Kawai CN31 manual

1 P ART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS 2 PLA YING THE PIANO LESSON FUNCTION 3 RECORDER 4 APPENDICES 6 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 5 CN 31 Owner's Man ual[...]

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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 Important Safety Instructions denotes that care sho u ld b e taken. The example instr u cts the u ser to take care not to allo w fingers to b e trapped. denotes a prohi b ited operation. The example instr u cts that disassem b ly of the prod u ct is prohi b ited. denotes an operation that sho u ld b e carried o u t. The example instr u cts [...]

P age 5 The product is not completely disconnected from the power supply even when the power switch is turned off. If the product will not be used for a long time, unplug the AC power cord from the AC outlet. ● Fail u re to do so may ca u se fire in case of lightning. ● Fail u re to do so m a y o v er-heat the prod u ct, res u lting in fire. Do[...]

P age 6 ● Doing so may ca u se the prod u ct to b ecome deformed or fall o v er, res u lting in b reakdo w n or inj u ry. Do not stand on the product or exert excessive force. ● Doing so may res u lt in discoloration or deformation of the prod u ct. ● W hen cleaning the prod u ct, p u t a soft cloth in l u ke w arm w ater, s qu eeze it w ell,[...]

P age 7 Notes on Repair Sho u ld an a b normality occ u r in the prod u ct, immediately t u rn the po w er OFF, disconnect the po w er cord pl u g, and then contact the shop from w hich the prod u ct w as p u rchased. CAUTION: To pre v ent electric shock, match w ide b lade of pl u g to w ide slot, f u lly insert. ATTENTION: Po u r é v iter les ch[...]

P age 8 1 P ART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS 1. P AR T NAMES AND FUNCTIONS This section e xplains the locations and functions of the panel buttons and sliders.  FRONT P ANEL  PED ALS The CN piano has three pedals—just like a g rand piano . The y are Sustain, Sostenuto and Soft. ¡ Sustain pedal Sustains the sound after hands are lifted from the ke y[...]

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 . • See P age 52 for information on attaching the headphone hooks. z BALANCE Use the balance slider to adjust the volume balance betwee[...]

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 turning the power on and pla ying the CN piano.  SETTING UP THE PIANO The CN piano is equipped with stereo speakers and an amplifi er—no addition equipment is required to begin pla ying the instr ument, provided A C power i[...]

P age 11 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  DEMO SONGS The CN31 includes 27 b uilt-in sound demo songs. Each of the demo songs presents a musical piece to introduce the diff erent preset sounds.  Step1 Press the CONCER T MA GIC and LESSON buttons simultaneously . The LED indicators f or the CONCERT MA GIC button and the LESSON b utton will tur n on and th[...]

P age 12 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  SELECTING A PRESET SOUND  Step1 Press the SOUND SELECT b utton below the name of the instrument to be pla yed. When the button is pressed, the LED indicator will turn on, indicating that this sound has been selected. When a SOUND SELECT button is pressed, the v ariation number is briefl y sho wn in the display [...]

P age 13 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 2) DU AL The DU AL function allows two preset sounds to be lay ered together , creating a more comple x sound. For e xample, a piano can be la yered with strings, or a church organ with a choir sound.  Step1 Press and hold down a SOUND SELECT b utton to select the fi rst desired sound. Then press another SOUND SELE[...]

P age 14 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 3) SPLIT The SPLIT function divides the ke yboard into two sections—upper and low er—allowing each par t to be play ed with a diff erent sound.  Step1 Press the SPLIT b utton. The LED indicator f or the SPLIT button will turn on. The LED indicator f or the upper SOUND SELECT button will also be turned on, while [...]

P age 15 2 PLA YING THE PIANO Lower section Upper section  Step5 T o change the lo wer sound while SPLIT mode is enab led, press and hold the SPLIT button, then press the desired SOUND SELECT b utton. The LED indicator f or the selected SOUND SELECT button will star t to fl ash. Press the same button repeatedly to select another sound v ariatio[...]

P age 16 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 4) ‘FOUR HANDS’ MODE In ‘FOUR HANDS’ mode the CN piano keyboard is split into upper and lo wer sections, allowing tw o play ers to pla y the piano together . The sounds in the upper section are transposed two octa ves do wn from the or iginal pitch, while sounds from the lower section are tr ansposed two octav [...]

P age 17 2 PLA YING THE PIANO Hold down the b utton. Room 1 Room 2 Stage Hall 1 Hall 2 5) EFFECTS/REVERB When selecting some preset sounds , the LED indicator f or the EFFECTS or REVERB b uttons may tur n on automatically . This is because certain preset sounds are prepared with an effect enab led as their default setting. Adding an eff ect to the [...]

P age 18 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  ADDING O THER EFFECTS ¡ CHOR US Chorus is an effect that simulates the rich character of a v ocal choir or string ensemble, enriching the original voice b y ov er-lay ering a slightly detuned version of the sound. ¡ DELA Y Dela y is an effect that adds echoes to the sound. There are three types of delay av ailabl[...]

P age 19 2 PLA YING THE PIANO c Light 1 : For those still de veloping fi nger strength. A louder vol- ume is produced e ven when pla ying with a soft touch. d Light 2 : F or play ers with a delicate touch. Requires less str iking f orce to achiev e a forte note. e Normal : Reproduces the standard touch sensitivity of an acoustic piano . This touch[...]

P age 20 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 7) TRANSPOSING THE PIANO The transpose function allows the piano’ s ke ys to be raised or low ered in half steps. This is par ticular ly useful when accompanying instruments with diff erent tones, or when a song learned in one key must be pla yed in another ke y . The tr anspose feature allo ws the song to be play ed[...]

P age 21 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 8) PLA YING WITH 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 were quite that straightf orward. F or tunately , KA WAI ha ve de vised a method of playing the k eyboard that is [...]

P age 22 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  PERFORMING A SONG  Step1 T ap out the rh ythm of the selected song on any one of the piano’ s 88 blac k or white ke ys. Concer t Magic songs will respond to changes in playing style . As the ke ys are tapped harder , the music will grow louder; if the ke ys are tapped more softly , the music will become quiete[...]

P age 23 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  CONCER T MA GIC SONG ARRANGEMENT TYPES After pla ying with Concer t Magic for a while, perf ormers may f eel that such playing is too easy and that there is very little to lear n. While it is true that some of the songs are v er y easy to play , ev en for beginners , there are also some songs which will prov e chal[...]

P age 24 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  STEAD Y BEA T Steady Beat allows Concert Magic songs to be played b y simply tapping any k ey with a constant steady beat, regardless of the song arrangement type.  Step1 Press and hold the CONCER T MA GIC button. The displa y will show the current Concer t Magic mode (C-1).  Step2 While still holding the CON[...]

P age 25 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  CONCER T MA GIC PLA YBA CK SPEED The TEMPO button is also used to adjust the playbac k speed of Concer t Magic songs.  Step1 After selecting a Concer t Magic song to pla y bac k, press and hold the TEMPO button. The tempo value will be sho wn in the display .  Step2 While holding down the TEMPO button, use th[...]

P age 26 2 PLA YING THE PIANO 9) METR ONOME Rh ythm is one of the most impor tant elements when lear ning music. It is impor tant to practice pla ying the piano at the correct tempo and with a steady rh ythm. The CN piano's metronome tool helps lear ners to achiev e this by providing a steady beat to pla y along with.  ST ARTING THE METRONO[...]

P age 27 2 PLA YING THE PIANO  Step2 Press the V ALUE buttons to select the desired time signature . The currently selected time signature will be shown in the displa y .  Step3 Press the BEA T b utton again to stop the metronome. Both the TEMPO button and the BEA T button can be used to tur n the metronome on and off, depending on whether th[...]

P age 28 LESSON FUNCTION 3 3. LESSON FUNCTION The CN31’ 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 Librar y and Alfred’ s Premiere Piano Course lesson books (USA, Canada, A ustralia and UK only). It is possible to listen to each etude o[...]

P age 29 LESSON FUNCTION 3 2) LISTENING T O AND PLA YING A SONG  Step1 Press the PLA Y/ST OP b utton to pla y the selected song. There will be a one bar count-in bef ore the song star ts to play . 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.  EX[...]

P age 30 LESSON FUNCTION 3 3) RECORDING A SONG PRA CTICE While in Lesson mode, song practice can be recorded f or playback and self-e valuation. The pre-recorded left and right-hand par ts will be heard while the song practice is recorded. As noted previously , the BALANCE slider ma y be used to mute either pre-recorded left or right-hand par ts. ?[...]

P age 31 RECORDER 4 4. RECORDER The RECORDER function records perf or mances in a similar wa y to that of a tape recorder . Howe ver , the CN 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 arious aspects dur ing playbac k, such [...]

P age 32 RECORDER 4  Step2 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/STOP 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 PLA[...]

P age 33 RECORDER 4  Step2 Star t to pla y the piano . While recording the second par t, the pre viously recorded first part will also pla y . Dur ing this time, the LED indicators f or the REC button and PLA Y/ST OP button will be turned 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, la[...]

P age 34 RECORDER 4 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.  Step1 Press the PLA Y/ST OP b utton 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 35 RECORDER 4 3) ERASING A SONG This function allows an y songs that are no longer listened to, to be cleared.  Step1 Hold down the REC and PLA Y/ST OP buttons . The LED indicators will displa y which songs hav e been recorded.  Step2 While holding the REC and PLA Y/ST OP b uttons, select the desired song to be erased b y pressing the c[...]

P age 36 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 5 5. FUNCTION B UTT ONS The function buttons are responsib le for controlling adv anced parameters within the CN31, including T uning, T emperament, MIDI T ransmit and Receiv e Channel, T ransmit Program Change On/Off, Local On/Off , Multi- timbral Mode, Channel Mute , Program Change Number , Lower Octa ve Shift and Lo we[...]

P age 37 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 5 1) TUNING The TUNING function allows the piano’ s pitch to be fi nely adjusted, and may prov e useful when playing with other instruments.  Step1 Hold down the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons and press the PIANO 1 b utton. The displa y will alter nate between showing ‘tun’ (T uning) and a number representing the [...]

P age 38 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 5 2) TEMPERAMENT The CN piano off ers immediate access to a variety of musical temperaments popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. It may pro ve interesting and educational to e xperiment with different temperaments , other than the modern ‘equal temperament’ standard this is dominant in music toda y . BR[...]

P age 39 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 5  Step2 Use the V ALUE buttons to change the type of temper ament. When the power is turned off , the temperament will reset to the factory default ‘equal temperament (piano only)’ type. If a piano sound is selected when using the f actor y default ‘equal temperament (piano only)’ type, the tuning is stretched[...]

P age 40 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 5  MIDI O VER VIEW The term MIDI is an acron ym f or Musical Instrument Digital Interf ace, an international standard for connecting synthesizers , sequencers (MIDI recorders) and other electronic instr uments so that they can e xchange performance data. The CN31 is equipped with two MIDI jac ks for e xchanging data: M[...]

P age 41 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 5 3) MIDI CHANNEL This function is used to determine on which MIDI channel the CN 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.  Step1 Hold down the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons a[...]

P age 42 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 5 4) TRANSMIT PR OGRAM CHANGE ON/OFF This function determines whether or not the CN piano will transmit program change inf or mation when pressing the SOUND SELECT b uttons. When tr ansmit program change is tur ned on, pressing the SOUND SELECT buttons will send the prog ram change numbers as listed below . Sound Button S[...]

P age 43 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 5 In addition to the SOUND SELECT buttons , other button operations such as touch curve , dual, digital effects and re verb settings can be transmitted as MIDI e xclusive data when the corresponding buttons are pushed. When set to off , no program change or other panel inf or mation will be transmitted via MIDI.  Step1[...]

P age 44 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 5 5) LOCAL CONTR OL ON/OFF This function determines whether the CN piano’s sound will be pla yed from the piano’ s ke yboard (‘ON’) or only from an e xter nal MIDI instrument (‘OFF’). Even with local control set to ‘OFF’ the piano’ s keyboard will still transmit to e xter nal MIDI de vices and instr umen[...]

P age 45 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 5 6) MUL TI-TIMBRAL MODE ON/OFF This function allows the CN piano to receiv e data on more than one MIDI channel simultaneously . In this mode, the CN piano can pla y different musical parts with different sounds f or each par t. With multi-timbral mode enab led, an external sequencer can be used to enjo y an ensemble per[...]

P age 46 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 5 7) CHANNEL MUTE This function determines which MIDI channels are activated to receive MIDI information when multi-timbr al mode is set to ON. Each of the 16 channels can be individually activated or deactiv ated.  Step1 Hold down the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons and press the STRINGS b utton. The displa y will alter [...]

P age 47 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 5 8) SENDING PR OGRAM CHANGE NUMBERS This function allows the CN piano to send prog ram change numbers be yond the 32 pre-defined numbers transmitted b y the SOUND SELECT buttons. Using this function, any number from 1 to 128 can be sent.  Step1 Hold down the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons and press the CHOIR & P AD [...]

P age 48 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 5 9) LO WER OCT A VE SHIFT This function allows the lo wer par t to be raised by one , two , or three octav es when using SPLIT mo de.  Step1 Hold down the T OUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons and press the BASS b utton. The displa y will alter nate between showing ‘Lot’ (Lower Octa ve) and a number , representing how man [...]

P age 49 FUNCTION BUTT ONS 5 10) LO WER PED AL ON/OFF This function determines if the sustain pedal will be active f or lower par t sound when in SPLIT mode. The def ault setting is off , which means the sustain pedal is not active f or lower part sound. The sustain pedal will still be active f or the upper sound.  Step1 Hold down the T OUCH and[...]

P age 50 APPENDICES 6 6. APPENDICES  CONNECTING T O O THER DEVICES 1 LINE OUT JA CKS These jacks pro vide stereo output of the CN31 piano’ s sound to amplifi ers, tape recorders or similar equipment. The audio signal coming through the LINE IN jacks is also routed to these jac ks. The CN31 piano’ s sound is mix ed with the LINE IN signals. [...]

P age 51 APPENDICES 6  ASSEMBL Y INSTR UCTIONS  P ARTS PR O VIDED Bef ore attempting to assemble the CN piano unit, ensure that all par ts are included. A Phillips-head screwdriver 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 panel (x 1) [...]

P age 52 APPENDICES 6 6. Place the stand so that the bac kside of the stand assemb ly rests against a wall, and then slowly and carefully inser t the piano . Ensure that more than two people w ork 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 p[...]

P age 53 APPENDICES 6  SPECIFICA TIONS  K eyboard 88 Weighted K eyboard with Advanced Hammer Action IV  P olyphony Maximum 96  Number of Sound 36  Sound Categories Piano 1, Piano 2, Electric Piano, Dr awbar , Church Organ, Har psi&Mallets, Strings, Choir&Pad, Bass  Effects Rev erb (Room1/2, Stage, Hall1/2), Chorus, T remol[...]

P age 54 APPENDICES 6  MIDI EXCLUSIVE D A T A FORMA T 1 F0 .......................... Star t code 2 40........................... KA W AI’ s ID number 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 Ele[...]

P age 55 APPENDICES 6  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 Receiv e Remarks Basic channel Default Changes 1 1 - 16 1 1 - 16 Mode Default Messages Altered 3 ° ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ 1 1, 3* ° * The defau[...]

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CN31 Owner's Manual OW1004E-S0701 Printed in Japan Copyright © 2007 KA WAI Musical Instruments Mfg. Co.,Ltd. All Rights Reserved.[...]