Using the Smart Pianist App

Connecting your device: Smart Pianist App

For Wi-Fi:

1. Connect the Yamaha UD-WL01 (Wireless LAN Adapter) to the USB to Device terminal on your instrument.
2. Open Smart Pianist App and tap the Menu icon.

3. Tap Instrument.

4. Tap Start Connection Wizard and follow the prompts.

5. Select your Instrument.

6. Tap the Menu icon to exit.

For cable:

1. Connect your adapter (iOS Camera Connection Cable or Android USB OTG Cable) & the USB A to B cable into the USB to Host port on your instrument.
2. As above open Smart Pianist App and tap theMenu icon.
3. Tap Instrument.
4. Select your instrument
5. Tap the Menu icon to exit.

Selecting a Song

1. With connection made tap Song.

2. Tap the Tap here and select a Song section.

3. Tap Demo Songs and select Red River Valley. Tap Done.

4. The chords of the song are analysed and a score and chord chart are created.

Let's play along reading the score. We can also follow the lights on the Clavinova.

Varying the Arrangement Score Pattern.

The Accompaniment Score Pattern can be varied.

1. Tap Settings to change the pattern.
2. Tap Arrangement then Accompaniment Score Pattern.

3. Basic 1 is selected. The Score Pattern is shown below.

4. Swipe up and select Easy Arpeggio 3. The Score Pattern is shown below.
5. Tap Done.

6. Now play along.

Convert the Original song into an Arrangement

We can now convert the Original song into an Arrangement in any Style.

1. Tap Settings.
2. Tap Backing - Arrange.
3. Cool 8Beat is the default style.
4. Tap Done.

5. Cool 8Beat and App Song now appear on the Clavinova.

Important: Turn Off ACMP mode.

Push the 'ACMP On/Off button' to turn off the ACMP off, this will avoid altering the song chords as you play.

Transpose Arrangement

Transposition is also available using the slider control.

1. Slide Transpose up +1 to the key of C.

2. Now we can listen and play along with the Style Arranger.

Select a new Style Accompaniment

1. Tap Settings.
2. Tap Style to select your Style Accompaniment.

3. We can select a style from any genre Recommended, Favorites or All Styles.

4. Tap Slow Country Pop from Recommended.
5. Tap Done.

6. Slow Country Pop also appears on the Clavinova.

7. Tap Play on your device to listen and play along to the Style Arrangement.

Save the App Song in the Clavinova

1. Tap App Song on the Clavinova to disconnect the App and control the Clavinova by the panel controls.
2. Tap OK then tap App Song to save.

3. Tap Save icon to select the saving destination.

4. Tap Save here to to name and save in the USER memory.

5. ​Delete App Song and type in Red River Valley.
6. Tap OK.

7. Red River Valley is now saved in the USER memory.
8. Tap Close.

Score Functions

1. Tap Score to see the Score.

2. With View Settings we can add the Chord and Note Names.

3. With Play Settings we can follow the lights and now also use the Guide function.

4. Push PLAY on the Clavinova to follow the lights with the Guide function.

Memorise a song in the Registration Memory

REGISTRATIONS allow you to save your custom settings enabling you to recall and change your settings instantly when performing and recording without having to stop and reset the instrument.

To edit your existing 'Registrations' simply re-memorise.

Registrations can also be used to select Songs. This enables registration and song selection in one step.

1. Press the MEMORY button in the REGISTRATION MEMORY section to select the Registration Memory window.
2. Tap Right Arow at the bottom left of the window. This calls up the list for selecting the items to be registered.

3. Checkmark (tick) Song.

4. Press REGISTRATION MEMORY 1 button to memorise the panel setup.
5. Touch Close to exit.

Name and save to the Registration bank

1. Press the REGIST BANK + and - buttons simultaneously to select the Registration Bank Selection display.
2. Touch the Information icon to select the Registration Information window.

3. Tap Registration 1 New Regist to select REGISTRATION 1.
4. Tap the Rename icon to select the Character Entry window.

5. Touch and hold Delete to delete New Regist and type in Song.
6. Tap OK.

7. Tap Close.

8. Tap the Save icon to select the saving destination.

9. Tap Save here to to open the Character entry window.

10. Touch and hold Delete to delete New Bank and type in Red River Valley.
11. Tap OK.

12. Tap Close to exit.

13. In the right hand upper corner tap the right arrow to show the Registration area.

14. Red River Valley and Registration 1 Song appears in the Registration display area.

Rename and save Registration Bank

As before, we will now name and save to the Registration bank.

1. Press the REGIST BANK + and - buttons simultaneously to select the Registration Bank Selection display.
2. Touch the Information icon to select the Registration Information window.

3. Tap Registration 2 Song to select REGISTRATION 2.
4. Tap the Rename icon to select the Character Entry window.

5. Touch and hold Delete to delete Song and type in Style Intro & A Section.
6. Tap OK.

7. Repeat the process as above.
8. Rename Registration 3 B Section.
9. Rename Registration 4 C Section.
10. Rename Registration 5 D Section.
11. Rename Registration 6 Ending.
12. Tap Close.

13. Tap the Save icon to select the saving destination.

14. Tap Save here to to open the Character entry window.

15. Tap OK as the title already exists.

16. Tap Yes to overwrite.

17. Tap Close to exit.

18. Red River Valley and the last selected Registration (6) Ending appears in the Registration display area.

You now have your 6 registrations for Red River Valley memorised on the Panel Registration Memory and saved on the USER drive as a single bank.