Yamaha P-515 P-515 Owners Manual - Page 26

Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds (Voices) What you can do in the Piano Room You can also set the following items "Voice" menu display (page 89) or "System" menu display (page 98). If you change the settings of these items in the Piano Room display, the settings in the Voice or System display also change. Item Lid Position Icon Descriptions Determines how much the Lid is opened. Default settings Full Setting range Full, Half, Close Brightness Adjusts the brilliance of sound. 5 0 - 10 Touch Reverb Reverb Depth Master Tune VRM Damper Res. String Res. Aliquot Res. Body Res. Key Off Sample Determines how the sound responds to your playing strength. You should adjust this setting according to the specific Voice you're playing or the particular Song you're performing, as desired. Medium Determines the Reverb type which is applied to all the entire sound including the keyboard performance, Song playback and MIDI data input from an external MIDI device. Adjusts the Reverb depth. When "Reverb" is set to "off" or a value of "0," no effect is produced. Fine tunes the pitch of the entire instrument. This function is useful when you play this instrument along with other instruments or CD music. Differs depending on the Voice. Differs depending on the Voice. A3 = 440.0 Hz Turns the VRM effect on/off. For information about the VRM On function, refer to page 27. For details about the Piano Voices compatible with VRM, refer to the "Preset Voice List" on page 107. Listening to the VRM Demo You can hear the difference of VRM On/Off by pressing the [PLAY/PAUSE] button while VRM On/Off display is being displayed. If you press the [PLAY/PAUSE] button while VRM is On, the Demo Song of VRM On will play back. If you press the [PLAY/ PAUSE] button while VRM Off, the Demo Song of VRM Off will play back. Determines the depth of the string resonance effect which is 5 applied when the damper pedal is pressed. This parameter can be set when VRM is on. Determines the depth of the string resonance effect which is 5 applied when a note on the keyboard is pressed. This parameter can be set when VRM is on. Adjusts the sympathetic vibrations of the Aliquot resonance 5 effect. For details about Aliquot, refer to "What is Aliquot?" (page 27). Adjusts the resonance of the piano itself, i.e. soundboard, the 5 sides, the frame and so on. This parameter can be set when VRM is on. Determines the volume of the key-off sound (the subtle sound 5 that occurs when you release a key) which is available only for some Voices. For Voices to which this effect is applied, refer to the Voice List (page 107). Soft2, Soft1, Medium, Hard1, Hard2, Fixed Refer to the Reverb Type List (page 92) 0 - 127 A3 = 414.8 Hz - 466.8 Hz (approx. 0.2 Hz steps) On, Off 0 - 10 0 - 10 0 - 10 0 - 10 0 - 10 26 P-515 Owner's Manual