Reference; Selecting & Playing Voices; Selecting A Voice; Using Table Eq - Yamaha P-125 Owner's Manual

Selecting & Playing Voices

Reference

The instrument has a wide variety of Voices, or instrument sounds, for your enjoyment, including Piano and
Organ.

Selecting a Voice

The Voices of the instrument are conveniently divided into
specific groups and each of them are assigned to the Voice
buttons.
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Press a Voice button (page 9).
A Voice is called up from the selected group. Try
playing the keyboard and listening to the sound.
Lights up
In this example, Ballad Grand (variation 2) in the
[PIANO] button is selected.
Pressing the same Voice button selects the Voices
in the group in order. For details, refer to the Voice
List below. When the first Voice in the group is
selected, a Variation lamp is off. When a Variation
Voice 1 – 3 is selected, the corresponding varia-
tion lamp lights up.
NOTE
• The last selected Voice in the selected group will be called up when the
Voice button is pressed. This will be reset to the first Voice when you
turn off the power.
• Pressing [+BASS] turn on the Split function (page 15).
Voice List
Voice Button
(Group)
[PIANO]
[E.PIANO]
[ORGAN]
[CLV./VIB.]
[STRINGS]
[+BASS]
Refer to the "Voice List (Detailed)" on page 26 for
more information on the characteristics of each
preset Voice.
Voice Name
Grand Piano
Live Grand
Ballad Grand
Bright Grand
Stage E.Piano
DX E.Piano
Vintage E.Piano
Synth Piano
Jazz Organ
Rock Organ
Organ Principal
Organ Tutti
Harpsichord 8'
Harpsi.8'+4'
E.Clavichord
Vibraphone
Strings
Slow Strings
Choir
Synth Pad
Acoustic Bass
Electric Bass
Bass & Cymbal
Fretless Bass
NOTE
• To familiarize yourself with the characteristics of the voices, listen to the
Demo Songs for each Voice (page 18).

Using Table EQ

When this is set to on, speaker sound will be opti-
mized for playing the keyboard placed on the table or
desk. This function is effective only from the sound
output of the instrument speakers. Turn off when you
play the keyboard installed on the stand.
Default setting: off
C0
P-125
Variation
lamp
P-121
Strengthening the Overall Sound
Variation
(Sound Boost)
1
This function is particularly useful when you want not
2
only notes played very loud, but also those played
3
softly, to be clearly audible.
1
Default setting: off
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
* Refer to the printing above the keyboard (SOUND BOOST
OFF/ON).
C3
C1 C2 C4
C3
C1 C2 C4
q
While holding down
P-125
C6: Off C#6: On
P-121
q
While holding
down
P-125, P-121 Owner's Manual
C5 C6 C7
C5 C6
A#5: On
C6
A5: Off
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Highest key
Highest key
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