Yamaha EZ-300 EZ-300 Owners Manual - Page 41

EZ-300

Owner’s Manual

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Reference

Learning How to Use “Touch” Control

(Touch Tutor)

This learning feature lets you practice how hard or soft to play the keys for musical

expression, referred to as “Touch” in this chapter, by playing back Song numbers 141 to

150 (in the “Touch Tutor” category). Playing back Songs from this category shows indi-

cations for the appropriate playing strength. Try playing according to the level dis-

played in the LCD as the Song progresses.

1

Select a Song from Song numbers 141 to

150 in the “Touch Tutor” category by

executing Step 1 in “Selecting and Play-

ing Back a Song” on page 32.

To play with the same Voice that is used in a per-

formance data, select Voice number “000” (OTS;

page 24). After this operation, please make sure

to go back to the Touch Tutor display by pressing

the [SONG] button.

2

Press the [START/STOP] button to play

back the selected Song.

3

When the following display appears, play

the lighting keyboard at the strength level

displayed in the LCD.

Play while the strength level is shown.

Strength targets are indicated by “

”

.

Your actual playing “Touch” is indicated by “

.”

Try playing so that the following indications

appear (as target values) while you play.

The positions of “

” and “

” are displayed with

a gap when your touch is softer or harder than

the target value.

Your touch is harder than the target value

(Target value: medium, your touch: hard)

Your touch is same as the target value

(Target value: medium, your touch: medium)

Your touch is softer than the target value

(Target value: medium, your touch: soft)

When your touch is accurate, the instrument eval-

uates the accuracy of the touch (velocity) and indi-

cates the following evaluation results on the

display. If you continue to play the keys with your

“touch” to match the target value on the display,

your grade will gradually increase. If you continue

to play the keys inaccurately, your grade will gradu-

ally decrease.

Great!

>

VeryGood

>

Good

>

OK

4

To stop the playback, press the [START/

STOP] button.

To exit from the Touch Tutor mode, select a Song

from any other category, except “Touch Tutor.”

• Be sure to set the Touch Response parameter (page 26) to a

value other than “Fixed.” When set to “Fixed,” the Touch Tutor

function is inactive.

NOTE

TTutor01

141

003

TTutor01

141

Strength level (Target value)

: Soft

: Medium

: Hard

The notes to play are also indicated in the

graphic keyboard in the display.

• This function cannot be used with Keys to Success.

: Soft

: Medium

: Hard

Target value: medium

Your touch: hard


Your touch: medium


Your touch: soft

NOTE

Section	Page
PRECAUTIONS	5
NOTICE	7
Information	7
About the Manuals	8
Included Accessories	9
Formats and functions	9
Contents	10
Setting Up	12
Panel Controls and Terminals	12
Setting Up	14
Power Requirements	14
Turning the Power On	15
Setting the Auto Power Off function	15
Adjusting the Master Volume	16
Connecting Headphones or External Speaker	16
Using a Pedal (Footswitch)	16
Using the Music Rest	16
Display Items	17
Quick Guide	18
Basic Operations	18
Transfer Your Favorite MIDI Song from the Computerto the Instrument	19
Practice Playing a Song Using Lesson Functions	20
Play with Rhythm and Accompaniment (Styles)	21
Record Your Performance	22
Use the Metronome	23
Make Detailed Settings (Function Settings)	23
Reference	24
Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices	24
Selecting a Main Voice	24
Playing the “Grand Piano”	24
Using the Metronome	24
Adding a Layer – Dual Voice	25
Playing Different Voices with Your Left and Right Hands (Split)	25
Changing the Touch Response of the Keyboard	26
Applying Effects to the Sound	26
Adding Harmony or Arpeggio	28
Playing the keyboard with two persons (Duo mode)	30
Playing Songs	31
Selecting and Playing Back a Song	32
Playing Songs Repeatedly (BGM function)	33
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause	33
Changing the Song Melody Voice	33
A-B Repeat	34
Turning Each Part On/Off	34
Transferring Songs from a Computer to this Instrument	34
Using the Song Lesson Feature	35
Lighting Keyboard (Light Guide Function)	36
Keys to Success	36
Phrase Repeat	38
Listening, Timing and Waiting	39
Learning How to Use “Touch” Control (Touch Tutor)	41
Hearing and Experiencing the Sound of the Chords (Chord Study)	42
Hear and experience a sound of a single chord	42
Hear and experience basic chord progressions	42
Playing Chords along with Chord Progressions of a Song	43
Play the chords in combination with “Waiting” of the Lesson function	43
Playing with Rhythm and Accompaniment (Styles)	44
Setting the Fingering Type	44
Setting the Smart Chord Key	44
Playing Styles	45
Style Variations	46
Chord Types for Style Playback	47
Chords Heard When Smart Chord is Selected	48
Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary	49
Using the Music Database	50
Registering a Style File	50
Recording Your Performance	51
Track Structure of a Song	51
Quick Recording	51
Recording to a Specified Track	52
Clearing a User Song	52
Memorizing Your Favorite Panel Settings	53
Recalling Panel Settings from the Registration Memory	53
Memorizing Panel Settings to the Registration Memory	54
Deleting the Registration Memory	54
Disabling Recall of Specific Items (Freeze)	54
Selecting an EQ Setting for your Favorite Sound	55
Connecting to Other Devices	56
Playing an External Audio Device with the Built-in Speakers	56
Connecting to a Computer	57
Connecting a Smart Device	58
Lowering the volume of a melody part (Melody Suppressor function)	58
Backup and Initialization	59
Backup Parameters	59
Initialization	59
The Functions	60
Appendix	64
Troubleshooting	64
Song Book Sample	66
Voice List	76
Standard Kit 1 List	82
Song List	83
Style List	85
Music Database List	87
Effect Type List	89
Specifications	93

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