Yamaha YPG-525, YPG-625, DGX-520 User Manual

SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION

This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or speciﬁcally recommended by Yamaha.

This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a cart, etc., is used, please observe all safety markings and instructions that accompany the accessory product.

SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE:

The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. However, Yamaha reserves the right to change or modify any of the speciﬁcations without notice or obligation to update existing units.

This product, either alone or in combination with an ampliﬁer and headphones or speaker/s, may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss. DO NOT operate for long periods of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you should consult an audiologist. IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before damage occurs.

NOTICE:

Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relating to how a function or effect works (when the unit is operating as designed) are not covered by the manufacturer’s warranty, and are therefore the owners responsibility. Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES:

Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly. We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used to produce them, meet these goals. In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law, we want you to be aware of the following:

Battery Notice:

This product MAY contain a small non-rechargeable battery which (if applicable) is soldered in place. The average life span of this type of battery is approximately ﬁve years. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualiﬁed service representative to perform the replacement.

This product may also use “household” type batteries. Some of these may be rechargeable. Make sure that the battery being charged is a rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged.

When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or with batteries of a different type. Batteries MUST be installed correctly. Mismatches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and battery case rupture.

Warning:

Do not attempt to disassemble, or incinerate any battery. Keep all batteries away from children. Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by the laws in your area. Note: Check with any retailer of household type batteries in your area for battery disposal information.

Disposal Notice:

Should this product become damaged beyond repair, or for some reason its useful life is considered to be at an end, please observe all local, state, and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc. If your dealer is unable to assist you, please contact Yamaha directly.

NAME PLATE LOCATION:

The name plate is located on the bottom of the product. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are located on this plate. You should record the model number, serial number, and the date of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase.

Model

Serial No.

Purchase Date

92-BP (bottom)

PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL

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FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)

1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!

This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modiﬁcations not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product.

2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/

or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation instructions. Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA.

3. NOTE: This product has been tested and found to comply with the

requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part 15 for Class “B” digital devices. Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices. This equipment generates/uses radio frequencies and, if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual, may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices. Compliance with FCC regulations does

* This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA.

OBSERVERA!

Apparaten kopplas inte ur växelströmskällan (nätet) så länge som den ar ansluten till vägguttaget, även om själva apparaten har stängts av.

ADVARSEL: Netspæendingen til dette apparat er IKKE afbrudt, sålæenge netledningen siddr i en stikkontakt, som er t endt — også selvom der or slukket på apparatets afbryder.

VAR OITUS: Laitteen toisiopiiriin kytketty käyttökytkin ei irroita koko laitetta verkosta.

not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations. If this product is found to be the source of interference, which can be determined by turning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures:

Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference.

Utilize power outlets that are on different branch (circuit breaker or fuse) circuits or install AC line ﬁlter/s.

In the case of radio or TV interference, relocate/reorient the antenna. If the antenna lead-in is 300 ohm ribbon lead, change the lead-in to co-axial type cable.

If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results, please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product. If you can not locate the appropriate retailer, please contact Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA90620

The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries.

(class B)

(standby)

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PRECAUTIONS

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING

* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

WARNING

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, ﬁre or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Power supply/AC power adaptor

• Only use the voltage speciﬁed as correct for the instrument. The required voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument.

• Use the speciﬁed adaptor (PA-5D or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha) only. Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or overheating.

• Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it.

• Do not place the AC adaptor cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators, and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects on it, or place it in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over it.

Do not open

• Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or modify them in any way. The instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. If it should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have it inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

Water warning

• Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet conditions, or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into any openings.

• Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands.

Fire warning

• Do not put burning items, such as candles, on the unit. A burning item may fall over and cause a ﬁre.

If you notice any abnormality

• If the AC adaptor cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged, or if there is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument, or if any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it, immediately turn off the power switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet, and have the instrument inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

CAUTION

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage to the instrument or other property. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Power supply/AC power adaptor

• When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet, always hold the plug itself and not the cord.

• Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument, or during electrical storms.

• Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple-connector. Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause overheating in the outlet.

Location

• Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme cold or heat (such as in direct sunlight, near a heater, or in a car during the day) to prevent the possibility of panel disﬁguration or damage to the internal components.

• Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV, radio, stereo equipment, mobile phone, or other electric devices. Otherwise, the instrument, TV, or radio may generate noise.

• Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over.

• Before moving the instrument, remove all connected adaptor and other cables.

• When setting up the instrument, make sure that the AC outlet you are using is easily accessible. If some trouble or malfunction occurs, immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect the plug from the outlet.

• Use only the stand speciﬁed for the instrument. When attaching the stand or rack, use the provided screws only. Failure to do so could cause damage to the internal components or result in the instrument falling over.

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Connections

• Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level.

Maintenance

• When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry cloth. Do not use paint thinners, solvents, cleaning ﬂuids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths.

Handling caution

• Do not insert a ﬁnger or hand in any gaps on the instrument.

• Never insert or drop paper, metallic, or other objects into the gaps on the panel or keyboard. If this happens, turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. Then have the instrument inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

• Do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard.

• Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not use excessive force on the buttons, switches or connectors.

• Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level, since this can cause permanent hearing loss. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a physician.

Saving data

Saving and backing up your data

The panel settings and some other types of data are not retained in memory when you turn off the power to the instrument. Save data you want to keep to the Registration Memory (page 85.) Saved data may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect operation. Save important data to a USB storage device/or other external device such as a computer. (pages 93, 104)

Backing up the USB storage device/external media

•To protect against data loss through media damage, we recommend that you save your important data onto two USB storage devices/external media.

Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modiﬁcations to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.

Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.

Even when the power switch is in the “STANDBY” position, electricity is still ﬂowing to the instrument at the minimum level. When you are not using the instrument for a long time, make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet.

The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owner’s manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument.

● Trademarks

• The bitmap fonts used in this instrument have been provided by and are the property of Ricoh Co., Ltd.

•Windows is the registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation.

• The company names and product names in this Owner’s Manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Copyright Notice

The followings are the titles, credits and copyright notices for three (3) of the songs pre-installed in this electronic keyboard:

Mona Lisa

from the Paramount Picture CAPTAIN CAREY, U.S.A. Words and Music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans Copyright © 1949 (Renewed 1976) by Famous Music Corporation International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved

Composition Title : Against All Odds Composer’s Name : Collins 0007403 Copyright Owner’s Name : EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD /

HIT & RUN MUSIC LTD

This device is capable of using various types/formats of music data by optimizing them to the proper format music data for use with the device in advance. As a result, this device may not play them back precisely as their producers or composers originally intended.

This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others’ copyrights. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, style ﬁles, MIDI ﬁles, WAVE data, musical scores and sound recordings. Any unauthorized use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is not permitted under relevant laws. Any violation of copyright has legal consequences. DON’T MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES.

Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and/or audio data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use.

Can’t Help Falling In Love

from the Paramount Picture BLUE HAWAII

Words and Music by George David Weiss,

Panel Logos

GM System Level 1

“GM System Level 1” is an addition to the MIDI standard which ensures that any GM-compatible music data can be accurately played by any GM-compatible tone generator, regardless of manufacturer. The GM mark is afﬁxed to all software and hardware products that support GM System Level.

XGlite

As its name implies, “XGlite” is a simpliﬁed version of Yamaha’s high-quality XG tone generation format. Naturally, you can play back any XG song data using an XGlite tone generator. However, keep in mind that some songs may play back differently compared to the original data, due to the reduced set of control parameters and effects.

The Yamaha XF format enhances the SMF (Standard MIDI File) standard with greater functionality and open-ended expandability for the future. The instrument is capable of displaying lyrics when an XF ﬁle containing lyric data is played.

STYLE FILE

The Style File Format is Yamaha’s original style ﬁle format which uses a unique conversion system to provide high-quality automatic accompaniment based on a wide range of chord types.

USB

USB is an abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus. It is a serial interface for connecting a computer with peripheral Devices. It allows “hot swapping” (connecting peripheral devices while the power to the computer is on).

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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing

the Yamaha DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 Portable Grand!

Please read this owner’s manual carefully before using the instrument

in order to take full advantage of its various features.

Make sure to keep this manual in a safe and handy place even after you ﬁnish reading,

and refer to it often when you need to better understand an operation or function.

Accessories

The DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 package includes the following items. Please check that you have them all.

•Music rest

• Accessory CD-ROM

• Owner’s manual (this book)

•Keyboard stand

•Footswitch

•AC Power Adaptor (May not be included depending on your particular area. Please check with your Yamaha dealer.)

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Special Features of the DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525

Graded Hammer Standard Keyboard (DGX-620/YPG-625 Only)

Thanks to our experience as the world’s leading manufacturer of acoustic pianos, we’ve developed a keyboard with action that’s virtually indistinguishable from the real thing. Just as on a traditional acoustic piano, the keys of the lower notes have a heavier touch, while the higher ones are more responsive to lighter playing. The keyboard’s sensitivity can even be adjusted to match your playing style. This Graded Hammer technology also enables the DGX-620/YPG-625 to provide authentic touch in a lightweight instrument.

■ Performance assistant technology Page 35

Play along with a song on the instrument’s keyboard and produce a perfect performance every time ... even if you play wrong notes! All you have to do is play on the keyboard—alternately on the left- and right-hand ranges of the keyboard, for example—and you’ll sound like a pro as long as you play in time with the music.

And if you can’t play with both hands, you can still play the melody simply by tapping one key.

■ Play a Variety of Instrument Voices Page 15

With the DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525, the instrument voice that sounds when you play the keyboard can be changed to violin, ﬂute, harp, or any of an extensive range of voices. You can change the mood of a song written for piano, for example, by using violin to play it instead. Experience a whole new world of musical variety.

■ Play Along with Styles Page 24

Want to play with full accompaniment? Try the auto-accompaniment Styles. The accompaniment styles provide the equivalent of a full backing band covering wide variety of styles from waltzes to 8-beat to euro-trance … and much more. Select a style that matches the music you want to play, or experiment with new styles to expand your musical horizons.

All you need is one ﬁnger!

■ Easy Performance with Music Notation Display Page 33

When you play back a song, the corresponding score will be shown on the display as the song plays. This is a great way to learn how to read music. If the song contains lyric and chord data*, the lyrics and chords will also appear on the score display.

* No lyrics or chords will appear on the display if the song you are using with the score display func-

tion does not contain the appropriate lyric and chord data.

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Panel Logos .............................................................................6

Accessories.............................................................................. 7

Special Features of the DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525.............. 8

Setting Up 10

Power Requirements..............................................................10

Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack).............10

Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack)............................. 10

Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal)............................ 11

Turning the Power On ............................................................11

Panel Controls and Terminals 12

Front Panel.............................................................................12

Rear Panel .............................................................................13

Quick Guide

Changing the Display Language 14

Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices 15

Select and Play a Voice—MAIN.............................................15

Play Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL ..............................16

Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands—SPLIT 17

Play the Grand Piano Voice ...................................................18

Fun Sounds 19

Drum Kits................................................................................ 19

Sound Effects......................................................................... 19

The Metronome 20

Start the Metronome............................................................... 20

Adjusting the Metronome Tempo ...........................................20

Setting the Number of Beats per Measure,

and the Length of Each Beat............................................. 21

Adjusting the Metronome Volume ..........................................22

Playing Styles 23

Select a Style Rhythm............................................................ 23

Play Along with a Style...........................................................24

Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords.................................... 28

Using Songs 29

Select and Listen to a Song ...................................................29

Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause ......................30

Types of Songs ......................................................................32

Displaying the Song Score..................................................... 33

Display the Lyrics ...................................................................34

The Easy Way to Play Piano 35

CHORD Type—Play with Both Hands....................................36

CHORD/FREE Type—

Applying the Chord Type to the Left Hand Only................ 38

MELODY Type—Play with One Finger ..................................40

CHORD/MELODY—

Chord Type with the Left Hand, Melody with the Right .....42

Change the Song Tempo .......................................................46

Play the Demo Song ..............................................................46

Select a Song For a Lesson 47

Lesson 1—Waiting .................................................................47

Lesson 2—Your Tempo .........................................................50

Lesson 3—Minus One............................................................51

Practice Makes Perfect—Repeat and Learn.......................... 52

Play Using the Music Database 53

Change a Song’s Style 54

Try Out the Easy Song Arranger............................................ 54

Using the Easy Song Arranger...............................................54

Record Your Own Performance 56

Track Configuration................................................................ 56

Recording Procedure .............................................................57

Song Clear—Deleting User Songs.........................................59

Track Clear—Deleting a Specified Track from a User Song..60

Backup and Initialization 61

Backup ...................................................................................61

Initialization............................................................................. 61

Basic Operation 62

Basic Operation......................................................................62

The Displays........................................................................... 64

MAIN Display Items................................................................65

Reference

Play with a Variety of Effects 66

Adding Harmony.....................................................................66

Adding Reverb........................................................................67

Adding Chorus........................................................................68

Panel Sustain .........................................................................69

Pitch Bend ..............................................................................69

Handy Performance Features 70

Tap Start.................................................................................70

Touch Response Sensitivity ...................................................70

One Touch Setting..................................................................71

Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound ...............................72

Pitch Controls .........................................................................73

Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions 74

Pattern Variation (Sections)....................................................74

Setting the Split Point .............................................................77

Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm

(Stop Accompaniment)......................................................78

Adjusting the Style Volume.....................................................78

Chord Basics ..........................................................................79

Style File.................................................................................81

Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard..............................81

Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary.....................82

Song Settings 83

Song Volume..........................................................................83

A-B Repeat.............................................................................83

Muting Independent Song Parts.............................................84

Change the Melody Voice ......................................................84

Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 85

Saving to the Registration Memory ........................................85

Recalling a Registration Memory............................................86

The Functions 87

Selecting and Setting Functions.............................................87

Using USB Flash Memory 90

USB Flash Memory ................................................................90

Connecting a USB Flash Memory ..........................................91

Formatting USB Flash Memory ..............................................92

Saving Data............................................................................93

Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save.....................94

Loading User Files and Style Files.........................................95

Deleting Data from a USB Flash Memory ..............................96

Playing Songs Saved to USB Flash Memory .........................96

Connections 97

Connectors .............................................................................97

Connection to a USB Storage Device ....................................97

Connecting a Personal Computer ..........................................99

Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer.....100

Remote Control of MIDI Devices..........................................101

Initial Send............................................................................102

Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument...102

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 105

Important Notices about the CD-ROM..................................105

CD-ROM Contents ...............................................................106

System Requirements ..........................................................107

Software Installation .............................................................107

Appendix

Troubleshooting....................................................................112

Messages .............................................................................114

Keyboard Stand Assembly ...............................116

Scores ..................................................................................118

Voice List..............................................................................124

Drum Kit List.........................................................................128

Style List...............................................................................130

Music Database List .............................................................131

Songs Provided On the Supplied CD-ROM..........................132

Effect Type List.....................................................................133

MIDI Implementation Chart...................................................134

MIDI Data Format.................................................................136

Specifications .......................................................................137

Index.....................................................................................138

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Setting Up

•Avoid listening with the headphones at high volume for long periods of time; doing so may not only result in ear fatigue, it may be damaging to your hearing.

•To prevent damage to the speakers, set the volume of the external devices at the minimum setting before connecting them. Failure to observe these cautions may result in electric shock or equipment damage. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all devices at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level.

• Make sure that the footswitch plug is properly connected to the SUSTAIN jack before turning on the power.

• Do not press the footswitch while turning the power on. Doing this changes the recognized polarity of the footswitch, resulting in reversed footswitch operation.

NOTE

Be sure to do the following operations BEFORE turning on the power.

Power Requirements

 Make sure that the [STANDBY/ON] switch of the

instrument is set to STANDBY.

WARNING

• Use ONLY a Yamaha PA-5D AC Power Adaptor (or other adaptor speciﬁcally recommended by Yamaha) to power your instrument from the AC mains. The use of other adaptors may result in irreparable damage to both the adaptor and the instrument.

 Connect the AC adaptor (PA-5D or other adaptor

speciﬁcally recommended by Yamaha) to the power supply jack.

 Plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet.

CAUTION

• Unplug the AC Power Adaptor when not using the instrument, or during electrical storms.

Make all necessary connections below BEFORE turning the power on.

Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack)

The instrument speakers are automatically shut off when a plug is inserted into this jack. The PHONES/ OUTPUT jack also functions as an external output. You can connect the PHONES/OUTPUT jack to a keyboard ampliﬁer, stereo system, mixer, tape recorder, or other line-level audio device to send the instrument’s output signal to that device.

WARNING



PA-5D

CAUTION



AC outlet

Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack)

The sustain function lets you produce a natural sustain as you play by pressing a footswitch. Plug the Yamaha FC5 footswitch into this jack and use it to switch sustain on and off.

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Setting Up

Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal)

Connect the instrument’s USB terminal to the USB terminal of a computer, and you can transfer performance data and song ﬁles between the two (page 99). To use the USB data-transfer features you’ll need to do the following:

• First, make sure the POWER switch on the instrument is set to OFF, then use a USB cable to connect the instrument to the computer. After making the connections, turn the instrument’s power on.

• Install the USB MIDI driver on your computer.

Installation of the USB MIDI driver is described on page 107.

● Music Rest

Insert the music rest into the slots as shown.

Turning the Power On

Turn down the volume by turning the [MASTER VOLUME] control to the left and press the [STANDBY/ON] switch to turn on the power. Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch again to turn the power OFF.

Backup data in the ﬂash memory is loaded to the instrument when the power is turned on. If no backup data exists on ﬂash memory, all instrument settings are restored to the initial factory defaults when the power is turned on.

CAUTION

• Even when the switch is in the “STANDBY” position, electricity is still ﬂowing to the instrument at the minimum level. When you are not using the instrument for a long time, make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet.

CAUTION

•Never attempt to turn the power off when a “WRITING!” message is shown in the display. Doing so can damage the ﬂash memory and result in a loss of data.

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Panel Controls and Terminals

q [STANDBY/ON] switch ....................page 11

w [MASTER VOLUME] control.... pages 11, 62

e FILE CONTROL [MENU],

[EXECUTE] buttons................. pages 91–96

r [LYRICS] button ...............................page 34

t [SCORE] button...............................page 33

y [CHORD FINGERING] button .........page 81

u [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button....................page 36

i [MUSIC DATABASE] button............page 53

o [FUNCTION] button .................pages 64, 87

!0 LESSON [L], [R],

[START] buttons ..............................page 48

!1 [METRONOME ON/OFF] button .....page 20

!2 [TEMPO/TAP] button ............... pages 46, 70

!3 SONG MEMORY

[REC], [1]–[5], [A] buttons...............page 57

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!4 [REPEAT & LEARN]/

[ACMP ON/OFF] button ...........pages 52, 24

!5 [A-B REPEAT]/

[INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button.....pages 83, 74

!6 [REW]/

[MAIN/AUTO FILL] button........pages 30, 74

!7 [FF]/[SYNC STOP] button ........pages 30, 76

!8 [PAUSE]/

[SYNC START] button..............pages 30, 75

!9 [START/STOP] button ........pages 23, 30, 63

@0 [SONG] button................................. page 29

@1 [EASY SONG

ARRANGER] button........................ page 54

@2 [STYLE] button................................ page 23

@3 [VOICE] button ................................page 15

Panel Controls and Terminals

@0 @1 @2

#5 #6 #7 #8 #9

#0 #1 #2 #3

@4 Dial............................................ pages 63, 87

@5 CATEGORY [ ] and [ ]

buttons ..................................... pages 63, 87

@6 Number buttons [0]–[9],

[+] and [-] buttons.................... pages 63, 87

@7 [DEMO] button.................................page 46

@8 [EXIT] button....................................page 64

@9 REGIST MEMORY

[MEMORY/BANK], [1], [2] buttons..page 85

#0 [PORTABLE GRAND] button ..........page 18

#1 [SPLIT ON/OFF] button...................page 17

#2 [DUAL ON/OFF] button ...................page 16

#3 [HARMONY ON/OFF] button ..........page 66

#4 [PITCH BEND] wheel.......................page 69

#5 CONTRAST knob ............................page 65

#6 USB TO DEVICE,

TO HOST terminals ..................pages 11, 99

#7 SUSTAIN jack................................... page 10

#8 PHONES/OUTPUT jack................... page 10

#9 DC IN 12V jack................................. page 10

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Changing the Display Language

Quick Guide

This instrument allows you to select English or Japanese as the display language. The default display language is English, but if you switch to Japanese the lyrics, ﬁle names, demo display, and some messages will be displayed in Japanese where appropriate.

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Press the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons a number of times until the “Language” item appears.

The currently selected display language will appear below the “Language” item. When highlighted you can use the [+] and [-] buttons to select the language as required.

Select a display language.

The [+] button selects English and the [-] button selects Japanese.

The language selection will be stored in the internal ﬂash memory so that it is retained even when the power is turned off.

Language item

The currently selected language

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

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Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices

In addition to piano, organ, and other “standard” keyboard instruments, this instrument has a large range of voices that includes guitar, bass, strings, sax, trumpet, drums and percussion, sound effects … a wide variety of musical sounds.

Select and Play a Voice—MAIN

This procedure selects the main voice you will play on the keyboard.

Press the [VOICE] button.

The main voice selection display will appear. The currently selected voice number and name will be highlighted.

The currently selected voice number and name

Select the voice you want to play.

While watching the highlighted voice name rotate the dial. The available voices will be selected and displayed in sequence. The voice selected here becomes the main voice. For this example select the “102 Flute” voice.

Play the keyboard.

Select 102 Flute

Try selecting and playing a variety of voices. Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

Adjusts volume.

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Play Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL

You can select a second voice which will play in addition to the main voice when you play the keyboard. The second voice is known as the “dual” voice.

Press the [DUAL ON/OFF] button.

The [DUAL ON/OFF] button turns the dual voice on or off. When turned on the dual voice “DUAL” will appear in the MAIN display. The currently selected dual voice will sound in addition to the main voice when you play the keyboard.

Press and hold the [DUAL ON/OFF] button for longer than a second.

The dual voice selection display will appear.

Hold for longer than a second

Select the desired dual voice.

Watch the displayed dual voice and rotate the dial until the voice you want to use is selected. The voice selected here becomes the dual voice. For this example try selecting the “120 Vibraphone” voice.

Voice Number

Dual voice selection display

The currently selected dual voice

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Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices

Play the keyboard.

Tw o voices will sound at the same time.

Try selecting and playing a range of dual voices.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands—SPLIT

In the split mode you can play different voices to the left and right of the keyboard “split point”. The main and dual voices can be played to the right of the split point, while the voice played to the left of the split point is known as the “split voice”. The split point setting can be changed as required (page 77).

Split point

Main voice and dual voiceSplit voice

Press the [SPLIT ON/OFF] button.

The [SPLIT ON/OFF] button turns the split voice on or off. When turned on the split voice “SPLIT” will appear in the MAIN display. The currently selected split voice will sound to the left of the keyboard split point.

Press and hold the [SPLIT ON/OFF] button for longer than a second.

The split voice selection display will appear.

Voice Number

Hold for longer than a second

Split voice selection display

The currently selected split voice

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Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices

Select the desired split voice.

Watch the highlighted split voice and rotate the dial until the voice you want to use is selected. The voice selected here becomes the split voice which will play to the left of the keyboard split point. For this example try selecting the “038 Folk Guitar” voice.

Play the keyboard.

Try selecting and playing a range of split voices.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

Play the Grand Piano Voice

When you just want to play piano, all you have to do is press one convenient button.

Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button.

The “001 Grand Piano” voice will be selected.

NOTE

• When you press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button all settings other than touch sensitivity are turned off. The dual and split voices will also be turned off, so only the Grand Piano voice will play over the entire keyboard.

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Fun Sounds

This instrument includes a range of drum kits and unique sound effects you can use for entertainment. Laughter, babbling brooks, jet ﬂy-bys, eerie effects, and much more. These sounds can be a great way to enhance the mood at parties.

Drum Kits

Drum kits are collections of drum and percussion instruments. When you select a violin or other normal instrument main voice, for example, all keys produce the sound of the same violin, only at different pitches. If you select a drum kit as the main voice, however, each key produces the sound of a different drum or percussion instrument.

◆ Drum Kit Selection Procedure ➔ (refer to steps 1 and 2 on page 15)

1 Press the [VOICE] button.

2 Use the dial to select “128 Standard Kit 1”.

3 Try out each key and enjoy the drum and percussion sounds!

Try out each key and enjoy the drum and percussion sounds! Don’t forget the black keys! You’ll hear a triangle, maracas, bongos, drums ... a comprehensive variety of drum and percussion sounds. For details on the instruments included in the drum kit voices (voice numbers 128 to

139), see the “Drum Kit List” on page 128.

The sound effects are included in the drum kit voice group (voice numbers 138 and 139). When either of these voices are selected you will be able to play a range of sound effects on the keyboard.

◆ Sound Effect Selection Procedure ➔ (refer to steps 1 and 2 on page 15)

1 Press the [VOICE] button.

2 Use the dial to select “139 SFX Kit 2”.

3 Try out each key and enjoy the sound effects!

As you try out the various keys you’ll hear the sound of a submarine, a telephone bell, a creaking door, and many other useful effects. “138 SFX Kit 1” includes lightning, running water, dogs barking, and others. Some keys do not have assigned sound effects, and will therefore produce no sound. For details on the instruments included in the SFX kit voices, see “SFX Kit 1” and “SFX Kit 2” in the “Drum Kit List” on page 129.

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The Metronome

The instrument includes a metronome with adjustable tempo and time signature. Play and set the tempo that is most comfortable for you.

Start the Metronome

Turn the metronome on and start it by pressing the [METRONOME ON/OFF] button.

To stop the metronome, press the [METRONOME ON/OFF] button again.

MEASURE 1

Adjusting the Metronome Tempo

Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button to call up the tempo setting.

Use the dial to select a tempo from 11 to 280.

Indicates the beat number in the measure

Tempo

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The Metronome

Setting the Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Beat

In this example we’ll set up a 5/8 time signature.

Press and hold the [METRONOME ON/OFF] button for longer than a second to select the function “Time Signa-

ture–Numerator”.

Use the dial to select the number of beats per measure.

A chime will sound on the ﬁrst beat of each measure while the other beats will click. All beats will simply click with no chime at the beginning of each measure if you set this parameter to “00”. The available range is from 0 through 60. Select 5 for this example.

Press the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons as many times as necessary to select the beat length function “Time Sig-

nature–Denominator”.

Use the dial to select the beat length.

Select the required length for each beat: 2, 4, 8, or 16 (half note, quarter note, eighth note, or 16

note). Select 8 for this example.

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The Metronome

Adjusting the Metronome Volume

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the Metronome Volume item.

Use the dial to set the metronome volume as required.

Metronome volume

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Playing Styles

This instrument has an auto accompaniment feature that produces accompaniment (rhythm + bass + chords) in the style you choose to match chords you play with your left hand. You can select from 150 different styles covering a range of musical genres and time signatures (see page 130 for a complete list of the available styles). In this section we’ll learn how to use the auto accompaniment features.

Select a Style Rhythm

Most styles includes a rhythm part. You can select from a wide variety of rhythmic types—rock, blues, Euro trance, and many, many more. Let’s begin by listening to just the basic rhythm. The rhythm part is played using percussion instruments only.

Press the [STYLE] button.

The style select display will appear. The currently selected style number and name will be highlighted.

Select a style.

Use the dial to select the style you want to use. A list of all the available styles is provided on page 130.

Press the [START/STOP] button.

The style rhythm will start playing. Press the [START/STOP] button a second time when you want to stop playback.

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Play Along with a Style

You learned how to select a style rhythm on the preceding page. Here we’ll see how to add bass and chord accompaniment to the basic rhythm to produce a full, rich accompaniment that you can play along with.

Press the [STYLE] button and select the desired style.

Turn automatic accompaniment on.

Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button. Pressing this button a second time will turn automatic accompaniment off.

● When automatic accompaniment is on ...

The area of the keyboard to the left of the split point (54 : F#2) becomes the “auto accompaniment region” and is used only for specifying the accompaniment chords.

Split point (54 : F#2)

Auto accompaniment region

Turn sync start on.

Press the [SYNC START] button to turn the sync start function on.

This icon appears when automatic accompaniment is on.

NOTE

• The keyboard split point can be changed as required: refer to page 77.

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Flashes when sync start is on.

When sync start is on, the bass and chord accompaniment included in a style will start playing as soon as you play a note to left of the keyboard split point. Press the button a second time to turn the sync start function off.

Play a left-hand chord to start the style.

You can still “play” chords even if you don’t actually know any chords. This instrument will recognize even a single note as a chord. Try playing from one to three notes at the same time to the left of the split point. The accompaniment will change according to the left-hand notes you play.

Try this!

Scores for some chord progressions are provided on page 26. These examples should help you get a feel for what types of chord progressions sound good with the styles.

Playing Styles

Split point

Auto accompaniment region

Play a variety of left-hand chords while playing a melody with your right hand.

Split point

Auto accompaniment region

Press the [START/STOP] button to stop style playback when you’re done.

You can switch style “sections” to add variety to the accompaniment. Refer to “Pattern Variation (Sections)” on page 74.

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Styles Are More Fun When You Understand Chords

Chords, created by playing multiple notes at the same time, are the basis for harmonic accompaniment. In this section we’ll take a look at sequences of different chords played one after another, or “chord sequences.” Since each chord has it’s own unique “color”—even if it’s different ﬁngerings of the same chord—the chords you choose to use in your chord progressions have a huge inﬂuence on the overall feel of the music you play.

On page 24 you learned how to play colorful accompaniments using styles. Chord progressions are vital to creating interesting accompaniments, and with a little chord know-how you should be able to take your accompaniments to a new level. On these pages we’ll introduce three easy-to-use chord progressions. Be sure to try them out with the instrument’s accompaniment styles. The style will respond to the chord progression you play, effectively creating a complete song.

■Playing the Chord Progressions ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Play the scores with the left hand. Before playing the scores follow steps 1 through 3 of “Play Along with a Style” on page 24.

* The scores provided here are not standard song scores, but rather simpliﬁed scores that indicate which notes to play to

produce the chord progressions.

Split point

Play to the left of the split point.

Recommended Style

031 Euro Trance

—Dance music with simple chords—

Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button.

C G Am

This is a simple-but-effective chord progression. When you play through to the end of the score, start again from the beginning. When you’re ready to stop playing press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button and the auto accompaniment function will create a perfect ending.

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Recommended Style

138 Piano Boogie

—3-chord boogie-woogie—

Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button.

C C

Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button.

This progression provides varied harmonic backing with just three chords. When you get a feel for the progression in the score, try changing the order of the chords!

Recommended Style

086 Bossa Nova

—Bossa nova with jazz-style chords—

Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button.

Dm CM7

Bm7

FM7

Am A7

This progression includes jazzy “two-ﬁve” (II-V) changes. Try playing it through several times. When you’re ready to stop playing press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button.

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( )

CmM7

CM7

Csus4

Caug

CM7aug

C7aug

C7sus4

Csus2

Cdim

Cdim7

CmM7

(9)

CM7

(9)

Cm7

(9)

(b9)

(

b13

)

Cm7

(11)

CM7

(

#11

)

(b5)

(9)

(

)

(9)

(

#11

)

(#9)

(13)

Cm6

Cm7

(b5)

CM7

(b5)

Cm7

(b5)

CmM7

(b5)

● How to play Standard Chords [Example for “C” chords]

* Notes enclosed in parentheses ( ) are optional; the chords

will be recognized without them.

Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords

There are two ways of playing auto-accompaniment chords:

● Easy Chords

● Standard Chords

The instrument will automatically recognize the different chord types. The function is called Multi Fingering.

Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn auto-accompaniment on (page 24). The keyboard to the left of the split point (default: 54/F#2) becomes the “accompaniment range”. Play the accompaniment chords in this area of the keyboard.

Split point (default: 54/F#2)

DbEbF#G#BbDbEbF

DEFGABCDEF

Accompaniment

Root notes and the corresponding keys

■Easy Chords ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard using only one, two, or three ﬁngers.

•To play a major chord

Press the root note of the chord.

•To play a minor chord

Press the root note together with the nearest black key to the left of it.

•To play a seventh chord

Press the root note together with the nearest white key to the left of it.

range

■Standard Chords ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

This method lets you produce accompaniment by playing chords using normal ﬁngerings in the accompaniment range of the keyboard.

Cm7

•To play a minor seventh chord

Press the root note together with the nearest white and black keys to the left of it (three keys altogether).

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Listen to the song.

Press the [START/STOP] button to begin playback of the selected song. You can stop playback at any time by pressing the [START/STOP] button again.

001–030 Built in Songs (see next page) 031–035 User Songs (Songs you record yourself).

036–

Songs transferred from a computer (pages 102–104) or Songs in a USB ﬂash memory connected to the instrument (page 91)

Song start!

Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause

These are just like the transport controls on a cassette deck or CD player, letting you fast forward [FF], rewind [REW] and pause [PAUSE] playback of the song.

NOTE

• When an A-B repeat range is speciﬁed the fast reverse and forward function will only work within that range.

REW

Press the fast reverse button to rapidly return to an earlier point in the song.

Press the fast forward button to rapidly skip ahead to a later point in the song.

PAUSE

Press the pause button to pause playback.

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● Song List

These 30 songs include songs that effectively demonstrate the instrument’s Easy Song Arranger feature, songs that are ideally suited for use with the performance assistant technology feature, and more. The “Suggested Uses” column provides some ideas as to how the songs can most effectively used.

Category No. Name Suggested Uses

CHORD

Main Demo

Voice Demo

Function Demo

Piano Solo

Piano Ensemble

Piano Accompaniment

1 Magnetic

CHORD

2 Jessica

CHORD

3 Winter Serenade

CHORD

4 Live! Grand Demo

CHORD

5 Live! Orchestra Demo

CHORD

6 Cool! RotorOrgan Demo

CHORD

7 Cool! Galaxy Electric Piano Demo

CHORD

8 ModernHarp & Sweet Soprano Demo

CHORD

9 Hallelujah Chorus

CHORD

10 Ave Maria

CHORD

11 Nocturne op.9-2 12 For Elise 13 Maple Leaf Rag 14 Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair

CHORD

15 Amazing Grace 16

CHORD

Mona Lisa (Jay Livingston and Ray Evans)

17 Piano Concerto No.21 2nd mov.

CHORD

18 Scarborough Fair

CHORD

19 Old Folks at Home

CHORD

21 Ep Ballad

CHORD

22 Boogie Woogie

CHORD

23 Rock Piano

CHORD

24 Salsa

CHORD

25 Country Piano

CHORD

26 Gospel R&B

CHORD

27 Medium Swing

CHORD

28 Jazz Waltz

CHORD

29 Medium Bossa

Ac Ballad (Against All Odds: Collins 0007403)

SlowRock

CHORD

(Can’t Help Falling In Love: George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore)

The songs in this category have been created to give you an idea of the advanced capabilities of this instrument. They’re great for listening, or for use with the various features.

These songs features some of the instrument’s many useful voices. They make maximum use of the characteristics of each voice, and might serve as inspiration for your own compositions.

Use these songs to experience some of the instrument’s advanced features: song number 9 for the easy song arranger, and songs 10 and 11 for the performance assistant technology feature.

These piano solo pieces are ideally suited for use as lesson songs.

A selection of piano ensemble songs that are also well suited for use as lesson songs.

When you need to practice backing (accompaniment) patterns, these are the songs to do it with. This is ability you’ll need if you’re invited to play with a band. These songs allow you to practice backing parts one hand at a time, which can be the easiest way to master this important skill.

CHORD

: Includes chord data.

The scores for the internal songs—except for songs 1–11, and song 16, 20 and 30 which is copyrighted, are provided in the Song Book on the CD-ROM. The scores for songs 9–11 are provided in this manual. Some of the classic and/or traditional songs have been edited for length or for ease in learning, and may not be exactly the same as the original.

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Types of Songs

The following three types of songs can be used by the DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525.

● Preset Songs (the 30 songs built into the instrument) ................Song numbers 001–030.

● User Songs (recordings of your own performances) ..................Song numbers 031–035.

● External song ﬁles (song data transferred from a computer*) ...Song numbers 036–.

* The Accessory CD-ROM includes a selection of 70 MIDI songs. See page 103 for instructions on how

to transfer the songs to the instrument.

The chart below shows the basic processes ﬂow for using the preset songs, user songs, and external song ﬁles from storage to playback.

Hint! : You can have someone play a piece and temporarily save it in a user bank as a user song, then save it as SMF format to the USB memory from where it can be used as a lesson song.

Your own

performance

Record

(page 56)

Computer USB ﬂash memory

Song Song

Transfer

(page 102)

Connect

(page 97)

DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 Song Storage locations

Preset Songs

(001–030)

The 30 songs built into the instrument.

User Songs

(031–035)

Song Song Song

SMF conversion

Save

Play

NOTE

• User songs cannot produce score display as they are. If you convert a user song ﬁle to SMF and save it to USB ﬂash memory, however, it becomes capable of producing score display and can be used with the lesson features.

Flash Memory USB

(036–)

NOTE

• Different ﬂash memory areas are used to store user songs and external song ﬁles transferred from a computer. User songs cannot be directly transferred to the external song ﬁle ﬂash memory area, and vice versa.

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Displaying the Song Score

This instrument is capable of display the scores of songs. Scores are displayed for the 30 internal preset songs as well as songs stored in USB ﬂash memory or ﬂash memory. And although user songs you record yourself cannot display a score as is, they can be converted to SMF (Standard MIDI File) format and stored to USB ﬂash memory, from where they can be played with score display.

Select a song.

Follow steps 1 and 2 of the procedure described on page 29.

Press the [SCORE] button and a single-staff score will appear.

There are two types of score display: single-staff and double-staff. These are alternately selected each time the [SCORE] button is pressed.

Single-staff

Marker

NOTE

• Both chords and lyrics will be shown in single-staff score display of a song that includes chord and lyric data.

• When there are many lyrics they may be displayed in two rows a measure.

• Some lyrics or chords may be abbreviated if the selected song has a lot of lyrics.

• Small notes that are hard to read may be easier to read after you use the quantize function (page 89).

Melody score

Chord

Lyrics

Double-staff

Press the [START/STOP] button.

The song will begin playing. The triangular will move across the top of the score to indicate the current location.

NOTE

• No lyrics are shown in doublestaff.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

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Display the Lyrics

If a song contains lyric data, the lyrics can be made to appear on the display. No lyrics will be displayed for a song that contains no lyric data even if the [LYRICS] button is pressed.

Select a song.

Select a song between 16, 20, and 30 by performing steps 1 and 2 described on page 29.

Press the [LYRICS] button.

The title, lyricist, and composer of the song will appear on the display.

NOTE

• Songs downloaded from the Internet or commercially available song ﬁles, including XF format ﬁles (page 6), are compatible with the lyrics display features as long as they are standard MIDI ﬁle format ﬁles containing lyric data. Lyrics display may not be possible with some ﬁles.

NOTE

• If the lyrics display shows garbled characters, try changing the display language (page 14).

Song title, lyricist, and composer.

Press the [START/STOP] button.

The song will play back while the lyrics and chords are shown on the display. The lyrics will be highlighted to show the current location in the song.

■ Preset Songs That Can be Used For Lyrics Display

Lyrics and chord display

Number Name

016 Mona Lisa (Jay Livingston and Ray Evans) 020 Against all odds (Collins 0007403) 030 Can’t Help Falling In Love (George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore)

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This instrument includes a performance assistant technology feature that lets you play along with a song and sound like a great pianist (even though you might be making lots of mistakes)! In fact, you can play any notes and still sound good! You could even just tap one key and the results would be a beautiful melody. So even if you can’t play piano and can’t read a note of music, you can have some musical fun.

Performance assistant technology offers four selectable types. Select the type that produces the best results for you.

● Chord...................... No matter where or what you play, the result will be musical, well-bal-

anced sound. This type offers the greatest freedom, allowing you to play anything with both your left and right hands.

● Chord/Free........... If you can play simple right-hand melodies but have trouble with left-

hand chords, this is the type for you. The Chord type applies to only the left-hand section of the keyboard, allowing you to easily play chords to support the melody you are playing with your right hand.

Split point

Play your own melody with the right hand.

● Melody ................... This type lets you play the melody of the selected song by playing any

keys with just one ﬁnger. Start playing melodies right away, even if you’ve never played a keyboard instrument before!

● Chord/Melody .... Play the melody of the selected song with one ﬁnger on the right-hand

section of the keyboard, and play chords on the left-hand section of the keyboard using the Chord type.

Split point

Refer to page 44 for more information on using performance assistant technology to help you play.

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CHORD Type—Play with Both Hands

Press the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button.

This turns on the performance assistant technology feature. The indicator lights when the performance assistant technology feature is on.

Select the CHORD type.

Hold for longer than a second

Press and hold the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button for longer than a second so that the performance assistant technology type appears. Select the Chord type by using the dial.

Select a song.

Press the [SONG] button, and the Song Select display appears. Select a song by using the dial. For this example try selecting the “010 Ave Maria”. When the Chord type is selected, features only available for this song can be seen in the display!

Select Chord

NOTE

• Using Songs (page 29)

The song displayed here will be played.

● What is a Song?

You know the normal meaning of this word, but in this instrument the term “Song” refers to the data that makes up a complete song. The performance assistant technology features uses the chord and melody data, and should always be used with a song (page 29).

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Press the [START/STOP] button.

Song playback will begin. The basic pattern will play repeatedly. Listen to the basic pattern for four measures while getting a feel for the basic pattern, then begin playing yourself from the ﬁfth measure. The keys you should play will be shown in the display.

Play on the keyboard.

The Easy Way to Play Piano

Before After

Try playing the score on the left with both hands. You can even play the same keys over and over: C, E, G, C, E, G, C, E. You’ll notice that at measure ﬁve the notes will come out according to the score on the right. Keep playing, and performance assistant technology Chord type will continue to “correct” the notes that you play. This is the performance assistant technology Chord type.

You can stop song playback at any time by pressing the [START/STOP] button.

Press the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button to turn the performance assistant technology feature off.

NOTE

• The score for Ave Maria is provided on page 120.

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CHORD/FREE Type—Applying the Chord Type to the Left Hand Only

Press the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button.

This turns on the performance assistant technology feature. The indicator lights when the performance assistant technology feature is on.

Select the CHORD/FREE type.

Press and hold the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button for longer than a second so that the performance assistant technology type appears. Select the Chord/Free type by using the dial.

Select a song.

Press the [SONG] button, and the Song Select display appears. Select a song by using the dial. For this example try selecting the “011 Nocturne”.

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Press the [START/STOP] button.

Song playback will begin. The left-hand keys you should play will be shown on the display.

Play on the keyboard.

Play to the right of the split point with your right hand, and to the left of the split point with your left hand.

Split point

The Easy Way to Play Piano

With this type notes played on the left-hand side of the split point will actually sound an octave higher.

Play the Nocturne melody with your right hand. Continually play an FA-C arpeggio with your left hand as indicated by the score shown in the display. Although you’re repeatedly playing the same notes with your left hand, the actual notes produced will change to match the music. This is the performance assistant technology Chord/Free type.

Press the [SCORE] button if you want to see the score for the right-hand part in the display. You can stop song playback at any time by pressing the [START/STOP] button.

Press the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button to turn the performance assistant technology feature off.

NOTE

• The score for Nocturne is provided on page 122.

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MELODY Type—Play with One Finger

See page 44 for some hints on how to play melodies.

Press the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button.

This turns on the performance assistant technology feature. The indicator lights when the performance assistant technology feature is on.

Select the MELODY type.

Hold for longer than a second

Press and hold the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button for longer than a second so that the performance assistant technology type appears. Select the Melody type by using the dial.

Select a song.

Press the [SONG] button, and the Song Select display appears. Select a song by using the dial.

Select Melody

NOTE

• Using Songs (page 29)

The song displayed here will be played.

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Press the [START/STOP] button.

Song playback will begin. Because the Melody type has been selected, the song melody will not sound. You can enjoy playing the melody yourself (step 5).

Play on the keyboard.

To begin, try to feel the rhythm of the song. Then tap a key with one ﬁnger of your right hand in time with the music. You can play any key. If you want to play the melody with the melody score, press the [SCORE] button to call up the melody score in the display.

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Song start!

Sounds like a melody!

How does it sound? You’ve played the melody using only one ﬁnger thanks to the performance assistant technology Melody type!

You can stop song playback at any time by pressing the [START/STOP] button.

Press the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button to turn the performance assistant technology feature off.

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CHORD/MELODY—Chord Type with the Left Hand, Melody with the Right

Press the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button.

This turns on the performance assistant technology feature. The indicator lights when the performance assistant technology feature is on.

Select the CHORD/MELODY type.

Hold for longer than a second

Press and hold the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button for longer than a second so that the performance assistant technology type appears. Select the Chord/Melody type by using the dial.

Select a song.

Press the [SONG] button, and the Song Select display appears. Select a song by using the dial.

Select Chord/Melody

NOTE

• Using Songs (page 29)

The song displayed here will be played.

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Press the [START/STOP] button.

Song playback will begin. The basic pattern will repeat. Listen to eight measures while memorizing the basic pattern. It’s your turn to play the part from the ninth measure.

Play on the keyboard.

Play to the right of the split point with your right hand, and to the left of the split point with your left hand.

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Split point

With this type notes played on the left-hand side of the split point will actually sound an octave higher.

Play along with the rhythm of the song melody with your right hand. You can play any keys as long as you’re playing to the right of the split point. At the same time play accompaniment-like chords and phrases with your left hand. No matter what you play, you’ll produce the song melody with your right hand and beautiful chords and phrases with your left hand. This is the performance assistant technology Chord/Melody type.

If you want to play the melody with the melody score, press the [SCORE] button to call up the melody score in the display. You can stop song playback at any time by pressing the [START/STOP] button.

Press the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button to turn the performance assistant technology feature off.

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Use the Performance Assistant to Play Like a Pro!

Here are a few hints for using the Chord type. If you select Chord/Free or Chord/Melody, the left-hand section of the keyboard becomes the Chord type section, so use these hints on the lefthand section of the keyboard. To begin, try to feel the rhythm of the song. Then, with your hands spread as shown in the illustration, simply play the keyboard alternately with your left and right hands (any notes will do).

How does it sound? You’ll get acceptable results no matter where you play thanks to the performance assistant technology Chord type!

Sounds like you’re playing the right notes!

The chord information included in the song is displayed in the lower area of the MAIN display. You will get even better results if you match your left-hand rhythm to rhythm of the chord indicator in the display.

Next try the three playing methods illustrated below. Different ways of playing produce different results.

● Play with the left and right hands at the same timing—type 1.

Play 3 notes at once with your right hand.

● Play with the left and right hands at the same timing—type 2.

Play 1 note at a time with your right hand (for example: index ﬁnger middle ﬁnger

→

ring ﬁnger).

→

Once you get a feel for it, try playing chords with your left hand and a melody with your right ... or any other combination.

● Play alternately with the left and right hands—type 3.

Play 3 notes at once with your right hand.

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Make Use of the Score in the Melody Type.

If you want to play the melody with the correct rhythm, use the onscreen score feature.

Displaying the Score.

After performing steps 1 to 4 on page 40, press the [SCORE] button. The melody score will appear.

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Marker

Chord

Melody

The marker will indicate the current position in the score during playback. If you play a key each time the marker appears above a note in the score you will be able to play the melody with the correct “original” rhythm.

Play while watching the marker

● Songs That Can Be Used With the performance assistant technology.

When the Chord type is selected the performance assistant technology can only be used with songs that include chord data. When the Melody type is selected the performance assistant technology will only work with songs that include melody data. In order to ﬁnd out if a song includes the required data, ﬁrst select the song and then press the [SCORE] button. If chords appear on the display when you press the [SCORE] button you can use the Chord type or any combination type that includes the Chord type. If melody appear on the display when you press the [SCORE] button you can use the Melody type or any combination type that includes the Melody type.

● External Songs and the performance assistant technology.

Songs downloaded from the Internet can also be used with the performance assistant technology as long as they include the required chord and/or melody data. See page 103 for instructions on how to transfer the songs to the instrument.

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Change the Song Tempo

When using the performance assistant technology or in other situations in which the tempo of the song is too fast or too slow for you, you can change the tempo as required. Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button. The tempo display will appear and you can use the dial, the [+] and [-] buttons, or the [0] to [9] number buttons to set to tempo to anywhere from 011 and 280 quarter-note beats per minute.

You can return to the original tempo by simultaneously pressing the [+] and [-] b uttons. Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

Play the Demo Song

You can use the performance assistant technology Chord type with the demo song (other types cannot be used).

Press the [DEMO] button.

The demo display that introduces some of the instrument’s features will appear, and the demo song will start playing. Listen to some of the outstanding instrument voices provided!

Try playing the keyboard.

The following display will appear after the demo song has been playing for a while. This indicates that the performance assistant technology feature is now ON, and you can start playing along on the keyboard.

After a little while, the performance assistant technology feature will automatically be OFF, which is indicated on the display. The demo song will automatically repeat from the beginning after it has played all the way through. You can stop demo playback at any time by pressing the [START/ STOP] button.

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Select a Song For a Lesson

Yamaha Education Suite

You can select song you like and use it for a left-hand, right-hand, or both-hands lesson. You can also use songs (only SMF format 0) downloaded from the Internet and saved to ﬂash memory. (page 102) During the lesson you can play as slowly as you like, and you can even play wrong notes. Song playback will slow down to a speed you can handle. It’s never too late to start learning!

Lesson Flow:

Select a song from the Piano Solo, Piano Ensemble category!

Select the song you want to learn.

The practice methods:

● Lesson 1 ..............Learn to play the correct notes.

● Lesson 2 ..............Learn to play the correct notes with the correct timing.

● Lesson 3 ..............Learn to play the correct notes at the correct timing along with the song.

Select the part you want to work on (right hand, left hand, both ha

nds).

Select lesson 1, 2, or 3.

Lesson

start!

Lesson 1—Waiting

In this lesson, try playing the correct notes. Play the note shown in the display. The song will wait until you play the right note.

Select a song for your lesson.

Press the [SONG] button, and rotate the dial to select the song you want to use for your lesson. As listed on page 31 there are a variety of song types.

Press [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

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Select the part you want to practice.

Press the [R] button for a right-hand lesson, [L] button for a left-hand lesson, or press both the [R] and [L] buttons simultaneously for a bothhands lesson. The currently selected part is shown in the upper right corner of the display.

Select R for right-hand lesson. Select L for left-hand lesson. Select LR for bothhands lesson.

Start Lesson 1.

Press the LESSON [START] button to select Lesson 1. Each time the LESSON [START] button is pressed the lesson modes are selected in sequence: Lesson 1 → Lesson 2 → Lesson 3 → Off → Lesson 1 ... An explanation of the selected lesson will appear on the display for a few seconds before the lesson begins.

NOTE

• If the score display is not ready by the time the explanation display disappears, prepare-inprogress message will appear on the display until the score is ready.

In this case the “R1” indicates that righthand lesson 1 has been selected.

(Lesson 1)

(Lesson 2)

(Lesson 3)

Song playback will begin automatically when you select Lesson 1.

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(Song Lesson off)

Play the notes shown in the on-screen score. The next note to be played is indicated by a dot (●) on the appropriate key of the graphic on-screen keyboard. When you play the correct note the marker will move to the next key to be played. Playback will pause and wait for you to play the correct note. The triangular marker (▼) above the score indicates play- back progress.

▼ Marker

Left-hand part Right-hand part

Select a Song For a Lesson

● Marker

● Shifting the keyboard left or right.

The hidden ( ) areas of the keyboard can be brought into view by pressing the [+] or [-] button.

The displayed range (61 keys)

Actual keyboard range (DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 = 88 keys)

61 keys of the keyboard’s range are shown on the display. The DGX-620/ 520 and YPG-625/525 actually have 88 keys. In some songs that include very high or low notes, those notes may fall outside the displayed range and may not be shown on the display. In such cases an “over” indicator appear to the left or right of the graphic keyboard. Use the [+] or [-] button to shift the keyboard left or right so you can see the notes (the ● marker will appear on the appropriate key in the display). Notes that actually fall outside the keyboard’s range cannot be used in the lesson.

Stop the Lesson mode

You can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the [START/ STOP] button.

(In the case of a right-hand lesson)

Once you’ve mastered Lesson 1, move on to Lesson 2.

■See How You’ve Done ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

When the lesson song has played all the way through your performance will be evaluated in 4 levels: OK, Good, Very Good, or Excellent. “Excellent!” is the highest evaluation.

After the evaluation display has appeared, the lesson will start again from the beginning.

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NOTE

• The evaluation feature can be turned off via the FUNCTION Grade item (page 89).

Select a Song For a Lesson

Lesson 2—Your Tempo

Learn to play the correct notes with the correct timing. Song playback tempo will vary to match the speed you are playing at. The song will slow down when you play wrong notes, so you can learn at your own pace.

Select the song and part you want to practice (steps 1 and 3 on page 47).

Start Lesson 2.

Each time the LESSON [START] button is pressed the lesson modes are selected in sequence: Lesson 1 → Lesson 2 → Lesson 3 → Off → Lesson 1 ...

Song playback will begin automatically when Lesson 2 is selected.

The triangular marker will appear in the score display, and will move to indicate the current note in the song. Try to play the notes at the correct timing. As you learn to play the right notes at the right timing the tempo will increase until eventually you’ll be playing at the song’s original tempo.

Stop the Lesson mode.

You can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the [START/ STOP] button.

Once you’ve mastered Lesson 2, move on to Lesson 3.

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Lesson 3—Minus One

Here’s where you can perfect your technique. The song will play at the normal tempo, minus the part you have chosen to play. Play along while listening to the song.

Select the song and part you want to practice (steps 1 and 3 on page 47).

Start Lesson 3.

Each time the LESSON [START] button is pressed the lesson modes are selected in sequence: Lesson 1 → Lesson 2 → Lesson 3 → Off → Lesson 1 ...

In this case the “R3” indicates that right-hand lesson 3 has been selected.

Song playback will begin automatically when Lesson 3 is selected.

Play along while listening to the song. The score marker and keyboard marker in the display will indicate the notes to play.

▼ Marker

Left-hand part Right-hand part

● Marker

Stop the Lesson mode.

You can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the [START/ STOP] button.

(In the case of a right-hand lesson)

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Practice Makes Perfect—Repeat and Learn

Use this feature when you want to start again just ahead of a section on which you made a mistake, or to repeatedly practice a section you ﬁnd difﬁcult.

Press the [REPEAT & LEARN] button during a lesson.

The song location will move back four measures from the point at which you pressed the button, and playback will begin after a one-measure count-in. Playback will continue up to the point at which you pressed the [REPEAT & LEARN] button, and then jump back four measures and begin again after a count-in. This process will repeat, so all you have to do is press the [REPEAT & LEARN] button when you make a mistake in order to repeat practice of that section until you get it right

NOTE

•You can change the number of measures the Repeat and learn function jumps back by pressing a number button [1]–[9] during repeat playback.

Song playback direction

e Jump back 4 measures and

repeat playback

Oops!

A mistake!

Press immediately

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Play Using the Music Database

You want to play music in your favorite style, but you’re not sure how to select the best voice and style for the type of music you want to play ... simply select the appropriate style from the Music Database. The panel settings will automatically be adjusted for the ideal combination of sounds and style!

Press the [MUSIC DATABASE] button.

A Music Database list will appear in the display.

Select a Music Database.

Referring to the list on the panel or Music Database List on page 131 of the manual, use the dial to select a music database. Select one that matches the image of the song you intend to play. For this example select the “115 DayOfW&R”.

Play the chords with your left hand and melody with your right.

The jazz style will start playing when you play a left-hand chord to the left of the split point (page 24). Refer to pages 26–28 for information about playing chords.

If you press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display at this point you can check the assigned voice and style.

Press the [START/STOP] button to stop playback.

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Change a Song’s Style

In addition to each song’s default style, you can select any other style to play the song with the Easy Song Arranger feature. This means that you can play a song that is normally a ballad, for example, as a bossa nova, as a hip-hop tune, etc. You can create totally different arrangements by changing the style with which a song is played. You can also change the song’s melody voice and the keyboard voice for a complete change of image.

Try Out the Easy Song Arranger

You can try out the Easy Song Arranger feature using the internal Hallelujah Chorus song.

Press the [SONG] button and use the dial to select “009 Hallelujah Chorus.” Press the [START/STOP] button begin playback of the song. An explanation of the Easy Song Arranger feature will appear on the display.

As the song progresses the styles will change, changing the overall image of the song. Keep in mind that you can enjoy using Easy Song Arranger with other songs as well—any songs that include chord data.

Using the Easy Song Arranger

Press the [EASY SONG ARRANGER] button.

The Song Select display will appear. The currently selected song name and number will be highlighted.

NOTE

• The score for Hallelujah Chorus is provided on page 118.

The currently selected song number and name are displayed here.

Select a Song.

Use the dial to select the song you want to arrange.

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Listen to the song.

Press the [START/STOP] button to begin playback of the song. Move on to the next step while the song is playing.

Song start!

Press the [EASY SONG ARRANGER] button.

The Style Select display will appear. The currently selected style name and number will be highlighted.

Change a Song’s Style

NOTE

• When playing song numbers 010, 011, and 020 to 030 while using the Easy Song Arranger, melody tracks will be automatically muted and no melody will sound. In order to hear the melody tracks you will need to press the SONG MEMORY buttons [3] to [5].

Select a style.

Rotate the dial and listen to how the song sounds with different styles. As you select different styles the song will remain the same while only the styles change. When you have selected a suitable style move on to the next step while the song is still playing (if you have stopped the song, start it again by pressing the [START/STOP] button).

Select a voice part.

If you press and hold the [VOICE] button for longer than a second a voice list will appear. The Melody R and Melody L displays will be selected alternately each time you press the [VOICE] button.

The currently selected style number and name are displayed here.

NOTE

• Because the Easy Song Arranger uses song data you can’t specify chords by playing in the accompaniment range of the keyboard. The [ACMP ON/ OFF] button will not function.

• If the time signature of the song and style are different, the time signature of the song will be used.

The Melody R and Melody L displays will be selected alternately each time you press the [VOICE] button.

Hold for longer than a second

Select a voice you want to play as a song melody.

Use the dial to change the melody voice. As you select different melody voices the song will remain the same while only the melody voice changes (if you have stopped the song, start it again by pressing the [START/STOP] button).

The currently selected melody voice will be displayed.

NOTE

• The Difference Between

MELODY R and MELODY L ...

Songs are a combination of a melody and an auto-accompaniment style. Normally “melody” refers to the right-hand part, but in this instrument “melody” parts are provided for both the right and left hands. MELODY R is the melody part played by the right hand, and MELODY L is the melody part played by the left hand.

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Record Your Own Performance

You can record up to 5 of your own performances and save them as user songs 031 through 035. Once your performances have been saved as user songs, they can be converted to SMF (Standard MID File) format ﬁles and saved to USB ﬂash memory (page 94) and used with score display. So when inspiration strikes and you create a great melody, you can save it in both listenable and written score form.

■ Recordable Data

You can record to a total of 6 tracks: 5 melody tracks and 1 style (chord) track. Each track can be recorded individually.

● Melody Track [1]–[5]...........Record the melody parts.

● Style Track [A] ....................Records the chord part.

NOTE

• Up to approximately 10,000 notes can be recorded if you record only to the melody tracks. Up to approximately 5,500 chord changes can be recorded if you record only to the style track.

• User songs cannot display a score as is, but they can be converted to SMF (Standard MIDI File) format and stored to USB ﬂash memory (page 94), from which they can be played with score display.

Track Configuration

To record your own performance, ﬁrst use the SONG MEMORY [1]–[5] and [A] buttons to specify the track(s) you want to record on. The track you record on determines the part that plays back later.

Melody Chords

Specify track(s) and record

• Track [1]—Will play back as the right-hand melody part (MELODY R)

Tra c k1Tra c k2Tra c k3Tra c k4Tra c k5Tra c k

Right-hand

melody

Left-hand

melody

The parts played by each track

when a user song is played back.

Other perfor-

mance data

Style

• Track [2]—Will play back as the left-hand melody part (MELODY L)

• Tracks [3]–[5]—Will play back as “other” perfor- mance data.

• Track [A]—Will play back as the Style (auto-accom- paniment) part.

NOTE

• The Difference Between MELODY R and MELODY L ...

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Recording Procedure

From the MAIN display press the [SONG] button, then use the dial to select the user song number (031–035) you

want to record to.

Record Your Own Performance

Rotate the dial to select a song number between 031 and 035.

Select the track(s) you want to record to and conﬁrm your selection on the display.

◆ Record a Melody Track and the Accompaniment Track Together

Press the melody track button [1]–[5] you want to record to while holding the [REC] button. Next, press the [A] button while holding the [REC] button. The selected tracks will be highlighted in the display.

Press and hold

◆ Record a Melody track

Press the melody track button [1]–[5] you want to record to while holding the [REC] button. The selected track will be highlighted in the display.

CAUTION

• If you record to track that contains previously-recorded data the previous data will be overwritten and lost.

NOTE

• Style accompaniment is automatically turned on when you select the style track [A] for recording.

• Style accompaniment cannot turned on or off while recording is in progress.

NOTE

• If style accompaniment is on and track [A] has not yet been recorded, the style track [A] will automatically be selected for recording when a melody track is selected. If you only want to record a melody track, be sure to turn the style track [A] off.

To cancel recording to a selected track, press that track button a second time. Style accompaniment cannot be turned on or off while recording is in progress.

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Recording will start when you play on the keyboard.

You can also start recording by pressing the [START/STOP] button. The current measure will be shown on the display during recording.

Stop recording by pressing the [START/STOP] or [REC] button.

Recording starts

Current measure

NOTE

• If the memory becomes full during recording a warning message will appear and recording will stop automatically. Use the song clear or track clear (page

59) function to delete unwanted data and make more room available for recording, then do the recording again.

If you press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button while recording the style track an appropriate ending pattern will play and then recording will stop. When recording stops the current measure number will return to 001 and the recorded track numbers in the display will be shown in a box border.

● To Record Other Tracks

Repeat steps 2 through 4 to record any of the remaining tracks. By selecting an unrecorded track—SONG MEMORY buttons [1]–[5], [A]—you can record the new track while listening to previously recorded tracks (the playback tracks will appear in the display). You can also mute previously recorded tracks (the muted tracks will not appear in the display) while recording new tracks.

● To Re-record a Track

Simple select the track you want to re-record for recording in the normal way. The new material will overwrite the previous data.

When the recording is done ...

◆ To Play Back a User Song

User songs are played back in the same way as regular songs (page 29).

1 Press the [SONG] button from the MAIN display. 2 The current song number/name will be highlighted—use the dial

to select the user song (031–035) you want to play.

3 Press the [START/STOP] button to start playback.

◆ To Save a User Song to USB ﬂash memory ➔ page 93

◆ To save a User Song to USB ﬂash memory in SMF format ➔ page 94.

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● Data that cannot be recorded

• Split voice

• The following items are recorded at the beginning of the track. Changes made during the song will not be recorded.

Reverb type, Chorus type, Time signature, Style number, Style volume, Tempo (When the style track is recorded)

Song Clear—Deleting User Songs

Record Your Own Performance

This function clears an entire user song (all tracks).

From the MAIN display select the user song (031–035) you want to clear.

Press and hold the SONG MEMORY [1] button for longer than a second while holding the SONG MEMORY [A] button.

A conﬁrmation message will appear on the display.

Press the [+] button.

A conﬁrmation message will appear on the display. You can cancel the clear operation by pressing the [-] button.

• If you only want to clear a speciﬁc track from a user song use the Track Clear function.

Press the [+] button to clear the song.

The clear-in-progress message will appear brieﬂy on the display while the song is being cleared.

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Track Clear—Deleting a Specified Track from a User Song

This function lets you delete a speciﬁed track from a user song.

From the MAIN display select the user song (031–035) you want to clear.

Press and hold the SONG MEMORY track button ([1]–[5], [A]) corresponding to the track you want to clear for

longer than a second.

A conﬁrmation message will appear on the display.

Hold for longer than a second

Press the [+] button.

A conﬁrmation message will appear on the display. You can cancel the clear operation by pressing the [-] button.

Press the [+] button to clear the track.

The clear-in-progress message will appear brieﬂy on the display while the track is being cleared.

NOTE

•To execute the Track Clear function press the [+] button. Press [-] to cancel the Track Clear operation.

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Backup and Initialization

Backup

The following settings are always backed up, and are maintained even when the power is turned off. If you want to initialize the settings, use the Initialize operation as explained below.

● The Backup Parameters

• User Songs

• Style Files

•Registration Memory

• FUNCTION Settings: Tuning, Split Point, Touch Sensitivity, Style Volume, Song Volume, Metronome Volume, Grade, Demo Cancel, Language Selection, Panel Sustain, Master EQ type, Chord Fingering

Initialization

Initialization. This function erases all backup data in the instrument’s ﬂash memory and restores the initial default settings. The following initialization procedures are provided.

■Backup Clear ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

To clear data backed up to the internal ﬂash memory—panel user setting, registration memory, user songs, style ﬁle—turn the power on by pressing the [STANDBY/ON] switch while holding the highest white key on the keyboard. The backed up data will be erased and the default values restored.

■Flash Clear ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

To clear song data and style ﬁles that have been transferred to the internal ﬂash memory from a computer, turn the power on by pressing the [STANDBY/ON] switch while simultaneously holding the highest white key on the keyboard and the three highest black keys.

CAUTION

• When you execute the Flash Clear operation, song data you have purchased will also be cleared. Be sure to save data you want to keep to a computer.

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Basic Operation

Overall DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 control is based on the following simple operations.

1 Press a button to select a basic function.

2 Use the dial to select an item or value.

3 Start a function.

1 Press a button to select a basic function.

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2 Use the dial to select an item or value

When you select a basic function, the item corresponding to that function will be listed in the display. You can then use the dial or the number buttons [0]–[9] to select the desired item.

The currently selected item is highlighted in the display. In this example the [VOICE] button has been pressed.

■Changing Values ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

● Dial

Rotate the dial clockwise to increase the value of the selected

Decrease Increase

item, or counterclockwise to decrease it’s value. Rotate the dial continuously to continuously increase or decrease the value.

● [+] and [-] Buttons

Press the [+] button brieﬂy to increment the value by 1, or press the [-] button brieﬂy to decrement the value by 1. Press and hold either button to continuously increment or decrement the value in the corresponding direction.

Press brieﬂy to decrement.

Press brieﬂy to increment.

● Number Buttons [0]–[9]

The number buttons can be used to directly enter a song number or parameter value. Hundreds or tens digits that are “0” can be omitted (see below).

Example: Song number “003”

can be entered in three ways.

• [0] → [0] → [3]

• [0] → [3] (“003” will appear on the display after a brief delay)

• [3] (“003” will appear on the display after a brief delay)

Press number buttons [0], [0], [3].

● CATEGORY [ ] and [ ]

buttons

When selecting a song, style, or voice, you can use these buttons to jump to the ﬁrst item in the next or previous category.

The CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons are useful for selecting categorized items, as in the example below.

Example: VOICE SELECT Display

CATEGORY button [ ] mark.

Select the category shown here.

The ﬁrst voice in the selected category is selected.

Jump to the ﬁrst item in the next or previous category.

In a display in which a category appears, selection is easy if you ﬁrst use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the category containing the desired item, then use the dial or

[+] and [-] buttons to select the item. This can be particularly handy when you have to select from a large number of voices.

In most procedures described throughout this owner’s manual the dial is recommended for selection simply because it is the easiest and most intuitive selection method. Please note however, that most items or values that can be selected using the dial can also be selected using the [+] and [-] buttons.

3 Start a function.

This is the [START/STOP] button. Press the [START/STOP] button after pressing the [SONG] or [STYLE] button to start playback of the selected song or style (rhythm).

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Basic Operation

The Displays

● Display Names

All operations are carried out while watching the display. A number of display types are provided for different modes and functions. The name of the current display appears at the top of the display.

● MAIN Display

Title

To Return To the MAIN Display

Most basic operations are carried out from the instrument’s MAIN display.

You can return to the MAIN display from any other display by pressing the [EXIT] button near the lower right corner of the display panel.

● FUNCTION Display (page 87)

The FUNCTION display provides access to 46 utility functions. The FUNCTION display appears when the [FUNCTION] button is pressed. In the FUNCTION display you can use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons (page 63) to select 46 different groups of functions. Press the

CATEGORY button(s) as many times as necessary until the required function appears. You can then use the dial, the [+] and [-] buttons, or the number [0]–[9] buttons to adjust the value of the function as required.

Function item

The “Press & Hold” Symbol

The “ ” symbol that appears next to some buttons indicates that the button can be pressed and held for longer than a second to call up a related function. This provides convenient direct access to a range of functions.

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Value

MAIN Display Items

The MAIN display shows all of the current basic settings: song, style, voice. It also includes a range of indicators that show the on/off status of a range of functions.

* Adjust the LCD CONTRAST control on

the rear panel of the instrument for optimum display legibility.

Basic Operation

Transpose

Chord

Display

Style (Auto-accompaniment) Status (page 24)

Appears when the [ACMP ON/ OFF] button is pressed to turn accompaniment on after selecting a style. When showing the keyboard range to the left of the split point is used for accompaniment chord recognition.

Appears when the synchro-stop function is engaged.

The style pattern name.

Tempo

A-B Repeat

Appears when repeat playback is engaged.

Registration Memory Status (page 85)

Shows the selected bank number.

Shows the memory numbers that contain data. A border appears around the selected number.

Song Track Status (pages 56, 84)

Measure Number

Function ON/Off Icons

Dual

Appears when the Dual Voice is on. When this icon is showing a second voice is “layered” on and played with the main voice.

Split

Appears when the Split Voice is on. When this icon is showing different voices can be played to the left and right of the keyboard split point.

Performance assistant technology

Appears when the performance assistant technology is on.

Harmony

Appears when Harmony is on. When this icon is showing harmony notes will be added to the main voice.

File Control

When this icon is showing you can control ﬁle operations.

Highlighted during user song recording.

The track(s) selected for recording are highlighted during user-song recording. Only tracks that contain data are displayed. A border appears around a selected track that contains data. No border appears around a Muted track.

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Hold for longer than a second.

The currently selected harmony type

• The harmony notes can be added only to the Main Voice, not to Dual or Split Voices.

• The keys left of the Split Point of the keyboard produce no harmony notes when the auto accompaniment is on (ACMP ON is lit).

NOTE

Reference

Play with a Variety of Effects

Adding Harmony

This feature adds harmony notes to the main voice.

Press the [HARMONY ON/OFF] button

to turn Harmony feature on.

To turn Harmony off, press the [HARMONY ON/OFF] button again.

When harmony is on the harmony icon will appear in the display.

NOTE

• When you press the [HARMONY ON/OFF] button to turn this feature on, the appropriate harmony type for the currently selected main voice is automatically selected.

Press and hold the [HARMONY] button

for longer than a second.

The currently selected harmony type will be displayed.

Use the dial to select a harmony type.

Refer to the

Effect Type List

on page 133 for information about the available harmony types. Try playing the keyboard with the harmony function. The effect and operation of each Harmony Type is different-refer to the below section “How to sound each Harmony Type” as well as the Effect Type List for details.

● How to sound each Harmony Type

• Harmony type 01 to 05

Press the right-hand keys while playing chords in the auto accompaniment range of the keyboard when the Auto Accompaniment is on (page 24).

• Harmony type 06 to 12 (Trill)

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Hold down two keys.

• Harmony type 13 to 19 (Tremolo)

Keep holding down the keys.

• Harmony type 20 to 26 (Echo)

Keep holding down the keys.

You can adjust the Harmony Volume in the Function Settings (page 89).

Play with a Variety of Effects

Selected reverb type.

Adding Reverb

Reverb lets you play with a rich concert hall type ambience. When you select a style or song the optimum reverb type for the voice used is automatically selected. If you want to select a different reverb type, use the procedure described below. Refer to the Effect Type List on page 133 for information about the available reverb types.

Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up

the FUNCTION display.

Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-

tons to select the Reverb Type item.

Use the dial to select a reverb type.

You can check how the selected reverb type sounds by playing on the keyboard.

Refer to the Effect Type List on page 133 for information about the available reverb types.

Reverb Type item

● Adjusting the Reverb Level

You can individually adjust the amount of reverb that is applied to the main, dual, and split voices. (See page 88).

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Play with a Variety of Effects

Adding Chorus

The chorus effect creates a thick sound that is similar to many of the same voices being played in unison. When you select a style or song the optimum chorus type for the voice used is automatically selected. If you want to select a different chorus type, use the procedure described below.

Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up

the FUNCTION display.

Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-

tons to select the Chorus Type item.

Chorus Type item

Use the dial to select a chorus type.

You can check how the selected chorus type sounds by playing on the keyboard.

Selected chorus type.

● Adjusting the Chorus Level

You can individually adjust the amount of chorus that is applied to the main, dual, and split voices. (See page 88).

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Play with a Variety of Effects

• The sustain of some voices may not be markedly affected when the panel sustain function is turned on.

NOTE

Panel Sustain

This function adds sustain to the keyboard voices. Use it when you want to add sustain to the voices at all times, regardless of footswitch operation. The sustain function does not affect split voice.

Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up

the FUNCTION display.

Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-

tons to select the Sustain item.

The current setting is displayed.

You can then use the [+] and [-] buttons

to turn panel sustain on or off.

Pitch Bend

The pitch bend wheel can be used to add smooth pitch variations to notes you play on the keyboard. Roll the wheel upward to raise the pitch, or downward to lower the pitch. If you use this feature with a voice such as the “045 Overdriven” guitar voice (page 15), you can produce remarkably realistic string-bending effects. You can change the amount of pitch bend produced by the wheel, as described on page 88.

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• The initial default touch sensitivity setting is “2”.

NOTE

Handy Performance Features

Tap Start

You can start the song/style by simply tapping the [TEMPO/TAP] button at the required tempo—4 times for time signatures in 4, and three times for time signatures in 3. You can change the tempo during song playback by pressing the button just twice.

Touch Response Sensitivity

You can adjust the keyboard’s sensitivity to dynamics in three steps.

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

The currently selected function will appear in the display.

Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-

tons to select the Touch Sensitivity item.

The currently selected touch sensitivity will be displayed.

Use the dial to select a touch sensitivity

setting between 1 and 3. Higher values produce greater (easier) volume variation in response to keyboard dynamics —i.e. greater sensitivity.

A setting of “4” results in a ﬁxed touch response, or no level change no matter how hard or how soft you play the keys.

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Touch Sensitivity item

Handy Performance Features

One Touch Setting

Sometimes selecting the ideal voice to play with a song or style can be confusing. The One Touch Setting feature automatically selects a well-balanced voice for you when you select a style or song. Simply select voice number “000” to activate this feature.

Select voice number “000” (steps 1 to 2

on page 15).

Use the dial to select voice number 000.

Use the dial to change songs, then play

the keyboard and listen to the voice.

You should hear a different keyboard voice than you played in step 3. Watch the display while changing songs and you will see that different voices are selected for each song.

Select and play back any song (steps 1

to 3 on page 29).

Play the keyboard and remember the

sound of the voice.

If you have stopped playback at some point during this procedure press the [START/STOP] button to start playback again.

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Handy Performance Features

Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound

Five different master equalizer (EQ) settings are provided to give you the best possible sound when listening through different reproduction systems—the instrument’s internal speakers, headphones, or an external speaker system.

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

The currently selected function will appear in the display.

Press the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-

tons as many times as necessary to select the master EQ type function “Master EQ Type”.

The currently selected EQ type will appear.

Use the dial to select the desired Master

EQ setting.

Five settings are available: 1–5. Settings 1 and 2 are best for listening via the instrument’s built-in speakers, setting 3 is for headphones, and settings 4 and 5 are ideal for listening via external speakers.

The currently selected master EQ type.

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Pitch Controls

Can be set between -100 and +100

Tuning item

• The pitch of Drum Kits voices cannot be changed.

NOTE

Handy Performance Features

◆ Large Pitch Changes (Transpose)

The overall pitch of the instrument can by shifted up or down by a maximum of 1 octave in semitone increments.

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-

tons to select the Transpose item.

◆ Small Pitch Changes (Tuning)

The overall tuning of the instrument can by shifted up or down by a maximum of 100 cents in 1-cent increments (100 cents = 1 semitone).

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-

tons to select the Tuning item.

Tr anspose item

Can be set between -12 and +12

Use the dial to set the transpose value

between -12 and +12 as required.

NOTE

• The pitch of Drum Kits voices cannot be changed.

Use the dial to set the tuning value

between -100 and +100 as required.

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Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions

Basic operation of the Style (auto-accompaniment) feature is described on page 23 of the Quick Guide. Here are some other ways you can play the styles, the style volume adjustment procedure, how you can play chords using the styles, and more.

Pattern Variation (Sections)

The DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 features a wide variety of style “sections” that allow you to vary the arrangement of the accompaniment to match the song you are playing.

Main A/BIntro

Auto ﬁllEnding

● INTRO section

This is used for the beginning of the Song. When the intro ﬁnishes playing, accompaniment shifts to the main section. The length of the intro (in measures) differs depending on the selected Style.

● MAIN section

This is used for playing the main part of the Song. It plays a main accompaniment pattern, and repeats indeﬁnitely until another section’s button is pressed. There are two variations on the basic pattern (A and B), and the Style playback sound changes harmonically based on the chords you play with your left hand.

● Fill-in section

This is automatically added before changing to section A or B.

● ENDING section

This is used for the ending of the Song. When the ending is ﬁnished, the auto accompaniment stops automatically. The length of the ending (in measures) differs depending on the selected Style.

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Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions

The name of the selected section—MAIN A or MAIN B—will be displayed.

Split point

Accompaniment range

Press the [STYLE] button and then

select a style.

Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to

turn auto accompaniment on.

Press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button.

Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button.

Appears when auto accompaniment is on.

Press the [SYNC START] button to turn

synchro start on.

The indicator will ﬂash when the synchro start standby mode will be engaged.

● Synchro Start

When the synchro start standby mode is engaged, style playback will begin as soon as you play a chord in the accompaniment range of the keyboard. You can disengage the synchro-start standby mode by pressing the [SYNC START] button again.

You’re now ready to play the intro.

As soon as you play a chord with your

left hand, the Intro of the selected Style starts.

For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below). For information on how to enter chords, see “Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords” on page 28.

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Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions

The style will play while you are playing the keys

Style playback will stop when you release the keys

Press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button.

When the ﬁll-in is ﬁnished, it leads smoothly into the selected main section A/B.

Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button.

This switches to the ending section. When the ending is ﬁnished, the auto accompaniment stops automatically. You can have the ending gradually slow down (ritardando) by pressing the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button again while the ending is playing back.

● Synchro Stop

When this function is selected the accompaniment style will only play while you are playing chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard. Style playback will stop when you release the keys. To turn the function on, press the [SYNC STOP] button.

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Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions

Split point (54 : F#2)

Main voice

Split voice

• When you change the split point the auto-accompaniment split point also changes.

• The split point cannot be changed during a song lesson.

• The split voice sounds when the split-point key is played.

NOTE

•You can also access the Split Point item by pressing the [FUNCTION] button and using the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to locate the item (page 87).

NOTE

Setting the Split Point

The initial default split point is key number 54 (the F#2 key), but you can change it to another key using the procedure described below.

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-

tons to select the Split point item.

Use the dial to set the split point to any

key from 000 (C-2) through 127 (G8).

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Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions

Accompaniment range

Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm (Stop Accompaniment)

When auto accompaniment is on (the ACMP ON icon is showing) and Synchro Start is off, you can play chords in the left-hand accompaniment range of the keyboard while the style is stopped and still hear the accompaniment chords. This is “Stop Accompaniment”, and any of the chord ﬁngerings recognized by the instrument can be used (page 28).

Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn auto accompaniment on after pressing the [STYLE] button.

Appears when auto accompaniment is on

Adjusting the Style Volume

Press the [STYLE] button to engage the style function.

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-

tons to select the Style Volume item.

Use the dial to set the style volume

between 000 and 127.

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Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions

Chord Basics

Two or more notes played together constitute a “chord”.

The most basic chord type is the “triad” consisting of three notes: the root, third, and ﬁfth degrees of the corresponding scale. A C major triad, for example, is made up of the notes C (the root), E (the third note of the C major scale), and G (the ﬁfth note of the C major scale).

In the C major triad shown above, the lowest note is the “root” of the chord (this is the chord’s “root position” ... using other chord notes for the lowest note results in “inversions”). The root is the central sound of the chord, which supports and anchors the other chord notes. The distance (interval) between adjacent notes of a triad in root position is either a major or minor third.

Major third–four half steps (semitones) Minor third–three half steps (semitones)

3rd

Root

3rd

The lowest interval in our root-position triad (between the root and the third) determines whether the triad is a major or minor chord, and we can shift the highest note up or down by a semitone to produce two additional chords, as shown below.

CM C m Caug

The basic characteristics of the chord sound remain intact even if we change the order of the notes to create different inversions. Successive chords in a chord progression can be smoothly connected, for example, by choosing the appropriate inversions (or chord “voicings”).

● Reading Chord Names

Chord names tell you just about everything you need to know about a chord (other than the inversion/voicing). The chord name tells you what the root of the chord is, whether it is a major, minor, or diminished chord, whether it requires a major or ﬂatted seventh, what alterations or tensions it uses ... all at a glance.

● Some Chord Types (These are just some of the “Standard” chord types recognized by the DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525.)

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Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions

CM7

(b5)

Cm7

(b5)

(#9)

C7aug

C7sus4

•Inversion of the 7sus4 and m7(11) chords are not recognized if the notes shown in parentheses are omitted.

• The auto accompaniment will sometimes not change when related chords are played in sequence (e.g. some minor chords followed by the minor seventh).

•Two-note ﬁngerings will produce a chord based on the previously played chord.

NOTE

■Recognized Standard Chords● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

All chords in the chart are “C-root” chords.

Chord Name/[Abbreviation] Normal Voicing Chord (C) Display

Major [M] 1 - 3 - 5 C Add ninth [(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 C Sixth [6] 1 - (3) - 5 - 6 C6 Sixth ninth [6(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 6 C69 *

Major seventh [M7]

1 - 3 - (5) - 7 or 1 - (3) - 5 - 7

Major seventh ninth [M7(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 CM79 * Major seventh add sharp eleventh [M7(#11)]

1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - 7 or 1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - 7

Flatted ﬁfth [(b5)] 1 - 3 - b5C Major seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [M7b5] 1 - 3 - b5 - 7 CM7b5 * Suspended fourth [sus4] 1 - 4 - 5 Csus4 Augmented [aug] 1 - 3 - #5Caug Major seventh augmented [M7aug] 1 - (3) - #5 - 7 CM7aug * Minor [m] 1 - b3 - 5 Cm Minor add ninth [m(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - 5 Cm9 Minor sixth [m6] 1 - b3 - 5 - 6 Cm6 Minor seventh [m7] 1 - b3 - (5) - b7Cm7 Minor seventh ninth [m7(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - b7Cm7 Minor seventh add eleventh [m7(11)] 1 - (2) - b3 - 4 - 5 - (b7) Cm711 * Minor major seventh [mM7] 1 - b3 - (5) - 7 CmM7 Minor major seventh ninth [mM7(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - 7 CmM79 * Minor seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [m7b5] 1 - b3 - b5 - b7Cm7 Minor major seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [mM7b5] 1 - b3 - b5 - 7 CmM7b5 * Diminished [dim] 1 - b3 - b5Cdim Diminished seventh [dim7] 1 - b3 - b5 - 6 Cdim7

Seventh [7]

1 - 3 - (5) - b7 or 1 - (3) - 5 - b7

Seventh ﬂatted ninth [7(b9)] 1 - b2 - 3 - (5) - b7C7 Seventh add ﬂatted thirteenth [7(b13)] 1 - 3 - 5 - b6 - b7C7 Seventh ninth [7(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - b7C7

Seventh add sharp eleventh [7(#11)]

1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - b7 or 1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - b7

Seventh add thirteenth [7(13)] 1 - 3 - (5) - 6 - b7C7 Seventh sharp ninth [7(#9)] 1 - #2 - 3 - (5) - b7C7 Seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [7b5] 1 - 3 - b5 - b7C7b5 * Seventh augmented [7aug] 1 - 3 - #5 - b7C7aug Seventh suspended fourth [7sus4] 1 - 4 - (5) - b7C7sus4 Suspended second [sus2] 1 - 2 - 5 Csus2 *

* These chords are not shown in the Dictionary function.

(9)

CM7

(9)

CM7

(

#11

CM7

(b5)

Csus4

Caug

CM7aug

(9)

Cm6

Cm7

(9)

Cm7

(11)

Cm7

CmM7

(9)

CmM7

(b5)

CmM7

Cdim

Cdim7

(b9)

(

b13

)

(

#11

(13)

C7b5

Csus2

CM7

)

CM7

#11

)

b13 9

#11 13

NOTE

• Notes in parentheses can be omitted.

• Playing two same root keys in the adjacent octaves produces accompaniment based only on the root.

•A perfect ﬁfth (1 + 5) produces accompaniment based only on the root and ﬁfth which can be used with both major and minor chords.

• The chord ﬁngerings listed are all in “root” position, but other inversions can be used—with the following exceptions: m7, m7 aug, dim7, 7

5, 6(9), sus2.

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Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions

Style File

This instrument features 150 internal styles, but other styles, such as those provided on the CD-ROM and others that can be obtained from the internet (only styles with the “.sty” sufﬁx), can be loaded into style number 151 and used in the same way as the internal styles. For details on loading the style ﬁle, see “Loading User Files and Style Files” on page 95.

In order to load a style ﬁle it is necessary to ﬁrst either transfer the style ﬁle to the instrument from a computer, or connect a USB ﬂash memory containing the style ﬁle to the USB TO DEVICE connector. Refer to “Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer” on page 100 for details on the ﬁle transfer procedure. If you use a USB ﬂash memory refer to “Loading User Files and Style Files” on page 95.

Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard

In “Play Along with a Style” on page 24 we described a method of playing styles in which chords were detected only to the left of the keyboard split point. By making the settings described below, however, chord detection for style accompaniment occurs over the entire range of the keyboard, allowing for even more dynamic style performance. In this mode only chords played in the normal way (page 28) can be detected.

Press the [CHORD FINGERING] button

to select the function “Chord Fingering”.

Use the dial to select 2 “FullKeyboard”.

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Notation of chord Chord name (root and type)

Individual notes of chord (keyboard)

• About major chords: Simple major chords are usually indicated only by the root note. For example, “C” refers to C major. However, when specifying major chords here, make sure to select “M” (major) after pressing the root note.

• Be aware that the chord types explained here are the left-hand notes applied to various styles and different from the one for the performance assistant technology feature.

NOTE

Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary

The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in “chord book” that shows you the individual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it.

Press and hold the LESSON [START]

button for longer than a second.

Hold for longer than a second

As an example, we’ll learn how to play a

GM7 (G major seventh) chord. Press the “G” key in the section of the keyboard labeled “ROOT”. (The note doesn’t sound.) The root note you set is shown in the display.

Press the “M7” (major seventh) key in

the section of the keyboard labeled “CHORD TYPE”. (The note doesn’t sound.) The notes you should play for the speciﬁed chord (root note and chord type) are shown in the display, both as notation and in the keyboard diagram.

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To call up possible inversions of the chord, press the [+]/[-] buttons.

Try playing a chord in the auto accom-

paniment section of the keyboard, checking the indications in the display. When you’ve played the chord properly, a bell sound signals your success and the chord name in the display ﬂash.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

Can be set between 000 and 127

Song volume item

• Song volume can be adjusted while a song is selected.

NOTE

• The repeat start and end points can be speciﬁed in one-measure increments.

• The current measure number is shown in the display during playback.

• If you want to set the start point “A” at the very beginning of the song press the [A-B REPEAT] button before starting playback of the song.

NOTE

Song Settings

Song Volume

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-

tons to select the Song Volume item.

A-B Repeat

You can specify a section of a song—“A” is the start point and “B” is the end point—for repeat playback.

Play the song (page 29) and press the

[A-B REPEAT] button at the beginning of the section you want to repeat (the “A” point).

Use the dial to set the song volume

between 000 and 127.

Press the [A-B REPEAT] button a sec-

ond time at the end of the section you want to repeat (the “B” point).

The speciﬁed A-B section of the song

will now play repeatedly.

You can stop repeat playback at any time by pressing the [A-B REPEAT] button.

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Song Settings

Each “track” of a song plays a different part of the song—melody, percussion, accompaniment, etc. You can mute individual tracks and play the muted part on the keyboard yourself, or simply mute tracks other than the ones you want to listen to. Use the SONG MEMORY [1]–[5] and [A] buttons to mute or un-mute the corresponding tracks. The border around the track number in the display disappears when that track is muted. Refer to page 56 for information about the song track conﬁguration.

You can change a song’s melody voice to any other voice you prefer.

Press the lesson [L] and [R] buttons simultaneously so that “LR” appears in the upper right corner of the MAIN display. Select the song and play it.

Press the [VOICE] button for longer

than a second.

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Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings

This instrument has a Registration Memory feature that lets you save your favorite settings for easy recall whenever they’re needed. Up to 16 complete setups can be saved (8 banks of two setups each).

8 Banks

Up to 16 presets (eight

Memory 1

Memory 2

Saving to the Registration Memory

banks of two each) can be memorized.

Set the panel controls as required—

select a voice, accompaniment style, etc.

Press the [MEMORY/BANK] button. A

bank number will appear in the display when you release the button.

Bank number

Use the dial or the [1]–[8] number but-

tons to select a bank number from 1 to

Press the REGIST MEMORY [1] or [2]

button while holding the [MEMORY/ BANK] button to store the current panel settings to the speciﬁed registration memory.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display in order to check the bank and registration memory numbers.

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Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings

Recalling a Registration Memory

Press the [MEMORY/BANK] button. A

bank number will appear in the display when you release the button.

Bank number

Use the dial or the [1]–[8] number but-

tons to select bank you want to recall.

● Settings That Can be Saved to the Registration Memory

• Style settings*

Style number, Auto Accompaniment ON/OFF, Split Point, Style settings (Main A/B), Style Volume, Tempo, Chord Fingering

• Voice settings

Main Voice setting (Voice number, Volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb Level, Chorus Level), Dual Voice settings (Dual ON/OFF, Voice number, Volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb Level, Chorus Level), Split Voice settings (Split ON/OFF, Voice number, Volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb Level, Chorus Level)

• Effect settings

Reverb Type, Chorus Type, Panel Sustain ON/OFF

• Harmony settings

Harmony ON/OFF, Harmony Type, Harmony Volume

• Other settings

Transpose, Pitch Bend Range

You can check whether the panel settings are stored in registration memory 1 or 2 by pressing the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

Press the REGIST MEMORY button, [1]

or [2], containing the settings you want to recall. The panel controls will be instantly set accordingly.

* Style settings are not available for Registration Memory when

using the Song features.

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Direct numeric entry.

• Increment value by 1.

•ON

•Execute

• Decrement value by 1.

• OFF

• Cancel Press simultaneously to

recall the default setting.

The Functions

The “Functions” provide access to a range of detailed instrument parameters for tun-

ing, setting the split point, and adjusting the voices and effects. Take a look at the func-

tion list starting on the opposite page. There are 46 function parameters in all.

When you locate a function you want to set up, simply select the function’s display name (shown to the right of the function name in the list) and adjust as required.

Selecting and Setting Functions

Find the function you want to set in the

list that begins on page 88.

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Select a function.

Press the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons as

many times as necessary until the function’s display name appears in the display.

Use the dial, the [+] and [-] buttons, or

the [0]–[9] number buttons to set the selected function as required.

The [+] and [-] buttons are used to make ON/ OFF type settings: [+] = ON, [-] = OFF. In some cases the [+] button will initiate execution of the selected function, and the [-] will cancel the selection.

Previous itemFunction category Next item

The selected function

Value

Function settings are stored in memory as soon as they are changed. To restore all initial factor default settings perform the “Backup Clear” procedure described in the “Initialization” section on page 61.

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The Functions

● Function Setting List

Category Function Item Range/Settings Description

VOLUME

OVERALL

MAIN VOICE

DUAL VOICE

SPLIT VOICE

EFFECT

Style Volume 000–127 Determines the volume of the Style. Song Volume 000–127 Determines the volume of the Song. Tr anspose -12–+12 Determines the pitch of the instrument by semitone increments. Tuning -100–+100 Sets the pitch of the instrument’s sound in 1-cent increments. Pitch Bend Range 01–12 Sets the pitch bend range in semitone increments.

Split Point 000–127(C-2–G8)

Touch Sensitivity

Chord Fingering

Main Volume 000–127 Determines the volume of the Main voice. Main Octave -2–+2 Determines the octave range for the Main voice.

Main Pan

Main Reverb Level 000–127

Main Chorus Level 000–127 Dual Volume 000–127 Determines the volume of the Dual voice.

Dual Octave -2–+2 Determines the octave range for the Dual voice.

Dual Pan

Dual Reverb Level 000–127

Dual Chorus Level 000–127 Split Volume 000–127 Determines the volume of the Split voice.

Split Octave -2–+2 Determines the octave range for the Split voice.

Split Pan

Split Reverb Level 000–127 Determines how much of the Split voice’s signal is sent to the Reverb effect. Split Chorus Level 000–127 Reverb Type 01–10 Determines the Reverb type, including off (10). (See the list on page 133)

Chorus Type 1–5 Determines the Chorus type, including off (05). (See the list on page 133)

Sustain ON/OFF

Master EQ Type

1(Soft), 2(Medium), 3(Hard), 4 (Off)

1(Multi Finger), 2(FullKeyboard)

000 (left)– 64 (center)– 127 (right)

1(Speaker 1), 2(Speaker 2), 3(Headphones), 4(Line Out 1), 5(Line Out 2)

Determines the highest key for the Split voice and sets the Split “point”—in other words, the key that separates the Split (lower) and Main (upper) voices. The Split Point setting and Accompaniment Split Point setting are automatically set to the same value.

Determines the sensitivity of the feature. Sets the chord detection mode. In the Multi Finger mode both normal

chords and simple chords played to the left of the split point are detected. In the Full Keyboard mode normal chords played anywhere on the keyboard will be detected, and the notes played will be sound as well.

Determines the pan position of the Main voice in the stereo image. The value “0” results in the sound being panned full left; the value “127” results in the sound being panned full right.

Determines how much of the Main voice’s signal is sent to the Reverb effect.

Determines how much of the Main voice’s signal is sent to the Chorus effect.

Determines the pan position of the Dual voice in the stereo image. The value “0” results in the sound being panned full left; the value “127” results in the sound being panned full right.

Determines how much of the Dual voice’s signal is sent to the Reverb effect.

Determines how much of the Dual voice’s signal is sent to the Chorus effect.

Determines the pan position of the Split voice in the stereo image. The value “0” results in the sound being panned full left; the value “127” results in the sound being panned full right.

Determines how much of the Split voice’s signal is sent to the Chorus effect.

Determines whether or not panel sustain is always applied to the MAIN/ DUAL voices. Panel sustain is applied continuously when ON, or not applied when OFF. (page 69)

Sets the equalizer applied to the speaker output for optimum sound in different listening situations.

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The Functions

Category Function Item Range/Settings Description

HARMONY

PAT P.A.T. Type

PC PC Mode PC1/PC2/OFF Optimizes the MIDI settings when you connect to a computer (page 100).

MIDI

METRONOME

SCORE Quantize

LESSON

UTILITY Demo Cancel ON/OFF

LANGUAGE Language English/Japanese

Harmony Type 01–26 Determines the Harmony type. (See the list on page 133) Harmony Volume 000–127 Determines the volume of the Harmony effect.

CHORD, CHORD/FREE, MELODY, CHORD/MELODY

Local ON/OFF

External Clock ON/OFF

Keyboard Out ON/OFF

Style Out ON/OFF

Song Out ON/OFF

Initial Setup YES/NO Time Signature -

Numerator Time Signature -

Denominator Metronome Volume 000–127 Determines the volume of the Metronome.

Right-Part GuideTrack 1–16

Left-Part GuideTrack 1–16 Grade ON/OFF Determines whether the Grade function is on or off.

00–60 Determines the time signature of the Metronome.

2, 4, 8, 16 Sets the length of each metronome beat.

1(1/4 note), 2(1/4 note triplet), 3(1/8 note), 4(1/8 note triplet), 5(1/16 note), 6(1/16 note triplet), 7(1/32 note), 8(1/32 note triplet)

Determines the performance assistant technology feature type. (See the list on page 35)

Determines whether the instrument’s keyboard controls the internal tone generator (ON) or not (OFF). (page 100)

Determines whether the instrument synchronizes to the internal clock (OFF) or an external clock (ON). (page 100)

Determines whether keyboard performance data of the instrument is transmitted (ON) or not (OFF).

Determines whether Style data is transmitted (ON) via USB or not (OFF) during Style playback.

Determines whether Song data is transmitted (ON) via USB or not (OFF) during Song playback.

Lets you send the data of the panel settings to a computer. Press [+] to send, or press [-] to cancel.

Depending on the song data, you can make the score more readable by adjusting the timing of the notes. This determines the minimum timing resolution used in the song. For example, if there are both quarter notes and eighth notes in the song, you should set this value to “eighth note”. Any notes or rests shorter than this value will not be shown in the score.

Determines the guide track number for your right hand lesson. The setting is only effective for songs in SMF format 0 transferred from a computer.

Determines the guide track number for your left hand lesson. The setting is only effective for songs in SMF format 0 transferred from a computer.

Determines whether Demo cancel is enabled or not. When this is set to ON, the Demo Song will not play, even if the [DEMO] button is pressed.

Determines the display language for the demo displays, song ﬁle names, lyrics and certain display messages. All other messages and names are displayed in English. When this is set to Japanese, the ﬁle names are displayed in the Japanese font. The lyrics display follows the language setting originally made in the song data; however, when no such setting exists, the setting here is used.

* All these settings can be conveniently reset to their initial default values by pressing the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously.

(The exception to this is Initial Send, which is an operation, not a setting.)

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Using USB Flash Memory

USB ﬂash memory is a memory medium used for storing data. When a USB ﬂash memory is inserted in this instrument’s USB TO DEVICE terminal, user songs created on the instrument and the registered settings can be saved to or loaded from the memory medium. USB ﬂash memory can also be used to transfer song data downloaded from the Internet to the instrument, where it can be used with the performance assistant technology (page 35) and Lesson (page 47) features described in the Quick Guide. Furthermore, user songs saved to USB ﬂash memory in MIDI ﬁle format can also be used with these features. In this section we’ll look at the procedures for setting up and formatting USB ﬂash memory devices, as well as for saving and loading data to and from them.

If you don’t have a USB ﬂash memory, you will need to purchase one (or more, as needed). The instrument does not necessarily support all commercially available USB storage devices. Yamaha cannot guarantee operation of USB storage devices that you purchase. Before purchasing USB storage devices, please consult your Yamaha dealer, or an authorized Yamaha distributor (see list at end of the Owner’s Manual) for advice.

USB Flash Memory

Before using a USB device, read through the “Precautions when using the USB TO DEVICE terminal” section on page 99. For information about USB devices compatible with the instrument, see “Connection to a USB Storage Device” on page 97.

● To protect your data (write-protect switch)

Some USB ﬂash memory devices are equipped with a write-protect switch. To prevent accidental erasure of important data saved in USB ﬂash memory, slide the write-protect switch on the device to the “protect” position. When saving data, make sure that the write-protect switch is set to the “overwrite” position.

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Connecting a USB Flash Memory

Using USB Flash Memory

Connect a USB ﬂash memory to the

USB TO DEVICE terminal, being careful to insert it with the proper orientation.

Check that the ﬁle control icon is shown

in the MAIN display.

You can go to the FILE CONTROL display from which you can access USB ﬂash memory operations by pressing the [MENU] button from this display.

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Using USB Flash Memory

• If the USB ﬂash memory has been write-protected, an appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not be able to execute the operation.

NOTE

Formatting USB Flash Memory

New USB ﬂash memory must be formatted before they can be used by this instrument.

CAUTION

• If you format a USB ﬂash memory that already contains data, all of the data will be erased. Be careful not to erase important data when using the format function.

After connecting the USB ﬂash memory

to be formatted to the instrument’s USB TO DEVICE terminal, check that the icon is showing in the MAIN display.

Press the FILE CONTROL [MENU] but-

ton.

Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-

tons to select the Format item.

The display prompts you for conﬁrmation.

Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or

the [+] button, and the format operation will begin.

CAUTION

• Once the format-in-progress message appears on the display the format operation cannot be canceled. Never turn off the power or remove the USB ﬂash memory during this operation.

A message will appear on the display to

inform you that the operation has ﬁnished.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

Press the [EXECUTE] button and the

display prompts you for conﬁrmation.

You can press the [-] button at this point to cancel the operation.

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Using USB Flash Memory

Cursor

Saving Data

Three types of data are saved to one “User File” by this operation: user song, style ﬁle, and registration memory data. When you save a user song the style ﬁle and registration memory are also saved automatically.

Make sure that a properly formatted

USB ﬂash memory has been properly connected to the instrument’s USB TO DEVICE terminal, and that the icon is showing in the MAIN display.

Press the FILE CONTROL [MENU] button.

Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-

tons to locate the User File Save item.

A default ﬁle name will automatically be created.

● To Overwrite an Existing File

If you want to overwrite a ﬁle that already exists on the USB ﬂash memory, use the dial or the [+] and [-] buttons to select the ﬁle, then skip ahead to step 6.

NOTE

• Up to 100 user ﬁles can be saved to a single USB ﬂash memory.

• If the USB ﬂash memory has been write-protected, an appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not be able to execute the operation.

• If there is not enough capacity left on the USB ﬂash memory to save the data an appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not be able to save the data. Erase unwanted ﬁles from the USB ﬂash memory to make more memory available (page 96), or use a different USB ﬂash memory.

• Refer to the “Messages” list on page 114 for other possible errors that might prevent you from completing the operation.

Press the [EXECUTE] button. A cursor

will appear below the ﬁrst character in the ﬁle name.

Change the ﬁle name as necessary.

• The [-] button moves the cursor to the left, and the [0] button moves it to the right.

• Use the dial to select a character for the current cursor location.

• The [+] button deletes the character at the cursor location.

Press the [EXECUTE] button. The dis-

play prompts you for conﬁrmation.

You can cancel the save operation at this point by pressing the [-] button.

Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or

the [+] button, and the save operation will begin.

The user song will be stored to the USER FILE folder in the USB ﬂash memory.

A message will appear on the display to

inform you that the operation has ﬁnished.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

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Using USB Flash Memory

The name of the ﬁle to

be saved

Cursor

• If an existing ﬁlename is speciﬁed the display prompts you for conﬁrmation. Press [EXECUTE] or [+] if it is OK to overwrite the ﬁle, or [-] to cancel.

• The amount of time it will take to perform the save operation will depend on the condition of the USB ﬂash memory.

NOTE

Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save

This operation converts a user song (song numbers 031–035) to SMF Format 0 and saves the ﬁle to USB ﬂash memory.

● What is SMF (Standard MIDI File)?

The SMF (Standard MIDI File) format is one of the most common and widely compatible sequence formats used for storing sequence data. There are two variations: Format 0 and Format 1. A large number of MIDI devices are compatible with SMF Format 0, and most commercially available MIDI sequence data is provided in SMF Format 0.

Make sure that a properly formatted

USB ﬂash memory has been properly connected to the instrument’s USB TO DEVICE terminal, and that the icon is showing in the MAIN display.

Press the FILE CONTROL [MENU] but-

ton.

Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-

tons to locate the SMF Save item.

The SOURCE FILE—a user song name—will be highlighted.

● To Overwrite an Existing File

If you want to overwrite a ﬁle that already exists on the USB ﬂash memory, use the dial or the [+] and [-] buttons to select the ﬁle, then skip ahead to step 7.

Press the [EXECUTE] button.

A cursor will appear below the ﬁrst character in the ﬁle name.

Change the ﬁle name as necessary.

Refer to “Saving Data” on page 93 for ﬁlename entry.

The source user song name.

Select the source user song.

You can press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously to select the ﬁrst user song.

Press the [EXECUTE] button.

The DESTINATION SONG will be highlighted, and a default name will appear for the converted song ﬁle.

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Press the [EXECUTE] button. The dis-

play prompts you for conﬁrmation.

You can cancel the save operation at this point by pressing the [-] button.

Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or

the [+] button, and the save operation will begin.

The user song will be stored to the USER FILE folder in the USB ﬂash memory.

CAUTION

• Once the save-in-progress message appears on the display the operation cannot be canceled. Never turn off the power or remove the USB ﬂash memory during this operation.

A message will appear on the display to inform you that the operation has ﬁnished.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

Using USB Flash Memory

• Style ﬁles must be located in the root directory. Style ﬁles located within folders will not be recognized.

NOTE

Loading User Files and Style Files

User ﬁles, style ﬁles, and styles residing on a USB ﬂash memory can be loaded into the instrument. If the required style ﬁle has already been transferred to the instrument from a computer using the Musicsoft Downloader application, start from step 2, below. Refer to “Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer” on page 100 for details on transferring style ﬁles.

Use the dial to select the user ﬁle or

CAUTION

• If you load a User File user song (031–035), style ﬁle, and registration memory data will be overwritten by the newly loaded data. If you only load a style ﬁle, only the style ﬁle will be overwritten. Save important data to a USB ﬂash memory before loading data that will overwrite it.

With the USB ﬂash memory containing

the ﬁle you want to load connected to the USB TO DEVICE connector, check that the File Control icon is shown in the MAIN display.

Press the FILE CONTROL [MENU] but-

ton.

Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-

tons to locate the Load item.

style ﬁle you want to load.

All user ﬁles in the USB ﬂash memory will be displayed ﬁrst, followed by the style ﬁles.

Press the [EXECUTE] button. The dis-

play prompts you for conﬁrmation.

You can cancel the load operation at this point by pressing the [-] button.

Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or

the [+] button, and the load operation will begin.

CAUTION

• Once the load-in-progress message appears on the display the operation cannot be canceled. Never turn off the power or remove the USB ﬂash memory during this operation.

A message will appear on the display to

inform you that the operation has ﬁnished.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

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Using USB Flash Memory

• If the USB ﬂash memory has been write-protected, an appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not be able to execute the operation.

NOTE

Deleting Data from a USB Flash Memory

This procedure deletes user ﬁle and SMF ﬁle from a USB ﬂash memory.

Make sure that the USB ﬂash memory

containing the ﬁle(s) you want to delete has been properly connected to the instrument’s USB TO DEVICE terminal, and that the icon is showing in the MAIN display.

Press the FILE CONTROL [MENU] but-

ton.

Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-

tons to locate the Delete item.

Select the ﬁle you want to delete.

You can press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously to select the ﬁrst song or user ﬁle on the USB ﬂash memory.

Press the [EXECUTE] button. The dis-

play prompts you for conﬁrmation.

You can cancel the delete operation at this point by pressing the [-] button.

Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or

the [+] button, and the delete operation will begin.

CAUTION

• Once the delete-in-progress message appears on the display the operation cannot be canceled. Never turn off the power or remove the USB ﬂash memory during this operation.

A message will appear on the display to

inform you that the operation has ﬁnished.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

Playing Songs Saved to USB Flash Memory

Make sure that the USB ﬂash memory

containing the song you want to play has been properly connected to the instrument’s USB TO DEVICE terminal, and that the icon is showing in the MAIN display.

Press the [SONG] button.

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Use the dial to select the song you want

to play (036–).

Press the [START/STOP] button.

Connections

Connectors

q USB TO DEVICE terminal

This terminal allows connection to USB storage devices. Refer to “Connection to a USB Storage Device” on page 97.

w USB TO HOST terminal

This terminal allows direct connection to a personal computer. Refer to “Connecting a Personal Computer” on page 99 for more information.

Connection to a USB Storage Device

By connecting the instrument to a USB storage device with a standard USB cable, you can save data you’ve created to the connected device, as well as read data from the connected device.

■Compatible USB storage devices

A USB storage device, such as a ﬂoppy disk drive, hard disk drive, CD-ROM drive, ﬂash memory, reader/writer, etc., can be connected to the USB TO DEVICE terminal. Other USB devices such as a computer keyboard or mouse cannot be used.

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

■Connection to

a USB storage device

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Before purchasing USB storage devices, please consult your Yamaha dealer, or an authorized Yamaha distributor (see list at end of the Owner’s Manual) for advice.

CAUTION

•Avoid frequently turning the power on/off to the USB storage device, or connecting/disconnecting the cable too often. Doing so may result in the operation of the instrument “freezing” or hanging up. While the instrument is accessing data (such as in the Save and Delete operations), do NOT unplug the USB cable, do NOT remove the media from the device, and do NOT turn the power off to either device. Doing so may corrupt the data on either or both devices.

CAUTION

• Some USB memory devices may require more current than the instrument can supply, causing the instrument’s over-current protection function to be activated and making it impossible to use the device. If this occurs “OverCurrent” will appear in the upper area of the MAIN display. To restore normal operation remove the USB device from the USB TO DEVICE connector and turn the instrument’s power off and then back on again.

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Connections

Backing up the instrument data to a computer

Once you’ve saved data to a USB storage device, you can copy the data to the hard disk of your computer, then archive and organize the ﬁles as desired. Simply reconnect the device as shown below.

Saves internal data to a USB storage device.

USB TO DEVICE terminal

Instrument

USB storage device

Disconnect the USB storage device from

the instrument and connect it to the computer.

Copying ﬁles from a computer hard disk to a USB storage device

Files on a computer’s hard disk can be transferred to the instrument by ﬁrst copying them to the storage media, then connecting/inserting the media to the instrument. User ﬁles, style ﬁles and MIDI songs can be copied to a USB storage device from the hard disk of the computer. Once you’ve copied the data, connect the device to the USB TO DEVICE terminal of the instrument and play back the MIDI songs, or load the user ﬁle or style ﬁle on the instrument.

Backing up data to a computer and

organizing ﬁles/folders

Computer

USB terminal

USB storage device

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Connecting a Personal Computer

The following functions become available when this instrument is connected to a computer.

● Performance data can be transferred between the instrument and the computer (page 100).

● Files can be transferred between the instrument and the computer (page 102).

Connections

The connection procedure is as follows:

Install the USB-MIDI driver on your com-

puter.

The USB-MIDI driver is included on the CD-ROM. Installation of the USB MIDI driver is described on pages 108–109.

Connect the USB terminal of the computer to

the USB terminal on the instrument using a standard USB cable (USB cable sold separately).

The supplied CD-ROM also includes a Musicsoft Downloader application that allows you to transfer song ﬁles from your computer to the instrument’s ﬂash memory. For instructions about how to install Musicsoft Downloader and how to transfer song ﬁles, see pages 102, 109.

■ USB Precautions

Please observe the following precautions when connecting the instrument to a computer via a USB cable. Failure to do so can cause the instrument and/or the computer to hang up (freeze), possibly causing corruption or loss of data. If the instrument or computer does hang up, turn the power to both devices off and then on again, and restart the computer.

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Connections

Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer

By connecting the instrument to a computer, the instrument’s performance data can be used on the computer, and performance data from the computer can be played on the instrument.

● When the instrument is connected with computer, it transmits/receives performance data.

Computer

USB cable

USB terminalUSB terminal

Instrument

■MIDI settings ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

These settings pertain to performance data transmission and reception.

Item Range/Settings Description

Local ON/OFF

External Clock ON/OFF

Keyboard Out ON/OFF Style Out ON/OFF These settings determine whether Style data is transmitted (ON) or not (OFF) during Style playback.

Song Out ON/OFF These settings determine whether Song data is transmitted (ON) or not (OFF) during Song playback.

Local control determines whether or not notes played on the instrument are sounded by its internal tone generator system: the internal tone generator is active when local control is on, and inactive when local control is off.

These settings determine whether the instrument is synchronized to its own internal clock (OFF), or to a clock signal from an external device (ON).

These settings determine whether keyboard performance data of the instrument is transmitted (ON) or not (OFF).

CAUTION

• If you can’t get any sound out of the instrument, this may be the most likely cause.

CAUTION

• If External Clock is ON and no clock signal is being received from an external device, the song, style, and metronome functions will not start.

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

100 DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner’s Manual

Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons

to select the item you want to change its value.

Use the dial to select ON or OFF.

Yamaha YPG-525, YPG-625, DGX-520 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

PRECAUTIONS

Copyright Notice

Panel Logos

Accessories

Special Features of the DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525

Contents

Setting Up

Power Requirements

Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack)

Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack)

Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal)

Turning the Power On

Panel Controls and Terminals

Changing the Display Language

Quick Guide

Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices

Play the Grand Piano Voice

Fun Sounds

Drum Kits

The Metronome

Start the Metronome

Adjusting the Metronome Tempo

Setting the Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Beat

Adjusting the Metronome Volume

Playing Styles

Select a Style Rhythm

Play Along with a Style

Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords

Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause

Types of Songs

Displaying the Song Score

Display the Lyrics

The Easy Way to Play Piano

Change the Song Tempo

Play the Demo Song

Select a Song For a Lesson

Play Using the Music Database

Try Out the Easy Song Arranger

Using the Easy Song Arranger

Record Your Own Performance

Track Configuration

Recording Procedure

Backup and Initialization

Backup

Initialization

Basic Operation

Basic Operation

The Displays

MAIN Display Items

Reference

Play with a Variety of Effects

Adding Harmony

Adding Reverb

Adding Chorus

Panel Sustain

Pitch Bend

Handy Performance Features

Tap Start

Touch Response Sensitivity

One Touch Setting

Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound

Pitch Controls

Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions

Pattern Variation (Sections)

Setting the Split Point

Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm (Stop Accompaniment)

Adjusting the Style Volume

Chord Basics

Style File

Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard

Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary

Song Settings

Song Volume

A-B Repeat

Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings

Saving to the Registration Memory