Owner's Manual
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... Bass Boost feature - I Powerful Speaker System The built-in stereo amplifier/speaker system of the Yamaha DGX-500/300 Portable Grand™ ! I Disk Drive page 73 The DGX-500/300 also features a convenient floppy disk drive letting you hear the full dynamic range of -use in...effects. Naturally, you how to play chords. • Instant Portable Grand function, for automatically configuring the DGX-500/300 for optimum piano play back any GM-compatible tone generator, regardless of the DGX-500/ 300's panel settings to a single button for instant and automatic recall...
... Bass Boost feature - I Powerful Speaker System The built-in stereo amplifier/speaker system of the Yamaha DGX-500/300 Portable Grand™ ! I Disk Drive page 73 The DGX-500/300 also features a convenient floppy disk drive letting you hear the full dynamic range of -use in...effects. Naturally, you how to play chords. • Instant Portable Grand function, for automatically configuring the DGX-500/300 for optimum piano play back any GM-compatible tone generator, regardless of the DGX-500/ 300's panel settings to a single button for instant and automatic recall...
Owner's Manual
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... Quick Guide 12 Step 1 Voices 12 Step 2 Songs 14 Step 3 Music Database 16 Step 4 Lesson 18 Panel Display Indications 20 Portable Grand 22 • Playing the Portable Grand 22 • Using the Metronome 22 Playing Voices 24 • Playing a Voice 24 • Dual Voice 26 Main Voice and Dual... 90 Voice List 91 Style List 98 Music Database List 99 Drum Kit List 100 MIDI Implementation Chart 102 Effect map 104 Keyboard Stand Assembly (DGX-500 only 105 Specifications 108 Index 109 7 Timing 69 • Lesson 2 - Delete 80 • Utility - Both Hands 71 • ...
... Quick Guide 12 Step 1 Voices 12 Step 2 Songs 14 Step 3 Music Database 16 Step 4 Lesson 18 Panel Display Indications 20 Portable Grand 22 • Playing the Portable Grand 22 • Using the Metronome 22 Playing Voices 24 • Playing a Voice 24 • Dual Voice 26 Main Voice and Dual... 90 Voice List 91 Style List 98 Music Database List 99 Drum Kit List 100 MIDI Implementation Chart 102 Effect map 104 Keyboard Stand Assembly (DGX-500 only 105 Specifications 108 Index 109 7 Timing 69 • Lesson 2 - Delete 80 • Utility - Both Hands 71 • ...
Owner's Manual
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...the Demo songs. (See page 14.) o LESSON [L] (Left) and [R] (Right) buttons These call up various functions, settings, and operations of the DGX-500/ 300, including effects, transpose, tuning, and MIDI. (See page 20.) i [DEMO] button This is used for adjusting certain settings and answering certain display ... on either side of the DGX-500/300. In the Song mode, this calls up the last selected Split Voice. (See page 28.) y [DUAL] and [SETTING L/M] buttons Use the [DUAL] button to set the Time Signature. !2 [PORTABLE GRAND] button This instantly calls up the Grand Piano voice. (See page 12...
...the Demo songs. (See page 14.) o LESSON [L] (Left) and [R] (Right) buttons These call up various functions, settings, and operations of the DGX-500/ 300, including effects, transpose, tuning, and MIDI. (See page 20.) i [DEMO] button This is used for adjusting certain settings and answering certain display ... on either side of the DGX-500/300. In the Song mode, this calls up the last selected Split Voice. (See page 28.) y [DUAL] and [SETTING L/M] buttons Use the [DUAL] button to set the Time Signature. !2 [PORTABLE GRAND] button This instantly calls up the Grand Piano voice. (See page 12...
Owner's Manual
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Want to find out more ? x Play the keyboard. See page 22. Want to find out more ? z Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. 001 Live!Gnd Playing along with the Metronome z Press the [METRONOME] button. See page 22. 12 Quick Guide Step 1 Voices 001 Live!Gnd 001 zz q w Playing the Piano Simply by pressing the [PORTABLE GRAND] button, you can automatically reset the entire DGX-500/300 for piano play.
Want to find out more ? x Play the keyboard. See page 22. Want to find out more ? z Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. 001 Live!Gnd Playing along with the Metronome z Press the [METRONOME] button. See page 22. 12 Quick Guide Step 1 Voices 001 Live!Gnd 001 zz q w Playing the Piano Simply by pressing the [PORTABLE GRAND] button, you can automatically reset the entire DGX-500/300 for piano play.
Owner's Manual
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Playing the Portable Grand Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. Current Tempo value 068 TEMPO Ft 2 Change the value. Doing this automatically calls up the Tempo setting. Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button. Using the Metronome 1 Call up the special "Stereo Sampled Piano" Live! Portable Grand This convenient function lets you instantly call up the Grand Piano voice. Grand voice. Use the numeric keypad to set the desired Tempo value, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to increase or decrease the value. 22
Playing the Portable Grand Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. Current Tempo value 068 TEMPO Ft 2 Change the value. Doing this automatically calls up the Tempo setting. Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button. Using the Metronome 1 Call up the special "Stereo Sampled Piano" Live! Portable Grand This convenient function lets you instantly call up the Grand Piano voice. Grand voice. Use the numeric keypad to set the desired Tempo value, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to increase or decrease the value. 22
Owner's Manual
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... signature 1/4 - Setting the Metronome Time Signature The time signature of the Metronome can adjust the volume of the Metronome sound independently of the other DGX-500/300 sounds. Portable Grand 3 Turn on the numeric keypad that corresponds to various quarter-note based meters. • The time signature changes automatically when a style or song is...
... signature 1/4 - Setting the Metronome Time Signature The time signature of the Metronome can adjust the volume of the Metronome sound independently of the other DGX-500/300 sounds. Portable Grand 3 Turn on the numeric keypad that corresponds to various quarter-note based meters. • The time signature changes automatically when a style or song is...
Owner's Manual
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x x Common : Song Sel. MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Portable Grand™ ] Model DGX-500,DGX-300 MIDI Implementation Chart Date:12-MAR-2002 Version : 1.0 Function... x x : Tune x x System : Clock o Real Time: Commands o Aux :All Sound OFF o :Reset All Cntrls x :Local ON/OFF x :...
x x Common : Song Sel. MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Portable Grand™ ] Model DGX-500,DGX-300 MIDI Implementation Chart Date:12-MAR-2002 Version : 1.0 Function... x x : Tune x x System : Clock o Real Time: Commands o Aux :All Sound OFF o :Reset All Cntrls x :Local ON/OFF x :...
Owner's Manual
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...(backlit) Setup • STANDBY/ON • MASTER VOLUME : MIN - G6), with Touch Response and Dynamic Filter. • DGX-300......76 standard-size keys (E0 - Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in this owner's manual are for...to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. C7), with Touch Response and Dynamic Filter. Yamaha Corp. MAX Panel Controls • OVERALL (L, R), SONG, VOICE, STYLE, M.D.B., PORTABLE GRAND, SPLIT, METRONOME, [0]-[9], [+](YES), [-](NO), DEMO, TOUCH, HARMONY, DUAL, DICTIONARY, L, R, TEMPO/TAP Voice...
...(backlit) Setup • STANDBY/ON • MASTER VOLUME : MIN - G6), with Touch Response and Dynamic Filter. • DGX-300......76 standard-size keys (E0 - Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in this owner's manual are for...to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. C7), with Touch Response and Dynamic Filter. Yamaha Corp. MAX Panel Controls • OVERALL (L, R), SONG, VOICE, STYLE, M.D.B., PORTABLE GRAND, SPLIT, METRONOME, [0]-[9], [+](YES), [-](NO), DEMO, TOUCH, HARMONY, DUAL, DICTIONARY, L, R, TEMPO/TAP Voice...
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... Harmony 35 HARMONY button 35 Harmony types 37 Headphones 11 I Indicator 20 Initial Setup Send 87 Initialization 90 Intro 41 K Keyboard stand assembly (DGX-500 only 105 L Lesson 67 M M.D.B. (music database 53 Main Voice DSP 27 Main Voice Reverb 27 Main Voice Volume 27 Metronome 22... MUSIC DATABASE 53 Music Rest 21 N numeric keypad 25 O One Touch Setting 28 Overall buttons 20 P PHONES/OUTPUT jack 9 Pitch Bend 31 Portable Grand 22 Q Quick Guide 12 R RECORD button 62 recording, song 62 Registration Memory 55 Reverb 33 Reverb types 36 Root 51 S sections (accompaniment...
... Harmony 35 HARMONY button 35 Harmony types 37 Headphones 11 I Indicator 20 Initial Setup Send 87 Initialization 90 Intro 41 K Keyboard stand assembly (DGX-500 only 105 L Lesson 67 M M.D.B. (music database 53 Main Voice DSP 27 Main Voice Reverb 27 Main Voice Volume 27 Metronome 22... MUSIC DATABASE 53 Music Rest 21 N numeric keypad 25 O One Touch Setting 28 Overall buttons 20 P PHONES/OUTPUT jack 9 Pitch Bend 31 Portable Grand 22 Q Quick Guide 12 R RECORD button 62 recording, song 62 Registration Memory 55 Reverb 33 Reverb types 36 Root 51 S sections (accompaniment...