Yamaha YDP-223 Owner's Manual - Page 21

ENGLISH Selecting & Playing Voices Selecting Voices Voice buttons MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME MELLOW BRIGHT START/STOP TEMPO FUNCTION BRILLIANCE DEMO METRONOME TEMPO / FUNCTION TEMPO/ OTHER VALUE - /NO +/ YES PRESET TRACK 1 TRACK START/STOP REC 2 SONG GRAND PIANO 1 GRAND PIANO 2 E.PIANO E.PIANO 1 2 HARPSI- HARPSICHORD1 CHORD2 VIBRAPHONE CHURCH CHURCH ORGAN1 ORGAN2 JAZZ STRINGS STRINGS ORGAN 1 2 CHOIR GUITAR VOICE ROOM CHORUS HALL 1 PHASER HARD HALL 2 TREMOLO MEDIUM STAGE DELAY SOFT ON REVERB EFFECT TOUCH TRANSPOSE 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. Using the Pedals The YDP-223 has three foot pedals that produce a range of expressive effects similar to those produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano. Damper (Right) Pedal The damper pedal functions in the same way as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano. When the damper pedal is pressed, notes sustain longer. Releasing the pedal immediately stops (damps) any sustained notes. When you press the damper pedal here, the notes you play before you release the pedal have a longer sustain. TIP To learn characteristics of the voices, listen to demo songs for each voice (page 16). Refer to "Preset Voice List" on page 56 for more information on the characteristics of each preset voice. TERMINOLOGY Voice: On the YDP-223, a voice means a "tone" or "tonal color." TIP 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 56. NOTE If the damper pedal doesn't work, make sure that the pedal cord is properly plugged into the main unit (page 54). YDP-223 Selecting & Playing Voices 21