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CP1 Owner’s Manual
Welcome
Thank you for choosing the Yamaha CP1 Stage Piano. This stage piano features a rich spectrum of piano voices,
amplifier simulators, and effectors that faithfully reproduce the characteristics of classic instruments, and by combining
these building blocks in whatever way you desire, you can easily create a vast range of piano sounds — from the
standard to the truly unique — with this one single instrument. Whether used to perform live or in the studio, the CP1 will
open up a whole new world of sonic possibilities.
In order that you can take full advantage of the advanced, highly-convenient functions that the instrument has to offer, we
strongly recommend that you read this owner’s manual carefully. In addition, please keep this manual in a safe place so
that you can refer back to it whenever needed.
Package Contents
• Power cord
• Pedal unit
•
Illustrated Guide to the CP1
booklet
•
Owner’s Manual
(this booklet)
•
Data List
booklet
• Software DVD*
*: For details regarding the DVD provided, please refer to page 68.
Reference Materials
Makeup
The following booklets have been included in order to help you become familiar with your new stage piano.
Illustrated Guide to the CP1
booklet
In the full-color
Illustrated Guide to the CP1
booklet, you will find detailed descriptions of the piano voices, amplifier
simulators, and effectors used within this stage piano to produce its high-quality sounds. If you wish to know how the CP1
does its magic, this is the best place to start.
Owner’s Manual
(this booklet)
This manual provides a detailed description of basic CP1 functions, how to setup and use the instrument, and the various
parameters that can be modified.
Data List
booklet
The
Data List
booklet provides a list of all CP1 presets (or Performances); a breakdown of the piano voice types,
modulation effects, amplifier simulators, and compressors used to setup these presets and to create original piano
sounds; a list of the parameters used to configure each of these elements; and MIDI-related reference material.
SPECIAL NOTICE
• The contents of this Owner’s Manual and the copyrights thereof are under exclusive ownership by Yamaha Corporation.
• The illustrations and screens as shown in this Owner’s Manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from
those on your instrument. and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument.
• This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has
license to use others’ copyrights. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, style files, MIDI files, WAVE
data, musical scores and sound recordings. Any unauthorized use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is not permitted
under relevant laws. Any violation of copyright has legal consequences. DON’T MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES.
• This device is capable of using various types/formats of music data by optimizing them to the proper format music data for use with the device
in advance. As a result, this device may not play them back precisely as their producers or composers originally intended.
• Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and/or audio data is strictly prohibited except for
your personal use.
• Windows is the registered trademark of Microsoft
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Corporation.
• Apple, Mac and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
• Steinberg and Cubase are the registered trademarks of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.
• The company names and product names in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.