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Clavinova Web site (English only) http://www.yamahaclavinova.com/ Yamaha Manual Library http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/ M.D .G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Y amaha Corporation © 2003 Y amaha Cor poration WA48350 ???AP?????.
Introduction SPECIAL MESSA GE SECTION PR ODUCT SAFETY MARKINGS: Y amaha electronic products may hav e either labels similar to the graphics sho wn below or molded/stamped facsimiles of these graphics on the enclosure. The e xplanation of these graphics appears on this page.
3 CVP-210/208 PRECA UTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PR OCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a safe place f or future reference . W ARNING Alwa ys follo w the basic precautions listed belo w to av oid the possibility of serious injury or even death fr om electrical shock, shor t-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards.
CVP-210/208 4 • Bef ore connecting the instr ument to other electronic compo- nents, turn off the power f or all components. Before turning the power on or off f or all components, set all volume le vels to mini- m um.
5 CVP-210/208 T hank you for pur chasing the Y amaha Cla vinov a! We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that y ou can fully take adv antage of the ad vanced and conv enient functions of the Cla vinov a. We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and hand y place for future reference.
CVP-210/208 6 Accessories ■ “50 greats for the Piano” Disk (and Music Book) ■ Recording disk Use this blank disk to sa ve your performance. ■ Owner’ s Manual T his manual contains complete instructions for operating y our Clavinov a. ■ Data List T his manual contains lists of voices, styles and par ameters, etc.
7 CVP-210/208 • Never attempt to remov e the disk or turn the power off when the data is being written to the flopp y disk. Doing so can damage the disk and possibly the disk driv e. Press the eject button slowly as far as it will go; the disk will automatically pop out.
CVP-210/208 8 About the Display Messages A message (information or confirmation dialog) sometimes appears on the screen to facilitate operation. When such messages appear , simply follow the instructions as sho wn by pressing the corresponding button.
9 CVP-210/208 T able of Contents Introduction ............................ 2 SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION ................................... 2 PRECAUTIONS .......................................................... 3 About this Owner’s Manual and Data List .
CVP-210/208 10 Repeat Playback of a Specific Range ..................... 81 Using the Practice Functions — Guide .................. 82 Practice Functions ....................................................82 Practicing Music with the Guide Functions.
11 CVP-210/208 Introduction Quick Guide Basic Operations - Organizing Y our Data Playing the Demos V oices Styles Song Playback Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups - Registration Memory Editing V.
CVP-210/208 12 Application Index Use this index to find r eference pages that may be helpful for your particular application and situation. Listening Listening to the internal songs ....................................................................
13 CVP-210/208 Using a micr ophone Connecting the microphone.............. “Connecting the Microphone or Guitar (MIC./LINE IN jack)” on page 155 Adding automatic harmonies to your singing ...........................................................
CVP-210/208 14 POWER METRONOME MASTER VOLUME STYLE ACMP AUTO FILL IN OTS LINK BREAK INTRO MAIN ST ART STOP ON MIN MAX OFF ENDING rit. TA P TEMPO REW REPEA T TOP FF REC MIC. SIGNAL OVER FADE IN OUT DEMO HELP FUNCTION SOUND CREA TOR DIGIT AL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE BALANCE CHANNEL ON OFF TRANSPOSE TEMPO SYNC.
15 CVP-210/208 F J I 345678 EXIT BACK NEXT VOICE P ART PIANO ON OFF HARMONY ECHO LEFT HOLD MONO H G LA YER PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUIT AR BASS ORGAN FLUTES ORGAN & ACCORDION BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & P AD SYNTH.
CVP-210/208 16 Setting Up the Clavinova ■ To open the key cover: Lift the cover slightly , then push and slide it open. ■ To close the key cover: Slide the cover to ward you and gently lo wer the cover o ver the keys. CA UTION Hold the cov er with both hands when opening or closing it.
17 CVP-210/208 Connect the power cord 1 Insert the plugs at the ends of the cord, one into the AC INLET on the Cla vinova, and the other into a standard A C outlet. In some areas, a plug adapter ma y be provided to match the pin configur ation of the A C wall outlets in your area.
CVP-210/208 18 Panel Controls and T erminals PO WER [ON / OFF] button (PO WER) ................................................ P . 17 METRONOME [ST AR T / STOP] b utton (METRONOME) ............................. P . 54 MASTER V OLUME [MASTER VOLUME] dial.
19 CVP-210/208 V OICE V OICE buttons ..................................................................... P . 58 MUSIC FINDER [MUSIC FINDER] button ...................................................... P . 73 ONE T OUCH SETTING [1] - [4] buttons (ONE T OUCH SETTING) .
Quick Guide 20 Quick Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playing the Demos T he Cla vinova features an extensi ve variety of Demo songs, that showcase its ric h, authentic voices and its dynamic rh ythms and styles. What’ s more, there’ s a special selection of Demo functions.
Song Playback Quick Guide 21 Song Playback Here’ s w here all of the amazing voices, effects, rh ythms, styles and other sophisticated features of the Cla vinova come together — in songs! As you heard in the Demos, the Cla vinov a contains many built-in recordings.
Song Playback Quick Guide 22 2 Press the [A] button to call up the Song Open displa y . If the MAIN screen is not displa yed, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button follo wed by the [EXIT] button. 3 Press the [A] button to select the preset songs (Song Book) folder .
Song Playback Quick Guide 23 4 Press one of the [A] to [J] buttons to select a song file. 5 Press the SONG [ST ART/ST OP] button to start playback. 6 While the song is pla ying, tr y using the Mute function to turn certain instrument channels off or on — letting you cr aft dynamic arr angements on the fly! 1) Press the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button.
Song Playback Quick Guide 24 7 F inally , take the producer’ s seat and try y our hand at mixing. T hese Balance controls let you adjust the le vels of the individual parts — the song, the style, y our singing, and your pla ying. 1) Press the [BALANCE] button.
Playing Voices Quick Guide 25 Playing V oices T he Cla vinova features a stunning v ariety of over 800 d ynamic, rich and realistic voices. T ry pla ying some of these voices no w and hear what they can do for your music.
Playing Voices Quick Guide 26 3 Select a voice. 4 Pla y the voices. Naturally , you can pla y the voice yourself from the keyboard, but y ou can also ha ve the Clavino va demonstrate the v oice for you. Simply press the [8 ▲ ] button from the displa y above, and a Demo of the voice pla ys automatically .
Playing Voices Quick Guide 27 Playing Different V oices with the Left and Right Hands 1 Press the VOICE P ART ON/OFF [LEFT] button to turn the LEFT part on. 2 Press the [H] button to select the LEFT part. 3 Select a voice gr oup. Here, we’ll select the “STRINGS” group — so that you can pla y rich, or chestral c hords with your left hand.
Playing Styles Quick Guide 28 Playing Styles T he Cla vinova has a huge v ariety of musical “styles” that you can call upon to back up y our own performance. T hey give y ou anything from a simple, yet effecti ve piano backing or per cussion accompaniment to a full band or orc hestra.
Playing Styles Quick Guide 29 3 T urn A CMP on. T he specified left-hand section of the keyboard becomes the “ Auto Accompaniment” section, and c hords pla yed in this section are automatically detected and used as a basis for fully automatic accompaniment with the selected style.
Playing Styles Quick Guide 30 Style Sections Each style in the auto accompaniment is made up of “sections. ” Since each section is a rh ythmic variation of the basic style, you can use them to add spice to y our performance and mix up the beats — while you’ re pla ying.
Playing Styles Quick Guide 31 8 Press the [A UT O FILL IN] button to add a fill-in, if necessary . Fill-in patterns pla y automatically between each c hange in the Main sections. 9 Press the [ENDING] button. T his switc hes to the ending section. When the ending is finished, the style automatically stops.
Playing Styles Quick Guide 32 One T ouch Setting One T ouch Setting is a po werful and convenient feature that automatically calls up the most appropriate panel settings (voice number , etc.) for the currently selected style, with the touc h of a single button.
Music Finder Quick Guide 33 Music Finder If you w ant to pla y in a certain song but don’t know w hich style and voice settings w ould be appropriate, the convenient Music F inder can help you out.
Music Finder Quick Guide 34 Sear ching the Music Finder Records T he Music Finder is also equipped with a con venient search function that lets y ou enter a song title or keyword — and instantly call up all the records that match y our search criteria.
Music Finder Quick Guide 35 7 Select a recor d (see step #2 on page 33) and play along with the style pla yback. Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN displa y . Y ou can also create your o wn Music Finder setups and sa ve them to floppy disk (pages 40 and 48).
Playing and Practicing with the Songs Quick Guide 36 Playing and Practicing with the Songs Playing Along with the Clavinova In this section, try using the Cla vinova’ s song playbac k features to cancel or mute the right-hand melody w hile you pla y the part yourself.
Playing and Practicing with the Songs Quick Guide 37 Recording T he Cla vinova lets y ou record, too — quickly and easily . T ry out the Quick Recording feature now and capture y our keyboard performance. 1 - 3 Select a voice for r ecording. Use the same oper ations as in “Playing a V oice” on pages 25, 26.
Playing and Practicing with the Songs Quick Guide 38 Mastering Y our Favorite Songs T he Cla vinova has sever al very useful practice features that help learn and master recorded songs. Here, you’ll try out the F ollow Lights function, and use the special guide lamps to help you pla y the right notes.
39 CVP-210/208 Basic Operations — Organizing Y our Data When the power is turned on, the MAIN Displa y appears, showing important and relevant oper ation information. Pressing the [A] - [J] buttons when the MAIN Displa y appears calls up displa ys corresponding to each button.
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data CVP-210/208 40 T he CVP-210/208 utilizes a variety of data types — including v oices, accompaniment styles, songs and registration memory settings.
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 41 CVP-210/208 Example — Open/Save display Each Open/Sa ve displa y consists of three kinds of drive pages: PRESET , USER , and FLOPPY DISK . In the examples giv en here, the Open/Save displa y for V oice is shown.
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data CVP-210/208 42 ■ Files and Drives BACK NEXT PRESET drive Cannot be overwritten V oice Style Song MIDI T emplate MIDI Setup User Effect Music Finder Main Dis.
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 43 CVP-210/208 ■ Features and Memory Drives V oice Style One T ouch Setting Registration Memory Music Finder Record System Setup Song MIDI settings User V o.
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data CVP-210/208 44 Select a file shown in the displa y . In this example, we’ll select a voice file. First, press the VOICE [PIANO & HARPSI] button to call up the display containing the files. T his displa y (“Open/Save” displa y) is typical of those used to call up and store files (voice files).
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 45 CVP-210/208 Naming Files/Folders Y ou can assign names to files and folders. Any file/folder in the USER and FLOPPY DISK sections can be named or renamed. Execute the following steps w hen there is data in the User drive.
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data CVP-210/208 46 Moving Files/Folders Y ou can mov e files and folders as desired, for organizing your data. Any file/folder in the USER and FLOPPY DISK sections can be moved, using the cut-and-paste oper ation described below .
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 47 CVP-210/208 Copying Files/Folders Y ou can also copy files and folders as desired, for organizing y our data. Any file/folder in the PRESET , USER and FLOPPY DISK sections can be copied, using the copy-and-paste oper ation described below .
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data CVP-210/208 48 Saving Files T his operation lets y ou save the data (suc h as song and voice) you created in current memory (page 41) to files. T he files can be sav ed only to the USER and FLOPPY DISK driv es.
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 49 CVP-210/208 Entering Characters T he instructions that follow show y ou how to enter char acters in naming your files and folders. T he method is much the same as inputting names and numbers to your cell phone.
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data CVP-210/208 50 Changing the Icon Y ou can also change the icon that appears at the left of the file name. Call up the ICON SELECT displa y by pressing the [1 ▼ ] (ICON) button from the char acter input display (page 49).
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 51 CVP-210/208 W ith the con venient Direct Access function, you can instantly call up the desired displa y — with just a single additional button press. Press the [DIRECT A CCESS] button and a message appears in the display prompting y ou to press the appropriate button.
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data CVP-210/208 52 Direct Access Chart Operation: [DIRECT ACCESS] b utton + button listed below Corresponding LCD displa y and function See pages STYLE [ACMP] FUN.
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 53 CVP-210/208 T he Help messages giv e you explanations and descriptions of all the main functions and features of the CVP-210/208. Help Messages POWER METRONOME MASTER VOLUME STYLE ACMP AUTO FILL IN OTS LINK BREAK INTRO MAIN START STOP ON MIN MAX OFF ENDING rit.
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data CVP-210/208 54 T he metr onome pro vides a click sound, giving y ou an accurate tempo guide when y ou practice, or letting you hear and chec k how a specific tempo sounds. T he metronome starts b y pressing the METRONOME [ST ART/ST OP] button.
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data 55 CVP-210/208 T ap T empo T his useful feature lets you tap out the tempo for a song or an accompaniment style. Simply tap the [T AP TEMPO] button at the desired speed, and the tempo of the song or the accompaniment style changes to matc h your tapping.
CVP-210/208 56 Reference Playing the Demos T he CVP-210/208 is an extraordinarily versatile and sophisticated instrument, featuring a wide v ariety of dynamic voices and rh ythms, plus a wealth of ad vanced functions. T hree different types of Demo songs hav e been specially prepared showcasing the stunning sound and features of the CVP-210/208.
Playing the Demos 57 CVP-210/208 A E D C B F J I 12345678 H G EXIT 4 Relevant explanations are sho wn in the display . E ND Return to the MAIN screen. F J I BACK NEXT VOICE P ART ON OFF H G LAYER LEFT D ATA ENTRY ENTER 12345678 This example shows the V oices in the FUNCTION demo.
CVP-210/208 58 V oices T he CVP-210/208 giv es you an enormous selection of authentic voices, including v arious keyboard instruments, strings and brass — and man y , many more. POWER METRONOME MASTER VOLUME STYLE ACMP AUTO FILL IN OTS LINK BREAK INTRO MAIN START STOP ON MIN MAX OFF ENDING rit.
Voices 59 CVP-210/208 One-touch Piano Play T his convenient, easy-to-use feature completely and automatically reconfigures the entire CVP-210/208 for optimum piano performance. No matter what settings y ou’ ve made from the panel, you can instantly call up the piano settings b y a single button press.
Voices CVP-210/208 60 T he CVP-210/208 lets you set three v oices for simultaneous play: MAIN, LA YER, and LEFT . By effectively combining these three, you can create ric hly textured, multi-instrument setups for your performance.
Voices 61 CVP-210/208 Left — Setting Separate V oices for the Left and Right Sections of the Keyboard T his section of the panel lets you add a v ariety of effects to the voices you pla y on the keyboard.
Voices CVP-210/208 62 ■ HARMONY/ECHO T his control adds Harmony or Ec ho effects to the voices pla yed on the right hand section of the keyboard (page 146). ■ MONO T his control determines whether the v oice is play ed monophonically (only one note at a time) or polyphonically for each part (MAIN/LA YER/LEFT).
63 CVP-210/208 Styles T he CVP-210/208 features styles (accompaniment patterns) in a variety of different musical genres including pops, jazz, Latin and dance.
Styles CVP-210/208 64 STYLE A CMP SYNC.ST OP SYNC.ST ART ST AR T / ST OP STYLE A CMP AU TO FILLIN O TS LINK BREAK INTRO MAIN ENDING / rit. SYNC.ST OP SYNC.ST ART ST AR T / S T OP ABC D STYLE A CMP AU TO FILLIN O TS LINK BREAK INTRO MAIN ENDING / rit. ABC D SYNC.
Styles 65 CVP-210/208 Playing a Style’ s Rhythm Channels only Adjusting the V olume Balance/Channel Muting STYLE A CMP AU TO FILLIN O TS LINK BREAK INTRO MAIN ENDING / rit. SYNC.ST OP SYNC.ST ART ST AR T / S T OP ABC D Rhythm starts. 1 Select a style (page 63).
Styles CVP-210/208 66 T he style pla yback can be controlled by the c hords you pla y in the keys to the left of the split point. T here are 7 types of fingerings as described below . Go to the CHORD FINGERING page (page 142), and select the Chord Fingerings.
Styles 67 CVP-210/208 * Only this voicing (in version) is recognized. Other chords not mar ked with an asterisk can be pla yed in any in version. Chord Name [Abbre viation] Normal V oicing Display f o.
Styles CVP-210/208 68 T he CVP-210/208 features various types of A uto Accompaniment Sections that allo w you to vary the arr angement of the Style. They are: Intro, Main, Break and Ending. By switc hing among them as you pla y , you can easily produce the d ynamic elements of a professional-sounding arrangement in y our performance.
Styles 69 CVP-210/208 Stopping the Style Playback While Releasing Keys ( SYNC. STOP) When the Synchro Stop function is engaged, accompaniment pla yback will stop completely when all keys in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard are released.
Styles CVP-210/208 70 Selecting Intro and Ending T ypes (INTRO/ENDING) Playing Fill-in patterns automatically when changing accompaniment sections — Auto Fill In A E D C B E D Select a Intro Select a Ending 3 Pla y the style using the Intro or Ending section (page 30, 31).
Styles 71 CVP-210/208 T he conv enient One T ouch Setting function makes it easy for y ou to select v oices and effects that are appropriate to the style y ou’ re pla ying. Each preset style has four pre-progr ammed panel setups that y ou can select by pressing a single button.
Styles CVP-210/208 72 Automatically Changing One T ouch Settings with the Sections — OTS Link T he convenient O TS (One T ouch Setting) Link function lets you automatically ha ve One T ouc h Settings change when you select a different Main section (A - D).
Styles 73 CVP-210/208 T he Music Finder feature lets y ou instantly call up the appropriate settings for the instrument — including voice, style, and One T ouch Settings — simply by selecting the desired song title.
Styles CVP-210/208 74 Sear ching the Ideal Setups — Music Finder Sear ch Y ou can searc h the record by music title or keywords. T he results appears in the displa y . ■ [A] MUSIC Searc hes by music or song title. Press this button to call up the displa y for inputting the song title.
Styles 75 CVP-210/208 Editing Records — Music Finder Record Edit F rom this display , you can call up existing records and edit them to suit your preferences. Y ou can even use this to create your own Music F inder records. ■ [A] MUSIC Selects the music or song title for editing.
Styles CVP-210/208 76 ■ [1 ▼▲ ] TEMPO Determines the tempo for the selected style. When changing the style with the [C] button, the tempo is automatically changed to that of the c hanged style. ■ [3 ▼▲ ]~[5 ▼▲ ] GENRE Indicates and changes the genre to w hich the selected record is assigned.
77 CVP-210/208 Song Playback Here you’ll learn ho w to play bac k songs. Songs include the internal songs of the instrument, performances you’ ve recorded yourself using the recording functions (page 97), and commer cially av ailable song data.
Song Playback CVP-210/208 78 Playing the Internal Songs Song Playback A E D C B F J I BACK H G A E D C B F J I BACK H G REC TO PS TA RT / STOP REW FF REPEA T GUIDE NEW SONG SYNC.ST ART E ND 2 -2 Open a folder and select a song to be played bac k. 2 -1 Select the PRESET tab with the [BA CK] button.
Song Playback 79 CVP-210/208 Simultaneously Pla ying a Song and an Accompaniment Style When pla ying back a song and an accompaniment style at the same time, channels 9 - 16 of the song data are repla.
Song Playback CVP-210/208 80 Playing Back Songs on Disk Insert the disk into the driv e. T he method for pla ying back is the same as in the “Playing the Internal Songs” instructions (page 78), except that you should select FLOPPY DISK page in the SONG displa y .
Song Playback 81 CVP-210/208 T his feature lets you mute certain parts of the song (T rac k1, T rac k2, Extra T rac ks), and play bac k only those parts you w ant to hear . F or example, if you w ant to practice the melod y of a song, you can mute just the right-hand part and pla y that part yourself.
Song Playback CVP-210/208 82 T hese fun features make it easy to learn new music. T he key guide lamps indicate the notes you should pla y , when y ou should play them, and ho w long you should hold them down.
Song Playback 83 CVP-210/208 Practicing Music with the Guide Functions A E D C B 12345678 Selects the specific practice function. Tu r ns the key guide lamps on/off . Determines the timing by which the ke y guide lamps light. JUST ..... The guide lamp lights in time with the music, at the same time you should pla y the appropriate notes.
Song Playback CVP-210/208 84 With this feature, y ou can hav e the notation automatically shown on the display as the song pla ys. T his can be used with your o wn recordings as well as the internal Demo songs. Displaying Music Notation — Score A E D C B 12345678 1 Select the desired song (page 78, 80).
Song Playback 85 CVP-210/208 Detailed Settings for Notation ■ [1 ▲▼ ] LEFT CH/[2 ▲▼ ] RIGHT CH T his determines the Left channel (c hannel for the left-hand part) and Right channel (channel for the right-hand part). T his setting returns to AU TO when a different song is selected.
Song Playback CVP-210/208 86 ■ [6 ▲▼ ] NOTE NAME Select the Note Name type when “ NO TE ” (page 84) is set to ON. ABC ................. Note names are indicated as letters (C, D , E, F , G, A, B). Fix ed Do .......... Note names are indicated in solfeggio and differ depending on the selected language (page 53).
Song Playback 87 CVP-210/208 T his function lets you displa y the lyrics while the song is pla ying back — making it easy to sing along with y our performance or song pla yback. Displaying the Lyrics A E D C B 1 Select the desired song (page 78, 80).
CVP-210/208 88 Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memor y Registration Memory is a powerful feature that lets y ou set up the Clavino va just as y ou want — selecting specific voices, styles, effect settings etc. — and sa ve y our custom panel setup for future recall.
Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memory 89 CVP-210/208 Saving Y our Registration Memor y Setups T he settings registered to the REGISTRA TION MEMORY [1]-[8] buttons are saved as a single file. REGISTRA TION EDIT displa y T he contents of the current Registration Memory bank (REGIST .
Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memory CVP-210/208 90 Y ou can recall all of the panel settings you’ ve made — or only those y ou specifically want or need.
91 CVP-210/208 Editing V oices — Sound Creator T he CVP-210/208 has a Sound Creator feature that allows y ou to create your own voices by editing some parameters of the existing voices. Once y ou’ ve created a voice, y ou can sa ve it as a USER voice for future recall.
Editing the voice — Sound Creator CVP-210/208 92 SOUND CREA TOR Parameters (Natural/Regular V oices) T he parameters for Organ Flutes, see page 96. T he following parameters are linked to the ones in eac h display . PIANO Determines the parameters unique to piano sounds, such as tuning curve or sustain sampling.
Editing the voice — Sound Creator 93 CVP-210/208 PIANO (Natural Piano V oice has been selected) T he explanations here apply to step #3 on page 91. COMMON T he explanations here apply to step #3 on page 91. SOUND (Regular V oice only) T he explanations here apply to step #3 on page 91.
Editing the voice — Sound Creator CVP-210/208 94 ■ FIL TER FIL TER settings determine the ov erall timbre of the sound by boosting or cutting a certain frequency r ange. ■ EG T he EG (Envelope Gener ator) settings determine how the level of the sound changes in time.
Editing the voice — Sound Creator 95 CVP-210/208 EFFECT/EQ T he explanations here apply to step #3 on page 91. HARMONY T he explanations here apply to step #3 on page 91. T he parameters are the same as for HARMONY/ECHO displa y of FUNCTION. F or details, see page 147.
Editing the voice — Sound Creator CVP-210/208 96 Organ Flutes In addition to the many organ v oices in the ORGAN voice category , the CVP-210/208 has an ORGAN FLUTES v oice. T he explanations here apply to step #3 on page 91. ■ Parameters Organ T ype This parameter specifies the type of organ tone generation to be sim ulated: Sine or Vintage.
97 CVP-210/208 Recording Y our Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator W ith these po werful yet easy-to-use song creating features, you can record y our own keyboard performances and store them for future recall.
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator CVP-210/208 98 T his is the easiest recording method — perfect for quickly recording and pla ying back a piano song y ou’ re practicing, so you can c heck your progress.
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator 99 CVP-210/208 T his lets you record a song with sev eral different instrument sounds on up to sixteen channels, and create the sound of a full band or orc hestra. T he structure of the channels and parts are sho wn in the chart below .
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator CVP-210/208 100 D C 3 Select the part you w ant to assign to the channel to be recor ded. T his determines whic h of the keyboard-play ed parts (Main/Lay er/Left) and the accompaniment style parts (RHYTHM 1/2, B ASS, etc.
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator 101 CVP-210/208 T his method lets you create a song b y entering notes one by one, without ha ving to perform them in real time. T his is also convenient for recording the c hords and the melody separ ately .
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator CVP-210/208 102 ■ Bar/Beat/Clock ■ V elocity T he table below shows the a vailable settings and the corresponding v elocity values. ■ Gate Time T he following settings are a vailable: Normal .
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator 103 CVP-210/208 Recording Melodies — Step Record (Note) In this section, we’ll show y ou how to use Step Recording by guiding you through this actual music example, shown at right. T he operations here apply to step 6 on page 102.
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator CVP-210/208 104 Recording Chord Changes for the Auto Accompaniment — Step Record (Chord) T he Chord Step recording feature makes it possible to record auto accompaniment chord c hanges one at a time with precise timing.
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator 105 CVP-210/208 ■ Play back the newly created chord progression Use the [C] ( ) button to move the cursor to the beginning of the song, and press the SONG [ST ART/ST OP] button to hear the newly entered notes.
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator CVP-210/208 106 F rom this display y ou can set up how recording is started and stopped for either Quick Recording or Multi Recording. To call up these settings, select the REC MODE displa y by using the [BA CK][NEXT] button, after performing operation steps 1–3 on page 101.
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator 107 CVP-210/208 Whether you’ ve recorded a song using Quick Recording, Multi Recording, or Step Recording, y ou can use the editing features to change the song data. Editing Channel-related Parameters — Channel Calling up the operations here apply to step 4 on page 101.
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator CVP-210/208 108 Delete T his lets you delete recorded data in the specified c hannel. Mix T his function lets you mix the data of tw o channels and place the results in a different channel.
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator 109 CVP-210/208 Channel T ranspose T his allows y ou to transpose the recorded data of individual channels up or do wn by a maximum of two octa ves in semitone increments.
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator CVP-210/208 110 Editing Note Events — 1 - 16 F rom this display , you can edit individual note ev ents (see below). Calling up operations here apply to step 4 on page 101. Use the [BA CK] / [NEXT] buttons to call up the displa y below .
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator 111 CVP-210/208 Editing Chord Events — CHD F rom this display , you can edit the chord ev ents you’ ve recorded to the song. Calling up operations here apply to step 4 on page 101. Use the [B ACK] / [NEXT] buttons to call up the display below .
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator CVP-210/208 112 Inputting and Editing L yrics T his convenient function lets y ou enter the song name and the lyrics for the song. It also lets you change or correct already existing lyrics.
113 CVP-210/208 Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator T his powerful feature lets y ou create your own original styles, whic h can then be used for auto accompaniment — just as with the preset styles.
Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator CVP-210/208 114 Style File Format T he Style File F ormat (SFF) combines all of Y amaha’ s auto accompaniment know-how into a single unified format. By using the edit functions, you can take full ad vantage of the SFF format and freely create your o wn styles.
Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator 115 CVP-210/208 Y ou can use the Realtime Recording features to create your o wn accompaniment style — either from scratch or based on the preset accompaniment data. T he operations here apply to step 4 on page 114.
Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator CVP-210/208 116 With this method, y ou can create a style pattern by entering notes and other data individually , without having to perform them in real time. T he operations here apply to step 4 on page 114.
Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator 117 CVP-210/208 T his convenient function lets y ou combine accompaniment elements — such as rh ythm, bass, and chord patterns — from existing styles, and use them to create your o wn original accompaniment styles.
Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator CVP-210/208 118 Change the Rhythmic Feel — Groove and Dynamics T hese versatile features gi ve you a wide v ariety of tools for changing the rh ythmic feel of your created accompaniment style. T he operations here apply to step 4 on page 114.
Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator 119 CVP-210/208 ■ Dynamics Dynamics par ameters Accent T ype Selects the type of accent. Strength Determines how strongly the selected Accent T ype (abov e) will be applied. The higher the value , the stronger the effect.
Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator CVP-210/208 120 Editing the Channel Data In this displa y , there are five different channel-related edit functions, including Quantize, for editing the recorded accompaniment style data. T he operations here apply to step 4 on page 114.
Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator 121 CVP-210/208 Making Style File Format Settings — Parameter T his display pro vides a variety of style controls— such as determining ho w the pitch and sound of the recorded style change w hen playing the c hords in the left-hand range of the keyboard.
Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator CVP-210/208 122 • NTT (Note T r ansposition T able) T his sets the note transposition table for the source pattern. Six tr ansposition types are av ailable. Bypass No transposition. Melody Suitable for melody line tr ansposition.
123 CVP-210/208 Adjust the V olume Balance and Changing V oices — Mixing Console Set up just like a real mixing console, this displa y gives y ou comprehensive control ov er the sound. Y ou can call up additional basic mixing controls by using the [BALANCE] button and the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button (page 65).
Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console CVP-210/208 124 T he operations for this page apply to step 2 of the procedure on page 123.
Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console 125 CVP-210/208 T he operations for this page apply to step 2 of the procedure on page 123. T he operations for this page apply to step 2 of the procedure on page 123. PORT AMENTO TIME .
Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console CVP-210/208 126 T he operations for this page apply to step 2 of the procedure on page 123. Adjusting the Effects There are three effect sec- tions: Rev erb, Chorus, and DSP (which contains a vari- ety of effect types).
Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console 127 CVP-210/208 Effect Block Block Par t s Characteristics Number of User Effect REVERB 1 (for Regular V oices) All par ts Reproduces the warm ambience of pla ying in a concer t hall or jazz club .
Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console CVP-210/208 128 Usually an equalizer is used to correct the sound output from amps or speakers to match the special c haracter of the room. T he sound is divided into sever al frequency bands, allowing y ou to correct the sound by raising or lo wering the level for eac h band.
Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console 129 CVP-210/208 Effect Structure T he CVP-210/208 features the following digital effect systems, w hich can be applied independently for the Natural voices (page 92) and the Regular v oices (page 92).
Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices — Mixing Console CVP-210/208 130 For Regular V oices (CVP-208) OUT Rev Send MAIN VOICE Dry Cho Send DSP Send Rev Send LAYER VOICE Dry Cho Send Rev Send .
131 CVP-210/208 Using a Microphone — MIC. T his extraordinarily powerful feature uses ad vanced v oice-processing technology to automatically produce vocal harmony based on a single lead v ocal. F our distinct harmony modes as well as an extensiv e selection of preset harmony types are provided.
Using a Microphone — MIC. CVP-210/208 132 V ocal Harmony P ar ameter List Chordal T ype/V ocoder T ype Deter mines how the harmony notes are applied. Harmony Gender T ype Can be set to “Off ” or “Auto”. When “Auto”, the gender of the harmony sound is changed automatically .
Using a Microphone — MIC. 133 CVP-210/208 Operation Adjusting the V ocal Harmony Settings and Microphone Effects — OVERALL SETTING T he explanations here apply to step 2 above. ■ 3BAND EQ (3-BAND EQUALIZER) Usually an equalizer is used to correct the sound output from amps or speakers to match the special c haracter of the room.
Using a Microphone — MIC. CVP-210/208 134 ■ COMPRESSOR T his effect holds down the output w hen the input signal from the microphone exceeds a specified level. This is useful when recording a signal with widely v arying dynamics. It effecti vely “compresses” the signal, making soft parts louder and loud parts softer .
Using a Microphone — MIC. 135 CVP-210/208 Setting the Microphone V olume and Related Effects — T ALK SETTING Determines the settings when the [T ALK] button is on.
CVP-210/208 136 Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function T he Function mode giv es you access to various ad vanced functions related to the instrument as a w hole. These sophisticated functions let you customize the Cla vinov a to your own musical needs and preferences.
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 137 CVP-210/208 Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard — Controller ■ Pedal (page 142) T hese settings determine how the connected pedals (including foot controllers and footswitc hes) are used.
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function CVP-210/208 138 T he explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 136. T uning the Overall Pitch — Master T une Selecting a Sca.
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 139 CVP-210/208 Scale ■ Equal T emperament T he pitch r ange of each octav e is divided equally into twelve parts, with eac h half-step evenly spaced in pitch. T his is the most commonly used tuning in music toda y .
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function CVP-210/208 140 T he explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 136. Setting Song-related Parameters — Song Settings Quick Start On some commercially av ail- able song data, certain set- tings related to the song (such as voice selection, v ol- ume, etc.
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 141 CVP-210/208 T he explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 136. Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters — Style Se.
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function CVP-210/208 142 Setting the Fingering Method — Chord Fingering T his determines how the notes y ou play on the keyboard indicate or pla y the chords of the accompaniment. T o learn how to pla y certain chords, use the conv enient Chord T utor function (see note below).
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 143 CVP-210/208 Pedal-controllable Functions * For best results , use the optional Y amaha FC7 F oot Controller. The parameters below correspond to b uttons [2 ▲▼ ] - [8 ▲▼ ] , and their av ailability depends on the selected control T ype.
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function CVP-210/208 144 Changing the T ouch Sensitivity and T ranspose — Keyboard/Panel Keyboard T ouch T he T ouch feature lets y ou control the volume of the voices b y your pla ying strength.
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 145 CVP-210/208 T he explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 136. Specifying the Order for Calling Up Registration Memory Pr.
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function CVP-210/208 146 Changing the Automatically Selected V oice Settings — V oice Set When changing v oices (selecting a voice file), the settings best matching the v oice — the same as those set in the Sound Creator — are alwa ys and automatically called up.
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 147 CVP-210/208 About the Harmony T ypes When a normal Harmony type (“Standard Duet” through “Strum”) is selected When “Multi Assign” is selected Multi Assign automatically assigns notes play ed simultaneously on the right-hand section of the keyboard to separate parts (v oices).
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function CVP-210/208 148 In this section, you can make MIDI-related settings for the instrument. T hese settings can be stored all together from the USER displa y , for future recall. F or general information and details about MIDI, see “What is MIDI?” (page 159).
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 149 CVP-210/208 Clock, T ransmit Clock, Receive T ranspose, Start/Stop ■ Clock Determines whether the CVP-210/208 is controlled b y its own internal clock or a MIDI cloc k signal received from an external device.
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function CVP-210/208 150 Receiving MIDI Data — Receive MIDI Receiv e P arts Setting Root Note Channels — Root T he note ON/OFF messages receiv ed at the channel(s) set to “ON” are recognized as the root notes in the accompaniment section.
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 151 CVP-210/208 T he explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 136. Making Settings for Fade In/Out, Metronome, Parameter Lock.
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function CVP-210/208 152 Parameter Lock T his function is used to “lock” the specified par ameters so that they can only be changed directly via the panel controls — in other words, instead of via Registration Memory , One T ouch Setting, Music F inder , or song and sequence data.
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function 153 CVP-210/208 Copying and Formatting Disks — Disk • Copying cannot be done between a 2DD disk and 2HD disk.
Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function CVP-210/208 154 Entering Y our Name and Language Preference — Owner Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings of the CVP-210/208 — System Reset T his operation lets y ou restore the CVP-210/208 to its original factory settings.
155 CVP-210/208 Using Y our Clavinova with Other Devices 1 Using the Headphones (PHONES jacks). To use headphones, connect them to one of the PHONES jacks (standard 1/4" phone jac ks) located on the under - side of the keyboard.
Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices CVP-210/208 156 345 Connecting Audio & V ideo Devices Y ou can connect the Cla vinova to a wide r ange of audio equipment by using the A UX IN and A UX OUT jacks, whic h are located at the bottom left of the instrument.
Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices 157 CVP-210/208 6 Using the Pedal (footswitch) or Foot Controller (AUX PEDAL jack) By connecting an optional F oot Controller (such as the FC7) to the A UX PED .
Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices CVP-210/208 158 Using the USB terminal Connect the USB terminal of a computer to the USB terminal of the CVP-210/208 using a USB cable.
Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices 159 CVP-210/208 What’ s MIDI? Let’ s consider an acoustic piano and a classical guitar as representativ e acoustic instruments. W ith the piano, you strike a key , and a hammer inside hits some strings and pla ys a note.
Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices CVP-210/208 160 T he “controller” and “tone generator” in the illustration above are equi valent to the piano in our acoustic example. Here, the pla yer’ s performance on the keyboard is captured as MIDI song data (see illustration below).
Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices 161 CVP-210/208 MIDI channels MIDI performance data is assigned to one of sixteen MIDI channels. Using these c hannels, 1 - 16, the performance data for sixteen different instrument parts can be simultaneously sent over one MIDI cable.
Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices CVP-210/208 162 MIDI Data Compatibility T his section covers basic information on data compatibility: whether or not other MIDI devices can pla yback the data r.
Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices 163 CVP-210/208 V oice Allocation Format With MIDI, v oices are assigned to specific numbers, called “program numbers. ” T he numbering standard (order of voice allocation) is referred to as the “v oice allocation format.
CVP-210/208 164 CVP-210/208: Keyboard Stand Assembly CA UTION ■ Be careful not to confuse parts, and be sur e to install all parts in the correct direction. Please assemble in accordance with the sequence given below . ■ Assembly should be carried out b y at least two persons.
CVP-210/208: Keyboard Stand Assembly 165 CVP-210/208 7 Installing the pedal box. 8 Connect the pedal cord. 9 Installing the speaker cov er to the speaker box. 10 Set the voltage selector and connect the po wer cord. V oltage Selector Before connecting the A C power cord, chec k the setting of the v oltage selector which is pro vided in some areas .
CVP-210/208 166 T roubleshooting Prob lem P ossible Cause and Solution • The Clavinov a does not tur n on; there is no power . Make sure that the Clavinova has been plugged in properly . Securely inser t the f emale plug into the AC socket on the Clavino v a, and the male plug into a proper AC outlet ( page 17).
Troubleshooting 167 CVP-210/208 •A uto accompaniment chords are recognized regardless of the split point or where chords are play ed on the keyboard.
CVP-210/208 168 Specifications : av ailable Model Name CVP-210 CVP-208 Sound Source A WM Dynamic Stereo Sampling Display 640 ✕ 480 dots bac klit graphic LCD Ke yboard 88 ke ys (A-1 - C7) V oice P o.
Specifications 169 CVP-210/208 * Specifications and descriptions in this owner’ s manual are for information purposes only . Y amaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at an y time without prior notice.
CVP-210/208 170 Index Numerics 1 - 16 ................................................................................. 110 [1 ▲▼ ] - [8 ▲▼ ] buttons ........................................... 18, 39–49 3BAND EQ (3-BAND EQUALIZER) .........
Index 171 CVP-210/208 Displaying Upper Level pages .............................................. 48 DOC .................................................................................. 163 Drum ......................................................
Index CVP-210/208 172 MAIN [C] button ............................................................ 18, 68 MAIN [D] button ............................................................ 18, 68 MAIN PICTURE ................................................
Index 173 CVP-210/208 Q QUANTIZE .......................................................................... 85 Quantize .................................................................... 107, 120 Quantize Size .......................................
Index CVP-210/208 174 Tap Count .......................................................................... 152 [TAP TEMPO] button ...................................................... 18, 55 TEMPO [ E ] [ F ] buttons .................................
MEMO 175 CVP-210/208 MEMO.
MEMO CVP-210/208 176 MEMO.
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