Yamaha YC Series, Owner'S Manual

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Controls and Functions
YC61 Owner’s Manual
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The YC61 Keys Sections (Key A/Key B) allow you to
select a Voice for each Key from the four categories of
Piano, Electric Piano, Synth, and Other. Furthermore,
EG, FILTER, and two Insertion Effects (EFFECT 1,
EFFECT 2) can be set individually for each of the Key A
and Key B Sections. You can also make sound layers or
splits, using both Key A and Key B Sections
simultaneously.
L
Section [ON/OFF] switch
For enabling (turning on) or disabling (turning off) the
Key A and Key B Sections, respectively.
M Keys [A B] button
For selecting which of the Key A and Key B Sections you
want to display/change the settings of.
NOTE
• You can switch the settings of the Key A and Key B Sections
by pressing the [EXIT] + Keys [A B] buttons (page 31).
• If both the Key A and Key B Sections are off, nothing will be
displayed if this button is pressed.
You can also set so that the settings are displayed even when
these Sections are off. Set the value under the [MENU] button

“Control Panel”

“Display Lights”

“Section” to “On”
(page 39).
N Voice cate g ory selector
For selecting the Voice category to be used in the
currently selected Section.
O
Voice selection switch/display
For selecting one of the Voices of the category selected
with the Voice category selector. The currently selected
Voice number is displayed. Operating this switch while
holding the [EXIT] button moves to the top of next/
previous Voice subcategory (page 31).
For a list of Voices available for the Key A and Key B
Sections, refer to page 58.
P SPLIT [L R] button
Determines where the currently selected Section can be
played on the keyboard, with the Split Point as the basis.
Pressing the button alternates sequentially between the
three settings.
Q OCTAVE [-2 -1]/[+1 +2] buttons
Determines the octave range of the keyboard for the
currently selected Section in units of one octave.
Press the [-2 -1] button and [+1 +2] button
simultaneously to restore the value to “0.”
R
[VOLUME] knob
For adjusting the volume of the currently selected
Section.
S [TONE] knob
For adjusting the tone of the currently selected Section.
When the knob is in the center, the tone is flat. Turn the
knob to the right to boost the higher and lower ranges,
or turn it to the left to cut them.
T
[EG FILTER] button/knob
The knob here lets you adjust (with a convenient, single
control) the EG or FILTER of the currently selected
Section, while pressing the button selects the specific
parameter for knob control (EG or FILTER).
NOTE
The EG and FILTER control types for each of the Key A and
Key B Sections can be selected from different types of changes.
Change the types by operating the [EXIT] [EG FILTER]
knob, or from the [SETTINGS] button

“Sound”

“Key A
Settings”/ “Key B Settings”

“EG Control”/ “Filter Control.”
For details on the EG/Filter control types, see page 34.
a
EFFECT 1/2 [ON/OFF] button
For turning the Insertion Effects on or off. To use the
effects, set this to ON.
NOTE
To check the effect settings while the Insertion Effects are set to
off, set the value under the [MENU] button

“Control Panel”

“Display Lights”

“Ins Effect” to “On” (page 39).
Keys (Key A/Key B) Section
Q
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a
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d
b
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L
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O
M
N
L+R The Section sounds no matter where on the
keyboard you play.
L The Section sounds only when you play the left
section of the keyboard.
R The Section sounds only when you play the right
section of the keyboard.