Page 8 - Keyboard
4 UPPER PANEL ON/ OFF POWER CONTRAST PITCH MODULATION MIN MAX VOLUME -1/NO +1/YES BALANCE DETUNE PAGE PS1 PS2 SPLIT TRANSPOSE MIDI C3 DATA ENTRY CS A B 1 1 [PHONES] jack This jack on the front panel lets you connect a pair of stereoheadphones to the P-150 for private listening. The internalspeakers ...
Page 10 - UPPER PANEL—A
6 UPPER PANEL ON/ OFF POWER PITCH MODULATION 1 2 3 1 [POWER] switch This switch turns the power on and off. When the power isturned on, the mode and status designated when the power waspreviously turned off will still be active. 2 [PITCH] wheel This wheel can be used to bend the pitch of the notes t...
Page 11 - LCD screen; UPPER PANEL— B
7 UPPER PANEL 1 [VOLUME] slider This slider adjusts the overall volume of sound output from theinternal speakers (or headphones, if connected) as well as thesound output from the [OUTPUT] jacks on the rear panel.Moving the slider upward increases volume level, while movingthe slider downward decreas...
Page 12 - UPPER PANEL—C
8 UPPER PANEL 1 [STORE] button This button lets you store changes that you make to aPerformance, as well as copy the current Performance intoany Performance memory. The P-150 can store 24Performances. 2 [EDIT] button This button lets you enter Edit mode and access the variousEdit functions. After pr...
Page 13 - Pedal jacks
SPEAKER ON OFF R L/MONO SOFT SOSTENUTO SUSTAIN FOOT CONTROLLER MIDIOUT THRU IN R L/MONO INPUT OUTPUT 1 2 3 5 6 4 9 1 [SPEAKER] switch This switch lets you turn off the P-150’s internal speakers. Itdoes not affect the output from the [OUTPUT] jacks or the[PHONES] jack. 2 [INPUT] jacks These jacks let...
Page 14 - Voice Play and Performance Play Modes
10 P-150 OVERVIEW ■ Voice Play and Performance Play Modes The P-150 has two basic Play modes, Voice Play mode and Performance Playmode. Within each mode are various Voice and Performance parameters, orsettings that you can change, which make up the sound of the selected voice andthe specific operati...
Page 15 - Voice Parameters; VOICE PARAMETERS
11 P-150 OVERVIEW ■ Voice Parameters In Voice Play mode, each of the P-150’s AWM instrument voices have a set ofVoice parameters that are initially set at the factory, but which you can change tosuit your needs. These include controller parameters such as pitch bend range and modulationwheel assignm...
Page 16 - Performance Parameters
12 P-150 OVERVIEW ■ Performance Parameters In Performance Play mode, the P-150 has 24 sets of Performance parameterswhich let you configure settings for specific music situations (i.e., for a certain styleof music, or a particular song, or for a practice session, or a live set, etc.). Thisaffords yo...
Page 17 - System Settings; SYSTEM; Editing and Storing Features
13 P-150 OVERVIEW Descriptions of all parameters anddetails about how to access andmanipulate them are provided in theappropriate sections herein. Also seethe Blank Chart on page 65. ■ System Settings The P-150’s overall System settings encompass those “global” parameters whichare related to the ins...
Page 18 - P-150 SETUP PROCEDURE; Prepare a suitable location.; Next plug the P-150’s power cord into an AC outlet. Do not turn on the; Connect the sustain pedal.
14 GETTING STARTED ■ Setting up the P-150 Although setting up the P-150 for basic play is easy and straightforward, be sure totake heed of the Precautions on page 2 before you begin, then carefully follow thesimple steps as outlined below. P-150 SETUP PROCEDURE 1. Prepare a suitable location. The P-...
Page 20 - Connect MIDI devices.; If you wish to connect the P-150 to external MIDI devices such as a; Attach the music stand.; it into the groove located along the rear edge of the upper panel.; Turning on the Power
16 GETTING STARTED 5. Connect MIDI devices. If you wish to connect the P-150 to external MIDI devices such as a rhythm programmer, tone generator or synthesizer, you will need specialMIDI cables which plug into the [MIDI] jacks on the rear panel. First,however, you must determine a MIDI system confi...
Page 21 - Playing the Demo Songs; HOW TO PLAY THE DEMO SONGS; Enter Demo Play mode.; Song all
17 GETTING STARTED ■ Playing the Demo Songs After setting up the P-150 and switching on the power, and before you beginexploring the instrument’s various features, you may want to listen to the threepreprogrammed Demo songs which demonstrate the P-150’s exceptional soundand performance capabilities....
Page 22 - Playing the Voices
18 GETTING STARTED You can assign a specific effect tothe [MODULATION] wheel in Editmode (see page 51) which iscompletely unrelated to themodulation effects available bypressing the [MODULATION] button(see page 23) once or more. Notethat when the vibrato effect isassigned to the [MODULATION]wheel, y...
Page 23 - ENTERING AND EXITING VOICE PLAY MODE
19 VOICE PLAY MODE ENTERING AND EXITING VOICE PLAY MODE 1. Press the [VOICE] button. When you press the [VOICE] button while the P-150 is in Performance Playmode, the LED above the [VOICE] button starts blinking, indicating thatVoice Play mode is standing by waiting to be activated. 2. Press a [VOIC...
Page 24 - Single Mode; SELECTING A SINGLE VOICE; Voices and Polyphony; The following table provides an overview of each preset AWM voice.
20 VOICE PLAY MODE ■ Single Mode When the P-150 is in Single mode, you can select and play any one of the 12voices over the full range of the keyboard. You can also apply and adjust reverband modulation effects, and adjust the graphic equalizer settings. In Single mode, the LED above the currently s...
Page 25 - CHANGING THE PIANO VOICE SETTING; After a moment, the MONO screen briefly appears.; Electric/Upright Bass; The initial default setting for the BASS voice is Electric Bass.; CHANGING THE BASS VOICE SETTING; After a moment, the UPRIGHT BASS screen briefly appears.
21 VOICE PLAY MODE Once you have modified certainparameters in Voice Play orPerformance Play mode, QE (Quick Edit) will display in the upper rightcorner to remind you that you havemodified the original settings.Parameters include the following: reverb and modulation setting,stereo/mono setting for P...
Page 26 - As you play the keyboard, you will hear the Upright Bass voice.; Reverb Effects; SELECTING A REVERB TYPE
22 VOICE PLAY MODE As you play the keyboard, you will hear the Upright Bass voice. To change back to the ELECTRIC BASS voice, simply press and hold [BASS] for afew moments again. The ELECTRIC BASS screen briefly appears. ■ Reverb Effects The P-150’s internal DSP digital signal processor generates th...
Page 27 - CHANGING REVERB DEPTH; After a moment, the voice name will reappear in the screen.; Modulation Effects; SELECTING A MODULATION TYPE
23 VOICE PLAY MODE CHANGING REVERB DEPTH 1. Hold the [REVERB] button and move the [DATA ENTRY] slider(or press [–1/NO] or [+1/YES]). As soon as you move the [DATA ENTRY] slider (or press [–1/NO] or[+1/YES]) the REVERB DEPTH screen appears. If you move the [DATA ENTRY] slider upward, the depth level ...
Page 28 - CHANGING MODULATION SPEED
24 VOICE PLAY MODE A different modulation type andspeed can be selected for eachvoice. When you play two voices ineither Dual or Split mode, the P-150will apply the main voice modulationtype and speed setting to bothvoices, and ignore any settings whichyou may have made for the subvoice. For more in...
Page 29 - ADJUSTING THE EQUALIZATION; Main and Sub Voices
25 VOICE PLAY MODE ADJUSTING THE EQUALIZATION Move an [EQUALIZER] slider up or down. Move either the [LOW], [MIDDLE] or [HIGH] slider upward to increase the level ofoutput for that range, or move it downward to decrease the level of output for thatrange. The graph below shows how the equalizer modif...
Page 30 - Dual Mode; ENTERING AND EXITING DUAL MODE
26 VOICE PLAY MODE ■ Dual Mode When the P-150 is in Dual mode, you can play two voices at the same time—amain voice and a sub voice—over the full range of the keyboard. For example, youcan blend electric piano and strings sounds together to add depth and texture to amelody line. You can adjust the v...
Page 31 - ADJUSTING THE BALANCE OF THE DUAL VOICES; After a moment, the Dual voice names will reappear in the screen.; DETUNING THE DUAL VOICES
27 VOICE PLAY MODE ADJUSTING THE BALANCE OF THE DUAL VOICES 1. Hold the [BALANCE] button and move the [DATA ENTRY] slider. As you move the [DATA ENTRY] slider, the DUAL BALANCE screen appears. Moving the slider upwards increases the level of the main voice whiledecreasing the level of the sub voice....
Page 32 - Split Mode
28 VOICE PLAY MODE As you move the [DATA ENTRY] slider, the DUAL DETUNE screen appears. You can set the detune to any value between 0 (no detuning) and 7(maximum detuning). Moving the slider upwards increases the detune value.Conversely, moving the slider downwards decreases the detune value. DUAL D...
Page 33 - ENTERING AND EXITING SPLIT MODE
29 VOICE PLAY MODE If you enter Split mode directly fromDual mode, and then choose theOrgan 1 voice as the main voice,when you press the [SPLIT] button toexit Split mode, the P-150 willautomatically switch to Single mode. In Split mode, the [PITCH] and[MODULATION] wheels, as well asthe sustain, soft...
Page 34 - SELECTING SPLIT VOICES
30 VOICE PLAY MODE SELECTING SPLIT VOICES 1. Main Voice: Press a [VOICE SELECT] button. When you press the [SPLIT] button to enter Split mode, the voice you wereplaying in Single mode (or the main voice you were playing in Dual mode)will be assigned by default to the main keyboard area. To change th...
Page 35 - After a moment, the Split voice names will reappear in the screen.; CHANGING THE SPLIT POINT
31 VOICE PLAY MODE Moving the slider upwards increases the level of the main voice while decreasingthe level of the sub voice. Conversely, moving the slider downwards increases thelevel of the sub voice while decreasing the level of the main voice. You can set thebalance to any value between -16 and...
Page 36 - CHANGING MAIN AND SUB KEYBOARD AREAS; Press a second key below or above the split point key.; The SPLIT AREA screen appears.
32 VOICE PLAY MODE 2. Release the [SPLIT] button. After a moment, the Split voice names will reappear in the screen. The split point will remain where you set it until you change it again, even ifyou exit and reenter Split mode. As you change the split point you can specify whether the main voice wi...
Page 37 - Transpose; USING THE TRANSPOSE FEATURE
33 VOICE PLAY MODE ■ Transpose The P-150 has a multi-faceted transpose feature that lets you transpose the pitchat the touch of a button while you play. The P-150 has four independent transpose paths, which let you set transposevalues for the internal main voice as well as the sub voice, and which a...
Page 38 - SETTING THE TRANSPOSE AMOUNT
34 VOICE PLAY MODE As you play in Split mode, the pitch of both voices will transpose accordingto main and sub voice settings when you press the [TRANSPOSE] button.You can play two-handed duets with different instruments by transposing thesub voice up or down two octaves to match the pitch range of ...
Page 39 - INTERNAL SPLIT SUB VOICE:; INTERNAL DUAL SUB VOICE:
35 VOICE PLAY MODE In this case you cannot use the [CS]slider to change the transpose value.(Trying to do so in Dual mode willactivate the detune function.) When the transpose setting exceedsthe legal range (A–1 ~ C7) the P-150plays and repeats the one octavehigher (or lower) range. Also notethat MI...
Page 40 - MIDI Transmit Enable; It will not block the reception of data from the [MIDI IN] jack.
36 VOICE PLAY MODE ■ MIDI Transmit Enable You can enable or disable MIDI transmission by pressing the [MIDI] button. TheLED above the [MIDI] button remains lit while this function is enabled. It will not block the reception of data from the [MIDI IN] jack. Note that you cannot enable transmission if...
Page 41 - MIDI Panic; ACTIVATING MIDI PANIC
37 VOICE PLAY MODE ■ MIDI Panic Although MIDI is very reliable, it is in fact so sophisticated that it is not without itsoccasional faults. For example, sometimes a connected tone generator orsynthesizer responds to a Note On message, but not a Note Off message, thuscausing a note to get stuck, whic...
Page 42 - ENTERING AND EXITING PERFORMANCE PLAY MODE; Pressing a [PERFORMANCE SELECT] button activates Performance; Piano 1
38 PERFORMANCE PLAY MODE ENTERING AND EXITING PERFORMANCE PLAY MODE 1. Press the [PERF. A] or [PERF. B] button. If you press the [PERF. A] button, the LED above it will start blinking to indicate that the P-150 is standing by to enter the PERFORMANCE-A bank. Likewise, if you press the [PERF. B] butt...
Page 43 - SELECTING A PERFORMANCE; Selecting Single Voices; The name of the voice appears in the LCD screen.
39 PERFORMANCE PLAY MODE SELECTING A PERFORMANCE Press a [PERFORMANCE SELECT] button. Pressing any of the 12 [PERFORMANCE SELECT] buttons will access aPerformance in the currently selected Performance bank. The name of thePerformance appears in the LCD screen.The P-150 comes with 24 Preset Performan...
Page 44 - Selecting Dual Voices
40 PERFORMANCE PLAY MODE ■ Selecting Dual Voices Within Performance Play mode you can easily select Dual voices in the currentPerformance. The procedure is slightly different than in Voice Play mode. SELECTING DUAL VOICES IN PERFORMANCE PLAY MODE Hold the [EDIT] button, then press two [VOICE SELECT]...
Page 46 - VOICE MENUS; PERFORMANCE MENUS; Edit Menu Tree
42 EDIT MODE 10. PITCH BEND (PB)/MODULATION WHEEL (MW) Page 1.PB RANGE 2.MW ASSIGN 11. KEYBOARD SENSITIVITY Page 1.KEYBOARD SENSITIVITY INTERNAL 2.KEYBOARD SENSITIVITY MIDI3.KEYBOARD RANGE MIN/MAX * 12. INTERNAL EQUALIZER Page 1.EQ LOW *MID *HIGH * REVERB Page 1.REVERB TYPE TYPE *DEPTH * MODULATION ...
Page 47 - ENTERING AND EXITING EDIT MODE
SELECTING AN EDIT FUNCTION Press an [EDIT SELECT] button. The LED above the button you press starts blinking, and thename of the currently active parameter page appears in theLCD screen. SELECTING EDIT FUNCTION PAGES Press the [PAGE] button once or more. Each time you press the [PAGE] button a page ...
Page 48 - System; MASTER TUNE
● ACTIVE When the Active setting is selected, the P-150’s on-board reverbeffects will function as normal. ● BYPASS When the Bypass setting is selected, the P-150’s on-boardreverb effects will be disengaged. DEVICE NUMBER The Device Number function lets you match the MIDI devicenumber with the device...
Page 50 - PROGRAM CHANGE TRANSMIT; MIDI Filter; TRANSMIT FILTER; RECEIVE FILTER
■ Program Change (PC) Table The Program Change Table function lets you assignprogram change numbers to incoming and outgoing programchange messages. PROGRAM CHANGE TRANSMIT The Program Change Transmit function lets you assignprogram change transmit numbers to each voice orPerformance. You can also a...
Page 51 - PROGRAM CHANGE RECEIVE; Channel
● MSB/LSB (Off, 0 ~ 127) This parameter lets you designate the MSB/LSB bank selectnumber. When set to Off (default), the P-150 will not transmit thebank select number. Pressing the [ - 1/NO] button lets you select Off for MSB/LSB and Program Change Number. When Off is selected for MSB, LSB will also...
Page 52 - Local
48 EDIT MODE ● TRANSMIT CHANNEL (Off, 1 ~ 16) The P-150 can be set to transmit MIDI messages on any one of16 MIDI channels. When set to Off the P-150 will not transmitMIDI messages. ● RECEIVE CHANNEL (Off, 1 ~ 16, All) The P-150 can be set to receive MIDI messages on any one of16 MIDI channels. When...
Page 54 - Name; Organ Combination
■ Panel Switch (PS) The Panel Switch function lets you assign a function to eachof the two Panel Switches for realtime control of an externalMIDI sequencer. This gives you the flexibility to send Start, Stop or Continuecommands to external devices like sequencers and rhythmprogrammers from the P-150...
Page 55 - Keyboard Sensitivity
The right-most parameter, Attack mode, determines which notesin a held cluster of notes are given an attack sound. With the (first) setting, only the first note played will have an attack; allother notes played while the first note is held will have no attack. With the [E] (Each) setting, all notes ...
Page 56 - Velocity Curves; NORMAL; Internal Equalizer
Velocity Curves The P-150 has 10 different types of sensitivity settings forboth internal voices and external MIDI instruments,organized in four categories: Normal, Soft-1~3, Hard-1~3,and Fixed-1~3. These give you wide and flexible control over how thestrength of your playing affects the volume of t...
Page 57 - OVERWRITING IN PLAY MODE; STORING A PERFORMANCE
53 STORE OVERWRITING IN PLAY MODE 1. In Voice Play mode, press the [STORE]button. The LED above the [STORE] button starts blinking. The following screen appears. 2. Press [+1/YES] if you want to overwrite thecurrent Voice and Performance parametersettings. (Press [–1/NO] if you want tocancel the sto...
Page 59 - Bulk Dump; Send Bulk Data; SENDING BULK DATA; Bulk Data Receive
55 APPENDIX ■ Bulk Dump The Bulk Dump feature lets you offload parameter settingsby sending it to an external MIDI data storage device (suchas the Yamaha MDF2 MIDI Data Filer), as well as load itback into the P-150 by receiving it from an external storagedevice.This gives you the luxury of being abl...
Page 60 - Initialize; INITIALIZING THE DEFAULT SETTINGS; Factory Default Settings
56 APPENDIX ■ Initialize The Initialize feature lets you restore the initial factory defaultsettings with a quick and simple operation.Before initializing the settings, make sure to first offload anydata that you want to save using the Bulk Dump operation.Otherwise, the Voice and Performance data yo...
Page 61 - Using MIDI; MIDI Channels
57 APPENDIX System messages also come in a number of varieties.SYSTEM REALTIME messages are used to start, stop andsynchronize the sequencing devices in a MIDI system.SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE messages allows for the transmissionof data specific to individual devices. This data can be eitherindividual parame...
Page 62 - MIDI Terminals
58 APPENDIX MIDI Terminals MIDI devices transmit messages to each other via specialMIDI cables, which are connected to special MIDI terminalson each device. There are three types of MIDI terminals: IN,OUT, and THRU. Not all MIDI devices have three MIDI terminals, but most,including the P-150, do. A ...
Page 63 - MJC 8 MIDI Patch Bay
59 APPENDIX Besides eliminating the possibility of MIDI delays, a MIDIpatch bay is essential in a larger setup where you frequentlyneed to perform bulk dump and other operations withspecific devices, and don’t want to waste time plugging andunplugging cables accordingly. A MIDI patch bay lets youins...
Page 64 - Error Messages
■ Error Messages Occasionally you may encounter certain error messages which appear in the LCD screen. Below is a list with descriptions ofeach. The internal backup battery charge is low and the battery should be replaced. (See page 2.) Too much MIDI data is being received at once. Reception of data...
Page 65 - Troubleshooting; Possible Cause and Solution
61 APPENDIX ■ Troubleshooting The P-150 is a rather sophisticated electronic instrument with many parameter settings which affect its operation status. Assuch, occasionally you may find that it does not function as you think it should.If this happens, before rushing the P-150 to the service center, ...
Page 67 - Specifications
63 APPENDIX ■ Specifications Keyboard 88-key (A-1 to C7), velocity sensitive, Action Effect II Tone Generator AWM; 32-note maximum polyphony Voices PIANO 1 ~ 2 (STEREO/MONO); PIANO 3 ~ 4; ELECTRIC PIANO 1 ~ 3; VIBES; ORGAN 1 ~ 2; STRINGS; BASS (ELECTRIC/UPRIGHT) Play Modes Voice Play mode; Performan...
Page 68 - FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS
64 APPENDIX MIDI CHANNEL LOCAL ON/OFF ASSIGN PC SEND OTHERS Note On/Off Control Change Program Change Aftertouch Pitch Bend Change Channel Mode Message Parameter Change Bulk FA/FB/FC Note On/Off Control Change Program Change Pitch Bend Change Channel Mode Message Parameter Change Bulk NUMBER BANK LS...
Page 69 - PRESET VOICE LIST
65 APPENDIX PRESET VOICE LIST PITCH BEND MODULATION WHEEL INTERNAL MIDI REVERB MODULATION INTERNAL EQUALIZER CONTROLLERS KBD SENS. EFFECT RANGE ASSIGN TYPE TYPE RANGE MIN RANGE MAX TYPE DEPTH TYPE SPEED LOW MID HIGH Piano 1 2 mod.speed normal normal 1 128 hall 1 off 2 0 0 +3 Piano 2 2 mod.speed norm...
Page 70 - PRESET PERFORMANCE LIST
66 APPENDIX MAIN SUB 16' 8' 5-1/3' 4' 2-2/3' 2' 1-1/3' 1' RESPONSE 4' 2-2/3' 2' LENGTH EACH/FIRST MAIN SUB MAIN SUB ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN RANGE MIN RANGE MAX ASSIGN RANGE MIN RANGE MAX HOLD ATTACK ENABLE SWITCH INTERNAL MIDI TX CHANNEL RX CHANNEL PS1 PS2 CS FC PLAY MODE VOICE PIANO 1 STEREO/MONO PI...
Page 74 - Blank Chart
70 APPENDIX MIDI CHANNEL LOCAL ON/OFF ASSIGN PC SEND OTHERS Note On/Off Control Change Program Change Aftertouch Pitch Bend Change Channel Mode Message Parameter Change Bulk FA/FB/FC Note On/Off Control Change Program Change Pitch Bend Change Channel Mode Message Parameter Change Bulk NUMBER BANK LS...
Page 75 - PERFORMANCE
71 APPENDIX MAIN SUB 16' 8' 5-1/3' 4' 2-2/3' 2' 1-1/3' 1' RESPONSE 4' 2-2/3' 2' LENGTH EACH/FIRST MAIN SUB MAIN SUB ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN RANGE MIN RANGE MAX ASSIGN RANGE MIN RANGE MAX HOLD ATTACK ENABLE SWITCH INTERNAL MIDI TX CHANNEL RX CHANNEL PS1 PS2 CS FC PLAY MODE VOICE PIANO 1 STEREO/MONO PI...
Page 76 - MIDI DATA FORMAT
72 APPENDIX 2. MIDI TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION 2.1 MIDI Transmission Condition ■ MIDI DATA FORMAT 1. MIDI DATA FLOW 2.2 MIDI Reception Conditions MIDI SW MERGE INTERNAL VELOCITY CURVE KEYBOARD MIDI VELOCITY CURVE KBD OFFSET Min/Max MIDI TRANSPOSE INTERNAL TRANSPOSE Tx FILTER Rx FILTER LOCAL MIDI IN MIDI...
Page 78 - SYSTEM REAL TIME MESSAGES
74 APPENDIX RX Program Change No. 13 14 35 36 Voice Perf. A01 Perf. A02 Perf. B11 Perf. B12 * Any Bank Select message is ignored. 3.2.4 Aftertouch Aftertouch is not received. 3.2.5 Pitch Bend Only the MSB of the Pitch Bend is received. 3.2.6 Channel Mode Channel Mode messages are received. Value 00H...
Page 80 - PARAMETER CHANGE TABLE
76 APPENDIX 19 13 ORGRESPONSE 0–7 Organ Combination Response 20 14 ORG.EF each/first Organ Attack Each/First 21 15 reserve 22 16 reserve 23 17 reserve 24 18 reserve 25 19 BAL DUAL -16 – +15 (o/b) Dual Balance 26 1A BAL SPLIT -16 – +15 (o/b) Split Balance 27 1B DETUNE 0–7 Dual Detune 28 1C SPOINT A-1...
Page 86 - INDEX
N Name (Performance) ...........................................................50 O Organ Combination .............................................................50 P Panel Switch (PS) ................................................................50PERFORMANCE PLAY MODE ............................
