NP-31/NP-11 Owner’s Manual
10
Reference
Selecting & Playing Voices
To familiarize yourself with the character-
istics of the Voices, listen to the Voice
Demo Songs for each Voice (page 12).
Voice:
The term “Voice” refers to a musical
instrument sound built into the Digital
Musical Instrument.
When you select a Voice, an appropriate
reverb type will be selected automatically
(page 16).
1
Press one of the Voice buttons.
Two different Voices are assigned to each Voice button. You can switch
between them by pressing the [VARIATION] button. After the [Grand Piano]
is pressed, for example, turning on [VARIATION] will call up the Grand Piano
2 Voice while turning off [VARIATION] will call up the Grand Piano 1 Voice.
2
Adjust the volume.
Rotate the [MASTER VOLUME] dial to set the most comfortable listening
level during your performance.
Selecting Voices
TERMINOLOGY
NOTE
NOTE
Voice Button
Voice Name
Description
GRAND
PIANO
Grand Piano 1
Recorded samples from a full concert grand piano.
Perfect for classical compositions as well as any
other style that requires acoustic piano.
VARIATION
Grand Piano 2
Clear piano with bright reverb. Good for popular
music.
E.PIANO
E. Piano 1
An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis.
Good for popular music.
VARIATION
E. Piano 2
The sound of an electric piano using hammer-struck
metallic “tines.” Soft tone when played lightly, and an
aggressive tone when played hard.
PIPE ORGAN
Pipe Organ 1
This is a typical pipe organ sound (8' + 4' + 2'). Good
for sacred music from the Baroque period.
VARIATION
Pipe Organ 2
This is the organ’s full coupler sound, often associ-
ated with Bach’s “Toccata and Fugue.”
STRINGS/
VIBES
Strings
Spacious and large-scale string ensemble. Try com-
bining this Voice with piano in DUAL.
VARIATION
Vibraphone
The sound of a vibraphone played with relatively soft
mallets.
HARPSI-
CHORD
Harpsichord 1
The definitive instrument for baroque music. Since
the strings of a harpsichord are plucked, there is no
touch response.
VARIATION
Harpsichord 2
Mixes the same Voice an octave higher for a more
brilliant, dynamic tone.
