Yamaha PDP-300 Owner's Manual - Page 6

THE CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS q [POWER] Switch Press the [POWER] switch once to turn the power ON, a second time to turn the power OFF. When the power is initially turned ON, the PIANO 1 voice selector LED will light. w [MASTER VOLUME] Control The [MASTER VOLUME] control adjusts the vol- ume (level) of sound produced by the PDP-300. The [MASTER VOLUME] control also adjusts headphone volume when a pair of headphones is plugged into the HEADPHONE jack i. e [REVERB] Button The [REVERB] button selects a number of digital effects that you can use for extra depth and expressive power. To select an effect press the [REVERB] button a few times until the indicator corresponding to the desired effect lights (the indicators light in sequence each time the [REVERB] button is pressed). No effect is produced when all indicators are off. PEDAL When the PEDAL indicator is lit, a subtle but warm reverb effect is added to the sound whenever the damper pedal is pressed. ROOM This setting add a continuous reverb effect to the sound that is similar to the type of acoustic reverberation you would hear in a medium-size room. HALL For a really spacious reverb sound, use the HALL setting. This effect simulates the natural reverberation of a large concert hall. Note: When the [POWER] switch is initially turned ON all reverb effects are turned OFF. r [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] Button The [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button allows access to the PDP-300's TRANSPOSE function (to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down) and MIDI functions. For details refer to the "TRANSPOSITION" and "MIDI FUNCTIONS" sections on pages 7 and 8, respectively. t Voice Selectors The PDP-300 has six voice selectors. Simply press any of the voice selectors to select the corresponding voice. The LED indicator above the voice selector will light to indicate which voice is currently selected. The PDP-300 also has a DUAL mode in which two voices can be played simultaneously across the full range of the keyboard - see page 7 for details. Note: The PIANO 1 voice is automatically selected whenever the [POWER] switch is initially turned ON. 4 y Soft/Sostenuto Pedal This pedal has two distinct modes - "soft" and "sostenuto" - which can be selected as required. The Soft Mode This is the normal mode for the Soft/Sostenuto pedal, and is automatically selected when the power is initially turned ON. In this mode, pressing the pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of notes played. The Sostenuto Mode From the normal Soft mode, the Sostenuto mode can be selected by holding down the [MIDI/ TRANSPOSE] button r and pressing the Soft/ Sostenuto pedal once. In the sostenuto mode, if you play a note or chord on the keyboard and press the pedal while the note(s) are held, those notes will be sustained as long as the pedal is held (as if the damper pedal had been pressed) but all subsequently played notes will not be sustained. This makes it possible to sustain a chord, for example, while other notes are played "staccato." From the Sostenuto mode it is possible to return to the Soft pedal mode by holding down the [MIDI/ TRANSPOSE] button and pressing the Soft/Sostenuto pedal.