Yamaha U1-SILENT Owners Manual - Page 26

Preset Voice List Voice name Piano Harpsichord Vibraphone Pipe organ Celesta Strings Electric piano 1 Electric piano 2 Jazz organ Choir Assigned key C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 C#4 D#4 F#4 G#4 Explanation Variation A sample taken from a CFIIIS full-length There is no variation setting for piano. concert grand piano. This voice offers a broad The left pedal provides a soft (shifted) range of expression, from a delicate pianissimo pedal effect. to an intense fortissimo, and reproduces the expansive feeling produced by the reverberation of the strings when you use the damper pedal. This voice is often used in baroque music. Volume and tone do not respond to changes in touch. This voice also provides a realistic reproduction of the sound produced when a key is released on a real harpsichord. Sound from strings an octave above those you are playing is blended into the overall mix, for a brighter, more effusive sound. A vibraphone struck with relatively light mallets. A vibraphone with vibrato induced by rotating fans. The magnificent pipe organ made famous by Bach's "Toccata and Fugue". A relaxed principal-style organ of the type often used in church music from the Baroque era. The keyboard-style glockenspiel renowned for Voice with a register adjusted to the its appearances in works such as "The Dance of same as the piano. the Sugar-Plum Fairy" from Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite". Its delicate music-box like sound is charming, and with a register one octave higher than that of a piano, the celesta allows you to enjoy the pleasures of the treble register. A string section, redolent with atmosphere. This voice is very effective when used in dual mode together with the piano voice. This variation reduces the attack of the sound slightly. An electric piano voice from an FM synthesizer, A chorus effect adds an increased of the kind often used in popular music. This feeling of spaciousness to the sound. voice is also effective when used in dual mode together with the piano voice. A hammer-and-metal style piano voice, which Adds a phaser effect to the tone for an responds dynamically to the player's touch increased feeling of spaciousness. from a soft tone when played gently to a lightly distorted tone when played with more force. This is used extensively in pop and jazz. A rotary organ voice used widely in jazz and Press the left pedal to switch the speed rock. of the rotary speaker (vibrato) to high. The sound of a choir singing in a large space. This voice is also effective when used in dual mode together with the piano voice. This variation reduces the attack of the sound slightly. 20