Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds (Voices); Selecting Voices - Yamaha Clavinova CLP- 785 Owner's Manual

Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds
(Voices)
In addition to the wonderfully realistic piano sounds, you can select and play other musical instrument
sounds (Voices), such as organ or stringed instruments. You can also select authentic Voices of fortepianos,
which were made in 18th and 19th centuries.

Selecting Voices

The Voices of the instrument are conveniently divided into groups of
instrument types. Select a desired Voice and play the keyboard.
You can also select a Voice from the XG Voices (CLP-785 and CLP-795GP
only). For instructions, refer to page 31.
785 775
1.
Press the [VOICE] button to call up the Voice group list.
Voice groups are listed in the display. The currently selected Voice group
is highlighted.
Voice group list
Voice group
2.
Use the [ ]/[
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Highlight the Voice group name you want to use.
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CLP-785, CLP-775, CLP-745, CLP-735, CLP-795GP, CLP-765GP Owner's Manual
795GP
] buttons to select the Voice group.
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745 735 765GP
NOTE
To hear and experience the
characteristics of the Voices,
listen to the Demo Songs for
each Voice (page 32).
NOTE
Touch Response will not be
applied to some Voices. For
information about the Voices to
which Touch Response can be
applied, refer to the "Preset
Voice List" on page 106.
XG
XG is a major enhancement of
the GM System level 1 format
(page 43), 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.
NOTE
For information about the
Voices, refer to the "Preset
Voice List" (page 106).