Advanced Operations; Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds (Voices); Selecting A Voice - Yamaha P-145 Owner's Manual

Advanced Operations

Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds (Voices)

Selecting a Voice

To select "CFX Grand":
Simply press [PIANO/VOICE].
To select another Voice:
After pressing [PIANO/VOICE], press [+R] or [–L] to select the next or previous
Voice.
To select a specific Voice:
While holding down [PIANO/VOICE], press one of the C1 – A1 keys. For details
on which Voice is assigned to each key, see the list below.
Voice List
Key Voice Name
CFX Grand
C1
Binaural
CFX Grand
C#1 Bösendorfer
D1 Pop Grand
D#1 Stage E.Piano
E1 DX E.Piano
F1 Harpsichord
F#1 Vibraphone
G1 Pipe Organ
G#1 Jazz Organ
A1 Strings
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C#1 D#1 F#1 G#1
Lowest key C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1
Voice description
Yamaha's CFX flagship concert grand piano sound with a wide dynamic
range for maximum expressive control. Suitable for playing in any music
genre and style.
Yamaha's CFX flagship concert grand piano sound sampled by Binaural
Sampling, the method optimized for headphone use. Listening this
through headphones gives the impression of being immersed in the
sound, as if it was actually emanating from the piano. This Voice is
selected automatically when headphones are connected.
The famed sound of the Vienna-made Bösendorfer full concert grand
piano. Its spacious sound evokes the size of the instrument, and is ideal
for expressing tenderness in compositions.
Bright piano sound. Good for clear expression and "cutting through"
other instruments in an ensemble.
The sound of an electric piano using hammer-struck metallic "tines."
Soft tone when played lightly, and an aggressive tone when played
hard.
An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis. Good for standard
popular music.
The definitive instrument for baroque music. Since harpsichord uses
plucked strings, there is no touch response. There is, however, a
characteristic additional sound when the keys are released.
Vibraphone played with relatively soft mallets. The tone becomes more
metallic the harder you play.
This is a typical pipe organ sound (8 feet + 4 feet + 2 feet). Good for
sacred music from the Baroque period.
The sound of a "tonewheel" type electric organ. Often heard in jazz and
rock music.
Stereo-sampled, large-scale strings ensemble with realistic reverb. Try
combining this Voice with piano in the Dual mode.
NOTE
To hear the characteristics of
the Voices, play back the
Demo Songs (page 19).