Kawai CP205/CP185 - Manual (Page 6)

Kawai Concert Performer Series Digital Piano VI
Table of Contents
Parts and Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Overview
LCD Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Select Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Basic Controls
Selecting a Part to Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Splitting the keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selecting Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Effect Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Effect Priority Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Transpose and Octave Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Metronome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Piano Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using a Style
Selecting and Playing a Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Fill-In and Variation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Auto Accompaniment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Bass Inversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1-2 Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Registration Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Style Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Song Stylist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Harmony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Recording a Song
Easy Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Part Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Saving the song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Erasing the song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Advanced Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Real-time Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Track Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the 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 seventy-plus years
experience in making acoustic pianos along with cutting-edge
digital music technologies.
With over 900 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 provides 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, and a
3.5-inch Floppy Disk Drive. 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.
Finally, the CP205 is the world’s first ensemble piano with
a CD-R drive, allowing anyone to make their own audio CD
recordings right on the instrument. 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.