I don't think there's any function for swapping places of Performances. So in your example, you could save the Performance you currently have in #2 to some temporary slot, then save the Performance you currently have in #14 to the #2 slot, then save the Performance formerly in the #2 slot into the #14 slot (then, if you want, get rid of the contents of the temporary slot).

Any time you save a Performance to a slot, you overwrite the existing contents of that slot.

Unfortunately Yamaha didn't provide any form of librarian software and all those operations must be done manually.
As far as I know, Performances can be saved one by one on a USB drive and recalled. For a modern instrument, this is somewhat offending for the user.
I can't see why a big brand such as Yamaha can't pay a programmer to create a simple librarian for the CP4. It could make CP4 more attractive.

Marc wrote:

Is there an easy way to move/rearrange performances? Ie. just to move #14 to the #2 position without rebuilding each one.

Yes, actually there is. (Apparently, contrary to popular belief 🙂

If you wish to swap the Performance in position 14 with the Performance in position 2, you can do so by temporarily placing one of them in the EDIT BUFFER, recall the other and store it to the new location, then recall the one in the Edit Buffer and store it to other location... effectively swapping their locations. The Edit Buffer holds that last edited program - until power down.

Using “Performance Direct Select” ([SHIFT] + [PERFORMANCE]) recall Performance 2
To place it in the Edit Buffer, drop into Edit and change any parameter by simply incrementing and returning it to original, this will copy Performance 2 into the Edit Buffer. This is very important, it is unimportant which parameter you change and restore, just so you change something to fill (populate) the Edit Buffer.

Using “Performance Direct Select” ([SHIFT] + [PERFORMANCE]) recall Performance 14
Press [STORE]
Using the Data Dial change the target location to Performance 2
Press [ENTER]
Press [YES]

Now you can recall the last edit and store it to location 14... here’s how:

Press [EDIT]
Use the Data Dial to Select 04: JOB > press Enter
Select Job 01: RECALL

This will recall the Edit Buffer Contents...
press [STORE]
Using the Data Dial direct the store routine to Performance 14
[ENTER], [YES].

You have swapped Performance 2 and Performance 14.

Hope that helps. Sorry, I missed your question, nothing external needed.

Bad Mister wrote:

If you wish to swap the Performance in position 14 with the Performance in position 2, you can do so by temporarily placing one of them in the EDIT BUFFER, recall the other and store it to the new location, then recall the one in the Edit Buffer and store it to other location... effectively swapping their locations. The Edit Buffer holds that last edited program - until power down.

Using “Performance Direct Select” ([SHIFT] + [PERFORMANCE]) recall Performance 2
To place it in the Edit Buffer, drop into Edit and change any parameter by simply incrementing and returning it to original, this will copy Performance 2 into the Edit Buffer. This is very important, it is unimportant which parameter you change and restore, just so you change something to fill (populate) the Edit Buffer. ...

Note that this procedure may not give you the intended result if the parameter you happen to change/restore had any customized settings. When you restore the parameter, your customized settings for it won't be restored, they'll be replaced with the default settings, I believe.

For example, let's say you've previously customized the Chorus settings in Performance #2. If you recall Performance #2, go into EDIT mode, and change the Chorus Type parameter, then restore it, your customized Chorus settings will not be restored. They'll be replaced with the default Chorus settings for that Chorus Type. So now what's in the Edit buffer is no longer your original Performance #2, even though you've seemingly just changed one parameter and restored it.

I'd be very cautious using this procedure.

Michele wrote:

As far as I know, Performances can be saved one by one on a USB drive and recalled.

I don't think this is correct. I think Performances can be *saved* to a USB drive only by saving the entire set of Performances to a .C7A file. However, Performances can be *loaded* one-by-one from a .C7A file on USB and saved to a Performance slot on the CP4, and recalled from there for use.