Yamaha P-515 Owner's Manual page 87

Sound setup
Once all of the instruments and microphones have been connected, the PA
operator will ask each musician in turn to play his or her instrument. You
should get ready as follows.
 Turn on your instrument.
Set the [MASTER VOLUME] slider to the MIN position. Check with the PA
operator whether you can turn on the instrument, then press the [
On) switch.
 Check your settings.
Once turned on, ensure that your instrument is set up as follows.
• Tuned to match the other instruments (Master tuning, page 35).
• Auto Power-Off function disabled (page 15).
• Footswitch or foot pedal is operating correctly as an assigned function (page 99).
• Reverb is turned off (page 28).
• Turn off the speaker sound of your instrument (page 101) as necessary.
 Determine the optimum levels.
When asked by the PA operator to output a sound, play the digital piano as you
would when performing and determine the best settings for the following.
• Volume when you are playing accompaniment
• Volume when you are playing loudest, such as during a keyboard solo
• Volume of each Voice to be used
Roughly speaking, the [MASTER VOLUME] slider should be set between 5
and 7 for playing accompaniment and to 8 or 9 when you need to play louder. If
set too high, your sound may become distorted; if too low, any background
noise will be more noticeable.
Turn on the Sound Boost function if you are finding it difficult to make your
instrument heard within the overall mix. Choose from three different Sound
Boost types (page 37).
The Master EQ function may help in making the optimum sound for
performing live.
 Balance the overall sound of the band.
After the levels of the various instruments have been set, the PA operator will
have everyone play together in order to balance the overall sound of the band.
At this time, you should listen to the nearest monitor speaker and ensure that
you can hear everything you need to in order to play well. If, for example, you
cannot hear your own sound, the singer, or another instrument well enough,
ask the PA operator to raise the corresponding level in your monitor's mix.
This completes the setup process. You should now be ready to play live.
Lock the front panel to prevent mistakes.
Your instrument's Panel Lock function allows you to temporarily disable front
panel buttons to prevent them being operated unintentionally while performing.
When performing live, disable the Auto Power Off function (page 15). For
details on this function, refer to page 40.
P ] (Standby/
Performing Live
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