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Chapter
3
Playing Back Songs
Songs You Can Play on This Unit
The unit can play the preset songs, songs you recorded, or commercially available songs. In this manual, they are
collectively called “songs.” You can simply listen to these songs, but also practice playing along with the song
playback.
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Playable song data format
Song Format
MIDI song
In a MIDI song, the information of your keyboard
performance (such as keystroke and velocity) is
recorded. This is not a recording of the actual sound.
Based on the performance information, the tone
generator outputs the sound.
Audio song
An audio song is a recording of the actual sound
performed.
File Format
SMF0
Standard MIDI File format 0 for playback and
recording. MIDI songs recorded with this unit are
saved in this format.
SMF1
Standard MIDI File format 1 for playback only.
ESEQ
Format developed by Yamaha, for playback only.
WAV
Audio file format commonly used in computers. The
unit can play back 44.1kHz/16bit stereo WAV file.
Audio songs recorded with this unit are saved in this
format.
Extension
.MID / .EVT / .ESQ / .PLS / .KAR / .FIL
.WAV
Note
• Keys do not move during the song playback.
• Use headphones or commercially available powered speakers to listen to the song.
• In ESEQ format, a file named “PIANODIR.FIL” will be recognized as an administrative file. Therefore, the unit does not play back
the “PIANODIR.FIL” file.
• You can also play back the music software for Disklavier purchased from the “Yamaha MusicSoft” website. For further
information, refer to the following website:
Yamaha MusicSoft: http://www.yamahamusicsoft.com/
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Playable song type (song category)
Song Category
Explanation
Demonstration songs
The demonstration songs on the unit.
Preset songs
The songs preset on the unit.
These correspond to the score in the music book “50 greats for the Piano.”
User songs on the
internal memory
The MIDI songs you recorded and saved on the unit.
USB MIDI
(user songs)
The MIDI songs you recorded and saved on the USB storage device.
USB MIDI
(external songs)
The MIDI songs created with other instrument on the USB storage device.
USB AUDIO
(user songs)
The audio songs you recorded and saved on the USB storage device.
USB AUDIO
(external songs)
The audio songs created with other instrument on the USB storage device.
Note
Songs you recorded with this unit are called “user songs.” Songs created with other instrument are called “external songs.”
