Yamaha PDP-400, PDP400E User Manual

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PERSONAL DIGITAL PIANO MODEL PDP-400

AUX OUT

SPEAKER

AUX IN

OFF

ON

L

R

MIDI

IN

OUT

THRU

L/L+R

FOOT SWITCH

DAMPER

Model _____________________________________

92-469-

Serial No.__________________________________ Purchase Date _____________________________

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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

Personal Digital Piano PDP-400

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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:

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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

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write protected)

Write protect tab closed (unlocked — write enabled)

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The Panel Controls

POWER

1

pQ

MODULATION

PITCH

UP

MAX

0

MIN

DOWN

W

PHONES

2

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

wq

&

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

E

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

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! [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

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IN

MIDI

e r t y

CLAVINOVA

E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

TONE

3

2 90

CHOIR

456

UPRIGHT

ELEC

BASS

DRUMS VOICE 13-60

The Panel Controls

OFF

SONG NUMBER

ON

SPEAKER

DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY

SONG SELECT

/

START/STOP

PHRASE REPEAT

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

RIGHT/1TR

GUIDE

F F

REW

ui

DISK CONTROL

CHORD SEQUENCE

RECPAUSE

COPY

FORMAT

PDP-400

THRU

FOOT SWITCH

DAMPER

7

L/L+R R

AUX OUT——

LR

AUX IN——

3

o

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

ON

L

R

L/L+R

R

DAMPER

MIDI

IN

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

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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

ON

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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

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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

1

234567

WALTZ

8

90

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.

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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

7

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

3

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

1

234567

8

90

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

3

UPRIGHT BASS

45

ELEC BASS

DR

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.

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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

3

UPRIGHT BASS

456

ELEC BASS

DRUMS VOICE 13-60

7

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

1

234567

8

90

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

3

UPRIGHT BASS

456

ELEC BASS

DRUMS VOICE 13-60

7

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

VOICE 13-60

14

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

3

UPRIGHT BASS

456

ELEC BASS

DRUMS VOICE 13-60

7

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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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Voice Selection

Panel Voices (1 — 12)

No. Name

1 PIANO A-1 - C7 2 CLAVINOVA TONE C1 - C7 3 E. PIANO C1 - C6 4 HARPSI C1 - C6 5 VIBES F2 - F5 6 GUITAR E1 - F#4 7 STRINGS C0 - C6 8 ORGAN C0 - C6

9 CHOIR E1 - E5 10 UPRIGHT BASS C0 - F#3 11 ELEC BASS E0 - F#3 12 DRUMS —

Voices 13 — 60

No. Name

13 BRASS F0 - C6 14 POP BRASS F0 - C6 15 TRUMPET F0 - C6 16 MUTE TRUMPET F#2 - A5 17 HORN A#0 - F4 18 SAX A#0 - F#5

Usable Range

No. Name

19 SAX SOFT A#0 - F#5 20 CLARINET D2 - A#5 21 OBOE A#2 - G5 22 FLUTE G2 - F#6 23 ACCORDION F2 - A5 24 HARMONICA C3 - C6 25 STRINGS SOFT C0 - C6 26 VIOLIN C0 - C6 27 VIOLIN HARD C0 - C6 28 FULL ORGAN C0 - C6 29 JAZZ ORGAN 1 C1 - C6 30 SYNTH BRASS C1 - C6 31 SYNTH WOOD C2 - F#6 32 SYNTH STRINGS C0 - C6 33 SYNTH CHOIR E1 - E5 34 PIANO BRIGHT A-1 - C7 35 PIANO SOFT A-1 - C7 36 E. PIANO DX C1 - C6 37 SYNTH CRYSTAL C2 - C6 38 CELESTA C2 - C6 39 MARIMBA C2 - C6

• When the DRUMS voice is selected only the keys with drum or percussion sym-

NOTES

bols printed below them will sound.

• The PIANO voice is automatically selected when the power is initially turned on.

Usable Range

No. Name

40 FOLK GUITAR E1 - A4 41 JAZZ GUITAR 1 E1 - A4 42 JAZZ GUITAR 2 E1 - A4 43 ROCK GUITAR 1 E1 - A4 44 ROCK GUITAR 2 E1 - A4 45 MUTE GUITAR E1 - A4 46 BANJO C3 - A5 47 PIZZICATO C1 - C6 48 HARP C1 - C6 49 U. BASS SOFT C0 - F#3 50 E. BASS SOFT E0 - F#3 51 E. BASS HEAVY E0 - F#3 52 SYNTH BASS E0 - F#3 53

TIMPANI & ORCH. HIT 54 BASSOON A#0 - D4 55

CHAMBER STRINGS 56 JAZZ ORGAN 2 C1 - C6 57 ROCK GUITAR 3 E1 - A4 58 COSMIC 1 G0 - C6 59 COSMIC 2 G0 - C6 60 COSMIC 3 G0 - C6

Usable Range

E0 - C2/G2 - C6

C1 - C6

■Keyboard Percussion

DRUMS

Drum & Percussion Key Assignments

Key Instrument

A1 CYMBAL DAMP F#2 BRUSH ROLL G#2 HI-HAT CLOSED HEAVY A#2 CRASH CYMBAL LIGHT B2 BASS DRUM LIGHT C3 SNARE DRUM + RIM HEAVY C#3 RIDE CYMBAL CUP D3 SNARE DRUM + RIM LIGHT F3 BASS DRUM NORMAL F#3 RIM SHOT G3 SNARE DRUM HEAVY G#3 BRUSH SHOT A3 SNARE DRUM LIGHT A#3 HI-HAT PEDAL B3 SNARE DRUM ECHO C4 TOM 4 C#4 HI-HAT CLOSED NORMAL

When the [DRUMS] voice selector is pressed (its indicator will light), you can

play 44 different drum and percussion instruments on the keyboard. The percussion instruments played by the various keys are marked by symbols below the keys (keys with no symbols produce no sound).

• The TRANSPOSE and PITCH functions described on pages 15 and 16 do not

NOTES

Key Instrument

D4 TOM 3 D#4 HI-HAT OPEN E4 TOM 2 F4 TOM 1 F#4 RIDE CYMBAL NORMAL G4 ELECTRIC TOM 3 G#4 CRASH CYMBAL NORMAL A4 ELECTRIC TOM 2 (A#4) (CRASH CYMBAL) B4 ELECTRIC TOM 1 C5 CONGA LOW C#5 CABASA D5 CONGA HIGH D#5 METRONOME E5 BONGO HIGH F5 TIMBALE LOW

affect the DRUMS sound.

Key Instrument

F#5 CLAVES G5 TIMBALE HIGH G#5 CASTANETS A5 CUICA LOW A#5 COWBELL B5 CUICA HIGH C6 HAND CLAP C#6 AGOGO LOW D#6 AGOGO HIGH E6 BONGO LOW (F6) (CUICA LOW) F#6 TAMBOURINE (G6) (CRASH CYMBAL) G#6 TRIANGLE CLOSED (A6) (BRUSH ROLL) A#6 TRIANGLE OPEN

• Cymbals (except G6) can be muted by pressing the A1 key.

• HI-HAT OPEN (D#4) is muted by HI-HAT CLOSED HEAVY (G#2),

HI-HAT CLOSED NORMAL (C#4) and HI-HAT PEDAL (A#3).

• BRUSH ROLL (F#2) is muted by BRUSH SHOT (G#3).

• TRIANGLE OPEN (A#6) is muted by TRIANGLE CLOSED (G#6).

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• The instruments listed in parentheses ( ) will not sound when played on the keyboard, but can be recorded using the Performance Memory (page 31) and will sound on playback. These instruments can also be played via MIDI.

Dual Mode

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The DUAL mode makes it possible to play two voices simultaneously across the entire range of the keyboard. This makes it easy to create exceptionally rich, thick tonal textures.

■Engaging the Dual Mode

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIB

ORGAN CHOIR

CLAVINOVA TONE

1 8

2 90

3

UPRIGHT BASS

45

ELEC BASS

DR

To engage the DUAL mode simply press two voice selectors at the same time

— or press one voice selector while holding another. A voice in the 13…60 range can be “dualed” with the panel voices by pressing the [VOICE 13-60] button and any other voice selector at the same time (two voices in the 13…60 range cannot be combined). The [s] and [t] buttons can then be used to select the desired 13…60 voice. The higher voice number will appear on the TEMPO display during selection.

The voice indicators of both selected voices will light when the DUAL mode is active. To return to the normal single-voice play mode, press any single voice selector.

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS

1 8

ORGAN CHOIR

MASTER VOLUME

MIN MAX

CLAVINOVA TONE

2 90

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

BASS

RHYTHM

CHORD 1

CHORD 2

DEMO

REVERB

FOOT SWITCH

MAX

ROOM

SOFT

HALL 1

SOSTENUTO

HALL 2

START/STOP

MIDI/

COSMIC

SOLO STYLEPLAY

TRANSPOSE

MIN

3

UPRIGHT BASS

STYLE

AUTO BASS CHORD

SOLO

POP

SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD FINGERED

STYLEPLAY

JAZZ ROCK

SYNCHRO

INTRO/ENDING

START/STOP

START

SWING JAZZ BALLAD

VARIATION NORMAL

456

ELEC BASS

VOICE

BEAT

BLUE-

DANCE

SLOW

16BEAT

ROCK’N’

GRASS

POP

ROCK

BALLAD

ROLL

16BEAT

DISK

ROCK

COUNTRY

POWER

POP

SHUFFLE

HOUSE

BIG BAND

BOSSA

CHA-CHA

MARCH

BOOGIE

SAMBA

RHUMBA

POLKA

CLAVINOVA

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

STYLE 1

SHUFFLE

METRONOME

TONE

1

234567

WALTZ

8

90

UPRIGHT

TAP TEMPO

ELEC

ORGAN CHOIR

BASS

DISK

JAZZ

STYLE 2

WALTZ

DRUMS VOICE 13-60

7

DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY

SONG NUMBER

PHRASE

SONG

GUIDE

REPEAT

SELECT

/

START/STOP

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

RIGHT/1TR

DISK CONTROL

CHORD

REC

F F

PAUSE

COPY

FORMAT

REW

SEQUENCE

■Dual-mode V oice Balance

The volume balance between the two voices combined in the DUAL mode can be adjusted by using the TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons while pressing both of the active voice selectors. The selected balance value (1 … 15) will be shown on the TEMPO display while the voice selectors and TEMPO [▲] or [▼] buttons are held.

■ A setting of “1” sets the volume of the lowest-numbered voice to maximum and

the highest-numbered voice to minimum (no sound).

■ A setting of “8” sets both voices to the same volume (this is the default balance

setting, and can be recalled by pressing the TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons si-

multaneously).

■ A setting of “15” sets the volume of the highest-numbered voice to maximum

and the lowest-numbered voice to minimum (no sound).

TEMPO

8

PIANO E.P

ORGAN CHOIR

CLAVINOVA TONE

1 8

2 90

3

UP BA

• The TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons allow two-speed scrolling: press lightly to scroll

NOTES

through the values slowly, or press firmly to scroll rapidly.

• The dual mode cannot be used when the DRUMS voice is selected. Also, the dual and split modes cannot be used at the same time.

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Split Mode

The split mode lets you play different voices with the left and right hands — bass with the left and piano with the right, for example. You can assign any of the PDP-400’s voices to the left and right-hand sections of the keyboard.

SPLIT

■Engaging the Split Mode

When the [SPLIT] button is pressed and its indicator lights, the keyboard is

split into left- and right-hand sections and different voices can be assigned to each. The split point is initially set at the F#2 key when the power is turned on, and the UPRIGHT BASS voice is initially assigned to the left-hand section of the keyboard (all keys up to and including F#2). The voice that was selected when the SPLIT mode was engaged is assigned to the right-hand section of the keyboard. The current settings are retained if the SPLIT mode is turned off (press the [SPLIT] button again) and on while the power remains on.

Left-hand section

SPLIT

F#2

▼

C3

Right-hand section

■Changing the Split Voices

AVINOVA

E.PIANO HARPSI VI

NE

3

0

UPRIGHT

OIR

BASS

45

ELEC BASS

D

SPLIT

The right-hand voice can be changed simply by pressing the appropriate voice

selector.

The left-hand voice can be changed by pressing a voice selector while holding

the [SPLIT] button.

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

BASS

RHYTHM

CHORD 1

DEMO

REVERB

FOOT SWITCH

MAX

SOFT

ROOM HALL 1

SOSTENUTO

MASTER VOLUME

HALL 2

START/STOP

MIDI/

COSMIC

SOLO STYLEPLAY

TRANSPOSE

MIN MAX

MIN

• All voices except BASS (voice numbers 10, 11, 49, 50, 51, and 52) and DRUMS

NOTES

(voice number 12) are shifted up one octave when assigned to the lower section

STYLE

AUTO BASS CHORD

DANCE

16BEAT

SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD FINGERED

SYNCHRO START

ROCK’N’

SOLO

POP

BALLAD

ROLL

STYLEPLAY

16BEAT

POWER

JAZZ

POP

SHUFFLE

HOUSE

ROCK

INTRO/ENDING

SWING

BIG BAND

BOSSA

CHA-CHA

JAZZ

BOOGIE

SAMBA

RHUMBA

BALLAD

VARIATION NORMAL

CHORD 2

MAX

START/STOP

MIN

VOICE

BEAT

BLUE-

SLOW

GRASS

ROCK

DISK

COUNTRY

ROCK SHUFFLE

MARCH POLKA

CLAVINOVA

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

STYLE 1

SHUFFLE

METRONOME

TONE

1

234567

WALTZ

8

90

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

RIGHT/1TR

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

of the keyboard (this function can be turned on or off via the “Octave Shift” utility function described on page 43).

DISK CONTROL

CHORD

F F

REC

PAUSE

COPY

FORMAT

REW

SEQUENCE

■Changing the Split P oint

SPLIT

C3

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The split point can be set at any key by pressing the desired key while holding

the [SPLIT] button. The split point key name will appear on the TEMPO display while the [SPLIT] button is held.

Example:

A-1 A≠1 C 2 C~2

A-1 A#-1 C2 C#2

The default split point — F#2 — will always be set automatically whenever the

power is initially turned on.

■Split Balance

The volume balance between the left-hand and right-hand voices can be ad-

SPLIT

8

TEMPO

justed by using the TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons while holding the [SPLIT] but- ton. The selected balance value (1 … 15) will be shown on the TEMPO display while the [SPLIT] and TEMPO [s] or [▼] buttons are held.

■ A setting of “1” sets the volume of the left voice to maximum and the right

voice to minimum (no sound).

■ A setting of “8” sets both voices to the same volume (this is the default balance setting, and can be recalled by pressing the TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons simultaneously).

■ A setting of “15” sets the volume of the right voice to maximum and the left voice to minimum (no sound).

• The TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons allow two-speed scrolling: press lightly to scroll

NOTES

through the values slowly, or press firmly to scroll rapidly.

■Damper Pedal Operation in the Split Mode

Split Mode

11

DAMPER

SPLIT

FOOT SWITCH

The damper pedal (the supplied FC4 foot switch connected to the rear-panel

DAMPER jack — see “The Pedals” on page 14) can be assigned to the left voice only, the right voice only, or to both voices in the split mode.

■ Right Voice Only (default): Press the DAMPER pedal while holding the [SPLIT] button.

■ Left Voice Only: Press the FOOT SWITCH pedal (an optional FC4 or FC5 foot switch connected to the rear-panel FOOT SWITCH jack) while holding the [SPLIT] button.

■ Both Voices: Press both the DAMPER and FOOT SWITCH pedals while holding the [SPLIT] button.

• The dual and split modes cannot be used at the same time.

NOTES

• In the split the soft and sostenuto pedal functions apply to both the left- and righthand voices.

• When the ABC Single Finger mode (page 20) and the split mode are used simultaneously, the left-hand voice will be accompanied by the appropriate ABC chord voices.

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Digital Reverb Effects

The [REVERB] button provides a number of digital effects that you can use for extra depth and expressive power.

■Selecting a Reverb Effect

Each time the [REVERB] button is pressed the next effect on the reverb “list”

is selected and the corresponding indicator will light. No effect is selected when no indicator is lit.

REVERB

ROOM HALL 1 HALL 2 COSMIC

OFF (No indicator lit)

No effect is produced.

ROOM

This setting adds a reverb effect to the sound that is similar to the type of acoustic reverberation you would hear in a medium-size room.

REVERB

ROOM HALL 1 HALL 2 COSMIC

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

BASS

RHYTHM

CHORD 1

DEMO

REVERB

FOOT SWITCH

MAX

SOFT

ROOM HALL 1

SOSTENUTO

MASTER VOLUME

HALL 2

START/STOP

MIDI/

COSMIC

SOLO STYLEPLAY

TRANSPOSE

MIN MAX

MIN

STYLE

AUTO BASS CHORD

DANCE

16BEAT

SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD FINGERED

ROCK’N’

SOLO

POP

BALLAD

ROLL

STYLEPLAY

16BEAT

POWER

JAZZ

POP

SHUFFLE

HOUSE

ROCK

SYNCHRO

INTRO/ENDING

START

SWING

BIG BAND

BOSSA

CHA-CHA

JAZZ

BOOGIE

SAMBA

RHUMBA

BALLAD

VARIATION NORMAL

CHORD 2

MAX

START/STOP

MIN

VOICE

BEAT

BLUE-

SLOW

GRASS

ROCK

DISK

COUNTRY

ROCK

SHUFFLE

WALTZ

MARCH

JAZZ

POLKA

WALTZ

CLAVINOVA

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

STYLE 1

METRONOME

TONE

1

234567

8

90

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

RIGHT/1TR

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

DISK CONTROL

CHORD

F F

REC

PAUSE

COPY

FORMAT

REW

SEQUENCE

■Reverb Depth Control

REVERB

ROOM HALL 1 HALL 2 COSMIC

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TEMPO

HALL 1

For a more spacious reverb sound, use the HALL 1 setting. This effect simulates the natural reverberation of a medium-size concert hall.

HALL 2

HALL 2 simulates the reverb of a very large concert hall.

COSMIC

“COSMIC” is an echo effect in which the sound seems to “bounce” around in the stereo sound field.

• The ROOM effect is automatically selected when the POWER switch is turned

NOTES

on.

The depth of the selected reverb effect can be increased or decreased by press-

ing the TEMPO [▲] or [▼] button while holding the [REVERB] button. The reverb depth is shown on the TEMPO display while the [REVERB] and [▲] or [▼] buttons are held. The reverb depth range is from “0” (no effect) to “15” (maximum depth).

• Reverb depth is initially set to “8” when the power is turned on (this setting can be

NOTES

recalled during reverb depth selection by pressing the TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons simultaneously).

• The TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons allow two-speed scrolling: press lightly to scroll through the values slowly, or press firmly to scroll rapidly.

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The Keyboard & Polyphony

13

The PDP-400 has “32-note polyphony” which means you can normally play up to 32 notes at once. This number varies, however, according to the functions being used.

● The number of available notes is further reduced if the performance memory or a

Disk Orchestra Collection disk is being played at the same time. Further variation occurs with “1-layer” and “2-layer” voices. The polyphony is halved with 2-layer voices: voices 56 (JAZZ ORGAN 2), 58 (COSMIC 1), and 60 (COSMIC 3).

The PDP-400 also offers keyboard touch response, so the volume and timbre of notes played can be controlled according to how “hard” you play the keys. The amount of variation available depends on the selected voice.

Pitch Wheel

Keyboard only 32 notes. Keyboard only (dual) 16 notes. Keyboard + rhythm 24 notes (rhythm uses 8). Keyboard (dual) + rhythm 12 notes Keyboard + ABC 12 notes (rhythm 8; ABC 12). Keyboard (dual) + ABC 6 notes

PITCH

UP

0

DOWN

The PITCH wheel can be used to “bend” the pitch of notes up or down while play-

ing. The PITCH wheel is self-centering, and will automatically return to center position — i.e. normal pitch — when released. The PITCH wheel will affect both voices in the Dual and Split modes. Pitch-bend data is also transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector along with the note data. The range of the PITCH wheel is plus or minus one whole tone.

Modulation Wheel

MODULATION

MAX

MIN

The MODULATION wheel can be used to apply “modulation” in the form of a

vibrato effect to notes played on the keyboard. More modulation is applied as the wheel is rolled upward. Unlike the self-centering PITCH wheel, the MODULATION wheel will stay where it is set so you can set any degree of modulation you like and leave it that way. Please note, however, that when you select a different voice the “normal” modulation level for that voice will initially be recalled regardless of the position of the MODULATION wheel. The MODULATION wheel will affect both voices in the Dual and Split modes. Modulation data is also transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector along with the note data.

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The Pedals

The PDP-400 allows connection of two pedals which

offer a range of advanced expressive capabilities.

DAMPER

FOOT SWITCH

■Damper Pedal

The supplied FC4 foot switch functions as a damper pedal when connected to

the rear-panel DAMPER jack. The damper pedal functions in the same way as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano. When the damper pedal is pressed notes played have a long sustain. Releasing the pedal immediately stops (damps) any sustained notes.

■Foot Switch (Multi-function)

FOOT SWITCH

SOFT SOSTENUTO START/STOP SOLO STYLEPLAY

An optional FC4 or FC5 foot switch connected to the rear-panel FOOT SWITCH jack provides a number of functions which can be selected using the [FOOT SWITCH] button and indicators. Each time the [FOOT SWITCH] button

is pressed the next function on the function “list” is selected and the corresponding indicator will light.

DEMO

MASTER VOLUME

MIDI/

TRANSPOSE

MIN MAX

FOOT SWITCH

SOFT SOSTENUTO START/STOP SOLO STYLEPLAY

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

AUTO BASS CHORD

BASS

RHYTHM

CHORD 1

CHORD 2

REVERB

FOOT SWITCH

MAX

START/STOP

SOFT

ROOM HALL 1

SOSTENUTO

HALL 2

START/STOP

COSMIC

SOLO STYLEPLAY

MIN

SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD FINGERED

SYNCHRO START

STYLE

DANCE

16BEAT

ROCK’N’

SOLO

POP

BALLAD

ROLL

STYLEPLAY

16BEAT

POWER

JAZZ

POP

SHUFFLE

HOUSE

ROCK

INTRO/ENDING

BIG BAND

BOSSA

CHA-CHA

SWING JAZZ

BOOGIE

SAMBA

RHUMBA

BALLAD

VARIATION NORMAL

VOICE

BEAT

BLUE-

SLOW

GRASS

ROCK

DISK

COUNTRY

ROCK SHUFFLE

MARCH POLKA

CLAVINOVA

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

STYLE 1

SHUFFLE

METRONOME

TONE

1

234567

WALTZ

8

90

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

RIGHT/1TR

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

DISK CONTROL

CHORD

F F

REC

PAUSE

COPY

FORMAT

REW

SEQUENCE

● Soft...........................................................................................................................................................

Pressing the soft pedal subtly reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of notes played. The SOFT function is automatically selected whenever the POWER switch is turned on.

● Sostenuto ................................................................................................................................................

If you play a note or chord on the keyboard and press the sostenuto pedal while the note(s) are held, those notes will be sustained as long as the pedal is held (as if the damper pedal had been pressed) but all subsequently played notes will not be sustained. This makes it possible to sustain a chord, for example, while other notes are played “staccato.”

The SOSTENUTO function cannot be selected while the SOLO STYLEPLAY feature is operating.

● Start/Stop ................................................................................................................................................

The foot switch performs the same function as the panel [START/STOP] but- tons. For details on the START/STOP function, refer to the “Accompaniment” section on page 18, 19.

● Solo Styleplay .........................................................................................................................................

For details on the SOLO STYLEPLAY function see “SOLO STYLEPLAY” on page 25 (the SOLO STYLEPLAY pedal function can only be selected when the SOLO STYLEPLAY feature is in use).

• The damper, soft, and sostenuto pedal functions do not affect the DRUMS voice.

NOTES

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Pan

15

MIDI/

TRANSPOSE

RHYTHM

MIDI/

TRANSPOSE

MAX

MIN

The pan settings are as follows:

PL6 PL5 PL4 PL3 PL2 PL1 P C Pr1 Pr2 Pr3 Pr4 Pr5 Pr6

Full Left

(P d)

Center

MASTER VOLUME

MIN MAX

Right

DEMO

MIDI/

TRANSPOSE

Full

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

BASS

RHYTHM

CHORD 1

REVERB

FOOT SWITCH

MAX

SOFT

ROOM HALL 1

SOSTENUTO

HALL 2

START/STOP

COSMIC

SOLO STYLEPLAY

MIN

STYLE

AUTO BASS CHORD

DANCE

16BEAT

SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD FINGERED

ROCK’N’

SOLO

POP

BALLAD

ROLL

STYLEPLAY

16BEAT

POWER

JAZZ

POP

SHUFFLE

HOUSE

ROCK

SYNCHRO

INTRO/ENDING

START

BIG BAND

BOSSA

CHA-CHA

SWING JAZZ

BOOGIE

SAMBA

RHUMBA

BALLAD

VARIATION NORMAL

CHORD 2

MAX

START/STOP

MIN

VOICE

BEAT

BLUE-

SLOW

GRASS

ROCK

DISK

COUNTRY

ROCK SHUFFLE

MARCH POLKA

CLAVINOVA

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

STYLE 1

SHUFFLE

METRONOME

TONE

1 WALTZ JAZZ WALTZ

234567

8

90

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

RIGHT/1TR

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

DISK CONTROL

CHORD

F F

REC

PAUSE

COPY

FORMAT

REW

SEQUENCE

● The pan (stereo) position of the voice played on the key-

board can be adjusted by moving the RHYTHM volume control while holding the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button. The pan position is shown on the TEMPO display, from “PL6” for full left at the “MIN” control position, through “PC” for center, to “Pr6” for full right at the “MAX” control position. This can be used to produce a broader ensemble sound with the Performance Memory multitrack recording feature.

Each voice has a preset pan setting (indicated by “Pd” on the TEMPO display) which is automatically set when the power is first turned on.

NOTES

• The “Pd” keyboard scale pan default for some voices places the treble-register sound to the right and the bass-register sound to the left. Using a different PAN setting places the entire voice, low and high notes included, at the same position.

• The DRUMS voice has a preset PAN setting which cannot be changed.

Transposition

The PDP-400’s TRANSPOSE function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone intervals up to a maximum of six semitones. “Transposing” the pitch of the PDP-400 keyboard makes it easier to play in difficult key signatures, and you can simply match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instrumentalist.

MIDI/

TRANSPOSE

Display Transposition Display Transposition

-6 -6 semitones 0 Normal

-5 -5 semitones 1 +1 semitone

-4 -4 semitones 2 +2 semitones

-3 -3 semitones 3 +3 semitones

-2 -2 semitones 4 +4 semitones

-1 -1 semitone 5 +5 semitones 0 Normal 6 +6 semitones

-2

TEMPO

MIDI/

TRANSPOSE

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

BASS

RHYTHM

CHORD 1

DEMO

REVERB

FOOT SWITCH

MAX

SOFT

ROOM HALL 1

SOSTENUTO

MASTER VOLUME

HALL 2

START/STOP

MIDI/

COSMIC

SOLO STYLEPLAY

TRANSPOSE

MIN MAX

MIN

STYLE

AUTO BASS CHORD

DANCE

16BEAT

SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD FINGERED

ROCK’N’

SOLO

POP

BALLAD

ROLL

STYLEPLAY

16BEAT

POWER

JAZZ

POP

SHUFFLE

HOUSE

ROCK

SYNCHRO

INTRO/ENDING

START

SWING

BIG BAND

BOSSA

CHA-CHA

JAZZ

BOOGIE

SAMBA

RHUMBA

BALLAD

VARIATION NORMAL

CHORD 2

START/STOP

VOICE

BEAT

BLUE-

SLOW

GRASS

ROCK

DISK

COUNTRY

ROCK SHUFFLE

MARCH POLKA

CLAVINOVA

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

STYLE 1

SHUFFLE

METRONOME

TONE

1

234567

WALTZ

8

90

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

RIGHT/1TR

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

DISK CONTROL

CHORD

F F

REC

PAUSE

COPY

FORMAT

REW

SEQUENCE

● Use the TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons to select the desired

degree of transposition while holding the [MIDI/TRANS- POSE] button. The amount of transposition selected is shown on the TEMPO display as follows:

NOTES

• Press the [▲] and [▼] buttons simultaneously while holding the [MIDI/ TRANSPOSE] button to restore normal keyboard pitch.

• Transpose is always set to Normal when the power is turned on.

• The TRANSPOSE function does not affect the DRUMS sound.

• The TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons allow two-speed scrolling: press

lightly to scroll through the values slowly, or press firmly to scroll rapidly.

• Notes below and above the original 88-key range of the PDP-400 sound one octave higher and lower, respectively.

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Pitch Control

Pitch control makes it possible to tune the PDP-400 over a ±50-cent range (approximate) in approximately 1.2-cent or 1-hertz intervals. A hundred “cents” equals one semitone, so the tuning range provided allows fine tuning of overall pitch over a range of approximately a semitone. Pitch control is useful for tuning the PDP-400 to match other instruments or recorded music.

● Tuning Up................................................................................................................................................

A-1B

-1

TEMPO

3

C

3

B

ZTo tune up (raise pitch), hold the A-1 and B-1 keys simultaneously (A-1 and B-

1 are the two lowest white keys on the keyboard) and press any key between C3 and B3. Each time a key in this range is pressed the pitch is raised by approximately 1.2 cents, up to a maximum of about 50 cents above standard pitch. To raise the pitch in 1-hertz increments press the TEMPO [▲] button instead of the C3-B3 keys. The TEMPO [▼] button can also be used to tune down while the A-1 and B-1 keys are held.

XRelease the A-1 and B-1 keys.

● Tuning Down...........................................................................................................................................

-1

A#

-1

A

TEMPO

3

C

3

B

ZTo tune down (lower pitch), hold the A-1 and A#-1 keys simultaneously and

press any key between C3 and B3. Each time a key in this range is pressed the pitch is lowered by approximately 1.2 cents, up to a maximum of about 50 cents below standard pitch. To lower the pitch in 1-hertz increments press the TEMPO [▼] button instead of the C3-B3 keys. The TEMPO [▲] button can also be used to tune up while the A-1 and A#-1 keys are held.

XRelease the A-1 and A#-1 keys.

● To Restore Standard Pitch* ...................................................................................................................

-1

A#

A-1B

3

-1

C

3

B

ZTo restore standard pitch (A3 = 440 Hz), hold the A-1, A#-1, and B-1 keys si-

multaneously and press any key between C3 and B3, or simultaneously press the TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons.

XRelease the A-1, A#-1, and B-1 keys.

TEMPO

* Standard pitch (A3 = 440 Hz) is automatically set whenever the POWER

switch is initially turned on.

• The PITCH function does not affect the DRUMS sound.

NOTES

• The TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons allow two-speed scrolling: press lightly to scroll through the values slowly, or press firmly to scroll rapidly.

■The Pitch Display

Example:

442 442.0...... 442.24

4.42 442.25.... 442.49

44.2 442.5...... 442.74

The approximate pitch of A3 is shown on the TEMPO display in Hertz while the pitch control function is in operation. The total display range is from approximately 427 hertz (-50 cents) to 453 hertz (+50 cents).

The dots to the right of each figure in the display are used to provide a general idea of fractional pitches.

442. 442.75.... 442.99

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Accompaniment

K

F

K

C

W

K

The PDP-400 has 24 “styles” that can be used as a basis for rhythm accompaniment, or fully

orchestrated rhythm, bass, and chord accompaniment (see “Auto Bass Chord” on page 20).

• The Accompaniment Style data is not transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector.

NOTES

17

START/STOP

SYNCHRO START

INTRO/ENDING

VARIATIONNORMAL

FILL TO NORMAL

FILL TO VARIATION

■Style Selection

POP JAZZ

ROCK

SWING JAZZ

BALLAD

DANCE POP

POWER HOUSE

BIG BAND BOOGIE

16BEAT BALLAD

16BEAT POP

BOSSA SAMBA

■Tempo Control

ROCK’N’ ROLL

16BEAT SHUFFLE

CHA-CHA RHUMBA

STYLE

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

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

SLO ROC

lector has two indicators and style names above it. These two styles are selected

ROC SHU

alternately each time the selector is pressed.

MAR POL

DANCE

16BEAT

POP JAZZ

ROCK

SWING JAZZ

BALLAD

BASS

CHORD 1

CHORD 2

MAX

MIN

POP POWER

HOUSE

BIG BAND BOOGIE

STYLE

AUTO BASS CHORD

SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD FINGERED

SYNCHRO

INTRO/ENDING

START/STOP

START

VARIATION NORMAL

BLUE-

DANCE

SLOW

16BEAT

ROCK’N’

SOLO

POP

GRASS

POP

ROCK

BALLAD

ROLL

STYLEPLAY

16BEAT

COUNTRY

ROCK

POWER

JAZZ

POP

SHUFFLE

HOUSE

ROCK

WALTZ

BIG BAND

BOSSA

CHA-CHA

MARCH

SWING JAZZ

JAZZ

BOOGIE

SAMBA

RHUMBA

POLKA

BALLAD

WALTZ

BALLAD 16BEAT

POP

BOSSA SAMBA

DISK STYLE 1

METRONOME

DISK

TAP TEMPO

STYLE 2

BEAT

ROCK’N’ ROLL

16BEAT SHUFFLE

CHA-CHA RHUMBA

VOICE

CLAVINOVA

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

TONE

1

234567

8

90

UPRIGHT

ELEC

ORGAN CHOIR

DRUMS VOICE 13-60

BASS

The 24 styles are selected using 12 STYLE selectors. Note that each style se-

The POP style is automatically selected when the power is initially turned on.

• There are also two [DISK STYLE] buttons that can be used to select styles

NOTES

loaded from floppy disk (the supplied Style Disk). See the “Disk Styles” section on

SLOW ROCK

ROCK SHUFFLE

MARCH POLKA

BLUEGRASS

COUNTRY SHUFFLE

WALTZ JAZZ

WALTZ

DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY

SONG NUMBER

SONG SELECT

/

START/STOP

DISK STYLE 1

DISK STYLE 2

PHRASE

GUIDE

REPEAT

RIGHT/1TR

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

DISK CONTROL

CHORD

F F

REC

PAUSE

COPY

REW

SEQUENCE

BEAT

METRONOME

TAP TEMPO

FORMAT

page 23 for details.

• Use the RHYTHM volume control to adjust the volume of the rhythm sound.

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TEMPO

Whenever you select a different style, the “suggested” tempo for that style is

also selected, and the tempo is displayed on the TEMPO display in quarter-note beats per minute (unless the accompaniment is playing, in which case the same tempo is maintained).

You can change the tempo to any value between 32 and 280 beats per minute,

however, by using the TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons. This can be done either before the accompaniment is started or while it is playing. Press either button briefly to decrement or increment the tempo value by one, or hold the button for continuous decrementing or incrementing. Press lightly for slow, or harder for fast decrementing or incrementing.

• The suggested tempo for the selected style can be recalled at any time by press-

NOTES

ing both the [▲] and [▼] buttons simultaneously.

Suggested Tempos

Style

POP 72 JAZZ ROCK 116 DANCE POP 132 POWER HOUSE 126 16BEAT BALLAD 72 16BEAT POP 108 ROCK’N’ROLL 160 16BEAT SHUFFLE 90 SLOW ROCK 72 ROCK SHUFFLE 192 BLUEGRASS 120 COUNTRY SHUFFLE

Suggested Tempo

116

Style

Suggested Tempo

SWING 208 JAZZ BALLAD 69 BIG BAND 176 BOOGIE 176 BOSSA 160 SAMBA 106 CHA-CHA 144 RHUMBA 120 MARCH 120 POLKA 120 WALTZ 100 JAZZ WALTZ 160

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Accompaniment

■Starting the Accompaniment

There are several ways to start the accompaniment:

● Straight Start...........................................................................................................................................

START/STOP

Press the [START/STOP] button. Each of the styles also has a variation that can be selected by pressing the [VARIA-

TION/FILL T O VARIATION] button (its LED will light) before pressing the [START/ STOP] button. Normally the [NORMAL/FILL TO NORMAL] button LED will be lit (or

you can select it if the variation is selected), indicating that the normal pattern is selected.

Normal straight start Variation straight start

NORMAL/FILL TO NORMAL

= =

VARIATION/FILL TO VARIATION

START/STOP START/STOP

● Start With an Introduction .....................................................................................................................

INTRO/ENDING

Intro start

Fill start to normal

Fill start to variation

Press the [INTRO/ENDING] button. If you press the [NORMAL/FILL T O NORMAL] or [VARIATION/FILL TO VARI-

ATION] button while holding the [INTRO/ENDING] button, the rhythm will start with an appropriate fill and then go to the normal rhythm or variation rhythm, respectively.

(Flashing)

=

INTRO/ENDING

=

INTRO/ENDING

=

INTRO/ENDING

START/STOP

(Flashing)

+

NORMAL/FILL TO NORMAL

(Flashing)

VARIATION/FILL TO VARIATION

+

START/STOP

The selected start mode can be disengaged prior to starting the accompaniment by

pressing the selected button (flashing indicator) a second time.

● Synchronized Start.................................................................................................................................

Any of the start types described above can be synchronized to the first note or chord

SYNCHRO START

played on the keyboard by first pressing the [SYNCHRO START] button so that its indi- cator lights. When the keyboard is split or Auto Bass Chord Single Finger or Fingered mode is used, the first note played on the left-hand section of the keyboard will start the accompaniment (i.e. keys to the left of and including the split-point key — normally F#2). Once the synchronized start mode has been selected, use the [NORMAL/FILL T O NOR- MAL], [VARIATION/FILL TO VARIATION] and/or [INTRO/ENDING] buttons to select the type of start you want.

The first dot of the BEAT display will flash at the current tempo when a synchronized

start mode has been selected.

SYNCHRO START

Play key Play key

Play key

+

NORMAL/FILL TO NORMAL

+

VARIATION/FILL TO VARIATION

Play key Play key

Normal start Variation start Intro start Fill start to normal Fill start to variation

After pressing

NORMAL/FILL TO NORMAL

=

VARIATION/FILL TO VARIATION

= =

INTRO/ENDING

=

INTRO/ENDING

=

INTRO/ENDING

The synchronized start mode can be cancelled by pressing the [SYNCHRO START]

button a second time so that its indicator goes out.

• The synchronized start mode is automatically turned on when one of the ABC modes is

NOTES

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engaged — see page 20 for details.

Accompaniment

● Tap start ..................................................................................................................................................

This function lets you set the tempo and start the rhythm in one operation. Sim-

METRONOME

120

TAP TEMPO

1st. Beat 2nd. Beat 3rd. Beat 4th. Beat

ply tap the [TAP] button at the required tempo — 3 times for a 3/4 style and 4 times for a 4/4 style. The rhythm will start from the beginning of the next measure at the specified tempo.

• The [TAP] button can also be used to change the tempo during rhythm playback.

NOTES

In this case the “tap” click will not sound.

• If you tap the [TAP] button less than the required number of times (i.e. 3 or 4), the

tap tempo function will be cancelled after a few seconds.

● Measure Number

During rhythm playback the current measure number is shown on the TEMPO display.

● The Beat Display

The four LED dots of the BEAT display provide a visual indication of the se- lected tempo. The leftmost (red) dot flashes on the first beat of each measure, the second dot flashes on the second beat, and so on (all dots except the leftmost dot are green). When a 3/4-time rhythm is selected, only the first three dots will flash.

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■Fill-ins

The PDP-400 provides two types of automatic “fill-ins.”

FILL TO NORMAL

VARIATIONNORMAL

FILL TO VARIATION

■ Fill To Normal: Press the [NORMAL/FILL TO NORMAL] button during

playback to produce a fill-in and go to the normal rhythm.

■ Fill To Variation: Press the [VARIATION/FILL TO VARIATION] button

during playback to produce a fill-in and go to the variation pattern. If you hold one of the FILL buttons, the fill-in will repeat until the end of the

measure in which button is released.

■Stopping the Accompaniment

The accompaniment can be stopped at any time by pressing the [START/

START/STOP

INTRO/ENDING

STOP] button. Press the [INTRO/ENDING] button if you want to go to the ending pattern and then stop.

• If you started with an intro or fill-in, or using the SYNCHRO mode, these selec-

NOTES

• If the foot switch function is switched to START/STOP operation, it performs the

■Metronome

tions are maintained even after the accompaniment is stopped.

same function as the panel [START/STOP] buttons (press to START, press again to STOP).

The PDP-400 also offers a metronome function that is ideal for practice. To start the metronome, simply press the [METRONOME] button so that its

METRONOME

86

indicator lights. The metronome will play at the currently selected tempo whether a style is playing or not. The metronome volume can be adjusted via the RHYTHM volume control.

Press the [METRONOME] button again to stop the metronome sound (the METRONOME indicator will go out). The metronome will also stop automatically if the [START/STOP] button is pressed to stop a style in progress.

• The metronome will not normally sound when a style is playing. If the style is

NOTES

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started by pressing the [START/STOP] button while the metronome is playing, however, the metronome will continue to sound along with the style.

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Auto Bass Chord (ABC)

The PDP-400 includes a sophisticated auto-

accompaniment system (Auto Bass Chord —

AUTO BASS CHORD

SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD

FINGERED

ABC) that can provide automated rhythm, bass and chord backing in a number of ways.

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

BASS

RHYTHM

CHORD 1

DEMO

REVERB

FOOT SWITCH

MAX

SOFT

ROOM HALL 1

SOSTENUTO

MASTER VOLUME

HALL 2

START/STOP

MIDI/

COSMIC

SOLO STYLEPLAY

TRANSPOSE

MIN MAX

MIN

STYLE

AUTO BASS CHORD

DANCE

16BEAT

SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD FINGERED

SYNCHRO START

ROCK’N’

SOLO

POP

BALLAD

ROLL

STYLEPLAY

16BEAT

POWER

JAZZ

POP

SHUFFLE

HOUSE

ROCK

INTRO/ENDING

SWING

BIG BAND

BOSSA

CHA-CHA

JAZZ

BOOGIE

SAMBA

RHUMBA

BALLAD

VARIATION NORMAL

CHORD 2

MAX

START/STOP

MIN

VOICE

BEAT

BLUE-

SLOW

GRASS

ROCK

DISK

COUNTRY

ROCK SHUFFLE

MARCH POLKA

CLAVINOVA

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

STYLE 1

SHUFFLE

METRONOME

TONE

1

234567

WALTZ

8

90

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

REC

PAUSE

RIGHT/1TR

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

REW

■Single-finger Accompaniment

SINGLE FINGER accompaniment makes it simple to produce accompaniment using major, seventh, minor and minor-

seventh chords by pressing a minimum number of keys in the ABC section of the keyboard. The automatic accompaniment consists of rhythm, bass and chords.

ZSelect SINGLE FINGER ..........................................................................................................................

SINGLE FINGER

XSelect a Style ..........................................................................................................................................

Press the [SINGLE FINGER] button to select the SINGLE FINGER mode

(the SINGLE FINGER indicator will light).

DISK CONTROL

CHORD

COPY

FORMAT

SEQUENCE

Select the desired accompaniment using the style selectors (see “Style Selec-

tion” on page 17).

CSet the Tempo.........................................................................................................................................

Use the TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons to set the desired accompaniment tempo

if necessary (see “Tempo Control” on page 17).

VPlay ..........................................................................................................................................................

Pressing any key on the ABC section of the keyboard (up to the split point —

normally the F#2 key) will cause the automatic chord and bass accompaniment to

C

Cm

C

Cm

7

begin (synchro start is automatically selected in the ABC mode). If you press a “C” key, for example, a C-major accompaniment will be played. Press another key in the ABC section of the keyboard to select a new chord. The key you press will always determine the “root” of the chord played (i.e. “C” for a C chord) .

• Automatic synchro start switching can be enabled or disabled via the utility 1

NOTES

mode “Auto Synchro Start Switching” function, described on page 43.

● Playing Minor, Seventh, and Minor-seventh Chords in the Single-

finger Mode

• For a minor chord, press the root key and a black key to its left.

• For a seventh chord, press the root key and a white key to its left.

• For a minor-seventh chord, press the root key and both a white and black key to its left.

BStop the Accompaniment ......................................................................................................................

Press the [START/STOP] or [INTRO/ENDING] button to stop the accompani-

START/STOP

INTRO/ENDING

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ment.

• Press the [SINGLE FINGER] button so that its indicator goes out when you want

NOTES

to exit from the SINGLE FINGER mode.

Auto Bass Chord (ABC)

■Fingered Accompaniment

The FINGERED mode is ideal if you already know how to play chords on a keyboard, since it allows you to supply

your own chords for the Auto Accompaniment feature.

ZSelect FINGERED ...................................................................................................................................

FINGERED

XSelect a Style ..........................................................................................................................................

CSet the Tempo.........................................................................................................................................

VPlay ..........................................................................................................................................................

Press the [FINGERED] button to select the FINGERED mode (the FIN-

GERED indicator will light).

Select an accompaniment style using the style selectors (see “Style Selection”

on page 17).

Use the TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons to set the desired accompaniment tempo

if necessary (see “Tempo Control” on page 17 for more details).

As soon as you play any chord (up to 4 notes) on the lower keyboard (up to the

split point — normally the F#2 key), the PDP-400 will automatically begin to play the chord along with the selected rhythm and an appropriate bass line (synchro start is automatically selected in the ABC mode*).

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* Automatic synchro start switching can be enabled or disabled via the utility 1 mode “Auto

Synchro Start Switching” function, described on page 43.

The PDP-400 will accept the following chord 20 types:

• Major [M]

• Minor [m]

• Major seventh [M7]

• Sixth [6]

• Seventh [7]

• Minor sixth [m6]

• Minor seventh [m7]

• Minor major seventh [mM7]

• Minor seventh flatted fifth [m7-5]

• Minor flatted fifth [m-5]

• Major flatted fifth [M-5]

• Seventh flatted fifth [7-5]

• Major seventh flatted fifth [M7-5]

• Seventh suspended fourth [7sus4]

• Suspended fourth [sus4]

• Augmented [aug]

• Seventh sharp fifth [7+5]

• Major seventh sharp fifth [M7+5]

• Diminished [dim]

• Half diminished

(minor major seventh flatted fifth) [mM7-5]

● The [INTRO/ENDING], [NORMAL/FILL TO NORMAL], and [VARIA-

TION/FILL T O VARIATION] buttons can be used in the ABC mode to create

pattern variations in the same way that they are used with rhythm patterns (refer to the “Accompaniment” section on page 18, 19 for details).

NORMAL/FILL TO NORMAL

Normal start Variation start Intro start Fill start to normal Fill start to variation

=

VARIATION/FILL TO VARIATION

= =

INTRO/ENDING

=

INTRO/ENDING

=

INTRO/ENDING

+

NORMAL/FILL TO NORMAL

+

VARIATION/FILL TO VARIATION

Lower key

NOTES

• The automatic accompaniment will sometimes not change when related chords are played in sequence (e.g. some minor chords followed by the minor seventh).

Lower key Lower key

BStop the Accompaniment ......................................................................................................................

Press the [START/STOP] or [INTRO/ENDING] button to stop the accompani-

START/STOP

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INTRO/ENDING

ment.

• Press the [FINGERED] button so that its indicator goes out when you want to exit

NOTES

from the FINGERED mode.

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Auto Bass Chord (ABC)

■Full-keyboard ABC

● Full-keyboard ABC

FULL KEYBOARD

● Conventional Full-

keyboard ABC

SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD FINGERED

■Volume Control

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

BASS

RHYTHM

MIDI/

TRANSPOSE

CHORD 1

CHORD 2

MAX

MIN

BASS

MAX

MIN

When this advanced auto-accompaniment mode is engaged (press the [FULL KEY-

BOARD] button so that its indicator lights) the PDP-400 will automatically create ap-

propriate accompaniment while you play just about anything, anywhere on the keyboard: chords, a bass line, arpeggiated chords, a melody line. You don’t have to worry about specifying the accompaniment chords. Although Full-keyboard ABC is designed to work with many songs, some arrangements may not be suitable for use with this feature. Try playing a few simple songs in the Full-keyboard ABC mode to get a feel for its capabilities.

• Chord detection occurs at approximately 8th-note intervals. Extremely short chords —

NOTES

less than an 8th note in length — may therefore not be detected.

The Conventional Full-keyboard ABC mode can be engaged by pressing the [SIN-

GLE FINGER] and [FINGERED] buttons simultaneously (both indicators will light).

In this mode the split point is de-activated and notes played anywhere on the keyboard are detected and used to determine the harmonization of the accompaniment. In the Conventional Full-keyboard ABC mode, chord detection is possible when at least three notes are played anywhere on the keyboard.

• The Dual or SPLIT mode can be used with Full-keyboard ABC.

NOTES

• The Full-keyboard and Conventional Full-keyboard ABC modes will be disengaged and the Fingered mode will be engaged if Solo Styleplay is turned on.

• Solo Styleplay will automatically be turned off whenever the Full-keyboard or Conventional Full-keyboard ABC mode is engaged.

• Press the [FULL KEYBOARD] button so that its indicator goes out when you want to exit from the FULL-KEYBOARD ABC mode. To exit from the Conventional Full-keyboard ABC mode press the [SINGLE FINGER] or [FINGERED] button twice.

The RHYTHM, CHORD 1, CHORD 2, and BASS volume controls can be used to

adjust the volume of the corresponding accompaniment parts when using ABC. In general, CHORD 1 controls rhythmic chords while CHORD 2 controls more decorative chords (arpeggios, etc.). The volume of the keyboard can be independently controlled by using the BASS volume control while holding the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button.

• Some styles may not use all four parts: RHYTHM, CHORD 1, CHORD 2, and BASS.

NOTES

• Usually the CHORD 1 and CHORD 2 parts will not play simultaneously in the Fullkeyboard ABC mode to prevent possible conflict with the melody. The sound of the silent part can be restored by changing the setting of the corresponding volume control — CHORD 1 or CHORD 2.

■Changing the ABC Split Point

SINGLE FINGER

C3

The ABC split point can be set at any key by pressing the desired key while holding

the [SINGLE FINGER] or [FINGERED] button.

The default split point — F#2 — will always be set automatically whenever the

power is initially turned on.

■Special Modes

● Mute

● Minor Harmonization

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Some accompaniment notes may be automatically muted if they interfere musically with what is being played by the right hand. This mute function can be enabled or disabled via the Utility mode “Mute” function described on page 43. The mute function is normally enabled (default).

When playing a 7th chord in a minor key, the ABC system will automatically shift a 9th note down to the octave, and a 6th note to the 5th when the “Minor Harmonization” utility function described on page 43 is turned on. The default setting for this function is off.

• Minor Harmonization will not function in the Full-keyboard ABC mode.

NOTES

Disk Styles

A “Style Disk” is supplied with the PDP-400, providing an extra 50 ABC accompaniment styles. Any two of these patterns can be loaded into the PDP400’s memory at a time. The [DISK STYLE 1] and [DISK STYLE 2] buttons select the loaded disk styles in the same way as the STYLE selectors select the internal styles.

• If no disk styles are loaded as described below, the

NOTES

[DISK STYLE 1] and [DISK STYLE 2] buttons select pre-programmed disk styles contained in internal

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

AUTO BASS CHORD

BASS

RHYTHM

CHORD 1

CHORD 2

DEMO

REVERB

ROOM HALL 1

MASTER VOLUME

HALL 2

MIDI/

COSMIC

TRANSPOSE

MIN MAX

SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD FINGERED

FOOT SWITCH

MAX

SYNCHRO

INTRO/ENDING

START/STOP

START SOFT SOSTENUTO START/STOP SOLO STYLEPLAY

VARIATION NORMAL

MIN

ROM memory. These are the default styles selected by the [DISK STYLE 1] and [DISK STYLE 2] buttons whenever the power is initially turned on.

■Selecting & Loading Disk Styles

ZInsert the Style Disk ...............................................................................................................................

Insert the Style Disk into the disk drive with the sliding door on the disk facing the drive slot and the label side facing upward. The disk should click into place and the disk lamp will light briefly while the PDP-400 reads and identifies the disk.

DISK STYLE 1

SONG NUMBER

888

DISK STYLE 2

STYLE

DANCE

16BEAT

ROCK’N’

SOLO

POP

BALLAD

ROLL

STYLEPLAY

16BEAT

POWER

JAZZ

POP

SHUFFLE

HOUSE

ROCK

BIG BAND

BOSSA

CHA-CHA

SWING JAZZ

BOOGIE

SAMBA

RHUMBA

BALLAD

VOICE

BEAT

BLUE-

SLOW

GRASS

ROCK

DISK

ROCK

COUNTRY

CLAVINOVA

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

STYLE 1

SHUFFLE

METRONOME

TONE

1

WALTZ

MARCH

JAZZ

POLKA

WALTZ

234567

8

90

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

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

RIGHT/1TR

REW

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DISK CONTROL

CHORD

REC

F F

PAUSE

COPY

FORMAT

SEQUENCE

XMake Sure the [SONG SELECT] Indicator Is Lit ..................................................................................

SONG SELECT

The [SONG SELECT] indicator will light automatically when the disk is ready. If a disk is already loaded and the [SONG SELECT] indicator is not lit, press the [SONG SELECT] button so that it lights. When this is done the [DISK STYLE 1] and [DISK STYLE 2] button indicators will flash alternately, and the single-finger ABC mode and synchronized start mode will be engaged (any other ABC mode will remain active if it was selected before the disk was loaded).

CSelect a Style ..........................................................................................................................................

Use the [▲] and [▼] buttons below the SONG NUMBER display to select the

SONG NUMBER

desired style number. The selected style number will appear on the SONG NUMBER display — “A1” for example. You can “preview” the selected style by

A2

playing on the left-hand section of the keyboard (single-finger or fingered). Pattern playback will stop if a different pattern number is selected.

• If a tempo is set prior to loading the style, that tempo becomes the default for the

NOTES

loaded style.

VLoad the Style .........................................................................................................................................

DISK STYLE 1

DISK STYLE 2

Press the [DISK STYLE 1] or [DISK STYLE 2] button to load the selected pattern into that button. The [DISK STYLE 1] or [DISK STYLE 2] indicator will light, and the [SONG SELECT] indicator will go out.

BRepeat......................................................................................................................................................

Repeat steps X through V to select and load a second pattern into the other

[DISK STYLE] button if you like.

NEject the Disk When Done .....................................................................................................................

When you’ve finished with the Style Disk, press the disk drive EJECT button to remove it.

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Disk Styles

Disk Style List

Group No. Name

ROCK 5 COUNTRY ROCK

DANCE POP

1 HARD ROCK 2 ROCK’N’ROLL 2 3 ROCKABILLY 460’S ROCK

6 RHYTHM & BLUES 7 SOUL ROCK 8 ROCK BALLAD

9 GOSPEL 10 GOSPEL BALLAD 11 8BEAT 12 FOLK

POP

JAZZ 24 RAGTIME

13 LULLABY 14 16BEAT BALLAD 15 16BEAT SHUFFLE 2 16 16BEAT SHUFFLE 3 17 8BEAT DANCE 18 16BEAT DISCO 19 HOUSE POP 20 TECHNO POP 21 BOOGIE 2 22 STRIDE PIANO 23 DIXIELAND

25 OLD TIME SWING 26 CONTEMPORARY JAZZ 27 BIG BAND 2

Group No. Name

28 BOSSA 2 29 POP BOSSA

LATIN

STANDARD 36 FOXTROT

WALTZ

WORLD

30 SAMBA 31 TANGO 32 MAMBO 33 LATIN POP 34 BROADWAY 35 SHOWTIME

37 SLOW FOX 38 MARCH 6/8 39 WALTZ 2 40 VIENNESE WALTZ 41 SWING WALTZ 42 LATIN WALTZ 43 CHANSON 44 BOLERO 45 BLUEGRASS 2 46 COUNTRY SHUFFLE 2 47 JAPANESE BALLAD 48 SEVILLIANAS 49 CARIBBEAN 50 REGGAE

■Using a Loaded Disk Style

DISK STYLE 1

DISK STYLE 2

SONG NUMBER

A2

After you’ve loaded the desired Disk Styles, the [DISK STYLE 1] and [DISK

STYLE 2] buttons can be used in exactly the same way as the other STYLE but-

tons to select the loaded patterns for ABC accompaniment (see “Auto Bass Chord (ABC)” beginning on page 20).

The number of the Disk Style selected by the [DISK STYLE 1] or [DISK

STYLE 2] button will be shown on the SONG NUMBER display.

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Solo Styleplay

This sophisticated feature not only provides automatic rhythm, bass and chord accompaniment, but it also adds appropriate harmony notes (two or three harmonized notes) to a melody you play on the upper keyboard.

SOLO STYLEPLAY

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AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

BASS

RHYTHM

CHORD 1

DEMO

REVERB

FOOT SWITCH

MAX

SOFT

ROOM HALL 1

SOSTENUTO

MASTER VOLUME

HALL 2

START/STOP

MIDI/

COSMIC

SOLO STYLEPLAY

TRANSPOSE

MIN MAX

MIN

STYLE

AUTO BASS CHORD

DANCE

16BEAT

SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD FINGERED

SYNCHRO START

ROCK’N’

SOLO

POP

BALLAD

ROLL

STYLEPLAY

16BEAT

POWER

JAZZ

POP

SHUFFLE

HOUSE

ROCK

INTRO/ENDING

SWING

BIG BAND

BOSSA

CHA-CHA

JAZZ

BOOGIE

SAMBA

RHUMBA

BALLAD

VARIATION NORMAL

CHORD 2

MAX

START/STOP

MIN

VOICE

BEAT

BLUE-

SLOW

GRASS

ROCK

DISK

COUNTRY

ROCK

SHUFFLE

WALTZ

MARCH

JAZZ

POLKA

WALTZ

CLAVINOVA

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

STYLE 1

METRONOME

TONE

1

234567

8

90

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

RIGHT/1TR

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

REW

■Using Solo Styleplay

ZTurn Solo Styleplay ON..........................................................................................................................

Press the [SOLO STYLEPLAY] button to turn the SOLO STYLEPLAY mode

SOLO STYLEPLAY

XSelect a Style ..........................................................................................................................................

CSet the Tempo.........................................................................................................................................

VPlay ..........................................................................................................................................................

BStop the Accompaniment ......................................................................................................................

on. The SINGLE FINGER mode is automatically selected when SOLO STYLEPLAY is turned on, unless the FINGERED mode is already selected. If a FULL KEYBOARD mode is selected, the FINGERED mode will automatically

be selected since Solo Styleplay cannot be used with the FULL KEYBOARD modes.

Select an accompaniment style using the style selectors (see “Style Selection” on page 17). An appropriate voice for the selected style will automatically be selected, but you can also select any other voice after selecting the style.

Set the desired tempo if necessary using the TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons (see “Tempo Control” on page 17).

Play the required chords (SINGLE FINGER or FINGERED) on the ABC section of the keyboard while playing a melody line on the upper keyboard (for some styles, only one note can be played at a time on the right-hand section of the keyboard in the Solo Styleplay mode).

Press [START/STOP] or [INTRO/ENDING] to stop the accompaniment.

DISK CONTROL

CHORD

F F

REC

COPYPAUSE

FORMAT

SEQUENCE

NTurn Solo Styleplay OFF........................................................................................................................

Press the [SOLO STYLEPLAY] button again to turn the function off.

■Harmonization V ariations

SOLO STYLEPLAY

POP JAZZ

ROCK

SWING JAZZ

BALLAD

DANCE POP

POWER HOUSE

BIG BAND BOOGIE

16BEAT BALLAD

16BEAT POP

BOSSA SAMBA

It is possible to apply the harmonization type and voice from a different style to the selected style by pressing the style selector corresponding to the harmonization type you want to use (except for the [DISK STYLE 1/2] selector) while holding the [SOLO STYLEPLAY] button — the selected STYLE button indicator will flash while the [SOLO STYLEPLAY] button is held. This makes it possible, for exam- ple, to use the solo styleplay harmonization type and voice from the 16 BEAT BALLAD style when actually playing in the POP style.

■The Foot Switch & Solo Styleplay

FOOT SWITCH

SOFT SOSTENUTO START/STOP SOLO STYLEPLAY

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If the FOOT SWITCH function is set to SOLO STYLEPLAY after the SOLO STYLEPLAY mode is selected, harmonization of notes played on the right-

hand section of the keyboard only occurs while the FOOT SWITCH pedal is pressed. This allows you to combine normal ABC type performance with SOLO STYLEPLAY as required.

The FOOT SWITCH SOSTENUTO function can not be selected while SOLO STYLEPLAY is on.

• The SOLO STYLEPLAY mode will be disengaged if the ABC FINGERED or

NOTES

SINGLE FINGER mode is turned off or the FULL KEYBOARD ABC mode is turned on.

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Disk Orchestra

Using Yamaha Disk Orchestra disks (one is supplied with the PDP-400, others are available from Yamaha), the PDP-400 will let you enjoy listening to automated performances, or function as your “private music tutor,” allowing you to practice various par ts of a piece while the others are played automatically. You can also play “in ensemble” with the complete Disk Orchestra arrangement.

• The Disk Orchestra Collection playback data is not transmitted via the MIDI OUT

NOTES

connector.

SONG NUMBER

SONG SELECT

/

START/STOP

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

AUTO BASS CHORD

BASS

RHYTHM

CHORD 1

CHORD 2

DEMO

REVERB

ROOM HALL 1

MASTER VOLUME

HALL 2

MIDI/

COSMIC

TRANSPOSE

MIN MAX

SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD FINGERED

FOOT SWITCH

MAX

SYNCHRO

START/STOP

START SOFT SOSTENUTO START/STOP SOLO STYLEPLAY

MIN

PHRASE REPEAT

RIGHT/1TR

STYLE

BLUE-

DANCE

SLOW

16BEAT

ROCK’N’

SOLO

POP

GRASS

POP

ROCK

BALLAD

ROLL

STYLEPLAY

16BEAT

COUNTRY

ROCK

POWER

JAZZ

POP

SHUFFLE

HOUSE

ROCK

INTRO/ENDING

BIG BAND

BOSSA

CHA-CHA

MARCH

SWING

WALTZ

JAZZ

BOOGIE

SAMBA

RHUMBA

POLKA

BALLAD

VARIATION NORMAL

WALTZ

GUIDE

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

VOICE

BEAT

DISK

CLAVINOVA

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

STYLE 1

METRONOME

TONE

1

234567

8

90

UPRIGHT

TAP TEMPO

ELEC

ORGAN CHOIR

DRUMS VOICE 13-60

BASS

DISK STYLE 2

REW

DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY

SONG NUMBER

PHRASE

SONG

GUIDE

REPEAT

SELECT

/

START/STOP

RIGHT/1TR

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

DISK CONTROL

CHORD

F F

REC

PAUSE

COPY

REW

SEQUENCE

F F

FORMAT

PAUSE

■Automatic Performance

ZInsert a Disk Orchestra Disk..................................................................................................................

Insert the DISK ORCHESTRA disk into the disk drive with the sliding door

facing the drive slot and the label side facing upward. The disk should click into place and the disk lamp will light briefly while the PDP-400 reads and identifies the disk.

• If a disk is already loaded and the [SONG SELECT] indicator is out, press the

DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY

NOTES

XSelect a Song Number ...........................................................................................................................

When the disk is inserted the [SONG SELECT], [RIGHT/1TR], [LEFT/

SONG NUMBER

2

2TR], [ORCH/3-10TR], and [RHYTHM] indicators will light if the corresponding tracks contain performance data, and the selected song number will be shown on the SONG NUMBER display. Use the [▲] and [▼] buttons below the display to select the desired song number. Select “ALL” if you want all songs on the disk to be played and repeated until playback is stopped.

[SONG SELECT] button so that the indicator lights before proceeding.

• You can also start sequential repeat playback by using the [▲] and [▼] buttons to

NOTES

select the song number from which playback is to begin, and then pressing the [START/STOP] button while holding the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button.

• The songs can be made to play back and repeat either in sequence or in random order when “

ALL

” is selected or when starting playback by pressing the [START/ STOP] button while holding the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button, and playback is started, depending on the setting of the “Random All Song Repeat” utility function (page 43).

CStart Playback.........................................................................................................................................

Start playback of the selected song by pressing either the DISK ORCHES-

/

START/STOP

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TRA/PERFORMANCE MEMORY [START/STOP] button or the ABC [START/STOP] button. Unless “ALL” is selected, the selected song will play

through to the end and playback will stop automatically. The current measure number will be shown on the TEMPO display during playback, and the voice indicator used for the RIGHT/1TR and LEFT/2TR parts will light. The voice can be changed as required via the VOICE selectors.

Playback can be stopped at any time by pressing the DISK ORCHESTRA/

PERFORMANCE MEMORY or ABC [START/STOP] button.

Disk Orchestra

• Please note that playback cannot be started while the PDP-400 is searching the

NOTES

VEject the Disk When Done .....................................................................................................................

When you’ve finished with the currently loaded disk, simply press the disk

drive EJECT button to remove it.

disk for a selected song.

• With some songs the displayed measure numbers may not match those marked on the score.

• Some songs start after a click count-in.

• The playback tempo can be changed freely as required. The preset tempo for the

selected song can be recalled at any time by pressing the TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons simultaneously.

• During “

• Some Disk Orchestra software does not produce a tempo display (e.g. free-

ALL

” playback three dots will appear along the bottom of the currently-

playing song number.

tempo phrases, etc.). In this case, three lit bars appear along the bottom of the TEMPO display and the numbers shown on the display will not match the actual measure numbers of the song.

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CAUTION

NEVER eject a disk or turn the power off while:

1. The disk drive lamp is on.

2. The DISK ORCHESTRA function is playing.

■Playing Back only Specific Parts

The [RIGHT/1TR], [LEFT/2TR], [ORCH/3-10TR], and [RHYTHM] buttons

RIGHT/1TR LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

57 10

B5 C6 D6 E6 F6

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can be used to select playback of specific parts. The [LEFT/2TR] button turns the left-hand part on or off, the [RIGHT/1TR] button turns the right-hand part on or off, the [ORCH/3-10TR] button turns the ORCHESTRA parts on or off, and the [RHYTHM] button turns the rhythm part on or off. When a part is on, the corresponding LED indicator lights. You can, for example, turn off the right and/or lefthand parts so you can practice them on the keyboard.

● Turning Individual Orchestra Parts On or Off

Normally the [ORCH/3-10TR] buttons turns all the orchestra parts (tracks 3 through 10) on or off at once. You can, however, turn these parts on or off individually by pressing the keys shown in the illustration to the left while holding the [ORCH/3-10TR] button:

Press the key once to display the status of the corresponding track on the SONG NUMBER display, and a second to turn the track on or off. The status of the track is indicated by a dot to the right of the rightmost digit:

t10.

.......

No dot .............No data

Flashing dot ....Playback off

Lit dot .............. Playback on

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Disk Orchestra

■Volume Control

RHYTHM Drum and Percussion parts

(track 15).

BASS Bass part (track 3). CHORD 1 Other backing parts except

Bass (track 4-10).

CHORD 2 Main left- and right-hand parts

(track 1 & 2).

During DISK ORCHESTRA playback use the RHYTHM volume control to adjust the volume of the drum and percussion parts, the CHORD 2 volume control adjusts the volume of the main left- and right-hand parts, the CHORD

1 volume control adjusts the volume of all other parts except the bass, and the BASS control adjusts the volume of the bass part.

• When a different song is selected the volume settings will correspond to

NOTES

those in the song data, regardless of the positions of the volume controls.

■Guided Right- and Left-hand Practice

With this feature, the PDP-400 waits for you to play the appropriate keys

before playing ahead, so you can learn to play the piece at your own pace.

Press the [GUIDE] button so that its indicator lights to turn the guide mode

on. The settings of the [RIGHT/1TR] and [LEFT/2TR] buttons will then determine whether the guide function operates for the left-hand part only, the righthand part only, or both the right- and left-hand parts, as listed to the left.

When you press the [START/STOP] button to begin playback, the introduc-

tion will play automatically but then the PDP-400 will stop and wait for you to play the next key(s). As you play the appropriate keys, the piece will continue, pausing until you play the right keys each time.

As with automated performance, the song will stop automatically when the

end is reached, or it can be stopped at any time by pressing the [START/STOP] button.

After turning on...

Left- and right-hand guide =

Right-hand guide only

Left-hand guide only =

=

GUIDE

RIGHT/1TR LEFT/2TR

or

RIGHT/1TR LEFT/2TR

• Disk Orchestra playback tempo can be set to any desired value after a song

NOTES

has been selected by using the TEMPO [▲] and [▼] buttons.

• The [PAUSE], [REW] and [FF] buttons will not operate when the guide function is in use.

● Guide Modes ...........................................................................................................................................

The PDP-400 has two guide modes which can be selected as follows:

-1

A

GUIDE

-1

B

GUIDE

● Normal Wait:

This mode is automatically selected when the power is turned on. It can also be selected by pressing the A-1 key (the lowest key) while holding the [GUIDE] button. In the normal wait mode the PDP-400 will wait until the appropriate key or chord is played before proceeding to the next note.

● Delayed Wait:

This mode can be selected by pressing the B-1 key (the second-to-lowest white key) while holding the [GUIDE] button. In the delayed wait mode the PDP-400 will play ahead for 8 quarter-note beats (two measures in 4/4 time) and then wait until the appropriate key or chord is played.

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Disk Orchestra

■Repeat Functions

● Phrase Repeat

Use this function if you want to practice a specific phrase within a song, as indicated by the phrase marks on the

Disk Orchestra Collection score.

ZSelect a Song ..........................................................................................................................................

SONG NUMBER

2

XTurn Phrase Repeat ON and Select a Phrase Number........................................................................

Press the [SONG SELECT] button so that its indicator lights and select the

desired song by using the [▲] and [▼] buttons below the SONG NUMBER display.

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SONG NUMBER

P81

PHRASE REPEAT

Press the [PHRASE REPEAT] button (its LED indicator will light). When this

is done the SONG NUMBER display will function as the phrase number display. Use the [▲] and [▼] buttons below the display to select the desired phrase number (refer to the DISK ORCHESTRA COLLECTION book that comes with the DISK ORCHESTRA COLLECTION disk).

CSelect a Part to Practice.........................................................................................................................

RIGHT/1TR LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

Use the [RIGHT/1TR], [LEFT/2TR], [ORCH/3-10TR], and [RHYTHM]

buttons to turn playback of the various parts on or off, as required.

VStart Playback.........................................................................................................................................

/

START/STOP

Press the [START/STOP] button to begin playback of the selected phrase.

Phrase playback will repeat until the [START/STOP] button is pressed a second time.

• The count-in may not sound with some songs — e.g. those that do not include a

NOTES

rhythm track.

● A-B Repeat

This function allows you to specify any section of a DISK ORCHESTRA song for continuous repeat playback.

MIDI/

TRANSPOSE

PHRASE REPEAT

+

While the song is playing, hold the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] and press the

[PHRASE REPEAT] button once at the beginning of the section to be repeated

(the “A” point) and again at the end of the section to be repeated (the “B” point). Repeat playback will begin automatically from the A point as soon as the B point

“A” point “B” point

has been specified. The programmed A and B points are retained until a different song number or mode is selected, and the A-B phrase can be selected again for repeat playback after playback has been stopped by following the Phrase Repeat

SONG NUMBER

A8b

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procedure described above and selecting “A-b” instead of a phrase number in step X.

• The specified A-B repeat points will be erased when a new song number is se-

NOTES

lected.

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Disk Orchestra

■Other Playback Controls

● Pause .......................................................................................................................................................

PAUSE

● Rewind and Fast Forward......................................................................................................................

REW

F F

● Pedal Pause/Next Phrase.......................................................................................................................

FOOT SWITCH

SOFT SOSTENUTO START/STOP SOLO STYLEPLAY

Press the [oPAUSE] button to temporarily stop DISK ORCHESTRA playback.

Press the [oPAUSE] button again (or the [START/STOP] button) to resume play- back from the same point.

During DISK ORCHESTRA operation the [r REW] and [f FF] buttons func-

tion as follows:

■ While playback is stopped or paused the [r REW] and [f FF] buttons can be

used to step backward or forward through the song a measure at a time. Either button can also be held for continuous stepping in the specified direction.

■ During playback the [r REW] and [f FF] buttons allow you to move rapidly in

the specified direction for as long as the button is held. No sound is produced during [r REW] operation.

• Using the [rREW] button may cause the voice, tempo, and/or volume to change.

NOTES

• The [oPAUSE], [rREW] and [fFF] buttons do not function while a guide mode is engaged.

If the FOOT SWITCH pedal is set for START/STOP operation using the [FOOT

SWITCH] button, it functions as a pause/next phrase control during DISK ORCHES-

TRA playback: press once to pause, and again to continue from the beginning of the next phrase (refer to the DISK ORCHESTRA COLLECTION book that comes with the DISK ORCHESTRA COLLECTION disk for phrase locations).

• The pedal pause/next phrase function will not operate if the guide, phrase repeat, or

NOTES

all songs repeat modes are active.

■DISK ORCHESTRA COLLECTION Disk Copy

The [ORCH/3-10TR] and [RHYTHM] parts of songs from DISK ORCHESTRA COLLECTION disks — the disk

supplied with the PDP-400 and others available from Yamaha — can be copied to separate disks by following the “Copying Disk Orchestra Disks” instructions given on page 39 of the “Disk Control” section. Data copied in this way can be played back and manipulated via the Performance Memory (page 31) — you can, for example, record your own [RIGHT/1TR] and [LEFT/2TR] parts.

• Disk Orchestra Collection phrase marks are not copied.

NOTES

■Playing Other Types of Music Data

In addition to Disk Orchestra Collection disks, the PDP-400 can also play back Yamaha Disklavier PianoSoft™ disks, disks

containing Yamaha ESEQ format sequence data, and disks containing songs recorded in Standard MIDI File format (format 0 only).

It is possible to change the track 1/2 voice by using the panel voice selectors during playback of Disk Orchestra Collection and Disklavier PianoSoft disks. In this case the playback voice will become the same as the voice played via the keyboard. The playback voice cannot be changed when playing back other type of disks (the keyboard voice can be changed).

The phrase repeat function described above can only be used with Disk Orchestra Collection disks. A-B repeat can be used with any type of data. The guide function can only be used with ESEQ files.

The [ORCH/3-10TR] part select button can also be used with all types of data: with files other than General MIDI files it turns tracks 3 through 14 on or off, and with General MIDI Files it turns tracks 3 through 9 and 11 through 16 on or off. The

[RHYTHM] button can be used to turn track 15 on and off with file types other than General MIDI (with General MIDI files the [RHYTHM] button turns track 10 on and off). With any type of file the individual tracks (1 through 16) can be turned on and off

as described on page 27 — tracks 11 through 16 are controlled by keys G6 through C7, respectively.

When playing files other than General MIDI files the Auto Accompaniment volume controls affect the following tracks (the volume of General MIDI format tracks cannot be controlled):

BASS Track 3 CHORD 2 Tracks 1 & 2 CHORD 1 Tracks 4 … 14 RHYTHM Track 15

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When playing General MIDI Files the PDP-400’s internal tone generator is auto-

matically switched to the GM System Level 1 voice allocation.

Performance Memory

The PDP-400 features a built-in “sequencer” which can be used to independently record up to ten separate parts of a single musical composition, plus a rhythm track. Each part is recorded on one of the Performance Memory “tracks” accessed via the [RIGHT/1TR], [LEFT/2TR], [ORCH/3-10TR], and [RHYTHM] buttons. The music data that you record is stored on a 3.5" floppy disk loaded into the PDP-400’s disk drive unit. Up to approximately 60 songs can be recorded on a single disk, depending on the amount of data contained in each song. Before you can record, however, you must “format” a new disk, as described on page 38.

• The Performance Memory playback data is not transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector.

NOTES

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SONG NUMBER

SONG SELECT

/

START/STOP

MASTER VOLUME

MIN MAX

PHRASE REPEAT

RIGHT/1TR

AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

AUTO BASS CHORD

BASS

RHYTHM

CHORD 1

CHORD 2

DEMO

REVERB

FOOT SWITCH

MAX

START/STOP

SOFT

ROOM HALL 1

SOSTENUTO

HALL 2

START/STOP

MIDI/

COSMIC

SOLO STYLEPLAY

TRANSPOSE

MIN

GUIDE

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

SINGLE FINGERFULL KEYBOARD FINGERED

SYNCHRO START

STYLE

DANCE

16BEAT

ROCK’N’

SOLO

POP

BALLAD

ROLL

STYLEPLAY

16BEAT

POWER

JAZZ

POP

SHUFFLE

HOUSE

ROCK

INTRO/ENDING

SWING

BIG BAND

BOSSA

CHA-CHA

JAZZ

BOOGIE

SAMBA

RHUMBA

BALLAD

VARIATION NORMAL

VOICE

BEAT

BLUE-

SLOW

GRASS

ROCK

DISK

COUNTRY

ROCK SHUFFLE

MARCH POLKA

CLAVINOVA

PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT

STYLE 1

SHUFFLE

METRONOME

TONE

1

234567

WALTZ

8

90

DISK

JAZZ

ORGAN CHOIR

TAP TEMPO

STYLE 2

WALTZ

CHORD

REW

DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY

SONG NUMBER

SONG SELECT

UPRIGHT

ELEC

DRUMS VOICE 13-60

BASS

/

START/STOP

RIGHT/1TR

F F

PHRASE

GUIDE

REPEAT

LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM

DISK CONTROL

CHORD

REC

F F

PAUSE

COPY

FORMAT

REW

SEQUENCE

RECPAUSE

SEQUENCE

Easy One-pass Recording & Playback

ZInsert a Formatted Disk..........................................................................................................................

If you haven’t already done so, make sure that a properly formatted disk is loaded into the PDP-400 disk drive (see page 38), and that the disk’s write protect tab is set to the “write” position (tab closed).

DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY

• If you insert an unformatted disk, “

NOTES

Please format the disk before proceeding.

• If a disk is already loaded and the [SONG SELECT] indicator is out, press the [SONG SELECT] button so that the indicator lights before proceeding.

For

” will appear on the SONG NUMBER display.

XSelect a Song Number ...........................................................................................................................

Select a SONG NUMBER between 1 and 60 for the piece you are about to record

SONG NUMBER

1

(up to 60 different songs, each with a different song number, can be recorded on a single disk). Make sure the song number you select has not already been used for a song previously recorded on the disk you are using.

• If the [RIGHT/1TR], [LEFT/2TR], [ORCH/3-10TR], or [RHYTHM] button indicator

NOTES

glows green when a song number is selected, the corresponding track of the selected song already contains recorded data. Before recording over a song that contains previous data, we recommend that you delete the entire song as described in “Delet- ing a Song” on page 40.

CSelect a Voice .........................................................................................................................................

Use the VOICE selectors to select the voice you want to record with. You can try

out the selected voice on the keyboard before proceeding.

VEngage the Record Ready Mode...........................................................................................................

REC

SONG NUMBER

680

Press the [REC] button so that its indicator lights. The [RIGHT/1TR] indicator

should also glow red at this point, indicating that you are ready to record on track 1.

● Remaining Disk Space Display

When you release the [REC] button the amount of disk space available for recording will appear on the SONG NUMBER display (in approximate kilobytes). With an empty disk you should have about 700 kilobytes of space for recording (room enough for about 50,000 notes if no other PDP-400 functions are used). If no space is available for recording, “FUL” will appear on the display.

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