Yamaha YDP-223 Adding Variations to the Sound [BRILLIANCE]/ [REVERB]/[EFFECT]

YDP-223

Selecting & Playing Voices

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Sostenuto (Center) Pedal

If you play a note or chord on the keyboard and press the

sostenuto pedal while the note(s) are held, those notes

will sustain as long as you hold the pedal (as if the

damper pedal had been pressed) but all subsequently

played notes will not be sustained. This makes it possible

to sustain a chord, for example, while other notes are

played “staccato.”

Soft (Left) Pedal

The soft pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of notes played while

the pedal is pressed. The soft pedal will not affect notes that are already playing when it

is pressed.

Adding Variations to the Sound – [BRILLIANCE]/[REVERB]/[EFFECT]

[BRILLIANCE]

This control can be used to change the tonality or “timbre” of the sound output.

The control range is from MELLOW to BRIGHT.

[REVERB]

This control enables you to select various digital reverb effects that would add extra

depth and expression to the sound to create a realistic acoustic ambience.

OFF:

When no reverb effect is selected, no REVERB indicator is lit.

ROOM:

This setting adds a continuous reverb effect to the sound, similar to the

acoustic reverberation you would hear in a room.

HALL 1:

For a “bigger” reverb sound, use the HALL 1 setting. This effect simulates

the natural reverberation of a small-size concert hall.

HALL 2:

For a truly spacious reverb sound, use the HALL 2 setting. This effect simu-

lates the natural reverberation of a large concert hall.

STAGE:

Simulates the reverb of a stage environment.

Pressing the

[REVERB]

button repeatedly toggles the reverb on and off.

The indicators light in sequence each time the

[REVERB]

button is pressed. No effect is

produced when all indicators are off.

Even if the REVERB effect is OFF, a “Soundboard Reverb” effect will be applied when

the

GRAND PIANO 1

voice is selected.

Adjusting Reverb Depth

Adjust the reverb depth for the selected voice by using the

[–/NO] [+/YES] buttons while holding the [REVERB] but-

ton. The depth range is from 0 through 20. The current

depth setting appears on the LED display while the

[REVERB] button is held.

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Organ, string and choir voices

will continue to sound for as

long as the sostenuto pedal is

depressed.

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When you press the sostenu-

to pedal here while holding

the note, the note will sustain

as long as you hold the pedal.

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The left pedal can be assigned

to song start/stop operation via

the “Left Pedal Mode” described

on page 40.

[BRILLIANCE] [–/NO] [+/YES] [EFFECT][REVERB]

MASTER VOLUME

BRILLIANCE DEMO METRONOME TEMPO

FUNCTION

TEMPO

OTHER VALUE

MELLOW BRIGHT START

STOP

TEMPO

FUNCTION

MIN MAX

–

NO +

YES PRESET TRACK

TRACK

START

STOP REC

SONG

GRAND

PIANO 1

CHURCH

ORGAN1

CHURCH

ORGAN2

E.PIANO

HARPSI-

CHORD1

HARPSI-

CHORD2

VIBRA-

PHONE

CHOIR GUITAR

ROOM

HALL 1

HALL 2

STAGE

CHORUS

PHASER

TREMOLO

DELAY

HARD

MEDIUM

SOFT ON

GRAND

PIANO 2

JAZZ

ORGAN

STRINGS

REVERB EFFECT TOUCHTRANSPOSE

VOICE

NOTE

When the BRILLIANCE is set to

BRIGHT, the overall sound will

be slightly louder. If the MAS-

TER VOLUME is set at a high

level the sound may become

distorted. If so, lower the MAS-

TER VOLUME level.

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The default reverb type (includ-

ing OFF) and depth settings are

different for each voice.

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Releasing the [REVERB] but-

ton changes the reverb type.

If you are changing the reverb

depth by holding the [REVERB]

button, pressing the [REVERB]

button will not change the

reverb type.

Procedure

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depth 0: no effect

depth 20: maximum reverb

depth

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Default depth settings are differ-

ent for each voice.

depth