Yamaha EZ30 Owner's Manual

Owner's Manual

101234567ICDE F G HPanel Controls and TerminalsFront Panel1 Power switch ([STANDBY/ON])... 222 [MASTER VOLUME] dial... 223

100NOTE:*1 By default (factory settings) the EZ-30 ordinarily functions as a 16-channel multi-timbral tone generator, and incoming data does not affec

101 Effect map * If the received value does not contain an effect type in the TYPE LSB, the LSB will be directed to TYPE 0. * The numbers in pare

102SpecificationsKeyboards• 61 standard-size keys (C1–C6), with Touch Response and Light GuideDisplay• Large multi-function LCD display (backlit)Setup•

103IndexMisc.+/– buttons... 23AABC/DoReMi ... 43AC Power adaptor... 8accompaniment sections...

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12QuickGuideSTEP1SongsPlaying the Demo SongsDemo songs (001–100) showcase the sophisticated features and stun-ning sound of the EZ-30. Let’s play the

13Playing a Single SongNaturally, you can also individually select and play back any of the EZ-30’s songs (Songs 001–100 and songs in flash memory). A

14QuickGuideSTEP2LessonUsing the Lesson FeatureSongs 001 to 100 are specially designed for use with the educational Lesson feature. Let’s start the pr

15Lesson 2: WaitingIn Lesson 2, you practice playing the notes correctly as they appear in the dis-play notation. The accompaniment pauses and waits f

16QuickGuideSTEP3VoicesPlaying the PianoSimply by pressing the [PORTABLE GRAND] button, you can automati-cally reset the entire EZ-30 for piano play.1

17Playing the ABC/DoReMi voices1 Press the [ABC/DoReMi] button.The ABC voice is selected. To select the DoReMi voice, press the [ABC/DoReMi] again.2 P

18QuickGuideSTEP4Auto AccompanimentUsing the Auto AccompanimentSimply play chords with your left hand - and the EZ-30 automatically produces appropria

193 Turn the auto accompani-ment on.4 Turn the Sync Start func-tion on.5 Play a chord with your left hand.The auto accompaniment starts as soon as you

2 SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or a

20QuickGuideSTEPAuto Accompaniment4ContinuationLooking up Chords in the DictionaryThe convenient Dictionary function teaches you how to play chords by

212 Specify the root note of the chord (in this case, G).3 Specify the chord type of the chord (in this case, M7).4 Play the chord by pressing the key

22Power onPress the [STANDBY/ON] switch to turn on the power to the EZ-30. Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch again to turn off the power.Adjusting thevolu

23Overall indicatorOverall (left)LIGHTABC/DoReMiREVERBDSPHARMONYTALKINGSymbol for pressing and holding down the buttonIf you press and hold down a but

Panel Display Indications24[Song→Voice]Select a voice using the numeric keypad.Selecting a function• Pressing the [STYLE], [VOICE], or [SONG] button e

25Numeric keypadName & number indication(Song/Style/Voice)Song numberSong nameE.g., Selecting a songThe top row of the display indicates the name

Panel Display Indications26Touch indicatorHarmony indicatorThis appears when the Touch function is turned on.This appears when the Harmony effect is t

27Notation displayWhen you are using the Lesson function, the notation display indicates the song melody or chord notation. When you are using the Dic

28Selecting and Playing SongsThe EZ-30 has 100 preset songs. Try playing these songs or songs loaded into flash memory.Use the Song Memory function to

29 Start and stop the song playback. Press the [ START/STOP ] button to start song playback. You can play the keyboard along with the playback.Press

3 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the bas

Selecting and Playing Songs 30 You can change the voice of a song melody to the desired one during song playback. 1 Select the desired voice.Press th

31Adjusting the TempoSong and accompaniment tempo can be adjusted in the range of q = 32–280 (the num-ber of quarter notes per minute).Press the [TEM

Selecting and Playing Songs32Song Volume LevelAdjust the song volume to balance with the level of the keyboard performance.Press the right Overall but

33Press the [+] or [–] button to turn the Light Guide on or off.CAUTIONPlaying while looking at the lights for a long period of time may cause eye str

34Song LessonYou can practice playing a song selected from Lesson songs #001–100 and songs in flash memory.Using the Lesson FeatureSelect one of the L

35Start the Lesson.When you press one of the LESSON [1]–[3] buttons, the Lesson song starts.The display indicates the notes to play and the Light Guid

Song Lesson36ABC/DoReMi GuideWhen the ABC/DoReMi Guide is activated, the EZ-30 sings the next note to play using “A, B, C...” or “Do, Re, Mi...” in Le

37GradeThe Lesson feature has a built-in evaluation function that monitors your practicing of the Lesson songs, and just like a real teacher, it tells

Song Lesson38TalkingThis feature “talks” to you through the speakers, “announcing” the Grade comments as well as the titles of the Lesson steps and th

39Portable GrandYou can practice playing “a real piano,” by pressing the [POR-TABLE GRAND] button.When you press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button, the EZ-3

4 Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha EZ-30 PortaTone!You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced func-tions, great sound and e

Portable Grand40You can set the time signature of the Metronome while the rhythm part is stopped.Press and hold down the [METRONOME] button for more t

412Press the numeric keypad or [+]/[–] buttons to set the desired Metronome Volume value.To restore the default Metronome Volume value (100), press bo

42Playing VoicesSelecting a VoiceThe EZ-30 features high-quality voices that use an advanced technology AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generator. (Se

43Play the selected voice.Try playing different voices.When you select a voice, a DSP type most appropriate for the voice will be selected automatical

Playing Voices44Press the numeric keypad [0] or [+]/[–] buttons to select the voice number “000.”This turns on the One Touch Setting.Changing the Spli

45TransposeTranspose determines the key of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompani-ment of the selected style. The Transpose settings can be

Playing Voices46TuningTuning determines the fine pitch setting of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompaniment of the selected style. The Tuni

47TouchThe Touch function gives you dynamic, expressive control over the voices, letting you determine how loud or soft the sound is by your playing s

48EffectsReverbPress the left Overall button repeatedly to select “Reverb,” and use the numeric keypad or the [+]/[–] buttons to select a Reverb type.

49DSPPress the left Overall button repeatedly to select “DSP,” and use the numeric keypad or the [+]/[–] buttons to select a DSP (Digital Signal Proce

5 Portable Grand ... page 39 The EZ-30 also has a Portable Grand function for realistic piano perfor-mance. Pressing th

Effects50HarmonyThe Harmony section features a variety of performance effects that enhance the melo-dies you play when using the accompaniment styles

51Auto AccompanimentThe EZ-30 provides dynamic rhythm/accompaniment patterns - as well as voice set-tings appropriate for each pattern - for various p

Auto Accompaniment52Starting AccompanimentPress the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn the auto accompaniment function on.You can start playing accompanime

53As soon as you press the [START/STOP] button, the rhythm part starts playing.When you play a chord in the accompaniment key range, the EZ-30 produce

Auto Accompaniment54Stopping the AccompanimentYou can stop the accompaniment playback using one of the following three methods.Changing the TempoThe t

55Using Auto Accompaniment—Multi FingeringWhen it is set to on (page 52), the auto accompaniment function automatically gener-ates bass and chord acco

Auto Accompaniment56Using the key of C as an example, the chart below shows the types of chords that can be recognized in the Fingered mode.* Notes en

57• Notes in parentheses can be omitted.• A perfect fifth (1 + 5) produces accompaniment based only on the root and fifth which can be used with both

Auto Accompaniment58Looking up Chords in the dictionaryThe Dictionary function is essentially a built-in “chord book” that shows you the indi-vidual n

59Play a chord, following the Light Guide.The display indicates the notes of the GM7 chord, and the Light Guide indi-cates which keys to play on the k

6 Contents Setting Up ...8 Power Requirements ... 8Using Headphones... 9Connecting a

Auto Accompaniment60 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Writing Chord Names• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Knowing how to read and write chord names i

61Playing a Melody along with the AccompanimentYou can play a melody along with the accompaniment.Set a tempo you feel comfortable with. (See page 54.

Auto Accompaniment62Changing the Accompaniment SectionAccompaniment consists of Intro, Main A/B (Fill-in), and Ending sections. Using differ-ent secti

63When you press the [INTRO/ENDING] button at the end of the song, the EZ-30 plays the Ending section appropriate for the song, then stops the perform

64Registration MemoryRegistration Memory is a flexible and convenient function that lets you instantly reconfigure virtually all settings of the EZ-30

65Record the settings to the desired preset, 1 or 2.While holding down the [MEMORY] button, press the appropriate REGIS-TRATION MEMORY preset button,

66Song RecordingThe EZ-30’s Song Memory function enables you to record up to five songs of your performance as User songs (Song #201–205: User 1–5).Yo

67Select a User song for recording.Use the numeric keypad or [+]/[–] buttons to select the desired song: 201–205.If no song is manually selected, the

Song Recording68● Recording a melody track:While pressing and holding down the [RECORD] button, select the desired melody track button (1–5). The sele

69● Re-recording...Select the recorded tracks as recording tracks.When you start recording, the new performance will overwrite the existing data. (The

7 Looking up Chords in the dictio-nary... 58Playing a Melody along with the Accompaniment ...

Song Recording70The Track Clear operation completely erases all recorded data on a selected track of a selected User song, leaving the other tracks in

71Loading a Song into Flash MemoryThe EZ-30’s internal flash memory enables you to save song data transmitted from a connected personal computer. You

Loading a Song into Flash Memory72Song Filer’s FunctionsAfter you install Song Filer on the computer and connect the EZ-30 to the computer, you can us

73OctaveIf the notes in a Flash song are outside the EZ-30’s key range (C1–C6), You can change their pitch in octave steps so that you can use the Les

Loading a Song into Flash Memory74Available Flash Memory AmountPress the right Overall button repeatedly to select “MIDI”.Press the [4] button to disp

75MIDI FunctionsThe EZ-30 is MIDI-compatible, featuring MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals and providing a variety of MIDI-related con-trols. By using the

MIDI Functions76MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate wi

77Available MIDI FunctionsThe EZ-30 has MIDI IN/OUT terminals on the rear panel.Using the MIDI functions can expand your possibilities for creating an

MIDI Functions78• You will need sequence software to use a personal computer.• You can use the notation display and Light Guide for note data that is

79● To connect a computer with a USB terminal to the EZ-30, you need an optional USB-MIDI interface.When using a Macintosh series computer, set the MI

8Setting UpAlthough the EZ-30 will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. An A

MIDI Functions80Using Bulk Dump Send to Save DataThis operation lets you save important EZ-30 data and settings to another device, such as a sequencer

81Loading Bulk Data • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Once you’ve saved EZ-30 data as described above, you can easily rel

MIDI Functions82Transmitting SMF Format DataPerformance data recorded in the EZ-30’s User songs can be transmitted via MIDI and stored in the SMF form

83TroubleshootingProblem Possible Cause and SolutionWhen the EZ-30 is turned on or off, a popping sound is tempo-rarily produced.This is normal and in

84Data Backup & InitializationData BackupExcept for the data listed below, all EZ-30 panel settings are reset to their initial settings whenever t

85Voice List Maximum PolyphonyThe EZ-30 has 32-note maximum polyphony. This means that it can play a maximum of up to 32 notes at once, regardless of

86 Expanded Voices085 000 112 074 Recorder086 000 112 079 OcarinaSYNTH LEAD087 000 112 080 Square Lead088 000 112 081 Sawtooth Lead089 000 115 081 An

87214 000 064 019 Organ Flute215 000 065 019 Tremolo Organ Flute216 000 000 020 Reed Organ217 000 040 020 Puff Organ218 000 000 021 Accordion219 000 0

88353 000 037 060 Horn Orchestra354 000 000 061 Brass Section355 000 035 061 Trumpet & Trombone Section356 000 040 061 Brass Section 2357 000 041

89 ABC/DoReMi Voices494 000 096 100 Smokey495 000 000 101 Goblins496 000 064 101 Goblins Synth497 000 065 101 Creeper498 000 066 101 Ring Pad499 000

9For private practicing and playing without disturbing others, connect a set of stereo headphones to the rear panel PHONES/OUT-PUT jack. Sound from th

90Style ListNo. Style Name8 beat1 8 Beat 12 8 Beat 23 8 Beat Adria4 8 Beat Pop 15 British Pop6 8 Beat Soft16 beat7 16 Beat 18 16 Beat 29 16 Beat 310 S

91Drum Kit List* “←” indicates that the drum sound is the same as “Standard Kit 1”.* Each percussion voice uses one note.* The MIDI Note # and Note ar

9267 G3 55 G2 Splash Cymbal ←←←68 G#3 56 G#2 Cowbell ←←←69 A3 57 A2 Crash Cymbal 2 ←←←70 A#3 58 A#2 Vibraslap ←←←71 B3 59 B2 Ride Cymbal 2 ←←←72 C4 60

9343 G1 31 G0 Snare L SD Rock H AnSD Snappy SD Jazz H Light44 G#1 32 G#0 ←←←←45 A1 33 A0 Bass Drum H Bass Drum H AnBD Dance-1 ←46 A#1 34 A#0 ←←←←47 B1

94Voice No. 125 126 127 128MSB/LSB/PC 127/000/40 127/000/48 126/000/000 126/000/001Keyboard MIDIBrush Kit Symphonic Kit SFX Kit 1 SFX Kit 2Note# Note

9579 G4 67 G3 ←←80 G#4 68 G#3 ←←Shower Laugh81 A4 69 A3 ←←Thunder Scream82 A#4 70 A#3 ←←Wind Punch83 B4 71 B3 ←←Stream Heartbeat84 C5 72 C4 ←←Bubble F

96Effect Type List Reverb Types DSP TypesNo. Reverb Type Display Name Description1 Hall 1 Hall1 Concert hall reverb.2 Hall 2 Hall23 Room 1 Room1 Sma

97 Harmony Types35 EQ Disco EQ Disco Equalizer effect that boosts both high and low frequencies, as is typical in most disco music.36 EQ Telephone EQ

98 YAMAHA [ Portable Keyboard ] Date:26-JAN-2001Model EZ-30 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0Transmitted

9996,97 x o RPN Inc,Dec100,101 x *2 o RPN LSB,MSBProg o 0 - 127 o 0 - 127Change : True # **************System Exclusive o *3 o *3 : Song Pos.