Playing In Dual Mode; Dual Mode Using Voices In Different Voice Groups; Dual Mode Using Voices In The Same Voice Group - Yamaha P-250 Owner's Manual

Playing in Dual Mode

In Dual mode, you can play two voices in unison. In this way, you can simulate a melody duet or combine
two similar voices to create a thicker sound.
Dual mode using voices from
different groups
TRACK1
SONG SELECT TOP
SONG KEYBOARD
NEW SONG SYNCHRO START
MIN MAX SONG BALANCE
MASTER VOLUME
Dual mode using voices from
the same group
Dual mode using voices in differ-
ent voice groups
1
Exit Performance mode.
Press the [PERFORMANCE] button to turn off the
button indicator.
2
Enter Dual mode.
Press the two desired VOICE/PERFORMANCE but-
tons simultaneously.
Main part
If you want to select Dual mode for the left-hand area when
the entire keyboard is divided into left and right areas
(page 36), hold down the [SPLIT] button and simulta-
neously press two VOICE/PERFORMANCE buttons.
3
Select a voice.
Use the A [–]/[+] buttons and B [–(NO)]/[+(YES)]
buttons to select a voice.
The voice with the lower voice group number (see
page 90) is referred to as Main part. The other voice is
referred to as Layer part.
You can also use the VARIATION [†]/[π] buttons to select
voice 1.
Details on selecting XG voices are provided on page 34.
4
Exit Dual mode.
Press any VOICE/PERFORMANCE button.
3
TRACK2 EX.TRACKS SONG FILE MIDI OUT PANEL LOCK A
START/STOP REC
SONG SETTING DOWN UP
C
SONG TEMPO
3
Layer part
TIP
TIP
TIP
3 2, 4
B CONTRAST G.PIANO 1 G.PIANO 2 E.PIANO1 E.PIANO2 E.PIANO3 CLAVI.
1 2 3 4 5 6
NO YES
ORGAN 1 ORGAN 2 STRINGS CHOIR SYNTH.PAD GUITAR
EXIT
D 9 10 11 12 13 14
VOICE/PERFORMANCE
4
2, 5
Dual mode using voices in the
same voice group
1
Exit Performance mode.
Press the [PERFORMANCE] button to turn off the
button indicator.
2
Select a voice group.
Press the VOICE/PERFORMANCE button.
3
Select a voice.
Use the A [–]/[+] buttons to select a voice.
4
Select another voice.
Use the B [–]/[+] buttons to select another voice
in the same voice group.
To select the same voice, press the B [–(NO)] or
[+(YES)] button once.
To select a different voice within the same voice
group, press the B [–(NO)] or [+(YES)] button repeat-
edly.
If you want to select Dual mode for the left-hand area when
the entire keyboard is divided into left and right areas
(page 36), press the D [–] or [+] button.
5
Exit Dual mode.
Press any VOICE/PERFORMANCE button.
If you connect the P-250 to an external tone generator via
MIDI (page 18), you can layer the sounds of the P-250 and
the tone generator and play them simultaneously (Layer
mode) using the "MidiOutChannel" (page 74) and "Intern-
alTG" (page 70) settings.
Details on recording in Dual mode are provided on page 50.
The Dual mode setting is a performance parameter
(page 30).
Basic Operation
1
HARPSI. VIBES VOICE EDIT SPLIT REVERB CHORUS PERFORMANCE MIDI SETTING
7 8
VARIATION MASTER EQ EDIT PERFORM. FILE OTHER SETTING
BASS XG
15 16 A B
1
TIP
TIP
TIP
35
P-250