Yamaha SH3, TA3 and SC3 Silent Pianos

Shared Features of The SH3, TA3 & SC3

Built in Rhythms

• 8 Beat
• 16 Beat
• Shuffle 1
• Shuffle 2
• Shuffle 3
• Gospel
• 8 Beat Ballad
• 6/8 Slow Rock
• Fast Jazz
• Slow Jazz
• Swing
• Jazz Waltz
• Samba
• Bossa Nova
• Rumba
• Salsa
• Kids Pop
• 6/8 March
• Christmas Swing
• Christmas 3/4

On Board Metronome

6 Different Reverbs to choose from 

When playing in digital model or TA3 w/Headphones choose from 6 different reverb types or no reverb at all!

Adjust the Reverb Depth in Increments of 5%  from 1-20 & Off

Reverb Type

• Off – No Reverb 
• Recital Hall – 20-50 person recital Hall
• Concert Hall – Reverb From Professional Level Concert Hall
• Chamber – Reverb level in a Solarium in a Mansion 
• Cathedral – Think St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC
• Club – Reverb Level in Jazz Club – The Blue Note, NYC
• Plate – Reverb Setting in Recording studios  via audio equipment

Voice Settings – Customize the Digital Piano Voice

 VRM – Piano Voices ONLY – natural nunance of piano strings interacting with Damper and Body Resonance  – Can be Tuned ON or OFF

Damper Resonance – 10 point adjustment W/VRM is on – natural sound of dampers interacting with the piano strings.  Damper Noise can be turned ON or OFF

String Resonance – 10 point adjustment W/VRM is on – effect is applied when notes on the piano is pressed

Duplex Scale Resonance – 10 point adjustment of the Aliquots to fine tune the non speaking part of the String – Synergy – Sympathetic Vibrations

Body Resonance – 10 point adjustment of the Body Resonance – The effect on the sound from the Rim, Sound Board, Beams, Case – The Soul of the Piano

Grand Expression Modeling

– Static or Dynamic – Auto set to Dynamic

Dynamic  – Allows the user extreme nuances in the response on the pressure of ones Touch to the Volume of the Individual note struck.

Static – the response of touch is in more fixed increments.

     – only for the Voices of “CFX Grand” and “Bösendorfer”

Keyboard Transpose

Can shift the pitch of the notes being played Up or Down in  12 semitone intervals to be able to play in a different key with out transposing what the player is performing.  Example when set to 6 + the Middle C note is pressed the G above Middle C will Sound.  

Half Pedal Point 

When you press the sustain Pedal on an acoustic piano the Dampers are not ON or OFF the dampers are semi touching or fully removed and give you varying levels of sustain.  

Can lower the sustain by 2 point or raise it by 4 points

Touch Sensitivity

     – 2 (Soft) High Volume even with Light Playing

      -1 (Soft / Medium) High Volume with Moderate Playing

     -0 (Medium)  Standard Touch Sensitivity

     1 (Medium / Hard) Requires moderately strong playing for high volume 

     2 (Hard) Requires strong playing to produce High Volume

     OFF (Fixed) – Same Volume for all plying strengths – Auto Setting for Harpsichords

Master Tune

Fine Tunes A above middle C from 440.0 (Hz) down to 414.8 (Hz) and up to 466.8 (Hz) in .2 Increments.  The other 87 notes react to the change in the A-440 Setting. 

Lets the musician to Accurately match the keyboard pitch to other instruments, recorded music and even the Acoustic Piano when used for Layering your TA3 or your Silent Piano through speakers!

Scale Type – Temperament