Yamaha DGC1B Disklavier Mark III Series DGC1B Basic Operation Manual - Page 30

Chapter 6 Basic Playback The Disklavier can play back floppy disks such as PianoSoft and PianoSoft.Plus disks, songs you store in the Memory Disks, and PianoSoft.PlusAudio CDs as well as audio/MIDI CDs of other companies and standard audio CDs. ☛ See Chapter 1 "Storing & Managing Songs on Disks" in the Advanced Operation Manual for information on how to store songs in the Memory Disks. If you are using the Disklavier for the first time, you can use the enclosed sample floppy disk and PianoSoft.PlusAudio CD, or Memory Disk 0 which contains a short sample song. Note: A sample PianoSoft.PlusAudio CD is supplied with your Disklavier. However, other PianoSoft.PlusAudio series CDs may not available in some countries. Playing Back a Floppy Disk or a Memory Disk When you play back a song on floppy disks or Memory Disks, the Disklavier plays the piano parts, actually moving the keys up and down as if they were being played by a performer. For songs containing Ensemble parts in addition to piano parts, those parts are played by the internal XG tone generator and output from the built-in speakers. Floppy disk or Memory Disk Disklavier Piano parts Keyboard Ensemble parts Internal XG Tone Generator Playing Back a CD Yamaha PianoSoft.PlusAudioTM and Other Audio/MIDI CDs PianoSoft.PlusAudio (and audio/MIDI CDs of other companies) contain data recorded in two channels: Analog MIDI and audio. When you play back a PianoSoft.PlusAudio, the Disklavier plays the piano parts which are recorded on the MIDI channel, and all other instrumental and vocal sounds recorded on the audio channel are output from the built-in speakers. The Disklavier will faithfully reproduce the audio sounds of the CD as a stereo system would, but with the additional feature of a live piano performance. PianoSoft.PlusAudio Disklavier Piano Parts Keyboard (Analog MIDI channel) Vocals, bass, drums, guitar, etc. (Audio channel) Built-in Speakers 18