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Kawai K5000S Owner's Manual

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    Introduction 1 k5000s owner’s manual.

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    2 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer this musical instrument is designed for household use, not commercial use. Fcc information this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to ...

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    Introduction 3 important safety instructions * read instructions – this owner’s manual contains valuable information that will help you make full use of the instrument’s many capabilities. All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. * retain instructions ...

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    4 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer * unplug the appliance and power supply cord from the wall outlet immediately and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: a) when the power-supply cord or plug is damaged. B) if liquid has been spilled, or objects ha...

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    Introduction 5 contents welcome to the k5000s .................................................................................................................. 9 if you need help... ........................................................................................................................

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    6 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer effect section _______________________________ 61 effect page parameters .............................................................................................................. 62 algorithms ............................................................

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    Introduction 7 reverse .............................................................................................................................................................................. 95 long delay ...........................................................................................

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    8 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer.

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    Introduction 9 welcome to the k5000s the k5000s is an advanced additive synthesizer that combines realtime perfor- mance features and unique synthesis capabilities into a single unit. Advanced additive tone generator the k5000 series updates the famous k5 synthesizer tone generator and its unique ad...

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    1 0 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer if you need help... Please consult your local kawai representative or contact the kawai distributor in your country. About the keyboard’s internal memory the contents of the keyboard’s internal memory (such as tone data) and system data may be lost if y...

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    Introduction 1 1 k5000s front panel front panel diagram is on an a3 paper foldout, with the rear panel drawing on the other side. This page is only a placeholder volume controls these control the output level of the instrument. There is one for each pair or outputs. Arpeggiator section these control...

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    1 2 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer k5000s rear panel rear panel diagram is on an a3 paper foldout. It is placed here temporarily. This page is only a placeholder power switch it all starts here... Midi in/out/thru connect your other midi devices here. Power recepticle apply grounded powe...

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    Tutorial 1 3 guided tour.

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    1 4 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer connections naturally, the first thing you ought to do with your k5000s is plug it in! Power using the cable provided, connect the power jack to anac outlet. Audio there are two pairs of audio output jacks on the back, plus the phones jack on the front ...

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    Tutorial 1 5 programmable footswitches you can connect additional momentary footswitches, like the kawai model f-1, to the footswitch jacks as well. These can be programmed to do a range of things, such as change octave or turn the arpeggiator on and off. F.Sw 2 f.Sw 1 volume pedal midi sequencer or...

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    1 6 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer play the demo now that everything is connected, lets see what the k5000s can do! In the package with your k5000s is a demonstration diskette. Playing this will give a good picture of the k5000s’s capabilities. Playing the demo • with the power off, inse...

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    Tutorial 1 7 playing sounds below is the k5000s single play screen. This screen appears after turning on the power. Arp up/dwn2 usr1 level pitch sw1 octup usr2 lfo spd pitch sw2 octdown usr3 vibrato pitch fsw1 arpegio usr4 panpot pitch fsw2 ------- a001 r u n n e r e single sounds the k5000s contain...

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    1 8 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer multi sounds multi patches are combinations of up to four single patches. They can be arranged in layers, key splits, velocity splits, channel splits, or any combination. Choosing a multi there are 64 multi patches, m01 – m64. • choose the multi bank: p...

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    Tutorial 1 9 programmable arpeggiator the programmable arpeggiator offers a wide range of options to mix preset control with live performance. The following explanation only hints at what is possible... • press system, then f2 (arp) to reach the arpeggiator common page. • set the controls as shown i...

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    2 0 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer.

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    Reference section • single section 2 1 single section.

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    2 2 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer single play pressing the single key on the right side of the keyboard brings up the single play window. Arp up/dwn2 usr1 level pitch sw1 octup usr2 lfo spd pitch sw2 octdown usr3 vibrato pitch fsw1 arpegio usr4 panpot pitch fsw2 ------- a001 r u n n e r...

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    Reference section • single section 2 3 modifying patches in single play mode, the macro controls on the left of the instrument are available for instant edit. These controls are described below. They add and subtract from the original values contained in the patch, and affect all sources. There are ...

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    2 4 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer single edit pressing edit brings up the edit menu. All editing pages can be accessed from this page, with the knobs on the left, or by using the patch select buttons to the right of the screen – see the legends underneath the buttons. F 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r ...

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    Reference section • single section 2 5 common the common section contains several pages of basic parameters such as the patch name, below. R 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 f 6 f 7 f 8 f 5 a001 runner common > -> name > !"#$%&’()*+,-./0123456789:;? @abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz[ ]^_ ‘abc...

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    2 6 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer r2 am selects sources for amplitude modulation. One source can be set to modulate an adjacent source, i.E., 1>2. F1 back goes back to the previous common page, above. F8 more goes to the macro and switch controller pages, below. Macro controller the nex...

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    Reference section • single section 2 7 f 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 a 0 0 1 r e z n a t o r m a c r o c o n t r o l l e r u s e r 3 u s e r 4 > d e s t 1 v i b r a t o d p d e s t 1 p a n p o t > d e p t h 1 + 1 6 d e p t h 1 + 3 1 > d e s t 2 p i t c h d e s t 2 p...

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    2 8 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer the switches can be set to any of the following functions: off switch will have no effect. Harmmax sets all harmonics to maximum level. Harmbrit sets all harmonics into a bright configuration (higher harmonics louder than lower harmonics). Harmdark sets...

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    Reference section • single section 2 9 r1 footsw1 selects the function for footswitch 1. R2 footsw2 selects the function for footswitch 2..

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    3 0 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer dco pressing dco in the single edit menu brings up the following screen which con- tains the dco parameters. R 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 f 6 f 7 f 8 f 5 a 0 0 1 r u n n e r d c o > w a v e t y p e a d d k s p i t c h 5 0 c e n t > p ...

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    Reference section • single section 3 1 dco pitch envelope the dco pitch envelope changes the pitch of the sound over time. Many acoustic instruments have small pitch changes during their initial attack – pulling guitar strings and embouchure in wind instruments – which can be simulated using the dco...

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    3 2 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer dcf pressing dcf in the single edit menu brings up the following screen which contains the dcf parameters. R 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 f 6 f 7 f 8 f 5 a 0 0 6 r e z n a t o r d c f > d c f a c t i v e r e s o n a n c e 7 > c u t o f ...

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    Reference section • single section 3 3 dcf (filter) envelope this screen controls the envelope generator for the filter. R 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 f 6 f 7 f 8 f 5 a 0 0 6 r e z n a t o r d c f e n v e l o p e > d e p t h + 6 3 d c y 2 t 1 2 7 > a t a k t 1 2 7 d c y 2 l + 6 3 >...

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    3 4 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 f 6 f 7 f 8 f 5 a 0 0 6 r e z n a t o r d c f m o d u l a t i o n > k s t o a t t a c k + 6 3 v e l o t o e n v + 6 3 > k s t o d c y 1 + 6 3 v e l o t o a t k + 6 3 v e l o t o d c y 1 + 6 3 b a c k s 1 p...

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    Reference section • single section 3 5 dca the digitally controlled amplifier (dca) sets the volume of the sound. It is con- trolled by an envelope to shape a sound’s overall transient characteristics. The dca envelope screen shows a visual representation of the envelope. R 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3...

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    3 6 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer dca modulation this page offers parameters to modify the dca envelope by key scale (which note is played) or velocity (how hard a key is played). Careful use of these parameters can add life and expression to any sound. R 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f...

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    Reference section • single section 3 7 additive this section presents the editing parameters for kawai’s add harmonic synthesizer. The first add screen presents seven submenus for navigation. R 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 a 0 0 2 l a u n c h e r m e n u n o r m a l m o d e m o r f m o d e > h a r ...

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    3 8 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer harmonic level (dhl) selecting harmonic level from the previous page brings you to the dhl menu page, where you can select pages for direct manipulation of the harmonic levels. R 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 f 6 f 7 f 8 f 5 a 0 2 3 l a ...

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    Reference section • single section 3 9 r1 velocity curve 12 velocity curves are available to adjust the response of the harmonic enve- lope to the touch of your playing. This curve is used for all sections of the patch. Curve #5 (below) equals an exact 1:1 correlation, the other curves weight the re...

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    4 0 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer 5th each harmonic tuned to a fifth above of the fundamental pitch: 3, 6, 12, 24, 48 (when lo is selected) / 96 (when hi is selected). All all 64 harmonics. Each only the selected harmonic, the pointed to by the arrow under the harmonic display. R2 harmo...

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    Reference section • single section 4 1 harmonic envelope (dhe) this screen is the menu for harmonic envelope functions. R 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 f 6 f 7 f 8 f 5 a 0 2 3 l a u n c h e r d h e m e n u > h a r m o n i c e n v e l o p e m u l t i v i e w > h a r m o n i c e n v e ...

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    4 2 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer dark the lower 32 harmonics. Odd the odd numbered harmonics. Even the even numbered harmonics. Oct each harmonic tuned to an octave of the fundamental pitch: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 (when lo is selected) / 128 (when hi is selected). 5th each harmonic tun...

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    Reference section • single section 4 3 l3 next harmonic l4 previous harmonic these buttons select an individual harmonic. The small arrow under the harmonics displays which harmonic is selected. R1 attack (rate & level) press r1 to switch between the attack rate and attack level. Use the value dial ...

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    4 4 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer lp2 loops between decay 1 level and decay 2 level, but uses both decay 1 and decay 2 rates. Harmonic envelope copy from this screen, you can copy sets of harmonic envelopes from one patch into the current patch. Since there are so many parameters in a h...

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    Reference section • single section 4 5 the following chart shows the pitch and frequency of each filter band. The bias control can be used to slide the entire range up and down. ) 0 = s a i b ( r e t l i f t n a m r o f d n a b 8 2 1 f o y c n e u q e r f r e t n e c . Z h 0 4 4 = 0 7 d n a b . Z h ...

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    4 6 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer l1 formant filter level edit r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 f 6 f 7 f 8 f 5 a 0 2 3 l a u n c h e r d f l e d i t g r o u p 2 0 b a n d b a n d 4 9 > > l e v e l 1 2 7 > s 1 a s 2 p s 3 a s 4 a s 5 - - s 6 - - l3 next l4 previous these ...

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    Reference section • single section 4 7 l2 formant filter level copy this copies the formant filter settings from a single patch in memory into the current single patch. R 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 f 6 f 7 f 8 f 5 a 0 2 3 l a u n c h e r d f l c o p y > s i n g l e n o . 1 > s o u...

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    4 8 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer time formant envelope sweeps the filter up and down formant envelope formant filter l2 dfe envelope edit this page contains the parameters for the formant filter envelope. There is one envelope per source. The envelope diagram shows the visual result of...

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    Reference section • single section 4 9 lp1 loops between decay 1 level and decay 2 level, at the decay 2 rate. Lp2 loops between decay 1 level and decay 2 level, but uses both decay 1 and decay 2 rates. R3 velo depth the key velocity can be used to adjust the amount of filter modulation by the envel...

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    5 0 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer morf morfing lets you create new harmonic shapes by dissolving between four differ- ent harmonic snapshots. This is done by copying four sources from patches stored in the k5000s. R 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 f 6 f 7 f 8 f 5 a 0 2 3 l...

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    Reference section • single section 5 1 lfo & copy the low frequency oscillator is a slow moving (sub-audio) oscillator that is used to modify the dco, dcf, or dca to give vibrato and tremolo effects. A source copy function is also included on this page. R 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 2 f 3 f ...

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    5 2 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer r3 source copy this lets you copy an entire source from another patch. R 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 f 6 f 7 f 8 f 5 a 0 0 1 r u n n e r s o u r c e c o p y > s i n g l e n o . A 0 3 6 > s o u r c e n o . 1 - - > s r c 1 s 1 a s 2 p s ...

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    Reference section • single section 5 3 control the control pages contain settings for real time control of the sound. Volume, pitch bend, pan r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 f 6 f 7 f 8 f 5 a 0 2 3 l a u n c h e r c o n t r o l > v o l u m e 1 2 7 b e n d e r p i t c h 2 4 > k e y o ...

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    5 4 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer r4 pan value places the sound left to right in the stereo field. F8 more press to go to the zone screen, below. Key and velocity zone r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 f 6 f 7 f 8 f 5 a 0 2 3 l a u n c h e r c o n t r o l > z o n e l o c #...

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    Reference section • single section 5 5 controllers the next two screens contain settings for aftertouch pressure, modulation wheel, and expression pedal control of the sound. Following these is a screen for assign- able controllers. R 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 f 6 f 7 f 8 f 5 a 0...

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    5 6 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer f1 back press to return to the previous screen. F8 more press to go to the expression pedal modulation screen, below. Expression pedal this screen contains settings for control of the sound using the expression pedal (midi controller 11). R 1 r 2 r 3 r ...

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    Reference section • single section 5 7 vibrato depth adds vibrato (lfo controls pitch). This parameter sets the amount of vibrato. Growl depth adds growl (lfo controls filter). This parameter sets the amount of growl. Tremolo depth adds tremolo (lfo controls volume). This parameter sets the amount o...

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    5 8 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer assignable controller two additional controllers can be used for modulation. The controllers are as- signed from the following screen. R 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 f 6 f 7 f 8 f 5 a 0 0 6 r e z n a t o r a s s i g n a b l e c o n t r ...

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    Reference section • single section 5 9 write after editing, save your sound by pressing the write button in the common section of the front panel. The following screen appears. R 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 a 0 0 1 r u n n e r > w r i t e delete > disk write l1 write this saves your patch to the i...

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    6 0 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer f1/f2 character this names the file on the disk. Use the f1 and f2 keys to select a character in the name (moves the cursor), and the value dial to select a letter. F8 execute press execute to save the file. It will be saved with the file extension show...

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    Reference • effects 6 1 effect section the effect section contains the settings for the digital effects generator. There is one effect generator for the entire k5000. When in single mode, the entire effect generator is available for the sound. When in multi mode, the effects settings of the single p...

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    6 2 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer effect page parameters the main effects page displays a block diagram of the algorithm selected. F 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 f 6 f 7 f 8 f 5 m 0 1 n e w w o r l d e f f e c t a l g o r i t h m 1 1 e 1 e 2 2 3 e 3 e 4 r e v g e q m a i n 4 i n d v a l g e 1 e 2 e 3 ...

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    Reference • effects 6 3 use the f2 through f8 keys to select an eq band, and the value dial to change the amount. The slider will change to visually indicate the setting, the number underneath shows the exact amount. F8 control goes to the effect controller page. Two controllers can be used to contr...

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    6 4 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer g cont 1 ~ 8 (general controllers 1~ 8) the eight midi general purpose controllers – continuous controllers 16–19 & 80–83. Source assignment grid (single patch only) in single mode, the source assignment grid on the left side of the screen is used to co...

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    Reference • effects 6 5 algorithms a 0 0 1 r u n n e r e f f e c t 1 2 3 4 5 6 a l g o r i t h m 1 > 1 - - - - - 1 e 1 e 2 > - 2 - - 2 - 2 > - - 3 - - - 3 e 3 e 4 r e v g e q m > - - - 4 - - 4 i a l g e 1 e 2 e 3 e 4 r e v g e q c t r l source assignment grid source 4 to input 4 effect input channel...

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    6 6 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer algorithm 2 a 0 0 1 r u n n e r e f f e c t 1 2 3 4 5 6 a l g o r i t h m 2 > 1 - - - - - 1 e 1 > - 2 - - - - 2 e 2 > - - 3 - - - 3 e 3 r e v g e q m > - - - 4 - - 4 e 4 i a l g e 1 e 2 e 3 e 4 r e v g e q c t r l in this algorithm, each input goes thro...

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    Reference • effects 6 7 effect types e 1 e 2 e 3 e 4 the four effects blocks represent individual effects. Any of the effects blocks can be assigned one of 36 different effects, which include a variety of delays, chorus, flanging, and distortion. The available controls vary from one effect to anothe...

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    6 8 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer r2 predelay time the amount of delay time before the effect. R3 feedback amount of delay looped back into the input. This creates a repeating delay. Tap delay 1 tap delay 2 f 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 m 0 1 n e w w o ...

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    Reference • effects 6 9 r4 feedback amount of delay looped back into the input. This creates a repeating delay. The original sound (input) and delay 1 are repeated together at the delay 2 time. Single delay this effect has a single delay, with a fine time adjustment for synchronizing to the beat. F ...

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    7 0 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer dual delay this effect has two delays, panned hard left and right. F 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 m 0 1 n e w w o r l d e 1 > t y p e d u a l d l y d l y t i m e l 1 5 0 m s > d e l a y l e v e l 2 5 f e e d b a c k l 6 ...

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    Reference • effects 7 1 stereo delay this is a single stereo delay. Repeats maintain the same stereo panning as the original signal. F 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 m 0 1 n e w w o r l d e 1 > t y p e s t e r e o d l y d e l a y t i m e 1 5 0 m s > d e l a y l e v e l...

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    7 2 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer l1 type selects the type of effect. L2 delay level master level of this effect block. R1 delay time adjusts the delay time from 0 - 720 ms. R2 feedback amount of delay looped back into the input. This creates a repeating delay. Auto pan auto pan moves t...

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    Reference • effects 7 3 r3 predelay time adds a delay (up to 100ms) before the panned sound starts r4 wave selects the lfo waveform used to control the panning. The choices are sine or triangle. Auto pan & delay auto pan moves the input source back and forth across the stereo field, with an added de...

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    7 4 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer chorus 1 chorus 2 chorus is a slight detune of the sound, which adds depth and richness to the sound. Great for guitars, electric pianos, organs, strings, choirs. Chorus 1 is a true stereo in / stereo out chorus – the left and right channels are indepen...

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    Reference • effects 7 5 chorus 1 & delay chorus 2 & delay chorus 1 is a true stereo in / stereo out chorus – the left and right channels are independent. Chorus 2 is a mono in / stereo out chorus – the left and right channels are summed together before entering a stereo chorus unit. F 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 ...

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    7 6 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer flanger 1 flanger 2 flange is a slight detune of the sound, with an airy phasing, which adds depth to the sound. Great for guitars and electric pianos. In flanger 1, the flange control is 180 ° out of phase between the left and right channels. In flange...

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    Reference • effects 7 7 flanger 1 & delay flanger 2 & delay in flanger 1, the flange control is 180 ° out of phase between the left and right channels. In flanger 2, the flange control is in phase between the left and right channels. F 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 m ...

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    7 8 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer ensemble ensemble is a three phase chorus, with each of the three chorus units at a different phase and frequency. This gives a slightly richer sound than the celeste effect, below. F 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 m 0 1 n...

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    Reference • effects 7 9 l1 type selects the type of effect. L2 dry/wet controls the ratio between the original (dry) and the chorused sound (wet). R1 depth adjusts the ensemble depth. R2 delay time adds a repeating delay of the ensemble sound (up to 200ms). Celeste celeste is a three phase chorus, w...

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    8 0 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer r2 depth controls how wide the detune is. R3 predelay time adds a delay (up to 100ms) before the celeste starts. Celeste & delay f 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 m 0 1 n e w w o r l d e 1 > t y p e c e l e s t e & d s p e ...

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    Reference • effects 8 1 tremolo tremolo changes the volume of the sound, making it louder and softer. Can be used for surf guitar sounds. F 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 m 0 1 n e w w o r l d e 1 > t y p e t r e m o l o s p e e d 6 > d r y / w e t 3 0 / 7 0 d e p t h ...

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    8 2 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer l1 type selects the type of effect. L2 dry/wet controls the ratio between the original (dry) and the tremolo sound (wet). R1 speed adjusts the tremolo speed. R2 depth controls how deep the tremolo is. R3 delay time adds a repeating delay of the tremolo ...

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    Reference • effects 8 3 l1 type selects the type of effect. L2 dry/wet controls the ratio between the original (dry) and the phaser sound (wet). R1 speed adjusts the phaser speed. R2 depth controls how wide the phasing is. R3 predelay time adds a delay (up to 100ms) before the phasing starts. R4 fee...

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    8 4 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer r1 speed adjusts the phaser speed. R2 depth controls how wide the phasing is. R3 delay time adds a repeating delay of the phaser sound (up to 200ms). R4 feedback feeds the sound back into itself, creating a longer sustained sound. Rotary this offers a t...

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    Reference • effects 8 5 r4 slow/fast switch changes between slow and fast. When this parameter is changed, the rotary changes to the other speed at a rate determined by the acceleration parameter. You can control this parameter using the effect controller, page 81. Auto wah the auto wah sweeps the f...

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    8 6 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer bandpass the bandpass effect filters out sound above and below the filter point. This can be used to create “telephone” sound, for example, or music playing out of a small radio. F 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 m 0 1 n e ...

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    Reference • effects 8 7 exciter the exciter emphasizes high frequencies to make a sound more easily discernible in a mix. The exciter uses to distortion to achieve its emphasis. F 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 m 0 1 n e w w o r l d e 1 > t y p e e x c i t e r e q l o ...

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    8 8 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer l1 type selects the type of effect. L2 dry/wet controls the ratio between the original (dry) and the enhanced sound (wet). R1 eq low adjust frequencies below the enhanced point. R2 eq high adjust frequencies above the enhanced point. R3 intensity adjust...

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    Reference • effects 8 9 r3 output level adjusts the level of the overdrive effect. R4 drive adjusts the amount of distortion. Distortion the distortion effect adds a harder distortion and sustain for electric guitar “fuzz” type sounds. F 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 ...

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    9 0 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer overdrive & delay overdrive & delay adds a slap echo delay to the overdrive sound. The result is an even longer sustained distortion sound. F 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 m 0 1 n e w w o r l d e 1 > t y p e o v e r . & d...

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    Reference • effects 9 1 distortion & delay f 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 m 0 1 n e w w o r l d e 1 > t y p e d i s t . & d e q l o w 0 d b > d r y / w e t 0 / 1 0 0 e q h i g h 0 d b d e l a y t i m e 0 m s d r i v e 5 0 a l g e 1 e 2 e 3 e 4 r e v g e q c t r l f2 ...

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    9 2 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer reverb types r e v the reverb block represents reverberation effects. Any of eleven different reverb types can be assigned, which include a variety of rooms, halls, and plates. The available controls vary from one effect to another. As can be seen from ...

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    Reference • effects 9 3 l3 dry/wet 2 controls the ratio between the original sound (dry) and the effected sound (wet) for the bottom input in the algorithm. R1 reverb time total reverberation time, in seconds. R2 predelay time the amount of delay time before the effect. R3 high frequency damping in ...

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    9 4 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer l3 dry/wet 2 controls the ratio between the original sound (dry) and the effected sound (wet) for the bottom input in the algorithm. R1 reverb time total reverberation time, in seconds. R2 predelay time the amount of delay time before the effect. R3 hig...

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    Reference • effects 9 5 r1 reverb time total reverberation time, in seconds. R2 predelay time the amount of delay time before the effect. R3 high frequency damping in most natural acoustic spaces, high frequencies are absorbed faster than low frequencies. High frequency damping simulates this phenom...

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    9 6 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer r2 predelay time the amount of delay time before the effect. R3 high frequency damping attenuates high frequencies from each repeat. Long delay f 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 a 0 0 1 r u n n e r r e v e r b > t y p e l o...

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    Reference section • multi section 9 7 multi section multi patches are combinations of up to four single patches. They can be arranged in layers, key splits, velocity splits, multiple channels or any combination..

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    9 8 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer multi play pressing the multi key on the right side of the keyboard brings up the multi play window. C h i m e r a r u n n e r s y n s t r g 1 g o o m 1 c h 1 c h 1 c h 1 c h 0 9 6 + 1 2 9 7 0 1 0 4 0 1 2 0 t r n s v o l t r n s v o l t r n s v o l t r ...

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    Reference section • multi section 9 9 f2 volume section 1 this parameter adjusts the volume of section 1. F3 transpose section 2 this parameter adjusts the pitch of section 2, in semitones. F4 volume section 2 this parameter adjusts the volume of section 2. F5 transpose section 3 this parameter adju...

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    100 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer multi edit pressing edit brings up the multi edit menu, below. M 2 1 k - h i t ! M e n u > c o m m o n > s e c t i o n > e f f e c t l1 common this jumps to the common edit, below. L2 section this jumps to section edit, discussed on the next page. L3 ef...

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    Reference section • multi section 101 m 2 1 k - h i t ! C o m m o n > v o l u m e 1 2 0 b a c k l1 volume this sets the master volume for the multi patch. F1 back this returns to the name page. Section the section pages contain parameters to setup each of the four sections of a multi patch. R 1 r 2 ...

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    102 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer l3 section pan adjusts the stereo pan for the section. L4 effect path routes this section to one of the four inputs of the effects section. For more on the effects, please see page !!!. M 0 1 n e w w o r l d a l g o r i t h m 1 1 e 1 e 2 2 3 e 3 e 4 4 a...

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    Reference section • multi section 103 write after editing, save your multi by pressing the write button in the common section of the front panel. The following screen appears. M 0 7 m o o n r i s e > w r i t e l1 write this saves your patch to the internal memory area. R 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l ...

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    104 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer.

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    Reference • common section 105 common the common area of the front panel, to the left of the lcd, contains controls for parameters that concern the entire instrument..

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    106 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer system section the system pages offer preference settings, that control the general behavior of the k5000s. The seven function keys (f1 – f7) jump between the seven sections of the system parameters. F1 fsw goes to the switch page. F2 arpeggiator goes t...

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    Reference • common section 107 r2 master tune master tune for the instrument. R3 master volume this sets the midi master volume for the instrument, midi controller 7. Fsw (programmable switches) on this page, the functions of the programmable switches (under the disk drive) and programmable footswit...

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    108 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer arpeggiator one of the unique features of the k5000s is its programmable arpeggiator, which allows a sophisticated level of programming. Common parameters f 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f2 f3 f6 f4 f7 f5 f8 a r p e g g i...

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    Reference • common section 109 last the last note repeats to fill the extra positions. First the first note repeats to fill the extra positions. Alternate the played notes are repeated in reverse order to fill the extra positions. If the repeated notes go back all the way to the beginning, more note...

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    110 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer low->hi notes are arpeggiated from low to high pitch. L4 note this sets the note value for the arpeggiator when in up, down, and random modes – quarter, eighth, sixteenth notes, etc. The settings are based on a clock resolution of 96 pulses per quarter ...

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    Reference • common section 111 arpeggio pattern edit on this screen you can edit the arpeggio pattern itself. F 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f2 f3 f6 f4 f7 f5 f8 a r p e g g i a t o r e d i t p a t t e r n s t e p l e v e l g a t e p a n n t 1 n t 2 n t 3 n t 4 [ 1 8...

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    112 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer for example, if you wanted to maintain a continuous bass not underneath the rest of the arpeggio, you would set nt1 to 1 on every step, then set nt2 equal to the step number on each step. The result: a two voice arpeggio with one voice playing all the n...

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    Reference • common section 113 midi f 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 s y s t e m m i d i > l o c a l o n > u n i t c h 1 > p r o r e c e i v e s e c s w a r p r s e t b k u p m i d i s y s d u m p m o r e f2 f3 f6 f4 f7 f5 f8 l1 local sets midi local control. If on the...

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    114 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer r3 receive exclusive if on, the k5000s will receive system exclusive messages. Dump this page is used to initiate a midi system exclusive file transfer. The program data is transmitted across midi. F 1 r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1...

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    Reference • common section 115 disk section the disk pages enable you to save your work on floppy disks. Whether to backup your patches, save a song for a studio date, load new sounds for another project, you’ll find the k5000s’s disk is your gateway to the outside world. Pressing disk on the front ...

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    116 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer note: the single bank selected before entering the disk section will be the only bank available. R1 single no. If you want to save one patch to disk, select the patch number here. F1/f2 character this names the file on the disk. Use the f1 and f2 keys t...

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    Reference • common section 117 l3 save arpeggio pattern r 1 r 2 r 3 r 4 l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 f 1 f 2 f 3 f 4 f 6 f 7 f 8 f 5 d i s k s a v e a r p e g g i o ! " # $ % & ’ ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; ? @ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z [ ] ^ _ ‘ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n ...

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    118 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer f1 file this scrolls through the files on the disk that match the selected file type. Use the value dial to select the desired file. F8 execute press execute to load the file. Mac / win 95 users note: all file names must be in standard dos 8+3 letter fo...

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    Reference • common section 119 r2 format d i s k f o r m a t > f o r m a t 1 . 4 m b f o r m a t t i n g w i l l d e s t r o y a l l d a t a o n t h e d i s k . E x e c this formats a disk to be used by the k5000s. The k5000s uses the same format as ibm compatible pcs. If a diskette is already forma...

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    Appendix 121 appendix.

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    122 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer pcm wa ve list no. Group wave name no. Group wave name no. Group wave name no. Group wave name 1 piano olduprit1 70 distharm harmnics 139 ahh choraah1 201 perc 2 kalimba1 2 olduprit2 71 banjo dulcimer2 140 voice1 202 agogo 3 gr.Piano 72 banjo 141 halo p...

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    Appendix 123 no. Group wave name no. Group wave name no. Group wave name no. Group wave name 267 sine sine 285 square squarld1 306 organ, reedorgn2 325 synbass synbass6 268 bowed1 286 squarld2 307 contnued accord.1 326 synbass7 269 concrtbd2 287 squarld3 308 accord.2 327 synbass8 270 fngbass3 288 sq...

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    124 kawai k5000s advanced additive synthesizer.