Kawai CA-X manual Program Change, Ca-X

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PROGRAM CHANGE

Press a SOUND SELECT button on the CA. You will hear the sound on your external MIDI device also changes. Pressing a SOUND SELECT button lets the CA piano transmit a “program change” number. A program change is the type of MIDI command that tells the receiving instrument what sound or instrument to play your notes with.

Actual program change information is just a number, from 1 to 128, not an instrument name. You select the desired instrument with a specific number. Not all MIDI instruments assign the same sound to the same program change number. MIDI instruments that conform to the General MIDI (GM) standard however “DO” assign the same sound to the same program change number. For example program change #1 will always be an acoustic piano sound on a “GM” compatible synth, and program change #33 will always be an acoustic bass sound. Because of this, when connecting two “GM” instruments together, selecting the right sound is not a problem. The CA piano is not a General MIDI instrument and its internal sounds do not conform to the General MIDI standard. This means when you select a sound on the CA piano such as Classic E. Piano you will probably hear a different sound playing from your external MIDI device. What sound you hear will depend on the sound assignments on your external MIDI device. Below is a chart of the Program Change number/sound assignment mapping for the first twelve CA piano sounds and the first twelve “GM” sounds. Please see page 44 for more detail. The CA piano can have different mappings depending on the setting for multi-timbral mode (explained later in this chapter).

Program #

CA-X

General MIDI

1

Concert Grand

Grand Piano

2

Studio Grand

Bright Piano

3

Mellow Grand

Electric Grand

4

Jazz Grand

Honky Tonk Piano

5

Modern Piano

Electric Piano 1

6

Honky Tonk

Electric Piano 2

7

New Age Piano

Harpsichord

8

New Age Piano 2

Clavi

9

Classic E. Piano

Celesta

10

Modern E.P.

Glockenspiel

11

60’s E.P.

Music Box

12

Modern E.P. 2

Vibraphone

In order for your external MIDI device to play the sound you want, you need to know what program change number to transmit to it. Please read your external MIDI device’s manual for a list of its program change number/ sound assignments. Then read “Sending Program Change Numbers” on page 29 for the procedure to send a desired program change number from the CA piano.

Using MIDI

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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 Pedals Supplying AC PowerSetting UP the Piano Listening to the CA-XPlaying the Piano Power SwitchVolume Slider Demo SongsPress the Sound Select button under the name Selecting Another Preset SoundPlaying with More Sounds Now try playing the keyboardValue Buttons About PolyphonyDUAL/SPLIT Balance Slider Selecting Split SoundsChanging the Split Point SplitTo ADD Reverb Metronome To ADD Other EffectsStarting the Metronome Changing the Time SignatureTo stop the metronome, press the Beat button again Adjusting the Metronome VolumeSound selection Pedal movements Basics of the RecorderTWO-TRACK FIVE-SONG Recorder Recorded InformationRecorder and Metronome Recording Another SongRecording REC Button Recording CapacityRecording a Second Part Press the PLAY/STOP button when you are finished recordingPress the PLAY/STOP button again to stop play back Status of Song and PartPlaying Back the Parts Separately Playing Back a Song PLAY/STOP ButtonUsingthe PLAY/STOP Buttonto Start Recording Erasing ALL the SongsErasing a Song Selecting a Song Listening to the SongButton again to stop Easy Beat Part Volume Balance for Concert MagicPerforming a Song Concert Magic Song Arrangement TypesSkillful Melody PlayDesired category Steady BeatConcert Magic Song Demo To stop the demo, press the Demo button againAdjusting the Playback Speed for the Concert Magic Songs Selecting the Touch Sensitivity Touch Button Transposing the Piano Transpose Button User TouchTuning Mersenne Pure Temperament Major TemperamentBrief Explanation of Temperaments Equal Temperament Piano onlyEqual Temperament Flat Pythagorean TemperamentMeantone Temperament Werckmeister III Temperament Kirnberger III TemperamentUse the Value buttons to change the channel number KEY Signature of TemperamentMidi Channel Transmit Program Change ON/OFFMulti-Timbral Off MULTI-TIMBRAL Mode ON/OFFLocal Control ON/OFF Multi-Timbral On On1 and On2Channel Mute Sending Program Change NumbersThen use the Value buttons to turn them on and off Lower Octave Shift Lower Pedal ON/OFFLayer Octave Shift Damper Hold Layer DynamicsMidi Channel What is MIDI?Understanding Midi Midi JacksMidi Keyboard #1 Midi Keyboard #2 Change the channel number Using the CA Piano AS ControllerMidi Connection Changing Transmitting ChannelCA-X Program ChangeButtons Using the CA Piano AS a MULTI-TIMBRAL Sound ModuleLocal Control Press the Church Organ button while holding down the TouchMULTI-TIMBRAL Mode Using Midi Using Midi Jacks Jacks Program Change Number Mapping AppendicesConcert Magic Song List Sound Demo Song List Front PanelCA-X SpecificationsMidi Exclusive Data Format Kawai Digital Piano Model CA-X Midi Implementation ChartEng