■ Dual and Split voice modes Congratulations! …and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha P-150. The P-150 is a high-performance electronic piano with full-scale, weighted action keyboard, a selection of high quality piano and other useful instrument voices, and versatile performance and other advanced features which make it ideal for professional stage and studio applications, as well as for home entertainment and music study use.
■ Location ■ Extended Disuse Do not use the P-150 in locations where it will be exposed to direct sunlight, extreme temperatures, high humidity or excessive dust or vibration. Electrical storms can cause power surges which can damage the P-150’s circuitry even if the power switch is turned off. Therefore, it is best to disconnect the P-150’s power cord from the AC outlet when you will not be using it for an extended period of time. ■ Handling ■ Service and Modification Avoid rough handling.
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................ 1 PRECAUTIONS ............................................................................................................. 2 UPPER PANEL .............................................................................................................. 4 REAR PANEL ................................................................................................................
UPPER PANEL B VOLUME POWER CS CONTRAST MAX PS1 PS2 -1/NO +1/YES SPLIT TRANSPOSE BALANCE DETUNE MIDI MIN ON/ OFF DATA ENTRY PITCH PAGE MODULATION A 1 1 [PHONES] jack 3 Speakers This jack on the front panel lets you connect a pair of stereo headphones to the P-150 for private listening. The internal speakers will automatically be disconnected when you plug in the headphones. The sound of the internal voices output from the [OUTPUT] jacks is not affected.
IN OUT MIDI THRU FOOT CONTROLLER SOFT L/MONO OUTPUT SOSTENUTO SUSTAIN L/MONO INPUT R R UPPER PANEL 3 OFF ON SPEAKER C STORE EFFECT PERF. A REVERB 1 EDIT PERF.B VOICE PIANO 1 SYSTEM 2 PIANO 2 3 PIANO 3 MIDI FILTER PC TABLE 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 PIANO 4 E.PIANO 1 E.PIANO 2 E.PIANO 3 VIBES ORGAN1 ORGAN2 STRINGS BASS CHANNEL LOCAL CS FC PS NAME ORGAN COMBINATION PB MW KBD SENS. INT.
■ UPPER PANEL—A POWER 1 ON/ OFF UPPER PANEL 2 PITCH 3 MODULATION 1 [POWER] switch 3 [MODULATION] wheel This switch turns the power on and off. When the power is turned on, the mode and status designated when the power was previously turned off will still be active. This wheel can be used in various ways.
■ UPPER PANEL— B 2 3 4 5 6 CS VOLUME 8 9 UPPER PANEL 1 CONTRAST MAX PS1 PS2 -1/NO +1/YES SPLIT TRANSPOSE BALANCE DETUNE MIDI MIN DATA ENTRY PAGE C3 7 1 [VOLUME] slider 6 [TRANSPOSE, DETUNE, q] button This slider adjusts the overall volume of sound output from the internal speakers (or headphones, if connected) as well as the sound output from the [OUTPUT] jacks on the rear panel.
■ UPPER PANEL—C 1 3 STORE PERF. A 4 5 6 7 EFFECT REVERB UPPER PANEL EDIT PERF.B 8 VOICE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 PIANO 1 PIANO 2 PIANO 3 PIANO 4 E.PIANO 1 E.PIANO 2 E.PIANO 3 VIBES ORGAN1 ORGAN2 STRINGS BASS CHANNEL LOCAL CS FC PS NAME ORGAN COMBINATION PB MW KBD SENS. INT.
1 2 3 INPUT SPEAKER ON OFF R L/MONO 4 5 OUTPUT R L/MONO 6 THRU SUSTAIN SOSTENUTO SOFT MIDI OUT IN FOOT CONTROLLER 1 [SPEAKER] switch 5 [FOOT CONTROLLER] jack This switch lets you turn off the P-150’s internal speakers. It does not affect the output from the [OUTPUT] jacks or the [PHONES] jack. This jack lets you connect a foot controller (Yamaha FC7, available separately) for use as an auxiliary controller.
■ Voice Play and Performance Play Modes The P-150 has two basic Play modes, Voice Play mode and Performance Play mode. Within each mode are various Voice and Performance parameters, or settings that you can change, which make up the sound of the selected voice and the specific operating status of the P-150.
ABOUT STORE TYPE You can choose the Store Type—Non Auto Store and Auto Store. When Non Auto Store is selected, the store operation is always required (except when modifying System related parameters; see page 13) if you want to save the current settings. When Auto Store is selected, all changes you make will automatically be stored without the need to perform a specific storing procedure. The default setting for a new (or initialized) P-150 is Non Auto Store.
■ Performance Parameters In Performance Play mode, the P-150 has 24 sets of Performance parameters which let you configure settings for specific music situations (i.e., for a certain style of music, or a particular song, or for a practice session, or a live set, etc.). This affords you the convenience of being able to recall those settings instantly at the press of a button when in Performance Play mode.
■ System Settings The P-150’s overall System settings encompass those “global” parameters which are related to the instrument as a whole, and which therefore affect both Voice Play and Performance Play modes. These include master tuning, MIDI transmit enable, MIDI filter transmit and receive parameter settings, MIDI program change table settings, and others.
■ Setting up the P-150 Although setting up the P-150 for basic play is easy and straightforward, be sure to take heed of the Precautions on page 2 before you begin, then carefully follow the simple steps as outlined below. P-150 SETUP PROCEDURE GETTING STARTED 1. Prepare a suitable location. The P-150 is relatively small for an 88-key instrument, but it is very solidly built and therefore quite heavy. First you’ll want to prepare a suitable location for your P-150.
Connect external line-level components. If you wish to monitor the P-150’s output using an external line-level mixer or amplifier, connect the input of the external component to the P-150’s [OUTPUT] jacks on the rear panel. (Use both jacks for stereo output; use the [L/MONO] jack for mono output.
5. Connect MIDI devices. If you wish to connect the P-150 to external MIDI devices such as a rhythm programmer, tone generator or synthesizer, you will need special MIDI cables which plug into the [MIDI] jacks on the rear panel. First, however, you must determine a MIDI system configuration, based on your particular needs or desires. Some examples of MIDI system connections, along with information about MIDI, are provided on page 57. MIDI Cable MIDI OUT MIDI IN Sequencer P-150 6.
■ Playing the Demo Songs After setting up the P-150 and switching on the power, and before you begin exploring the instrument’s various features, you may want to listen to the three preprogrammed Demo songs which demonstrate the P-150’s exceptional sound and performance capabilities. To do so, follow the steps below. HOW TO PLAY THE DEMO SONGS 1. Enter Demo Play mode. Press the [REVERB] and [MODULATION] buttons simultaneously. The following screen appears.
3. Exit Demo Play mode. If you select “Song 1 Play”, “Song 2 Play” or “Song 3 Play” the P-150 will exit the Demo Play mode automatically when the selected song finishes playing. To exit Demo Play mode while a song is playing, simply press the [REVERB] button. EFFECT REVERB MODULATION ROOM CHORUS STAGE SYMPHONIC HALL TREMOLO You cannot enter Demo Play mode (or any other Play mode) when the P150 is in Edit mode. (The LED above the [EDIT] button will blink when the P-150 is in Edit mode.
ENTERING AND EXITING VOICE PLAY MODE 1. Press the [VOICE] button. When you press the [VOICE] button while the P-150 is in Performance Play mode, the LED above the [VOICE] button starts blinking, indicating that Voice Play mode is standing by waiting to be activated. 2. Press a [VOICE SELECT] button. As soon as a [VOICE SELECT] button is pressed, Voice Play Single mode is activated. The LED above the [VOICE] button and the selected [VOICE SELECT] button will light.
■ Single Mode When the P-150 is in Single mode, you can select and play any one of the 12 voices over the full range of the keyboard. You can also apply and adjust reverb and modulation effects, and adjust the graphic equalizer settings. In Single mode, the LED above the currently selected [VOICE SELECT] button lights, and the name of the currently selected Single voice appears in the LCD screen. SELECTING A SINGLE VOICE Press a [VOICE SELECT] button.
■ Stereo/Mono Piano Pressing and holding the [PIANO 1] (or [PIANO 2]) button for a few moments alternately selects the stereo and mono settings. The initial default setting for the PIANO 1 (and PIANO 2) voice is stereo, and polyphony is 16 notes. CHANGING THE PIANO VOICE SETTING Press and hold [PIANO 1] (or [PIANO 2]) for a few moments. After a moment, the MONO screen briefly appears.
As you play the keyboard, you will hear the Upright Bass voice. To change back to the ELECTRIC BASS voice, simply press and hold [BASS] for a few moments again. The ELECTRIC BASS screen briefly appears. Elec./Upright QE Elec.Bass ■ Reverb Effects The P-150’s internal DSP digital signal processor generates three types of realistic reverb effects, or simulated ambient environments, which you can apply to the voices.
CHANGING REVERB DEPTH 1. Hold the [REVERB] button and move the [DATA ENTRY] slider (or press [–1/NO] or [+1/YES]). As soon as you move the [DATA ENTRY] slider (or press [–1/NO] or [+1/YES]) the REVERB DEPTH screen appears. CS EFFECT REVERB MODULATION ROOM CHORUS STAGE SYMPHONIC HALL TREMOLO + PS1 PS2 -1/NO +1/YES or DATA ENTRY If you move the [DATA ENTRY] slider upward, the depth level increases; if you move the [DATA ENTRY] slider downward, the depth level decreases.
Note that each time you select a modulation type, a message will briefly display in the LCD screen, as follows. MOD SPEED QE 3 This temporary message displays the current speed level for the modulation type that you just selected, between 0 and 7. You can easily change the speed level for the currently selected modulation type. CHANGING MODULATION SPEED 1. Hold the [MODULATION] button and move the [DATA ENTRY] slider (or press [–1/NO] or [+1/YES]).
■ Panel Equalizer The P-150’s three-band equalizer works just like a graphic equalizer found on many home stereo amplifiers. The three sliders provide direct access to the P150’s output in LOW, MIDDLE and HIGH frequency ranges, which gives you considerable control over the quality of the sound. An Internal Equalizer accessible in Edit mode lets you adjust the frequency ranges for each voice. For details, see page 52. ADJUSTING THE EQUALIZATION Move an [EQUALIZER] slider up or down.
■ Dual Mode When the P-150 is in Dual mode, you can play two voices at the same time—a main voice and a sub voice—over the full range of the keyboard. For example, you can blend electric piano and strings sounds together to add depth and texture to a melody line. You can adjust the volume balance of the Dual voices in relation to each other, as well as detune the voices in order to enrich the sound by bringing out the individual characteristics of each Dual voice.
ADJUSTING THE BALANCE OF THE DUAL VOICES 1. Hold the [BALANCE] button and move the [DATA ENTRY] slider. As you move the [DATA ENTRY] slider, the DUAL BALANCE screen appears. CS SPLIT + BALANCE DATA ENTRY DUAL BALANCE QE 0.. Sub Main Moving the slider upwards increases the level of the main voice while decreasing the level of the sub voice. Conversely, moving the slider downwards increases the level of the sub voice while decreasing the level of the main voice.
As you move the [DATA ENTRY] slider, the DUAL DETUNE screen appears. DUAL DETUNE QE 4/\ You can set the detune to any value between 0 (no detuning) and 7 (maximum detuning). Moving the slider upwards increases the detune value. Conversely, moving the slider downwards decreases the detune value. 2. Release the [DETUNE] button. After a moment, the Dual voice names will reappear in the screen.
ENTERING AND EXITING SPLIT MODE Press the [SPLIT] button. When you press the [SPLIT] button, the LED above it will light, and the keyboard will split into two areas, one playing the main voice you selected in Single or Dual mode, and the other playing the voice which was last selected as the Split mode sub voice. (ELECTRIC BASS is the default sub voice designated at the factory.) SPLIT BALANCE The current split point designation and keyboard area assignments briefly appear in the screen.
SELECTING SPLIT VOICES 1. Main Voice: Press a [VOICE SELECT] button. When you press the [SPLIT] button to enter Split mode, the voice you were playing in Single mode (or the main voice you were playing in Dual mode) will be assigned by default to the main keyboard area. To change the main voice, simply press any [VOICE SELECT] button, the same as you would in Single mode. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 PIANO 1 PIANO 2 PIANO 3 PIANO 4 E.PIANO 1 E.PIANO 2 E.
Moving the slider upwards increases the level of the main voice while decreasing the level of the sub voice. Conversely, moving the slider downwards increases the level of the sub voice while decreasing the level of the main voice. You can set the balance to any value between -16 and 15. Two indicators to the right of the numeric value display the relative balance of sub and main voices. 2. In this case you cannot use the [–1/NO] and [+1/YES] buttons to change data. Release the [BALANCE] button.
2. Release the [SPLIT] button. After a moment, the Split voice names will reappear in the screen. The split point will remain where you set it until you change it again, even if you exit and reenter Split mode. As you change the split point you can specify whether the main voice will play above or below the split point. In general, the main keyboard area is normally above the split point; however, there may be cases when you’ll want to play the main voice below the split point.
■ Transpose The P-150 has a multi-faceted transpose feature that lets you transpose the pitch at the touch of a button while you play. The P-150 has four independent transpose paths, which let you set transpose values for the internal main voice as well as the sub voice, and which also let you set transpose values for the MIDI main and sub voices which will affect external devices. Transpose is particularly useful in the Dual and Split modes.
As you play in Split mode, the pitch of both voices will transpose according to main and sub voice settings when you press the [TRANSPOSE] button. You can play two-handed duets with different instruments by transposing the sub voice up or down two octaves to match the pitch range of the main voice. If the P-150 is in Dual mode and the MIDI transmit switch is enabled, the TRANSPOSE screen will display internal and MIDI main voice and internal sub voice transposition values.
C3 (middle C) is the normal pitch, or 0 value, so all you need to do is press any key above or below C3 to set the transpose amount. For example, if you want the transpose amount to be one octave below normal keyboard pitch, simply press C2. To return the transpose amount to normal pitch, simply press C3 again. You can also change the transpose amount setting one semitone at a time by holding the [TRANSPOSE] button and pressing the [–1/NO] and [+1/YES] buttons.
MIDI MAIN VOICE: To set the transpose value for the MIDI main voice, press and hold [TRANSPOSE], then hold [MIDI], then press a key on the keyboard (or press the [ –1/NO] or [+1/YES] buttons). 1 TRANSPOSE DETUNE + + 2 MIDI PAGE 3 TRANSPOSE MIDI MAIN QE +12 MIDI SUB VOICE: To set the transpose value for the MIDI sub voice, press and hold [TRANSPOSE], followed by [SPLIT], then [MIDI], then press a key on the keyboard (or press the [–1/NO] or [+1/YES] buttons).
■ MIDI Panic Although MIDI is very reliable, it is in fact so sophisticated that it is not without its occasional faults. For example, sometimes a connected tone generator or synthesizer responds to a Note On message, but not a Note Off message, thus causing a note to get stuck, which can be quite frustrating, especially in a live performance setting.
ENTERING AND EXITING PERFORMANCE PLAY MODE 1. Press the [PERF. A] or [PERF. B] button. If you press the [PERF. A] button, the LED above it will start blinking to indicate that the P-150 is standing by to enter the PERFORMANCE-A bank. Likewise, if you press the [PERF. B] button, the LED above it will start blinking to indicate that the P-150 is standing by to enter the PERFORMANCE-B bank. PERF. A PERF. B 2. PERFORMANCE PLAY MODE Press a [PERFORMANCE SELECT] button.
SELECTING A PERFORMANCE Press a [PERFORMANCE SELECT] button. Pressing any of the 12 [PERFORMANCE SELECT] buttons will access a Performance in the currently selected Performance bank. The name of the Performance appears in the LCD screen. The P-150 comes with 24 Preset Performances designed for various musical purposes. Take a moment and try out each one in both A and B banks. For a list of the Preset Performances, see page 64.
