Yamaha PSR - E203, YPT - 200 About MIDI, What is MIDI, What You Can Do With MIDI

About MIDI

The instrument features a MIDI terminals that can be connected to other MIDI instruments and devices for expanded musical functionality.

What is MIDI?

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a world-standard interface for communication between electronic musical instruments and music devices. When MIDI-equipped instruments are connected via a MIDI cable, it becomes possible to transfer performance and setting data between them for signiﬁcantly enhanced performance and production potential.

CAUTION

•Connect the PSR-E203/YPT-200 to external equipment only after turning off power for all devices. Then, turn on the power, ﬁrst to the PSR-E203/YPT-200, then to the connected external equipment.

What You Can Do With MIDI

•Transferring performance and setting data between the PSR-E203/YPT- 200 and MIDI-equipped instruments or computers. (page 51)

50 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual

Contents

Page SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: NOTICE: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: NAME PLATE LOCATION: FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference WARNING CAUTION Page Panel logos Supplied Accessories Contents Setting Up Panel Controls and Terminals — Quick Guide — Changing the Voices Setting Up Power Requirements Using the MIDI Terminals Turn on the power Panel Controls and Terminals o !1 !8 !9 @0 @1 ■Rear Panel Turn the power on and adjust the volume Turning the power on Adjusting the volume Try playing a variety of instrument Voices Flute Playing the Grand Piano Voice Drum kits 130Std.Kit 3 Try out each key ●Drum Kit List Press the [SOUND EFFECT KIT] button Try out each key and enjoy the sounds. Don’t forget the black keys Start the metronome Starting the metronome Setting the metronome tempo 090 Tempo Setting the Metronome Time Signature 04 TimeSig Setting the Metronome Volume MetroVol Select and Listen to a Speciﬁc Song ●Other Operations ●Using the [DEMO] button Selecting a rhythm of a Style 016HH Light Playing with a Style ●When auto accompaniment is on 6 You can stop playback at any time by pressing the [START/STOP] button Basic Operation and Displays Basic Operation 002GrandPn2 Display Song Lesson Yamaha Education Suite ■Lesson Flow Lesson Flow ■The practice methods: No LPart Lesson 2 (Timing) Grade Lesson 3 (Waiting) r3WAITING Song settings Changing the Melody Voice Song Volume 100 SongVol Mute Practice Makes Perfect A- REPEAT A-bREPEAT oFFREPEAT Play With a Variety of Effects Adding Reverb To add Reverb Select a Reverb Type Hall2 Adding Panel Sustain oFF Sustain on Sustain Handy Performance Features Setting the Split Point Transpose Transpos Tuning 000 Tuning One Touch Setting 000SprnoSax Changing the tempo of the Song/Style 116 Tempo Adjusting the Main Voice Parameters ●Main Voice Parameters (page 49) Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions Various ways to start and stop Style playback Starting Style playback Stopping Style playback Pattern Variation (Sections) ●INTRO section ●MAIN section ●Fill-insection ●ENDING section MAIN A INTRO≥A FILL A≥B ENDING Adjusting the Style Volume 100StyleVol Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords Easy Chords Standard Chords ●Recognized Standard Chords Chart Looking up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary Dict ■About chords ●Chord names Chord types Function Settings Select the item and change the value 100 StyleVol ●Function Setting List About MIDI What is MIDI What You Can Do With MIDI Transferring Performance Data To and From Another Instrument Local Settings External Clock Settings Voice List Voice List Drum Kit List Style List Effect Type List Chart Implementation MIDI Page MIDI Data Format Troubleshooting Speciﬁcations Index Panel Controls and Terminals Index Page Limited Warranty KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS. DO NOT MAIL