Kawai CP205/CP185 manual Introduction, Table of Contents

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.

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

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