Steady Beat Play; Creating A Concert Magic Song - Kawai Concert Performer CP3 Owner's Manual

Steady Beat Play

After you choose a song, you can touch the STEADY BEAT button to play the song by steady tapping instead of
the original rhythm. You can play any song from any arrangement category by tapping steady beats.

Creating a Concert Magic Song

You can also use Concert Magic to play a song that isn't one of the 176 built-in titles. You can record a new song
using the Concert Performer's Recorder and then save to a USB memory device as a Standard MIDI File (SMF).
The song can now be selected by pressing the USB button when you are in the Concert Magic song selection
screen.
You can also record a song for Concert Magic by using an external sequencer. Remember to save it to your USB memory
device as a Standard MIDI File.
As you might imagine, getting your song to sound exactly the way you want it to in Concert Magic may require a
few adjustments to the original arrangement. The most important consideration is to keep the musical arrangement
as simple as possible. Concert Magic "pauses" the song after every note as it waits for you to tap the next key. If
there are complex rhythm patterns that have many notes per beat, the song may become overly difficult to play.
Here are some suggestions for creating a Concert Magic song:
Step 1
Record the melody first using the RIGHT1 Part in the Easy Recorder (or Track 2 in the Advanced
Recorder).
Step 2
Then record the accompaniment using the LEFT Part in the Easy Recorder (or Track 4 in the Advanced
Recorder).
Step 3
Arrange the accompaniment so that its notes fall on the same beats as the melody. (This creates a Melody
Play arrangement.)
Step 4
If you want to be a little more adventurous, insert a few carefully placed accompaniment notes in between
melody notes. (This creates a Skillful arrangement.)
Step 5
If you are recording your song using an external sequencer, record the melody on channel 2 and the
accompaniment on channel 4.
Step 6
For best results, you should quantize your parts.
Of course, these are merely suggestions. There are no steadfast rules for how to compose your CM song. In fact, very
rewarding musical experiences may come out of simple trial and error.
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