Voice Types - Yamaha PSR-A2000 Owner's Manual

Voice Types

Preset Voices
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• Voice Characteristics
The Voice type and its defining characteristics are indicated above the Voice
name—Live!, Cool!, Sweet!, etc. For detailed explanation, refer to the Advanced
Features section (page 100).
In this section, only MegaVoices are explained. These Voices have special
characteristics you should be aware of, and they require specific performance
techniques to bring out all of their expressive qualities.
MegaVoices
What makes MegaVoices special is their use of velocity switching. Each velocity
range (the measure of your playing strength) has a completely different sound.
For example, a guitar MegaVoice includes the sounds of various performance
techniques. In conventional instruments, different Voices having those sounds
would be called up via MIDI and played in combination to achieve the desired
effect. However, now with MegaVoices, a convincing guitar part can be played
with just a single Voice, using specific velocity values to play the desired sounds.
Because of the complex nature of these Voices and the precise velocities need to
play the sounds, they're not intended for playing from the keyboard. They are,
however, very useful and convenient when creating MIDI data—especially when
you want to avoid using several different Voices just for a single instrument part.
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Organ Flutes Voices
Expansion/User Voices
(page 45)
This is used for calling up Custom Voices
(your original Voices created with the Voice
Set function), or Expansion Voices (addition-
ally installed Voices). For details on Expan-
sion Voices, refer to the section "Expanding
Voices" (page 39).
Percussion/Drum Voices
When one of the Voices is selected
from this button, you can play various
drums and percussion instruments
or SFX (sound effects) sounds on the
keyboard. Details are given in the
Drum List provided in the Data List
on the website.
NOTE
MegaVoices are only compatible with
other models which have those types
of Voices installed. Any Song, Style
or Multi Pads data you've created on
the instrument using these Voices will
not sound properly when played back
on other instruments.
NOTE
MegaVoices sound differently
depending on the keyboard range,
velocity, touch, etc. Hence, if you
apply HARMONY/ECHO effect,
change the transpose setting or
change the Voice Set parameters,
unexpected or undesired sounds may
result.