General safety instructions Power source • Be sure that your local AC main voltage matches the voltage specified on the name plate before connecting to the mains. • DC power cannot be used to power this instrument. Handling the power cord •...
Section 4: Perf Edit - The Presets and how Overdubbing ..........64 to edit them The Click button ........65 The concept of the RP220 Preset ..... 24 The Time button ........65 The structure of a Preset ......24 The FF and REW buttons ......66 The Effects ..........
Front panel 1. Demo: Activates the factory programmed demonstration of the internal sounds. 2. General: This button provides access to the functions which affect the instrument as a whole: Tune, Midi, Piano Frame Level, Display Control, Restore Preset. 3. Volume Slider: Controls the main volume of the instrument.
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15. Equalizer: Selects equalization curves that can be stored to the Presets. 16. Touch: This button adjusts the touch of the keyboard according to your playing style. 17. Store: Press this button when you are ready to store the changes you have made. 18.
These ports allow the instrument to be connected to other MIDI devices. MIDI In allows the sounds of the RP220 to be played by an external device, e.g. a controller keyboard or sequencer. MIDI Out sends MIDI information from the RP220 to other equipment so that the instrument can be used as a controller.
Power switch and Headphones Turn the instrument on To turn the instrument on, press the Power switch located on the right key block. After turning on, the name of the instrument appears in the display for an instant. Shortly after, the instrument is ready to play the Grand Piano preset. In this power up condition, you will be able to play a piano sound (GrandPiano) across the entire keyboard without carrying out other operations.
Pedal Connection The RP220 is supplied with a three pedal assembly, consisting of the Soft, Sostenuto and Damper pedals. Connect the cable from the pedal assembly to the Pedal Switch connector on the rear panel. Soft : The Soft pedal (left) is a switch control pedal (On/...
Section 2 Quick Study Guide For those of you who don't like to read manuals or wish to read the manual in detail later, here is everything you need to get started. This section will explain how to approach the instrument for the first time in a simple fashion.
Realtime operations The RP220 operating system has been conceived to permit several simple and quick real time operations. • Activate Split mode Starting from the Single Preset “GrandPiano”, you can easily split the keyboard by pressing the SPLIT button. This will divide the keyboard into separate left and right sections.
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• Change the Split point setting The default setting of the Split point corresponds to F#3. You can quickly modify the setting to suit your requirements. Press and hold down the SPLIT button. Press the note on the keyboard corresponding to the new split point required.
Press the LAYER button. Press the DATA +/– buttons to scroll the various sounds. In this case, pressing the DATA + button will change the sound assigned to the layer section from Strings to Slow Strings, then to Mellow Strings and so on, cyclically through the entire Sound data base (see the Sound Program table on page 31 of this manual).
Holding the BALANCE button down increases the volume of the second sound (split or layer) continually and at the same time, decreases the volume of the main sound proportionally. If you select a Single Preset (or deactivate the SPLIT or LAYER button), the BALANCE buttons operate as normal Volume controls for the main section.
Selecting the RP220 Presets The RP220 contains 64 Internal Presets, consisting of single, split and layered sound combinations which incorporate appropriately memorized volume, balance, effect settings and more. An additional 64 User Preset locations are available with as many sound variations and combinations, where you can store your preferred programmed sound settings.
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Example 1 If you select the Piano Group button, Preset 1 (GrandPiano) is recalled automatically. Now select button n. 3 of the top row. This will recall the single Preset Upright Piano across the entire keyboard. Example 2 If you select the El. Piano Group button, Preset n. 1 of the top row activates automatically, recalling the Preset Rhodex 1.
The Preset The changes that you make to your sounds and sound combinations (add effects, select Split or Layer, adjust the volumes, change the effect sends, etc.), can be memorized to the User Preset locations. In simple terms, a User Preset (sometimes also called a “Performance”) is just the end result of some tweaking and editing where the instrument now sounds the way you want it to.
Listen to the Demo songs The RP220 contains a set of demonstration recordings of the internal sounds. • Press the DEMO button to trigger the playback of the demo songs. The LEDs of the Selection section start to flash. The display shows the Demo mode situation for an instant.
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When you press a button, the corresponding LED remains on and the corresponding demonstration recording starts to play. Example: Press the DEMO button. The Demo mode display is shown: Press, for example, the El.Piano button. The demo starts to play. At the same time, the display shows the number and name of the Demo song currently playing: It is possible to pass instantly from one Demo song to another by pressing another button (in this case Organ).
Recording a song The RP220 sequencer (Recording Studio) allows you to record a simple song just as you play it. Select the Preset that you want to record. Press the REC button. The LED of the TRACK 1 button starts to flash and the display shows the Time Signature, the Measure counter (Song pointer) and the current Tempo setting.
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process. (Refer to chapter on “Recording Studio/Sequencer” in Section 6 for detailed information on the sequencer functions). After pressing Play/Stop to stop the recording, press the REC button to escape Record mode. To playback your recording, press PLAY/STOP.
3D DSP This button activates a DSP menu where you will find two special “three- dimensional” effects designed to enhance the sound of your RP220 (3D Active and Enhanced) and a bypass option (Eternal). Pressing the button activates a temporary display showing the 3 options to choose from.
TRANSPOSE Pressing either TRANSPOSE button will adjust the pitch of the instrument in half-step (semitone) increments or decrements, through the overall range of –/+ 12 semitones. When both LEDs are off, the pitch of the instrument is set to normal (Equal: C = C).
TOUCH The RP220 offers three different keyboard responses, or “velocity curves”, which affect the instrument as a whole. Every time you turn on the instrument, the “NORMAL” curve is set automatically. Two other curves are available: Soft and Hard. Pressing the TOUCH button (in the Control section) activates a temporary display showing 3 velocity curves to choose from.
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Section 4 Perf. Edit - the Presets and how to edit them When you construct a combination of sounds there are many powerful performance features available under the PERF. EDIT button which can help you tailor the sound combination to your needs. This section will explain how to edit Presets to create User Presets.
Reverb send (section ) Reverb Type & parameter As can be seen in the table shown opposite, the RP220 Presets “carry” EFX send (section) several different types of variable performance parameters, easily accessed EFX Type &...
The Effects The Presets include DSP data (Reverb and modulating Effects), of fundamental musical importance, because it allows you to select Preset sounds together with appropriate effects settings without additional operations. For example, the Preset “Rhodex1” (El Piano n. 1) carries the Stage reverb and a Chorus effect, while the Preset “Wurlie”...
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The Cursor button switches from the left column to the right and changes page from 1 to 2: Reverb from column to column: REVERB TYPE SELECT Pg.1 Room 1 Church 1 Stage 1 Plate 1 Hall 1 Slap 1 Small Room 1 Concert 1 Reverb from page to page: REVERB TYPE SELECT...
The Equalizer The status of the Equalizer can also be independently memorized to the Presets in addition to the changes made to the Perf Edit menu. The Equalizer edit is activated by pressing the Equalizer button (in the Controls section). Entering the Equalizer shows a menu where it is possible to choose from 8 different Equalizer curves.
The PERF. EDIT menu The PERF. EDIT button gains access to several performance parameters of the Presets which can help you tailor your Presets to your needs. The status of the Edit varies according to the current Preset type selected: Single, Split, Layer.
1. Sound Program The Sound Program is a fundamental function which determines the instrument’s timbre. The relative Sound Program display shown below refers to the single Preset selected at the beginning (GrandPiano in this case). The Main sound is shown selected (negative): EDIT MENU MAIN 1 Grand P1...
Modify the Split The Split section of the current Preset can also be modified using the same method described for the Layer section. Press the CURSOR Down button to select the Split section (negative): EDIT MENU Main 3 Upright Layer : 30 Slow Str Split : 44 Ac.Bass Sound Setting...
2. Sound Volume Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to pass to the second screen (Sound Volume). The negative highlight cursor is shown in correspondence with the main sound volume: EDIT MENU Main Layer : Split : Sound Volume Pg. 2 The volume of the main sound is represented by a bar graph and corresponding numerical value.
3. Section Transpose Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to pass to the Section Transpose function. This function is useful for “octave shifting” when using a Split or Layer Preset. An octave shift is obtained by setting the transpose value to – 12 (one octave lower than normal) or +12 (one octave higher than normal).
4. Reverb Send (Rev. Send) Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to access the Rev. Send function. The Rev Send function can be used to independently control the amount of reverb applied to a section (Single, Split or Layer) of the current Preset. For example, the single Preset GrandPiano recalls a reverb send of 64 (a moderate reverb amount), the Layer section (Strings) is programmed at 90 (to give more depth to the sound) and the Split section (Ac.Bass) plays...
5. Effect Send (EFX. Send) Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to access the Efx. Send function. This function works in exactly the same way as Reverb Send. The EFX. Send function can be used to control the amount of Effect applied to the various sections of the current Preset.
6. DSP Parameter Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to access the DSP Parameter function. This page contains important DSP parameters which allow you to control the Reverb Decay time (Rev. Time), or the depth of action (Depth) and velocity (Rate) of a modulation effect (Chorus). These parameters affect the instrument as a whole, therefore the relative Edit Menu is not divided into sections but varies according to the modulation effect recalled by the selected Preset.
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Press the Cursor Down button to select the next parameter, in this case, Effect Depth: EDIT MENU Rev. Time : Efx. Depth: Efx. Rate : DSP Parameter Pg. 6 For example, the single Preset “GrandPiano” has been programmed to play with the Chorus Effect. From the table shown above, you can see that the first parameter displayed for editing will be “Effect Depth”...
7. Microtuning Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to access the Microtuning function. This function allows you to select from a variety of alternative tunings, or Keyboard Scales (Temperaments). It is also possible to program a preferred scale (User). The selection of available scales is shown in the following table: Microtuning Equal Piano1...
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Once you have selected the User option, press a key on the keyboard corresponding to the note you wish to retune (in this example C4). The display “captures” the key that you played: EDIT MENU Equal Meantone Piano1 Kirnberger Piano2 User C4=0 Mictrotuning Pg.
8. Damper Pedal Assign (Damp. Assign) Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to access the Damper Assign function. This function allows you to change the Damper pedal assignments of the various Preset sections (Single, Layer or Split). For example, if you mixed a main Piano and secondary Strings sound (layered combination) and you wanted the damper pedal to sustain the piano but not to affect the strings, you would set the Damper Assign On to the main sound and Off to the Layer sound.
Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to access the Auto Wha-Wha function. Auto Wha Wha is a classic effect from the vintage keyboard era, which the RP220 allows you to control according to the velocity you apply to the keyboard. This effect is independently assignable to the Preset sections (Single, Split, Layer).
10. Detune and Delay Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to access the next page where you can modify two parameters exclusive to the Layer section of the Presets: Detune and Delay. Note: To listen to the changes made to these two parameters, the Layer button must be active (LED on).
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Saving your modifications At this point, when you have finished all the Perf Edit tasks, bear in mind that the changes made remain in memory temporarily. If you change the Preset before saving your changes, all modifications made will be lost. See Store Preset further ahead.
The Store Preset command The Store command allows you to save your new Preset to memory. After you have spent some time adjusting the various Edit functions, you will have created a USER PRESET. Refer to the explanations regarding the Preset in the Quick Guide for more information.
you make some changes to a Preset, the modified version will be stored to the equivalent location of the User Preset memory location (as in the example explained above). Store the modified Preset to a different location with the same name After pressing Store, simply press any button corresponding to a different location.
Section 5 General functions The General button contains both the MIDI controls of the instrument and a number of important General Control features.
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General Functions The General button contains a number of Master control features as well as MIDI controls. The functions available are summarized as follows: Tune Control : Controls the tuning of the instrument. MIDI Parameter : Gains access to several functions relating to the MIDI and Serial Interface.
1. Tune Control This function allows the entire instrument to be tuned to match another instrument which may be slightly out of tune. Pressing the GENERAL button for the first time activates the Tune Control display: TUNE CONTROL 440.0 SELECTION MENU GENERAL : 1 The display refers to a standard reference for the pitch of concert A = 440 Hz.
2. MIDI Menu Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to pass to the MIDI Menu page. MIDI MENU PRESS ENTER TO EDIT MIDI PARAMETERS SELECTION MENU GENERAL : 2 To gain access to the parameters of this menu, press ENTER. MIDI MENU Pg. 1 MIDI CHANNEL: MIDI MODE: COMMON...
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(set on the previous page), regardless of the current keyboard mode of the Preset (single, split, layer). The Common Mode is best used when you connect the RP220 to an expander. In this case, changing the Presets will send Program Change messages from 1 to 64...
A typical example of the use of the Local control is when the RP220 MIDI IN port is connected to the sequencer/computer MIDI OUT port, and the...
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Set the sequencer/computer to operate in MIDI Thru mode (in other words, set it to return the data it receives from the RP220 keyboard back to the RP220 MIDI IN). With Local Off, all messages generated by the RP220 keyboard are...
Program Change at the beginning of the song. To overcome this problem, you would select the MIDI IN FILTER “PRO- GRAMS”. This means that the RP220 would then ignore any Program Change messages that it receives from the external device.
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The default setting for the MIDI OUT Filter is OFF. For example, if you were to connect the instrument to an external MIDI sound module, when you reduce the section volume of the RP220, a “MIDI Volume” message is sent which also changes the volume of the sound module.
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This function allows you to set the operating mode for the computer serial port on the instrument’s back panel. This port allows two-way communi- cation between the RP220 and a PC without the need for a MIDI interface. A cable to connect the instrument to your PC or Macintosh can be obtained from your dealer.
The display will guide you through all the operations required to carry out a Dump. Here’s the procedure for sending a MIDI dump: Connect a MIDI cable between the RP220 MIDI OUT and the storage device’s MIDI IN. Access the MIDI DUMP function as already explained: MIDI MENU Pg.
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When the Dump progress bar disappears from the screen, the MIDI dump has finished: MIDI MENU Pg. 4 PRESS ENTER TO EXECUTE PRESET MIDI DUMP SELECTION MENU GENERAL : 2 To escape the Midi Menu page and proceed with the selection of other General parameters, press ESCAPE.
3. Piano Frame Level Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to pass to the third page of the General Menu: Piano Frame Level: PIANO FRAME LEVEL VALUE = 50 SELECTION MENU GENERAL : 3 The display shows the default setting of 50. This function controls the volume of the string vibration that is conducted through the plate of the piano from the undamped strings in the upper register of the piano.
4. Display Contrast Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to pass to the fourth page of the General Menu: Display Contrast. The display shown will be the last one set. Use this function to improve the visibility of the display under different lighting conditions.
5. Restore Presets Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to pass to the fifth General Menu page: Restore Presets. This function allows you to restore all of the factory-programmed User Presets that you may have memorized to the User Preset locations. Note: doing this will destroy any User Presets which you have saved into the instrument yourself.
6. Restore Microtune Press the CURSOR RIGHT button to pass to the sixth (and last) General Menu page: Restore Microtune. This function allows you to reset the User Microtuning temperament (Perf Edit page n. 7). This is a useful feature if you have been trying to create a user tuning scale unsuccessfully and wish to start from the beginning again.
Section 6 Recording Studio/Sequencer The RP220 features a simple but powerful two-track sequencer which allows you to accurately record your playing or create simple songs. This section takes a closer look at the controls and related functions.
Cancels the events recorded in the sequencer tracks. Events recorded by the RP220 sequencer The RP220 Recording Studio is able to record all the real time operations carried out during the recording. The relative events captured are: • Keyboard and pedal data;...
During playback, it is possible to play along with the song using another Preset (Single, Split, Layer). Therefore, RP220 achieves 6 part multitimbral capability, 4 parts played by the sequencer and 2 in real time on the keyboard. The DSP parameters recalled (Reverb & Effect) are always those of the last Preset selected, while the section send levels remain independent.
Reverb and Effect buttons, mute a Track etc.. Overdubbing The RP220 allows you to record in Overdub mode, letting you add additional events to those already recorded. After recording a track, press PAUSE to stop the recording.
The Click button Press the CLICK button to activate/deactivate the Metronome, either during the recording, or in playback when practising. The LED turns on after pressing the button. The Time button If you want to change the values of one or more of the starting parameters of your recording, press this button to gain access to the Time Setting parameters.
Countdown Press the Cursor Down button to select the Countdown parameter. TIME SETTING TIME SIGNATURE: TEMPO: CLICK VALUE: COUNTDOWN Here you can activate/deactivate the countdown measure. When you press Play (or Pause) to start your recording after activating the sequencer, the Countdown measure gives you a one measure lead into the recording.
Song Library RP220 contains a large library of well known compositions taken from the vast repertoire of classical and traditional music. The songs contained in the Song Library have been recorded with the scope of being used as study pieces; they contain little or no expression.
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With the Cursor Down button, select the last item of the display if you want to activate one of the three Repeat options available: SONG LIBRARY FOLDER: TEACHING GROUP : CESI_MARCIANO TITLE : CESI_0001 REPEAT: The default setting of Repeat is Off. Use the Data +/–...
I.M.S. ® Intelligent Music Search The Intelligent Music Search ® function permits the automatic selection of the musical pieces stored in the Song Library by playing a short sequence of introductory notes at any playing speed and any key. Select a piece with I.M.S. ®...
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® The piece recalled using the I.M.S. method will be recognized only if the sequence of notes is correct. If you make a mistake, the computer will search until it finds a piece corresponding to the notes played, or it will notify a failure with the message “NOT FOUND”. In this case the empty staff is shown again in order that you may repeat the operation.
DSP effects, the result is a out the piano soundboard. The ART in the RP220 musically and technically accurate simulation of a simulates this feature with precise accuracy through- piano’s soundboard and virtually infinite combina-...
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RP220 PRESETS/USER PRESETS TABLE Internal Preset User Preset GROUP PIANO GROUP PIANO GRAND PIANO GRAND PIANO 2 ELECT.GRAND CUSTOM GRAND UPRIGHT PIANO ROCK PIANO HONKY TONKY HONKY TONKY 2 CHORUS PIANO EFX PIANO STRING PIANO POP PIANO JAZZ PIANO JAZZ PIANO 2...
Special Control Change messages Special Control Changes RP 220 KEYS selection Bn 75 00 Push key DEMO Bn 76 00 Release key DEMO Bn 75 01 Push key GENERAL Bn 76 01 Release key GENERAL Bn 76 02 Release key TRANSPOSE Bn 75 02 Push key TRANSPOSE Bn 75 03...
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