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Kawai Concert Performer CP205 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Concert Performer Series Digital Piano Owner’s Manual Model: CP205/CP185...
  • Page 2 notice. without change subject manual this specifications descriptions...
  • Page 3 Important Safety Instructions SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS Examples of Picture Symbols WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CAUTION denotes that care should be taken. FIRE ELECTRIC The example instructs the user to take care SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN...
  • Page 4 injury. injury. resulting unexpectedly, breakdown resulting over, fall deformed move product cause Doing become product cause Doing product. against lean force. excessive exert product stand breakdown. devices. other product this result product Dropping breakdown cause Failure person. than more handled must OFF.
  • Page 5 Do not wipe the product with benzene or thinner. The product should be serviced by qualified service personnel Doing so may result in discoloration or deformation of when: the product. The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged. When cleaning the product, put a soft cloth in Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the product.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Recording offers Performer Concert instrument. right recordings audio their make anyone allowing drive, CD-R Harmony with piano ensemble first world’s CP205 Finally, Stylist Song Lock Style keyboard. tapping simply musician Groups Registration performing being thrill creates feature Magic Concert Registration unique Kawai’s...
  • Page 7 Playing Songs from a Floppy Disk CD-R Operations (CP205 only) ....166 About songs on Floppy Disk ....102 Playing an audio CD .

  • Page 8: Names And Parts

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Styles. Accompaniment your create modify used buttons These (page Conductor Style style. accompaniment stop start used button This (page Start/Stop music. piano built-in select used button This 177) (page Music Piano Style. fade playing...

  • Page 9: Groups

    SOUND DISPLAY WOOD- PIANO CONTROL FEATURE VOCAL DRAWBAR ORGAN STRING WIND BRASS REVERB HARPSI & PAD & TEMPO / VALUE MALLET GUITAR BASS SYNTH SPECIALTY DRUM USER CHORUS PART LEFT/ PIANO EFFECT SPLIT RIGHT SOLO PORTAMENTO ONLY MEDIA ADVANCED HARMONY HARMONY EFFECT RECORDER...
  • Page 10 Used menu. settings (page Recorder Chorus select button hold Press Chorus. on/off turns button This (page Chorus only). (CP205 functions Drive CD-R functions Disk Floppy access used buttons These menu. settings 166) 156, 102, (page Disk/CD Media Reverb...

  • Page 11: Rear Terminals

    Rear Terminals 44. Sostenuto Pedal 51. Line Out Jacks Depressing this pedal after playing the keyboard and before releasing the keys These jacks are used to provide stereo output of the CP’s sound to amplifiers, tape sustains the sound of only the keys just played. This pedal can also be assigned to recorders or similar equipment.

  • Page 12: Buttons Select

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai operation. Drive CD-R Disk Floppy related feature activate serve might button SELECT same screen another while screen, sound instrument select used might button SELECT example, screen. them next displayed currently items whatever select used...
  • Page 13 To keep things simple, this manual will refer to the five SELECT buttons along the left side of the LCD screen as L1-L5. Likewise, the five SELECT buttons along the right side of the screen will be referred to as R1-R5. The seven SELECT buttons along the bottom of the screen, which are also known as function buttons, will be referred to as F1-F7.
  • Page 14 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai screen. value item changing selecting another buttons instead used also choice. your arrive until list through scroll quickly allow will Dial turning choices, list with presents screen when cases some affected. will (highlighted) selected...

  • Page 15: Basic Controls

    Basic Controls This chapter discusses the basic operations that are used to play the Concert Performer, such as sound selection, Part configuration and effect settings. Selecting a Part to Play When the CP’s main play screen is displayed (For example, when the CP is first turned on), you are presented with four sound Parts that can be played from the keyboard.
  • Page 16 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai keyboard. entire across layered part four create manner this Parts. hand right three with layer function Part LEFT/SPLIT allow will keyboard LEFT completely point split Moving • point. split Raises point. split Lowers buttons.

  • Page 17: Selecting Sounds

    Portamento for the Solo Part The Solo Part is monophonic (only plays one note at a time) regardless of which sound is assigned to it. You can use Portamento on this Part. Portamento is a gradual slide in pitch from one note to the next, and is useful for adding very expressive qualities to many instruments.
  • Page 18 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai 96.) page Sounds" "Editing (See menu. Edit Sound Takes category. within Sounds pages different Selects F1-F6 Sound. desired your select buttons one. sounds categories through scroll Dial also category. same pages other Sounds show...
  • Page 19 Mixer This Mixer screen allows you to change the volume, panning, reverb and chorus levels, as well as turn the effect on/off for each Part. To use the Mixer: 1) Press the MIXER button (F1) while on the main play screen. 2) Use the F2–F7 buttons to select which Part you wish to adjust.
  • Page 20 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai change. wish that Section Selects F2–F7 screen. Mixer previous Takes screen. play main back button EXIT press screen, Mixer previous back (F1) button BACK Press volume. change Dial then Section, choose buttons F2–F7 selected.
  • Page 21 Effects You might have noticed that when you select some of the sounds, the LED indicator for the REVERB, CHORUS, or EFFECTS button is turned on. The reason for this is some of the sounds are set up REVERB with one or more of these effects on as part of their initial setting. CHORUS Adding an effect to the sound enhances tonal quality and improves acoustical realism.
  • Page 22 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai change. wish that setting specific select buttons L2–L4 edit want Part select buttons F3–F6 displayed. screen Settings Chorus until moment button CHORUS down hold settings, edit wish light. will button CHORUS button. CHORUS Press Chorus: Priority.
  • Page 23 5) Turn the Dial to change the value. 6) Press the EXIT button to leave the Chorus Settings menu. 7) If you wish to turn the chorus off, press the CHORUS button again. Selects the Chorus type. Use the Dial to choose one of the 4 Chorus types.
  • Page 24 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Part. each on/off Effect Turns F3–F6 value. change Dial type. Effect each setting editable different Selects value. change Dial type. Effect each value. setting editable different Selects change Dial Balance. Selects types. Effect choose Dial type.

  • Page 25: Types Effect

    Effect Types Chorus Simulates the rich character of a vocal choir or string ensemble, by layering a slightly detuned version of the sound over the original to enrich it. Flanger Creates a shifting comb-filter, which adds motion and a “hollow” tone to the sound.
  • Page 26 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Part. that display option On/Off Effect adjusting Part effect turn however, can, • Part!) SOLO assigned just you’ve that Guitar Electric settings Distortion effected suddenly doesn’t RIGHT2 sound Flute your that (This Parts. other...
  • Page 27 • The LED Indicator on the EFFECT and CHORUS buttons will be on only when the active Priority Part has these effects turned on. Example Assume that your CP is set up according to the following chart: SOLO RIGHT1 RIGHT 2 LEFT INDICATOR Part...

  • Page 28: Shift Octave

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai range. octave normal back Part selected that indicating screen, from disappear will symbols time. same buttons both press shift, octave cancel † ß screen. “ß” with displayed will down) octaves shifted number buttons. SHIFT...
  • Page 29 Selects the SOLO Part to be Transposed or Octave Shifted. Selects the RIGHT1 Part to be Transposed or Octave Shifted. Selects the LEFT Part to be Transposed or Octave Shifted. Selects the RIGHT2 Part to be Transposed or Octave Shifted. The number of octaves shifted is represented by the number of triangles shown above the sound name for each Part.
  • Page 30 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai tempo. Adjusts level. volume Adjusts signatures. time 12/8 7/8, 6/8, 5/4, 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 1/4, from Choose Beat. Changes menu. Mixer Takes again. button METRONOME press metronome, stop screen! value tempo into that translate...

  • Page 31: Piano Only

    Piano Only The Piano Only button provides a way to quickly set the Concert Performer up to play the Concert Grand piano sound. Pressing the Piano Only button immediately turns off all Parts except the Right 1 part and sets the Right 1 sound to Concert Grand. The Piano Only button also turns off all auto-accompaniment functions and stops the Easy/Advanced PIANO ONLY...

  • Page 32: Keyboard

    gradually. fade Style have button SYNC/FADE press also pattern, ending with stop button INTRO/ENDING immediately, Style stop button START/STOP either, press Style, stop value. Tempo on-screen into taps your translate automatically will tempo, desired times more three button button. TEMPO also Tempo.
  • Page 33 Use the L or R buttons to select your desired Style. F1, F2 Select the different pages within a Style category. When this button is pressed before starting a Style or before pressing the SYNC / FADE OUT INTRO/ENDING button, the Style will not start until you play a note or chord on the keyboard.

  • Page 34: Play

    style. musical selected level skill your depends mode which choice Your Keyboard. Full Fingered, Finger, recognition—One modes three There table.) chord page (See inversions. their most well types chord recognizes voicings. chord complex more well finger single recognizing capable System keyboard.

  • Page 35: Bass Inversion

    Fingered The player must play at least three notes of a chord below the split point (LEFT/ SPLIT Part) before the ACC System will recognize the chord type. (See page 196 for chord table.) One Finger Uses a simplified chord method that allows beginners to specify a chord type by playing only one or two notes below the split point.

  • Page 36: Play 1-2

    off. turn again button PLAY Press button. START/STOP pressing keyboard, side left playing Style Start introduction. with begin Style want buttons INTO/ENDING Activate well. activated button SYNC Screen. Main displayed Play” “1-2 words lit, become will indicator Play button. PLAY Press play.

  • Page 37: Different

    • Among the settings contained in the 1-2 Play setting are the Sounds assigned to the keyboard Parts (Solo, Right 1/2, Left), Tempo, and Mixer settings. Registration A Registration is a setup that remembers the panel settings along with many other performance functions so that you can recall them at the touch of a button.
  • Page 38 other. cancels always Choosing time. same Registrations function Play cannot • remains power long chosen last Group Registration remember will group. that from setup activate will buttons REGISTRATION pressing selected, already want group Registration. selecting when button GROUP REGIST with begin always necessary...
  • Page 39 To create your own Registration: 1) Set up the panel and functions in the way that you’d like to save them. 2) Press the SAVE REGIST button. Use the R1 – R4 buttons to select the Registration Group in which to save your setup.
  • Page 40 name. confirm button (F6, SAVE Press characters. change Dial also name. change buttons (F4, CHARACTER buttons (F2, CURSOR screen, Name Group Registration rename. Group select buttons button. (F6, NAME Press rename. Group select buttons button. GROUPS REGIST Press Group: Registration rename...

  • Page 41: Lock Style

    Takes you to the previous menu. F2, F3 Moves the cursor over the characters in the name. F4, F5 Selects a character. F6, F7 Saves the name. Style Lock STYLE LOCK Pressing the STYLE LOCK button keeps the current Style, even if another Registration is selected. This allows you to change Sounds and settings by the Registration button while keeping the Style as-is.

  • Page 42: Stylist Song

    appears. category musical that within songs list select buttons want, category found have When page. other choices Category display (F1, buttons CATEGORY SEARCH STYLIST. SONG genres musical different showing appears, list Category button. STYLIST SONG Press Stylist: Song yourself. music actual play must...
  • Page 43 Use the L, R buttons to select your desired category. F1, F2 Shows the other categories. F3, F4 Shows the song list in alphabetical order. Searches for a title from a floppy disk.
  • Page 44 song. Selects presets. internal from title Searches Play. Chain Starts page. other title Searches disk. floppy from song Selecting song. Selects disk. floppy from title Searches order. alphabetical listed title Searches menu. Category Stylist Song Jumps pages. other title Searches song.
  • Page 45 Highlights the Style. Highlights the SOLO Part. Adjusts the Tempo. Highlights the RIGHT 1 Part. Highlights the LEFT Part. Highlights the RIGHT 2 Part. Changes the split point. Changes the split point. F1, F2 Turns on the Auto Chord Progression (if available). F3, F4 Turns on the Melody part (if available).

  • Page 46: Harmony

    chord. root always will note lowest chord. based notes three Adds Vocal chord. based hand right note above note single Adds Vocal note. Duet note Octave Adds Duet Octave down. octave doubles hand right played note highest Takes Octave chord. based hand right...
  • Page 47 To use Harmony: 1) Press the HARMONY button. The button will be lit to show that it is active. The Harmony symbol will also appear in the Main Screen. 2) To change the Harmony type, hold down the Harmony button for a moment until the Harmony Select menu is displayed.

  • Page 48: Style

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai step from steps these repeating stopped where point from recording resume button. PLAY/STOP press recording, finished When ready. help countdown 2-bar with start button PLAY/STOP Press together. playing your Style recording begin button SYNC...
  • Page 49 You can make changes to the panel settings before and during recording using the L and R buttons. The current bar number is displayed. Takes you to the Mixer menu. Deletes the recorded song data F3-F7 Changes the part status. •...

  • Page 50: Status Part

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai desired. settings panel change sounds select then active, Re-record wish Part(s) sure Make Part: Re-record automatically. Part that performance previous erases completely Part Re-recording procedure. following with like Parts other (overdub) Part Re-record song...

  • Page 51: Saving The Song

    2) Press the REC button. 3) Press the appropriate F button(s) below the LCD screen to set the desired Part(s) to REC. 4) Begin recording by following step 2 in the “To Record” section on page 42. Remember Re-Recording a Part completely erases the previously recorded performance for that Part.
  • Page 52 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai function. DELETE erased settings Sound Tempo, Style, such setup, panel song. Style Parts data performance erases DELETE • song. erasing with Proceeds song. erasing Cancels...
  • Page 53 Advanced Recording The Advanced Recorder is a full featured sixteen track MIDI recorder that includes many of the same professional features found on dedicated MIDI sequencing (recording) devices. In addition ADVANCED to sixteen MIDI tracks the CP Advanced recorder provides a separate Style, chord, and tempo track RECORDER for even more flexibility.

  • Page 54: Settings Track

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai on/off feature Loop Turns menu. Settings Track Takes menu. Mixer Takes menu. Recorder Advanced returns setup recording real-time Cancels turned Loop when only available function This feature. Loop ending Selects OVERDUB. REPLACE between switches...
  • Page 55 4) Start recording by pressing the PLAY/STOP button while the REC button LED is blinking. There is an automatic two bar count in before the CP begins recording. If you are recording on the Style track you must press the START/STOP or INTRO buttons instead of the PLAY/STOP button. When recording a Style there is no two bar count in, recording begins immediately.
  • Page 56 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai song. part settings Mixer Saves ON/OFF. Loop Turns menu. Settings Track Takes edit. wish that track Selects menu. Recorder Advanced Returns value. change Dial change. want setting track select Used 157. page Disk” Floppy Data “Saving...

  • Page 57: Track Settings

    Track Settings The Track Settings screen shows you the Play, Record, and Mute status for each track. In addition it shows you what sound is assigned for the sixteen instrument tracks. You can change the track status or select a different sound for each track. The Track Status screen will show the following Status messages.

  • Page 58: Loop Settings

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai start. Loop want where specify button Press ON/OFF. Loop turn button Press values. change Dial then settings, different select buttons L2–L4 menu. Recorder Advanced button pressing screen Settings Loop Loop: track. each settings loop...

  • Page 59: Style Paste

    5) Press the L4 button to specify the bar where you want the Loop to end. 6) Press the MENU button (F1) to return to the Advanced Recorder menu when you are finished. Turns the Loop ON/OFF. Specifies the starting bar. Specifies the ending bar.

  • Page 60: Punch-In Recording

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai spot. trouble following, leading measures music preserve like would track, middle notes misplayed some over record wish valuable very tool This end. play track rest hear measure specific recording stop automatically then measures, number...
  • Page 61 To use Punch-in recording: 1) Select Punch In/Out in the Advanced Recorder menu. 2) Use the L and R buttons to select the options and change their values using the Dial. Select AUTO with the R5 button to have the CP automatically handle the punching in/out while you play. 3) Press the REHEARSAL button (F4, F5) to listen to the song for rehearsal.
  • Page 62 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai on/off. Loop Turns reharsal. song Plays menu. Settings Mixer Takes menu. Recorder Advanced Takes Pedal. Auto between switches button pressing Repeatedly method. Punch-In Pedal Auto Selects OVERDUB. REPLACE between switches button pressing Repeatedly together.

  • Page 63: Step Recording

    Step Recording Step Recording is a method of recording a song by manually entering notes one after another as data, instead of playing the keyboard in real-time. This method may be useful when trying to create a phrase with a precise rhythm, or when recording a phrase that is beyond your playing skill level. To set up Step recording: 1) In the Advanced Recorder menu select Step Rec (L4).
  • Page 64 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai recording. Stops measure. next beginning Takes rest. Enters values. note Tied Enters Key. 1–127 from Values value. velocity Selects length. note Adjusts value. note Selects mode. OVERDUB notes entered list down cursor Moves mode.
  • Page 65 4) If you would like to enter a rest, press the REST button (F5). This moves the cursor to the next beat without entering any data. The rest value is same as the note value selected for the F1 button. If you would like to enter a rest for the remainder of the measure, press the NEXT BAR button (F6).

  • Page 66: Song Edit

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai song. naming when characters over cursor Moves menu. Recorder Advanced Takes song. tempo initial Sets transposition. Adjusts song. Names menu. Recorder Advanced return (F1) button MENU press finished, When song. setting tempo initial change Press increments.

  • Page 67: Bar Editing

    Bar Editing Bar Edit contains many useful editing functions. You can edit your song one bar or any number of bars at a time. To use Bar Edit: 1) In the Advanced Recorder menu select Bar Edit (R3). The Bar Edit screen will be displayed. 2) Use the L and R buttons to select the desired editing function.
  • Page 68 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai clocks). triplets note 64th clocks), notes quarter from range resolution quantize beats clock note sixteenth beats, clock note eighth beats, clock note Quarter beats. clock smaller into beat each divides Recorder Advanced contains. value...
  • Page 69 • Range sets up timing “borders” around the Resolution value you specify. Notes within these borders will not be quantized and notes outside the borders will be moved to the nearest beat specified by the resolution value (Quarter note, Eighth note, etc.). The negative value represents the placement of the “border”...
  • Page 70 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai copying. with Proceed available. always option This copying. Undoes menu. Recorder Advanced Returns number. change Dial ends. copying that data where Selects placed. will data copied number. where track destination Selects change Dial starts.
  • Page 71 Delete Delete completely erases and removes the bars that you specify. Selects the track to be deleted. Use the Dial to choose 1-16, Tempo, Chord or All. Selects the first bar that has the data you want to delete. Use the Dial to change bars. Selects the last bar that contains the data that you want to delete.
  • Page 72 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai track. blank first data, have that bars between track into bars empty insert displayed. will sub-menu F4), INSERT select track, into bars empty insert wish just • Insert. with Proceeds menu. Insert Takes available.
  • Page 73 Selects the number of empty bars you wish to Selects the track where the empty bars are insert. Use the Dial to change the value. going to be inserted. Choose 1-16, Tempo, Chord or All. Selects the time signature for the bars that are going to be inserted.
  • Page 74 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Erase. with Proceeds available. always option This Erase. Undoes menu. Recorder Advanced Takes bar. change Dial erased. last Selects bar. change Dial erased. first Selects Chord. Tempo 1-16, Choose erase. want bars that track Selects bars.
  • Page 75 Merge Merge combines data from two tracks. You can make complex musical phrases using several tracks, then combine them together on one track. Remember that there can only be one instrument sound assigned to each track, so the resulting merged track will play all the combined data using one instrument sound.
  • Page 76 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai adjustment. time Gate applying with Proceeds available. always option This adjustment. time Gate Undoes menu. Recorder Advanced Takes bars. change Dial for. times Gate modify want that data last Selects bars. change Dial for.
  • Page 77 Velocity Modify Velocity refers to how hard a key is struck, which translates into the dynamics of how loud the produced sound is. A note’s Velocity is a numerical value from 1-127. When editing the note Velocities in your recording, you can change them within a +/-100 range of their original values.
  • Page 78 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai move. clock applying with Proceeds available. always option This move. clock Undoes menu. Recorder Advanced Takes +999. –999 from Choose track. 1-16. from move wish clocks many Sets Choose move. wish that track Selects natural.
  • Page 79 Transpose This will transpose the notes within a specified bar(s) up or down in half-step increments. Selects the track that has the notes you want to Adjusts transposition amount in half-step transpose. Choose from 1-16. increments from -24 to 24. Selects the bar where the notes you want to transpose start.

  • Page 80: Event Edit

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Track. playing Starts list. event columns across cursor Moves with. work track Selects menu. Recorder Advanced Takes bar. next cursor Moves list. event down cursor Moves list. event cursor Moves event. existing Modifies bar.
  • Page 81 5) Select the function that you would like to apply to this event. You can select DELETE (R1) to remove the event, INSERT (R2) to create a new event at any specified location, or REPLACE (R3) to change the existing event. Enter new values in the pop up Entry Box when you select INSERT or REPLACE. When Inserting or Replacing an event, use the CURSOR buttons to select the specific part of the event you want to edit.

  • Page 82: Conductor

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai STYLE. PRESET edits Style Easy your save edits, your with satisfied Once arrangements. unique your create section each phrases different match means This style. within variations four each section each played will Phrases four...
  • Page 83 Advanced Style Edit This allows you to edit the finer details within a Style. You have control over each Section’s Sound Assignment, volume level, panning, chorus, and reverb settings. Once you are satisfied with your edits, you can save your Advanced Style edits to the USER CONDUCTOR.
  • Page 84 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Style. overall have will effect what consider need Section, certain mute Fill-ins. Ending Intro, Section same muting automatic result will Style Section muting However, Fill-ins. Ending Intro, edit allow doesn’t Edit Easy Note: 144.
  • Page 85 To use Advanced Edit: 1) Select the Style and the Variation (1–4) that you would like to edit. 2) In the EASY STYLE EDIT screen, press the MORE button (F1). The Advanced Style Edit screen will be displayed. 3) Use the F2–F7 buttons to select a Section to edit. Saves the changes to the User Conductor.
  • Page 86 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai locate able will Conductor User else location same kept always must Style User that Conductor, User your Style Source Style User using Note: Important Style. saving with Proceeds name. part enter character Selects name.
  • Page 87 Resetting the Style You can restore the original Style settings by pressing the RESET button. This will completely clear the changes made to the Styles except any data already saved as a User Conductor Style. You can RESET also instantly discard the current changes by pressing the EXIT button to leave the Advanced Edit screen.

  • Page 88: Making A New Style

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai edit. want style select Dial (L3) button Style Existing Edit press style, existing edit make. going style signature time select Dial (L1) button Style Make press Style, completely make screen. Maker Style first display...
  • Page 89 4) Press the ENTER button (F7). The Style Maker Record screen will be displayed. Changes the Time Signature. Selects Make New Style. Selects the Style you want to edit. Selects Edit Existing Style. Selects Phrase Combination. Selects the Initial Style. Go to the Advanced Recorder menu.
  • Page 90 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Settings. Detail explanation page system. Auto-accompaniment settings detail edit (L5) button Setting Detail Press Note: Part. recorded Mute Play between Switches F2-F7 menu. Maker Style Takes Style. User Style Saves menu. Setting Detail Takes recording.
  • Page 91 11) To erase any unnecessary or incorrect notes, use the ERASE (F1) button. While the pattern is still recording the notes will be erased as long as you press and hold the button. 12) When finished recording, press the REC STOP button (R4). 13) Follow the above procedure to record any other desired patterns as needed.
  • Page 92 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Style. User style Saves characters. Selects cursor. Moves screen. Record Maker Style Takes style. Names saved. location Selects style. tempo default Sets (F7). button SAVE Press style. name characters select Dial buttons cursor move buttons (L4).

  • Page 93: Auto-Accompaniment System

    Auto-accompaniment System The Concert Performer Auto-Accompaniment System (ACC) analyzes your playing and adjusts the note data recorded in the different Phrases in a pattern to match the root key and chord type you are playing. The ACC System also shifts the octave for each phrase to keep each section playing within its musically useful range.
  • Page 94 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Section. Selects F3-F7 style. Plays menu. previous Takes LIMIT. BASS Changes OVER. CROSS Changes RANGE. Changes Type. Changes necessary. Style save Then menu. previous back (F1) button BACK press done, When value. change select Dial Section.

  • Page 95: Making A Style With Phrase Combination

    Making a Style with Phrase Combination Phrase Combination is similar to Easy Style Edit in the Conductor. Phrase Combination however, lets you not only combine Phrases from within the selected Style but you can also combine Phrases from any of the Styles in the CP to create a new Style. Additionally you can edit Fill-ins and basic patterns (Variations).
  • Page 96 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai (F7). button SAVE Press style. name characters select Dial buttons cursor move buttons (L4). button NAME Press saved. location select Dial (L3) button SAVE Press style. tempo default dial (L1) button TEMPO PRESET Press Style.
  • Page 97 Sets the default tempo for the style. Selects the location to be saved. Names the style. Takes you to the Style Maker Record screen. F2, F3 Moves the cursor. F4, F5 Selects the characters. Saves the style to User Style. P.

  • Page 98: Style Convert

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai conversion. with Proceeds menu. DISK back goes process conversion Cancels process. Convert Style cancel button Press continue. button press then drive disk program Insert drive. floppy disk program Convert Style insert prompt displayed will...
  • Page 99 5) After the CP reads the program, it will display a list of the manufacturers Style formats that can be converted. Use the L2 and L4 buttons to select the format you would like to convert. Press the F7 button to continue. L2, L4 Selects a Style format.
  • Page 100 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai distributor. dealer Kawai local your contact obtaining about inquire program. conversion internal than features more offers Kawai”. 2000 Works “Style called software. from available also computer personal with package software conversion style optional •...
  • Page 101 P. 95 Creating Your Own Styles...

  • Page 102: Editing The Preset Effect Settings

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Sound. User Make Selects Settings Effect Preset Edit Selects displayed. will screen Settings Sound Preset Settings. Sound Preset Edit select button Press Menu. Edit Sound display will screen (F7). button EDIT SOUND press edit...
  • Page 103 3) Press the L1 button and then turn the Dial to select which preset sound you wish to modify. 4) Use the L and R buttons to select the different effect settings and use the Dial to change their value. 5) When you are finished, press the SAVE button (F7) to save your settings.

  • Page 104: Making A User Sound

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai effect. have will value changing then example, parameter sound certain setting setting. pre-programmed from value decreasing increasing values change When parameters. these each setting pre-programmed sound Each effect. have parameters these values changing sounds,...
  • Page 105 To make a User Sound: 1) Select the sound you want to edit and press the SOUND EDIT button (F7). The LCD screen will display the Sound Edit Menu. 2) In the Sound Edit menu, select Make User Sound (L3). The User Sound Settings screen will be displayed.
  • Page 106 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Sound. User desired select then panel, front section SOUND located button SOUND USER press Sound, User your play select • Sound. User sound editted Saves character. Selects cursor. Moves menu. previous Takes Sound Names saved.

  • Page 107: Editing Sounds

    P. 101 Editing Sounds...

  • Page 108: Playing Songs From A Floppy Disk

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  • Page 109: Selecting A Song From Disk

    • The CP can also recognize most songs formatted for the PianoDisc player piano system and songs formatted for Yamaha’s Disk Orchestra Collection. (Please check with your Kawai dealer or distributor for further information). Selecting a Song from Disk A single floppy disk can store dozens of song files at one time, depending on the length of the songs.
  • Page 110 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai screen. Play Song Disk takes song Selects Play. Chain Starts titles. previous next Lists menu. Disk Takes hear. want song select buttons...

  • Page 111: Controlling Playback Of A Song

    Controlling Playback of a Song As the song plays, you can adjust the tempo, play or sing along with on the keyboard, and even turn on/off the different instrument parts (tracks) in the song. The status of the song parts is displayed at the bottom of the LCD screen. You will see the parts referred to as the CP’s four Parts + Style if the song was created on the CP, or as Channels (ch 1-16) if the song is a MIDI file.
  • Page 112 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai 13–16). Ch9–12, 5–8, parts. song next status Displays on/off. part song Turns F2-F5 menu. Select Song Disk Takes data). available lyrics song’s Displays screen. Mixer Takes keyboard). (but song Transposes Part. LEFT Highlights Part.
  • Page 113 If the song you are playing has lyrics included in the data, the Show Lyrics (L5) button will appear on the Song Play screen. If you press the Show Lyrics button, the song’s lyrics will then appear inside a box. You can follow a ball moving over the lyrics as the song plays. Press the Full Screen (R5) button to expand the lyrics display to the full screen.

  • Page 114: Playing With Concert Magic

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai perform! ready displayed, will screen Navigator Note choose (F7) button SELECT Press title. over move buttons play, want that song found have When disk. songs list (F6) button DISK press disk, floppy from song...

  • Page 115: Performing A Concert Magic Song

    The L and R buttons select the desired song. F1, F2 Searches by song category. F3, F4 Searches by song name. Enters the Chain Play mode of the Concert Magic. Searches for a song on floppy disk. Can also select the song. Performing a Concert Magic Song Playing the Concert Magic song you’ve selected is very easy.
  • Page 116 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai song. another Selects Sounds. changed Saves performing. when song reset used Also song. stops Starts tapping. steady song play Allows available. lyrics, song’s selected Displays again. button MAGIC CONCERT press simply Magic, Concert exit (F3).
  • Page 117 F1, F2 Returns to the Note Navigator screen. Allows you to play any song by steady beat tapping. Starts and stops the song. Also used to reset the song when performing. Saves the changed Sounds. F6, F7 Selects another song. •...
  • Page 118 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai list. song Returns play. chain Starts mode. Sound Selects category. song Selects mode. Play Selects again. button MAGIC CONCERT press Magic, Concert exit songs. playing start (F4) button PLAY Press only. sound piano Grand...

  • Page 119: Concert Magic Song Arrangements

    Concert Magic Song Arrangements Concert Magic songs are specially arranged so that they will work well with your key tapping. Each of the 176 CM songs falls into one of three categories of musical arrangements of varying difficulty. EASY BEAT These are the easiest songs to play.

  • Page 120: Creating A Concert Magic Song

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai error. trial simple come experiences musical rewarding very fact, song. your compose rules steadfast There suggestions. merely these course, • parts. your quantize should results, best channel accompaniment channel melody record sequencer, external using...
  • Page 121 P. 115 Playing with the Concert Magic...

  • Page 122: System Menu

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai 144. page data, resetting details further • (L2). Settings” Current “Save choose menu, System from 2-R1) (Page Setting Power select instrument turn time every applied immediately them have settings your remember have like would •...
  • Page 123 Selects the Concert Magic Sound mode. Selects the overall tuning of the CP. Selects the Pedal functions. Selects the Touch Curve (Key velocity sensitivity). S e l e c t s t h e F i l l - i n m o d e f o r t h e Selects the Equalizer settings for the CP.

  • Page 124: Tuning

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai menu. System Takes Part. SOLO pitch Selects Part. RIGHT2 pitch Selects Part. LEFT pitch Selects Part. RIGHT1 pitch Selects pitch. master Selects tone). cents cents. lowered raised Part Each them. detuning slightly RIGHT2 RIGHT1...

  • Page 125: Touch Curve

    Touch Curve When playing a piano, the volume of the sound produced increases in direct relation to how hard a key is struck. The CP’s Normal Touch curve offers the standard feel of an acoustic piano for practicing music. The CP offers six other touch curves ranging from light to heavy. You can also create your own touch curves tailored to your personal playing style.
  • Page 126 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai curve. touch user Creates menu. previous Takes displayed. will screen Exec Touch User style. playing your upon based curve touch custom create playing your analyze will playing. finish when (F7) button CREATE Press display.
  • Page 127 4) Use the Dial to select either User 1 or User 2 as the location for your new touch curve. 5) Press the EXEC button (F7) to save your new touch curve. 6) The CP will ask for your confirmation. Press YES (F7) to confirm. Use the Dial to select either User 1 or User 2 as the location for your new touch curve.

  • Page 128: System Eq

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai screen. System User Takes menu. previous Takes setting. desired your select buttons 143). page Settings, Power (See screen Settings Power Settings” Current “Save select must default setting different save want default. setting Flat •...
  • Page 129 To create a User EQ: 1) Select one the ten EQ settings to edit and press the EDIT button (F7). The LCD screen will display the User System EQ screen. 2) Use the F2, F3 buttons to move the cursor and use the Dial to change the value. 3) Press the SAVE button (F7) to save the edited EQ settings to the User EQ.

  • Page 130: Virtual Voicing

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai menu. System Takes Bright. Selects Mellow. Selects Dynamic. Selects Normal. Selects piano. Sounds used function this piano, acoustic tone optimizing used technique voicing While • Sound. each setting individual have Sounds. instrument global selection...

  • Page 131: Resonance

    Resonance When the sustain pedal is depressed on an acoustic piano, all the dampers are lifted up allowing the strings to vibrate freely. In this condition, when you play a note not only will the strings for the note you played vibrate but other strings will vibrate due to sympathetic resonance. The Resonance function simulates this phenomenon.

  • Page 132: Concert Magic Sound

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai menu. System Takes sound. Piano Selects sounds. Preset Selects piano. Grand Concert with songs Magic Concert Plays Piano song. each assigned Sounds Preset with songs Magic Concert Plays Preset with. played will songs Magic...

  • Page 133: Pedal Assign

    Pedal Assign The Soft and Sostenuto pedals on the Concert Performer function as much more than just traditional piano pedals. These pedals can be assigned to control various other functions on the CP piano. With an optional expression pedal connected to the EXP pedal jack, you can also control the volume for each Part.
  • Page 134 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai menu. System Takes pedal. Expression Selects (Soft). pedal Left Selects (Sostenuto). pedal Center Selects (Damper). pedal Right Selects for. assignments make want pedal which select buttons screen. Assign Pedal display will screen (page menu...
  • Page 135 2) Use the L and R buttons to select the setting and use the Dial to change its value. Selects a function to assign to the pedal. Use the other L and R buttons to adjust parameters. Back to the pedal Assign menu. F3-F6 Selects the different pedals.

  • Page 136: Fill-In Mode

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai menu. System Takes mode. Auto Selects mode. Normal Selects played. will Variation Fill-in Variation select active, currently Variation example, leaving. that Variation accompanies that will played that Fill-in pressed. button VARIATION time each played...

  • Page 137: Solo Settings

    Solo Settings This configures the special settings for the Solo part. Since the Solo part allows you to play only one note at a time (monophonic), it is important to select which note will be played by the SOLO Part when more than one key is played at a time. There are three options.

  • Page 138: Video Out

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai menu. System Takes OFF. Selects PAL. Selects NTSC. Selects output. signals video countries. European used mainly system signal video Japan. countries American North used mainly system signal video NTSC Jack. Video output will that...

  • Page 139: Effect For Sound

    Effect for Sound This function determines whether or not the Preset Effects settings assigned to each Sound will be used or not. Preset The Preset Effect settings for each Sound will be used. This is the default setting. Panel The Preset Effect settings for each Sound will not be used. In other words, changing the Sounds will not change the Effect types and other settings for the Effects.

  • Page 140: Temperament

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai screen. Temperament User Takes On/Off/Piano. type tuning Stretch Selects Key. Temperament Selects menu. System Takes User. Selects Pythagorean. Selects Arabic Selects minor. Pure Selects Arabic Selects Major. Pure Selects Kirnberger. Selects Meantone. Selects Werckmeister.
  • Page 141 Brief explanation of temperaments Temperament Keys Limitless modulation of the key became available only after the invention of Equal temperament. When you use a temperament other than Equal temperament, you must carefully choose the key to play in. For example, if the song you are going to play is written in D major, choose “D” to set the temperament key.
  • Page 142 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Temperament. User save (F7) button SAVE Press +50. –50 from ranges temperament Equal below above cents represented value value. change (F5, buttons TUNE Dial edit. note select (F3, buttons displayed. will screen Temperament User (F7).
  • Page 143 Takes you to the Temperament menu. F3, F4 Selects the note to edit. Saves the User Temperament. • The User Temperament alters the tuning for each octave equally. In other words, you cannot alter the tuning of different sections of the CP’s keyboard range separately. P.

  • Page 144: Midi Menu

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai computer. personal instrument MIDI external transmit still will keyboard CP’s “off” control local with Even (“OFF”). instrument MIDI external from only (“ON”) keyboard piano’s from played will sound CP’s whether determines This ON/OFF Control Local channel.
  • Page 145 Clock Clock is a data code that a MIDI instrument uses as the reference for its Tempo settings as well as Style Start/Stop commands. When it is set to INTERNAL, the CP uses its own built-in clock to control tempo settings. When set to EXTERNAL, the CP reads the clock data that it receives via MIDI and uses this data to control the Tempo.
  • Page 146 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai pages. Settings MIDI other Selects F1-F4 transmitted data Expression whether Selects transmitted. transmitted. data Controller whether Selects data Auto-accompaniment whether Selects transmitted. transmitted. data Clock whether Selects data Change Program Bank whether Selects transmitted.
  • Page 147 On page three of the MIDI Settings menu, you can determine which MIDI channels the CP will receive MIDI data on. The CP can receive MIDI data on all 16 MIDI channels at once or only certain MIDI channels. Channel Receive On/Off Each of the 16 MIDI channels can be set separately to On or Off.
  • Page 148 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai pages. Settings MIDI other Selects F1-F4 1-16. Choose part. 1-16. Choose part. (Right1) Melody channel receive Selects (Left) Chord channel receive Selects 1-16. Choose 1-16. Choose part. part. (Solo) Solo channel receive Selects (Right2)

  • Page 149: Power Up Settings

    Power Up Settings This determines whether the CP stores your preferred panel and system settings as the default settings and applies them automatically when the instrument is turned on. Select Save Current Settings (L2) in the Power Up Setting menu to save the current panel settings automatically as the default settings when the CP is turned on.

  • Page 150: Soft Reset

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Reset. with Proceeds data. resetting without menu System Takes ALL. Selects Settings. System Selects Magic. Concert Selects Settings. Sound Selects Conductor. User Selects Conductor. Selects Styles. User Selects Groups. Regist Selects Sounds. User Selects out.

  • Page 151: Software Version

    Software Version This function is used to show what system software version is currently installed in the CP. To show the software version: 1) Press the Software Version button (R3) on page two in the System menu. 2) The software version will appear in the LCD screen. Takes you to the System menu.

  • Page 152: Display Control

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai seconds). (5-20 Hold Screen when switching before time Adjusts Off. Hold Screen Turns (0-9). screen brightness Adjusts design. screen background Selects R1-R3 design. screen background TSelects L1-L3 settings. change Dial buttons panel. button CONTROL...
  • Page 153 P. 147 Display Control...

  • Page 154: Mic Harmony

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai pages. other types Harmony more list buttons F1-F4 settings. change Dial buttons button. (F7) EDIT press settings, edit want type. Harmony choose buttons display. listed types Harmony until moment button HARMONY down hold type,...

  • Page 155: Mic Harmony And Effect

    Use the L and R buttons to choose a Harmony type. F1-F4 Searches for a Harmony type on the other pages. Enters the detailed settings. Adjusts the Harmony level. Selects the source of chord recognition if the Vocoder harmony is selected. Back to Mic Harmony menu.

  • Page 156: About Mic Harmonis

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai system. ACCOMPANIMENT Modes Kybd Whole Fingered, Finger, Single chords play display. portion left-hand upper indicated will chord active chosen. that harmony playing chord singing, that note upon based harmony hear will then button operate.
  • Page 157 Duet Harmonies create one harmony note in addition to the lead note. Trio harmonies create two harmony notes in addition to the lead note. Quartet harmonies create three harmony notes in addition to the lead note. Octave Duet harmonies create one harmony note and one octave note in addition to the lead note.

  • Page 158: Mic Effect

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Vocals. best between ratios Compression compression. more produce values Higher (reduced). compressed will level input much Determines Ratio compression. natural more levels input louder only compress will Threshold Setting compressed. level input compressed. levels input compression.
  • Page 159 Note: The suggestions given for the Gate and Compressor should be considered starting points. By experimenting you will find the settings that work best for you. Remember often times it is not necessary to use any Gating or Compression at all. Echo Adds delay or echoes to the sound.
  • Page 160 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Effect. chosen Edits time. Gate Adjusts level. Reverb Adjusts Off. Echo/Vibrato Turns Off. Turns Off. Compressor Turns level. Adjusts settings. change Dial buttons button. (F7) EDIT press effect, highlighted settings edit want effect. highlighted...
  • Page 161 Back to Mic Effect menu. F2, F3 Selects Low Range. F4, F5 Selects Mid Range. F6, F7 Selects High Range P. 155 Mic Harmony and Effect...

  • Page 162: Disk Menu

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai function. preferred select buttons DISK displayed. will menu Disk button. DISK Press MEDIA disk: with work feature. Converter Style access including from, choose that functions There operations. disk various with work where menu Disk...

  • Page 163: Saving Data To A Floppy Disk

    Formats a floppy disk. Loads data from a floppy disk. Plays the song data from a floppy disk. Saves data onto a floppy disk. (See page 106.) Erases data from a floppy disk. Converts other manufacturers’ Style data for use in the CP. (See page 89.) Saving Data to a Floppy Disk This important function stores your custom data to disk so that you can retrieve it at a later time.
  • Page 164 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai disk. data selected save (F6, button SAVE press Then drive. disk floppy formatted that sure Make 9-16. tracks data existing erase will This 9-16. tracks pasted automatically will track style data format, select When •...
  • Page 165 Example: Saving a Style Selects which file you would like to save, or if all files are to be save as a single “all” file. Names the data file. Takes you to the previous menu. F2, F3 Moves the cursor over the characters in the name. F4, F5 Selects a character to use in the name.

  • Page 166: Loading Data From A Floppy Disk

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai menu. disk Takes load. data type select buttons type. that files available lists that displayed will sub-menu Then load. data type select buttons drive. into disk floppy your Insert displayed. will menu Load Disk (L2).
  • Page 167 4) When loading User Style, User Conductor, User Sound or Registration data, you can choose whether to load data that was stored individually or to load all the data that was saved as an “All” file. Press ALL (F4) to load data that was saved as an “All” file. Press EACH (F5) if data files were saved individually.
  • Page 168 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai data. Loads menu. previous Takes Registration. Sound Conductor, Style, individually load destination Selects loading. cancel (F1) BACK Press into data selected load button EXEC press Then destination. preferred select Dial button file, data individual...

  • Page 169: Erasing Data From A Floppy Disk

    Erasing Data from a Floppy Disk This lets you erase unnecessary data from the floppy disk. You can erase Song, User Style, User Conductor, User Sound, Registrations, User Temperament and ALL. To erase the data from a disk: 1) In the Disk menu press DELETE (L4). The Disk Delete menu will be displayed. 2) Insert the floppy disk into the drive.

  • Page 170: Formatting A Floppy Disk

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai automatically. menu Disk returns screen complete, formatting Once disk. floppy format minute about takes • menu. previous back formatting cancel (F1) press formatting. start again (F7) Press confirmation. prompts screen proceed. (F7) EXEC Press 2DD.
  • Page 171 Formats a 2HD disk. Formats a 2DD disk. Cancels formatting and takes you to the Disk menu. Starts formatting the disk. Floppy Disk Operations P. 165...

  • Page 172: Cd-R Operations (Cp205 Only)

    Even both. Recorder, from song pre-recorded performance, keyboard “live” CD’s. commercial including audio regular with along record discs. CD-RW CD-R performances your discs, CD-RW CD-R playback also Performer Concert record drive, CD-R built-in Performer’s Concert With only) (CP205 Operations CD-R...

  • Page 173: Playing An Audio Cd

    Playing an audio CD The operation of the Concert Performer’s CD is similar to a regular CD player. 1) Insert an audio CD in the CD drive and press the CD button on the panel. If the CD is closed (finalized), then the LCD screen will jump to the CD Play screen.
  • Page 174 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai program. Dial button Dial. with “Program” Select tracks. program step Repeat track. second select Dial position next cursor move button Press track. playing first select Dial button Press Program. mode play change Dial menu...

  • Page 175: Recording Onto A Cd

    Recording onto a CD You can record any performance on the Concert Performer directly onto a CD-R or CD-RW disc. Your performance can be “live” playing with or without auto-accompaniment styles. It can also be a previously recorded song playing from the Easy or Advanced Recorder, and even a voice or instrument from the Mic input.
  • Page 176 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Recorder. Easy/Advanced with along “live” play play sing plan true especially This result. good perfected settings mixes volumes recordings experimental take • sounds. internal Performer’s Concert using into sequence external record even sequencers computer...

  • Page 177: Closin (Finalizing) Your Cd

    Closing (Finalizing) Your CD To listen to your recorded CD in a regular (audio) CD player, you must first Close (finalize) the CD. Until you close the CD, you can listen to it only with the CD drive on the Concert Performer. Once you close the CD, you cannot record on it any more.

  • Page 178: Getting Assistance: Using Help And Demo Using The Help

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai button. EXIT press Help, leave available. Spanish French, German, English, language. change button displayed. will text topic, select button appropriate pages. other topics more list buttons topics. HELP list button (F1) INDEX press for,...
  • Page 179 Use the L and R buttons to selct a Help topic. F1, F2 Searches for more Help topics on the other pages. Takes you to the Help menu. F3, F4 Selects the language. P. 173 Getting Assisted—Help and Demo...

  • Page 180: Using The Demonstrations

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai button. DEMO PLAY/STOP EXIT, press exit, song. demo next skip repeatedly button Style Sound Press sequence. played songs demo than more have categories Style Sound Demo. Style select buttons category STYLE pressing Demo, Sound...
  • Page 181 F2, F3 Plays the Main Demo. F5, F6 Enters the Function Demo menu. SOUND WOOD- PIANO FEATURE VOCAL DRAWBAR ORGAN STRING WIND BRASS HARPSI & PAD & MALLET GUITAR BASS SYNTH SPECIALTY DRUM USER The SOUND category buttons are used to select the demo for that sound category.
  • Page 182 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Demo. Main Plays see. like topic select buttons button. DEMO PLAY/STOP EXIT, press exit, screen. displayed graphics text topic’s selected see. want topic select buttons F5). button Demo Function pressing menu Demo Function Enter displayed.

  • Page 183: Playing Piano Music

    Playing Piano Music The Concert Performer has over five hours of prerecorded Piano music. You can listen to all selections in a category, or you can Music available for your listening pleasure. The Piano Music is program a list of your favorite ten selections from each category. divided into three sections: Classical, Contemporary, and Holiday To listen to the Piano Music: 1) Press the PIANO MUSIC button.
  • Page 184 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai playback. Pauses list. song Displays F5,F6 song. selected Plays menu. Favorites Enters menu. selection category Takes pages. other songs more Searches listen. like song select buttons...

  • Page 185: Making Your Favorites List

    Making your Favorites list You can make your Favorites list for each Piano Music category. Ten songs can be programmed in the order of playback. NOTE: You cannot select between songs in different categories. To make your Favorites list: 1) Select one of the three Piano Music categories. Press the FAVORITES button (F5 or F6) in the Category song screen.

  • Page 186: Appendices

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Choir Duya Female 60’s Humming 40’s Ensemble Contemp Voice Female 60’s Oohs Voice 50’s Ensemble Aahs Choir Female Choir Breathy 50’s Ensemble Aahs Choir 50’s Aahs Choir 60’s Ensemble 60’s Aahs Choir 50’s Vocal...
  • Page 187 DRAWBAR PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 Be 3 Be More Drawbar Bass Jazz Organ Jazzer Be Nice 16’ Drawbar Jazz Organ 2 Hi-Lo Odd Man 8’ Drawbar Rock Organ Full Organ Screamin’ 5 1/3’ Drawbar Pedal Percussion Mellow Hollow 4’...
  • Page 188 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Marimba Hard Music Drums Steel Mallet Synth Xylophone Music Vibes Octave Marimba Rolling Marimba Bells Hand Guitar & Vibes Vibes Rolling Vibraphone Lyra Bell Handbells Muted Drum Steel Rolling Drums Steel Bells Harpsichord Wide...
  • Page 189 GUITAR PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 Exp Guitar Nylon Acoustic 3 Mellow Steel Strg Spanish Guitar Electric Guitar 4 Exp Nylon Guitar Steel String 2 Lazz Guitar 2 Folk Guitar Electric Guitar 5 Nylon Acoustic 12 String Nylon Electric Folk Guitar 2...
  • Page 190 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Bubble Kiss Crash Chime Wind Telephone Japan Trip Laser Engine Telephone Screaming Counting Bell Organ Heartbeat Creak Door Barking Laughing Show Game Whistle Punch Plane Slam Door Tweet Bird Theatre Mystery Down Whistle Starship...

  • Page 191: List Of Style

    List of Styles SWING & BIG BAND 50’S & 60’S POP & ROCK PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 1 PAGE 2 Fast Big Band Night Club 50’s Rock 50’s Rock 3 Philly Soul Disco Fast Big Band 2 Jitterbug 50’s Rock 2 60’s Rock...
  • Page 192 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Fast Waltz Vienna March Show Waltz Jazz March Dixieland Waltz Modern March Alps Jive Show Slow Waltz Country March Tango 12/8 Slow Waltz Country Dixieland Ballroom Beat Show Medium Waltz European Tango Dixieland Swing...

  • Page 193: List Of Song Stylist

    List of Song Stylists 16 Tons Can You Feel Love Cracklin Rose 3 Coins In A Fount Baby Face Canadian Sunset Crazy 76 Trombones Candle In The Wind Crazy Little Thing Bad Leroy Brown Candy Cruisin Down River Ballad Davy Crockt Can’t Get Enough Crusin’...
  • Page 194 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Mood Hustle Together Happy Love Freeway Imagine Hustle Birthday Happy Ride Free Imagination Good Hurts Sloopy Hang Bird Free 2See Beginning I’m Sweet Handy Ever Forever Teapt Little I’m Insensitive Know Country I’m Moon...
  • Page 195 Islands In Stream Kansas City Lovin’ Feeling My Coloring Book Isn’t It Romantic King Of The Road Luchenbach Texas My Cup Runneth Ovr Isn’t She Lovely Knock 3 Times Lucille My Favorite Things It Had To Be You Kokomo Lyin Eyes My Funny Valentine It’s A Grand Night My Girl...
  • Page 196 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Panther Pink Breeze Summer Shoo Respect Boat Love Pearls String Wind Like She’s Rescue Hustle Where Street Love She’s Release Love Greatest Weather Stormy Coming She’ll Sunset Sails Song Christmas Savoy Stompin’ Loves Roses That’s...
  • Page 197 The Rose Unforgettable When I Fall n Love Your Song The Way We Were Up On Housetop When I’m 64 You’re 16 The Way You Do Up Up & Away When Irish Eyes You’re So Vain Then Came You Up Where We Belong When You’re Smiling You’ve Got Friend There Must Be Way...

  • Page 198: Concert Magic Songs

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Doodle Wolly Polly Whistler March Post Washington Mountain Around Comin’ She’ll Chief Hail Brown Little Doodle Yankee Bush Mulberry Round Here Beautiful America Baby Rock Republic Hymn Battle Lullaby Brahm’s Thee ’Tis Country Indians...
  • Page 199 Song Title Type Lyrics Song Title Type Lyrics You’re A Grand Old Flag ......EB Beautiful Dreamer .
  • Page 200 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Bizet “Carmen” from Chorus Gypsy Hour Every Thee Need Sati Gymnopedie Promises Standing Verdi “Aida” from March Grand Rock Solid Chopin Militaire March Patri Gloria Waltz Emperor Foundation Church’s Thee Love Jesus, Overture Tell...
  • Page 201 Song Title Type Lyrics Largo from Symphony No. 9 by Dvorák ....SK Prelude In A by Chopin ......MP Pizzicato Polka .

  • Page 202: Table Of Chord Form

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Cm#5 sus4 add9 sus4 mode. Finger One- recognized that fingerings easy asterisk with chart Entries apply. keys other chords these transposition course here represented these recognizes. piano that inversions, including chords, types fingering describes...
  • Page 203 Cm add9 Cm9 11 Cm7 11 C7 #9 C7 b9 11 C7 #11 C7 b9 #11 C7 #9 #11 C9 13 C9 11 13 C7 b9 13 C9 #11 13 C7 b9 11 13 C7 b13 C7 #9 13 C9 b13 C7 b9 b13 C7 #9 b13 Cm7 b5...

  • Page 204: Example Of Connection

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai played being anything with along Jacks Line connected that anything record also recorded. Jacks Line through sent also system speaker built-in CP’s coming hear that Everything Jacks. Line CP’s etc.) computer Player Recorder Tape...
  • Page 205 D. Using the Concert Performer with an External MIDI Instrument Personal Computer MIDI lets you expand the creative possibilities of the CP by connecting it to an external MIDI device or personal computer. Sound Module Use a MIDI cable to connect the CP’s MIDI Out jack to the other device’s MIDI In.

  • Page 206: Usb

    Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Inc. Computer, Apple trademark registerd Macintosh Corporation. Microsoft trademark registerd Windows computer your check computer your manual instruction consult communication, with problem have mode saver energy computer while computer with communicating while working application...

  • Page 207: Midi Data Format

    MIDI Data Format 3. Exclusive data 3.1 UNIVERSAL REALTIME SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE MESSAGE 3.1.1 Master Volume Format: F0 7f 7f 04 01 <ll> <mm> F7 <ll>: VALUE LSB (*round up numbers of five and above and drop anything under five) <mm>: VALUE MSB 00 00 - 7f 7f (- ~ 0dB)
  • Page 208 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Default 100%) Depth Tremolo Default cent) 1200 cent Depth e:Growl Default cent) cent Depth Vibrato Default +100%) (-100% Level Default cent) +9450 cent (-9600 Cutoff Default semitone) semitone (-24 Pitch vv]: Default (0-5fH) number controller <cc>:...
  • Page 209 3.1.6 Key-Based Instrument Controllers Format: F0 7f 7f 0a 01 <ch> <kk> [nn vv] ••• F7 <ch>: 0H-fH (ch.1 - ch.16) <kk>: key number (00H - 7fH) [nn vv]: a:Volume 0 - 64 - 127 (-100% ~ 0 ~ +100%) Default = 40H b:Panpot *absolute...
  • Page 210 Piano Digital Series Performer Concert Kawai Drum <kk>: use) (not ignore TYPE MACHINE <tp>: ch.16) (ch.1 0H-fH <ch>: Format: Channel Rhythm Select 3.3.2.Drum <nn> Format: grobal) MIDI <ch>: Format: mode1 Function 3.3.1.Common Part tuning 3.3.4.2.Stretch Depth Reverb Mixer Acc. 1:on <nn>:...
  • Page 211 3.3.5.Accompaniment Control *SMF save only 3.3.6.Chord Change Control *SMF save only Format: F0 40 7F 33 gg mm 40 bb cc vv F7 Format: F0 40 7F 33 gg mm 41 rt tp bs F7 <bb>: Beat Bank No. 0-7FH <rt>: Chord Root 0-11 (C~B), bit6:Off Detect Flag (1 = Off Detect, 0 = On Detect) <cc>:...

  • Page 212: Midi Implementation Chart

    Note Velocity 0-127 ***** voice True Number 0-127 36-96 Note ***** Altered Mode Messagees Mode Mode Default Mode 1-16 1-16 Changed Channel 1-16 Default Basic Remarks Recognized Transmitted Function CP205/CP185 Piano Digital Kawai MODEL: ERSION Chart Implementation MIDI 2003 PRIL...

  • Page 213: Specifications

    Speakers 10” Woofer x 1, 6” x 9” Mid x 2, 3” Tweeter x 2, 1” Dome Tweeter x 4 (CP205) 8” Woofer x 1, 6” x 9” Mid x 2, 2” Tweeter x 2, 1” Dome Tweeter x 2 (CP185)
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