Internet Direct Connection (IDC) for Yamaha Keyboards & Piano: FAQs

Take your Yamaha Digital Keyboard online with the Internet Direct Connection and download your favorite midi songs & sheets for learning & practicing.Yamaha keyboards are known for their top quality sounds, especially their acoustic instrument sounds. They are one of the top manufacturers of piano keyboards and have a wide range of keyboards – both for beginners as well as professionals. One of the primary reasons Yamaha has managed to maintain its leadership position in this area is because of their constant endeavor to introduce new features in their music keyboards. And one such feature that you can find on the mid to high range of Yamaha keyboards is the Internet Direct Connection (IDC).

What is Internet Direct Connection (IDC)

Internet Direct Connection (IDC) is Yamaha’s way of getting your Yamaha electronic keyboards and digital pianos connected on the Internet. After all, most advanced keyboard instruments are sort of mini-computers with built-in entertainment and recording system.

It’s a feature available only on Yamaha keyboards and pianos that allows you to connect your electric keyboard instrument directly to the internet, without needing a computer.

With the Internet Direct Connection (IDC), you can get online by connecting your Yamaha piano keyboard to the Internet directly.

You do not need a computer to get online!

That is the important part; you don’t need a computer in between! Once connected to the internet using a LAN cable, Yamaha users can download various services from the Yamaha site on to their instrument.

The Internet Direct Connection (IDC) is found on most Yamaha Keyboards & Pianos.

What Equipment is Needed for Internet Direct Connection?

You will need a router to share the Internet connection between your keyboard and your computer. You may even opt for a wireless adapter if you want to have a wireless connection.

Here are a couple of options for Wireless Connection…

Demo Video showing the Internet Direct Connection on Yamaha Keyboards

Here is a demo video for Yamaha Keyboards and pianos that show the benefits of using the Internet Direct Connection.

Internet Direct Connection is a feature developed by Yamaha for its keyboard instruments, which let you connect your Yamaha digital pianos and keyboards to the Internet and access various services that Yamaha has to offer.

How Does it Help?

There is no doubt that this makes great business sense for Yamaha considering that this feature lets them build an online store of their offerings, which can be easily accessed by the users. This also makes Yamaha keyboards far more powerful as they are able to bypass the computer.

But then how does it help you? In the same way how accessing and download things on the internet helps! You now have access to tons of songs, voices, cool premium styles, music lessons and much more. Obviously not all of these features are free!

With the connectivity to the internet, you can always take advantage of the various software programs, songs, and styles that manufacturers make to ensure their customers do not get bored, and are always asking for more.

In today’s world, where you can easily get connected to the Internet using Wi-Fi or mobile, it gives you the benefit of making your Yamaha keyboard online, even when you are touring.

And once online, you know what are the possibilities right? If not, here it goes!

Download Useful Stuff with IDC

Once online, you can download stuff that can help you immensely, irrespective of whether you are a learner or a performer.

If you are a learner you can go to Yamaha’s Digital Music Notebook program, which will help get started and also give you a library of songs for downloading and learning.

You can choose from a huge range of midi songs. If you are a performer, you can download the songs that you want to perform; it will play back all the backing tracks as well. You can even see the notations on the display of your Yamaha digital keyboard.

Basically you now have access to a digital store, stocked with all the music (in downloadable form) that you would need for your instrument.

Songs & Premium Styles

You have access to a complete range and collection of piano soft songs that gets downloaded to the hard drive of the digital piano. So if you have to play any song, there is no need for you to load any disk, you can just select the downloaded song and hit the play button.

For clavinovas and keyboards there are tons of play-along versions of your favorite songs, and once you have downloaded these, you can use all the play-along features of your keyboard such as the guided note. For example, you can set each song to wait for you to play the right note, indicated by the guide lamps or the LCD screen, before moving on with the accompaniment.

IDC also gives you access to Yamaha’s latest premium style files, designed specifically for each Yamaha keyboard and Clavinova model. Remember these are premium quality so you get unmatched sound quality and control. Basically you get the power of a full band right on your keyboard.

Learn to Play Piano

Want to learn to play, it gives you access to complete online keyboard lessons. These cover basics of keyboard playing, exercises to teach you chords, melodies and helps you read music. These interactive lessons and exercises that you can see on your keyboard screen, this is a fun and easy way to start learning to play the keyboard.

Music Finder +

IDC also gives you free access to the Music Finder Plus service, which expands on your keyboards built-in Music Finder System. With Music Finder Plus service you get access to thousands of voices and styles that are designed to help you play your favorite songs. Just select the song that you want to play from Music finder plus, load it up, your voices, style and tempo are setup to play the song.

How to Access the Internet through Keyboard

Internet Direct Connection is a feature provided by Yamaha that lets you connect your piano-keyboard to the Internet. You can take your Yamaha keyboard online to access numerous features/services provided by Yamaha, to improve and expand your musical experience.

Some of the features that you can access include:
– Take piano lessons, download Sheet Music
– Download songs, styles

Using the Internet Direct Connection on your Yamaha keyboard is also very easy. It’s just a matter of 3 steps (the diagram also depicts that).

1. Just as you would connect your computer, connect your Yamaha keyboard to the internet through your router.
2. Access Internet Direct Connection through your keyboard
3. Access the services that Yamaha has to offer for your Yamaha keyboard

See the Internet Direct Connection demo video for Yamaha keyboards / Pianos

Which Yamaha Keyboards & Pianos offer IDC?

Yamaha Disklavier Piano
Yamaha Clavinova Piano
Yamaha MODUS Piano
Yamaha PSR & Tyros Keyboards

Summary

With the Internet Direct Connection (IDC), you can get your Yamaha digital keyboard online and download midi songs, which you can then use for learning and practicing. Indeed a great feature to have, especially if you are a performer!

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