Yamaha P-70 Owner's Manual - Page 16

Selecting & Playing Voices Combining Voices (Dual) You can play voices simultaneously across the entire range of the keyboard. In this way, you can combine similar voices to create a thicker sound. 1. While holding down the [GRAND PIANO/VOICE] button, press two keys in the range of C1 through A1 simultaneously (or press one key while holding another) to engage Dual. Refer to "Selecting Voices" on page 15 for more information on the voices that are assigned to the keys. ENGLISH C0 C1 A1 The voice assigned to the lower key will be designated as Voice 1, and the voice assigned to the higher key will be designated as Voice 2. You can make the following settings for Voices 1 and 2 in Dual: Setting the Octave You can shift the pitch up and down in octave steps for Voice 1 and Voice 2 independently. Depending on which voices you combine in Dual, the combination may sound better if one of the voices is shifted up or down an octave. While holding down the [GRAND PIANO/VOICE] button, press one of the C5-F5 keys. Voice1 Voice2 NOTE Reverb in Dual The reverb type assigned to Voice 1 will take priority. If the reverb assigned to Voice 1 is set to OFF, the reverb assigned to Voice 2 will be in effect. C5 F5 C6 C7 C5 -1 Voice 1 C#5 0 D5 +1 D#5 -1 Voice 2 E5 0 F5 +1 Setting the Balance You can adjust the volume balance between two voices. For example, you can set one voice as the main voice with a louder setting, and make the other voice softer. While holding down the [GRAND PIANO/VOICE] button, press one of the F#5- F#6 keys. A setting of "0" produces an equal balance between the two Dual voices. Settings below "0" increase the volume of Voice 2 in relation to Voice 1, and settings above "0" increase the volume of Voice 1 in relation to Voice 2. F#5 (-6) F#6 (+6) C5 C6 (0) C7 2. While holding down the [GRAND PIANO/VOICE] button, press one of the C1-A1 keys (or press the [GRAND PIANO/VOICE] button) to exit Dual and return to the normal single-voice play. 16 P-70 Owner's Manual