Yamaha DGX-500AD Support Question
Yamaha DGX-500AD Support Question
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Question posted by bmhull on October 22nd, 2012
How Can I Tune My Portablegrand Dgx-500. It Is Terribly Out Of Tune
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Owners Manual - Page 6
You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of-use in stereo amplifier/speaker system of the DGX-500/300 with individual drum and percussion sounds on each with the following features and functions:
I MUSIC DATABASE page 53
The DGX-500/300 has an advanced, easy-to-use song recording...
Owners Manual - Page 7
... 104
Keyboard Stand Assembly (DGX-500 only 105
Specifications 108
Index 109 7 Contents
Panel Controls and Terminals 8
Setting Up 10 • Power Requirements 10 • Turning On the Power 11 • Accessory Jacks 11
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...
Owners Manual - Page 8
...MASTER VOLUME] dial This determines the overall volume of the DGX-500/ 300, including effects, transpose, tuning, and MIDI. (See page 20.)
i [DEMO] ...PORTABLE GRAND] button This instantly calls up the A-B Repeat function. (See page 58.) e [TOUCH] button This turns the Touch... adjust the Touch Sensitivity setting. ...MUSIC DATABASE) button This calls up the optimum panel settings for selected music...
Owners Manual - Page 13
...Gnd
002 GrandPno
e Play the keyboard. Piano 011 Hyper Tines 012 Venus...Drums 109 Celesta 110 Tubular Bells 111 Timpani 112 Music Box
SPLIT 113 Acoustic Bass/Live! Voice Name...List
No. Step 1 Voices
Selecting and Playing Other Voices
The DGX-500/300 has a huge total of 619 dynamic and realistic instrument voices... 2 125 Room Kit 126 Rock Kit 127 Electronic Kit 128 Analog Kit 129 Dance Kit 130 Jazz Kit ...
Owners Manual - Page 14
... to disable Demo playback. z Press the [SONG] button.
004 B Bailey
x Select a song.
005 IrishEye
• The DGX-500/300 also has a Demo Cancel function that have been specially created to showcase the rich and dynamic sounds of other categories. Playing ...Step 2 Songs
zx
z
001 Live!Gnd
001
xw
q xce
Playing the Songs
The DGX-500/300 is packed with (001 003)
z Start the Demo song.
Owners Manual - Page 17
B4)
Keys for entering the chord (DGX-500 : A-1 -
v Play the notes of the chord as indicated in the
keyboard diagram in this case,
G). b To leave the ...note of the chord (in the display.
Keys for entering the chord root (C5 - The chord name flashes when the chord is played properly. Dict. See page 50.
17 B2)
Keys for entering the chord type (C3 -
Step 3 Music...
Owners Manual - Page 18
...you play and master both hands. If you to play the correct notes before continu- v When you practice just the timing of the notes. Quick Guide
Step 4 Lesson
x
z
x
001 Live!Gnd
... these songs. Lesson 1 - z Select one part muted - Waiting In this lesson step, the DGX-500/300 waits for use with one of each song individually: simply press the appropriate button, [L] (left...
Owners Manual - Page 19
...Lr4 BothHand
• The DGX-500/300 also has a convenient ...keyboard is just like a real teacher - Waiting
In Lesson 2, you practice the missing part in evaluation function that monitors your playing is muted, and you practice playing the notes correctly as they appear in real time. (See page 40.)
Want to set the desired
tempo.
Step 4 Lesson
Lesson 1 - r1 Timing
Grade
The DGX-500...
Owners Manual - Page 24
... the two together across the keyboard. These include Reverb and Harmony, as well as tremolo, echo, delay, equalization, and wah. (See page 34.)
There's also a Touch Sensitivity control (page 32), which have been created with your playing technique.
The voice categories and their numbers are automatically called up. The DGX-500/300 also has a Dual...
Owners Manual - Page 29
... you've changed the Transpose setting, you to easily match the pitch of the entire DGX-500/300 sound with the Transpose and Tuning functions. Use the numeric keypad to type in the (negative) value. Playing Voices
Transpose and Tuning
You can also use the numeric keypad to set the desired Transpose value (-12...
Owners Manual - Page 32
.... To restore the default value, press both [+]/[-] buttons simultaneously (when Touch Sensitivity is 2 (Medium). Playing Voices
Touch and Touch Sensitivity
The Touch function gives you dynamic, expressive control over a normal dynamic range (soft to loud).
Use the numeric keypad or [+]/[-] buttons to set how the DGX-500/300 responds to suit your playing strength. This lets you play...
Owners Manual - Page 59
...takes this one of your own selection. For example, if the current voice selected on the keyboard along with each of the songs, either with the panel voice of the song with the ... keypad or [+]/[-] buttons to select the desired voice.
003 BritePno
-01
59
Melody Voice Change
The DGX-500/300 lets you replace the original voice used for the melody of your own selection. Press the [VOICE...
Owners Manual - Page 69
... for the right, play . Pick a note to play a note above F#2. Simply concentrate on playing each note in rhythm. r1 Timing
-01
• The melody note does not sound unless your left hand, the DGX-500/300 actually has two different types of the notes -
In Lesson 1, simply play the chords with the music. Song Lesson
Select the Lesson...
Owners Manual - Page 89
...proximity to the DGX-500/300 may be slightly different from note to note.
89 This is normal and indicates that the Split Point (page 49) is too low. Check the External Clock. (See page 88.)
The auto ...that the DGX-500/300 is polyphonic up to ON and keys are used and a style or song is turned on the rear panel. The battery power is set to a maximum of the keyboard.
thus...
Owners Manual - Page 90
... • Registration Memory Bank Number • Metronome Volume • Touch On/Off • Tuning • Grade On/Off
I Data Backup Except for any reason. retained in memory - as long as an AC adaptor is connected or a set of batteries is turned on. DGX-500
DGX-300
• All Registration Memory and User song data, plus...
Owners Manual - Page 91
Voice List
I Maximum Polyphony
The DGX-500/300 has 32-note maximum polyphony. Use these program change numbers for playing on the keyboard is correspondingly reduced.
Organ
000
112
016 Jazz Organ 1
000
113
016 Jazz Organ 2
000
112
017 Click Organ
000
116
016 Bright Organ
000
...
Owners Manual - Page 102
...,MSB
System Exclusive
o
*3 o
*3
: Song Pos. 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
:All Notes OFF x
Mes- :Active Sense o
sages:Reset
x
Mode 1 : OMNI ON...
Owners Manual - Page 103
...) and FCH (accompaniment stop) are 08H and 00H, respectively. NOTE: *1 By default (factory settings) the DGX-500/300 ordinarily functions as a 16- MIDI Implementation Chart
103
However, the MIDI messages listed below do affect the panel voices, auto accompaniment, and songs.
• MIDI Master Tuning • System exclusive messages for changing the Reverb Type...
Owners Manual - Page 108
...46-3/8" x 16-1/8" x 6-5/8")
Weight
• DGX-500 14 kg (30 lbs., 14 oz.) DGX-500 Stand..... 7.6 kg (16 lbs., 12.)
• DGX-300 10 kg (22 lbs., 1 oz.)
Supplied Accessories
• DGX-500 Keyboard stand Footswitch Music Rest Data Disk Owner's Manual Song Book
• DGX-300 Music Rest Data Disk Owner's Manual Song Book
Optional Accessories
• DGX-500
• Headohones
: HPE-150...
Owners Manual - Page 109
...
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 MIDI 83 MIDI channels 84 MIDI Implementation Chart ......... 102 MIDI LSB Receive cancel 88 MIDI terminals 84 Multi Fingering 47 MUSIC DATABASE 53 Music Rest 21
N
numeric keypad 25
O
One Touch Setting...
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