Yamaha Tyros 1 User Manual

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Music Rest
Check carefully that all parts (two music rest brackets and one music rest, shown below) are included before following 
the instructions below.  You’ll also need a Phillips screwdriver.
1Remove the four screws from the rear panel of the TYROS 
with a Phillips screwdriver.
2Using the screws you removed in step #1 above, fasten the 
two music rest brackets to the rear panel of the TYROS.
3Attach the music rest to the brackets.
Supplied with the TYROSPhillips screwdriver
Music rest brackets (2) Music rest
3 1 2 OUTIN OUTINVIDEO OUTNTSC / PALUSB1 2INPUTAC  INLET MIC / LINE INL / L+R RMAINSUBLINE OUTL / L+R RLOOP SENDMIDI AMIDI BASSIGNABLE FOOT PEDALTRIMMIN MAXL / L+R RAUX IN / LOOP RETURNTRIMMIN MAX(VOLUME) (DSP VARIATION) (SUSTAIN)TO LEFT SPEAKERTO SUB 
WOOFERL RTO RIGHT SPEAKERL / L+R RLOOP SEND
Screws for attaching the 
music rest brackets
3 1 2 OUTIN OUTINVIDEO OUTNTSC / PALUSB1 2INPUTAC  INLET MIC / LINE INL / L+R RMAINSUBLINE OUTL / L+R RLOOP SENDMIDI AMIDI BASSIGNABLE FOOT PEDALTRIMMIN MAXL/L+R RAUX IN / LOOP RETURNTRIMMIN MAX(VOLUME) (DSP VARIATION) (SUSTAIN)TO LEFT SPEAKERTO SUB 
WOOFERL RTO RIGHT SPEAKERL / L+R RLOOP SEND
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Turning the Power On/Off
Turning the Power On
Turning the Power Off
POWERON /    OFF
Set up the Power Supply.  See page 20.
Make sure that the [MASTER VOLUME] and [INPUT VOLUME] 
are set to “MIN” and turn the TYROS on by pressing the 
[POWER ON/OFF] switch. 
Connect a set of 
(optional) headphones to 
the TYROS.Install and connect the optional TRS-MS01 
speaker system to the TYROS  (page 160). 
Then, turn on the optional TRS-MS01 
speaker system.Connect any external devices or auxiliary 
equipment (such as a computer, MIDI 
instruments, audio equipment, micro-
phone, etc.) to the TYROS.
Turn on all connected external devices 
and auxiliary equipment.
POWERON /    OFF
If necessary, save any data you’ve created 
using the connected external devices to the 
appropriate media.
Turn off the optional TRS-MS01 
speaker system.
Turn off all connected external devices 
and auxiliary equipment.
See page 69.If necessary, save any data you’ve created using the TYROS’ features to the User or Disk drive.
Make sure that the [MASTER VOLUME] and [INPUT VOLUME] 
are set to “MIN” and turn the TYROS off by pressing the 
[POWER ON/OFF] switch. 
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Raising and Closing the Display Panel
The TYROS features a semi-detachable display panel that can be tilted and adjusted — with four different latch points 
— to the most convenient viewing angle. 
 Raising the Display Panel........................................................................
Unfasten the lock located at the back of the display panel.  Then lift the panel and tilt it 
toward you.
The panel will click as you tilt it back; these clicks are the four latched positions.  Once 
you’ve reached a satisfactory position, release the panel.  It will gently fall back to the 
nearest latched position.
 Closing the Display Panel........................................................................
To return the panel to its closed and locked position, gently pull it back toward you until 
the position is vertical, then push it down until it locks into place.  
Setting the LCD contrast
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Quick Guide
Turning the Power On and Playing the Demos
Turning the Power On and Viewing the Main Display
After setting up the instrument and making all necessary connections,  turn the Power On by pressing the [POWER ON/OFF] 
switch (page 22). 
An Opening “splash” display appears, followed by the Main display — which is the “home base” screen, showing the basic 
settings and important information for the instrument.
See below for details on each part of the Main display.  Relevant page numbers for each are included.
Playing the Demos
The Demos are more than just songs — they also provide helpful, easy-to-understand introductions to the features, functions and 
operations of the TYROS.  In a way, the Demos are an interactive “mini-manual” complete with sound demonstrations and text 
explaining how to use the instrument and showing what it can do for you.
The TYROS can display text in any one of several languages.  Text is used for the Demos (below), Help (page 61), and the Display 
Messages (page 62).  Before playing the Demo, select the desired language by following the instructions below. 
The TYROS features an 
extensive variety of 
Demo songs that 
showcase its rich, 
authentic voices and 
its dynamic rhythms 
and styles.[POWER ON/OFF] 
switch.
POWERON /    OFF
Registration Sequence (page 128)
Split Point that separates the style 
chord section and right hand sections of 
the keyboard (page 32)
RIGHT 1 voice (page 26)
RIGHT 2 voice (page 27)
LEFT voice (page 28)
This simple mixer lets you indepen-
dently adjust the levels (volume) of the 
various Parts. Registration Memory Bank (page 52) Split Point that separates the left and 
right hand sections of the keyboard 
(page 28)
RIGHT 3 voice (page 74)
Octave (page 28)
Transpose (page 82)
Song (page 43)
Current position (bar/beat) in song 
playback or style playback.
Tempo of the current  song or style. 
Chord root/type specified in the 
left hand section of the keyboard. 
Style (page 32)
Multi Pad Bank (page 38)
HELP FUNCTIONDIGITAL
RECORDING SOUND
CREATOR
SONG
STYLE
MULTI PADMENUDEMO
12345678
HELP display
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Quick Guide
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To call up the Demo display and start the Demo songs, press the [DEMO] button.  To stop the Demo songs and 
return to the Main display, press the [EXIT] button.  You may need to press the [EXIT] button several times 
depending on the display.
HELP FUNCTIONDIGITAL
RECORDING SOUND
CREATOR
SONG
STYLE
MULTI PADMENUDEMO
12345678
12345678
A
B
C
D
EF
G
H
I
J
BACK NEXT
Press any of the 
LCD buttons to 
call up the display 
of the correspond-
ing function.  Press any of the 
LCD buttons to 
call up the display 
of the correspond-
ing function. 
Select the desired num-
bered word or topic in 
the display by pressing 
the corresponding LCD 
button.
Depending on the particular 
display, you may need to use 
the [BACK]/[NEXT] buttons 
to call up other topics and 
menus. Even if you do not press any of 
these buttons, the demo song plays 
back repeatedly, calling up the vari-
ous displays in sequence.  Press the [DEMO] button to start repeated playback of the 
Demo’s “Overview” menu displays.  To select specific Demo 
topics from these displays, follow the instructions below.
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Quick Guide
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Reference on page 78Playing Voices
Selecting a Voice (RIGHT1) and playing the keyboard
1Turn the RIGHT1 part on by pressing the [PART ON/OFF] button. 
2Press one of the [VOICE] buttons to call up the Voice selection dis-
play. 
3Select a Voice. 
4Play the selected voice. 
The TYROS has a huge selection of 
various musical instrument voices 
which you can play. Try out the differ-
ent voices on your own — checking 
the voice name printed above each 
VOICE button on the panel, or refer-
ring to the voice list in the separate 
Data List booklet.
LEFTLEFT HOLDRIGHT1 RIGHT2 RIGHT3
PART ON / OFFPART SELECT
UPPER LOWER
STRINGS
CHOIR PIANO
E.PIANOVOICE
BACK NEXT
In this example, Galaxy
EP is selected — one of 
the E.PIANO category 
voices.If necessary, use 
the [BACK]/
[NEXT] buttons to 
call up the PRE-
SET page.
• The voice selection display shown 
here is called the “Open/Save” 
display for the voice.  The Open/
Save display actually has two dif-
ferent display modes: 1) a direct 
selection display (shown at left), 
and 2) a numeric input display  
that lets you select the voice by 
inputting the voice number (file 
number in the folder). For details, 
see page 71. 
A
B
C
D
E
For this example, 
JazzChorus is 
selected. 
•  The voice selected here is called 
voice RIGHT 1.
See page 74 for more information 
on voice RIGHT1.
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Playing Voices 
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TYROS Owner’s Manual 
Playing Two or Three Voices Simultaneously 
1 
Turn the RIGHT2 part on by pressing the [PART ON/OFF] button.  
2 
Press one of the [VOICE] buttons to call up the Voice selection dis-
play. 
Do this in the same way as you did in step #2 on page 26. In this step, press the [PAD] 
button. 
3 
Select a Voice. 
Do this in the same way as you did in step #3 on page 26.  In this step, select Insomnia. 
4 
Play the selected voices.  
The voice selected for RIGHT1 (page 26) and the voice selected here are sounded 
simultaneously in a layer.
Voice RIGHT 3 can be set in the same way described above, by using the [RIGHT3] 
button instead. 
Try out some of these other voices... 
Category Voice Name Comment
Piano Live! GrandPiano
 
Stereo-sampled grand piano, with realistic sound over entire keyboard range.
 
E.PianoCool! Galaxy EP 
 
Rich and dynamic DX-type Electric Piano.
 
Cool! E.Piano
 
Four different samples with varying dynamics, for realistic and expressive timbre changes.
 
Organ Cool! JazzOrgan
 
Organ sample with authentic chorus vibrato.
 
Rotor Organ 
 
Organ sample with realistic rotary speaker.
 
AccordionMusette 
 
Realistic, French type accordion.
 
Sweet! Harmonica
 
Exceptionally natural harmonica sound with natural vibrato.
 
Guitar Live! SteelGuitar
 
Stereo-sampled steel guitar, velocity switching according to dynamics and playing style.
 
Cool! JazzGuitar
 
Dynamic, fingered jazz guitar.
 
Lead Guitar
 
Soulful guitar sound with natural distortion.
 
StringsLive! Strings
 
Rich, stereo-sampled strings orchestra.
 
Live! Allegro
 
Rich, stereo-sampled strings orchestra with fast attack.
 
Sweet! Violin
 
Excellent solo violin with natural vibrato.
 
TrumpetSweet! Trump
 
Expressive trumpet with natural vibrato.
 
Sweet! MutedTrump
 
Jazzy muted trumpet with natural vibrato.
 
BrassLive! HyperBrass
 
Stereo-sampled powerful brass section.
 
Live! FrenchHorns
 
Stereo-sampled authentic orchestral French horn ensemble.
 
Saxophone Sweet! AltoSax
 
Smooth alto sax with natural vibrato.
 
Sweet! SopranoSax
 
Soprano sax with natural vibrato. Very expressive. Play long notes.
 
Flute/ClarinetSweet! Oboe
 
Realistic oboe with natural vibrato.
 
Sweet! Flute
 
Flute with natural vibrato. Very expressive. Play strongly to get realistic overblown sample.
 
Sweet! PanFlute
 
Authentic pan flute with natural vibrato.
 
ChoirLive! Gospel
 
Stereo choir with individual, smooth vibrato.
 
DreamHeaven
 
Beautiful synth pad.
 
Synthesizer Matrix
 
Expressive synth lead. Play long notes.
 
PercussionDrums StandardKit
 
Stereo sampled drums with velocity switching of up to four layers. Also check out Live! Funk Kit.
 
Drums BrushKit
 
Stereo sampled drums played by brush. Check out toms and cymbals.
 
Live! SFX CubanKit/
Live! SFX PopLatinKit
 
Stereo sampled percussion with various playing styles.
LEFTLEFT HOLDRIGHT1 RIGHT2 RIGHT3
PART ON / OFFPART SELECT
UPPER LOWER
• The voice selected here is called 
voice RIGHT 2.
See page 74 for more information 
on voice RIGHT2.
 
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Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands
1Turn the LEFT part on by pressing the appropriate [PART ON/OFF] 
button. 
2Press one of the [VOICE] buttons to call up the Voice selection dis-
play.
Do this in the same way as you did in step #2 on page 26.  In this step, press the [BASS] 
button. 
3Select a Voice.
Do this in the same way as you did in step #3 on page 26.  In this step, select FingerBass.
4Play the selected voices. 
The notes you play with your left hand sound one voice, while the notes you play with 
your right sound a different voice (or voices). 
Voices RIGHT 1 - 3 are meant to be played with the right hand. Voice LEFT is played 
with the left hand.
Adjusting the Octave Setting
The [UPPER OCTAVE] button allows the RIGHT1, RIGHT2, and RIGHT3 parts to be simulta-
neously transposed up or down by one octave. 
LEFTLEFT HOLDRIGHT1 RIGHT2 RIGHT3
PART ON / OFFPART SELECT
UPPER LOWER
Split Point
Voice RIGHT1, 2, 3
(UPPER)Voice LEFT
(LOWER)
• The point on the keyboard that 
separates voice LEFT and voice 
RIGHT1 - 3 is called the “split 
point.” 
Refer to page 112 for instructions 
on setting the split point.
UPPER OCTAVE
RESET
• Press the [+] and [-] buttons simul-
taneously to instantly reset the 
octave value to 0.
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Organ Flutes
The TYROS uses advanced digital modeling technology to recreate the legendary sound of vin-
tage organs. Just as on a traditional organ, you can create your own sound by increasing and 
decreasing the levels of the flute footages.
1Press the [ORGAN FLUTES] button to call up the Organ Flutes 
voice selection display.
2Select the desired Organ voice and play the keyboard. 
3Press the [SOUND CREATOR] button to call up the display for 
adjusting various parameters of the Organ Flutes voice. Use the 
LCD [1] - [8] buttons to adjust the footage settings.
4Try out some of the other Organ Flutes voices.
STRINGS TRUMPET
CHOIR SAXOPHONEGUITAR
BASS PIANO
E.PIANOORGAN
FLUTES
CUSTOM
VOICEACCORDION
PA DVOICE
FUNCTIONSOUND
CREATORMENU
12345678
BACK NEXT
Use LCD [D] button to 
adjust the 16 or 5 1/3 
footage. You can select 
the desired footage 
(16 or 5 1/3) with the 
[E] LCD button.Use these to select 
the desired page of 
parameters.
The footage settings determine the basic sound of the 
organ flutes.
The term “footage” is a reference to the sound generation 
of traditional pipe organs, in which the sound is produced 
by pipes of different lengths (in feet).
If you wish to store the 
settings here, make sure 
to save the settings as a 
User Voice before select-
ing another voice or turn-
ing the power off. 
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Collecting your favorite voices to the User drive or floppy disk
The TYROS has a huge amount of high-quality voices, covering an exceptionally broad range of 
instrument sounds — making it perfect for virtually every musical application.  However, the 
sheer number of voices may seem overwhelming at first.  That’s why we’ve decided to show you 
this somewhat advanced technique for gathering together the voices you like to use the most, and 
putting them in one easy-to-use location.
To start with, you should know a little about the Memory Drives and the Open/Save display 
(explained briefly below).  Should you want to know more, details are given on page 63.  For the 
moment, though, keep in mind that the User drive and Floppy Disk drive are memory locations 
that you can use to store and recall your important data.
 Memory Drive Types
 Open/Save display
........... From this type of display you can select (open) various files — such 
as voices, (pages 26 - 29), styles (page 32), songs (page 43), and Reg-
istration Memory banks (page 52) — as well as save the various files 
to the User drive or Disk drive.
1Press the [USER] button to call up the Voice selection (Open/Save) 
display for the User drive.
In this case, any keyboard part (RIGHT 1 - 3) can be selected.
2From this display (path), make a new folder to which your favorite 
voices are to be saved.
PRESET driveInternal memory drive to which the preprogrammed voices are installed 
as preset voices.
USER driveInternal memory that allows both reading and writing of data. 
FD driveFor transferring data to and from floppy disk, with the TYROS’ floppy 
disk drive.• In addition to the three memory 
drive types described here, you 
can also use an optional hard disk 
drive (HD) — provided one is 
installed to the TYROS.
SYNTHUSER
1234567812345678
The new folder is created. 
You can name the new folder from the pop-
up window that appears at the bottom of 
the LCD display. 
For details about naming, see page 70).  Press the [NEW] LCD button 
(lower [7] button). Press the [OK] LCD button (upper 
[8] button). 
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