Playing with Different Tones

Selecting and Playing a Tone

Your piano has the following types of tones built in.

Main Tones

15

 

 

Variation Tones

15

 

 

GM Tones

128

 

 

Drum Sets

10

Selecting Main Tones and Variation Tones

1 Press the POWER button.

POWER button

2 Use the VOLUME knob to adjust the volume level.

Before playing, it is a good idea to set the volume to a relatively low level.

3

Press one of the 15 TONE buttons to select

 

the tone you want.

The names of the main tones are marked above

the TONE buttons.

Example: To select JAZZ ORGAN

4 Press the VARIATION button so the indicator lamp above it is lit.

This selects the variation tone assigned to each TONE button.

Example: PIPE ORGAN

For information about variation tone assigned to each button, see the Tone List on page A-1.

5 To toggle between the main tone (VARIATION indicator lamp off) and variation tone (VARIATION indicator lamp on), press the VARIATION button or the TONE button.

Selecting a GM Tone or Drum Set

You can use the following procedure to assign one of the piano’s 128 GM tones or 10 drum sets to the GM TONES button. After you assign a GM tone, you can select it by pressing the GM TONES button. In addition, you can also assign a second GM tone or drum set as the variation tone of the GM TONES button. See “Selecting the GM TONES Button Variation Tone” on page E-8.

1 Press the GM TONES button.

This selects the GM tone that is currently assigned to the GM TONES button.

The display continues to display the tune or rhythm number.

2

Use the Tone List on page A-1 to find the

 

GM tone or drum set number you want.

 

Example: 008 (GM CELESTA)

3

While holding down the CONTROL button,

 

press the GM TONES button. Remember to

 

keep the CONTROL button depressed.

 

• This causes the tone number of the GM tone

 

that is currently assigned to the GM TONES

 

button to appear on the display.

 

 

 

 

 

Example: 080

 

 

 

(GM SQUARE LEAD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVERB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VARIATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

TONE

 

GM TONES

SPLIT

VOLUME CHORUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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METRONOME

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GM SELECT

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