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CVP-205/203

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Panel Controls and Terminals

POWER

[ON / OFF] button (POWER)................................................ P. 17

METRONOME

[START / STOP] button (METRONOME) ............................. P. 51

MASTER VOLUME

[MASTER VOLUME] dial...................................................... P. 17
[FADE IN / OUT] button........................................................ P. 66

SONG

[EXTRA TRACKS (STYLE)] button ...................................... P. 78
[TRACK 2 (L)] button............................................................ P. 78
[TRACK 1 (R)] button ........................................................... P. 78
[REC] button ........................................................................ P. 93
[TOP] button......................................................................... P. 77
[START / STOP] button (SONG) .......................................... P. 75
[REW] button........................................................................ P. 77
[FF] button............................................................................ P. 77
[REPEAT] button .................................................................. P. 78
[GUIDE] button..................................................................... P. 79

TEMPO

[

E

] [

F

] buttons (TEMPO) ............................................... P. 51

[TAP TEMPO] button ............................................................ P. 52

TRANSPOSE

[

E

] [

F

] buttons (TRANSPOSE) ................................... P. 133

STYLE

[ACMP] button...................................................................... P. 61
[AUTO FILLIN] button........................................................... P. 67
[OTS LINK] button................................................................ P. 69
[BREAK] button .................................................................... P. 65
[INTRO] button ............................................................... P. 31, 67
MAIN [A] button.................................................................... P. 65
MAIN [B] button.................................................................... P. 65

MAIN [C] button ................................................................... P. 65
MAIN [D] button ................................................................... P. 65
[ENDING / rit.] button ..................................................... P. 31, 67
[SYNC.STOP] button ........................................................... P. 66
[SYNC.START] button.......................................................... P. 61
[START / STOP] button (STYLE) ......................................... P. 61

MENU

[DEMO] button ..................................................................... P. 53
[HELP] button ...................................................................... P. 50
[FUNCTION] button ........................................................... P. 125

DIGITAL STUDIO

[SOUND CREATOR] button ................................................. P. 88
[DIGITAL RECORDING] button ................................... P. 93, 109
[MIXING CONSOLE] button............................................... P. 119

DISPLAY CONTROL

[A] - [J] buttons..................................................................... P. 41
[BALANCE] button ............................................................... P. 62
[CHANNEL ON / OFF] button ........................................ P. 62, 77
[DIRECT ACCESS] button................................................... P. 48
[BACK] button ................................................................ P. 41, 47
[NEXT] button ................................................................ P. 41, 47
VOICE PART ON / OFF [LAYER] button.............................. P. 57
VOICE PART ON / OFF [LEFT] button ................................ P. 57
[1

▲▼

] - [8

▲▼

] buttons ................................................. P. 39 46

[LCD CONTRAST] knob ...................................................... P. 17
[ENTER] button.................................................................... P. 47
[DATA ENTRY] dial............................................................... P. 47
[EXIT] button ........................................................................ P. 41

VOICE EFFECT

[REVERB] button ................................................................. P. 58
[DSP] button......................................................................... P. 58

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

ON

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START

STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC

TOP

START / STOP

REW

FF

REPEAT

GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit.

SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

A

B

C

D

DIRECT ACCESS

MENU

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

A

B

C

D

E

BALANCE

PART

PART

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

1

2

3

4

CVP-205

IN

OUT

THRU

PC-1

PC-2

MIDI

Mac

(LEVEL FIXED)

L

R

TO  HOST

AUX PEDAL

VIDEO OUT

AUX IN

AUX OUT

HOST  SELECT

MIDI

L L+R

R

L L+R

R

CVP-203

PC-1

PC-2

MIDI

Mac

IN

OUT

THRU

MIDI

TO  HOST

AUX PEDAL

HOST  SELECT

AUX OUT

AUX  IN

L

L

L+R

R

R

L L+R

R

(LEVEL FIXED)

CVP-205

MIN

MAX

INPUT

MIC.

MIC. LINE

PHONES

VOLUME

LINE IN

CVP-203

PHONES

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Summary of Contents for Clavinova CVP-203

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL OWNER S MANUAL CVP 205 205M 203 CVP 205 205M 203...

Page 2: ...ncerely believe that our products and the production methods used to produce them meet these goals In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the following Ba...

Page 3: ...f the power switch disconnect the electric plug from the outlet and have the instrument inspected by quali fied Yamaha service personnel CAUTION Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avo...

Page 4: ...If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears consult a physician Do not place the bench in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over Do not play carelessly with or stand...

Page 5: ...in this owner s manual are for instructional purposes only and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument The example Operation Guide displays shown in this Manual are taken from the...

Page 6: ...e disk drive Hold the disk so that the label of the disk is facing upward and the sliding shutter is facing forward towards the disk slot Carefully insert the disk into the slot slowly pushing it all...

Page 7: ...recommends that you use a commercially available dry type head cleaning disk to clean the head about once a month Ask your Yamaha dealer about the availability of proper head cleaning disks Never inse...

Page 8: ...you can transport the Clavinova along with other belongings You can move the unit as it is assembled or you can disassemble the unit down to the condition it was in when you first took it out of the...

Page 9: ...Files Folders 44 Saving Files 45 Organizing Files by Creating a New Folder 45 Displaying Upper Level pages 45 Entering Characters and Changing Icons 45 Using the DATA ENTRY Dial 47 Direct Access Insta...

Page 10: ...g Accompaniment Styles Style Creator 109 About Creating Accompaniment Styles 109 Style File Format 110 Operation 110 Realtime Recording Basic 111 Step Recording 112 Assembling an Accompaniment Style A...

Page 11: ...ord Detect 139 Other Settings Utility 140 Making Settings for Fade In Out Metronome Parameter Lock and Tap CONFIG 1 140 Making Settings for the Display Speaker System and Voice Number Indication CONFI...

Page 12: ...ces for the Left and Right Sections of the Keyboard on page 58 Changing the sound Enhancing the sound with reverb and other effects Applying Voice Effects on page 58 Adjusting the Effects on page 122...

Page 13: ...Clavinova through an external audio system and recording the sounds to an external recorder AUX OUT jacks on page 145 Raising the volume Playing the sounds of the Clavinova through an external audio...

Page 14: ...or the appropriate disk software and let the display and guide lamps show you when and where to play the proper notes It s never been easier or more fun to learn new music DEMO Explore the Demos page...

Page 15: ...u Just select the song title and the Clavinova automatically calls up the most appropriate style and voice TO HOST terminal Make music with a computer quickly and easily page 146 Dive in and take adva...

Page 16: ...e or other serious damage to the instrument To raise the music stand 1 Pull the stand up and toward yourself as far as it will go 2 Flip down the two metal supports at the left and the right on the re...

Page 17: ...e display contrast If the LCD is difficult to read adjust the contrast with the LCD CONTRAST knob at the right of the LCD Setting the volume Use the MASTER VOLUME dial to adjust the volume to an appro...

Page 18: ...button P 57 VOICE PART ON OFF LEFT button P 57 1 8 buttons P 39 46 LCD CONTRAST knob P 17 ENTER button P 47 DATA ENTRY dial P 47 EXIT button P 41 VOICE EFFECT REVERB button P 58 DSP button P 58 MIN S...

Page 19: ...ect capability while retaining full compatibility with GM By using the Clavinova s XG voices it is possible to record XG compatible song files XF Format The Yamaha XF format enhances the SMF Standard...

Page 20: ...page 21 Disk Song Playback CVP 203 page 21 Short demo playback of the selected voice in the Voice Open display page 26 Reference on page 53 Demo button MENU DEMO HELP FUNCTION 2 Press the BACK NEXT b...

Page 21: ...e disk drive Reference on page 74 Song related buttons Floppy disk drive BALANCE and CHANNEL buttons Make sure that the Lan guage setting for the instru ment page 143 is the same as that of the file n...

Page 22: ...A button to select the preset songs Song Book CVP 205 only folder Press the BACK NEXT button to select the drive In the example display of the CVP 205 at left the PRESET page is selected At right is a...

Page 23: ...F button 2 Press the 1 8 button corresponding to the channel you wish to turn on or off REC TOP START STOP NEW SONG SYNC START To rewind or fast forward to the playback point of the song press the REW...

Page 24: ...ton 2 Press the 1 8 button corresponding to the part of which the volume you wish to adjust 8 Press the SONG START STOP button to stop playback 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BALANCE You can call up a full set of mi...

Page 25: ...displayed press the DIRECT ACCESS button followed by the EXIT button 2 Select a voice group Reference on page 55 Voice related buttons F G H I J VOICE PART ON OFF LAYER LEFT The voice you re selectin...

Page 26: ...ted here And that s just the beginning Check out these other voice related features Instant setup of the Clavinova for piano play with the press of a single button page 56 Create your own original voi...

Page 27: ...he particular key on the keyboard that separates the two voices called the Split Point To do this simultaneously hold down the F or G button and press the desired key on the keyboard For more informat...

Page 28: ...r orchestra Playing a style 1 Press the D button to call up the style group If the MAIN screen is not displayed press the DIRECT ACCESS button followed by the EXIT button 2 Select a style group and a...

Page 29: ...e TEMPO display 7 Try playing other chords with your left hand For information on how to enter chords see Chord Fingerings on page 63 8 Press the STYLE START STOP button to stop the style And there s...

Page 30: ...o Echo and other effects are available too 1 Turn HARMONY ECHO on 2 Turn ACMP on page 28 3 Play a chord with your left hand and play some notes in the right hand range of the keyboard The CVP 205 203...

Page 31: ...TION D via BREAK via BREAK via BREAK via BREAK max four patterns max four patterns INTRO page 67 ENDING page 67 An Intro doesn t necessarily have to be at the beginning If you want you can play an Int...

Page 32: ...ouch Setting setups You can also create your own One Touch Setting setups For details refer to page 69 Here s another way to further automate musical changes and spice up your performance Use the conv...

Page 33: ...INDER button 2 Select a record For this example press the 1 3 button to select a record by song title 3 Play along with the style playback Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display Reference...

Page 34: ...IC FINDER The results of Search 1 and 2 appear in the correspond ingly numbered SEARCH 1 2 displays 6 Press the 8 START SEARCH button The search function calls up all records that contain the entered...

Page 35: ...39 45 To recall the saved data execute the appropriate operation from the MUSIC FINDER s Open Save window Records can be replaced or added page 72 In the instructions above all Music Finder data is h...

Page 36: ...MAIN screen is not displayed press the DIRECT ACCESS button followed by the EXIT button 7 Press the SONG START STOP button and play the part 8 Press the SONG START STOP button to stop playback Refere...

Page 37: ...the TRACK1 button 6 Recording starts as soon as you start playing the keyboard 7 When you ve finished recording press the REC button 8 To hear your newly recorded performance return the song to the b...

Page 38: ...phrase you want to work on and repeat it until you ve got it down 1 While the song is playing back press the GUIDE button once to turn the GUIDE function off 2 Just before the desired phrase comes ar...

Page 39: ...tive file types as well Song Voice Style etc Moreover you can organize your data efficiently by putting various files of the same type into a single folder The Open Save displays for Song Voice Style...

Page 40: ...sk Commercially available disk software can also be called up here Naturally these files are available only when the appropriate disk is inserted in the floppy disk drive File All data both pre progra...

Page 41: ...ilable files folders Highlight the desired file or folder voice files are shown in the example above and press the ENTER button to call up the selected item Double clicking the appropriate A J button...

Page 42: ...e 39 The NAME display appears 2 Select the appropriate file folder and press the 7 OK button The currently selected file folder is highlighted To select another file folder press one of the A J button...

Page 43: ...7 OK button To stop the operation press the 8 CANCEL button This operation cannot be used to directly move a file folder from one floppy disk to another If you want to do this cut and paste the file...

Page 44: ...he first floppy disk to the User page then change disks and paste it to the Floppy Disk page 4 Call up the destination display Only the USER and FLOPPY DISK pages can be selected as the destination Pr...

Page 45: ...tored in the USER page but can not be copied to another floppy disk Folder directories can con tain up to four levels The maximum total number of files and folders which can be stored is 800 but this...

Page 46: ...e ENTER button one or several times to convert the characters into the appropriate kanji The reversed area can be changed by the DATA ENTRY dial The converted area can be changed back to hiragana by t...

Page 47: ...rameter values by rotating the DATA ENTRY dial In the example BALANCE display turning the dial adjusts the volume of the part in reverse display highlight To adjust the volume of another part first se...

Page 48: ...UME FADE IN OUT METRONOME START STOP OTS LINK BREAK INTRO SONG EXTRA TRACKS STYLE TRACK 2 L TRACK 1 R REC TOP START STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE NEW SONG TEMPO SYNC START RESET MAIN TAP TEMPO TRANSPOSE RE...

Page 49: ...137 DIGITAL STUDIO SOUND CREATOR MASTER TUNE SCALE TUNE MASTER TUNING setting 127 DIGITAL RECORDING SCALE TUNING setting MIXING CONSOLE BALANCE MIXING CONSOLE SONG PART VOLUME VOICE VOLUME settings 12...

Page 50: ...e if necessary The language selected here are also used for various Messages shown during operations Help messages can be displayed in any one of the following languages ENGLISH JAPANESE GERMAN FRENCH...

Page 51: ...onome can all be changed page 140 Adjusting the Tempo MIN STYLE ACMP MAX AUTO FILLIN POWER ON OFF MASTER VOLUME FADE IN OUT METRONOME START STOP OTS LINK BREAK INTRO SONG EXTRA TRACKS STYLE TRACK 2 L...

Page 52: ...y page 61 75 tapping the TAP TEMPO button starts the song playback in the same manner For songs and styles in 2 4 and 4 4 time tap four times for 3 4 time tap three times for 5 4 time tap five times T...

Page 53: ...RCUSSION GUITAR BASS WOODWIND STRINGS CHOIR PAD SYNTH XG USER ONE TOUCH SETTING REGISTRATION MEMORY FREEZE MEMORY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 MENU DEMO HELP FUNCTION BACK NEXT MENU DEMO HELP FUNCTION 2 3...

Page 54: ...in the display and the Demo starts playing Select the desired word or item by using the DATA ENTRY dial then press the ENTER button or number buttons 1 2 etc to call it up Use the BACK NEXT buttons in...

Page 55: ...S CHOIR PAD SYNTH XG USER BACK NEXT END EXIT 1 Select the desired voice group 2 3 Select the voice 2 1 Select the memory location of the voice PRESET USER FLOPPY DISK Press this to start the demo of t...

Page 56: ...ature a sound so finely detailed and natural you ll swear you re playing the real thing Drum Various drum and percussion sounds are assigned to individual keys letting you play the sounds from the key...

Page 57: ...NEXT F G H I J VOICE PART ON OFF LAYER LEFT LCD CONTRAST ENTER DATA ENTRY VOICE EFFECT REVERB VOICE PIANO HARPSI BRASS MUSIC FINDER PIANO DSP VARIATION HARMONY ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD E PIANO ORGAN ACCORD...

Page 58: ...SPLIT POINT button in the MAIN display The operation steps are the same as in the STYLE SETTING SPLIT POINT display of the FUNC TION page page 130 n Each part MAIN LAYER and LEFT can have its own vol...

Page 59: ...using the Layer function with a mono phonic voice Set the Main voice to play polyphonically and set the Layer voice to play monophonically MONO In this case the melody you play including the top notes...

Page 60: ...TAL STUDIO SOUND CREATOR DIGITAL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE A B C D E BALANCE PART PART CHANNEL ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EXIT BACK NEXT F G H I J VOICE PART ON OFF LAYER LEFT LCD CONTRAST ENTER DATA ENTRY...

Page 61: ...tart Enabling this lets you start the style simply by playing the keyboard As soon as you play a chord with the auto accompaniment section the style starts For details about chord fingerings refer to...

Page 62: ...LE START STOP button again to stop the rhythm playback END You can also start the rhythm simply by playing a key on the keyboard if Sync Start is enabled turn on the SYNC START button BALANCE PART CHA...

Page 63: ...mple playing a bass note with your left hand and a chord with your right or by playing a chord with your left hand and a melody note with your right AI FINGERED This mode is basically the same as FING...

Page 64: ...3 5 7 or 3 7 2 C79 Seventh add sharp eleventh 7 11 1 2 3 4 5 7 or 1 2 3 4 5 7 C7 11 Seventh add thirteenth 713 1 3 5 6 7 or 3 6 7 C713 Seventh sharp ninth 7 9 1 2 3 5 7 C7 9 Seventh flatted fifth 7 5...

Page 65: ...If you press the INTRO button you can play back an Intro section while an accompaniment is play ing You can dynamically con trol the level of the accompaniment by how softly or strongly you play the...

Page 66: ...n t stop when the ending is finished If you select a different style while the style is not playing the default tempo for that style is also selected If the accompa niment is playing the same tempo is...

Page 67: ...rt phrase used to add variation to the style STYLE ACMP AUTO FILLIN OTS LINK BREAK INTRO MAIN ENDING rit A B C D SYNC STOP SYNC START START STOP 1 2 Play the style and switch among the accompaniment s...

Page 68: ...HARMONY ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD E PIANO ORGAN ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS WOODWIND STRINGS CHOIR PAD SYNTH XG USER ONE TOUCH SETTING REGISTRATION MEMORY FREEZE MEMORY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 ONE TOU...

Page 69: ...Settings 1 2 3 and 4 respectively The One Touch Settings can be set to change with the sections in one of two different timings page 130 Immediately when you press a section button At the next measure...

Page 70: ...ND STRINGS CHOIR PAD SYNTH XG USER ONE TOUCH SETTING REGISTRATION MEMORY FREEZE MEMORY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 MUSIC FINDER MUSIC FINDER Select a record For example select the top record by pressing t...

Page 71: ...CH AREA Selects a specific location for searching You can further narrow down your search by using the SEARCH 1 and 2 selections F H CLEAR Clears the entered item at left 1 TEMPO FROM You can also nar...

Page 72: ...rs the selected record The deleted record number becomes empty When you press this button a message appears prompting you to execute abort or cancel the operation YES Press this to clear the record an...

Page 73: ...aximum of 200 genre names can be stored The genre name you input becomes effective when the current record is edited overwritten by pressing the 8 OK button or when a new record is registered by press...

Page 74: ...n format Disks having this logo mark feature song data compatible with Yamaha s original MIDI file format Songs you recorded page 93 and stored to the CVP 205 203 or disk MIN STYLE ACMP MAX AUTO FILLI...

Page 75: ...the end of the song to fade out Adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO buttons page 51 or the TAP TEMPO button You can even change the playback speed by tapping out the tempo simply tap the TAP TEMPO bu...

Page 76: ...RT STOP button 2 Select the desired accompaniment style 3 Start the style by pressing the STYLE START STOP button 4 While the song is playing insert a break or change sections with the STYLE section b...

Page 77: ...uch you may not be able to select them The maximum capacity is about 200 300KB however this may differ depending on the data contents of each song Insert the disk shutter side first and label face up...

Page 78: ...u specify which parts are muted when pressing the TRACK 1 TRACK 2 EXTRA TRACKS buttons Repeat Playback of a Specific Range REC TOP START STOP REW FF REPEAT NEW SONG SYNC START START STOP 2 1 Play back...

Page 79: ...function you can play the melody of a song simply by pressing a single key any key is OK in time with the rhythm As long as you play the key in time with the music the melody flows smoothly with the s...

Page 80: ...SYNC START Start the song and try playing the part you ve muted Adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO buttons page 51 Stop the song For details on the SONG SET TING display see page 129 n The guide lamp...

Page 81: ...ed notation is generated by the Clavinova based on the song data As a result it may not be exactly the same as com mercially available sheet music of the same song especially when displaying notation...

Page 82: ...chart below 5 QUANTIZE This gives you control over the note resolution in the notation letting you shift or correct the timing of all displayed notes so that they line up to a particular note value M...

Page 83: ...ggio according to the scale intervals and as such are relative to the key The root note is indicated as Do For example in the key of G major the root note of Sol would be indicated as Do As with Fixed...

Page 84: ...layback Stop the song To return to the previous page press the button EXIT END The lyrics can be changed page 108 The language used for lyr ics display depends on the particular lyric data If the lyri...

Page 85: ...istration Memory If you want to register a disk based song or style copy the relevant data to USER in the SONG STYLE display page 39 and register the data separately REGISTRATION MEMORY FREEZE MEMORY...

Page 86: ...ed Name This operation is the same as that in Naming Files and Folders page 42 in Basic Operations Organizing Your Data Delete This operation is the same as that in Deleting Files Folders page 44 in B...

Page 87: ...Memory presets to be called up in sequence in any order you desire Once programmed the presets 1 8 can be selected in sequence with the BACK NEXT buttons or the pedal page 134 REGISTRATION MEMORY FREE...

Page 88: ...PIANO ORGAN ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS WOODWIND STRINGS CHOIR PAD SYNTH XG USER ONE TOUCH SETTING REGISTRATION MEMORY FREEZE MEMORY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 SOUND CREATOR Operation F G H I J DIGI...

Page 89: ...205 203 are two different tone generation sources Natural and XG The Natural tone generation source and its voices feature a huge amount of wave memory giving you enormous and finely detailed expressi...

Page 90: ...oubled over the entire keyboard range Determines the depth of sustain sampling for the damper pedal The available parameters differ depending on the selected voice Set the volume of the current edited...

Page 91: ...ffect see diagram Higher settings result in a more pronounced Vibrato SPEED Determines the speed of the Vibrato effect see diagram DELAY Determines the amount of time that elapses between the playing...

Page 92: ...page 90 when a piano voice is selected Metallic Sharp metallic tone Bright Bright tone Normal Standard tone Mellow Soft and mellow tone Dark Dark tone The same as the Mixing Console on page 122 If you...

Page 93: ...ded by the Quick Recording Multi Recording and Step Recording methods MIN STYLE ACMP MAX AUTO FILLIN POWER ON OFF MASTER VOLUME FADE IN OUT METRONOME START STOP OTS LINK BREAK INTRO SONG EXTRA TRACKS...

Page 94: ...rmance Press either the TRACK 1 or TRACK 2 button To record the auto accompaniment performance Press the EXTRA TRACKS button To stop recording press the REC button again If the LAYER or LEFT button is...

Page 95: ...niment style CHORD2 Accompaniment style PAD Accompaniment style PHRASE1 Accompaniment style PHRASE2 MIDI 9 Accompaniment style RHYTHM 1 Voice MAIN LAYER LEFT Accompaniment style RHYTHM 1 Accompaniment...

Page 96: ...unction is set to the pedal page 102 5 To stop recording press the REC button again You can also use the pedal to stop recording by releasing it if the recording punch in out function has been assigne...

Page 97: ...n and the TOP button 3 Press the A button to call up the Song Creator display 2 Press the DIGITAL RECORDING button 4 Using the BACK NEXT buttons select the 1 16 tab for recording melodies and other pa...

Page 98: ...y when recording the melody For information on gate time settings see below Each press of this button toggles among the three basic note selectors at the bottom of the display normal dotted and triple...

Page 99: ...utton The entered data can be edited from the SONG CREATOR 1 16 display page 106 1 1 1 Select this note 1 3 press this to input a tie 1 2 While holding down this note 2 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 1 Select this not...

Page 100: ...ds and Sections Chord Step For example you can input the following chord progression by the procedure described below C F G F G7 C MAIN A BREAK MAIN B Enter the chords by using the currently selected...

Page 101: ...Press the MAIN B button to specify the section and enter the chord indicated at right C F G F G7 C MAIN A BREAK MAIN B MAIN C 003 1 000 Select this note value and play the chords indicated at right To...

Page 102: ...pedal Calls up the SONG display from which you can save the edited data When the Pedal Punch In Out function is set to ON the current function assignment of the sostenuto pedal is cancelled Replace A...

Page 103: ...he quantize size resolution See the below for the details Determines how strongly the notes will be quantized If a value less than 100 is selected notes will be moved toward the specified quantization...

Page 104: ...one Calls up the SONG display from which you can save the edited data These select the channel to be deleted Use these to select the desired edit operation Executes the Mix operation After the operati...

Page 105: ...ation cannot be cancelled or undone Calls up the SONG display from which you can save the edited data Determines which playback features and functions will be automatically called up along with the se...

Page 106: ...e 108 letting you select only the events you wish to shown in the Event List Calls up the SONG display from which you can save the edited data Holding this button down while using the A and B buttons...

Page 107: ...els rhythm bass etc are turned on off CH Vol Channel volume Determines the level of specific channels rhythm bass etc S Vol Style volume Determines the level of the entire accompaniment style Paramete...

Page 108: ...yrics text LF Deletes the currently displayed lyrics and displays the next set of lyrics 1 Move the cursor to the event containing the lyric star 3 Use these buttons to call up the Lyric display from...

Page 109: ...ing precise recordings or for recording parts that are difficult to play Assembling an Accompaniment Style page 113 This convenient feature lets you create composite styles by combining various patter...

Page 110: ...mit soundable range 7 RTR Retrigger Rule how the pitches of the chord change Output These are the patterns recorded to the accompaniment styles page 117 This data is created by chords played in the Au...

Page 111: ...TART STOP button The selected section of the style starts playing back Since the rhythm pattern loops repeatedly you can record new sounds and notes on each pass while listening to the pattern Icons a...

Page 112: ...ecutes the Pattern Length change Recording Precautions The basic chord used for the accompaniment style is called the source chord All chords that play and the pitches that sound are derived from the...

Page 113: ...els set to ON in the REC CHANNEL display page 111 are played back simultaneously OFF Mutes the selected channel If the selected channel is set to ON in the REC CHANNEL display page 111 OFF does not ap...

Page 114: ...BEAT value is 8 Beat the Swing parameter will selectively delay the 2nd 4th 6th and 8th beats of each measure to create a swing feel The settings A through E produce different degrees of swing with A...

Page 115: ...he overall velocity while values below 100 reduce it Use these to select the desired edit operation Calls up the Style display and lets you store the edited accompaniment style data Executes the Dynam...

Page 116: ...opied from one measure or group of measures to another location within the specified channel Use the 4 TOP and 5 LAST buttons to specify the first and last measures in the region to be copied Use the...

Page 117: ...pattern Two settings are available Root Trans Root Transpose When the root note is transposed the pitch relationship between notes is maintained For example the notes C3 E3 and G3 in the key of C beco...

Page 118: ...mit of the note transposition for the chord root change Any notes calculated to be higher than the highest key are transposed down to the octave just below the highest key This setting is effective on...

Page 119: ...B C D DIRECT ACCESS MENU DEMO HELP FUNCTION DIGITAL STUDIO SOUND CREATOR DIGITAL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE A B C D E BALANCE PART PART CHANNEL ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EXIT BACK NEXT F G H I J VOICE PART...

Page 120: ...ce Setup display Closes the Auto Revoice Setup screen without executing the settings 1 2 Each press of this button switches among the various parts channels Use these to select the VOICE PANPOT or VOL...

Page 121: ...c and Brightness cannot be changed n Be careful with these con trols Depending on the selected voice extreme set tings may result in noise or distortion DIGITAL STUDIO SOUND CREATOR DIGITAL RECORDING...

Page 122: ...and store the effect page 122 123 These determine the effect block and let you assign the effect BLOCK Determines the effect block group of similar or related effects PART Determines the part to which...

Page 123: ...ing the effect Determines the effect category Determines the effect type Determines the effect parameter to be adjusted Determines the level of the effect return level This is not available when BLOCK...

Page 124: ...it can be turned ON OFF by the VARIATION button on the panel When the Natural voice is selected the VARIATION button does not work The illustration below shows how the various effect blocks are set up...

Page 125: ...ering page 131 This determines the method for playing indicating chords when using the auto accompaniment features You can even check how to play the chord since the individual notes are indicated in...

Page 126: ...the VIDEO OUT terminal You can set the size and color of the displayed characters as well as the color of the display background Making MIDI Settings System page 137 These determine various system me...

Page 127: ...Hz Determines the Scale page 128 Determines the note to be tuned and the amount of tuning The tuning range is from 64 through 0 to 63 Each increment equals one cent one cent is one hundredth of a sem...

Page 128: ...rger This composite scale combines the Werckmeister and Kirnberger systems which were themselves improvements on the mean tone and Pythagorean scales The main feature of this scale is that each key ha...

Page 129: ...rase Mark This data specifies a certain location in the song data In the included Music Software Collection songs CVP 203 only these are indicated by numbers 1 2 etc in the score Determines the Guide...

Page 130: ...ld time Turns touch response for the accompaniment on off When this is set to ON the accompaniment volume changes in response to your playing strength in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard...

Page 131: ...if another method is actually selected Chord Tutor The Chord Tutor feature is essentially an electronic chord book that shows you appropriate fingerings for chords it is useful when you want to play c...

Page 132: ...START STOP Same as the STYLE START STOP button TAP TEMPO Same as the TAP TEMPO button SYNCRO START Same as the SYNC START button SYNCRO STOP Same as the SYNC STOP button INTRO Same as the INTRO butto...

Page 133: ...ou can set this so that the voice is not affected by touch page 90 KEYBOARD For this setting Transpose affects the pitch of the keyboard played voices Main Layer and Left and the accompaniment styles...

Page 134: ...equence starts again at the beginning Next Bank The sequence automatically moves to the beginning of the next Registration Memory bank in the same folder Indicates the file name of the selected Regist...

Page 135: ...ned on or off independently for each part Normally these should all be set to ON Harmony Echo and Left pedal assignment cannot be set for the Layer and Left parts Setting Harmony and Echo Determines t...

Page 136: ...lied The explanations here apply to step 3 of the procedure on page 125 Split point Chords played to the left of the split point control the harmony Harmony notes based on the chord and the selected t...

Page 137: ...the following pages Preset MIDI Templates Factory Set All Parts Transmit all parts including Main Layer and Left Master KBD The Clavinova functions as a master keyboard for controlling external tone g...

Page 138: ...SYS EX Tx TRANSMIT Turns MIDI transmission of MIDI chord exclusive data chord detect root and type ON or OFF CHORD SYS EX Rx RECEIVE Turns MIDI reception of MIDI chord exclusive data generated by exte...

Page 139: ...notes are used as the accompaniment BASS notes ACMP CHORD1 2 The received notes are used as the accompaniment CHORD 1 and CHORD 2 notes ACMP PAD The received notes are used as the accompaniment PAD no...

Page 140: ...me it takes for the volume to fade out or go from maximum to minimum range of 0 20 0 seconds Determines the time the volume is held at 0 following the fade out range of 0 5 0 seconds Determines the le...

Page 141: ...ng Determines whether the selected parameter is locked checkmarked or unlocked empty Determines the level of the tap sound Determines the particular sound used for the Tap Start function Any drum or p...

Page 142: ...se insert a destination disk and press the OK button prompt eject the source disk and replace it with a blank formatted disk then press OK To abort the operation press CANCEL 4 When the operation is f...

Page 143: ...up the corresponding Open Save displays These let you store the corresponding data as files to disk for future recall Pressing each of these buttons calls up the corresponding Open Save display from w...

Page 144: ...ed next to the MIC LINE IN jack to the MIC position 3 Use the INPUT VOLUME knob located next to the MIC LINE IN jack to set the microphone volume CVP 205 CVP 203 Before connecting the Clavinova to oth...

Page 145: ...dio equipment Such connections could result in a feedback loop that will make normal performance impossible and may even damage the Clavinova CAUTION LEVEL FIXED L R AUX OUT L L R R Audio cable To pow...

Page 146: ...ting music The CVP 205 203 can be connected in three ways Using the TO HOST terminal Using the MIDI terminals Connecting to a USB terminal by using an optional USB interface UX series Make sure to con...

Page 147: ...MIDI When using a MIDI interface with a Macintosh series computer connect the RS 422 terminal of the computer modem or printer terminal to the MIDI interface then connect the MIDI OUT terminal on the...

Page 148: ...ayback a music CD for example a solo piano recording you re hearing the actual sound vibrations in air of the acoustic instrument This is called audio data to distinguish it from MIDI data In the abov...

Page 149: ...The auto accompaniment styles and songs also consist of MIDI data MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate wit...

Page 150: ...he messages transmitted received by the CVP 205 203 are shown in the MIDI Data Format and MIDI Implementation Chart in the separate Data List What You Can Do With MIDI The following MIDI settings can...

Page 151: ...a memory capacity They are also used to indicate the format type of disk Playback is only possible when the MIDI device to be used is compatible with the format of the disk Sequence Format The system...

Page 152: ...el1 as is most commercially available software XG XG is a major enhancement of the GM System Level 1 format and was developed by Yamaha specifically to provide more voices and variations as well as gr...

Page 153: ...s into the smaller holes on the brackets 4 Mount the main unit Be sure to place your hands at least 10 cm from either end of the main unit when positioning it 5 Fix the main unit 1 Center the main uni...

Page 154: ...improper operation After completing the assembly please check the following 1 Insert the pedal cord plug into the pedal connector 2 Attach the cord holders to the side panel as shown then clip the cor...

Page 155: ...panel should be facing outside Then align the top part of the panel with the side panels 2 Secure the top of the rear panel to the side panel brackets using two 4x12 mm thin screws 3 Secure the botto...

Page 156: ...Set the adjuster Rotate the adjuster until it comes in firm contact with the floor surface After completing the assembly please check the following 1 Insert the pedal cord plug to the pedal connector...

Page 157: ...ocal Control function is set to ON page 137 The damper sostenuto and soft functions do not work for the relevant pedals Each pedal has been assigned to a different function Make sure that each pedal i...

Page 158: ...n suitable preset values which are automatically recalled when the corresponding Voice Set parameters are turned on page 135 There is a slight difference in sound quality between notes played on the k...

Page 159: ...yle Accompaniment Styles 194 175 Session Styles 12 Pianist Styles 36 Piano Combo Styles 17 Fingering Single Finger Fingered Fingered On Bass Multi Finger AI Fingered Full Keyboard AI Full Keyboard Sty...

Page 160: ...tretch Natural Piano Voice only Scale Equal Temperament Pure Major Pure Minor Pythagorean Mean Tone Werckmeister Kirnberger Arabic 1 2 Touch Response 5 level Jacks Connectors PHONES 2 MIDI THRU OUT IN...

Page 161: ...e Voice 121 Changing the Touch Sensitivity and Transpose 133 Channel 62 77 103 116 129 Channel Messages 149 Channel Muting 62 CHANNEL ON OFF button 18 62 77 Channel Transpose 105 CHD 107 Chord 95 Chor...

Page 162: ...Footswitch 59 146 Formatting a Disk 142 FREEZE button 19 87 134 FULL KEYBOARD 63 FUNCTION button 18 125 G Gate Time 98 GENRE 71 73 GENRE NAME 73 GM System Level 1 19 152 Groove 114 Groove parameters...

Page 163: ...ton 18 69 Outputting the sound of an external device through the built in speakers of the Clavinova 145 Overdub recording 109 Owner 143 P Pad 95 Parameter 117 Parameter Lock 141 PASTE 43 44 Pedal 131...

Page 164: ...d Right Sections of the Keyboard 58 Setting Song related Parameters 129 Setting the Fingering Method 131 Setting the Level Balance and Voice 120 Setting the MIDI Parameters 137 Setting the Registratio...

Page 165: ...lity 140 V VARIATION button 19 58 Velocity 98 115 Velocity Change 116 VIBRATO 91 VIDEO OUT jack 19 136 145 Voice Allocation Format 152 VOICE buttons 15 19 55 Voice Characteristics 56 Voice Effects 58...

Page 166: ...ocations that do not significantly contribute to their operating temperature Placement of this product close to heat sources such as radiators heat registers and other devices that produce heat should...

Page 167: ...e which can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by...

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Page 170: ...nstrument Division Yamaha Corporation 2001 Yamaha Corporation AP 03C0 Printed in Indonesia Clavinova Web site English only http www yamahaclavinova com Yamaha Manual Library English version only http...

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