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GS-1 This guide will help you hook up the Artis/Ar tis7 to your sound system and MIDI system, giv e you a quic k ov er view , and show y ou how to start playing music with the Artis . A full manual for the Artis can be obtained in electronic for mat from www .kurzw eil.com. Specications Ar tis (88 note w eighted keys) and the Artis7 (76 note sem[...]
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Reading this guide with the Artis7 GS-2 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Reading this guide with the Artis7 This Getting Star ted Guide is designed to co ver both the Artis and Ar tis7 Stage Pianos . Both instr uments share common features and the ter m “ Ar tis” is used to co ver a description of both instr uments . Where there are differences , w e use [...]
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Setting up the Artis Using the Artis GS-3 GETTING STARTED GUIDE 5. Plug the Switch P edal into the marked SW1 (Sustain) P edal jack on the Artis rear panel. 6. Connect stereo headphones to the headphone jack on the front left panel ( Artis7 r ear panel ) or connect the audio outputs to y our mixer or amplier inputs using standard (1/4- inch) aud[...]
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The Rear Panel The AC Power Jack GS-4 GETTING STARTED GUIDE The Rear Panel The Ar tis & Artis7 rear panel connections . The AC Power Jack Please refer to “Setting up the Artis” on pag e GS-2. The USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect the Ar tis to a computer/ tablet in order to do the following: • Use the Artis as a MIDI controller to pl[...]
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The Rear Panel Basic MIDI Hookup GS-5 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Basic MIDI Hookup T o use the Artis as a MIDI controller for another sound module, use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI por t mark ed “Out” to the MIDI input port of the module that you w ant to control. T o control the Artis using another MIDI controller, use a MIDI cable to connect t[...]
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The Rear Panel The Pedal Jacks GS-6 GETTING STARTED GUIDE SW 1 Pedal Sustain (MIDI 64) SW 2 Pedal Sostenuto (MIDI 66) CC Pedal Expression (MIDI 11) The SW1 (Sustain) and SW2 Jacks Use the pedal jacks to connect switc h pedals . A switch pedal is a physical controller typically used to control tw o-state (i.e., “on / off ”) parameters , such as [...]
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The Rear Panel The Pedal Jacks GS-7 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Connecting a Dual Switch Pedal Y ou can connect a dual switch pedal with a single stereo plug, suc h as the Kurzw eil KFP-2S , into the SW1 P edal and SW2 Pedal jac ks . Both SW1 and SW2 can support a dual pedal each allowing up to 4 pedals to be utilized b y the Artis . T hese are en umerat[...]
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Connecting to Your Audio System The Audio (LEFT/MONO and RIGHT) Jacks GS-8 GETTING STARTED GUIDE The Audio (LEFT/MONO and RIGHT) Jacks Please refer to “Connecting to Y our A udio System” below . The Headphones Jack Use the Headphones jack to listen to the Artis on stereo headphones . The headphone jac k is located on the left rear panel of the [...]
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Connecting to a Computer GS-9 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Artis connected to a mixer, powered speakers and headphones Connecting to a Computer T o connect the Artis to a computer/tablet, simply connect the Ar tis using the pro vided or compatible cable. If y ou wish to use your own cable , make sure that it is a T ype-A-to-T ype-B USB cable (the USB port[...]
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Front Panel Overview GS-10 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Front Panel Overview All the controls for Ar tis , both musical and navigational, are on its front panel. 1 Param/Channel buttons 11 Soft buttons 2 Five assignable switches 12 LCD display 3 Zone Mute/ Volume buttons 13 LCD contrast adjust 4 Master EQ 14 Alpha Wheel 5 Volume slider 15 Mode buttons 6 T[...]
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Front Panel Overview EQ GS-1 1 GETTING STARTED GUIDE EQ The EQ button and knobs control the master effects that are applied to the audio outputs . Display and Soft Buttons The 240 x 64 monochrome LCD display pro vides the main user interface for the Artis. The buttons immediately below the display are the soft buttons and their functions change dep[...]
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Selecting Programs and Multis Selecting Programs and Multis GS-12 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Selecting Programs and Multis The Artis supports tw o types of sounds . T he rst type is a Program, and these are nor mally a single instr ument, suc h as a piano , or an organ. A Prog ram is similar to a “preset” or “patch” on other synthesizers . Th[...]
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Selecting Programs and Multis Favorites GS-13 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Favorites The Ar tis also features F av orites Buttons to quickly recall y our fav orite sounds . The Fa vorites buttons store a set of 10 Programs and/or Multis . T o assign the currently selected Prog ram or Multi to a F av orites button, press and hold the desired F av orites bu[...]
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Modes Program Mode GS-14 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Modes The Ar tis has four main modes; Program Mode, Multi Mode, Multi Edit, and Global Mode . Program Mode The Ar tis alwa ys pow ers up in Prog ram Mode , and this is where single sounds can be played straight from the keyboard, or m ultitimbrally via MIDI. Controller Conventions Generally the factor [...]
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Modes Multi Mode GS-15 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Splits and Layers Prog rams can be Split into Multis , so that k eys in one region of the keyboard pla y a different prog ram than another region. Programs can also be Layered into Multis , so that more than one Prog ram can be pla yed by striking one k ey . Press the Split or La yer soft button to creat[...]
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Modes Updating the Artis GS-16 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Info The Info pag e sho ws a number of k ey settings for your Artis, including the current operating system and object v ersions . This is the place to check to see if y ou are r unning the current operating system and object v ersions . System Reset In the unlikely ev ent that something g oes wr[...]