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  • Page 1 English Manual...
  • Page 3 PowerSupply&Precautions Make sure your digital piano is rated for the AC voltage supplied in the area in which the piano will be used. The voltage rating appears on the name plate on the adaptor. To ensure proper and safe operation of the instrument, please read the manual carefully and keep it for future reference.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1. SP7 Grand Getting Started 3-1-3-6 Audio FX ........17 1. What’s Included ........8 3-1-3-7 Vocal Proc 2. Power Connection 3-1-3-8 Notes 3-1-4 Assigning a Knob Target - ⓐ Chapter 2. Sound Mode 3-1-5 Assigning a Knob Min Value - ⓑ...
  • Page 5 Table of Contents 3-3-2-6 Audio FX 4-3-1-4 Preset BPM 3-3-2-7 Vocal Proc 4-3-2 Zone 1-16 3-3-2-8 Notes ..........24 4-3-2-1 General 3-3-3 Assigning a Joystick Target - ⓐ 4-3-2-1-1 Program 3-3-4 Assigning a Joystick Min Value - ⓑ 4-3-2-1-2 Type ........31 3-3-5 Assigning a Joystick Max Value - ⓒ...
  • Page 6 Table of Contents 4-4-1-6 Fixed Velocity ........36 5-2-2 Chorus ..........44 4-4-1-7 Fixed Key 5-2-3 Reverb 4-4-1-8 Key Range 5-2-4 Equalizer ..........45 4-4-2 Steps Chapter 6. Favorite Mode 4-4-2-1 Steps 6-1 Assigning Favorites 4-4-2-2 Latch 6-2 Recalling Favorites 4-4-2-3 Type Chapter 7.
  • Page 7 Table of Contents 7-3-2-7 Harmony Voices Chapter 8. Global Mode 8-1 Global 1 ............51 8-1-1 Master Tune 8-1-2 Auto Power Off 8-1-3 Tempo Mode 8-1-4 Velocity Map (refer to Appendix 2) 8-1-5 MIDI TX Mode ......... 52 8-1-6 MIDI RX Mode 8-1-7 Override 8-2 Global 2 8-2-1 Blink Tempo...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1. Sp7 Grand Getting Started

    - SP7 Grand User Manual (this booklet) - USB cable, Smart Recording cable, balance cables, SD card If any of the above accessories are missing, please contact your KURZWEIL dealer. When transport- ing the SP7 Grand, we recommend using a protective keyboard case or gig bag.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2. Sound Mode

    Sound mode is the default at power up and is the mode used for exploring the various multi Sound combinations available in the SP7 Grand. The SP7 Grand offers 512 multi combination Sounds drawing from a pool of 301 high-quality individual programs (many extracted from Kurzweil's flagship K2700 workstation).

  • Page 10: Selecting Sounds By Category

    Sound Mode Chapter 2. 1-2 Selecting Sounds by Category The sound presets are organized into 14 categories by type: PIANO, E.PIANO, CLAV, ORGAN, STRING, PAD, ENSEMBLE, BRASS, WINDS, SYNTH, GUITAR/BASS, DRUMS/PERC, MISC, and USER. You can select a category by pressing the desired front panel Category button or by scrolling down the list in the left part of the screen and then tapping your selection.

  • Page 11: Touch Screen Display

    The display is a touch screen and most operations can be selected and changed with a simple touch. 3. Controllers The SP7 Grand offers a variety of physical controllers that can be used to enhance one’s musical performance by varying an instrument's characteristics in real-time. Controllers include knobs, buttons, X/Y joystick and pedals.

  • Page 12: Control Knobs

    Sound Mode Chapter 2. 3-3 Control Knobs A group of 8 customizable LED colored knobs are located to the upper left of the touch screen. The default controller assignments are: EQ Lo, EQ Mid Lo, EQ Mid Hi, EQ Hi, Delay Time, Delay Level, Reverb Time, and Reverb Level.

  • Page 13: Chapter 3. Sound Editing

    Sound Editing Chapter 3. Chapter 3. Sound Editing Use Sound Edit mode to edit and save custom sounds to a user ID for later recall. In Favorite mode or Sound mode, press the knob shaped icon in the upper right hand corner of the touch screen to enter Sound Edit mode.

  • Page 14: Rename A User Sound

    “EDIT” button at the top right to go to the corresponding controller editing page. 3-1 Knob Editing There are 8 control knobs on the SP7 Grand, labeled P1 to P8. On the “Knob” Edit page, you can select the Controller knob to edit, edit the Knob Color, Destination, Target, Min/Max Value, Initial State value and Send State.

  • Page 15: Assigning A Knob Controller

    Sound Editing Chapter 3. 3-1-1 Assigning a Knob Controller Tap the Controller field and select the desired Knob (P1 to P8) you want to assign. Selecting a given Knob displays that knob’s parameters on screen. 3-1-2 Assigning a Knob Color Change the color of the knob LED ring by tapping the Color tile and, on the following screen, dragging the small circle about in the color palette wheel.

  • Page 16: Midi Cc

    Sound Editing Chapter 3. Global BPM: This is the tempo (expressed in Beats Per Minute) applied to the entire instrument. Pitch Bend+, Pitch Bend- : MIDI pitch bend control. Program Change : Specify a MIDI program change (0-127) to select a given sound.Zone Activate : Enables/dis- ables a zone.

  • Page 17: Audio Fx

    Sound Editing Chapter 3. 3-1-3-6 Audio FX The “Audio FX” tab offers 4 possible destinations governing the Audio Input Mixer: Output Volume : This function controls the volume level of the post IFX/pre Aux FX signal. Pan : This function adjusts the left/right balance of the post IFX/pre Aux FX signal. Reverb Send : This function controls the amount of post IFX sent to the Aux Reverb.

  • Page 18: Button Editing

    Chapter 3. 3-2 Button Editing There are eight programmable controller buttons on the SP7 Grand, labeled B1 to B8. On the “Buttons” Edit page you can change the Color, assign a Destination, change the Target, set the Min/Max values, Initial State and button behavior Type.

  • Page 19: System

    Sound Editing Chapter 3. 3-2-3-1 System The “System” tab offers a total of 9 possible choices: Ctrl Override: When enabled*, all controller assignments mapped within the current Sound are overridden and take on the Global mode settings instead. *Caution: Once enabled, the only means to disable this controller is to go to Global mode (Global 1 page) and manually set the “Override Controller”...

  • Page 20: Aux Eq

    Sound Editing Chapter 3. 3-2-3-4 AUX EQ The Aux EQ tab offers adjustments covering the 4 frequency bands of the Aux EQ: EQ Low Gain : This function adjusts the low frequency range. EQ Mid Low Gain : This function adjusts the low-mid frequency range. EQ Mid High Gain : This function adjusts the high-mid frequency range.

  • Page 21: Assigning A Button Target

    When Type is set to Toggle, the button alternates between sending its “On Value” or “Off Value” each time it is pressed. No value is sent when the controller is released. 3-3 Joystick Editing The X/Y joystick of SP7 Grand consists of four inde- pendently programmable directions: Left (X-), Right (X+), Up (Y+), and Down (Y-). On the “Joystick” Edit...

  • Page 22: Assigning The Joystick Controller

    Sound Editing Chapter 3. 3-3-1 Assigning the Joystick Controller Tap the Controller field and select the desired joystick direction: X+, X-, Y+ or Y- by tapping on the touch screen. Press OK to commit. 3-3-2 Assigning a Joystick Destination The Destination parameter specifies the function of the given joystick direction.

  • Page 23: Aux Eq

    Sound Editing Chapter 3. Reverb Size : Controls the size of the reverberant space. Reverb Level : Controls the amount of reverb. Reverb Time : Controls the length of reverb decay. Chorus Level : Controls the amount of the chorus effect. Chorus Feedback : Controls the level of chorus feedback.

  • Page 24: Notes

    Sound Editing Chapter 3. 3-3-2-8 Notes The Notes tab allows you to select individual MIDI note numbers (#0-127) to trigger from the selected joystick direction. The selected note will be triggered throughout the joystick throw. The velocity range is determined by the Min/Max Values.

  • Page 25: Pedal Editing

    Sound Editing Chapter 3. 3-4 Pedal Editing The SP7 Grand has three programmable pedals: SW1, SW2 and CC (Volume). On the “Pedals” Edit page you can assign a Destination, change the Target, set the Min/Max values, Initial State and pedal behavior Type.

  • Page 26: Midi Cc

    Sound Editing Chapter 3. Global BPM: This is the tempo (expressed in Beats Per Minute) applied to the entire instrument. Pitch Bend+, Pitch Bend- : MIDI pitch bend control. Program Change : Specify a MIDI program change (0-127) to select a given sound.Zone Activate : Enables/dis- ables a zone.

  • Page 27: Audio Fx

    Sound Editing Chapter 3. 3-4-2-6 Audio FX The “Audio FX” tab offers 4 possible destinations governing the Audio Input Mixer: Output Volume : This function controls the volume level of the post IFX/pre Aux FX signal. Pan : This function adjusts the left/right balance of the post IFX/pre Aux FX signal. Reverb Send : This function controls the amount of post IFX sent to the Aux Reverb.

  • Page 28: Assigning A Pedal Initial State

    Chapter 4. Multi Sound Editing In the SP7 Grand, all Sounds are actually comprised of up to 16 individual zones (multitimbral). Each zone can have its own sound preset, key range, mix settings and unique controller assignments. By assigning a zone controller (button, pedal or knob) to the “Zone Activate”...

  • Page 29: Fx Mixer

    Multi Sound Editing Chapter 4. 4-1-1 FX Mixer The effects (FX) mixer conveniently displays the same FX controls as found on the individual FX Bus Mix pages but offers the advantage of viewing all four busses at a glance (FX A, FX B, FX C, and FX D). Each FX mixer channel strip contains controls for Cho/Dly (Chorus/Delay), Reverb, Pan, and Volume.

  • Page 30: Preset Category

    Multi Sound Editing Chapter 4. 4-3-1-1 Preset Category This parameter sets the category that the sound will be grouped into when you press one of the Category tabs or buttons from the Sound mode. 4-3-1-2 Preset Volume With this parameter you can set the default volume for the multi as a whole. 4-3-1-3 ARP Latch A “latched”...

  • Page 31: Program

    4-3-2-1-2 Type Programs in the SP7 Grand are grouped into two broad categories: Sound (non-percussion) and Drum (percus- sion). The “Type” selector toggles between the category of Programs displayed (Sound or Drum) in the Program selection field (above). Click on the magnifying glass icon and a pop-up window will appear allowing you to make a selection.

  • Page 32: Keys

    Multi Sound Editing Chapter 4. 4-3-5-2 Keys Under the Keys tab you can set both the key and velocity ranges for the current zone. With "Key Low” and “Key High”, you can select the lowest and highest notes on the keyboard that the current zone will trigger (these values mirror those on the graphic Key Range page).

  • Page 33: Attack

    Multi Sound Editing Chapter 4. 4-3-2-3-1 Attack Attack is the amount of time it takes for a note, when struck, to go from silence to full volume. The greater the value the slower the attack. Smaller values equal a faster attack. 4-3-2-3-2 Decay Decay is the amount of time it takes for a held note to transition from its maximum volume to a sustained level.

  • Page 34: Vibrato

    Multi Sound Editing Chapter 4. 4-3-2-4-3 Vibrato The Vibrato tab provides access to a variable low frequency oscillator (LFO) with Rate, Depth, and Delay controls that effect the pitch of the sound. The Rate dial sets the speed of the vibrato. The Depth dial controls the amount of pitch variation.

  • Page 35: Arp

    Multi Sound Editing Chapter 4. 4-4 ARP (Arpeggiator) The arpeggiator is a rhythmic/melodic pattern generator that is fed by notes played on the keyboard. The SP7 Grand has 8 independent arpeggiators (A to H) and employs a hybrid design blending traditional arpeggiator functions along with a step-based sequencer.

  • Page 36: Fixed Velocity

    Multi Sound Editing Chapter 4. 4-4-1-6 Fixed Velocity When the Velocity Type (above) is set to Fixed, the Fixed Velocity slider determines the uniform velocity of all notes in the pattern. Moving the slider to the right increases the intensity, while moving it to the left, decreases it. 4-4-1-7 Fixed Key The Fixed Key field allows you to specify a single note pitch (A0-C8) that will trigger for any pattern step (Steps tab) whose “Key”...

  • Page 37: Key

    Multi Sound Editing Chapter 4. Norm : Plays a single note. Rest : Adds a musical rest (silence) at the specified step. Tie : Creates a musical tie in relation to the previous note in the pattern. A new note attack is not struck unless the pitch itself changes.

  • Page 38: Fx Bus

    FX Editing Chapter 5. Chapter 5. FX Editing 5-1 FX Bus The effect bus (FX Bus) menu houses the parameter controls for the four insert effect busses (FX A, FX B, FX C, and FX D). Each effects bus is comprised of 5 sections; Dynamics(Dyn), Parametric EQ (P.EQ), Modulation/Wah- Wah (Mod/Wah), Delay/Tremolo (Dly/Trm), and Mix.

  • Page 39: Bit Crusher

    FX Editing Chapter 5. Output Brightness - A low pass filter allowing you to process the post distortion signal. Drive - Adjusts the input gain feeding into the distortion circuit. Increasing the drive will increase the given distortion effect. Output Level - Controls the overall level of the post-distortion effects section. Drive - Adjusts the input gain feeding into the distortion circuit.

  • Page 40: Rotary

    FX Editing Chapter 5. 5-1-3-1 Rotary Rotary reproduces the effect of a rotating speaker and is commonly paired with classic tonewheel organ sounds. There are 8 detailed settings: Default Speed - Select the default rotation speed of the speaker, Slow or Fast. Mic Angle - Select the angle of the microphone relative to the front of the rotating speaker.

  • Page 41: Flanger

    FX Editing Chapter 5. 5-1-3-4 Flanger The Flanger effect provides 6 parameter settings: Waveform - Select from 2 waveforms shapes: Triangle and Sine. Rate - Determines the frequency of the LFO modula- tion. Higher values equal faster modulation rates. Depth - Sets the range of delay time modulation. Higher values equal deeper comb filtering variations.

  • Page 42: Dly/Trm (Delay/Tremolo)

    FX Editing Chapter 5. Resonance - This adds emphasis to the filter cut-off frequencies. Dyn Sensitivity (Dyn options only) - Determines the range that the filter cut-off increases/decreases due to note velocity. Higher values create a more pronounced wah-wah effect. Decay (Dyn options only) - Determines the speed of the wah-wah envelope decay.

  • Page 43: Mix

    5-2 AUX FX The SP7 Grand features a 4 part Aux FX section which is comprised of a separate Delay, Chorus, Reverb, and Equalizer. Adjust all parameter dials by touch, alpha wheel (once selected), Increase+/Decrease- buttons, or tap the value field to open a numeric keypad for more precise data entry.

  • Page 44: Chorus

    FX Editing Chapter 5. 5-2-2 Chorus The Chorus tab consists of a Chorus type selector, Waveform selector, Pre LPF, Rate, Depth, Delay Time, Feedback, Reverb Send and Level controls. Chorus Type Selector - There are various character types of Chorus available: Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4, Feedback Chorus (FB Chorus), Flanger, Short Delay and Feedback Delay (FB Delay).

  • Page 45: Equalizer

    Favorite Mode Chapter 6. 5-2-4 Equalizer The Equalizer is a 4-band design consisting of Low (shelving), Mid-Low, Mid-High, and High (shelving) bands. Low (Shelf) - A low shelving filter that cuts or boosts (Gain) frequencies below the set frequency (Freq). Mid-Low / Mid-High (Peak/Notch) - Fully parametric bands with controls for specifying the center frequency (Freq), width of the frequency band around the center frequency (Q) and amount of boost/cut (Gain) for the...

  • Page 46: Chapter 7. Audio Mode

    This chapter provides details on optimal use of the front panel Audio Interface section and rear panel Audio In jacks. Use the rear panel Audio In jacks to mix external audio sources with the sounds of the SP7 Grand, apply effects to external audio sources, or route external audio sources to a computer for recording or processing in a DAW.

  • Page 47: Input 1, 2

    Audio Mode Chapter 7. 7-2 Input 1, 2 Each Input page features the same set of tabs govern- ing each channel’s operation: Input, Dynamics (Dyn), Parametric EQ (P.EQ), Simulation/Wah (Mod/Wah), Delay/Tremolo (Dly/Trm), and Mix. 7-2-1 Input The Input tab consists of controls for Gain, Lo-Cut filter and a Noise Gate. Gain - Sets the amount of post input gain feeding into the input processing chain.

  • Page 48: Mod/Wah (Modulation, Wah)

    43 (section 5-1-5) 7-3 In 1, 2 Vocal Proc The SP7 Grand's Input 1 and 2 Vocal Processors (In 1, 2 Vocal Proc.) provide vocal-specific tools: pitch correction and auto-harmony generation. Reminder: the Vocal Processor menu item only appears (in the left column) when you select one of the inputs for the “Vocal Proc.

  • Page 49: Octave

    Audio Mode Chapter 7. 7-3-1-1 Octave Change the octave of the input signal +/- 3 octaves. 7-3-1-2 Gender Gender alters the input signal to emphasize more male (lower values) or female (higher values) sounding formants. The default level is 64. 7-3-1-3 Mode The Mode switch enables/disables the pitch correcting functions and can be set to Constant Pitch, Pitch Correc- tion or Off.

  • Page 50: Auto Harmony

    Audio Mode Chapter 7. 7-3-2 Auto Harmony Auto Harmony is a function that automatically creates harmonies based off the pitch of the input signal. Parameter settings include: Auto Gender, Key, Scale, Humanization, Portamento, Volume, and Harmony voices. 7-3-2-1 Auto Gender When enabled, Auto Gender automatically recognizes the gender of the input voice and adjusts the formants of the generated harmonies to match.

  • Page 51: Chapter 8. Global Mode

    MENU. 8-1-4 Velocity Map (refer to Appendix 2) The Velocity Map parameter determines the way the SP7 Grand generates MIDI velocity information. Different maps generate different MIDI velocity value curves for the same physical key strike. Choose the setting which best suits your playing style.

  • Page 52: Midi Tx Mode

    SP7 Grand keyboard itself. 8-1-7 Override Each Sound in the SP7 Grand can have its own unique MIDI Controller assignments and Destination routings. The Override feature allows you to suspend those assignments in lieu of using the settings found in the Global mode.

  • Page 53: String Resonance

    Audio Mode Chapter 8. 8-2-4 String Resonance When enabled (switch is green) the String Resonance (String Reso.) dial controls the amount of sympathetic string resonance generated with the acoustic pianos. 8-2-5 [FXA] to Damper Resonance When enabled (switch is green) the [FX A] to Damper Resonance dial controls the amount of post FX A signal that gets fed through the damper resonant effect.

  • Page 54: Info

    Save - When in Sound Edit mode, a Save option appears in the Menu offering a shortcut to the Save dialog. ARP (Arpeggiator On/Off) - This is a master on/off switch for all of the arpeggiators in the SP7 Grand.

  • Page 55: Supplementary Provisions (1)

    Supplementary Provisions (1) MIDI CC Note MIDI CC Note MIDI CC Note Bank Select CC 43 CC 86 Mod Wheel CC 44 CC 87 CC 2 CC 45 CC 88 CC 3 CC 46 CC 89 CC 4 CC 47 CC 90 Porta.Time CC 48...

  • Page 56: Supplementary Provisions (2)

    Supplementary Provisions (2) MIDI CC Supplementary Provisions (2)

  • Page 57: Product Specification

    Product Specification Keyboard Italian 88-note, fully-weighted hammer-action keyboard (Fatar TP/110). Display 1024 x 600 pixel, high resolution 7″ color LCD touch screen Polyphony Programs 512 factory multis. MIDI & Audio Interface Line I/O 2 XLR combo inputs Headphone 1/4" stereo headphone output. output 2 Switch pedal inputs;...

  • Page 58: Memo

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