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Selecting and Playing Songs The DGX-500/300 features a total of 105 songs. These include 100 songs that showcase the rich and dynamic sounds of the instrument, and 100 of these songs can be used with the educational Lesson feature (page 67), a powerful tool that makes learning songs fun and easy. Three of the songs are special Demonstration songs that can be played automatically by pressing the [DEMO] button. Moreover, there are five special User songs to which you can record your own performance. The User songs are "empty" and cannot be played until something has been recorded to them. (For instructions on recording your own songs, see page 62.) You can also play back songs from floppy disks; for details, see page 73. G Song Playback Display 068 Babbino Indicates the tracks currently playing back. (These can be alternately muted and sounded during playback by pressing the corresponding SONG MEMORY buttons.) 012 Current measure number * The indication "F t" appears in the display when a song having a "free" tempo is selected. Certain songs have been composed or arranged in "free" tempo, meaning that the tempo and/or the time signature are not constant during the piece. As a result, when a "free" tempo song plays back, the measure, beat and timing indications are not shown in the display. About the Beat Display The arrow marks in the beat display flash in time with the rhythm of the song or style. The first arrow indicates the first beat of the measure, and the others flash in sequence. These display the notes and name of the current chord. First beat of Second Third Fourth measure beat beat beat Selecting and Playing a Song 1 Press the [SONG] button. Song name and number Indicates Song mode is selected 004 B Bailey -01 2 Select the desired song number. Use the numeric keypad. You can use the numeric keypad to directly enter the song number, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to step up and down through the songs. 57

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Selecting and Playing Songs
The DGX-500/300 features a total of 105 songs.
These include 100 songs that showcase the
rich and dynamic sounds of the instrument, and 100 of these songs can be used with the edu-
cational Lesson feature (page 67), a powerful tool that makes learning songs fun and easy.
Three of the songs are special Demonstration songs that can be played automatically by
pressing the [DEMO] button.
Moreover, there are
fi
ve special User songs to which you can
record your own performance.
The User songs are
“
empty
”
and cannot be played until something has been recorded to them.
(For instructions on recording your own songs, see page 62.)
You can also play back songs from
fl
oppy disks; for details, see page 73.
Selecting and Playing a Song
1
Press the [SONG] button.
2
Select the desired song number.
Use the numeric keypad.
You can use the numeric keypad to directly enter the song number, or use the
[+]/[-] buttons to step up and down through the songs.
●
Song Playback Display
These display the notes and name of
the current chord.
Current measure number
*
The indication “
F
t
” appears in the display when a song
having a “free” tempo is selected.
Certain songs have been composed or arranged in “free”
tempo, meaning that the tempo and/or the time signature
are not constant during the piece.
As a result, when a
“free” tempo song plays back, the measure, beat and tim-
ing indications are not shown in the display.
Indicates the tracks currently playing back.
(These can
be alternately muted and sounded during playback by
pressing the corresponding SONG MEMORY buttons.)
About the Beat Display
The arrow marks in the beat display flash in time
with the rhythm of the song or style.
The first arrow
indicates the first beat of the measure, and the oth-
ers flash in sequence.
First beat of
measure
Second
beat
Third
beat
Fourth
beat
Babbino
068
012
Song name and number
Indicates Song mode is selected
B Bailey
004
-01