Yamaha CLP295 User Manual

CVP-409 / 407
OWNER’S MANUAL

Make sure that your local AC mains voltage matches the voltage specified on the name plate on the bottom panel. In some areas
a voltage selector may be provided on the bottom panel of the main keyboard unit near the power cord. Make sure that the
voltage selector is set for the voltage in your area. The voltage selector is set at 240V when the unit is initially shipped. To change
the setting use a "minus" screwdriver to rotate the selector dial so that the correct voltage appears next to the pointer on the panel.

For information on assembling the keyboard stand, refer to the instructions at the
end of this manual.

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place. The average life span of this type of battery is
approximately five years. When replacement becomes
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However, you do have the option of having the servicer
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edge relating to how a function or effect works (when the
unit is operating as designed) are not covered by the man­ufacturer’s warranty, and are therefore the owners respon­sibility. Please study this manual carefully and consult
your dealer before requesting service.

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CVP-409GP
(grand piano type)

Model

Serial No.

Purchase Date

CVP-409/407

92-469 1 (bottom)

PRECAUTIONS

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING

* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

WARNING

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical
shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Power supply/Power cord

• Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument. The required
voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument.

• Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have
accumulated on it.

• Use only the supplied power cord/plug.

• Do not place the power cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators, and
do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects on
it, or place it in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything
over it.

Do not open

• Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or
modify them in any way. The instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. If it
should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have it
inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel.

CAUTION

Water warning

• Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet
conditions, or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into
any openings. If any liquid such as water seeps into the instrument, turn off the
power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. Then have
the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel.

• Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands.

Fire warning

• Do not put burning items, such as candles, on the unit.
A burning item may fall over and cause a fire.

If you notice any abnormality

• If the power cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged, or if there is a sudden
loss of sound during use of the instrument, or if any unusual smells or smoke
should appear to be caused by it, immediately turn off the power switch,
disconnect the electric plug from the outlet, and have the instrument inspected
by qualified Yamaha service personnel.

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage
to the instrument or other property. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Power supply/Power cord

• When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet, always hold
the plug itself and not the cord. Pulling by the cord can damage it.

• Remove the electric plug from the outlet when the instrument is not to be used
for extended periods of time, or during electrical storms.

• Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple-connector.
Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause overheating in the
outlet.

Assembly

• Read carefully the attached documentation explaining the assembly process.
Failure to assemble the instrument in the proper sequence might result in
damage to the instrument or even injury.

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Location

• Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme cold or
heat (such as in direct sunlight, near a heater, or in a car during the day) to
prevent the possibility of panel disfiguration or damage to the internal
components.

• Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV, radio, stereo equipment,
mobile phone, or other electric devices. Otherwise, the instrument, TV, or radio
may generate noise.

• Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally
fall over.

• Before moving the instrument, remove all connected cables.

• When setting up the product, make sure that the AC outlet you are using is
easily accessible. If some trouble or malfunction occurs, immediately turn off
the power switch and disconnect the plug from the outlet. Even when the power
switch is turned off, electricity is still flowing to the product at the minimum
level. When you are not using the product for a long time, make sure to unplug
the power cord from the wall AC outlet.

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Connections

• Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the
power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all
components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes
of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume
controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level.

Maintenance

• In the case of a model with a polished finish, gently remove dust and dirt with a
soft cloth. Do not wipe too hard since small particles of dirt can scratch the
instrument's finish.

• When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry or slightly damp cloth. Do not use
paint thinners, solvents, cleaning fluids, or chemical-impregnated wiping
cloths.

• During extreme changes in temperature or humidity, condensation may occur
and water may collect on the surface of the instrument. If water is left, the
wooden parts may absorb the water and be damaged. Make sure to wipe any
water off immediately with a soft cloth.

Handling caution

•Take care that the key cover does not pinch your fingers, and do not insert a
finger or hand in any gaps on the key cover or instrument.

• Never insert or drop paper, metallic, or other objects into the gaps on the key
cover, panel or keyboard. If this happens, turn off the power immediately and
unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. Then have the instrument inspected
by qualified Yamaha service personnel.

• Do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since this might
discolor the panel or keyboard.

• In the case of a model with a polished finish, bumping the surface of the
instrument with metal, porcelain, or other hard objects can cause the finish to
crack or peel. Use caution.

• Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not
use excessive force on the buttons, switches or connectors.

• Do not use the instrument/device or headphones for a long period of time at a
high or uncomfortable volume level, since this can cause permanent hearing
loss. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a
physician.

Using the bench (If included)

• Do not place the bench in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall
over.

• Do not play carelessly with or stand on the bench. Using it as a tool or step­ladder or for any other purpose might result in accident or injury.

• Only one person should sit on the bench at a time, in order to prevent the
possibility of accident or injury.

• (CVP-409 including grand piano type) Do not attempt to adjust the bench height
while sitting on the bench, since this can cause excessive force to be imposed
on the adjustment mechanism, possibly resulting in damage to the mechanism
or even injury.

• If the bench screws become loose due to extensive long-term use, tighten them
periodically using the included tool.

Saving data

Saving and backing up your data

• The data of the types listed below are lost when you turn off the power to the
instrument. Save the data to the USER tab display (page 26), USB storage
device (USB flash memory/floppy disk, etc).

• Recorded/Edited Songs (page 42, 143, 158)

• Created/Edited Styles (page 117)

• Edited Voices (page 99)

• Memorized One Touch Settings (page 51)

• Edited MIDI settings (page 196)

Moreover, the above-mentioned data can be saved all at once. Refer to page 76.

Data in the USER tab display (page 26) may be lost due to malfunction or
incorrect operation. Save important data to a USB storage device (USB flash
memory/floppy disk, etc).

When you change settings in a display page and then exit from that page,
System Setup data (listed in the Parameter Chart of the separate Data List
booklet) is automatically stored. However, this edited data is lost if you turn off
the power without properly exiting from the relevant display.

Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.

Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.

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Thank you for purchasing this Yamaha Clavinova!

We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that you can fully take advantage of the advanced and

convenient functions of the instrument.

We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference.

About this Owner’s Manual and Data List

This manual consists of the following sections.

Owner’s Manual

Introduction (page 10).......................... Please read this section first.

Quick Guide (page 23)......................... This section explains how to use the basic functions.

Basic Operation (page 63).................... This section explains how to use the basic operations including display-

based controls.

Reference (page 78) .............................This section explains how to make detailed settings for the instrument’s

various functions.

Appendix (page 205)............................ This section contains additional information such as Troubleshooting and

Specifications.

Data List

Voice List, MIDI Data Format, etc.

•The models CVP-409/407 will be referred to as the CVP/Clavinova in this Owner’s Manual.

•The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owner’s manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different
from those on your instrument.

•The example Operation Guide displays shown in this Manual are in English.

• Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and/or audio data is strictly prohibited except
for your personal use.

•This device is capable of using various types/formats of music data by optimizing them to the proper format music data for use with the
device in advance. As a result, this device may not play them back precisely as their producers or composers originally intended.

• Some of the preset songs have been edited for length or arrangement, and may not be exactly the same as the original.

This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or
with respect to which it has license to use others' copyrights. Such copyrighted materials include, without lim­itation, all computer software, style files, MIDI files, WAVE data, musical scores and sound recordings. Any
unauthorized use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is not permitted under relevant laws.
Any violation of copyright has legal consequences. DON'T MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES.

•The photos of the harpsichord, bandoneon, hackbrett, music box, dulcimer and cimbalom, shown in the displays of the Clavinova, are
courtesy of the Gakkigaku Shiryokan (Collection for Organolgy), Kunitachi College of Music.

•The following instruments, shown in the displays of the Clavinova, are on display at the Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments:
balafon, gender, kalimba, kanoon, santur, gamelan gong, harp, hand bell, bagpipe, banjo, carillon, mandolin, oud, pan flute, pungi, rabab,
shanai, sitar, steel drum, and tambra.

•This product is manufactured under license of U.S. Patents No.5231671, No.5301259, No.5428708, and No.5567901 from IVL Audio
Inc.

•The bitmap fonts used in this instrument have been provided by and are the property of Ricoh Co., Ltd.

•This product utilizes NF, an embedded Internet browser from ACCESS Co., Ltd. NF is used with the patented LZW, licensed
from Unisys Co., Ltd. NF may not be separated from this product, nor may it be sold, lent or transferred in any way. Also, NF
may not be reverse-engineered, reverse-compiled, reverse-assembled or copied.
This software includes a module developed by the Independent JPEG Group.

Trademarks:

• All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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Accessories

Guide to Yamaha Online Member Product User Registration

“50 greats for the Piano” Music Book

Owner’s Manual

Data List

The following items may be included or optional, depending on your locale:

Bench

Tuning

Unlike an acoustic piano, the instrument does not need to be tuned. It always stays perfectly in tune.

Transporting

If you move to another location, you can transport the instrument along with other belongings. You can move the
unit as it is (assembled) or you can disassemble the unit down to the condition it was in when you first took it out
of the box. Transport the keyboard horizontally. Do not lean it up against a wall or stand it up on its side.
Do not subject the instrument to excessive vibration or shock.
When transporting the assembled instrument, make sure all screws are properly tightened and have not been
loosened by moving the instrument.

After transporting the instrument, do the following to ensure optimum performance of the iAFC function
(page 82).

• Place the Clavinova so that its rear panel is at least 10 cm away from the wall. (This is not necessary for the
CVP-409 grand piano type.)

• (When using the SPATIAL EFFECT) Perform the automatic adjustment of the iAFC function (page 83).

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Enhanced Realism and Natural

Expressiveness ................................................. 10

Panel Controls ................................................. 12

Playing the Keyboard ...................................... 14

Setting Up ....................................................... 16

Music Rest ................................................... 16

Sheet Music Braces ...................................... 16

Lid (CVP-409 grand piano type) ................... 16

Using Headphones ....................................... 17

Changing the Display Language .................. 18

Display Settings ........................................... 18

Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and

Floppy Disks .................................................... 21

Handling the USB Storage Device (USB Flash

Memory/Floppy Disk, etc) .............................. 22

Quick Guide .......................23

Playing the Demos .......................................... 23

Operations in the Basic Displays ..................... 25

Operation of the Main Display ............................. 25

Operation of the File Selection Display ................. 26

Operation of the Function Display ........................ 27

Playing Voices ................................................. 28

Playing the Piano Voice ........................................ 28

Playing Various Voices .......................................... 32

Practicing with the Songs ............................... 35

Playing Back Songs Before Practicing .................... 35

Displaying Music Notation (Score) ....................... 38

One-handed Practice with the Guide Lamps ......... 39

Practicing with the Repeat Playback Function ....... 41

Recording Your Performance ................................ 42

Playing Backing Parts with the performance

assistant Technology ....................................... 43

Playing Accompaniment with the Auto

Accompaniment Feature (Style Playback) ...... 44

Playing “Mary Had a Little Lamb” with the Auto

Accompaniment Feature ...................................... 45

Calling Up Ideal Setups for Each Song

—Music Finder ................................................ 52

Calling up the panel settings to match the Style

(Repertoire) .......................................................... 53

Singing Along with Song Playback (Karaoke)

or Your Own Performance .............................. 54

Connecting a Microphone ................................... 54

Singing with the Lyrics Display ............................. 55

Convenient Functions for Karaoke ........................56

Convenient Functions for Singing Along with Your

Own Performance ................................................58

Recording Your Performance as Audio

(USB Audio Recorder) ..................................... 60

Recording Your Performance as Audio .................. 60

Playing Back the Recorded Performance ............... 62

Basic Operation

Basic Operation ................................63

Selecting Message Language .......................... 63

The Messages Shown in the Display .............. 63

Instant Selection of the Displays

—Direct Access ................................................ 64

Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection

Display) ............................................................ 65

Main Display ........................................................65

File Selection Display Configuration and Basic

Operation ............................................................. 66

File/Folder Operations in the File Selection Display

Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings

Restoring the Factory-programmed System .......... 74

Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings

Independently by Item ......................................... 75

Saving and Recalling Your Original Settings as a

Single File ............................................................. 75

Data Backup .................................................... 76

Backup procedure ................................................77

... 68

... 74

Reference

Using, Creating and Editing Voices ..78

Voice Characteristics ....................................... 78

Playing Different Voices Simultaneously ........ 79

Keyboard Parts (Right 1, Right 2, Left) .................. 79

Playing Two Voices Simultaneously

(Right 1 and 2 Parts) ............................................ 80

Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right

Hands (Right 1 and Left Parts) .............................. 81

Enhancing the Acoustic Realism of the Sound

(iAFC) ............................................................... 82

Adjusting the iAFC Depth ..................................... 82

Calibrating the iAFC Settings ................................ 83

Restoring the Default Calibration Setting

[iAFC Default] .......................................................84

Various display pages and menus appear on the LCD display of this instrument, indicating the functions and opera­tions. Throughout this manual, arrows are used in the instructions, indicating in shorthand the process of calling up
these functions. The example shorthand below describes a four step operation:

1) press the [FUNCTION] button, 2) press the [D] button to select the Controller page, 3) press the TAB [
select the Keyboard/Panel page, and 4) press the [A] button to select the Initial Touch parameter.

[FUNCTION] → [D] CONTROLLER → TAB [

] KEYBOARD/PANEL → [A] 1 INITIAL TOUCH

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Changing Pitch ................................................ 84

Transpose ............................................................. 84

Fine-tuning the Pitch of the Entire Instrument ...... 84

Scale Tuning ........................................................ 84

Adding Effects to Voices Played on the

Keyboard ......................................................... 86

Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance

(MIXING CONSOLE) ....................................... 88

Basic Procedure .................................................... 88

Voice Creating (Sound Creator) ..................... 99

Basic Procedure .................................................... 99

Creating Your Original Organ Flutes Voices ........ 103

Using, Creating and Editing the Auto

Accompaniment Styles ...................107

Style Characteristics ...................................... 107

Selecting a Chord Fingering Type ................ 107

Playing Only the Rhythm Channels of a

Style ............................................................... 108

Style Playback-related Settings ..................... 109

Split Point Settings ....................................... 111

Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance of the

Style (MIXING CONSOLE) ............................ 112

Convenient Music Finder feature ................. 112

Searching the Records ........................................ 112

Creating a Set of Favorite Records ...................... 114

Editing Records .................................................. 114

Saving the Record .............................................. 115

Style Creator ................................................. 117

Style Structure .................................................... 117

Creating a Style .................................................. 118

Editing the Created Style .................................... 123

Registering and Recalling Custom
Panel Setups

—Registration Memory ..................131

Registering and Saving Custom Panel

Setups ............................................................ 131

Recalling the Registered Panel Setups ......... 132

Deleting an Unneeded Panel Setup/Naming a

Panel Setup ........................................................ 133

Disabling Recall of Specific Items

(Freeze Function) ............................................... 133

Calling Up Registration Memory Numbers in Order

—Registration Sequence .................................... 134

Using, Creating and Editing Songs

Compatible Song Types ................................ 136

Operations for Song Playback ...................... 137

Adjusting the Volume Balance and Voice

Combination, etc. (MIXING CONSOLE) ....... 140

Using the Practice Function (Guide) ............ 141

Selecting the Guide Function Type ..................... 141

Recording Your Performance ....................... 143

Recording Methods ............................................ 143

Editing a Recorded Song .................................... 158

...136

Using a Microphone .......................167

Editing Vocal Harmony Parameters .............. 167

Adjusting the Microphone and Harmony

Sound ............................................................ 170

Talk Setting ................................................... 174

Connecting the Clavinova Directly

to the Internet ...............................176

Connecting the Instrument to the Internet

Accessing the Special Website ...................... 177

Operations in the Special Website ............... 177

Scrolling the Display ........................................... 177

Following Links ................................................... 178

Entering Characters ............................................ 178

Return to the Previous Web Page ........................ 178

Refreshing a Web Page/Canceling Loading of a

Web Page ........................................................... 179

Purchasing and Downloading Data .................... 180

Registering Bookmarks of Your Favorite Pages .... 180

About the Internet Settings Display ....................183

Changing the Home Page ..................................186

Initializing Internet Settings ................................ 187

Glossary of Internet Terms ........................... 188

.. 176

Using Your Instrument with Other

Devices ............................................189

Using Headphones (1 [PHONES] jacks) ...... 189

Connecting a Microphone or Guitar

(2 [MIC./LINE IN] jack) ................................ 189

Connecting Audio & Video Devices

Using External Audio Devices for playback and
Recording (3 [AUX OUT] Jacks, [AUX OUT

(LEVEL FIXED)] Jacks) .......................................... 189

Playing External Audio Devices with the Built-in

Speakers (4 [AUX IN] Jacks) ...............................190

Showing the Instrument’s Display Contents on an
External Monitor
(5

[VIDEO OUT] Terminal, [RGB OUT] Terminal

Using the Footswitch or Foot Controller

(6 [AUX PEDAL] jack) ................................... 191

Assigning Specific Functions to Each Foot Pedal

Connecting External MIDI Devices

(7 [MIDI] Terminals) .................................... 194

Connecting a Computer, USB Device,

or Internet (789) ) ................................... 194

Connecting a Computer

(7 [MIDI] and 8 [USB TO HOST] Terminals) ..... 194

Connecting to a USB-type LAN Adaptor and USB
Storage Device
(9

via the [USB TO DEVICE] Terminal) ............... 195

Connect to the Internet ()

[LAN] Port) .............. 196

What is MIDI? ................................................ 196

What You Can Do With MIDI ....................... 199

MIDI Settings ................................................ 200

Basic Operation .................................................. 200

Pre-Programmed MIDI Templates ....................... 201

MIDI System Settings ......................................... 202

(345 ) .. 189

) .. 190

... 191

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Using

Your

Instrument

with

Other

Devices

MIDI Transmit Settings ....................................... 202

MIDI Receive Settings......................................... 203

Setting the Bass Note for Style Playback via MIDI

Receive ............................................................... 203

Setting the Chord Type for Style Playback via MIDI

Receive ............................................................... 204

Appendix

Troubleshooting ............................................ 205

CVP-409 grand piano type: Keyboard Stand

Assembly ....................................................... 210

CVP-409/407: Keyboard Stand Assembly ..... 213

Installing the Floppy Disk Drive (Optional) .. 216

Specifications ................................................ 217

Index .............................................................. 219

Panel Button Chart ....................................... 222

Introduction

Quick Guide

Basic Operation

Reference

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

Using, Creating and Editing the Auto
Accompaniment Styles

Registering and Recalling Custom Panel Setups

Using, Creating and Editing Songs

Using a Microphone

Connecting the Clavinova Directly to the
Internet

Using Your Instrument with Other
Devices

Appendix

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Introduction

Enhanced Realism and Natural Expressiveness

Authentic Acoustic Piano-like Touch

NW (Natural Wood) with Synthetic ivory keytops (CVP-409 including grand
piano type)

This is the first Clavinova featuring a keyboard that has the feel of real ivory. The special
Natural Wood keyboard of the CVP-409 uses real-wood white keys. The key surface is
soft and slightly porous, giving the keys added grip and a natural friction that lets you play
easily. The authentic touch and feel of the keys goes far beyond existing electronic key­boards, it makes you feel as if you’re playing a real grand piano. This specially crafted key­board lets you use techniques only possible on grand pianos, such as playing the same
note successively and having the sounds blend smoothly even without use of the damper
pedal, or playing the same key quickly and having perfect articulation without the sound
cutting off unnaturally.

NW (Natural Wood) Keyboard (CVP-407)

The special Natural Wood keyboard of the CVP-407 uses real-wood white keys, to repro­duce as closely as possible the experience of playing an actual acoustic grand piano. The
authentic touch and feel of the keys goes far beyond existing electronic keyboards, realis­tically recreating the hardness of the keys, the balance between the weight of the key and
hammer, and the characteristic weight gradations of the keys – heavy in the low end, light
in the high register – to make you feel as if you’re playing a real grand piano. Moreover,
this specially crafted keyboard lets you use techniques only possible on grand pianos,
such as playing the same note successively and having the sounds blend smoothly even
without use of the damper pedal, or playing the same key quickly and having perfect
articulation without the sound cutting off unnaturally.

The Acoustic Ambience of a Grand Piano
—with the iAFC Feature

Turn on the iAFC (Instrumental Active Field Control) effect, and hear the sound expand
around you—as if you’re playing on stage in a concert hall. Use the Spatial Effect to rec­reate and emphasize the natural sounds of true acoustic instruments. The overall sound
is deeper and more resonant, especially when using the damper pedal (Dynamic
Damper Effect).

SPATIAL Effect (greater depth) DYNAMIC DAMPER EffectSPATIAL Effect (less depth)

The Spatial Effect, which recreates the natural sounds of true acoustic instruments, is not
applied to the default setting. For more details about iAFC, see page 82.

Audio Recording

Recording Your Performance as Audio......................................page 60

You can record your performance as audio data to a USB flash memory. Con­nect a microphone or guitar to the instrument and enjoy recording a guitar
and keyboard performance together, or record your singing along with Song
playback (in karaoke fashion).

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Playing the Instrument

Playing Piano Voices ................................................................ page 28

With just the press of a button, you can reconfigure the entire instrument for
optimum piano performance, no matter what settings you’ve made from the
panel. Now you can enjoy performing and practicing with authentic grand
piano sounds and response—instantly.

Playing Other Instrument Voices ..............................................page 32

The instrument gives you not only various realistic piano Voices, but also features an
exceptionally wide variety of authentic instruments, both acoustic and electronic.

Perform Along with a Full Band

—Song Playback......................................................................... page 35

Play along with previously recorded Song data, and fill out your solo perfor­mance with the sounds and arrangement of an entire band or orchestra.

Ease in Playing Backing Parts with Songs,

—performance assistant technology.........................................page 43

The new performance assistant technology features make it exceptionally
easy to play professional-sounding backing parts along with Song playback.

Playing Melodies along with Auto Accompaniment,

—Style Playback .........................................................................page 44

Use the Style playback features to automatically produce full backing parts and
accompaniment, while you play melodies on top. It’s like having an expert ensemble
playing behind you. Select an accompaniment Style—such as pop, jazz, Latin, etc.—
and let the instrument be your backing band!

Introduction

Practicing

Displaying and Playing along with the Music Score ................page 59

While playing back a Song, you can have the music score (notation) automati­cally shown on the display—an exceptionally convenient tool for learning and
practicing pieces.

Guide Lamps...............................................................................page 39

The key guide lamps are also helpful in learning and practicing, since they
indicate the notes you should play, when you should play them, and how long
you should hold them down.

Recording Your Performance.................................................... page 42

The instrument lets you easily record your own performance and save it to inter­nal memory or a USB storage device. This, too, is an excellent practice tool, let­ting you listen back to your playing and spot your strong and weak points.

Expand Your Song Collection

Internet Direct Connection......................................................page 176

The instrument also connects directly to the Internet, letting you download Song data
from special websites, and save them to internal memory or a USB storage device.

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Introduction

Panel Controls

1 [POWER] switch.............................................................. P. 14

2 [USB TO DEVICE] Terminal.............................................. P. 22

3 [MASTER VOLUME] dial.................................................. P. 15

4 [DEMO] button................................................................ P. 23

METRONOME

5 [ON/OFF] button ............................................................. P. 30

TRANSPOSE

6 [–] [+] buttons.................................................................. P. 56

TEMPO

7 [TAP TEMPO] button........................................................ P. 47

8 [–] [+] buttons.................................................................. P. 31

STYLE CONTROL

9 STYLE category selection buttons..................................... P. 45

0 [ACMP ON/OFF] button .................................................. P. 46

A [AUTO FILL IN] button .................................................... P. 48

B INTRO [I]/[II]/[III] buttons ................................................ P. 47

C MAIN VARIATION [A]/[B]/[C]/[D] buttons ....................... P. 48

D [BREAK] button................................................................ P. 48

E ENDING/rit. [I]/[II]/[III] buttons ........................................ P. 48

F [SYNC STOP] button........................................................ P. 48

G [SYNC START] button ...................................................... P. 47

H [START/STOP] button....................................................... P. 47

I [MUSIC FINDER] button.................................................. P. 52

Q [EXIT] button....................................................................P. 26

R [DATA ENTRY] dial .......................................................... P. 67

S [ENTER] button ................................................................P. 67

T [USB] button .................................................................... P. 67

U [USER] button ..................................................................P. 67

PART ON/OFF

V [DUAL (RIGHT2)] button .................................................P. 79

W [SPLIT (LEFT)] button........................................................P. 79

X [FUNCTION] button ........................................................P. 27

Y [INTERNET] button ........................................................ P. 176

SONG CONTROL

Z [SONG SELECT] button....................................................P. 35

[ [REC] button .................................................................... P. 42

\ [STOP] button .................................................................. P. 35

] [PLAY/PAUSE] button .......................................................P. 35

^ [REW]/[FF] buttons.........................................................P. 138

a [EXTRA TRACKS] button.................................................P. 144

b [TRACK 2 (L)] button........................................................P. 41

c [TRACK 1 (R)] button........................................................ P. 39

d [SCORE] button................................................................ P. 38

e [LYRICS/TEXT] button ....................................................... P. 55

f [GUIDE] button................................................................ P. 39

g [REPEAT] button............................................................... P. 41

J [LCD CONTRAST] knob .................................................. P. 18

K [A]–[J] buttons.................................................................. P. 25

L [DIRECT ACCESS] button................................................. P. 64

M [MIXING CONSOLE] button............................................ P. 88

N [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button ................................. P. 109, 143

O [1π†]–[8π†] buttons ................................................ P. 25

P TAB [√][®] buttons......................................................... P. 26

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PIANO Setting

h [PIANO RESET] button ..................................................... P. 29

REGISTRATION MEMORY

i REGIST BANK [+] [–] buttons.........................................P. 132

j [MEMORY] button .........................................................P. 131

k [1]–[8] buttons ...............................................................P. 131

VOICE CONTROL

l VOICE category selection buttons .................................... P. 32

m [VOICE EFFECT] button ................................................... P. 86

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ONE TOUCH SETTING

n [1]–[4] buttons................................................................. P. 50

o [OTS LINK] button........................................................... P. 51

p Drum Kit icons................ Data List (Drum/key Assignment List)

Pedals

q Left pedal......................................................................... P. 30

r Sostenuto pedal ............................................................... P. 30

s Damper pedal.................................................................. P. 30

t Keyboard guide lamps ..................................................... P. 39

u Mic signal/over lamps...................................................... P. 54

For quick reference, also see the alphabetically
sorted “Panel Button Chart” on page 222.

For information on the jacks and connectors located
on the bottom left of the instrument, see page 189.

The [USB TO DEVICE] terminal is also located on the
bottom left of the instrument.

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Introduction

Playing the Keyboard

1

Connecting the power cable

First insert the plug of the power cable into the AC connector on the instru­ment, then plug the other end of the cable into the proper AC outlet on the
wall.

CAUTION

Hold the cover with both
hands when opening or clos­ing it. Do not release it until it
is fully opened or closed. Be
careful to avoid catching fin­gers (yours or others, espe­cially children’s) between the
cover and the unit.

CAUTION

Do not place objects such as a
piece of metal or paper on
top of the key cover. Small
objects placed on the key
cover may fall inside the unit
when the cover is opened and
may be nearly impossible to
remove. This could cause elec­tric shock, short circuit, fire or
other serious damage to the
instrument.

Opening the key cover

2

Using the hand grip on the front, lift open the key cover.

(The shape of the plug and outlet dif­fer depending on locale.)

CAUTION

Be careful to avoid catching your fingers
when opening the cover.

3

Turning the power on

Press the [POWER] switch located on the right of the keyboard to turn the
power on. The display located in the center of the front panel and the power
indicator located below the left end of the keyboard lights up.

The power indicator
lights up.

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4 Playing the keyboard

Play the keyboard to produce sound.

Adjusting the volume

While playing the keyboard, adjust the volume level by using the [MASTER
VOLUME] located at the left of the panel.

5 Turning the power off

Press the [POWER] switch to turn the power off.
The screen and the power indicator turn off.

6 Closing the key cover

Grip the metal rim at the top of the panel, and close the key cover.

Introduction

CAUTION

Be careful to avoid catching your fingers
when closing the cover.

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Setting Up

y

Music Rest

When raising or lowering the
music rest, do not release

our hands from the music

rest until it is all the way up or

Introduction

down.

Before lowering the music
rest, close the sheet music
braces (see below).
The music rest will not close
unless the sheet music braces
are also closed.

CAUTION

CAUTION

To Raise the Music Rest:

CVP-409 grand piano type

1 Pull the music rest up and toward

yourself as far as it will go.

2 Flip down the two metal supports at

the left and the right on the rear of the
music rest.

3 Lower the music rest so that it rests on

the metal supports.

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Pull the music rest toward yourself as far as it will go.
When raised, the music rest is fixed at a certain
angle and cannot be adjusted.

To Lower the Music Rest:

CVP-409 grand piano type

1 Pull the music rest toward yourself as

far as it will go.

2 Raise the two metal supports until

they are flat against the rear surface of
the music rest.

3 Gently lower the music rest backward

until it is all the way down.

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Lift the music rest slightly, then turn it
back slowly.

Close the sheet
music braces

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piano type

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piano type

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CAUTION

Be careful to avoid
catching your fingers.

To turn on the iAFC (page 82),
open the lid with the longer
stay using the inner recess.
When the lid is closed or open
with the shorter stay, the iAFC
will not be turned on.

Sheet Music Braces

These braces are for holding the pages of music books in place.

To Open To Close

Lid (CVP-409 grand piano type)

One long stay and one short stay are provided on the lid. Use one of them to open
the lid to the desired angle.

■ To open the lid:

1 Raise the music rest as described in

“Music Rest” above.

2 Raise and hold the right side of the lid

(viewed from the keyboard end of the
instrument).

3 Raise the lid stay and carefully lower the

lid so that the end of the stay fits into the
recess in the lid.

3

1

2

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For the longer stay, use the inner recess, and for the shorter stay, use the outer

CAUTION

•Make sure that the end of
the stay fits securely in the
lid recess. If the stay is not
properly seated in the
recess, the lid may fall, caus­ing damage or injury.

• Be careful that you or oth­ers do not bump the stay
while the lid is raised. The
stay may be bumped out of
the lid recess causing the lid
to fall.

• Be careful to avoid catching
fingers (yours or others,
especially children’s) when
raising or lowering the lid.

CAUTION

Do not listen with the head­phones at high volume for
long periods of time. Doing
so may cause hearing loss.

CAUTION

Do not hang anything other
than the headphones on the
hanger. Otherwise, the instru­ment or the hanger may be
damaged.

recess to support the lid.

Longer stay Shorter stay

Using Headphones

Introduction

■ To close the lid:

1 Hold the lid stay and carefully raise the

lid.

2 Hold the lid in its raised position and

lower the lid stay.

3 Carefully lower the lid.

Using Headphones

Connect a pair of headphones to one of the
[PHONES] jacks located on the bottom left
of the instrument.
Two sets of standard stereo headphones
can be connected. (If you are using only
one pair of headphones, you can plug
them into either of these jacks.)

Using the Headphone Hanger

A headphone hanger is included in the instrument
package so that you can hang the headphones on the
instrument. Install the headphone hanger using
included two screws (4 x 10mm) as shown in the figure.

INPUT

VOLUME

MIN MAX

LINE IN

MIC.

1

3

2

MIC. LINE PHONES

Outputting sound from the speaker while headphones are con­nected

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION]→ [J] UTILITY → TAB[

2 Press the [3

Outputting sound only from the headphones

From the display called up in step 1 above, press the [3
(SPEAKER) button to select “OFF.”

When “OFF” is selected, the speakers will not sound and you can only hear
the instrument sound via the headphones.

††

ππππ††

]/[4

√][®

] CONFIG 2

††

ππππ††

] (SPEAKER) button to select “ON.”

††

ππππ††

]/[4

††

ππππ††

]

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Changing the Display Language

Changing the Display Language

This determines the language used in the display for messages, file names, and
character input.

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → TAB[√][®] OWNER

Introduction

To return to the original display,
press the [EXIT] button.

2 Press the [4

††

ππππ††

]/[5

††

ππππ††

] button to select a language.

Display Settings

Adjusting the Contrast of the Display

You can adjust the contrast of the display by turning the [LCD CONTRAST] knob
located to the left of the display.

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Adjusting the Brightness of the Display

Adjust the brightness of the display.

Display Settings

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → TAB[√][®] CONFIG 2

2 Press the [2

Selecting a Picture for the Main Display Back­ground

††

ππππ††

] button to adjust the brightness of the display.

Introduction

This function lets you select your favorite picture to be used as background for the
Main display (page 25).

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → TAB[√][®] OWNER

2 Press the [J] (MAIN PICTURE) button to call up the Picture Selection

Display.

3 Use the [A]–[J] buttons to select a picture.

J

2

33

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Display Settings

After selecting, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button then press the [EXIT] button to
return to the Main display. The newly selected picture is shown as the background
of the Main display.

The explanation about picture
compatibility at right applies
also to the background of the
Song Lyrics display.

Introduction

Importing a favorite picture for the Main display background

Even though a variety of pictures are available on the Preset drive, you can
load your own favorite picture data from USB storage device (USB flash
memory/floppy disk, etc) to the instrument for use as background.
Make sure to use images no larger than 640 x 480 pixels.
If you select a picture file on the USB storage device (USB flash memory/
floppy disk, etc), the background may take some time to appear. If you want
to reduce this time, save the background from the USB drive to the USER
drive of the Picture Selection display.
If you select a picture file on the USB drive, the selected background will
not be displayed when the power is turned on again unless the same media
containing the data has been inserted into the drive.

Entering the Owner Name in the Opening Display

You can have your name appear in the opening display (the display that first
appears when the power is turned on).

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → TAB[√][®] OWNER

2

Press the [I] (OWNER NAME) button and call up the Owner Name display.

Refer to page 73 for character-entry details.

Displaying the version number

To check the version number of this instrument, press the [7
(VERSION) buttons in the display in step 1 above. Press the [EXIT] button to
return to the original display.

π†

]/[8

π†

]

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Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks

(The floppy disk drive is optional. For instructions
on installing the floppy disk drive, see page 216.)

The floppy disk drive lets you save original data you’ve cre­ated on the instrument to floppy disk, and allows you to
load data from floppy disk to the instrument.
Be sure to handle floppy disks and treat the disk drive with
care. Follow the important precautions below.

Floppy Disk Compatibility

• 3.5" 2DD and 2HD type floppy disks can be used.

Formatting a Floppy Disk

• If you find that you are unable to use new, blank disks or
old disks that have been used with other devices, you
may need to format them. For details on how to format a
disk, see page 68. Keep in mind that all data on the disk
will be lost after formatting. Make sure to check before­hand whether or not the disk contains important data.

n

Floppy disks formatted on this device may or may not be useable
as is on other devices.

Inserting/Removing Floppy Disks

Inserting a Floppy Disk into the Disk Drive:

• Hold the disk so that the label of the disk is facing
upward and the sliding shutter is facing forward, towards
the disk slot. Carefully insert the disk into the slot, slowly
pushing it all the way in until it clicks into place and the
eject button pops out.

n

Never insert anything but floppy disks into the disk drive. Other
objects may cause damage to the disk drive or floppy disks.

Removing a Floppy Disk

• After checking that the instrument is not accessing* the
floppy disk (checking that the use lamp on the floppy
disk drive is off), firmly press the eject button at the
upper right of the disk slot all the way in.
When the floppy disk is ejected, pull it out of the drive. If
the floppy disk cannot be removed because it is stuck,
do not try to force it, but instead try pressing the eject
button again, or try re-inserting the disk and attempt to
eject it again.

* Access of the disk indicates an active operation, such as

recording, playback, or deletion of data.
If a floppy disk is inserted while the power is on, the disk is
automatically accessed, since the instrument checks whether
the disk has data.

Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head

• Clean the read/write head regularly. This instrument
employs a precision magnetic read/write head which,
after an extended period of use, will pick up a layer of
magnetic particles from the disks used that will eventu­ally cause read and write errors.

•To maintain the disk drive in optimum working order
Yamaha recommends that you use a commercially-avail­able dry-type head cleaning disk to clean the head about
once a month. Ask your Yamaha dealer about the avail­ability of proper headcleaning disks.

About Floppy Disks

Handle floppy disks with care, and fol­low these precautions:

• Do not place heavy objects on a disk or bend or apply
pressure to the disk in any way. Always keep floppy disks
in their protective cases when they are not in use.

• Do not expose the disk to direct sunlight, extremely high
or low temperatures, or excessive humidity, dust or liq­uids.

• Do not open the sliding shutter and touch the exposed
surface of the floppy disk inside.

• Do not expose the disk to magnetic fields, such as those
produced by televisions, speakers, motors, etc., since
magnetic fields can partially or completely erase data on
the disk, rendering it unreadable.

• Never use a floppy disk with a deformed shutter or hous­ing.

• Do not attach anything other than the provided labels to
a floppy disk. Also make sure that labels are attached in
the proper location.

To Protect Your Data (Write-protect Tab):

•To prevent accidental erasure of important data, slide the
disk’s write-protect tab to the “protect” position (tab
open). When saving data, make sure that the disk’s write­protect tab is set to the “overwrite” position (tab closed).

Write-protect tab open
(protect position)

Introduction

CAUTION

Do not remove the floppy disk or turn off the instrument
itself while the disk is being accessed.
Doing so may result not only in loss of data on the disk
but also damage to the floppy disk drive.

• Be sure to remove the floppy disk from the disk drive
before turning off the power. A floppy disk left in the
drive for extended periods can easily pick up dust and
dirt that can cause data-read and -write errors.

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Handling the USB Storage Device (USB Flash Memory/Floppy Disk, etc)

This instrument features a built-in [USB TO DEVICE] termi­nal. When connecting a USB device to the terminal, be
sure to handle the USB device with care. Follow the
important precautions below.

n

For more information about the handling of USB devices, refer to
the owner’s manual of the USB device.

Compatible USB devices

Introduction

• USB storage devices (flash memory, floppy disk drive,

• USB hub

• USB-LAN adaptor

n

Connecting USB device

hard disk drive, etc.)

The instrument does not necessarily support all commer­cially available USB devices. Yamaha cannot guarantee
operation of USB devices that you purchase. Before pur­chasing a USB device for use with this instrument,
please visit the following web page:
http://music.yamaha.com/download/

Other USB devices such as a computer keyboard or
mouse cannot be used.

Using USB Storage Devices

By connecting the instrument to a USB storage device, you
can save data you’ve created to the connected device, as
well as read data from the connected device.

n

Although CD-R/RW drives can be used to read data to
the instrument, they cannot be used for saving data.

The number of USB storage device to be
used

Up to two USB storage devices can be connected to the
[USB TO DEVICE] terminal. (If necessary, use a USB hub.
The number of USB storage devices that can be used
simultaneously with musical instruments even when a USB
hub is used is a maximum of two.) This instrument can rec­ognize up to four drives in one USB storage device.

Formatting USB storage media

When a USB storage device is connected or media is
inserted, a message may appear prompting you to format
the device/media. If so, execute the Format operation
(page 68).

• When connecting a USB device to the [USB TO
DEVICE] terminal, make sure that the connector on the
device is appropriate and that it is connected in the
proper direction.

CAUTION

When connecting a USB device to the [USB TO DEVICE]
terminal on the top panel, remove it before closing the
key cover. If the key cover is closed with the USB device
connected, the USB device may be damaged.

• If you intend to connect two or three devices at the same
time to a terminal, you should use a USB hub device.
The USB hub must be self-powered (with its own power
source) and the power must be on. Only one USB hub
can be used. If an error message appears while using the
USB hub, disconnect the hub from the instrument, then
turn on the power of the instrument and re-connect the
USB hub.

•Though the instrument supports the USB 1.1 standard,
you can connect and use a USB 2.0 storage device with
the instrument. However, note that the transfer speed is
that of USB 1.1.

CAUTION

The format operation overwrites any previously existing
data. Make sure that the media you are formatting does
not contain important data. Proceed with caution, espe­cially when connecting multiple USB storage media.

Protecting your data (write-protect)

To prevent important data from being inadvertently erased,
apply the write-protect provided with each storage device
or media. If you are saving data to the USB storage device,
make sure to disable write-protect.

Connecting/removing USB storage
device

Before removing the media from the device, make sure
that the instrument is not accessing data (such as in the
Save, Copy and Delete operations).

CAUTION

Avoid frequently turning the power on/off to the USB
storage device, or connecting/disconnecting the device
too often. Doing so may result in the operation of the
instrument “freezing” or hanging up. While the instru­ment is accessing data (such as during Save, Copy, Delete,
Load and Format operations) or is mounting the USB
storage device (shortly after the connection), do NOT
unplug the USB connector, do NOT remove the media
from the device, and do NOT turn the power off to either
device. Doing so may corrupt the data on either or both
devices.

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Quick Guide

Playing the Demos

The Demos are more than just songs—they also provide helpful, easy-to-understand introductions to the
features, functions and operations of the instrument. In a way, the Demos are an interactive “mini-man­ual”—complete with sound demonstrations and text showing what it can do for you.

1 Select the desired Language.

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [J]UTILITY → TAB[√][®] OWNER

Quick Guide

2 Press the [4

to select the desired language.

††

ππππ††

]/[5

††

ππππ††

] buttons

2 Press the [DEMO] button to start the Demos.

Demos will play back continuously until
stopped.

3 Press the [EXIT] button to stop the Demo playback.

When the Demo stops, the display returns
to the MAIN display (page 65).

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Showing Specific Demo Topics

Quick Guide

1 Press the [7ππ

ππ††††

]/[8ππππ††††] buttons in the Demo display to call up the specific Demo menu.

2 Press one of the [A]–[I] buttons to show a specific Demo.

To return back to the previous display,
press the [J] button.

When the Demo has more than
one screen.

Press a [
to the screen number.

π†

] button corresponding

3 Press the [EXIT] button to exit from Demo.

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Operations in the Basic Displays

To start with, you should know a little about the basic displays that appear in the Quick Guide. There are
three basic displays:

Main display ➤ See below.

File selection display ➤ page 26

Function display ➤ page 27

Operation of the Main Display

The Main display shows the basic settings and important information for the instrument (It is the same display that
appears when the instrument is turned on.).You can also call up display pages related to the displayed function from
the Main display.

n About information in the Main display

See page 65.

Quick Guide

1 [A]–[J] buttons

The [A]–[J] buttons correspond to the settings
indicated next to the buttons.
For example, press the [F] button, and the
Voice (RIGHT 1) selection display will appear
in the display.

2 [1

ππππ††††]–[8

The [1
the parameters which are indicated above the
buttons.
For example, pressing the [1
increase the Song (page 35) volume.

3 [DIRECT ACCESS] and [EXIT] buttons

Here’s a convenient way to return to the Main
display from any other display: Simply press the
[DIRECT ACCESS] button, then the [EXIT] button.

ππππ††††] buttons

π†

]–[8

π†

] buttons correspond to

π

] button will

1 1

3

2

3

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Operation of the File Selection Display

In the File Selection display, you can select the Voice (page 28)/Song (page 35)/Style (page 44), etc.
In the example here, we’ll call up and use the Song Selection display.

1

2

Quick Guide

3, 5

3, 5

4

1 Press the [SONG SELECT] button to call up the Song Selection display.

2 Press the TAB [

About PRESET/USER/USB

PRESET ..............Internal memory to which the preprogrammed data are installed as preset data.

USER .................Internal memory that allows both reading and writing of data.

USB ................... USB storage device, such as USB flash memory/floppy disk drive, etc., which is connected

n Hereafter in this manual, any USB storage device such as USB flash memory/floppy disk, etc. will be referred to as “USB

storage device.”

√][®

] buttons to select the desired drive (PRESET/USER/USB).

to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal.

3 Select a folder (if necessary).

Several Songs may be together in a
folder. In this case, the folder(s) will
appear in the display (see the illustration
at right). Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons
to select a folder.
Press the [8
the next highest level folder.

π

] (UP) button to call up

4 Select a page (if the display has several pages).

When the drive contains more than ten Songs, the display is divided up into several pages. The page indica­tions are shown at the bottom of the display. Press one of the [1

5 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select a Song.

You can also select a Song by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial, then press the [ENTER] button to execute.

6 Press the [EXIT] button to return to the previous display.

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π

]–[6π] buttons to select a page.

Operation of the Function Display

In the Function display, you can make detailed settings.
In the example here, we’ll call up and use the keyboard touch sensitivity setting display.

1 Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Categories of detailed settings are
shown.

2 Press the [D] button to select the category CONTROLLER.

When the selected category is further
divided into sub-categories, the tab(s)
will be shown in the display.

Quick Guide

3 Press the TAB [

When the setting is further divided into
additional settings, a list will be shown
in the display.

®

] button to select the KEYBOARD/PANEL tab.

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Quick Guide

4 Press the [A] button to select the “1 INITIAL TOUCH.”

4

5

5 Press the [1

For details on the touch sensitivity settings, see page 29.

Throughout this manual, arrows are used in the instructions, indicating in shorthand the process of calling up certain
displays and functions.
For example, the instructions above can be indicated in shorthand as: [FUNCTION] → [D] CONTROLLER → TAB [
KEYBOARD/PANEL → [A] 1 INITIAL TOUCH.

††

ππππ††

]/[2

††

ππππ††

] button to select touch sensitivity for the keyboard.

Playing Voices

The instrument features a variety of Voices, including exceptionally realistic piano Voices.

METRONOME
[ON/OFF] button
(page 30)

VOICE category selection buttons (page 32)

®

]

[PIANO RESET] button
(page 29)

Playing the Piano Voice

Here, we’ll call up and play the piano voice. You can play the piano voice using the pedals or metronome.

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One-touch Piano Play

This convenient, easy-to-use feature completely and automatically reconfigures the entire instrument for optimum
piano performance. No matter what settings you’ve made from the panel, you can instantly call up the piano settings
by a single button press.

Press the piano-shaped [PIANO RESET] button on the lower right of the panel.

Piano Lock Function

The convenient Piano Lock function lets you “lock” the piano so that you don’t inadvertently change the settings by
pressing another button on the panel. Once locked, the instrument stays in the piano mode, even if other buttons are
pressed—preventing you from accidentally starting a Song (page 35) during your piano performance.

1 Press and hold down the [PIANO RESET] button on the lower right of the panel for three seconds

or longer, until a message appears prompting you to enable Piano Lock.

2 Press the [F] (OK) button to enable Piano Lock.
3 To turn Piano Lock off, press and hold down the [PIANO RESET] button again for three seconds or

longer.

Quick Guide

Setting the touch sensitivity of the keyboard

You can adjust the touch response of the instrument (how the sound responds to the way you play the keys). The touch
sensitivity type becomes the common setting for all Voices.

1 Call up the operation display:

[FUNCTION] → [D] CONTROLLER → TAB [
PANEL → [A] 1 INITIAL TOUCH

2 Press the [1

HARD 2 ..... Requires strong playing to produce high volume. Best

HARD 1 ..... Requires moderately strong playing for high volume.

NORMAL...Standard touch response.

SOFT 1....... Produces high volume with moderate playing strength.

SOFT 2....... Produces relatively high volume even with light play-

•This setting does not change the weight of the keyboard.

n

•When you do not want to apply touch sensitivity, set Touch to OFF for

•The touch sensitivity settings may have no effect with certain voices.

π†

]/[2

π†

] buttons to specify the touch response.

for players with a heavy touch.

ing strength. Best for players with a light touch.

the corresponding parts by pressing the [5†]–[7†] buttons. When
Touch is set to OFF, you can specify the fixed volume level by press­ing the [4π†] button.

®

] KEYBOARD/

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Using the Pedals

The instrument features three pedals.

● Damper Pedal (Right)

The damper pedal performs the same function as the damper pedal on an
actual acoustic piano, letting you sustain the sound of the voices even
after releasing the keys.

n

Quick Guide

● Sostenuto Pedal (Center)

If you play a note or chord on the keyboard and press the sostenuto pedal
while holding the note(s), the notes will sustain as long as the pedal is
held. All subsequent notes will not sustain.

n

● Left Pedal

When the Piano voice is selected, pressing this pedal reduces the volume
and slightly changes the timbre of the notes you play.
The settings assigned to this pedal may differ depending on the selected Voice.

n The depth of the left pedal effect can be adjusted (page 101).

Left Pedal

Sostenuto Pedal

• Some Voices may sound continuously or have a long decay after the notes
have been released while the damper pedal is held.

• Certain Voices in the “PERCUSSION & DRUM KIT,” “GM&XG” and “GM2”
groups may not be affected by use of the damper pedal.

• Certain Voices, such as [STRINGS] or [BRASS], sustain continuously when
the sostenuto pedal is pressed.

• Certain Voices in the “PERCUSSION & DRUM KIT”, “GM&XG” and “GM2”
groups may not be affected by use of the sostenuto pedal.

Damper Pedal

When you press the damper pedal
here, the notes you play before you
release the pedal have a longer sustain.

When you press the sostenuto
pedal here while holding the
note(s), the notes will sustain as
long as you hold the pedal.

● Foot Controller/Footswitch

An optional Yamaha foot controller (FC7) or footswitch (FC4 or FC5) can be connected to the AUX PEDAL jack and
used to control various functions assigned (page 191).

Making Settings for the Pedals

You can assign one of the various functions to the three pedals or an optional foot controller/footswitch, doing things
like controlling the Super Articulation voices (page 78) or starting and stopping the Style (

page 191).

Using the Metronome

The metronome provides a click sound, giving you an accurate tempo guide when you practice, or letting you hear and
check how a specific tempo sounds.

1 Press the METRONOME [ON/OFF] button to start the metronome.

2 To stop the metronome, press the METRONOME [ON/OFF] button again.

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Adjusting the Tempo or Setting the Time Signature of the Metronome Sound

■ Adjusting the Metronome Tempo

1 Press the TEMPO [–]/[+] button to call up the pop-up tempo setting display.

2 Press the TEMPO [–]/[+] buttons to set the tempo.

Pressing and holding either button lets you continuously increase or decrease the value.
You can also use the [DATA ENTRY] dial to adjust the value. To reset the tempo, press the TEMPO [–]/[+] but­tons simultaneously.

n About the Tempo display

The number in the display indicates how many quarter-note beats there are in one minute. The range is between 5 and

500. The higher the value, the faster the tempo.

3 Press the [EXIT] button to close the Tempo display.

Set the Popup Display Time

Quick Guide

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → TAB [

2 Select the [B] (2 POPUP DISPLAY TIME) button, and use the [7

■ Determine the Metronome Time Signature and Other Settings

1 Call up the operation display:

[FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → TAB [

2

Set the parameters by pressing the [2

VOLUME Determines the level of the metronome sound.

SOUND

TIME
SIGNATURE

Determines which sound is used for the metronome.

Bell Off............... Conventional metronome

Bell On............... Conventional metronome

English Voice...... Count in English

German Voice ....Count in German

Japanese Voice ...Count in Japanese

French Voice....... Count in French

Spanish Voice..... Count in Spanish

Determines the time signature of the metronome
sound.

√][®

] CONFIG 2

√

] CONFIG 1 → [B] 2 METRONOME

††

ππππ††

]–[7

sound, with no bell.

sound, with bell.

π†

]/[8

ππππ††††] buttons.

π†

] buttons to set the time.

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Playing Various Voices

The instrument features a variety of Voices such as strings or wind instruments, including exceptionally realistic piano
Voices.

Playing Preset Voices

The preset Voices are categorized and contained in appropriate folders. VOICE category selection buttons on the panel
correspond to the categories of the preset Voices. For example, press the [PIANO] button to display various piano
Voices.

Quick Guide

n About the various Voices

Determining how the Voice selection display is opened (when one of the VOICE category selection
buttons is pressed).

You can select how the Voice selection display is opened (when one of the VOICE category selection buttons is
pressed).

Refer to the Voice List in the separate Data List booklet.

1 Use the [A]/[B]/[F]/[G] (RIGHT1) buttons in the Main display to select the RIGHT 1

part.

Make sure the PART ON/OFF [DUAL (RIGHT2)]/[SPLIT (LEFT)] buttons are off.
The Voice selected here is the RIGHT 1 part. For the Voice part, see page 79.

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → TAB [

2 Select the [B] (2 VOICE CATEGORY BUTTON OPTIONS) button, and use the [1

how the Voice selection display is opened.

• OPEN&SELECT:
Opens the Voice selection display with the top (first) voice of the voice category automatically selected (when
one of the Voice category selection buttons is pressed). With the default settings, the OPEN&SELECT function
is turned on.

• OPEN ONLY:
Opens the Voice selection display with the currently selected voice (when one of the VOICE category selection

2 Press one of the VOICE category selection buttons to select a Voice category and call

up the Voice selection display.

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√][®

] CONFIG 2

π†

]/[2

π†

] buttons to change

3 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select the desired Voice.

You can call up the information for the selected Voice by pressing the [7π] (INFORMATION) button.

n The Voice type and its defining characteristics are indicated above the Preset Voice name. For details on the characteris-

tics, see page 78.

n You can instantly jump back to the original display by “double-clicking” on one of the [A]–[J] buttons.

4 Play the keyboard.

n Restoring the Piano settings

Press the piano-shaped [PIANO RESET] button.

Quick Guide

Recalling your favorite Voices easily

The instrument has a huge amount of high-quality Voices, covering an exceptionally broad range of instrument sounds—
making it perfect for virtually every musical application. However, the sheer number of Voices may seem overwhelming
at first. To easily recall your favorite Voice, there are two methods:

● Save your favorite Voice to the USER display in the Voice Selection display and recall it by using the
[USER] button

1 Copy your favorite Voices from the Preset drive to the User drive.

Refer to page 70 for details on the copy operation.

2 Call up the selection display.

[USER] → [F] VOICE (RIGHT1)

3 Select the desired Voice.

Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select the Voice.

● Register your favorite Voice to Registration Memory and recall it with the REGISTRATION MEMORY
[1]–[8] buttons

Refer to page 131 for details on Registration Memory operations.

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Playing the Voice Demos

To listen to the various Voices and hear how they sound especially in context, listen to the demo songs for each Voice.

Selecting percussion sounds

When one of the Drum Kit Voices in the [PERCUSSION & DRUM KIT] group is selected, you can play various drums
and percussion instrument sounds on the keyboard. Details are given in the Drum Kit List of the separate Data List.
To c heck which “Standard Kit 1” percussion sounds are assigned to each key, look at the icons printed above the keys.

Selecting sound effects

Quick Guide

You can play individual sound effects, such as bird chirps and ocean sounds from the keyboard. The sound effects are
categorized as “GM&XG”/“GM2.”

1 In the Voice Selection display (page 33 step 3), press the [8

the Demo for the selected Voice.

2 To stop the Demo, press the [8

1 Use the [A]/[B]/[F]/[G] (RIGHT 1) buttons to select the RIGHT 1 part.
2 Press the [8
3 Press the [2
4 Press the [E]/[F] button to select “GM&XG”/“GM2.”
5 Press the [2
6 Press the [F] button to select “SoundEffect.”

π

] (UP) button to call up the Voice categories.

π

] button to display page 2.

π

] button to display page 2.

††

††

] (DEMO) button again.

††

††

] (DEMO) button to start

7 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select the desired sound effect.
8 Play the keyboard.

Selecting GM/XG/GM2 Voices

n For details on the Voice allocation format, see page 199.

You can select the GM/XG/GM2 Voices directly via the panel operation.
Perform steps 1–4 described above, select the desired category, then select the desired voice.

Playing different Voices simultaneously

The instrument can play different Voices simultaneously (page 79).

• Layering two different Voices

This is useful for creating rich and thick sounds.

• Setting separate Voices for the left and right sections of the keyboard

You can play different Voices with the left and right hands. For example, you can set up the keyboard to play the
bass Voice with your left hand and the piano Voice with your right hand.

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Practicing with the Songs

n Song

On the instrument, performance data is called a “Song.”

Playing Back Songs Before Practicing

The instrument includes not only the preset demo Songs, but also many preset Songs. This section covers basic infor­mation on playing back the preset Songs or Songs in a CD-ROM.

1 Press the [SONG SELECT] button to call up the Song selection display.

2 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select a Song category.

The preset Songs are categorized and contained in appropriate folders.

Quick Guide

3 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select the desired Song.

You can also select the file by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial, then press the [ENTER] button to execute.

n You can instantly jump back to the original display by “double-clicking” on one of the [A]–[J] buttons.

4 Press the SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] button to start playback.

5 Press the SONG [STOP] button to stop playback.

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Playing Songs saved to USER (page 43)

1 Press the [SONG SELECT] button to call up the Song selection display.

Playing Songs saved to a USB storage device (page 43)

For information on using USB storage devices, see page 22.

Quick Guide

2 Press the TAB [

√][®

] button to select the USER tab.

3 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select the desired Song.

n Select the file to which the data is saved.

You can also select the specified file to which the data is saved by pressing the [USER] button.
[USER] → [A] SONG → [A]–[J]

1 Connect the USB storage device to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal.
2 Press the [SONG SELECT] button to call up the Song selection display.
3 Press the TAB [

you inserted in Step 1.
The indication “USB1”/“USB2” will be displayed depending on the number of the connected devices.

√][®

] buttons to select the USB tab (“USB1”/“USB2”), corresponding to the USB storage device

4 Use the [A]–[J] buttons to select a Song.

n Select the file to which the data is saved.

You can also select the specified file to which the data is saved by pressing the [USB] button.
[USB] → [A] SONG → [A]–[J]

Playing Songs in sequence

You can play all Songs in a folder continuously.

1 Select a Song in the desired folder.
2 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [B] SONG SETTING

3 Press the [H] (REPEAT MODE) button to select “ALL.”
4 Press the SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] button to start playback.

All Songs in the folder play back continuously, in order.

5 Press the SONG [STOP] button to stop continuous playback.
6 To turn off the Song sequence playback, press the [H] button to select “OFF” in the display in step 2.

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Boost the volume of the part to be practiced

On the instrument, a single Song can contain separate data for up to sixteen MIDI channels. Specify the channel for
practicing and increase the playback volume for the channel.

1 Select a Song. The method for selecting a Song is the same as “Playing Back Songs Before Practicing (page 35 step

1–5).”

2 Press the [MIXING CONSOLE] button to call up the MIXING CONSOLE display.

3

2,

4

3 Press the TAB [

√][®

] buttons to select the VOL/VOICE tab.

4 Press the [MIXING CONSOLE] button until “MIXING CONSOLE (SONG CH1–8)” is shown at the top of the dis-

play.

5 Press the [E]/[J] button to select “VOLUME.”
6 To raise the level of the desired channel(s), press the appropriate buttons [1

If the desired channel is not shown in the MIXING CONSOLE (SONG CH1–8) display, press the [MIXING CON­SOLE] button to call up the MIXING CONSOLE (SONG CH9–16) display.

If you don’t know which channel’s volume to raise:

• Look at the illustrations of the instruments indicated below “VOICE.”

ππππ††††]–[8

ππππ††††].

Quick Guide

• Look at the channel indicators, which light as the Song plays back. Watching these as you listen can show you

which channel you wish to boost.

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Displaying Music Notation (Score)

You can view the music notation of the selected Song. We suggest that you read through the music notation before
starting to practice.

•The instrument can display the music notation of commercially-available music data or your recorded Songs.

n

•The displayed notation is generated by the instrument based on the Song data. As a result, it may not be exactly the same as com­mercially available sheet music of the same song—especially when displaying notation of complicated passages or many short
notes.

•The notation functions cannot be used to create Song data by inputting notes. For information on creating Song data, see
page 143.

1 Select a Song (page 35).

2 Press the [SCORE] button to display the music notation.

n Look through the entire score before playing back the Song

Press the TAB [

®

] button to select subsequent pages.

Quick Guide

Changing the Notation Display

You can change the notation display as desired to suit your personal
preferences.

3 Press the SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] button to start playback.

The “ball” bounces along through the score, indicating the current position.

4 Press the SONG [STOP] button to stop playback.

1 Press the [SCORE] button to display the music nota-

tion.

2 Changing the following settings as desired.

● Changing the size of the music notation

Press the [7
music notation.

● Displaying only right-hand part/left-hand part
notation

Press the [1
the left-hand part/right-hand part.

● Customizing the notation display

• Display the note name at the left of the note

1 Press the [5
2 Press the [8
3 Press the [6
4 Press the [8

•Turn on the note colors

Press the [6

n About the note colors

● Increase the number of measures in the display

You can increase the number of measures that will be displayed by decreasing the other items to be dis­played (part, lyrics, chords, etc.).
Use the [1

π†

] button to change the size of the

π†

]/[2

π†

] button to disable display of

††

ππππ††

] (NOTE) button to display the note name.

††

ππππ††

] (SET UP) button to call up the detailed setting display.

†

] (NOTE NAME) button to select “Fixed Do.”

ππ

ππ

] (OK) button to apply the setting.

π†

] button to turn the COLOR on.

These colors are fixed for each note and cannot be changed.
C: red, D: yellow, E: green, F: orange, G: blue, A: purple, and B: gray

π†

]–[4

π†

] buttons to turn off the items you want not to be displayed.

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Set the detailed parameters of the view type as desired.

1 Press the [8

2 Press the [1

LEFT CH/RIGHT CH

KEY SIGNATURE

QUANTIZE

NOTE NAME

††

ππππ††

] (SETUP) button to call up the detailed setting display.

††

ππππ††

††

]–[6

ππππ††

] buttons to set the view type.

Determines which MIDI channel in the Song data is used for the left-hand/right-hand part. This set­ting returns to AUTO when a different Song is selected.

AUTO

The MIDI channels in the Song data for the right- and left-hand parts are assigned automatically—
setting the parts to the same channel as the channel which is specified in the [FUNCTION] → [B]
SONG SETTING.

1–16

Assigns the specified MIDI channel (1–16) to each of the left- and right-hand parts.

OFF (LEFT CH only)

No channel assignment: This disables display of the left-hand key range.

This lets you enter key signature changes in the middle of a song, at the stopped position. This menu
is useful when the selected Song contains no key signature settings for displaying notation.

This gives you control over the note resolution in the notation, letting you shift or correct the timing
of all displayed notes so that they line up to a particular note value. Make sure to select the smallest
note value used in the song.

Selects the type of the note name indicated at the left of the note in the notation from among the fol­lowing three types. The settings here are available when the NOTE parameter in “Display the note
name at the left of the note” step 1 is set to ON.

A, B, C

Note names are indicated as letters (C, D, E, F, G, A, B).

FIXED DO

Note names are indicated in solfeggio and differ depending on the selected language.
The language is specified in LANGUAGE of the OWNER display (page 63).

MOVABLE DO

Note names are indicated in solfeggio according to the scale intervals, and as such are relative to the
key. The root note is indicated as Do. For example, in the key of G major the root note of “So” would
be indicated as “Do.” As with “Fixed Do,” the indication differs depending on the selected language.

Quick Guide

3 Press the [8

n Save the notation view settings

ππ

ππ

] (OK) button to apply the setting.

The notation view settings can be saved as part of a Song (page 162).

One-handed Practice with the Guide Lamps

The key guide lamps indicate the notes you should play, when you should play them, and how long you should hold
them down. You can also practice at your own pace—since the accompaniment waits for you to play the notes cor­rectly. Here, mute the right- or left-hand part and try practicing the part using the guide lamps.

Practicing the Right-hand Part (TRACK 1) Using the Guide Lamps

1 Select a Song (page 35).

2 Turn the [GUIDE] button on.

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3 Press the [TRACK 1 (R)] button to mute the right-hand part.

The indicator of the [TRACK 1 (R)] button goes out. You can now play that part by yourself.

n Have the guide lamp flash a lead-in to the music

In the GUIDE LAMP TIMING, select NEXT (page 142).

4 Press the SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] button to start playback.

Practice the muted part using the guide lamps.

n Adjusting the tempo

Refer to page 31.

Quickly changing tempo during a performance (Tap function)

The tempo can also be changed during Song playback by tapping the [TAP TEMPO] button twice at the desired tempo.

5 Press the SONG [STOP] button to stop playback.

Quick Guide

Adjusting the volume balance between the Song and the keyboard

This lets you adjust the volume balance between Song playback and the sound you play on the keyboard.

1 Call up the Main display.

n The Balance display is indicated at the bottom of the Main display.

2 To adjust the Song volume, press the [1

n About keyboard parts (Right 1, Right 2, Left)

Other guide functions

The initial setting “Follow Lights (page 142)” was used in the instructions “One-handed Practice with the Guide
Lamps” above. There are additional functions in the Guide feature, as described below. To select a guide function, see
page 141.

6 Turn the [GUIDE] button off.

[DIRECT ACCESS] → [EXIT]

When the Balance display is not indicated, press the [EXIT] button.

π†

] button. To adjust the keyboard (RIGHT 1) volume, press the [6

button.

See page 79.

π†

]

For keyboard performance

• Any Key

This lets you practice the timing of playing the keys.

For Karaoke

• Karao-Key

This function lets you control the Song playback timing with just one finger, while you sing along (page 54).

•Vocal CueTIME

This automatically controls the timing of the accompaniment to match the melody (pitch) of your singing—allow­ing you to practice singing with the correct pitch.

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Practicing the Left-hand Part (TRACK 2) Using the Guide Lamps

1,2 Follow the same steps as in “Practice the Right-hand Part (TRACK 1) Using the

Guide Lamps” on page 39.

3 Press the [TRACK 2] button to mute the left-hand part.

The indicator of the [TRACK 2 (L)] button goes out. You can now play that part by yourself.

4 Press the SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] button to start playback and practice the muted part

using the guide lamps.

5 Press the SONG [STOP] button to stop playback.

6 Turn the [GUIDE] button off.

Practicing with the Repeat Playback Function

The Song Repeat functions can be used to repeatedly play back a Song or a specific range of measures in a Song. This
is useful for repeated practicing of difficult-to-play phrases.

Playing Back a Song Repeatedly

1 Select a Song (page 35).

2 Press the [REPEAT] button to turn on Repeat playback.

3 Press the SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] button to start playback.

The Song will be played back repeatedly until you press the SONG [STOP] button.

Quick Guide

4 Press the SONG [STOP] button to stop playback.

5 Press the [REPEAT] button to turn off Repeat playback.

Specifying a Range of Measures and Playing them Back Repeat­edly (A-B Repeat)

1 Select a Song (page 35).

2 Press the SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] button to start playback.

3 Specify the repeat range.

Press the [REPEAT] button at the starting point (A) of the range to be repeated. Press the [REPEAT] button
again at the ending point (B). After an automatic lead-in (to help guide you into the phrase), the range from
Point A to Point B is played back repeatedly.

n Instantly returning to Point A

Regardless of whether the Song is playing back or is stopped, pressing the [STOP] button returns to Point A.

4 Press the SONG [STOP] button to stop playback.

5 Press the [REPEAT] button to turn off Repeat playback.

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Other Methods for Specifying the A–B Repeat Range

Recording Your Performance

Record your performance by using the Quick Recording feature. This is an effective practice tool, allowing you to easily
compare your own performance to the original song you are practicing. You can also use it to practice duet pieces by
yourself, if you have your teacher or partner record his or her part beforehand.

Quick Guide

● Specifying the repeat range while Songs are stopped

1 Press the [FF] button to advance to the Point A location.
2 Press the [REPEAT] button to specify Point A.
3 Press the [FF] button to advance to the Point B location.
4 Press the [REPEAT] button again to specify Point B.

● Specifying the repeat range between Point A and the end of the Song

Specifying only Point A results in repeat playback between Point A and the end of the Song.

1 Press the [REC] and [STOP] buttons simultaneously.

A blank Song for recording is automatically set.

2 Select a Voice (page 32). The selected Voice will be recorded.

3 Press the [REC] button.

4 Start recording.

Recording begins automatically as soon as you play a note on the keyboard.

5 Press the SONG [STOP] button to stop recording.

A message prompting you to save the recorded performance appears. To close the message, press the [EXIT]
button.

6 Press the SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] button to play back the recorded performance.

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7 Save the recorded performance.

1 Press the [SONG SELECT] button to call up the Song selection display.
2 Press the TAB [

save the data. Select USER to save the data to internal memory, or select USB to save the data to a
USB storage device.

3 Press the [6
4 Enter the file name (page 73).
5 Press the [8

To cancel the Save operation, press the [8

CAUTION

The recorded song will be lost if you change to another Song or you turn the power off without executing the Save oper­ation.

When the following message appears: “Song” changed. Save?/“Song” speichern?/“Song” modifié.
Sauv.?/“Song” cambiado. ¿Guardar?/Salvare “’Song” ?

The recorded data has not yet been saved. To save the data, press the [G] (YES) button to open the Song selection dis­play and save the data (see above). To cancel the operation, press the [H] (NO) button.

Playing Songs saved to a USER/USB storage device

Refer to page 36.

√][®

] buttons to select the appropriate tab (USER, USB, etc.) to which you want to

††

] (SAVE) button to call up the file naming display.

††

ππ

ππ

] (OK) button to save the file.

†

] (CANCEL) button.

Quick Guide

Playing Backing Parts with the performance assistant Technology

This feature makes it exceptionally easy to play the backing parts along with Song playback.

n Before using performance assistant technology

To use the performance assistant technology, the Song must contain chord data. If the Song contains this data, the current chord
name will be displayed in the Main display during Song playback, letting you easily check whether the Song contains chord data or
not.

1 Select a Song (page 35).

In these example instructions, we recommend that you use the Songs in the “Sing-a-long” folder.

2 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [B] SONG SETTING

3 Press the [8

††

ππππ††

] button to turn the [P.A.T.] (Performance Assistant) on.

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●● ●

Quick Guide

4 Press the SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] button to start playback.

5 Play the keyboard.

The instrument automatically matches your performance on the keyboard to the Song playback and chords,
no matter what keys you play. It even changes the sound according to the way you play. Try playing in the
three different ways below.

Playing the left and right hand together
(method 1).

Playing the left and right hand together
(method 2).

Playing the left hand and right hand
alternately.

Play three notes at the
same time with your
right hand.

Play several notes one after
the other with different fin­gers of your right hand.

Play three notes at the
same time with your
right hand.

6 Press the SONG [STOP] button to stop playback.

7 Press the [8

††

ππππ††

] button to turn the [P.A.T.] (Performance Assistant) off.

Playing Accompaniment with the Auto Accom­paniment Feature (Style Playback)

The Auto Accompaniment features let you produce automatic accompaniment playback simply by playing
“chords” with your left hand. This lets you automatically recreate the sound of a full band or orchestra—
even if you’re playing by yourself. The Auto Accompaniment sound is made up of the rhythm patterns of the
Styles. The Styles of the instrument cover a wide range of different musical genres including pop, jazz, and
many others.

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Playing “Mary Had a Little Lamb” with the Auto Accompaniment Feature

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB

Tr aditional

Style: Country Pop

122 233 35

1 1 1

C

3

21 2 3 2 3 2 1

1 1 4 1

CGC

GCC

4

1 Press the STYLE CONTROL “COUNTRY” button.

C

Quick Guide

Ending

Enabling tempo display above Style name

You can select whether the tempo is displayed above the Style name or not.

1 Call up the operation display.

√][®

[FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → TAB [

2 Select the [B] (2 DISPLAY STYLE TEMPO) button, and use the [5

play on/off.

• ON:
Tempo is displayed above the Style name.
With the default settings, the Display Style Tempo function is on.

• OFF:
Tempo is not displayed above the Style name.

] CONFIG 2

π†

]/[6π†] buttons to switch the tempo dis-

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Quick Guide

2 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select a Style “CountryPop.”

•The Style type and its defining characteristics are indicated above the Preset Style name. For details on the character-

n

istics, see page 107.

•When the [7π] (REPERTOIRE) button is pressed after selecting a Style, you can call up the custom panel settings (for
voices and tempos, etc.) designed to best match the selected Style. To return to the previous display, press the [EXIT]
button.

•You can instantly jump back to the original display by “double-clicking” on one of the [A]–[J] buttons.

3 Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn on Auto Accompaniment.

Use the left-hand section (lower part) of the keyboard to play the chords for sounding the Auto Accompaniment.

3 45 6

4 Press the [SYNC START] button to set Auto Accompaniment to standby—letting you

simultaneously start the accompaniment as soon as you start playing.

5 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the Auto Accompaniment starts.

Try playing chords with your left hand and play a melody with your right hand.

n Chord Fingerings

There are seven different fingering methods you can use to specify chords (page 107).

6 Automatically play an appropriate ending by pressing the [ENDING] button, at the

point in the score (page 45) indicated by “Ending.”

When Ending playback is finished, the Style automatically stops.

• About the various Styles

n

Refer to the Style List in the separate Data List booklet.

• Quickly changing the Style tempo during a performance (Tap function)
The tempo can also be changed during playback by tapping the [TAP TEMPO] button twice at the desired tempo.

• Specifying the split point (the border between the right- and left-hand range)
See page 111.

• Turns touch response on/off for the Style playback (Style Touch)
See page 110.

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Adjusting the volume balance between the Style and the keyboard (page 40)

This lets you adjust the volume balance between Style playback and the sound you play on the keyboard.

1 Call up the Main display.

[DIRECT ACCESS] → [EXIT]

n

The Balance display is indicated at the bottom of the Main display. If the Balance display is not selected, press the [EXIT] button.

2 To adjust the Style volume, press the [2

button.

π†

] button. To adjust the keyboard (RIGHT 1) volume, press the [6

π†

]

Pattern Variation

While you play, you can automatically add specially created intros and endings, as well as variations in the rhythm/
chord patterns, for more dynamic, professional-sounding performances. There are several different auto accompani­ment pattern variations for each situation: starting your performance, during your performance, and ending your per­formance. Try out the variations and combine them freely.

To Start Playing

Quick Guide

● Start/Stop

Styles start playing back as soon as the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] button is pressed.

● Intro

This is used for the beginning of the song. Each preset Style features three different intros. When the intro finished play­ing, accompaniment shifts to the Main section (see “Main” in the “During Style playback” below).
Press one of the INTRO [I]–[III] buttons before starting Style playback and press the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP]
button to start Style playback.

● Synchro Start

This lets you start playback as soon as you play the keyboard.
Press the [SYNC START] button when Style playback is stopped and play a chord in the chord section of the keyboard
to start Style playback.

● Tap

Tap out the tempo and automatically start the Style at that tapped speed. Simply tap (press/release) the [TAP TEMPO]
button (four times for a 4/4 time signature), and the Style playback starts automatically at the tempo you tapped.

n The particular drum sound and the velocity (loudness) of the sound when the Tap function is used can be selected in the following

display.
[FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY →TAB[√] CONFIG 1 → [B] 4 TAP

Fade In

For information on the settings, see page 191.

n For details on setting the fade-in and fade-out time, see page 109.

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During Style Playback

● Main

This is used for playing the main part of the Song. It plays an accompaniment pattern of several measures, and repeats
indefinitely. Each preset Style features four different patterns.
Press one of the MAIN [A]–[D] buttons during Style playback.

● Fill In

The fill-in sections let you add dynamic variations and breaks in the rhythm of the accompaniment, to make your per­formance sound even more professional.

Turn on the [AUTO FILL IN] button before starting Style playback or during playback. Then, simply press one of the
MAIN VARIATION (A, B, C, D) buttons as you play, and the selected fill-in section plays automatically (AUTO FILL), spic­ing up the auto accompaniment. When the fill-in is finished, it leads smoothly into the selected main section (A, B, C, D).

Even when [AUTO FILL IN] button is turned off, pressing the same button of the currently playing section automatically
plays a fill-in before returning to the same main section.

Quick Guide

● Break

This lets you add dynamic breaks in the rhythm of the accompaniment, to make your performance sound even more
professional.
Press the [BREAK] button during Style playback.

To Finish Playing

● Start/stop

Styles stop as soon as the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] button is pressed.

● Ending

This is used for the ending of the Song. Each preset Style features three different endings. When the ending is finished,
the Style stops automatically.
Press one of the ENDING/rit. [I]–[III] buttons during Style playback. You can have the ending gradually slow down
(ritardando) by pressing the same ENDING/rit. button again while the ending is playing back.

n If you press the ENDING/rit. [I] button in the middle of your performance, a fill-in automatically plays before the ENDING/rit. [I].

● Fade Out

For information on the settings, see page 191.

n For details on setting the fade-in and fade-out time, see page 109.

Others

● Synchro Stop

When Synchro Stop is on, you can stop and start the Style anytime you want by simply releasing or playing the keys (in
the chord section of the keyboard). This is a great way to add dramatic breaks and accents to your performance.
Press the [SYNC STOP] button before starting the Style playback.

• Enable Synchro Stop by pressing/releasing keys (Synchro Stop Window)

n

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See page 110.

• Fixing the section pattern to either Intro or Main (Section Set)

For example, you can set this function to Intro to conveniently have an Intro play automatically whenever you select a Style (page 110).

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About the section button (INTRO/MAIN/ENDING, etc.) lamps

• Green
The section is not selected.

• Red
The section is currently selected.

• Off
The section contains no data and cannot be played.

Learning How to Play (Indicate) Chords for Style Playback

Learning the Notes to Play for Certain Chords

If know the name of a chord but don’t know how to play it, you can have the instrument show you the notes to play
(Chord Tutor function).

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [C] STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT/CHORD FINGERING → TAB[√][®] CHORD FINGERING

2 Press the [6

††

ππππ††

] button to select the root note.

Quick Guide

2 3

3 Press the [7

The notes you need to play to make the selected chord are shown in the display.

n The notes that are displayed correspond to Fingered, no matter which fingering type is selected (page 108).

††

ππππ††

]/[8

††

ππππ††

] button to select the chord type.

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Checking How to Play Chords with the Guide Lamps

For Songs containing chord data, you can have the individual notes of the chords indicated with the Guide lamps on
the instrument.

1 Select a Song (page 35).

2 Press the [FUNCTION] button and press the [B] button to call up the Song Setting dis-

play, and make sure that the GUIDE MODE is set to “Follow Lights.”

3 Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn on Auto Accompaniment.

4 Press the [GUIDE] button.

Quick Guide

Appropriate Panel Settings for the Selected Style (One Touch
Setting)

One Touch Setting is a powerful and convenient feature that automatically calls up the most appropriate panel settings
(Voices or effects, etc.) for the currently selected Style, with the touch of a single button. If you’ve already decided
which Style you wish to use, you can have One Touch Setting automatically select the appropriate Voice for you.

5 Press the SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] button to start playback.

The Guide lamps in the chord section of the keyboard flash according to the chords of the Song. Try practic­ing the chords, matching the Guide lamps.

1 Select a Style (page 46 step 2).

2 Press one of the ONE TOUCH SETTING [1]–[4] buttons.

Not only does this instantly call up all the
settings (Voices, effects, etc.) that match the
current Style—it also automatically turns on
ACMP and SYNC START, so that you can
immediately start playing the Style.

3 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the selected Style starts.

n Parameter Lock

You can “lock” specific parameters (e.g., effect, split point, etc.) to make them selectable only via the panel controls (page 132).

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Helpful hints for using One Touch Setting

● Automatically changing One Touch Settings with the Main sections (OTS Link)

The convenient OTS (One Touch Setting) Link function lets you automatically have One Touch Settings change when
you select a different Main section (A–D).To use the OTS Link function, press the [OTS LINK] button.

n Setting the timing for OTS changes

The One Touch Settings can be set to change with the sections in one of two different timings (page 110).

● Memorizing the panel settings to the OTS

You can also create your own One Touch Setting setups.

1 Set up the panel controls (such as Voice, Style, effects,

and so on) as desired.

2 Press the [MEMORY] button.
3 Press one of the ONE TOUCH SETTING [1]–[4] buttons.

A message appears in the display prompting you to save
the panel settings.
It is possible to save the panel settings with another file
(step 4), so register it in a favorite number from 1 to 4.

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4 Press the [F] (YES) button to call up the Style selection

display and save the panel settings as a Style file (page 69).

CAUTION

The panel settings memorized to each OTS button will be lost if you change the Style or turn the power off without
executing the Save operation.

Quick Guide

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Calling Up Ideal Setups for Each Song—Music Finder

If you want to play in a certain genre of music but don’t know which Style and Voice settings would be
appropriate, the convenient Music Finder function can help you out. Simply select the desired music genre
from among the Music Finder “Records,” and the instrument automatically makes all appropriate panel set­tings to let you play in that music style.
A new record can be created by editing the currently selected one (page 114).

n The data (records) of the Music Finder are not the same as Song data and cannot be played back.

Quick Guide

1 Press the [MUSIC FINDER] button to call up the MUSIC FINDER display.

2

1

3

2 Press the TAB [

The ALL tab contains the preset records.

√

] button to select the ALL tab.

3 Select the desired record by using the following four search categories.

To select a record, press the [2

•You can also select the desired record by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial, then press the [ENTER] button to execute.

n

• Searching the records

The Music Finder is also equipped with a convenient search function that lets you enter a song title or keyword—and
instantly call up all the records that match your search criteria (page 112).

• MUSIC ...............Contains the song title or music genre that describes each record, letting you easily

find the desired music style.

n Skipping up or down through the song alphabetically

When sorting records by song title, use the [1π†] button to skip up or down through the songs
alphabetically. Simultaneously press the [π†] buttons to move the cursor to the first record.

• STYLE.................This is the preset Style assigned to the record.

n Skipping up or down through the Style alphabetically

When sorting records by Style name, use the [4π†]/[5π†] button to skip up or down through the
Styles alphabetically. Simultaneously press the [π†] buttons to move the cursor to the first record.

• BEAT ..................This is the time signature registered to each Record.

††

ππππ††

]/[3

††

ππππ††

] buttons.

• TEMPO ..............This is the assigned tempo setting for the record.

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4 Play the keyboard.

Notice that the panel settings have been automatically changed to match the music genre of the selected record.

• Tempo Lock

n

Tempo Lock function lets you avoid changing the Tempo during Style playback when selecting another record. To turn on the
Tempo Lock function, press the [I] (TEMPO LOCK) button in the Music Finder display.

• Parameter Lock

You can “lock” specific parameters (e.g., effect, split point, etc.) to make them selectable only via the panel controls (page 132).

Calling up the panel settings to match the Style (Rep­ertoire)

The convenient Repertoire function automatically calls up the most appropriate panel settings (voice number, etc.) for
the currently selected Style.

1 Select the desired Style for which you want to call up the panel settings from the

“PRESET”/“USER” tab on Style selection display.

n The Repertoire function is valid for Styles in the “PRESET”/“USER” tab. The Repertoire function cannot be used for Styles

saved to a USB storage device. To use the Repertoire function, save the desired Style in “USER” tab.

Quick Guide

2 Press the [7

The panel settings that match the Style under selection is searched according to the record group of the
Music Finder. The list of the search results is shown on the “SEARCH 2” display of the Music Finder.

CAUTION

When the result of searching the record in the “SEARCH 2” display has already been shown, the searched result is
lost.

3 Press the [2

Sorting the records

Press the [F] (SORT BY) button to sort the records.

• MUSIC .................. The record is sorted by song title.

• STYLE .................... The record is sorted by Style name.

• BEAT .....................The record is sorted by beat.

• TEMPO ................. The record is sorted by tempo.

Changing the order of the records

Press the [G] (SORT ORDER) button to change the order of the records (ascending or descending).

ππ

ππ

] (REPERTOIRE) button.

††

ππππ††

]–[3

††

ππππ††

] buttons to select the desired panel settings.

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Singing Along with Song Playback (Karaoke) or Your Own Performance

Connect a microphone to the instrument and sing along with Song playback (Karaoke) or your own perfor­mance.
The lyrics can be displayed when the Song contains lyric data. Sing with the microphone as you read the lyr­ics shown in the display. Lyrics can also be displayed with the music score, letting you play and sing while fol­lowing along with the notation and lyrics.

Quick Guide

Connecting a Microphone

1 Make sure you have a conventional dynamic microphone.

2 Set the [INPUT VOLUME] knob on the bottom panel of the instrument to the minimum

position.

3 Connect the microphone to the [MIC./LINE IN] jack.

n Always set the INPUT VOLUME to minimum when nothing is con-

nected to the [MIC/LINE IN] jack. Since the [MIC/LINE IN] jack is
highly sensitive, it may pick up and produce noise when nothing is
connected.

INPUT

VOLUME

MIN MAX

MIC.

LINE IN

MIC. LINE PHONES

2, 5

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4 Set the [MIC. LINE] switch to “MIC.”

5 (For microphones having a power source, turn on the power first.) Adjust the [INPUT

VOLUME] knob while singing into the microphone.

Adjust the controls while checking the SIGNAL and OVER lamps. The SIGNAL
lamp lights to indicate that an audio signal is being received. Make sure to
adjust the INPUT VOLUME so that this lamp is light. The OVER lamp lights
when the input level is too high. Make sure to adjust the INPUT VOLUME so
that this lamp does not light.

Disconnecting the microphone

1

Set the [INPUT VOLUME] knob on the bottom panel of the instrument to the minimum position.

2 Disconnect the microphone from the [MIC./LINE IN] jack.

n Set the [INPUT VOLUME] knob to the minimum position before turning off the power.

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Singing with the Lyrics Display

Try singing while playing back a Song containing lyric data

1 Select a Song (page 35).

2 Press the [LYRICS/TEXT] button to display the lyrics.

†

When the Text display appears, press the [1

] (LYRICS) button to display the lyrics.

3 Press the SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] button to start playback.

Sing while following along with the lyrics on the display. The color of the lyrics changes as the Song plays.

4 Press the SONG [STOP] button to stop playback.

• When the lyrics are unreadable

n

You may need to change the Lyrics Language setting to “International” or “Japanese” in the Song Setting display ([FUNCTION] → [B]
SONG SETTING), if the lyrics shown are garbled or unreadable. This setting can be memorized as part of the Song data (page 162).

• Changing the Lyrics Background Picture

You can change the background picture of the Lyrics display. Press the [7π†]/[8π†] (BACKGROUND) button in the Lyrics dis­play to call up the Lyrics picture selection display for the available picture files and select the desired one. Press the [EXIT] button
to return to the previous display.
The lyrics background picture can be saved to the Song (page 162).

• Changing the lyrics

You can change the lyrics as desired (page 166).

Displaying Text

This feature lets you show text files (created on a computer) in the display of the instrument, enabling various
useful possibilities, such as the showing of lyrics, chord names, and text notes.

1 Connect the USB storage device containing the text file to [USB TO DEVICE] terminal.
2 Press the [LYRICS/TEXT] button to display the text.

When the lyrics are displayed, press the [1

†

] (TEXT) button to display the text.

Quick Guide

3 Press the [5
4 Press the TAB [

π†

]/[6

π†

] (TEXT FILE) buttons to call up the Text selection display.

√][®

] buttons to select the desired TAB.

5 Double-click one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select a text file.

If the text is long, use the TAB [

n An optional foot pedal can also be used to turn pages (page 191).

The following additional settings are available in the TEXT display:

LYRICS ..........................................Switches the screen to the Lyrics display.

CLEAR...........................................Clears the text from the display (the text data itself is not erased).

FIXED 16-PROPORTIONAL 28.....Determines the text type (fixed or proportional) and font size.

TEXT FILE......................................Opens the Text selection display.

BACK GROUND...........................Allows changing of the background picture of the text display, as in the Lyrics

•The text file, which is copied in the USER tab can be showed.

n

• Line feed (or “carriage return”) is not automatically performed in the instrument. If a sentence is not displayed in its
entirety because of limitations in the screen space, execute the line feed on your computer.

•When the background color is specified in the song data, the BACKGROUND setting cannot be changed.

√][®

] buttons to select other pages.

display described above. The background setting is common for both the Lyr­ics display and Text display.

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RGB OUT

computer monitor

TV monitor

Displaying the lyrics/text on an external TV, video, or computer monitor

The lyrics/text indicated on the display can also be output via the VIDEO OUT/RGB OUT terminal.

1 Use an appropriate video cable to connect the [VIDEO OUT]/[RGB OUT]

2 Set the external television, video, or computer monitor signal (NTSC,

Quick Guide

Convenient Functions for Karaoke

connector of the instrument to the video input connector on the TV/com­puter monitor.

PAL, or RGB) used by your video equipment, if necessary.

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → TAB [

2

Press the [1π†] button to select the external television, video, or com­puter monitor signal.

√][®

] SCREEN OUT

Adjusting the tempo ➤ page 31

Transpose ➤ See below.

Applying Effects to Your Voice ➤ See below.

Adding Harmony Vocals to Your Voice ➤ page 57

Practicing Singing with Proper Pitch (Vocal CueTIME) ➤ page 142

Transpose

You can use this to adjust the key of the Song if it is too high or low.

•Transposing the Song key up................ Press the TRANSPOSE [+] button.

•Transposing the Song key down........... Press the TRANSPOSE [–] button.

• Resetting the transposition ................... Press the TRANSPOSE [+][–] buttons simultaneously.

Applying Effects to Your Voice

You can also apply various effects to your voice.

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1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [G] MIC SETTING/VOCAL HARMONY

2 Press the [4

n Selecting an effect type

You can select the effect type in the Mixing Console (page 92).

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††

ππππ††

]/[5

††

ππππ††

] buttons to turn the effect on.

Adding Harmony Vocals to Your Voice

You can also automatically apply various harmony vocals to your voice.

1 Select a Song which contains chord data (page 35).

If the Song contains this data, the current chord name will be displayed in the Main display during Song
playback, letting you easily check whether the Song contains chord data or not.

2 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [G] MIC SETTING/VOCAL HARMONY

3 Press the [6

††

ππππ††

]/[7

††

ππππ††

] buttons to turn the harmony vocals (Vocal Harmony) on.

3

4 Press the [H] button to call up the Vocal Harmony selection display.

Quick Guide

4

5 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select a Vocal Harmony type.

For details on the Vocal Harmony types, refer to the separate Data List.

6 Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn on Auto Accompaniment.

7 Press the SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] button and sing into the microphone.

The harmony is applied to your voice according to the chord data.

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Adjusting the microphone and Song volume (page 40)

You can adjust the volume balance between the Song playback and the microphone.

1 Call up the Main display.

n The Balance display is indicated at the bottom of the Main display.

2 To adjust the microphone volume, press the [4

Convenient Functions for Singing Along with Your Own Performance

Changing the Key (Transpose) ➤ See below.

Quick Guide

Displaying the Music Score on the Instrument and the Lyrics and Text on external monitor ➤ page 59

Making Announcements Between Songs ➤ page 59

Controlling Playback Timing by Your Voice (Karao-Key) ➤ page 142

[DIRECT ACCESS] → [EXIT]

If the Balance display is not indicated, press the [EXIT] button.

π†

To adjust the Song volume, press the [1

π†

] button.

] button.

Changing the Key (Transpose)

You can match both the Song and your keyboard performance to a certain key. For example, the Song data is in F, but
you feel most comfortable singing in D, and you are accustomed to playing the keyboard part in C. To match up the
keys, set the Master Transpose to “0,” the Keyboard Transpose to “2,” and the Song Transpose to “-3.” This brings the
keyboard part up and the song data down to your desired singing key.

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [D] CONTROLLER → TAB [

2 Press the [4

The following types are available. Select the one most suited to your purpose.

●KEYBOARD

Transpose pitch of the keyboard played Voices and Style playback (controlled by what you play in the chord
section of the keyboard).

●SONG

Transposes the pitch of Song playback.

●MASTER

Transpose the overall pitch of the instrument.

††

ππππ††

]/[5

††

ππππ††

] button to select the desired transpose type.

®

] KEYBOARD/PANEL → [B] TRANSPOSE ASSIGN

3 Press the TRANSPOSE [–]/[+] button to transpose.

You can set the value in semitone steps.
To reset the transpose value, press the [+][–] buttons simultaneously.

4 Press the [EXIT] button to close the TRANSPOSE display.

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Displaying the Music Score on the Instrument and the Lyrics
and Text on external monitor

This convenient sing-along function lets you have the music score shown on the display of the instrument (for your
playing purposes), while only the lyrics are shown on an external monitor (page 56) so your audience can sing along.

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → TAB [

2 Press the [3

ππ

ππ

]/[4

ππ

ππ

] button to select LYRICS.

√][®

] SCREEN OUT

Making Announcements Between Songs

This function is ideal for making announcements between your singing performances. When singing a song, several
effects are usually assigned to the MIC Setup. When speaking to your audience, however, these effects may sound dis­turbing or unnatural. Whenever the TALK function is turned on, effects are automatically turned off.

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [G] MIC SETTING/VOCAL HARMONY

2 Press the [2

n Talk settings can be customized as well, allowing you to add any desired effects to your voice as you speak to your audi-

ence (page 174).

ππ

ππ

]/[3

ππ

ππ

] (TALK) button to turn the function on.

Quick Guide

2

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Recording Your Performance as Audio (USB Audio Recorder)

Here you’ll learn how to record your performance as audio data to a USB flash memory. For example, by connecting a
guitar, microphone or other device to the instrument, you can record an ensemble performance of guitar and keyboard
together or record yourself singing along with Song playback. The performance data is saved as a WAV file of conven­tional CD quality (44.1 kHz/16 bit). Since it is possible to play back the file on computer, a listener doesn’t need to
have the particular instrument in order to hear the performance. This makes it possible to easily share your perfor-

Quick Guide

mances and recordings with your friends via e-mail, record your own CDs, or upload the recordings to websites for
many others to enjoy as well.

Recording methods on the instrument include MIDI recording as well as audio recording. For details about the differ­ence between audio and MIDI recording, see page 196. For specific instructions on MIDI recording, refer to page 200.

n

•When recording with the USB Audio Recorder function, make sure to use an appropriate USB flash memory device.

• In order to record your own original CD, you’ll need a CD-R drive (or compatible device). Refer to the manual that came with your
specific computer for details.

•When you attach a recorded file in an e-mail message, make sure the file size is small enough to be sent.

The following sounds can be recorded.

• Internal tone generator of the instrument.
Keyboard parts (Right 1, Right 2, Left), Song parts, Style parts

• Input from a microphone, guitar or other instrument (via the [MIC./LINE IN] jack).

• Input from another audio device, such as a CD player, MP3 player or the like (via the [MIC./LINE IN] jack).

n Songs protected by copyright, such as preset songs, and the metronome sound cannot be recorded.

Moreover, the effect of iAFC (page 82) is not reflected in the recording.

The recorded data using this function is saved as:

• Stereo WAV data

• 44.1 kHz sample rate/16 bit resolution

Recording Your Performance as Audio

Now, try recording a performance of your singing along with Song playback with a connected microphone. The maxi­mum amount of recording time is 80 minutes, though this may differ depending on the capacity of the particular USB
flash memory.

1 Set the desired Voice, etc. which you want to use for your performance, and connect

a microphone. (For information on setting the Voice, see page 28; for connecting a
microphone, see page 54.)

Here, you’ll also see by example how to sing along with accompaniment/Style playback. To set the Style, go
on to step 6 (page 46).

2 Connect the USB flash memory to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal.

n

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•To record your performance by USB Audio Recorder, use the compatible USB flash memory. When the USB flash
memory is not compatible, it is not likely to be able to record/playback normally.

• Before using a USB flash memory, be sure to read “Handling the USB Storage Device (USB Flash Memory/Floppy
Disk, etc)” on page 22.

3 Press the [USB] button.

3

4

4 Press the [E] (USB AUDIO RECORDER) button to call up the recording display

(USB AUDIO RECORDER display).

5 If necessary, press the [E] (PROPERTY) button to call up the Property display, then

check the information of the USB flash memory.

Quick Guide

5 6, 7

8

The following information is indicated on the PROPERTY display.

• DRIVE NAME ...................................... Number of the USB storage device (USB 1, USB 2, etc.)

• ALL SIZE .............................................. Size of USB storage device

• FREE AREA........................................... Available recording space on the USB storage device

• POSSIBLE TIME.................................... Available time for recording

Press the [F] (OK)/[EXIT] button to close the PROPERTY display.

n The USB storage device of “USB1” is selected as the recording destination when multiple USB storage devices are connected. If a

floppy disk drive is assigned to “USB1,” “USB1” will be skipped. To check the number of the USB storage device (USB1 and USB2,
etc.), press the [A]/[B]/[F] button on the display of step 4, and change the tab. Press the [EXIT] button to return to the previous display.

6 Start recording by pressing the [J] (REC) button, then start your performance.

When recording begins, the “RECORDING” indication on the display changes to red, and the elapsed
recording time is displayed.

CAUTION

Avoid frequently connecting/disconnecting the USB flash memory, or turning the power on/off too often. Doing so
may corrupt the USB flash memory data or the recording data.

7 Stop recording by pressing the [J] (STOP) button.

The file name is automatically named (and is always given a new, unique name), and a message indicating
the file name is displayed.

n The recording operation continues, even if you close the Recording display by pushing the [EXIT] button. To stop the

recording, press the [J] (STOP) button on the Recording display.

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Playing Back the Recorded Performance

Play back the recorded performance.

1 Call up the USB AUDIO RECORDER display.

[USB] → [E] (USB AUDIO RECORDER).

Quick Guide

2

Press the [7
saved to the connected USB flash memory.

The file recorded is selected in step 1-7 (page 60). For information about the operation method to change the
name of the displayed file or to delete a file, see the section “File/Folder Operations in the File Selection Dis­play” on page 68. However, the operation that copies/moves file/folder to the User tab cannot be done here.

††

ππππ††

]/[8

††

ππππ††

] (AUDITION) button to display the audio files (WAV data)

3 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons corresponding to the file you want to listen to, then

press the [8

The song is played back from the beginning, and the display indicates the auditioning process. This display
closes automatically when auditioning is stopped. Press the [G] (CANCEL) or [EXIT] button to stop audition­ing.

CAUTION

Avoid frequently connecting/disconnecting the USB flash memory, or turning the power on/off too often. Doing so
may corrupt the USB flash memory data or the auditioning data.

n Audio recording is processed internally so that playback volume will be appropriate when played on a computer. There-

fore, the playback sound might be distorted if you record at too high a volume. In this case, lower and adjust the volume
of each part with Volume Balance display (page 40) and the Mixing Console (page 88), etc., and try recording again.

††

††

] (AUDITION) button.

4 Press the [EXIT] button to return to the USB AUDIO RECORDER display shown in step 4

of “Recording Your Performance as Audio” above.

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The language selected here is
also used for various “Mes­sages” shown during operations.

Selecting Message Language

You can select the desired language of the display messages.

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → TAB[√][®] OWNER

2 Use [4

††

ππππ††

]/[5

††

ππππ††

] (LANGUAGE) buttons to select the language.

3 Press the [EXIT] button to return to the previous display.

3

2

Basic Operation

The Messages Shown in the Display

A message (information or confirmation dialog) sometimes appears on the screen
to facilitate operation. When the message appears, simply press the appropriate
button.

In this example, press the [F] (YES) button
to start formatting the MEDIA (USB storage
device such as USB flash memory/floppy
disk, etc).

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Instant Selection of the Displays—Direct Access

Instant Selection of the Displays—
Direct Access

With the convenient Direct Access function, you can instantly call up the desired
display—with just a single additional button press.

1 Press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button.

A message appears in the display prompting you to press the appropriate
button.

2 Press the button corresponding to the desired setting display to

instantly call up that display.

Refer to the separate Data List for a list of the displays that can be called up
with the Direct Access function.

Example of calling up the Guide function display

Press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button, then press the [GUIDE] button.

1

2

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Returning to the Main display

You can conveniently return to the Main display from any other display by
simply pressing the [DIRECT ACCESS] button, then the [EXIT] button.

Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display)

Returning to the Main display

Here’s a convenient way to
return to the Main display from
any other display: Simply press
the [DIRECT ACCESS] button,
then the [EXIT] button.

When you select the RIGHT 1
part, √ appears at the right of
the Voice name.

When you select the RIGHT 2
part, √ appears at the right of
the Voice name.

When you select the LEFT part,

®

appears at the left of the Voice

name.

Basic Displays (Main Display and File
Selection Display)

There are two basic display types – Main and Selection. Here are explanations of
each display segment and its basic operation.

Main Display

The Main display shows the current basic settings of the instrument such as the cur­rently selected Voice and Style, allowing you to see them at a single glance. The
Main display is the one you’ll usually see when you play the keyboard.

78 !)

1

9

Basic Operation

1 Voice name

• RIGHT 1 (indicated at the right edge):
Voice name currently selected for the RIGHT 1 part (page 79).

• RIGHT 2 (indicated at the right edge):
Voice name currently selected for the RIGHT 2 part (page 79).

• LEFT (indicated at the right edge):
Voice name currently selected for the LEFT part (page 79).

When the Left Hold function is ON, an “H” indication appears (page 86). Pressing one of
the [A]–[C] and [F]–[H] buttons calls up the Voice Selection display for each part (page 32).

2 Style name and related information

Displays the currently selected Style name, time signature and tempo. Pressing the [D]
button calls up the Style Selection display (page 45).

3 Current chord name

If the [ACMP ON/OFF] button is set to On, the chord specified in the chord section of the
keyboard will be displayed.

4 Song name and related information

Displays the currently selected Song name, time signature and tempo.
If the Song contains the chord data, the current chord name will be displayed in the “CHORD”
segment (see 3 above). Pressing the [I] button calls up the Song Selection display (page 35).

5 Registration Memory Bank name

Displays the currently selected Registration Memory Bank name.
Pressing the [J] button calls up the Registration Memory Bank Selection display (page 132).
When the Freeze function is ON, an “F” indication appears (page 133).

6 Volume Balance

Displays the volume balance among the parts.
Adjust the volume balance among the parts by using the [1

7 Transpose

Displays the amount of transposition in semitone units (page 56).

8 Tempo

Displays the current tempo of the Song or Style.

9 BAR (current position of the Song or Style)

Displays the current position of the Song or bar and beat number from playback start of the Style.

) Recording status of USB Audio recorder

While recording, a “REC” indication appears.

! Registration Sequence

Appears when the Registration Sequence is active (page 134).

]–[8

4

5

6

π†

] buttons.

2

3

π†

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Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display)

File Selection Display Configuration and Basic Operation

The File Selection display appears when you press one of the buttons shown below. From here you can select
Voices, Styles, and other data.

VOICE category selection buttons

SONG SELECT button

STYLE category
selection buttons

REGIST BANK
selection buttons

File Selection Display Configuration

• Location (drive) of data

Preset

Location where pre-programmed
(preset) data is stored.

User

Location where recorded or
edited data is saved.

USB

Location where data on USB storage device
(USB flash memory/floppy disk, etc) is saved.

Hereafter in this manual, any USB storage device such as USB flash memory/floppy disk, etc. will be referred to as “USB storage device.”

• Data files and folders

The data, both pre-programmed and your own original, are saved as “files.”
You can drop files into a folder.

Folder

Folder
Icon

File

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Select the file to which the
data is saved.

You can also select the specified
file to which the data is to be
saved by pressing the [USB]/
[USER] buttons.
[USB]/[USER] → [A] SONG/[B]
STYLE/[F] VOICE → [A]–[J]

File Selection Display Basic Operation

1

3

3

4

1 Select the tab containing the desired file by using the TAB [

buttons.

2 Select the page containing the desired file by using the [1

buttons ([1
and Style).

3 Select the file. There are two ways to do so.

• Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons.

• Select the file by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial, then press the [ENTER]
button to execute.

4 Press the [EXIT] button to return to the previous display.

Closing the current folder and calling up the next highest level
folder

To close the current folder and call up the next highest level folder, press
the [8π] (UP) button.

Example of the PRESET Voice Selection display

The PRESET Voice files are categorized and contained in appropriate folders.

2

ππ

ππ

]–[5

ππ

ππ

] buttons for Voice, [1

3

√][®

ππ

ππ

]–[7

ππ

]–[6

ππ

ππ

] buttons for Song

ππ

This display shows the Voice files
in a folder.

ππ

ππ

Basic Operation

]

]

The next highest level—in this case,
folder—is shown. Each folder shown in
this display contains appropriately cat­egorized Voices.

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Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display)

File/Folder Operations in the File Selection Display

•Saving Files ............................................................................................. page 69

• Copying Files/Folders (Copy & Paste).......................................................page 70

•Moving Files (Cut & Paste).......................................................................page 71

• Deleting Files/Folders .............................................................................. page 71

• Renaming Files/Folders............................................................................page 72

• Selecting Custom Icons for Files (shown at the left of file name)..............page 72

• Creating a New Folder ............................................................................page 72

• Entering characters.................................................................................. page 73

Formatting USB storage media

When a USB storage device is connected or media is inserted, a message
may appear prompting you to format the device/media. If so, execute the
format operation.

CAUTION

The format operation deletes any previously existing data. Make sure that the media
you are formatting does not contain important data. Proceed with caution, espe­cially when connecting multiple USB storage medias.

The indications USB 1, USB 2,
etc. will be displayed depending
on the number of the connected
devices.

1 Insert a USB storage device for formatting into the [USB TO

DEVICE].

2 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → TAB[√][®]MEDIA

3 Press the [A]/[B] button to select the “USB” Tabs (USB1/USB2) con-

nected to the devices in step 1.

4 Press the [H] button to format the media.

3

4

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Internal memory (User tab
displays) capacity

The internal memory capacity of
the instrument is about 3.2MB.
This capacity applies to all file
types, including Voice, Style,
Song, and Registration data files.

Saving Files

This operation lets you save your original data (such as Songs and Voices you’ve
created) to a file.

1 After you’ve created a Song or Voice in the relevant SONG CREATOR

or VOICE SET display, press the [SAVE] display button.

The File Selection display for the corresponding data appears. Keep in mind
that the Save operation is executed from the File Selection display.

Basic Operation

2 Select the appropriate tab (USER/USB) to which you want to save the

data by using the TAB [√][®] buttons.

3 Press the [6

4 Enter the file name (page 73).
5 Press the [8

If you want to cancel the Save operation, press the [8†] (CANCEL) button.
The saved file will be automatically located at the appropriate position
among the files in alphabetical order.

††

††

] (SAVE) button to call up the file naming display.

ππ

ππ

] (OK) button to save the file.

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Restrictions for protected Songs

Commercially available song data may be copy protected to prevent illegal
copying or accidental erasure. They are marked by the indications at the
upper left side of the file names. The indications and relevant restrictions
are detailed below.

Basic Operation

Prot. 1 Indicates Preset Songs saved to the User tab display, Disk Orchestra

Collection (DOC) Songs, and Disklavier Piano Soft Songs. These
cannot be copied/moved/saved to USB storage device.

Prot. 2 Orig Indicates Yamaha-protection-formatted Songs. These cannot be

copied. These can be moved/saved only to the USER tab display
and USB storage device.

Prot. 2 Edit Indicates edited “Prot. 2 Orig” Songs. Make sure to save these to

the same folder containing the corresponding “Prot. 2 Orig” Song.
These cannot be copied. These can be moved/saved only to the
USER tab display and USB storage device.

Note for “Prot. 2 Orig” and “Prot. 2 Edit” Song file operation

Make sure to save the “Prot. 2 Edit” Song to the same folder containing its
original “Prot. 2 Orig” Song. Otherwise the “Prot. 2 Edit” Song cannot be
played back. Also, if you move a “Prot. 2 Edit” Song, be sure to move its
original “Prot. 2 Orig” Song to the same location (folder) at the same time.

Copying Files/Folders (Copy & Paste)

This operation lets you copy a file/folder and paste it to another location (folder).

1 Call up the display containing the file/folder you want to copy.
2 Press the [3

The pop-up window for the Copy operation appears at the bottom of the dis­play.

††

††

] (COPY) button to copy the file/folder.

3 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons corresponding to the desired file/

folder.

To cancel the selection, press the same [A]–[J] button again.

■ Selecting all files/folders

Press the [6†] (ALL) button to select all files/folders indicated on the cur­rent display including the other pages.
To cancel the selection, press the [6†] (ALL OFF) button again.

4 Press the [7

To cancel the Copy operation, press the [8†] (CANCEL) button.

†

] (OK) button to confirm the file/folder selection.

5 Select the destination tab (USER/USB) to paste the file/folder, by

using the TAB [√][®] buttons.

††

6 Press the [4

The folder/file copied and pasted appears on the display at the appropriate
position among the files in alphabetical order.

††

] (PASTE) button to paste the file/folder.

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Deleting all data in a USB
storage device at once

Formatting a USB storage device
completely erases all data on the
USB storage device (page 68).

Moving Files (Cut & Paste)

This operation lets you cut a file and paste it to another location (folder).

1 Call up the display containing the file you want to move.
2 Press the [2

The pop-up window for the Cut operation appears at the bottom of the dis­play.

††

††

] (CUT) button to cut the file.

3 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons corresponding to the desired file.

To cancel the selection, press the same [A]–[J] button again.

■ Selecting all files

Press the [6†] (ALL) button to select all files indicated on the current dis­play including the other pages.
To cancel the selection, press the [6†] (ALL OFF) button again.

4 Press the [7

To cancel the Cut operation, press the [8†] (CANCEL) button.

††

††

] (OK) button to confirm the file selection.

5 Select the destination tab (USER/USB) to which the file is to be

pasted, by using the TAB [√][®] buttons.

6 Press the [4

The file moved and pasted appears on the display at the appropriate position
among the files in alphabetical order.

††

††

] (PASTE) button to paste the file.

Basic Operation

Deleting Files/Folders

This operation lets you delete a file/folder.

1 Call up the display containing the file/folder you want to delete.
2 Press the [5

The pop-up window for the Delete operation appears at the bottom of the
display.

3 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons corresponding to the desired file/

folder.

To cancel the selection, press the same [A]–[J] button again.

■ Selecting all files/folders

Press the [6†] (ALL) button to select all files/folders indicated on the cur­rent display including the other pages.
To cancel the selection, press the [6

4 Press the [7

To cancel the Delete operation, press the [8†] (CANCEL) button.

5 Follow the on-display instructions.

YES ........................Delete the file/folder

YES ALL .................Delete all selected files/folders

NO ........................Leave the file/folder as is without deleting

CANCEL ................Cancel the Delete operation

††

††

] (DELETE) button.

†

] (ALL OFF) button again.

†

] (OK) button to confirm the file/folder selection.

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Renaming Files/Folders

This operation lets you rename files/folders.

1 Call up the display containing the file/folder you want to rename.

Basic Operation

2 Press the [1

The pop-up window for the Rename operation appears at the bottom of the
display.

3

Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons corresponding to the desired file/folder.

4 Press the [7

To cancel the Rename operation, press the [8

††

††

] (NAME) button.

††

††

] (OK) button to confirm the file/folder selection.

††

††

] (CANCEL) button.

5 Input the name (characters) of the selected file or folder (page 73).

The renamed folder/file appears on the display at the appropriate position
among the files in alphabetical order.

6 Press the [8

Selecting Custom Icons for Files (Shown at the
Left of File Name)

You can select custom icons for files (shown at the left of file name).

1–4

Operations are the same as the above “Renaming Files/Folders” section.

ππ

ππ

] (OK) button to actually enter the new name.

A new folder cannot be made in
the PRESET tab.

Folder directories for the
USER tab display

In the USER tab display, folder
directories can contain up to
four levels. The maximum total
number of files and folders
which can be stored is 2550, but
this may differ depending on the
length of the file names. The
maximum number of files/folders
which can be stored in a folder
in the USER tab is 250.

5 Press the [1
6

Select the icon by using the [A]–[J] buttons or [3

The ICON display includes several pages. Press the TAB [®] button to select
different pages.
To cancel the operation, press the [8

7 Press the [8
8 Press the [8

††

††

] (ICON) button to call up the ICON display.

††

ππππ††

]–[5

†

] (CANCEL) button.

ππ

ππ

] (OK) button to apply the selected icon.

ππ

ππ

] (OK) button to actually enter the new name.

††

ππππ††

] buttons.

Creating a New Folder

This operation lets you create new folders. Folders can be created, named and
organized as desired, making it easier to find and select your original data.

1 Call up the page of the File Selection display for which you wish to

create a new folder.

2 Press the [7

new folder.

††

††

] (FOLDER) button to call up the naming display for a

3 Input the name of the new folder (page 73).

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Depending on the display for
character entry you are working
in, some types of characters can­not be entered.

Even if you select Japanese as the
Language, when you enter the
characters in the lyrics editing
display (page 166), the Internet
Setting display (page 183), or
website, the type of characters
“CASE”/“case” may be entered.

The following half-size marks
cannot be entered for a file/
folder name.
\ / : * ? " < > |

Entering password or WEP key of
wireless LAN connection in the
website, those characters are
converted to “*“.

In the case of characters which
are not accompanied by special
character marks (with the excep­tion of kanakan and half-size
katakana), you can call up the
mark list by pressing the [6

†

]
button after selecting a charac­ter (before actual entry of a char­acter).

Entering Characters

The instructions that follow show you how to enter characters in naming your files/
folders and when entering the Keyword for Music Finder function/website. The
method is much the same as entering names and numbers to a conventional
mobile phone. Entering characters should be done in the display shown below.

1 Change the type of character by pressing the [1

• If you select a language other than Japanese as the Language
(page 63), the following different types of characters are available:

CASE......................Alphabet (capital letters, half size), numbers (half

case .......................Alphabet (lowercase letters, half size), numbers (half

• If you select Japanese as the Language (page 63), the following
different types of characters and sizes can be entered:

A B C.....................Alphabet (capital and small letters, full size), num-

ABC.......................Alphabet (capital and small letters, half size), num-

2 Use the [DATA ENTRY] dial to move the cursor to the desired position.
3 Press the [2

character you wish to enter.

For details on entering characters, refer to the following section, below
instruction step 4.

ππ

] button.

ππ

size), marks (half size)

size), marks (half size)

(kana-kan) ...Hiragana and Kanji, marks (full size)

(kana) ............Katakana (normal size), marks (full size)

(kana) ..............Katakana (half size), marks (half size)

bers (full size), marks (full size)

bers (half size), marks (half size)

††

ππππ††

]–[6

††

ππππ††

] and [7

ππ

ππ

] buttons, corresponding to the

Basic Operation

4 Press the [8

return to the previous display.

Entering letters, numerals and symbols can be done by moving the cursor or
pressing one of the character entry buttons. Alternately, you can wait for a
short time and the characters will be entered automatically.

• Deleting characters

Move the cursor to the character you wish to delete by using the [DATA
ENTRY] dial, and press the [7
ters on the line at once, press and hold the [7†] (DELETE) button.

• Entering special character marks (Japanese “ ” and “ ”)

Select a character to which a character mark is to be added and press
the [6†] button before actual entry of the character.

• Entering marks

1 After actually entering a character by moving the cursor, press the

2 Use the [DATA ENTRY] dial to move the cursor to the desired mark,

Several different characters are assigned to each button, and the
characters change each time you press the button.

ππ

ππ

] (OK) button to actually enter the new name and

†

] (DELETE) button. To delete all charac-

[6†] button to call up the mark list.

then press the [8π] (OK) button.

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Basic Operation

Th

Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings

• Inserting a Character

1 Move the cursor to the desired position.

2 Press the [2

3 Press the [8π] (OK) button to enter characters.

• Entering a Space

1 Move the cursor to the desired position.

2 Press [6†] button to call up the mark list.
3 Make sure the cursor is at the beginning space (blank) of the mark list,

• Entering numbers

First, select one of the following: “A B C” (full-size alphabet), “ABC”
”CASE“ (half-size capital alphabet) and “case” (half-size lowercase
alphabet). Then, press and hold down the appropriate button, [2
[5
the desired number is selected.

• Converting into Kanji (Japanese language)

When the entered “hiragana” characters are shown in reverse display
(highlighted), press the [1π]/[ENTER] button one or several times to
convert the characters into the appropriate kanji. To actually enter the
change, press the [1†]/[8π] (OK) button or enter the next character.

Use the same operation as in “Deleting Characters” above.

π†

]–[6

π†

], [7π] buttons to enter numbers and sym-

bols.

Use the same operation as in “Deleting Characters” above.

and press the [8π] (OK) button.

π†

], [6π] and [7π] button, for a while, or press it repeatedly until

π†

]–

When the entered “hiragana” characters are shown in reverse
display (highlighted):

• Re-converting the characters into other kanji

Press the [1π]/[ENTER] button.

• Changing the reversed area

Use the [DATA ENTRY] dial.

• Changing the converted kanji back to “hiragana”

Press the [7†] (DELETE) button.

• Clearing the reversed area at once

Press the [8†] (CANCEL) button.

• Entering the “hiragana” itself (without converting it)

Press the [8π] (OK) button.

• Canceling the character-entering operation

Press the [8†] (CANCEL) button.

Restoring the Factory-programmed
Settings

e operation of restoring the
factory-programmed settings
does not affect the Internet Set­tings. To reset the Internet Set­tings, refer to page 187.

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Restoring the Factory-programmed System

While holding the C7 key (right-most key on the keyboard), turn the [POWER] but­ton ON.
This operation has the same result as and is a shortcut for the System Setup restore
operation explained in step 2 of the following section.

Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings

CAUTION

This operation deletes all your
original data for the respec­tive item (MIDI SETUP, USER
EFFECT, MUSIC FINDER, and
FILES&FOLDERS).

Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings Independently by Item

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → TAB[®]SYSTEM RESET

2 Select items by pressing the [1

SYSTEM SETUP Restores the System Setup parameters to the original factory resettings.

MIDI SETUP Restores the MIDI settings including the MIDI templates on the User tab

USER EFFECT Restores the User Effect settings including the user effect types, user master

MUSIC FINDER

FILES&FOLDERS Deletes all files and folders stored in the User tab display.

REGIST Temporarily deletes the current Registration Memory settings of the

Refer to the separate Data List booklet for details about which parameters
belong to the System Setup.

display to the original factory status.

EQ types, user master compressor types, and user vocal harmony types cre­ated via the Mixing Console display to the original factory resettings.

Restores the Music Finder data (all records) to the original factory resettings.

selected Bank. The same can be done also by turning the [POWER] button
ON while holding the B6 key (right-most B key on the keyboard).

††

ππππ††

]–[3

††

ππππ††

] buttons.

Basic Operation

3 Checkmark the box of the item to be reset to the factory pro-

grammed settings by pressing the [4

4 Press the [D] button to execute the Factory Reset operation for all

checkmarked items.

Saving and Recalling Your Original Settings as a Single File

For the items below, you can save your Original Settings as a Single File for future recall.

1 Make all desired settings on the instrument.
2 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → TAB[®]SYSTEM RESET

4

2

3

ππ

ππ

] button.

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Data Backup

3 Press one of the [F]–[I] buttons to call up the relevant display for sav-

ing your data.

Basic Operation

SYSTEM SETUP

MIDI SETUP The MIDI settings including the MIDI templates on the User tab display are

USER EFFECT The User Effect settings including the user effect types, user master EQ types,

MUSIC FINDER

Parameters set on the various displays such as the [FUNCTION] → UTILITY and
microphone setting display are handled as a single System Setup file. Refer to the sep­arate Data List booklet for details on which parameters belong to the System Setup.

handled as a single file.

user master compressor types, and user vocal harmony types created via the
Mixing Console displays are managed as a single file.

All the preset and created records of the Music Finder are handled as a single file.

4 Select one of the tabs (other than the PRESET) by pressing the TAB

[√][®] buttons.

Note that the file in the PRESET tab display is the file of factory-programmed
settings. If you select it, the factory-programmed settings for the respective
item will be restored. (This is the same results as on page 75 “Restoring the
Factory-programmed Settings Independently by Item”.)

5 Save your file (page 69).
6 To recall your file, select the tab and page to which you’ve saved the

file (same tab and page as specified in step 4), and press the corre­sponding [A]–[J] button.

Data Backup

For maximum data security Yamaha recommends that you copy or save your
important data to a USB storage device. This provides a convenient backup if the
internal memory is damaged.

Data that can be saved

1 Song*, Style, Registration Memory Bank and Voice

2 Music Finder Record, Effect**, MIDI Template and System File

* Protected Songs (those with a “Prot.1/Prot.2” indication at the upper left of the file name)

cannot be saved.
However, Songs with a “Prot.2” indication can be moved (cut-and-paste operation)
to a USB flash memory.

**Effect data includes the following:

- Edited or saved data in the Mixing Console “EFFECT/EQ/CMP.”

- Edited or saved data of the Vocal Harmony type.

3 All data listed in 1 and 2 above, as well as the Internet settings.

The backup procedure is different for the data types in 1, 2, and 3 above.

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Data Backup

Backup procedure

1 Song, Style, Registration Memory Bank

and Voice Data

1 Insert/connect the backup USB storage

device (destination).

2 Call up the display containing the desired

file to be copied.

Song:

Press the [SONG SELECT] button.

Style:

Press the STYLE category selection buttons.

Registration Memory Bank:

Press simultaneously REGISTRATION MEM­ORY [REGIST BANK] buttons [+][–] .

Voice:

Press one of the VOICE category selection but­tons.

3 Select the USER tab by using the TAB

[√][®] buttons.

4 Press the [3

file/folder.

The pop-up window for the Copy operation
appears at the bottom of the display.

5 Press the [6

files/folders indicated on the current dis­play and all other pages.

To cancel the selection, press the [6†] (ALL
OFF) button again.

6 Press the [7

file/folder selection.

To cancel the Copy operation, press the [8†]
(CANCEL) button.

††

††

] (COPY) button to copy the

††

††

] (ALL) button to select all

††

††

] (OK) button to confirm the

2 Music Finder Record, Effect, MIDI Tem-

plate and System Data

1 Insert/connect the backup USB storage

device (destination).

2 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → TAB [√][®]
SYSTEM RESET

3 Press one of the [F]–[I] buttons to call up

the relevant display for saving your data.

4 Select the appropriate USB tab to which

you want to save the data by using the
TAB [√][®] buttons.

5 Save your data (page 69).

3 All data listed in 1 and 2 above

1 Insert/connect the backup USB storage

device (destination).

2 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → TAB [√][®]
OWNER

3 Press the [D] (BACKUP) button to save the

data to the USB storage device.

To restore the data, press the [E] (RESTORE)
button in step 3 above.

• It takes a few minutes to complete the backup/restore

n

Move the Protected Songs which are saved to the USER dis­play before restoring. If the songs are not moved, the opera­tion deletes the data.

operation.

• Backup data which has not been created on the CVP­409/407 cannot be restored.

CAUTION

Basic Operation

7 Select the destination USB tab to which

the file/folder is to be copied, by using the
TAB [√][®] buttons.

††

8 Press the [4

the file/folder.

If a message appears indicating data
cannot be copied

Protected Songs (“Prot. 1/Prot.2” is indicated
at the upper left side of the file names) are
included in the copied files. These protected
Songs cannot be copied. However, Songs
with a “Prot.2” indication can be moved (cut­and-paste operation) to a USB flash memory.

††

] (PASTE) button to paste

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Using, Creating and Editing Voices

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Reference

Mega Voices Compatibility

Mega Voices are unique to the
Clavinova and are not compati­ble with other models. Any song
style data you’ve created on the
Clavinova using the Mega Voices

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

will not sound properly when
played back on other instru­ments.

Reference to Quick Guide pages

Playing Voices ................................................................................ page 28

Playing the Piano Voice........................................................... page 28

Playing Various Voices ............................................................. page 32

Voice Characteristics

The Voice type and its defining characteristics are indicated above the Preset Voice
name.

Natural!

S. Articulation!

Mega Voice The Mega Voices are not intended to be played from the keyboard. They are

Live! These acoustic instrument sounds were sampled in stereo, to produce a truly

Cool! These Voices capture the dynamic textures and subtle nuances of electric

Sweet! These acoustic instrument sounds also benefit from Yamaha’s sophisticated

Live!Drums These are high-quality drum sounds taking full advantage of Stereo Sampling

Live!SFX These are high-quality Latin percussion sounds taking full advantage of Stereo

Drums Various drum and percussion sounds are assigned to individual keys, letting

SFX Various special effect sounds are assigned to individual keys, letting you play

Organ Flutes!

These rich and luscious Voices are comprised mostly of keyboard instrument
sounds and are especially intended for playing piano and other keyboard parts.
They also take full advantage of Yamaha’s advanced sampling technology such as
Stereo Sampling, Dynamic Sampling, Sustain Sampling, and Key-off Sampling.

The Super Articulation voices sound remarkably authentic and natural, featuring
the unique performance characteristics of each instrument—for example, guitar
scratching sounds or the legato phrasing of wind instruments. They provide many
of the same benefits as the MegaVoices (see below), but with greater playability
and expressive control in real time. To effectively play these natural sounds in
performance of certain voices, you may need to use the pedal or footswitch. For
details on how to best play each voice, call up the Information window (pressing
the [7

π

] button in the Voice Selection display).

primarily designed for use with recorded MIDI sequence data (such as songs
and styles). Some of the guitar and bass Voices in particular have been cre­ated as Mega Voices.

What makes Mega Voices special is their use of velocity switching. Normal
Voices use velocity switching, too—to make the sound quality and/or level of a
Voice according to how strongly or softly you play it. This makes the instrument’s
Voices sound authentic and natural. However, with Mega Voices, each velocity
range (the measure of your playing strength) has a completely different sound.
For example, a Mega guitar Voice includes the sounds of various performance
techniques. In conventional instruments, different Voices having those sounds
would be called up via MIDI and played in combination to achieve the desired
effect. However, now with Mega Voices, a convincing guitar part can be played
with just a single Voice, using specific velocity values to play the desired sounds.
Because of the complex nature of these Voices and the precise velocities need to
play the sounds, they’re not intended for playing from the keyboard. They are,
however, very useful and convenient when creating MIDI data—especially when
you want to avoid using several different Voices just for a single instrument part.

authentic, rich sound—full of atmosphere and ambience.

instruments—thanks to a huge amount of memory and some very sophisti­cated programming.

technology—and feature a sound so finely detailed and natural, you’ll swear
you’re playing the real thing!

and Dynamic Sampling.

Sampling and Dynamic sampling. They give you a broader and more versatile
range of Latin percussion than the normal drum Voices.

you play the sounds from the keyboard.

the sounds from the keyboard.

This authentic organ Voice lets you use the Sound Creator to adjust the various
footages and craft your own original organ sounds. See page 103 for details.

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Playing Different Voices Simultaneously

Adjusting the volume balance
among parts

Adjust the volume balance
among the parts in the BALANCE
display (page 40).

Specifying the split point (the
border between the right­and left-hand range)

See page 111.

Playing Different Voices Simulta­neously

The instrument keyboard features various functions and performance conveniences
that are simply unavailable on an acoustic instrument. It allows you to play several
different Voices together in a layer, or play one Voice with your left hand while you
play a different Voice (or even two layered Voices!) with your right.

Keyboard Parts (Right 1, Right 2, Left)

Voices can be assigned independently to each keyboard part: Right 1, Right 2, and
Left. You can combine these parts by using the PART ON/OFF buttons to create a
rich, ensemble sound.

Reference

Keyboard Part Combinations

■ Playing a single Voice (Right 1 part)

You can play a single Voice over the entire keyboard range. This is used for nor­mal performance—for example, with the piano Voice.
Make sure the PART ON/OFF [DUAL (RIGHT2)]/[SPLIT (LEFT)] buttons are
turned off.

■ Dual: Playing Two Voices Simultaneously (Right 1 and 2 parts)

You can simulate a melody duet or combine two similar Voices to create a thicker sound.

Refer to page 80 for Voice selection operations for the Right 2 part.

■ Split: Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands (Right 1 and
Left parts)

You can play different Voices with the left and right hands. For example, try play­ing the bass Voice with your left hand and the piano Voice with your right.
The keyboard lamp will light at the split point of the keyboard.

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

Right 1 part

Right 2 part
Right 1 part

Refer to page 81 for Voice selection operations for the Left part.

■ Dual+Split: Playing Three Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands
(Right 1, 2 and Left parts)

You can combine these three parts to create a rich, ensemble sound.

Left part

Left part

Right 1 part

Right 2 part
Right 1 part

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Playing Two Voices Simultaneously (Right 1 and 2 Parts)

You can play two Voices simultaneously with the Right 1 and 2 parts by turning
Dual on.

1 Press the PART ON/OFF [DUAL (RIGHT2)] button to play two Voices

For the selected part, a LEFT
mark appears at the right of the
Voice name in the Main display.

simultaneously with the Right 1 and 2 parts.

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

Quickly selecting Voices for
Right 1 and 2 parts

You can quickly select the Right
1 and 2 part Voices, just from the
VOICE category selection but­tons. Press and hold one VOICE
category selection button, then
press another. The Voice of the
first pressed button is automati­cally set for the Right 1 part,
while the Voice of the second
pressed button is set for the Right
2 part.

2 Press one of the VOICE category selection buttons to call up the Voice

selection display for the Right 2 part.

3 Press the TAB [

4

√

] button to select the PRESET display.

3

4

Switching the Dual on/off
with a pedal

You can use a pedal to switch the
Dual on/off (when the PART ON
OFF [DUAL (RIGHT2)] is appro­priately assigned; page 191). This
is useful for turning the Dual on
and off while you play.

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4 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select a Voice.
5 Play the keyboard.
6 Press the PART ON/OFF [DUAL (RIGHT2)] button again to turn it off.

Playing Different Voices Simultaneously

For the selected part, a RIGHT
mark appears at the left of the
Voice name in the Main display.

Switching the Split on/off
with a pedal

You can use a pedal to switch the
Split on/off (when the PART ON/
OFF [SPLIT (LEFT)] is appropri­ately assigned; page 191). This is
useful for turning the Split on
and off while you play.

Specifying the split point (the
border between the right­and left-hand range)

See page 111.

Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands (Right 1 and Left Parts)

You can play different Voices with the Left and Right Hands (Right 1 and Left parts)
by turning Split on.

1 Press the PART ON/OFF [SPLIT (LEFT)] button to play different Voices

with the Right and Left Hands (Right 1 and Left parts).

2 Press one of the VOICE category selection buttons to call up the Voice

selection display for the Left part.

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

3 Press the TAB [

√

] button to select the PRESET display.

3

4

4

4 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select a Voice.
5 Play the keyboard.
6 Press the PART ON/OFF [SPLIT (LEFT)] button again to turn it off.

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Enhancing the Acoustic Realism of the Sound (iAFC)

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Enhancing the Acoustic Realism of
the Sound (iAFC)

When iAFC is engaged, the instrument will sound deeper and more resonant, similar

iAFC cannot be used in the
following cases.

•When the Speaker setting is

Headphones SW (page 17),
and headphones are con­nected.

•When the Speaker setting is

Off.

• (CVP-409 grand piano type)

When the lid is closed or open
with the shorter stay.

When using iAFC, do not block
or cover the speaker located on
the underside of the keyboard
(CVP-409 grand piano type) or
the rear panel (CVP-409/407) of
the instrument. The optimal iAFC
effect cannot be obtained if this
speaker is blocked.

to an acoustic musical instrument. This lets you experience the ambience and rever­beration that are characteristic of performing on stage or simulates the sustain sound
that occur when you press the damper pedal of a grand piano.
This section describes how to make various settings for the iAFC function. You can
also perform an automatic adjustment in order to obtain the optimal iAFC effect.

Turning on the iAFC of the CVP-409 grand piano type

To turn on the iAFC, open the lid with the longer stay using the inner recess.
When the lid is closed or open with the shorter stay, the iAFC will not be
turned on.

Adjusting the iAFC Depth

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

iAFC uses Yamaha’s EMR (Elec­tronic Microphone Rotator) tech
nology to ensure stability against
acoustic feedback.

The depth of the acoustic piano resonance simulation and stage ambience simula­tion can be set.

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [H] iAFC SETTING

2 Press the [D] button to turn the iAFC on.

2

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3 Press the [3

EFFECT depth.

• DYNAMIC DAMPER Effect

This simulates the sustain sound that occurs when you press the damper
pedal of a grand piano. The microphone is not used, but the sound pro­duced within the instrument is processed to create a spacious sensation.

††

ππππ††

]/[4

††

ππππ††

] buttons to adjust the DYNAMIC DAMPER

Enhancing the Acoustic Realism of the Sound (iAFC)

4

Press the [5

If you select the “SPATIAL EFFECT”, make sure to execute the calibration
operation (see below).

•SPATIAL EFFECT

Spatial Effect creates a sense of reverberation and spaciousness by picking up
the output sound using internal microphones and output the sound from the
speaker on the underside (CVP-409 grand piano type) or the rear (CVP-409/

407) of the instrument. The spread and spaciousness of the sound is different
depending on the depth. The default setting for the depth is 0.

For lower depth settings: This creates the resonance and enhances the
acoustic realism of the sound that is characteristic of acoustic instruments
by creating a virtual soundboard.

For deeper depth settings: The sound of the instrument itself and the sound
of singing and other instruments played nearby is picked up by internal
microphones, and processed to simulate the spatial characteristics of per­forming together on stage.

††

ππππ††

]/[6

††

] buttons to adjust the SPATIAL EFFECT depth.

ππππ††

Calibrating the iAFC Settings

This automatically adjusts the sensitivity and response of iAFC so that the optimal
iAFC effect will be obtained. Make sure to execute this operation when you use
“SPATIAL EFFECT.”

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

1 Press the [I] (MIC CALIBRATION) button in the iAFC operation display

(page 82) to call up the calibration display.

2 Press the [G] (CALIBRATION START) button to begin calibration.

When automatic adjust begins, a test sound (noise) will sound for about five
seconds. While automatic adjustment is being performed, do not make
audible noises in the vicinity of the Clavinova.

If the iAFC effect is slight or inaudible:

If it seems that iAFC is not effective when playing back Songs or Styles, turn
the iAFC feature off.

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [H] iAFC SETTING

2 Press the [D] button to turn iAFC off.

2

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Changing Pitch

Restoring the Default Calibration Setting [iAFC Default]

1 Press the [I] (MIC CALIBRATION) button in the iAFC operation display

(page 82) to call up the calibration display.

2 Press the [J] (BASIC SETTING) button to restore to the default setting.

Changing Pitch

Transpose

Transpose the pitch of the keyboard up or down (in semitones).

•Transposing during performance

You can easily set the desired transposition of the overall sound of the instru­ment by pressing the TRANSPOSE [–]/[+] buttons.

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

Please note that the Tune func­tion does not affect the Drum Kit
or SFX Kit Voices.

Hz (Hertz):

This unit of measurement refers
to the frequency of a sound and
represents the number of times a
sound wave vibrates in a second.

•Transposing before performance

Change the transpose settings in the MIXING CONSOLE display. You can set the
transposition for the keyboard pitch (KBD), song playback (SONG), or overall
sound of the instrument (MASTER), respectively.

1 Call up the operation display.

[MIXING CONSOLE] → TAB [√][®] TUNE

2 Use the [1

††

ππππ††

]–[3

††

ππππ††

] buttons to set the transposition.

Fine-tuning the Pitch of the Entire Instrument

You can fine-tune the pitch of the entire instrument—useful when you play the
instrument along with other instruments or CD music.

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [A] MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE → TAB [√] MASTER
TUNE

2 Use the [4

Press the 4 or 5’s [π] and [†] buttons simultaneously to reset the value to
the factory resetting of 440.0 Hz.

††

ππππ††

]/[5

††

ππππ††

] buttons to set the tuning.

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Scale Tuning

You can select various scales for playing in custom tunings for specific historical
periods or music genres.

1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [A] MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE → TAB [®] SCALE TUNE

2 Select the desired part for which you want to set the scale by using

Cent:

In musical terms a “cent” is 1/
100th of a semitone. (100 cents
equal one semitone.)

Instantly recalling the desired
scale

Register the desired scale to the
Registration Memory. Be sure to
checkmark the SCALE item when
registering (page 131).

the [6

††

ππππ††

Checkmark the box by pressing the [8π] button.

]/[7

††

ππππ††

] buttons.

3 Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select the desired scale.

The tuning of each note for the currently selected scale is indicated in the
keyboard illustration at the upper right of the display.

4 Change the following settings as necessary.

•Tuning the individual notes of the keyboard (TUNE)

1 Press the [3
2 Use the [4

• Determines the base note for each scale.

Press the [2

ππππ††

When the base note is changed, the pitch of the keyboard is transposed,
yet maintains the original pitch relationship between the notes.

††

ππππ††

] button to select the note for tuning.

††

ππππ††

††

] button to select the base note.

]/[5

††

ππππ††

] buttons to set the tuning in cents.

Changing Pitch

Preset Scale Types

EQUAL
TEMPERAMENT

PURE MAJOR
PURE MINOR

PYTHAGOREAN This scale was devised by the famous Greek philosopher and is created

MEAN-TONE This scale was created as an improvement on the Pythagorean scale, by

WERCKMEISTER
KIRNBERGER

ARABIC Use these tunings when playing Arabic music.

The pitch range of each octave is divided equally into twelve parts, with
each half-step evenly spaced in pitch. This is the most commonly used
tuning in music today.

These tunings preserve the pure mathematical intervals of each scale,
especially for triad chords (root, third, fifth). You can hear this best in
actual vocal harmonies – such as choirs and a cappella singing.

from a series of perfect fifths, which are collapsed into a single octave.
The 3rd in this tuning are slightly unstable, but the 4th and 5th are
beautiful and suitable for some leads.

making the major third interval more “in tune.” It was especially popu­lar from the 16th century to the 18th century. Handel, among others,
used this scale.

This composite scale combines the Werckmeister and Kirnberger sys­tems, which were themselves improvements on the mean-tone and
Pythagorean scales. The main feature of this scale is that each key has
its own unique character. The scale was used extensively during the
time of Bach and Beethoven, and even now it is often used when per­forming period music on the harpsichord.

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

Tuning values for Preset Scales (base note: C) (in cents)

EQUAL TEM­PERAMENT

PURE MAJOR

PURE MINOR

PYTHAGOREAN

MEAN-TONE

WERCKMEISTER

KIRNBERGER

ARABIC 1

ARABIC 2

* In the display, the rounded off value is shown.

CC####DEbbbbEFF####GAbbbbABbbbbB

0 00 000000000

0 -29.7 3.9 15.6 -14.1 -2.3 -9.4 2.3 -27.3 -15.6 18.0 -11.7

0 33.6 3.9 15.6 -14.1 -2.3 31.3 2.3 14.1 -15.6 18.0 -11.7

0 14.1 3.9 -6.3 7.8 -2.3 11.7 2.3 15.6 6.3 -3.9 10.2

0 -24.2 -7.0 10.2 -14.1 3.1 -20.3 -3.1 -27.3 -10.2 7.0 -17.2

0 -10.2 -7.8 -6.3 -10.2 -2.3 -11.7 -3.9 -7.8 -11.7 -3.9 -7.8

0 -10.2 -7.0 -6.3 -14.1 -2.3 -10.2 -3.1 -7.8 -10.2 -3.9 -11.7

00-50.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -50.0 0 0

0000-50.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -50.0

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Adding Effects to Voices Played on the Keyboard

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Adding Effects to Voices Played on
the Keyboard

The instrument features a sophisticated multi-processor effect system which can
add extraordinary depth and expression to your sound.

1 Call up the operation display.

[DIRECT ACCESS] → [EXIT]

2 Select the desired part for which you want to add effects by pressing

one of the [A]–[C], [F]–[H] buttons.

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

You can use a pedal to turn the
Harmony/Echo effects on and off
(page 191).

Portamento:

Portamento is a function that cre
ates a smooth transition in pitch
from the first note played on the
keyboard to the next. The porta­mento time (the pitch transition
time) can be set via the MIXING
CONSOLE display (page 90).

DSP:

Stands for Digital Signal Proces­sor (or Processing). DSP changes
and enhances the audio signal in
the digital realm to produce a
wide range of effects.

3 Press the [VOICE EFFECT] button to call up the VOICE EFFECT display.

4 Use the buttons at the lower/right part of the display to apply effects

to the Voices.

Effect Parameters

LEFT HOLD

HARMONY/
ECHO

MONO/POLY

DSP/DSP
VARIATION

This function causes the LEFT part Voice to be held even when the keys are
released. Non-decaying voices such as strings are held continuously, while decay­type voices such as piano decay more slowly (as if the sustain pedal has been
pressed).

The Harmony/Echo types are applied to the right-hand Voices (page 87).

This determines whether the part’s Voice is played monophonically (only one note
at a time) or polyphonically. Using the MONO mode lets you play single, lead
sounds (such as brass instruments) more realistically. It also lets you expressively
control the Portamento effect (depending on the selected Voice) by playing legato.

With the digital effects built into the instrument, you can add ambience and
depth to your music in a variety of ways—such as adding reverb that makes
you sound like you are playing in a concert hall.

•The DSP switch is used to turn the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) effect on
or off for the currently selected keyboard part.

•The DSP Variation switch is used to change between variations of the DSP
effect. You could use this while you play, for example, to change the rotat­ing speed (slow/fast) of the rotary speaker effect.

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Adding Effects to Voices Played on the Keyboard

Canceling the chord sound
for the harmony effect

This cancels the sound of the
chord played in the chord range
of the keyboard—letting you
hear only the Harmony effect.
Set [ACMP ON/OFF] to On, set
[SYNC START] to Off, and select
“Off” for the Stop Accompani­ment parameter.

Selecting the Harmony/Echo type

You can select the desired Harmony/Echo effect from a variety of types.
In order to make the type you’ve selected here effective, set HARMONY/ECHO to
On in the display shown in step 4 above.

1

Call up the operation display by pressing the [J] (TYPE SELECT) button.

2 Use the [1

††

ππππ††

]–[3

††

ππππ††

] buttons to select the Harmony/Echo type

(see below).

3 Use the [4

††

ππππ††

]–[8

††

ππππ††

] buttons to select various Harmony/Echo set-

tings (page 88).

The available settings differ depending on the Harmony/Echo type.

Harmony/Echo Types

The Harmony/Echo types are divided into the following groups, depending on the
particular effect applied.

Harmony Types

These types apply the harmony effect
to notes played in the right-hand sec­tion of the keyboard according to the
chord specified in the left-hand sec­tion of the keyboard. (Note that the
“1+5” and “Octave” settings are not
affected by the chord.)

Multi Assign Type

This type applies a special effect to
chords played in the right-hand section
of the keyboard.

Echo Types

These types apply echo
effects to notes played in
the right-hand section of
the keyboard in time with
the currently set tempo.

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● Harmony Types

When one of the Harmony Types is selected, the Harmony effect is applied to notes
played in the right-hand section of the keyboard according to the type selected
above and the chord specified in the chord section of the keyboard shown below.

Split point Split point

Chord section for Style playback and
Harmony effect

Chord section
for Style
playback and
Harmony effect

Split Point
(for Style)

Left Voice

Split Point
(for keyboard Voice)

Right 1
Right 2
Voices

Left Voice and
chord section for
Harmony effect

Right 1
Right 2
Voices

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● Multi Assign Type

Multi Assign effect automatically assigns notes played simultaneously in the right-hand
section of the keyboard to separate parts (Voices). Both of the keyboard part [RIGHT
1] and [RIGHT 2] should be turned on when using the Multi Assign effect. The Right 1
and Right 2 Voices are alternately assigned to the notes in the order you play.

● Echo Types

When one of the Echo Types is selected, the corresponding effect (echo, tremolo, trill) is
applied to the note played in the right-hand section of the keyboard in time with the cur­rently set tempo, regardless of the [ACMP ON/OFF] and the LEFT part on/off status. Keep
in mind that Trill works when you hold down two notes on the keyboard simultaneously
(last two notes if more than two notes are held), and it plays those notes alternately.

Harmony/Echo Settings

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

VOLUME

SPEED This parameter is only available when Echo, Tremolo, or Trill is selected in Type

ASSIGN

CHORD
NOTE
ONLY

TOUCH
LIMIT

This parameter is available for all types with the exception of “Multi Assign.” It determines
the level of the harmony/echo notes generated by the Harmony/Echo effect.

above. It determines the speed of the Echo, Tremolo, and Trill effects.

This parameter is available for all types with the exception of “Multi Assign.” This lets
you determine the keyboard part via which the harmony/echo notes will be sounded.

This parameter is available when one of the Harmony Types is selected. When this is set to
“ON,” the Harmony effect is applied only to the note (played in the right-hand section of
the keyboard) that belongs to a chord played in the chord section of the keyboard.

This parameter is available for all types with the exception of “Multi Assign.” It determines
the lowest velocity value at which the harmony note will sound. This allows you to selec­tively apply the harmony by your playing strength, letting you create harmony accents in the
melody. The harmony effect is applied when you play the key strongly (above the set value).

Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance
(MIXING CONSOLE)

The Mixing Console gives you intuitive control over aspects of the keyboard parts
and Song/Style channels, including volume balance and the timbre of the sounds.
It lets you adjust the levels and stereo position (pan) of each Voice to set the opti­mum balance and stereo image, and lets you set how the effects are applied.

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Basic Procedure

1 Press the [MIXING CONSOLE] button to call up the MIXING CON-

SOLE display.

2

1, 3

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About Parts

See below.

Instantly setting all parts to
the same value

Once you’ve selected a parame­ter in step 4, you can instantly
set the same value to all other
parts. To do this, simultaneously
hold down one of the [A]–[J] but­tons, and use the [1]–[8] buttons
or the [DATA ENTRY] dial.

2 Use the TAB [

For information on the available parameters, see the section “Adjustable
items (parameters) in the MIXING CONSOLE displays” on page 90.

√][®

] buttons to call up the relevant setting display.

3 Press the [MIXING CONSOLE] button repeatedly to call up the MIX-

ING CONSOLE display for the relevant parts.
The MIXING CONSOLE displays actually consist of several different
part displays. The part name is indicated at the top of the display. The
various MIXING CONSOLE displays alternate among the following:

PANEL PART display → STYLE PART display → SONG CH 1–8 display →
SONG CH 9–16 display

4 Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select the desired parameter.
5 Use the [1

††

ππππ††

]–[8

††

ππππ††

] buttons to set the value.

6 Save your MIXING CONSOLE settings.

• Saving the PANEL PART display settings

Register them to Registration Memory (page 131).

• Saving the STYLE PART display settings

Save them as Style data.
1 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [F] DIGITAL REC MENU → [B] STYLE CREATOR

2 Press the [EXIT] button to close the RECORD display.
3 Press the [I] (SAVE) button to call up the Style Selection display for sav-

ing your data, then save it (page 69).

• Saving the SONG CH 1–8/9–16 display settings

First register the edited settings as part of the Song data (SET UP), then save
the Song.
See the SONG CREATOR → CHANNEL display → SETUP item explana­tion on page 162.

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

About Parts

PANEL PART

In the PANEL PART display of the MIXING CONSOLE, you can indepen­dently adjust the level balance among the Keyboard parts (RIGHT 1, RIGHT
2 and LEFT), SONG, STYLE, and MIC parts. The part components are the
same as those that appear in the display when you press the panel [BAL­ANCE] button (page 40).

STYLE PART

A Style consists of eight separate channels. Here you can adjust the level
balance among these eight channels or parts. These part components are the
same as those that appear in the display when you press the panel [CHAN­NEL ON/OFF] button to call up the STYLE display.

SONG CH 1–8/9–16

A Song consists of sixteen separate channels. Here you can adjust the level
balance among these sixteen channels or parts. These part components are
the same as those that appear in the display when you press the panel
[CHANNEL ON/OFF] button to call up the SONG display.

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Adjustable Items (parameters) in the MIXING CONSOLE Dis­plays

The following explanations cover the available items (parameters) in the MIXING
CONSOLE displays.

VOL/VOICE

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

•The RHY2 channel in the
STYLE PART display can only
be assigned to Drumkit Voices
and SFX kit Voices.

•When playing GM song data,
channel 10 (in the SONG CH
9–16 page) can only be used
for a Drum Kit Voice.

SONG AUTO REVOICE See page 91.

VOICE Allows you to re-select the Voices for each part. When the Style

channels are called up, neither Organ Flutes Voices nor User
Voices can be selected. When the Song channels are called up,
User Voices cannot be selected.

PANPOT Determines the stereo position of the selected part (channel).

VOLUME Determines the level of each part or channel, giving you fine

control over the balance of all the parts.

FILTER

HARMONIC CONTENT Allows you to adjust the resonance effect (page 101) for each

part.

BRIGHTNESS Determines the brightness of the sound for each part by adjusting

the cutoff frequency (page 101).

TUNE

PORTAMENTO TIME Portamento is a function that creates a smooth transition in pitch

from the first note played on the keyboard to the next. The Porta­mento Time determines the pitch transition time. Higher values
result in a longer pitch change time. Setting this to “0” results in
no effect. This parameter is available when the selected keyboard
part is set to Mono (page 86).

PITCH BEND RANGE Determines the range of the PITCH BEND in semitones for each

OCTAVE Determines the range of the pitch change in octaves for each

TUNING Determines the pitch of each keyboard part.

TRANSPOSE Allows you to set the transposition for the keyboard pitch (KEY-

keyboard part (when a pedal is assigned to this function).

keyboard part.

BOARD), Song playback (SONG), or overall sound of the instru­ment (MASTER), respectively.

EFFECT

TYPE Select the desired effect type (page 93). After editing various

REVERB Adjusts the amount of the Reverb sound for each part or chan-

CHORUS Adjusts the amount of the Chorus sound for each part or chan-

DSP Adjusts the amount of the DSP sound for each part or channel.

parameters for the selected effect type, you can save it as an orig­inal effect.

nel.

nel.

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EQ (Equalizer)

Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE)

TYPE Select the desired EQ type to suit the type of music and the per-

formance environment (page 95). This affects the overall sound
of the instrument.

EDIT For editing the EQ (page 95).

EQ HIGH Determines the center frequency of the high EQ band that is

attenuated/boosted for each part.

EQ LOW Determines the center frequency of the low EQ band that is

attenuated/boosted for each part.

CMP (Master Compressor)

See page 97. This affects the overall sound of the instrument.

Song Auto Revoice

This feature lets you use the high-quality sounds of the instrument to full advantage
with XG-compatible song data. When you play back any commercially available
XG song data or that created on other instruments, you can use Auto Revoice to
automatically assign the specially created Voices of the instrument (Natural!, Live!,
Cool!, etc.) instead of the conventional XG Voices of the same type.

1–3 Same operation as in the “Basic Procedure” on page 88. In step 2,

select the VOL/VOICE tab.

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

4 Press the [G] (SETUP) button to call up the AUTO REVOICE SETUP dis-

play.

5 Use the [1

6 Use the [4

XG selected in step 5.

Several different Revoice settings are available by using the [F]/[G]/[I] but­tons, for conveniently calling up the recommended Revoice settings in one
action.

ALL REVOICE: Replaces all of the replaceable XG Voices with the

PIANO REVOICE: Replaces only the piano Voices.
BASIC REVOICE: Replaces only the recommended Voices that are suit-

ALL NO REVOICE: All Voices are returned to the original XG Voices.

††

ππππ††

††

ππππ††

††

]–[3

ππππ††

] buttons to select the Voice to be replaced.

567

††

ππππ††

]–[6

] buttons to select the Voice for replacing the

high-quality Voices of the instrument.

able for playing back the song.

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7 Press the [8

To cancel the Revoice operation, press the [8†] (CANCEL) button.

ππ

] (OK) button to apply your Revoice settings.

ππ

8 In the VOL/VOICE tab display, press the [F] button to set SONG AUTO

REVOICE to ON.

Effect Type

■ Selecting an Effect type

1–3 Same operation as in the “Basic Procedure” on page 88. In step 2,

select the EFFECT tab.

4 Press the [F] (TYPE) button to call up the Effect Type selection display.

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

DSP:

Stands for Digital Signal Proces­sor (or Processing). DSP changes
and enhances the audio signal in
the digital realm to produce a
wide range of effects.

5 Use the [1

††

ππππ††

††

]/[2

ππππ††

] buttons to select the effect BLOCK.

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Effect Block Effect-applicable parts Effect characteristics

REVERB All parts Reproduces the warm ambience of playing

CHORUS All parts Produces a rich “fat” sound as if several

DSP1 STYLE PART

DSP2
DSP3
DSP4
DSP5

DSP6 Microphone sound Dedicated for use only with the microphone

6 Use the [3

SONG CHANNNEL 1–16

RIGHT 1, RIGHT 2, LEFT,
SONG CHANNEL 1–16

††

ππππ††

]/[4

††

ππππ††

] buttons to select the part to which you want

in a concert hall or jazz club.

parts are being played simultaneously.

In addition to the Reverb and Chorus types,
the instrument has special DSP effects, that
include additional effects usually used for a
specific part, such as distortion and tremolo.

Any unused DSP blocks are automatically
assigned to the appropriate parts (channels)
as needed.

sound.

to apply the effect.

7 Use the [5
8 Use the [7

††

ππππ††

††

ππππ††

]/[6

]/[8

††

ππππ††

] buttons to select the effect CATEGORY.

††

ππππ††

] buttons to select the effect TYPE.

If you want to edit the effect parameters, go on to the next operation.

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

■ Editing and Saving the effect

9 Press the [F] (PARAMETER) button to call up the display for editing

the effect parameters.

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10 If you have selected one of the DSP 2–5 effect blocks in step 5:

You can edit its standard parameters as well as its variation parameter.
To select the standard type of parameters, press the [B] button. To select its
variation parameter, press the [E] button.

Re-selecting the Effect block,
category and type

Use the [1π†]–[3π†] but­tons. The re-selected effect con­figuration is displayed at the
upper left side box in the display.

10

13

11 12

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Effect Return Level:

Determines the level or amount
of effect applied.
This is set for all parts or chan­nels.

11 Select one of the parameters you want to edit by using the [4

††

[5

ππππ††

] buttons.

Available parameters differ depending on the selected Effect type.

12 Adjust the value for the selected parameter by using the [6

††

[7

ππππ††

] buttons. If you have selected the REVERB, CHORUS or DSP1

effect block in step 5:

Adjust the Effect Return Level by pressing [8

π†

] button.

ππππ††

††

ππππ††

††

]/

]/

13 Press the [I] (SAVE) button to call up the display for saving your origi-

nal effect.

14 Use the [3

the effect.

The maximum number for effects that can be saved differs depending on the
effect block.

††

ππππ††

]–[6

††

ππππ††

] buttons to select the destination for saving

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14

15 Press the [I] (SAVE) button to save the effect (page 69).

When recalling the saved effect, use the same procedure as in step 8.

Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE)

EQ (Equalizer)

Equalizer (also called “EQ”) is a sound processor that divides the frequency spec­trum into multiple bands that can be boosted or cut as required to tailor the overall
frequency response. Usually an equalizer is used to correct the sound from speak­ers to match the special character of the room. For example, you can cut some of
the low range frequencies when playing in large spaces where the sound is too
“boomy,” or boost the high frequencies in rooms and close spaces where the sound
is relatively “dead” and free of echoes. The instrument possesses a high-grade five­band digital EQ. With this function, a final effect—tone control can be added to the
output of your instrument. You can select one of the five preset EQ settings in the
EQ display. You can even create your own custom EQ settings by adjusting the fre­quency bands, and save the settings to one of two User Master EQ types.

Gain

0

5 bands →

■ Select a Preset EQ type

LOW LOW MID MID HIG MID HIGH
EQ1 EQ2 EQ3 EQ4 EQ5

Bandwidth
(also called “Shape” or “Q”)

Freq (Frequency)

1–3 Same operation as in the “Basic Procedure” on page 88. In step 2,

select the EQ tab.

4 Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select a preset EQ type to suit your perfor-

mance (music style or environment).

If you want to edit the EQ parameters, go on to the next operation.

■ Editing and Saving the selected EQ

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

5 Press the [F] (EDIT) button to call up the MASTER EQ EDIT display.

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6 Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select a preset EQ type.

6

9

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

7 Use the [3

bands.

Use the [8

8

††

ππππ††

π†

] button to boost or cut all the five bands at the same time.

]–[7

††

ππππ††

] buttons to boost or cut each of the five

7

8 Adjust the Q (bandwidth) and the FREQ (center frequency) of the

band selected in step 7.

• Bandwidth (also called “Shape” or “Q”)

Use the [1
width.

• FREQ (center frequency)

Use the [2
band.

††

ππππ††

]button. The higher the value of Q, the narrower the band

π†

]button. The available FREQ range is different for each

9 Press the [H] or [I] (STORE 1 or 2) button to save the edited EQ type

(page 69).

Up to two types of EQ can be created and saved. When recalling the saved
EQ type, use the same procedure as in step 6.

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Master Compressor

Compressor is an effect commonly used to limit and compress the dynamics (soft­ness/loudness) of an audio signal. For signals that vary widely in dynamics, such as
vocals and guitar parts, it “squeezes” the dynamic range, effectively making soft
sounds louder and loud sounds softer. When used with gain to boost the overall
level, this creates a more powerful, more consistently high-level sound. Compres­sion can be used to increase sustain for electric guitar, smooth out the volume of a
vocal, or bring a drum kit or rhythm pattern further up-front in the mix. The instru­ment has a sophisticated multi-band compressor that allows you to adjust the com­pression effect for individual frequency bands—giving you detailed sonic control.
You can edit and save your own custom Compressor types, or conveniently select
from one of the presets.

■ Selecting a Master Compressor type

1–3 Same operation as in the “Basic Procedure” on page 88. In step 2,

select the CMP tab.

4 Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select a preset Master Compressor type.

Selecting a Master Compressor type automatically sets the parameters (at the
bottom of the display) to the optimum values for the type.

4

5

5 Press the [F] button to set the Master Compressor to ON.

If you want to edit the Master Compressor parameters, go on to the next operation.

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■ Editing and Saving the selected Master Compressor

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

Threshold:

Determines the minimum level
at which compression starts. The
compressor affects only the
sound of levels higher than that
of Threshold.

6 Use the [1

Compressor, or which frequencies compression is applied to.

For example, select “LOW” when you want to emphasize low frequencies,
and “HIGH” when you want to emphasize high frequencies.

††

ππππ††

]/[2

††

ππππ††

] buttons to select the frequency curve for the

8

67

7 Use the [3

mum level at which compression starts) and Gain (level of com­pressed signal at three separate frequency bands).

These values offset those of the frequency curve settings in step 6.

††

ππππ††

]–[7

††

ππππ††

] buttons to determine the Threshold (mini-

8 Press the [I] (SAVE) button to call up the display for saving your origi-

nal Master Compressor settings.

9 Use the [3

the Master Compressor settings.

††

ππππ††

]–[6

††

ππππ††

] buttons to select the destination for saving

10

9

10 Press the [I] (SAVE) button to save the Master Compressor settings

(page 69).

When recalling the saved Master Compressor settings, use the same proce­dure as in step 4.

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Voice Creating (Sound Creator)

Editing the ORGAN FLUTES
Voices

The editing method is different
for the ORGAN FLUTES Voices
compared to other Voices. For
instructions on editing the
ORGAN FLUTES Voices, see
page 103.

CAUTION

If you select another Voice
without saving the settings,
the settings will be lost. If you
wish to store the settings
here, make sure to save the
settings as a User Voice before
selecting another Voice or
turning the power off.

The instrument 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 to the USER/(USB) display for future recall.
The editing method is different for the ORGAN FLUTES Voices and for other
Voices.

Basic Procedure

1

Select the desired Voice (other than an Organ Flutes Voice) (page 32).

Voice Creating (Sound Creator)

2 Press the [6

3 Use the TAB [

For information on the available parameters, see the “Editable Parameters in
the VOICE SET Displays” on page 100.

ππ

ππ

] (VOICE SET) button to call up the VOICE SET display.

√][®

] buttons to call up the relevant setting display.

4

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3

6

4 As necessary, use the [A]/[B] buttons to select the item (parameter)

to be edited.

5 Use the [1
6 Press the [D] (COMPARE) button to compare the sound of the edited

Voice with the unedited Voice.

7 Press the [I] (SAVE) button to save your edited Voice (page 69).

5

††

ππππ††

]–[8

††

ππππ††

] buttons to edit the Voice.

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Voice Creating (Sound Creator)

A
f

The available parameters differ
depending on the Voice.

Changes to velocity curve
according to Touch sensitivity

Editable Parameters in the VOICE SET Displays

The following covers in detail the editable parameters that are set in the displays
explained in step 3 of the “Basic Procedure” on page 99. The Sound Creator param­eters are organized into five different displays. The parameters in each display are
described separately, below. These are also treated as part of the Voice Set parame­ters (page 106), which are automatically called up when the Voice is selected.

Using, Creating and Editing Voices

TOUCH SENSE DEPTH

Changes to velocity curve
according to VelDepth (with Off­set set to 64)

ctual Velocity

or tone generator

127

64

0

Depth=127
(twice)

Depth=64
(normal)

Depth=32
(half)

Depth=0

64

Received Velocity
(Actual KeyOn speed)

127

TOUCH SENSE OFFSET

Changes to velocity curve
according to VelOffset (with
Depth set to 64)

Actual Velocity
for tone generator

Offset=96 (+64)

127

Depends on

64

offset

Depends on

0

offset

64

Offset=0 (-127)

Offset=127
(+127)

Offset=64
(normal)

Offset=32
(-64)

127

Received
Velocity
(Actual
KeyOn speed)

PIANO

This display is available only when the Natural! piano Voice (page 78) is selected.

TUNING CURVE Determines the tuning curve. Select “FLAT” if you feel the tuning

KEY OFF SAMPLE Adjusts the volume of the key-off sound (the subtle sound that

SUSTAIN SAMPLE Adjusts the depth of sustain sampling for the damper pedal.

STRING RESONANCE Adjusts the depth of string resonance.

curve of the piano Voice does not quite match that of other instru­ments Voices.

STRETCH

Tuning curve particularly for pianos

FLAT

Tuning curve in which the frequency is octave doubled over the
entire keyboard range

occurs when you release a key).

COMMON

VOLUME Adjusts the volume of the current edited Voice.

TOUCH SENSE Adjusts the touch sensitivity (velocity sensitivity), or how greatly the

PART OCTAVE Shifts the octave range of the edited Voice up or down in octaves.

MONO/POLY Determines whether the edited Voice is played monophonically or

PORTAMENTO TIME

volume responds to your playing strength.

DEPTH

Determines the velocity sensitivity, or how much the level of the
voice changes in response to your playing strength (velocity).

OFFSET

Determines the amount by which received velocities are adjusted
for the actual velocity effect.

When the edited Voice is used as any of the RIGHT 1–2 parts, the
R1/R2 parameter is available; when the edited Voice is used as the
LEFT part, the LEFT parameter is available.

polyphonically (page 86).

Sets the portamento time when the edited Voice is set to “MONO” above.

Portamento Time:

The Portamento Time deter­mines the pitch transition time.
Portamento is a function that cre­ates a smooth transition in pitch
from the first note played on the
keyboard to the next.

CONTROLLER

1. MODULATION

When a pedal function is assigned to MODULATION, the pedal can be used to
modulate the parameters below as well as the pitch (vibrato). Here, you can set the
degree to which the pedal modulates each of the following parameters.

FILTER Determines the degree to which the pedal modulates the Filter Cut-

AMPLITUDE Determines the degree to which the pedal modulates the amplitude

LFO PMOD Determines the degree to which the pedal modulates the pitch, or

LFO FMOD Determines the degree to which the pedal modulates the Filter

LFO AMOD Determines the degree to which the pedal modulates the amplitude,

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off Frequency. For details about the filter, see page 101.

(volume).

the vibrato effect.

modulation, or the wah effect.

or the tremolo effect.