Yamaha DS55 - Control Panel

DS55
CONTROLS
AND
CONNECTORS
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CONTROL PANEL
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O Keyboard
The DS55 keyboard is a high-quality 61-key type
that features full touch response — i.e. the key-
board can be used to control musical dynamics
just as in an acoustic piano.
MASTER VOL Control
The MASTER VOL control adjusts the volume
(level) of the signal delivered to the rear-panel
OUTPUT jacks. The VOLUME control also adjusts
headphone volume when a pair of headphones is
plugged into the PHONE jack.
PITCH BEND Wheel
The PITCH BEND wheel offers extra expressive
control by allowing you to “bend” notes played on
the keyboard. Roll the wheel UP to raise pitch, or
DOWN to lower pitch. The amount of pitch bend
produced by the PITCH BEND wheel for a specific
voice can be programmed using the Pitch Bend
Bend Range parameter accessed by the FUNC-
TION
button
(see
“OTHER
VOICE
EDITING
FUNC-
TIONS — [FUNCTION button)” on page 14).
O MODULATION Wheel
Another DS55 expression control, the MODULA-
TION WHEEL makes it possible to apply varying
degrees of vibrato, tremolo or wow-wow effect to
the voice being played. Whether the MODULA-
TION WHEEL controls vibrato, tremolo or wow-
wow for the selected voice is determined by the
Modulation Wheel parameter accessed by the
FUNCTION button (see “OTHER VOICE EDITING
FUNCTIONS — [FUNCTION button!" on page 14).
O Liquid Crystal Display
This 16-character x 2-line LCD (Liquid Crystal Dis-
play) serves as the DS55's information and human
interface center. It displays the number and name
of selected voices, editing functions and values,