Yamaha CLP-990 manual

CLP-990 Owner’ s manual IMPORTANT Check your power supply Make sure that your local AC mains voltage matches the voltage specified on the name plate on the bottom panel. In some areas a voltage selector may be provided on the bottom panel of the main keyboard unit near the power cord. Make sure that the voltage selector is set for the voltage in [...]

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CLP-990 3 PRECA UTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PR OCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a saf e place for future ref erence. W ARNING Alwa ys follow the basic precautions listed belo w to av oid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shoc k, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazar ds. These precautions i[...]

4 CLP-990 PRECA UTIONS CA UTION Alwa ys follow the basic precautions listed belo w to av oid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage to the instrument or other property . These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: • Do not place the pow er cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators, and do no[...]

CLP-990 5 PRECA UTIONS ■ USING THE BENCH (If included) • Do not pla y carelessly with or stand on the bench. Using it as a tool or step-ladder or for an y other pur pose might result in accident or injur y . • Only one person should sit on the bench at a time, in order to pre vent the possibility of accident or injury . • If the bench screw[...]

6 CLP-990 Thank you for c hoosing the Y amaha Clavinova CLP -990/990M. In order t o make the most of your Cla v inova ’ s performance potential and features, please read this Owner’ s Manual thoroughly , and k e ep it in a safe plac e for later re ference. About this Owner’ s Manual and Refer ence Booklet This manual consists of four main sec[...]

CLP-990 7 T able of contents Introduction .......................................................... 2 PRECAUTIONS ........................................................................................................................................ 3 About this Owner’s Manual and Reference Booklet ..............................................[...]

8 CLP-990 T able of contents Changing a voice or tempo after recording ........................................................................................................... 47 Adjusting the volume balance between playback and your performance [SONG BALANCE] ......................... 48 Recording in Dual or Split mode .........................[...]

CLP-990 9 T able of contents Selecting the chorus type [Chorus Type]..................................................................................................................... 80 Setting the chorus depth [ChorusSend]*..................................................................................................................... 80 Se[...]

10 CLP-990 T able of contents Appendix ............................................................ 99 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................. 100 Data Compatibility ..............................................................................[...]

CLP-990 11 Application Index Use this index to find r eference pages that may be helpful for your application and situation. Listening Listening t o demo songs ............................................... “Listening to the Demonstration T unes” on page 24 “Playing the 50 piano preset songs ” on page 26 Listening to demo songs with diffe[...]

12 CLP-990 Application Index Use this index to find reference pages that may be helpful for your application and situation. Settings Making detailed settings for rec ording and playback ............................................ “Detailed settings for recor ding and playback [SONG SETTING]” on page 74 Making detailed settings for the metrono[...]

CLP-990 13 Handling the Floppy Disk Drive(FDD) and Floppy Disk Precautions Be sure to handle flopp y disks and treat the disk drive with care. Follow the important precautions belo w . Compatible Disk T ype 3.5" 2DD and 2HD ty pe floppy disks can be used. Inserting/Ejecting Floppy Disks T o inser t a flopp y disk into the disk drive: Hold t[...]

14 CLP-990 Handling the Floppy Disk Drive(FDD) and Floppy Disk About the Floppy Disks • T o handle floppy disks w ith care: • Do not place heavy objects on a disk or bend or apply pressure t o the disk in an y way . Al ways keep floppy disks in their protecti ve cases when they are not in use. • Do not expose the disk to dir ect sunlight, e[...]

CLP-990 15 Included Accessories “50 greats for the Clavinova” Score Collection Owner’ s Manual Reference Booklet Recording disk Sav e your reco rded performance t o this disk. (page 53) Bench (included or optional depending on locale)[...]

16 CLP-990 POWER MIDI SETTING OTHER SETTING EFFECT BRILLIANCE VOICE SETTING CHORUS REVERB STRINGS/ CHOIR ORGAN BASS MALLET ORGAN/ STRINGS VOICE E. PIANO/ BASS PIANO MAIN LEFT PIANO/ E. PIANO SPLIT POINT HARPSI- CHORD HARPSI/ MALLET TEMPO METRONOME UP DOWN FILE SONG SETTING SETTING START/STOP TRACK 1 SONG SELECT DEMO TRANSPOSE MAX MASTER VOLUME MIN [...]

CLP-990 17 Features [OTHER SETTING] Fine-tune the touch response and pitch, etc. (page 87) The Clavinova includes 50 preset songs. This section enables you to listen to these songs, practice using a convenient practice function, play back Clavinova music data (sold in music stores), and record and play back your performance. (page 26, 41, 57) The d[...]

18 CLP-990 Befor e Using the Clavinova Key cover T o open the key cover: Lift the co ver slightly , then push and slide it open. T o close the key cover: Slide the co ver t owar d you and gently lo wer the co ver o ver the k e ys. Adjusting the music stand angle Changing the angle Grasp the bottom of the stand and lift the stand while pulling it to[...]

CLP-990 19 Before Using the Clavinova T urning the power on 1. Connect the power cable. First insert the plug of the power cable int o the A C connect or on the Clavinova, then plug the other end of the cable into the pr oper A C outlet on the wall. In some areas a plug adapt or may be pro vided to match the pin co nfiguration of the A C wall outl[...]

20 CLP-990 Before Using the Clavinova Adjusting the display contrast Y ou can adjust the contrast of the display by turning the [CONTRAST] knob located to the right of the L CD . CONTRAST : diff erence between bright- ness and darkness Setting the volume W hile playing the keyboar d, adjust the volume lev el by moving the [MASTER V OL UME] slider o[...]

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22 CLP-990 Part Names Center “C” POWER MIDI SETTING OTHER SETTING EFFECT BRILLIANCE VOICE SETTING CHORUS REVERB STRINGS/ CHOIR ORGAN BASS MALLET ORGAN/ STRINGS VOICE E. PIANO/ BASS PIANO MAIN LEFT PIANO/ E. PIANO SPLIT POINT HARPSI- CHORD HARPSI/ MALLET TEMPO METRONOME UP DOWN FILE SONG SETTING SETTING START/STOP TRACK 1 SONG SELECT DEMO TRANSP[...]

CLP-990 23 AUX PEDAL MIDI OUT IN THRU L/L + RR AUX IN L/L + RR AUX OUT HOST SELECT PC-1 PC-2 Mac MIDI TO HOST U V Z X W Y Part Names Connectors D LCD buttons E LCD U se the LCD butt on A, B, C, or D t o select the cont ents display ed on the L CD . Check the screen located in the c enter of the top panel aft er every oper ation. A voic e name appea[...]

24 CLP-990 Listening to the Demonstration T unes The Clavinova pr ovides demonstration tunes that effectively demonstrate each of the MAIN v oice groups. Re fer to the table below for v oice names and corresponding demo songs. Demonstration tunes Pr ocedure Mode: A mode is a status under which you can e xecute a cer tain function. In demo mode, y o[...]

CLP-990 25 Listening to the Demonstration T unes 3. Stop the playback. Press the button of the voice gr oup being played or the [STOP] button. 4. Exit from demo mode. Press the [DEMO] or [EXIT] button to exit fr om demo mode.[...]

26 CLP-990 Listening to 50 Piano Pr eset Songs The Clavinova pr ovides performance data of 50 piano songs. Y ou can just listen to these songs (page 26) or use them for practice (page 28). Y ou can also refer to the included “50 greats for the Clavinova ” that contains the scor es for 50 piano preset songs. Playing the 50 piano pr eset songs Pr[...]

CLP-990 27 Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs Adjusting the tempo Y ou can also use the D[–]/[+] buttons to change the tempo . Resetting the tempo Whene ver y ou select a new preset song, the tempo is automatically reset to the song’ s or iginal v alue. Y ou can use the TEMPO [DO WN]/[UP] buttons to adjust the playback tempo as r equired. The d[...]

28 CLP-990 Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs Practicing a one-hand part using 50 pr eset songs The 50 preset songs hav e separate left- and r ight-hand parts on individual t racks. Y ou can turn the left- and rig ht-hand parts on or off as r equired so you can practic e the corresponding part (the part that is tur ned off ) on the keyboard. The ri[...]

CLP-990 29 Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs 3. Stop playback. Resetting the part play- back Both par ts are automatically turned ON whenev er you select a new song. W hen playback is c omplete, it aut omatically stops and the Cla v inova locates the top of the song. If you wish to stop pla yback in the middle of a song, press the [ST OP] button. [...]

30 CLP-990 Selecting and Playing V oices Selecting V oices Pr ocedure T o lear n characteristics of the voices , listen to demo songs f or each voice g roup (page 24). Re fe r t o “Preset V oice List” on page 103 f or more inf ormation on charac- teristics of each preset voice. 1. Select a voice group. Press one of the MAIN voice gr oup buttons[...]

CLP-990 31 Selecting and Playing V oices Using the pedals The Clavinova has thr ee foot pedals: damper pedal (right), sost enuto pedal (center), and soft pedal (left) that produc e a range of expressi ve effects similar to those pr oduced by the pedals on an ac oustic piano. If the damper pedal doesn’t work, or notes are sustained e ven when the [...]

32 CLP-990 Selecting and Playing V oices Adding variation to the sound [BRILLIANCE]/[REVERB]/[CHORUS] The Effect function enables you t o add expression t o the sound. The Clavinova effects include Brilliance, Rev er b , and Chorus. [BRILLIANCE] Y ou can use this contr ol to adjust the brilliance of the tone and change the tonality to suit your pr [...]

CLP-990 33 Selecting and Playing V oices [REVERB] This contr ol adds reverberation to the sound by simulating the natural r everberation of a conc ert hall. Pr ocedure Y ou can select a re v erb type via the Re verb T ype param- eter in the “V OICE SET - TING” menu, and adjust the re verb depth f or the selected voice via the Re verb Send param[...]

34 CLP-990 Selecting and Playing V oices Transposition ... [TRANSPOSE] The Clavinova ’ s T ranspose function makes it possible t o shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or do w n in semitone intervals to facilitate pla y ing in difficult k ey signatures, and to let you easily mat ch the pitch of the keyboard t o the r ange of a singer or oth[...]

CLP-990 35 Selecting and Playing V oices Combining two voices (Dual mode) Y ou can pla y two v oices simultaneously acr oss the entire range of the keyboard. In this way , you can simulate a melody duet or combine tw o similar voices to cr eate a thicker sound. Refer to “V oice Combination Exam- ples (Dual and Split)” on page 105 for examples o[...]

36 CLP-990 Selecting and Playing V oices Dual mode using voices in the same voice group Pr ocedure 1. Select a voice group. In normal play mode, press the desir ed MAIN voice group button. 2. Select a voice. Use the A [–]/[+] buttons to select a voice. 3. Select another voice. Use the B [–]/[+] buttons to select another voice in the same voice [...]

CLP-990 37 Selecting and Playing V oices Splitting the keyboard range and playing two differ- ent voices (Split mode) Split mode enables you t o play tw o different v oices on the k e yboar d — one with the left hand and another with the r ight hand. For example, you can play a bass part using the W ood Bass or Electr ic Bass v oice with the left[...]

38 CLP-990 Selecting and Playing V oices A specified “split point” key is included in the left-hand range. 4. Specify the split point (the border between the right- and left-hand range). The normal setting of the split point is “F I 2. ” V oice group V oice name MAIN LEFT PIANO PIANO/E.PIANO GrandPiano1 GrandPiano2 E.PIANO/BASS E.Piano1 E.[...]

CLP-990 39 Selecting and Playing V oices T o change the split point setting: Press the [SPLIT POINT] button, then use the D [–]/[+] but- tons to specify the split point. (Optional) Press and hold down the [SPLIT POINT] button and play the key you wish to assign as the split point. Pr ess the [EXIT] button to r e turn to the main scr een. 5. Exit [...]

40 CLP-990 Selecting and Playing V oices Using the metr onome The Clavinova is built-in metronome (a device that k eeps an accurate tempo) is a c onv enient feature for practice. Pr ocedure 1. Start the metronome. Press the METRONOME [ST ART/STOP] button. W hen the metronome is sounding, the beat indicator flashes at the current tempo . Adjusting [...]

CLP-990 41 Recording Y our Per formance Y ou can record your perf or- mance (audio data) to a cas- sette tape recorder or other recording de vices via the A UX OUT connector . (see page 61.) This chapter e xplains how t o recor d your performance using the Clavinova rec ording function. Y ou can, for example, pla y back what you hav e played on the[...]

42 CLP-990 Recording Y our Performance Set the tempo in Step 3. See page 49 f or more infor- mation on recording in Dual/ Split mode. 2. Select a voice. Select a voice (or voices) for recording (see page 30). Set the other parameters, such as reverb and chorus. Adjust the [MASTER V OL UME] slider to set the v olume level to suit your pr eference. Y[...]

CLP-990 43 Recording Y our Performance T o erase recorded data from a trac k, use the Channel Clear parameter in the “SONG SETTING” menu. (See page 75.) 5. Play back the recorded performance. Press the [ST ART/P AUSE] button to play back the recorded performance. W hen playback is c omplete, it aut omatically stops and the Cla v inova locates t[...]

44 CLP-990 Recording Y our Performance Re-recording TRACK 1 partially This section explains how t o record part of a song again. Pr ocedure If the pla ybac k screen is not displa yed, press one of the SONG SELECT [] [] buttons once . 1. Pause the song at the beginning of the part you wish to re-record. Use the B [–]/[+] buttons while the playback[...]

CLP-990 45 Recording Y our Performance Ending methods: R eplace – The data after the point y ou stop recor ding w ill also be erased. Punc h Out — The data after the point you st op recording will remain. If you cancel recording b y pressing the [REC] button, recording stops when you press the button. If you can- cel recording by pressing the [[...]

46 CLP-990 Recording Y our Performance Recording to the third or more tracks [EXTRA TRACKS] Y ou can contin ue rec ording other parts into tracks 3–16 [EXTRA TRA CKS] one by one. Pr ocedure 1. Hold down the [REC] button in step 2 in the “Record- ing to [TRACK2]” on page 45 and use the B [–]/[+] but- tons to select a recording track (3–16)[...]

CLP-990 47 Recording Y our Performance Changing a voice or tempo after recording Y ou can change the v oice and tempo after r ecording t o change a song’ s feel or to set a more suitable tempo . Y ou can also change these elements in the middle of a song . Pr ocedure Ref er to “Questions about Operations and Functions” on page 97 f or informa[...]

48 CLP-990 Recording Y our Performance Adjusting the volume balance between playback and your performance [SONG BALANCE] W hile reco rding multiple parts into tracks one by one, you can adjust the volume balanc e between the play- back of the rec orded parts and your current performance. Pr ocedure Commercially-av ailable song data contains a large[...]

CLP-990 49 Recording Y our Performance Recording in Dual or Split mode W hen you r ecor d in Dual or Split mode, the Clavinova recor ds each v oice onto a separate track. The follow- ing table shows ho w t racks are assigned to each v oice. CA UTION When you record multiple parts into tracks one by one, or when you record new data over an existing [...]

50 CLP-990 Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE] File A file contains a group of data. On the Clavino va, a song file includes song data and a song number . Memory Memor y is a location inside the Clavino va in which y ou can sav e and edit data. Formatting (Initializing) Flopp y disks are a conv e- nient media that allow y ou to [...]

CLP-990 51 Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE] Basic file operation A message (information or confirmation dialog) sometimes appears on the screen t o facilitate operation. Re fer to the “Message List ” on page 92 for an explanation of each message, appropriate actions to take, and troubleshooting information. Pr ocedure 1. [...]

52 CLP-990 Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE] Saving r ecorded or other songs to Clavinova Storage memory ...[SaveT oMemor y] If you reco rd a song, then turn off the pow er to the Cla vinova, the song will be er ased. T o sav e the recorded song, y ou must save it int o the Clavinova Storage memory or to a floppy disk. ( T o sa[...]

CLP-990 53 Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE] Saving r ecorded or other songs to floppy disk...[SaveT oDisk] Y ou can sav e recor ded songs, pr eset song s, M emor y songs, and additional or overwr iting rec ordings (page 46) songs onto a floppy disk. Pr ocedure The song data is sav ed in the SMF f or mat (f or mat 0). Theref o[...]

54 CLP-990 Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE] If you select a Memory song or Disk song, deleting the song does not erase song data from Current memor y . Howe ver , if you return to the song select screen, song inf or mation other than the song name is replaced by “--------------”. 4-1 Select a song to delete. U se the C [–[...]

CLP-990 55 Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE] Copying data fr om one floppy disk to another ...[CopyDisk] Y ou can cop y the entire c ontents of one flopp y disk to another floppy disk. Pr ocedure Use the same type of disk (2DD or 2HD) f or the desti- nation disk as the source disk. See page 51 for basic operation information.[...]

56 CLP-990 Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE] Formatting a floppy disk...[FormatDisk] Y ou can format a floppy disk so that it can be used with the Clavinova. Pr ocedure See page 51 for basic operation information. The follo w ing is a detailed pro- cedure for St ep 4. 4-1 Make sure that the formatted floppy disk is inserted i[...]

CLP-990 57 Playing Back Recorded Songs and Commer cially-available Music Data See page 59 f or information on the types of song data that can be pla yed on the Clavino va. Y ou can pla y back songs recor ded using the R ecor d function (page 41) as well as commer cially-available m usic data. Y ou can also play the k eyboard along with the playback[...]

58 CLP-990 Playing Back Recorded Songs and Commercially-available Music Data 3. Start playback. Pr ess the [ST AR T/P A USE] button. Starting playback automatically as you start playing the keyboard (Syn- chro Start) Y ou can start playback as soon as y ou start playing the keyboard. This is called the “Synchr o Start” function. T o enter S ync[...]

CLP-990 59 Playing Back Recorded Songs and Commercially-available Music Data 5. Return to the main screen. Press the [EXIT] button. Eject the floppy disk from the disk driv e if you ha ve been pla y ing a disk song. T urning track playback on and off When the Clavino va pla ys back commercially-a vail- able m usic data or record- ings from other i[...]

60 CLP-990 Playing Back Recorded Songs and Commercially-available Music Data V oice arrangement format: A structured method for numbering the voices f or assignment. V oice arrangement form at X G voic e arrangement GM system level 1 v oice arr angement DOC voice arrangement P erformance data recor ded w ith preset v oices on the CLP -990 can be pl[...]

CLP-990 61 Connections Connectors CA UTION Before connecting the Clav inova to other electronic components, turn off the power to all the components. Before turning the power on or off to all components, set all volume le vels to minimum (0). Otherw ise, electrical shock or damage to the components may occur . Do not route the output from the A UX [...]

62 CLP-990 Connections The Clavino v a’ s [MASTER V OLUME] slider setting aff ects the input signal from the A UX IN jacks, b ut the [REVERB], [CHOR US], and [BRILLIANCE] (page 32) set- tings do not. If you connect the Cla vi- nov a to a monaural device , use only the A UX IN [L/L+R] jack or A UX OUT [L/L+R] jack. 2 AUX IN [R], [L/L+R] jacks The [...]

CLP-990 63 Connections 6 MIDI [IN], [OUT], [THRU] connectors U se MIDI cables to connect ext ernal MIDI dev ic es to these c onnectors. Mak e sure you set the HOST SELECT switch (described on the privious page) to MIDI when y ou use these connect ors. Connecting a personal computer Y ou can enjoy c omputer music data on the Clavinova b y connecting[...]

64 CLP-990 Connections 1. Connecting the serial port on the computer to the Clavinova’ s TO HOST jack Connect the c omputer’ s ser ial port (RS-232C or RS-422) to the Clavinova ’ s TO HOST jack. In this c onnection, the Clavinova functions as a MIDI int erface. Therefore, you do not need a special MIDI interface. Connection U se a special ser[...]

CLP-990 65 Connections T ype of serial cables and connection pin assignments A cc ording to the type of computer y ou connect, use one of the following serial cables. Clavinova HOST SELECT switch setting Set the Clavinova HOST SELECT switch pr operly acc ording to the type of connect ed computer . • Macintosh: “Mac ” (data transfer rate: 31,2[...]

66 CLP-990 Connections 2. Using a MIDI interface and the Clavinova’ s MIDI connectors Connection U se a MIDI interface device to connect a c omputer to the Clavinova using special MIDI cables. Clavinova HOST SELECT switch setting Set the Clavinova HOST SELECT switch t o “MIDI. ” MIDI OUT IN THRU HOST SELECT PC-1 PC-2 Mac MIDI Clavinova Window[...]

CLP-990 67 Connections 3. Using the USB port on the computer and the UX256, a USB interface Connect the USB port of the comput er to the UX256 using a USB cable, install the dr i ver (that came with the UX256) on the computer , and c onnect the UX256 to the Cla vinova using a serial cable or MIDI cables. For mor e infor mation, refer to the instruc[...]

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70 CLP-990 Detailed Settings Y ou can set various parameters to mak e the best use of Cla vinova functions, such as fine tuning the pitch, selecting a voic e for the met r onome, repeating playback, etc. See page 72 for the normal (default) setting for each parameter . Parameter List The following parameters are a v ailable. Recording and playback[...]

CLP-990 71 Detailed Settings MIDI [MIDI SETTING] [OTHER SETTING] Right pedal function RP edal 81 Center pedal function MP edal 82 Left pedal function LP edal 82 A uxiliar y pedal function A uxP edal 82 Settings P arameter name Reference page MIDI transmit channel MidiOutChannel 84 MIDI receiv e channel (P or t A) MidiInA Channel 84 MIDI receiv e ch[...]

72 CLP-990 Detailed Settings Making detailed settings Pr ocedure 1. Access a setting menu. Press the desir ed setting button ([SONG SETTING], MET - RONOME [SETTING], [VOICE SETTING], [MIDI SETTING], or [OTHER SETTING]) to access the corresponding setting menu. Pr ess the [EXIT] button an y time to close the setting menu. 2. Select the desired param[...]

CLP-990 73 Detailed Settings 4. W rite, execute, or save the data. There ar e two wa ys to respond t o the messages. If “Execute? → ” or “Start? → ” appears: Pr ess the B [+(YES)] button to display c onfirmation ([Sure? → ]). T o proc eed, press the B [+(YES)] button again. The Clavinova displays “Ex ecuting” and w rites the data[...]

74 CLP-990 Detailed settings for r ecording and playback [SONG SETTING] Y ou can mak e detailed settings for the selected song. First, select the desired song fr om preset songs (“Pr esetSong”), memor y songs (“M emor ySong”), or disk songs (“DiskSong”) (see page 57). Pr ocedure Select the desired song and pr ess the [SONG SETTING] butt[...]

CLP-990 75 Detailed settings for recording and playback [SONG SETTING] This parameter enables you t o specify whether a song that starts from the middle of a bar , or a song with a silence prior to the first note, should be play ed from the first note or from the t op of the bar (rest or blank). See the proc edure on page 72. Setting range: [On] [...]

76 CLP-990 Detailed settings for recording and playback [SONG SETTING] If you select a song from an ensemble c ollection disk, such as the “Disk Orchestra Collection ” or one of the “X G for Piano ” disks, you can specify phrase numbers in the scor e to play back fr om the score from the mark point, or to play back the phrase repeatedly . ?[...]

CLP-990 77 Detailed settings for the metr o- nome METRONOME [SETTING] Y ou can set the time signature, volume level, and voice of the Clavinova metronome. Pr ocedure Press the [METRONOME SETTING] button to access the Metr o- nome Setting menu. See the proc edure on page 72. For e xample, to specify “3/4, ” use the C [–]/[+] buttons to select [...]

78 CLP-990 Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING] This menu enables y ou to mak e various detailed settings for the voices in Dual or Split mode and the effects. Y ou can make these settings for each v oice (or each combination of voices) indi vidually . Y ou can listen to the notes y ou play on the keyboar d while changing the settings. [...]

CLP-990 79 Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING] In Dual mode: Setting range: 0 - 127 Y ou can specify the position in the ster eo image from which y ou hear the sound. See the proc edure on page 72. In Dual mode: Setting range: L64 (hard left) - C (c enter) - R63 (hard right) Y ou can slightly shift the pitch of two voic es selected for[...]

80 CLP-990 Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING] In Dual mode: Setting range: 0 - 127 Y ou cannot set this parameter f or the voice par ts “Left” and “Left × La yer . ” See the proc edure on page 72. Setting range: Chorus Adds a rich, spacious sound. Celeste A dds swell and a spacious sound. Flanger Adds swell effects of an asce[...]

CLP-990 81 Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING] Setting range: DelayL CR Delay applied at left, center , and rig ht positions. DelayLR Delay applied at left and right posi- tions. Echo Echo-lik e delay Cr ossDelay Left and right delays ar e crossed. Symphonic A dds a rich and deep acoustic effect. RotarySpeaker A dds the vibr at o effec[...]

82 CLP-990 Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING] See the proc edure on page 72. Setting range: Sostenut o Sostenuto pedal function. (See page 31.) RotarySpeed C hanges the number of r otations of the rotary speaker effect in the J azzOrgan voic e. (Pr essing the pedal repeatedly toggles between fast and slow r otation speeds.) V ibeRot o[...]

CLP-990 83 MIDI [MIDI SETTING] Y ou can mak e detailed MIDI settings, suc h as setting up MIDI t ransmit/rec eiv e channels. About MIDI MIDI (M usical Instrument Dig ital I nterface) is a standar d for mat for data transmission/rec eption. It enables the transfer of performance data and commands between MIDI devices and personal comput ers. U sing [...]

84 CLP-990 MIDI [MIDI SETTING] Pr ocedure Press the [MIDI SETTING] button to enter MIDI setting mode. This parameter enables you t o specify the channel on which the Cla vinova transmits MIDI data. See the proc edure on page 72. Setting for: Main, Left, Layer , L eft Lay er Setting range: Ch1 - Ch16, Off (Not transmitted.) Normal setting: Main — [...]

CLP-990 85 MIDI [MIDI SETTING] This parameter enables you t o specify for each channel whether the Clavinova r eceiv es data at the MIDI [IN] connect or or the [T O HOST] port B (CBX dr i ver’ s port B). The received data is pla yed bac k using the preset voices (page 103). See the proc edure on page 72. Setting for: Ch1 - Ch16 Setting range: On/[...]

86 CLP-990 MIDI [MIDI SETTING] This parameter enables you t o specify which MIDI data the Clavinova can transmit. See the proc edure on page 72. T ype of data: N ote, Control, Program, Pitch Bend, SystemR ealTime, SysEx (S ystem Exclusiv e) Setting range: On/Off Normal setting: On for all ty pes of data Y ou can sav e cur r ent song data on the Cla[...]

CLP-990 87 Other settings Y ou can mak e detailed settings for touch, tuning , scale, etc. Pr ocedure Press the [OTHER SETTING] button to enter Other Setting mode. Y ou can specify a touc h response (ho w the sound responds to the wa y you play the k eys). See the proc edure on page 72. Setting range: Light W ith a soft touch, the Clavinova produc [...]

88 CLP-990 Other settings Y ou can select various scales. Equal T emperament is the most common c ontempo- rar y piano tuning scale. How ever , hist or y has kno wn numerous other scales, many of which ser v e as the basis for certain genres of music. Y ou can experience the tunings of these genres. See the proc edure on page 72. Setting range: Equ[...]

CLP-990 89 Other settings This parameter enables you t o set the speed of vibrato when you select the V ibraphone voic e and use a vibe rot or pedal. See the proc edure on page 72. Setting range: 1 - 10, Off This parameter enables you t o select whether the sound is sustained while you pr ess the keys on the k ey- board (“PianoLik e”) or the so[...]

90 CLP-990 Other settings Y ou can specify how far do w n y ou should press on the right pedal until the damper effect (page 31) star ts working. This setting is effectiv e when the right pedal function (page 81) is set to either SustainC ont or Sus- tain. See the proc edure on page 72. Setting range: –2 (effectiv e with the shallowest press) - 0[...]

CLP-990 91 Other settings Y ou can back up some settings, such as voice selection and metronome setting, so that they w ill not be lost after y ou turn off the pow er to the Cla vinova. • M emor y songs (sa ved in the Cla vinova ’ s memor y), the backup on/off setting (this parameter setting), and the “CharacterCode ” parameter setting (pag[...]

92 CLP-990 Message List The messages are listed in alphabetical or der . Message Meaning This message is display e d follo w ing the message “BulkDataRec eiving Song/ V oice. ” Recei ving bulk data is complete. Afte r this message appears, you can proc eed to the next st ep. R eceiving bulk data has failed. Check the par ameter settings and try[...]

CLP-990 93 Message List Message Meaning Y ou tried to sav e a song by changing its title (using the “RenameSong ” (page 54), “Sav eT oM emor y” (page 52), or “Sa veT oDisk” (page 53) par ameter), but a song with the same name already exists in memory or on the floppy disk. Three seco nds after this message appears, the prev ious scr ee[...]

94 CLP-990 Message List Message Meaning This message appears following the message “LastPo werOffIllegalMemo- r ySongChecking, ” indicating that the Clavinova c ould not recov er data in the storage memor y and that all memory songs were deleted. There is not enough memor y spac e left and you cannot sa ve any mor e songs. Sav e song s t o a ?[...]

CLP-990 95 Message List Message Meaning 1. After y ou load an internally-protected song int o the Clavinova ’ s Current memor y or storage memory , you tried to sav e the song to a floppy disk. Y ou cannot sav e such a song to another disk. Y ou cannot w rite or co py to such a disk. 2. This message also appears if y ou tr y to transmit bulk dat[...]

96 CLP-990 Message List Message Meaning This message prompts y ou to confirm the ex ecution. P ress the B [+ (YES)] button to c ontinue. P ress the B [– (NO)] button to canc el. There is a malfunction with the T O HOST connect or . When y ou are using the CLP -990 with a connected computer: The powe r to the co mputer is turned off, the cables a[...]

CLP-990 97 Questions about Operations and Functions ■ The buttons do not respond. W hile you ar e using a function, some buttons not used for the function are disabled. If the song is playing, st op the playback. Otherw ise, press the [EXIT] button to r etur n to the main scr een. Then, perform the desired operation. ■ The sound sustains and do[...]

98 CLP-990 Questions about Operations and Functions ■ I cannot change the key signature in the song after recording. Pr ess the [ST OP] button to locate the top of the song, use the B [–]/[+] butt ons to locate the mea- sure in which y ou w ish to c hange the key signature, then change it. ■ How much data can I record? • C urrent memor y (p[...]

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100 CLP-990 T r oubleshooting Prob lem Cause Solution The Clavino va does not turn on. The Clavino va has not been plugged in properly . Securely inser t the f emale plug into the sock et on the Clavinov a, and the male plug into a proper A C out- let. (See page 19.) A click or pop is heard when the pow er is tur ned on or off . Electrical current [...]

CLP-990 101 Data Compatibility This section co vers basic information on data co mpatibility : whether or not other MIDI devices can playback the data reco rded b y CLP -990, and whether or not the CLP -990 can playback commer cially available song data or song data created for other instruments or on a comput er . Depending on the MIDI device or d[...]

102 CLP-990 Data Compatibility V oice Allocation Format W ith MIDI, v oices are assigned to specific numbers, called “program numbers. ” The numbering standard (order of voice allocation) is r eferred to as the “voice allocation format. ” • V oices may not pla y back as expected unless the voic e allocation for mat of the song data match[...]

CLP-990 103 Preset V oice List V oice name Stereo sampling T ouch Sense Dynamic sampling Key-off samples String resonance V oice description GrandPiano1 ●●●●● This voice has been sampled from a full con- cer t gr and piano . It f eatures fiv e-stage dynamic sampling, tone changes with damper pedal operation, and a subtle v oicing at the [...]

104 CLP-990 Preset V oice List V oice name Stereo sampling T ouch Sense Dynamic sampling Key-off samples String resonance V oice description Marimba ●●● ×× This voice sim ulates a concer t-type marimba sound. Stereo sampling helps reproduce a real acoustic spread. Celesta ●●● ×× A celesta is a percussive instrument. When you pla y t[...]

CLP-990 105 V oice Combination Examples (Dual and Split) Dual Split Dual + Split MAIN + MAIN GrandPiano1 + E.Piano1 GrandPiano1 + E.Piano2 This combination is often used in popular music. MAIN + MAIN GrandPiano1 + SynthPiano This produces a f antasy , spacious piano sound. MAIN + MAIN GrandPiano2 + GrandPiano2 This combination sounds as if you are [...]

106 CLP-990 Index Y ou can searc h the desired section using not only the terminology in this manual but also commonly-used w ords. The * mark indicates that the corresponding page includes the t erminolog y e xplanation in the rig ht c olumn. Numerics 50 greats for the Clavinova 15 50 Piano Preset Songs 26 Practicing a one-hand part 28 A Adding re[...]

CLP-990 107 Index O Other settings 87 P Pedal Function Auxiliary 82 Center 82 Left 82 Right 81 Pedals 31 Personal computer 63 PHONES jacks 20 Playback 50 Piano Preset Songs 26 Demo Songs 24 Recorded Songs and Music Data 5 8 Playing back repeatedly (song) 76 Playing back repeatedly (specifying the range) 75 playing two voices → Split mode 37 POWER[...]

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Owner’s manual IMPORTANT Check your power supply Make sure that your local AC mains voltage matches the voltage specified on the name plate on the bottom panel. In some areas a voltage selector may be provided on the the bottom panel of the main keyboard unit near the power cord. Make sure that the voltage selector is set for the voltage in your [...]