KIOSHI INTERACTIVE PIANO SILENT SYSTEM User manual

2021 June
INTERACTIVE PIANO SILENT SYSTEM
User Manual V2.0
kioshi.com

Contents
Introduction
Quick Start
Controls
Record
Settings
Connection Methods
Troubleshooting
Appendix

Introduction
Congratulations with your new Kioshi Interactive
Piano Silent System! Kioshi is one of the most
advanced intelligent systems to make your
acoustic piano a smart piano. Plug in your
headphones, switch the lever and play your
piano in silence with Kioshi. Play your favourite
songs whenever you want, no-one will be
disturbed.
What does it do more?
Apart from letting you play in silence, Kioshi houses
a ton of features to enjoy. For instance, you can not
only play the piano, but also a harpsichord, an organ,
or any other of the 129 sounds in the system.
It has multiple useful piano learning functions like a
metronome and a record function, but you can
also connect Kioshi over bluetooth with your
favourite piano learning app. If that isn’t enough, you
get two headphone outputs and the possibility to
connect Kioshi to your computer over MIDI or USB.
The rest? We will tell you all about it in this user
manual.
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QUICK START
1. Switch the lever on the left side to mute the
piano.
2. Hold the power button at the bottom of the
Control Box to turn the device on.
3. Plug your headphones in either of the
headphone sockets.
4. Turn the left knob to set your preferred
sound. There are 129 timbres to choose
from.
5. Start playing!
(You can adjust the volume with the right knob.)
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Controls
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1. Power button: Turn the system on/off.
2. Left rotary knob: Turn the knob to select your
preferred timbre. Press to enter the options
menu, and make changes by turning the knob
again. To go to the next option, press again.
3. Headphone sockets: Both stereo sockets
deliver the same output.
4. Record button: Start/stop recording your play.
5. Play button: Play back the recording you
made.
6. Right rotary knob: Turn the knob to set the
volume. When in the options menu, press the
knob to exit the menu.
Front/bottom

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1. USB MIDI: Connect Kioshi over USB to your
computer with music production software.
2. MIDI out: Connect Kioshi with a MIDI cable
to your audio interface or other musical
instrument with MIDI-IN.
3. KEY: Keyboard sensor rail cable interface.
4. PEDAL: Pedal sensor cable interface.
5. Power socket: Use Kioshi only with the
supplied power supply (12V center positive).
Controls
Back

Record
People are often too busy with playing to really
hear how good they’ve become. Therefore it
would be great to be the artist and the
audience at the same time. Well… with Kioshi
you can!
It’s easy as pie. Just press the record button
on the front of the control box to start and stop
recording. Now press the play button to play
back your recording. Sit back, relax, and enjoy
what you’ve played!
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Settings
Press the left rotary knob to enter the Settings. You can navigate through the 9 different settings by
pushing the left rotary knob. These are the different menu settings in order of appearance:
1. MetroSw: Switch the Metronome on and off.
2. MetroVol: Set the Metronome volume from 0 to 100. The default setting is 60.
3. MetroTempo: Set the Metronome Tempo from 30 to 200 BPM. The default setting is 90 BPM.
4. Beat type: Set the meter for the metronome. You can choose between 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 3/8,
6/8, 9/8 and 12/8.
5. Transpose: You can transpose your playing by -12 and +12 semitones. The default setting is 0.
6. Demoplay: Kioshi has 5 demo songs to play along with. Pick your favourite!
7. TouchType: Switch the velocity on and off.
8. PowerOff: Set the auto power off function to 30, 60 or 90 minutes.
9. Language: Set the Kioshi control box to either English or Chinese.
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Connection methods
Kioshi can not only be connected over aux on the front, but also over MIDI and USB-MIDI on the back of
the control box, or wireless over bluetooth.
1. Aux: You can connect your headphones to the aux ports, but you can also connect a 3,5mm stereo
jack cable to these ports to record your play on an external recorder or audio interface.
2. MIDI-OUT: Connect a midi cable to the back of the control box, and run it to an instrument with MIDI-IN
or an audio interface. Now you can control your second instrument with all the exact notes you are
playing.
3. USB-MIDI: Connect the Kioshi system over USB to your computer, and play notes directly into your
favourite music software.
4. Bluetooth: Connect the Kioshi system wireless to your smartphone or tablet, to use it with your
favourite piano learning app. You can find an instructional video about bluetooth connection on our
YouTube page.
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Troubleshooting
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Symptoms
Solutions
The Control Box doesn’t turn on.
1. Don’t just press, but hold the power button for 5 seconds until the control
box powers up.
2. Check if the Kioshi power adapter is in a working power socket, and of
the DC-barrel is plugged into the back of the control box.
I can’t hear anything while playing.
Check if the control box is turned on and your headphone is plugged in. !
Also check if the keyboard cable is plugged in properly.
I hear strange noises while
playing.
1. Check if your headphone jack is fully plugged in.
2. Sometimes interference occurs when a mobile phone or other wireless
device is close to the control box. Keep these devices away from the
control box.
The pitch of the played note is off.
Make sure that the Transpose option in the menu is set to 0.