Yamaha Tyros 2 Manual

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Selecting and Playing a Style—Auto Accompaniment (ACMP)
Playing a melody with your right hand and playing chords with your left hand
1Press one of the [STYLE] buttons to call up the Style selection 
display. 
2Select a Style. 
3Turn Auto Accompaniment on.
Press the [ACMP] button so that its indicator lights. The specified left-hand section of 
the keyboard becomes the Chord section, and chords played in this section are automat-
ically detected and used as a basis for...

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5As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the selected style 
starts.
For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below). 
6Try playing other chords with your left hand and 
play a melody with your right hand. 
For information on how to enter chords, see page 152 and the Chord Fingering Chart 
listed in the separate Data List booklet. 
The chord root/type specified with your left hand will be shown at...

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■ Repertoire function
The convenient, easy-to-use Repertoire function automatically calls up appropriate panel settings 
designed to match the selected style.
1Press the [REPERTOIRE] LCD button (upper [6] button) in the style 
Open/Save display. 
Various appropriate panel settings matching the selected style will be shown in the display.
2Use the [1]–[3] buttons to select a setting.
The settings shown here are...

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Pattern Variation (Sections)
The Tyros2 features a wide variety of style “sections” that allow you to vary the arrangement of 
the accompaniment to match the song you are playing. They are: Intro, Main, Fill-in, Break and 
Ending. By switching among them as you play, you can easily produce the dynamic elements of 
a professional-sounding arrangement in your performance. 
● INTRO.......................This is used...

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■ Accompaniment Structure Diagram
■ Other Convenient Controls
● Fade in/out...............The [FADE IN/OUT] button can be used to produce smooth fade-ins and 
fade-outs when starting and stopping the accompaniment. This also applies 
to song playback.page 154
● Tap...........................The auto accompaniment can be started at any tempo you desire by “tapping” 
out the tempo with the [TAP TEMPO] button.page...

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One Touch Setting
One Touch Setting is a powerful and convenient feature that automatically calls up the most appropriate panel 
settings (voice number, etc.) for the currently selected style, with the touch of a single button.
1Select a style. 
2Press one of the [ONE TOUCH SETTING] buttons.
Auto Accompaniment and Sync Start will automatically be turned on.
In addition, various panel settings (such as voices,...

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Turning Style Parts On/Off and Changing Voices
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 style playback. 
Pressing any of the upper LCD [1]–[8] button calls up the voice selection display which lets you select and 
change the voice of the corresponding part...

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Reference on page 169The Multi Pads
Playing the Multi Pads
1Select a Multi Pad Bank. 
Press the [SELECT] button to call up the Multi Pad Bank selection (Open/Save) display 
and select the desired Bank.
2Press any of the Multi Pads. 
● About the color of the Multi Pads
•Green: Indicates that the corresponding pad contains data (phrase). 
•Red: Indicates that the corresponding pad is playing back.
● Multi Pad data
There are two types of Multi Pad data. Some types will...

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Reference on pages 87, 191Voice Effects
● HARMONY/ECHO....... See below.
● INITIAL TOUCH.......... This button turns the touch response of the keyboard on or off. When OFF, the same volume is produced no 
matter how strongly or softly you play the keyboard.
● SUSTAIN..................... When this feature is ON, all notes played on the keyboard with the UPPER part (RIGHT 1, 2, 3) have a longer 
sustain.
● MONO.......................... This determines whether the...

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Calling Up Ideal Setups for Your Music—Music Finder
Selecting the desired music genre from the Record List
1Press the [MUSIC FINDER] button to call up the Music Finder dis-
play.
The Music Finder display contains various “records”—each of which has pre-assigned 
panel settings to match the corresponding song title or music genre.
Each record has the following four items.
● MUSIC................Contains the song title or music genre that describes each record, letting...