Yamaha CP5 Owner's Manual - Page 7

Principal Features of the CP5 & CP50  Authentic acoustic- and electric-piano sounds of unparalleled quality Your CP5 or CP50 is packed with stunning acoustic- and electric-piano sounds based on voices from Yamaha's acclaimed CP1 Stage Piano. Building on our decades of accomplishment in the production of stage pianos, we have delicately adjusted of the sound of each individual key, realized perfect balance over the full length of the keyboard, and created full-bodied piano tones ideal for solo performances and ever-present sounds well suited for playing within an ensemble. Furthermore, by analyzing and replicating the sound-producing mechanisms of classic electric pianos using cutting-edge technologies, we have been able to achieve an extremely smooth response in the CP5 and CP50 keyboards. And through the modeling both of original pre-amplifiers and of external effectors responsible for the rich variety of tones indispensable to quality sound production, we have faithfully reproduced many electric piano sounds now regarded as classics.  Wealth of voices and effects for greater flexibility in live performances In addition to piano voices, your CP5 or CP50 also offers a diverse selection of other musical instruments, such as strings, guitar, and bass. And with many versatile effects such as choruses and flangers also built-in, you can easily create a rich tapestry of different sounds for your stage performances.  Weighted hammer-action, 88-key keyboards that feel just like the real thing Featuring synthetic ivory keytops, the CP5's 88-key wooden keyboard effortlessly reproduces the feel of acoustic and classic electric pianos; meanwhile, the weighted hammer-action design employed by the CP50's 88-key keyboard is virtually indistinguishable from an actual piano.  Customize function for totally original piano sounds Allowing you to freely build your own acoustic and electric pianos from a rich selection of voices, amplifiers, and effectors, the Customize function makes easy work of recreating standard vintage settings or realizing unique new sounds.  Extremely simple overlaying and division of keyboard zones Using your stage piano's layering and splitting functions, you can easily layer the various parts that make up each Performance or assign them to specific left-hand and right-hand zones.  Record and playback functions for MIDI and audio Your CP5 or CP50 can record keyboard performances as MIDI data and store them internally for playback whenever required; alternatively, you can also record these performances as audio data on a USB flash-memory device. What's more, these and other Wave files from a USB flash-memory device can also be played back as backing tracks for your performances.  Convenient master-keyboard function Using your stage piano's master-keyboard function, which has been specially crafted for use in live-performance settings, up to four virtual zones can be setup along the keyboard and assigned to four different tone generators, including other MIDI instruments.  Microphone input also supported (CP5 only) Also fitted with a [MIC INPUT] jack for direct connection of a microphone, the CP5 is ideal those who like to sing and play at the same time. CP5/CP50 Owner's Manual 7