Yamaha D-85 - Tone Lever Adjustments; Upper and Lower Keyboard Tones; Pedal Keyboard Tones; Manual Balance Control

Tone Levers
The next note will not be heard if the key is
held.
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BRILLIANCE LENGTH
Preset tones
When
one
of
these
three
levers
is
operated,
the
sound
of
the
other
tone
levers
is
canceled
priority
is
to
the
right.
If the previous key is held in position, the “wah”
effect will not be obtained with the next key.
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UPPER
KEYBOARD
This
control
adds
brilliance
to
the upper
and
lower
keyboard
tones
only.
The solo and pedal voices will remain unaffected by this control.
Make a sound with the upper keyboard
A total of 19 different tone colors, as listed in the
table below, can be produced by the tone levers
which are used with the upper keyboard.
Preset tones
By operating one of these three levers, it is possible to
produce a preset tone color.
The tone color resembles that of a
vibraphone.
m Combination 1: A well-modulated contemporary
jazz type tone is produced.
æ Combination 2: A traditional, classic type set of
tones is produced.
m Vibraphone:
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Note: When one of these three levers is operated, the
sound of the other tone levers is canceled out.
If more than one of the preset tone levers are
on, the control farthest to the right will have
priority.
Make a sound with the lower keyboard
A total of 10 different tone colors, as listed below,
can be produced by the tone levers which are used
with the lower keyboard.
UTE 8", FLUTE 4', FLUTE 2-2/3
IAPASON 8', HORN 8’, ENGLISH HORN 8°
O 8', CELLO 4", WAH-GUF
Make: a | sound with the pedals
A total of 5 different tone colors, as listed below, can
be produced by the tone levers which are used with
the pedals.
The pedal sound can be played automatically by
striking the Auto Bass/Chord (A-B-C) buttons. (For
details, refer to page 20.)
ORCHESTRA
° Priority js given to the high note. The string bass
and bass guitar notes are decay after being struck.
m Manual balance control
The
manual
balance
control
is
located
at
the
bottom
right
of
the
auto
rhythm
section
panel.
This
may
be
used
to
attain
a
balance
between
the
volume
of
the
upper
keyboard
and
the
volume
of
the
lower
key-
board.
m The sound of the upper key-
board increases when the con- be et
trol is rotated clockwise.
m The sound of the lower key-
board increases when the con-
trol is rotated counterclock-
Wise: MANUAL BALANCE