Hi, newbie here with a PSR SX600 ...
The manual is not very easy to follow, so I've been following You Tube videos in the main, but I can't figure out an issue with freehand playing when splitting the keyboard.
I basically want one voice in the left and another in the right, but when I follow the instructions, I can split the keys ok at any place, but the left hand basically goes up an octave, whereas I want the normal keys.
Am I missing something? Can someone please give me a step by step solution as it's being doing my head in! ...
Welcome to the PSR Tutorial Forum, Ade!
If you haven't already done so, you should first
download all three manuals (Owner's Manual, Reference Manual and Data List) from the SX600 download page:
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https://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/musical_instruments/keyboards/arranger_workstations/psr-sx600/downloads.html#product-tabsMethod 1:With the SX600, the Octave range of the keyboard parts can be set in the "
Voice Set" display. You can find important information on this in the SX600
Reference Manual in the chapter "Editing Voices (Voice Set)" on pages 13/14. (See also the
first attached picture.)
1. Select the Voice to be edited.
2. In the Voice Selection display, press the lower [5] button (= Voice Set) to call up the Voice Set display.
3. In the "Common" tab, make sure "1 Volume/Touch Sense/Part Octave" is selected. Use the [5] buttons to set the Part Octave for LEFT, and/or use the [6] buttons to set the Part Octave for RIGHT 1/2.
You can
save these settings as a so-called "User Voice", i.e. just here in the Voice Set display via "Save" (lower [8] button). Since User Voice files are very small, you can, if desired, save them in the internal User drive (which is only about 20MB in size on the SX600).
Alternatively, you can save the current Voice Set settings
directly to
Registrations or
directly to
OTS. In the case of Registrations, please remember to save the relevant Registration BANK as well. And if you change the OTS of a Style, you have to save this STYLE again (as a User Style in the internal User drive or, better, on a USB stick).
Method 2:You can also use the "
Voice Setting" display to adjust the Part Octave. You can find important information on this in the SX600
Reference Manual in the chapter "Adjusting the Pitch for the Parts" on page 8. (See also the
second attached picture.)
1. Go to [MENU] > Menu1 >
Voice Setting >
Tune tab.
2. Select the line "2 Octave" and adjust the Octave of the LEFT, RIGHT 1 and RIGHT 2 as desired.
The settings can be saved as described above.
Note: In order for the
LEFT Voice settings to be saved in Registrations, the checkmark "
STYLE" must be set in the Memory window. The settings for the RIGHT 1/2 Voices, on the other hand, are saved in Registrations with the checkmark "VOICE".
Hope this helps!
Best regards,
Chris
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