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YDP-131/YDP-213
Selecting & Playing Voices
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Selecting & Playing Voices
Selecting Voices
Press and release the
[PIANO/VOICE]
button to select the Grand Piano 1 voice.
While holding down the
[PIANO/VOICE]
button, press one of the C1-F1 keys to select
a voice. Alternatively, you can press the
[PIANO/VOICE]
button, then press the
[SELECT]
button repeatedly to select a different voice.
Turn the
[MASTER VOLUME]
control to adjust the volume level while playing the key-
board.
Procedure
To understand the characteris-
tics of various voices, listen to
demo songs for each voice
(page 15).
Voice:
On this instrument, a voice
means a “tone” or “tonal color.”
Selecting a voice automatically
engages the best-suited reverb
type and depth (page 20) for
that particular voice.
Key
Voice Name
Description
C1
Grand Piano 1
Recorded samples from a full 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 popu-
lar 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.
C
1 D
1
The lowest key
C1 D1 E1 F1
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