Operation Manual

YDP-C71 Owner’s Manual
Advanced Functions
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Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds
(Voices)
Selecting a Voice
NOTE
To hear the characteristics of
the Voices, play back the
Demo Songs (page 16).
To select “Grand Piano 1”:
Simply press [PIANO/VOICE].
To select another Voice:
After pressing [PIANO/VOICE], press [+ R] or [– L] to select the next or previous Voice.
To select a specific Voice:
While holding down [PIANO/VOICE], press one of the C1–A1 keys. For details on which
Voice is assigned to each key, see the list below.
Voice List
To shift the Octave:
While holding down [PIANO/VOICE], press one of the C5-D5 keys.
C
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1D

1F
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1G
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1
C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1
Lowest key
Key Voice Name Description
C1 Grand Piano 1 Recorded samples from a concert grand piano. Perfect for classical compositions.
C
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1 Grand Piano 2 Spacious and clear piano with bright reverb. Good for popular music.
D1 E.Piano 1 Created by FM synthesis. Good for popular music.
D
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1 E.Piano 2
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 harpsichord 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 Played with relatively soft mallets.
G1 Pipe 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 Pipe Organ 2
This is the organ’s full coupler sound, often associated with Bach’s “Toccata and
Fugue.”
A1 Strings
Spacious and large-scale string ensemble. Try combining this Voice with Piano in
Dual mode (page 19).
-1 +1
0
C
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5
C5
D5 Highest key