Yamaha HD-300 HD-300 Use Guide/Feature Basics - Page 2

Harmony Director HD-300 Feature Basics This at-a-glance introduction shows how the HD-300 features can be used in various practice situations, and provides basic instructions. HD-300 function HD Assistant app function Creating beautiful unisons and harmonies Tuning VOICE HOLD Imagining correct pitch OCTAVE SOUND BACK Creating harmonies TEMPERAMENT TRANSPOSE Demonstrate Chord Detector Tuner Sharing performances REC TIME SHIFT RECORDING Keeping tempo and rhythm Effectively practicing basic techniques TRAINING Demonstrating tempo and beat BEAT TEMPO/TAP METRONOME VOL Confirming complex rhythms BEAT•TEMPO MEMORY Rhythm Assistant Developing one's sense of rhythm RHYTHM STYLE Tuning Use the VOICE the desired Voice. buttons and the dial to select Use the HOLD function to continue playing notes even a er you've released your nger from the keyboard. Use the OCTAVE slider to change the octave of the keyboard sound. Owner's Manual (pages 18-19) Imagining correct pitch Turn the SOUND BACK function on, and then play in the direction of the HD-300 to have it play the correct pitch for the nearest reference note for a speci c period of time. is lets you practice imagining and matching the pitch as you perform. Use Guide A. Training one's ability for listening and matching pitch Owner's Manual (page 29) Creating harmonies Select the pure TEMPERAMENT and play a chord so that the root key is automatically detected and a pure-tempered chord sound is produced. e TRANSPOSE buttons are useful when playing the keyboard, while using a musical score written for the transposing instrument. Owner's Manual (pages 18-21) Using Demonstrate on the app enables you to hear minutely out-of-tune sounds (interference beats), or to sense changes in the sound of chords when the volume balance changes. Chord Detector function enables you to determine the chord from a performance, and play sounds using an onscreen keyboard. Tuner function also enables you to verify pitch on the app. Sharing performances Your performance can be recorded to a USB ash drive. e REC button is used for normal recording. While the TIME SHIFT RECORDING function is on, you can record a performance including even up to 10 seconds before you start the recording. Use Guide B. Training one's ability to recognize areas needing improvement in a performance Owner's Manual (pages 26-28) Demonstrating tempo and beat Using the metronome in its simple mode. Use the [START/STOP] button to start/stop playback. BEAT : Changes the time signature. TEMPO/TAP : Changes the tempo. METRONOME VOL : e sliders adjust the volume of each note type of the metronome. Owner's Manual (pages 22-23) Effectively practicing basic techniques In the TRAINING mode, you can play back the main practice pieces in the "JBC Band Method" library. is can be used to automate the accompaniment, allowing the instructor to concentrate on listening to the student's performance when used by the instructor. It also helps students practice independently on their own when they use it. Owner's Manual (page 30) Confirming complex rhythms Using the metronome function deeper. By using the BEAT•TEMPO MEMORY function, you can set and save an irregular meter or a frequently used tempo. Owner's Manual (pages 22, 24) Using the Rhythm Assistant function of the app enables you to create a set of rhythms of up to 2 measures by note input, and to play it on the HD-300. Developing one's sense of rhythm By switching the rhythm playback mode to the RHYTHM STYLE mode from the metronome, you can play back various popular rhythms. Rhythm styles include such as march, swing and samba. Practicing while playing back these rhythms helps develop a sense of rhythm that matches the piece. Owner's Manual (pages 22, 25) EN Manual Development Group © 2020 Yamaha Corporation Published 07/2021 MWES-B0 VFJ5750