Owner's Manual
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... functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of the Yamaha YPR-50 Portable Piano! A total of actual instruments. • Stereo Sampled Piano - or for learning and playing along with, ...using the powerful Melody Guide functions. • MIDI terminals for interfacing with five voices - each created from digital recordings...note polyphony lets you easy-to the fullest. • Convenient control over songs and Pianist styles - The Grand Piano voice is especially realistic, thanks to sophisticated stereo sampling. • Full-size 76...
... functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of the Yamaha YPR-50 Portable Piano! A total of actual instruments. • Stereo Sampled Piano - or for learning and playing along with, ...using the powerful Melody Guide functions. • MIDI terminals for interfacing with five voices - each created from digital recordings...note polyphony lets you easy-to the fullest. • Convenient control over songs and Pianist styles - The Grand Piano voice is especially realistic, thanks to sophisticated stereo sampling. • Full-size 76...
Owner's Manual
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..., SELECT button This is used to select the various Pianist styles, as well as play back the ending patterns. (Pages 16, 23.) 5 VOICE buttons (GRAND PIANO, E. YPR-50 Panel Controls and Terminals Front Panel ) 1 2 34 5 6 7 9 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 8 1 Power switch (STANDBY/ON) 2 MASTER VOLUME control This determines the overall volume of the songs. (Pages...STOP, SELECT) This turns the Pianist feature on the keyboard (E0 - B1) to select one or both of the leftand right-hand parts of the YPR50. (Page 10.) 3 DEMO button This is also used with certain keys on the keyboard (C5 -
..., SELECT button This is used to select the various Pianist styles, as well as play back the ending patterns. (Pages 16, 23.) 5 VOICE buttons (GRAND PIANO, E. YPR-50 Panel Controls and Terminals Front Panel ) 1 2 34 5 6 7 9 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 8 1 Power switch (STANDBY/ON) 2 MASTER VOLUME control This determines the overall volume of the songs. (Pages...STOP, SELECT) This turns the Pianist feature on the keyboard (E0 - B1) to select one or both of the leftand right-hand parts of the YPR50. (Page 10.) 3 DEMO button This is also used with certain keys on the keyboard (C5 -
Owner's Manual
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press and hold down the footswitch as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano - n Do not press the footswitch while turning the power on the power. Music Stand Insert the bottom pins of the included music stand into the ... also features MIDI terminals, allowing you to sustain the sound. YPR-50 Using a Sustain Footswitch This feature lets you use the included footswitch (Yamaha FC-5) or an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC-4) to the DAMPER jack before turning on . This is properly connected to sustain the sound of the YPR-50 control panel.
press and hold down the footswitch as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano - n Do not press the footswitch while turning the power on the power. Music Stand Insert the bottom pins of the included music stand into the ... also features MIDI terminals, allowing you to sustain the sound. YPR-50 Using a Sustain Footswitch This feature lets you use the included footswitch (Yamaha FC-5) or an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC-4) to the DAMPER jack before turning on . This is properly connected to sustain the sound of the YPR-50 control panel.
Owner's Manual
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Try selecting some of -the-art digital recording. To turn the volume up. 3. Adjust the volume Play the keyboard and move the... adaptor from the wall AC outlet, and/or remove the batteries from E0 - It also features an extraordinarily expressive 76-key keyboard, with state-of these voices and start playing the YPR-50! 1. Slide the control to the right...the switch again. n The touch response sensitivity can be set of exceptionally realistic stereo sampled piano sounds and other instrument sounds, including organ and strings - Turn on the power. Quick Guide Playing Your New YPR-50...
Try selecting some of -the-art digital recording. To turn the volume up. 3. Adjust the volume Play the keyboard and move the... adaptor from the wall AC outlet, and/or remove the batteries from E0 - It also features an extraordinarily expressive 76-key keyboard, with state-of these voices and start playing the YPR-50! 1. Slide the control to the right...the switch again. n The touch response sensitivity can be set of exceptionally realistic stereo sampled piano sounds and other instrument sounds, including organ and strings - Turn on the power. Quick Guide Playing Your New YPR-50...
Owner's Manual
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... Pedal (Page 9) This pedal can freely change the overall key transposition of the instrument in the same way as a damper pedal on an actual acoustic piano. 11 n The Beat lamp flashes while the metronome is an exceptionally convenient tool for practicing. Using the metronome The metronome is running. 1st Beat 2nd...
... Pedal (Page 9) This pedal can freely change the overall key transposition of the instrument in the same way as a damper pedal on an actual acoustic piano. 11 n The Beat lamp flashes while the metronome is an exceptionally convenient tool for practicing. Using the metronome The metronome is running. 1st Beat 2nd...
Owner's Manual
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... all songs 1 through 20. PAUSE Pressing this pauses playback of the instrument. Playing the Songs The YPR-50 features twenty different songs, such as solo piano pieces and other popular songs that let you control song playback just as you would on a CD player or tape deck. The first song, "The...
... all songs 1 through 20. PAUSE Pressing this pauses playback of the instrument. Playing the Songs The YPR-50 features twenty different songs, such as solo piano pieces and other popular songs that let you control song playback just as you would on a CD player or tape deck. The first song, "The...
Owner's Manual
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... your own performances - Setting the tempo value directly Simultaneously hold down by a small amount with your left hand and use Pianist feature automatically provides professionalquality piano accompaniment for playback.
... your own performances - Setting the tempo value directly Simultaneously hold down by a small amount with your left hand and use Pianist feature automatically provides professionalquality piano accompaniment for playback.
Owner's Manual
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... with a highly expressive Touch Response function, letting you play the voices with virtually the same dynamic control that you would have on an actual acoustic piano. Four different sensitivity types are available. Operation Simultaneously hold down the two Touch Sensitivity keys (at a constant volume no matter how hard or soft you...
... with a highly expressive Touch Response function, letting you play the voices with virtually the same dynamic control that you would have on an actual acoustic piano. Four different sensitivity types are available. Operation Simultaneously hold down the two Touch Sensitivity keys (at a constant volume no matter how hard or soft you...
Owner's Manual
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... previously selected style to standby. + E0 B1 Each Pianist style has its own tempo setting; Automatic Accompaniment Styles The powerful Pianist feature provides professional-quality piano accompaniment for your left hand, and the YPR-50 automatically produces stylistically appropriate chords and embellishments for you can play the desired chords with your...
... previously selected style to standby. + E0 B1 Each Pianist style has its own tempo setting; Automatic Accompaniment Styles The powerful Pianist feature provides professional-quality piano accompaniment for your left hand, and the YPR-50 automatically produces stylistically appropriate chords and embellishments for you can play the desired chords with your...
Owner's Manual
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... on playing the accompaniment chords, see Single Finger Chords below . F 2) using Multi Fingering operation. Whichever method you use, the YPR50 "understands" what chord you to the left of the chord. For example, B 7 is playing. 3 Stop the accompaniment. To... With Single Finger you play a minor seventh chord: Press the root note together with , by playing the melody with a short pattern. Multi Fingering Pianist feature automatically generates professional-quality piano accompaniment for you indicate and then automatically generates the accompaniment. Multi Fingering...
... on playing the accompaniment chords, see Single Finger Chords below . F 2) using Multi Fingering operation. Whichever method you use, the YPR50 "understands" what chord you to the left of the chord. For example, B 7 is playing. 3 Stop the accompaniment. To... With Single Finger you play a minor seventh chord: Press the root note together with , by playing the melody with a short pattern. Multi Fingering Pianist feature automatically generates professional-quality piano accompaniment for you indicate and then automatically generates the accompaniment. Multi Fingering...