CLP-380 Owner’s Manual 23
Basic Operation
Selecting and Playing Voices
Procedure
1. Select a voice group.
Press a voice group button.
2. Select a voice.
Use A [–][+] buttons to select a voice.
For details on XG voices, refer to “XG voice list” (the separate data list booklet).
If you select XG
XG voices are categorized and included in separate folders. You can select the XG
voice group first, then select the desired voice.
2-1 Simultaneously press the [–][+] screen buttons located
beside the XG voice name display, to access a screen
where you can select XG voices.
2-2 Use A [–][+] buttons to select the voice group.
2-3 Use C [–][+] buttons to select the desired voice.
Selecting Voices
21Voice group buttons
Voice
On the Clavinova, a voice means
“tone” or “tonal color.”
You can also switch between
voices in the same group by
pressing a voice group button
repeatedly.
To learn characteristics of the
voices, listen to demo songs for
each voice group (page 17). Refer
to “Preset Voice List” on page 114 for
more information on characteristics
of each preset voice.
You can control the loudness of a
voice by how hard you play the
keyboard, although different playing
styles (touch sensitivities) have little
or no effect with the sound of certain
musical instruments. Refer to “Preset
Voice List” on page 114.
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Voice group Voice name Voice group Voice name
GRANDPIANO1 GrandPiano1 CHURCHORGAN PipeOrganPrincipal
MellowPiano PipeOrganTutti
RockPiano PipeOrganFlute 1
HonkyTonkPiano PipeOrganFlute 2
GRANDPIANO2 GrandPiano2 JAZZORGAN JazzOrgan
BrightPiano RotaryOrgan
E.PIANO1 E.Piano1 MellowOrgan
SynthPiano STRINGS Strings
E.PIANO2 E.Piano2 SynthStrings
Vintage E.Piano SlowStrings
HARPSICHORD Harpsichord8' CHOIR Choir
Harpsichord8'+4' SlowChoir
E.CLAVICHORD E.Clavichord Scat
Wah Clavi. SYNTH.PAD SynthPad 1
VIBRAPHONE Vibraphone SynthPad 2
Marimba WOOD BASS WoodBass
Celesta Bass&Cymbal
GUITAR NylonGuitar E.BASS ElectricBass
SteelGuitar FretlessBass
XG XGVoice
XG is a major enhancement of the
GM System level 1 format, and was
developed by Yamaha specially to
provide more voices and
variations, as well as greater
expressive control over voices and
effects, and to ensure compatibility
of data well into the future.
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