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 fully automatic accompaniment with the selected 
style.
Press the [ACMP] button again to turn Auto Accompaniment off. 
4Turn Sync Start on.
Press the [SYNC START] button to enable synchronized start (standby). (The indicator 
lights.) Press the [SYNC START] button again to turn Sync Start off. 
The auto accompaniment (style playback) feature puts a full 
backing band at your fingertips. To use it, all you have to do is 
play the chords with your left hand as you perform and the 
selected accompaniment style matching your music will auto-
matically play along, instantly following the chords you play. 
With the auto accompaniment (style playback) function, even 
a solo performer can enjoy playing with the backing of an 
entire band or orchestra. 
The Tyros2 features a variety of accompaniment styles (rhythm 
patterns) in a variety of different musical genres. Try out the 
different styles on your own—checking the style category 
name printed above each STYLE button on the panel, or refer-
ring to the style list in the separate Data List booklet.
•The style selection display shown 
here is called the “Open/Save” 
display for the style. 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 style by input-
ting the style number (file number 
in the folder). For details, see 
page 77. 
NOTE
•To select a drive other than PRE-
SET, use the [TAB] buttons.
NOTE
Split Point ... The default setting is F#2/G2.
Chord section
•ACMP is an abbreviation for 
ACCOMPANIMENT.
NOTE
•For details about the Split Point, 
see pages 80 and 158. 
NOTE
•The [START/STOP] button flashes 
in sync with the current tempo 
(page 154) while Sync Start is on. 
NOTE
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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 the center of the Main 
display. 
7Press the [START/STOP] button to stop style playback.
Try out some of the other styles...
Category Style Name Comment
Pop&Rock AcousticRockThis style demonstrates a modern high quality production. Listen to Intro II leading into Main B to 
hear a realistic band sound of today.
Ballad 16BeatBallad1Ultimate realism is a main focus of Tyros2. Listen to the new Mega Tenor Sax in Intro III. 
Dance 70’sDisco1No matter what genre, Tyros2 will deliver uncanny realism. Listen to the Disco Strings, Mega Brass 
and Mega Solid guitar in both Intro II and Intro III. You can play many 70’s Disco favourites.
Swing&Jazz OrchBigBand1An authentic Big Band sound which has had a recent revival. Great for many Big Band/Jazz stan-
dards sung by some of the greats. Listen to the Brass shakes in Intro III.
R&BBluesRockThis genre is also typical of the late seventies. If you sit back and close your eyes, it is tough to 
differentiate between a keyboard and the real thing. Listen to Intro III follwed by MainD.
70’sChartSoulAnother great R&B flavour. This really shows off the New Mega Tenor Sax and Mega Brass. Listen 
to both Intro II and Intro III.
CountryEasyCountryCountry music covers many different sound fields and styles. With EasyCountry you can hear a 
very typical laid back singer song writer image. Great for many standards.
CountryShuffleA typical sing-a-long country feel with a very high quality production. Listen to Intro III to hear a 
straight to point Country image.
Latin BossaNovaThis style can be used for almost all bossa nova standards. Intro II demonstrates an unbelievable 
Mega Nylon guitar complete with slides and noises for extra realism. Intro III introduces the Sax 
but with a much softer tone.
Ballroom EnglishWaltzTake your partner by the hand and dance the night away. The Ballroom category caters for all 
Ballroom dancing music to the highest level. Listen to both Intro II and Intro III. When you hear the 
Trumpets come in, you could be sitting in front of a real Ballroom Orchestra.
Movie&Show BaroqueConcertoTo show the versatlity of style genres, just play the Intros and Mains of this style. You’re immedi-
ately taken into the 17th Century.
Entertainer EuroPopOrganA big Entertainment genre is that of the Euro organist of the 60’s and 70’s. This style is very 
versatile covering many songs, but this shows the power of Tyros2 whether you are listening to 
Orchestral realism or straight forward organ music. It’s all unbelievable.
World IrishHymnA great Celtic sound which has become very popular over recent years. Play either Intro which will 
take you on a journey to Ireland. This will also remind many of great movie scores.
•The [START/STOP] button flashes 
in sync with the beat. The red 
color flashes at the first beat and 
the green color flashes at the 
other beats. 
NOTE
Split Point
Chord section
Chord 
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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 Music Finder Records. You can choose additional settings by using the 
Music Finder feature (page 41).
■ Stop Accompaniment function
When auto accompaniment is turned on and Synchro Start is off, you can play chords in the left-hand 
(accompaniment) section of the keyboard with the style stopped, and still hear the accompaniment 
chord. In this condition—called “Stop Accompaniment”—any valid chord fingerings (page 152) are 
recognized and the chord root/type are shown in the LCD. Since the Tyros2 properly recognizes the 
chord, you can also use the Chord Match function (page 38) with the Multi Pads or the Harmony effect 
(page 39) without having to play back a style. 
						

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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 for the beginning of the song. When the intro finishes playing, style play-
back shifts to the main section. The length of the intro (in measures) differs depending 
on the selected style. The Tyros2 also features three different intros.
● MAIN.........................This is used for playing the main part of the song. It plays a rhythm pattern of several 
measures, and repeats indefinitely until another section’s button is pressed. There 
are four variations on the basic pattern, A–D and the style playback sound changes 
harmonically based on the chords you play with your left hand.
● FILL IN......................The fill-in sections let you add dynamic variations and breaks in the rhythm of the 
accompaniment, to make your performance sound even more professional. Turn the 
[AUTO FILL IN] button on, simply press one of the MAIN (A, B, C, D) buttons as you 
play, and the selected fill-in section plays automatically (AUTO FILL), spicing up the 
auto accompaniment. When the fill-in is finished, it leads smoothly into the selected 
main section (A, B, C, D). There are four variations for the fill-in sections, each spe-
cially programmed to match the selected main section. Even when [AUTO FILL] is 
turned off, pressing the same button of the currently playing section automatically 
plays a fill-in before returning to the same main section. 
● BREAK.....................This lets you add dynamic breaks in the rhythm of the accompaniment, to make your 
performance sound even more professional. 
● ENDING....................This is used for the ending of the song. When the ending is finished, the style play-
back stops automatically. The length of the ending (in measures) differs depending 
on the selected style. The Tyros2 features three different endings.
1-4  Select the desired style using the steps described on page 31.
5Turn [AUTO FILL IN] on.
6Press any of the [INTRO] buttons.
7As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the Intro of the 
selected style starts. 
For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below).
8Press any of the accompaniment section buttons 
as desired. (See the Accompaniment Structure Diagram 
on the next page.)
After the corresponding Fill-in is played back, it automatically leads to the main 
section.
9Press any of the [ENDING] buttons. 
This switches to the ending section. When the ending is finished, style playback 
automatically stops.
•Depending the selected style, not 
all sections may have data. The 
lamp of the section button that 
contains data lights in green, and 
the lamp of the section button that 
contains no data does not light 
(page 79). 
NOTE
When the playback of the intro is 
finished, it automatically leads 
into the main section.
Chord section
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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 154
● Synchro Stop..........When the Synchro Stop function is engaged, accompaniment playback will 
stop completely when all keys in the auto-accompaniment section of the key-
board are released. Accompaniment playback will start again as soon as a 
chord or note is played.page 155
•The indicator of the destination section (MAIN A/B/C/D) will flash while the corresponding fill-in is playing. During this time you can change 
the destination section by pressing the appropriate MAIN [A], [B], [C] or [D] button.
•An Intro does not necessarily have to be at the beginning! If you want, you can play an Intro section in the middle of your performance by sim-
ply pressing the [INTRO] button at the desired point.
•Watch your timing with the Break sections. If you press a [BREAK] button too close to the end of the measure (i.e., after the final eighth note), 
the Break section starts playing from the next measure. This also applies to the Auto Fill-in.
•If you want to come back into the style right away after an Ending, simply press the [INTRO] button while the Ending section is playing.
•If you press one of the [MAIN] button while the ending is playing, a fill-in will immediately start playing (when the [AUTO FILL IN] is turned on), 
continuing with the main section.
•If you press the [SYNC START] button while a style is playing, style playback will stop and Synchro Start will be set to on. 
•You can begin style playback by using an ending instead of an intro section.
•Pressing the [ENDING I] button during playback of the Main section automatically plays a fill-in before playing back the Ending.
NOTE
If AUTO FILL IN is set to on, a Fill-in 
will automatically play back between 
sections when any of the [MAIN] but-
tons are pressed. Even when [AUTO 
FILL] is turned off, pressing the same 
button of the currently playing section 
automatically plays a fill-in before 
returning to the same main section. 
INTRO
MAIN variation
ENDING
Press the one of the [ENDING] 
buttons.
•The section button lamps are conve-
niently color-coded as to their partic-
ular operation, as described below.
● Off
The section contains no data and 
cannot be played.
● Green
The section contains data and can 
be played.
● Red
During style playback, this indi-
cates the section that is currently 
playing. When style playback is 
stopped, this indicates the section 
that is set to play.
● Red (flashing)
This indicates the section that will 
be played next, following the one 
whose button is lit up in red (not 
flashing).
NOTE
You can have the ending gradually slow down 
(ritardando) by pressing the same [ENDING] 
button again while the ending is playing back. 
						

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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, effects, etc.) that match the selected 
style can be instantly recalled with just a single button press.
3As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the style starts.
4Try out other One Touch Setting setups.
5Stop style playback by pressing the STYLE [START/STOP] button 
or any of the [ENDING] buttons. 
You can also create your own One Touch Setting setups. For details, refer to page 155.
Adjusting the Volume Balance between the Style and the Keyboard
Press the [BALANCE] button so that the mixer window (pop-up) appears at the bottom of the LCD display. 
You can adjust the volume balance between style playback and your right-hand keyboard performance by using LCD 
buttons [2], [5], [6], [7], and [8].
[BALANCE] button[ONE TOUCH  SETTING] 
button
Chord section
Split Point
Determines the volume 
of the keyboard part 
(page 80)
Determines the volume of the microphone sound (page 47)
Determines the volume of Multi Pad playback (page 38)  Determines the volume of 
song playback (page 43) 
Determines the volume of 
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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 (channel). Try replacing the default voice with different voices of 
your own selection.
Pressing the [CHANNEL 
ON/OFF] button repeat-
edly switches among the 
style parts (channels) 
and song channels. 
Press the corresponding LCD button.
To listen to only one instrument by itself, hold down 
the appropriate button for the channel to set the 
channel to SOLO. To cancel SOLO, simply press 
the appropriate channel button again.From this display, you can change the voice 
used by the style. Select the desired voice in 
the same way as described on page 25. 
						

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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 play back once and stop when 
they reach to the end. 
Others will play back repeatedly until you press the [STOP] button.
● Stopping playback of the Multi Pads
•To stop all pads, press and release the [STOP] button.
•To stop specific pads, simultaneously hold down the [STOP] button and press the 
pad or pads you wish to stop.
Using Chord Match
Many of the Multi Pad phrases are melodic or chordal and you can have these phrases automatically change chords as you do 
with your left hand. While a style is playing back and [ACMP] is on, simply play a chord with your left hand and press any of 
the Multi Pads—Chord Match changes the pitch to match the chords you play. You can also use this with the style stopped (with 
the Stop Accompaniment function; page 33). Keep in mind that some Multi Pads are not affected by Chord Match.
BANK 01
The Multi Pads can be 
used to play a number of 
short pre-recorded 
rhythmic and melodic 
sequences that can be 
used to add impact and 
variety to your keyboard 
performances.
The corresponding phrase (in this case, for 
Pad 1) starts playing back in its entirety as 
soon as the pad is pressed. To stop it, press 
and release the [STOP] button.•Simply tap any of the Multi Pads at 
any time to play back the corre-
sponding phrase at the currently 
set tempo.
•You can even play two, three, or 
four Multi Pads at the same time.
•Pressing the pad during its play-
back will stop playing and begin 
playing from the top again.
NOTE
In this example, the phrase for Pad 1 will be transposed into F major before playing back. 
Try out other various chord types while playing the Multi Pads. Chord section 
						

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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 Part’s Voice is played monophonically (only one note at a time) or polyphonically.
● DSP............................. This button turns DSP effects on or off independently for the RIGHT 1, RIGHT 2 , RIGHT 3 and LEFT parts.
● DSP VARIATION......... This button can be used to switch between variations of the DSP effect. For example, this lets you change the 
rotating speed (slow/fast) of the rotary speaker effect.
Applying Harmony to Your Right-hand Melody
Among the Voice Effects, Harmony is one of the most impressive. It automatically adds harmony parts to the notes you play with 
your right hand—immediately giving you a more full and professional sound.
1Turn the [Harmony/Echo] button on.
2Turn on both the [ACMP] button and [SYNC START] button (page 31) and make 
sure that the RIGHT 1 part is on (page 25).
3Play a chord with your left hand to start the style (page 32) and play some 
notes in the right-hand range of the keyboard.
You can also use the Harmony effect with the style stopped (with the Stop Accompaniment function; 
page 33). Simply hold down a chord with your left hand and play a melody with your right.
Try out Harmony/Echo with some of the voices below...
Many of the voices have been automatically set to play certain Harmony/Echo types that match the partic-
ular voice. Try out some of the voices below—playing chords with your left hand and melodies with your 
right—and listen to the various Harmony and Echo effects.
Category Voice Harmony/Echo type Category Voice Harmony/Echo type
PianoLive! Grand Standard Trio
GuitarCrunchGuitar RockDuet
AccordionTuttiAccordion Country Trio PedalSteel Country Duet
StringsLive! Strings BlockSaxophoneMoonlight Full Chord
ChamberStrings 4-way Open
PercussionVibraphone Trill
Harp Strum Timpani Tremolo
The Tyros2 features a sophisticated multi-processor 
effect system which can add extraordinary depth 
and expression to your sound. This effect system 
can be turned on or off by using the following but-
tons. 
These three effect systems are applied 
to the currently selected keyboard part 
(RIGHT 1, 2, 3, or LEFT). 
In this example, harmony notes in the scale of 
C major (the chord played in the left hand) are 
automatically added to the notes played in the 
right-hand range of the keyboard.
Chord section
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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 you 
easily find the desired music style.
● STYLE................The preset style assigned to the record.
● BEAT..................The time signature registered to each Record.
● TEMPO...............The assigned tempo setting for the record.
2Select the desired Record in the list.
Rotate the [DATA ENTRY] dial to move the cursor on the Record list. Once the desired 
song name or music genre is highlighted, press the [ENTER] button to call up the cor-
responding Music Finder setup. Keep in mind that the panel setup actually called up is 
the one pre-programmed as the One Touch Setting. 
3Play the styles.
If you want to play in a certain genre of music but 
don’t know which style and voice settings would be 
appropriate, the convenient Music Finder function 
can help you out. Simply select the desired music 
genre from among the “Records” that make up the 
Music Finder and the Tyros2 automatically makes all 
appropriate panel settings to let you play in that 
music style!
If necessary, press the [TAB] button to call 
up the “ALL” page. All the preset Records 
built into the Tyros2 are listed on this page. 
Reference on page 171