Page 1 Owner’s Manual...
Page 2 All descriptions and specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice.
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
Fill-In and Variation ......37 3.5-inch Floppy Disk Drive. For the non-player, Kawai’s unique Auto Accompaniment System .
Page 7 Mixer ........62 Effect for Sound .
Page 8 Specifications ....... 235 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano VIII...
Page 9 Introduction...
Page 10: Parts And Names
8. Style Conductor (page 90) 16. Intro/Ending (page 36) These buttons are used to modify or create your own Accompaniment Styles. These buttons are used to play an intro section that leads into the style. If Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 11 23. Save Regist you press this button while the stye is playing an ending section will be This button is used to save up to 160 of your own favorite panel settings. played before stopping. 24. Regist Groups (page 40) 17.
Page 12 Used to record and play back a song. This button turns on/off the Effects. Press and hold the button to select 43. Disk Drive the Effect settings menu. Reads and writes data to a standard 3.5” floppy disk. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 13 Rear Terminals 44. Soft Pedal 51. Video Out Depressing this pedal softens the sound and reduces its volume. This This jack is used to connect the CP to a TV set or external monitor display. pedal can also be assigned to control other functions. (See page 137) 52.
Page 14: Overview
LCD screen. For example, a SELECT button might be used to select an instrument sound on one screen, while on another screen the same SELECT button might serve to activate a feature related to Floppy Disk or CD-R Drive operation. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 15 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 16: Dial
Dial will allow you to quickly scroll through the list until you arrive at your choice. It can also be used instead of the L, R, and F buttons as another way of selecting or changing an item or value on the LCD screen. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 17: 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 18 Part it is assigned to is active. If the sound name is displayed in small typeface, then the Part is not active. This example indicates: RIGHT 1 is currently active SOLO, RIGHT 2, LEFT are inactive. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 19: Splitting The Keyboard
Splitting the keyboard. When the LEFT/SPLIT Part is activated, the CP automatically splits the keyboard and only the sound assigned to the LEFT/SPLIT Part will be heard when you play below a specified key (split point) on the keyboard. The default split point is between F2 and F#2 but you can freely change the split point to any key on the keyboard.
Page 20: Selecting Sounds
4) Press the F1-F6 buttons to show the Sounds on the other pages for the same category. 5) You can also use the Dial to scroll through all of the categories and sounds one by one. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 21 Use the L or R buttons to select your desired Sound. F1-F6 Selects the different pages of Sounds within a category. Takes you to the Sound Edit menu. (See "Editing Sounds" on page 106.) Basic Controls...
Page 22: Mixer
Takes you to the next page of the Mixer. F2-F6 Selects the part to change. Adjusts the volume level for the Harmony. • Volume level can be also adjusted from the main play screen, using the VOLUME buttons (F4, F5). Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 23 The Mixer not only lets you set the overall volume level for the Style, but set individual volume levels for the 6 Sections within a Style. To adjust the individual Section level: 1) On the Mixer screen, press the STYLE MIXER button (F1). The Style Mixer screen will be selected.
Page 24: Effects
5) Use the Dial to change the value. 6) Press the EXIT button to leave the Reverb Settings menu. 7) If you wish to turn the reverb effect off, press the REVERB button again. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 25 Selects the Reverb type. Use the Dial to choose one of the 7 Reverb types. Selects Reverb on/off. Use the Dial to turn the Reverb on/off for the selected Part. Selects Reverb depth. Use the Dial to change the Reverb depth for the selected Part.
Page 26 • You can select from four chorus types when in the Chorus Settings menu. There is a fifth chorus type which is assigned as an Effect from the Effect Settings menu. In this way, you can actually have two chorus effects active if so desired. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 27 To add an Effect: 1) Press the EFFECT button. The EFFECT button LED will light. 2) If you wish to edit the settings, hold down the button for a moment until the Effect Settings screen is displayed. 3) Use the F3-F6 button to turn ON/OFF the Effect for each part. 4) Use the L2-L5, R3 buttons to select the specific setting that you wish to change.
Page 28: Effect Types
Enhancer Emphasises high frequencies to make a sound more easily discernible in a mix. Distortion Adds frequencies that were not present in the original sound, resulting in a “fuzzy” or warmer tone. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 29: Effect Priority Guidelines
Effect Priority Guidelines Reverb and Chorus are global effects. In other words, all of the Parts and the Accompaniment Style must share the same Reverb and Chorus type. However each of these Parts can have a different amount of Reverb and Chorus applied to them. In addition Reverb and Chorus can be independently turned on/off for each part.
Page 30 At this point, if the Effect that has been called up along with the SOLO sound is one that you’d like to use for the other Parts, simply select Effect On in the LCD display for those Parts. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 31: Transpose And Octave Shift
Transpose and Octave Shift Transpose raises or lowers the CP’s pitch in half- step increments. Octave Shift does the same but in octave increments. TRANSPOSE Transpose can be especially useful when you have learned a song in one key and have to play it in OCTAVE SHIFT another key.
Page 32 This has no affect on the CP’s proper function though, and you should feel encouraged to use this feature as a means of getting interesting tonal variations out of the preset Sounds. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 33: Metronome
Metronome Rhythm is one of the most important elements when learning music. It is important to practice playing the piano at the correct tempo and with a steady rhythm. The CP piano’s metronome is a tool that helps you to achieve this by providing a steady beat for you play along with. To use the Metronome: METRONOME 1) Press the METRONOME button.
Page 34: Piano Only
To use Piano Only: Press the PIANO ONLY button. The Main Screen is displayed and the Concert Grand sound is assigned to RIGHT1. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 35: Performance Button
Performance Button The Performance button puts several useful performance functions conveniently at your fingertips by grouping them under one button. You can customise settings and access them via the Performance button for the following functions: Left and Centre pedal override Performance button Left/Split Part Solo Part...
Page 36 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. You can adjust the Portamento Time, which determines how quickly the pitch will slide from one note to the next. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 37 Panel Lock Locks all buttons on the panel to prevent them from being tampered with or pressed accidentally while you are playing. When the Performance Button is turned On the panel buttons will be locked. Turn the Performance button Off to unlock the panel buttons. To assign Solo Portamento or Panel Lock: 1) Press and hold the PERFORMANCE button.
Page 38 For example: when the Solo Priority is set to Top Note, and you release the highest note, the next note below the note you released becomes the highest note and will now be played by the Solo part. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 39 No Retrigger When the note played by the Solo part is released, The Solo part will not automatically play the next available priority note. The Solo part will only play a new note based upon the Solo priority setting. For example, when the Solo priority is set to Top Note, and you release the highest note, the Solo part will only play a note when you press a key that is higher than the currently held notes.
Page 40 Off the performance button settings will return to the factory defaults. If you would like to have the CP remember your Performance button settings you can save your settings by selecting “Save Current Settings” from the Power Up Settings screen (See Power Up settings on page 157). Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 41 Basic Controls...
Page 42: Using A Style
6) To stop the Style, press either, the START/STOP button to stop the Style immediately, or the INTRO/ENDING button to stop with an ending pattern, You can also press the SYNC/FADE OUT button and have the Style fade out gradually. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 43 Use the L or R buttons to select your desired Style. Tempo will be displayed in the top left corner of the LCD screen. F1, F2 Select the different pages within a Style category. When this button is pressed before starting a Style or before SYNC / FADE OUT pressing the INTRO/ENDING button, the Style will not start...
Page 44: Intro/Ending
Style is running the selected Ending pattern will be played before the Style stops. There are major and minor versions for each Ending. Each Style has two different Intros and Endings. Intro/Ending 1 is the main Intro/Ending for the style. Intro/Ending 2 is a shorter Intro/Ending. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 45: Fill-In And Variation
Fill-In and Variation Each Style is made of four Variation patterns and four Fill-in patterns. Fill-ins are short patterns that temporarily embellish the Style. Fill-ins can add excitement FILL IN and rhythmic change to the Style and be used as a musical lead in between the Variations.
Page 46: Bass Inversion
Style. This is because the sounds used by the Auto-accompaniment Style are independent of the Left and Right Part sound settings. Therefore you will hear the instrument sounds played by your hand as well as those generated by the accompaniment. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 47: 1-2 Play
In most cases, these are just duplicate notes being played using different sounds. In some cases however, you may hear different notes or an unexpected chord inversion. If the overall musical effect is undesirable, try turning the LEFT/SPLIT Part off and let the accompaniment play alone.
Page 48: Registration
3) Highlight any Group from the list by using the L and R buttons. 4) Press one of the eight REGISTRATION buttons to activate a Registration from your selected Registration Group. 5) To return to the Main Screen, press the EXIT button. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 49 Use the L and R buttons to select the Group. Then press one of eight REGISTRATION buttons to call the desired setup. F1, F2 Searches for the Registration Groups on the other pages. F6, F7 Takes you to the Registration Group Name screen. •...
Page 50 Accompaniment settings, Mixer settings, Chorus settings, Effect settings, Harmony settings, Voicing, Detune, Resonance, Left Pedal functions, Mic Harmony, and Mic Effect. • You can save your Registrations on a floppy disk and load them into the CP later. (See page 170.) Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 51 To rename the Registration Group: 1) Press the REGIST GROUPS button. 2) Use the F1, F2, L and R buttons to select the Group to rename. 3) Press the NAME (F6, F7) button. Use the F1, F2, L and R buttons to select the Group to rename. 4) In the Registration Group Name screen, use the CURSOR (F2, F3) buttons and the CHARACTER (F4, F5) buttons to change the name.
Page 52: Style Lock
As long as the STYLE LOCK button is on, changing registrations will not change the style. However, you can always manually change the style, even if the Style Lock is on. Press the STYLE LOCK button again to turn it off. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 53: Song Stylist
Song Stylist SONG With over 1000 Sounds and 262 Styles, it can sometimes be difficult to decide the best settings with STYLIST which to play a song. Even if you are very familiar with the Concert Performer, you may want a quick way to change the CP’s setup to play another song.
Page 54 Use the L, R buttons to select your desired song title’s capital letter. F1, F2 Shows the categories of song title. Searches for a title from a floppy disk. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 55 3) Use the PAGE buttons (F1, F2) to display the Song Titles on the other pages in the same category. 4) Use the L and R buttons to select one of the ten songs displayed in the screen. The CP automatically returns to the Main Screen ready with all of the settings for that song.
Page 56 3) Use the PAGE (F1, F2) to search for the name of your song. When you find the song, press the corresponding L or R button. The CP automatically returns to the Main Screen ready with all of the settings for that song. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 57: Harmony
Harmony When the Auto-Accompaniment is on, you can use Harmony function. The Harmony function HARMONY automatically adds notes to your right hand (melody) part to help you sound more professional. This function analyzes the notes you play and automatically adds notes from the Accompaniment chord (shown in the Main Screen when the Accompaniment is on), creating a “harmony”...
Page 58 • You can volume mix the Harmony separately in the MIXER screen. • If the Accompaniment in not on, you will not be able to activate Harmony. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 59 Using a Style...
Page 60: Recording A Song
D. Press the PLAY/STOP button to start with a 2-bar countdown to help you get ready. 3) When you are finished recording, press the PLAY/STOP button. You may resume recording from the point where you stopped by repeating these steps from step 2. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 61 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 62: Part Status
Re-recording a Part completely erases the previous performance for that Part automatically. To Re-record or add a Part: 1) Make sure the Part(s) you wish to Re-record are active, then select any sounds or change panel settings as desired. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 63: 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 52. Remember Re-Recording a Part completely erases the previously recorded performance for that Part.
Page 64: Easy Loop
4) Depress the pedal again. Loop end will be selected and the bars between Loop top and Loop end will be repeated. 5) To clear the loop, depress the pedal again or stop the playback by pressing the PLAY/ STOP button. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 65: Display Of A Score
Displays a score. Takes you to the Mixer menu. Deletes the recorded song data. F3-F7 Changes the part status. Display of a Score In the Easy Recorder screen, a score can be displayed. Press SCORE (L5) to display a score. Turns the Part 1 on/off.
Page 66 • You can display the chord name. You can select the channel for chord recognition. Selects on/off of chord display. F3, F4 Selects the channel for chord recognition. Takes you to the previous screen. Takes you to the next screen. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 67 Transpose You can change the key signature. Quantise You can adjust the length of notes displayed in the screen. F2, F3 Adjusts the transpose amount. F4, F5 Quantise the notes. Applies the quantization. Takes you to the previous screen. Recording a Song...
Page 68: Advanced Recording
Converts recorded Style data into MIDI note data that can then be edited in the Advanced Recorder. Style Paste will only be displayed if the current song was recorded using a Style. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 69: Real-Time Recording
Real-time Recording With Real-time record, the CP records your performance as you are playing it, in real-time. You can select any of the sixteen instrument tracks or the Style and tempo tracks to record, but you can only record on one track at a time. Since the Advanced Recorder only records on one track at a time, only the RIGHT 1 Part is active in the Advanced Recorder.
Page 70: Mixer
1) Use the TRACK buttons (F2, F3) to select which of the 16 tracks you wish to make changes to. 2) Use the L1 and L5 buttons to choose the track setting that you want to change. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 71 3) Use the Dial to change the value. 4) At this point, you can start recording or go to another menu to continue setting up. • You can make changes on the Mixer screen at any time except while the CP is busy recording. The Mixer screen is accessible from the Advanced Recorder menu, Track Settings screen and Real-time Rec screen.
Page 72: Track Settings
F6). You can also select sounds by pressing any of the SOUND buttons. 5) When you are finished, press the MENU button (F1) to return to the Advanced Recorder menu or press the MIXER button (F2) to go to the Mixer menu. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 73: Loop Settings
Changes the tempo. Use the Dial to change the value. Jumps to tracks 1-9. L3, L4 Selects the tracks one at a time. Jumps to tracks 10-16, Tempo, and Style. Returns you to the Advanced Recorder menu. Takes you to the Mixer. Changes the track’s status.
Page 74: Style Paste
Style tracks as if you had recorded the data yourself. Also your song including the Style can now be played back by any other MIDI instrument that reads Standard MIDI File (SMF) format song data. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 75: Punch-In Recording
• Before you use Style Paste, you need to make sure Tracks 9-16 are empty or don’t contain important data. When the Style is pasted, the data from the Style track will be pasted into these tracks and will replace any existing data. To use Style Paste: 1) Press the STYLE PASTE button (F1) while you are in the Advanced Recorder menu.
Page 76 Pedal. Repeatedly pressing the R5 button switches between the Auto and Pedal. Takes you to the Advanced Recorder menu. Takes you to the Mixer Settings menu. F4, F5 Plays the song for rehearsal. Turns Loop on/off. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 77 • If you set the CP to Punch-In at the very first measure of the song, the metronome will automatically play a two-measure intro to assist you with the timing. These “ticks” will not be recorded as part of the track. Punch-In recording using the pedal Instead of specifically setting an automatic Punch-In and Punch-Out Bar, you can use the centre pedal to manually Punch In and Out.
Page 78: Step Recording
Dial to change its value. The value will be displayed above the buttons at the bottom of the screen. Velocity value can be entered by actually hitting a key on the keyboard. To enable this, select “Key” for the Velocity value instead of a number. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 79 2) To enter a note event, play the note using the keyboard. The note data will be displayed on the screen. Continue entering as many notes as you wish; notice how previously entered notes continue to be displayed as a list, screen room permitting. The graphic navigator near the bottom of the screen gives you feedback as to what bar you are in.
Page 80 The dots do not represent the duration of the notes. They just tell you where they are. For a further explanation of the CP’s Clock, and what is meant by “clock pulses” see the Clock Move description in the Bar Edit section. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 81: Song Edit
Song Edit Song Edit lets you name, transpose, and change initial tempo settings for your song. To edit the song: 1) Select Song Edit from the Advanced Recorder menu. The Song Edit screen is displayed. 2) Use the L and R buttons to select the setting that you wish to change, then use the Dial to change the value.
Page 82: Bar Editing
2) Use the L and R buttons to select the desired editing function. The editing screen for that function will be displayed. Use the L and R buttons to select the desired edit function. Takes you to the Advanced Recorder menu. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 83 Quantise Quantise automatically shifts the timing of a note. This can be used to correct imperfect timing in a performance by shifting notes that were played either too early or too late so they will fall exactly on the correct beat. For example, you can accurately align any out of time notes to the nearest 8th- or 16th-note beat depending on the type of song you are quantising.
Page 84 The notes that fall inside the Range Range are not shifted at all. By experimenting with Resolution and Range settings, you can correct the timing of the notes in your recording while still allowing for a natural, human feel. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 85 Copy The Copy function allows you to copy a section or all of the data on a track to another location. The destination may be on the same track, or it can be on another track. • The destination of the copied data must either be: 1) A location that already has data in it.
Page 86 Selects the last bar that contains the data that you want to delete. Use the Dial to change bars. Returns you to the Advanced Recorder menu. Undoes the deletion. This option is not always available. Proceed with the deletion. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 87 Insert The Insert function duplicates data from specified bars and copies it to a certain location. However, the current data at the destination is not erased, but instead is pushed back to make room for the copied data. Selects the track to be copied. Use Selects the destination track.
Page 88 Use the Dial inserted. Use the Dial to choose the to change the value. location. Takes you to the previous menu. Undoes the Insert. This option is not always available. Proceeds with the Insert. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 89 Erase Erases data in the bars that you specify, and leaves them as empty bars. Selects the track that has the bars you want to erase. Choose 1-16, Tempo or Chord. Selects the first bar to be erased. Use the Dial to change the bar. Selects the last bar to be erased.
Page 90 Select the track where you want this copy data. Choose 1-16. data merged to. Choose 1-16. Takes you to the Advanced Recorder menu. Undoes the Merge. This option is not always available. Proceed with the Merge. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 91 Gate Time Modify Gate time refers to the length of a note as a percentage. Whatever the length of a note is when it is first recorded, this value is considered as its Gate time of 100%. By editing the length of the note, you can shorten it to 10% or lengthen it to 300% of the original value.
Page 92 Selects the bar where the data you want to adjust ends. Takes you to the Advanced Recorder menu. Undoes the Velocity adjustment. This option is not always available. Proceeds with adjusting the Velocity values. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 93 Clock Move In the Resolution section of this manual we learned that the CP Advanced recorder divides each beat in a bar into 96 clock beats, also expressed as a quarter note. Therefore there are 48 clocks per eighth note, and 24 clocks per sixteenth note and so on. This relationship holds true regardless of the song’s tempo.
Page 94 Selects the bar where the notes you want to transpose end. Takes you to the Advanced Recorder menu. Undoes the transposition. This option is not always available. Proceeds with applying the transposition. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 95: Event Edit
Event Edit Event Edit enables you to examine and edit your performance note by note. To use Event Edit: 1) Select Event Edit in the Advanced Recorder menu. The Event Edit screen will be displayed. 2) Choose the track that you want to edit using the TRACK buttons (F3, F4). Note that Style, Chord, and Tempo track can be edited as well.
Page 96 7) Use the MENU button (F1) to return to the Advanced Recorder menu when you are done editing. Takes you to the Advanced Recorder Menu. Cancel the edit. F5, F6 Moves the cursor across the columns in the event list. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 97 Recording a Song...
Page 98: Creating Your Own Styles
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. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 99 To use Easy Edit: 1) Select the Style and the Variation (1–4) that you would like to edit. 2) Press the EDIT button. The LCD screen will display the Easy Style Edit screen. 3) Use the F2–F7 buttons to select a Section to edit. 4) Use the L buttons to select the desired Phrase (1-4) for each Section.
Page 100 Style will result in automatic muting of the same Section in the Intro, Ending and Fill-ins. If you mute a certain Section, you need to consider what effect it will have on the overall Style. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 101 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. S a v e s t h e c h a n g e s t o t h e U s e r Selects a sound for the Section.
Page 102 If you are using a User Style as the Source Style of your User Conductor, that User Style must always be kept at the same location in the CP, or else the User Conductor will not be able to locate Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 103 Resetting the Style You can restore the original Style settings by pressing the RESET button. This will completely RESET clear the changes made to the Styles except any data already saved as a User Conductor Style. You can also instantly discard the current changes by pressing the EXIT button to leave the Advanced Edit screen.
Page 104: Making A Style With Get Phrase From Recorder
Style. For simplicity’s sake it is advisable to record in C if you are planning on using the recording with the Style Maker. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 105 To create a Style: 1) Press the ADVANCED RECORDER button. The LCD screen will display the Advanced Recorder menu. 2) In the Advanced Recorder menu, press the Style Maker button (R5). The LCD screen will display the first Style Maker screen. 3) To make a completely new Style, press the Make New Style button (L1).
Page 106 Takes you to the next menu for more options. F2-F7 Selects which Section(s) you are working with. Pressing twice deactivates the Section so that it will not be incorporated into the new Style. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 107 9) If you would like to save it, press SAVE (R2). 10) Press the PRESET TEMPO button (L1) and use the dial to set the default tempo for the style. 11) Press the SAVE TO button (L3) and use the Dial to select the location to save your new Style.
Page 108: Auto-Accompaniment System
Accompaniment System. For example if you set the Crossover point to E, the Phrase would begin to be transposed up one octave whenever you play a chord with an E as the root. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 109 Experiment with the different Chordal and Scalic settings to find the one that works best with each Phrase. Bass Limit This is an option for the Bass section and sets the limit for the lowest note the Bass will play. If a note in a Bass Phrase falls below the limit, it will automatically be transposed up an octave.
Page 110: Making A Style With Phrase Combination
7) Use the Dial to change the current Style or Phrase. You can jump to the desired Style category by pressing the Style select buttons directly. 8) Press the PLAY button (F2) to listen to the new Style. 9) Press the SAVE button (F7) to save the new Style. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 111 Selects the pattern to change. Choose Selects the pattern to change. Choose Variation 1–4 or Fill-in 1–4. Variation 1–4 or Fill-in 1–4. L3, L5 Selects the Section to be modified. Takes you to the previous menu. Plays the new style. F4, F5 Moves the cursor between the Style and Phrase columns.
Page 112 Sets the default tempo for the style. Selects the location to be saved. Names the style. Takes you to the previous menu. F2, F3 Moves the cursor. F4, F5 Selects the characters. Saves the style to User Style. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 113 Creating Your Own Styles...
Page 114: Editing Sounds
Sound Edit Menu. 2) Press the L2 button to select Edit Preset Sound Settings. The Preset Sound Settings screen will be displayed. Selects Edit Preset Effect Settings Selects Make User Sound. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 115 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 116: Making A User Sound
When you change the values you are increasing or decreasing the value from the pre-programmed setting. If the setting for a certain sound parameter is 0 for example, then changing the value will have no effect. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 117 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 118 Saves the edited sound to User Sound. • To select and play your new User Sound, press the USER SOUND button located in the SOUND section of the front panel, then select the desired User Sound. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 119 Editing Sounds...
Page 120: Playing Songs From A Floppy Disk
If the song was not composed to the GM standard, you may find it necessary to edit the song to assign the correct sounds to the various tracks. Fortunately, almost all commercially available MIDI files adhere to the General MIDI standard. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 121: Selecting A Song From Disk
• The CP can also recognise 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 122 Takes you to the Disk menu. F2, F3 Lists the next or previous ten titles. F4, F5 Starts the Chain Play. Selects the song and takes you to the Disk Song Play screen. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 123: 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 124 Takes you to the Disk Song Select menu. F2-F5 Turns the song part on/off. F6, F7 Displays the status of the next set of 4 song parts. (Ch 5–8, Ch9–12, Ch 13–16). Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 125 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 126: Playing With Concert Magic
Playing with Concert Magic Thanks to Kawai’s innovative CONCERT MAGIC (CM) feature, As you play a CM song, a handy Note Navigator display helps absolutely anyone can sit at the Concert Performer and experience you keep track of where you are in the music, as well as suggesting the joy of being a real performing musician…...
Page 127: 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 128 Displays the selected song’s lyrics, if available. Allows you to play any song by steady tapping. Starts and stops the song. Also used to reset the song when performing. Saves the changed Sounds. F6, F7 Selects another song. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 129 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. Score Display Turns the score display for part 1 ON/OFF.
Page 130 • You can save your new sound settings by pressing the SAVE button (F4). The Soft Reset function will be required to return the sounds to their original settings (see page 159). TRANSPOSE • You can transpose the song by pressing the TRANSPOSE buttons. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 131 To enter the Chain Play mode of the Concert Magic: 1) Press the CONCERT MAGIC button. The song selection menu will be displayed. 2) Press the CHAIN PLAY button (F4). The Chain Play menu will be displayed. 3) Use the L and R buttons to highlight a setting, then turn the Dial to change that setting. You can choose to play songs from any one category, or to play all 176 CM songs.
Page 132: Concert Magic Song Arrangements
After you choose a song, you can press the STEADY BEAT button (F3) to play the song by steady tapping instead of the original rhythm. You can play any song from any arrangement category by tapping steady beats. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 133: Creating A Concert Magic Song
Creating a Concert Magic Song You can also use Concert Magic to play a song that isn’t one of the 156 built-in titles. You can record a new song using the Concert Performer’s Recorder and then save on a floppy disk as a Standard MIDI File (SMF).
Page 134: System Menu
• If you would like to have the CP remember your settings and have them immediately applied every time you turn the instrument on, select Power Up Setting (Page 2-R1) from the System menu, and choose “Save Current Settings” (L2). • For further details on resetting data, see page 159. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 135 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 ts t h e F i l l - i n m o d e f o r t h e Accompaniment Styles.
Page 136: Tuning
Selects the pitch for the LEFT Part. Selects the pitch for the RIGHT1 Part. Selects the pitch for the SOLO Part. Selects the pitch for the RIGHT2 Part. Takes you to the System menu. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 137: 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 five other touch curves ranging from light to heavy. You can also create your own touch curves tailored to your personal playing style.
Page 138 3) Press the CREATE button (F7) when you finish playing. The CP will analyze your playing and create a custom touch curve for you based upon your playing style. The User Touch Exec screen will be displayed. Takes you to the previous menu. Creates a user touch curve. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 139 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 140: System Eq
“Save Current Settings” on the Power Up Settings screen (See Power Up Settings, page 157). Use the L and R buttons to select your desired EQ setting. Takes you to the previous menu. Takes you to the User System EQ screen. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 141 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 142: Virtual Voicing
• While voicing is a technique used for optimizing the tone of an acoustic piano, this function can be used on all the Sounds on the CP piano. Selects Dynamic. Selects Normal. Selects Bright. Selects Mellow. Takes you to the System menu. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 143: Resonance
Resonance Damper Effect 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.
Page 144: Concert Magic Sound
Plays all the Concert Magic songs with the Preset Sounds assigned to each song. Piano Plays all the Concert Magic songs with the Concert Grand piano. Selects Preset sounds. Selects Piano sound. Takes you to the System menu. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 145: Pedal Assign
Pedal Assign The Soft, Sostenuto and Damper 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 146 Pedal Assign screen. Use the L buttons to select which pedal you want to make assignments for. Selects the Right pedal (Damper). Selects the Centre pedal (Sostenuto). Selects the Left pedal (Soft). Selects the Expression pedal. Takes you to the System menu. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 147 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 148: Fill-In Mode
Variation that you are leaving. For example, if Variation 1 is currently active, and you select Variation 2, the Fill-in for Variation 1 will be played. Selects Normal mode. Selects Auto mode. Takes you to the System menu. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 149: Solo Settings
Solo Settings This configures the special settings for the Solo part. Changing these settings will also change these settings in the Performance menu. Solo Priority 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.
Page 150 Any changes to these settings will also change the settings in the Performance menu. Selects the SOLO mode settings. Selects the note priority. Selects the Split Point setting. Selects the Trigger mode. Adjusts Portamento time. Takes you to the previous menu. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 151: Video Out
• Portamento time can also be set from the Performance button menu. Press and hold the PERFORMANCE button, then select PERFORMANCE BUTTON ASSIGN from the menu. Select SOLO PORTAMENTO as the setting, then press edit to set the portamento time. Video Out This function is used select the type of video signal that will be output by the Video Out Jack.
Page 152: Effect For Sound
Effects at all times or if you want to prevent the Effects from constantly changing each time you select a new Sound. Selects Preset. Selects Panel. Takes you to the System menu. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 153: Temperament
Temperament The CP offers not only equal temperament (the modern standard) but also immediate access to temperaments popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. You can also create your own User tuning Temperament as well. 1) Select Temperament from the System Menu. The LCD screen will display the Temperament screen.
Page 154 This temperament, which uses a mean between a major and minor whole tone to eliminate dissonance for thirds, was devised to eliminate the lack of consonance’s experienced with certain fifths for the Pure temperament. It produces chords that are more beautiful than those with the equal temperament. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 155 Werckmeister III, Kirnberger III Temperament These two temperaments are placed in between Meantone and Pythagorean. For music with few accidentals, this temperament produces the beautiful chords of the mean tone, but as accidentals increase, the temperament produces the characteristic melodies of the Pythagorean temperament. It is used primarily for classical music written in the Baroque era to revive the original characteristics.
Page 156 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. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 157: Sound Select Mode
Sound Select Mode This function determines how sounds will be selected. There are two options. Auto Select This is the factory default. The sound changes immediately to the highlighted sound on the selected sound page when you press a Sound Selection button or select a new sound page within a category.
Page 158: Style Select Mode
In Manual mode the CP waits for you to select a style instead of automatically selecting and changing the active style whenever you press a Style Selection button. Selects the Auto mode. Selects the Manual mode. Takes you to the System menu. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 159: Midi Menu
MIDI Menu The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, an international standard for connecting MIDI equipped synthesisers, drum machines, and other electronic instruments so that they can exchange data. Personal computers can also be equipped for MIDI communication. Electronic instruments equipped with MIDI can transmit and receive performance data such as, notes, what sound to play, pedal information, volume, etc.
Page 160 Part. Choose 1-16. Selects Transmit channel for the chord data. Choose 1-16 or OFF. Selects the chord detect Receive channel. Choose 1-16, OFF, All, or MIDI Accordion. F1-F5 Selects the other MIDI Settings pages. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 161 Transmit MIDI Data On page two of the MIDI Setting menu you can determine what MIDI data will be transmitted from the CP. “Keyboard = On/Off” Determines whether or not note data that is generated by the keys being played will be transmitted. “Program = On/Off”...
Page 162 Each of the 16 MIDI channels can be set separately to On or Off. Use the L2, R2, L4 and R4 buttons to select the channel and use the Dial to change the setting, On and Off. F1-F5 Selects the other MIDI Settings pages. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 163 MIDI Accordion On page four of the MIDI Settings Menu you can configure the CP to be played from a MIDI Accordion. Selects receive channel for the Bass Selects receive channel for the Solo (Right2) part. Choose 1-16. (Solo) part. Choose 1-16. Selects receive channel for the Chord Selects receive channel for the Melody (Left) part.
Page 164: Midi Sound Settings
Jumps to channels 1-9. all 16 MIDI channels. L3, L4 Selects the channels one at a time. Jumps to channels 10-16. F1-F5 Selects the other MIDI settings pages. F6-F7 Selects a different sound for the highlighted channel. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 165: 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 166: Registration Filter
Selects Split Point. Selects ACC. Selects Left Pedal. Selects Sound Only. F4, F5 Resets TRANSPOSE, SPLIT POINT, LEFT PEDAL TEMPO and ACC back to the Factory default (ON). SOUND ONLY will be turned OFF. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 167: Soft Reset
Soft Reset The Soft Reset function allows you to return all of the User Settings back to the original Factory Settings. You can instantly reset all of the user settings or only the ones you want to Reset at the touch of a button.
Page 168: Software Version
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. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 169: Display Control
Display Control This function controls the background screen design and Screen Hold of the display. Screen Hold Most of the on-screen menus that you work with on the Concert Performer will remain displayed until you select something or press a particular button. However, some screens may be displayed only temporarily, switching back to a main screen if you allow the CP to sit idle without pressing any buttons.
Page 170: Mic Harmony And Effect
3) Use the L and R buttons to choose Harmony type. If you want to edit the settings, press EDIT (F7) button. Use the L buttons and the Dial to change the settings. 4) Use the F1-F4 buttons to list more Harmony types on the other pages. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 171 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 172: About Mic Harmonies
The active chord will be indicated in the upper left-hand portion of the display. You can play chords in the Single Finger, Fingered, or Whole Keyboard Modes of the ACCOMPANIMENT system. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 173 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 174: Mic Effect
Level - Determines the volume of the first echo. Each echo will become softer after that. Higher values create louder echoes. Feedback - Determines how many echoes will be heard after the first echo. Higher settings produce more echoes. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 175 Vibrato Adds a controlled vibrato to the sound. Rate - Determines how fast the vibrato will be. Higher values produce faster vibrato. Depth - Determines how strong the vibrato effect will be. Higher values produce deeper vibrato. Note: Echo and Vibrato cannot be used together. Reverb Adds reverberation to the sound simulating the ambience of a stage or concert hall.
Page 176 L buttons and the Dial to change the settings. Adjusts the Mic level. Turns the Echo/Vibrato On and Off. Turns the EQ On and Off. Adjusts the Reverb level. Adjusts the Gate time. Edits the chosen Effect. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 177 Back to Mic Effect menu. F2, F3 Selects Low Range. F4, F5 Selects Mid Range. F6, F7 Selects High Range Mic Harmony and Effect...
Page 178: Floppy Disk Operations
To work with a disk: MEDIA DISK 1) Press the DISK button. The Disk menu will be displayed. 2) Use the L and R buttons to select the preferred function. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 179: Saving Data To A Floppy Disk
Loads data from a floppy disk. Formats a floppy disk. Saves data onto a floppy disk. Plays the song data from a floppy disk. (See page 112.) Erases data from a floppy disk. 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. You can save the following data: Song Song data currently in the Recorder.
Page 180 This will erase any existing data on tracks 9-16. 4) Make sure that a formatted floppy disk is in the drive. Then press the SAVE button (F6, F7) to save the selected data to the disk. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 181 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.
Page 182: Loading Data From A Floppy Disk
3) Use the L and R buttons to select the type of data to load. Then a sub-menu will be displayed that lists all available files of that type. Use the L and R buttons to select the type of data to load. F1 Takes you to the disk menu. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 183 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 184 8) Then press the EXEC button to load the selected data into the CP. Press BACK (F1) to cancel loading. Selects the destination to load individually a Style, Conductor, Sound or Registration. Takes you to the previous menu. Loads the data. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 185: 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 186: Formatting A Floppy Disk
5) Press YES (F7) again to start formatting. Or press NO (F1) to cancel formatting and go back to the previous menu. • It takes about a minute to format a floppy disk. Once the formatting is complete, the LCD screen returns to the Disk menu automatically. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 187 Formats a 2HD disk. Formats a 2DD disk. Cancels formatting and takes you to the Disk menu. Starts formatting the disk. Floppy Disk Operations...
Page 188: Cd-R Operations
CD Play menu in the LCD screen. You can return to the CD menu by pressing the MENU button. Shows CD Play screen. Shows Close CD screen. Shows CD Record screen. Takes you to the Option Menu. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 189: 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 (finalised), then the LCD screen will jump to the CD Play screen. If the CD is open (not finalised), then press the Play (L2) button in the menu to go to the Play screen.
Page 190 3) Press the F7 button to move the cursor to the next position and use the Dial to select the second track. 4) Repeat step #3 to program up to ten tracks. Select “Program” with the Dial. Use the F7 button and the Dial to program. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 191: 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 192 • It may take a few experimental recordings to get volumes, mixes and settings perfected for a good result. This is especially true if you plan to sing and play or play “live” along with the Easy/Advanced Recorder. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 193 Recording Concert Magic Songs onto CD You can record Concert Magic songs on CD. 1) From the CD Record screen, press the Concert Magic button. The song selection menu will be displayed. 2) Choose a song with the L and R buttons. In the next screen, press the CD REC button (F5).
Page 194 (F1). 3) Press the CD RECORD button (F3), and press PLAY/STOP button on control panel. Takes you to the previous screen. CD Record button (REC Ready) Stops the recording. Starts the CD recording. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 195: Closing (Finalizing) Your Cd
Closing (Finalising) Your CD To listen to your recorded CD in a regular (audio) CD player, you must first Close (finalise) 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 196: Advanced Options
Loads an SMF song from CD to the Deletes only the last track (CD-RW only). Advanced recorder. Plays an SMF song directly from the CD. Formats the CD (CD-RW only). Returns to the CD menu. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 197: Loading An Smf Song From Cd
Loading an SMF Song from CD The CD drive can recognise Standard MIDI File (SMF) format songs that are saved on a CD and load them into the Advanced Recorder. To load an SMF song from CD: 1) Insert a CD that contains SMF song data into the CD Drive and press the CD button on the panel.
Page 198: Playing An Smf Song From Cd
Use L and R buttons to select the song you want to play. Returns to the Advanced Options menu. F2, F3 Displays more song selections. Selects the song and takes you to the SMF Song Play Screen. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 199: Deleting A Song From Cd (Cd-Rw Only)
Deleting a Song from CD (CD-RW only) You can delete the last recorded audio track on CD-RW. To delete a song: 1) Insert a CD-RW that contains audio song data into the CD Drive and press the CD button on the panel. 2) In the CD menu, press Advanced Options.
Page 200: Formatting A Cd-Rw
LCD screen. Press NO (F1) to cancel the Format operation and return to Advanced Options menu. Cancels format and returns to Advanced Options menu. Formats the disk. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 201 CD-R Operations...
Page 202: Getting Assistance: Using Help And Demo
3) Use the appropriate L or R button to select the topic, and the text will be displayd. 4) Use the F3 or F4 button to change the language. English, German, French, and Spanish are available. 5) To leave Help, press the EXIT button. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 203 Use the L and R buttons to select 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. Getting Assistance: Using Help and Demo...
Page 204: Using The Demonstrations
Sound or Style categories may have more than one demo song played in sequence. Press the Sound or Style button repeatedly to skip to the next demo song. 3) To exit, press the EXIT, PLAY/STOP or the DEMO button. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 205 F5, F6 Enters the Key Features Demo menu. The SOUND category buttons are used to select the demo for that sound category. The STYLE category buttons are used to select the demo for that Style category. • When a selected Demo song ends, another song of the same type will be randomly chosen from another category and played.
Page 206 3) Use the L and R buttons to select the topic you want to see. The selected topic’s text and graphics are displayed in the LCD screen. 4) To exit, press the EXIT, PLAY/STOP or the DEMO button. Use the L and R buttons to select the topic you like to see. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 207: Playing Piano Music
Playing Piano Music The Concert Performer has over five hours of prerecorded Piano and Holiday music. You can listen to all selections in a category, Music available for your listening pleasure. The Piano Music is or you can program a list of your favourite ten selections from divided into four sections: Classical, Contemporary, Evening Out, each category.
Page 208 Searches more songs on the other pages. F3, F4 Takes you to the category selection menu. F5, F6 Enters the Favourites menu. Plays the selected song. Skips randomly to the next song. F5,F6 Displays the song list. Pauses the playback. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 209: Making Your Favorite List
Making your Favourites 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 Favourites list: 1) Select one of the three Piano Music categories. Press the FAVORITES button (F5 or F6) in the Category song screen.
Page 210: Appendices
50’s Doo Wop Breathy Choir Pop Wah Female Doo Choir Aahs Sfz Pop Ensemble 2 50’s Ooh Aah Voice Oohs 60’s Wah Female Dao Voice Contemp Ensemble 40’s Doo Bee Humming 60’s Bop Female Duya Choir Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 211 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 212 Steel Drums Rolling Steel Drum Muted Handbells Bell Lyra Vibraphone Rolling Vibes Vibes & Guitar Handbells 2 Marimba Rolling Marimba Octave Vibes Music Box 2 Xylophone Synth Mallet Steel Drums 2 Music Box Hard Marimba Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 213 GUITAR PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 Exp Guitar Modern Jazz Gtr 2 Mellow Steel Strg Spanish Guitar Electric Guitar 5 Exp Nylon Guitar Comping Jazz Gtr Jazz Guitar 2 Folk Guitar Delayed Elec Gtr Nylon Acoustic Jazz Guitar Nylon Electric Folk Guitar 2...
Page 214 Door Slam Plane Punch Whistle Up Game Show Laughing Dog Barking Door Creak Heartbeat Organ Bell Counting Screaming Telephone 2 Car Engine Laser Gun Trip to Japan Telephone Wind Chime Car Crash Kiss Bubble Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 215: Preset Styles
Preset Styles SWING & BIG BAND 50’S & 60’S POP & ROCK PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 1 PAGE2 PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 Fast Big Band Night Club 50’s Rock 50’s Rock 3 Philly Soul Disco 80’s Dance Fast Big Band 2 Jitterbug 50’s Rock 2...
Page 216 Jazz Waltz 2 Traditional Waltz European Waltz Medium Show Beat 12/8 Slow Fast Show Beat Slow Show Fast Show Beat 2 Dixie Show Medium Show Swing 3/4 Show Medium Show Beat 2 6/8 Show Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 217: Song Stylists
Song Stylists Anniversary Waltz Best Thing That Another Op'nin', Bewitched Abraham,Martin & Cabaret Another S'body Dun Beyond The Sea Achy Breaky Heart California Dreamin Anyone Can Whistle Bible Tells Me,The Across the Alley California Girls Anything Goes Big Spender After The Love Has Call Me April Showers Bill Bailey...
Page 218 Got My Mind Set For He's A Jolly Deck The Halls Edelweiss Grandpa Tell Me For The Good Times Deep Purple Eight Days A Week Grandpa's Farm Forever And Ever Eighteen Wheels Great Balls O Fire Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 219 Greatest Love,The Here Comes The Sun I Don't Have Heart If I Were Carpentr Green Door, The Here's Rainy Day I Don't Know How If I Were Rich Man Green Green Grass Hero I Don't Want 2 Set If Tomorrow Never Green Onions Hey Jude I Dreamed A Dream...
Page 220 Mary Little Lamb Long Winding Road My Life Just Way You Are Maybe I'm Amazed Look of Love My Love Me And Bobby McGee Look To Rainbow My Wild Irish Rose Me And My Shadow Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 221 One Toke Over Line Proud Mary Only You Puff Magic Dragon Na Na Hey Hey Gbye Sad Eyes Ooh Baby Baby Put On Happy Face Nadia's Theme Sailing Open Arms Put Your Hand In Never On Sunday San Fran (Flowers) Opposites Attract New Kid In Town San Francisco...
Page 222: Piano Music List
Way You Do, The Stayin Alive Treat Me Nice That'll Be The Day Wayward Wind, The Stompin' Savoy TROUBLE That's All We Are Family Stormy Weather True Grit That's Amore We Are The World Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 223 We Built This City Whole New World, A You Needed Me We Can Work It Out You Send Me We Didn't Start Why Do Fools Fall You'd Be So Nice We Need Christmas Wide Open Spaces You'll Never Walk We Wish U A Merry Wind Beneath Wings Young And Foolish Welcome My World...
Page 224 Here We Come Silent Night Finger Snappin’ Penthouse View Warm Breeze Hymns Medley Sugar Plum Fairies Good Friends People Watching Where Are You Goin I Heard The Bells The First Noel Guest List Proposal Window Shopping Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 225: Concert Magic Songs
Concert Magic Songs Song Title Type Lyrics The words in bold type are the title displayed in the LCD screen. Song Title Type Lyrics Christmas Songs Hark The Herald Angels Sing ........MP Children s Songs ’ Jingle Bells ..............MP Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star .........
Page 226 Jesus Loves The Little Children ........MP Dixie ................SK Yellow Rose Of Texas ..........SK (continue) Arkansas Traveler ............MP Old Kentucky Home ............ SK EB: Easy Beat, MP: Melody Play, SK: Skilfull Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 227 Song Title Type Lyrics Song Title Type Lyrics A Mighty Fortress ............MP Sleeping Beauty Waltz ..........EB Christ The Lord Is Risen Today ........MP Gavotte by Gossec ............SK It Is Well With My Soul (When Peace Like) ....MP Waltz Of The Flowers ..........
Page 228 My Wild Irish Rose ............MP Chiapenacas ..............SK Funiculi Funicula ............SK La Paloma ..............SK Santa Lucia ..............SK Habanera ..............SK ’O Sole Mio ..............SK EB: Easy Beat, MP: Melody Play, SK: Skilfull Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 229: Table Of Chord Types
Table of Chord Types This table describes the fingering of 61 types of chords, including inversions, that the CP piano recognizes. All these are represented here in the key of C, but of course any transposition of these chords to other keys apply. Entries on the chart with an asterisk (*) are easy fingerings that can be recognized in the One-Finger mode.
Page 230 C 9 13 C 9 #11 C 7 b5 C 7 13 C7 #11 13 C9 #11 13 C 9 #11 13 C dim C dim7 C dim b13 C dim 9 C dim 11 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 231: Connection Examples
Connection Examples A. Using External Speakers The Concert Performer has an amplifier, and built-in speakers and together, VOLUME STYLE SOUND ACCOMPANIMENT PART FILL IN HELP REGISTRATION RECORDER VARIATION they produce a powerful sound. However, for larger venues or outdoor performances, you may need to use additional amplification and speaker systems.
Page 232 In order for the CP and your computer to properly communicate over this USB cable, your computer must have a USB driver installed. Please read the instructions on the next page for the details about the USB driver. Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 233: Usb
A standard USB driver is already installed in your computer. You don’t need to install a new driver. [For Windows 2000/98SE users] You need to install the designated driver in your computer. Visit the KAWAI web site at http://www.kawai.co.jp/english/Download1.html and download the program.
Page 234: Program Change Numbers
Exp Mandolin 40’s Bah Exp Mandolin 2 40’s Shoo Exp Pan Flute Choir Aahs 2 Smooth Pan Flute Choir Aahs 3 Choir Aahs Sfz Jazzy Harmonica 2 Blues Harp Bend Voice Choir Blues Harp Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 235 Bank Bank Bank Category Sound Name Prog Category Sound Name Prog Category Sound Name Prog DRAWBAR Be 3 ORGAN Full Pipes STRING Beautiful Strings Jazzer Small Ensemble String Ensemble Hi-Lo 8' Celeste String Ensemble 2 Full Organ Church Organ Chamber Strings Mellow Church Organ 2 Chamber Strings 2...
Page 236 Brass Section 3 Pan Flute Brass Section 4 Slow Pan Flute Synth Brass 3 Pan Flute 2 Synth Brass 4 Flute Key Click Wide Horn Section Clarinet 2 Clarinet 3 Recorder 2 Recorder 3 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 237 Bank Bank Bank Category Sound Name Prog Category Sound Name Prog Category Sound Name Prog GUITAR Exp Guitar BASS Acoustic Bass PAD & SYNTH Itopia Exp Nylon Guitar Electric Bass Warm Pad Nylon Acoustic Finger Bass Brightness Nylon Acoustic 2 Pick Bass Atmosphere Steel Guitar...
Page 238 Hichiriki Atarigane Mokugyo * For Drum Kits, send Exclusive Message (F0 40 7F 33 gg mm 10 On 7F kk F7) Tsuzumi after Program Change. Ainote Euro Hit Bass Hit Plus Pick/Strum Gtr 2 Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 239 Bank Exclusive* Bank Category Sound Name Prog kk=KIT No Category Sound Name Prog SFX Kit MIDI Mandolin 2 SFX Kit 2 d124 6th Hit Nature Saw & Bow Transportation Gong War Games Gong 2 Animal Farm Rain & Thunder Mystery Theater Chick Peep Game Show Chicken...
Page 240: Drum/Sfx Kit Mapping
Hi Hoo Open Cuica Low Hoo Mute Triangle Ele Mut Triangle Ele Mut Triangle Open Triangle Ele Open Triangle Ele Open Triangle Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Bar Chimes Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo Applause Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano...
Page 241 SFX Kit SFX Kit 2 Nature Transportation War Games Animal Farm Mystery Theatre Game Show Counting Trip to Japan Monster Horse Gallop Rain Screaming Explosion Horse Whinney Thunder Plane Jet Plane Seashore Foot Step Wind C C2/36 Train High Q Slap Seashore Scratch Push...
Page 242: Midi Implementation Chart
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Page 243: Specifications
Specifications Keyboard 88 Wooden Keys, AWA PRO Polyphony Maximum 192 Preset Sounds Over 1000 including Drum kits, 20 User Sounds Styles 262 Styles (4 Variations per Style) Maximum 20 User Styles Style Controls Start/Stop, Intro/Ending (2 per Style), Fill-in (4 per Style), Fade Out, Sync Start, Tap Tempo q = 10-300, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8 Metronome Auto-Accompaniment...
Page 244 Concert Performer Series Digital Piano KPSZ-0147 OW996E-C0607 815430 Printed in Indonesia...

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