Yamaha Tyros 4 Owners Manual

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Audio Recorder/Player – Record ing and Playback Audio Files –
2Use the [5 ] slider or buttons to adjust the AUDIO (Audio 
Recorder/Player) playback volume.
3Press the [EXIT] button to close the BALANCE display.
You can convert audio files (.wav/.mp3), such  as commercially available samples, loops, 
sound effects, etc., to a Multi  Track recording file (.aud) – allowing you to work with the 
two tracks or use the various recording methods of the instrument (Bounce, Punch...

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Vocal Harmony
– Adding Harmony Vocals and Synth Vocoder to Your Singing  –
The Vocal Harmony feature lets 
you automatically apply harmony 
vocals in three different sub-modes (Chordal, Vocoder and Vocoder-
Mono) to your voice as you sing into the connected microphone. 
Newly enhanced for the Tyros4, Vocal Harmony features a new har-
mony‐generating engine (called VH2 ) that provides extraordinarily 
realistic harmonies, quickly and accu rately tracking the pitch of your...

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Vocal Harmony – Adding Harmony Vocals and Synth Vocoder to Your Singing  –The main use for Vocal Harmony is in live performance. Not only does the Tyros4 give you professional quality instru-
mental accompaniment as you play, it also lets you add pr ofessional quality vocal harmonies to your singing—as you 
perform! The three diff erent Vocal Harmony sub-modes (Chordal, Vocoder and Vocoder-Mono) produce harmony in dif-
ferent ways. 
1Connect a microphone to the Tyros4, then...

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7Follow the steps below, depending on which Type (and sub-
mode) you selected.
If you selected one of the Chordal Types:
The harmony of the Chordal Types can be controlled in three different ways (as 
explained in the VH2 Structure chart on pa ge 82). These instructions use the first 
way.
7-1Turn the [ACMP] button on.
7-2Play and hold down chords in the chord section of the keyboard as you sing 
along with th e accompaniment.
Vocal harmonies based on your own voice are applied...

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Vocal Harmony – Adding Harmony Vocals and Synth Vocoder to Your Singing  –These are special effects that graft the characteristics of  your voice onto synthesizer and other sounds, for unusual 
machine‐like or robotic effects, as well as unique choir  sounds, which you can control with your own singing and play-
ing. Here’s how you can use them. 
1Execute steps 1–3 in “Using Vocal Harmony” on page 83. 
2From the Vocal Harmony Type Selection display, use the TAB 
[ ][ ]...

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Mixing Console
– Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance –
There are many components that 
make up the overall sound of the 
Tyros4. These include MIDI sequence data from the Styles, Songs, and 
Multi Pads, and audio input from a micr ophone, as well as the various 
parts of your keyboard performance. The Mixing Console gives you 
control over the volume and pan settin gs of each of these components-
and some other settings as well— letting you fine-tune the overall 
sound of...

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Mixing Console – Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance –
3Press the [MIXING CONSOLE] button repeatedly to call up the 
MIXING CONSOLE display for the relevant parts.
The part name is indicated at the top of the display.
4Use the [A]–[J] buttons to select a parameter, then use the 
[1]–[8] sliders/buttons to set the value for each part.
5Save your MIXING CONSOLE settings.
• To save the PANEL PART display settings: 
Register them to Registration Memory (page 72).
• To save the...

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Compressor is an effect commonly used  to limit and compress the dynamics (softness/loudness) of an audio signal. For 
signals that vary widely in dynamics, su ch as vocals and guitar parts, it “squeezes” the dynamic range, effectively making 
soft sounds louder and loud sounds softer. When used with ga in to boost the overall level, this creates a more powerful, 
more consistently high-level sound.
Editing Master Compressor Settings
Select the [CMP] tab in step 2 on page 86....

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Mixing Console – Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance –
Saving Master Compressor Settings
The Master Compressor settings you have edited on page 88 can be saved as the User Compressor type.
1Press the [I] (SAVE) button to enter the USER MASTER COM-
PRESSOR display.
2Select the destination to which the User Master compressor is 
to be stored, by using the [3  ]–[6  ] buttons.
3Press the [I] (SAVE) button to open the SAVE display.
4Enter the name of the edited Compressor type...

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Internet Direct Connection
– Connecting the Instrument Directly to the Internet –
You can purchase and download Song data and other types of data 
from the special website by directly connecting to the Internet. This 
section provides the overview of the Internet Direct Connection. For 
specific instructions on 
connecting and Internet-re lated terms, refer to 
the Internet Connection Guide, wh ich can be downloaded from the 
Yamaha Manual Library website. 
Press the...