Kawai CN390 Owner's Manual page 24

MIDI Keyboard #1
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multiple channels. With MIDI instruments equipped with multi-timbral
capabilities, you can receive multiple parts on multiple channels each
played with a different sound simultaneously. For example, a MIDI
instrument might receive the melody on channel 1, the chords on 2, the
bass on 3, and assign a different instrument to each channel. Piano for
channel 1, strings for 2, electric bass for 3. In this way, the CN piano can
play up to 16 different parts each with a different sound.
Here's a diagram (next page) to summarize the MIDI connections we have
discussed.
Instrument #1, which is transmitting the piano part on channel 1 (Ch 1),
the string part on Ch 2 and the bass part on Ch 3, is connected to Instrument
#2. Instrument #3 is connected to MIDI Thru on instrument #2. The receive
channel is set to 1 for Instrument #2 and multi-timbral mode is turned off.
On instrument #3 multi-timbral mode is on.
Transmitting
Ch 1 Piano
Ch 2 Strings
Ch 3 Bass
MIDI Keyboard #2
OUT
Instrument #2 recognizes only the piano part received from Instrument
#1. Instrument #3 receives all the parts on the three channels being passed
through Instrument #2 because Instrument #3's multi-timbral mode
capability is activated.
We have provided this brief look at MIDI to help you understand the CN
piano's MIDI capabilities.
Receiving ch 1
Multi-timbral mode off
Sound Module #3
IN THRU
METRONOME RECORDER
SONG 1 2 3 4 5 PART 1 2
VALUE
min max TOUCH TRANS- PIANO PIANO E.PIANO CHURCH HARPSI- VIBRA- STRINGS CHOIR EFFECTS REVERB left right TEMPO BEAT PLAY/STOP REC CONCERT DEMO
MASTER VOLUME POSE 1 2 ORGAN CHORD PHONE Dual Balance VOLUME MAGIC
Ch 1 Piano
Receiving
Multi-timbral mode on
Receiving only
IN
DEMO
Ch 1 Piano
Ch 2 Strings
Ch 3 Bass
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