PSR-A3000 Owner’s Manual 9
Main Features
Main Features
Extraordinarily expressive and realistic Voices .............................................................page 36
The PSR-A3000 has a comprehensive and sonically stunning set of authentic Voices, and gives you the tools to play
these Voices more naturally and with greater expressiveness.
Play along with a backing band ..........................................................................................page 49
The Styles of the PSR-A3000 make it possible to perform in a wide variety of music genres with full instrumental
accompaniment, just by playing chords.
Voice and Style expandability..............................................................................................page 46
The PSR-A3000 is an open-ended instrument that lets you continually expand the available content for your creative
explorations. Featured on our special website (http://www.yamaha.com/awk/) are many Voices and Styles (called
Expansion Pack data) that you can get and load to the PSR-A3000. By using the “Yamaha Expansion Manager” software,
you can manage the variety of Expansion Packs and create your own custom Pack for installing on your instrument.
Powerful DSP effect for enhancing the sound................................................................page 42
The PSR-A3000 has new and high-quality effect types, including Real Distortion and Real Reverb. The DSP effects allow
you to play the keyboard dynamically with a distorted guitar sound, or sound like you are playing in a concert hall.
Audio playing and recording with a USB flash drive....................................................page 71
Audio files (WAV or MP3 format) saved to a USB flash drive can be played back on the instrument. You can also record
your performance as audio files (WAV format) to a USB flash drive—making it easy to edit your recordings on computer
as desired, and share them over the Internet, or burn your own original CDs. The instrument also provides a variety of
advanced, convenient audio playback and processing functions, including Time Stretch, which lets you slow down or
speed up an audio file without changing the pitch, and Pitch Shift, which allows you to change the pitch without affecting
the time. Moreover, a Vocal Cancel function effectively attenuates the vocals which may be positioned in the center of a
file, allowing you to sing “karaoke” style with just instrumental backing.
Versatile real-time controller — Joystick..........................................................................page 40
This expressive joystick lets you intuitively change the sounds during your performance in real-time. You can also freely
assign functions to it as desired. For example, you can use the joystick to adjust the filter, or to turn on/off playback of the
Style channels—easily applying variations to the sound without interrupting your performance.
Setting your Original Scales.................................................................................................page 88
The Oriental Scales feature lets you simply and easily change the pitches of specific notes and create your own scales.
The settings can be stored for instant recall, whenever you need them.
Playing with Arpeggios ..........................................................................................................page 44
You can play arpeggios (broken chords) by simply pressing the appropriate notes on the keyboard, allowing you to
instantly and automatically have complex and otherwise difficult-to-play phrases backing your performance.
These are just a few of the many functions that enhance your musical enjoyment and expand your
creative and performance possibilities. Try them out and enjoy your new keyboard!
The Demos (page 19) showcase the instrument’s high-quality sounds, the variety of advanced functions, and
provide helpful information for learning about your new keyboard.
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