Yamaha Mark III Operating Manual page 33

Half Pedal
See "Incremental Pedal".
Import File
Songs recorded onto floppy disks using MIDI
equipment other than the Disklavier and played
back by the Disklavier.
Incremental Pedal
Piano pedals are not always completely up or
down and may be held somewhere in-between.
Using incremental pedal data (also called
continuous or half pedal data) the Disklavier
precisely records the up and down movement of
the piano pedals.
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display. The Control Unit has an
LCD that shows 2 large characters and 2 lines of
24 small characters. For clarity in the Disklavier
manuals, the LCD is referred to as the "display".
LED
Light Emitting Diode. The Control Unit's front
panel indicators are LEDs.
L/R Song
In a L/R song, the left-hand piano part is stored on
track 1 (L) and the right-hand piano part is stored
on track 2 (R). During playback you can cancel
either part, and then play that part yourself. When
recording an L/R song, you can record the two
parts simultaneously or separately.
Memory Disk
The Disklavier has 16 internal Memory Disks that
allow you to store song data without a floppy
disk. Each Memory Disk has a memory capacity
of 1MB.
Metronome
A built-in device designed to mark exact time by a
regularly repeated click and flashing LED. Used
for both recording and playback.
MIDI
An acronym for Musical Instrument Digital
Interface. MIDI allows electronic musical
instruments to communicate with each other.
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Overdub
The addition of tracks to an existing recording.
For example, a Disklavier rhythm track can be
created with overdubbing by recording a track
with a bass drum, then a track with a snare, then
hi-hat, etc.
Piano Parts
Refers to the left- and right-hand piano parts of a
song. The left-hand piano part is recorded onto
track 1 and the right-hand piano part is recorded
onto track 2. These track assignments are the
default settings and can be changed.
PianoSoft TM
The PianoSoft Disk Collection is a library of
prerecorded song disks made by Yamaha
specifically for use with the Disklavier.
PianoSoft . Plus
TM
PianoSoft . Plus disks contain Ensemble songs that
can be played on the Disklavier.
Polyphony
The maximum number of voices (or sounds) that
can be produced at a time from MIDI instruments.
Program Change Message
MIDI messages used for selecting programs or
voices. When an Ensemble song starts playing,
Program Change messages are sent to the tone
generator to select the correct instrument voices
for each ensemble track.
Quantize
A function for auto-correcting the timing of notes
you play on the piano. With the quantize function
on, the timing of notes played using the
Disklavier keyboard will automatically be
corrected to the specified quantize value.
Quiet Mode
A Silent system mode in which sound is output
through the speakers, enabling you to freely adjust
the volume of the piano.