Selecting & playing voices, Turn power on, Set the volume – Yamaha CLP-555 User Manual

Page 10: Select a voice, Play, Add effects as required

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Selecting & Playing Voices

Turn Power On

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After making sure that the Clavinova’s AC cord is properly plugged

into the Clavinova itself and plugged into a convenient AC wall outlet,
press the [POWER] switch located to the left of the keyboard to turn
the power ON.

When the power is turned ON, one of the voice selector LEDs will

light.

Set the Volume

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Initially set the [MASTER VOLUME] control about half way

between the “MIN” and “MAX” settings. Then, when you start playing,
re-adjust the [MASTER VOLUME] control for the most comfortable
listening level.

Select a Voice

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Select the desired voice by pressing one of the voice selectors. Use

the [VARIATION] button to select a variation of the current voice, as
required.

POWER

MASTER VOLUME

MAX

MIN

VARIATION

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

CLAVI.TONE E.PIANO 1

E.PIANO 2

STRINGS

HARPSI-

CHORD

PIPE

ORGAN 1

PIPE

ORGAN 2

Play

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The Clavinova also offers keyboard touch response, so the volume

and timbre of notes played can be controlled according to how “hard”
you play the keys. The amount of variation available depends on the
selected voice.

Add Effects As Required

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You can also change add reverb and/or a chorus effect as desired by

using the [REVERB] and [EFFECT] buttons (see page 14 for [RE-
VERB]
button operation, and page 15 for [EFFECT] button opera-
tion).

REVERB

ROOM
HALL 1
HALL 2
STAGE

EFFECT

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