Tone Generator; Voices - Yamaha CP4 Stage Reference Manual

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Tone Generator

The tone generator produces sound based on data received from controllers such as the keyboard and

sliders. The basic element of CP4 STAGE and CP40 STAGE sounds is referred to as a Voice, and

Performances are made up of multiple Voices. Both the Voice and the Performance are described below.

Each Voice represents a different instrument sound that the CP4 STAGE or CP40 STAGE can produce.

Generally speaking, your stage piano can produce two different types of Voice — Normal and Drum.

NOTE

A full list of your instrument's Voices can be found in the Data List (pdf).

Normal Voices

Normal Voices are primarily used to reproduce the sound of instruments played within a specific musical

scale. That is to say, the pitch of these Voices will change based on the key played.

Drum Voices

Drum Voices are generally used to produce the sounds of percussion instruments. With these Voices, a

different drum or percussion instrument sound is assigned to the various keys on the keyboard. For this

reason, Drum Voices can also be referred to as drum kits.

Voice categories

The various different Voices on your CP4 STAGE or CP40 STAGE are arranged into a number of categories.

Each category represents a different type of instrument, such as piano or organ, or a sound genre. The

following table shows these categories, and each contains a number of different Voices.

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