Selecting & Playing Voices
P-255 Owner’s Man
u
al
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Using the digital piano’s Effect function, you can add
a range of different audio effects to individual Voices.
Whenever you select a Voice, the most suitable effect
will be automatically set; however, you can freely set
the effect type and depth.
Setting the effect type
Whenever you press and release the [EFFECT] but-
ton, the current effect type will be shown on the dis-
play. You can then cycle through the different types by
pressing the [EFFECT] button the required number of
times.
Effect types
Adjusting the effect depth
You can change the setting by pressing the [-/NO] and
[+/YES] buttons with the [EFFECT] button held
down.
• A
v
aila
b
le settings: 0 (no effect) to 20 (maxim
u
m re
v
er
b
depth)
To restore the Voice to its default effect depth, press
the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons together with the
[EFFECT] button held down.
The Transpose function allows you to shift the pitch
of both the keyboard and song playback. In this way,
you can match your playing to the key of another
instrument or a singer without having to change what
you actually play on the keyboard. Transpose settings
are made in semitone units. For example, if you set the
transpose amount to “5,” the key C will produce the
pitch F. You could, therefore, play a song as if it was
in C major and the digital piano would transpose it to
the key of F major.
Setting the transpose amount
Use the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons while holding
down the [TRANSPOSE] button to set the transpose
amount in semitone units. To restore the non-trans-
posed default setting (0), press the [-/NO] and
[+/YES] buttons together with the [TRANSPOSE]
button held down.
• A
v
aila
b
le settings: -12 (one octa
v
e lower) to 0 (normal pitch)
to 12 (one octa
v
e higher)
Turning transpose on and off
You can press the [TRANSPOSE] button to toggle
transpose on and off. The button will light up when
the instrument is being transposed. Its light will go out
when transpose is turned off or the transpose amount
is 0.
Adding effects
Display
Type
Description
Et1
Chor
u
s
This setting can
b
e
u
sed to make the Voice
so
u
nd thicker and wider.
Et2
Phaser
This setting adds a distincti
v
e sweeping
effect to the so
u
nd.
Et3
Tremolo
This setting can
b
e
u
sed to add a sh
u
dder-
ing
v
ol
u
me effect.
Et4
Rotary
speaker
This setting prod
u
ces the
v
i
b
rato effect of a
rotary speaker.
OFF
Off
With this setting, no effect is applied to the
Voice and the [EFFECT]
bu
tton’s light will
go o
u
t.
Transposing
• The playback of audio songs cannot be transposed.
5
Transpose amo
u
nt
NOTE
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