| [3] |
This is the number of keys the keyboard has. For comparison, most acoustic
pianos have 88 keys. |
| [4] |
Organ style are non-weighted. Piano style keys are shaped like piano keys. FSX
is a higher level of quality synth type action. |
| [7] |
Polyphony is how many notes that can be played at the same time. More is always
better. |
| [8] |
The pitch wheel allows you to add natural note bends to instruments like
guitars. The Modulation wheel allows you to add vibrato to instruments like the
trumpet. |
| [9] |
Display types include backlit or not, color and VGA |
| [10] |
Lyric Display is the ability to display lyrics to songs in the LCD Screen.
There are commercially available song files with lyric information for you to
sing along with. The MIDI file will play and the lyrics will advance
automatically. |
| [11] |
Score Display will allow you to see the music notation of any MIDI file you
purchase, or record yourself, in the screen of the keyboard. Yamaha keyboards
that have Score Display have the ability to import Digital Sheet music into the
keyboard for you to learn and play along with (called Scorch). For more
information visit www.yamahamusicsoft.com. |
| [14] |
All Yamaha keyboards come with a stereo piano sample. All keyboards cover the
basic sounds like pianos, electric pianos, guitars, bass, strings horns and
drums. Again, more is always better. |
| [27] |
Styles are automatic backing parts. You select a Style (ex. Rock), pick your
favorite song and start playing. The Style will follow you through the piece of
music providing drums, bass, guitar and many other musical instruments parts
for you. You'll sound like an entire band. |
| [29] |
User Styles are the ability to load in more styles from Disk. |
| [39] |
The recorder in Yamaha keyboards works just like a multi-track recorder. You
can record one track (ex. Piano) and then overdub your next track (ex. Strings)
while listening to your first track. It can also record all of the Auto
Accompaniment data. It's like having a recording studio right inside your
keyboard! |
| [43] |
The Disk Drive gives you the opportunity to archive your song data and load
more songs in. It also opens the door to loading in additional Styles. On the
higher models, you can also store Registration Data, Music Database Data and
Edited Voice Data. |
| [47] |
USB is probably the most convenient of all methods of connecting a musical
instrument to your computer. All that is required is a "driver" (included). Not
only does USB act as a MIDI Interface but in some keyboards like TYROS, the
keyboard becomes an extension to your computer. You can edit voices, move and
rename files, transfer data etc. The computer becomes a storage device for your
keyboard. |
