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  • Page 1 MUSICIAN'S GUIDE 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 care- fully and keep it for future reference.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1. Getting Started 3-7. ARP (Arpeggiator) ..........35 3-8. Aux FX (Preset Master FX) ........ 38 1-1. SP7 Connections ..........5 3-9. Saving User Sounds ......... 40 What’s Included Power Connection Chapter 4. Audio Mode 1-2. Main Features ............. 6 1-3.

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    Power Connection The SP7's power is supplied by a DC power adaptor. Before plugging the AC power cord into an AC receptacle, connect the DC power adaptor to the SP7 DC Power jack on the rear panel. ※ The AC plug shape will vary depending on location of use.

  • Page 6: Main Features

    2 pairs of stereo 1/4" unbalanced outputs (Main, Monitor) 1/4″ headphone output Keyboard and Controllers The SP7 has an 88-key fully-weighted hammer action keyboard that provides you with a piano-like feel. The array of physical controllers includes: 8 assignable knobs...

  • Page 7: Firmware Update

    You will not necessarily always be updating both at the same time. Preparing to Update The entire process requires the SP7, a Windows computer, a USB cable (A to B type), an SD card reader and SD card (SDHC type).

  • Page 8: Quick Start

    The Auto Power Off feature is enabled by default and can be set to 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, or 8 hours. If no activity is detected during the set period of time, the SP7 will...

  • Page 9: The Front Panel

    CATEGORY Buttons The LCD display is the main user interface for the SP7. The status bar at the top of the screen displays informa- tion about the currently selected Mode, Transpose value, Auto Power off status (if enabled) and Tempo. The title bar just below the status bar shows the preset ID and name, Search button and Menu button.
  • Page 10 Started Chapter 1. CONTROL Section The SP7's knobs, buttons, joysticks and pedals typically control various performance parameters, zone volume, synthesis and FX parameters. Controller assignments can be adjusted or set to user-assignable parameters in Global Mode. CONTROL Knobs There are 8 knobs with colored LEDs located in the upper half of the control section.
  • Page 11 The [DECREASE -] and [INCREASE +] button allows you to change the value of the selected parameter in single increments. MODE Buttons Press the MODE buttons to access the SP7’s various operating modes: FAVORITE, SOUND, AUDIO and GLOBAL. See Modes on page 1-8 for a description of each Mode. CATEGORY Buttons In SOUND mode, on the SoundList page, the CATEGORY buttons allow you to select and browse Sounds in 13 instrument categories.

  • Page 12: The Rear Panel

    AUDIO INPUT Combo Jacks Use the AUDIO IN jacks to mix external audio sources with the sounds of the SP7, apply effects to external audio sources, or route external audio sources to a computer for recording or processing in a DAW. This is useful for playing along with backing tracks from a portable music player, computer, or other electronic instrument.
  • Page 13 OUT port to the MIDI IN port of the module that you want to control. To trigger the SP7 from another MIDI controller, use a MIDI cable to connect the SP7’s MIDI IN port to the MIDI OUT port of the controller that you will be using.

  • Page 14: Sp7 Sounds

    ALPHA WHEEL and/or the [INCREASE +], [DECREASE -] buttons Select a Sound by Category The SP7 offers a total of 14 Sound categories, consisting of PIANO, E.PIANO, CLAV, ORGAN, STRING, PAD, ENSEM- BLE, BRASS, WINDS, SYNTH, GUITAR/BASS, DRUMS/PERC, MISC, and USER.

  • Page 15: Mode

    SOUND Mode The SP7 always powers up in SOUND mode by default and is the mode for selecting and editing Sounds. You can edit the currently selected Sound by tapping the “Menu” button at the top of the screen, then selecting “Edit” in the subsequent array of options .

  • Page 16: Chapter 2. Favorite Mode

    Favorite Mode Chapter 2. Lock Temporarily prevent accidental setting changes by engaging the “Lock” function. When activated, all on screen and front panel controls are locked out. Tap the “padlock” icon in the display to restore normal operation. Settings The “Settings” button is an on screen shortcut to accessing Global Mode. It duplicates the same function as the front panel GLOBAL mode button.

  • Page 17: Screen Layout

    Favorite Mode Chapter 2. 2-1. Screen Layout The status bar at the top of the FAVORITE mode screen displays the Transpose value, Auto Power off status (if enabled) and system Tempo. Below the top row, you will see the ID and name of the currently selected Sound and “Menu” button off to the right. The Favorite Group selection buttons, A-D, are displayed down the left side of the screen.

  • Page 18: Chapter 3. Sound Mode

    Chapter 3. Sound mode is the most basic mode of the SP7, and can be entered by pressing the front panel SOUND mode button. A list of Sound presets are displayed on the screen. The name of the currently selected Sound preset and its ID appear in the title area at the top of the display.

  • Page 19: Selecting Sound Presets

    Sound Mode Chapter 3. 3-2. Selecting Sound Presets In SOUND mode, you can select a Sound in the following ways. The name of the selected Sound appears in the title area at the top of the display. Note : Unlike other categories, the User Sound category is a category that displays only the Sounds created by the user. Since each User Sound preset can be assigned a specific category when editing, the USER preset may also be displayed when selecting a category such as PIANO or STRING that contains the User Sound.

  • Page 20: Overview

    Sound Mode Chapter 3. 3-4. Overview The overview page shows the basic parameters for the 16 Zones of the Sound preset. You can check and edit the status of each Zone (assigned core voice, key range, panning value, volume, etc.). Zone Buttons to toggle active/inactive state.

  • Page 21: Zone Edit

    Sound Mode Chapter 3. 3-5. Zone Edit Zone Edit allows you to edit detailed parameter values of each Zone, such as Envelope and Filter. The Zone Edit page consists of Common, Zone1~Zone16, and the Common page is displayed by default. You can select a Zone through the Zone No.
  • Page 22 Sound Mode Chapter 3. Zone Edit For each zone, you can set Activate/Program Type/Program/FX Slot/ARP Slot/Transpose/Pan/ Volume/Destination. Activate Changes the on/off state of the selected Zone. Program Type Determines the type of Program. You can select either a normal Program or a drum Program. The list of Programs changes according to the selected type.
  • Page 23 Only (External Only). Local means that sending MIDI signal to the internal sound module, and MIDI means sending MIDI signal to external device. “When set to MIDI Only, no sound is produced from the audio output jack when playing the SP7’s own piano keys. Sound can still be triggered via MIDI.
  • Page 24 Sound Mode Chapter 3. This is the page where you can set parameters related to envelope, filter, and vibrato. Env-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.
  • Page 25 Sound Mode Chapter 3. Zone Edit 4 This page allows you to configure Portamento, Phonic, Porta-Time, Dly/Cho Send, Reverb Send, Fine Tuning, and Pitchbend Sens settings. Portamento Portamento is a smooth transition between notes played from the first played note to the next played note. You can turn it on and off by selecting Enable On/Off.

  • Page 26: Fx Bus (Zone Insert Fx)

    Sound Mode Chapter 3. 3-6. FX Bus (Zone Insert FX) Dyn (Dynamics) The “Dyn” (Dynamics) tab consists of a Compressor, a Distortion and a Bit Crusher. Compressor The Compressor offers adjustments for: Gain, Threshold, Ratio, Attack, and Release. Gain The Gain parameter amplifies the loudness of the signal post compression. Threshold Threshold determines the minimum level at which compression is applied.
  • Page 27 Sound Mode Chapter 3. Drive Drive adjusts the amount of distortion applied. Output Level Output Level adjusts the amplitude of the signal post the distortion effect. Bit Crusher The Bit Crusher section is a digital degradation distortion. It intentionally introduces quantiza- tion noise and aliasing artifacts, allowing you to adjust the Bit Resolution, Down Sampling Factor, Output Brightness, and Output Level.
  • Page 28 Sound Mode Chapter 3. Peak/Notch A fully parametric filter 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 specified area. HighShelf A high shelving filter that cuts or boosts frequencies above the set frequency. HPF 6dB, HPF 12dB High pass filters that reduce low frequencies below the set frequency.
  • Page 29 Sound Mode Chapter 3. Vibrato The Vibrato effect provides 3 parameter settings: Waveform Select from 2 waveforms shapes: Triangle and Sine. Rate Determines the rate of vibrato. Higher values equal faster modulation rates. Depth Sets the depth of the pitch modulation. Higher values equal wider pitch variations. Flanger The Flanger effect provides 6 parameter settings:...
  • Page 30 Sound Mode Chapter 3. Phaser The Phaser effect provides 5 parameter settings: Waveform Select from 2 waveforms shapes: Triangle and Sine. Rate Determines the frequency of signal modulation. Higher values equal faster rates. Depth Sets the range of peaks and notches created in the modulated signal. Feedback Controls the amount of effected signal fed back into the input to intensify the phasing effect.
  • Page 31 Sound Mode Chapter 3. Brake Rate The Brake Rate equals the time it takes for the speaker to transition from its Fast to Slow Rate settings. Slow Rate The Slow Rate defines the rate of rotation for the speaker's Slow rotation speed. Lower values spin the speaker more slowly.
  • Page 32 Sound Mode Chapter 3. Filter Type Select from Low Pass and Band Pass options. The ‘low pass’ filters out higher frequencies whereas the ‘ band pass’ allows frequencies within a certain range to pass and rejects (attenuates) frequencies above and below that range. Frequency Sets the reference frequency of the above filter.
  • Page 33 Sound Mode Chapter 3. Delay The Delay effect provides 5 parameter settings: Type, Time, Feedback, High Damp, Pre LP and Level. Type Two types of delay are available: Mono and Stereo. Mono produces a mono-centered delay signal whereas Stereo produces a L/R “ping-pong” style delay. Time Sets the “delay time”...
  • Page 34 Sound Mode Chapter 3. Type Two types of tremolo behavior are available: Mono and Stereo. Mono produces a mono-centered effect whereas Stereo produces a L/R “ping-pong” style image. Rate Sets the tremolo speed based on note values: 1/4, 1/8d, 1/4t, 1/8, 1/16d. 1/8t, 1/16, 1/32d, 1/16t, 1/32 (Note: “d”...

  • Page 35: Arp(Arpeggiator)

    Chapter 3. 3-7. ARP(Arpeggiator) The arpeggiator plays a rhythmic or melodic pattern repeatedly according to the notes being pressed. The SP7 has 8 arpeggiators from A to H and detailed settings are available in two tabs, General and Steps. General In the General tab, you can set 9 parameters - Key Sort, Speed, Swing Time, Gate Time, Velocity Type, Fixed Velocity, Fixed Key, Key Range Lo, and Key Range Hi.
  • Page 36 Sound Mode Chapter 3. Velocity Type The Velocity Type parameter controls the strength of the notes played by the arpeggiator. When set to “InputKey” the velocity sounded by the arpeggiator is as played. When set to “Fixed”, each note sounded by the arpeggiator has the same velocity and that velocity is determined by the adjacent “Fixed Velocity” parameter.
  • Page 37 Sound Mode Chapter 3. Steps Arpeggiator patterns support up to 32 individual events (steps). The “Steps” parameter allows you to specify how many steps the pattern will contain (1-32). Note, the grid only displays up to 8 steps at a time, as such you choose which group of 8 steps you wish to view/edit at any given moment.

  • Page 38: Aux Fx (Preset Master Fx)

    3-8. Aux FX (Preset Master FX) The SP7 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 39 Sound Mode Chapter 3. Reverb The Reverb tab consists of a Type selector, Size selector, Pre LP, Pre HP, Tone Freq, Tone Gain, Pre Delay, Damp, Time and Level controls. Type There are various types of reverbs available: Room 1, 2, 3, Plate, Hall 1, and Hall 2. Size There are 3 reverb sizes available: Small, Medium, and Large.

  • Page 40: Saving User Sounds

    Sound Mode Chapter 3. 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 specified area.
  • Page 41 Sound Mode Chapter 3. Specifying User Sound ID Numbers If you select “Yes” in the save message window, you will next scroll the list of 128 available user ID locations and tap the ID where the User Sound will be saved to. (Optional) To rename the new User Sound, tap the “Rename”...

  • Page 42: Chapter 4. Audio Mode

    Audio Mode controls the SP7's audio input and audio interface. Two XLR combo audio inputs with phantom power on the SP7 rear panel allow audio recording to DAWs. The SP7's audio interface has a DSP function, allowing you to apply dedicated vocal processing to incoming audio signals. This feature is useful in a variety of situations from live performances to personal recording studio environments.

  • Page 43: Audio Input

    Controls the audio level being returned over USB from your computer to SP7 USB Loopback When enabled, USB audio arriving at the SP7 input is fed back to the USB audio output. This can be useful for combining backing tracks from your computer/DAW with the output from the SP7 and sending them back to your computer for live recording/streaming.
  • Page 44 Audio Mode Chapter 4. Compressor Gain : Amplifies the loudness of the post compression signal Threshold : Determines the minimum level at which the compressor is applied Ratio : Sets the amount of gain reduction caused by the operation of the compressor Attack : Controls the compressor's attack time Release : Controls the release time of the compressor Distortion...
  • Page 45 Audio Mode Chapter 4. Modulation-Vibrato Waveform: Select from Triangle and Sine Rate: Sets the speed of vibrato Depth: Sets the depth of vibrato and the amount of pitch change. Modulation-Flanger Waveform: Select from Triangle and Sine Rate: Sets the amount of sound modulation. Depth: Sets the amount of pitch change of the modulated sound Feedback: Enables the effect of generating noise through the feedback effect Delay: Adds delay to the modulated sound signal...

  • Page 46: Vocal Processor

    Pan and Volume for the current Zone. 4-3. Vocal Processor The SP7 Input 1 and 2 Vocal Processors (In 1, 2 Vocal Proc.) provide vocal-specific tools: pitch correction and auto-harmony generation. The Vocal Processor tab appears when you set up the Vocal Processor in the General page. Vocal Processors...
  • Page 47 Audio Mode Chapter 4. Pitch Correction: The input signal’s pitch is auto-corrected to match the nearest absolute pitch. Chromatic Scale: Attempts to quantize all pitches to the chromatic scale Smooth/Pitch: Sets how smooth the pitch is corrected. The higher the value, the smoother (more natural) the pitch correction.

  • Page 48: Chapter 5. Global Mode

    In GLOBAL Mode, you set common parameters for all modes including, but not limited to, Master Tune, Auto Power Off, LED settings, and more. GLOBAL Mode is also used to listen to demo songs included in SP7, view the manual via QR code, and restore factory settings.

  • Page 49: Global 2

    Global Mode Chapter 5. Destination Override can be set to one of the following values. OFF: Does not use the override function and uses the destination specified for each Zone of the Sound preset. The Local+MIDI: Transmits both the internal sound module and the outgoing MIDI signal. Local Only: MIDI signals are sent only to the internal sound module and not externally.

  • Page 50: Control

    Global Mode Chapter 5. 5-3. Control The control page consists of Knobs, Buttons, Joystick, and Pedals. In the upper tab, you can check the currently assigned controller and parameter values. If you want to change it, click the EDIT button in the upper right corner to go to the controller editing page.
  • Page 51 Global Mode Chapter 5. Color You can change the color of the assigned knob by selecting a color from among 42 colors. Other knobs can be changed in the same way. Destination Destination specifies the function to be assigned to the controller. Destination consists of 8 categories : System, MIDI CC, AUX Effect (AUX FX), AUX EQ (AUX EQ), Zone Insert Effect (Zone IFX), Audio Effect (Audio FX), Vocal Processor (Vocal Proc), and Notes.
  • Page 52 Global Mode Chapter 5. Buttons-EDIT The control buttons consist of 8 colored LED buttons, numbered B1 through B8, below the control knob. The Buttons Edit page lets you edit the Controller, Color, Destination, Target, Off Value, On Value and Initial State parameters.
  • Page 53 Joystick-EDIT In the far left of the SP7 is an XY joystick that can be moved up, down, left, and right. The Joystick Editing page lets you edit the Controller, Color, Destination, Target, Min Value, Max Value, Initial State, and Initial State Send parameters.
  • Page 54 Determines whether to load the initial state value when changing the Sound. Pedals Pedal can be connected to the 1/4" jack on the back of the SP7. The Pedal Edit page lets you edit the Controller, Destination, Target, Off Value, On Value and Initial State, Button...

  • Page 55: Led Color

    Global Mode Chapter 5. Target It can be specified differently depending on the selected destination. Depending on the destination assigned to each controller, you can select None, Preset, System, Zone1~16, Zone ALL, FX A~D, FX ALL, Input 1~2, Input ALL, etc. Off Value Set the value from 0 to 127 when the controller button is off.

  • Page 56: Demo

    Soft Reset and Hard Reset initialization settings. Soft Reset: Restores the factory default system settings while maintaining user presets. Hard Reset: Erases all information including user presets and completely resets the SP7 Grand to its factory default settings. If you press the Reset button, a pop-up information appears. If you select OK, the reset is completed and the unit powers down.

  • Page 57: Supplementary Provisions

    Supplementary Provision Supplementary Provisions-A(Controller Destination) None CC 42 CC 43 System Blink Tempo CC 44 ARP Enable CC 45 ARP Latch CC 46 Global BPM CC 47 Pitch Bend+ CC 48 Pitch Bend- CC 49 Program Change CC 50 Zone Active CC 51 MIDI CC Bank Select...
  • Page 58 Supplementary Provision CC 94 CC 95 Reverb Send CC 96 Cho/Dly Send CC 97 Audio FX Output Volume NRPN Low NRPN High Reverb Send RPN Low Cho/Dly Send RPN High Vocal Proc Lead Process On/Off CC 102 Auto Harm On/Off CC 103 Auto Harm Volume CC 104...
  • Page 59 Supplementary Provision Note # 43 Note # 95 Note # 44 Note # 96 System Note # 45 Note # 97 Note # 46 Note # 98 Note # 47 Note # 99 Note # 48 Note # 100 Note # 49 Note # 101 Note # 50 Note # 102...

  • Page 60: Supplementary Provisions - B (Midi Destination)

    Supplementary Provision Supplementary Provision-B(MIDI Destination) 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...

  • Page 61: Supplementary Provisions - C (Velocity Map)

    Supplementary Provision Supplementary Provision-C(Velocity Map) Preset : 0: Hard 3 Preset : 1: Hard 2 Preset : 2: Hard 1 Velocity Curve Velocity Curve Velocity Curve Preset : 3: Normal 3 Preset : 4: Normal 2 Preset : 5: Hard 1 Velocity Curve Velocity Curve Velocity Curve...
  • Page 62 Product Specification Keyboard 88 Full weighted hammer action Display 480x272 Resolution 4.3" 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; supports a single half-damper pedal (1 switch/sustain pedal is included;...
  • Page 63 Memo memo...
  • Page 64 196, Bongsu-daero, Seo-gu, Incheon, Korea...

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