Yamaha PSR-310 EN - Manual (Page 21)

MELODY AND CHORD MEMORY
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Playing Back a Recorded Sequence
T To play back a recorded sequence:
1. Press the BANK button to begin playback.
2. Play along on the keyboard if you like.
You can also change the voice for the right-hand melody, add fill-ins us-
[PSR- 310 ] ing the INTRO/FILL IN button, or change the tempo during playback.
3. Press the START/STOP button to stop playback.
Playback will also stop when you press the SYNCHRO START/END-
ING button, or it will stop automatically after playback of an ending pat­
tern when the SYNCHRO START/ENDING button was used to stop
recording.
□ Normal mode will be selected automatically if you press a BANK S/n-
gfe Finger or Fingered mode.
□ If you press another Bank button during playback, that Bank*s indicator will
start to flash, and playback of that Bank wilt start from the next measure.
□ The maximum polyphony is 28. If more than 28 notes are played at the same
time, some notes may not sound, and some may be truncated (cut off)^ See
“Polyphony** on page 23.
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Programming a Chain
▼ To program a Chain:
MELODY AND CHORD MEMORY -| _ Prcss thc CHAIN buttoii to engage the Chain Ready mode.
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The three recording hank indicators and the three dots along the top of
the MULTI DISPLAY will flash simultaneously.
You can disengage the Chain Ready mode by pressing the CHAIN button
again or the SYNCHRO START/ENDING button.
2. Press the BANK 1, BANK 2, and BANK 3 buttons in the order
that you want them to play back — up to 8 steps can be pro­
grammed.
A synthesized voice will announce the order of the programmed Banks
each time a BANK button is pressed. The voice will stop if you attempt
to program more than 8 steps.
3. Press the CHAIN button again to exit the Chain Ready mode.
Playing Back a Programmed Chain
▼ To play back a programmed Chain:
1. Press the CHAIN button to engage the Chain Ready mode.
2. Press the START/STOP button to begin Chain playback.
3. Play along on the keyboard if you like.
4. Press the START/STOP button to stop playback.
Playback will also stop when you press the SYNCHRO START/ENDING
button. Playback will automatically stop when an ending pattern in the last
bank of a Chain is encountered.
□ The contents of the CHAfN memory are retained even when PortaTorm ls
turned off, provided power is supplied to the PortaTone by batteries ora power
ad^ton
□ You cannot enter CHAIN mode during Accompaniment play or in (M0LODY
AND) CHORD MEMOPY recording ready mode.
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