Yamaha Tyros 4 Owners Manual

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Example 2
Playing the keyboard while holding down the available [ART] button changes the nature 
of Voice. For example, in the case of the Ny lonGuitar Voice in GUITAR category, holding 
down the [ART. 1] button lets you play harmonics for the guitar Voice. Releasing the but-
ton returns the Voice to normal.
The button lights in red while it is being held down.
 Example 3
When an SA2 Voice is selected, pressing the  available [ART] button and playing/releasing 
a note enables you to add arti culation effects, such as bend up/down, glissando up/down, 
brass fall, etc.
When you press the available [ART] button, it wi ll flash in red until the effect is finished 
playing. You can cancel by pressing the button again while it flashes. Just after you press/
release the note and articulation eff ect sounds, the button lights in red.
Example 3 effects can also be used as the  same manner as Example 2. Holding an [ART] 
button (the button flashes in red) and playing/releasing a note enables you to add the artic-
ulation effect several times in succession.
Articulation 
Sound
Red
Blue
Keeping with the realistic response of 
the original instruments, the effects 
applied vary depending on the range 
you are playing in.
NOTE
Articulation 
Sound
Red
(flashing)
Blue Key on
Key off
Articulation 
Sound
Red
(lit)
Red
(lit)
Red
(flashing)
Blue
Notice for when Super Articulation Voices are selected for multiple parts
When you select SA/SA2 Voices for tw
o or more keyboard parts, using an [ART] button simultaneously affects all 
parts on which SA/SA2 Voices are selected. 
When a Example 3 effect is assigned to both the Right and Left parts and an [ART] button flashes in red (standby sta-
tus), playing only one part (for example Right part) adds an articulation effect to only the Right part. Since the other 
part (Left part) is kept in standby status, the button continues flashing. To cancel the standby status, you need to play 
the keyboard in the Left part range. (P ressing the flashing button cannot cancel standby status , because this can cancel 
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The Tyros4 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 buttons.
HARMONY/ECHO
The Harmony/Echo types are applied to the right-hand Voices. Refer to “Applying Har-
mony to Your Right-hand Melody” on page 43.
INITIAL TOUCH
This button turns the touch response of the keyboard on or off. When OFF, the same vol-
ume is produced no matter how strongly or softly you play the keyboard.
SUSTAIN
When this Sustain function is on, all notes played on the keyboard with right-hand part 
(RIGHT 1, 2, 3) have a longer sustain.
MONO
When this button is on, the part’s Voice is played monophonically (only one note at a 
time). Using the MONO mode lets you play si ngle, lead sounds (such as brass instru-
ments) more realistically. It also lets you  expressively control the Portamento effect 
(depending on the selected Voice) by playing legato.
When this button is off, the part’s Voice played polyphonically.
 DSP/DSP VARIATION
With the digital effects built into the instru ment, you can add ambience and depth to your 
music in a variety of ways—such as adding reverb that makes you sound like you are play-
ing in a concert hall.
The [DSP] button is used to turn the DSP (Digit al Signal Processor) effect on or off for the 
currently selected keyboard part.
The [VARIATION] button is us ed to change between variations of the DSP effect. You 
could use this while you play, for example, to  change the rotating speed (slow/fast) of the 
rotary speaker effect.
Applying Voice Effects
These three effect systems are applied 
to the currently selected keyboard part 
(RIGHT 1, 2, 3, or LEFT)
Portamento is a function that creates a 
smooth transition in pitch from the first 
note played on the keyboard to the next.
NOTE
The effect type can be changed. On the 
Voice Selection display, select [5  ] 
(VOICE SET)   TAB [ ][ ] EFFECT/
EQ   [A]/[B] 2 DSP.
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Applying Harmony to Your Righ t-hand Melody (HARMONY/ECHO)
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 
(pages 46–47) and make sure that the RIGHT 1 part is on 
(page 33).
3Play a chord with your left hand to start the Style (page 47) and 
play some notes in the right-hand range of the keyboard.
You can also use the Harmony effect with the Style stopped. Simply hold down a 
chord with your left hand and play a melody with your right.
Many of the Voices have been automati cally set to play certain Harmony/Echo 
types that match the particular Voice. Try  out some of Voices. You can also change 
the Harmony/Echo type: [FUNCTION]   [F] HARMONY/ECHO.
Depending on the harmony/echo type, 
harmony will be applied even when the 
[ACMP] button is off.
NOTE
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.
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The Tyros4 uses advanced digital technol ogy to recreate the legendary sound of vintage organs. Just as on a traditional 
organ, you can create your own sound by increasing and decreasing the levels of the flute footages.
1Press the [ORGAN FLUTES] button.
The FOOTAGE Page of the Organ Flutes Voice is called up.
2Use the [ASSIGN] slider and [1]–[8] sliders to adjust the footage 
settings.
The footage settings determine the basic s ound of the organ flutes. The term “foot-
age” is a reference to the sound generation of traditional pipe organs, in which the 
sound is produced by pipes of different lengths (in feet).
If you want, you can select the Organ t ype, change the Rotary Speaker speed and 
adjust the Vibrato setting, by using the [A]–[C] and [F]–[H] buttons.
3Press the [I] (PRESETS) button to return to the Organ Flutes 
Voice Selection display.
Creating Your Original  Organ Flutes Voices
You can also use the [1  ]–[8 
 ] buttons to adjust the footages 5 
1/3’–1’.
When this display is shown, the func-
tion assigned to the ASSIGN controller 
does not work. The ASSIGN slider 
works only to adjust the 16’ footage. 
NOTE
NOTE
2
About the VOLUME/ATTACK Page and EFFECT/EQ 
Page, see the Reference Manual on the website.
[A]/[B] ORGAN TYPE Specifies the type of organ tone ge neration to be simulated: Sine, Vintage or Euro.
[C] ROTARY SP  SPEED Alternately switches between the slow and fast rotary speaker speeds when a rotary 
speaker effect is selected for the Organ Fl
utes (DSP TYPE parameter in the EFFECT/
EQ Page), and the VOICE EFFECT [DSP] button is turned on. 
[F] VIBRATO OFF Alternately turns the vibrato effect for the Organ Flutes Voice ON or OFF.
[G] VIBRATO ON
[H] VIBRATO DEPTH Sets the Vibrato depth to one of  three levels: 1 (low), 2 (mid), or 3 (high).
[I] PRESETS Opens the File Selection display of th e Organ Flutes Voices for selecting a preset 
Organ Flutes Voice.
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4Use the TAB [][ ] buttons to select the location to which your 
Organ Flutes Voice will be saved.
5Press the [6  ] (SAVE) button to save your edited Organ Flutes 
Vo i c e  ( p a g e 5 7 ) .
The settings will be lost if you 
select another Vo ice or turn the 
power to the inst rument off with-
out executing the Save operation.
NOTICE
Advanced Features
Refer to the Reference Manual on the website,  Chapter 1.
Selecting GM/XG or other Voices from the 
Panel: Voice Selection display 
 [8  ] (UP)   [2  ] (P2)
Effect-related settings:
• Setting the touch sensitivity of the keyboard:
• Selecting the Harmony/Echo type: [FUNCTION] 
 [D] CONTROLLER   TAB [ ][ ] KEYBOARD/PANEL
[FUNCTION]   [F] HARMONY/ECHO
Pitch-related settings:
• Fine-tuning the pitch of the entire instrument
• Scale Tuning:
• Changing the part assignment of the TRANSPOSE buttons: [FUNCTION] 
 [A] MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE   TAB [ ][ ] MASTER TUNE
[FUNCTION]   [A] MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE   TA B  [ ][ ] SCALE TUNE
[FUNCTION]   [D] CONTROLLER   TAB [ ][ ] KEYBOARD/PANEL   [A]/[B] 4 
TRANSPOSE ASSIGN
Editing Voices (Voice Set):
• Disabling automatic selection of Voice Sets (effects, etc.): Voice Selection display 
 [5  ] (VOICE SET)
[FUNCTION]   [E] REGIST SEQUENCE/FREEZE/VOICE SET   TAB [ ][ ] 
VOICE SET
Editing Organ Flutes parameters: [ORGAN FLUTES]  TAB [ ][ ] VOLUME/ATTACK or EFFECT/EQ
Creating Custom Voices (Voice Creator):
• Importing the Wave Data to the Optional Expansion Module:
• Creating Normal Voices (Custom Voice):
• Creating Drum Voices (Custom Drum Voice):
• Re-Editing a Custom Voice:
• Editing an Expansion Voice Bank:
• Saving your Custom Voice to a Library:
• Loading a single Additional Voice to the  Ty r o s 4 :
• Loading an Expansion Voice Bank (Library)  to the Tyros4:
• Editing a Custom Voice on your computer:
[VOICE CREATOR]  [E] (EXPANSION MODULE)  [I] (IMPORT)
(Select a Normal Voice) 
 [VOICE CREATOR]  [G] CUSTOM VOICE ASSEMBLY
(Select a Drum Voice)   [VOICE CREATOR]   [G] CUSTOM VOICE ASSEMBLY
[EXPANSION]   (Select a Custom Voice)   [VOICE CREATOR]   [G] CUSTOM 
VOICE ASSEMBLY
[VOICE CREATOR]   [B] LIBRARY EDIT
[VOICE CREATOR]   [C] LIBRARY SAVE
[VOICE CREATOR]   [D] INDIVIDUAL LOAD
[VOICE CREATOR]   [A] LIBRARY LOAD
[VOICE CREATOR]   [F] CUSTOM VOICE EDIT via PC 
						

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Styles
– Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –
The Tyros4 features a variety of 
accompaniment and rhythmic backing 
patterns (called “Styles”) in a variety of different musical genres 
including pop, jazz, and many othe rs. The Style features Auto Accom-
paniment, letting you produce auto matic accompaniment playback 
simply by playing “chords” with your  left hand. This lets you automat-
ically recreate the sound of a full band or orchestra—even if you’re 
playing by yourself. 
1Press one of the STYLE category selection buttons to call up 
the Style Selection display.
2Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select the desired Style.
Pressing one of the [1  ]–[3  ] buttons or pressing the same STYLE button 
again can call up the other display page.
3Press the [ACMP] button to turn on the Auto Accompaniment.
The specific left-hand section of the ke yboard (page 35) becomes the Chord sec-
tion, and chords played in this section are automatically detected and used as a 
basis for fully automatic accompan iment with the selected Style.
Playing a Style with the Auto Accompaniment
The SA and SA2 Voices are also avail-
able in the Style of the Tyros4.
The Style Selection display lets you 
memorize the path of specific Style to 
one of the panel buttons. For informa-
tion on memorizing Style path, refer to 
page 27.
NOTE
NOTE
2
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4Press the [SYNC START] button to enable synchronized start.
5As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the selected 
Style starts.
Try playing chords with your left hand and play melody with your right hand.
6Press the [START/STOP] button to stop Style playback.
If you want to know which key you need 
to play to make certain chords, call up 
the CHORD FINGERING display: 
[FUNCTION]  [C] STYLE SETTING/
SPLIT POINT/CHORD FINGERING   
TA B [ ][ ] CHORD FINGERING.
For more information, refer to the Refer-
ence Manual on the website.
You can transpose the Style (accompa-
niment). See page 39.
NOTE
NOTE
Style Characteristics
The Style type and its defining characteristics are indicated above the Preset Style name.
• Pro:  These Styles provide professional and exciting arrangements combined with  perfect playability. The 
resulting accompaniment exactly follows the chords of  the player. As a result, your chord changes and col-
orful harmonies are instantly transformed into life like musical accompaniment.
• Session:  These Styles provide even greater realism and au thentic backing by mixing in original chord types 
and changes, as well as special riffs with chord cha nges, with the Main sections. These have been pro-
grammed to add “spice” and  a professional touch to your performances of certain songs and in certain 
genres. Keep in mind, however, that the Styles may  not necessarily be appropriate—or even harmonically 
correct—for all songs and for all chord playing. In so me cases for example, playing a simple major triad 
for a country song may result in a “jazzy” seventh chord,  or playing an on-bass chord may result in inap-
propriate or unexp ected accompaniment.
• Free Play:  These Styles are characterized by rubato perf ormance. You can perform freely with remarkably 
expressive accompaniment, without be ing constrained by a strict tempo.
Style file compatibility
The Tyros4 uses the SFF GE file format (page 9). The Ty ros4 can play back existing SFF files, but they will be 
saved in the SFF GE format when the file is saved (or  pasted) in the Tyros4. Please keep in mind that the saved 
file can only be played back on instruments  that are compatible with the SFF GE format. 
						

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To Start/Stop Playing
[START/STOP] button
Style starts playing back as soon as the [START/STOP] button is pressed. To stop play-
back, press the button again.
[SYNC START] button
This puts the Style playback in “standby.” The Style starts playing back when you press 
any note on the keyboard (when [ACMP] is off)  or you play a chord with your left hand 
(when [ACMP] is on). When you start the Styl e playback with the [SYNC START] button, 
pressing this button again stops playback and puts the playback in “standby” again.
 [SYNC STOP] button
You can start and stop the Style anytime you want by simply playing or releasing the keys 
in the chord section of the keyboard. Make sure that the [ACMP] button is on, press the 
[SYNC STOP] button, then play the keyboard.
INTRO [I]–[III] buttons
The Tyros4 features three differ ent Intro sections to add an introduction before starting the 
Style playback. After pressing one of the INTRO [I]–[III] buttons, start playback by using 
the [START/STOP] button or [SYNC START] button. When the Intro finishes playing, the 
Style playback automatically  shifts to the Main section.
ENDING/rit. [I]–[III] buttons
The Tyros4 features three different Ending sect ions to add an ending before stopping Style 
playback. When you press one of the Ending [I ]–[III] buttons while Style is playing back, 
the Style will automatically stop after the ending is played. You can have the ending gradu-
ally slow down (ritardando) by pressing  the same ENDING button once again, while the 
ending is playing.
Operating Style Playback
When the fingering mode is set to “Full 
Keyboard” or “AI Ful l Keyboard,” Syn-
chro Stop cannot be turned on.
To change the fingering mode:
[FUNCTION]   [C] STYLE SETTING/
SPLIT POINT/CHORD FINGERING   
TA B [ ][ ] CHORD FINGERING
NOTE
If you press the ENDING/rit. [I] button 
when the Style is playing, a fill-in auto-
matically plays before the ENDING/rit 
[I].
NOTE
About the lamp status of the section buttons (INTRO/MAIN VARIATION/
BREAK/ENDING)
•Red:  The section is cu rrently selected.
• Red (flashing): The section will be played next,  following the currently selected sec-
tion.
• Blue:  The section contains data  but not currently selected.
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Changing Pattern Variation (Sec tions) 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 d ynamic 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 accompan iment pattern of a few measures or more and 
it plays indefinitely. Pressing the select ed MAIN VARIATION button again plays an 
appropriate fill-in pattern to spice up the rhyt hm and break the repetition. After the fill-in 
finishes playing, it leads sm oothly into the Main section.
[BREAK] button
This lets you add dynamic br eaks in the rhythm of the acco mpaniment. Press the [BREAK] 
button during Style playback. When the one-meas ure 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 fo r 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 sig-
nature) 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] button to 
start playback with a fade in. To stop the pl ayback 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 58).
NOTE
This operation is common for Song 
playback (page 58).
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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 on Style Selection display (steps 1–2 
on page 46).
2Press the [4  ] (REPERTOIRE) button.
Various appropriate panel settings matching th e selected Style will be shown in the 
display.
3Use the [2  ]–[3  ] buttons to select the desired panel set-
ting.
Calling up the Panel Setti ngs to Match the Style (Repertoire)
Before using the Repertoire function , you need to import Music Finder records (see instructions on page 66).
3
2
The settings shown here are Music 
Finder Records. You can choose addi-
tional settings by using the Music 
Finder feature (page 68).
Depending on the particular selected 
Style, there may not be any panel set-
tings in the Repertoire function.
NOTE
NOTE