Selecting & Playing Voices; Selecting Voices; Playing - Yamaha N-100 Owner's Manual

Selecting & Playing Voices

Selecting Voices

1.
Select the Grand Piano 1 voice by pressing the
[PIANO/VOICE] button.
Pressing the
[SELECT]
Key Voice Name
C1 Grand Recorded samples from a full concert grand piano. Also includes three
Piano 1 levels of dynamic sampling, sustain samples, and key-off samples for
exceptionally realistic acoustic grand piano sound. Perfect for classical
compositions as well as any other style that requires acoustic piano.
C#1 Grand Spacious and clear piano with bright reverb. Good for popular music.
Piano 2
D1 Piano & A Dual voice combining grand piano and strings – perfect for slow,
Strings orchestral piano music.
D#1 Electronic An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis.
Piano 1 Exceptional musical response with varying timbre according to key-
board dynamics. Good for standard popular music.
E1 Electronic The sound of an electric piano using hammer-struck metallic tines. Soft
Piano 2 tone when played lightly, and an aggressive tone when played hard.
F1 Church This is a typical pipe organ sound (8 feet + 4 feet + 2 feet).
Organ Good for sacred music from the Baroque period.
F#1 Jazz Organ The sound of a tonewheel type electric organ. Often heard in jazz and
rock idioms.
G1 Strings Stereo-sampled, large-scale strings ensemble with realistic reverb. Try
combining this voice with piano in the DUAL.
G#1 Harpsichord 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.
A1 Vibraphone Vibraphone played with relatively soft mallets. The tone becomes more
metallic the harder you play.
While holding down the
to select a voice.
To instantly call up the Grand Piano 1 voice again, simply press the
button.
VOICE]
2.
Adjust the volume.
Re-adjust the [MASTER VOLUME]
during your performance.
button switches among the following ten voices.
Description
button, press one of the C1–A1 keys
[PIANO/VOICE]
C0 C1 A1
dial for the most comfortable listening level
Selecting & Playing Voices
NOTE
To familiarize yourself with the
characteristics of the voices, lis-
ten to the demo songs for each
voice (page 13).
TERMINOLOGY
Voice:
On the N-100, the term "voice"
means "instrument sound."
NOTE
When you select a voice, an
appropriate reverb type will be
selected automatically (page 18).
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