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Kawai CA-X User Manual

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KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CA-X

Using MIDI

Use the VALUE buttons to select Multi-timbral On. The display

will read “On1” or “On2”.

Let’s see how this works using an external MIDI device. If you have a

keyboard connected to the CA piano try playing some notes. You should

hear the CA piano as you play. If you have a MIDI song player or personal

computer with MIDI software connected try sending some MIDI song data

with one or more different musical parts to the CA. Again you should

hear the CA piano playing all the parts. In multi-timbral mode, if you

want to hear a particular sound for each part you transmit to the CA you

must send the correct Program/sound number from the transmitting MIDI

device to the CA piano. Please see page 42 for a list of the Program/

sound number assignments for the CA piano.

If you own a “GM” sound module you’ll probably want to use it as your

multi-timbral module instead of the CA piano. If you have a hardware

sequencer or personal computer but do not own another sound module,

you can enjoy sixteen-part multi-timbral capability with only the CA piano.

MIDI may seem a little difficult to work with at first, but once mastered it

offers many new and exciting ways to enjoy music.

While this manual avoids going into too much detail regarding the technical

aspects of MIDI such as “system exclusive data”, for those who are more

familiar with MIDI or want to be, this manual provides technical MIDI

information and a MIDI Implementation Chart, on page 46 and 47.