Yamaha YDP-S52 - Manual (Page 18)

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YDP-S52 Owner’s Manual
Advanced Operations
Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds (Voices)
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
Selecting a Voice
NOTE
To hear the characteristics of
the Voices, play back the
Demo Songs (page 19).
Key Voice Name Voice description
C1 Grand Piano 1
This sound was sampled from a full concert grand piano. It uses
different samples depending on the strength of your playing and
produces smoother tonal changes. Suitable not only for classical
compositions but also for piano pieces of any style.
C
♯1
Grand Piano 2 Warm and soft piano sound. Good for playing ballads.
D1 Grand Piano 3
Bright piano sound. Clear tone helps the sound to “cut through”
when playing in an ensemble.
D
♯1
E.Piano 1
An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis. Good for
standard popular music.
E1 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.
F1 Harpsichord
The definitive instrument for baroque music. Since harpsichord
uses plucked strings, there is no touch response. There is,
however, a characteristic additional sound when the keys are
released.
F
♯1
Vibraphone
Vibraphone played with relatively soft mallets. The tone becomes
more metallic the harder you play.
G1 Pipe Organ
This is a typical pipe organ sound (8 feet + 4 feet + 2 feet). Good
for sacred music from the Baroque period.
G
♯1
Jazz Organ
The sound of a “tonewheel” type electric organ. Often heard in
jazz and rock music. The rotary speed of the rotary speaker
effect can be switched by using the left pedal.
A1 Strings
Stereo-sampled, large-scale strings ensemble with realistic
reverb. Try combining this Voice with piano in the Dual mode.
C
♯1
D
♯1 F♯1 G♯1
C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 Lowest key