I c o n s Special icons indicate at a glance the major features available on each instrument. The glossary below explains what each icon stands for.
Vocal Harmony for XG
Add harmony parts to anything you sing with the Vocal Harmony function, and powerfully enhance your vocal performances.
Sweet Voice
Yamaha’s exclusive Sweet Voice is so natural it’s almost indistinguishable from the real thing.
The internal floppy disk drive gives you unlimited storage capacity.
Easy Navigator | Portable Grand | Stereo Sampled Piano |
An | Instantly reset the entire instrument for |
even advanced functions easy | optimum piano play. |
by taking you
This amazingly rich and authentic voice uses stereo recordings
(samples) of an actual grand piano for stunningly natural sound.
Yamaha Education
Suite 2™ (Y.E.S. 2)
A unique set of tutorial
functions makes it easy for anyone to learn to play the keyboard. Seven types of lesson are available as well as a convenient chord dictionary.
Pianist Style
DJ Mode
One press of the DJ button calls up a full arsenal of contemporary dance voices and style patterns, as well as a special DJ songs and games.
Disklavier | Dynamic Filter | Touch Response |
(Compatible with Disklavier | Dynamically controls the | Your playing can be as |
software.) | timbre or tone of a voice | expressive as on an acoustic instrument. |
Disklavier is the integration of advanced electronics into | according to your playing strength — just like a real acoustic |
traditional upright and grand pianos to create a variety of | instrument! |
versatile new digital/acoustic hybrids. |
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Reverb |
| Bass Boost System |
Add the ambience of a variety | Separate tweeters deliver high | A special port on each |
of | frequency sounds with clarity | speaker adds powerful impact to bass sound reproduction. |
halls to your music for an extra dimension of richness. | and precision for more lifelike instrument voices. |
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| One Touch Setting | Organ Variation |
Compose your own songs by | This function automatically | Switch back and forth between |
overdubbing chords and | configures keyboard | two types of organ |
melodies. One track can be used to record an accompaniment | parameters, such as voice selection and tempo, to optimally | |
style. | match the selected music style. |
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XG | Song Lyric Display | XF |
Yamaha XG MIDI extends GM | See the words to the songs | Lyric & Chord information can |
voice selection, expression and | being played on your | be displayed! XF is a new file |
control. | keyboard (with | format that expands upon the |
| recordings). | capabilities of the Standard |
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| MIDI File. |
Up to 64 notes can be reproduced simultaneously for intricate musical arrangements.
DSP
Digital Signal Processing enhances sound quality with sophisticated digital effects.
Multi Effector | Modulation Wheel | To Host Port |
Use multiple effects in | Give modulation to the notes | |
combination to expand your | as you play with fingertip | allows easy connection to PC |
sonic range. | expressive control. | or Macintosh computers. |
| Pitch Bend Wheel | Groove & Dynamics |
Record and play music with up | Give bend to the notes as you | Vary the accompaniment as you |
to 16 tracks of lushly layered | play fingertip. | play with |
sound. |
| control. |
AWM | MIDI | GM |
Yamaha Advanced Wave | Musical Instrument Digital | With General MIDI |
Memory technology delivers | Interface lets electronic | compatibility, song data always |
amazingly realistic sound. | musical instruments work | plays the correct sounds. |
| together. |
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Style File
This versatile accompaniment format lets you add even more styles from floppy disk.
Stereo
Stereo sound adds realistic character and spatial depth.
FM
FM tone generation uses digital sine wave generators to synthesize complex instrumental and electronic sounds.
Digital Equalizer
Control over individual frequency ranges lets you customize the sound.
DOC Compatibility
Access the vast library of music available in the Yamaha Disk Orchestra Collection.
