Yamaha P-525 P-525 Owners Manual - Page 93

Sound setup, Turn on your instrument., Check your settings., Determine the optimum levels.

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Sound setup Once all of the instruments and microphones have been connected, the PA operator will ask each musician in turn to play his or her instrument. You should get ready as follows.  Turn on your instrument. Set the [VOLUME] slider to the MIN position. Check with the PA operator whether you can turn on the instrument, then press the [1] (Standby/On) switch.  Check your settings. • Once turned on, ensure that your instrument is set up as follows. - Tuned to match the other instruments (Master tuning, page 35). - Auto Power-Off function disabled (page 13). - Footswitch or foot pedal is operating correctly as an assigned function (page 17). - Reverb is turned off (page 26). • Turn off the speaker sound of your instrument (page 106) as necessary. • Recall the settings saved to Registration Memory (page 72) as necessary.  Determine the optimum levels. When asked by the PA operator to output a sound, play the digital piano as you would when performing and determine the best settings for the following. • Volume when you are playing accompaniment • Volume when you are playing loudest, such as during a keyboard solo • Volume of each Voice to be used Master Volume Setting Roughly speaking, the [VOLUME] slider should be set between 5 and 7 for playing accompaniment and to 8 or 9 when you need to play louder. If set too high, your sound may become distorted; if too low, any background noise will be more noticeable. Sound Boost (page 37) Setting Turn on the Sound Boost function if you are finding it difficult to make your instrument heard within the overall mix. Choose from three different Sound Boost types. Master EQ (page 38) Setting The Master EQ function may help in making the optimum sound for performing live.  Balance the overall sound of the band. After the levels of the various instruments have been set, the PA operator will have everyone play together in order to balance the overall sound of the band. At this time, you should listen to the nearest monitor speaker and ensure that you can hear everything you need to in order to play well. If, for example, you cannot hear your own sound, the singer, or another instrument well enough, ask the PA operator to raise the corresponding level in your monitor's mix. This completes the setup process. You should now be ready to play live. Lock the front panel to prevent mistakes. Your instrument's Panel Lock function allows you to temporarily disable front panel buttons to prevent them being operated unintentionally while performing. For details on this function, refer to page 40. Performing Live 93 P-525 Owner's Manual

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P-525 Owner’s Manual
Performing Live
Sound setup
Once all of the instruments and microphones have been connected, the PA
operator will ask each musician in turn to play his or her instrument. You
should get ready as follows.
Turn on your instrument.
Set the [VOLUME] slider to the MIN position. Check with the PA operator whether you
can turn on the instrument, then press the [
P
] (Standby/On) switch.
Check your settings.
•
Once turned on, ensure that your instrument is set up as follows.
- Tuned to match the other instruments (Master tuning, page 35).
- Auto Power-Off function disabled (page 13).
- Footswitch or foot pedal is operating correctly as an assigned function (page 17).
- Reverb is turned off (page 26).
•
Turn off the speaker sound of your instrument (page 106) as necessary.
•
Recall the settings saved to Registration Memory (page 72) as necessary.
Determine the optimum levels.
When asked by the PA operator to output a sound, play the digital piano as you would
when performing and determine the best settings for the following.
•
Volume when you are playing accompaniment
•
Volume when you are playing loudest, such as during a keyboard solo
•
Volume of each Voice to be used
Master Volume Setting
Roughly speaking, the [VOLUME] slider should be set between 5 and 7 for playing
accompaniment and to 8 or 9 when you need to play louder. If set too high, your sound
may become distorted; if too low, any background noise will be more noticeable.
Sound Boost (page 37) Setting
Turn on the Sound Boost function if you are finding it difficult to make your instrument
heard within the overall mix. Choose from three different Sound Boost types.
Master EQ (page 38) Setting
The Master EQ function may help in making the optimum sound for performing live.
Balance the overall sound of the band.
After the levels of the various instruments have been set, the PA operator will have
everyone play together in order to balance the overall sound of the band. At this time,
you should listen to the nearest monitor speaker and ensure that you can hear
everything you need to in order to play well. If, for example, you cannot hear your own
sound, the singer, or another instrument well enough, ask the PA operator to raise the
corresponding level in your monitor’s mix.
This completes the setup process. You should now be ready to play live.
Lock the front panel to prevent mistakes.
Your instrument’s Panel Lock function allows you to temporarily disable front
panel buttons to prevent them being operated unintentionally while performing.
For details on this function, refer to page 40.