Yamaha P-105 Owner's Manual - Page 9

Selecting & Playing Voices Reference Selecting a Voice The instrument has a wide variety of Voices, or instrument sounds, for your enjoyment, including Piano and Organ. 1 Press a Voice button once or twice. Pressing the same Voice button repeatedly alternates the on/off status of the lamp, changing between the Voices whose names are printed above (lamp off) and below (lamp on) the buttons. Lamp Voice List Voice Name Description Sampled from a concert grand piano. It uses different samples depending on the GRAND PIANO 1 playing strength and produces smoother tonal changes. Suitable not only for classi- cal compositions but also for any style music. GRAND PIANO 2 Spacious and clear piano with bright reverb. Good for popular music. E. PIANO 1 An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis. Good for standard popular music. E. PIANO 2 A slightly brighter electronic piano sound than E. PIANO 1. Good for standard popular music. E. PIANO 3 Vintage electric piano sound of hammerstruck metallic "tines." Soft tone when played lightly, and an aggressive tone when played hard. E. PIANO 4 Another vintage electric piano sound different from E. PIANO 3 often heard in rock and popular music. JAZZ ORGAN A "tonewheel" type electric organ. Often heard in jazz and rock music. PIPE ORGAN A typical pipe organ sound (8 feet + 4 feet + 2 feet). Good for sacred music from the Baroque period. ROCK ORGAN Bright and edgy electric organ sound. Good for rock music. Played with relatively soft mallets. The VIBRAPHONE tone becomes more metallic the harder you play. STRINGS Stereo-sampled, large-scale strings ensemble with realistic reverb. Try combining this Voice with piano in the Dual mode. HARPSICHORD The definitive instrument for baroque music. Authentic harpsichord sound, with plucked strings, no touch response, and characteristic key-release sound. WOOD BASS An upright bass played fingerstyle. Ideal for jazz and Latin music. E. BASS For a wide range of music styles, jazz, rock, popular, and more. 2 Play the keyboard. NOTE • To familiarize yourself with the characteristics of the voices, listen to the demo songs for each voice (page 14). • You can shift the Octave as described in the next column (see "Voice 1"). Layering Two Voices (Dual) You can play Voices simultaneously across the entire range of the keyboard. Note that the Voice of the left side button is designated as Voice 1, while the Voice of the right side button is designated as Voice 2. NOTE • Two Voices of the same button cannot be layered (for example, STRINGS and HARPSICHORD). 1 Engage Dual. Press the desired Voice button once or twice (depending on the desired Voice), then while holding down that button, press the other Voice button once or twice. When the lamp is off, the Voice printed above the button is selected; when the lamp is on, the Voice printed below is selected. When the buttons are released, Dual is engaged. The lamp indicates the status of the Voice 1 selection. Lamp Voice 1 Voice 2 2 Play the keyboard to enjoy the dual sound. To shift the Octave for each Voice: To shift Voice 1, simultaneously hold down [METRONOME/RHYTHM] and press the A4 key to lower by one, B4 to raise by one, or A#4 to reset to the default setting. For Voice 2, simultaneously hold down [METRONOME/RHYTHM] and press the C5 key to lower by one, D5 to raise by one, or C#5 to reset to the default setting. The setting range is from -3 to +3 for both Voices. Voice 1 Voice 2 A4 D5 P-105 Owner's Manual 9