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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1

Getting Started 1

Items Supplied with the Disklavier ........................1
Names of Parts and Their Functions .....................1
Setting Up the Disklavier...................................11
Preparing the Pocket Controller .........................15
Initial Settings of the Pocket Controller ................16
Basic Precautions for Using Floppy Disks
and CDs ....................................................19
Available File Format and Structure of Data
in the Removable Media ..............................20
CHAPTER 2

Song Playback Features 22

Searching Songs .............................................22
Changing the Playback Tempo...................... ....24
Playing Back Songs in a Different Key
(Transposition) ............................................24
Repeating Song Playback .................................25
Repeating a Specific Section of a Song
(A-B Repeat) ...............................................25
Playing Back Only the Desired Piano Part ...........26
Adjusting the Volume Balance among the
Keyboard Playing, Ensemble Sound,
Software Playback, and Microphone’s Input...27
Utilizing the Play Lists...... .................................27
Temporarily Changing the Voice of a Track ........28
Editing Tracks..................................................30
Checking and Modifying the Song Information....33
Presetting Playback Control Options
for Each Song.............................................36
SmartKey™ Playback .......................................37
Adding Disklavier Accompaniment to
Commercial CD Songs (PianoSmart)..............38
Video Synchronized Playback. ..........................38
Copying Song File from a Personal Computer
to the Disklavier ..........................................39
CHAPTER 3

Piano Playing Features 41

Playing the Disklavier along with the Internal
Metronome................................................ 41
Playing the Disklavier Accompanied by the
Additional Voice(s) (Performance Mode) ....... 41
Adding Expressive Effect to Your Play................ 42
Adding Chords to a Melody Line
(Harmony Mode)........................................ 43
Applying Reverb Effects to the Digital Piano ....... 44
CHAPTER 4

Recording 45

Recording a New Song ................................... 45
Quick Recording............................................. 46
Titling a Song at the Start of Recording.............. 46
Recording the Left- and Right-Hand Parts
Separately (Overwrite Recording)................. 46
Video Synchronized Recording......................... 47
CD Synchronized Recording ............................ 49
Recording Ensemble Parts ................................ 49
Overdubbing an Existing Part........................... 51
Recording Songs Based on Measures and Beats
(Metronome Mode Recording) ..................... 52
Quantize Function........................................... 53
Changing the Default Tempo................. ........... 54
Recording a Song as Audio Data ..................... 55
Recording a Song as MIDI and Audio Data ....... 56
CHAPTER 5

Creating a Song Library 58

Creating an Album in the Library ...................... 58
Renaming an Album........................................ 59
Making Copies of Songs or Albums .................. 59
Making Copies of the Entire Contents
in a Medium or Song Library............... ........ 60
Deleting Songs or Albums.................. .............. 61
Rearranging the Order of Songs/Albums........... 61
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