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Yamaha PF-1000 User Manual

Yamaha PF-1000
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Playing Voices
Quick Guide
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3 Select a voice.
4 Play the voices.
Naturally, you can play the voice yourself from the keyboard, but you can also
have the PF-1000 demonstrate the voice for you. Simply press the [8] button
from the display above, and a Demo of the voice plays automatically.
Playing Two Voices Simultaneously
1 Press the VOICE PART ON/OFF [LAYER] button to turn the LAYER part on.
2 Press the [G] button to select the LAYER part.
3 Select a voice group.
Here, we’ll select a lush pad to fill out the sound. Call up the “CHOIR & PAD” group.
4 Select a voice.
For example, select “Hah Choir.
5 Play the voices.
Now, you can play two different voices together in a
rich sounding layer — the MAIN voice you selected in
the previous section, plus the new LAYER voice you’ve
selected here.
And that’s just the beginning. Check out these other voice-related features:
Instant setup of the PF-1000 for piano play — with the press of a single button (page 55).
Create your own original voices — quickly and easily — by changing the settings of existing voices (page 85).
Set up your favorite panel settings — including voices, styles, and more — and call them up whenever you need
them (page 82).
E
D
C
B
A
For this example,
Orchestra is
selected.
Press the corresponding buttons to select the
other pages and discover even more voices.
Press the [8] button to start the
Demo for the selected voice. To stop
the Demo, press this button again.
Theres more to the Demo features
than just voices, thoughfor more
information, see page 52.
You can instantly jump back
to the Main display by dou-
ble-clicking on one of the [A]
- [J] buttons.
ON/OFF
LAYER
LEFT
VOICE
PART
USERXGSYNTH.
CHOIR & PAD
BRASS WOODWIND STRINGS
PIANO & ORGAN &
BASSGUITAR
PERCUSSION
HARPSI. E.PIANO
ACCORDION
VOICE

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Yamaha PF-1000 Specifications

General IconGeneral
TypeDigital Piano
Number of Keys88
Sounds/Tones14
MIDIYes
Sound EngineAWM
EffectsReverb, Chorus
Speakers12cm x 2

Summary

Special Message Section

Product Safety Markings

Explains graphical symbols used for product safety warnings.

Important Notice

Details product testing, safety approvals, modification warnings, and service responsibilities.

Precautions

WARNING

Lists essential safety precautions to prevent serious injury or death from electrical shock, fire, etc.

CAUTION

Outlines basic precautions to avoid physical injury or damage to the instrument or property.

Setting Up the PF-1000

Powering On and Off

Instructions for connecting the power cord and turning the instrument on or off.

Panel Controls and Terminals

Song Playback

Internal and Disk Song Playback

Step-by-step guide to playing songs from the instrument's memory or disk.

Playing Voices

Styles

Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memory

Registering Panel Setups

How to save current panel configurations (voices, effects) to memory buttons.

Recalling Registration Memory Setups

Instructions for retrieving saved panel settings for instant recall.

Editing Voices — Sound Creator

Sound Creator Operation and Parameters

Explains how to access and adjust voice parameters for custom editing.

Editing Voice Tone and Effects

Details on modifying filter, EG, vibrato, effects, and harmony settings.

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator

Recording Methods (Quick, Multi, Step)

Explains different techniques for capturing keyboard performances and creating songs.

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator

Style File Format and Operation

Understanding the style file structure and basic editing operations for creating styles.

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function

Using Your PF-1000 with Other Devices

Troubleshooting

Specifications

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