Peavey pRP 7 manual

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i Contents Introduction 1 Front and rear panel 2 Front Panel 2 Rear panel 4 Playing the pRP7 5 Connect the audio cables 5 Connect the power supply 5 T urn the instrument on 5 Adjust the overall volume 5 Headphone jack 5 Play using the Pitch/Modulation Joystick 6 Pedal Connection 6 Listen to the Demo songs 7 Select a single demonstration song 7 The [...]

ii Song Library 25 Select a sequence from the Song Library 25 Panel Reset 26 T echnical specifications pRP7 27 T echnology 27 Index 28 Appendix GM-GMX Sound tables A.1 Preset table A.2 Song Library tables A.3 Drumkit tables A.4 Midi Implementation chart A.7 Recognized Control Change messages A.8[...]

1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the GEM pRP7 , the new portable Digital Piano belonging to the prestigious Real Piano Series by Generalmusic. The new portable pRP7 Digital Piano features an 88 note, weighted Hammer Action keyboard, 32 note polyphony and 48 Presets including 10 exclusive Piano sounds. Also featured is an internal Sound Libra[...]

2 Front and rear panel Front Panel 1. V OLUME : Slider that controls the main volume of the instrument. 2 . T RANSPOS E i / g Increases ( g ) or decreases ( i ) the overall pitch of the instrument in half-step (semitone) increments. 3 . S OUN D V ARIATION S / D EM O : These buttons select a variation of the current Preset in increasing (+) or decre[...]

3 7. T OUCH : Use this button to adjust the touch of the keyboard according to your playing style. 8. B ALANCE / : These buttons regulate the volume balance between two sounds in either Layer or Split modes. 9. D ISPLAY : A three-digit, Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). 10. T EMPO D ATA +/–: Use these buttons to modify the playing speed (Tempo) when [...]

4 Rear panel 2 1 3 4 6 5 1. MIDI I N /O UT : These ports allow the instrument to be connected to other MIDI devices. Midi In allows the sounds of the pRP7 to be played by an external controlling device e.g. a controller keyboard or a sequencer. Midi Out sends MIDI information from the pRP7 to other MIDI external equipment. 2. P EDALS : Two pedal co[...]

5 Playing the pRP7 Connect the audio cables The pRP7 does not incorporate an internal amplification system, there- fore you must either play using headphones or connect to a suitable external amplification system. Connect the audio outputs to your amp. system (mixer, powered speakers, etc.) using audio cables with standard 1/4” jacks. Use RCA jac[...]

6 Play using the Pitch/Modulation Joystick While you play, you can apply Pitch Bend and Modulation to the Preset sounds by using the Pitch/Modulation Joystick located on the extreme left of the control panel. • To obtain Pitch Bend , move the Joystick Up or Down. • To obtain Modulation , move the Joystick in Left/Right directions. Pitch Bend is[...]

7 Listen to the Demo songs The pRP7 contains a selection of demonstration recordings of the internal sounds. 1. Press both the [ – ] and [ + ] buttons of the SOUND VARIATIONS buttons at the same time. The LEDs of the SELECTION section start to flash. Shortly after, all the LEDs turn off except the one corresponding to the PIANO button and the fir[...]

8 The pRP7 Presets The pRP7 contains 48 Internal Presets, consisting of Single, Split and Layered sound combinations. Each sound combination also recalls the volume levels, a configuration of effects (Reverb and Delay/Modula- tions) together with relative effect send levels The Presets are organized in the SELECTION section. The table shown opposit[...]

9 Preset selection 1. After turning the pRP7 on, press one of the SELECTION buttons. In this example, we press the PIANO button. You will recall the first Preset, “Grand Piano”, which plays across the entire keyboard. The display will show “P1” for an instant before returning to the Tempo setting. 2. Press the [+] button of the SOUND VARIAT[...]

10 The CONTROL section Realtime operations The pRP7 operating system has been conceived to permit several simple and quick real time operations using the buttons of the CON- TROL section. Activate Split mode Starting from the Single Preset “GrandPiano”, you can easily split the keyboard by pressing the SPLIT button. This will divide the keyboar[...]

11 Activate Layer mode To mix or “layer” two sounds together, simply press the LAYER button. After pressing the LAYER button (the LED turns on), a second sound is activated layered with the first (in this case, Strings is added to the GrandPiano sound). <------------------------ GrandPiano ----------------------> <---------------------[...]

12 Change the V olume Balance between two sounds If you are playing either in Layer or Split mode, you can regulate the volume of the two sections in real time using the BALANCE buttons. These buttons regulate the volume of one section with respect to the other, creating a perfect balance between the two sections according to your requirements. 1. [...]

13 T ranspose Pressing either TRANSPOSE button will adjust the pitch of the instru- ment in half-step (semitone) increments or decrements, through the overall range of –/+ 12 semitones. When both LEDs are off, the pitch of the instrument is set to normal (Equal: C = C). 1 . Press the TRANSPOSE # button once to raise the pitch of the instrument. P[...]

14 T ouch The pRP7 offers three different keyboard responses, or “velocity curves”, which affect the instrument as a whole. When you turn on the instrument for the first time, the “NORMAL” curve will be shown set, indicated by the LED in correspondence to the NORMAL setting of the TOUCH button. SOFT: This is useful for a player with a light[...]

15 The Functions of the pRP7 pRP7 features 4 functions which affect the instrument in various ways. The Functions are activated using the last 4 notes of the highest octave of the keyboard. To activate a function and modify its value, hold down the corresponding key and press the TEMPO/DATA +/– buttons. The functions and corresponding notes are: [...]

16 T une The TUNE function allows you fine tune the instrument. The default status of the instrument corresponds the equal standard A = 440 Hz, shown in the display as the setting “00”. The TUNE value has a range of ± 63, corresponding to an excursion of approximately one semitone. 1. Press and hold the TUNE function key (G7) and press either [...]

17 MIDI Channel pRP7 is able to transmit MIDI messages on up to three channels at the same time, depending on the type of Preset recalled (single, layer or split). In reception, pRP7 can receive on all 16 MIDI channels. The MIDI function allows you to modify the MIDI transmission channels of the pRP7 , used by the pRP7 to communicate with other MID[...]

18 Midi Local If you are using your pRP7 via MIDI as a controlling device connected to an external sound generator (expander, keyboard, etc.), when you play, you will hear the expander’s sounds together with the pRP7 Sounds. If you prefer to listen to the expander’s sounds alone, you can choose to exclude the pRP7 sounds by setting the MIDI Loc[...]

19 Midi Common channel The Common channel is a special channel that allows you to control other MIDI devices that have automatic arrangements. The Midi Common function does not play a reference note during the setting operation. 1 Press and hold the MIDI Common function key (C8) and press the TEMPO/ DATA + button to set the Common channel to ON. Th[...]

20 About MIDI MIDI, the abbreviation for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface”, is a world standard interface that allows MIDI compatible instruments and other equipment to communicate with each other, in order to exchange data and control one another. MIDI is now a very common feature and a great deal of literature is available explaining all[...]

21 the first three housing 128 sounds organized in “family” groups, and the fourth containing 60 sounds. The bank 1 sounds correspond to the industry standard General MIDI sound library, while banks 2 and 3 contain sounds taken from Generalmusic’s own extensive sound library. Bank 4 contains an additional 60 Sounds, but not organized in “fa[...]

22 MIDI Applications The following explains how your pRP7 can be used in the most common MIDI setups suited to this instrument: a) as a MIDI controlling device (Master); b) as a tone generator (in other words, a Slave); c) for MIDI sequence recording. As a MIDI controlling device pRP7 , like most MIDI instruments, transmits note and velocity inform[...]

23 Recording Studio The pRP7 features a simple but powerful sequencer which allows you to accurately record your playing or create simple songs. This section takes a closer look at the controls and related functions. The Recording Studio, located on the extreme right of the control panel, consists of four buttons: PlayStop , Rec , Click and Song L[...]

24 6. When you have finished playing, press PLAY/STOP. The LEDS of all the active buttons in the RECORDING STUDIO turn off. Playback 7. To playback your recording, press PLAY/STOP. The sequencer will play your recorded song. The LED on the PLAY/STOP button will flash during the playback. During the playback, you can select a different Preset and pl[...]

25 Song Librar y pRP7 contains a large library of well known compositions taken from the vast repertoire of classical and traditional music. The songs contained in the Song Library have been recorded with the scope of being used as study pieces; they contain little or no expression. These pieces are ideal for the student who can listen to and follo[...]

26 Panel Reset pRP7 offers a Panel Reset function which allows you to restore the factory settings without turning the instrument off. For example, should you have changed several aspects of the instrument (a new Midi channel setting, a change of the tuning, a different Touch setting, etc.) and wish to return to the factory settings in a single ste[...]

27 T echnical specifications pRP7 Controls Connections Recording Studio Polyphony 88 keys, Hammer action V olume, Sound V ariation/Demo, T ranspose +/–, Sound Selection, Split, Layer , Reverb, Effect, T ouch, Balance, T empo/Data +/–, Pitch/ Modulation Joystick Soft, Damper 8 demo songs, 8.000 event capacity , Play/Stop, Record, Click, Song Lib[...]

28 Index A About MIDI 20 Adjust the volume 5 B Balance buttons 12 C Change the V olume Balance 12 Click (metronome) 24 Connect the audio cables 5 Connect to an external amplification system 5 Control Change messages 21 CONTROL section 10 D Damper pedal 6 Damper Physical Model 27 Demo songs 7 F Front Panel 2 Functions of the pRP7 15 G Grand Piano Pr[...]

Appendix[...]

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Appendix A•1 pRP7 MIDI Sound table (GM-GMX) Midi Bk 1 (Rom) Bk 2 (Rom) Bk 3 (Rom) PIANO group 00 Piano1 PianoMk1 PickPiano 2 01 Piano2 PianoW2 Pianoctave 2 02 Piano3 E.G.Piano1 2 E.G.Piano2 2 03 HonkyT onk 2 DetPiano 2 Western 2 04 E.Piano1 * ThinRhodx 2 E.Piano4 05 E.Piano2 * E.Piano3 2 E.Piano5 06 Harpsichor Harpsich2 2 Harpsich3 07 Clavinet Sy[...]

A•2 Appendix Midi Bk 1 (Rom) Bk 2 (Rom) Bk 3 (Rom) PERCUSSIVE group 1 12 T inkleBell 2 Dk_Stand.1 D Dk_Stand.2 D 1 13 Agogo Dk_Room D Dk_WS D 1 14 SteelDrums 2 Dk_Power D Dk_Std.1WX D 1 15 Woodblock Dk_Elect. D Dk_Dance D 1 16 T aiko Dk_House D Dk_T echno D 1 17 Melo.T om1 Dk_Jazz1 D Dk_Jazz2 D 1 18 SynthDrum Dk_Brush D Dk_M1 D 1 19 ReverseCym Dk[...]

Appendix A•3 pRP7 Song Librar y Composer-Autore Song Title-Titolo del brano 1 W.A. MOZART Sonata N.1 Allegro 2 W.A. MOZART Sonata N.16 Allegro 3 W.A. MOZART Sonata N.5 Allegro 4 W.A. MOZART Sonata N.1 Allegro 3 5 W.A. MOZART Rondò alla Turca 6 W.A. MOZART Sonata N.11 Andante 7 W.A. MOZART Sonata N.1 Andante 8 W.A. MOZART Sonata N.16 Andante 9 W.[...]

A•4 Appendix “<“ = as DK_ST AND1 113-2 100 108 102 101 104 103 106 105 107 C8 72 73 74 75 76 78 77 80 79 82 81 83 84 85 86 87 88 97 96 98 90 89 92 91 94 93 95 C5 C6 C7 99 25 27 26 30 29 28 32 31 34 33 35 36 37 38 39 42 41 40 44 43 46 45 47 48 49 50 51 54 53 56 55 58 57 59 60 61 62 63 52 64 66 65 68 67 70 69 71 C2 C3 C4 DRUMKIT T ABLES DK_S[...]

Appendix A•5 100 108 102 101 104 103 106 105 107 C8 72 73 74 75 76 78 77 80 79 82 81 83 84 85 86 87 88 97 96 98 90 89 92 91 94 93 95 C5 C6 C7 99 25 27 26 30 29 28 32 31 34 33 35 36 37 38 39 42 41 40 44 43 46 45 47 48 49 50 51 54 53 56 55 58 57 59 60 61 62 63 52 64 66 65 68 67 70 69 71 C2 C3 C4 “<“ = as DK_ST AND1 113-2 Drumkit tables DK_BR[...]

A•6 Appendix 100 108 102 101 104 103 106 105 107 C8 72 73 74 75 76 78 77 80 79 82 81 83 84 85 86 87 88 97 96 98 90 89 92 91 94 93 95 C5 C6 C7 99 25 27 26 30 29 28 32 31 34 33 35 36 37 38 39 42 41 40 44 43 46 45 47 48 49 50 51 54 53 56 55 58 57 59 60 61 62 63 52 64 66 65 68 67 70 69 71 C2 C3 C4 “<“ = as DK_ST AND1 113-2 DK_TECHNO 1 17-3 DK_[...]

Appendix A•7 Midi Implementation Chart Manufacturer: Generalmusic Model: pRP7 Vers.:1.00 Function Transmitted Recognised Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed 1-16 1-16 1-16 1 m idi In; 1 midi Out; Extra Common Mode Default Messages Altered Mode 3 X ***** Mode 3 X X Note Number True voice 0-127 ***** 0-127 True voice on banks 1-2- 3-5-6 Velocity [...]

A•8 Appendix Recognized Control Change messages (MIDI Controllers) A ControlChange message activates a Controlller , determined by the first ControlChange value. The ControlChange consists of three parts: • status byte - (status) determines the status of the ControlChange message. • data byte 1 - (value 1) MIDI Controller activated by the Con[...]

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