Playing with Different Tones

NOTE

Of the digital piano’s 18 built-in tones, the first five are grand piano tone. Each tone has its own distinctive merits, so you should select the tone that suits the song you are playing along with or your own personal preferences. The CONCERT and MODERN tones are assigned to buttons for quick and easy selection.

Tone Name

Characteristics

CONCERT

This is a full concert grand piano tone

 

that uses Linear Morphing* for

 

dynamic and natural tone changes.

 

This tone is designed to reproduce

 

damper, resonance, and other piano

 

nuances, which makes it ideal for

 

virtually any type of piano

 

performance.

 

 

MODERN

This tone provides a bright grand piano

 

sound. The volume and timbre of this

 

tone is quick to respond to different

 

keyboard pressures, and it has

 

relatively deep reverb. This tone is a

 

good choice for dynamic and lively

 

performances.

 

 

CLASSIC

This is a natural piano tone that closely

 

resembles the sound of an acoustic

 

piano. Though reverb and other flashy

 

effects are subdued for this tone,

 

resonance is more pronounced, which

 

enables expression of delicate nuances.

 

This tone is a good choice for lesson

 

and practice sessions.

 

 

MELLOW

Warm and mellow piano tone

 

 

BRIGHT

Bright and clear piano tone

 

 

*Feature that applies computer morphing technology to enable seamless changes between sounds sampled at various dynamics from a full concert grand piano.

Bass Tones (BASS 1, BASS 2)

Selecting either of the two BASS (LOWER) tones (1 or

2)in step 1 of the above procedure will assign the selected bass tone to the low range (left side) of the keyboard. The high range (right side) will be assigned the tone that was selected when you pressed the BASS 1 or BASS 2 key.

BASS 1 and BASS 2 let you effectively split the keyboard between two different tones.

 

Split Point

Low Range

High Range

BASS 2

PIPE ORGAN

 

(Currently selected tone.)

NOTE

To return the keyboard to a single tone, select any tone other than BASS 1 or BASS 2.

You cannot select BASS 1 or BASS 2 when recording to Track 2.

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