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Kawai Stage Piano MP8 Owner's Manual

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    Owner’s manual stage piano mp8.

  • Page 2: Warning

    2 important safety instructions when using the headphones, do not listen for long periods of time at high volume levels. Doing so may result in hearing problems. Do not insert or disconnect the power cord plug with wet hands. Doing so may cause electric shock. The product should be connected to an a...

  • Page 3: Caution

    3 failure to do so may cause breakdown of this product and other devices. ● doing so may cause the product to generate noise. ● if the product generates noise, move the product sufficiently away from the electrical appliance or connect it to another ac outlet. Failure to do so may damage them, resul...

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    4 notes on repair should an abnormality occur in the product, immediately turn the power off, disconnect the power cord plug, and then contact the shop from which the product was purchased. The product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: ● the power supply cord or the plug has be...

  • Page 5: Welcome to The  Mp8

    5 welcome to the mp8 thank you for purchasing the kawai mp8. The mp8 stage piano features 256 internal sounds of the highest quality. The mp8 can also be used as a midi master controller. On stage, at home, or in the studio, the mp8 has been designed to offer quick and easy access to many sophistica...

  • Page 6: Table of Contents

    6 welcome to the mp8.....5 1. Names and functions.....8 1.1 front panel.....8 1.2 headphone jack.....10 1.3 rear panel.....10 2. Basic operations.....12 2.1 getting ready.....12 2.2 selecting a sound.....12 2.3 layer.....14 2.4 split.....14 2.5 piano only.....15 2.6 metronome.....15 2.7 transpose......

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    7 8.4 system rest.....46 8.4.1 reset one setup.....46 8.4.2 reset all.....46 8.5 system efx/reverb.....46 8.5.1 save efx/reverb.....46 8.5.2 reset efx/reverb.....47 9. Other.....48 9.1 midi in.....48 9.2 setup program number table.....48 9.3 sound program number list.....49 9.4 notes about usb.....5...

  • Page 8: 1. Names and Functions

    8 1. Names and functions 1.1 front panel [fader section] 1. Volume fader the volume fader controls the master volume level of the mp8. 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 setting...

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    9 [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. 12. Efx button this button turns the efx on or off for the selected zone. 13. Reverb button this button turns the reverb on or off for the...

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    1 0 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. Outputs -fixed- r, l outputs the r, l outputs are used to connect the mp8 to a musical instrument amplifier using xlr terminals...

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    1 1 5. Midi jacks these jacks are used to connect the mp8 with external midi devices such as a midi sound module or a midi sequencer. 6. Usb jack this jack is used to connect the mp8 with a personal computer. See page 55 for details. 7. Power switch turns the mp8 on or off. 8. Power receptacle conne...

  • Page 12: 2. Basic Operations

    1 2 2. Basic operations 2.1 getting ready since the mp8 has no built-in speakers, you will need to connect a mixer, keyboard amplifier or headphones in order to listen. Turn the mp8 on, using the power switch on the rear panel. It is recommended to turn the mp8 on before turning on any amplifiers in...

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    1 3 press one of the a-d buttons in the second row. If you press b, a variation sound "60’s ep2" is recalled. Select the variations with the sound select buttons in the second and third rows. The display shows the currently selected sound name. Note: internal sounds or setups can be also selected us...

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    1 4 b2 c3 zone 1 zone 2 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...

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    1 5 2.5 piano only the piano only function lets you quickly return the mp8 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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    1 6 connect the midi out on the mp8 to the midi in on an external midi device with a midi cable. Selecting the midi channel the midi transmit channel of the mp8 must be matched with the receive channel of any midi devices connected to the mp8. Select zone 3 by pressing the zone select button 3. (zon...

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    1 7 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 page 31 for details. 2.9 selecting a setup th...

  • Page 18: 3. Sw Button

    1 8 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 th...

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    1 9 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 temporary bypass the eq by turning the sw button on. When the sw button is lit the ...

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    2 0 wheel lock off: the display briefly shows as follows and the wheels are unlocked. Note: when the wheel lock is turned on and the wheels are used, the display briefly shows as follows. 3.6 foot switch lock you can lock the assignable foot switch to avoid unnecessary movement by accident. First, c...

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    2 1 expression pedal lock off: the display briefly shows as follows and the expression pedal is unlocked. Note: when the exp lock is turned on and the expression pedal is used, the display briefly shows as follows. 3.8 external sequencer start/stop you can start and stop the external sequencer conne...

  • Page 22: 4. Efx/reverb

    2 2 4. Efx/reverb the internal sounds of the mp8 can be enhanced using the built in reverb and efx generators. There are 7 reverb types and 20 different efx types to choose from. Mp8 contains 4 variations of efx type per int section, and different efx can be added to the sound of each zone. 4.1 efx ...

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    2 3 cabinet commonly used with electronic organs. Rotary 2 include an overdrive effect. 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 mp8. Enhancer: enhancer produces a crisper t...

  • Page 24: 5. Control Knobs

    2 4 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 butto...

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    2 5 17. Auto wah sense 0 -100 (%) wet balance 18. Pedal wah sense 0 -100 (%) wet balance 19. Enhancer intensity 0 -100 (%) send level 20. Overdrive drive 0 -100 (%) wet balance reverb parameter list reverb time reverb depth 1. Hall 1 rev.Time 0.3 - 5.0s send level 2. Hall 2 rev.Time 0.3 - 5.0s send ...

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    2 6 volume level time attack decay release key off different types of sounds. Tone modify settings can be done for each zone individually. The following parameters are provided: cutoff, attack, decay and release. Make sure that the tone modify button in the control knobs section is lit. If the tone ...

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    2 7 this powerful feature allows for editing the sounds of an external sound module in real time during performance, or for recording real time performance edits to a midi sequencer. Some control changes are also effective to internal sounds. Make sure that the midi cc# button in the control knobs s...

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    2 8 note: when the selected zone is set to int, only the following parameters can be selected. 10 panpot pan 11 expression exp 70 sustain level stn 71 resonance rsn 76 vibrato rate vbr 77 vibrato depth vbd 78 vibrato delay vby 93 chorus depth chd when the selected zone is set to both and the interna...

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  • Page 30: 6. Menu

    3 0 6. Menu the menu buttons allow access to the edit parameters in the mp8. This collection of settings together with other editable parameters can be stored as a setup. The mp8 provides 256 setups, and all are user programmable. A setup consists of four zones. Each zone can be set as internal, ext...

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    3 1 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 ...

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    3 2 the piano response for each player and each sound. The effect is only available for the internal piano sounds. Other sounds cannot use this parameter. Normal: produces the normal tone of an acoustic piano throughout the entire dynamic range. Mellow: reproduces the effect of a softer hammer surfa...

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    3 3 6.2.9 tx bank (ext only) this parameter determines if program bank numbers (msb, lsb) will be transmitted (on) or not (off) when a setup is recalled. If your external midi device requires a bank select message, turn on this function. 6.2.10 bank msb/lsb (ext only) this parameter determines which...

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    3 4 6.2.12 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 bee...

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    3 5 6.2.15 velocity offset this parameter sets the velocity value used, when velocity compression is lower than 10. For example to get a “no-velocity” organ type of playing feeling, set velocity compression to 0 and adjust the velocity level with this parameter to 100 or any other wanted level of ve...

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    3 6 6.2.21 fine tune int: this is a fine tuning function for values smaller than a semi-tone. Ext: this is used to transmit fine tuning settings to external sound modules. If the tx cc is “on”, the value is transmitted when a setup is recalled. When the tx cc is “off”, this page won’t be displayed. ...

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    3 7 6.2.28 bender range int: this sets the bender range in semitone steps. The value changes from 0 to 7. Ext: this is used to transmit bender range information to external sound modules. If the tx bender range is “on”, the value is transmitted when a setup is recalled. The value changes from 0 to 1...

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    3 8 6.3.2 temperament this parameter sets the temperament of the mp8. Equal: this is the most popular tuning method that divides the scale into twelve equal semitones. This produces the same chordal intervals in all twelve keys, and has the advantage of limitless modulation of the key. However the t...

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    3 9 6.3.5 fsw control change number this parameter assigns a control change number to the footswitch connected to the fsw jack on the rear panel. See page 58 for the list of control change numbers. If the sw is selected, the footswitch is used to turn on/off the sw button. When the system parameter ...

  • Page 40: 7. Store

    4 0 7. Store you can save the changes of the settings you made as a setup. You can store up to 256 setups. The following groups of parameters are stored in a setup. Sound selection, zone on/off status (see p. 12) fader, control knob settings (see p. 13, 23) efx/reverb settings (see p.21) function sw...

  • Page 41: 8. System

    4 1 8. System use this mode to set the system parameters of mp8. 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 init. Sw touch system tune volume slider action local control on/off mul...

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    4 2 8.2.1 system channel this parameter sets the system midi channel on which system exclusive messages are transmitted/received. 8.2.2 initial sw this parameter sets the function of [sw]button when power is turned on. Pnllck: panel lock (see p.18) tchcuv: touch curve (see p.18) rtrspd: rotary slow/...

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    4 3 to create your own personal touch curve press the store button. Now start playing the piano dynamically from soft to loud in order to let the piano analyze your playing style. Make sure that you really play in a realistic way according to your finger power and feeling. Sometimes the result is be...

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    4 4 8.2.7 multi-timbral mode multi-timbral mode allows the mp8 to receive data on more than one midi channel simultaneously. In this mode, the mp8 can play different musical parts with different sounds for each part. On: this is a flexible 16 part multi-timbral setup. (on 1 and on 2) mp8’s normal pr...

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    4 5 8.2.12 foot switch mode this parameter sets the mode of footsw's function. Normal: the type of controller assigned to the footswitch is a common setup parameter "footsw cc#". (see p.39) setup+: the footswitch is pushed 1 time, and setup number will be increased by 1. Note: when the value is "set...

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    4 6 loading the data back to mp8 will overwrite all the data in the memory. 8.4 system reset 8.4.1 reset one setup this function resets one setup back to the original factory default settings. Press the system button. Use the menu buttons to select “reset x-x- x” (x-x-x stands for the setup number)....

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    4 7 save efx/reverb press value up save efx/reverb sure? Save efx/reverb completed!! Press the system button. Use the menu buttons to select "save efx/ reverb". Press the value-up button. The display will ask for confirmation. To cancel save efx/reverb at this point, press the value-down button. Oth...

  • Page 48: 9.  Other

    4 8 9. Other 9.1 midi in when the multi-timbral mode is off, the mp8 receives the midi information coming in the system channel only. (see page 39.) for changing the internal sounds via midi, refer to the sound program number list on the next page. Note: if the mp8 receives the program number from 1...

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    4 9 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 1 121 0 b studio grand 2 0 0 1 121 1 cmellow grand 3 0 0 1 121 2 d jazz grand 4 0 0 1 95 8 2 a concert grand2 5 0 0 1 95 16 b studio grand 2 6 0 0 1 95 17...

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    5 0 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 cnew 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 cc lavi & marim 55 0 0 8 95 1 d clavi phase...

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    5 1 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 cfull 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 csmall ens. 2...

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    5 2 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 cpassionate 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 cc hoir aahs 23 0 1 53 95 3 ...

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    5 3 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 cnew 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 cbrightness 2 71...

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    5 4 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 cdistortion 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 cjazz guitar 119 0 1 ...

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    5 5 9.4 notes about usb the mp8 can be connected with 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 w...

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    5 6 specifications keyboard 88 wooden keys with awa grand pro # of zone 4 zones # of internal sound 256 sounds polyphony maximum 192 effect 7 reverbs, 20 effects, 4-band equalizer internal memory 256 setups display 16 x 2 lcd w/backlight jack 1/4” out (l/mono, r), xlr out (l, r), headphones, midi in...

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    5 7.

  • Page 58: Mp8 Midi Implementation

    5 8 mp8 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 d...

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    5 9 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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    6 0 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...

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    6 1 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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    6 2 reset all controller status 2nd byte 3rd byte bnh 79h 00h n=midi channel number :0h-fh(ch.1 - ch.16) all note off status 2nd byte 3rd byte bnh 7bh 00h n=midi channel number :0h-fh(ch.1 - ch.16) mono status 2nd byte 3rd byte bnh 7eh mmh n=midi channel number :0h-fh(ch.1 - ch.16) mm=mono number :0...

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    6 3 n=midi channel number :0h-fh(ch.1 - ch.16) vv = modulation depth :00h - 7fh(0 - 127) data entry status 2nd byte 3rd byte bnh 06h mmh bnh 26h llh n=midi channel number :0h-fh(ch.1 - ch.16) mm,ll=value indicated in rpn/nrpn, see rpn/nrpn chapter :00h - 7fh(0 - 127) volume status 2nd byte 3rd byte ...

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    6 4 effect control status 2nd byte 3rd byte bnh 5bh vvh reverb depth bnh 5ch vvh rotary speaker speed(0-63:slow,64-127:fast) *only when rotary speaker selected bnh 5dh vvh chorus depth bnh 5eh vvh effect deoth n=midi channel number :0h-fh(ch.1 - ch.16) vv = control value :00h - 7fh(0 - 127) rpn msb/...

  • Page 65

    6 5 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 mp8 dump message mp8 can receive the...

  • Page 66

    6 6 55 fsw cc# 0-120 (120:function sw) 56 exp cc# 0-120 (120:after touch) 57 transpose sw 0,1 (0:off, 1:on) 58 transpose value 40~64~88 (-24~0~+24) 59 function sw type 0-8 (see p.17) 60 function sw 0,1 (0:off,1:on) 61 stretch tuning 0-4 (0:off,1:on,2:piano,3:on wide,4:piano wide) 62 temperament 0-7 ...

  • Page 67

    6 7 22 -reserverd- 23 fine tune 1-64-127 (-50*63/63~0~+50*63/63[cent]) 24 cutoff 14~64~114(-50~0~+50) 25 attack time 14~64~114(-50~0~+50) 26 decay time 14~64~114(-50~0~+50) 27 release time 14~64~114(-50~0~+50) 28 cc# a value 0-127 29 cc# b value 0-127 30 cc# c value 0-127 31 cc# d value 0-127 32 vel...

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    6 8 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 e...

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    [stage piano] date: augst 2005 model: kawai mp8 version: 1.0 function transmit receive remarks multi off 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 ***** velocity not...

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    Mp8 owner’s manual ow985e-c0508 printed in indonesia eng.