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Basic Operation ■ Selecting a Voice 3 2 31 Basic Operation SONG KEYBOARD MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME SONG BALANCE TRACK1 TRACK2 EX.TRACKS SONG FILE MIDI OUT PANEL LOCK A SONG SELECT TOP START/STOP REC SONG SETTING DOWN UP NEW SONG SYNCHRO START SONG C TEMPO B NO YES D CONTRAST EXIT G.PIANO 1 G.PIANO 2 E.PIANO1 E.PIANO2 E.PIANO3 CLAVI. HARPSI. VIBES VOICE EDIT SPLIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ORGAN 1 ORGAN 2 STRINGS CHOIR SYNTH. PAD GUITAR BASS XG VARIATION 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 VOICE/PERFORMANCE A B REVERB CHORUS PERFORMANCE MIDI SETTING MASTER EQ EDIT PERFORM. FILE OTHER SETTING 1 Exit Performance mode. Press the [PERFORMANCE] button to turn off the button indicator. TIP Details about Performance on/off are provided in the "Performance Operation." (page 41) 2 Select a voice group. Press a VOICE/PERFORMANCE button. 3 Select a voice. Use the VARIATION [†]/[π] or A [-]/[+] buttons to select a voice. If you select XG If you select XG, you can select the XG voice group ﬁrst, then select the desired voice. 3-1 Simultaneously press the [-]/[+] screen buttons located next to the XG voice name on the display to access a screen on which you can select XG voices. 3-2 Use the A [-]/[+] buttons to select the voice group. 3-3 Use the C [-]/[+] buttons to select the desired voice. TIP XG is a major enhancement of the GM System Level 1 format. It was developed by Yamaha speciﬁcally to provide more voices and variations, as well as greater expressive control over voices and effects, and to ensure data compatibility well into the future. TIP If you select XG and press the VARIATION [†]/[π] buttons simultaneously, the XG voice selection screen will appear. Voice selection is a performance parameter (page 30). Voice Group GRANDPIANO1 [G.PIANO1] GRANDPIANO2 [G.PIANO2] E.PIANO1 [E.PIANO1] E.PIANO2 [E.PIANO2] E.PIANO3 [E.PIANO3] Voice Name Grand Piano 1 Mellow Piano 1 Rock Piano HonkyTonk Piano Grand Piano 2 Mellow Piano 2 Chorus E.Piano Phaser E.Piano AutoPan E.Piano Standard E.Piano DX E.Piano 1 DX E.Piano 2 Synth Piano Tremolo Vintage E.P. Vintage E.Piano Amp.Sim.Vintage E.P. Voice Group CLAVI. [CLAVI.] HARPSICHORD [HARPSI.] VIBRAPHONE [VIBES] ORGAN1 [ORGAN1] ORGAN2 [ORGAN2] Voice Name Phaser Clavi. Clavi. Wah Clavi. Harpsichord 8' Harpsichord 8'+4' Vibraphone Marimba Celesta Jazz Organ Theater Organ Rock Organ Draw Organ Pipe Organ Principal Pipe Organ Tutti Pipe Organ Flute Voice Group STRINGS [STRINGS] CHOIR [CHOIR] SYNTH. PAD [SYNTH. PAD] GUITAR [GUITAR] BASS [BASS] Names in brackets indicate how the unit displays the voice group names on the top panel. TIP 34 Details on XG voices are provided in the "XG voices list." (page 6 of the separate "Data List") P-250 Voice Name Strings Synth Strings Slow Strings Choir Slow Choir Scat Synth Pad 1 Synth Pad 2 Nylon Guitar Steel Guitar Wood Bass Bass&Cymbal Electric Bass Fretless Bass

Section	Page
PRECAUTIONS	3
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING	3
* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.	3
WARNING	3
CAUTION	3
Introduction	5
How to Use this Manual	5
Accessories and Options	6
Features	6
Basic Operation	13
Names and Functions	14
Top Panel	14
Rear Panel Controls	15
Setting Up	16
Installing the Accessories	16
Music rest	16
Pedal	16
Before Powering Up	16
Powering Up	16
Connecting to External Devices	17
Connecting to External Audio Equipment	17
Connectingstereopowered speakers	17
Connecting to a external instrument	17
Connecting to a mixer	17
Connecting External MIDI Equipment	18
Controlling an external device from the P-250	18
Controlling the P-250 from an external device	18
Recording your performance on the P-250 to an external MIDI sequencer (such as the QY series), or...	18
Controlling another MIDI device via the MIDI [THRU] connector	18
Connecting to a Personal Computer	19
1 USB connection (the computer’s USB port to the P-250 [USB] connector)	19
2Serialconnection(computer’s serial port to P-250 [TO HOST] connector)	20
3 MIDIconnection(thecomputer’s MIDI interface or external MIDI interface to the P-250 MIDI IN ...	22
Connecting Pedals	23
Connecting headphones	23
P-250 Quick Guide	24
Listening to Demo and Preset Songs	24
Listening to the demo songs	24
Listening to the preset songs	25
Selecting, Editing, and Storing a Voice	26
Selecting, Editing, and Storing a Performance	27
Editing a Voice and Storing It as a Performance	27
P-250 Design	28
Voice	28
Performances	30
Performance parameters	30
Performance file	32
Songs	33
Song file	33
About P-250 Memory	33
Storage memory	33
Current memory	33
Basic Operation	34
Selecting a Voice	34
Playing in Dual Mode	35
Dual mode using voices in different voice groups	35
Dual mode using voices in the same voice group	35
Playing in Split Mode	36
Effect Structure	37
System effects	37
Insertion effects	37
Using the Effects	37
Reverb	37
Chorus	37
Using the Master Equalizer	38
Using the Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels	38
Pitch bend wheel	38
Modulation wheel	38
Using Pedals	39
Applying the sustain effect	39
Applying the sostenuto effect	39
Applying the soft effect	39
Applying the expression effect	39
Using Panel Lock	39
Toggling MIDI Transmission On/Off	40
Transmitting MIDI Panic Signals	40
Performance Operation	41
Selecting a Performance	41
Handling Performance Files [PERFORM.FILE]	42
Basic Operation for the Performance File	42
Storing a Performance [Performance]	43
Renaming a Performance [Perf.Name]	43
Saving a Performance File to Storage Memory [SaveToMemory]	44
Loading a Performance File from Storage Memory [LoadFromMem.]	44
Deleting a Performance File [DeleteFile]	45
Renaming a Performance File [RenameFile]	45
Song Operation	46
Recording Songs	46
Recording a New Song	47
Recording	47
Re-recording part of a song	48
Other Recording Techniques	49
Adding data to or recording over an existing song	49
Changing the voice or tempo after recording	49
Adjusting the volume balance between playback and the sound of your playing by using the [SONG BA...	49
Recording in Dual or Split mode	50
Song Playback	51
Playback	51
Handling Song Files [SONG FILE]	53
Basic Song File Operation	53
Saving a Song File in Storage Memory [SaveToMemory]	54
Deleting a Song File from Storage Memory [DeleteSong]	54
Renaming a Song (Song File) [RenameSong]	55
Changing the On-Screen Character Type [CharacterCode]	55
Edit Operation	57
Editing	58
Parameter List	58
Basic Editing Flow	61
Settings for Song Recording and Playback [SONG SETTING]	62
Correcting note timing [Quantize]	62
Specifying whether playback starts immediately along with the first voicing [QuickPlay]	62
Auditioning channel [ChannelListen]	63
Deleting data from a channel [ChannelClear]	63
Specifying the range and playing back repeatedly [FromToRepeat]	63
Specifying a phrase for playback by phrase number [PhraseMark]	63
Playing back a song repeatedly [SongRepeat]	64
Setting the click time signature [TimeSignature]	64
Setting the click volume [ClickVolume]	64
Turning the click on/off [ClickOnOff]	64
Editing a Voice in Detail [VOICE EDIT]	65
Basic voice editing using [VOICE EDIT]	65
Setting the octave* [Octave]	65
Setting the volume level* [Volume]	65
Setting the position of the right and left channels* [Pan]	66
Adjusting fine pitch offset between two voices in Dual mode [Detune]	66
Selecting the reverb type [ReverbType]	66
Setting the reverb depth* [ReverbSend]	66
Setting the chorus type [ChorusType]	66
Setting the chorus depth* [ChorusSend]	67
Turning the chorus on/off [ChorusOnOff]	67
Selecting the insertion effect type* [Ins.Type(Ins)]	67
Setting the speed of the vibraphone vibrato effect* [VibeRotorSpeed(RotorSpeed)]	67
Turning the Vibraphone vibrato on/off* [VibeRotorOnOff (RotorOnOff)]	67
Adjusting the speed of the rotary speaker* [RotarySpeed (Rot.Speed)]	67
Adjusting the insertion effect depth* [Dry/WetBalance(Dry/Wet)]	68
Adjusting the brightness of the sound* [Brightness]	68
Adjusting the resonance effect* [HarmonicContent (Harmonic)]	68
Adjusting the low-range frequency of the part EQ* [EQ LowFreq.(EQ L.Freq)]	68
Adjusting the high-range frequency of the part EQ* [EQ HighFreq.(EQ H.Freq)]	68
Adjusting the low-range gain (amount of boost/cut) of the part EQ* [EQLowGain]	68
Adjusting the high-range gain (amount of boost/cut) of the part EQ* [EQHighGain]	68
Setting the touch sensitivity* [TouchSense]	68
Assigning the Pedal 1 function [Pedal 1]	69
Assigning the Pedal 2 function [Pedal 2]	69
Assigning the Pedal 3 function [Pedal 3]	69
Assigning the Pedal 4 function [Pedal 4]	69
Assigning the modulation wheel function [Modulation]	69
Setting the MSB of the Send Bank Select message* [SendBankMSB(SendMSB)]	70
Setting the LSB of the Send Bank Select message* [SendBankLSB(SendLSB)]	70
Setting the Program Change message* [SendPG#]	70
Turning the Internal tone generator on/off* [InternalTG]	70
Adjusting the Master Equalizer [MASTER EQ EDIT]	71
Setting the Master Equalizer type	71
Adjusting the low range gain of the Master Equalizer [LowGain]	71
Adjusting the low-middle range gain of the Master Equalizer [LowMidGain]	71
Adjusting the middle range gain of the Master Equalizer [MidGain]	71
Adjusting the high-middle range gain of the Master Equalizer [HighMidGain]	71
Adjusting the high range gain of the Master Equalizer [HighGain]	71
Adjusting the low frequency of the Master Equalizer [LowFreq.]	71
Adjusting the low-middle frequency of the Master Equalizer [LowMidFreq.]	71
Adjusting the middle frequency of the Master Equalizer [MidFreq.]	71
Adjusting the high-middle frequency of the Master Equalizer [HighMidFreq.]	71
Adjusting the high frequency of the Master Equalizer [HighFreq.]	71
Adjusting the low range resonance of the Master Equalizer [LowQ]	72
Adjusting the low-middle range resonance of the Master Equalizer [LowMidQ]	72
Adjusting the middle range resonance of the Master Equalizer [MidQ]	72
Adjusting the high-middle range resonance of the Master Equalizer [HighMidQ]	72
Adjusting the high range resonance of the Master Equalizer [HighQ]	72
MIDI [MIDI SETTING]	73
About MIDI	73
[MIDI] connector	73
[TO HOST] connector	73
[USB] connector	73
Setting the MIDI transmit channel [MidiOutChannel]	74
Setting the MIDI receive channel [MidiInChannel]	74
Turning the Local Control On/Off [LocalControl]	74
Specifying keyboard performance or song data to be transmitted via MIDI [MidiOutSelect]	74
Specifying the type of data received via MIDI [ReceiveParameter]	75
Specifying the type of data transmitted via MIDI [TransmitParameter]	75
Transmitting the initial settings on the panel [InitialSetup]	75
Executing Voice Data Bulk Dump [VoiceBulkDump]	75
Other Settings [OTHER SETTING]	76
Selecting a touch response [TouchResponse]	76
Fine-tuning the pitch [Tune]	76
Selecting a tuning curve for a piano voice [PianoTuningCurve]	76
Selecting a scale [Scale]	77
Setting the split point [SplitPoint]	77
Setting the key [Transpose]	77
Specifying the depth of the soft pedal [SoftPedalDepth]	77
Specifying the depth of string resonance [StringResonanceDepth]	77
Specifying the depth of sustain sampling for the damper pedal [SustainSamplingDepth]	78
Specifying the volume of the key-off sound [KeyOffSamplingDepth]	78
Selecting a pedal function for vibraphone [VibraphonePedalMode]	78
Assigning the START/STOP function to a pedal [PedalStart/Stop]	78
Selecting a type of pedal [Pedal Type]	78
Setting the point at which the pedal starts to affect the sound [HalfPedalPoint]	78
Setting the pitch bend range [PitchBendRange]	79
Assigning a function to the [SONG BALANCE] slider [SongBalanceAssign]	79
Switching the speaker on/off [Speaker]	79
Locking the Master Equalizer settings [EqualizerLock]	79
Selecting items saved at shutdown [MemoryBackUp]	79
Restoring the normal (default) settings [FactorySet]	79
Appendix	81
Message List	82
Troubleshooting	86
Midi Data Compatibility	88
Preset Voice List	90
Preset Performance List	92
Application Index	94
Listening and playing	94
Using the controllers	94
Changing the sound	94
Changing the pitch	94
Adjusting the volume Level	95
Recording, playing, and saving a song	95
Using, editing, and saving a performance	95
Connecting the P-250 to other devices	95
If you . . .	95
Index	96
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P-250

Basic Operation

■

Selecting a Voice

Exit Performance mode.

Press the [PERFORMANCE] button to turn off the

button indicator.

Select a voice group.

Press a VOICE/PERFORMANCE button.

Select a voice.

Use the VARIATION [

†

]/[

] or A [–]/[+] buttons

to select a voice.

If y

ou select XG

If you select XG, you can select the XG voice

group ﬁrst, then select the desired voice.

3-1

Simultaneously press the [–]/[+] screen buttons

located next to the XG voice name on the display to

access a screen on which you can select XG voices.

3-2

Use the A [–]/[+] buttons to select the voice group.

3-3

Use the C [–]/[+] buttons to select the desired

voice.

Voice selection is a performance parameter (page 30).

Names in brackets indicate how the unit displays the voice group names on the top panel.

VOICE/PERFORMANCE

TEMPO

SONG

SONG BALANCE

MASTER VOLUME

MIDI SETTING

CHORUS

REVERB

SPLIT

CONTRAST

YES

BASS

PERFORM. FILE

MASTER EQ EDIT

VARIATION

PERFORMANCE

VOICE EDIT

VIBES

GUITAR

SYNTH.PAD

E.PIANO3

HARPSI.

CLAVI.

ORGAN 1

EXIT

G.PIANO 1

EX.TRACKS

SONG FILE

PANEL LOCK

TRACK1

TOP

SONG SELECT

KEYBOARD

SONG

MIN

MAX

REC

START/STOP

SYNCHRO START

NEW SONG

TRACK2

MIDI OUT

ORGAN 2

G.PIANO 2

STRINGS

E.PIANO1

CHOIR

E.PIANO2

OTHER SETTING

DOWN

SONG SETTING

TIP

Details about Performance on/off are provided in the “Per-

formance Operation.” (page 41)

TIP

XG is a major enhancement of the GM System Level 1 for-

mat. It was developed by Yamaha specifically to provide

more voices and variations, as well as greater expressive

control over voices and effects, and to ensure data compat-

ibility well into the future.

TIP

If you select XG and press the VARIATION [

†

]/[

] buttons

simultaneously, the XG voice selection screen will appear.

Voice Group

Voice Name

Voice Group

Voice Name

Voice Group

Voice Name

GRANDPIANO1

[G.PIANO1]

Grand Piano 1

CLAVI.

[CLAVI.]

Phaser Clavi.

STRINGS

[STRINGS]

Strings

Mellow Piano 1

Clavi.

Synth Strings

Rock Piano

Wah Clavi.

Slow Strings

HonkyTonk Piano

HARPSICHORD

[HARPSI.]

Harpsichord 8'

CHOIR

[CHOIR]

Choir

GRANDPIANO2

[G.PIANO2]

Grand Piano 2

Harpsichord 8'+4'

Slow Choir

Mellow Piano 2

VIBRAPHONE

[VIBES]

Vibraphone

Scat

E.PIANO1

[E.PIANO1]

Chorus E.Piano

Marimba

SYNTH. PAD

[SYNTH. PAD]

Synth Pad 1

Phaser E.Piano

Celesta

Synth Pad 2

AutoPan E.Piano

ORGAN1

[ORGAN1]

Jazz Organ

GUITAR

[GUITAR]

Nylon Guitar

Standard E.Piano

Theater Organ

Steel Guitar

E.PIANO2

[E.PIANO2]

DX E.Piano 1

Rock Organ

BASS

[BASS]

Wood Bass

DX E.Piano 2

Draw Organ

Bass&Cymbal

Synth Piano

ORGAN2

[ORGAN2]

Pipe Organ Principal

Electric Bass

E.PIANO3

[E.PIANO3]

Tremolo Vintage E.P.

Pipe Organ Tutti

Fretless Bass

Vintage E.Piano

Pipe Organ Flute

Amp.Sim.Vintage E.P.

TIP

Details on XG voices are provided in the “XG voices list.”

(page 6 of the separate “Data List”)