Yamaha CVP-210 Owner Manual

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Clavinova Web site (English only) http://www.yamahaclavinova.com/

Yamaha Manual Library http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/

M.D.G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Yamaha Corporation

© 2003 Yamaha Corporation

WA48350 ???AP?????.?-01A0 Printed in Indonesia

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RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

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CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

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NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

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NAME PLATE LOCATION: The graphic below indicates the location of the name plate. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are located on this plate. You should record the model number, serial number, and the date of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase.

Model

CVP-210

Serial No.

Purchase Date

CVP-208

PRECAUTIONS

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING

* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

WARNING

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Power supply/Power cord

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Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument. The required voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument.

Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it.

Use only the supplied power cord/plug.

Do not place the power cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators, and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects on it, or place it in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over it.

Water warning

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Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet conditions, or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into any openings.

Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands.

Fire warning

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Do not put burning items, such as candles, on the unit.

A burning item may fall over and cause a fire.

Do not open

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Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or modify them in any way. The instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. If it should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have it inspected by qualified

Yamaha service personnel.

If you notice any abnormality

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If the power cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged, or if there is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument, or if any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it, immediately turn off the power switch, disconnect the electric plug from the outlet, and have the instrument inspected by qualified 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:

Power supply/Power cord

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When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet, always hold the plug itself and not the cord. Pulling by the cord can damage it.

Remove the electric plug from the outlet when the instrument is not to be used for extended periods of time, or during electrical storms.

Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple-connector.

Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause overheating in the outlet.

Assembly

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Read carefully the attached documentation explaining the assembly process.

Failure to assemble the instrument in the proper sequence might result in damage to the instrument or even injury.

Location

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Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme cold or heat (such as in direct sunlight, near a heater, or in a car during the day) to prevent the possibility of panel disfiguration or damage to the internal components.

Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV, radio, stereo equipment, mobile phone, or other electric devices. Otherwise, the instrument, TV, or radio may generate noise.

Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over.

Before moving the instrument, remove all connected cables. Also check that all screws are tight and have not been loosened by moving the instrument.

Do not place the instrument against a wall (allow at least 3 cm/ one-inch from the wall), since this can cause inadequate air circulation, and possibly result in the instrument overheating.

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Connections

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Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level.

Maintenance

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On the CVP-210, gently remove dust and dirt with a soft cloth.

Do not wipe too hard since small particles of dirt can scratch the instrument's finish.

When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry or slightly damp cloth. Do not use paint thinners, solvents, cleaning fluids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths.

Handling caution

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Take care that the key cover does not pinch your fingers, and do not insert a finger or hand in any gaps on the key cover or instrument.

Never insert or drop paper, metallic, or other objects into the gaps on the key cover, panel or keyboard. If this happens, turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the

AC outlet. Then have the instrument inspected by qualified

Yamaha service personnel.

Do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard.

On the CVP-210, bumping the surface of the instrument with metal, porcelain, or other hard objects can cause the finish to crack or peel. Use caution.

Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not use excessive force on the buttons, switches or connectors.

Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level, since this can cause permanent hearing loss. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a physician.

Using the bench (If included)

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Do not place the bench in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over.

Do not play carelessly with or stand on the bench. Using it as a tool or step-ladder or for any other purpose might result in accident or injury.

Only one person should sit on the bench at a time, in order to prevent the possibility of accident or injury.

On the CVP-210 bench, do not attempt to adjust the bench height while sitting on the bench, since this can cause excessive force to be imposed on the adjustment mechanism, possibly resulting in damage to the mechanism or even injury.

If the bench screws become loose due to extensive long-term use, tighten them periodically using the included tool.

Saving data

Saving and backing up your data

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Some 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 operation. Save important data to a floppy disk.

When you change settings in a display page and then exit from that page, System Setup data (listed in the Parameter

Chart of the separate Data List booklet) is automatically stored. However, this edited data is lost if you turn off the power without properly exiting from the relevant display.

Backing up the floppy disk

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To protect against data loss through media damage, we recommend that you save your important data onto two floppy disks.

Caution for data operations

Make sure NEVER to turn the CVP-210/208’s power off during any kind of data operation involving the USER/FLOPPY DISK drives — such as saving, deleting, or copying/pasting — until the operation is completely finished. (Make sure to wait until the alert message disappears.)

Turning the power off during the operation results in the loss of the data being saved or pasted to the respective drive.

Keeping the power on during such operations is particularly important in regard to the USER drive. Turning off the power while performing a save/delete/paste operation with the USER drive may result in loss of ALL data on the USER drive (upon the next power on) — and not just the data in question. In other words, if you are performing a save/delete/paste operation on only the song data of the USER drive and you turn off the power before the operation is completed, you risk losing ALL your USER drive data — including all voices, styles, and Registration Memory presets you’ve saved to the USER drive.

This caution also applies to creating a new folder on the USER drive or using the factory reset operation (page 154).

Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.

Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.

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Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha Clavinova!

We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that you can fully take advantage of the advanced and convenient functions of the Clavinova.

We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference.

About this Owner’s Manual and Data List

This manual consists of four main sections: Introduction, Quick Guide, Basic Operation, and Reference.

Also, a separate Data List is provided.

Introduction (page 2): Please read this section first.

Quick Guide (page 20): This section explains how to use the basic functions.

Basic Operation (page 39): This section explains how to use the basic operations including display-based controls.

Reference (page 56): This section explains how to make detailed settings for the Clavinova’s various functions.

Data List : Voice List, MIDI Data Format, etc.

* The models CVP-210/208 will be referred to as the CVP/Clavinova in this Owner’s Manual.

* The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owner’s manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument.

* The example Operation Guide displays shown in this Manual are taken from the CVP-210, and in English.

* Copying of the commercially available software is strictly prohibited except for your personal use.

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, styles files, MIDI files, WAVE data 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.

Trademarks:

• Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

• IBM-PC/AT is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

• Windows is the registered trademark of Microsoft® Corporation.

• All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

* The photos of the harpsichord, bandoneon, hackbrett, music box, dulcimer and cimbalom, shown in the displays of the CVP-

210/208, are courtesy of the Gakkigaku Shiryokan (Collection for Organolgy), Kunitachi College of Music.

* The following instruments, shown in the displays of the CVP-210/208, are on display at the Hamamatsu Museum of Musical

Instruments: balafon, gender, kalimba, kanoon, santur, gamelan gong, harp, hand bell, bagpipe, banjo, carillon, mandolin, oud, pan flute, pungi, rabab. shanai, sitar, steel drum, tambra.

* This product is manufactured under license of U.S. Patents No.5231671, No.5301259, No.5428708, and No.5567901 from IVL

Technologies Ltd.

* The bitmap fonts used in this instrument have been provided by and are the property of Ricoh Co., Ltd.

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Accessories

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“50 greats for the Piano” Disk (and Music Book)

Recording disk

Use this blank disk to save your performance.

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Owner’s Manual

This manual contains complete instructions for operating your Clavinova.

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Data List

This manual contains lists of voices, styles and parameters, etc.

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Bench

A bench may be included or optional, depending on your locale.

Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and

Floppy Disk

Precautions

Be sure to handle floppy disks and treat the disk drive with care. Follow the important precautions below.

Compatible Disk Type

• 3.5" 2DD and 2HD type floppy disks can be used.

Inserting/Ejecting Floppy Disks

To insert a floppy disk into the disk drive:

• Hold the disk so that the label of the disk is facing upward and the sliding shutter is facing forward, towards the disk slot. Carefully insert the disk into the slot, slowly pushing it all 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 operations, the messages “Now executing,” “Now copying,” and “Now formatting” appears in the display.

• Moving, copying, pasting, saving, or deleting data

(page 46 - 48).

• Naming files and folders (page 45); creating a new folder (page 48).

• Copying a disk to an another disk (page 153); formatting the disk (page 153).

Eject button

Drive lamp

When the power is turned on, the drive lamp (at the bottom left of the drive) lights to indicate the drive can be used.

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• Never attempt to remove the disk or turn the power off when the data is being written to the floppy disk.

Doing so can damage the disk and possibly the disk drive. Press the eject button slowly as far as it will go; the disk will automatically pop out. When the disk is fully ejected, carefully remove it by hand.

• If the eject button is pressed too quickly, or if it is not pressed in as far as it will go, the disk may not eject properly. The eject button may become stuck in a halfpressed position with the disk extending from the drive slot by only a few millimeters. If this happens, do not attempt to pull out the partially ejected disk, since using force in this situation can damage the disk drive mechanism or the floppy disk. To remove a partially ejected disk, try pressing the eject button once again, or push the disk back into the slot and then repeat the eject procedure.

• Be sure to remove the floppy disk from the disk drive before turning off the power. A floppy disk left in the drive for extended periods can easily pick up dust and dirt that can cause data read and write errors.

• Never use a floppy disk with a deformed shutter or housing.

• Do not attach anything other than the provided labels to a floppy disk. Also make sure that labels are attached in the proper location.

To protect your data (Write-protect Tab):

• To prevent accidental erasure of important data, slide the disk’s write-protect tab to the “protect” position

(tab open).

write-protect tab open

(protect position)

Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head

• Clean the read/write head regularly. This instrument employs a precision magnetic read/write head which, after an extended period of use, will pick up a layer of magnetic particles from the disks used that will eventually cause read and write errors.

• To maintain the disk drive in optimum working order

Yamaha recommends that you use a commerciallyavailable 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.

Data backup

• For maximum data security Yamaha recommends that you keep two copies of important data on separate floppy disks. This gives you a backup if one disk is lost or damaged. To make a backup disk use the Disk to

Disk function on page 153.

About the Floppy Disks

To handle floppy disks with care:

• Do not place heavy objects on a disk or bend or apply pressure to the disk in any way. Always keep floppy disks in their protective cases when they are not in use.

• Do not expose the disk to direct sunlight, extremely high or low temperatures, or excessive humidity, dust or liquids.

• Do not open the sliding shutter and touch the exposed surface of the floppy disk inside.

• Do not expose the disk to magnetic fields, such as those produced by televisions, speakers, motors, etc., since magnetic fields can partially or completely erase data on the disk, rendering it unreadable.

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About the Display Messages

A message (information or confirmation dialog) sometimes appears on the screen to facilitate operation.

When such messages appear, simply follow the instructions as shown by pressing the corresponding button.

You can select the desired language from the Help display (page 53).

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For this example, press the

[G] (YES) button to execute formatting.

“The Clavinova-Computer Connection” is a supplementary guidebook that describes, for beginners, what you can do with your Clavinova and a personal computer and how to set up a Clavinova-Computer system (the manual is not written for any specific models). The document is available as a PDF file (in English) at the following Internet address:

Clavinova Home Page .......................... http://www.yamahaclavinova.com/

Yamaha Manual Library

(Electronic Musical Instruments) ......... http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/

Maintenance

Clean the instrument using a dry, soft cloth or slightly damp, soft cloth (wring well).

CAUTION

Do not use benzine, thinner, detergent, or chemical cloth for cleaning. Do not place vinyl, plastic, or rubber products on the instrument.

Otherwise, the panel or keys may be discolored or degraded.

CAUTION

Before using the Clavinova, be sure to read “Precautions” on pages 3 - 4.

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Tuning

Unlike an acoustic piano, the Clavinova does not need to be tuned. It always stays perfectly in tune.

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Transporting

If you move to another location, you can transport the Clavinova along with other belongings. You can move the unit as it is (assembled) or you can disassemble the unit down to the condition it was in when you first took it out of the 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.

When transporting the assembled Clavinova, make sure all screws are properly tightened and have not been loosened by moving the instrument.

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Table of Contents

Introduction ............................ 2

SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION ................................... 2

PRECAUTIONS .......................................................... 3

About this Owner’s Manual and Data List .............. 5

Accessories ............................................................... 6

Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disk..................................................... 6

About the Display Messages.................................... 8

Maintenance ............................................................ 8

Application Index ................................................... 12

What can you do with the Clavinova?................... 14

Setting Up the Clavinova ....................................... 16

Panel Controls and Terminals................................ 18

Quick Guide ........................... 20

Playing the Demos ................................................. 20

Song Playback ........................................................ 21

Playback of Songs ....................................................21

Playing Voices ........................................................ 25

Playing a Voice ........................................................25

Playing Two Voices Simultaneously ..........................26

Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands ...................................................27

Playing Styles ......................................................... 28

Playing a style ..........................................................28

Style Sections...........................................................30

One Touch Setting...................................................32

Music Finder ........................................................... 33

Using the Music Finder ............................................33

Searching the Music Finder Records.........................34

Playing and Practicing with the Songs.................. 36

Playing Along with the Clavinova.............................36

Recording ................................................................37

Mastering Your Favorite Songs.................................38

Basic Operations

— Organizing Your Data ....... 39

Contents shown in the Main Display .................... 39

Open/Save Display................................................. 40

Selecting Files and Folders..................................... 44

File/Folder-related Operations .............................. 45

Naming Files/Folders ...............................................45

Moving Files/Folders ................................................46

Copying 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-touch Piano Play.............................................. 59

Layer/Left — Playing Several Sounds

Simultaneously .................................................... 60

Layer — Layering Two Different Voices ................... 60

Left — Setting Separate Voices for the Left and Right

Sections of the Keyboard ..................................... 61

Applying Voice Effects ........................................... 61

Using the Pedals..................................................... 62

Styles......................................63

Playing a style ........................................................ 63

Playing a Style’s Rhythm Channels Only.................. 65

Adjusting the Volume Balance/Channel Muting ...... 65

Chord Fingerings.................................................... 66

Arranging the Style Pattern (SECTIONS:

MAIN A/B/C/D, INTRO, ENDING, BREAK) ......... 68

Stopping the Style Playback While Releasing Keys

(SYNC. STOP) ...................................................... 69

Selecting Intro and Ending Types

(INTRO/ENDING) ................................................ 70

Playing Fill-in patterns automatically when changing accompaniment sections — Auto Fill In................ 70

Appropriate Panel Setting for the Selected Style

(ONE TOUCH SETTING) ...................................... 71

Automatically Changing One Touch Settings with the

Sections — OTS Link............................................ 72

Registering the Panel Controls in One Touch Setting

(ONE TOUCH SETTING) ...................................... 72

Calling Up Ideal Setups for Your Music

— Music Finder.................................................... 73

Searching the Ideal Setups — Music Finder Search.. 74

Editing Records — Music Finder Record Edit ........... 75

Song Playback........................77

Compatible Song Types ......................................... 77

Song Playback ........................................................ 78

Playing the Internal Songs....................................... 78

Playing Back Songs on Disk ..................................... 80

Other Playback-related Operations.......................... 80

Muting Specific Parts

— Track1/Track2/Extra Tracks ............................ 81

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Repeat Playback of a Specific Range ..................... 81

Using the Practice Functions — Guide .................. 82

Practice Functions ....................................................82

Practicing Music with the Guide Functions...............83

Displaying Music Notation — Score ...................... 84

Displaying the Lyrics .............................................. 87

Step Recording..................................................... 116

Assembling an Accompaniment Style

—Assembly ........................................................ 117

Edit the Created Accompaniment Style .............. 118

Change the Rhythmic Feel

— Groove and Dynamics ................................... 118

Editing the Channel Data ...................................... 120

Making Style File Format Settings — Parameter .... 121

Saving and Recalling Custom

Panel Setups

— Registration Memory ........ 88

Registering Panel Setups

— Registration Memory...................................... 88

Saving Your Registration Memory Setups .................89

Recalling a Registration Memory Setup ................ 90

Editing Voices

— Sound Creator ................... 91

Operation ............................................................... 91

SOUND CREATOR Parameters (Natural/Regular

Voices) ................................................................. 92

Organ Flutes........................................................... 96

Operation ............................................................... 96

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs

— Song Creator ..................... 97

About Song Recording........................................... 97

Quick Recording..................................................... 98

Multi Recording ..................................................... 99

Recording Individual Notes — Step Record ........ 101

Operation ..............................................................101

Recording Melodies — Step Record (Note) ............103

Recording Chord Changes for the Auto

Accompaniment — Step Record (Chord) ............104

Select the Recording Options: Starting, Stopping,

Punching In/Out — Rec Mode.......................... 106

Editing a Recorded Song ..................................... 107

Editing Channel-related Parameters — Channel .....107

Editing Note Events — 1 - 16.................................110

Editing Chord Events — CHD.................................111

Editing System Events

— SYS/EX. (System Exclusive) .............................111

Inputting and Editing Lyrics ...................................112

Customizing the Event List — Filter........................112

Creating Accompaniment Styles

— Style Creator ................... 113

About Creating Accompaniment Styles .............. 113

Style File Format .................................................. 114

Operation ............................................................. 114

Realtime Recording — Basic ................................ 115

Adjust the Volume Balance and

Changing Voices

— Mixing Console ................123

Operation ............................................................. 123

Setting the Level Balance and Voice

— Volume/Voice ............................................... 124

Changing the Tone of the Voice — Filter............ 125

Changing Pitch-related Settings — Tune ............ 125

Adjusting the Effects ............................................ 126

Adjusting the Sound to Match the Performance

Environment — EQ............................................ 128

Effect Structure ..................................................... 129

Using a Microphone — MIC. 131

Selecting a Vocal Harmony Type ......................... 131

Operation ............................................................. 133

Adjusting the Vocal Harmony Settings and Microphone

Effects — OVERALL SETTING.............................. 133

Making Settings for the Vocal Harmony and

Microphone — MICROPHONE SETTING .......... 133

Setting the Microphone Volume and Related Effects

— TALK SETTING............................................... 135

Making Global and Other

Important Settings

— Function...........................136

Operation ............................................................. 136

Fine Tuning the Pitch/Selecting a Scale

— Master Tune/Scale Tune............................... 138

Tuning the Overall Pitch — Master Tune............... 138

Selecting a Scale — Scale Tune ............................. 138

Setting Song-related Parameters

— Song Settings................................................ 140

Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters

— Style Setting, Split Point, and Chord Fingering ......................................... 141

Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters

— Style Setting and Split Point .......................... 141

Setting the Fingering Method — Chord Fingering 142

Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard

— Controller...................................................... 142

Making Settings for the Pedals .............................. 142

Changing the Touch Sensitivity and Transpose

— Keyboard/Panel ............................................. 144

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Setting the Registration Sequence, Freeze, and

Voice Set............................................................ 145

Specifying the Order for Calling Up Registration

Memory Presets — Registration Sequence ..........145

Maintaining Panel Settings — Freeze .....................145

Changing the Automatically Selected Voice Settings

— Voice Set ........................................................146

Setting Harmony and Echo.................................. 146

Showing the Clavinova Display on a TV

— Video Out...................................................... 147

Setting the MIDI Parameters ............................... 148

Making Overall System Settings (Local Control, Clock, etc.) — System ...................................................148

Transmitting MIDI Data — Transmit ......................149

Receiving MIDI Data — Receive .............................150

Setting Root Note Channels — Root ......................150

Setting Chord Channels — Chord Detect ..............150

Other Settings — Utility ...................................... 151

Making Settings for Fade In/Out, Metronome,

Parameter Lock, and Tap — CONFIG 1...............151

Making Settings for the Display, Speaker System, and

Voice Number Indication — CONFIG 2 ..............152

Copying and Formatting Disks — Disk ...................153

Entering Your Name and Language Preference

— Owner............................................................154

Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings of the

CVP-210/208 — System Reset ............................154

Using Your Clavinova with

Other Devices ...................... 155

Using the Headphones (PHONES jacks)..................155

Connecting the Microphone or Guitar

(MIC./LINE IN jack).............................................155

Connecting Audio & Video Devices .......................156

Using the Pedal (footswitch) or Foot Controller

(AUX PEDAL jack) ...............................................157

Connecting external MIDI devices

(MIDI terminals) .................................................157

Connecting a computer

(USB terminal, MIDI terminal).............................157

What’s MIDI? .........................................................159

What You Can Do With MIDI .................................161

MIDI Data Compatibility...................................... 162

Disk format ............................................................162

Sequence Format...................................................162

Voice Allocation Format .........................................163

CVP-210/208: Keyboard Stand

Assembly ............................. 164

Troubleshooting.................. 166

Specifications ...................... 168

Index ................................... 170

Introduction

Quick Guide

Basic Operations - Organizing Your Data

Playing the Demos

Voices

Styles

Song Playback

Saving and Recalling Custom

Panel Setups - Registration Memory

Editing Voices - Sound Creator

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs - Song Creator

Creating Accompaniment Styles

- Style Creator

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices - Mixing Console

Using a Microphone - MIC.

Making Global and Other Important

Settings - Function

Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices

Appendix

CVP-210/208 11

Application Index

Use this index to find reference pages that may be helpful for your particular application and situation.

Listening

Listening to the internal songs ................................................................................................................ page 78

Listening to disk songs ....................................................................... “Playing Back Songs on Disk” on page 80

Listening to demo songs......................................................................................................................... page 56

Listening to the demo of the selected voices .......................................................................................... page 58

Listening to songs with the special voices of the Clavinova .................................................................. page 124

Playing

Calling up the piano setting ................................................................................................................... page 59

Using the three performance control pedals........................................................................................... page 62

Playing an accompaniment that matches pitch.............................................................“Transpose ”on page 144

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 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 126

Adjusting the Level Balance ................................................................................................................. page 124

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 and Right Sections of the Keyboard” on page 61

Creating voices ...................................................................................................................................... page 91

Playing the auto accompaniment

Playing the accompaniment automatically............................................................................................. page 63

Calling up ideal panel settings for your music ........................................................................................ page 73

Practicing

Muting the right- or left-hand part .......................................................................................................... page 83

Practicing with an accurate and steady tempo............................................. “Using the Metronome” on page 54

Recording

Recording your performance...........................................................................................................pages 98, 99

Creating a song by entering notes ........................................................................................................ page 101

Creating your original settings

Creating voices ...................................................................................................................................... page 91

Creating accompaniment styles............................................................................................................ page 113

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Using a microphone

Connecting the microphone.............. “Connecting the Microphone or Guitar (MIC./LINE IN jack)” on page 155

Adding automatic harmonies to your singing ....................................................................................... page 131

Settings

Registering Panel Setups......................................................................................................................... page 88

Tuning the pitch/Selecting a scale ........................................................................................................ page 138

Making detailed settings for playing back songs ................................................................................... page 140

Making detailed settings for the auto accompaniment.......................................................................... page 141

Making settings for the pedals .......................................................“Making Settings for the Pedals” on page 142

Making detailed settings for the keyboard voices ................................................................................. page 144

Showing the display on a TV .................... “Showing the Clavinova Display on a TV — Video Out” on page 147

Making detailed settings for MIDI ........................................................................................................ page 148

Connecting the Clavinova to other devices

Basic information on MIDI..................................................................................... “What’s MIDI?” on page 159

Recording your performance................ “Playing the sounds of the Clavinova through an external audio system, and recording the sounds to an external recorder (AUX OUT jacks)” on page 156

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 156

Outputting another instrument’s sound from the Clavinova ............ “Outputting the sound of an external device

through the built in speakers of the Clavinova (AUX IN jacks)” on page 156

Connecting a computer.......................... .“Connecting a computer (USB terminal, MIDI terminal)” on page 157

Assembling

Assembling and disassembling the Clavinova............... “CVP-210/208: Keyboard Stand Assembly” on page 164

Quick solution

Basic functions of the Clavinova and how you can best use it .........................................................pages 12, 14

Resetting the Clavinova to the default setting

.................... “Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings of the CVP-210/208 — System Reset” on page 154

Displaying the Messages ......................................................................“About the Display Messages” on page 8

Adjusting the contrast/brightness............................................ “Making Settings for the Display, Speaker System, and Voice Number Indication — CONFIG 2” on page 152

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................... page 166

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What can you do with the Clavinova?

SONG

Playback previously recorded songs (page 21, 36, 77)

Enjoy a wide variety of preset songs as well as songs on commercially available disks.

VOCAL HARMONY

Automatic backup singing

(page 131)

This sophisticated function automatically adds appropriate vocal harmonies to your singing.

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!

POWER

ON OFF

MASTER VOLUME

METRONOME

START STOP

MIC.

SIGNAL

VOCAL HARMONY

OVER

TALK

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

STYLE

TRACK 2

L

EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING

TRACK 1

R

REC TOP START STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

FADE IN OUT

MIN MAX

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILL IN

OTS LINK

BREAK INTRO

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC. START

RESET

MAIN

TRANSPOSE

TAP TEMPO

RESET

ENDING rit.

SYNC.STOP

SYNC.START

START STOP

MENU

DEMO

A

HELP

B

FUNCTION

C

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

D

E

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON OFF

PART

DIRECT ACCESS 1 2 3 4 5 6

STYLE

Back up your performance with Auto Accompaniment

(page 28, 63)

Playing a chord with your left hand automatically plays the auto accompaniment backing. Select an accompaniment style — such as pop, jazz, Latin, etc. — and let the Clavinova be your backing band!

GUIDE

Learn and practice with the

Guide functions (page 38, 82)

Play back the preset songs 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!

DIGITAL RECORDING

Record your performances

(page 97, 113)

With the powerful and easy-touse song recording features, you can record your own keyboard performances, and create your own complete, fully orchestrated compositions — which you can then save to the USER drive or a floppy disk for future recall.

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LCD

The large LCD (together with the various panel buttons) provides comprehensive and easyto-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.

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!

BACK NEXT

H

I

J

F

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

LEFT

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB DSP VARIATION HARMONY ECHO MONO

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

E. PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION

BRASS WOODWIND STRINGS CHOIR & PAD

GUITAR

SYNTH.

BASS

XG

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

ONE TOCTH SETTING

1 2 3 4

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MEMORY

EXIT 3 4 5 6 7 8

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.

USB terminal

Make music with a computer — quickly and easily (page 157)

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!

AUX PEDAL USB

THRU

MIDI

OUT IN

L/L+R R L/L+R R

(LEVEL FIXED)

L R

VIDEO OUT AUX IN AUX OUT

Organ Flutes

Craft your own organ voices

(page 96)

This special function not only gives you a full set of rich and luscious organ sounds, it also lets you create your own original organ voices, just as on a traditional organ, by increasing and decreasing the flute footages, and adding percussive sounds.

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Setting Up the Clavinova

Key cover

■

To open the key cover:

Lift the cover slightly, then push and slide it open.

■

To close the key cover:

Slide the cover toward you and gently lower the cover over the keys.

■

To lower the music rest:

1 Pull the music rest toward yourself as far as it will go.

2 Gently lower the music rest backward until it is all the way down.

CAUTION

Be careful to avoid catching your fingers when opening or closing the cover.

CAUTION

Hold the cover with both hands when opening or closing it. Do not release it until it is fully opened or closed. Be careful to avoid catching fingers (yours or others, especially children’s) between the cover and the unit.

CAUTION

Do not place objects such as a piece of metal or paper on top of the key cover. Small objects placed on the key cover may fall inside the unit when the cover is opened and may be nearly impossible to remove. This could cause electric shock, short circuit, fire or other serious damage to the instrument.

CAUTION

Do not try to use the music rest in a half-raised position. Also, when lowering the music rest, let the music rest all the way down before releasing it.

Sheet Music Braces

These braces are for holding the pages of music books in place.

■

To open

Music Rest

■

To raise the music rest:

1 Pull the music rest toward yourself as far as it will go.

2 Lower the music rest until it locks in place.

■

To close

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Turning the Power On and Off

Connect the power cord

1 Insert the plugs at the ends of the cord, one into the

AC INLET on the Clavinova, and the other into a standard AC outlet.

In some areas, a plug adapter may be provided to match the pin configuration of the AC wall outlets in your area.

Setting the volume

Use the [MASTER VOLUME] dial to adjust the volume to an appropriate level.

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

MIN MAX

CAUTION

Do not use the Clavinova at a high volume level for a long period of time, or your hearing may be damaged.

Using headphones

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.)

(The shape of plug differs depending on locale.)

2 Press the [POWER] switch.

→

The main display appears in the LCD display. The drive lamp below the lower right end of the keyboard also lights.

MIN MAX

MIC. LINE PHONES

POWER

ON OFF

The drive lamp lights.

BACK

A

B

C

D

E

BALANCE

PART

When you’re ready to turn off the power, press the

[POWER] switch again.

→

Both the display and the drive lamp below the right end of the keyboard will turn off.

Using the Headphone Hanger

A headphone hanger is included in the CVP-210/208 package so that you can hang the headphones on the

Clavinova. Install the headphone hanger using included two screws (4

×

10 mm) as shown in the figure.

CAUTION

Do not hang anything other than the headphones on the hanger.

Otherwise, the Clavinova or the hanger may be damaged.

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Panel Controls and Terminals

69 70

INPUT

VOLUME

MIN MAX

MIC.

LINE IN

71

MIC. LINE

72

PHONES

75

AUX PEDAL

74

USB

THRU

73

MIDI

OUT IN

L/L+R R L/L+R R

(LEVEL FIXED)

L R

VIDEO OUT AUX IN

76 77

AUX OUT

78 79

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

23

POWER

ON OFF

MASTER VOLUME

1

METRONOME

START ⁄ STOP

2

5

MIC.

SIGNAL

VOCAL HARMONY

6

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

STYLE

OVER

TALK

TRACK 2

L

REC

10

TOP

11

START ⁄ STOP

7

EFFECT

REW

TRACK 1

R

12

FF

VH TYPE SELECT

8

REPEAT

9

MIC. SETTING

GUIDE

FADE IN ⁄ OUT

MAX

3 4

13 14

NEW SONG SYNC. START

15 16 17

TEMPO

RESET

20

TAP TEMPO

21

18

TRANSPOSE

19

RESET

22

INTRO MAIN ENDING ⁄ rit.

SYNC.STOP

SYNC.START

START ⁄ STOP AUTO FILL IN

24

OTS LINK

25

BREAK

26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35

MENU

36

DEMO

37

HELP

38

FUNCTION

A

B

42

C

DIGITAL

STUDIO

39

SOUND

CREATOR

40

DIGITAL

RECORDING

41 MIXING

CONSOLE

D

E

BALANCE

43

PART

CHANNEL

ON ⁄ OFF

PART

44

50

45

DIRECT ACCESS 1 2 3 4 5

POWER

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

METRONOME

2 [START / STOP] button (METRONOME) ............................. P. 54

MASTER VOLUME

3

4

[MASTER VOLUME] dial...................................................... P. 17

[FADE IN / OUT] button........................................................ P. 69

7

8

5

6

9

MIC.

[VOCAL HARMONY] button............................................... P. 131

[TALK] button...................................................................... P. 131

[EFFECT] button ................................................................ P. 131

[VH TYPE SELECT] button ................................................ P. 131

[MIC. SETTING] button ...................................................... P. 131

14

15

16

17

10

11

12

13

18

19

SONG

[EXTRA TRACKS (STYLE)] button ...................................... P. 81

[TRACK 2 (L)] button............................................................ P. 81

[TRACK 1 (R)] button ........................................................... P. 81

[REC] button ........................................................................ P. 97

[TOP] button......................................................................... P. 80

[START / STOP] button (SONG) .......................................... P. 78

[REW] button........................................................................ P. 80

[FF] button............................................................................ P. 80

[REPEAT] button .................................................................. P. 81

[GUIDE] button..................................................................... P. 82

TEMPO

20

21

[

E

] [

F

] buttons (TEMPO) ............................................... P. 54

[TAP TEMPO] button ............................................................ P. 55

TRANSPOSE

22 [ E ] [ F ] buttons (TRANSPOSE) ................................... P. 144

23

24

25

26

STYLE

[ACMP] button...................................................................... P. 64

[AUTO FILLIN] button........................................................... P. 70

[OTS LINK] button................................................................ P. 72

[BREAK] button .................................................................... P. 68

31

32

33

34

35

27

28

29

30

[INTRO] button ............................................................... P. 31, 70

MAIN [A] button.................................................................... P. 68

MAIN [B] button.................................................................... P. 68

MAIN [C] button ................................................................... P. 68

MAIN [D] button ................................................................... P. 68

[ENDING / rit.] button ..................................................... P. 31, 70

[SYNC.STOP] button............................................................ P. 69

[SYNC.START] button .......................................................... P. 64

[START / STOP] button (STYLE) ......................................... P. 64

36

37

38

MENU

[DEMO] button ..................................................................... P. 56

[HELP] button....................................................................... P. 53

[FUNCTION] button ........................................................... P. 136

39

40

41

DIGITAL STUDIO

[SOUND CREATOR] button ................................................. P. 91

[DIGITAL RECORDING] button ................................... P. 97, 113

[MIXING CONSOLE] button............................................... P. 123

46

47

48

49

42

43

44

45

50

51

52

53

DISPLAY CONTROL

[A] - [J] buttons ..................................................................... P. 44

[BALANCE] button ............................................................... P. 65

[CHANNEL ON / OFF] button ........................................ P. 65, 80

[DIRECT ACCESS] button ................................................... P. 51

[BACK] button ................................................................ P. 44, 50

[NEXT] button ................................................................ P. 44, 50

VOICE PART ON / OFF [LAYER] button .............................. P. 60

VOICE PART ON / OFF [LEFT] button................................. P. 60

[1

▲▼

] - [8

▲▼

] buttons ................................................. P. 39 - 49

[ENTER] button .................................................................... P. 50

[DATA ENTRY] dial............................................................... P. 50

[EXIT] button ........................................................................ P. 44

54

55

56

57

58

59

VOICE EFFECT

[REVERB] button ................................................................. P. 61

[DSP] button......................................................................... P. 61

[VARIATION] button ............................................................. P. 61

[HARMONY / ECHO] button ................................................ P. 62

[MONO] button ..................................................................... P. 62

[LEFT HOLD] button ............................................................ P. 62

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68

80

81 82

67

46

BACK

42

NEXT

47

F

G

H

VOICE PART

ON ⁄ OFF

LAYER

48

LEFT

49

I

J

60

54

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

55

DSP

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

E. PIANO

BRASS WOODWIND

56

VARIATION HARMONY ⁄ ECHO

57

ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD

58

MONO

GUITAR

SYNTH.

51

ENTER

61

MUSIC FINDER

62

ONE TOCTH SETTING

1 2 3

59

LEFT HOLD

BASS ORGAN FLUTES

XG USER

4

DATA

ENTRY

52

63

PIANO

REGISTRATION MEMORY

64

FREEZE

65

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MEMORY

66

4 5 6 7 8

50

EXIT

53

VOICE

60 VOICE buttons ..................................................................... P. 58

MUSIC FINDER

61 [MUSIC FINDER] button ...................................................... P. 73

ONE TOUCH SETTING

62 [1] - [4] buttons (ONE TOUCH SETTING)............................ P. 71

PIANO Setting

63 [PIANO] button ..................................................................... P. 59

64

65

66

REGISTRATION MEMORY

[FREEZE] button .................................................................. P. 90

[1] – [8] buttons (REGISTRATION MEMORY) ..................... P. 88

[MEMORY] button ................................................................ P. 88

67

68

Floppy disk drive (3.5”)........................................................... P. 6

Keyboard guide lamps ......................................................... P. 82

69

70

71

72

Microphone and Headphone Connectors

[INPUT VOLUME] knob...................................................... P. 155

[MIC. LINE IN] jack............................................................. P. 155

[MIC. LINE] switch .............................................................. P. 155

[PHONES] jacks................................................................. P. 155

77

78

79

73

74

75

76

Connectors

MIDI [THRU] [OUT] [IN] terminals...................................... P. 157

[USB] terminal.................................................................... P. 157

[AUX PEDAL] jack.............................................................. P. 157

[VIDEO OUT] jack .............................................................. P. 156

AUX IN [L / L+R] [R] jacks.................................................. P. 156

AUX OUT [L / L+R] [R] jacks.............................................. P. 156

AUX OUT (LEVEL FIXED) [L] [R] jacks ............................. P. 156

80

81

82

Pedals

Left pedal ............................................................................. P. 62

Sostenuto pedal ................................................................... P. 62

Damper pedal ...................................................................... P. 62

The Panel Logos

The logos printed on the Clavinova panel indicate standards/formats it supports and special features it includes.

GM System Level 1

“GM System Level 1” is an addition to the MIDI standard which guarantees that any data conforming to the standard will play accurately on any GM-compatible tone generator or synthesizer from any manufacturer.

XG Format

XG is a new Yamaha MIDI specification which significantly expands and improves on the “GM System Level 1” standard with greater voice handling capacity, expressive control, and effect capability while retaining full compatibility with GM. By using the Clavinova’s

XG voices, it is possible to record XG-compatible song files.

XF Format

The Yamaha XF format enhances the SMF (Standard 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 using SMF Format 0.)

Vocal Harmony

Vocal Harmony employs state-of-the-art digital signal processing technology to automatically add appropriate vocal harmony to a lead vocal line sung by the user. Vocal Harmony can even change the character and gender of the lead voice as well as the added voices to produce a wide range of vocal harmony effects.

Disk Orchestra Collection

The DOC voice allocation format provides data playback compatibility with a wide range of Yamaha instruments and MIDI devices.

Style File Format

The Style File Format (SFF) is Yamaha’s original style file format, which uses a unique conversion system to provide high-quality automatic accompaniment based on a wide range of chord types. The Clavinova uses the SFF internally, reads optional SFF style disks, and creates SFF styles using the Style Creator feature.

USB

USB is an abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus. It is a serial interface for connecting a computer with peripheral devices. It allows “hot swapping” (connecting peripheral devices while the power to the computer is on).

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A

B

C

D

E

Quick Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Playing the Demos

Reference on page 56

The Clavinova features an extensive variety of Demo songs, that showcase its rich, authentic voices and its dynamic rhythms and styles.

What’s more, there’s a special selection of Demo functions. These take you through a hands-on journey of all the important features and functions of the instrument

— letting you see firsthand how to effectively use the

Clavinova in your own music.

1

Press the [DEMO] button to call up the menu for selecting a Demo song.

MENU

DEMO

Demo button

2

Press the [BACK]/[NEXT] button to select the Demo categories.

BACK NEXT

HELP

FUNCTION

For this example, VOICE is

Function Demos demonstrate many of the different functions on the CVP-210/ selected. Voice Demos showcase the voices of the

CVP-210/208.

208. Style Demos introduce you to the rhythms and accompaniment styles of the

CVP-210/208 (page 56).

3

Press any of the [A] to [J] buttons or [8

▼

] (AUTO) button (FUNCTION page only) to select the Demo songs.

For this example, press the [A] button to playback the GrandPiano(C) demo.

For details about the Demos, refer to page 56.

F

G

VOICE PART

ON ⁄ OFF

LAYER

H LEFT

I

J

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Press the [EXIT] button to exit from the demo mode and return to the MAIN display when you’ve finished playing the demo songs.

When you’re done with the Demos, you can get to know your Clavinova even better with these functions:

• Preset Song (Song Book) playback (page 21)

• Disk Song Playback (page 21)

• Short demo playback of the selected voice (in the Voice Open display; page 26).

20 Quick Guide

Song Playback

Song Playback


Here’s where all of the amazing voices, effects, rhythms, styles and other sophisticated features of the Clavinova come together — in songs!

As you heard in the Demos, the Clavinova contains many built-in recordings. But there’s more. Call up the Song Open

(PRESET) display. And there’s an even greater wealth of song material you can enjoy with your Clavinova — in commercially available software.

Song related buttons

Make sure that the Language setting for the instrument (page 154) is the same as that of the file name of the song that you are playing back.

BALANCE and

CHANNEL buttons

Floppy disk drive

The following songs are compatible for playback on the CVP-210/208. Refer to pages 77, 162 for more details on the logos.

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 wider variety of voices and more comprehensive sonic control.

Disks bearing this logo contain song data for voices defined in Yamaha’s DOC format.

Songs containing a large amount of data may 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.

Playback of Songs

1

If you want to play back a disk song, insert an appropriate disk containing song data into the disk drive.

CAUTION

• Make sure to read the section “Using the Floppy

Disk Drive (FDD) and

Floppy Disks” on page 6.

Quick Guide 21

Song Playback

2

Press the [A] button to call up the Song Open display.

If the MAIN screen is not displayed, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] button.

A

B

C

D

E

From the MAIN display (the display shown when the power is turned on), you can select songs, voices, accompaniment styles, etc.

PRESET FLOPPY DISK

3

Press the [A] button to select the preset songs (Song Book) folder.

A

B

C

D

E

Press the [BACK]/[NEXT] button to select the drive.


Song Playback

4

Press one of the [A] to [J] buttons to select a song file.

5

Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to start playback.

REC TOP START / STOP

• 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 lyrics on the display during playback. You can also view the score. See pages 84 and 87 for details.

NEW SONG SYNC.START

6

While the song is playing, try using the Mute function to turn certain instrument channels off or on — letting you craft dynamic arrangements on the fly!

1) Press the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button.

2) Press the [1 - 8

▲▼

] button corresponding to the channel you wish to turn on or off.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

PART

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

If the STYLE tab is selected, press this button again.

Quick Guide 23

Song Playback

7

Finally, take the producer’s seat and try your hand at mixing. These Balance controls let you adjust the levels of the individual parts — the song, the style, your singing, and your playing.

1) Press the [BALANCE] button.

2) Press the [1 - 8

▲▼

] button corresponding to the part of which the volume you wish to adjust.

BALANCE

You can call up a full set of mixing controls by pressing the [MIXING CONSOLE] button (page 123).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

8

Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to stop playback.


NEW SONG SYNC.START

• The [FADE IN/OUT] button (page 69) can be used to produce smooth fadeins and fade-outs when starting and stopping the song, as well as the accompaniment.


Playing Voices



The Clavinova features a stunning variety of over 800 dynamic, rich and realistic voices. Try playing some of these voices now and hear what they can do for your music. Here, you’ll learn how to select individual voices, combine two voices in a layer, and split two voices between your left and right hands.

Voice related buttons

Playing a Voice

1

Press the [F] button to call up the menu for selecting the MAIN voice.


The voice you’re selecting here belongs to the MAIN part, and is called the MAIN voice. (See page 60 for more information.)

F

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

H LEFT

I

J

You’ll want to hear the MAIN voice all by itself — so make sure that the LAYER and LEFT parts are turned off.

2

Select a voice group.

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.



GUITAR

SYNTH.

BASS

XG

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

For this example, STRINGS is selected.

Press the [BACK]/[NEXT] button to select the memory location of the voice. For this example, PRESET is selected.

Quick Guide 25


3

Select a voice.

A

B

C

D

E

You can instantly jump back to the Main display by “double-clicking” on one of the [A]

- [J] buttons.

For this example,

”Orchestra” is selected.

Press the [8

▲

] button to start the

Demo for the selected voice. To stop the Demo, press this button again.

There’s more to the Demo features than just voices, though–for more information, see page 56.

Press the corresponding buttons to select the other pages — and discover even more voices.

4

Play the voices.

Naturally, you can play the voice yourself from the keyboard, but you can also have the Clavinova demonstrate the voice for you. Simply press the [8

▲

] button from the display above, and a Demo of the voice plays automatically.

Playing Two Voices Simultaneously

1

Press the VOICE PART ON/OFF [LAYER] button to turn the LAYER part on.

2

Press the [G] button to select the LAYER part.

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

H LEFT

3


Here, we’ll select a lush pad to fill out the sound. Call up the “CHOIR & PAD” group.

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.



GUITAR

SYNTH.

BASS

XG

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

4

Select a voice.

For example, select “Hah Choir.”

5


Now, you can play two different voices together in a rich sounding layer — the MAIN voice you selected in the previous section, plus the new LAYER voice you’ve selected 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).



Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands

1

Press the VOICE PART ON/OFF [LEFT] button to turn the

LEFT part on.

2

Press the [H] button to select the LEFT part.

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

H LEFT

3


Here, we’ll select the “STRINGS” group — so that you can play rich, orchestral chords with your left hand.

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.



GUITAR

SYNTH.

BASS

XG

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

4

Select a voice, then press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

For example, select “Symphon. Str.”

5

Press the [I] button to call up the SPLIT POINT display. From here, you can set 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 141.)

F

G

H

I

J

F

G

H

J

I

6


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).

Split Point

LEFT MAIN/LAYER

MAIN and LAYER voices are meant to be played with the right hand. The LEFT voice is played with the left hand.

7

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

EXIT

Quick Guide 27

Playing Styles


The Clavinova has a huge variety of musical “styles” that you can call upon to back up your own performance. They give you anything from a simple, yet effective piano backing or percussion accompaniment to a full band or orchestra.

Style related buttons


A

B

C

D

E

Playing a style

1

Press the [D] button to call up the style group.


Press the

[BACK]/[NEXT] button to select the memory location of the style. For this example,

PRESET is selected.

A

B

C

D

E

2

Select a style group and a style.

For this example, Dance is selected.

A

B

C

D

E

For this example,

EuroTrance is selected.



3

Turn ACMP on.

The specified left-hand section of the keyboard becomes the “Auto Accompaniment” section, and chords played in this section are automatically detected and used as a basis for fully automatic accompaniment with the selected style.

Split Point

ACMP

Auto Accompaniment section

• The point on the keyboard that separates the auto accompaniment section and the right-hand section of the keyboard is called the “split point.”

Refer to page 141 for instructions on setting the split point.

4

Turn SYNC.START on.

SYNC.START

5

As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the style starts.

For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below).

Split Point


6

Change the tempo by using the TEMPO[ ] [ ] buttons if necessary.

Simultaneously press the TEMPO [ ] [ ] buttons to return the tempo to its original setting. Press the [EXIT] button to leave the 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.

The Tempo can also be adjusted by using the [TAP

TEMPO] button (page 55).

And there’s much more. Check out these other style-related features:

• Easily create your own original styles (page 113).

• Set up your favorite panel settings — including styles, voices, and more — and call them up whenever you need them (page 88).

Quick Guide 29


Embellish and enhance your melodies — with the automatic Harmony and Echo effects

This powerful performance feature lets you automatically add harmony notes to the melodies you play with your right hand — based on the chords you play with your left. Tremolo, Echo, and other effects are available, too.

1 Turn HARMONY/ECHO on.

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB DSP VARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

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-210/208 has various Harmony/Echo types (page 146).

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 effects and see how they can enhance your performance (page 61).

For details about Harmony/

Echo types, refer to the separate Data List.

Style Sections

Each style in the auto accompaniment is made up of “sections.” Since each section is a rhythmic variation of the basic style, you can use them to add spice to your performance and mix up the beats — while you’re playing. Intros, Endings,

Main patterns, and Breaks — they’re all here, giving you the dynamic elements you need to create professionalsounding arrangements.

INTRO

MAIN

BREAK

ENDING

This is used for the beginning of the song. When the intro finishes playing, accompaniment shifts to the main section.

This is used for playing the main part of the song. It plays an accompaniment pattern of several measures, and repeats indefinitely until another section’s button is pressed.

This lets you add dynamic variations and breaks in the rhythm of the accompaniment, to make your performance sound even more professional.

This is used for the ending of the song. When the ending is finished, the auto accompaniment stops automatically.

1 4

Use the same operations as in “Playing a style” on pages 28 and 29.

5

Press the [INTRO] button.

BREAK INTRO

A B

MAIN

C D

ENDING / rit.

6

As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the Intro starts.

For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below).

Split Point


When the playback of the intro is finished, it automatically leads into main section.

7

Press any of the MAIN [A] to [D] buttons or [BREAK] button as desired. (See the Accompaniment Structure on the next page.)

BREAK INTRO or

A B

MAIN

C D

ENDING / rit.



8

Press the [AUTO FILL IN] button to add a fill-in, if necessary.

Fill-in patterns play automatically between each change in the Main sections.

9

Press the [ENDING] button.

This switches to the ending section. When the ending is finished, the style automatically stops.

AUTO FILLIN

BREAK INTRO

A B

MAIN

C D

ENDING / rit.

■

Accompaniment Structure

INTRO (page 70)

INTRO A

(max. three patterns)

INTRO B

MAIN VARIATION via BREAK

INTRO C

MAIN

VARIATION

B via BREAK

MAIN

VARIATION

A

MAIN

VARIATION

C via BREAK

MAIN

VARIATION

D via BREAK

ENDING (page 70) ENDING A

(max. three patterns)

Press the [ENDING] button.

ENDING B ENDING C

You can have the ending gradually slow down (ritardando) by pressing the [ENDING] button again while the ending is playing back.

• 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 final eighth note), the Break section starts playing from the next measure. This also applies to the Auto Fill-in.

• Mix up your intros and use any of the other sections to start the style, if you want.

• If you want to come back into the style right away after an Ending, simply press the [INTRO] button while the Ending section is playing.

• If you press the [BREAK] button while the ending is playing, the break will immediately start playing, continuing with the main section.

Quick Guide 31


Other Controls

FADE IN/OUT The [FADE IN/OUT] button can be used to produce smooth fade-ins and fade-outs (page 69) when starting and stopping the style.

FADE IN / OUT

TAP TEMPO The style can be started at any tempo you desire by “tapping” out the tempo with the [TAP TEMPO] button. For details,

TAP TEMPO see page 55.

SYNC.STOP

When Synchro Stop is on, you can stop and start the style anytime you want by simply releasing or playing the keys (in

SYNC.STOP

the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard). This is a great way to add dramatic breaks and accents to your performance. For details, see page 69.

ONE TOUCH SETTING buttons

One Touch Setting

One Touch Setting is a powerful and convenient feature that automatically calls up the most appropriate panel settings

(voice number, etc.) for the currently selected style, with the touch of a single button. This is a wonderful way to instantly reconfigure all the settings on the Clavinova to match the style you want to play.

1

Select a style (page 28).

2

Press one of the [ONE TOUCH SETTING] buttons.

Not only does this instantly call up all the settings

(voices, effects, etc.) that match the current style

(see page 71) — it also automatically turns on

ACMP and SYNC. START, so that you can immediately start playing the style.

ONE TOUCH SETTING

1 2 3 4

3

As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto accompaniment starts.

4

Play melodies with your right hand and play various chords with your left hand.

Split Point

5

Try out other One Touch Setting setups.

You can also create your own One Touch Setting setups.

For details, refer to page 72.


ONE TOUCH SETTING

1 2 3 4

• 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).


Music Finder

Music Finder


MUSIC FINDER button

If you want to play in a certain song but don’t know which style and voice settings would be appropriate, the convenient Music Finder can help you out. Simply select the song name from the Music Finder and the CVP-210/208 automatically makes all appropriate panel settings to let you play in that music style!

Using the Music Finder

1

Press the [MUSIC FINDER] button.

MUSIC FINDER

2

Select a record.

Press the [BACK]/[NEXT] button to select the desired page of records. For this example, ALL is selected.

Select the desired record.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

For this example, press the [1 - 3

▲▼

] button to select a record by song title.

3

Play along with the style playback.

Split Point

You can also have the voice and other important settings change automatically with the style changes. To do this, turn on OTS LINK (page 72) and set the OTS LINK TIM-

ING (page 141) to “REAL

TIME.”


Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

Quick Guide 33

Music Finder

Searching the Music Finder Records

The Music Finder is also equipped with a convenient search function that lets you enter a song title or keyword — and instantly call up all the records that match your search criteria.

1

Press the [MUSIC FINDER] button.

MUSIC FINDER

2

Press the [I] button to call up the MUSIC FINDER SEARCH 1 display.

The results of Search 1 and

2 appear in the correspondingly numbered SEARCH 1/

2 displays.

F

G

H

I

J

4 For this example, press the [A] button to call up the display for inputting the song title.

For this example,

ANY is selected.

A

B

C

D

E

5 Enter the song title, then press the [8

▲

]

(OK) button.

Refer to page 49 for instructions on entering characters.

F

G

H

I

J 3 Press the [F], [G] and [H] to clear the previous conditions, if necessary.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

For this example,

ALL is selected.

6 Press the [8

▲

] (START SEARCH) button.

The search function calls up all records that contain the entered word or words.


Music Finder

7

Select a record (see step #2 on page 33) and play along with the style playback.

Split Point


Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

You can also create your own Music Finder setups and save them to floppy disk (pages 40 and 48). In this way, you can expand your Music Finder collection by exchanging them with other Clavinova users.

Saving and Recalling Music Finder Data

To save your Music Finder data, call up the MUSIC FINDER Open/Save window from the SYSTEM RESET page (page 154) of the UTILITY display, and follow the same procedure as that in the Open/Save window for Voice (page 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).

Music Finder data is compatible for both the CVP-210 and the CVP-208.

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 floppy disk to the USER drive (page 46, 47), the record which was recorded when storing the relevant style is automatically added to the CVP-210/208.

• In the example above, you specified a song title, but you can also look for relevant records by keyword or music genre — for example, Latin, 8-beat, etc. (page 74).

Quick Guide 35

Playing and Practicing with the Songs


Song related buttons


Playing Along with the Clavinova

In this section, try using the Clavinova’s song playback features to cancel or mute the right-hand melody while you play the part yourself. It’s like having a very talented and versatile playing partner accompany you while you perform.

If you haven't yet mastered the melody part, take a look at the section “Mastering Your Favorite Songs” on page 38, and practice it a while.

1 4

Use the same operations as in “Song Playback” on pages 21 - 23.

5

Press the [TRACK 1] button to cancel the right hand melody part.

TRACK 1

(R) To cancel the left hand part, press the [TRACK 2] button.

6

If you want to have the notation displayed as you play, press the [C] button. If you want to see the lyrics, press the [B] button.


If the selected song does not contain lyric data, lyrics are not displayed.

A

B

C

D

E

7

Press the SONG [START/STOP] button and play the part.


NEW SONG SYNC.START

8



NEW SONG SYNC.START


• If you want to start the song right away without an intro, use the Sync

Start function. To set Sync Start to standby, simultaneously hold down the [TOP] button and press the

SONG [START/STOP] button. Song playback starts automatically the moment you start playing the melody.

• If you can hear the Clavinova playing the melody part as well, check the channel setting for the melody part in the song data, and change the channel assigned to Track 1 (page 140).

You can also change the song channel itself permanently (page 108).


Recording

The Clavinova lets you record, too — quickly and easily. Try out the Quick Recording feature now and capture your keyboard performance.

1 3

Select a voice for recording. Use the same operations as in “Playing a Voice” on pages 25, 26.

4

Press the [REC] and [TOP] buttons simultaneously to select “New Song” for recording.

REC TOP START / STOP REW FF REPEAT

NEW SONG SYNC.START

5

Press the [REC] button.

REC

6

Recording starts as soon as you start playing the keyboard.

7

When you’ve finished recording, press the [REC] button.

REC

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.


NEW SONG SYNC.START

CAUTION

The recorded data will be lost if you turn off the power. To keep your important recordings, you’ll need to save them to the

User drive or floppy disk.

9

Save the recorded data as required (pages 40, 48).

Quick Guide 37


Mastering Your Favorite Songs

The Clavinova has several very useful practice features that help learn and master recorded songs. Here, you’ll try out the Follow Lights function, and use the special guide lamps to help you play the right notes.

1 6

Use the same operations as in “Playing Along with the Clavinova” on page 36.

For this example, you practice the right hand part of “Playing Along with the Clavinova.”

Before Practicing

Before starting a practice session, play back the entire song (without canceling any parts) and listen to it carefully. This will give you a clear idea of how the song should be played, and will make your practice sessions progress more smoothly. If you want to hear only the melody part, turn the

[TRACK 2] and [EXTRA

TRACKS] buttons off.

7

Press the [GUIDE] button.

GUIDE

8

Press the SONG [START/STOP] button and practice the missing (muted) part, according to the key guide lamps.

If you want, you can adjust the tempo by pressing the TEMPO[ ] [ ] buttons.

TEMPO


RESET

NEW SONG SYNC.START

9

You can use the powerful Repeat function to practice and master difficult parts. Simply specify a short 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.

10



See pages 82 and 140 for more information on the

Guide function.

SYNC.START

NEW SONG


Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data

Contents shown in the Main Display

When the power is turned on, the MAIN Display appears, showing important and relevant operation information.

Pressing the [A] - [J] buttons when the MAIN Display appears calls up displays corresponding to each button. The displays called up by the buttons (with the exception of [B] and [C] ) are called Open/Save displays (see following page). Pressing the [B] and

[C] buttons calls up the Lyrics display and Score display respectively.

8 9

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

0

A

B

C

D

E

If the MAIN Display is not shown, press the [DIRECT

ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] button.

1 Transpose (page 144)

The [TRANSPOSE] buttons allow the pitch of the keyboard and song to be shifted down or up in semitones. The transpose value by the semitone shifted is displayed here.

2 Song (page 78)

The name of the currently selected song and other song information is displayed.

3 Playback Position of Song (page 78) or Accompaniment Style (page 63)

The current position of the song or the accompaniment style being played is displayed.

4 Tempo (page 54)

When a song or a accompaniment style is playing, the tempo is displayed.

5 Chord (page 66)

When [ACMP] is on, the chord specified in the left hand section is displayed.

6 Accompaniment Style (page 63)

The name, beat, and tempo of the accompaniment style selected currently is displayed.

7 Intro and Ending (page 70)

The names of the intro and ending of the currently selected style are displayed.

8 Pedal Function (page 142)

In addition to the conventional Sustain, Sostenuto and Soft functions, the pedals can be assigned 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 145)

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 Registration Memory presets to be selected in any specified order, and step through that order by using the [BACK]/[NEXT] buttons or the pedal. The Registration Sequence is displayed here (unless Registration Sequence is set to OFF).

0 Main Part (page 58)

The voice selected for the Main part is displayed.

A Layer Part (page 60)

The voice selected for the Layer part is displayed.

B Left Part (page 61)

The voice selected for the Left part is displayed.

C Split Point (page 141)

Split Points are specific positions on the keyboard that divide the keyboard into separate sections. There are two kinds of Split Points: “A”, which separates the auto accompaniment from the rest of the keyboard, and “L”, which divides the left-hand and right-hand sections.

D Registration Memory Bank (page 89)

Registration Memory presets are stored in banks, eight presets to a bank. The name of the currently selected Registration Memory bank is displayed here.

E Volume balance of the parts (page 65)

You can change the volume balance by pressing the [1 ▲▼ ] - [8 ▲▼ ] buttons under the LCD. The volume balance of each part is displayed.

CVP-210/208 39


Open/Save Display

The CVP-210/208 utilizes a variety of data types — including voices, accompaniment styles, songs and registration memory settings. Much of this data is already programmed and contained in the CVP-210/208; you can also create and edit your own data with some of the functions on the instrument.

All this data is stored in separate files — just as is done on a computer.

Here, we’ll show you how to use the basic operations of the display controls in handling and organizing the data of the

CVP-210/208 in files and folders.

Files can be opened, saved, named, moved, or deleted in their respective Open/Save displays. You can select these displays according to their respective file types, as well: Song, Voice, Style, etc. Moreover, you can organize your data efficiently by putting various files of the same type into a single folder.

The Open/Save displays for Song, Voice, Style, 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 for Song (page 78) Open/Save display for Voice (page 58) handles the Song files.

A

B

C

D

E

Open/Save display for Style (page 63) handles the Voice files.

F

G

H

J

I

The following Open/Save display types are also available; however, these are selected from displays other than the MAIN display (page 154).

• SYSTEM SETUP

• MIDI SETUP

• USER EFFECT

• MUSIC FINDER

• MAIN PICTURE

• LYRICS BACKGROUND PICTURE (page 87)

If the MAIN screen is not displayed, press the

[DIRECT ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] button.

Open/Save display for Registration Bank (page 89) handles the Style files.

40 CVP-210/208 handles the Registration Bank files.


Example — Open/Save display

Each Open/Save display consists of three kinds of drive pages: PRESET , USER , and FLOPPY DISK .

In the examples given here, the Open/Save display for Voice is shown.

PRESET drive

The files that are preprogrammed and installed internally to the CVP-210/208 are kept here. Preset files can be loaded but cannot be re-written.

However, you can use a preset file as a basis for creating your own original file (which can be saved in the USER or FLOPPY

DISK drive).

USER drive

Files kept here are those containing your own original data, created or edited using the various functions of the CVP-

210/208. They are stored internally to the CVP-210/208.

FLOPPY DISK drive

You can also store your original 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.

BACK NEXT

File

All data, both preprogrammed and your own original, are stored as “files.”

Changes drives among

PRESET , USER and

FLOPPY DISK .

Calls up the upper level directory page.

In this example, the voice folder selection page can be called up.

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 edit your voice using the SOUND CREATOR function. Your edited voice should then be saved as a file in the USER or FLOPPY DISK drive.

Recording songs (page 97) and creating accompaniment styles

(page 113) are done within the current memory. Please make sure to properly save this data to the USER/FLOPPY DISK drive as a file or files. The data will be lost if you turn off the power without saving.

For details, see page 43.

CVP-210/208 41


■

Files and Drives

You can also manage files (copying, saving, etc.) on the USER drive or floppy disk by using a computer.

(page 157)

PRESET drive

Cannot be overwritten

Voice

Style

Song

Vocal Harmony Type

System Setup

MIDI Template

MIDI Setup

User Effect

Music Finder

Main Display Picture

Lyrics Background Picture

This is the Voice Open/Save display called up by pressing the [PIANO] button in the VOICE section.

USER drive

Voice

Style

Song

Registration Memory Bank

Vocal Harmony Type

System Setup

MIDI Template

Save

MIDI Setup

User Effect

Music Finder




Voice

Style

Song

Registration Memory Bank

System Setup

MIDI Setup

User Effect

Music Finder



BACK NEXT

Select a Memory drive by using the [BACK]/[NEXT] buttons.

The Open/Save display indicates only those files that can be managed from the selected display. The FD (Floppy

Disk) drive of the Voice

Open/Save display, for example, indicates only voices even if style or song files are saved to the floppy disk.

42 CVP-210/208


■

Features and Memory Drives

Data not maintained when the power is turned off

Data maintained when the power is turned off

Features

Sound Creator

Style Creator

Panel settings

Song Creator

MIDI

Vocal Harmony Type

User Effect

(Mixing Console)

Master EQ Edit

(Mixing Console)

Edit

Record/

Assemble

Register

Register

Creating a

New Record

Record

Edit

Current Memory

Unedited voice

Compare

Voice

Style

One Touch Setting

Registration Memory

Music Finder

Record

System Setup

Song

MIDI settings

Save

Edit

Edit

Edit

User Vocal Harmony

User Effect

User Master EQ

USER drive


Voice

Style

Registration Memory

Bank

Music Finder

System Setup

Song

MIDI Template

Save

MIDI Setup

User Effect

CAUTION

• The data in the USER/

FLOPPY DISK drive is maintained even when the power is turned off. However, currently active data in memory may be lost when you select another file or turn the power off. Make sure to save any necessary data in memory to the User drive or the Floppy Disk drive before selecting another file or turning the power off.

* 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.

CVP-210/208 43


Selecting Files and Folders

Select a file shown in the display. In this example, we’ll select a voice file.

First, press the VOICE [PIANO & HARPSI] button to call up the display containing the files.

This display (“Open/Save” display) is typical of those used to call up and store files (voice files).

The CVP-210/208 already contains a variety of voices in the PRESET section. You can store your own original voices created with the Sound Creator function to the USER or FLOPPY DISK section.

BACK NEXT

1 Select “PRESET,” “USER,” or

“FLOPPY DISK” by using the

[BACK][NEXT] button.

A

B

C

D

E

1 2 3 4 5 6

2 Use the [1

▲

] - [7

▲

] buttons to turn the pages.

When the amount of pages exceeds seven, the bottom of the display changes as shown below.

Press Prev.(previous)

Press Next

7 8

F

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

H LEFT

I

J

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

3 Select the file/folder.

There are two ways to select the file/ folder:

• Press the [A] - [J] button.

Press the letter button corresponding to the file/folder you wish to call up. (In the example display 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.

Selecting a different language in the “LANGUAGE” display (page 53, 154) may cause the following problems.

• Some characters of the file names you entered may be garbled.

• Files may not be accessible.

Restoring the original language solves the above problems.

Reading the files on the computer with a different language system may cause similar problems to those above.

Double-clicking the appropriate [A] -[J] button calls up the corresponding file and returns to the MAIN display.

Highlighting the desired file and double-clicking the

[ENTER] button calls up the corresponding file and returns to the MAIN display.

E

ND

Press the [EXIT] button to go back to the MAIN display.

You can go back to the previous display by pressing the [EXIT] button.

Exiting from small pop-up windows

You can also exit from small pop-up windows (such as in the illustration below) by pressing the [EXIT] button.

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File/Folder-related Operations

Naming Files/Folders

You can assign names to files and folders. Any file/folder in the USER and FLOPPY DISK sections can be named or renamed. Execute the following steps when there is data in the User drive. If there are Preset files/folders you wish to rename, copy them beforehand (page 47) and use them as User files/folders.

1 Press the [1

▼

] (NAME) button (page 39).

The NAME display appears.

A file/folder name can contain up to 50 half size letters

(or 25 Hiragana and kanji letters), including the Icon ID

(see the note below) and the extension.

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

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

J

I

The file name will appear on your computer as follows. If you change the Icon ID or the extension, the icon may change or the file may not be properly recognized.

ABCDE.S002.MID

File ID Icon ID

Extension

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

E

ND

Input the new name (page 49).

Press the [8

▲

] (OK) button. To cancel, press the [8 ▼ ] (CANCEL) button.

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Moving Files/Folders

You can move files and folders as desired, for organizing your data. Any file/folder in the USER and FLOPPY DISK sections can be moved, using the cut-and-paste operation described below.

1 Press the [2

▼

] (CUT) button (page 40).

The CUT display appears.

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.

2 Select the desired file/folder for moving.

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.

Several files/folders can be selected together, even those from other pages. To release or cancel the selection, press the button of the selected file/folder again.

Press the [6

▼

] (ALL) button to select all the files/folders in the displayed page (USER/FLOPPY

DISK). When the [6

▼

] (ALL) button is pressed the [6

▼

] button changes to “ALL OFF” button to release or cancel the selection.

All files/folders in a floppy disk can be copied to another disk in one batch

(page 153).

After being pasted, the files are automatically re-ordered in alphabetical order and displayed.

3 Press the [7

▼

] (OK) button.

To stop the operation, press the [8 ▼ ] (CANCEL) button.

4 Call up the destination display.

Only the USER and FLOPPY DISK pages can be selected as the destination.

E

ND

Press the [4

▼

] (PASTE) button.

The file/folder you cut is now pasted at the destination.

About files/folders in a floppy disk

In the FLOPPY DISK page of the Open/Save display, only the files which can be handled in that Open/Save display will appear — even though a folder in a floppy disk can contain different kinds of files.

In the case of a folder cutand-paste operation (for floppy disk), an entire folder can be cut; however, only the specific files which can be handled in the current Open/

Save display will be pasted.

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Copying Files/Folders

You can also copy files and folders as desired, for organizing your data. Any file/folder in the PRESET , USER and

FLOPPY DISK sections can be copied, using the copy-and-paste operation described below.

1 Press the [3

▼

] (COPY) button

(page 40).

The COPY display appears.

3 Press the [7

▼

] (OK) button.

To stop the operation, press the [8 ▼ ]

(CANCEL) button.

2 Select the desired file/folder.


▼

](OK) button.

The currently selected file/folder is highlighted. To select another file/ folder, press one of the [A] - [J] buttons.


Press the [6

▼

] (ALL) button to select all the files/folders in the displayed page (PRESET/USER/

FLOPPY DISK). When the [6

▼

]

(ALL) button is pressed, the [6

▼

] button changes to “ALL OFF,” letting you release or cancel the selection.

Please note that the copy functions are intended for your personal use only.

This operation cannot be used to directly copy a file/ folder from one floppy disk to another. If you want to do this, copy 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.

4 Call up the destination display.

Only the USER and FLOPPY DISK pages can be selected as the destination.

E

ND

Press the [4

▼

] (PASTE) button.

The file/folder you copied is now pasted at the destination.

Deleting Files/Folders

You can also delete files and folders as desired, for organizing your data. Any file/folder in the USER and FLOPPY DISK sections can be deleted, using the operation described below.

1 Press the [5

▼

] (DELETE) button (page 40).

The DELETE display appears.

2 Select the desired file/folder.


▼

](OK) button.

The currently selected file/folder is highlighted. To select another file/folder, press one of the [A] - [J] buttons.


Press the [6

▼

] (ALL) button to select all the files/folders in the displayed page (USER/FLOPPY DISK). When the

[6 ▼ ] (ALL) button is pressed, the [6 ▼ ] button changes to “ALL OFF,” letting you release or cancel the selection.

E

ND

Press the [7

▼

] (OK) button.

To cancel the operation, press the [8

▼

] (CANCEL) button.

The message “Are you sure you want to delete the

“******” file (or data/folder)? YES/NO” appears.

YES ........... Deletes the highlighted item.

NO............. Exits from the prompt without deleting.

When several files have been selected, the message

“Are you sure you want to delete the “******” file (or

data/folder)? YES/YES ALL/NO/CANCEL” appears.

YES/NO..... Deletes the highlighted item (YES), or skips the highlighted item without deleting (NO).

YES ALL ... Deletes all selected items at once.

CANCEL ... Exits from the prompt without deleting.

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Saving Files

This operation lets you save the data (such as song and voice) you created in current memory (page 41) to files. The files can be saved only to the USER and FLOPPY DISK drives.

If the Open/Save display for the type of data you wish to save is not shown, first return to the

MAIN display by pressing the [DIRECT ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] button.

Then, press the appropriate button [A] - [J] from the MAIN display to call up the respective

Open/Save display. Finally, call up the USER or FLOPPY DISK page (pages 40, 41).

1 Press the [6

▼

]

(SAVE) button.

Enter a name for the new file (page 49).

The internal memory capacity of the Clavinova is about

3.3MB. Memory capacity for

2DD and 2HD floppy disks is about 720KB and 1.44MB, respectively. When you store data to these locations, all file types of the Clavinova

(Voice, Style, Song, Registration, etc.) are stored together.

Press the [8

▲

] (OK) button.

To stop the operation, press the [8

▼

] (CANCEL) button.

The files of commercially available DOC software and

Yamaha Disklavier software, and their edited files on the

CVP-210/208, can be stored in the USER page, but cannot be copied to another floppy disk.

Organizing Files by Creating a New Folder

This operation lets you easily organize your various files into categories by creating a new folder for each category. Folders can only be created in the USER and FLOPPY DISK sections.

1 Call up the page to which you wish to create a new folder and press the [7

▼

]

(NEW) button

(page 40).

Enter the name of the new folder (page 49).

Press the [8

▲

](OK) button.

To cancel the operation, press the [8

▼

] (CANCEL) button.

Folder directories can contain up to four levels.

The maximum total number of files and folders which can be stored is 3,200, 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.

Displaying Upper Level pages

Press the [8

▼

] (UP) button to call up the upper level pages. For example, you can call up the folder level pages from the file level pages.

Entering Characters and Changing Icons

1 Press the [1

(NAME), [6

▼

]

▼

]

(SAVE), or [7

▼

]

(NEW) button

(page 40).

Change the type of character by using the [1

▲

] button.

If you select Japanese as the Language in the

FUNCTION display (page 154), the following different types of characters and sizes can be entered:

(kana-kan)

Hiragana and kanji, marks (full size)

(kana)

Katakana (normal size), marks (full size)

Call up the ICON SELECT display by pressing the [1

▼

] button. This lets you change the icon at the left of the file name.

(kana)

Katakana (half size), marks (half size)

A B C — Alphabet (capital and small letters, full size), numbers (full size), marks (full size)

ABC — Alphabet (capital and small letters, half size), numbers (half size), marks (half size)

If you’ve selected a language other than Japanese in the FUNCTION display (page 154), the following types of characters are available:

CASE — Alphabet (capital letters, half size), numbers (half size), marks (half size)

case — Alphabet (lowercase letters, half size), numbers (half size), marks (half size)

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Entering Characters

The instructions that follow show you how to enter characters in naming your files and folders. The method is much the same as inputting names and numbers to your cell phone.

1 Move the cursor to the desired position by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial.

2 Press the appropriate button, [2

▲

] - [7

▲

] and [2

▼

]- [6

▼

], corresponding to the character you wish to enter.

Several different characters are assigned to each button, and the characters change each time you press the button.

To actually enter the selected character, move the cursor or press another letter-input button.

If you’ve entered a character by mistake, move the cursor to the character letter you wish to erase and press the

[7

▼

] (DELETE) button. If you want to delete all of the characters on the line at once, press and hold down the

[7

▼

] (DELETE) button for a while, or press the [8

▼

] (CANCEL) button. When the cursor appears in reverse display

(highlight), only the reversed area is deleted.

3 To actually enter the new name, press the [8

To cancel the operation, press the [8

▲

] (OK) button.

▼

] (CANCEL) button.

■

Converting into Kanji (Japanese language)

This applies only if you are using the “ (kana-kan)” button (in Japanese). When the input “hiragana” characters are shown in reverse display (highlighted), press the

[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 converting it), press the [8

▲

] (OK) button.

■

Entering special character marks (umlaut, accent, Japanese “ ” and “ ”)

Select a character to which a character mark is to be added and press the [6

▼

] button

(before actual entry of the character.)

The following half-size marks cannot be used in naming files and folders:

¥ \ / : * ? “ < > |

■

Entering miscellaneous characters (marks)

You can call up the mark list by pressing the [6

▼

] button, after actually entering a character by moving the cursor.

Move the cursor to the desired mark by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial, then press the

[8

▲

] (OK) or [ENTER] button.

■

Entering numbers

First, select one of the following: “A B C” (full-size alphabet), “ABC” ”CASE“ (half-size capital alphabet) and “case” (half-size lowercase alphabet). Then, press and hold down the appropriate button, [2

▲

] - [7

▲

] and [2

▼

] - [5

▼

] , for a while, or press it repeatedly until the desired number is selected.

In the case of characters which are not accompanied by special character marks

(with the exception of kanakan and half-size katakana), you can call up the mark list by pressing the [6

▼

] button after selecting a character

(before actual entry of a character).

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Changing the Icon

You can also change the icon that appears at the left of the file name.

Call up the ICON SELECT display by pressing the [1

▼

] (ICON) button from the character input display (page 49).

Select the desired icon by using the

[A] - [J] buttons, or by using the

[3

▲▼

] - [5

▲▼

] buttons, then enter the selected icon by pressing the [8

▲

]

(OK) button.

C

D

E

A

B

BACK NEXT

H

I

J

F

G

Turns pages for icon selection.

1 2 3 4

Enters the selected icon.

5 6 7 8

Cancels the icon selection operation.

Using the [DATA ENTRY] Dial

This convenient control lets you easily select items in the display or quickly change parameter values. The actual function of the [DATA ENTRY] dial differs depending on the selected display.

■

Adjusting values

You can change parameter 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] dial. The selected item can then be called up or executed by using the [ENTER] button.

In the example VOICE display, you can select the desired voice file with the [DATA ENTRY] dial, and call up the selected item by pressing the

[ENTER] button on the panel.

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

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Direct Access — Instant Selection of Displays

DIRECT ACCESS

ON OFF

MASTER VOLUME

MIN

POWER

MAX

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILL IN

OTS LINK

METRONOME

START STOP

FADE IN OUT

BREAK INTRO

MIC.

SIGNAL

VOCAL HARMONY

OVER

TALK

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

STYLE

TEMPO

RESET

MAIN

TRACK 2

L


TRACK 1

R

REC TOP START STOP REW FF REPEAT

TAP TEMPO

GUIDE

TRANSPOSE

TAP TEMPO

RESET

ENDING rit.

SYNC.STOP

SYNC.START

START STOP

MENU

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

A

B

C

D

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

E

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON OFF

PART

DIRECT ACCESS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

BACK NEXT

I

J

F

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

H LEFT

ENTER

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB DSP VARIATION HARMONY ECHO

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.



MONO

GUITAR

SYNTH.

MUSIC FINDER ONE TOCTH SETTING

1 2 3

PIANO

DATA

ENTRY

BASS

XG

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

4


EXIT

With the convenient Direct Access function, you can instantly call up the desired display — with just a single additional button press. Press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button and a message appears in the display prompting you to press the appropriate button. Then, simply press the button corresponding to the desired setting display to instantly call up that display. In the example below, Direct Access is used to call up the display for selecting the Chord Fingering (page 142).

ACMP

DIRECT ACCESS

Refer to the Direct Access Chart (page 52) for a list of the displays that can be called up with the Direct Access function.

Here’s a convenient way to return to the MAIN display from any other display:

Simply press the [DIRECT

ACCESS] button, then the

[EXIT] button.

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Direct Access Chart

Operation: [DIRECT ACCESS] button + button listed below

STYLE

SONG

[ACMP]

[BREAK]

[INTRO]

MAIN [A]

MAIN [B]

MAIN [C]

MAIN [D]

[ENDING]

[AUTO FILL IN]

[OTS LINK]

[SYNC. STOP]

[SYNC. START]

[START/STOP]

[TRACK1]

[TRACK2]

[EXTRA TRACKS]

[REPEAT]

[GUIDE]

[REC]

[TOP]

[START/STOP]

[REW]

[FF]

[START/STOP] METRONOME

[FADE IN/OUT]

TEMPO [TAP TEMPO]

TRANSPOSE

MENU

DIGITAL STUDIO

[ ]

[ ]

[DEMO]

[HELP]

[FUNCTION]

[SOUND CREATOR]

[DIGITAL RECORDING]

[MIXING CONSOLE]

[BALANCE]

[CHANNEL ON/OFF]

[DIRECT ACCESS]

[NEXT]

[BACK]

[ENTER]

[EXIT]

VOICE PART

VOICE EFFECT

VOICE

[MUSIC FINDER]

ONE TOUCH SETTING

MIC.

[PIANO]

REGISTRATION MEMORY

PEDAL

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[VOCAL HARMONY]

[TALK]

[EFFECT]

[VH TYPE SELECT]

[MIC. SETTING]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[FREEZE]

[1]

[2]

[3]

[8]

[MEMORY]

RIGHT

CENTER

LEFT

AUX

[LAYER]

[LEFT]

[REVERB]

[DSP]

[VARIATION]

[HARMONY/ECHO]

[MONO]

[LEFT HOLD]

[PIANO & HARPSI]

[E.PIANO]

[ORGAN & ACCORDION]

[PERCUSSION]

[GUITAR]

[BASS]

[BRASS]

[WOODWIND]

[STRINGS]

[CHOIR & PAD]

[SYNTH.]

[XG]

[USER]

ORGAN FLUTES

FUNCTION

MIXING CONSOLE (STYLE

PART)

FUNCTION

FUNCTION

Corresponding LCD display and function

CHORD FINGERING FINGERING TYPE selection

VOLUME/VOICE

VOICE settings

PANPOT settings

FILTER

EFFECT

VOLUME settings

HARMONIC CONTENT settings

BRIGHTNESS settings

REVERB settings

CHORUS settings

DSP settings

STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT

—

—

SYNC. STOP WINDOW setting

TRACK1 CHANNEL selection

TRACK2 CHANNEL selection

SONG SETTING

UTILITY

—

—

—

—

—

GUIDE MODE selection

METRONOME settings

FADE IN/OUT settings

TAP settings

FUNCTION

MIXING CONSOLE

FUNCTION

MIDI

CONTROLLER

TUNE

UTILITY

MIDI

MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE

MIXING CONSOLE

MIXING CONSOLE (SONG

PART)

Exit from the Direct Access mode

EQ settings

VOLUME/VOICE

—

—

—

Return to the MAIN display

MIDI CLOCK setting

TRANSPOSE assignment

TRANSPOSE settings

LANGUAGE selection

LCD BRIGHTNESS settings

MIDI settings

MASTER TUNING setting

SCALE TUNING setting

VOLUME settings

VOICE settings

MIXING CONSOLE

TUNE

EFFECT

OCTAVE settings

REVERB settings

DSP settings

EFFECT TYPE selection

FUNCTION

MIXING CONSOLE

HARMONY/ECHO

TUNE

STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT

PORTAMENTO TIME settings

SPLIT POINT (LEFT) setting

FUNCTION

MIXING CONSOLE

MUSIC FINDER

MIXING CONSOLE

MIC. SETTING

MIXING CONSOLE

VOCAL HARMONY

MIXING CONSOLE

FUNCTION

REGISTRATION BANK

FUNCTION

VOICE SET

EQ settings

MUSIC FINDER SEARCH1 (Searching the records)

—

—

—

—

EFFECT

TALK SETTING

MIC. REVERB setting

EFFECT MIC. DSP setting

VOCAL HARMONY EDIT (Editing the VOCAL HARMONY parameters)

EFFECT

CONTROLLER

FREEZE

MIC. EFFECT TYPE selection

KEYBOARD TOUCH selection

REGISTRATION EDIT (Editing the REGISTRATION)

REGISTRATION SEQUENCE (Creating the REGISTRATION SEQUENCE)

RIGHT PEDAL function assignment

CONTROLLER

CENTER PEDAL function assignment

LEFT PEDAL function assignment

AUX PEDAL function assignment

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See pages

142

124

125

126

141

140

146

151

149

144

125

154

152

148

138

128

124

125

126

146

125

141

128

74

126

135

126

131

126

144

145

89

145

142


Help Messages

The Help messages give you explanations and descriptions of all the main functions and features of the CVP-210/208.

HELP

ON OFF

MASTER VOLUME

MIN

POWER

MAX

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILL IN

OTS LINK

METRONOME

START STOP

MIC.

SIGNAL

VOCAL HARMONY

OVER

TALK

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

STYLE

TRACK 2

L

FADE IN OUT

BREAK INTRO

TEMPO

RESET

MAIN

EFFECT

TRACK 1

R

VH TYPE SELECT


MIC. SETTING

TAP TEMPO

GUIDE

TRANSPOSE

TAP TEMPO

RESET

ENDING rit.

SYNC.STOP

SYNC.START

START STOP

MENU

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

A

B

C

D

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

E

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON OFF

PART

BACK NEXT

H

I

F

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

LEFT

J

ENTER

VOICE EFFECT


VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.



MONO

GUITAR

SYNTH.


1 2 3

PIANO

BASS

XG

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

4


1 MENU

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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

The language can also be selected in the FUNCTION “LANGUAGE”

(page 154) display.

Selecting a different language here may cause the following problems.

• Some characters of the file names you entered may be garbled.

• Files may not be accessible.

Restoring the original language solves the above problems.

Reading the files on the computer with a different language system may cause similar problems to those above.

3 BACK NEXT

Use this to select different pages.

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

Help messages also feature links to the detailed explanation or actual setting display of the selected topic. Simply select the underlined word

(using the [DATA ENTRY] dial), and press the [ENTER] button to jump to the detailed explanation or actual setting display of the selected topic.

E

ND

Press this to return to the previous display.

EXIT

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Using the Metronome

The metronome provides a click sound, giving you an accurate tempo guide when you practice, or letting you hear and check how a specific tempo sounds.

METRONOME

START STOP

ON OFF

MASTER VOLUME

MIN

POWER

MAX

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILL IN

OTS LINK

METRONOME

START STOP

FADE IN OUT

BREAK INTRO

MIC.

SIGNAL

VOCAL HARMONY

OVER

TALK

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

STYLE

TRACK 2

L

TEMPO

RESET

MAIN

EFFECT

TRACK 1

R

REC TOP START STOP REW FF

VH TYPE SELECT

REPEAT

MIC. SETTING

TAP TEMPO

GUIDE

TRANSPOSE

TAP TEMPO

RESET

ENDING rit.

SYNC.STOP

SYNC.START

START STOP

MENU

DEMO

A

HELP

B

FUNCTION

C

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

D

E

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON OFF

PART

DIRECT ACCESS EXIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

The metronome starts by pressing the METRONOME [START/STOP] button. Adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO[ ] [ ] buttons (see below).

To stop the metronome , press the [START/STOP] button again.

BACK NEXT

I

J

F

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

H

LEFT

ENTER

VOICE EFFECT


VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.



MONO

GUITAR

SYNTH.


1 2 3

PIANO

BASS

XG

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

4

FREEZE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

MEMORY

The sound, volume level, and the beat (time signature) of the metronome can all be changed (page 151).

Adjusting the Tempo

This section shows you to adjust the playback tempo — which not only affects the metronome, but also the playback of a song or an accompaniment style.

TEMPO

TAP TEMPO

RESET

ON OFF

MASTER VOLUME

MIN

POWER

MAX

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILL IN

OTS LINK

METRONOME

START STOP

FADE IN OUT

BREAK INTRO

MIC.

SIGNAL

VOCAL HARMONY

OVER

TALK

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

STYLE

TRACK 2

L

TEMPO

RESET

MAIN

EFFECT

TRACK 1

R

VH TYPE SELECT


MIC. SETTING

TAP TEMPO

GUIDE

TRANSPOSE

TAP TEMPO

RESET

ENDING rit.

SYNC.STOP

SYNC.START

START STOP

MENU

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

A

B

C

D

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

E

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON OFF

PART


BACK NEXT

H

I

F

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

LEFT

J

ENTER

VOICE EFFECT


VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.



MONO

GUITAR

SYNTH.


1 2 3

PIANO

BASS

XG

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

4


EXIT

1 TEMPO

RESET

E

ND

Press this to close the

TEMPO display.

TAP TEMPO

Press either the TEMPO [ ] button or the [ ] button.

EXIT

2

Adjust the tempo by using either the TEMPO [ ]

[ ] buttons or the [DATA ENTRY] dial.

The number in the display indicates how many quarter-note beats there are in one minute. The range is between 5 and 500. The higher the value, the faster the tempo.

When you change the tempo, both tempos of the current song and style will be changed to the same tempo. To restore their respective default (initial) tempo settings, press both the TEMPO [ ] [ ] buttons simultaneously. Also refer to the “Tempo

Indications — MAIN display” (page 55) for more about tempo.

Songs and accompaniment styles have been given default (initial) tempo settings, designed to best suit the song/style.

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Tap Tempo

This useful feature lets you tap out the tempo for a song or an accompaniment style.

Simply tap the [TAP TEMPO] button at the desired speed, and the tempo of the song or the accompaniment style changes to match your tapping.

1 Playback the song or the accompaniment style

(page 63, 78).

2

TEMPO

RESET

TAP TEMPO

Tap the [TAP TEMPO] button twice to change the tempo.

■

Tempo Indications — MAIN Display

There are three different tempo indications in the Main display, as shown below.

Indicates the default (initial) tempo setting for the currently selected song (unless the tempo has been changed manually).

Hitting the [TAP TEMPO] button produces a tapping sound. You can change this sound, if desired (page 152).

n

You can also use Tap Tempo to automatically start the song or accompaniment style at the desired tempo.

While both the song and accompaniment style are stopped, tap the [TAP

TEMPO] button several times, and the selected accompaniment style starts automatically at the tempo you tapped.

While a song is set to Sync.

Start stand-by (page 64, 78), tapping the [TAP TEMPO] button starts the song playback in the same manner.

For songs and styles in 2/4 and 4/4 time, tap four times; for 3/4 time, tap three times; for 5/4 time, tap five times.

Indicates the current tempo for the selected song, accompaniment style or the metronome which is now playing back. When nothing is playing back (stopped), this indicates the tempo for the selected style. When the song and style are played back simultaneously, the tempo of the style is automatically changed to match the tempo of the song, and is displayed here. This tempo is used for recording when recording a song or accompaniment style.

Indicates the default (initial) tempo setting for the currently selected accompaniment style (unless the tempo has been changed manually).

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The CVP-210/208 is an extraordinarily versatile and sophisticated instrument, featuring a wide variety of dynamic

Reference

prepared showcasing the stunning sound and features of the CVP-210/208.

POWER

ON OFF

MASTER VOLUME

MENU

METRONOME

START ⁄ STOP

FADE IN ⁄ OUT

DEMO

MIC.

SIGNAL

VOCAL HARMONY

OVER

TALK

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

STYLE

REC

TRACK 2

L


TRACK 1

R

HELP

TAP TEMPO

GUIDE TOP START ⁄ STOP REW FF REPEAT

FUNCTION

MIN MAX

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILL IN

OTS LINK

BREAK INTRO

TEMPO

RESET

MAIN

TRANSPOSE

TAP TEMPO

RESET

ENDING ⁄ rit.

SYNC.STOP

SYNC.START

START ⁄ STOP

MENU

DEMO

A

HELP

B

FUNCTION

C

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

D

E

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON ⁄ OFF

PART

BACK NEXT

I

J

F

G

VOICE PART

ON ⁄ OFF

LAYER

H LEFT

ENTER

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB DSP VARIATION HARMONY ⁄ ECHO

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.



MONO

GUITAR

SYNTH.

MUSIC FINDER

LEFT HOLD

BASS

XG

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

ONE TOCTH SETTING

1 2 3 4

PIANO

DATA

ENTRY FREEZE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MEMORY

1

MENU

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

2

A

B

C

D

E

2 -1 Use the [BACK][NEXT] buttons to select the desired Demo category.

Function Demos ...... These demonstrate each of the different functions.

Voice Demos ............ These showcase the voices.

Style Demos ............. These introduce you to the rhythms and accompaniment styles.

BACK NEXT

F

G

H

I

J

1 2

2 -2 Use these to select different display pages.

3 4

2 -3 Press one of these buttons to start the desired demo.

5 6 7 8

Press this to play back all Demo songs/items continuously, starting from the first item at the top left of the display. This is available only from the

FUNCTION page.

All of the available demos are played back in sequence, starting from the one at top left. The VOICE and STYLE pages do not have the [AUTO] button; however, all demo songs are played back in sequence.

Pressing this button cancels the interactive features of the Function Demos

(otherwise available in step 3 below).

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3 For the Function demos, an introduction screen appears in the display and the Demo starts playing.

This example shows the Voices in the

FUNCTION demo.

BACK NEXT

F

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

H LEFT

I

J

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

Use the [BACK][NEXT] buttons in the introduction screen to call up the previous 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 [START/

STOP] button again.

Rewind and fast-forward can also be used with the

Demo songs (page 80).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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.

4 Relevant explanations are shown in the display.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

E

ND

EXIT

Return to the MAIN screen.

CVP-210/208 57

Voices

The CVP-210/208 gives you an enormous selection of authentic voices, including various keyboard instruments, strings and brass — and many, many more.

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.



GUITAR

SYNTH.

BASS

XG

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

ON OFF

MASTER VOLUME

MIN

POWER

MAX

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILL IN

OTS LINK

METRONOME

START STOP

FADE IN OUT

BREAK INTRO

MIC.

SIGNAL

VOCAL HARMONY

OVER

TALK

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

STYLE

TRACK 2

L

EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT

REC

TRACK 1

R

TOP START STOP REW FF REPEAT

MIC. SETTING

TAP TEMPO

GUIDE

TEMPO

RESET

MAIN

TRANSPOSE

TAP TEMPO

RESET

ENDING rit.

SYNC.STOP

SYNC.START

START STOP

MENU

DEMO

A

HELP

FUNCTION

B

C

D

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

E

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON OFF

PART


BACK NEXT

F

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

H

LEFT

J

ENTER

VOICE EFFECT


VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.



GUITAR

SYNTH.


1 2 3

PIANO

DATA

ENTRY FREEZE 1 2 3 4 5

BASS

XG

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

4

6 7 8 MEMORY

EXIT

Selecting a Voice

1 Select the

2 desired voice group.

2 -2 Select the

3 Play the keyboard to hear the selected voice.

A

B

C

D

E various pages in the current voice group.

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.



Indicates that the display is for selecting the MAIN voice (page 25).

2 -1 Select the memory location of the voice (PRESET/USER/FLOPPY DISK).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Press this to call up the display for selecting the voice group.

E

GUITAR

SYNTH.

ND

F

G

H

J

I

BASS

XG

BACK NEXT

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

2 -3 Select the voice.

Press this to start the demo of the selected voice. To stop the demo at any time, press this button again.

Press this to return to the MAIN display.

When you select a voice group, the last selected voice will automatically be selected. n

Selecting a voice automatically selects the best-suited effect and other settings for that particular voice. You can disable this so that settings are not automatically selected (page 146). n

You can set how much the volume of the voice changes according to your playing strength (page 144).

n

For a list of the available voices, refer to the separate

Data List.

n

You can set whether the voice bank and program change numbers (“MSB-

LSB-Program Change number” at the right above the voice name) are displayed or not (page 152).

n

XG is a major enhancement of the GM System level 1 format, and was developed by

Yamaha specially 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.

EXIT

58 CVP-210/208

Voices

Voice Characteristics

The voice type and its defining characteristics are indicated above the voice name.

Natural!

These rich and luscious voices are comprised mostly of keyboard instrument sounds and are especially intended for playing piano and other keyboard parts. Since they use a completely independent sound source, you can play full, sustained chords — even along with the accompaniment style — and not have to worry about notes cutting off. They also take full advantage of Yamaha’s advanced sampling technology such as Stereo Sampling, Dynamic

Sampling, Sustain Sampling, and Key-off Sampling.

Live!

These acoustic instrument sounds were sampled in stereo, to produce a truly authentic, rich sound — full of atmosphere and ambience.

Cool!

These voices capture the dynamic textures and subtle nuances of electric instruments — thanks to a huge amount of memory and some very sophisticated programming.

Sweet!

These acoustic instrument sounds also benefit from Yamaha’s sophisticated technology — and feature 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.

Live!Drums

These are high-quality drum sounds taking full advantage of Stereo Sampling and Dynamic Sampling.

Organ Flutes!

This authentic organ voice lets you use the Sound Creator to adjust the various footages and craft your own original organ sounds.

Live! SFX

These are high-quality Latin percussion sounds taking full advantage of Stereo Sampling and Dynamic sampling.

They give you a broader and more versatile range of Latin percussion than the normal drum voices.

Keyboard Percussion

When one of the drum of SFX kits is selected in the PERCUSSION voice group, various drum, percussion, and special effect sounds are assigned to individual keys, letting you play the sounds from the keyboard. The various drums and percussion instruments of the Standard Kit are indicated by symbols above the assigned keys. Keep in mind that even though different kits feature different sounds, some same-named sounds in different kits are identical.

Refer to the separate Data List (Drum/key Assignment List) for a listing of the sounds in each drum/SFX kit.

One-touch Piano Play

This convenient, easy-to-use feature completely and automatically reconfigures the entire CVP-210/208 for optimum piano performance. No matter what settings you’ve made from the panel, you can instantly call up the piano settings by a single button press.

PIANO

PIANO button

This reconfigures all of the panel settings for playing the CVP-210/208 as a piano.

You can also use the metronome with this function

(page 54).

Piano Lock function

The convenient Piano Lock function lets you “lock” the piano so that you don’t inadvertently change the settings by pressing another button on the panel. Once locked, the CVP-210/208 stays in the piano mode, even if other buttons are pressed — preventing you from accidently starting a song or accompaniment style during a piano concert.

Hold down the [PIANO] button for a short time, until a message appears prompting you to enable Piano Lock.

To enable Piano Lock, select “OK.”

To turn Piano Lock off, hold down the [PIANO] button again for a short time.

Even if you turn Piano Lock off, the piano settings are still active.

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Voices

Layer/Left — Playing Several Sounds Simultaneously

The CVP-210/208 lets you set three voices for simultaneous play: MAIN, LAYER, and LEFT. By effectively combining these three, you can create richly textured, multi-instrument setups for your performance.

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

H LEFT

POWER

ON OFF

MASTER VOLUME

METRONOME

START STOP

FADE IN OUT

MIC.

SIGNAL

VOCAL HARMONY

OVER

TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

STYLE

TRACK 2

L

TRACK 1

R


TAP TEMPO

GUIDE

MIN MAX

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILL IN

OTS LINK

BREAK INTRO

TEMPO

RESET

MAIN

TRANSPOSE

TAP TEMPO

RESET

ENDING rit.

SYNC.STOP

SYNC.START

START STOP

MENU

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

A

B

C

D

E

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON OFF

PART


BACK NEXT

F

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

H LEFT

J

ENTER

VOICE EFFECT


VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS


WOODWIND STRINGS CHOIR & PAD

GUITAR

SYNTH.


1 2 3

PIANO

BASS

XG

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

4


EXIT

Playing a layer of two voices

LAYER part

Playing two voices separately — on the left and right sections of the keyboard

Split point

LEFT part

Playing three different voices — one on the left section of the keyboard, plus a layer of two on the right

LEFT part

Left range

Split point

Left range

Layer — Layering Two Different Voices

1

Press this to turn the LAYER

function on. To turn it off, press the button again.

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

H

LEFT

2 Select LAYER with the [G] button. Press the same button to call up the VOICE display, from which you can select the specific voice you want to play in a layer with the Main voice.

The method of selecting a voice here is the same as that in VOICE (MAIN) display

(page 58).

Right range

Right range

MAIN part

MAIN part

LAYER part

MAIN part

F

G

H

J

I

E

ND

EXIT

Press this to return to the MAIN display.

There is an alternate way for quickly selecting both the MAIN and LAYER voices from the panel: While holding down one panel voice button, press a second voice button. The first selected voice becomes the

MAIN voice, and the second becomes the LAYER.

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Voices

Left — Setting Separate Voices for the Left and Right Sections of the Keyboard

1

Set the LEFT to

ON. Press this button again to set it to OFF.

E

ND

G

H

LAYER

LEFT

EXIT

Press this to return to the

MAIN display.

2 Select LEFT with the [H] button. Press the same button to call up the VOICE display, from which you can select the specific voice you want to play in a left. How to select the voice is the same as the way of

VOICE (MAIN) screen (page 58).

F

G

H

J

I

The split point can be freely set to any key on the keyboard. To set it, call up the

SPLIT POINT display by pressing the [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 141).

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 combination layer/split. To do this, set separate voices for the left and right sections of the keyboard (as indicated), and set up a layer of two different voices on the right.

Applying Voice Effects

This section of the panel lets you add a variety of effects to the voices you play on the keyboard.

VOICE EFFECT


ON OFF

MASTER VOLUME

MIN

POWER

MAX

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILL IN

OTS LINK

METRONOME

START STOP

FADE IN OUT

BREAK INTRO

MIC.

SIGNAL

VOCAL HARMONY

OVER

TALK

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

STYLE

TRACK 2

L

EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT

REC

TRACK 1

R


MIC. SETTING

TAP TEMPO

GUIDE

TEMPO

RESET

MAIN

TRANSPOSE

TAP TEMPO

RESET

ENDING rit.

SYNC.STOP

SYNC.START

START STOP

MENU

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

A

B

C

D

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

E

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON OFF

PART

BACK NEXT

F

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

H LEFT

J

ENTER

VOICE EFFECT


VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS



GUITAR

SYNTH.


1 2 3

PIANO

DATA


BASS

XG

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

6 7

4

8 MEMORY

DIRECT ACCESS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EXIT

Press one of the effect buttons to turn the corresponding effects on. Press it again to turn the effect off.

For explanations on each of the effects, see below.

■

REVERB

Reverb is an effect that recreates the acoustic ambiance of a performance space — anything from a small jazz club to a concert hall.

■

DSP

The CVP-210/208 features a variety of dynamic built-in digital effects, letting you process the sound in various ways. You can use DSP to enhance the voices in subtle ways — such as by applying chorus to add animation and depth, or using a symphonic effect to give the sound warmth and richness. DSP also has effects such as distortion that can completely change the character of the sound. DSP is set for the currently selected part

(MAIN/LAYER/LEFT).

The DSP and VARIATION effect types and the their depth can be selected and adjusted in the MIXING CON-

SOLE display (page 126).

■

VARIATION (Not available for the Natural voices; page 92)

This control changes the Variation effect settings, letting you alter some aspect of the effect, depending on the selected type. For example, when the Rotary Speaker effect is selected (page 126), this lets you switch the rotor speed between slow and fast.

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Voices

■

HARMONY/ECHO

This control adds Harmony or Echo effects to the voices played on the right hand section of the keyboard (page 146).

■

MONO

This control determines whether the voice is played monophonically (only one note at a time) or polyphonically for each part (MAIN/LAYER/LEFT). This is set to MONO when the lamp is lit, and set to polyphonic when the lamp is off. When set to MONO, only the last note played will sound. This lets you play wind instrument voices more realistically.

Depending on the selected voice, the MONO setting also lets you effectively use the

Portamento effect, when playing in legato.

■

LEFT HOLD

This function causes the left part voice to be held even when the keys are released — the same effect as when the damper (sustain) pedal is pressed. This function is especially effective when used with the auto accompaniment. For example, if you play and release a chord in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard (with the left part on and the

Left voice set to Strings), the strings part sustains, adding a natural richness to the overall accompaniment sound.

The Portamento effect creates a smooth pitch glide between successively played notes.

You can add special emphasis to melody lines you play over chords by using the

Layer function with a monophonic 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)

Using the Pedals

The CVP-210/208 features three pedals.

Left Pedal Damper Pedal

Sostenuto Pedal

You can also assign one of many other functions to these pedals (as well as the optional foot controller or footswitch). For example, you can use it to start/stop the accompaniment style, or use it to play Fill-ins (page 142).

■

Damper Pedal (Right)

The damper pedal performs the same function as the damper pedal on an actual acoustic piano, letting you sustain the sound of the voices even after releasing the keys.

• Some voices may sound continuously or have a long decay after the notes have been released while the damper pedal is held.

• Certain voices in the [PER-

CUSSION] and [XG] groups may not be affected by use of the damper pedal.

■

Sostenuto Pedal (Center)

If you play a note or chord on the keyboard and press the sostenuto pedal while the note(s) are held, those notes will be sustained as long as the pedal is held, but all subsequently played notes will not be sustained.

When you press the damper pedal here, the notes you play before you release the pedal have a longer sustain.

When you press the sostenuto pedal here while holding the note, the note will sustain as long as you hold the pedal.

• Certain voices, such as

[STRINGS] or [BRASS], sustain continuously when the sostenuto pedal is pressed.

• Certain voices in the

[PERCUSSION] and [XG] groups may not be affected by use of the sostenuto pedal.

■

Left Pedal

When the Piano voice is selected, pressing this pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of the notes you play.

The settings assigned to this pedal may differ depending on the selected voice.

The depth of the left pedal effect can be adjusted

(page 142).

■

Foot Controller/Footswitch

An optional Yamaha foot controller (FC7) or footswitch (FC4 or FC5) can be connected to the AUX PEDAL jack and used to control various functions assigned in the FUNCTION page (page 142).

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Styles

The CVP-210/208 features styles (accompaniment patterns) in a variety of different musical genres including pops, jazz,

Latin and dance. To use it, all you have to do is play the chords with your left hand as you perform and the selected

Accompaniment Style (style) matching your music will automatically play along, instantly following the chords you play. Try selecting some of the different styles (refer to separate Data List (Style List) ) and play them.

STYLE

ACMP

ON OFF

MASTER VOLUME

MIN

POWER

MAX

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILL IN

OTS LINK

METRONOME

START STOP

FADE IN OUT

BREAK INTRO

MIC.

SIGNAL

VOCAL HARMONY

OVER


SONG

REC TOP START STOP REW

TRACK 1

R

FF REPEAT

TAP TEMPO

GUIDE

TEMPO

RESET

MAIN

TRANSPOSE

TAP TEMPO

RESET

ENDING rit.

SYNC.STOP

SYNC.START

START STOP

MENU

DEMO

A

HELP

B

FUNCTION

C

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

D

E

BALANCE

PART

PART

DIRECT ACCESS

AUTO FILLIN BREAK INTRO

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

MAIN

A B C

OTS LINK

BACK NEXT

F

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

H LEFT

J

ENTER

VOICE EFFECT


VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS



GUITAR

SYNTH.


1 2 3

PIANO

DATA

ENTRY FREEZE 1 2 3 4 5 6

BASS

XG

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

4

7 8 MEMORY

D

EXIT

ENDING / rit.

SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

Playing a style

1

A

B

C

D

E

To call up the [MAIN] display, first press the

[DIRECT ACCESS] button, then press the [EXIT] button.

A

B

C

D

E

2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

BACK NEXT

F

G

H

I

J

2

-1 Select a location

(Preset, User,

Floppy Disk) for saving the style.

2 -2 Select a Style.

When you’ve opened a lower directory’s display, this button (UP) lets you call up the next higher directory, from which you can select Style groups.

For a list of the available accompaniment styles, refer to the separate Data List

(Style List).

CVP-210/208 63

Styles

3 When the [ACMP] button is set to on, you can play/indicate chords from the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. (Depending on the settings, this may be the range of the Left voice, or the entire keyboard.)

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

BREAK INTRO

A B

MAIN

C D

ENDING / rit.


You can set the key range for auto accompaniment

(page 141).

4

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

BREAK INTRO

A

Turn SYNC. (SYNCHRONIZED) START on.

B

MAIN

C D

ENDING / rit.


Sync. Start

Enabling this lets you start the style simply by playing the keyboard.

5

As soon as you play a chord with the auto accompaniment section, the style starts.

For details about chord fingerings, refer to page 66.

Split point

The Tempo can be adjusted using the TEMPO [ ][ ] or

[TAP TEMPO] button.

If you tap the [TAP TEMPO] button, the tempo will adjust to the same speed that you tapped.

Auto Accompaniment section

• You can begin the rhythm channels (tracks) of the

Style by pressing the

[START/STOP] button.

• The rhythm channels of the style can also be started by tapping the

[TAP TEMPO] button.

With the style stopped, tap the [TAP TEMPO] button three, four or five times (three for 3/4 time, four for 2/4 or 4/4 time, five for 5/4 time).

6

Stop the style.


E

ND

STYLE

ACMP

Turn ACMP off.

When you simultaneously play back accompaniment styles with a song, the accompaniment parts recorded to the song (channels 9 - 16) are temporarily replaced by the selected accompaniment style — letting you try out and use different accompaniment with the song (page 79).

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 provide even greater realism and authentic backing by mixing in original chord types and changes, as well as special riffs with chord changes, with the Main sections. These have been programmed to add “spice” and a professional touch to your performances of certain songs and in certain genres. As a result, the styles may not necessarily be appropriate — or even harmonically correct — for all songs and for all chord playing. In some cases for example, playing a simple major triad may result in a seventh chord, or playing an onbass chord may result in incorrect or unexpected accompaniment.

Piano Combo!

These accompaniment styles feature a basic piano trio (piano, bass, and drums), augmented in some cases with other instruments. Since this is a small combo sound, the accompaniment backing is appropriately sparse, making it useful and effective for a wide variety of songs.

Pianist!

These special styles provide piano-only accompaniment — effectively recreating the left-hand performance of an accomplished pianist.

Just by playing the proper chords with your left hand, you can automatically add complicated arpeggios and bass/chord patterns — such as difficult-to-play stride piano parts.

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Styles

Playing a Style’s Rhythm Channels only

1 Select a style (page 63).

The Rhythm channels are part of the styles. Each style has different rhythm patterns.

2

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

BREAK INTRO

A B

MAIN

C

Rhythm starts.

D

ENDING / rit.


Set to off.

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).

3 Play along with the rhythm playback.

The Tempo can be adjusted using the TEMPO [ ][ ] or [TAP TEMPO] buttons.

If you tap the [TAP TEMPO] button, the tempo will adjust to the same speed that you tapped.

E

ND

Press the STYLE [START/STOP] button again to stop the rhythm playback.

When selecting the style group “PIANIST,” the rhythm doesn’t sound.

When you want to use any of the styles, always make sure that ACMP is turned on.

Adjusting the Volume Balance/Channel Muting

BALANCE display

MIC part

Call up the

BALANCE display.

STYLE part (Auto

Accompaniment section)

SONG part

Adjust the output level of the Part.

BALANCE

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

PART

CHANNEL ON/OFF display

Call up the

Channel ON/

OFF display.

Call up the STYLE display by pressing the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button, then turn the instrument you want to cancel off. To listen to only one instrument by itself, hold down the appropriate button for the channel to set the channel to SOLO. To cancel SOLO, simply press the appropriate channel button again.

Parts played from the keyboard (MAIN/LAYER/

LEFT)

Channel

Refers to the MIDI channel in the song data

(page 161). The channels are assigned as shown below.

Song

1 - 16

Accompaniment Style

9 - 16

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Chord Fingerings

The style playback can be controlled by the chords you play in the keys to the left of the split point. There are 7 types of fingerings as described below. Go to the CHORD FINGERING page (page 142), and select the Chord Fingerings. The page shows how to play chords with your left hand.

SINGLE FINGER

Single Finger accompaniment makes it simple to produce beautifully orchestrated accompaniment using major, seventh, minor and minor-seventh chords by pressing a minimum number of keys on the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. The abbreviated chord fingerings described below are used.

For a major chord, press the root key only.

For a minor chord, simultaneously press the root key and a black key to its left.

For a seventh chord, simultaneously press the root key and a white key to its left.

For a minor-seventh chord, simultaneously press the root key and both a white and black key to its left.

MULTI FINGER

The Multi Finger mode automatically detects Single Finger or Fingered chord fingerings, so you can use either type of fingering without having to switch fingering modes. If you want to play minor, seventh, or minor-seventh chords using the SINGLE FINGER operation in the MULTI FINGER Mode, always press the closest white/black key(s) to the root of the chord.

FINGERED

This mode lets you produce accompaniment by playing full chords on the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. The Fingered mode recognizes the various chord types listed on the next page.

Chord detection in the AI

Full Keyboard mode occurs at approximately 8th-note intervals. Extremely short chords — less than an 8th note in length — may not be detected.

FINGERED ON BASS

This mode accepts the same fingerings as the FINGERED mode, but the lowest note played in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard is used as the bass note, allowing you to play “on bass” chords. For example, to indicate a C-on-E chord, play a C major chord with E as the lowest note (E, G, C).

FULL KEYBOARD

This method detects chords in the entire key range. Chords are detected in a way similar to Fingered, even if you split the notes between your left and right hands — for example, 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.

In Full Keyboard mode, chords are detected based on the lowest and second lowest notes you play. If the two lowest notes fall within a single octave, those two notes determine the chord. If the lowest note and the second lowest note are separated by more than one octave, the lowest note becomes the bass and the chord is determined from the second lowest note and the other notes played in the same octave.

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 CVP-210/208 will

AI

Artificial Intelligence automatically create appropriate accompaniment while you play just about anything, anywhere on the keyboard using both hands. You don’t have to worry about specifying the accompaniment chords.

Although the AI Full Keyboard mode is designed to work with many songs, some arrangements may not be suitable for use with this feature.

This mode is similarto FULL KEYBOARD, with the exception that less than three notes can be played to indicate the chords (based on the previously played chord, etc.). 9 th

and 11 th

chords cannot be played.

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Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode (Example for “C” chords)

C C9 C6 C6

9

CM7 CM7

9

CM7

11

C 5

Csus4 Caug CM7aug Cm

CmM7 CmM7

9

Cm7 5 CmM7

5

Cdim

C7

9

C7

11

C7

13

C7

9

Cm9

C7

5

Cm6 Cm7

Cdim7 C7

CM7

5

Cm7

9

Cm7

11

C7

9

C7

13

C7aug C7sus4 Csus2

Styles

Chord Name [Abbreviation]

Major [M]

Normal Voicing

1 - 3 - 5

Display for root “C”

C

Ninth [9]

Sixth [6]

Sixth ninth [6

9

]

1 - 2 - 3 - 5

1 - (3) - 5 - 6

C9

C6

C6

9

1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 6 or 3 - 6 - 2*

Major seventh [M7]

Major seventh ninth [M7

9

]

1 - 3 - (5) - 7

1 - 2 - 3 - (5)j - 7

CM7

CM7

9

Major seventh add sharp eleventh [M7

11

] 1 - (2) - 3 - 4 - 5 - 7 or 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - (5) - 7 CM7

11

Flatted fifth [ 5]

Major seventh flatted fifth [M7

5

]

Suspended fourth [sus4]

Augmented [aug]

Major seventh augmented [M7aug]

Minor [m]

Minor ninth [m9]

Minor sixth [m6]

1 - 3 - 5

1 - 3 - 5 - 7

1 - 4 - 5

1 - 3 - 5

1 - (3) - 5 - 7

1 - 3 - 5

1 - 2 - 3 - 5

1 - 3 - 5 - 6

Minor seventh [m7]

Minor seventh ninth [m7

9

]

Minor seventh eleventh [m7

11

]

1 - 3 - (5) - 7

1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 or 3 - 7 - 2

1 - (2) - 3 - 4 - 5 - ( 7)

Minor major seventh [mM7]

Minor major seventh ninth [mM7

9

]

1 - 3 - (5) - 7

1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7

Minor seventh flatted fifth [m7

5

] 1 - 3 - 5 - 7

Minor major seventh flatted fifth [mM7

5

] 1 - 3 - 5 - 7

C 5

CM7

Csus4

Caug

CmM7

5

CM7aug

Cm

Cm9

Cm6

Cm7

Cm7

9

Cm7

11

CmM7

CmM7

Cm7 5

9

5

Diminished [dim]

Diminished seventh [dim7]

Seventh [7]

Seventh flatted ninth [7

9

]

Seventh add flatted thirteenth [7

13

]

Seventh ninth [7

9

]

Seventh add sharp eleventh [7

11

]

Seventh add thirteenth [7

13

]

Seventh sharp ninth [7

9

]

Seventh flatted fifth [7

5

]

Seventh augmented [7aug]

Seventh suspended fourth [7sus4]

Suspended second [sus2]

1 - 3 - 5

1 - 3 - 5 - 6

Cdim

Cdim7

1 - 3 - (5) - 7 or 1 - (3) - 5 - 7

1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7

1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7

1 - 3 - 5 - 7

C7

C7

9

1 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 7 C7

13

1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 or 3 - 7 - 2*

1 - 3 - (5) - 6 - 7 or 3 - 6 - 7

C7

9

1 - (2) - 3 - 4 - 5 - 7 or 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - (5) - 7 C7

11

C7

13

C7

9

C7

5

1 - 3 - 5 - 7

1 - 4 - 5 - 7

1 - 2 - 5

C7aug

C7sus4

Csus2

* Only this voicing (inversion) is recognized. Other chords not marked with an asterisk can be played in any inversion.

• Notes in parentheses can be omitted.

• For FINGERED, FIN-

GERED ON BASS, and AI

FINGERED, if you play any three adjacent keys

(including black keys), the chord sound will be canceled and only the rhythm instruments will continue playing (Chord Cancel function). This let you play back only the rhythm.

• Playing two same root keys in the adjacent octaves produces accompaniment based only on the root.

• A perfect fifth (1 + 5) produces accompaniment based on the root and the fifth.

• The auto accompaniment

Style will sometimes not change when related chords are played in sequence (e.g. some minor chords followed by the minor seventh).

• You can also have the

CVP-210/208 “teach” you how to play Fingered chords. From the CHORD

FINGERING display

(page 142), specify the chord you want to learn, and the notes you should press are indicated in the display.

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Arranging the Style Pattern

(SECTIONS: MAIN A/B/C/D, INTRO, ENDING, BREAK)

The CVP-210/208 features various types of Auto Accompaniment Sections that allow you to vary the arrangement of the Style. They are: Intro, Main, Break and Ending. By switching among them as you play, you can easily produce the dynamic elements of a professional-sounding arrangement in your performance.

You can also use this function to play only rhythms

(page 65).


2

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

BREAK INTRO

2 -1 Turn the ACMP function on.

2 -3 Turn the SYNC. START function on.

2 -2 Press the [INTRO] button. To cancel the INTRO section before starting the style, press the [INTRO] button again.

3 The Intro section starts as soon as you play a key in the Auto

4

A B

MAIN

C

Split point


D

ENDING / rit.


Accompaniment section of the keyboard, and changes to the Main section.

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

BREAK INTRO

A

Main sections can be shifted.

ENDING / rit.


B

MAIN

C D

Press this button to add breaks.

• If you press the [INTRO] button, you can play back an Intro section while an accompaniment is playing.

• Section button indications

— [BREAK], [INTRO],

[MAIN], [ENDING] buttons

LED is green

— The section is not selected.

LED is red

— The section is currently selected.

LED is off

— No section data; the section cannot be played.

• You can dynamically control the level of the accompaniment by how softly or strongly you play the keys in the Auto

Accompaniment section of the keyboard

(page 141).

• If you press the [SYNC.

START] button while an accompaniment is playing, the accompaniment will stop and the CVP-

210/208 will enter Synchronized Start standby status.

• You can also change style sections by using the pedal (page 142).

• The Break section lets you add dynamic variations and breaks in the rhythm of the accompaniment, to make your performance sound even more professional. If you press the [BREAK] button while an accompaniment is playing, the fill-in will play back for one measure.

• The indicator of the destination section (MAIN A/

B/C/D) will flash while the

Break is playing.

• When the [AUTO FILLIN] button is set to on and the MAIN [A][B][C][D] button is pressed after the final half beat (eighth note) of the measure, the fill-in will begin from the next measure.

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E

ND

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILLIN

This switches to the ending section. When the ending is finished, the Style stops automatically. You can have the ending gradually slow down (ritardando) by pressing the same [ENDING/rit.] button again while the ending is playing back.

Fade-in/Fade-out

The accompaniment style also include a convenient Fade-in/Fade-out function that gradually fades in and fades out the accompaniment. To start the style with a fade-in, press the [FADE IN/OUT] button, then turn SYNC. START on. To cancel the fade-in before starting the style, press the button again.

To fade out and stop the Style, press this button while the style is playing. The time of the fade-in/fade-out can also be set (page 151).

Stopping the Style Playback While Releasing Keys (SYNC. STOP)

When the Synchro Stop function is engaged, accompaniment playback will stop completely when all keys in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard are released.

Accompaniment playback will start again as soon as the key in the Auto Accompaniment section is played.

1

OTS LINK

BREAK INTRO

A

Turn ACMP (Accompaniment) on.

B

MAIN

C D

ENDING / rit.


2 Turn SYNC. STOP on. SYNC. START is also automatically set to on when

SYNC. STOP is turned on.

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

BREAK INTRO

A B

MAIN

C D

ENDING / rit.


• Styles can also be started by pressing the STYLE

[START/STOP] button.

• You can select the Intro and Ending type by pressing the [E] button in the

MAIN window (page 70).

• If you press the [INTRO] button while the ending is playing, the Intro section will begin playing after the ending is finished.

• When the [AUTO FILLIN] button is set to on and you press a MAIN button while the ending is playing, fill-in accompaniment will immediately start playing, continuing with the Main section.

• You can begin the accompaniment by using the

Ending instead of the Intro section. In this case, the auto accompaniment doesn’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 accompaniment is playing, the same tempo is maintained even if you select a different style.

• When STOP ACMP is set to on and the accompaniment is not playing, you can play both chords and bass in the Auto Accompaniment section in the keyboard (page 141).

3 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto accompaniment starts.

Split point

You can also use the SYNC.

STOP function by pressing the auto accompaniment section/left-hand range briefly (page 141).


4 The auto accompaniment stops when you release your left hand from the keys.

5 Playing a chord with your left hand automatically restarts the auto accompaniment.

E

ND

Press the [SYNC. STOP]/

[SYNC. START] button again to stop the accompaniment.

Synchro Stop cannot be set to on when the fingering mode is set to Full Keyboard/AI Keyboard or the auto accompaniment on the panel is set to off.

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Selecting Intro and Ending Types (INTRO/ENDING)

1

A

B

C

D

E

To call up the [MAIN] display, first press the [DIRECT

ACCESS] button, then press the [EXIT] button.

2

Select a Intro

D

E

Select a Ending

3 Play the style using the Intro or Ending section (page 30, 31).

Playing Fill-in patterns automatically when changing accompaniment sections — Auto Fill In

1

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

BREAK INTRO

A B

MAIN

C D

ENDING / rit.


Fill

A short phrase used to add variation to the style.

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.

E

ND

To cancel the Auto Fill, press the [AUTO FILLIN] button again.

You can also add a fill-in by pressing the selected MAIN button again.

You can temporarily disable

Auto Fill In during a performance by pressing the next

Main section’s button twice quickly.

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Appropriate Panel Setting for the Selected Style

(ONE TOUCH SETTING)

The convenient One Touch Setting function makes it easy for you to select voices and effects that are appropriate to the style you’re playing. Each preset style has four pre-programmed panel setups that you can select by pressing a single button.

ON OFF

MASTER VOLUME

MIN

POWER

MAX

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILL IN

OTS LINK

METRONOME

START STOP

BREAK INTRO

MIC.

SIGNAL

VOCAL HARMONY

OVER

TALK

SONG

TEMPO

RESET

MAIN


FADE IN OUT


TAP TEMPO

GUIDE

TRANSPOSE

TAP TEMPO

RESET

ENDING rit.

SYNC.STOP

SYNC.START

START STOP

MENU

DEMO

A

HELP

B

FUNCTION

C

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

D

E

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

PART

BALANCE

PART


ONE TOUCH SETTING

EXIT

BACK NEXT

F

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

H LEFT

J

ENTER

VOICE EFFECT


VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS



GUITAR

SYNTH.


1 2 3

PIANO

DATA

ENTRY FREEZE 1 2 3 4 5 6

BASS

XG

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

4

7 8 MEMORY

1 2 3 4


2 Press one of the ONE TOUCH SETTING buttons ([1] - [4]).

LED is red — The One Touch Setting is currently selected.

ONE TOUCH SETTING

1 2 3 4

LED is green — The One Touch

Setting is not selected.

LED is off — No One Touch

Setting data. The button is not available.

Various settings (such as voices, effects, etc.) that match the selected style can be instantly recalled. When the style is not playing, Auto

Accompaniment and Sync. Start will automatically be turned on.

For details about the One Touch Setting parameters, refer to the separate Data List (Parameter Chart).

3 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto accompaniment starts.

Split point


4 Stop the Auto Accompaniment.

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILLIN BREAK INTRO

A

OTS LINK

B

MAIN

C D

ENDING / rit.


5 Try out other One Touch Setting setups. You can also create your own One

Touch Setting setups (page 72).

ONE TOUCH SETTING

1 2 3 4

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Automatically Changing One Touch Settings with the Sections — OTS Link

The convenient OTS (One Touch Setting) Link function lets you automatically have One Touch Settings change when you select a different Main section (A - D).

1

AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

2 When you switch among the Main sections (A

- D), the corresponding One Touch Setting will be called up automatically.

The Main sections A, B, C, and D correspond to One Touch 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 141):

• Immediately when you press a section button.

• At the next measure (in an accompaniment style), after you press a section button.

E

ND

To cancel the OTS Link function, press the [OTS LINK] button again.

Registering the Panel Controls in One Touch Setting (ONE TOUCH SETTING)

This section covers how to create your own One Touch Setting setups (four setups per style). For a list of One Touch

Setting setup parameters, refer to the separate Data List (Parameter Chart).

1 Select a style.

2 Set up the panel controls such as selecting a voice as required.

3 Press the [MEMORY] button.

MEMORY

4 Press one of the ONE TOUCH SETTING buttons: [1] through [4].

ONE TOUCH SETTING

1 2 3 4

The items you can register in a One Touch Setting are Voice, Harmony and Pedal settings.

E

ND

A message prompting you to save the current style will appear. Select “YES” to call up the STYLE display, then save the panel settings (page 40, 48).

Unless you store the panel settings here, the registered settings will be deleted when you select a different accompaniment style.

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Calling Up Ideal Setups for Your Music — Music Finder

The Music Finder feature lets you instantly call up the appropriate settings for the instrument — including voice, style, and One Touch Settings — simply by selecting the desired song title. If you want to play a certain song but don’t know which style and voice settings would be appropriate, the convenient Music Finder function will help you out.

The recommended settings, which together make up a “record,” can also be edited and stored. This lets you create and save your own Music Finder records for future recall.

The MUSIC FINDER records and its contents is just one example of the recommended panel setups. You can also create your own

Music Finder settings for your favorite songs and genres.

ON OFF

MASTER VOLUME

MIN

POWER

MAX

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILL IN

OTS LINK

METRONOME

START STOP

FADE IN OUT

BREAK INTRO

MIC.

SIGNAL

VOCAL HARMONY

OVER


SONG

REC

TRACK 1

R


TAP TEMPO

GUIDE

TEMPO

RESET

MAIN

TRANSPOSE

TAP TEMPO

RESET

ENDING rit.

SYNC.STOP

SYNC.START

START STOP

MENU

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

A

B

C

D

E

BALANCE

PART

PART


BACK NEXT

F

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

H LEFT

J

ENTER

VOICE EFFECT


VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.



GUITAR

SYNTH.


1 2 3

PIANO

DATA


BASS

XG

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

4

6 7 8 MEMORY

EXIT

MUSIC FINDER

Keep in mind that Music

Finder is a performance aid in that it automatically finds appropriate accompaniment styles and voices for your playing. Even though you can specify song titles, it does not actually contain song data.

MUSIC FINDER 1

2

1

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.”

2 3

Select a record by song title.

When sorting records by song title, use the [1

▲▼

] button to skip up or down through the songs alphabetically. Simultaneously press the [

▲▼

] buttons to move the cursor to the first record.

4 5 6 7 8

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 records

MUSIC .......The record is sorted by song title.

STYLE ...... The record is sorted by style name.

BEAT .........The record is sorted by beat.

TEMPO......The record is sorted by tempo.

F

G

Change the order of the records (ascending or descending).

H

I

J

Show the number of records of each page.

Add the selected record to “Favorite (Bookmark)” page

When you press the [H] button, the “Add selected data to the

favorite list? YES/NO” message will be displayed. Select

[YES] to add the selected page to “FAVORITE” page.

To delete the added record, select the record in the

“FAVORITE” page and press the [H](DELETE FROM

FAVORITE) button.

Search record(s). Enter the condition of the search in the

MUSIC FINDER SEARCH display (page 74). The results of

SEARCH 1 or 2 appear in the “SEARCH 1” or “SEARCH 2” page respectively.

Call up the MUSIC FINDER RECORD EDIT (page 75) display (for editing the selected record).

Turn TEMPO LOCK on/off. TEMPO LOCK function lets you avoid changing the Tempo during style playback when selecting another record. The on/off setting affects all pages

(ALL/FAVORITE/SEARCH 1/SEARCH 2).

Select a record by style name. When sorting the records by style name, press these buttons to move the cursor to the next /previous style. Simultaneously press the [

▲▼

] buttons to move the cursor to the first record.

3 Play the style (page 64).

Records can be selected by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial and pressing the

[ENTER] button.

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Searching the Ideal Setups — Music Finder Search

You can search the record by music title or keywords. The results appears in the display.

1 Press the [I]

(SEARCH 1) button or [J]

(SEARCH 2) button in the

MUSIC FINDER display.

2 Enter the conditions for the search (see below), then start search by using [START

SEARCH] button.

Start searching the record.

The results that satisfy all the conditions appear in the

SEARCH page. For details about the search settings in this display, see below.

A

B

C

D

E

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

F

G

H

I

J

■

[A] MUSIC

Searches by music or song title. Press this button to call up the display for inputting the song title.

When you enter the song title (page 49), the search function calls up all records that contain the entered word or words.

■

[B] KEYWORD

Searches by keyboard. Press this button to call up the display for inputting the keyword.

When you enter the keyword (page 49), the search function calls up all records that contain the entered word or words. You can search several different keywords simultaneously by inserting a separator (comma) between each. The search function finds and displays all records that contain at least one match in the keywords.

■

[C] STYLE

Searches by style name. Press this button to call up the STYLE FILE SELECT display. Press the [A] through [J] button in the display to select the desired accompaniment style. This convenient function lets you find all songs that use a certain accompaniment style.

■

[D] BEAT

Searches by beat or rhythmic feel.

The STYLE FILE SELECT display can only be used to select the style name for searching; it cannot be used to call up the actual accompaniment style.

■

[E] SEARCH 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 also narrow your search by specifying a tempo range. This lets you set the maximum tempo for the search.

Press the [ ▲▼ ] buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the tempo value to the maximum.

■

[3

▲▼

]~[5

▲▼

] GENRE

Selects the specific music genre for searching. The available range includes all genres (ANY), the preset genres, and any genres you’ve entered yourself (page 73).

■

[8

▼

] CANCEL

Press this to cancel the operation and return to the previous display.

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Editing Records — Music Finder Record Edit

From this display, you can call up existing records and edit them to suit your preferences. You can even use this to create your own Music Finder records.

1 Press the

[8

▲▼

]

(RECORD

EDIT) button in the MUSIC

FINDER display.

A

B

C

D

E

2 Change/clear the record data. You can also register new records. For details about all settings and operations, see below.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

■

[A] MUSIC

Selects the music or song title for editing. Press the button to call up the display for inputting the music or song title, then edit the name as desired.

■

[B] KEYWORD

Selects the keyword for editing. Press the button to call up the display for inputting the keyword, then edit it as desired.

You can enter several different keywords by inserting a separator (comma) between each.

■

[C] STYLE

Selects the style name for editing. Always enter the name when a new record is registered.

Press the button to call up the STYLE FILE SELECT display. Press the [A] through [J] button in the display to select the desired style you want to change/clear/register.

■

[D] BEAT

Selects the beat (time signature) for editing. When another file is selected by pressing the

[C] button, the current beat setting is replaced with the beat setting of the selected file.

■

[E] FAVORITE

Adds the selected record to the FAVORITE page (page 73).

■

[F]~[H] CLEAR

Clears the entered item at left.

■

[I] DELETE RECORD

Clears 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.

■

[J] NEW RECORD

Registers a new record. The smallest available empty record number is used for registering.

When you press this button, a message appears prompting you to execute, abort or cancel the operation.

YES .................. Press this to register the record and close the display.

NO .................. Press this to close the display without registering the record.


You can also change/clear a preset record. To avoid changing/clearing the record, register the record as a new record after editing.

F

G

H

J

I

All Music Finder records can be stored together as a single file

(page 154). When calling up a stored file, a message appears prompting you to replace or append the records as desired.

• Replace:

All Music Finder records currently in the instrument are deleted and replaced with the records of the selected file.

• Append:

The records called up are added to the vacant record numbers.

The STYLE FILE SELECT display can only be used to select the style name for record editing; it cannot be used to call up the actual accompaniment style.

Keep in mind that the Beat setting made here is only for the Music Finder search function; this does not affect the actual Beat setting of the accompaniment style itself.

The maximum number of records is 2500, including internal records.

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Styles

■

[1

▼▲

] TEMPO

Determines the tempo for the selected style. When changing the style with the [C] button, the tempo is automatically changed to that of the changed style.

■

[3

▼▲

]~[5

▼▲

] GENRE

Indicates and changes the genre to which the selected record is assigned. The available range includes all preset genres as well as any you’ve entered yourself.

■

[6

▼▲

] GENRE NAME

For entering a genre name. Press the button to call up the display for inputting the genre name, then edit the name as desired. A maximum 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 record. When you press this button, a message appears prompting you to execute, abort or cancel the operation.

YES .................. Press this to replace the record and close the display.

NO .................. Press this to close the display without replacing the record.


■

[8

▼

] CANCEL

Press this to cancel the operation and return to the MUSIC FINDER display.

CAUTION

To maintain the edited and registered data, make sure to save all Music Finder records as a file (page 154). If no saved, the data will be lost when another Music Finder file is called up or the factory-programmed settings are restored (page 154).

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Song Playback

Here you’ll learn how to play back songs. Songs include the internal songs of the instrument, performances you’ve recorded yourself using the recording functions (page 97), and commercially available song data. You can use this highly versatile feature in a variety of ways — playing along on the keyboard with the recorded song, as well as practicing and learning new music with the Guide (page 82) and Repeat (page 81) functions. You can also display the music notation and lyrics in the LCD.

If you connect a microphone to the CVP-210/208, you can sing along with the song and have vocal harmony parts added automatically (page 131).

POWER

ON OFF

MASTER VOLUME

METRONOME

START STOP

MIC.

SIGNAL

VOCAL HARMONY

OVER


SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

STYLE

TRACK 2

L

TRACK 1

R


TAP TEMPO

GUIDE

FADE IN OUT

MIN MAX

TEMPO

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILL IN

OTS LINK

BREAK INTRO

SONG

RESET

MAIN

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRANSPOSE

TAP TEMPO

RESET

ENDING rit.

SYNC.STOP

SYNC.START

START STOP

TRACK 2

(L)

MENU

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

A

B

C

D

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

E

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON OFF

TRACK 1

(R)

PART

REC TOP START / STOP REW

DIRECT ACCESS

FF

1 2

REPEAT

3 4 5 6 7

GUIDE

8

BACK NEXT

I

J

F

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

H LEFT

ENTER

VOICE EFFECT


VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.



MONO

GUITAR

SYNTH.


1 2 3

PIANO

DATA

ENTRY

BASS

XG

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

4


EXIT

NEW SONG SYNC.START

Compatible Song Types

• Internal songs (Song Book)

• Song data on included disk (50 greats for the Piano)

• Commercially available song data

Disks having this logo mark feature song data compatible with GM (General

MIDI).

Disks having this logo mark feature song data compatible with Yamaha’s XG format. XG is a significant enhancement of the “GM system level 1” standard, providing more voices, greater editing control, and support for multiple effect sections and effect types.

Commercially available music data is subject to copyright restrictions, and is intended only for your own personal use.

For more information on the song file types compatible with the Clavinova, see page 162.

Disks having this logo mark feature song data compatible with Yamaha’s DOC (Disk Orchestra Collection) format.

Disks having this logo mark feature song data compatible with Yamaha’s original MIDI file format.

• Songs you recorded (page 97) and stored to the CVP-210/208 or disk.

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Song Playback

Song Playback

Playing the Internal Songs

1

A

B

C

D

E

2

E

2

-2 Open a folder and select a song to be played back.

A

B

C

D

BACK

F

G

H

J

I

If the MAIN screen (at left) is not displayed, press the


n

You can also make a variety of other settings (such as tempo, voice selection, settings for the practice functions, etc.) and have them automatically called up when you play back the song (page 109).

2

-1 Select the PRESET tab with the [BACK] button.

BACK

F

G

H

J

I

You can enable the Synchro

Start for the song by simultaneously pressing the

[TOP] button and the

SONG [START/STOP] button. The song starts as soon as you play the keyboard. You can also use this function along with the

Style’s Synchro Start function (page 64).

n

You can have the volume automatically fade in and fade out at the beginning and end of the song. Simply press the [FADEIN/OUT] button at the start of song playback to fade in the song, and press it again at the end of the song to fade out.

3 The song starts.

REC TOP START / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG SYNC.START

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.

E

ND

To stop the song immediately, press the button again.

START / STOP

Press the

EXIT previous screen.

button in order to go back to the

Songs can also be played back continuously. Set SONG CHAIN PLAY to

ON from the SONG SETTING display (page 140).

Make sure that the Language setting for the instrument (page 154) is the same as that of the file name of the song that you are playing back.

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Song Playback

Simultaneously Playing a Song and an Accompaniment Style

When playing back a song and an accompaniment style at the same time, channels 9 -

16 of the song data are replaced with accompaniment style channels — allowing you to use the auto accompaniment styles and features in place of the accompaniment parts of the song. Make the settings below and play your own chord substitutions in place of the song’s chord data.

• [ACMP] button .................. ...ON

• [AUTO FILL IN] button ..... ...ON

1 Select the song and start playback by pressing the SONG [START/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 accompaniment stops when you stop the song. If the accompaniment style is playing and you start the song, the accompaniment automatically stops. However, for internal songs that use accompaniment styles, the accompaniment style is not stopped.

E

ND

The style automatically stops when the song finishes or is stopped.

Some of the internal songs have been created using the accompaniment styles. For these songs, the accompaniment styles are automatically started when starting song playback.

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Song Playback

Playing Back Songs on Disk

Insert the disk into the drive.

The method for playing back is the same as in the “Playing the Internal Songs” instructions

(page 78), except that you should select FLOPPY DISK page in the SONG display.

Other Playback-related Operations

■

Repeat / Rewind / Fast forward

REC

NEW SONG

Insert the disk shutter side first and label face up.

During playback, you can have the song return to the top and play back again from the beginning by pressing this button. When playback is stopped, pressing this button returns the song to the beginning.

TOP START / STOP REW

SYNC.START

SONG POSITION display

FF REPEAT

Press this button to call up the SONG POSITION display (see below). To return to the SONG display, press the [EXIT] button.

When “BAR” is selected, you can specify a measure number (counted from the beginning of the song) by using the [REW] and [FF] buttons.

When “PHRASE MARK” is selected, specify the phrase mark number by using the

[REW] and [FF] buttons.

Before proceeding, make sure to read the section

“Handling the Floppy Disk

Drive (FDD) and Floppy

Disk” (page 6).

n

You can set whether or not the Clavinova automatically calls up the first disk song when a disk is inserted

(page 153).

n

Some song data for the

Clavinova has been recorded with special “free tempo” settings. During playback of such song data, the measure numbers shown in the display will not correspond to the actual measure; this only serves as a reference as to how much of the song has been played back.

n

Songs containing a large amount of data may 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.

Phrase Mark

This data specifies a certain location in the song data.

“PHRASE MARK” is shown only when the song contains phrase marks. Press the

[J] button to toggle between “BAR” and “PHRASE MARK,” then use the [REW] and [FF] buttons to select the desired measure or phrase mark.

■

Adjusting the Volume Balance / Muting Specific Channels

BALANCE

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

PART

Press this button to call up the BALANCE display (page 65).

Press this button to call up the CHANNEL ON/OFF display (see below).

CHANNEL ON/OFF display

Select the [SONG] tab with the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button, and mute the desired channel by setting it to [OFF] . To solo a channel (only that channel will sound), hold down the appropriate button corresponding to the channel. To release the solo for the channel, press that channel’s button again.

Channel

Refers to the MIDI channel in the song data. The channels are assigned as shown below for the CVP-210/208.

Song

1 - 16

Accompaniment Style

9 - 16

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Song Playback

Muting Specific Parts — Track1/Track2/Extra Tracks

This feature lets you mute certain parts of the song (Track1, Track2, Extra Tracks), and play back only those parts you want to hear. For example, if you want to practice the melody of a song, you can mute just the right-hand part and play that part yourself.

1 Select the song to be played back (page 77).

2

Use this button to turn on/off the additional performance parts

(all but the right hand/left hand).

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

Use this button to turn on/off the right-hand part.

Use this button to turn on/off the left-hand part.

You can change the channel assignments for Track 1 and

Track 2 (page 140), letting you specify which parts are muted when pressing the

[TRACK 1]/[TRACK 2]/

[EXTRA TRACKS] buttons.

All tracks are automatically set to on when selecting a different song.

3

REC

Start the song.

Adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO [ ][ ] buttons (page 54).

TOP START / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG SYNC.START

E

ND

To stop the song, press the button again.

START / STOP

Repeat Playback of a Specific Range

This feature allows you to specify a certain range of the song (between Point A and Point B), and play it back repeatedly.

1 Play back the song (page 78, 80).

2


Press this button at the point you want the repeating phrase to start (Point A).

Press this button at the point you want the repeating phrase to end (Point B).

You can also specify Points

A and B when the song is stopped. Set Point A by pressing the [REPEAT] button, then use the [FF] button to move to the desired end location, then set Point

B by pressing the

[REPEAT] button again.

NEW SONG SYNC.START

3 After an automatic lead-in (to help guide you into the phrase), the range from point A to point B is played back repeatedly.

4

Regardless of whether the song is playing back or is stopped, pressing the [TOP] button returns to point A.

Stop the song.

START / STOP

E

ND

To cancel the Repeat function, press the button again.

REPEAT

Point B cannot be selected unless Point A has been selected first.

n

Specifying only Point A results in repeat playback between Point A and the end of the song.

n

The specified A and B points will be erased when selecting a different song number, cancelling the

Repeat function, or selecting a different repeat mode

— such as Phrase Repeat or repeat in Song Chain

Play (page 140).

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Song Playback

Using the Practice Functions — Guide

These fun features make it easy to learn new music. The key guide lamps indicate the notes you should play, when you should play them, and how long you should hold them down.

Also, when you sing and play along with a song using a connected microphone, the

Clavinova automatically adjusts the timing of the song to match your vocal performance.

You can turn the key guide lamps on/off from the SONG

SETTING display (page 140).

GUIDE REC TOP START / STOP REW FF REPEAT

NEW SONG SYNC.START

Key guide lamp

Practice Functions

For keyboard performance

■

Follow Lights

When this is selected, you can see which notes you should play by watching the key guide lamps. They light up in time with music, showing you when to play a note. You can also practice at your own pace — since the accompaniment waits for you to play the notes correctly.

• Accompaniment Guide

If the song data you’re using contains chord data and the [ACMP] button is turned on, you can use the guide lamps (page 140) to help you play chords as well. Watch the guide lamps and try playing the appropriate chords.

■

Any Key

With this 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.

You can also determine the timing by which the key guide lamps light to fit your playing preference (Guide

Lamp Timing; page 140).

n

If you want to learn how to play certain chords, use the

Chord Tutor function

(page 142).

n

The Accompaniment Guide function cannot be used if the chord fingering method is set to Single Finger, Full

keyboard or AI Full Key-

board.

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 time with the music — any key is fine — and the accompaniment parts of the song follow your playing. This lets you control the timing and tempo of the song and accompaniment to perfectly match your singing performance.

■

Vocal CueTIME

Similar to Follow Lights above, you can see which notes to sing by watching the key guide lamps. The Clavinova follows your singing and automatically adjusts the timing and tempo of the song to match your vocal performance.

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Song Playback

Practicing Music with the Guide Functions

1 Select the desired practice function from the SONG SETTING page in the

FUNCTION display (page 140).

Selects the specific practice function.

A

Turns the key guide lamps on/off.

Determines the timing by which the key guide lamps light.

JUST ..... The guide lamp lights in time with the music, at the same time you should play the appropriate notes.

NEXT..... The guide lamps light slightly ahead of the music, indicating the notes you should play next. The guide lamp flashes if you do not play the key with the correct timing.

B

C

D

E

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Determines the channel for playing back the harmony sound of the Vocoder.

Determines whether phrase mark sections in the song will be repeatedly played back or not. When this is set to ON, the specified measures of the phrase play back repeatedly.

Call up the SONG POSITION display by pressing either the [REW] button or the [FF] button, and select “PHRASE

MARK” by pressing the [J] button. Set the desired phrase mark number by using the [REW] and [FF] buttons.

2

3

Select the desired song (page 78, 80) and mute the track you wish to practice

(page 81).


NEW SONG SYNC.START


GUIDE

GUIDE

4

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).

For details on the SONG SET-

TING display, see page 140.

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 the AUTO SET CH function set to ON, and the song channel will automatically be set. If the results aren't satisfactory, you'll need to match the Channel

Setting “TRK1 CH” and

“TRK2 CH” parameters to the appropriate right- and left-hand parts.

n

Vocoder

This lets you indicate or

“play” the harmony notes from the keyboard. n

Phrase Mark

This data specifies a certain location in the song data. n

Track 1 or Tracks 1 & 2 are automatically selected for practicing when calling the practice function — as long as you haven’t muted the track to be practiced.

n

The key guide lamps sometimes light an octave or two lower/higher than the actual pitch. Any notes outside of the 88-key range cannot be indicated by the key guide lamps.

n

If the right- and left-hand parts recorded to the song data have not been properly separated, the practice functions may not work as expected.

5


NEW SONG SYNC.START

Stop the song.

GUIDE

E

ND

To turn the practice function, press the button again.

GUIDE

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Song Playback

Displaying Music Notation — Score

With this feature, you can have the notation automatically shown on the display as the song plays. This can be used with your own recordings as well as the internal Demo songs.

1 Select the desired song

(page 78, 80).

2

C

D

E

A

B

If the MAIN screen (at left) is not displayed, press the


3

Enables/disables display of the left-hand key range.

Depending on other settings, this parameter may be unavailable and may appear grayed out. If this is the case, go to the detailed setting display (shown below; use the [8

▲▼

] buttons) and set the LEFT

CH. parameter to any channel except “AUTO.” Or, go to the SONG SETTING display in the Function menu (page 140) and set the TRACK 2 parameter to any channel except “OFF.”

1

Enables/disables display of the right-hand key range.

Channel 1 is automatically selected when

[TRACK1] is set to [OFF] from the SONG SETTING display (page 140).

Enables/disables display of the lyrics.


2 3 4 5 6

Enables/disables display of the chords.

If the selected song does not contain chord data, chords are not displayed.

Enables/disables display of the note name (pitch).

Determines the display resolution (or zoom level) of the notation.

The resolutions are selected in order: X-LARGE (Extra Large),

LARGE, MEDIUM, and SMALL.

This calls up the detailed setting display for notation.

For details, see the next page.

7 8

The displayed notation is generated by the Clavinova based on the song data. As a result, it may not be exactly the same as commercially available sheet music of the same song — especially when displaying notation of complicated passages 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 notation will not be displayed correctly. n

[RIGHT] and [LEFT] cannot be turned off at the same time.

n

The note name is indicated at the left of the note. When the space between the notes is too small, the indication may be moved to the top left of the note.

n

You can increase the number of measures that will be displayed by decreasing the other items to be displayed

(parts, lyrics, chords, etc.).

n

When accidentals (sharp and flats) and notes cannot be displayed on one line, they are displayed in the next line from the middle of the measure.

n

The notation functions cannot be used to create song data by inputting notes. For information on creating song data, see page 101.

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Detailed Settings for Notation

Song Playback

When “LEFT” and “RIGHT” are set to the same channel, the notation of the right-hand notes and left-hand notes are displayed in piano format

(two connected staves).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

■

[1

▲▼

] LEFT CH/[2

▲▼

] RIGHT CH

This determines the Left channel (channel for the left-hand part) and Right channel (channel for the right-hand part).

This setting returns to AUTO when a different song is selected.

AUTO .........................The channels for the right- and left-hand parts are assigned automatically — setting the parts to the same channel as the channel which is specified in the SONG SETTING display of the

Function menu (page 140).

1-16 ............................Assigns the part to the specified channel, 1- 16.

OFF (LEFT CH only) ....No channel assignment.

■

[3

▲▼

], [4

▲▼

] KEY SIGNATURE

This lets you enter key signature changes in the middle of a song, at the stopped position. This menu is useful when the selected song contains no key signature settings for displaying notation.

For a list of the key signatures, with their relative minor keys and accidentals, see the chart below.

Key Signatures and Accidentals

C Maj (A min) G Maj (E min) D Maj (B min) A Maj (F min) E Maj (C min) B Maj (G min) F Maj (D min) C Maj (A min)

C Maj (A min) G Maj (E min) D Maj (B min) A Maj (F min) E Maj (C min) B Maj (G min) F Maj (D min)

The note indicates the root note of the major key, and the note indicates the root of the relative minor.

■

[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.

Short notes and ornamented notes (such as trills and grace notes) which are shorter than the Note resolution will not be displayed in the notation.

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, 1/32 note triplet

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Song Playback

■

[6

▲▼

] NOTE NAME

Select the Note Name type when “ NOTE ” (page 84) is set to ON.

ABC ................. Note names are indicated as letters (C, D, E, F, G, A, B).

Fixed Do .......... Note names are indicated in solfeggio and differ depending on the selected language (page 53).

English .............. Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti

French .............. Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La Si

Italian ............... Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si

German ............ Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si

Spanish ............. Do re Mi Fa Sol La Si

Japanese ...........

Movable Do ..... Note names are indicated in solfeggio according to the scale intervals, and as such are relative to the key. The root note is indicated as Do. For example, in the key of G major the root note of Sol would be indicated as Do.

As with “ Fixed Do ,” the indication differs depending on the selected language.

■

[7

▲▼

] COLOR NOTE

When this is set to ON, the notes in the display appear in color (C: red, D: yellow, E: green, F: orange, G: blue, A: purple, and B: white).

■

[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 panel.

■

[8

▼

] CANCEL

This closes the detailed setting display without changing the settings. You can also execute this by pressing the [EXIT] button on the panel.

You can select the display pages (one before and after) by the using the [BACK]/

[NEXT] buttons or the pedal

(page 142).

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Displaying the Lyrics

This function lets you display the lyrics while the song is playing back — making it easy to sing along with your performance or song playback.

1 Select the desired song

(page 78, 80).

2

A

B

C

D

E

The language used for lyrics display depends on the particular lyric data. If the lyrics are garbled or unreadable, you can remedy this by changing the “LYRICS

LANGUAGE” setting from the SONG SETTING display (page 140).

3

4 REC TOP START / STOP REW FF REPEAT

NEW SONG SYNC.START

Start the song.

5 The color of the lyrics changes as the song plays.

GUIDE

When the back ground color is specified in the song data, the BACK GROUND setting cannot be changed.

Select the BACK

GROUND setting.


If the selected song contains chord data, chord names are displayed with the lyrics.

The lyrics can also be shown on a connected TV

(page 147, 156).

E

ND

REC TOP START / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG SYNC.START

Stop the song.

To return to the previous page, press the button.

EXIT

The lyrics can be changed

(page 112).

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Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memory

Registration Memory is a powerful feature that lets you set up the Clavinova just as you want — selecting specific voices, styles, effect settings etc. — and save your custom panel setup for future recall. Then, when you need those settings, simply press the appropriate REGISTRATION MEMORY button.

POWER

ON OFF

MASTER VOLUME

REGISTRATION MEMORY

MIN

FREEZE 1 2

MAX

STYLE

ACMP AUTO FILL IN

OTS LINK

METRONOME

START STOP

MIC.

SIGNAL

VOCAL HARMONY

OVER


FADE IN OUT

3

BREAK INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

STYLE

TRACK 2

L

TRACK 1

R

MENU

DEMO

A

REC

HELP

TEMPO

RESET

4

TAP TEMPO

GUIDE

B

TOP START STOP REW

MAIN

FF REPEAT

FUNCTION

TAP TEMPO

5

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING rit.

SYNC.STOP

SYNC.START

START STOP

C

6

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

D

E

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON OFF

PART

7

DIRECT ACCESS

8 MEMORY

BACK NEXT

F

G

VOICE PART

ON OFF

LAYER

H LEFT

J

ENTER

VOICE EFFECT


VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.



GUITAR

SYNTH.


1 2 3

PIANO

BASS

XG

ORGAN FLUTES

USER

4


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EXIT

Registering Panel Setups — Registration Memory

This shows you how to register your custom panel settings to the REGISTRATION

MEMORY buttons. Make all the settings you want with the panel controls, and Registration

Memory will “remember” them for you.

1

2

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).

REGISTRATION MEMORY


Keep in mind that songs 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.

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Select the desired parameter groups for the settings you want to register.

You can also use the [DATA ENTRY]

dial to navigate in this display. To register a parameter group, checkmark the corresponding box. Groups left without checkmarks will not be included in the Registration Memory setting.

This allows you to maintain certain settings, even when switching among

Registration Memory presets. You can also use the Freeze function (page 90) to override the Registration Memory changes — letting you prevent certain panel settings from being changed.

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F

G

H

J

I

Cancels the registration and returns to the MAIN

display. You can also use the [EXIT] button.

Enters a checkmark to the

selected box. You can also use the [ENTER] button.

Removes the checkmark from

the selected box. You can also use the [ENTER] button.

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ND

Press the desired number button for registering the settings.

REGISTRATION MEMORY


Indicator is green ..... The panel setting is registered, but not selected.

Indicator is red ......... The panel setting is registered and is currently selected.

Indicator is off .......... The panel setting is not registered.

For information on saving the settings registered here, refer to the next page.

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Saving Your Registration Memory Setups

The settings registered to the REGISTRATION MEMORY [1]-[8] buttons are saved as a single file.

BANK 01

All settings registered to buttons [1]-

[8] are referred to as a “bank.” The banks can be saved to “USER” or

“FLOPPY DISK” as Registration bank files.

Keep in mind that the size of the Registration bank files and the memory space they occupy depends on the amount of functions set in each.

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F

G

H

I

J

Press the [DIRECT

ACCESS] button and [EXIT] button to call up the MAIN display.

2 Save the settings you’ve made to the Registration Memory buttons as a single Registration bank file (page 48).

The REGISTRATION EDIT display appears. For details on this display, see below.

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REGISTRATION EDIT display

The contents of the current Registration Memory bank (REGIST.) are listed in the REGISTRATION EDIT screen. The names of the stored Registration Memory presets are shown in the display and the indicators of the relevant

REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons are lit in green.

From this screen, you can select, name, or delete the Registration Memory presets.

Select ...............Press the [A] - [J] buttons. The REGIST. display is linked to the REGISTRATION MEMORY [1] - [8] buttons. When you select the Registration Memory preset in the display, the related 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.

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Recalling a Registration Memory Setup

You can recall all of the panel settings you’ve made — or only those you specifically want or need. For example, if you de-select “STYLE” in the REGISTRATION MEMORY display, you can keep the currently selected style even when you change the Registration Memory preset.

Recalling the Registered Settings

Select the desired bank in the REGISTRATION BANK display (page 89).

Press the appropriate REGISTRATION MEMORY button (any whose indicators are green) to recall the desired settings.

REGISTRATION MEMORY


You can program your

Registration 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 145).

Selecting the Freeze Settings

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MENU

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

2

Call up the “FREEZE” page from the

REGIST.SEQUENCE/

FREEZE/VOICE SET screen (page 145).

Enters a checkmark to the selected box.

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Select the Freeze settings.

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Removes the checkmark from the selected box.

3 Press the [FREEZE] button. When Freeze is active (lamp is lit), the settings you specified in the Freeze page will be maintained or left unchanged, even when changing Registration Memory presets.

REGISTRATION MEMORY


4 Press the appropriate REGISTRATION MEMORY button (any whose indicators are green) to recall the desired settings.

REGISTRATION MEMORY


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