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Kawai CP95 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Digital Piano CP95 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Thank you for choosing this Kawai CP95 Digital Piano. Your new CP95 is a high-quality instrument offering the very latest in leading-edge music technology. This manual contains valuable information that will help you make full use of your CP piano’s many capabilities.

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Instructions SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN AVIS : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
  • Page 4 e keyboard. repair or modify e AC power cord' s plug mpletely disconnected from the en the power switch is turned ot be used for a long time, cord from the AC outlet. quipped with a polarized line plug (one blade This is a safety feature.
  • Page 5 Do not wipe the product with benzene or thinner. Do not stand on the product or exert excessive force. The product should be located so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. This product should be used only with the stand that is provided by the manufacturer. The product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged.

  • Page 6: Assembling The Stand

    ASSEMBLING THE STAND Be sure that all parts are included before starting to assemble your unit. PARTS PROVIDED Side Panel (A) ..2 pcs. Back Panel (B) ..1 pc. Pedal Board (C) .
  • Page 7 Hand or Finger catching hazard Bottom View 3. Place the piano on the front half of the stand so that the metal fitting holes are seen when viewed from the top. Slide the piano backward while holding it with one hand so that it does not incline and fall from the stand.

  • Page 8: Part Names

    PART NAMES MASTER VOLUME SLIDER (A) Move the volume slider to the right to increase the instrument’s volume. Move the slider to the left to decrease the volume. STYLE BUTTONS (B) These buttons are used to select different styles to accompany your playing. METRONOME BUTTON (C) This button is used to start/stop the metronome.
  • Page 9 REVERB BUTTON (L) This button turns the Reverb on/off. EFFECT BUTTON (M) This button turns the Effect on/off. DUAL/SPLIT/RHYTHM BALANCE SLIDER (N) This slider adjusts the volume balance of the two sounds used in Dual mode or Split mode. Also adjusts the volume of the accompaniment style. SOUND BUTTONS (O) These buttons are used to select the desired sound category.
  • Page 10 POWER BUTTON (a) This button turns the instrument on and off. Be sure to turn off the instrument when you are finished playing. SOFT PEDAL ( b) Depressing this pedal softens the sound and also reduces its volume. SOSTENUTO PEDAL (c) Depressing this pedal after playing the keyboard and before releasing the keys sustains the sound of only the keys just played.
  • Page 11 These jacks are used to connect the CP piano with external MIDI devices. PEDAL JACK (h) Connect the pedal cord from the pedal board to this jack. HEADPHONES JACKS (i) These jacks are used to connect up to two headphones to the CP95. BOTTOM – 11 –...

  • Page 12: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED 1. BASIC OPERATIONS (1) Turn on the power. You will find the POWER SWITCH at the right end of the front panel. Press this button to turn on the power. Pressing it again will turn off the power. (2) Adjust the volume.

  • Page 13: About Polyphony

    -REVERB adds reverberation to the sound simulating the acoustic environment of a recital room or concert hall. There are six types of reverb in the CP95. They are Small Room, Medium Room, Large Room, Medium Hall, Large Hall and Plate.

  • Page 14: Style

    -Adding an effect to the sound enhances tonal quality and improves acoustical realism. There are twelve types of effect in the CP95. They are Chorus 1, Chorus 2, Chorus 3, Chorus 4, FB Chorus, Tremolo, Rotary 1, Rotary 2, Flanger, Delay 1, Delay 2 and Delay 3.

  • Page 15: Transpose

    (3) Adjust the Tempo. You can adjust the tempo by using the VALUE buttons. The tempo is shown in the LED display when the style is running . If the tempo is not shown in the LED display, touching the VALUE buttons will activate the LED display to show the tempo.

  • Page 16: Touch Response

    The piano can be transposed up to 12 half steps higher or 12 half steps lower. Pressing TRANSPOSE button again turns the transpose function off. The TRANSPOSE function remembers the current setting as long as the power is on. 4. TOUCH RESPONSE When playing a piano, the volume of the sound produced increases in direct relation to how hard a key is struck.

  • Page 17: Metronome

    will start. The LED display shows the demo song number. When the first demo song is finished, the CP piano will play all the other demo songs one at a time in order. If you would like to listen to a particular demo song, use the VALUE buttons to select your desired song.

  • Page 18: Registration

    7. REGISTRATION A Registration is a setup that remembers most of the panel setting, such as sound selections and effect settings, so that you can recall them at the touch of a button. Six Registrations can be memorized and saved. (1) To memorize the current panel settings, press and hold the REGISTRATION button.

  • Page 19: Digital Recording Functions

    DIGITAL RECORDING FUNCTIONS 1. EASY RECORDING Press the REC button. The CP piano is now ready to record. To cancel the recording, press the REC button again. Begin playing some music on the piano. The CP piano will automatically start recording with the first note you play. You can also start recording by pressing the PLAY/STOP button.
  • Page 20 Press the PLAY/STOP button after you have finished recording. Holding down the PLAY/STOP button, press the SONG 2 button. Releasing both buttons will play Song No.2. Playback will automatically stop when the song is finished. You can adjust the tempo of playback by using the VALUE buttons.

  • Page 21: Deleting A Song/Track

    NOTE: If you play with the style (rhythm and accompaniment), it is also recorded but only on track 1. PLAYING BACK THE LEFT- AND RIGHT-HAND PARTS SEPARATELY After you have recorded the left- and right-hand parts (Track 1 and Track 2) separately, it is possible to play back the two parts by themselves or together.

  • Page 22: Concert Magic

    CONCERT MAGIC The great German composer Johann Sebastian Bach once said, “Playing the keyboard is simple. Just strike right keys at the right time.” Many people wish it were that simple. The reality is very different of course. However, there is a way to make playing the keyboard very simple. You don’t even have to strike right keys thanks to Concert Magic.

  • Page 23: Performing A Song

    3.PERFORMING A SONG Now you’re ready to play yourself. Tap out the rhythm of the selected song on any one of the 88 black or white keys on your piano keyboard. As you tap harder, the notes will get louder; as you tap softer, the notes will get quieter. As you tap faster, the notes speed up;...
  • Page 24 Melody Play These songs are also quite easy to play, especially if they are familiar to you. To perform them, tap out the rhythm of the melody on any one of the keys on your piano keyboard. Singing along as you tap the rhythm can be helpful.

  • Page 25: Function Mode

    FUNCTION MODE The Function Mode gives you access to many other useful features on your CP piano. To enter the Function Mode, press the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons at the same time. The LEDs for both buttons will flash. Press one of the following sound buttons to choose a function to edit.

  • Page 26: Brief Explanation Of Temperaments

    To select the key signature of the temperament, simply press one of the 88 piano keys. The LED display shows you the note name for the key Key in D you pressed and it will be chosen as the key of the temperament. For example, if the song you are going to play is written in D major, press any “D”...

  • Page 27: Midi Channel

    WERCKMEISTER III TEMPERAMENT, KIRNBERGER III TEMPERAMENT Werckmeister 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 Kirnberger 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 28: Local Control On/Off

    4. Local Control On/Off This function determines whether the CP piano’s sound will be played from the piano’s keyboard (“On”) or only from an external MIDI instrument (“Off”). Even with local control “Off” the piano’s keyboard will still transmit to an external MIDI instrument or personal computer.

  • Page 29: Midi

    When connected as shown in the illustration, data on how the digital piano is played (which keys are struck) can be sent to another MIDI instrument. Plus, the sound from the CP95 can be layered over the sound of the other instrument.
  • Page 30 (2) Connection to an external sequencer When connected as shown in the illustration, you can record songs played on the CP95 with a sequencer, and use the CP95’s tones controlled by the CP95’s MULTI-TIMBRAL MODE function to create a multi-layer MIDI recording.

  • Page 31: List Of Preset Sounds

    LIST OF PRESET SOUND PIANO 1. Concert Grand 2. Studio Grand 3. Mellow Grand 4. Modern Piano 5. Rock Grand 6. Honky Tonk 7. Electric Grand 8. Electric Grand 2 HARPSI & MALLET 1. Harpsichord 2. Harpsichord Octave 3. Vibraphone 4.

  • Page 32: Style List

    STYLE LIST (FOR US and AUSTRALIA) BIG BAND / SWING BALLAD 1. Fast Big Band 1. Modern Ballad 2. Medium Big Band 2. Modern Ballad 2 3. Slow Big Band 3. Pop Ballad 4. Medium Swing 4. 50’s Orch Ballad 5.

  • Page 33: Concert Magic Song List

    CONCERT MAGIC SONG LIST Category Children's Songs Christmas Songs American Classics Classical Selections 24 Special Occations International Songs Song Title Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star I'm A Little Teapot Mary Had A Little Lamb London Bridge Row, Row, Row Your Boat Frère Jaques Old MacDonald Had A Farm Hark The Herald Angels Sing...

  • Page 34: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Keyboard 88 Weighted Keys with Advanced Hammer Action III Touch Type 6 Types (Normal, Light 1/2, Heavy 1/2, Off) Max Polyphony 64 Notes Sounds 112 (from the panel), total 256 Sounds (GM2) Effects Chorus (1-4), FB Chorus, Flanger, Delay (1-3), Tremolo, Rotary (1-2) Reverb (Small Room, Medium Room, Large Room, Medium Hall, Large Hall, Plate) Rhythm...

  • Page 35: Midi Implementation Chart

    MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO MODEL: CP95 FUNCTION Basic Channel (Default) (Changed) Mode (Default) (Message) (Altered) Note Number (True Voice) Velocity (Note ON) (Note OFF) After Touch Key’s Channel’s Pitch Bend Control Change 0, 32 6, 38 98, 99...
  • Page 36 CP95 Owner's Manual OM970E-L0304 Printed in Japan...

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