Yamaha PSR-E473/PSR-EW425 Digital Keyboard Data List
This document provides a comprehensive data list for the Yamaha PSR-E473 and PSR-EW425 digital keyboards, detailing various aspects of their functionality.
Content Overview
This data list includes detailed information on:
- Voice List: Comprehensive details of available instrument sounds, including MIDI program change numbers.
- Drum/SFX Kit List: Percussion and sound effect kits with MIDI note information.
- Style List: A catalog of automatic accompaniment styles across various genres.
- Song List: Built-in songs categorized into Demos, Piano Solo, Piano Ensemble, and Piano Accompaniment.
- Groove List: Rhythmic patterns categorized by genre.
- Harmony Type List: Descriptions of various harmony effect types.
- Arpeggio Type List: Details on arpeggio effect types and their usage.
- Effect Type List: Extensive information on Reverb, Chorus, DSP1, DSP2, and Motion Effects.
- MIDI Data Format & Implementation Chart: Technical specifications for MIDI communication.
Voice List
The Voice List details the instrument's sound palette, covering categories like PIANO, ORGAN, GUITAR&BASS, STRINGS, SYNTH, CHOIR&PAD, and WORLD. It includes MIDI program change numbers for external control.
| Voice No. | Voice Name | MIDI Program Change # |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live! Concert Grand Piano | 1 |
| 2 | Stereo Grand Piano (PSR-E473) | 2 |
| 4 | Bright Piano | 3 |
| 28 | Progressive Rock Organ | 17 |
| 64 | S.Art Lite Nylon Guitar Harmonics | 1 |
| 105 | S.Art Lite Strings | 50 |
| 122 | Cello | 43 |
| 129 | S.Art Lite Brass Section | 57 |
| 157 | S.Art Lite Tenor Sax | 83 |
| 184 | Gemini | 91 |
| 215 | S.Art Lite Shoo Bee Doo Bah | 56 |
| 243 | Banjo | 106 |
Note: Full Voice List is extensive and spans multiple pages.
Drum/SFX Kit List
This section details the available Drum and SFX (Sound Effect) kits, providing MIDI note information for each drum sound within a kit. Kits include Standard, Electronic, House, Rock, Jazz, and various ethnic kits.
| Voice No. | Kit Name | Example MIDI Note |
|---|---|---|
| 295 | Power Kit | C# (MIDI Note 13) |
| 296 | Standard Kit 1 | C# (MIDI Note 13) |
| 299 | Rock Kit | C# (MIDI Note 13) |
| 309 | SFX Kit 1 | C# (MIDI Note 13) |
| 311 | Bass Drum Kit | C# (MIDI Note 13) |
Note: MIDI notes may be one octave lower than keyboard notes.
Style List
The Style List categorizes the automatic accompaniment styles available, such as POP, BALLAD, R&B, ROCK, SWING&JAZZ, LATIN, DANCE, WORLD, and ENTERTAINMENT. Each style is assigned a number and a name.
| Style No. | Style Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | 80sGuitarPop |
| 58 | 70sGlamPiano |
| 90 | Brazilian Samba |
| 125 | SkyPop |
| 170 | StringAdagio |
Note: Styles marked with an asterisk (*) may not have rhythm part data.
Song List
This section lists the built-in songs, categorized into Main Demos, Voice Demos, Piano Solo, Piano Ensemble, and Piano Accompaniment. Each song has a number, name, and composer.
| Song No. | Song Name | Composer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demo 1 | Yamaha Original |
| 4 | Grand Piano Demo | Yamaha Original |
| 12 | Maple Leaf Rag | S. Joplin |
| 16 | Amazing Grace | Traditional |
| 21 | Ep Ballad | Yamaha Original |
Groove List
The Groove List provides rhythmic patterns categorized into Electro, House, Trance, Hip Hop, and Chillout, World genres.
| Groove No. | Groove Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Electro Dance |
| 13 | Electro House 1 |
| 19 | Progressive Trance |
| 23 | South |
| 25 | New Berlin School |
Harmony Type List
Details the different Harmony effect types available, numbered from 001 to 026, with descriptions of their function and application.
| No. | Harmony Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 001 | Duet | Adds one, two, or three notes of harmony automatically. |
| 003 | Block | Applies harmony to any key played when playing a song with chord data. |
| 007 | Trill 1/8 note | Notes alternate continuously in a trill. |
| 013 | Tremolo 1/4 note | Note is repeated continuously. |
| 020 | Echo 1/4 note | Echo is applied to the note played. |
Arpeggio Type List
Lists the Arpeggio effect types, numbered from 027 to 178, with their corresponding names. Specific instructions are provided for selecting main voices when using Arpeggio Types 143-178, often involving Drum Kits.
| Arpeggio No. | Arpeggio Name |
|---|---|
| 027 | UpOct |
| 040 | AcidLine |
| 092 | GtrChrd2 |
| 157 | FolkRock |
| 174 | Chinese |
Effect Type List
This section details various sound effects, including Reverb, Chorus, DSP1, DSP2, and Motion Effects. Each effect type is listed with its number, name, and a description of its function.
Reverb Type List
Includes types like Hall, Cathedral, Room, Stage, and Plate, simulating different acoustic environments.
| No. | Reverb Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01-04 | Hall 1-4 | Simulates a concert hall reverb. |
| 05 | Cathedral | Rich reverb simulating cathedral acoustics, good for pipe organ sounds. |
| 13 | Off | No effect. |
Chorus Type List
Details Chorus and Flanger effects, providing conventional chorus programs and animated wavering effects.
| No. | Chorus Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | Chorus 1-3 | Conventional chorus program with rich, warm chorusing. |
| 4-5 | Flanger 1-2 | Produces a rich, animated wavering effect. |
| 6 | Off | No effect. |
DSP1 Type List
Lists Digital Signal Processing 1 effects, including Rotary Speaker simulations, guitar amp simulators, and chorus effects.
| No. | Type Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Rotary Speaker | Simulates a rotary speaker, mainly for Organ Voices. |
| 05 | Small Stereo Distortion | Stereo distortion for guitar. |
| 08 | British Combo Classic | British combo amp simulator. |
| 14 | Stereo Amp Sim Crunch | Stereo amp simulator. |
| 20 | Celeste 2 | A 3-phase LFO adds modulation and spaciousness. |
DSP2 Type List
Lists Digital Signal Processing 2 effects, similar to DSP1 but with different parameters and effects like Phaser and Tremolo.
| No. | Type Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Rotary Speaker | Simulates a rotary speaker, mainly for Organ Voices. |
| 03 | Distortion 1 | Adds an "edgy" distortion, indispensable for rock/blues guitar. |
| 05 | Chorus | Adds warm modulation to the sound. |
| 08 | Tremolo | Rich tremolo effect with volume modulation. |
Motion Effect Type List
Details Motion Effects that dynamically alter sound parameters like Filter, Pan, Expression, and Pitch.
| No. | Data Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Filter 1 | Filter | Applies filter modulation. |
| 21 | Pan 1 | Pan | Applies panning modulation. |
| 41 | Expression Slice 1 | Expression | Applies expression modulation. |
| 61 | Choking Up | Pitch | Modifies pitch. |
| 71 | Tape Stop 1 | Modulation | Simulates tape stop effect. |
MIDI Data Format & Implementation Chart
Provides detailed information on MIDI messages, control changes, system exclusive messages, and the MIDI implementation chart, which outlines transmitted and recognized MIDI data for the instrument.
MIDI Data Format
Explains various MIDI messages including System Exclusive messages for Reverb and Chorus Type changes, Master Tuning, and Local ON/OFF settings.
MIDI Implementation Chart
A table detailing which MIDI messages (Note, Velocity, Control Change, Program Change, System Exclusive) are transmitted and recognized by the PSR-E473/PSR-EW425.
| Function | Transmitted | Recognized | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channel | 1 - 16 | 1 - 16 | Default |
| Note Number | 0 - 127 | 0 - 127 | True voice |
| Velocity | Note ON: o 9nH,v=1-127 Note OFF: x 9nH,v=0 | Note ON: o 9nH,v=1-127 Note OFF: x | |
| Control Change | 64 (Sustain) | 64 (Sustain) | |
| Program Change | 0 - 127 | 0 - 127 | |
| System Exclusive | o | o |
