Playing The Keyboard - Yamaha S90 ES Owner's Manual

Playing the keyboard

Adjusting the sound and the display contrast
Adjust the volume levels of the S90 ES and the connected amplifier/speaker system. If the display is not
easily visible, use the Contrast control to adjust for optimum visibility.
Now that you've set up the S90 ES properly, you're ready to begin playing it.
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Playing the keyboard
Playing the sounds
Try playing some of the realistic and dynamic S90 ES sounds from the keyboard now.
When you turn the power on following the directions in "Power supply connections" (page 8), the display
below appears.
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In this condition you can play the keyboard and hear the sounds of the selected program. When the
instrument is turned on, the "Wide River" program—featuring a natural, mellow piano sound with a
rhythmic arpeggio and ambient synth—is automatically called up.
Notice the indication "Performance:USER1:001(A01)" at the top right of the display. This indicates that
Performance 001 in User bank 1 is currently selected. A "Performance" is one of the types of programs of
the S90 ES. As described below, the instrument also features other types: Voices and Multis.
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Adjust the volume with the
MASTER VOLUME slider.
MASTER VOLUME
When you are ready to turn off the S90 ES, make sure to switch off the power of the external device (or lower its volume)
before switching off the S90 ES.
In the default settings, the Master mode is selected. For details about the modes, refer to the section "Modes" on page 12.
Indicates that the Master mode is selected.
For details about Banks, see page 30. Please note that Performances and Multis have only User Banks (no other banks are
available).
Adjust the display contrast with the
Contrast control.
SF1
F1
Contrast control
Indicates the type of selected program.
Indicates the name and number of
selected program.