Chapter 10

Advanced Ensemble Song

Playback

This chapter describes functions that will help you to better enjoy Ensemble song playback. These include tuning the tone generator, playing the piano parts on the tone generator, displaying Ensemble voices, and selecting tracks for the piano parts.

Tuning the Tone

The following display appears.

 

Generator

 

(TG Master Tune)

 

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Chapter 10:

Advanced

The TG Master Tune function allows you to tune the internal XG tone generator to match the Disklavier’s acoustic piano. It also automatically adjusts the sound of PianoSoft.PlusAudio CDs. This is helpful when playing Ensemble songs.

Tuning settings are saved even when the Disklavier is turned off. Each time the Disklavier is turned on, the tuning settings are sent automatically to the internal tone generator, so you need only perform this fine tuning operation once.

This function can also be used to tune a MIDI device connected to the MIDI OUT connector.

3 Play a key on the Disklavier keyboard.

The same note will sound simultaneously on the internal XG tone generator’s digital piano and on the acoustic piano.

Choose a key in the region where your sense of pitch is most sensitive (often this is the A below Middle C).

Ensemble Song Playback

1 Press [FUNC.].

FUNC.

The FUNC. indicator lights and the

Function menu appears.

2 Press [>] until the c cursor is next to the M-Tune option, then press [ENTER].

ENTER

4 Use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons to tune the pitch of the digital piano (internal XG tone generator).

–/NO +/YES

The tone generator can be tuned from –050 to +050 in 1 cent increments (100 cents equals 1 semitone).

5 When you finish tuning, press [ENTER] to return to the normal display.

ENTER

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Yamaha DGC1B manual Chapter Advanced Ensemble Song Playback, Tuning the Tone, Generator TG Master Tune

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