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YDP-135 Owner’s Manual
ENGLISH
Selecting & Playing Voices
Selecting Voices
To better appreciate the
characteristics of various
Voices, listen to the demo
songs for each Voice
(page 13).
Selecting a Voice
automatically calls up the
best-suited reverb type and
depth (page 18) for that
particular Voice.
Press and release the [PIANO/VOICE] button to select the Grand Piano 1 Voice.
Press and release the [PIANO/VOICE] button, then press the [+] or [–] button to select a
different Voice.
To directly select a particular Voice, press and hold down the [PIANO/VOICE] button, and
while holding it, press one of the C1–F1 keys.
Turn the [MASTER VOLUME] control to adjust the volume level while playing the keyboard.
Voice:
On this instrument, a Voice
means a “tone” or “tonal
color.”
C
1
D
1
C1 D1 E1 F1
Lowest key
Key
Voice Name
Description
C1
Grand Piano 1
Recorded samples from a concert grand piano. Perfect for classical compositions
as well as any other style that requires acoustic piano.
C
1
Grand Piano 2
Spacious and clear piano with bright reverb. Good for popular music.
D1
E.Piano
An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis. Good for popular music.
D
1
Harpsichord
The definitive instrument for baroque music. Since the strings of a harpsichord are
plucked, there is no touch response.
E1
Church Organ
This is a typical pipe organ sound (8 feet + 4 feet + 2 feet). Good for sacred music
from the Baroque period.
F1
Strings
Spacious and large-scale string ensemble. Try combining this Voice with piano in
Dual mode.