Yamaha P-515 P-515 Owners Manual - Page 27

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Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds (Voices) Item Half Pedal Point Icon Descriptions Specify the point to which you must depress the right pedal before the effect of "Sustain (Continuous)" begins to be applied. This setting applies only to the "Sustain (Continuous)" effect (page 92) that is assigned to the right pedal. Default settings 0 Setting range -2 (effective with the shallowest press) - 0 - +4 (effective with the deepest press) What is VRM? On a actual grand piano, if you press the damper pedal and play a key, not only does the string of the pressed key vibrate, it also causes other strings and the soundboard to vibrate, with each influencing the rest, creating a rich and brilliant resonance that sustains and expands. The VRM (Virtual Resonance Modeling) technology featured in this instrument reproduces the complicated interaction between both string and soundboard resonance, and make the sound more like that of a real acoustic grand piano. Since resonance instantaneously occurs depending on the action of the keys and pedal, you can expressively vary the sound by changing the timing of your pressing the keys, and the timing and depth of your pressing the pedal. What is Aliquot? Aliquot is a stringing method for pianos that uses extra, un-struck strings in the upper octaves to enhance the tone. These strings sympathetically vibrate with other strings in an acoustic piano, resonating with overtones, and adding richness, brilliance and complex color to the sound. Since they do not have a damper, they will continue sounding even after you release your hands from the keyboard. 27 P-515 Owner's Manual

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P-515 Owner’s Manual
Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds (Voices)
Half Pedal Point
Specify the point to which you must depress the right pedal
before the effect of “Sustain (Continuous)” begins to be
applied. This setting applies only to the “Sustain
(Continuous)” effect (page 92) that is assigned to the right
pedal.
0
-2 (effective with
the shallowest
press) – 0 – +4
(effective with the
deepest press)
Item
Icon
Descriptions
Default
settings
Setting range
What is VRM?
On a actual grand piano, if you press the damper pedal and play a key, not only
does the string of the pressed key vibrate, it also causes other strings and the
soundboard to vibrate, with each influencing the rest, creating a rich and
brilliant resonance that sustains and expands. The VRM (Virtual Resonance
Modeling) technology featured in this instrument reproduces the complicated
interaction between both string and soundboard resonance, and make the
sound more like that of a real acoustic grand piano.
Since resonance instantaneously occurs depending on the action of the keys and
pedal, you can expressively vary the sound by changing the timing of your
pressing the keys, and the timing and depth of your pressing the pedal.
What is Aliquot?
Aliquot is a stringing method for pianos that uses extra, un-struck strings in the
upper octaves to enhance the tone. These strings sympathetically vibrate with
other strings in an acoustic piano, resonating with overtones, and adding
richness, brilliance and complex color to the sound. Since they do not have a
damper, they will continue sounding even after you release your hands from the
keyboard.