Yamaha PF-500 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
50 PF-500
Playing Back Recorded Songs
Turning track playback on and off
You can practice a part or
phrase using the FromToRe-
peat (page 66) and Phrase-
Mark parameters (page 67)
in the SONG SETTING
menu.
When you select a song on the PF-500, the indicators for tracks that contain
data ([TRACK 1], [TRACK 2], [EXTRA TRACKS]) are lit in green. While the
PF-500 is playing or stopped, pressing these track buttons turn off the indica-
tors, and the data on those tracks will not be played. Pressing the track but-
tons toggles track playback on and off. You can play the part that is turned off.
Supported song data type
Data formats that can be played on the PF-500
The PF-500 plays song data in the following formats:
Sequence format:
A structured method for
recording performance data.
Sequence format
SMF (Standard MIDI File) formats 0 and 1
ESEQ
Voice arrangement format:
A structured method for
numbering the voices for
assignment.
Voice arrangement format
XG voice arrangement
GM system level 1 voice arrangement
DOC voice arrangement
See page 6 of the separate “Reference Booklet” for the XG voice list.
Refer to “Data compatibility” on page 95 for more information on
formats.
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