Playback; Multi-Timbre Recording Via Midi; To Make The Required Midi Connections; To Engage The Midi Record Ready Mode - Yamaha Clavinova CVP-83S Owner's Manual

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Performance Memory
Data from an external MIDI device such as a sequencer or music computer can also be recorded to the Performance
Memory as follows:
Z
Connect the MIDI OUT terminal of the trans-
mitting device to the Clavinova's MIDI IN terminal
using a standard MIDI cable.
X
To select the external clock mode press the
[ORGAN] VOICE button while holding the [MIDI/
TRANSPOSE] button. When selected, the [OR-
GAN] indicator will light while the [MIDI/TRANS-
POSE] button is pressed. In this mode the Clavinova
is controlled by an external MIDI clock signal.
C
Select the song number to which you want to
record the data by using the SONG NUMBER [ ]
and [ ] buttons (of course, a properly formatted
floppy disk must already be loaded in the disk
drive).
V
Press the [REC] button while holding the
[MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button to engage the MIDI
record ready mode. In this mode all tracks (1
through 15) can be recorded at the same time via the
Original Performance Memory recordings can be played back and controlled in
the same way as described in the Disk Orchestra section, beginning on page 26.
You can individually select tracks to play back (page 27), use the guide function
(and the keyboard guide lamps on the CVP-87A) with the data recorded on tracks 1
and 2 (page 28), and use the A-B repeat function (page 29).
The RHYTHM, CHORD 1, CHORD 2, and BASS volume controls can be
used to adjust the volume of the corresponding accompaniment parts when
playing back data that was recorded with ABC.
When playing back data that was recorded without ABC, however, these
volume controls have the following track assignments.
RHYTHM: RHYTHM track
CHORD 1: 4 - 10 tracks
CHORD 2: 1 & 2 tracks
BASS: 3 track
correspondingly numbered MIDI channels. That is,
MIDI data received on channel 1 will be recorded on
track 1, data received via channel 2 will be recorded
on track 2, etc.
B
matches that of the data you are going to record (e.g.
4/4, 3/4), and match the Clavinova tempo setting to
that of the data to be recorded.
N
music computer, or other device. Recording will start
and stop automatically.
Select a style having a time signature that
Play back the MIDI data on the sequencer,