Yamaha DGX-670 As A MIDI Controller
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2024
- Getting The Most Out Of Your Yamaha DGX-670! Video 3: DGX-670 As A MIDI Controller
In this video I demonstrate how enable MIDI on the DGX-670 (it's NOT enabled by default!), how to save custom MIDI setups, and what "Local Control" is and when you might want to have it enabled/disabled. 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 Is MIDI?: 1:17
The Solution: 4:41
How The Built In Audio Interface Comes Into Play: 5:58
Local Control: 6:51
Saving Custom MIDI Setups: 8:08
More On Local Control: 9:50
Closing Remarks: 11:30
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For a newcomer to a DGX 670 (I've had it for 2 weeks) these videos of yours are like finding the light, paraphrasing some religion. Joke aside, you really clarify concepts that I have not yet incorporated into my rooftop (my brain) due to the short time that has passed, and that at first glance seems complicated due to the number of possibilities offered by this device, but after a patient first glance Its application is understood and that the builders took their time to provide us with so many options. Thanks for the input.
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After watching your hour long review this afternoon, I bought one. I’m glad you made this video so when it shows up, I’m not concerned when it doesn’t work when I plug it into my computer. Thank you.
That's awesome congrats I hope it arrives soon! And glad the videos were helpful - I have a playlist of all my DGX videos here if you want to check it out: th-cam.com/play/PL_W0EMCT9oNbuGdwmq8-zPMmyIzxCuEYM.html&si=g5Lwbogke8u6iLo_
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Tony, thanks so much for this great instructional video. I have learned so much more about my DGX670 because of you producing these very informative videos. Please keep them coming as I know they are greatly appreciated by me as well as your many other subscribers.
Thanks so much Robert! Glad you're finding them helpful!
Keep the video's coming Tony. They really help us. Thanks.
You bet! Thanks again!
Just had delivery today of my DGX670 and it is awesome. I have however spent a frustrating hour or so trying to get the USB to Host working. Silly of me really, I should have gone straight to your channel. Love the subjects and your presentation, please let's have more. In particular it would be good to have demos of backing settings (VOICEs and STYLEs on the 670) for a couple of example songs that we can watch and copy.
Thanks a bunch, glad the video was helpful! I have tons of videos on the list to make but I'll add that to the list!
Love your channel, very clear and informative, I just ordered this piano today and looking to use it as a midi with Logic and for songwriting :)
Thanks so much for the kind words, much appreciated! And congrats on ordering a DGX you’re gonna love it - hope it arrives soon!
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Hi Tony. Good presentation, as usual. I haven't ever used MIDI, but if I do ever get the DGX-670 and want to try some MIDI stuff, then this video will be very helpful. Thanks. I recently got over my motivation/energy slump, and am back exploring ideas on my PSR-ew425. So, who knows, maybe I'll actually upload some music stuff in the foreseeable future. Have a great Sunday!
Thanks Thomas! Great Sunday back at you!
Thank you for a great concise instructional video.
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Excellent videos 👍
Thanks!
THIS IS MY DREAM PIANO 🎹
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Thanks Tony! I am still trying to decide which keyboard to buy when I move overseas next year and I like the features of this one. I was looking at the MOD-X but it is missing features that I use like aftertouch which is used a lot by Arturia's Pigments patches. The DGX-670 does have it.
I've never looked at the MOD-X before; I am super excited about the new CX61/88 stage pianos though - finally a stage piano that's a bit more "not crazy expensive" ;) Especially the 61 key which has a new "FSB" semi-weighted action I'm very curious about.
The DGX range would have hugely benefited from having REAL 5 Pin din MIDI connectivity…. Hopefully the GRAND TOUCH s action in the future too !!
Yes 5 pin MIDI (and L/R line outs!) would have been super nice to see!
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Yamaha should compensate you for these instructional videos. They are sorely needed.
I'll probably have to watch this several times, and then experiment with an external MIDI device. Somehow the Pianoteq audio out from my computer started passing through the MIDI cable into the Yamaha's speaker system. Do you know how to get the MIDI data from the computer to play the voices on the DGX?
Also I'm wondering if the the string voices on the DGX could be forced to sustain with the DGX's sustain pedal by making a configuration change to the DGX's MIDI settings.
I noticed there was no latency when you played the voice from your iPad with a voice on the DGX sounding. That's a really strong feature of the DGX. I think you would be very pleased if you combined the internal piano voices of the DGX with the voices of Pianoteq Pro. If you decide to go for Pianoteq, I recommend going straight to the Pro version because you can edit all parameters on every singe note. Sometimes this is important with a specific note that doesn't sing as well as you would like. At certain times of the year Pianoteq has a promotional sale; usually around July 4th.
Maybe you know if this can be done. When combining the DGX string voices with Pianoteq it would be nice to be able to limit the pitch range of the strings, while having the full 88 notes of the piano voices. Do you think that is possible thruopugh the MIDI configuration?
Hey thanks so much for the kind words! I don't know much about controlling the DGX from another device with MIDI (I actually have no idea if USB MIDI works that way like a din MIDI in/out port does to be honest)
@@JoeLinux2000 Yeah the latency is pretty much 0 (at least to my ears) with the USB connection; without the built in audio interface, you'd need to send the iPad audio back to the keyboard using an aux in (if the keyboard has one) from the iPad headphone port. I tried that with a Casio I had (no Casios have built in audio interfaces) and the lag made it unusable.
I've heard great things about Pianoteq I'll have to keep my eyes open; I'm still a MIDI newbie but I'm starting to learn more about it.
@@PianoTone I think it's a matter of sending and receiving. I think most MIDI devices can send or receive unless it's is simply a MIDI controller. Since the DGX is a MIDI synth of sorts, I think it should be able to receive MIDI data. In theory a better MIDI controller might be able to call up a string voice and controll its sustain.
Great tks
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I was considering DGX-670 when deciding about my new digital piano this week (the other option was CK88) but I realized that it would have been an absolute overkill for me - what I really need is a portable digital piano (I decided that it will be Yamaha) with certain inputs and outputs that would allow me to sometimes use it with its built in piano sounds but in the majority of situations serve as a MIDI controller (internal Digital Audio Interface would be very helpful but not critical). I mostly use headphones.
Thank you for your review!
Hope your 125 arrives soon!
@@PianoTone The stand is coming today and P-125 (from Nova Scotia) next Tuesday. The deal is no longer available.
direct access+menu jumps into midi setting.. hope it helps somebody :)
Thanks!
A strange feature of the DGX: When you play a DGX harpsichord, it sounds when the key is depressed half-way. I presume that's how harpsichords actually work. (I'm presuming it is the DGX that sounds early when combined with a Pianoteq harpsichord. I have to check again to be absolutely sure.) The thing is the two cannot be combined successfully. Maybe you can try that with your iPad and the DGX.
6:51 wow, this is the first time I hope to use the DGX-670 to play into my computer (as MIDI) and get the VST sound and directly output to the DGX-670 again (as WAVE), and unlike my Roland FP-90X, the piano won't automatically mute the "Local Control" (the local piano voice), and I looked into the manual and search all over Internet, but I can only find an answer in your video at 6:51
Glad the video helped! The FP-90X must have the ability to turn local control on/off (every MIDI compatible keyboard nowadays has that; I would hope . . . )
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Argh - my brain hurts ! Great videos on the DGX but I think I will be needing to watch them a few times and try out the options available if I am ever to fully understand. Not your fault, Tony just my brain isn't big enough.
Thanks so much and . . .lol! Yeah the features and functionality on the DGX really can be overwhelming at times. If I haven't used a feature in a while I even go back to my own videos to see how I did something haha.
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thanks!!! thought My new piano was broken and the midi didn't work!! i was ready to take it back. I got it to use with Piano Marvel and it wasnt working. Also what is that Phone clip you have clipped to the keyboard with your phone I need one of those!! You are awsome!!
Glad it helped! Very goofy it isn't set that way by default. The phone clip is just a generic one off amazon there are tons of options you can choose (they have a spring which grabs the phone and holds it and they just screw on to a tripod).
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I followed this procedure word by word and it worked perfectly fine for me WITH the Numa Player, however I tried the same method with Pianoteq 8 and no matter what I do, including the procedure explained here, I still get the sounds from the piano and not from Pianoteq 8...very awkward. I really like the 670 but this MIDI issue is making me change my mind about keeping it and switching to another keyboard with better MIDI capabilities (so to say). Any comments in regard of this issue are appreciated.
Thank you Piano Tone for this video 👍
The fact that it works with Numa player and not pianoteq means it’s not an issue with the DGX it must be some config issue with the app maybe?
I sat down yesterday for about 3 hrs and followed these steps one by one with no results but for some mysterious reason, I saved one last time the settings under the USER tab and launched Pianoteq 8 for the last time before uninstalling and throwing the towel and IT WORKED!!!
What I did? Don't ask me...idk what triggered the miracle. Now I have Pianoteq 8 fully functional and purchased my 4 favorite pianos and I'm having a blast.
Thank you so much for this tutorial again 👏👍
Great work! Thank you. Can multiple sounds be used simultaneously? For example,. could you pull one sound onto the MAIN, over a DGX main sound, AND another midi sound onto Layer, with or without an existing DGX layer sound?
Thanks so much! You can hear the MIDI sound coming from a device on top of all the sounds on the DGX (you don't "tie" the MIDI sound to the main or the layer; it's just an additional sound on top of whatever the DGX is playing). I've never tried triggering 2 MIDI sounds at once (from 2 different apps running at the same time on a device I assume?); Whether that works will depend on the device and the apps (whether they can both receive MIDI signal from the DGX at the same time; if they can and both of them work, then the sound itself from both will come back to the DGX as one combined additional sound).
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Thank you! piano just arrived tonight, could I find a way to turn local sounds off???
Awesome congrats on the new piano! Local control is explained at 6:51 of the video. Thanks for checking out the channel feel free to subscribe
Ok, let's go the other direction. I have an old MIDI Sequencer - a Kawai Q80. I would very much like to be able to use my DGX 670 to program drums into my Q80 in step time. According to this video, I can do that and I thank you for this great video. But, what if I want to use the Q80 to play back the drum track I just programmed and it triggering drum sounds on my DGX 670? The reason for this is that I used to use my Q80 for live performances with a band I was working with back in the 1990s. I would step time all my drum tracks to make sure they were perfect. Then I would go back and record bass, strings and others in real time. I would like to have this available again at least until I get the coins for a good DAW to put on my laptop. I do not think that the sequencer build into the DGX 670 has a step time capability and I'm not a good drummer.
Thanks for this. Can you use a usb hub to split the midi signal and send to 2 modules at once?
To be honest I have never tried that and have no idea if that would work or not
Hey Tony, great video. I appreciate your going in depth on the functionality of the products you review.
I've noticed the Yamaha DGX-670 lacks a mod wheel function, do you know if it's possible to map this functionality to a pedal? I know you did something similar for the Leslie organ sound, but I believe that was for the on-board DSPs. I'm wondering if this is possible for using the Yamaha strictly as a MIDI controller, i.e. controlling a VST's mod wheel parameters through pedals. The lack of mod wheel is really the biggest thing giving me some pause about buying this keyboard, as I would primarily be using it as a MIDI controller. Other than that the keyboard looks great for my needs.
Thanks so much! I don't think you can do that; the DGX isn't compatible with expression pedals, so the pedals with only send on/off messages as far as I know (you don't the gradual swell up and down that you do with an expression pedal), so they really only work as switches.
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@@PianoTone Thanks for the quick reply. That's a shame. After doing some thinking though, I think it's probably better to get instruments dedicated for a specific purpose rather than trying to get something to cover every possible base. So I'll probably get a dedicated digital piano for piano practice (perhaps the DGX-670 as I do like the Yamaha action and the added functionality is a plus) and a dedicated MIDI controller for VSTs requiring that extra bit of functionality
Hi Tony, I'm still enjoying the DGX-670, as well as all your videos which I always find interesting and informative. I've also been taking advantage of some of the piano and pipe organ Apps that are available for iPads, and which sound superb when connected to the DGX-670. For portability purposes I recently bought an iRig keys 37 Pro MIDI controller keyboard which I also connect to my iPad Mini and use the Apps. The only problem is, because the iPad only has a USB C port, which I use to connect the keyboard, I'm restricted to the iPad speakers for sound output. I've tried using Bluetooth speakers but there is far too much delay between playing the keys to hearing the sound, and so I see a wired connection as the only solution.. I would love to be able to connect the iPad to the iRig keyboard AND some powered speakers at the same, and both with cables, when I'm away from home and away from the DGX-670. Do you know if it's possible for my iPad Mini, which is the latest version, to receive MIDI data from the keyboard through the USB port, and somehow transmit audio at the same time? If you know of a solution to this problem I would love to hear from you. Thanks Tony.
Hey there! Couple of options; the first is the simpler one; just get a lightning adapter that also has a 1/8" headphone port - then you can connect either headphones or speakers (with a cable) to hear your iPad sounds: geni.us/lFfiMCN
Or, you can get a powered USB hub and an audio interface (geni.us/cDBVze); the interface will have a headphone port; that will also allow you to record microphone etc (this is more $, more to carry around and bit more complex setup); if you just want to hear both things at once, I'd just get the lightning connector with a headphone port)
Hope that helps!
@@PianoTone Thanks for this info, I will check them out today.
Thanks for this video and for making the dgx 670 approachable. How can i disable sending transpose via midi. So for an app connected to the dgx, i want to transpose the key to sound like I'm playing in a different key but i don't want the app to receive that signal. I played with the transpose receive off/on setting but i didn't notice any change in behavior.
Hmmm I'm not sure about that one; can you do it the other way around and transpose within the app only?
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@@PianoTone I was able to achieve this last year with my dgx 670 and the midiculous app. But for some reason, I can't replicate it now. Thanks for the reply anyway.
thank you for this interesting video ! may I ask which ipad you use ? I do have an ipad pro 2021, do I need that white lightning cable too to connect with my dgx 670 ? I went to the local Apple Store but they didn’t know what I had to buy to connect them.
My iPad is much older; if your iPad still uses a lightning connector for charging then you will need a USB to lightning adapter (I think it does; some models have USB-C but I think yours has lightning - you should confirm that).
And to connect to the DGX it is just a normal USB cable (like a printer cable) and the lightning adapter connects that cable to the iPad.
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@@PianoTone no my iPad doesnt use a lightning connector for charging and has usb-c , so that’s settled, thanks ! I am subscribed at your channel, hope you will make other videos about the dgx - 670 !
I researched TH-cam unsuccessfully on how to use the DGX-670 with Kontakt. I would be very grateful if you could show me how to do it, thanks.
I've never actually used (or even seen) Kontakt. From what I understand, it should be a case of:
- connect DGX to device running Kontakt with a USB cable
- if that device is a pc you will likely need to download a driver from Yamaha's websites so that the device recognizes the DGX
- to disable the internal sound engine of the DGX (so you only hear the sounds from Kontakt) look up in the DGX manual how to turn "local control" off
- since the DGX has an audio interface built into the USB port, the audio from Kontakt should come back through the DGX speakers/headphones
As far as any configuration you need to do within Kontakt, can't really help you there sorry.
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thanks, very informative and dgx-670 specific. New question. When I play a midi file on my dgx-670 it uses the dgx voices properly. However, when I try to physically play my dgx-keyboard voices seen on that same midi file dgx's speakers do not play what I'm seeing. I use the mixer to show me exactly which instrument the midi file is using, and of course I can change the instrument but still not physically play it. I want the main keyboard to change as I rapidly view the mixer channels and physically play the same instrument on the keyboard, please!
sorry for the length. Additionally for clarity: the midi file is being played from a usb stick plugged in the main control panel
was able to contact Yamaha on the question. After clarification the answer was no, voices seen on the mixer cannot be immediately played. I'm fine with that, but wanted to know just in case. I once had a Dx-7 with E! that could do such complexities effortlessly...
Thanks so much for the help. I managed to convert the piano into a controller but it randomly gets disconnected still from Ableton Live though my MPK mini is always recognised properly. I am unable to get it to work as a controller again unless I reboot the computer perhaps. Any clue why the MPK mini could be responding so instantly while DGX is being so capricious?
To be honest no idea - I never use DAWs (if I need one it’s GarageBand on my iPad) - did you download a Yamaha (“steinberg” I think) driver from their site?
Sorry I can’t be more help!
Tony, any idea how to hook up a Alesis SR-16 drum machine to the DGX 670 ??
The DGX won't accept MIDI signals from another device, your only option would be to use the stereo aux in port on the DGX (from audio outputs on the drum machine)
@@PianoTone Thank you very much Tony.
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.
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.
Hi Tony, I bought a DGX-670 3 weeks ago and I'm finding your videos extremely helpful. So a big thank you. Having watched this video about using the DGX-670 as a MIDI controller, am I right in thinking that it could be used to control an external sound module or even another MIDI keyboard, even thought it doesn't have any MIDI in or out sockets? Thanks again Tony.
Thanks so much! If the external sound module has USB MIDI in, then yes you can control it from the DGX just with a USB cable (like a printer cable + any adapter if needed like lightning for an iPad);for external hardware sound modules or keyboards, they will require (to the best of my knowledge) 5 pin MIDI. But there are converters/merger boxes you can get that do that.
I reviewed a really good one here: th-cam.com/video/tCPGI17cly8/w-d-xo.html
This box will take a USB MIDI in (and also 5 pin MIDI in as well) and merge them and can send it all as 5 pin MIDI out; so with one of these and the correct cables you could control another keyboard with the DGX.
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Thank you for the swift reply Tony, this is so helpful. I had no idea that MIDI data could be output though a USB port. There are some great sound modules available these days which I now know I could make use of. I will watch your review of the converter/merger box and then decide which way to go. I bought the Yamaha stand and pedals after watching your review of them and I'm glad I did. By the way, I'd already subsribed before I got your reply! Thanks again Tony.
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@@rkbeswick Just to clarify it's not the USB port on the top meant for a flash drive; it's the USB to host port on the back that sends MIDI.
Thanks!
@@PianoTone Thanks Tony, and yes, I did understand that bit. Having now looked into it a bit more, it’s like you have said, the cable required is just like a printer cable. Thanks again!
Hi Tony, I've watched your review of the DOREMIDI USB Host, and I can get one from Amazon UK. I'm now thinking of buying a Roland SC 8820 Sound Canvas to add extra sounds to the DGX-670. However, I'm still not clear on how (or even if) the sounds from the Roland module can be heard through the DGX-670 speakers using MIDI cables, or if not, I'd need to connect some powered speakers to the Roland in order to hear the sounds. The Roland module has MIDI in and out sockets as well has a USB port like on the back of the DGX-670. I'd really appreciate your help on this if you get the time. Thank you. @PianoTone
Hi i wonder, does the P125 also has this “local control on/off” feature to mute the piano sound and only hear the midi audio through the speaker? Thank you
Yes it does! It's on page 31 of the manual: Metronome+Rhythm+C5 will toggle local control on and off.
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Hey sir, just wanted to ask is it possible to get background music/ back track I think it’s called don’t know the wright terminology from popular songs on to the piano, so I can play along with original instruments used in the song, I’ve tried googling but not getting the answer I’m looking for, I’m hoping you could, I’m really interested in buying this piano. Thankyou
You can stream in external audio with bluetooth easily to play along with (from a phone, tablet, iPad, pc etc) so yes you can. You can buy backing tracks from karaoke-version.com for a couple dollars a song I do that all the time.
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So, what kind of adapter do you use for the MIDI USB from DGX 670 to lightning iPad? Is it the Apple Camera adapter? Looking for the right one, but can't really find anything.
Just a lightning adapter for USB; something like this geni.us/lFfiMCN (camera adapter is the same thing). Then you also need a USB cable that goes from the piano to the adapter (just a normal USB printer cable like this): amzn.to/43AFXh3
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Is there a current list somewhere of what apple/android apps work with the DGX-670? thanks
These are the Yamaha ones: ca.yamaha.com/en/products/musical_instruments/pianos/portable_grand/dgx-670/apps.html#product-tabs
Any midi app will work fine as well, as will apps that record audio since the DGX has a built in audio interface (camera app on iPhone etc)
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@@PianoTone, I'm trying to use it with Simply Piano on Android and it keeps crashing/going mute 😭😭😭 Waiting for their customer support to reply
Hi, thanks for this. Just wondering - how good is the audio this keyboard generates when used as a midi keyboard to trigger instrument samples, as opposed to the sound generated when we use a midi keyboard proper, like the Arturia or Novation.
Well the sound comes from the app not from the keyboard, the keyboard just triggers sounds in the app.
@@PianoTone Agreed but unfortunately, that’s not been my experience. My entry level Yamaha i425 sounds like utter rubbish compared to my Arturia Minilab (when triggering sounds via USB). Been trying to figure out what’s happening with no luck.
Given that the keyboard has no impact on the sound, the only difference would have to be in the key action/touch sensitivity
@@PianoTone Fair enough thanks. Will explore and see.
Thank you for your explanation, anyway im trying connect my DGX670 to Android Samsung using the printer usb cable and the DAW is Cubase, the problem is when i press the key on the keyboard theres a delay on the tablet.
Do you have any idea to solve this problems 🙏
Thankyou
Hey there! I don't know anything about Cubase (and I've never owned an android); but it sounds like you are trying to record a MIDI (as opposed to audio) track and there is latency (the delay) happening.
I would start searching online for "cubase latency on samsung DGX-670" etc and see what you can find (the DAW may have the ability to adjust latency, and others may have run into a similar issue).
Sorry I can't offer more help, good luck in figuring it out!
@@PianoTone hi thanks for the reply, appreciate a lot
Will check on the latency adjusment then thank you
My DGX piano is a half note lower than Al my vst instruments in a DAW.
Also in a stand alone vst instrument.
I did already an factory reset.
For half an hour Al going well but than….this issue happens.
Do you know how to fix this? Kind regards and Thanks.
Hi there; do you mean the DGX's own sound (pretend you're not even connected to a VST) is a step lower than it should be (your piano is "flat") or do you mean the DGX sound on it's own is fine, but the MIDI signals it is sending are 1 step lower?
Next thing to check is does this happen with every VST or just one? Any settings in there for transposing incoming signals maybe?
I'm assuming your DGX is not transposed? You could also confirm the DGX is tuned to 440.0 Hz (menu-menu2 tab-master tuning).
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How do you know for sure if the usb port is damaged? My logic pro is not recognizing the DGX 670. Do you have to highlight all parts? that’s it? So confused thanks 😮
I've never used Logic Pro before but I'm sure it's not the USB port and has something to do with how the software is configured. Did you make sure MIDI is enabled on the DGX? (It isn't by default). Sorry I can't be more help!
If you are serious about this DGX-670, which I believe you are, could you go over just 1 screen at a time for example just the EQ section which actually has more than one screen. I have no idea how the EQ on the DGX actually works. For example what is "Q" the are three nobs that adjust it. Frequency may be more obvious, I'm not sure how many nobs adjust frequency, but below that row are five EQ nobs. What do they do exactly?
At this stage I haven't actually touched the EQ settings at all, but that's a great idea for a video I will add that to the (long) list I have going on videos to make.
I did everything that you said to do and followed you completely. When I play on my DGX-670, I hear it in my Vital software, but the software sound from Vital is not playing through my speakers, no matter what I do . The software I'm using is Vital. Any suggestions? Thank you for this video by the way!
So just to confirm you have your DGX connected to a (pc? mac? ipad?) with USB, and the MIDI signals from the DGX are getting through because you are hearing the sounds from your app within your app, but they are not coming back to the DGX speakers?
I'm going to guess you are on a pc/mac not on an iPad (which is the only device I ever connect my pianos to); if that's correct. it might be that you need an audio driver for the DGX installed on your computer for the audio to get sent back? (On an iPad you never need drivers so everything just works) That's the only thing coming to mind, hope it helps!
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@@PianoToneI downloaded & installed the required Win10 Drivers and all is working fine now in that regard. However, playing more than 4 notes created an odd effect. Once the 5th note was played, one of the other 4 notes (seems random as to which one) stopped playing. It sounded horrible! Changing the custom patch from 8 voices to 16 fixed it. Trying to eliminate the 20ms delay now!
Thanks for your quick reply btw!
Can I use DGX 670 to midi control my MODX? thanks for help
The DGX only has usb midi not 5 pin so you would need a DOREMIDI adapter box like this
th-cam.com/video/tCPGI17cly8/w-d-xo.html to convert the USB midi to 5 pin.
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thanks much
is a cable longer than 3meter will just not work?
Cable length should be fine; what cable are you talking about? If it's for the microphone, make sure it is TS (one stripe) not TRS (2 stripes).
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Does anyone know if you can midi Roland PK 5 pedalboard through DGX
Many thanks
The DGX 670 doesn't have a MIDI in port, only USB MIDI out to send DGX data to a device, so no I don't think you can.
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@@PianoTone Many thanks for your prompt reply-all the best
I think the key is the official apple lightning adapter. I tried using other adapter and it's not working.
If you've manually enabled MIDI on the DGX (it is disabled by default which is strange) and it's still not working then yes could be your lightning adapter (I've had issues with the no-name lightning adapters myself; the official Apple ones are much more reliable).
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Would you recommend getting the DGX-670 over the P-125a because of the audio interface? I wasn't able to find the P-125.
Depends if you need it to be portable; the DGX is bulky and heavy (50 bs!!!). If you don't need to be moving it around, absolutely! If you do need portability, then your choices would be:
- wait for the just announced P-225 to be available (I did a preview video of the P-125's replacement yesterday)
- get a P-125A and if you need to replace the lost functionality, buy a basic mixer with built in audio interface
- look for a used P-125
With the announcement of the new model, it seems 125A's are on sale in a lot of places, so maybe the 125A with an external mixer might be the way to go if you do need portability and don't want to wait.
Hope that helps!
@@PianoTone is there a basic mixer you would recommend. This is all new to me.
The mixers I see on Amazon seem to be more than the difference between the DGX-670 and the P-125a. Will I need this if I intend to learn the piano as a beginner for some playing and composing? I would also like to know when I could outgrow this.
@@twistertee There are 2 main things that you lose with the P-125A that a mixer/interface can replace:
1) Ability to play along with audio (so connect an iPad etc to your piano and hear THAT audio along with what you are playing); so you can play along with TH-cam, or your music files, or some online piano lessons etc and hear both the external device AND your playing through your headphones/speakers
2) Ability to make high quality audio recordings without the external interface box (you can connect the 125 but not the 125A to your iPhone and record a piano video etc and you get high quality audio)
Any audio mixer (even those without audio interfaces built in) fixes #1; you can connect your ipad to the mixer, connect your piano to the mixer, adjust their relative levels and then connect your headphones to the mixer output so you hear both.
To fix #2, you need an audio interface box which converts analog audio to digital (so it sits between your piano and your phone to make a video recording for example).
These used to be 2 separate devices, and you still can buy "just" a mixer or "just" an audio interface, but there are lots of combo ones now, including cheap (usually made in china) ones that I often hear great things about. So if you don't care about #2 right now, you can buy a super cheap mixer if you want (I did a review on these Moukey ones, they are just mixers and really inexpensive: th-cam.com/video/HlKpAwUy09A/w-d-xo.html)
Or if you want to get a combo mixer / interface you could get something like this (inexpensive option - I have not tried this model:) amzn.to/3O5fYrX
Or a name brand one like Alesis (which is a decent one): amzn.to/44kdiMW
As far as outgrowing the piano? I know of people who use P-125's for performing, so to be honest it could last you a long time.
Hope that helps!
@@PianoTone Thanks
So I’m using this piano as a midi for garageband on my Mac, I don’t really like the sounds GarageBand gives me like the Steinway grand piano etc. how do I use sounds directly from the DGX 670 and record them right into GarageBand ??
Record an audio track instead of a MIDI track - the DGX has an audio interface built into the usb port so it also sends audio over that connection. You just need to create an audio track in GB instead of a midi track.
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@@PianoTone I’ve tried that now, the problem now is that when I record, the metronome records into the recording, do you know how to fix that?
@@user-pz1jg2fq4g That's weird most pianos don't include metronome in their audio outs; I've never noticed that because I never use a metronome (I'm either always playing to a rhythm or a separate backing track); I'll have to look at the manual and online about that . . .
Valuable video but I downloaded this VST called SoundPaint to my laptop and followed these steps (MIDI-All Parts-Edit-Local Control OFF) and nothing...the sounds of the VST only play when I press the virtual keyboard of the VST with the mouse but when I press the keys on my keyboard, it plays the DGX-670 sounds. What am I doing wrong? 🤔
Does MIDI work with any other apps on your laptop? First thing that comes to mind is have you downloaded any Yamaha drivers? (You might need to - I don't have much exprerience with MIDI on computers, I always use my iPad, and never need any drivers for that). And with the DGX, make sure you set the voices you are using to be off in local control (left, main, layer); there are options for those to be on/off as well as the song and the style (which don't turn off the local voices you are playing).
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I have used Flowkey and it works fine, idk if that probes that MIDI is functional. Now, I went to the Yamaha website and the last release of MIDI drivers dates back to 2015. I downloaded them anyway but the installation stopped saying that no MIDI devise was detected but the keyboard was plugged in to the laptop with the usb cable and turned on. And for last, I did what you said about disabling the voice controller in the system menu of the keyboard as I've seen other vids suggesting that, but no luck...this thing doesn't play the sounds of the VST...very frustrated as I know for a fact that the DGX-670 can be used as a MIDI controller 🫤.
But thank you for your quick response.
02:18 IMHO you got your phone mounted on that stand the wrong way. The adjustable part of the stand that blocks part of the phone display should be rotated 180° and put on the back of the phone (not blocking the camera, of course). Sorry for sounding like a smartass. Otherwise, great video, like always. Your videos are quite different to others, in a good way. Thanks!
Thanks a bunch for the kind words! Glad you enjoy the content
I'm trying to do this with a YAMAHA DGX-520,which I got for a song because the screen was dead. I figured it would just output midi like every other keyboard but NOPE!
Anyone with my keyboard know how to guide me like a blind man to midi out on my screenless keyboard? PLEEEEAZE?
Only thing I can think of is if you can find a manual and try to figure out the order of keypresses you need to make to enable MIDI . . .
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Hey friend thanks for responding truly I appreciate it but the manual has no such careful instruction. . ..sigh
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No MIDI over Bluetooth?
Just Bluetooth audio, not MIDI. I rarely use MIDI but anytime I have tried Bluetooth MIDI on a keyboard there is always too much lag for it to be useful anyways, so I would use a cable connection even if the piano had Bluetooth MIDI.
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@@PianoTone thanks for the reply, I just bought this keyboard to learn piano and was hoping to connect it via Bluetooth to flowkey on my iPad. Alas, it didn’t work, I’ll have to go find a lighting to USB cable. I’ve also learned that regular MIDI piano files from my USB, mostly from MuseScore, a lot of them are all in one channel and I need to manually split the notes into separate channels for the notation to appear correctly, and even then some notes are still on the incorrect hand, I used a program called MixMaster to split the MIDI. I just wish there was a better way….
Thks a lot ! But please next time speak slower... for not english native language.
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Hello!good video❤❤ but can you send link amaozn about what cable buy? I want connect piano to logic pro onnmy macbook pro
Hey thanks! Just a normal printer cable (usb b to a).
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