Kawai CP67 manual

Digital Piano CP67 Owner’s Manual[...]

– 2 – Thank you for choosing this Kawai CP67 Digital Piano. Y our new CP67 is a high-quality instrument offering the very latest in leading-edge music technology . This manual contains valuable information that will help you make full use of your CP piano’ s many capabilities. Please read it carefully and keep it handy for further reference. [...]

– 3 – 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. The chair must be used properly (it must be used only when playing the product). ● Do not play with it or stand on it. ● Only one person is allowed to sit on it. ● Do not sit[...]

– 4 – 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, resulting in fire, electric shock or short-[...]

– 5 – ● Doing so may cause the product to become deformed or fall over, resulting in breakdown or injury. Do not stand on the product or exert excessive force. 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 purchas[...]

– 6 – 5. The next step requires one person on each end of the main unit. Grasp the unit with both hands, one under the front, the other under the rear (remember , not the end) and carefully center the main unit on top of the stand so that the hook brackets located on the bottom rear of the main unit are inside the stand side panels (A) and appr[...]

– 7 – 6. Maintaining a firm grasp under the front of the main, unit slide it toward the rear of the stand until the hook brackets engage the brackets at the rear top of the side panels (A). This hook arrangement is design to prevent the main unit from tilting forward while the screws are installed. Keep one hand under the front of the main unit[...]

– 8 – P AR T NAMES MASTER VOLUME SLIDER (A) Move the volume slider to the right to increase the instrument ’ s volume. Move the slider to the left to decrease the volume. CONCERT MAGIC BUTTON (B) This button is used to listen to a Concert Magic song. DEMO BUTTON (C) T o listen to the demos, simply press this button and the demos will start. S[...]

– 9 – V ALUE BUTTONS (L) This buttons are used to adjust tempo, scroll through different selections, and adjust data values on the LED display . EFFECTS BUTTON (M) This button turns the Effect on/of f. REVERB BUTTON (N) This button turns the Reverb on/off. BALANCE SLIDER (O) This slider adjusts the volume balance of the two sounds used in Dual [...]

– 10 – POWER BUTTON (a) This button turns the instrument on and off. Be sure to turn of f the instrument when you are finished playing. SOFT PEDAL ( b) Depressing this pedal softens the sound and also reduces its volume. SOSTENUTO PEDAL (c) Depressing this pedal after playing the keyboard and before releasing the keys sustains the sound of only[...]

– 11 – BOTTOM / LINE OUT JACKS (e) These jacks are used to connect an external amplifier and speakers, or a cassette recorder to the CP piano. LINE IN JACKS (f) These jacks are used to connect stereo outputs from other audio equipment or electronic instruments to the CP piano ’ s speakers. MIDI JACKS (g) These jacks are used to connect the CP[...]

– 12 – GETTING ST AR TED 1. BASIC OPERA TIONS (1) T urn on the power . Y ou will find the POWER SWITCH at the right end of the front panel. Press this button to turn on the power . Pressing it again will turn of f the power . (2) Adjust the volume. Play a note on the keyboard and adjust the volume (Moving the slider to the right raises the volu[...]

– 13 – ABOUT POL YPHONY The CP piano is capable of playing up to 96 notes simultaneously (96-note polyphony). When playing in dual mode or when playing the stereo piano sound, the polyphony will be reduced by half since the piano has to produce two sounds for each note. (6) Reverb -REVERB adds reverberation to the sound simulating the acoustic [...]

– 14 – 2. STYLE (1) Select a style. Press one of the STYLE buttons. The LED of the selected STYLE button will light to indicate which style is currently in being used. Pressing the active STYLE button again will switch to the alternative style of the STYLE button. (2) Start the style. Pressing the ST AR T/STOP button will start the style. Press[...]

– 15 – (5) 1-2 Play mode When the 1-2 PLA Y button is activated, the CP piano will automatically choose an appropriate sound setup and tempo for the selected style. Y ou can adjust the volume of the accompaniment style by using Balance slider . 3. TRANSPOSE The transpose function lets you raise or lower the piano’ s key in half steps. This is[...]

– 16 – Heavy 1 / 2 (HE) : Perfect for those with strong fingers or for practicing with a hard touch. Heavy 2 is heavier than Heavy 1. Off (OFF) : For tone colors like or gan or harpsichord, and for playing some contemporary music with the piano sound, a constant loud sound is produced regardless of your force on the keys. T o change the touch t[...]

– 17 – Changing the time signature Y ou probably noticed that there are two types of clicks and the louder one comes every fourth beat. The metronome is capable of giving you a down beat to indicate the beginning of the measure. Y ou are now hearing a 4- beat or 4/4 time signature. Y ou can select different a time signature if you want to out o[...]

– 18 – DIGIT AL RECORDING FUNCTIONS 1. EASY RECORDING Press the REC button. The CP piano is now ready to record. T o cancel the recording, pr ess the REC button again. Begin playing some music on the piano. The CP piano will automatically start recording with the first note you play . Y ou can also start recording by pressing the PLA Y/STOP but[...]

– 19 – Press the PLA Y/ST OP button after you have finished r ecording. Holding down the PLA Y/STOP button, press the SONG 2 button. Releasing both buttons will play Song No.2. Playback will automatically stop when the song is finished. Y ou can adjust the tempo of playback by using the V ALUE buttons. RECORDING/PLA YING BACK THE LEFT AND RIGHT[...]

– 20 – NOTE: If you play with the style (rhythm and accompaniment), it is also recorded but only on track 1. PLA YING BACK THE LEFT - AND RIGHT -HAND P ARTS SEP ARA TEL Y After you have recorded the left- and right-hand parts (T rack 1 and T rack 2) separately , it is possible to play back the two parts by themselves or together . The following[...]

– 21 – CONCER T MAGIC The great German composer Johann Sebastian Bach once said, “Playing the keyboard is simple. Just strike right keys at the right time.” Many people wish it were that simple. The reality is very dif ferent of course. However , there is a way to make playing the keyboard very simple. Y ou don’t even have to strike right[...]

– 22 – & ? 8 3 8 3 Œ œ œ # ∑ œ œ # œ œ œ n œ ∑ j œ ≈ œ œ œ œ œ œ ≈‰ J œ≈ œ œ # œ œ œ œ # ≈‰ Key on x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 3.PERFORMING A SONG Now you’re ready to play yourself. T ap out the rhythm of the selected song on any one of the 88 black or white keys on your piano keyboard. A[...]

– 23 – Melody Play These songs are also quite easy to play , especially if they are familiar to you. T o perform them, tap out the rhythm of the melody on any one of the keys on your piano keyboard. Singing along as you tap the rhythm can be helpful. Play “T winkle, T winkle, Little Star” for example. Follow the melody’ s rhythm as shown.[...]

– 24 – 5. Concert Magic Song Demo There are three ways to listen to the Concert Magic songs in the DEMO mode. All Play Press the CONCER T MAGIC button and then press the PLA Y/ ST OP button without selecting a song. The CP piano will play back all of the Concert Magic songs in order . Random Play Press the CONCER T MAGIC button and then press t[...]

– 25 – FUNCTION MODE The Function Mode gives you access to many other useful features on your CP piano. T o enter the Function Mode, pr ess the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons at the same time. The LEDs for both buttons will flash. Press one of the following sound buttons to choose a function to edit. T o exit the Function Mode, press either the T [...]

– 26 – T o select the key signature of the temperament, simply pr ess one of the 88 piano keys. The LED display shows you the note name for the key you pressed and it will be chosen as the key of the temperament. For example, if the song you are going to play is written in D major , press any “D” key to set the temperament key . BRIEF EXPLA[...]

– 27 – WERCKMEISTER III TEMPERAMENT , KIRNBERGER III TEMPERAMENT These two temperaments are placed in between Meantone and Pythagorean. For music with few accidentals, this temperament produces the beautiful chords of the mean tone, but as accidentals increase, the temperament produces the characteristic melodies of the Pythagorean temperament.[...]

– 28 – 4. TRANSMIT PROGRAM CHANGE ON/OFF This function determines whether or not the CP piano will transmit program change information when pressing the SOUND SELECT buttons. When this is turned on, pressing the SOUND SELECT buttons will send the program change numbers . Press the ORGAN button while in the function mode. The display alternative[...]

– 29 – 7. SENDING PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBERS This function allows the CP piano to transmit program change numbers beyond the 24 pre-defined numbers transmitted by the sound select buttons. Using this function, you can send any number from 1 to 128. Press the BRASS & W . WIND button while in the function mode. The display alternatively shows “[...]

– 30 – IN OUT MIDI MIDI IN CP67's Piano sound Synthesizer's String sound MIDI cable Digital Synthesizer CP67 MIDI The term MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, an international standard for connecting synthesizers, sequencers (digital recorders) and other electronic instruments so that they can exchange perform[...]

– 31 – MIDI IN IN OUT MIDI MIDI OUT MIDI cable CP67 MIDI Sequencer (2) Connection to an external sequencer When connected as shown in the illustration, you can record songs played on the CP67 with a sequencer , and use the CP67’ s tones controlled by the CP67’ s MUL TI-TIMBRAL MODE function (which is ON at all times) to create a multi-layer[...]

– 32 – LIST OF PRESET SOUND PIANO E. PIANO 1. Concert Grand 1. Classic E. Piano 2. Studio Grand 2. Modern E. Piano 3. Honky T onk Piano 3. 60's E. Piano HARPSI & MALLET ORGAN 1. V ibes 1. Jazz Or gan 2. Harpsichord 2. Drawbar Or gan 3. Music Box 3. Church Organ STRING V OCAL & SYNTH 1. String Ensemble 1. Choir Ahs 2. Slow Strings 2[...]

– 33 – CONCER T MAGIC SONG LIST Category # Song Title Arrangement T ype Children's Songs 1 T winkle, T winkle, Little Star MP 2 I'm A Little T eapot MP 3 Mary Had A Little Lamb MP 4 London Bridge MP 5 Row , Row , Row Y our Boat MP 6 Frère Jaques MP 7 Old MacDonald Had A Farm MP Christmas Songs 8 Hark The Herald Angels Sing MP 9 Jingl[...]

– 34 – SPECIFICA TIONS Keyboard 88 W eighted Keys with Advanced Hammer Action IV T ouch T ype 6 T ypes (Normal, Light 1/2, Heavy 1/2, Off) Max Polyphony 96 Notes Sounds 24 (from the panel), total 256 Sounds (GM2) Ef fects Chorus (1-4), FB Chorus, Flanger , Delay (1-3), T remolo, Rotary (1-2) Reverb (Small Room, Medium Room, Large Room, Medium H[...]

– 35 – MIDI IMPLEMENT A TION CHART KA W AI DIGIT AL PIANO Date: December 2005 MODEL: CP67 V ersion: 1.0 FUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECEIVED REMARKS Basic Channel (Default) 1 1-16 (Changed) 1-16 x Mode (Default) 3 3 (Message) x 3, 4 (Altered) ✻✻✻✻✻✻✻✻ Note Number 21-108 0-127 (T rue V oice) ✻✻✻✻✻✻✻✻ 0-127 V elocity (Not[...]

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