Yamaha CP300 - Manual

CP300 Owner’s Manual 5 • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gra...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 6 Introduction Introduction Thank you for choosing the Yamaha Stage Piano CP300. The CP300 features exceptionally high-quality sound, comprehensive features and a variety of editing functions—making it suitable for a wide range of applications, including live performance and rec...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 7 Introduction Supplied Accessories • Power cord• Foot pedal (FC3)• Owner’s Manual Main Features The CP300 gives you the ultimate acoustic grand piano sound—utilizing three-stage dynamic sampling, providing the ability to change tone with the sustain pedal, and adding a subtle, ...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 8 Introduction Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Application Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Before Using the CP300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

CP300 Owner’s Manual 10 Introduction Listening • Listening to Demo Songs with different Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Listening to the Demo Songs” on page 23 • Listening to your recorded performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Playing Back a Song” on page 49 Playing • S...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 11 Introduction Before Using the CP300 1 Make sure that the instrument’s [POWER] switch on the rear panel is at the OFF position. 2 Connect the supplied power cord to the [AC INLET] jack (page 22) on the instrument’s rear panel. 3 Connect the other end of the power cord to an AC...

Before Using the CP300 CP300 Owner’s Manual 12 Introduction If you are using a set of headphones, connect them to the [PHONES] jack. Do not use headphones at a high volume for an extended period of time. Doing so may cause hearing loss. n If the [SPEAKER] button is lit, this indicates that the built...

Before Using the CP300 CP300 Owner’s Manual 13 Introduction You can adjust the contrast of the display by turning the [CONTRAST] knob located to the right of the LCD. To adjust the volume, use the [MASTER VOLUME] dial located at the left of the panel. When you start playing, re-adjust the [MASTER VO...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 14 Introduction Playing the keyboard Try playing some of the realistic and dynamic CP300 sounds from the keyboard now. When you turn the power on following the directions in “Power Supply Connections” (pages 11 and 12), the display below appears. In this condition, you can play ...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 15 Introduction Basic Operation In this section you’ll learn about the fundamental operations of the CP300—the use of the panel buttons and controls and how to restore the CP300’s memory to the factory default settings. Each function may have many items or parameters from which ...

Basic Operation CP300 Owner’s Manual 16 Introduction The CP300 has a Factory Set function for restoring your CP300’s memory to the factory default settings. This lets you restore the CP300’s default Voices and Performances, as well as its System and other settings. Refer to “Factory Setting List” on...

Basic Operation CP300 Owner’s Manual 17 Introduction 4 Press the B [+ (YES)] button to execute the job. After the job has been completed, a “Completed” message appears and operation returns to the original display. For Factory Set operations that take longer to process, you will see the message “Exe...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 18 Introduction ON OFF POWER ON! GRAND PIANO 1 GRAND PIANO 2 MONOPIANO E. PIANO 1 E. PIANO 2 E. PIANO 3 CLAVI. VIBES ORGAN 1 ORGAN 2 HARPSI. STRINGS CHOIR/PAD GUITAR BASS XG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 MUSIC P RODUC TION SY NTHESIZ ER VOICE/PERFORMANCE Basic Instructi...

Basic Instructions CP300 Owner’s Manual 19 Introduction REC STOP PLAY/PAUSE SYNCHRO START 1 2 3-16 TRACK PERFORMANCE PERFORM.FILE ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 MASTER MASTER EDIT GRAND PIANO 1 GRAND PIANO 2 MONOPIANO E. PIANO 1 E. PIANO 2 E. PIANO 3 CLAVI. VIBES ORGAN 1 ORGAN 2 HARPSI. STRINGS CHOIR/P...

Control Names and Functions CP300 Owner’s Manual 20 Basic Oper ation Basic Operation Control Names and Functions 1 Pitch Bend wheel (page 34) Controls the pitch bend effect. 2 Modulation wheel (page 34) Controls the modulation effect. 3 [PHONES] jack (page 12) For connection to a pair of stereo head...

Control Names and Functions CP300 Owner’s Manual 22 Basic Oper ation ™ A to D [–][+] buttons (page 15) For selecting parameters and changing values while viewing the display. £ Display (page 15) For showing various messages and certain settings of the instrument. ¢ [CONTRAST] knob (page 13) Adjusts ...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 23 Basic Oper ation Quick Guide The CP300 has a variety of specially recorded Demo Songs that effectively showcase each of the instrument’s Voice groups. Listen to some of these Demo Songs now and hear the wide-ranging capabilities of the CP300. n Make sure the CP300 is ready fo...

Quick Guide CP300 Owner’s Manual 24 Basic Oper ation Listening to the Piano Demo Songs 1 Simultaneously press both the [MIDI SETTING] button and the [OTHER SETTING] button. 2 Use the A [–][+] buttons to select the Piano Demo Songs. The “Piano Demo” message appears in the display. 3 Press one of the ...

Quick Guide CP300 Owner’s Manual 25 Basic Oper ation Selecting a Voice 1 Select the desired Voice group button by pressing one of the Voice group buttons. In this step, press the [GRAND PIANO 1] button. n Make sure the [PERFORMANCE] button is turned off. For details about Performances, refer to page...

Quick Guide CP300 Owner’s Manual 26 Basic Oper ation About XG Voices The XG Voices are categorized and contained in appropriate folders. Select the XG Voice group first, then select the desired Voice. 2-1 Press the [XG] button. 2-2 Simultaneously press the [–] [+] buttons located beside the XG Voice...

Quick Guide CP300 Owner’s Manual 27 Basic Oper ation The advanced features of the CP300 allow you to do things and perform in ways that are simply not possible on an acoustic instrument. For example, you can play several different Voices together in a layer, or play one Voice (or even two) layered V...

Quick Guide CP300 Owner’s Manual 28 Basic Oper ation The convenient [ZONE CONTROL] sliders allow you to adjust the volume of each part independently while you play the keyboard. Moving a slider up increases the volume while pulling the slider down decreases it. n When you play a single Voice (Main p...

Quick Guide CP300 Owner’s Manual 29 Basic Oper ation Using Voices of Different Voice Groups—Dual n Make sure the [PERFORMANCE] button is turned off. For details about Performances, refer to page 73. 1 Press two Voice group buttons at the same time (or press one Voice group button while holding down ...

Quick Guide CP300 Owner’s Manual 30 Basic Oper ation To select four parts—Main, Layer, Left and Left Layer—simultaneously hold down the [SPLIT] button and press two Voice group buttons. You can select other Voices by using the A – D letter buttons (A [–][+] to D [–][+]). n For details about the Spli...

Quick Guide CP300 Owner’s Manual 31 Basic Oper ation 1 Press the [SPLIT] button to enable Split. The [SPLIT] button lights. 2 Select a Voice for the right-hand area by pressing one of the Voice group buttons. In this step, press the [GRAND PIANO 1] button. Use the A [–][+] buttons to select the “Hon...

Quick Guide CP300 Owner’s Manual 32 Basic Oper ation 4 Specify the split point (the border between the right- and left-hand range). The default setting (factory setting) is “F # 2.” (If you do not need to change the split point, skip this step.) To Change the Split Point Setting 4-1 Simultaneously h...

Quick Guide CP300 Owner’s Manual 33 Basic Oper ation Make sure that the power is off when connecting or disconnecting any pedal. n • By connecting a pedal to the [ASSIGNABLE FOOT PEDAL] jack, you can use the pedal to control one of various assignable functions. Refer to the “Pedal 1/Pedal 2/Pedal 3/...

Quick Guide CP300 Owner’s Manual 34 Basic Oper ation Use the Pitch Bend wheel to bend notes up (roll the wheel away from you) or down (roll the wheel toward you) while playing the keyboard. This wheel is self-centering and will automatically return to normal pitch when released. Try out the Pitch Be...

Quick Guide CP300 Owner’s Manual 35 Basic Oper ation The effect processing of the CP300 features both System Effects and Insertion Effects. System Effects—Reverb and Chorus System Effects are applied to the overall sound, whether it be a Voice, an entire Performance, a Song, etc. Each part can be gi...

Quick Guide CP300 Owner’s Manual 36 Basic Oper ation Usually an equalizer is used to correct the sound output from amps or speakers to match the special character of the room, or to change the tonal character of the sound. EQ divides the sound into several frequency bands, and adjustments are made b...

Quick Guide CP300 Owner’s Manual 37 Basic Oper ation The CP300’s Transpose function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone intervals to facilitate playing in difficult key signatures, and to let you easily match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a ...

Quick Guide CP300 Owner’s Manual 38 Basic Oper ation Pressing the [CLICK] button turns Click or the metronome sound on and off. 1 Press the [CLICK] button to start the click. Adjusting the Tempo 1-1 Press the TEMPO [DOWN] or [UP] button. The “Tempo” parameter will appear in the display. To adjust th...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 39 Basic Oper ation Using the Master Mode The Master mode allows you to divide the keyboard into a total of four independent areas (called “Zones”). Each Zone can be assigned to different MIDI channels and have different Control Slider functions. This makes it possible to contro...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 40 Basic Oper ation Selecting a Performance All settings of the entire CP300 can be saved together in a group, referred to as a “Performance.” A Performance includes Dual/Split settings, Voice and effect parameters, MIDI transmit/receive channel settings and Master Edit settings...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 41 Basic Oper ation Recording Your Performance This chapter explains how to record your performance using the CP300’s versatile recording features. For example, you can record just the left-hand part, and then practice the right-hand part while playing back the recorded left-han...

Recording Your Performance CP300 Owner’s Manual 42 Basic Oper ation n The Performance mode is automatically turned off if the CP300 is set to recording or recording standby while Performance mode is on. 1 Press the SONG SELECT [ N ] button and [ O ] button at the same time. n “P-000: New Song” is a ...

Recording Your Performance CP300 Owner’s Manual 43 Basic Oper ation When the recording track has been selected, the indicator for the [REC] button and selected track lights up in red. (Record Ready mode can be disengaged before recording by pressing the [REC] button again.) Set the Tempo, if necessa...

Recording Your Performance CP300 Owner’s Manual 44 Basic Oper ation This section explains how to record a specific section or part of a Song again. 1 Use the B [– (NO)][+ (YES)] buttons while the playback display is displayed to move through the measures, or play back the recording and press the [PL...

Recording Your Performance CP300 Owner’s Manual 45 Basic Oper ation Data Recorded to User Songs Data recorded to individual tracks: • Notes played• Voice selection• Pitch Bend• Pedal/Modulation wheel ON/OFF• Reverb depth (Reverb Send)• Chorus depth (Chorus Send)• Insertion effect depth (Dry/Wet Bala...

Recording Your Performance CP300 Owner’s Manual 46 Basic Oper ation Adding Data to or Recording Over an Existing Song The previous section explains how to record your performance from the beginning by selecting a blank Song (P-000: New Song). You can also add new performance recordings to existing S...

Recording Your Performance CP300 Owner’s Manual 47 Basic Oper ation 3 Change the settings (Voice, reverb, etc.). For example, if you wish to change the recorded E. Piano 1 Voice to E. Piano 2, use the Voice group buttons and the A [–][+] buttons to select E. Piano 2. When you’ve finished making the ...

Recording Your Performance CP300 Owner’s Manual 48 Basic Oper ation Recording in Dual or Split Mode When you record in Dual or Split mode, the CP300 records each Voice onto a separate track. The following table shows how tracks are assigned to each Voice. When you record multiple parts into tracks o...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 49 Basic Oper ation Song Playback Songs you’ve recorded using the Record function (page 41) as well as Preset Songs can be played back on the CP300. You can also play the keyboard along with Song playback. 1 Press one of the SONG SELECT [ N ][ O ] buttons to call up the Song Sel...

Song Playback CP300 Owner’s Manual 50 Basic Oper ation Fast Forward and Rewind The following operations can be performed in the Song select display:• Use the B [– (NO)][+ (YES)] buttons to move back and forth (rewind and fast forward) through the Song while the Song is played or stopped. • Press the...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 51 Basic Oper ation Convenient Functions This section covers various functions that you’ll find come in handy as you play and perform with the instrument. The panel lock function can temporarily disable the panel operation and prevent unintended operation during live performance...

Convenient Functions CP300 Owner’s Manual 52 Basic Oper ation This function serves as a convenient MIDI “panic” switch during performance when using a connected external tone generator. If the connected tone generator continues to sound (stuck notes, etc.) even after you’ve released the keys of the ...

Master Settings—Master Edit CP300 Owner’s Manual 53 Ref erence Reference Section Master Settings—Master Edit The Master mode allows you to divide the keyboard into up to four independent areas (zones) which will be effective when the [MASTER] button is turned on. n This setting is retained even afte...

Master Settings—Master Edit CP300 Owner’s Manual 54 Ref erence Parameters For assigning specific functions to each [ZONE CONTROL] slider. Setting targets: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4 Functions/range: Volume, Modulation, Brightness, Harmonic Content, After Touch, Control numbers 001 – 031, 033 – 0...

Master Settings—Master Edit CP300 Owner’s Manual 55 Ref erence The pitch of a note can be shifted upward or downward in steps of an octave in each zone. You can adjust the offset up or down over a maximum range of two octaves. Setting targets: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4 Setting range: -2 – 0 – +...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 56 Ref erence Detailed Settings for the Voices—Voice Edit You can make detailed settings for Voice. You can make these settings for each Voice (or each combination of Voices) individually. 1 Select the desired Voice or combination of Voices. For instructions on how to select a V...

Detailed Settings for the Voices—Voice Edit CP300 Owner’s Manual 57 Ref erence 4 Use the C [–][+] buttons to select a target item. You can change the Voice for each part when Main x Layer or Left x Left Layer is selected in Step 3 (in Dual mode). The target Voice name will be displayed in parenthese...

Detailed Settings for the Voices—Voice Edit CP300 Owner’s Manual 58 Ref erence Parameters This allows you to shift the pitch of a note upward or downward in octave steps, over a range of +/- two octaves. Setting range: -2 – 0 – +2 -2 (two octaves lower), 0 (no pitch shift), +2 (two octaves higher) T...

Detailed Settings for the Voices—Voice Edit CP300 Owner’s Manual 59 Ref erence This determines the types of Chorus effects used for the Voices of the Main and Main x Layer parts. The Chorus Type settings here are also used for the Voices of the Left and Left x Left Layer parts, respectively. (These ...

Detailed Settings for the Voices—Voice Edit CP300 Owner’s Manual 61 Ref erence This allows you to adjust the high-range frequency of the part EQ. Setting range: 500 Hz – 16 kHz This allows you to adjust the high-range gain (amount of boost/cut of the high frequencies) of the part EQ. Setting range: ...

Detailed Settings for the Voices—Voice Edit CP300 Owner’s Manual 62 Ref erence This allows you to assign a specific function to the pedal connected to the [4 AUX] jack. Settings: This allows you to specify the parameter controlled by the modulation wheel. Settings: Assigning the Pedal 4 Function Sus...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 63 Ref erence Detailed Settings for MIDI Operations—MIDI Settings Here you can make settings for MIDI applications, such as MIDI receive/transmit channels and other settings necessary when using the CP300 with other MIDI devices. n These settings will be retained even if you tur...

Detailed Settings for MIDI Operations—MIDI Settings CP300 Owner’s Manual 64 Ref erence 1 Press the [MIDI SETTING] button to call up the MIDI Settings menu. 2 Select the desired item by pressing the [MIDI SETTING] button or by using the A [–] [+] buttons. For information about the parameters and thei...

Detailed Settings for MIDI Operations—MIDI Settings CP300 Owner’s Manual 65 Ref erence Parameters This allows you to specify the channel over which the CP300 transmits MIDI data. Setting targets: Main, Left, Layer, Left Layer Setting range: Ch 1 – Ch 16, Off (not transmitted) Default settings: n Whi...

Detailed Settings for MIDI Operations—MIDI Settings CP300 Owner’s Manual 66 Ref erence This allows you to specify which types of MIDI data the CP300 will receive and respond to. Type of data: Note, Control, Program, AfterTouch, PitchBend, SysEx (System Exclusive) Setting range: On/Off Default settin...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 67 Ref erence Miscellaneous CP300 Settings—Other Settings The Other Setting(s) menu provides a variety of settings, generally related to the overall sound and operation of the CP300. These include detailed settings for touch response, tuning, pedal operation, and more. n The edi...

Miscellaneous CP300 Settings—Other Settings CP300 Owner’s Manual 68 Ref erence Parameters This allows you to specify the touch response of the CP300’s keyboard, or change how the sound responds to the way you play the keys. Settings: Default setting: Medium This allows you to finely tune the pitch o...

Miscellaneous CP300 Settings—Other Settings CP300 Owner’s Manual 70 Ref erence This allows you to adjust the volume of the key-off sound (the subtle sound that occurs when you release a key). This parameter is effective on the Grand Piano 1, Mono Piano 1 and Comp. Piano 1 Voices, as well as on the E...

Miscellaneous CP300 Settings—Other Settings CP300 Owner’s Manual 71 Ref erence This allows you to lock the Master Equalizer settings and prevent them from being changed when selecting a Performance, or by Song playback and incoming MIDI data.However, if bulk data (of the Current type) is received, t...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 72 Ref erence Master Equalizer Settings This section explains how to set the Master Equalizer using the Master EQ Edit menu. n This setting is retained even after you turn off the power to the CP300. If you set the Memory Backup’s Equalizer setting to Off in the Other Settings m...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 73 Ref erence Using the Performance Functions The Performance functions allow you to store edited Voices, including Dual/Split settings, Voice and effect parameters, MIDI transmit/receive channel settings and Master Edit settings, to the VOICE/PERFORMANCE [1] – [16] buttons. Onc...

Using the Performance Functions CP300 Owner’s Manual 74 Ref erence The useful Performance function enables you to store and recall all settings of the entire CP300 together, including Dual/Split settings, Voice and effect parameters, MIDI transmit/receive channel settings and Master Edit settings. S...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 76 Ref erence Handling Performance Files File displays (accessed via the [PERFORM.FILE] button) enable you to handle and organize files (e.g., save, delete and rename Performance files) from the display. A message (information or confirmation prompt) sometimes appears on the dis...

Handling Performance Files CP300 Owner’s Manual 77 Ref erence Saving a Performance—Performance You can save the edited Performance to one of the VOICE/PERFORMANCE [1] – [16] buttons. For details about the parameters you can store to a Performance and their contents, refer to the “Performance Paramet...

Handling Performance Files CP300 Owner’s Manual 78 Ref erence Renaming a Performance—Perf. Name This allows you to rename the Performance. For basic operation instructions, refer to page 76. The following steps are detailed instructions for Step 4 (in the Basic Operation above). 4-1 Renaming a Perfo...

Handling Performance Files CP300 Owner’s Manual 79 Ref erence Saving as a Performance File—Save As This allows you to save the Performance file as another file, under another file name. For basic operation instructions, refer to page 76. The following steps are detailed instructions for Step 4 (in t...

Handling Performance Files CP300 Owner’s Manual 80 Ref erence Deleting a Performance File—Delete File This allows you to delete a Performance file from the CP300’s storage memory. It is not possible to delete a Preset Performance file and current Performance file. For basic operation instructions, r...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 81 Ref erence Handling Song Files File displays (accessed via the [SONG FILE] button) enable you to handle and organize files (e.g., save, delete and rename Song files) and change characters from the display. A message (information or confirmation prompt) sometimes appears on th...

Handling Song Files CP300 Owner’s Manual 82 Ref erence Saving Recorded Songs to the CP300’s Storage Memory—Save To Memory This allows you to save recorded Songs to the CP300’s storage memory. Keep in mind that when you turn off the power to the CP300, your recorded Song data will be lost. To permane...

Handling Song Files CP300 Owner’s Manual 83 Ref erence Deleting a Song from the CP300’s Storage Memory—Delete Song This allows you to delete a Song from the CP300’s storage memory. It is not possible to delete a Preset Song. For basic operation instructions, refer to page 85. The following steps are...

Handling Song Files CP300 Owner’s Manual 84 Ref erence Changing the Type of Characters in Display—Character Code This allows you to change the type of characters that appear on display. The instructions below correspond to Step 4 in the Basic Operation on page 81. 4 Use the D [–][+] buttons to selec...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 85 Ref erence Settings for Song Recording and Playback—Song Settings From this menu, you can make detailed settings for the selected Song. First, select the desired Song (page 49). 1 Press the [SONG SETTING] button to access the Song Settings menu. 2 Select the desired item by p...

Settings for Song Recording and Playback—Song Settings CP300 Owner’s Manual 86 Ref erence Parameters This allows you to correct the timing of notes you’ve recorded. For example, if the timing of your performance was slightly off in places, you can adjust the notes to precise eighth or sixteenth note...

Settings for Song Recording and Playback—Song Settings CP300 Owner’s Manual 87 Ref erence n Channels that do not contain any data are not displayed. However, for some Songs, all channels (including the channels that contain no data) may be displayed. n When you clear all channels using the “ALL” par...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 88 Ref erence Connecting to a Computer and Other MIDI Devices The CP300 has built-in speakers. You can also monitor the sound of the instrument by using external equipment. Connect a set of headphones, powered speakers, or other playback equipment as required. There are several ...

Connecting to a Computer and Other MIDI Devices CP300 Owner’s Manual 89 Ref erence Connecting to a Mixer These are extra audio outputs in addition to the main OUTPUT L/R jacks. The CP300 also features professional-use balanced XLR connectors for the OUTPUT L/R jacks. This type of connector is used i...

Connecting to a Computer and Other MIDI Devices CP300 Owner’s Manual 90 Ref erence Using a standard MIDI cable (available separately), you can connect an external MIDI device, and control it from the CP300. Likewise, you can use an external MIDI device (such as a keyboard or sequencer) to control th...

Connecting to a Computer and Other MIDI Devices CP300 Owner’s Manual 91 Ref erence Controlling an External MIDI Keyboard This connection lets you play the sounds of an external MIDI tone generator (synthesizer, tone generator module, etc.) from the keyboard of the CP300. Use this connection to play ...

Connecting to a Computer and Other MIDI Devices CP300 Owner’s Manual 92 Ref erence Connecting this instrument to a computer via MIDI opens up a whole world of musical possibilities—such as using sequencer software to record and play back compositions with the CP300 sounds. Using a USB Cable MIDI mes...

Connecting to a Computer and Other MIDI Devices CP300 Owner’s Manual 93 Ref erence Using Local On/Off when connected to a computer When connecting the CP300 to a computer, the keyboard performance data is generally sent to the computer, and then returned from the computer to play the tone generator ...

Message List CP300 Owner’s Manual 94 Appendix Appendix Message List The messages are listed in alphabetical order. Message Description Bulk data reception has been completed. This is shown following the “Bulk Data Receiving Voice” message. This indicates that the instrument finished receiving bulk d...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 98 Appendix Troubleshooting Problem Possible causes Solution The power of the instrument does not turn on. The instrument has not been plugged in properly. Securely insert the female plug into the socket on the instrument, and the male plug into a proper AC outlet (page 11). A c...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 100 Appendix MIDI Data Compatibility The data and the MIDI device must match in regards to the items below. Voice allocation format With MIDI, Voices are assigned to specific numbers, called “program numbers.” The numbering standard (order of Voice allocation) is referred to as ...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 101 Appendix Factory Setting List Voice settings [VOICE EDIT] All the Voice settings differ depending on the current Voice. MIDI settings [MIDI SETTING] Other settings [OTHER SETTING] Parameter name Settings Value Page MidiOutChannel Setting the MIDI transmit channel Main: Ch 1 ...

Factory Setting List CP300 Owner’s Manual 102 Appendix Master settings [MASTER EDIT] Settings for Song recording and playback [SONG SETTING] HalfPedalPoint Setting the point at which the sustain pedal starts to affect the sound 0 70 PitchBendRange Setting the Pitch Bend range 2 70 EqualizerLock Lock...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 103 Appendix Voice List Voice group Voice name Stereo sampling Touch Sense Dynamic sampling Key-off samples String resonance Voice description GrandPiano1 Grand Piano 1 Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø This sound was sampled from a full concert grand piano. Three stages of dynamics were sampled, and n...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 105 Appendix Program Change List P.C.# = Program Change number (1-128) When you specify a program change as a number in the range of 0-127, specify a number that is one less than the program number listedbelow. For example, to specify program number 128, you would actually enter...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 106 Appendix Preset Performance List Number Performance name Type Voices used Performance discription Main Layer Left Left Layer A01 Piano+Pad Dual GrandPiano1 WarmPad Grand piano layered with a warm-sounding pad. Usable in a variety of situations from rapid passages to ballads....

CP300 Owner’s Manual 108 Appendix XG Voice List Bank Select MSB=00 KSP Stereo Single Slow Fast Decay Double Attack Bright Dark Resonant Attack Instrument Group Pgm# Bank 0 Bank Select LSB=00 Bank 0 E Bank 1 E Bank 3 E Bank 6 E Bank 8 E Bank 12 E Bank 14 E Bank 16 E Bank 17 E Bank 18 E Bank 19 E Bank...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 112 Appendix XG Drum Kit List • Key-off: Keys marked “O” stop sounding the instant they are released.• Alternate Group: Playing any instrument within a numbered group will immediately stop the sound of any other instrument in the same group of the same number Bank Select MSB (0-...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 114 Appendix Effect Type List ■ Reverb Reverb types that can be selected by panel operation All reverb types ■ Chorus Chorus types that can be selected by panel operation All chorus types ■ Variation/Insertion Variation/insertion types that can be selected by panel operation All...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 115 Appendix Effect Parameter List Items with a dot indicator ( ● ) in the Control column are parameters that can be controlled via assignable controllers. Note that this is applicable to the Variation effects (while Insertion is selected) and to the Insertion effects. HALL 1, H...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 123 Appendix Effect Data Assign Table Table #1LFO Frequency Table #2Modulation Delay Offset Table #3EQ Frequency Table #4Reverb Time Table #5Delay Time (200.0ms) Data Value Data Value 0 0.00 64 2.69 1 0.04 65 2.78 2 0.08 66 2.86 3 0.13 67 2.94 4 0.17 68 3.03 5 0.21 69 3.11 6 0.2...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 125 Appendix MIDI Data Format Many MIDI messages listed in the MIDI Data Format are expressed in decimal numbers, binary numbers and hexadecimal numbers. Hexadecimal numbers may include the letter “H” as a suffix.Also, "n" can freely be defined as any whole number. To en...

MIDI Data Format CP300 Owner’s Manual 128 Appendix MIDI PARAMETER CHANGE TABLE *Not Received when Receive Parameter SysEx is set to off.*Not transmitted when Transmit Parameter SysEx is set to off. MIDI Parameter Change table (XG SYSTEM) TOTAL SIZE 07 MIDI Parameter Change table (SYSTEM INFORMATION)...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 138 Appendix Specifications *1: Refer to the Effect type on page 114. Specifications and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since ...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 139 Appendix Index Numerics [1] – [16] buttons .......................................................... 73 A A [–][+] buttons ............................................................ 15 [AC INLET] jack ............................................................ 11 Applica...

CP300 Owner’s Manual 142 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con-tained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. I...