Yamaha Tyros 1 User Manual

							Calling Up Ideal Setups for Your Music — Music Finder
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Searching the Ideal Setups by Keyword
The Music Finder feature of the TYROS has a wide range of more than 1000 different records — 
making it exceptionally versatile, yet difficult to find a desired setup.  That’s where the Search 
function comes in handy.  It lets you quickly and easily find the records that you want to use.
1Press the [SEARCH1] LCD button ([I] button) on the Music Finder 
display to call up the Search display.
2Enter the search criteria and start the search.
3Select the desired record from the list on the 
SEARCH1 display and play the music style.
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Press one of these buttons to 
call up the pop-up window for 
searching by music genre or 
keyword.  Text entry is done in 
the same way as with file names 
(page 70).  After entering the 
music genre or keyword, press 
the [OK] LCD button to return 
back to this display. 
Press this button to call up the 
Style selection display. After 
selecting the desired style, 
press the [EXIT] button to return 
back to this display. 
This convenient function lets you 
find all songs that use a certain 
accompaniment style.
Press this button to specify the 
time signature for the search.  
Pressing the button alternates 
anong the selections.  Selecting 
“Any” searches through all 
records, regardless of the time 
signature.
Selects a specific location for 
searching. You can further nar-
row down your search by using 
the SEARCH 1 and 2 selec-
tions.Clears the entered 
item at left.
Select the desired music genre. 
Press the [START SEARCH] 
LCD button to execute the 
search.  The Search 1 display 
appears, showing the results 
of the search.
This convenient search 
feature lets you search for 
all records that fall within a 
certain tempo range.
• If you wish to further narrow down 
your search or search another 
music genre, use the SEARCH 2 
display. 
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Creating a Set of Favorite Records
As convenient as the Search function is in plumbing the depths of the Music Finder records, you 
may want to create a “folder” of favorite records — so you can quickly call up those styles and 
settings you use most often in your performance.
 Other convenient functions
Music Finder has a variety of other useful functions, as described below.  These are avail-
able in all the Music Finder pages.
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BACK NEXT
Press the [H] button to add the 
selected record to the Favorite page.  
(When the prompt appears, select 
[YES] to actually add the record.)
Press the [BACK]/
[NEXT] button to call 
up the FAVORITE 
page and confirm 
whether the speci-
fied record has been 
added. 
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JSort the records by each item. 
Change the order of the records (ascending or 
descending). The order method is determined by 
the sort item above. 
Shows the number of records of the currently 
displayed page. 
Press this button to create a new record by edit-
ing the currently selected one.
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These sets of buttons are used when the Record list is sorted by 
STYLE.  Press the up or down button to move the cursor up or 
down and select the new record.  Simultaneously press the up 
and down buttons to move the cursor to the first record.
These sets of buttons are used regardless of the 
sort item. 
Press the up or down button to move the cursor 
up or down and select the new record. 
This set of buttons is used when the Record list is sorted by MUSIC.  
Press the upper or lower button to move the cursor up or down 
alphabetically and select the new record. Simultaneously press the 
up and down buttons to move the cursor to the first record.
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Reference on page 88
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Song Playback
Playback of Song Disks
1Insert the disk containing MIDI song 
data into the disk drive. 
2Press any of the SONG buttons to call up the song selection dis-
play. 
3Select a song on the floppy disk.
Selecting a song is done in the same way as selecting a voice or style.
4Press the SONG CONTROL [START/STOP] button to start the 
selected song.
5Press the SONG CONTROL [START/STOP] button again to stop the 
song.
 Viewing Song Lyrics and Score
 When the song data contains lyric data, you can view it by using the [Lyrics] LCD 
button on the Main display. .................................................................................................. Page 46
 You can also view the song score (notation) by using the [Score] LCD button 
on the Main display. ............................................................................................................. Page 49
You can play MIDI song data directly from the 
TYROS.  This includes not only the preset demo 
songs, but also commercially available song data 
on floppy disk, as well as songs you’ve created with 
the Song Recording function (page 54) or Song Cre-
ator function (page 94).  (For information on com-
patible song data, see page 8.)
• Make sure to read the section 
“Using the Floppy Disk Drive 
(FDD) and Floppy Disks” on 
page 6.
SONG
BACK NEXT
If necessary, use 
the [BACK]/[NEXT] 
buttons to call up 
the FD (Floppy 
Disk) page. 
• The song selection display shown 
here is called the “Open/Save” 
display for the song.  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 input-
ting the song number. For details, 
see page 71. 
SP1SP2SP3
START/
STOP
SYNC START
NEW SONG
SP4
REC TOP REW FFLOOP
SONG CONTROLThese buttons let you use markers in the song 
data — for easy navigation, and for setting up 
playback loops.
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Moves forward one measure when pressed 
briefly, or scrolls forward continuously (fast for-
ward) when held.
Press this button to call up the SONG POSI-
TION pop-up window on the LCD display. 
Moves back one measure when pressed 
briefly, or scrolls backward continuously (fast 
reverse) when held. 
Press this button to call up the SONG POSI-
TION pop-up window on the LCD display.  This button lets you record your keyboard per-
formance as a song MIDI song data. 
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During playback, you can have the song 
return to the top and play back again from the 
beginning by pressing this button. When play-
back is stopped, pressing this button returns 
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							Song Playback
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Using Song Position Markers
Song Position markers (SP 1 - SP 4) can be placed in the song data.  This not only lets you navigate quickly and 
easily through the song data, but also lets you set up convenient playback loops — allowing you to create 
dynamic song arrangements “on the fly,” as you perform.
 Jumping among song positions....................................................................
1Select a song and start playing back from the top of the song. 
Press the [TOP] button (if necessary) and press the [START/STOP] button.
2Enter a marker to the desired song position by double-clicking one 
of the [SP] buttons during playback.
As the song is playing back, double-click (press twice quickly) one of the [SP1] - [SP4] 
buttons at the point you wish you enter a marker.  The corresponding button flashes in 
green, and the marker for that button is entered to the 1st beat of the appropriate measure.
Continue to enter other markers in the same way.  The illustration below shows an 
example of how all of the markers may be entered in a song. 
3Stop song playback.
4Now that you’ve entered markers in step #2 above, 
try using them to jump around in the song and navigate among the 
song positions. 
5Stop song playback.
 Using markers in loop playback........................................................................................
Try using the markers you registered in step #2 above to play back the separate “sections” of the song in loops.
1Go to the top of the song to which you’ve entered the markers and start it.
START/
STOP
SYNC START
NEW SONG
START/
STOP
SYNC START
NEW SONG
REC TOP REW FFREC TOP REW FF
SP1SP2SP3
START/
STOP
SYNC START
NEW SONG
SP4
REC TOP REW FFLOOP
SONG CONTROL
If a marker has already been entered to the 
button, the lamp is lit in green or red.  Double-
clicking on the button will set the marker to a 
new song position.
Top of 
the song[SP1] [SP2] [SP3] [SP4]End of 
the song
• To store your marker settings, 
save the song data to the User 
drive, FD drive, or HD drive (if 
an optional hard disk has been 
installed). Keep in mind that the 
marker settings will be lost if 
you select another song or turn 
the power off without saving the 
song data. For details on saving 
song data,  see step #8 on page 
55. 
• You also can enter the marker by 
stopping the song at the desired 
position and double-clicking any of 
the [SP1] - [SP4] buttons.  
Whether executed during play-
back or while playback is stopped, 
the marker is always entered at 
the top of the current measure.
SP1SP2SP3
START/
STOP
SYNC START
NEW SONG
SP4
REC TOP REW FFLOOP
SONG CONTROL
Jumping to a marker, then starting playbackJumping to a marker during playback
In this example, song playback starts from the top of the 
measure assigned to the [SP1] button (in step #2 above).
SP1SP2SP3
START/
STOP
SYNC START
NEW SONG
SP4
REC TOP REW FFLOOP
SONG CONTROL
In this example, song playback continues to the end of 
the current measure, then jumps to the selected marker 
— the top of the measure assigned to the [SP4] button (in 
step #2 above).  You can cancel the jump by pressing the 
same button ([SP4]) again before the actual jump. (Be 
careful not to double-click the button.)• Be careful to press the [SP1] - 
[SP4] button only once when 
jumping among markers.  Press-
ing a button twice (double-click-
ing) will change the marker 
position.
Top of 
the song[SP1] [SP2] [SP3] [SP4]End of 
the song
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The [SP1] button changes from green to red after the [SP1] point has played back.
2Turn the [LOOP] button on after passing the [SP1] point. 
The song plays back up to the [SP2] point, then goes back to [SP1] and loops between the two points 
(as shown).
3Turn the [LOOP] button off by pressing it again. 
The loop in step #2 above continues indefinitely until you turn the [LOOP] button off.  When you turn 
it off, playback continues past the [SP2] point and on to [SP3].  (The [SP2] button changes from green 
to red after the [SP2] point is passed.)
4Turn the [LOOP] button on again before reaching the [SP3] point.
Turning the [LOOP] button on again here starts a new loop — this time between the [SP2] and [SP3] 
points (as shown).
5Continue looping the remaining “sections” of the song ([SP2]- [SP3] and 
[SP3] - end) in the same way, repeating steps #3 and #4 above.
6Stop song playback.
Adjusting the Volume Balance between the Song and the Keyboard
Press the [BALANCE] button so that the mixer window (pop-up) appears at the bottom of the LCD display (page 36). You can 
adjust the volume balance between song playback and your right-hand keyboard performance by using LCD buttons [1], [5], [6], 
[7], and [8].
Turning Song Parts On/Off
Press the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button so that the pop-up window appears at the bottom of the LCD display. You can turn each 
part (channel) on or off by using the lower LCD [1] - [8] buttons during song playback. 
Top of 
the song[SP1] [SP2] [SP3] [SP4]End of 
the song
Red Green Green Green
Top of 
the song[SP1] [SP2] [SP3] [SP4]End of 
the song
Red Green Green Green
Green Red
Top of 
the song[SP1] [SP2] [SP3] [SP4]End of 
the song
Green Green
Green Red
Top of 
the song[SP1] [SP2] [SP3] [SP4]End of 
the song
Green Green
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MIXING 
CONSOLEBALANCE
CHANNEL
ON / OFF
PA R T PA R T
Pressing the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] 
button repeatedly switches among 
the style parts (channels) and song 
channels. Press the LCD button cor-
responding to the part  
(channel) you wish to turn 
on or off.
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Reference on page 130Singing with a Connected Microphone
Connecting a microphone
1Set the [TRIM] control on the rear panel and the [INPUT VOLUME] 
on the front panel both to “MIN.” 
2Connect a microphone to the MIC/LINE IN jack. 
The MIC/LINE jack accepts 1/4” phone plugs.
3Turn the power on. 
4Adjust the [TRIM] control on the rear panel and the [INPUT VOL-
UME] on the front panel while singing into the microphone.
• Since the input level from the microphone may be low, set the [TRIM] control close 
to “MAX.” 
• Adjust the controls while checking the OVER and SIGNAL lamps.   
Singing Along with Lyrics
Try playing a song that contains lyric data, then sing along with it using the connected microphone.
1Select a song that contains lyric data (page 43).
2Go back to the Main display by pressing the [EXIT] button and 
press the [Lyrics] LCD button to call up the Lyrics display.
The TYROS is equipped with an input jack, letting you con-
nect another audio source — such as a microphone for your 
voice, an electric guitar, or a CD player — and mix it with the 
sounds of the TYROS.  The fun doesn’t stop there, however.  
With the Vocal Harmony feature (page 47), you can also 
apply various harmony and echo effects to your voice or 
guitar playing.  Or use the TYROS for karaoke and sing-
alongs — applying various DSP effects to your voice, as 
you sing with the auto accompaniment or song playback.
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IN / OUTMAX
INPUT VOLUME
MINOVER SIGNAL
MIC / LINE ININPUTMIC / LINE INTRIMMIN MAX
• To avoid possible feedback or 
other interference, separate the 
microphone from the speakers as 
much as possible.
• Since the MIC/LINE IN jack is 
highly sensitive, it may pick up 
and produce noise when noth-
ing is connected. To avoid this, 
always set the INPUT VOLUME 
to minimum when nothing is 
connected to the MIC/LINE IN 
jack.
INPUTMIC / LINE INTRIMMIN MAX
FA D E
IN / OUTMAX
INPUT VOLUME
MINOVER SIGNAL
MIC / LINE ININPUTMIC / LINE INTRIMMIN MAX
The OVER lamp lights when the input 
level is too high.  Make sure to adjust the 
INPUT VOLUME so that this lamp does 
not light.
The SIGNAL lamp lights to indicate that 
an audio signal is being received.• Make sure to set the [INPUT VOL-
UME] to “MIN” before performing 
the following operations. 
• Connecting a microphone to the 
TYROS
• Removing a microphone from 
the TYROS
• Turning the TYROS’ power off
• You may find that microphone 
sound is distorted, even though 
the OVER lamp is not lit.  If so, try 
setting the [TRIM] control on the 
rear panel close to “MIN” and 
adjusting the [INPUT VOLUME] 
control on the front panel until the 
level is appropriate. 
• Since the input level from the 
mixer or audio equipment may be 
high, set the [TRIM] control on the 
rear panel close to “MIN.”  
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3Turn the Effect for the microphone 
sound on, if desired.
4Start song playback. 
5Sing the song while viewing the lyrics 
on the display.
6Stop the song.
Applying harmony to your voice
Use the sophisticated Vocal Harmony function to automatically apply harmony to your 
voice as you sing into the connected microphone.
1Turn Vocal Harmony on.
2Press the [VH TYPE SELECT] button to call up the Vocal Harmony 
type selection display and select one of the types.
3Turn the [ACMP] button on.
4Play and hold down chords in the left-hand 
section of the keyboard as you sing along with 
the accompaniment. 
 Vocal Harmony Chords
Vocal Harmony is triggered by the chords you play. In the example instructions above, the chords played 
in the style chord section of the keyboard are used to trigger the Vocal Harmony.  Depending on the Har-
mony Mode setting and the particular application, different chords can be used to trigger Vocal Harmony 
(as listed below). For details, see page 133.
Chords that trigger Vocal Harmony Required settings (Harmony mode)
Chords specified in the style chord section of the keyboard CHORDAL
Chords specified in the Upper part (RIGHT1 - 3) section of the keyboard VOCODER
Chords specified in the Lower part (LEFT) section of the keyboard VOCODER
Chord data contained in the XF song CHORDAL
Detected chords based on notes contained in the song data CHORDAL, VOCODER
TALK EFFECTVOCAL
HARMONYMIC
SETTING VH TYPE
SELECTMIC
SP1SP2SP3
START/
STOP
SYNC START
NEW SONG
SP4
REC TOP REW FFLOOP
SONG CONTROL
• The lyrics inidicated on the LCD 
display can be output via the 
[VIDEO OUT] terminal. You can 
have only the lyrics of the song 
output via VIDEO OUT, even when 
another display is called up. This 
lets you select other displays and 
still have the lyrics shown on the 
monitor. 
For details, see page 151. 
TALK EFFECTVOCAL
HARMONYMIC
SETTING VH TYPE
SELECTMIC
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TALK EFFECTVOCAL
HARMONYMIC
SETTING VH TYPE
SELECTMIC
For this example, 
“JazzSisters” is 
selected.
Chord sectionSplit Point
The harmony is applied to your 
voice according to the chord you 
play. Try out various chords. 
• If you experience distorted or out-
of-tune sound from the Vocal Har-
mony feature, your vocal micro-
phone may be picking up 
extraneous sounds (other than 
your voice) – the Style playback 
sound from the TYROS, for exam-
ple. In particular, bass sounds can 
cause mistracking of the Vocal 
Harmony feature. The solution to 
this problem is to ensure that as 
little extraneous sound as possible 
is picked up by your vocal micro-
phone:
• Sing as closely to the micro-
phone as possible.
• Use a uni-directional micro-
phone.
• Turn down the MASTER VOL-
UME, STYLE volume or SONG 
volume control.
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Keyboard and Vocal Practice using the Guide function
Selecting a Guide menu
Call up the SONG SETTING display by following the procedure below and select a Guide menu.
 Guide menu for keyboard practice
 Follow Lights...........When this is selected, song playback pauses, waiting for you to play the notes correctly.  
When you play the correct notes, song playback continues. Follow Lights was developed for 
the Yamaha Clavinova series.  This function is used for practicing purposes, with built-in 
lamps on the keyboard indicating the notes to be played.  Even though the TYROS does not 
have these lamps, you can use the same function by following the indications in the displayed 
notation with the Song Score function.
 Any Key...................With this function, song playback pauses and waits for you to play any key.  When you play 
the keyboard in correct time with the music (any key is fine), song playback continues.  (For 
this function, the notes of the keyboard do not sound.)
 Guide menu for sing-along
 Karao-Key................This function lets you control the song and accompaniment playback with just one finger, 
while you sing along.  Simply play a key on the keyboard in time with music (any key is fine) 
and the accompaniment parts of the song follow your playing.  (For this function, the notes of 
the keyboard do not sound.)
 Vocal Cue Time.......With this function, song playback pauses, waiting for you to sing the notes correctly.  When 
you sing the correct notes, song playback continues.
The educational and fun Guide features make it easy 
to learn new music.  They indicate the notes you 
should play, when you should play them, and how 
long you should hold them down.  What’s more, with 
a connected microphone, the TYROS makes sing-
alongs more fun and interesting as well.
Here, you’ll also learn how to practice music effec-
tively using the Song Score function of the Guide fea-
tures, reading the music score shown in the LCD.
HELP FUNCTIONDIGITAL
RECORDING SOUND
CREATOR
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Select one of the four Guide menus by 
using the LCD [A] and [B] buttons. For 
details about the four menus, see below. 
Since the commercially available song data may 
be already programmed with fixed channels for 
the Guide features, set this parameter to ON.
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Keyboard Practice using “Follow Lights”
1Select the desired song for practicing the keyboard (page 43).
2Call up the SONG SETTING display by following the procedure 
described on the previous page and select “Follow Lights.” If nec-
essary, specify the channel settings.
3Press the [EXIT] button to go back to the Main display.
4Call up the Song Score display by pressing the [Score] LCD button 
([C] button).
5Turn the [GUIDE] button on.
6Start the song playback.
7Song playback automatically pauses, indicating 
that you should play a certain melody note. 
Look at the notation in the LCD to see which note to play.
8To stop the practice session in the middle of the song, stop song 
playback.
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SP1SP2SP3
START/
STOP
SYNC START
NEW SONG
SP4
REC TOP REW FFLOOP
SONG CONTROL
SP1SP2SP3
START/
STOP
SYNC START
NEW SONG
SP4
REC TOP REW FFLOOP
SONG CONTROL
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Vocal Practice using “Vocal Cue Time”
1Connect a microphone to the TYROS (page 46).
2Select the desired song for singing.
3Call up the SONG SETTING display by following the procedure 
described on page 48 and select “Vocal Cue TIME.” If necessary, 
specify the channel settings.
4Press the [EXIT] button to go back to the Main display.
5Call up the Song Score display by pressing the [Score] LCD button 
([C] button).
6Turn the [GUIDE] button on.
7Start song playback.
8Song playback automatically pauses, indicating 
that you should sing a certain melody note.
Look at the notation in the LCD to see which note to sing.
9To stop the practice session in the middle of the song, stop song 
playback.
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Press the lower LCD [3] button so that 
the lyrics appear on the score. 
GUIDE
START/
STOP
SYNC START
NEW SONG
REC TOP REW FF
START/
STOP
SYNC START
NEW SONG
REC TOP REW FF
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