Yamaha P 155 Instruction Manual

Selecting & Playing Voices
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[EFFECT]
The [EFFECT] button allows you to select an effect to give your sound greater depth and 
animation.
OFF: When no effect is selected, no EFFECT indicator is lit.
CHORUS: A shimmering, broadening effect.
PHASER: Adds a sweeping effect to the sound.
TREMOLO: Adds an animated, vibrating effect to the sound.
ROTARY SP: Adds the vibrato effect of a rotary speaker.
To  select an effect type, press the 
[EFFECT] button a few times until the...

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Touch Sensitivity – [TOUCH]
[TOUCH]
You can select four different types of keyboard touch sensitivity — HARD, MEDIUM, 
SOFT or FIXED — to match different playing styles and preferences.
HARD: Requires that the keys be played quite hard to produce maximum loud-
ness.
MEDIUM: Produces a fairly “standard” keyboard response.
SOFT: Allows maximum loudness to be produced with relatively light key pres-
sure.
FIXED: All notes are produced at the same...

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Transposition – [TRANSPOSE]
The instrument’s Transpose function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire key\
board up or 
down in semitone intervals to facilitate playing in difficult key signatures, and to let you\
 easily 
match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instru\
ments. For example, if you 
set the transposition amount to “5,” playing key C produces pitch \
F. In this way, you can play a 
song as...

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Using the Metronome
The instrument features a built-in metronome for convenience in practici\
ng and use with the 
Recording features.
1.Press the [METRONOME] button to start the metro-
nome.
The metronome sound is turned on.
Adjusting the tempo
The tempo of the metronome and song recorder playback (the recorder is 
described in the next section) can be set from 32 to 280 beats per minute by 
using the 
[TEMPO/FUNCTION –, +] buttons (when the...

Recording Your Performance
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Recording Your Performance
The ability to record and play back what you’ve played on the keyboar\
d can be an effective practice 
aid. You can, for example, record just the left-hand part, and then practice t\
he right-hand part 
while playing back the recorded left-hand part. Or, since you can record up to two parts separately, 
you could record the left- and right-hand parts separately, or record both parts of a duet and hear 
how they sound...

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2.Press the [REC] button to engage Record Ready 
mode.
This automatically selects an empty file (U01–U03) for recording and makes the 
RIGHT part’s indicator turn red. If all file numbers contain recorded data, File 
U01 will be selected. This simply enables recording; to start recording, go on to 
step 
3.
The 
[PLAY/PAUSE] indicator will flash at the current METRONOME tempo 
setting.
Y ou can turn on the metronome in this step, and adjust the...

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Re-recording a previously recorded song
If you are not satisfied with the recording, you can record it again. \
Using the following operation.
1.Select a voice or voices (and other settings) for 
recording, if necessary.
Re peat step 1 on page 25 if you wish to change the previous settings.
2.Press the [REC] button again to re-engage Record 
Ready mode.
The selected part’s indicator lights in red.
Follow the procedure from step 
3 in “Recording a...

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Recording to RIGHT/LEFT
This lets you record the right and left parts separately. Since you can record the left part while play-
ing back the right, this is useful for independently recording both part\
s of a duet.
1.Make all the initial settings.
Same as step 1 in “Recording a performance quickly” on page 25.
2.Select a file (U01–U03) to record.
Pr ess the [SONG SELECT] button so that the “USER” indicator lights then press 
the 
[–/NO][+/YES]...

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The song recorder records the following data:
Data in addition to the notes and voices you play is recorded.
This data includes “Individual Parts” and “Entire Song.” See below.
Individual Parts
•Notes played 
•Voice  selection
•P edal (Sustain/Soft/Sostenuto/Expression)
• [REVERB] depth 
• [EFFECT] depth
•D ual voices 
•D ual balance (F3)
•D ual detune (F3) 
•D ual octave shift (F3)
• Split voices (F4)
• Split balance (F4) 
• Split octave shift...

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Changing the Initial Settings (data recorded at the 
beginning of a song)
The initial settings (data recorded at the beginning of a song) can be\
 changed after the recording. 
For example, after recording, you can change the voice to create a diffe\
rent ambience or adjust the 
song tempo to your taste. 
You can change the following initial settings.
Individual Parts
•Voice  selection
• [REVERB] depth 
• [EFFECT] depth
•D ual voices 
• Split...