Yamaha PSR-EW425 PSR-E473/PSR-EW425 Owners Manual - Page 34

Playing Back Songs or Audio Files With this instrument, you can play back Songs (MIDI data) and audio files. In addition to listening to the playback, you can play the keyboard along with the Song or audio file playback. Song (MIDI Data) This instrument can play Preset Songs, Songs you recorded on this instrument, or commercially available Songs. MIDI data is comprised of your keyboard performance information, such as pressing/releasing keys, etc. The performance information refers to which keys are played, at what timing, and at what strength-just as in a musical score, and the information is not a recording of the actual sound itself. Based on the recorded performance information, the tone generator outputs the corresponding sound. Since information such as keyboard parts and Voices is also recorded, individual parts can be turned on and off and Voices can be changed. This makes it a very useful tool for practicing. With this instrument, you can export a User Song from the internal memory to a USB flash drive as a MIDI file. In addition, you can play back external MIDI files as a Song, by transferring the files from a computer into the internal memory using Storage Mode (pages 55, 66), or by connecting a USB flash drive containing the files to the instrument. This instrument can play back SMF (Standard MIDI File) format data. Song Category The Songs are categorized according to their characteristics. Song Number Song Category 001-003 Main Demo Gives you an idea of the advanced capabilities of this instrument. 004-011 Voice Demo Demonstrates many useful Voices of this instrument. 012-015 Piano Solo Provides enjoyable piano solo performances. 016-020 Piano Ensemble Features piano ensemble pieces. Enjoy the sound of piano and orchestra. 021-030 Piano Accompaniment Provides enjoyable piano accompaniment in a variety of genres. 031-040 User Contains Songs you have recorded yourself (page 46). 041- Downloads Contains Songs transferred from a computer (downloaded songs) (page 54). USB Contains Songs in the USB flash drive. NOTE • For Songs following 041, numbers are assigned in the following sequence: Songs transferred from a computer, Songs in the USB flash drive. When you transfer a Song from a computer, the transferred Song will be inserted before the first USB Song number, moving all USB Song numbers later in sequence. • Songs that are larger than 250 KB cannot be played back. Audio File An audio file is a recording of the performed sound itself. This data is recorded in the same way as that used in recording with voice recorders, etc. This data can be played with a portable music player, etc., allowing you to easily let other people listen to your performance. You can play back audio files (WAV files of 44.1 kHz, 16-bit, stereo) contained in a USB flash drive with this instrument. 34 PSR-E473, PSR-EW425 Owner's Manual