Yamaha YDP-181 Owner's Manual - Page 53

ENGLISH Transmitting Song Data between the Computer and the Instrument Transmitting Song Data between the Computer and the Instrument In addition to the demo songs and the 50 piano preset songs stored in this instrument, you can play data for other song by loading it from a connected computer. To be able to use this function, you must first download Musicsoft Downloader from Yamaha website, and install it on your computer. http://music.yamaha.com/download/ Please visit the URL above to get the information on the computer system requirement for Musicsoft Downloader. For more information on transferring data, please refer to "Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument (for unprotected data)" in the Help file that came with Musicsoft Downloader. NOTE You can download free Musicsoft Downloader from the Yamaha website. NOTE Do not manually change the file name by using a computer; doing so will render the file unable for loading on the instrument. Loading Song Data from a Computer to the Instrument You can load piano song data from a computer to this instrument. Also, after you record your performance on this instrument and save the recording to a computer, you can load the recording back to the instrument. This instrument can read MIDI data in SMF Format 0. However, if such data includes any information for functions that are not supported by this instrument, the instrument will not play the data correctly. For more information on loading song data from a computer to this instrument, please refer to "Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument (for unprotected data)" in the Help file that came with Musicsoft Downloader. Requirements for song data that can be loaded from a computer to this instrument • Songs • Maximum data size • Data format : user songs (loaded from instrument), SMF Format 0 & 1 songs : 939KB : SMF Format 0 & 1 : Backuped data (loaded from instrument) File name 10YDP.BUP You can play the loaded Songs (page 41). Notice Do not turn off the power to this instrument or unplug the instrument during data transmission. Otherwise, the data being transmitted will not be saved. Furthermore, flash memory operation may become unstable, causing the entire memory to be erased when you turn the power to the instrument on or off. NOTE SMF (Standard MIDI File) This file features a popular sequence format (for recording performance data). This file is sometimes called a "MIDI file." The file extension is MID. You can play the SMF format song using music software or a sequencer that supports SMF. This instrument also supports SMF. NOTE Before you use this instrument, close the Musicsoft Downloader window and quit the application. Transmitting Song Data from the Instrument to a Computer Musicsoft Downloader enables you to transfer the user song in this instrument to a computer. For more information on transferring song data from this instrument to a computer, please refer to "Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument (for unprotected data)" in the Help file that came with Musicsoft Downloader. Data you can transfer from this instrument to a computer • User song : your recorded songs • Back up data : panel settings • Song data (once it has been loaded from the computer) Owner's Manual 53