Yamaha P-250, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...E C T R E C S T A R T S T O P S Y N C H R O S T A R T N E W S O N G T R A C K 2 S O N G S E T T IN G S O N G B A L A N C E K E Y B O A R D S O N G M A S T E R V O L U M E M IN M A X M O D U L A T IO N P IT C H O N O F F U S B H O S T S E L E C T M ID I A S S IG N A B L E F O O T P E D A L A C IN L E T M ID I T H R U O U T IN A U X 4 S O S U T E N U T O 2 S U S T A IN 1 S O F T 3 P C 2 T O H O S T ...

Page 2: ...t these goals In keep ing with both the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the following Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non rechargeable battery which if applicable is soldered in place The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years When replacement becomes necessary contact a qualified service representative to perform the repla...

Page 3: ...itch disconnect the electric plug from the outlet and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel CAUTION Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to yourself or others or damage to the instrument or other property These precautions include but are not limited to the following When removing the electric plug from the instr...

Page 4: ...spected by qualified Yamaha service personnel Do not place vinyl plastic or rubber objects on the instrument since they might discolor the panel or keyboard Do not rest your weight or place heavy objects on the instrument Do not use excessive force on the buttons switches or connectors Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level since this may ca...

Page 5: ...ists of three main sections Basic Operation Edit Operation and Appendix Begin by reading the Basic Operation section to learn about the basic functions of the P 250 Then proceed to the Edit Operation and Appendix sections for infor mation about a particular function or to master an advanced technique Page references will help you locate specific information Basic Operation includes a quick guide t...

Page 6: ... personal use is prohibited If you wish to use such data for certain occasions consult a copyright expert Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the U S and other countries Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders Features High quality piano presets that sou...

Page 7: ... P 250 from an external device 18 Recording your performance on the P 250 to an external MIDI sequencer such as the QY series or playing the P 250 as a tone generator from an external MIDI sequencer 18 Controlling another MIDI device via the MIDI THRU connector 18 Connecting to a Personal Computer 19 1 USB connection the computer s USB port to the P 250 USB connector 19 2 Serial connection compute...

Page 8: ...s 37 Using the Master Equalizer 38 Using the Pitch Bend and Modulation Wheels 38 Pitch bend wheel 38 Modulation wheel 38 Using Pedals 39 Applying the sustain effect 39 Applying the sostenuto effect 39 Applying the soft effect 39 Applying the expression effect 39 Using Panel Lock 39 Toggling MIDI Transmission On Off 40 Transmitting MIDI Panic Signals 40 Performance Operation 41 Selecting a Performa...

Page 9: ...it Operation 57 Editing 58 Parameter List 58 Basic Editing Flow 61 Settings for Song Recording and Playback SONG SETTING 62 Correcting note timing Quantize 62 Specifying whether playback starts immediately along with the first voicing QuickPlay 62 Auditioning channel ChannelListen 63 Deleting data from a channel ChannelClear 63 Specifying the range and playing back repeatedly FromToRepeat 63 Speci...

Page 10: ...ction Modulation 69 Setting the MSB of the Send Bank Select message SendBankMSB SendMSB 70 Setting the LSB of the Send Bank Select message SendBankLSB SendLSB 70 Setting the Program Change message SendPG 70 Turning the Internal tone generator on off InternalTG 70 Adjusting the Master Equalizer MASTER EQ EDIT 71 Setting the Master Equalizer type 71 Adjusting the low range gain of the Master Equaliz...

Page 11: ...plit point SplitPoint 77 Setting the key Transpose 77 Specifying the depth of the soft pedal SoftPedalDepth 77 Specifying the depth of string resonance StringResonanceDepth 77 Specifying the depth of sustain sampling for the damper pedal SustainSamplingDepth 78 Specifying the volume of the key off sound KeyOffSamplingDepth 78 Selecting a pedal function for vibraphone VibraphonePedalMode 78 Assigni...

Page 12: ...x Listening and playing 94 Using the controllers 94 Changing the sound 94 Changing the pitch 94 Adjusting the volume Level 95 Recording playing and saving a song 95 Using editing and saving a performance 95 Connecting the P 250 to other devices 95 If you 95 Index 96 ...

Page 13: ...c functions It also describes the concept and structure of the P 250 in plain language Names and Functions 14 Setting Up 16 Connecting to External Devices 17 P 250 Quick Guide 24 P 250 Design 28 Basic Operation 34 Performance Operation 41 Handling Performance Files PERFORM FILE 42 Song Operation 46 Song Playback 51 Handling Song Files SONG FILE 53 ...

Page 14: ... page 16 I VOICE PERFORMANCE buttons page 34 J VOICE EDIT page 65 K SPLIT page 36 L REVERB page 37 M CHORUS page 37 N PERFORMANCE page 41 O MIDI SETTING page 74 P VARIATION π page 34 Q MASTER EQ EDIT π page 71 R PERFORM FILE page 41 42 S OTHER SETTING page 76 T MASTER EQUALIZER page 38 U Panel logos page 89 V PHONES page 17 MODULATION PITCH USB HOST SELECT MIDI MIDI THRU OUT PC 2 TO HOST USB Mac I...

Page 15: ...250 ELECTRONIC PIANO HIGH HI MID MASTER EQUALIZER VOICE PERFORMANCE LOW MIDI SETTING CHORUS REVERB SPLIT CONTRAST XG 8 16 B YES NO D BASS 15 7 PERFORM FILE MASTER EQ EDIT VARIATION PERFORMANCE VOICE EDIT VIBES GUITAR 14 6 SYNTH PAD 13 5 E PIANO3 HARPSI CLAVI ORGAN 1 EXIT 9 B A 1 G PIANO 1 ORGAN 2 10 2 G PIANO 2 STRINGS 11 3 E PIANO1 CHOIR 12 4 E PIANO2 OTHER SETTING LO MID MID G JK LMN O H P Q R S...

Page 16: ... a com fortable listening level while playing the key board or playing back the demonstration songs LCD and LCD control buttons You can use the LCD control buttons A B C and D to select and set the items displayed on the LCD Ver ify the operation by checking the LCD When you press the EXIT button the unit displays the initial power on screen AC INLET POWER ON OFF VOICE PERFORMANCE TEMPO SONG SONG ...

Page 17: ... for recording and live perfor mance enabling you to play the P 250 through a large scale sound system CAUTION Before you connect the P 250 to other electronic components first set all volume levels to minimum 0 then turn off the power to all com ponents As a standard practice before you turn the power on or off to any component set all volume levels to minimum 0 Otherwise electrical shock or dama...

Page 18: ... 250 MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System MIDI OUT MIDI IN HOST SELECT MIDI PC 2 USB Mac MIDI OUT MIDI IN External MIDI keyboard or synthesizer P 250 MUSIC PRODUCTION SYNTHESIZER Integrated Sampling Sequencer Real time External Control Surface Modular Synthesis Plug in System HOST SELECT MIDI PC 2 USB Mac NOT...

Page 19: ...e from the TO HOST or USB connector If the cable is connected the P 250 may not function properly HOST SELECT Switch Setting Usable connectors MIDI MIDI IN OUT THRU connectors PC 2 Mac TO HOST USB USB NOTE If your system does not work properly with the connections and settings listed above check your software operation manual and set the HOST SELECT switch to the proper data transfer rate TIP Abou...

Page 20: ...g the driver while a large amount of data is being transferred TIP Note for Windows users regarding the MIDI driver To transfer data via the computer s serial port and the P 250 TO HOST connector you need to install a specified MIDI driver Yamaha CBX driver for Windows You can download this driver from the XG Library on the Yamaha Web site http www yamaha xg com or install it from the included TOO...

Page 21: ...b 9 pin plug Yamaha CCJ PC2 or equivalent Macintosh System peripheral plug 8 pin plug Yamaha CCJ MAC or equivalent Pin assignment The following diagram shows the pin assignments for each cable 8 CTS 7 RTS 2 RxD 5 GND 3 TxD 1 2 3 4 8 5 mini DIN 8 pin D sub 9 pin mini DIN 8 pin 2 HSK i 1 HSK O 5 RxD 4 GND 3 TxD 8 RxD 7 GP 6 TxD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 mini DIN 8 pin mini DIN 8 pin Pin numbers view from fron...

Page 22: ...ease use the appropriate MIDI interface for your com puter TIP If you are using a computer that features a USB interface connect the computer and the P 250 with a USB cable P 250 MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI OUT Computer with MIDI interface HOST SELECT MIDI PC 2 USB Mac Using the computer s MIDI interface MIDI Interface MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI OUT Serial port modem or printer port or USB po...

Page 23: ...arameters page 69 Connecting headphones You can connect headphones to the PHONES jack located on the front panel TIP For more information on basic operation of the pedals and assigning the functions to them refer to pages 39 and 69 respectively TIP Optional pedals Yamaha FC3 foot pedal Yamaha FC7 foot controller Yamaha FC4 foot switch Yamaha FC5 foot switch MIDI ASSIGNABLE FOOT PEDAL IN T OUT 4 AU...

Page 24: ...ent demo song or press the SONG START STOP button 4 Exit Demo Song mode Press the EXIT button By pressing the MIDI SETTING and the OTHER SETTING buttons simultaneously then press the A or button to get the Piano Demo display you can hear the piano demo The piano demo lets you compare the result of enabling disabling each sam pling technology GRANDPIANO1 Stereo Piano stereo sampling GRANDPIANO2 Mon...

Page 25: ...e top of the song Press the SONG SELECT or C button dur ing playback to start playback from the next song Press the SONG SELECT or C button while playback is paused in a song to locate the top of the song 4 Return to the main screen Press the EXIT button TIP You can also use the C buttons to select a song after you press the SONG SELECT but tons P 000 NewSong is a blank song provided so you can re...

Page 26: ...reverb is off See page 37 6 Apply the chorus effect Press the CHORUS button repeatedly to toggle the chorus on or off When the LED is off the cho rus is off See page 37 7 Use the Master Equalizer By moving the MASTER EQUALIZER LOW LO MID MID HI MID HIGH controls you can adjust the tonal quality See page 38 8 Use the pitch bend and modulation wheels Moving either wheel up or down creates expres siv...

Page 27: ...button 6 Use the Edit function Press the VOICE EDIT button then press the A buttons to select an item to edit then press the C and D buttons to customize the voice 7 Store a performance You can store an edited voice as a performance page 30 Press the PERFORM FILE button then press the A buttons to select Performance and press the C or VARIATION π but tons to select a location to store the performa...

Page 28: ... voice used in different voice combinations can have different parameter settings for each combination For a list of parameters see page 58 For information on editing the parameters see Editing on page 61 and Voice Edit on page 65 XG Fretless Bass XG Grand Piano 2 Grand Piano 1 Mellow Piano 1 Grand Piano 1 Rock Piano Grand Piano 1 Honky Tonk Piano Grand Piano 1 Grand Piano 2 Grand Piano 1 XG Grand...

Page 29: ...These voices are used for the Main part Non Dual and non Split mode Dual Split The right handed area in Split mode is set to Dual The left handed area in Split mode is set to Dual Split Dual Each combination of voices 45 preset voices and XG voices has unique parameter settings in the VOICE EDIT menu These combined voices are used for the Main part and the Layer part Main Main Left Left Main Left ...

Page 30: ...e chorus type ChorusType 66 Setting the chorus depth 1 ChorusSend 67 Turning the chorus on off 2 ChorusOnOff 67 Selecting the insertion effect type 1 Ins Type 67 Setting the speed of the vibraphone vibrato effect 1 VibeRotorSpeed 67 Turning the vibraphone vibrato on off 1 VibeRotorOnOff 67 Adjusting the speed of the rotary speaker 1 RotarySpeed 67 Adjusting the insertion effect depth 1 Dry WetBala...

Page 31: ...2 Adjusting the low middle range resonance of the Mas ter Equalizer 3 LowMidQ 72 Adjusting the middle range resonance of the Master Equalizer 3 MidQ 72 Adjusting the high middle range resonance of the Master Equalizer 3 HighMidQ 72 Adjusting the high range resonance of the Master Equalizer 3 HighQ 72 MIDISETTING partial Setting the MIDI transmit channel MidiOutChannel 74 Setting the MIDI receive c...

Page 32: ...erformance file to create a new performance and store the edited performance file in memory as described later For more information on using the performance file see Handling Perfor mance Files PERFORM FILE page 42 A performance file stored in memory can be controlled from a connected computer For more information on connecting a computer see Connecting to a Personal Computer page 19 Performance f...

Page 33: ... Computer page 19 for information on connecting the P 250 to a computer The following song data can be played on the P 250 Sequence Format SMF Standard MIDI File formats 0 and 1 ESEQ Voice Allocation Format XG voice arrangement GM system level 1 voice arrangement Refer to Data compatibility on page 88 for more information on formats About P 250 Memory Storage memory Storage memory is an area in me...

Page 34: ...UP 1 3 2 3 TIP Details about Performance on off are provided in the Per formance Operation page 41 TIP XG is a major enhancement of the GM System Level 1 for mat It was developed by Yamaha specifically to provide more voices and variations as well as greater expressive control over voices and effects and to ensure data compat ibility well into the future TIP If you select XG and press the VARIATIO...

Page 35: ...formance parameter page 30 VOICE PERFORMANCE TEMPO SONG SONG BALANCE MASTER VOLUME MIDI SETTING CHORUS REVERB SPLIT CONTRAST XG 8 16 B YES NO D A C BASS 15 7 PERFORM FILE MASTER EQ EDIT VARIATION PERFORMANCE VOICE EDIT VIBES GUITAR 14 6 SYNTH PAD 13 5 E PIANO3 HARPSI CLAVI ORGAN 1 EXIT 9 B A 1 G PIANO 1 EX TRACKS SONG FILE PANEL LOCK TRACK1 TOP SONG SELECT KEYBOARD SONG MIN MAX REC START STOP SYNC...

Page 36: ...u can use Dual mode see page 35 in each area right hand and left hand of Split mode The Split mode setting is a performance parameter page 30 VOICE PERFORMANCE TEMPO SONG SONG BALANCE MASTER VOLUME MIDI SETTING CHORUS REVERB SPLIT CONTRAST XG 8 16 B YES NO D A C BASS 15 7 PERFORM FILE MASTER EQ EDIT VARIATION PERFORMANCE VOICE EDIT VIBES GUITAR 14 6 SYNTH PAD 13 5 E PIANO3 HARPSI CLAVI ORGAN 1 EXI...

Page 37: ...US button repeatedly to toggle the chorus on and off When the chorus is turned on the indicator above the CHORUS button lights up You can turn the chorus effect on or off by pressing the CHORUS buttons on the panel or by setting the ChorusOnOff parameter in the VOICE EDIT menu see page 67 The CHORUS button setting on the panel is cancelled if you select another voice The ChorusOnOff parameter sett...

Page 38: ... which also enables you to set the gain However the latest gain setting by the sliders or MASTER EQ EDIT button will remain in effect TIP The master equalizer is globally applied to the P 250 the sound currently being played TIP You can also access the channel equalizer via the VOICE EDIT button This equalizer enables you to adjust the sound of each voice independently page 68 TIP When you set the...

Page 39: ...UX jack to add an expression effect to the cur rent sound The faster you press the foot controller the greater the effect applied Using Panel Lock The Panel Lock function temporarily disables the operation of the P 250 panel locks the panel controls so that you will not inadvert ently change the voice or mode during perfor mance Press the PANEL LOCK button twice quickly to turn the panel lock on o...

Page 40: ... B A 1 G PIANO 1 EX TRACKS SONG FILE PANEL LOCK TRACK1 TOP SONG SELECT KEYBOARD SONG MIN MAX REC START STOP SYNCHRO START NEW SONG TRACK2 MIDI OUT ORGAN 2 10 2 G PIANO 2 STRINGS 11 3 E PIANO1 CHOIR 12 4 E PIANO2 OTHER SETTING DOWN SONG SETTING UP MIDI OUT MIDI OUT REVERB Toggling MIDI transmission on and off Transmitting MIDI panic signals TIP If MIDI transmission is turned off the P 250 cannot co...

Page 41: ... 2 10 2 G PIANO 2 STRINGS 11 3 E PIANO1 CHOIR 12 4 E PIANO2 OTHER SETTING DOWN SONG SETTING UP 2 3 3 1 3 1 1 CAUTION If the PERFORMANCE button indicator is flashing the currently selected performance may not match the perfor mance name displayed on the LCD TIP Performance OFF You can select a voice using the VOICE PERFORMANCE buttons The button indicator turns off Performance ON You can select a p...

Page 42: ...TION π buttons For more information regarding specific details of this procedure refer to the corresponding section below 4 Close the Performance File menu Press the EXIT button Operation Parameter name Reference page Storing a performance Performance 43 Renaming a performance Perf Name 43 Saving a performance file in storage memory SaveToMemory 44 Loading a performance file from storage memory Lo...

Page 43: ...ion Press the B YES button located next to Set During the operation Executing is displayed on the screen When the operation is complete Completed is displayed CAUTION If you edit a performance from the preset performance file PresetPerformance PER storing the performance by the procedure described above will overwrite the existing per formance data in the performance file without any warning To av...

Page 44: ...e basic operation of performance files The following steps are supplement for Step 3 on page 42 3 1 Select a performance file Use the C buttons to select the desired per formance file to load 3 2 Execute the operation Press the B YES button located next to Exe cute Sure is displayed on screen Press the B YES button again to confirm the operation To cancel the operation press the B NO button During...

Page 45: ...rmation on the basic operation of performance files The following steps are supplement for Step 3 on page 42 3 Rename the performance file as described in the SaveToMemory section page 44 After you rename a performance file all performances are sorted alphabetically and renumbered CAUTION Do not turn off the power to the P 250 while the screen dis plays Executing Otherwise the data currently held ...

Page 46: ... but not audio signals When you play back recorded songs the P 250 produces sound based on the saved information Therefore recording on the P 250 may be more accurately called saving information However this book often uses the word recording or if re recording over existing data overwriting A message information or confirmation dialog sometimes appears on screen to facilitate operation Refer to t...

Page 47: ...he Record Standby screen does not appear press the SONG SELECT or button 4 Start and stop recording Recording begins automatically as soon as you play a note on the keyboard Optional Press the SONG START STOP button to start recording The Recording screen indicates the current measure number Recording screen Recording bar number VOICE PERFORMANCE TEMPO SONG SONG BALANCE MASTER VOLUME MIDI SETTING ...

Page 48: ... if you wish to change the previous settings 3 Select the recording method Start End Press and hold down the REC button and press the C buttons repeatedly to specify how the recording should start Press the D but tons repeatedly to specify how the recording should end While you are holding down the REC button the fol lowing recording method selection screen appears Starting methods start Norm Norm...

Page 49: ... is complete press one of the SONG SELECT buttons to return to the song selection screen 4 Press and hold down the REC button and select the track to change The indicator for the selected track lights up in red You can change the tempo setting at this point if you wish At this point do not play the keyboard or press the START STOP button Otherwise recording will start erasing the recorded data 5 P...

Page 50: ... Fine pitch adjustment between two voices Dual only Detune Volume level changes for each voice with response to the way you play TouchSense Voice transpose setting Transpose Scale Soft pedal depth String resonance depth Sustain sampling depth Key off volume KeyOffSamplingDepth Modulation Pitch bend Pitch bend range Data shared by tracks Tempo Time signature Reverb type Chorus type Insertion effect...

Page 51: ...gh the song You can play the keyboard while the P 250 is play ing back a song You can also play the notes in a voice different from the playback voice by select ing a voice from the panel In this case to adjust the volume balance between the song playback and the sound you are playing on the keyboard use the SONG BALANCE slider page 49 Press either SONG SELECT button to return to the song selectio...

Page 52: ...ack on and off You can play the part that is turned off See page 33 for information on the type of song data that the P 250 can play back TIP In the song selection screen Press the SONG SELECT or the C button while playback is stopped in the middle of a song to locate the top of the song Press the SONG SELECT or the C button dur ing playback to restart playback from the top of the song Press the S...

Page 53: ...g SaveToMemory DeleteSong RenameSong CharacterCode 4 Set the parameter or execute the command Use the B NO YES C or D buttons For more information regarding this procedure refer to the corresponding section 5 Close the Song File menu Press the EXIT button Operation Parameter Reference page Saving a Song File in Storage Memory SaveToMemory 54 Deleting a Song File from Storage Memory DeleteSong 54 R...

Page 54: ...them Deleting a Song File from Storage Memory Delete Song You can delete song files in storage memory You cannot delete preset songs or the cur rently selected song Refer to page 53 for information on the basic operation of song files The follow ing steps are supplement for Step 4 on page 53 4 1 Select a song to delete Use the C buttons to select a song 4 2 Execute the operation Press the B YES bu...

Page 55: ...ction page 54 After you rename a song all songs are sorted alpha betically and renumbered Changing the On Screen Character Type CharacterCode You can change the type of characters that appear on screen To select International or Japanese use the D buttons Character list International Japanese CAUTION Do not turn off the power to the P 250 while the screen dis plays Executing Otherwise the data cur...

Page 56: ...MEMO 56 P 250 Edit Operation ...

Page 57: ... functions and settings for convenient and advanced techniques Editing 58 Settings for Song Recording and Playback SONG SETTING 62 Editing a Voice in Detail VOICE EDIT 65 Adjusting the Master Equalizer MASTER EQ EDIT 71 MIDI MIDI SETTING 73 Other Settings OTHER SETTING 76 ...

Page 58: ...Octave 65 Setting the volume level Volume 65 Setting the position of right and left channels Pan 66 Adjusting fine pitch offset between two voices in Dual mode Detune 66 Selecting the reverb type ReverbType 66 Setting the reverb depth ReverbSend 66 Setting the chorus type ChorusType 66 Setting the chorus depth ChorusSend 67 Turning the chorus on off ChorusOnOff 67 Selecting the insertion effect ty...

Page 59: ...owQ 72 Adjusting the low middle range resonance of the Master Equalizer LowMidQ 72 Adjusting the middle range resonance of the Master Equalizer MidQ 72 Adjusting the high middle range resonance of the Master Equalizer HighMidQ 72 Adjusting the high range resonance of the Master Equalizer HighQ 72 Operation Parameter name on the screen Reference page Setting the MIDI transmit channel MidiOutChannel...

Page 60: ...ect the sound HalfPedalPoint 78 Pitch bend range PitchBendRange 79 Setting the SONG BALANCE function assignment SongBalanceAssign 79 Turning the speaker on off Speaker 79 Setting the Master Equalizer lock EqualizerLock 79 Selecting items saved at shutdown MemoryBackUp 79 Restoring the normal default settings FactorySet 79 ...

Page 61: ... B YES button If the P 250 does not display the previous screen three seconds after it displays Completed press the B YES or EXIT button The P 250 then displays the previous screen If Set appears Press the B YES button to execute the setting The P 250 displays Executing and saves the data When the operation is complete the P 250 displays Com pleted for three seconds then displays the previous scre...

Page 62: ...whether a song that starts in the middle of a bar or with a silence prior to the first note should be played from the first note ON or from the top of the bar rest or blank OFF Refer to page 61 for general information on setting the parameters Refer to pages 3 5 of the separate Data List for information on the default parame ter settings VOICE PERFORMANCE TEMPO SONG SONG BALANCE MASTER VOLUME MIDI...

Page 63: ...ay back repeatedly If you start playing back a song with Repeat On selected the metronome sound starts ticking fol lowed by the repeated playback of the specified phrase until you press the TOP button If you select Repeat Off normal playback starts from the specified phrase Press the C buttons to specify a phrase number and press the B NO YES buttons to select Repeat On or Repeat Off You can set t...

Page 64: ...time signature TimeSignature Press the C buttons to set the numerator of the time signature and press the D buttons to set the denominator of the time signature For example to specify 3 4 press the C buttons to select 3 and the D buttons to select 4 Setting the click volume ClickVolume Press the D buttons to set the volume 0 127 Turning the click on off ClickOnOff Use the D buttons to select one o...

Page 65: ...n be shifted up or down by one or two octaves Press the D buttons to set the pitch to the range from 2 two octaves lower through 0 no pitch shift to 2 two octaves higher Setting the volume level Volume You can set the volume level for each voice Press the D buttons to set the volume level 0 to 127 Refer to page 61 for general information on setting the parameters Refer to pages 3 5 of the separate...

Page 66: ...n Hall1 Stage Reverberation suitable for a solo instrument Plate Reverberation similar to vintage plate reverb created by suspending a steel plate with springs Setting the reverb depth ReverbSend Press the D buttons to set the value 0 127 Setting the chorus type ChorusType Press the D buttons to select one of the following Chorus Adds a rich spread to the sound Celeste Adds a swell and spread to t...

Page 67: ...ulator Distortion effects Off No effect Setting the speed of the vibraphone vibrato effect VibeRotorSpeed RotorSpeed This parameter is displayed only if VibeRotor is selected for the Ins Type parameter This parameter enables you to set the speed of vibrato when you select the Vibraphone voice and use a vibe rotor pedal Press the D buttons to set the speed 1 10 Turning the Vibraphone vibrato on off...

Page 68: ...ost cut of the part EQ EQLowGain Adjusting the high range gain amount of boost cut of the part EQ EQHighGain Press the D buttons to specify the gain for each band 12 12dB Setting the touch sensitivity TouchSense This parameter enables you to determine the manner and degree to which the volume level changes in response to your touch on the keyboard how hard you play Press the D buttons to set the s...

Page 69: ...lation wheel function Modulation You can specify the parameter controlled by the modula tion wheel Press the D buttons to select one of the following functions Expression Adds accents to notes being played Main Volume Changes the volume level of the Main part notes being played Layer Volume Changes the volume level of the Layer part notes being played Displayed only when Main is in Dual mode LeftV...

Page 70: ...ator will be output If you change one of these three parameter settings from a fixed value to PRESET the rest of the parameters will be also changed to PRESET On the other hand if you change one of the settings from PRESET to a fixed value the rest of the parameters will be set to the same fixed value Turning the Internal tone generator on off InternalTG Press the D buttons to turn the Internal Vo...

Page 71: ...low frequency of the Master Equalizer LowFreq Adjusting the low middle frequency of the Master Equalizer LowMidFreq Adjusting the middle frequency of the Mas ter Equalizer MidFreq Adjusting the high middle frequency of the Master Equalizer HighMidFreq Adjusting the high frequency of the Master Equalizer HighFreq You can specify the center frequency for each band of the Master Equalizer Press the D...

Page 72: ...zer HighMidQ Adjusting the high range resonance of the Master Equalizer HighQ Press the D buttons to set the Q for each band 0 1 12 0 HighMidQ LowMidQ MidQ LowFreq LowMidFreq MidFreq HighMidFreq HighFreq HighGain LowGain TIP If you set the Q to a lower value and the gain to a higher value the sound may distort In this case raise the Q or lower the gain TIP If you set the EqualizerLock parameter ac...

Page 73: ... control the P 250 from a con nected MIDI device or computer Refer to Connecting External MIDI Equipment on page 18 for more information on connecting MIDI devices MIDI connector MIDI IN Receives MIDI data MIDI OUT Transmits MIDI data MIDI THRU Transmits data received at the MIDI IN connector without modifying the data TO HOST connector Use this connector to connect the P 250 to a computer The typ...

Page 74: ...xternal sound source while playing the keys on the P 250 Press the D buttons to turn Local Control on or off LocalControl is a performance parameter page 30 Specifying keyboard performance or song data to be transmitted via MIDI MidiOutSelect You can specify whether the data from your performance on the keyboard or song playback data including demo songs is sent via MIDI Press the D buttons to sel...

Page 75: ...Off Transmitting the initial settings on the panel InitialSetup You can transmit the panel data such as voice selection to a connected sequencer Before you record your play ing on the keyboard to a connected sequencer it is use ful if you first send and record at the beginning of your recording the panel setup data for your performance during playback Press the B YES button to start transmission E...

Page 76: ...he tuning curve of the piano voice does not quite match that of the other instruments Use D to select one of the following Stretch Tuning curve typical for piano Flat With this tuning curve the frequency is doubled per octave over the entire range PianoTuningCurve is a performance parameter page 30 Refer to page 61 for general information on setting the parameters Refer to pages 3 5 of the separat...

Page 77: ... B NO YES buttons to select from C C D E E F F G A A B or B Scale is a performance parameter page 30 Setting the split point SplitPoint Set the split point on the keyboard that separates the right and left hand sections Press the D buttons to set the value A 1 C7 SplitPoint is a performance parameter page 30 Setting the key Transpose The P 250 s Transpose function makes it possible to shift the pi...

Page 78: ...e VOICE EDIT menu page 69 is disabled Press the C buttons to select a pedal Pedal 2 Pedal 3 Pedal 4 to assign the function and press the D buttons to specify On or Off PedalStart Stop is a performance parameter page 30 Selecting a type of pedal Pedal Type A pedal connected to the PEDAL 1 SUSTAIN 2 SOS UTENUTO 3 SOFT 4 AUX connector may switch on and off differently For example some pedals turn on ...

Page 79: ...yBackUp You can back up some settings such as the voice selec tion and MIDI setting so that they will not be lost after you turn off the power to the P 250 Memory songs saved in the P 250 s memory the Memory BackUp parameter this parameter and the CharacterCode parameter page 55 are always backed up Press the C buttons to select the desired item Transpose Equalizer ReverbOnOff SplitPoint Main Left...

Page 80: ...MEMO 80 P 250 Appendix ...

Page 81: ...des a list of voice and performance presets reference materials a Troubleshooting section and an Index Message List 82 Troubleshooting 86 Midi Data Compatibility 88 Preset Voice List 90 Preset Performance List 92 Application Index 94 Index 96 ...

Page 82: ...dFromMem function Duplicate song name or performance file name This message is dis played when you attempt to rename and save a song using the RenameSong function page 55 or a performance file using the RenameFile function page 43 if an identically named song or per formance file already exists in memory Three seconds after this mes sage is displayed the P 250 displays the previous screen Please s...

Page 83: ...gain If the cable is left con nected the P 250 may not function correctly You turned off the power to the P 250 while it was writing a file to stor age memory This message appears next time you turn on the power The P 250 checks whether the contents of storage memory can be recovered This message appears following the message LastPowerOffIllegalMem oryFileChecking indicating that the P 250 recover...

Page 84: ...ected song such as commercially available music data into the P 250 s current memory or storage mem ory you tried to save the song to a personal computer You cannot save such a song to a personal computer etc This message prompts you to select whether to save the edited settings Press the B YES button to save the settings Press the EXIT button to cancel You tried to perform another operation befor...

Page 85: ... select a dif ferent song This message will be displayed when you edit a song if that song is larger than the capacity of the current memory This song cannot be edited on the P 250 This message prompts you to start the operation To start press the B YES button Press the EXIT button to cancel the operation This message prompts you to confirm the execution Press the B YES button to continue Press th...

Page 86: ...yboard perfor mance is set too low Move the SONG BALANCE slider toward KEY BOARD to increase the keyboard volume The speakers do not turn off when a pair of headphones is connected The speaker setting is on Set Speaker to Normal page 79 The buttons do not respond While you are using a function some but tons not used for the function are dis abled If a song is recording or playing stop recording or...

Page 87: ...e is not correct The CharacterCode setting may be dif ferent than that used when you named the song Also if the song was recorded on another instrument the title might be displayed incorrectly Use the CharacterCode parameter page 55 in the SONG FILE menu to change the setting However if the song was recorded on another instrument changing the CharacterCode param eter setting may not resolve the pr...

Page 88: ...DI device must match in regards to the items below Sequence format Voice allocation format Sequence Format A system that records song data generally utilizes a specific sequence format Playback is possible only when the sequence for mat of the disk matches that of the MIDI device Common Sequence Formats SMF Standard MIDI File This is the most common sequence format Standard MIDI Files are generall...

Page 89: ... standard specification for the sound map and MIDI functionality of a tone generator and is designed to ensure that music data will produce essentially identical playback on tone generators from different man ufacturers or models Many MIDI devices are compatible with GM System Level 1 as is most commercially avail able software The P 250 is compatible with GM System Level 1 XG logo This logo XG lo...

Page 90: ...eful A chorus effect is applied to create spaciousness Phaser E Piano A distinctive phaser effect makes this ideal for fusion styles AutoPan E Piano An electric piano with a characteristic panning effect Standard E Piano A straightforward electric piano sound with reverb as the only effect E PIANO2 E PIANO2 4 DX E Piano 1 The sound of an electronic piano as simulated by an FM synthesizer such as t...

Page 91: ...type stops of different pitches 8 4 This is a gentle sound that is ideal for accompanying hymns STRINGS STRINGS 11 Strings Stereo sampled large scale string ensemble with real istic reverb Try combining this voice with piano in Dual mode SynthStrings A bright and spacious strings sound Suitable for sus tained parts backing an ensemble SlowStrings The sound of a string ensemble with a slow attack S...

Page 92: ...1 Slow Strings 0 122 50 CHOIR CHOIR 12 Choir 0 122 53 Slow Choir 0 123 53 Scat 0 122 54 SYNTH PAD SYNTH PAD 13 Synth Pad 1 0 122 90 Synth Pad 2 0 122 92 GUITAR GUITAR 14 Nylon Guitar 0 122 25 Steel Guitar 0 122 26 BASS BASS 15 Wood Bass 0 122 33 Bass Cymbal 0 124 33 Electric Bass 0 122 34 Fretless Bass 0 122 36 Performance name Type Sounds used Performance notes Main Layer Left LeftLayer A01 Piano...

Page 93: ...s fusion split with electric bass B06 Bass Cym Scat Split Scat Bass Cymbal Play scat in the right hand and bass and cymbal in the left Scat sounds are velocity switched B07 Organ Upper Lower Dual Split JazzOrgan SoloSine Jazz Organ Simulates a dual manual organ Play chords in the left hand and solo with the right B08 E Piano GrandPiano Split Grand Piano 1 Phaser E Piano Play chords in the left han...

Page 94: ...SETTING PedalStart Stop on page 78 Assigning a specific function to the modulation wheel VOICE EDIT Modulation on page 69 Changing the sound Layering two voices parts Playing in Dual Mode on page 35 What sounds can I choose Preset Voice List on page 90 XG Voice List on page 6 of the separate Data List Applying reverberation reverb to the sound Reverb on page 37 Adding spaciousness chorus to the so...

Page 95: ...ance on page 41 Preventing the sound settings from changing when you switch Performance from ON to OFF Selecting a Performance on page 41 Storing an edited performance into internal memory PERFORM FILE Performance on page 43 Naming or renaming a performance PERFORM FILE Perf Name on page 43 Saving a performance file to memory PERFORM FILE SaveToMemory on page 44 Naming or renaming a performance fi...

Page 96: ...Correcting Note Timing 62 Cross Delay 67 Current Memory 33 D Damper Pedal Start Point to Affect the Sound 78 Damper Pedal Sustain Sampling Depth 78 Delay LCR 67 Delay LR 67 Deleting a Performance File 45 Deleting a Song File from Storage Memory 54 Deleting Data from a Channel 63 Demo Songs 24 Depth of String Resonance 77 Depth of Sustain Sampling for the Damper Pedal 78 Depth of the Soft Pedal 77 ...

Page 97: ...an 66 Panel Initial Setting Transmittion 75 Panel Lock 39 Panel Logos 89 Pedal 39 Pedal Function for Vibraphone 78 Pedal Jacks 23 Pedal Type 78 PedalStart Stop 78 Performance 30 PERFORMANCE Button 41 Performance File 32 Performance File Operation 42 Performance Notes 92 Performance Operation 41 Performance Parameter 30 Performances 30 Phaser 67 PHONES Jack 17 PhraseMark 63 Piano Voice Tuning Curve...

Page 98: ... DOWN UP Buttons 51 Time Signature 64 TO HOST Connector 20 73 Toggling MIDI Transmission On or Off 40 Top Panel 14 Touch Response 76 Touch Sensitivity 68 TRACK1 Button 47 TRACK2 Button 47 TransmitParameter 75 Transmitted Data Type via MIDI 75 Transmitting MIDI Panic Signal 40 Transmitting MIDI Signal of Keyboard Playing 74 Transmitting MIDI Signal of Song Playback 74 Transmitting the Initial Setti...

Page 99: ...n locations that do not significantly contribute to their operating temperature Placement of this product close to heat sources such as radiators heat registers and other devices that pro duce heat should be avoided 8 This product was NOT designed for use in wet damp loca tions and should not be used near water or exposed to rain Exam ples of wet damp locations are near a swimming pool spa tub sin...

Page 100: ...rence which can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference Utilize power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interference relocate reorient the ante...

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