Electronic Keyboard User's Manual

Selecting & Playing Voices
YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual
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Selecting & Playing Voices
Selecting Voices
To understand the characteris-
tics of various voices, listen to
demo songs for each voice
(page 16).
Press and release the [PIANO/VOICE] button to select the Grand Piano 1 voice.
Press and release the [PIANO/VOICE] button, press the [+] or [–] button to select a dif-
ferent voice.
Selecting a voice automatically
engages the best-suited reverb
type and depth (page 21) for
that particular voice.
If you wish to select a particular voice directly, press and hold down the [PIANO/
VOICE]
button, then press one of the C1–A1 (YDP-160) or C1–F1 (YDP-140) keys.
Turn the [MASTER VOLUME] control to adjust the volume level while playing the key-
board.
YDP-160
YDP-140
Procedure
Voice:
On this instrument, a voice
means a “tone” or “tonal
color.”
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
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1Grand Piano 2 Spacious and clear piano with bright reverb. Good for popular music.
D1 E.Piano 1
An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis. Good for popular music.
D
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1 E.Piano 2 The sound of an electric piano using hammer-struck metallic “tines.” Soft
tone when played lightly, and an aggressive tone when played hard.
E1 Harpsichord 1 The definitive instrument for baroque music. Since the strings of a harpsi-
chord are plucked, there is no touch response.
F1 Harpsichord 2 Mixes the same voice an octave higher for a more brilliant tone.
F
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1 Vibraphone The sound of a vibraphone played with relatively soft mallets.
G1 Church Organ 1 This is a typical pipe organ sound (8 feet + 4 feet + 2 feet). Good for
sacred music from the Baroque period.
G
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1 Church Organ 2 This is the organ’s full coupler sound, often associated with Bach’s “Toc-
cata and Fugue”.
A1 Strings Spacious and large-scale string ensemble. Try combining this voice with
piano in DUAL mode.
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
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1Grand 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 popular music.
D
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1 Harpsichord The definitive instrument for baroque music. Since the strings of a harpsi-
chord 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.
C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1
C 1
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D 1
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F 1
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G 1
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The lowest key
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