Reference; Selecting & Playing Voices; Selecting A Voice; Layering Two Voices (Dual) - Yamaha P-105 Owner's Manual

Selecting & Playing Voices

Reference

Selecting a Voice

The instrument has a wide variety of Voices, or instru-
ment sounds, for your enjoyment, including Piano and
Organ.
1
Press a Voice button once or twice.
Pressing the same Voice button repeatedly alter-
nates the on/off status of the lamp, changing
between the Voices whose names are printed
above (lamp off) and below (lamp on) the buttons.
Lamp
Voice List
Voice Name
GRAND PIANO 1
GRAND PIANO 2
E. PIANO 1
E. PIANO 2
E. PIANO 3
E. PIANO 4
JAZZ ORGAN
PIPE ORGAN
ROCK ORGAN
VIBRAPHONE
STRINGS
HARPSI-
CHORD
WOOD BASS
E. BASS
Description
Sampled from a concert grand piano. It
uses different samples depending on the
playing strength and produces smoother
tonal changes. Suitable not only for classi-
cal compositions but also for any style
music.
Spacious and clear piano with bright
reverb. Good for popular music.
An electronic piano sound created by FM
synthesis. Good for standard popular
music.
A slightly brighter electronic piano sound
than E. PIANO 1. Good for standard popu-
lar music.
Vintage electric piano sound of hammer-
struck metallic "tines." Soft tone when
played lightly, and an aggressive tone
when played hard.
Another vintage electric piano sound dif-
ferent from E. PIANO 3 often heard in rock
and popular music.
A "tonewheel" type electric organ. Often
heard in jazz and rock music.
A typical pipe organ sound (8 feet + 4 feet
+ 2 feet). Good for sacred music from the
Baroque period.
Bright and edgy electric organ sound.
Good for rock music.
Played with relatively soft mallets. The
tone becomes more metallic the harder
you play.
Stereo-sampled, large-scale strings
ensemble with realistic reverb. Try com-
bining this Voice with piano in the Dual
mode.
The definitive instrument for baroque
music. Authentic harpsichord sound, with
plucked strings, no touch response, and
characteristic key-release sound.
An upright bass played fingerstyle. Ideal
for jazz and Latin music.
For a wide range of music styles, jazz,
rock, popular, and more.
2
Play the keyboard.
NOTE
• To familiarize yourself with the characteristics of the voices, listen to the
demo songs for each voice (page 14).
• You can shift the Octave as described in the next column (see "Voice 1").

Layering Two Voices (Dual)

You can play Voices simultaneously across the entire
range of the keyboard. Note that the Voice of the left
side button is designated as Voice 1, while the Voice
of the right side button is designated as Voice 2.
NOTE
• Two Voices of the same button cannot be layered (for example, STRINGS and
HARPSICHORD).
1
Engage Dual.
Press the desired Voice button once or twice
(depending on the desired Voice), then while hold-
ing down that button, press the other Voice button
once or twice. When the lamp is off, the Voice
printed above the button is selected; when the
lamp is on, the Voice printed below is selected.
When the buttons are released, Dual is engaged.
The lamp indicates the status of the Voice 1 selec-
tion.
Lamp
Voice 1
2
Play the keyboard to enjoy the dual
sound.
To shift the Octave for each Voice:
To shift Voice 1, simultaneously hold down
[METRONOME/RHYTHM] and press the A4
key to lower by one, B4 to raise by one, or A#4 to
reset to the default setting. For Voice 2, simultane-
ously hold down [METRONOME/RHYTHM]
and press the C5 key to lower by one, D5 to raise
by one, or C#5 to reset to the default setting. The
setting range is from -3 to +3 for both Voices.
Voice 2
Voice 1 Voice 2
A4 D5
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