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Editing Voices — Sound Creator, Operation

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Editing Voices - Sound Creator The CVP-900 has a Sound Creator feature that allows you to create your own voices by editing some parameters of the existing voices. Once you've created a voice, you can save it as a USER voice for future recall. 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 REC TOP START STOP REW FF REPEAT TAP TEMPO GUIDE MIN MAX TEMPO STYLE ACMP AUTO FILL IN OTS LINK BREAK INTRO RESET MAIN TAP TEMPO TRANSPOSE RESET ENDING rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START STOP MENU DEMO A HELP B FUNCTION C DIGITAL STUDIO D SOUND CREATOR E DIGITAL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE BALANCE PART CHANNEL ON OFF PART SOUND CREATOR DIRECT ACCESS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BACK NEXT F VOICE PART ON OFF G LAYER H LEFT I J EXIT VOICE EFFECT REVERB DSP VARIATION HARMONY ECHO MONO VOICE PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION BRASS WOODWIND STRINGS CHOIR & PAD GUITAR SYNTH. LEFT HOLD BASS XG ORGAN FLUTES USER ENTER MUSIC FINDER ONE TOCTH SETTING 1 2 3 4 DATA ENTRY PIANO FREEZE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MEMORY • The Voice can be edited in realtime while playing back a song/style. • Keep in mind that adjustments made to the parameters may not make much change in the actual sound depending on the original settings of the voice. Operation 1 Press the [F], [G] or [H] button to select the Part (MAIN, LAYER or LEFT) containing the voice you wish to edit. F G H I J 2 Press the [SOUND CREATOR] button. DIGITAL STUDIO SOUND CREATOR DIGITAL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE PART The voice can also be selected in the SOUND CREATOR display. CAUTION The settings are lost if the edited part's voice is switched to another voice. Important data should be saved to User Drive or ﬂoppy disk. 3 Edit the voice parameters. The operations for each function selected in this step are covered in detail, starting on page 90 (Natural/ Regular Voice) and page 93 (Organ Flutes). Select the desired menu by pressing the [NEXT]/[BACK] button. NATURAL VOICE REGULAR VOICE ORGAN FLUTES Select the desired menu. The selected menu is highlighted. Indicates the parameters available for editing in this display. These correspond to the parameters/values shown at the bottom of the display. Can be used during editing to compare the sound of the original voice with the edited voice. Opens the Save (Voice) display for saving the edited voice as a User voice (page 45). 4 Save the edited voice to the USER drive (Flash ROM) as a USER voice (page 45). 88 CVP-900 5 Press the [USER] button to select the edited voice, and play the keyboard.

Section	Page
Introduction	2
PRECAUTIONS	3
About this Owner’s Manual and Data List	5
Accessories	6
“50 greats for the Piano” Disk (and Music Book)	6
Recording disk	6
Owner’s Manual	6
Data List	6
Bench	6
Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disk	6
Compatible Disk Type	6
Inserting/Ejecting Floppy Disks	6
Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head	7
About the Floppy Disks	7
About the Display Messages	8
Maintenance	8
Tuning	8
Transporting	8
Table of Contents	9
Application Index	12
Organ Flutes	15
LCD	15
MUSIC FINDER	15
TO HOST terminal	15
PIANO	15
VOICE	15
Setting Up the Clavinova	16
To open the key cover:	16
To close the key cover:	16
To raise the music rest:	16
To lower the music rest:	16
To open	16
To close	16
To open the lid:	16
To close the lid:	17
Connect the power cord.	17
Setting the volume	17
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
Accompaniment Structure	31
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
Selecting Files and Folders	41
File/Folder-related Operations	42
Naming Files/Folders	42
Moving Files/Folders	43
Copying Files/Folders	44
Deleting Files/Folders	44
Saving Files	45
Organizing Files by Creating a New Folder	45
Displaying Upper Level pages	45
Entering Characters and Changing Icons	45
Entering Characters	46
Converting into Kanji (Japanese language)	46
Entering special character marks (umlaut, accent, Japanese “” and “”)	46
Entering miscellaneous characters (marks)	46
Entering numbers	46
Changing the Icon	47
Using the [DATA ENTRY] Dial	47
Adjusting values	47
Selecting items	47
Direct Access — Instant Selection of Displays	48
Help Messages	50
Using the Metronome	51
Adjusting the Tempo	51
Tap Tempo	52
Tempo Indications — MAIN Display	52
Reference	53
Playing the Demos	53
Voices	55
Selecting a Voice	55
One-touch Piano Play	56
Layer/Left — Playing Several Sounds Simultaneously	57
Layer — Layering Two Different Voices	57
Left — Setting Separate Voices for the Left and Right Sections of the Keyboard	58
Applying Voice Effects	58
REVERB	58
DSP	58
VARIATION (Not available for the Natural voices; page89)	58
HARMONY/ECHO	59
MONO	59
LEFT HOLD	59
Using the Pedals	59
Damper Pedal (Right)	59
Sostenuto Pedal (Center)	59
Left Pedal	59
Foot Controller/Footswitch	59
Styles	60
Playing a style	60
Playing a Style’s Rhythm Channels only.	62
Adjusting the Volume Balance/Channel Muting	62
Chord Fingerings	63
Arranging the Style Pattern (SECTIONS: MAIN A/B/C/D, INTRO, ENDING, BREAK)	65
Stopping the Style Playback While Releasing Keys (SYNC. STOP)	66
Selecting Intro and Ending Types (INTRO/ENDING)	67
Playing Fill-in patterns automatically when changing accompaniment sections — Auto Fill In	67
Appropriate Panel Setting for the Selected Style (ONE TOUCH SETTING)	68
Automatically Changing One Touch Settings with the Sections — OTS Link	69
Registering the Panel Controls in One Touch Setting (ONE TOUCH SETTING)	69
Calling Up Ideal Setups for Your Music — Music Finder	70
Searching the Ideal Setups — Music Finder Search	71
[A] MUSIC	71
[B] KEYWORD	71
[C] STYLE	71
[D] BEAT	71
[E] SEARCH AREA	71
[F]~[H] CLEAR	71
[1st] TEMPO FROM	71
[2st]TEMPO TO	71
[3st]~[5st] GENRE	71
[8t] CANCEL	71
Editing Records — Music Finder Record Edit	72
[A] MUSIC	72
[B] KEYWORD	72
[C] STYLE	72
[D] BEAT	72
[E] FAVORITE	72
[F]~[H] CLEAR	72
[I] DELETE RECORD	72
[J] NEW RECORD	72
[1ts] TEMPO	73
[3ts]~[5ts] GENRE	73
[6ts] GENRE NAME	73
[8s] OK	73
[8t] CANCEL	73
Song Playback	74
Compatible Song Types	74
Song Playback	75
Playing the Internal Songs	75
Playing Back Songs on Disk	77
Other Playback-related Operations	77
Repeat / Rewind / Fast forward	77
Adjusting the Volume Balance / Muting Specific Channels	77
Muting Specific Parts — Track1/Track2/Extra Tracks	78
Repeat Playback of a Specific Range	78
Using the Practice Functions —Guide	79
Practice Functions	79
For keyboard performance	79
Follow Lights	79
Any Key	79
For sing-along performance	79
Karao-Key	79
Vocal CueTIME	79
Practicing Music with the Guide Functions	80
Displaying Music Notation — Score	81
[1st] LEFT CH/[2st] RIGHT CH	82
[3st], [4st] KEY SIGNATURE	82
[5st] QUANTIZE	82
Note resolution:	82
[6st] NOTE NAME	83
[7st] COLOR NOTE	83
[8s] OK	83
[8t] CANCEL	83
Displaying the Lyrics	84
Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memory	85
Registering Panel Setups — Registration Memory	85
Saving Your Registration Memory Setups	86
Recalling a Registration Memory Setup	87
Recalling the Registered Settings	87
Selecting the Freeze Settings	87
Editing Voices — Sound Creator	88
Operation	88
SOUND CREATOR Parameters (Natural/Regular Voices)	89
PIANO (Natural Piano Voice has been selected)	90
COMMON	90
SOUND (Regular Voice only)	90
FILTER	91
EG	91
VIBRATO	91
EFFECT/EQ	92
HARMONY	92
Organ Flutes	93
Operation	93
Parameters	93
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator	94
About Song Recording	94
Quick Recording (page95)	94
Multi Recording (page96)	94
Step Recording (page98)	94
Song Editing (page104)	94
Quick Recording	95
When creating a new song:	95
Play back your new song	95
Multi Recording	96
When creating a new song:	96
Recording Individual Notes — Step Record	98
Operation	98
Measure/Beat/Clock	99
Velocity	99
Gate Time	99
Recording Melodies — Step Record (Note)	100
Play back the newly created melody	100
Recording Chord Changes for the Auto Accompaniment — Step Record (Chord)	101
Entering Chords and Sections (Chord Step)	101
Play back the newly created chord progression	102
Select the Recording Options: Starting, Stopping, Punching In/Out — Rec Mode	103
Editing a Recorded Song	104
Editing Channel-related Parameters — Channel	104
Quantize	104
About Quantize Size	104
Delete	105
Mix	105
Channel Transpose	106
Set Up	106
Editing Note Events — 1 - 16	107
Editing Chord Events — CHD	108
Editing System Events — SYS/EX. (System Exclusive)	108
Inputting and Editing Lyrics	109
Customizing the Event List — Filter	109
Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator	110
About Creating Accompaniment Styles	110
Realtime Recording (page112)	110
Step Recording (page113)	110
Assembling an Accompaniment Style (page114)	110
Editing the created Accompaniment Style (page115)	110
Style File Format	111
Operation	111
Realtime Recording — Basic	112
Step Recording	113
Assembling an Accompaniment Style —Assembly	114
Edit the Created Accompaniment Style	115
Change the Rhythmic Feel — Groove and Dynamics	115
Groove	115
Dynamics	116
Editing the Channel Data	117
Quantize	117
Velocity Change	117
Bar Copy	117
Bar Clear	117
Remove Event	117
Making Style File Format Settings —Parameter	118
Source Root/Chord	118
NTR (Note Transposition Rule) and NTT (Note Transposition Table)	118
High Key/Note Limit	119
RTR (Retrigger Rule)	119
Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console	120
Operation	120
About the parameters	120
Setting the Level Balance and Voice — Volume/Voice	121
Changing the Tone of the Voice — Filter	122
Changing Pitch-related Settings — Tune	122
Adjusting the Effects	123
Adjusting the Sound to Match the Performance Environment — EQ	125
Effect Structure	126
Using a Microphone — MIC.	128
Selecting a Vocal Harmony Type	128
Making Settings for the Vocal Harmony and Microphone — MICROPHONE SETTING	130
Operation	130
Adjusting the Vocal Harmony Settings and Microphone Effects — OVERALL SETTING	130
3BAND EQ (3-BAND EQUALIZER)	130
NOISE GATE	130
COMPRESSOR	131
VOCAL HARMONY CONTROL	131
MIC (MICROPHONE)	131
Setting the Microphone Volume and Related Effects — TALK SETTING	132
VOLUME/PAN/REVERB DEPTH/CHORUS DEPTH/TOTAL VOLUME ATTENUATOR	132
DSP/TYPE/DEPTH	132
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function	133
Operation	133
Adjusting the Pitch and Tuning — Master Tune and Scale Tune	133
Master Tune (page135)	133
Scale Tune (page135)	133
Setting Song-related Parameters — Song Settings (page137)	133
Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters — Style Setting, Split Point, and Chord Fingering	133
Style Setting / Split Point (page138)	133
Chord Fingering (page139)	133
Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard — Controller	134
Pedal (page139)	134
Keyboard / Panel (page141)	134
Setting the Registration Sequence, Freeze, and Voice Set	134
Registration Sequence (page142)	134
Freeze (page142)	134
Voice Set (page143)	134
Setting Harmony and Echo (page143)	134
Showing the Clavinova Display on a TV — Video Out (page144)	134
Making MIDI Settings	134
System (page145)	134
Transmit (page146)	134
Receive (page147)	134
Root (page147)	134
Chord Detect (page147)	134
Other Settings — Utility	134
Config 1 (page148)	134
Config 2 (page149)	134
Disk (page150)	134
Owner (page151)	134
System Reset (page151)	134
Fine Tuning the Pitch/Selecting a Scale — Master Tune/Scale Tune	135
Tuning the Overall Pitch — Master Tune	135
Selecting a Scale — Scale Tune	135
Scale	136
Equal Temperament	136
Pure Major/Pure Minor	136
Pythagorean	136
Mean-Tone	136
Werckmeister/Kirnberger	136
Arabic	136
Setting Song-related Parameters — Song Settings	137
Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters — Style Setting, Split Point, and Chord Fingering	138
Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters — Style Setting and Split Point	138
Setting the Fingering Method — Chord Fingering	139
Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard — Controller	139
Making Settings for the Pedals	139
Pedal-controllable Functions	140
Changing the Touch Sensitivity and Transpose — Keyboard/Panel	141
Keyboard Touch	141
Transpose Assign	141
Setting the Registration Sequence, Freeze, and Voice Set	142
Specifying the Order for Calling Up Registration Memory Presets — Registration Sequence	142
Maintaining Panel Settings — Freeze	142
Changing the Automatically Selected Voice Settings — Voice Set	143
Setting Harmony and Echo	143
About the Harmony Types	144
When a normal Harmony type (“Standard Duet” through “Strum”) is selected	144
When “Multi Assign” is selected	144
When “Echo” is selected	144
When “Tremolo” is selected	144
When “Trill” is selected	144
About the Harmony Assignments	144
Showing the Clavinova Display on a TV — Video Out	144
Setting the MIDI Parameters	145
Making Overall System Settings (Local Control, Clock, etc.) — System	145
Local Control	145
Clock, Transmit Clock, Receive Transpose, Start/Stop	146
Clock	146
Transmit Clock	146
Receive Transpose	146
Start/Stop	146
Message Switch	146
Transmitting MIDI Data — Transmit	146
Receiving MIDI Data — Receive	147
Setting Root Note Channels — Root	147
Setting Chord Channels — Chord Detect	147
Other Settings — Utility	148
Making Settings for Fade In/Out, Metronome, Parameter Lock, and Tap — CONFIG 1	148
Fade In Time, Fade Out Time, Fade Out Hold Time	148
Metronome	148
Parameter Lock	149
Tap Count	149
Making Settings for the Display, Speaker System, and Voice Number Indication — CONFIG 2	149
Copying and Formatting Disks — Disk	150
Entering Your Name and Language Preference — Owner	151
Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings of the CVP-900 — System Reset	151
Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices	152
1 Using the Headphones (PHONES jacks).	152
2 Connecting the Microphone or Guitar (MIC./LINE IN jack).	152
345 Connecting Audio & Video Devices	153
3 Playing the sounds of the Clavinova through an external audio system, and recording the sounds ...	153
4 Outputting the sound of an external device through the built-in speakers of the Clavinova (AUX ...	153
5 Showing the display of the Clavinova on a connected TV monitor (VIDEO OUT)	153
6 Using the Pedal (footswitch) or Foot Controller (AUX PEDAL jack)	154
7 Connecting external MIDI devices (MIDI terminals)	154
8 Connecting to a Computer (MIDI terminals/TO HOST terminal)	154
Using the TO HOST terminal	155
IBM-PC/AT (Windows)	155
Macintosh	155
Using the MIDI terminals	155
Using the USB terminal on your computer with a USB/MIDI interface (UX256/UX96/ UX16, etc.)	156
What’s MIDI?	156
Example Keyboard Data	157
Channel Messages	157
MIDI channels	158
System Messages	158
What You Can Do With MIDI	158
Data Compatibility	159
Disk format	159
Sequence Format	159
SMF (Standard MIDI File)	159
ESEQ	159
XF	159
Style File	159
Voice Allocation Format	160
GM System Level 1	160
XG	160
DOC	160
Keyboard Stand Assembly	161
After completing the assembly, please check the following.	162
Troubleshooting	163
Specifications	166

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CVP-900

Editing Voices — Sound Creator

The CVP-900 has a Sound Creator feature that allows you to create your own voices by

editing some parameters of the existing voices. Once you’ve created a voice, you can

save it as a USER voice for future recall.

•

The Voice can be edited in

realtime while playing

back a song/style.

•

Keep in mind that adjust-

ments made to the param-

eters may not make much

change in the actual

sound depending on the

original settings of the

voice.

POWER

METRONOME

MASTER VOLUME

STYLE

ACMP

AUTO FILL IN

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

MAIN

START

STOP

MIN

MAX

OFF

ENDING

rit.

TAP TEMPO

REW

REPEAT

TOP

REC

MIC.

SIGNAL

OVER

FADE IN

OUT

TAP TEMPO

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

CHANNEL

ON OFF

TRANSPOSE

TEMPO

SYNC.STOP

START

STOP

PART

DIRECT ACCESS

EXIT

START

STOP

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

TRACK 2

TRACK 1

VOCAL HARMONY

TALK

EFFECT

VH TYPE SELECT

MIC. SETTING

STYLE

SYNC.START

RESET

GUIDE

BACK

VOICE PART

PIANO

ON OFF

HARMONY ECHO

LEFT HOLD

MONO

DIGITAL

STUDIO

LAYER

PIANO & HARPSI.

E. PIANO

PERCUSSION

GUITAR

BASS

ORGAN FLUTES

ORGAN & ACCORDION

BRASS

WOODWIND

CHOIR & PAD

SYNTH.

USER

STRINGS

LEFT

DATA

ENTRY

FREEZE

MEMORY

ENTER

VOICE EFFECT

VOICE

MUSIC FINDER

ONE TOCTH SETTING

REVERB

DSP

VARIATION

SOUND

CREATOR

Operation

NATURAL VOICE

REGULAR VOICE

ORGAN FLUTES

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

PART

Press the [F], [G] or [H] button to select the

Part (MAIN, LAYER or LEFT) containing the

voice you wish to edit.

Indicates the parameters available

for editing in this display. These

correspond to the parameters/values

shown at the bottom of the display.

Select the desired menu by pressing the

[NEXT]/[BACK]

button.

Opens the Save (Voice) display for saving

the edited voice as a User voice (

page 45

Select the

desired menu.

The selected

menu is

highlighted.

Can be used during editing to

compare the sound of the original

voice with the edited voice.

Save the edited voice to the USER drive

(Flash ROM) as a USER voice (page 45).

The voice can also be

selected in the SOUND

CREATOR display.

Press the

[SOUND

CREATOR]

button.

Edit the voice parameters.

The operations for each function selected in this step are covered in detail, starting on page 90 (Natural/

Regular Voice) and page 93 (Organ Flutes).

The settings are lost if the

edited part’s voice is

switched to another voice.

Important data should be

saved to User Drive or ﬂoppy

disk.

Press the [USER] button to select the

edited voice, and play the keyboard.

CAUTION