The Dual Mode; Adjusting The Balance Between The Dual-Mode Voices; Shifting A Dual-Mode Voice Up One Octave - Yamaha YDP-88 Owner's Manual

The Dual Mode

The DUAL mode makes it possible to play two voices simultaneously across the entire range
of the keyboard. To activate the DUAL mode simply press two voice selectors at the same time
(or press one voice selector while holding another). The voice indicators of both selected voices
will light when the DUAL mode is active. To return to the normal single-voice play mode, press
any single voice selector.
Adjusting the Balance Between
the Dual-mode Voices
HARPSI-
PIANO 2 CHORD
C C
2 3
Left voice Equal
maximum. balance.
Shifting a Dual-Mode Voice Up
One Octave
HARPSI-
PIANO 2 CHORD
C
1
Left voice
shift up.
are normally set automatically to produce a pleasing balance (see
"Default Settings" below). The balance can be adjusted manually by
using the C2 through C4 keys on the keyboard while pressing the two
ORGAN
voice selectors corresponding to the voices to be combined in the
DUAL mode.
voices, while keys to the left of C3 increase the volume of the left
C voice in relation to the right voice, and keys to the right of C3 in-
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crease the volume of the right voice in relation to the left voice. By
"left" and "right" voice we refer to the relative positions of the voice
selectors — i.e. in a HARPSICHORD/ORGAN combination HARP-
SICHORD is the left voice and ORGAN is the right voice.
Right voice
maximum.
Default Settings
* All other voice combinations are set to C3 (equal balance).
the combination may sound better if one of the voices is shifted up an
octave. To shift the right voice, press the C5 key while pressing the
two voice selectors corresponding to the voices to be combined in the
ORGAN
DUAL mode. Press C5 again to shift the voice back to its normal
range. Use the C1 key in the same way to shift the left voice.
C
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Right voice
shift up.
The volume levels of the two voices combined in the DUAL mode
The C3 key produces equal (50:50) balance between the two
Voice Combinations Balance keys
PIANO/ORGAN ....................... E2
E. PIANO 1/ORGAN ................ F2
E. PIANO 2/ORGAN ................ E2
HARPSICHORD/ORGAN ........ G2
Depending on which voices you combine using the DUAL mode,
All voice combinations are set to the same octave by default.
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