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Connecting to a Computer Initial Send This function lets you send the panel setup data to a computer. Before you record performance data to a sequencer application running on your computer, it is a good idea to first send and record the panel setup data before the actual performance data. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 3 Press [+/YES] to send, or press [-/NO] to cancel. f r 2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the Initial Send item. Transferring Data between the Computer and Instrument MIDI songs residing on a computer, as well as the 70 MIDI songs and 5 Style files provided on the CD-ROM, can be transferred to the instrument. Backup files can also be transferred from the instrument to the computer and back. Songs and styles transferred to the instrument can be used with the instrument's lesson and other functions. In order to transfer songs between your computer and the instrument you will need to install the Musicsoft Downloader application and the USBMIDI Driver included on the Accessory CD-ROM on your computer. Refer to the Accessory CDROM Installation Guide on page 85 for installation details. ● Data that can be transferred from a computer to this instrument. • Song Capacity (max.): Flash memory 99 songs (Song 036-) • Data Capacity: Flash memory 373 kb • Data Format: SMF format 0, style file (extension: .sty), Backup File (06PG76.BUP) ● What is SMF (Standard MIDI File)? The SMF (Standard MIDI File) format is one of the most common and widely compatible sequence formats used for storing sequence data. There are two variations: Format 0 and Format 1. A large number of MIDI devices are compatible with SMF Format 0, and most commercially available MIDI sequence data is provided in SMF Format 0. ■With the Musicsoft Downloader You Can ● Transfer MIDI songs you have downloaded from the Internet or created on your computer from the computer to the instrument's flash memory. ⇒ refer to the procedure described on page 83. The procedure for transferring songs included on the Accessory CD-ROM from your computer to the instrument is given as an example. 82 DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner's Manual

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82
DGX-220/YPG-225
Owner’s Manual
Connecting to a Computer
This function lets you send the panel setup data to a computer. Before you record performance data to a
sequencer application running on your computer, it is a good idea to first send and record the panel setup
data before the actual performance data.
1
Press the [FUNCTION] button.
2
Use the CATEGORY
[
] and [
]
buttons
to select the Initial Send item.
3
Press [+/YES] to send, or press [-/NO]
to cancel.
MIDI songs residing on a computer, as well as the
70 MIDI songs and 5 Style files provided on the
CD-ROM, can be transferred to the instrument.
Backup files can also be transferred from the
instrument to the computer and back. Songs and
styles transferred to the instrument can be used
with the instrument’s lesson and other functions.
In order to transfer songs between your computer
and the instrument you will need to install the
Musicsoft Downloader application and the USB-
MIDI Driver included on the Accessory CD-ROM
on your computer. Refer to the Accessory CD-
ROM Installation Guide on page 85 for installation
details.
■
With the Musicsoft
Downloader You Can.
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
Transfer MIDI songs you have downloaded
from the Internet or created on your computer
from the computer to the instrument’s flash
memory.
⇒
refer to the procedure described on
page 83.
The procedure for transferring songs included
on the Accessory CD-ROM from your com-
puter to the instrument is given as an example.
Initial Send
f
r
Transferring Data between the Computer and Instrument
●
Data that can be transferred from a computer
to this instrument.
• Song Capacity (max.):
Flash memory 99 songs
(Song 036–)
• Data Capacity:
Flash memory 373 kb
• Data Format:
SMF format 0,
style file (extension: .sty),
Backup File (06PG76.BUP)
●
What is SMF (Standard MIDI File)?
The SMF (Standard MIDI File) format is one of the
most common and widely compatible sequence
formats used for storing sequence data. There are
two variations: Format 0 and Format 1. A large
number of MIDI devices are compatible with SMF
Format 0, and most commercially available MIDI
sequence data is provided in SMF Format 0.