Yamaha CVP-208, CVP-210 Playing Voices

Playing Voices

Quick Guide 25

Playing Voices

The Clavinova features a stunning variety of over 800 dynamic, rich and realistic voices. Try playing

some of these voices now and hear what they can do for your music. Here, you’ll learn how to

select individual voices, combine two voices in a layer, and split two voices between your left and right hands.

Playing a Voice

1Press the [F] button to call up the menu for selecting the MAIN voice.

If the MAIN screen is not displayed, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] button.

2Select a voice group.

Reference

on page 58

Voice related buttons

F

J

I

VOICE PART

ON OFF

H

GLAYER

LEFT

The voice you’re selecting

here belongs to the MAIN

part, and is called the MAIN

voice. (See page 60 for more

information.)

You’ll want to hear the MAIN

voice all by itself — so make sure

that the LAYER and LEFT parts

are turned off.

PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION

BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS

VOICE

For this example, STRINGS

is selected.

Press the [BACK]/[NEXT]

button to select the memory

location of the voice. For this

example, PRESET is

selected.

Contents

Main Introduction SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION CAUTION PRECAUTIONS Location Assembly Do not open Connections Maintenance Handling caution Using the bench (If included) Saving data About this Owners Manual and Data List Accessories Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disk Compatible Disk Type Inserting/Ejecting Floppy Disks Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head About the Floppy Disks About the Display Messages Transporting Tuning CAUTION Table of Contents Quick Guide........................... 20 Introduction............................ 2 Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups Registration Memory ........88 Editing Voices Sound Creator................... 91 Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs Song Creator .....................97 Creating Accompaniment Styles Style Creator ...................113 Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices Mixing Console ................123 Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices ......................155 MIDI Data Compatibility...................................... 162 Application Index Using a microphone Settings Connecting the Clavinova to other devices Assembling Quick solution What can you do with the Clavinova? SONG Playback previously recorded songs (page 21, 36, 77) VOCAL HARMONY Automatic backup singing (page 131) LCD Call up the perfect accompaniment style (page 33, 73) USB terminal Make music with a computer quickly and easily (page 157) PIANO Setting Up the Clavinova To open the key cover: Sheet Music Braces Music Rest To close 1 2 Setting the volume Using the Headphone Hanger Turning the Power On and Off Panel Controls and Terminals 57 24 POWER METRONOME 53 VOICE MUSIC FINDER ONE TOUCH SETTING PIANO Setting Quick Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playing the Demos Song Playback Playback of Songs Page Page Page Playing Voices Playing a Voice Playing Two Voices Simultaneously Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands Playing Styles Playing a style Page Style Sections Embellish and enhance your melodies with the automatic Harmony and Echo effects Quick Guide 31 Accompaniment Structure MAIN VARIATION INTRO (page 70) ENDING (page 70) One Touch Setting Music Finder Using the Music Finder Searching the Music Finder Records 6 3 4 5 Page Playing and Practicing with the Songs Playing and Practicing with the Songs Playing Along with the Clavinova Page Playing and Practicing with the Songs Mastering Your Favorite Songs Basic Operations Organizing Your Data Contents shown in the Main Display Open/Save Display Example Open/Save display Files and Drives Features and Memory Drives Features Current Memory * ** Save 1 2 3 Naming Files/Folders File/Folder-related Operations 1 2 ABCDE.S002.MID Moving Files/Folders 1 The CUT display appears. 2 3 4 1 (page 40). Select the desired le/folder. 3 4 1 2 Saving Files Organizing Files by Creating a New Folder Entering Characters and Changing Icons 1 Entering Characters 1 2 3 Changing the Icon Adjusting values Selecting items Using the [DATA ENTRY] Dial Direct Access Instant Selection of Displays DIRECT ACCESS ACMP DIRECT ACCESS Direct Access Chart Help Messages 2 Press this to return to the previous display. EXIT RESET 1 2 Press this to close the TEMPO display. Tap Tempo There are three different tempo indications in the Main display, as shown below. Tempo Indications MAIN Display 1 accompaniment style (page 63, 78). 2 Reference Playing the Demos different display pages. Press this to play back all Demo songs/items continuously, starting from ENTER 34 75862 4 Return to the MAIN screen. 3 the Demo starts playing. Voices 2 Selecting a Voice 1 the desired voice group. One-touch Piano Play Layer Layering Two Different Voices Layer/Left Playing Several Sounds Simultaneously VOICE PART ON OFF GLAYER 1 turn the LAYER function on. To turn it off, press the button again. 2 Left Setting Separate Voices for the Left and Right Sections of the Keyboard This section of the panel lets you add a variety of effects to the voices you play on the keyboard. 1 2 Press this to return to the MAIN display. Applying Voice Effects HARMONY/ECHO Using the Pedals Styles 2 STYLE ACMP AUTO FILLIN OTS LINK BREAK INTRO MAIN ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.STAR TSTART / STOP Page Playing a Styles Rhythm Channels only Adjusting the Volume Balance/Channel Muting 1 3 Chord Fingerings Display for root C 1 - (2) - 3 - 4 - 5 - 7 or 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - (5) - 7 1 - (2) - 3 - 4 - 5 - 7 or 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - (5) - 7 Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode (Example for C chords) Arranging the Style Pattern (SECTIONS: MAIN A/B/C/D, INTRO, ENDING, BREAK) 1 2 2 2 3 Accompaniment section of the keyboard, and changes to the Main section. 1 2 3 Selecting Intro and Ending Types (INTRO/ENDING) Playing Fill-in patterns automatically when changing accompaniment sections Auto Fill In 2 Appropriate Panel Setting for the Selected Style Touch Setting setups (page 72). Auto Accompaniment section 1 2 LED is green The One Touch Setting is not selected. LED is off No One Touch Setting data. The button is not available. 3 chord with your left hand, the auto accompaniment starts. 1 2 1 Select a style. 2 3 4 3 Calling Up Ideal Setups for Your Music Music Finder Add the selected record to Favorite (Bookmark) page Searching the Ideal Setups Music Finder Search [A] MUSIC 1 2 Editing Records Music Finder Record Edit [A] MUSIC [B] KEYWORD 1 2 Page Song Playback ONE TOCTH SETTING MUSIC FINDER ENTER 34 75862 3 1 2 3 4 Playing Back Songs on Disk Insert the disk into the drive. Other Playback-related Operations Repeat / Rewind / Fast forward Adjusting the Volume Balance / Muting Specic Channels 1 Repeat Playback of a Specic Range 4 3 Practice Functions Using the Practice Functions Guide Practicing Music with the Guide Functions 2 Stop the song. (page 81). 1 FUNCTION display (page 140). 1 desired song (page 78, 80). Detailed Settings for Notation [1] LEFT CH/[2] RIGHT CH [3], [4] KEY SIGNATURE [5] QUANTIZE Note resolution: [6] NOTE NAME [7] COLOR NOTE [8] OK [8] CANCEL Displaying the Lyrics 5 Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups Registration Memory Press the desired number button for registering the settings. Registering Panel Setups Registration Memory 1 Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups Registration Memory Saving Your Registration Memory Setups 2 Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups Registration Memory Recalling the Registered Settings Selecting the Freeze Settings Recalling a Registration Memory Setup 3 4 Editing Voices Sound Creator edited voice, and play the keyboard. (Flash ROM) as a USER voice (page 48). 1 Part (MAIN, LAYER or LEFT) containing the voice you wish to edit. SOUND CREATOR Parameters (Natural/Regular Voices) PIANO (Natural Piano Voice has been selected) COMMON SOUND (Regular Voice only) FILTER EG VIBRATO EFFECT/EQ HARMONY The parameters are the same as for HARMONY/ECHO display of FUNCTION. For details, see page 147. NATURAL VOICE REGULAR VOICE Organ Flutes Parameters Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs Song Creator About Song Recording Realtime Recording Step Recording (page 101) 1 Play back your new song Quick Recording 1 Multi Recording 2 3 4 5 6 Operation 1 3 2 4 5 Bar/Beat/Clock 6 then enter the pitch by actually playing the note on the keyboard. Recording Melodies Step Record (Note) Play back the newly created melody 2 4 5 Recording Chord Changes for the Auto Accompaniment Step Record (Chord) Entering Chords and Sections (Chord Step) 1 2 Play back the newly created chord progression 3 About Punch In/Out Select the Recording Options: Starting, Stopping, Punching In/Out Rec Mode Editing Channel-related Parameters Channel Quantize About Quantize Size Editing a Recorded Song Delete This lets you delete recorded data in the specied channel. Mix Channel Transpose Set Up Editing Note Events 1 - 16 Note Events Editing Chord Events CHD Editing System Events SYS/EX. (System Exclusive) Inputting and Editing Lyrics Customizing the Event List Filter 1 3 4 Creating Accompaniment Styles Style Creator About Creating Accompaniment Styles Realtime Recording (page 115) Step Recording (page 116) Assembling an Accompaniment Style (page 117) 1 2 4 3 5 Realtime Recording Basic 2 3 4 1 Step Recording Assembling an Accompaniment Style Assembly 2 1 3 Change the Rhythmic Feel Groove and Dynamics Groove Edit the Created Accompaniment Style Dynamics Dynamics parameters Editing the Channel Data Making Style File Format Settings Parameter Source Root/Chord NTR (Note Transposition Rule) and NTT (Note Transposition Table) See the explanations below. When the Source Root is C: High Key/Note Limit RTR (Retrigger Rule) Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices Mixing Console About the parameters 2 Setting the Level Balance and Voice Volume/Voice Changing the Tone of the Voice Filter Changing Pitch-related Settings Tune Adjusting the Effects Effect Block Adjusting the Sound to Match the Performance Environment EQ Effect Structure For Regular Voices (CVP-208) For Natural Voices Using a Microphone MIC. VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING ONE TOCTH SETTING MUSIC FINDER ENTER Vocal Harmony Parameter List Press the [EXIT] button to return to the previous display. Operation Adjusting the Vocal Harmony Settings and Microphone Effects OVERALL SETTING 3BAND EQ (3-BAND EQUALIZER) 2 COMPRESSOR VOCAL HARMONY CONTROL MIC (MICROPHONE) Setting the Microphone Volume and Related Effects TALK SETTING DSP/TYPE/DEPTH VOLUME/PAN/REVERB DEPTH/CHORUS DEPTH/TOTAL VOLUME ATTENUATOR Making Global and Other Important Settings Function ONE TOCTH SETTING 3 Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard Controller Pedal (page 142) Keyboard / Panel (page 144) Setting the Registration Sequence, Freeze, and Voice Set Registration Sequence (page 145) Fine Tuning the Pitch/Selecting a Scale Master Tune/Scale Tune Scale Equal Temperament Pure Major/Pure Minor Pythagorean Mean-Tone Setting Song-related Parameters Song Settings Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters Style Setting and Split Point Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters Style Setting, Split Point, and Chord Fingering Setting the Fingering Method Chord Fingering Making Settings for the Pedals Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard Controller Pedal-controllable Functions * For best results, use the optional Yamaha FC7 Foot Controller. Changing the Touch Sensitivity and Transpose Keyboard/Panel Keyboard Touch Transpose Assign 1 2 3 Specifying the Order for Calling Up Registration Memory Presets Registration Sequence Maintaining Panel Settings Freeze Setting the Registration Sequence, Freeze, and Voice Set Execute the settings by pressing the [EXIT] button. Changing the Automatically Selected Voice Settings Voice Set Setting Harmony and Echo About the Harmony Types When a normal Harmony type (Standard Duet through Strum) is selected When Multi Assign is selected When Echo is selected Showing the Clavinova Display on a TV Video Out Making Overall System Settings (Local Control, Clock, etc.) System Local Control Setting the MIDI Parameters 1 2 3 Clock, Transmit Clock, Receive Transpose, Start/Stop Clock Transmitting MIDI Data Transmit Receiving MIDI Data Receive MIDI Receive Parts Setting Root Note Channels Root Setting Chord Channels Chord Detect Making Settings for Fade In/Out, Metronome, Parameter Lock, and Tap CONFIG 1 Other Settings Utility Parameter Lock Tap Count This lets you change settings of the tap sound, used for the Tap Start function (page 55). Making Settings for the Display, Speaker System, and Voice Number Indication CONFIG 2 Copying and Formatting Disks Disk 1 2 3 4 Entering Your Name and Language Preference Owner Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings of the CVP-210/208 System Reset Video Out settings (NTSC/PAL) Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices 1Using the Headphones (PHONES jacks). 2Connecting the Microphone or Guitar (MIC./LINE IN jack). 1 2 345 Connecting Audio & Video Devices 5Showing the display of the Clavinova on a connected TV monitor (VIDEO OUT) 6Using the Pedal (footswitch) or Foot Controller (AUX PEDAL jack) 7Connecting external MIDI devices (MIDI terminals) 8Connecting a computer (USB terminal, MIDI terminal) Using the USB terminal Using the MIDI terminals Whats MIDI? Example Keyboard Data Channel Messages MIDI channels System Messages What You Can Do With MIDI MIDI Data Compatibility Disk format Sequence Format SMF (Standard MIDI File) ESEQ Voice Allocation Format GM System Level 1 XG DOC CVP-210/208: Keyboard Stand Assembly CAUTION Use the front legs as support to raise the unit. on the bottom, lean the unit against the wall. in the correct direction. Please assemble in accordance with the sequence given below. 7 8 9 Set the voltage selector and connect the power cord. WARNING Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution Specications Specifications Index Numerics A B C E F G H I N O P Q R S T U V W X Page Page IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING 1. 2. PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) CAUTION: ATTENTION: CANADA U.S.A. NORTH AMERICA CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST ASIA