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...all components. Then have the instrument inspected by using dry cell batteries or a power adaptor • As long as shown in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with RAM that is not permitted under relevant laws. G COPYRIGHT NOTICE This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and ...the minimum level. If you unplug the AC power adaptor from the DGX-500. Before turning the power on or off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the ones on the panel or keyboard. EMI Music Ltd CAUTION: All Rights Reserved, Unauthorized copying, public...
...all components. Then have the instrument inspected by using dry cell batteries or a power adaptor • As long as shown in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with RAM that is not permitted under relevant laws. G COPYRIGHT NOTICE This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and ...the minimum level. If you unplug the AC power adaptor from the DGX-500. Before turning the power on or off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the ones on the panel or keyboard. EMI Music Ltd CAUTION: All Rights Reserved, Unauthorized copying, public...
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...select. • Touch Response and Dynamic Filter that any GM-compatible music data can be a big help if you know what genre of the keyboard. • 12 different Drum Kit voices, with a special Bass Boost feature - Includes an authentic Stereo Sampled Piano voice. • 619 ...also features a convenient floppy disk drive letting you hear the full dynamic range of the Yamaha DGX-500/300 Portable Grand™ ! Just select the genre, and the DGX-500/300 takes care of the DGX-500/ 300's panel settings to a single button for instant and automatic recall. • One Touch...
...select. • Touch Response and Dynamic Filter that any GM-compatible music data can be a big help if you know what genre of the keyboard. • 12 different Drum Kit voices, with a special Bass Boost feature - Includes an authentic Stereo Sampled Piano voice. • 619 ...also features a convenient floppy disk drive letting you hear the full dynamic range of the Yamaha DGX-500/300 Portable Grand™ ! Just select the genre, and the DGX-500/300 takes care of the DGX-500/ 300's panel settings to a single button for instant and automatic recall. • One Touch...
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... Data Backup & Initialization 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 - Minus One 70 • Lesson 4 - Formatting an Unformatted Disk ......... 81 • Utility...
... Data Backup & Initialization 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 - Minus One 70 • Lesson 4 - Formatting an Unformatted Disk ......... 81 • Utility...
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...footswitch, resulting in speaker system, you to interface the DGX-500/300 with other end to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack. I Using the MIDI Terminals The DGX-500/300 also features MIDI terminals, allowing you can also play the keyboard to set the desired listening level. • Make ...sure that it pops up.) • Even when the switch is in the "STANDBY" position, electricity is equipped with a built-in reversed footswitch operation. When the instrument is not in use a footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or ...
...footswitch, resulting in speaker system, you to interface the DGX-500/300 with other end to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack. I Using the MIDI Terminals The DGX-500/300 also features MIDI terminals, allowing you can also play the keyboard to set the desired listening level. • Make ...sure that it pops up.) • Even when the switch is in the "STANDBY" position, electricity is equipped with a built-in reversed footswitch operation. When the instrument is not in use a footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or ...
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See page 22. z Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. 001 Live!Gnd Playing along with the Metronome z Press the [METRONOME] button. Want to find out more ? Want to find out more ? See page 22. 12 x Play the keyboard. 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.
See page 22. z Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. 001 Live!Gnd Playing along with the Metronome z Press the [METRONOME] button. Want to find out more ? Want to find out more ? See page 22. 12 x Play the keyboard. 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.
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... 013 Clavi ORGAN 014 Cool! Step 1 Voices Selecting and Playing Other Voices The DGX-500/300 has a huge total of the total available voices. Let's try a few of them out now... w Select a voice. 001 Live!Gnd 002 GrandPno e Play the keyboard. No. Organ 015 Jazz Organ 1 016 Jazz Organ 2 017 Click Organ 018...
... 013 Clavi ORGAN 014 Cool! Step 1 Voices Selecting and Playing Other Voices The DGX-500/300 has a huge total of the total available voices. Let's try a few of them out now... w Select a voice. 001 Live!Gnd 002 GrandPno e Play the keyboard. No. Organ 015 Jazz Organ 1 016 Jazz Organ 2 017 Click Organ 018...
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... "Looking up Chords in the Dictionary" on page 99. 002 Croco RK v Stop the style. The style starts as soon as you play the keyboard. Want to find out more on chords, see "Looking up Chords in the Dictionary" on playing proper chords for the auto accompaniment, see ...Database - Quick Guide Step 3 Music Database 001 Live!Gnd 001 v zb z x Music Database Here's a convenient feature that lets you instantly reconfigure the DGX-500/300 for playing in a certain genre but don't know what settings to the Music Database List on the next page. For more ? See page 53...
... "Looking up Chords in the Dictionary" on page 99. 002 Croco RK v Stop the style. The style starts as soon as you play the keyboard. Want to find out more on chords, see "Looking up Chords in the Dictionary" on playing proper chords for the auto accompaniment, see ...Database - Quick Guide Step 3 Music Database 001 Live!Gnd 001 v zb z x Music Database Here's a convenient feature that lets you instantly reconfigure the DGX-500/300 for playing in a certain genre but don't know what settings to the Music Database List on the next page. For more ? See page 53...
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... 50. 17 B4) Keys for entering the chord (DGX-500 : A-1 - B2) Keys for entering the chord type (C3 - Dict. b To leave the Dictionary function, press the [DICTIONARY] button again c Specify the chord type of the chord as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the display. B2) (DGX-300 : E0 - B5) Learning how to fi...
... 50. 17 B4) Keys for entering the chord (DGX-500 : A-1 - B2) Keys for entering the chord type (C3 - Dict. b To leave the Dictionary function, press the [DICTIONARY] button again c Specify the chord type of the chord as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the display. B2) (DGX-300 : E0 - B5) Learning how to fi...
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...nd out more? See page 69. Minus One In Lesson 3, one of the parts is unimportant. r3 MinusOne Want to play on the keyboard is muted, and you practice playing the notes correctly as they appear in time with the rhythm. See page 70. tells you how well ...64257;nd out more ? r2 Waiting Changing the Tempo Naturally, you can change the tempo (speed) of the notes. Lesson 3 - Both Hands Lesson 4 is . The DGX-500/300 checks your timing and how rhythmically "tight" your practicing and - Want to your performance: "OK," "Good," "Very Good!," and "Excellent!." Lesson 2 - z Press...
...nd out more? See page 69. Minus One In Lesson 3, one of the parts is unimportant. r3 MinusOne Want to play on the keyboard is muted, and you practice playing the notes correctly as they appear in time with the rhythm. See page 70. tells you how well ...64257;nd out more ? r2 Waiting Changing the Tempo Naturally, you can change the tempo (speed) of the notes. Lesson 3 - Both Hands Lesson 4 is . The DGX-500/300 checks your timing and how rhythmically "tight" your practicing and - Want to your performance: "OK," "Good," "Very Good!," and "Excellent!." Lesson 2 - z Press...
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...Beat marks y Chord !4 Touch indicator !5 Harmony indicator !6 Dual indicator !2 Sync Stop indicator !3 Accompaniment On indicator !1 8va / 15va o Notation !0 Keyboard i Song track indicators u Track Octave indicator q Song/Voice/Style name and number, Tempo This portion of the display indicates the name and number of ...song playback. Pressing the [START/STOP] button starts style playback. The currently selected setting is shown. Panel Display Indications The DGX-500/300 features a large multi-function display that appears next to its name (printed on either side of the LCD) let you...
...Beat marks y Chord !4 Touch indicator !5 Harmony indicator !6 Dual indicator !2 Sync Stop indicator !3 Accompaniment On indicator !1 8va / 15va o Notation !0 Keyboard i Song track indicators u Track Octave indicator q Song/Voice/Style name and number, Tempo This portion of the display indicates the name and number of ...song playback. Pressing the [START/STOP] button starts style playback. The currently selected setting is shown. Panel Display Indications The DGX-500/300 features a large multi-function display that appears next to its name (printed on either side of the LCD) let you...
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.... i Song track indicators In the song recording and playback, these indicate the status of the tracks. (See page 63.) o Notation / !0 Keyboard These two portions of the DGX-500/300 control panel. 21 y Chord When a song (with the song or style. When a song is being played back, they show the current... and the track octave setting is too low to space limitations in the display. C7 (DGX-500) and E0 - The large arrow indicates the first beat of a song or style. When you play the keyboard yourself, the display shows the notes you play. !1 8va / 15va Notes played outside ...
.... i Song track indicators In the song recording and playback, these indicate the status of the tracks. (See page 63.) o Notation / !0 Keyboard These two portions of the DGX-500/300 control panel. 21 y Chord When a song (with the song or style. When a song is being played back, they show the current... and the track octave setting is too low to space limitations in the display. C7 (DGX-500) and E0 - The large arrow indicates the first beat of a song or style. When you play the keyboard yourself, the display shows the notes you play. !1 8va / 15va Notes played outside ...
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... (#113 - #122) feature two different voices that lets you can play various drum and percussion sounds from separate area of the keyboard - The DGX-500/300 also includes special Drum Kit voices - #123 - #134 - Use the numeric keypad. The voice categories and their numbers ...control (page 32), which have been created with your left hand and a piano voice with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. A special set of the voice. Playing Voices The DGX-500/300 features a total of available voices, see page 91. for convenience. Playing a Voice...
... (#113 - #122) feature two different voices that lets you can play various drum and percussion sounds from separate area of the keyboard - The DGX-500/300 also includes special Drum Kit voices - #123 - #134 - Use the numeric keypad. The voice categories and their numbers ...control (page 32), which have been created with your left hand and a piano voice with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. A special set of the voice. Playing Voices The DGX-500/300 features a total of available voices, see page 91. for convenience. Playing a Voice...
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You can play different drums and percussion instruments on 124 the keyboard. 125 126 127 123 Std.Kit1 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 Name Standard Kit 1 Standard Kit 2 Room Kit Rock Kit Electronic Kit Analog ...
You can play different drums and percussion instruments on 124 the keyboard. 125 126 127 123 Std.Kit1 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 Name Standard Kit 1 Standard Kit 2 Room Kit Rock Kit Electronic Kit Analog ...
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... let you play a bass voice with your left hand and a piano voice with your right. One Touch Setting is the same as that of the keyboard.
... let you play a bass voice with your left hand and a piano voice with your right. One Touch Setting is the same as that of the keyboard.
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...] wheel affects the voices played in the display. Use the numeric keypad or [+]/[-] buttons to set the desired range: 1 - 12 (semitones). 3 Play the keyboard and move the [PITCH BEND] wheel. 31 At the minimum setting, moving the [PITCH BEND] wheel up or down changes the pitch by a maximum of...of 1 semitone or half-step in real time, as you change the pitch of the keyboard. (It has no effect on the auto accompaniment.) 1 Select the Pitch Bend Range parameter. Playing Voices Pitch Bend Range The DGX-500/300 has a [PITCH BEND] wheel that pitch is raised or lowered when using the...
...] wheel affects the voices played in the display. Use the numeric keypad or [+]/[-] buttons to set the desired range: 1 - 12 (semitones). 3 Play the keyboard and move the [PITCH BEND] wheel. 31 At the minimum setting, moving the [PITCH BEND] wheel up or down changes the pitch by a maximum of...of 1 semitone or half-step in real time, as you change the pitch of the keyboard. (It has no effect on the auto accompaniment.) 1 Select the Pitch Bend Range parameter. Playing Voices Pitch Bend Range The DGX-500/300 has a [PITCH BEND] wheel that pitch is raised or lowered when using the...
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...a variety of performance effects that enhance the melodies you can be used even if accompaniment is selected). 35 A total of the DGX-500/300. Press the right Overall button, repeatedly if necessary, until the dark bar indication appears next to match the accompaniment chords. ...Effects 2 Select the Harmony function. Indicates that automatically create harmony parts (for notes played in the Accompaniment area of the keyboard. • The speed of the DGX-500/300 has its own independent Harmony setting. 3 Set the Harmony Type, if desired. Press the [HARMONY] button. ...
...a variety of performance effects that enhance the melodies you can be used even if accompaniment is selected). 35 A total of the DGX-500/300. Press the right Overall button, repeatedly if necessary, until the dark bar indication appears next to match the accompaniment chords. ...Effects 2 Select the Harmony function. Indicates that automatically create harmony parts (for notes played in the Accompaniment area of the keyboard. • The speed of the DGX-500/300 has its own independent Harmony setting. 3 Set the Harmony Type, if desired. Press the [HARMONY] button. ...
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... effects and add embellishments or delayed repeats in the auto accompaniment area of the effect depends on or not; however, the 3 actual speed of the keyboard. These types only sound when chords are pitch-based and add one-, two- These types sound whether the auto accompaniment is on the Tempo setting...
... effects and add embellishments or delayed repeats in the auto accompaniment area of the effect depends on or not; however, the 3 actual speed of the keyboard. These types only sound when chords are pitch-based and add one-, two- These types sound whether the auto accompaniment is on the Tempo setting...
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... page 25). Style File data is given on page 98. Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into the rhythms add the excitement of the panel. The DGX-500/300 can be played just like the preset styles. Use the numeric keypad. letting you call...several different categories. A complete list of the available styles is loaded individually as voice settings appropriate for various popular musical categories. The DGX-500/300 also features the convenient Dictionary function (page 50). Selecting a Style 1 Press the [STYLE] button. for each style - Intro, ...
... page 25). Style File data is given on page 98. Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into the rhythms add the excitement of the panel. The DGX-500/300 can be played just like the preset styles. Use the numeric keypad. letting you call...several different categories. A complete list of the available styles is loaded individually as voice settings appropriate for various popular musical categories. The DGX-500/300 also features the convenient Dictionary function (page 50). Selecting a Style 1 Press the [STYLE] button. for each style - Intro, ...
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...time style), and the style starts automatically at the desired tempo. You can select the Main A or B section by ), then press any key on the keyboard. (When auto accompaniment is playing by simply pressing a key on , play a key or chord in the auto accompaniment area of the...by pressing the appropriate button - [MAIN A/B] - Selecting and Playing Styles You can also change the tempo while the style is on the keyboard. MAIN A I Using Sync Start The DGX-500/300 also has a Sync Start function that tapped speed. before pressing the [START/STOP] button. (The display briefly shows the...
...time style), and the style starts automatically at the desired tempo. You can select the Main A or B section by ), then press any key on the keyboard. (When auto accompaniment is playing by simply pressing a key on , play a key or chord in the auto accompaniment area of the...by pressing the appropriate button - [MAIN A/B] - Selecting and Playing Styles You can also change the tempo while the style is on the keyboard. MAIN A I Using Sync Start The DGX-500/300 also has a Sync Start function that tapped speed. before pressing the [START/STOP] button. (The display briefly shows the...
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... You can also use Sync Start with the special Intro section of the selected style. to select which section (A or B) is on the keyboard. (When auto accompaniment is to follow the Intro. Indicates Intro standby. To use the Sync Start function with an Intro section: 1) Press ... to enable Sync Start, and start the Intro section by playing any key on , play a key or chord in the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard.) Auto accompaniment area 41 Indicates selected section (MAIN A or B). Indicates Intro standby. Indicates selected section (Main A or B). MAIN A 2) Press the [INTRO...
... You can also use Sync Start with the special Intro section of the selected style. to select which section (A or B) is on the keyboard. (When auto accompaniment is to follow the Intro. Indicates Intro standby. To use the Sync Start function with an Intro section: 1) Press ... to enable Sync Start, and start the Intro section by playing any key on , play a key or chord in the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard.) Auto accompaniment area 41 Indicates selected section (MAIN A or B). Indicates Intro standby. Indicates selected section (Main A or B). MAIN A 2) Press the [INTRO...