Yamaha CVP-900 1, 3, 2 4, 5

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs— Song Creator

CVP-900

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This method lets you create a song by entering notes one by one, without having to perform them in real time. This is

also convenient for recording the chords and the melody separately.

Operation

Recording Individual Notes — Step Record

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

PART

1Select an existing song (page 75, 77) to

which you want to add parts or re-record.

If you want to create a new song,

simultaneously press the [RECORD] button

and the [TOP] button.

3Press the [A] button to call up the Song

Creator display.

A

E

D

C

B

2Press the [DIGITAL RECORDING] button.

4Using the [BACK]/[NEXT]

buttons, select the “1 -16”

tab for recording melodies

and other parts, or select

the “CHD” (Chord) tab for

recording chords, and after

selecting the “1-16” tab,

select a record channel

with the [F] (CH) button.

F

J

I

BACK NEXT

H

G

5Call up the Step Record

display by pressing the

[G] button. F

J

I

H

G

Any voice, effect and other

settings you make in the

Mixing Console are automat-

ically cancelled when you

call up the CHD (Chord)

page.

The voices in the USER and

FLOPPY DISK pages can-

not be selected for Step

recording. You can select

voices from the PRESET

page; however, these may

sound slightly different from

the original voice.

Contents

Main Introduction SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION CAUTION PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING 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 Introduction Quick Guide........................... 20 Basic Operations Organizing Your Data....... 39 Reference Playing the Demos.................53 Voices.....................................55 Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups Registration Memory ........85 Editing Voices Sound Creator................... 88 Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs Song Creator .....................94 Creating Accompaniment Styles Style Creator ...................110 Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices Mixing Console ................120 Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices.............. 152 Data Compatibility............................................... 159 Application Index Using a microphone Settings Connecting the Clavinova to other devices Assembling Quick solution What can you do with the Clavinova? LCD Call up the perfect accompaniment style (page 33, 70) TO HOST terminal Make music with a computer quickly and easily (page 154) PIANO Setting Up the Clavinova To open the key cover: Music Rest To close the key cover: To raise the music rest: 1 3 4 Connect the power cord. 1 2 Setting the volume Turning the Power On and Off Using headphones 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 5 6 7 Embellish and enhance your melodies with the automatic Harmony and Echo effects Accompaniment Structure 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 Example Open/Save display for Voice Selecting Files and Folders 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 39). 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 EXIT RESET 1 2 Press this to close the TEMPO display. Tap Tempo Tempo Indications MAIN Display There are three different tempo indications in the Main display, as shown below. 1 accompaniment style (page 60, 75). Reference Playing the Demos Pressing the [DEMO] button automatically plays back the Demo songs at random. Playing the Demos display. MAIN Voices Play the keyboard to hear the selected voice. Press this to return to the One-touch Piano Play 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.START START / STOP Page Playing a Styles Rhythm Channels only. 1 Adjusting the Volume Balance/Channel Muting 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 69). 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 ENTER 34 75862 ON OFF PIANO 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 78). 1 FUNCTION display (page 137). 1 desired song (page 75, 77). 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 45). 1 Part (MAIN, LAYER or LEFT) containing the voice you wish to edit. SOUND CREATOR Parameters (Natural/Regular Voices) CVP-900 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 144. NATURAL VOICE REGULAR VOICE Organ Flutes Parameters Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs Song Creator About Song Recording Quick Recording (page 95) Multi Recording (page 96) 1 2 3 4 1 Multi Recording 2 3 4 5 6 Operation 1 3 2 4 5 Measure/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 3 4 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 System Events Chord Events Editing System Events SYS/EX. (System Exclusive) Inputting and Editing Lyrics 1 3 4 Creating Accompaniment Styles Style Creator About Creating Accompaniment Styles Realtime Recording (page 112) Step Recording (page 113) Assembling an Accompaniment Style (page 114) 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 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 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 ENTER 3 Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard Controller Pedal (page 139) Keyboard / Panel (page 141) Setting the Registration Sequence, Freeze, and Voice Set Registration Sequence (page 142) 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 52). 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-900 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 to a Computer (MIDI terminals/TO HOST terminal) Note for Windows users (regarding MIDI driver) Using the TO HOST terminal IBM-PC/AT (Windows) Macintosh Using the MIDI terminals Using the USB terminal on your computer with a USB/MIDI interface (UX256/UX96/ UX16, etc.) Whats MIDI? Example Keyboard Data Channel Messages MIDI channels System Messages What You Can Do With MIDI Data Compatibility Disk format Sequence Format SMF (Standard MIDI File) ESEQ Voice Allocation Format GM System Level 1 XG DOC Keyboard Stand Assembly How to position the main unit 2 3 Keyboard Stand Assembly 4 5 6 After completing the assembly, please check the following. Troubleshooting Page Troubleshooting Specications Specifications Index Numerics A B C E F G H I N O P Q R S T U V W X IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 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