Playing with Different Tones

NOTE

GRAND PIANO tones (MODERN, CLASSIC) Your digital piano has a total of 16 built-in tones. The MODERN and CLASSIC tones are stereo sampled tones that can be selected using the GRAND PIANO buttons. Try using the GRAND PIANO tones to familiarize yourself with their distinctive sounds and characteristics.

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.

 

 

The GRAND PIANO tone (VARIATION) is best for playing along with an 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.

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