Owner’s Manual Owner’s Using USB Mic Harmony Virtual Playing the Piano Listening to Part Names Appendices Settings Menu Music Menu Using a Style Recording a Song Memory & Mic Effects Technician (Basic Controls) the Piano & Functions 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 All descriptions and specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice. Page 3 Thank you for purchasing this KAWAI Concert Performer (CP) Series Ensemble Digital Piano. The CP Series piano has been designed to provide you with the ultimate musical experience, no matter your skill level. Featuring superbly realistic instrument tones and the most finely crafted keyboard in its class, the CP is a unique musical instrument resulting from the combination of KAWAI’s eighty-five-plus years experience in making acoustic pianos, along with cutting-edge digital music technologies. With over 1000 different instrument and drum sounds at your disposal, you will have the flexibility to perform any kind of music ranging from traditional to contemporary. The Auto-Accompaniment Styles provide the enjoyment of playing rich, fully orchestrated music in hundreds of musical genres. Thanks to the Song Stylist feature, you will never have to worry about finding the best sounds and style to perform a particular song. The Concert Performer incorporates many professional features, such as a 16-track Recorder, Microphone Input, USB to Device functionality and MP3 recording/playback. For the non-player, KAWAI’s unique Concert Magic feature creates the thrill of being a performing musician simply by tapping any key on the keyboard. The Concert Performer offers tremendous opportunities for anyone who is interested in learning, playing, and listening to music. Please read this manual thoroughly and keep it handy as a reference so that you can get the most out of this incredible instrument. We hope you enjoy every moment that you spend with your Concert Performer. Page 4 Table of Contents ¡ Important Safety Instructions..............6 1. Part Names and Functions ...............10 5. Using a Style.....................................62 1) Parts and Names............................................................ 10 1) Selecting and Playing a Style ......................................... 62 Pedals ........................................................................ 12 Intro/Ending................................................................ 64 Front Terminals........................................................... 12 Fill-In and Variation .................................................... 64 Rear Terminals........................................................... 12 2) Auto Accompaniment System ........................................ 65 2) Overview of Controls ...................................................... 13 3) 1-2 Play .......................................................................... 67 4) Registration .................................................................... 68 2. Listening to the Piano .......................15 5) Song Stylist..................................................................... 71 1) Demonstrations .............................................................. 15 6) Keyboard Harmony......................................................... 74 2) Playing Piano Music ....................................................... 17 7) Creating Your Own Styles............................................... 75 Making your Favorites list........................................... 18 8) Conductor....................................................................... 76 My Piano Music.......................................................... 19 Easy Edit.................................................................... 76 Style Effect................................................................. 77 3. Playing the Piano (Basic Controls) ...........20 Advanced Edit............................................................ 78 1) Selecting a Part to Play .................................................. 20 User Conductor Styles ............................................... 79 Splitting the keyboard................................................. 21 9) Making a Style with Get Phrase from Recorder ............. 80 2) Selecting Sounds............................................................ 22 Auto-accompaniment System .................................... 82 Favorite Sounds. ........................................................ 23 10) Making a Style with Phrase Combination.............................84 3) Mixer............................................................................... 24 11) Editing Sounds ............................................................. 86 4) Effects............................................................................. 26 Editing the Preset Effect Settings............................... 86 Adding Reverb ........................................................... 26 Making a User Sound ................................................ 87 Adding Chorus ........................................................... 27 Adding an Effect......................................................... 28 6. Music Menu.......................................89 Effect Priority Guidelines............................................ 29 1) Concert Magic ................................................................ 89 5) Transpose and Octave Shift............................................ 31 Selecting a Concert Magic Song................................ 89 6) Metronome ..................................................................... 32 Performing a Concert Magic Song............................. 91 7) Piano Only...................................................................... 33 Concert Magic Song Arrangements........................... 93 8) KBD Settings Button....................................................... 34 Steady Beat Play........................................................ 94 LEFT PEDAL and CENTER PEDAL Override ........... 34 Creating a Concert Magic Song................................. 94 KBD SETTINGS BUTTON ASSIGN (Portamento, Panel Lock) ......... 35 2) Lesson Function ............................................................. 95 LEFT MODE .............................................................. 36 Selecting a Lesson Book/Song .................................. 95 RIGHT3 SETTINGS................................................... 36 Listening to the selected Lesson Song ...................... 96 SOLO MODE ............................................................. 37 Repeating a passage of the selected Lesson Song... 96 4. Recording a Song .............................38 Adjusting the Left/Right hand volume balance........... 97 Adjusting the playback tempo .................................... 97 1) Easy Recording .............................................................. 38 Recording a Lesson Song practise ............................ 97 Re-recording or adding another Part ......................... 40 Finger Exercises ........................................................ 98 Storing the song in Internal Memory.......................... 41 3) My Songs........................................................................ 99 Erasing the song ........................................................ 41 4) Piano Music Maker....................................................... 100 Easy Loop .................................................................. 42 Display of a Score...................................................... 42 7. Settings Menu.................................101 2) Advanced Recording ...................................................... 44 1) Tuning........................................................................... 101 Real-time Recording .................................................. 44 2) System EQ ................................................................... 102 Mixer .......................................................................... 46 3) Concert Magic Sound................................................... 103 Track Settings............................................................. 47 4) Pedal Assign................................................................. 104 Loop Settings ............................................................. 48 5) Fill-in Mode................................................................... 106 Style Paste................................................................. 49 6) RIGHT3 Settings .......................................................... 107 Punch-In Recording ................................................... 50 7) Video Out...................................................................... 108 Step Recording .......................................................... 51 8) Effect for Sound............................................................ 109 Song Edit ................................................................... 53 9) Sound Select Mode ...................................................... 110 Bar Editing ................................................................. 54 10) Style Select Mode....................................................... 111 Event Edit................................................................... 60 Style Maker ................................................................ 61 Page 5 7. Settings Menu (cont)..........................101 11) MIDI