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Editing a Voice in Detail [VOICE EDIT] • Refer to page 61 for general information on setting the parameters. • Refer to pages 3-5 of the separate "Data List" for information on the default parameter settings. • All parameters accessed via the [VOICE EDIT] button are performance parameters (page 30). ■ Setting the chorus depth* [ChorusSend] In Dual mode: Voice for editing (Main part or Layer part) Press the D [-]/[+] buttons to set the value (0-127). ■ Turning the chorus on/off [ChorusOnOff] You can set the [CHORUS] button on or off for each voice. When you select a voice, the voice automatically uses this chorus on/off setting. Press the D [-]/[+] buttons to turn On/Off. ■ Selecting the insertion effect type* [Ins.Type(Ins)] You can select other effects (than reverb and chorus). SoundBoard ........ Creates reverberation that simulates a piano sound board. AmpSimulator..... Distortion effects Off No effect ■ Setting the speed of the vibraphone vibrato effect* [VibeRotorSpeed(RotorSpeed)] TERMINOLOGY Rotor = The rotating portion of an electric motor. This parameter is displayed only if VibeRotor is selected for the "Ins.Type" parameter. This parameter enables you to set the speed of vibrato when you select the Vibraphone voice and use a vibe rotor pedal. Press the D [-]/[+] buttons to set the speed (1-10). ■ Turning the Vibraphone vibrato on/off* [VibeRotorOnOff (RotorOnOff)] This parameter is displayed only if VibeRotor is selected for the "Ins.Type" parameter. This parameter turns on/off the vibrato effect that is applied when you use the VibeRotor pedal. Edit Operation Press the D [-]/[+] buttons to select one of the following: Delay LCR .......... Delays the sound on left, center, and right. Delay LR Delays the sound on left and right. Echo Echo-like delay CrossDelay ......... Left and right delays are crossed. Symphonic ......... Adds a rich, deep dimension to the sound. Rotary Reproduces the vibrato effect of rotary speakers. Tremolo The volume level changes in cycles. VibeRotor Vibrato effect typical of a vibraphone AutoPan Moves the sound left and right. Phaser Changes the phase periodically to cre- ate a swell. AutoWah Changes the center frequency of the wah ﬁlter periodically. Press the D [-]/[+] buttons to turn the parameter On or Off. ■ Adjusting the speed of the rotary speaker* [RotarySpeed (Rot.Speed)] This parameter is displayed only if Rotory is selected for the "Ins.Type" parameter. This parameter sets the rotation speed of the rotary speaker effect. Press the D [-]/[+] buttons to simulate a speaker turning Slow or Fast. P-250 67

Section	Page
PRECAUTIONS	3
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING	3
* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.	3
WARNING	3
CAUTION	3
Introduction	5
How to Use this Manual	5
Accessories and Options	6
Features	6
Basic Operation	13
Names and Functions	14
Top Panel	14
Rear Panel Controls	15
Setting Up	16
Installing the Accessories	16
Music rest	16
Pedal	16
Before Powering Up	16
Powering Up	16
Connecting to External Devices	17
Connecting to External Audio Equipment	17
Connectingstereopowered speakers	17
Connecting to a external instrument	17
Connecting to a mixer	17
Connecting External MIDI Equipment	18
Controlling an external device from the P-250	18
Controlling the P-250 from an external device	18
Recording your performance on the P-250 to an external MIDI sequencer (such as the QY series), or...	18
Controlling another MIDI device via the MIDI [THRU] connector	18
Connecting to a Personal Computer	19
1 USB connection (the computer’s USB port to the P-250 [USB] connector)	19
2Serialconnection(computer’s serial port to P-250 [TO HOST] connector)	20
3 MIDIconnection(thecomputer’s MIDI interface or external MIDI interface to the P-250 MIDI IN ...	22
Connecting Pedals	23
Connecting headphones	23
P-250 Quick Guide	24
Listening to Demo and Preset Songs	24
Listening to the demo songs	24
Listening to the preset songs	25
Selecting, Editing, and Storing a Voice	26
Selecting, Editing, and Storing a Performance	27
Editing a Voice and Storing It as a Performance	27
P-250 Design	28
Voice	28
Performances	30
Performance parameters	30
Performance file	32
Songs	33
Song file	33
About P-250 Memory	33
Storage memory	33
Current memory	33
Basic Operation	34
Selecting a Voice	34
Playing in Dual Mode	35
Dual mode using voices in different voice groups	35
Dual mode using voices in the same voice group	35
Playing in Split Mode	36
Effect Structure	37
System effects	37
Insertion effects	37
Using the Effects	37
Reverb	37
Chorus	37
Using the Master Equalizer	38
Using the Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels	38
Pitch bend wheel	38
Modulation wheel	38
Using Pedals	39
Applying the sustain effect	39
Applying the sostenuto effect	39
Applying the soft effect	39
Applying the expression effect	39
Using Panel Lock	39
Toggling MIDI Transmission On/Off	40
Transmitting MIDI Panic Signals	40
Performance Operation	41
Selecting a Performance	41
Handling Performance Files [PERFORM.FILE]	42
Basic Operation for the Performance File	42
Storing a Performance [Performance]	43
Renaming a Performance [Perf.Name]	43
Saving a Performance File to Storage Memory [SaveToMemory]	44
Loading a Performance File from Storage Memory [LoadFromMem.]	44
Deleting a Performance File [DeleteFile]	45
Renaming a Performance File [RenameFile]	45
Song Operation	46
Recording Songs	46
Recording a New Song	47
Recording	47
Re-recording part of a song	48
Other Recording Techniques	49
Adding data to or recording over an existing song	49
Changing the voice or tempo after recording	49
Adjusting the volume balance between playback and the sound of your playing by using the [SONG BA...	49
Recording in Dual or Split mode	50
Song Playback	51
Playback	51
Handling Song Files [SONG FILE]	53
Basic Song File Operation	53
Saving a Song File in Storage Memory [SaveToMemory]	54
Deleting a Song File from Storage Memory [DeleteSong]	54
Renaming a Song (Song File) [RenameSong]	55
Changing the On-Screen Character Type [CharacterCode]	55
Edit Operation	57
Editing	58
Parameter List	58
Basic Editing Flow	61
Settings for Song Recording and Playback [SONG SETTING]	62
Correcting note timing [Quantize]	62
Specifying whether playback starts immediately along with the first voicing [QuickPlay]	62
Auditioning channel [ChannelListen]	63
Deleting data from a channel [ChannelClear]	63
Specifying the range and playing back repeatedly [FromToRepeat]	63
Specifying a phrase for playback by phrase number [PhraseMark]	63
Playing back a song repeatedly [SongRepeat]	64
Setting the click time signature [TimeSignature]	64
Setting the click volume [ClickVolume]	64
Turning the click on/off [ClickOnOff]	64
Editing a Voice in Detail [VOICE EDIT]	65
Basic voice editing using [VOICE EDIT]	65
Setting the octave* [Octave]	65
Setting the volume level* [Volume]	65
Setting the position of the right and left channels* [Pan]	66
Adjusting fine pitch offset between two voices in Dual mode [Detune]	66
Selecting the reverb type [ReverbType]	66
Setting the reverb depth* [ReverbSend]	66
Setting the chorus type [ChorusType]	66
Setting the chorus depth* [ChorusSend]	67
Turning the chorus on/off [ChorusOnOff]	67
Selecting the insertion effect type* [Ins.Type(Ins)]	67
Setting the speed of the vibraphone vibrato effect* [VibeRotorSpeed(RotorSpeed)]	67
Turning the Vibraphone vibrato on/off* [VibeRotorOnOff (RotorOnOff)]	67
Adjusting the speed of the rotary speaker* [RotarySpeed (Rot.Speed)]	67
Adjusting the insertion effect depth* [Dry/WetBalance(Dry/Wet)]	68
Adjusting the brightness of the sound* [Brightness]	68
Adjusting the resonance effect* [HarmonicContent (Harmonic)]	68
Adjusting the low-range frequency of the part EQ* [EQ LowFreq.(EQ L.Freq)]	68
Adjusting the high-range frequency of the part EQ* [EQ HighFreq.(EQ H.Freq)]	68
Adjusting the low-range gain (amount of boost/cut) of the part EQ* [EQLowGain]	68
Adjusting the high-range gain (amount of boost/cut) of the part EQ* [EQHighGain]	68
Setting the touch sensitivity* [TouchSense]	68
Assigning the Pedal 1 function [Pedal 1]	69
Assigning the Pedal 2 function [Pedal 2]	69
Assigning the Pedal 3 function [Pedal 3]	69
Assigning the Pedal 4 function [Pedal 4]	69
Assigning the modulation wheel function [Modulation]	69
Setting the MSB of the Send Bank Select message* [SendBankMSB(SendMSB)]	70
Setting the LSB of the Send Bank Select message* [SendBankLSB(SendLSB)]	70
Setting the Program Change message* [SendPG#]	70
Turning the Internal tone generator on/off* [InternalTG]	70
Adjusting the Master Equalizer [MASTER EQ EDIT]	71
Setting the Master Equalizer type	71
Adjusting the low range gain of the Master Equalizer [LowGain]	71
Adjusting the low-middle range gain of the Master Equalizer [LowMidGain]	71
Adjusting the middle range gain of the Master Equalizer [MidGain]	71
Adjusting the high-middle range gain of the Master Equalizer [HighMidGain]	71
Adjusting the high range gain of the Master Equalizer [HighGain]	71
Adjusting the low frequency of the Master Equalizer [LowFreq.]	71
Adjusting the low-middle frequency of the Master Equalizer [LowMidFreq.]	71
Adjusting the middle frequency of the Master Equalizer [MidFreq.]	71
Adjusting the high-middle frequency of the Master Equalizer [HighMidFreq.]	71
Adjusting the high frequency of the Master Equalizer [HighFreq.]	71
Adjusting the low range resonance of the Master Equalizer [LowQ]	72
Adjusting the low-middle range resonance of the Master Equalizer [LowMidQ]	72
Adjusting the middle range resonance of the Master Equalizer [MidQ]	72
Adjusting the high-middle range resonance of the Master Equalizer [HighMidQ]	72
Adjusting the high range resonance of the Master Equalizer [HighQ]	72
MIDI [MIDI SETTING]	73
About MIDI	73
[MIDI] connector	73
[TO HOST] connector	73
[USB] connector	73
Setting the MIDI transmit channel [MidiOutChannel]	74
Setting the MIDI receive channel [MidiInChannel]	74
Turning the Local Control On/Off [LocalControl]	74
Specifying keyboard performance or song data to be transmitted via MIDI [MidiOutSelect]	74
Specifying the type of data received via MIDI [ReceiveParameter]	75
Specifying the type of data transmitted via MIDI [TransmitParameter]	75
Transmitting the initial settings on the panel [InitialSetup]	75
Executing Voice Data Bulk Dump [VoiceBulkDump]	75
Other Settings [OTHER SETTING]	76
Selecting a touch response [TouchResponse]	76
Fine-tuning the pitch [Tune]	76
Selecting a tuning curve for a piano voice [PianoTuningCurve]	76
Selecting a scale [Scale]	77
Setting the split point [SplitPoint]	77
Setting the key [Transpose]	77
Specifying the depth of the soft pedal [SoftPedalDepth]	77
Specifying the depth of string resonance [StringResonanceDepth]	77
Specifying the depth of sustain sampling for the damper pedal [SustainSamplingDepth]	78
Specifying the volume of the key-off sound [KeyOffSamplingDepth]	78
Selecting a pedal function for vibraphone [VibraphonePedalMode]	78
Assigning the START/STOP function to a pedal [PedalStart/Stop]	78
Selecting a type of pedal [Pedal Type]	78
Setting the point at which the pedal starts to affect the sound [HalfPedalPoint]	78
Setting the pitch bend range [PitchBendRange]	79
Assigning a function to the [SONG BALANCE] slider [SongBalanceAssign]	79
Switching the speaker on/off [Speaker]	79
Locking the Master Equalizer settings [EqualizerLock]	79
Selecting items saved at shutdown [MemoryBackUp]	79
Restoring the normal (default) settings [FactorySet]	79
Appendix	81
Message List	82
Troubleshooting	86
Midi Data Compatibility	88
Preset Voice List	90
Preset Performance List	92
Application Index	94
Listening and playing	94
Using the controllers	94
Changing the sound	94
Changing the pitch	94
Adjusting the volume Level	95
Recording, playing, and saving a song	95
Using, editing, and saving a performance	95
Connecting the P-250 to other devices	95
If you . . .	95
Index	96
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P-250

Editing a Voice in Detail [VOICE EDIT]

Edit Operation

■

Setting the chorus depth* [ChorusSend]

Press the D [–]/[+] buttons to set the value (0—127).

■

Turning the chorus on/off [ChorusOnOff]

You can set the [CHORUS] button on or off for each voice.

When you select a voice, the voice automatically uses this

chorus on/off setting.

Press the D [–]/[+] buttons to turn On/Off.

■

Selecting the insertion effect type*

[Ins.Type(Ins)]

You can select other effects (than reverb and chorus).

Press the D [–]/[+] buttons to select one of the following:

Delay LCR

..........

Delays the sound on left, center, and

right.

Delay LR

.............

Delays the sound on left and right.

Echo

...................

Echo-like delay

CrossDelay

.........

Left and right delays are crossed.

Symphonic

.........

Adds a rich, deep dimension to the

sound.

Rotary

.................

Reproduces the vibrato effect of rotary

speakers.

Tremolo

..............

The volume level changes in cycles.

VibeRotor

...........

Vibrato effect typical of a vibraphone

AutoPan

..............

Moves the sound left and right.

Phaser

.................

Changes the phase periodically to cre-

ate a swell.

AutoWah

............

Changes the center frequency of the

wah ﬁlter periodically.

SoundBoard

........

Creates reverberation that simulates a

piano sound board.

AmpSimulator

.....

Distortion effects

Off

......................

No effect

■

Setting the speed of the vibraphone vibrato

effect* [VibeRotorSpeed(RotorSpeed)]

This parameter is displayed only if VibeRotor is selected

for the “Ins.Type” parameter.

This parameter enables you to set the speed of vibrato when

you select the Vibraphone voice and use a vibe rotor pedal.

Press the D [–]/[+] buttons to set the speed (1—10).

■

Turning the Vibraphone vibrato on/off*

[VibeRotorOnOff (RotorOnOff)]

This parameter is displayed only if VibeRotor is selected

for the “Ins.Type” parameter.

This parameter turns on/off the vibrato effect that is

applied when you use the VibeRotor pedal.

Press the D [–]/[+] buttons to turn the parameter On or Off.

■

Adjusting the speed of the rotary speaker*

[RotarySpeed (Rot.Speed)]

This parameter is displayed only if Rotory is selected for

the “Ins.Type” parameter.

This parameter sets the rotation speed of the rotary

speaker effect.

Press the D [–]/[+] buttons to simulate a speaker turning

Slow or Fast.

•

Refer to page 61 for general information on setting the parameters.

•

Refer to pages 3—5 of the separate “Data List” for information on the default parame-

ter settings.

•

All parameters accessed via the [VOICE EDIT] button are performance parameters (page 30).

In Dual mode:

Voice for editing (Main part or Layer part)

TERMINOLOGY

Rotor =

The rotating portion of an electric motor.