Yamaha YDP-151 Owner's Manual - Page 18

ENGLISH Selecting & Playing Voices Selecting Voices Procedure Press and release the [PIANO/VOICE] button to select the Grand Piano 1 voice. While holding down the [PIANO/VOICE] button, press one of the C1-A1 keys to select a voice. Alternatively, you can press the [PIANO/VOICE] button, then press the [SELECT] button repeatedly to select a different voice. Turn the [MASTER VOLUME] control to adjust the volume level while playing the keyboard. C1 D1 F1 G1 The lowest key C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 Key Voice Name Description C1 Grand Piano 1 Recorded samples from a full concert grand piano. Perfect for classical compositions as well as any other style that requires acoustic piano. C 1 Grand Piano 2 Spacious and clear piano with bright reverb. Good for popular music. D1 E.Piano 1 An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis. Good for popular music. D 1 E.Piano 2 The sound of an electric piano using hammer-struck metallic "tines." Soft tone when played lightly, and an aggressive tone when played hard. E1 Harpsichord 1 The definitive instrument for baroque music. Since the strings of a harpsichord are plucked, there is no touch response. F1 Harpsichord 2 Mixes the same voice an octave higher for a more brilliant tone. F 1 Vibraphone The sound of a vibraphone played with relatively soft mallets. G1 Church Organ 1 This is a typical pipe organ sound (8 feet + 4 feet + 2 feet). Good for sacred music from the Baroque period. G 1 Church Organ 2 This is the organ's full coupler sound, often associated with Bach's "Toccata and Fugue". A1 Strings Spacious and large-scale string ensemble. Try combining this voice with piano in DUAL mode. To understand the characteristics of various voices, listen to demo songs for each voice (page 15). Voice: On this instrument, a voice means a "tone" or "tonal color." Selecting a voice automatically engages the best-suited reverb type and depth (page 20) for that particular voice. 16 18 YDP-151/YDP-323 Selecting & Playing Voices