
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
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
Finally, the CP205 is the world’s first ensemble piano with a
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
Auto Accompaniment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Bass Inversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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
Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Track Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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