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Page 2: ...nce 70 Multi Pad Creating Multi Pad Creator 70 Multi Pad Editing 72 5 Music Finder Calling Up Ideal Setups for Your Music 73 Creating a Set of Favorite Records 73 Editing Records 74 Saving the Record as a Single File 75 Viewing Record Information on the Internet 76 6 Registration Memory Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups 77 Disabling Recall of Specific Items Freeze 77 Calling Up Registration...

Page 3: ...in English The company names and product names in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Using the PDF manual To quickly jump to items and topics of interest click on the desired items in the Bookmarks index to the left of the main display window Click the Bookmarks tab to open the index if it is not displayed Click the page numbers that appear in thi...

Page 4: ...tom Voice on your computer Voice Editor 29 The Voice type and its defining characteristics are indicated above the Voice name in the Voice Selection display Voice Characteristics Live These acoustic instrument sounds were sampled in stereo to pro duce a truly authentic rich sound full of atmosphere and ambi ence Cool These Voices capture the dynamic textures and subtle nuances of electric instrume...

Page 5: ...tion display of GM XG Voices GM2 Voices etc 6 Select the desired Voice Live Drums These are high quality drum sounds taking full advantage of Stereo Sampling and Dynamic Sampling Live SFX These are high quality Latin percussion sounds taking full advantage of Stereo Sampling and Dynamic sampling They give you a broader and more versatile range of Latin percussion than the normal drum Voices Custom...

Page 6: ...ch have no touch response NOTE 2 3 1 2 TOUCH Determines the Initial Touch sensitivity setting HARD 2 Requires strong playing to produce high volume Best for players with a heavy touch HARD 1 Requires moderately strong playing for higher volume NORMAL Standard touch response SOFT 1 Produces high volume with moderate playing strength SOFT 2 Produces relatively high volume even with light playing str...

Page 7: ... is played by the RIGHT 1 Voice the second by the RIGHT 2 Voice and the third by the RIGHT 3 Voice The Multi Assign effect is not affected by the ACMP and LEFT part on off status When the MONO button is turned to on or you use the SA SA2 Voices the Harmony Echo effect may not work properly NOTE Harmony Types These types apply the harmony effect to notes played in the right hand section of the keyb...

Page 8: ...effect 5 SPEED This parameter is only available when Echo Tremolo or Trill is selected in Type above It determines the speed of the Echo Tremolo and Trill effects 6 ASSIGN This parameter is available for all types with the exception of Multi Assign This lets you determine the keyboard part via which the harmony echo notes will be sounded 7 CHORD NOTE ONLY This parameter is available when one of th...

Page 9: ...nly spaced in pitch This is the most com monly used tuning in music today PURE MAJOR PURE MINOR These tunings preserve the pure mathematical intervals of each scale especially for triad chords root third fifth You can hear this best in actual vocal harmonies such as choirs and a cappella sing ing PYTHAGOREAN This scale was devised by the famous Greek philosopher and is cre ated from a series of pe...

Page 10: ...hen the base note is changed the pitch of the keyboard is transposed yet maintains the original pitch relation ship between the notes 3 5 TUNE Select the desired note to be tuned by using the 3 button and tune it in cents by using the 4 5 buttons 6 7 PART SELECT Select the part to which the Scale Tune setting is applied by using the 6 7 buttons Then press the 8 button to add a checkmark or press t...

Page 11: ...E SET button to call up the VOICE SET display 3 Use the TAB Q Q Q Q W W W W buttons to call up the relevant setting display For information on the available parameters in each display see the Editable Parameters in the VOICE SET Displays on page 12 4 As necessary use the A B buttons to select the item parameter to be edited and edit the Voice by using the 1 8 buttons or sliders By pressing the D C...

Page 12: ... LEFT parameter is available 6 MONO POLY Determines whether the edited Voice is played monophonically or polyphoni cally This setting can also be made from the VOICE EFFECT MONO button on the panel 7 PORTAMENTO TIME Sets the portamento time pitch transition time when the edited Voice is set to MONO above 0 64 127 64 127 0 64 127 64 127 Actual Velocity for tone generator Depth 127 twice Depth 64 no...

Page 13: ...tertouch modulates the amplitude vol ume 5 LFO PMOD Determines the degree to which Aftertouch modulates the pitch or the vibrato effect 6 LFO FMOD Determines the degree to which Aftertouch modulates the Filter modulation or the wah effect 7 LFO AMOD Determines the degree to which Aftertouch modulates the amplitude or the tremolo effect 1 BRIGHTNESS Determines the cutoff frequency or effective freq...

Page 14: ...pth 3 4 CHORUS DEPTH Adjusts the chorus page 94 depth 5 DSP ON OFF Determines whether the DSP is on or off This setting can also be made from the VOICE EFFECT DSP button on the panel 6 DSP DEPTH Adjusts the DSP page 94 depth If you want to re select the DSP type you can do so in the 2 DSP menu explained below 7 PANEL SUSTAIN Determines the sustain level applied to the edited Voice when the VOICE E...

Page 15: ...ture by the operation in the relevant display as explained below For example if you want to change the Voice yet keep the same Harmony effect set the HARMONY ECHO param eter to OFF in the display explained below 1 Call up the operation display FUNCTION E REGIST SEQUENCE FREEZE VOICE SET TAB Q Q Q Q W W W W VOICE SET 2 Use the A B buttons to select a keyboard part 3 Use the 4 7 buttons to enable di...

Page 16: ...ortion of the sound increasing or decreasing the response time of the initial swell and release based on the FOOTAGE controls The higher the value the slower the swell and release 3 VIBRATO SPEED Determines the speed of the vibrato effect controlled by the Vibrato On Off F G buttons and Vibrato Depth H button 4 MODE The MODE control selects between two modes FIRST and EACH In the FIRST mode attack...

Page 17: ...ment s steps 1 9 below Tyros3 Element 8 Element 1 Wave 1 Wave 2 USB HD or USER NORMAL xxxxx UVN xxxxx UVN w Edit each element and entire Voice steps 10 12 e Save as a file step 13 r Assign to the Expansion Voice Bank step 14 To take full advantage of the Voice Cre ator function we recommend that you install optional DIMMs NOTE Notes for Available Audio Files This instrument cannot recognize the ex...

Page 18: ...ch Wave file s will be imported The Key Mapping display of the selected Element will appear 6 Select the desired Wave to be imported by following the procedure below 6 1 Press the F ADD WAVE button to call up the ADD WAVE display 6 2 Press the F FILE IMPORT button All available wav and aif files will be shown 6 3 Select the desired audio file by using the A J buttons then press the 6 IMPORT button...

Page 19: ... the Center Key play the sound progressively lower in pitch while keys above play the sound progres sively higher Normally you ll want to make sure that this is the same as the original sound for example if the original pitch of the audio was at C3 set Center Key to C3 for best results When Fixed Pitch above is set to ON this has no effect You can specify this setting directly from the keyboard by...

Page 20: ...e you should save the Voice NOTE G DELETE WAVE Deletes the Wave selected with the 1 3 WAVE buttons below 1 3 WAVE When more than one Wave has been imported select the desired one for editing 4 5 START KEY This determines the lowest key at which the Wave will sound Use this with End Key below to set the key range for the Wave You can specify this setting directly from the keyboard by simultaneously...

Page 21: ...ing the A J buttons 14 3 Press the 6 ASSIGN button The same Voice name that you entered in the Save operation step 13 is selected automatically Normally you should keep this name 14 4 Press the 8 OK button The Voices which have been saved and assigned are automatically loaded to the internal memory when the power of the instrument turned on If the Voice is contained in a USB storage device automat...

Page 22: ...e files in a USB storage device or hard disk drive For details on compatible audio files refer to page 17 2 Turn the PART SELECT RIGHT 1 button to on then select a Drum Voice When you are creating a Custom Drum from scratch select an empty drum Voice by pressing the EXPANSION button then pressing the 8 UP but ton and selecting the CustomDrum category If you are creating a Drum Voice by adding Wave...

Page 23: ...LL SOUND OFF Stops all sounds D PROPERTY Shows the Property display page 25 G REMOVE WAVE Deletes the imported Wave If you have started Voice creating based on an existing Drum Voice the key will return to the original sound 1 2 TARGET Selects a key to be edited 3 VOLUME Adjusts the volume 4 PAN Sets the stereo pan position 0 Random 1 Left 64 Center 127 Right 5 REVERB Adjusts the applied reverb ef...

Page 24: ...e Custom Drum or Premium 3 Select the desired Voice in the display and use the 1 5 but tons to edit the selected Voice 4 When you ve finished editing press the EXIT button The Premium page is reserved for Voices obtained from the Internet website The Voices in the Premium page cannot be edited but only deleted NOTE When you reorganize Voices in this dis play you are simply organizing the paths of ...

Page 25: ...lled DIMMs After installing the DIMMs the pre installed memory 4 MB is invalid and cannot be accessed By optimizing the DIMMs you may be able to increase the memory capacity depending on how fragmented the audio files are Press the B DEFRAG button to optimize the DIMMs VOICE RAM Size of the internal memory for the Expansion Voices This memory cannot be expanded A maximum of 4 096 KB is available W...

Page 26: ...ars prompting you to select the method for saving 8 Press the F ALL DATA or G ALIAS button to save the Library file To cancel press the H CANCEL button The Library file contains the path of the Custom Voices Therefore if you move or delete the Voices after creating the Library file the Voices cannot be recalled from the Library file NOTE Even though the User drive can be selected here there is not...

Page 27: ...5 Press the 6 ASSIGN button 6 If desired enter a name for the Voice If a Voice with the same name already exists in the bank you ll need to enter a new name for the Voice 7 Press the 8 OK button to start loading To cancel press the 8 CANCEL button After the loading is finished you can select the Voice from the EXPANSION button G ALIAS Saves only Alias markers shortcuts of the selected data to the ...

Page 28: ...age appears prompting you to overwrite existing Voices After the loading is finished you can select the newly loaded Voices from the EXPANSION button File loading may take several minutes depending on how many Voices are in the Library and how much data they contain Do not turn off the power or disconnect any devices during this operation While loading pressing the VOICE CREATOR or EXPANSION butto...

Page 29: ...low 1 Make sure the Tyros3 is properly connected to the computer with a USB cable 2 Turn the computer s power on then turn the Tyros3 s power on 3 Start Voice Editor on the computer The Custom Voice Edit Mode display is shown in the instrument The Voice Editor can only be used when this display is shown If this display does not appear call up this display by selecting VOICE CRE ATOR F CUSTOM VOICE...

Page 30: ...e chords you play in the chord section of the keyboard There are seven types of fingering 1 Call up the operation display FUNCTION C STYLE SETTING SPLIT POINT CHORD FINGERING TAB Q Q Q Q W W W W CHORD FINGERING 2 Press the 1 3 buttons to select a fingering For information on each fingering type see page 31 Selecting the Chord Fingering Type Chord Tutor If you know the name of a chord but don t kno...

Page 31: ...way similar to Fingered even if you split the notes between your left and right hands for example playing a bass note with your left hand and a chord with your right or by playing a chord with your left hand and a melody note with your right AI FINGERED Basically the same as Fingered with the exception that less than three notes can be played to indicate the chords based on the previously played c...

Page 32: ...his applies to the OTS Link function This parameter determines the timing in which the One Touch Settings change with the MAIN VARIATION A D change The OTS LINK button must be on Real Time One Touch Setting is immediately called up when you press a MAIN VARIATION button Next Bar One Touch Setting is called up at the next measure after you press a MAIN VARIATION button 3 SYNCHRO STOP WINDOW This de...

Page 33: ...ifferent Style is selected When any of the MAIN A D sections is not included in the Style data the nearest section is automatically selected For example when MAIN D is not contained in the selected Style MAIN C will be called up 7 TEMPO This determines whether the tempo changes or not when you change Styles during Style playback HOLD The tempo setting of the previous Style is maintained RESET The ...

Page 34: ...int L to the same note Press the F but ton and rotate the DATA ENTRY dial You can also specify the Split Point directly from the keyboard by pressing the desired key on the keyboard while holding the F button G Split Point S Sets the each Split Point Press one of the desired buttons and rotate the DATA ENTRY dial You can also specify the Split Point directly from the key board by pressing the desi...

Page 35: ...d 3 Press the MEMORY button 4 Press one of the ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 4 buttons A message appears in the display prompting you to save the panel settings 5 Press F YES button to call up the Style Selection display and save the panel settings as a Style file Memorizing the Original One Touch Setting 3 4 The panel settings memorized to each OTS button will be lost if you change the Style or turn the po...

Page 36: ...reset Styles or Styles you have already created See page 40 Call up the operation display DIGITAL RECORDING B STYLE CREATOR There are six Pages tabs in the Style Creator display BASIC Creates the basic settings of the Style You can also record your performance in realtime to create a new Style Realtime Recording See page 37 ASSEMBLY Mixes the various parts channels from preset Styles or already cr...

Page 37: ...p and Style recording is also done using loops For example if you start recording with a two measure MAIN section the two measures are repeatedly recorded Notes that you record will play back from the next repetition loop letting you record while hearing previously recorded material Overdub Recording This method records new material to a channel already containing recorded data without deleting th...

Page 38: ...tedly in a loop you can record individual sounds one by one listening to the previous sounds as they play For information on recording to channels other than the rhythm channels RHY1 2 refer to the section Rules when recording non rhythm channels page 39 7 6 Preset Organ Flute Voice can be recorded to the RHY1 and BASS PHR2 channels NOTE Recordable Voices RHY1 channel Any except your original Orga...

Page 39: ...recorded here the auto accompaniment Style playback is appropriately converted depending on the chord changes you make during your performance The chord which forms the basis for this note conversion is called the Source Chord and is set by default to CM7 as in the example illustration above You can change the Source Chord its root and type from the PARAMETER display on page 45 Keep in mind that w...

Page 40: ...r the channel data can be entered and System Exclusive data can be edited delete copy or move You can switch between the two by pressing the F button However Chord Lyrics and System Exclu sive data cannot be entered For instructions on Step Recording refer to pages 56 59 For information on the EDIT display Event List display refer to page 66 Style Assembly Style Assembly allows you to create a sin...

Page 41: ...he patterns of other channels 7 Press the J SAVE button to execute the Save operation 6 4 5 A D F I buttons Playing the Style During Style Assembly While you are assembling a Style you can play back the Style and select the method of playback Use the 6 7 PLAY TYPE buttons in the Style Assembly display to select the playback method SOLO Mutes all but the selected channel in the ASSEMBLY Page Any ch...

Page 42: ...th note triplet timing The 16A and 16B Beat Con verter which appear when ORIGINAL BEAT is set to 12 Beat are variations on a basic 16th note setting 5 6 SWING Produces a swing feel by shifting the timing of the back beats depending on the ORIGINAL BEAT parameter above For example if the specified ORIGI NAL BEAT value is 8 Beat the Swing parameter will selectively delay the 2nd 4th 6th and 8th beat...

Page 43: ...e operation 1 2 CHANNEL Selects the desired channel part to which Dynamics is to be applied 3 4 ACCENT TYPE Determines the type of accent applied in other words which notes in the part s are emphasized with the Dynamics settings 6 STRENGTH Determines how strongly the selected Accent Type above will be applied The higher the value the stronger the effect 7 EXPAND COMP Expands or compresses the rang...

Page 44: ...ed channel 2 Use the 1 2 CHANNEL buttons to select the channel to be edited The selected channel is shown at the upper left of the display 3 Use the 4 8 buttons to edit the data 4 Press the D EXECUTE button to actually enter the edits for each display After the operation is completed this button changes to UNDO letting you restore the original data if you are not satisfied with the results of the ...

Page 45: ...peration Source Pattern settings SOURCE PLAY ROOT CHORD page 46 There are a variety of possibilities for Style playback notes depending on the particular root note and chord type that are selected The Style data is appropriately converted depending on the chord changes you make during your performance This basic Style data that you create with the Style Cre ator is referred to as the Source Patter...

Page 46: ...7 7 CmM 9 Cdim Cdim7 C 9 7 C 13 7 C b9 7 Csus4 C1 8 C1 5 C b5 7 CM6 Cm 9 7 CM 11 C 11 7 C 9 7 C aug 7 CM aug 7 C sus4 7 CM add9 C b13 7 Csus2 When the Source Root is C C Chord notes C R Recommended notes 3 4 NTR Note Trans position Rule Determines the relative position of the root note in the chord when con verted from the Source Pattern in response to chord changes ROOT TRANS Root Transpose When ...

Page 47: ...rd channels of Sections which respond only to major minor chords such as Intros and Endings HARMONIC MINOR 5th In addition to the Harmonic Minor transposition above augmented and diminished chords affect the 5th note of the Source pattern NATURAL MINOR When the played chord changes from a major to a minor chord this table lowers the third sixth and seventh intervals in the scale by a semitone When...

Page 48: ...ound as realistic as possible in other words that no notes outside the natural range are sounded e g high bass sounds or low piccolo sounds 7 NOTE LIMIT HIGH CM C3 E3 G3 FM F3 A3 C4 F M F 2 A 2 C 3 C M C 3 E 3 G 3 Example When the highest key is F Root changes Notes played CM E3 G3 C4 FM F3 A3 C4 C M E 3 G 3 C 4 Example When the lowest note is C3 and the highest is D4 Root changes Notes played Hig...

Page 49: ...ou can change the notation display as desired to suit your personal preferences After you change the setting here you can save the setting as a part of a Song by accessing DIGITAL RECORDING A SONG CREATOR TAB Q Q Q Q W W W W CHANNEL A B SETUP See page 65 Editing Music Notation Settings 1 LEFT CH Enables disables display of the left hand key range Depending on other settings this parameter may be u...

Page 50: ...t hand parts are assigned automatically setting the parts to the same channel as the channel which is specified in the FUNCTION B SONG SETTING page 52 1 16 Assigns the specified MIDI channel 1 16 to each of the left and right hand parts OFF LEFT CH only No channel assignment This disables display of the left hand key range 2 RIGHT CH 3 4 KEY SIGNATURE This lets you enter key signature changes in t...

Page 51: ...Press the 5 6 button to actually call up desired text file 1 TEXT LYRICS Switches the screen between the Lyrics display lyrics data in the Song is shown and the Text display a text file created on a computer is shown 2 CLEAR Text dis play only Clears the text from the screen the text data itself is not erased 3 4 FIXED 16 PRO PORTIONAL 28 Text display only Determines the text type fixed or proport...

Page 52: ...edly H REPEAT FOLDER Determines the directory in which the Songs are played in sequence when the REPEAT MODE is set to ALL or RANDOM Here the directory refers to the path memorized to each of the SONG I IV buttons CURRENT Sequentially plays all Songs in the directory containing the cur rently selected Song starting with the currently selected Song ALL Sequentially plays all Songs in all directorie...

Page 53: ... desired Guide function type 5 6 LYRICS LAN GUAGE Determines the language of the displayed lyrics AUTO When the language is specified in the Song data the lyrics are dis played accordingly When the language is not specified in the Song data the lyrics language is regarded as INTERNATIONAL below INTERNATIONAL Handles the displayed lyrics as a western language JAPANESE Handles the displayed lyrics a...

Page 54: ...ly play a key on the keyboard in time with the music and Song playback continues Guide menu for singing Karao Key This function lets you control the Song playback timing with just one finger while you sing along This is useful for singing to your own performance Song playback pauses waiting for you to sing Simply play a key on the keyboard any key is fine and Song playback continues Vocal Cue Time...

Page 55: ... even changes the sound according to the way you play Try playing in the three different ways below 6 Press the STOP button to stop playback 7 Press the 8 button to turn the P A T off To use the performance assistant tech nology the Song must contain chord data If the Song contains this data the current chord name will be displayed in the Main display during Song playback letting you easily check ...

Page 56: ... page 61 CHANNEL Edits the Channel events See page 63 CHORD Records the Chords and Sections with timing page 59 or edits them page 67 1 16 Records the melodies Step Recording see below or edits the recorded melodies page 67 SYS EX Edits the System Exclusive events See page 67 LYRICS Inputs edits the lyrics See page 68 Recording Melodies Step Recording 1 Press the SONG REC and SONG STOP buttons sim...

Page 57: ...alue the louder the sound becomes KBD VEL Actual resulting velocity fff 127 ff 111 f 95 mf 79 mp 63 p 47 pp 31 ppp 15 H Determines the gate time note length of the note to be entered Normal 80 Tenuto 99 Staccato 40 Staccatissimo 20 Manual The gate time can be set to any desired percentage by using the DATA ENTRY dial I Determines the note type to be entered normal dotted or triplet J DELETE Delete...

Page 58: ...utton to select the quarter note length 11 Play the keys E3 and F3 in order The first measure has been completed 12 Press the 6 button again to enter a quarter note rest To enter the rest use the 4 8 buttons Press the button once to select the rest value and once again to actually enter it A rest having the specified note length will be entered 13 Press the G button to select mp 14 Press the H but...

Page 59: ...s Intro Main Ending and so on one at a time with precise timing These instructions show how to record chord changes using the Step Record function 1 Press the SONG REC and SONG STOP buttons simultaneously A blank Song New Song is called up for recording 2 Call up the operation display DIGITAL RECORDING A SONG CREATOR TAB Q Q Q Q W W W W CHORD 3 Press the G STEP REC button to call up the STEP RECOR...

Page 60: ...C F and G in the chord section of the keyboard 4 Press the STYLE CONTROL BREAK button 5 Press the 6 button to select the quarter note length 6 Play the chords F and G7 in the chord section of the keyboard 7 Press the STYLE CONTROL MAIN B button C F G F G7 C 2 3 1 4 7 5 6 8 9 The numbers shown in the illustration corre spond to the following operation step numbers Example of Step Recording Chords M...

Page 61: ...h the newly recorded data Keep in mind that the notes before and after the Punch In Out points are not recorded over although you will hear them play back normally to guide you in the Punch In Out timing 1 Call up the operation display DIGITAL RECORDING A SONG CREATOR TAB Q Q Q Q W W W W REC MODE 2 Determine the settings for recording The recorded Song data will be lost if you select another Song ...

Page 62: ... want during playback to punch in out of overwrite recording Note that the current function assignment of the Foot Pedal 2 is cancelled when the Pedal Punch In Out function is set to ON Pedal Punch In Out operation may be reversed depending on the particular pedal you ve connected to the instrument If necessary change the pedal polarity to reverse the control page 109 NOTE The recorded Song data w...

Page 63: ...te the operation for the cur rent display After the operation with the exception of the SETUP menu is completed this button changes to UNDO letting you restore the original data if you are not satisfied with the operation results The Undo function only has one level only the previous operation can be undone 3 Press the I SAVE button to execute the Save operation 3 1 1 2 The recorded Song data will...

Page 64: ...ze settings marked with asterisks are exceptionally conve nient since they allow you to quantize two different note values at the same time For example when the straight eighth notes and eighth notes triplet are contained in the same channel if you quantize by the straight eighth notes all notes in the channel are quantized to straight eighth notes completely eliminating any triplet feel However i...

Page 65: ...es the channel into which the mix or copy results will be placed F CH 1 8 CH 9 16 Toggles between the two channel displays Channels 1 8 and Channels 9 16 G ALL CH To simultaneously set all channels to the same value adjust the Channel Transpose for one of the channels while holding down this button 1 7 SELECT Determines which playback features and functions will be automatically called up along wi...

Page 66: ...Calls up the Filter display page 68 letting you select only the events you wish to be shown in the event list I SAVE Press to save the edited Song J MULTI SELECT Holding this button while using the A B buttons lets you select multiple events 1 BAR Determines the position bar beat clock of the data One clock is equal to 1 1920th of a quarter note 2 BEAT 3 CLOCK 4 5 DATA ENTRY Adjusts the event valu...

Page 67: ...he note is played ScBar Score Start Bar Determines the top measure of a Song Tempo Determines the tempo value Time Time signature Determines the time signature Key Key signature Determines the key signature as well as the major minor setting for the music score shown on the display XGPrm XG parameters Allows you to make various detailed changes to the XG parameters Refer to the MIDI Data Format in...

Page 68: ...ent List displays 1 Press the H FILTER button in the CHORD 1 16 SYS EX or LYRICS displays 2 Checkmark the desired item to be displayed 3 Press the EXIT button to execute the settings C MAIN Displays all main types of events D CTRL CHG Displays all specific Control Change message events E STYLE Displays all types of Style playback related events H ALL ON Checkmarks all event types I NOTE CHORD Sele...

Page 69: ... SPJ 01 turning on LOOP will result in a playback loop between those points If the LOOP button is turned on while the Song is playing back between the top of the Song and SPJ 02 playback will loop between SPJ 01 and SPJ 02 If the Song is playing back between the second SPJ 01 and SPJ 03 and LOOP is turned on playback jumps back to SPJ 02 and loops between SPJ 02 and the sec ond SPJ 01 Loop End Mar...

Page 70: ...from the display called up when you press the MULTI PAD CONTROL SELECT but ton 2 Press the DIGITAL RECORDING button 3 Press the C button to call up the Multi Pad Creator display 4 If necessary select the desired Voice from VOICE category selection buttons After selection press the EXIT button to return to the previous display 5 Select a particular Multi Pad for recording by pressing any of the A B...

Page 71: ...the corresponding pad is played back according to the chord specified in the chord section of the keyboard generated by turning ACMP on or specified in the LEFT Voice sec tion of the keyboard generated by turning LEFT on when turning the ACMP off 12 Press the D NAME button then enter a name for each Multi Pad as desired 13 Press the I SAVE button then save the Multi Pad data as a Bank containing a...

Page 72: ...to the Basic Opera tion section in the Owner s Manual Multi Pad Editing 1 NAME Changes the name of each Multi Pad 3 COPY Copies the Multi Pad s See below 5 DELETE Deletes the selected Multi Pads Copying the Multi Pad 1 Press the 3 button in step 4 above 2 Select the Multi Pads to be copied by using the A B F and G buttons then press the 7 OK button The selected Multi Pad s is copied to the clipboa...

Page 73: ...tyles and settings you use most often in your per formance 1 Select the desired record from the MUSIC FINDER display 2 Press the H ADDTO FAVORITE button to add the selected record to the FAVORITE page then press the G YES button to actually add the record 3 Call up the FAVORITE page by using the TAB Q Q Q Q W W W W buttons and check to see if the record has been added Creating a Set of Favorite Re...

Page 74: ...r the song name keyword To clear the entered Music Key word press the F G CLEAR button B KEYWORD C STYLE Changes the Style Pressing this button calls up the Style Selection display After selecting the desired Style press the EXIT button to return back to the Edit display To clear the entered Style press the H CLEAR button D BEAT Changes the beat time signature of the record for search purposes E F...

Page 75: ... the instructions below 1 Call up the File Selection display MUSIC FINDER 7 FILES 2 Use the TAB Q Q Q Q W W W W buttons to select USER HD USB 3 Press the A J buttons to select the desired Music Finder file When the file is selected a message is displayed according to the content of the file Press the desired button Saving the Record as a Single File F REPLACE All Music Finder records currently in ...

Page 76: ... http music yamaha com idc 1 Make sure that your Tyros3 is connected to the Internet and press the MUSIC FINDER button to call up the MUSIC FINDER display 2 Select the record whose information you want to view by using the 1 5 buttons or the DATA ENTRY dial 3 Press the J MUSIC FINDER button to open the Web page The information of the selected record is shown 4 Press the EXIT button to exit the bro...

Page 77: ...eping the same accompaniment Style This is where the Freeze function comes in handy It lets you maintain the settings of certain items and leave them unchanged even when selecting other Registration Memory buttons 1 Call up the operation display FUNCTION E REGIST SEQUENCE FREEZE VOICE SET TAB Q Q Q Q W W W W FREEZE 2 Determine the items to be frozen Select the desired item by using the 2 7 buttons...

Page 78: ...ttings specify here how the pedal will be used to advance or to reverse through the sequence Use the C REGIST PEDAL button to select the pedal for advancing through the sequence Use the D REGIST PEDAL button to select the pedal for reversing through the sequence 4 Use the E SEQUENCE END button to determine how Registration Sequence behaves when reaching the end of the sequence STOP Pressing the TA...

Page 79: ...r at the top right goes out The first Sequence will be selected by pressing one of the TAB Q Q Q Q W W W W buttons or by pressing the pedal Saving the Registration Sequence Settings The settings for the Sequence order and how Registration Sequence behaves when reaching the end of the sequence SEQUENCE END are included as part of the Regis tration Memory Bank file To store your newly programmed Reg...

Page 80: ...re are many For example you can Use existing audio material commercially available samples loops sound effects etc on the Tyros3 Record your performance to another device such as on a computer or audio sequencer add vocals and other instruments as desired then import the finished audio to the Tyros3 Export a recording made on the Tyros3 to a computer based audio editor giving you more comprehensiv...

Page 81: ...d If multiple pages P1 P2 are shown at the bottom you can select files from these displays too After that press the 7 OK button 7 At the prompt press the F YES button Importing may take as little as a couple of seconds or as long as a few minutes depending on the file size as well as the number of files you are importing To confirm the imported file press the EXIT button to return to the AUDIO dis...

Page 82: ...ORMALIZE MAIN button or B NORMALIZE SUB button 2 At the prompt press the G OK button to start normalizing the selected track To cancel the operation press the H CANCEL button 2 Adjusting the Volume In the VOLUME Page use the 3 4 buttons or sliders to adjust the output level of Main Sub tracks 3 Replacing the Main Sub Tracks In the REC MODE Page press the D SWAP MAIN SUB button to replace the Main ...

Page 83: ...t a recording method Replace the whole data NORMAL REC Mix the recorded data NORMAL REC PLUS PLAYBACK 5 If you select NORMAL REC PLUS PLAYBACK play back the recorded audio and practice the part that you want to overdub while the audio is playing Change the volume settings if necessary If you wish to add a keyboard played Voice from the Tyros3 select the desired Voice If you wish to record your sin...

Page 84: ...Press the HARD DISK RECORDER SETTING button then use the TAB Q Q Q Q W W W W buttons to select the REC MODE tab 3 Use the C TRACK SELECT button to select the track to be re recorded 4 Use the A B buttons to select a recording method Replace a certain range of the data PUNCH IN OUT Overdub a certain range of the data PUNCH IN OUT MERGE The Hard Disk Recorder automatically reduces the level of the p...

Page 85: ...o the desired punch in out position while listening to the playback 500 milliseconds loop play back before after the specified point The DATA ENTRY dial lets you adjust the point in sec onds and the PREV NEXT buttons lets you adjust in milliseconds 2 3 Press the 7 MODE button to select After Before After repeats 500 milliseconds after the Nudge Data Position and Before repeats 500 milliseconds bef...

Page 86: ...ar your new recording press the PLAY PAUSE button If you ve made a mistake or you re not completely satisfied with your perfor mance you can undo the operation by pressing H UNDO button on the REC MODE page 8 Press the I SAVE button to save the recording This function within the Property window lets you set the Start and End points for the audio file This action is non destructive and affects only...

Page 87: ...rrent folder press the 6 ALL button 5 Press the 7 OK button To cancel the operation press the 8 CANCEL button 6 Check the Playlist to confirm that the files have been added by press ing the 6 PLAYLIST button If the Playlist already has audio files additional files are automatically put at the end of the list Added files are also automatically selected checkmarked for playback 7 Save the Playlist P...

Page 88: ...revious or next audio file in the Playlist 7 Press the HARD DISK RECORDER STOP button to stop playback To disengage the Playlist mode press the 6 AUDIO buttons to show the AUDIO display and select an audio song Playlist Controls Shown here is a sample Playlist display with short explanations of the various controls A REPEAT Determines how the audio files will be played back B SORT Determines wheth...

Page 89: ...7 buttons and press the 3 INSERT button Copy and Insert 1 Press the 4 COPY button 2 Select the desired file entry by using the 5 buttons and press the 6 button to actually select it Then press the 8 OK button The entry is copied 3 Move the cursor to the desired location in the list with the 7 buttons and press the 3 INSERT button 3 INSERT 4 COPY 4 DELETE Deletes files from the Playlist Keep in min...

Page 90: ...CE parameter the detailed settings related to the drum Voice are reset and in some cases you may be unable to restore the original sound In the case of Song playback you can restore the origi nal sound by returning to the beginning of the Song and playing back from that point In the case of Style play you can restore the original sound by selecting the same Style again NOTE NOTE NOTE F SONG AUTO R...

Page 91: ...ify the Voice which you with to replace with the Tyros3 Voice 2 Press the 8 OK button to apply your Revoice settings To cancel the Revoice operation press the 8 CANCEL button 3 In the VOL VOICE Page press the F button to set the SONG AUTO REVOICE to ON Depending on the particular Song data there are some instances where Song Auto Revoice has no effect NOTE 2 1 3 VOICE NAME Selects the XG Voices to...

Page 92: ...part is set to Mono C H PITCH BEND RANGE Determines the range of the PITCH BEND wheel for each keyboard part The range is from 0 to 12 with each step corresponding to one semitone D I OCTAVE Determines the range of the pitch change in octaves over two octaves up or down for each keyboard part The value set here is added to the setting via the OCTAVE buttons TRANSPOSE Allows you to set transpositio...

Page 93: ...Mixing Con sole display The Effect Type Selection display is called up Editing EFFECT Parameters F TYPE Selects the desired effect type See below B C G H REVERB Adjusts the amount of the Reverb sound for each part or channel D I CHORUS Adjusts the amount of the Chorus sound for each part or channel E J DSP Adjusts the amount of the DSP sound for each part or channel 2 3 4 5 6 NEXT PAGE ...

Page 94: ...e and Song When it is set to Insertion the DSP1 effect will behave as same as other DSP blocks and be applied to only the part s selected in step 3 NOTE Effect Block Effect appli cable parts Effect characteristics REVERB All parts Reproduces the warm ambience of playing in a concert hall or jazz club CHORUS All parts Produces a rich fat sound as if several parts are being played simultaneously In ...

Page 95: ...the 1 3 but tons The re selected effect configuration is displayed at the upper left side box in the display 9 Press the I SAVE button to call up the display for saving your orig inal effect 10 Use the 3 6 buttons to select the destination for saving the effect The maximum number for effects that can be saved differs depending on the effect block 11 Press the I SAVE button to save the effect When ...

Page 96: ...dead and free of echoes The Tyros3 possesses a high grade five band digital EQ With this function a final effect tone control can be added to the output of your instrument You can select one of the five preset EQ settings in the EQ display You can even create your own cus tom EQ settings by adjusting the frequency bands and save the settings to one of two User Master EQ types Editing EQ Parameters...

Page 97: ...or cut each of the five bands Use the 8 buttons to boost or cut all the five bands at the same time 4 Adjust the Q bandwidth and the FREQ center frequency of the band selected in step 3 To adjust the bandwidth also called Shape or Q use the 1 buttons or slider The higher the value of Q the narrower the band width To adjust the FREQ center frequency use the 2 buttons or slider The available FREQ ra...

Page 98: ... of these columns jacks the selected part drum instruments will be output from only the selected SUB jack s When you select SUB1 2 the sound will be output in stereo SUB1 left SUB2 right 6 SUB2 7 SUB1 2 PANEL Page DRUM PERCUSSION Page Press F button When using one of the SUB Line Out settings make sure that you ve connected cables to the appropriate LINE OUT SUB jacks on the rear panel If cables a...

Page 99: ...rrently selected press the 4 BOOK MARK button The Bookmark display appears showing a list of the currently saved bookmarks 2 Call up the display for registering bookmarks by pressing the 3 ADD button 3 Select the position of the new bookmark by pressing the 1 but ton 4 To save the bookmark press the 7 EXECUTE button or press the 8 CANCEL button to cancel 5 Press the 8 CLOSE button to return to the...

Page 100: ... a bookmark page 99 4 MOVE Changes the order of the bookmarks 1 Select the bookmark you wish to move then press the 4 MOVE button The lower part of the display changes letting you select the new posi tion for the bookmark 2 Select the intended position by pressing the 1 button 3 Move the bookmark to the selected position by pressing the 7 EXECUTE button 5 CHANGE Changes the name of the selected bo...

Page 101: ...is not shown when this is set to off Time zone This determines the time setting for the browser Changing the Home Page In the default condition the top page of the special website is automatically set to be the Home page for the browser However you can specify any desired page on the site to be the Home page 1 Open the page you wish to set as your new Home page 2 Press the 5 SETTING button to call...

Page 102: ... Style Playback via MIDI Receive 117 Setting the Chord Type for Style Playback via MIDI Receive 117 MFC10 Settings 118 Microphone Overall Settings 1 Call up the operation display MIC SETTING TAB Q Q Q Q W W W W OVERALL SETTING 2 Use the A C and E or F H and J buttons to select the parameter to be adjusted then set the value by using the 1 8 buttons or sliders For information on each parameter see ...

Page 103: ...e input signal from the microphone exceeds a specified level This is especially useful for smoothing out vocals that have widely varying dynamics It effectively compresses the signal making soft parts louder and loud parts softer MIC MUTE selected by C or H button MIC VOLUME selected by E or J buttons 1 3 5 Hz Adjusts the center frequency of the corresponding band 2 4 6 dB Boosts or cuts the level...

Page 104: ...cal Harmony types fall into one of three modes which produce harmony in different ways The harmony effect is dependent on the selected Vocal Harmony mode and this parameter determines how the harmony is applied to your voice The three modes are described below AUTO When the ACMP or LEFT is set to ON and if chord data exists in the Song the mode is automatically set to CHORDAL In all other cases th...

Page 105: ...USB as a System Setup file FUNCTION I UTILITY TAB Q Q Q Q W W W W SYSTEM RESET See page 126 CAUTION NOTE 1 VOLUME This determines the output volume of the microphone sound 2 PAN This sets the stereo pan position of the microphone sound 4 REVERB DEPTH These set the depth of the reverb effects applied to the microphone sound 5 CHORUS DEPTH This sets the depth of the chorus effects applied to the mic...

Page 106: ... type to be edited by using the A J buttons 3 Press the 8 EDIT button to call up the VOCAL HARMONY EDIT display 4 Edit the Vocal Harmony 5 Press the I SAVE button to save your edited Vocal Harmony type 1 2 3 5 1 2 EFFECT TYPE Re selects the Vocal Harmony Type 3 5 PARAMETER Selects the parameter you want to be edit See page 107 6 7 VALUE Sets the value of the selected parameter 8 RETURN Returns to ...

Page 107: ...he harmony voice becomes The lower the value the more masculine the voice LEAD PITCH CORRECT This parameter is only effective when the LEAD GENDER TYPE above is set to other than Off When Smooth or Hard is selected the pitch of the lead vocal is shifted in precise semitone steps UPPER GENDER THRESH OLD Gender change will occur when the harmony pitch reaches or exceeds the specified number of semit...

Page 108: ...DAL L63 R C L R63 A setting of L63 R pans the sound hard left while C is at center and L R63 is at hard right HARMONY 1 2 3 DETUNE Detunes the first lowest second and third highest harmony note by the specified number of cents PITCH TO NOTE When this is set to ON you can play the Voices of the Tyros3 with your voice The Tyros3 tracks the pitch of your voice and con verts it to note data for the to...

Page 109: ... 1 8 buttons to set the details of the selected func tions the part for which the function is applied etc The available parameters differ depending on the function selected in step 3 5 If necessary set the polarity of the pedal by using the I button Pedal on off operation may differ depending on the particular pedal you ve connected to the Tyros3 For example pressing down on one pedal may turn the...

Page 110: ...y for certain appropriate Voices You can turn this pedal function on or off for each keyboard part on this dis play GLIDE When the pedal is pressed the pitch changes and then returns to normal pitch when the pedal is released The following parameters can be set for this function on this display UP DOWN Determines whether the pitch change goes up is raised or down is lowered RANGE Determines the ra...

Page 111: ... VARIATION A D buttons FILL DOWN Plays a fill in which is automatically followed by the Main section of the button on the immediate left FILL SELF Plays a fill in FILL BREAK Plays a break FILL UP Plays a fill in which is automatically followed by the Main section of the button on the immediate right ENDING1 3 Same as the ENDING rit I III buttons FADE IN OUT Same as the FADE IN OUT button FINGERD F...

Page 112: ...saved it to the USER Page you can also select the template from the USER Page 3 Press the 8 EDIT button to call up the MIDI display to edit the selected template 4 Use the TAB Q Q Q Q W W W W buttons to call up the relevant setting display SYSTEM MIDI System Settings page 114 TRANSMIT MIDI Transmission Settings page 115 RECEIVE MIDI Reception Settings page 116 BASS Settings for the bass note of ch...

Page 113: ... be used when you wish to set the tempo on the MIDI device connected to the Tyros3 Playback or recording of the Tyros3 synchronizes with an external clock received via MIDI A MIDI Accord 1 MIDI accordions allow you to transmit MIDI data and play con nected tone generators from the keyboard and bass chord buttons of the accordion This template lets you play melodies from the key board and control S...

Page 114: ...nal devices If you are using the Tyros3 with an external sequencer MIDI computer or other MIDI device and you want to synchronize it to that device set this parameter to the appropriate setting MIDI A MIDI B USB 1 or USB 2 In this case make sure that the external device is connected properly e g to the Tyros3 s MIDI IN terminal and that it is properly trans mitting a MIDI clock signal TRANSMIT CLO...

Page 115: ...t side of the keyboard from the Split Point for the Voices This is not affected by the on off status of the ACMP button 2 Use the 3 buttons to select a channel via which the selected part will be transmitted 3 Use the 4 8 button to determine the types of data to be sent The following MIDI messages can be set on the TRANSMIT RECEIVE display NOTE Note events CC Control Change PC Program Change PB Pi...

Page 116: ...RT 1 4 There are four parts specially reserved for receiving and playing MIDI data Normally these parts are not used by the instrument itself The Tyros3 can be used as a 32 channel multi timbral tone generator by using these four parts in addition to the parts except for the microphone sound 3 Use the 4 8 button to determine the types of data to be received 1 1 2 3 The dots corresponding to each c...

Page 117: ...select the channel 2 Use the 1 8 button to set the desired channel to ON or OFF You can also set all channels to OFF by pressing the I ALL OFF button Setting the Chord Type for Style Playback via MIDI Receive The explanations here apply to the CHORD DETECT Page in step 4 on page 112 These settings let you determine the chord type for Style playback based on the note messages received via MIDI The ...

Page 118: ...ge 112 to call up the MFC10 Page 4 Set the parameters on this display as desired On this display two settings below can be made Each footswitch F00 F29 on the MFC10 sends a note number to the Tyros3 and the Tyros3 determines how it responds to which function is executed by that note number Each foot controller on the MFC10 sends control change messages over a specific control change number to the ...

Page 119: ...10 6 Disconnect the MIDI cable from the Tyros3 and the MFC10 and con nect the MIDI OUT terminal of the MFC10 to the MIDI IN terminal of the Tyros3 according to the setting above by using a MIDI cable 7 Operate the MFC10 to confirm whether you can properly control the Tyros3 from the MFC10 as set in step 4 8 Press the EXIT button to return to the MIDI template Selection dis play and save the settin...

Page 120: ...ct the desired parameter 1 Fade In Out 2 Metronome 3 Parameter Lock 4 Tap 3 FADE IN TIME Determines the time it takes for the volume to fade in or go from minimum to maximum range of 0 20 0 seconds 4 FADE OUT TIME Determines the time it takes for the volume to fade out or go from maximum to minimum range of 0 20 0 seconds 5 FADE OUT HOLD TIME Determines the time the volume is held at 0 following t...

Page 121: ...l control in other words instead of being changed via Registration Memory One Touch Setting Music Finder or Song and sequence data Use the 1 7 buttons to select the desired parameter then lock it with the 8 MARK ON button 4 Tap This allows you to set the drum sound and the velocity which will sound when the Tap function is used 2 4 PERCUSSION Selects the instrument 5 6 VELOCITY Sets the velocity ...

Page 122: ...e Selection display with the top first Voice of the Voice category automatically selected when one of the VOICE but tons is pressed OPEN ONLY Opens the Voice Selection display with the currently selected Voice when one of the VOICE buttons is pressed 3 4 Display Voice Number Determines whether or not the Voice bank and number are shown in the Voice Selection display This is useful when you want to...

Page 123: ...ter a specified time of inactiv ity both to maximize the lifetime of the hard disk and to minimize unneces sary mechanical noise This parameter determines the sleep time 3 4 SONG AUTO OPEN Turns the Song Auto Open function on or off When this is set to ON and the media selected in the Device List above is inserted the Tyros3 automati cally calls up the first Song in the media F PROPERTY Opens the ...

Page 124: ... for the Main display You can select a pic ture from among various pictures provided on the Preset Page After select ing press the EXIT button to close the Selection display You can also use your original picture in the USB storage device Make sure the image file is bitmap file BMP and no greater than 640 x 480 pixels First copy the desired file from USB to USER Page then select it on the USER Pag...

Page 125: ...ters to the original factory set tings Refer to the Data List for details about which parameters belong to the System Setup MIDI SETUP Restores the MIDI settings including the MIDI templates on the USER tab display to the original factory status USER EFFECT Restores the User Effect settings including the user effect types user master EQ types user compressor types and user vocal harmony types crea...

Page 126: ...our file 6 To recall your file press the desired F I buttons in the SYSTEM RESET display then select the desired file F SYSTEM SETUP FILES Parameters set on the various displays such as the FUNCTION I UTILITY and microphone setting display are handled as a single System Setup file Refer to the Data List for details on which parameters belong to the System Setup G MIDI SETUP FILES The MIDI settings...

Page 127: ...rd Tutor 30 CHORUS 94 CHORUS DEPTH 14 CHORUS DEPTH Talk 105 CLOCK 114 COMMON 12 COMPARE 11 COMPRESSOR 103 CONFIG1 120 CONFIG2 122 CONTROLLER 6 10 109 CONTROLLER Voice Set 12 Cool 4 Custom Drum Voice 22 Custom Reset 126 Custom Voice 17 CUSTOM VOICE EDIT via PC 29 Custom 5 CustomWA 5 D DECAY 13 DELETE Song Creator 64 DELETE Style Creator 38 DELETE WAVE 20 DIGITAL RECORDING 36 56 70 DORIAN 47 DORIAN ...

Page 128: ... 47 MEMORY OTS 35 MESSAGE SW Message Switch 114 Metronome 120 MFC10 112 118 MIC MUTE 103 MIC SETTING 102 105 MIC VOLUME 103 Microphone 102 MIDI Settings 112 MIDI SETUP FILES 126 MIDI Templates 113 MIX 65 Mixing Console 90 MODE Organ Flutes 16 MODE Vocal Harmony mode 104 MODULATION Pedal 111 MODULATION Voice Set 12 MONO POLY 12 MOVABLE DO 50 Multi Assign Type 7 MULTI FINGER 31 Multi Pad 70 Multi Pa...

Page 129: ... ROOT FIXED 46 ROOT TRANS 46 RTR 48 S SAVE ASSIGN 20 24 SCALE TUNE 9 Score 49 SECTION SET 33 SEQUENCE END 78 SET UP Score 50 SETUP Mixing Console 91 SETUP Song Creator 65 SFF 45 SFF GE 45 SFX 4 SINGLE FINGER 31 SOFT 110 Song 49 SONG Transpose 10 Song Auto Revoice 91 Song Creator 56 Song Position Markers 69 SONG SETTING 52 SOSTENUTO 110 SOUND 13 SOURCE ROOT 46 SP Song Position 69 SPEAKER 122 SPEED ...

Page 130: ...HARMONY CONTROL 104 VOCODER CONTROL 104 Voice 4 VOICE Mixing Console 90 Voice Creator 17 Voice Editor 29 VOICE RAM 25 VOICE SET 15 Voice Set 11 VOL Organ Flutes 16 VOL VOICE 90 VOLUME Hard Disk Recorder 82 VOLUME Harmony Echo 8 VOLUME Mixing Console 90 VOLUME Talk 105 VOLUME Voice Creator 23 VOLUME Voice Set 12 VOLUME ATTACK 16 W WAVE COUNT 25 WAVE IMPORT Hard Disk Recorder 81 WAVE IMPORT Voice Cr...

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