Features - Yamaha Clavinova CLP-120 Owner's Manual

Features

The Yamaha Clavinova CLP-130/120 digital piano offers unmatched sonic realism and natural grand-piano type playabil-
ity as well as Yamaha's original "AWM Dynamic Stereo Sampling (CLP-130)/AWM Stereo Sampling (CLP-120)" tone-
generation technology for rich, musical voices, and a special "Graded Hammer" keyboard that provides graded key
weight and response throughout the keyboard range.
The CLP-130/120 Grand Piano 1 and 2 voices feature totally new samples painstakingly recorded from a full concert
grand piano. The CLP-130 Grand Piano 1 voice features three velocity-switched samples (Dynamic Sampling), special
"Sustain Sampling" (page 88) that samples the unique resonance of an acoustic grand piano's soundboard and strings
when the damper pedal is pressed, and "Keyoff Samples" that add the subtle sound produced when the keys are released.
The CLP-130/120 comes much closer to the sound of a true acoustic piano.
TEMPO [▼] [▲]
You can change the song tempo (speed) and select
useful functions using this buttons (pages 37–48).
[METRONOME]
Control the metronome
functions (page 29).
[DEMO]
Demonstration play-
back is available for
each voice (page 16).
MIN MAX
MASTER VOLUME TEMPO
FUNCTION
MELLOW BRIGHT START/STOP
BRILLIANCE DEMO METRONOME
[BRILLIANCE]
Adjust the brightness of the tone
using this slider (page 22).
[MASTER VOLUME]
Adjust the volume
level using this slider
(page 11).
OFF
ON
NORMAL
HP. SW
SPEAKER
PHONES
This switch turns the
internal speakers on
or off (page 12).
A set of standard stereo
headphones can be plug-
ged in here for private
practice (page 12).
[REVERB] / [EFFECT]
Add reverb (reverberation) and
effects to the sound (pages 22, 23).
The Clavinova includes 50 preset songs.
This section enables you to listen to these songs, practice
using a convenient practice function, and record and play
back your performance (pages 17–20, 30–36).
Voice buttons
Select voices from 14 internal sounds including
Grand Piano 1 and 2 (page 21). You can also
combine two voices at the same time (page 26).
TEMPO/ OTHER VALUE
USER 1
USER 2
– /NO +/ YES PRESET USER 3
TEMPO / FUNCTION
MIN MAX
TEMPO/ OTHER VALUE
MASTER VOLUME TEMPO
START/STOP FUNCTION
MELLOW BRIGHT
BRILLIANCE DEMO METRONOME TEMPO / FUNCTION
Connect recording
equipment (such as a
cassette tape recorder)
here to record your per-
formance (page 50).
This jack and selector switch allow direct con-
nection to a personal computer for sequencing
and other music applications (pages 52–55).
GRAND GRAND E.PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI- E.CLAVI-
PIANO 1 PIANO 2 1 2 CHORD CHORD
TRACK TRACK START/STOP REC CHURCH JAZZ WOOD
1 2 ORGAN ORGAN STRINGS CHOIR GUITAR BASS
SONG VOICE
[SPLIT]
You can play different voices on the left- and right-hand
sections of the keyboard (CLP-130) (page 27).
GRAND GRAND E.PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI- E.CLAVI- VIBRA-
PIANO 1 PIANO 2 1 2 CHORD CHORD PHONE VARIATION
ROOM CHORUS
USER 1 HALL 1 PHASER HARD
USER 2 TRACK TRACK START/STOP REC CHURCH JAZZ WOOD HALL 2 TREMOLO MEDIUM
– / NO +/ YES PRESET USER 3 1 2 ORGAN ORGAN STRINGS CHOIR GUITAR BASS E.BASS SPLIT STAGE DELAY SOFT ON
SONG VOICE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH TRANSPOSE
PEDAL
R L R L/L+R R L/L+R
LEVEL FIXED
AUX OUT AUX IN
MIDI
Mac MIDI
PC-1 PC-2
TO HOST HOST SELECT
THRU OUT IN
Connect a MIDI device here to use
various MIDI functions (pages 45–47).
(About MIDI ➝ page 49)
[TRANSPOSE]
You can shift the pitch
of the entire keyboard
up or down so that the
pitch will match that of
another instrument or
singer, while you play
the same, unshifted
keys (page 25).
[TOUCH]
Fine-tune the
touch response
(page 24).
VIBRA-
PHONE VARIATION
ROOM CHORUS
HALL 1 PHASER HARD
HALL 2 TREMOLO MEDIUM
E.BASS SPLIT STAGE DELAY SOFT ON
REVERB EFFECT TOUCH TRANSPOSE
(CLP-130)
POWER
Connect the
pedal cord here
to use the
Clavinova's
pedals (page 51).
Delivers the output of the
Clavinova for connection
to an instrument amplifier,
mixing console, PA sys-
tem, or recording equip-
ment (page 51).
CLP-130/120
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