Owner's Manual
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... products that accompany the accessory product. The average life span of this manual is believed to how a function or effect works (when the unit is considered to be dealer assembled or installed. Purchase Date 92-BP (bottom) PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL 2 DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: The information contained in place. Some of time at a high volume level or...
... products that accompany the accessory product. The average life span of this manual is believed to how a function or effect works (when the unit is considered to be dealer assembled or installed. Purchase Date 92-BP (bottom) PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL 2 DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: The information contained in place. Some of time at a high volume level or...
Owner's Manual
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... automatic accompaniment based on ). However, keep in this electronic keyboard: Mona Lisa from the Paramount Picture BLUE HAWAII Words and Music by any XG song data using an XGlite tone generator. USB USB is strictly prohibited except for Universal Serial Bus. STYLE FILE The Style File Format is affixed to MIDI data and/or audio data is an abbreviation for your personal use. Any unauthorized use of such programs...
... automatic accompaniment based on ). However, keep in this electronic keyboard: Mona Lisa from the Paramount Picture BLUE HAWAII Words and Music by any XG song data using an XGlite tone generator. USB USB is strictly prohibited except for Universal Serial Bus. STYLE FILE The Style File Format is affixed to MIDI data and/or audio data is an abbreviation for your personal use. Any unauthorized use of such programs...
Owner's Manual
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...56 The Metronome 56 Tap Start 58 Touch Response Sensitivity 58 Panel Sustain 59 Pitch Bend 59 Pitch Controls 60 One Touch Setting 61 Adjusting the Harmony Volume 62 Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound 62 Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions 63 Pattern Variation (Sections 63 Adjusting the Style Volume 65 Setting the Split Point 65 Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm (Stop Accompaniment 66 Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard 66 Loading Style Files 67 Chord Basics 68 Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary 70 Song Settings 71 Song Volume 71 A-B Repeat 71...
...56 The Metronome 56 Tap Start 58 Touch Response Sensitivity 58 Panel Sustain 59 Pitch Bend 59 Pitch Controls 60 One Touch Setting 61 Adjusting the Harmony Volume 62 Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound 62 Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions 63 Pattern Variation (Sections 63 Adjusting the Style Volume 65 Setting the Split Point 65 Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm (Stop Accompaniment 66 Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard 66 Loading Style Files 67 Chord Basics 68 Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary 70 Song Settings 71 Song Volume 71 A-B Repeat 71...
Owner's Manual
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... the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the volume of the external devices at high volume for a long time, make sure the POWER switch on the instrument is in ear fatigue, it to your computer. Plug the Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch into this jack and use an AB type USB cable to connect the instrument to the USB terminal of the instrument. • Install the USB-MIDI driver on . DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual...
... the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the volume of the external devices at high volume for a long time, make sure the POWER switch on the instrument is in ear fatigue, it to your computer. Plug the Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch into this jack and use an AB type USB cable to connect the instrument to the USB terminal of the instrument. • Install the USB-MIDI driver on . DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual...
Owner's Manual
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... song's default style, you can select any songs that include chord data. DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual 43 Playing it . Halleluj 009 The currently selected song number and name are displayed here. 2 Select a Song. You can create totally different arrangements by using Easy Song Arranger with which a song is played. Press the [SONG] button, then select a "009 Hallelujah Chorus" by changing the style with other style to arrange. You can also change the song's melody voice...
... song's default style, you can select any songs that include chord data. DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual 43 Playing it . Halleluj 009 The currently selected song number and name are displayed here. 2 Select a Song. You can create totally different arrangements by using Easy Song Arranger with which a song is played. Press the [SONG] button, then select a "009 Hallelujah Chorus" by changing the style with other style to arrange. You can also change the song's melody voice...
Owner's Manual
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... the other beats will be changed while a style or song is from 0 through 60. TimesigD 04 The length of one beat. 4 Use the dial to select the Metronome Volume item. DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual 57 The currently selected beat length will click. MtrVol 100 Metronome volume 3 Use the dial to set up a 5/8 time signature. 1 Press and hold the [METRONOME ON/ OFF] button for longer than a second Number of beats per...
... the other beats will be changed while a style or song is from 0 through 60. TimesigD 04 The length of one beat. 4 Use the dial to select the Metronome Volume item. DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual 57 The currently selected beat length will click. MtrVol 100 Metronome volume 3 Use the dial to set up a 5/8 time signature. 1 Press and hold the [METRONOME ON/ OFF] button for longer than a second Number of beats per...
Owner's Manual
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... [FUNCTION] button. ◆ 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). 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the Tuning item. NOTE • The pitch of Drum Kits voices cannot be changed . 60 DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual Transpos 00 f r f r 2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the Transpose...
... [FUNCTION] button. ◆ 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). 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the Tuning item. NOTE • The pitch of Drum Kits voices cannot be changed . 60 DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual Transpos 00 f r f r 2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the Transpose...
Owner's Manual
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Song Settings Muting Independent Song Parts Each "track" of a song plays a different part of a user song. 1 Select the song and play the muted part on -Track will playback Track number off-Track is muted. You can change the melody voice of the song-melody, percussion, accompaniment, etc. Use the SONG MEMORY [1]-[5] and [A] buttons to . Refer to any other than a second SONG MEL 72 DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual NOTE • You cannot change a song's melody voice to page 45 for longer than the ones...
Song Settings Muting Independent Song Parts Each "track" of a song plays a different part of a user song. 1 Select the song and play the muted part on -Track will playback Track number off-Track is muted. You can change the melody voice of the song-melody, percussion, accompaniment, etc. Use the SONG MEMORY [1]-[5] and [A] buttons to . Refer to any other than a second SONG MEL 72 DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual NOTE • You cannot change a song's melody voice to page 45 for longer than the ones...
Owner's Manual
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... banks of two each) can be saved to the registration memory during song play- Writing! NOTE • If you select a Registration Memory number that lets you release the button. 4 Press the REGIST MEMORY [1] or [2] button while holding the [MEMORY/ BANK] button to store the current panel settings to the registra- DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual 73 Bank 1 Bank number 3 Use the dial or the [1]-[8] number buttons to select a bank number from 1 to the Registration Memory 1 Set the panel controls as required- tion memory, otherwise the data...
... banks of two each) can be saved to the registration memory during song play- Writing! NOTE • If you select a Registration Memory number that lets you release the button. 4 Press the REGIST MEMORY [1] or [2] button while holding the [MEMORY/ BANK] button to store the current panel settings to the registra- DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual 73 Bank 1 Bank number 3 Use the dial or the [1]-[8] number buttons to select a bank number from 1 to the Registration Memory 1 Set the panel controls as required- tion memory, otherwise the data...
Owner's Manual
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... 1 1 74 DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual Bank 1 Bank number 2 Use the dial or the [1]-[8] number buttons to select bank you want 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...
... 1 1 74 DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual Bank 1 Bank number 2 Use the dial or the [1]-[8] number buttons to select bank you want 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...
Owner's Manual
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... sound being panned full right. 000-127 Determines how much of the Dual voice's signal is sent to the Reverb effect. 000-127 Determines how much of the Dual voice's signal is sent to the Chorus effect. 76 DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual The Functions ● Function Setting List Setting Style Volume Song Volume Transpose Tuning Pitch Bend Range Item title StyleVol SongVol Transpos Tuning PBRange Split Point SplitPnt Touch Sensitivity TouchSns Fingering Chord ChdFing Main Voice Volume Main Voice Octave...
... sound being panned full right. 000-127 Determines how much of the Dual voice's signal is sent to the Reverb effect. 000-127 Determines how much of the Dual voice's signal is sent to the Chorus effect. 76 DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual The Functions ● Function Setting List Setting Style Volume Song Volume Transpose Tuning Pitch Bend Range Item title StyleVol SongVol Transpos Tuning PBRange Split Point SplitPnt Touch Sensitivity TouchSns Fingering Chord ChdFing Main Voice Volume Main Voice Octave...
Owner's Manual
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... [DEMO] button is an operation, not a setting.) DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual 77 ON/OFF Determines whether the instrument's keyboard controls the internal tone generator (ON) or not (OFF). (page 80) ON/OFF Determines whether the instrument synchronizes to the MAIN/ DUAL voices. CHORD(1), CHD/FREE(2): Determines the performance assistant technology type. 001-nnn Loads a Style file. ON/OFF Determines whether User Song is only effective for songs in SMF format 0 transferred...
... [DEMO] button is an operation, not a setting.) DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual 77 ON/OFF Determines whether the instrument's keyboard controls the internal tone generator (ON) or not (OFF). (page 80) ON/OFF Determines whether the instrument synchronizes to the MAIN/ DUAL voices. CHORD(1), CHD/FREE(2): Determines the performance assistant technology type. 001-nnn Loads a Style file. ON/OFF Determines whether User Song is only effective for songs in SMF format 0 transferred...
Owner's Manual
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... the tone generator section (electronic circuit) is played based on playing information from the keyboard, a sampling note stored in the tone generator is played through the speakers. Then each other, via digital data. The songs, auto accompaniment (styles), and User songs are processed as MIDI data. MIDI messages can control one instrument from the keyboard such as a basis, the tone generator plays the stored sampling note. Let's consider a grand piano and a classical guitar as the songs, styles and panel settings. With...
... the tone generator section (electronic circuit) is played based on playing information from the keyboard, a sampling note stored in the tone generator is played through the speakers. Then each other, via digital data. The songs, auto accompaniment (styles), and User songs are processed as MIDI data. MIDI messages can control one instrument from the keyboard such as a basis, the tone generator plays the stored sampling note. Let's consider a grand piano and a classical guitar as the songs, styles and panel settings. With...
Owner's Manual
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... from a computer for which channels are to be played back as a single file. In order to use a power adaptor rather than batteries when transferring data. f r 84 DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual Keep this in mind when transferring data. or left -hand parts. 1 Press the [SONG] button and select the song (036-) residing in flash memory for lessons it will be transferred from the "List of files stored...
... from a computer for which channels are to be played back as a single file. In order to use a power adaptor rather than batteries when transferring data. f r 84 DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual Keep this in mind when transferring data. or left -hand parts. 1 Press the [SONG] button and select the song (036-) residing in flash memory for lessons it will be transferred from the "List of files stored...
Owner's Manual
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... using the application. DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual 89 The system automatically launches the "Found New Hardware" window. http://music.yamaha.com/download/ IMPORTANT • Only Musicsoft Downloader can be installed. Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide NOTE • This Wizard window will not appear when using the application. 1 Insert the Accessory CD-ROM into the CDROM drive. fessional x64 Edition. After installing the USB-MIDI drivers for driver software appears, click "Don't search online...
... using the application. DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual 89 The system automatically launches the "Found New Hardware" window. http://music.yamaha.com/download/ IMPORTANT • Only Musicsoft Downloader can be installed. Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide NOTE • This Wizard window will not appear when using the application. 1 Insert the Accessory CD-ROM into the CDROM drive. fessional x64 Edition. After installing the USB-MIDI drivers for driver software appears, click "Don't search online...
Owner's Manual
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... driver installation fails, the instrument will not be downloaded from "USBdrvVista_" folder. 90 DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual see page 88 • Windows Vista users ....... http://music.yamaha.com/download/ Playback response is heard. • Did you install the driver? (page 87) • Is the USB cable connected correctly? • Are the volume settings of the instrument, playback device, and application program set to install the driver. ROM drive. 3 Select "My Computer" from the Start...
... driver installation fails, the instrument will not be downloaded from "USBdrvVista_" folder. 90 DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual see page 88 • Windows Vista users ....... http://music.yamaha.com/download/ Playback response is heard. • Did you install the driver? (page 87) • Is the USB cable connected correctly? • Are the volume settings of the instrument, playback device, and application program set to install the driver. ROM drive. 3 Select "My Computer" from the Start...
Owner's Manual
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... a style or song is playing back at the same time. 92 DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual Replace all panel settings are low or dead. refer to note. No rhythm accompaniment plays when the [START/ STOP] button is played. If the Dual voice or Split voice is being played back. thus, the actual sound of 32 notes. The wrong notes sound when the keyboard is pressed after selecting style number 131 or a style between 143-160 (Pianist). Is the [STYLE] button lit? Appendix Troubleshooting Problem...
... a style or song is playing back at the same time. 92 DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual Replace all panel settings are low or dead. refer to note. No rhythm accompaniment plays when the [START/ STOP] button is played. If the Dual voice or Split voice is being played back. thus, the actual sound of 32 notes. The wrong notes sound when the keyboard is pressed after selecting style number 131 or a style between 143-160 (Pianist). Is the [STYLE] button lit? Appendix Troubleshooting Problem...
Owner's Manual
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... x 2 Power Consumption • 20W Power Supply • Adaptor: PA-150 or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha • Footswitch: FC4/FC5 • Keyboard Stand: LW-16 • Headphones: HPE-150 * Specifications and descriptions in every locale, please check with Touch Response. DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual 115 Display • LCD display (backlit) Setup • STANDBY/ON • MASTER VOLUME: MIN-MAX Panel Controls • SONG, VOICE, STYLE, EASY SONG ARRANGER, P.A.T. Specifications Keyboards • 76 box type keys...
... x 2 Power Consumption • 20W Power Supply • Adaptor: PA-150 or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha • Footswitch: FC4/FC5 • Keyboard Stand: LW-16 • Headphones: HPE-150 * Specifications and descriptions in every locale, please check with Touch Response. DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual 115 Display • LCD display (backlit) Setup • STANDBY/ON • MASTER VOLUME: MIN-MAX Panel Controls • SONG, VOICE, STYLE, EASY SONG ARRANGER, P.A.T. Specifications Keyboards • 76 box type keys...
Owner's Manual
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... 18 Drum Kit List 104 Dual Voice 15 Dual Voice Chorus Level 76 Dual Voice Octave 76 Dual Voice Pan 76 Dual Voice Reverb Level 76 Dual Voice Volume 76 E Easy Chords 24 Easy Song Arranger 43 Effect Map 112 Effect Type List 109 External Clock 80 External Song 28 F Flash Memory 28 Foot Switch 11 Function 75-77 G Grade 38 H Harmony 53 Harmony Type 53, 109 Harmony Volume 77 Headphones 11 I Initial Send 77, 82 Initialization 49 K Keyboard Out 80 L Lesson 36 Load SFF 67 Local 80 L-Part...
... 18 Drum Kit List 104 Dual Voice 15 Dual Voice Chorus Level 76 Dual Voice Octave 76 Dual Voice Pan 76 Dual Voice Reverb Level 76 Dual Voice Volume 76 E Easy Chords 24 Easy Song Arranger 43 Effect Map 112 Effect Type List 109 External Clock 80 External Song 28 F Flash Memory 28 Foot Switch 11 Function 75-77 G Grade 38 H Harmony 53 Harmony Type 53, 109 Harmony Volume 77 Headphones 11 I Initial Send 77, 82 Initialization 49 K Keyboard Out 80 L Lesson 36 Load SFF 67 Local 80 L-Part...
Owner's Manual
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... Touch Setting 61 P Panel Sustain 59 PC Mode 81 Performance assistant technology ........ 29 Pitch Bend Range 76 Power Adaptor 10 Preset Song 25, 27-28 R Recording 45 Registration Memory 73 Remote control 81 Repeat 41 Reverb 54 Reverb Type 109 R-Part 84 S Save (Panel Setting 73 Score 94-99 SMF (Standard MIDI File 82 Software Licensing Agreement .......... 113 Song 25 Song Clear 48 Song List 27 Song Memory 45 Song Out 80 Song Volume 71 Specifications 115 Split Point 16, 65 Split Voice 16 Split Voice Chorus Level 76 Split Voice Octave 76 Split Voice Pan 76 Split Voice...
... Touch Setting 61 P Panel Sustain 59 PC Mode 81 Performance assistant technology ........ 29 Pitch Bend Range 76 Power Adaptor 10 Preset Song 25, 27-28 R Recording 45 Registration Memory 73 Remote control 81 Repeat 41 Reverb 54 Reverb Type 109 R-Part 84 S Save (Panel Setting 73 Score 94-99 SMF (Standard MIDI File 82 Software Licensing Agreement .......... 113 Song 25 Song Clear 48 Song List 27 Song Memory 45 Song Out 80 Song Volume 71 Specifications 115 Split Point 16, 65 Split Voice 16 Split Voice Chorus Level 76 Split Voice Octave 76 Split Voice Pan 76 Split Voice...