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Yamaha CLP-970A User Manual

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CLP-970A

Preset Voice List

Voice name

Stereo

sampling

Touch
Sense

Dynamic

sampling

Key-off

samples

String

resonance

Voice description

Marimba

Ч

Ч

This voice simulates a concert-type marimba
sound. Stereo sampling helps reproduce a real
acoustic spread.

Celesta

Ч

Ч

A celesta is a percussive instrument. When
you play the keyboard, the hammer hits a
metallic board to produce the sound. This
instrument is famous for the impressive sound
in “Dance of the Suger-Plum Fairy” of The Nut-
cracker Suite by Tchaikovsky.

PipeOrganPrincipal

Ч

Ч

Ч

Ч

This voice features the combination of pipes
(8'+4'+2') of a principal (brass instrument)
organ. It is suitable for Baroque church music.

PipeOrganFlute1

Ч

Ч

Ч

Ч

This voice features the combination of pipes
(8'+4') of a flute (woodwind instrument) organ.
Its soft sound is suitable for the accompani-
ment of hymns.

PipeOrganFlute2

Ч

Ч

Ч

Ч

This voice features the combination of pipes
(8'+4'+1 1/3') of a flute organ. It sounds more
brilliant than PipeOrganFlute1 and is suitable
for solo performance.

PipeOrganTutti

Ч

Ч

Ч

Ч

This voice features a full coupler of a pipe
organ, famous for the sound used in Toccatta
and Fugue by Bach.

JazzOrgan

Ч

Ч

Ч

Ч

Ч

The sound of a “tonewheel” type electric organ.
Often heard in jazz and rock idioms.

Strings

Ч

Ч

Ч

This voice features a string ensemble that
accurately simulates all string instruments,
including contrabass, cello, viola, and violin.

SynthStrings

Ч

Ч

Ч

Sampled strings, processed for spread and
warmth. This voice is suitable for a pad in
ensemble music.

SlowStrings

Ч

Ч

Ч

This voice features a string ensemble sound
with a slow attack. It is suitable for a duet with
piano or electric piano.

Choir

Ч

Ч

Ч

A big, spacious choir voice. Perfect for creating
rich harmonies in slow pieces.

SlowChoir

Ч

Ч

Ч

This voice features a chorus sound with a slow
attack. It is suitable for a duet with piano or
electric piano.

Scat

Ч

Ч

You can enjoy jazz “scatting” with this voice.
Depending on how hard and what note range
you play, different sounds will be produced.

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