Yamaha YDP-S30 Selecting & Playing Voices

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YDP-S30 Owner’s Manual

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Selecting & Playing Voices

Selecting Voices

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

While holding down the [PIANO/VOICE] button, press one of the C1-F1 keys to select

a voice. Alternatively, you can also select a voice by pressing [PIANO/VOICE] button,

then press the [SELECT –/+] button repeatedly to select a different voice.

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

board.

Procedure

To understand the characteris-

tics of various voices, listen to

demo songs for each voice

(page 15).

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 20) for

that particular voice.

KeyVoice Name Description

C1 Grand Piano 1

Recorded samples from a full concert grand piano. Perfect for classical

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

C1Grand 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 popu-

lar music.

D1 Harpsichord The deﬁnitive instrument for baroque music. Since the strings of a

harpsichord 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.

C1D

1

The lowest key C1D1 E1 F1

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Contents

Main DIGITAL PIANO YDP-S30 PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL WARNING: SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: NOTICE: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Do not open * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Connections Maintenance Handling caution Saving data Wel come About this Owners Manual Trademarks: COPYRIGHT NOTICE Table of Contents Introduction Reference Appendix Application Index Accessories Maintenance Owners Manual Features .... .. Before Using the Digital Piano Tur ning the Power On Key cover and music rest Opening the key cover Closing the key cover Setting the Volume Using Headphones Reference Part Names Listening to the Demo Songs Demo songs are provided that effectively demonstrate each of this instruments voices. 1. 2. 3. Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs 1. 2. Listening to Songs Loaded from the Computer Stop playback. 2. Select and play back a song. Selecting & Playing Voices Selecting Voices KeyVoice Name Description Using the Pedals Adding Variations to the Sound Reverb While holding down the [PIANO/VOICE] button, press one of the C2E2 keys to select a reverb type. KeyReverb Type Description Layering Two Voices (Dual mode) You can layer two voices and play them simultaneously to create a thicker and more supple sound. 1. 2. Transposition Fine-tuning the Pitch Procedure Using the Metronome 1. 2. Adjusting the Keyboard Touch (Touch Sensitivity) YDP-S30 Owners Manual 25 Recording your Performance Press the [REC] button. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. Song Clear 1. 2. Connecting MIDI Instruments Transferring MIDI data to and from a computer About MIDI MIDIs Capability Transferring performance data to and from another MIDI device Connecting the Digital Piano to a Computer An example of connecting this instrument to the USB port on a computer Connecting this instrument to the computer using a USB-MIDI interface MIDI Functions You can make detailed adjustments to MIDI settings. MIDI Transmit/Receive Channel Selection Local Control ON/OFF Program Change ON/OFF Control Change ON/OFF Transmitting Song Data between the Computer and the Digital Piano System requirement for Musicsoft Downloader Data you can transfer from this instrument to a computer Loading Song Data from a Computer to the Digital Piano Requirements for song data that can be loaded from a computer to this instrument Backing up Data and Initializing the Settings Backing up data to ash memory Initializing the settings YDP-S30 Owners Manual 33 Troubleshooting Options YDP-S30 Troubleshooting/Options BC-100 Bench Headphones A comfortable bench styled to match your Yamaha digital piano. Keyboard Stand Assembly Remove all parts from the box. Conrm that all parts shown in the illustration are provided. A 1 2 3 4 5 A B 6 After completing the assembly, please check the following. F Index Page Page MIDI Data Format / MIDI-Datenformat / Format des donnes MIDI / Formato de datos MIDI 1. NOTE ON/OFF Data format: [9nH] -> [kk] -> [vv] Data format: [8nH] -> [kk] -> [vv] (reception only) 2. CONTROL CHANGE YDP-S30 Owners Manual/Bedienungsanleitung/Mode demploi/Manual de instrucciones 41 4. PROGRAM CHANGE Data format: [CnH] -> [ppH] 5. Pitch Bend Change 6. SYSTEM REALTIME MESSAGES 8. SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE MESSAGES (XG Standard) 10. ll Data format: Data format: [F0H] -> [43H] -> [1nH] -> [4CH] -> [hhH] -> [mmH] -> [llH] -> [ddH] -> [F7H] Effect MIDI Map YAMAHA [ Digital Piano ] Date :18-Jan-2007 Version : 1.0 Model YDP-S30 MIDI Implementation Chart Page Specications / Technische Daten / Caractristiques techniques / Especicaciones FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM Connecting the Plug and Cord NORTH AMERICA CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST ASIA