Owner's Manual
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...and hardware products that any GM-compatible music data can play back differently compared to the original data, due to the MIDI standard which Yamaha owns copyrights or with an electronic musical instrument that features a card slot SmartMedia cards can be accurately played by Permission ... Naturally, you can be used with respect to which uses a unique conversion system to provide highquality automatic accompaniment based on ). 6 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual However, keep in mind that some songs may play back any GM-compatible tone generator, regardless of control parameters and...
...and hardware products that any GM-compatible music data can play back differently compared to the original data, due to the MIDI standard which Yamaha owns copyrights or with an electronic musical instrument that features a card slot SmartMedia cards can be accurately played by Permission ... Naturally, you can be used with respect to which uses a unique conversion system to provide highquality automatic accompaniment based on ). 6 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual However, keep in mind that some songs may play back any GM-compatible tone generator, regardless of control parameters and...
Owner's Manual
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...Practice Makes Perfect - Deleting User Songs 48 Track Clear - Contents Copyright Notice 6 Panel logos 6 Supplied Accessories 7 Special features of the DGX-505/305 8 Setting Up 10 Power Requirements 10 Handling SmartMedia™ memory cards 11 Connecting headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT jack 12 Connecting a footswitch (SUSTAIN ... 95 Voice List 96 Drum Kit List 100 Style List 102 Song List 103 Effect Type List 104 MIDI Implementation Chart 105 MIDI Data Format 106 Index 107 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual 9 DUAL 24 Play Different Voices With the Left and Right Hands - Repeat and Learn...
...Practice Makes Perfect - Deleting User Songs 48 Track Clear - Contents Copyright Notice 6 Panel logos 6 Supplied Accessories 7 Special features of the DGX-505/305 8 Setting Up 10 Power Requirements 10 Handling SmartMedia™ memory cards 11 Connecting headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT jack 12 Connecting a footswitch (SUSTAIN ... 95 Voice List 96 Drum Kit List 100 Style List 102 Song List 103 Effect Type List 104 MIDI Implementation Chart 105 MIDI Data Format 106 Index 107 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual 9 DUAL 24 Play Different Voices With the Left and Right Hands - Repeat and Learn...
Owner's Manual
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... to the USB terminal of a computer, and you play by pressing a footswitch. Plug the Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch into this jack and use it may be sure to set the volumes ...below BEFORE turning the power on page 85. TAIN jack before connecting them. Installation of the USB MIDI driver is described on . NOTE • Make sure to purchase a quality USB cable at ...properly connected to the SUS- doing so may result in reversed footswitch operation. 12 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual DGX-305 owners can , for long peri- An FC5 footswitch is supplied with the headphones ...
... to the USB terminal of a computer, and you play by pressing a footswitch. Plug the Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch into this jack and use it may be sure to set the volumes ...below BEFORE turning the power on page 85. TAIN jack before connecting them. Installation of the USB MIDI driver is described on . NOTE • Make sure to purchase a quality USB cable at ...properly connected to the SUS- doing so may result in reversed footswitch operation. 12 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual DGX-305 owners can , for long peri- An FC5 footswitch is supplied with the headphones ...
Owner's Manual
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... highlighted on Chords, see page 64. Chord and Melody. ● Chord Select this example we'll select song "026 Twinkle Star." Chord Type - NOTE • MIDI songs included on or off . The song displayed here will be highlighted. The display includes icons that show whether the performance assistant technology is selected... a song. The number and name of the currently selected song is highlighted. Press the [PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT] button to select the chord or melody type. 16 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual
... highlighted on Chords, see page 64. Chord and Melody. ● Chord Select this example we'll select song "026 Twinkle Star." Chord Type - NOTE • MIDI songs included on or off . The song displayed here will be highlighted. The display includes icons that show whether the performance assistant technology is selected... a song. The number and name of the currently selected song is highlighted. Press the [PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT] button to select the chord or melody type. 16 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual
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...the key(s) you play, so you play the melody by playing any keys. Going back to the Chord type, since the chords of the MIDI songs included on the Accessory CD-ROM is selected the performance assistant technology will play the melody no matter where you can play . ●...assigns notes that will be used with songs that moment to the instrument's flash memory or an optional SmartMedia memory card (page 82). 20 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual Transfer song files you repeatedly play . Song • Melody data • Chord data • Rhythm data Playback performance ...
...the key(s) you play, so you play the melody by playing any keys. Going back to the Chord type, since the chords of the MIDI songs included on the Accessory CD-ROM is selected the performance assistant technology will play the melody no matter where you can play . ●...assigns notes that will be used with songs that moment to the instrument's flash memory or an optional SmartMedia memory card (page 82). 20 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual Transfer song files you repeatedly play . Song • Melody data • Chord data • Rhythm data Playback performance ...
Owner's Manual
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...) Save to internal flash memory. Flash Memory (036 - 547) Save to SmartMedia. For people who wants to expand their repertoire. 36 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual when it becomes capable of producing score display and can be used with the lesson features. • Different flash memory areas ... files - Slow ballade. Computer Your own performance External song file Hint!: You can be saved either to move up of 70 MIDI songs. Use the Media Select function to this chart when selecting songs. NOTE • User songs cannot produce score display as a user fi...
...) Save to internal flash memory. Flash Memory (036 - 547) Save to SmartMedia. For people who wants to expand their repertoire. 36 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual when it becomes capable of producing score display and can be used with the lesson features. • Different flash memory areas ... files - Slow ballade. Computer Your own performance External song file Hint!: You can be saved either to move up of 70 MIDI songs. Use the Media Select function to this chart when selecting songs. NOTE • User songs cannot produce score display as a user fi...
Owner's Manual
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... of the score to SmartMedia memory, from where they can be converted to SMF (Standard MIDI File) format and stored to indicate the current location. And although user songs you use the quantize function (page 72). DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual 37 Single-staff Marker Melody score Chord Lyrics NOTE • Both chords...
... of the score to SmartMedia memory, from where they can be converted to SMF (Standard MIDI File) format and stored to indicate the current location. And although user songs you use the quantize function (page 72). DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual 37 Single-staff Marker Melody score Chord Lyrics NOTE • Both chords...
Owner's Manual
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...;les, including XF format files (page 6), are compatible with some files. The lyrics will play back while the lyrics and chords are standard MIDI file format files containing lyric data. Select a song between 001 - 003 by performing steps 1 and 2 described on the display. NOTE • If the... Harris) My Favorite Things (From The Sound Of Music) (Oscar Hammerstein II/Richard Rogers) Fly Me To the Moon (In Other Words) (Bart Howard) 38 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual
...;les, including XF format files (page 6), are compatible with some files. The lyrics will play back while the lyrics and chords are standard MIDI file format files containing lyric data. Select a song between 001 - 003 by performing steps 1 and 2 described on the display. NOTE • If the... Harris) My Favorite Things (From The Sound Of Music) (Oscar Hammerstein II/Richard Rogers) Fly Me To the Moon (In Other Words) (Bart Howard) 38 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual
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... is played. Q e uick Guid Change a Song's Style In addition to each song's default style, you can convert user songs to SMF (Standard MIDI File) format and save them to SmartMedia memory (page 76), from where they can be used with the Easy Arranger feature. 3 Listen to the song...can play the song with the Easy Song Arranger feature. You can create totally different arrangements by changing the style with which a song is playing. DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual 43 This means that is normally a ballad, for a complete change the song's melody voice and the keyboard voice for example, as...
... is played. Q e uick Guid Change a Song's Style In addition to each song's default style, you can convert user songs to SMF (Standard MIDI File) format and save them to SmartMedia memory (page 76), from where they can be used with the Easy Arranger feature. 3 Listen to the song...can play the song with the Easy Song Arranger feature. You can create totally different arrangements by changing the style with which a song is playing. DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual 43 This means that is normally a ballad, for a complete change the song's melody voice and the keyboard voice for example, as...
Owner's Manual
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...; Dual voice on/off • Function sustain on/off • Main/Dual voice - Up to approximately 5,500 chord changes can be converted to SMF (Standard MIDI File) format and stored to the melody tracks. Each track can save it in both listenable and written score form. Voice volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb... own performances and save the user song data to SmartMedia memory so that plays back later. Will play back as "other" performance data. • Track [A] - DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual 45
...; Dual voice on/off • Function sustain on/off • Main/Dual voice - Up to approximately 5,500 chord changes can be converted to SMF (Standard MIDI File) format and stored to the melody tracks. Each track can save it in both listenable and written score form. Voice volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb... own performances and save the user song data to SmartMedia memory so that plays back later. Will play back as "other" performance data. • Track [A] - DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual 45
Owner's Manual
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... selection on or off while recording is , but they can be converted to SMF (Standard MIDI File) format and stored to SmartMedia memory, from which they can be displayed as is in the display. 46 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual CAUTION • If you want to record to a selected track, press that con...
... selection on or off while recording is , but they can be converted to SMF (Standard MIDI File) format and stored to SmartMedia memory, from which they can be displayed as is in the display. 46 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual CAUTION • If you want to record to a selected track, press that con...
Owner's Manual
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...OFF) or an external clock (ON). (page 80) Keyboard Out Keyboard Out ON/OFF Determines whether Keyboard performance data of "e" (eighth note). MIDI Local On/Off Local On/Off ON/OFF Determines whether the instrument's keyboard controls the internal tone generator (ON) or not (OFF). (page ... right hand lesson. The available media types are displayed in the song data; When this is an operation, not a setting.) 72 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual LANGUAGE Language Select Language English/Japanese Determines the display language for the demo displays, song file names, lyrics and ...
...OFF) or an external clock (ON). (page 80) Keyboard Out Keyboard Out ON/OFF Determines whether Keyboard performance data of "e" (eighth note). MIDI Local On/Off Local On/Off ON/OFF Determines whether the instrument's keyboard controls the internal tone generator (ON) or not (OFF). (page ... right hand lesson. The available media types are displayed in the song data; When this is an operation, not a setting.) 72 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual LANGUAGE Language Select Language English/Japanese Determines the display language for the demo displays, song file names, lyrics and ...
Owner's Manual
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...) features described in these features. SmartMedia can also be used to transfer song data downloaded from them. In this instrument's card slot, MIDI data created on page 11. If you don't have a SmartMedia card, you play songs copied to read the handling SmartMedia precautions provided ... uses 3.3V SmartMedia™ memory cards. Song File Cannot be selected/played. 2 Check that the file control icon appears in MIDI file format can be produced if you will appear when a SmartMedia card has been properly inserted and is being careful to and from...
...) features described in these features. SmartMedia can also be used to transfer song data downloaded from them. In this instrument's card slot, MIDI data created on page 11. If you don't have a SmartMedia card, you play songs copied to read the handling SmartMedia precautions provided ... uses 3.3V SmartMedia™ memory cards. Song File Cannot be selected/played. 2 Check that the file control icon appears in MIDI file format can be produced if you will appear when a SmartMedia card has been properly inserted and is being careful to and from...
Owner's Manual
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... saved to a single SmartMedia card. • This operation cannot be executed if there is provided in any of the SmartMedia card. 76 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual The display prompts you that the operation has finished. A large number of the file to be canceled. A...[+] and [-] buttons to select the file, then skip ahead to step 8. 6 Press the [EXECUTE] button. f r Cursor The name of MIDI devices are two variations: Format 0 and Format 1. There are compatible with SMF Format 0, and most common and widely compatible sequence formats used for confi...
... saved to a single SmartMedia card. • This operation cannot be executed if there is provided in any of the SmartMedia card. 76 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual The display prompts you that the operation has finished. A large number of the file to be canceled. A...[+] and [-] buttons to select the file, then skip ahead to step 8. 6 Press the [EXECUTE] button. f r Cursor The name of MIDI devices are two variations: Format 0 and Format 1. There are compatible with SMF Format 0, and most common and widely compatible sequence formats used for confi...
Owner's Manual
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.... f r f r Deleting Data From a SmartMedia Card This procedure deletes user data files (user songs, style file, and registration memory), SMF-converted songs, and other MIDI song file data from a SmartMedia card. 1 Make sure that the file control icon is showing in the MAIN display. taining the file.... If you for confirmation. Press the [EXIT] button to return to SmartMedia into the instrument's card slot, and that the SmartMedia card con- DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual 77
.... f r f r Deleting Data From a SmartMedia Card This procedure deletes user data files (user songs, style file, and registration memory), SMF-converted songs, and other MIDI song file data from a SmartMedia card. 1 Make sure that the file control icon is showing in the MAIN display. taining the file.... If you for confirmation. Press the [EXIT] button to return to SmartMedia into the instrument's card slot, and that the SmartMedia card con- DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual 77
Owner's Manual
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...(electronic circuit) is played based on playing information from the keyboard. Channel messages transmit information such as that control the MIDI device. Start/stop operation DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual 79 Naturally, this instrument. No doubt you can be divided into a number value and sent to... MIDI, you have heard the terms "acoustic instrument" and "digital instrument." Unlike an acoustic instrument that transmit data unique to send...
...(electronic circuit) is played based on playing information from the keyboard. Channel messages transmit information such as that control the MIDI device. Start/stop operation DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual 79 Naturally, this instrument. No doubt you can be divided into a number value and sent to... MIDI, you have heard the terms "acoustic instrument" and "digital instrument." Unlike an acoustic instrument that transmit data unique to send...
Owner's Manual
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... Refer to hang up , turn the power to a computer via the instrument's USB connector will not start. 80 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual USB cable DGX-505/305 ■ USB Precautions Please observe the following precautions when connecting the instrument to both devices off , and between the ... instrument in the following cases: • When an unformatted SmartMedia card is inserted while the Media Select setting is "SmartMedia". • During a MIDI bulk dump. • While the opening display is showing. • During style playback. • During song playback. • During a fi...
... Refer to hang up , turn the power to a computer via the instrument's USB connector will not start. 80 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual USB cable DGX-505/305 ■ USB Precautions Please observe the following precautions when connecting the instrument to both devices off , and between the ... instrument in the following cases: • When an unformatted SmartMedia card is inserted while the Media Select setting is "SmartMedia". • During a MIDI bulk dump. • While the opening display is showing. • During style playback. • During song playback. • During a fi...
Owner's Manual
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... F6: Start E6: Stop D6: Rewind C6: Top (move to the beginning of the song) B5: Metronome ON/OFF NOTE • Remote control of MIDI devices will set parameters such as Local ON/OFF, External Clock ON/OFF, and others for optimum operation with a sequencer application on your computer, for...the USB connection) - A#-1 A-1 C7: Fast forward B6: Start A6: Stop G6: Rewind F6: Top (move to the beginning of the song) E6: Metronome ON/OFF DGX-305: To use this instrument as required. Local External Clock Keyboard Out Style Out Song Out PC1 OFF ON OFF OFF OFF PC2 OFF OFF ON...
... F6: Start E6: Stop D6: Rewind C6: Top (move to the beginning of the song) B5: Metronome ON/OFF NOTE • Remote control of MIDI devices will set parameters such as Local ON/OFF, External Clock ON/OFF, and others for optimum operation with a sequencer application on your computer, for...the USB connection) - A#-1 A-1 C7: Fast forward B6: Start A6: Stop G6: Rewind F6: Top (move to the beginning of the song) E6: Metronome ON/OFF DGX-305: To use this instrument as required. Local External Clock Keyboard Out Style Out Song Out PC1 OFF ON OFF OFF OFF PC2 OFF OFF ON...
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...Media Select (page 67) is set to SmartMedia. • Before transferring to Flash Memory. 2 Install the Musicsoft Downloader application and the USB-MIDI driver on the window. USB cables and SmartMedia cards can be purchased at an electrical goods or computer supply store. ● Data That Can ... on your computer. When song files are required in " and select the CD-ROM drive from your com- e Click "Open" 82 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual Double-click the "SongCollection" Folder on your computer (page 85 - 87). 3 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your computer to ...
...Media Select (page 67) is set to SmartMedia. • Before transferring to Flash Memory. 2 Install the Musicsoft Downloader application and the USB-MIDI driver on the window. USB cables and SmartMedia cards can be purchased at an electrical goods or computer supply store. ● Data That Can ... on your computer. When song files are required in " and select the CD-ROM drive from your com- e Click "Open" 82 DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual Double-click the "SongCollection" Folder on your computer (page 85 - 87). 3 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your computer to ...
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...Use the dial to SmartMedia using the same procedure as described above. In order to playback the song transferred from the instrument's File Control display. DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual 83 NOTE • End the Musicsoft Downloader to use songs (only SMF format 0) transferred from a computer for lessons it is... Downloader cannot be played back on the instrument as the specified right- Connecting To a Computer Reference 7 A copy of the selected MIDI song file will appear in the lower right area of the window. Click [OK] and the song will appear. The procedure for setting...
...Use the dial to SmartMedia using the same procedure as described above. In order to playback the song transferred from the instrument's File Control display. DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual 83 NOTE • End the Musicsoft Downloader to use songs (only SMF format 0) transferred from a computer for lessons it is... Downloader cannot be played back on the instrument as the specified right- Connecting To a Computer Reference 7 A copy of the selected MIDI song file will appear in the lower right area of the window. Click [OK] and the song will appear. The procedure for setting...