Kawai Stage Piano MP5 Owner's Manual

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Owner’s manual.
Page 2: Save These Instructions
2 important safety instructions when connecting the ac power cord and other cords, take care not to get them tangled. Pulling the ac power cord itself may damage the cord, causing a fire, electric shock or short-circuit. Denotes that care should be taken. The example instructs the user to take care ...
Page 3: Caution
3 do not place the product near electrical appliances such as tvs and radios. Take care not to allow any foreign matter to enter the product. Before connecting cords, make sure that the power to this product and other devices is turned off. Do not use the product in the following areas. Areas, such ...
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4 the power supply cord or the plug has been damaged. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the product. The product has been exposed to rain. The product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance. The product has been dropped, or the enclosure dam...
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Page 7: Welcome to The Mp5
7 welcome to the mp5 thank you for purchasing the kawai mp5. The mp5 stage piano features 256 internal sounds of the highest quality. The mp5 can also be used as a midi master controller. On stage, at home, or in the studio, the mp5 has been designed to offer quick and easy access to many sophistica...
Page 8: Table of Contents
8 welcome to the mp5.....7 1. Names and functions.....10 1.1 front panel.....10 1.2 headphone jack.....12 1.3 rear panel.....12 2. Basic operations.....14 2.1 getting ready.....14 2.2 selecting a sound.....15 2.3 layer.....17 2.4 split.....17 2.5 piano only.....18 2.6 metronome.....18 2.7 transpose....
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9 8.2.11 receive channel.....49 8.2.12 lcd contrast.....49 8.2.13 led brightness.....49 8.2.14 out mode.....49 8.2.15 foot switch mode .....49 8.2.16 wheel mode .....50 8.2.17 dump mode .....50 8.3 system dump.....50 8.3.1 dump current.....50 8.3.2 dump all sound.....51 8.3.3 dump all setup.....51 8...
Page 10: 1. Names and Functions
10 1. Names and functions 1.1 front panel [fader section] 1. Volume fader the volume fader controls the master volume level of the mp5. 2. Zone select buttons the zone select buttons are used to select one of the four zones for editing. Only one zone can be selected at a time. The front panel settin...
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11 [effect buttons] 11. Sw button this button turns the assigned function on or off. Many different functions can be assigned to this switch for your convenience. When in edit mode, pressing the sw button will exit from edit mode. 12. Efx button this button turns the efx on or off for the selected z...
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12 1.2 headphone jack the headphone jack is located in front at the left end of the key slip. Use a headphone with a standard stereo 1/4 inch phone jack. 1.3 rear panel 1. Power switch turns the mp5 on or off. 2. Power receptacle connect the power cable, which is included in the mp5 package, to this...
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Page 14: 2. Basic Operations
14 2. Basic operations 2.1 getting ready since the mp5 has no built-in speakers, you will need to connect a mixer, keyboard amplifier or headphones in order to listen. Turn the mp5 on, using the power switch on the rear panel. It is recommended to turn the mp5 on before turning on any amplifiers in ...
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15 2.2 selecting a sound the mp5 always starts up in sound mode when the power is turned on. The sound button will be lit to indicate sound mode is active. Operation 1 select the sound category by pressing a sound select button in the top row. There are 3 rows of sound select buttons, the top row is...
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16 in sound mode, the “1” in the display indicates that the zone 1 is currently selected. When the multitimbre is off, the default settings of the zones are as follows. It is recomended for simple midi transmit/receive use on stage etc. The default txchannel is system ch (see page45). Zone 1 interna...
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17 2.3 layer let’s try layering another sound. Turn the zone 2 on by pressing the zone on/ off button for zone 2. The zone select button for zone 2 is automatically selected and the display shows the sound name for zone 2. Select the sound for zone 2 with the sound select buttons as shown in the pre...
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18 2.5 piano only the piano only function lets you quickly return the mp5 sounds to the default settings. Press the piano button and the sound select button 1 simultaneously. All the current settings (except for system settings) will go back to original and only concert grand sound can be played on ...
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19 2.8 using the mp5 as a midi controller the mp5 can control external devices via midi. Midi connection connect the midi out on the mp5 to the midi in on an external midi device with a midi cable. Selecting the midi channel the midi transmit channel of the mp5 must be matched with the receive chann...
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20 the transmitted program number is shown in the display. You can also send program change numbers by using value buttons. Note: full program change numbers including bank numbers can be transmitted by setting them in menu and saving it as a setup. See page35 for details. 2.9 selecting a setup the ...
Page 21: 3. Sw Button
21 3. Sw button the sw button is a programmable realtime switch which can be assigned to one of 8 different functions. Press and hold the sw button. The display shows the currently assigned function. Press the sw button again to exit without changing the function. Use the value buttons to change the...
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22 when the sw button is off: the display briefly shows as follows and the rotary speed changes to slow. Note: when the rotary effect is not in use, the display briefly shows as follows. 3.4 eq bypass on/off you can temporarily bypass the eq by turning the sw button on. When the sw button is lit the...
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23 3.6 foot switch lock you can lock the assignable foot switch to avoid unnecessary movement by accident. First, connect a foot switch to the fsw jack on the rear panel of the mp5. When the sw button is lit the foot switch lock is on. Foot switch lock on: the display briefly shows as follows and th...
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24 3.8 external sequencer start/stop you can start and stop the external sequencer connected to the mp5 with sw button. First, connect an external sequencer to the midi out jack on the rear panel of the mp5. Make sure that the sequencer is capable to receiving external midi clock and commands. Check...
Page 25: 4. Efx/reverb
25 4. Efx/reverb the internal sounds of the mp5 can be enhanced using the built in reverb and efx generators. There are 7 reverb types and 22 different efx types to choose from. Mp5 contains 4 variations of efx type per int section, and different efx can be added to the sound of each zone. 4.1 efx t...
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26 auto wah: auto wah creates an automatic filter sweep at the attack of each note. Pedal wah: pedal wah creates a filter sweep with the expression pedal connected to the mp5. Enhancer: enhancer produces a crisper tone, so the sound is more easily discernible. Overdrive: overdrive effect adds tube-a...
Page 27: 5. Control Knobs
27 5. Control knobs select the function with the buttons on the left and use the knobs to change the values. You can also move the cursor with the menu buttons and change the value with the value buttons while the display is showing control knobs function. 5.1 effect make sure that the effect button...
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28 17. Rotary 1 rate slow/fast wet balance 18. Rotary 2 rate slow/fast drive 19. Auto wah sense 0 -100 (%) wet balance 20. Pedal wah sense 0 -100 (%) wet balance 21. Enhancer intensity 0 -100 (%) send level 22. Overdrive drive 0 -100 (%) wet balance reverb parameter list reverb time reverb depth 1. ...
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29 5.3 tone modify the mp5 allows certain characteristics of the sounds to be custom tailored to suit a particular musical or playing style, or to create many variations and different types of sounds. Tone modify settings can be done for each zone individually. The following parameters are provided:...
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30 cutoff: raising the cutoff level makes the sound brighter, lowering the level makes the sound duller. Attack: as the value increases, the attack time becomes longer, which means a slower attack is produced. Decay: this parameter controls the amount of time from the peak level to the sustain level...
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31 when the selected zone is set to ext, the display shows the midi cc numbers. The default parameters assigned for each knob are as follows. A: #10 panpot (pan) b: #70 sustain level (stn) c: #76 vibrato rate (vbr) d: #77 vibrato depth (vbd) note: if the selected zone is set to both, changing the mi...
Page 32: 6. Menu
32 6. Menu the menu buttons allow access to the edit parameters in the mp5. This collection of settings together with other editable parameters can be stored as a setup. The mp5 provides 256 setups, and all are user programmable. A setup consists of four zones. Each zone can be set as internal, exte...
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33 6.1 editing procedure and parameters first, press the zone select button for the zone to be edited. Next, press the menu buttons until the parameter you want to edit appears in the display. When a zone is set as both, pressing the zone select button again will switch the menu list from internal t...
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34 6.2.4 string resonance (int piano only) the volume of string resonance can be changed to the level you prefer. The value changes from 0 (off) to 10. In acoustic pianos, there are strings corresponding to each key. When a key is pressed, strings of other keys in the related harmonic series to the ...
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35 6.2.8 tx prg # (ext only) this parameter determines if a program change number will be transmitted (on) or not (off) when a setup is recalled. If you want to switch sounds on external midi devices every time you call the setup turn this parameter on. 6.2.9 prg # (ext only) this parameter determin...
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36 6.2.14 velocity switch velocity switching is an extremely useful and creative tool for customizing a performance. Using velocity switching, it is possible to have either one sound switch to another sound at a set velocity, or even for a second sound to be added in once a certain velocity has been...
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37 note: each zone can have a separate velocity switch value. By setting the soft zone velocity switch value higher than that of the loud zone, a dynamic area where both sounds play can be created. It is also possible to switch internal zones with external zones for even more possibilities. Note2: v...
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38 6.2.19 transmitting volume (ext only) this parameter determines if an initial midi volume message will be transmitted (on) to an external midi device or not (off) when a setup is recalled. Note: in a zone set to external or both, moving the faders will still transmit volume messages even if tx vo...
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39 6.2.25 foot switch this parameter determines if a foot switch connected to the foot switch jack is active (on) or not (off) for the selected zone. The type of controller assigned to the footswitch is a common setup parameter and is used for all zones of a setup as a global parameter. 6.2.26 expre...
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40 6.3 common parameters common parameters are affecting all zones. 6.3.1 stretch tuning the hearing ability of a human is uneven and is not accurate with high frequency and low frequency as it is with the middle range. The tuning of an acoustic piano is stretched to compensate for this so the sound...
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41 for the mersenne pure temperament. It produces chords that are more beautiful than those with the equal temperament. Werkmeis/kirnberg: these two temperaments are placed in between meantone and pythagorean. For music with few accidentals, this temperament produces the beautiful chords of the mean...
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42 6.3.7 modulation wheel control change number this parameter assigns a control change number to the modulation wheel on the right side of the front panel. See page72 for the list of control change numbers. Note: when the following numbers are selected for the footsw,exp or modulation wheel control...
Page 43: 7. Store
43 7. Store you can save the changes of the settings made as either a sound or a setup. Up to 256 sounds or 256 setups can be stored. Moreover, the common parameters can also be stored as the initial setting in sound mode. The following groups of parameters are stored. [sound] selected zone’s one so...
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44 7.2 storing the common settings while in sound mode, press the store button. The display will show the following screen: press the value down button, the display will show the following screen: press the value up button to confirm. The store procedure can be cancelled at any time by pressing any ...
Page 45: 8. System
45 8. System use this mode to set the system parameters of mp5. To enter the system mode, press the system button. 8.1 system menu use the menu buttons to scroll through the system parameters. [system parameter] system channel touch system tune volume slider action reverb offset eq offset local cont...
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46 8.2.2 touch this parameter adjusts the touch response curve of the keyboard. Heavy+: this curve has a steep rise as velocity increases, and a shallower curve at low velocities. (see 1) this curve requires the most striking force to produce a loud volume. Heavy: this curve requires a stronger stri...
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47 8.2.3 system tuning this parameter sets the global master tuning of the mp5. The value changes from 427.0 to 453.0 (hz). 8.2.4 volume slider action this selects how the volume sliders react, when you change the volume. Normal: the value changes immediately, when the volume slider is moved. Catch:...
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48 8.2.9 multi-timbral mode multi-timbral mode allows the mp5 to receive data on more than one midi channel simultaneously. In this mode, the mp5 can play different musical parts with different sounds for each part. On1/2: this is a flexible 16 part multi-timbral setup. (on 1 and on 2) mp5’s normal ...
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49 8.2.11 receive channel this parameter determines whether or not a particular midi channel will receive incoming midi data from an external source. This parameter can be used to filter out data on specific midi channels that are not intended for the mp5. On: the mp5 responds to midi data received ...
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50 8.3 system dump 8.3.1 dump current this function transmits the current and active settings of the mp5 as a system exclusive message via the midi out. Press the system button. Then press the menu-down button until “dump current” appears on the display. Press the value-up button. The display will a...
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51 note: loading the data back to the mp5 will change the current settings. Setup and system data will not change. You can use this function to temporarily change the setting from your sequencer. If you want to save the setting, you must use the store procedure and save as setup. 8.3.2 dump all soun...
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52 8.4 system reset 8.4.1 reset one sound/setup this function resets one sound or setup back to the original factory default settings. Press the system button. Then press the menu-down button until “reset x- x-x” (x-x-x stands for the setup number) appears on the display. Now use the sound select bu...
Page 53: 9. Other
53 9. Other 9.1 midi in when the multi-timbral mode is off, the mp5 receives the midi information coming in the system channel only. (see page45) for changing the internal sounds via midi, refer to the sound program number list on the next page. Note: if the mp5 receives the program number from 1 to...
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54 9.3 sound program number list multi timbre on1 multi timbre on2 bank bank bank bank prog# msb lsb prog# msb lsb piano 1 a concert grand 1 0 0 1 95 16 b studio grand 2 0 0 1 95 17 c mellow grand 3 0 0 1 95 18 d jazz grand 4 0 0 1 95 19 2 a concert grand2 5 0 0 1 121 0 b studio grand 2 6 0 0 1 121 ...
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55 multi timbre on1 multi timbre on2 bank bank bank bank prog# msb lsb prog# msb lsb 5 a crystal ep 49 0 0 6 95 1 b new age ep 50 0 0 6 95 2 c new age ep2 51 0 0 6 95 3 d new age ep3 52 0 0 6 95 4 6 a clavinet 53 0 0 8 121 0 b synth clavinet 54 0 0 8 121 1 c clavi & marim 55 0 0 8 95 1 d clavi phase...
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56 multi timbre on1 multi timbre on2 bank bank bank bank prog# msb lsb prog# msb lsb organ 1 a church organ 97 0 0 20 121 0 b full pipes 98 0 0 20 95 9 c full ensemble 99 0 0 21 95 10 d church organ 2 100 0 0 20 121 1 2 a principlechoir 101 0 0 20 95 23 b small ensemble 102 0 0 20 95 8 c small ens. ...
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57 multi timbre on1 multi timbre on2 bank bank bank bank prog# msb lsb prog# msb lsb 5 a passionate vln 17 0 1 41 121 0 b classic violin 18 0 1 41 95 3 c passionate vc 19 0 1 43 121 0 d classic cello 20 0 1 43 95 4 6 a choir 21 0 1 53 121 0 b breathy choir 22 0 1 53 95 1 c choir aahs 23 0 1 53 95 3 ...
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58 multi timbre on1 multi timbre on2 bank bank bank bank prog# msb lsb prog# msb lsb pad & synth 1 a new age pad 65 0 1 89 121 0 b new age pad 2 66 0 1 89 95 1 c new age pad 3 67 0 1 89 95 2 d new age pad 4 68 0 1 89 95 3 2 a atmosphere 69 0 1 100 121 0 b brightness 70 0 1 101 121 0 c brightness 2 7...
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59 multi timbre on1 multi timbre on2 bank bank bank bank prog# msb lsb prog# msb lsb 5 a rhythm guitar 113 0 1 28 121 0 b overdrive 114 0 1 30 121 0 c distortion 115 0 1 31 121 0 d muted electric 116 0 1 29 121 0 6 a pedal steel 117 0 1 27 121 1 b hawaiianguitar 118 0 1 27 95 1 c jazz guitar 119 0 1...
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60 9.4 notes about usb the mp5 can be connected to a personal computer with a usb cable for exchanging midi data. You need a usb driver installed in your computer. [for windows xp/me users] a standard usb driver is already installed in your computer. You don’t need to install a new driver. [for wind...
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61 specifications keyboard 88 keys with advanced hammer action iv # of zone 4 zones # of internal sound 256 sounds polyphony maximum 192 effect 7 reverbs 22 effects 4-band equalizer internal memory 256 setups display 16 x 2 lcd w/backlight jack 1/4” out (l/mono, r) headphones midi in/out/thru usb (t...
Page 62: Mp5 Midi Implementation
62 mp5 midi implementation contents 1. Recognized data 1.1 channel voice message 1.2 channel mode message 1.3 system real time message 2. Transmitted data 2.1 channel voice message 2.2 channel mode message 2.3 system real time message 3. Exclusive data 3.1 universal realtime exclusive message 3.2 du...
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63 1. Recognized data 1.1 channel voice message note off status 2nd byte 3rd byte 8nh kkh vvh 9nh kkh 00h n=midi channel number :0h-fh(ch.1 ~ ch.16) kk=note number :00h - 7fh(0 ~ 127) vv=velocity :00h - 7fh(0 ~ 127) note on status 2nd byte 3rd byte 9nh kkh vvh n=midi channel number :0h-fh(ch.1 ~ ch....
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64 damper pedal status 2nd byte 3rd byte bnh 40h vvh n=midi channel number :0h-fh(ch.1 ~ ch.16) vv=control value :00h - 7fh(0 ~ 127) default = 00h 0 - 63=off, 64 - 127=on sostenuto pedal status 2nd byte 3rd byte bnh 42h vvh n=midi channel number :0h-fh(ch.1 ~ ch.16) vv=control value :00h - 7fh(0 ~ 1...
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65 01h 64h mmh decay time mm:00h - 7fh(-64 ~ 0 ~ +63) default = 40h 01h 66h mmh release time mm:00h - 7fh(-64 ~ 0 ~ +63) default = 40h * ignoring the lsb of data entry * it is not affected in case of modifying cutoff if tone does not use the dcf. Rpn msb/lsb status 2nd byte 3rd byte bnh 65h mmh bnh ...
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66 mono status 2nd byte 3rd byte bnh 7eh mmh n=midi channel number :0h-fh(ch.1 ~ ch.16) mm=mono number :01h(m=1) poly status 2nd byte 3rd byte bnh 7fh 00h n=midi channel number :0h-fh(ch.1 ~ ch.16) 1.3 system realtime message status feh active sensing 2. Transmitted data 2.1 channel voice message no...
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67 volume status 2nd byte 3rd byte bnh 07h vvh n=midi channel number :0h-fh(ch.1 ~ ch.16) v=volume :00h - 7fh(0 ~ 127) default = 64h panpot status 2nd byte 3rd byte bnh 0ah vvh n=midi channel number :0h-fh(ch.1 ~ ch.16) vv=panpot :00h - 7fh(0 ~ 127) default = 40h(center) expression status 2nd byte 3...
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68 rpn msb/lsb status 2nd byte 3rd byte bnh 65h mmh bnh 64h llh n=midi channel number :0h-fh(ch.1~ch.16) mm=msb of the rpn parameter number ll=lsb of the rpn parameter number rpn number implemented in mp5 are the followings rpn # data msb lsb msb lsb function & range 00h 00h mmh llh pitch bend sensi...
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69 2.3 system realtime message status f8h clock fah start fch stop *sending [sw] external seq. Start/stop 3. Exclusive data 3.1 universal realtime exclusive message master volume format:f0 7f 7f 04 01 ll mm f7 mm=msb of master volume ll=lsb of master volume 3.2 dump message mp5 can receive this dump...
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70 3.3 sound data format the structure of the one sound patch [48bytes] no. Parameter value 1 sound data id 2 2 reverb type 0~6 (see page26) 3 reverb time 0-127 4 -undifiend- 5-47 *see table3.4.2 48 -undifined- 3.4 setup data format the structure of the one setup patch [432bytes] (common data) + (zo...
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71 3.4.2 zone 1-4 internal data no. Parameter value 1 tone number msb 0-2 2 tone number lsb 0-127 3 voicing 0-5 (0:normal,1~2:mellow1~2,3:dynamic,4~5:bright1~2) 4 -reserved- 5 damper resonance 0-10 (0:off, 1-10) 6 string resonance 0-10 (0:off, 1-10) 7-40 *see table3.4.4 41 efx type 0-21 (see page25)...
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72 4. Control change number (cc#) table control number control function decimal hex 0 0 bank select (msb) 1 1 modulation wheel or lever 2 2 breath controller 3 3 (undefined) 4 4 foot controller 5 5 portament time 6 6 data entry (msb) 7 7 channel volume 8 8 balance 9 9 (undefined) 10 a panpot 11 b ex...
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73 [stage piano] date: february 2007 model: kawai mp5 version: 1.0 function transmit receive remarks multi off(*5) multi on basic default 1-16 1-16 1-16 channel changed 1-16 1-16 1-16 default 3 3 3 mode messages 3, 4 (m=1) x 3, 4 (m=1) altered ***** note 0-127 0-127 0-127 number: true voice ***** ve...
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