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DIGITAL GRAND PIANO aw_GRAND1000_Manual_G06_120912Part1 2012 12:35:39...
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INFORMATION FOR YOUR SAFETY! THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA) PRECAUTIONS This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.
Contents Introduction Panel & Display Description Front Panel............6 Rear Panel............7 Main Display............8 Setup Part List...............9 Setup Guide............10 Connections Power Supply............14 Connecting a pair of Headphones.....14 Connecting an Audio Equipment.......14 Connecting an MP3/CD Player......14 Connecting a Microphone.........15 Connecting a Computer........15 Connecting External MIDI Devices....15 Quick Start Basic Operations...
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Contents Advanced Use Voice Song Playing Various Voices........26 Playing Various Songs ........48 ............26 Operations for Song Playback......48 Keyboard Parts ........26 Adjusting the Volume of the Song.....49 Playing a single Voice (Right1) Displaying Music Notation (Score)....50 Playing Two or Three Voices Simultaneously (R 1, 2, 3) Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands Setting the touch sensitivity of the keyboard..27 Piano Mode...
Panel & Display Description Front Panel MASTER MUSIC VOLUME VOLUME REVERB CHORUS VOLUME SONG STYLE SCORE SELECT SELECT ATTACK RELEASE CUTOFF RESONANCE ASSIGN 1 ASSIGN 2 ASSIGN 3 ASSIGN 4 TEMPO TEMPO SELECT RECORD RECORD EFFECT ON / OFF METRO. SONG AUDIO NEW SONG...
Panel & Display Description PART ON/OFF VOICE PIANO GLOBAL MODE MODE SETTING DISK LEFT RIGHT 1 IGHT IGHT 26 27 28 DEMO ACCORDION & GUITAR & STRINGS & VOICE PIANO E.PIANO ORGAN HARMONICA BASS ENSEMBLE BRASS & FLUTE & LEAD & FX &...
Panel & Display Description Main Display Voice Chord Display voice name and octave data of each part. Display the chord name and related information. (Right1, Right2, Right3, Left) A. Chord Name How to select the voice for each part? B. Chord Mode For example: C.
Setup This section contains information about setting up your instrument and preparing to play. Please go through this section carefully before turning the power on. Part List Before you proceeding to assemble the stand, get a Philip's Pedal component screwdriver (not supplied). Right leg component Make sure you have the following parts, which are supplied into Left leg component...
Setup Setup Guide A. Please reverse the carton to upside down and place it in the horizontal before you initial assembly the piano. Make sure the bottom surface of carton is up. Then open the box, take off the foams which used for protected piano body. aw_GRAND1000_Manual_G06_120912Part1 2012 12:35:44...
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Setup B. Put the left leg component(C) on the left of piano body. Find the sunken hole on the leg component and correspond the hole on the piano body. Then place a washer into this sunken hole, Use Wrench (J) to tighten 4 pieces of hexagonal bolt (2 on each side) by clockwise turn.
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Setup C. Use screws(H) to tighten the two copper poles (I) onto the back of Pedal component(A).Make sure the direction of the placement is correct before screwing. D. Then reserved the Pedal component with two copper poles(I), and use the hexagonal bolt(G) to tightly settled it with the piano body according finished assembly in left leg component, fix the other side of copper Pole onto the piano body (E).
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Setup E. Reverse the piano after finished assembly. Please carefully reverse the piano avoid touched floor cause damaged or broke any leg components or pedal component. Then moved the carton box and all package goods. You can enjoy play the piano now. carefully reverse the piano avoid damaged or broke any legs...
Connections Power Supply Connect the AC power cable to AC power inlet on the underside of the piano body. Plug the AC power cable into an AC outlet. Turn the power ON. The LCD on the panel will light up Note: When the keyboard is not in use or in the time of thunderstorm, please disconnect the power for safety purpose.
Connections Connecting a Microphone AUX.IN AUX. OUT You can connect an external microphone to MIC IN jack. MIC VOL L/MONO Adjust the input volume of the microphone by using MIC VOLUME knob. Note: Turn the volume switch counter-clockwise to reach the minimum volume level when connecting or disconnecting a microphone.
Basic Operations Selection Operation There are some selection interfaces: voice selection, style selection, song selection, performance selection, etc. How to select the file in these selection interfaces? For example: Location of data Preset: Location where pre-programmed (preset) data is stored. User: Location where recorded or edited data is saved.
Basic Operations Setting Operation There are three types on parameter setting. ON/OFF as in the picture: On/Off Press this “ON/OFF” button to switch the keyboard touch response ON (orange font display) or OFF (gray font display). LIST (as in the picture: Curve Normal Press this “Normal”...
Playing the Demos The instrument features 9 wonderful demos. Please refer to DEMO LIST. VOICE PIANO MODE MODE Press the [VOICE MODE] and [PIANO MODE] buttons DEMO simultaneously to start playing the demo. Select your desired demo Press the Demo name on LCD or use the DATA DIAL, the [+] or the [-] button to select your desired demo.
Playing Voices The instrument features exceptionally realistic 672 voices, including piano, guitar, strings, brass and many more. Please refer to Voice List. Turn the R1 PART on PART ON/OFF Press the PART ON/OFF [RIGHT 1] button to turn the R1 part on. LEFT RIGHT 1 IGHT...
Playing with a Style The instrument features 240 styles in a variety of different musical genres. Try selecting some of the different styles (Refer to Style List) and play with the auto accompaniment. Select a style STYLE SELECT There are 2 methods to call up the Style Selection display. Press the [STYLE SELECT] button.
Playing Songs The instrument features 10 songs. Select a Song SONG SELECT There are 2 methods to call up the Song Selection display. Press the [SONG SELECT] button. Press Song Name on the Main Display. Press the song NAME to select the desired song on the current page display.
Record Your Performance to MIDI Press the [METRO] and [RECORD SONG] buttons RECORD simultaneously to call up the Recording Display. A blank song METRO. SONG (“New Song”) is called up for recording. The LED of [RECORD SONG] is flashing that means it is in the recording standby mode. NEW SONG Press the [PLAY/STOP] button or play the keyboard to start recording.
Recording Your Performance as Audio You can record your performance as CD quality audio file to a USB RECORD RECORD device. AUDIO AUDIO Please connect your USB storage device drive to the keyboard. Press the [RECORD AUDIO] button to start recording your performance.
Using a USB Storage Device By connecting a USB storage device to your instrument, you can save data you’ve created to the connected device, as well as read data from the connected device. Compatible USB device Recommended Brand: KINGSTON, SANDISK, SONY, LEXAR, TRANSCEND Format: FAT 16/32 Capacity: 1G,2G,4G,8G,16G,32G...
Downloading Data from the Computer Connect a standard USB cable between the rear-panel of the USB jack MIDI of the instrument and the USB jack on your computer. THRU Power on the instrument first, and then open the GrandSuit software in your computer.
Voice The instrument has a huge selection of various musical instrument voices which you can play. Try out the different voices referring to the voice list in the appendix. Playing Various Voices PART ON/OFF The instrument allows you to play several different voices together in a layer, or play one voice with your left hand while you play a different LEFT RIGHT 1...
Voice Playing Different Voices with the Left and PART ON/OFF Right Hands LEFT RIGHT 1 IGHT IGHT You can combine these four parts to create a rich, ensemble sound. Make sure one or more right hand parts are turned on. Right 1 Part Press the PART ON/OFF [LEFT] button to turn it on.
Voice Changing Pitch GLOBAL SETTING Pressing the [GLOBAL SETTING] button will call up the Global Setting display quickly. Pressing “Keyboard” on the Global Setting display will call up the Tune Setting display. Master Tuning The Master Tuning function sets the overall pitch of the instrument. Press the Master Tune “440.0Hz”...
Voice Octave Shifts the pitch of the specified voice or track up or down by octaves. A setting of “0” produces normal pitch. You can adjust the range of the pitch change in octaves for each keyboard part (R1, R2, R3, L). Method1: 1.
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Voice Select Preset Scale Types 1. Press the Recall “Pure Major” on the Scale Tune Setting display to call up a pop-up box showing the scale types. 2. Press the scale name on pop-up box or use the DATA DIAL, the [+] or the [-] button to select your desired scale type.
Voice Adjusting the Volume of Voices In the mixer interface, you can adjust the levels and stereo position MIXER (pan) of each voice. Press the [MIXER] button to call up the Mixer display. Press “Master” to call up the relevant setting display. Press R1 “120”...
Voice Arpeggiator The arpeggiator is a function that automatically generates arpeggios (playing the notes of the chord individually, with a constant tempo). You can make settings for the arpeggiator used in the voice. There are more than 70 internal Arp patterns you can select. You can also select your original Arp patterns that are made by GrandSuit software on PC and saved to USB Storage Device.
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Voice Latch Press the “LATCH” button to switch this function ON or OFF. ON: The arpeggio will continue playing after you remove your hand from the keyboard. OFF: The arpeggio will stop when you remove your hand from the keyboard. Key Sound Press the “KEY SOUND”...
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Voice Velocity Specifies the velocity of the notes in the arpeggio. Press the Type “Key” button to call up a pop-up box showing the velocity types. Key: Each note will sound with the velocity value at which it was actually played. You can also set the range of the velocity. “Min”and “Max”.
Voice Split Point Harmony If you turn the harmony on, it automatically adds harmony parts to the notes you play with your right hand—immediately giving you a more full and professional sound. In this example, harmony notes in the scale of C major (the chord played in the left hand) are automatically added to the notes played in Chord section the Chord section right-hand range of the keyboard.
Voice Global Effect Reverb and Chorus Reverb: You can create a reverb effect that makes you sound like you are playing in places like a concert hall, or live in a club. Chorus: You can add a chorus effect that makes your playing sound as though multiple parts were being played together at the same time.
Voice The instrument possesses a four-band digital equalizer function. Frequency Bands (4 bands) Low-Mid High-Mid High You can adjust the FREQ (center frequency) of every band and adjust the gain (amplitude change) in each of the four frequency bands within a range of -12 to 0 to +12 decibels [dB].
Voice Editable Parameters Common Default Volume Adjusts the volume of the current edited 0-127 voice. Determines whether the edited voice is MONO/POLY played monophonically or polyphonically. Portamento Time Portamento is a function that creates a smooth transition in pitch from the first note played on the keyboard to the next.
Voice Saving the Edited Voice Press the “COMPARE” on the editing display to compare the sound of the edited voice with the original voice. If you are satisfied with your edited voice, please press the “SAVE” on the editing display to call up soft keyboard display. Name the edited voice and press “OK”...
Style The instrument has a huge selection of various musical genre styles which you can play. Try out the different styles referring to the style list in the appendix. Selecting Various Styles Press the [STYLE SELECT] button or press STYLE NAME on the Main STYLE SELECT Display to call up the Style Selection display.
Style Select your desired style. A.B.C. A.B.C. Press the [A.B.C] button to turn auto accompaniment on. SYNC SYNC SYNC SYNC Press the [SYNC START] button to turn SYNC START on. STOP START STOP START Play a chord with your left hand to start the auto accompaniment. Press the [START/STOP] button or press any of the [ENDING] START/ ENDING 1 ENDING 2...
Style Muting the tracks of a style MIXER Press the [MIXER] button to call up the Mixer Display. Press “Style” tab to call up the relevant style setting display. Press the “S” button to set the channel to SOLO (orange font display).
Style Selecting a Chord Fingering Type Style playback can be controlled by the chords you play in the chord section of the keyboard. There are two types of fingering. Holding down [A.B.C] button will call up the Chord Setting display. Press the Fingering type name to select your desired Chord Fingering type.
Style Single Finger Single-finger accompaniment makes it simple to produce beautifully orchestrated accompaniment using major, seventh, minor and minor- seventh chord by pressing a minimum number of keys on the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. Multi Finger The Fingered type recognizes the various chord types (Details See the chord list) and can be looked up using the Chord Dictionary function.
Style Operations for Style Playback Style Variations While you play, you can automatically add specially created intros and endings, as well as variations in the rhythm/chord patterns, for more dynamic, professional-sounding performances. INTRO This is used for the beginning of the song. Each preset style features two different intros.
Style FADE IN The Fade In produces smooth fade-ins when starting the Style. FADE FADE Press the [FADE IN/OUT] button when Style playback is stopped, the IN / OUT IN / OUT LED of the [FADE IN/OUT] button will light up. When the Fade In is finished, the LED of the [FADE IN/OUT] button will light off.
Style One Touch Setting One Touch Setting is a powerful and convenient function that lets you instantly recognize virtually all Auto-accompaniment-related panel settings with the touch of a single button. O.T.S. Press the [O.T.S.] button to turns on the One Touch Setting for the current style.
Song The instrument can play back the following Song types. Preset Songs Songs in the Song Selection PRESET display. Try out the different songs referring to the song list in the appendix. Your Own Recorded Songs These are MIDI Songs which you’ve recorded and saved to the USER display.
Song REWIND and FAST FORWARD Pressing the [REW] or [FF] button automatically calls up a pop-up window showing the current measure number in the current display. Press the [REW] or [FF] button to move back or forth. Pressing and holding either button lets you continuously move back or forth.
Song Press the “S” button to set the channel to SOLO. You listen to only one instrument of this track. Press the “S” button again to cancel SOLO. Press the “M” button to mute the channel. You can listen to the playback of the song except this track. Press the “M”...
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Song LEFT CH Determines which MIDI channel in the Song data is used for the left-hand part. Note: This setting returns to Auto when a different song is selected. RIGHT CH Determines which MIDI channel in the Song data is used for the right-hand part. Note: This setting returns to Auto when a different song is selected.
Piano Mode The instrument possesses a piano mode for piano player specially. In this mode, you can select various piano voice and different ambience for your performance. You can also adjust brightness, pitch, velocity curve, envelope, EQ of the selected piano voice. You can turn on/off the metronome and adjust the parameter of the metronome in this mode.
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Piano Mode Touch Press the “Touch” icon on piano setting display to call up the velocity curve selection display. Press the relevant icon to select your desired velocity curve. Press the “close” button icon to return to piano setting display. Metronome Press the “Metronome”...
Song Recording You can record your own performances to MIDI and save them to the User tab display. You can record your own performances as Audios and save them to an external storage device. MIDI Recording Two different MIDI recording methods are available: Quick Recording which lets you record performance conveniently and quickly, Multi track Recording which lets you record several different RECORD...
Song Recording Stop recording ENDING 1 ENDING 2 Press the “STOP” button on the Record Display or press the [RECORD SONG] button. The LED of [RECORD SONG] will go out. If you are recording style, press the [ENDING] button, when the Ending is finished, the recording would also stop automatically.
Song Recording Editing the Recorded MIDI Song Press the “Edit” tab on the Recording Display or press the “Edit” button on the User Song Selection Display to call up the Song Editing Display. Press the Volume “100” button to call up a pop-up box showing the adjustable range of volume values.
Song Recording Audio Recording Audio recording will record your performance into a CD quality WAV file to your USB storage drive. RECORD RECORD The following sounds can be recorded. AUDIO AUDIO Keyboard parts (R1, R2, R3, L), MIDI Song parts, Style parts Input from another audio device, such as a CD player, MP3 player or other audio inputs via the [AUX IN] jack.
Global Setting Press the [Global Setting] button to call up the Global Setting display. GLOBAL SETTING The relevant LED will light up. Keyboard Pressing “Keyboard” on the Global Setting display will call up the Keyboard Setting display. You can adjust the master tune, transpose, Octave and switch scale tune on or off, etc.
Global Setting Press Voice Link “ON” to turn it on (orange font display). When this function is ON, if the song is changed when playing preset songs, the voice R1 is changed according to the melody of selected song automatically. EXIT Press the [EXIT] button to exit to Global Setting display.
Global Setting Multi Pad The Multi Pads can be used to play percussion and pre-recorded chord that can be used to add impact and variety to your keyboard performances. Press any of the MULTI PADS to play the Multi Pad phrase. Pressing “Pad”...
Global Setting Pedal Pressing “Pedal” tab on the Controller Setting display will call up the Pedal Setting display. Assign specific functions to the pedal Press the relevant button to select. SOFT Press this pedal to reduce the volume of the notes you play.
Global Setting Effect Pressing “Effect” on the Global Setting display will call up the Effect Setting display. Details see Voice. Press the [EXIT] button to exit to Global Setting display. MIDI I/O Pressing “MIDI I/O” on the Global Setting display will call up the MIDI Setting display.
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Global Setting Fade In/Out FADE IN TIME Determines the time it takes for the volume to fade in. Determines the time it takes for the volume FADE OUT TIME to fade out. Determines the time the volume is held at 0 FADE OUT HOLD TIME following the fade out.
Performance Memory The Performance Memory feature can make your performance more easily and efficiently. It allows you to save panel settings to a Performance Memory button, and then instantly recall your custom panel settings by pressing a single button (M1-M6). The saved settings for six Memory buttons should be saved as a single Bank (Performance file).
Performance Memory Freezing the Specific Item FREEZE FREEZE The freezing function lets you maintain the settings of certain items and leave them unchanged, even when selecting other Performance Memory buttons. Press the [FREEZE ] button to turn the FREEZE function on or off. How to select the frozen item? Press the [BANK] button or press PERFORMANCE display area on the Main Display to call up the Performance Selection display.
Performance Memory Saving, Deleting or Renaming the User Performance Press“USER” or “USB” tab on Performance Selection display to call up the relevant display for user Performances. Select your desired user performance by pressing the relevant name of user performance. Press the “Menu” button to display the relevant buttons on the current display.
USB Device By connecting a USB storage device to your instrument, you can save DISK data you’ve created to the connected device, as well as read data from the connected device. Compatible USB device Recommended Brand: KINGSTON, SANDISK, SONY, LEXAR, TRANSCEND Format: FAT 16/32 Capacity: 1G,2G,4G,8G,16G,32G...
USB Device Viewing the file information Press the “ Menu ” button to display the relevant buttons on the current display. Press “File Info” to call up a pop-up box about the file information (EX. Full name, size, etc.). Creating a New Folder Press the “Menu”...
MIDI By using the MIDI functions you can expand your musical possibilities. This section explains what MIDI is, and what it can do, as well as how you can use MIDI on your instrument. What's MIDI? MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other, by sending and receiving compatible Note, Control Change, Program Change and various...
Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution The speakers produce a “pop” sound whenever This is normal and is no cause for alarm the power is turned ON or OFF. The R1/R2/R3/L voice volume (Mixer) settings could be set to low. Make No sound when the keyboard is played.
Voice List Name LCD Name Warm EP 1 Warm EP 1 Choir EP 1 PIANO Choir EP 1 Acoustic Grand Piano Grand Piano Wah EP 1 Wah EP 1 Acoustic Grand Piano (wide) Grand Piano/Wide EP & Strings 1 EP&Strings 1 Acoustic Grand Piano (dark) Grand Piano/Dark Tremolo EP 2...
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Voice List Sweet Soprano Sax Sweet Soprano Sax Pad 2a (sine pad) Sine pad Alto Sax 2 Pad 3 (polysynth) Alto Sax 2 Poly Synth Soft Alto Sax Soft Alto Sax Pad 4 (choir) Choir Pad Super Alto Sax Super Alto Sax Pad 4a (itopia) Itopia Pad Sax Band...
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Voice List Rising Rising Train Train Congregate Jetplane Congregate Jetplane FX & Effects Starship Starship FX 1 (rain) FX 1 Rain Burst Noise Burst Noise FX 2 (soundtrack) FX 2 SoundTrack Applause Applause Prelude Prelude Laughing Laughing FX 3 (crystal) Screaming FX 3 Crystal Screaming...
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Voice List Church Organ & Choir Marimba & Vibraphone ChurchOrg&Choir Marimba&Vibra Church Organ & Strings ChurchOrg&Str Wood Drum Wood Drum Harmonica & Acoustic Guitar Harmonica&AcGtr Xylophone Xylophone Harmonica & Strings Harmonica&Str Xylophone 2 Xylophone 2 Acoustic Guitar & Flute AcGtr&Flute Tubular Bells Tubular Bells Acoustic Guitar &...
Style List Country Pop 2 CntyPop2 New Age NewAge Waltz & Traditional Bluegrass 2 Bluegrs2 Waltz Waltz Tarantella Tarantel 2/4 Country 2/4Cntry Old Waltz OldWaltz Scottish Scottish Country Quick Steps QuickStp English Waltz EngWaltz Norteno Norteno Country Folk CntyFolk German Waltz GemWaltz Pianist Country Shuffle...
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