Yahama CP4 Stage User Manual

7 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Reference Manual
Design of the CP4 STAGE & CP40 STAGE > Tone Generator
Tone Generator
The tone generator produces sound based on data received from controllers such as the keyboard and
sliders. The basic element of CP4 STAGE and CP40 STAGE sounds is referred to as a Voice, and
Performances are made up of multiple Voices. Both the Voice and the Performance are described below.
Voices
Each Voice represents a different instrument sound that the CP4 STAGE or CP40 STAGE can produce.
Generally speaking, your stage piano can produce two different types of Voice — Normal and Drum.
NOTE A full list of your instrument’s Voices can be found in the Data List (pdf).
Normal Voices
Normal Voices are primarily used to reproduce the sound of instruments played within a specific musical
scale. That is to say, the pitch of these Voices will change based on the key played.
Drum Voices
Drum Voices are generally used to produce the sounds of percussion instruments. With these Voices, a
different drum or percussion instrument sound is assigned to the various keys on the keyboard. For this
reason, Drum Voices can also be referred to as drum kits.
(Illustration shows a typical Drum Voice.)
Voice categories
The various different Voices on your CP4 STAGE or CP40 STAGE are arranged into a number of categories.
Each category represents a different type of instrument, such as piano or organ, or a sound genre. The
following table shows these categories, and each contains a number of different Voices.
Category On-screen abbreviation Button abbreviation Voice type(s)
Acoustic Piano 1 AP1 (CP4 STAGE)/
AP (CP40 STAGE)
A.PIANO1 (CP4 STAGE)/
A.PIANO (CP40 STAGE)
Normal
Acoustic Piano 2 (CP4 STAGE only) AP2 (CP4 STAGE only) A.PIANO2 (CP4 STAGE only) Normal
Acoustic Piano 3 (CP4 STAGE only) AP3 (CP4 STAGE only) A.PIANO3 (CP4 STAGE only) Normal
Electric Piano 1 EP1 (CP4 STAGE)/
EP (CP40 STAGE)
E.PIANO1 (CP4 STAGE)/
E.PIANO (CP40 STAGE)
Normal
Electric Piano 2 (CP4 STAGE only) EP2 (CP4 STAGE only) E.PIANO2 (CP4 STAGE only) Normal
Electric Piano 3 (CP4 STAGE only) EP3 (CP4 STAGE only) E.PIANO3 (CP4 STAGE only) Normal
Clav CLV CLAV Normal
Organ ORG ORGAN Normal
Chromatic Percussion CP CH.PERC Normal
Strings STR STRINGS Normal
Choir CHO CHOIR Normal
Pad PAD PAD Normal
Synthesizer SYN SYNTH Normal
Brass BRS BRASS Normal
Guitar/Bass G/B GUITAR/BASS Normal
Others OTH OTHERS Normal and Drum
One Drum Voice (or Drum Kit)
Different percussion
sound for each key

Yahama CP4 Stage Specifications

General

Brand	Yahama
Model	CP4 Stage
Category	Musical Instrument
Language	English