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English Chapter 1: Setting Up Y
our Disklavier
Basic Disklavier Terminology
The following is a list of several basic Disklavier words that you may need to know before proceeding
with operational procedures in this manual. For additional Disklavier terminology, see the glossary
provided in Chapter 21.
Disk
“Disk” is used as a generic term to refer to both
floppy disks and internal Memory Disks.
Ensemble Song
An Ensemble song contains the same left and
right-hand parts as an L/R song, and extra tracks
that are played by the internal XG tone generator.
Accompanying tracks can include acoustic bass,
drums, strings, vibes, etc.
Floppy Disk
The magnetic storage medium that the Disklavier
uses for song playback. The Disklavier uses 3.5
inch 2DD and 2HD floppy disks.
PianoSoft and PianoSoft.Plus are song disks
specially for use with the Disklavier Series.
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 practice that part yourself. When
recording an L/R song, you can record the two
parts simultaneously or separately.
Memory Disk
The Disklavier has a total of 16 Mbytes of
internal flash memory named Memory Disks that
allow you to store song data without a floppy
disk.
MIDI
An acronym for Musical Instrument Digital
Interface. MIDI allows electronic musical
instruments to communicate with each other.
The PianoSoft Disk Collection is a library of
prerecorded song disks made by Yamaha for use
with the Disklavier Series. Many titles are
available, and among the many musical styles
included are classical, jazz, and popular. The disk
includes songs for listening enjoyment, piano
study disks for the piano student, and
accompaniment disks for vocal and instrumental
practice.
PianoSoft is sometimes used as a generic term for
PianoSoft and PianoSoft
.
Plus.
PianoSoft
.
Plus disks contain prerecorded
Ensemble songs featuring instrumental
accompaniment that can be played back on the
Disklavier.
See your Disklavier dealer for a PianoSoft
catalog.
Song
A “song” usually means a short piece of music
with lyrics. However, in the Disklavier manuals
the term “song” is used to refer to any piece of
music.
Tone Generator
An electronic device that generates instrument
voices. The Disklavier has an internal XG tone
generator that can produce nearly 700
instrumental and percussion voices.
Voice
The sounds produced by a tone generator
expressing various instruments.
Yamaha XG is an extension of the GM (General
MIDI) format. With greater polyphony, more
voice, and effects, it improves song compatibility
between MIDI devices. When a song in the
Yamaha XG format is played on another XG
compatible tone generator or synthesizer, it will
play and sound as the original composer/creator
intended.
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