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Page 2: Special Message Section
Yamaha. This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a cart, etc., is used, please observe all safety markings and instructions that accompany the accessory product. - Page 3 • Use the specified adaptor (PA-3C or PA-3B or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha) only. Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or overheating. • Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it.
- Page 4 fluids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths. Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed. Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.
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Page 5: Main Features
The EZ-150 is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use keyboard with the following features and functions: I Yamaha Education Suite The EZ-150 features the new Yamaha Education Suite — a set of learning tools that utilize the latest tech- nology to make studying and practicing music more fun and fulfilling than ever before! The Yamaha Education Suite includes: G Lesson ... -
Page 6: Copyright Notice
COPYRIGHT NOTICE This product incorporates and bundles com- puter programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others’ copyrights. Such copy- righted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, styles files, MIDI files, WAVE data and sound recordings. -
Page 7: Table Of Contents
Panel Controls and Terminals ... 8 Setting Up... 10 • Power Requirements ...10 • Turning On the Power...10 • Accessory Jacks ...11 Quick Guide Step 1 Voices ... 12 Step 2 Songs... 14 Step 3 Style ... 16 Step 4 Lesson ... 18 Basic operation and LED Display ... -
Page 8: Panel Controls And Terminals
I Front Panel !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 q [MASTER VOLUME] dial This determines the overall volume of the EZ-150. w Power switch ([STANDBY/ON]) e LESSON [L] (Left) and [R] (Right) buttons These call up the Lesson exercises for the correspond- ing hand (left or right) for the selected song. -
Page 9: I Rear Panel
!5 [START/STOP] button When the Style mode is selected, this alternately starts and stops the style. (See page 45.) When the Song mode is selected, this alternately starts and stops song playback. (See page 34.) !6 [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] ([ REW]) button When the Style mode is selected, this is used to con- trol the Intro and Ending functions. -
Page 10: Setting Up
Setting Up This section contains information about setting up your EZ-150 for playing. Make sure to read this section carefully before using the instrument. Power Requirements Although the EZ-150 will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. An AC adaptor is more environmentally friendly than batteries and does not deplete resources. -
Page 11: Accessory Jacks
I Connecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System • • • • • • • Though the EZ-150 is equipped with a built-in speaker system, you can also play it through an external amplifier/speaker system. First, make sure the EZ-150 and... -
Page 12: Quick Guide
Voices Step 1 Guide Playing the Piano Simply by pressing the [PORTABLE GRAND] button, you can automatically reset the entire EZ-150 for piano play. Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. Play the keyboard. Want to find out more? See page 22. - Page 13 Selecting and Playing Other Voices The EZ-150 has a total of 100 dynamic and realistic instrument voices. Let’s try a few of them out now... Press the [VOICE] button. Playing with the DJ Feature The exciting new DJ feature gives you a full variety of dance and DJ sounds — letting you create your own real-time mixes and groove along with various contemporary rhythms.
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Page 14: Step 2 Songs
Step 2 Guide Playing the Songs The EZ-150 is packed with 100 songs, including 10 special Demo songs. Playing the Demo songs Demo songs (01 - 10) showcase the sophisticated features and stunning sound of the EZ-150. Let’s play the Demo songs now, starting with 01... -
Page 15: Changing The Volume Of The Song
Grandfather’s Clock Digital Rock (YAMAHA) (H.C. Work) Ambient (YAMAHA) Beautiful Dreamer Acid Techno (YAMAHA) (S.C. Foster) Drums & Bass (YAMAHA) Greensleeves* Hard Step 8th (YAMAHA) Believe Me, If All Those En- Hype (YAMAHA) dearing Young Charms* Beatbox (YAMAHA) Im Mai*... -
Page 16: Step 3 Style
The powerful yet easy-to-use Style features give you professional instrumental backing for your performances. Simply play chords with your left hand — and the EZ-150 automatically produces appropriate bass, chord and rhythm backing. Use your right hand to play melodies, and you’ll sound like an entire band! •... - Page 17 Looking up Chords in the Dictionary The convenient Dictionary function teaches you how to play chords by showing you the individual notes. In the example below, we’ll learn how to play a GM7 chord... Keys for entering the chord type (A2 — Bb3) the chord root (C4 —...
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Page 18: Step 4 Lesson
Lesson 1 — Timing ..This lesson step lets you practice just the timing of the notes. Lesson 2 — Waiting ..In this lesson step, the EZ-150 waits for you to play the correct notes before continuing Lesson 3 —... - Page 19 Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button. Use the numeric keypad to set the desired tempo. • The EZ-150 also has a convenient Tap Tempo function that allows you to “tap” a new tempo in real time. (See page 46.) Step 4 Lesson Grade Want to find out more? See page 41.
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Page 20: Basic Operation And Led Display
Basic operation and LED Display Adjusting the Volume Turn the [MASTER VOLUME] dial. Decreases the overall volume. Function settings and indications This button lets you call up the various function settings..See page 42 ...See page 53 ...See page 41 ...See page 42 ...See page 29 ...See page 30... - Page 21 Entering one of the modes (Song, Style or Voice) G Pressing one of the buttons below calls up the appropriate mode — Song, Style or Voice, and the dot in the display indicates the currently selected mode. Song Select the desired song. Style Select the desired style.
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Page 22: Portable Grand
Portable Grand This convenient function lets you instantly call up the Grand Piano voice. Playing the Portable Grand Press the piano-shaped [PORTABLE GRAND] button. Doing this automatically cancels any other mode or function, and resets the entire instrument for playing the special “Stereo Sampled Piano” Grand Piano voice. It automatically selects the Song mode, calling up song #11, “Für Elise”... -
Page 23: Turn On The Metronome
(see chart at right). Adjusting the Metronome Volume You can adjust the volume of the Metronome sound independently of the other EZ-150 sounds. The volume range is 00 - 99. Select the Metronome Volume function in the Overall menu. -
Page 24: Playing The Dj
This exciting feature lets you instantly call up a dynamic DJ voice, style and DJ GAME for play- ing contemporary dance music. Playing the DJ Press the [DJ] button. Doing this automatically resets the entire instrument for playing the spe- cially programmed DJ song and voice. -
Page 25: Selecting And Playing Voices
Selecting and Playing Voices The EZ-150 features 100 authentic voices that have been created with Yamaha’s sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. Many of these voices also have spe- cial preset characteristics or embellishments. The voices are divided into various categories depending on their characteristics or the effects used. - Page 26 Setting Voice ( ot ) by pressing both [+]/[–] buttons simulta- neously. (See page 28.) • The EZ-150 is polyphonic up to a maximum of 16 notes. (Depend- ing on the voice selected — such as split voices and dual voices —...
- Page 27 There’s even a dynamic set of DJ voices (#98 - #99) that provides a wealth of exciting sounds for playing many of today’s popular music styles. The EZ-150 also features special Drum Kit voices — #88 (with Echo) and #00 — that let you play a variety of drum and percussion sounds from the keyboard.
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Page 28: One Touch Setting
Selecting and Playing Voices One Touch Setting The powerful One Touch Setting (ot) feature lets you instantly and automatically call up an appropriate voice and other settings when you select a style or song. In other words, when One Touch Setting is active, selecting a desired style or song also automatically selects the best suited voice and Multi Pad bank. -
Page 29: Transpose And Tuning
It also determines the pitch of the songs and the Multi Pads. This allows you to easily match the pitch of the EZ-150 to other instruments or singers, or play in a different key without changing your fingering. - Page 30 Selecting and Playing Voices I Tuning • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Tuning determines the fine pitch setting of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompaniment of the selected style.
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Page 31: Selecting And Playing Songs
The songs are generally for your listening enjoyment; however, you can also play along with them on the keyboard. The songs of the EZ-150 can also be used with the powerful Lesson feature (page 36), a convenient tool that makes learning songs fun and easy. -
Page 32: Melody Voice Change
Selecting and Playing Songs Melody Voice Change The EZ-150 lets you play a melody on the keyboard along with each of the songs, either with the original melody voice or one of your own selection. The conve- nient Melody Voice Change feature takes this one step further — it lets you replace the original voice used for the melody of the song with the panel voice of your own selection. -
Page 33: Changing The Tempo
Use the numeric keypad to set the desired Tempo value, or use the [+]/[–] buttons to increase or decrease the value. The EZ-150 also has a convenient Tap Tempo function that allows you to “tap” a new tempo in real time. (See page 46.) About the Beat Display When 4/4 is selected. -
Page 34: Adjusting The Song Volume
Selecting and Playing Songs Adjusting the Song Volume The playback volume of the song can be adjusted. This volume control affects only the song volume. The volume range is 00 - 99. Select the Song Volume function in the Overall menu. Press the [OVERALL] button, repeatedly if necessary, until “o7”... -
Page 35: A-B Repeat
A-B Repeat This useful function is ideal for practicing and learning purposes. It allows you to specify any phrase of a song (between point A and point B) and repeat it — while you play or practice along with it. While playing back a song, set point A (the start point). -
Page 36: Song Lesson
The Lesson feature provides an exceptionally fun and easy-to-use way to learn how to play the keyboard. All of the 100 songs of the EZ-150 can be used with these educational features. Lesson lets you practice the left- and right-hand parts of each song independently, step by step, until you’ve mastered them and are ready to practice with both hands together. - Page 37 “grade” is announced (if the Grade function is turned on; page 41). After a short pause, the Lesson begins again automatically. Press the [START/STOP] button to stop the Lesson. The EZ-150 exits from the Lesson feature automatically when the [START/ STOP] button is pressed. Lesson 1...
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Page 38: Lesson 1 - Timing
In Lesson 1, simply play one note repeatedly in time with the music. Regarding chords and the use of the left hand, the EZ-150 actually has two different types of songs: 1) songs with normal left-hand chords, and 2) songs in which the left hand plays melodic figures in combination with the right. -
Page 39: Lesson 2 - Waiting
Lesson 2 — Waiting In this lesson step, the EZ-150 waits for you to play the correct notes before con- tinuing playback of the song. This lets you practice playing the correct keys at your own pace. The Light Guide shows you which keys to play. -
Page 40: Lesson 4 - Both Hands
Song Lesson Lesson 4 — Both Hands Lesson 4 is a “Minus One” practice essentially the same as Lesson 3, except that both the left- and right-hand parts are muted — letting you play and master both hands at the same time. Go on to this lesson step after you’ve mastered each hand’s part in the previous three lesson steps. -
Page 41: Grade
Four grades are assigned, depending on your performance: “OK,” “Good,” “Very Good,” and “Excellent.” When the Talking function (page 42) is on, the EZ-150 announces your grade. Select the Grade function. Press the [OVERALL] button, repeatedly if necessary, until “o3” appears in the display. -
Page 42: Talking
Talking This feature “talks” to you through the speakers, “announcing” the Grade comments as well as the titles of the Lesson steps and the names of certain functions. Select the Talking function. Press the left Overall button, repeatedly if necessary, until “o4” appears in the display. -
Page 43: Dictionary
Dictionary The Dictionary feature is essentially a built-in “chord book” that shows you the individual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it. Press the [Dict.] button. Specify the root of the chord. -
Page 44: Selecting And Playing Styles
“ACMP” above the keyboard, at F#2) is for the auto accompaniment function. The EZ-150 also features the convenient Dictionary function. Dictionary provides you with a built-in “chord encyclopedia” that teaches you how to play any chord you specify by showing you which keys to play. -
Page 45: Playing The Accompaniment
Playing the Accompaniment When the Style mode is active, the panel buttons below the function as style con- trols. Pressing this button alter- nately enables and can- cels the bass and chord accompaniment. Pressing this button alter- nately enables and cancels the Sync Start function. - Page 46 TAP] button twice at the desired tempo. I Using Sync Start The EZ-150 also has a Sync Start function that allows you to start the rhythm/accompaniment by simply pressing a key on the keyboard. To use Sync Start, first press the [SYNC START] button (the Left dot flashes to indicate Sync Start stand-by), then press any key in the ACMP area of the keyboard (or any key when accompaniment is off).
- Page 47 Starting with a section A or B First, press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button, repeatedly if necessary, to select which section (A or B) is to follow the Intro. Next, press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button to set the Intro to standby. Indicates that Intro is on, and will be followed by the Main A section.
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Page 48: Changing The Tempo
Selecting and Playing Styles Stop the style. You can do this in one of three ways: I Pressing the [START/STOP] button The style stops playing immediately. I Using an Ending section Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button. The style stops after the Ending section is finished. -
Page 49: Adjusting The Accompaniment Volume
About the Fill-in Patterns If you press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button before beat 4... beat If you press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button here, after beat 4... Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume The playback volume of the accompaniment can be adjusted. This volume con- trol affects only the style volume. -
Page 50: Using Auto Accompaniment - Multi Fingering
Finger you can simply play a one-, two- or three-finger chord indication (see Sin- gle Finger Chords below). The Fingered technique is that of conventionally play- ing all the notes of the chord. Whichever method you use, the EZ-150 “understands” what chord you indicate and then automatically generates the accompaniment. - Page 51 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • What is a Chord? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The simple answer: Three or more notes played simultaneously is a chord.
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Page 52: The Intervals Of The Scale
Selecting and Playing Styles • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Writing Chord Names • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Knowing how to read and write chord names is an easy yet invaluable skill. -
Page 53: Multi Pads
These convenient pads let you instantly trigger various musical and rhythmic phrases as you play the EZ-150. There are a total of 40 different sounds or phrases (10 banks, with four pad sounds for each bank). The phrases play back at the same speed as the Tempo setting, and they also change harmonically along with the accompaniment chords (both in the Style and Song modes). -
Page 54: Midi
For two MIDI instruments to communicate, they must be connected by MIDI cables. In a basic example, the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals of the EZ-150 could be connected to the MIDI OUT and MIDI IN terminals of a sequencer, allowing you to record and play back performance data from the EZ-150. -
Page 55: Voice List
Voice List The following voices can be selected when the Voice mode is active, or when the Voice Change function is on. They can also be selected by a connected MIDI device; the corresponding bank select messages are: MSB = 00H, LSB = 70H. - Page 56 The following voices cannot be directly selected from the panel controls; they are special voices programmed into the songs of the EZ-150 and are selected automatically in song playback. However, they can be selected by a con- nected MIDI device; the corresponding bank select messages are: MSB = 00H, LSB = 00H.
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Page 57: Drum Kit List
Drum Kit List • Each percussion voice uses one note. • The MIDI Note # and Note are actually one octave lower than listed. For example, the “Bass Drum 2” (Note# 36/Note C1) corresponds to (Note# 24/Note C0). • Voices with the same Alternate Note Number (*1 – 2) cannot be played simultaneously. -
Page 58: Style List & Multi Pads
Style List & Multi pads G Style List Style Name 8BEAT 8Beat Pop 8Beat Uptempo 8Beat Standard 8Beat Shuffle Folkrock Pop Rock Crystal Pop 8Beat Medium 16BEAT 16Beat Shuffle 16Beat Pop BALLAD 8Beat Ballad Epic Ballad Piano Ballad Soul Ballad Slow Rock 6/8 Ballad Harp Arpeggio 1... -
Page 60: Midi Implementation Chart
MIDI Implementation Chart... - Page 61 *3 For program change values, refer to the voice list. Program change and other like channel messages received will not affect the EZ-150 panel settings or what is being played on the keyboard. *4 < GM System on > F0H,7EH,7FH, 09H, 01H, F7H All data is restored to the default values.
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Page 62: Troubleshooting
Make sure that the Accompaniment Volume (page 49) is set to an appro- priate level. The EZ-150 is polyphonic up to a maximum of 16 notes. If a style or song is playing back at the same time a Multi Pad is played, some notes/ sounds of the Multi Pad may be omitted (or “stolen”) from the accompa-... -
Page 63: Index
Index Misc. +/– buttons ...26 A-B Repeat ...35 AC Power adaptor...10 Accessory Jacks...11 Accompaniment Volume ...49 Auto Accompaniment...50 Batteries...10 Both Hands ... 36 chord ...51 Chord Names ...52 chord type ...43 chord, Fingered...50 chord, Single Finger ...50 DEMO button ...14 Dictionary ...43 DJ...24 DJ Voice Chart ...27... - Page 64 Memo...
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Page 65: Specifications
L-2L, L-2C * Specifications and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify prod- ucts or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in every locale, please check... -
Page 66: Limited Warranty
EZ SERIES OF PORTATONE ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS If during the first 90 days that immediately follows the purchase date, your new Yamaha product covered by this warranty is found to have a defect in material and/or workmanship, Yamaha and/or its authorized representative will repair such defect without charge for parts or labor. - Page 67 For details of products, please contact your nearest Yamaha representative or the authorized distributor listed below. Pour plus de détails sur les produits, veuillez-vous adresser à Yamaha ou au distributeur le plus proche de vous figurant dans la liste suivante.
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