Kawai CP205/CP185 manual Using a Style, Selecting and Playing a Style

Using a Style

The Concert Performer contains 220 built-in Styles for you to play along with covering a wide variety of musical genres. You can choose from a simple drum or percussion accompaniment or add in a fully orchestrated arrangement. In addition to the Full Styles which provide a full musical arrangement including Drums, Bass, and other accompanying instruments there are Intimate Styles with simpler more “Intimate” arrangements. There is also a selection of

Solo Piano Styles if you just want to play along with a piano accompaniment. If the on board variety of styles is not enough, or if you have creative ideas of your own, the CP contains other features such as Style Maker and Conductor to help you edit or create your own custom Styles. These features are explained in the section of this manual “Creating Your Own Styles”, page 76.

Selecting and Playing a Style

Just like the Sounds the Styles are organized into 15 categories, each with a dedicated STYLE SELECT button on the front panel.

To select a Style:

1)Press the STYLE button for the category of your choice. The LCD screen will display the the first Style Selection page for that category.

2)Press the L or R button next to the on-screen name of the Style you wish to select.

3)Each Style category has two pages of styles. If you don't see your desired Style on the currently displayed page, you can use the F1- F2 buttons to select the other page. Press another STYLE button to jump to another category, or turn the Dial to scroll through all the Styles one by one.

4)If you wish play the selected Style, press either

the START/STOP button to start the Style playing immediately,

or the INTRO/ENDING button to start the Style with an Intro pattern.

You can also press the SYNC/FADE OUT button before starting a Style or pressing the INTRO/END buttons. When the SYNCFADE OUT button is pressed, the Style will not start until you play a note or chord on the keyboard.

5)To adjust the tempo of the Style, select Tempo on the main play screen and use the Dial to change the Tempo.

You can also use the TAP TEMPO button. Tap the button three or more times at the desired tempo, and the CP will automatically translate your taps into an on-screen Tempo value.

6)To stop the Style, press either,

the START/STOP button to stop the Style immediately,

or the INTRO/ENDING button to stop with an ending pattern,

You can also press the SYNC/FADE OUT button and have the Style fade out gradually.