Yamaha PDP-400, PDP400E User Manual

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PERSONAL DIGITAL PIANO MODEL PDP-400

AUX OUT

SPEAKER

AUX IN

OFF

MIDI

OUT

THRU

L/L+R

FOOT SWITCH

DAMPER

Model _____________________________________

92-469-

Serial No.__________________________________ Purchase Date _____________________________

➀

Introduction

Thank you for choosing a Yamaha PDP-400. Your PDP-400 is a fine musical instrument that employs advanced

Yamaha music technology. With the proper care, your PDP-400 will give you many years of musical pleasure.

● AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generator system offers a range of 60 rich, realistic voices.

● A maximum of 32-note polyphony permits use of sophisticated playing techniques.

● Piano-like touch response provides extensive expressive control and outstanding playability.

● Dual and split play modes allow 2 voices to be played simultaneously or individually with the left and right hands.

● 24 exciting accompaniment styles can be used to provide rhythm-only accompaniment or fully-orchestrated rhythm, bass, and chord accompaniment. 50 additional accompaniment styles are provided on floppy disk (Style Disk).

● Full-keyboard ABC (Auto Bass Chord) provides accompaniment as you play across the entire keyboard.

● 24 Solo Styleplay variations make it simple to produce rich, complex harmonies.

● 10-track performance memory records and plays back your keyboard performances.

● Internal 3.5" floppy disk drive provides extended Performance Memory capacity and Disk Orchestra playback capability – one blank floppy disk for recording and one Disk Orchestra Collection disk with corresponding score are provided.

● MIDI compatibility, GM voices, and a range of MIDI functions make the PDP-400 useful in a range of ad-

vanced MIDI music systems.

In order to make the most of your PDP-400’s performance potential and features, we urge you to read this Own-

er’s Manual thoroughly, and keep it in a safe place for later reference.

Contents

Taking Care of Your PDP-400 ............ 1

The Panel Controls ............................... 2

Preparation.............................................. 4

The Volume Controls ........................... 5

Demonstration Playback..................... 6

Voice Selection ...................................... 7

■ Selecting the 60 Voices ....................... 7

■ Keyboard Percussion .......................... 8

Dual Mode................................................ 9

■ Engaging the Dual Mode ..................... 9

■ Dual-mode Voice Balance ................... 9

Split Mode.............................................. 10

■ Engaging the Split Mode ................... 10

■ Changing the Split Voices ................. 10

■ Changing the Split Point .................... 10

■ Split Balance ..................................... 11

■ Damper Pedal Operation in the Split

Mode ................................................. 11

Digital Reverb Effects ........................ 12

■ Selecting a Reverb Effect .................. 12

■ Reverb Depth Control ........................ 12

The Keyboard & Polyphony ............. 13

Pitch Wheel ........................................... 13

Modulation Wheel ............................... 13

The Pedals............................................. 14

■ Damper Pedal ................................... 14

■ Foot Switch (Multi-function) ............... 14

Pan........................................................... 15

Transposition ....................................... 15

Pitch Control......................................... 16

■ The Pitch Display .............................. 16

Accompaniment................................... 17

■ Style Selection ................................... 17

■ Tempo Control ................................... 17

■ Starting the Accompaniment ............. 18

■ Fill-ins ................................................ 19

■ Stopping the Accompaniment ........... 19

■ Metronome ........................................ 19

Auto Bass Chord (ABC) .................... 20

■ Single-finger Accompaniment ........... 20

■ Fingered Accompaniment ................. 21

■ Full-keyboard ABC ............................ 22

■ Volume Control .................................. 22

■ Changing the ABC Split Point ........... 22

■ Special Modes ................................... 22

Disk Styles ............................................ 23

■ Selecting & Loading Disk Styles ........ 23

■ Using a Loaded Disk Style ................ 24

Solo Styleplay ...................................... 25

■ Using Solo Styleplay ......................... 25

■ Harmonization Variations .................. 25

■ The Foot Switch & Solo Styleplay ..... 25

Disk Orchestra ..................................... 26

■ Automatic Performance ..................... 26

■ Playing Back only Specific Parts ....... 27

■ Volume Control .................................. 28

■

Guided Right- and Left-hand Practice

■ Repeat Functions .............................. 29

■ Other Playback Controls ................... 30

■ DISK ORCHESTRA COLLECTION

.. 28

Disk Copy .......................................... 30

■ Playing Other Types of Music Data ... 30

Performance Memory......................... 31

Easy One-pass Recording & Playback

Multi-track Recording & Playback ..... 32

■ Adding New Tracks ........................... 34

■ Punch-in Recording ........................... 35

■ Playback ............................................ 36

The Chord Sequence Function .......... 37

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Disk Control .......................................... 38

■ Formatting a New Disk ...................... 38

■ Copying Songs .................................. 39

■ Deleting a Song ................................. 40

■ Error Messages ................................. 40

Utility Mode 1........................................ 41

U1: Touch Sensitivity ............................ 41

U2: Accompaniment Volume Mode....... 42

U3: Individual Key Tuning ..................... 42

U4: Style Tempo Switching ................... 42

U5: Auto Synchro Start Switching ......... 43

U6: Random All Song Repeat ............... 43

U7: Octave Shift .................................... 43

U8: Mute................................................ 43

U9: Minor Harmonization ...................... 43

Ub: Standard MIDI File Playback Mode 43

Utility Mode 2........................................ 44

u1:

DOC Common Voice Conversion

u2: Save Panel Settings ........................ 45

u3: Load Panel Settings ........................ 45

u4: Save Individual Key Tuning............. 45

u5: Load Individual Key Tuning............. 46

u6: Quantize Song Data ........................ 46

MIDI Functions ..................................... 47

■ Send and Receive Channel Select .... 47

■ Local Control ON/OFF ....................... 48

■ Program Change ON/OFF ................ 48

■ Control Change ON/OFF ................... 48

■ The Multi-Timbre Mode ..................... 49

■ The Split Send Mode ......................... 49

■ MIDI Clock Select .............................. 50

■ Panel Data Send ............................... 50

■ MIDI Transpose Transmit .................. 50

■ The DOC Common Voice Mode ........ 50

The Connectors ................................... 51

Troubleshooting .................................. 52

Options................................................... 52

Index ....................................................... 53

MIDI Data Format.................................... i

Specifications......................................... v

Fingering Chart ..................................... vi

MIDI Implementation Chart................ xi

........ 44

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Taking Care of Your PDP-400

Your PDP-400 will give you years of playing pleasure if you observe the simple rules given below:

1. Avoid Humidity & Heat

Avoid placing the PDP-400 in areas that are subject to excessive humidity or heat. Do not leave the instrument near heaters or in a car exposed to direct sunlight, for example.

2. Avoid Dust & Moisture

Avoid locations in which the instrument is likely to be exposed to excessive dust or moisture.

3. Power-off Before Connecting

Connections between the PDP-400 and any other device must be made with both pieces of equipment turned off.

4. Handle With Care

Never apply excessive force to the controls, connectors or other parts of your PDP-400, and avoid scratching or bumping it with hard objects. Further, always turn the POWER switch off after use.

5. Clean Carefully

Clean the cabinet and keys of your PDP-400 only with a clean, slightly damp cloth. A neutral cleanser may be used if desired. Never use abrasive cleansers, waxes, solvents or chemical dust cloths since these can dull or damage the finish.

6. Never Tamper With the Internal Circuitry

Never open the PDP-400 cabinet and touch or tamper with the internal circuitry. Tampering with the circuitry can result in electrical shock!

7. Electric Interference

Since the PDP-400 contains digital circuitry, it may cause interference if placed too close to radio or television receivers. If this occurs, move the instrument further away from the affected equipment.

8. Check Your Power Supply

Make sure that your local AC mains voltage matches the voltage specified on the name plate on the rear panel. In some areas a voltage selector may be provided on the rear panel. Make sure that the voltage selector is set for the voltage in your area.

9. Name Plate Location

The PDP-400 name plate, including the unit’s serial number, is located on the rear panel of the main unit.

10.Handling Floppy Disks

Yamaha Disk Orchestra Collection and Style Disk are writeprotected, and therefore cannot be used to save songs. To save Performance Memory songs from the Performance Memory, a blank floppy disk should be used (one blank disk is supplied with the PDP-400).

Taking Care of Your Floppy Disks

■ Do NOT eject the disk during recording or playback, or at any time when the disk drive lamp is lit. Doing so may damage both the disk and the FDD.

■ Do NOT turn the PDP-400 on or off while the disk is in the drive.

■ Always eject the disk before turning the PDP-400 off.

■ When ejecting a floppy disk from the disk drive:

• To eject a floppy disk, press the eject button slowly as far as it will go. Then when the disk Is fully ejected, remove it by hand.

• The disk may not be ejected properly if the eject button is pressed too quickly or if it is not pressed in far enough. (The eject button may become stuck halfway with the disk extending from the slot by only a few millimeters). If this is the case, do not attempt to pull out the partially ejected disk. Doing so may damage the disk drive mechanism and/or the floppy disk. To remove a partially ejected disk, try pressing the eject button once again or push the disk back into the slot, then repeat the eject procedure carefully.

■ Do not insert anything but floppy disks into the disk drive. Other objects may cause damage to the disk drive or floppy disk.

■ Use only double-sided double density (2DD) 3.5-inch floppy disks with the PDP-400.

Precautions Regarding Floppy Disk Use

■ Never open the disk’s shutter. Dirt or dust on the Internal magnetic surface will cause data errors.

■ Never leave disks near a speaker, TV, or other device that emits a strong magnetic field.

■ Do not store disks in places exposed to direct sunlight or sources of high temperature.

■ Do not place heavy objects such as books on top of a disk.

■ Avoid getting the disks wet.

■ Be sure to store the disks in environmental condi-

tions as specified below:

• Storage temperature: 4° to 53°C (39° to 127°F).

• Storage humidity: 8 to 90% relative humidity.

• Store in an area free from dust, sand, smoke, etc.

■ Be sure to apply the disk label at the proper position. When changing the label never cover the old label with a new label; always remove the old label first.

Head Cleaning

The head of the disk drive unit will get dirty as you use it eventually causing data errors. If this occurs, clean the head with a 3.5 inch head cleaning disk (available from most computer supply stores).

Data Backup

It is recommended that you copy your recorded songs to another disk for backup (see page 39). If the original disk is damaged or your song is deleted, the backup disk can be used instead of the original.

Protecting Your Data (Write Protect Tab)

Write protect tab open (locked —

Disk drive lamp

write protected)

Write protect tab closed (unlocked — write enabled)

The Panel Controls

POWER

MODULATION

PITCH

MAX

MIN

DOWN

PHONES

MASTER VOLUME

MIN MAX

DEMO

MIDI/

TRANSPOSE

REVERB

%@# $

7890!

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

BASS

RHYTHM

5436

FOOT SWITCH

SOFT

ROOM HALL 1

SOSTENUTO

HALL 2

START/STOP

COSMIC

SOLO STYLEPLAY

CHORD 1

MAX

MIN

AUTO BASS CHORD

CHORD 2

MAX

MIN

START/STOP

FILL TO NORMAL

SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD

SYNCHRO START

INTRO/ENDING

VARIATIONNORMAL

FILL TO VARIATION

FINGERED

SOLO STYLEPLAY

STYLE

POP JAZZ

ROCK

SWING JAZZ

BALLAD

DANCE POP

POWER HOUSE

BIG BAND BOOGIE

16BEAT

ROCK’N’

BALLAD

ROLL

16BEAT

POP

SHUFFLE

BOSSA

CHA-CHA

SAMBA

RHUMBA

SLOW ROCK ROCK SHUFFLE

MARCH POLKA

BLUEGRASS

COUNTRY SHUFFLE

WALTZ JAZZ

WALTZ

DISK STYLE 1

DISK STYLE 2

()

BEAT

METRONOME

TAP TEMPO

VOICE

PIANO

1 8

ORGAN

A-1 B-1 C0 D0 E0 F0 G0 A0 B0 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 B1 C2 D2 E2 F2 G2 A2 B2 C3 D3

CDEFGAB

MIN

MAX

REVERB VOL

MIC. VOL MIC.

1 POWER Switch........................................................page 4

2 MASTER VOLUME Control .....................................page 5

3 [DEMO] Button.........................................................page 6

4 [REVERB] Button...................................................page 12

5 [FOOT SWITCH] Button ........................................page 14

6 [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] Button ..... page 5, 15, 29, 34, 41-50

7 AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT Volume Controls.... page 5, 22

8 AUTO BASS CHORD

[FULL KEYBOARD] Button.

page 22

9 AUTO BASS CHORD [SINGLE FINGER] Button.page 20

0 AUTO BASS CHORD [FINGERED] Button ..........page 21

! [SOLO STYLEPLAY] Button..................................page 25

@ [START/STOP] Button .................................... page 18, 19

# [SYNCHRO START] Button...................................page 18

$ [INTRO/ENDING] Button ................................ page 18, 19

% [NORMAL/FILL TO NORMAL] Button............ page 18, 19

^ [VARIATION/FILL TO VARIATION] Button ..... page 18, 19

& STYLE Selectors ...................................................page 17

* [DISK STYLE] Buttons ..........................................page 23

( BEAT Display .........................................................page 19

) [METRONOME] Button .........................................page 19

OUT

MIDI

e r t y

CLAVINOVA

E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

TONE

2 90

CHOIR

456

UPRIGHT

ELEC

BASS

DRUMS VOICE 13-60

The Panel Controls

OFF

SONG NUMBER

SPEAKER

DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY

SONG SELECT

START/STOP

PHRASE REPEAT

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

RIGHT/1TR

GUIDE

F F

REW

DISK CONTROL

CHORD SEQUENCE

RECPAUSE

COPY

FORMAT

PDP-400

THRU

FOOT SWITCH

DAMPER

L/L+R R

AUX OUT——

AUX IN——

E3 F3 G3 A3 B3 C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C6 D6 E6 F6 G6 A6 B6 C7

PERSONAL DIGITAL PIANO MODEL PDP-400

q TEMPO Display and [▲] and [▼] Buttons.............page 17

w [TAP] Button...........................................................page 19

e VOICE Selectors......................................................page 7

r [SPLIT] Button .......................................................page 10

Y OIUTR

AUX OUT

SPEAKER

AUX IN

OFF

L/L+R

DAMPER

MIDI

OUT

THRU

FOOT SWITCH

p PITCH Wheel .........................................................page 13

Q MODULATION Wheel............................................page 13

W PHONES Jack .........................................................page 4

E MIC. Jack with MIC. VOL. &

REVERB VOL. Controls.........................................page 51

t 3.5" Floppy Disk Drive ........................page 23, 26, 31, 38

R SPEAKER ON/OFF Switch .....................................page 4

y DISK ORCHESTRA/PERFORMANCE MEMORY

Display and Buttons........................................ page 26, 31

T AUX IN R and L Jacks...........................................page 51

u [CHORD SEQUENCE] Button...............................page 37

i DISK CONTROL Buttons ......................................page 38

o Keyboard ................................................................page 13

Y AUX OUT R and L/L+R Jacks ...............................page 51

U DAMPER Jack .......................................................page 14

I FOOT SWITCH Jack .............................................page 14

O MIDI Connectors ....................................................page 51

Preparation

■The Music Stand

■The Foot Switch

Attach the supplied music stand to the PDP-400 by inserting it into the groove

at the rear of the instrument’s top panel.

DAMPER

FOOT SWITCH

■The Power Switch

POWER

The supplied FC4 foot switch should normally be connected to the DAMPER

jack. It (or an optional FC4 or FC5 foot switch) can also be connected to the FOOT SWITCH jack — see page 14 for details.

In some areas the power cord must be connected to a socket on the rear panel of the instrument before being plugged into an AC wall outlet. A plug adaptor may also be provided to match the pin configuration of the AC wall outlets in your area. Make sure the power cord is properly connected to both the instrument and a convenient AC wall outlet, then press the [POWER] switch located to the left of the keyboard once to turn the power on. Press the [POWER] switch again to turn the power off.

When the power is initially turned on, the PIANO voice selector LED will light, the POP style selector LED will light, and “72” will appear on the TEMPO display.

■Headphones

A pair of stereo headphones can be plugged in here for private practice or latenight playing. The internal speaker system is automatically shut off when a pair of

PHONES

headphones is plugged into the PHONES jack.

■SPEAKER ON OFF Switch

SPEAKER

OFF

If you will be using the PDP-400 with an external sound system connected via the AUX OUT jacks, the internal amplifier and speaker system can be turned off by using the rear-panel SPEAKER ON OFF switch.

The Volume Controls

The PDP-400 has several volume controls that give

you extra versatility in creating the required sound.

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

BASS

RHYTHM

MAX

MIN

CHORD 1

MAX

MIN

CHORD 2

MAX

MIN

MASTER VOLUME

MIN MAX

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

BASS

RHYTHM

CHORD 1

DEMO

REVERB

FOOT SWITCH

MAX

ROOM

SOFT

HALL 1

SOSTENUTO

MASTER VOLUME

HALL 2

START/STOP

MIDI/

COSMIC

SOLO STYLEPLAY

TRANSPOSE

MIN MAX

MIN

STYLE

AUTO BASS CHORD

DANCE

SLOW

16BEAT

SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD FINGERED

SYNCHRO START

ROCK’N’

SOLO

POP

ROCK

BALLAD

ROLL

STYLEPLAY

16BEAT

ROCK

POWER

JAZZ

POP

SHUFFLE

HOUSE

ROCK

INTRO/ENDING

BIG BAND

BOSSA

CHA-CHA

MARCH

SWING JAZZ

BOOGIE

SAMBA

RHUMBA

POLKA

BALLAD

VARIATION NORMAL

CHORD 2

MAX

START/STOP

MIN

VOICE

BEAT

BLUEGRASS

DISK

COUNTRY

CLAVINOVA

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

STYLE 1

SHUFFLE

METRONOME

TONE

234567

WALTZ

UPRIGHT

TAP TEMPO

ELEC

ORGAN CHOIR

DRUMS VOICE 13-60

BASS

DISK

JAZZ

STYLE 2

WALTZ

DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY

SONG NUMBER

PHRASE

SONG

GUIDE

REPEAT

SELECT

START/STOP

F F

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

RIGHT/1TR

REW

● Master Volume ........................................................................................................................................

The MASTER VOLUME control adjusts the overall volume of sound

MASTER VOLUME

MIN MAX

produced by the PDP-400. It also adjusts headphone volume when a pair of headphones is plugged into the PHONES jack.

Initially set the MASTER VOLUME control about half way between the

“MIN” and “MAX” settings. Then, when you start playing, adjust the control for the most comfortable listening level.

● Auto Accompaniment ............................................................................................................................

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

BASS

RHYTHM

MIDI/

TRANSPOSE

MAX

MIN

CHORD 1

MAX

MIN

CHORD 2

MAX

MIN

BASS

MAX

Separate volume controls are provided for the RHYTHM, CHORD 1, CHORD 2, and BASS sound. These volume controls let you set up the best balance between the various accompaniment parts when the AUTO BASS CHORD (ABC), Disk Orchestra Collection playback, and Performance Memory

features are used, and the RHYTHM volume control can be used to balance the keyboard and rhythm sound when only rhythm accompaniment is used.

The volume of the keyboard can be independently adjusted by using the BASS control while holding the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button — this is particularly handy for adjusting the balance when recording the PDP-400 sound.

DISK CONTROL

CHORD

REC

PAUSE

COPY

FORMAT

SEQUENCE

MIN

The Internal Amplifier & Speaker System

● Other Volume Control Modes

The Auto Accompaniment volume controls can be assigned to other functions

via the “Accompaniment Volume Mode” utility function (page 42). They can be

used to control modulation, pitch bend, and expression; or individual reverb

depth for the rhythm, chord 1, chord 2, and bass parts.

• If any or all of the Auto Accompaniment volume controls are set to their minimum

NOTES

The PDP-400 features a powerful stereo amplifier delivering 20 watts per channel to a highperformance speaker system . The PDP-400 speaker system employs two 13-centimeter speaker units that deliver exceptionally rich sound with natural response from powerful lows to shimmering highs.

positions, no sound will be produced by the corresponding parts. The maximum control positions produce the normal volume levels.

Demonstration Playback

The PDP-400 features 13 demonstration tunes that demonstrate some of its voices.

Here’s how you can select and play the demo tunes.

CLAVINOVA TONE

GUIDE

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

DISK CONTROL

CHORD

F F

REC

PAUSE

COPY

FORMAT

REW

SEQUENCE

2 90

STYLE

AUTO BASS CHORD

CHORD 1

CHORD 2

SOLO

POP

SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD FINGERED

STYLEPLAY

JAZZ

MAX

MIN

ROCK

MAX

SYNCHRO

INTRO/ENDING

START/STOP

START

SWING JAZZ BALLAD

VARIATION NORMAL

MIN

UPRIGHT BASS

BLUE-

DANCE

SLOW

16BEAT

ROCK’N’

GRASS

POP

ROCK

BALLAD

ROLL

16BEAT

DISK

COUNTRY

ROCK

POWER

POP

SHUFFLE

STYLE 1

SHUFFLE

HOUSE

METRONOME

BIG BAND

BOSSA

CHA-CHA

MARCH

WALTZ

DISK

JAZZ

BOOGIE

SAMBA

RHUMBA

POLKA

TAP TEMPO

STYLE 2

WALTZ

456

ELEC BASS

VOICE

BEAT

CLAVINOVA

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

TONE

234567

UPRIGHT

ELEC

ORGAN CHOIR

DRUMS VOICE 13-60

BASS

DRUMS VOICE 13-60

DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY

SONG NUMBER

PHRASE

SONG

REPEAT

SELECT

START/STOP

RIGHT/1TR

DEMO

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS

1 8

ORGAN CHOIR

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

BASS

RHYTHM

DEMO

REVERB

FOOT SWITCH

MAX

SOFT

ROOM HALL 1

SOSTENUTO

MASTER VOLUME

HALL 2

START/STOP

MIDI/

COSMIC

SOLO STYLEPLAY

TRANSPOSE

MIN MAX

MIN

ZPress the [DEMO] button .......................................................................................................................

DEMO

XSelect a Demo Tune ...............................................................................................................................

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIB

1 8

ORGAN CHOIR

CLAVINOVA TONE

2 90

UPRIGHT BASS

ELEC BASS

The 13 demo tunes are selected via the VOICE selectors — the voice selectors

will flash in sequence when the [DEMO] button is pressed. Press a selector to start playback of the corresponding tune. You can also select continuous repeat playback of all demo tunes by pressing the [START/STOP] button. The demo tunes will play back in sequential or random order, depending on the setting of the “Random All Song Repeat” utility function described on page 43.

CAdjust the Volume ..................................................................................................................................

MASTER VOLUME

MIN MAX

Use the MASTER VOLUME control to adjust the volume, and play along on

the keyboard if you like.

• The tempo cannot be adjusted during demo playback.

NOTES

VStop Playback .........................................................................................................................................

DEMO

START/STOP

The Demo Tunes

VOICE NAME COMPOSER SONG TITLE

PIANO F. F. Chopin Etude Op.25-1 “Aeolian Harp” or “The Shephered Boy” CLAVINOVA TONE D. Foster “Water Fountain” from “The Secret of My Success” HARPSICHORD J. S. Bach Italienisches Konzert (Italian Concerto) BWV 971 3rd movement GUITAR I. Albeniz Asturias STRINGS A. Vivaldi The Four Seasons No. 3 “Autumn” 1st movement ORGAN J. S. Bach Sinfonia from Kantate (Cantata) 29 BWV 29 CHOIR W. A. Mozart Requiem K. 626 No. 6 “Lacrimosa”

* The demonstration pieces listed above are short excerpts from the original compositions.

Demo playback can be stopped temporarily by pressing the [START/STOP]

button. Press the [DEMO] button when you want to stop demo playback and return to the normal mode.

Voice Selection

The PDP-400 has a total of 60 different voices that can be selected in a number of ways. There’s also a “Keyboard Percussion” mode that let’s you play a range of drums and percussion instruments on the keyboard.

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS

1 8

ORGAN CHOIR

CLAVINOVA TONE

2 90

UPRIGHT BASS

456

ELEC BASS

DRUMS VOICE 13-60

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

BASS

RHYTHM

CHORD 1

DEMO

REVERB

FOOT SWITCH

MAX

ROOM

SOFT

HALL 1

SOSTENUTO

MASTER VOLUME

HALL 2

START/STOP

MIDI/

COSMIC

SOLO STYLEPLAY

TRANSPOSE

MIN MAX

MIN

STYLE

AUTO BASS CHORD

DANCE

SLOW

16BEAT

SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD FINGERED

SYNCHRO START

ROCK’N’

SOLO

POP

ROCK

BALLAD

ROLL

STYLEPLAY

16BEAT

ROCK

POWER

JAZZ

POP

SHUFFLE

HOUSE

ROCK

INTRO/ENDING

BIG BAND

BOSSA

CHA-CHA

MARCH

SWING JAZZ

BOOGIE

SAMBA

RHUMBA

POLKA

BALLAD

VARIATION NORMAL

CHORD 2

MAX

START/STOP

MIN

VOICE

BEAT

BLUEGRASS

DISK COUNTRY SHUFFLE

WALTZ JAZZ WALTZ

CLAVINOVA

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

STYLE 1

METRONOME

TONE

234567

UPRIGHT

TAP TEMPO

ELEC

ORGAN CHOIR

DRUMS VOICE 13-60

BASS

DISK

STYLE 2

DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY

SONG NUMBER

PHRASE

SONG

GUIDE

REPEAT

SELECT

START/STOP

F F

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

RIGHT/1TR

REW

■Selecting the 60 Voices

● Voices 1-12: Direct Panel Selection......................................................................................................

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

1 8

ORGAN CHOIR

CLAVINOVA TONE

2 90

UPRIGHT BASS

456

ELEC BASS

DRUMS VOICE 13-60

● The VOICE 13-60 [▲] and [▼] Buttons..................................................................................................

VOICE 13-60

Of the PDP-400’s 60 voices, 12 are “panel voices” which

can be directly accessed by pressing the corresponding VOICE selector. When a voice selector is pressed the corresponding indicator will light and the number of the selected voice will appear on the TEMPO display while the voice selector is held.

The PIANO voice is automatically selected when the

power is initially turned on.

Use the [▲] and [▼] buttons immediately to the right of

the [VOICE 13-60] button to select a voice number between 13 and 60. Press either button briefly to select the next voice number in the specified direction, or hold the button for continuous scrolling in the specified direction. The [VOICE 13- 60] indicator will light and the voice number will appear on the TEMPO display during selection.

DISK CONTROL

CHORD

REC

PAUSE

COPY

FORMAT

SEQUENCE

If a panel voice (1-12) is selected, the last selected voice in

the 13-60 range can be instantly re-selected simply by pressing the [VOICE 13-60] button. The [VOICE 13-60] button will initially select voice number 13 (BRASS) after the power is turned on.

• Voice number 13 can be instantly selected by pressing

NOTES

the [▲] and [▼] buttons simultaneously.

● Numeric Selection ..................................................................................................................................

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

ORGAN CHOIR

CLAVINOVA TONE

1 8

2 90

UPRIGHT BASS

456

ELEC BASS

DRUMS VOICE 13-60

Enter the number of the desired voice via the voice selec-

tors (note that each voice selector has a number between 1 and 0 associated with it) while pressing the [DRUMS] selector.

To select voice number 16, for example, press and hold

[DRUMS], press [PIANO/1], then [GUITAR/6], then release the [DRUMS] button. The voice number will appear on the

TEMPO display while the [DRUMS] button is held. The [VOICE 13-60] button indicator will light whenever a voice

number between 13 and 60 is selected.

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