Splitting The Keyboard (Split); Playing Duo - Yamaha P-125a Owner's Manual

Splitting the Keyboard (Split)

Split mode enables you to play two different Voices
on the keyboard — for example, acoustic bass with
your left hand and piano with your right.
1
Press [+BASS] to engage Split.
The keyboard is divided into the two sections with
the F#2 key as the Split Point. Play the keyboard.
Split Point (Default: F#2)
Left Voice Right Voice
(Voice 2)
NOTE
• Only Dual, Split or Duo can be called up; both or all cannot be used
together.
• The damper pedal of the pedal unit cannot be used on the left Voice when
a bass Voice is selected for the left Voice.
• The Variation lamps indicate the status of Voice 2.
To change the Left Voice to another bass Voice:
Press [+BASS] repeatedly to select the bass
Voices in the [+BASS] group in order. Refer to the
Voice list on page 13.
To change the Left Voice to any Voice
other than bass:
While holding down [+BASS], select a desired
Voice by pressing the Voice button several times
as necessary.
To shift the Octave for each Voice:
Same as in Dual (see previous page).
To adjust the volume balance between two
Voices:
Same as in Dual (see previous page).
To change the Split Point:
While holding [+BASS], press the desired key.
2
To exit from Split, simply press any
Voice button.
(Voice 1)

Playing Duo

This function allows two different players to play the
instrument, one on the left and the other on the right,
over the same octave range.
1
Engage Duo.
q
While holding
down
Equivalent to C3
Split Point (E3)
(middle C)
Left Voice (Voice 2)
The keyboard is divided into two sections, with
the E3 key as the Split Point.
NOTE
• Different Voices cannot be assigned to the Right Voice and Left Voice.
• The Split Point cannot be changed from E3.
• Only Dual, Split or Duo can be called up; both or all cannot be used
together.
• Turning Duo turns off Reverb, Damper Resonance and Stereophonic
Optimizer.
2
One person can play the left section of
the keyboard while the other plays the
right.
Sounds played with the left voice are played from
the left speaker, and sounds played with the right
voice are played from the right speaker.
To select the Voice:
Refer to step 1 on page 13.
To shift the Octave for each section:
Same as in Dual (page 14).
To adjust the volume balance between two
keyboard sections:
Same as in Dual (page 14).
3
To exit from Duo, perform the same
operation as in step 1.
Pedal function in Duo
• Damper Pedal: Applies Sustain to the right section.
• Sostenuto Pedal: Applies Sustain to both sections.
• Soft Pedal: Applies Sustain to the left section.
Selecting & Playing Voices
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Equivalent to C3
(middle C)
Right Voice (Voice 1)
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