Bending Notes; Adjusting The Master Compressor & Master Equalizer - Yamaha CP5 Owner's Manual

Using Performances

Bending Notes

Using the pitch bend wheel located at the left of the keyboard, you can bend the pitch of notes up and down as you play.
Notes are bent upward when you push the pitch bend wheel away from you and vice versa. This wheel is self-centering
and will, therefore, automatically return to the neutral position when released. Why not take a moment now to see how the
pitch bend wheel can change the sound of the notes you play.
In addition, if you press the [TRANSPOSE] button located at the right of the control panel to call up the Transpose screen,
you can turn Knob 1 to raise or lower the pitch of the entire keyboard in steps of one semitone. The keyboard can be
transposed upward or downward by up to 12 semitones in this way.
Adjusting the Master Compressor & Master Equalizer
The Master Compressor block and the Master Equalizer block are used to adjust the dynamics and tone of the sounds
produced by Performances. Settings for these blocks are stored separately from Performances; therefore, they affect the
stage piano as a whole and can be adjusted to ensure perfect matching with the environment in which it is played. To see
how these blocks affect the sound of your CP5 or CP50, use the [MASTER COMPRESSOR] button and the [MASTER
EQUALIZER] knobs located at the right of the control panel as described below.
1
Press and hold the [MASTER COMPRESSOR] button (for at least one second). The Master Compressor screen will
be displayed.
2
Turn Knobs 1 to 3 to modify the corresponding parameters as you play.
NOTE
For more details on the parameters that can be controlled, refer to the Reference Manual pdf document.
3
Press the [ PAGE] and [PAGE
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Notes are bent upward
Notes are bent downward
Pitch bend wheel
Knob 1
] buttons to navigate between the screen's pages and modify other parameters.
Knob 2 Knob 3