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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION (U.S.A.) This product utilizes batteries or an external power Battery Notice: supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to This product MAY contain a small non-recharge- any power supply or adapter other than one able battery which (if applicable) is soldered in described in the manual, on the name plate, or place. The average life span of this type of battery specifically recommended by Yamaha. is approximately five years. When replacement becomes necessary, contact
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PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: • Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts the power switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from
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Welcome to the CBX-K2 Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha CBX-K2 MIDI Key- board! The CBX-K2 is a sophisticated, yet compact MIDI keyboard controller, for use with computers and MIDI music systems. It allows you to play connected tone generators and rhythm machines, and enter performance data to sequencers and computers. It features a sophisticated touch-sensitive keyboard that can be ad- justed to cover the full 128-note MIDI range. It also provides a wealth of MIDI contr
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Contents The CBX-K2 — What It Is and What It Can Do ............... 6 Assignable Wheel & Slider What It Is ................................................................. 6 — Controller Number List .............................................. 30 What It Can Do ........................................................ 6 About MIDI ...................................................................... 31 How to Use This Manual ................................................. 7 MIDI Messages Tr
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The CBX-K2 — What It Is and What It Can Do What It Is What It Can Do The CBX-K2 is a compact, highly portable 49-key MIDI Here are a few application ideas on how you can use the keyboard, designed especially for use with computers and CBX-K2. The list below is not comprehensive, but is MIDI music systems. The CBX-K2 does not generate any meant to be a general guide to the possibilities and provide sound itself, but can be used as a keyboard controller for a starting point or springboard for yo
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How to Use This Manual By and large, the CBX-K2 is very easy to use and this manual is self-explanatory. However, we strongly recommend that you take time to read the manual — especially before trying some of the more sophisticated MIDI functions. Read through all of the initial sections first, then go on to the “Guided Tour” to set up your CBX-K2, learn how to use its various functions, and try out some of the practical application examples to help you become more familiar with its operations
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Panel Controls and Terminals n Front Panel r t u y i o CONTROLLER CONTROL CHANGE NRPN OTHERS NUMBER LIST 1 MODULATION 11 EXPRESSION 91 REVERB 123 VIBRATO RATE 131 EQ LO FREQUENCY 139 DRUM EG DECAY RATE 147 DRUM HP FILTER CUTOFF 152 CH PRESSURE 2 BREATH 64 HOLD1(DAMPER) 93 CHORUS 124 VIBRATO DEPTH 132 EQ HI FREQUENCY 140 DRUM PITCH COARSE 148 DRUM EQ LO GAIN 153 KEY PRESSURE 5 PORTA TIME 65 PORTAMENTO 94 VARIATION 125 VIBRATO DELAY 133 EG ATTACK TIME 141 DRUM PITCH FINE 149 DRUM EQ HI GAIN 154 MA
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Panel Controls and Terminals Whenever turned on, the program number is set to 001. w Pitch Bend Wheel (Pitch Bend) Used with the keys of the keyboard, it allows you to access This spring-loaded Wheel controls Pitch Bend. (Page 18.) the sophisticated MIDI control functions. (Page 20.) e Assignable Wheel yN / M Buttons When the CBX-K2 is turned on, this Wheel (with center These buttons are used to change the octave range of the detent) is set to control Modulation Depth of the connected keyboar
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Panel Controls and Terminals • The right lamp flashes quickly when a MIDI error o CONTROLLER NUMBER LIST happens. The lamp flashes until you press any one of This is a list of some of the main controller numbers (and the panel buttons. their names) that can be used with the Assignable Wheel and Slider. (For a complete list, see on page 30.) i LED Display In normal playing conditions, this displays the currently selected program number (when Y is selected in á; see on page 22). When moving the
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Panel Controls and Terminals n Rear Panel !0 !1 !2 !3 !4 !0 POWER Switch !3 MIDI OUT Terminal Push this switch in to turn on the power. Each time the This is for connection to the MIDI IN terminal of another power is turned on, the CBX-K2 returns to the default MIDI device (such as a MIDI tone generator, sequencer or condition. (See boxed section on page 10.) computer that has a MIDI interface), for sending MIDI messages to that device. !1 DC IN Terminal !4 FOOT SWITCH Jack (1/4” phone) This i
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Guided T Guided Tour our Setting Up the CBX-K2 in Your Music System Whatever your system, you should follow the basic instructions below when setting up your CBX-K2. Use the example illustrations as a general guide when making the connections with your own system. Power Supply Your CBX-K2 will run from the included power adaptor, Using Batteries PA-1D or an equivalent. Batteries can also be used (see To use the CBX-K2 on battery power, remove the battery below). However, we strongly recommend t
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Setting Up Your CBX-K2 All the devices must be turned off before making connections. In this introductory section, you’ll learn how to set up the With Computer and Tone Generator CBX-K2 for use in your music system. A variety of setups In the small MIDI system below, the CBX-K2 is connected are covered here; read through the one that most closely to a computer and a single tone generator. With the proper matches your own setup. sequencing software on the computer, the CBX-K2 can be used both f
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Setting Up Your CBX-K2 For tone generators without a built-in MIDI interface With Sequencer The CBX-K2 can be used with a stand-alone sequencer, for recording and editing performance data. CBX-K2 MIDI OUT CBX-K2 MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI Interface MIDI IN MIDI IN Tone generator Serial port Sequencer Connect the MIDI OUT terminal on the CBX-K2 to the MIDI IN terminal on the sequencer. Computer Connect the MIDI OUT terminal on the CBX-K2 to the MIDI With Tone Generator IN terminal on the comp
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Setting Up Your CBX-K2 With Main Keyboard and Tone Generator Making the Connections In this system, the CBX-K2 effectively serves as a second keyboard. The main keyboard (in this case, the Clavinova) CAUTION! n Before making any connections, make is used to play both its own internal sounds and the sounds sure that all equipment to be connected is set to of the connected multi-timbral tone generator on one minimum volume and turned off. channel, while the CBX-K2 is used to play the sounds of t
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Playing and Using Your CBX-K2 This section of the manual guides you through some of the In this section, you’ll learn how to: basic features and functions of the CBX-K2. It also • Transmit program change messages and play the provides some advanced operation examples, so that you keyboard. can get a feel for what the CBX-K2 is capable of, and how • Select a voice bank. you can best use it. Master the basics in this section, and • Change the octave setting of the keyboard. you’ll have the exper
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Playing and Using Your CBX-K2 Changing the Voice Banks Many currently available tone generators feature multiple While continuing to hold down C, enter the 2. banks of voices. The CBX-K2 can be used to quickly and number 64 (press 6, then 4), then press easily select these additional banks. Some banks may not K. be available on your particular tone generator; check the manual for details. Operation Simultaneously hold down C and press 1. MSB value LSB value T. The LED display indicates the cur
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Playing and Using Your CBX-K2 Using the Pitch Bend Wheel, Assignable Wheel, and Assignable Slider These two wheels and slider let you control different pitch up. The Pitch Bend Wheel is spring-loaded for aspects of the sound in realtime as you play. These con- returning to center (normal pitch). trols affect the connected MIDI instrument. Move the Assignable Wheel as you play to change the Move the Pitch Bend Wheel as you play to change the pitch modulation of the sound (MIDI Controller #1).
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Playing and Using Your CBX-K2 Changing the Touch Sensitivity of the Keyboard The Touch Sensitivity function lets you change how the While continuing to hold down C, enter the 2. Voices respond to your playing strength. number 1, then press K. This sets Touch Sensitivity to 1 (easy). Now, when you NOTE n Touch Sensitivity is a “Group B” function. The play the keyboard, even playing softly results in a “Group A” functions (such as Program Change, Bank reasonably loud sound. Select, and Controlle
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Reference Reference Using the SHIFT-Related Functions The enormous flexibility and power of the CBX-K2 is in its Many of the functions can be done with one or two key- “hidden” or SHIFT-related functions — allowing you to strokes, while others require you to enter a number value send virtually any kind of MIDI message directly from the and press one of the L keys to execute the function. keyboard or use the Assignable Wheel/Slider for real-time All functions can be accessed or executed by using
