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Introduction Thank you for choosing a Yamaha Clavinova. Your Clavinova is a fine musical instrument that employs ad- vanced Yamaha music technology. With the proper care, your Clavinova will give you many years of musical pleas- ure. floppy disk (Style Disk).
The Key Cover (CVP-87A & CVP-85A) To open the CVP-87A or CVP-85A key cover lift it just enough to clear the keys (do not lift excessively) then slide the cover back into the main unit. To close the cover slide it forward all the way and then lower it gently until it closes com- pletely.
Press the pedal forward to increase volume, and backward to decrease EXP.PEDAL volume. The CVP-87A and CVP-85A feature a powerful stereo amplifier delivering 40 watts per chan- The Internal Amplifier & nel while the CVP-83S has a high-performance 20-watt stereo amplifier. All three models...
Voice Selection The CVP-87A, CVP-85A, and CVP-83S have a total of 60 different voices that can be selected in a CLAVINOVA PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS TONE number of ways. There’s also a “Keyboard Percus- sion” mode that let’s you play a range of drums and...
Voice Selection Panel Voices (1 — 12) Name Usable Range Name Usable Range Name Usable Range PIANO A-1 - C7 FOLK GUITAR E1 - A4 SAX SOFT A#0 - F#5 CLAVINOVA TONE C1 - C7 JAZZ GUITAR 1 E1 - A4 CLARINET D2 - A#5 E.
Dual Mode The DUAL mode makes it possible to play two voices simultaneously across the entire range of CLAVINOVA PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS TONE the keyboard. This makes it easy to create excep- tionally rich, thick tonal textures. UPRIGHT ELEC ORGAN...
Right Voice Only (default): Press the right (damper) pedal while holding the [SPLIT] button. CVP-87A CVP-85A/83S Left Voice Only: Press the left (soft) pedal while holding the [SPLIT] button. Both Voices: Press both the right and left pedals while holding the [SPLIT] button.
Digital Reverb Effects The [REVERB] button provides a number of digital effects that you can use for extra depth and ROOM HALL 1 expressive power. HALL 2 COSMIC AUTO BASS CHORD BEAT SONG NUMBER SONG SELECT PHRASE REPEAT GUIDE LAMP CANCEL RHYTHM FULL KEYBOARD...
Disk Orchestra Collection disk is being played at the same time. Further varia- tion occurs in the CVP-85A and CVP-83S with “1-layer” and “2-layer” voices: the polyphony is halved with 2-layer voices. The CVP-87A additionally features stereo voices. The following chart shows all stereo, 2-layer, and 1-layer voices in the CVP-87A, CVP-85A, and CVP-83S.
The Pedals The CVP-83S and CVP-85A have two pedals CVP-87A CVP-85A/83S while the CVP-87A has three. These offer a range SOFT of advanced expressive capabilities. SOFT SOSTENUTO START/STOP START/STOP SOLO STYLEPLAY SOLO STYLEPLAY CVP-87A CVP-85A/83S AUTO BASS CHORD BEAT SONG NUMBER...
MIDI/ TRANSPOSE AUTO BASS CHORD BEAT SONG NUMBER SONG PHRASE GUIDE LAMP RHYTHM SOLO DANCE SLOW SELECT REPEAT CANCEL MIDI/ FULL KEYBOARD SINGLE FINGER FINGERED STYLEPLAY POP 1 POP 1 16BEAT 1 ROCK’N’ ROCK COUNTRY 1 TRANSPOSE POP 2 DANCE 16BEAT 2 16BEAT SHUFFLE...
Pitch Control Pitch control makes it possible to tune the Clavinova over a ±50-cent range (approximate) in approximately 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.
Accompaniment The CVP-87A, CVP-85A, and CVP-83S have 24 “styles” that can be used as a basis for rhythm accompaniment, or fully orchestrated rhythm, bass, and chord accompaniment (see “Auto Bass Chord” on page 20). • The Accompaniment Style data is not transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector.
Accompaniment Starting the Accompaniment There are several ways to start the accompaniment: Straight Start ............................Press the [START/STOP] button. START/STOP Each of the styles also has a variation that can be selected by pressing the [VARIA- TION/FILL TO VARIATION] button (its LED will light) before pressing the [START/ STOP] button.
[START/STOP] buttons (press to START, press again to STOP). Metronome The CVP-87A, CVP-85A, and CVP-83S also offer a metronome function that is ideal for practice. To start the metronome, simply press the [METRONOME] button so that its METRONOME indicator lights.
Auto Bass Chord (ABC) The CVP-87A, CVP-85A, and CVP-83S in- clude a sophisticated auto-accompaniment sys- FULL KEYBOARD SINGLE FINGER FINGERED tem (Auto Bass Chord — ABC) that can provide automated rhythm, bass and chord backing in a number of ways.
Auto Bass Chord (ABC) Fingered Accompaniment The FINGERED mode is ideal if you already know how to play chords on a keyboard, since it allows you to supply your own chords for the Auto Accompaniment feature. Select FINGERED ........................... Press the [FINGERED] button to select the FINGERED mode (the FIN- FINGERED GERED indicator will light).
[SINGLE FINGER] or [FINGERED] button. The default split point — F#2 — will always be set automatically whenever the power is initially turned on. • On the CVP-87A the split point is indicated by the keyboard guide lamp above the split NOTES point key.
Disk Styles A “Style Disk” is supplied with the Clavinova, provid- ing an extra 40 ABC accompaniment styles. Any two of DISK STYLE 1 SONG NUMBER these patterns can be loaded into the Clavinova’s memory at a time. The [DISK STYLE 1] and [DISK STYLE 2] buttons select the loaded disk styles in the DISK STYLE 2...
Disk Styles Disk Style List Group Name Group Name ROCK’N’ ROLL BOSSA NOVA ROCKABILLY POP BOSSA R&R SHUFFLE SAMBA 60’S ROCK LATIN BIGBAND CHA-CHA RHYTHM & BLUES TANGO GOSPEL MAMBO GOSPEL BALLAD LATIN POP ROCK & POP 8 BEAT POP BROADWAY ROCK BALLAD STANDARD...
The Left Pedal & Solo Styleplay If the LEFT PEDAL FUNCTION is set to SOLO STYLEPLAY after the CVP-83S/85A CVP-87A SOLO STYLEPLAY mode is selected, harmonization of notes played on the right- SOFT hand section of the keyboard only occurs while the left pedal is pressed. This al-...
“private music tutor,” allowing you to practice various parts of a piece while the others are played auto- matically. The CVP-87A additionally shows you which keys to play with keyboard guide lamps that light up above each key. You can also play “in ensemble” with the complete Disk Orchestra arrangement.
Flashing dot ..Playback off Lit dot ....Playback on On the CVP-87A the status of tracks 3 through 10 is indicated by the corre- sponding CVP-87A keyboard guide lamps while the [ORCH/3-10] button is held. If a lamp is out, the corresponding track contains no data. A flashing lamp indicates that playback is off, and a lit lamp indicates that playbacks is on.
Clavinova will stop and wait for you to play the next key(s). The CVP-87A indicates the next key(s) to be played via the guide lamps above the keyboard. As you play the appropriate keys, the piece...
Disk Orchestra Repeat Functions Phrase Repeat Use this function if you want to practice a specific phrase within a song, as indicated by the phrase marks on the Disk Orchestra Collection score. Select a Song ............................Press the [SONG SELECT] button so that its indicator lights and select the SONG NUMBER desired song by using the [ ] and [ ] buttons below the SONG NUMBER dis- play.
The phrase repeat function described above can only be used with Disk Orchestra Collection disks. A-B repeat can be used with any type of data. The guide function (and the keyboard guide lamps on the CVP-87A) can only be used with ESEQ files.
Performance Memory The CVP-87A, CVP-85A, and CVP-83S feature a built-in “sequencer” which can be used to independently record up to ten separate parts of a single musical composition, plus a rhythm track. Each part is recorded on one of the Performance Memory “tracks” accessed via the [RIGHT/1TR], [LEFT/2TR], [ORCH/3-10TR], and [RHYTHM] buttons.
Performance Memory Start Recording ............................Play on the keyboard. Recording will begin automatically as soon as you start playing. • You can turn the metronome on before or during recording (the metronome NOTES sound will not be recorded). Stop Recording ............................Stop recording by pressing the [START/STOP] button or the [REC] button.
Performance Memory Select the Track(s) to Record ........................ Only one track can be recorded at a time. If you press [RIGHT/1TR] you will record on track number 1. If you press [LEFT/2TR] you will record on track SONG NUMBER number 2. If you press [ORCH/3-10TR], you can choose to record on track 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 by selecting the desired track number using the [ ] and [ ] but- RIGHT/1TR LEFT/2TR...
Performance Memory Adding New Tracks When you’ve finished recording the first track, you can simply play it back as described in the previous section or add a new track to your song. To record a new track: Select a Voice ............................Select a voice and other parameters for the new track.
Performance Memory Punch-in Recording “Punch-in recording” allows you to start recording from any point within a previously-recorded track, leaving all recorded material up to the punch-in point intact. Play the Song ............................Play back the song in order to locate the point you want to punch-in from. You START/STOP can also use the [fFF] and [r REW] buttons to locate the punch-in point.
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).
Performance Memory The Chord Sequence Function The CHORD SEQUENCE function provides a convenient way to enter chord sequences and style changes one at a time. Engage the Chord Sequence Function ....................Press the [CHORD SEQUENCE] button. The [ORCH/3-10TR] and CHORD SEQUENCE [RHYTHM] track button indicators will glow red, and the ABC FINGERED mode will be automatically selected —...
Formatting a New Disk 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.
Disk Control Copying Songs Song data can be “backed up” by copying to a new song number or a different disk, as follows: Select the Source Song ......................... Press the [SONG SELECT] button and use the [ ] and [ ] buttons below the SONG NUMBER SONG NUMBER display to select the number of the song you wish to copy.
If the error occurs with all disks the drive may be faulty. Refer the problem to your Yamaha dealer. You have attempted to format, write to, copy to, or delete data from a write- Write Protected.
Utility Mode 1 The “general utility functions” in this group apply POP 1 to a wide range of functions and features. There POP 2 are 10 functions (11 for the CVP-87) in the group which are accessed as follows: SWING JAZZ BALLAD MIDI/...
Utility Mode 1 : Accompaniment Volume Mode Normally the Auto Accompaniment volume controls are used to adjust the volume of the Rhythm, Chord 1, Chord 2, and Bass accompaniment parts, as labelled on the Clavinova panel. This function can be used to assign these volume controls to other operations.
: Damper Pedal Mode (CVP-87A only) Sets the CVP-87A damper pedal for on/off or continuous operation (refer to page 14). : Continuous damper pedal operation. : On/off damper pedal operation. • Continuous damper pedal operation ( n ) is automatically selected whenever the POWER switch NOTES is turned on.
: Clavinova Common Voice Conversion This function can be used to convert the performance memory voice assignments used by the CVP-87A, CVP-85A, and CVP-83S to Clavinova Common Voice Assignments so songs recorded on one of these instruments can be played back on other Clavinovas.
Utility Mode 2 : Save Panel Settings This function saves the current settings of all panel controls to disk. The data can then be reloaded at any time by using the Load Panel Settings function (u3), described next. Insert the Disk and Select a Song Number ..................Make sure that a properly formatted disk is loaded in the Clavinova disk drive and select the song number you want to save the data to.
• Only song data created by the CVP-87A, CVP-85A, or CVP-83S can be quantized. Data converted by the Clavinova Common Voice Conversion function (page 44) cannot be quantized.
MIDI Functions MIDI, the Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a world-standard communication interface that allows MIDI-compatible musical instruments and equipment to share musical information and control one another. This makes it possible to create “systems” of MIDI instruments and equipment that offer far greater versatility and control than is available with isolated instruments.
MIDI Functions Local Control ON/OFF “Local Control” refers to the fact that, normally, the Clavinova keyboard con- MIDI OUT MIDI IN trols its internal tone generator, allowing the internal voices to be played directly MIDI Sequencer Tone Generator from the keyboard. This situation is “Local Control ON” since the internal tone Played from Clavinova generator is controlled locally by its own keyboard.
MIDI Functions The Multi-Timbre Mode The Multi-Timbre mode is a special mode in which the Clavinova voices can be independently controlled on differ- ent MIDI channel numbers (1 through 15) by an external MIDI device. The Multi-Timbre mode is off when the power is initially turned on.
This mode is similar to the Multi-Timbre Mode described on page 49, but MIDI program change numbers received on all channels are converted to Yamaha Clavinova Common Voice Numbers. MIDI program change numbers transmit- ted when the panel voice selectors are operated are also converted to the common voice numbers.
(such as a synthesizer, sequencer, music computer, etc.) which can be used to con- MIDI Sequencer Tone Generator trol the Clavinova. The MIDI THRU connector provided on the CVP-87A and CVP-85A re-transmits any data received at the MIDI IN connector, allowing “chaining” of several MIDI instruments or other devices. The MIDI OUT connec- tor transmits MIDI data generated by the Clavinova (e.g.
3. The Clavinova Reproduces Radio or TV Sound This can occur if there is a high-power transmitter in your vicinity. Contact your Yamaha dealer. 4. Intermittent Static Noise This is usually due to turning on or off a household appliance or other electronic equipment which is fed by the same AC mains line as your Clavinova.
MIDI channel number • Local Control ON/OFF 70H~7FH: 7 vvH= Control value (00H~7FH) [BnH] [7AH] [vvH] * LFO speed fixed for each voice 8 levels max. (CVP-87A) n= MIDI channel number 00H~3FH: off (CVP-85A/83S) vvH= 00H: Off • Volume 40H~7FH: on (CVP-85A/83S)
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8. SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE 23H E. PIANO DX • Non-registered parameter number MESSAGES [BnH] [62H] [llH] 24H SYNTH CRYSTAL • YAMAHA MIDI format [BnH] [63H] [mmH] 25H CELESTA [F0H] [43H] [xnH] [ffH] ..[F7H] n= MIDI channel number 26H MARIMBA 43H= YAMAHA ID...
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43H= YAMAHA ID (19) REVERB DEPTH 03H= Split 73H= CLAVINOVA ID (20) PEDAL FUNCTION (lower damper) yyH= Product ID (CVP-87A/85A/83S= 34H) (21) VOICE BANK (Upper 4 bits) 04H= Split 11H= Clavinova Special Control Code (22) INTRO (upper/lower 0nH= Control MIDI Change...
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73H= CLAVINOVA ID F#0 Brush Roll reverb depth set to -30H. yyH= Product ID [01H] [5bH] [xxH]: (CVP-87A/85A/83S= 34H, or common 01H) Reverb depth for all keys set to default (±0). 11H= Clavinova special control code [02H] [5bH] [20H]: 4FH= Control MIDI Change Reverb depth for all keys set to -20H.
Fingering Chart * All fingerings shown are simple root-position types. Major Minor Seventh Minor seventh (D ) (D m) (D ) (D m ) (E ) (E m) (E ) (E m ) (G ) (G m) (G ) (G m ) (A ) (A m) (A )
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Fingering Chart Major seventh Minor major seventh Augmented Diminished Caug Cdim C mM C aug C dim (D M ) (D mM ) (D aug) (D dim) Daug Ddim D mM D aug D dim (E M ) (E mM ) (E aug) (E dim) Eaug...
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Fingering Chart Sixth Suspended fourth Minor seventh flatted fifth Major seventh flatted fifth Csus C sus (D m (D sus ) (D M Dsus D sus (E m (E sus ) (E M Esus Fsus F sus (G m (G sus ) (G M Gsus G sus...
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xiii Fingering Chart Half diminished (minor major seventh flatted fifth) Minor sixth Seventh suspended fourth Major flatted fifth C sus C mM sus ) (D mM (D m ) D sus D mM sus ) (E mM (E m ) E sus F sus F mM...
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Fingering Chart Minor flatted fifth Seventh flatted fifth Seventh sharp fifth Major seventh sharp fifth (D m ) (D M (E m ) (E M (G m ) (G M (A m ) (A M (B m ) (B M ○...
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