Initial Send; Transferring Data Between The Computer And Instrument - Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-230 Owner's Manual

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

Transferring Data between the Computer and Instrument

Songs, styles, or Music Database files residing on a
computer or the supplied CD-ROM, can be trans-
ferred to the instrument. Backup files can also be
transferred from the instrument to the computer
and back.
In order to transfer files 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.
• Data Capacity: 373KB
256 files total for the Song, Style and Music
Database
• Data Format
Song: .mid SMF format 0/1
Style: .sty
Music Database: .mfd
Backup File: 08PG76.bup
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Press [+/YES] to send, or press [-/NO]
to cancel.
● 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 files from the computer to the instru-
ment'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.
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