Yamaha P-515 P-515 Owners Manual - Page 53

Useful Playback Functions, Starting/pausing playback by using a pedal, Transposing the pitch of a Song

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Playing Back Songs 4. Adjust the Volume balance by using the [] buttons. In the case of "Song - Keyboard": In the case of "Song L - R": Song - Keyboard Default setting: 0 Setting range: Key+64 - 0 - Song+64 Song L - R Default setting: 0 Setting range: L+64 - 0 - R+64 The volume of your playing will be ;lower. The Song playback volume will be lower. R part volume will be lower. L part volume will be lower. 5. Press the [EXIT] button twice to exit from "Song" menu display. Whenever you select another MIDI Song, the setting for "Song L - R" is restored to its default setting. As for "Song - Keyboard" and Audio Volume, selecting another Song will not reset the value. NOTE The selected parameters of "Song - Keyboard" will be maintained (Backup Setting) even when the power is turned off. Make sure not to set the volume levels to minimum. Otherwise the sound of keyboard or songs will not be played. You can change the settings to maintain the selected parameter or not. For details, refer to "Backup Setting" on page 105. Useful Playback Functions MIDI Audio Starting/pausing playback by using a pedal You can assign the Song Play/Pause function (equivalent to the [PLAY/PAUSE] button) to the center or the left pedal in the "System" menu. Press the [FUNCTION] button repeatedly to call up the "System" menu display, and then select "Pedal" → "Play/Pause" to make the assignment. This is convenient for starting or pausing playback when you are performing and can't take your hands from the keyboard. Transposing the pitch of a Song You can shift the pitch of Song playback up or down in semitone intervals. You can change the settings via the "Song" menu display: Press the [FUNCTION] button repeatedly to call up the "Song" menu display → "Transpose" (page 93). NOTE The audio sound input from an external device (page 54) cannot be transposed. 53 P-515 Owner's Manual

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53
P-515 Owner’s Manual
Playing Back Songs
4.
Adjust the Volume balance by using the [<]/[>] buttons.
5.
Press the [EXIT] button twice to exit from “Song” menu
display.
Whenever you select another MIDI Song, the setting for “Song L – R” is
restored to its default setting. As for “Song – Keyboard” and Audio
Volume, selecting another Song will not reset the value.
Starting/pausing playback by using a pedal
You can assign the Song Play/Pause function (equivalent to the [PLAY/PAUSE]
button) to the center or the left pedal in the “System” menu. Press the
[FUNCTION] button repeatedly to call up the “System” menu display, and then
select “Pedal” → “Play/Pause” to make the assignment.
This is convenient for starting or pausing playback when you are performing
and can’t take your hands from the keyboard.
Transposing the pitch of a Song
You can shift the pitch of Song playback up or down in semitone intervals. You
can change the settings via the “Song” menu display: Press the [FUNCTION]
button repeatedly to call up the “Song” menu display → “Transpose” (page 93).
In the case of
“Song – Keyboard”:
In the case of
“Song L – R”:
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Song - Keyboard
Default setting:
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Setting range:
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Song L - R
Default setting:
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Setting range:
L+64 – 0 –
R+64
NOTE
The selected parameters of
“Song – Keyboard” will be
maintained (Backup Setting)
even when the power is turned
off. Make sure not to set the
volume levels to minimum.
Otherwise the sound of
keyboard or songs will not be
played. You can change the
settings to maintain the
selected parameter or not. For
details, refer to “Backup
Setting” on page 105.
Useful Playback Functions
MIDI
Audio
NOTE
The audio sound input from an
external device (page 54)
cannot be transposed.