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Congratulations! …and thank you for purchasing the Dual and Split voice modes Yamaha P-150. The P-150 is a high-performance The P-150’s Dual and Split modes let you play two voices at electronic piano with full-scale, weighted action once, a “main” voice and a “sub” voice, either by layering the two keyboard, a selection of high quality piano and other voices of your choice (Dual mode) or by assigning a different useful instrument voices, and versatile performance voice to each end of the keyb
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Extended Disuse Location Electrical storms can cause power surges which can damage the Do not use the P-150 in locations where it will be exposed to P-150’s circuitry even if the power switch is turned off. Therefore, direct sunlight, extreme temperatures, high humidity or it is best to disconnect the P-150’s power cord from the AC outlet excessive dust or vibration. when you will not be using it for an extended period of time. Handling Service and Modification Avoid rough handling. Do n
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INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................ 1 PRECAUTIONS ............................................................................................................. 2 UPPER PANEL.............................................................................................................. 4 REAR PANEL ................................................................................................................ 9 UPP
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UPPER PANEL B VOLUME CS POWER CONTRAST MAX PS1 PS2 SPLIT TRANSPOSE MIDI MIN ON/ OFF BALANCE DETUNE -1/NO +1/YES PAGE C3 DATA ENTRY PITCH MODULATION A 1 1 [PHONES] jack 3 Speakers This jack on the front panel lets you connect a pair of stereo These two built-in 13 cm speakers each provide an output of 20 headphones to the P-150 for private listening. The internal watts. If you connect the P-150 to an external monitor system, speakers will automatically be disconnected when you plug in you may
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3 IN OUT THRU FOOT CONTROLLER SOFT SOSTENUTO SUSTAIN L/MONO R L/MONO L/MONO R OFF ON MIDI OUTPUT INPUT SPEAKER C EFFECT EQUALIZER STORE PERF.A REVERB MODULATION 123456789 10 11 12 ROOM CHORUS STAGE SYMPHONIC EDIT PERF.B VOICE PIANO 1 PIANO 2 PIANO 3 PIANO 4 E.PIANO 1 E.PIANO 2 E.PIANO 3 VIBES ORGAN1 ORGAN2 STRINGS BASS HALL TREMOLO SYSTEM MIDI FILTER PC TABLE CHANNEL LOCAL CS FC PS NAME ORGAN PB MW KBD SENS. INT.EQ COMBINATION LOW MIDDLE HIGH 2 5 UPPER PANEL
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UPPER PANEL UPPER PANEL—A POWER 1 ON/ OFF 2 3 PITCH MODULATION 1 [POWER] switch 3 [MODULATION] wheel This switch turns the power on and off. When the power is This wheel can be used in various ways. Normally you will use it turned on, the mode and status designated when the power was to apply a vibrato effect to the notes that you play, with previously turned off will still be active. increasing intensity as you roll it upwards; the wheel remains at the specific position that you set it whe
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UPPER PANEL— B 1 2 3 4 5 68 9 VOLUME CS CONTRAST MAX PS1 PS2 SPLIT TRANSPOSE MIDI MIN BALANCE DETUNE -1/NO +1/YES PAGE C3 DATA ENTRY 7 1 [VOLUME] slider 6 [TRANSPOSE, DETUNE, q] button This slider adjusts the overall volume of sound output from the This is a multiple function button. As a [TRANSPOSE] button, internal speakers (or headphones, if connected) as well as the you can use it to set the keyboard transpose value for single as sound output from the [OUTPUT] jacks on the rear panel. well
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UPPER PANEL UPPER PANEL—C 1 34 5 6 7 8 EFFECT EQUALIZER STORE PERF. A REVERB MODULATION 123456789 10 11 12 ROOM CHORUS STAGE SYMPHONIC EDIT PERF.B VOICE PIANO 1 PIANO 2 PIANO 3 PIANO 4 E.PIANO 1 E.PIANO 2 E.PIANO 3 VIBES ORGAN1 ORGAN2 STRINGS BASS HALL TREMOLO SYSTEM MIDI FILTER PC TABLE CHANNEL LOCAL CS FC PS NAME ORGAN PB MW KBD SENS. INT.EQ COMBINATION LOW MIDDLE HIGH 2 1 [STORE] button 5 [VOICE, PERFORMANCE, EDIT SELECT] buttons This button lets you store changes that you make to a These 1
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1 2 3 4 5 6 MIDI INPUT OUTPUT THRU OUT IN SPEAKER ON OFF R L/MONO R L/MONO SUSTAIN SOSTENUTO SOFT FOOT CONTROLLER 1 [SPEAKER] switch 5 [FOOT CONTROLLER] jack This switch lets you turn off the P-150’s internal speakers. It This jack lets you connect a foot controller (Yamaha FC7, does not affect the output from the [OUTPUT] jacks or the available separately) for use as an auxiliary controller. The [FC] [PHONES] jack. foot controller can be
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P-150 OVERVIEW 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. A group of overall System settings apply to both Voice Play and Performance Play modes, and Edit mode lets you access and edit a wide variety of System and other functions, as
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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. (For information about changing the
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P-150 OVERVIEW 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. Performance parameters include the voice selection (a set of voice parameters
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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. SYSTEM MIDI TRANSMIT ENABLE On, Off • Master Tune • Reverb Bypass • Device Number SYSTEM • MIDI Merge • Performance Enable • Popup Time • S
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GETTING STARTED 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 Prepare a suitable location. 1. 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. Please do not hesitate to ask
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Connect external line-level components. 4. 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.) Speaker (L) Speaker (R) Amp OUTPUT L/MONO OUTPUT R P-150 If you wish to listen to your P-150 using headphones, connect a pair of stereo headphones to the [PHONES] jack located on the left side of th
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GETTING STARTED Connect MIDI devices. 5. 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 A
