Yamaha PSR-OR700 Oriental/Arabic Arranger Workstation

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The Yamaha PSR-OR700 Arranger Workstation: Loaded with Authentic Voices from the Orient and Middle East

The PSR-OR700 Arranger Workstation from Yamaha features some very cool content, dedicated "Scale Setting" panel buttons for on-the-fly scale tuning, MegaVoice and Modeling Technology, and USB jack for connecting peripheral storage devices. The keyboard has 61 touch-sensitive keys, 96-note polyphony, 314 accompaniment Styles featuring 146 special World Styles, large screen, a special selection of World Voices and 22 Drum Kits.

Features of the Yamaha PSR-OR700 Arranger Workstation:

• MegaVoices


• Scale Setting panel buttons


• USB MIDI & USB storage


• Large QVGA screen


• Virtual Drawbar Organ


• Ease of operation: Music Database, One Touch Settings, Registration buttons


• Professional Connections


• Other Great Features

Scale Setting Panel Buttons

The PSR-OR700 has an intuitive control section located on the left side of the panel for changing tuning on the fly. Designed to be incredibly flexible, the player simply presses one or more tuning buttons to, for example, lower that note a quarter tone. Below the tuning buttons are memory buttons for instant recall of the player's favorite or most used tuning settings.

MegaVoices

First introduced in Tyros, MegaVoice brings a new level of realism to the PSR-OR700 keyboard. The MegaVoices feature various playing techniques and performance sounds - such as finger slides and fret noise on guitar Voices - designed specifically to enhance playback of the built-in Styles. Simply hold down a chord while you play, and enjoy some of the most astonishingly realist, expressive accompaniment you've ever heard.

USB connectivity

The PSR-OR700 has 2 USB ports on the back, USB TO HOST and USB to DEVICE.

USB to HOST

This is plug and play simple for recording and playing back MIDI files from your computer.

PSR-OR700 Compact Flash USB to DEVICE

This is for connecting optional peripheral USB devices like floppy disk drives, thumb drives and hard drives for storing data like song and Style files.

Large 5.7" QVGA screen

Bigger screens convey more information. The screen on the PSR-OR700 is able to show you mixer settings at a glance, the chords you are playing, what sounds are on the right and left side of the keyboard, what Style or MIDI file is currently playing, virtual drawbars, score and lyrics. The bottom line is that since it's your window into how the music is being created, you might as well make it a big one.

Virtual Drawbar Organ

For that great vintage organ sound, the Organ Flutes on the PSR-OR700 use Modeling Technology - independently oscillating voices to simulate the rotating tone generation wheels found in classic organs. In true Yamaha fashion, you can select the organ type, control nine virtual drawbars, rotary speed and type, percussive attack and length and vibrato on/off, depth and speed. Then, save your settings and recall your favorite organ voices with one button push.

Ease of operation

There are many tools in the keyboard that make it easy to be a power user from the first day you own it.

Direct Access button

Press this button and the parameter you would like to adjust, for example pitch bend, and the LCD screen instantly goes there. Saves wading through menus and sub-menus.

Music Finder

Complete keyboard setups by song title. The keyboard selects an appropriate voice for the right hand melody, the correct musical style and the correct tempo. Simply call up a song title and start playing.

Quick record

To record a song, just press the Record button. Recording starts as soon as you start playing the keyboard and will record everything you play - the Style, Left & Layer Voices and Multi pads - or a single track.

One Touch Setting (OTS)

Provides you with a recommended voice with effects for each section of a Style (4 per style). Can be set to change automatically or you can select one of the four buttons. For example, on a jazz style, one OTS might be piano, the next jazz guitar with a little echo, the third sax with reverb and the forth might be piano and vibes layered.

Multi Pads

These four buttons change to match the genre of each Style (or you can change them yourself) and can be used to play a number of short pre-recorded rhythmic and melodic sequences that can be used to add impact and variety to your keyboard playing. Translation: MIDI-Loops.

Demo

In addition to the main demos showing some of the more advanced features found in the keyboard, there is also a short demo for every sound.

Mixing Console

To change voices, adjust levels, panning, transpose, tuning, pitch bend and effects on various tracks or parts that you play, simply press the Mixing Console button and make adjustments using graphical representations of rotary pots and faders.

Registration Memory

Set the keyboard up just the way you like and take a digital snapshot by memorizing it to one of the Registration buttons. Load and save banks of eight registrations to User memory, SmartMedia or USB device. The eight Registration buttons are conveniently located just above the keyboard.

Performance assistant technology

Guarantees that you can't play a wrong note. Here's how it works. Select an XF compatible song, press the Performance Assistant button and every note you play will fit the music. If you move up the keyboard, the pitch goes up. If you move down, the pitch goes down. Play a perfect arpeggio, or play chords in time with the music, or really go for it and play a solo. As long as performance assistant is "on", you're "on".

Professional Connections

Connectivity ports include the following:

• USB to DEVICE


• USB to HOST


• MIDI In/Out


• Foot Pedal 1/2


• DC IN (PA-300 Adapter included)


• 1/4" R/L Output Jacks


• 1/4" R/L AUX IN Jacks

A Keyboard with more Style

The PSR-OR700 features Styles (accompaniment patterns) in a variety of Western musical genres including Rock, Dance, Jazz, Latin, and World genres like Arabic, Maghrebi, Khaligi, Iranian, Turkish and Greek. As you play chords with your left hand, the selected Style will automatically provide drums, bass, guitar, strings, organ and other relevant musical instrument parts. This is live playing at its best.

Dynamic Voices and effects

A keyboard can only sound as good as the speakers that reproduce its sound. The stereo speaker system in the PSR-OR700 has been specially designed to faithfully reproduce the powerful dynamics and subtle overtones of the onboard voices and music styles. The keyboard comes with 862 Voices, is 96-note polyphonic and has 4 Effects blocks plus Reverb and Chorus. Additional sound features include a selection of special samples called MegaVoice, Sweet!, Live! and Cool! voices.

MegaVoices

MegaVoices bring incredible realism to the built-in accompaniment.

Sweet!

Sweet! voices reproduce all the natural expression and vibrato of their respective acoustic instruments.

Cool!

Cool! voices feature long samples of electronically amplified instruments.

Live!

Live! voices use stereo samples to ensure the most accurate reproduction of each instrument's natural presence, resonance and vibrato.

The PSR-OR700 is compatible with commercially available song/style data including:

• GM - General MIDI


• GM2 - General MIDI 2


• XG - Yamaha extended Voice set


• GS - for GS song playback


• DOC - Yamaha Disk Orchestra Collection


• SMF with lyrics - Standard MIDI File


• KAR - Karaoke files


• XF - Songs with lyrics and/or chords


• SFF - Yamaha style files

The Yamaha Story

Yamaha has been serving the needs of the music community since they manufactured their first reed organs in the late 1800's. Since then, they have expanded their vision to encompass every facet of the music industry. Their holistic approach includes musical instruments, live sound and recording equipment, and music instructional materials.

As one of the few companies to produce both instruments and recording/sound reinforcement products, Yamaha Corporation is in a unique position to improve the overall quality of their line. Their technological advancements in engineering and design can be incorporated into their musical instruments for improved functionality. Similarly, they can ensure their live sound and recording gear is designed to take advantage of the enhanced functionality of their instruments.

High quality standards are apparent in every product Yamaha manufactures. Guitars, basses, drums, keyboards, effects, cables, monitors, digital workstations, mixers, control surfaces, PA speakers, headphones, and more all receive the same attention to detail, for years of trouble-free use.

Technical Details of the Yamaha PSR-OR700 Arranger Workstation:

Color/Finish

• Body Color - Champagne Gold

Size/Weight

• Width - 39-5/8" (1,003 mm)


• Height - 5-7/8" (148 mm)


• Depth - 17-1/8" (433 mm)


• Weight - 25 lbs., 5-5/8 oz. (11.5 kg)

Control Interface

Keyboard

• Number of Keys - 61


• Keyboard Type - Organ Style


• Touch Response - Yes

Other Controllers

• Pitch Bend - Yes


• Modulation - Yes


• Multi Pads - Yes

Display

• Type - Full Dot LCD


• Size - 320 x 240 dots


• Color - Monochrome


• Contrast - Yes


• Score Display Function - Yes


• Lyrics Display Function - Yes


• Language - English, German, French, Spanish, Italian

Voices

• Tone Generation - AWM Stereo Sampling


• Maximum Polyphony - 96


• Preset Voices - 360 Voices + 22Drum/SFX Kits + 480 XG Voices + GM2 + GS (for GS Song Playback)


• Featured Voices - 43 Oriental Voices, 6 Oriental Drum Kits, 10 Mega Voices, 11 Sweet! Voices, 18 Cool! Voices, 14 Live! Voice, 10 Organ Flutes!


• Custom Voices - Sound Creator/Voice Set


• Compatibility - XG, GS, GM, GM2, XF

Effects

• Reverb - 34 Preset + 3 User


• Chorus - 29 Preset + 3 User


• DSP - DSP 1 : 191 Preset + 3 User, DSP 2-4 : 106 Preset + 10 User


• Master EQ - 5 Preset + 2 User


• Part EQ - 28 Parts


• Dual/Layers - Voice layer (RIGHT 1,2)


• Split - Yes


• Panel Sustain - Yes


• Mono/Poly - Yes

Accompaniment Styles

• Preset Styles - 314


• Featured Styles - 146 Oriental Styles + MegaVoice Styles (used by preset styles)


• Preset Fingering - Single Finger, Fingered, Fingered On Bass, Multi Finger, AI Fingered, Full Keyboard, AI Full Keyboard


• Preset Style Control - INTRO x 3, MAIN VARIATION x 4, FILL x 4, BREAK, ENDING x 3


• Custom User Styles - Yes


• Custom Style Creator - Yes


• Music Finder - Yes


• One Touch Setting (OTS) - 4 for each Style

Songs

• Preset Songs - 5


• Songs for Recording - Unlimited (depending on the storage media's capacity)


• Tracks per Recorded Song - 16


• Data Capacity - 300KB


• Recording Function - Quick Recording, Multi Recording, Step Recording


• Playback - Data Format - SMF (Format 0 & 1), ESEQ, XF, Style File


• Recording Data Format - SMF (Format 0)

Functions

• Number of Registration Buttons - 8 x unlimited banks (depending on the storage media's capacity)


• Registration Control - Regist. Sequence, Freeze


• Lesson/Guide - Follow Lights, Any Key, Karao-Key


• Performance Assistant Technology (PAT) - Yes


• Metronome - Yes


• Tempo Range - 5 - 500, Tap Tempo


• Transpose - Yes


• Tuning - Yes


• Octave Button - Yes


• Scale Type - 9 presets


• Number of Scale Keys - 12


• Number of Scale Memory Buttons - 6


• Direct Access - Yes

Storage and Connectivity

• Internal Memory - 560KB


• External Drives - Optional USB Flash Memory, USB Hard Disk Drive, etc. (via USB to DEVICE)


• Power Input - DC IN 16V


• Headphone Jack - x1


• MIDI - In/Out


• AUX In - (L/L+R, R)


• Aux Pedal Input - (optional) Switch or Volume x 2


• Line Out - (R, L/L+R)


• USB Connection - TO DEVICE, TO HOST

Amplifiers and Speakers

• Amplifiers - 12W x 2


• Speakers - (12cm + 5cm) x 2

Power Supply

• Power Options - Adaptor (PA-300/PA-300B)


• Power Consumption - 36W

Included Accessories

• Music Rest

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