﻿N3X
Owner's Manual


Playing Back Songs
This instrument can play back Songs contained in internal memory or USB memory connected to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal. There are two kinds of Songs that can be played back: MIDI Songs and Audio Songs.

Song data formats that can be played

Songs
MIDI Songs
A MIDI Song contains data of your keyboard performance (such as which keys you played and how hard you played them), and is not a recording of the actual sound itself. The performance information refers to which keys are played, at what timing, and at what strength--just as in a musical score. Based on the recorded performance information, the tone generator (of the digital piano, etc.) outputs the corresponding sound. A MIDI Song uses a small amount of data capacity in comparison to audio recording.
Audio Songs
An Audio Song is a recording of the performed sound itself. This data is recorded in the same way as that used in recording cassette tapes, or with voice recorders, etc. This data can be played with a portable music player, etc., allowing you to easily let other people hear your performance.

Data formats
SMF (Standard MIDI File) Formats 0 and 1
One of the most common and widely compatible MIDI formats used for storing sequence data. MIDI Songs recorded in this instrument are saved as SMF Format 0.
WAV format (.wav)
Audio file format commonly used by computers. This instrument can play 44.1kHz/16bit stereo WAV files. Audio Songs recorded on this instrument are saved in this format.

Extension
.MID
.WAV

NOTE
When playing back MIDI Songs containing Voices that are incompatible with this instrument such as XG and GM Songs, the Voices may not sound as intended on the original. In addition, Song data of MIDI channels 3 to 16 cannot be played back, since this instrument can recognize only MIDI channels 1 and 2. This is why you should only play back Songs which have data of only MIDI channels 1 to 2, to which the piano performance is assigned.


Songs compatible with this instrument

Song Category List ([xx] indicates numerals.)

(Table)
Song Category		Song Number	Descriptions
d.xx	Voice Demo Song (MIDI Song)	d.01 to d.10	Each Song effectively demonstrates each of this instrument's Voices (page 21).
P.xx	Preset Song (MIDI Song)	P.01 to P.10	10 Piano Preset Songs in the instrument. Refer to the Preset Song List on page 48.
A.xx*	Audio Song in USB flash drive	A.00 to A.99	User Songs which have been recorded with this instrument (page 34)
		C.00 to C.99**	External Songs, commercially available or which have been recorded on a computer, etc.
S.xx*	MIDI Song in USB flash drive	S.00 to S.99	User Songs which have been recorded with this instrument (page 34)
		F.00 to F.99**	External Songs, commercially available or which have been recorded on a computer, etc.
U.xx	MIDI Song in this instrument	U.01 to U.10	User Songs which have been recorded to the instrument (page 34) 
		L.00 to L.99**	External Songs (commercially available or which have been recorded on a computer, etc.) transferred from a computer to this instrument. 
(Table End)

* Shown only when USB flash drive is connected.
** When data does not exist, the song number is not displayed.

User Songs and External Songs
Songs recorded by this instrument are called "User Songs" while Songs created in other ways or on other instruments are called "External Songs." In USB flash drive, Songs in the USER FILES folder are handled as User Songs while Songs in a location other than the USER FILES folder are handled as External Songs. When you record a Song to USB flash drive, a USER FILES folder is created automatically and the resulting User Song will be saved in this folder.


Playing back Songs

To play back a Song on a USB flash drive
Read "About USB Flash Drives" (page 36), then connect the USB flash drive to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal, and follow the instructions below.

1	While holding down [DEMO/SONG], press [plus] or [minus] until the desired Song Category (page 31) appears on the display.
The Song Categories will appear on the display in the following order:
P.xx -> (A.xx) -> (S.xx) -> U.xx -> d.xx -> P.xx -> etc. If you wish to play back a "C.xx," "F.xx," or "L.xx" song, select the Song Category "A.xx," "S.xx," or "U.xx."

(Figure)

NOTE
"A.xx" and "S.xx" are shown only when USB flash drive is connected.

NOTE
Song indications such as "F.00" and "C.00" may not appear immediately depending on the amount of the folders in the USB flash drive.

NOTE
The metronome can be used during playback. It will automatically stop when playback is stopped.

2	Press [plus] or [minus] to select the desired Song number, or "*.rd"
(random) or "*.AL"(all).
To select "C.xx," "F.xx," or "L.xx," continue holding down [plus] until they appear, or press [minus] repeatedly. "C.xx" will appear after "A.99," "F.xx" will appear after "S.99," and "L.xx" will appear after "U.10" on the display. (When data does not exist, the song number is not displayed.)

When a specific Song number (such as P.01 and U.01) is selected:
Only the selected Song will be played back.

When "*.rd" or "*.AL" is selected:
*.rd	Plays back the Songs of this type continuously in random order.
*.AL	Plays back all the Songs of this type continuously in sequential order.
The asterisk (*) indicates "P," "A," "S," or "U" designations in the display.
For details, refer to page 31.

3	Press [PLAY/STOP] to start playback.
During playback, the current measure number (for MIDI Songs) or playing time (for Audio Songs) is shown on the display.

(Figure)
MIDI Song
Current measure number
Audio Song
Playing time
Indicates minutes. In case of 10 minutes or more, only the lowest digit is shown.
Indicates seconds.

NOTE
You can play the keyboard along with Song playback.

NOTE
The Voice of the MIDI song can be changed during playback. The Voice of the MIDI song played is automatically assigned to the Voice played from the keyboard.

Adjusting the tempo (MIDI Songs) or playback speed (Audio Songs)
You change the playback tempo of MIDI Song. You can also adjust the playback speed of an Audio Song during its playback.
While holding down [METRONOME], press [plus] or [minus] to increase or decrease the value. To reset the value to default, press [plus] and [minus] simultaneously while holding down [METRONOME]. For details, refer to page 23.

MIDI Song
Setting range: 5 to 500 beats per minute
Normal setting: Depends on the selected song

Audio Song
Setting range: 75% to 125%
Normal setting: 100%

Adjusting the volume (only for Audio Songs)
The volume level of this instrument may be markedly different from that of a commercially available Audio Song or one recorded on another device. To adjust the volume of the Audio Song, hold down [DEMO/SONG] and press one of the C1 to G2 keys.

(Figure)
min.
max. 
Lowest key (A-1)
The higher the key, the greater the volume.

Setting range: 1 to 20
Default setting: 16

NOTE
The playback of Audio Songs is output only from the right and left speakers, and not from the center and rear speakers.

Rewind/Fast forward
During playback, press [minus] or [plus] to move back or forth through the measures.
Pressing one of these buttons once moves one measure back/forward for MIDI Songs, or one second for Audio Songs.

NOTE
During playback of Demo Songs, Rewind/Fast Forward operations or returning to the Song top cannot be done.

Returning to the Song Top
During playback, press [minus] and [plus] simultaneously to jump to the top of the Song.

4	Press [PLAY/STOP] again to stop playback.
If a specific Song number is selected in Step 2, playback stops automatically by reaching the end of the Song.

Setting the Character Code
If the Song cannot be called up, you may need to select the appropriate Character Code from the following two settings.

International
For playing back Songs with names using western European characters (including umlaut or diacritic marks). To select this, turn on the power while holding down the A-1 and A sharp -1 keys.

(Figure)
Lowest key (A-1)

Japanese 
For playing back Songs with names using Japanese characters. To select this, turn on the power while holding down the A-1 and B-1 keys.

(Figure)
Lowest key (A-1)

Setting range: JA (Japanese) / Int (International)
Default setting: Int



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