Yamaha Disklavier, Advanced Operation Manual

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Page 4: ...cording a Song 21 Setting the Type of Time Display 22 Song Titling and Title Editing 22 Recording with the Metronome 24 Changing the Default Song Tempo 26 MDR MIDI Data Recording Mode 27 Chapter 6 Recording L R Songs L R Songs 29 Recording the Left and Right Parts Separately 29 Recording the Left and Right Parts Together Setting a Split Point 31 Re Recording Both Parts Simultaneously 32 Re Recordi...

Page 5: ...pter 14 Display Error Messages 83 Chapter 15 Glossary 85 Chapter 16 Specifications 89 Chapter 9 Song and Disk Formats and Compatibility Song Format 50 Disk Types 51 Converting Song Format 52 Converting Disk Type 53 Chapter 10 The Disklavier MIDI Start Stop Control of a MIDI Instrument with the Disklavier 54 Sending the Keyboard Data to a MIDI Instrument 55 Receiving Data from a MIDI Sequencer 58 C...

Page 6: ...ely 1MB Since Memory Disks have a total of 16 Mbytes of memory you can copy to the Memory Disks PianoSoft songs or your favorite recordings or record your own songs to create your own library of Disklavier songs The Memory Disks are formatted in the SMF Standard MIDI File disk format giving you the most versatility as both SMF and E SEQ songs can be recorded to the Memory Disk They can however be ...

Page 7: ...ed or contain no songs Copying Songs You can copy songs stored on a disk to another one song at a time or all songs at once Songs stored on a floppy disk can be copied to the same floppy disk to another floppy disk or to a Memory Disk Songs stored on a Memory Disk can be copied to another Memory Disk or to a floppy disk Note Copy protected songs such as PianoSoft songs cannot be copied to a floppy...

Page 8: ...hen the song number indicator reaches 00 and the squares on the bar graph are completely filled the copy process is complete If the destination disk is Other Disk the following display appears Insert a formatted floppy disk in the disk drive Song copy begins Note Make sure that the destination disk is formatted and its erasure protection tab is set to unprotected See Formatting Disks on page 17 an...

Page 9: ...ect the source disk if the source disk is a floppy disk then insert a formatted destination disk Note1 Make sure that the destination disk is formatted and its erasure protection tab is set to unprotected See Formatting Disks and Floppy Disk Accidental Erasure Protection on pages 17 and 18 If the destination disk has not been formatted in the Disklavier the message UNFORMATTED DISK appears In this...

Page 10: ...isk one song at a time or all songs at once If you want to delete all songs on a disk it may be quicker to re format the disk See Formatting Disks on page 17 1 Specify a disk Note If you are deleting songs from a floppy disk be sure that the accidental erasure protection tab is set to unprotected 2 Press FUNC The FUNC indicator lights and the Function menu appears 3 With the c cursor next to the D...

Page 11: ...song No 4 is deleted song No 5 becomes song No 4 and song No 6 becomes song No 5 and so on Rearranging the Song Order Song Sort You can rearrange the order of songs on a disk 1 Specify a disk 2 Press FUNC The FUNC indicator lights and the Function menu appears 3 With the c cursor next to the Disk option press ENTER The Disk menu appears 4 Press until the c cursor is next to the Song Sort option th...

Page 12: ...tected songs such as PianoSoft songs on a pre recorded disk 9 When sorting is complete the following display appears Press any button to return to the normal display Changing the Counter Display The counter display of a song can be changed from measures and beats metronome to minutes and seconds or vice versa Note If the format is changed from minutes and seconds to measures and betas the metronom...

Page 13: ...uttons to select the time display TIME minutes and seconds display METRONOME measures and beats display 7 Press ENTER Note You cannot change the time display of copy protected songs 8 When the following display appears press any button to return to the normal display ...

Page 14: ... playback to Grp1 You do not need to make settings for the next disk after each disk has finished You can have up to 9 groups 1 to 9 Each group can contain a maximum of 16 Memory Disks freely combined to suit your needs A disk can be part of more than one group and the content of a group can be changed easily at any time Note Floppy disks and CDs cannot be included in a group 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A...

Page 15: ... group consecutively without the need to make settings after each Memory Disk has finished playing This is called Memory Disk Chain Play Chain Play can also be set to start from any disk within the group Note Chain Play is not valid for floppy disks and CDs Note Prolonged playing may cause your piano to overheat Insert sufficient breaks between continuous song playback 1 Register or select a group...

Page 16: ...k of the last song on the selected disk finishes the next disk in the group that contains songs is automatically played back Canceling Group Functions You can choose to manage your disks in disk units instead of group units by setting Memory Disk Chain Play to OFF and selecting a target disk in the Memory Disk selection display For example if you want to play disk 7 only you should set Memory Disk...

Page 17: ...d option press ENTER to restart the Control Unit This is the same as turning off the Control Unit and then turning it back on The standard disk title display appears The disk title display shows to indicate that no group is selected ...

Page 18: ...ppears 2 Press until the c cursor is next to the Timer Play option and press ENTER The following display appears The five parameters on the lower row constitute a program You can create up to 99 programs Item Option Description ON OFF Enables Timer Play Pressing ENTER sorts the programs in chronological order Indicates the number of a program Only program numbers with programs are displayed Indica...

Page 19: ... group 9 Repeat steps 4 to 8 to set as many programs as necessary Pressing and scrolls the display vertically through the programs 10 Press ENTER after you set all parameters for the programs you need The programs are sorted in chronological order and the display returns to the setup menu Each program is activated at the specified time Important The Control Unit must be turned on in advance in ord...

Page 20: ...d back The Disklavier will stop playing at 9 00 p m even if Grp3 is still playing Example 2 Location Cocktail bar Repeat RND 16 50 Turn on Control Unit manually 17 00 01 17 00 PLAY Grp1 19 00 02 19 00 STOP 19 30 03 19 30 PLAY 21 00 04 21 00 STOP 21 30 05 21 30 PLAY 23 00 06 23 00 STOP 23 05 Turn off manually Memory Disks 1 6 Grp1 The Disklavier above is set to play songs continuously from 5 00 p m...

Page 21: ...isk 2 1 song to be played on the hour Grp2 Memory Disk 3 several songs for continuous play during lunch Grp3 Memory Disk 4 continuation of disk 3 Grp3 Memory Disk 5 3 songs for closing of store Grp4 The Disklavier above is turned on at 7 55 a m and Timer Play starts at 8 00 a m with the opening of the store Songs are set to be played at 8 00 a m for the opening of the store at 10 00 a m and 3 00 p...

Page 22: ...sk to format Note If you are formatting a floppy disk make sure that the floppy disk s erasure protection tab is set to unprotected If the disk has not been formatted the following display appears If the disk contains songs it might be worth checking them to see if there are any you want to keep 2 Press FUNC The FUNC indicator lights and the Function menu appears 3 With the c cursor next to the Di...

Page 23: ...PLAY PAUSE indicator flashes 3 Select song No 1 then press the SONG SELECT again to display the disk title The song number disappears and the display cursor appears at the position of the first character in the title as shown If the disk already has a title it will be shown on the display 4 Use and to position the cursor within the title 5 Use the keyboard or the NO and YES buttons to select chara...

Page 24: ...l Unit See the character table above Cursor back Space Numbers Letters Upper case Lower case Cursor forward 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1213 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 11 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 56 57 58 59 60 f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u ...

Page 25: ...ns as a toggle switch so that all recording functions including quantizing and overdubbing are available for the recording of all tracks This allows the recording procedures of L R tracks rhythm tracks and other accompanying tracks to follow the same basic flow The button toggles the Record Standby mode Title Editing mode Re recording mode and Recording Setting mode as shown below This display app...

Page 26: ...e 22 If you want to record a song using the metronome see Recording with the Metronome on page 24 3 Press PLAY PAUSE The PLAY PAUSE indicator stops flashing and the following display appears The Disklavier is now ready for you to play 4 Start playing your song and recording will begin Recording will start as soon as you touch a key or press a pedal 5 When you finish playing your song press STOP Th...

Page 27: ...ngs can be titled before or after recording and the title can be edited at any time 1 Specify a disk 2 Press REC The REC indicator lights and the PLAY PAUSE indicator flashes The following display appears If you are titling or editing the title of an existing song use the SONG SELECT buttons to select the song before proceeding Make sure that the correct song number is selected 3 Press REC again T...

Page 28: ...28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 11 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 56 57 58 59 60 f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z a b c d e f 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Space A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Cursor ...

Page 29: ...n option then press ENTER Recording with the Metronome You can use the metronome to record songs Songs recorded with the metronome will be in the measures and beats format All metronome parameters are reset when the Disklavier is switched off 1 Press METRONOME The METRONOME indicator lights and the following display appears The display continues with the following The table below shows which metro...

Page 30: ... measure all the indicators flash and on the remaining beats the left half and right half of the indicators flash alternately 5 Press PLAY PAUSE The metronome starts and recording begins immediately The LED volume indicators flash to show the beat and the beat indicator starts counting 001 1 The display will cycle as shown below in the first measure The display will return to the normal recording ...

Page 31: ...ed in beats per minute 1 Specify a disk 2 Press REC 3 Select the song that you want to change using the SONG SELECT buttons 4 Press METRONOME For measures and beats the current song tempo bpm is shown For minutes and seconds the current song tempo is shown as 000 If the song s tempo has already been changed the new value is shown on the display 5 Use the NO and YES buttons to change the tempo NO b...

Page 32: ...s can be connected to either the MIDI IN connector or the TO HOST connector on the Disklavier However for proper results it is recommended that you set the HOST SELECT switch to MIDI when connecting your MIDI instrument to the MIDI IN connector and to PC1 PC2 or MAC depending on your computer type when connecting your MIDI instrument to the TO HOST connector See Setting the HOST SELECT Switch on p...

Page 33: ... to the following appears 6 Press NO and YES buttons to set the piano parts For E SEQ songs L 01 fixed and R can be set to or 02 For SMF songs L can be set to tracks 01 to 16 and R can be set to tracks 01 to 16 not already selected for L and 7 Press PLAY PAUSE Recording begins ...

Page 34: ...d songs to a CD Recording the Left and Right Parts Separately When recording an L R song the left and right hand parts can be recorded separately Either part can be recorded first and the pedals can be recorded with either part the default setting is the part recorded first While you record the second part the first part will play back for monitoring This playback monitor function can be turned of...

Page 35: ...when you start playing As soon as you play the keyboard or press a pedal recording starts 6 When you finish playing the first part press STOP The first L R part is saved to disk Recording the Second Part 1 Press REC to engage the Record Standby mode The REC indicator lights and the PLAY PAUSE indicator flashes 2 Press SONG SELECT to select the song number of the previous recording A new song numbe...

Page 36: ...ard split point is set and the notes played on the left hand side of the split point are saved as the left hand part and notes played on the right hand side of the split point are saved as the right hand part 1 Specify a disk Note If you are recording to a floppy disk make sure that the disk s erasure protection tab is set to unprotected 2 Press REC to engage the Record Standby mode The REC indica...

Page 37: ...soon as you play the keyboard or press a pedal recording will start 7 When you finish playing your song press STOP Your new L R song is saved to disk Re Recording Both Parts Simultaneously To re record both parts of an L R song follow the procedure below 1 Specify a disk 2 Press REC The REC indicator lights and the PLAY PAUSE indicator flashes 3 Use the SONG SELECT buttons to select the L R song t...

Page 38: ...an option then press ENTER The re recording is saved as indicated or canceled Re Recording One Part 1 Specify a disk 2 Press REC The REC indicator lights and the PLAY PAUSE indicator flashes 3 Use the SONG SELECT buttons to select the L R song that you want to re record Both PART indicators light green 4 Use the PART buttons to select the part that you want to re record The PART indicator of the s...

Page 39: ...ord a count in preceding the song to indicate the tempo and the initial downbeat of the song as a band leader would do This is useful when for example you want to play a four hand duet by yourself or enjoy ensemble playing using other instruments along with a song being played back on the Disklavier Count in beats are recorded using the sustain pedal Each press of the sustain pedal is recorded as ...

Page 40: ...Specifically the metronome beeps and the LED volume indicators flash to indicate the count in beats As the default setting is OFF you need to set it to ON when you want the count in to be played back 1 Press METRONOME and then until the following display appears 2 Press YES to set the Pedal Count parameter to ON 3 Press METRONOME to return to the normal display 4 Press PLAY PAUSE to begin playback...

Page 41: ... tracks 1 and 2 continuous pedal data is stored on track 3 and track 10 is reserved for the rhythm part You can record your Ensemble song onto a Memory Disk or a floppy disk Note You cannot record songs to a CD Ensemble Song Display From the song title display press to go to the Ensemble song display The Ensemble song display shows which tracks contain data and which tracks the Disklavier is playi...

Page 42: ...at etc See Overdubbing a Track on page 39 You can also auto correct the timing of constant tempo notes by quantizing another method often used for rhythm tracks See Quantizing Notes on page 40 The voice and volume of each track can be altered after recording and tracks can be mixed copied moved transposed and deleted See Chapter 8 Editing Tracks To record piano parts to the Ensemble song see Chapt...

Page 43: ...uttons to select a track that you want to record 5 Press once then use the NO and YES buttons to select a basic voice bank 0 drum kit or SFX voice The voice number and name change accordingly See Chapter 15 Internal XG Tone Generator Voice Drum Kit List in the Basic Operation Manual for a listing of available voices See also XG Drum Voice List on page 15 of the Appendix MIDI Data Format provided a...

Page 44: ...mber 11 Use the and to select an option then press ENTER The new track is saved as indicated or canceled Overdubbing a Track Once a track has been recorded extra parts can be overdubbed This is especially useful for creating a rhythm track For example you can record a bass drum first and then overdub a snare drum hi hat etc 1 Make the recording settings as described in the previous section Recordi...

Page 45: ...s Quantize is a function for auto correcting the timing of notes you play on the piano It is especially useful for recording rhythm tracks In the following example a measure of 8th notes is shown recorded first with quantize set to off and then with quantize set to 1 8 Each track overdub can be recorded using a different quantize value Note Quantize is a permanent operation A quantized track canno...

Page 46: ...e new track is saved with the existing tracks under the current song number NEW The new track and the existing tracks are saved under a new song number The existing tracks are kept under the current song number CANCEL The new track is discarded The existing tracks are kept under the current song number 6 Use and to select an option then press ENTER The quantized track is saved as indicated or canc...

Page 47: ...edit 4 Press or VOICE 5 Use the NO and YES buttons to select the track whose voice or volume you want to change 6 Press then use the NO and YES buttons to change the voice number The voice number and name in the display change accordingly You can select a voice number from 1 to 128 See Chapter 15 Internal XG Tone Generator Voice Drum Kit List in the Basic Operation Manual for a listing of basic vo...

Page 48: ... voice and volume changes are discarded The existing tracks are kept under the current song number 10 Use and to select an option then press ENTER The voice and volume changes are saved as indicated or canceled Mixing Two Tracks 1 Specify a disk 2 Press FUNC The FUNC indicator lights and the Function menu appears 3 Press until the c cursor is next to Track then press ENTER The following display ap...

Page 49: ...ost but the on off pedal data will be kept If you do not want to mix the two tracks press NO to cancel the function Moving a Track You can move data from one track to a different track 1 Specify a disk 2 Press FUNC The FUNC indicator lights and the Function menu appears 3 Press until the c cursor is next to Track then press ENTER The following display appears 4 With the c cursor at the far left pr...

Page 50: ... track press NO to cancel the function Note If a piano track is moved to an Ensemble track or vice versa the piano track s continuous pedal data half pedal will be lost but the on off pedal data will be kept Copying a Track You can copy tracks to another track 1 Specify a disk 2 Press FUNC The FUNC indicator lights and the Function menu appears 3 Press until the c cursor is next to Track then pres...

Page 51: ...on Note If a piano track is copied to an Ensemble track or vice versa the piano track s continuous pedal data half pedal will be lost but the on off pedal data will be kept Deleting a Track 1 Specify a disk 2 Press FUNC The FUNC indicator lights and the Function menu appears 3 Press until the c cursor is next to Track then press ENTER The following display appears 4 With the c cursor at the far le...

Page 52: ...rack then press ENTER The following display appears 4 With the c cursor at the far left press the NO and YES buttons until Trans appears 5 Press to move the c cursor to its next position then use the NO and YES buttons to select the track you want to transpose You can select tracks 01 to 16 and ALL tracks The symbol of the selected track is blacked in Note Even if you select ALL a track containing...

Page 53: ...iles from external sources in which the piano parts are assigned to tracks other than 1 and 2 so that they are played correctly on the Disklavier Note The Disklavier cannot edit SMF format 1 songs SMF format songs need to be converted to SMF format 0 Note With E SEQ songs piano parts are restricted to tracks 1 and 2 If you want to change the piano track assignments either convert song type to SMF ...

Page 54: ...ns Option Description SAVE The new track assignments are saved under the current song number NEW The song with the new track assignments are saved under a new song number CANCEL The new track assignments are discarded The existing song is kept under the current song number 8 Use and to select an option then press ENTER The new track assignments are saved as indicated or canceled If after you play ...

Page 55: ... format 0 by default SMF format 1 is supported by the Disklavier for playback functions When recording SMF songs song tempo can be set between 30 and 400 bpm For songs with pedal data incremental pedal data is stored on tracks 1 and 2 You can also select any voice for tracks 3 to 9 and 11 to 16 Tracks 1 and 2 are for Disklavier piano parts and track 10 for the rhythm track E SEQ Format Songs If yo...

Page 56: ...e disk the following display should appear as the disk title display Up to 99 songs can be recorded onto an SMF type disk depending on the size of the song file E SEQ Type Disks Disklavier songs recorded to a disk formatted as an E SEQ type disk will be recorded in E SEQ format only It is not possible to copy SMF songs to an E SEQ type disk E SEQ disks can be played back by earlier Disklavier mode...

Page 57: ... ENTER The following display appears 4 Use the NO and YES buttons to select the song that you want to convert 5 When you have selected the song press until the c cursor is next to the arrow Then use the NO and YES buttons to select a song format E SEQ SMF0 or SMF1 Symbol Song format E SEQ E SEQ format SMF0 Standard MIDI File format 0 SMF1 Standard MIDI File format 1 6 Press ENTER A display similar...

Page 58: ...the NO and YES buttons to select a song format E SEQ type disks can be converted to SMF type disks or Piano1 disks SMF type disks can be converted to E SEQ type disks or Piano1 disks Note Piano1 is a format that can be played back by all Disklaviers In the display disk type for a Piano1 type disk will be shown as E SEQ 6 Press ENTER The following display appears Insert the destination disk Dependi...

Page 59: ...ith the Disklavier In this setup song disks are played on the Disklavier and a MIDI drum machine or sequencer plays in synchronization When PLAY is pressed the MIDI instrument starts to play It can also be paused and stopped via the Disklavier In addition the tempo of the MIDI instrument will change as the tempo of the Disklavier is adjusted 1 Connect the Disklavier s MIDI OUT to the MIDI instrume...

Page 60: ...ple your left hand part is backed by a bass guitar voice and your right hand part is backed by a marimba MIDI data from each side of the split point is sent to a different MIDI channel and the voice volume and transposition for each side can be set individually Note This setup is not intended for Ensemble song playback It is intended for manual piano playing with an external tone generator or synt...

Page 61: ...O and YES buttons to set a value The MIDI output can be transposed from 60 to 60 in one semitone steps Separate transposition values can be set for the left and right hand parts 8 Press until the following display appears If you did not set a split point the subsequent displays will be similar to the following 9 Press until the c cursor is next to the Out Ch parameter then use the NO and YES butto...

Page 62: ...will not change the volume 12 Press FUNC or STOP to exit the MIDI setup Filtering KBD Out Data When sending data for the piano part you play on the Disklavier keyboard to an external MIDI instrument the data contains keyboard touch data and continuous pedal data as well These data can be filtered so that only basic MIDI messages are output 1 Perform up to step 7 of Sending the Keyboard Data to a M...

Page 63: ...a computer A 500 millisecond delay is applied to the incoming MIDI data so that the Disklavier plays more fluently Because of the delay be aware that the beat indicator on the sequencer is slightly ahead of the actual sounds being produced Be aware of this To control the Disklavier in real time see Controlling the Disklavier in Real Time on page 59 The Disklavier s Piano Rcv Ch parameter must be s...

Page 64: ...s fixed delay can be turned off However it will still take the Disklavier time to respond to incoming MIDI data and the Disklavier piano response time will vary based on the velocity of the notes and is not user controllable You need to set the Delay In parameter to OFF and set the Piano Rcv Ch parameter to match that of the other keyboard s MIDI transmit channels If the channels do not match the ...

Page 65: ...han 16 Channels on page 74 For the best compatibility your external MIDI instrument should support Yamaha XG General MIDI GM or both 1 Connect the Disklavier s MIDI OUT to the external MIDI instrument s MIDI IN connector using a MIDI cable 2 Press FUNC The FUNC indicator lights and the Function menu appears MIDI IN Disklavier MIDI Synthesizer or Tone Generator MIDI OUT MIDI CABLE 3 Press until the...

Page 66: ...be played back with the Disklavier These are called import files For these files you must specify the tracks to be played by the Disklavier piano because piano parts in import files may be stored on any track 1 Insert the song disk into the disk drive 2 Press FUNC The FUNC indicator lights and the Function menu appears 3 Press until the c cursor is next to the MIDI Setup option then press ENTER Th...

Page 67: ...nd receiving the MTC are performed This Disklavier has a function that uses the MIDI time code MTC to synchronize with an external component This Disklavier can function either as the Master or as the Slave when synchronization is to be achieved using the MTC Set the MTC related parameters in order to use the synchronization function 1 Press FUNC The FUNC indicator lights and the Function menu app...

Page 68: ...rate is detected automatically Rate parameter 24fps 25fps DF 30fps 5a Press to position the c cursor next to the Thru and set the output port Set the connector from which the MTC which has been received is to be output Thru parameter OFF default MIDI HOST fps stands for frames per second DF stands for dropped frame To Operate Disklavier in the Master Mode 4b Use the NO and YES buttons to select MT...

Page 69: ...mation of the external component Example of connections Receiving the MTC from MIDI IN MIDI OUT or MTC OUT Control Unit External component equipped with MTC Master function MD4S AW2816 etc MIDI IN MIDI CABLE PLAY PAUSE STOP REC SONG SELECT REV FWD PART L R ENTER VOICE FUNC METRO NOME BALANCE TRANSPOSE TEMPO VOLUME 10 8 6 4 2 0 NO YES CONTROL UNIT DKC55RCD GENERAL INSTRUMENT STANDBY ON DRIVE SELECT...

Page 70: ...t must first be set up to serve as the MTC Master Note Bear in mind that regular recording will be performed if you start playing the song before the MTC message is output from the external component You must not step on the pedals 4 Start playing your song in synchronization with the external component 5 Upon completion of the song stop the external component and then press STOP Note MTC sync rec...

Page 71: ...ERAL INSTRUMENT STANDBY ON DRIVE SELECT MTC Mode Master Rate Adjust to the external component s rate Out HOST Establish the MTC Slave mode by following the instructions in the manual accompanying the soft 1 Set the MTC compatible external component to the MTC receiving standby mode Refer to its operating manual for details 2 Proceed with playback or recording using the control unit The MTC is sent...

Page 72: ...F A F 2 F 8 F C T M C F A F 2 F C T M F F O F F O F F O F F O N O Ο Ο N O F F O Ο Ο Ο N O N O Ο Ο Ο Ο Ο e v a l S F F O F F O u r h T Ο F F O N O u r h T Ο Ο N O F F O Ο Ο u r h T Ο N O N O Ο Ο u r h T Ο Ο r e t s a M F F O F F O Ο F F O N O Ο Ο N O F F O Ο Ο N O N O Ο Ο Ο When the song position has exceeded 7F 7F F2 Song Position F8 Continue and F8 Timing Clock are not sent ...

Page 73: ...N O n o i t c A T S O H O T r o t c e n n o c r o t c e n n o c T U O I D I M e n o t G X l a n r e t n I o n a i P r o t a r e n e g d r a o b y e k n o y a l P h C t u O f i t n e s a t a d I D I M F F O r o t a r e n e g e n o t l a n r e t n i o N n o t t u b e c i o V s s e l n u s d n u o s N O l a c o L d n a N O s i e l b m e s n e f o k c a b y a l P e l i f g n o s r o f t p e c x e t n ...

Page 74: ...d n a N O s i e l b m e s n e f o k c a b y a l P e l i f g n o s t n e s a t a d I D I M o N e n o t l a n r e t n i d n a o n a i P y l l a m r o n y a l p r o t a r e n e g m o r f d e v i e c e r a t a d I D I M r o t c e n n o c T S O H O T m o r f d e v i e c e r a t a d I D I M r o t c e n n o c N I I D I M d e s s a p a t a d I D I M o N h g u o r h t e n o t l a n r e t n i d n a o n a i ...

Page 75: ...mputer without the MIDI interface Note To use the Disklavier properly with the computer setups described in this chapter it is recommended that you connect your computer to the TO HOST connector and set the HOST SELECT switch to PC1 PC2 or MAC depending on your computer type See Setting the HOST SELECT Switch on page 72 Connecting to a Personal Computer Specifically Apple Macintosh IBM PC AT and N...

Page 76: ... AT Series Computer a Use a standard 8 pin MINI DIN 9 pin D SUB cross cable b Use a standard 8 pin MINI DIN 25 pin D SUB cross cable Mini DIN 8 pin Mini DIN 8 pin Mini DIN 8 pin D SUB 25 pin Male connector Mini DIN 8 pin D SUB 9 pin Female connector Mini DIN 8 pin D SUB 25 pin Female connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 HSK 1 1 HSK 0 5 RxD 4 GND 3 TxD 8 RxD 7 GP 1 6 TxD 1 2 3 4 8 5 5 CTS 4 RTS 3 RxD 7 GND ...

Page 77: ...use the NO and YES buttons to select the channel for the piano part The selected channel will be played by the Disklavier piano and the other channels by the internal XG tone generator See Receiving Data from a MIDI Sequencer on page 58 for details on MIDI channels T S O H T C E L E S e p y t r e t u p m o C d u a B e t a r s k r a m e R C A M s e i r e s h s o t n i c a M e l p p A 0 5 2 1 3 d e ...

Page 78: ...formation on the 500 ms delay function see Controlling the Disklavier in Real Time on page 59 6 Press FUNC or STOP to return to the normal display Recording Songs to a Computer Sequencer You can record keyboard and pedal data onto a computer 1 Press FUNC 2 Press until the c cursor is next to the MIDI Setup option then press ENTER The following display appears 3 Press until the c cursor is next to ...

Page 79: ... details 5 Press FUNC or STOP to return to the normal display Playing Back More than 16 Channels You can play back from a computer song data that contains up to 32 channels by connecting the Disklavier s TO HOST connector to the serial port on a computer and its MIDI OUT connector to a MIDI instrument The 32 channels are sent to the Disklavier using software corresponding to port signals The Diskl...

Page 80: ...und only by messages received through the MIDI IN or TO HOST connectors 1 Press FUNC The FUNC indicator lights and the Function menu appears 2 Press until the c cursor is next to the MIDI Setup option then press ENTER The following display appears 3 Press until the c cursor is next to the Local option then press ENTER 4 Use the NO and YES buttons to set Local to OFF The following display appears N...

Page 81: ... a t a d I D I M T S O H O T m o r f r o t c e n n o c d e s s a p a t a d I D I M o N l a d e p r o f t p e c x e h g u o r h t e t o n e e S a t a d d e s s a p a t a d I D I M l l A f i d e i l p p a y a l e d h g u o r h t N O n I y a l e D e n o t l a n r e t n i d n a o n a i P y l l a m r o n y a l p r o t a r e n e g n I y a l e D f i d e i l p p a y a l e d N O d e v i e c e r a t a d I D...

Page 82: ...r f r o t c e n n o c d e s s a p a t a d I D I M o N l a d e p r o f t p e c x e h g u o r h t e t o n e e S a t a d n o a t a d I D I M l l A t n e s 2 3 7 1 s l e n n a h c n I y a l e D f i d e i l p p a y a l e d N O e n o t l a n r e t n i d n a o n a i P s l e n n a h c y a l p r o t a r e n e g y a l e d y l l a m r o n 6 1 1 n I y a l e D f i d e i l p p a N O d e v i e c e r a t a d I D ...

Page 83: ...enu appears 3 Press until the c cursor is next to the Reset option then press ENTER The following display appears 4 Use the NO and YES buttons to select the item that you want to reset Then press ENTER The table on the next page lists the default settings for the items that can be reset 5a If you selected Setup Memory Disk X Setup or Memory Disk X press YES when a display similar to the following ...

Page 84: ... l a g r P g r P 6 1 1 0 R e l i F t r o p m I g r P g r P 6 1 1 0 t u O L B S E t r a P o n a i P F F O N O F F O t u O I D I M T U O D B K 2 t r o P u r h T t u O D B K t u O L B S E h C t u O 1 0 6 1 o t 1 0 t i l p S F F O 7 C o t 1 A F F O L s n a r T 0 0 0 6 o t 0 0 o t 0 6 R s n a r T 0 0 0 6 o t 0 0 o t 0 6 t u O e t o m e R F F O N O F F O n I e t o m e R F F O N O F F O l a c o L N O N O...

Page 85: ... you are pointing the remote control at the Control Unit s remote control sensor Make sure that you are within the remote control s specified operating range See Using the Remote Control on page 2 in the Basic Operation Manual Make sure that the remote control s batteries have been installed correctly See Installing Batteries in the Remote Control on page 2 in the Basic Operation Manual Check the ...

Page 86: ... track containing high velocity See Editing a Track s Voice Volume on page 42 PianoSmart Pianosmart fails to work fails to synchronize Check whether the CD is the same as the number of the CD printed on the Smart PianoSoft package etc When the songs are all the same even if the CD is different copy Smart PianoSoft onto the memory disk and execute Change to a different CD When a copied CD and Smart...

Page 87: ...ks Connection with External Devices The Disklavier cannot send and receive MIDI data with other MIDI instruments Make sure the MIDI cables are connected properly A MIDI loop was accidentally created when you connected a computer to the MIDI OUT connector on your Disklavier so that song data is sent back and forth between the computer and and piano Set MIDI Out to KBD Out See Chapter 11 The Disklav...

Page 88: ...t be performed because the floppy disk s erasure protection tab is set to protected Set the disk s erasure protection tab to unprotected See Floppy Disk Accidental Erasure Protection on page 18 No more song data can be recorded onto the disk because the disk is nearly full No more than 60 songs can be recorded onto an E SEQ type disk No more than 99 songs can be recorded onto an SMF type disk The ...

Page 89: ...ou must select the track you want to record before recording Only E SEQ files can be recorded onto an E SEQ type disk The disk may be damaged Press the Stop key to clear the message If this message appears frequently with other disks as well contact your nearest Yamaha service representative ...

Page 90: ... E SEQ Song Format A song file format developed by Yamaha for saving songs E SEQ Type Disk One of two disk types that the Disklavier uses to format disks E SEQ type disks are compatible with earlier Disklavier models Fast Forward Reverse Two Disklavier functions that allow you to quickly locate a position within a song This is faster than preview and review but the Disklavier does not play Fast Pr...

Page 91: ... Musical Instrument Digital Interface MIDI allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other Overdub The addition of tracks to an existing recording For example a Disklavier rhythm track can be created with overdubbing by recording a track with a bass drum then a track with a snare then hi hat etc Piano Parts Refers to the left and right hand piano parts of a song The left hand ...

Page 92: ...isks automatically record songs using SMF format 0 Song Normally a short piece of music with lyrics However for clarity in Disklavier manuals the term is used to refer to any piece of music of any genre Song Format The method used to store song data in a file PianoSoft and PianoSoft Plus songs use the E SEQ format The Disklavier also supports songs in the Standard MIDI File SMF format Song Number ...

Page 93: ...p two semitones Velocity Because the loudness of a piano note is determined by the speed velocity with which a string is struck by a hammer note loudness is referred to as velocity Voice The sounds produced by a tone generator expressing various instruments See Chapter 15 Internal XG Tone Generator Voice Drum Kit List in the Basic Operation Manual for a listing of basic voices and the Appendix MID...

Page 94: ... c 6 1 r e t e e w t 1 m c 5 2 2 2 x o B t e l t u O P U t e l t u O C A k c a J t u p t u O h c t i w S n i a M 2 2 s r o t c e n n o C s e n o h p d a e H o n o M L R t u O n I X U A t u O n I I D I M 2 l o r t n o C D C o n a i P o T t r o p l a i r e s t s o H o T r e l l o r t n o C t o o F n I I D I M g o l a n A o i d u A e n o T e l b m e s n E e p y T 2 M W A 2 y r o m e M e v a W d e c n...

Page 95: ... 1 6 1 4 1 s r e h t O g n i d r o c e r e R t n e l i S m e t s y S s l o r t n o C r e w o P p m a l t o l i p w f f o n O e m u l o V s u o u n i t n o C b r e v e R l o r t n o c h t p e d s e d o m 3 e m o n o r t e M e g n a R e t u n i m r e p s t a e b 0 0 4 0 3 s e r u t a n g i S e m i T 4 9 4 8 4 7 4 6 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 1 n o i t c n u F e h t n i e l b a l l o r t n o c e m u l o v f f...

Page 96: ...Appendix Mark IIISeries Full Function Models Appendix MIDI Data Format ...

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Page 98: ... Time ESBL Part Cntrl Parameter Data Range 5 Portamento Time 0 127 When the parameter 1 2 9 Portamento ON values will adjust the speed of pitch change A setting of 0 minimum portamento time and 127 maximum portamento time 1 2 4 Data Entry ESBL Part Messages which set the value for the parameter specified by RPN NRPN Cntrl Parameter Data Range 6 Data Entry MSB 0 127 38 Data Entry LSB 0 127 Paramete...

Page 99: ...64 0 63 01 21 mm Filter Resonance mm 00 40 7F 64 0 63 01 63 mm EG Attack Time mm 00 40 7F 64 0 63 01 64 mm EG Decay Time mm 00 40 7F 64 0 63 01 66 mm EG Release Time mm 00 40 7F 64 0 63 14 rr mm Drum Filter Cutoff Frequency mm 00 40 7F 64 0 63 rr drum instrument note number 15 rr mm Drum Filter Resonance mm 00 40 7F 64 0 63 rr drum instrument note number 16 rr mm Drum EG Attack mm 00 40 7F 64 0 63...

Page 100: ...you can select not only basic Voice numbers but also variation Voice bank numbers 1 4 Pitch Bend ESBL Part When Multi Part Parameter Rcv PITCH BEND CHANGE OFF pitch bend for that part is not received 1 5 Channel Aftertouch ESBL Part 1 6 Polyphonic Aftertouch ESBL Part PianoPart transmitted Applying further pressure on the key does not output key aftertouch information Instead key position is trans...

Page 101: ...nd 1 2 2 1 4 3 Multi Effect1 Data parameter change ESBL Part See tables 1 1 and 1 3 2 1 4 4 Multi Part Data parameter change ESBL Part See tables 1 1 and 1 4 2 1 4 5 Drums Setup Data parameter change ESBL Part See tables 1 1 and 1 5 If a Drum Setup Reset parameter change message is received the Drum Setup parameter values will be initialized Selecting a Drum Set will cause the Drum Setup parameter...

Page 102: ...set to On b Reception This message is received only when REMOTE IN Parameter is Set to On 4 4 Stop a Transmission This message is transmitted only when the REMOTE OUT parameter is set to On b Reception This message is received only when REMOTE IN Parameter is Set to On Table 1 1 Parameter Bass Address Model ID 4C XG n Drum setup number 0 1 Table 1 2 MIDI Parameter Change table SYSTEM XG Address Si...

Page 103: ...US PARAMETER 9 2B 1 00 7F CHORUS PARAMETER 10 2C 1 00 7F CHORUS RETURN dB 0dB 6dB 0 64 127 40 2D 1 01 7F CHORUS PAN L63 C R63 1 64 127 40 2E 1 00 7F SEND CHORUS TO REVERB dB 0dB 6dB 0 64 127 00 TOTAL SIZE 0F 02 01 30 1 00 7F CHORUS PARAMETER 11 see Effect Parameter List Depends on chorus Type 31 1 00 7F CHORUS PARAMETER 12 32 1 00 7F CHORUS PARAMETER 13 33 1 00 7F CHORUS PARAMETER 14 34 1 00 7F CH...

Page 104: ...TUNE 12 8 12 7 Hz 08 00 nn 0A 1st bit3 0 bit7 4 80 2nd bit3 0 bit3 0 nn 0B 1 00 7F VOLUME 0 127 64 nn 0C 1 00 7F VELOCITY SENSE DEPTH 0 127 40 nn 0D 1 00 7F VELOCITY SENSE OFFSET 0 127 40 nn 0E 1 00 7F PAN 0 random 1 L63 64 C 127 R63 40 nn 0F 1 00 7F NOTE LIMIT LOW C 2 G8 00 nn 10 1 00 7F NOTE LIMIT HIGH C 2 G8 7F nn 11 1 00 7F DRY LEVEL 0 127 7F nn 12 1 00 7F CHORUS SEND 0 127 00 nn 13 1 00 7F RE...

Page 105: ...AT LFO AMOD DEPTH 0 127 00 nn 53 1 28 58 PAT PITCH CONTROL 24 24 semitones 40 nn 54 1 00 7F PAT FILTER CONTROL 9600 9450 cent 40 nn 55 1 00 7F PAT AMPLITUDE CONTROL 64 63 40 nn 56 1 00 7F PAT LFO PMOD DEPTH 0 127 00 nn 57 1 00 7F PAT LFO FMOD DEPTH 0 127 00 nn 58 1 00 7F PAT LFO AMOD DEPTH 0 127 00 nn 59 1 00 5F AC1 CONTROLLER NUMBER 0 95 10 nn 5A 1 28 58 AC1 PITCH CONTROL 24 24 semitones 40 nn 5B...

Page 106: ...d all Drum Setup parameters are initialized The Drum Setup Reset message can be used to initialized each Drum Setup parameter Selecting a Drum Set will cause the Drum Setup parameter values to be initialized p m u D k l u B s s e r d d A n o i t p i r c s e D H M L R E S U 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 e c i o V l a m r o N r e s U L A M R O N E C I O V 0 0 F 1 0 0 2 3 e c i o V l a m r o N r e s U Table 2 1 Para...

Page 107: ... 47 Velocity FEG Rate Sensitivity 6B 39 47 FEG Rate Scaling 6C 00 7F FEG Rate Scaling Center Note 6D 00 3F FEG Rate 1 6E 00 3F FEG Rate 2 6F 00 3F FEG Rate 3 70 00 3F FEG Rate 4 71 00 7F FEG Level 0 72 00 7F FEG Level 1 73 00 7F FEG Level 2 74 00 7F FEG Level 3 75 00 7F FEG Level 4 76 00 7F Element Level 77 00 7F Level Scaling Break Point 1 78 00 7F Level Scaling Break Point 2 79 00 7F Level Scali...

Page 108: ... 1 55 0 SynVoice 1 40 SynVox2 2 41 Choral 2 64 AnaVoice 1 56 0 Orch Hit 2 35 OrchHit2 2 64 Impact 2 Brass 57 0 Trumpet 1 16 Trumpet2 1 17 BriteTrp 2 32 WarmTrp 2 58 0 Trombone 1 18 Trmbone2 2 59 0 Tuba 1 16 Tuba 2 1 60 0 Mute Trp 1 61 0 Fr Horn 2 6 FrHrSolo 2 32 FrHorn2 1 37 HornOrch 2 62 0 BrasSect 1 35 Tp TbSec 2 40 BrssSec2 2 41 HiBrass 2 42 MelloBrs 2 63 0 SynBras1 2 12 QuackBr 2 20 RezSynBr 2...

Page 109: ...oblins 2 64 GobSyn 2 65 50sSciFi 2 66 Ring Pad 2 67 Ritual 2 68 ToHeaven 2 70 Night 2 71 Glisten 2 96 BelChoir 2 103 0 Echoes 2 8 EchoPad2 2 14 Echo Pan 2 64 EchoBell 2 65 Big Pan 2 66 SynPiano 2 67 Creation 2 68 Stardust 2 69 Reso Pan 2 104 0 Sci Fi 2 64 Starz 2 Instrument Group Bank Voice Name Program Ele ment Ethnic 105 0 Sitar 1 32 DetSitar 2 35 Sitar 2 2 96 Tambra 2 97 Tamboura 2 106 0 Banjo ...

Page 110: ...lin 1 8 SlowVln 1 126 E Organ4 2 127 synecho1 2 42 0 Viola 1 126 E Organ5 2 127 rain 2 43 0 Cello 1 126 E Organ6 2 127 synoboe 2 44 0 Contrabs 1 126 E Organ7 2 127 synecho2 2 45 0 Trem Str 1 8 SlowTrStr 1 9 Susp Str 2 126 E Organ8 2 127 synsolo 2 46 0 Pizz Str 1 126 E Organ9 2 127 synrdorg 2 47 0 Harp 1 126 SoftTP 1 1 127 synbell 1 48 0 Timpani 1 126 SoftTP 2 1 127 squareld 2 Ensemble 49 0 Strings...

Page 111: ...1 1 Instrument Group Bank Voice Name Program Ele ment Synth 97 0 Rain 2 Effects 1 HrmoRain 2 2 AfrcnWnd 2 8 ClaviPad 2 127 brssect2 2 98 0 SoundTrk 2 1 Ancestrl 2 2 Prologue 2 127 vibe1 1 99 0 Crystal 2 1 SynMalet 1 2 SftCryst 2 3 RndGlock 2 4 LoudGlok 2 5 GlockChi 2 6 ClearBel 2 7 XmasBell 2 8 VibeBell 2 9 DigiBell 2 16 ChorBell 2 17 AirBells 2 18 BellHarp 2 19 Gamelmba 2 127 vibe2 1 100 0 Atmosp...

Page 112: ...Jazz Tom 2 44 G 1 1 Hi Hat Pedal Analog HH Closed 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Room Tom 3 Rock Tom 3 E Tom 3 Analog Tom 3 Jazz Tom 3 Brush Tom 3 Jazz Tom 3 46 A 1 1 Hi Hat Open Analog HH Open 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Room Tom 4 Rock Tom 4 E Tom 4 Analog Tom 4 Jazz Tom 4 Brush Tom 4 Jazz Tom 4 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Room Tom 5 Rock Tom 5 E Tom 5 Analog Tom 5 Jazz Tom 5 Brush Tom 5 Jazz Tom 5 49 C 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Analog Cym...

Page 113: ...m 6 Room Tom 6 E Tom 6 Analog Tom 6 Jazz Tom 6 Jazz Tom 6 Timpani D Ac Bass Slap 51 D 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Timpani D FL Key Click 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Reverse Cymbal Timpani E Laughing 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Timpani F Screaming 54 F 2 Tambourine Punch 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal Heartbeat 56 G 2 Cowbell Analog Cowbell Footsteps 1 57 A 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Hand Cym 1 Footsteps 2 58 A 2 Vibraslap Applause 59 B 2 R...

Page 114: ...t creates two delay sounds L and R Two feedback delays are provided 07 00 ECHO Two delays L and R and independent feedback delays for L and R 08 00 CROSS DELAY A program that crosses the feedback of two delays 09 00 EARLY REF1 An effect that produces only the early reflection component of reverb 09 01 EARLY REF2 An effect that produces only the early reflection component of reverb 0A 00 GATE REVER...

Page 115: ...edback Delay2 0 1 715 0ms 1 7150 5 Feedback Level 63 63 1 127 6 High Damp 0 1 1 0 1 10 7 8 9 10 Dry Wet D63 W D W D W63 1 127 11 12 13 EQ Low Frequency 50Hz 2 0kHz 8 40 table 3 14 EQ Low Gain 12 12dB 52 76 15 EQ High Frequency 500Hz 16 0kHz 28 58 table 3 16 EQ High Gain 12 12dB 52 76 No Parameter Range Value See Con Table trol ECHO 1 Lch Delay1 0 1 355 0ms 1 3350 2 Lch Feedback Level 63 63 1 127 3...

Page 116: ... 2 0kHz 8 40 table 3 7 EQ Low Gain 12 12dB 52 76 8 EQ High Frequency 500Hz 16 0kHz 28 58 table 3 9 EQ High Gain 12 12dB 52 76 10 Dry Wet D63 W D W D W63 1 127 11 12 13 14 15 16 No Parameter Range Value See Con Table trol ROTARY SPEAKER 1 LFO Frequency 0 00 39 7Hz 0 127 table 1 2 LFO Depth 0 127 0 127 3 4 5 6 EQ Low Frequency 50Hz 2 0kHz 8 40 table 3 7 EQ Low Gain 12 12dB 52 76 8 EQ High Frequency ...

Page 117: ... 12 0 10 120 5 EQ High Gain 12 12dB 52 76 6 EQ Low Frequency 50Hz 2 0kHz 8 40 table 3 7 EQ High Frequency 500Hz 16 0kHz 28 58 table 3 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 No Parameter Range Value See Con Table trol 2 BAND EQ 1 EQ Low Frequency 50Hz 2 0kHz 8 40 table 3 2 EQ Low Gain 12 12dB 52 76 3 EQ High Frequency 500Hz 16 0kHz 28 58 table 3 4 EQ High Gain 12 12dB 52 76 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 EQ Mid Frequency 100Hz...

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Page 120: ... Only ESBL Part can recognize 3 m is always treated as 1 regardless of its value 4 Transmit if this model has a Sostenuto Pedal O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 1 2 O 0 24 semi 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 O 120 126 127 O 121 O O 123 125 O O O O Bank Select Data Entry Hold1 Sustain Portament Sostenuto Soft Shift Pedal Effect Depth Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mo...

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