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CLP-411 CLP-511 Owner’s Manual English Bedienungsanleitung Deutsch Mode d’emploi Français Manual de instrucciones Español
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Introduction Thank you for choosing a Yamaha CLP-411/511 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 Unique Clavinova Tone voice provides a fresh generator system offers rich, realistic voices. Both sound for new musical expression. models feature stereo sampling of the piano Metronome feature with variable tem
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Contents The Control Panel .......................................................... 2 F4: (CLP-511) Split Mode Functions ...................... 23 F4.1: Split Point .................................................... 23 Connections ................................................................... 5 F4.2: Split Balance ............................................... 24 Selecting & Playing Voices ............................................ 6 F4.3: Right Voice Octave Shift .................
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The Control Panel CLP-511 FUNCTION ROOM HARD 3 HALL 1 MEDIUM HALL 2 SOFT MASTER VOLUME STAGE FIXED PIPE PIPE TEMPO/ DEMO/ HARPSI- MIN MAX TRANSPOSE SPLIT REVERB EFFECT TOUCH PIANO 1 PIANO 2 CLAVI.TONE E.PIANO 1 E.PIANO 2 CHORD STRINGS ORGAN 1 ORGAN 2 METRONOME SONG PIANO SONG VARIATION – / NO + / YES 27 45689@ 0 ! 1 FUNCTION ROOM HARD HALL 1 MEDIUM RECORDER HALL 2 SOFT MASTER VOLUME STAGE FIXED TEMPO/ DEMO/ START/ HARPSI- PIPE PIPE MIN MAX TRANSPOSE SPLIT REVERB EFFECT TOUCH PIANO 1 PIANO 2 CLAV
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The Control Panel 1 [POWER] Switch Press the [POWER] switch once to turn the power ON, a second time to turn the power OFF. When the power is initially turned ON, a voice selector LED will light, and the power indicator located below the left end of the keyboard will light. 2 [MASTER VOLUME] Control RECORDER START/ The [MASTER VOLUME] control adjusts the volume (level) of 12 STOP REC sound produced by the Clavinova’s internal stereo sound system. The $ # [MASTER VOLUME] control also adjusts head
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The Control Panel 0 [METRONOME] Button Turns the metronome sound on and off. The [TEMPO/SONG] but- tons, below, are used to set the tempo of the metronome sound, and the volume of the metronome sound if used while the [METRONOME] button is held — page 16. ! [TEMPO/SONG] (–/NO, +/YES) Buttons These buttons adjust the tempo of the metronome function as well as the playback tempo of the recorder function. The tempo range is from 32 to 280 beats per minute — page 16. These same buttons are also used
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Connections CLP-511 CLP-411 34 MIDI IN OUT THRU 34 HOST SELECT TO HOST PC-2 PC-1 12 MIDI Mac MIDI IN OUT AUX IN AUX OUT AUX IN AUX OUT HOST SELECT TO HOST RLR L/L+R RL/L+R RL/L+R MIDI PC-2 PC-1 Mac 12 CLP-511 CLP-411 1 AUX IN L and R Jacks (CLP-511: L/L+R and R) AUX IN AUX IN These jacks are intended for use with an external tone generator RL/L+R RL module such as the Yamaha DOU-10 Disk Orchestra Unit. The stereo outputs from the external tone generator module are connected to the AUX IN L and R
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Selecting & Playing Voices Turn Power On .................................................................................................. After making sure that the Clavinova’s AC cord is properly plugged into the Clavinova itself and plugged into a convenient AC wall outlet, POWER press the [POWER] switch located to the left of the keyboard to turn the power ON. In some areas a plug adaptor may be provided to match the pin configuration of the AC wall outlets in your area. When the power is t
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Playing the Demonstration Tunes Demonstration tunes are provided that effectively demonstrate each of the Clavinova’s voices. There are also 30 piano songs that you can play individually, all in sequence, or in random order. Here’s how you can select and play the demo tunes. Engage the Demo Mode ......................................................................... DEMO/ PIANO SONG Press the [DEMO/PIANO SONG] button to engage the demo mode — the voice selector indicators will flash in sequenc
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Playing the Demonstration Tunes Piano Song A-B Repeat The A-B Repeat function can be used to continuously repeat a specified phrase within a piano song. Combined with the Part Cancel function described below, this provides an excellent way to practice difficult phrases. Specify the Beginning (A) of the Phrase .............................. Select and play a piano song, then press the [FUNCTION] button at FUNCTION the beginning of the phrase you want to repeat. This sets the “A” point (“A-” will
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Playing the Demonstration Tunes Piano Song Part Cancel (CLP-511) The 30 piano songs provided on the CLP-511 have separate left- and right-hand parts that can be turned on and off as required so you can practice the corresponding part on the keyboard. The right-hand part is played by the recorder’s [1] track, and the left-hand part is played by recorder’s [2] track. Turn the Desired Part Off ...................................................................... RECORDER Press the RECORDER [1] or
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The Dual Mode The dual mode makes it possible to play two voices simultaneously across the entire range of the keyboard. To activate the dual mode simply press two voice selectors at the same time (or press one voice selector while holding another). The HARPSI- IANO 1 E.PIANO 2 CHORD 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. NOTE • The dual and split modes (CLP-511) cannot be
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The Split Mode (CLP-511) The split mode makes it possible to play two different voices on the keyboard — one with the left hand and another with the right hand. The left-hand voice is played on all keys to the left of (and including) a specified “split point” key, while the right-hand voice is played on all keys to the right of the split point key. To activate the split mode simply press the [SPLIT] button so thats SPLIT indicator lights. The split mode can be turned off at any time by press- in
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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. ROOM To select a reverb type press the [REVERB] button a few times HALL 1 HALL 2 until the indicator corresponding to the desired type lights (the indica- STAGE tors light in sequence each time the [REVERB] button is pressed). No REVERB reverb is produced when all indicators are off. OFF No reverb effect is selected when no REVERB indicator is lit. ROOM This setting add a
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The Chorus Effect The [EFFECT] button engages a chorus effect that can give your sound greater depth and animation. The [EFFECT] button turns the chorus effect on (indicator lit) and EFFECT off (indicator off). NOTE • The default effect on/off settings are different for each voice. Adjusting Effect Depth............................................................................. TEMPO/ While the chorus effect is on the effect depth can be individually EFFECT SONG adjusted for the selected voice
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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. HARD To select a touch sensitivity type press the [TOUCH] button a few MEDIUM SOFT times until the indicator corresponding to the desired type lights (the FIXED TOUCH indicators light in sequence each time the [TOUCH] button is pressed). HARD The HARD setting requires the keys to be played quite hard to produce maximum loudness. M
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Tuning Tuning makes it possible to adjust the pitch of the Clavinova over a 427.0 Hz … 453.0 Hz (corresponding to the A3 note’s Hz) range in approximately 0.2 Hertz intervals. Pitch control is useful for tuning the Clavinova to match other instruments or recorded music. Tuning Up ............................................................................................................... A-1 B-1 C3 B3 Z To tune up (raise pitch), hold the A-1 and B-1 keys simultaneously. X Press any key between
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The Metronome & Tempo Control The CLP-411/511 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 alternately turned on and off by pressing METRONOME the [METRONOME] button. When on, the beat indicator flashes at the current tempo. Beat indicator Metronome Volume ......................................................................................
