Yamaha Tyros 3 User Manual

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Changing Pattern Variation (Sections) During Style playback
Each Style features four different Main sections, four Fill-in sections and a Break section. By using these sections effec-
tively, you can easily make your performance sound more dynamic and professional. The section can be freely changed 
while the Style is playing back.
●MAIN VARIATION [A]–[D] buttons
Press one of the MAIN VARIATION [A]–[D] buttons to select the desired Main section 
(the button lights in red). Each is an accompaniment pattern of a few measures and it plays 
indefinitely. Pressing the selected MAIN VARIATION button again plays an appropriate 
fill-in pattern to spice up the rhythm and break the repetition. After the fill-in finishes play-
ing, it leads smoothly into the Main section.
●[BREAK] button
This lets you add dynamic breaks in the rhythm of the accompaniment. Press the [BREAK] 
button during Style playback. When the one-measure Break pattern finishes playing, the 
Style playback automatically shifts to the Main section.
Adjusting the Tempo
●[TEMPO] button
By pressing the TEMPO [-] or [+] button, you can decrease/increase the tempo over a 
range of 5–500. While the TEMPO pop-up is shown on the display, you can also use the 
[DATA ENTRY] dial to adjust the value.
Pressing the TEMPO [-]/[+] buttons simultaneously resets the tempo to the default value 
(programmed for each Style).
●[TAP TEMPO] button
During Style playback, you can change the tempo by tapping the [TAP TEMPO] button 
twice at the desired tempo.
When the Style is stopped, tapping the [TAP TEMPO] button (four times for a 4/4 time 
signature) starts Style playback at the tempo you tapped.
Fading In/Out
●[FADE IN/OUT] button
This produces smooth fade-ins and fade-outs when starting/stopping playback. Press the 
[FADE IN/OUT] button when playback is stopped and press the [START/STOP] but-
ton to start playback with a fade in. To stop the playback with a fade out, press the 
[FADE IN/OUT] button during playback.
AUTO FILL function
When the [AUTO FILL IN] button is turned on, pressing any 
of the Main [A]–[D] buttons as you play automatically plays 
fill-in section.
Selected Main 
section’s lamp is 
lit in red
Selected Fill In 
section’s lamp 
flashes in red
This operation is common for Song 
playback (page 59).
NOTE
This operation is common for Song 
playback (page 59).
NOTE 
						

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The convenient Repertoire function automatically calls up the most appropriate panel settings (Voice number, etc.) for 
the currently selected Style.
1Select the desired Style from the “PRESET” or “USER” tab on 
Style Selection display (steps 1–2 on page 48).
2Press the [6 ▲] (REPERTOIRE) button.
Various appropriate panel settings matching the selected Style will be shown in 
the display.
3Use the [2 ▲▼]–[3 ▲▼] buttons to select the desired panel set-
ting.
Calling up the Panel Settings to Match the Style (Repertoire)
3 2
The settings shown here are Music 
Finder Records. You can choose addi-
tional settings by using the Music 
Finder feature (page 66).
NOTE 
						

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One Touch Setting is a powerful and convenient feature that automatically calls up the most appropriate panel settings 
(Voices or effects, etc.) for the currently selected Style, with the touch of a single button. If you’ve already decided which 
Style you wish to use, you can have One Touch Setting automatically select the appropriate Voice for you.
1Select a Style (steps 1–2 on page 48).
2Press one of the ONE TOUCH SETTING [1]–[4] buttons.
Not only does this instantly call up all the settings (Voices, effects, etc.) that 
match the current Style, it also automatically turns on ACMP and SYNC 
START, so that you can immediately start playing the Style.
3As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the selected 
Style starts.
Each Style has four One Touch Setting setups. Press other ONE TOUCH SET-
TING [1]–[4] button to try out other setups.
Confirming the One Touch Setting contents
You can check the information of the One Touch Setting [1]–[4] assigned to currently selected Style. 
1In the Style Selection display, press the [5 ▲] (OTS INFO) but-
ton to call up the Information display.
2Press the [F] (CLOSE) button to close the Information display.
Appropriate Panel Settings for the Selected Style (One Touch Setting)
You can also create your own One 
Touch Setting setups. For details, refer 
to the Reference Manual on the website.
NOTE
Automatically changing One Touch Settings with the Main sections
The convenient OTS (One Touch Setting) Link function lets you automatically 
have One Touch Settings change when you select a different Main section (A–
D). The Main sections A, B, C and D correspond to One Touch Settings 1, 2, 3 
and 4 respectively. To use the OTS Link function, turn the [OTS LINK] button 
on.
You can also call up the Information 
display by pressing the [DIRECT 
ACCESS] button then pressing one of 
the ONE TOUCH SETTING [1]–[4] but-
tons. 
NOTE
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A Style contains eight channels: RHY1 (Rhythm 1)–PHR2 (Phrase 2) below. You can add variations and change the 
feeling of a Style by selectively turning channels on/off as the Style plays.
●Style channels
• RHY1/2 (Rhythm 1/2).. These are the basic parts of the Style, containing the drum and percussion rhythm patterns.
• BASS.............................. The bass part uses various appropriate instrument sounds to match the Style.
• CHD1/2 (Chord 1/ 2)... These are the rhythmic chord backing, commonly used with piano or guitar Voices.
• PA D................................ This part is used for sustained instruments such as strings, organ, choir, etc.
• PHR1/2 (Phrase1/2)..... These parts are used for punchy brass stabs, arpeggiated chords, and other extras that make 
the accompaniment more interesting.
1Press the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button once or twice to call up 
the CHANNEL ON/OFF (STYLE) display.
2Press the [1 ▼]–[8 ▼] buttons to turn the channels on or off.
To listen to only one channel by itself, hold down the appropriate button for the 
channel to set the channel to SOLO. To cancel SOLO, simply press the appropri-
ate channel button again.
3If necessary, press the [1 ▲]–[8 ▲] buttons to change the Voice 
for the corresponding channel.
The Voice Selection display is called up from which you can select the Voice to be 
used for the channel. See page 27.
4Press the [EXIT] button to close the CHANNEL ON/OFF display.
Turning Style Parts On/Off and Changing Voices
3
2
You can save the settings here to Regis-
tration Memory. See page 68.
NOTE
When the Main display is shown, the 
CHANNEL ON/OFF display cannot be 
closed.
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You can adjust the volume balance between Style playback and the sound you play on the keyboard.
1Press the [BALANCE] button to call up the BALANCE (1/2) dis-
play.
2Adjust the Style volume by using the [2 ▲▼] slider or buttons.
Using the [1 ▲▼]–[8 ▲▼] sliders or buttons, you can adjust the volume of 
Song, Style, Multi Pad, MIC and keyboard parts.
3Press the [EXIT] button to close the BALANCE display.
Adjusting the Volume Balance Between the Style and Keyboard
2
When the Main display is shown, the 
BALANCE display cannot be closed.
NOTE
About the BALANCE display
Pressing the [BALANCE] button again calls up the BALANCE (2/2) display.
In this display, you can also adjust the volume of Hard Disk Recorder (by [5] 
slider or buttons) and overall keyboard parts (by [8] slider or buttons).
BALANCE (1/2)
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Advanced Features Refer to the Reference Manual on the website.
Selecting the Chord Fingering type:[FUNCTION] → [C] STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT/CHORD FINGER-
ING → TAB [
QQ Q Q][WW W W] CHORD FINGERING
Style playback related settings:[FUNCTION] → [C] STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT/CHORD FINGER-
ING → TAB [
QQ Q Q][WW W W] STYLE SETTING
Split Point settings:[FUNCTION] → [C] STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT/CHORD FINGER-
ING → TAB [
QQ Q Q][WW W W] SPLIT POINT
Memorizing the Original One Touch Setting:[MEMORY] + ONE TOUCH SETTING [1]–[4]
Creating/Editing Styles (Style Creator)
•Realtime Recording: [DIGITAL RECORDING] → [B] STYLE CREATOR → TAB [
QQ Q Q][WW W W] BASIC
•Step Recording:[DIGITAL RECORDING] → [B] STYLE CREATOR → TAB [
QQ Q Q][WW W W] EDIT 
→ [G] STEP REC
•Style Assembly:[DIGITAL RECORDING] → [B] STYLE CREATOR → TAB [
QQ Q Q][WW W W] 
ASSEMBLY
•Editing the Rhythmic Feel:[DIGITAL RECORDING] → [B] STYLE CREATOR → TAB [
QQ Q Q][WW W W] 
GROOVE
•Editing Data for Each Channel:[DIGITAL RECORDING] → [B] STYLE CREATOR → TAB [
QQ Q Q][WW W W] CHAN-
NEL
•Making Style File Format Settings:[DIGITAL RECORDING] → [B] STYLE CREATOR → TAB [
QQ Q Q][WW W W] 
PARAMETER 
						

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Songs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –
Songs
– Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –
The Tyros3 not only lets you play back commercially available MIDI 
songs, but also allows you to create your original songs by recording 
your performance. The recorded performance is made up of 16 parts 
(channels)—Keyboard parts, Multi Pad parts and Style Playback parts 
as shown below—and saved as a MIDI song. This chapter explains how 
to quickly and easily record your performance as a MIDI song, and 
shows you how to play back MIDI songs on the instrument. 
Before starting recording, make the desired panel settings for your keyboard performance—selecting a Voice, Style, etc.
1Press the SONG [REC] button and the [STOP] button simulta-
neously.
A blank Song for recording is automatically set.
2Press the SONG [REC] button.
This enables recording of all Tyros3 parts, according to the default MIDI channel 
assignments (shown in the chart above).
Creating a Song (Quick Recording)
Ch. 1
Right1
Ch. 2
Left
Ch. 3
Right2
Ch. 4
Right3
Ch. 5
M.Pad1
Ch. 6
M.Pad2
Ch. 7
M.Pad3
Ch. 8
M.Pad4
Ch. 9
Rhy1
Ch. 10
Rhy2
Ch. 11
Bass
Ch. 12
Chd1
Ch. 13
Chd2
Ch. 14
Pad
Ch. 15
Phr1
Ch. 16
Phr2
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If you want to record to specific channels or change the MIDI channels 
assignment: 
While holding the SONG [REC] button, press the [1 ▲▼]–[8 ▲▼] buttons to 
set the desired channels to “REC”, then assign the desired part to the channel by 
using the [C]/[D] buttons. (This is called “Multi Recording.”)
3Start recording.
Recording begins automatically as soon as you play a note on the keyboard, start 
Style playback or start Multi Pad playback.
4Press the SONG [STOP] button to stop recording.
A message prompting you to save the recorded performance appears. To close the 
message, press the [EXIT] button
5Press the SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] button to play back the 
recorded performance.
6If necessary, re-record a specific channel (or record another 
channel) of the recorded Song or record an additional section 
to the end of the recorded Song.
Repeat steps 2–5 above. 
7Save the recorded performance as a Song to the USER, HD or 
USB drive.
Press one of the SONG [I]–[IV] buttons and call up the USER, HD or USB Page 
by pressing the TAB [
QQ Q Q][WW W W] button. Then press the [6 ▼] (SAVE) button to save 
your performance as a Song file (page 30).
When recording without Style playback, 
turning the [METRONOME] on makes 
your recording sessions much more 
efficient. The Metronome tempo can be 
adjusted by TEMPO [-]/[+] buttons.
NOTE
The recorded Song will be lost if 
you change to another Song or 
you turn the power off without 
executing the save operation.
By default, pressing the SONG [I] but-
ton calls up the PRESET Page and 
pressing one of the [II]–[IV] buttons 
calls up the USER Page.
CAUTION
NOTE
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You can play back the following types of Songs.
•Preset Songs (in the PRESET Page of the Song Selection display)
•Your own recorded Songs (saved to the USER/HD/USB Page)
•Commercially available Song data: SMF (Standard MIDI File)
1Press any of the SONG buttons to call up the Song Selection 
display.
2Press the TAB [QQ Q Q][WW W W] buttons to select the location of the 
desired Song.
If you want to playback of Song in the USB storage device, connect the USB stor-
age device containing MIDI Song data to the USB TO DEVICE terminal before-
hand.
3Select the desired Song by using the [A]–[J] buttons.
You can also select a Song by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial, then press the 
[ENTER] button to execute.
4Press the SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] button to start playback.
5Press the SONG [STOP] button to stop playback.
Playback of Songs
2
You can start playback as soon as you 
start playing the keyboard (SYNC 
START). Press the [STOP] button and 
[PLAY/PAUSE] button simultaneously, 
then play the keyboard to start playback.
NOTE
Queuing the next Song for playback
While a Song is playing back, you can queue up the next Song for playback. 
This is convenient for chaining it to the next Song smoothly during stage per-
formance. Select the Song you want play next in the Song Selection display, 
while a Song is playing back. The “NEXT” indication appears at the upper 
right of the corresponding Song name. To cancel this setting, press the [8 ▼] 
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Operations During Playback
• Pause .................... Press the [PLAY/PAUSE] button. Pressing it again resumes 
Song playback from the current position.
• Rewind ................. Press the [REW] button to move back one measure. Hold 
the [REW] button to scroll backward continuously.
• Fast Forward ........ Press the [FF] button to move forward one measure. Hold 
the [FF] button to scroll forward continuously.
Pressing the [REW] or [FF] button calls up a pop-up window showing the cur-
rent measure number (or Phrase Mark number) in the display. While the Song 
Position pop-up is shown on the display, you can also use the [DATA ENTRY] 
dial to adjust the value.
You can have Song playback fade in/out 
or change the tempo (page 51).
You can adjust the Song volume bal-
ance between the Song and Keyboard. 
See page 55.
You can also turn the specific part(s) on 
or off. See page 63.
NOTE
NOTE
NOTE
Phrase Mark is a pre-programmed 
marker in a certain Song data, which 
specifies a certain location in the Song.
NOTEFor Songs not containing Phrase Marks
For Songs containing Phrase Marks
You can switch between BAR and PHRASE MARK by 
pressing the [E] button.
Restrictions for protected Songs
Commercially available Song data may be copy protected to prevent illegal copying or accidental erasure. They 
are marked by the indications at the upper left side of the file names. The indications and relevant restrictions 
are detailed below.
•Prot. 1: Indicates Preset Songs saved to the User drive. These cannot be copied/moved/saved to external 
devices.
•Prot. 2 Orig: Indicates Yamaha-protection-formatted Songs. These cannot be copied. These can be moved/
saved only to the User drive and USB storage devices with ID.
•Prot. 2 Edit: Indicates edited “Prot. 2 Orig” Songs. Make sure to save these to the same folder containing 
the corresponding “Prot. 2 Orig” Song. These cannot be copied. These can be moved/saved only to the 
User drive and USB storage devices with ID.
Note for “Prot. 2 Orig” and “Prot. 2 Edit” Song file operation
Make sure to save the “Prot. 2 Edit” Song to the same folder containing its original “Prot. 2 Orig” Song. Oth-
erwise the “Prot. 2 Edit” Song cannot be played back. Also, if you move a “Prot. 2 Edit” Song, be sure to move 
its original “Prot. 2 Orig” Song to the same location (folder) at the same time.
For information about compatible USB storage devices for saving protected Songs, visit the Yamaha website.