Technics Digital Ensemble Sx Pr54 Owners Manual

							Part V Disk Drive
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Disk Drive
Using commercial song disks
Not only disks recorded on this instrument, but
also data from commercial song disks can be
read on this instrument.
This instrument accepts the following file formats:




 
Loading Technics File format disks
Using Technics file format disks allows you load
SOUND EDIT, rhythm & accompaniments,
PANEL MEMORY and Song data into your
instrument to expand its potential even further.




 
About Standard MIDI Files
“Standard MIDI File” (SMF) is a standardized
data format which makes it possible for music
data to be exchanged among different sequenc-
ers. Data stored in this format on sequencers of
different models can be played back on this
instrument, and vice versa. Note, however, that
Standard MIDI Files ensure the compatibility of
data such as NOTE data (keyboard performance
data), VELOCITY (how hard the keyboard is
played), PROGRAM NUMBER data (voice num-
ber data), etc. Because it does not guarantee
100% faithful reproduction of recorded music
which is replete with such data, it may be neces-
sary for you to adjust the settings to your satis-
faction.
Only files with the “.MID” extension can be loaded.
Standard MIDI File FORMAT 1 can be loaded, but not
saved.
This instrument’s SEQUENCER data can be saved to a
disk in Standard MIDI File (FORMAT 0) and can be used
by other equipment.
Playback of commercial song disks
DIRECT PLAY lets you enjoy playing commer-
cially sold song disks directly from a disk. It’s fast
because you don’t have to load the disk data into
your instrument’s memory.
DIRECT PLAY is possible from the following disks:
*All product and company names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective owners.
*DISK ORCHESTRA COLLECTION is a trademark of
the YAMAHA Corporation.




 
SMF with LYRICS
SMF with LYRICS is a format in which character
information that is included with the MIDI data,
such as karaoke lyrics, can be displayed. This
instrument supports this format, making it possi-
ble to view the lyrics on the display while a per-
formance is played back.




 
GENERAL MIDI LEVEL 2 (GM2)
This instrument complies with GENERAL MIDI
(GM) LEVEL 2 standards. GM LEVEL 2 is a uni-
form world standard for MIDI sound generators
that improves on existing GM standards, in order
to realize an enhanced performance expression.
Sound generators of this class can reproduce vir-
tually the identical conditions that were in effect
at the time of recording.
Equipment which conforms to GENERAL MIDI
LEVEL 2 standards is indicated by the following
logo.
This instrument also conforms to GENERAL MIDI play-
back.
TECHNICS File format
Standard MIDI File format
Standard MIDI File
Standard MIDI File with Lyrics
DISK ORCHESTRA
COLLECTION™ (DOC)
PianoDisc™
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							Part V Disk Drive
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Disk Drive
Outline of the procedure
1.Insert the disk into the Disk Drive slot. Push it
all the way in until you hear a click.
On this instrument, if the normal display is active, it auto-
matically changes to the DISK MENU display when a disk
is inserted into the Disk Drive (initialized settings). The
PREFERENCES menu is used to specify which display is
shown when a disk is inserted.
2.Select a menu on the DISK MENU display.
If the DISK MENU display does not appear, turn on the
DISK button.
3.Follow the procedure for the function (see
below).
When function is being set, if the TEMPO/PROGRAM
indicator is lit, the TEMPO/PROGRAM is available for
setting the current function.
4.When you have finished setting the functions,
turn off the DISK button.




 
DISK IN USE
This indicator lights when data is being loaded or
saved.
To prevent data loss, do not eject the disk or turn off the
power while this indicator is lit.




 
About the menu
LOAD (page 93)
Load data from a disk into this instrument’s
memory.
SAVE (page 97)
Save data from this instrument’s memory to a
disk.
DIRECT PLAY (page 95)
Direct playback of SMF etc. commercial song
disks and medley playback.
SONG MEDLEY (page 96)
Medley playback of songs in the disk (Tech-
nics format).
DISK TOOLS (page 99)
Disk management procedures, such as disk
format.
PREFERENCES (page 100)
Used to specify which screen is to be jumped
to as well as the preferred file when a disk is
inserted.
MAIN
VOLUME
MAX
MINMAX
OFFAUTO PLAY CHORDRHYTHM GROUPTEMPO / PROGRAM
PROGRESSIVE
PIANIST PIANO STYLISTSPLIT
POINTMETRONOMEPOP ROCKFUNK &
SOUL DISCOPOP BALLADBALLADBALLROOM
& SHOWMEMORY
CONTRAST LATIN &
WORLD JAZZ &
SWING WALTZ
& TRAD USA 16 BEAT 8 BEAT IN OUTSOUND
ARRANGER
SET MODECHORD FINDEROFF/ONONE TOUCH
PLAYAPC/SEQUENCER
VOLUME
DEMOMUSIC STYLE ARRANGERVARIATION 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 4 BEATLOAD
SEQUENCER
RESETCOUNT
INTRO2 34
FA D E
FILL IN INTRO & ENDINGSYNCHRO & BREAKSTART / STOP TAP TEMPOHELPOTHER PARTS/TR- TRANSPOSE +MUTEPA G EDISPLAY HOLDEXIT GRANDUPRIGHT ELECTRICMODERN SIMPLE PIANO TECHNI-CHORD BANKABCP.MEM 5-8
SET 1 / 5 2 / 6 3 / 7 4 / 8
SOUND GROUPSEQUENCER
PIANOSTRINGS
BASSMALLET &
ORCH PERCWORLDPIANO
MIXTURESORCH
MIXTURESDIGITAL
DRAWBARSDRUM KITSMEMORYLEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1DIGITAL
EFFECTMULTI
EFFECTCHORUS REVERBCHORD STEP RECVOCALGUITAR &
HARPSI BRASSPLAYEASY
RECFAVORITESPROGRAMMENUSDISKIN USEDISKLOADSAX &
WOODWINDORGAN &
ACCORDIONSYNTHSOUND
EXPLORERCONDUCTOR
PANEL MEMORY
LOAD
DISKIN USEDISK
LOAD
DISKIN USEDISK
LOAD
DISKIN USEDISK
DISK IN USE
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Disk Drive
Loading data
Recall (load) the data from the disk to this instrument’s memories.
 Note that the load procedure causes any data which is currently stored in the relevant memories to be erased.
LOAD
Load data that saved to a disk into this instru-
ment’s memory.
1.Insert the disk with the stored data into the
Disk Drive. Push it all the way in until you hear
a click.
2.On the DISK MENU display, select LOAD.
 The display looks similar to the following.
 If there are only SMF files on the disk, the display auto-
matically changes to the SMF LOAD display.
3.Use the buttons below the display to select the
song (Technics file) you wish to load.
 If there are SMF files on the disk and you wish to load an
SMF file, press the SMF button. (Refer to next page.)
4.Press the LOAD button.
 The LOAD operation begins.
 When the operation has been successfully completed,
“COMPLETED!” is shown on the display.
 If song data was loaded, you can press the
START/STOP button to begin playback when the
SEQUENCER PLAY display is active.
 You can load the type of data for which only one song
can be recorded in the SEQUENCER. (This type is avail-
able for disks used with older Technics models.) Note,
however, that in this case, the song is loaded into SONG
1, but the data in SONG memories 2 to 10 are erased.
 You can also access the LOAD display by pressing the
DISK button for a few seconds.




 
LOAD OPTION
Specify the kind of data you wish to load from the
disk to your instrument.
1.Use the PAGE buttons to access the PAGE 
2/3 LOAD OPTION display.
 The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the buttons below the display to specify
the types of data you wish to load (YES/NO).
 - - - - - indicates that this type of data has not been saved.
 This setting is canceled when you quit the LOAD display
or when another file is selected.
3.Press the LOAD button.
 The LOAD operation begins.




 
SINGLE LOAD
You can specify which data to load from a disk
into a specific PANEL MEMORY, COMPOSER
(MEMORY), SOUND MEMORY, EFFECT
MEMORY or SEQUENCER (when SONG SAVE
was executed) memory.
1.Use the PAGE buttons to access the PAGE 
3/3 SINGLE LOAD display.
 The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the MODE button to select the data you
wish to load.
3.Use the BANK/SINGLE button to select the
load increment. (except for SEQUENCER)
BANK: 
Load one bank at a time.
SINGLE: 
Load the smallest data increment.
4.Follow the appropriate procedure to load the
specified data.
 Specify the data source for SONG (left side), and the
data destination (this instrument’s memory location) for
TO.
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SMF LOAD
Load data which was saved in the “Standard
MIDI File” (SMF) format.
1.On the LOAD (PAGE 1/3) display, press the
SMF button.
 The display looks similar to the following.
 For disks which contain SMF files only, this display
appears automatically when LOAD is selected on the
DISK MENU display.
2.Use the buttons below the display to select the
filename you wish to load.
 If the number of files is 10 or more, you can use the
PREV and NEXT buttons to go back or advance 10 files
at a time.
 If you press the TECH button, the display changes to the
LOAD display for Technics format.
 You can use the INFORMATION button to switch the dis-
played data.
DISK: Disk name
SONG: Song name
3.Use the TO SONG button to select the num-
ber to load to (this instrument’s SEQUENCER
song number).
 Songs to load are specified one at a time.
 The song name to load to is shown below the TO SONG
button.
4.Use the LOAD AS button to specify the load
method.
Select from the following.
GM/GM2 → GM2: 
Activate the GM2 initialized settings, and
load GM/GM2 data.
NX → NX: 
Active the NX SOUND settings, and load
NX data.
GM/GM2 → NX: 
Activate the NX SOUND initialized settings,
and load GM/GM2 data.
PREV. TEC → NX: 
Activate the NX SOUND initialized settings,
and load SMF data that was saved in the
TECHNICS mode on a previous model.
(The volume balance and octave settings
may differ from the saved settings.)
 If you select the setting which is different from that in
which the song was stored, the sounds, octaves, and
arrangement of percussion instrument sounds, etc. will
be different.
5.Press the LOAD button.
 The LOAD operation begins.
 When the operation has been successfully completed,
“COMPLETED!” is shown on the display.
 If you press the START/STOP button, playback of the
loaded data begins.
 During the LOAD operation, data that cannot be pro-
cessed by this instrument is ignored.




 
COMPOSER LOAD
Load COMPOSER data only from a disk.
1.In the RHYTHM GROUP section, press and
hold the LOAD (MEMORY) button for a few
seconds.
 The display looks similar to the following.
2.Select the name of the file you wish to load.
3.Press the LOAD button.
 Data is loaded to this instrument’s COMPOSER memory
(MEMORY).
RHYTHM GROUP
METRONOMEPOP ROCKFUNK &
SOUL DISCOPOP BALLADBALLADBALLROOM
& SHOW
MEMORY LATIN &
WORLD JAZZ &
SWING WALTZ
& TRAD USA 16 BEAT 8 BEAT
LOAD
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Disk Drive
Direct Play
You can enjoy immediate playback of “Standard MIDI File” (SMF), “Disk Orchestra Collection” (DOC) and
“PianoDisc” disks—all without loading the song data.
1.Insert the disk with the stored data into the
Disk Drive.
2.On the DISK MENU display, select DIRECT
PLAY.
The display looks similar to the following.

3.Use the buttons below the display to select the
song you wish to have played.
If the number of files is 10 or more, you can use the
PREV and NEXT buttons to go back or advance 10 files
at a time.
For SMF files, use the PLAY AS button to specify a
sound arrangement mode.
GM2: GENERAL MIDI LEVEL 2
NX: NX SOUND
PREV. TEC: Data from Technics instruments
not having NX SOUND capability.
For SMF files, you can use the INFO button to switch the
displayed data.
DISK: Disk name
SONG: Song name
For SMF files, use the MIDI OUT button to specify
whether or not MIDI data is output during playback
(ON/OFF). (This cannot be changed during playback.)
4.Press the START button.
The selected song is played back.




 
Adjusting the playback tempo
Even with a song having recorded tempo data,
you can use TEMPO/PROGRAM or TAP
TEMPO to adjust the tempo to your liking.
When the tempo is changed, all the tempo data of that
song is automatically changed by the same ratio. Accord-
ingly, even in song data in which tempo change data is
stored, a single adjustment of the tempo produces a nat-
ural-sounding playback.




 
The display during playback

During playback, the buttons below the display are used
for player functions such as fast forward, pause, etc.
During playback, if you press the MIXER button you can
change the settings for each part.
If you press the MIC button during playback, the display
changes to the MIC REVERB & EFFECT setting display.
For SMF disks:
For “SMF with LYRICS” disks, by pressing the LYRICS
button, the lyrics are shown on the display.
For a “minus one” performance, use the TRACK MUTE
∧, ∨
∨∨ ∨ buttons to select the channel you wish to mute. Use
the ON/OFF buttons and set the track you want to MUTE
to ON. Following this, you can play a keyboard perfor-
mance on the channel which was last set to MUTE.
For DOC disks:
You can use the CH 1, CH 2 and ORC (other accompani-
ment parts) buttons to set the respective parts to ON or
OFF.
For PIANO DISC playback:
You can use the CH 1 and ORCH (other accompaniment
parts) buttons to set the respective parts to ON or OFF.
Next song
Fast forward
Play/pause
Stop
Previous song
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Disk Drive




 
MEDLEY PLAY
With DIRECT PLAY, songs saved on a disk can
be played back continuously in a medley.
1.On the DIRECT PLAY display, set the MED-
LEY settings.
If ALL is pressed, all the files are selected, and the songs
are played back in order in a medley. If ALL is pressed
again, the files are deselected.
You can use the buttons below the display to select a
song to add to the song list, then press the ADD button to
add it to the list. Repeat these steps to create your own
list of songs to have played back. M01, M02 etc. next to
the file name indicates its order in the list.
If the number of files is 10 or more, you can use the
PREV and NEXT buttons to go back or advance 10 files
at a time.
You can delete a marked file from the medley song list by
selecting it and pressing the ADD button.
Use the LOOP button to specify ON or OFF for repeat
playback of the medley.
2.Press the START button.
Medley playback begins.
During medley playback, you can use the SKIP button to
skip to the next song.
Song Medley
Songs saved from the SEQUENCER to a disk (disk data) in the TECHNICS FORMAT can be played back
in a medley.
1.On the DISK MENU display, select SONG
MEDLEY from the display.
The display looks similar to the following.
2.Select the order of files in the medley.
If ALL is pressed, all the files are selected, and the songs
are played back in numerical in a medley.
You can select a file and song, then press the ADD but-
ton to add it to the song list. Repeat these steps to create
your own list of songs to have played back. M01, M02
etc. next to the file name indicates its order in the list.
You can delete a marked file from the medley song list by
selecting it and pressing the ADD button.
Use the LOOP button to specify ON or OFF for repeat
playback of the medley.
You can use the MODE button to select the medley
mode.
10 SNGS:
Songs 1 to 10 from each SONG are
played in a medley.
1 SONG:
Only song 1 from each SONG is played
back in a medley.
3.Press the START button.
Medley playback begins.
During the performance, the display changes  to the play-
back display.During a medley performance, if you press the MIXER
button you can change the settings for each part.
During a medley performance, you can use the SKIP but-
ton to skip to the next song.
If the disk contains SMF or other files, but no TECHNICS
FORMAT file, the display changes to the DIRECT PLAY
display.
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Disk Drive
Saving data
The recorded data and panel settings of this instrument can be saved on a disk.
Disks
You can use 3.5 inch 2DD (720KB) or 2HD
(1.44MB) disks.
How to distinguish the two disk types:
Although 2HD disks can hold more data and are conve-
nient for quick loading and saving, some models may be
able to read only 2DD disks. Therefore, you may not be
able to use your 2HD disk data with other musical instru-
ment models.
When saving data to the disk, the write-protect tab must
be closed.
SAVE
1.Insert a formatted disk into the Disk Drive slot.
Push it all the way in until you hear a click.
A disk which is used with this instrument for the first time
must first be formatted.
2.On the DISK MENU display, select SAVE.
The display looks similar to the following.
3.Select the type of data save you want.
TECHNICS FORMAT: 
Save this instrument’s data in the Technics
File format.
SMF FORMAT 0: 
Save the SEQUENCER data in the “Stan-
dard MIDI File” format (FORMAT 0).




 
TECHNICS FORMAT
1.Use the buttons below the display to specify
the file number you wish to save to.
The types of data that can be saved are shown in a frame
on the right side of the display. If you press the SAVE
button, all the indicated data is saved. Ordinarily PER-
FORMANCE data is selected, but you can use the SAVE
OPTION to select specific data to save.
2.If you wish to assign a name to the file, press
the NAME button.
The display looks similar to the following.
3.Use the buttons below the display to assign a
name.
Set the character input position with the POSITION but-
tons, select the characters with the alphanumeric buttons
and repeat name assignment. 
Press the INS button to enter a space at the cursor posi-
tion.
Press the DEL button to erase the character at the cursor
position.
Press the CLR button to erase the entire name.
Press the →← button to center the name.
4.Press the OK button.
The display returns to the SAVE display.
5.Press the SAVE button.
The SAVE operation begins.
If you attempt to save data to a file number in which data
is currently saved, the display changes to the confirma-
tion display. Press the YES button to continue the SAVE
procedure, or press the NO button if you wish to cancel it.
2DD
2HD
Hole No hole
Storage is not
possibleStorage is 
possible
Open Closed
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Specify the kind of data you wish to save to the
disk. To maximize effective use of disk memory
or to minimize the save time, select only the type
of data you wish to save.
1.Use the PAGE buttons to access the 2/3
SAVE OPTION display.
The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the buttons below the display to specify
the types of data you wish to save (YES/NO).
For PANEL MEMORY, select from NO/1 BANK/ALL.
Selecting 1 BANK will save only bank A.
Press the PERFORM button to select all the performance
data, or press the BACKUP button to select all the back
up data at once.
If the ALL OFF button is pressed, all the settings change
to NO.
3.Press the SAVE button.
The SAVE operation begins.

You can specify a single song in the
SEQUENCER to save to the disk.
1.Use the PAGE buttons to access the 3/3
SEQUENCER SONG SAVE display.
The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the buttons below the display to select the
song number you wish to save.
3.Press the SAVE button.
The SAVE operation begins.




 
SMF FORMAT 0
This instrument’s SEQUENCER data can be
saved in the “Standard MIDI File” format (FOR-
MAT 0) for use on other instruments.
What you can save in the SMF format (FORMAT 0) is
ordinary performance data, such as note data. Data such
as chord and rhythm data, COMPOSER data, etc. is not
saved. If you wish to also save this special Technics
data, save the data in the Technics File format.
If you use the APC TO SMF CONVERT function of the
SEQUENCER, you can convert the patterns of the auto-
matic accompaniment, etc. to SMF data. (Refer to page
78.)
1.To overwrite a file, use the  and  buttons
and then select a song name.
If the number of files is 10 or more, you can use the
PREV and NEXT buttons to go back or advance 10 files
at a time.
2.If you wish to assign a name to the file, press
the NAME button.
3.Use the buttons below the display to assign a
name.
4.Press the OK button.
The display returns to the SAVE display.
5.Use the FROM SONG buttons to select the
SEQUENCER song number you wish to save.
The song name to save from is shown below the FROM
SONG button.
6.Use the PANEL HEADER buttons to specify
ON or OFF.
ON:
The sound and volume settings for each
part are saved as data at the beginning of
the file.
OFF:
This data is not saved.
7.Use the 1 MEASURE SPACE buttons to
select ON or OFF.
ON: 
A one-measure space is added to the
beginning of the file.
OFF: 
No space is added.
When there is various data other than performance data
stored at the beginning of a file, the start of playback may
be delayed. This can be avoided by set the 1 MEASURE
SPACE to ON to inserting a before the beginning of the
performance.
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When set to ON, a space is added each time a file is
saved. Therefore, if you have already saved a file once
with the 1 MEASURE SPACE set to ON, please set it to
OFF each time the file is subsequently saved.
8.Use the SAVE AS button to select the sound
generator mode (GM/GM2/NX).
9.Press the SAVE button.
The SAVE operation begins.
When the operation has been successfully completed,
“COMPLETED!” is shown on the display.
If you attempt to save data to a file name in which data is
currently saved, the display changes to the confirmation
display. Press the YES button to continue the SAVE pro-
cedure, or press the NO button if you wish to cancel it.
Disk management
Various disk management procedures, such as file delete, file copy, and disk format, are available from
the DISK TOOLS menu.
DISK TOOLS
1.Insert the disk into the Disk Drive slot.
2.On the DISK MENU display, select DISK
TOOLS from the display.
The display looks similar to the following.
3.Select a function and follow the procedure to
execute it.
Use the buttons below the display to select a file.
You can press the SMF/TECH button to change to the
display for procedures related to SMF/TECH files.
Use the buttons to the left and right of the display to
access the corresponding setting display.




 
RENAME:
Assign a name to a file.




 
DEL: 
Delete a file.




 
COPY  (TECH): 
Copy a file.




 
MOVE  (TECH): 
Replace a file.




 
INFO (DISK/SONG) (SMF files only): 
Select whether to display the disk data or the
song names.




 
FORMAT
Disks which are used for the first time with this
instrument have to be formatted through the fol-
lowing procedure. When an unformatted disk is
inserted into the Disk Drive slot and you attempt
to execute the save or load procedure, the DISKFORMAT display appears. Follow the instruc-
tions shown to format the disk.
Note that this procedure clears any data which is cur-
rently stored on the disk.
1.Select the type of format (2DD or 2HD).
Be sure to select the type which is the same as your disk
type.
If the type is automatically detected, the display changes
directly to the following display, without showing the type
select display.
The display looks similar to the following.
If you wish to select the type again, use the PAGE button
to access the PAGE 2/2 display.
2.Press the YES button to format the disk, or
press the NO button to cancel the format.
When the YES button is pressed, disk format begins.
After about 1–2 minutes, formatting is completed and
DISK NAMING display is shown.
3.Use the buttons below the display to assign a
name.
Set the character input position with the POSITION but-
tons, select the characters with the alphanumeric buttons
and repeat name assignment. 
Press the INS button to enter a space at the cursor posi-
tion.
Press the DEL button to erase the character at the cursor
position.
Press the CLR button to erase the entire name.
Press the →← button to center the name.
4.Press the OK button.
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Set the automatic display when a disk is 
inserted
When a disk is inserted in the Disk Drive, the display automatically changes to a disk-procedure display.
Follow this procedure to customize the automatic display.
PREFERENCES
1.On the DISK MENU display, select PREFER-
ENCES.
The display looks similar to the following.
2.Use the buttons to the left of the display to
select the item, and the 
∧ and ∨ buttons to
change the setting.
DISK INSERT OPTION: 
The display automatically changes to a disk-
procedure display when a disk is inserted in
the Disk Drive (OFF, DISK MENU, LOAD,
DIRECT PLAY, SONG MEDLEY).
During playback, recording or changing the settings, the
displays unrelated to the settings made here do not
change.
FILE TYPE PRIORITY: 
Specify the desired priority ranking of dis-
played files when several types of files are
recorded on one disk (TECHNICS/SMF).
3.Press the OK button.
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