Kawai CP95 manuel d'utilisation

Digital Piano CP95 Owner’s Manual[...]

– 2 – Thank you for choosing this Kawai CP95 Digital Piano. Y our new CP95 is a high-quality instrument offering the very latest in leading-edge music technology . This manual contains valuable information that will help you make full use of your CP piano’ s many capabilities. Please read it carefully and keep it handy for further reference. [...]

– 3 – Important Safety Instructions When using the headphones, do not listen for long periods of time at high volume levels. Doing so may result in hearing problems. The chair must be used properly (it must be used only when playing the product). ● Do not play with it or stand on it. ● Only one person is allowed to sit on it. ● Do not sit[...]

– 4 – Failure to do so may cause breakdown of this product and other devices. ● Doing so may cause the product to generate noise. ● If the product generates noise, move the product sufficiently away from the electrical appliance or connect it to another AC outlet. Failure to do so may damage them, resulting in fire, electric shock or short-[...]

– 5 – ● Doing so may cause the product to become deformed or fall over, resulting in breakdown or injury. Do not stand on the product or exert excessive force. Notes on Repair Should an abnormality occur in the product, immediately turn the power OFF, disconnect the power cord plug, and then contact the shop from which the product was purchas[...]

– 6 – (D) (E) (C) (A) (B) ASSEMBLING THE ST AND Be sure that all parts are included before starting to assemble your unit. P ARTS PROVIDED Side Panel (A) . . . . . . . . 2 pcs. Back Panel (B) . . . . . . . 1 pc. Pedal Board (C) . . . . . . 1 pc. Screw (D) . . . . . . . . . . . 2 pcs. Screw (E) . . . . . . . . . . . 4 pcs. Bolt (F) . . . . . . .[...]

– 7 – 3. Place the piano on the front half of the stand so that the metal fitting holes are seen when viewed from the top. Slide the piano backward while holding it with one hand so that it does not incline and fall from the stand. The hooks on the piano are then engaged with the metal fittings on the Side Panels. Pay attention so that your han[...]

– 8 – P AR T NAMES MASTER VOLUME SLIDER (A) Move the volume slider to the right to increase the instrument’ s volume. Move the slider to the left to decrease the volume. STYLE BUTTONS (B) These buttons are used to select dif ferent styles to accompany your playing. METRONOME BUTTON (C) This button is used to start/stop the metronome. REGISTRA[...]

– 9 – REVERB BUTTON (L) This button turns the Reverb on/off. EFFECT BUTTON (M) This button turns the Effect on/of f. DUAL/SPLIT/RHYTHM BALANCE SLIDER (N) This slider adjusts the volume balance of the two sounds used in Dual mode or Split mode. Also adjusts the volume of the accompaniment style. SOUND BUTTONS (O) These buttons are used to select[...]

– 10 – POWER BUTTON (a) This button turns the instrument on and of f. Be sure to turn off the instrument when you are finished playing. SOFT PEDAL ( b) Depressing this pedal softens the sound and also reduces its volume. SOSTENUTO PEDAL (c) Depressing this pedal after playing the keyboard and before releasing the keys sustains the sound of only[...]

– 11 – BOTTOM / LINE OUT JACKS (e) These jacks are used to connect an external amplifier and speakers, or a cassette recorder to the CP piano. LINE IN JACKS (f) These jacks are used to connect stereo outputs from other audio equipment or electronic instruments to the CP piano’ s speakers. MIDI JACKS (g) These jacks are used to connect the CP [...]

– 12 – GETTING ST AR TED 1. BASIC OPERA TIONS (1) T urn on the power . Y ou will find the POWER SWITCH at the right end of the front panel. Press this button to turn on the power . Pressing it again will turn off the power . (2) Adjust the volume. Play a note on the keyboard and adjust the volume (Moving the slider to the right raises the volum[...]

– 13 – keyboard and lower keyboard -and lets you play a dif ferent sound in each section. Press the SPLIT button to activate the split function. First choose the sound you would like to use for the upper keyboard. Then, while holding down the SPLIT button, choose the sound for the lower keyboard. Y ou can adjust the volume balance between the t[...]

– 14 – -Adding an ef fect to the sound enhances tonal quality and improves acoustical realism. There are twelve types of effect in the CP95. They are Chorus 1, Chorus 2, Chorus 3, Chorus 4, FB Chorus, Tremolo, Rotary 1, Rotary 2, Flanger , Delay 1, Delay 2 and Delay 3. T o add an effect to the sound, press the EFFECTS button. The LED indicator [...]

– 15 – (3) Adjust the T empo. Y ou can adjust the tempo by using the V ALUE buttons. The tempo is shown in the LED display when the style is running . If the tempo is not shown in the LED display , touching the V ALUE buttons will activate the LED display to show the tempo. (4) T urn on the accompaniment. When the ACC button is pressed, the CP [...]

– 16 – The piano can be transposed up to 12 half steps higher or 12 half steps lower . Pressing TRANSPOSE button again turns the transpose function off. The TRANSPOSE function remembers the current setting as long as the power is on. 4. TOUCH RESPONSE When playing a piano, the volume of the sound produced increases in direct relation to how har[...]

– 17 – will start. The LED display shows the demo song number . When the first demo song is finished, the CP piano will play all the other demo songs one at a time in order . If you would like to listen to a particular demo song, use the V ALUE buttons to select your desir ed song. T o stop the demo, press the DEMO/CONCER T MAGIC button again a[...]

– 18 – 7. REGISTRA TION A Registration is a setup that remembers most of the panel setting, such as sound selections and effect settings, so that you can recall them at the touch of a button. Six Registrations can be memorized and saved. (1) T o memorize the current panel settings, press and hold the REGISTRA TION button. While holding down the[...]

– 19 – DIGIT AL RECORDING FUNCTIONS 1. EASY RECORDING Press the REC button. The CP piano is now ready to record. T o cancel the recording, pr ess the REC button again. Begin playing some music on the piano. The CP piano will automatically start recording with the first note you play . Y ou can also start recording by pressing the PLA Y/STOP but[...]

– 20 – Press the PLA Y/ST OP button after you have finished r ecording. Holding down the PLA Y/STOP button, press the SONG 2 button. Releasing both buttons will play Song No.2. Playback will automatically stop when the song is finished. Y ou can adjust the tempo of playback by using the V ALUE buttons. RECORDING/PLA YING BACK THE LEFT AND RIGHT[...]

– 21 – NOTE: If you play with the style (rhythm and accompaniment), it is also recorded but only on track 1. PLA YING BACK THE LEFT - AND RIGHT -HAND P ARTS SEP ARA TEL Y After you have recorded the left- and right-hand parts (T rack 1 and T rack 2) separately , it is possible to play back the two parts by themselves or together . The following[...]

– 22 – CONCER T MAGIC The great German composer Johann Sebastian Bach once said, “Playing the keyboard is simple. Just strike right keys at the right time.” Many people wish it were that simple. The reality is very different of course. However , there is a way to make playing the keyboard very simple. Y ou don’t even have to strike right [...]

– 23 – & ? 8 3 8 3 Œ œ œ # ∑ œ œ # œ œ œ n œ ∑ j œ ≈ œ œ œ œ œ œ ≈‰ J œ≈ œ œ # œ œ œ œ # ≈‰ Key on x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 3.PERFORMING A SONG Now you’re ready to play yourself. T ap out the rhythm of the selected song on any one of the 88 black or white keys on your piano keyboard. A[...]

– 24 – Melody Play These songs are also quite easy to play , especially if they are familiar to you. T o perform them, tap out the rhythm of the melody on any one of the keys on your piano keyboard. Singing along as you tap the rhythm can be helpful. Play “T winkle, T winkle, Little Star” for example. Follow the melody’ s rhythm as shown.[...]

– 25 – FUNCTION MODE The Function Mode gives you access to many other useful features on your CP piano. T o enter the Function Mode, pr ess the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons at the same time. The LEDs for both buttons will flash. Press one of the following sound buttons to choose a function to edit. T o exit the Function Mode, press either the TO[...]

– 26 – T o select the key signature of the temperament, simply pr ess one of the 88 piano keys. The LED display shows you the note name for the key you pressed and it will be chosen as the key of the temperament. For example, if the song you are going to play is written in D major , press any “D” key to set the temperament key . BRIEF EXPLA[...]

– 27 – WERCKMEISTER III TEMPERAMENT , KIRNBERGER III TEMPERAMENT 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 of the Pythagorean temperament.[...]

– 28 – 4. Local Control On/Off This function determines whether the CP piano’ s sound will be played from the piano’ s keyboard (“On”) or only from an external MIDI instrument (“Off”). Even with local control “Of f” the piano’ s keyboard will still transmit to an external MIDI instrument or personal computer . Press the WOOD-W[...]

– 29 – IN OUT MIDI MIDI IN CP95's Piano sound Synthesizer's String sound MIDI cable Digital Synthesizer CP95 MIDI The term MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, an international standard for connecting synthesizers, sequencers (digital recorders) and other electronic instruments so that they can exchange perform[...]

– 30 – MIDI IN IN OUT MIDI MIDI OUT MIDI cable CP95 MIDI Sequencer (2) Connection to an external sequencer When connected as shown in the illustration, you can record songs played on the CP95 with a sequencer , and use the CP95’ s tones controlled by the CP95’ s MUL TI-TIMBRAL MODE function to create a multi-layer MIDI recording.[...]

– 31 – LIST OF PRESET SOUND PIANO E. PIANO GUIT AR BASS 1. Concert Grand 1. Modern EP 1. Nylon Acoustic 1. Acoustic Bass 2. Studio Grand 2. Modern EP 2 2. Nylon Acoustic 2 2. Finger Bass 3. Mellow Grand 3. Modern EP 3 3. Steel Guitar 3. Finger Slap Bass 4. Modern Piano 4. Classic EP 4. 12 Strings 4. Pick Bass 5. Rock Grand 5. Classic EP 2 5. Ja[...]

– 32 – STYLE LIST (FOR US and AUSTRALIA) (FOR OTHERS) BIG BAND / SWING BALLAD BIG BAND / SWING BALLAD 1. Fast Big Band 1. Modern Ballad 1. Fast Big Band 1. Cont R&B Ballad 2. Medium Big Band 2. Modern Ballad 2 2. Slow Big Band 2. Modern Ballad 3. Slow Big Band 3. Pop Ballad 3. Medium Swing 1 3. Pop Ballad 4. Medium Swing 4. 50’ s Orch Bal[...]

– 33 – CONCER T MAGIC SONG LIST Category # Song Title Arrangement T ype Children's Songs 1 T winkle, T winkle, Little Star MP 2 I'm A Little T eapot MP 3 Mary Had A Little Lamb MP 4 London Bridge MP 5 Row , Row , Row Y our Boat MP 6 Frère Jaques MP 7 Old MacDonald Had A Farm MP Christmas Songs 8 Hark The Herald Angels Sing MP 9 Jingl[...]

– 34 – SPECIFICA TIONS Keyboard 88 W eighted Keys with Advanced Hammer Action III T ouch T ype 6 T ypes (Normal, Light 1/2, Heavy 1/2, Off) Max Polyphony 64 Notes Sounds 1 12 (from the panel), total 256 Sounds (GM2) Ef fects Chorus (1-4), FB Chorus, Flanger, Delay (1-3), Tremolo, Rotary (1-2) Reverb (Small Room, Medium Room, Large Room, Medium [...]

– 35 – MIDI IMPLEMENT A TION CHART KA W AI DIGIT AL PIANO Date: March 2003 MODEL: CP95 V ersion: 1.0 FUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECEIVED REMARKS Basic Channel (Default) 1 1-16 (Changed) 1-16 x Mode (Default) 3 3 (Message) x 3, 4 (Altered) ✻✻✻✻✻✻✻✻ Note Number 21-108 0-127 (T rue V oice) ✻✻✻✻✻✻✻✻ 0-127 V elocity (Note O[...]

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