Kawai CN32 manual

1 P ART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 3 CONCERT MA GIC 4 LESSON FUNCTION 5 RECORDER 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 7 APPENDICES Owner’ s Manual CN32_EN(cover-Indonesia ver).ind1 1 2008/11/21 15:30:02[...]

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P age 3 ¡ Impor tant Saf ety Instructions .............. 4 1. P AR T NAMES AND FUNCTIONS ....... 8  FRONT P ANEL ............................................................ 8  PED ALS ....................................................................... 8  HEADPHONES ............................................................ 9 2. PLA[...]

P age 4 Impor tant Saf ety Instructions denotes that care should be taken. The e xample instr ucts the user to take care not to allow fingers to be tr apped. denotes a prohibited operation. The e xample instr ucts that disassembly of the product is prohibited. denotes an operation that should be carried out. The e xample instr ucts the user to remo[...]

P age 5 WARNING The product should be connected to an AC outlet of the specified voltage. ● If you are going to use an AC power cord, make sure that its has the correct plug shape and conforms to the specified power voltage. ● Failure to do so may result in fire. 120V 240V 230V Indicates a potential hazard that could result in death or serious [...]

P age 6 Failure to do so may damage them, resulting in fire, electric shock or short-circuit. When connecting the A C power cord and other cords, take care not to get them tangled. CAUTION Indicates a potential hazard that could result in injury or damage to the product or other property if the product is handled incorrectly. Using the product in s[...]

P age 7 The product should be serviced b y qualified ser vice personnel when: ● The power suppl y cord or the plug has been damaged. ● Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the pr oduct. ● The product has been e xposed to rain. ● The product does not appear to operate normall y or exhibits a marked change in perf ormance . ?[...]

P age 8 1 P ART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS  PED ALS The CN32 piano has three pedals: Damper/Sustain, Sostenuto , and Soft. ¡ Damper/Sustain pedal Sustains the sound after hands are lifted from the ke yboard. The sustain pedal is capable of responding to half pedaling. ¡ Sostenuto pedal Depressing this pedal after pla ying the keyboard and bef ore rel[...]

P age 9 1 P ART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS  HEADPHONES ¡ Headphone jack (x 2) There are two headphone jac ks located on the left underside of the piano . Up to two pairs of headphones can be connected simultaneously .  F or information on attaching the headphone hook, please refer to the assembly instructions on page 62. z BALANCE The BALANCE slide[...]

P age 10 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 2. PLA YING THE PIANO 1) BASIC OPERA TIONS This section provides the basic procedures f or tur ning the power on and pla ying the CN32 digital piano .  SETTING UP THE PIANO The CN32 digital piano is equipped with stereo speakers and an internal amplifi er—no addition equipment is required to begin pla ying the in[...]

P age 11 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 2) DEMO SONGS The internal demonstration songs provide an e xcellent introduction to the varied capabilities of the CN32 digital piano , presenting the instr ument’ s rich selection of voices. There are 30 b uild-in demo songs, each presenting a musical piece to introduce the diff erent inter nal sounds.  Step 1 P[...]

P age 12 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 3) SELECTING A SOUND The CN32 digital piano f eatures 36 realistic sounds suitable for v arious musical styles, with multiple sounds assigned to each of the 9 categor y buttons listed belo w . Button Instrument name PIANO 1 Concer t Grand Studio Grand Mellow Grand Modern Piano PIANO 2 Concer t Grand 2 Studio Grand 2 Me[...]

P age 13 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 4) DU AL MODE The DU AL function allows two internal sounds to be lay ered together , creating a more complex sound. F or example , a piano can be la yered with strings, or a church organ with a choir sound.  Step 1 Press and hold the PIANO1 b utton, then press the STRINGS button. The LED indicators f or the PIANO1 [...]

P age 14 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  Step 5 Use the BALANCE slider to adjust the v olume balance between the two sounds .  Step 6 Press any individual SOUND SELECT b utton to deactiv ate DU AL mode. Increases the volume of the sound assigned to the leftmost selected SOUND button Increases the volume of the sound assigned to the rightmost selected S[...]

P age 15 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 5) SPLIT MODE The SPLIT function divides the ke yboard of the CN32 digital piano into Upper and Lower sections, allo wing each section to be pla yed with a different sound.  Step 1 Press the SPLIT b utton. The LED indicator f or the SPLIT button will tur n on, indicating that SPLIT mode has been activated. In additi[...]

P age 16 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  Step 4 Press the PIANO2 b utton three times. The LED indicator f or the PIANO2 button will tur n on. ‘1-3’ will be sho wn in the LED display , indicating that the Upper section sound has been changed to Mellow Grand 2.  Step 5 Press and hold the SPLIT b utton, then press the HARPSI & MALLETS button twice[...]

P age 17 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 6) FOUR HANDS MODE The FOUR HANDS function divides the ke yboard of the CN32 digital piano into separate Upper and Lower sections in a similar wa y to that of the SPLIT function. In addition, the octav e/pitch of each section is also adjusted, allowing two people to pla y the piano together .  Step 1 Press and hold [...]

P age 18 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  Step 3 Press the SOUND SELECT b uttons to adjust the Upper section sound.  Step 4 Press and hold the SPLIT b utton, then press the SOUND SELECT buttons to adjust the Lo wer section sound.  Step 5 Press and hold the SPLIT b utton, then press a ke y on the ke yboard to adjust the Split P oint.  The FOUR HAND[...]

P age 19 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 7) REVERB AND EFFECTS The CN32 digital piano allows perf or mers to alter sounds by adding re verb and applying eff ects. When selecting some internal sounds, the LED indicators for the EFFECTS or REVERB b uttons may turn on automatically . This is because cer tain inter nal sounds are prepared with an effect enab led [...]

P age 20 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  APPL YING EFFECTS Eff ects alter the impression and feeling of the sounds. There are se ven types of eff ect availab le: Effect type Description Chorus Simulates the rich character of a vocal choir or string ensemble , by lay ering a slightly detuned version of the sound ov er the or iginal to enrich it. Delay 1 De[...]

P age 21 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 8)T OUCH CUR VE The T OUCH function allows diff erent touch sensitivities for the ke yboard to be selected, other than the standard touch of an acoustic piano . The sensitivity can be changed to one of fi v e different types: Light 2, Light 1, Hea vy 1, Heavy 2 or Off .  Step 1 Press the T OUCH button. The LED indi[...]

P age 22 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 9) TRANSPOSE The TRANSPOSE function allows the audib le pitch of the CN32 digital piano to be raised or lowered in half steps. This is par ticularly useful when accompanying instruments with different tones, or when a song learned in one ke y must be pla yed in another ke y . The transpose f eature allows the song to b[...]

P age 23 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 10) METR ONOME Rh ythm is one of the most impor tant elements when learning music. It is impor tant to practice playing the piano at the correct tempo and with a steady rh ythm. The CN32 digital piano’ s metronome function helps lear ners to achie ve this by pro viding a steady beat to play along with.  ST ARTING [...]

P age 24 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  Step 2 Press the S or T V ALUE buttons to select the desired time signature . The currently selected time signature will be shown in the LED displa y .  Step 3 Press the BEA T button again to deactiv ate the metronome. The LED indicator f or the BEA T button will turn off, indicating that the metronome has been [...]

P age 25 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 11) P ANEL LOCK The P anel Lock function allows the state of all panel b uttons to be temporarily locked, pre venting sounds and other settings from being changed accidentally while pla ying the piano.  Step 1 Press the CONCER T MA GIC and TRANSPOSE b uttons simultaneously . The CN32 control panel will stop respondi[...]

P age 26 3 CONCERT MA GIC 3. CONCER T MA GIC The great German composer Johann Sebastian Bach once said “Pla ying the keyboard is simple . Just strike the right keys at the right time” . Many pianists wish it w ere quite that straightforw ard. Fortunately , KA W AI ha ve de vised a method of pla ying the keyboard that is v er y simple, without e[...]

P age 27 3 CONCERT MA GIC  PERFORMING A SONG  Step 1 T ap out the rh ythm of the selected song on any b lack or white k ey . Concer t Magic songs will respond to changes in playing style . As the keys are tapped harder , the m usic will grow louder ; if the ke ys are tapped more softly , the music will become quieter . T apping f aster will c[...]

P age 28 3 CONCERT MA GIC  CONCER T MAGIC SONG ARRANGEMENT TYPES After pla ying with Concer t Magic f or a while, performers may f eel that such pla ying is too easy and that there is very little to lear n. While it is true that some of the songs are ver y easy to play , ev en for beginners , there are also some songs which will prov e challengi[...]

P age 29 3 CONCERT MA GIC  STEAD Y BEA T Steady Beat allows Concert Magic songs to be played b y simply tapping any ke y with a constant steady beat, regardless of the song arrangement type.  Step 1 Press and hold the CONCER T MA GIC button. The currently selected Concer t Magic mode will be shown in the LED displa y .  Step 2 While still [...]

P age 30 3 CONCERT MA GIC  CONCER T MAGIC PLA YBA CK SPEED The TEMPO button is also used to adjust the pla yback speed of Concert Magic songs.  Step 1 After selecting a Concer t Magic song to pla y back, press and hold the TEMPO button. The current tempo will be shown in the LED displa y .  Step 2 While holding down the TEMPO button, use t[...]

P age 31 4 LESSON FUNCTION 4. LESSON FUNCTION The CN32 digital piano’ s Lesson function helps performers to practice the piano with a collection of etudes from Czerny and Burgmüller , or songs from Alfred’ s Basic Piano Library and Alfred’ s Premier Piano Course lesson books (USA, Canada, A ustralia and UK only). It is possible to listen to [...]

P age 32 4 LESSON FUNCTION 2) LISTENING T O AND PLA YING A SONG  Step 1 Press the PLA Y/ST OP button to pla y the selected song. There will be a one bar count-in bef ore the song star ts to pla y . Press the PLA Y/ST OP button to stop and reset the song. If the PLA Y/ST OP button is pressed again, the song will restar t from the beginning.  E[...]

P age 33 4 LESSON FUNCTION 3) RECORDING A SONG PRA CTICE While in Lesson mode, song practice can be recorded f or pla yback and self-ev aluation. The pre-recorded left and right-hand par ts will be heard while the song practice is recorded. As noted previously , the BALANCE slider may be used to mute either pre-recorded left or right-hand par ts. ?[...]

P age 34 5 RECORDER 5. RECORDER The RECORDER function records perf or mances in a similar way to that of a tape recorder . Howe ver , the CN32 digital piano records songs as digital data, instead of audio data - storing the music inside the instrument. Because each song is stored digitally , it is possible to modify v ar ious aspects during playbac[...]

P age 35 5 RECORDER  Step 2 Star t to pla y the piano . The recorder will automatically star t recording with the fi rst note pla yed. During this time, the LED indicators f or the REC and PLA Y/ST OP b uttons will be tur ned on. Any changes made to the sound while recording will also be recorded. The recording can be star ted by pressing the P[...]

P age 36 5 RECORDER  Step 2 Star t to pla y the piano . While recording the second par t, the previously recorded fi rst par t will also pla y . Dur ing this time, the LED indicators f or the REC button and PLA Y/ST OP button will be tur ned on. T o star t pla ying back the fi rst par t and then recording the second par t from a cer tain point[...]

P age 37 5 RECORDER 2) PLA YING BA CK A SONG The PLA Y/ST OP button is used to star t and stop playbac k of the recorded song, and to also select which song and par t is play ed.  Step 1 Press the PLA Y/ST OP button to star t pla ying the recorded song. Press the PLA Y/ST OP button again to stop pla yback. T o select a different song f or playba[...]

P age 38 5 RECORDER 3) ERASING A SONG This function allows an y songs that are no longer listened to, to be cleared.  Step 1 Press and hold the REC and PLA Y/ST OP buttons . The LED indicators will displa y which songs have been recorded.  Step 2 While holding the REC and PLA Y/ST OP buttons , select the desired song to be erased b y pressing[...]

P age 39 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 6. FUNCTION B UTT ONS The function settings are responsible f or controlling various adv anced parameters within the CN32 digital piano, and can be selected by pressing a combination of b uttons.  ENTERING A FUNCTION MODE  Step 1 Press and hold the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE b uttons, then press one of the other panel b[...]

P age 40 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 1) LO WER OCT A VE SHIFT This function allows the lo wer par t to be raised by one, tw o, or three octa ves when using SPLIT mode.  Step 1 Press and hold the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE b uttons, then press the CONCER T MA GIC button. The displa y will alter nate between showing ‘Lot’ (Lower Octav e) and a number , repr[...]

P age 41 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 2) LO WER PED AL ON/OFF This function determines whether or not pressing the damper pedal will also sustain the Lower section sounds when in SPLIT mode. The def ault setting is off, which means the sustain pedal is not activ e for lo wer par t sound. The sustain pedal will still be active f or the upper sound.  Step [...]

P age 42 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 3) D AMPER HOLD ON/OFF This determines if the sound such as organ or str ings should be held (on) or gradually deca yed (off) when the damper pedal is depressed.  Step 1 Press and hold the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE b uttons, then press the PIANO 1 b utton. The displa y will alter nate between showing ‘dMP’ (Damper) an[...]

P age 43 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 4) D AMPER EFFECT When the damper pedal is depressed on an acoustic piano , all dampers are lifted up, allo wing the str ings to vibrate freely . When a note or chord is play ed on the piano with the damper pedal depressed, not only will the str ings of the notes pla yed vibrate, b ut also the strings of other notes, vi[...]

P age 44 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 5) STRING RESONANCE String Resonance refers to a phenomenon present among acoustic pianos , whereby the strings of held notes resonate ‘sympathetically’ with other notes of the same harmonic series. The String Resonance function of the CN32 digital piano attempts to simulate this phenomenon.  Step 1 Press and hol[...]

P age 45 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 6) FOUR HANDS ON/OFF This function allows FOUR HANDS mode to be activ ated or deactivated using an alternative method.  Step 1 Press and hold the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE b uttons, then press the DRA WBAR button. The displa y will alter nate between showing ‘4Hn’ (FOUR HANDS) and on/off status. The default is off . ?[...]

P age 46 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 7) TUNING The TUNING function allows the CN32 digital piano’ s pitch to be fi nely adjusted, and may prov e useful when pla ying with other instr uments.  Step 1 Press and hold the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE b uttons, then press the CHURCH ORGAN b utton. The displa y will alter nate between showing ‘tun’ (T uning) a[...]

P age 47 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 8) TEMPERAMENT The CN32 digital piano off ers immediate access to a variety of musical temperaments popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. It ma y prove interesting and educational to e xperiment with different temperaments , other than the modern ‘equal temperament’ standard this is dominant in music t[...]

P age 48 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS  Step 2 Press the S or T V ALUE buttons to change the type of temperament. When the power is turned off , the temperament will reset to the factory default ‘equal temper ament (piano only)’ type. If a piano sound is selected when using the f actor y default ‘equal temperament (piano only)’ type, the tuning is[...]

P age 49 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS  MIDI O VER VIEW The term MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interf ace, an inter national standard f or connecting synthesizers , sequencers (MIDI recorders) and other electronic instr uments so that they can e xchange perf or mance data. The CN32 is equipped with two MIDI jac ks for e xchanging data:[...]

P age 50 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 9) MIDI CHANNEL This function is used to determine on which MIDI channel the CN32 digital piano will exchange MIDI inf or mation with e xter nal MIDI devices and instruments or a personal computer . The selected channel will function as both the transmit and receiv e channel.  Step 1 Press and hold the T OUCH and TRA[...]

P age 51 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 10) TRANSMIT PR OGRAM CHANGE ON/OFF This function determines whether or not the CN32 digital piano will transmit program change inf or mation when pressing the SOUND SELECT buttons . When tr ansmit program change is turned on, pressing the SOUND SELECT buttons will send the prog ram change numbers as listed below . Soun[...]

P age 52 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS In addition to the SOUND SELECT buttons , other button operations such as touch curve, dual, digital eff ects and re verb settings can be transmitted as MIDI e xclusive data when the corresponding b uttons are pushed. When set to off , no program change or other panel information will be transmitted via MIDI.  Step 1[...]

P age 53 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 11) LOCAL CONTR OL ON/OFF This function determines whether the CN32 digital piano’s sound will be pla yed from the piano’ s k eyboard (‘ON’) or only from an e xter nal MIDI instr ument (‘OFF’). Even with local control set to ‘OFF’ the piano’ s ke yboard will still transmit to e xter nal MIDI devices an[...]

P age 54 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 12) MUL TI-TIMBRAL MODE ON/OFF This function allows the CN32 digital piano to receiv e data on more than one MIDI channel simultaneously . In this mode, the CN32 digital piano can pla y different m usical par ts with diff erent sounds for each par t. With multi-timbral mode enab led, an external sequencer can be used to[...]

P age 55 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 13) CHANNEL MUTE This function determines which MIDI channels are activated to receive MIDI inf ormation when multi-timbral mode is set to ON. Each of the 16 channels can be individually activ ated or deactivated.  Step 1 Press and hold the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE b uttons, then press the REVERB b utton. The displa y wi[...]

P age 56 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 14) SENDING PR OGRAM CHANGE NUMBERS This function allows the CN32 digital piano to send progr am change numbers bey ond the 32 pre-defi ned numbers transmitted b y the SOUND SELECT buttons. Using this function, an y number from 1 to 128 can be sent.  Step 1 Press and hold the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE b uttons, then pres[...]

P age 57 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 15) USER MEMOR Y This function allows the CN32 digital piano to sa ve the user-defi nable settings when the pow er is tur ned off. Once written to the memor y , the saved settings will be recalled e very time the power is turned on. The f ollowing settings can be sav ed. ¡ Sound type including star ting sound and pr i[...]

P age 58 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 16) F A CT OR Y RESET This function will appear only when the user memor y function has been used. This function resets the CN32 digital piano to the f actor y settings. All parameters you sa ved in ‘User Memory’ will be reset to the f actor y preset values.  Step 1 Press and hold the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE b utton[...]

P age 59 7 APPENDICES 7. APPENDICES  CONNECTING T O O THER DEVICES 1 MIDI JA CKS These jacks are used to connect e xter nal MIDI de vices with the CN32 digital piano. There are two terminals: MIDI IN and MIDI OUT . 2 USB JA CK This jack is used to connect with a personal computer and e xchange MIDI data. When the CN32 digital piano is connected [...]

P age 60 7 APPENDICES ABOUT A USB DRIVER F or data exchange between a computer and digital piano via USB connection, softw are (USB-MIDI dr iver) must be installed on the computer f or proper digital piano operations. Please read the f ollowing instructions carefully as a different USB-MIDI driver ma y be necessar y depending on the computer OS. ?[...]

P age 61 7 APPENDICES  ASSEMBL Y INSTR UCTIONS  P ARTS PR OVIDED Bef ore attempting to assemble the CN32 digital piano unit, ensure that all par ts are included. A Phillips-head screwdriv er will also be required to assemble the unit (not included). (A) Piano (x 1) (B) P edal board (x 1) (C) End panel (x 1 each for left and right) (D) Back pa[...]

P age 62 7 APPENDICES 6. Place the stand so that the backside of the stand assembly rests against a wall, and then slo wly and carefully inser t the piano . Ensure that more than two people work on the assembly . If attempting to inser t the piano without resting the stand against a wall, support the back of the stand using your f oot or leg to pre[...]

P age 63 7 APPENDICES  SPECIFICA TIONS  K eyboard 88 Weighted K eyboard with Adv anced Hammer Action IV -F  P olyphony Max. 96 notes  Number of Sound 36  Sound Categories Piano 1, Piano 2, Electric Piano, Dr awbar , Church Organ, Har psi & Mallets, Strings, Choir & P ad, Bass  Effects Rev erb (Room1/2, Stage, Hall1/2), Cho[...]

P age 64 7 APPENDICES  MIDI EXCLUSIVE D A T A FORMA T 1 F0 .......................... Star t code 2 40........................... KA W AI’ s ID n umber 3 00 - 0F ................... MIDI channel 4 10, 30..................... Function code (30 when setting MUL TI TIMBRE ON/OFF) 5 04........................... Indicates that the instrument is El[...]

P age 65 7 APPENDICES  MIDI IMPLEMENT A TION CHART Mode 1: omni mode On, P oly , Mode 2: omni mode On, Mono Mode 3: omni mode Off, P oly , Mode 4: omni mode Off, Mono { : Y e s ° : N o Function T ransmit Receive Remarks Basic channel Default Changes 1 1 - 16 1 1 - 16 Mode Default Messages Altered 3 ° ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ 1 1, 3* ° * The default[...]

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CN32 Owner’ s Manual KPSZ-0275 : 816456 O W1020E-S0812 V ersion.1 P rinted in Indonesia Copyright © 2008 KA W AI Musical I nstruments Mfg. Co.,Ltd. All Rights Reserved. CN32_EN(cover-Indonesia ver).ind4 4 2008/11/21 15:30:12[...]