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Page 2: Special Message Section
If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results, please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product. If you can not locate the appropriate retailer, please contact Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA90620 The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries. - Page 3 Yamaha service personnel. • Use the specified adaptor (PA-3B or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha) only. Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or overheating.
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Page 4: Main Features
Read this Owner's Manual carefully while playing your new YPR-50 in order to Main Features The YPR-50 is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use keyboard with the following features and functions: • Exceptionally realistic and dynamic sounds with five voices – Grand Piano, Electric Piano, Harpsichord, Organ, and Strings –... -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Power Requirements ... 8 Accessory Jacks ... 8 Music Stand ... 9 Quick Guide ... 10 Playing Your New YPR-50! ... 10 Using the metronome ... 11 Other important functions ... 11 Playing the Songs ... 12 Playing all 20 songs in order ... 12 Controlling the song ... -
Page 6: Panel Controls And Terminals
5 VOICE buttons (GRAND PIANO, E. PIANO, HARPSICHORD, ORGAN, STRINGS) These are used to select the various voices of the YPR-50. (Page 11.) 6 SONG buttons These are used to control playback of the songs. (Pages 12, 13, 26.) START/STOP, SELECT button This is used to start and stop song playback. -
Page 7: Rear Panel
This is used with certain keys on the keyboard (F 2 - F 3) to set the key transposition for the instrument. (Page 18.) ) PHONES/OUTPUT jack This is for connection to a set of stereo headphones or to an external amplifier/speaker system. (Page 8.) YPR-50... -
Page 8: Setting Up
YPR-50 This section contains useful information about setting up your YPR-50 for playing. Make sure to read this section carefully before using the instrument. Power Requirements Although the YPR-50 will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. -
Page 9: Music Stand
YPR-50 with other MIDI instruments and devices. (For more information, see page 28.) Music Stand Insert the bottom pins of the included music stand into the holes located at the center of the YPR-50 control panel. YPR-50... -
Page 10: Quick Guide
— all created with state-of-the-art digital recording. It also features an extraordinarily expressive 76-key keyboard, with dynamic touch response. Try selecting some of these voices and start playing the YPR-50! 1. Turn on the power Press the STANDBY/ON switch to turn on the power. -
Page 11: Using The Metronome
Select one of the voices. Press the desired VOICE button. Other important functions The YPR-50 also features the following other convenient functions: Transpose (Page 18) This lets you change the overall key transposition of the instrument in semitone steps. Tuning (Page 18) This lets you make fine adjustments to the overall tuning of the instrument. -
Page 12: Playing The Songs
Playing the Songs Playing the Songs The YPR-50 features twenty different songs, such as solo piano pieces and other popular songs that showcase the natural sound of the instrument. You can play each song separately, or listen to all twenty in succession. -
Page 13: Playing A Single Selected Song
Playing a single selected song Hold down the SONG (SELECT) button and press the appropriate key (C5 - G6, as indicated on the panel) to select the desired song. The selected song starts playing back as soon as you release the SONG button. To stop the song, press the SONG button again. -
Page 14: Practicing Along With The Song
Practicing Along With the So Practicing Along With the So The YPR-50 provides a variety of useful tools to help you practice. You can change the tempo (speed) of the song, and select Parts L (LEFT) and R (RIGHT) for playback. There's even a special Song Book with easy-to-learn pieces that gets you started. -
Page 15: Changing The Tempo
Changing the tempo The tempo of the song can be set to any desired speed. This is particularly convenient for practice purposes, letting you set the tempo of the song to a comfortable speed for playing along with. You can also slow the tempo down to whatever speed you need when trying to learn difficult passages by ear. -
Page 16: Professional-Sounding "Pianist
Professional-sounding "Pianist" Professional-sounding "Pianist" The powerful yet easy-to-use Pianist feature automatically provides professional- quality piano accompaniment for your own performances – all you have to do is play the desired chords with your left hand and use your right hand to play the melody. Twenty different Pianist styles are available. -
Page 17: Beat Lamps
2. Start the Pianist style The Pianist accompaniment starts automatically when you play a key or chord in the left-hand (accompaniment) section of the keyboard. You can perform along with the professional accompaniment by playing the melody with your right hand. About accompaniment fingering You can "play"... -
Page 18: Transpose And Tuning
Transpose determines the key of both the main voice and the accompaniment of the selected Pianist style. It also determines the pitch of the songs. This allows you to easily match the pitch of the YPR-50 to other instruments or singers, or play in a different key without changing your fingering. The Transpose settings can be adjusted over a range of +/- 6 semitones (1 octave). - Page 19 The Tuning setting cannot be changed when the Pianist feature is on. Any key within G3 ~ F 4 Any key within G3 ~ F 4 Any key within G3 ~ F 4 LEDs High (sharp) Normal (in tune) Low (flat) YPR-50 Tuning value 1 ~ 49 -49 ~ -1...
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Page 20: Touch Response
YPR-50 Touch Response The YPR-50 keyboard is equipped with a highly expressive Touch Response function, letting you play the voices with virtually the same dynamic control that you would have on an actual acoustic piano. What's more, the sensitivity of the function can be set to match your own playing style and performance preferences. -
Page 21: Using The Metronome
Using the Metronome The YPR-50 features a built-in metronome for practicing purposes. Both the tempo and the time signature of the metronome click can be set. Operation 1 Set the desired tempo. Use the TEMPO DOWN/UP buttons to adjust the tempo. (For more details on changing the tempo, see page 15.) The range is 40 - 240 bpm (beats per minute). -
Page 22: Setting The Metronome Time Signature
YPR-50 Setting the Metronome Time Signature The time signature of the Metronome can be set to various quarter-note based meters. The time signature may change automatically when a Pianist style or song is selected. Operation Simultaneously hold down the METRONOME button and press the key that corresponds to the desired time signature (see chart below). -
Page 23: The Pianist - Automatic Accompaniment Styles
The powerful Pianist feature provides professional-quality piano accompaniment for your own performances. Simply play the desired chords with your left hand, and the YPR-50 automatically produces stylistically appropriate chords and embellishments for you. This means that you can play simple parts with your left hand (yet sound like a pro!), and concentrate more fully on your right-hand melodies and solos. -
Page 24: Using The Pianist Accompaniment - Multi Fingering
YPR-50 2 Start the selected Pianist accompaniment. The Pianist accompaniment starts automatically when you play a key or chord in the left-hand (accompaniment) section of the keyboard. You can perform along with the accompaniment by playing the melody with your right hand. -
Page 25: Fingered Chords
Notes enclosed in parentheses are optional; the chords will be recognized without them. If the chord is inverted (i.e., C-E-G is played as G-C-E), the YPR-50 will still recognize it as a C chord. The chord recognition system also has the following rules and exceptions: •Minor 6th chords are recognized only in root position, however;... -
Page 26: Song Controls
YPR-50 Song Controls The YPR-50 features various song controls, including "transport" buttons (such as REW and FF) and Part on/off control that lets you selectively and independently play back the left- or right-hand parts of a song. Song "transport" buttons These convenient buttons let you control song playback just as you would on a CD player or tape deck. -
Page 27: Ff (Fast Forward)
The song cannot be heard when holding down the REW button. Part on/off control The YPR-50 lets you independently play back the left-hand and right-hand parts of the songs. For example, you may want have only the left-hand accompaniment part sound while you practice the melody part with your right hand. -
Page 28: Midi
When the data is played back from the sequencer, the YPR-50 will sound with the exact same settings as you used during recording. •On the YPR-50, the following channels (seven total) are enabled for MIDI reception: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. The MIDI transmit channels are fixed to the following data: Ch. -
Page 29: Pianist Style Default Tempos
PHONES/OUTPUT jack on the rear panel. When a set of headphones is plugged into this jack, no sound is output. Too many keys are pressed at the same time. The YPR-50 is polyphonic up to a maximum of 32 notes. The AWM tone generation method uses multiple recordings (samples) of an instrument across the range of the keyboard;... -
Page 30: Keyboard Stand Assembly Instructions
YPR-50 Keyboard Stand Assembly Instructions Back board Side boards Stand bases CAUTION Be careful not to interchange any of the parts, and make sure to install all parts in the correct direction. Also, carefully follow the instruction steps in the order given. - Page 31 - If so, properly tighten all screws. • Also, if the keyboard makes a creaking noise or seems unsteady when you play it, refer carefully to the assembly instructions and diagrams and retighten all screws. YPR-50...
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Page 32: Specifications
Footswitch: FC-4 * Specifications and descriptions in this owner’ s manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in every... -
Page 33: Midi Implementation Chart
Depending on the selected voice, the transmitted velocity value may differ, even for notes played with identical strength. Program change and other like channel messages received will not affect the YPR-50 panel settings or what is being played on the keyboard. -
Page 34: Limited Warranty
YPR 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 35 For details of products, please contact your nearest Yamaha 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. NORTH AMERICA CANADA Yamaha Canada Music Ltd.
- Page 36 M.D.G., EMI Division, Yamaha Corporation V411500 907MWCP3.3-01A0 Printed in Japan © 1999 Yamaha Corporation...