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Baldwin Pianovelle RP2 User Manual

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Introduction
Thanks for purchasing a Baldwin
produce real piano sounds.
Pianovelle
Although
is very easy to use, you are recommended to consult this manual whenever you are not sure what to do. Of
utmost importance is, of course, how you treat your
below to guarantee a long and trouble free use of your instrument.

General safety instructions

Power source
• Be sure that your local AC mains 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
• Never touch the power cord or its plug with wet hands.
• Never pull on the cord to remove it from the wall socket, always pull the plug.
• Never forcibly bend the power cord.
• If the power cord is scarred, cut or broken, or has a bad contact, it will be a potential fire hazard or source of serious
electric shock. NEVER use a damaged power cord; have it replaced by a qualified technician.
If water gets into the instrument
• Remove the power cord from the wall socket at once, and contact the store where the unit was purchased.
• The top surface of your instrument should never be used as a shelf for flower vases and other containers which hold
liquids.
Metal items etc. inside the unit
• Do not permit metal items or other materials to fall inside the unit.
Metal items may result in electric shock or damage.
• Be especially careful with regards to this point when children are near the unit. They should be warned never to try to put
anything inside, and never to slide a hand into the unit while you or other persons are playing.
• If articles do fall inside, remove the power cord from the wall socket at once and, if necessary, contact the store where the
unit was purchased.
• As a general precaution, never open the unit and touch or tamper with the internal circuitry.
If the instrument plays in an abnormal way
• Turn off the power immediately, remove the power cord from the mains outlet and contact the store where it was pur-
chased.
• Discontinue using the unit at once. Failure to do so may result in additional damage or other unexpected damage or
accident.
General user maintenance
• Clean the cabinet and keys of your RP1/RP2/GRP3 using a soft, clean, slightly damp cloth and polish with a soft, dry
cloth.
• Never use industrial cleaners, detergents, abrasive cleansers, waxes, solvents or polishes as they may damage the instru-
ment finish.
• Always turn off the power supply after use and never turn the unit on and off repeatedly in quick succession as this places
an undue load on the electronic components.
Pianovelle
, a high quality product that employs the most advanced technology available to
Pianovelle
. Do not forget, therefore, to read the General Safety Instructions
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  • Page 1: General Safety Instructions

    Introduction Pianovelle Thanks for purchasing a Baldwin , a high quality product that employs the most advanced technology available to produce real piano sounds. Pianovelle Although is very easy to use, you are recommended to consult this manual whenever you are not sure what to do. Of...

  • Page 2: Instrument Overview

    Instrument Overview RP1 Control Panel 9 10 11 PIPE JAZZ MASTER SET DEMO CHOIR STRINGS A.GUITAR A.BASS E.BASS ROOM CHORUS SOFT ORGAN ORGAN ORGAN SPLIT BRILLIANCE STAGE LOWER TREMOLO NORMAL HALL PHASER HARD PLAY CONCERT HONKY WURLITZ RHODEX VIBES CLAV HARPSI A.S.B.

  • Page 3: Rp2/Grp3 Control Panel

    RP2/GRP3 Control Panel 9 10 CHORUS ROOM PIPE JAZZ DEMO MASTER SET CHOIR STRINGS A.GUITAR A.BASS E.BASS ERASE STAGE TREMOLO SOFT TRACK 1 TRACK 2 METRON TIMING ORGAN ORGAN ORGAN I.M.S. SPLIT HALL BRILLIANCE LOWER PHASER NORMAL CUSTOM CUSTOM HARD PLAY STOP MUSIC...

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Getting Started Insert the power cord into an appropriate wall outlet. Press the POWER switch to turn on the instrument. RP1: The instrument will be set to play the Concert Grand Sound across the entire keyboard. The relative led indicator of the Sound in the Sounds Led indicator on section will be on.

  • Page 5: Add Brilliance And Effects

    the Damper pedal (right) applies the Sustain effect to all notes released. If you release a note after AMPER depressing the Damper, the note will proceed towards its natural decay according to the type of sound played. The Damper is particularly effective with Piano type sounds. In the case of Organ, Choir and Strings sounds, the notes will be held for as long as the Damper is depressed.

  • Page 6: Listen To The Demonstration Songs

    Listen to the demonstration songs Pianovelle has 16 demonstration songs permanently resident in memory which demonstrate the instrument’s capabilities. The songs are composed of 16 well known pieces (classic and modern). In Demo Song mode, the Sound section activates as a source of demo songs where each piece resides in a Sound button. The songs are chained automatically or they can be played individually by selecting the relative sound button.

  • Page 7: Play Modes

    Play Modes Pianovelle Sounds can be selected to play in three different ways, called Play Modes: SINGLE, LAYER, SPLIT. Single Mode Press a Sound button to select Single mode PIPE JAZZ CHOIR STRINGS A.GUITAR A.BASS E.BASS ORGAN ORGAN ORGAN This playing mode corresponds to the situation when a single Sound plays across the LOWER entire keyboard range (described on page 4).

  • Page 8: Split Mode

    Split Mode This playing mode permits two Sounds to be played separately on a divided key- board. A divided keyboard is said to be “Split”. The right Split plays one Sound while the left Split plays one of the two Bass Sounds only. In Split mode, the keyboard is divided at note F#3 by default, as shown below.
  • Page 9 Press a key on the keyboard corresponding to the desired split point. NEW SPLIT POINT C3 A.BASS CONCERT GRAND RP1: The key pressed emits an acoustic sound (bell) as confirmation of the operation effected. RP2/GRP3: The display shows the key pressed, indicating the new split point. SPLIT Point •...

  • Page 10: Sound Variations - The A.s.b. Button

    Sound variations - the A.S.B. button Pianovelle Your has one variation of each Sound located in a special bank called the A (ASB button). DDITIONAL OUND Selecting ASB Sounds Press the ASB button. A.S.B. Use the Sound selectors in the normal way to select the variations. Additional Sound Bank For example, if you select Honky Tonk in ASB mode, you will recall Rock Piano 17.

  • Page 11: Brilliance

    Brilliance This function affects the timbric quality of the Sound by regulating the Cutoff NORMAL frequency of a Lowpass filter incorporated in the preset’s “sample header” (refer to BRILLIANCE the Glossary at the back of this manual for an explanation). You can select from three different “Brilliance”...

  • Page 12: Natural String Resonance

    CUSTOM DSP EFF. FLANGER • Scroll through the additional effects with the +/– buttons. CUSTOM DSP EFF. • Shortly after, the display returns to the previous status. FLANGER CHORUS 2 To select a different Custom Effect TREMOLO 2 After the temporary Custom display disappears, it is possible to continue DELAY selecting Custom effects, provided that no other effect selections or Sound DELAY 2...

  • Page 13: Transpose

    Transpose Pianovelle models incorporate a real time Transpose function which allows you to change the playing key of the instrument as a whole by acting on the TRANSPOSE panel buttons (+ / –). • The + (sharp) button raises the pitch in semitone steps (+ 12 semitones = positive transposition).

  • Page 14: Sequencer

    Sequencer Pianovelle models are equipped with a Sequencer which allows you to store a recorded Song and play it back. You can also play along in real time with the playback. Model RP1 contains a “scratch pad” sequencer with the “Play/Stop” and “Record” functions which permit the recording and playback of a single track song.

  • Page 15: Sequencer Rp2/Grp3

    Sequencer RP2/GRP3 The two-track sequencer allows you to record a two-track Song of about 45,000 events. You can record one track at a time (multi-track recording). In playback, you METRON TIMING ERASE TRACK 1 TRACK 2 can play along with up to two Sounds in real time, you can deactivate a recorded track and play along with just one recorded track.

  • Page 16: Setting Up For The Recording

    How to record a Song Press the REC button to activate the sequencer for recording. TRACK 1 METRON TIMING ERASE TRACK 2 • The led above the Track 1 button starts to flash. • The Tempo display activates showing the current setting. The Tempo can be modified with the + and - buttons.

  • Page 17: Playback

    Play on the keyboard • Record the first track. When you have finished, press Play/Stop to stop the recording. • The instrument will remain in Record mode. • The recorded track is confirmed (the relative led stops flashing and remains permanently on). ERASE TRACK 1 TRACK 2...

  • Page 18: Music Library (Rp2/Grp3)

    Music Library (RP2/GRP3) RP2/GRP3 models incorporate the Music Library function which permits the selection of a piano piece from a directory of pieces contained in the instrument’s ROM. Each directory is further subdivided into sub-directories, each of which contains a selection of well known compositions.

  • Page 19: Intelligent Music Search (Rp2/Grp3)

    Press the Play button of the Sequencer to start the selected piece. • While the music plays, all the sequencer buttons are active except the Record and Erase buttons. ERASE TRACK 1 TRACK 2 METRON TIMING Therefore, you can Pause, Rewind and Advance the music as required. You can activate/deactivate the Track buttons of your choice.

  • Page 20: Master Set

    Master Set The Master Set function gains access to a menu consisting of a series of functions which intervene on several aspects of your instrument. The functions are: Tune, Temperament, Layer Balance, Reverb Depth, Effect Depth, Effect Rate, Spatial Stereo (RP2/GRP3 only), MIDI Transmit, MIDI Receive, MIDI Local, MIDI Transpose, MIDI In Filter, Contrast (RP2/GRP3 only).

  • Page 21: Tune

    the left) and the relative values are set with the + and – buttons (on the right). Holding the + or – buttons pressed increases/ decreases the function values continuously. • While the Master Set button is active (led flashing), the display shows the currently selected function continuously. Tune The Tune function is used to tune the instrument as a whole.

  • Page 22: Reverb Depth

    By means of the – button, shift the cursor to the left of the central position, up to a maximum value of - 6 to increase the level of the second Sound. Reverb Depth This function permits the regulation of the Reverberation Depth (Volume) of the currently selected Reverb effect. Press the MASTER SET button.

  • Page 23: Midi Transmit

    MIDI Transmit This function permits the selection of the MIDI Channel used by RP to transmit MIDI data to an external MIDI device. Press the MASTER SET button. RP1: Referring to the RP1 Master Set table, select the MIDI Transmit function by pressing the Clavi Sound selector. Using the note range C4-D#5, you can select MIDI channels from 1-16 respectively.

  • Page 24: Midi Transpose24

    RP2/GRP3: The display activates with the last function selected. Select the MIDI Local function with the Up/Down buttons. Use the + or – button to select the required MIDI Local status: 10 MIDI Local Mode=On MIDI Transpose This function permits MIDI note data transmitted by the RP to be transposed in semitone steps up to one octave up or down without affecting the pitch of the RP.

  • Page 25: Contrast (Rp2/Grp3 Only)

    • Activate the required MIDI Out Filter by referring to the following list: Off; Program; Control; Panel. RP2/GRP3: The display activates with the last function selected. Select the MIDI Out Filter function with the Up/Down buttons. Use the + or – button to select the required MIDI Out Filter: 13 MIDI Out Filter=Off Contrast (RP2/GRP3 only)

  • Page 26: Midi Applications

    MIDI Applications Pianovelle Your can be connected in MIDI setups and used as a MIDI controlling device (Master), or as a tone generator (a unit with an internal sound engine) connected to an external MIDI controlling device (in other words, used as a Slave). Pianovelle The following section details how your can be used in various MIDI setups and explains the MIDI options that are...

  • Page 27: Midi Channels

    Pianovelle The Soft, Sostenuto and Damper pedals of generate Control Change data which is ONTROL HANGE NUMBERS transmitted from the instrument’s MIDI Out port whenever the pedals are operated. The internal tone generator of the receiving device will respond to the pedal solicitations in the same way as the Pianovelle Sound engine.

  • Page 28: Receive Channel

    Transmitting across two different channels When the Split/Left Local Off mode is activated, the left part of the keyboard set for Local Off operation is automatically activated to transmit its relative keyboard data on MIDI channel 2, regardless of the current MIDI Transmit channel setting. This allows you to control three different voices at the same time: one from the external sound source being controlled by the left split in Local Off mode on MIDI channel 2, one from the external sound source being controlled by the Pianovelle...
  • Page 29 MIDI Filter In/Out Pianovelle This function allows you to exclude “unwanted” messages from the MIDI In data stream received by the , or from the Pianovelle MIDI Out data stream transmitted by Pianovelle Normally, if is being used as a slave device, it will respond to Program Change ROGRAM HANGE messages transmitted by the external controlling device, causing the correspondingly numbered...

  • Page 30: Connections

    Connections RP1 panel for external connections MIDI OUTPUT INPUT LEFT RIGHT/M LEFT RIGHT/M PEDAL SWITCH THRU RP2/GRP3 panel for external connections OUTPUT INPUT MIDI RIGHT/M LEFT RIGHT/M SPEAKERS LEFT PEDAL SWITCH THRU Speakers socket (RP2/GRP3 only) Connection for the RP2/GRP3 internal speakers - refer to the assembly instructions in the Appendix. Output Left - Right/M Left-Right stereo outputs for amplified speakers, amplifiers or domestic Hi-Fi units.

  • Page 31: Pianovelle Glossary

    Pianovelle Glossary To ignore, “go around”. When the Bypass Reverb or DSP Effect stage is selected, the RP Sounds are not YPASS affected by the effects processors. The Effect Bypass stage corresponds to the situation when all leds of the Reverb and/or DSP Effects sections are off. Central frequency of the intervention band of a Filter.
  • Page 32 A MIDI message which changes a Sound. Selecting a Pianovelle Sound generates a Program Change ROGRAM HANGE message which recalls the corresponding Sound from the RP internal sound generator, and which can be transmitted via MIDI OUT to an external device connected to the RP. It can also be recorded in a Song. RAM: Random Access Memory.

  • Page 33: Table Of Contents

    Contents Music Library Introduction (RP2/GRP3) ......... 18 General safety instructions 1 How to select a piece from the Instrument Overview ....2 Music Library 18 RP1 Control Panel Intelligent Music Search RP2/GRP3 Control Panel (RP2/GRP3) ......19 Getting Started ......4 How to select a musical piece Turn on the instrument using IMS...

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