Selecting Voices In Split Mode - Yamaha P-100 Owner's Manual

Selecting voices in Split mode

When you press the [SPLIT] button to enter Split mode, the voice you were playing in Single mode (or the main voice,
if you were playing in Dual mode) will be assigned by default to the main keyboard area. At the same time, the voice
which was last selected as the Split mode sub voice will be assigned to the sub keyboard area.
Once you have entered Split mode, however, you can change the main and sub voices independently of one another.
The procedure for changing the main voice is exactly the same as that for selecting a voice in Single mode.
You can select a Split mode sub voice while the P-100 is in Single or Dual modes, if you wish. If you do so, the P-100.
will remain in Split mode after you make your selection. This lets you change the sub voice selection as you enter Split
mode, for smooth transitions between parts of a song.
Adjusting the voice balance
The need for adjusting the balance between two voices in Split mode may not seem as obvious
as in Dual mode. After all, you will probably play the voices with different hands. Still,
playing different voices in Split mode may sometimes call for you to play very softly with one
hand while playing loudly with the other. Should you find this difficult, you might find it easier to set the level
for each voice using the balance function.
If you would like to give this shortcut a try, adjust the balance value using the method described on page 13.
Raising the balance value will increase the volume of the voice in the upper keyboard area, whereas lowering it
will increase the voice in the lower keyboard area.
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To change the main voice, press the [VOICE/UTILITY] button for
the voice you wish to play. The MIDI program change number as-
signed to that button will appear briefly in the display, followed by
the number of the voice you've selected. (For details regarding the
assignment of program change numbers to the [VOICE/ UTILITY]
buttons, refer to the explanation of the program change transmit
table on pages 40 and 41.)
To select the sub voice, press a [VOICE/UTILITY] button while
holding down the [SPLIT] button. The MIDI program change
number assigned to the [VOICE/UTILITY] button you press will
appear briefly in the LED display, followed by the number of the
currently selected main voice.