Owner’s Manual Table of Contents Important Safety & Installation Recorder Instructions Song Important Safety Instructions Track The Front Panel of the RE-210 Record Play/Stop Introduction The Features of the RE-210 Start Control Setting up the Instrument Display while playing and recording...
W A R N I N G : Changes or modifications to this instrument not expressly Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. approoved by KURZWEIL could void your authority to operate the instrument. Increase the separation between the instrument and the receiver.
The Front Panel of the RE-210 � Digital Reverb & Eff ects � Left Split Tailor the overall sound of the RE-210 Divide the keyboard into two different sounds See pages 22~25 See pages 20~21 � R ecorder � Sound Select...
■ 37 Preset Sounds (including Triple-Strike Stereo Piano Sample and Take 6 voices) ■ Real-time Sound Expression ■ Sound Layering with Volume Balance. We do not recommend attempting to assemble the RE-210 alone. The job can be easily accomplished, however, with only two people. ■ Left Key Split Use only the screws provided or replacements of exacitly the specified size.
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Attach the back Connect the pedal panel cable, and fasten it. Attach the piano C H E C K A F T E R A S S E M B L Y ■ Are any parts left over? : If any parts are left over, check the diagrams to see where they should be used.
The RE-210 contains a number of built-in demonstrations to acquaint you with The RE-210 operates on AC power. A power cord is included with the instrument to connect it the sound and capabilities it possesses. To access these demonstrations, press the to an AC Outlet.
Sound Select The Keyboard The keyboard of the RE-210 consists of 88 weighted keys with an action designed to simulate the feel of an acoustic piano. Just as with an acoustic piano, the harder you press the keys of the RE-210 (more precisely, the faster you strike them), the louder and brighter the resulting sound is.
There are three drum maps in the RE-210. With three alternative assignments of drum sound, you can choose any one that is easiest for you to play. Especially, if you're playing sequences that are recorded according to General MIDI (GM) specifications, you can quickly configure the RE-210 to play the correct GM sounds when you play back your sequences.
For even more variety and richness of sound, you can layer two sounds across the keyboard - pedals like an acoustic piano. The RE-210 has a variety of preset sounds that are different from that is, each key of the keyboard will play two different sounds at the same time. The result is an acoustic piano in method of generating sound.
Custom left split to play duets at the keyboard (e.g., piano on the left and strings on the right). The RE-210 gives you the ability to shift the octave in which each part sounds. The default left and right shift are 1 and -1, respectively.
Digital Reverb & Effects Reverb and Effects For a heightened sense of sonic realism, the RE-210 Digital Piano provides you with two independent types of digital signal processing: reverb and effects. Reverb Reverb, or reverbration, occurs naturally when sound undergoes multiple reflection off the walls of an enclosed space.
1. Press the Grand Piano button Reverb / Effects Wet / Dry Mix 2. Press the Bass & Ride button to activate left split. The amount of reverb or effects for the current sound can be controlled. 3. To enter wet/dry mix mode, press and hold the Reverb Button for a second. Then the reverb button and the Grand Piano button will start to blink.
Recorder Erasing A Track The Recorder records and plays back your musical performances, like a tape To erase a track on which something is recorded, you simply record "nothing" over it; that is, recorder, but with several advantages: you select the track for recording, start and stop the Recorder, but don't play any notes or touch any controllers while recording.
Metronome Display while playing and recording Pressing the Metronome button allows you to hear the tempo of a song. It can be used as a stand-alone metronome that is convenient for practicing. When the button is pressed, the light While recoding and playing a song, the display shows the current measure of the goes on and the metronome starts;...
MIDI/Preference This button gives you entry to a mode where you can access and alter MIDI settings, as well as a variety of other settings that affect the RE-210 as a whole. Right Octave Shift The Right Octave Shift works just the same as the Left Octave Shift, except that To enter MIDI/Preference Edit Mode, press the MIDI/Pref Button, which will it affects the sounds in the right position of a split.
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� � General MIDI is set to O F F every time power to the RE-210 is turned on. For this setting, pressing the U p / D o w n button selects a channel from 1 to 16. To change ON/OFF status, press the U p / D o w n button while pressing and holding the MIDI Channel Disable button for the selected channel.
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0 to 8. The default value is 6. Tuning You can tune the RE-210 pitch up or down in one-cent increments. This can be Transmit Sequencer Data useful if you are playing along with a recording, or playing with other instruments When Transmit Sequencer Data is O N, the data from the Recorder are that can't be easily retuned.
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By changing the value for this parameter, you select from among the intonation Available Memory tables stored in the RE-210. Each of these tables defines different intervals Not editable. Display the amount of memory (RAM) available for storing song between each of the semitones in a single octave.
In to Out, Out to In, you can use either instrument as the Master. You probably will want to use the RE-210 as your master keyboard. It is important to explain that what is sent over the MIDI cables is information (data), not sound. In fact, the usefulness of master-slave setup lies in having each instrument produce a different sound, resulting in a layering of sounds that expands on the layering that is possible with the RE-210 itself.
Note On and Note Off When you play a key on the RE-210, it sends a MIDI message that says a note has begun, what MIDI channel it's on, what note it is, and the velocity with which the key was pressed. When you release a key, a similar message is sent saying that a note has ended, on which channel, what note, and the velocity with which the key was released.
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The right, center, and left pedals transmit MIDI controller message 64 (Sustain), 66 The RE-210 recognizes the General MIDI On/Off messages received at the MIDI In port, and (Sostenuto), 67 (Soft), respectively. The RE-210 also recognizes these messages. A value of transmits the messages when GM On/Off parameter in the MIDI/Pref menu is changed.
The audio input jacks allow you to play along with a tape or CD player, or to have an external Safe Frequency Range 47 ~ 63Hz tone module connected to the RE-210 audio system. It is best to use a tone module, tape or CD Power Consumption 25 Watts nominal (Piano sound at normal volume) player that has its own output volume control.
List of Sounds and Pedal Assignments Piano Demo Song List Song Name C o m p o s e r Category Sound Name Soft Pedal SostenutoPedal Prelude I BWV 846 J. S. Bach (left) (Center) Invention NO. 4 J. S. Bach Grand Piano Stereo Grand Soft...
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