Yamaha PORTATONE PSR-OR700 - Manual (Page 77)

PSR-OR700 Owner’s Manual 77
Ref
erence
Using, Creating and Editing
V
oices
Reference
Using, Creating and Editing Voices
Voice Characteristics
The Voice type and its defining characteristics are indicated above the Preset Voice
name.
Reference to Quick Guide pages
Playing Voices ................................................................................ page 30
Playing Preset Voices ............................................................... page 30
Using the Pitch Bend Wheel.................................................... page 33
Using the Modulation Wheel ................................................. page 34
Using the Metronome ............................................................ page 34
Voice Effects .................................................................................. page 53
MegaVoices Compatibility
MegaVoices are not compatible
with other models. Any song/style
data you’ve created on the PSR-
OR700 using the MegaVoices
will not sound properly when
played back on other instruments.
MegaVoice The MegaVoices are not intended to be played from the keyboard. They
are primarily designed for use with recorded MIDI sequence data (such
as songs and styles). Some of the guitar and bass Voices in particular
have been created as MegaVoices.
What makes MegaVoices special is their use of velocity switching. Nor-
mal Voices use velocity switching, too — to make the sound quality
and/or level of a Voice according to how strongly or softly you play it.
This makes the instrument’s Voices sound authentic and natural. How-
ever, with MegaVoices, each velocity range (the measure of your play-
ing strength) has a completely different sound.
For example, a Mega guitar Voice includes the sounds of various perfor-
mance techniques. In conventional instruments, different Voices having
those sounds would be called up via MIDI and played in combination
to achieve the desired effect. However, now with MegaVoices, a con-
vincing guitar part can be played with just a single Voice, using specific
velocity values to play the desired sounds.
Because of the complex nature of these Voices and the precise veloci-
ties need to play the sounds, they’re not intended for playing from the
keyboard. They are, however, very useful and convenient when creating
MIDI data — especially when you want to avoid using several different
Voices just for a single instrument part.
Live! These acoustic instrument sounds were sampled in stereo, to produce a
truly authentic, rich sound — full of atmosphere and ambience.
Cool! These Voices capture the dynamic textures and subtle nuances of elec-
tric instruments — thanks to a huge amount of memory and some very
sophisticated programming.
Sweet! These acoustic instrument sounds also benefit from Yamaha’s sophisti-
cated technology — and feature a sound so finely detailed and natural,
you’ll swear you’re playing the real thing!
Drums Various drum and percussion sounds are assigned to individual keys,
letting you play the sounds from the keyboard.
SFX Various special effect sounds are assigned to individual keys, letting you
play the sounds from the keyboard.
Organ Flutes! This authentic organ Voice lets you use the Voice Set to adjust the vari-
ous footages and craft your own original organ sounds. See page 96 for
details.