Yamaha CVP-601 Owner's Manual - Page 8

Welcome to Clavinova True Acoustic Piano Feel Chapter 1 Performing Piano Songs on the Clavinova Real Grand Expression (RGE) Sound Engine This lets you enjoy the playing response and expressive capability of a concert grand piano. In addition to providing smooth tonal changes that respond to your playing touch, it also features a new Smooth Release function which can clearly enunciate staccato notes and produce the sound of lingering resonance when gently lifting your fingers from the keys. These effects capture the true essence of an acoustic grand piano to help you create and perform with luscious piano-like expression. Authentic Acoustic Piano-like Touch Just as on an actual grand piano, the lower keys are heavy in touch and the higher keys are light, with all the natural gradations in between. This instrument provide the performance functions and expressive power found only on grand pianos, such as having repeated plays of the same note perfectly articulated, even when playing at high speed or with partial key release. Piano Room If you want to simply play the Clavinova as a piano, you can use the Piano Room function to conveniently call up relevant piano settings with a single button press. Play a Wide Variety of Instrument Voices The instrument gives you not only various realistic piano Voices, but also features an exceptionally wide variety of authentic instruments, both acoustic and electronic. Chapter 2 Voices Perform Along with a Backing Band Playing a chord with your left hand automatically plays the auto accompaniment backing (Style function). Select an accompaniment style - such as pop, jazz, Latin, and various other music genres in the world - and let the Clavinova be your complete backing band! Chapter 3 Styles 8 CVP-601 Owner's Manual