Yamaha disklavier YMM Series - Manual (Page 8)

Soft Mode
A volume setting for the Disklavier in normal mode, in the range -7 to -10. In this mode, playback
volume is greatly reduced by the extended use of the soft pedal mechanism.
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.
XG
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
lormat is played on another XG compatible tone generator or synthesizer, it will play and sound as
the original composer/creator intended.
Application Guide
Acoustic Piano Playing
The Disklavier is foremost a fine acoustic piano. The optical sensor system does not interfere in the
least with the renowned “touch” of a Yamaha piano. Therefore, you can always play your Disklavier
as you would any other Yamaha piano.
Note: It is not neces.sary to switch on the Disklavier when you simply want to play the piano.
A Wide Variety of Applications
The Disklavier is a wonderfully flexible instrument. This section offers a few general ideas on how
you can take the best advantage of your Disklavier.
The following applications are briefly described in this section:
• Home Listening Pleasure
• Music Education and Practice
• Vocal or Instrumental Accompaniment
• Ensemble Playing Using the Internal XG Tone Generator
• MIDI Musicians and Computer-Based Music Systems
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Home Listening Pleasure
You can use your Disklavier to provide live
piano entertainment in your home, at any time.
The comprehensive PianoSoft collection offers a
libraiy of music that the whole family can
enjoy, including selections from classical, jazz,
easy listening, and popular music.
The full-function remote control enables you to
control the Disklavier from your favorite
cumchair.
When entertaining guests, the Disklavier can be
used to provide live or pre-recorded genuine
piano performance.
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Vocal or Instrumental Accompaniment
With its versatile playback functions, the
Disklavier is an ideal accompanist for solo
vocal, chorus, flute, violin, trumpet, etc.
Better still, Disklavier accompaniment can be
played at different tempos, in different keys, and
any song or passage can be repeated again and
again — with far more patience than any living
accompanist could muster!
Ensemble Playing Using the Internal Tone Generator
The Disklavier reproduces not only live piano
music, but digital accompaniment as well,
thanks to the internal XG tone generator. You
can play back PianoSoft-Plus pre-recorded
Ensemble songs and enjoy the sound of a
Vtuiety of instruments — brass, woodwind,
strings, bass, percussion, and more. You can
also compose and record your own, assembling
up to 16 different instrument parts.
Application Guide