Yamaha EZ-30 manual

Owner's Manual[...]

2 SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is[...]

3 PRECA UTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a saf e place for future ref erence. W ARNING Always f ollow the basic precautions listed below to av oid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, shor t- circuiting, damages, fire or other hazar ds. These precautions include, b ut ar[...]

4 Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha EZ-30 PortaTone! You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced func- tions, great sound and exceptional ease-of-use in a highly compact package. Its outstanding features also make it a remarkably expres- sive and versatile instrument. Read this Owner’s Manual carefully while playing your n[...]

5 Portable Grand ................................. page 39 The EZ-30 also has a Portable Grand function for realistic piano perfor- mance. Pressing the [PORTABLE GRAND] button instantly calls up the stunningly authentic “Stereo Sampled Piano” voice and configures the entire EZ-30 for optimum piano play. Special Pianist styles and songs - with p[...]

6 Contents Setting Up .................................8 Power Requirements ................... 8 Using Headphones ...................... 9 Connecting a Keyboard Amplifi- er or Stereo System ...................... 9 Using a Footswitch ...................... 9 Using the MIDI Terminals ........... 9 Panel Controls and Terminals .10 Quick Guide ......[...]

7 Looking up Chords in the dictio- nary ............................................. 58 Playing a Melody along with the Accompaniment ................... 61 Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume...................................... 61 Changing the Accompaniment Section ........................................ 62 Intro................................[...]

8 Setting Up Although the EZ-30 will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. An AC adaptor is more environmen- tally friendly than batteries and does not deplete resources. ■ Using an AC Power Adaptor Use of an AC power adaptor is recom- mended, especially when you use the EZ-[...]

9 For private practicing and playing without disturbing others, connect a set of stereo headphones to the rear panel PHONES/OUT- PUT jack. Sound from the built-in speaker system is automatically cut off when you insert a headphone plug into this jack. CAUTION Do not use headphones for a long time at high volume levels. Otherwise, you may damage you[...]

10  1 2 34 5 6 7 I CDE F G H Panel Controls and T erminals Front Panel 1 Power switch ([ STANDBY/ON ])........... 22 2 [ MASTER VOLUME ] dial...................... 22 3 [ DEMO ] button .................................... 28 4 [ TOUCH ] button .................................. 47 5 [ Dict. ] (DICTIONARY) button .............. 58 6 LESSON [ L ] [...]

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12 Quick Guide STEP 1 Songs Playing the Demo Songs Demo songs (001–100) showcase the sophisticated features and stun- ning sound of the EZ-30. Let’s play the Demo songs now, starting with 001... 1 Press the [DEMO] button. Demo song 001 starts playing. When the song is complete, the subsequent songs (002, 003...) start playing sequentially. If y[...]

13 Playing a Single Song Naturally, you can also individually select and play back any of the EZ- 30’s songs (Songs 001–100 and songs in flash memory). Also, simply by pressing the [ START/STOP ] button, you can start playback. 1 Start the song. When the power of the EZ-30 is turned on, the song of “003: Linus And Lucy” is selected. For ins[...]

14 Quick Guide STEP 2 Lesson Using the Lesson Feature Songs 001 to 100 are specially designed for use with the educational Lesson feature. Let’s start the practice, following the light. 1 Select Timing, Waiting, or Minus One, and start the lesson. When the power of the EZ-30 is turned on, the song of ”003: Linus And Lucy” and the right-hand p[...]

15 Lesson 2: W aiting In Lesson 2, you practice playing the notes correctly as they appear in the dis- play notation. The accompaniment pauses and waits for you to play the notes correctly before it continues. Lesson 3: Minus One In Lesson 3, you practice playing correct notes, along with the accompani- ment. The accompaniment continues playing in [...]

16 Quick Guide STEP 3 V oices Playing the Piano Simply by pressing the [ PORTABLE GRAND ] button, you can automati- cally reset the entire EZ-30 for piano play. 1 Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. The song and style are also set for piano performance. 2 Play the keyboard. ❋ Want to find out more? See page 39. Playing along with the Metronome 1 P[...]

17 Playing the ABC/DoReMi voices 1 Press the [ABC/DoReMi] button. The ABC voice is selected. To select the DoReMi voice, press the [ ABC/ DoReMi ] again. 2 Play the keyboard. ❋ Want to find out more? See page 43. Selecting and Playing Other V oices The EZ-30 has a huge total of 610 dynamic and realistic instrument voices. Let’s try a few of the[...]

18 Quick Guide STEP 4 Auto Accompaniment Using the Auto Accompaniment Simply play chords with your left hand - and the EZ-30 automatically produces appropriate bass, chord and rhythm backing. Use your right hand to play melodies, and you’ll sound like an entire band! For more information on playing proper chords for the auto accompaniment, see ?[...]

19 3 Turn the auto accompani- ment on. 4 Turn the Sync Start func- tion on. 5 Play a chord with your left hand. The auto accompaniment starts as soon as you play the keyboard. ❋ Want to find out more? See page 55. 6 Select a section. The auto accompaniment has four sections: Intro, Main A/B, and Ending. 7 Stop the auto accompaniment. ❋ Want to [...]

20 Quick Guide STEP Auto Accompaniment 4 Continuation Looking up Chords in the Dictionar y The convenient Dictionary function teaches you how to play chords by showing you the individual notes. In the example below, we’ll learn how to play a GM7 chord... 1 Press the [Dict.] button. 15 Keys for entering the chord type (C3 – B4) Keys for entering[...]

21 2 Specify the root note of the chord (in this case, G). 3 Specify the chord type of the chord (in this case, M7). 4 Play the chord by pressing the keys lighted up. The chord name flashes and a ”congratulations” melody is played, when the chord is played properly. 5 To leave the Dictionary function, press the [Dict.] button again. ❋ Want to[...]

22 Power on Press the [ ST ANDBY/ON ] switc h to turn on the power to the EZ-30. Press the [ ST ANDBY/ON ] switc h again to turn off the power . Adjusting the volume level Rotate the [ MASTER V OLUME ] dial. Rotating the dial counter-clock- wise lowers the volume le vel. Rotating the dial clockwise raises the volume le vel. Even when the [ST ANDBY/[...]

23 Overall indicator Overall (left) LIGHT ABC/DoReMi REVERB DSP HARMONY T ALKING Symbol for pressing and holding down the button If you press and hold do wn a button with this symbol for more than one second, a different function will be activ ated. Pressing and holding down Changing the value Adjusting the tempo Use the numeric keypad [ 0 ]–[ 9 [...]

Panel Display Indications 24 [Song → V oice] Select a voice using the numeric keypad. Selecting a function • Pressing the [ STYLE ], [ V OICE ], or [ SONG ] button enables you to select one of EZ-30 ’ s basic functions. (T he icon of the selected function appears.) Song Selects a song for pla yback or practice. Style Select a style for accomp[...]

25 Numeric keypad Name & number indication (Song/Style/V oice) Song number Song name E.g., Selecting a song T he top row of the displa y indicates the name and number of the currently-selected function. Selecting a number • T o increment or decrement the number , use the numeric keypad or [ + ]/[ – ] button. • T o select the number direct[...]

Panel Display Indications 26 T ouch indicator Harmony indicator T his appears when the T ouch function is turned on. T his appears when the Harmony effect is turned on. Sync Stop indicator T his appears when the Sync Stop function is turned on. ABC/DoReMi indicators T hese show the guide voice setting( “ ABC ” or “ DoReMi ” ) for the Lesson[...]

27 Notation display When you are using the Lesson function, the notation displa y indicates the song melody or c hord notation. When y ou are using the Dictionary function, it indicates the notes that make up the chord. Other than that, it usually indicates the notes you pla yed. • If a note is too high or too low to be notated within the score, [...]

28 Selecting and Playing Songs The EZ-30 has 100 preset songs. Try playing these songs or songs loaded into flash memory. Use the Song Memory function to record your own perfor- mance. (See page 66.) Listening T o a Demo Song Press the [ DEMO ] button. Songs from #1 to #100 will be played sequentially. If you select a song after another song has st[...]

29 Start and stop the song playback. Press the [ START/STOP ] button to start song playback. You can play the keyboard along with the playback. Press the [ START/STOP ] button to stop song playback. The playback will repeat until you press the [ START/STOP ] button. Listening to a Flash Song The EZ-30 can play a song loaded into its internal flash [...]

Selecting and Playing Songs 30 You can change the voice of a song melody to the desired one during song playback. 1 Select the desired voice. Press the [ VOICE ] button, then use the numeric keypad or [ + ]/[ – ] buttons to select the desired voice. 2 Press and hold down the [ VOICE ] button for at least one second. “ MELODY VOICE CHANGE ” ap[...]

31 Adjusting the T empo Song and accompaniment tempo can be adjusted in the range of q = 32 – 280 (the num- ber of quarter notes per minute). Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button. Press the numeric keypad or [+]/[ – ] buttons to change the tempo value. You can instantly restore the default setting by pressing both [ + ]/[ – ] buttons simultaneously ([...]

Selecting and Playing Songs 32 Song V olume Level Adjust the song volume to balance with the level of the keyboard performance. Press the right Overall button repeatedly until “ SONG VOL ” appears in the display. Press the numeric keypad or [+]/[ – ] buttons to set the song volume (000 – 127). • You can instantly restore the default setti[...]

33 Press the [+] or [ – ] button to turn the Light Guide on or off. CAUTION Playing while looking at the lights for a long period of time may cause eye strain and stiff neck/ shoulders. For your health and comfort, we recommend that you take a ten-minute break for every hour.[...]

34 Song Lesson You can practice playing a song selected from Lesson songs #001–100 and songs in flash memory. Using the Lesson Feature Select one of the Lesson songs. Press the [ SONG ] button, then use the numeric keypad or [ + ]/[ – ] buttons to select the desired song. Select the part you wish to work on (left, right or both.) If you want to[...]

35 Start the Lesson. When you press one of the LESSON [ 1 ] – [ 3 ] buttons, the Lesson song starts. The display indicates the notes to play and the Light Guide shows you which key to play. • In Lesson 2, the rhythm part is muted. • If the Talking function is turned on, the EZ-30 announces the Lesson number. • To exit from the Lesson, press[...]

Song Lesson 36 ABC/DoReMi Guide When the ABC/DoReMi Guide is activated, the EZ-30 sings the next note to play using “ A, B, C... ” or “ Do, Re, Mi... ” in Lesson 2. For instruction on changing the guide voice (ABC or DoReMi), see page 43. Press the left Overall button repeatedly to select “ ABC/ DoReMi. ” Press the [+] or [ – ] button[...]

37 Grade The Lesson feature has a built-in evaluation function that monitors your practicing of the Lesson songs, and just like a real teacher, it tells you how well you did each prac- tice. Four grades are assigned, depending on your performance: “ Try Again, ” “ Good, ” “ Very Good, ” and “ Excellent. ” When the Talking function ([...]

Song Lesson 38 T alking This feature “ talks ” to you through the speakers, “ announcing ” the Grade comments as well as the titles of the Lesson steps and the names of certain functions. Press the left Overall button repeatedly to select “ TALKING ” . Press the [+]/[ – ] buttons to set Talking to on or off. The Talking function inclu[...]

39 Portable Grand You can practice playing “a real piano,” by pressing the [ POR- TABLE GRAND ] button. When you press the [ PORTABLE GRAND ] button, the EZ-30 configures all the settings for piano performance. The song and style category “PIANIST” (automatically selected with the settings described above) includes the songs and styles that[...]

Portable Grand 40 You can set the time signature of the Metronome while the rhythm part is stopped. Press and hold down the [ METRONOME ] button for more than one second to display the Metronome time signature setting, and use the numeric keypad or [ + ]/[ – ] buttons to change the time signature value. When you select another style or song, the [...]

41 2 Press the numeric keypad or [ + ]/[ – ] buttons to set the desired Metronome Volume value. To restore the default Metronome Volume value (100), press both [ + ]/[ – ] buttons simultaneously (when Metronome Volume is selected in the Overall menu).[...]

42 Playing V oices Selecting a V oice The EZ-30 features high-quality voices that use an advanced technology AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generator. (See page 85.) • Voices ...................... 1 – 116 (116 voices), 117 – 128 (drum kit), 609 (ABC (Oboe) voice), 610 (DoReMi (Oboe) voice) • Expanded Voices ...... 129 – 608 (480 voices)[...]

43 Play the selected voice. Try playing different voices. When you select a voice, a DSP type most appropriate for the voice will be selected automatically. One T ouch Setting This special “ voice ” is actually a convenient feature which automatically selects a suit- able voice for you when you select a style. The voice is selected to best matc[...]

Playing Voices 44 Press the numeric keypad [0] or [+]/[ – ] buttons to select the voice number “ 000. ” This turns on the One Touch Setting. Changing the Split Point Pressing and holding down the [ ACMP ON/OFF ] button for more than one second enables you to change the split point. If you have already selected a split voice, you can play a di[...]

45 T ranspose Transpose determines the key of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompani- ment of the selected style. The Transpose settings can be adjusted over a range of ±12 semitones (±1 octave). Press the right Overall button repeatedly to select “TRANSPOSE”. Press the numeric keypad or [+]/[–] buttons to set the desired Transpos[...]

Playing Voices 46 T uning Tuning determines the fine pitch setting of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompaniment of the selected style. The Tuning settings can be adjusted over a range of ±100 (approx. ±1 semitone). Press the right Overall button repeatedly to select “TUNING”. Press the numeric keypad or [+]/[–] buttons to set the[...]

47 T ouch The Touch function gives you dynamic, expressive control over the voices, letting you determine how loud or soft the sound is by your playing strength. Turn the Touch function on or off as desired by pressing the [ TOUCH ] button. T ouch Sensitivity Touch Sensitivity lets you set how the EZ-30 responds to your playing strength, allow- ing[...]

48 Effects Reverb Press the left Overall button repeatedly to select “ Reverb, ” and use the numeric keypad or the [ + ]/[ – ] buttons to select a Reverb type. Selecting “ 9 ” turns the Reverb off. [Reverb Type List] No. Reverb T ype • Each style of the EZ-30 has its own indepen- dent Reverb setting. • You can instantly restore the de[...]

49 DSP Press the left Overall button repeatedly to select “ DSP, ” and use the numeric keypad or the [ + ]/[ – ] buttons to select a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) type. Selecting “ 39 ” turns the DSP off. [DSP Type List] • Each voice of the EZ-30 has its own independent DSP setting. • You can instantly restore the default setting by [...]

Effects 50 Harmony The Harmony section features a variety of performance effects that enhance the melo- dies you play when using the accompaniment styles of the EZ-30. Some Harmony types add harmony to a chord detected in the left-hand key range (accompaniment key range). Press the left Overall button repeatedly to select “ Harmony, ” and use t[...]

51 Auto Accompaniment The EZ-30 provides dynamic rhythm/accompaniment patterns - as well as voice set- tings appropriate for each pattern - for various popular music styles. A total of 106 different styles are available, in several different categories. With the auto accompaniment function, the EZ-30 auto- matically plays accompaniment parts (bass [...]

Auto Accompaniment 52 Starting Accompaniment Press the [ ACMP ON/OFF ] button to turn the auto accompaniment function on. You can start playing accompaniment using one of the following four methods. Press the [ SYNC START ] button. The EZ-30 enters Sync start waiting mode, and the beat indicators flash. When you start playing chords in the accompan[...]

53 As soon as you press the [ START/STOP ] button, the rhythm part starts playing. When you play a chord in the accompaniment key range, the EZ-30 produces the bass and chords. When you press the [ START/STOP ] button, only the rhythm part of the selected accompaniment starts playing. If any of accompaniment styles 97 – 106 (Accompa- niment categ[...]

Auto Accompaniment 54 Stopping the Accompaniment You can stop the accompaniment playback using one of the following three methods. Changing the T empo The tempo of style playback can be adjusted over a range of 32 – 280 bpm (beats per minute). Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button. Press the numeric keypad or [+]/[ – ] buttons to set the desired value. [...]

55 Using Auto Accompaniment—Multi Fingering When it is set to on (page 52), the auto accompaniment function automatically gener- ates bass and chord accompaniment for you to play along with, by using Multi Fingering operation. You can change the chords of the accompaniment by playing keys in the auto accompaniment key range using either the “ S[...]

Auto Accompaniment 56 Using the key of C as an example, the chart below shows the types of chords that can be recognized in the Fingered mode. * Notes enclosed in parentheses are optional; the chords will be recognized without them. Fingered Chords • Example for “ C ” chords Chord Name/[Abbre viation] Normal V oicing Chord (C) Display Major [[...]

57 • Notes in parentheses can be omitted. • A perfect fifth (1 + 5) produces accompaniment based only on the root and fifth which can be used with both major and minor chords. • Playing two same root keys in the adjacent octaves produces accompaniment based only on the root. • The chord fingerings listed are all in “ root ” position, bu[...]

Auto Accompaniment 58 Looking up Chords in the dictionar y The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in “ chord book ” that shows you the indi- vidual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it. Press the [Dict.] button. Specify the root of the chord. Press the key on the[...]

59 Play a chord, following the Light Guide. The display indicates the notes of the GM7 chord, and the Light Guide indi- cates which keys to play on the keyboard. The chord name flashes in the display (and a “ congratulations ” melody is played) when the correct notes are held down. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •[...]

Auto Accompaniment 60 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Writing Chord Names • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Kno wing how to read and write chord names is an easy yet in valuable skill. Chords are often written in a kind of shorthand that makes them instantly recognizable (and gi [...]

61 Playing a Melody along with the Accompaniment You can play a melody along with the accompaniment. Set a tempo you feel comfortable with. (See page 54.) The playback volume of the accompaniment can be adjusted. This volume control affects only the accompaniment volume. Press the right Overall button repeatedly until “ ACMP VOL ” appears in th[...]

Auto Accompaniment 62 Changing the Accompaniment Section Accompaniment consists of Intro, Main A/B (Fill-in), and Ending sections. Using differ- ent sections based on the structure of songs enables you to enhance musical expression. Press the [ INTRO/ENDING ] button before you start playing to select an Intro section. The Intro section is followed [...]

63 When you press the [ INTRO/ENDING ] button at the end of the song, the EZ-30 plays the Ending section appropriate for the song, then stops the performance. About the Fill-in Patterns Ending Ritardando (rit.) If you press the [ INTRO/ENDING ] button during the Ending section, the song gets slower little by little and then stops. 12341234123 1st m[...]

64 Registration Memor y Registration Memory is a flexible and convenient function that lets you instantly reconfigure virtually all settings of the EZ-30 with the touch of a single button. Simply save your favorite custom panel settings to one of the Registration Memory pre- sets (up to sixteen are available) for future recall. Recording a Registra[...]

65 Record the settings to the desired preset, 1 or 2. While holding down the [ MEMORY ] button, press the appropriate REGIS- TRATION MEMORY preset button, [ 1 ] or [ 2 ]. If you select a REGISTRATION MEMORY preset button to which data has already been recorded, the existing data will be overwritten and deleted. Recalling a Registration Memor y Pres[...]

66 Song Recording The EZ-30’s Song Memory function enables you to record up to five songs of your performance as User songs (Song #201– 205: User 1–5). You can also play the recorded songs in the same way as the preset songs. Recording a User Song The EZ-30 lets you play and record the individual parts of your own song in real time. You can r[...]

67 Select a User song for recording. Use the numeric keypad or [ + ]/[ – ] buttons to select the desired song: 201 – 205. If no song is manually selected, the EZ-30 automatically selects the first available empty song number. Select a track number for recording. Check the display for the track DATA indicators and select an unrecorded track. ●[...]

Song Recording 68 ● Recording a melody track: While pressing and holding down the [ RECORD ] button, select the desired melody track button (1 – 5). The selected track ’ s number flashes on the display. • If auto accompaniment is turned on and the accompaniment track is not recorded, a melody track and the accompaniment track will automatic[...]

69 ● Re-recording... Select the recorded tracks as recording tracks. When you start recording, the new performance will overwrite the existing data. (The existing data will be deleted and replaced with new data.) Erasing a Song The Song Clear operation completely erases all recorded data on all tracks of a selected User song. To erase an individu[...]

Song Recording 70 The Track Clear operation completely erases all recorded data on a selected track of a selected User song, leaving the other tracks intact. 1 Select the desired song. Press the [ SONG ] button, then use the numeric keypad or [ + ]/[ – ] buttons to select the desired song (201 – 205). 2 Press and hold down the button correspond[...]

71 Loading a Song into Flash Memory The EZ-30’s internal flash memory enables you to save song data transmitted from a connected personal computer. You can play or practice Flash songs (saved in flash memory) in the same way as preset songs. To transmit song data from a personal computer to the EZ-30, you first need to install “Song Filer” ap[...]

Loading a Song into Flash Memory 72 Song Filer’ s Functions After you install Song Filer on the computer and connect the EZ-30 to the computer, you can use the two functions described below. • Refer to page 78 for information on connecting the EZ-30 to a computer. • You cannot use the Song Filer’s “Receive Files” function with the EZ-30[...]

73 Octave If the notes in a Flash song are outside the EZ-30 ’ s key range (C1 – C6), You can change their pitch in octave steps so that you can use the Lesson function. If the indicator appears in the lower-left of the display during playback of flash songs, follow the procedure: Stop the song, and press the right Overall button to select “ [...]

Loading a Song into Flash Memory 74 A vailable Flash Memor y Amount Press the right Overall button repeatedly to select “ MIDI ” . Press the [4] button to display “ F-SIZE. ” The amount of available memory is indicated in KB. Flash Clear All data in flash memory (Song #101 – ) can be initialized. Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch to turn off [...]

75 MIDI Functions The EZ-30 is MIDI-compatible, featuring MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals and providing a variety of MIDI-related con- trols. By using the MIDI functions you can expand your musical possibilities. This section explains what MIDI is, and what it can do, as well as how you can use MIDI on your EZ-30. What is MIDI? No doubt you have hea[...]

MIDI Functions 76 MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other, by sending and receiv- ing compatible Note, Control Change, Program Change and various other types of MIDI data, or messages. The EZ-30 can control a MIDI device by transmitting note [...]

77 A vailable MIDI Functions The EZ-30 has MIDI IN/OUT terminals on the rear panel. Using the MIDI functions can expand your possibilities for creating and playing music. ● Playing on a MIDI keyboard (without an internal tone generator) can produce sound on the EZ-30. ● You can record performance data created on the EZ-30 (performance using the[...]

MIDI Functions 78 • You will need sequence software to use a personal computer. • You can use the notation display and Light Guide for note data that is received on Channel 1. • The songs (1 – 20) and Flash songs are not output via MIDI. • To transmit song data to flash memory, first you need to install Song Filer on the computer. (See pa[...]

79 ● To connect a computer with a USB terminal to the EZ-30, you need an optional USB-MIDI interface. When using a Macintosh series computer, set the MIDI interface clock setting in the application software to match the setting of the MIDI interface you are using. For details, refer to the owner ’ s manual for the software you are using. Local [...]

MIDI Functions 80 Using Bulk Dump Send to Save Data This operation lets you save important EZ-30 data and settings to another device, such as a sequencer, computer, or MIDI data filer. This operation saves all User song data and all settings for the Registration Memory presets. Once the data is saved, you can reload it any time you need it. This al[...]

81 Loading Bulk Data • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Once you ’ ve saved EZ-30 data as described above, you can easily reload the data back to the EZ-30. Send the data from the connected MIDI device. The EZ-30 automatically receives the data. When the [...]

MIDI Functions 82 T ransmitting SMF For mat Data Performance data recorded in the EZ-30 ’ s User songs can be transmitted via MIDI and stored in the SMF format. 1 Select a User song to transmit. 2 Follow the steps described above in the “ Transmitting the EZ-30 Panel Settings (Ini- tial Send) ” section. 3 Press the [ SONG ] button, then the [[...]

83 T roubleshooting Problem P ossible Cause and Solution When the EZ-30 is turned on or off , a popping sound is tempo- rarily produced. This is normal and indicates that the EZ-30 is receiving electr ical power . • The volume le vel is lo w . • T onal quality has degraded. • Recorded songs are not pla yed correctly . • The displa y indicat[...]

84 Data Backup & Initialization Data Backup Except for the data listed below, all EZ-30 panel settings are reset to their initial settings whenever the power is turned on. The data listed below are backed up - i.e. retained in memory - as long as an AC adaptor is connected or a set of batteries is installed. • User Song Data • Touch On/Off [...]

85 V oice List ■ Maximum Polyphony The EZ-30 has 32-note maximum polyphony. This means that it can play a maximum of up to 32 notes at once, regardless of what functions are used. Auto Accompaniment uses a number of the available notes, so when Auto Accompaniment is used the total number of available notes for playing on the keyboard is correspon[...]

86 ■ Expanded Voices 085 000 112 074 Recorder 086 000 112 079 Ocarina SYNTH LEAD 087 000 112 080 Square Lead 088 000 112 081 Sawtooth Lead 089 000 115 081 Analogon 090 000 119 081 F argo 091 000 114 062 T echno Brass 092 000 113 002 SynPiano 093 000 112 098 Star Dust SYNTH P AD 094 000 112 088 F antasia 095 000 113 100 Bell Pad 096 000 112 091 Xe[...]

87 214 000 064 019 Organ Flute 215 000 065 019 T remolo Organ Flute 216 000 000 020 Reed Organ 217 000 040 020 Puff Organ 218 000 000 021 Accordion 219 000 032 021 Accord It 220 000 000 022 Hamonica 221 000 032 022 Harmonica 2 222 000 000 023 T ango Accordion 223 000 064 023 T ango Accordion 2 GUIT AR 224 000 000 024 Nylon Guitar 225 000 016 024 Ny[...]

88 353 000 037 060 Horn Orchestra 354 000 000 061 Brass Section 355 000 035 061 T rumpet & T rombone Section 356 000 040 061 Brass Section 2 357 000 041 061 High Brass 358 000 042 061 Mellow Brass 359 000 000 062 Synth Brass 1 360 000 012 062 Quack Brass 361 000 020 062 Resonant Synth Brass 362 000 024 062 P oly Brass 363 000 027 062 Synth Bras[...]

89 ■ ABC/DoReMi Voices 494 000 096 100 Smokey 495 000 000 101 Goblins 496 000 064 101 Goblins Synth 497 000 065 101 Creeper 498 000 066 101 Ring Pad 499 000 067 101 Ritual 500 000 068 101 T o Heaven 501 000 070 101 Night 502 000 071 101 Glisten 503 000 096 101 Bell Choir 504 000 000 102 Echoes 505 000 008 102 Echoes 2 506 000 014 102 Echo Pan 507[...]

90 Style List No. Style Name 8 beat 1 8 Beat 1 2 8 Beat 2 3 8 Beat Adria 4 8 Beat P op 1 5 British Pop 6 8 Beat Soft 16 beat 7 16 Beat 1 8 16 Beat 2 9 16 Beat 3 10 Soft Fusion 11 Hip Hop P op 12 Cool Dance 13 16 Beat Funk 14 Funky P op 15 16 Beat 4 Ballad 16 Piano Ballad 17 U .S. Ballad 18 Slow Roc k 19 Modern 6/8 20 Guitar Ballad 21 Organ Ballad 2[...]

91 Drum Kit List * “ ← ” indicates that the drum sound is the same as “ Standard Kit 1 ” . * Each percussion voice uses one note. * The MIDI Note # and Note are actually one octave lower than listed. For example, in “ 117: Standard Kit 1 ” , the “ Seq Click H ” (Note# 36/Note C1) corresponds to (Note# 24/Note C0). V oice No. 117 1[...]

92 67 G3 55 G2 Splash Cymbal ←←← 68 G#3 56 G#2 Cowbell ←←← 69 A3 57 A2 Crash Cymbal 2 ←←← 70 A#3 58 A#2 Vibraslap ←←← 71 B3 59 B2 Ride Cymbal 2 ←←← 72 C4 60 C3 Bongo H ←←← 73 C#4 61 C#3 Bongo L ←←← 74 D4 62 D3 Conga H Mute ←←← 75 D#4 63 D#3 Conga H Open ←←← 76 E4 64 E3 Conga L ←←← 77 F4 65[...]

93 43 G1 31 G0 Snare L SD Rock H AnSD Snapp y SD J azz H Light 44 G#1 32 G#0 ←←←← 45 A1 33 A0 Bass Drum H Bass Drum H AnBD Dance-1 ← 46 A#1 34 A#0 ←←←← 47 B1 35 B0 BD Rock BD Analog L AnBD Dance-2 ← 48 C2 36 C1 BD Gate BD Analog H AnBD Dance-3 BD Jazz 49 C#2 37 C#1 ← Analog Side Stick Analog Side Stick ← 50 D2 38 D1 SD Rock [...]

94 V oice No. 125 126 127 128 MSB/LSB/PC 127/000/40 127/000/48 126/000/000 126/000/001 Keyboar d MIDI Brush Kit Symphonic Kit SFX Kit 1 SFX Kit 2 Note# Note Note# Note 25 C#0 13 C#-1 ←← 26 D0 14 D-1 ←← 27 D#0 15 D#-1 ←← 28 E0 16 E-1 ←← 29 F0 17 F-1 ←← 30 F#0 18 F#-1 ←← 31 G0 19 G-1 ←← 32 G#0 20 G#-1 ←← 33 A0 21 A-1 ?[...]

95 79 G4 67 G3 ←← 80 G#4 68 G#3 ←← Shower Laugh 81 A4 69 A3 ←← Thunder Scream 82 A#4 70 A#3 ←← Wind Punch 83 B4 71 B3 ←← Stream Hear tbeat 84 C5 72 C4 ←← Bub ble FootSteps 85 C#5 73 C#4 ←← Feed 86 D5 74 D4 ←← 87 D#5 75 D#4 ←← 88 E5 76 E4 ←← 89 F5 77 F4 ←← 90 F#5 78 F#4 ←← 91 G5 79 G4 ←← 92 G#5 80 [...]

96 Effect T ype List ■ Reverb Types ■ DSP Types No. Reverb T ype Display Name Description 1 Hall 1 Hall1 Concert hall reverb . 2 Hall 2 Hall2 3 Room 1 Room1 Small room rev erb. 4 Room 2 Room2 5 Stage 1 Stage1 Rev erb for solo instruments . 6 Stage 2 Stage2 7 Plate 1 Plate1 Simulated steel plate re v erb. 8 Plate 2 Plate2 9 Off Off No eff ect. N[...]

97 ■ Harmony Types 35 EQ Disco EQ Disco Equalizer eff ect that boosts both high and lo w frequencies, as is typical in most disco music. 36 EQ T elephone EQ T el Equalizer eff ect that cuts both high and lo w frequencies , to sim u- late the sound heard through a telephone receiv er. 37 3Band EQ 3BandEQ Equalizer with three separ ate frequency ba[...]

98 YAMAHA [ Portable Keyboard ] Date:26-JAN-2001 Model EZ-30 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function... Basic Default 1 - 16 1 - 16 *1 Channel Changed 1 - 16 1 - 16 *1 Default 3 3 Mode Messages x x Altered ************** x Note 0 - 127 0 - 127 Number : True voice ************** 0 - 127 Velocity Note ON o 9nH,[...]

99 96,97 x o RPN Inc,Dec 100,101 x *2 o RPN LSB,MSB Prog o 0 - 127 o 0 - 127 Change : True # ************** System Exclusive o *3 o *3 : Song Pos. x x Common : Song Sel. x x : Tune x x System : Clock o o Real Time: Commands o *4 o *4 Aux :All Sound OFF x o(120,126,127) : Reset All Cntrls x o(121) :Local ON/OFF x o(122) *5 :All Notes OFF x o(123-125[...]

100 NOTE: *1 By default (factory settings) the EZ-30 ordinarily functions as a 16-channel multi-timbral tone generator, and incoming data does not affect the panel voices or panel settings. However, the MIDI messages listed below do affect the panel voices, auto accompaniment, and songs. • MIDI Master Tuning • System exclusive messages for chan[...]

101 ■ Effect map * If the received value does not contain an effect type in the TYPE LSB, the LSB will be directed to TYPE 0. * The numbers in parentheses in front of the Effect Type names correspond to the number indicated in the display. * By using an external sequencer, which is capable of editing and transmitting the system exclusive messages[...]

102 Speci fi cations Keyboards • 61 standard-size keys (C1 – C6), with Touch Response and Light Guide Display • Large multi-function LCD display (backlit) Setup • STANDBY/ON • MASTER VOLUME : MIN - MAX Panel Controls • OVERALL (L, R), SONG, VOICE, STYLE, PORTA- BLE GRAND, METRONOME, ABC/ DoReMi, [0] – [9], [+](YES), [ – ](NO), DEMO[...]

103 Index Misc. +/ – buttons .......................... 23 A ABC/DoReMi ...................... 43 AC Power adaptor................. 8 accompaniment sections..... 62 Accompaniment Volume .... 61 Auto Accompaniment ......... 51 auxiliary jacks ....................... 9 B Bank ................................... 64 Batteries ........................[...]

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