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Playing Back a Song
Playing Back All of the Built-in Songs
Your digital piano comes with a Music Library of 60 built-in tunes. You can play all 60 tunes in sequence, from beginning to end.
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While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the SONG button.
• This will start repeat demo playback of the built-in songs in sequence, from 01 through 60.
• You can play along with a so ng on the keyboard as it is playing. The tone assign ed to the keyboard is the one that is preset for the song that is playing. -
To change demo playback to a different song, hold down the FUNCTION button as you use the SONG SELECT keys to specify a song number.
• Each press of the + or - key raises or lowers the song number by 1.
• You can use the value input keys (0 to 9) to enter a specific two-digit song number. Be sure to input both digits.
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Press the SONG button again to stop built-in song play.
NOTE
• The tune selection and playback stop operations described above are the only operations that are possible during demo tune play.
Playing Back a Specific Music Library Song
The Music Library includes both built-in songs (01 to 60), plus songs (61 to 70) that have been saved to digital piano memory from a computer*. You can use the procedure below to select one of these songs and play it back.
* You can download music data from the Internet and then transfer it from your computer to digital piano memory. See “Transferring Song Data with a Computer” on page E-36 for more information.
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Find the song number of the song you want to play in the song list on page A-1.
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To specify a song, hold down the FUNCTION button as you use the SONG SELECT keyboard keys to specify a song number.
• For information about how to perform this step, see the note under step 2 of the procedure under “Playing Back All of the Built-in Songs” on page E-12. -
Press the SONG button.
• This starts the playback of the song. -
To stop playback, press the SONG button again.
• Playback will stop automatic ally when the end of the song is reached.
NOTE
• Pressing the + and - keyboard keys at the same time will select song number 01.
• You also can adjust the playback tempo and volume of the song. See “Configuring Settings with the Keyboard” on page E-21 for more information.
Practicing with a Music Library Song
You can turn off the left hand part or right hand part of a song and play along on the piano.
NOTE
• The Music Library includes a number of duets. While a duet is selected, you can turn off the first piano (Primo) or second piano (Secondo) tone and play along with the song.
PREPARATION
• Select the song you want to practice and adjust the tempo. See “Configuring Settings with the Keyboard” on page E-21.
• A number of tunes have tempo changes part way through in order to produce specific musical effects.
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While holding down the FUNCTION button, press the SONG RECORDER (L/R) button to select the part you want to turn off.
• Pressing a button toggles its part on (button lamp on) and off (button lamp off).
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Press the SONG button.
• This starts playback, without the part you turned off in step 1. -
Play the missing part on the keyboard.
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To stop playback, press the SONG button again.
Playing Back Audio Data Stored on a USB Flash Drive
You can use your digital piano to play back audio data (WAV files *) stored on a commercially available USB flash drive.
See “USB Flash Drive” on page E-26 for more information.
* Linear PCM, 16bit, 44.1 kHz, Stereo
PREPARATION
• Prepare a USB flash drive that contains data recorded to it using the digital piano’s Audio Recorder. See “Recording to a USB Flash Drive (Audio Recorder)” on page E-18 for more information.
• You can also use a computer to save audio data (WAV file) to the USB Flash Drive for playback. See “Storing Standard Audio Data (WAV Files) to a USB Flash Drive” on page E-26 for more information.
• Insert the USB flash drive that contains the data you want to play back into your digital piano’s USB flash drive port.
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Press the AUDIO RECORDER button. Note that you should press the button and immediately release it. Do not hold it down.
• This causes the two SONG button indicator lamps to light.
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Press the SONG RECORDER button so its lamp is lit.
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Hold down the FUNCTION button as you use the SONG SELECT keyboard keys to select the song you want.
• Pressing the plus (+) key scrolls forward through song file names (WAV01, WAV02, etc.). Pressing the minus (–) key scrolls backward.
• You also can use the number (0 through 9) keyboard keys to directly select a file by inputting its number. The digital piano will beep if there is no file on the USB flash drive that corres ponds to the number you input. -
Press the AUDIO RECORDER button and SONG button at the same time.
• This will start playback of the selected song. -
To stop playback of the song, press the SONG button.