Yamaha CLP-990M EN User Manual
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CLP-990
Voice name
Stereo
sampling
Touch
Sense
Dynamic
sampling
Key-off
samples
String
resonance
Voice description
Marimba
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This voice simulates a concert-type marimba
sound. Stereo sampling helps reproduce a real
acoustic spread.
Celesta
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A celesta is a percussive instrument. When
you play the keyboard, the hammer hits a
metallic board to produce the sound. This
instrument is famous for the impressive sound
in “Dance of the Suger-Plum Fairy” of The Nut-
cracker Suite by Tchaikovsky.
PipeOrganPrincipal
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This voice features the combination of pipes
(8'+4'+2') of a principal (brass instrument)
organ. It is suitable for Baroque church music.
PipeOrganFlute1
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This voice features the combination of pipes
(8'+4') of a flute (woodwind instrument) organ.
Its soft sound is suitable for the accompani-
ment of hymns.
PipeOrganFlute2
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This voice features the combination of pipes
(8'+4'+1 1/3') of a flute organ. It sounds more
brilliant than PipeOrganFlute1 and is suitable
for solo performance.
PipeOrganTutti
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This voice features a full coupler of a pipe
organ, famous for the sound used in Toccatta
and Fugue by Bach.
JazzOrgan
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The sound of a “tonewheel” type electric organ.
Often heard in jazz and rock idioms.
Strings
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This voice features a string ensemble that
accurately simulates all string instruments,
including contrabass, cello, viola, and violin.
SynthStrings
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Sampled strings, processed for spread and
warmth. This voice is suitable for a pad in
ensemble music.
SlowStrings
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This voice features a string ensemble sound
with a slow attack. It is suitable for a duet with
piano or electric piano.
Choir
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A big, spacious choir voice. Perfect for creating
rich harmonies in slow pieces.
SlowChoir
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This voice features a chorus sound with a slow
attack. It is suitable for a duet with piano or
electric piano.
Scat
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You can enjoy jazz “scatting” with this voice.
Depending on how hard and what note range
you play, different sounds will be produced.