Chapter 15 Glossary - Yamaha DGT7A Advanced Operation Manual

Chapter 15
Glossary
This glossary provides basic definitions of terms used frequently in Disklavier manuals.
bpm
An abbreviation for beats per minute.
Chain Play
A Disklavier function for playing back multiple
disks sequentially.
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Clavinova
A series of Yamaha digital pianos.
Continuous Pedal
See "Incremental Pedal".
Cursor
The "c" symbol that is used on the LCD to show
the currently selected function or option. When
entering song or disk titles, the cursor will be the
"_" symbol. Do not confuse this with the [<] and
[>] buttons.
Disk
Storage media for data. For clarity in the
Disklavier manuals, "disk" is used as a generic
term to refer to floppy disks, CDs and Memory
Disks.
Ensemble Song
A song which contains piano parts and
accompanying instrumental voices.
An Ensemble song contains the same left and
right-hand parts as an L/R song, and in addition,
up to 13 accompanying instrument tracks. These
extra tracks are played by the internal XG tone
generator. The accompanying tracks may be used
for acoustic bass, drums, strings, vibes, etc.
E-SEQ Song Format
A song file format developed by Yamaha for
saving songs.
E-SEQ Type Disk
One of two disk types that the Disklavier uses to
format disks. E-SEQ type disks are compatible
with earlier Disklavier models.
Fast Forward & Reverse
Two Disklavier functions that allow you to
quickly locate a position within a song. This is
faster than preview and review, but the Disklavier
does not play.
Fast Preview & Review
Two Disklavier functions that allow you to search
quickly through a song with the Disklavier
playing.
Floppy Disk
The magnetic storage medium that the Disklavier
uses to save songs. The Disklavier uses the 3.5
inch 2DD and 2HD floppy disks commonly used
for computers.
Formatting
New floppy disks must be formatted before they
can be used with the Disklavier. Formatting
prepares the disk so that it is ready to store
Disklavier song data.
General MIDI (GM)
An addition to the MIDI standard that simplifies
the transfer of MIDI song files between
instruments of different manufacturers. A MIDI
song recorded using a GM compatible tone
generator should play back correctly when used
with any GM compatible tone generator. The
standard specifies that a GM compatible tone
generator must support 24-note polyphony, 16
parts, and 128 standard voices.
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