Yamaha P140 User Manual

Selecting & Playing Voices
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Splitting the Keyboard Range and Playing Two Different 
Voices (Split)
Split enables you to play two different voices on the keyboard — one with the left hand and 
another with the right hand. For example, you can play a bass part using the Wood Bass or Electric 
Bass voice with the left hand, and a melody with the right hand.
1.Press the [OTHERS] button several times until “o 7” 
is called up in the display. 
The [OTHERS] button lights.
As a...

Selecting & Playing Voices
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3.Select a voice for the right hand.
A voice for the right hand can be selected from the following 13 voices in the 
FUNCTION display. For details, refer to pages 37, 42. 
4.Select a voice for the left hand.
A voice for the left hand can be selected from the following four voices in the 
FUNCTION display. For details, refer to pages 37, 42. 
5.Press any single voice button to exit Split and return 
to normal play.
[REVERB] in Split
The reverb...

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Adding Variations to the Sound – [VARIATION]
[VARIATION]
This button enables you to select the brightness of the selected 
voice for your keyboard performance. The following three types 
are available. 
BRIGHT:Bright tone
NORMAL:Standard tone
MELLOW:Soft and mellow tone
To select a variation type, press the 
[VARIATION] button a few times until the indicator 
corresponding to the desired type lights (the indicator lights in sequence each time you...

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Selecting a Reverb/Effect type – [REVERB]/[EFFECT]
[REVERB]
This control enables you to select various digital reverb effects 
for adding extra depth and expression to the sound and creating 
a realistic acoustic ambience.
OFF:When no reverb effect is selected, no REVERB indi-
cator is lit.
ROOM:This setting adds a continuous reverb effect to the sound, similar to the 
acoustic reverberation you would hear in a room.
HALL 1:For a “bigger” reverb...

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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 volume...

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Transposition – [TRANSPOSE]
The P-140’s Transpose function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard 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 instruments. 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 though it were in...

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Using the Metronome
The P-140 features a built-in metronome for convenience in practicing 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 user 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 P-140 keyboard can be an effective 
practice aid. You can, for example, record just the left-hand part, and then practice the right-hand 
part while playing back the recorded left-hand part. Or, since you can record up to two parts sepa-
rately, you could record the left- and right-hand parts separately, or record both parts of a duet and 
hear how they sound...

Recording Your Performance
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2.Press the [REC] button to engage Record Ready 
mode.
This automatically selects an empty number (U01-U03) 
for recording and makes the RIGHT part active. If all 
song numbers contain recorded data, Song U01 will be 
selected. This simply enables recording; to start record-
ing, go on to step 
3.
The amount of memory available for recording is shown on the display in 
approximate kilobytes. You can record up to a maximum of about 11,000 notes...

Recording Your Performance
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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.
Repeat step 1 on page 28 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...