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What You Can Do by Connecting to a Computer
Many digital musical instruments support the MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface). With this technology, the
instrument can communicate with a connected computer, transmitting/receiving the MIDI data, including keyboard
performance information and Song playback data.
NOTE
• This manual covers only MIDI communication between the instrument and computer via a USB cable and MIDI cables. Note that audio-related infor-
mation is not covered.
• For details about MIDI, refer to “MIDI Basics” on Yamaha Manual Library (web site).
Transferring MIDI Files including Songs …
User Song data you recorded on the instrument can be transferred to a computer and saved as a file, while Song
data (MIDI files) obtained via the Internet can be transferred and stored to the instrument, for future listening or
keyboard practice. Data transfer can be done using Musicsoft Downloader (free download).
NOTE
• What you can do in combination with a computer differs depending on the instrument. For details, refer to the end of this manual.
Playing Back Songs on a computer via the instrument sounds …
You can play back MIDI Song files on a computer using the Voice sounds of the instrument with MIDI file play-
back software.
Recording Your Keyboard Performance to a Computer …
Your keyboard performance can be recorded as MIDI events to music software on a computer. Depending on the
application, the recorded data can be edited in various ways, and even converted to notation.
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