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YDP-184 Owner’s Manual
Appendix
Preset Voice List
VRM
Simulated string resonance sound with physical modeling when the damper pedal is pressed or keys are pressed.
Key-off Sampling
Samples of the very delicate noises that are produced when keys are released.
Voice
Group
Voice Name
Stereo
Sampling
Touch
Sense
Key-off
Sampling
VRM
Voice
Demo
Voice description
Piano CFX Grand
(1)
Yamaha’s CFX concert grand piano sound with a wide dynamic
range for maximum expressive control. Suitable for playing in any
music genre and style.
Pop Grand — A slightly brighter piano sound. Good for popular styles.
Jazz Grand — — A piano sound with unique tonal character. Good for jazz styles.
Rock Grand — A bright-sounding piano. Ideal for rock styles.
HonkyTonk Pf — — A honky-tonk style piano. Enjoy a tonal character that is quite
different than a grand piano.
E.Piano Stage E.Piano — — The sound of an electric piano using hammer-struck metallic
“tines.” Soft tone when played lightly, and an aggressive tone
when played hard.
DX E.Piano — —— An electronic piano sound produced by an FM synthesizer. The
tone will change as you vary your playing touch. Ideal for popular
music.
Vintage EP — — A different type of electric piano sound than Stage E.piano.
Widely used in rock and popular music.
Soft EP — ——An electric piano with a characteristic panning effect. Good for
playing quiet ballads.
Phaser EP — ——A distinctive phaser effect makes this ideal for fusion styles.
Organ Organ Principal ———
(2)
This Voice features the combination of pipes (8'+4'+2') of a
principal (brass instrument) organ. It is suitable for Baroque
church music.
Jazz Organ ———— The sound of a “tonewheel” type electric organ. Sampled with
Rotary SP effect, its rotation speed is slow. Often heard in jazz
and rock idioms.
Mellow Organ ————
—
A mellow electric organ sound. Ideal for calmer songs.
Strings Strings —— Stereo-sampled, large-scale strings ensemble with realistic
reverb. Try combining this Voice with piano in the Dual mode.
Slow Strings ——
—
The sound of a string ensemble, with a slow attack. Suitable for
use in Dual mode with piano or electric piano.
Choir — —— A big, spacious choir Voice. Perfect for creating rich harmonies in
slow pieces.
Synth Pad — —— A warm, mellow, and spacious synth sound. Ideal for sustained
parts in the background of an ensemble, or for use in Dual mode
with piano or electric piano.
Bass Acoustic Bass — —— The sound of a finger-plucked upright bass. Frequently used in
jazz and Latin music.
Electric Bass — —— The sound of an electric bass. Frequently used in jazz, rock, and
popular music.
Others Harpsichord 8' — —
(3)
The sound of the instrument frequently used in baroque music.
Variations in playing touch will not affect the volume, and a
characteristic sound will be heard when you release the key.
Harpsi. 8'+4' — ——A harpsichord with an added upper octave. Produces a more
brilliant sound.
Vibraphone —— A Vibraphone sound, sampled in stereo. Its spacious and clear
sound is ideal for popular music.
Nylon Guitar —— Stereo-sampled, nylon-string guitar with natural reality. Suitable
for any style of musics.
Steel Guitar — ———A bright steel-string guitar sound. Ideal for popular music.
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