Yamaha P-525 P-525 Owners Manual - Page 78

Connecting to Other Devices Transmitting/Receiving Audio Data (USB Audio Interface Function) By connecting a computer or a smart device to the [USB TO HOST] terminal via a USB cable shown in the illustration, digital audio data can be transmitted/ received. This USB Audio Interface function provides the following advantages: • Playing back audio data with high sound quality This gives you direct, clear sound in which the sound quality has less noise and deterioration than that from the [AUX IN] jack. • Recording performance on the instrument as audio data by using a recording software or a music production software The recorded audio data can be played back on the computer or smart device. Example: USB terminal (Type C) USB cable (Type C - Type C) Computer USB terminal (Type A) P-525 USB cable (Type C - Type A) NOTE • When transmitting or receiving audio signals by using a computer running Windows, the Yamaha Steinberg USB Driver should be installed to the computer. • The volume of the audio sound input can be adjusted from a computer or smart device. • When using a USB cable to connect the instrument to your computer, make the connections directly without passing through a USB hub. • Unexpected sounds may occur if you edit MIDI data related to the Grand Expression Modeling (page 25) on a computer. NOTICE • Use an CC or AC type USB cable of less than 3 meters. The cable must be a communication cable compliant with USB standards, and not a charging-only cable. • If you are using a DAW (digital audio workstation) application with this instrument, set the Audio Loopback function to off. Otherwise, a loud sound may occur, depending on the settings of the computer. Computer Audio Loopback On/Off This allows you to set whether audio sound input from the connected computer or smart device, via the USB audio interface function, or Bluetooth Audio (page 79) / wireless LAN (page 83) / [AUX IN] jack (page 76), is output to a computer or a smart device or not along with the performance played on the instrument. To output the audio input sound, set the Audio Loopback to "On." However, input sounds via Bluetooth Audio or [AUX IN] jack are always output regardless of this Audio Loopback on/off setting. For example, if you want to record the audio input sound as well as the sound played on the instrument by using the computer or the smart device, set this to "On." If you intend to record only the sound played on the instrument by using the computer or the smart device, set this to "Off." For details on the settings, refer to "Audio Loopback" on page 106. NOTE • The audio input sounds are not output to devices connected via the Bluetooth Audio or [AUX IN] jack. • The playback sound of an Audio Song (page 44) is also output to a computer or smart device when this is set to "On," while the sound is not output when this is set to "Off." • With Audio Recording (page 54), the audio input sound from the connected computer or smart device is recorded when this is set to "On," while the sound is not recorded when this is set to "Off." However, when the devices are connected via the Bluetooth Audio or [AUX IN] jack, the input sounds are always recorded regardless of the Audio Loopback on/off setting. 78 P-525 Owner's Manual