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CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Reference Manual
Using the Manuals
Four different manuals have been prepared for your CP4 STAGE or CP40 STAGE — the
Owner’s Manual
, this
Reference Manual
, the
Synthesizer Parameter Manual
, and the
Data List
. A hard-copy version of the
Owner’s
Manual
comes together with the instrument, and the other three manuals are provided as pdf files on the
Yamaha Downloads web page.
Owner’s Manual (hardcopy booklet)
The
Owner’s Manual
describes how to set up your CP4 STAGE or CP40 STAGE and perform basic
operations. In specific terms, it covers the following:
Reference Manual (this pdf document)
This
Reference Manual
describes the design of the CP4 STAGE and CP40 STAGE and all of the parameters
that may be set.
Synthesizer Parameter Manual (pdf document)
The
Synthesizer Parameter Manual
provides a description of Voice parameters, effect types, effect
parameters, and MIDI messages often used on Yamaha electronic instruments. We recommend that you first
read the
Owner’s Manual
and this
Reference Manual
, and then refer to the
Synthesizer Parameter Manual
if
you wish to know more about a specific Voice parameter, effect, or the like.
Data List (pdf document)
The
Data List
provides tables of the Voices, Performances, and effects found on the CP4 STAGE and CP40
STAGE in addition to MIDI-related content.
Using this Reference Manual
• A hierarchical list of functions is provided on the right-hand side of each page from the
Reference
section of this
manual. To jump to a description of any function, click the corresponding entry in the list. In addition, the functions
described on the current page are shown by red dots (
) in front of the corresponding entries in the list.
• By clicking a page number from the
Table of Contents
or links provided within descriptions, you can jump to the
corresponding page.
• You can also jump directly to individual pages by clicking the bookmarks displayed on the left in your pdf viewer. (If no
bookmarks are shown, click the
Bookmarks
tab in the left margin.)
• If you select either
Find
or
Search
from the
Edit
menu in Adobe
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Reader
®
, you can enter a keyword and search for it
within the entire document.
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NOTE
Menu names and display positions may vary depending on the version of Adobe
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you are using.
• Setting up
• Basic operations and display content
• Performances
• Playing Voices
• Layering Voices
• Splitting the keyboard for left and right hands
• Practicing with the metronome
• Changing the sound using controllers
• Raising or lowering the pitch of keyboard notes
• Storing settings
• Selecting a Performance
• Creating your own Performances
• Recording your playing as audio
• Playing audio files
• File operations using a USB flash-memory device
• Configuring utility settings for the overall system
• Using with a computer
• Using with a portable music player
• Using with other MIDI devices
• Shift functions
• On-screen messages
• Troubleshooting
• Specifications
• Index
• Introduction to Yamaha services