Playing the Piano Parts on the Tone Generator

Normally, piano parts are played back by the piano. You can, however, change this so that the piano parts are also played by the internal XG tone generator or a MIDI instrument connected to the MIDI OUT connector.

You can use this to double up the Disklavier piano parts with a different voice, say strings or vibes. This technique is sometimes referred to as voice layering or unison.

1 Press [FUNC.].

FUNC.

The FUNC. indicator lights and the

Function menu appears.

2 Press [>] until the c cursor is next to the MIDI Setup option, then press [ENTER].

ENTER

The MIDI Setup menu display appears.

3 With the c cursor next to the

Piano Part option, press [ENTER].

ENTER

The following display appears.

4

5

Press [>] until the cursor is next to the PianoPart ESBL Out parameter.

Use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons to set the option to ON.

–/NO +/YES

The piano parts are now played by the internal XG tone generator with the corresponding MIDI data sent to the MIDI OUT connector.

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Yamaha DGC1B manual Playing the Piano Parts on the Tone Generator, With the c cursor next to Piano Part option, press Enter
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DGC1B specifications

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