Yamaha D-85 - Solo Keyboard Functions; Solo Keyboard Tone Colors; Monophonic Nature; Tune and Portamento Controls

Solo
Keyboard
[ee MN control does not work when the lever is set to
MIN.
" MAX
TUNE PORTA-
MENTO
Unless this switch is set to ON, there
will be no ‘wah’ (or vibrato) effect. |
MELLOW OCT.DOWN NORMAL
JAZ TRUMUTE
ZGUITAR SOLO FUNNY TOUCH
BRIGHT TRANS-
POSITION
This lever is used to align the pitch of the solo keyboard
with the pitch of the upper keyboard.
As its name indicates, the solo keyboard contains the
keys for playing the main melody of a tune. In
particular, it features a synthesizer system to
reproduce faithfully the characteristic tone colors of
various instruments. In effect, this keyboard comes
with a number of special functions.
What tone colors can be produced by the solo
keyboard?
A
total
of
12
tone
colors,
as
listed
below,
can
be
provided
with
the
solo
keyboard.
FLUTE, TROMBONE, TRUMPET, SAX, OBOE,
VIOLIN, HARPSICHORD, JAZZ GUITAR,
ROCK GUITAR, SOLO FUNNY, DOUBLE
REED, TRU-MUTE
The solo keyboard is monophonic
This simply means that if two or more keys are
depressed on the keyboard, only the higher (the key
farthest to the right) will sound.
Set this control for the required volume.
s
MIN |
MAX MAX FAST ON ON MAX
DELAY DEPTH — SPEED VIBRATO WAH VOLUME
MODULATION
This control works only when
the vibrato or ‘wah’ effect is
being applied.
What's the tune control all about?
This control is used to adjust the musical pitch of the
solo keyboard with the pitch of other keyboards. It
can also be used to shift the pitch of the solo key-
board and those of other keyboards.
m How to use the tune control
(1) Set the solo keyboard's tone color to FLUTE.
Set the portamento and modulation controls to
OFF and set the transposition control to its
center position.
(2) Operate the upper keyboard's flute 8' tone lever
only.
(3)
Hold
down
at
the
same
time
a
key
near
the
center
of
the
solo
keyboard
and
a
key
ON
the
upper
keyboard
near
this
solo
key.
(4) Adjust the solo keyboard's volume control so
that the volume of the solo keyboard and that of
the upper keyboard are made identical.
The DELAY, DEPTH and SPEED
controls are used to vary the vibrato
or ‘wah’ effect, The vibrato and ‘wah’
effects can be applied simultaneously.
(5) Adjust the TUNE control so that there is no
longer and resonance ‘beating’ sound.
What's the portamento control all about?
Portamento
involves
the
‘carrying’
of
a
sound
and
it
is
a
function
which
entails
the
transition
from
one
note
to another without any break in the sound.