Yamaha PRO/Mark IV manual Glossary

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This glossary provides basic definitions of terms used frequently in Disklavier manuals.

Clavinova™

A series of Yamaha digital pianos.

Continuous Pedal

See “Incremental Pedal”.

Cookie

A computer data file that stores certain information for use when revisiting a website. In the case of the Disklavier, cookies are used to store ID and password for the IDC service.

Ensemble Song

A song which contains piano parts and accompanying instrumental voices. An Ensemble song contains the same left and right-hand parts as an L/R song, and in addition, up to 13 accompanying instrument tracks. These extra tracks are played by the internal XG tone generator. The accompanying tracks may be used for acoustic bass, drums, strings, vibes, etc.

E-SEQ Song Format

A song file format developed by Yamaha for saving songs.

DHCP

This is a standard or protocol by which IP addresses and other low-level network configuration information can be dynamically and automatically assigned each time a connection is made to the Internet.

Floppy Disk

The magnetic storage medium that the Disklavier uses to save songs. The Disklavier uses the 3.5 inch 2DD and 2HD floppy disks commonly used for computers.

DNS

A system that translates names of computers connected to a network to their corresponding IP addresses.

Download

Transferring data over a network, from a larger “host” system to a smaller “client” system’s hard drive or other local storage device—much like copying files from your hard disk drive to a floppy disk. For the Disklavier, this refers to the process of transferring songs and other data from a website to the Disklavier.

Gateway

A system which links different networks or systems, and makes possible data transfer and conversion despite differing communications standards.

General MIDI (GM)

An addition to the MIDI standard that simplifies the transfer of MIDI song files between instruments of different manufacturers. A MIDI song recorded using a GM compatible tone generator should play back correctly when used with any GM compatible tone generator. The standard specifies that a GM compatible tone generator must support 24-note polyphony, 16 parts, and 128 standard voices.

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