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Kawai CP115 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Concert Performer Series Digital Piano Owner’s Manual Model: CP115...
  • Page 2 All descriptions and specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice.

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Instructions INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN AVIS : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
  • Page 4 This product in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers, may be capable or producing sound level that could cause permanent hearing loss. Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable.
  • Page 5 Do not wipe the product with benzene or thinner. Doing so may result in discoloration or deformation of the product. When cleaning the product, put a soft cloth in lukewarm water, squeeze it well, then wipe the product. To reduce the risk of injury, close supervision is necessary when a product is used near children.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    The Concert Performer incorporates many professional features, such as a 16-track Recorder and a 3.5-inch Floppy Disk Drive. For the non-player, Kawai’s unique Concert Magic feature creates the thrill of being a performing musician simply by tapping any key on the keyboard.
  • Page 7 Punch-In Recording ..... . . 54 Song Edit ....... . 57 Bar Editing .

  • Page 8: Parts And Names

    STYLE BLUES & ROCK BALLAD COUNTRY GOSPEL TRADI- TIONAL WALTZ BROADWAY USER FINGERED FINGER PLAY FILL IN HELP VARIATION EXIT Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 9 CONTRAST PIANO HARPSI & TEMPO / VALUE MALLET TRANSPOSE REGIST GROUPS OCTAVE SHIFT SAVE REGIST 16. Fill-in (page 28) These buttons are used to select one of the four short fill-in sections that embellish the style and lead into the different variation sections of the Style. 17.
  • Page 10 Depressing this pedal after playing the keyboard and before releasing the keys sustains the sound of only the keys just played. This pedal can also be assigned to control other functions. (See page 111) Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 11: Rear Terminals

    Rear Terminals 43. Sustain Pedal these jacks bypasses the CP’s volume control. Sustains the sound after lifting your hands from the keyboard. The sustain pedal is capable of responding to half pedaling. 44. Headphone Jacks There are two jacks for headphones provided at the left end on the bottom of the piano.

  • Page 12: Overview

    “sub-menu” of options specific to that item. This system of menus and sub-menus keeps everything logical and straightforward and becoming familiar with how to make your way through them is very easy. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 13 To keep things simple, this manual will refer to the five SELECT buttons along the left side of the LCD screen as L1-L5. Likewise, the five SELECT buttons along the right side of the screen will be referred to as R1-R5. The seven SELECT buttons along the bottom of the screen, which are also known as function buttons, will be referred to as F1-F7.

  • Page 14: Dial

    Dial will allow you to quickly scroll through the list until you arrive at your choice. It can also be used instead of the L, R, and F buttons as another way of selecting or changing an item or value on the LCD screen. P. 8 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 15: Basic Controls

    Basic Controls This chapter discusses the basic operations that are used to play the Concert Performer, such as sound selection, Part configuration and effect settings. Selecting a Part to Play When the CP’s main play screen is displayed (For example, when the CP is first turned on), you are presented with three sound Parts that can be played from the keyboard.

  • Page 16: Splitting The Keyboard

    • Moving the split point completely to the LEFT end of the keyboard will allow the LEFT/SPLIT Part to function as a layer with the two right hand Parts. In this manner you can create a three- part layer across the entire keyboard. P. 10 Raises the split point. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 17: Selecting Sounds

    Selecting Sounds The Concert Performer has over 600 instrument and drum sounds available from the front panel. You can freely assign any of these sounds to the three Parts. Remember that there is always a sound assigned to each of the Parts, even if some of the Parts are not currently active. The sounds span a tremendous variety of instruments, ranging from traditional acoustic sounds to modern electronic tones.
  • Page 18 F1-F4 Selects the different pages of Sounds within a category. Takes you to the Sound Edit menu. (See "Editing Sounds" on page 88.) Use the L or R buttons to select your desired Sound. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 19: Mixer

    Mixer This Mixer screen allows you to change the volume, panning, reverb and chorus levels, as well as turn the effect on/off for each Part. To use the Mixer: 1) Press the MIXER button (F1) while on the main play screen. 2) Use the F2–F5 and F7 buttons to select which Part you wish to adjust.
  • Page 20 3) Press the BACK button (F1) to go back the previous Mixer screen, or press the EXIT button to go back to the main play screen. P. 14 Takes you to the previous Mixer screen. F2–F7 Selects the Section that you wish to change. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 21: Effects

    Effects You might have noticed that when you select some of the sounds, the LED indicator for the REVERB, CHORUS, or EFFECTS button is turned on. The reason for this is some of the sounds are set up REVERB with one or more of these effects on as part of their initial setting. CHORUS Adding an effect to the sound enhances tonal quality and improves acoustical realism.
  • Page 22 Reverb on/off for that Part. Simulates the ambiance of a concert hall or theater. Simulates the ambiance of a small hall or live house. Simulates the sound of a metallic plate reverb. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 23 5) Turn the Dial to change the value. 6) Press the EXIT button to leave the Chorus Settings menu. 7) If you wish to turn the chorus off, press the CHORUS button again. Selects the Chorus type. Use the Dial to choose one of the 4 Chorus types.
  • Page 24 Use the Dial to change the value. P. 18 F3–F5 Turns the Effect on/off for each Part. Selects a different editable setting for each Effect type. Use the Dial to change the value. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 25: Effect Types

    Effect Types Chorus Flanger Celeste Ensemble Delay 1-3 Auto Pan Tremolo Tremulant Phaser Rotary 1-2 Auto Wah Enhancer Distortion Basic Controls Simulates the rich character of a vocal choir or string ensemble, by layering a slightly detuned version of the sound over the original to enrich it. Creates a shifting comb-filter, which adds motion and a “hollow”...

  • Page 26: Effect Priority Guidelines

    Distortion settings of the Electric Guitar that you’ve just assigned to the RIGHT1 Part!) • You can, however, turn the effect on for any Part by adjusting the Effect On/Off option in the display for that Part. P. 20 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 27 • The LED Indicator on the EFFECT and CHORUS buttons will be on only when the active Priority Part has these effects turned on. Example Assume that your CP is set up according to the following chart: If you then select a different sound for RIGHT2, the Effect setting for the RIGHT1, LEFT will be turned off automatically.

  • Page 28: Transpose And Octave Shift

    3) To cancel the octave shift, press both the ß and † buttons at the same time. The symbols will disappear from the screen, indicating that the selected Part is back to its normal octave range. P. 22 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 29 Selects the LEFT Part to be Transposed or Octave Shifted. • The Octave Shift has a range of four octaves in each direction. However, some on board sounds may have a limited range in which they play properly. If you shift too far out of this range, the instrument may sound strange or may not play at all.

  • Page 30: Metronome

    Takes you to the Mixer menu. F2, F3 Changes the Beat. Choose from 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8 and 12/8 time signatures. F4, F5 Adjusts the volume level. F6, F7 Adjusts the tempo. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 31: Piano Only

    Piano Only The Piano Only button provides a way to quickly set the Concert Performer up to play the Concert Grand piano sound. Pressing the Piano Only button immediately turns off all Parts except the Right 1 part and sets the Right 1 sound to Concert Grand. The Piano Only button also turns off all auto-accompaniment functions and stops the Easy/Advanced PIANO ONLY...

  • Page 32: Using A Style

    CP contains other features such as Style Maker and Conductor to help you edit or create your own custom Styles. These features are explained in the section of this manual “Creating Your Own Styles”, page 74. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 33 SYNC / FADE OUT START/ INTRO/ENDING • When you are in the main play screen, you can select a Style by just using the Dial. Press the L1 button or F2–F3 (STYLE) and “Style” will become highlighted. Use the Dial or press the F2–F3 button to select another Style.

  • Page 34: Fill-In And Variation

    (See page 160 for a chord table.) There are three modes of key recognition—One Finger, Fingered, and Full Keyboard. Your choice of which mode to use depends on your skill level and the selected musical style. P. 28 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 35: Bass Inversion

    Fingered One Finger Full Keyboard Bass Inversion When Bass Inversion is on, the Bass Section of the Style will follow the lowest note of the chord voicing played on the keyboard. With Bass Inversion on it is possible to specify a chord over a certain bass note by the chord voicing you play.

  • Page 36: 1-2 Play

    3) Activate one of the INTO/ENDING buttons if you want the Style to begin with an introduction. Start the Style by playing a key on the left side of the keyboard, or by pressing the START/STOP button. 4) Press the 1-2 PLAY button again to turn it off. P. 30 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 37: Registration

    • Among the settings contained in the 1-2 Play setting are the Sounds assigned to the keyboard Parts (Right 1/2, Left), Tempo, and Mixer settings. Registration A Registration is a setup that remembers the panel settings along with many other performance functions so that you can recall them at the touch of a button.
  • Page 38 P. 32 F6, F7 Takes you to the Registration Group Name screen. Use the L and R buttons to select the Group. Then press one of eight REGISTRATION buttons to call the desired setup. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 39 To create your own Registration: 1) Set up the panel and functions in the way that you’d like to save them. 2) Press the SAVE REGIST button. Use the R1 – R5 buttons to select the Registration Group in which to save your setup.
  • Page 40 F5) buttons to change the name. You can also use the Dial to change the characters. 5) Press the SAVE (F6, F7) button to confirm the name. P. 34 Use the L and R buttons to select the Group to rename. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 41: Style Lock

    Style Lock STYLE LOCK Pressing the STYLE LOCK button keeps the current Style, even if another Registration is selected. This allows you to change Sounds and settings by the Registration button while keeping the Style as-is. As long as the STYLE LOCK button is on, changing registrations will not change the style. However, you can always manually change the style, even if the Style Lock is on.

  • Page 42: Song Stylist

    2) Use the SEARCH BY CATEGORY buttons (F1, F2) to display the Category choices on the other page. When you have found the category you want, use the L and R buttons to select it. A list of songs within that musical category appears. P. 36 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 43 Basic Controls F1, F2 Shows the other categories. F3, F4 Shows the song list in alphabetical order. Searches for a title from a floppy disk. Use the L, R buttons to select your desired category. P. 37...
  • Page 44 F1, F2 Searches for a title on the other pages. Starts the Chain Play. Searches for a title from the internal presets. Selects the song. Use the L or R buttons to select your desired song. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 45 Highlights the Style. Adjusts the Tempo. Highlights the LEFT Part. Changes the split point. • You may use different Sounds, Styles, Tempo and other settings to customize to your taste. • When choosing a Song Stylist created by you (or someone else) and saved to floppy disk, there may be a recorded melody and chord track available.

  • Page 46: Harmony

    Adds a single note above the top note of the right hand based on the chord. Adds three notes based on the chord. The lowest note will always be the root of the chord. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 47 To use Harmony: 1) Press the HARMONY button. The button will be lit to show that it is active. The Harmony symbol will also appear in the Main Screen. 2) To change the Harmony type, hold down the Harmony button for a moment until the Harmony Select menu is displayed.

  • Page 48: Recording A Song

    (SMF) can also be loaded into the CP’s recorder to be played or edited. The CP’s recorder can read both Type 1 and 0 SMF files. Please read the following sections carefully to learn more about the capabilities of the Easy and Advanced recorder. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 49 The current bar number is displayed. • You may resume recording from the bar where you stopped by repeating these steps. You can also change sounds, tempo, and make other changes to the panel settings before you continue recording. • To Re-record or make other changes to a previously recorded section of a song, please read the section titled “Re-recording or adding another Part”...

  • Page 50: Part Status

    This Part has been recorded and will be heard both on playback and while recording. This Part has been recorded but will be silent both on playback and while recording. This part has not been recorded. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 51: Saving The Song

    2) Press the REC button. 3) Press the appropriate F button(s) below the LCD screen to set the desired Part(s) to REC. 4) Begin recording by following step 2 in the “To Record” section on page 42. Remember Re-Recording a Part completely erases the previously recorded performance for that Part.
  • Page 52 • DELETE erases all of the performance data for all Parts and the Style in the song. The panel setup, such as Style, Tempo, and Sound settings are not erased by the DELETE function. P. 46 Cancels erasing the song. Proceeds with erasing the song. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 53: Advanced Recording

    Advanced Recording The Advanced Recorder is a full featured sixteen track MIDI recorder that includes many of the same professional features found on dedicated MIDI sequencing (recording) devices. In addition ADVANCED to sixteen MIDI tracks the CP Advanced recorder provides a separate Style, chord, and tempo track RECORDER for even more flexibility.

  • Page 54: Real-Time Recording

    Repeatedly pressing the R3 button switches between the REPLACE and OVERDUB. Selects the ending bar for the Loop feature. This function is available only when Loop is turned on. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 55: Mixer

    4) Start recording by pressing the PLAY/STOP button while the REC button LED is blinking. There is an automatic two bar count in before the CP begins recording. If you are recording on the Style track you must press the START/STOP or INTRO buttons instead of the PLAY/STOP button. When recording a Style there is no two bar count in, recording begins immediately.
  • Page 56 Returns you to the Advanced Recorder menu. F2, F3 Selects the track that you wish to edit. F4, F5 Takes you to the Track Settings menu. Turns Loop ON/OFF. Saves the Mixer settings as part of the song. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 57: Track Settings

    Track Settings The Track Settings screen shows you the Play, Record, and Mute status for each track. In addition it shows you what sound is assigned for the sixteen instrument tracks. You can change the track status or select a different sound for each track. The Track Status screen will show the following Status messages.

  • Page 58: Loop Settings

    Takes you to the Mixer. Changes the track’s status. F5, F6 Selects a different sound for the track. Saves the Track settings as part of the song. Changes the tempo. Use the Dial to change the value. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 59: Style Paste

    5) Press the L4 button to specify the bar where you want the Loop to end. 6) Press the MENU button (F1) to return to the Advanced Recorder menu when you are finished. Turns the Loop ON/OFF. Specifies the starting bar. Specifies the ending bar.

  • Page 60: Punch-In Recording

    This tool is very valuable if you wish to record over some misplayed notes in the middle of a track, but would like to preserve the music in the measures leading up to, and following, the trouble spot. P. 54 Cancels the Style Paste. Proceeds with Style Paste. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 61 To use Punch-in recording: 1) Select Punch In/Out in the Advanced Recorder menu. 2) Use the L and R buttons to select the options and change their values using the Dial. Select AUTO with the R5 button to have the CP automatically handle the punching in/out while you play. 3) Press the REHEARSAL button (F4, F5) to listen to the song for rehearsal.
  • Page 62 Repeatedly pressing the R3 button switches between the REPLACE and OVERDUB. Selects Auto or Pedal as the Punch-In method. Repeatedly pressing the R5 button switches between the Auto and Pedal. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 63: Song Edit

    Song Edit Song Edit lets you name, transpose, and change initial tempo settings for your song. To edit the song: 1) Select Song Edit from the Advanced Recorder menu. The Song Edit screen is displayed. 2) Use the L and R buttons to select the setting that you wish to change, then use the Dial to change the value.

  • Page 64: Bar Editing

    2) Use the L and R buttons to select the desired editing function. The editing screen for that function will be displayed. P. 58 Takes you to the Advanced Recorder menu. Use the L and R buttons to select the desired edit function. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 65 Quantize Quantize automatically shifts the timing of a note. This can be used to correct imperfect timing in a performance by shifting notes that were played either too early or too late so they will fall exactly on the correct beat. For example, you can accurately align any out of time notes to the nearest 8th- or 16th-note beat depending on the type of song you are quantizing.
  • Page 66 By experimenting with Resolution and Range settings, you can correct the timing of the notes in your recording while still allowing for a natural, human feel. P. 60 Beat Beat « » » « Beat Beat « » Beat Beat « Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano « « »...
  • Page 67 Copy The Copy function allows you to copy a section or all of the data on a track to another location. The destination may be on the same track, or it can be on another track. • The destination of the copied data must either be: 1) A location that already has data in it.
  • Page 68 Selects the last bar that contains the data that you want to delete. Use the Dial to change bars. P. 62 Returns you to the Advanced Recorder menu. Undoes the deletion. This option is not always available. Proceed with the deletion. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 69 Insert The Insert function duplicates data from specified bars and copies it to a certain location. However, the current data at the destination is not erased, but instead is pushed back to make room for the copied data. Selects the track that contains the data you wish to duplicate.
  • Page 70 Selects the track where the empty bars are going to be inserted. Choose 1-16, Tempo, Chord or All. Selects the location in the destination track where you want the empty bars inserted. Use the Dial to choose the location. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 71 Erase Erases data in the bars that you specify, and leaves them as empty bars. Selects the track that has the bars you want to erase. Choose 1-16, Tempo or Chord. Selects the first bar to be erased. Use the Dial to change the bar.
  • Page 72 P. 66 Takes you to the Advanced Recorder menu. Undoes the Merge. This option is not always available. Proceed with the Merge. Select the track where you want this data merged to. Choose 1-16. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 73 Gate Time Modify Gate time refers to the length of a note as a percentage. Whatever the length of a note is when it is first recorded, this value is considered as its Gate time of 100%. By editing the length of the note, you can shorten it to 10% or lengthen it to 300% of the original value.
  • Page 74 P. 68 Takes you to the Advanced Recorder menu. Undoes the Velocity adjustment. This option is not always available. Proceeds with adjusting the Velocity values. Adjusts Velocity from -100 to +100 of their current values. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 75 Clock Move In the Resolution section of this manual we learned that the CP Advanced recorder divides each beat in a bar into 96 clock beats, also expressed as a quarter note. Therefore there are 48 clocks per eighth note, and 24 clocks per sixteenth note and so on. This relationship holds true regardless of the song’s tempo.
  • Page 76 P. 70 Takes you to the Advanced Recorder menu. Undoes the transposition. This option is not always available. Proceeds with applying the transposition. Adjusts transposition amount in half-step increments from -24 to 24. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 77: Event Edit

    Event Edit Event Edit enables you to examine and edit your performance note by note. To use Event Edit: 1) Select Event Edit in the Advanced Recorder menu. The Event Edit screen will be displayed. 2) Choose the track that you want to edit using the TRACK buttons (F3, F4). Note that Style, Chord, and Tempo track can be edited as well.
  • Page 78 7) Use the MENU button (F1) to return to the Advanced Recorder menu when you are done editing. F5, F6 Moves the cursor across the columns in the event list. P. 72 Takes you to the Advanced Recorder Menu. Cancel the edit. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 79 P. 73 Recording a Song...

  • Page 80: Creating Your Own Styles

    This means you can mix and match the different phrases for each section to create your own unique arrangements. Once you are satisfied with your edits, you can save your Easy Style edits to the PRESET STYLE. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 81 To use Easy Edit: 1) Select the Style and the Variation (1–4) that you would like to edit. CONDUCTOR EDIT 2) Press the EDIT button. The LCD screen will display the Easy Style Edit screen. 3) Use the F2–F7 buttons to select a Section to edit. 4) Use the L buttons to select the desired Phrase (1-4) for each Section.
  • Page 82 Style will result in automatic muting of the same Section in the Intro, Ending and Fill-ins. If you mute a certain Section, you need to consider what effect it will have on the overall Style. P. 76 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 83: Making A New Style

    Making a New Style This is the most flexible way to create a new Style. You can make a completely new style from scratch or edit an existing style. First, read the explanation below about the configuration of a style and understand how a style is made. Configuration of a Style A complete Style consists of the following patterns: Basic pattern...
  • Page 84 Selects the Style you want to edit. Selects the Initial Style. Changes the bar length. Selects an Intro and Ending to record. Selects a Variation and Fill-in to record. Saves the new Style to User Style. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 85 8) Use the L, R and F buttons to select the different record functions. Use the Dial to change the values. 9) Press the REC START button (R4) to start recording. There will be an automatic 2-bar count in. 10) Start playing on the keyboard. The recording is looping, which means when it comes to the end of the last bar, it automatically goes back to the beginning of the first bar.
  • Page 86 13) Follow the above procedure to record any other desired patterns as needed. 14) To save the recorded Style, press the SAVE button (R5). The Style Save screen will be displayed. P. 80 Erases the recorded notes. Stops the recording. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 87 15) Press the PRESET TEMPO button (L1) and use the dial to set the default tempo for the style. 16) Press the SAVE TO button (L3) and use the Dial to select the location to save your new Style. 17) Press the NAME button (L4). Use the F2 and F3 buttons to move the cursor and use the F4 and F5 buttons or the Dial to select the characters to name the style.

  • Page 88: Auto-Accompaniment System

    When notes in a Scalic Phrase fall below the Crossover point you select they will be transposed up one octave by the Accompaniment System. For example if you set the Crossover P. 82 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 89 point to E, the Phrase would begin to be transposed up one octave whenever you play a chord with an E as the root. Experiment with the different Chordal and Scalic settings to find the one that works best with each Phrase.

  • Page 90: Making A Style With Phrase Combination

    7) Use the Dial to change the current Style or Phrase. You can jump to the desired Style category by pressing the Style select buttons directly. 8) Press the PLAY button (F2) to listen to the new Style. 9) Press the SAVE button (F7) to save the new Style. P. 84 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 91 Selects the pattern to change. Choose Variation 1–4 or Fill-in 1–4. L3, L5 Selects the Section to be modified. 10) Press the PRESET TEMPO button (L1) and use the dial to set the default tempo for the style. 11) Press the SAVE TO button (L3) and use the Dial to select the location to be saved. 12) Press the NAME button (L4).
  • Page 92 Selects the location to be saved. Names the style. P. 86 Takes you to the Style Maker Record screen. F2, F3 Moves the cursor. F4, F5 Selects the characters. Saves the style to User Style. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 93 P. 87 Creating Your Own Styles...

  • Page 94: Editing Sounds

    3) Use the L and R buttons to select the different effect settings and use the Dial to change their value. 4) When you are finished, press the SAVE button (F7) to save your settings. P. 88 screen will be displayed. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 95 Selects the preset sound to edit. Turns the Chorus on/off. Turns the Effect on/off. Selects an effect type. Adjusts the effect setting. • Pressing the SAVE (F7) button will save all changes made in the Preset Effect Settings menu. If you exit the Preset Effect Settings menu without saving your changes, the settings will remain unchanged.

  • Page 96: Playing Songs From A Floppy Disk

    Play function to load the song very quickly for playback. Using the disk drive in this way makes the Concert Performer an enjoyable source of entertainment for parties and other social events, as well as a great tool for the professional musician or music educator. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 97: Selecting A Song From Disk

    • The CP can also recognize most songs formatted for the PianoDisc player piano system and songs formatted for Yamaha’s Disk Orchestra Collection. (Please check with your Kawai dealer or distributor for further information). Selecting a Song from Disk A single floppy disk can store dozens of song files at one time, depending on the length of the songs.
  • Page 98 F2, F3 Lists the next or previous ten titles. F4, F5 Starts the Chain Play. Selects the song and takes you to the Disk Song Play screen. The L and R buttons select the song you want to hear. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 99: Controlling Playback Of A Song

    Controlling Playback of a Song As the song plays, you can adjust the tempo, play or sing along with on the keyboard, and even turn on/off the different instrument parts (tracks) in the song. The status of the song parts is displayed at the bottom of the LCD screen. You will see the parts referred to as the CP’s three Parts + Style if the song was created on the CP, or as Channels (ch 1-16) if the song is a MIDI file.
  • Page 100 F6, F7 Displays the status of the next set of 4 song parts. (Ch 5–8, Ch9–12, Ch 13–16). Highlights the RIGHT1 Part. Highlights the RIGHT2 Part. R4, R5 Transposes the song (but not the keyboard). Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 101 If the song you are playing has lyrics included in the data, the Show Lyrics (L5) button will appear on the Song Play screen. If you press the Show Lyrics button, the song’s lyrics will then appear inside a box. You can follow a ball moving over the lyrics as the song plays. Press the Full Screen (R5) button to expand the lyrics display to the full screen.

  • Page 102: Playing With Concert Magic

    Playing with Concert Magic Thanks to Kawai’s innovative CONCERT MAGIC (CM) feature, absolutely anyone can sit at the Concert Performer and experience the joy of being a real performing musician… even if they have never touched a musical instrument in their life! Concert Magic allows you to play a song by simply tapping any key on the keyboard.

  • Page 103: Performing A Concert Magic Song

    Performing a Concert Magic Song Playing the Concert Magic song you’ve selected is very easy. Just begin tapping any key on the keyboard and the song will play. Concert Magic plays the correct notes of the song, but you must provide the rhythm.
  • Page 104 F1, F2 Displays the selected song’s lyrics, if available. Allows you to play any song by steady tapping. Starts and stops the song. Also used to reset the song when performing. Saves the changed Sounds. F6, F7 Selects another song. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 105 • When you reach the end of the song, press any key one more time. This will not produce sound, but instead resets the song to the beginning for another performance. • The Bouncing Ball only works with song files that are specifically designed for Concert Magic to take advantage of this feature.
  • Page 106 5) To exit Concert Magic, press the CONCERT MAGIC button again. Selects Play mode. Selects Sound mode. P. 100 Starts the chain play. F6, F7 Returns to the song list. Selects the song category. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 107: Concert Magic Song Arrangements

    Concert Magic Song Arrangements Concert Magic songs are specially arranged so that they will work well with your key tapping. Each of the 176 CM songs falls into one of three categories of musical arrangements of varying difficulty. EASY BEAT These are the easiest songs to play.

  • Page 108: Creating A Concert Magic Song

    • 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. P. 102 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 109 P. 103 Playing with the Concert Magic...

  • Page 110: System Menu

    Power Up Setting (Page 2-R1) from the System menu, and choose “Save Current Settings” (L2). • For further details on resetting data, see page 126. P. 104 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 111 Selects the overall tuning of the CP. Selects the Touch Curve (Key velocity sensitivity). Selects the Voicing settings. Selects the Resonance effect for the sustain pedal. Selects the Concert Magic Sound mode. Selects the Power up mode settings. Restores the initial factory settings. System Menu F1, F2 Selects the different System Menu pages.

  • Page 112: Tuning

    Part can be raised or lowered by up to 50 cents. (50 cents = 1/4 tone). Selects the master pitch. Selects the pitch for the LEFT Part. P. 106 Takes you to the System menu. Selects the pitch for the RIGHT1 Part. Selects the pitch for the RIGHT2 Part. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 113: Touch Curve

    Touch Curve When playing a piano, the volume of the sound produced increases in direct relation to how hard a key is struck. The CP’s Normal Touch curve offers the standard feel of an acoustic piano for practicing music. The CP offers five other touch curves ranging from light to heavy. Normal Light 1, 2 Heavy 1, 2...

  • Page 114: Virtual Voicing

    Produces a brighter tone throughout the entire dynamic range. Produces a mellower tone throughout the entire dynamic range. The tone will change dramatically from mellow to bright according to your playing. Takes you to the System menu. Selects Dynamic. Selects Bright. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 115: Resonance

    Resonance When the sustain pedal is depressed on an acoustic piano, all the dampers are lifted up allowing the strings to vibrate freely. In this condition, when you play a note not only will the strings for the note you played vibrate but other strings will vibrate due to sympathetic resonance. The Resonance function simulates this phenomenon.

  • Page 116: Concert Magic Sound

    Selects Piano sound. P. 110 Plays all the Concert Magic songs with the Preset Sounds assigned to each song. Plays all the Concert Magic songs with the Concert Grand piano. Takes you to the System menu. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 117: Pedal Assign

    Pedal Assign The Soft and Sostenuto pedals on the Concert Performer function as much more than just traditional piano pedals. These pedals can be assigned to control various other functions on the CP piano. Damper Pedal (Right) Pedal assignment options for Soft Pedal (Left) and Sostenuto Pedal (Center) System Menu Sustain only Can be activated or deactivated separately for each Part.
  • Page 118 Pedal Assign screen. Use the L buttons to select which pedal you want to make assignments for. Selects the Right pedal (Damper). Selects the Center pedal (Sostenuto). Selects the Left pedal (Soft). P. 112 Takes you to the System menu. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 119 2) Use the L and R buttons to select the setting and use the Dial to change its value. Selects a function to assign to the pedal. System Menu Back to the Pedal Assign menu. F4-F6 Selects the different pedals. Use the other L and R buttons to adjust parameters.

  • Page 120: Fill-In Mode

    Variation that you are leaving. For example, if Variation 1 is currently active, and you select Variation 2, the Fill-in for Variation 1 will be played. Takes you to the System menu. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 121: Effect For Sound

    Effect for Sound This function determines whether or not the Preet Effects settings assigned to each Sound will be used or not. Preset Panel System Menu The Preset Effect settings for each Sound will be used. This is the default setting. The preset Effect settings for each Sound will not be used.

  • Page 122: Temperament

    Takes you to the System menu. F2, F3 Selects the Temperament Key. F5, F6 Selects the Stretch tuning type On/Off/Piano. Takes you to the User Temperament screen. Selects Werckmeister. Selects Kirnberger. Selects Arabic 1. Selects Arabic 2. Selects User. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 123 Brief explanation of temperaments Temperament Keys Limitless modulation of the key became available only after the invention of Equal temperament. When you use a temperament other than Equal temperament, you must carefully choose the key to play in. For example, if the song you are going to play is written in D major, choose “D” to set the temperament key.
  • Page 124 3) Use the Dial or TUNE buttons (F5, F6) to change the value. The value is represented in cents above or below Equal temperament and ranges from –50 to +50. 4) Press the SAVE button (F7) to save the User Temperament. P. 118 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 125 • The User Temperament alters the tuning for each octave equally. In other words, you cannot alter the tuning of different sections of the CP’s keyboard range separately. System Menu Takes you to the Temperament menu. F3, F4 Selects the note to edit. Saves the User Temperament.

  • Page 126: Midi Menu

    MIDI Menu The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, an international standard for connecting MIDI equipped synthesizers, drum machines, and other electronic instruments so that they can exchange data. Personal computers can also be equipped for MIDI communication.
  • Page 127 Clock Clock is a data code that a MIDI instrument uses as the reference for its Tempo settings as well as Style Start/Stop commands. When it is set to INTERNAL, the CP uses its own built-in clock to control tempo settings. When set to EXTERNAL, the CP reads the clock data that it receives via MIDI and uses this data to control the Tempo.
  • Page 128 Selects whether Controller data is transmitted. P. 122 F1-F4 Selects the other MIDI Settings pages. Selects whether System Exclusive data is transmitted. Selects whether Clock data is transmitted. Selects whether Auto-accompaniment data is transmitted. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 129 On page three of the MIDI Settings menu, you can determine which MIDI channels the CP will receive MIDI data on. The CP can receive MIDI data on all 16 MIDI channels at once or only certain MIDI channels. Channel Receive On/Off Each of the 16 MIDI channels can be set separately to On or Off.
  • Page 130 Selects receive channel for the Chord (Left) part. Choose 1-16. P. 124 F1-F4 Selects the other MIDI Settings pages. Selects receive channel for the Melody (Right1) part. Choose 1-16. Selects receive channel for the Bass (Right2) part. Choose 1-16. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 131: Power Up Settings

    Power Up Settings This determines whether the CP stores your preferred panel and system settings as the default settings and applies them automatically when the instrument is turned on. Select Save Current Settings (L2) in the Power Up Setting menu to save the current panel settings automatically as the default settings when the CP is turned on.

  • Page 132: Soft Reset

    Selects Regist Groups. Selects Conductor. Selects Sound Settings. Selects Concert Magic. Selects System Settings. P. 126 Takes you to the System menu without resetting data. Proceeds with the Reset. Selects User Styles. Selects ALL. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 133: Software Version

    Software Version This function is used to show what system software version is currently installed in the CP. To show the software version: 1) Press the Software Version button (R2) on page two in the System menu. 2) The software version will appear in the LCD screen. System Menu Takes you to the System menu.

  • Page 134: Screen Hold

    Turns Screen Hold on/off. Setting Screen Hold on makes all screens display without automatically switching Adjusts the time that passes before the screen switches (5 to 20 seconds). This is available only when the Screen Hold is off. P. 128 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 135 P. 129 Display Control...

  • Page 136: Floppy Disk Operations

    Concert Performer instrument. For instructions on how to use one of these Song Disks on your CP, see “Playing Songs from a Floppy Disk” on page 90. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 137: Saving Data To A Floppy Disk

    Loads data from a floppy disk. Saves data onto a floppy disk. Erases data from a floppy disk. Saving Data to a Floppy Disk This important function stores your custom data to disk so that you can retrieve it at a later time. You can save the following data: Song User Style...
  • Page 138 4) Make sure that a formatted floppy disk is in the drive. Then press the SAVE button (F6, F7) to save the selected data to the disk. P. 132 Takes you to the Disk menu. Use the L and R buttons to select the type of data to save. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 139 Example: Saving a Style Selects which file you would like to save, or if all files are to be save as a single “all” file. Names the data file. Example: Saving a Song Names the data file. Selects which format the data should be saved Floppy Disk Operations Takes you to the previous menu.

  • Page 140: Loading Data From A Floppy Disk

    One User Temperament can be loaded from disk. Loads the “All Settings” file on disk. F1 Takes you to the disk menu. Use the L and R buttons to select the type of data to load. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 141 4) When loading User Style or Registration data, you can choose whether to load data that was stored individually or to load all the data that was saved as an “All” file. Press ALL (F4) to load data that was saved as an “All” file. Press EACH (F5) if data files were saved individually. 5) Use the L and R buttons to select the data to load.
  • Page 142 8) Then press the EXEC button to load the selected data into the CP. Press BACK (F1) to cancel loading. Selects the destination to load individually a Style, Conductor, Sound or Registration. P. 136 Takes you to the previous menu. Loads the data. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 143: Erasing Data From A Floppy Disk

    Erasing Data from a Floppy Disk This lets you erase unnecessary data from the floppy disk. You can erase Song, User Style, Registrations, User Temperament and ALL. To erase the data from a disk: 1) In the Disk menu press DELETE (L4). The Disk Delete menu will be displayed. 2) Insert the floppy disk into the drive.

  • Page 144: Formatting A Floppy Disk

    5) Press YES (F7) again to start formatting. Or press NO (F1) to cancel formatting and go back to the previous menu. • It takes about a minute to format a floppy disk. Once the formatting is complete, the LCD screen returns to the Disk menu automatically. P. 138 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 145 Formats a 2HD disk. Formats a 2DD disk. Floppy Disk Operations Cancels formatting and takes you to the Disk menu. Starts formatting the disk. P. 139...

  • Page 146: Getting Assistance: Using Help And Demo

    There are also many built-in Demostration songs that really show of the musical potential of the Concert Performer. These songs were composed by some of the top musicians in the music industry, and will undoubtedly impress and inspire you. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 147 Getting Assisted—Help and Demo F1, F2 Searches for more Help topics on the other pages. Takes you to the Help menu. F3, F4 Selects the language. Use the L and R buttons to selct a Help topic. P. 141...

  • Page 148: Using The Demonstrations

    Sound or Style categories may have more than one demo songs played in sequence. Press the Sound or Style button repeatedly to skip to the next demo song. 3) To exit, press the EXIT, PLAY/STOP or the DEMO button. P. 142 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 149 • When a selected Demo song ends, another song of the same type will be randomly chosen from another category and played. You can select another demo song at any time by pressing the appropriate button. Getting Assisted—Help and Demo F2, F3 Plays the Main Demo.

  • Page 150: Preset Sounds

    8’ Flute Chiff Princial Choir 2 2/3’ Flute Chiff Stopped Pipe 8’ Flute Principal Pipe 8’ & 2’ Flute Chiffy Tibia 4’ & 2’ Flute 2 2/3’ Flute 1 3/5’ Flute 8’ Diapason 3 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 151 STRING PAGE 1 PAGE 2 Beautiful Strings String Quartet String Ensemble Strings & Brass String Ensemble 2 Warm Strings Synth Strings Synth Strings 3 Synth Strings 2 60’s Strings Violin Slow Violin Viola Tremolo Strings Cello Pizzicato Contrabass Orchestra Hit Harp String &...
  • Page 152 Soft Marimba Harpsi & Strings Wide Marimba Harpsi & Pipes Wide Vibraphone Harpsi & Strings 2 Harpsichord 2 Harpsi & Pipes 2 Wide Harpsichord Muted Handbells Vibes & Guitar Octave Vibes Steel Drums 2 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 153 VOCAL & PAD PAGE1 PAGE 2 Choir Aahs Choir Aahs 2 Voice Oohs Humming Itopia Choir Warm Pad Sine Pad Brightness Halo Atmosphere Synth Vocal New Age Bowed Sweep Metallic Polysynth Soundtrack Voice Analolog Voice SYNTH PAGE1 PAGE 2 Classic Synth Classic Synth 3 Classic Synth 2 Fifth...
  • Page 154 Finger Snap Snare Roll Tambourine Melodic Tom 2 Bass Drum Synth Drum Hand Clap Rhythm Box Tom Crash Cymbal Mute Electric Drum Snare Roll 2 PAGE 3 Car Stopping Echoes Sci-Fi 6th Hit Stream Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 155: Preset Styles

    Preset Styles SWING & BIG BAND 50’S PAGE 1 PAGE 1 Fast Big Band 50’s Rock Fast Big Band 2 50’s Rock 2 Medium Big Band 50’s Rockabilly Slow Big Band Rock Rhumba Night Club 50’s Rock 3 Medium Swing 50’s Ballad Medium Swing 2 50’s Ballad 2...
  • Page 156 Fast Show Beat 2 French Waltz Medium Show Swing European Waltz Medium Show Beat 2 Country Waltz Slow 12/8 Country Waltz 2 Slow Show Modern Waltz Dixieland 4/4 Jazz Waltz 3/4 Show Fast 6/8 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...

  • Page 157: Song Stylists

    Song Stylists 16 Tons Best Of My Love 3 Coins In A Fount Bewitched 76 Trombones Bill Bailey Billie Jean Blue Bayou Blue Bossa A Summer Place Blue Moon A Whole New World Blue Suede Shoes Achy Breaky Heart Blue Velvet Ain’t Misbehavin’...
  • Page 158 Just My Imagine… Just Once Just The Two Of Us Macho Man Just Way You Are Mack The Knife Mammas Don’t Let Mandy Maniac Kansas City Margaritaville King Of The Road Me And Bobby McGee Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 159 Memory Only You Mercy Mercy Me Ooh Baby Baby Merry Little Xmas Open Arms Midnight Hour Orange Blossom Midnight Train 2GA Our Day Will Come Misty Over The Rainbow Monday Monday Moon River Moolight In VT More Party’s Over, The Morning Dance Peace in Valley Mr.
  • Page 160 Wonderful World Ventura Highway Yakety Sax Yesterday YMCA You Light Up Life You Make Me Young You Needed Me You Send Me Your Cheatin Heart Your Song You’re 16 You’re So Vain You’ve Got Friend Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 161 P. 155 Appendice...

  • Page 162: Concert Magic Songs

    Washington Post March ......SK ✔ Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano Type Lyrics ✔...
  • Page 163 Song Title You’re A Grand Old Flag ......EB Stars And Stripes Forever ......SK Anchors Aweigh .
  • Page 164 Gymnopedie by Sati ....... . SK ✔ Gypsy Chorus from “Carmen” by Bizet ....SK Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano Type Lyrics ✔...
  • Page 165 Song Title Largo from Symphony No. 9 by Dvorák ....SK Prelude In A by Chopin ......MP Pizzicato Polka .

  • Page 166: Table Of Chord Types

    Entries on the chart with an asterisk (*) are easy fingerings that can be recognized in the One- Finger mode. C Maj C ∆7 C sus4 C6 9 C7 sus4 C7 b5 C7 b9 Cm#5 C aug C add9 C7 #5 Cm6 9 C b5 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 167 Cm add9 C7 #9 C7 b9 11 C7 #11 C9 13 C9 11 13 C7 b9 11 13 C7 #9 13 C7 b9 b13 C7 #9 b13 Cm7 b5 Cm7 b5 11 Cm7 b13 C ∆7 #5 C ∆7 b5 C ∆9 C ∆7 13 C dim...

  • Page 168: Example Of Connection

    Connect the CP with your CD player or other device as illustrated. C. Recording Your Performance with Your Tape Recorder Even though the CP115 do not have a CD-R Drive you can still make a recording from your CP using the Line out Jacks. Simply connect an external CD-R recorder or other recording device (Cassette, Audio software from a personal computer etc.) to the CP’s Line Out Jacks.
  • Page 169 D. Using the Concert Performer with an External MIDI Instrument MIDI lets you expand the creative possibilities of the CP by connecting it to an external MIDI device or personal computer. Use a MIDI cable to connect the CP’s MIDI Out jack to the other device’s MIDI In.

  • Page 170: Usb

    A standard USB driver is already installed in your computer. You don’t need to install a new driver. [For Windows 2000/98SE users] You need to install the designated driver in your computer. Visit the KAWAI web site at http://www.kawai.co.jp/english/Download1.html and download the program.
  • Page 171 P. 165 Appendice...

  • Page 172: Program Change Numbers

    2' Drawbar 1 3/5' Drawbar 1 1/3' Drawbar 1' Drawbar Drawbar Bass Jazz Organ Rock Organ Jazz Organ 2 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano Bank Sound Name Prog Full Pipes Small Ensemble 8' Celeste Church Organ Church Organ 2...
  • Page 173 Bank Category Sound Name Prog STRING Beautiful Strings String Ensemble String Ensemble 2 Synth Strings Synth Strings 2 Violin Viola Cello Contrabass Harp String Quartet Strings & Brass Warm Strings Synth Strings 3 60’s Strings Slow Violin Tremolo Strings Pizzicato Orchestra Hit String &...
  • Page 174 Soft Marimba Wide Marimba Wide Vibraphone Harpsichord 2 Wide Harpsichord Muted Handbells Vibes & Guitar Octave Vibes Steel Drums 2 Harpsi & Strings Harspi & Pipes Harpsi & Strings 2 Harpsi & Pipes 2 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 175 Bank Category Sound Name Prog VOCAL & PADS Choir Aahs Voice Oohs Itopia Warm Pad Brightness Atmosphere New Age Sweep Polysynth Voice Choir Aahs 2 Humming Choir Sine Pad Halo Synth Vocal Bowed Metallic Soundtrack Analog Voice Slow Choir Breathy Choir Choir &...
  • Page 176 Finger Snap Marching Set Nogaku Set Tambourine Bass Drum Hand Clap Crash Cymbal Mute * For Drum Kits, send Exclusive Message (F0 40 7F 33 gg mm 10 On 7F kk F7) after Program Change. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 177 Bank Exclusive* Category Sound Name Prog kk=KIT No SFX Kit Applause Rain Thunder Wind Seashore Bird Tweet Laughing Screaming Telephone Helicopter Gunshot Explosion Machine Gun Siren Foot Step Door Slam Dog Barking Wind Chime Car Passing Car Stopping Echoes Sci-Fi 6th Hit Stream Appendice...

  • Page 178: Drum/Sfx Kit Mapping

    Drum/SFX Kit Mapping : Same as Standard Kit Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
  • Page 179 P. 173 Appendice...

  • Page 181: Specifications

    Output Power Speakers Power Consumption Finish Dimensions (W x D x H) Weight (without bench) CP115 88 Weighted Keys with Hammer Mechanism Maximum 96 Over 600 including Drum kits 150 Styles (4 Variations per Style) Maximum 20 User Styles = 10–300, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8...
  • Page 182 Concert Performer Series Digital Piano OW974E-T 0403 814407 Printed in Indonesia...

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