Setting Up; Special Features - Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-650 Owner's Manual

Setting Up

Special Features

Natural Piano Voice
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The DGX-650 features an amazingly realistic piano Voice ("Natural! Grand Piano"; Voice 001) meticulously
sampled from a concert grand piano—fantastic for playing not only classical compositions but also piano pieces
in any style. No matter what instrument settings have been made, you can instantly call up the Piano Voice by sim-
ply pressing the [PORTABLE GRAND] button.
Graded Hammer Standard Keyboard
Thanks to our experience as the world's leading manufacturer of acoustic pianos, we've developed a keyboard
with action that's virtually indistinguishable from the real thing. Just as on a traditional acoustic piano, the keys of
the lower notes have a heavier touch, while the higher ones are more responsive to lighter playing. The keyboard's
sensitivity can even be adjusted to match your playing style. This Graded Hammer technology gives the DGX-650
remarkably authentic touch in a lightweight instrument.
Amazingly Realistic and Dynamic Sounds
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Yamaha's authentic Voices (especially the highly acclaimed Live!, Sweet! and Cool! Voices) deliver incredibly
natural and dynamic sound—with all the nuances of the original instrument, from delicate to powerful.
Play Along with Styles
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The DGX-650 also has complete and fully automatic accompaniment features with the Styles. These Styles pro-
vide the equivalent of a full backing band covering wide variety of genres—from waltz and swing to 8-beat and
euro-trance, plus much more. Select a Style that matches the music you want to play, or experiment with new
Styles to expand your musical horizons. And if it's difficult to select the right Style from the huge variety avail-
able, use the Style Recommender function, which calls up a list of suggested Styles, based on a sample rhythm
you play. Also, this instrument features a Smart Chord function, allowing you to simply press single keys, and yet
play various chord progressions that authentically match the music genre and key you specify—giving you even
greater enjoyment from the Styles!
Easy Performance with Music Notation Display
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When you play back a Song, the corresponding score is shown on the display. This is a great way to learn how to
read music. If the Song contains lyric and chord data, the lyrics and chords also appear in the score.
USB TO DEVICE
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Connect a USB flash memory device to the USB TO DEVICE terminal on the instrument, and save or load regis-
trations, and User Songs that you've created on the instrument, as well as read data from the device, such as MIDI
files or Style files.
Also, Audio files (.wav) stored to USB flash memory can be played back on the instrument. Moreover, you can
record your performance as Audio data to a USB flash memory device. For more on Audio playing and recording,
see pages 34 and 40.
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