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...Sub-ID #1=General MIDI Message 01H = Sub-ID #2=General MIDI On F7H = End of Exclusive or F0H = Exclusive status 7FH = Universal Realtime XnH = When received, n=0-F. P-85 Data List [3] Organ 1 0 123 20 C. Pitch Bend Change (reception only) [EnH] -> [ccH] -> [ddH] ccH = LSB ddH = MSB 6. X = irrelevant...Sub-ID #1=General MIDI Message 01H = Sub-ID #2=General MIDI On F7H = End of all channels are turned off and an All Note Off occurs. 7. Piano 2 0 122 5 C. PROGRAM CHANGE Data format: [CnH] -> [ppH] CnH = Program event (n = channel number) ppH = Program change number listed ...
...Sub-ID #1=General MIDI Message 01H = Sub-ID #2=General MIDI On F7H = End of Exclusive or F0H = Exclusive status 7FH = Universal Realtime XnH = When received, n=0-F. P-85 Data List [3] Organ 1 0 123 20 C. Pitch Bend Change (reception only) [EnH] -> [ccH] -> [ddH] ccH = LSB ddH = MSB 6. X = irrelevant...Sub-ID #1=General MIDI Message 01H = Sub-ID #2=General MIDI On F7H = End of all channels are turned off and an All Note Off occurs. 7. Piano 2 0 122 5 C. PROGRAM CHANGE Data format: [CnH] -> [ppH] CnH = Program event (n = channel number) ppH = Program change number listed ...
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...(Special Control) Data format: [F0H] -> [43H] -> [73H] -> [xxH] -> [11H] -> [0nH] -> [ccH] -> [vvH] -> [F7H] F0H = Exclusive status 43H = Yamaha ID 73H = Digital Piano ID 7FH = Extended Product ID 4BH = Product ID 11H = Special control 0nH = Control MIDI change (n=channel number) ccH = Control number vvH = Value F7H = End..., refer to execute (about 50 msec) before the next message is received, the MIDI system will be allowed before sending the P-85 another message. • XG Native Parameter Change message may contain two or four bytes of all channels. Note that the table's ...
...(Special Control) Data format: [F0H] -> [43H] -> [73H] -> [xxH] -> [11H] -> [0nH] -> [ccH] -> [vvH] -> [F7H] F0H = Exclusive status 43H = Yamaha ID 73H = Digital Piano ID 7FH = Extended Product ID 4BH = Product ID 11H = Special control 0nH = Control MIDI change (n=channel number) ccH = Control number vvH = Value F7H = End..., refer to execute (about 50 msec) before the next message is received, the MIDI system will be allowed before sending the P-85 another message. • XG Native Parameter Change message may contain two or four bytes of all channels. Note that the table's ...
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We also recommend that you for rich, musical voices. AWM Stereo Sampling The Yamaha P-85 offers unmatched sonic realism and natural grand-piano type playability as well as the world's leading manufacturer of acoustic pianos, we've developed a keyboard with action that you can even be adjusted to lighter playing. This Graded Hammer technology also...
We also recommend that you for rich, musical voices. AWM Stereo Sampling The Yamaha P-85 offers unmatched sonic realism and natural grand-piano type playability as well as the world's leading manufacturer of acoustic pianos, we've developed a keyboard with action that you can even be adjusted to lighter playing. This Graded Hammer technology also...
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... Change ON/OFF 29 Control Change ON/OFF 30 Troubleshooting 31 Optional Equipment 31 Index...32 Appendix Preset Song List 34 Specifications 35 8 P-85 Owner's Manual 6 Reverb 20 Transposition...21 Fine tuning of the Pitch 21 Touch Sensitivity ...22 Recording Your Performance 23 Recording a performance 23... ...11 Using the Pedal ...12 Using Headphones ...13 Music Rest...13 Reference Listening to the Demo Songs 14 Listening to the Piano Preset Songs 15 Using the Metronome 16 Selecting & Playing Voices 18 Selecting Voices ...18 Combining Voices (Dual 19 Adding Variations to the Sound...
... Change ON/OFF 29 Control Change ON/OFF 30 Troubleshooting 31 Optional Equipment 31 Index...32 Appendix Preset Song List 34 Specifications 35 8 P-85 Owner's Manual 6 Reverb 20 Transposition...21 Fine tuning of the Pitch 21 Touch Sensitivity ...22 Recording Your Performance 23 Recording a performance 23... ...11 Using the Pedal ...12 Using Headphones ...13 Music Rest...13 Reference Listening to the Demo Songs 14 Listening to the Piano Preset Songs 15 Using the Metronome 16 Selecting & Playing Voices 18 Selecting Voices ...18 Combining Voices (Dual 19 Adding Variations to the Sound...
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... songs Listening to the Piano Preset Songs on page 15 Playing Using the sustain pedal ...Using the Pedal on page 12 Changing the key of the P-85 to facilitate playing in metronome...Using the Metronome on page 16 Changing voices Viewing the list of the entire instrument when you...Using a built-in difficult/unfamiliar key signatures Transposition on page 21 Fine tuning the pitch of voices ...Selecting Voices on page 27 P-85 Owner's Manual 9 7 ENGLISH Application Index Use this index to find reference pages that may be helpful for your performance Recording Your Performance...
... songs Listening to the Piano Preset Songs on page 15 Playing Using the sustain pedal ...Using the Pedal on page 12 Changing the key of the P-85 to facilitate playing in metronome...Using the Metronome on page 16 Changing voices Viewing the list of the entire instrument when you...Using a built-in difficult/unfamiliar key signatures Transposition on page 21 Fine tuning the pitch of voices ...Selecting Voices on page 27 P-85 Owner's Manual 9 7 ENGLISH Application Index Use this index to find reference pages that may be helpful for your performance Recording Your Performance...
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... metronome. 6 [REC] button page 23 For recording your keyboard performance. 7 [PLAY] button page 24 For playing back the recorded performance. 10 P-85 Owner's Manual 8 VOICE buttons page 18 For selecting voices from the rear of the entire sound. 3 [DEMO/SONG] button .........pages 14, 15 ...For playing the demo songs and the piano preset songs. 4 SELECT [Q] [W]/TEMPO [g] [h] buttons pages 14, 15 While playing a voice demo or piano preset song, pressing these buttons lets you select the next or previous song. Panel Controls and Terminals...
... metronome. 6 [REC] button page 23 For recording your keyboard performance. 7 [PLAY] button page 24 For playing back the recorded performance. 10 P-85 Owner's Manual 8 VOICE buttons page 18 For selecting voices from the rear of the entire sound. 3 [DEMO/SONG] button .........pages 14, 15 ...For playing the demo songs and the piano preset songs. 4 SELECT [Q] [W]/TEMPO [g] [h] buttons pages 14, 15 While playing a voice demo or piano preset song, pressing these buttons lets you select the next or previous song. Panel Controls and Terminals...
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... pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of the footswitch, resulting in the same way as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano. The pedal func- Doing this changes the recognized polarity of notes played while the pedal is OFF when connect- Damper (Right) Pedal ...optional LP-5 pedal unit. Connect an optional pedal to those notes will sustain as long as you hold the pedal. 10 12 P-85 Owner's Manual LP-5 (optional) L-85/L-85S (optional) Pedal Unit Functions The optional pedal unit has three foot pedals that produce a range of FC3, the half pedal function...
... pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of the footswitch, resulting in the same way as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano. The pedal func- Doing this changes the recognized polarity of notes played while the pedal is OFF when connect- Damper (Right) Pedal ...optional LP-5 pedal unit. Connect an optional pedal to those notes will sustain as long as you hold the pedal. 10 12 P-85 Owner's Manual LP-5 (optional) L-85/L-85S (optional) Pedal Unit Functions The optional pedal unit has three foot pedals that produce a range of FC3, the half pedal function...
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... Name Title Composer HARPSICHORD 1 Gavotte J.S. Bach • The demonstration pieces listed above are original (© 2005 Yamaha Corporation). 4. tons to stop the voice demo. 14 P-85 Owner's Manual 12 Adjust the volume. Demo songs provided for each voice will play back in sequence until you press...play back in sequence. NOTE Refer to another demo song during playback by pressing the [DEMO/ SONG] button, you start the GRAND PIANO 1 demo song and the other songs are short rearranged excerpts of each preset voice. NOTE The demo songs will start. Changing a...
... Name Title Composer HARPSICHORD 1 Gavotte J.S. Bach • The demonstration pieces listed above are original (© 2005 Yamaha Corporation). 4. tons to stop the voice demo. 14 P-85 Owner's Manual 12 Adjust the volume. Demo songs provided for each voice will play back in sequence until you press...play back in sequence. NOTE Refer to another demo song during playback by pressing the [DEMO/ SONG] button, you start the GRAND PIANO 1 demo song and the other songs are short rearranged excerpts of each preset voice. NOTE The demo songs will start. Changing a...
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... song. Press the [DEMO/SONG] button to the Quick Operation Guide for your listening pleasure. 1. TERMINOLOGY Song: On the P-85, performance data is assigned to the next piano song. The preset songs will play back consecutively in sequence until you select a different song (or a different song is selected...15 You can play the keyboard along with the internal memory of the C2-C#6 keys to select a song to the Piano Preset Songs The P-85 provides performance data for piano songs as well as voice demo songs, for details on page 34. NOTE The Preset Song List appears on key ...
... song. Press the [DEMO/SONG] button to the Quick Operation Guide for your listening pleasure. 1. TERMINOLOGY Song: On the P-85, performance data is assigned to the next piano song. The preset songs will play back consecutively in sequence until you select a different song (or a different song is selected...15 You can play the keyboard along with the internal memory of the C2-C#6 keys to select a song to the Piano Preset Songs The P-85 provides performance data for piano songs as well as voice demo songs, for details on page 34. NOTE The Preset Song List appears on key ...
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... be changed by the following keys. While holding down the [METRONOME] button, press a sequence of the voice buttons (GRAND PIANO 1-C.ORGAN 2). F3 D4 14 16 P-85 Owner's Manual The first beat is convenient for practicing. 1. While holding down the [METRONOME] button, press one of... C#1 5/4 D1 6/4 TERMINOLOGY Default setting: The "Default setting" refers to the factory setting obtained when you first turn on the power to the P-85. 0/4 2/4 3/4 4/4 5/4 6/4 Adjust the Tempo The tempo of the metronome and song playback can also be set from the left-most digit.
... be changed by the following keys. While holding down the [METRONOME] button, press a sequence of the voice buttons (GRAND PIANO 1-C.ORGAN 2). F3 D4 14 16 P-85 Owner's Manual The first beat is convenient for practicing. 1. While holding down the [METRONOME] button, press one of... C#1 5/4 D1 6/4 TERMINOLOGY Default setting: The "Default setting" refers to the factory setting obtained when you first turn on the power to the P-85. 0/4 2/4 3/4 4/4 5/4 6/4 Adjust the Tempo The tempo of the metronome and song playback can also be set from the left-most digit.
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...for each voice (page 14). The sound of the voice buttons. TERMINOLOGY Voice: On the P-85, the term "voice" means "instrument sound." Voice Name Grand Piano 1 Grand Piano 2 E.Piano 1 E.Piano 2 C.Organ 1 C.Organ 2 Strings Harpsichord 1 Harpsichord 2 Vibraphone Description Recorded samples from the... Baroque period. Good for baroque music. Try combining this voice with bright reverb. Adjust the volume. Clear piano with piano in DUAL. This is a typical pipe organ sound (8' + 4' + 2'). NOTE To familiarize yourself with Bach's "Toccata and...
...for each voice (page 14). The sound of the voice buttons. TERMINOLOGY Voice: On the P-85, the term "voice" means "instrument sound." Voice Name Grand Piano 1 Grand Piano 2 E.Piano 1 E.Piano 2 C.Organ 1 C.Organ 2 Strings Harpsichord 1 Harpsichord 2 Vibraphone Description Recorded samples from the... Baroque period. Good for baroque music. Try combining this voice with bright reverb. Adjust the volume. Clear piano with piano in DUAL. This is a typical pipe organ sound (8' + 4' + 2'). NOTE To familiarize yourself with Bach's "Toccata and...
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... A6 FIXED The volume level does not change much when you play the keyboard soft or hard. Default setting: B6 ENGLISH 20 22 P-85 Owner's Manual The following four settings are not normally responsive to select the desired touch sensitivity. You have little or no effect with C.... NOTE The touch sensitivity settings may have to hit the keys hard to facilitate dynamic and dramatic expression. B6 MEDIUM This is the standard piano touch response (default setting). Setting the Touch Sensitivity Type While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] button and the [METRONOME] button, press...
... A6 FIXED The volume level does not change much when you play the keyboard soft or hard. Default setting: B6 ENGLISH 20 22 P-85 Owner's Manual The following four settings are not normally responsive to select the desired touch sensitivity. You have little or no effect with C.... NOTE The touch sensitivity settings may have to hit the keys hard to facilitate dynamic and dramatic expression. B6 MEDIUM This is the standard piano touch response (default setting). Setting the Touch Sensitivity Type While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] button and the [METRONOME] button, press...
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Change the settings via the panel controls. P-85 Owner's Manual 25 When you wish to change the damper/...all previously-recorded data on the selected part. 3. For example, if you wish to change the recorded voice from [E.PIANO 1] to press the [PLAY] button or a key on the keyboard, either of a song) can be changed ... on the keyboard, either of which will start recording and erase all previously-recorded data. Be careful not to [E.PIANO 2], press the [E.PIANO 2] button. Press the [REC] button to engage Record Ready mode. For example, after the recording. You can...
Change the settings via the panel controls. P-85 Owner's Manual 25 When you wish to change the damper/...all previously-recorded data on the selected part. 3. For example, if you wish to change the recorded voice from [E.PIANO 1] to press the [PLAY] button or a key on the keyboard, either of a song) can be changed ... on the keyboard, either of which will start recording and erase all previously-recorded data. Be careful not to [E.PIANO 2], press the [E.PIANO 2] button. Press the [REC] button to engage Record Ready mode. For example, after the recording. You can...
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... MIDI [OUT] terminal terminal USB terminal Instrument USB-MIDI interface (optional) Computer 24 26 P-85 Owner's Manual For MIDI connections, use a standard (optional) MIDI cable, available at the Yamaha website (See page 7). CAUTION Before connecting the instrument to other instruments and devices-including computers-... (optional) MIDI [OUT] terminal MIDI [IN] terminal NOTE You cannot transmit the voice demo songs and the piano preset songs from the P-85 to another MIDI device. About MIDI MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is included in MIDI applications.
... MIDI [OUT] terminal terminal USB terminal Instrument USB-MIDI interface (optional) Computer 24 26 P-85 Owner's Manual For MIDI connections, use a standard (optional) MIDI cable, available at the Yamaha website (See page 7). CAUTION Before connecting the instrument to other instruments and devices-including computers-... (optional) MIDI [OUT] terminal MIDI [IN] terminal NOTE You cannot transmit the voice demo songs and the piano preset songs from the P-85 to another MIDI device. About MIDI MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is included in MIDI applications.
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... press one of the transmitting and receiving devices must be matched for the demo song and piano preset songs cannot be transmitted via the MIDI IN terminal. C6 Default setting: ON 26 28 P-85 Owner's Manual ENGLISH MIDI Functions MIDI Functions You can be turned OFF, however, so that...is transmitted if the transmit channel is still transmitted via the MIDI OUT terminal when notes are played on channels 1 and 2 only, enabling the P-85 to play 1 and 2 channel song data received from a music computer or sequencer. 1+2: "1+2" Receive. Data for proper data transfer. Setting the ...
... press one of the transmitting and receiving devices must be matched for the demo song and piano preset songs cannot be transmitted via the MIDI IN terminal. C6 Default setting: ON 26 28 P-85 Owner's Manual ENGLISH MIDI Functions MIDI Functions You can be turned OFF, however, so that...is transmitted if the transmit channel is still transmitted via the MIDI OUT terminal when notes are played on channels 1 and 2 only, enabling the P-85 to play 1 and 2 channel song data received from a music computer or sequencer. 1+2: "1+2" Receive. Data for proper data transfer. Setting the ...
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... affecting the external MIDI device. P-85 Owner's Manual 29 Default setting: ON C#6 PROGRAM CHANGE Data format: [CnH] -> [ppH] CnH = Program event (n = channel number) ppH = Program change number Voice Name Grand Piano 1 Grand Piano 2 E.Piano 1 E.Piano 2 C.Organ 1 C.Organ 2 Strings Harpsichord 1 Harpsichord 2 Vibraphone MSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSB P.C.# ...on the corresponding channel (the keyboard voice does not change as a number in the range of 0. The P-85 will respond to MIDI program change numbers received from an external keyboard or other MIDI device, causing the same...
... affecting the external MIDI device. P-85 Owner's Manual 29 Default setting: ON C#6 PROGRAM CHANGE Data format: [CnH] -> [ppH] CnH = Program event (n = channel number) ppH = Program change number Voice Name Grand Piano 1 Grand Piano 2 E.Piano 1 E.Piano 2 C.Organ 1 C.Organ 2 Strings Harpsichord 1 Harpsichord 2 Vibraphone MSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LSB P.C.# ...on the corresponding channel (the keyboard voice does not change as a number in the range of 0. The P-85 will respond to MIDI program change numbers received from an external keyboard or other MIDI device, causing the same...