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Advanced Operations, Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds (Voices), Selecting a Voice

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Advanced Operations Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds (Voices) Selecting a Voice To select "CFX Grand": Simply press [PIANO/VOICE]. To select another Voice: After pressing [PIANO/VOICE], press [+R] or [-L] to select the next or previous Voice. NOTE To hear the characteristics of the Voices, play back the Demo Songs (page 19). To select a specific Voice: While holding down [PIANO/VOICE], press one of the C1 - A1 keys. For details on which Voice is assigned to each key, see the list below. C#1 D#1 F#1 G#1 Lowest key C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 Voice List Key Voice Name C1 CFX Grand C#1 Mellow Grand D1 Pop Grand D#1 Stage E.Piano E1 DX E.Piano F1 Harpsichord F#1 Vibraphone G1 Pipe Organ G#1 Jazz Organ A1 Strings Voice description Yamaha's CFX flagship concert grand piano sound with a wide dynamic range for maximum expressive control. Suitable for playing in any music genre and style. Grand piano sound with a soft and warm tone. Good for playing ballads. Bright piano sound. Good for clear expression and "cutting through" other instruments in an ensemble. The sound of an electric piano using hammer-struck metallic "tines." Soft tone when played lightly, and an aggressive tone when played hard. An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis. Good for standard popular music. The definitive instrument for baroque music. Since harpsichord uses plucked strings, there is no touch response. There is, however, a characteristic additional sound when the keys are released. Vibraphone played with relatively soft mallets. The tone becomes more metallic the harder you play. This is a typical pipe organ sound (8 feet + 4 feet + 2 feet). Good for sacred music from the Baroque period. The sound of a "tonewheel" type electric organ. Often heard in jazz and rock music. The rotary speed of the rotary speaker effect can be switched by using the left pedal. Stereo-sampled, large-scale strings ensemble with realistic reverb. Try combining this Voice with piano in the Dual mode. 18 YDP-S34 Owner's Manual

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YDP-S34 Owner’s Manual
Advanced Operations
Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds (Voices)
To select “CFX Grand”:
Simply press [PIANO/VOICE].
To select another Voice:
After pressing [PIANO/VOICE], press [+R] or [–L] to select the next or previous
Voice.
To select a specific Voice:
While holding down [PIANO/VOICE], press one of the C1 – A1 keys. For details
on which Voice is assigned to each key, see the list below.
Voice List
Selecting a Voice
NOTE
To hear the characteristics of
the Voices, play back the
Demo Songs (page 19).
Key
Voice Name
Voice description
C1
CFX Grand
Yamaha’s CFX flagship concert grand piano sound with a wide
dynamic range for maximum expressive control. Suitable for
playing in any music genre and style.
C
#
1
Mellow Grand
Grand piano sound with a soft and warm tone. Good for playing
ballads.
D1
Pop Grand
Bright piano sound. Good for clear expression and “cutting
through” other instruments in an ensemble.
D
#
1
Stage E.Piano
The sound of an electric piano using hammer-struck metallic
“tines.” Soft tone when played lightly, and an aggressive tone
when played hard.
E1
DX E.Piano
An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis. Good for
standard popular music.
F1
Harpsichord
The definitive instrument for baroque music. Since harpsichord
uses plucked strings, there is no touch response. There is,
however, a characteristic additional sound when the keys are
released.
F
#
1
Vibraphone
Vibraphone played with relatively soft mallets. The tone becomes
more metallic the harder you play.
G1
Pipe Organ
This is a typical pipe organ sound (8 feet + 4 feet + 2 feet). Good
for sacred music from the Baroque period.
G
#
1
Jazz Organ
The sound of a “tonewheel” type electric organ. Often heard in
jazz and rock music. The rotary speed of the rotary speaker
effect can be switched by using the left pedal.
A1
Strings
Stereo-sampled, large-scale strings ensemble with realistic
reverb. Try combining this Voice with piano in the Dual mode.
C
#
1
D
#
1
F
#
1
G
#
1
C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1
Lowest key