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CVP-206/204

CVP-206

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EXIT

BACK

NEXT

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G

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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 & ACCORDION

PERCUSSION

GUITAR

BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS

CHOIR & PAD

SYNTH.

XG

USER

ONE TOUCH SETTING

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

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LCD

The large LCD (together 
with the various panel 
buttons) provides 
comprehensive and easy-
to-understand control of 
the Clavinova’s operations.

MUSIC FINDER

Call up the perfect accompaniment 
style (page 33, 73)

If you know what song you want to play, 
but you don’t know which style or voice 
would be right for it, let the Music Finder 
help you. Just select the song title, and 
the Clavinova automatically calls up the 
most appropriate style and voice.

USB terminal

Make music with a computer — quickly and easily (page 149)

Dive in and take advantage of the wide world of computer music 
software. Connections and setup are exceptionally easy, and you can 
play back your computer recorded parts with different instrument 
sounds — all from a single Clavinova!

PIANO

Set up the piano — 
instantly (page 59)

You can call up all the 
optimum piano settings for 
the Clavinova with just a 
single button press — then 
play the extraordinarily 
realistic grand piano voice. 

VOICE

Enjoy a huge variety of 
realistic voices (page 25, 58)

The Clavinova features a wealth of 
exceptionally authentic and 
dynamic voices (more than 800) 
— including piano, strings, 
woodwinds, and more!

IN

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THRU

MIDI

USB

AUX PEDAL

VIDEO OUT

AUX IN

AUX OUT

L/L+R

R

L/L+R

R

R

L

(LEVEL FIXED)

Summary of Contents for Clavinova CVP-204

Page 1: ...n 2003 Yamaha Corporation WA55440 AP 01A0 Printed in Indonesia Clavinova Web site English only http www yamahaclavinova com Yamaha Manual Library http www2 yamaha co jp manual english OWNER S MANUAL OWNER S MANUAL CVP 206 204 OWNER S MANUAL CVP 206 204 CVP 206 204 DIC 99 ...

Page 2: ...incerely 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 Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non rechargable battery which if applicable is soldered in place The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years When replaceme...

Page 3: ...ff 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 avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others or damage to the instrument or other property These precautions include but are not limited to the following When removing the electric plug fro...

Page 4: ...of the current memory data see page 43 is lost when you turn off the power to the instrument Save the data to a floppy disk the User Drive see page 40 48 Saved data may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect opera tion Save important data to a floppy disk Backing up the floppy disk To protect against data loss through media damage we recom mend that you save your important data onto two floppy di...

Page 5: ... 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 CVP 206 and in English The bitmap fonts used in this instrument have been provided by and are the property of Ricoh co Ltd Copying of the commercially available software is strictly prohibited except fo...

Page 6: ...g upward and the sliding shutter is facing forward towards the disk slot Carefully insert the disk into the slot slowly pushing it all the way in until it clicks into place and the eject button pops out To eject a floppy disk Before ejecting the disk be sure to confirm that data is not being written to the floppy disk If data is currently being written to the floppy disk in the following operation...

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 insert anything but floppy disks into the disk drive Other objects may cause damage to the disk drive or floppy disks To handle floppy disks with care Do not place heavy objects on a disk or bend or appl...

Page 8: ...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 box Transport the keyboard horizontally Do not lean it up against a wall or stand it up on its side Do not subject the instrument to excessive vibration or shock The Clavinova Computer Connection is a supp...

Page 9: ...ying Files Folders 47 Deleting Files Folders 47 Saving Files 48 Organizing Files by Creating a New Folder 48 Displaying Upper Level pages 48 Entering Characters and Changing Icons 48 Using the DATA ENTRY Dial 50 Direct Access Instant Selection of Displays 51 Help Messages 53 Using the Metronome 54 Adjusting the Tempo 54 Tap Tempo 55 Reference Playing the Demos 56 Voices 58 Selecting a Voice 58 One...

Page 10: ...Event List Filter 111 Creating Accompaniment Styles Style Creator 112 About Creating Accompaniment Styles 112 Style File Format 113 Operation 113 Realtime Recording Basic 114 Step Recording 115 Assembling an Accompaniment Style Assembly 116 Edit the Created Accompaniment Style 117 Change the Rhythmic Feel Groove and Dynamics 117 Editing the Channel Data 119 Making Style File Format Settings Parame...

Page 11: ...els Root 142 Setting Chord Channels Chord Detect 142 Other Settings Utility 143 Making Settings for Fade In Out Metronome Parameter Lock and Tap CONFIG 1 143 Making Settings for the Display Speaker System and Voice Number Indication CONFIG 2 144 Copying and Formatting Disks Disk 145 Entering Your Name and Language Preference Owner 146 Restoring the Factory programmed Settings of the CVP 206 204 Sy...

Page 12: ...ces for the Left and Right Sections of the Keyboard on page 61 Changing the sound Enhancing the sound with reverb and other effects Applying Voice Effects on page 61 Adjusting the Effects on page 125 Adjusting the Level Balance page 123 Combining two voices Layer Layering Two Different Voices on page 60 Playing separate voices with the right and left hands Left Setting Separate Voices for the Left...

Page 13: ...s of the Clavinova through an external audio system and recording the sounds to an external recorder AUX OUT jacks on page 148 Raising the volume Playing the sounds of the Clavinova through an external audio system and recording the sounds to an external recorder AUX OUT jacks on page 148 Outputting another instrument s sound from the Clavinova Outputting the sound of an external device through th...

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 20 56 These not only showcase the stunning voices and styles of the instrument they introduce you to the various functions and features and give you hands on experience using the Clavinova STYLE Back...

Page 15: ... Music Finder help you Just select the song title and the Clavinova automatically calls up the most appropriate style and voice USB terminal Make music with a computer quickly and easily page 149 Dive in and take advantage of the wide world of computer music software Connections and setup are exceptionally easy and you can play back your computer recorded parts with different instrument sounds all...

Page 16: ...other serious damage to the instrument To raise the music rest 1 Pull the music rest 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 rear of the music rest 3 Lower the music rest so that it rests on the metal supports To lower the music rest 1 Pull the music rest toward yourself as far as it will go 2 Raise the two metal supports unti...

Page 17: ...e volume to an appropriate level CAUTION Do not use the Clavinova at a high volume level for a long period of time or your hearing may be damaged Connect a pair of headphones to one of the PHONES jacks Two PHONES jacks are provided Two sets of standard stereo headphones can be plugged in If you are using only one pair of headphones you can plug them into either of these jacks Using the Headphone H...

Page 18: ... button P 44 50 VOICE PART ON OFF LAYER button P 60 VOICE PART ON OFF LEFT button P 60 1 8 buttons P 44 49 LCD CONTRAST knob P 17 ENTER button P 50 DATA ENTRY dial P 50 EXIT button P 44 VOICE EFFECT REVERB button P 61 DSP button P 61 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 ST...

Page 19: ...compatible song files XF Format The Yamaha XF format enhances the SMF Standard MIDI File standard with greater functionality and open ended expandability for the future The Clavinova is capable of displaying lyrics when an XF file containing lyric data is played SMF is the most common format used for MIDI sequence files The Clavinova is compatible with SMF Formats 0 and 1 and records song data usi...

Page 20: ... Song Book playback page 21 Disk Song Playback page 21 Short demo playback of the selected voice in the Voice Open display page 26 Reference on page 56 Demo button MENU DEMO HELP FUNCTION 2 Press the BACK NEXT button to select the Demo categories BACK NEXT Function Demos demon strate many of the different functions on the CVP 206 204 Style Demos introduce you to the rhythms and accompaniment style...

Page 21: ...77 Song related buttons Floppy disk drive BALANCE and CHANNEL buttons Make sure that the Lan guage setting for the instru ment page 146 is the same as that of the file name of the song that you are playing back Disks bearing this logo contain song data for voices defined in the GM standard Disks bearing this logo contain song data using the XG format an extension of the GM standard that provides a...

Page 22: ...the DIRECT ACCESS button followed by the EXIT button 3 PRESET only Press the A button to select the preset songs Song Book folder Press the BACK NEXT button to select the drive PRESET FLOPPY DISK From the MAIN display the display shown when the power is turned on you can select songs voices accom paniment styles etc A B C D E ...

Page 23: ...L ON OFF 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 or FF button With song data software Standard MIDI format 0 that includes lyrics you can view the lyr ics on the display during playback You can also view the score See pages 84 and 87 for det...

Page 24: ...tton 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 mixing controls by pressing the MIXING CONSOLE button page 122 REC TOP START STOP NEW SONG SYNC START The FADE IN OUT but ton page 69 can be used to produce smooth fade ins and fade outs when starting ...

Page 25: ...t displayed press the DIRECT ACCESS button followed by the EXIT button 2 Select a voice group Reference on page 58 Voice related buttons F G H I J VOICE PART ON OFF LAYER LEFT The voice you re selecting here belongs to the MAIN part and is called the MAIN voice See page 60 for more information You ll want to hear the MAIN voice all by itself so make sure that the LAYER and LEFT parts are turned of...

Page 26: ...cted 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 59 Create your own original voices quickly and easily by changing the settings of existing voices page 91 Set up your favorite panel settings including voices styles and more and call them up whenever you need them page 88 A B C D...

Page 27: ...the 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 information see page 133 6 Play the voices The notes you play with your left hand sound one voice while the notes you play with your right sound a different voice or voices MAIN and LAYER voices are meant to...

Page 28: ...or 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 style Reference on page 63 Style related buttons A B C D E Press the BACK NEXT button to select the memory location of the style For this example PRESET is selected A B C D E A B C D E For this examp...

Page 29: ...he TEMPO display 7 Try playing other chords with your left hand For information on how to enter chords see Chord Fingerings on page 66 8 Press the STYLE START STOP button to stop the style And there s much more Check out these other style related features Easily create your own original styles page 112 Set up your favorite panel settings including styles voices and more and call them up whenever y...

Page 30: ...lo 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 206 204 has various Harmony Echo types page 138 The Harmony Echo type may change according to the selected MAIN voice Harmony Echo is just one of the many Voice Effects you can use Try out some of the other ...

Page 31: ... three patterns ENDING A ENDING B ENDING C max three patterns INTRO page 70 ENDING page 70 An Intro doesn t necessarily have to be at the beginning If you want you can play an Intro section in the middle of your performance by simply pressing the INTRO button at the desired point Watch your timing with the Break sections If you press a BREAK button too close to the end of the measure i e after the...

Page 32: ...Touch Setting setups You can also create your own One Touch Setting setups For details refer to page 72 Here s another way to further automate musical changes and spice up your performance Use the convenient OTS One Touch Setting Link function to automatically change One Touch Settings when you select a different Main section page 72 Other Controls FADE IN OUT The FADE IN OUT button can be used to...

Page 33: ...DER 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 on page 73 MUSIC FINDER button MUSIC FINDER Select the desired record Press the BACK NEXT button to select the desired page of records For this example ALL is selected Split Point Auto Accompaniment se...

Page 34: ...SIC 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 word or words 3 Press the F G and H to clear the previous conditions if necessary 4 For this example press the A button to call up the display for inputting the song title Refer to page 49 for instru...

Page 35: ...e 40 48 To recall the saved data execute the appropriate operation from the MUSIC FINDER s Open Save window Records can be replaced or added page 75 In the instructions above all Music Finder data is handled together Besides this when you save or load style files the Music Finder data that uses the relevant style file s is stored or added automatically When you copy or move a style file on a flopp...

Page 36: ... 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 Reference on page 77 Song related buttons TRACK 1 R To cancel the left hand part press the TRACK 2 button If the selected song does not contain lyric data lyrics are not displayed If you want to start the song r...

Page 37: ...ss the REC 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 beginning by using the TOP button and press the SONG START STOP button 9 Save the recorded data as required pages 40 48 REC TOP START STOP REW FF REPEAT NEW SONG SYNC START REC REC The recorded data wil...

Page 38: ...t 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 around press the REPEAT button to designate the beginning point for Repeat 3 Just after the phrase finishes press the REPEAT button again to designate the end point 4 Turn the GUIDE function on again 1...

Page 39: ...ed to other various functions such as Song Start Stop and Glide The functions assigned to the three different pedals are displayed here 9 Registration Sequence page 137 You can save your custom panel settings as a Registration Memory preset and recall it at any time pressing the appropriate REGISTRATION MEMORY 1 8 button You can also use the Registration Sequence function to program the Registrati...

Page 40: ...e 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 and Registration Bank can be called up from the MAIN display the display shown when the power is turned on by pressing the appropriate A J button Open Save Display A B C D E F G H I J The following Open Save ...

Page 41: ...riginal data to floppy disk 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 programmed and your own original are stored as files Current Memory Current Memory is the area where the voice is called up when you select a voice Also it is the area where you edi...

Page 42: ...Finder Copy Copy Paste Cut Paste This is the Voice Open Save display called up by pressing the PIANO button in the VOICE section You can also manage files copying saving etc on the USER drive or floppy disk by using a computer page 149 Select a Memory drive by using the BACK NEXT buttons System Setup System Setup System Setup The Open Save display indicates only those files that can be man aged fr...

Page 43: ...Y DISK drive Save The Save operation is executed from the Open Save display The corresponding Open Save display can be called up from the FUNCTION UTILITY SYSTEM RESET display Save The data in the USER FLOPPY DISK drive is maintainedeven when the power is turned off How ever currently active data in memory may be lost when you select another file or turn the power off Make sure to save any necessa...

Page 44: ...splay shown above the voice files are shown Use the DATA ENTRY dial and the ENTER button When you turn the DATA ENTRY dial the highlight moves among the available 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 calls up the corresponding file and returns ...

Page 45: ...ge 40 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 buttons A file folder name can con tain up to 50 half size letters or 25 Hiragana and kanji let ters including the Icon ID see the note below and the extension The file name will appear on your computer as...

Page 46: ...e 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 or folder from the first floppy disk to the USER page then change disks and paste it to the FLOPPY DISK page All files folders in a floppy disk can be copied to another disk in one batch page 145 4 C...

Page 47: ...the 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 Press the 4 PASTE button The file folder you copied is now pasted at the destination Please note that the copy functions are intended for your personal use only END 1 Press the 5 DELETE button page 40 ...

Page 48: ...stored 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 may differ depending on the length of the file names The maximum number of files which can be stored in a folder will be 250 Enter a name for the new file page 49 Press the 8 OK button To stop the op...

Page 49: ...he 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 the 7 DELETE button The reversed area can be cleared at once by the 8 CANCEL button To actually enter the change press the 8 OK button or enter the next character To enter the hiragana itself without ...

Page 50: ...arameter 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 select the part by pressing the button corresponding to the part then rotate the DATA ENTRY dial Selecting items You can select the desired item or function in the display by rotating the DATA ENTRY di...

Page 51: ...LUME 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...

Page 52: ... 140 DIGITAL STUDIO SOUND CREATOR MASTER TUNE SCALE TUNE MASTER TUNING setting 130 DIGITAL RECORDING SCALE TUNING setting MIXING CONSOLE BALANCE MIXING CONSOLE SONG PART VOLUME VOICE VOLUME settings 123 CHANNEL ON OFF VOICE settings DIRECT ACCESS Exit from the Direct Access mode NEXT BACK ENTER EXIT Return to the MAIN display VOICE PART LAYER MIXING CONSOLE TUNE OCTAVE settings 124 LEFT VOICE EFFE...

Page 53: ...RY FREEZE MEMORY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 HELP ENTER DATA ENTRY BACK NEXT EXIT MENU DEMO HELP FUNCTION 2 1 Select the desired Help topic 2 2 Call up the topic Select the Language 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 SPANISH ITALIAN Use thi...

Page 54: ...ronome can all be changed page 143 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 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 FUNCTIO...

Page 55: ...y page 64 78 tapping the TAP TEMPO button starts the song play back 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 TEMPO RESET TAP TEMPO Tap the TAP TEMPO button twice to change the tempo 1 Playback the song or the accompaniment style page 63 78 2 Indicates the default initial tempo setting for the currently selec...

Page 56: ...ION 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 MENU DEMO HELP FUNCTION BACK NEXT MENU DEMO HELP FUNCTION 2 3 Press one of these buttons to start the desired demo 2 2 Use these to select different display pages Press this to play back all Demo songs it...

Page 57: ... 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 the introduction screen to call up the previ ous or next page n Press the SONG START STOP button to stop the Demo song To start the Demo again from the point at which it was stopped press the SONG S...

Page 58: ...GS 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 the selected voice To stop the demo at any time press this button again Press this to call up the display for selecting the voice group Indicates that the display is for selecting the MAIN voice page ...

Page 59: ...eature 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 keyboard SFX Various special effect sounds are assigned to individual keys letting you play the sounds from the keyboard Keyboard Percussion When one of the drum of SFX kits is selected in the PERCUSSIO...

Page 60: ... 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 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 G H VOICE PART ON OFF LAYER LEFT LAYER part MAIN part L...

Page 61: ...I 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 133 n Each part MAIN LAYER and LEFT can have its own volume setting page 65 n You can also use the LAYER and LEFT functions together to create a combi nation layer split To do this set separate voices for the left and right sections of the keyboard as ind...

Page 62: ... 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 of any chords sounds monophonically Try this using the following voices MAIN voice Brass Section polyphonic LAYER voice Sweet Trump monophonic The Portamento effect creates a smooth pitch glide betw...

Page 63: ...ITAL 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 VOICE EFFECT REVERB VOICE PIANO HARPSI BRASS MUSIC FINDER PIANO DSP VARIATION HARMONY ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD E PIANO ORGAN ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS WOODWIND STRINGS CHOIR PAD SYNTH XG USER ONE ...

Page 64: ...Start 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 66 Accompaniment Style Characteristics The defining characteristics of some of the accompaniment styles are indicated above the relevant style names in the Open Save display Session These styles...

Page 65: ...YLE 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 CHANNEL ON OFF BALANCE display Adjust the output level of the Part Parts played from the keyboard MAIN LAYER LEFT STYLE part Auto Accompaniment section SONG part MIC part CHANNEL ON OFF display Call up ...

Page 66: ...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 FINGERED with the exception that less than three notes can be played to indicate the chords based on the previously played chord etc AI FULL KEYBOARD When this advanced auto accompaniment mode is engaged the C...

Page 67: ...2 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 1 3 5 7 C7 5 Seventh augmented 7aug 1 3 5 7 C7aug Seventh suspended fourth 7sus4 1 4 5 7 C7sus4 Suspended second sus2 1 2 5 Csus2 Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode Example for C chords C C...

Page 68: ...s 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 keys in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard page 133 If you press the SYNC START button while an accompaniment is play ing the accompaniment will stop and the CVP 206 204 will enter Syn ch...

Page 69: ...sn 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 maintained even if you select a differ ent style When STOP ACMP is set to on and the accompani ment is not playing you can play both chords and bass in the Auto Accom paniment section in the keyboar...

Page 70: ...ort 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 sections as they play page 30 31 Fill in patterns play automatically between each change in the Main sections You can also add a fill in by pressing the selected MAIN button again To cancel the Auto F...

Page 71: ...N 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 TOUCH SETTING 1 2 3 4 STYLE ACMP AUTO FILLIN OTS LINK BREAK INTRO MAIN ENDING rit A B C D SYNC STOP SYNC START START STOP ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 2 3 4 1 Select a style page 63 2 Press one of the ONE TOUCH ...

Page 72: ... 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 133 Immediately when you press a section button At the next measure in an accompaniment style after you press a section button To cancel the OTS Link function press the OTS LINK button again END MEMORY ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 2 3 4 1 Select a style 2 Set up the panel co...

Page 73: ...EGISTRATION 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 the 1 button to call up the recommended setups The setting data shown here is referred to as a record All Show all records FAVORITE Show the records that have added to the Favorite page SEARCH1 2 Show the results by SEARCH function page 74 Sorting the rec...

Page 74: ...RCH 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 narrow your search by specifying a tempo range This lets you set the minimum tempo for the search Press the buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the tempo value to the minimum 2 TEMPO TO You can al...

Page 75: ...ars 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 and close the display NO Press this to close the display without clearing the record CANCEL Press this to close the message box and return to the previous display You can also change clear a preset rec...

Page 76: ...mum 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 pressing the J NEW RECORD button If you exit from the MUSIC FINDER EDIT display without actually editing or registering a record the input genre name is deleted 8 OK Executes all editing and changes to the re...

Page 77: ...feature song data compatible with Yamaha s original MIDI file format Songs you recorded page 96 and stored to the CVP 206 204 or disk 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 r...

Page 78: ...t the end of the song to fade out Adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO buttons page 54 or the TAP TEMPO button You can even change the playback speed by tapping out the tempo simply tap the TAP TEMPO button twice 1 2 3 The song starts To stop the song immediately press the button again Press the button in order to go back to the previous screen START STOP EXIT If the MAIN screen at left is not disp...

Page 79: ...ART 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 buttons Fill in patterns play when you switch sections The style automatically stops when the song finishes or is stopped The accompaniment stops when you stop the song If the accompaniment style is p...

Page 80: ...not be able to be read properly by the instrument and as such 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 REC TOP START STOP REW FF REPEAT NEW SONG SYNC START During playback you can have the song return to the top and play back again from the begi...

Page 81: ...ou 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 the song page 78 80 You can also specify Points A and B when the song is stopped Set Point A by pressing the REPEAT but ton then use the FF but ton to move to the desired end location then set Point...

Page 82: ... 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 song For sing along performance Karao Key This convenient function lets you control the song and accompaniment playback with just one finger while you sing along Simply play a key on the keyboard in t...

Page 83: ...UIDE END REC TOP START STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE NEW SONG SYNC START Start the song and try playing the part you ve muted Adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO buttons page 54 Stop the song For details on the SONG SET TING display see page 132 n The guide lamps light according to song channel recorded to Tracks 1 and 2 and the chord data in the song when such data is included Normally you can leave t...

Page 84: ...ation 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 of complicated pas sages or many short notes n Some song data for the Clavinova has been recorded with special free tempo settings For such song data the tempo beat measure and music nota tion will not be d...

Page 85: ... and accidentals see the 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 Make sure to select the smallest note value which is used in the song Note resolution 1 4 note 1 8 note 1 16 note 1 32 note 1 4 note triplet 1 8 note triplet 1 16 note triplet 1...

Page 86: ...ccording 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 Do the indication differs depending on the selected language 8 OK This closes the detailed setting display and starts generating the notation You can also execute this by pressing the ENTER button on the p...

Page 87: ...playback Stop the song To return to the previous page press the button EXIT END The lyrics can be changed page 111 The language used for lyr ics display depends on the particular lyric data If the lyrics are garbled or unread able you can remedy this by changing the LYRICS LANGUAGE setting from the SONG SETTING dis play page 132 Start the song 4 2 REC TOP START STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE NEW SONG SY...

Page 88: ...or styles on disk cannot registered to Registration Memory If you want to register a disk based song or style copy the relevant data to USER in the SONG STYLE display page 40 and register the data separately REGISTRATION MEMORY FREEZE MEMORY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 END 1 Set up the panel controls as desired For a list of the settings that can be registered refer to the separate Data List Parameter Chart S...

Page 89: ...ated button turns on indicator is red Name This operation is the same as that in Naming Files and Folders page 45 in Basic Operations Organizing Your Data Delete This operation is the same as that in Deleting Files Folders page 47 in Basic Operations Organizing Your Data Save the result of the Name Delete operation by returning to the REGISTRATION BANK display and pressing the 8 UP button Keep in ...

Page 90: ... 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 137 REGISTRATION MEMORY FREEZE MEMORY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MENU DEMO HELP FUNCTION REGISTRATION MEMORY FREEZE MEMORY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 REGISTRATION MEMORY FREEZE MEMORY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Select the Freeze settings Enters a checkmark t...

Page 91: ... 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 DIGITAL STUDIO SOUND CREATOR DIGITAL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE PART 1 Press the F G or H button to select the Part MAIN LAYER or LEFT containing the voice you wish to edit Indicates the parameters availab...

Page 92: ... 206 204 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 expressive power over the sound The XG source which powers the Regular voices provide maximum compatibility with a wide variety of devices and song data The maximum amount of polyphony for each tone generati...

Page 93: ...doubled 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 voice Set the portamento time of each part MAIN LAYER VOICE Regular Voice only page 124 Determines the touch sensitivity or how greatly the volume responds to your playing strength 0 Produces more d...

Page 94: ...effect 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 of a key and the start of the Vibrato effect see diagram Higher settings increase the delay of theVibrato onset In addition to making the sound either brighter or more mellow Filter can be used to pr...

Page 95: ... page 93 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 125 If you select Bright or Metallic as the type of brilliance the volume level will increase slightly In this case raising the MASTER VOLUME may result in distortion If this happens lower the vol ume accordin...

Page 96: ...ne Song Editing page 106 The CVP 206 204 also lets you edit the songs you ve recorded by the Quick Recording Multi Recording and Step Recording methods When re recording a specific section of an already recorded song use the Punch IN OUT function page 105 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 ...

Page 97: ...ll be recorded automatically to TRACK 1 To specify the track for recording simultaneously hold down the REC button and press the button corresponding to the track you want to record You can select TRACK 1 or TRACK 2 and the EXTRA TRACKS for recording at the same time Specifying the recording track To record your keyboard performance Press either the TRACK 1 or TRACK 2 button To record the auto acc...

Page 98: ...e RHYTHM 1 Voice MAIN LAYER LEFT Accompaniment style RHYTHM 1 Accompaniment style RHYTHM 2 Accompaniment style BASS Accompaniment style CHORD1 Accompaniment style CHORD2 Accompaniment style PAD Accompaniment style PHRASE1 Accompaniment style PHRASE2 MIDI 2 Voice MAIN 10 Accompaniment style RHYTHM 2 3 Voice MAIN 11 Accompaniment style BASS 4 Voice MAIN 12 Accompaniment style CHORD1 5 Voice MAIN 13 ...

Page 99: ...utton The recording can be started stopped by pressing the pedal if the recording punch in out function is set to the pedal page 105 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 assigned to the pedal page 105 To pause press the SONG START STOP button To resume recording press the SONG STA...

Page 100: ...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 parts or select the CHD Chord tab for recording chords and after selecting the 1 16 tab select a record channel with the F CH button BACK NEXT 5 Call up the Step Record display by pressing the G button ...

Page 101: ...ly 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 triplet This is available only when recording the melody Deletes the event at the cursor Use these to move the selected event in units of measures BAR beat and clocks For information on measure beat clock ...

Page 102: ...ntered data can be edited from the SONG CREATOR 1 16 display page 109 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 1 Select this note 4 4 1 Press this button to display the dotted notes 4 2 Select this note 4 3 5 5 1 Call up the normal notes by pressing this button 5 3 5 2 Select this note The notation display on the instrument may not be accu r...

Page 103: ...ords 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 chord fingering method in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard 1 Press the MAIN A button to specify the section and enter the chords as shown at right C F G MAIN A MAIN C F G Select this n...

Page 104: ... 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 enter a fill in press the AUTO FILL IN button and press one of the MAIN A D buttons END Mark An END mark is shown in the display indicating the end of the song data The actual position of the End ma...

Page 105: ...nction is set to ON the current function assignment of the sostenuto pedal is cancelled These settings determine how recording will stop as well as what happens to previously recorded data Replace All This deletes all data following the point at which recording is stopped Punch Out This maintains all data following the point at which recording is stopped Punch Out At Overwrite recording continues ...

Page 106: ... the 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 beats only by the specified amount Applying less than 100 quantization lets you preserve some of the human feel in the recording Executes the Quantize operation After the operation is completed thi...

Page 107: ...done 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 operation is completed this button changes to UNDO letting you restore the original data if you re not satisfied with the Mix results The Undo function only has one level only the previous operation can be ...

Page 108: ...he operation 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 selected song All events with the exception of KEYBOARD VOICE can be recorded only at the beginning of the song Before you select or checkmark any of these items other than Keyboard Voice make su...

Page 109: ...ing display page 101 Calls up the Filter display page 111 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 lets you select multiple events For fine adjustment of the event value Cuts deletes all selected events The cut events are copied and can be pasted ...

Page 110: ...ic channels 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 Parameter Description ScBar Score initial measure This determines the number of the top measure The measure number is indicated in the MAIN display or in the music notation Only one value can be speci...

Page 111: ...t 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 which you can input lyrics From the Lyric display page 49 enter the new word your name 4 Press this button to save the newly changed lyric data 2 Move the cursor to the word star To actually enter an edited va...

Page 112: ...king precise recordings or for recording parts that are difficult to play Assembling an Accompaniment Style page 116 This convenient feature lets you create composite styles by combining various patterns from the internal preset accompaniment styles For example if you want to create your own original 8 beat style you could take rhythm patterns from the 8 Beat 1 style use the bass pattern from 8 Be...

Page 113: ...Limit soundable range 7 RTR Retrigger Rule how the pitches of the chord change Output These are the patterns recorded to the accompaniment styles page 120 This data is created by chords played in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard page 66 These settings are edited from the PARAMETER display These parameters determine how the pitch of the source pattern is converted when you play chords...

Page 114: ...START 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 above the keys conveniently indicate the percussion instruments assigned to the keys 3 Stop recording by pressing the STYLE START STOP button again With the REC CHANNEL display shown close the display...

Page 115: ...xecutes 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 source chord When recording the Main and Fill In sections for a source chord of CM7 keep the following points in mind When recording to the Bass or Phrase channels try to use only the recommended not...

Page 116: ...nels set to ON in the REC CHANNEL display page 114 are played back simultaneously OFF Mutes the selected channel If the selected channel is set to ON in the REC CHANNEL display page 114 OFF does not appear and is not available 1 These let you select the accompaniment style that will be used for each channel of your original style Select the desired channel by pressing the A D F I buttons and press...

Page 117: ... 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 being the most subtle and E being the most pronounced Fine Selects a variety of Groove templates to be applied to the selected section The PUSH settings cause certain beats to be played early while H...

Page 118: ...the 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 Dynamics operation After the operation is completed this button changes to UNDO letting you restore the original data if you re not satisfied with the Dynamics results The Undo function only has one level...

Page 119: ...copied 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 6 DEST button to specify the first measure of the destination location to which the data is to be copied Bar Clear This function clears all data from the specified range of measures within the select...

Page 120: ... 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 become F3 A3 and C4 when they are transposed to F Use this setting for channels that contain melody lines Root Fixed The note is kept as close as possible to the previous note range For example the notes...

Page 121: ...imit 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 only when the NTR parameter page 120 is set to Root Trans Note Limit This sets the note range highest and lowest notes for voices recorded to the style channels By judicious setting of this range you c...

Page 122: ... 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 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 ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BA...

Page 123: ...ice 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 VOLUME parameter rows Allows you to select the specific voice to be replaced PIANO and BASIC can be called up simultaneously ALL REVOICE Replaces all of the replaceable XG voices with the rich and authe...

Page 124: ...ic 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 MIXING CONSOLE BALANCE PART PART CHANNEL ON OFF Switches between the HARMONIC and BRIGHTNESS parameters HARMONIC Allows you to adjust the resonance effect see Harmonic Content on page 94 BRIGHTNESS D...

Page 125: ... and store the effect page 125 126 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 the Insertion effect is applied It is effective only when the block is set to DSP1 and the CONNECTION parameter is set to Insertion page 126 CATEGORY The various effect programs in Type below are gr...

Page 126: ...ring 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 is set to DSP1 PARAMETER is set to CONNECTION and VALUE is set to Insertion Determines the value of the selected parameter Calls up the display for naming the User Effect page 49 3 4 Select the dest...

Page 127: ... 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 and traces the signal flow for the send return controls set on the CVP 206 204 For Natural Voices REVERB2 CHORUS2 DSP2 For Regular Voices REVERB1 CHORUS1 DSP1 OUT Rev Send MAIN VOICE Dry Cho Send DS...

Page 128: ...gering page 134 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 the display 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 REPEA...

Page 129: ...o 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 140 These determine various system messages settings such as Clock Start Stop System Exclusive as well as Local Control on off Transmit page 141 This determines how playback data is sent to connected MIDI devices i e which parts are ass...

Page 130: ...nd 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 semitone Determines the fine tuning of the selected note in 1 cent steps Press the 4 or 5 buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the value to the factory setting Selects which parts should be affected by the scale setting Select the part to be set by pressing 6 or 7 ...

Page 131: ...erger 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 has its own unique character The scale was used extensively during the time of Bach and Beethoven and even now it is often used when performing period music on the harpsichord Arabic Use these tunings ...

Page 132: ...meters to the appropriate right and left hand parts n Phrase Mark This data specifies a certain location in the song data Determines the Guide method Turns guide lamps ON or OFF Determines the timing for the guide lamps JUST The guide lamps light precisely at the moment you should play NEXT The guide lamps light just before the moment you should play If you miss the proper timing the guide lamps f...

Page 133: ...me changes in response to your playing strength in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard Determines the default section that is automatically called up when selecting different accompaniment styles when accompaniment is stopped Determines the split points for the auto accompaniment ACMP and the left hand range LEFT The same value can be set for both or for each independently using buttons...

Page 134: ... 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 certain chords Simply specify the desired chord via the 6 8 buttons and the fingerings for the Fingered method are indicated in the display Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard Controller Deter...

Page 135: ...e as the STYLE START STOP button TAP TEMPO Same as the TAP TEMPO button SYNCHRO START Same as the SYNC START button SYNCHRO STOP Same as the SYNC STOP button INTRO Same as the INTRO button MAIN A Same as the MAIN A button MAIN B Same as the MAIN B button MAIN C Same as the MAIN C button MAIN D Same as the MAIN D button FILL DOWN A fill in plays automatically followed by the Main section of the but...

Page 136: ...you can set this so that the voice is not affected by touch page 93 KEYBOARD For this setting Transpose affects the pitch of the keyboard played voices Main Layer and Left and the accompaniment styles SONG For this setting Transpose affects only the pitch of the songs MASTER For this setting Transpose affects the pitch of the entire instrument keyboard voices accompaniment styles and songs Transpo...

Page 137: ...tes the file name of the selected Registration Memory bank Indicates the Registration Memory preset numbers in the order of the current Registration Sequence These move the cursor position in the sequence Replaces the number at the cursor position with the currently selected Registration Memory number Inserts the number of the currently selected Registration Memory preset immediately before the cu...

Page 138: ...rned 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 the Harmony type For details see page 139 Determines the lowest velocity value at which the harmony note will sound This allows you to selectively apply the harmony by your playing strength letting yo...

Page 139: ...plied The explanations here apply to step 3 of the procedure on page 128 Split point Chords played to the left of the split point control the harmony Harmony notes based on the chord and the selected type are automatically added to the melody played to the right of the split point Showing the Clavinova Display on a TV Video Out CVP 206 only Occasionally some flashing parallel lines may appear in t...

Page 140: ... 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 generators or other devices KBD Style Transmit Upper and Lower keyboard play instead of the individual parts Main Layer Left Song All Transmit channels are set to correspond to the Song channels 1 16 ...

Page 141: ... 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 external equipment ON or OFF Transmitting MIDI Data Transmit Data Types in the MIDI TRANSMIT RECEIVE Display Available in RECEIVE display only page 142 Note Messages which are generated when the keyboard...

Page 142: ...niment RHYTHM 1 and RHYTHM 2 notes ACMP BASS The received 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 notes ACMP PHRASE1 2 The received notes are used as the accompaniment PHRASE 1 and PHRASE 2 notes EXTRA PART1 5 There are five parts specially r...

Page 143: ...ime 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 level of the metronome sound Determines which sound is used for the metronome Bell Off Conventional metronome sound with no bell Bell On Conventional metronome sound with bell English Voice Count in En...

Page 144: ...ing 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 percussion sound in the Standard Kit page 59 can be selected Determines the brightness of the backlit display Determines whether or not the voice bank and number are shown in the PRESET page of the VO...

Page 145: ...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 finished or when prompted eject the destination disk Commercially available music data is subject to protection by copyright laws Copying commer cially available data is strictly prohibited except for ...

Page 146: ...ng Open Save display from which you can select the corresponding PRESET page From this PRESET page you can save the relevant data Restores the System Setup parameters to the original factory settings You can also restore only the System Setup settings by simultaneously holding down the highest key on the keyboard C7 and turning on the power Restores the MIDI templates to the original factory setti...

Page 147: ...jack 2 Set the MIC LINE switch located 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 206 CVP 204 Before connecting the Clavinova to other electronic components turn off the power to all the components Before turning the power on or off to all components set all volume levels to minimum 0 Otherwise ...

Page 148: ...udio 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 powered speaker RCA pin plug RCA pin plug AUX IN Cassette tape recorder stereo system Phone plug standard When these are connected with RCA pin plug LEVEL FIXED the sound is output to the external devic...

Page 149: ...the following sections What s MIDI page 151 What You Can Do With MIDI page 153 MIDI functions page 140 8 Connecting a computer USB terminal MIDI terminal Connecting your CVP 206 204 to a computer allows you to transfer data back and forth between the two and take advantage of the powerful and versatile music software available You can connect the devices in one of two ways Using the USB terminal U...

Page 150: ... power of the Clavinova on or off while any application software that uses USB or MIDI is running If you turn the power of the Clavinova on off or connect disconnect the USB cable in the following states problems will occur in the computer system possibly causing it to freeze hang up or caus ing the Clavinova to stop functioning While installing the driver While starting or shutting down the opera...

Page 151: ...t from MIDI data In the above example the actual acoustic sounds of the pianist s performance are captured in the recording as audio data and this is recorded to CD When you play back that CD on your audio system you can hear the actual piano performance The piano itself is not necessary since the recording contains the actual sounds of the piano and your speakers reproduce them Internal amp Inter...

Page 152: ...ta 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 with each other by sending and receiving compatible Note Control Change Program Change and various other types of MIDI data or messages The CVP 206 204 can control a MIDI device by transmitting note r...

Page 153: ...The messages transmitted received by the CVP 206 204 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 be made on the Clavinova MIDI templates preset MIDI setups for various applications page 140 Transmit page 141 Receive page 142 Local Control page 140 Clock page 141 Record performance data 1 16 chan...

Page 154: ... data 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 which records song data is called sequence format Playback is only possible when the sequence format of the disk matches that of the MIDI device The CVP 206 204 is compatible with the following fo...

Page 155: ...vel1 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 greater expressive control over voices and effects and to ensure compatibility of data well into the future Song data recorded on the CVP 206 204 using voices in the XG category is XG compatible DOC Th...

Page 156: ...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 unit to produce equal clearance on the left and right sides Connector panel Floppy disk drive Phones jacks Styrofoam pads Main unit p Front panel Rear panel Pedal box Side panel left Assembly Parts AC powe...

Page 157: ... 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 cord into the holders 1 With the rear panel on the feet s protruding edge align the panel with the groove and secure the top of the panel 2 Secure the left and right corners using the 4x14mm thin screws 3 Secure the top c...

Page 158: ...n 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 bottom of the rear panel to the pedal box using four 4x20 mm tapping screws 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 Have a Phillips head screwdriver ready Fl...

Page 159: ...8 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 from the front 2 Attach the cord holders to the rear panel as shown then clip the cord into the holders 3 Use a vinyl tie to take up any slack in the pedal cord 240 127 110 220 Are there any parts l...

Page 160: ...er setting is set to ON page 144 Make sure the Local Control function is set to ON page 140 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 is properly assigned to SUSTAIN SOSTENUTO and SOFT page 134 The damper pedal has no effect or the sound continuously sustains even when the damper pedal ...

Page 161: ... sound quality between notes played on the keyboard Some voices have a looping sound Some noise or vibrato is noticeable at higher pitches depending upon the voice This is normal and is a result of the Clavinova s sampling system Some voices will jump an octave in pitch when played in the upper or lower registers This is normal Some voices have a pitch limit which when reached causes this type of ...

Page 162: ...Style Accompaniment Styles 210 191 Session Styles 14 Pianist Styles 36 Piano Combo Styles 17 Fingering Single Finger Fingered Fingered On Bass Multi Finger AI Fingered Full Keyboard AI Full Keyboard Style Creator OTS One Touch Setting 4 Accompaniment Style OTS link Music Finder Approximately 2500 records Edit Song Format SMF Format 0 1 ESEQ Preset Songs Guide Follow Lights Any Key Karao Key Guide ...

Page 163: ...Flat Stretch 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 USB AUX PEDAL AUX IN L L R R AUX OUT LEVEL FIXED L R AUX OUT L L R R MIC INPUT VOLUME MIC LINE IN VIDEO OUT Pedals Number of Pedals 3 Pedal Functions VOLUME SUSTAIN SOSTENUTO SOFT GLIDE PORTAME...

Page 164: ...e Automatically Selected Voice Settings 138 Changing the Icon 50 Changing the Tone of the Voice 124 Changing the Touch Sensitivity and Transpose 136 Channel 65 80 106 119 132 Channel Messages 152 Channel Muting 65 CHANNEL ON OFF button 18 65 80 Channel Transpose 108 CHD 110 Chord 98 Chord Detect 142 Chord Events 110 Chord Fingering 66 134 Chord Tutor 134 Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode...

Page 165: ... 62 149 Footswitch 62 149 Formatting a Disk 145 FREEZE button 19 90 137 FULL KEYBOARD 66 FUNCTION button 18 128 G Gate Time 101 GENRE 74 76 GENRE NAME 76 GM System Level 1 19 155 Groove 117 Groove parameters 117 GUIDE button 14 18 82 H Handling the Floppy Disk Drive FDD and Floppy Disk 6 Harmonic Content 94 HARMONY 62 95 138 Harmony Assignments 139 Harmony Types 139 HARMONY ECHO button 19 62 Headp...

Page 166: ...nd of an external device through the built in speakers of the Clavinova 148 Overdub recording 112 Owner 146 P Pad 98 Parameter 120 Parameter Lock 144 PASTE 46 47 Pedal 134 Pedal Center 62 Pedal Left 62 Pedal Right 62 Pedal controllable Functions 135 PHONES jacks 19 147 Phrase 98 Phrase Mark 80 132 PIANO button 15 19 59 PIANO SOUND CREATOR 93 Piano Lock function 59 PITCH BEND RANGE 124 Pitch settin...

Page 167: ...ft and Right Sections of the Keyboard 61 Setting Song related Parameters 132 Setting the Fingering Method 134 Setting the Level Balance and Voice 123 Setting the MIDI Parameters 140 Setting the Registration Sequence Freeze and Voice Set 137 Setting the volume 17 SFX 59 Sheet Music Braces CVP 206 only 16 Showing the Clavinova Display on a TV 139 148 Simultaneously Playing a Song and an Accompanimen...

Page 168: ...button 19 61 Velocity 101 118 Velocity Change 119 VIBRATO 94 VIDEO OUT jack 19 139 148 Voice Allocation Format 155 VOICE buttons 15 19 58 Voice Characteristics 59 Voice Effects 61 VOICE PART ON OFF LAYER button 18 60 VOICE PART ON OFF LEFT button 18 60 Voice Set 138 Volume Voice 123 W Werckmeister 131 What You Can Do With MIDI 153 What s MIDI 151 X XF 19 154 XG 19 155 ...

Page 169: ...ations 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 be avoided 8 This product was NOT designed for use in wet damp loca tions and should not be used near water or exposed to rain Examples of wet damp locations are near a swimming pool spa tub sink or we...

Page 170: ...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 the interference Utilize power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interference relocate reorient the antenna ...

Page 171: ...ns Greece Tel 01 228 2160 SWEDEN Yamaha Scandinavia AB J A Wettergrens Gata 1 Box 30053 S 400 43 Göteborg Sweden Tel 031 89 34 00 DENMARK YS Copenhagen Liaison Office Generatorvej 8B DK 2730 Herlev Denmark Tel 44 92 49 00 FINLAND F Musiikki Oy Kluuvikatu 6 P O Box 260 SF 00101 Helsinki Finland Tel 09 618511 NORWAY Norsk filial av Yamaha Scandinavia AB Grini Næringspark 1 N 1345 Østerås Norway Tel ...

Page 172: ...n 2003 Yamaha Corporation WA55440 AP 01A0 Printed in Indonesia Clavinova Web site English only http www yamahaclavinova com Yamaha Manual Library http www2 yamaha co jp manual english OWNER S MANUAL OWNER S MANUAL CVP 206 204 OWNER S MANUAL CVP 206 204 CVP 206 204 DIC 99 ...

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