Song Playback; Displaying Music Notation - Yamaha Tyros2 Owner's Manual

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Song Playback

The song playback features of the Tyros2 let you play MIDI song (sequence) data. This includes commercially avail-
able song data on floppy disk (GM- or XG-compatible), and performances you've recorded yourself with the Song
Recording features (page 55) and saved to one of the drives. In addition, the Tyros2 can display music notation and
lyrics, and you can use the sophisticated Guide functions to practice the keyboard and your singing as well.
This section explains detailed settings about song playback that are not covered in "Quick Guide."

Displaying Music Notation

To view the music notation of the selected song, press the [SCORE] button. This lets you read the music while the
song plays back. That's not all, though; there's much more you can do:
• Read the score while the song is stopped and practice it on your own.
• Use the notation to practice playing just the melody part, while the accompaniment provides the backing.
Simply turn off the right-hand part (channel) from the display.
• If the song has lyric data, you can read the lyrics from the display and sing along while the song plays.
Connect a microphone and you can even have your voice mixed with the song as it plays.
• With the sophisticated Guide features, you can let the Tyros2 "teach" you how to play the song properly—
and even how to sing it with the correct pitches.
Basic Procedure (Score)
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Select a song.
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Press the [SCORE] button.
NOTE
• The displayed notation is generated by the
Tyros2 based on the song MIDI data. As a
result, it may not be exactly the same as com-
mercially available sheet music of the same
song—especially when displaying notation of
complicated passages or many short notes.
• Some song data has been recorded with spe-
cial "free tempo" settings. For such song data,
the tempo, beat, measure and music notation
will not be displayed correctly.
• If all of the notes in a certain measure cannot
fit in one line, the measure is extended to the
next line.
• The notation functions cannot be used to cre-
ate song data by inputting notes. For informa-
tion on creating song data, see page 127.
• You can increase the number of measures that
will be displayed by decreasing the other items
to be displayed (parts, lyrics, chords, etc.).
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Quick Guide on page 43
As the song plays back, a red
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"ball" bounces along through
the score, indicating the cur-
rent position.
Set the parameters of the
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view type as required.
Set the detailed parameters of the
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view type as required.
To select different pages, use the
[TAB] buttons.
NOTE
• An optional foot pedal can also be
used to turn pages (page 189).