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Yamaha DGX-220, YPG-225 Initial Send, Transferring Data between the Computer and Instrument, to cancel, 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button, ●What is SMF (Standard MIDI File)

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Connecting to a Computer

Initial Send

This function lets you send the panel setup data to a computer. Before you record performance data to a sequencer application running on your computer, it is a good idea to ﬁrst send and record the panel setup data before the actual performance data.

1 Press the [FUNCTION] button.		3 Press [+/YES] to send, or press [-/NO]
		to cancel.

2 Use the CATEGORY [f ] and [r ] buttons to select the Initial Send item.

Transferring Data between the Computer and Instrument

MIDI songs residing on a computer, as well as the 70 MIDI songs and 5 Style ﬁles provided on the CD-ROM, can be transferred to the instrument. Backup ﬁles can also be transferred from the instrument to the computer and back. Songs and styles transferred to the instrument can be used with the instrument’s lesson and other functions. In order to transfer songs between your computer and the instrument you will need to install the Musicsoft Downloader application and the USB- MIDI Driver included on the Accessory CD-ROM on your computer. Refer to the Accessory CD- ROM Installation Guide on page 85 for installation details.

●Data that can be transferred from a computer to this instrument.

•Song Capacity (max.): Flash memory 99 songs (Song 036–)

•Data Capacity: Flash memory 373 kb

•Data Format: SMF format 0,

style ﬁle (extension: .sty), Backup File (06PG76.BUP)

●What is SMF (Standard MIDI File)?

The SMF (Standard MIDI File) format is one of the most common and widely compatible sequence formats 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.

■With the Musicsoft Downloader You Can. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

●Transfer MIDI songs you have downloaded from the Internet or created on your computer from the computer to the instrument’s ﬂash memory.

⇒refer to the procedure described on page 83.

The procedure for transferring songs included on the Accessory CD-ROM from your com- puter to the instrument is given as an example.

82 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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