Yamaha CVP-900 manual

M.D .G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Y amaha Corporation © 2002 Y amaha Cor poration V954900 ???AP???.?-0?A0 Printed in Indonesia Clavinova Web site (English only) http://www.yamahaclavinova.com/ Yamaha Manual Library http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/ O WNER’S MANU AL O WNER’S MANU AL CVP-900 O WNER’S MANU AL [...]

Introduction SPECIAL MESSA GE SECTION PR ODUCT SAFETY MARKINGS: Y amaha electronic products may hav e either labels similar to the graphics sho wn below or molded/stamped facsimiles of these graphics on the enclosure. The e xplanation of these graphics appears on this page. Please observe all cautions indicated on this page and those indicated in t[...]

3 CVP-900 PRECA UTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PR OCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a safe place f or future reference . W ARNING Alwa ys follo w the basic precautions listed belo w to av oid the possibility of serious injury or even death fr om electrical shock, shor t-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions inc l[...]

CVP-900 4 • Bef ore connecting the instr ument to other electronic compo- nents, turn off the power f or all components. Before turning the power on or off f or all components, set all volume le vels to mini- m um. Also, be sure to set the v olumes of all components at their minimum le vels and gradually r aise the volume controls while pla ying [...]

5 CVP-900 T hank you for pur chasing the Y amaha Cla vinov a! We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that y ou can fully take adv antage of the ad vanced and conv enient functions of the Cla vinov a. We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and hand y place for future reference. About this Owner’ s Manual and Data List T[...]

CVP-900 6 Accessories ■ “50 greats for the Piano” Disk (and Music Book) ■ Recording disk Use this blank disk to sa ve your performance. ■ Owner’ s Manual T his manual contains complete instructions for operating y our Clavinov a. ■ Data List T his manual contains lists of voices, styles and par ameters, etc. ■ Bench A bench ma y be [...]

7 CVP-900 • Never attempt to remov e the disk or turn the power off when the data is being written to the flopp y disk. Doing so can damage the disk and possibly the disk driv e. Press the eject button slowly as far as it will go; the disk will automatically pop out. When the disk is fully ejected, carefully remove it b y hand. • If the eject [...]

CVP-900 8 About the Display Messages A message (information or confirmation dialog) sometimes appears on the screen to facilitate operation. When such messages appear , simply follow the instructions as sho wn by pressing the corresponding button. Maintenance Clean the instrument using a dry , soft cloth or slightly damp, soft cloth (wring well). [...]

9 CVP-900 T able of Contents Introduction SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION ................................... 2 PRECAUTIONS .......................................................... 3 About this Owner’s Manual and Data List .............. 5 Accessories ............................................................... 6 Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)[...]

CVP-900 10 Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memory ........ 85 Registering Panel Setups — Registration Memory ...................................... 85 Saving Your Registration Memory Setups ................. 86 Recalling a Registration Memory Setup ................ 87 Editing Voices — Sound Creator ................... [...]

11 CVP-900 Introduction Quick Guide Basic Operations - Organizing Y our Data Playing the Demos V oices Styles Song Playback Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups - Registration Memory Editing V oices - Sound Creator Recording Y our Per formances and Creating Songs - Song Creator Creating Accompaniment Styles - Style Creator Adjust the V olume Ba[...]

CVP-900 12 Application Index Use this index to find r eference pages that may be helpful for your particular application and situation. Listening Listening to the internal songs ................................................................................................................ page 75 Listening to disk songs ..........................[...]

13 CVP-900 Using a micr ophone Connecting the microphone.............. ”Connecting the Microphone or Guitar (MIC./LINE IN jack)” on page 152 Adding automatic harmonies to your singing ....................................................................................... page 128 Settings Registering P anel Setups ..............................[...]

CVP-900 14 POWER METRONOME MASTER VOLUME STYLE ACMP AUTO FILL IN OTS LINK BREAK INTRO MAIN ST ART STOP ON MIN MAX OFF ENDING rit. TA P TEMPO REW REPEA T TOP FF REC MIC. SIGNAL OVER F ADE IN OUT DEMO HELP FUNCTION SOUND CREA TOR DIGIT AL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE BALANCE CHANNEL ON OFF TRANSPOSE TEMPO SYNC.STOP ST ART STOP PA RT PA RT A E D C B DIREC[...]

15 CVP-900 F J I 45678 EXIT BACK NEXT VOICE P ART PIANO ON OFF HARMONY ECHO LEFT HOLD MONO H G LA YER PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUIT AR BASS ORGAN FLUTES ORGAN & ACCORDION BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & P AD SYNTH. XG USER STRINGS LEFT D ATA ENTRY FREEZE MEMORY 1 14 3 2 34 7 58 6 2 ENTER VOICE EFFECT VOICE MUSIC FINDER ONE TOCTH SETTI[...]

CVP-900 16 Setting Up the Clavinova ■ To open the key cover: Lift the cover slightly , then push and slide it open. ■ To close the key cover: Slide the cover to ward you and gently lo wer the cover o ver the keys. CA UTION Hold the cov er with both hands when opening or closing it. Do not release it until it is fully opened or closed. Be carefu[...]

17 CVP-900 ■ To close the lid: 1 Hold the lid sta y and carefully raise the lid. 2 Hold the lid in its r aised position and lower the lid sta y . 3 Carefully lower the lid. 4 Lower the music rest as described in “Music Rest” on page 16. CA UTION •M ake sure that the end of the sta y fits securely in the lid recess. If the stay is not prope[...]

CVP-900 18 Panel Controls and T erminals PO WER [ON / OFF] button (PO WER) ................................................ P . 17 METRONOME [ST AR T / STOP] b utton (METRONOME) ............................. P . 51 MASTER V OLUME [MASTER VOLUME] dial...................................................... P . 17 [F ADE IN / OUT] button...............[...]

19 CVP-900 V OICE V OICE buttons ..................................................................... P . 55 MUSIC FINDER [MUSIC FINDER] button ...................................................... P . 70 ONE T OUCH SETTING [1] - [4] buttons (ONE TOUCH SETTING) ............................ P . 68 PIANO Setting [PIANO] button .....................[...]

Quick Guide 20 Quick Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playing the Demos T he Cla vinova features an extensi ve variety of Demo songs, that showcase its ric h, authentic voices and its dynamic rh ythms and styles. What’ s more, there’ s a special selection of Demo functions. T hese take you through a hands-on journey of al[...]

Song Playback Quick Guide 21 Song Playback Here’ s w here all of the amazing voices, effects, rh ythms, styles and other sophisticated features of the Cla vinova come together — in songs! As you heard in the Demos, the Cla vinov a contains many built-in recordings. But there’ s more. Call up the Song Open (PRESET) displa y . And there’ s an[...]

Song Playback Quick Guide 22 2 Press the [A] button to call up the Song Open displa y . If the MAIN screen is not displa yed, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button follo wed by the [EXIT] button. 3 Press the [A] button to select the preset songs (Song Book) folder . A E D C B Press the [BA CK] / [NEXT] button to select the drive . PRESET FLOPPY DISK F r[...]

Song Playback Quick Guide 23 4 Press one of the [A] to [J] buttons to select a song file. 5 Press the SONG [ST ART/ST OP] button to start playbac k. 6 While the song is pla ying, tr y using the Mute function to turn certain instrument channels off or on — letting you cr aft dynamic arr angements on the fly! 1) Press the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button.[...]

Song Playback Quick Guide 24 7 F inally , take the producer’ s seat and try y our hand at mixing. T hese Balance controls let y ou adjust the levels of the individual parts — the song, the style, y our singing, and your pla ying. 1) Press the [BALANCE] button. 2) Press the [1 - 8 ▲▼ ] button corresponding to the part of whic h the volume yo[...]

Playing Voices Quick Guide 25 Playing V oices T he Cla vinova features a stunning v ariety of over 800 d ynamic, rich and realistic voices. T ry pla ying some of these voices no w and hear what they can do for your music. Here, y ou’ll learn how to select individual v oices, combine two voices in a la yer , and split two v oices between your left[...]

Playing Voices Quick Guide 26 3 Select a voice. 4 Pla y the voices. Naturally , you can pla y the voice yourself from the keyboard, but y ou can also ha ve the Clavino va demonstrate the v oice for you. Simply press the [8 ▲ ] button from the displa y above, and a Demo of the voice pla ys automatically . Playing T wo V oices Simultaneously 1 Pres[...]

Playing Voices Quick Guide 27 Playing Different V oices with the Left and Right Hands 1 Press the VOICE P ART ON/OFF [LEFT] button to turn the LEFT part on. 2 Press the [H] button to select the LEFT part. 3 Select a voice gr oup. Here, we’ll select the “STRINGS” group — so that you can pla y rich, or chestral c hords with your left hand. 4 [...]

Playing Styles Quick Guide 28 Playing Styles T he Cla vinova has a huge v ariety of musical “styles” that you can call upon to back up y our own performance. T hey give y ou anything from a simple, yet effecti ve piano backing or per cussion accompaniment to a full band or orc hestra. Playing a style 1 Press the [D] button to call up the style [...]

Playing Styles Quick Guide 29 3 T urn A CMP on. T he specified left-hand section of the keyboard becomes the “ Auto Accompaniment” section, and chords pla yed in this section are automatically detected and used as a basis for fully automatic accompaniment with the selected style. 4 T urn SYNC.ST ART on. 5 As soon as you pla y a chor d with you[...]

Playing Styles Quick Guide 30 Style Sections Each style in the auto accompaniment is made up of “sections. ” Since each section is a rh ythmic variation of the basic style, you can use them to add spice to y our performance and mix up the beats — while you’ re pla ying. Intros, Endings, Main patterns, and Breaks — they’ re all here, giv[...]

Playing Styles Quick Guide 31 8 Press the [A UTO FILL IN] button to add a fill-in, if necessary . Fill-in patterns pla y automatically between each c hange in the Main sections. 9 Press the [ENDING] button. T his switc hes to the ending section. When the ending is finished, the style automatically stops. ■ Accompaniment Structure AUT O FILLIN B[...]

Playing Styles Quick Guide 32 One T ouch Setting One T ouc h Setting is a powerful and convenient feature that automatically calls up the most appropriate panel settings (voice number , etc.) for the currently selected style, with the touc h of a single button. T his is a wonderful w ay to instantly reconfigure all the settings on the Cla vinova t[...]

Music Finder Quick Guide 33 Music Finder If you w ant to pla y in a certain song but don’t know w hich style and voice settings w ould be appropriate, the convenient Music F inder can help you out. Simply select the song name fr om the Music Finder and the CVP-900 automatically makes all appr opriate panel settings to let you pla y in that music [...]

Music Finder Quick Guide 34 Sear ching the Music Finder Records T he Music Finder is also equipped with a con venient search function that lets y ou enter a song title or keyword — and instantly call up all the records that match y our search criteria. 1 Pr ess the [MUSIC FINDER] button. 2 Press the [I] button to call up the MUSIC FINDER SEARCH 1[...]

Music Finder Quick Guide 35 7 Select a recor d (see step #2 on page 33) and play along with the style pla yback. Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN displa y . Y ou can also create your o wn Music Finder setups and sa ve them to floppy disk (pages 39 and 45). In this wa y, you can expand your Music F inder collection by exc hanging them [...]

Playing and Practicing with the Songs Quick Guide 36 Playing and Practicing with the Songs Playing Along with the Clavinova In this section, try using the Cla vinova’ s song playbac k features to cancel or mute the right-hand melody w hile you play the part yourself. It’ s like having a v ery talented and versatile playing partner accompan y yo[...]

Playing and Practicing with the Songs Quick Guide 37 Recording T he Cla vinova lets y ou record, too — quickly and easily . T ry out the Quick Recording feature no w and capture your keyboard performance. 1 - 3 Select a voice for r ecording. Use the same oper ations as in “Playing a V oice” on pages 25, 26. 4 Press the [REC] and [T OP] button[...]

Playing and Practicing with the Songs Quick Guide 38 Mastering Y our Favorite Songs T he Cla vinova has sever al very useful practice features that help learn and master recorded songs. Here, you’ll try out the F ollow Lights function, and use the special guide lamps to help you pla y the right notes. 1 - 6 Use the same oper ations as in “Playi[...]

39 CVP-900 Basic Operations — Organizing Y our Data T he CVP-900 utilizes a variety of data types — including v oices, accompaniment styles, songs and registration memory settings. Much of this data is alread y programmed and contained in the CVP-900; you can also create and edit y our own data with some of the functions on the instrument. All [...]

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data CVP-900 40 Example — Open/Save display for V oice Each Open/Sa ve displa y consists of PRESET , USER, and FLOPPY DISK drive pages. BACK NEXT PRESET driv e T he files that are pre- programmed and installed internally to the CVP-900 are kept here. Preset files can be loaded but cannot be re-written. Howev[...]

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 41 CVP-900 Select a file shown in the displa y . In this example, we’ll select a voice file. First, press the VOICE [PIANO & HARPSI] button to call up the display containing the files. T his displa y (“Open/Save” displa y) is typical of those used to call up and store files (voice files). T h[...]

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data CVP-900 42 Naming Files/Folders Y ou can assign names to files and folders. Any file/folder in the USER and FLOPPY DISK sections can be named or renamed. Execute the following steps w hen there is data in the User drive. If there are Preset files/folders y ou wish to rename, copy them beforehand (page 44[...]

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 43 CVP-900 Moving Files/Folders Y ou can mov e files and folders as desired, for organizing your data. Any file/folder in the USER and FLOPPY DISK sections can be moved, using the cut-and-paste oper ation described below . E ND 1 Press the [2 ▼ ] (CUT) button (page 39). T he CUT displa y appears. 2 Sele[...]

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data CVP-900 44 Copying Files/Folders Y ou can also copy files and folders as desired, for organizing y our data. Any file/folder in the PRESET , USER and FLOPPY DISK sections can be copied, using the copy-and-paste oper ation described below . Deleting Files/Folders Y ou can also delete files and folders as [...]

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 45 CVP-900 Saving Files T his operation lets y ou save the data (suc h as song and voice) you created in current memory (page 40) to files. T he files can be sav ed only to the USER and FLOPPY DISK driv es. If the Open/Sa ve display for the type of data y ou wish to sav e is not shown, first return to th[...]

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data CVP-900 46 Entering Characters T he instructions that follow show y ou how to enter char acters in naming your files and folders. T he method is much the same as inputting names and numbers to your cell phone. 1 Mov e the cursor to the desired position b y using the [D A T A ENTRY] dial. 2 Press the appr o[...]

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 47 CVP-900 Changing the Icon Y ou can also change the icon that appears at the left of the file name. Call up the ICON SELECT displa y by pressing the [1 ▼ ] (ICON) button from the char acter input display (page 46). Select the desired icon b y using the [A] - [J] buttons, or b y using the [3 ▲▼ ] - [...]

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data CVP-900 48 W ith the con venient Direct Access function, you can instantly call up the desired displa y — with just a single additional button press. Press the [DIRECT A CCESS] button and a message appears in the display prompting y ou to press the appropriate button. T hen, simply press the button corres[...]

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 49 CVP-900 Direct Access Chart Operation: [DIRECT ACCESS] b utton + button listed below Corresponding LCD displa y and function See pages STYLE [ACMP] FUNCTION CHORD FINGERING FINGERING TYPE selection 139 [BREAK] MIXING CONSOLE (STYLE PA R T ) VO LUME/VOICE VO ICE settings 121 [INTRO] PA NPO T settings MAIN[...]

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data CVP-900 50 T he Help messages giv e you explanations and descriptions of all the main functions and features of the CVP-900. Help Messages POWER METRONOME MASTER VOLUME STYLE ACMP AUTO FILL IN OTS LINK BREAK INTRO MAIN START STOP ON MIN MAX OFF ENDING rit. TA P TEMPO REW REPEAT TOP FF REC MIC. SIGNAL OVER F[...]

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 51 CVP-900 T he metr onome pro vides a click sound, giving y ou an accurate tempo guide when y ou practice, or letting you hear and chec k how a specific tempo sounds. T he metronome starts b y pressing the METRONOME [ST ART/ST OP] button. Adjust the tempo b y using the TEMPO[ ] [ ] buttons (see below). To[...]

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data CVP-900 52 T ap T empo T his useful feature lets you tap out the tempo for a song or an accompaniment style. Simply tap the [T AP TEMPO] button at the desired speed, and the tempo of the song or the accompaniment style changes to matc h your tapping. ■ T empo Indications — MAIN Display T here are three [...]

53 CVP-900 Reference Playing the Demos T he CVP-900 is an extraordinarily versatile and sophisticated instrument, featuring a wide v ariety of dynamic v oices and rh ythms, plus a wealth of adv anced functions. Three different types of Demo songs ha ve been specially prepared showcasing the stunning sound and features of the CVP-900. POWER METRONOM[...]

Playing the Demos CVP-900 54 A E D C B F J I 12345678 H G EXIT 4 Relevant explanations are sho wn in the display . E ND Return to the MAIN screen. F J I BACK NEXT VOICE P ART ON OFF H G LAYER LEFT D ATA ENTRY ENTER 12345678 This example shows the V oices in the FUNCTION demo. 3 F or the Function demos, an introduction screen appears in the displa y[...]

55 CVP-900 V oices T he CVP-900 giv es you an enormous selection of authentic voices, including v arious keyboard instruments, strings and brass — and man y , many more. POWER METRONOME MASTER VOLUME STYLE ACMP AUTO FILL IN OTS LINK BREAK INTRO MAIN START STOP ON MIN MAX OFF ENDING rit. TA P TEMPO REW REPEAT TOP FF REC MIC. SIGNAL OVER FADE IN OU[...]

Voices CVP-900 56 One-touch Piano Play T his convenient, easy-to-use feature completely and automatically reconfigures the entire CVP-900 for optimum piano performance. No matter what settings y ou’ ve made from the panel, you can instantly call up the piano settings b y a single button press. PIANO button T his reconfigures all of the panel se[...]

Voices 57 CVP-900 T he CVP-900 lets you set three v oices for simultaneous play: MAIN, LA YER, and LEFT . By effectively combining these three, you can create ric hly textured, multi-instrument setups for your performance. Pla ying a lay er of two voices Pla ying two voices separ ately — on the left and right sections of the keyboar d Pla ying th[...]

Voices CVP-900 58 Left — Setting Separate V oices for the Left and Right Sections of the Keyboard T his section of the panel lets you add a v ariety of effects to the voices you pla y on the keyboard. ■ REVERB Reverb is an effect that recreates the acoustic ambiance of a performance space — an ything from a small jazz club to a concert hall. [...]

Voices 59 CVP-900 ■ HARMONY/ECHO T his control adds Harmony or Ec ho effects to the voices pla yed on the right hand section of the keyboard (page 143). ■ MONO T his control determines whether the v oice is play ed monophonically (only one note at a time) or polyphonically for each part (MAIN/LA YER/LEFT). T his is set to MONO when the lamp is [...]

CVP-900 60 Styles T he CVP-900 features styles (accompaniment patterns) in a variety of different musical genres including pops, jazz, Latin and dance. T o use it, all y ou have to do is pla y the chords with y our left hand as you perform and the selected Accompaniment Style (style) matching y our music will automatically play along, instantly fol[...]

Styles 61 CVP-900 STYLE A CMP SYNC.ST OP SYNC.ST ART ST ART / STO P STYLE A CMP AUTO FILLIN O TS LINK BREAK INTRO MAIN ENDING / rit. SYNC.ST OP SYNC.ST ART ST ART / ST OP ABC D STYLE A CMP AUTO FILLIN O TS LINK BREAK INTRO MAIN ENDING / rit. ABC D SYNC.ST OP SYNC.ST ART ST ART / STO P Auto Accompaniment section Split point E ND When the [A CMP] but[...]

Styles CVP-900 62 Playing a Style’ s Rhythm Channels only . Adjusting the V olume Balance/Channel Muting STYLE A CMP AUTO FILLIN O TS LINK BREAK INTRO MAIN ENDING / rit. SYNC.ST OP SYNC.ST ART ST ART / ST OP ABC D Rhythm starts. 1 Select a style (page 60). The Rhythm channels are par t of the styles. Each style has different rh ythm pat- terns. S[...]

Styles 63 CVP-900 T he style pla yback can be controlled by the c hords you pla y in the keys to the left of the split point. T here are 7 types of fingerings as described below . Go to the CHORD FINGERING page (page 139), and select the Chord Fingerings. T he page shows how to pla y chords with y our left hand. SINGLE FINGER Single Finger accompa[...]

Styles CVP-900 64 * Only this voicing (in version) is recognized. Other chords not mar ked with an asterisk can be pla yed in any in version. Chord Name [Abbre viation] Normal V oicing Display f or root “C” Major [M] 1 - 3 - 5 C Ninth [9] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 C9 Sixth [6] 1 - (3) - 5 - 6 C6 Sixth ninth [6 9 ] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 6 or 3 - 6 - 2* C6 9 Maj[...]

Styles 65 CVP-900 T he CVP-900 features various types of Auto Accompaniment Sections that allow you to vary the arr angement of the Style. They are: Intro, Main, Break and Ending. By s witching among them as you pla y , y ou can easily produce the dynamic elements of a professional- sounding arrangement in y our performance. Arranging the Style Pat[...]

Styles CVP-900 66 Stopping the Style Playback While Releasing Keys ( SYNC. STOP) When the Synchro Stop function is engaged, accompaniment pla yback will stop completely when all keys in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard are released. Accompaniment pla yback will start again as soon as the key in the Auto Accompaniment section is pla ye[...]

Styles 67 CVP-900 Selecting Intro and Ending T ypes (INTRO/ENDING) Playing Fill-in patterns automatically when changing accompaniment sections — Auto Fill In A E D C B E D Select a Intro Select a Ending 3 Pla y the style using the Intro or Ending section (page 30, 31). 1 2 To call up the [MAIN] dis- play , first press the [DIRECT A CCESS] b utto[...]

Styles CVP-900 68 T he conv enient One T ouch Setting function makes it easy for y ou to select voices and effects that are appropriate to the style y ou’ re pla ying. Each preset style has four pre-progr ammed panel setups that you can select b y pressing a single button. Appropriate Panel Setting for the Selected Style (ONE TOUCH SETTING) POWER[...]

Styles 69 CVP-900 Automatically Changing One T ouch Settings with the Sections — OTS Link T he convenient O TS (One T ouch Setting) Link function lets you automatically ha ve One T ouch Settings change w hen you select a different Main section (A - D). Registering the Panel Controls in One T ouch Setting (ONE TOUCH SETTING) T his section covers h[...]

Styles CVP-900 70 T he Music Finder feature lets y ou instantly call up the appropriate settings for the instrument — including voice, style, and One T ouch Settings — simply by selecting the desired song title. If you w ant to play a certain song but don’ t know w hich style and voice settings would be appropriate, the conv enient Music Find[...]

Styles 71 CVP-900 Sear ching the Ideal Setups — Music Finder Sear ch Y ou can searc h the record by music title or keywords. T he results appears in the displa y . ■ [A] MUSIC Searc hes by music or song title. Press this button to call up the displa y for inputting the song title. When you enter the song title (page 46), the sear ch function ca[...]

Styles CVP-900 72 Editing Records — Music Finder Record Edit F rom this display , you can call up existing records and edit them to suit your preferences. Y ou can even use this to create your own Music F inder records. ■ [A] MUSIC Selects the music or song title for editing. Press the button to call up the displa y for inputting the music or s[...]

Styles 73 CVP-900 ■ [1 ▼▲ ] TEMPO Determines the tempo for the selected style. When changing the style with the [C] button, the tempo is automatically changed to that of the c hanged style. ■ [3 ▼▲ ]~[5 ▼▲ ] GENRE Indicates and changes the genre to w hich the selected record is assigned. T he av ailable range includes all preset gen[...]

CVP-900 74 Song Playback Here you’ll learn ho w to play bac k songs. Songs include the internal songs of the instrument, performances you’ ve recorded yourself using the recording functions (page 94), and commer cially av ailable song data. Y ou can use this highly versatile feature in a v ariety of wa ys — playing along on the keyboard with [...]

Song Playback 75 CVP-900 Playing the Internal Songs Song Playback A E D C B F J I BACK H G A E D C B F J I BACK H G REC TO PS TA RT / STOP REW FF REPEA T GUIDE NEW SONG SYNC.ST ART E ND 2 -2 Open a folder and select a song to be played bac k. 2 -1 Select the PRESET tab with the [BA CK] button. Y ou can enable the Synchro Star t for the song b y sim[...]

Song Playback CVP-900 76 Simultaneously Pla ying a Song and an Accompaniment Style When pla ying back a song and an accompaniment style at the same time, channels 9 - 16 of the song data are replaced with accompaniment style channels — allo wing you to use the auto accompaniment styles and features in place of the accompaniment parts of the song.[...]

Song Playback 77 CVP-900 Playing Back Songs on Disk Insert the disk into the driv e. T he method for pla ying back is the same as in the “Playing the Internal Songs” instructions (page 75), except that you should select FLOPPY DISK page in the SONG displa y . Other Playback-related Operations ■ Repeat / Rewind / Fast forward ■ Adjusting the[...]

Song Playback CVP-900 78 T his feature lets you mute certain parts of the song (T rac k1, T rac k2, Extra T racks), and pla y back only those parts y ou w ant to hear . F or example, if you w ant to practice the melod y of a song, you can mute just the right-hand part and pla y that part yourself. T his feature allows y ou to specify a certain rang[...]

Song Playback 79 CVP-900 T hese fun features make it easy to learn new music. T he key guide lamps indicate the notes you should pla y , w hen you should pla y them, and how long you should hold them down. Also, when y ou sing and play along with a song using a connected microphone, the Cla vinova automatically adjusts the timing of the song to mat[...]

Song Playback CVP-900 80 Practicing Music with the Guide Functions A E D C B 12345678 Selects the specific practice function. Tu r ns the key guide lamps on/off . Determines the timing by which the ke y guide lamps light. JUST ..... The guide lamp lights in time with the music, at the same time you should pla y the appropriate notes. NEXT ..... Th[...]

Song Playback 81 CVP-900 With this feature, y ou can hav e the notation automatically shown on the display as the song pla ys. T his can be used with your o wn recordings as well as the internal Demo songs. Displaying Music Notation — Score A E D C B 12345678 1 Select the desired song (page 75, 77). Enables/disab les display of the left-hand ke y[...]

Song Playback CVP-900 82 Detailed Settings for Notation ■ [1 ▲▼ ] LEFT CH/[2 ▲▼ ] RIGHT CH T his determines the Left channel (c hannel for the left-hand part) and Right channel (channel for the right-hand part). T his setting returns to AU TO when a different song is selected. AU T O ......................... T he channels for the right- [...]

Song Playback 83 CVP-900 ■ [6 ▲▼ ] NOTE NAME Select the Note Name type when “ NO TE ” (page 81) is set to ON. ABC ................. Note names are indicated as letters (C, D , E, F , G, A, B). Fix ed Do .......... Note names are indicated in solfeggio and differ depending on the selected language (page 50). English .............. Do Re Mi[...]

Song Playback CVP-900 84 T his function lets you displa y the lyrics while the song is pla ying back — making it easy to sing along with y our performance or song pla yback. Displaying the Lyrics A E D C B 1 Select the desired song (page 75, 77). 3 The lyrics can also be shown on a connected TV (page 144, 153). 5 T he color of the lyrics changes [...]

85 CVP-900 Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memor y Registration Memory is a powerful feature that lets y ou set up the Clavino va just as y ou want — selecting specific voices, styles, effect settings etc. — and sa ve y our custom panel setup for future recall. T hen, when y ou need those settings, simply press the ap[...]

Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memory CVP-900 86 Saving Y our Registration Memor y Setups T he settings registered to the REGISTRA TION MEMORY [1]-[8] buttons are saved as a single file. REGISTRA TION EDIT displa y T he contents of the current Registration Memory bank (REGIST .) are listed in the REGISTRA TION EDIT scree[...]

Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memory 87 CVP-900 Y ou can recall all of the panel settings you’ ve made — or only those y ou specifically want or need. F or example, if you de-select “STYLE” in the REGISTRA TION MEMORY displa y , you can keep the currently selected style even w hen you change the Registr ation Me[...]

CVP-900 88 Editing V oices — Sound Creator T he CVP-900 has a Sound Creator feature that allows y ou to create your own voices b y editing some parameters of the existing v oices. Once you’ ve created a v oice, you can sa ve it as a USER voice for future recall. • The V oice can be edited in realtime while playing back a song/style . •K eep[...]

Editing the voice — Sound Creator 89 CVP-900 SOUND CREA TOR Parameters (Natural/Regular V oices) T he parameters for Organ Flutes, see page 93. T he following parameters are linked to the ones in eac h display . PIANO Determines the parameters unique to piano sounds, such as tuning curve or sustain sampling. This page is av ailable only when the [...]

Editing the voice — Sound Creator CVP-900 90 PIANO (Natural Piano V oice has been selected) T he explanations here apply to step #3 on page 88. COMMON T he explanations here apply to step #3 on page 88. SOUND (Regular V oice only) T he explanations here apply to step #3 on page 88. 12345678 These controls are used to adjust the brilliance of the [...]

Editing the voice — Sound Creator 91 CVP-900 ■ FIL TER FIL TER settings determine the ov erall timbre of the sound by boosting or cutting a certain frequency r ange. ■ EG T he EG (Envelope Gener ator) settings determine how the level of the sound changes in time. This lets y ou reproduce many sound c haracteristics of natural acoustic instrum[...]

Editing the voice — Sound Creator CVP-900 92 EFFECT/EQ T he explanations here apply to step #3 on page 88. HARMONY T he explanations here apply to step #3 on page 88. T he parameters are the same as for HARMONY/ECHO displa y of FUNCTION. F or details, see page 144. Determines the effect type (Re verb/ Chorus/DSP). When a regular voice is selected[...]

Editing the voice — Sound Creator 93 CVP-900 Organ Flutes In addition to the many organ v oices in the ORGAN voice category , the CVP-900 has an ORGAN FLUTES v oice. T he explanations here apply to step #3 on page 88. ■ Parameters Organ T ype This parameter specifies the type of organ tone generation to be sim ulated: Sine or Vintage. Rotary S[...]

CVP-900 94 Recording Y our Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator W ith these po werful yet easy-to-use song creating features, you can record y our own keyboard performances and store them for future recall. Several different recording methods are a v ailable: Quick Recording (page 95), whic h lets you record easily and quickly; Multi Re[...]

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs— Song Creator 95 CVP-900 T his is the easiest recording method — perfect for quickly recording and pla ying back a piano song y ou’ re practicing, so you can c heck your progress. ■ Play back your new song To pla y back the performance you just recorded, return the song to the beginning b y usi[...]

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs— Song Creator CVP-900 96 T his lets you record a song with sev eral different instrument sounds on up to sixteen channels, and create the sound of a full band or orc hestra. T he structure of the channels and parts are sho wn in the chart below . About the accompaniment style parts Rhythm ..... This [...]

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs— Song Creator 97 CVP-900 D C 3 Select the part you w ant to assign to the channel to be recor ded. T his determines whic h of the keyboard-play ed parts (Main/Lay er/Left) and the accompaniment style parts (RHYTHM 1/2, B ASS, etc.) are recorded to the recording channels selected in step #2. F or a li[...]

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs— Song Creator CVP-900 98 T his method lets you create a song b y entering notes one by one, without ha ving to perform them in real time. T his is also convenient for recording the c hords and the melody separ ately . Operation Recording Individual Notes — Step Record DIGIT AL STUDIO SOUND CREA TOR[...]

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs— Song Creator 99 CVP-900 ■ Measure/Beat/Clock ■ V elocity T he table below shows the a vailable settings and the corresponding v elocity values. ■ Gate Time T he following settings are a vailable: Normal ....................... 80% T enuto ........................ 99% Staccato .................[...]

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs— Song Creator CVP-900 100 Recording Melodies — Step Record (Note) In this section, we’ll show y ou how to use Step Recording by guiding you through this actual music example, shown at right. T he operations here apply to step 6 on page 99. ■ Play back the newly created melody Use the [C] ( ) bu[...]

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs— Song Creator 101 CVP-900 Recording Chord Changes for the Auto Accompaniment — Step Record (Chord) T he Chord Step recording feature makes it possible to record auto accompaniment chord c hanges one at a time with precise timing. Since the changes don’ t ha ve to be pla yed in real time, you can [...]

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs— Song Creator CVP-900 102 ■ Play back the newly created chord progression Use the [C] ( ) button to mo ve the cursor to the beginning of the song, and press the SONG [ST ART/ST OP] button to hear the newly entered notes. T o actually enter the recorded data, press the [EXIT] button. T he entered da[...]

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs— Song Creator 103 CVP-900 F rom this display y ou can set up how recording is started and stopped for either Quick Recording or Multi Recording. To call up these settings, select the REC MODE displa y by using the [B ACK][NEXT] button, after performing oper ation steps 1–3 on page 98. About Punch I[...]

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs— Song Creator CVP-900 104 Whether you’ ve recorded a song using Quick Recording, Multi Recording, or Step Recording, y ou can use the editing features to change the song data. Editing Channel-related Parameters — Channel Calling up the operations here apply to step 4 on page 98. T o call up the d[...]

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs— Song Creator 105 CVP-900 Delete T his lets you delete recorded data in the specified c hannel. Mix T his function lets you mix the data of tw o channels and place the results in a different channel. It also lets y ou copy the data from one channel to another . A E D C B F J I 12345678 H G Use these[...]

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs— Song Creator CVP-900 106 Channel T ranspose T his allows y ou to transpose the recorded data of individual channels up or do wn by a maximum of two octa ves in semitone increments. Set Up Y ou can change the initial settings of the song — suc h as voice, level, and tempo — to the current setting[...]

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs— Song Creator 107 CVP-900 Editing Note Events — 1 - 16 F rom this display , you can edit individual note ev ents (see below). Calling up operations here apply to step 4 on page 98. Use the [BA CK] / [NEXT] buttons to call up the display below . Note Events Parameter Description Note Determines the [...]

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs— Song Creator CVP-900 108 Editing Chord Events — CHD F rom this display , you can edit the chord ev ents you’ ve recorded to the song. Calling up operations here apply to step 4 on page 98. Use the [B ACK] / [NEXT] buttons to call up the display below . With the exception of the [F] (EXP AND) but[...]

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs— Song Creator 109 CVP-900 Inputting and Editing L yrics T his convenient function lets y ou enter the song name and the lyrics for the song. It also lets you change or correct already existing lyrics. F or more information on lyric events, see the chart belo w . Calling up operations here apply to st[...]

CVP-900 110 Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator T his powerful feature lets y ou create your own original styles, whic h can then be used for auto accompaniment — just as with the preset styles. About Creating Accompaniment Styles T he chart at right sho ws the basic parts (or “c hannels”) that make up eac h section of an accompan[...]

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator 111 CVP-900 Style File Format T he Style File F ormat (SFF) combines all of Y amaha’ s auto accompaniment know-how into a single unified format. By using the edit functions, you can take full ad vantage of the SFF format and freely create your o wn styles. T he chart at right indicates the process [...]

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator CVP-900 112 Y ou can use the Realtime Recording features to create your o wn accompaniment style — either from scratch or based on the preset accompaniment data. T he operations here apply to step 4 on page 111. Realtime Recording — Basic A E D C B F J I H G REC ..... Channel is enabled f or recor[...]

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator 113 CVP-900 With this method, y ou can create a style pattern by entering notes and other data individually , without having to perform them in real time. T he operations here apply to step 4 on page 111. T he actual recording process is the same as in Step Recording of songs ( page 98), with the exce[...]

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator CVP-900 114 T his convenient function lets y ou combine accompaniment elements — such as rh ythm, bass, and chord patterns — from existing styles, and use them to create your o wn original accompaniment styles. T he operations here apply to step 4 on page 111. Assembling an Accompaniment Style —[...]

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator 115 CVP-900 Change the Rhythmic Feel — Groove and Dynamics T hese versatile features gi ve you a wide v ariety of tools for changing the rh ythmic feel of your created accompaniment style. T he operations here apply to step 4 on page 111. ■ Groove Groo ve par ameters Original Beat Specifies the b[...]

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator CVP-900 116 ■ Dynamics Dynamics par ameters Accent T ype Selects the type of accent. Strength Determines how strongly the selected Accent T ype (above) will be applied. The higher the value , the stronger the effect. Expand/Compress Expands or compresses the range of v elocity values, around a centr[...]

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator 117 CVP-900 Editing the Channel Data In this displa y , there are five different channel-related edit functions, including Quantize, for editing the recorded accompaniment style data. T he operations here apply to step 4 on page 111. ■ Quantize Refer to page 104. ■ V elocity Change Boosts or cuts[...]

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator CVP-900 118 Making Style File Format Settings —Parameter T his display pro vides a variety of style controls— such as determining ho w the pitch and sound of the recorded style change w hen playing the c hords in the left-hand range of the keyboard. F or details about the relationship between the [...]

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator 119 CVP-900 • NTT (Note T r ansposition T able) T his sets the note transposition table for the source pattern. Six tr ansposition types are av ailable. Bypass No transposition. Melody Suitable for melody line tr ansposition. Use this for melody c hannels such as Phr ase 1 and Phrase 2 . Chord Suita[...]

CVP-900 120 Adjust the V olume Balance and Changing V oices — Mixing Console Set up just like a real mixing console, this displa y gives y ou comprehensive control ov er the sound. Y ou can call up additional basic mixing controls by using the [BALANCE] button and the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button (page 62). ■ About the parameters •V OL/VOICE (V ol[...]

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console 121 CVP-900 T he operations for this page apply to step 2 of the procedure on page 120. Setting the Level Balance and V oice — V olume/V oice F J I 12345678 H G SOUND CREAT OR DIGITAL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE BALANCE CHANNEL ON OFF PAR T PAR T A E D C B F J I 12345678 DIGIT AL STUDI[...]

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console CVP-900 122 T he operations for this page apply to step 2 of the procedure on page 120. T he operations for this page apply to step 2 of the procedure on page 120. PORT AMENTO TIME ............ When the part is set to Mono (page 59, 90), this determines the P ortamento time. T he high[...]

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console 123 CVP-900 T he operations for this page apply to step 2 of the procedure on page 120. Adjusting the Effects There are three effect sec- tions: Rev erb, Chorus, and DSP (which contains a vari- ety of effect types). These are av ailable independently for the Natur al voices and Regula[...]

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console CVP-900 124 Effect Block Block Par t s Characteristics Number of User Effect REVERB 1 (for Regular V oices) All par ts Reproduces the w ar m ambience of playing in a concer t hall or jazz club . 3 REVERB 2 (for Natur al V oices) All parts except microphone (MIC) — CHORUS 1 (f or Reg[...]

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console 125 CVP-900 Usually an equalizer is used to correct the sound output from amps or speakers to match the special c haracter of the room. T he sound is divided into sever al frequency bands, allowing y ou to correct the sound by raising or lo wering the level for eac h band. T he equali[...]

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console CVP-900 126 Effect Structure T he CVP-900 features the following digital effect systems, w hich can be applied independently for the Natural voices (page 89) and the Regular voices (page 89). T he effect type, depth, and v arious parameters can be set with the panel controls. About th[...]

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console 127 CVP-900 For Natural V oices OUT Rev Send MAIN VOICE Dry Cho Send DSP Send Rev Send LAYER VOICE Dry Cho Send DSP Send Rev Send LEFT VOICE Dry Cho Send DSP Send Rev Send MIC Dry Cho Send DSP Send Rev Send Dry Cho Send DSP Send CHORUS 2 BRILLIANCE REVERB 2 DRY LINE DSP2 STYLE/SONG (e[...]

CVP-900 128 Using a Microphone — MIC. T his extraordinarily powerful feature uses ad vanced v oice-processing technology to automatically produce vocal harmony based on a single lead v ocal. F our distinct harmony modes as well as an extensiv e selection of preset harmony types are provided. In addition to straightforw ard harmony , the CVP-900 a[...]

Using a Microphone — MIC. 129 CVP-900 V ocal Harmony P ar ameter List Chordal T ype/V ocoder T ype Deter mines how the harmony notes are applied. Harmony Gender T ype Can be set to “Off ” or “Auto”. When “Auto”, the gender of the harmony sound is changed automatically . Lead Gender T ype Deter mines whether and how the gender of the l[...]

Using a Microphone — MIC. CVP-900 130 Operation Adjusting the V ocal Harmony Settings and Microphone Effects — OVERALL SETTING T he explanations here apply to step 2 above. ■ 3BAND EQ (3-BAND EQUALIZER) Usually an equalizer is used to correct the sound output from amps or speakers to match the special c haracter of the room. T he sound is div[...]

Using a Microphone — MIC. 131 CVP-900 ■ COMPRESSOR T his effect holds down the output w hen the input signal from the microphone exceeds a specified level. T his is useful when recording a signal with widely v arying dynamics. It effecti vely “compresses” the signal, making soft parts louder and loud parts softer . SW .............. “SW?[...]

Using a Microphone — MIC. CVP-900 132 Setting the Microphone V olume and Related Effects — T ALK SETTING Determines the settings when the [T ALK] button is on. T he explanations here apply to step 2 on page 130. VOLUME/P AN/REVERB DEPTH/CHORUS DEPTH/TOT AL VOLUME A TTENUA TOR DSP/TYPE/DEPTH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A B C D E F G H I J This sets the ster[...]

133 CVP-900 Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function T he Function mode giv es you access to various ad vanced functions related to the instrument as a w hole. These sophisticated functions let you customize the Cla vinov a to your own musical needs and preferences. Adjusting the Pitch and T uning — Master T une and Scale T une ■[...]

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function CVP-900 134 Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard — Controller ■ Pedal (page 139) T hese settings determine how the connected pedals (including foot controllers and footswitc hes) are used. T hey can be assigned to a variety of functions, letting you control oper ations with your fee[...]

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 135 CVP-900 T he explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 133. T uning the Overall Pitch — Master T une Selecting a Scale — Scale T une Fine T uning the Pitch/Selecting a Scale — Master T une/Scale T une Hz (Hertz) This unit of measurement refers to the frequency of a [...]

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function CVP-900 136 Scale ■ Equal T emperament T he pitch r ange of each octav e is divided equally into twelve parts, with eac h half-step evenly spaced in pitch. T his is the most commonly used tuning in music toda y . ■ Pure Major/Pure Minor T hese tunings preserve the pure mathematical interv [...]

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 137 CVP-900 T he explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 133. Setting Song-related Parameters — Song Settings Quick Start On some commercially av ail- able song data, certain set- tings related to the song (such as voice selection, v ol- ume, etc.) are recorded to the fi[...]

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function CVP-900 138 T he explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 133. Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters — Style Setting and Split Point Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters — Style Setting, Split Point, and Chord Fingering F J I 12345678 H G These select th[...]

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 139 CVP-900 Setting the Fingering Method — Chord Fingering T his determines how the notes y ou play on the keyboard indicate or pla y the chords of the accompaniment. T o learn how to pla y certain chords, use the conv enient Chord T utor function (see note below). T he explanations here app[...]

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function CVP-900 140 Pedal-controllable Functions * For best results , use the optional Y amaha FC7 F oot Controller. The parameters below correspond to b uttons [2 ▲▼ ] - [8 ▲▼ ] , and their av ailability depends on the selected control T ype. For example , if SUST AIN is selected as the T ype[...]

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 141 CVP-900 Changing the T ouch Sensitivity and T ranspose — Keyboard/Panel Keyboard T ouch T he T ouc h feature lets you control the volume of the v oices by your pla ying strength. T hese settings allow you to customize the keyboard’ s touc h response (sensitivity) to your personal pla y[...]

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function CVP-900 142 T he explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 133. Specifying the Order for Calling Up Registration Memory Presets — Registration Sequence Y ou can sa ve your custom panel settings to the Registr ation Memory presets, and call them up by pressing the appropriat[...]

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 143 CVP-900 Changing the Automatically Selected V oice Settings — V oice Set When changing v oices (selecting a voice file), the settings best matching the v oice — the same as those set in the Sound Creator — are alwa ys and automatically called up. F rom this page, you can set the on/[...]

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function CVP-900 144 About the Harmony T ypes When a normal Harmony type (“Standard Duet” through “Strum”) is selected When “Multi Assign” is selected Multi Assign automatically assigns notes play ed simultaneously on the right-hand section of the keyboard to separate parts (v oices). F or [...]

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 145 CVP-900 In this section, you can make MIDI-related settings for the instrument. T hese settings can be stored all together from the USER displa y , for future recall. F or general information and details about MIDI, see “What is MIDI?” (page 156). T he explanations here apply to step #[...]

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function CVP-900 146 Clock, T ransmit Clock, Receive T ranspose, Start/Stop ■ Clock Determines whether the CVP-900 is controlled b y its own internal clock or a MIDI cloc k signal received from an external device. “INTERNAL ” is the normal Clock setting w hen the CVP-900 is being used alone. If y[...]

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 147 CVP-900 Receiving MIDI Data — Receive MIDI Receiv e P arts Setting Root Note Channels — Root T he note ON/OFF messages receiv ed at the channel(s) set to “ON” are recognized as the root notes in the accompaniment section. T he root notes will be detected regardless of the accompani[...]

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function CVP-900 148 T he explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 133. Making Settings for Fade In/Out, Metronome, Parameter Lock, and T ap — CONFIG 1 Fade In Time, Fade Out T ime, Fade Out Hold Time T hese determine how long it takes for the accompaniment style and song to fade i[...]

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 149 CVP-900 Parameter Lock T his function is used to “lock” the specified par ameters so that they can only be changed directly via the panel controls — in other words, instead of via Registration Memory , One T ouch Setting, Music F inder , or song and sequence data. T ap Count T his l[...]

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function CVP-900 150 Copying and Formatting Disks — Disk • Copying cannot be done between a 2DD disk and 2HD disk. When copying, make sure both disk are the same type. • Depending on the amount of data contained in the original source disk, you may ha ve to s wap the two disks sev eral times unti[...]

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 151 CVP-900 Entering Y our Name and Language Preference — Owner Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings of the CVP-900 — System Reset T his operation lets y ou restore the CVP-900 to its original factory settings. T hese settings include System Setup, MIDI Setup, User Effect, Music Finde[...]

CVP-900 152 Using Y our Clavinova with Other Devices 1 Using the Headphones (PHONES jacks). To use headphones, connect them to one of the PHONES jacks (standard 1/4" phone jac ks) located on the under - side of the keyboard. Y ou can also determine whether or not the internal stereo speaker system is shut off when a pair of headphones is plugg[...]

Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices 153 CVP-900 345 Connecting Audio & V ideo Devices Y ou can connect the Cla vinova to a wide r ange of audio equipment by using the A UX IN and A UX OUT jacks, whic h are located at the bottom left of the instrument. Connect as shown in the illustrations belo w using standard audio cables. 3 Playing the so[...]

Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices CVP-900 154 6 Using the Pedal (footswitch) or Foot Controller (AUX PEDAL jack) By connecting an optional F oot Controller (such as the FC7) to the A UX PED AL jack, you can control an y one of a variety of important functions with y our foot — such as dynamically adjusting the v olume as you pla y (page 139[...]

Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices 155 CVP-900 Using the TO HOST terminal Connect the serial port of the personal computer (RS- 232C terminal or RS-422 terminal) to the T O HOST terminal of the CVP-900. F or the connection cable, use the appropriate cable below (sold separately) that matches the personal computer type. ■ IBM-PC/A T (Windows)[...]

Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices CVP-900 156 Using the USB terminal on your computer with a USB/MIDI interface (UX256/UX96/ UX16, etc.) Connect the UX256/UX96/UX16 and the computer with a USB cable. Install the included UX256/UX96/UX16 driv er to the computer , and connect the UX256/UX96/UX16 to the CVP-900 with a MIDI cable. Set the HOST SE[...]

Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices 157 CVP-900 T he “controller” and “tone generator” in the illustration above are equi valent to the piano in our acoustic example. Here, the pla yer’ s performance on the keyboard is captured as MIDI song data (see illustration below). In order to record the audio performance on an acoustic piano, s[...]

Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices CVP-900 158 MIDI channels MIDI performance data is assigned to one of sixteen MIDI channels. Using these c hannels, 1 - 16, the performance data for sixteen different instrument parts can be simultaneously sent over one MIDI cable. T hink of the MIDI channels as TV channels. Eac h TV station transmits its bro[...]

Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices 159 CVP-900 Data Compatibility T his section covers basic information on data compatibility: whether or not other MIDI devices can pla yback the data recorded by CVP-900, and w hether or not the CVP-900 can pla yback commercially a vailable song data or song data created for other instruments or on a computer[...]

Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices CVP-900 160 V oice Allocation Format With MIDI, v oices are assigned to specific numbers, called “program numbers. ” The numbering standard (order of voice allocation) is referred to as the “v oice allocation format. ” V oices ma y not play bac k as expected unless the voice allocation format of the [...]

161 CVP-900 Keyboard Stand Assembly CA UTION ■ Be careful not to confuse parts, and be sur e to install all parts in the correct orientation. Please assemble in accordance with the sequence given below . ■ Assembly should be carried out by at least two persons. ■ Be sure to use the correct screw size, as indicated below . Use of incorrect scr[...]

Keyboard Stand Assembly CVP-900 162 3 Insert the pedal cord plug into the pedal connector . Insert the plug so the arrow side faces front (tow ard the keyboard). If the plug will not go in easily , do not force it. Double-chec k the orientation of the plug, then try again. 4 Attach the cord holder on the unit as sho wn in the illustration below , t[...]

163 CVP-900 T roubleshooting Prob lem P ossible Cause and Solution • The Clavinov a does not tur n on; there is no power . Make sure that the Clavinov a has been plugged in proper ly . Securely inser t the f emale plug into the AC socket on the Clavino va, and the male plug into a proper AC outlet ( page 17). •A click or pop is heard when the p[...]

Troubleshooting CVP-900 164 •A uto accompaniment chords are recognized regardless of the split point or where chords are play ed on the keyboard. This is nor mal if the fingering mode is set to “Full Ke yboard” or “AI Full Ke yboard. ” If either of these is selected, chords are recognized over the entire range of the ke yboard, irrespect[...]

Troubleshooting 165 CVP-900 • The sound is distor ted or noisy . • The volume ma y be tur ned up too high. Make sure all relev ant volume settings are appropriate. • This may be caused by the eff ects. T ry canceling all unnecessar y effects, especially distor tion-type effects (page 123). • Some filter resonance settings in the Custom V o[...]

CVP-900 166 Specifications : av ailable Sound Source A WM Dynamic Stereo Sampling Display 640 ✕ 480 dots bac klit graphic LCD Ke yboard 88 ke ys (A-1 - C7) V oice P olyphony (max) 256 V oice Selection 390 voices + 480 XG v oices + 26 Drum Kits Regular V oice 343 Sweet V oice 10 Cool V oice 6 Live V oice 17 Natural V oice 37 Organ Flutes 10 (9 Fo[...]

Specifications 167 CVP-900 * Specifications and descriptions in this owner's manual are for information purposes only . Y amaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at an y time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in every locale, please c heck with your Y a[...]

CVP-900 168 Index Numerics 1 - 16 ................................................................................. 107 [1 ▲▼ ] - [8 ▲▼ ] buttons ........................................... 18, 39–46 3BAND EQ (3-BAND EQUALIZER) .................................... 130 A [A] - [J] buttons ...................................................[...]

Index 169 CVP-900 [DSP] button .......................................................... 18, 58, 126 Dynamics ........................................................................... 116 E ECHO .......................................................................... 59, 143 EDIT ................................................................[...]

Index CVP-900 170 MAIN [D] button ............................................................ 18, 65 MAIN PICTURE .................................................................. 151 Maintaining Panel Settings ................................................. 142 Maintenance .......................................................................[...]

Index 171 CVP-900 Q QUANTIZE .......................................................................... 82 Quantize .................................................................... 104, 117 Quantize Size ..................................................................... 104 Quick Recording ....................................................[...]

Index CVP-900 172 TEMPO [ E ] [ E ] buttons ............................................ 18, 51 TEMPO FROM ..................................................................... 71 Tempo Indications — MAIN Display .................................... 52 TEMPO TO .......................................................................... 71 [TO HOST[...]

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