Yamaha YPG-225 manual

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2 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual PLEASE KEEP THIS MANU AL This product utilizes batteries or an e xternal power supply (adapter). DO NO T connect this product to any po wer supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Y amaha. This product should be used only with the components supp[...]

DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 3 1. IMPORT ANT NOTICE: DO NO T MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con- tained in this manual, meets FCC requirements . Modifications not expressly appro ved by Y amaha ma y void your authority , granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORT ANT: When connecting this[...]

4 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a safe place f or future ref erence. W ARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These [...]

DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 5 • Before moving the instrument, remove all connected adaptor and other cables. • When setting up the instrument, make sure that the AC outlet you are using is easily accessible. If some trouble or malfunction occurs, immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect the plug from the outlet. • Use only th[...]

6 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual The follo wing is the title, credits and copyright notices for the song pre-installed in this electronic ke yboard: Mona Lisa from the Paramount Picture CAPT AIN CAREY , U.S.A. W ords and Music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans Copyright © 1949 (Renewed 1976) by F amous Music Corporation International Copyright Sec[...]

DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 7 Congratulations and thank you for purc hasing the Y amaha DGX-220/YPG-225 P ortable Grand! Please read this o wner’ s manual carefully before using the instrument in order to tak e full advantage of its various features. Mak e sure to keep this manual in a saf e and handy place even after you finish reading, an[...]

8 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Special Features of the DGX-220/YPG-225 ■ Pla y a V ariety of Instrument V oices P age 14 The instrument voice that sounds when you play the k eyboard can be changed to violin, flute, harp, or any of an e xtensi ve range of v oices. Y ou can change the mood of a song written for piano, for example, by using vio[...]

DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 9 Copyright Notice .................................................................... 6 Panel Logos ........................................................................... 6 Accessories............................................................................ 7 Special Features of the DGX-220/YPG-225 .......[...]

10 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Setting Up Be sure to do the follo wing operations BEFORE turning on the power . Although the instrument will run either from an optional A C adaptor or batteries, Y amaha recommends use of an A C adaptor whene ver possible. An AC adaptor is more en vironmentally friendly than batteries and does not deplete resou[...]

Setting Up DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 11 Make all necessary connections below BEFORE turning the power on. The DGX-220/YPG-225 speakers are automatically shut of f when a plug is inserted into this jack. The PHONES/OUTPUT jack also functions as an exter - nal output. Y ou can connect the PHONES/OUTPUT jack to a ke yboard amplifier , stereo s[...]

12 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Panel Contr ols and T erminals q [ST ANDBY/ON] s witch .................... page 11 w [MASTER V OLUME] contr ol .... pages 11, 50 e [P .A.T . ON/OFF] button .................... page 30 r [MUSIC D A T AB ASE] button ............ page 42 t [FUNCTION] button ......................... page 75 y LESSON [L], [R], [ST [...]

Panel Controls and Terminals DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 13 #0 USB terminal ............................pages 11, 79 #1 SUST AIN jac k ................................... page 11 #2 PHONES/OUTPUT jack ................... page 11 #3 DC IN 12V jack ................................. page 10 Rear P anel 001 n o #0 #1 #2 #3 !6 !7 !8 !9 @4 @2 @3 @5 [...]

14 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Q u i c k G u i d e T ry Playing a V ariety of Instrument V oices In addition to piano, organ, and other “standard” keyboard instruments, this instrument has a large range of v oices that includes guitar , bass, strings, sax, trumpet, drums and percussion, sound effects ... a wide variety of m usical sounds. [...]

Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 15 Y ou can select a second voice which will play in addition to the main v oice when you play the k eyboard. The second voice is known as the “dual” voice. 1 Press the [DU AL ON/OFF] b utton. The [DU AL ON/OFF] button turns the dual voice on or off. When turned on the [...]

Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices 16 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 4 Play the ke yboard. T ry selecting and playing a range of dual v oices. In the split mode you can play different voices to the left and right of the k eyboard “split point”. The main and dual voices can be played to the right of the split point, while the v oice pl[...]

Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 17 3 Select the desired split v oice . W atch the displayed split voice and rotate the dial until the v oice you want to use is selected. The voice selected here becomes the split voice which will play to the left of the k eyboard split point. For this example try selecting[...]

18 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Fun Sounds This instrument includes a range of drum kits and unique sound effects y ou can use for entertainment. Laughter , babbling br ooks, jet fly-bys, eerie effects, and mu ch more . These sounds can be a great way to enhance the mood at parties. ◆ Drum Kit Selection Procedure ➔ (refer to steps 1 and 2 [...]

DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 19 Q u i c k G u i d e Playing Styles This instrument has an auto accompaniment feature that pr oduces accompaniment (rhythm + bass + c hords) in the style y ou choose to match chor ds you pla y with your left hand. Y ou can select fr om 150 dif- ferent styles co vering a rang e of musical genres and time signatures[...]

Playing Styles 20 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Y ou learned how to select a style rhythm on the preceding page. Here we’ll see how to add bass and chord accompaniment to the basic rh ythm to produce a full, rich accom- paniment that you can play along with. 1 Press the [STYLE] button and select the desired style. 2 T urn automatic accompanime[...]

Playing Styles DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 21 4 Play a left-hand c hord to start the style . Y ou can still “play” chords even if you don’t actually know an y chords. This instrument will recognize even a single note as a chord. Try play- ing from one to three notes at the same time to the left of the split point. The accompaniment will [...]

Playing Styles 22 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Styles Are More Fun When Y ou Understand Chor ds Chords, created by playing multiple notes at the same time, are the basis for harmonic accompaniment. In this section we’ll take a look at sequences of different chords played one after another, or “chord sequences”. Since each chord has it’s[...]

Playing Styles DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 23 —3-chor d boogie-woogie— This progression provides varied harmonic backing with just three chords. When you get a feel for the progression in the score, try changing the order of the chords! —Bossa nov a with jazz-style chor ds— This progression includes jazzy “tw o-five” (II-V) change[...]

Playing Styles 24 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual There are two ways of playing auto-accompaniment chords: ● Easy Chords ● Standard Chor ds The instrument will automatically recognize the dif ferent chord types. This function is called Multi Fingering. Press the [A CMP ON/OFF] button to turn auto-accompaniment on (page 20). The ke yboard to th[...]

DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 25 Q u i c k G u i d e Using Songs With this instrument the term “song” refer s the data that makes up a piece of music. Y ou can simply enjo y listening to the 30 internal songs, or use them with just about any of the man y functions pro vided—the performance assistant tec hnology feature, lessons, and more .[...]

Using Songs 26 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 3 Listen to the song. Press the [ST AR T/STOP] b utton to begin playback of the selected song. Y ou can stop playback at any time by pressing the [ST AR T/STOP] b ut- ton again. These are just like the transport controls on a cassette deck or CD player , letting you fast forward [FF], re wind [REW] an[...]

Using Songs DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 27 ● Song List These 30 songs include songs that effectively demonstrate the instrument’ s easy song arranger feature, songs that are ideally suited for use with the performance assistant technology feature, and more. The “Sug- gested Uses” column provides some ideas as to how the songs can most [...]

Using Songs 28 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual The following three types of songs can be used by the DGX-220/YPG-225 . ● Preset Songs (the 30 songs built into the instrument) ................ Song numbers 001–030. ● User Songs (recordings of your own perf ormances) .................. Song numbers 031–035. ● External song files (song dat[...]

DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 29 Q u i c k G u i d e The Easy W ay to Play Piano This instrument includes a perf ormance assistant technology feature that lets y ou play along with a song and sound like a great pianist (e ven though y ou might be making lots of mistakes)! In fact, you can pla y any notes and still sound good! So even if y ou can[...]

The Easy Way to Play Piano 30 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 1 Press the [P .A.T . ON/OFF] button. This turns on the performance assistant technology feature. The P .A.T . icon will appear when the performance assistant technology feature is on. 2 Select the CHORD type. Press and hold the [P .A.T . ON/OFF] button for longer than a second. “P A [...]

The Easy Way to Play Piano DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 31 4 Press the [ST ART/ST OP] button. Song playback will begin. The basic pattern will play repeatedly . Listen to the basic pattern for four measures while getting a feel for the basic pattern, then be gin play- ing yourself from the fi fth measure. 5 Play on the ke yboard. T ry playing [...]

The Easy Way to Play Piano 32 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 1 Press the [P .A.T . ON/OFF] button. This turns on the performance assistant technology feature. The P .A.T . icon will appear when the performance assistant technology feature is on. 2 Select the CHD/FREE type. Press and hold the [P .A.T . ON/OFF] button for longer than a second. “P[...]

The Easy Way to Play Piano DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 33 4 Press the [ST ART/ST OP] button. Song playback will begin. 5 Play on the ke yboard. Play to the right of the split point with your right hand, and to the left of the split point with your left hand. Play the Nocturne melody with your right hand. Continually play an F- A-C arpeggio sho[...]

The Easy Way to Play Piano 34 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Use the P erformance Assistant to Pla y Like a Pr o! Here are a few hints for using the Chord type. If you select Chord/Free, the left-hand section of the k eyboard becomes the Chord type section, so use these hints on the lefthand section of the ke yboard. To begin, try to feel the rhy[...]

The Easy Way to Play Piano DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 35 When using the performance assistant technology or in other situations in which the tempo of the song is too fast or too slow for you, you can change the tempo as required. Press the [TEMPO/TAP] b utton. The tempo display will appear and you can use the dial, the [+] and [-] b uttons, o[...]

36 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Q u i c k G u i d e Select a Song For a Lesson Y amaha Education Suite Y ou can select song you like and use it f or a left-hand, right-hand, or both-hands lesson. Y ou can also use songs (only SMF f ormat 0) down- loaded from the Internet and sa ved to flash memor y . (pages 82–84) Dur- ing the lesson y ou ca[...]

Select a Song For a Lesson DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 37 2 Select the part you want to practice. Press the [R] button for a right-hand lesson, [L] button for a left-hand lesson, or press both the [R] and [L] b uttons simultaneously for a both- hands lesson. The currently selected part is shown in the display . 3 Start Lesson 1. Press the LESS[...]

Select a Song For a Lesson 38 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Play the note shown in the display . When you play the correct note, the next note you need play is shown. The song will wait until you play the correct note. 4 Stop the Lesson mode. Y ou can stop the Lesson mode at an y time by pressing the [ST AR T/ STOP] b utton. Once you’ ve maste[...]

Select a Song For a Lesson DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 39 Learn to play the correct notes with the correct timing. Song playback tempo will v ary to match the speed you are playing at. The song will slow down when you play wrong notes, so you can learn at your o wn pace. 1 Select the song and part you want to practice (steps 1 and 2 on pages 3[...]

Select a Song For a Lesson 40 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Here’ s where you can perfect your technique. The song will play at the normal tempo, minus the part you ha ve chosen to play . Play along while listening to the song. 1 Select the song and part you want to practice (steps 1 and 2 on pages 36, 37). 2 Start Lesson 3. Each time the LESS[...]

Select a Song For a Lesson DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 41 Use this feature when you w ant to start again just ahead of a section on which you made a mistak e, or to repeatedly practice a section you fi nd difficult. Press the [REPEA T & LEARN] button during a lesson. The song location will move back four measures from the point at which [...]

42 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Q u i c k G u i d e 1 Press the [MUSIC D A T ABASE] b utton. A Music Database list will appear in the display. 2 Select a Music Database. Referring to the list on the panel or Music Database List on page 107 of the manual, use the dial to select a music database. Select one that matches the image of the song you [...]

DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 43 Q u i c k G u i d e Change a Song’ s Style In addition to each song’ s default style, you can select an y other style to play the song with the Easy Song Arranger feature. This means that y ou can play a song that is normall y a ballad, for e xample , as a bossa nov a, as a hip-hop tune , etc. Y ou can create[...]

Change a Song’s Style 44 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 3 Listen to the song. Press the [ST AR T/STOP] b utton to begin playback of the song. Mo ve on to the next step while the song is playing. 4 Press the [EASY SONG ARRANGER] button. The style number and name will be displayed. Y ou can use the dial to select a different style. 5 Select a sty[...]

DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 45 Q u i c k G u i d e Recor d Y our Own Performance Y ou can record up to 5 of y our own perf ormances and save them as user songs 031 through 035. The recoreded song can be pla yed back on the instrument. ■ Recordab le Data Y ou can record to a total of 6 tracks: 5 melody tracks and 1 style (chord) track. Each t[...]

Record Your Own Performance 46 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 2 Select the track(s) y ou want to record to and confirm y our selection on the display . ◆ Record a Melody T rack and the Accompaniment T rack To g ether Press the melody track button [1]–[5] you want to record to while hold- ing the [REC] button. Next, press the [A] button while[...]

Record Your Own Performance DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 47 If you press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button while recording the style track an appropriate ending pattern will play and then recording will stop. When recording stops the current measure number will return to 001 and the recorded track numbers in the display will light. 5 When the reco[...]

Record Your Own Performance 48 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual This function clears an entire user song (all tracks). 1 Press the [SONG] button, then select the user song (031– 035) y ou want to clear . 2 Press and hold the SONG MEMOR Y [1] b utton for longer than a second while holding the SONG MEMOR Y [A] b utton. A confirmation message will [...]

DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 49 Backup and Initialization The following settings are always backed up, and are maintained even when the po wer is turned off. If you want to initialize the settings, use the Initialize operation as e xplained below . This function erases all backup data in the instrument’s flash memory and restores the initial[...]

50 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation and Displays Overall DGX-220/YPG-225 control is based on the follo wing simple operations. 1 Press a b utton to select a basic function. Basic Operation 1 Press a button to select a basic function. 2 Use the dial to select an item or value. 3 Start a function. 001 001 GrandPno Display (page 52) ?[...]

Basic Operation and Displays DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 51 2 Use the dial to select an item or v alue . When you select a basic function, the item corresponding to that function will be displayed. Y ou can then use the dial or the number buttons [0]–[9] to select the desired item. ■ Changing V alues ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●[...]

Basic Operation and Displays 52 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual The display shows all of the current basic settings: song, style, v oice. It also includes a range of indicators that sho w the on/off status of a range of functions. Display Items 001 001 GrandPno Indicates that Harmony is turned on. (see page 53) Indicates that the Dual v oice is tu[...]

R e f e r e n c e DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 53 Adding Ef fects This feature adds harmony notes to the main voice. 1 Press the [HARMONY ON/OFF] b utton to turn Harmony feature on. To turn Harmony of f, press the [HARMONY ON/OFF] button again. When you press the [HARMONY ON/OFF] button to turn this feature on, the appropriate harmony type for [...]

54 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Adding Effects Re verb lets you play with a rich concert hall type ambience. When you select a style or song the optimum re verb type for the voice used is automatically selected. If you w ant to select a different rev erb type, use the procedure described below . 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 2 Use the CA TEGOR[...]

Adding Effects DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 55 The chorus effect creates a thick sound that is similar to man y of the same voices being played in unison. When you select a style or song the optimum chorus type for the v oice used is automatically selected. If you want to select a different chorus type, use the procedure described belo w . 1 Pr[...]

R e f e r e n c e 56 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Handy Performance Featur es The instrument includes a metronome with adjustable tempo and time signature. Use it to set the tempo that is most comfortable for you. ■ Star t the metr onome ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● T urn the metronome on and star t it by pressing the [METRONOME ON[...]

Handy Performance Features DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 57 ■ Setting the Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Beat ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● In this example we’ll set up a 5/8 time signature. 1 Press and hold the [METRONOME ON/ OFF] button f or long er than a second to select the [...]

58 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Handy Performance Features Y ou can start the song/style by simply tapping the [TEMPO/TAP] b utton at the required tempo—4 times for time signatures in 4, and three times for time signatures in 3. Y ou can change the tempo during song playback by pressing the button just twice. When touch response is on you can[...]

Handy Performance Features DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 59 This function adds sustain to the k eyboard voices. Use it when you want to add sustain to the voices at all times, regardless of footswitch operation. The sustain function does not af fect split voice. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 2 Use the CA TEGOR Y [ ] and [ ] but- tons to select [...]

60 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Handy Performance Features ◆ Large Pitch Chang es (T ranspose) The ov erall pitch of the instrument can by shifted up or down by a maximum of 1 octave in semitone increments. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 2 Use the CA TEGOR Y [ ] and [ ] but- tons to select the T ranspose item. 3 Use the dial to set the transp[...]

Handy Performance Features DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 61 Sometimes selecting the ideal voice to play with a song or style can be confusing. The One T ouch Setting feature automatically selects a well-balanced v oice for you when you select a style or song. Simply select v oice number “000” to activ ate this feature. 1 Select voice number [...]

62 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Handy Performance Features 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 2 Use the CA TEGOR Y [ ] and [ ] but- tons to select the Harmony V olume item. 3 Use the dial to set the harmony volume between 000 and 127. Fi ve dif ferent master equalizer (EQ) settings are pro vided to giv e you the best possible sound when listen- ing[...]

R e f e r e n c e DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 63 Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions Basic operation of the Style (auto-accompaniment) feature is described on page 19 of the Quick Guide. Here are some other ways y ou can play the styles, the style volume adjustment pr oce- dure, how y ou can play c hords using the styles, and more . The DGX-2[...]

64 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions 4 Press the [MAIN/A UT O FILL] button. 5 Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button. Y ou’ re now ready to play the intro. 6 As soon as you play a chor d with your left hand, the Intro of the selected Style star ts. For this example, play a C major chord (as shown belo w). For inf[...]

Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 65 Press the [STYLE] button to engag e the style function. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 2 Use the CA TEGOR Y [ ] and [ ] but- tons to select the Style V olume item. 3 Use the dial to set the style volume between 000 and 127. The initial default split point is key number 54 (the[...]

66 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions When auto accompaniment is on (the A CMP ON icon is showing) and Synchro Start is off, you can play chords in the left-hand accompaniment range of the k eyboard while the style is stopped and still hear the accompaniment chords. This is “Stop Accompaniment”, and an y of th[...]

Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 67 This instrument features 150 internal styles, b ut other styles, such as those pro vided on the CD-ROM and others that can be obtained from the internet (only styles with the “.sty” suf fix), can be loaded into style number 151 and used in the same w ay as the internal st[...]

68 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions Tw o or more notes played together constitute a “chord”. The most basic chord type is the “triad” consisting of three notes: the root, third, and fifth degrees of the corresponding scale. A C major triad, for example, is made up of the notes C (the root), E (the third[...]

Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 69 ■ Recognized Standard Chor ds ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● All chords in the chart are “C-root” chords. * These chords are not shown in the Dictionar y function[...]

70 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions The Dictionary function is essentially a b uilt-in “chord book” that shows you the individual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and w ant to quickly learn how to play it. 1 Press and hold the LESSON [ST ART] button f or long er than a s[...]

R e f e r e n c e DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 71 Song Settings 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 2 Use the CA TEGOR Y [ ] and [ ] but- tons to select the Song V olume item. 3 Use the dial to set the song volume between 000 and 127. Y ou can specify a section of a song—“ A” is the start point and “B” is the end point—for repeat playbac[...]

72 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Song Settings Each “track” of a song plays a different part of the song—melody , percussion, accompaniment, etc. Y ou can mute individual tracks and play the muted part on the keyboard yourself, or simply mute tracks other than the ones you w ant to listen to. Use the SONG MEMOR Y [1]–[5] and [A] buttons [...]

R e f e r e n c e DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 73 Memorize Y our Favorite Panel Settings This instrument has a Registration Memory feature that lets y ou save y our fav orite set- tings for easy recall whene ver they’ re needed. Up to 16 complete setups can be saved (8 banks of two setups eac h). 1 Set the panel controls as required— select[...]

74 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 1 Press the [MEMOR Y/BANK] b utton. A bank number will appear in the dis- play when y ou release the button. 2 Use the dial or the [1]–[8] n umber but- tons to select bank you want to recall. 3 Press the REGIST MEMORY b utton, [1] or [2], containing the settings y ou want t[...]

R e f e r e n c e DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 75 The Functions The “Functions” pr ovide access to a range of detailed instrument parameters f or tun- ing, setting the split point, and adjusting the voices and eff ects. T ake a look at the func- tion list starting on the opposite page . There are 47 function parameters in all. When y ou loc[...]

76 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual The Functions ● Function Setting List Setting Item title Range/Settings Description Style V olume StyleVol 000–127 Determines the volume of the Style. Song V olume SongVol 000–127 Determines the volume of the Song. Tr anspose Transpos -12–12 Determines the pitch of the instr ument by semitone increments .[...]

The Functions DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 77 * All these settings can be con veniently reset to their initial def ault values b y pressing the [+] and [-] buttons sim ultaneousl y. (The exception to this is Initial Send, which is an operation, not a setting.) Rev erb T ype Reverb 01–10 Determines the Reverb type , including off (10). (See th[...]

R e f e r e n c e 78 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Connecting to a Computer Nearly all of the electr onic musical instruments made toda y—particularly synthesizers, sequencers and computer m usic related devices—use MIDI. MIDI is a world wide stan- dard that allo ws these devices to send and receive perf ormance and setting data. Natu- rally[...]

Connecting to a Computer DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 79 ● Channel Messag es This instrument is capable of handling 16 MIDI channels simultaneously—meaning it can play up to sixteen different instruments at the same time. Channel messages transmit information such as Note ON/OFF , Program Change, for each of the 16 channels. ● System Mess[...]

80 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Connecting to a Computer By connecting the instrument to a computer, the instrument’ s performance data can be used on the com- puter , and performance data from the computer can be played on the instrument. ● When the instrument is connected with computer, it transmits/receives performance data. ■ MIDI set[...]

Connecting to a Computer DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 81 ■ PC Mode ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● A number of MIDI settings need to be made when you want to transfer performance data between the computer and the instrument. The PC Mode item can con veniently make multiple settings for you in one op[...]

82 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Connecting to a Computer This function lets you send the panel setup data to a computer. Before you record performance data to a sequencer application running on your computer, it is a good idea to fi rst send and record the panel setup data before the actual performance data. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 2 Us[...]

Connecting to a Computer DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 83 ● Backup files can be transferred from the instru- ment to a computer and back. ⇒ refer to the pr ocedure described on page 84. ■ Use Musicsoft Downloader To T ransf er Songs Fr om the Accessory CD-ROM T o the Instrument’ s flash memory ● ● ● ● ● 1 Install the Musicsof[...]

84 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Connecting to a Computer 8 Close the window to end the Musicsoft Downloader . 9 To pla yback a song stored in flash memory , press the [SONG] button. Use the dial to select the song you want to play , then press the [ST ART/ST OP] button to start playback. Style files (files with the “.STY” e xtension) can[...]

R e f e r e n c e DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 85 Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide This CD-R OM is copy-protected. Y amaha makes no representations or warranties with re gard to any problems while attempting to copy the CD-R OM or software and cannot be held responsible for the results of attempts to copy the data. • The software and this [...]

86 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide In order to view PDF scores , you will need to install Adobe Reader in y our computer . Y ou can download the Adobe Reader . Please check the f ollowing URL: http://www .adobe.com/ ■ Using the CD-R OM ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Please read the Software Licens[...]

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 87 ■ Installing the USB-MIDI Driver ● ● ● ● In order to be able to communicate with and use MIDI devices connected to your computer, the appropriate driv er software must be properly installed on your computer . The USB-MIDI driver allo ws sequence softw are and similar [...]

88 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide Installing the driver on Windows 98/Me 1 Start the computer . 2 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD- ROM drive. A star t window will appear automatically . 3 First, make sure the PO WER switc h on the instrument is set to OFF , then use a USB cable to connect the USB termina[...]

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 89 Installing the driver on Windows XP 1 Start the computer and use the “Adminis- trator” account to log into Windows. 2 Select [Start] ➔ [Control P anel]. If the control panel appear s as “Pick a cate- gory”, click “Switch to Classic View” in the upper left of the w[...]

90 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide ■ Tr oubleshooting • Is the USB cable connected corr ectly? Check the USB cable connection. Disconnect the USB cable, then connect it ag ain. • Is the USB function enabled on y our com- puter? When you connect the instrument to the computer for the first time, if the “[...]

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 91 4 Disconnect the USB cable. 5 Restart the computer . 6 Re-install the driver . A TTENTION SOFTW ARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS SOFTW ARE LICENSE A GREEMENT (“ AGREE- MENT”) CAREFULL Y BEFORE USING THIS SOFTW ARE. YOU ARE ONL Y PERMITTED TO USE THIS SOFTW ARE PURSU A[...]

92 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Tr oubleshooting Problem P ossible Cause and Solution When the instrument is tur ned on or off, a popping sound is temporarily produced. This is normal and indicates that the instr ument is receiving electrical power . When using a mobile phone, noise is produced. Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the in[...]

DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 93 Memo[...]

94 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Scor es This demo is an example of how the Easy Song Arranger can be used to change styles throughout a piece. Hallelujah Chorus Song No . 9 q q q q =123 (Function Demo f or Easy Song Arranger)[...]

Scores DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 95[...]

Scores 96 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual This score is provided with the intent that the pitch will be corrected by the performance assistant technol- ogy feature. If you play the “Play These Notes” part using the performance assistant technology feature, the part will be corrected and played so that it matches the backing part. Ave Maria Son[...]

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Scores 98 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual This score is provided with the intent that the pitch will be corrected by the performance assistant technol- ogy feature. If you play the “Play These Notes” part using the performance assistant technology feature, the part will be corrected and played so that it matches the backing part. Nocturne op.9[...]

Scores DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 99[...]

100 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual V oice List ■ Maximum P olyphony ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● The instrument has 32-note maximum polyphon y . This means that it can play a maximum of up to 32 notes at once, re gard- less of what functions are used. Auto accompaniment uses a number of the av ailable [...]

Voice List DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 101 ● XGlite V oice/XGlite Optional V oice* List 098 000 112 082 Sawtooth Lead 099 000 115 082 Analogon 100 000 119 082 F argo 101 000 112 099 Star Dust 102 000 112 086 V oice Lead 103 000 112 101 Brightness SYNTH PAD 104 000 112 092 Xenon P ad 105 000 112 095 Equinox 106 000 112 089 F antasia 107 000 1[...]

Voice List 102 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 225 000 000 032 Guitar Harmonics 226 000 065 032 Guitar Feedbac k 227 000 066 032 Guitar Harmonics 2 BASS 228 000 000 033 Acoustic Bass 229 000 040 033 Jazz Rh ythm 230 000 045 033 V elocity Crossf ade Upright Bass 231 000 000 034 Finger Bass 232 000 018 034 Finger Dark 233 000 040 034 Bass & Dist[...]

Voice List DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 103 The voice n umber with an asterisk (*) is XGlite optional voice. 361 000 000 092 Choir P ad 362 000 066 092 Itopia 363 000 000 093 Bowed P ad 364 000 000 094 Metallic P ad 365 000 000 095 Halo P ad 366 000 000 096 Sweep P ad SYNTH EFFECTS 367 000 000 097 Rain 368 000 065 097 African Wind 369 000 066 0[...]

104 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Drum Kit List •“ ” indicates that the dr um sound is the same as “Standard Kit 1”. • Each percussion voice uses one note. • The MIDI Note # and Note are actually one octav e lower than k eyboard Note # and Note. For example , in “117: Standard Kit 1”, the “Seq Clic k H” (Note# 36/Note C1) c[...]

Drum Kit List DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 105 Voice No. 117 123 124 125 126 127 128 MSB (0–127) / LSB (0–127) / PC (1–128) 127/000/001 127/000/113 127/000/033 127/000/041 127/000/049 126/000/001 126/000/002 Keyboard MIDI Key Off Alternate assign Standard Kit 1 Dance Kit Jazz Kit Brush Kit Symphony Kit SFX Kit 1 SFX Kit 2 Note# Note Note#[...]

106 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Style List Style No. Style Name 8BEAT 001 8BeatModern 002 Cool8Beat 003 60’sGuitarPop 004 8BeatAdria 005 60’s8Beat 006 BubblegumPop 007 BritPopSwing 008 8Beat 009 OffBeat 010 60’sRock 011 HardRock 012 RockShuffle 013 8BeatRock 16BEAT 014 16Beat 015 PopShuffle1 016 PopShuffle2 017 GuitarPop 018 16BeatUptemp[...]

DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 107 Music Database List MDB No. Song Name POP 001 AlvFever 002 CoinLane 003 Croco Rk 004 DayPdise 005 DwnTown 006 EasySday 007 GoMyWay 008 HowDeep! 009 HurryLuv 010 I breath 011 I’lBTher 012 I’m Torn 013 Imagine 014 ISurvive 015 JustCall 016 JustWay 017 LeadPack 018 LoveFeel 019 LoveMeT 020 LveMeDo 021 Mi Shell [...]

108 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Songs Pr ovided On the Supplied CD-ROM The easy song arranger can only be used with songs that include chord data. File Name Song Name Composer 001Nutcr.mid Danse des Mirlitons from “The Nutcracker” P.I. Tchaikovsky 002Orphe.mid “Orphée aux Enfers” Ouverture J. Offenbach 003Slavo.mid Slavonic Dances op.[...]

DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 109 Ef fect T ype List ● Harmony T ypes ● Reverb T ypes ● Chorus T ypes No. Harmony T ype Description 01 Duet Harmony types 01–05 are pitch-based and add one-, two- or three-note harmonies to the sin- gle-note melody pla yed in the right hand. These types sound when chords are pla yed in the auto accompanime[...]

110 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Portable Grand ] Date: 17-NOV-2005 Model DGX-220/YPG-225 MIDI Implementation Chart Version:1.0 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function... Basic Default 1 - 16 1 - 16 Channel Changed x x Default 3 3 Mode Messages x x Altered ************** x Note 0 - 127 0 - 127 Number : True vo[...]

MIDI Implementation Chart DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 111 Prog o 0 - 127 o 0 - 127 Change : True # ************** System Exclusive o o : Song Pos. x x Common : Song Sel. x x : Tune x x System : Clock o o Real Time: Commands o o Aux :All Sound OFF x o(120,126,127) : Reset All Cntrls x o(121) :Local ON/OFF x o(122) :All Notes OFF x o(123-125) Me[...]

112 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual MIDI Data Format NO TE: 1 By default (f actor y settings) the instrument ordinar ily functions as a 16-channel multi-timbral tone generator , and incoming data does not affect the panel v oices or panel settings. How- ev er , the MIDI messages listed below do affect the panel voices , auto accompaniment, and son[...]

DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 113 Specifications Ke yboards • 76 box type keys (E0–G6), with Touch Response. Display • LCD display (backlit) Setup • STANDBY/ON • MASTER VOLUME: MIN–MAX P anel Controls • SONG, VOICE, STYLE, EASY SONG ARRANGER, P.A.T. ON/OFF, LESSON L, LESSON R, LESSON START, METRONOME ON/OFF, PORTABLE GRAND, DEMO, [...]

114 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual Index +/– .................................................. 13, 51 ........................................................ 50 0–9 .................................................. 13, 51 A-B REPEAT ................................. 12, 71 ACMP ON/OFF ............................. 12, 20 CATEGORY [ ] and [[...]

Index DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual 115 N notation ................................................. 52 O One Touch Setting ................................ 61 P Panel Sustain ........................................ 59 PC Mode ............................................... 81 Performance assistant technology ........ 29 Pitch Bend Range ......[...]

116 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual L imited W arr anty 90 D A YS LABOR 1 YEAR P ARTS Y amaha Corporation of America, hereafter referred to as Y amaha, warrants to the original consumer of a product included in the categories listed below , that the product will be free of defects in materials and/or workmanship for the periods indicated. This war[...]

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