Yamaha YDP-140, YDP-160 Selecting Voices, YDP-160, YDP-140

Selecting & Playing Voices

Selecting & Playing Voices

Selecting Voices

Procedure

Press and release the [PIANO/VOICE] button to select the Grand Piano 1 voice.

Press and release the [PIANO/VOICE] button, press the [+] or [–]button to select a different voice.

If you wish to select a particular voice directly, press and hold down the [PIANO/ VOICE] button, then press one of the C1–A1 (YDP-160) or C1–F1 (YDP-140) keys.

Turn the [MASTER VOLUME] control to adjust the volume level while playing the key- board.

C
1 D
1 F
1 G
1

	The lowest key		C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1
YDP-160
Key	Voice Name			Description
C1	Grand Piano 1	Recorded samples from a full concert grand piano. Perfect for classical
C 1		compositions as well as any other style that requires acoustic piano.
	Grand Piano 2	Spacious and clear piano with bright reverb. Good for popular music.
D1	E.Piano 1	An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis. Good for popular music.
D 1	E.Piano 2	The sound of an electric piano using hammer-struck metallic “tines.” Soft
		tone when played lightly, and an aggressive tone when played hard.
E1	Harpsichord 1	The definitive instrument for baroque music. Since the strings of a harpsi-
		chord are plucked, there is no touch response.
F1	Harpsichord 2	Mixes the same voice an octave higher for a more brilliant tone.
F 1	Vibraphone	The sound of a vibraphone played with relatively soft mallets.
G1	Church Organ 1	This is a typical pipe organ sound (8 feet + 4 feet + 2 feet). Good for
G 1		sacred music from the Baroque period.
	Church Organ 2	This is the organ’s full coupler sound, often associated with Bach’s “Toc-
		cata and Fugue”.
A1	Strings	Spacious and large-scale string ensemble. Try combining this voice with
		piano in DUAL mode.
YDP-140
Key	Voice Name			Description
C1	Grand Piano 1	Recorded samples from a full concert grand piano. Perfect for classical
C 1		compositions as well as any other style that requires acoustic piano.
	Grand Piano 2	Spacious and clear piano with bright reverb. Good for popular music.
D1	E.Piano	An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis. Good for popular music.
D 1	Harpsichord	The definitive instrument for baroque music. Since the strings of a harpsi-
		chord are plucked, there is no touch response.
E1	Church Organ	This is a typical pipe organ sound (8 feet + 4 feet + 2 feet). Good for
		sacred music from the Baroque period.
F1	Strings	Spacious and large-scale string ensemble. Try combining this voice with
		piano in DUAL mode.

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To understand the characteristics of various voices, listen to demo songs for each voice (page 16).

Voice:

On this instrument, a voice means a “tone” or “tonal color.”

Selecting a voice automatically engages the best-suited reverb type and depth (page 21) for that particular voice.

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