Yamaha YDP-S51 Owner's Manual - Page 16

ENGLISH Advanced Operations Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds (Voices) Selecting a Voice To select "Grand Piano 1": 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. C1 D1 F1 G1 NOTE To hear the characteristics of the Voices, play back the Demo Songs (page 17). Lowest key C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 Voice List Key Voice Name Voice description This sound was sampled from a full concert grand piano. It uses different samples C1 Grand Piano 1 depending on the strength of your playing and produces smoother tonal changes. Suitable not only for classical compositions but also for piano pieces of any style. C 1 Grand Piano 2 Warm and soft piano sound. Good for playing ballads. D1 Grand Piano 3 Spacious and clear piano with bright reverb. Good for popular music. D 1 E.Piano 1 An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis. Good for standard popular music. E1 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. 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. 16 YDP-S51 Owner's Manual