Yamaha P105b Manual

Selecting & Playing Voices
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3Play a chord with your left hand to start 
playback of the Pianist Style.
Play a melody with your right hand, along with 
the chords you play.
To change the tempo: 
Basically, this is the same as Metronome tempo 
(page 15). In addition, you can change the tempo 
also by pressing the specified keys while holding 
[PIANIST STYLE]. For details about the key 
assignment, refer to the Quick Operation Guide 
(page 22). 
To adjust the Pianist Style Volume:...

Selecting & Playing Voices
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This instrument features several Reverb Types that 
add extra depth and expression to the sound to create a 
realistic acoustic ambience. Although the appropriate 
Reverb Type is called up automatically when you 
select each of the Voices, Songs, and Pianist Styles, 
you can change the Reverb Type.
To select a Reverb Type:
While holding down [METRONOME/RHYTHM], 
press one of the G#6 – C7 keys.
Reverb Type List
To adjust Reverb Depth:
While holding down...

Selecting & Playing Voices
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You can shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or 
down in semitones in order to facilitate playing in dif-
ficult key signatures, or to easily match the pitch of 
the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instru-
ments. For example, if “+5” is selected, playing key C 
produces pitch F, letting you play a song of F major as 
though it were in C major.
To transpose the pitch down:
While holding down [DEMO/SONG] and [METRO-
NOME/RHYTHM], press a...

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Listening to the Songs
Special individual Demo Songs are provided for all of 
the Voices of the instrument.
1While holding down [DEMO/SONG], 
press one of the desired Voice buttons 
once or twice, then release the buttons 
to start playback. 
Pressing the same Voice button repeatedly alter-
nates the on/off status of the lamp, changing 
between the Voices whose names are printed 
above (lamp off) and below (lamp on) the buttons. 
After selecting a Voice, release both buttons to...

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Using the Metronome/Rhythm
The Metronome is convenient for practicing with an accurate tempo. The Metronome sound features several 
rhythms as well as the conventional click sound. 
1Press [METRONOME/RHYTHM] to start 
the Metronome. 
2Press [METRONOME/RHYTHM] again to 
stop the Metronome.
While holding down [METRONOME/RHYTHM], 
press one of the A0 – D1 keys or one of the Voice but-
tons. 
While holding down [METRONOME/RHYTHM], 
press one of the E1 – C#2 keys. 
For details on which...

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Recording Your Performance
You can record your keyboard performance as a User Song in SMF format. Up to two Parts (L and R) can be 
recorded separately.
1Before recording, make the settings 
such as Voice and Beat. 
Because some of the settings cannot be changed 
after the Record mode is engaged, make the set-
tings according to your performance preferences. 
For example, if you want to record your perfor-
mance with a Pianist Style, turn on [PIANIST 
STYLE]. 
2Press the [REC] to...

Recording Your Performance
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To record the right part ([R]):
To record the left part ([L]):
After a while, the [REC] lamp will flash at the 
current tempo. If necessary, set the tempo (page 
15).
If data has already been recorded to the other 
Part: 
The data in this Part will be played back while 
recording. This Part can be turned off or on by 
pressing this Part button while holding down 
[PLAY].
3Start recording.
Play the keyboard or press [PLAY] to start record-
ing. The [REC]...

Recording Your Performance
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1Press [REC] to engage Record Ready 
mode. 
The [REC] lamp will flash. 
2While holding down [PLAY], press [REC] 
so that both the lamps flash. 
To exit from this status, press any other button 
such as [DEMO/SONG]. 
3Press [PLAY], [REC], [L] or [R] to delete 
the data of the entire Song.
After the operation is completed, both lamps turn 
off. 
To delete a specific Part: 
1While holding down [REC], press [L] or 
[R] to engage the Record Ready mode. 
The...

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Backup Data and Initializing
The following data will be maintained as backup data 
even if you turn off the power. Backup data
Metronome/Rhythm Volume, Metronome/Rhythm 
selection (Beat or Rhythm number), Touch Sensi-
tivity, Tuning, Split Point, Pianist Style Volume, 
Auto Power OFF, Damper Resonance on/off, 
I.A.Control on/off, I.A.C ontrol Depth, User Song
To save the User Song data to a computer:
Among the backup data listed above, only the User 
Song data can be transferred...

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Appendix
Troubleshooting
Specifications
Dimensions (W x D X H)• 1,326 x 295 x 163 mm (52-3/16” x 11-5/8” x 6-7/16”)
Weight• 11.7 kg (25 lbs. 13 oz.)
Keyboards• 88 keys (A-1 – C7)
• Graded Hammer Standard (GHS) keyboard
• Touch Sensitivity (Hard/Medium/Soft/Fixed)
Vo i c e• 14 Preset Voices
• Polyphony: 128
Effects/Functions•4 Reverb types
• Damper Resonance
•Dual
• Split
•Duo
• Intelligent Acoustic Control
Pianist Style•10 Styles
Song Playback• 14 Demo Songs + 50 Preset Songs
Song...