Selecting & Playing Voices

Selecting & Playing Voices

Selecting Voices

1. Select the Grand Piano 1 voice by pressing the [PIANO/VOICE] button.

Pressing the [SELECT] button switches among the following ten voices.

Key

Voice Name

Description

 

 

 

C1

Grand

Recorded samples from a full concert grand piano. Also includes three

 

Piano 1

levels of dynamic sampling, sustain samples, and key-off samples for

 

 

exceptionally realistic acoustic grand piano sound. Perfect for classical

 

 

compositions as well as any other style that requires acoustic piano.

 

 

 

C#1

Grand

Spacious and clear piano with bright reverb. Good for popular music.

 

Piano 2

 

D1

Piano &

A Dual voice combining grand piano and strings – perfect for slow,

 

Strings

orchestral piano music.

 

 

 

D#1

Electronic

An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis.

 

Piano 1

Exceptional musical response with varying timbre according to key-

 

 

board dynamics. Good for standard popular music.

 

 

 

E1

Electronic

The sound of an electric piano using hammer-struck metallic tines. Soft

 

Piano 2

tone when played lightly, and an aggressive tone when played hard.

 

 

 

F1

Church

This is a typical pipe organ sound (8 feet + 4 feet + 2 feet).

 

Organ

Good for sacred music from the Baroque period.

 

 

 

F#1

Jazz Organ

The sound of a tonewheel type electric organ. Often heard in jazz and

 

 

rock idioms.

G1

Strings

Stereo-sampled, large-scale strings ensemble with realistic reverb. Try

 

 

combining this voice with piano in the DUAL.

 

 

 

G#1

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.

 

 

 

A1

Vibraphone

Vibraphone played with relatively soft mallets. The tone becomes more

 

 

metallic the harder you play.

 

 

 

While holding down the [PIANO/VOICE] button, press one of the C1–A1 keys to select a voice.

C0

C1

A1

To instantly call up the Grand Piano 1 voice again, simply press the [PIANO/ VOICE] button.

2. Adjust the volume.

Re-adjust the [MASTER VOLUME] dial for the most comfortable listening level during your performance.

NOTE

To familiarize yourself with the characteristics of the voices, listen to the demo songs for each voice (page 13).

TERMINOLOGY

Voice:

On the N-100, the term “voice” means “instrument sound.”

NOTE

When you select a voice, an appropriate reverb type will be selected automatically (page 18).

ENGLISH

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