Specifications
The
Control
Panel
tt[TRANSPOSE]
Button
The [TRANSPOSE] button allows access to the
Clavinova's TRANSPOSE function (to shift the
pitch
of
the entire keyboard up
or
down in semitone
intervals).
o [REVERB] Button
The [REVERB] button selects a number
of
digital reverb effects that you can use for extra depth
and expressive power. See page
18
for details.
8 [EFFECT] Button (CLP-880/860/840)
This button selects a number
of
effects which can
give your sound greater depth and animation.
8 [TOUCH] Button
The [TOUCH] button makes it easy to adjust the
touch response
of
the Clavinova to match your
playing style. See page
21
for details.
o Voice Selectors & [VARIATION]
Button
Simply press any
of
the voice selectors to select
the corresponding voice. The voice selector
LED
will light to indicate which voice is currently se-
lected. Press the [VARIATION] button so that its
indicator lights to select a variation
of
the currently
selected voice.
There is also a dual mode in which two voices
can be played simultaneously across the full range
of
the keyboard (see page 16 for details), and a split
mode on the CLP-880/860 which allows different
voices to be played by the left and right hands (see
page 17 for details).
(i) [SPLIT] Button (CLP-880/860)
Engages the split mode, in which different voices
can be played on the left- and right-hand sections
of
the keyboard. See page
17
for details.
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[METRONOME] Button
Turns the metronome sound on and off. The
[TEMPO
T /
A]
buttons, below, are used to set the
tempo
of
the metronome sound. The
[-/NO]
and [+/
YES] buttons are used to change the time signature
(beat)
of
the metronome
if
used while the
[MET·
RONOME]
button is held page 23.
o [TEMPO
T/A]
(FUNCTION
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Buttons
These buttons adjust the tempo
of
the metronome
function
as
well as the playback tempo
of
the re-
corder function. The tempo range is from 32 to 280
beats per minute - page 23. These same buttons are
also used to select functions - page 27.
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[FUNCTION] Button
This button accesses a range
of
utility functions
including the MIDI functions that significantly
enhance versatility and playability. See page 27 for
details.
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[PIANO SONG]
Button
'This
button enters the Piano Song Mode. While
in this mode you can use the [SONG
SELECT
TI
A]
buttons
to
select from 50 songs.
e [SONG SELECT
T/A]
(-/NO, +/YES) Buttons
These buttons select a piano song number for
playback, and are also used to adjust a range
of
other
parameters (Le. their
"-/NO"
and "+/YES" func-
tions).
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RECORDER [START/STOP] and [REC] But-
tons
These buttons control the Clavinova's recorder,
letting you record and play back just about anything
you play on the keyboard.
o RECORDER
['1]
and [2]
Buttons
The Clavinova has a 2-track recorder, and these
buttons are used to select the track(s) to be recorded
or
played back. See page 24 for details.
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Pedals
The soft (left), sostenuto (center) and damper
(right) pedals (soft/sostenuto [left] and damper
[right] in the case
of
the CLP-820S) provide a range
of
expressive control capabilities similar to the pedal
functions on an acoustic piano. See page 20 for
details.
CLp·880/860/840/820
CLp·820S
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Soft pedal Damper pedal
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Damper pedal
Sostenuto pedal
Sof1lSostenuto pedal