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The CP1 can also faithfully reproduce the piano sounds of the classic 

Yamaha DX7 synthesizer. A synth produces sound by manipulating 

signal waveforms using electronic circuits or digital signal 

processing. Whenever this type of instrument is used as part of an 

ensemble, furthermore, its line-output sound is processed using 

pre-amplifier tone control in order to produce a frequency 

characteristic that blends well with that of the other instruments. In 

order to further enhance its synthesizer piano sounds, the CP1's 

synth voices feature a tone controller capable of reproducing this 

specific type of frequency characteristic.

Operating on the principle of FM tone generation, the Yamaha DX Series debuted at the beginning of the eighties as the world's first digital 

synthesizers. The number of different sounds available and their sensitivity to different playing styles left musicians around the world in awe. 

Singled out for particular praise and quickly finding a home in many different musical scenes were the electric piano sounds of the DX synths. 

Produced by laying hard, high-order harmonic overtones that change delicately in response to touch over a warm, wide characteristic tone, this 

totally new electric piano sound took to world by storm. The CP1 does not, however, limit itself to merely recreating the sounds of that time; rather, 

a thicker tone more suited to today's musical scenes and optimized for highly-effective performance on a wooden keyboard can also be produced. 

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Summary of Contents for CP1

Page 1: ...U R G Pro Audio Digital Musical Instrument Division Yamaha Corporation 2009 Yamaha Corporation WR95750 909 MWDH 01A0 Printed in Japan Illustrated Guide to the CP1...

Page 2: ...ipation in the development of pianos for stage and recording environments And against the backdrop of our continued stage piano production since introducing the CP70 and CP80 in the seventies we have...

Page 3: ...below these instruments and devices are recreated as four different types of structural block namely Piano Modulation Effect Power Amplifier Compressor and Reverb and CP1 voices are fashioned by arran...

Page 4: ...ossible sound for the overall ensemble For this reason the acoustic piano voices of the CP1 feature microphone pre amp simulators that can be used to optimize the sound in the very same way 01 1 Acous...

Page 5: ...ntrol and perfectly tuned to the characteristics of the CFIIIS have also been included to complete the sound of this remarkable instrument Made possible through lavish application of CFIIIS techniques...

Page 6: ...ntic grand piano action and using pickups to convert their vibration into an electrical signal the CP80 is an electric grand piano in the true sense of the word This instrument arrived on the scene du...

Page 7: ...es saw remarkable progress in making instruments louder in response to the demands of the times A child of this period the Rd II electric piano employed the latest advances in technology to realize a...

Page 8: ...ers for acoustic and electric piano sounds Piano Type Unit Pre Amplifier Unit Sound Enhancement Damper Resonance Level Striking Position Hammer Stiffness Bass Treble Overtone Sharing the limelight wit...

Page 9: ...nciple of FM tone generation the Yamaha DX Series debuted at the beginning of the eighties as the world s first digital synthesizers The number of different sounds available and their sensitivity to d...

Page 10: ...led based on key velocity or pedal operation can be easily satisfied using these effects Chorus The Chorus modulation effect reproduces the clear cut highly adaptable sound of a synth type chorus unit...

Page 11: ...ectric piano sound For a higher degree of presence power amplifier 77Wr adds a bright colorful ambience to electric piano sounds Compressor 376 emulates the acoustic characteristics of the analog comp...

Page 12: ...in practically any situation Rich Hall Rich Plate Rich Room Inheriting the audio characteristics of the ProR3 digital reverberator the Rich Hall Rich Plate and Rich Room reverb algorithms produce a n...

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