

72 0 114 27 Slap Guitar

73 0 113 28 Funk Guitar

74 0 112 28 Muted Guitar

75 0 113 30 Crunch Guitar

76 0 113 29 Feedback Guitar

77 0 112 29 OverdrivenGuitar

78 0 112 30 DistortionGuitar

79 0 122 27 Wah Guitar

80 0 115 27 PedalSteelGuitar

81 0 114 25 Mandolin

82 0 121 27 SolidChordGuitar

83 0 114 30 StackCrunchGuitr

Piano

1 0 112 0 Aco.Grand Piano

2 0 112 1 Bright Aco.Piano

3 0 112 3 Honky Tonk Piano

4 0 114 2 Rock Piano

5 0 112 2 Midi Grand Piano

6 0 113 2 CP 80

7 0 112 6 Harpsichord

8 0 113 6 GrandHarpsichord

E.Piano

9 0 114 4 Galaxy El.Piano

10 0 117 4 Stage El.Piano

11 0 115 4 Polaris El.Piano

12 0 118 4 SuitcaseEl.Piano

13 0 117 5 SuperDX El.Piano

14 0 112 5 DXModernEl.Piano

15 0 116 4 Vintage El.Piano

16 0 112 4 Funk El.Piano

17 0 115 5 Modern El.Piano

18 0 113 5 Hyper Tines

19 0 116 5 New Tines

20 0 114 5 Venus El.Piano

21 0 113 4 Tremolo El.Piano

22 0 112 7 Clavi

23 0 113 7 Wah Clavi

Organ

24 0 117 18 Rotor Organ

25 0 112 16 Jazz Organ 1

26 0 113 16 Jazz Organ 2

27 0 120 16 Glass Jazz Organ

28 0 112 17 Click Organ

29 0 113 17 Dance Organ

30 0 115 16 Drawbar Organ

31 0 115 17 MellowDrawOrgan

32 0 116 16 BrightDrawOrgan

33 0 112 18 Rock Organ 1

34 0 113 18 Rock Organ 2

35 0 118 18 Vintage Organ

36 0 114 18 Purple Organ

37 0 115 18 FullRockerOrgan

38 0 116 18 Rotary Drive Org

39 0 116 17 60’s Organ

40 0 118 17 Electric Organ

41 0 114 16 Theater Organ 1

Bank Select MIDI

Voice Program Voice Name

Number MSB LSB Change

Number

Bank Select MIDI

Voice Program Voice Name

Number MSB LSB Change

Number

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84 0 120 27 VintageTremGuitr

85 0 117 27 60’sCleanGuitar

Bass

86 0 112 33 Finger Bass

87 0 112 32 Acoustic Bass

88 0 113 32 Upright Bass

89 0 114 32 Aco.Bass&Cymbal

90 0 112 34 Pick Bass

91 0 112 35 Fretless Bass

92 0 113 35 Jaco Bass

93 0 112 36 Slap Bass

94 0 112 37 Funk Bass

95 0 113 36 Fusion Bass

96 0 112 38 Synth Bass

97 0 112 39 Analog Bass

98 0 115 39 Touch Bass

99 0 114 39 Snap Bass

100 0 115 38 Click Bass

101 0 113 39 Dance Bass

102 0 113 38 Hi-Q Bass

103 0 114 38 Rave Bass

Strings

104 0 112 48 String Ensemble

105 0 116 49 ClassicalStrings

106 0 113 48 OrchestraStrings

107 0 114 48 SymphonicStrings

108 0 116 48 Bow Strings

109 0 113 49 SlowAttackStrngs

110 0 114 49 Strings Quartet

111 0 115 48 Concerto Strings

112 0 115 49 Marcato Strings

113 0 112 49 Chamber Strings

114 0 112 44 Tremolo Strings

115 0 112 45 PizzicatoStrings

116 0 112 50 Synth Strings

117 0 112 51 Analog Strings

118 0 112 55 Orchestra Hit

119 0 112 40 Solo Violin

120 0 113 40 Soft Violin

121 0 112 110 Fiddle

122 0 112 41 Viola

123 0 112 42 Cello

124 0 112 43 Contrabass

125 0 112 46 Harp

126 0 113 46 Hackbrett

127 0 112 106 Shamisen

128 0 112 107 Koto

129 0 112 104 Sitar

130 0 112 105 Banjo

Choir

131 0 114 52 Hah Choir

132 0 112 52 Choir

133 0 115 52 Uuh Choir

134 0 112 54 Air Choir

135 0 113 53 Gothic Vox

136 0 113 54 Voices

137 0 113 52 Vocal Ensemble

138 0 112 53 Vox Humana

Trumpet

139 0 115 56 Sweet Trumpet

140 0 112 56 Solo Trumpet

141 0 114 56 Soft Trumpet

142 0 116 56 Jazz Trumpet

143 0 117 56 Air Trumpet

144 0 113 56 Flugel Horn

145 0 112 59 Muted Trumpet

146 0 112 57 Solo Trombone

147 0 116 57 Trombone

148 0 114 57 Mellow Trombone

149 0 115 57 Soft Trombone

150 0 112 60 French Horn

151 0 112 58 Tuba

Brass

152 0 113 61 Big Band Brass

153 0 121 61 Big Brass

154 0 112 61 Brass Section

155 0 116 61 Mellow Brass

156 0 117 61 Small Brass

157 0 118 61 Pop Brass

158 0 119 61 Mellow Horns

159 0 124 61 Step Brass

160 0 123 61 Soft Brass

161 0 113 59 Ballroom Brass

162 0 114 61 Full Horns

163 0 115 61 High Brass

164 0 120 61 Bright Brass

165 0 122 61 Trumpet Ensemble

166 0 113 57 Trombone Section

167 0 112 62 Synth Brass

168 0 112 63 Analog Brass

169 0 113 62 Jump Brass

170 0 114 62 Techno Brass

Saxophone

171 0 117 66 Sweet Tenor Sax

172 0 114 65 Sweet Alto Sax

173 0 114 71 Sweet Clarinet

174 0 118 66 Growl Sax

175 0 114 66 BreathyTenorSax

176 0 113 65 Breathy Alto Sax

177 0 112 64 Soprano Sax

178 0 112 65 Alto Sax

179 0 112 66 Tenor Sax

180 0 112 67 Baritone Sax

181 0 113 67 RockBaritoneSax

182 0 116 66 Sax Section

183 0 115 66 Sax Combo

184 0 112 71 Clarinet

185 0 113 71 Mellow Clarinet

186 0 113 66 WoodwindEnsemble

187 0 112 68 Oboe

188 0 112 69 English Horn

189 0 112 70 Bassoon

Flute

190 0 114 73 Sweet Flute

191 0 112 73 Flute

192 0 115 73 Classical Flute

193 0 113 73 Pan Flute

194 0 112 72 Piccolo

195 0 112 75 Ethnic Flute

196 0 112 77 Shakuhachi

197 0 112 78 Whistle

198 0 112 74 Recorder

199 0 112 79 Ocarina

200 0 112 109 Bagpipe

Synth Lead

201 0 116 81 Fire Wire

202 0 120 81 Wire Lead

203 0 112 80 Square Lead

204 0 112 81 Sawtooth Lead

205 0 113 81 Big Lead

Bank Select MIDI

Voice Program Voice Name

Number MSB LSB Change

Number

Bank Select MIDI

Voice Program Voice Name

Number MSB LSB Change

Number

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Voice List

Drum Kits

268 127 0 0 Standard Kit 1

269 127 0 1 Standard Kit 2

270 127 0 4 Hit Kit

271 127 0 8 Room Kit

272 127 0 16 Rock Kit

273 127 0 24 Electronic Kit

274 127 0 25 Analog Kit

275 127 0 27 Dance Kit

276 127 0 32 Jazz Kit

277 127 0 40 Brush Kit

278 127 0 48 Symphony Kit

279 126 0 0 SFX Kit 1

280 126 0 1 SFX Kit 2

Bank Select MIDI

Voice Program Voice Name

Number MSB LSB Change

Number

206 0 112 98 Stardust

207 0 114 81 Blaster

208 0 115 81 Analogon

209 0 113 84 Adrenaline

210 0 113 80 Vintage Lead

211 0 113 98 Sun Bell

212 0 112 83 Aero Lead

213 0 114 80 Mini Lead

214 0 115 80 Vinylead

215 0 117 81 Warp

216 0 116 80 Hi Bias

217 0 117 80 Meta Wood

218 0 118 80 Tiny Lead

219 0 118 81 Sub Aqua

220 0 119 81 Fargo

221 0 112 84 Portatone

222 0 112 96 Synchronize

223 0 113 87 Impact

224 0 121 81 Funky Lead

225 0 113 96 Rhythmatic

226 0 119 80 Synth Flute

227 0 112 87 Under Heim

228 0 114 96 Clockwork

Synth Pad

229 0 113 94 Insomnia

230 0 115 88 Golden Age

231 0 112 90 Krypton

232 0 113 99 Cyber Pad

233 0 112 95 Wave 2001

234 0 112 94 Equinox

235 0 114 88 Stargate

236 0 112 92 DX Pad

237 0 112 93 Loch Ness

238 0 114 93 Glass Pad

239 0 112 88 Fantasia

240 0 112 91 Xenon Pad

241 0 112 101 Skydiver

242 0 112 97 Far East

243 0 114 95 Template

244 0 112 89 Area 51

245 0 112 99 Atmosphere Pad

246 0 113 89 Dark Moon

247 0 115 94 Ionosphere

248 0 113 93 Phase IV

249 0 113 88 Symbiont

250 0 114 94 Solaris

251 0 116 88 Time Travel

252 0 117 88 Millenium

253 0 113 95 Transform

254 0 112 103 Baroque

255 0 114 89 Dunes

Percussion

256 0 113 11 Jazz Vibraphone

257 0 112 11 Vibraphone

258 0 112 12 Marimba

259 0 112 13 Xylophone

260 0 112 114 Steel Drums

261 0 112 8 Celesta

262 0 112 9 Glockenspiel

263 0 112 10 Music Box

264 0 112 14 Tubular Bells

265 0 112 108 Kalimba

266 0 112 47 Timpani

267 0 112 15 Dulcimer

Bank Select MIDI

Voice Program Voice Name

Number MSB LSB Change

Number

143

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Voice List

[PSR-640]

Panel Voice List

Piano

1 0 112 0 Aco.Grand Piano

2 0 112 1 Bright Aco.Piano

3 0 112 3 Honky Tonk Piano

4 0 114 2 Rock Piano

5 0 112 2 Midi Grand Piano

6 0 113 2 CP 80

7 0 112 6 Harpsichord

8 0 113 6 GrandHarpsichord

E.Piano

9 0 114 4 Galaxy El.Piano

10 0 115 4 Polaris El.Piano

11 0 118 4 SuitcaseEl.Piano

12 0 117 5 SuperDX El.Piano

13 0 112 5 DXModernEl.Piano

14 0 112 4 Funk El.Piano

15 0 115 5 Modern El.Piano

16 0 113 5 Hyper Tines

17 0 116 5 New Tines

18 0 114 5 Venus El.Piano

19 0 113 4 Tremolo El.Piano

20 0 112 7 Clavi

21 0 113 7 Wah Clavi

Organ

22 0 117 18 Rotor Organ

23 0 112 16 Jazz Organ 1

24 0 113 16 Jazz Organ 2

25 0 120 16 Glass Jazz Organ

26 0 112 17 Click Organ

27 0 113 17 Dance Organ

28 0 115 16 Drawbar Organ

29 0 115 17 MellowDrawOrgan

30 0 116 16 BrightDrawOrgan

31 0 112 18 Rock Organ 1

32 0 113 18 Rock Organ 2

33 0 114 18 Purple Organ

34 0 116 17 60’s Organ

35 0 117 17 Blues Organ

36 0 117 16 16+1 Organ

37 0 118 16 16+2 Organ

38 0 119 16 16+4 Organ

39 0 118 17 Electric Organ

40 0 114 16 Theater Organ 1

41 0 114 17 Theater Organ 2

42 0 112 19 Pipe Organ

43 0 113 19 Chapel Organ 1

44 0 114 19 Chapel Organ 2

45 0 115 19 Chapel Organ 3

46 0 112 20 Reed Organ

Accordion

47 0 113 21 Trad.Accordion

48 0 112 21 MusetteAccordion

49 0 112 23 Tango Accordion

50 0 113 23 Bandoneon

51 0 114 21 Soft Accordion

52 0 115 21 Accordion

53 0 112 22 Harmonica

Guitar

54 0 113 24 Spanish Guitar

55 0 112 24 Classic Guitar

56 0 112 25 Folk Guitar

57 0 113 25 12Strings Guitar

Bank Select MIDI

Voice Program Voice Name

Number MSB LSB Change

Number 58 0 114 24 SmoothNylonGuitr

59 0 115 25 Campfire Guitar

60 0 112 26 Jazz Guitar

61 0 113 26 Octave Guitar

62 0 114 26 Hawaiian Guitar

63 0 118 27 Solid Guitar

64 0 116 27 BrightCleanGuitr

65 0 112 27 Clean Guitar

66 0 119 27 Elec.12StrGuitar

67 0 113 27 Tremolo Guitar

68 0 114 27 Slap Guitar

69 0 113 28 Funk Guitar

70 0 112 28 Muted Guitar

71 0 113 30 Crunch Guitar

72 0 113 29 Feedback Guitar

73 0 112 29 OverdrivenGuitar

74 0 112 30 DistortionGuitar

75 0 115 27 PedalSteelGuitar

76 0 114 25 Mandolin

77 0 121 27 SolidChordGuitar

78 0 120 27 VintageTremGtr

79 0 117 27 60’sCleanGuitar

Bass

80 0 112 33 Finger Bass

81 0 112 32 Acoustic Bass

82 0 114 32 Aco.Bass&Cymbal

83 0 112 34 Pick Bass

84 0 112 35 Fretless Bass

85 0 113 35 Jaco Bass

86 0 112 36 Slap Bass

87 0 112 37 Funk Bass

88 0 113 36 Fusion Bass

89 0 112 38 Synth Bass

90 0 112 39 Analog Bass

91 0 113 39 Dance Bass

92 0 113 38 Hi-Q Bass

93 0 114 38 Rave Bass

Strings

94 0 112 48 String Ensemble

95 0 113 48 OrchestraStrings

96 0 114 48 SymphonicStrings

97 0 113 49 SlowAttackStrngs

98 0 114 49 Strings Quartet

99 0 115 48 Concerto Strings

100 0 115 49 Marcato Strings

101 0 112 49 Chamber Strings

102 0 112 44 Tremolo Strings

103 0 112 45 PizzicatoStrings

104 0 112 50 Synth Strings

105 0 112 51 Analog Strings

106 0 112 55 Orchestra Hit

107 0 112 40 Solo Violin

108 0 113 40 Soft Violin

109 0 112 110 Fiddle

110 0 112 41 Viola

111 0 112 42 Cello

112 0 112 43 Contrabass

113 0 112 46 Harp

114 0 113 46 Hackbrett

115 0 112 106 Shamisen

116 0 112 107 Koto

117 0 112 104 Sitar

Bank Select MIDI

Voice Program Voice Name

Number MSB LSB Change

Number

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145

Voice List

PSR-740 PSR-640 Bank Select MIDI

Voice Voice Program

Voice Name

Number Number

MSB LSB

Change

Number

704 659 0 64 117 Melodic Tom 2

705 660 0 65 117 Real Tom

706 661 0 66 117 Rock Tom

707 662 0 0 118 Synth Drum

708 663 0 64 118 Analog Tom

709 664 0 65 118 Electronic Perc.

710 665 0 0 119 Reverse Cymbal

711 666 0 0 120 GuitarFretNoise

712 667 0 0 121 Breath Noise

713 668 0 0 122 Seashore

714 669 0 0 123 Bird Tweet

715 670 0 0 124 Telephone Ring

716 671 0 0 125 Helicopter

717 672 0 0 126 Applause

718 673 0 0 127 Gunshot

719 674 64 0 0 Cutting Noise

720 675 64 0 1 Cutting Noise 2

721 676 64 0 3 String Slap

722 677 64 0 16 Flute Key Click

723 678 64 0 32 Shower

724 679 64 0 33 Thunder

725 680 64 0 34 Wind

726 681 64 0 35 Stream

727 682 64 0 36 Bubble

728 683 64 0 37 Feed

729 684 64 0 48 Dog

730 685 64 0 49 Horse

731 686 64 0 50 Bird Tweet 2

732 687 64 0 54 Ghost

733 688 64 0 55 Maou

734 689 64 0 64 Phone Call

735 690 64 0 65 Door Squeak

736 691 64 0 66 Door Slam

737 692 64 0 67 Scratch Cut

738 693 64 0 68 Scratch Split

739 694 64 0 69 Wind Chime

740 695 64 0 70 Telephone Ring 2

741 696 64 0 80 CarEngineIgntion

742 697 64 0 81 Car Tires Squeal

743 698 64 0 82 Car Passing

744 699 64 0 83 Car Crash

745 700 64 0 84 Siren

746 701 64 0 85 Train

747 702 64 0 86 Jet Plane

748 703 64 0 87 Starship

749 704 64 0 88 Burst

750 705 64 0 89 Roller Coaster

751 706 64 0 90 Submarine

752 707 64 0 96 Laugh

753 708 64 0 97 Scream

754 709 64 0 98 Punch

755 710 64 0 99 Heartbeat

756 711 64 0 100 FootSteps

757 712 64 0 112 Machine Gun

758 713 64 0 113 Laser Gun

759 714 64 0 114 Explosion

760 715 64 0 115 Firework

148

146

• “<——” indicates that the drum kit is the same as “Standard Kit1”.

• Each percussion voice uses one note.

• The note numbers and note names printed on the keyboard are one

octave higher than the MIDI note numbers and note names shown

in the list. For example, the note number and note name, #36 and

C1, on the keyboard correspond to the MIDI note number and note

name, #24 and C0, shown in the list.

Bank MSB

Bank LSB

Prgram Number

Note # Note

13 C#-1

14 D-1

15 D#-1

16 E-1

17 F-1

18 F#-1

19 G-1

20 G#-1

21 A-1

22 A#-1

23 B-1

24 C0

25 C#0

26 D0

27 D#0

28 E0

29 F0

30 F#0

31 G0

32 G#0

33 A0

34 A#0

35 B0

36 C1

37 C#1

38 D1

39 D#1

40 E1

41 F1

42 F#1

43 G1

44 G#1

45 A1

46 A#1

47 B1

48 C2

49 C#2

50 D2

51 D#2

52 E2

53 F2

54 F#2

55 G2

56 G#2

57 A2

58 A#2

59 B2

60 C3

61 C#3

62 D3

63 D#3

64 E3

65 F3

66 F#3

67 G3

68 G#3

69 A3

70 A#3

71 B3

72 C4

73 C#4

74 D4

75 D#4

76 E4

77 F4

78 F#4

79 G4

80 G#4

81 A4

82 A#4

83 B4

84 C5

85 C#5

86 D5

87 D#5

88 E5

89 F5

90 F#5

91 G5

F1 F#1

G1 G#1

A1 A#1

D#1

D1 C#1

F2 F#2

G2 G#2

A2 A#2

D#2

D2 C#2

F3 F#3

G3 G#3

A3 A#3

D#3

D3 C#3

F4 F#4

G4 G#4

A4 A#4

D#4

D4 C#4

F5 F#5

G5 G#5

A5 A#5

D#5

D5 C#5

127 127 127 127 127 127 127

00 0 000 0

0 1 4 8 16 24 25

Standard Kit 1 Standard Kit 2

Hit Kit

(PSR-740 only)

Room Kit Rock Kit Electronic Kit Analog Kit

Surdo Mute <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Surdo Open <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Hi Q <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Whip Slap <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Scratch Push <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Scratch Pull <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Finger Snap <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Click Noise <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Metronome Click <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Metronome Bell <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Seq Click L <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Seq Click H <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Brush Tap <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Brush Swirl <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Brush Slap <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Brush Tap Swirl <—— <—— <—— <—— Reverse Cymbal Reverse Cymbal

Snare Roll <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Castanet <—— <—— <—— <—— Hi Q 2 Hi Q 2

Snare H Soft Snare H Soft 2 Snare Electro <—— SD Rock H Snare L SD Rock H

Sticks <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Bass Drum Soft <—— BD Hard L <—— <—— Bass Drum H Bass Drum H

Open Rim Shot Open Rim Shot 2 Snare Pitched <—— <—— <—— <——

Bass Drum Hard <—— BD Wet <—— Bass Drum H BD Rock BD Analog L

Bass Drum Bass Drum 2 BD Hard H <—— BD Rock BD Gate BD Analog H

Side Stick <—— Stick Ambient <—— <—— <—— Analog Side Stick

Snare M Snare M 2 Snare Ambient SD Room L SD Rock L SD Rock L Analog Snare 1

Hand Clap <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Snare H Hard <—— Snare H Hard 2 SD Room H SD Rock Rim SD Rock H Analog Snare 2

Floor Tom L <—— Hybrid Tom 1 Room Tom 1 Rock Tom 1 E Tom 1 Analog Tom 1

Hi-Hat Closed <—— Hi-Hat Closed <—— <—— <——

Analog HH Closed 1

Floor Tom H <—— Hybrid Tom 2 Room Tom 2 Rock Tom 2 E Tom 2 Analog Tom 2

Hi-Hat Pedal <—— Hi-Hat Pedal <—— <—— <——

Analog HH Closed 2

Low Tom <—— Hybrid Tom 3 Room Tom 3 Rock Tom 3 E Tom 3 Analog Tom 3

Hi-Hat Open <—— Hi-Hat Open <—— <—— <—— Analog HH Open

Mid Tom L <—— Hybrid Tom 4 Room Tom 4 Rock Tom 4 E Tom 4 Analog Tom 4

Mid Tom H <—— Hybrid Tom 5 Room Tom 5 Rock Tom 5 E Tom 5 Analog Tom 5

Crash Cymbal 1 <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— Analog Cymbal

High Tom <—— Hybrid Tom 6 Room Tom 6 Rock Tom 6 E Tom 6 Analog Tom 6

Ride Cymbal 1 <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Chinese Cymbal <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Ride Cymbal Cup <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Tambourine <—— Tambourine Light <—— <—— <—— <——

Splash Cymbal <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Cowbell <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— Analog Cowbell

Crash Cymbal 2 <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Vibraslap <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Ride Cymbal 2 <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Bongo H <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Bongo L <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Conga H Mute <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— Analog Conga H

Conga H Open <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— Analog Conga M

Conga L <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— Analog Conga L

Timbale H <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Timbale L <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Agogo H <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Agogo L <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Cabasa <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Maracas <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— Analog Maracas

Samba Whistle H <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Samba Whistle L <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Guiro Short <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Guiro Long <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Claves <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— Analog Claves

Wood Block H <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Wood Block L <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Cuica Mute <—— <—— <—— <—— Scratch Push Scratch Push

Cuica Open <—— <—— <—— <—— Scratch Pull Scratch Pull

Triangle Mute <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Triangle Open <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Shaker <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Jingle Bell <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Bell Tree <—— <—— <—— <—— <—— <——

Drum Kit List

149

147

Bank MSB

Bank LSB

Prgram Number

Note # Note

13 C#-1

14 D-1

15 D#-1

16 E-1

17 F-1

18 F#-1

19 G-1

20 G#-1

21 A-1

22 A#-1

23 B-1

24 C0

25 C#0

26 D0

27 D#0

28 E0

29 F0

30 F#0

31 G0

32 G#0

33 A0

34 A#0

35 B0

36 C1

37 C#1

38 D1

39 D#1

40 E1

41 F1

42 F#1

43 G1

44 G#1

45 A1

46 A#1

47 B1

48 C2

49 C#2

50 D2

51 D#2

52 E2

53 F2

54 F#2

55 G2

56 G#2

57 A2

58 A#2

59 B2

60 C3

61 C#3

62 D3

63 D#3

64 E3

65 F3

66 F#3

67 G3

68 G#3

69 A3

70 A#3

71 B3

72 C4

73 C#4

74 D4

75 D#4

76 E4

77 F4

78 F#4

79 G4

80 G#4

81 A4

82 A#4

83 B4

84 C5

85 C#5

86 D5

87 D#5

88 E5

89 F5

90 F#5

91 G5

F1 F#1

G1 G#1

A1 A#1

D#1

D1 C#1

F2 F#2

G2 G#2

A2 A#2

D#2

D2 C#2

F3 F#3

G3 G#3

A3 A#3

D#3

D3 C#3

F4 F#4

G4 G#4

A4 A#4

D#4

D4 C#4

F5 F#5

G5 G#5

A5 A#5

D#5

D5 C#5

127 127 127 127 126 126

000000

27 32 40 48 0 1

Dance Kit Jazz Kit Brush Kit Symphonic Kit SFX Kit 1 SFX Kit 2

<—— <—— <—— <——

Reverse Cymbal <—— <—— <——

<—— <—— <—— <——

Hi Q 2 <—— <—— <——

AnSD Snappy SD Jazz H Light Brush Slap L <——

<—— <—— <—— <——

AnBD Dance-1 <—— <—— Bass Drum L

AnSD OpenRim <—— <—— <——

AnBD Dance-2 <—— <—— Gran Cassa

AnBD Dance-3 BD Jazz BD Jazz Gran Cassa Mute Cutting Noise Phone Call

Analog Side Stick <—— <—— <—— Cutting Noise 2 Door Squeak

AnSD Q SD Jazz L Brush Slap Marching Sn M Door Slam

<—— <—— <—— <—— String Slap Scratch Cut

AnSD Ana+Acoustic SD Jazz M Brush Tap Marching Sn H Scratch

Analog Tom 1 <—— Brush Tom 1 <—— Wind Chime

Analog HH Closed 3 <—— <—— <—— Telephone Ring 2

Analog Tom 2 <—— Brush Tom 2 <——

Analog HH Closed 4 <—— <—— <——

Analog Tom 3 <—— Brush Tom 3 <——

Analog HH Open 2 <—— <—— <——

Analog Tom 4 <—— Brush Tom 4 <——

Analog Tom 5 <—— Brush Tom 5 <——

Analog Cymbal <—— <—— Hand Cym. L

Analog Tom 6 <—— Brush Tom 6 <——

<—— <—— <—— Hand Cym.Short L

<—— <—— <—— <—— Flute Key Click Car Engine Ignition

<—— <—— <—— <—— Car Tires Squeal

<—— <—— <—— <—— Car Passing

<—— <—— <—— <—— Car Crash

Analog Cowbell <—— <—— <—— Siren

<—— <—— <—— Hand Cym. H Train

<—— <—— <—— <—— Jet Plane

<—— <—— <—— Hand Cym.Short H Starship

<—— <—— <—— <—— Burst

<—— <—— <—— <—— Roller Coaster

Analog Conga H <—— <—— <—— Submarine

Analog Conga M <—— <—— <——

Analog Conga L <—— <—— <——

<—— <—— <—— <——

<—— <—— <—— <—— Shower Laugh

<—— <—— <—— <—— Thunder Scream

Analog Maracas <—— <—— <—— Wind Punch

<—— <—— <—— <—— Stream Heartbeat

<—— <—— <—— <—— Bubble FootSteps

<—— <—— <—— <—— Feed

<—— <—— <—— <——

Analog Claves <—— <—— <——

<—— <—— <—— <——

Scratch Push <—— <—— <——

Scratch Pull <—— <—— <——

<—— <—— <—— <——

<—— <—— <—— <—— Dog Machine Gun

Horse Laser Gun

Bird Tweet 2 Explosion

Firework

Ghost

Maou

Drum Kit List

150

148

Style List

TRADITIONAL

126 U.S. March

127 German March

128 6/8 March

129 Polka

130 Polka Pop 1

131 Polka Pop 2

132 Polka Oberkrainer

133 Tarantella

134 Hully Gully

WALTZ

135 Pop Waltz

136 Jazz Waltz 1

137 Country Waltz

138 Vienna Waltz

139 Slow Waltz 1

140 Orch. Waltz

141 Waltz Oberkrainer

142 Musette

143 Guitar Waltz

PIANIST

144 Stride

145 Boogie 3

146 Swing 3

147 Pianoman

148 8Beat 4

149 Ballad 1

150 Ballad 2

151 6/8 Ballad

152 Ragtime

153 March

154 6/8 March

155 Bossa Nova 3

156 Beguine 2

157 Samba 2

158 Waltz

159 Slow Waltz 2

160 Jazz Waltz 2

Style Style Name

Number

Style Style Name

Number DISCO

64 70’s Disco

65 90’s Disco

66 Disco Soul

67 Miami Pop

68 Disco Tropic

69 Disco Hands

70 Electro Pop

SWING & JAZZ

71 Swing 1

72 Big Band 1

73 Big Band Ballad

74 Jazz Ballad

75 Jazz Trio

76 Boogie 1

77 Dixieland 1

78 Big Band Boogie

79 Gypsy Swing

80 Bebop

81 Swing 2

82 Big Band 2

83 Boogie 2

84 Dixieland 2

R & B

85 Gospel Shuffle

86 R & B 1

87 Motown

88 Soul

89 Soul Shuffle

90 R & B 2

91 6/8 Blues

COUNTRY

92 Country Rock

93 Country 8Beat

94 Country Pop

95 Country Shuffle

96 Country Swing

97 Bluegrass

98 Country Ballad

99 Two Step

100 Cowboy Boogie

101 Hoedown

LATIN

102 Samba Rio

103 Bossa Nova 1

104 Bossa Nova 2

105 Reggae

106 Swing Reggae

107 Guitar Rhumba

108 Guitar Bossa

109 Salsa

110 Mambo

111 Jazz Samba

112 Pop Bossa 1

113 Pop Bossa 2

114 Pop Reggae

115 Pop Cha Cha

BALLROOM

116 Slow Fox

117 Quickstep

118 Tango

119 Cha Cha Cha

120 Samba 1

121 Rhumba

122 Pasodoble

123 Jive

124 Beguine 1

125 Foxtrot

Style Style Name

Number 8BEAT

1 8Beat 1

2 8Beat 2

3 8Beat Adria

4 8Beat Pop 1

5 8Beat Pop 2

6 British Pop

7 8Beat Rock

8 8Beat Soft

9 8Beat 3

16BEAT

10 16Beat 1

11 16Beat 2

12 16Beat 3

13 16Beat 4

14 16Beat 5

15 Soft Fusion

16 Hip Hop Pop

17 16Beat Funk

18 Funky Pop

19 80’s Fusion

20 Jazz Rock

21 Fusion Shuffle

22 16Beat 6

8BEAT BALLAD

23 Piano Ballad

24 U.S. Ballad

25 Slow Rock 1

26 Slow Rock 2

27 Modern 6/8

28 Guitar Ballad

29 Organ Ballad

30 Blues Ballad

31 Epic Ballad

16BEAT BALLAD

32 16Beat Ballad 1

33 16Beat Ballad 2

34 Rock Ballad

35 Slow Ballad

36 Analog Pop

37 Pop Ballad 1

38 Pop Ballad 2

39 Cool Night

40 Pop Ballad 3

ROCK

41 Rock 1

42 Hard Rock

43 Rock & Roll 1

44 Rock Shuffle

45 Twist 1

46 4/4 Blues

47 Rock 2

48 8Beat Heat

49 Rock & Roll 2

50 Twist 2

51 Blues Rock

52 6/8 Rock

DANCEFLOOR

53 Clubdance

54 Techno

55 Entrance

56 Eurobeat

57 Trance 1

58 Trance 2

59 Cool Dance

60 Funky Trip Hop

61 House

62 Handbag

63 Tip

151

Multi Pad Bank List

Bank name Chord Match Repeat

Pad1 Pad2 Pad3 Pad4 Pad1 Pad2 Pad3 Pad4

Fanfare O O O – – – – –

Crystal O O O O – – – –

Gothic_V O O O O – – – –

TechSyn1 O O O O O O O O

TechSyn2 O O O O O O O O

TechSyn3 O O – – O O O O

TechSyn4 O O – – O O O O

PianoSeq O O O O – – – –

OrcheHit O O O O – – – –

Traffic ––––––––

Chirp ––––––––

HorrorSE ––––––––

Noises ––––––––

WaterSE ––––––––

AnalogKit ––––––––

TechKit ––––––––

RockKit ––––––––

TomFlam ––––––––

LatinPerc1 ––––––––

LatinPerc2 ––––––––

Brassy1 O O O O – – – –

Brassy2 O O O O – – – –

Swingy O O O O O O O O

SynBrass O O O O – – – –

GuitarPlay1 O O O O O O O O

GuitarPlay2 O O O O O O O O

GuitarPlay3 O O O O O O O O

GuitarPlay4 O O O O O O O O

PianoMan O O O O O O O –

SalsaPiano O O O O O O O O

SambaShow ––––OOOO

Accordion O O O O – – – –

Arpeggio O O O O – – – –

Classic O O O O – – – –

Twinkle O O O O – – – –

TimbalesRoll ––––––––

O : available

There are two types of Multi Pad data: some types will play back once and stop

when they reach to the end. Others will play back repeatedly until you press the

[STOP] button.

149

152

OUT

Rev Send

VOICE R1

Dry

DSP Send

When DSP type is selected

as a System effect

Multi effect

Cho Send

Rev Send

VOICE R2

Dry

Cho Send

Rev Send

VOICE L

Dry

Cho Send

Rev Send

STYLE

Dry

Cho Send

DSP Send

CHORUS Master EQ

REVERB

DRY LINE

DSP

Chorus

Return

DSP

Return

Reverb

Return

DSP

effect

Rev Send

MIC

Dry

DSP Send

Cho Send

DSP4

DSP

Vocal

Harmony

When DSP type is selected

as an Insertion effect

DSP3

DSP2

DSP1

When DSP type

is selected as

an Insertion effect

■ PSR-740

● Reverb (System effect)

Reverb effect type/depth can be set by panel operation.

When you select a different style, the appropriate reverb type will be selected accordingly.

● Chorus (System effect)

Chorus effect type/depth can be set by panel operation.

When you select a different style, the appropriate chorus type will be selected accordingly.

● DSP (System/Insertion effect)

DSP effect type/depth can be set by a panel operation in the Style record mode.

When you select a different style, the appropriate chorus type will be selected accordingly.

● DSP1 - 3 (Insertion effect)

The PSR-740 has a multi effect system featuring three separate DSP effect blocks.

Multi effect on/off status, type and depth can be set by panel operation.

● DSP4

DSP4 is the effect for the microphone sound.

DSP4 effect on/off status, type and depth can be set by panel operation.

● Master EQ

Master EQ on/off status, type and depth can be set by panel operation.

• Although not all the effect

settings cannot be made by

operating the PSR-740 panel

manually, some of them may

be accessible through MIDI.

Refer to the MIDI data format

for details.

About the Digital Effects (Reverb/Chorus/DSP)

150

159

157

Data Backup & Initialization

■ Data Backup

Except for the data listed below, all PSR-740/640 panel settings are reset to their initial

settings whenever the power is turned on. The data listed below are backed up — i.e.

retained in memory — as long as an AC adaptor is connected.

■ Data Initialization

All data can be initialized and restored to the factory preset condition by turning on the

power while holding the highest (rightmost) white key on the keyboard. “Now initializ-

ing the internal memory...” will appear briefly on the display.

• User Style data .................................................... page 110

• User Pad data...................................................... page 106

• Registration Memory data...................................... page 62

• Registration Memory Bank Number....................... page 64

• Registration Memory/One Touch Setting status..... page 63

• Freeze on/off.......................................................... page 63

• MIDI Transmit settings ......................................... page 130

• MIDI Receive settings.......................................... page 131

• Voice Set on/off .................................................... page 136

• Voice L (Voice Change, Mixer, Parameter Edit) .....page 88

• Organ Flutes settings (PSR-740)........................... page 32

• Vocal Harmony settings (PSR-740) ....................... page 82

• Talk setting (PSR-740) ........................................... page 86

• Master EQ settings (PSR-740) .............................. page 59

CAUTION

• All registration and User

Style/Pad memory data,

plus the other settings

listed above, will be erased

and/or changed when the

data initialization

procedure is carried out.

• Carrying out the data

initialization procedure will

usually restore normal

operation if the PSR-740/

640 freezes or begins to

act erratically for any

reason.

• Fingering mode...................................................... page 40

• Split Point............................................................. page 135

• Sustain on/off......................................................... page 31

• Part Octave setting .............................................. page 135

• Pitch Bend Range.................................................. page 30

• Modulation wheel function (PSR-740) ................... page 30

• Scale Tuning ........................................................ page 135

• Transpose .............................................................. page 30

• Footswitch function, Polarity ................................ page 137

• Foot Volume function, Polarity.............................. page 138

• Touch on/off, Sensitivity ....................................... page 136

• Multi Pad setting .................................................... page 48

• Master Tuning ...................................................... page 135

• Metronome on/off................................................. page 134

160

Alert Message List

The file is a purposely “copy-protected” disk.

The Copy function is not possible.

The disk contains no file to be loaded, copied, or be deleted.

Insert the disk that contains files to be loaded, copied, or deleted.

An unformatted disk is inserted.

An error occurred during execution of a disk operation.

Try changing the disk.

This message also may appear when executing the Load operation if the

internal memory becomes full.

The floppy disk’s write-protect tab is set to ON.

Remove the disk, set write-protect to off, reinsert the disk and attempt the

operation again.

There is no floppy disk inserted into the disk drive.

Insert a disk.

An error occured because the disk was removed during a disk operation.

Never remove a disk during a disk operation since this could damage both

the disk and the drive.

The disk’s memory capacity is full and no additional data can be recorded.

Delete one or more unneeded songs (using Delete), and attempt the

operation again.

When using the Copy operation, the inserted disk is different from the

source or destination disk.

Remove the disk and reinsert the proper Disk.

More than one file has the same name on the disk.

Change the name.

Maximum of 60 songs can be recorded.

Delete one or more unneeded songs (using Delete), and attempt the song

recording again.

If the internal memory becomes full during Style/Pad recording, this

message will appear on the display and recording will stop.

158

This message appears when executing the Quantize or Recording opera-

tions (in the Style Recording mode) when the internal memory is full.

No file on disk!

Insert another disk.

Unformatted disk!

Disk error!

Disk write-protected!

Disk file protected!

Can’t copy or record

this file.

No disk!

Insert a disk.

Disk removed!

Disk full!

Cannot continue.

Wrong disk!

Reinsert

the proper disk.

Same name on disk!

Change the file name.

Cannot record!

Maximum of 60 songs

can be recorded.

Memory full!

Cannot continue.

Memory full!

Clear unnecessary data.

161

Alert Message List

This message appears when you attempt to edit, quantize or clear the

track which contains no data in the Record mode.

This message indicates that recording a new User style cannot be started

when all three User styles have recorded data. Make sure to clear at least

one of the three User styles before recording a new User style.

This message appears when you attempt to edit or quantize the track

(other than RHYTHM) which contains preset data in the Style Record

mode.

This function cannot be used during Song/Style/Pad recording.

The MIDI function cannot be set during recording, playback, and disk

operations.

Harmony cannot be turned on during Style/Pad recording.

DSP cannot be turned on during Style/Pad recording.

This message appears to indicate you cannot enter the function when you

select Multi Pad function in the Multi Pad Recording mode.

The backup data (page 159) is faulty.

Use the data initialization function (page 159).

All data can be initialized and restore to the factory preset condition by

turning the STANDBY switch ON while holding the highest (rightmost)

white key on the keyboard.

This message may appear when the Host Select switch is set appropriately

and the serial cable is connected to the TO HOST but not to the PC’s serial

port (or the cable is properly connected to the PC which is currently turned

off).

159

Data not found!

User style full!

Cannot quantize the

preset data.

Cannot operate

during recording.

Cannot set the MIDI

function during disk

operations, etc.

Cannot turn harmony

ON during Style/Pad

recording.

Cannot turn DSP ON

during Style/Pad

recording.

Cannot enter the

functions during Pad

recording.

Backup error!

Now initializing

the internal memory...

Host is offline!

Produkt Specifikationer

Mærke:	Yamaha
Kategori:	Tastatur
Model:	PSR-740

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