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Synth-Focused Portables (61 keys)

Explanation of the Pianist Styles onYamaha Portable Keyboards

Many Yamaha portable keyboards come equipped with Pianist Styles. These are special styles for playing piano solos. Most of the Pianist Styles have no drums parts, however, they may consist of one or more piano parts. Below is a list of Yamaha portable keyboard models that are equipped with Pianist Styles:

PSR Portables with Pianist Styles
Model(s) Style Numbers
PSR79, PSR195, PSR140, PSR148, PSR160, PSR162, PSR240, PSR248, PSR260, PSR262 81 - 100
PSR225, PSR270, PSR340 91 - 100
PSR280, PSR282, PSRGX76 86 - 100
EZ30, PSR350, PSR540 97 - 106
PSR640, PSR740 144 - 160
EZ20 89 - 100
PSR550 103 - 112

Activating a Pianist Style will allow the user to experience how they work. Below is a basic procedure:

Activating a Pianist Style
    1) Power the keyboard OFF and ON.

    2) Press the [STYLE] button.

    3) Type in the number of a Pianist Style on the numeric keypad.

    4) Press the [ACCOMP ON/OFF] once.

    5) Press the [SYNC START] button once.

    6) Play a key or chord to the left of the auto accompaniment split point (the default auto accompaniment split point is usually F# 2, the second F# on the left hand side of the keyboard). The accompaniment will play using only the Piano voice (in most cases).

NOTE: The Pianist Styles will follow chord changes in the same manner as the other Styles on the keyboard.