Performing Live - Yamaha P-515 Owner's Manual

Performing Live

Your instrument features a number of convenient functions for use when setting it up on stage in order to
perform live. In order to provide a practical description of the connections and settings required in this
type of situation.
Stage setup and signal flow
The sound from your instrument will be sent to a PA mixer, then the mixed
sound is amplified and sent to the front-of house speakers so that the audience
can hear it. Monitor speakers may be placed on the floor in front of the
musicians so that they can more clearly hear their own sound and that of the
other instruments.
P-515
Foot switch
or pedal
Front-of-house
speaker
 Connect your footswitch/foot pedal, or pedal unit.
For details on using footswitch/ foot pedal, or pedal unit, refer to page 18 and
19. For the function that can be assigned to each pedal, refer to page 92.
 Connect the instrument's output to the PA mixer.
In order to be heard, your instrument will need to be connected to the PA
mixer's inputs. Normally, this connection is made via a DI box (direct box)
located onstage. Connect the AUX OUT [R] and [L/L+R] jacks on the
instrument's rear panel to the DI box inputs using commercially available
standard mono audio cables.
1 Set the [MASTER VOLUME] slider to the MIN position.
2 Check with the PA operator whether you can connect the instrument to the PA
mixer or not.
3 Connect the instrument as the following illustration.
P-515
Rear panel
Your instrument should now be fully connected. The next step will be to
balance your performance sounds.
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DI box
Guitar
Monitor
speaker
PA mixer
Power amp
To the
DI box
PA mixer
Input jack
Plug configuration:
("IN" , etc.)
Mono
(single line)
Commercially available standard mono audio cable
Drums
Bass
Front-of-house
Vocal
speaker
microphone
To the
DI box
PA mixer
Input jack
("IN" , etc.)
NOTICE
Please read the following
before setting up.
• Ensure that the instrument is
turned off before making any
connections.
• Make sure to check with the
PA operator when connecting
or disconnecting cables or
turning on/off. Failure to do so
may damage to the PA
system.
NOTE
• When playing the piano
sound of this instrument with
an external powered speaker,
and while monitoring the
sound output from this
instrument on connected
headphones, we recommend
that you set the "Binaural
Sampling" or "Stereophonic
Optimizer" functions to "OFF"
(page 17).
• If only one of the DI box
channels is available for use
with your instrument, connect
it to the AUX OUT [L/L+R]
jack using a standard mono
audio cable. In this
configuration, your left and
right signals will be mixed
and output from the
instrument in mono.
• If DI boxes are not being
used, connect the AUX OUT
[R] and [L/L+R] jacks to the
input jacks on the PA mixer or
an on-stage sub-mixer.