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Introduction Thank you for choosing a Yamaha CLP-154S/155 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. Yamaha’s AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generator system offers rich, realistic voices. The CLP-155 additionally features stereo sampling of its PIANO 1 voice for unmatched realism and ex- pressive power. Piano-like touch response — adjustable in 4 sta
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Contents The Control Panel ............................................................2 Using the Recorder .......................................................13 Connections ......................................................................4 Recording..................................................................13 Changing the Initial Settings.................................14 Selecting & Playing Voices ...........................................5 Playing the Demonstration Tun
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The Control Panel CLP-154S RECORDER REVERB 1 2 ROOM HALL 1 HALL 2 MASTER VOLUME TEMPO MIDI/ CLAVINOVA HARPSI- COSMIC MIN MAX TRANSPOSE PIANO 1 PIANO 2 TONE E. PIANO CHORD ORGAN METRONOME 32 120 280 PLAY REC DEMO 2 457 6 890 1 RECORDER REVERB 1 2 ROOM HALL 1 HALL 2 MASTER VOLUME MIDI/ CLAVINOVA HARPSI- TEMPO COSMIC 32 120 280 MIN MAX TRANSPOSE PIANO 1 PIANO 2 TONE E. PIANO CHORD ORGAN METRONOME PLAY REC DEMO POWER A-1 B-1 C0 D0 E0 F0 G0 A0 B0 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 B1 C2 D2 E2 F2 G2 A2 B2 C3 D3 E3 F3
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• The PIANO 1 voice is auto- 1 [POWER] Switch NOTE matically selected whenever Press the [POWER] switch once to the [POWER] switch is ini- tially turned ON. turn the power ON, a second time to turn the power OFF. When the power 7 [METRONOME] Button is initially turned ON, the [PIANO 1] Turns the metronome sound on and voice selector LED will light, and the off. The [TEMPO] control, below, is power indicator located below the left used to set the tempo of the metro- end of the keyboard will light
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Connections CLP-154S 312 MIDI IN OUT THRU AUX IN AUX OUT RL R L/L+R CLP-155 312 MIDI IN OUT THRU AUX IN AUX OUT RL R L/L+R 1 AUX IN L and R Jacks These jacks are intended for use with an external tone generator module such as AUX IN the Yamaha DOU-10 Disk Orchestra Unit. The stereo outputs from the external RL tone generator module are connected to the AUX IN L and R jacks, allowing the sound of the tone generator to be reproduced via the Clavinova’s internal sound DOU-10 system and speakers. •
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Selecting & Playing Voices ZTurn Power On After making sure that the Clavinova’s AC plug is properly inserted into a convenient AC wall outlet, press the [POWER] switch located to the left POWER of the keyboard to turn the power ON. When the power is turned ON, the [PIANO 1] voice selector LED will light (the PIANO 1 voice is automatically selected whenever the power is turned ON). Initially set the [MASTER VOLUME] control about half way between XSet the Volume the “MIN” and “MAX” settings. Then
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Selecting & Playing Voices Playing the Demonstration Tunes The CLP-154S features 6 demonstration tunes and the CLP-155 has 8 demo tunes that effectively demonstrate their sound capabilities. Here’s how you can select and play the demo tunes. ZEngage the Demo Mode Press the [DEMO] button to engage the demo mode — the voice selectors will flash in sequence. DEMO Press one of the flashing voice selectors to start playback of the correspond- XSelect a Demo Tune ing demo tune — featuring the voice no
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Octave Shift The Dual Mode The DUAL mode makes it possible to play two voices simultaneously across the entire range of the key- board. To activate the DUAL mode simply press two voice selectors at the same time (or press one voice selector while holding another). The voice indicators of both selected voices will light when the DUAL mode is active. To return to the normal single-voice play mode, press any single voice selector. The volume levels of the two voices combined in the DUAL mode are
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Reverb The [REVERB] button selects a number of digital reverb effects that you can use for extra depth and expressive power. To select a reverb type press the [REVERB] button a few times until the indicator corresponding to the desired type lights (the indicators light in sequence each time the [REVERB] button is pressed). No reverb is produced when all indicators are off. OFF ............When no reverb effect is selected (no REVERB indicator is lit), a special natural damper effect is applied t
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Brilliance (CLP-155) The [BRILLIANCE] button makes it possible to change the tonality or “timbre” of the selected voice to suit your musical requirements. Three settings are provided: MELLOW, NORMAL, and BRIGHT. To select one of these settings, press the [BRILLIANCE] button a few times until the indicator corresponding to the desired setting lights. NORMAL .....This setting produces the “normal” tone of the selected voice. BRIGHT .......This setting creates a brighter, sharper tone. MELLOW .....
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Touch Sensitivity Four different types of keyboard touch sensitivity — HARD, MEDIUM, SOFT or FIXED — can be selected to match different playing styles and preferences. The different touch sen- sitivity settings are selected by using the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] and [REVERB] buttons. HARD (ROOM indicator) ...........The HARD setting requires the keys to be played quite hard to produce maxi- mum loudness. MEDIUM (HALL 1 indicator) ......The MEDIUM setting produces a fairly “standard” keyboard response. Th
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Pitch Control Pitch control makes it possible to tune the Clavinova over a ±50-cent range in approximately 1.2-cent intervals. A hundred “cents” equals one semitone, so the tuning range provided allows fine tuning of overall pitch over a range of approximately a semitone. Pitch control is useful for tuning the Clavinova to match other instruments or recorded music. Tuning Up Z To tune up (raise pitch), hold the A-1 and B-1 keys simultaneously. A-1 B-1 C3 B3 X Press any key between C3 and B3. E
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The Metronome & Tempo Control The CLP-154S/155 built-in metronome is a convenient feature for practice, and it can also provide a solid rhythmic guide when recording using the Recorder feature, described below. The Metronome The metronome sound is turned on and off via the [METRONOME] METRONOME button. Press the [METRONOME] button so that its indicator lights to turn the metronome on, then again so the indicator goes out to turn the metro- nome off. The volume of the metronome sound can be indep
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Using the Recorder The CLP-154S/155 features a two-track recorder that lets you record what you play on the keyboard and then play it back. Since you have two tracks, you can “overdub” one part on top of another, using a differ- ent voice if you like, to create complex, rich-sounding recordings. The recorder feature is a useful adjunct to any keyboard study program, since it lets you hear exactly how you sound from the listener’s perspec- tive. It can also be just plain fun. The recorder actuall
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Using the Recorder Press either the RECORDER [REC] or [PLAY] button to stop recording. The indi- BStop Recording cator of the recorded track will glow green to indicate that it now contains data. RECORDER 1 2 PLAY REC Changing the Initial The initial voice (including dual mode and dual balance setting), damper pedal, soft Settings pedal, tempo, reverb type, reverb depth, and brilliance (CLP-155 only) settings made in step 3 of the recording procedure are actually recorded by the CLP-154S/155.
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MIDI Functions A Brief Introduction to MIDI MIDI, the Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a world-standard com- munication interface that allows MIDI-compatible musical instruments and equipment to share musical information and control one another. This MIDI Cable makes it possible to create “systems” of MIDI instruments and equipment MIDI OUT MIDI IN that offer far greater versatility and control than is available with isolated instruments. For example, most MIDI keyboards (including the
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MIDI Functions MIDI Transmit & Receive The MIDI system allows transmission and reception of MIDI data on 16 Channel Selection different channels. Multiple channels have been implemented to allow se- lective control of certain instruments or devices connected in series. For MIDI OUT MIDI IN Tone Generator example, a single MIDI sequence recorder could be used to “play” two DOU-10 MIDI THRU different instruments or tone generators. One of the instruments or tone (Set to receive on MIDI channel 2
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Other MIDI Functions MIDI FUNCTION CHART The MIDI functions listed to the right are engaged by holding down the [MIDI/ CLP-154S CLP-155 Function Voice Selector Voice Selector TRANSPOSE] button and pressing the Local Control ON/OFF [PIANO 1] [PIANO 1] corresponding voice selector. Full details Program Change ON/OFF [PIANO 2] [PIANO 2] are given in the following pages. Control Change ON/OFF [CLAVINOVA TONE] [CLAVINOVA TONE] Multi-Timbre Mode [E. PIANO] [E. PIANO] MIDI Split & Left Local OFF [HARPS
