Yamaha YDP-181 Playing Back Songs

Playing Back Songs

Owner’s Manual

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Playing Back Songs

You can play back songs recorded using the Record function (pages 27 – 32) or commercially avail-

able songs. You can also play the keyboard along with the playback.

• The Demo Songs ....................................................................................... page 15

Playing the voice demo tune.

• 50 Piano Preset Songs .............................................................................. page 16

50 Piano Preset Songs in the instrument.

• User songs in the instrument ....................................................................page 41

User songs which you recorded to the instrument by using the record function (pages

27 – 32).

• External songs in the instrument ..............................................................page 41

Songs transferred from a computer (including commercially available songs and

songs which have been edited on a computer). Songs can be transferred (saved) to

the instrument by using the Musicsoft Downloader software (page 53). The songs are

saved to an area of the internal memory separate from the area for recorded User

songs. Up to 255 songs can be played back on this instrument (numbers 001 – 255).

• User Songs saved from the instrument in the USB storage device.......... page 42

SMF songs which have been saved from the instrument to a USB storage device (page

34).

• External songs in the USB storage device................................................. page 42

Commercially available songs or songs which have been edited on a computer, etc.

and stored to a USB storage device. Up to 999 songs can be played back on this

instrument (numbers 001 – 999).

Sequence formats that can be played

•SMF (Standard MIDI File) Formats 0 and 1

The SMF format is one of the most common and widely compatible sequence for-

mats used for storing sequence data. There are two variations: Format 0 and Format

1. A large number of MIDI devices are compatible with SMF Format 0, and most

commercially available MIDI sequence data is provided in SMF Format 0. The SMF

format for sequence ﬁles allows you to exchange song data between different

sequencers. User songs recorded in this instrument are saved as SMF Format 0.

• ESEQ

This sequence format is compatible with many of Yamaha’s MIDI devices. This is a

common format used with various Yamaha software.

Among ESEQ ﬁles, Disklavier Piano Soft songs can be played back on this instru-

ment.

NOTE

When playing back songs con-

taining various voices or parts

(such as XG or GM songs), the

voices may not sound correct or

as intended on the original. You

may be able to remedy this and

make the playback sound more

natural or appropriate by chang-

ing the Song Channel Selection

setting (page 47) to “1&2,” so that

only channels 1 and 2 will play

back.

NOTE

If the song cannot be selected or

loaded, you may need to change

the Character Code setting (page

50).

NOTE

Song data is not transmitted via

the MIDI connections. However,

channels 3 – 16 of Disklavier

Piano Soft songs and non-pro-

tected External songs will be

transmitted via the MIDI connec-

tions when the Song Channel

Selection is set to “1&2” (page

47).

NOTE

For the USB storage device,

folder directories on this instru-

ment can be recognized up to

two levels. However, the level is

not displayed and song numbers

001 – 999 are displayed which-

ever level the song contains.

NOTE

If the metronome is being used

during playback, the metronome

will automatically stop when play-

back is stopped.

NOTE

If the REVERB type is changed

via the panel controls during play-

back, both the playback and key-

board reverb effects will be

changed.

NOTE

If the EFFECT type is changed via

the panel controls during play-

back, the playback effect may be

switched off in some cases.