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Kawai CP 179 Owner's manual - Save These Instructions

Manual is about: digital Concert Perdormer

Summary of CP 179

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    1 p a rt names & functions 11 appendices 2 listening to the piano 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) 4 recording a song 5 using a style 6 concer t magic 7 system men u 8 v ocal har mon y & mic eff ects 9 using usb memor y 10 cd oper ations owner’s manual.

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

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    Page 3 thank you for purchasing this kawai concert performer (cp) series ensemble digital piano. The cp series piano has been designed to provide you with the ultimate musical experience, no matter your skill level. Featuring superbly realistic instrument tones and the most finely crafted keyboard in...

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    Page 4 ¡ important safety instructions..............6 1. Part names and functions ...............10 1) parts and names............................................................ 10 ‘ pedals ........................................................................ 12 ‘ front terminals...................

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    Page 5 8. Vocal harmony & effects ................125 1) vocal harmony ............................................................. 125 ‘ about vocal harmonies............................................ 126 2) mic effects .................................................................... 128 9. ...

  • Page 6: Save These Instructions

    Page 6 important safety instructions denotes that care should be taken. The example instructs the user to take care not to allow fingers to be trapped. Denotes a prohibited operation. The example instructs that disassembly of the product is prohibited. Denotes an operation that should be carried out...

  • Page 7: Warning

    Page 7 warning indicates a potential hazard that could result in death or serious injury if the product is handled incorrectly. Warning - when using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following. Do not use this product near water - for example, near a batht...

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    Page 8 it is a good practice to have the instrument near the ac outlet and the power cord plug in a position so that it can readily be disconnected in an emergency. The product should be located so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. Off failure to do so may...

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    Page 9 to reduce the risk of injury, close supervision is necessary when a product is used near children. This product should be used only with the stand that is provided by the manufacturer. Caution: to prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert. Attention: pour évi...

  • Page 10: 1. Part Names & Functions

    Page 10 1 p a rt names & functions 1. Part names & functions 1) parts and names ‘ control panel a e f g h i j k a power turns the instrument on/off. B music player input this jack is used to connect an ipod or similar mp3 player to the cp’s amplifier and speaker system. C master volume this slider is...

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    Page 11 1 p a rt names & functions u lcd touch screen displays information about the cp’s current sound selections, options, and settings, etc., while also controlling many aspects of the cp. V tempo / value dial this dial is used to adjust tempo, scroll through different selections, and adjust data...

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    Page 12 1 p a rt names & functions ‘ pedals s soft pedal depressing this pedal softens the sound and reduces its volume. This pedal can also be assigned to control other functions. (see page 36) t sostenuto pedal depressing this pedal after playing the keyboard and before releasing the keys sustains...

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    Page 13 1 p a rt names & functions 2) overview of controls 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 ...

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    Page 14 1 p a rt names & functions note that in order to avoid possible confusion within this owner’s manual, operating instructions related to the touch screen will use the verb touch, while instructions related to the button panel will use the verb press. E.G.: „ touch the page x button on the lcd...

  • Page 15: 2. Listening to The Piano

    Page 15 2 listening to the piano 2. Listening to the piano 1) getting assistance: using help and demo the first time you sit at the concert performer, you may feel overwhelmed by the wealth of features and options that it offers. You will find, though, that if you keep this owner’s manual handy you ca...

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    Page 16 2 listening to the piano … step 4 if desired, touch the screen to change the language of the help text. English, german, french, and spanish are available. Use the l and r buttons to selct a help topic. Index : takes you to the help menu. Language : selects the language. … step 5 to leave he...

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    Page 17 2 listening to the piano 3) using the demonstrations there are five types of demonstrations programmed in the cp piano. ‹ guided tour a combination of narration and music which highlights and explains various features and capabilities of the cp piano. ‹ key feature demos songs, text, and grap...

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    Page 18 2 listening to the piano … step 3 to exit, press the exit, play/stop or the demo button. „ when a selected demo song ends, another song of the same type will be randomly chosen from another category and played. You can select another demo song at any time by pressing the appropriate button. ...

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    Page 19 2 listening to the piano 4) playing piano music the concert performer has over seven hours of prerecorded piano music available for your listening pleasure. The piano music is divided into four categories: classical, contemporary, evening out and holiday music. You can listen to all selectio...

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    Page 20 2 listening to the piano … step 5 touch the play button to start the song. When the song is finished, another song from the same category will be played at random. Songs from the category will continue to play randomly until you exit the screen. Skip : skips randomly to the next song. Song li...

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    Page 21 2 listening to the piano … step 2 touch the song name to highlight one of the ten locations, then turn the dial or touch the select song buttons to select a new song for that location. Touch the screen to select a location to edit/ save : saves the edited list. Select song : selects a song. ...

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    Page 22 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) 3. Playing the piano (basic controls) this chapter discusses the basic operations that are used to play the concert performer, such as sound selection, part configuration and effect settings. 1) selecting a part to play when the cp’s main play screen is d...

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    Page 23 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) ‘ splitting the keyboard 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 ...

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    Page 24 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) 2) selecting sounds the concert performer has over 1000 instrument and drum sounds available from the front panel. You can freely assign any of these sounds to the four parts. Remember that there is always a sound assigned to each of the parts, even if s...

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    Page 25 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) ‘ favorite sounds because of the sheer number of sounds available, it can take a while to scroll through the various categories, sub-category tabs, and pages in order to find a particular sound. Fortunately, the favorites category allows you to store your...

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    Page 26 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) 3) 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. ¡ to use the mixer: … step 1 touch the mixer button while on the main play screen. The mixer screen will be sh...

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    Page 27 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) ¡ to adjust the individual section level: 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. … step 1 on the mixer screen, touch the style mixer button. The style mi...

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    Page 28 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) 4) effects you might have noticed that when you select some of the sounds, the led indicator for the reverb button is turned on. The reason for this is some of the sounds are automatically set up to use reverb with one or more additional effect on as par...

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    Page 29 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) … step 7 press the exit button to leave the reverb settings menu. … step 8 if you wish to turn the reverb effect off, press the reverb button again. ¡ type of reverb hall 1, hall 2 simulates the ambiance of a concert hall or theater. Stage 1, stage 2 sim...

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    Page 30 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) … step 4 touch the buttons above each slider to turn the chorus effect on or off. … step 5 touch the slider/part that you wish to adjust. … step 6 use the dial or touch and drag the slider to adjust the value. … step 7 press the exit button to leave the ...

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    Page 31 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) … step 4 touch the buttons to turn the effect on or off. … step 5 touch the effect paramaters that you wish to adjust. … step 6 turn the dial to adjust the value. … step 7 press the exit button to leave the effect settings screen. ‘ effect types chorus s...

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    Page 32 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) here are some guidelines for effect priority: „ priority is given to the parts in the following order: solo>right1>right2>left. This means that anytime the solo part is active, its effect settings will be used, not only for its sound but for any sound in...

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    Page 33 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) 5) transpose and octave shift transpose raises or lowers the cp’s pitch in half-step increments. Octave shift does the same but in octave increments. Transpose can be especially useful when you have learned a song in one key and have to play it in anothe...

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    Page 34 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) 6) metronome 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 s...

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    Page 35 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) 7) piano only 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...

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    Page 36 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) 8) performance button the performance button puts several useful performance functions conveniently at your fingertips by grouping them under one button. You can customize settings and access them via the performance button for the following functions: • ...

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    Page 37 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) ‘ performance button assign (solo portamento, panel lock) you can assign solo portamento or panel lock to the performance button. Portamento for the solo part the solo part is monophonic (only plays one note at a time) regardless of which sound is assign...

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    Page 38 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) ‘ left mode when using the left part, you can select between two modes, split or layer. Split 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 b...

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    Page 39 3 pla ying the piano (basic controls) ¡ to set the solo priority and trigger mode: … step 1 press and hold the performance button. The performance screen will be displayed. … step 2 touch solo priority or trigger mode and use the dial to assign a setting. … step 3 press the performance butto...

  • Page 40: 4. Recording A Song

    Page 40 4 recording a song 4. Recording a song the cp has built-in recording capabilities that allow you to record and play back your performances. Since the cp records your performances as digital data, not audio data, you can easily edit your performances after recording them. There are two ways t...

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    Page 41 4 recording a song … step 3 when you are finished recording, press the play/stop button. You may resume recording from the point where you stopped by repeating these steps from step 2. The current bar number is displayed beside the tempo. You can make changes to the panel settings before and ...

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    Page 42 4 recording a song ¡ part status the playback and record status for the right/left/solo 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 s...

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    Page 43 4 recording a song ‘ storing the song in internal memory once you finish recording a song you should store it in the internal memory before you turn the power off. Once the power is turned off your song data will be lost. „ if you press the exit button to get out of the easy recorder, the cp ...

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    Page 44 4 recording a song … step 2 touch the yes button to proceed, or the no button to cancel. „ delete erases all of the performance data for all parts and the style in the song. The panel setup, such as style, tempo, and sound settings are not erased by the delete function. ‘ easy loop you can s...

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    Page 45 4 recording a song part1 : selects a channel of part 1. Part2 : selects a channel of part 2. Back : takes you to the previous screen. More : takes you to the next screen. ‘ touch more - you can display the chord name, and also the channel to use for chord recognition. Chord : show hide the n...

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    Page 46 4 recording a song 2) advanced recording 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 se...

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    Page 47 4 recording a song … step 4 start recording by pressing the play/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 start/stop or intro buttons instead of the play...

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    Page 48 4 recording a song ‘ mixer on the mixer screen, you can change the following settings for each of the 16 tracks: reverb level, chorus level, effect on/off, panning, track mute, volume level. ¡ to use the mixer: … step 1 touch the number of the track or the e track f buttons to select the tra...

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    Page 49 4 recording a song ‘ track settings the track 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. You can change the track status or select a different sound for each track. The track s...

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    Page 50 4 recording a song „ 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. You can set more than one track to midi rec, enabling the cp to record on several tracks simultaneously over midi. Each m...

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    Page 51 4 recording a song ‘ style paste when you record a style as part of your song, the style data is automatically recorded on the style track. This data is unique to the cp, and cannot be used with any other musical instruments. Additionally the instrument tracks that are part of the style cann...

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    Page 52 4 recording a song … step 4 when you are ready to record, press the rec button and then the play button. The music will start immediately from the start bar that you have chosen. Once the song reaches the punch in bar, any notes that you play on the keyboard will be recorded. Recording will ...

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    Page 53 4 recording a song … step 3 press the rec button to start. The song will start playing. … step 4 when the song reaches the bar where you wish to punch in, press the center pedal and play the keyboard. … step 5 when you reach the bar where you wish to punch out, press the pedal again to stop ...

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    Page 54 4 recording a song … step 2 to 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 navigat...

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    Page 55 4 recording a song … step 6 in overdub mode, if you go back to certain point to enter a note, use the arrow buttons to move the cursor up and down to get to the event time where you want to insert the new data. … step 7 touch the stop button or the play/stop button to stop recording. „ trans...

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    Page 56 4 recording a song … step 4 touch initial tempo and adjust the initial tempo of the song. … step 5 touch transpose and set the transpose amount. You can transpose your song +/- 24 in half step increments. … step 6 when you are finished, touch the menu button to return to the advanced recorder...

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    Page 57 4 recording a song ¡ quantize quantize automatically shifts the timing of a note. This can be used to correct imperfect timing in a performance by shifting notes that were played either too early or too late so they will fall exactly on the correct beat. For example, you can accurately align...

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    Page 58 4 recording a song ¡ 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....

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    Page 59 4 recording a song ¡ 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. To track : selects the destination track where you ...

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    Page 60 4 recording a song ¡ merge merge combines data from two tracks. You 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 com...

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    Page 61 4 recording a song ¡ velocity modify velocity refers to how hard a key is struck, which translates into the dynamics of how loud the produced sound is. A note’s velocity is a numerical value from 1-127. When editing the note velocities in your recording, you can change them within a +/-100 r...

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    Page 62 4 recording a song ¡ transpose this will transpose the notes within a specified bar(s) up or down in half-step increments. Track : selects the track that has the notes you want to transpose. Choose from 1-16. Start bar : selects the bar where the notes you want to transpose start. End bar : s...

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    Page 63 4 recording a song … step 5 select the function that you would like to apply to this event. You can select delete to remove the event, insert to create a new event at any specified location, or replace to change the existing event. Enter new values in the pop up entry box when you select inse...

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    Page 64 4 recording a song ¡ save my song … step 1 from the my songs menu, select the save option the display will show a virtual keyboard. … step 2 touch the screen to enter a new name for the song, then touch the exec button. The recorder song will be stored to the cp's internal song memory. ¡ del...

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    Page 65 4 recording a song ¡ deleteing a song from my piano music. … step 1 from the piano music maker menu, select the delete option. The display will show a list of custom my piano music songs.. … step 2 select a song to be deleted and touch exec. The piano music song will be deleted. ¡ loading my...

  • Page 66: 5. Using A Style

    Page 66 5 using a style 5. Using a style the concert performer contains nearly 400 built-in styles for you to play along with, covering a wide variety of musical genres. You can choose from a simple drum or percussion accompaniment or add in a fully orchestrated arrangement. In addition to the full ...

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    Page 67 5 using a style … step 4 if you wish to play the selected style, press either the start/stop button to start the style playing immediately, or the intro/ending button to start the style with an intro pattern. You can also press the sync/fade out button before starting a style or pressing the...

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    Page 68 5 using a style ‘ fill-in and variation each style is made of four variation patterns and four fill-in patterns. Fill-ins are short patterns that temporarily embellish the style. Fill-ins can add excitement and rhythmic change to the style and be used as a musical lead in between the variati...

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    Page 69 5 using a style 2) auto accompaniment system the auto-accompaniment system (acc) is a powerful feature that determines how the styles will interact with you as you play. The acc system analyzes your playing and adjusts the notes the style plays to follow the chords that you play on the keybo...

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    Page 70 5 using a style … step 3 touch the screen to select the acc key recognition mode. The lcd indicator for each virtual button will turn on or off to indicate that the selected key recongition mode is enabled. … step 4 touch the bass inversion button if you would like to turn it on. The led ind...

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    Page 71 5 using a style 3) 1-2 play if you want to play using an accompaniment style, but have no idea as to what sounds you should use for the right and left-hand parts, try using the 1-2 play feature. This feature gives you a preprogrammed panel setup with appropriate sounds and settings for the s...

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    Page 72 5 using a style 4) 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 play quickly instead of spending a lot of time programming all the settings and...

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    Page 73 5 using a style … step 5 to return to the main screen, press the exit button. „ 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 registrat...

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    Page 74 5 using a style … step 3 touch the name button. The display will show a virtual keyboard. … step 4 touch the screen to enter a new name for the registration group. Back : takes you to the previous menu. Save : saves the new registration group name … step 5 touch the save button to confirm the...

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    Page 75 5 using a style 5) song stylist with over 1000 sounds and nearly 400 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. T...

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    Page 76 5 using a style … step 4 touch the page buttons to display the song titles on the other pages in the same category. Touch the desired song name to select it. Page : searches for a title on the other pages. Group : jumps to the song stylist category menu. Abc : searches for a title in alphabe...

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    Page 77 5 using a style ¡ to search the song stylist by song title: … step 1 touch the song list button. The category list appears, showing the different musical genres for the song stylist. … step 2 touch the search by name buttons. Touch the screen to take you to the first letter of the name of the...

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    Page 78 5 using a style 6) keyboard harmony when the auto-accompaniment is enabled, selecting the keyboard harmony function will automatically add notes to your right hand (melody) part, helping you to sound more professional. This function analyzes the notes you play and automatically adds notes fr...

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    Page 79 5 using a style 7) creating your own styles the concert performer contains nearly 400 built-in styles covering a wide variety of musical genres. There are two powerful features that allow you to edit any of these styles to better suit your musical tastes, or even create your own style entire...

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    Page 80 5 using a style 8) conductor the conductor is used to edit preset or user style data. There are two editing methods offered by the conductor. Easy style edit this is an easy way to edit the style data. The cp built-in styles are comprised three different types, full, intimate, and solo piano...

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    Page 81 5 using a style … step 5 touch the part buttons at the bottom of the screen to mute/un-mute each section … step 6 if you would like to save your edits, touch the save to preset button in the top right corner. The saved contents will be written to the preset style. If you don’t save your edit...

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    Page 82 5 using a style … step 4 alternatively, touch the fader that you wish to edit and make your edits via the zoomed interface. You can continue to make edits while the style is playing to hear your changes. … step 5 touch the back button to return to the easy style edit screen. … step 6 if you ...

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    Page 83 5 using a style ‘ user conductor styles … step 1 touch the user button. If there are any user conductor styles available, they will be displayed. … step 2 touch the screen to select your desired user conductor style. Touch the screen to select your desired user conductor style. Page : show u...

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    Page 84 5 using a style 9) making a style with get phrase from recorder this is the most flexible way to create a new style. You can take music that you have recorded using the cp’s own recorder and convert it into style data. Or, you can use an external midi device or a personal computer to create t...

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    Page 85 5 using a style … step 3 to make a completely new style, touch make new style. To edit an existing style, touch edit existing style, then use the dial to select the style you wish to edit. … step 4 touch the enter button. The get phrase from recorder screen will be displayed. … step 5 touch ...

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    Page 86 5 using a style … step 10 touch preset tempo, then use the dial to set the default tempo for the new style. Save to : the location to which the new style will be saved. Name : the name of the new style. Preset tempo : the tempo that is set automatically when the new style is selected. Back :...

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    Page 87 5 using a style crossover this determines the point where a scalic phrase will be transposed to keep the notes in a musically useful range. When notes in a scalic phrase fall below the crossover point you select they will be transposed up one octave by the accompaniment system. For example i...

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    Page 88 5 using a style 10) 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 crea...

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    Page 89 5 using a style … step 9 touch the save button to save the new style. … step 10 touch preset tempo button and use the dial to set the default tempo for the style. Save to : selects the location to be saved. Name : names the style. Preset tempo : sets the default tempo for the style. Back : t...

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    Page 90 5 using a style 11) editing sounds even though the concert performer has over 1000 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 ed...

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    Page 91 5 using a style … step 4 touch the screen to select the different effect settings, then use the dial to change their values. … step 5 when you are finished, touch the save button to save your settings. „ touching the save button will save all changes made in the preset effect settings menu. I...

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    Page 92 5 using a style … step 4 touch the parameter buttons at the bottom of the screen, then use the dial to change its value. Alternatively, touch the area above/below each parameter bar to adjust the value directly. Back : takes you to the previous menu. More : takes you to the preset effect set...

  • Page 93: 6. Concert Magic

    Page 93 6 concer t magic 6. Concert magic thanks to kawai’s innovative concert magic (cm) feature, absolutely anyone can sit at the concert performer and experience the joy of being a real performing musician… even if they have never touched a musical instrument in their life! Concert magic allows y...

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    Page 94 6 concer t magic … step 2 if you want to go to another song category, touch search by category. You can also search for a specific title by using search by name, which will list all 176 song titles in alphabetical order. You may also use the dial to scroll through all the titles one after ano...

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    Page 95 6 concer t magic 2) performing 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 pa...

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    Page 96 6 concer t magic … step 5 if you have selected a song that has lyrics, you may view them by touching the lyrics button. … step 6 if you would like to play any song by steady tapping (instead of following the original rhythm), touch the steady beat button. … step 7 touch the score button to d...

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    Page 97 6 concer t magic „ you can save your new sound settings by touching the save button. The soft reset function will be required to return the sounds to their original settings (see page 122). „ you can transpose the song by pressing the transpose buttons. ¡ to enter the chain play mode of the ...

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    Page 98 6 concer t magic ‘ steady beat play after you choose a song, you can touch the steady beat button to play the song by steady tapping instead of the original rhythm. You can play any song from any arrangement category by tapping steady beats. 3) creating a concert magic song you can also use ...

  • Page 99: 7. System Menu

    Page 99 7 system men u 7. 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. ¡ to us...

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    Page 100 7 system men u 1) tuning tuning allows you to adjust the cp’s pitch. You 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 = ...

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    Page 101 7 system men u 2) touch 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 touch curve offers the standard feel of an acoustic piano for practicing music. The cp offers five other touch curves ranging from li...

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    Page 102 7 system men u … step 3 touch the create button when you finish playing. The cp will analyze your playing and create a custom touch curve for you based upon your playing style. The user touch exec screen will be displayed. Use the dial to select either user 1 or user 2 as the location for yo...

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    Page 103 7 system men u 3) 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, th...

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    Page 104 7 system men u 4) virtual voicing voicing is a technique used by piano technicians to mold the character of a piano’s sound. The voicing 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 thr...

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    Page 105 7 system men u 5) resonance ‘ damper 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 ...

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    Page 106 7 system men u 6) concert 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. Preset : sele...

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    Page 107 7 system men u 7) pedal assign the soft, sostenuto and damper 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. With an optional expression pedal connected to the exp ped...

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    Page 108 7 system men u … step 1 select the pedal assign option in the system menu (page 1). The lcd screen will display the pedal assign screen. Touch the screen to select which pedal you want to make assignments for. Damper : selects the right pedal (damper). Center : selects the center pedal (sos...

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    Page 109 7 system men u 8) fill-in mode this determines whether or not a fill-in will be automatically played each time a variation button is pressed. There are two options. Normal a fill-in will not be automatically played each time a variation button is pressed. Fill ins will only be played if a f...

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    Page 110 7 system men u 9) solo settings this configures the special settings for the solo part. Changing these settings will also change these settings in the performance menu. ‘ solo priority since the solo part allows you to play only one note at a time (monophonic), it is important to select whic...

  • Page 111

    Page 111 7 system men u 10) video out this function is used select the type of video signal that will be output by the video out jack. Ntsc the tv video signal system mainly used in north american countries and japan. Pal the tv video signal system mainly used in european countries. Off the video si...

  • Page 112

    Page 112 7 system men u 11) effect for 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 wil...

  • Page 113

    Page 113 7 system men u 12) temperament the cp offers not only equal temperament (the modern standard) but also immediate access to temperaments popular during the renaissance and baroque periods. You can also create your own user tuning temperament as well. … step 1 select temperament form the syst...

  • Page 114

    Page 114 7 system men u pure temperament this temperament, which eliminates dissonances for thirds and fifths is still popular for choral music because of its perfect harmony. You need to be aware what key you are playing in with this temperament. Any key modulation will result in dissonances. When y...

  • Page 115

    Page 115 7 system men u 13) sound select mode this function determines how sounds will be selected. There are two options. Auto select this is the factory default. The sound changes immediately to the highlighted sound on the selected sound page when you press a sound selection button or select a ne...

  • Page 116

    Page 116 7 system men u 14) style select mode this function determines how styles will be selected. There are two options. Auto select this is the factory default. The style changes immediately to the highlighted style on the selected style page when you press a style selection button or select a ne...

  • Page 117

    Page 117 7 system men u 15) 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...

  • Page 118

    Page 118 7 system men u ‘ transmit 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 wh...

  • Page 119

    Page 119 7 system men u ‘ midi accordion on page four of the midi settings menu you can configure the cp to be played from a midi accordion. Solo ch. (solo) : selects receive channel for the solo (solo) part. Choose 1-16. Melody ch. (right1) : selects receive channel for the melody (right1) part. Cho...

  • Page 120

    Page 120 7 system men u 16) power 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 in the power up setting menu to save the current panel se...

  • Page 121

    Page 121 7 system men u 17) registration filter a registration is a setup that remembers the current panel settings along with many other performance functions so that you can recall them at the touch of a button. In some cases you may not want certain parameters such as tempo or transpose to be cha...

  • Page 122

    Page 122 7 system men u 18) soft reset the soft reset function allows you to return all of the user settings back to the original factory settings. You can instantly reset all of the user settings or only the ones you want to reset at the touch of a button. ¡ to perform a soft reset: … step 1 touch ...

  • Page 123

    Page 123 7 system men u 19) software version this function is used to show what system software version is currently installed on the cp. ¡ to show the software version: … step 1 touch software version on page two in the system menu. … step 2 the software version will appear in the lcd screen. Menu ...

  • Page 124

    Page 124 7 system men u 20) display control 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 but...

  • Page 125

    Page 125 8 v ocal har mon y & mic eff ects 8. Vocal harmony & mic effects the concert performer includes a microphone input jack. You can plug in a microphone and sing while playing on the cp. You can also “mic” other instruments or plug other electric instruments into the microphone input. The voca...

  • Page 126

    Page 126 8 v ocal har mon y & mic eff ects … step 4 touch the page buttons to list more harmony types on the other pages. Touch the screen to choose a harmony type. Page : searches for a harmony type on the other pages. Edit : display detailed settings. Level : adjusts the harmony level. Source : se...

  • Page 127

    Page 127 8 v ocal har mon y & mic eff ects ¡ tips and suggestions don’t be afraid to experiment with different harmony types. After a little trial and error, you will begin to learn which harmony type will be most appropriate for a particular musical setting. The harmony names will help you find the ...

  • Page 128

    Page 128 8 v ocal har mon y & mic eff ects 2) mic effects there are five different mic effects available to enhance the audio signal (voice or instrument sound) coming from the microphone jack. All effects, except the echo/vibrato, operate independently of one another. The mic effects function is sep...

  • Page 129

    Page 129 8 v ocal har mon y & mic eff ects ¡ to add mic effects: … step 1 press the mic effects button. The button’s indicator light will show that it has been activated. Any effect that is active in the mic effects menu will be turned on. … step 2 press and hold down the mic effects button until th...

  • Page 130: 9. Using Usb Memory

    Page 130 9 using usb memor y 9. Using usb memory the concert performer’s usb connector provides a convenient way to load and save various types of data, ranging from recorded compositions and user settings, to mp3/wav audio data and standard midi (gm) songs. In this chapter we shall investigate the ...

  • Page 131

    Page 131 9 using usb memor y ‹ to save your data: … step 1 in the usb menu, touch save. The usb save menu will be displayed. … step 2 touch the screen to select the type of data to save. Touch the screen to select the type of data to save. Menu : takes you to the usb menu. Page : show the other page...

  • Page 132

    Page 132 9 using usb memor y ‘ loading data from usb memory this function allows you to load data that has been stored on a usb memory device. Song one song can be loaded into the recorder from usb. User style up to 20 styles can be loaded from usb. This number varies depending on the size of the da...

  • Page 133

    Page 133 9 using usb memor y touch the screen to select the data to load. Back : takes you to the previous menu. All : selects the “all” file type if that is how the files were saved. Each : displays data files that were saved individually. Exec : proceeds to the next screen. … step 5 touch the screen ...

  • Page 134

    Page 134 9 using usb memor y ‘ erasing data from usb memory this function allows you to erase data that is no longer required from the usb memory device. The following types of data can be erased: ƒ song, my piano music ƒ user style, user conductor, user sound, user touch, user system eq, user tempe...

  • Page 135

    Page 135 9 using usb memor y ‘ formatting a usb memory device the format function allows all data stored on the usb memory device to be cleared. ‹ to format a usb memory: … step 1 in the usb menu, touch format. The usb format menu will be displayed. … step 2 connect a usb memory device. … step 3 tou...

  • Page 136

    Page 136 9 using usb memor y ‘ play midi song the cp is capable of playing back songs recorded in either the cp’s internal format or the standard midi file (smf) format. Songs stored in the cp’s internal format are typically those that have been recorded using your own instrument, although it is of ...

  • Page 137

    Page 137 9 using usb memor y … step 4 press the play/stop button to load the song and start playback automatically. You may also touch the select button to load the song, but wait for playback to be started manually. … step 5 touch the song chain button to have the cp automatically play all songs in...

  • Page 138

    Page 138 9 using usb memor y … step 4 to adjust the tempo, touch the tempo box, then use the dial to change the values. If the song you are playing has lyrics included in the data, the show lyrics button will appear on the song play screen. If you touch the show lyrics button, the song’s lyrics will...

  • Page 139

    Page 139 9 using usb memor y ‘ playing mp3/wav audio the cp’s audio player function allows mp3 or wav audio files stored on usb memory to be played back directly through the instrument’s speaker system. This feature is particularly useful when attempting to learn the chords or melody to a new piece, ...

  • Page 140

    Page 140 9 using usb memor y repeat : repeat the current audio file. Name : the name of the current audio file. Volume : adjust the volume using the dial. Main screen : retur n to the main screen.. Play mode : adjust the type of play mode for the audio files (all / program / random / single). Song list...

  • Page 141

    Page 141 9 using usb memor y ‘ recording mp3/wav audio the cp’s record audio function allows you to create digital audio files from your performances in just a few steps. The recordings are saved to usb memory in either mp3 or wav format, allowing them to be emailed to friends and family, or played b...

  • Page 142

    Page 142 9 using usb memor y … step 5 touch the z button (record). The audio recorder will enter ‘ready’ mode. Touch the x button (play). The audio recorder will enter ‘recording’ mode. All sounds created by the instrument, including line-in and microphone sound, will be recorded to the mp3/wav file....

  • Page 143

    Page 143 9 using usb memor y ‹ to select a usb song (audio play) song source: … step 3 touch usb song. A list of playable mp3 audio files stored on the usb memory device will be shown in the lcd display. Touch wav to list wav audio files stored on the connected usb memory device. Select the desired mp...

  • Page 144: 10. Cd Operations

    Page 144 10 cd oper ations 10. Cd operations with the concert performer’s built-in cd-r drive, you can record your performances to cd-r and cd-rw discs. You can record a "live" keyboard performance, a pre-recorded song from the recorder, or both. In addition "live" performances and prerecorded music...

  • Page 145

    Page 145 10 cd oper ations 2) playing an audio cd the operation of the concert performer’s cd function is similar to that of a regular cd player. … step 1 insert an audio cd into 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 c...

  • Page 146

    Page 146 10 cd oper ations 3) recording to cd the cp can record performances directly onto a cd-r or cd-rw disc. These performances can be “live” playing with or without auto-accompaniment styles, or previously recorded songs played from the easy or advanced recorder. It is even possible to record v...

  • Page 147

    Page 147 10 cd oper ations ¡ recording tips and suggestions „ anyone can have fun making cd recordings and sharing them with family and friends. You 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 perform...

  • Page 148

    Page 148 10 cd oper ations ‘ record to cd with additional sound sources as with the record audio usb function, it is also possible to record cds while the cp is playing back a midi song or mp3/wav audio file. … step 1 insert a blank or ‘open’ cd in the cd drive, then touch the record option in the cd...

  • Page 149

    Page 149 10 cd oper ations 4) closing (finalizing) your cd while your recorded cd can be played back using the cd drive on the concert performer, in order to listen to the tracks using a regular (audio) cd player, it is usually necessary to first close (finalize) the cd. Please note that once a cd-r d...

  • Page 150

    Page 150 10 cd oper ations 5) advanced options the advanced options cd menu includes functions to: delete the most recently recorded track on a cd-rw disc. Format a cd-rw disc. The above options be unavailable if a cd-r disc is inserted into the cd drive. If a particular advanced option is unavailab...

  • Page 151

    Page 151 10 cd oper ations ‘ formatting a cd-rw the function allows a cd-rw disc to be formatted. Remember that formatting will erase all the data stored on the cd-rw. ¡ to format a cd-rw: … step 1 insert a cd-rw that you want to format into the cd drive and press the cd button. When the cd drive is...

  • Page 152: 11. Appendices

    Page 152 11 appendices 11. Appendices 1) connection examples 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...

  • Page 153

    Page 153 11 appendices 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. Likewis...

  • Page 154

    Page 154 11 appendices 2) usb midi information in order to exchange midi data between the digital piano and a computer via usb connection, usb-midi driver software must be installed on the computer to allow proper operations. Please read the following instructions carefully as a different usb-midi d...

  • Page 155

    Page 155 11 appendices ‘ notes on usb midi usage when both midi jacks and the usb port are connected simultaneously, the usb port has priority. When connecting a usb cable to the cp209/179 digital piano, first connect the usb cable and then turn the cp209/179 digital piano power on. When connecting t...

  • Page 156

    Page 156 11 appendices 3) preset styles swing & big band page 1 page 2 page 3 fast big band fast big band 2 big band samba vegas big band jitterbug night club medium big band big band foxtrot slow big band sing it big band cha cha medium swing 3 jazz vocal a cappella jazz bluesy swing medium swing m...

  • Page 157

    Page 157 11 appendices others: bass & drum others: blues page 1 page 1 fast swing kc blues medium swing delta blues swing ballad piano blues jazz waltz r&b hip jazz fast r&b bossa blues/rock samba blues/rock 2 shuffle slow blues 8 beat slow r&b blues ballad others: contemporary others: holiday page 1...

  • Page 158

    Page 158 11 appendices 4) song stylists a abraham,martin & achy breaky heart across the alley after the love has afternoon delight ain't goin' down ain't misbehavin' ain't no woman ain't too proud alfie all by myself all for love all i ask of you all i have to do all i wanna do all my loving all of m...

  • Page 159

    Page 159 11 appendices fascination fast car feelin' stronger feelings feels so good feels so right feliz navidad ferry cross mersey fever fields of gold fire & rain first time ever i flashdance fly me to the moon foggy day, a folsom prison fool on hill,the for all we know for he's a jolly for the go...

  • Page 160

    Page 160 11 appendices l la bamba lady lady is a tramp last dance last date last night of,the last time i,the last time saw pari laughter in rain lay down sally layla lazy afternoon leaving jet plane let it be let it snow! Lets get it on let's stay togethr light my fire lilli marlene little drummer ...

  • Page 161

    Page 161 11 appendices silent night silly love songs silver and gold silver bells singing in rain sixteen tons sleigh ride small world smile smoke gets in eyes smooth operator snow bird so in love soldier of love some day my prince some days diamonds some enchanted eve someone to watch something som...

  • Page 162

    Page 162 11 appendices 5) concert magic songs titles written in bold type indicate the song as displayed in the lcd screen. Song title type lyrics children’s songs twinkle, twinkle, little star............................................... Mp i’m a little teapot .......................................

  • Page 163

    Page 163 11 appendices song title type lyrics classical selections andante from symphony no. 94 by haydn ....................... Mp fur elise by beethoven ..................................................... Eb an die freude (ode to joy) ............................................... Mp clair de l...

  • Page 164

    Page 164 11 appendices 6) accompaniment chord types the table below describes the fingering of all 61 types of chords, including inversions, that the cp piano recognizes. All chords are represented here in the key of c, however transposition of these chords into any other key also applies. Charts mar...

  • Page 165

    Page 165 11 appendices 7) program change numbers bank category sound name prog msb lsb piano concert grand 1 121 0 concert grand 2 1 95 16 studio grand 1 121 1 jazz grand 1 95 8 pop piano1 2 95 10 bright pop piano 2 95 13 pop piano 2 2 95 11 pop piano 3 2 95 12 studio grand2 1 95 17 mellow grand 1 1...

  • Page 166

    Page 166 11 appendices bank category sound name prog msb lsb woodwind exp jazz alto 66 95 12 jazz alto 66 95 14 jazz alto bend 66 95 15 breathy jazz alto 66 95 13 ballad tenor 67 95 6 breathy tenor 67 95 5 growl tenor 67 95 4 lead soprano 65 95 1 exp alto 66 95 6 soft alto 66 95 7 exp tenor 67 95 9 ...

  • Page 167

    Page 167 11 appendices bank category sound name prog msb lsb others: vocal choir aahs 53 121 0 choir aahs 2 53 121 1 choir aahs 3 53 95 5 slow choir 53 95 2 breathy choir 53 95 1 choir ooh/aah 54 95 53 ooh 54 95 1 choir & string 53 95 3 choir aahs sfz 53 95 4 voice 86 121 0 choir 92 121 0 jazz ensem...

  • Page 168

    Page 168 11 appendices bank category sound name prog msb lsb others: drum & percussion stereo ambience kit d3 stereo funk kit d4 stereo platinum kit d5 stereo ballad kit d6 standard kit d1 jazz kit d33 brush kit d41 room kit d9 power kit d17 analog kit d26 dance kit d27 electric kit d25 standard kit...

  • Page 169

    Page 169 11 appendices 8) drum & sfx kit mapping : same as standard kit standard kit standard kit 2 room kit power kit electric kit analog kit dance kit jazz kit brush kit orchestra kit c1 c 24 c# 25 snare roll d 26 finger snap d# 27 high q std2 hhc e 28 slap std1 hhp o h h 2 d t s 2 h s u p h c t a...

  • Page 170

    Page 170 11 appendices sfx kit sfx kit 2 nature transportation war games animal farm mystery theatre game show counting trip to japan a 21 monster a# 22 b 23 horse gallop rain c1 c 24 c# 25 screaming d 26 d# 27 e 28 explosion f 29 horse whinney thunder f# 30 g 31 plane g# 32 a 33 a# 34 jet plane d n...

  • Page 171

    Page 171 11 appendices stereo ambience kit stereo funk kit stereo platinum kit stereo ballad kit c1 c 24 c# 25 d 26 d# 27 e 28 f 29 f# 30 g 31 g# 32 a 33 a# 34 b 35 ambi bd2 funk bd2 plat bd2 bala bd2 c2 c c2/36 ambi bd1 funk bd1 plat bd1 bala bd1 c# 37 ambi rim ambi rim plat rim plat rim d 38 ambi ...

  • Page 172

    Page 172 11 appendices 9) midi implementation chart model: kawai digital piano cp209 / cp179 function transmitted *1 recognized remarks basic channel default 1 1-16 changed 1-16 1-16 mode default mode 3 mode 3 messages x mode 3, 4 altered ***** note number 21-108 *7 0-127 *7 0-127, including transpo...

  • Page 173

    Page 173 11 appendices 10) specifications cp209 / cp179 keyboard 88 wooden keys, rm3 grand action polyphony maximum 192 preset sounds over 1000 including drum kits, 20 user sounds styles 390 styles (4 variations per style) maximum 20 user styles style controls start/stop, intro/ending (4 per style), ...

  • Page 174

    Page 174 11 appendices user notes.

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    Cp209/cp179 owner’s manual kpsz-0294 : 816554 ow1033e-j0909 version 1 printed in indonesia copyright © 2009 kawai musical instruments mfg. Co.,ltd. All rights reserved..