Yamaha DGX-670: Recording MIDI

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Getting The Most Out Of Your Yamaha DGX-670! Video 6: Getting started with the 16 track MIDI recorder!
In this video, I demo how to get started with MIDI recording on the Yamaha DGX-670, including the Piano Room, the 16 track recorder & I also demo how to convert your finished MIDI file to an audio track to share on social media, or use as a backing track.
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Intro: 0:00
MIDI vs. Audio Recordings: 1:13
16 Track Recorder Quick Overview: 2:16
MIDI Recording In Piano Room: 2:59
Main 16 Track Recorder: 6:43
Recording Extra Tracks: 14:21
Replacing An Accompaniment Voice: 17:08
Some Things I DON'T Like!: 19:45
Exporting MIDI To Audio: 21:58
Closing Remarks: 24:07
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@witorwitor 10 ай бұрын

You are making one of the most useful and well-thought-through videos on youtube! It is difficult to put in words how much I admire your work. No wasted time, deep and comprehensive instructions, just brilliant. Hats off to you sir and I will be waiting for your next DGX-670 video

@PianoTone 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words and for supporting the channel!

@TheBuddyKeys 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for these tutorials!

@PianoTone 9 ай бұрын

Glad you're finding them useful! Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe

@davedodart 11 ай бұрын

Hi Tony, thanks for taking the time to put together these videos. I've been eagerly searching for a good tutorial on how to record with the DGX-670 and I'm glad to have found your channel. I bought this keyboard so that I could start composing again and wanted something with better/current samples that what I had with my old Ensoniq MR76. That keyboard workstation, although 30+ years old now was very simple to record to its 16 track sequencer and I was hoping for a similar experience with the Yamaha, but until now has been very frustrating. This video gives me hope that I can finally use it for what I intended it for. I'm excited to watch you next video on how to punch in/out and quantize. Thanks again, Dave.

@PianoTone 11 ай бұрын

That's awesome, glad you found the video helpful! The punch in and out/quantize video is coming soon - I had it half done and was going to include it in this video, but discovered some stuff I wanted to spend more time on. Thanks for the kind words and for checking out the channel! Feel free to subscribe

@BasilAlien 11 ай бұрын

Tony, actualy you can get into record menu (19:55) without pressing the REC button. Chose the song you like and press CHANNEL ON\OFF button. And if it`s on the style tab, just press this button again. The channels won`t be armed for recording, only mute\unmute mode. Then you can press the REC button and record like before. Thank you for your videos.

@PianoTone 11 ай бұрын

Hey cool thanks for that! Love the DGX but it's a never ending learning experience. It does default to the style when you first turn on the piano so it is still 2 keypresses, but it does avoid the potential "oops!" by inadvertently starting to record. Thanks again for sharing that I'll mention it in my next video!

@NanaOkyere 11 ай бұрын

Very useful video. Thanks Tony.

@PianoTone 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! And thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe

@dannyboy7086 2 ай бұрын

Well done, new subscriber. Looking at buying the 670

@PianoTone 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Highly recommend the 670 it’s an amazing keyboard! Thanks for subscribing!

@TheMg49 11 ай бұрын

Good vid. Thumbs up!

@PianoTone 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Thomas!

@billhasty5197 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for doing all these DGX-670 videos. I doubt I would know 25% of what I know about the DGX-670 without them. Manuals are not very good. Thank You.

@PianoTone 11 ай бұрын

Hey thanks a lot glad you’re finding them helpful!

@jrduarte99 6 ай бұрын

My previous keyboard was an EW-410, and the DGX arrived just yesterday. Wow, what a difference! The voices, the feeling of the weighted keys, and the overall usability and experience are just fantastic. I`m watching all your videos about the DGX-670. Did you already release the video about the double bass clefs?

@PianoTone 6 ай бұрын

That's awesome so glad you like your new DGX! It is a pretty amazing piano. And no I haven't had a chance to do a video on the double bass (sometimes double treble) clef thing. If you care about the notation, the basic fix for that is to split the keyboard in a spot where you're least likely to have your left or right hands cross over each other; and just have the identical voice on both the lower and upper and the keyboard will put the left hand in the bass clef and the right hand in the treble. Not perfect but a big improvement. Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe

@tomaszkozak7858 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for explanation of many things whuch is difficult to find out in DGX manual. Is there any method to export the score of a music piece?

@PianoTone 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the video! I don't think a score can be exported directly; but if you save your MIDI file to a flash drive and then copy that to a computer, I'm sure there will be programs/apps out there that can import a MIDI file and re-generate a score. Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe

@bendonnellon2740 7 ай бұрын

Hi Tony, thanks for all these great videos on the DGX. I had a question about something you mention at 1:45 - How do you Copy the MIDI file over to a computer so you can edit on a DAW like Garage Band? Do you have to play it live and record onto the DAW, or can you record on the DGX and copy over? Here we only see how to export the songs as a WAV. I understand if you do this, you'll be replacing the DGX instruments with the ones on the DAW. Thanks!

@PianoTone 7 ай бұрын

Just save your MIDI recording to a USB flash drive and then you can connect that to a pc and import the tracks into your DAW.

@alriss6264 Ай бұрын

Very informative video. How can I save the music as a MIDI file and not as a WAV to the USB flash drive?

@PianoTone Ай бұрын

You record your 16 track midi file (defaults to onboard) then you can use the menu to copy it to a flash drive. Thanks for checking out the channel feel free to subscribe

@GeorgeJacobsz 3 ай бұрын

Hallo Tony. Is it possible to place a SIMPLE short video (without going to cords and exit every minute or so), to show us the following PLEASE PLEASE : To record a song played with a style, stop the recording when the song ends AND THEN ,how to ADD a track with another voice for instance. We will really appreciate it very very much. Thanks... Love your videos. . 😎

@PianoTone 3 ай бұрын

Recording extra tracks with another voice is in this video at the 14:22 mark: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ebSHlsqAmbLIYKs.htmlsi=fNI8q8nmKJ6eF1Wd&t=862 Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe

@andrewboyko3103 3 ай бұрын

I would like to know if this instrument provides accurate MIDI transmission like dynamics and other nuances. I’m planning to record piano solo in MIDI on DGX 670 and then covert this MIDI file into VST.

@PianoTone 3 ай бұрын

Hi there! To be honest I never record in MIDI, only in audio so I can't say for sure how accurate the dynamics are in the MIDI recordings.

@magorzatastaszak5813 6 күн бұрын

I dont see how to transformed midi to DAW? How to do it?

@ron-almog 5 ай бұрын

Is it possible to export the styles of the DGX670 as midi files?

@PianoTone 5 ай бұрын

Yes, just save the MIDI recording to a USB flash drive and then import it into any app/DAW from there. Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe

@mnich1355 11 ай бұрын

Here's something that has me stumped as far as recording goes. I have a sheet music arrangement of "Someone to Watch Over Me" and I have recorded the right hand part. The song itself doesn't begin until the second beat of the first measure. The DGX assumes that the first note it detects me playing is on beat one. When I look at the recorded score, everything is wrong as to where the actual down beats are for each measure in the song. How do I get it to put a quarter note rest at the beginning of the recording?

@PianoTone 11 ай бұрын

Hi there! You would need to use the metronome, and start the recording first then come in on beat 2. Thanks for checking out the channel feel free to subscribe

@mnich1355 11 ай бұрын

@@PianoTone I'll give it a shot and see what happens. Thanks!

@andrewdevore 7 ай бұрын

It seems like the cfx sounds a bit different (and better) from inside the piano room than from the main menu. Is there a reason for this that you know of?

@PianoTone 7 ай бұрын

Only thing I can think of is different effects being applied . . . Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe

@kennykelley8874 5 ай бұрын

You’re getting different sounds because they have different effects in the piano. You have the ability to do change the acoustics of the brain and ability to open and close the lid or halfway.

@milmolas4913 10 ай бұрын

Can you do a kawai es120 review?

@PianoTone 10 ай бұрын

Would love to but haven't actually even seen one. Music stores where I live don't carry Kawai, but hopefully I can track one down one day. Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe

@milmolas4913 10 ай бұрын

I am subscribed :) You can buy one online, review it and then return it i think.

@PianoTone 10 ай бұрын

@@milmolas4913 I probably could, but wouldn't feel right about that.

@xarv368 5 ай бұрын

Casio px3100 or Yamaha dgx670?

@PianoTone 5 ай бұрын

For home I would choose DGX 670, for gigging/performing/playing in a band and portability I would choose PXS3100. Thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe

@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene 11 ай бұрын

I didn't see this option: To record a simple MIDI file for a piano solo; when on the main menu, press and hold record (in the song buttons) while pressing and holding record, press track one button (buttons below the screen). This process will arm just track one and you can play your piano solo without any other fuss.

@PianoTone 11 ай бұрын

You can do that too if you like; it’s technically the exact same thing as just pressing record and starting to play (if you have no layers, splits or accompaniment you still just get track 1 recorded)

@richardminnich4249 10 күн бұрын

I’ma bit disappointed. On my Yamaha P-515 keyboard, I can directly export a MIDI track to my DAW (Studio One). This method of getting a midi track seems pretty convoluted.