User manual KAWAI CP139 QUICK GUIDE

[. . . ] Quick Start Guide USB USAGE RECORDER STYLES SOUNDS OVERVIEW OF CONTROLS 5 4 3 2 1 Page 3 WELCOME! Welcome to the KAWAI CP139 Quick Start Guide. This guide attempts to provide new CP users with a selection of step-by-step instructions to some of these instruments' most useful features. With so many buttons, menus, and functions, the CP139 can appear rather daunting at first, however by following a few basic steps we'll soon be learning how to select sounds and accompaniment styles, record our own songs, and even save pieces to USB memory. Below is a list of topics that we'll be covering in this guide: Overview of controls Selecting instrument sounds Selecting accompaniment styles Recording a song Deleting, saving, and loading a song Saving and loading a song to/from USB memory Playing MP3 audio files from USB memory Saving MP3 audio files to USB memory OVERVIEW OF CONTROLS SOUNDS STYLES RECORDER USB USAGE 1 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. OVERVIEW OF CONTROLS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PANEL BUTTONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Step 8 Press the START/STOP button to start the Style, and play some chords in the LEFT/SPLIT Part. 5 Using a Style You will hear the Style start and also change keys and chord types as you play different chords. Step 6 If you want to cancel or stop the Auto-accompaniment, press the ACC ON/OFF button again. If you turn the ACC off without stopping the Style the drum rhythms will continue to play. When you play along with the Auto-accompaniment using the Fingered or Full Keyboard modes, you may hear two sounds playing the chords: one is selected by the front panel and the other is pre programmed for the Style. This is because the sounds used by the Auto-accompaniment Style are independent of the Left and Right Part sound settings. Therefore you will hear the instrument sounds played by your hand as well as those generated by the accompaniment. In most cases, these are just duplicate notes being played using different sounds. In some cases however, you may hear different notes or an unexpected chord inversion. If the overall musical effect is undesirable, try turning the LEFT/SPLIT Part off and let the accompaniment play alone. You can use the Auto-accompaniment (ACC) System without the Style running. In this way you can make use of the chord recognition without having the pre programmed rhythms or patterns playing. This may be useful when you play a musical piece that is not played with drums. The accompaniment sounds are pre programmed to best suit the different Styles, and you cannot alter them. When playing in One Finger mode, however, you can replace the chord sound with the sound chosen for the LEFT/SPLIT Part. In this way you can have just drums and percussion accompany you. Page 71 3) 1-2 Play If you want to play using an Accompaniment Style, but have no idea as to what sounds you should use for the right and left-hand parts, try using the 1-2 Play feature. This feature gives you a preprogrammed panel setup with appropriate sounds and settings for the Style you have chosen. To use 1-2 Play: Step 1 Select the Style you would like to play. Step 2 Press the 1-2 PLAY button. The 1-2 Play indicator will become lit, and the words "1-2 Play" are displayed in the Main Screen. Step 3 Activate one of the INTO/ENDING buttons if you want the Style to begin with an introduction. Start the Style by playing a key on the left side of the keyboard, or by pressing the START/STOP button. Step 4 Press the 1-2 PLAY button again to turn it off. Among the settings contained in the 1-2 Play setting are the Sounds assigned to the keyboard Parts (Solo, Right 1/2, Left), Tempo, and Mixer settings. Using a Style 5 Page 72 4) Registration A Registration is a setup that remembers the panel settings along with many other performance functions so that you can recall them at the touch of a button. This lets you begin to play quickly instead of spending a lot of time programming all the settings and values manually. Registration Buttons There are 8 Registration buttons on the panel of the Concert Performer. Pressing any of the Registration buttons activates the setup stored there. Pressing another Registration button changes to the registration stored in that button. Pressing the active Registration button again deactivates the registration and returns you to the original panel setup. Registration Groups There are 20 Registration Groups in the Concert Performer. Each group contains settings for the 8 Registration buttons on the panel. [. . . ] Gypsy Chorus from "Carmen" by Bizet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prelude In A by Chopin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pizzicato Polka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rondeau by Mouret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]