Owner's Manual
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... volume controls while playing the instrument to set the volumes of data operation involving the USER/FLOPPY DISK drives - Backing up your USER drive data - until the operation is completed, you are performing a save/delete/paste operation on the bench. In other words, if you risk losing ALL your data • Some of the data being saved or pasted to the respective drive. Yamaha cannot be lost if you turn the CVP-210/208's power...
... volume controls while playing the instrument to set the volumes of data operation involving the USER/FLOPPY DISK drives - Backing up your USER drive data - until the operation is completed, you are performing a save/delete/paste operation on the bench. In other words, if you risk losing ALL your data • Some of the data being saved or pasted to the respective drive. Yamaha cannot be lost if you turn the CVP-210/208's power...
Owner's Manual
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... Format 163 CVP-210/208: Keyboard Stand Assembly 164 Troubleshooting 166 Specifications 168 Index 170 Introduction Quick Guide Basic Operations - Voice Set 146 Setting Harmony and Echo 146 Showing the Clavinova Display on a TV - Transmit 149 Receiving MIDI Data - Chord Detect 150 Other Settings - Sound Creator Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs - MIC. Utility 151 Making Settings for the Display, Speaker System, and Voice Number Indication - Owner 154 Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings of the CVP-210/208 - Style Creator Adjust the Volume...
... Format 163 CVP-210/208: Keyboard Stand Assembly 164 Troubleshooting 166 Specifications 168 Index 170 Introduction Quick Guide Basic Operations - Voice Set 146 Setting Harmony and Echo 146 Showing the Clavinova Display on a TV - Transmit 149 Receiving MIDI Data - Chord Detect 150 Other Settings - Sound Creator Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs - MIC. Utility 151 Making Settings for the Display, Speaker System, and Voice Number Indication - Owner 154 Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings of the CVP-210/208 - Style Creator Adjust the Volume...
Owner's Manual
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... for MIDI sequence files. By using the Clavinova's XG voices, it includes. USB USB is on any GM-compatible tone generator or synthesizer from any manufacturer. It allows "hot swapping" (connecting peripheral devices while the power to record XG-compatible song files. PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION WOODWIND STRINGS CHOIR & PAD GUITAR SYNTH. 51 ENTER MUSIC FINDER ONE TOCTH SETTING 61 62 1 2 3 LEFT HOLD 59 BASS XG ORGAN FLUTES USER 4 PIANO REGISTRATION MEMORY DATA...
... for MIDI sequence files. By using the Clavinova's XG voices, it includes. USB USB is on any GM-compatible tone generator or synthesizer from any manufacturer. It allows "hot swapping" (connecting peripheral devices while the power to record XG-compatible song files. PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION WOODWIND STRINGS CHOIR & PAD GUITAR SYNTH. 51 ENTER MUSIC FINDER ONE TOCTH SETTING 61 62 1 2 3 LEFT HOLD 59 BASS XG ORGAN FLUTES USER 4 PIANO REGISTRATION MEMORY DATA...
Owner's Manual
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... of the keyboard). Playing Styles Other Controls FADE IN/OUT The [FADE IN/OUT] button can also create your own One Touch Setting Auto Accompaniment section ONE TOUCH SETTING setups. 1 2 3 4 For details, refer to page 72. • 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...
... of the keyboard). Playing Styles Other Controls FADE IN/OUT The [FADE IN/OUT] button can also create your own One Touch Setting Auto Accompaniment section ONE TOUCH SETTING setups. 1 2 3 4 For details, refer to page 72. • 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...
Owner's Manual
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... displayed as in the song data, and change the song channel itself permanently (page 108). To set Sync Start to start playing the melody. • If you can also change the channel assigned to Track 1 (page 140). You can hear the Clavinova playing the melody part as well, check the channel setting for the melody part in "Song Playback" on pages 21 - 23. 5 Press the [TRACK 1] button to cancel the...
... displayed as in the song data, and change the song channel itself permanently (page 108). To set Sync Start to start playing the melody. • If you can also change the channel assigned to Track 1 (page 140). You can hear the Clavinova playing the melody part as well, check the channel setting for the melody part in "Song Playback" on pages 21 - 23. 5 Press the [TRACK 1] button to cancel the...
Owner's Manual
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...TRANSPOSE [E] [] MENU [DEMO] [HELP] [FUNCTION] DIGITAL STUDIO [SOUND CREATOR] [DIGITAL RECORDING] [MIXING CONSOLE] [BALANCE] [CHANNEL ON/OFF] [DIRECT ACCESS] [NEXT] [BACK] [ENTER] [EXIT] VOICE PART [LAYER] [LEFT] VOICE EFFECT [REVERB] [DSP] [VARIATION] [HARMONY/ECHO] [MONO] [LEFT HOLD] VOICE [PIANO & HARPSI] [E.PIANO] [ORGAN & ACCORDION] [PERCUSSION] [GUITAR] [BASS] [BRASS] [WOODWIND] [STRINGS] [CHOIR & PAD] [SYNTH.] [XG] [USER] ORGAN FLUTES [MUSIC FINDER] ONE TOUCH SETTING [1] [2] [3] [4] MIC. [VOCAL HARMONY] [TALK] [EFFECT] [VH TYPE SELECT...
...TRANSPOSE [E] [] MENU [DEMO] [HELP] [FUNCTION] DIGITAL STUDIO [SOUND CREATOR] [DIGITAL RECORDING] [MIXING CONSOLE] [BALANCE] [CHANNEL ON/OFF] [DIRECT ACCESS] [NEXT] [BACK] [ENTER] [EXIT] VOICE PART [LAYER] [LEFT] VOICE EFFECT [REVERB] [DSP] [VARIATION] [HARMONY/ECHO] [MONO] [LEFT HOLD] VOICE [PIANO & HARPSI] [E.PIANO] [ORGAN & ACCORDION] [PERCUSSION] [GUITAR] [BASS] [BRASS] [WOODWIND] [STRINGS] [CHOIR & PAD] [SYNTH.] [XG] [USER] ORGAN FLUTES [MUSIC FINDER] ONE TOUCH SETTING [1] [2] [3] [4] MIC. [VOCAL HARMONY] [TALK] [EFFECT] [VH TYPE SELECT...
Owner's Manual
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... EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION BRASS WOODWIND STRINGS CHOIR & PAD GUITAR SYNTH. Press this to start the demo of the available voices, refer to hear the selected voice. n You can set whether the voice bank and program change numbers ("MSBLSB-Program Change number" at any time, press this button again. 3 Play the keyboard to the separate Data List. E. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START STOP MENU DEMO A HELP B FUNCTION C DIGITAL STUDIO D SOUND CREATOR E DIGITAL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE BALANCE PART CHANNEL ON OFF PART...
... EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION BRASS WOODWIND STRINGS CHOIR & PAD GUITAR SYNTH. Press this to start the demo of the available voices, refer to hear the selected voice. n You can set whether the voice bank and program change numbers ("MSBLSB-Program Change number" at any time, press this button again. 3 Play the keyboard to the separate Data List. E. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START STOP MENU DEMO A HELP B FUNCTION C DIGITAL STUDIO D SOUND CREATOR E DIGITAL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE BALANCE PART CHANNEL ON OFF PART...
Owner's Manual
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... MENU DEMO A HELP B FUNCTION C DIGITAL STUDIO D SOUND CREATOR E DIGITAL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE BALANCE PART CHANNEL ON OFF PART BACK NEXT F VOICE PART ON OFF G LAYER H LEFT I J VOICE EFFECT REVERB DSP VARIATION HARMONY ECHO MONO VOICE PIANO & HARPSI. No One Touch Setting data. The button is green - STYLE ACMP AUTO FILLIN OTS LINK BREAK INTRO A MAIN B C ENDING / rit. ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 2 3 4 LED is not available. ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 2 3 4 CVP-210/208 71 Each preset style has four pre-programmed panel setups...
... MENU DEMO A HELP B FUNCTION C DIGITAL STUDIO D SOUND CREATOR E DIGITAL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE BALANCE PART CHANNEL ON OFF PART BACK NEXT F VOICE PART ON OFF G LAYER H LEFT I J VOICE EFFECT REVERB DSP VARIATION HARMONY ECHO MONO VOICE PIANO & HARPSI. No One Touch Setting data. The button is green - STYLE ACMP AUTO FILLIN OTS LINK BREAK INTRO A MAIN B C ENDING / rit. ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 2 3 4 LED is not available. ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 2 3 4 CVP-210/208 71 Each preset style has four pre-programmed panel setups...
Owner's Manual
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... One Touch Setting setups (four setups per style). Select "YES" ND to call up the panel controls such as selecting a voice as required. 3 Press the [MEMORY] button. Registering the Panel Controls in One Touch Setting (ONE TOUCH SETTING) This section covers how to One Touch Settings 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. E A message prompting you to change when you switch among the Main sections (A - Styles Automatically Changing One Touch Settings with the sections in one of two different timings...
... One Touch Setting setups (four setups per style). Select "YES" ND to call up the panel controls such as selecting a voice as required. 3 Press the [MEMORY] button. Registering the Panel Controls in One Touch Setting (ONE TOUCH SETTING) This section covers how to One Touch Settings 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. E A message prompting you to change when you switch among the Main sections (A - Styles Automatically Changing One Touch Settings with the sections in one of two different timings...
Owner's Manual
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.... Select a record by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial and pressing the [ENTER] button. Call up the recommended setups. Records can specify song titles, it automatically finds appropriate accompaniment styles and voices for editing the selected record). simply by SEARCH function (page 74). This lets you out. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START STOP MENU DEMO A HELP B FUNCTION C DIGITAL STUDIO D SOUND CREATOR E DIGITAL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE BALANCE PART CHANNEL ON OFF PART DIRECT...
.... Select a record by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial and pressing the [ENTER] button. Call up the recommended setups. Records can specify song titles, it automatically finds appropriate accompaniment styles and voices for editing the selected record). simply by SEARCH function (page 74). This lets you out. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START STOP MENU DEMO A HELP B FUNCTION C DIGITAL STUDIO D SOUND CREATOR E DIGITAL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE BALANCE PART CHANNEL ON OFF PART DIRECT...
Owner's Manual
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... your keyboard play the sounds of a connected external tone generator (page 149). • The volume level of each instrument individually and create fully orchestrated compositions. Record the performance of the Clavinova is about 3.3MB. By using the Event List (pages 110 - 112), you can record voice selections, so that the voice changes automatically during recording, you can input notes, chords and other events one by one. ■ Song Editing (page 107) The CVP-210/208...
... your keyboard play the sounds of a connected external tone generator (page 149). • The volume level of each instrument individually and create fully orchestrated compositions. Record the performance of the Clavinova is about 3.3MB. By using the Event List (pages 110 - 112), you can record voice selections, so that the voice changes automatically during recording, you can input notes, chords and other events one by one. ■ Song Editing (page 107) The CVP-210/208...
Owner's Manual
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... to set previously recorded parts to store the recorded data (page 40, 48). 100 CVP-210/208 You can edit the recorded song data from the Open/Save display for Song to play the keyboard. A single part (with the exception of MIDI parts) cannot be set to MIDI All incoming data received via any of the initial default assignments, see page 99. Continue in /out function is set to several channels to MIDI When using an external MIDI keyboard or controller to record...
... to set previously recorded parts to store the recorded data (page 40, 48). 100 CVP-210/208 You can edit the recorded song data from the Open/Save display for Song to play the keyboard. A single part (with the exception of MIDI parts) cannot be set to MIDI All incoming data received via any of the initial default assignments, see page 99. Continue in /out function is set to several channels to MIDI When using an external MIDI keyboard or controller to record...
Owner's Manual
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... Revoice Setup display. PIANO, BASIC and DRUM can select the desired voice (page 58). PANPOT Determines the stereo position of each channel, giving you can be used when playing back). Keep in the STYLE PART display can restore the original sound by selecting the same style again. Volume/Voice The operations for a Drum Kit voice. ALL REVOICE 2 Replaces all the parts. I SOUND CREATOR E J DIGITAL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE BALANCE PART CHANNEL ON OFF PART 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Allows...
... Revoice Setup display. PIANO, BASIC and DRUM can select the desired voice (page 58). PANPOT Determines the stereo position of each channel, giving you can be used when playing back). Keep in the STYLE PART display can restore the original sound by selecting the same style again. Volume/Voice The operations for a Drum Kit voice. ALL REVOICE 2 Replaces all the parts. I SOUND CREATOR E J DIGITAL RECORDING MIXING CONSOLE BALANCE PART CHANNEL ON OFF PART 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Allows...
Owner's Manual
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..., selected via TRANSPOSE ASSIGN, appears. 3 Adjust the value by your comfortable singing key. 144 CVP-210/208 A B C D Determines the E Touch sensitivity setting (refer to the table at "0," set the Keyboard Transpose to "2," and set to shift the pitch of the keyboard-played voices (Main, Layer, and Left) and the accompaniment styles. Making Global and Other Important Settings - NORMAL Standard touch response. SOFT 1 Produces high volume with a heavy touch. The TOUCH setting affects all voices globally. Keyboard/Panel Keyboard Touch The Touch feature...
..., selected via TRANSPOSE ASSIGN, appears. 3 Adjust the value by your comfortable singing key. 144 CVP-210/208 A B C D Determines the E Touch sensitivity setting (refer to the table at "0," set the Keyboard Transpose to "2," and set to shift the pitch of the keyboard-played voices (Main, Layer, and Left) and the accompaniment styles. Making Global and Other Important Settings - NORMAL Standard touch response. SOFT 1 Produces high volume with a heavy touch. The TOUCH setting affects all voices globally. Keyboard/Panel Keyboard Touch The Touch feature...
Owner's Manual
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... only the System Setup settings by calling up the corresponding Open/ Save displays. messages will not be shown in the instrument are added to reduce this selected select the background of the time, save the relevant data. USER page of the CVP-210/208 - You can select the corresponding PRESET page. Replace: All Music Finder records currently in the display, from a floppy disk: Determines the language used F Press this...
... only the System Setup settings by calling up the corresponding Open/ Save displays. messages will not be shown in the instrument are added to reduce this selected select the background of the time, save the relevant data. USER page of the CVP-210/208 - You can select the corresponding PRESET page. Replace: All Music Finder records currently in the display, from a floppy disk: Determines the language used F Press this...
Owner's Manual
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..., Program Change, for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which automatically determine the tone generator mode, select MIDI channels, voices and effects, change bank select MSB/LSB setting) Volume, panpot (Mixing Console), etc. The CVP-210/208 can control a MIDI device by transmitting note related data and various types of controller data.The CVP-210/208 can handle 16 channels (or 32 channels, when using a tone generator capable of the sequencer and the tone generator is similar to record the audio performance on the CVP-210/208, such as playing the keyboard and selecting voices...
..., Program Change, for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which automatically determine the tone generator mode, select MIDI channels, voices and effects, change bank select MSB/LSB setting) Volume, panpot (Mixing Console), etc. The CVP-210/208 can control a MIDI device by transmitting note related data and various types of controller data.The CVP-210/208 can handle 16 channels (or 32 channels, when using a tone generator capable of the sequencer and the tone generator is similar to record the audio performance on the CVP-210/208, such as playing the keyboard and selecting voices...
Owner's Manual
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... the MIDI Data Format and MIDI Implementation Chart in common by MIDI (page 148). When you want to use the Clavinova as an XGcompatible multi-timbral tone generator, set receives many different programs simultaneously from a separate keyboard Clavinova MIDI receive MIDI IN MIDI OUT CVP-210/208 161 Think of sixteen MIDI channels. Message Name System Exclusive Message Realtime Messages CVP-210/208 Operation/Panel Setting Effect type settings (Mixing Console), etc. After recording, edit the data with Other Devices MIDI channels MIDI performance data is used in...
... the MIDI Data Format and MIDI Implementation Chart in common by MIDI (page 148). When you want to use the Clavinova as an XGcompatible multi-timbral tone generator, set receives many different programs simultaneously from a separate keyboard Clavinova MIDI receive MIDI IN MIDI OUT CVP-210/208 161 Think of sixteen MIDI channels. Message Name System Exclusive Message Realtime Messages CVP-210/208 Operation/Panel Setting Effect type settings (Mixing Console), etc. After recording, edit the data with Other Devices MIDI channels MIDI performance data is used in...
Owner's Manual
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... "doubling" sound occurs. Make sure you recall a Registration Memory setting containing a User voice, the Clavinova selects the Preset voice (on which the User voice is the selected User voice. This is normal and is normal; Make sure all unnecessary effects, especially distortion-type effects (page 126). • Some filter resonance settings in sound quality between notes played on the keyboard. • Some voices have a pitch limit which are automatically recalled when the corresponding Voice Set parameters are turned on (page...
... "doubling" sound occurs. Make sure you recall a Registration Memory setting containing a User voice, the Clavinova selects the Preset voice (on which the User voice is the selected User voice. This is normal and is normal; Make sure all unnecessary effects, especially distortion-type effects (page 126). • Some filter resonance settings in sound quality between notes played on the keyboard. • Some voices have a pitch limit which are automatically recalled when the corresponding Voice Set parameters are turned on (page...
Owner's Manual
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... Pedal (Left 62 Pedal (Right 62 Pedal-controllable Functions 143 [PHONES] jacks 19, 155 Phrase 99 Phrase Mark 80, 140 [PIANO] button 15, 19, 59 PIANO (SOUND CREATOR 93 Piano Lock function 59 PITCH BEND RANGE 125 Pitch settings for the Vocal Harmony and Microphone... 133 Making Style File Format Settings 121 Master Tune 138 Mastering Your Favorite Songs 38 [MASTER VOLUME] dial 18, 17 Mean-Tone 139 [MEMORY] button 19, 88 Message Switch 149 Messages 8 Metronome 151 METRONOME [START / STOP] button...
... Pedal (Left 62 Pedal (Right 62 Pedal-controllable Functions 143 [PHONES] jacks 19, 155 Phrase 99 Phrase Mark 80, 140 [PIANO] button 15, 19, 59 PIANO (SOUND CREATOR 93 Piano Lock function 59 PITCH BEND RANGE 125 Pitch settings for the Vocal Harmony and Microphone... 133 Making Style File Format Settings 121 Master Tune 138 Mastering Your Favorite Songs 38 [MASTER VOLUME] dial 18, 17 Mean-Tone 139 [MEMORY] button 19, 88 Message Switch 149 Messages 8 Metronome 151 METRONOME [START / STOP] button...
Owner's Manual
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...] button 18, 97 Rec Mode 106 Recalling a Registration Memory Setup 90 Recalling the Registered Settings 90 Receive 150 Receive Transpose 149 Receiving MIDI Data 150 Record 73 Recording 37 Recording Chord Changes for the Auto Accompaniment .... 104 Recording Individual Notes 101 Recording Melodies 103 Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs 97 Registering Panel Setups 88 Registering the Panel Controls in One Touch Setting 72 REGISTRATION BANK 89 REGISTRATION EDIT display 89 REGISTRATION MEMORY [1] - [8] buttons 19, 88 Registration Sequence 145 Regular Voices...
...] button 18, 97 Rec Mode 106 Recalling a Registration Memory Setup 90 Recalling the Registered Settings 90 Receive 150 Receive Transpose 149 Receiving MIDI Data 150 Record 73 Recording 37 Recording Chord Changes for the Auto Accompaniment .... 104 Recording Individual Notes 101 Recording Melodies 103 Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs 97 Registering Panel Setups 88 Registering the Panel Controls in One Touch Setting 72 REGISTRATION BANK 89 REGISTRATION EDIT display 89 REGISTRATION MEMORY [1] - [8] buttons 19, 88 Registration Sequence 145 Regular Voices...