Kawai CA-X Selecting Another Preset Sound, Playing with More Sounds, Now try playing the keyboard

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Quick Start

Now try playing the keyboard.

You will hear the CA’s main piano sound.

The CA piano responds just like a real acoustic piano when you play it. It produces a louder sound when you play hard and a softer sound when you play soft. The volume level changes in relation to how fast the keys are pressed. This system is called “touch sensitivity” on an electronic musical instrument. The initial touch sensitivity setting has been adjusted to the standard of an acoustic piano. You can however, select a different type of touch sensitivity on the CA piano if you are not comfortable with the standard setting. For more detail, please read “5.1 Selecting the Touch Sensitivity (TOUCH Button)” on page 22.

1.6PLAYING WITH MORE SOUNDS

Sound variation number 1

You have already heard the CA’s main piano sound. The CA-X has a total of 40 sounds, not only different types of piano sounds but different instruments as well.

The different instrument sounds built into CA piano are called “preset sounds”.

All of the preset sounds have been created through advanced digital sampling technology achieving as natural and realistic sound as possible. Let’s try some of the preset sounds.

SELECTING ANOTHER PRESET SOUND

Press the SOUND SELECT button under the name of the

instrument you would like to listen to. When the button is pressed, the LED indicator will be turned on to indicate that this sound is selected.

The SOUND SELECT buttons are assigned with four preset sounds to select. To select the other sounds, press the button repeatedly.

When a SOUND SELECT button is pressed, the variation number is briefly shown in the display. Pressing the same SOUND SELECT button again will select the next variation sound assigned to the SOUND SELECT button.

You can also select any preset sounds by using the VALUE buttons.

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Contents CA-X Important Safety Instructions OFF Declaration of Conformity according to FCC Part Thank YOU for Purchasing a Kawai Digital Piano Advanced Playing Jacks Listening to the CA-X Supplying AC PowerSetting UP the Piano PedalsDemo Songs Power SwitchVolume Slider Playing the PianoNow try playing the keyboard Selecting Another Preset SoundPlaying with More Sounds Press the Sound Select button under the nameAbout Polyphony Value ButtonsSplit Selecting Split SoundsChanging the Split Point DUAL/SPLIT Balance SliderTo ADD Reverb Changing the Time Signature To ADD Other EffectsStarting the Metronome MetronomeAdjusting the Metronome Volume To stop the metronome, press the Beat button againRecorded Information Basics of the RecorderTWO-TRACK FIVE-SONG Recorder Sound selection Pedal movementsRecording Capacity Recording Another SongRecording REC Button Recorder and MetronomePress the PLAY/STOP button when you are finished recording Recording a Second PartPlaying Back a Song PLAY/STOP Button Status of Song and PartPlaying Back the Parts Separately Press the PLAY/STOP button again to stop play backErasing ALL the Songs Usingthe PLAY/STOP Buttonto Start RecordingErasing a Song Listening to the Song Selecting a SongButton again to stop Concert Magic Song Arrangement Types Part Volume Balance for Concert MagicPerforming a Song Easy BeatMelody Play SkillfulTo stop the demo, press the Demo button again Steady BeatConcert Magic Song Demo Desired categoryAdjusting the Playback Speed for the Concert Magic Songs Selecting the Touch Sensitivity Touch Button User Touch Transposing the Piano Transpose ButtonTuning Equal Temperament Piano only TemperamentBrief Explanation of Temperaments Mersenne Pure Temperament MajorWerckmeister III Temperament Kirnberger III Temperament Pythagorean TemperamentMeantone Temperament Equal Temperament FlatTransmit Program Change ON/OFF KEY Signature of TemperamentMidi Channel Use the Value buttons to change the channel numberMulti-Timbral On On1 and On2 MULTI-TIMBRAL Mode ON/OFFLocal Control ON/OFF Multi-Timbral OffSending Program Change Numbers Channel MuteThen use the Value buttons to turn them on and off Lower Pedal ON/OFF Lower Octave ShiftLayer Octave Shift Layer Dynamics Damper HoldMidi Jacks What is MIDI?Understanding Midi Midi ChannelMidi Keyboard #1 Midi Keyboard #2 Changing Transmitting Channel Using the CA Piano AS ControllerMidi Connection Change the channel numberProgram Change CA-XPress the Church Organ button while holding down the Touch Using the CA Piano AS a MULTI-TIMBRAL Sound ModuleLocal Control ButtonsMULTI-TIMBRAL Mode Using Midi Using Midi Jacks Jacks Appendices Program Change Number MappingConcert Magic Song List Front Panel Sound Demo Song ListSpecifications CA-XMidi Exclusive Data Format Midi Implementation Chart Kawai Digital Piano Model CA-XEng