Yamaha P155 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
Preset Voice List
P-155 Owner’s Manual
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Preset Voice List
Ø : Yes / — : No
*1. Dynamic Sampling provides multiple velocity-switched samples to accurately simulate the timbral response of an
acoustic instrument.
*2. Contains a very subtle sample that is produced when the keys are released.
Voice
Number
Voice Name
Stereo
Sampling
Touch
Response
Dynamic
Sampling
*1
Key-Off
Sampling
*2
Voice Descriptions
1 GRAND PIANO 1 ØØØØ
Recorded samples from a full concert grand piano. Also
includes four 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.
2 GRAND PIANO 2 ØØ——
Spacious and clear piano with bright reverb. Good for pop-
ular music.
3 ELECTRIC PIANO 1 ØØ
An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis. Excep-
tional musical response with varying timbre according to
keyboard dynamics. Good for standard popular music.
4 ELECTRIC PIANO 2 ØØØ
The sound of an electric piano using hammer-struck
metallic tines. Soft tone when played lightly, and an
aggressive tone when played hard.
5JAZZ ORGAN
The sound of a tonewheel type electric organ. Often heard
in jazz and rock idioms.
6 CHURCH ORGAN 1 Ø ———
This is a typical pipe organ sound (8 feet + 4 feet + 2 feet).
Good for sacred music from the Baroque period.
STRINGS/OTHERS
Voice
Number
Display Voice Name
Stereo
Sampling
Touch
Response
Dynamic
Sampling
*1
Key-Off
Sampling
*2
Voice Descriptions
7 o 1 STRINGS 1 ØØ——
Stereo-sampled, large-scale strings ensemble with realis-
tic reverb. Try combining this voice with piano in the DUAL.
8 o 2 STRINGS 2 ØØ——
Spacious strings ensemble with a slow attack. Try combin-
ing this voice with a piano or electric piano in the DUAL.
9 o 3
CHURCH
ORGAN 2
Ø ———
This is the organ’s full coupler sound often associated with
Bach’s “Toccata and Fugue.”
10 o 4 HARPSICHORD Ø ——Ø
The definitive instrument for baroque music. Since harpsi-
chord uses plucked strings, there is no touch response.
There is, however, a characteristic additional sound when
the keys are released.
11 o 5 E.CLAVICHORD Ø Ø
A hammer-struck keyboard instrument that utilizes an
electric pickup that is often heard in funk and soul music.
Its tone is noted for the unique sound produced when the
keys are released.
12 o 6 VIBRAPHONE ØØØ
Vibraphone played with relatively soft mallets. The tone
becomes more metallic the harder you play.
13 o 7 CHOIR Ø ——
A big, spacious choir voice. Perfect for creating rich har-
monies in slow pieces.
14 o 8 GUITAR ØØØ
Warm and natural-sounding nylon guitar. Enjoy the quiet
ambience of nylon strings.
15 o 9 WOOD BASS ØØ
An upright bass played fingerstyle. Ideal for jazz and Latin
music.
16 o10
BASS &
CYMBAL
Ø ——
Adds a soft ride cymbal to the bass sound. Ideal for walk-
ing bass lines in jazz tunes.
17 o11 E.BASS Ø ——
Electric bass for a wide range of music styles, jazz, rock,
popular, and more.