Kurzweil Artis SE User manual

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Introducing Artis SE
Main Features
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Introducing Artis SE
Congratulations on your purchase of the Kurzweil Artis SE® Stage Piano!
is guide will help you hook up your Artis SE to your sound system and MIDI system,
give you a quick overview and show you how to start making music with the instrument. A
full manual, the Artis SE Musician’s Guide, can be downloaded in electronic format at www.
kurzweil.com.
Main Features
e Artis SE Stage Piano is one of a new generation of Kurzweil’s professional performance
instruments. It boasts hundreds of excellent preset sounds (including the new German
D Grand EXP set of piano sounds and the Enhanced Kore64 ROM) already on-board
and ready to be played with 128 voice polyphony. e Artis SE is also a very capable
MIDI controller ideally suited for controlling additional sound modules and as input to a
sequencer. It provides:
• 256 Factory Programs divided into 16 Categories
• 256 User IDs to save your own Programs
• 128 Factory Multis and 256 User IDs to save your own Multis
• MP3 player audio input jack
• Full 128 voices of polyphony
• 4 assignable sliders, with shift function to control 8 parameters
• 2 programmable switches
• Pitch and Modulation wheels
• MIDI In and Out jacks
• 2 USB ports for MIDI and le transfers
• 2 jacks for optional switch pedals
• 1 jack for an optional continuous controller pedal
• A fully-weighted hammer action keyboard

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Keeping the Artis SE up to date
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Keeping the Artis SE up to date
Be sure to check the Kurzweil Music Systems website at http://www.kurzweil.com for new
documentation and the latest software updates for Artis SE.
Do You Have Everything?
Your Artis SE package should contain the following in addition to your instrument:
• Power adapter and cable
• Switch pedal
• USB cable (Type-A-to-Type-B)
• 4 self adhesive feet
• Artis SE Getting Started guide (this book)
If you don’t have any of these components, please contact your Kurzweil / Young Chang
dealer to get them.
Before You Start…
Don’t connect anything until you make sure the Artis SE is properly and safely situated.
If your Artis SE keyboard has been out in the cold, give it time to warm up to room
temperature before starting it, since condensation may have formed inside.
Setting up the Artis SE
1. Set the keyboard on a hard, at, level surface.
2. Four adhesive-backed rubber feet are provided with Artis SE. Carefully turn the keyboard
over onto a soft surface, remove the paper backing from the rubber feet and attach them.
NOTE : Unless the instrument will always be used with a
keyboard stand, attachment of the rubber feet is strongly
advised. Otherwise protruding screws will scratch the tabletop
and may increase the key action sound.

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Music Rack (Optional)
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3. With the rear panel power switch in the O position, connect the DC power adapter to
the Artis SE. A power cord is included to connect the adapter to an AC outlet. Before
plugging the cable into the AC outlet, check that the power is compatible with the Artis
SE (with voltages from 90 - 260 volts at 50–60 Hz). If your power source does not have
the standard three hole outlet, you should take the time to install a proper grounding
system. If your power outlet is not within these ranges it is recommended you use an
appropriate adaptor.
4. Plug the AC power cable into the wall.
5. Plug the Switch Pedal into the marked SW1 (Sustain) Pedal jack on the Artis SE rear
panel.
6. Connect stereo headphones to the headphone jack on the rear panel, or connect the
audio outputs to your mixer or amplier inputs using standard (1/4-inch) audio cables
(use the Left out for mono). Balanced (“TRS” or “Stereo”) cables are recommended if
your mixer or amp supports balanced inputs.
7. Make sure your sound system is at a safe volume level. Also make sure that the Artis SE
MASTER VOLUME slider (on the far left side of the front panel) is all the way down.
Music Rack (Optional)
e optional KMR2 Music Rack attachment is a holder for sheet music or a computer tablet
device. Contact your Kurzweil dealer for the KMR2 Music Rack.
Please refer to the instructions that come with the KMR2 on attaching the music rack to the
Artis SE.

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The Rear Panel
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Using Artis SE
1. Power up the Artis SE, and then raise the MASTER VOLUME slider, and mixer/amp
volume. Your Artis SE keyboard starts up in Multi Mode by default. Press one of the
Mode buttons to the left of the display to switch Modes.
2. If you are connected to a mixing board and hear distortion, reduce the gain level on your
mixing board, or use the pad (a switch that decreases the input audio signal level, typically
by 20dB) if it has one.
3. Scroll through the Multis or Programs using the Alpha Wheel, the -/+ buttons, or press a
Category and Multi/Program button to audition the sounds in Artis SE.
The Rear Panel
e power switch and most of the Artis SE connections are located on the rear panel.
The DC Power Adapter
Use the provided DC power adapter to connect the Artis SE to a standard AC power source.
Please refer to Step 3 on page GS-4 above.

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The Rear Panel
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The USB Ports
Use the USB ports to connect the Artis SE to a computer/tablet in order to do the following:
• Use the Artis SE as a MIDI controller to play software instruments on a computer.
• Use a computer program to sequence multitrack songs on the Artis SE.
• Use a computer/tablet to manage the user data contents of the Artis SE.
• Update the software and sounds of the Artis SE.
• Store custom Programs and Multis on a USB ash drive.
Be sure to check the Kurzweil Music Systems website at www.kurzweil.com for new
documentation and software updates before using your new instrument.
The MIDI (IN and OUT) Ports
Use the MIDI ports to communicate with other MIDI modules and controllers. e OUT
port is the MIDI transmitting port, and the IN port is the MIDI receiving port.
Basic MIDI Hookup
To use the Artis SE as a MIDI controller for another sound module, use a MIDI cable to
connect the MIDI port marked “Out” to the MIDI input port of the module that you want
to control.
To control the Artis SE using another MIDI controller, use a MIDI cable to connect the
MIDI port marked “In” to the MIDI output port of the controller that you will be using.
When used with multiple sound modules the Artis SE must be either at the start or at the
end of the MIDI daisy chain.

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The Rear Panel
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The Pedal Jacks
Use the three pedal jacks to connect controller pedals to Artis SE.
We recommend using Kurzweil pedals; however you can use almost any switch or continuous
control pedal that adheres to the following specications.
Switch Pedals
1/4 inch tip-sleeve (mono) plug or, 1/4 inch tip-ring-sleeve plug
congured as dual switches (TS and RS) or 2 terminal continuous
pedal (half-damper).
Continuous Control
(CC) Pedals
10 kΩ linear-taper potentiometer, 1/4 inch tip-ring-sleeve (stereo)
plug with the wiper connected to the tip.
Pedals are independently assignable within each Zone of every Multi. e default control
settings for the three pedals used by Artis SE are:
SW 1 Pedal Sustain (MIDI 64)
SW 2 Pedal Sostenuto (MIDI 66)
CC Pedal Expression (MIDI 11)
NOTE : Ensure that pedals are plugged in before powering up the
Artis SE and do not step on the switch pedals when powering up, as
the pedal type and state of the pedal is detected as part of the power
up sequence.
The SW1 and SW2 Jacks
Use these to connect switch pedals. A switch pedal is a physical controller typically used to
control two-state (i.e., “on / o”) parameters, such as sustain, sostenuto, and Mute Zone.
When a single switch pedal is plugged into the SW1 Pedal jack on the rear panel, a single
switch pedal will, by default, act like a sustain pedal. When a single switch pedal is plugged
into the SW2 Pedal jack, the single switch pedal will, by default, act like a sostenuto pedal.

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NOTE : It is not recommended to plug CC pedals into the SW
inputs. Due to the exible switch pedal support, CC pedals
may not operate as expected in these inputs.
Connecting a Dual Switch Pedal
You can connect a dual switch pedal with a single stereo plug, such as the Kurzweil KFP-2S,
into the SW1 Pedal and SW2 Pedal jacks. Both SW1 and SW2 can support a dual pedal each
allowing up to 4 pedals to be utilized by the Artis SE. ese are enumerated as SW1a, SW1b,
SW2a and SW2b. e Artis SE will recognize dual pedals that are wired as TS and RS, such
as the KFP-2S.
e default assignments for the Switch Pedals are summarized in the table on the following
page.

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Pedal Single Switch Default Dual Switch Default
SW1a Sustain (MIDI CC#64) Sustain (MIDI CC#64)
SW1b Sostenuto (MIDI CC#66)
SW2a Sostenuto (MIDI CC#66) Sostenuto (MIDI CC#66)
SW2b Soft (MIDI CC#67)
If you’re not familiar with traditional piano technique, the sostenuto (center) pedal on a
grand piano allows one to hold chords in the bass while continuing to play the melody
without the latter notes sustaining. Any keys that are down when you depress the pedal will
sustain when you let go of the keys, but new notes played afterward will not be sustained.
Releasing the pedal puts things back to normal. Of course it can be programmed to do other
functions as well.
Connecting a Half Damper Pedal
Half Damper pedals where the wiper is connected to the tip (such as the KORG DS-1H™)
can be connected to the SW1 and SW2 inputs on the rear panel. Half damper pedals can
be used to control external software and sound modules via MIDI, enabling ner control of
sustain than a standard switch pedal.
Connecting a Continuous Control Pedal
A continuous control pedal can be very useful for controlling volume, wah, or other eects
by foot.