Kawai CP205/CP185 manuel d'utilisation

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    Concert P erformer Series Digital Piano Owner’ s Manual Model: CP205/CP185[...]

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    II All descriptions and specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice.[...]

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    III Important Safety Instructions WARNING - When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN AVIS : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE - NE PAS OUVRIR. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERV[...]

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    IV CAUTION Indicates a potential hazard that could result in injury or damage to the product or other property if the product is handled incorrectly. Do not use the product in the following areas. ● Areas, such as those near windows, where the product is exposed to direct sunlight ● Extremely hot areas, or close to heat sources such as radiator[...]

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    V The product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: ● The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged. ● Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the product. ● The product has been exposed to rain. ● The product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance. ● The product [...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano VI T able of Contents Parts and Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Overview LCD Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Select Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Introduction VII Loop Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Style Paste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Punch-In Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Step Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Song Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 2 9. Style (page 26) These buttons are used to select an Accompaniment Style to play along with. 10. Accompaniment (page 28) These buttons are used to turn the Auto-Accompaniment function on/off, and select the Auto-Accompaniment mode. 11. 1-2 Play (pa ge 30) This button is used to automatically choos[...]

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    Basic Controls P. 3 16. Intr o/Ending (page 27) These buttons are used to play an intro section that leads into the style. If you press this button while the stye is playing an ending section will be played before stopping. 17. Fill-in (page 28) These buttons are used to select one of the four short fill-in sections that embellish the style and lea[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 4 Fr ont T erminals P edals 31. Piano Only (pa ge 25) This button is used to automatically assign the Concert Grand sound to the Right 1 part. 32. Registrations (page 31) These buttons are used to recall one of the eight panel settings available in the currently selected Registration group. 33. Reverb[...]

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    Basic Controls P. 5 44. Sostenuto P edal Depressing this pedal after playing the keyboard and before releasing the keys sustains the sound of only the keys just played. This pedal can also be assigned to control other functions. (See page 128) 45. Sustain P edal Sustains the sound after lifting your hands from the keyboard. The sustain pedal is cap[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 6 Ov ervie w This manual provides you with all the information you will need in order to take full advantage of the Concert Performer’ s potential. Before you begin learning how to use the specific features, it is important to understand some of the basic ideas behind the instrument’ s design. The[...]

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    Basic Controls P. 7 T o keep things simple, this manual will refer to the five SELECT buttons along the left side of the LCD screen as L1-L5 . Likewise, the five SELECT buttons along the right side of the screen will be referred to as R1-R5 . The seven SELECT buttons along the bottom of the screen, which are also known as function buttons , will be[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 8 Dial The Dial is used to change data values and scroll through options that are displayed on the LCD screen. When you turn the Dial, you will notice that whatever item on the LCD screen is currently selected (highlighted) will be affected. Or in some cases when the screen presents you with a list of[...]

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    Basic Controls P. 9 Basic Contr ols This chapter discusses the basic operations that are used to play the Concert Performer , such as sound selection, Part configuration and effect settings. Selecting a P ar t to Pla y When the CP’ s main play screen is displayed (For example, when the CP is first turned on), you are presented with four sound Par[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 10 Splitting the ke yboard. When the LEFT/SPLIT Part is activated, the CP automatically splits the keyboard and only the sound assigned to the LEFT/SPLIT Part will be heard when you play below a specified key (split point) on the keyboard. The default split point is between F2 and F#2 but you can free[...]

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    Basic Controls P. 11 P ortamento for the Solo Part The Solo Part is monophonic (only plays one note at a time) regardless of which sound is assigned to it. Y ou can use Portamento on this Part. Portamento is a gradual slide in pitch from one note to the next, and is useful for adding very expressive qualities to many instruments. T o use Portamento[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 12 2) Press the SOUND button for the sound category that your are interested in. The first page of sounds in that category will be displayed. There are at least thr ee pages of sounds in each categor y (except User). Use the F1-6 buttons to view the other pages in a category . 3) Select a sound by pre[...]

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    Basic Controls P. 13 Mixer This Mixer screen allows you to change the volume, panning, reverb and chorus levels, as well as turn the effect on/off for each Part. T o use the Mixer: 1) Press the MIXER button (F1) while on the main play screen. 2) Use the F2–F7 buttons to select which Part you wish to adjust. 3) Use the L and R buttons to select a [...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 14 The Mixer not only lets you set the overall volume level for the Style, but set individual volume levels for the 6 Sections within a Style. T o adjust the individual Section level: 1) On the Mixer screen, press the STYLE MIXER button (F1). The Style Mixer screen will be selected. 2) Use the F2–F7[...]

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    Basic Controls P. 15 Effects Y ou might have noticed that when you select some of the sounds, the LED indicator for the REVERB, CHORUS, or EFFECTS button is turned on. The reason for this is some of the sounds are set up with one or more of these effects on as part of their initial setting. Adding an effect to the sound enhances tonal quality and i[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 16 T ype of Reverb Hall 1, Hall 2 Simulates the ambiance of a concert hall or theater . Stage 1, Stage 2 Simulates the ambiance of a small hall or live house. Room 1, Room 2 Simulates the ambiance of a living room or small rehearsal room. Plate Simulates the sound of a metallic plate reverb. • The L[...]

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    Basic Controls P. 17 • The Indicator light on the CHORUS button will be lit only when Chorus is turned on for the active “Priority Part”. See “Effect Priority Guidelines” later in this chapter for an explanation of this. • Y ou can select from four chorus types when in the Chorus Settings menu. There is a fifth chorus type which is assi[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 18 T o add an Effect: 1) Press the EFFECT button. The EFFECT button LED will light. 2) If you wish to edit the settings, hold down the button for a moment until the Effect Settings screen is displayed. 3) Use the F3–F6 button to turn ON/OFF the Effect for each part. 4) Use the L2–L5, R3 buttons to[...]

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    Basic Controls P. 19 Effect T ypes Chorus Simulates the rich character of a vocal choir or string ensemble, by layering a slightly detuned version of the sound over the original to enrich it. Flanger Creates a shifting comb-filter , which adds motion and a “hollow” tone to the sound. Celeste A three-phase chorus without modulation. Ensemble A t[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 20 Effect Priority Guidelines Reverb and Chorus are global effects. In other words, all of the Parts and the Accompaniment Style must share the same Reverb and Chorus type. However each of these Parts can have a different amount of Reverb and Chorus applied to them. In addition Reverb and Chorus can b[...]

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    Basic Controls P. 21 • The LED Indicator on the EFFECT and CHORUS buttons will be on only when the active Priority Part has these effects turned on. Example Assume that your CP is set up according to the following chart: SOLO RIGHT1 RIGHT 2 LEFT INDICA TOR Part Inactive Active Inactive Active Effect On On Off On On If you then select a different [...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 22 T ranspose and Octa ve Shift T ranspose raises or lowers the CP’ s pitch in half- step increments. Octave Shift does the same but in octave increments. T ranspose can be especially useful when you have learned a song in one key and have to play it in another key . The transpose feature allows you[...]

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    Basic Controls P. 23 L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 L3 Selects the LEFT Part to be T ransposed or Octave Shifted. R1 Selects the SOLO Part to be T ransposed or Octave Shifted. R2 Selects the RIGHT1 Part to be T ransposed or Octave Shifted. R3 Selects the RIGHT2 Part to be T ransposed or Octave Shifted. The number of o[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 24 Metr onome Rhythm is one of the most important elements when learning music. It is important to practice playing the piano at the correct tempo and with a steady rhythm. The CP piano’ s metronome is a tool that helps you to achieve this by providing a steady beat for you play along with. T o use [...]

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    Basic Controls P. 25 Piano Onl y The Piano Only button provides a way to quickly set the Concert Performer up to play the Concert Grand piano sound. Pressing the Piano Only button immediately turns off all Parts except the Right 1 part and sets the Right 1 sound to Concert Grand. The Piano Only button also turns off all auto-accompaniment functions[...]

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    Using a Style The Concert Performer contains 220 built-in Styles for you to play along with covering a wide variety of musical genres. Y ou can choose from a simple drum or percussion accompaniment or add in a fully orchestrated arrangement. In addition to the Full Styles which provide a full musical arrangement including Drums, Bass, and other acc[...]

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    • When you are in the main play screen, you can select a Style by just using the Dial. Press the L1 button or F2–F3 (STYLE) and “Style” will become highlighted. Use the Dial or press the F2–F3 button to select another Style. Use the L or R buttons to select your desired Style. F1, F2 Select the different pages within a Style categor y . L[...]

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    • The CP remembers the last Style selection that you made within each category while the power is on. When you press a STYLE button, the CP will automatically select the Style previously chosen in the same category . • When you switch from one Style to another while it is running, the new Style will wait until the beginning of the next measure [...]

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    Fingered The player must play at least three notes of a chord below the split point (LEFT/ SPLIT Part) before the ACC System will recognize the chord type. (See page 196 for chord table.) One Finger Uses a simplified chord method that allows beginners to specify a chord type by playing only one or two notes below the split point. The types of chord[...]

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    • When you play along with the Auto-accompaniment using the Fingered or Full Keyboard modes, you may hear two sounds playing the chords: one is selected by the front panel and the other is pre programmed for the Style. This is because the sounds used by the Auto-accompaniment Style are independent of the Left and Right Part sound settings. Theref[...]

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    • Among the settings contained in the 1-2 Play setting are the Sounds assigned to the keyboard Parts (Solo, Right 1/2, Left), T empo, and Mixer settings. Registration A Registration is a setup that remembers the panel settings along with many other performance functions so that you can recall them at the touch of a button. This lets you begin to [...]

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    • The CP remembers how the front panel was setup before you chose a Registration so that after exiting the Registration, the prior settings will be restored. • It is not necessary to always begin with the REGIST GROUP button when selecting a Registration. If the group you want to use is already selected, pressing one of the REGISTRA TION button[...]

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    • The following settings can be stored in a Registration: Sounds (Solo, Right1, Right2, Left), Split Point, Style and V ariation, Fill-in mode, T empo, Accompaniment settings, Mixer settings, Chorus settings, Effect settings, Harmony settings, V oicing, Detune, Resonance, Left Pedal functions, Mic Harmony , and Mic Effect • Y ou can save your R[...]

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    T o rename the Registration Group: 1) Press the REGIST GROUPS button. 2) Use the F1, F2, L and R buttons to select the Group to rename. 3) Press the NAME (F6, F7) button. L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 Use the F1, F2, L and R buttons to select the Group to rename. 4) In the Registration Group Name screen, use the CURS[...]

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    L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 F1 T akes you to the previous menu. F2, F3 Moves the cursor over the characters in the name. F4, F5 Selects a character . F6, F7 Saves the name. Style Loc k Pressing the STYLE LOCK button keeps the current Style, even if another Registration is selected. This allows you to change Sounds [...]

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    Song Stylist W ith over 900 Sounds and 220 Styles, it can sometimes be difficult to decide the best settings with which to play a song. Even if you are very familiar with the Concert Performer , you may want a quick way to change the CP’ s setup to play another song. The Song Stylist feature was created to handle this situation for you. Y ou simp[...]

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    L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 F1, F2 Shows the other categories. F3, F4 Shows the song list in alphabetical order . F6 Sear ches for a title from a floppy disk. Use the L, R buttons to select your desired category .[...]

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    3) Use the P AGE buttons (F1, F2) to display the Song Titles on the other pages in the same category . 4) Use the L and R buttons to select one of the ten songs displayed in the screen. The CP automatically returns to the Main Screen ready with all of the settings for that song. 5) Y ou may start and play the song in your usual manner . Y ou can op[...]

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    • Y ou may use different Sounds, Styles, T empo and other settings to customize to your taste. • When choosing a Song Stylist created by you (or someone else) and saved to floppy disk, there may be a recorded melody and chord track available. The chord track, called the Auto Chord Progression, will provide you with the chord changes to the song[...]

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    Harmon y When the Auto-Accompaniment is on, you can use Harmony function. The Harmony function automatically adds notes to your right hand (melody) part to help you sound more professional. This function analyzes the notes you play and automatically adds notes from the Accompaniment chord (shown in the Main Screen when the Accompaniment is on), cre[...]

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    T o use Harmony: 1) Press the HARMONY button. The button will be lit to show that it is active. The Harmony symbol will also appear in the Main Screen. 2) T o change the Harmony type, hold down the Harmony button for a moment until the Harmony Select menu is displayed. 3) Choose the Harmony type using the L and R buttons. 4) Press the EXIT button t[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 42 Recor ding a Song up to 16 independent tracks separately . In addition, with Advanced Recorder you can edit your recorded data one measure or even one note at a time. There is also a step recording mode in which you can enter notes or other MIDI data events one step at a time for even more accurate[...]

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    Recording a Song P. 43 • Y ou may resume recording from the bar where you stopped by repeating these steps. Y ou can also change sounds, tempo, and make other changes to the panel settings before you continue recording. • T o Re-record or make other changes to a previously recorded section of a song, please read the section titled “Re-recordi[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 44 P ar t Status The playback and record status for the RIGHT/ LEFT Parts and the Style are displayed at the bottom of the LCD screen. Whether you are in the process of recording or playing back your song it is helpful to know the status for each of these Parts. The LCD screen will show the following [...]

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    Recording a Song P. 45 2) Press the REC button. 3) Press the appropriate F button(s) below the LCD screen to set the desired Part(s) to REC. 4) Begin recording by following step 2 in the “T o Record” section on page 42. Remember Re-Recording a Part completely erases the previously recorded performance for that Part. Y ou can Re-record or add an[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 46 • DELETE erases all of the performance data for all Parts and the Style in the song. The panel setup, such as Style, T empo, and Sound settings are not erased by the DELETE function. L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 F1 Cancels erasing the song. F7 Proceeds with erasin[...]

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    Recording a Song P. 47 ADV ANCED RECORDER Adv anced Recor ding The Advanced Recorder is a full featured sixteen track MIDI recorder that includes many of the same professional features found on dedicated MIDI sequencing (recording) devices. In addition to sixteen MIDI tracks the CP Advanced recorder provides a separate Style, chord, and tempo track[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 48 Real-time Recording W ith Real-time record, the CP records your performance as you are playing it, in real-time. Y ou can select any of the sixteen instrument tracks or the Style and tempo tracks to record, but you can only record on one track at a time. Since the Advanced Recorder only records on [...]

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    Recording a Song P. 49 4) Start recording by pressing the PLA Y/STOP button while the REC button LED is blinking. There is an automatic two bar count in before the CP begins recording. If you are recording on the Style track you must press the ST ART/STOP or INTRO buttons instead of the PLA Y/STOP button. When recording a Style there is no two bar [...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 50 4) At this point, you can start recording or go to another menu to continue setting up. • Y ou can make changes on the Mixer screen at any time except while the CP is busy recording. The Mixer screen is accessible from the Advanced Recorder menu, T rack Settings screen and Real-time Rec screen. ?[...]

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    Recording a Song P. 51 T rac k Settings The T rack Settings screen shows you the Play , Record, and Mute status for each track. In addition it shows you what sound is assigned for the sixteen instrument tracks. Y ou can change the track status or select a different sound for each track. The T rack Status screen will show the following Status messag[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 52 • As discussed in the above section, MIDI Rec enables the CP to record incoming MIDI data from an external MIDI instrument connected to the MIDI jacks. Y ou can set more than one track to MIDI REC, enabling the CP to record on several tracks simultaneously over MIDI. Each MIDI Rec track will reco[...]

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    Recording a Song P. 53 5) Press the L4 button to specify the bar where you want the Loop to end. 6) Press the MENU button (F1) to return to the Advanced Recorder menu when you are finished. • Y ou can turn looping on and off in the Mixer menu. However , you still have to set the Start and End Bar from the Loop Settings menu. • Y ou can set up l[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 54 • Before you use Style Paste, you need to make sure T racks 9-16 are empty or don’t contain important data. When the Style is pasted, the data from the Style track will be pasted into these tracks and will replace any existing data. T o use Style Paste: 1) Pr ess the STYLE P ASTE button (F1) wh[...]

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    Recording a Song P. 55 T o use Punch-in recording: 1) Select Punch In/Out in the Advanced Recorder menu. 2) Use the L and R buttons to select the options and change their values using the Dial. Select AUTO with the R5 button to have the CP automatically handle the punching in/out while you play . 3) Press the REHEARSAL button (F4, F5) to listen to [...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 56 • If you set the CP to Punch-In at the very first measure of the song, the metronome will automatically play a two-measure intro to assist you with the timing. These “ticks” will not be recorded as part of the track. Punch-In recor ding using the pedal Instead of specifically setting an autom[...]

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    Recording a Song P. 57 Step Recor ding Step Recording is a method of recording a song by manually entering notes one after another as data, instead of playing the keyboard in real-time. This method may be useful when trying to create a phrase with a precise rhythm, or when recording a phrase that is beyond your playing skill level. T o set up Step [...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 58 2) T o enter a note event, play the note using the keyboard. The note data will be displayed on the screen. Continue entering as many notes as you wish; notice how previously entered notes continue to be displayed as a list, screen room permitting. The graphic navigator near the bottom of the scree[...]

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    Recording a Song P. 59 • T ranspose and Octave Shift can be in effect as you are entering notes. The transposed pitches are the note values that are recorded. • The navigator graphic represents the current bar that you are recording. The partitions represent each beat, and thus the number of partitions matches the time signature of the music. F[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 60 Song Edit Song Edit lets you name, transpose, and change initial tempo settings for your song. T o edit the song: 1) Select Song Edit from the Advanced Recorder menu. The Song Edit screen is displayed. 2) Use the L and R buttons to select the setting that you wish to change, then use the Dial to ch[...]

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    Recording a Song P. 61 Bar Editing Bar Edit contains many useful editing functions. Y ou can edit your song one bar or any number of bars at a time. T o use Bar Edit: 1) In the Advanced Recorder menu select Bar Edit (R3). The Bar Edit screen will be displayed. 2) Use the L and R buttons to select the desired editing function. The editing screen for[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 62 • Resolution determines the timing value the quantize function will use to shift the notes you want to quantize. For example, setting a quarter note resolution will shift all of the quantized notes to the nearest quarter beat. Setting an eighth note resolution will shift all of the quantized note[...]

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    Recording a Song P. 63 • Range sets up timing “borders” around the Resolution value you specify . Notes within these borders will not be quantized and notes outside the borders will be moved to the nearest beat specified by the resolution value (Quarter note, Eighth note, etc.). The negative value represents the placement of the “border” [...]

  • Page 70

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 64 Copy The Copy function allows you to copy a section or all of the data on a track to another location. The destination may be on the same track, or it can be on another track. • The destination of the copied data must either be: 1) A location that already has data in it. 2) The first blank bar af[...]

  • Page 71

    Recording a Song P. 65 Delete Delete completely erases and removes the bars that you specify . F1 Returns you to the Advanced Recorder menu. F2 Undoes the deletion. This option is not always available. F7 Proceed with the deletion. L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 L2 Selects the track to be deleted. Use the Dial to choo[...]

  • Page 72

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 66 Insert The Insert function duplicates data from specified bars and copies it to a certain location. However , the current data at the destination is not erased, but instead is pushed back to make room for the copied data. • If you just wish to insert empty bars into a track, select INSERT BAR (F3[...]

  • Page 73

    Recording a Song P. 67 R2 Selects the track where the empty bars are going to be inserted. Choose 1-16, T empo, Chord or All. R3 Selects the location in the destination track where you want the empty bars inserted. Use the Dial to choose the location. F1 T akes you to the previous menu. F2 Undoes the Insert. This option is not always available. F7 [...]

  • Page 74

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 68 Erase Erases data in the bars that you specify , and leaves them as empty bars. F1 T akes you to the Advanced Recorder menu. F2 Undoes the Erase. This option is not always available. F7 Proceeds with the Erase. L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 L2 Selects the track that [...]

  • Page 75

    Recording a Song P. 69 Merge Merge combines data from two tracks. Y ou can make complex musical phrases using several tracks, then combine them together on one track. Remember that there can only be one instrument sound assigned to each track, so the resulting merged track will play all the combined data using one instrument sound. Merge can be use[...]

  • Page 76

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 70 Gate Time Modify Gate time refers to the length of a note as a percentage. Whatever the length of a note is when it is first recorded, this value is considered as its Gate time of 100%. By editing the length of the note, you can shorten it to 10% or lengthen it to 300% of the original value. R2 Adj[...]

  • Page 77

    Recording a Song P. 71 V elocity Modify V elocity refers to how hard a key is struck, which translates into the dynamics of how loud the produced sound is. A note’ s V elocity is a numerical value from 1-127. When editing the note V elocities in your recording, you can change them within a +/-100 range of their original values. R2 Adjusts Velocit[...]

  • Page 78

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 72 Clock Mo ve In the Resolution section of this manual we learned that the CP Advanced recorder divides each beat in a bar into 96 clock beats, also expressed as a quarter note. Therefore there are 48 clocks per eighth note, and 24 clocks per sixteenth note and so on. This relationship holds true reg[...]

  • Page 79

    Recording a Song P. 73 T ranspose This will transpose the notes within a specified bar(s) up or down in half-step increments. R2 Adjusts transposition amount in half-step increments from -24 to 24. F1 T akes you to the Advanced Recorder menu. F2 Undoes the transposition. This option is not always available. F7 Proceeds with applying the transpositi[...]

  • Page 80

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 74 Event Edit Event Edit enables you to examine and edit your performance note by note. T o use Event Edit: 1) Select Event Edit in the Advanced Recorder menu. The Event Edit screen will be displayed. 2) Choose the track that you want to edit using the TRACK buttons (F3, F4). Note that Style, Chord, a[...]

  • Page 81

    Recording a Song P. 75 5) Select the function that you would like to apply to this event. Y ou can select DELETE (R1) to remove the event, INSERT (R2) to create a new event at any specified location, or REPLACE (R3) to change the existing event. Enter new values in the pop up Entry Box when you select INSERT or REPLACE. When Inserting or Replacing [...]

  • Page 82

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 76 Creating Y our Own Styles The CP can store up to 20 User Styles on board at one time. However since you can also save your original Styles onto a floppy disk, your library of Styles is virtually unlimited. Thanks to the Style Convert Software developed by EMC Software, you can also convert style da[...]

  • Page 83

    Creating Y our Own Styles P. 77 Advanced Style Edit This allows you to edit the finer details within a Style. Y ou have control over each Section’ s Sound Assignment, volume level, panning, chorus, and reverb settings. Once you are satisfied with your edits, you can save your Advanced Style edits to the USER CONDUCTOR. T o use Easy Edit: 1) Selec[...]

  • Page 84

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 78 Resetting the Style The CP always remembers the original Preset Style settings. If you wish to restore those factory settings before saving your edits, simply press the RESET button in the Conductor . • If you would like to revert all Styles back to their original factory settings, after you have[...]

  • Page 85

    Creating Y our Own Styles P. 79 T o use Advanced Edit: 1) Select the Style and the Variation (1–4) that you would like to edit. 2) In the EASY STYLE EDIT screen, press the MORE button (F1). The Advanced Style Edit screen will be displayed. 3) Use the F2–F7 buttons to select a Section to edit. 4) Use the L buttons to select a setting and use the[...]

  • Page 86

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 80 Important Note: If you are using a User Style as the Source Style of your User Conductor , that User Style must always be kept at the same location in the CP , or else the User Conductor will not be able to locate it. 6) If you would like to save your edits, press the SA VE TO USER (R1) button. Y o[...]

  • Page 87

    Creating Y our Own Styles P. 81 Resetting the Style Y ou can restore the original Style settings by pressing the RESET button. This will completely clear the changes made to the Styles except any data already saved as a User Conductor Style. Y ou can also instantly discard the current changes by pressing the EXIT button to leave the Advanced Edit s[...]

  • Page 88

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 82 Making a Ne w Style This is the most flexible way to create a new Style. Y ou can make a completely new style from scratch or edit an existing style. First, read the explanation below about the configuration of a style and understand how a style is made. Configuration of a Style A complete Style co[...]

  • Page 89

    Creating Y our Own Styles P. 83 5) Use the L and R buttons to select which pattern to record. 6) Press the Bar Length button (R1) and use the Dial to change the bar length of the pattern. 7) Press the REC button (F7). The Style Maker Record screen will be displayed. 4) Press the ENTER button (F7). The Style Maker Record screen will be displayed. L [...]

  • Page 90

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 84 8) Use the L, R and F buttons to select the different record functions. Use the Dial to change the values. 9) Press the REC ST ART button (R4) to start recording. There will be an automatic 2-bar count in. 10) Start playing on the keyboard. The recording is looping, which means when it comes to the[...]

  • Page 91

    Creating Y our Own Styles P. 85 11) T o erase any unnecessar y or incorrect notes, use the ERASE (F1) button. While the pattern is still recording the notes will be erased as long as you press and hold the button. 12) When finished recording, press the REC STOP button (R4). 13) Follow the above procedure to record any other desired patterns as need[...]

  • Page 92

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 86 15) Press the PRESET TEMPO button (L1) and use the dial to set the default tempo for the style. 16) Press the SA VE TO button (L3) and use the Dial to select the location to save your new Style. 17) Press the NAME button (L4). Use the F2 and F3 buttons to move the cursor and use the F4 and F5 butto[...]

  • Page 93

    Creating Y our Own Styles P. 87 A uto-accompaniment System The Concert Performer Auto-Accompaniment System (ACC) analyzes your playing and adjusts the note data recorded in the different Phrases in a pattern to match the root key and chord type you are playing. The ACC System also shifts the octave for each phrase to keep each section playing withi[...]

  • Page 94

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 88 point to E, the Phrase would begin to be transposed up one octave whenever you play a chord with an E as the root. Experiment with the different Chordal and Scalic settings to find the one that works best with each Phrase. Bass Limit This is an option for the Bass section and sets the limit for the[...]

  • Page 95

    Creating Y our Own Styles P. 89 Making a Style with Phrase Combination Phrase Combination is similar to Easy Style Edit in the Conductor . Phrase Combination however , lets you not only combine Phrases from within the selected Style but you can also combine Phrases from any of the Styles in the CP to create a new Style. Additionally you can edit Fi[...]

  • Page 96

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 90 10) Press the PRESET TEMPO button (L1) and use the dial to set the default tempo for the style. 11) Press the SA VE TO button (L3) and use the Dial to select the location to be saved. 12) Press the NAME button (L4). Use the F2 and F3 buttons to move the cursor and use the F4 and F5 buttons or the D[...]

  • Page 97

    Creating Y our Own Styles P. 91 L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 L1 Sets the default tempo for the style. L3 Selects the location to be saved. L4 Names the style. F1 T akes you to the Style Maker Record screen. F2, F3 Moves the cursor . F4, F5 Selects the characters. F7 Saves the style to User Style.[...]

  • Page 98

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 92 Style Con ver t Style Convert is a technology originally developed for personal computers by EMC Software. Kawai is proud to have licensed it for use in our musical instruments. This software reads many of the commercially available Style data disks made by several popular keyboard manufacturers an[...]

  • Page 99

    Creating Y our Own Styles P. 93 5) After the CP reads the program, it will display a list of the manufacturers Style formats that can be converted. Use the L2 and L4 buttons to select the format you would like to convert. Press the F7 button to continue. L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 L2, L4 Selects a Style format. F1[...]

  • Page 100

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 94 6) Insert the appropriate manufacturers Style disk when you are asked to do so. Press the EXEC button to proceed. 7) Select the desired Style to convert and press EXEC button. The CP will begin converting that Style. 8) When the conversion is complete, the SA VE USER STYLE screen will be displayed.[...]

  • Page 101

    Creating Y our Own Styles P. 95[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 96 Editing Sounds Even though the Concert Performer has over 900 high quality instrument and drum sounds built-in, there may be times when you would like to change some of the qualities of a sound to really get the tonal character that you have in mind. The CP allows you edit certain settings for indi[...]

  • Page 103

    Editing Sounds P. 97 3) Press the L1 button and then turn the Dial to select which preset sound you wish to modify . 4) Use the L and R buttons to select the different effect settings and use the Dial to change their value. 5) When you are finished, press the SA VE button (F7) to save your settings. L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2[...]

  • Page 104

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 98 Making a User Sound There are two steps to making a User Sound: Editing the effect settings—same as described in the previous section—and editing the sound’ s character . Y ou can adjust six parameters of the sound character: V ibrato Depth, Brightness, Attack, Decay , Sustain, and Release. B[...]

  • Page 105

    Editing Sounds P. 99 T o make a User Sound: 1) Select the sound you want to edit and press the SOUND EDIT button (F7). The LCD screen will display the Sound Edit Menu. 2) In the Sound Edit menu, select Make User Sound (L3). The User Sound Settings screen will be displayed. 3) Y ou can edit the settings for Vibrato, Brightness, Attack, Decay , Susta[...]

  • Page 106

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 100 • T o select and play your new User Sound, press the USER SOUND button located in the SOUND section of the front panel, then select the desired User Sound. L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 L3 Selects the location where the sound will be saved. L4 Names the Sound F1 T[...]

  • Page 107

    Editing Sounds P. 101[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 102 If you wish to play a song without any intentions to make permanent changes or additional recordings, you can use the CP’ s Disk Song Play function to load the song very quickly for playback. Using the disk drive in this way makes the Concert Performer an enjoyable source of entertainment for pa[...]

  • Page 109

    Playing Songs From a Floppy Disk P. 103 • The CP can also recognize most songs formatted for the PianoDisc player piano system and songs formatted for Y amaha’ s Disk Orchestra Collection. (Please check with your Kawai dealer or distributor for further information). Selecting a Song fr om Disk A single floppy disk can store dozens of song files[...]

  • Page 110

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 104 The L and R buttons select the song you want to hear . F1 T akes you to the Disk menu. F2, F3 Lists the next or previous ten titles. F4, F5 Starts the Chain Play . F7 Selects the song and takes you to the Disk Song Play screen. L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5[...]

  • Page 111

    Playing Songs From a Floppy Disk P. 105 Contr olling Pla ybac k of a Song As the song plays, you can adjust the tempo, play or sing along with on the keyboard, and even turn on/off the different instrument parts (tracks) in the song. The status of the song parts is displayed at the bottom of the LCD screen. Y ou will see the parts referred to as th[...]

  • Page 112

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 106 L2 Adjusts the song’ s tempo. L3 Highlights the LEFT Part. L4 T akes you to the Mixer screen. L5 Displays the song’ s lyrics (if available in the data). R1 Highlights the SOLO Part. R2 Highlights the RIGHT1 Part. R3 Highlights the RIGHT2 Part. R4, R5 T ransposes the song (but not the keyboard)[...]

  • Page 113

    Playing Songs From a Floppy Disk P. 107 • Y ou cannot record or permanently edit the song while using the Disk Song Play function. If you would like to record your live performance along with the song from the disk, or if you want to make detailed and permanent edits to the song, you will need to load the song’ s data into the Recorder using th[...]

  • Page 114

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 108 As you play a CM song, a handy Note Navigator display helps you keep track of where you are in the music, as well as suggesting how the rhythm of the song should be tapped out on the keys. Many of the CM songs have lyrics that can be displayed as the song is being performed. As the song is played,[...]

  • Page 115

    Playing with the Concert Magic P. 109 P erforming a Concert Magic Song Playing the Concert Magic song you’ve selected is very easy . Just begin tapping any key on the keyboard and the song will play . Concert Magic plays the correct notes of the song, but you must provide the rhythm. Being familiar with how a particular song sounds does make it e[...]

  • Page 116

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 110 T o play a selected CM song: 1) In the Note Navigator screen press ST AR T (F4) if you want to first listen to the song. The CP will play the song. Press the STOP (F4) button to stop. Notice how the Note Navigator displays the rhythm as the song is playing. 2) If you wish to play the CM song yours[...]

  • Page 117

    Playing with the Concert Magic P. 111 • When you reach the end of the song, press any key one more time. This will not produce sound, but instead resets the song to the beginning for another performance. • The Bouncing Ball only works with song files that are specifically designed for Concert Magic to take advantage of this feature. • A Conce[...]

  • Page 118

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 112 • Y ou can also activate the RIGHT2 Part to use as a layer (additional sound) for the melody . In addition, if you know the melody to a Concert Magic song you can play along by activating the SOLO Part. Remember , you must play the notes of the melody when the SOLO sound is active. Y ou can also[...]

  • Page 119

    Playing with the Concert Magic P. 113 Concer t Magic Song Arrangements Concert Magic songs are specially arranged so that they will work well with your key tapping. Each of the 176 CM songs falls into one of three categories of musical arrangements of varying difficulty . EASY BEA T These are the easiest songs to play . T o perform them, simply tap[...]

  • Page 120

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 114 Creating a Concer t Ma gic Song Y ou can also use Concert Magic to play a song that isn’t one of the 176 built-in titles. Y ou can record a new song using the Concert Performer’ s Recorder and then save on a floppy disk as a Standard MIDI File (SMF). The song can now be selected by pressing th[...]

  • Page 121

    Playing with the Concert Magic P. 115[...]

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    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 116 System Menu The System Menu contains all of the functions that affect the overall performance of the CP piano. This includes functions such as the System settings, tuning, and MIDI Setup. By adjusting these settings you can tailor the CP’ s performance to your taste. T o use the System menu: 1) [...]

  • Page 123

    System Menu P. 117 R1 Selects the Concert Magic Sound mode. R2 Selects the Pedal functions. R 3 Selects the Fill-in mode for the Accompaniment Styles. R4 Selects the SOLO part settings. R5 Selects Video Out settings F1, F2 Selects the different System Menu pages. L1 Selects the overall tuning of the CP . L2 Selects the T ouch Curve (Key velocity se[...]

  • Page 124

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 118 T uning T uning allows you to adjust the CP’ s pitch. Y ou may need to adjust the tuning when you play with other instruments. The master pitch is displayed in Hertz. The range of adjustment is from 427.0 to 453.0 Hz. The factory preset value is set to the modern standard A = 440.0 Hz. • Y ou [...]

  • Page 125

    System Menu P. 119 T ouch Curve When playing a piano, the volume of the sound produced increases in direct relation to how hard a key is struck. The CP’ s Normal T ouch curve offers the standard feel of an acoustic piano for practicing music. The CP offers six other touch curves ranging from light to heavy . Y ou can also create your own touch cu[...]

  • Page 126

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 120 User T ouch Curve Y ou can create your own custom touch curve to fit your playing style. T wo User T ouch curves can be saved. T o create a User T ouch Cur ve: 1) Press the EDIT button (F7) in the T ouch Cur ve screen. The LCD screen will display the User T ouch screen. 2) Now start playing dynami[...]

  • Page 127

    System Menu P. 121 4) Use the Dial to select either User 1 or User 2 as the location for your new touch curve. 5) Press the EXEC button (F7) to save your new touch curve. 6) The CP will ask for your confirmation. Press YES (F7) to confirm. • The user touch curve data is saved automatically even after the power is turned off. However , Y ou must r[...]

  • Page 128

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 122 System EQ The System EQ allows you to adjust the tone character of the CP piano to your taste. In addition to a Flat EQ setting (no EQ), there are four special EQ settings optimized for each of the CP models and four general purpose EQ settings. There is also a User EQ, that allows you to edit the[...]

  • Page 129

    System Menu P. 123 T o create a User EQ: 1) Select one the ten EQ settings to edit and press the EDIT button (F7). The LCD screen will display the User System EQ screen. 2) Use the F2, F3 buttons to move the cursor and use the Dial to change the value. 3) Press the SA VE button (F7) to save the edited EQ settings to the User EQ. L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5[...]

  • Page 130

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 124 Virtual V oicing V oicing is a technique used by piano technicians to mold the character of a piano’ s sound. The V oicing function lets you change the CP piano’ s tone quality by choosing one of four types of voicings. Normal Produces the normal timbre of an acoustic piano throughout the enti[...]

  • Page 131

    System Menu P. 125 Resonance When the sustain pedal is depressed on an acoustic piano, all the dampers are lifted up allowing the strings to vibrate freely . In this condition, when you play a note not only will the strings for the note you played vibrate but other strings will vibrate due to sympathetic resonance. The Resonance function simulates [...]

  • Page 132

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 126 Concer t Magic Sound This function determines which sounds the Concert Magic songs will be played with. Preset Plays all the Concert Magic songs with the Preset Sounds assigned to each song. Piano Plays all the Concert Magic songs with the Concert Grand piano. F1 T akes you to the System menu. L 1[...]

  • Page 133

    System Menu P. 127 P edal Assign The Soft and Sostenuto pedals on the Concert Performer function as much more than just traditional piano pedals. These pedals can be assigned to control various other functions on the CP piano. W ith an optional expression pedal connected to the EXP pedal jack, you can also control the volume for each Part. Damper P[...]

  • Page 134

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 128 EXP P edal (Optional) Expression The Expression pedal controls the volume of Parts. Expression can be activated or deactivated separately for each Part. • The pedal assignments made to the Left pedal will be saved as part of a Registration. The pedal assignments made to the Center pedal are glob[...]

  • Page 135

    System Menu P. 129 2) Use the L and R buttons to select the setting and use the Dial to change its value. L2 Selects a function to assign to the pedal. Use the other L and R buttons to adjust parameters. L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 F1 Back to the pedal Assign menu. F3-F6 Selects the different pedals.[...]

  • Page 136

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 130 Fill-in Mode This determines whether or not a Fill-in will be automatically played each time a V ARIA TION button is pressed. There are two options. Normal A Fill-in will not be automatically played each time a V ARIA TION button is pressed. Fill ins will only be played if a FILL button is pressed[...]

  • Page 137

    System Menu P. 131 • Y ou can access this screen by holding down the PORT AMENTO button for a few seconds. Solo Settings This configures the special settings for the Solo part. Since the Solo part allows you to play only one note at a time (monophonic), it is important to select which note will be played by the SOLO Part when more than one key is[...]

  • Page 138

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 132 Video Out This function is used select the type of video signal that will be output by the V ideo Out Jack. NTSC The TV video signal system mainly used in North American countries and Japan. PA L The TV video signal system mainly used in the European countries. OFF The video signals are not output[...]

  • Page 139

    System Menu P. 133 Effect f or Sound This function determines whether or not the Preset Effects settings assigned to each Sound will be used or not. Preset The Preset Effect settings for each Sound will be used. This is the default setting. Panel The Preset Effect settings for each Sound will not be used. In other words, changing the Sounds will no[...]

  • Page 140

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 134 T emperament The CP offers not only equal temperament (the modern standard) but also immediate access to temperaments popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Y ou can also create your own User tuning T emperament as well. 1) Select T emperament form the System Menu. The LCD screen will[...]

  • Page 141

    System Menu P. 135 Brief explanation of temperaments T emperament Keys Limitless modulation of the key became available only after the invention of Equal temperament. When you use a temperament other than Equal temperament, you must carefully choose the key to play in. For example, if the song you are going to play is written in D major , choose ?[...]

  • Page 142

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 136 W erckmeister III, Kirnberger III T emperament These two temperaments are placed in between Meantone and Pythagorean. For music with few accidentals, this temperament produces the beautiful chords of the mean tone, but as accidentals increase, the temperament produces the characteristic melodies o[...]

  • Page 143

    System Menu P. 137 • The User T emperament alters the tuning for each octave equally . In other words, you cannot alter the tuning of different sections of the CP’ s keyboard range separately . F1 T akes you to the T emperament menu. F3, F4 Selects the note to edit. F7 Saves the User T emperament. L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R[...]

  • Page 144

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 138 MIDI Menu The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, an international standard for connecting MIDI equipped synthesizers, drum machines, and other electronic instruments so that they can exchange data. Personal computers can also be equipped for MIDI communication. Electronic[...]

  • Page 145

    System Menu P. 139 Clock Clock is a data code that a MIDI instrument uses as the reference for its T empo settings as well as Style Start/Stop commands. When it is set to INTERNAL, the CP uses its own built-in clock to control tempo settings. When set to EXTERNAL, the CP reads the clock data that it receives via MIDI and uses this data to control t[...]

  • Page 146

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 140 T ransmit MIDI Data On page two of the MIDI Setting menu you can determine what MIDI data will be transmitted from the CP . “Keyboard = On/Off” Determines whether or not note data that is generated by the keys being played will be transmitted. “Program = On/Off” Determines whether or not t[...]

  • Page 147

    System Menu P. 141 On page three of the MIDI Settings menu, you can determine which MIDI channels the CP will receive MIDI data on. The CP can receive MIDI data on all 16 MIDI channels at once or only certain MIDI channels. Channel Receive On/Off Each of the 16 MIDI channels can be set separately to On or Off. Use the L2, R2, L4 and R4 buttons to s[...]

  • Page 148

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 142 MIDI Accordion On page four of the MIDI Settings Menu you can configure the CP to be played from a MIDI Accordion. L2 Selects receive channel for the Solo (Solo) part. Choose 1-16. L3 Selects receive channel for the Melody (Right1) part. Choose 1-16. R2 Selects receive channel for the Bass (Right2[...]

  • Page 149

    System Menu P. 143 P ower Up Settings This determines whether the CP stores your preferred panel and system settings as the default settings and applies them automatically when the instrument is turned on. Select Save Current Settings (L2) in the Power Up Setting menu to save the current panel settings automatically as the default settings when the[...]

  • Page 150

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 144 Soft Reset The Soft Reset function allows you to return all of the User Settings back to the original Factory Settings. Y ou can instantly reset all of the user settings or only the ones you want to Reset at the touch of a button. T o perform a Soft Reset: 1) Press SOFT RESET button (R2) on Page t[...]

  • Page 151

    System Menu P. 145 Software V ersion This function is used to show what system software version is currently installed in the CP . T o show the software version: 1) Press the Software Version button (R3) on page two in the System menu. 2) The software version will appear in the LCD screen. F1 T akes you to the System menu. L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F [...]

  • Page 152

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 146 Displa y Contr ol This function controls the background screen design, brightness and Screen Hold of the display . Screen Hold Most of the on-screen menus that you work with on the Concert Performer will remain displayed until you select something or press a particular button. However , some scree[...]

  • Page 153

    Display Control P. 147[...]

  • Page 154

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 148 Mic Harmon y and Effect Mic Harmon y This function adds many types of harmony to your mic input coming into the microphone input of the CP . T ype of Harmony V ocorder T rio (Sub) Octave Duet (Sub) Gender Male to Female T rio Mix (Sub) Octave Duet Up (Sub) Gender Female to Male Duet Octave Up Quar[...]

  • Page 155

    Mic Harmony and Effect P. 149 F1-F4 Searches for a Harmony type on the other pages. F7 Enters the detailed settings. L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 F1 Back to Mic Harmony menu. Use the L and R buttons to choose a Harmony type. L2 Adjusts the Harmony level. L3 Selects the source of chord r ecognition if the Vocoder har[...]

  • Page 156

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 150 About Mic Harmonies Many of the microphone harmonies rely upon chord information generated by the Auto- Accompaniment style system. For these harmonies to operate, the ACC button music be ON. Other harmonies do not rely on the Auto-Accompaniment stystem for chordal information. These harmonies wil[...]

  • Page 157

    Mic Harmony and Effect P. 151 Duet Harmonies create one harmony note in addition to the lead note. T rio harmonies create two harmony notes in addition to the lead note. Quartet harmonies create three harmony notes in addition to the lead note. Octave Duet harmonies create one harmony note and one octave note in addition to the lead note. The lead [...]

  • Page 158

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 152 Mic Effect There are six different Mic Effects available to enhance the audio signal (V oice or instrument sound) coming from the microphone jack. All effects, except the Echo/V ibrato, operate independently of one another . The Mic Effect function is separate from the Effects assigned to the keyb[...]

  • Page 159

    Mic Harmony and Effect P. 153 Note: The suggestions given for the Gate and Compressor should be considered starting points. By experimenting you will find the settings that work best for you. Remember often times it is not necessary to use any Gating or Compression at all. Echo Adds delay or echoes to the sound. T ime - Determines the delay time be[...]

  • Page 160

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 154 R2 T urns the Compressor On and Off. R3 T urns the Echo/Vibrato On and Off. R4 Adjusts the Reverb level. F7 Edits the chosen Effect. L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 L2 Adjusts the Mic level. L3 T urns the EQ On and Off. L4 Adjusts the Gate time. EFFECT HARMONY MIC Mic[...]

  • Page 161

    Mic Harmony and Effect P. 155 F1 Back to Mic Effect menu. F2, F3 Selects Low Range. F4, F5 Selects Mid Range. F6, F7 Selects High Range L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5[...]

  • Page 162

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 156 CD DISK MEDIA disk so the student may play along. This can greatly assist the learning process. Finally , there are numerous sites on theW orld W ide W eb dedicated to the sharing and selling of MIDI music that can be downloaded and played on your Concert Performer instrument. For instructions on [...]

  • Page 163

    Floppy Disk Operations P. 157 L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 L2 Loads data from a floppy disk. L3 Saves data onto a floppy disk. L4 Erases data from a floppy disk. R2 Formats a floppy disk. R3 Plays the song data from a floppy disk. (See page 106.) R4 Converts other manufacturers’ Style data for use in the CP . (See[...]

  • Page 164

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 158 Use the L and R buttons to select the type of data to save. L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 F1 T akes you to the Disk menu. T o save your data: 1) In the Disk menu, select SAVE (L3). The Disk Save menu will be displayed. 2) Use the L and R buttons to select the type o[...]

  • Page 165

    Floppy Disk Operations P. 159 L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 F1 T akes you to the previous menu. F2, F3 Moves the cursor over the characters in the name. F4, F5 Selects a character to use in the name. F7 Saves the data file to floppy disk. Example: Saving a Style L3 Selects which file y[...]

  • Page 166

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 160 L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 Use the L and R buttons to select the type of data to load. F1 T akes you to the disk menu. Loading Data fr om a Floppy Disk This function allows you to retrieve the stored data from disk. Song One Song can be loaded into the Recorder f[...]

  • Page 167

    Floppy Disk Operations P. 161 L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 Use the L and R buttons to select the data to load. F1 T akes you to the previous menu. F2, F3 Displays more selections. F4 Selects the “All” file type if that is how the files were saved. F5 Displays data files that were saved individually . F7 Proceeds[...]

  • Page 168

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 162 L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 L3 Selects the destination to load individually a Style, Conductor , Sound or Registration. F1 T akes you to the previous menu. F7 Loads the data. 7) When loading an individual data file, use the L3 button and the Dial to select the pre[...]

  • Page 169

    Floppy Disk Operations P. 163 L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 Use the L and R buttons to select the data. F1 T akes you to the previous menu. F2, F3 Displays more selections. F4 Displays the “All” data file if present. F5 Displays individual files. F7 Proceeds to the next screen. Erasing Data fr om a Floppy Disk Th[...]

  • Page 170

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 164 Formatting a Flopp y Disk Before a floppy disk can be used to save data for the first time, it will need to be formatted. This simply means that the disk must be “prepared” to hold data. The Concert Performer can read and write to MS-DOS formatted disks. Y ou can purchase pre- formatted floppy[...]

  • Page 171

    Floppy Disk Operations P. 165 L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 L2 Formats a 2HD disk. L3 Formats a 2DD disk. F1 Cancels formatting and takes you to the Disk menu. F7 Starts formatting the disk.[...]

  • Page 172

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 166 The Concert Performer can also playback CD-R and CD-RW discs, along with any regular audio CD, including commercial CD’ s. CD-R Oper ations (CP205 only) 1) Insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW into the CD-R drive and press the CD button on the panel. 2) The LCD screen shows the CD menu. 3) Use the L and[...]

  • Page 173

    CD-R Operations P. 167 Pla ying an audio CD The operation of the Concert Performer’ s CD is similar to a regular CD player . 1) Insert an audio CD in the CD drive and press the CD button on the panel. If the CD is closed (finalized), then the LCD screen will jump to the CD Play screen. If the CD is open (not finalized), then press the Play (L2) b[...]

  • Page 174

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 168 T o program the playing order: 1) Press the R1 button in the menu and use the Dial to change the play mode to Program. 2) Press the L2 button and use the Dial to select the first playing track. 3) Press the F7 button to move the cursor to the next position and use the Dial to select the second tra[...]

  • Page 175

    CD-R Operations P. 169 Recor ding onto a CD Y ou can record any performance on the Concert Performer directly onto a CD-R or CD-R W disc. Y our performance can be “live” playing with or without auto-accompaniment styles. It can also be a previously recorded song playing from the Easy or Advanced Recorder , and even a voice or instrument from th[...]

  • Page 176

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 170 Recording Tips and Suggestions • Anyone can have fun making CD recordings and sharing them with family and friends. Y ou do not have to be a professional musician to record your own CD. If you are not a great player , you can first record your song using the Concert Performer’ s Easy Recorder [...]

  • Page 177

    CD-R Operations P. 171 Closing (Finalizing) Y our CD T o listen to your recorded CD in a regular (audio) CD player , you must first Close (finalize) the CD. Until you close the CD, you can listen to it only with the CD drive on the Concert Performer . Once you close the CD, you cannot record on it any more. 1) Press the Close CD button (R2) in the [...]

  • Page 178

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 172 There are times when you might not have the Owner’ s Manual at your side, and you need an explanation of a button or feature. Fortunately , there are built-in Help guides to give you a hand. The Help function provides a basic introduction and overview of most of the features found in the CP . Th[...]

  • Page 179

    Getting Assisted—Help and Demo P. 173 Use the L and R buttons to selct a Help topic. F1, F2 Searches for more Help topics on the other pages. F1 T akes you to the Help menu. F3, F4 Selects the language. L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5[...]

  • Page 180

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 174 Using the Demonstrations There are five types of Demonstrations programmed in the CP piano. Main Demo An exciting and entertaining long song that shows off the CP’ s musical potential as a whole. Function Demos Songs, T ext, and Graphics that help explain the most important features and function[...]

  • Page 181

    Getting Assisted—Help and Demo P. 175 • When a selected Demo song ends, another song of the same type will be randomly chosen from another category and played. Y ou can select another demo song at any time by pressing the appropriate button. The SOUND category buttons are used to select the demo for that sound categor y . L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F [...]

  • Page 182

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 176 T o listen to a Function Demo: 1) Press the DEMO button. The Demonstration menu will be displayed. 2) Enter the Function Demo menu by pressing the Function Demo button (F4 or F5). 3) Use the L and R buttons to select the topic you want to see. The selected topic’ s text and graphics are displaye[...]

  • Page 183

    Getting Assisted—Help and Demo P. 177 Pla ying Piano Music The Concert Performer has over five hours of prerecorded Piano Music available for your listening pleasure. The Piano Music is divided into three sections: Classical, Contemporary , and Holiday music. Y ou can listen to all selections in a category , or you can program a list of your favo[...]

  • Page 184

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 178 L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 5 F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7 R 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 R 5 Use the L and R buttons to select the song you like to listen. F1, F2 Searches more songs on the other pages. F3, F4 T akes you to the category selection menu. F5, F6 Enters the Favorites menu. F7 Plays the selected song. L 1 L 2 L 3 L [...]

  • Page 185

    Getting Assisted—Help and Demo P. 179 Making y our Fa v orites list Y ou can make your Favorites list for each Piano Music category . T en songs can be programmed in the order of playback. NO TE: Y ou cannot select between songs in different categories. T o make your Favorites list: 1) Select one of the three Piano Music categories. Press the F A[...]

  • Page 186

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 180 Preset Sounds Appendices Appendices PIANO P A GE 1 P A GE 2 P A GE 3 P A GE 4 P A GE 5 Concert Grand Mellow Grand Jazz Grand New Age Piano Piano & Vibes Studio Grand Rock Grand Crystal EP New Age Piano 2 Piano & Guitar 2 Modern Piano Hony T onk Piano & Guitar New Age Piano 3 Piano &[...]

  • Page 187

    Appendice P. 181 DRA WB AR P A GE 1 P A GE 2 P A GE 3 P A GE 4 Be 3 Be More Drawbar Bass Jazz Organ Jazzer Be Nice 16’ Drawbar Jazz Organ 2 Hi-Lo Odd Man 8’ Drawbar Rock Organ Full Organ Screamin’ 5 1/3’ Drawbar Pedal Percussion Mellow Hollow 4’ Drawbar Pedal Percussion 2 Drawbar Drawbar 2 2 2/3’ Drawbar Percussive Organ Percussive Orga[...]

  • Page 188

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 182 W OOD WIND P A GE 1 P A GE 2 P A GE 3 P A GE 4 P A GE 5 P A GE 6 Ballad T enor Alto Sax Flute & Mute Tpt Classic Alto Sax Recorder 2 Pan Flute Exp Alto T enor Sax Flute & Strings Alto Sax 2 Oboe & Bassoon Slow Pan Flute Baritone Sax Soft Alto Sax Octave Saxes Alto Sax Bend Bassoon &[...]

  • Page 189

    Appendice P. 183 GUIT AR P A GE 1 P A GE 2 P A GE 3 P A GE 4 P A GE 5 Exp Guitar Nylon Acoustic 3 Mellow Steel Strg Spanish Guitar Electric Guitar 4 Exp Nylon Guitar Steel String 2 Lazz Guitar 2 Folk Guitar Electric Guitar 5 Nylon Acoustic 12 String Nylon Electric Folk Guitar 2 Delayed Elec Gtr Nylon Acoustic 2 Electric Guitar 2 Guitar & String[...]

  • Page 190

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 184 SPECIAL TY P A GE 1 P A GE 2 P A GE 3 P A GE 4 P A GE 5 P A GE 6 Strumming Ac Gtr Picking Elec Gtr Accordion Shakuhachi Bag Pipe Kokyu Strumming Ac Gtr 2 Pick/Strum Gtr French Accordion Sitar Balalaika Sho Picking Ac Gtr Pick/Strum Gtr 2 T ango Accordion Blown Bottle Ryuteki Hichiriki Picking Ac G[...]

  • Page 191

    Appendice P. 185 List of Styles SWING & BIG B AND 50’S & 60’S POP & R OCK P A GE 1 P A GE 2 P A GE 1 P A GE 2 P A GE 1 P A GE 2 Fast Big Band Night Club 50’ s Rock 50’ s Rock 3 Philly Soul Disco Fast Big Band 2 Jitterbug 50’ s Rock 2 60’ s Rock 70’ s R&B Disco 2 Medium Big Band Big Band Samba 50’ s Rockabilly 60’ s[...]

  • Page 192

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 186 INTIMA TE PIANO SOLO PIANO KIDS & HOLID A Y P A GE 1 P A GE 2 P A GE 1 P A GE 2 P A GE 1 P A GE 2 Pop Ballad Rock Swing Fast Show Kids March Holiday 4/4 Rock Ballad Blues T wo Beat Swing Standard Kids 6/8 March Holiday T wo Beat Country Ballad Pop T wo Beat Shuffle Standard Ballad Kids 2 Beat [...]

  • Page 193

    Appendice P. 187 16 T ons 3 Coins In A Fount 76 T rombones A A Summer Place A Whole New World Achy Breaky Heart Across the Alley After The Love Has Ain’t Misbehavin’ Ain’t No Woman Ain’t T oo Proud All I Have T o Do All I Wanna Do All Of Me All Shook Up Alley Cat Aloha Oe Always A Woman Always On My Mind Amapola Amazing Grace American Pie A[...]

  • Page 194

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 188 Friends Are For Friends Low Places Friends See Me Now From A Distance Frosty The Snowman Fun, Fun, Fun G Gambler , The G’bye Y ellow Brick Georgia On My Mind Georgy Girl Get Down T onight Getting T o Know U Gimme Some Lovin’ Girl From Ipanema Give My Regards T o Glory Of Love, The Glow Worm Go[...]

  • Page 195

    Appendice P. 189 Islands In Stream Isn’t It Romantic Isn’t She Lovely It Had T o Be Y ou It’ s A Grand Night It’ s A Small World It’ s All In Game It’ s Beginning T o Its Matter Of Time It’ s My Party It’ s Not For Me It’ s Not Unusual It’ s Now Or Never It’ s T oo Late It’ s Unusual Day Itsy Bitsy Spider I’ve Been Working[...]

  • Page 196

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 190 Our Day Will Come Over The Rainbow P Paper Roses Party’ s Over , The Peace in Valley Peaceful Easy Feel Peanuts’ Theme Peg Penn. 6-5000 People People Will Say Physical Piano Man Pink Panther ☞ The Pink Panther Please Mr . Postman Please Please Me Poinciana Polka Dots Moonbms Pop Goes Weasel [...]

  • Page 197

    Appendice P. 191 The Rose The Way W e Were The Way Y ou Do Then Came Y ou There Must Be Way There’ll Be Sad These Dreams They Call The Wind Things Things We Did Last Think Third Man Theme This Masquerade This Ole Man Those Were The Days Three Times A Lady Through The Y ears Tico T ico Time After T ime Time In A Bottle Tiny Bubbles T o All The Gir[...]

  • Page 198

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 192 Children’ s Songs T winkle, T winkle , Little Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MP ✔ I’m A Little T eapot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MP ✔ This Old Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MP [...]

  • Page 199

    Appendice P. 193 Y ou’re A Grand Old Flag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EB ✔ Stars And Stripes Forever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SK Anchors Aweigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SK ✔ Under The Double Eagle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

  • Page 200

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 194 Fa vorite Hymns Fairest Lord Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MP ✔ Amazing Grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MP ✔ Doxology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MP ✔ For[...]

  • Page 201

    Appendice P. 195 Largo from Symphony No. 9 by Dvorák . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SK Prelude In A by Chopin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MP Pizzicato Polka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SK Rondeau by Mouret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SK V[...]

  • Page 202

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 196 C Maj C7 C ∆ 7 C6 C sus4 C b5 C aug C6 9 C add9 C9 C1 1 C13 C7 b5 C7 #5 C7 sus4 C7 b9 ** * * * Cm Cm7 Cm6 Cm6 9 Cm#5 * T able of Chor d T ypes This table describes the fingering of 61 types of chords, including inversions, that the CP piano recognizes. All these are represented here in the key o[...]

  • Page 203

    Appendice P. 197 Cm7 b13 Cm7 1 1 b13 Cm7 b5 Cm7 b5 b9 Cm7 b5 1 1 Cm7 b5 9 C ∆ 7 #5 C ∆ 7 b5 C ∆ 9 13 C ∆ 9 #1 1 C ∆ 9 C ∆ 7 13 C ∆ 7 #1 1 13 C ∆ 9 #1 1 13 C ∆ 9 #1 1 13 Cm9 C dim C dim ∆ 7 C dim b13 C dim 9 C dim 1 1 C7 #9 C7 #11 C7 b9 11 C7 b9 #11 C7 #9 #11 C9 13 C9 11 13 Cm add9 Cm9 Cm7 11 Cm9 11 C7 #9 13 C9 #11 13 C7 b13 C7 b[...]

  • Page 204

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 198 A B C A. Using External Speakers The Concert Performer has an amplifier and built-in speakers and together , they produce a powerful sound. However , for larger venues or outdoor performances, you may need to use additional amplification and speaker systems. Standard 1/4-inch audio cables can be p[...]

  • Page 205

    Appendice P. 199 DE D. Using the Concert Performer with an External MIDI Instrument MIDI lets you expand the creative possibilities of the CP by connecting it to an external MIDI device or personal computer . Use a MIDI cable to connect the CP’ s MIDI Out jack to the other device’ s MIDI In. Likewise, connect the MIDI Out jack of the other devi[...]

  • Page 206

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 200 USB The Concert Performer can be connected with a personal computer with a USB cable for exchanging MIDI data. Y ou need a USB driver installed in your computer . [For W indows XP/Me users] A standard USB driver is already installed in your computer . Y ou don’ t need to install a new driver . [[...]

  • Page 207

    Appendice P. 201 MIDI Data Format 3. Exclusive data 3.1 UNIVERSAL REAL TIME SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE MESSAGE 3.1.1 Master V olume Format: F0 7f 7f 04 01 <ll> <mm> F7 <ll>: V ALUE LSB (*round up numbers of fiv e and above and drop anything under fiv e) <mm>: V ALUE MSB 00 00 - 7f 7f (- ∞ ~ 0dB) Default = 7fH/7fH 3.1.2 Master Fine T[...]

  • Page 208

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 202 3.1.5 Controller Destination Setting 3.1.5.1: Channel Pressure (After T ouch) Format: F0 7f 7f 09 01 <ch> [pp vv] ••• F7 <ch>: 0H-fH (ch.1 - ch.16) [pp vv]: pp vv a: Pitch 00H 28H - 40H - 4CH (-24 semitone ~ 0 ~ +12 semitone) Def ault = 40H b: Cutoff 01H 0 - 64 - 127 (-9600 cent [...]

  • Page 209

    Appendice P. 203 3.1.6 Ke y-Based Instrument Controllers Format: F0 7f 7f 0a 01 <ch> <kk> [nn vv] ••• F7 <ch>: 0H-fH (ch.1 - ch.16) <kk>: ke y number (00H - 7fH) [nn vv]: nn vv a:V olume 07H 0 - 64 - 127 (-100% ~ 0 ~ +100%) Default = 40H b:P anpot *absolute 0aH 0 - 64 - 127 (left - Center - right) Default = (Preset v a[...]

  • Page 210

    Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano P. 204 3.3 CP155/175/185/205 EXCLUSIVE MESSAGE F0H Sys-Ex 40H kawai - ID 7FH channel (7f: Global) 33H function (33: Common P arameter) ggH group-ID (04: Electronic Piano , 7f: Global) *ignore mmH machine-ID (06: CPxx5 , 7f: Global) *ignore llH sub-command <data> data ~ <data> ~data F7h Eox fu[...]

  • Page 211

    Appendice P. 205 3.3.5.Accompaniment Control *SMF sav e only Format: F0 40 7F 33 gg mm 40 bb cc vv F7 <bb>: Beat Bank No. 0-7FH <cc>: Music Style No . 0-7FH <vv>: MSB4bit: V ariationNo. / LSB 4bit: P atter nNo. P atter nNo . 0 Intro Star t 1 Ending Star t 2 Basic Star t 3 Fill Star t 4 Stop / P arameter Off 5 P arameter On V ar ia[...]

  • Page 212

    Appendice P. 206 MIDI Implementation Chart MODEL: Kawai Digital Piano CP205/CP185 D AT E : A PRIL 2003 V ERSION 1.0 Function T ransmitted *1 Recognized Remarks Basic Def ault 1 1-16 Channel Changed 1-16 1-16 Mode Default Mode 3 Mode 3 Messagees X Mode 3, 4 Altered ***** Note 36-96 0-127 Number T rue voice ***** 0-127 V elocity Note ON O O Note OFF [...]

  • Page 213

    Specifications CP205 / CP185 Keyboard 88 W ooden Keys, A W A PRO (CP205) / 88 W eighted Key , Advanced Hammer Action III (CP185) Polyphony Maximum 128 Preset Sounds Over 900 including Drum kits, 20 User Sounds Styles 220 Styles (4 V ariations per Style) Maximum 20 User Styles Style Controls Start/Stop, Intro/Ending (2 per Style), Fill-in (4 per Sty[...]

  • Page 214

    Concert Performer Series Digital Piano OW969E-T 0305 Printed in Japan[...]