Owner's Manual
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...when the power is lost . EMI Music Ltd CAUTION: All Rights Reserved, Unauthorized copying, public performance and broadcasting are as the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI data filer. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all volume levels to other trademarks are trademarks of copyright has legal ...turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. When you unplug the AC power adaptor from the DGX-500. G COPYRIGHT NOTICE This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which it has license to a floppy disk/...
...when the power is lost . EMI Music Ltd CAUTION: All Rights Reserved, Unauthorized copying, public performance and broadcasting are as the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI data filer. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all volume levels to other trademarks are trademarks of copyright has legal ...turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. When you unplug the AC power adaptor from the DGX-500. G COPYRIGHT NOTICE This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which it has license to a floppy disk/...
Owner's Manual
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... DSP, and Harmony effects for enhancing the sound of the DGX-500/ 300's panel settings to a single button for instant and automatic recall. • One Touch Setting function for automatically calling up to the MIDI standard which teaches you extraordinarily expressive control over the voices. They.../speaker system of control parameters and effects. Just select the genre, and the DGX-500/300 takes care of the Yamaha DGX-500/300 Portable Grand™ ! I MUSIC DATABASE page 53 The DGX-500/300 has an advanced, easy-to-use Music Database feature that automatically selects the...
... DSP, and Harmony effects for enhancing the sound of the DGX-500/ 300's panel settings to a single button for instant and automatic recall. • One Touch Setting function for automatically calling up to the MIDI standard which teaches you extraordinarily expressive control over the voices. They.../speaker system of control parameters and effects. Just select the genre, and the DGX-500/300 takes care of the Yamaha DGX-500/300 Portable Grand™ ! I MUSIC DATABASE page 53 The DGX-500/300 has an advanced, easy-to-use Music Database feature that automatically selects the...
Owner's Manual
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...• Using Auto Accompaniment - Delete 80 • Utility - Waiting 70 • Lesson 3 - Formatting a Previously Formatted Disk 82 MIDI Functions 83 • What Is MIDI 83 • Connecting to a Personal Computer 85 • Local Control 86 • Using Initial Setup Send with a Sequencer...... 87...89 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 • ...
...• Using Auto Accompaniment - Delete 80 • Utility - Waiting 70 • Lesson 3 - Formatting a Previously Formatted Disk 82 MIDI Functions 83 • What Is MIDI 83 • Connecting to a Personal Computer 85 • Local Control 86 • Using Initial Setup Send with a Sequencer...... 87...89 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 • ...
Owner's Manual
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... Front Panel q ert y u i o !0 !1 w !2 !8 !9 @0 @1 @2 @3 @4 001 Live!Gnd 001 u !3 !4 !5 !6 @5 @6 !7 @8 @7 q Power switch ([STANDBY/ON]) w [MASTER VOLUME] dial This determines the overall volume 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 prompts. !8 [ACMP] / [A-B REPEAT] button When the... to play 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.
... Front Panel q ert y u i o !0 !1 w !2 !8 !9 @0 @1 @2 @3 @4 001 Live!Gnd 001 u !3 !4 !5 !6 @5 @6 !7 @8 @7 q Power switch ([STANDBY/ON]) w [MASTER VOLUME] dial This determines the overall volume 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 prompts. !8 [ACMP] / [A-B REPEAT] button When the... to play 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.
Owner's Manual
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...insertion of floppy disks, for loading and saving of data. (See page 73.) @8 Disk control buttons These buttons are for connection to other MIDI instruments and devices. (See page 84.) #1 FOOTSWITCH jack This is for connection to Footswitch for control over sustain, just like the damper pedal on and...-5C AC power adaptor. (See page 10.) 9 The pitch bend range of the wheel can also be set. (See page 31.) I Rear Panel #0 #1 #2 #3 #0 MIDI IN, OUT terminals These are used for disk drive control. @9 [PITCH BEND] wheel This is used for raising or lowering the pitch of stereo headphones...
...insertion of floppy disks, for loading and saving of data. (See page 73.) @8 Disk control buttons These buttons are for connection to other MIDI instruments and devices. (See page 84.) #1 FOOTSWITCH jack This is for connection to Footswitch for control over sustain, just like the damper pedal on and...-5C AC power adaptor. (See page 10.) 9 The pitch bend range of the wheel can also be set. (See page 31.) I Rear Panel #0 #1 #2 #3 #0 MIDI IN, OUT terminals These are used for disk drive control. @9 [PITCH BEND] wheel This is used for raising or lowering the pitch of stereo headphones...
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... with other end to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack on the Stereo System DGX-500/300. First, make sure you use , be sure to sustain the sound of the other device and the other MIDI instruments and devices. (For more information, see page 84.) • To prevent damage to observe ... raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level. • Make sure that it locks in use a footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to set the volume of all devices at the minimum level. Failure to the speakers, set the volumes of the external devices...
... with other end to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack on the Stereo System DGX-500/300. First, make sure you use , be sure to sustain the sound of the other device and the other MIDI instruments and devices. (For more information, see page 84.) • To prevent damage to observe ... raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level. • Make sure that it locks in use a footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to set the volume of all devices at the minimum level. Failure to the speakers, set the volumes of the external devices...
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... * This list includes only a portion of them out now... See page 24. No. Grand 002 Grand Piano 003 Bright Piano 004 Honky-tonk Piano 005 MIDI Grand Piano 006 CP 80 007 Harpsichord E.PIANO 008 Galaxy EP 009 Funky Electric Piano 010 DX Modern Elec. Organ 015 Jazz Organ 1 016 Jazz... 101 Bell Pad 102 Xenon Pad 103 Equinox No. Let's try a few of the total available voices. Step 1 Voices Selecting and Playing Other Voices The DGX-500/300 has a huge total of 619 dynamic and realistic instrument voices.
... * This list includes only a portion of them out now... See page 24. No. Grand 002 Grand Piano 003 Bright Piano 004 Honky-tonk Piano 005 MIDI Grand Piano 006 CP 80 007 Harpsichord E.PIANO 008 Galaxy EP 009 Funky Electric Piano 010 DX Modern Elec. Organ 015 Jazz Organ 1 016 Jazz... 101 Bell Pad 102 Xenon Pad 103 Equinox No. Let's try a few of the total available voices. Step 1 Voices Selecting and Playing Other Voices The DGX-500/300 has a huge total of 619 dynamic and realistic instrument voices.
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Effects The DGX-500/300 is equipped with a wide variety of effects that occurs when a instrument is played in a room or concert hall. and each has many different effect types to choose from a MIDI device. (For details, See page 104.) Indicates Reverb is selected). 33 Use the numeric keypad or ...[+]/[-] buttons to enhance the sound of the DGX-500/300 has its own independent Reverb setting. • You can also ...
Effects The DGX-500/300 is equipped with a wide variety of effects that occurs when a instrument is played in a room or concert hall. and each has many different effect types to choose from a MIDI device. (For details, See page 104.) Indicates Reverb is selected). 33 Use the numeric keypad or ...[+]/[-] buttons to enhance the sound of the DGX-500/300 has its own independent Reverb setting. • You can also ...
Owner's Manual
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... has its own independent DSP setting. • Fifty-one additional DSP Types are available when controlling the DGX-500/300 from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 36.) To turn the DSP effect off, select DSP Type #39. • Each voice of thirty-eight DSP types are ...
... has its own independent DSP setting. • Fifty-one additional DSP Types are available when controlling the DGX-500/300 from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 36.) To turn the DSP effect off, select DSP Type #39. • Each voice of thirty-eight DSP types are ...
Owner's Manual
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... System Level 1" is an addition to the reduced set of control parameters and effects. The extension indicates the type of Yamaha instruments and MIDI devices, including the Clavinova series. Moreover, since the DGX-500/300 is a simplified version of chord types. Load O O I Data that some songs may play back differently compared to...
... System Level 1" is an addition to the reduced set of control parameters and effects. The extension indicates the type of Yamaha instruments and MIDI devices, including the Clavinova series. Moreover, since the DGX-500/300 is a simplified version of chord types. Load O O I Data that some songs may play back differently compared to...
Owner's Manual
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The disk song numbers are from 101 to play back song data on commercially available GM (General MIDI), Yamaha DOC (Disk Orchestra Collection), or Clavinova Disklavier Piano Soft disks. Also, the measure number in the display does not match the actual measure number... to change to another song, repeat step 2 above. • The tempo setting of some commercially available disk songs is inserted, the DGX-500/300 will automatically switch to play back Standard MIDI File (SMF) format 0 data. 1 Insert the disk into the disk drive. Press the [START/STOP] button. 4 If you to 199. 3...
The disk song numbers are from 101 to play back song data on commercially available GM (General MIDI), Yamaha DOC (Disk Orchestra Collection), or Clavinova Disklavier Piano Soft disks. Also, the measure number in the display does not match the actual measure number... to change to another song, repeat step 2 above. • The tempo setting of some commercially available disk songs is inserted, the DGX-500/300 will automatically switch to play back Standard MIDI File (SMF) format 0 data. 1 Insert the disk into the disk drive. Press the [START/STOP] button. 4 If you to 199. 3...
Owner's Manual
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...being saved (the DISK IN USE lamp is completed, the following display briefly appears. You can also save song data in SMF (Standard MIDI File) Format 0. If the error reoccurs after pressing the [SAVE] button, press the [SAVE] button again to call up the SMF Save mode... button ("YES"), and the Save operation will not be canceled. Disk Operations 5 Execute the Save operation. Insert a different disk in SMF Format 0 The DGX-500/300 can delete unneeded files on the disk, a "DiskFull" message appears, and you will start. Complete • If there isn't enough space...
...being saved (the DISK IN USE lamp is completed, the following display briefly appears. You can also save song data in SMF (Standard MIDI File) Format 0. If the error reoccurs after pressing the [SAVE] button, press the [SAVE] button again to call up the SMF Save mode... button ("YES"), and the Save operation will not be canceled. Disk Operations 5 Execute the Save operation. Insert a different disk in SMF Format 0 The DGX-500/300 can delete unneeded files on the disk, a "DiskFull" message appears, and you will start. Complete • If there isn't enough space...
Owner's Manual
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...note? Grand) Note number (with which key) 60 (C3) Note on information received from the keyboard such as how you can use MIDI on the DGX-500/300 keyboard. What Is MIDI? Let's consider an acoustic piano and a classical guitar as a basis, the tone generator plays the stored sampling note. With the guitar... the information from the keyboard that support GM System Level 1. The GM mark is played through the speakers. MIDI Functions The DGX-500/300 is changed into a number value and sent to the tone generator. They are the two main categories of Keyboard Information Voice ...
...note? Grand) Note number (with which key) 60 (C3) Note on information received from the keyboard such as how you can use MIDI on the DGX-500/300 keyboard. What Is MIDI? Let's consider an acoustic piano and a classical guitar as a basis, the tone generator plays the stored sampling note. With the guitar... the information from the keyboard that support GM System Level 1. The GM mark is played through the speakers. MIDI Functions The DGX-500/300 is changed into a number value and sent to the tone generator. They are the two main categories of Keyboard Information Voice ...
Owner's Manual
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... is data that can cause data errors. 84 Message Name Exclusive Message Realtime Messages DGX-500/300 Operation/Panel Setting Reverb/chorus/DSP settings, etc. Transmits the DGX-500/300's keyboard information as MIDI data to another MIDI device. G Channel Messages The DGX-500/300 is an electronic instrument that is used to change parameter values and of...
... is data that can cause data errors. 84 Message Name Exclusive Message Realtime Messages DGX-500/300 Operation/Panel Setting Reverb/chorus/DSP settings, etc. Transmits the DGX-500/300's keyboard information as MIDI data to another MIDI device. G Channel Messages The DGX-500/300 is an electronic instrument that is used to change parameter values and of...
Owner's Manual
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...-422 Computer (sequencer software) MIDI Interface MIDI IN MIDI OUT DGX-500/300 G When connecting to match the setting of the personal computer and the DGX-500/300. USB Computer (sequencer software) UX16 MIDI IN OUT IN MIDI OUT DGX-500/300 85 Connect the UX16 and the computer with a USB interface, use the Yamaha UX16 USB/MIDI Interface. For details, refer to...
...-422 Computer (sequencer software) MIDI Interface MIDI IN MIDI OUT DGX-500/300 G When connecting to match the setting of the personal computer and the DGX-500/300. USB Computer (sequencer software) UX16 MIDI IN OUT IN MIDI OUT DGX-500/300 85 Connect the UX16 and the computer with a USB interface, use the Yamaha UX16 USB/MIDI Interface. For details, refer to...
Owner's Manual
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...selected. If the LOCAL display appears instead of the DGX-500/300, you would come in handy, for example, when recording notes to "off , as desired. • No sound is unnecessary. Press "1" on the numeric keypad to "on." 1 Select the MIDI operations. in step #1 above, step #2 is ... Select the Local Control parameter. on or off " - Set Local Control to OFF. 86 Normally, when playing the DGX-500/300 by itself, this to MIDI sequencer. MIDI Functions Local Control This function lets you are using the sequencer to play back the voices of INITSEND in order to avoid...
...selected. If the LOCAL display appears instead of the DGX-500/300, you would come in handy, for example, when recording notes to "off , as desired. • No sound is unnecessary. Press "1" on the numeric keypad to "on." 1 Select the MIDI operations. in step #1 above, step #2 is ... Select the Local Control parameter. on or off " - Set Local Control to OFF. 86 Normally, when playing the DGX-500/300 by itself, this to MIDI sequencer. MIDI Functions Local Control This function lets you are using the sequencer to play back the voices of INITSEND in order to avoid...
Owner's Manual
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...on the numeric keypad to the sequencer. INITSEND 4 Press the [START/STOP] button. By recording this takes a "snapshot" of the DGX-500/300 settings and sends that is selected. 3 Select the Initial Setup Send operation. The Initial Setup data should leave two or more ...Setup Send. If the INITSEND display appears instead of LOCAL in the song. 2 Select the MIDI operations. MIDI Functions Using Initial Setup Send with the DGX-500/300. for example, completely changing the DGX-500/300 settings for recording. Provided there is a pause in the song, you should then be...
...on the numeric keypad to the sequencer. INITSEND 4 Press the [START/STOP] button. By recording this takes a "snapshot" of the DGX-500/300 settings and sends that is selected. 3 Select the Initial Setup Send operation. The Initial Setup data should leave two or more ...Setup Send. If the INITSEND display appears instead of LOCAL in the song. 2 Select the MIDI operations. MIDI Functions Using Initial Setup Send with the DGX-500/300. for example, completely changing the DGX-500/300 settings for recording. Provided there is a pause in the song, you should then be...
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...turning on the power again normally, "MIDI LSB receive cancel" return to on the sequencer, then send the Initial Setup data. An "End" message briefly appears in the normal way, then - Make sure that any sub- Set to External Clock. DGX-500 DGX-300 Turning on the power. Press and... default setting is set to normal. 88 External Clock This determines whether the style and song playback functions are controlled by the DGX-500/300's internal clock (off) or by MIDI clock data from 32 to 280. • If External Clock is off. 1 Press the [TEMPO] button. 2 Set the ...
...turning on the power again normally, "MIDI LSB receive cancel" return to on the sequencer, then send the Initial Setup data. An "End" message briefly appears in the normal way, then - Make sure that any sub- Set to External Clock. DGX-500 DGX-300 Turning on the power. Press and... default setting is set to normal. 88 External Clock This determines whether the style and song playback functions are controlled by the DGX-500/300's internal clock (off) or by MIDI clock data from 32 to 280. • If External Clock is off. 1 Press the [TEMPO] button. 2 Set the ...
Owner's Manual
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.... The AWM tone generation method uses multiple recordings (samples) of an instrument across the range of the voices or rhythms seems unusu- When a set MIDI Echo (or the relevant control) to note. 89 Check the Local Control on the power. The sound of the keyboard; Make sure that the Split... up to a maximum of the Pianist styles (#124 - #135), the rhythm cannot be omitted (or "stolen") from note to an appropriate level. The DGX-500/300 is set to note. Press the [STYLE] button to produce the opposite effect. When playing back one of 32 notes. Make sure that the...
.... The AWM tone generation method uses multiple recordings (samples) of an instrument across the range of the voices or rhythms seems unusu- When a set MIDI Echo (or the relevant control) to note. 89 Check the Local Control on the power. The sound of the keyboard; Make sure that the Split... up to a maximum of the Pianist styles (#124 - #135), the rhythm cannot be omitted (or "stolen") from note to an appropriate level. The DGX-500/300 is set to note. Press the [STYLE] button to produce the opposite effect. When playing back one of 32 notes. Make sure that the...
Owner's Manual
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...061 Mellow Horns 000 112 062 Synth Brass 000 113 062 Jump Brass 000 114 062 Techno Brass 91 Voice List I Maximum Polyphony The DGX-500/300 has 32-note maximum polyphony. Grand 000 112 000 Grand Piano 000 112 001 Bright Piano 000 112 003 Honky-tonk Piano 000 112... what functions are used the total number of up to the Split Voice and Song functions. • The Voice List includes MIDI program change numbers when playing the DGX-500/300 via MIDI from an external device. • Some voices may sound continuously or have a long decay after the notes have been released...
...061 Mellow Horns 000 112 062 Synth Brass 000 113 062 Jump Brass 000 114 062 Techno Brass 91 Voice List I Maximum Polyphony The DGX-500/300 has 32-note maximum polyphony. Grand 000 112 000 Grand Piano 000 112 001 Bright Piano 000 112 003 Honky-tonk Piano 000 112... what functions are used the total number of up to the Split Voice and Song functions. • The Voice List includes MIDI program change numbers when playing the DGX-500/300 via MIDI from an external device. • Some voices may sound continuously or have a long decay after the notes have been released...