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Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha EZ-150 PortaTone!
You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great sound
and exceptional ease-of-use in a highly compact package. Its outstanding features
also make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument.
Read this Owner’s Manual carefully while playing your new EZ-150 in order to
take full advantage of its various features.
Main Features
The EZ-150 is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use keyboard with the following features and functions:
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Yamaha Education Suite
The EZ-150 features the new Yamaha Education Suite — a set of learning tools that utilize the latest tech-
nology to make studying and practicing music more fun and fulfilling than ever before!
The Yamaha Education Suite includes:
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Lesson ............................. page 36
The convenient and easy-to-use Lesson feature, guides you through the parts of a song — just like a
patient teacher! Select from any one of 100 songs on the EZ-150, and learn the left- and right-hand
parts independently at first, then together. Lesson features four easy steps that help you master each
song: Timing, Waiting, Minus One, and Both Hands.
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Grade & Talking ............................. pages 41, 42
The EZ-150 also has the Grade and Talking features. Grade is a virtual “teacher,” evaluating your
practice sessions and rating your performance. The convenient Talking function “announces” each
Lesson step and your “grades,” among other things.
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Lighting ............................. page 42
When you are using the Lesson feature or the Dictionary, the key indicators tell you which keys to
play. Also, during song playback, they show the keys that are playing.
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Dictionary ............................. page 43
Dictionary is a built-in “chord encyclopedia” that teaches you how to play specific chords by showing
lighting keyboards — perfect for when you know the name of a chord and want to quickly learn how
to play it!
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Portable Grand ............................. page 22
The EZ-150 also has a
Portable Grand
function for realistic piano performance. Pressing the [PORTA-
BLE GRAND] button instantly calls up the stunningly authentic “Stereo Sampled Piano” voice and con-
figures the entire EZ-150 for optimum piano play. Special Pianist styles — with piano-only
accompaniment — are also provided.
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DJ ............................. page 24
The DJ feature is an exciting new addition to the EZ-150, that puts a wealth of contemporary sounds and
rhythms at your fingertips. Pressing the [DJ] button instantly calls up one of the special DJ songs (“DJ
GAME”) and a DJ style, and provides the appropriate voice and sound effects to match.
Other powerful features include:
• Exceptionally realistic and dynamic sounds with 100 voices,
utilizing digital recordings of actual instruments.
• 100 dynamic auto accompaniment Styles, each with different
Intro, Main A and B, and Ending sections. All styles (except
for the Piano styles) also have their own two Fill-in patterns.
• 100 songs, for your listening enjoyment — or for use with the
sophisticated learning tools of the Yamaha Education Suite.
• Convenient control over accompaniment Styles — including
Tempo, Tap Tempo and independent Accompaniment Volume.
• Four Multi Pads, for instantly adding special instrumental
breaks, fills, and phrases to your performance.
• One Touch Setting (OTS), for automatically calling up an
appropriate voice for playing with the selected Style and Song.
• MIDI terminals for interfacing with other MIDI devices.
• Built-in, high-quality stereo amplifier/speaker system.
