User's Manual

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Playing
Selecting a Tone
Selecting other tones
Press the [ ] (Piano) button to select various types of piano tone.
1. Press the [ ] button.
Tone name
A piano tone is selected.
2. Turn the [ ] knob to select other piano tones.
Piano tones are organized into four categories.
By continuing to turn the [
] knob, you can successively select
piano tones of the next category.
Typical piano tones (grand tone category)
Display Explanation
Concert Piano
The sound of a splendid concert grand
piano. This piano sound has our highest
recommendation, and can be used for any
style of music.
Ballad Piano
A mellow grand piano sound,
recommended for quiet songs.
Mellow Piano
A grand piano sound that’s even more
mellow than Ballad Piano. It is ideal for
songs of a soft and relaxed atmosphere.
Bright Piano
A brilliant grand piano sound,
recommended when you want the piano
to stand out in an ensemble.
Selecting a category
1. Press the [ ] knob to move the “-” “+” symbols to the
upper line of the screen.
“-” “+” symbols
2. Turn the [ ] knob to select a category.
To select a tone, press the [ ] knob once again to move the “-” “+”
symbols to the lower line of the screen, and then select a tone.
Categories of the [ ] button
Display Explanation
Grand
Grand piano tones
Upright
Upright piano or ragtime piano tones
Classical
Fortepiano and harpsichord tones
E.Piano
Electric piano tones often used in pop
and rock
& For details on the piano tones of categories other than Grand,
refer to “Tone List” (p. 40).
Press the [ ](other) button to select a variety of tones other than
piano.
1. Press the [ ] button.
Tone name
The tone is selected.
2. Turn the [ ] knob to select other tones.
Like the piano tones, the tones of the Other group are also
organized into several categories. The method of selecting a
category is the same as when selecting piano tones.
& For details on the tones that can be selected via the [other]
button, refer to “Tone List” (p. 40).
Categories of the [ ] button
Display Explanation
Strings
Tones of instruments used in an orchestra,
mainly string instruments such as violin
Organ
Tones such as pipe organ
* If you’ve selected a tone to which modulation is applied
(a rotary eect), you can change the speed of modulation by
pressing the [
] button.
Voice
Human vocal sounds of scat singing. The voice
will change in four stages according to the
strength at which you play the note.
Do Re Mi
Notes you play are sounded as “do-re-mi”
(solfege).
Drums
Lets you select sounds of percussion
instruments such as drums and percussion.
GM2 Lets you select GM2 sounds.
This piano lets you enjoy performing piano tones and a variety of tones other than piano.
The tones are organized into two groups, “piano” and “other”; press a tone button to select the corresponding group.
Selecting piano tones