Yamaha P-90 Owner's Manual - Page 19

Selecting & Playing Voices Selecting Voices [VOICE] MASTER VOLUME MIN MAX MELLOW BRILLIANCE BRIGHT DEMO START/ STOP TEMPO/ FUNCTION# FUNCTION METRONOME - / NO + / YES TEMPO/ OTHER VALUE PRESET TRACK START/ STOP REC SONG ROOM CHORUS HALL 1 PHASER HARD HALL 2 TREMOLO MEDIUM STAGE DELAY SOFT ON GRAND GRAND E. PIANO E. PIANO CLAVI./ VIBES/ PIANO 1 PIANO 2 1 2 HARPSI. GUITAR CHURCH ORGAN JAZZ ORGAN STRINGS CHOIR WOOD BASS E.BASS VARIATION SPLIT REVERB EFFECT TOUCH TRANSPOSE VOICE ELECTRONIC PIANO Procedure Select the desired voice by pressing one of the [VOICE] buttons. Then, when you start playing, re-adjust the [MASTER VOLUME] control for the most comfortable listening level. To learn characteristics of the voices, listen to demo songs for each voice (page 14). Refer to "Preset Voice List" on page 50 for more information on the characteristics of each preset voice. Voice: On the P-90, a voice means a "tone" or "tonal color." ENGLISH You can control the loudness of a voice by adjusting the force with which you strike the keys, although different playing styles (touch sensitivities) have little or no effect with certain musical instruments. Refer to "Preset Voice List" on page 50. Adding Variations to the Sound - [VARIATION]/ [BRILLIANCE]/[REVERB]/[EFFECT] [BRILLIANCE] [-/NO] [+/YES] [REVERB] [EFFECT] [VARIATION] MASTER VOLUME MIN MAX MELLOW BRILLIANCE BRIGHT DEMO START/ STOP TEMPO/ FUNCTION# FUNCTION METRONOME - / NO + / YES TEMPO/OTHER VALUE PRESET TRACK START/ STOP REC SONG ROOM CHORUS HALL 1 PHASER HARD HALL 2 TREMOLO MEDIUM STAGE DELAY SOFT ON GRAND GRAND E. PIANO E. PIANO CLAVI./ VIBES/ PIANO 1 PIANO 2 1 2 HARPSI. GUITAR CHURCH JAZZ ORGAN ORGAN STRINGS CHOIR WOOD BASS E.BASS VARIATION SPLIT REVERB EFFECT TOUCH TRANSPOSE VOICE ELECTRONIC PIANO [VARIATION] Lets you alter another aspect of the effect, depending on the selected type. Refer to "Preset Voice List" on page 50 for more information on the characteristics of each variation. Normal setting = OFF Procedure Pressing the [VARIATION] or selected voice button toggles the variation on and off. The indicator lights (ON) each time the [VARIATION] button is pressed. Normal setting: The "Normal setting" refers to the default setting (factory setting) obtained when you first turn on the power to the P-90. P-90 Selecting & Playing Voices 19