Yamaha P-200 Owner's Manual - Page 36
SPLIT AREA, Main/Sub
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2. Release the [SPLIT] button. After a moment, the Split voice names will reappear in the screen. The split point will remain where you set it until you change it again, even if you exit and reenter Split mode. As you change the split point you can specify whether the main voice will play above or below the split point. In general, the main keyboard area is normally above the split point; however, there may be cases when you'll want to play the main voice below the split point. For example, say you're playing a song where the verses and choruses call for a piano in the bass and strings on top, and an instrumental part calls for a piano solo that sweeps from one end of the keyboard to another. You can do this by selecting the piano as the main voice and assigning it to the lower keyboard area. You will then be able to switch from Split mode for the verses and choruses to Single mode form the solo, then back to split mode again, simply by pressing the [SPLIT] button. CHANGING MAIN AND SUB KEYBOARD AREAS 1.Hold the [SPLIT] button, then press and hold the split point key. 2. Press a second key below or above the split point key. The SPLIT AREA screen appears. SPLIT AREA $ Main/Sub As you hold the [SPLIT] button and split point key, pressing a second key below the split point will designate the left area of the keyboard as the main area. Pressing a second key above the split point will again designate the right area of the keyboard as the main area. Press and hold SPLIT BALANCE C3 (Split point key) D3 (Select key) + + Press and hold Select upper key Sub C3 (Split point key) B2 (Select key) + + Main Press and hold Select lower key Main Sub Note that the key that you press to select the split point will always be included in the main keyboard area. Thus, if you select F4 as the split point and then set the main keyboard area below this point, the main voice will play all notes up to and including F4, whereas the sub voice will play all notes from F#4 on. If you set the main keyboard area above this point, however, the sub voice will play all notes up to E4, and the main voice will play all notes from F4 on. 36 NOTE When you select voices in Split mode, the P-200 will apply the main voice reverb type and depth setting and modulation type and speed setting to both voices, and ignore any settings which you may have made for the sub voice. (For more information about main and sub voices, see page 29.)