Reference; Playing A Variety Of Instrument Voices; Selecting A Main Voice; Playing The "Grand Piano - Yamaha EZ-300 Owner's Manual

Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices

Reference

In addition to piano, organ, and other "standard" keyboard instruments, this instrument
has a large range of Voices that includes guitar, bass, strings, sax, trumpet, drums and
percussion, and even sound effects—giving you a wide variety of musical sounds.

Selecting a Main Voice

1
Press the [VOICE] button.
The Voice number and name will be shown.
Voice number
001
Voice name
The Voice shown here
becomes the Main Voice
for the instrument.
NOTE
• is always displayed with
details, refer to page 17.
2
Use the number buttons [0]–[9], [+/YES],
[-/NO] buttons to select the desired
Voice.
Refer to the Voice List on page 76.
Flute
134
Select the Voice you want to play
3
Play the keyboard.
Preset Voice Types
001–241 Instrument Voices (including sound effects).
Various drum and percussion sounds are
assigned to individual keys, from which they can
242–263 be played. Details on the instruments and key
(Drum Kit) assignments of each Drum Kit can be found in
the Standard Kit 1 List on page 82 and "Drum
Kit List" on the website (page 8).
Arpeggios are automatically reproduced by
264–283
simply playing the keyboard (page 28).
284–622 XGlite Voices (page 79)
One Touch Setting
The One Touch Setting feature automatically
selects the most suitable Voice when you
000
select a Style or Song (excepting the Song
inputted from other devices). Simply select
Voice number "000" to activate this feature.
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appears
when the Voice
selection mode
is active.
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Playing the "Grand Piano"

When you want to reset various settings to default
and simply play a Piano sound, press the [PORTA-
BLE GRAND] button.
The Voice "001 Live!ConcertGrandPiano" will auto-
matically be selected as the Main Voice.

Using the Metronome

The instrument features a built-in Metronome (a
device that keeps an accurate tempo), convenient for
practicing.
1
Press the [METRONOME] button to start
the Metronome.
2
Press the [METRONOME] button again to
stop the Metronome.
To change the Tempo:
Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button to call up the Tempo
value, then use the number buttons [0]–[9], [+/YES],
[-/NO].
090 Tempo
Current Tempo value
Press the [+/YES] and [-/NO] buttons simultaneously
to instantly reset the value to the default tempo.
To set the Time Signature:
Press and hold the [METRONOME] button to call up
"TimeSigN" (Function 030; page 62), then use the
number buttons, [+/YES] and [-/NO] buttons.
To set the Metronome Volume:
This can be set via Function number 032 (page 62).