Yamaha Disklavier DGC1B Basic Operation Manual page 28

All PianoSoft disks use the minutes and seconds
format. Songs that you record yourself will use
the minutes and seconds format unless you use the
metronome for recording, in which case the
measures and beats format is used.
☛ Songs recorded with the measures and beats format
can be converted to the minutes and seconds
format. See "Changing the Counter Display" on
page 7 in the Advanced Operation Manual.
Pedal Data
Songs supplied on PianoSoft disks may contain
one of two types of pedal data: on/off pedal data
or continuous pedal data (half pedal).
On/off pedal data turns the pedals on and off. It
is indicated by angle brackets (
time display as shown below.
Angle brackets indicating on/off pedal data
Continuous pedal data (half pedal) can actually
position a pedal anywhere within its normal range
(from fully up to fully down). It is indicated by
parentheses around the time display as shown
below.
Parentheses indicating continuous
Type of CD Software
The Disklavier can play back CDs such as
Yamaha PianoSoft . PlusAudio CDs, audio/MIDI
CDs of other companies, and standard audio CDs.
When you select a CD for playback, the type of
CD software is displayed.
Display CD Software
AU Standard audio CDs
Yamaha PianoSoft . PlusAudio
YM
QR
Audio/MIDI CDs of other companies
PD
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Song Format
There are a couple of general formats in which
song data is stored on disks. The song format of
the selected song is indicated on the display as
ES, S0 or S1.
☛ See Chapter 9 "Song and Disk Formats and
) around the
Tone Generator
The tone generator mode used by the selected
song is indicated on the display: XG or GM. If the
song uses the Disklavier's internal XG tone
generator, the display will indicate XG. This
display is replaced by the tempo display when
tempo is being adjusted.
pedal data (half pedal)
Piano Data Velocity Meters
The velocity of the piano part notes as they are
played back is indicated on the display, as shown
below.
For L/R and Ensemble songs, two meters will
appear, one for the left-hand part and one for the
right-hand part, as shown below.
Type of CD software
Compatibility" in the Advanced Operation Manual
for details.
Symbol Song format
ES E-SEQ format
S0 SMF format 0
S1 SMF format 1
Song format
Tone generator mode
Velocity meter
L R
Velocity meters