YPT-420 Owner’s Manual 9
Copyright Notice .................................................................... 6
Panel Logos ........................................................................... 6
About the Manuals ................................................................. 7
Included Accessories ............................................................. 7
Special Features .................................................................... 8
Setting Up 10
Power Requirements ........................................................... 10
Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack)........... 11
Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack) .......................... 11
Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal) ......................... 11
Turning the Power On 11
Panel Controls and Terminals 12
Front Panel .......................................................................... 12
Rear Panel ........................................................................... 13
Quick Guide
Creating Arpeggios 14
Create Original Sounds 18
Assigning Effects to the Knobs ............................................ 18
Using the Knobs................................................................... 21
The Easy Way to Play Piano 23
Play with Both Hands 23
Change the Song Tempo 27
Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices 28
Select and Play a Voice—MAIN .......................................... 28
Play Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL 29
Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands
—SPLIT .......................................................................... 30
Play the Grand Piano Voice 31
Drum Kits 32
Select and Play the Drum Kit ............................................... 32
Playing Styles 33
Select a Style Rhythm.......................................................... 33
Play Along with a Style ........................................................ 34
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords.................................. 38
Using Songs 39
Select and Listen to a Song ................................................. 39
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause 40
Types of Songs .................................................................... 42
Select a Song For a Lesson 43
Lesson 1—Waiting 43
Lesson 2—Your Tempo ....................................................... 46
Lesson 3—Minus One ......................................................... 47
Practice Makes Perfect—Repeat and Learn........................ 48
Play Using the Music Database 49
Change a Song’s Style 50
Listen to the DEMO Song for Easy Song Arranger.............. 50
Using the Easy Song Arranger ............................................ 50
Record Your Own Performance 52
Track Configuration.............................................................. 52
Recording Procedure ........................................................... 52
Song Clear—Deleting User Songs ...................................... 55
Track Clear—Deleting a Specified Track
from a User Song 55
Backup and Initialization 56
Backup ................................................................................. 56
Initialization .......................................................................... 56
Basic Operation and Displays 57
Basic Operation ................................................................... 57
Display Items ....................................................................... 59
Reference
Adding Effects 60
Harmony...............................................................................
Adding Reverb ..................................................................... 61
Adding Chorus ..................................................................... 62
Handy Performance Features 63
The Metronome 63
Setting the Number of Beats per Measure,
and the Length of Each Beat ..........................................
Adjusting the Metronome Volume
Tap Start .............................................................................. 65
Touch Response Sensitivity 65
Pitch Bend 66
Pitch Controls 66
Controlling Arpeggio Volume with Keyboard Dynamics 67
One Touch Setting ...............................................................
Adjusting the Harmony Volume............................................
Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound
Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions 70
Pattern Variation (Sections) .................................................
Adjusting the Style Volume ..................................................
Setting the Split Point 72
Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm
(Stop Accompaniment) ...................................................
Loading Style Files 74
Chord Basics 75
Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary .................. 77
Song Settings 78
Song Volume........................................................................
A-B Repeat...........................................................................
Muting Independent Song Parts...........................................
Change the Melody Voice
Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 80
Saving to the Registration Memory
Recalling a Registration Memory .........................................
The Functions 82
Selecting and Setting Functions...........................................
Connecting to a Computer 85
What Is MIDI? ...................................................................... 85
Connecting a Personal Computer
Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer.....
Remote Control of MIDI Devices..........................................
Initial Send ........................................................................... 89
Transferring Data between the Computer and Instrument 89
Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 92
Important Notices about the CD-ROM .................................
CD-ROM Contents
System Requirements 94
Software Installation 94
Appendix
Troubleshooting................................................................. 99
Index.................................................................................. 100
Specifications................................................................... 102
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