Kawai Concert Performer CP119 User manual

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RECORDER
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USB USAGE
Quick Start Guide

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WELCOME!
Welcome to the KAWAI CP119 Quick Start Guide.
This guide attempts to provide new CP users with a selection of step-by-step instructions to some of these instruments’
most useful features. With so many buttons, menus, and functions, the CP119 can appear rather daunting at first,
however by following a few basic steps we’ll soon be learning how to select sounds and accompaniment styles, record
our own songs, and even save pieces to USB memory.
Below is a list of topics that we’ll be covering in this guide:
Overview of controls
Selecting instrument sounds
Selecting accompaniment styles
Recording a song
Deleting, saving, and loading a song
Saving and loading a song to/from USB memory
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. OVERVIEW OF CONTROLS.................................................4
PANEL BUTTONS .................................................................................. 4
TEMPO/VALUE DIAL, VOLUME SLIDERS ............................................ 4
TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY ................................................................... 5
2. SOUNDS ...............................................................................6
THE ‘RIGHT 1’ PART .............................................................................. 6
THE ‘RIGHT 2’ PART, COMBINING WITH ‘RIGHT 1’.............................. 8
THE ‘LEFT/SPLIT’ PART....................................................................... 10
ADJUSTING THE SPLIT POINT ..........................................................11
3. STYLES...............................................................................12
SELECTING A STYLE.......................................................................... 12
ADDING ACCOMPANIMENT TO THE DRUMS.................................... 14
SONG STYLIST.................................................................................... 16
4. RECORDER ........................................................................18
RECORDING A SONG......................................................................... 18
PLAYING A SONG................................................................................ 20
RE-RECORDING PARTS OF A SONG ................................................20
SAVING A SONG TO INTERNAL MEMORY........................................ 21
DELETING A SONG FROM RECORDER MEMORY........................... 22
LOADING A SONG FROM INTERNAL MEMORY ............................... 24
5. USB USAGE .......................................................................26
SAVING A SONG TO USB MEMORY .................................................. 26
LOADING A SONG FROM USB MEMORY.......................................... 28

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1. OVERVIEW OF CONTROLS
Aside from the standard 88-key piano keyboard, there are a number of different ways to control the various functions of
the CP119 instrument. Below is a brief explanation of the panel buttons, tempo/value dial, volume sliders, and touch
screen LCD display which will be used throughout this Quick Start guide.
PANEL BUTTONS
The panel buttons are responsible for controlling the majority of functions on the CP119, with buttons to the left of the
display associated with selecting and adjusting accompaniment styles, and buttons to the right of the display used to
select and adjust instrument sounds.
In addition, the top row of circular shaped buttons control the main functions of the CP119, while the square shaped buttons
on the middle and bottom rows are typical used to adjust parameters and settings within these main functions. Finally,
many of the buttons also contain an LED indicator which will turn on or off when a function is activated or deactivated.
The position and grouping of the panel buttons should become familiar reasonably quickly, allowing you to navigate
around the CP119 almost instinctively, and concentrate on making truly great music.
TEMPO/VALUE DIAL, VOLUME SLIDERS
The Tempo/Value dial is used to increase or decrease the tempo of accompaniment styles and songs, scroll through
menu screens, and also to adjust values quickly and efficiently.
The Style/Song Volume slider is used to increase or decrease the volume of accompaniment styles, and songs played
back from the built-in recorder or USB memory. This slider does not control the volume of the keyboard or external inputs
such as the microphone.
The Master Volume slider, meanwhile, controls the overall volume of the instrument, including accompaniment styles
and songs, the keyboard, and external inputs.
Style buttons: to the left of the display Sound buttons: to the right of the display
Tempo/Value dial Volume sliders

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TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY
As well as providing information about the current sound and style selections, and other important settings, the LCD
display can also be used to control numerous functions of the CP119. Simply touch the part of the screen that corresponds
to the function you wish to control or adjust. Below is an example of the default MAIN screen that appears when the
instrument is first turned on.
Note that in order to avoid possible confusion within this quick-start guide, operating instructions related to the touch
screen will use the verb touch , while instructions related to the button panel will use the verb press .
E.g.:
 Touch the PAGE Xbutton on the LCD display.
 Press the RIGHT 1 panel button.
If no panel buttons are pressed, and the LCD display is not touched while showing different screen menus (such as the
sound or style category lists), the LCD display will automatically return to the MAIN screen after a period of 20 seconds.
To adjust this waiting period, or to prevent the MAIN screen from returning automatically, please refer to the Display
Control instructions in the main CP119 owner's manual.
Touch screen display: default MAIN screen
RIGHT1 part: Concert Grand
selected and currently active
RIGHT2 part: Beautiful Strings
selected but currently inactive
STYLE: Piano Pop
TEMPO: Tempo of selected style
in beats per minute (BPM)
LEFT part: Pop Ensemble selected,
but currently inactive
MIXER: Show mixer screen VOLUME: Adjust volume of
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2. SOUNDS
There are over 900 different instrument sounds built into the CP119, providing an almost limitless range of possible
musical playing styles. However, with such a large selection of instrument voices available, it is important to understand
the various methods of selecting and adjusting the sounds. After following the steps in this topic, you should become
confident at navigating around different screen menus, and be able to select multiple sounds within a few seconds.
THE ‘RIGHT 1’ PART
The panel buttons are responsible for controlling the majority of functions on the CP119, with buttons to the left of the
display associated with selecting and adjusting accompaniment styles, and buttons to the right of the display used to
select and adjust instrument sounds.
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Step 1
Turn on the instrument.
After a brief wait the MAIN screen will appear, as seen below.
The RIGHT 1 box is highlighted, with Concert Grand
written in large letters to indicate that the Concert
Grand sound is selected, and that the part is active.
The LED indicator for the RIGHT 1 panel button will
also turn on.
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Step 2
Play the keyboard.
The sound of a full bodied KAWAI EX Concert Grand will be heard.
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Step 3
Adjust the volume level using the MASTER VOLUME slider.
Move the slider to the right or left to increase or
decrease the volume of the sound. The middle position
is often a good starting point.
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The Concert Grand is a beautiful sound, possessing the distinctive warmth and character or KAWAI's finest acoustic
pianos. However, what if we wish to play a piano with a slightly brighter, more modern tone? Let's experiment with some
alternative piano sounds.
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Step 4
Press the PIANO panel button.
A selection of acoustic piano, electric piano, and keyboard instrument sounds will be shown in the LCD display.
Initially, all sounds within a category will be available for
selection - the full list will often span several pages.
To display a particular type of sound, such as just the
available acoustic pianos, touch the corresponding
sub-category.
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Step 5
Touch the Acoustic sub-category.
The list of sounds will be filtered to show only the acoustic piano sounds.
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 Step 6
Touch Modern Piano, then play the keyboard.
The sound will have changed to a brighter, more modern piano sound.
Press the EXIT panel button, or wait for a few seconds, to return to the MAIN screen.
Repeat the steps above, and experiment with selecting the various acoustic piano, electric piano, and other keyboard
instrument sounds. Next, try selecting sounds from a different category, such as Strings, Brass, or Woodwind, until you
become familiar at selecting sounds from each category button and sub-category.
If no panel buttons are pressed, and the display is not touched while showing different screen menus (such as
the sound category list), the display will automatically return to the MAIN screen after a period of 20 seconds.
To adjust this waiting period, or to prevent the MAIN screen from returning automatically, please refer to the
Display Control instructions in the main CP119 owner's manual.
THE ‘RIGHT 2’ PART, COMBINING WITH ‘RIGHT 1’
The CP119 allows four different sound parts to be defined to the keyboard at any one time. The RIGHT 1 and RIGHT 2
parts are used most frequently, and can either be played separately, or together. In the following steps we shall select
sounds for RIGHT 1 and RIGHT 2, practice activating and deactivating each part individually, before combining the two
parts simultaneously.
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Step 1
Select the Concert Grand sound for RIGHT 1.
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Press the RIGHT 1 panel button.
The LED indicator for the RIGHT 1 panel button will
turn off to indicate that the part is inactive.
Press the EXIT panel button, or wait for a few seconds, to return to the MAIN screen.
Concert Grand will be written in small letters to
indicate that the Concert Grand sound is still selected,
but that the part is now inactive.
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 Step 3
Play the keyboard.
No sound will be heard. This is because the RIGHT 1 part is now inactive.
Let's activate the RIGHT 2 part and assign a sound to it.
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Step 4
Press the RIGHT 2 panel button.
The RIGHT 2 box will become highlighted to indicate
that the part is active.
The LED indicator for the RIGHT 2 panel button will
also turn on.
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Step 5
Select the Warm Strings sound for RIGHT 2.
Press the EXIT panel button, or wait for a few seconds, to return to the MAIN screen.
The RIGHT 2 box will be highlighted and Warm
Strings will be written in large letters to indicate that
the Warm Strings sound is selected, and that the
part is active.
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Step 6
Play the keyboard.
The beautiful sound of Warm Strings will be heard.
The procedure above allows us to assign different sounds to the RIGHT 1 and RIGHT 2 parts, activating and deactivating each
part as desired, without having to reselect the same sounds multiple times. As noted previously, it is also possible to combine
both the RIGHT 1 and RIGHT 2 parts (often referred to as 'DUAL MODE'), allowing sounds to be layered together.
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 Step 7
Press the RIGHT 1 panel button.
The RIGHT 1 box will become highlighted, with
Concert Grand written in large letters to indicate
that the Concert Grand sound is selected, and that
the part is active.
The LED indicator for the RIGHT 1 panel button will
also turn on.
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Step 8
Play the keyboard.
The sound of both the Concert Grand and Warm Strings will be heard simultaneously.
Once again, repeat the steps above, experimenting with different sounds for the RIGHT 1 and RIGHT 2 parts.
Continue to activate and deactivate the two parts until you become familiar with this important control system.
THE ‘LEFT/SPLIT’ PART
Having familiarized ourselves with the RIGHT 1 and RIGHT 2 parts, let's continue this introduction of the part controls
by experimenting with the LEFT/SPLIT part. The LEFT/SPLIT part allows a third instrument sound to be assigned to
the left side of the keyboard. This is often used to play bass parts within the lower two octaves of the keyboard, however
the exact length (i.e. number of keys) can be freely altered by adjusting the SPLIT POINT.
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Step 1
Press the LEFT/SPLIT panel button.
The LEFT/SPLIT box will become highlighted to
indicate that the part is active.
The LED indicator for the LEFT/SPLIT panel button
will also turn on.
A keyboard image will appear in the bottom area of
the display.
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Step 2
Select the Acoustic Bass sound for the LEFT/SPLIT part.
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