Table Of Contents - Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-230 Owner's Manual

Copyright Notice .................................................................... 6
Panel Logos ........................................................................... 6
Included Accessories ............................................................. 7
Special Features of the DGX-230/YPG-235 .......................... 8
Setting Up
Power Requirements ........................................................... 10
Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack)........... 11
Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack) .......................... 11
Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal) ......................... 11
Turning the Power On.......................................................... 11
Panel Controls and Terminals
Front Panel .......................................................................... 12
Rear Panel ........................................................................... 13
Quick Guide
Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices
Select and Play a Voice-MAIN .......................................... 14
Play Two Voices Simultaneously-DUAL............................ 15
Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands
-SPLIT .......................................................................... 16
Play the Grand Piano Voice................................................. 17
Fun Sounds
Drum Kits ............................................................................. 18
Sound Effects....................................................................... 18
Playing Styles
Select a Style Rhythm.......................................................... 19
Play Along with a Style ........................................................ 20
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords.................................. 24
Using Songs
Select and Listen to a Song ................................................. 25
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause.................... 26
Types of Songs .................................................................... 28
The Easy Way to Play Piano
CHORD Type-Play with Both Hands ................................. 30
CHD/FREE Type-Applying the Chord Type
to the Left Hand Only...................................................... 32
Change the Song Tempo..................................................... 35
Select a Song For a Lesson
Lesson 1-Waiting............................................................... 36
Lesson 2-Your Tempo ....................................................... 39
Lesson 3-Minus One ......................................................... 40
Practice Makes Perfect-Repeat and Learn........................ 41
Play Using the Music Database
Change a Song's Style
Listen to the DEMO Song for Easy Song Arranger.............. 43
Using the Easy Song Arranger ............................................ 43
Record Your Own Performance
Track Configuration.............................................................. 45
Recording Procedure ........................................................... 45
Song Clear-Deleting User Songs ...................................... 48
Track Clear-Deleting a Specified Track
from a User Song............................................................ 48
Backup and Initialization
Backup ................................................................................. 49
Initialization .......................................................................... 49
Basic Operation and Displays
Basic Operation ................................................................... 50
Display Items ....................................................................... 52
Contents
Reference
Adding Effects
Harmony............................................................................... 53
Adding Reverb ..................................................................... 54
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Adding Chorus ..................................................................... 55
Handy Performance Features
The Metronome.................................................................... 56
Tap Start .............................................................................. 58
Touch Response Sensitivity................................................. 58
Panel Sustain ....................................................................... 59
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Pitch Bend............................................................................ 59
Pitch Controls....................................................................... 60
One Touch Setting ............................................................... 61
Adjusting the Harmony Volume............................................ 62
Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound ............................. 62
Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions
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Pattern Variation (Sections) ................................................. 63
Adjusting the Style Volume .................................................. 65
Setting the Split Point........................................................... 65
Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm
(Stop Accompaniment) ................................................... 66
Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard............................ 66
Loading Style Files............................................................... 67
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Chord Basics........................................................................ 68
Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary .................. 70
Song Settings
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Song Volume........................................................................ 71
A-B Repeat........................................................................... 71
Muting Independent Song Parts........................................... 72
Change the Melody Voice .................................................... 72
25 Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings
Saving to the Registration Memory ...................................... 73
Recalling a Registration Memory ......................................... 74
The Functions
29
Selecting and Setting Functions........................................... 75
Connecting to a Computer
What Is MIDI? ...................................................................... 78
Connecting a Personal Computer ........................................ 79
Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer..... 80
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Remote Control of MIDI Devices.......................................... 81
Initial Send ........................................................................... 82
Transferring Data between the Computer and Instrument... 82
Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide
Important Notices about the CD-ROM ................................. 85
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CD-ROM Contents ............................................................... 86
System Requirements.......................................................... 87
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Software Installation............................................................. 87
Appendix
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Troubleshooting................................................................. 92
Scores ................................................................................. 94
Voice List .......................................................................... 100
Drum Kit List .................................................................... 104
Style List ........................................................................... 106
Music Database List ........................................................ 107
Songs Provided On the Supplied CD-ROM ................... 108
Effect Type List ................................................................ 109
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MIDI Implementation Chart ............................................. 110
MIDI Data Format ............................................................. 112
Specifications................................................................... 115
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Index.................................................................................. 116
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