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The Clavinova has “32-note polyphony” which
means you can normally play up to 32 notes at once.
This number varies, however, according to the func-
tions being used, as shown in the chart below:
The Keyboard & Polyphony
Keyboard only 32 notes.
Keyboard only (dual) 16 notes.
Keyboard + rhythm 24 notes (rhythm uses 8).
Keyboard (dual) + rhythm 12 notes
Keyboard + ABC 12 notes (rhythm 8; ABC 12).
Keyboard (dual) + ABC 6 notes
● The number of available notes is further reduced if the dual
mode or the performance memory is being played at the
same time. Further variation occurs with “1-layer” and “2-
layer” voices: the polyphony is halved with 2-layer voices.
The Clavinova also offers keyboard touch response, so the
volume and timbre of notes played can be controlled ac-
cording to how “hard” you play the keys. The amount of
variation available depends on the selected voice.
The follwing voices are 2-layer:
• No. 31 SYNTH WOOD
• No. 56 JAZZ ORGAN 2
• No. 58 COSMIC 1
• No. 60 COSMIC 3
Pan
Each voice has a preset pan setting (indicated by “Pd” on
the TEMPO display) which is automatically set when the
power is first turned on.
NOTES
• The “
Pd
” keyboard scale pan default for some voices places the treble-
register sound to the right and the bass-register sound to the left. Using
a different PAN setting places the entire voice, low and high notes in-
cluded, at the same position.
• The DRUMS voice has a preset PAN setting which cannot be changed.
● The pan (stereo) position of the voice played on the key-
board can be adjusted by moving the RHYTHM volume
control while holding the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button.
The pan position is shown on the TEMPO display, from
“PL6” for full left at the “MIN” control position, through
“Pc” for center, to “Pr6” for full right at the “MAX”
control position. This can be used to produce a broader en-
semble sound with the Performance Memory multitrack
recording feature.
MIDI/
TRANSPOSE
RHYTHM
The pan settings are as follows:
Full
Left
Full
Right
Center
PL6 PL5 PL4 PL3 PL2 PL1 P c Pr1 Pr2 Pr3 Pr4 Pr5 Pr6
(P d)
