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Yamaha DGX-220, YPG-225 Types of Songs, External song ﬁles (song data transferred from a computer*) ...Song numbers

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Using Songs

Types of Songs

The following three types of songs can be used by the DGX-220/YPG-225.

●Preset Songs (the 30 songs built into the instrument)................Song numbers 001–030.

●User Songs (recordings of your own performances) ..................Song numbers 031–035.

●External song ﬁles (song data transferred from a computer*) ...Song numbers 036–.

*The Accessory CD-ROM includes a selection of 70 MIDI songs. See page 83 for instructions on how to transfer the songs to the instrument.

The chart below shows the basic DGX-220/YPG-225 processes ﬂow for using the preset songs, user songs, and external song ﬁles—from storage to playback.

		Computer

Your own performance		External song ﬁle

Record		Transfer
(page 45)		(page 83)

DGX-220/YPG-225 Song

Storage locations

Preset Songs		User Songs		Flash Memory
(001–030)		(031–035)		(036–)
The 30 songs built		Stored in the inter-		Save to internal
into the instru-		nal ﬂash memory.		ﬂash memory. Cur-
ment.				rently available.

External song ﬁles can be saved to ﬂash memory

NOTE

•Different ﬂash memory areas are used to store user songs and external song ﬁles trans- ferred from a computer. User songs cannot be directly trans- ferred to the external song ﬁle ﬂash memory area, and vice versa.

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28 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual

Contents

Page SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING WARNING CAUTION Page Copyright Notice Panel Logos Accessories Special Features of the DGX-220/YPG-225 Contents Setting Up Power Requirements Make all necessary connections below BEFORE turning the power on Panel Controls and Terminals Rear Panel @2Number buttons [0]–[9] [+] and buttons @4REGIST MEMORY Select and Play a Voice—MAIN Play Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands—SPLIT Play the Grand Piano Voice Drum Kits ◆Drum Kit Selection Procedure ➔ (refer to steps 1 and 2 on page 14) Sound Effects ◆Sound Effect Selection Procedure ➔ (refer to steps 1 and 2 on page 14) 2 Select a style 3 Press the [START/STOP] button Play Along with a Style Page 031 Euro Trance 138 Piano Boogie 086 Bossa Nova Playing Auto-accompanimentChords Using Songs Select and Listen to a Song Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause ●Song List Types of Songs The Easy Way to Play Piano Chord ●Chord/Free (CHD/FREE) CHORD Type—Playwith Both Hands 4 Press the [START/STOP] button 5 Play on the keyboard CHD/FREE Type—Applyingthe Chord Type to the Left Hand Only CHD/FREE Page Use the Performance Assistant to Play Like a Pro Change the Song Tempo Select a Song For a Lesson Lesson 1—Waiting 2 Select the part you want to practice 3 Start Lesson Waiting 4 Stop the Lesson mode See How You’ve Done Lesson 2—YourTempo Lesson 3—MinusOne Practice Makes Perfect—Repeatand Learn Play Using the Music Database Change a Song’s Style Listen to the DEMO Song for Easy Song Arranger Using the Easy Song Arranger PopShf 5 Select a style 6 Select a voice you want to play as a song melody SONG MEL Record Your Own Performance Track Configuration Recording Procedure ◆Record a Melody Track and the Accompaniment Track Together User ◆Record a Melody track Page Song Clear—DeletingUser Songs ClrUser1 YES 3 Press the [+] button 4 Press the [+] button to clear the song Backup and Initialization Backup Initialization Basic Operation and Displays Basic Operation 2 Use the dial to select an item or value Changing Values SweetFlt 3 Start a function Display Items Adding Effects Harmony Adding Reverb Adding Chorus Handy Performance Features The Metronome ■Setting the Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Beat TimesigN 2 Use the dial to select the number of beats per measure TimesigD 4 Use the dial to select the beat length Volume Tap Start Touch Response Sensitivity Panel Sustain Pitch Bend Pitch Controls One Touch Setting Adjusting the Harmony Volume Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound Style (Auto-accompaniment)Functions Pattern Variation (Sections) Press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button 8 Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button MAIN A ENDING Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button INTRO≥A As soon as you play a chord with your Adjusting the Style Volume Setting the Split Point Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm (Stop Accompaniment) Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard Loading Style Files Chord Basics Recognized Standard Chords Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary Song Settings Song Volume A-BRepeat Muting Independent Song Parts Change the Melody Voice Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings Recalling a Registration Memory REGIST ●Settings That Can be Saved to the Registra- tion Memory The Functions ●Function Setting List Page Connecting to a Computer What Is MIDI Connecting a Personal Computer Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer Remote Control of MIDI Devices Initial Send Transferring Data between the Computer and Instrument ■Use Musicsoft Downloader 2 Insert the included CD-ROMinto the CD-ROMdrive 4 Click the “Add File” button and the Add File window will appear 8 Close the window to end the Musicsoft Downloader ●To Use transferred Songs For Lessons ■Transfer a backup ﬁle from the instrument to a computer ● ● ● Accessory CD-ROMInstallation Guide SPECIAL NOTICES Important Notices about the CD-ROM CD-ROMContents System Requirements Software Installation Installing the driver on Windows 98/Me 1 Start the computer 4 Click [Next] Installing the driver on Windows 1 Start the computer and use the “Adminis- trator” account to log into Windows Installing the driver on Windows XP 1 Start the computer and use the “Adminis- trator” account to log into Windows 3 Go to [System] ➔ [Hardware] ➔ [Driver ■Installing the Musicsoft Downloader and Digital Music Notebook Applications● ● ● Look for “Other devices” in the menu “View devices by type” If you ﬁnd “Other devices” double-click [Device Manager] (for Windows 98/Me), or select [Control Panel] [System] 4Disconnect the USB cable 5Restart the computer 6Re-installthe driver ATTENTION SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Troubleshooting Page Scores Hallelujah Chorus Page Ave Maria Page Nocturne op.9-2 Page Voice List Page Page Page Drum Kit List Page Style List Music Database List Songs Provided On the Supplied CD-ROM Effect Type List Chart Implementation MIDI Page MIDI Data Format Speciﬁcations Index Page 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