Playing with Different Tones

3. Use the VOLUME controller to adjust the volume.

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 MODERN, CLASSIC, and MELLOW tones are assigned to buttons for quick and easy selection.

Tone Name

Characteristics

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 strong 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

 

grand piano. Reverb and other effects

 

are kept to a minimum in order to

 

enhance the impact of piano pedals

 

operations (acoustic resonance), for

 

musically delicate expressions. This

 

tone is a good choice for lesson and

 

practice sessions.

 

 

MELLOW

Warm and mellow piano tone

 

 

BRIGHT

Bright and clear piano tone

 

 

VARIATION

Piano tone optimized for playing along

 

with accompaniment

 

 

Bass Tones (BASS 1, BASS 2)

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

2)in step 2 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 1

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.

To adjust the brilliance of a tone

1. While holding down the FUNCTION button,

use the BRILLIANCE keys to specify a brilliance value in the range of –3 to 0 to 3.

For this type of sound:

Press this keyboard

key:

 

Mellower and softer

T

Brighter and harder

S

NOTE

•To return a tone to its initial default setting “0”, press T and S at the same time.

English

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