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CP5 /CP50 Reference Manual

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Contents

Reference Guides ..........................................................................................2
Using this Reference Manual ........................................................................2

Internal Design of the CP5 & CP50

Principal Components  ...................................................................................3
Tone Generator  .............................................................................................4
Song Setting Area  .......................................................................................10
Controller   ....................................................................................................11

Reference 12

Appendix 54

MIDI .............................................................................................................54

Re f e r e n c e M a n u a l

Summary of Contents for CP5

Page 1: ...ing web page http www yamaha co jp manual Contents Reference Guides 2 Using this Reference Manual 2 Internal Design of the CP5 CP50 3 Principal Components 3 Tone Generator 4 Song Setting Area 10 Contr...

Page 2: ...asily access details regarding the parts making up each Performance and the various setting areas opened by pressing buttons on the control panel These tabs also serve as a useful means of quickly get...

Page 3: ...oller CP5 CP50 MIDI IN Controller MIDI OUT Tone Generator Song Setting Area User Songs Preset Drum Patterns Audio record and play Wave USB flash memory device Performances LEFT1 LEFT RIGHT1 RIGHT LEFT...

Page 4: ...it is being played The basic flow of signals between these components is as follows Each Performance comprises a number of different parts and a Reverb block As shown below CP5 Performances con tain s...

Page 5: ...nits amplifiers and other devices commonly used with each in actual performance and record ing settings Using the Piano Customize function to freely assemble blocks you can both replicate standard vin...

Page 6: ...ect Block Within each Modulation Effect block you will find a versatile collection of modulation type effects that are indispensable to piano sound design for stage and recording environments Position...

Page 7: ...les of each of these memory areas are described below Preset Performance Memory Accessed using the PRE button the Preset Performance memory is used to hold the Performance presets that come ready made...

Page 8: ...NOTE Performance 1 from Group A within the EXT1 memory bank will always be selected when you press the EXT button while holding down the EXIT button Preset Performance Memory User Performance Memory...

Page 9: ...If the USB flash memory device is being plugged in for the first time after turning on your CP5 or CP50 the data from its External Performance memory will be automatically loaded into a dedicated sec...

Page 10: ...ance you can choose a single Preset Drum Pattern User Song or Wave file for playback as a backing track and this selection is made on the Song Setting screen page 35 The actual part s that will be use...

Page 11: ...nd other performance related signals to a tone generator which then produces sounds in response In the same way the other Controller devices also send signals to the tone generator whenever they are o...

Page 12: ...more compact woody sound Allowing you to play with both warmth and power it is ideal for a diverse range of musical genres E PIANO Category CP80 Reproducing the classic sound of the Yamaha CP80 Elect...

Page 13: ...y the DX 7 II will allow you to experience the wonderful richness of expression for which the DX electric piano was renowned DX Mellow The DX Mellow voice is gentle and well suited to ballads however...

Page 14: ...ff parameter sets the volume of this key off noise Setting values 16 to 16 L Low DX Legend DX Woody DX FTine DX 7 II DX Mellow and DX Crisp This parameter is used to adjust the volume of the low frequ...

Page 15: ...mall Phaser Small Phaser operates like a vintage phaser applying a unique sweeping effect Max90 Max90 emulates a vintage phaser producing a more traditional sounding effect Max100 Another vintage type...

Page 16: ...three individual delays one each for the left center and right DlyLR St Delay LR Stereo Delay LR Stereo processes sound in the same way as Delay LR but has fully inde pendent left and right channels E...

Page 17: ...ital Turntable adds the noise clicks and pops characteristic of old analog records Effect category Tech TEC RingMod Ring Modulator Ring Modulator gives the input signal a more metallic sounding charac...

Page 18: ...parameter list in the Data List pdf document Parameters for modulation effects Edit Sequence Press and hold the MOD FX button for at least one second Navigate to the second and subsequent pages using...

Page 19: ...ed Analog Feel This parameter is used to add the sonic characteristics of an analog flanger to the effect sound Attack This parameter is used to set the amount of time that elapses between arrival of...

Page 20: ...set the depth of modulation produced through rotation of the low frequency rotor Dry Level This parameter is used to adjust the volume of the dry sound i e the unprocessed sound Dry LPF Cutoff Frequen...

Page 21: ...e This parameter is used to set the feedback delay time Feedback Time 1 2 L R These parameters are used to set the delay time for feedback delay 1 feedback delay 2 the left feedback delay and the righ...

Page 22: ...pplied in the low frequency band Low Gain This parameter is used to set the output level of the low frequency band Low Level This parameter is used to set the low frequency level Low Mute This paramet...

Page 23: ...noise sounds O On Off Switch This parameter is used to activate and deactivate the isolator in order that changes in the tone can be rapidly produced OSC Frequency Coarse This parameter is used to set...

Page 24: ...fects This parameter is used to set how sensitive the modulation is to changes in the input level VCM Touch Wah This parameter is used to set how sensitive the wah filter is to changes in the input le...

Page 25: ...Sequence Press and hold the PWR AMP button for at least one second Navigate to Page 1 using the L PAGE button if necessary Turn Knobs 1 to 3 On screen name and full name Description 71Rd I PowerAmp 7...

Page 26: ...Other group are identical to those from the Modula tion Effect block and details on their parameters can be obtained from the table on page 19 NOTE For more details on the specific parameters associa...

Page 27: ...nges the pitch of the current part in steps of one semitone With a set ting of 12 for example the Pitch Bend wheel can change the pitch between 12 i e one octave down and 12 i e one octave up Setting...

Page 28: ...an be played VelDpt Velocity Sensitivity Depth This parameter is used to define how the velocity with which the keys are played affects the MIDI velocities actually sent from the current part As shown...

Page 29: ...to increase or decrease the cutoff frequency relative to that set for the current part Setting values 64 to 0 to 63 F Reso Filter Resonance This parameter is used to increase or decrease the filter re...

Page 30: ...Change RcvPB Receive Pitch Bend These parameters are used to turn on or off the receipt of Control Change and other MIDI messages by the current part Setting values on or off NOTE When RcvCC is set t...

Page 31: ...ters in length and details on how they are set can be found in the Basic Operations section of the Owner s Manual booklet Cursor Knob 1 can be turned to move the cursor within the Name field Data Knob...

Page 32: ...uilt in Tone Generator MIDI The current zone will control another musical device connected to the stage piano both The current zone will control both the built in Tone Gen erator and another musical d...

Page 33: ...ITY R FILE Appendix 33 CP5 CP50 Reference Manual 8 CP5 zones TxFC1 Transmit Foot Controller 1 TxFC2 Transmit Foot Controller 2 CP50 zones TxFC Transmit Foot Controller These parameters are used to tur...

Page 34: ...ith Source set to PB FC1 FC2 or FC you can then use the corresponding controller to adjust one of the parameters from the Modulation Effect block up or down with respect to the current setting For det...

Page 35: ...s Turn or press Knobs 1 to 3 Page On screen name and full name Description 1 Type This parameter is used to indicate the type of data to be used as the backing track Setting values PreDrum Preset Drum...

Page 36: ...n the lamp to the top left of the R K Play Pause button will start to flash and playback can then be started by playing the key set using the StartKey parameter Setting values off or on 4 Rename Press...

Page 37: ...such a case you will first of all need to delete an unneeded User Song via the Song Setting screen page 35 Wave When this option is selected your performance will be stored as a Wave file on a USB fla...

Page 38: ...om the Song Setting screen page 35 Setting values 30 to 300 NOTE To synchronize the backing track tempo with that of an external MIDI device or DAW application set the MIDISyn parameter page 46 from P...

Page 39: ...ers used to configure this part Edit Sequence Press and hold the TRACK button for at least one second Turn Knobs 1 to 3 On screen name and full name Description Volume This parameter is used to adjust...

Page 40: ...Knob 1 on this page you can open the Mic Effects screen see below in order to configure the compressor noise gate and EQ that act on the microphone input MicIns Mic Insert Effect By pressing Knob 2 on...

Page 41: ...to 12dB 6 M Freq Mid Frequency This parameter is used to set a mid band frequency around which the sound will be boosted or cut Setting values 100Hz to 10 0kHz M Gain Mid Gain This parameter is used...

Page 42: ...Stage1 or Stage2 RichHall Rich Hall Emulation of hall acoustics with a rich deep reverb sound RichPlt Rich Plate Emulation of a rich sustained plate reverb sound RichRoom Rich Room Emulation of room a...

Page 43: ...eter is used to set the input signal level at which the compressor starts to process the sound in the mid frequency band Setting values 54dB to 6dB MidAtk Mid Attack This parameter is used to set the...

Page 44: ...ross the entire keyboard wide The Wide curve accentuates your playing strength by producing lower velocities in response to softer playing and louder velocities in response to harder playing As such y...

Page 45: ...no effect and MIDI messages will be transmitted in line with that screen s TransCh settings page 32 LocalSw Local Control Switch This parameter is used to turn local control on and off When off is se...

Page 46: ...are to be exchanged between the stage piano and external MIDI devices Setting values off bank Bank Select pgm Program Change bank pgm Bank Select Program Change off Neither Bank Select nor Program Ch...

Page 47: ...be boosted or cut Gain levels for the indi vidual frequency bands can also be set using the MASTER EQUALIZER knobs on the control panel Setting values 12dB to 12dB 0 10 Freq Frequency This parameter...

Page 48: ...R1 A01 to D10 USR2 A01 to D10 USR3 A01 to D10 EXT1 A01 to D10 EXT2 A01 to D10 EXT3 A01 to D10 C 13 BulkDmp Using the Bulk Dump function all data for the currently selected Performance can be sent to a...

Page 49: ...destination will be overwritten It is wise therefore to regularly create backup copies of important Performances on a USB flash memory device or the like Rename This function is used to rename the Al...

Page 50: ...the Transpose area etc will be saved as a single file The extension C5A is used for CP5 data the extension C6A for CP50 data The External Performance memory is not part of the User Memory and will no...

Page 51: ...be saved Alternatively you can press the EXIT button to return to the Type screen Name This parameter is used to specify a file name for the User Song to be saved You can turn Knob 1 Cursor to move th...

Page 52: ...o return to the File page without loading any data press either Knob 3 NO PUSH or the EXIT button On screen name and full name Description Src Source These parameters are used to specify a single Perf...

Page 53: ...quired file press the ENTER button To return to the File page without loading any data press either Knob 3 NO PUSH or the EXIT button Name This parameter is used to specify a new name for the selected...

Page 54: ...xample receives many differ ent programs at the same time from different TV stations and you select which program to watch by choosing the corresponding channel In much the same way multiple transmitt...

Page 55: ...tenuto messages can be used to modify the sound of notes in the same way as a piano s Sostenuto pedal Setting a value between 64 and 127 turns sostenuto on while values between 0 and 63 turn it off If...

Page 56: ...y a specified amount over a specified duration System Messages Rather than being associated with a specific channel MIDI system messages are used for synchronization of devices and other behavior of t...

Page 57: ...eference Manual Yamaha Web Site English only http www yamahasynth com Yamaha Manual Library http www yamaha co jp manual U R G Pro Audio Digital Instrument Division Yamaha Corporation 2010 Yamaha Corp...

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