Williams SYMPHONY GRAND Owner's Manual

Williams SYMPHONY GRAND Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 S Y M P H O N Y G R A N D digital piano owner's manual...
  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Do not use near water. • Clean only with a soft, dry cloth. • Do not block any ventilation openings. • Do not place near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or any other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produces heat. •...
  • Page 3: Assembly Instructions

    SY M P H O NY G RAN D D I G ITAL P IAN O ASSEMBL Y INSTRUCTIONS What's Included Not pictured: Power Supply Cord, Headphone Hook and Screws, and Owner's Manual. Piano Assembly 1. Begin assembly by placing the main piano unit on 2.
  • Page 4 4. Attach pedal board supports to the pedal board 3. Attach both the pedal board and the legs using and piano body as shown. Use two pedal board the eight leg/pedalboard bolts. support screws at each point shown. 6. With the pedal board, top leg, and rear leg firmly secured, lift and rotate the piano in a tipping motion to the upright position.
  • Page 5 SY M P H O NY G RAN D D I G ITAL P IAN O 7. With 1-2 people holding the piano upright, attach 8. Attach the headphone holder to the bottom left of the final leg as shown. the piano with four machine screws.
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    • Realistic Grand Piano with unique piano effects- sustain layer, sustain pedal and key release sounds • 174 Voices from the Williams Sound library, including a General MIDI soundset • 120 Customized accompaniment styles from various music genres such as Rock, Funk, Jazz, Traditional, Country and more •...
  • Page 7: Taking Care Of Your Digital Piano

    SY M P H O NY G RAN D D I G ITAL P IAN O TAKING CARE OF YOUR DIGITAL PIANO This Williams Symphony Grand digital piano will provide years of musical enjoyment if you follow the suggestions listed below.
  • Page 8: Front Panel

    FRONT PANEL LEFT SIDE Power On/Off Song Tutor Buttons This product has a power standby mode. If the Song Teaching Mode for the 50 built-in songs piano turns off while you are not playing it, this with right and left hand part mutes. Press both is likely due to the Power mode being set to buttons to turn on the Song Tudor Mode.
  • Page 9 SY M P H O NY G RAN D D I G ITAL P IAN O FRONT PANEL RIGHT SIDE Voice Select Buttons Mod FX Button (Pianos, Organs, Keys, Guitar/Bass, Winds and Turns on and off the Modulation effect assigned Drums) Pressing these buttons will switch on to the voice.
  • Page 10: I/O Panel And Jacks

    The USB connection is to connect the device. The audio input will be mixed with the Symphony Grand to a computer, or tablet audio output of the piano. device that is MIDI Class Compliant. The USB...
  • Page 11: Operations

    VOICE MODE The Voice mode is for selecting the sound you want to play on the keyboard. When the Symphony Grand first starts up the first Voice is the Grand Piano. Editing Voices Each Voice can be edited to your taste when you are in the Voice mode.
  • Page 12 E Pianos Vibrato • Vibrato depth • Vibrato speed Electronic Organs Rotary Speed- Pedal*, Slow or Fast. *When set to pedal the sustain pedal will control the speed when Mod FX is on. When the pedal is not depressed the rotary speed will be slow.
  • Page 13: Splits

    SY M P H O NY G RAN D D I G ITAL P IAN O 5. The Layer button will go off. Press it again. SPLITS You should now hear the new sound that you selected play when you play on the keyboard. Split Mode allows the keyboard to be divided into two sections so that different voices may To Change the Layer Mode Settings...
  • Page 14: Song Mode

    C note octave below middle C, the chords will be C. To play harmonies other The Symphony Grand 2 can play standard MIDI than major chords you will need to play the files directly from a USB storage drive* (the USB...
  • Page 15 MIDI files inside of folders otherwise the stops you can start recording what you Symphony Grand will not be able to view the files. are playing. 3. Play the voice you selected and press the...
  • Page 16: Registrations

    (see the list below). There are 4 Registrations per bank with up to 4 banks that can be stored To Delete a Song in the internal memory of the Symphony Grand. 1. Press the Delete button on the front panel Song Recorder section. The name of the What is stored in a Registration song will flash on the display.
  • Page 17: Song Tutor

    SY M P H O NY G RAN D D I G ITAL P IAN O • Layer On or Off - Layer On/Off The Symphony Grand 2 has 50 built-in songs that are designed to help you learn the left and •...
  • Page 18: Functions

    Tuning, Transpose, and Main Octave FUNCTIONS These settings are also on Main Setting Page The Functions settings in the Symphony Grand 1. You can change parameters for the Tuning, are in the Main System settings. Press the Transpose, and the Main Octave by selecting Function button to enter this mode.
  • Page 19 SY M P H O NY G RAN D D I G ITAL P IAN O Main Settings page 2 Split Volume - (Default is 100) This determines the volume of the left hand split sound. Split Octave - (Default is 0) This determines the Octave setting of the split left hand sound.
  • Page 20: Resetting To Factory Default

    USB Functions The Symphony Grand has 16 channels numbered from 1-16. Each channel is The Symphony Grand also has a USB MIDI to responsible for a voice. When the instrument computer port on the I/O board which allows receives MIDI information from an external...
  • Page 21: Bluetooth Functionality

    In order to send and receive MIDI messages Grand’s audio system. This can be good for with the Symphony Grand you need to have performing along with audio files with your built- an application on your computer or tablet that in sounds on the Symphony Grand.
  • Page 22: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Keyboard 88 weighted, velocity-sensitive keys Voices 174 voices (including GM) Polyphony Arranger Styles Voice Control Layer, Touch, Split, Metro Pedals Sustain, Sostenuto and Soft pedals Demo Songs 11 Demo and 50 Song Tutor songs MIDI Transmit Settings Local Control Connectors USB, 2 RCA aux inputs, 2 RCA line out and Phones (2) Speakers...
  • Page 23 SY M P H O NY G RAN D D I G ITAL P IAN O Order on Screen PG Change Display Name Category / Group PC-17/MSB-110* 60's Ital Organ Organ Cathedral Organ Reed Organ Organ Accordian Keys Harmonica Keys Bandolin Keys Celesta...
  • Page 24 Order on Screen PG Change Display Name Category / Group String Bass Orchestra Tremelo Orchestra Pizzacato Orchestra Harp Orchestra Timpani Orchestra Strings Orchestra Slow Strings Orchestra Synth Strings 1 Orchestra Synth Strings 2 Orchestra Choir Keys Voices Keys SynthVoice 1 Keys OrchestraHit Orchestra...
  • Page 25 SY M P H O NY G RAN D D I G ITAL P IAN O Order on Screen PG Change Display Name Category / Group Bass & Lead Keys New Age Keys Warm Pad Keys Poly Synth Keys Space Choir Keys Bowed Glass Keys...
  • Page 26: Demo Song List

    Order on Screen PG Change Display Name Category / Group Helicoptor no link Applause no link Gunshot no link Standard** Drums Room** Drums Power** Drums Electro** Drums Hip Hop** Drums Jazz** Drums Brush** Drums Latin** Drums Orch** Drums Techno** Drums Classic Rock** Drums LA Funk**...
  • Page 27: Song Tutor

    SY M P H O NY G RAN D D I G ITAL P IAN O SONG TUTOR Difficulty Order Display Name File Name Rachmnv Rachmoninov - Prelude in C# Minor Chopin 1 Chopin - Fantasy Impromptu Bach 1 Bach - C Major Prelude Debussy1 Debussy - Clair de Lune Bach 2...
  • Page 28: Style Lists

    Difficulty Order Display Name File Name Etude 6 Etude 7 Etude 8 Etude 9 Etude 10 Etude 11 Etudes Etude 12 Etude 13 Etude 14 Etude 15 Etude 16 Etude 17 Etude 18 STYLE LISTS Open Road BarrelHouse Funky Rock 2 Rock Ballad Down Home Cruising...
  • Page 29: Drum Sound Lists

    SY M P H O NY G RAN D D I G ITAL P IAN O DRUM SOUND LISTS MIDI Standard Room Power Electro Note PC 0 PC 8 PC 16 PC 24 Click- SquareWave Click- SquareWavee Click- SquareWave Click- SquareWave BrushTap BrushTap BrushTap...
  • Page 30 MIDI Standard Room Power Electro Note PC 0 PC 8 PC 16 PC 24 Tumba Tumba Tumba Tumba Timbale Hi Timbale Hi Timbale Hi Timbale Hi Timbale Low Timbale Low Timbale Low Timbale Low Small Agogo Small Agogo Small Agogo Small Agogo Large Agogo Large Agogo...
  • Page 31 SY M P H O NY G RAN D D I G ITAL P IAN O MIDI Hip Hop Jazz Brush Latin Note PC 32 PC 40 PC 48 PC 56 Shallow Wood Snare Cross Deep Brass Snare Cross Hip Hop Bass Drum Timbale stick sticks...
  • Page 32 MIDI Hip Hop Jazz Brush Latin Note PC 32 PC 40 PC 48 PC 56 Long Whistle Long Whistle Long Whistle Long Whistle Guiro Short Guiro Short Guiro Short Guiro Short Guiro Long Guiro Long Guiro Long Guiro Long Clave Clave Clave Clave...
  • Page 33 SY M P H O NY G RAN D D I G ITAL P IAN O MIDI Orchestra Techno Classic Rock LA Funk Note PC 64 PC72 PC80 PC88 Hi Hat Closed Low Techno Tom Hi Hat Closed Hi Hat Closed Timpani Ecymbal Foot Big Low Tom...
  • Page 34 MIDI Orchestra Techno Classic Rock LA Funk Note PC 64 PC72 PC80 PC88 Hi Quica Hi Quica Hi Quica Hi Quica Triangle Mute Triangle Mute Triangle Mute Triangle Mute Triangle-Open Triangle-Open Triangle-Open Triangle-Open Cabasa Cabasa Cabasa Cabasa Shaker Shaker Shaker Shaker Bell Tree Bell Tree...
  • Page 35 SY M P H O NY G RAN D D I G ITAL P IAN O MIDI Metal Heavy Metal Vintage Sound Effects Note PC96 PC104 PC112 PC120 Ride Cymbal Ride Cymbal Ride Cymbal Ride Bow Cymbal China Cymbal China Cymbal China Cymbal China Cymbal Ride Bell Cymbal...
  • Page 36: Playing Chords In Style Mode

    PLAYING CHORDS IN STYLE MODE There are two modes for playing harmonies accompaniment will be played. Press another in the Style arranger when the Chord function key in the left hand section of the keyboard to select a new chord. The key you press will is on.
  • Page 37 SY M P H O NY G RAN D D I G ITAL P IAN O Fingered Mode Fingered Mode is ideal if you already know how to play chords on a keyboard, since it allows you to supply your own chords for the Auto Accompaniment feature. The instrument will recognize the following chord types: The chord fingerings listed are all in root position, but other inversions can be use with the following exceptions: m7,m7b5, 6, m6, sus4, aug, dim7, 6(9), m7(11), 1+2+5.
  • Page 38: Fingered Mode Chart

    FINGERED MODE CHART Name Fingering Chord(C) Display 1-3-5 1-(3)-5-6 [M7] 1-3-(5)-7or1-(3)-5-7 1-(2)-3-'4-(S)-7 [M7#11] CM7'11 CM7("11) or 1-2-3-14-(5)-7 [Madd9] 1-2-3-5 CMBdd9 C(9) [M9] 1-2-3-{5)-7 CM7(9) [6 9] 1-2-3-{5)-6 C6(9) [aug] 1-3-'5 Clllll! 1-'3-5 [m6] 1-'3-5-6 [m7] 1-'3-(5)- '7 [m7b5] 1-'3- •s- '7 Cm7'5 Cm7'5 [IDBdd9]...
  • Page 39: Midi Implementation

    SY M P H O NY G RAN D D I G ITAL P IAN O MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 1–16 CH 1–16 CH Channel Changed 1–16 CH Mode Default Mode 3 Mode 3 Messages Altered ********** Note...
  • Page 40: Warranty

    If this Williams piano is defective, at its option during the warranty period, subject to the terms of this limited warranty and upon proof of purchase, Williams will either repair or replace the listed piano with a same or similar model of equal age or newer. Any repairs or modifications must be completed by Williams and/ or an authorized agent of Williams.

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