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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. AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generator sys- Full-keyboard ABC (Auto Bass Chord) provides ac- tem offers a range of 60 rich, realistic voices. companiment as you play across the entire keyboard. A maximum of 32-note polyphony permits use of so- phisticated playi
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1 Contents The Panel Controls 2 Solo Styleplay 23 Using Solo Styleplay ...................................................... 23 Preparation 4 Harmonization Variations ............................................... 23 The Volume Controls 5 The Left Pedal & Solo Styleplay ..................................... 23 Performance Memory 24 Demonstration Playback 6 Easy One-pass Recording & Playback ............................. 24 Voice Selection 7 Multi-track Recording & Playback...............
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2 The Panel Controls po Q 1 243 6 5 7 @8#9$0 !% ^ & MIDI/ STYLE MASTER VOLUME AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT DEMO TRANSPOSE DANCE SLOW AUTO BASS CHORD POP 1 16BEAT 1 ROCK’N’ COUNTRY 1 POP 1 ROCK FULL SINGLE SOLO DANCE 16BEAT FINGERED POP 2 16BEAT 2 SHUFFLE COUNTRY 2 MAX MAX KEYBOARD FINGER STYLEPLAY POP 2 SHUFFLE LEFT PEDAL REVERB FUNCTION ROOM SOFT SYNCHRO HALL 1 START SOSTENUTO START/STOP INTRO/ENDING NORMAL VARIATION SWING BIG BAND BOSSA CHA-CHA MARCH WALTZ HALL 2 START/STOP JAZZ BOOGIE SAMBA RHUMBA MARC
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3 The Panel Controls e r (* ) q w VOICE RERFORMANCE MEMORY BEAT CLAVINOVA PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT 1 2 ABC RHYTHM TONE 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 90 UPRIGHT ELEC METRONOME TEMPO ORGAN CHOIR BASS DRUMS VOICE 13-60 START/STOP REC CHORD SEQUENCE BASS A3 B3 C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C6 D6 E6 F6 G6 @ [START/STOP] Button .................................... page 18, 19 e PERFORMANCE MEMORY Buttons ....................page 24 # [SYNCHRO START] Button ........................
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4 Preparation The Music Stand If you will be using sheet music with your Clavinova, raise the music stand built into it’s top panel by lifting the rear edge of the music stand, flip the support brackets on the rear of the music stand down so that they fit into the corresponding recesses. The music stand can be lowered after slightly lifting the stand and flipping the two brackets which support it upward. The Power Switch After making sure that the Clavinova’s AC plug is properly inserted int
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5 The Volume Controls The Clavinova has several volume controls that give AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT you extra versatility in creating the required sound. MAX MASTER VOLUME MIN MAX RHYTHM BASS CHORD 1 CHORD 2 MIDI/ STYLE MASTER VOLUME DEMO TRANSPOSE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT DANCE SLOW BEAT VOICE RERFORMANCE MEMORY AUTO BASS CHORD POP 1 POP 1 16BEAT 1 ROCK’N’ ROCK COUNTRY 1 MAX MAX KEYBOARD FULL FINGER SINGLE FINGERED SOLO STYLEPLAY POP 2 DANCE POP 2 16BEAT 2 SHUFFLE 16BEAT SHUFFLE COUNTRY 2 PIANO CLA TONE VIN
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6 Demonstration Playback The Clavinova features 25 demonstration tunes that effectively demonstrate its sound and accompaniment capabilities. Here’s how you can select and play the demo tunes. STYLE VOICE DANCE SLOW POP 1 16BEAT 1 ROCK’N’ COUNTRY 1 POP 1 ROCK DANCE 16BEAT CLAVINOVA PIANO HARPSI VIBES STRINGS POP 2 16BEAT 2 SHUFFLE COUNTRY 2 E.PIANO GUITAR POP 2 SHUFFLE TONE 12 3 4 5 6 7 SWING BIG BAND BOSSA CHA-CHA MARCH WALTZ 8 90 UPRIGHT ELEC JAZZ ORGAN CHOIR DRUMS VOICE 13-60 BOOGIE SAMBA RHU
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7 Voice Selection The CVP-49 has a total of 60 different voices VOICE that can be selected in a number of ways. There’s CLAVINOVA PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS also a “Keyboard Percussion” mode that let’s you TONE play a range of drums and percussion instruments 12 3 4 5 6 7 on the keyboard. 8 90 UPRIGHT ELEC ORGAN CHOIR DRUMS VOICE 13-60 BASS BASS MASTER VOLUME MIDI/ AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT STYLE VOICE RERFORMANCE MEMORY DEMO TRANSPOSE AUTO BASS CHORD POP 1 POP 1 DANCE 16BEAT 1 ROCK’N’ R
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8 Voice Selection Panel Voices (1 — 12) No. Name Usable Range No. Name Usable Range No. Name Usable Range 1 PIANO E0 - G6 19 SAX SOFT A#0 - F#5 40 FOLK GUITAR E1 - A4 2 CLAVINOVA TONE C1 - G6 20 CLARINET D2 - A#5 41 JAZZ GUITAR 1 E1 - A4 3 E. PIANO C1 - C6 21 OBOE A#2 - G5 42 JAZZ GUITAR 2 E1 - A4 4 HARPSI C1 - C6 22 FLUTE G2 - F#6 43 ROCK GUITAR 1 E1 - A4 5 VIBES F2 - F5 23 ACCORDION F2 - A5 44 ROCK GUITAR 2 E1 - A4 6 GUITAR E1 - F#4 24 HARMONICA C3 - C6 45 MUTE GUITAR E1 - A4 7 STRINGS E0 - C6
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9 Dual Mode The DUAL mode makes it possible to play two VOICE voices simultaneously across the entire range of CLAVINOVA PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS TONE the keyboard. This makes it easy to create excep- tionally rich, thick tonal textures. 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 90 UPRIGHT ELEC ORGAN CHOIR DRUMS VOICE 13-60 BASS BASS MASTER VOLUME MIDI/ AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT STYLE VOICE RERFORMANCE MEMORY DEMO TRANSPOSE AUTO BASS CHORD POP 1 DANCE 16BEAT 1 ROCK’N’ SLOW COUNTRY 1 BEAT FULL SINGLE SOLO DANCE P
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10 Split Mode The split mode lets you play different voices with the left and right hands — bass with the left and pi- SPLIT ano with the right, for example. You can assign any of the Clavinova’s voices to the left and right-hand sections of the keyboard. MASTER VOLUME MIDI/ AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT STYLE VOICE RERFORMANCE MEMORY DEMO TRANSPOSE AUTO BASS CHORD POP 1 DANCE POP 1 16BEAT 1 ROCK’N’ ROCK SLOW COUNTRY 1 BEAT FULL SINGLE SOLO DANCE 16BEAT CLAVINOVA MAX MAX KEYBOARD FINGER FINGERED STYLEPLAY
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11 Split Mode Split Balance The volume balance between the left-hand and right-hand voices can be ad- justed by using the TEMPO [ ] and [ ] buttons while holding the [SPLIT] but- SPLIT ton. The selected balance value (1 … 15) will be shown on the TEMPO display while the [SPLIT] and TEMPO [s] or [ ] buttons are held. TEMPO A setting of “1” sets the volume of the left voice to maximum and the right voice to minimum (no sound). A setting of “8” sets both voices to the same volume (this is
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12 Digital Reverb Effects The [REVERB] button provides a number of REVERB digital effects that you can use for extra depth and ROOM HALL 1 expressive power. HALL 2 COSMIC MASTER VOLUME MIDI/ AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT STYLE VOICE RERFORMANCE MEMORY DEMO TRANSPOSE AUTO BASS CHORD POP 1 POP 1 DANCE 16BEAT 1 ROCK’N’ SLOW ROCK COUNTRY 1 BEAT FULL SINGLE SOLO DANCE 16BEAT CLAVINOVA MAX MAX KEYBOARD FINGER FINGERED STYLEPLAY POP 2 POP 2 16BEAT 2 SHUFFLE SHUFFLE COUNTRY 2 PIANO TONE E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR
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13 The Keyboard & Polyphony The Clavinova has “32-note polyphony” which Keyboard only 32 notes. means you can normally play up to 32 notes at once. Keyboard only (dual) 16 notes. This number varies, however, according to the func- Keyboard + rhythm 24 notes (rhythm uses 8). tions being used, as shown in the chart below: Keyboard (dual) + rhythm 12 notes Keyboard + ABC 12 notes (rhythm 8; ABC 12). Keyboard (dual) + ABC 6 notes The number of available notes is further reduced if the dual The fo
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14 The Pedals The CVP-49 has two pedals. These offer a LEFT PEDAL FUNCTION range of advanced expressive capabilities. SOFT SOSTENUTO START/STOP SOLO STYLEPLAY MASTER VOLUME MIDI/ AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT STYLE VOICE RERFORMANCE MEMORY DEMO TRANSPOSE AUTO BASS CHORD POP 1 DANCE 16BEAT 1 ROCK’N’ SLOW COUNTRY 1 BEAT FULL SINGLE POP 1 ROCK MAX MAX KEYBOARD FINGER FINGERED STYLEPLA SOLO Y POP 2 DANCE POP 2 16BEAT 2 SHUFFLE 16BEAT SHUFFLE COUNTRY 2 PIANO CLA TONE VINOVA E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS S
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15 Transposition The Clavinova’s TRANSPOSE function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or MIDI/ TRANSPOSE down in semitone intervals up to a maximum of six semitones. “Transposing” the pitch of the Clavinova keyboard makes it easier to play in difficult key signa- tures, and you can simply match the pitch of the key- MASTER VOLUME MIDI/ AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT STYLE VOICE RERFORMANCE MEMORY DEMO TRANSPOSE DANCE 16BEAT 1 ROCK’N’ SLOW COUNTRY 1 BEAT AUTO BASS CHORD FULL SING
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16 Pitch Control Pitch control makes it possible to tune the Clavinova over a ±50-cent range (approximate) in approximately 1.2-cent or 1-hertz intervals. A hundred “cents” equals one semitone, so the tun- ing 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 ..........................................................................................
