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Kawai K5000S Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 K5000S OWNER’S MANUAL INTRODUCTION...
  • Page 2 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Canadian Radio Interference Regulations This instrument complies with the limits for a class B digital apparatus, pursuant to the Radio Interference Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1374. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Do not place this product on an unstable or slant cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. Besides, the unit may malfunction. Use only with a cart, stand or table recommended by KAWAI, or sold with the product.
  • Page 4 Servicing – The user should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that described in the operating instructions. All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel. Do not disassemble or attempt to modify the appliance. Opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS WELCOME TO THE K5000S ........................9 IF YOU NEED HELP..........................10 K5000S FRONT PANEL ........................11 K5000S REAR PANEL ..........................12 GUIDED TOUR _________________________________ 13 CONNECTIONS ............................ 14 PLAY THE DEMO ............................ 16 PLAYING SOUNDS ..........................17 SINGLE SOUNDS ................................17 MULTI SOUNDS ................................
  • Page 6 OVERDRIVE & DELAY ..............................90 DISTORTION & DELAY ..............................91 REVERB TYPES ............................92 HALL 1 HALL 2 HALL 3 ....................................92 ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ..................................... 93 PLATE 1 PLATE 2 PLATE 3 ....................................94 KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...
  • Page 7 REVERSE ....................................95 LONG DELAY ................................... 96 MULTI SECTION ________________________________ 97 MULTI PLAY.............................. 98 MULTI EDIT ............................100 COMMON ..................................100 SECTION ..................................101 WRITE ..............................103 COMMON ____________________________________ 105 SYSTEM SECTION..........................106 SYSTEM ..................................... 106 FSW (PROGRAMMABLE SWITCHES) ........................107 ARPEGGIATOR ................................108 RESET ....................................
  • Page 8 KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 9: Welcome To The K5000S

    Formant Filter is completely controllable by envelopes or LFOs. MACRO CONTROL Unique to the K5000S model are the macro controls for major sound parameters, available on the front panel for instant access. In addition, four user controls are programmable for each patch.

  • Page 10: If You Need Help

    If you lost system data, take the following procedure using the included SYSTEM DISK and load system data. ABOUT THE MEMORY EXPANSION KIT The K5000S MEMORY EXPANSION KIT may be available in your country. For more information, please consult your local Kawai representative or contact the Kawai distributor in your country.

  • Page 11: K5000S Front Panel

    K5000S FRONT PANEL Front Panel Diagram is on an A3 Paper foldout, with the Rear Panel Drawing on the other side. THIS PAGE IS ONLY A PLACEHOLDER COMMON SECTION These keys are used for functions common to all modes of operation ARPEGGIATOR SECTION These controls adjust the on-board arpeggiator.

  • Page 12: K5000S Rear Panel

    (North America: 110/120 V AC, 50/60Hz Europe, Asia, Australia: 220/240V AC, 50/60Hz) INDIVIDUAL OUTPUTS Mono or Stereo, individual sounds can be routed to these outputs. If not connected, these signals appear at the Main Output. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 13: Guided Tour

    GUIDED TOUR TUTORIAL...

  • Page 14: Connections

    R) to get stereo. You’ll need adapters or adapting cable to convert the 1/4” Phone jacks on the K5000S to the RCA pin jacks on your stereo. Make sure to connect the K5000S to a LINE, AUX, or TAPE input on your stereo.
  • Page 15 SPEAKERS OR SOUND SYSTEM MIDI There is a full set of MIDI ports on the rear panel of the K5000S: IN, OUT, and THRU jacks. You don’t need to connect any of them, but if you want to talk to your other MIDI gear, here’s how to connect them:...

  • Page 16: Play The Demo

    • Press F2 or F3 to select a song, then press F1 to Play the song. • Press F1 again to stop. • Press F2 or F3 to select a new song, or F4 to exit to the K5000S main screen. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 17: Playing Sounds

    FSW2 ------- SINGLE SOUNDS The K5000S contains two banks of Single sounds – A & D. Press the SINGLE button to switch between the two banks. Each bank is organized into groups of 10 patches. There are up to 128 patches available in a bank, but the patch memory can used up by fewer complex patches.

  • Page 18: Multi Sounds

    VALUE dial. The slider image will also move according to your adjustment. These do not change the preset values of the patch, which can only be changed by editing the Multi patch – described starting on page !!!. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 19: Programmable Arpeggiator

    PROGRAMMABLE ARPEGGIATOR The Programmable Arpeggiator offers a wide range of options to mix preset control with live performance. The following explanation only hints at what is possible... • Press SYSTEM, then F2 (Arp) to reach the Arpeggiator Common Page. • Set the controls as shown in the screen – Note (L1) = 48 RangeLo (R1) = C –2 Range Hi (R2) = C 3...
  • Page 20 KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 21: Single Section

    SINGLE SECTION REFERENCE SECTION • SINGLE SECTION...

  • Page 22: Single Play

    In the Single Bank, there is not a fixed number of patches. Instead there is a fixed amount of memory for the patches. If your patches are simple, more of them can be stored. As a result, all patch locations may not be available. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...
  • Page 23 MODIFYING PATCHES In Single Play mode, the Macro Controls on the left of the instrument are available for instant edit. These controls are described below. They add and subtract from the original values contained in the patch, and affect all sources. There are also four user controls which can be programmed as part of each patch.

  • Page 24: Single Edit

    EXIT more than once. If you have made any changes to the patch, an alert message appears, asking if you want to “Save”. Press WRITE to save, or F8 (Quit) to exit without saving. To continue editing, press EDIT. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 25: Common

    COMMON The Common section contains several pages of basic parameters such as the patch name, below. A001 Runner Common Runner > -> Name > <- !"#$%&’()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>? @ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[ ]^_ ‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}- More L1 and L2 move through the name forward and back, respectively. Use the Value dial to select a letter.

  • Page 26: Macro Controller

    Selects one (of two) destinations for User Control 2. DEPTH1 Sets the amount of control for Destination 1. DEST2 Selects the other destination for User Control 2. DEPTH2 Sets the amount of control for Destination 2. MORE Goes to User Controls 3 &4. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...
  • Page 27 A 0 0 1 R e z n a to r Ma c ro Co nt r ol l er U s e r 3 U se r 4 > D e s t 1 V i b ra t o DP D e st 1 P a np o t <...
  • Page 28 Turns on the formant filter LFO. DHF HICUT Sets the filter frequency low to cut out all the high frequencies. DHF COMB2 SWITCH1 Selects the function for switch 1. SWITCH2 Selects the function for switch 2. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...
  • Page 29 FOOTSW1 Selects the function for footswitch 1. FOOTSW2 Selects the function for footswitch 2. REFERENCE SECTION • SINGLE SECTION...

  • Page 30: Dco

    Fixed Key Number (Bias) FIXED KEY Sets the fixed pitch for the source. The range is A-1 to C7. If Off, then normal key tracking applies. MORE Goes to the DCO Pitch Envelope page, below. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 31: Dco Pitch Envelope

    DCO PITCH ENVELOPE The DCO Pitch envelope changes the pitch of the sound over time. Many acoustic instruments have small pitch changes during their initial attack – pulling guitar strings and embouchure in wind instruments – which can be simulated using the DCO Pitch Envelope.

  • Page 32: Dcf

    KS TO CUT Controls how much the Key Scale affects the filter cutoff frequency. VELOCITY TO CUT Controls how much the Velocity affects the filter cutoff frequency. MORE Goes to the DCF Envelope page, below. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 33: Dcf (Filter) Envelope

    DCF (FILTER) ENVELOPE This screen controls the envelope generator for the filter. A006 Reznator DCF Envelope > Depth Dcy2 T 127 < > Atak T 127 Dcy2 L +63 < > Dcy1 T 127 Releas 127 < > Dcy1 L +63 Back S1 P S2-- S3 A S4 A S5-- S6-- More ENVELOPE PARAMETERS...
  • Page 34 Adds Velocity to control the overall envelope level. The more velocity, the more the filter will open. VELO TO ATK Adds Velocity to control the Attack time. VELO TO DCY1 Adds Velocity to control the Decay 1 time. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 35: Dca

    The Digitally Controlled Amplifier (DCA) sets the volume of the sound. It is con- trolled by an envelope to shape a sound’s overall transient characteristics. The DCA envelope screen shows a visual representation of the envelope. A 0 0 1 A B C D E F GH DC A E nv e lo p e >...
  • Page 36 Uses attack velocity to control the release time. With a positive value, a faster key release will have a longer release time and a slower release will have a shorter time. Again, negative values of this parameter are more natural. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 37: Additive

    ADDITIVE This section presents the editing parameters for Kawai’s ADD harmonic synthesizer. The first ADD screen presents seven submenus for navigation. A 0 0 2 L a u n c h e r M e n u N o r m a l M o d e M o r f M o d e >...

  • Page 38: Harmonic Level (Dhl)

    With a positive value, high notes will have a higher gain than low notes. HARMONIC GROUP In the K5000S, each source can use a harmonic bank of 64 harmonics. This parameter selects whether the first 64 harmonics (1 – 64, starting at the fundamental) or harmonics 65 –...
  • Page 39 VELOCITY CURVE 12 velocity curves are available to adjust the response of the harmonic enve- lope to the touch of your playing. This curve is used for all sections of the patch. Curve #5 (below) equals an exact 1:1 correlation, the other curves weight the response in different directions.
  • Page 40 *** = no copy. This means that this side (soft or loud) will not be copied. F2~F7 DESTINATION Press the F2~F7 buttons to select which source (of the current patch) that the copy will be made to. EXECUTE Press this to make the copy. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 41: Harmonic Envelope (Dhe)

    HARMONIC ENVELOPE (DHE) This screen is the menu for Harmonic Envelope functions. A023 Launcher DHE Menu > Harmonic Envelope Multiview > Harmonic Envelope View > Harmonic Envelope Copy S1 A S2 P S3 A S4 A S5-- S6-- HARMONICS ENVELOPE MULTIVIEW Displays individual parameters for all 64 harmonic envelopes simultaneously.
  • Page 42 LOOP 2 SUSTAIN LOOPS UNEVENLY USING BOTH DECAY 1 TIME & DECAY 2 TIME WITH LOOP OFF T I M E ATTACK DECAY1 DECAY2 DECAY1 DECAY2 DECAY1 DECAY2 DECAY1 DECAY2 TIME TIME TIME TIME TIME TIME TIME TIME KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...
  • Page 43 NEXT HARMONIC PREVIOUS HARMONIC These buttons select an individual harmonic. The small arrow under the harmonics displays which harmonic is selected. ATTACK (RATE & LEVEL) Press R1 to switch between the Attack Rate and Attack Level. Use the Value dial to change the setting. DECAY 1 (RATE &...

  • Page 44: Formant Filter Level (Dfl)

    The K5000’s Formant Filter is a 128-band graphic equalizer, which can be used to create additional additive effects. A023 Launcher DFL Menu > Formant Filter Level Edit > Formant Filter Level Copy S1 A S2 P S3 A S4 A S5-- S6-- KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...
  • Page 45 The following chart shows the pitch and frequency of each filter band. The Bias control can be used to slide the entire range up and down. t l i t l i s i . t l i f REFERENCE SECTION • SINGLE SECTION...
  • Page 46 The range of the filter band to be controlled can be adjusted using the Band control. The bracket shows the selected range. LEVEL This adjusts the level of the selected band. BIAS The frequencies of the entire formant filter can be moved up and down using the Bias control. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 47: Formant Envelope (Dfe)

    L2 FORMANT FILTER LEVEL COPY This copies the formant filter settings from a Single patch in memory into the current Single patch. A023 Launcher DFL Copy > Single No. > Source No. --> SRC1 S1 A S2 P S3 A S4 A S5-- S6-- Exec SINGLE NUMBER This sets the patch to copy the formant filter level settings from.
  • Page 48 To enhance motion in the sound, the harmonic envelopes can loop among several settings during the sound’s sustain. See the diagram on page 43. No loop. Envelope goes to the Decay 2 Level and sustains there, the same as the envelopes for the DCF and DCA. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...
  • Page 49 Loops between Decay 1 Level and Decay 2 Level, at the Decay 2 Rate. Loops between Decay 1 Level and Decay 2 Level, but uses both Decay 1 and Decay 2 Rates. VELO DEPTH The key velocity can be used to adjust the amount of filter modulation by the envelope.

  • Page 50: Morf

    By turning ON the P3>P2 Loop, the harmonics will morf back and forth between phase 2 and phase 3 during sustain, creating constant motion and a more animated sound. EXECUTE Creates the Morf. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 51: Lfo & Copy

    LFO & COPY The Low Frequency Oscillator is a slow moving (sub-audio) oscillator that is used to modify the DCO, DCF, or DCA to give vibrato and tremolo effects. A Source Copy function is also included on this page. A 0 0 1 R u n n e r L F O >...

  • Page 52: Lfo Modulation

    KEY SCALE TO TREMOLO This scales the amount of tremolo depth according to the key played. With a positive value, the amount of tremolo increases as higher notes are played. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 53: Control

    CONTROL The Control pages contain settings for real time control of the sound. VOLUME, PITCH BEND, PAN A 0 2 3 L a u n c h er Co n tr o l > V o l u m e 1 27 B e nd e r P it ch 2 4 <...

  • Page 54: Key And Velocity Zone

    VALUE Sets the threshold between high and low velocity. This is the MIDI velocity number. BACK Press to return to the previous screen. MORE Press to go to the controller screen, below. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 55: Controllers

    CONTROLLERS The next two screens contain settings for aftertouch pressure, modulation wheel, and expression pedal control of the sound. Following these is a screen for Assign- able Controllers. A023 Launcher Controller Press Modulation Wheel Modulation > Dest1 Cutoff Dest1 Vibrato DP < >...

  • Page 56: Expression Pedal

    LEVEL Modifies the volume. With a positive value, increasing the control makes the sound louder, with a negative value, increasing the control makes the sound softer. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...
  • Page 57 VIBRATO DEPTH Adds Vibrato (LFO controls pitch). This parameter sets the amount of vibrato. GROWL DEPTH Adds Growl (LFO controls filter). This parameter sets the amount of growl. TREMOLO DEPTH Adds Tremolo (LFO controls volume). This parameter sets the amount of tremolo.
  • Page 58 The MIDI Volume command, MIDI Controller 7 PANPOT The MIDI Pan command, MIDI Controller 10 G CONT 1 ~ 8 (GENERAL CONTROLLERS 1~ 8) The eight MIDI General Purpose Controllers – controller numbers 16–19 & 80–83. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 59: Write

    WRITE After editing, save your sound by pressing the WRITE button in the COMMON section of the front panel. The following screen appears. A 0 0 1 R u n n e r > W r i t e Delete < >...
  • Page 60 NOT b e b a c k e d u p . E x e c Use the Value dial to choose the patch to delete, and press F8 (Execute). Sure? Press F8 to continue. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 61: Effect Section

    EFFECT SECTION The Effect section contains the settings for the digital effects generator. There is one Effect generator for the entire K5000. When in Single mode, the entire effect generator is available for the sound. When in Multi mode, the effects settings of the Single patch are disregarded, and the Multi effects settings are used instead.

  • Page 62: Effect Page Parameters

    A 0 0 1 A B C D E F G H G r a p h i c E Q + 1 2 - 1 2 0 d B A L G 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 5 0 KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...
  • Page 63 Use the F2 through F8 keys to select an EQ band, and the Value dial to change the amount. The slider will change to visually indicate the setting, the number underneath shows the exact amount. CONTROL Goes to the Effect Controller page. Two controllers can be used to control effect or reverb depth.
  • Page 64 After selecting a source with the value dial, press the L1, L2, L3, or L4 buttons to assign that source to input 1, 2, 3, or 4, respectively. The number 1, 2, 3, or 4 is displayed in the column indicating its assignment. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 65: Algorithms

    Input 3 passes through two of the four effects blocks, on its way to the reverb, EQ and main outputs. Input 4 goes directly to the Individual outputs without any effect, reverb or EQ. This is useful for sending sounds directly out of the K5000S for external signal processing. REFERENCE • EFFECTS...

  • Page 66: Algorithm 2

    Input 3 passes through E3 and E4 of the four effects blocks, on its way to the reverb, EQ and main outputs. It has its own wet/dry mix in the reverb block. Input 4 goes directly to the Individual outputs without any effect, reverb or EQ. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 67: Effect Types

    EFFECT TYPES The four effects blocks represent individual effects. Any of the effects blocks can be assigned one of 36 different effects, which include a variety of delays, chorus, flanging, and distortion. The available controls vary from one effect to another. EARLY REFLECTION 1 EARLY REFLECTION 2 M01 NewWorld...

  • Page 68: Tap Delay 2

    TAP DELAY 2 DELAY LEVEL Master level of this effect block. DELAY TIME 1 The delay time for delay 1. TAP LEVEL The level of delay 1. DELAY TIME 2 The delay time for delay 2. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 69: Single Delay

    FEEDBACK Amount of delay looped back into the input. This creates a repeating delay. The original sound (input) and Delay 1 are repeated together at the delay 2 time. SINGLE DELAY This effect has a single delay, with a fine time adjustment for synchronizing to the beat. M01 NewWorld >...

  • Page 70: Dual Delay

    Amount of delay looped back into the input. This creates a repeating delay. DELAY TIME RIGHT Adjusts the delay time from 0 - 720mS. FEEDBACK RIGHT Amount of delay looped back into the input. This creates a repeating delay. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 71: Stereo Delay

    STEREO DELAY This is a single stereo delay. Repeats maintain the same stereo panning as the original signal. M01 NewWorld > Type Stereo Dly Delay Time 150mS < > Delay Level Feedback 60 < GEQ Ctrl TYPE Selects the type of effect. Delay Level Delay Level DELAY LEVEL...

  • Page 72: Auto Pan

    60 < GEQ Ctrl TYPE Selects the type of effect. DRY/WET Controls the ratio between the original (dry) and the panned sound (wet). SPEED Adjusts the panning speed. DEPTH Controls how wide the panning is. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 73: Auto Pan & Delay

    PREDELAY TIME Adds a delay (up to 100mS) before the panned sound starts WAVE Selects the LFO waveform used to control the panning. The choices are SINe or TRIangle. AUTO PAN & DELAY Auto Pan moves the input source back and forth across the stereo field, with an added delay.

  • Page 74: Chorus 2

    Controls how wide the detune is. PREDELAY TIME Adds a delay (up to 100mS) before the chorus sound starts. WAVE Selects the LFO waveform used to control the panning. The choices are SINe or TRIangle. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 75: Chorus 1 & Delay Chorus 2 & Delay

    CHORUS 1 & DELAY CHORUS 2 & DELAY Chorus 1 is a true stereo in / stereo out chorus – the left and right channels are independent. Chorus 2 is a mono in / stereo out chorus – the left and right channels are summed together before entering a stereo chorus unit.

  • Page 76: Flanger 1

    Controls the ratio between the original (dry) and the flanged sound (wet). SPEED Adjusts the flanger speed. DEPTH Controls how wide the detune is. PREDELAY TIME Adds a delay (up to 100mS) before the flanger starts. FEEDBACK Controls the feedback of the flanging sound. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 77: Flanger 1 & Delay Flanger 2 & Delay

    FLANGER 1 & DELAY FLANGER 2 & DELAY In Flanger 1, the flange control is 180 out of phase between the left and right channels. In Flanger 2, the flange control is in phase between the left and right channels. M01 NewWorld >...

  • Page 78: Ensemble

    PREDELAY TIME Adds a delay (up to 100mS) before the ensemble starts. ENSEMBLE & DELAY M01 NewWorld > Type Ensemble & D Depth 100 < > Dry/Wet 52/ 48 Delay Time 34mS < GEQ Ctrl KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 79: Celeste

    TYPE Selects the type of effect. DRY/WET Controls the ratio between the original (dry) and the chorused sound (wet). DEPTH Adjusts the ensemble depth. DELAY TIME Adds a repeating delay of the Ensemble sound (up to 200mS). CELESTE Celeste is a three phase chorus, with each of the three chorus units at a different phase. M01 NewWorld >...

  • Page 80: Celeste & Delay

    Controls the ratio between the original (dry) and the chorused sound (wet). SPEED Adjusts the ensemble speed. DEPTH Controls how wide the detune is. DELAY TIME Adds a repeating delay of the Celeste sound (up to 200mS). KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 81: Tremolo

    TREMOLO Tremolo changes the volume of the sound, making it louder and softer. Can be used for surf guitar sounds. M01 NewWorld > Type Tremolo Speed 6 < > Dry/Wet 30/ 70 Depth 100 < PreDly Time 34mS < Wave Sin <...

  • Page 82: Phaser 1

    Phaser 2 is a mono in / stereo out phase shifter – the left and right channels are summed together before go into to a stereo phase shifter. M01 NewWorld > Type Phaser1 Speed 6 < > Dry/Wet 30/ 70 Depth 100 < PreDly Time 0mS < Feedback 80 < GEQ Ctrl KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 83: Phaser 1 & Delay Phaser 2 & Delay

    TYPE Selects the type of effect. DRY/WET Controls the ratio between the original (dry) and the phaser sound (wet). SPEED Adjusts the phaser speed. DEPTH Controls how wide the phasing is. PREDELAY TIME Adds a delay (up to 100mS) before the phasing starts. FEEDBACK Feeds the sound back into itself, creating a longer sustained sound.

  • Page 84: Rotary

    Controls the ratio between the original (dry) and the rotary sound (wet). SLOW SPEED Adjusts the slow rotary speed. FAST SPEED Adjusts the fast rotary speed. ACCELERATION Controls the time it takes to switch from slow to fast or fast to slow. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 85: Auto Wah

    SLOW/FAST SWITCH Changes between slow and fast. When this parameter is changed, the rotary changes to the other speed at a rate determined by the Acceleration parameter. You can control this parameter using the Effect Controller, page 81. AUTO WAH The Auto Wah sweeps the filter up and down on note attack, simulating a wah wah pedal.

  • Page 86: Bandpass

    Controls the ratio between the original (dry) and the filtered sound (wet). CENTER FREQUENCY Adjusts the center point for the bandpass filter. BAND WIDTH Adjusts how wide the filtering will be on either side of the Center Frequency. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 87: Exciter

    EXCITER The Exciter emphasizes high frequencies to make a sound more easily discernible in a mix. The exciter uses to distortion to achieve its emphasis. M 0 1 N e w W o r l d > T y p e E x c i t e r E Q L o w 0 d B <...

  • Page 88: Overdrive

    Selects the type of effect. DRY/WET Controls the ratio between the original (dry) and the distorted sound (wet). EQ LOW Adjusts the low frequencies of the overdrive effect. EQ HIGH Adjusts the high frequencies of the overdrive effect. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 89: Distortion

    OUTPUT LEVEL Adjusts the level of the overdrive effect. DRIVE Adjusts the amount of distortion. DISTORTION The distortion effect adds a harder distortion and sustain for electric guitar “fuzz” type sounds. M01 NewWorld > Type Distortion EQ Low 0dB < >...

  • Page 90: Overdrive & Delay

    Adjusts the low frequencies of the overdrive effect. EQ HIGH Adjusts the high frequencies of the overdrive effect. DELAY TIME Adjusts the time of the delay (up to 200mS). DRIVE Adjusts the amount of distortion. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 91: Distortion & Delay

    DISTORTION & DELAY M01 NewWorld > Type Dist. & D EQ Low 0dB < > Dry/Wet 0/100 EQ High 0dB < Delay Time 0mS < Drive 50 < GEQ Ctrl TYPE Selects the type of effect. DRY/WET Controls the ratio between the original (dry) and the distorted sound (wet). EQ LOW Adjusts the low frequencies of the overdrive effect.

  • Page 92: Reverb Types

    Selects the type of effect. HALL 1 Standard Hall HALL 2 Small Hall HALL 3 Bright Hall DRY/WET 1 Controls the ratio between the original sound (dry) and the reverberated sound (wet) for the top input in the algorithm. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 93: Room 2

    DRY/WET 2 Controls the ratio between the original sound (dry) and the effected sound (wet) for the bottom input in the algorithm. REVERB TIME Total reverberation time, in seconds. PREDELAY TIME The amount of delay time before the effect. HIGH FREQUENCY DAMPING In most natural acoustic spaces, high frequencies are absorbed faster than low frequencies.

  • Page 94: Plate 2

    Controls the ratio between the original sound (dry) and the reverberated sound (wet) for the top input in the algorithm. DRY/WET 2 Controls the ratio between the original sound (dry) and the effected sound (wet) for the bottom input in the algorithm. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 95: Reverse

    REVERB TIME Total reverberation time, in seconds. PREDELAY TIME The amount of delay time before the effect. HIGH FREQUENCY DAMPING In most natural acoustic spaces, high frequencies are absorbed faster than low frequencies. High Frequency Damping simulates this phenomenon by causing the high frequencies to die out faster.

  • Page 96: Long Delay

    Amount of delay looped back into the input. This creates a repeating delay. DELAY TIME Adjusts the delay time in 10mS increments, from 200 - 1470 mS. (1.47 seconds) HIGH FREQUENCY DAMPING Attenuates high frequencies from each repeat. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 97: Multi Section

    MULTI SECTION Multi Patches are combinations of up to four Single patches. They can be arranged in layers, key splits, velocity splits, multiple channels or any combination. REFERENCE SECTION • MULTI SECTION...

  • Page 98: Multi Play

    Trns Vol TRANSPOSE SECTION 1 This parameter adjusts the pitch of Section 1, in semitones. To raise a sound one octave, set the transpose to 12; to lower it one octave, set the transpose to -12. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...
  • Page 99 VOLUME SECTION 1 This parameter adjusts the volume of Section 1. TRANSPOSE SECTION 2 This parameter adjusts the pitch of Section 2, in semitones. VOLUME SECTION 2 This parameter adjusts the volume of Section 2. TRANSPOSE SECTION 3 This parameter adjusts the pitch of Section 3, in semitones. VOLUME SECTION 3 This parameter adjusts the volume of Section 3.

  • Page 100: Multi Edit

    ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | } - M o r e L1 and L2 select which character is selected, the Value dial selects the desired letter or number. MORE This advances to the Volume page. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...
  • Page 101 M 2 1 K - H i t ! C o m m o n > V o l u m e 1 2 0 B a c k VOLUME This sets the master volume for the Multi patch. BACK This returns to the Name page.
  • Page 102 A l g SECTION CHANNEL Sets the MIDI receive channel for the section. By setting each section to a different channel, the K5000S can play upto four independent parts when controlled from an external sequencer or computer. TRANSPOSE Adjusts the transposition of the selected section, in semitone increments. A transposition of +12 is one octave higher.

  • Page 103: Write

    WRITE After editing, save your Multi by pressing the WRITE button in the COMMON section of the front panel. The following screen appears. M07 Moonrise > Write L1 WRITE This saves your patch to the internal memory area. M07 Moonrise Write to <...
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  • Page 105: Common

    COMMON The Common area of the front panel, to the left of the LCD, contains controls for parameters that concern the entire instrument. REFERENCE • COMMON SECTION...

  • Page 106: System Section

    This adjusts the contrast of the LCD display. Adjust it so the display can be seen clearly. PROTECT This turns on the memory protect for the internal program memory. When Protect is on, sound programs can not be saved to internal memory. TRANSPOSE Master Transpose for the instrument. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 107: Fsw (Programmable Switches)

    MASTER TUNE Master Tune for the instrument. MASTER VOLUME This sets the MIDI master volume for the instrument, MIDI controller 7. FSW (PROGRAMMABLE SWITCHES) On this page, the functions of the programmable switches (under the disk drive) and programmable footswitch jacks (on the rear panel) can be set. System Switch Setting >...

  • Page 108: Arpeggiator

    ARPEGGIATOR One of the unique features of the K5000S is its programmable Arpeggiator, which allows a sophisticated level of programming. COMMON PARAMETERS A r p e g g i a t o r C o m m o n P a r a m e t e r >...

  • Page 109: Arpeggiator Edit

    LAST The last note repeats to fill the extra positions. FIRST The first note repeats to fill the extra positions. ALTERNATE The played notes are repeated in reverse order to fill the extra positions. If the repeated notes go back all the way to the beginning, more notes will be repeated again, this time from the beginning.
  • Page 110 S a v e A rp e g g i o? Y ES Press F1 to discard your changes, F8 to go to the Write screen above. MORE Goes to the arpeggio pattern editor, below. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...
  • Page 111 – the arpeggiated sequence, to give the typical ascending note arpeggiator effect. However, the K5000S arpeggiator does not have to maintain this correspon- dence, as explained below. You can arrange the notes in any combination you want –...

  • Page 112: Reset

    This function saves all patches in memory to the backup Flash memory area. This is only necessary to save a MIDI data dump, since the patch dump data is written to the working RAM memory only. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 113: Midi

    ON < Back Arp Rset Bkup MIDI Sys Dump TRANSMIT PROGRAM If on, the K5000S will transmit program changes. TRANSMIT PRESSURE If on, the K5000S will transmit aftertouch pressure. RECEIVE PROGRAM If on, the K5000S will receive program changes. RECEIVE PRESSURE If on, the K5000S will receive aftertouch pressure.

  • Page 114: Dump

    RECEIVE EXCLUSIVE If on, the K5000S will receive system exclusive messages. DUMP This page is used to initiate a MIDI System Exclusive file transfer. The program data is transmitted across MIDI. System Dump > Block Single A > One/All > Patch No.

  • Page 115: Disk Section

    There are four options for saving, loading, and deleting files, as well as for format- ting new diskettes. L1 SAVE This section is for saving the various types of files in the K5000S to disk. Choose one of the options as described below. D i s k S a v e M e n u >...
  • Page 116 EXECUTE Press Execute to save the file. It will be saved with the file extension shown after the name. See page !!! for a list of K5000S file types. L2 SAVE MULTI D i s k S a v e M u l t i >...
  • Page 117 See page !!! for a list of K5000S file types. L2 LOAD This section is for loading the various types of files into the K5000S from disk. Choose one of the options as described below. Disk Load Menu >...

  • Page 118: Delete

    Select the type of Single bank to delete: A or D. FILE This scrolls through the files on the disk that match the selected file type. Use the Value dial to select the desired file. EXECUTE Press Execute to delete the file from the disk. KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 119: Format

    O n T h e D i s k . E x e c This formats a disk to be used by the K5000S. The K5000S uses the same format as IBM compatible PCs. If a diskette is already formatted in standard PC format, then it is not necessary to reformat the disk.
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  • Page 121: Appendix

    APPENDIX APPENDIX...
  • Page 122 Bottle Bottle MachinGun OvrDrive2 SynBass5 Calliope2 LaserGun ResO.D.2 SynStrg3 Voice2 Explosion DistGtr Distortd SynStrg4 Shk8 Shakhach Omni1 Charang1 SynBras2 Omni2 Charang2 SynBras3 Rain3 FeedbkGt1 Chiff1 MuteGtr2 PowerGtr1 Fifth1 MusicBox1 Res.Dist Fifth2 RockOrgn1 Metallic2 PowerGtr2 Sci-Fi2 KAWAI K5000S ADVANCED ADDITIVE SYNTHESIZER...

  • Page 123: Cyclical (Looping) Wave List

    Wave Wave Wave Wave Group Group Group Group Name Name Name Name Sine Sine Square SquarLd1 Organ, ReedOrgn2 SynBass SynBass6 Bowed1 SquarLd2 contnued Accord.1 SynBass7 ConcrtBD2 SquarLd3 Accord.2 SynBass8 FngBass3 SquarLd4 Accord.3 SynBrass SynBras4 FeedbkGt2 Dist.Sqr1 Accord.4 SynBras5 Timpani2 Dist.Sqr2 TangoAcd1 Warm1 SawLead1...
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