Yamaha DGX-670 Finger Modes
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- Getting The Most Out Of Your Yamaha DGX-670! Video 1: Chord Fingering Modes
In this video I go over the EIGHT chord fingering modes available for triggering accompaniment on the Yamaha DGX-670, and tell you which ones I do (and don't) recommend. Please like and subscribe if you want to make sure you don't miss future videos in this series!
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Intro: 0:00
What's An Arranger Keyboard?: 0:50
Fingered Mode: 3:07
AI Fingered Mode: 5:35
Single Finger Mode: 7:17
Multi-Finger Mode: 9:52
Fingered On Bass: 11:30
Full Keyboard: 14:47
AI Full Keyboard: 17:45
Smart Chord: 20:54
"Upper" Area Mode: 25:58
The Verdict: 30:46
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Just got my DGX670 all set up today and as a new learner I'm feeling slightly overwhelmed. You are my lifeline right now.
Hey congrats! And don't get overwhelmed; I know the DGX has a lot going on, but just take your time and have fun playing. If you're looking for any online courses I have a few reviews you can check out on courses that I took that worked great for me: th-cam.com/play/PL_W0EMCT9oNb7OQ7TiB0WHZv7K4k1bScA.html
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You are the visual and auditory encyclopedia of the wonderful possibilities of the DGX670. I’ve been looking for this for so long! Thanks!!!😁
Thanks so much!
You are definitely the BEST !!!! I have the DXG 670 for a year now and I have been really frustrated for not being able to use it more than just a plain piano!!! Now that I found your video; I am going to make the most out of it! Your tutorial serie is the best Christmas present!!!! Thank you so very much!!!
Thanks so much for the kind words, I'm happy you're finding the videos helpful! And thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe (if you haven't already ;)
Thanks so much! You are, by far, the best DGX teacher🫡🫡🫡😍😍
Thanks very much! And thanks for checking out the channel, feel free to subscribe
Thank you for this video. You have helped me a great deal in understanding the finger modes on the DGX670.
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Thanks for the Lessons I Love them You Have A Great Week !!!!!!!!!
Thanks & you too!
Hi from Edinburgh Tony, Thanks so much for these videos. I'm an intermediate level player who likes playing jazz standards (mainly). I've had my DGX-670 for a few months and usually play it as a straight 'piano' with some backing tracks from iReal Pro. I'd never manage to learn much from dry paper manuals, so your videos are priceless to me. I look forward to following your playlists as it develops. Keep it up and best wishes! Derek.
Thanks so much glad you're finding the videos helpful! If you're a jazz player, you should set your fingered mode to "AI Full Keyboard" and try out some of the "session" styles in the Jazz style section - these styles will play more complex "jazzy" accompaniment chords.
Thanks again for the kind words and have an awesome day!
Interesting and informative tutorial. Thumbs up!
Thanks Thomas!
I am about to buy this piano and your tutorial is very helpful in making the decision as it goes so in depth . I thank you.
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@egerm100
Same means to me! Meanwhile I am sure not to buy the Roland FP-E50 even it is a bit lighter and better in use on stage. The opportunities over all on the DGX are lightyears away from it…;)
Maybe in the future I may add a VOX Continental 73 for aditional stage things…;)
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Thanks for yet another great instruction video
Thanks so much glad you enjoyed the video!
Thank you so much for producing this very informative tutorial on the myriad of fingering modes available on the DGX670 and your in depth explanations of the pro's and con's associated with each one of them.
I am learning so much about the DGX670 that I was not aware of just by watching your terrific instructional videos and look forward to your next one with great anticipation.
Hey thanks so much! Glad you're finding these videos useful, and thanks again for the comments it's very appreciated!
Tony, I now have my keyboard Chord Detection Area set to Lower and my keyboard Split for Style B0 and Left B2 using Multi Finger Mode and the Style ClassicPianoBallad along with a Main Voice of CFX Grand and I get all my proper Chord changes for my song "Love Me Tender" which is great.
Now, if I turn off my Main CFX Grand voice and instead use my Soundpaint VST Plugin 1928 Steinway as my piano voice when I play the Style the Chord changes sound terrible like a droning sound is being introduced into the playback of the Style.
I have my MIDI set to KBD & STYLE currently but have tried other MIDI settings but the droning sounds still persist so I am hoping that you might be able to shed some light as to what settings I may have incorrectly set that may be causing this?
Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦 much appreciated
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This is so useful video
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Number 1
Nobody would play piano on full keyboard the way you demonstrated
The demo for full keyboard mode is to demonstrate how this mode identifies chords regardless of where the keys are played on the piano, as long as they are played at the same time, and the AI full keyboard does an improved job of detecting/guessing at the chords you are playing regardless of whether you are keying enough notes of the chord at the same time for the piano to detect the chord or not, so it is a step up on the normal full keyboard mode.
If you're accustomed to playing a piano across the full range of keys and want to hear what both of your hands are playing (as opposed to an arranger keyboard where you finger chords in the left hand without your left hand notes actually being heard), then this demo shows how full keyboard is a far better choice for a piano player (and AI full keyboard is even better still). It's not perfect, but for a piano player that wants to play on an arranger, it's a massive improvement on fingered modes.
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Why not?
great guide! Do you also tweak the CFX grand sound to make it even better? I’m sure you’ve experimented with it 😀 Would like to know what everyone’s settings are.
I don’t know much about tone editing, but I particularly like the CFX grand sound with the settings below:
Mixer button > Effect tab > Reverb set to “Piano Hall” (piano hall seems to enhance the tone of all piano-related voices and is my go-to reverb effect)
Damper resonance = 4
String resonance = 4
Reverb = 25
Chorus = 5
My top fave voices are the CFX Grand and the Ambient Piano (if the P515 has the CFX and Bosendorfer, then i think that the DGX has the CFX and Ambient Piano to answer that). I tend to turn off the delayed echo effect on the ambient piano voice, it makes it sound really beautiful for those slow classical pieces as well as slow contemporary songs. Though i’m starting to like playing around with the orchestral harp voice as well 😂
To be honest I haven't tried any voice editing so far (still so many voices to investigate!) - so far I find myself leaning towards the CFX Grand most of the time, and sometimes the Pop Grand and sometimes the Rock piano (for brighter faster stuff). I might need to try the harp layered with the piano on some ballad songs.
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Great demo. I will stick with the Single finger mode. I bend the guitar notes when playing the pedal steel and guitars. Can you save the Smart Chord feature TYPE into a registration? If not, I can't see being able to use it at a live gig, as it would take to long switching back and forth.
Thanks! And yes you can (just tested it)
I can’t figure out how to from Split point screen go to Chord fingering 😢
I own the DGX 670 and love the full keyboard mode. because the thing is very heavy, I'm considering buying the PSR-EW425 for small gigs. Does it have something similar? or I'll have to change my playing style? in all demos I only see left hand accompaniment.
Just saw your other comment; no full keyboard detection on the 425 which is a shame. Can you get away with just drums or pre recorded backing tracks for gigs?
Thanks again
I have a DGX-670 and have always been confused by it. Presently I just use it as a traditional grand piano with no automation. I combine the internal voices of the DGX with Pianoteq Pro and the resulting tone quality of the two voices sounding simultaneously is extremely good. This is only possible because there is no perceptible latency between the two voices. The biggest disappointment I have had with the DGX is that I have never been able to get the String voices to sustain with the sustain pedal in the same was as they do with a key press.
Yes the latency is very minimal (if there at all) when connecting with the built in audio interface. As far as the sustain on strings patches, I've never noticed that myself, but you should be able to modify the sustain time in settings somewhere.
@@PianoTone I've looked and looked, but can't figure out how to make the strings and other similar voices that should sustain with the pedal actually sustain. My definition of sustain is a note that sustains with a key press should sustain with the pedal. In other words there should be no difference in the behavior.
@@JoeLinux2000 I think by default the sustain time on strings is set to lower or none on purpose (since a string instrument has no sustain pedal); a lot of cheap pianos (and some not cheap) have too much sustain applied to strings and when you layer strings over piano, the strings sustain so much they overpower the piano sound - that's probably why Yamaha does this (Casio always has strings that I found too loud and sustain too long)
@@PianoTone If a voice sustains with a key press, it should sustain with the pedal. Orchestral stings do sustain in real life. Roland's Juper JX-10 had some of the very best analog strings; and trust me, they do sustain with the pedal. In the case of the DGX the strings are very unnatural unless you finger the keys. In the case of earlier Casios the basic string tone was never much good - just a harsh saw tooth wave. I don't know about the newer ones. For really good string effects you need cross velocity fading. Here is an example of good synth strings:
th-cam.com/video/p1DdhjWSl3o/w-d-xo.html
You will notice his strings do sustain with the pedal. Please don't argue about what are good synth strings. If you know how to get the DGX to sustain the strings with the pedal, just pass the information on. The fundamental timbre of the DGX strings is very good. The issue is with the lack of pedal control.
@@JoeLinux2000 Oh not trying to argue at all sorry if I gave you that impression! If I can figure anything out I'll let you know!
30:45 Overall thoughts
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Hi
How to use articulation effect
Does it require 3 pedals?
When i select superarticulation voice and select [6]..it says voice to be played in legato
Now sure how to use
Some articulation effects can be triggered by how you hit the keys; legato is like a see saw from one note to the next (hold down first note then let go at the same time as you play the next one; search on TH-cam you will find many examples).
If you have the triple pedal unit you can use it instead to trigger the articulation- and some articulation effects require the triple pedal unit
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CONVIENE FULL KEYBOARD COSI LE TRIADI VANNO SIA CON LA MANO SINISTRA CHE LA DESTRA
Is there an alternative board with very similar specs for playing out? 47 lbs is quite heavy.
Roland FP-E50 would be the closest (FP-E50 Preview
th-cam.com/video/ELZcKbp6zg4/w-d-xo.html); Casio PX-S3100 also has arranger features and is super portable (even runs on batteries) but the arranger features pale in comparison to the Yamaha
is Tony an instructor or professor before? Tony looks like the computer science instructor back in my college and also a bit like my physics instructor
Lol not a math person so no :)
Hi does the Roland FP E50 have the equivalent to the ai full keyboard that this dgx-670 has?
Thanks
Not EXACTLY but it has some cool similar modes; first off, other than the "easy" mode, you ALWAYS hear your left hand which is a nice feature. Then there is "intelligent" mode which guesses at your chords with less than 3 notes (but only below the split point) then there are 2 "pianist" modes which use the entire range of the keyboard for detecting chords; one of those also uses any sustained notes. I didn't have the FPE50 rented long enough to really test all those thoroughly, but I would probably use one of those "pianist" modes if I owned one.
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@PianoTone thanks for info. I would like to play like a Pianist and let the backing guess the right chords as the ai full keyboard mode. So sorry for lack of knowledge. Which keyboard would you recommend? Because if I purchase the Roland and then it wouldn't perform as the ai full keyboard mode then I would not want it
@@realstreetuk I think the DGX will be a better choice for that; the full keyboard modes in the FP-E50 require at least 3 notes for detecting a chord (the option that includes the sustained note might be a close substitute but without having tested it I think the DGX is a safer option). Here is my full description on the FP-E50 from my website:
Standard will only detect notes played below the split point, so in your left hand; see how if I play a full chord in my right hand, nothing is detected; most arranger keyboards will work similarly to this mode, except you wouldn’t be hearing what you play in your left hand; and you will only get a “full chord” recognized if you play 3 notes (example: if you play just C&G you will get a “C (3)” chord (“C with no 3rd”)
Intelligent is the same as standard except when you play less than a full chord in your left hand it will guess at a chord for you, so if I play C-G it will give me a C Major
Easy: This is only available in split mode, and this is the only mode where you don’t hear what your left hand is playing. And this is one of the modes I really dislike on any arranger keyboard where you have 2 key shortcuts to trigger types of chords where the keys actually have nothing to do with the actual notes in the chord (to me this is just training you in some bad habits - it’s much better to actually LEARN how to properly finger chords). Whatever the right most note is that you play will be your root note. So for example a C note alone gives you a C major chord, that’s fine - but for a C minor, you also press any black key to the left of your C; for a 7th chord, you press any white key to the left of your root note.
Pianist: chords are detected from the entire range of the keyboard, but only if you play at least 3 keys
Pianist2 is an interesting option; it works the same as pianist but will also include any notes that are still sustaining in determining what chord is being played
Thanks for detailed explanation 👍
QUINDI COME SPIEGHI CONVIENE FINGERED E AL FINGERED SI
SCUSA SONO ALLE PRIME ARMI CONOSCO TUTTI GLI ACCORDI E LE SCALE PER FINGERED QUALE MI CONSIGLI PER QCCOMPAGNARE UN BRANO E CANTARLO PURE GRAZIE PER LA RISPOSTA
If you're asking what fingering mode works best with accompanying yourself singing? Whichever mode you are best at/most used to using would be my recommendation.
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Confusing i feel i wasted my money on this machine
It can be overwhelming at times for sure; when I feel that way I just stop investigating the hundreds of features and just play piano or electric piano.
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Don’t feel like that! It is one of the best pianos I’ve played! I’ve played several dozen, and this piano is way better! Don’t think you’re a failure because you can’t do everything it can do! The instrument sounds are authentic! This piano can meet the requirements of many pianists, with each one having the ability to do their thing!
Sorry far to much talking and you are deliberately trying to make it stall. Also if your playing arrangers you don't need to be that busy. Let it play
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