Using The Music Database - Yamaha DGX-500AD - 88-Note Touch-Sensitive Portable Electronic Keyboard Owner's Manual

Using the Music Database

If you want to play in a certain genre of music but don't know which style and voice settings
would be appropriate, simply select the desired genre from the Music Database. The DGX-500/
300 automatically makes all appropriate panel settings to let you play in that music style!
1
Press the [M.D.B.] (MUSIC DATABASE) button.
The MUSIC DATABASE menu appears in the display.
2
Select a ''Music Database.''
Use the numeric keypad to set the desired Music Database, or use the [+]/[-]
buttons to increase or decrease the value.
The DGX-500/300 has 208 panel setups in the Music Database and they are
divided into 12 different categories.
In this example, we'll select #208 "Xmas Walz" and play the song "Silent
Night." (The sheet music is provided on the next page.)
3
Play the chords with your left hand and the melody lines
with your right hand along with the music.
As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the style starts.
For information on how to enter chords, see ''Multi Fingering'' on page 47.
001
002
208
• Press the [M.D.B.] (MUSIC DATA-
BASE) button to switch into the
Style mode, turn AUTO ACCOM-
PANIMENT on, and turn SYN-
CHRONIZED START on. See
page 40 for details.
001
001
• See pages 38 through 49 for
details about the Auto Accompa-
niment.
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