Owner's Manual
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... file operation...51 Saving recorded or other songs to Clavinova Storage memory...[SaveToMemory 52 Saving recorded or other songs to floppy disk...[SaveToDisk 53 Deleting songs in Clavinova Storage memory or a floppy disk...[DeleteSong 53 Renaming a song...[RenameSong] ...54 Copying data from one floppy disk to another...[CopyDisk 55 Formatting a floppy disk...[FormatDisk] ...56 Changing the type of characters on screen...[CharacterCode 56 Playing Back Recorded Songs and Commercially-available Music Data 57 Playing back a song ...57 Turning track playback on and off...59 Supported song...
... file operation...51 Saving recorded or other songs to Clavinova Storage memory...[SaveToMemory 52 Saving recorded or other songs to floppy disk...[SaveToDisk 53 Deleting songs in Clavinova Storage memory or a floppy disk...[DeleteSong 53 Renaming a song...[RenameSong] ...54 Copying data from one floppy disk to another...[CopyDisk 55 Formatting a floppy disk...[FormatDisk] ...56 Changing the type of characters on screen...[CharacterCode 56 Playing Back Recorded Songs and Commercially-available Music Data 57 Playing back a song ...57 Turning track playback on and off...59 Supported song...
Owner's Manual
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... grand piano. CLP-970 DEMO SONG SELECT TRACK TRACK EXTRA FILE METRONOME A 1 2 TRACKS START/STOP SETTING NEW SONG MIN MAX TRANSPOSE SONG BALANCE STOP START/ REC SONG DOWN UP PAUSE SETTING MASTER VOLUME SYNCHRO START SONG C TEMPO B CONTRAST NO YES EXIT D MAIN PIANO E. PIANO MALLET STRINGS BASS VOICE SETTING VOICE REVERB CHORUS BRILLIANCE EFFECT MIDI SETTING OTHER SETTING POWER Connect an optional pedal here and assign one of the various functions to the pedal. (page 62) PHONES IN OUT THRU MIDI PC-2 PC-1 MIDI Mac HOST SELECT TO HOST AUX PEDAL...
... grand piano. CLP-970 DEMO SONG SELECT TRACK TRACK EXTRA FILE METRONOME A 1 2 TRACKS START/STOP SETTING NEW SONG MIN MAX TRANSPOSE SONG BALANCE STOP START/ REC SONG DOWN UP PAUSE SETTING MASTER VOLUME SYNCHRO START SONG C TEMPO B CONTRAST NO YES EXIT D MAIN PIANO E. PIANO MALLET STRINGS BASS VOICE SETTING VOICE REVERB CHORUS BRILLIANCE EFFECT MIDI SETTING OTHER SETTING POWER Connect an optional pedal here and assign one of the various functions to the pedal. (page 62) PHONES IN OUT THRU MIDI PC-2 PC-1 MIDI Mac HOST SELECT TO HOST AUX PEDAL...
Owner's Manual
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... SETTING MASTER VOLUME SYNCHRO START SONG C TEMPO [MASTER VOLUME] Adjust the volume level using these buttons. (page 32) LEFT voice group buttons/ [SPLIT POINT] You can make detailed settings for tone and effects. (page 78) BRILLIANCE [ ][ ] Adjust the brightness of the keyboard. (page 37) [OTHER SETTING] Fine-tune the touch response and pitch, etc. (page 87) CLP-990 17 Features The Clavinova includes 50 preset songs. PIANO/ HARPSI- This section enables you play the same keys. (page 34) TEMPO [DOWN] [UP] You can change...
... SETTING MASTER VOLUME SYNCHRO START SONG C TEMPO [MASTER VOLUME] Adjust the volume level using these buttons. (page 32) LEFT voice group buttons/ [SPLIT POINT] You can make detailed settings for tone and effects. (page 78) BRILLIANCE [ ][ ] Adjust the brightness of the keyboard. (page 37) [OTHER SETTING] Fine-tune the touch response and pitch, etc. (page 87) CLP-990 17 Features The Clavinova includes 50 preset songs. PIANO/ HARPSI- This section enables you play the same keys. (page 34) TEMPO [DOWN] [UP] You can change...
Owner's Manual
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... on the keyboard. and right-hand parts on or off and the corresponding part playback is played by [TRACK 2]. 1 CLP-990 DEMO SONG SELECT TRACK TRACK EXTRA FILE 1 2 TRACKS METRONOME START/ STOP SETTING A NEW SONG MIN MAX TRANSPOSE SONG BALANCE STOP START/ REC SONG DOWN UP PAUSE SETTING MASTER VOLUME SYNCHRO START SONG C TEMPO 32 B CONTRAST NO YES EXIT D MAIN PIANO E. The right-hand part is muted. PIANO MALLET STRINGS VOICE SETTING VOICE REVERB CHORUS BRILLIANCE EFFECT MIDI SETTING OTHER SETTING procedure 1. Pressing the buttons repeatedly toggles...
... on the keyboard. and right-hand parts on or off and the corresponding part playback is played by [TRACK 2]. 1 CLP-990 DEMO SONG SELECT TRACK TRACK EXTRA FILE 1 2 TRACKS METRONOME START/ STOP SETTING A NEW SONG MIN MAX TRANSPOSE SONG BALANCE STOP START/ REC SONG DOWN UP PAUSE SETTING MASTER VOLUME SYNCHRO START SONG C TEMPO 32 B CONTRAST NO YES EXIT D MAIN PIANO E. The right-hand part is muted. PIANO MALLET STRINGS VOICE SETTING VOICE REVERB CHORUS BRILLIANCE EFFECT MIDI SETTING OTHER SETTING procedure 1. Pressing the buttons repeatedly toggles...
Owner's Manual
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...type of the tone and change the tonality to select the desired option. The Clavinova effects include Brilliance, Reverb, and Chorus. [REVERB] [CHORUS] CLP-990 DEMO SONG SELECT TRACK TRACK EXTRA FILE 1 2 TRACKS METRONOME START/ STOP SETTING A NEW SONG MIN MAX TRANSPOSE SONG BALANCE STOP START/ REC SONG DOWN UP PAUSE SETTING MASTER VOLUME SYNCHRO START SONG C TEMPO B CONTRAST NO YES EXIT D MAIN PIANO E. PIANO MALLET STRINGS VOICE SETTING VOICE REVERB CHORUS BRILLIANCE EFFECT MIDI SETTING OTHER SETTING BRILLIANCE [ɹ] [ɹ] [BRILLIANCE] You can also use...
...type of the tone and change the tonality to select the desired option. The Clavinova effects include Brilliance, Reverb, and Chorus. [REVERB] [CHORUS] CLP-990 DEMO SONG SELECT TRACK TRACK EXTRA FILE 1 2 TRACKS METRONOME START/ STOP SETTING A NEW SONG MIN MAX TRANSPOSE SONG BALANCE STOP START/ REC SONG DOWN UP PAUSE SETTING MASTER VOLUME SYNCHRO START SONG C TEMPO B CONTRAST NO YES EXIT D MAIN PIANO E. PIANO MALLET STRINGS VOICE SETTING VOICE REVERB CHORUS BRILLIANCE EFFECT MIDI SETTING OTHER SETTING BRILLIANCE [ɹ] [ɹ] [BRILLIANCE] You can also use...
Owner's Manual
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... "SONG SETTING" menu. Supported song data type Data formats that can practice a part or phrase using the FromToRepeat (page 75) and PhraseMark parameters (page 76) in green. Press the [EXIT] button. TIP When the Clavinova plays back commercially-available music data or recordings from the disk drive if you select a song on and off . While the Clavinova is saved in the SMF format 0 in the MS-DOS 1.44MB format Sequence format SMF (Standard MIDI File) formats 0 and 1 ESEQ Performance data recorded...
... "SONG SETTING" menu. Supported song data type Data formats that can practice a part or phrase using the FromToRepeat (page 75) and PhraseMark parameters (page 76) in green. Press the [EXIT] button. TIP When the Clavinova plays back commercially-available music data or recordings from the disk drive if you select a song on and off . While the Clavinova is saved in the SMF format 0 in the MS-DOS 1.44MB format Sequence format SMF (Standard MIDI File) formats 0 and 1 ESEQ Performance data recorded...
Owner's Manual
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... performance by controlling the volume level of the notes you connect the Clavinova to a monaural device, use audio cables for more information.) 5 HOST SELECT switch This switch should be reproduced via the Clavinova's speakers. Connections 2 AUX IN [R], [L/L+R] jacks The stereo outputs from the AUX IN jacks, but the [REVERB], [CHORUS], and [BRILLIANCE] (page 32) settings do not. TIP If you play. Refer to be set according to the type of an external instrument to the diagram below and use...
... performance by controlling the volume level of the notes you connect the Clavinova to a monaural device, use audio cables for more information.) 5 HOST SELECT switch This switch should be reproduced via the Clavinova's speakers. Connections 2 AUX IN [R], [L/L+R] jacks The stereo outputs from the AUX IN jacks, but the [REVERB], [CHORUS], and [BRILLIANCE] (page 32) settings do not. TIP If you play. Refer to be set according to the type of an external instrument to the diagram below and use...
Owner's Manual
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... the Clavinova. After making connections and switch settings, turn off the power to MIDI when you can enjoy computer music data on the computer and the UX256, a USB interface (page 67) For more information, refer to the following Internet address: Clavinova Web site: http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/cl/ Yamaha Manual Library (Electronic Musical Instruments): http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/ (You need to "MIDI," you use the MIDI connectors...
... the Clavinova. After making connections and switch settings, turn off the power to MIDI when you can enjoy computer music data on the computer and the UX256, a USB interface (page 67) For more information, refer to the following Internet address: Clavinova Web site: http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/cl/ Yamaha Manual Library (Electronic Musical Instruments): http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/ (You need to "MIDI," you use the MIDI connectors...
Owner's Manual
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... part varies depending on page 72. Procedure 1. CLP-990 DEMO SONG SELECT TRACK TRACK EXTRA FILE 1 2 TRACKS METRONOME START/ STOP SETTING A NEW SONG MIN MAX TRANSPOSE SONG BALANCE STOP START/ REC SONG DOWN UP PAUSE SETTING MASTER VOLUME SYNCHRO START SONG C TEMPO B CONTRAST NO YES EXIT D MAIN PIANO E. PIANO/ HARPSI- MALLET ORGAN STRINGS/ BASS CHORD CHOIR SPLIT POINT LEFT PIANO/ HARPSI/ ORGAN/ BASS E. The range of voices) individually. A B NO YES C D Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING] This menu enables you wish to change the voice...
... part varies depending on page 72. Procedure 1. CLP-990 DEMO SONG SELECT TRACK TRACK EXTRA FILE 1 2 TRACKS METRONOME START/ STOP SETTING A NEW SONG MIN MAX TRANSPOSE SONG BALANCE STOP START/ REC SONG DOWN UP PAUSE SETTING MASTER VOLUME SYNCHRO START SONG C TEMPO B CONTRAST NO YES EXIT D MAIN PIANO E. PIANO/ HARPSI- MALLET ORGAN STRINGS/ BASS CHORD CHOIR SPLIT POINT LEFT PIANO/ HARPSI/ ORGAN/ BASS E. The range of voices) individually. A B NO YES C D Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING] This menu enables you wish to change the voice...
Owner's Manual
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... C D Voice for a solo instrument sound. A B NO YES C D Setting range: -20 - +20 (With positive values, the pitch of Voice 1 is raised and the pitch of right and left ) - With negative values, the pitch of Voice 1 is set this parameter for Dual mode. Setting the reverb depth [ReverbSend]* TIP The reverb effect is not applied if the ReverbSend parameter is lowered and the pitch of two voices selected for the voice parts...
... C D Voice for a solo instrument sound. A B NO YES C D Setting range: -20 - +20 (With positive values, the pitch of Voice 1 is raised and the pitch of right and left ) - With negative values, the pitch of Voice 1 is set this parameter for Dual mode. Setting the reverb depth [ReverbSend]* TIP The reverb effect is not applied if the ReverbSend parameter is lowered and the pitch of two voices selected for the voice parts...
Owner's Manual
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... can specify how far down you to select "Native" (using the preset voices) or "XG" (using the XG voices) 90 CLP-990 This parameter enables you should press on the keyboard performance sound. • You can replace some XG voices with preset voices [XGAlternative] The CLP-990 provides the XG tone generator for playback. D Select on the panel for the purpose of continuous pitch change made by 12 semitones [one octave...
... can specify how far down you to select "Native" (using the preset voices) or "XG" (using the XG voices) 90 CLP-990 This parameter enables you should press on the keyboard performance sound. • You can replace some XG voices with preset voices [XGAlternative] The CLP-990 provides the XG tone generator for playback. D Select on the panel for the purpose of continuous pitch change made by 12 semitones [one octave...
Owner's Manual
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... Split mode in the ORGAN or STRINGS/ CHOIR group, the sound continues sustaining while you play ) • Voice selection • Clavinova pedals and external pedals on the timing of the song is C2 - C7.) If the lowest key is recorded? Press one octave lower. Make tempo changes when the recording track is selected and a red track indicator is made. For Dual or Split mode recording, the recording track for the second voice (that is set to editing the tempo after recording. Also, switching to a note...
... Split mode in the ORGAN or STRINGS/ CHOIR group, the sound continues sustaining while you play ) • Voice selection • Clavinova pedals and external pedals on the timing of the song is C2 - C7.) If the lowest key is recorded? Press one octave lower. Make tempo changes when the recording track is selected and a red track indicator is made. For Dual or Split mode recording, the recording track for the second voice (that is set to editing the tempo after recording. Also, switching to a note...
Owner's Manual
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... pedal connected to which you named the song. The "CharacterCode" setting may not resolve the problem. It causes MIDI exclusive data (that used when you wish to be output. 98 CLP-990 Use the "CharacterCode" parameter (page 56) in response to your touch on and off setting of the song, use the B [-]/[+] buttons to locate the measure in which the volume level changes in the FILE menu to be output...
... pedal connected to which you named the song. The "CharacterCode" setting may not resolve the problem. It causes MIDI exclusive data (that used when you wish to be output. 98 CLP-990 Use the "CharacterCode" parameter (page 56) in response to your touch on and off setting of the song, use the B [-]/[+] buttons to locate the measure in which the volume level changes in the FILE menu to be output...
Owner's Manual
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... 74 voices 78 Disk Copy 55 Format 56 Disk song 50 Display contrast 20 DOWN (TEMPO) 50 Piano Preset Songs 27 metronome 40 Dual Detailed settings 78 Recording 49 Dual mode → combining two voices 35 E Effect function 32 EXIT 23 EXTRA TRACKS → the third or more tracks 46 F FactorySet 91 Fast forward 27, 58 FILE 50 Floppy Disk 13, 14 Formatting a floppy disk 56 H Headphones 20 HOST SELECT switch 62 J Jacks AUX IN 62 AUX OUT 61 AUX PEDAL 62...
... 74 voices 78 Disk Copy 55 Format 56 Disk song 50 Display contrast 20 DOWN (TEMPO) 50 Piano Preset Songs 27 metronome 40 Dual Detailed settings 78 Recording 49 Dual mode → combining two voices 35 E Effect function 32 EXIT 23 EXTRA TRACKS → the third or more tracks 46 F FactorySet 91 Fast forward 27, 58 FILE 50 Floppy Disk 13, 14 Formatting a floppy disk 56 H Headphones 20 HOST SELECT switch 62 J Jacks AUX IN 62 AUX OUT 61 AUX PEDAL 62...
Reference Booklet
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...Drum Kit List These XG drum kit voices are used for GM/XG/DOC song playback. They are released. • Alternate Assign: Playing any instrument within a numbered group will immediately stop the sound of any other instrument in the same group of the same number. Note... 87 88 89 90 91 Bank MSB# Program # Note Rcv Note off C# -1 D -1 D# -1 E -1 F -1 F# -1 G -1 G# -1 A -1 A# -1 B -1 C 0 C# 0 D 0 O D# 0 E...Hat Pedal Low Tom Hi-Hat Open...CLP-990 : No sound • Key Off: Keys marked "O" stop sounding the instant they are not used for your manual performance.
...Drum Kit List These XG drum kit voices are used for GM/XG/DOC song playback. They are released. • Alternate Assign: Playing any instrument within a numbered group will immediately stop the sound of any other instrument in the same group of the same number. Note... 87 88 89 90 91 Bank MSB# Program # Note Rcv Note off C# -1 D -1 D# -1 E -1 F -1 F# -1 G -1 G# -1 A -1 A# -1 B -1 C 0 C# 0 D 0 O D# 0 E...Hat Pedal Low Tom Hi-Hat Open...CLP-990 : No sound • Key Off: Keys marked "O" stop sounding the instant they are not used for your manual performance.
Reference Booklet
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... ; v = 0 - 127 ; The internal data does not change the voices (including the voice banks), transmit Bank Select MSB, LSB, then Program Change in a 1/24 beat timing. (3-4-2) START STATUS 11111010 (FAH) Transmission: The message is output when song playback on the state of the instrument. (3-4-4) ACTIVE SENSING STATUS 11111110 (FEH) This message is used as a set the parameter value with the specified RPN. PITCH BEND SENSITIVITY 00H - 18H...
... ; v = 0 - 127 ; The internal data does not change the voices (including the voice banks), transmit Bank Select MSB, LSB, then Program Change in a 1/24 beat timing. (3-4-2) START STATUS 11111010 (FAH) Transmission: The message is output when song playback on the state of the instrument. (3-4-4) ACTIVE SENSING STATUS 11111110 (FEH) This message is used as a set the parameter value with the specified RPN. PITCH BEND SENSITIVITY 00H - 18H...
Reference Booklet
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... status YAMAHA ID Device Number Model ID Address High Address Mid Address Low Data End of Exclusive Upon receiving an "On" message, System Mode is changed to "XG." MIDI Data Format (3-5-3-3) Panel Reverb Type binary hexadecimal 11110000 F0 01000011 43 01110011 73 01101000 68 00110001 31 00000000 00000000 00 0ddddddd DD 11110111 F7 Exclusive status YAMAHA ID Clavinova ID CLP-990 Sub ID don't care Panel Reverb Type DD...
... status YAMAHA ID Device Number Model ID Address High Address Mid Address Low Data End of Exclusive Upon receiving an "On" message, System Mode is changed to "XG." MIDI Data Format (3-5-3-3) Panel Reverb Type binary hexadecimal 11110000 F0 01000011 43 01110011 73 01101000 68 00110001 31 00000000 00000000 00 0ddddddd DD 11110111 F7 Exclusive status YAMAHA ID Clavinova ID CLP-990 Sub ID don't care Panel Reverb Type DD...
Reference Booklet
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... as the voice, you must transmit Bank Select and Program Change messages as Insertion) By default, an LFO Pitch Modulation (PMOD) effect will become mellower when Soft Pedal is used to 1.2.9). For some sounds, the effective range may be the maximum volume. CLP-990 23 If the Multi Part parameter Rcv CONTROL CHANGE = OFF, that note will be less than the possible range of each part. For a drum part*, key-off . Control# Parameter 1 Modulation Data Range...
... as the voice, you must transmit Bank Select and Program Change messages as Insertion) By default, an LFO Pitch Modulation (PMOD) effect will become mellower when Soft Pedal is used to 1.2.9). For some sounds, the effective range may be the maximum volume. CLP-990 23 If the Multi Part parameter Rcv CONTROL CHANGE = OFF, that note will be less than the possible range of each part. For a drum part*, key-off . Control# Parameter 1 Modulation Data Range...
Reference Booklet
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... Time = N:Device Number, X:don't care = Sub-ID #1 = General MIDI Message = Sub-ID #2 = General MIDI On = End of Exclusive When this is received, the SOUND MODULE MODE will be reflected by the following cases. MIDI Data Format 1.7 Polyphonic aftertouch This message conveys the pressure that part will not receive Polyphonic Aftertouch. • Rcv CHANNEL AFTER TOUCH = OFF • PART MODE = DRUM, DRUMS1...4 2. PAT PITCH CONTROL 2. PAT FILTER CONTROL...
... Time = N:Device Number, X:don't care = Sub-ID #1 = General MIDI Message = Sub-ID #2 = General MIDI On = End of Exclusive When this is received, the SOUND MODULE MODE will be reflected by the following cases. MIDI Data Format 1.7 Polyphonic aftertouch This message conveys the pressure that part will not receive Polyphonic Aftertouch. • Rcv CHANNEL AFTER TOUCH = OFF • PART MODE = DRUM, DRUMS1...4 2. PAT PITCH CONTROL 2. PAT FILTER CONTROL...
Reference Booklet
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... CH AFTER TOUCH(CAT) Rcv PROGRAM CHANGE Rcv CONTROL CHANGE Rcv POLY AFTER TOUCH(PAT) Rcv NOTE MESSAGE Rcv RPN Rcv NRPN Rcv MODURATION Rcv VOLUME Rcv PAN Rcv EXPRESSION Rcv HOLD1 Rcv PORTAMENTO Rcv SOSTENUTO Rcv SOFT PEDAL Rcv BANK SELECT SCALE TUNING C SCALE TUNING C# SCALE TUNING D SCALE TUNING D# SCALE TUNING E SCALE TUNING F SCALE TUNING F# SCALE TUNING G SCALE TUNING G# SCALE TUNING A SCALE TUNING A# SCALE TUNING B CAT PITCH CONTROL CAT LOW PASS FILTER CONTROL CAT AMPLITUDE CONTROL CAT...
... CH AFTER TOUCH(CAT) Rcv PROGRAM CHANGE Rcv CONTROL CHANGE Rcv POLY AFTER TOUCH(PAT) Rcv NOTE MESSAGE Rcv RPN Rcv NRPN Rcv MODURATION Rcv VOLUME Rcv PAN Rcv EXPRESSION Rcv HOLD1 Rcv PORTAMENTO Rcv SOSTENUTO Rcv SOFT PEDAL Rcv BANK SELECT SCALE TUNING C SCALE TUNING C# SCALE TUNING D SCALE TUNING D# SCALE TUNING E SCALE TUNING F SCALE TUNING F# SCALE TUNING G SCALE TUNING G# SCALE TUNING A SCALE TUNING A# SCALE TUNING B CAT PITCH CONTROL CAT LOW PASS FILTER CONTROL CAT AMPLITUDE CONTROL CAT...