Yamaha P-255 Owner's Manual - Page 22

Playing Songs (Import Songs are shown only when the USB flash drive contains data of the selected category.) • Song number...... Used to select one specific song to play. For details, see the table on page 21. • rnd (random) ... Used when you want to play all songs of the selected category continuously and in random order. • ALL Used when you want to play all songs of the selected category continuously and in sequence. NOTE • If the selected song contains data, the [RIGHT] and/or [LEFT] button will light up. 3 Press the [PLAY/STOP] button to start playback. When playback has started, the display will show the current measure number for MIDI songs or the elapsed time for audio songs. Screen for MIDI songs 1. 2. Current measure number Screen for audio songs 0.01 0.02 Elapsed time Minutes. If the song has played for longer than ten minutes, the tens digit is not shown. Seconds NOTE • Songs can be played together with the metronome or a rhythm track. In such a case, the metronome or rhythm track will turn off when the song is stopped. In the case of MIDI songs, your digital piano will play the currently selected backing track, not the one used when recording. With audio songs, meanwhile, the currently selected backing track as well as the one recorded will be played together. You can continue to play the keyboard and also change its Voice assignment(s) when songs are playing. Unplayable songs If the lights in both the [RIGHT] and [LEFT] buttons go out when you select a song, this indicates that the song in question contains no data and cannot be played. Setting the playback volume (MIDI or Audio songs) Press the [FUNCTION] button while a song is playing to show the current playback volume. You can then change the volume using the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons. Adjusting the tempo of MIDI songs You can adjust a MIDI song's playback tempo using the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons with the [TEMPO] button held down. To restore the default tempo, press the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons together with the [TEMPO] button held down. Rewind and fast forward To rewind a song during playback, press and hold the [-/NO] button; to fast forward, press and hold the [+/YES] button. 4 Press the [PLAY/STOP] button once again when you want to stop the song. If you selected a specific song using its song number in Step 2 above, it will stop automatically after playing once to the end. Reverb and effect types during playback (MIDI songs) Whenever you select a song or a new one starts during continuous playback, the most suitable reverb and effect types will be selected automatically. MIDI songs with sounds not found on the instrument When you play MIDI songs requiring instruments that are not found on your digital piano (such as XG or GM songs), they may not sound as originally intended. If MIDI channels 1 and 2 use piano sounds in such a case, you can mute all other channels (3 to 16) by setting the song playback channels to "1&2" using the corresponding Function parameter (page 40). This should allow for a better rendition of the song. Import Songs that cannot be selected or loaded If an Import Song from a USB flash drive cannot be selected or loaded, you may need to change the character code using the corresponding Function parameter (page 40). 22 P-255 Owner's Manual