User manual YAMAHA YPP35

[. . . ] These products should be used only with the components supplied or a cart or stand that is recommended by the manufacturer. 8 . or without the side panels or other components that constitute 9. Some Yamaha electronic products can be made to operate with BEFORE using your Yamaha electronic product. Check unit weight specifications before you attempt to move this instrument! 1 . Graphical Symbols, and assembly instructions (where applicable) Read all Safety and Installation Instructions, Explanation of Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a level that in uncomfortable. [. . . ] Select the desired voice by pressing one of the voice selectors. 4. Slide the MASTER VOLUME control to a position about three quarters of the way towards the "MAX" setting. You can set this control for the most comfortable volume level after playback begins. Note: The Personal Electronic Piano has "8-note polyphony" which means you can play up to 8 notes at once. If you activate the Bass Split mode, up to two notes can be played on the lower (bass) section of the keyboard and up to six notes can be played on the upper fright-hand) section (see Voice Selectors- The Bass Split Mode" on page 7). The Metronome also uses one note, so up to seven notes can be played on the keyboard while the metronome is running (the metronome uses one note of the righthand keyboard section when the Bass Split mode is active). The Personal Electronic Piano also offers keyboard touch response, so the volume and timbre of notes played can be controlled according to how "hard" you play the keys. The amount of variation available depends on the selected voice. 3. The demonstration music will begin playing as soon as you press the DEMO button. The demonstration will play continuously, providing samples of different voices, until the DEMO button is pressed a second time. TRANSPOSITION The Personal Electronic Piano's TRANSPOSE function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone intervals up to a maximum of six semitones. "Transposing" the pitch of the Personal Electronic Piano keyboard makes it easier to play in difficult key signatures, and you can simply match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instrumentalist. The MIDI/TRANSPOSE button and TEMPO and buttons are used for transposition. This number varies, however, according to damper-pedal usage and other factors. Material recorded using the Performance Memory will be retained in the YPP-50 memory for approximately one week even the power is left OFF the entire time. To keep the recorded performance in memory for longer periods, make sure that the YPP-50 power is turned ON briefly at least once a week. l 2. Please note, however, that the YPP-50's eight-note polyphony limitation still applies. In other words, the total number of notes being played back by the Performance Memory and those played on the keyboard cannot exceed eight at any instant. Stop Playback Playback will stop automatically when the end of the recording is reached. You can also stop playback at any time by pressing the PLAY or REC button. Playback will also stop if the DEMO button is pressed or if a MIDI STOP message is received via the MIDI IN connector. l 9 MIDI FUNCTIONS A Brief Introduction to MIDI MIDI, the Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a worldstandard communication interface that allows MIDI-compatible musical instruments and equipment to share musical information and control one another. This makes it possible to create "systems" of MIDI instruments and equipment that offer far greater versatility and control than is available with isolated instruments. For example, most MIDI keyboards (including the Personal Electronic Piano, of course) transmit note and velocity (touch response) information via the MIDI OUT connector whenever a note is played on the keyboard. If the MIDI OUT connector is connected to the MIDI IN connector of a second keyboard (synthesizer, etc. ) or a tone generator such as the Yamaha EMT-1 FM Sound Box (essentially a synthesizer with no keyboard), the second keyboard or tone generator will respond precisely to notes played on the original transmitting keyboard. [. . . ] Intermittent Static Noise This is usually due to turning ON or OFF a household appliance or other electronic equipment which is fed by the same AC mains line as your Personal Electronic Piano. Interference Appears On Radio or TV Sets Located Near the Personal Electronic Piano The Personal Electronic Piano contains digital circuitry which can generate radio-frequency noise. The solution is to move the Personal Electronic Piano further away from the affected equipment, or vice versa. Distorted Sound When the Personal Electronic Piano is Connected to An External Amplifier/Speaker System If the Personal Electronic Piano is connected to a stereo system or instrument amplifier and the sound is distorted, reduce the setting of the Personal Electronic Piano volume control to a level at which the distortion ceases. MIDI DATA FORMAT If you're already very familiar with MIDI, or are using a computer to control your music hardware with computer-generated MIDI messages, the data provided in this section can help you to control the Personal Electronic Piano. [. . . ]