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Selecting & Playing Voices

N-100 Owner’s Manual

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Selecting & Playing Voices

Selecting Voices

1. Select the Grand Piano 1 voice by pressing the

[PIANO/VOICE] button.

Pressing the [SELECT] button switches among the following ten voices.

While holding down the [PIANO/VOICE] button, press one of the C1–A1 keys

to select a voice.

To instantly call up the Grand Piano 1 voice again, simply press the [PIANO/

VOICE]

button.

2. Adjust the volume.

Re-adjust the [MASTER VOLUME] dial for the most comfortable listening level

during your performance.

To familiarize yourself with the

characteristics of the voices, lis-

ten to the demo songs for each

voice (page 13).

TERMINOLOGY

Voice:

On the N-100, the term “voice”

means “instrument sound.”

When you select a voice, an

appropriate reverb type will be

selected automatically (page 18).

NOTE

Key

Voice Name

Description

Grand

Piano

Recorded samples from a full concert grand piano. Also includes three

levels of dynamic sampling, sustain samples, and key-off samples for

exceptionally realistic acoustic grand piano sound. Perfect for classical

compositions as well as any other style that requires acoustic piano.

Grand

Piano

Spacious and clear piano with bright reverb. Good for popular music.

Piano

Strings

A Dual voice combining grand piano and strings – perfect for slow,

orchestral piano music.

1 Electronic

Piano

An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis.

Exceptional musical response with varying timbre according to key-

board dynamics. Good for standard popular music.

E1 Electronic

Piano

The sound of an electric piano using hammer-struck metallic tines. Soft

tone when played lightly, and an aggressive tone when played hard.

Church

Organ

This is a typical pipe organ sound (8 feet + 4 feet + 2 feet).

Good for sacred music from the Baroque period.

1 Jazz

Organ

The sound of a tonewheel type electric organ. Often heard in jazz and

rock idioms.

G1 Strings Stereo-sampled, large-scale strings ensemble with realistic reverb. Try

combining this voice with piano in the DUAL.

Harpsichord

The deﬁnitive instrument for baroque music. Since harpsichord uses

plucked strings, there is no touch response.

There is, however, a characteristic additional sound when the keys are

released.

Vibraphone

Vibraphone played with relatively soft mallets. The tone becomes more

metallic the harder you play.

C0 C1 A1

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