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Computer-related Operations

Table of Contents

What You Can Do by Connecting to a Computer..................... page 2

Connecting to a Computer: Which Terminal Should I Use? ... page 3

Connecting a Computer to the Instrument................................................................. page 4

Connecting to the USB TO HOST terminal.............................................................. page 4

Connecting to the MIDI terminals ............................................................................ page 5

Playing Back Songs on a Computer via the Instrument Sounds ............................. page 6

Recording Your Keyboard Performance to a Computer............................................ page 6

Transferring MIDI Files Including Songs..................................................................... page 7

Installing Musicsoft Downloader .............................................................................. page 8

Transferring MIDI data from the Computer to the Instrument................................... page 9

Transferring Song/Style data from the Instrument to the Computer........................ page 11

Playing Back MIDI Files including Songs Transferred from a Computer............... page 12

Target Models and Functions .................................................................................... page 14

NOTE

• This manual applies to models released on January 2012 or later.

• For information about the target model and available functions of this manual, refer to the end of this manual.

• This manual covers only MIDI communication between the instrument and computer via a USB cable and MIDI cables.

Note that audio-related information is not covered.

Computer-related Operations

File Transfer and MIDI communication

Summary of content (15 pages)

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Computer-related Operations File Transfer and MIDI communication Table of Contents Q Q What You Can Do by Connecting to a Computer ..................... page 2 Connecting to a Computer: Which Terminal Should I Use? ... page 3 Connecting a Computer to the Instrument ................................................................. page 4 Connecting to the USB TO HOST terminal.............................................................. page 4 Connecting to the MIDI terminals ............................
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What You Can Do by Connecting to a Computer Many digital musical instruments support the MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface). With this technology, the instrument can communicate with a connected computer, transmitting/receiving the MIDI data, including keyboard performance information and Song playback data. NOTE • This manual covers only MIDI communication between the instrument and computer via a USB cable and MIDI cables. Note that audio-related information is not covered.
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Connecting to a Computer: Which Terminal Should I Use? Most MIDI instruments are equipped with MIDI terminals or a USB TO HOST terminal for connecting to a computer. Confirm which terminal your instrument is equipped with. When equipped with a USB TO HOST terminal: … page 4 In this case, the instrument can be connected to the computer via a USB cable (AB type USB cable of less than 3 meters).
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Connecting a Computer to the Instrument Connecting to the USB TO HOST terminal  Precautions when using the USB TO HOST terminal When connecting the computer to the USB TO HOST terminal, make sure to observe the following points. Failing to do so risks freezing the computer and corrupting or losing the data. If the computer or the instrument freezes, restart the application software or the computer OS, or turn the power to the instrument off then on again.
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Connecting a Computer to the Instrument Connecting to the MIDI terminals The computer can also be connected to the MIDI terminals, via a USB-MIDI interface, such as the Yamaha UX16. 1 Install the Yamaha USB-MIDI driver supplied with the USB-MIDI Interface to the computer. For details, refer to the manual of the USB-MIDI interface. 2 Turn off the instrument, then connect the USB-MIDI interface to the USB terminal of the computer and to the MIDI terminals of the instrument.
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Playing Back Songs on a Computer via the Instrument Sounds With the use of MIDI file playback software on your computer, you can play back Songs (MIDI files) via the sounds of the connected instrument. This section covers the basic procedure. For detailed instructions, refer to the manual of your particular MIDI file playback software. 1 2 3 4 5 Connect the instrument to a computer. Start the MIDI file playback software/application on the computer. Have a Standard MIDI file ready on the computer.
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Transferring MIDI Files Including Songs With Musicsoft Downloader (available for free downloading), the data of the following types can be transferred between the computer and instrument. Song files with the extension “.mid” External Song This refers to Song data which is created on an external device other than your instrument (such as a computer). This refers also to Song data obtainable over the Internet. User Song This refers to Song data which is created via the Recording function of the instrument.
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Transferring MIDI Files Including Songs Installing Musicsoft Downloader 1 On the computer, access the following site, then download Musicsoft Downloader. http://download.yamaha.com/ On this site, input the model name then select “Musicsoft Downloader.” Information about the computer system requirements and the latest version of this application can be confirmed there. 2 Execute installation by following the on-screen instructions.
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Transferring MIDI Files Including Songs Transferring MIDI data from the Computer to the Instrument NOTE • Depending on the instrument and the computer OS used, menu and screen indications may differ from those shown in the instructions below. 1 2 Connect the instrument to a computer. On the desktop of the computer, double-click the shortcut icon of Musicsoft Downloader. If you cannot find the shortcut icon, select [Start]  [All Programs]  [YAMAHA]  [Musicsoft Downloader 5]  [Musicsoft Downloader].
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Transferring MIDI Files Including Songs 6 At the left center of the main window, click “Electronic Musical Instruments,” then select the desired destination drive. • If you wish to transfer Song (***.mid) or Style (***.sty) data to internal memory of the instrument, select “Flash Memory.” • If you wish to transfer Song (***.mid) or Style (***.sty) data to the USB storage device connected to the USB TO DEVICE terminal of the instrument, select “USB.” • If you wish to transfer Backup file (****.
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Transferring MIDI Files Including Songs Transferring Song/Style data from the Instrument to the Computer NOTE • Depending on the instrument and the computer OS used, menu and screen indications may differ from those shown in the instructions below. 1 2 Connect the instrument to a computer. On the desktop of the computer, double-click the shortcut icon of Musicsoft Downloader.
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Playing Back MIDI Files including Songs Transferred from a Computer For instructions concerning models other than the following, refer to the relevant Owner’s Manuals. YDP-C71/YDP-S52/YDP-S51/YDP-162/YDP-142/CLP-525 You can transfer up to 10 Song files from a computer to this instrument for playback. The transferred Songs are assigned to the D#6–C7 keys, letting you select and play them back. 1 While holding down [DEMO/SONG], press one of the D#6–C7 keys to select a song to play back.
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Playing Back MIDI Files including Songs Transferred from a Computer To set Playback Channels to “All”: While holding down [DEMO/SONG] and the [PIANO/VOICE] simultaneously, press the B6 key. B6 Highest key With this operation, the Song data of all channels will be played back.
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Target Models and Functions / Zielmodelle und Funktionen / Modèles cibles et fonctions / Modelos y funciones objetivo / Modelos de destino e funções / Modelli interessati e funzioni / Doelmodellen en functies / Modele i funkcje / Применимые модели и функции / Målmodeller og funktioner / Målmodeller och funktioner User Song / Anwender-Song / Morceau utilisateur / Canción de usuario / Música do usuário / Song utente / Gebruikerssong / Utwór użytkownika / Пользовательская композиция / Brugermelodi / User Song
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Target Models and Functions / Zielmodelle und Funktionen / Modèles cibles et fonctions / Modelos y funciones objetivo / Modelos de destino e funções / Modelli interessati e funzioni / Doelmodellen en functies / Modele i funkcje / Применимые модели и функции / Målmodeller og funktioner / Målmodeller och funktioner CLP-525 User Song / Anwender-Song / Morceau utilisateur / Canción de usuario / Música do usuário / Song utente / Gebruikerssong / Utwór użytkownika / Пользовательская композиция / Brugermelodi /