Yamaha CVP-89 Owner's Manual - Page 4

Introduction Thank you for choosing a Yamaha Clavinova. Your Clavinova is a fine musical instrument that employs advanced Yamaha music technology. With the proper care, your Clavinova will give you many years of musical pleasure. q AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generator system offers a range of 60 rich, realistic voices. q 32-note polyphony permits use of sophisticated playing techniques. q Piano-like touch response provides extensive expressive control and outstanding playability. q Dual and split play modes allow 2 voices to be played simultaneously or individually with the left and right hands. q 50 exciting accompaniment styles can be used to provide rhythm-only accompaniment or fully-orchestrated rhythm, bass, and chord accompaniment. 50 additional accompaniment styles are provided on floppy disk (Style Disk). q Custom Rhythm lets you create original rhythm patterns that can be recalled and played in the same way as the presets. q Full-keyboard ABC (Auto Bass Chord) provides accompaniment as you play across the entire keyboard. q 50 Solo Styleplay variations make it simple to produce rich, complex harmonies. q 10-track performance memory records and plays back your keyboard performances. q Registration Memory memorizes 12 complete controlpanel setups that you can recall whenever needed. q Internal 3.5" floppy disk drive provides extended Performance Memory capacity and Disk Orchestra playback capability - one blank floppy disk for recording and one Disk Orchestra Collection disk with corresponding score are provided. q MIDI compatibility, GM voices, and a range of MIDI functions make the Clavinova useful in a range of advanced MIDI music systems. In order to make the most of your Clavinova's performance potential and features, we urge you to read this Owner's Manual thoroughly, and keep it in a safe place for later reference. Contents Taking Care of Your Clavinova 1 The Panel Controls 2 Preparation 4 The Volume Controls 5 Demonstration Playback 6 Voice Selection 7 s Selecting the 60 Voices 7 s Keyboard Percussion 8 Dual Mode 9 s Engaging the Dual Mode 9 s Dual-mode Voice Balance 9 Split Mode 10 s Engaging the Split Mode 10 s Changing the Split Voices 10 s Changing the Split Point 10 s Split Balance 11 s Damper Pedal Operation in the Split Mode 11 Digital Reverb Effects 12 s Selecting a Reverb Effect 12 s Reverb Depth Control 12 The Keyboard & Polyphony 13 Pan 13 The Pedals 14 s Right Pedal (Damper Pedal 14 s Center Pedal (Sostenuto Pedal) ........ 14 s Left Pedal (Multi-function 14 Pitch Control 16 s The Pitch Display 16 Accompaniment 17 s Style Selection 17 s Tempo Control 18 s Starting the Accompaniment 18 s Fill-ins 20 s Left-pedal Rhythm Break 20 s Stopping the Accompaniment 20 s Metronome 20 Auto Bass Chord (ABC) 21 s Single-Finger & Fingered Accompaniment 21 s Full-keyboard ABC 22 s Volume Control 23 s Changing the ABC Split Point 23 s Special Modes 23 Custom Rhythm 24 s Creating an Original Rhythm Pattern 24 s Playing Back Your Custom Rhythm Pattern 25 Disk Styles 26 s Selecting & Loading Disk Styles ........ 26 s Using a Loaded Disk Style 27 Solo Styleplay 28 s Using Solo Styleplay 28 s Harmonization Variations 28 s The Left Pedal & Solo Styleplay ........ 28 Registration Memory 29 s Memory Store 29 s Recall 29 Disk Orchestra 30 s Automatic Performance 30 s Playing Back only Specific Parts ....... 31 s Volume Control 32 s Guided Right- and Left-hand Practice ... 32 s Repeat Functions 33 s Other Playback Controls 34 s DISK ORCHESTRA COLLECTION Disk Copy 34 s Playing Other Types of Music Data ... 34 Performance Memory 35 Easy One-pass Recording & Playback .. 35 Multi-track Recording & Playback ..... 36 s Adding New Tracks 38 s Punch-in Recording 39 s Playback 40 The Chord Sequence Function 41 Utility Functions 42 s Selecting & Using the Utility Functions . 42 The Utility Mode Functions 42 Effect Functions 43 Disk Functions 44 MIDI Functions 54 General Utilities 60 The Connectors 65 Factory Preset Recall 66 Troubleshooting 66 Options 66 Index 67 Assembly i MIDI Data Format iii Voice List vii Percussion Kit List ix Specifications xi Fingering Chart xii MIDI Implementation Chart xvii