Yamaha PSR-270 - Manual (Page 29)

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Using the +/- keys
Press the + key to select the next voice number, and press the - key to
select the previous voice. Holding down either key continuously scrolls up
or down through the numbers. The +/- keys have a “wrap around” fea-
ture. For example, pressing the + key from voice #238 returns to voice #1.
Using the VOICE button
Press the VOICE button to select the next voice number. (This functions
exactly the same as the + button.)
Each voice is automatically
called up with the most
suitable octave range
setting. Thus, playing
middle C with one voice
may sound higher or lower
than another voice at the
same key.
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Play the selected voice.
To change to another voice, repeat step 2 above.
Since either the Style or Song mode is active in the background (as indi-
cated by the mode name in the display, without the rectangle), you can
also play styles or songs, respectively, in the Voice mode by simply pressing
the START/STOP button. The last selected style or song will be played.
About Panel Voices and GM Voices
Keep in mind that the PortaTone has two separate sets of voices:
100 Panel voices and 128 GM (General MIDI) Voices. The GM
Voices can also be used for optimum playback of GM-compatible
song data. This means that any GM song data (played from a sequencer or other
MIDI device) will sound just as the composer or programmer intended.
When a GM voice is selected, the General MIDI icon appears at the top left of the
display.
When you select a voice, the
PortaTone also automati-
cally calls up various
settings that are appropri-
ate for the voice. [This is
true when Voice Set
(Function #72, page 39) is
set to on — the default
setting.]
PLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODE
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