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Basic Operations
The instructions that follow show you how to enter character s for naming your files/folders, inputting keywords, etc. 
Entering characters should be done in the display shown below.
1Change the type of character by pressing the [1  ] button.
• CASE ...................capital letters, numbers, marks
•  case .......................lowercase letters, numbers, marks
2Use the [DATA ENTRY] dial to move the cursor to the desired 
position.
3Press the [2  ]–[6  ] and [7  ] buttons, corresponding to 
the character you wish to enter.
To actually enter the selected character, move the cursor or press another letter-
input button. Alternately, you can wait fo r a short time and the characters will be 
entered automatically.
For details on entering characters, refe r to “Other character-entry operations” 
below.
4Press the [8  ] (OK) button to actually enter the new name and 
return to the previous display.
Other character-entry operations
 Deleting characters
Move the cursor to the character you wish to  delete by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial, and 
press the [7  ] (DELETE) button. To delete all characters on the line at once, press and 
hold the [7  ] (DELETE) button.
 Entering marks or space
1
Press the [6  ] (SYMBOL) button to call up the mark list.
2Use the [DATA ENTRY] dial to move the cu rsor to the desired mark or space, then 
press the [8  ] (OK) button.
Selecting custom icons for files  (shown at left of file name)
1
Press the [1  ] (ICON) button to call up the ICON SELECT display.
2Select the icon by using the [A]–[J] buttons, [3  ]–[5 ] buttons or [DATA 
ENTRY] dial. The ICON display includes several pages. Press the TAB [ ][] but-
tons to select different pages.
3Press the [8  ] (OK) button to apply the selected icon.
Entering Characters
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Several different characters are assigned to each button, 
and the characters change each time you press the button. 
The file name can contain up to 41 char-
acters and the folder name can contain 
up to 50 characters. 
When entering a password for a website 
or the key for wireless LAN connection, 
the characters are converted to asterisks 
(*) for security purposes.
To cancel the character-entering opera-
tion, press the [8  ] (CANCEL) button.
NOTE
NOTE
NOTE
To cancel the operation, press the [8 
] (CANCEL) button.
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While holding the C6 key (right-most key on the keyboard), turn the power switch on. 
This restores the all settings (except Internet Settings) to the factory default.
You can also restore a specified setting to the  factory default value, or save/load your own 
reset settings. Call up the operation display: [FUNCTION]   [I] UTILITY   TA B  
[ ][ ] SYSTEM RESET. For details, refer to the Reference Manual on the website.
For maximum data security Yamaha recommends that you copy or save your important data to a USB storage device. 
This provides a convenie nt backup if the internal memory is damaged.
1Insert/connect the backup USB storage device (destination).
2Call up the operation display.
[FUNCTION]  [I] UTILITY   TA B  [ ][] OWNER
3Press the [D] (BACKUP) button to save the data to the USB stor-
age device.
To restore the data, press the [E] (RESTORE) button in this display. When the 
operation is complete, the instrument will be restarted automatically.
Restoring the Facto ry-programmed Settings
If you want to initialize only the Regis-
tration Memory settings, turn the power 
switch on while holding the B5 key.
To reset the Internet Settings, call up the 
operation display: [INTERNET]   [5 
 ] SETTING   [A] NETWORK SET-
TINGS   [E] INITIALIZE SET UP.
NOTE
NOTEC6
Data Backup
Before using a USB storage device, be 
sure to read “Connecting a USB Storage 
Device” on page 100.
Completing the backup/restore opera-
tion may take a few minutes.
Move the Protected Songs which 
are saved to the USER display 
before restoring. If the songs are 
not moved, the operation deletes 
the data.
To save the Song, Style, Multi Pad, Reg-
istration Memory Bank and Voice inde-
pendently, execute the Copy & Paste 
operation from the File Selection dis-
play (page 29).
To save the Music Finder Record, Effect, 
MIDI Template and System File, call up 
the operation disp lay: [FUNCTION]  
[I] UTILITY   TAB  [ ][ ] SYSTEM 
RESET. For more information, refer to 
the Reference Manual on the website.
NOTE
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NOTICE
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Voices – Playing the Keyboard –
Voices
– Playing the Keyboard –
The Tyros4 features a wide variety 
of exceptionally realistic instrumen-
tal Voices, including piano, guitar, st rings, brass, wind instruments and 
more. 
Selecting a Voice (RIGHT 1)  and playing the keyboard
1Press the PART SELECT [RIGHT 1] button.
Make sure that the PART ON/OFF [RIGHT1] button is also turned on. If it is 
turned off, the right-hand part will not sound.
2Press one of the VOICE category selection buttons to select a 
Voice category and call up the Voice Selection display.
The preset Voices are categorized and cont ained in appropriate folders. Voice but-
tons on the panel correspond to the categories of the preset Voices. For example, 
press the [PIANO] button to display various piano Voices.
Playing Preset Voices
For more information on the VOICE cat-
egory selection buttons, refer to 
page 36.
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3Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select the desired Voice.
To call up the other display pages, press one of the [1  ]–[4  ] buttons or press 
the same VOICE button again.
4Play the keyboard.
Playing Two or Three Voices Simultaneously
1Make sure that PART ON/OFF [RIGHT 1] button is turned on.
2Press the PART ON/OFF [RIGHT 2] button to turn it on.
3Press one of the VOICE category selection buttons to call up 
the Voice Selection display for the Right 2 part.
4Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select the desired Voice.
5Play the keyboard.
The Voice selected for RIGHT 1 (page 3 3) and the Voice selected here are 
sounded simultaneously in a layer.
Voice RIGHT 3 can be set in the same wa y described above, by using the [RIGHT 
3] button instead.
The Voice type and its defining charac-
teristics are indicated above the Preset 
Voice name. For details on the charac-
teristics, see page 36.
You can call up the information for the 
selected Voice by pressing the [6  ] 
(INFO) button (Some Voices do not 
have the information display.) To close 
the information display, press any panel 
button.
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To listen to the demo songs for each Voice
Press the [8  ] (DEMO) button to start the Demo for the selected Voice. To 
stop the demo, press the [8  ] button again.
Recalling your favorite Voices easily
The Tyros4 has a huge amount of high-quality Voices, covering an exceptionally broad range of instrument 
sounds—making it perfect for virtually every musical a pplication. However, the sheer number of Voices may 
seem overwhelming at first. By us ing the [USER DRIVE] button, you can  easily recall your favorite Voice.
1Copy your favorite Voice from the Preset drive to the User drive. 
Refer to page 29 for details on the copy operation.
2Press the [USER DRIVE] button to cal l up the User drive of the Voice Selection display, then press one 
of the [A]–[J] buttons to select the desired Voice.
You can save the settings to Registra-
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Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands
1Make sure that some of PART ON/OFF [RIGHT 1]–[RIGHT 3] 
buttons are turned on.
2Press the PART ON/OFF [LEFT] button to turn it on.
3Press one of the VOICE category selection buttons to call up 
the Voice Selection display for the Left part.
4Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select the desired Voice.
5Play the keyboard.
The notes you play with your left hand sound one Voice (LEFT Voice selected 
above), while the notes you pl ay with your right sound a different Voices (RIGHT 
1–3 Voices).You can save the settings to Registra-
tion Memory. See page 72.
NOTE
Split Point
Voice RIGHT 1, 2, 3 (UPPER)Vo i c e  L E F T(LOWER)
Keyboard Parts
Voices can be assigned independently  to each of the four keyboard parts: Right 1, Right 2, Right 3 and Left. 
You can combine these parts by using the PART ON/ OFF buttons to create a rich, ensemble sound.
When the LEFT part is off, the RIGHT 1–3 Voices can be  played over the entire keyboard. When the LEFT 
part is on, keys lower than F #2 (the Split Point) are set for playing the LEFT part and those higher than the 
Split Point are set for playing the RIGHT 1–3 parts.
You can confirm the currently selected part by checking which 
lamp of the PART SELECT buttons is lit. To select the desired 
keyboard part, press the corresponding part button.
If you want to turn a specified part on, press the 
desired PART ON/OFF button.
Upper section of the keyboard
Split Point (F#2)
Lower section of the keyboard
To change the Split Point, press: [FUNCTION] 
 [C] STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT/CHORD FINGERING   TAB [ ][ ] SPLIT 
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Vo i c e  Ty p e s
Voice Characteristics
The Voice type and its defining  characteristics are indicated above the Voice name—Live!, 
Cool!, Sweet!, etc.. For detailed explan ation, refer to the Reference Manual.
In this section, only Mega Voice and Supe r Articulation Voices (SA and SA2) are 
explained. These Voices have  special characteristics you should be aware of, and they 
require specific performance techniques to br ing out all of their expressive qualities. 
MegaVoices
What makes MegaVoices special is their us e of velocity switching. Each velocity 
range (the measure of your playing strength) has a completely different sound.
For example, a guitar MegaVoice includes the sounds of various performance 
techniques. In conventional instruments,  different Voices having those sounds 
would be called up via MIDI and played  in combination to achieve the desired 
effect. However, now with MegaVoices, a  convincing guitar part can be played 
with just a single Voice, using specific ve locity values to play the desired sounds.
Because of the complex nature of these Voices and the precise velocities need to 
play the sounds, they’re not intended for playing from the keyboard. They are, 
however, very useful and convenient wh en creating MIDI data—especially when 
you want to avoid using several different Voices just for a single instrument part. Holding the LEFT part Voice (Left Hold)
This function causes the LEFT part Voice to be 
held even when the keys are released. Non-
decaying Voices such as strings  are held continuously, while decay-type Voices such as piano 
decay more slowly (as if the sustain pedal has been pressed). 
Preset Voices
[USER DRIVE] button 
(page 34)
Organ Flutes Voices
(page 44)
Expansion Voices
This is used for calling up Custom Voices (your original Voices 
created with the Voice Creator function), or Premium Voices 
(obtained via the Internet at our special website). For details, 
refer to the section “Purchasing and Installing Premium Pack 
Data” (page 38).
Percussion/Drum Voices
When one of the Voices is selected from this button, you can 
play various drums and percussion instruments or SFX 
(sound effects) sounds on the keyboard. Details are given in 
the Drum List provided in the Data List on the website.
MegaVoices, SA and SA2 Voices are 
only compatible with other models 
which have those three types of Voices 
installed. Any Song, Style or Multi Pads 
data you’ve created on the Tyros4 using 
these Voices will not sound properly 
when played back on other instruments.
MegaVoices, SA and SA2 Voices sound 
differently depending on the keyboard 
range, velocity, touch, etc. Hence, if you 
apply HARMONY/ECHO effect, change 
the transpose setting or change the 
Voice Set parameters, unexpected or 
undesired sounds may result.
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Super Articulation Voices
The word “articulation” in music usually refers to the transition or continuity 
between notes. This is often reflected in specific performance techniques, such as 
staccato, legato and slur. Two types of Voices—Super Articulation (SA) Voices 
and Super Articulation 2 (SA2) Voices—ena ble you to create these subtle musical 
expressions, simply by how you play.
SA Voices (S.Articulation!)
The SA Voices provide many of same benefits as the MegaVoices, but with 
greater playability  and expressive control in real time.
For example, with the Saxophone Voice, if you play a C and then a D in a 
very legato way, you will hear the note change seamlessly, as though a saxo-
phone player played it in a single breat h. Similarly with the Concert Guitar 
Voice, the D note would sound as a “hammer on”, without the string being 
plucked again. 
Depending on how you play, other effects such as subtle sound produced 
when the keys are released or sustain sound that occur when you press the 
damper pedal of a grand piano (for th e Grand Piano Voice), shake or breath 
noises (for the Trumpet Voice), or finger  noises (for the Guitar Voice) will be 
produced.
SA2 Voices (S. Articulation2!)
For wind instrument Voices and Violin Voices, a special technology called 
AEM has been used, which features detailed samples of special expressive 
techniques used on those specific instruments—to bend or slide into notes, to 
“join” different notes together, or to  add expressive nuances at the end of a 
note, etc.
You can add these articulations by playing legato or non-legato, or by jump-
ing in pitch by around an octave. For example, using the Clarinet Voice, if 
you hold a C note and play the Bb above, you’ll hear a glissando up to the Bb. 
Some “note off” effects are also pr oduced automatically when you hold a 
note for over a certain time.
Each SA2 Voice has its own default vibrat o setting, so that when you select a 
SA2 Voice, the appropriate vibrato is  applied regardless of the Modulation 
wheel position. You can adjust the vibrato by moving the Modulation wheel.
You can also use the [ART. 1]/[ART. 2] bu ttons to add articulations to the SA and 
SA2 Voices (page 40). 
For details on how to best play each SA  and SA2 Voice, call up the information 
window (pressing the [6  ] (INFO) button in the Voice Selection display.)
For more information on AEM technol-
ogy, see below.
NOTE
The characteristics of SA2 Voices 
(default vibrato setting and articulation 
effects applied by the [ART] buttons) are 
effective for real-time performance; 
however, these effects may not be com-
pletely reproduced when you play back 
a Song which has been recorded using 
SA2 Voices.
NOTE
AEM Technology
When you play the piano, pressing a  “C” key produces a definite and relati vely fixed C note. When you play a 
wind instrument, however, a single fingering may produce several different sounds depending on the breath 
strength, the note length, the adding of trills or bend  effects, and other performance techniques. Also, when 
playing two notes continuously—for example “C” and “D ”—these two notes will be smoothly joined, and not 
sound independent as they would on a piano.
AEM (Articulation Element Modeling) is the technology for simulating this characteristic of instruments. Dur-
ing performance, the most appropriate sound samples are selected in sequence in real time, from huge quanti-
ties of sampled data. They are smoothly joined and sounded—as would naturally occur on an actual acoustic 
instrument. 
This technology to smoothly join different samples enable s the application of realistic vibrato. Conventionally 
on electronic musical instruments, vibrato is applied by moving the pitch periodically. AEM technology goes 
much further by analyzing and disaggregating the sampled vibrato waves, and smoothly joins the disaggre-
gated data in real time during your performance. If you move the Modulation wheel when you play the SA2 
Voice (using AEM technology), you can also control the depth of the vibrato, while maintaining its realistic 
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By accessing the special website with your computer, you can purchase Premium Voices, 
Songs and Styles, etc. (called Premium Pack data ). This data can be installed to the instru-
ment and used to expand the creative potential. 
On your computer, access the following special website.
http://music-tyros.com/
In the process of purchasing Premium Pack da ta, a license key may be needed. This means 
you should register your instrument’s ID to the website to use the Premium Pack data on 
your instrument. For the steps of the registration, follow the instructions on the website.
License Key management
On the “2 LICENSE KEY” display called up via [FUNCTION]   [I] UTILITY   TA B  
[  ] [ ] OWNER   [B] LICENSE KEY, you can manage the license key by using the 
following menus. 
Purchasing and Installing Premium Pack Data
Among the Premium Pack data, 
the data of the Premium Voices, 
Songs, Styles, etc. will be 
installed to the internal hard disk 
(HD) drive, while the Waves mak-
ing up the Voices will be installed 
to the optional Flash Memory 
Expansion Module. If you want to 
purchase Premium Voices from 
the special website, make sure to 
install the optional Flash Memory 
Expansion Module  (pages 108-
109).
IMPORTANT
The original ID included in the 
instrument will differ depending 
on the serial number of each 
instrument.
IMPORTANT
[I] EXPORT Exports the instrument’s ID to the USB flash memory.
[J] IMPORT Imports the license key which has been issued from the website  from USB flash memory to the instrument.
[E] CLEAR Deletes the license key registered in the instrument.
If you delete the license key, the data you bought previously 
will become unusable.
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The TRANSPOSE [-]/[+] buttons transpose the overall pitch of the instrument (the key-
board sound, Style playback, Song playback, and so on) in semitone steps. Press the [+] 
and [-] buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the transpose value to 0.
The UPPER OCTAVE [-]/[+] buttons allow the  pitch of the RIGHT 1–3 parts to be shifted 
up or down by one octave. Press the [+] and  [-] buttons simultaneously to instantly reset 
the octave value to 0.
Using the Pitch Bend Wheel
Use the PITCH BEND wheel to bend notes up  (roll the wheel away from you) or down 
(roll the wheel toward you) while playing the keyboard. The Pitch Bend is applied to all 
the keyboard parts (RIGHT 1–3 and LEFT). The PITCH BEND wheel is self-centering 
and will automatically return to normal pitch when released.
The maximum pitch bend range can be changed on the Mixing Console display: [MIX-
ING CONSOLE]   TA B  [ ][] TUNE   [H] PITCH BEND RANGE.
Transposing the Pitch  of the Keyboard
The Transpose functions do not affect 
the Drum Kit or SFX Kit Voices.
You can also change the transpose set-
tings in the MIXING CONSOLE display: 
[MIXING CONSOLE]   TAB [][ ] 
TUNE   [1   ]–[3  ] TRANS-
POSE.
NOTE
NOTE
Default Pitch setting
By default, the reference pitch of the entire instrument is  set to 440.0 Hz, and the scale to equal temperament. You can 
change the pitch and scale from [FUNCTION]   [A] MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE. Yo u can also adjust the pitch 
for each part (keyboard parts, Style parts and Song parts) on the TUNE page of the Mixing Consol e display (page 86). 
For details, refer to the Reference Manual on the website.
Using the Wheels
The effects caused by using the PITCH 
BEND Wheel may not be applied to the 
LEFT part during Style playback 
depending on the Style setting.
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Using the Modulation Wheel
The Modulation function applies a vibrato effect to notes played on the keyboard. By 
default, this is applied to the keyboard  parts (RIGHT 1–3 and LEFT). Moving the MODU-
LATION wheel down (toward you) decreases th e depth of the effect, while moving it up 
(away from you) increases it.
You can set whether the effects caused by the MODULATION Wheel will be applied or 
not to each of the keyboard part: [FUNCTION]   [D] CONTROLLER   TA B  [ ][] 
KEYBOARD/PANEL   [A]/[B] 3 MODULATION WHEEL.
With the [ART. 1]/[ART. 2] buttons, you can  add articulation effects and characteristic 
instrument performance sounds to your playing. When you select a SA or SA2 Voice, the 
[ART. 1] and/or [ART. 2] buttons may light in blue. Pressing a lit button adds articulation. 
(Pressing a button which is not lit has no effect.)
Three examples of effects are  introduced to the following.
Example 1
Pressing the available [ART] button triggers diff erent playing effects, separate from your 
keyboard playing. For example, pressing the [ART] button for a SA saxophone Voice can 
produce breath noise or key no ise, while doing the same for a SA guitar Voice can produce 
fret noise or body-tapping sound. You can eff ectively intersperse these into the notes as 
you play.
While the articulation effect sounds, the button lights in red.
Depending on the selected Voice, the 
MODULATION wheel may control vol-
ume, filter or some other parameter 
instead of vibrato.
To avoid accidentally applying modula-
tion, make sure the MODULATION 
Wheel is set at minimum (down) posi-
tion before you start playing.
The effects caused by using the MODU-
LATION wheel may not be applied to the 
LEFT part during Style playback 
depending on the Style setting.
NOTE
NOTE
NOTE
Adding Articulation Effects to  Super Articulation Voices
The applied articulation effect differs 
depending on the selected Voice. For 
details, refer to the Information display 
called up by pressing the [6 ] (INFO) 
button on the Voice Selection display.
NOTE
Articulation 
Sound
Red
Blue