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Thank you for choosing a Yamaha CLP-156 Clavinova. Your Clavinova is a fine musical instru-
ment that employs advanced Yamaha music technology. With the proper care, your Clavinova
will give you many years of musical pleasure.
Stereo sampling of the acoustic piano voices offers unmatched realism and expressive power, while
the AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generator system offers rich, realistic reproductions of all
other voices.
Piano-like touch response — adjustable in 4 stages — provides extensive expressive control and out-
standing playability.
Dual play mode allows 2 voices to be played simultaneously.
Unique Clavinova Tone voice provides a fresh sound for new musical expression.
Damper pedal includes natural resonance effect for the piano voices, simulating the string and sound-
board resonance of acoustic pianos.
Metronome feature with variable tempo facilitates practice.
2-track digital recorder lets you record and play back anything you play on the keyboard.
Internal 3.5" floppy disk drive provides extended Recorder capacity and Disklavier PianoSoft™ play-
back capability – one blank floppy disk for recording and one PianoSoft demonstration disk (excerpts
from the Disklavier PianoSoft disks) are provided.
MIDI compatibility and a range of MIDI functions make the Clavinova useful in a range of advanced
MIDI music systems.
In order to make the most of your Clavinova's performance potential and features, we urge you
to read this Owner's Manual thoroughly, and keep it in a safe place for later reference.
Introduction
CLP-156
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- Page 1 Thank you for choosing a Yamaha CLP-156 Clavinova. Your Clavinova is a fine musical instru- ment that employs advanced Yamaha music technology. With the proper care, your Clavinova will give you many years of musical pleasure. Stereo sampling of the acoustic piano voices offers unmatched realism and expressive power, while the AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generator system offers rich, realistic reproductions of all other voices.
- Page 2 Clavinova, and avoid scratching or bump- ing it with hard objects. 7. Name Plate Location The CLP-156 name plate is located on the bottom panel. 8. Handling Floppy Disks Yamaha Disklavier PianoSoft disk is write-protected, and therefore cannot be used to save songs.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
To Turn the Individual Key Tune Mode OFF or ON ... 22 Copying to a Different Disk ... 26 Deleting a Single Track ... 26 Selecting the Playback Track for CLP-156 Track 1/R or 2/L ... 27 ... 30 A Brief Introduction to MIDI ... 30 MIDI “Messages”... -
Page 4: The Control Panel
The Control Panel BRILLIANCE MELLOW NORMAL MASTER VOLUME BRIGHT POWER Pitch control keys (See page 14) PHONES Jacks (Bottom Panel) Soft pedal Sostenuto pedal Damper pedal The Music Stand If you will be using sheet music with your Clavinova, raise the music stand built into its top panel by lifting the rear edge of the music stand, then flip down the music stand braces and engage them with the corresponding recesses. - Page 5 The voice selector LED will light to indicate which voice is currently selected. The CLP-156 also has a DUAL mode in which two voices can be played simultaneously across the full range of the keyboard — see page 9 for details.
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Page 6: Connections
L/L+R jack so you don’t lose any of the Clavinova’s sound. The Internal Amplifier & Speaker System The CLP-156 features a powerful stereo amplifier delivering 30 watts per channel, driving a speaker system that puts out exceptionally rich sound with natural re- sponse from powerful lows to shimmering highs. -
Page 7: Selecting & Playing Voices
Selecting & Playing Voices Turn Power On POWER Set the Volume MASTER VOLUME Select a Voice CLAVINOVA PIANO 1 PIANO 2 TONE E. PIANO Play Adjust Tone & Add Effects As Required BRILLIANCE REVERB ROOM MELLOW HALL 1 NORMAL HALL 2 BRIGHT COSMIC After making sure that the Clavinova’s AC plug is properly inserted into... -
Page 8: Playing The Demonstration Tunes
• The demonstration pieces listed above are short excerpts from the original compositions. The other demo song is original (© 1994 by YAMAHA CORPORATION). • One PianoSoft demonstration disk is also provided with the CLP-156. It NOTE contains several excerpts from the Disklavier PianoSoft disks. Refer to the “Disk Playback”... -
Page 9: The Dual Mode
The Dual Mode The DUAL mode makes it possible to play two voices simultaneously across the entire range of the key- board. To activate the DUAL mode simply press two voice selectors at the same time (or press one voice selector while holding another). -
Page 10: Memorizing The Balance, Strings Type, & Octave Shift Settings
The Dual Mode Memorizing the Balance, Strings Type, & Octave Shift Settings HARPSI- E. PIANO CHORD Default Settings PIANO 1 PIANO 1 PIANO 2 CLAVINOVA TONE E. PIANO HARPSICHORD VIBES STRINGS ORGAN C2 … C4: Balance keys 0: Normal octave Brilliance The [BRILLIANCE] button makes it possible to change the tonality or “timbre”... -
Page 11: Reverb
Reverb The [REVERB] button selects a number of digital reverb effects that you can use for extra depth and expressive power. To select a reverb type press the [REVERB] button a few times until the indicator corresponding to the desired type lights (the indicators light in sequence each time the [REVERB] button is pressed). -
Page 12: Touch Sensitivity
HALL 2 MIDI/ COSMIC TRANSPOSE The Pedals The CLP-156 has three foot pedals that produce a range of expressive effects similar to those produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano. Soft (Left) Pedal Sostenuto (Center) Pedal Damper (Right) Pedal The HARD setting requires the keys to be played quite hard to produce maxi- mum loudness. -
Page 13: Transposition
Transposition The Clavinova’s TRANSPOSE function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire key- board up or down in semitone intervals up to a maximum of six semitones. “Transposing” the pitch of the Clavinova keyboard facilitates playing in difficult key signatures, and you can easily match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instrumentalist. -
Page 14: Pitch Control
Pitch Control Pitch control makes it possible to tune the Clavinova over a 50-cent range (approximate) in ap- proximately 1.2-cent or 1-hertz intervals. A hundred “cents” equals one semitone, so the tuning range provided allows fine tuning of overall pitch over a range of approximately a semitone. Pitch control is useful for tuning the Clavinova to match other instruments or recorded music. -
Page 15: The Metronome & Tempo Control
The Metronome & Tempo Control The CLP-156 built-in metronome is a convenient feature for practice, and it can also provide a solid rhythmic guide when recording using the Recorder feature, described below. The metronome sound is turned on and off via the [METRONOME] button. Press the... -
Page 16: Disk Playback
Disk Playback Performance data on the supplied PianoSoft demonstration disk (others are available from Yamaha), as well as original performances you record using the Clavinova’s Recorder function (page 18) can be played back as described below. Insert a Disk Select a Song Number... -
Page 17: Adjusting The Playback Tempo
CLP-156, while the data for other tracks will be transmitted via the CLP-156 MIDI OUT terminal (see page 6). The data for tracks 1 and 2 will not be transmitted via MIDI OUT. It is possible, however, to re-assign the data for other tracks to playback via tracks 1 and 2 by using the “Disk Playback Track... -
Page 18: Using The Recorder
Using the Recorder The CLP-156 features a two-track recorder that lets you record what you play on the keyboard and then play it back. Since you have two tracks, you can “overdub” one part on top of another, using a different voice if you like, to create complex, rich-sounding recordings. -
Page 19: Changing The Initial Settings
• It is not possible to record to a song which contains data recorded on an in- NOTE strument other than the CLP-156 — “no” will appear on the display when you press the [REC] button. When the record mode is engaged in the previous step, the last-recorded track will automatically be selected for recording and its indicator —... -
Page 20: Erasing A Single Track
Insert the disk you want to copy the data to. Press the [PLAY] button. If no previous data exists in the specified song number “cPy” will appear on the display and the data in the CLP-156 memory will be copied to the disk. If the specified song number already contains data, “n y”... -
Page 21: Utility Functions
Utility Functions The individual key tuning feature makes it possible to individually tune each key on the CLP-156 keyboard in order to match different tuning standards. The pitch of each key can be raised or lowered by a maximum of 50 cents (approximately) from the standard pitch. -
Page 22: To Turn The Individual Key Tune Mode Off Or On
Utility Functions Select the “Up-tuning” Mode MIDI/ TEMPO TRANSPOSE Tune the Required Key(s) MIDI/ TRANSPOSE Release the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button. To Turn the Individual Key Tune Mode OFF or ON The individual key tuning settings described above can be turned off (normal tuning) while retaining the settings in memory. -
Page 23: Utility 2: Save Individual Key Tuning
Utility 2: Save Individual Key Tuning This function saves the current individual key tuning data set up via the “Individual Key Tuning” function to disk. The data can then be reloaded at any time by using the Load Individual Key Tuning function, described next. Insert a Disk Select a Song Number SONG... -
Page 24: Utility 4: Floppy Disk Format
PLAY The Clavinova uses only 3.5" 2DD floppy disks. We recommend that you use Yamaha 2DD disks. Before you can use a new disk for recording, the disk must be “formatted” so that the Clavinova can recognize it and correctly write the music data onto it. -
Page 25: Utility 5: Song Copy
Confirm & Start the Format Operation Recorder song data — including any existing individual key tuning data — can be “backed up” by copying to a new song number or a different disk, as follows: Insert a Disk & Select the Source Song Select the Song Copy Function... -
Page 26: Copying To A Different Disk
Utility Functions Copying to a Different Disk Insert source disk. Insert destination disk. You can delete any Recorder song data (not including any existing individual key tuning data) from a loaded disk as follows: Insert a Disk & Select the Delete Function Select the Song Delete Function... -
Page 27: Utility 7: Disk Playback Track Selection
Utility 7: Disk Playback Track Selection Normally the CLP-156 plays the track-1 and track-2 data on a disk. Some pre-recorded MIDI Standard File disks as well as those recorded on sequencers or similar equipment have performance data on other tracks as well. This function lets you select any two tracks for playback from among the 16 that may possibly be available. -
Page 28: Utility 9: All-Song Random Repeat
Utility Functions Select the Convert to SMF Function MIDI/ SONG TRANSPOSE Execute the Convert to SMF Function MIDI/ TRANSPOSE PLAY Utility 9: All-song Random Repeat When the repeat playback function described on page 17 is used, the songs on the currently loaded disk are normally played back in the sequence that they appear on the disk. -
Page 29: Utility 10: Standard Midi File Voice Mode
CLP-156, appropriate voices are automatically selected in response to the voice numbers included in the playback data. With this function, however, it is possible to set the CLP-156 so that it will use the normal panel voice assignments instead of au- tomatically conforming to the General MIDI assignments. -
Page 30: Midi Functions
“play” the corresponding note(s) whenever note and velocity data is received from an external MIDI device. Program Change Numbers The CLP-156 transmits a MIDI program change number between 0 and 7 when one of its voice selectors is pressed. This normally causes the correspondingly numbered voice to be selected on a receiving MIDI device. -
Page 31: Midi Transmit & Receive Channel Selection
MIDI Transmit & Receive Channel Selection MIDI OUT MIDI IN Tone Generator Sequence MIDI THRU Recorder (Set to receive on MIDI channel 2) MIDI IN Clavinova (Set to receive on MIDI channel 1) MIDI/ TRANSPOSE 7 9 11 14 16 7 9 11 14 16 1 3 5 6 8 10 12 13 15... -
Page 32: Other Midi Functions
OFF. If the PIANO 2 LED is not lit when the [PIANO 2] voice selector is pressed, you have turned pro- gram change reception/transmission ON. Release the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button. CLP-156 Voice Selector [PIANO 1] [PIANO 2] [CLAVINOVA TONE] [E.PIANO ]... -
Page 33: Control Change On/Off
Control Change ON/OFF Normally the Clavinova will respond to MIDI control change data received from an external MIDI device or keyboard, causing the selected Clavinova voice to be affected by pedal and other “control” settings received from the controlling device. The Clavinova also transmits MIDI control change information when one of its pedals are operated. -
Page 34: The Midi Split & Right Local Off Mode
The MIDI Split & Right Local OFF Mode In the CLP-156 either the right- or left-hand section of the keyboard can be assigned to control an external keyboard or tone generator. Assigning the left-hand section to external tone generator control was described in the previous section. -
Page 35: Error Messages
Make sure an appropriate disk is inserted in the disk drive, or the song contains appropriate data before performing any operation that involves disk access. You have attempted to record or edit data that is not recognized by the CLP-156. Refer to the notes on pages 19, and 27. -
Page 36: Keyboard Stand Assembly
Keyboard Stand Assembly Bundled pedal cord inside 5 x 40 mm long gold screws 4 x 16 mm round-head screws Black surface outward 5 x 40 mm long gold screws x 6 6 x 18 mm round-head screws x 4 4 x 16 mm round-head screws x 2 6 x 14 mm flat-head screws x 6 Cord clamps x 2... - Page 37 6 x 14 mm flat-head screws Cord clamps Install the main unit (A). Rest the rear edge of the main unit (A) on the front edges of the cutouts in the side panels (D), then slide the main unit backward firmly until it stops (so that there is no clearance between the main unit side panels and the stand, as shown in the illustration “a”).
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Page 38: Midi Data Format
Data format: [F0H] -> [43H] -> [73H] -> [38H] -> [yy] -> [F7H] 43H : Yamaha ID 73H : Clavinova ID 38H : CLP-156 ID yy : Substatus Reception Received as 96-clock tempo timing when MIDI clock is set to External... - Page 39 -> [11H] -> [4FH] -> [cc] -> [dd] -> [F7H] 43H : Yamaha ID 73H : Clavinova ID : 38H (CLP-156 ID) or common 01H 11H : Clavinova special control 4FH : Control MIDI change ccH : 00H= Beat lamp...
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Page 40: Midi Implementation Chart
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Page 41: Specifications
(W x D x H) 1439.8 x 513.0 x 1070.8 mm (56-5/8" x 20-1/4" x 42-1/8") Music stand up WEIGHT 68.5 kg (151.0 lbs.) CLP-156 / Input sensitivity -10 dBm 5 cm x 2 * Specifications subject to change without notice. -
Page 42: Special Message Section
SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. However, Yamaha reserves the right to change or modify any of the specifications without notice or obligation to update existing units. -
Page 43: Important Safety Instructions
Some of these items are de- signed to be dealer assembled or installed Please make sure that benches are stable and any optional fixtures (where applicable) are well secured BEFORE using. Benches supplied by Yamaha are designed for seating only. No other uses are recommended. - Page 44 Compliance This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA. IMPORTANT. The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accor-...
- Page 45 M.D.G., EMI Division © Yamaha Corporation 1994 VS94350 412POCP5.2-01A0 Printed in Japan...