Yamaha PSR-E433 Computer-related Operations - Page 2

What You Can Do by Connecting to a Computer Many digital musical instruments support the MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface). With this technology, the instrument can communicate with a connected computer, transmitting/receiving the MIDI data, including keyboard performance information and Song playback data. NOTE • This manual covers only MIDI communication between the instrument and computer via a USB cable and MIDI cables. Note that audio-related infor- mation is not covered. • For details about MIDI, refer to "MIDI Basics" on Yamaha Manual Library (web site). Transferring MIDI Files Including Songs ... page 7 User Song data you recorded on the instrument can be transferred to a computer and saved as a file, while Song data (MIDI files) obtained via the Internet can be transferred and stored to the instrument, for future listening or keyboard practice. Data transfer can be done using Musicsoft Downloader (free download). Instrument Transfer NOTE • What you can do in combination with a computer differs depending on the instrument. For details, refer to the end of this manual. Playing Back Songs on a Computer via the Instrument Sounds ... page 6 You can play back MIDI Song files on a computer using the Voice sounds of the instrument with MIDI file playback software. Instrument Playback Recording Your Keyboard Performance to a Computer ... page 6 Your keyboard performance can be recorded as MIDI events to music software on a computer. Depending on the application, the recorded data can be edited in various ways, and even converted to notation. Instrument Record Computer-related Operations 2