Yamaha CVP-208 User Manual 2

CVP-210/208
CVP-210/208
OWNERS MANUAL

Introduction

SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION

PRODUCT SAFETY MARKINGS:
products may have either labels similar to the graphics shown below or molded/stamped facsimiles of these graphics on the enclosure. The explanation of these graphics appears on this page. Please observe all cautions indicated on this page and those indicated in the safety instruction section.
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CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
See bottom of Keyboard enclosure for graphic symbol markings.
The exclamation point within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servic­ing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within the equilateral trian­gle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclo­sure that may be of sufficient magni­tude to constitute a risk of electrical shock.
Battery Notice:
rechargable battery which (if applicable) is soldered in place. The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to perform the replacement.
Warning:
incinerate this type of battery. Keep all batteries away from children. Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by applicable laws. Note: In some areas, the servicer is required by law to return the defective parts. However, you do have the option of having the servicer dispose of these parts for you.
Disposal Notice:
beyond repair, or for some reason its useful life is consid­ered to be at an end, please observe all local, state, and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc.
NOTICE:
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.
NAME PLATE LOCATION:
cates the location of the name plate. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are located on this plate. You should record the model number, serial number, and the date of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase.
This product MAY contain a small non-
Do not attempt to recharge, disassemble, or
Should this product become damaged
Service charges incurred due to lack of knowl-
The graphic below indi-
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
are tested and approved by an independent safety testing laboratory in order that you may be sure that when it is properly installed and used in its normal and customary manner, all foreseeable risks have been eliminated. DO NOT modify this unit or commission others to do so unless specifically authorized by Yamaha. Product perfor ­mance and/or safety standards may be diminished. Claims filed under the expressed warranty may be denied if the unit is/has been modified. Implied warranties may also be affected.
SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE:
information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. Howev er , Y amaha reserv es the right to change or modify any of the specifications without notice or obligation to update existing units.
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES:
duce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly. We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used to produce them, meet these goals. In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law, we want you to be aware of the following:
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Serial No.
Purchase Date
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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.
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.
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.
CAUTION
Always f ollo w the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage to the instrument or other pr operty . These precautions inc lude, 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 . Also check that all screws are tight and have not been loosened by moving the instrument.
Do not place the instrument against a wall (allow at least 3 cm/ one-inch from the wall), since this can cause inadequate air cir­culation, and possibly result in the instrument overheating.
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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
On the CVP-210, 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.
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 step-ladder 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.
On the CVP-210 bench, 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
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.
On the CVP-210, 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 b uttons, s witches or connectors.
Do not operate the instrument 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.
Saving and backing up your data
Some of the current memory data (see page 43) is lost when y ou turn off the power to the instrument. Save the data to a floppy disk/the User Drive (see page 40, 48). Saved data may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect opera­tion. Save important data to a floppy disk.
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.
Backing up the floppy disk
To protect against data loss through media damage, we recom­mend that you save your important data onto two floppy disks.
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Caution for data operations
Make sure NEVER to turn the CVP-210/208’s power off during any kind of data operation inv olving the USER/FLOPPY DISK drives — such as saving, deleting, or copying/pasting — until the operation is completely finished. (Make sure to wait until the alert message disappears.) Turning the power off during the operation results in the loss of the data being saved or pasted to the respective drive. Keeping the power on during such operations is particularly important in regard to the USER drive. Turning off the power while performing a save/delete/paste operation with the USER drive may result in loss of ALL data on the USER drive (upon the next power on) — and not just the data in question. In other words, if you are performing a save/delete/paste operation on only the song data of the USER drive and you turn off the power before the operation is completed, you risk losing ALL your USER drive data — including all voices, styles, and Reg­istration Memory presets you’ve saved to the USER drive. This caution also applies to creating a new folder on the USER drive or using the factory reset operation (page 154).
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 the 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 Clavinova.
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 four main sections: Introduction, Quick Guide, Basic Operation, and Reference. Also, a separate Data List is provided.
Introduction (page 2): Quick Guide (page 20): Basic Operation (page 39): Reference (page 56):
Data List :
* The models CVP-210/208 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 taken from the CVP-210, and in English. * Copying of the commercially available software is strictly prohibited except for your personal use.
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, styles files, MIDI files, WAVE data 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.
Trademarks:
• Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
• IBM-PC/AT is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
• Windows is the registered trademark of Microsoft® Corporation.
• All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
Voice List, MIDI Data Format, etc.
Please read this section first.
This section explains how to use the basic functions.
This section explains how to use the basic operations including display-based controls.
This section explains how to make detailed settings for the Clavinova’s various functions.
* The photos of the harpsichord, bandoneon, hackbrett, music box, dulcimer and cimbalom, shown in the displays of the CVP-
210/208, are courtesy of the Gakkigaku Shiryokan (Collection for Organolgy), Kunitachi College of Music. * The following instruments, shown in the displays of the CVP-210/208, 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, tambra. * This product is manufactured under license of U .S . Patents No.5231671, No.5301259, No.5428708, and No.5567901 from IVL
Technologies Ltd. * The bitmap fonts used in this instrument have been provided by and are the property of Ricoh Co., Ltd.
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Accessories

Eject button
“50 greats for the Piano” Disk (and Music Book)
Recording disk
Use this blank disk to save your performance.
Owner’s Manual
This manual contains complete instructions for operating your Clavinova.
Data List
This manual contains lists of voices, styles and parameters, etc.
Bench
A bench may be included or optional, depending on your locale.

Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disk

Precautions
Be sure to handle floppy disks and treat the disk drive with care. Follow the important precautions below.
Compatible Disk Type
• 3.5" 2DD and 2HD type floppy disks can be used.
Inserting/Ejecting Floppy Disks
To insert 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.
To eject a floppy disk:
Before ejecting the disk, be sure to confirm that data is not being written to the floppy disk. If data is currently being written to the floppy disk in the following operations, the messages “Now executing,” “Now copying,” and “Now formatting” appears in the display.
•Moving, copying, pasting, saving, or deleting data (page 46 - 48).
• Naming files and folders (page 45); creating a new folder (page 48).
• Copying a disk to an another disk (page 153); formatting the disk (page 153).
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Drive lamp
When the power is turned on, the drive lamp (at the bottom left of the drive) lights to indicate the drive can be used.
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• Never attempt to remove the disk or turn the power off when the data is being written to the floppy disk. Doing so can damage the disk and possibly the disk drive. Press the eject button slowly as far as it will go; the disk will automatically pop out. When the disk is fully ejected, carefully remove it by hand.
• If the eject button is pressed too quickly, or if it is not pressed in as far as it will go, the disk may not eject properly. The eject button may become stuck in a half­pressed position with the disk extending from the drive slot by only a few millimeters. If this happens, do not attempt to pull out the partially ejected disk, since using force in this situation can damage the disk drive mechanism or the floppy disk. To remove a partially ejected disk, try pressing the eject button once again, or push the disk back into the slot and then repeat the eject procedure.
• 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.
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 commercially­available dry-type head cleaning disk to clean the head about once a month. Ask your Yamaha dealer about the availability of proper head-cleaning disks.
• Never insert anything but floppy disks into the disk drive. Other objects may cause damage to the disk drive or floppy disks.
• 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).
write-protect tab open (protect position)
Data backup
•For maximum data security Yamaha recommends that you keep two copies of important data on separate floppy disks. This gives you a backup if one disk is lost or damaged. To make a backup disk use the Disk to Disk function on page 153.
About the Floppy Disks
To handle floppy disks with care:
• 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.
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About the Display Messages

A message (information or confirmation dialog) sometimes appears on the screen to facilitate operation. When such messages appear, simply follow the instructions as shown by pressing the corresponding button.
F
G
H
I
J
For this example, press the [G] (YES) button to execute formatting.
You can select the desired language from the Help dis­play (page 53).
“The Clavinova-Computer Connection”
is a supplementary guidebook that describes, for beginners, what you can do with your Clavinova and a personal computer and how to set up a Clavinova-Computer system (the manual is not written for any specific models). The document is available as a PDF file (in English) at the following Internet address:
Clavinova Home Page
.......................... http://www.yamahaclavinova.com/
Yamaha Manual Library (Electronic Musical Instruments)
......... http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/

Maintenance

Clean the instrument using a dry, soft cloth or slightly damp, soft cloth (wring well).
CAUTION
Do not use benzine, thinner, detergent, or chemical cloth for cleaning. Do not place vinyl, plastic, or rubber products on the instrument.
Otherwise, the panel or keys may be discolored or degraded.
CAUTION
Before using the Clavinova, be sure to read “Precautions” on pages 3 - 4.
Tuning
Unlike an acoustic piano, the Clavinova does not need to be tuned. It always stays perfectly in tune.
Transporting
If you move to another location, you can transport the Clavinova 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 Clavinova, make sure all screws are properly tightened and have not been loosened by moving the instrument.
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Table of Contents
Introduction ............................ 2
SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION ................................... 2
PRECAUTIONS.......................................................... 3
About this Owner’s Manual and Data List .............. 5
Accessories ............................................................... 6
Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)
and Floppy Disk..................................................... 6
About the Display Messages.................................... 8
Maintenance ............................................................ 8
Application Index................................................... 12
What can you do with the Clavinova?................... 14
Setting Up the Clavinova....................................... 16
Panel Controls and Terminals................................ 18
Quick Guide ........................... 20
Playing the Demos ................................................. 20
Song Playback ........................................................ 21
Playback of Songs ....................................................21
Playing Voices ........................................................ 25
Playing a Voice ........................................................25
Playing Two Voices Simultaneously ..........................26
Playing Different Voices with the Left
and Right Hands...................................................27
Playing Styles ......................................................... 28
Playing a style..........................................................28
Style Sections...........................................................30
One Touch Setting...................................................32
Music Finder........................................................... 33
Using the Music Finder ............................................33
Searching the Music Finder Records.........................34
Playing and Practicing with the Songs.................. 36
Playing Along with the Clavinova.............................36
Recording ................................................................37
Mastering Your Favorite Songs.................................38
Basic Operations
— Organizing Your Data ....... 39
Contents shown in the Main Display .................... 39
Open/Save Display................................................. 40
Selecting Files and Folders..................................... 44
File/Folder-related Operations .............................. 45
Naming Files/Folders ...............................................45
Moving Files/Folders ................................................46
Copying Files/Folders...............................................47
Deleting Files/Folders...............................................47
Saving Files ..............................................................48
Organizing Files by Creating a New Folder ..............48
Displaying Upper Level pages ..................................48
Entering Characters and Changing Icons .................48
Using the [DATA ENTRY] Dial................................ 50
Direct Access — Instant Selection of Displays....... 51
Help Messages ....................................................... 53
Using the Metronome............................................ 54
Adjusting the Tempo ............................................. 54
Tap Tempo ............................................................. 55
Reference
Playing the Demos.................56
Voices.....................................58
Selecting a Voice .................................................... 58
One-touch Piano Play.............................................. 59
Layer/Left — Playing Several Sounds
Simultaneously .................................................... 60
Layer — Layering Two Different Voices ................... 60
Left — Setting Separate Voices for the Left and Right
Sections of the Keyboard ..................................... 61
Applying Voice Effects ........................................... 61
Using the Pedals..................................................... 62
Styles......................................63
Playing a style ........................................................ 63
Playing a Style’s Rhythm Channels Only.................. 65
Adjusting the Volume Balance/Channel Muting ...... 65
Chord Fingerings.................................................... 66
Arranging the Style Pattern (SECTIONS:
MAIN A/B/C/D, INTRO, ENDING, BREAK) ......... 68
Stopping the Style Playback While Releasing Keys
(SYNC. STOP) ...................................................... 69
Selecting Intro and Ending Types
(INTRO/ENDING) ................................................ 70
Playing Fill-in patterns automatically when changing
accompaniment sections — Auto Fill In................ 70
Appropriate Panel Setting for the Selected Style
(ONE TOUCH SETTING) ...................................... 71
Automatically Changing One Touch Settings with the
Sections — OTS Link............................................ 72
Registering the Panel Controls in One Touch Setting
(ONE TOUCH SETTING) ...................................... 72
Calling Up Ideal Setups for Your Music
— Music Finder.................................................... 73
Searching the Ideal Setups — Music Finder Search.. 74
Editing Records — Music Finder Record Edit ........... 75
Song Playback........................77
Compatible Song Types ......................................... 77
Song Playback ........................................................ 78
Playing the Internal Songs....................................... 78
Playing Back Songs on Disk..................................... 80
Other Playback-related Operations.......................... 80
Muting Specific Parts
— Track1/Track2/Extra Tracks............................ 81
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Repeat Playback of a Specific Range ..................... 81
Using the Practice Functions — Guide .................. 82
Practice Functions....................................................82
Practicing Music with the Guide Functions...............83
Displaying Music Notation — Score ...................... 84
Displaying the Lyrics .............................................. 87
Saving and Recalling Custom
Step Recording..................................................... 116
Assembling an Accompaniment Style
—Assembly ........................................................ 117
Edit the Created Accompaniment Style .............. 118
Change the Rhythmic Feel
— Groove and Dynamics ................................... 118
Editing the Channel Data...................................... 120
Making Style File Format Settings — Parameter .... 121
Panel Setups
— Registration Memory ........ 88
Registering Panel Setups
— Registration Memory...................................... 88
Saving Your Registration Memory Setups.................89
Recalling a Registration Memory Setup ................ 90
Editing Voices
— Sound Creator ................... 91
Operation ............................................................... 91
SOUND CREATOR Parameters (Natural/Regular
Voices)................................................................. 92
Organ Flutes........................................................... 96
Operation ............................................................... 96
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs
— Song Creator ..................... 97
About Song Recording........................................... 97
Quick Recording..................................................... 98
Multi Recording ..................................................... 99
Recording Individual Notes — Step Record ........ 101
Operation ..............................................................101
Recording Melodies — Step Record (Note) ............103
Recording Chord Changes for the Auto
Accompaniment — Step Record (Chord)............104
Select the Recording Options: Starting, Stopping,
Punching In/Out — Rec Mode.......................... 106
Editing a Recorded Song ..................................... 107
Editing Channel-related Parameters — Channel.....107
Editing Note Events — 1 - 16.................................110
Editing Chord Events — CHD.................................111
Editing System Events
— SYS/EX. (System Exclusive) .............................111
Inputting and Editing Lyrics ...................................112
Customizing the Event List — Filter........................112
Creating Accompaniment Styles
— Style Creator ................... 113
About Creating Accompaniment Styles .............. 113
Style File Format .................................................. 114
Operation ............................................................. 114
Realtime Recording — Basic ................................ 115
Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices
— Mixing Console ................123
Operation ............................................................. 123
Setting the Level Balance and Voice
— Volume/Voice ............................................... 124
Changing the Tone of the Voice — Filter............ 125
Changing Pitch-related Settings — Tune ............ 125
Adjusting the Effects ............................................ 126
Adjusting the Sound to Match the Performance
Environment — EQ............................................ 128
Effect Structure ..................................................... 129
Using a Microphone — MIC. 131
Selecting a Vocal Harmony Type ......................... 131
Operation ............................................................. 133
Adjusting the Vocal Harmony Settings and Microphone
Effects — OVERALL SETTING.............................. 133
Making Settings for the Vocal Harmony and
Microphone — MICROPHONE SETTING .......... 133
Setting the Microphone Volume and Related Effects
— TALK SETTING............................................... 135
Making Global and Other Important Settings
— Function...........................136
Operation ............................................................. 136
Fine Tuning the Pitch/Selecting a Scale
— Master Tune/Scale Tune............................... 138
Tuning the Overall Pitch — Master Tune............... 138
Selecting a Scale — Scale Tune ............................. 138
Setting Song-related Parameters
— Song Settings................................................ 140
Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters
— Style Setting, Split Point,
and Chord Fingering......................................... 141
Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters
— Style Setting and Split Point .......................... 141
Setting the Fingering Method — Chord Fingering 142
Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard
— Controller...................................................... 142
Making Settings for the Pedals .............................. 142
Changing the Touch Sensitivity and Transpose
— Keyboard/Panel............................................. 144
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Setting the Registration Sequence, Freeze, and
Voice Set............................................................ 145
Specifying the Order for Calling Up Registration
Memory Presets — Registration Sequence ..........145
Maintaining Panel Settings — Freeze .....................145
Changing the Automatically Selected Voice Settings
— Voice Set ........................................................146
Setting Harmony and Echo.................................. 146
Showing the Clavinova Display on a TV
— Video Out...................................................... 147
Setting the MIDI Parameters............................... 148
Making Overall System Settings (Local Control, Clock,
etc.) — System ...................................................148
Transmitting MIDI Data — Transmit ......................149
Receiving MIDI Data — Receive .............................150
Setting Root Note Channels — Root ......................150
Setting Chord Channels — Chord Detect ..............150
Other Settings — Utility ...................................... 151
Making Settings for Fade In/Out, Metronome,
Parameter Lock, and Tap — CONFIG 1...............151
Making Settings for the Display, Speaker System, and
Voice Number Indication — CONFIG 2 ..............152
Copying and Formatting Disks — Disk...................153
Entering Your Name and Language Preference
— Owner............................................................154
Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings of the
CVP-210/208 — System Reset ............................154
Introduction
Quick Guide
Basic Operations - Organizing Your Data
Playing the Demos
Voices
Styles
Song Playback
Using Your Clavinova with
Other Devices ...................... 155
Using the Headphones (PHONES jacks)..................155
Connecting the Microphone or Guitar
(MIC./LINE IN jack).............................................155
Connecting Audio & Video Devices .......................156
Using the Pedal (footswitch) or Foot Controller
(AUX PEDAL jack) ...............................................157
Connecting external MIDI devices
(MIDI terminals) .................................................157
Connecting a computer
(USB terminal, MIDI terminal).............................157
What’s MIDI?.........................................................159
What You Can Do With MIDI.................................161
MIDI Data Compatibility...................................... 162
Disk format ............................................................162
Sequence Format...................................................162
Voice Allocation Format .........................................163
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Assembly ............................. 164
Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups - Registration Memory
Editing Voices - Sound Creator
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs - Song Creator
Creating Accompaniment Styles
- Style Creator
Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices - Mixing Console
Using a Microphone - MIC.
Making Global and Other Important Settings - Function
Troubleshooting.................. 166
Specifications ...................... 168
Index ................................... 170
Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices
Appendix
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Application Index

Use this index to find reference pages that may be helpful for your particular application and situation.
Listening
Listening to the internal songs................................................................................................................ page 78
Listening to disk songs .......................................................................“Playing Back Songs on Disk” on page 80
Listening to demo songs.........................................................................................................................page 56
Listening to the demo of the selected voices ..........................................................................................page 58
Listening to songs with the special voices of the Clavinova .................................................................. page 124
Playing
Calling up the piano setting ...................................................................................................................page 59
Using the three performance control pedals...........................................................................................page 62
Playing an accompaniment that matches pitch.............................................................“Transpose ”on page 144
Combining two voices ...................................................... “Layer — Layering Two Different Voices” on page 60
Playing separate voices with the right and left hands
...........................“Left — Setting Separate Voices for the Left and Right Sections of the Keyboard” on page 61
Changing the sound
Enhancing the sound with reverb and other effects .....................................“Applying Voice Effects” on page 61
“Adjusting the Effects” on page 126
Adjusting the Level Balance................................................................................................................. page 124
Combining two voices ...................................................... “Layer — Layering Two Different Voices” on page 60
Playing separate voices with the right and left hands
...........................“Left — Setting Separate Voices for the Left and Right Sections of the Keyboard” on page 61
Creating voices ...................................................................................................................................... page 91
Playing the auto accompaniment
Playing the accompaniment automatically.............................................................................................page 63
Calling up ideal panel settings for your music........................................................................................ page 73
Practicing
Muting the right- or left-hand part.......................................................................................................... page 83
Practicing with an accurate and steady tempo.............................................“Using the Metronome” on page 54
Recording
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Recording your performance...........................................................................................................pages 98, 99
Creating a song by entering notes ........................................................................................................page 101
Creating your original settings
Creating voices ...................................................................................................................................... page 91
Creating accompaniment styles............................................................................................................ page 113
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Using a microphone
Connecting the microphone.............. “Connecting the Microphone or Guitar (MIC./LINE IN jack)” on page 155
Adding automatic harmonies to your singing ....................................................................................... page 131
Settings
Registering Panel Setups......................................................................................................................... page 88
Tuning the pitch/Selecting a scale ........................................................................................................ page 138
Making detailed settings for playing back songs................................................................................... page 140
Making detailed settings for the auto accompaniment..........................................................................page 141
Making settings for the pedals.......................................................“Making Settings for the Pedals” on page 142
Making detailed settings for the keyboard voices .................................................................................page 144
Showing the display on a TV .................... “Showing the Clavinova Display on a TV — Video Out” on page 147
Making detailed settings for MIDI ........................................................................................................page 148
Connecting the Clavinova to other devices
Basic information on MIDI.....................................................................................“What’s MIDI?” on page 159
Recording your performance................ “Playing the sounds of the Clavinova through an external audio system,
and recording the sounds to an external recorder (AUX OUT jacks)” on page 156
Raising the volume .............................. “Playing the sounds of the Clavinova through an external audio system,
and recording the sounds to an external recorder (AUX OUT jacks)” on page 156
Outputting another instrument’s sound from the Clavinova ............ “Outputting the sound of an external device
through the built in speakers of the Clavinova (AUX IN jacks)” on page 156
Connecting a computer...........................“Connecting a computer (USB terminal, MIDI terminal)” on page 157
Assembling
Assembling and disassembling the Clavinova...............“CVP-210/208: Keyboard Stand Assembly” on page 164
Quick solution
Basic functions of the Clavinova and how you can best use it .........................................................pages 12, 14
Resetting the Clavinova to the default setting
.................... “Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings of the CVP-210/208 — System Reset” on page 154
Displaying the Messages......................................................................“About the Display Messages” on page 8
Adjusting the contrast/brightness............................................ “Making Settings for the Display, Speaker System,
and Voice Number Indication — CONFIG 2” on page 152
Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................... page 166
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What can you do with the Clavinova?

SONG
Playback previously recorded songs (page 21, 36, 77)
Enjoy a wide variety of preset songs as well as songs on commercially available disks.
POWER
ON
OFF
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
STYLE
ACMP AUTO FILL IN
OTS LINK
METRONOME
START STOP
FADE IN OUT
BREAK INTRO MAIN
VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING
EXTRA TRACKS TRACK 2 TRACK 1
MIC.
SIGNAL OVER
SONG
STYLE L
SYNC. STARTNEW SONG
VOCAL HARMONY
Automatic backup singing (page 131)
This sophisticated function automatically adds appropriate vocal harmonies to your singing.
R
START STOP
REW REPEATTOP FFREC
TAP TEMPO
ENDING rit.
TRANSPOSETEMPO
RESETRESET
SYNC.STOP START STOP
SYNC.START
GUIDE
DEMO
Explore the Demos (page 20, 56)
These not only showcase the stunning voices and styles of the instrument, they introduce you to the various functions and features — and give you hands-on experience using the Clavinova!
MENU
DEMO
FUNCTION
SOUND
CREATOR
DIGITAL
RECORDING
MIXING
CONSOLE
HELP
DIGITAL STUDIO
PART
A
B
C
D
E
BALANCE
CHANNEL
ON OFF
PART
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STYLE
Back up your performance with Auto Accompaniment (page 28, 63)
Playing a chord with your left hand automatically plays the auto accompaniment backing. Select an accompaniment style — such as pop, jazz, Latin, etc. — and let the Clavinova be your backing band!
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GUIDE
Learn and practice with the Guide functions (page 38, 82)
Play back the preset songs or the appropriate disk software, and let the display and guide lamps show you when and where to play the proper notes. It’s never been easier or more fun to learn new music!
DIRECT ACCESS
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DIGITAL RECORDING
Record your performances (page 97, 113)
With the powerful and easy-to­use song recording features, you can record your own keyboard performances, and create your own complete, fully orchestrated compositions — which you can then save to the USER drive or a floppy disk for future recall.
LCD
The large LCD (together with the various panel buttons) provides comprehensive and easy­to-understand control of the Clavinova’s operations.
MUSIC FINDER
Call up the perfect accompaniment style (page 33, 73)
If you know what song you want to play, but you don’t know which style or voice would be right for it, let the Music Finder help you. Just select the song title, and the Clavinova automatically calls up the most appropriate style and voice.
VOICE
Enjoy a huge variety of realistic voices (page 25, 58)
The Clavinova features a wealth of exceptionally authentic and dynamic voices (more than 800) — including piano, strings, woodwinds, and more!
BACK NEXT
F
G
H
I
J
PIANO
Set up the piano — instantly (page 59)
You can call up all the optimum piano settings for the Clavinova with just a single button press — then play the extraordinarily realistic grand piano voice.
VOICE PART
ON OFF
LAYER
LEFT
EXIT
VOICE EFFECT
REVERB DSP VARIATION
VOICE
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
ENTER
DATA ENTRY
MUSIC FINDER
PIANO
REGISTRATION MEMORY
FREEZE MEMORY
USB terminal
Make music with a computer — quickly and easily (page 157)
Dive in and take advantage of the wide world of computer music software. Connections and setup are exceptionally easy, and you can play back your computer recorded parts with different instrument sounds — all from a single Clavinova!
AUX PEDAL
USB
THRU OUT IN
ONE TOCTH SETTING
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MIDI
HARMONY ECHO LEFT HOLDMONO
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Organ Flutes
Craft your own organ voices (page 96)
This special function not only gives you a full set of rich and luscious organ sounds, it also lets you create your own original organ voices, just as on a traditional organ, by increasing and decreasing the flute footages, and adding percussive sounds.
L/L+R R L/L+R R RL
VIDEO OUT AUX IN AUX OUT
(LEVEL FIXED)
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Setting Up the Clavinova

Key cover
To open the key cover:
Lift the cover slightly, then push and slide it open.
To close the key cover:
Slide the cover toward you and gently lower the cover over the keys.
CAUTION
Be careful to avoid catching your fingers when opening or closing the cover.
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 av oid catching fingers (yours or others, especially children’ s) between the co ver 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.
To lower the music rest:
Pull the music rest toward yourself as far as it will go.
1
Gently lower the music rest backward until it is all
2
the way down.
CAUTION
Do not try to use the music rest in a half-raised position. Also, when lowering the music rest, let the music rest all the way down before releasing it.
Sheet Music Braces
These braces are for holding the pages of music books in place.
To open
Music Rest
To raise the music rest:
Pull the music rest toward yourself as far as it will go.
1
Lower the music rest until it locks in place.
2
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To close
Turning the Power On and Off
Setting the volume
Use the [MASTER VOLUME] dial to adjust the volume to an appropriate level.
Connect the power cord
Insert the plugs at the ends of the cord, one into the
1
AC INLET on the Clavinova, and the other into a
standard AC outlet. In some areas, a plug adapter may be provided to match the pin configuration of the AC wall outlets in your area.
MASTER VOLUME
FADE IN / OUT
MIN
MAX
CAUTION
Do not use the Clavinova at a high volume level for a long period of time, or your hearing may be damaged.
Using headphones
Connect a pair of headphones to one of the [PHONES] jacks. Two [PHONES] jacks are provided. Two sets of standard stereo headphones can be plugged in. (If you are using only one pair of headphones, you can plug them into either of these jacks.)
(The shape of plug differs depending on locale.)
Press the [POWER] switch.
2
The main display appears in the LCD display. The
drive lamp below the lower right end of the keyboard also lights.
POWER
ON
OFF
The drive lamp lights.
A
B
C
D
E
BALANCE
CHANNEL
ON OFF
PART
BACK
MIC.
INPUT
MIC. LINE PHONES
VOLUME
LINE IN
MIN MAX
Using the Headphone Hanger
A headphone hanger is included in the CVP-210/208 package so that you can hang the headphones on the Clavinova. Install the headphone hanger using included
two screws (4 × 10 mm) as shown in the figure.
CAUTION
Do not hang anything other than the headphones on the hanger. Otherwise, the Clavinova or the hanger may be damaged.
When you’re ready to turn off the power, press the
[POWER] switch again.
Both the display and the drive lamp below the
right end of the keyboard will turn off.
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Panel Controls and Terminals

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MIC.
INPUT
VOLUME
LINE IN
MIN MAX
POWER
1
ON
OFF
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
STYLE
ACMP AUTO FILL IN
OTS LINK
23
MIC. LINE PHONES
METRONOME
START ⁄ STOP
FADE IN ⁄ OUT
VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING
5
2
EXTRA TRACKS TRACK 2 TRACK 1
3 4
BREAK INTRO MAIN
24
26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
25
AUX PEDAL
SIGNAL OVER
MIC.
6
SONG
STYLE L
10 11 12
START ⁄ STOP
13 14
SYNC. STARTNEW SONG
20 21 22
POWER
[ON / OFF] button (POWER)................................................P. 17
1
METRONOME
[START / STOP] button (METRONOME).............................P. 54
2
MASTER VOLUME
[MASTER VOLUME] dial......................................................P. 17
3
[FADE IN / OUT] button........................................................P. 69
4
MIC.
[VOCAL HARMONY] button...............................................P. 131
5
[TALK] button...................................................................... P. 131
6
[EFFECT] button................................................................P. 131
7
[VH TYPE SELECT] button................................................ P. 131
8
[MIC. SETTING] button......................................................P. 131
9
SONG
[EXTRA TRACKS (STYLE)] button......................................P. 81
10
[TRACK 2 (L)] button............................................................P. 81
11
[TRACK 1 (R)] button...........................................................P. 81
12
[REC] button ........................................................................P. 97
13
[TOP] button......................................................................... P. 80
14
[START / STOP] button (SONG)..........................................P. 78
15
[REW] button........................................................................ P. 80
16
[FF] button............................................................................ P. 80
17
[REPEAT] button .................................................................. P. 81
18
[GUIDE] button..................................................................... P. 82
19
TEMPO
[E] [F] buttons (TEMPO)...............................................P. 54
20
[TAP TEMPO] button............................................................P. 55
21
TRANSPOSE
[E] [F] buttons (TRANSPOSE) ...................................P. 144
22
STYLE
[ACMP] button...................................................................... P. 64
23
[AUTO FILLIN] button...........................................................P. 70
24
[OTS LINK] button................................................................ P. 72
25
[BREAK] button....................................................................P. 68
26
USB
L/L+R R L/L+R R RL
VIDEO OUT AUX IN AUX OUT
737475
MIDI
THRU OUT IN
(LEVEL FIXED)
76 77 78 79
7
REW REPEATTOP FFREC
15 16 17
TAP TEMPO
8 9
R
SYNC.STOP START ⁄ STOP
ENDING ⁄ rit.
18 19
TRANSPOSETEMPO
SYNC.START
[INTRO] button............................................................... P. 31, 70
27
MAIN [A] button.................................................................... P. 68
28
MAIN [B] button.................................................................... P. 68
29
MAIN [C] button ................................................................... P. 68
30
MAIN [D] button ................................................................... P. 68
31
[ENDING / rit.] button.....................................................P. 31, 70
32
[SYNC.STOP] button............................................................P. 69
33
[SYNC.START] button..........................................................P. 64
34
[START / STOP] button (STYLE)......................................... P. 64
35
MENU
[DEMO] button..................................................................... P. 56
36
[HELP] button....................................................................... P. 53
37
[FUNCTION] button ...........................................................P. 136
38
DIGITAL STUDIO
[SOUND CREATOR] button.................................................P. 91
39
[DIGITAL RECORDING] button ................................... P. 97, 113
40
[MIXING CONSOLE] button............................................... P. 123
41
DISPLAY CONTROL
[A] - [J] buttons..................................................................... P. 44
42
[BALANCE] button............................................................... P. 65
43
[CHANNEL ON / OFF] button........................................ P. 65, 80
44
[DIRECT ACCESS] button................................................... P. 51
45
[BACK] button................................................................ P. 44, 50
46
[NEXT] button ................................................................ P. 44, 50
47
VOICE PART ON / OFF [LAYER] button.............................. P. 60
48
VOICE PART ON / OFF [LEFT] button.................................P. 60
49
[1▲▼] - [8▲▼] buttons.................................................P. 39 - 49
50
[ENTER] button.................................................................... P. 50
51
[DATA ENTRY] dial............................................................... P. 50
52
[EXIT] button........................................................................P. 44
53
VOICE EFFECT
[REVERB] button................................................................. P. 61
54
[DSP] button......................................................................... P. 61
55
[VARIATION] button............................................................. P. 61
56
[HARMONY / ECHO] button................................................ P. 62
57
[MONO] button..................................................................... P. 62
58
[LEFT HOLD] button............................................................ P. 62
59
MENU
36
DEMO
37
GUIDE
RESETRESET
38
39 40
41
HELP
FUNCTION
DIGITAL STUDIO
SOUND
CREATOR
DIGITAL
RECORDING
MIXING
CONSOLE
45
DIRECT ACCESS
42
A
B
C
D
E
43
BALANCE
PART
CHANNEL
ON ⁄OFF
44
PART
50
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68
80
81
BACK NEXT
46 42
82
F
G
H
I
J
47
VOICE PART
ON ⁄OFF
LAYER
LEFT
48 49
51
ENTER
DATA ENTRY
60
61
52
50
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VOICE
VOICE buttons.....................................................................P. 58
60
MUSIC FINDER
[MUSIC FINDER] button......................................................P. 73
61
ONE TOUCH SETTING
[1] - [4] buttons (ONE TOUCH SETTING)............................P. 71
62
PIANO Setting
[PIANO] button.....................................................................P. 59
63
REGISTRATION MEMORY
[FREEZE] button..................................................................P. 90
64
[1] – [8] buttons (REGISTRATION MEMORY) ..................... P. 88
65
[MEMORY] button................................................................P. 88
66
Floppy disk drive (3.5”)...........................................................P. 6
67
Keyboard guide lamps .........................................................P. 82
68
Microphone and Headphone Connectors
[INPUT VOLUME] knob......................................................P. 155
69
[MIC. LINE IN] jack............................................................. P. 155
70
[MIC. LINE] switch.............................................................. P. 155
71
[PHONES] jacks................................................................. P. 155
72
Connectors
MIDI [THRU] [OUT] [IN] terminals...................................... P. 157
73
[USB] terminal....................................................................P. 157
74
[AUX PEDAL] jack.............................................................. P. 157
75
[VIDEO OUT] jack..............................................................P. 156
76
AUX IN [L / L+R] [R] jacks..................................................P. 156
77
AUX OUT [L / L+R] [R] jacks..............................................P. 156
78
AUX OUT (LEVEL FIXED) [L] [R] jacks.............................P. 156
79
Pedals
Left pedal............................................................................. P. 62
80
Sostenuto pedal...................................................................P. 62
81
Damper pedal ......................................................................P. 62
82
53
EXIT
VOICE EFFECT
REVERB DSP VARIATION
54
63
55 56 58 5957
VOICE
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
MUSIC FINDER
PIANO
64
ONE TOCTH SETTING
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62
REGISTRATION MEMORY
1
FREEZE MEMORY
65
The Panel Logos
The logos printed on the Clavinova panel indicate standards/formats it supports and special features it includes.
“GM System Level 1” is an addition to the MIDI standard which guarantees that any data conforming to the standard will play accurately on any GM-compatible tone generator or synthesizer from any manufacturer.
XG is a new Yamaha MIDI specification which significantly expands and improves on the “GM System Level 1” standard with greater voice handling capacity, expressive control, and effect capability while retaining full compatibility with GM. By using the Clavinova’s XG voices, it is possible to record XG-compatible song files.
The Yamaha XF format enhances the SMF (Standard MIDI File) standard with greater functionality and open-ended expandability for the future. The Clavinova is capable of displaying lyrics when an XF file containing lyric data is played. (SMF is the most common format used for MIDI sequence files. The Clavinova is compatible with SMF Formats 0 and 1, and records “song” data using SMF Format 0.)
Vocal Harmony employs state-of-the-art digital signal processing technology to automatically add appropriate vocal harmony to a lead vocal line sung by the user. Vocal Harmony can even change the character and gender of the lead voice as well as the added voices to produce a wide range of vocal harmony effects.
The DOC voice allocation format provides data playback compatibility with a wide range of Yamaha instruments and MIDI devices.
The Style File Format (SFF) is Yamaha’s original style file format, which uses a unique conversion system to provide high-quality automatic accompaniment based on a wide range of chord types. The Clavinova uses the SFF internally, reads optional SFF style disks, and creates SFF styles using the Style Creator feature.
USB is an abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus. It is a serial interface for connecting a computer with peripheral devices. It allows “hot swapping” (connecting peripheral devices while the power to the computer is on).
HARMONY ⁄ ECHO LEFT HOLDMONO
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GM System Level 1
XG Format
XF Format
Vocal Harmony
Disk Orchestra Collection
Style File Format
USB
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66
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Quick Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Playing the Demos

The Clavinova features an extensive variety of Demo songs, that showcase its rich, authentic voices and its dynamic rhythms and styles.
What’s more, there’s a special selection of Demo functions. These take you through a hands-on journey of all the important features and functions of the instrument — letting you see firsthand how to effectively use the Clavinova in your own music.
1 Press the [DEMO] button to
call up the menu for selecting a Demo song.
MENU
DEMO
HELP
FUNCTION
For this example, VOICE is selected. Voice Demos showcase the voices of the CVP-210/208.
2 Press the [BACK]/[NEXT] button to select the Demo
Reference
on page 56
Demo button
categories.
BACK NEXT
Function Demos demon­strate many of the different functions on the CVP-210/
208. Style Demos introduce you to the rhythms and accompaniment styles of the CVP-210/208 (page 56).
3
Press any of the [A] to [J] buttons or [8] (AUTO) button (FUNCTION page only) to select the Demo songs. For this example, press the [A] button to playback the GrandPiano(C) demo.
For details about the Demos,
A
B
C
D
E
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F
G
H
I
J
VOICE PART
ON ⁄OFF
LAYER
LEFT
refer to page 56.
Press the [EXIT] button to exit from the demo mode and return to the MAIN display when you’ve finished playing the demo songs.
When you’re done with the Demos, you can get to know your Clavinova even better with these functions:
• Preset Song (Song Book) playback (page 21)
• Disk Song Playback (page 21)
• Short demo playback of the selected voice (in the Voice Open display; page 26).
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Quick Guide

Song Playback

Song Playback
Reference
on page 77
Here’s where all of the amazing voices, effects, rhythms, styles and other sophisticated features of the Clavinova come together — in songs!
As you heard in the Demos, the Clavinova contains many built-in recordings. But there’s more. Call up the Song Open (PRESET) display. And there’s an even greater wealth of song material you can enjoy with your Clavinova — in commercially available software.
Make sure that the Lan-
Song related buttons
BALANCE and
CHANNEL buttons
Floppy disk drive
guage setting for the instru­ment (page 154) is the same as that of the file name of the song that you are playing back.
The following songs are compatible for playback on the CVP-210/208. Refer to pages 77, 162 for more details on the logos.
Disks bearing this logo contain song data for voices defined in the GM standard. Disks bearing this logo contain song data using the XG format, an extension of the GM
standard that provides a wider variety of voices and more comprehensive sonic control. Disks bearing this logo contain song data for voices defined in Yamaha’s DOC format.
Songs containing a large amount of data may not be able to be read properly by the instrument, and as such you may not be able to select them. The maximum capacity is about 200– 300KB, however this may differ depending on the data contents of each song.

Playback of Songs

1 If you want to play back a disk song, insert an appropriate disk containing song data into the disk drive.
CAUTION
• Make sure to read the section “Using the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks” on page 6.
Quick Guide
21
Song Playback
2 Press the [A] button to call up the Song Open display.
If the MAIN screen is not displayed, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] button.
A
B
C
D
E
PRESET FLOPPY DISK
From the MAIN display (the display shown when the power is turned on), you can select songs, voices, accom­paniment styles, etc.
Press the [BACK]/[NEXT] button to select the drive.
3 Press the [A] button to select the preset songs (Song Book) folder.
A
B
C
D
E
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Quick Guide
4 Press one of the [A] to [J] buttons to select a song file. 5 Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to start playback.
Song Playback
REC TOP START / STOP
•To rewind or fast forward to the pla yback point of the song, press the [REW] or [FF] button.
• With song data software (Standard MIDI format 0) that includes lyrics, you can view the lyr-
NEW SONG
SYNC.START
ics on the display during playback. You can also view the score. See pages 84 and 87 for details.
6 While the song is playing, try using the Mute function to turn certain instrument channels off or on —
letting you craft dynamic arrangements on the fly!
1) Press the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button.
2) Press the [1 - 8▲▼] button corresponding to the channel you wish to turn on or off.
CHANNEL
ON / OFF
PART
If the STYLE tab is selected, press this button again.
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Song Playback
7 Finally, take the producer’s seat and try your hand at mixing. These Balance controls let you adjust the levels
of the individual parts — the song, the style, your singing, and your playing.
1) Press the [BALANCE] button.
2) Press the [1 - 8▲▼] button corresponding to the part of which the volume you wish to adjust.
BALANCE
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8 Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to stop playback.
REC TOP START / STOP
NEW SONG
SYNC.START
You can call up a full set of mixing controls by pressing the [MIXING CONSOLE] button (page 123).
• The [FADE IN/OUT] but­ton (page 69) can be used to produce smooth fade­ins and fade-outs when starting and stopping the song, as well as the accompaniment.
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Quick Guide

Playing Voices

Playing Voices
The Clavinova features a stunning variety of over 800 dynamic, rich and realistic voices. Try playing
Reference
on page 58
some of these voices now and hear what they can do for your music. Here, you’ll learn how to select individual voices, combine two voices in a layer, and split two voices between your left and right hands.
Voice related buttons

Playing a Voice

1 Press the [F] button to call up the menu for selecting the MAIN voice.
If the MAIN screen is not displayed, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] button.
The voice you’re selecting here belongs to the MAIN
F
G
H
I
J
VOICE PART
ON OFF
LAYER
LEFT
part, and is called the MAIN voice. (See page 60 for more information.)
2 Select a voice group.
VOICE
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
For this example, STRINGS is selected.
You’ll want to hear the MAIN voice all by itself — so make sure that the LAYER and LEFT parts are turned off.
Press the [BACK]/[NEXT] button to select the memory location of the voice. For this example, PRESET is selected.
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Playing Voices
3 Select a voice.
For this example, ”Orchestra” is selected.
4 Play the voices.
Naturally, you can play the voice yourself from the keyboard, but you can also have the Clavinova demonstrate the voice for you. Simply press the [8] button from the display above, and a Demo of the voice plays automatically.
A
B
C
D
E
Press the corresponding buttons to select the other pages — and discover even more voices.
You can instantly jump back to the Main display by “dou­ble-clicking” on one of the [A]
- [J] buttons.
Press the [8] button to start the Demo for the selected voice. To stop the Demo, press this button again. There’s more to the Demo features than just voices, though–for more information, see page 56.

Playing Two Voices Simultaneously

1 Press the VOICE PART ON/OFF [LAYER] button to
turn the LAYER part on.
2 Press the [G] button to select the LAYER part. 3 Select a voice group.
Here, we’ll select a lush pad to fill out the sound. Call up the “CHOIR & PAD” group.
VOICE
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
4 Select a voice.
For example, select “Hah Choir.”
5 Play the voices.
Now, you can play two different voices together in a rich sounding layer — the MAIN voice you selected in the previous section, plus the new LAYER voice you’ve selected here.
G
H
VOICE PART
ON OFF
LAYER
LEFT
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And that’s just the beginning. Check out these other voice-related features:
• Instant setup of the Clavinova for piano play — with the press of a single button (page 59).
• Create your own original voices — quickly and easily — by changing the settings of existing voices (page 91).
• Set up your favorite panel settings — including voices, styles, and more — and call them up whenever you need them (page 88).
Quick Guide

Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands

VOICE PART
ON OFF
H
G
LAYER
LEFT
1 Press the VOICE PART ON/OFF [LEFT] button to turn the
LEFT part on.
2 Press the [H] button to select the LEFT part. 3 Select a voice group.
Here, we’ll select the “STRINGS” group — so that you can play rich, orchestral chords with your left hand.
VOICE
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
4 Select a voice, then press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.
For example, select “Symphon. Str.”
Playing Voices
5 Press the [I] button to call up the SPLIT POINT display. From here, you can set the particular key on the
keyboard that separates the two voices — called the Split Point. To do this, simultaneously hold down the [F] or [G] button and press the desired key on the keyboard. (For more information, see page 141.)
F
G
H
I
J
F
G
H
I
J
6 Play the voices.
The notes you play with your left hand sound one voice, while the notes you play with your right sound a different voice (or voices).
Split Point
LEFT
MAIN/LAYER
MAIN and LAYER voices are meant to be played with the right hand. The LEFT voice is played with the left hand.
7 Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.
EXIT
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Playing Styles

Playing Styles
The Clavinova has a huge variety of musical “styles” that you can call upon to back up your own performance. They give you anything from a simple, yet effective piano backing or percussion accompaniment to a full band or orchestra.
Style related buttons

Playing a style

1 Press the [D] button to call up the style group.
If the MAIN screen is not displayed, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] button.
A
B
C
D
E
Reference
on page 63
Press the [BACK]/[NEXT] button to select the memory location of the style. For this example, PRESET is selected.
2 Select a style group and a style.
A
B
C
D
E
For this example, Dance is selected.
A
B
C
D
E
For this example, EuroTrance is selected.
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Quick Guide
Playing Styles
3 Turn ACMP on.
The specified left-hand section of the keyboard becomes the “Auto Accompaniment” section, and chords played in this section are automatically detected and used as a basis for fully automatic accompaniment with the selected style.
Split Point
ACMP
Auto Accompaniment
section
4 Turn SYNC.START on.
SYNC.ST AR T
5 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the style starts.
For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below).
Split Point
• The point on the keyboard that separates the auto accompaniment section and the right-hand sec­tion of the keyboard is called the “split point.” Refer to page 141 for instructions on setting the split point.
Auto Accompaniment
section
6 Change the tempo by using the TEMPO[ ] [ ] buttons if necessary.
Simultaneously press the TEMPO [ ] [ ] buttons to return the tempo to its original setting. Press the [EXIT] button to leave the TEMPO display.
The Tempo can also be adjusted by using the [TAP TEMPO] button (page 55).
7 Try playing other chords with your left hand.
For information on how to enter chords, see “Chord Fingerings” on page 66.
8 Press the STYLE [START/STOP] button to stop the style.
And there’s much more. Check out these other style-related features:
Easily create your own original styles (page 113).
Set up your favorite panel settings — including styles, voices, and more — and call them up whenever you need
them (page 88).
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Playing Styles
Embellish and enhance your melodies — with the automatic Harmony and Echo effects
This powerful performance feature lets you automatically add harmony notes to the melodies you play with your right hand — based on the chords you play with your left. Tremolo, Echo, and other effects are available, too.
1Turn HARMONY/ECHO on.
VOICE EFFECT
REVERB DSP VARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD
2Turn ACMP on (page 28).
3 Play a chord with your left hand and play some notes in the right-hand range of the
keyboard.
The CVP-210/208 has various Harmony/Echo types (page 146). The Harmony/Echo type may change according to the selected MAIN voice.
For details about Harmony/ Echo types, refer to the sep­arate Data List.
• Harmony/Echo is just one of the many Voice Effects you can use. Try out some of the other effects and see how they can enhance your performance (page 61).

Style Sections

Each style in the auto accompaniment is made up of “sections.” Since each section is a rhythmic variation of the basic style, you can use them to add spice to your performance and mix up the beats — while you’re playing. Intros, Endings, Main patterns, and Breaks — they’re all here, giving you the dynamic elements you need to create professional­sounding arrangements.
INTRO This is used for the beginning of the song. When the intro finishes playing, accompaniment shifts to the
MAIN This is used for playing the main part of the song. It plays an accompaniment pattern of se v er al measures,
BREAK This lets you add dynamic variations and breaks in the rhythm of the accompaniment, to make your
ENDING This is used for the ending of the song. When the ending is finished, the auto accompaniment stops
main section.
and repeats indefinitely until another section’s button is pressed.
performance sound even more professional.
automatically.
1 - 4 Use the same operations as in “Playing a style” on pages 28 and 29. 5 Press the [INTRO] button.
BREAK
INTRO
6 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the Intro starts.
For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below).
Split Point
Auto Accompaniment
section
When the playback of the intro is finished, it automatically leads into main section.
7 Press any of the MAIN [A] to [D] buttons or [BREAK] button
BREAK
INTRO
as desired. (See the Accompaniment Structure on the next page.)
or
MAIN
ABCD
MAIN
ABCD
ENDING / rit.
ENDING / rit.
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Playing Styles
8 Press the [AUTO FILL IN] button to add a fill-in, if
necessary.
Fill-in patterns play automatically between each change in the Main sections.
9 Press the [ENDING] button.
This switches to the ending section. When the ending is finished, the style automatically stops.
Accompaniment Structure
INTRO (page 70)
MAIN V ARIA TION
INTRO A INTRO B INTRO C
(max. three patterns)
via BREAK
BREAK
AUTO FILLIN
INTRO
MAIN
ABCD
ENDING / rit.
via BREAK
ENDING (page 70)
MAIN
VARIATION
B
MAIN
VARIATION
A
MAIN
VARIATION
D
via BREAK
Press the [ENDING] button.
ENDING A ENDING B ENDING C
(max. three patterns)
MAIN
VARIATION
C
via BREAK
You can have the ending gradually slow down (ritardando) by pressing the [ENDING] button again while the ending is playing back.
• An Intro doesn’t necessarily have to be at the beginning! If you want, you can play an Intro section in the middle of y our performance by simply pressing the INTRO] button at the desired point.
•Watch your timing with the Break sections. If you press a [BREAK] button too close to the end of the measure (i.e., after the final eighth note), the Break section starts playing from the next measure. This also applies to the Auto Fill-in.
• Mix up your intros and use any of the other sections to start the style, if you want.
• If you want to come back into the style right away after an Ending, simply press the [INTRO] button while the Ending section is playing.
• If you press the [BREAK] button while the ending is playing, the break will immediately start playing, continuing with the main section.
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Playing Styles
Other Controls
FADE IN/OUT The [FADE IN/OUT] button can be used to produce smooth fade-ins and fade-outs (page 69) when starting and stopping
FADE IN / OUT
TAP TEMPO The style can be started at any tempo you desire by “tapping” out the tempo with the [T AP TEMPO] button. For details,
TAP TEMPO
SYNC.STOP When Synchro Stop is on, you can stop and start the style anytime you want by simply releasing or playing the keys (in
SYNC.STOP
the style.
see page 55.
the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard). This is a great way to add dramatic breaks and accents to your performance. For details, see page 69.
ONE TOUCH SETTING buttons

One Touch Setting

One Touch Setting is a powerful and convenient feature that automatically calls up the most appropriate panel settings (voice number, etc.) for the currently selected style, with the touch of a single button. This is a wonderful way to instantly reconfigure all the settings on the Clavinova to match the style you want to play.
1 Select a style (page 28). 2 Press one of the [ONE TOUCH SETTING]
buttons.
ONE TOUCH SETTING
Not only does this instantly call up all the settings (voices, effects, etc.) that match the current style (see page 71) — 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 auto
accompaniment starts.
4 Play melodies with your right hand and play various chords
with your left hand.
5 Try out other One Touch Setting setups.
ONE TOUCH SETTING
You can also create your own One Touch Setting setups. For details, refer to page 72.
1234
Split Point
Auto Accompaniment
section
1234
• Here’s another way to further automate musical changes and spice up your performance: Use the convenient OTS (One Touch Setting) Link function to automatically change One Touch Settings when you select a different Main section (page 72).
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Music Finder

Music Finder
Reference
on page 73
MUSIC FINDER button
If you want to play in a certain song but don’t know which style and voice settings would be appropriate, the convenient Music Finder can help you out. Simply select the song name from the Music Finder and the CVP-210/208 automatically makes all appropriate panel settings to let you play in that music style!

Using the Music Finder

1 Press the [MUSIC FINDER] button.
MUSIC FINDER
2 Select a record.
Select the desired record.
12345678
For this example, press the [1 - 3▲▼] button to select a record by song title.
3 Play along with the style playback.
Split Point
Press the [BACK]/[NEXT] button to select the desired page of records. For this example, ALL is selected.
You can also have the voice and other important settings change automatically with the style changes. To do this, turn on OTS LINK (page 72) and set the OTS LINK TIM­ING (page 141) to “REAL TIME.”
Auto Accompaniment
section
Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.
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Music Finder

Searching the Music Finder 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.
1 Press the [MUSIC FINDER] button.
MUSIC FINDER
2 Press the [I] button to call up the MUSIC FINDER SEARCH 1 display.
The results of Search 1 and 2 appear in the correspond­ingly numbered SEARCH 1/ 2 displays.
For this example,
4
press the [A] button to call up the display for inputting the song title.
A
B
C
D
E
For this example, ANY is selected.
12345678
F
G
H
I
J
Refer to page 49 for instruc-
F
G
H
I
J
tions on entering characters.
Press the [F], [G]
3
and [H] to clear the previous conditions, if necessary.
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Enter the song title,
5
then press the [8] (OK) button.
Quick Guide
For this example, ALL is selected.
Press the [8] (START SEARCH)
6
button.
The search function calls up all records that contain the entered word or words.
7 Select a record (see step #2 on page 33) and play along with the style playback.
Split Point
Auto Accompaniment
section
Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.
You can also create your own Music Finder setups and save them to floppy disk (pages 40 and 48). In this way, you can expand your Music Finder collection by exchanging them with other Clavinova users.
Saving and Recalling Music Finder Data
To save your Music Finder data, call up the MUSIC FINDER Open/Save window from the SYSTEM RESET page (page 154) of the UTILITY display, and follow the same procedure as that in the Open/Save window for Voice (page 40, 48). To recall the saved data, execute the appropriate operation from the MUSIC FINDER’s Open/Save window. Records can be replaced or added (page 75).
Music Finder
Music Finder data is compat­ible for both the CVP-210 and the CVP-208.
In the instructions above, all Music Finder data is handled together. Besides this, when you save or load style files, the Music Finder data that uses the relevant style file(s) is stored or added automatically. When you copy or move a style file on a floppy disk to the USER drive (page 46, 47), the record which was recorded when storing the relevant style is automatically added to the CVP-210/208.
In the example above, you specified a song title, but you can also look for relevant records by keyword or music
genre — for example, Latin, 8-beat, etc. (page 74).
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Playing and Practicing with the Songs

• If you want to start the song right away without an intro, use the Sync Start function. To set Sync Start to standby, simultaneously hold down the [TOP] button and press the SONG [START/STOP] button. Song playback starts automatically the moment you start playing the mel­ody.
• If you can hear the Clavinova playing the melody part as well, check the channel setting for the melody part in the song data, and change the chan­nel assigned to Track 1 (page 140). You can also change the song chan­nel itself permanently (page 108).
Playing and Practicing with the Songs
Reference
on page 77
Song related buttons

Playing Along with the Clavinova

In this section, try using the Clavinova’s song playback features to cancel or mute the right-hand melody while you play the part yourself. It’s like having a very talented and versatile playing partner accompany you while you perform. If you haven't yet mastered the melody part, take a look at the section “Mastering Your Favorite Songs” on page 38, and practice it a while.
1 - 4 Use the same operations as in “Song Playback” on pages 21 - 23. 5 Press the [TRACK 1] button to cancel the right hand melody part.
TRACK 1
(R)
To cancel the left hand part, press the [TRACK 2] button.
6 If you want to have the notation displayed as you play, press the [C] button. If you want to see the lyrics,
press the [B] button.
If the MAIN screen is not displayed, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] button.
If the selected song does not
A
B
C
D
E
7 Press the SONG [START/STOP] button and play the part.
REC TOP START / STOP
contain lyric data, lyrics are not displayed.
NEW SONG
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8 Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to stop playback.
REC TOP START / STOP
NEW SONG
Quick Guide
SYNC.START
SYNC.START
Playing and Practicing with the Songs

Recording

The Clavinova lets you record, too — quickly and easily. Try out the Quick Recording feature now and capture your keyboard performance.
1 - 3 Select a voice for recording. Use the same operations as in “Playing a Voice” on pages 25, 26. 4 Press the [REC] and [TOP] buttons simultaneously to select “New Song” for recording.
REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEA T
NEW SONG
SYNC.START
5 Press the [REC] button.
REC
6 Recording starts as soon as you start playing the keyboard.
7 When you’ve finished recording, press the [REC] button.
REC
8 To hear your newly recorded performance, return the song to the beginning by
using the [TOP] button and press the SONG [START/STOP] button.
REC TOP START / STOP
NEW SONG
SYNC.START
9 Save the recorded data as required (pages 40, 48).
CAUTION
The recorded data will be lost if you turn off the power. To keep your impor­tant recordings, you’ll need to save them to the User drive or floppy disk.
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Playing and Practicing with the Songs

Mastering Your Favorite Songs

The Clavinova has several very useful practice features that help learn and master recorded songs. Here, you’ll try out the Follow Lights function, and use the special guide lamps to help you play the right notes.
1 - 6 Use the same operations as in “Playing Along with the Clavinova” on
page 36.
For this example, you practice the right hand part of “Playing Along with the Clavinova.”
7 Press the [GUIDE] button.
GUIDE
Before Practicing
Before starting a practice session, play back the entire song (without canceling any parts) and listen to it care­fully. This will give you a clear idea of how the song should be played, and will make your practice sessions progress more smoothly. If you want to hear only the melody part, turn the [TRACK 2] and [EXTRA TRACKS] buttons off.
8 Press the SONG [START/STOP] button and practice the missing (muted) part, according to the key guide
lamps.
If you want, you can adjust the tempo by pressing the TEMPO[ ] [ ] buttons.
REC TOP START / STOP
NEW SONG
SYNC.START
TEMPO
RESET
9 You can use the powerful Repeat function to practice and master difficult parts. Simply specify a short
phrase you want to work on and repeat it until you’ve got it down.
1) While the song is playing back, press the [GUIDE] button once to turn the GUIDE function off.
2) Just before the desired phrase comes around, press the [REPEAT] button to designate the beginning point for Repeat.
3) Just after the phrase finishes, press the [REPEAT] button again to designate the end point.
4) Turn the GUIDE function on again.
10
Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to stop playback.
REC TOP START / STOP
NEW SONG
SYNC.START
See pages 82 and 140 for more information on the Guide function.
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Quick Guide

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data

Contents shown in the Main Display

When the power is turned on, the MAIN Display appears, showing important and relevant operation information. Pressing the [A] - [J] buttons when the MAIN Display appears calls up displays corresponding to each button. The displays called up by the buttons (with the exception of [B] and [C]) are called Open/Save displays (see following page). Pressing the [B] and [C] buttons calls up the Lyrics display and Score display respectively.
89
1
2
3 4 5
6
7
0
A
B
C
D
If the MAIN Display is not shown, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button followed b y the [EXIT] button.
E
1 Transpose (page 144)
The [TRANSPOSE] buttons allow the pitch of the keyboard and song to be shifted down or up in semitones. The transpose value by the semitone shifted is displayed here.
2 Song (page 78)
The name of the currently selected song and other song information is displayed.
3 Playback Position of Song (page 78) or Accompaniment Style (page 63)
The current position of the song or the accompaniment style being played is displayed.
4 Tempo (page 54)
When a song or a accompaniment style is playing, the tempo is displayed.
5 Chord (page 66)
When [ACMP] is on, the chord specified in the left hand section is displayed.
6 Accompaniment Style (page 63)
The name, beat, and tempo of the accompaniment style selected currently is displayed.
7 Intro and Ending (page 70)
The names of the intro and ending of the currently selected style are displayed.
8 Pedal Function (page 142)
In addition to the conventional Sustain, Sostenuto and Soft functions, the pedals can be assigned to other various functions, such as Song Start/Stop and Glide. The functions assigned to the three different pedals are displayed here.
9 Registration Sequence (page 145)
You can save your custom panel settings as a Registration Memory preset and recall it at any time pressing the appropriate REGISTRATION MEMORY [1] - [8] button. You can also use the Registration Sequence function to program the Registration Memory presets to be selected in any specified order, and step through that order by using the [BACK]/[NEXT] buttons or the pedal. The Registration Sequence is displayed here (unless Registration Sequence is set to OFF).
0 Main Part (page 58)
The voice selected for the Main part is displayed.
A Layer Part (page 60)
The voice selected for the Layer part is displayed.
B Left Part (page 61)
The voice selected for the Left part is displayed.
C Split Point (page 141)
Split Points are specific positions on the keyboard that divide the keyboard into separate sections. There are two kinds of Split Points: “A”, which separates the auto accompaniment from the rest of the keyboard, and “L”, which divides the left-hand and right-hand sections.
D Registration Memory Bank (page 89)
Registration Memory presets are stored in banks, eight presets to a bank. The name of the currently selected Registration Memory bank is displayed here.
E Volume balance of the parts (page 65)
You can change the volume balance by pressing the [1▲▼] - [8▲▼] buttons under the LCD. The volume balance of each part is displayed.
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Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data

Open/Save Display

The CVP-210/208 utilizes a variety of data types — including voices, accompaniment styles, songs and registration memory settings. Much of this data is already programmed and contained in the CVP-210/208; you can also create and edit your own data with some of the functions on the instrument. All this data is stored in separate files — just as is done on a computer. Here, we’ll show you how to use the basic operations of the display controls in handling and organizing the data of the CVP-210/208 in files and folders. Files can be opened, saved, named, moved, or deleted in their respective Open/Save displays. You can select these displays according to their respective file types, as well: Song, Voice, Style, etc. Moreover, you can organize your data efficiently by putting various files of the same type into a single folder. The Open/Save displays for Song, Voice, Style, and Registration Bank can be called up from the MAIN display (the display shown when the power is turned on) by pressing the appropriate [A] - [J] button.
Open/Save display for Song (page 78)
handles the Song files.
A
B
C
D
E
Open/Save display for Voice (page 58)
handles the Voice files.
The following Open/Save display types are also available; ho w ever , these are selected from displays
F
G
H
I
J
other than the MAIN display (page 154
• SYSTEM SETUP
• MIDI SETUP
• USER EFFECT
• MUSIC FINDER
• MAIN PICTURE
•LYRICS BACKGROUND PICTURE (page 87)
).
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Open/Save display for Style (page 63)
handles the Style files.
CVP-210/208
If the MAIN screen is not displayed, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] button.
Open/Save display for Registration Bank (page 89)
handles the Registration Bank files.
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data
Example — Open/Save display
Each Open/Save display consists of three kinds of drive pages: PRESET, USER, and FLOPPY DISK. In the examples given here, the Open/Save display for Voice is shown.
PRESET drive
The files that are pre­programmed and installed internally to the CVP-210/208 are kept here. Preset files can be loaded but cannot be re-written. However, you can use a preset file as a basis for creating your own original file (which can be saved in the USER or FLOPPY DISK drive).
USER drive
Files kept here are those containing your own original data, created or edited using the various functions of the CVP­210/208. They are stored internally to the CVP-210/208.
FLOPPY DISK drive
You can also store your original data to floppy disk. Commercially available disk software can also be called up here. Naturally, these files are available only when the appropriate disk is inserted in the floppy disk drive.
BACK NEXT
Changes drives among
PRESET, USER and FLOPPY DISK.
File
All data, both pre­programmed and your own original, are stored as “files.”
Calls up the upper level directory page. In this example, the voice folder selection page can be called up.
Current Memory
“Current Memory” is the area where the voice is called up when you select a voice. Also it is the area where you edit your voice using the SOUND CREATOR function. Your edited voice should then be saved as a file in the USER or FLOPPY DISK drive. Recording songs (page 97) and creating accompaniment styles (page 113) are done within the current memory. Please make sure to properly save this data to the USER/FLOPPY DISK drive as a file or files. The data will be lost if you turn off the power without saving. For details, see page 43.
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Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data
Files and Drives
You can also manage files (copying, saving, etc.) on the USER drive or floppy disk by using a computer. (page 157)
PRESET drive
Cannot be overwritten
Voice
Style
Song
Vocal Harmony Type Vocal Harmony Type
System Setup System Setup System Setup
MIDI T emplate
MIDI Setup
User Effect
Music Finder
Copy
USER drive
Voice
Style
Song
Registration Memory Bank
MIDI T emplate
Save
MIDI Setup
User Effect
Music Finder
FLOPPY DISK drive
Registration Memory Bank
Copy & Paste / Cut & Paste
Voice
Style
Song
MIDI Setup
User Effect
Music Finder
Main Display Picture
Lyrics Background Picture
This is the Voice Open/Save display called up by pressing the [PIANO] but­ton in the VOICE section.
Main Display Picture
Lyrics Background Picture
Main Display Picture
Lyrics Background Picture
BACK NEXT
Select a Memory drive by using the [BACK]/[NEXT] buttons.
The Open/Save display indicates only those files that can be man­aged from the selected display. The FD (Floppy Disk) drive of the Voice Open/Save display, for example, indicates only voices even if style or song files are saved to the floppy disk.
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CVP-210/208
Features and Memory Drives
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data
Data not maintained when the power is turned off Data maintained when the power is turned off
Features Current Memory
Unedited voice
Compare
Sound Creator
Style Creator
Panel settings
Song Creator
MIDI
Edit
Record/
Assemble
Register
Register
Creating a
New Record
Record
Edit
Voice
Style
One T ouch Setting
Registration Memory
Music Finder
Record
System Setup
Song
MIDI settings
Save
USER drive
FLOPPY DISK drive
Voice
Style
Registration Memory
Bank
Music Finder
System Setup
Song
MIDI Template
Save
Vocal Harmony Type
User Effect
(Mixing Console)
Master EQ Edit
(Mixing Console)
Edit
Edit
Edit
User V ocal Harmony
User Effect
User Master EQ
CAUTION
• The data in the USER/ FLOPPY DISK drive is main­tained even when the power is turned off. However, cur­rently active data in mem­ory may be lost when you select another file or turn the power off. Make sure to save any necessary data in memory to the User drive or the Floppy Disk drive before selecting another file or turning the power off.
MIDI Setup
User Effect
The Save operation is executed from the
*
Open/Save display.
The corresponding Open/Save display
**
can be called up from the [FUNCTION]
UTILITY → SYSTEM RESET display.
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Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data

Selecting Files and Folders

Select a file shown in the display. In this example, we’ll select a voice file.
First, press the VOICE [PIANO & HARPSI] button to call up the display containing the files. This display (“Open/Save” display) is typical of those used to call up and store files (voice files). The CVP-210/208 already contains a variety of voices in the PRESET section. You can store your own original voices created with the Sound Creator function to the USER or FLOPPY DISK section.
Select “PRESET,” “USER,” or
1
“FLOPPY DISK” by using the [BACK][NEXT] button.
Selecting a different lan­guage in the “LANGUAGE” display (page 53, 154) may cause the following prob­lems.
• Some characters of the file names you entered may be garbled.
• Files may not be accessi­ble.
Restoring the original lan­guage solves the above problems.
Reading the files on the computer with a different language system may cause similar problems to those above.
Double-clicking the appropriate [A] -[J] button calls up the corresponding file and returns to the MAIN display.
Highlighting the desired file and double-clicking the [ENTER] button calls up the corresponding file and returns to the MAIN display.
A
B
C
D
E
12345678
Use the [1] - [7] buttons to
2
turn the pages.
When the amount of pages exceeds sev en, the bottom of the display changes as shown below.
Press Prev.(previous)
Press Next
Press the [EXIT] button to go back to the MAIN display.
END
You can go back to the previous display by pressing the [EXIT] button.
BACK NEXT
F
VOICE PART
ON OFF
G
LAYER
LEFT
H
I
J
Select the file/folder.
3
There are two ways to select the file/ folder:
Press the [A] - [J] button.
Press the letter button corresponding to the file/folder you wish to call up. (In the example display shown above, the voice files are shown.)
Use the [DATA ENTRY] dial and the [ENTER] button.
When you turn the [DATA ENTRY] dial, the highlight moves among the available files/folders. Highlight the desired file or folder (voice files are shown in the example above) and press the [ENTER] button to call up the selected item.
ENTER
DATA ENTRY
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Exiting from small pop-up windows
You can also exit from small pop-up windows (such as in the illustration below) by pressing the [EXIT] button.
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File/Folder-related Operations

Naming Files/Folders

You can assign names to files and folders. Any file/folder in the USER and FLOPPY DISK sections can be named or renamed. Execute the following steps when there is data in the User drive. If there are Preset files/folders you wish to rename, copy them beforehand (page 47) and use them as User files/folders.
Press the [1] (NAME) button (page 39).
1
The NAME display appears.
Select the appropriate file/folder and press the [7](OK) button.
2
The currently selected file/folder is highlighted. To select another file/folder, press one of the [A] - [J] buttons.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
A file/folder name can con­tain up to 50 half size letters (or 25 Hiragana and kanji let­ters), including the Icon ID (see the note below) and the extension.
The file name will appear on your computer as follows. If you change the Icon ID or the extension, the icon may change or the file may not be properly recognized.
ABCDE.S002.MID
File ID Icon ID
Extension
END
12345678
Input the new name (page 49).
Press the [8] (OK) button. To cancel, press the [8] (CANCEL) button.
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Moving Files/Folders

You can move files and folders as desired, for organizing your data. Any file/folder in the USER and FLOPPY DISK sections can be moved, using the cut-and-paste operation described below.
Press the [2] (CUT) button (page 40).
1
The CUT display appears.
Select the desired file/folder for moving.
2
Select the appropriate file/folder and press the [7](OK) button. The currently selected file/folder is highlighted. To select another file/folder, press one of the [A] ­[J] buttons. Several files/folders can be selected together, even those from other pages. To release or cancel the selection, press the button of the selected file/folder again. Press the [6] (ALL) button to select all the files/folders in the displayed page (USER/FLOPPY DISK). When the [6] (ALL) button is pressed the [6] button changes to “ALL OFF” button to release or cancel the selection.
Press the [7] (OK) button.
3
To stop the operation, press the [8] (CANCEL) button.
Call up the destination display.
4
Only the USER and FLOPPY DISK pages can be selected as the destination.
Press the [4] (PASTE) button.
END
The file/folder you cut is now pasted at the destination.
This operation cannot be used to directly move a file/ folder from one floppy disk to another. If you want to do this, cut and paste the file or folder from the first floppy disk to the USER page, then change disks and paste it to the FLOPPY DISK page.
All files/folders in a floppy disk can be copied to another disk in one batch (page 153).
After being pasted, the files are automatically re-ordered in alphabetical order and displayed.
About files/folders in a floppy disk
In the FLOPPY DISK page of the Open/Save display, only the files which can be handled in that Open/Save display will appear — even though a folder in a floppy disk can contain different kinds of files. In the case of a folder cut­and-paste operation (for floppy disk), an entire folder can be cut; howe ver , only the specific files which can be handled in the current Open/ Save display will be pasted.
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Copying Files/Folders

You can also copy files and folders as desired, for organizing your data. Any file/folder in the PRESET, USER and FLOPPY DISK sections can be copied, using the copy-and-paste operation described below.
Press the [3] (COPY) button
1
(page 40).
The COPY display appears.
Press the [7] (OK) button.
3
To stop the operation, press the [8] (CANCEL) button.
Call up the destination display.
4
Only the USER and FLOPPY DISK pages can be selected as the destination.
Select the desired file/folder.
2
Select the appropriate file/folder and press the [7](OK) button. The currently selected file/folder is highlighted. To select another file/ folder, press one of the [A] - [J] buttons. Several files/folders can be selected together, even those from other pages. To release or cancel the selection, press the button of the selected file/folder again. Press the [6] (ALL) button to select all the files/folders in the displayed page (PRESET/USER/ FLOPPY DISK). When the [6] (ALL) button is pressed, the [6] button changes to “ALL OFF,” letting you release or cancel the selection.
Press the [4] (PASTE) button.
END
The file/folder you copied is now pasted at the destination.
Please note that the copy functions are intended for your personal use only.
This operation cannot be used to directly copy a file/ folder from one floppy disk to another. If you want to do this, copy and paste the file or folder from the first floppy disk to the User page, then change disks and paste it to the Floppy Disk page.

Deleting Files/Folders

You can also delete files and folders as desired, for organizing your data. Any file/folder in the USER and FLOPPY DISK sections can be deleted, using the operation described below.
Press the [5] (DELETE) button (page 40).
1
The DELETE display appears.
Select the desired file/folder.
2
Select the appropriate file/folder and press the [7](OK)
button. The currently selected file/folder is highlighted. To select another file/folder, press one of the [A] - [J] buttons. Several files/folders can be selected together, even those from other pages. To release or cancel the selection, press the button of the selected file/folder again. Press the [6] (ALL) button to select all the files/folders in the displayed page (USER/FLOPPY DISK). When the [6] (ALL) button is pressed, the [6] button changes to “ALL OFF,” letting you release or cancel the selection.
END
Press the [7] (OK) button.
To cancel the operation, press the [8] (CANCEL) button.
The message “Are you sure you want to delete the
“******” file (or data/folder)? YES/NO” appears.
YES...........Deletes the highlighted item.
NO.............Exits from the prompt without deleting.
When several files have been selected, the message
“Are you sure you want to delete the “******” file (or data/folder)? YES/YES ALL/NO/CANCEL ” appears.
YES/NO.....Deletes the highlighted item (YES), or
skips the highlighted item without deleting (NO).
YES ALL...Deletes all selected items at once. CANCEL...Exits from the prompt without deleting.
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Saving Files

This operation lets you save the data (such as song and voice) you created in current memory (page 41) to files. The files can be saved only to the USER and FLOPPY DISK drives. If the Open/Save display for the type of data you wish to save is not shown, first return to the MAIN display by pressing the [DIRECT ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] button. Then, press the appropriate button [A] - [J] from the MAIN display to call up the respective Open/Save display. Finally, call up the USER or FLOPPY DISK page (pages 40, 41).
Press the [6]
1
(SAVE) button.
Enter a name for the new file (page 49).
Press the [8] (OK) button.
To stop the operation, press the [8] (CANCEL) button.
The internal memory capac­ity of the Clavinova is about
3.3MB. Memory capacity for 2DD and 2HD floppy disks is about 720KB and 1.44MB, respectively. When you store data to these locations, all file types of the Clavinova (Voice, Style, Song, Regis­tration, etc.) are stored together.
The files of commercially available DOC software and Yamaha Disklavier software, and their edited files on the CVP-210/208, can be stored in the USER page, but can­not be copied to another floppy disk.

Organizing Files by Creating a New Folder

This operation lets you easily organize your various files into categories by creating a new folder for each category. Folders can only be created in the USER and FLOPPY DISK sections.
Call up the page to
1
which you wish to
Enter the name of the new folder (page 49).
create a new folder and press the [7] (NEW) button (page 40).
To cancel the operation, press the [8] (CANCEL) button.
Press the [8](OK) button.
Folder directories can con­tain up to four levels. The maximum total number of files and folders which can be stored is 3,200, but this may differ depending on the length of the file names. The maximum number of files which can be stored in a folder will be 250.

Displaying Upper Level pages

Press the [8] (UP) button to call up the upper level pages. For example, you can call up the folder level pages from the file level pages.

Entering Characters and Changing Icons

Press the [1]
1
(NAME), [6] (SAVE), or [7] (NEW) button (page 40).
Change the type of character by using the [1] button. If you select Japanese as the Language in the
FUNCTION display (page 154), the following different types of characters and sizes can be entered:
(kana-kan)
Hiragana and kanji, marks (full size)
(kana)
Katakana (normal size), marks (full size)
(kana)
Katakana (half size), marks (half size)
A B C — Alphabet (capital and small letters, full size), numbers (full size), marks (full size) ABC — Alphabet (capital and small letters, half size), numbers (half size), marks (half size)
If you’ve selected a language other than Japanese in the FUNCTION display (page 154), the following types of characters are available:
CASE — Alphabet (capital letters, half size), numbers (half size), marks (half size) case — Alphabet (lowercase letters, half size), numbers (half size), marks (half size)
Call up the ICON SELECT display by pressing the [1] button. This lets you change the icon at the left of the file name.
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Entering Characters
The instructions that follow show you how to enter characters in naming your files and folders. The method is much the same as inputting names and numbers to your cell phone.
Move the cursor to the desired position by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial.
1
Press the appropriate button, [2] - [7] and [2]- [6], corresponding to the character you wish to enter.
2
Several different characters are assigned to each button, and the characters change each time you press the button. To actually enter the selected character, move the cursor or press another letter-input button. If you’ve entered a character by mistake, move the cursor to the character letter you wish to erase and press the
[7] (DELETE) button. If you want to delete all of the characters on the line at once, press and hold down the [7] (DELETE) button for a while, or press the [8] (CANCEL) button. When the cursor appears in reverse display
(highlight), only the reversed area is deleted.
To actually enter the new name, press the [8▲] (OK) button.
3
To cancel the operation, press the [8] (CANCEL) button.
Converting into Kanji (Japanese language)
This applies only if you are using the “ (kana-kan)” button (in Japanese). When the input “hiragana” characters are shown in reverse display (highlighted), press the [ENTER] button one or several times to convert the characters into the appropriate kanji. The reversed area can be changed by the [DATA ENTRY] dial. The converted area can be changed back to “hiragana” by the [7] (DELETE) button. The reversed area can be cleared at once by the [8] (CANCEL) button. To actually enter the change, press the [8] (OK) button or enter the next character. To enter the “hiragana” itself (without converting it), press the [8] (OK) button.
The following half-size marks cannot be used in naming files and folders: ¥ \ / : * ? “ < > |
Entering special character marks (umlaut, accent, 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 miscellaneous characters (marks)
You can call up the mark list by pressing the [6] button, after actually entering a character by moving the cursor.
Move the cursor to the desired mark by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial, then press the
] (OK) or [ENTER] button.
[8
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 repeatedly until the desired number is selected.
] - [7] and [2] - [5], for a while, or press it
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).
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Changing the Icon
You can also change the icon that appears at the left of the file name. Call up the ICON SELECT display by pressing the [1] (ICON) button from the character input display (page 49).
Select the desired icon by using the [A] - [J] buttons, or by using the [3▲▼] - [5▲▼] buttons, then enter the selected icon by pressing the [8] (OK) button.
A
B
C
D
E
12345678
Cancels the icon selection operation.
BACK NEXT
F
G
Turns pages for icon
H
selection.
I
J
Enters the selected icon.

Using the [DATA ENTRY] Dial

This convenient control lets you easily select items in the display or quickly change parameter values. The actual function of the [DATA ENTRY] dial differs depending on the selected display.
Adjusting values
You can change parameter values by rotating the [DATA ENTRY] dial. In the example [BALANCE] display, turning the dial adjusts the volume of the part in reverse display (highlight). To adjust the volume of another part, first select the part by pressing the [ corresponding to the part, then rotate the [DATA ENTRY] dial.
Selecting items
You can select the desired item or function in the display by rotating the [DATA ENTRY] dial. The selected item can then be called up or executed by using the [ENTER] button. In the example VOICE display, you can select the desired voice file with the [DATA ENTRY] dial, and call up the selected item by pressing the [ENTER] button on the panel.
▲▼] button
ENTER
DATA ENTRY
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Direct Access — Instant Selection of Displays

DIRECT ACCESS
POWER
ON
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
STYLE
ACMP AUTO FILL IN
OTS LINK
METRONOME START STOP
OFF
FADE IN OUT
BREAK INTRO MAIN
MIC.
SIGNAL OVER
VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING
SONG
EXTRA TRACKS TRACK 2 TRACK 1
STYLE L
START STOP
REW REPEATTOP FFREC
TAP TEMPO
ENDING rit.
R
TRANSPOSETEMPO
SYNC.STOP START STOP
SYNC.START
TAP TEMPO
RESETRESET
MENU
DEMO
A
HELP
FUNCTION
SOUND
CREATOR
DIGITAL
RECORDING
CONSOLE
DIGITAL STUDIO
MIXING
DIRECT ACCESS
B
C
D
E
BALANCE
PART
CHANNEL
ON OFF
PART
12345678
GUIDE
BACK NEXT
F
VOICE PART
ON OFF
G
LAYER
LEFT
H
I
J
EXIT
VOICE EFFECT
REVERB DSP VARIATION
VOICE
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
ENTER
MUSIC FINDER
PIANO
DATA ENTRY
HARMONY ECHO LEFT HOLDMONO
ONE TOCTH SETTING
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FREEZE MEMORY
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With the convenient Direct Access function, you can instantly call up the desired display — with just a single additional button press. Press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button and a message appears in the display prompting you to press the appropriate button. Then, simply press the button corresponding to the desired setting display to instantly call up that display. In the example below, Direct Access is used to call up the display for selecting the Chord Fingering (page 142).
ACMP
DIRECT ACCESS
Refer to the Direct Access Chart (page 52) for a list of the displays that can be called up with the Direct Access function.
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.
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EEE
Direct Access Chart
Operation: [DIRECT ACCESS] button + button listed below Corresponding LCD display and function
STYLE [ACMP] FUNCTION CHORD FINGERING FINGERING TYPE selection 142
SONG [TRACK1]
METRONOME [START/STOP]
TEMPO [TAP TEMPO] TAP settings
TRANSPOSE [ ] CONTROLLER TRANSPOSE assignment 144
MENU [DEMO]
DIGITAL STUDIO [SOUND CREATOR]
[BALANCE] [CHANNEL ON/OFF] VOICE settings [DIRECT ACCESS] Exit from the Direct Access mode [NEXT] — [BACK] — [ENTER] — [EXIT] Return to the MAIN display VOICE PART [LAYER]
VOICE EFFECT [REVERB]
VOICE [PIANO & HARPSI]
[MUSIC FINDER] MUSIC FINDER MUSIC FINDER SEARCH1 (Searching the records) 74 ONE TOUCH SETTING [1]
MIC. [VOCAL HARMONY] MIXING CONSOLE EFFECT MIC. REVERB setting 126
[PIANO] REGISTRATION MEMORY [FREEZE] FREEZE 145
PEDAL RIGHT
[BREAK]
MAIN [A] VOLUME settings MAIN [B] MAIN [C] BRIGHTNESS settings MAIN [D]
[AUTO FILL IN] DSP settings [OTS LINK] [SYNC. STOP] SYNC. STOP WINDOW setting [SYNC. START] — [START/STOP]
[TRACK2] TRACK2 CHANNEL selection [EXTRA TRACKS] [REPEAT] [GUIDE] GUIDE MODE selection [REC] — [TOP] — [START/STOP] — [REW] — [FF]
[]
E
[]
[] MIXING CONSOLE TUNE TRANSPOSE settings 125
[HELP] LCD BRIGHTNESS settings 152 [FUNCTION] MIDI MIDI settings 148
[DIGITAL RECORDING] SCALE TUNING setting [MIXING CONSOLE] MIXING CONSOLE EQ settings 128
[LEFT]
[VARIATION] EFFECT TYPE selection [HARMONY/ECHO] FUNCTION HARMONY/ECHO 146 [MONO] MIXING CONSOLE TUNE PORTAMENTO TIME settings 125 [LEFT HOLD]
[E.PIANO] [ORGAN & ACCORDION] [PERCUSSION] [GUITAR] [BASS] [BRASS] [WOODWIND] [STRINGS] [CHOIR & PAD] [SYNTH.] [XG] [USER] ORGAN FLUTES MIXING CONSOLE EQ settings 128
[2] — [3] — [4]
[TALK] MIC. SETTING TALK SETTING 135 [EFFECT] MIXING CONSOLE EFFECT MIC. DSP setting 126 [VH TYPE SELECT] VOCAL HARMONY VOCAL HARMONY EDIT (Editing the VOCAL HARMONY parameters) 131 [MIC. SETTING] MIXING CONSOLE EFFECT MIC. EFFECT TYPE selection 126
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [MEMORY]
CENTER CENTER PEDAL function assignment LEFT LEFT PEDAL function assignment AUX AUX PEDAL function assignment
MIXING CONSOLE (STYLE PART)
FUNCTION STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT 141
FUNCTION SONG SETTING
FUNCTION
FUNCTION
MIXING CONSOLE (SONG PART)
MIXING CONSOLE
FUNCTION
FUNCTION
REGISTRATION BANK REGISTRATION EDIT (Editing the REGISTRATION) 89
FUNCTION
VOLUME/VOICE
FILTER
EFFECT
UTILITY
MIDI MIDI CLOCK setting 149
UTILITY
MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE
VOLUME/VOICE
TUNE OCTAVE settings 125
EFFECT
STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT
VOICE SET 146
CONTROLLER
REGISTRATION SEQUENCE (Creating the REGISTRATION SEQUENCE) 145
CONTROLLER
VOICE settings
HARMONIC CONTENT settings
REVERB settings
TRACK1 CHANNEL selection
METRONOME settings
LANGUAGE selection 154
MASTER TUNING setting
VOLUME settings
REVERB settings
SPLIT POINT (LEFT) setting 141
KEYBOARD TOUCH selection
RIGHT PEDAL function assignment
See pages
124[INTRO] PANPOT settings
125
126[ENDING] CHORUS settings
140
151[FADE IN/OUT] FADE IN/OUT settings
138
124
126[DSP] DSP settings
144
142
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Help Messages

The Help messages give you explanations and descriptions of all the main functions and features of the CVP-210/208.
HELP
1
POWER
ON
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
STYLE
ACMP AUTO FILL IN
OTS LINK
FUNCTION
METRONOME START STOP
OFF
FADE IN OUT
BREAK INTRO MAIN
MENU
DEMO
HELP
MIC.
SIGNAL OVER
VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING
SONG
EXTRA TRACKS TRACK 2 TRACK 1
STYLE L
START STOP
REW REPEATTOP FFREC
TAP TEMPO
ENDING rit.
R
SYNC.STOP START STOP
TRANSPOSETEMPO
SYNC.START
TAP TEMPO
GUIDE
RESETRESET
2
2-1 Select the desired
Help topic.
Select the Language, if necessary. The language selected here are also used for various “Messages” shown during operations.
MENU
DEMO
A
HELP
B
FUNCTION
C
DIGITAL STUDIO
D
SOUND
CREATOR
E
DIGITAL
RECORDING
MIXING
BALANCE
CONSOLE
PART
CHANNEL
ON OFF
PART
12345678
BACK NEXT
F
G
H
I
J
VOICE PART
ON OFF
LAYER
LEFT
2-2 Call up the topic.
VOICE EFFECT
REVERB DSP VARIATION
VOICE
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
ENTER
MUSIC FINDER
PIANO
DATA ENTRY
HARMONY ECHO LEFT HOLDMONO
ONE TOCTH SETTING
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1
FREEZE MEMORY
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Help messages can be displayed in any one of the following languages:
ENGLISH JAPANESE GERMAN FRENCH SPANISH ITALIAN
The language can also be selected in the FUNCTION “LANGUAGE” (page 154) display.
Selecting a different language here may cause the following problems.
• Some characters of the file names you entered may be gar­bled.
• Files may not be accessible.
Restoring the original language solves the above problems.
Reading the files on the computer with a different language system may cause similar problems to those above.
BACK NEXT
3
Use this to select different pages.
Help messages also feature links to the detailed explanation or actual setting display of the selected topic. Simply select the underlined word (using the [DATA ENTRY] dial), and press the [ENTER] button to jump to the detailed explanation or actual setting display of the selected topic.
ENTER
DATA ENTRY
END
Press this to return to the previous display.
EXIT
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The sound, volume level, and the beat (time signature) of the metronome can all be changed (page 151).

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.
METRONOME
START STOP
POWER
ON
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
STYLE
ACMP AUTO FILL IN
OTS LINK
METRONOME START STOP
OFF
FADE IN OUT
BREAK INTRO MAIN
MIC.
SIGNAL OVER
VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING
SONG
EXTRA TRACKS TRACK 2 TRACK 1
STYLE L
START STOP
REW REPEATTOP FFREC
TAP TEMPO
ENDING rit.
R
TRANSPOSETEMPO
SYNC.STOP START STOP
SYNC.START
TAP TEMPO
RESETRESET
MENU
DEMO
A
HELP
FUNCTION
CREATOR
RECORDING
CONSOLE
SOUND
DIGITAL
MIXING
DIGITAL STUDIO
DIRECT ACCESS
B
C
D
E
BALANCE
PART
CHANNEL
ON OFF
PART
12345678
GUIDE
BACK NEXT
F
VOICE PART
ON OFF
G
LAYER
LEFT
H
I
J
EXIT
VOICE EFFECT
REVERB DSP VARIATION
VOICE
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
ENTER
MUSIC FINDER
PIANO
DATA ENTRY
HARMONY ECHO LEFT HOLDMONO
ONE TOCTH SETTING
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FREEZE MEMORY
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The metronome starts by pressing the METRONOME [START/STOP] button. Adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO[ ] [ ] buttons (see below). To stop the metronome, press the [START/STOP] button again.

Adjusting the Tempo

This section shows you to adjust the playback tempo — which not only affects the metronome, but also the playback of a song or an accompaniment style.
TEMPO
RESET
TAP TEMPO
54
METRONOME
MIC.
POWER
ON
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
STYLE
ACMP AUTO FILL IN
OTS LINK
START STOP
OFF
FADE IN OUT
BREAK INTRO MAIN
SIGNAL OVER
VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING
SONG
EXTRA TRACKS TRACK 2 TRACK 1
STYLE L
START STOP
REW REPEATTOP FFREC
TAP TEMPO
ENDING rit.
R
TRANSPOSETEMPO
SYNC.STOP START STOP
SYNC.START
TAP TEMPO
RESETRESET
MENU
DEMO
HELP
GUIDE
FUNCTION
DIGITAL STUDIO
SOUND
CREATOR
DIGITAL
RECORDING
MIXING
CONSOLE
DIRECT ACCESS
TEMPO
1 2
RESET
TAP TEMPO
Press either the TEMPO [ ] button or the [] button.
Press this to
END
close the TEMPO display.
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EXIT
BACK NEXT
A
B
C
D
E
BALANCE
PART
CHANNEL
ON OFF
PART
12345678
F
VOICE PART
ON OFF
G
LAYER
LEFT
H
ENTER
I
J
DATA ENTRY
EXIT
Adjust the tempo by using either the TEMPO [ ] [] buttons or the [DATA ENTRY] dial. 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.
When you change the tempo, both tempos of the current song and style will be changed to the same tempo. To restore their respective default (initial) tempo settings, press both the TEMPO [ ] [ ] buttons simultaneously. Also refer to the “Tempo Indications — MAIN display” (page 55) for more about tempo.
VOICE EFFECT
REVERB DSP VARIATION
VOICE
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
MUSIC FINDER
PIANO
FREEZE MEMORY
ONE TOCTH SETTING
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Songs and accompaniment styles have been given default (initial) tempo settings, designed to best suit the song/style.
Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data

Tap Tempo

This useful feature lets you tap out the tempo for a song or an accompaniment style. Simply tap the [TAP TEMPO] button at the desired speed, and the tempo of the song or the accompaniment style changes to match your tapping.
Playback the song or the
1
accompaniment style (page 63, 78).
2
Tempo Indications — MAIN Display
There are three different tempo indications in the Main display, as shown below.
Indicates the default (initial) tempo setting for the currently selected song (unless the tempo has been changed manually).
Indicates the current tempo for the selected song, accompaniment style or the metronome which is now playing back. When nothing is playing back (stopped), this indicates the tempo for the selected style. When the song and style are played back simultaneously, the tempo of the style is automatically changed to match the tempo of the song, and is displayed here. This tempo is used for recording when recording a song or accompaniment style.
TEMPO
TAP TEMPO
RESET
Tap the [TAP TEMPO] button twice to change the tempo.
Hitting the [T AP TEMPO] button produces a tapping sound. You can change this sound, if desired (page 152).
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You can also use Tap Tempo to automatically start the song or accompaniment style at the desired tempo. While both the song and accompaniment style are stopped, tap the [TAP TEMPO] button several times, and the selected accompaniment style starts automatically at the tempo you tapped. While a song is set to Sync. Start stand-by (page 64, 78), tapping the [TAP TEMPO] button starts the song play­back in the same manner. For songs and styles in 2/4 and 4/4 time, tap four times; for 3/4 time, tap three times; for 5/4 time, tap five times.
Indicates the default (initial) tempo setting for the currently selected accompaniment style (unless the tempo has been changed manually).
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Playing the Demos

The CVP-210/208 is an extraordinarily versatile and sophisticated instrument, featuring a wide variety of dynamic voices and rhythms, plus a wealth of advanced functions. Three different types of Demo songs have been specially

Reference

prepared showcasing the stunning sound and features of the CVP-210/208.
MENU
START ⁄ STOP
DEMO
R
REW REPEATTOP FFREC
FUNCTION
TAP TEMPO
ENDING ⁄ rit.
HELP
TAP TEMPO
TRANSPOSETEMPO
RESETRESET
SYNC.STOP START ⁄ STOP
SYNC.START
VOICE EFFECT
MENU
DEMO
A
HELP
FUNCTION
CREATOR
RECORDING
CONSOLE
B
C
DIGITAL STUDIO
D
SOUND
E
DIGITAL
MIXING
BALANCE
PART
CHANNEL
ON ⁄OFF
PART
GUIDE
BACK NEXT
F
VOICE PART
ON ⁄OFF
G
LAYER
LEFT
H
I
J
REVERB DSP VARIATION
VOICE
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
ENTER
MUSIC FINDER
PIANO
DATA ENTRY
HARMONY ⁄ECHO LEFT HOLDMONO
ONE TOCTH SETTING
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FREEZE MEMORY
POWER
ON
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
STYLE
ACMP AUTO FILL IN
OTS LINK
METRONOME START ⁄ STOP
OFF
FADE IN ⁄ OUT
BREAK INTRO MAIN
MIC.
SIGNAL OVER
VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING
SONG
EXTRA TRACKS TRACK 2 TRACK 1
STYLE L
1
2
MENU
DEMO
HELP
FUNCTION
2-1 Use the [BACK][NEXT] buttons to select the desired Demo category.
Function Demos ...... These demonstrate each of the different functions.
Voice Demos ............ These showcase the voices.
Style Demos.............These introduce you to the rhythms and accompaniment styles.
BACK NEXT
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
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2-2 Use these to select
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different display pages.
2-3 Press one of these buttons to
start the desired demo.
Press this to play back all Demo songs/items continuously, starting from the first item at the top left of the display. This is available only from the FUNCTION page.
All of the available demos are played back in sequence, starting from the one at top left. The VOICE and STYLE pages do not have the [AUTO] button; however, all demo songs are played back in sequence. Pressing this button cancels the interactive features of the Function Demos (otherwise available in step 3 below).
Playing the Demos
For the Function demos, an introduction screen appears in the display and
3
the Demo starts playing.
This example shows the Voices in the FUNCTION demo.
BACK NEXT
F
VOICE PART
ON OFF
G
LAYER
LEFT
H
I
J
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ENTER
DATA ENTRY
Select the desired word or item by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial, then press the [ENTER] button or number buttons ([1
],[2],etc.) to call it up.
Use the [BACK][NEXT] buttons in the introduction screen to call up the previ­ous or next page.
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Press the SONG [START/ STOP] button to stop the
Demo song. To start the Demo again from the point at which it was stopped, press the SONG [START/ STOP] button again. Rewind and fast-forward can also be used with the Demo songs (page 80).
Relevant explanations are shown in the display.
4
A
B
C
D
E
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END
EXIT
F
G
H
I
J
Return to the MAIN screen.
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Voices

The CVP-210/208 gives you an enormous selection of authentic voices, including various keyboard instruments, strings and brass — and many, many more.
VOICE
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
METRONOME
MIC.
POWER
ON
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
STYLE
ACMP AUTO FILL IN
OFF
OTS LINK
SIGNAL OVER
VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING
START STOP
SONG
EXTRA TRACKS TRACK 2 TRACK 1
STYLE L
FADE IN OUT
BREAK INTRO MAIN

Selecting a Voice

Select
1
the desired voice group.
Indicates that the display
2
is for selecting the MAIN voice (page 25).
A
B
C
D
E
2-2 Select the
various pages in the current voice group.
Play the keyboard to hear the
3
selected voice.
VOICE
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
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Press this to call up the display for selecting the voice group.
START STOP
REW REPEATTOP FFREC
TAP TEMPO
R
ENDING rit.
TAP TEMPO
TRANSPOSETEMPO
RESETRESET
SYNC.STOP START STOP
SYNC.START
VOICE EFFECT
ON OFF
LAYER
LEFT
REVERB DSP VARIATION
VOICE
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
ENTER
MUSIC FINDER
PIANO
DATA ENTRY
MENU
DEMO
A
HELP
B
GUIDE
FUNCTION
C
DIGITAL STUDIO
D
SOUND
CREATOR
E
DIGITAL
RECORDING
MIXING
BALANCE
CONSOLE
PART
CHANNEL
ON OFF
PART
DIRECT ACCESS
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BACK NEXT
F
VOICE PART
G
H
I
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EXIT
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When you select a voice group, the last selected voice will automatically be selected.
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Selecting a voice automati­cally selects the best-suited effect and other settings for that particular voice. Y ou can
2-1 Select the memory location of the
voice (PRESET/USER/FLOPPY DISK).
BACK NEXT
disable this so that settings are not automatically selected (page 146).
n
You can set how much the volume of the voice changes
F
G
H
I
J
according to your playing strength (page 144).
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For a list of the available voices, refer to the separate Data List.
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You can set whether the voice bank and program change numbers (“MSB­LSB-Program Change num­ber” at the right above the voice name) are displayed or not (page 152).
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XG is a major enhancement of the GM System level 1 f or­mat, and was developed by Yamaha specially to provide more voices and variations, as well as greater expressive control over voices and effects, and to ensure com­patibility of data well into the future.
END
2-3 Select the voice.
Press this to start the demo of the selected voice. To stop the demo at any time, press this button again.
Press this to return to the MAIN display.
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Voices
Voice Characteristics
The voice type and its defining characteristics are indicated above the voice name.
Natural!
These rich and luscious voices are comprised mostly of keyboard instrument sounds and are especially intended for playing piano and other keyboard parts. Since they use a completely independent sound source, you can play full, sustained chords — even along with the accompaniment style — and not have to worry about notes cutting off. They also take full advantage of Yamaha’s advanced sampling technology such as Stereo Sampling, Dynamic Sampling, Sustain Sampling, and Key-off Sampling.
Live!
These acoustic instrument sounds were sampled in stereo, to produce a truly authentic, rich sound — full of atmosphere and ambience.
Cool!
These voices capture the dynamic textures and subtle nuances of electric instruments — thanks to a huge amount of memory and some very sophisticated programming.
Sweet!
These acoustic instrument sounds also benefit from Yamaha’s sophisticated technology — and feature a sound so finely detailed and natural, you’ll swear you’re playing the real thing!
Drum
Various drum and percussion sounds are assigned to individual keys, letting you play the sounds from the keyboard.
SFX
Various special effect sounds are assigned to individual keys, letting you play the sounds from the keyboard.
Live!Drums
These are high-quality drum sounds taking full advantage of Stereo Sampling and Dynamic Sampling.
Organ Flutes!
This authentic organ voice lets you use the Sound Creator to adjust the various footages and craft your own original organ sounds.
Live! SFX
These are high-quality Latin percussion sounds taking full advantage of Stereo Sampling and Dynamic sampling. They give you a broader and more versatile range of Latin percussion than the normal drum voices.
Keyboard Percussion
When one of the drum of SFX kits is selected in the PERCUSSION voice group, various drum, percussion, and special effect sounds are assigned to individual keys, letting you play the sounds from the keyboard. The various drums and percussion instruments of the Standard Kit are indicated by symbols above the assigned keys. Keep in mind that even though different kits feature different sounds, some same-named sounds in different kits are identical. Refer to the separate Data List (Drum/key Assignment List) for a listing of the sounds in each drum/SFX kit.

One-touch Piano Play

This convenient, easy-to-use feature completely and automatically reconfigures the entire CVP-210/208 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.
PIANO
PIANO button
This reconfigures all of the panel settings for playing the CVP-210/208 as a piano.
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 CVP-210/208 stays in the piano mode, even if other buttons are pressed — preventing you from accidently starting a song or accompaniment style during a piano concert.
Hold down the [PIANO] button for a short time, until a message appears prompting you to enable Piano Lock.
To enable Piano Lock, select “OK.” To turn Piano Lock off, hold down the [PIANO] button again for a short time.
You can also use the metro­nome with this function (page 54).
Even if you turn Piano Lock off, the piano settings are still active.
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Layer/Left — Playing Several Sounds Simultaneously

The CVP-210/208 lets you set three voices for simultaneous play: MAIN, LAYER, and LEFT. By effectively combining these three, you can create richly textured, multi-instrument setups for your performance.
VOICE PART
ON OFF
G
LAYER
LEFT
H
METRONOME
SIGNAL OVER
OFF
OTS LINK
START STOP
FADE IN OUT
BREAK INTRO MAIN
MIC.
VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING
SONG
EXTRA TRACKS TRACK 2 TRACK 1
STYLE L
R
REW REPEATTOP FFREC
START STOP
TRANSPOSETEMPO
TAP TEMPO
RESETRESET
ENDING rit.
SYNC.STOP START STOP
SYNC.START
POWER
ON
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
STYLE
ACMP AUTO FILL IN
Playing a layer of two voices
Playing two voices separately — on the left and right sections of the keyboard
Playing three different voices — one on the left section of the keyboard, plus a layer of two on the right
MENU
DEMO
HELP
TAP TEMPO
GUIDE
FUNCTION
DIGITAL STUDIO
SOUND
CREATOR
DIGITAL
RECORDING
MIXING
CONSOLE
PART
DIRECT ACCESS
LAYER part
LEFT part
LEFT part
A
B
C
D
E
BALANCE
CHANNEL ON OFF
PART
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VOICE EFFECT
REVERB DSP VARIATION
VOICE
F
G
H
I
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PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
VOICE PART
ON OFF
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
LAYER
LEFT
ENTER
MUSIC FINDER
PIANO
DATA ENTRY
EXIT
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Split point
Left range Right range
Split point
Left range Right range
MAIN part
MAIN part
LAYER part
MAIN part

Layer — Layering Two Different Voices

Press this to
1
turn the LAYER function on. To
turn it off, press the button again.
G
H
VOICE PART
ON OFF
LAYER
LEFT
Select LAYER with the [G]
2
button. Press the same button to call up the VOICE display, from which you can select the specific voice you want to play in a layer with the Main voice.
The method of selecting a voice here is the same as that in VOICE (MAIN) display (page 58).
Press this to return to
EXIT
END
the MAIN display.
F
G
H
I
J
There is an alternate way for quickly selecting both the MAIN and LAYER voices from the panel: While holding down one panel voice button, press a sec­ond voice button. The first selected voice becomes the MAIN voice, and the second becomes the LAYER.
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Left — Setting Separate Voices for the Left and Right Sections of the Keyboard

Set the LEFT to
1
ON. Press this button again to set it to OFF.
G
H
END
EXIT
Press this to return to the MAIN display.
LAYER
LEFT
Select LEFT with the [H] button. Press the same
2
button to call up the VOICE display, from which you can select the specific voice you want to play in a left. How to select the voice is the same as the way of VOICE (MAIN) screen (page 58).
The split point can be freely set to any key on the key­board. To set it, call up the SPLIT POINT display by pressing the [I] (SPLIT POINT) button in the MAIN display. The operation steps are the same as in the
STYLE SETTING/SPLIT
F
G
H
I
J
POINT display of the FUNC­TION page (page 141).
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Each part (MAIN, LAYER, and LEFT) can have its own volume setting (page 65).
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You can also use the LAYER and LEFT functions together, to create a combi­nation layer/split. To do this, set separate voices for the left and right sections of the keyboard (as indicated), and set up a layer of two diff erent voices on the right.

Applying Voice Effects

This section of the panel lets you add a variety of effects to the voices you play on the keyboard.
VOICE EFFECT
REVERB DSP VARIATION
METRONOME
MIC.
POWER
ON
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
STYLE
ACMP AUTO FILL IN
OFF
OTS LINK
SIGNAL OVER
VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING
START STOP
SONG
EXTRA TRACKS TRACK 2 TRACK 1
STYLE L
START STOP
FADE IN OUT
BREAK INTRO MAIN
REW REPEATTOP FFREC
TAP TEMPO
ENDING rit.
R
SYNC.STOP START STOP
MENU
DEMO
A
HELP
TAP TEMPO
B
GUIDE
FUNCTION
C
DIGITAL STUDIO
TRANSPOSETEMPO
RESETRESET
SYNC.START
D
SOUND
CREATOR
E
DIGITAL
RECORDING
MIXING
BALANCE
CONSOLE
PART
CHANNEL
ON OFF
PART
DIRECT ACCESS
Press one of the effect buttons to turn the corresponding effects on. Press it again to turn the effect off. For explanations on each of the effects, see below.
REVERB
Reverb is an effect that recreates the acoustic ambiance of a performance space — anything from a small jazz club to a concert hall.
DSP
The CVP-210/208 features a variety of dynamic built-in digital effects, letting you process the sound in various ways. You can use DSP to enhance the voices in subtle ways — such as by applying chorus to add animation and depth, or using a symphonic effect to give the sound warmth and richness. DSP also has effects such as distortion that can completely change the character of the sound. DSP is set for the currently selected part (MAIN/LAYER/LEFT).
HARMONY ECHO LEFT HOLDMONO
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VOICE EFFECT
REVERB DSP VARIATION
VOICE
F
G
H
I
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PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
VOICE PART
ON OFF
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
LAYER
LEFT
ENTER
MUSIC FINDER
PIANO
DATA ENTRY
EXIT
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ONE TOCTH SETTING
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The DSP and VARIATION effect types and the their depth can be selected and adjusted in the MIXING CON- SOLE display (page 126).
VARIATION (Not available for the Natural voices; page 92)
This control changes the Variation effect settings, letting you alter some aspect of the effect, depending on the selected type. For example, when the Rotary Speaker effect is selected (page 126), this lets you switch the rotor speed between slow and fast.
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HARMONY/ECHO
This control adds Harmony or Echo effects to the voices played on the right hand section of the keyboard (page 146).
MONO
This control determines whether the voice is played monophonically (only one note at a time) or polyphonically for each part (MAIN/LAYER/LEFT). This is set to MONO when the lamp is lit, and set to polyphonic when the lamp is off. When set to MONO, only the last note played will sound. This lets you play wind instrument voices more realistically. Depending on the selected voice, the MONO setting also lets you effectively use the Portamento effect, when playing in legato.
LEFT HOLD
This function causes the left part voice to be held even when the keys are released — the same effect as when the damper (sustain) pedal is pressed. This function is especially effective when used with the auto accompaniment. For example, if you play and release a chord in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard (with the left part on and the Left voice set to Strings), the strings part sustains, adding a natural richness to the overall accompaniment sound.
The Portamento effect creates a smooth pitch glide between successively played notes.
You can add special empha­sis to melody lines you play over chords by using the Layer function with a mono­phonic voice. Set the Main voice to play polyphonically and set the Layer voice to play monophonically (MONO). In this case, the melody you play — including the top notes of any chords — sounds monophonically. Try this using the following voices.
MAIN voice
(polyphonic) + Sweet T rump (monophonic)
: Brass Section
LAYER voice
:

Using the Pedals

The CVP-210/208 features three pedals.
Left Pedal
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.
Sostenuto Pedal (Center)
If you play a note or chord on the keyboard and press the sostenuto pedal while the note(s) are held, those notes will be sustained as long as the pedal is held, but all subsequently played notes will not be sustained.
Damper Pedal
Sostenuto 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, the note will sustain as long as you hold the pedal.
You can also assign one of many other functions to these pedals (as well as the optional foot controller or footswitch). For example, you can use it to start/stop the accompaniment style, or use it to play Fill-ins (page 142).
• 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 [PER- CUSSION] and [XG] 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] and [XG] groups may not be affected by use of the sos­tenuto pedal.
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.
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 in the FUNCTION page (page 142).
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The depth of the left pedal effect can be adjusted (
page 142
).

Styles

The CVP-210/208 features styles (accompaniment patterns) in a variety of different musical genres including pops, jazz, Latin and dance. To use it, all you have to do is play the chords with your left hand as you perform and the selected Accompaniment Style (style) matching your music will automatically play along, instantly following the chords you play. Try selecting some of the different styles (refer to separate Data List (Style List) ) and play them.
METRONOME
POWER
START STOP
ON
OFF
MASTER VOLUME
FADE IN OUT
MIN MAX
STYLE
BREAK INTRO MAIN
ACMP AUTO FILL IN
OTS LINK
STYLE
ACMP
AUTO FILLIN
OTS LINK

Playing a style

1
A
B
C
D
E
SIGNAL OVER
MIC.
VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING
SONG
EXTRA TRACKS TRACK 2 TRACK 1
STYLE L
R
REW REPEATTOP FFREC
START STOP
TRANSPOSETEMPO
TAP TEMPO
RESETRESET
ENDING rit.
SYNC.STOP START STOP
SYNC.START
BREAK
TAP TEMPO
GUIDE
INTRO
MENU
DEMO
A
HELP
B
FUNCTION
C
DIGITAL
STUDIO
D
SOUND
CREATOR
E
DIGITAL
RECORDING
MIXING
BALANCE
CONSOLE
PART
CHANNEL
ON OFF
PART
DIRECT ACCESS
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MAIN
ABCD
BACK NEXT
VOICE EFFECT
REVERB DSP VARIATION
VOICE
VOICE PART
EXIT
ON OFF
LAYER
LEFT
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
ENTER
MUSIC FINDER
PIANO
DATA ENTRY
F
G
H
I
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ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / S T O P
To call up the [MAIN] dis­play, first press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button, then press the [EXIT] but­ton.
2
A
B
C
D
E
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BACK NEXT
2-1 Select a location
F
G
H
I
J
(Preset, User, Floppy Disk) for saving the style.
2-2 Select a Style.
When you’ve opened a lower directory’ s display, this button (UP) lets you call up the next higher directory , from which you can select Style groups.
For a list of the available accompaniment styles, refer to the separate Data List (Style List).
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ACMP
When the [ACMP] button is set to on, you can play/indicate chords from the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. (Depending on the settings, this may be the range of the Left voice, or the entire keyboard.)
STYLE
AUTO FILLIN
OTS LINK
BREAK
4
STYLE
ACMP
5
The Tempo can be adjusted using the TEMPO [ ][ ] or [T AP TEMPO] button. If you tap the [T AP TEMPO] button, the tempo will adjust to the same speed that you tapped.
AUTO FILLIN
OTS LINK
As soon as you play a chord with the auto accompaniment section, the style starts. For details about chord fingerings, refer to page 66.
BREAK
INTRO
ABCD
Turn SYNC. (SYNCHRONIZED) START on.
INTRO
ABCD
MAIN
MAIN
Auto Accompaniment section
ENDING / rit.
ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP
Split point
You can set the key range for auto accompaniment (page 141).
SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP
Sync. Start
Enabling this lets you start the style simply by playing the keyboard.
•You can begin the rh ythm channels (tracks) of the Style by pressing the [START/STOP] button.
• The rhythm channels of the style can also be started by tapping the [T AP TEMPO] button. With the style stopped, tap the [T AP TEMPO] button three, four or five times (three for 3/4 time, four for 2/4 or 4/4 time, five for 5/4 time).
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SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP
Accompaniment Style Characteristics
The defining characteristics of some of the accompaniment styles are indicated above the relevant style names in the Open/Save display.
Session!
These styles provide even greater realism and authentic bac king b y mixing in original chord types and changes, as well as special riffs with chord changes, with the Main sections. These have been programmed to add “spice” and a professional touch to your performances of certain songs and in certain genres. As a result, the styles may not necessarily be appropriate — or even harmonically correct — for all songs and for all chord playing. In some cases for example, playing a simple major triad may result in a seventh chord, or playing an on­bass chord may result in incorrect or unexpected accompaniment.
Piano Combo!
These accompaniment styles feature a basic piano trio (piano, bass, and drums), augmented in some cases with other instruments. Since this is a small combo sound, the accompaniment backing is appropriately sparse, making it useful and effective for a wide variety of songs.
Pianist!
These special styles provide piano-only accompaniment — effectively recreating the left-hand performance of an accomplished pianist. Just by playing the proper chords with y our left hand, you can automatically add complicated arpeggios and bass/chord patterns — such as difficult-to-play stride piano parts.
Stop the style.
END
STYLE
ACMP
Turn ACMP off.
When you simultaneously play back accompaniment styles with a song, the accompaniment parts recorded to the song (chan­nels 9 - 16) are temporarily replaced by the selected accompaniment style — let­ting you try out and use dif­ferent accompaniment with the song (page 79).
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Playing a Style’s Rhythm Channels only

Styles
Select a style (page 63).
1
2
STYLE
ACMP
3
AUTO FILLIN
OTS LINK
Set to off.
BREAK
Play along with the rhythm playback. The Tempo can be adjusted using the TEMPO [ ][ ] or [TAP TEMPO] buttons.
INTRO
MAIN
ABCD
ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP
Rhythm starts.
If you tap the [TAP TEMPO] button, the tempo will adjust to the same speed that you tapped.
The Rhythm channels are part of the styles. Each style has different rhythm pat­terns.
You can also start the rhythm simply by playing a key on the keyboard, if Sync Start is enabled (turn on the [SYNC.START] button).
Press the STYLE [START/STOP] button
END
again to stop the rhythm playback.

Adjusting the Volume Balance/Channel Muting

BALANCE display
MIC part
STYLE part (Auto
Call up the BALANCE display.
BALANCE
CHANNEL
ON / OFF
PART
Call up the
Channel ON/ OFF display.
Accompaniment section)
SONG part
Adjust the output level of the Part.
CHANNEL ON/OFF display
Call up the STYLE display by pressing the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button, then turn the instrument you want to cancel off. To listen to only one instrument by itself, hold down the appropriate button for the channel to set the channel to SOLO. To cancel SOLO, simply press the appropriate channel button again.
When selecting the style group “PIANIST,” the rhythm doesn’t sound. When you want to use any of the styles, always make sure that ACMP is turned on.
Parts played from the keyboard (MAIN/LAYER/ LEFT)
Channel
Refers to the MIDI channel in the song data (page 161). The channels are assigned as shown below.
Song
1 - 16
Accompaniment Style
9 - 16
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Chord Fingerings

The style playback can be controlled by the chords you play in the keys to the left of the split point. There are 7 types of fingerings as described below. Go to the CHORD FINGERING page (page 142), and select the Chord Fingerings. The page shows how to play chords with your left hand.
SINGLE FINGER
Single Finger accompaniment makes it simple to produce beautifully orchestrated accompaniment using major, seventh, minor and minor-seventh chords by pressing a minimum number of keys on the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. The abbreviated chord fingerings described below are used.
For a major chord, press the root key only. For a minor chord, simultaneously press the root key
and a black key to its left.
For a seventh chord, simultaneously press the root key and a white key to its left.
For a minor-seventh chord, simultaneously press the root key and both a white and black key to its left.
MULTI FINGER
The Multi Finger mode automatically detects Single Finger or Fingered chord fingerings, so you can use either type of fingering without having to switch fingering modes. If you want to play minor, seventh, or minor-seventh chords using the SINGLE FINGER operation in the MULTI FINGER Mode, always press the closest white/black key(s) to the root of the chord.
Chord detection in the AI Full Keyboard mode occurs at approximately 8th-note intervals. Extremely short chords — less than an 8th note in length — may not be detected.
FINGERED
This mode lets you produce accompaniment by playing full chords on the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. The Fingered mode recognizes the various chord types listed on the next page.
FINGERED ON BASS
This mode accepts the same fingerings as the FINGERED mode, but the lowest note played in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard is used as the bass note, allowing you to play “on bass” chords. For example, to indicate a C-on-E chord, play a C major chord with E as the lowest note (E, G, C).
FULL KEYBOARD
This method detects chords in the entire key range. Chords are detected in a way similar to Fingered, even if you split the notes between your left and right hands — for example, playing a bass note with your left hand and a chord with your right, or by playing a chord with your left hand and a melody note with your right.
In Full Keyboard mode, chords are detected based on the lowest and second lowest notes you play. If the two lowest notes fall within a single octave, those two notes determine the chord. If the lowest note and the sec­ond lowest note are sepa­rated by more than one octave, the lowest note becomes the bass and the chord is determined from the second lowest note and the other notes played in the same octave.
AI FINGERED
This mode is basically the same as FINGERED, with the exception that less than three notes can be played to indicate the chords (based on the previously played chord, etc.).
AI FULL KEYBOARD
AI
Artificial Intelligence
When this advanced auto accompaniment mode is engaged, the CVP-210/208 will automatically create appropriate accompaniment while you play just about anything, anywhere on the keyboard using both hands. You don’t have to worry about specifying the accompaniment chords. Although the AI Full Keyboard mode is designed to work with many songs, some arrangements may not be suitable for use with this feature. This mode is similarto FULL KEYBOARD, with the exception that less than three notes can be played to indicate the chords (based on the previously played chord, etc.). 9th and 11th chords cannot be played.
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Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode (Example for “C” chords)
Styles
9
C6
C
Csus4
CmM7
9
C7
C9
Caug
9
CmM7
( )
11
C7
( )
( )
C6
( )
CM7aug
( )
Cm7
5
( )
13
C7
( )
Cm
CmM7
9
C7
( )
5
( )
Chord Name [Abbreviation] Normal Voicing
CM7
Cm9
Cdim
C7
( )
5
9
CM7
Cm6
Cdim7
C7aug
Display for root “C”
Major [M] 1 - 3 - 5 C Ninth [9] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 C9
( )
11
CM7
( )
Cm7
C7
C7sus4 Csus2
C
5
Cm7
( )
C7
( )
• Notes in parentheses can
•For FINGERED, FIN-
Sixth [6] 1 - (3) - 5 - 6 C6 Sixth ninth [69] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 6 or 3 - 6 - 2* C6
9
Major seventh [M7] 1 - 3 - (5) - 7 CM7
CM7
9
11
5
• Playing two same root
Major seventh ninth [M79] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5)j - 7 CM7 Major seventh add sharp eleventh [M711] Flatted fifth [ 5] 1 - 3 - 5 C 5 Major seventh flatted fifth [M75] 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 CM7


 
1 - (2) - 3 - 4 - 5 - 7 or 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - (5) - 7
Suspended fourth [sus4] 1 - 4 - 5 Csus4 Augmented [aug] 1 - 3 - 5 Caug Major seventh augmented [M7aug] 1 - (3) - 5 - 7 CM7aug Minor [m] 1 - 3 - 5 Cm Minor ninth [m9] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 Cm9 Minor sixth [m6] 1 - 3 - 5 - 6 Cm6 Minor seventh [m7] 1 - 3 - (5) - 7 Cm7
9
Minor seventh ninth [m7
] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 or 3 - 7 - 2 Cm7
Minor seventh eleventh [m711] 1 - (2) - 3 - 4 - 5 - ( 7) Cm7 Minor major seventh [mM7] 1 - 3 - (5) - 7 CmM7
9
Minor major seventh ninth [mM7 Minor seventh flatted fifth [m75] 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 Cm7 5 Minor major seventh flatted fifth [mM75] 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 CmM7
] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 CmM7


Diminished [dim] 1 - 3 - 5 Cdim Diminished seventh [dim7] 1 - 3 - 5 - 6 Cdim7 Seventh [7] 1 - 3 - (5) - 7 or 1 - (3) - 5 - 7 C7 Seventh flatted ninth [79] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 C7 Seventh add flatted thirteenth [713] 1 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 7 C7
 

Seventh ninth [79] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 or 3 - 7 - 2* C7 Seventh add sharp eleventh [711]

Seventh add thirteenth [713] 1 - 3 - (5) - 6 - 7 or 3 - 6 - 7 C7 Seventh sharp ninth [79] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 C7 Seventh flatted fifth [75] 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 C7

 
Seventh augmented [7aug] 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 C7aug Seventh suspended fourth [7sus4] 1 - 4 - 5 - 7 C7sus4






1 - (2) - 3 - 4 - 5 - 7 or 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - (5) - 7

•A perfect fifth (1 + 5) pro-
• The auto accompaniment
9 11
9
5
9 13
9
11
C7
13
9 5
•You can also have the
Suspended second [sus2] 1 - 2 - 5 Csus2
* Only this voicing (inversion) is recognized. Other chords not marked with an asterisk can be played in any inversion.
5
CM7
9
( )
9
( )
Cm7
C7
11
( )
( )
13
be omitted. GERED ON BASS, and AI
FINGERED, if you play any three adjacent keys (including black keys), the chord sound will be can­celed and only the rhythm instruments will continue playing (Chord Cancel function). This let you play back only the rhythm.
keys in the adjacent octaves produces accom­paniment based only on the root.
duces accompaniment based on the root and the fifth.
Style will sometimes not change when related chords are played in sequence (e.g. some minor chords followed by the minor seventh).
CVP-210/208 “teach” you how to play Fingered chords. From the CHORD FINGERING display (page 142), specify the chord you want to learn, and the notes you should press are indicated in the display.
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Arranging the Style Pattern
(SECTIONS: MAIN A/B/C/D, INTRO, ENDING, BREAK)
The CVP-210/208 features various types of Auto Accompaniment Sections that allow you to vary the arrangement of the Style. They are: Intro, Main, Break and Ending. By switching among them as you play, you can easily produce the dynamic elements of a professional-sounding arrangement in your performance.
Select a style (page 63).
1
2
STYLE
ACMP
AUTO FILLIN
OTS LINK
BREAK
2-1 Turn the ACMP function on.
INTRO
MAIN
ABCD
ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP
2-3 Turn the SYNC. START function on.
2-2 Press the [INTRO] button. To cancel the INTRO section
before starting the style, press the [INTRO] button again.
The Intro section starts as soon as you play a key in the Auto
3
Accompaniment section of the keyboard, and changes to the Main section.
Split point
Auto Accompaniment section
4
Main sections can be shifted.
MAIN
ABCD
ENDING / rit.
SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP
ACMP
STYLE
AUTO FILLIN
OTS LINK
BREAK
INTRO
Press this button to add breaks.
You can also use this func­tion to play only rhythms (page 65).
• If you press the [INTRO] button, you can play bac k an Intro section while an accompaniment is play­ing.
• Section button indications — [BREAK], [INTRO], [MAIN], [ENDING] but­tons LED is green
— The section is not selected.
LED is red
— The section is cur­rently selected.
LED is off
— No section data; the section cannot be played.
•You can dynamically con­trol the level of the accompaniment by how softly or strongly you play the keys in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard (page 141).
• If you press the [SYNC. START] button while an accompaniment is play­ing, the accompaniment will stop and the CVP­210/208 will enter Syn­chronized Start standby status.
•You can also change style sections by using the pedal (page 142).
• The Break section lets you add dynamic varia­tions and breaks in the rhythm of the accompani­ment, to make your per­formance sound even more professional. If you press the [BREAK] but­ton while an accompani­ment is playing, the fill-in will play back for one measure.
• The indicator of the desti­nation section (MAIN A/ B/C/D) will flash while the Break is playing.
• When the [AUTO FILLIN] button is set to on and the MAIN [A][B][C][D] button is pressed after the final half beat (eighth note) of the measure, the fill-in will begin from the next measure.
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This switches to the ending section. When the ending is finished, the Style stops
END
ACMP
STYLE
AUTO FILLIN
OTS LINK
automatically. You can have the ending gradually slow down (ritardando) by pressing the same [ENDING/rit.] button again while the ending is playing back.
BREAK
INTRO
ABCD
MAIN
ENDING / rit.
SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP
Fade-in/Fade-out
The accompaniment style also include a convenient Fade-in/Fade-out function that gradually fades in and fades out the accompaniment. To start the style with a fade-in, press the [FADE IN/OUT] button, then turn SYNC. START on. To cancel the fade-in before starting the style, press the button again. To fade out and stop the Style, press this button while the style is playing. The time of the fade-in/fade-out can also be set (page 151).

Stopping the Style Playback While Releasing Keys (SYNC. STOP)

When the Synchro Stop function is engaged, accompaniment playback will stop completely when all keys in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard are released. Accompaniment playback will start again as soon as the key in the Auto Accompaniment section is played.
Turn ACMP (Accompaniment) on.
1
Turn SYNC. STOP on. SYNC. START is also automatically set to on when
2
SYNC. STOP is turned on.
STYLE
ACMP
AUTO FILLIN
OTS LINK
BREAK
INTRO
MAIN
ABCD
ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP
• Styles can also be started by pressing the STYLE [START/STOP] button.
•You can select the Intro and Ending type by press­ing the [E] button in the MAIN window (page 70).
• If you press the [INTRO] button while the ending is playing, the Intro section will begin playing after the ending is finished.
• When the [AUTO FILLIN] button is set to on and you press a MAIN button while the ending is playing, fill-in accompaniment will immediately start playing, continuing with the Main section.
•You can begin the accom­paniment by using the Ending instead of the Intro section. In this case, the auto accompaniment doesn’t stop when the ending is finished.
• If you select a different style while the style is not playing, the “default” tempo for that style is also selected. If the accompa­niment is playing, the same tempo is maintained even if you select a differ­ent style.
• When STOP ACMP is set to on and the accompani­ment is not playing, you can play both chords and bass in the Auto Accom­paniment section in the keyboard (page 141).
As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto accompaniment
3
starts.
Auto Accompaniment section
The auto accompaniment stops when you release your left hand from the keys.
4
Playing a chord with your left
5
hand automatically restarts the auto accompaniment.
Split point
END
Press the [SYNC. STOP]/ [SYNC. START] button again to stop the accompaniment.
You can also use the SYNC. STOP function by pressing the auto accompaniment section/left-hand range briefly (page 141).
Synchro Stop cannot be set to on when the fingering mode is set to Full Key­board/AI Keyboard or the auto accompaniment on the panel is set to off.
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Selecting Intro and Ending Types (INTRO/ENDING)

1
2
Select a Intro
To call up the [MAIN] dis­play, first press the [DIRECT
A
B
C
D
E
D
E
3
ACCESS] button, then press the [EXIT] button.
Play the style using the Intro or Ending section (page 30, 31).
Select a Ending

Playing Fill-in patterns automatically when changing accompaniment sections — Auto Fill In

1
2
STYLE
ACMP
AUTO FILLIN
OTS LINK
BREAK
INTRO
MAIN
ABCD
ENDING / rit.
SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP
Play the style and switch among the accompaniment sections as they play (page 30, 31).
Fill-in patterns play automatically between each change in the Main sections.
END
To cancel the Auto Fill, press the [AUTO FILLIN] button again.
Fill
A short phrase used to add variation to the style.
You can also add a fill-in by pressing the selected MAIN button again.
You can temporarily disable Auto Fill In during a perfor­mance by pressing the next Main section’s button twice quickly.
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Appropriate Panel Setting for the Selected Style
(ONE TOUCH SETTING)
The convenient One Touch Setting function makes it easy for you to select voices and effects that are appropriate to the style you’re playing. Each preset style has four pre-programmed panel setups that you can select by pressing a single button.
METRONOME
SIGNAL OVER
OFF
OTS LINK
START STOP
FADE IN OUT
BREAK INTRO MAIN
MIC.
VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING
SONG
EXTRA TRACKS TRACK 2 TRACK 1
STYLE L
R
REW REPEATTOP FFREC
START STOP
TRANSPOSETEMPO
TAP TEMPO
RESETRESET
SYNC.STOP START STOP
SYNC.START
ENDING rit.
MENU
DEMO
A
HELP
TAP TEMPO
B
GUIDE
FUNCTION
C
DIGITAL STUDIO
D
SOUND
CREATOR
E
DIGITAL
RECORDING
MIXING
BALANCE
CONSOLE
PART
CHANNEL
ON OFF
PART
DIRECT ACCESS
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POWER
ON
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
STYLE
ACMP AUTO FILL IN
ONE TOUCH SETTING
1234
Select a style (page 63).
1
Press one of the ONE TOUCH SETTING buttons ([1] - [4]).
2
LED is red — The One Touch Setting is currently selected.
ONE TOUCH SETTING
1234
BACK NEXT
F
VOICE PART
ON OFF
G
H
I
J
EXIT
LAYER
LEFT
VOICE EFFECT
REVERB DSP VARIATION
VOICE
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
ENTER
MUSIC FINDER
PIANO
DATA ENTRY
FREEZE MEMORY
ONE TOCTH SETTING
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1
HARMONY ECHO LEFT HOLDMONO
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As soon as you play a
3
chord with your left hand, the auto accompaniment starts.
LED is green — The One Touch Setting is not selected.
LED is off — No One Touch Setting data. The button is not available.
Various settings (such as voices, effects, etc.) that match the selected style can be instantly recalled. When the style is not playing, Auto Accompaniment and Sync. Start will automatically be turned on. For details about the One Touch Setting parameters, refer to the separate Data List (Parameter Chart).
Stop the Auto Accompaniment.
4
STYLE
ACMP
AUTO FILLIN
OTS LINK
BREAK
INTRO
ABCD
MAIN
ENDING / rit.
SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / S T OP
Split point
Auto Accompaniment section
Try out other One Touch Setting setups. You can also create your own One
5
Touch Setting setups (page 72).
ONE TOUCH SETTING
1234
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Automatically Changing One Touch Settings with the 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).
1 2
AUTO FILLIN
OTS LINK
END
To cancel the OTS Link function, press the [OTS LINK] button again.
When you switch among the Main sections (A
- D), the corresponding One Touch Setting will be called up automatically.
The Main sections A, B, C, and D correspond to One Touch Settings 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively.
The One Touch Settings can be set to change with the sections in one of two different timings (page 141):
• Immediately when you press a section button.
• At the next measure (in an accompaniment style), after you press a section button.

Registering the Panel Controls in One Touch Setting (ONE TOUCH SETTING)

This section covers how to create your own One Touch Setting setups (four setups per style). For a list of One Touch Setting setup parameters, refer to the separate Data List (Parameter Chart).
Select a style.
1
Set up the panel controls
2
such as selecting a voice as required.
Press the [MEMORY]
3
button.
MEMORY
Press one of the ONE TOUCH SETTING buttons: [1] through [4].
4
END
ONE TOUCH SETTING
1234
The items you can register in a One Touch Setting are Voice, Harmony and Pedal settings.
A message prompting you to save the current style will appear. Select “YES” to call up the STYLE display, then save the panel settings (page 40, 48).
Unless you store the panel settings here, the registered settings will be deleted when you select a different accompaniment style.
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Calling Up Ideal Setups for Your Music — Music Finder

The Music Finder feature lets you instantly call up the appropriate settings for the instrument — including voice, style, and One Touch Settings — simply by selecting the desired song title. If you want to play a certain song but don’t know which style and voice settings would be appropriate, the convenient Music Finder function will help you out. The recommended settings, which together make up a “record,” can also be edited and stored. This lets you create and save your own Music Finder records for future recall.
POWER
ON
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
STYLE
ACMP AUTO FILL IN
OFF
OTS LINK
METRONOME
START STOP
FADE IN OUT
BREAK INTRO MAIN
MUSIC FINDER
MIC.
SIGNAL OVER
VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING
SONG
EXTRA TRACKS TRACK 2 TRACK 1
STYLE L
R
REW REPEATTOP FFREC
START STOP
TRANSPOSETEMPO
TAP TEMPO
RESETRESET
SYNC.STOP START STOP
SYNC.START
ENDING rit.
MENU
DEMO
A
HELP
TAP TEMPO
B
GUIDE
FUNCTION
C
DIGITAL STUDIO
D
SOUND
CREATOR
E
DIGITAL
RECORDING
MIXING
BALANCE
CONSOLE
PART
CHANNEL
ON OFF
PART
DIRECT ACCESS
12345678
BACK NEXT
F
VOICE PART
ON OFF
G
H
I
J
EXIT
LAYER
LEFT
ENTER
DATA ENTRY
MUSIC FINDER
VOICE EFFECT
REVERB DSP VARIATION
VOICE
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
MUSIC FINDER
PIANO
HARMONY ECHO LEFT HOLDMONO
ONE TOCTH SETTING
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1
34 75862
FREEZE MEMORY
The MUSIC FINDER records and its contents is just one example of the recom­mended panel setups. You can also create your own Music Finder settings for your favorite songs and genres.
Keep in mind that Music Finder is a performance aid in that it automatically finds appropriate accompaniment styles and voices for your playing. Even though you can specify song titles, it does not actually contain song data.
1
Styles
2
top record by pressing the [1▲▼] button to call up the recommended setups. The setting data shown here is referred to as a “record.”
Select a record. For example, select the
12345678
Select a record by song title. When sorting records by song title, use the [1▲▼] button to skip up or down through the songs alphabetically. Simultaneously press the [▲▼] buttons to move the cursor to the first record.
All.......................... Show all records.
FAVORITE............. Show the records that have added to the “Favorite” page.
SEARCH1,2.......... Show the results by SEARCH function (page 74).
Sorting 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.
F
G
H
I
J
TEMPO......The record is sorted by tempo.
Change the order of the records (ascending or descending).
Add the selected record to “Favorite (Bookmark)” page
When you press the [H] button, the “Add selected data to the favorite list? YES/NO” message will be displayed. Select [YES] to add the selected page to “FAVORITE” page.
Show the number of records of each page.
To delete the added record, select the record in the “FAVORITE” page and press the [H](DELETE FROM
FAVORITE) button. Search record(s). Enter the condition of the search in the
MUSIC FINDER SEARCH display (page 74). The results of SEARCH 1 or 2 appear in the “SEARCH 1” or “SEARCH 2
page respectively.
Call up the MUSIC FINDER RECORD EDIT (page 75) display (for editing the selected record).
Turn TEMPO LOCK on/off. TEMPO LOCK function lets you avoid changing the Tempo
during style playback when selecting another record. The on/off setting affects all pages (ALL/FAVORITE/SEARCH 1/SEARCH 2).
Select a record by style name. When sorting the records by style name, press these buttons to move the cursor to the next /previous style. Simultaneously press the [▲▼] buttons to move the cursor to the first record.
Play the style (page 64).
3
Records can be selected by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial and pressing the [ENTER] button.
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Searching the Ideal Setups — Music Finder Search

You can search the record by music title or keywords. The results appears in the display.
Press the [I]
1
(SEARCH 1)
button or [J]
(SEARCH 2)
button in the MUSIC FINDER display.
Enter the
2
conditions for the search (see below), then start search by using [START SEARCH] button.
Start searching the record. The results that satisfy all the conditions appear in the SEARCH page. For details about the search settings in this display, see below.
A
B
C
D
E
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[A] MUSIC
Searches by music or song title. Press this button to call up the display for inputting the song title. When you enter the song title (page 49), the search function calls up all records that contain the entered word or words.
[B] KEYWORD
Searches by keyboard. Press this button to call up the display for inputting the keyword. When you enter the keyword (page 49), the search function calls up all records that contain the entered word or words. You can search several different keywords simultaneously by inserting a separator (comma) between each. The search function finds and displays all records that contain at least one match in the keywords.
F
G
H
I
J
[C] STYLE
Searches by style name. Press this button to call up the STYLE FILE SELECT display. Press the [A] through [J] button in the display to select the desired accompaniment style. This convenient function lets you find all songs that use a certain accompaniment style.
[D] BEAT
The STYLE FILE SELECT display can only be used to select the style name for searching; it cannot be used to call up the actual accom­paniment style.
Searches by beat or rhythmic feel.
[E] SEARCH AREA
Selects a specific location for searching. You can further narrow down your search by using the SEARCH 1 and 2 selections.
[F]~[H] CLEAR
Clears the entered item at left.
[1▲▼] TEMPO FROM
You can also narrow your search by specifying a tempo range. This lets you set the minimum tempo for the search. Press the [▲▼] buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the tempo value to the minimum.
[2▲▼]TEMPO TO
You can also narrow your search by specifying a tempo range. This lets you set the maximum tempo for the search. Press the [▲▼] buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the tempo value to the maximum.
[3▲▼]~[5▲▼] GENRE
Selects the specific music genre for searching. The available range includes all genres (ANY), the preset genres, and any genres you’ve entered yourself (page 73).
[8] CANCEL
Press this to cancel the operation and return to the previous display.
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Editing Records — Music Finder Record Edit

You can also change/clear a preset record. To avoid chang­ing/clearing the record, register the record as a new record after editing.
From this display, you can call up existing records and edit them to suit your preferences. You can even use this to create your own Music Finder records.
Styles
1
Press the
▲▼]
[8 (RECORD
Change/clear the record data. You can also
2
register new records. For details about all
settings and operations, see below. EDIT) button in the MUSIC FINDER display.
A
B
C
D
E
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[A] MUSIC
Selects the music or song title for editing. Press the button to call up the display for inputting the music or song title, then edit the name as desired.
[B] KEYWORD
Selects the keyword for editing. Press the button to call up the display for inputting the keyword, then edit it as desired. You can enter several different keywords by inserting a separator (comma) between each.
All Music Finder records can be stored together as a single file
F
(page 154). When calling up a stored file, a message appears
G
prompting you to replace or
H
append the records as desired.
Replace:
I
All Music Finder records cur-
J
rently in the instrument are deleted and replaced with the records of the selected file.
Append: The records called up are added to the vacant record numbers.
[C] STYLE
Selects the style name for editing. Always enter the name when a new record is registered. Press the button to call up the STYLE FILE SELECT display. Press the [A] through [J] button in the display to select the desired style you want to change/clear/register.
[D] BEAT
Selects the beat (time signature) for editing. When another file is selected by pressing the [C] button, the current beat setting is replaced with the beat setting of the selected file.
[E] FAVORITE
Adds the selected record to the FAVORITE page (page 73).
[F]~[H] CLEAR
Clears the entered item at left.
[I] DELETE RECORD
Clears the selected record. The deleted record number becomes empty. When you press this button, a message appears prompting you to execute, abort or cancel the operation.
YES .................. Press this to clear the record and close the display.
NO .................. Press this to close the display without clearing the record.
CANCEL........... Press this to close the message box and return to the previous display.
[J] NEW RECORD
Registers a new record. The smallest available empty record number is used for registering. When you press this button, a message appears prompting you to execute, abort or cancel the operation.
YES .................. Press this to register the record and close the display.
NO .................. Press this to close the display without registering the record.
CANCEL........... Press this to close the message box and return to the previous display.
The STYLE FILE SELECT display can only be used to select the style name for record editing; it cannot be used to call up the actual accompaniment style.
Keep in mind that the Beat setting made here is only for the Music Finder search function; this does not affect the actual Beat setting of the accompaniment style itself.
The maximum number of records is 2500, including internal records.
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Styles
[1▼▲] TEMPO
Determines the tempo for the selected style. When changing the style with the [C] button, the tempo is automatically changed to that of the changed style.
[3▼▲]~[5▼▲] GENRE
Indicates and changes the genre to which the selected record is assigned. The available range includes all preset genres as well as any you’ve entered yourself.
[6▼▲] GENRE NAME
For entering a genre name. Press the button to call up the display for inputting the genre name, then edit the name as desired. A maximum of 200 genre names can be stored. The genre name you input becomes effective when the current record is edited (overwritten) by pressing the [8 button, or when a new record is registered by pressing the [J] (NEW RECORD) button. If you exit from the MUSIC FINDER EDIT display without actually editing or registering a record, the input genre name is deleted.
[8] OK
Executes all editing and changes to the record. When you press this button, a message appears prompting you to execute, abort or cancel the operation.
YES .................. Press this to replace the record and close the display.
NO .................. Press this to close the display without replacing the record.
CANCEL........... Press this to close the message box and return to the previous display.
] (OK)
[8] CANCEL
Press this to cancel the operation and return to the MUSIC FINDER display.
CAUTION
To maintain the edited and registered data, make sure to save all Music Finder recor ds as a file (pa ge 154). If no sa ved, the data will be lost when another Music Finder file is called up or the factory-programmed settings are restored (page 154).
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Song Playback

Commercially available music data is subject to copyright restrictions, and is intended only for your own personal use.
For more information on the song file types compatible with the Clavinova, see page 162.
Here you’ll learn how to play back songs. Songs include the internal songs of the instrument, performances you’ve recorded yourself using the recording functions (page 97), and commercially available song data. You can use this highly versatile feature in a variety of ways — playing along on the keyboard with the recorded song, as well as practicing and learning new music with the Guide (page 82) and Repeat (page 81) functions. You can also display the music notation and lyrics in the LCD. If you connect a microphone to the CVP-210/208, you can sing along with the song and have vocal harmony parts added automatically (page 131).
METRONOME
MIC.
POWER
ON
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
STYLE
ACMP AUTO FILL IN
OTS LINK
START STOP
OFF
FADE IN OUT
BREAK INTRO MAIN
SIGNAL OVER
VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING
SONG
EXTRA TRACKS TRACK 2 TRACK 1
STYLE L
SONG
EXTRA TRACKS
(STYLE)
START STOP
REW REPEATTOP FFREC
TAP TEMPO
ENDING rit.
R
SYNC.STOP START STOP
TRACK 2
MENU
DEMO
A
HELP
TAP TEMPO
GUIDE
TRANSPOSETEMPO
RESETRESET
SYNC.START
(L)
FUNCTION
DIGITAL STUDIO
SOUND
CREATOR
DIGITAL
RECORDING
MIXING
CONSOLE
TRACK 1
(R)
DIRECT ACCESS
B
C
D
E
BALANCE
PART
CHANNEL
ON OFF
PART
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REC TOP START / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE
NEW SONG
SYNC.START

Compatible Song Types

• Internal songs (Song Book)
• Song data on included disk (50 greats for the Piano)
• Commercially available song data
Disks having this logo mark feature song data compatible with GM (General MIDI).
BACK NEXT
F
G
H
I
J
VOICE PART
EXIT
VOICE EFFECT
REVERB DSP VARIATION
VOICE
ON OFF
LAYER
LEFT
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
ENTER
MUSIC FINDER
PIANO
DATA ENTRY
FREEZE MEMORY
ONE TOCTH SETTING
1432
1
HARMONY ECHO LEFT HOLDMONO
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Disks having this logo mark feature song data compatible with Yamaha’s XG format. XG is a significant enhancement of the “GM system level 1” standard, providing more voices, greater editing control, and support for multiple effect sections and effect types.
Disks having this logo mark feature song data compatible with Yamaha’s DOC (Disk Orchestra Collection) format.
Disks having this logo mark feature song data compatible with Yamaha’s original MIDI file format.
• Songs you recorded (page 97) and stored to the CVP-210/208 or disk.
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Song Playback

Song Playback

Playing the Internal Songs

1
A
B
C
D
E
2
2-2 Open a folder and
select a song to be played back.
BACK
If the MAIN screen (at left) is not displayed, press the
F
G
H
I
J
[DIRECT ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] button.
n
You can also make a variety of other settings (such as tempo, voice selection, set­tings for the practice func­tions, etc.) and have them automatically called up when you play back the song (page 109).
You can enable the Synchro
2-1 Select the PRESET tab with the [BACK]
button.
BACK
Start for the song by simul­taneously pressing the
[TOP] button and the SONG [START/STOP] but-
ton. The song starts as soon as you play the key-
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
board. Y ou can also use this function along with the Style’s Synchro Start func­tion (page 64).
n
You can have the volume automatically fade in and fade out at the beginning and end of the song. Simply press the [FADEIN/OUT] button at the start of song playback to f ade in the song, and press it again at the end of the song to fade out.
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The song starts.
3
REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEA T GUIDE
NEW SONG
SYNC.START
Adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO [ ][ ] buttons (page 54) or the [T AP TEMPO] button. You can even change the playback speed by tapping out the tempo — simply tap the [TAP TEMPO] button twice.
Songs can also be played back con­tinuously. Set SONG CHAIN PLAY to ON from the SONG SETTING dis­play (page 140).
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END
START / STOP
To stop the song immediately, press the button again.
Press the button in order to go back to the previous screen.
EXIT
Make sure that the Language setting for the instrument (page 154) is the same as that of the file name of the song that you are playing back.
Song Playback
Simultaneously Playing a Song and an Accompaniment Style
When playing back a song and an accompaniment style at the same time, channels 9 ­16 of the song data are replaced with accompaniment style channels — allowing you to use the auto accompaniment styles and features in place of the accompaniment parts of the song. Make the settings below and play your own chord substitutions in place of the song’s chord data.
• [ACMP] button .................. ...ON
• [AUTO FILL IN] button ........ON
Select the song and start playback by pressing the SONG [START/STOP] button.
1
Select the desired accompaniment style.
2
Start the style by pressing the STYLE [START/STOP] button.
3
While the song is playing, insert a break or change sections (with the STYLE
4
section buttons.) Fill-in patterns play when you switch sections.
END
The accompaniment stops when you stop the song. If the accompaniment style is playing and you start the song, the accompaniment automatically stops. How­ever, for internal songs that use accompaniment styles, the accompaniment style is not stopped.
The style automatically stops when the song finishes or is stopped.
Some of the internal songs have been created using the accompaniment styles. For these songs, the accompaniment styles are automatically started when starting song playback.
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Song Playback

Playing Back Songs on Disk

Insert the disk into the drive.
Insert the disk shutter side first and label face up.
The method for playing back is the same as in the “Playing the Internal Songs” instructions (page 78), except that you should select FLOPPY DISK page in the SONG display.

Other Playback-related Operations

Repeat / Rewind / Fast forward
During playback, you can hav e the song return to the top and play bac k again from the beginning by pressing this button. When playback is stopped, pressing this button returns the song to the beginning.
REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEA T
NEW SONG
SONG POSITION display
When “BAR” is selected, you can specify a measure number (counted from the beginning of the song) by using the [REW] and [FF] buttons. When “PHRASE MARK” is selected, specify the phrase mark number by using the [REW] and [FF] buttons.
SYNC.START
Press this button to call up the SONG POSITION display (see below). To return to the SONG display, press the [EXIT] button.
Before proceeding, make sure to read the section “Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disk” (page 6).
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You can set whether or not the Clavinova automatically calls up the first disk song when a disk is inserted (page 153).
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Some song data for the Clavinova has been recorded with special “free tempo” settings. During play­back of such song data, the measure numbers shown in the display will not corre­spond to the actual mea­sure; this only serves as a reference as to how much of the song has been played back.
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Songs containing a large amount of data may not be able to be read properly by the instrument, and as such you may not be able to select them. The maximum capacity is about 200– 300KB, however this may differ depending on the data contents of each song.
Phrase Mark
This data specifies a certain location in the song data.
PHRASE MARK” is shown only when the song contains phrase marks. Press the [J] button to toggle between “BAR” and “PHRASE MARK,” then use the [REW] and [FF] buttons to select the desired measure or phrase mark.
Adjusting the Volume Balance / Muting Specific Channels
BALANCE
CHANNEL
ON / OFF
PART
CHANNEL ON/OFF display
Select the [SONG] tab with the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button, and mute the desired channel by setting it to [OFF]. To solo a channel (only that channel will sound), hold down the appropriate button corresponding to the channel. To release the solo for the channel, press that channel’s button again.
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Press this button to call up the BALANCE display (page 65).
Press this button to call up the CHANNEL ON/OFF display (see below).
Channel
Refers to the MIDI channel in the song data. The chan­nels are assigned as shown below for the CVP-210/208.
Song
1 - 16
Accompaniment Style
9 - 16
Song Playback
Muting Specific Parts — Track1/Track2/Extra Tracks
This feature lets you mute certain parts of the song (Track1, Track2, Extra Tracks), and play back only those parts you want to hear. For example, if you want to practice the melody of a song, you can mute just the right-hand part and play that part yourself.
Select the song to be played back (page 77).
1
2
Use this button to turn on/off the additional performance parts (all but the right hand/left hand).
SONG
EXTRA TRACKS
(STYLE)
TRACK 2
(L)
TRACK 1
(R)
Use this button to turn on/off the right-hand part.
Use this button to turn on/off the left-hand part.
You can change the channel assignments for Track 1 and Track 2 (page 140), letting you specify which parts are muted when pressing the
[TRACK 1]/[TRACK 2]/ [EXTRA TRACKS] buttons.
All tracks are automatically set to on when selecting a different song.
Start the song.
3
Adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO [ ][ ] buttons (page 54).
REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEA T GUIDE
END
To stop the song, press the
START / STOP
button again.
NEW SONG
SYNC.START
Repeat Playback of a Specific Range
This feature allows you to specify a certain range of the song (between Point A and Point B), and play it back repeatedly.
Play back the song (page 78, 80).
1
2
3
REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEA T
NEW SONG
SYNC.START
After an automatic lead-in (to help guide you into the phrase), the range from point A to point B is played back repeatedly.
Press this button at the point you want the repeating phrase to start (Point A). Press this button at the point you want the repeating phrase to end (Point B).
Regardless of whether the song is playing back or is stopped, pressing the [TOP] button returns to point A.
You can also specify Points A and B when the song is stopped. Set Point A by pressing the [REPEAT] but- ton, then use the [FF] but­ton to move to the desired end location, then set Point B by pressing the [REPEAT] button again.
Point B cannot be selected unless Point A has been selected first.
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Specifying only Point A results in repeat playback between Point A and the end of the song.
Stop the song.
4
START / STOP
END
REPEAT
To cancel the Repeat function, press the button again.
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The specified A and B points will be erased when selecting a different song number, cancelling the Repeat function, or select­ing a different repeat mode — such as Phrase Repeat or repeat in Song Chain Play (page 140).
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Song Playback

Using the Practice Functions — Guide

These fun features make it easy to learn new music. The key guide lamps indicate the notes you should play, when you should play them, and how long you should hold them down. Also, when you sing and play along with a song using a connected microphone, the Clavinova automatically adjusts the timing of the song to match your vocal performance.
REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEA T GUIDE
You can turn the key guide lamps on/off from the SONG SETTING display (page 140).
NEW SONG
SYNC.START
Key guide lamp

Practice Functions

For keyboard performance
Follow Lights
When this is selected, you can see which notes you should play by watching the key guide lamps. They light up in time with music, showing you when to play a note. You can also practice at your own pace — since the accompaniment waits for you to play the notes correctly.
Accompaniment Guide If the song data you’re using contains chord data and the [ACMP] button is turned on, you can use the guide lamps (page 140) to help you play chords as well. Watch the guide lamps and try playing the appropriate chords.
Any Key
With this function, you can play the melody of a song simply by pressing a single key (any key is OK) in time with the rhythm. As long as you play the key in time with the music, the melody flows smoothly with the song.
You can also determine the timing by which the key guide lamps light to fit your playing preference (Guide Lamp Timing; page 140).
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If you want to learn how to play certain chords, use the Chord T utor function (page 142).
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The Accompaniment Guide function cannot be used if the chord fingering method is set to Single Finger, Full
keyboard or AI Full Key­board.
For sing-along performance
Karao-Key
This convenient function lets you control the song and accompaniment playback with just one finger, while you sing along. Simply play a key on the keyboard in time with the music — any key is fine — and the accompaniment parts of the song follow your playing. This lets you control the timing and tempo of the song and accompaniment to perfectly match your singing performance.
Vocal CueTIME
Similar to Follow Lights above, you can see which notes to sing by watching the key guide lamps. The Clavinova follows your singing and automatically adjusts the timing and tempo of the song to match your vocal performance.
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Practicing Music with the Guide Functions

Song Playback
Select the desired practice function from the SONG SETTING page in the
1
FUNCTION display (page 140).
Selects the specific practice function.
Turns the key guide lamps on/off.
Determines the timing by which the key guide lamps light.
JUST.....The guide lamp lights in time
NEXT.....The guide lamps light slightly
Determines the channel for playing back the harmony sound of the Vocoder.
with the music, at the same time you should play the appropriate notes.
ahead of the music, indicating the notes you should play next. The guide lamp flashes if you do not play the key with the correct timing.
Determines whether phrase mark sections in the song will be repeatedly played back or not. When this is set to ON, the specified measures of the phrase play back repeatedly. pressing either the [REW] button or the [FF] button, and select “PHRASE MARK” by pressing the [J] button. Set the desired phrase mark number by using the [REW] and [FF] buttons.
A
B
C
D
E
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Call up the SONG POSITION display by
For details on the SONG SET- TING display, see page 140.
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The guide lamps light according to song channel recorded to Tracks 1 and 2 and the chord data in the song (when such data is included). Normally, you can leave the AUTO SET CH function set to ON, and the song channel will automati­cally be set. If the results aren't satisfactory, you'll need to match the Channel SettingTRK1 CH” and “TRK2 CH” parameters to the appropriate right- and left-hand parts.
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Vocoder
This lets you indicate or “play” the harmony notes from the keyboard.
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Phrase Mark
This data specifies a certain location in the song data.
Select the desired song (page 78, 80) and mute the track you wish to practice
2
(page 81).
3
REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEA T GUIDE
NEW SONG
REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEA T GUIDE
SYNC.START
4
NEW SONG
Start the song and try playing the part you’ve muted. Adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO [ ][ ] buttons (page 54).
SYNC.START
5
REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEA T GUIDE
NEW SONG
SYNC.START
Stop the song.
END
To turn the practice function, press the button again.
n
Track 1 or Tracks 1 & 2 are automatically selected for practicing when calling the practice function — as long as you haven’t muted the track to be practiced.
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The key guide lamps some­times light an octave or two lower/higher than the actual pitch. Any notes outside of the 88-key range cannot be indicated by the key guide lamps.
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If the right- and left-hand parts recorded to the song data have not been properly separated, the practice func­tions may not work as expected.
GUIDE
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Song Playback

Displaying Music Notation — Score

With this feature, you can have the notation automatically shown on the display as the song plays. This can be used with your own recordings as well as the internal Demo songs.
Select the
1
desired song (page 78, 80).
2
A
B
C
D
E
3
Enables/disables display of the left-hand k e y range . Depending on other settings, this parameter may be unavailable and ma y appear gra yed out. If this is the case, go to the detailed setting display (shown below; use the [8▲▼] buttons) and set the LEFT CH. parameter to any channel except “AUTO.” Or, go to the SONG SETTING display in the Function menu (page 140) and set the TRACK 2 parameter to any channel except “OFF.”
Enables/disables display of the right-hand key range. Channel 1 is automatically selected when [TRACK1] is set to [OFF] from the SONG SETTING display (page 140).
Enables/disables display of the lyrics. If the selected song does not contain lyric data, lyrics are not displayed.
Enables/disables display of the chords. If the selected song does not contain chord data, chords are not displayed.
Enables/disables display of the note name (pitch).
Determines the display resolution (or zoom level) of the notation. The resolutions are selected in order: X-LARGE (Extra Large), LARGE, MEDIUM, and SMALL.
This calls up the detailed setting display for notation. For details, see the next page.
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If the MAIN screen (at left) is not displayed, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] but­ton.
The displayed notation is generated by the Clavinova 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.
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Some song data for the Clavinova has been recorded with special “free tempo” settings. For such song data, the tempo, beat, measure and music nota­tion will not be displayed correctly.
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[RIGHT] and [LEFT] cannot be turned off at the same time.
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The note name is indicated at the left of the note. When the space between the notes is too small, the indi­cation may be moved to the top left of the note.
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You can increase the num­ber of measures that will be displayed by decreasing the other items to be displayed (parts, lyrics, chords, etc.).
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When accidentals (sharp and flats) and notes cannot be displayed on one line, they are displayed in the next line from the middle of the measure.
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The notation functions can­not be used to create song data by inputting notes. For information on creating song data, see page 101.
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Detailed Settings for Notation
When “LEFT” and “RIGHT” are set to the same channel, the notation of the right-hand notes and left-hand notes are displayed in piano format (two connected staves).
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[1▲▼] LEFT CH/[2▲▼] RIGHT CH
This determines the Left channel (channel for the left-hand part) and Right channel (channel for the right-hand part). This setting returns to AUTO when a different song is selected.
AUTO .........................The channels 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 SONG SETTING display of the
Function menu (page 140).
1-16............................Assigns the part to the specified channel, 1- 16.
OFF (LEFT CH only)....No channel assignment.
[3▲▼], [4▲▼] KEY SIGNATURE
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. For a list of the key signatures, with their relative minor keys and accidentals, see the chart below.
Key Signatures and Accidentals
C Maj (A min) G Maj (E min) D Maj (B min) A Maj (F min) E Maj (C min) B Maj (G min) F Maj (D min) C Maj (A min)
C Maj (A min) G Maj (E min) D Maj (B min) A Maj (F min) E Maj (C min) B Maj (G min) F Maj (D min)
The note indicates the root note of the major key, and the note indicates the root of the relative minor.
[5▲▼] QUANTIZE
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 which is used in the song.
Note resolution:
1/4 note, 1/8 note, 1/16 note, 1/32 note, 1/4 note triplet, 1/8 note triplet, 1/16 note triplet, 1/32 note triplet
Short notes and ornamented notes (such as trills and grace notes) which are shorter than the Note resolu­tion will not be displayed in the notation.
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Song Playback
[6▲▼] NOTE NAME
Select the Note Name type when “NOTE” (page 84) is set to ON.
ABC ................. 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 (page 53).
English.............. Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti
French..............Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La Si
Italian............... Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si
German............Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si
Spanish............. Do re Mi Fa Sol La Si
Japanese...........
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 Sol would be indicated as Do. As with “Fixed Do,” the indication differs depending on the selected language.
[7▲▼] COLOR NOTE
When this is set to ON, the notes in the display appear in color (C: red, D: yellow, E: green, F: orange, G: blue, A: purple, and B: white).
[8] OK
This closes the detailed setting display and starts generating the notation. You can also execute this by pressing the [ENTER] button on the panel.
[8] CANCEL
This closes the detailed setting display without changing the settings. You can also execute this by pressing the [EXIT] button on the panel.
You can select the display pages (one before and after) by the using the [BACK]/ [NEXT] buttons or the pedal (page 142).
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Displaying the Lyrics

This function lets you display the lyrics while the song is playing back — making it easy to sing along with your performance or song playback.
Select the
1
desired song (page 78, 80).
3
2
The language used for lyr-
A
B
C
D
E
Select the BACK GROUND setting.
ics display depends on the particular lyric data. If the lyrics are garbled or unread­able, you can remedy this by changing the “LYRICS LANGUAGE” setting from the SONG SETTING dis­play (page 140).
When the back ground color is specified in the song data, the BACK GROUND setting cannot be changed.
If the selected song does not contain lyric data, lyrics are not displayed.
4
The color of
5
the lyrics changes as the song plays.
REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEA T GUIDE
NEW SONG
SYNC.START
Start the song.
END
REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEA T GUIDE
NEW SONG
Stop the song. To return to the previous page, press the button.
SYNC.START
If the selected song con­tains chord data, chord names are displayed with the lyrics.
The lyrics can also be shown on a connected TV (page 147, 156).
The lyrics can be changed (page 112).
EXIT
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Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memory

Registration Memory is a powerful feature that lets you set up the Clavinova just as you want — selecting specific voices, styles, effect settings etc. — and save your custom panel setup for future recall. Then, when you need those settings, simply press the appropriate REGISTRATION MEMORY button.
REGISTRATION MEMORY
FREEZE
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ON
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
STYLE
ACMP AUTO FILL IN
POWER
OFF
OTS LINK
METRONOME START STOP
FADE IN OUT
BREAK INTRO MAIN
SIGNAL OVER
MIC.
VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING
SONG
EXTRA TRACKS TRACK 2 TRACK 1
STYLE L
R
REW REPEATTOP FFREC
START STOP
TRANSPOSETEMPO
TAP TEMPO
RESETRESET
ENDING rit.
SYNC.STOP START STOP
SYNC.START
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DEMO
A
HELP
TAP TEMPO
B
GUIDE
FUNCTION
C
DIGITAL STUDIO
D
SOUND
CREATOR
E
DIGITAL
RECORDING
MIXING
BALANCE
CONSOLE
PART
CHANNEL
ON OFF
PART
DIRECT ACCESS
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MEMORY
VOICE EFFECT
HARMONY ECHO LEFT HOLDMONO
REVERB DSP VARIATION
VOICE
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F
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G
LAYER
LEFT
H
ENTER
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Registering Panel Setups — Registration Memory

This shows you how to register your custom panel settings to the REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons. Make all the settings you want with the panel controls, and Registration Memory will “remember” them for you.
Set up the panel controls as desired.
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For a list of the settings that can be registered, refer to the separate Data List (Parameter Chart).
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REGISTRATION MEMORY
FREEZE
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MEMORY
Keep in mind that songs or styles on disk cannot registered to Registration Memory. If you want to register a disk-based song or style, copy the relevant data to “USER” in the SONG/STYLE display (page 40) and register the data separately.
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Select the desired parameter groups for the settings you want to register. You can also use the [DATA ENTRY] dial to navigate in this display. To
register a parameter group, checkmark the corresponding box. Groups left without checkmarks will not be included in the Registration Memory setting. This allows you to maintain certain settings, even when switching among Registration Memory presets. You can also use the Freeze function (page 90) to override the Registration Memory changes — letting you prevent certain panel settings from being changed.
Press the desired number button for registering the settings.
END
REGISTRATION MEMORY
FREEZE
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Indicator is green ..... The panel setting is registered, but not selected.
Indicator is red......... The panel setting is registered and is currently selected.
Indicator is off.......... The panel setting is not registered.
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MEMORY
F
G
H
I
J
Cancels the registration and returns to the MAIN display. You can also use the [EXIT] button.
Enters a checkmark to the selected box. You can also use the [ENTER] button.
Removes the checkmark from the selected box. You can also use the [ENTER] button.
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For information on saving the settings registered here, refer to the next page.
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Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memory

Saving Your Registration Memory Setups

The settings registered to the REGISTRATION MEMORY [1]-[8] buttons are saved as a single file.
Keep in mind that the size of the Registration bank files and the memory space they occupy depends on the amount of functions set in each.
Press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button and [EXIT] button to call up the MAIN display.
1
BANK 01
All settings registered to buttons [1]­[8] are referred to as a “bank.” The banks can be saved to “USER” or “FLOPPY DISK” as Registration
bank files.
F
G
H
I
J
Save the settings you’ve made to the Registration Memory
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buttons as a single Registration bank file (page 48).
The REGISTRATION EDIT display appears. For details on this display, see below.
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REGISTRATION EDIT display
The contents of the current Registration Memory bank (REGIST.) are listed in the REGISTRATION EDIT screen. The names of the stored Registration Memory presets are shown in the display and the indicators of the relevant REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons are lit in green. From this screen, you can select, name, or delete the Registration Memory presets.
Select ...............Press the [A] - [J] buttons. The REGIST. display is linked to the REGISTRATION MEMORY [1] - [8]
buttons. When you select the Registration Memory preset in the display, the related button turns on (indicator is red).
Name ...............This operation is the same as that in “Naming Files and Folders” (page 45) in “Basic Operations
— Organizing Your Data.”
Delete ..............This operation is the same as that in “Deleting Files/Folders” (page 47) in “Basic Operations —
Organizing Your Data.”
Save the result of the Name/Delete operation by returning to the REGISTRATION BANK display and pressing the [8] (UP) button.
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Recalling a Registration Memory Setup

You can recall all of the panel settings you’ve made — or only those you specifically want or need. For example, if you de-select “STYLE” in the REGISTRATION MEMORY display, you can keep the currently selected style even when you change the Registration Memory preset.
Recalling the Registered Settings
Select the desired bank in the REGISTRATION BANK display (page 89). Press the appropriate REGISTRATION MEMORY button (any whose indicators are green) to recall the desired settings.
REGISTRATION MEMORY
FREEZE
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Selecting the Freeze Settings
MEMORY
You can program your Registration Memory presets to be called up in sequence, in any order you desire. Once programmed, the presets 1 - 8 can be selected in sequence with the [BACK][NEXT] buttons or the pedal (page 145).
1
MENU
DEMO
HELP
FUNCTION
2
Call up the “FREEZE” page from the REGIST.SEQUENCE/ FREEZE/VOICE SET
Enters a checkmark to the selected box.
screen (page 145).
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Select the Freeze settings.
Press the [FREEZE] button. When Freeze is active (lamp is lit), the settings you specified in the Freeze
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page will be maintained or left unchanged, even when changing Registration Memory presets.
REGISTRATION MEMORY
FREEZE
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Removes the checkmark from the selected box.
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Press the appropriate REGISTRATION MEMORY button (any whose indicators are green) to recall the
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desired settings.
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Editing Voices — Sound Creator

• The V oice can be edited in realtime while playing back a song/style.
•Keep in mind that adjust­ments made to the param­eters may not make much change in the actual sound depending on the original settings of the voice.
The CVP-210/208 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 for future recall.
METRONOME
MIC.
POWER
ON
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
STYLE
ACMP AUTO FILL IN
OFF
OTS LINK
SIGNAL OVER
VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING
START STOP
SONG
EXTRA TRACKS TRACK 2 TRACK 1
STYLE L
START STOP
FADE IN OUT
BREAK INTRO MAIN
REW REPEATTOP FFREC
TAP TEMPO
R
ENDING rit.
TAP TEMPO
TRANSPOSETEMPO
RESETRESET
SYNC.STOP START STOP
SYNC.START
GUIDE
CREATOR
MENU
DEMO
HELP
FUNCTION
DIGITAL STUDIO
SOUND
CREATOR
DIGITAL
RECORDING
MIXING
CONSOLE
SOUND
A
B
C
D
E
BALANCE
PART
CHANNEL
ON OFF
PART
DIRECT ACCESS
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Operation

Press the [F], [G] or [H] button to select the
1
Part (MAIN, LAYER or LEFT) containing the voice you wish to edit.
BACK NEXT
VOICE EFFECT
REVERB DSP VARIATION
VOICE
ON OFF
LAYER
LEFT
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
ENTER
MUSIC FINDER
PIANO
DATA ENTRY
F
VOICE PART
G
H
I
J
EXIT
HARMONY ECHO LEFT HOLDMONO
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Press the
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[SOUND CREATOR]
The voice can also be selected in the SOUND CREATOR display.
button.
F
G
H
I
J
DIGITAL STUDIO
SOUND
CREATOR
DIGITAL
RECORDING
MIXING
CONSOLE
PART
CAUTION
The settings are lost if the edited part’s voice is switched to another voice. Important data should be saved to User Drive or floppy disk.
Edit the voice parameters.
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The operations for each function selected in this step are covered in detail, starting on page 93 (Natural/ Regular Voice) and page 96 (Organ Flutes).
NA TURAL VOICE
Indicates the parameters available for editing in this display. These correspond to the parameters/values shown at the bottom of the display.
Save the edited voice to the USER drive
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(Flash ROM) as a USER voice (page 48).
Select the desired menu by pressing the [NEXT]/[BACK] button.
REGULAR VOICE ORGAN FLUTES
Select the desired menu. The selected menu is highlighted.
Can be used during editing to compare the sound of the original voice with the edited voice.
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Opens the Save (Voice) display for saving the edited voice as a User voice (page 48).
Press the [USER] button to select the edited voice, and play the keyboard.
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Editing the voice — Sound Creator

SOUND CREATOR Parameters (Natural/Regular Voices)

PIANO Determines the parameters unique to piano sounds, such as tuning curve or sustain
COMMON Determines the common settings such as voice volume or octave. SOUND EFFECT/EQ Determines the effect depth/type and equalizer settings. HARMONY Determines the Harmony/Echo settings.
sampling. This page is available only when the Natural piano voice is selected.
Determines the timbre/EG (Envelope Generator)/vibrato of the voice (Regular voice only).
The parameters for Organ Flutes, see page 96.
The following parameters are linked to the ones in each display.
Common parameter Other location
MONO VOICE EFFECT (TOP PANEL) page 62 PORTAMENTO TIME MIXING CONSOLE page 125 LEFT PEDAL TYPE CONTROLLER (FUNCTION) page 142 LEFT PEDAL SETTING CONTROLLER (FUNCTION) page 142 FILTER BRIGHTNESS MIXING CONSOLE page 125 FILTER HARMONIC CONTENT MIXING CONSOLE page 125 REVERB DEPTH MIXING CONSOLE page 126 CHORUS DEPTH MIXING CONSOLE page 126 DSP ON/OFF VOICE EFFECT (TOP PANEL) page 61 DSP DEPTH MIXING CONSOLE page 126 DSP TYPE/VARIATION MIXING CONSOLE/VOICE EFFECT (TOP PANEL) page 61,126 EQ LOW GAIN MIXING CONSOLE page 128 EQ HIGH GAIN MIXING CONSOLE page 128 HARMONY/ECHO TYPE HARMONY/ECHO (FUNCTION) page 146 HARMONY/ECHO VOLUME HARMONY/ECHO (FUNCTION) page 146 HARMONY/ECHO SPEED HARMONY/ECHO (FUNCTION) page 146 HARMONY/ECHO ASSIGN HARMONY/ECHO (FUNCTION) page 146 HARMONY/ECHO CHORD NOTE ONLY HARMONY/ECHO (FUNCTION) page 146 HARMONY/ECHO TOUCH LIMIT HARMONY/ECHO (FUNCTION) page 146
The available parameters differ depending on the selected voice type, Regular or Natural (see below).
Keep in mind that there are certain parameters whose Sound Creator settings affect only the Main part’s voice.
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Natural Voices and Regular Voices
Built into the CVP-210/208 are two different tone generation sources, Natural and XG. The Natural tone generation source and its voices feature a huge amount of wave memory, giving you enormous and finely detailed expressive power over the sound. The XG source (which powers the Regular voices) provide maximum compatibility with a wide variety of devices and song data.
The maximum amount of polyphony for each tone generation source is set up to best
Voices sounded with the XG source are divided into two groups. One is the original set of Clavinova voices (Cool!, Sweet!, Live!, Live!Drums, Organ Flutes), and the other is the conven­tional XG set.
enhance your performance. In general, the songs and styles are played back using the XG source, while the Natural voices are played from the keyboard — allowing you to play the Natural voices with full polyphony, even if the song and style data exceeds the polyphonic limit.
Natural! Cool! Sweet! Live!
Clavinova-exclusive voices GM/XG-compatible voices
Natural voices (sounded by
Natural tone generation source)
Used mainly for keyboard-pla yed
voices
* Depending on the particular style selected, a Natural voice may be used for the accompaniment. Usually, songs are played bac k using the
XG voices (page 163); howe v er , y ou can hav e them automatically “re-voiced” — using the exceptionally rich and realistic sounds exclusive to the CVP-210/208 (page 124).
Regular voices (sounded by XG tone generation source)
For keyboard-played voices, song/style playback*
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Live!Drums
OrganFlutes! XG
PIANO (Natural Piano Voice has been selected)
The explanations here apply to step #3 on page 91.
Determines the tuning curve, especially for piano voices. Select “FLAT” if you feel the tuning curve of the piano voice does not quite match that of other instruments voices.
STRETCH.. Tuning curve particularly
FLAT.......... Tuning curve in which the
These controls are used to adjust the brilliance of the tone. This setting affects all Natural voices globally. When other than piano voice (Natural) is selected, set this on EFFECT page. For details, see the EFFECT page (page 95).
for pianos frequency is octave
doubled over the entire keyboard range
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Editing the voice — Sound Creator
The available parameters differ depending on the selected voice.
Determines the depth of string resonance.
Determines the depth of sustain sampling for the damper pedal.
The explanations here apply to step #3 on page 91.
The parameters are the same as for CONTROLLER display. For details, see page 142.
Set the volume of the current edited voice.
Determines the touch sensitivity, or how greatly the volume responds to your playing strength.
0 ........Produces more dramatic
level drops, the more softly you play.
64.......Normal response.
127.....Produces high volume for
any playing strength (fixed).
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SOUND (Regular Voice only)
The explanations here apply to step #3 on page 91.
Set the portamento time of each part (MAIN/LAYER/VOICE) (Regular Voice only) (page 125).
This determines whether the voice is played monophonically (Regular Voice only) (page 62).
Shift the octave range of the selected voice up or down in octaves. When the Main or Layer part’s voice is used, the M/LYR parameter is available; when the Left part’s voice is used, the LEFT parameter is available.
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Determines the filter, EG, and vibrato settings (see below).
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Editing the voice — Sound Creator
Time
Level
Key on
Key off
ATTACK RELEASE
DECAY
DEPTH
SPEED
DELAY
Time
Level
FILTER
FILTER settings determine the overall timbre of the sound by boosting or cutting a certain frequency range.
In addition to making the sound either brighter or more mellow, Filter can be used to produce electronic, synthesizer-like effects.
• BRIGHTNESS
Volume
Cutoff frequency
Determines the cutoff frequency or effective frequency range of the filter (see diagram). Higher values result in a brighter sound.
Frequency (pitch)
Resonance
Resonance
• Harmonic Content
Determines the emphasis given to the
These frequencies are
“passed” by the filter.
Volume
Cutoff range
cutoff frequency (resonance), set in BRIGHTNESS above (see diagram). Higher values result in a more pronounced effect.
Frequency (pitch)
EG
The EG (Envelope Generator) settings determine how the level of the sound changes in time. This lets you reproduce many sound characteristics of natural acoustic instruments — such as the quick attack and decay of percussion sounds, or the long release of a sustained piano tone.
• ATTACK ...... Determines how quickly the sound reaches its maximum
level after the key is played. The higher the value, the slower the attack.
• DECAY........ Determines how quickly the sound reaches its sustain
level (a slightly lower level than maximum). The higher the value, the slower the decay.
• RELEASE ..... Determines how quickly the sound decays to silence after
the key is released. The higher the value, the slower the release.
VIBRATO
• DEPTH........ Determines the intensity of the Vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher
settings result in a more pronounced Vibrato.
• SPEED......... Determines the speed of the Vibrato effect (see diagram).
• DELAY ........ Determines the amount of time that elapses between the
playing of a key and the start of the Vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher settings increase the delay of the Vibrato onset.
If RELEASE is set to a large value, the sustain becomes long.
VIBRATO
Creates a wavering in the sound by periodically chang­ing the pitch.
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EFFECT/EQ
The explanations here apply to step #3 on page 91.
NATURAL VOICE
Determines the effect type (Reverb/ Chorus/DSP). When a regular voice is selected, the DSP type and Variation are set in two separate menus. For information on the effect structure, see page 129; for a list of available effect types, refer to the separate Data List.
This parameter enables you to select whether the sound is sustained while you press the keys on the keyboard (“PIANO LIKE”), or the sound is sustained only while you press and hold down the sustain pedal, like playing a real vibraphone (“NORMAL”) (for Vibraphone voice).
The same as the “Mixing Console” on page 126.
REGULAR VOICE
Editing the voice — Sound Creator
Determines the brilliance of the tone, when a Natural voice is selected. This can also be set from the PIANO page (page 93), when a piano voice is selected.
Metallic .........Sharp metallic tone
Bright............Bright tone
Normal..........Standard tone
Mellow...........Soft and mellow tone
Dark...............Dark tone
• If you select [Bright] or [Metallic] as the type of brilliance, the volume level will increase slightly. In this case, raising the [MASTER VOLUME] may result in distortion. If this happens, lower the vol­ume accordingly.
• “SPEED” parameter is added when selecting VIBE ROTOR DSP type. This parameter enables you to set the speed of vibrato when you select the Vibraphone voice, rec­reating the effect of a vibe rotor pedal.
The same as the “Mixing Console” on page 126.
HARMONY
The explanations here apply to step #3 on page 91.
Determines the Frequency and Gain of the Low and High EQ bands.
The parameters are the same as for HARMONY/ECHO display of FUNCTION. For details, see page 147.
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Organ Flutes

In addition to the many organ voices in the ORGAN voice category, the CVP-210/208 has an ORGAN FLUTES voice. The explanations here apply to step #3 on page 91.

Operation

The tremolo and trill effects
Use button [1▲▼] to adjust the 16’ or 5 1/3’ footage. You can select the desired footage (16’ or 5 1/3’) with the [D] button(CVP-210 only).
Parameters
Select or adjust the parameters (see below).
Adjust the Footage.
set via the Harmony/Echo function (page 146) do not affect the Organ Flutes sound (CVP-210 only).
Organ Type This parameter specifies the type of organ tone generation to be simulated: Sine or Vintage. Rotary SP Speed The Rotary SP Speed ([C]) button alternately switches between the slow and fast rotary speaker
Vibrato On/Off This ([G]) button alternately turns the vibrato effect for the Organ Flutes voice ON or OFF. Vibrato Depth Can be set to any of three levels via the Vibrato Depth ([H]) button. The button sequentially selects a
Footage The footage settings determine the basic sound of the organ flutes.
Volume (VOL) Adjusts the overall volume of the Organ Flutes. The longer the graphic bar, the greater the volume. Response (RESP) The Response control affects both the attack and sustain portion of the sound, increasing or
Vibrato Speed Determines the speed of the vibrato effect controlled by the Vibrato On/Off and Vibrato Depth above. Mode The MODE control selects between two modes: FIRST and EACH. In the FIRST mode, attack is
Attack (4’, 2 2/3’, 2’) The ATTACK controls adjust the attack sound of the ORGAN FLUTE voice. The 4’, 2 2/3 ‘and 2’
Length (LENG) The LENGTH control affects the attack portion of the sound producing a longer or shorter decay
Reverb Depth Chorus Depth DSP on/off DSP Depth
DSP Type Determines the DSP effect type to be applied to the Organ Flutes voice. Normally this will be one of the
Variation Variation Determines whether the DSP variation will be set to Slow or Fast when the Organ Flutes voice is
Value Sets the DSP variation parameter value (e.g., “LFO Freq” for a Rotary Speaker effect) when the DSP
EQ Low EQ High
speeds when a rotary speaker effect is selected for the Organ Flutes (see “DSP Type” below), and the VOICE EFFECT [DSP] button is turned on (the Rotary SP Speed button has the same effect as the VOICE EFFECT [VARIATION] button).
depth of “1”, “2”, or “3”.
The term “footage” is a ref erence to the sound gener ation of traditional pipe organs , in which the sound is produced by pipes of different lengths (in feet). The longer the pipe, the lower the pitch of the sound. Hence, the 16’ setting determines the lowest pitched component of the voice, while the 1’ setting determines the highest pitched component. The higher the value of the setting, the greater the volume of the corresponding footage. Mixing various volumes of the footages lets you create your own distinctive organ sounds.
decreasing the response time of the initial swell and release, based on the FOOTAGE controls. The higher the value the slower the swell and release.
applied only to the first notes played and held simultaneously; while the first notes are held, any subsequently played notes have no attack applied. In the EACH mode, attack is applied equally to all notes.
controls increase or reduce the amount of attack sound at the corresponding footages. The longer the graphic bar the greater the attack sound.
immediately after the initial attack. The longer the graphic bar the longer the decay. For details about the digital effects, see pages 61, 126.
fifteen (CVP-210), or seven (CVP-208) available Rotary Speaker effects. If any other type of effect is selected, the Rotary SP Speed ([C]) button in the FOOTAGE/VOL/ATTACK display will not control rotary speaker speed. Instead, it will have the same effect as the VOICE EFFECT [VARIATION] button.
selected (when the Voice Set function is ON — page 146).
variation is turned on. The EQ parameters determine the Frequency and Gain of the Low and High EQ bands.
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Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs
— Song Creator
With these powerful yet easy-to-use song creating features, you can record your own keyboard performances and store them for future recall. Several different recording methods are available: Quick Recording (page 98), which lets you record easily and quickly; Multi Recording (page 99), which lets you record several different parts; and Step Recording (page 101), which lets you enter notes one by one. Songs can include not only the voice settings for the keyboard performance (Main, Layer, Left), but also the effects, auto accompaniment parts, and Vocal Harmony. The recorded song can be stored to internal memory or floppy disk (page 40, 48).
METRONOME
SIGNAL OVER
POWER
ON
OFF
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
STYLE
ACMP AUTO FILL IN
OTS LINK
SONG
EXTRA TRACKS
(STYLE)
REC TOP START / STOP REW FF
NEW SONG
TRACK 2
SYNC.START
(L)
MIC.
VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING
START STOP
SONG
EXTRA TRACKS TRACK 2 TRACK 1
STYLE L
FADE IN OUT
BREAK INTRO MAIN
TRACK 1
(R)
START STOP
R
TAP TEMPO
REW REPEATTOP FFREC
TAP TEMPO
GUIDE
TRANSPOSETEMPO
RESETRESET
ENDING rit.
SYNC.STOP START STOP
SYNC.START
REPEAT GUIDE
RECORDING
CONSOLE
MENU
DEMO
A
HELP
B
FUNCTION
C
DIGITAL STUDIO
D
SOUND
CREATOR
E
DIGITAL
MIXING
BALANCE
PART
CHANNEL
ON OFF
PART
DIRECT ACCESS
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BACK NEXT
F
VOICE PART
ON OFF
G
LAYER
LEFT
H
I
J
EXIT
DIGITAL
RECORDING
VOICE EFFECT
REVERB DSP VARIATION
VOICE
PIANO & HARPSI. E. PIANO PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS ORGAN FLUTESORGAN & ACCORDION
BRASS WOODWIND CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USERSTRINGS
ENTER
DATA ENTRY
ONE TOCTH SETTING
MUSIC FINDER
PIANO
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About Song Recording

There are two methods of recording songs: realtime recording and step recording.
Realtime Recording
This method lets you record performance data in real time. There are two ways to use realtime recording:
Quick Recording (page 98)
This is the easiest recording method, and lets you quickly record the piano song you are practicing. You can select from three parts: right hand, left hand and auto accompaniment. For example, you can record only your right hand performance, or you can simultaneously record both your right hand and the auto accompaniment.
Multi Recording (page 99)
This lets you record a song with several different instrument sounds, and create the sound of a full band or orchestra. Record the performance of each instrument individually and create fully orchestrated compositions. You can also record over an existing part on an internal song or a song on disk with your own performance.
Step Recording (page 101)
This method lets you compose your performance by “writing” it down one event at a time. This is a non-realtime, manual recording method — similar to writing music notation onto paper. By using the Event List (pages 110 - 112), you can input notes, chords and other events one by one.
Song Editing (page 107)
The CVP-210/208 also lets you edit the songs you’ve recorded by the Quick Recording, Multi Recording and Step Recording methods. When re-recording a specific section of an already-recorded song, use the Punch IN/ OUT function (page 106).
• The internal memory capacity of the Clavinova is about 3.3MB. Memory capacity for 2DD and 2HD floppy disks is about 720KB and
1.44MB, respectively. When you store data to these locations, all file types of the Clavinova (Voice, Style, Song, Registration, etc.) are stored together.
• The microphone input signal can­not be recorded.
• Songs recorded on the CVP-210/ 208 are automatically recorded as SMF (Standard MIDI File format 0) data. For details on SMF see page 162.
• Playback of the recorded song data can be transmitted from MIDI OUT, letting you play the sounds of a connected external tone genera­tor (page 149).
• The volume level of each channel of the song can be adjusted from the Mixing Console and the set­tings can be saved. Moreov er , ev en after you’ve set a voice for your keyboard play during recording, you can record voice selections, so that the voice changes automati­cally during playback (page 109).
Quick
and
Multi
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Quick Recording

This is the easiest recording method — perfect for quickly recording and playing back a piano song you’re practicing, so you can check your progress.
CAUTION
If you wish to save the recording, make sure to store it to internal memory (USER drive) or floppy disk (page 40, 48). If you turn off the power or re-record over an existing track before you save the performance, any previous recording will be e
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rased.
When creating a new song: When recording over the part of an internal
REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEA T
1
NEW SONG
Select the voice and accompaniment style you want to use in the song.
2
If you want to record to the Layer/Left voices, make sure to set the [LAYER]/[LEFT] buttons to ON. Make any other desired settings (Reverb, Chorus, etc.) as well.
To record without specifying a particular track, press the [REC] button.
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In this case, your performance will be recorded automatically to TRACK 1.
To specify the track for recording, simultaneously hold down the [REC] button and press the button corresponding to the track you want to record.
You can select TRACK 1 or TRACK 2 and the EXTRA TRACKS for recording at the same time.
• Specifying the recording track To record your keyboard performance: Press either the [TRACK 1] or [TRACK 2] button. To record the auto accompaniment performance:
Press the [EXTRA TRACKS] button.
To stop recording, press the
[REC] button again.
Recording starts as soon as you play the keyboard.
4
You can also start recording by pressing the SONG/ STYLE [START/STOP] button. Recording can also be started by pressing down the pedal, if the song start/stop function is properly assigned to the pedal (page 142).
SYNC.START
REC
song or a song on disk with your own performance:
Select the desired song (page 78, 80).
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If the “LAYER” or “LEFT” button is on before pressing the REC button, the corre­sponding Layer and Left parts are automatically recorded to different channels.
The performance of track 1/2 is recorded to the channel specified in the SONG SET-
EXTRA TRACKS
(STYLE)
TRACK 2
(L)
TRACK 1
(R)
TING display (page 140).
You can overdub a second right-hand performance onto Track 2 after recording the first right-hand performance (including the layer voices) on Track 1. To do this, set the [LEFT] button to OFF and repeat steps 2 and 3.
To pause, press the SONG [START/STOP] button. To resume recording, press the SONG [START/STOP] but- ton again.
You can also use the metro­nome click as a guide while recording. The sound of the metronome is not recorded.
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To stop recording, press the [REC] button again.
Recording can also be stopped by pressing down the pedal, if the song start/ stop function is properly assigned to the pedal (page 142).
Play back your new song
To play back the performance you just recorded, return the song to the beginning by using the [TOP] button and press the SONG [START/STOP] button. Playback stops automatically at the end of the song, and returns to the beginning of the song.
You can edit the recorded song data from the SONG CREATOR (1 - 16) displays (page 110).
Press the [6
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Multi Recording

This lets you record a song with several different instrument sounds on up to sixteen channels, and create the sound of a full band or orchestra. The structure of the channels and parts are shown in the chart below.
Channels
About the accompaniment style parts
Rhythm ... This is the basis for the accompaniment, containing the drum and percussion rhythm patterns. Usually one of the drum kits is used.
Bass ........ The Bass part uses various appropriate instrument sounds to match the style, such as acoustic bass, synth bass, and others.
Chord ...... This is the rhythmic chord backing, commonly used with piano or guitar voices.
Pad .......... This part features sustained chords and commonly uses lush sounds such as strings, organ, and choir.
Phrase ..... This part is used for various embellishments and riffs that enhance the song, such as brass section accents and chord arpeggios.
CAUTION
If you wish to save the recording, make sure to store it to internal memory (USER drive) or floppy disk (page 40, 48). If you turn off the power or re-record over an e
Parts (default settings)
1Voice MAIN
2Voice MAIN 10
3Voice MAIN 11
4Voice MAIN 12
5Voice MAIN 13
6Voice MAIN 14
7Voice MAIN 15
8Voice MAIN 16
Available parts Channels
Voice MAIN, LAYER, LEFT Accompaniment style RHYTHM 1 Accompaniment style RHYTHM 2 Accompaniment style BASS Accompaniment style CHORD1 Accompaniment style CHORD2 Accompaniment style PAD Accompaniment style PHRASE1 Accompaniment style PHRASE2 MIDI
xisting track before you save the performance, any previous recording will be erased.
Parts (default settings)
Accompaniment style
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RHYTHM 1 Accompaniment style
RHYTHM 2 Accompaniment style
BASS Accompaniment style
CHORD1 Accompaniment style
CHORD2 Accompaniment style
PAD Accompaniment style
PHRASE1 Accompaniment style
PHRASE2
Available parts
Voice MAIN, LAYER, LEFT Accompaniment style RHYTHM 1 Accompaniment style RHYTHM 2 Accompaniment style BASS Accompaniment style CHORD1 Accompaniment style CHORD2 Accompaniment style PAD Accompaniment style PHRASE1 Accompaniment style PHRASE2 MIDI
When creating a new song: When recording over the part of an internal song or a song on disk with your own
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REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEA T
NEW SONG
SYNC.START
Select the desired channel for recording (set it to “REC”) simultaneously holding down the [REC] button and pressing the appropriate button [1▲▼]
- [8▲▼]. Several channels can be selected at the same time.
REC......................... Enables recording for the channel
ON ......................... Enables playback of the channel
OFF......................... Mutes the channel
To cancel or disable recording, press the [REC] button once again.
REC
performance:
Select the desired song (page 78, 80).
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The part is automatically selected when setting the several channels to “REC” at the same time.
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Select the part you want to assign to the channel to be recorded.
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This determines which of the keyboard-played parts (Main/Layer/Left) and the accompaniment style parts (RHYTHM 1/2, BASS, etc.) are recorded to the recording channels selected in step #2. For a list of the initial default assignments, see page 99.
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Recording starts as soon as you play the keyboard.
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You can also start recording by pressing the SONG/STYLE [START/STOP] button. The recording can be started/stopped by pressing the pedal if the recording punch in/out function is set to the pedal (page 106).
To stop recording, press the [REC] button again.
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You can also use the pedal to stop recording by releasing it, if the recording punch in/out function has been assigned to the pedal (page 106).
When selecting the MIDI part
Setting a single channel
to MIDI
All incoming data received via any of the MIDI chan­nels 1 - 16 is recorded. When using an external MIDI keyboard or control­ler to record, this lets you record without having to set the MIDI transmit channel on the external device.
Setting several channels
to MIDI
When using an external MIDI keyboard or control­ler to record, this records data only over the set MIDI channel — meaning the external device must also be set to the same channel.
A single part (with the exception of MIDI parts) can­not be assigned to several channels.
The settings of the recorded parts is stored temporarily until you execute Quick Recording, select a song, or turn the power off.
To pause, press the SONG [START/STOP] button. To resume recording, press the SONG [START/STOP] but- ton again.
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Play back your new song.
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To play back the performance you just recorded, return the song to the beginning by using the [TOP] button and press the SONG [START/STOP] button. Playback stops automatically at the end of the song, and returns to the beginning of the song.
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You can also use the metro­nome click as a guide while recording. The sound of the metronome is not recorded.
To record a new part, repeat steps 2 - 6 above.
You can set previously recorded parts to play back, and monitor them while you record a new part. Continue in this way until you have a finished song. You can edit the recorded song data from the SONG CREATOR (1 - 16) displays (page 110).
Press the [6] button from the Open/Save display for Song to store the recorded data (page 40, 48).
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