User manual KAWAI CP95

[. . . ] Digital Piano CP95 Owner's Manual Thank you for choosing this Kawai CP95 Digital Piano. Your new CP95 is a high-quality instrument offering the very latest in leading-edge music technology. This manual contains valuable information that will help you make full use of your CP piano's many capabilities. Please read it carefully and keep it handy for further reference. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Important Safety Instructions . [. . . ] Perfect for those with strong fingers or for practicing with a hard touch. For tone colors like organ or harpsichord, and for playing some contemporary music with the piano sound, a constant loud sound is produced regardless of your force on the keys. Heavy 1 / 2 (HE): HEAVY 2 Off (oFF): OFF To change the touch type, press and hold the TOUCH button. While holding the TOUCH button, use the VALUE buttons to change the touch type. Press the TOUCH button again to get back to the standard touch setting. Once the power is turned off, the touch type will be reset to the standard setting. 5. DEMONSTRATION SONG The CP piano has 3 built in demonstration songs for your listening enjoyment. Press the DEMO/CONCERT MAGIC button and the first demo song ­ 16 ­ will start. When the first demo song is finished, the CP piano will play all the other demo songs one at a time in order. If you would like to listen to a particular demo song, use the VALUE buttons to select your desired song. To stop the demo, press the DEMO/CONCERT MAGIC button again at any time. 6. METRONOME Rhythm is one of the most important elements when learning music. It is important to practice playing the piano in the right tempo and with a steady rhythm. The CP piano's metronome is a tool that helps you to achieve this by providing a steady beat for you play along with. You will see the LED display turns on and hear the metronome begin counting with a steady beat. The LED display shows the tempo in beats per minute To change the tempo, use the VALUE buttons to increase or decrease the tempo within the range of 30-250 beats per minute. Changing the time signature You probably noticed that there are two types of clicks and the louder one comes every fourth beat. The metronome is capable of giving you a down beat to indicate the beginning of the measure. You can select different a time signature if you want to out of the six available with the CP piano--1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4 and 6/8. While holding down the METRONOME button, Use the VALUE buttons to select your desired time signature. Adjusting the Metronome Volume The volume level of metronome can be adjusted to any level you like independent of the main volume. While still holding down the METRONOME button, use the Dual/Split/Rhythm Balance slider to adjust the metronome volume. REGISTRATION A Registration is a setup that remembers most of the panel setting, such as sound selections and effect settings, so that you can recall them at the touch of a button. (1) To memorize the current panel settings, press and hold the REGISTRATION button. [. . . ] This produces the same chordal intervals in all twelve keys, and has the advantage of limitless modulation of the key. However the tonality of each key becomes less characteristic and no chord is in pure consonance. Equal EQUAL TEMPERAMENT This is the most popular piano temperament. The hearing ability of a human is uneven and is not as accurate with high frequency and low frequency as it is with the middle range. This temperament's tuning is stretched to compensate for this so the sound will be heard naturally to the ears. [. . . ]