Yamaha arius ydp-160 Manual Do Utilizador

Selecting & Playing Voices

YDP-160/140

   Owner’s Manual

To understand the characteris-
tics of various voices, listen to 
demo songs for each voice 
(page 16).

Press and release the 

 button to select the Grand Piano 1 voice.

Press and release the 

 button, press the 

 or 

 button to select a dif-

ferent voice.

Selecting a voice automatically 
engages the best-suited reverb 
type and depth (page 21) for 
that particular voice.

If you wish to select a particular voice directly, press and hold down the 

 button, then press one of the C1–A1 (YDP-160) or C1–F1 (YDP-140) keys.

Turn the 

 control to adjust the volume level while playing the key-

board.

Voice:
On this instrument, a voice 
means a “tone” or “tonal 
color.”

C1

Grand Piano 1

Recorded samples from a full concert grand piano. Perfect for classical 
compositions as well as any other style that requires acoustic piano.

C

1

Grand Piano 2

Spacious and clear piano with bright reverb. Good for popular music.

D1

E.Piano 1

An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis. Good for popular music.

D

1

E.Piano 2

The sound of an electric piano using hammer-struck metallic “tines.” Soft 
tone when played lightly, and an aggressive tone when played hard.

E1

Harpsichord 1

The definitive instrument for baroque music. Since the strings of a harpsi-
chord are plucked, there is no touch response.

F1

Harpsichord 2

Mixes the same voice an octave higher for a more brilliant tone.

F

1

Vibraphone

The sound of a vibraphone played with relatively soft mallets. 

G1

Church Organ 1

This is a typical pipe organ sound (8 feet + 4 feet + 2 feet). Good for 
sacred music from the Baroque period.

G

1

Church Organ 2

This is the organ’s full coupler sound, often associated with Bach’s “Toc-
cata and Fugue”.

A1

Strings

Spacious and large-scale string ensemble. Try combining this voice with 
piano in DUAL mode.

C1

Grand Piano 1

Recorded samples from a full concert grand piano. Perfect for classical 
compositions as well as any other style that requires acoustic piano.

C

1

Grand Piano 2

Spacious and clear piano with bright reverb. Good for popular music.

D1

E.Piano

An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis. Good for popular music.

D

1

Harpsichord

The definitive instrument for baroque music. Since the strings of a harpsi-
chord are plucked, there is no touch response.

E1

Church Organ

This is a typical pipe organ sound (8 feet + 4 feet + 2 feet). Good for 
sacred music from the Baroque period.

F1

Strings

Spacious and large-scale string ensemble. Try combining this voice with 
piano in DUAL mode.

C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1

C 1

D 1

F 1

G 1

The lowest key

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