Yamaha CP300 Owner's Manual - Page 18

Introduction Basic Instructions Turning the Power On First, turn the power on and set up the keyboard before playing. • Before Using the CP300 (pages 11 and 12) POWER ON! ON OFF Selecting and Playing a Voice The CP300 features an exceptionally wide variety of Preset Voices for playing in virtually any musical style. Try searching through the Voices to find your favorites. • Selecting a Voice (page 25) Terminology Preset: Refers to data loaded to the internal memory of the CP300 before being shipped from the factory. GRAND PIANO 1 GRAND PIANO 2 MONO PIANO E. PIANO 1 E. PIANO 2 E. PIANO 3 CLAVI. VIBES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ORGAN 1 ORGAN 2 HARPSI. STRINGS CHOIR/PAD GUITAR BASS XG 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 VOICE/PERFORMANCE Combining Voices and Playing Them on the Keyboard The CP300 allows you to play several different Voices together in a layer, or play one Voice with your left hand while you play a different Voice (or even two layered Voices!) with your right. Try out some of the variations and experiment with your own Voice combinations. • Playing Different Voices Simultaneously (page 27) • Combining Voices-Dual (page 29) • Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands-Split (page 31) Create Your Own Original Voices Once you've explored your favorite Voices and feel comfortable with them, try branching out creatively and use the editing features to make your own original Voices. • Detailed Settings for the Voices-Voice Edit (page 56) Connecting to a Computer and MIDI devices • Connecting to External Audio Equipment (page 88) • Connecting to External MIDI Equipment (page 90) • Connecting to a Computer (page 92) MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER 18 CP300 Owner's Manual