Yamaha SILENT PIANO, Owner'S Manual

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Preset Voice List
Voice name Assigned key Explanation Variation
Piano C4 A sample taken from a CFIIIS full-length
concert grand piano. This voice offers a broad
range of expression, from a delicate pianissimo
to an intense fortissimo, and reproduces the
expansive feeling produced by the reverberation
of the strings when you use the damper pedal. There is no variation setting for piano.
The left pedal provides a soft (shifted)
pedal effect.
Harpsichord D4 This voice is often used in baroque music.
Volume and tone do not respond to changes in
touch. This voice also provides a realistic
reproduction of the sound produced when a
key is released on a real harpsichord. Sound from strings an octave above
those you are playing is blended into
the overall mix, for a brighter, more
effusive sound.
Vibraphone E4 A vibraphone struck with relatively light
mallets. A vibraphone with vibrato induced by
rotating fans.
Pipe organ F4 The magnificent pipe organ made famous by
Bach’s “Toccata and Fugue”. A relaxed principal-style organ of the
type often used in church music from
the Baroque era.
Celesta G4 The keyboard-style glockenspiel renowned for
its appearances in works such as “The Dance of
the Sugar-Plum Fairy” from Tchaikovsky’s
“Nutcracker Suite”. Its delicate music-box like
sound is charming, and with a register one
octave higher than that of a piano, the celesta
allows you to enjoy the pleasures of the treble
register. Voice with a register adjusted to the
same as the piano.
Strings A4 A string section, redolent with atmosphere.
This voice is very effective when used in dual
mode together with the piano voice. This variation reduces the attack of the
sound slightly.
Electric piano 1 C#4 An electric piano voice from an FM synthesizer,
of the kind often used in popular music. This
voice is also effective when used in dual mode
together with the piano voice. A chorus effect adds an increased
feeling of spaciousness to the sound.
Electric piano 2 D#4 A hammer-and-metal style piano voice, which
responds dynamically to the player’s touch
from a soft tone when played gently to a lightly
distorted tone when played with more force.
This is used extensively in pop and jazz. Adds a phaser effect to the tone for an
increased feeling of spaciousness.
Jazz organ F#4 A rotary organ voice used widely in jazz and
rock. Press the left pedal to switch the speed
of the rotary speaker (vibrato) to high.
Choir G#4 The sound of a choir singing in a large space.
This voice is also effective when used in dual
mode together with the piano voice. This variation reduces the attack of the
sound slightly.