Yamaha P515B P-515 88-Key Portable Digital Piano

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107
P-515 Owner’s Manual
Appendix
Preset Voice List
Voice
Group
Voice Name
Stereo
Sampling
Touch
Sense
Key-off
Sampling
VRM
Voice
Demo
Voice description
Piano CFX Grand 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.
Binaural
CFX Grand

Yamaha’s CFX concert grand piano sound sampled by Binaural Sampling, the method
optimized for headphone use. Listening this through headphones gives the impression of
being immersed in the sound, as if it was actually emanating from the piano. This Voice is
selected automatically when headphones are connected.
Bösendorfer 
(1)
The famed sound of the Vienna-made Bösendorfer Imperial concert grand piano. Its spacious
sound evokes the size of the instrument, and is ideal for expressing tenderness in
compositions.
Studio Grand The sound of Yamaha’s C7 grand piano, which is often used in recording studios. Its bright
and clear sound is good for popular styles.
Bright Grand 
Bright piano sound. Good for clear expression and “cutting through” other instruments in an
ensemble.
Ballad Grand 
Grand piano sound with a soft and warm tone. Good for playing ballads.
Warm Grand 
Warm and soft piano sound. Good for relaxing music.
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.
DX Bright
——
A variation of electronic piano sound produced by an FM synthesizer. Its bright and sparkling
sound character spice up the music.
Tremolo Vintage

——
Includes tremolo ideal for Vintage EP. Frequently used in rock music.
Organ Jazz Organ Slow
———
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.
Jazz Organ Fast
———
A same type of electric organ sound as Jazz Organ Slow. This was sampled with the fast
rotation speed of the rotary speaker effect. Switch Voices between Jazz Organ Slow and Jazz
Organ Fast to add variations to your performance.
Rock Organ
———
Bright and sharp electric organ sound. Optimum for rock music.
Jazz Organ
——
The sound of a “tonewheel” type electric organ. Often heard in jazz and rock idioms. When
connecting the separately sold pedal unit, LP-1, you can switch “fast” and “slow” of the
Rotary Speaker (Rotary Speed) using the left pedal.
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.
Organ Tutti
——
This Voice features a full coupler of a pipe organ, famous for the sound used in Toccata and
Fugue by Bach.
CLV./VIB. 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.
E.Clavichord

This is the voice of a keyboard that produces sound by striking strings and using magnetic
pickups. This ‘funky’ sound is popular in soul and rhythm and blues music. Because of its
unique mechanism, the instrument produces a peculiar sound when you release the keys.
Vibraphone 
——
A Vibraphone sound, sampled in stereo. Its spacious and clear sound is ideal for popular
music.
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.
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