Yamaha YDP-181 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
Playing Back Songs
Owner’s Manual
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ENGLISH
Playing Back User Songs from a USB Storage Device
1. Select the desired song in the USB storage device.
After making sure that the device is connected to the instrument, press the
[SONG SELECT] button (the USB indicator lights). Then press the [–/NO] [+/
YES]
buttons to select a number of the song you want to play (the number will
appear on the LED display “Sxx*” or “xxx*”), or select the playing method
RND* or ALL*.
*The “S” indication in the display represents “SMF” songs. The letters “xx” represent the song number.
*The “xxx” indication in the display represents External songs.
RND (r n d)*: Play all preset songs continuously in random order.
ALL*: Play all preset songs in sequence.
2. Start and stop playback.
Same as steps 2 and 3 in “Playing Back User/External Songs on the Instrument”
on page 41.
Useful Playback Functions
Turning part playback on and off
When you select a song on the instrument, the indicators for parts that contain data
(one of
[RIGHT] [LEFT] or both) are lit in green. While the instrument is playing or
stopped, pressing these part buttons turns off the indicators, and the data on those
parts is not played. Pressing the part buttons toggles part playback on and off.
Starting playback automatically when you start playing the keyboard
(Sync Start)
You can start playback as soon as you start playing the keyboard. This is called the
“Sync Start” function.
To engage the Sync Start function, press the
SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] button while hold-
ing down the SONG [STOP] button. The SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] lamp will flash at the
current tempo.
(Repeat the previous operation to disengage the Sync Start function.)
Playback will then start as soon as you begin playing on the keyboard.
This function is useful when you wish to match the timing of the beginning of the play-
back sound and the start of your own performance.
Assigning the PLAY/PAUSE function to the left pedal
The left pedal can also be assigned to song play/pause operation via the “Left Pedal
Mode” (page 47). This is convenient for starting playback of the song anytime after you
have started playing.
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Procedure
NOTE
Parts can be turned on or off
before or during playback.
TERMINOLOGY
Sync:
Synchronized; occurring at the
same time