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KAWAI CN390 user manual

1. MIDI CONNECTION First connect the CN piano s MIDI OUT jack to your external MIDI device s MIDI IN jack with a MIDI cable i LINE IN LINE OUT m 66 55000000 a BB ome 65066 66 MIDI OUT MIDI IN cooooo joco Next you must match the MIDI channel The transmitting channel of the CN piano and receiving channel of your external MIDI device must bethe same CHANGING TRANSMITTING CHANNEL To change the transmit channel on the CN piano press the ELECTRIC PIANO button while holding down the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons The LED display will indicate the channel number that is currently selected Change the channel by using the VALUE buttons You can select from 1 to 16 Press any SOUND SELECT button to exit from the function mode AUDIO CONNECTION If your external MIDI deviceis not equipped with an amplifier or speakers You can connect it directly to CN piano through the LINE IN jacks or to an external sound system 25 jen e gt co g IWIHOInL z a gt e 7 26 Connect the LINE IN jacks of the CN piano and the LINE OUT jacks of your external MIDI device with a pair of audio cables see the illustration above Now you will be able to hear the CN piano s sound and your external MIDI device s sound together through the CN s speakers Use the volume knob on your external MIDI device to balance it s volume with the CN piano Now You re ready to p
2. dioleoj ojo 2 o m o N VARIATION E S 2 8 3 REFERENCE SECTION 63 MIDI Exclusive Data Format 1st byte 2ndbyte 3rd byte 4th byte 5th byte 6th byte 7th byte 8th byte 9th byte 10th byte ESD OR OEC LINER PESCE RS a RETI De CES eere es Start code 2 40 Kawai s ID number 3 00 0F MIDI channel 4 10 30 Function code 30 when setting MULTI TIMBRE ON OFF BD ecu Indicates that the instrument is Hectronic Piano e O25 ereuwsapbvs Indicates that the piano is one of CA or ON series 7 daal 8 data2 Seethe table below 9 data3 10 FE End code Function Multi Timbre Off Multi Timbre On 00 Effect Off 01 Chorus 02 Delay1 03 Delay2 04 Delay3 05 Tremolo 06 Rotary 1 07 Rotary 2 00 Reverb Off 01 Room 02 Stage 03 Hall 04 3D Room 05 3D Hall Dual Split balance Tune 40 440 Hz 00 Program Change Off 7E Program Change On 00 Light1 01 Normal 02 Heavy1 03 Off 04 Light2 05 Heavy2 Dual data 2 Right sound data 3 Left sound Split data 2 upper sound data 3 Lower sound data 2 Temperament data 3 Key Multi Timbre data 2 00 On 7F Off data 3 channel 5 8 D b 64 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO MODEL CN390 Function Transmit Receive Date DECE
3. RECORDING CAPACITY The total recording capacity is about 10 000 notes Pressing any buttons or pedals is counted as one note When the recorder reaches it s maximum capacity the CN piano will stop recording at that point RECORDER AND METRONOME When playing back a song with the metronome turned on the metronome always restarts with the down beat KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 RECORDING MORE THAN ONE SONG TUTORIAL USING THE RECORDER The CN piano is capable of recording up to five different songs Let s try recording a second song If you followed the procedure in the previous section you have already recorded Song 1 so now let s record Song 2 To select the song number use the SOUND SELECT buttons with the song numbers printed under them CLASSIC GRAND MODERN PIANO ELECTRIC PIANO DRAWBAR and CHURCH ORGAN Press the MODERN PIANO button to select Song 2 while holding down the REC button The LED indicator of MODERN PIANO will begin to flash when the REC button is pressed CLASSIC MODERN ELECTRIC RCH GRAND SN PIANO DRAWBAR ORGAN NS C 63 C CO CD pur dua dE Er a When you are ready to record just start playing the keyboard The CN piano will start recording automatically with the first note you play When you are finished recording press the PLAY STOP button Now let s play back the song that you have just recorded Hold down the PLAY STOP button to see which song is selected for play back You will s
4. button is held down The LED indicates the status of the song and the part An LED that is on indicates that the song or part have already been recorded A flashing LED indicates that the song or part is selected for recording An LED thatis off indicates a songor partthat has nothing recorded on it EXAMPLE The LED indicator shows the status while the REC button is held down CLASSIC MODERN ELECTRIC CHURCH HARPSI VIBRA CHOIR GRAND P lo PIANO DRAWBAR ORGAN CHORD PHONE STRINGS PAD BASS o 5 6 O O O O O O CS songi 2 3 4 5 part 2 Song 1 2 and 3 have been recorded LED stays on Song 4 and 5 are empty LED is off Song 2is selected to record LED is flashing Part 1 of Song 2 has been recorded LED stays on Part 2 of Song 2 is selected to record LED is flashing RECORDING THE SECOND PART WHILE LISTENING TO THE FIRST PART While recording the second part you can listen to the first part Select the desired song set the previously recorded track to play back and enable the empty track to record as illustrated above Then press the REC button to enable the piano to record If you want to start recording the new part from the beginning of the song just play the keyboard You will hear the first part playing back while you record the new part If you would like to play back the first part and then start recording the second part from a certain point later in the song instead of
5. international standard for connecting MIDI equipped synthesizers drum machines and other electronic instruments so that they can exchange data Personal computers can also be equipped for MIDI communication Electronic instruments equipped with MIDI can transmit and receive performance data such as notes what sound to play pedal information volume etc This data can berecorded with a device like a sequencer or a computer MIDI JACKS Instruments equipped with MIDI have usually three jacks for exchanging data IN OUT and THRU Some instruments have only IN and OUT These jacks are used to connect MIDI devices to one another using a special cable Each terminal has a different function IN For receiving MIDI data from another MIDI instrument OUT For sending MIDI data to another MIDI instrument THRU ForpassingalongMIDI data received to another MIDI instrument without processing Depending on how they are connected instruments are grouped as those which receive data producing sound when data is received from a connected instrument those which send data to instruments to which they are connected and those which both send and receive data MIDI CHANNEL MIDI uses what are known as channels as a means of routing MIDI data intended to play a specified instrument or specified part By channelizing MIDI data you can control multiple parts in multiple instruments with a single cable There aretwo aspects of channels
6. matter to enter the product Take care not to drop the product Do not place the product near electrical appliances such as TVs and radios When connecting the AC power cord and other cords take care not to get them tangled N Closing it roughly may trap your fingers resulting in injury Failure to do so may cause breakdown of this product and other devices Entry of water needles or hair pins may result in breakdown or short circuit Please note that the product is heavy and must be carried by more than two persons Dropping the product may result in breakdown Doing so may cause the product to generate noise If the product generates noise move the product sufficiently away from the electrical appliance or connect it to another AC outlet Failure to do so may damage them resulting in p fire electric shock or short circuit KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 Do not wipe the product with benzene Doing so may result in discoloration or deformation or thinner of the product When cleaning the product put a soft cloth in lukewarm water squeeze it well then wipe the product Do not stand on the product or exert J Doing so may cause the product to become excessive force deformed or fall over resulting in breakdown or injury The product should be located so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation This product should be used only with the stand t
7. time unplug the AC power cord from the AC outlet Z Doing so may cause the product to fall over resulting in injury Doing so may result in product breakdown electric shock or short circuit Pulling the AC power cord itself may damage the cord causing a fire electric shock or short circuit Failure to do so may cause fire in case of lightning Failure to do so may over heat the product resulting in fire This product may be equipped with a polarized line plug one blade wider than the other This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact an electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the plug mus CAUTION Do not use the product in the following areas Indicates a potential hazard that could result in injury oe or damage to the product or other Using the product in such areas may result in Areas such as those near windows where the product is product breakdown exposed to direct sunlight Extremely hot areas such as near a heater Extremely cold areas such as outside Extremely humid areas Areas where a large amount of sand or dust is present Areas where the product is exposed to excessive vibrations When you close the keyboard cover close it gently Before connecting cords make sure that the power to this product and other devices is turned N OFF Take care not to allow any foreign
8. with four bolts F 2 Fasten Side Panel A and Back Panel B with two screws D Then fix Back Panel B to Pedal Board C with four screws E KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 D F 1 ll Hand or Finger catching hazard Bottom View INTRODUCTION 3 Place the piano on the front half of the stand so that the metal fitting holes are seen when viewed from the top Slide the piano backward while holding it with one hand so that it does not incline and fall from the stand The hooks on the piano are then engaged with the metal fittings on the Side Panels Pay attention so that your hand or fingers are not caught between the stand and piano Fasten the piano and the stand with four bolts F CAUTION Be sure to secure the piano to the stand with the screws If you fail to do so the unit could fall from the stand causing damage or personal injury 4 Insert the pedal connection cord that comes from Pedal Board C into the piano s pedal jack and fasten with cord clamp 5 Turn the Adjuster installed on the bottom of C until it touches the floor to support the pedal board THANK You FOR PURCHASING A KAWAI DicirAL Piano The Kawai digital piano is a revolutionary new keyboard instrument that combines the latest in electronic advances with traditional craftsmanship inherited from Kawai s many years of experience in building fine pianos Its keyboard provides thetouch response
9. 45 QuANGING THE TiME Si naTurE BEAT BUTTON lille 46 Quanaine THE METRONOME Votume TEMPO amp BEAT Burrows Liu 46 9 REORDER BUTTONS S ees Do astra Se Ceci ce o to Roi 47 PIECORDING REC BUTTON eese 47 Playing Back a Song PLAY STOP Button 0 cece 49 10 FUNCTION BUTTONS S ioris dod bote ex erect i Ro lee Fade x Sale DIR 51 SELECTING THE ToucH Sensitivity TOUCH BUTTON 1 52 TRANSPOSING THE Piano TRANSPOSE BUTTON siiis 52 Omer Functions TOUCH amp TRANSPOSE BUTTON lllsslllllessn 52 11 FONE OWS o tented eae A Rd Re ee nn ee ct 60 12 VAME SLIDER S 52 deri A oda v ERAT IDE Rubr IDEE 60 13 PE Bo Longa pni Vita pe tue dr 61 NT C coed i Bieta fle ooh BS te aie at Rian Bn Latah ace Rented tA 62 FRONT Pana GPEARCATIONSS ac nd wed hehe edad wees 66 CONCERT Maac SONG LIST 2 ce etnies 68 ee a 5 MIDI Information p 63 4 This section provides technical information on MIDI exclusive data el structure and tables such as Program Change Number Assignment and Implementation REFERENCE SECTION 35 IW 1 Concert Macic Button CONCERT Thanks to CONCERT MAGIC absolutely anyone can sit at the CN 390 and make real music even if you ve never taken a piano lesson in your life To enjoy performing by yourself you have only to select your favorite piece from 88 preprogrammed songs and tap any key with a steady rhythm and tempo CONCERT MAGIC will provide the correct melody and accompaniment no
10. 8 D b W Concert Maaic Sona List BANK A Title CHILDREN S SONGS Bingo Fr re Jacques Good Morning To You Hickory Dickory Dock I m A Little Teapot Itsy Bitsy Spider London Bridges Mary Had A Little Lamb Pop Goes The Weasel Row Row Row Your Boat The Farmer In The Dell This Od Man Twinkle Twinkle Little Star CHRISTMAS SONGS Deck The Halls Hark The Herald Angels Sing Jingle Bells Joy To The World O Come All Ye Faithful Silent Night The First Noel We Wish You A Merry Christmas What Child Is This Greensleeves PATORIOTIC SONGS America The Beautiful Battle Hymn Of The Republic Hail To The Chief My Country Tis Of Thee Yankee Doodle AMERICAN CLASSICS Auld Lang Syne Beautiful Dreamer Bicycle Built For Two Bill Bailey Won t You Please Come Home Camptown Races Clementine Danny Boy Down In The Valley Fascination For He s A Jolly Good Fellow Give My Regards To Broadway Home Cn The Range Home Sweet Home In The Good Old Summertime Let Me Call You Sweetheart Michael Row The Boat Ashore Note Mode GH B F 1 MP Fi MP D EB AHO MP Al MP Ot MP C1 MP El MP D1 MP Gi MP BO MP A0 MP C2 MP A 1 MP B1 MP De MP C 2 MP E2 MP D 2 MP F2 MP F 2 MP A2 MP G 2 MP B2 MP MP A 2 MP C 4 MP A 4 B FR EB GB EB F 4 MP A3 MP C3 EB CHO B AHS K H3 B GB K B3 MP D B F3 EB D3 EB D4 MP My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean Qh Susanna Cn Top Of Old Smokey Take Me Out To The Ballgame The Band Pl
11. desired key press the TRANSPOSE button The LED above the TRANSPOSE button will be turned on to indicate that the piano is now transposed Value x Ee The LED display gives the number that represents how many half i steps up or down from the standard key 5 for example repre sents 5 half steps lower Use the VALUE buttons to change the key while the TRANSPOSE than the standard button is held down 0 indicates the standard key The piano can be transposed up to 12 half steps higher or 12 half steps lower Press the TRANSPOSE button again to return to the standard key The transpose value will be reset to 0 after turning the power off OTHER Functions TOUCH amp TRANSPOSE Burrows There are ten other functions that control tuning system and MIDI functions They are Tuning Temperament MIDI Transmit and Receive Channel Transmit Program Change On Off Local On Off Multi timbral Mode Channel Mute Program Change Number Lower Octave Shift and Lower Pedal On Off O COMMON OPERATION These functions are selected by pressing one of the SOUND SELECT buttons while holding down both the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE buttons Each SOUND SELECT button is assigned to the functions listed below Tuning CLASSIC GRAND Temperament MODERN PIANO m MIDI Transmit and Receive Channel ELECTRIC PIANO 5 Transmit Program Change On Off DRAWBAR 3 Local Control On Off CHURCH ORGAN S Multi Timbral Mode On Off HARPSICHORD 2 Channel Mute VIB
12. e 9 9 4 9 E 7 reg t f E p iz m s s s s Play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star for example Follow the melody s rhythm as shown When performing fast songs with Concert Magic it is sometimes easier to tap two different keys with two fingers alternating This allows you to play twice as fast as you can using only one finger on one key EE HE SKILLFUL a gt These songs range in difficulty from moderately difficult to difficult To a perform them tap out the rhythm of both the melody and the 9 accompaniment notes on any of the keys on your piano keyboard like 8 amp Key on X X X X X X XX X X X X X o 4 oA S 953 s z 3 TUTORIAL PLAYING WITH CONCERT MAGIC 33 z 2 9 2 p e 8 E D e n NOTE STEADY BEAT Waltz of The Flowers shown below It may take some practice to get them just right A good way to learn these songs is to listen to them first and then try to tap out the rhythms that you hear In the song list in the reference section on page 68 the arrangement type is marked next to each song title as EB for Easy Beat MP for Melody Play and SK for Skillful Regardless of which arrangement type a Concert Magic song is with Steady Beat you can play any Concert Magic song by simply tapping any key with a c
13. one for receiving and one for sending The MIDI channel of the receiving instrument must be matched with the MIDI channel of thetransmitting instrument The ideais just liketelevision or radio If you have a desired station to watch or listen to you need to tunein to the right channel When a transmitting instrument uses channel 1 the receiving instrument must be set to use channel 1 also The CN piano lets you set the same channel number for both Transmit and receive There are 16 MIDI channels available to choose from on the CN piano In addition to channel to channel connection it is possible to receive 23 jen e gt co g IWIHOInL z a gt e 7 MIDI Keyboard 1 24 multiple channels With MIDI instruments equipped with multi timbral capabilities you can receive multiple parts on multiple channels each played with a different sound simultaneously For example a MIDI instrument might receive the melody on channel 1 the chords on 2 the bass on 3 and assign a different instrument to each channel Piano for channel 1 strings for 2 electric bass for 3 In this way the CN piano can play up to 16 different parts each with a different sound Here s a diagram next page to summarize the MIDI connections we have discussed Instrument 1 which is transmitting the piano part on channel 1 Ch 1 the string part on Ch 2 and the bass part on Ch 3 is connected to Instrument 2 Instrument 8 is conn
14. piano such as Electric Piano you will probably hear a different sound playing from your external MIDI device What sound you hear will depend on the sound assignments on your external MIDI device Below is a chart of the Program change number sound assignment mapping for the first twelve CN piano sounds and the first twelve GM sounds Please see page 63 in the reference section for more details The CN piano can have different mappings depending on the multi timbral mode explained later in this chapter KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 TUTORIAL USING MIDI Program 1 D ONAN BW N CN390 Classic Grand Classic Grand Var Modern Piano Modern Piano Var Electric Piano Electric Piano Var Drawbar Drawbar Var Church Organ Church Organ Var Harpsichord Harpsichord Var General MIDI Grand Piano Bright Piano Electric Grand Honky Tonk Piano Electric Piano 1 Electric Piano 2 Harpsichord Clavi Celesta Glockenspiel Music Box Vibraphone In order for your external MIDI device to play the sound you want you need to know what program change number to transmit to it Please read your external MIDI device s manual for a list of it s program change number sound assignments Then read 8 Program Change Number in the Reference section on page 58 for the procedure to send a desired program change number from the CN piano That is how to layer the CN piano s sound with a desired sound from an external MIDI de
15. play and then another sound category will be selected at random Concert Maaic Sona Demo There are two ways to listen to the Concert Magic songs in the DEMO mode 1 Press the piano key to which the desired song is assigned while holding down the DEMO button The CN piano will play back the selected song and then play the rest of songs in the same song category one after another 2 Press the CONCERT MAGIC button and then press the DEMO button The CN piano will play back all of the Concert Magic songs in random order To stop the demo press the DEMO button again To select the songs in different categories select a song from the desired category x S gt g 3 REFERENCE SECTION 39 5 8 8 D b IW S Sounn SeLect Burrous CLASSIC MODERN ELECTRIC CHURCH HARPSI VIBRA GRAND PIANO oes CHOIR DRAWBAR ORGAN CHORD PHONE Sie PAD BASS LJ LIE JEJCOCL OC OLEJTJ songi SELECTING A SOUN vb part 2 D DUAL These buttons are used to select the desired instrument to play Press the appropriate button and the LED indicator of it will be turned on to indicate that it is selected The Sound Select buttons have two sounds assigned to them Repeatedly pressing these Sound Select buttons switches between the two sounds When you select the variation sounds the dots in the LED display will light up You can layer any two preset sounds Dual Pressing two butt
16. playing the keyboard press the PLAY STOP button to start playback of the first part and then begin recording the second part from any point you like Recording a new part will completely erase data recorded previously in the same part in the same song KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 INFORMATION TO RECORD The recorder remembers all the notes you play usage of the pedals and the sound selection If you record in a transposed key the song will be played back in the same key you heard when recording not in the key that you played with the keyboard MEMORY CAPACITY Thetotal memory capacity of the recorder is approximately 10 000 notes When the memory becomes full the recorder will automatically stop at that moment The data recorded before the interruption will be retained All song data will be saved even after turning off the power PLAviNG Back A Sonc PLAY STOP Button The PLAY STOP button is used to start and stop play back of the recorded songs C OPERATION Press the PLAY STOP button and the recorded song will start playing Press the PLAY STOP button again to stop playback To select a specific song and part you would like to play back hold down the PLAY STOP button and use the SOUND SELECT buttons An LED that is on indicates a song or part that has song data to play back A flashing LED indicates that this song is selected to play back An LED that is off indicates this song or part have nothing to play back USING T
17. the Reference Section on page 56to learn how to prevent the CN piano from transmitting program changes UsiNc THE CN PIANO AS A MULTI TIMBRAL SOUND MopuLE 28 The CN piano can be also used as a 16 part multi timbral sound module Your CN piano is capable of playing back for example a four part song with two piano parts a string part and a choir part all sent from an external MIDI sequencer or a personal computer You can also play the CN piano along with a recorded song To set the CN piano to receive MIDI as a multi timbral instrument it must be connected with an external MIDI device or personal computer with appropriate software Connect the CN piano s MIDI IN jack and your external MIDI device s MIDI OUT jack with a MIDI cable Please note thatthe MIDI information is now being transmitted the opposite of our earlier setup The CN piano is now receiving MIDI data from your external MIDI device MIDI IN MIDI OUT m1 66 5560008000 2 66 ome 6650 66 cooooo KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 TUTORIAL USING MIDI MIDI CHANNEL The next step is to match your MIDI channels When receiving MIDI data on the CN piano in multi timbral mode ON it is not necessary to specify a MIDI channel to use becausethe CN piano can receive data on multiple MIDI channels at once You do haveto be careful to match MIDI channels between each part A MIDI channel can only have one sound assigned to it at a tim
18. the temperament The LED display shows the symbol that indicates which type of temperament is in use To switch from one temperament to another use the VALUE buttons Temperament WENN J Equa a After you have selected the desired temperament please read thefollowing section on selecting a key signature for the temperament before continuing E S gt g 3 REFERENCE SECTION 53 5 8 8 D b N _ EIN a L dI Equal Ponly NOTE Pure Major ry Pure minor E KEY SIGNATURE OF TEMPERAMENT Limitless modulation of the key became available only after the invention of Equal temperament When we use a temperament other than E qual temperament we must carefully choose the key signature to play in To select the key signature of the temperament simply press one of the 88 piano keys The note name of the key you pressed will be shown in the display and it will be chosen as the key of the temperament For example if the song you are goingto play is written in D major press any D key to set the temperament key Please note that changing the key of the temperament will only change the balance of thetuning the pitch of the keyboard remains unchanged UsetheTUNING or TRANSPOSE control to changethe pitch of the whole keyboard To exit press any of the SOUND SELECT buttons or the TOUCH or the TRANSPOSE button BRIEF EXPLANATION OF TEMPERAMENTS EQUAL TEMPERAMENT PIANO ONLY
19. ER Let s take a brief look at the recorders features TWO TRACK FIVE SONG RECORDER The CN piano s recorder is a 2 track 5 song recorder This means you can record up to five different songs store them in memory and play them back as you like Each song has two separate tracks called Parts that can be recorded separately This lets you record for example the left hand part first on onetrack then record the right hand on the other track while listening to the first track When you record or play back a song you can select which part track of which song you are going to record or play back When you are recording selectingthe same part again to record will erase any previous recordings on that part Because of this it s important to remember when recording both parts separately after recording the first part be sure to select the second part to record otherwise you will end up recording over the first part of the song RECORDED INFORMATION The CN piano records the following information Note information Sound selection Dual settings Set the dual balance as desired before you start recording Balance settings made before you start recording will be used by the recorder Any changes made duringthe recording will beignored by the recorder Transpose When you record in a different key using the transpose function the CN piano will record the actual transposed notes you hear not the notes you played on the keyboard
20. ERENCE SECTION After following the song selection procedure tap out the rhythm of the selected song on any one of the 88 black or white keys on your piano keyboard As you tap harder the notes will get louder as you tap softer the notes will get quieter As you tap faster the notes speed up as you tap slower they will slow down correspondingly When performing fast songs on Concert Magic it is sometimes easier to tap two different keys with two fingers alternating This allows you to play twice as fast as you can using only one finger on one key Adjust the relative volume of the melody notes and accompaniment notes with the DUAL BALANCE slider CONCERT MAGIC SONG ARRANGEMENT TYPES There are two playing modes in Concert Magic They are Normal C 1 and Steady Beat C 2 To change the mode press and hold the CONCE RT MAGIC button The LED display will show the current mode Use the VALUE buttons to change the mode NORMAL C 1 Each of the 88 Concert Magic songs is arranged in one of three types EASY BEAT These are the easiest songs to play To perform them simply tap out a constant steady beat on any key on your piano keyboard MELODY PLAY These songs are also quite easy to play especially if they are familiar to you To perform them tap out the rhythm of the melody on any one of the keys on your piano keyboard Singing along as you tap the rhythm can be helpful SKILLFUL These songs range in difficulty from modera
21. HE PLAY BUTTON TO START RECORDING The PLAY STOP button can also be used to start recording In this way you can insert a blank bar at the beginning of the song C OPERATION Press the REC button to enable the piano to record first then press the PLAY STOP button On pressing the PLAY STOP button the CN piano starts recording regardless of whether you press a key or not E S gt g g REFERENCE SECTION 49 ERASING SoNc DATA This function allows you to erase any song and part you do not want to listen to 1 OPERATION While holding down both the REC and PLAY STOP button press the SOUND SELECT button labeled with the song number and the part number you wish to erase Releasing the buttons will erase the desired song data ERASING ALL THE SONGS To erase all the songs at once first turn off the power then turn it back on again while holding down both the REC and PLAY STOP buttons 5 8 6 b 50 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 IW 10 Function Buttons LLLI FUNCTION SELECTING THE TOUCH Sensitivity TOUCH Button 1 OPERATION NOTE REFERENCE SECTION The TOUCH button is used to select a different touch sensitivity of the keyboard from the standard touch of an acoustic piano You can change the sensitivity to one of five different settings LIGHT 1 2 HE AVY 1 2 and OFF LIGHT For those still developing finger strength A louder volume is produced even when playing with a softtouch LIGHT2 i
22. IDI instrument or personal computer Press the CHURCH ORGAN button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE buttons and the piano will show on or off in the LED display The initial value is on Toggle on and off using the VALUE buttons To exit press any of the SOUND SELECT buttons or the TOUCH or the TRANSPOSE button 6 MULTI TIMBRAL MODE ON OFF Multi Timbre ri wa Q 1 OPERATION 7 CHANNEL MUTE REFERENCE SECTION Multi timbral mode allows the instrument to receive data on more than one MIDI channel simultaneously In this mode the CN piano can play different musical parts with different sounds for each part Multi Timbral On Thisis a flexible 16 part multi timbral setup You can turn individual MIDI channels on and off and assign any program number to any channel in the way you like Multi Timbral Off This turns off the multi timbral capability Only one MIDI channel will beactive and only the preset sound currently selected will be heard when a MIDI signal is received Press the HARPSICHORD button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE buttons and the piano will show OFF ON in the LED display The initial value is off Select a desired mode using the VALUE buttons To exit press any of the SOUND SELECT buttons or the TOUCH or the TRANSPOSE button This determines which MIDI channels are activated to receive when used with Multi Timbral On You can activate or deactivate eac
23. ISTENING TO THE SONG If you have selected asong you are familiar with you may want to play by yourself right away However you may want to listen to the song first before playing it RECOF PLAY STOP To listen press the PLAY ST OP button TheCN piano will start playing back the selected song You can adjust the speed or tempo of the song by using the VALUE buttons while holding down the TEMPO button TUTORIAL PLAYING WITH CONCERT MAGIC 31 Uv eg gt gt g 3 2 z amp o e 2 g p e 8 E D e a If you want to listen to a different song repeat the same procedure to select a song When you are finished listening to the song press the PLAY STOP button again to stop PERFORMING A SONG Now you re ready to play yourself Tap out the rhythm of the selected song on any one of the 88 black or white keys on your piano keyboard As you tap harder the notes will get louder as you tap softer the notes will get quieter As you tap faster the notes speed up as you tap slower they will slow down correspondingly just like regular piano playing Isn t it fun You can sound like you ve been playing for years just by pressing one key with one finger Concert Magic is a perfect method for small children to learn music especially to develop a sense of rhythm For older people who may think itis too late to learn the keyboard Concert Magic is a good first step for them to beg
24. KAWAI Digital Piano CN390 Owner s Manual KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 Important Safety Instructions SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE ne pas ouvir TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO RED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lighting flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons Examples of Picture Symbols denotes that care should be taken The example instructs the user to take care not to allow fingers to be trapped denotes a prohibited operation The example instructs that disassembly of the product is prohibited The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the leterature accompanying the product denotes an operation that should be carried out The example instructs the user to remove the power cord plug from the AC outlet Read all the instruc
25. LECT buttons with the part numbers printed under them CHOIR PAD and BASS Press the CHOIR PAD button to select part 1for example while holding down the REC button You will seethe LED indicator for part 1 CHOIR PAD button begin flashing when the REC button is pressed Record the first part just the same as in the previous section and press the PLAY STOP button when you re finished recording Now select Part 2 by pressingthe BASS button while holding down the REC button You will seethe LED indicator for part 1 CHOIR PAD button is turned on and the indicator for part 2 BASS button is flashing This indicates that Part 1 has been recorded and Part 2 is ready to record CHOIR PAD BASS parti 2 20 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 TUTORIAL USING THE RECORDER If you want to start recording the second part from the beginning of the song just play the keyboard You will hear the first part playing back while you record the second part If you would like to play back the first part and then start recording the second part from a certain point later in the song press the PLAY STOP button instead of playing the keyboard to start playback of the first part and then begin recording the second part from any point you like When you are finished recording press the PLAY STOP button again Hold down the PLAY STOP button and look at the Part buttons The LED indicators for both parts will be on indicating that you have successfully reco
26. MBER 2002 VERSION 1 0 Remarks Basic Channel Default Changes 1 16 1 16 1 Mode Default Messages Altered 3 x ok ok k kk kk The default for the OMNI mode is ON Specifying MIDI channels automatically turns it OFF Note Number True voice 15 113 ok ok k kkkk Velocity Note ON Note OFF O 9nH v21 127 X 9nH v 0 After Touch Key s Ch s x Pitch Bend Control Change X O Right pedal O Center pedal O Left pedal x x x x O O O O x O Bank Select Volume Expression pedal Sustain pedal Sostenuto pedal Soft pedal Program Change True O 0 127 o ko ok k k k k k Seethe Program Change Number Mapping in page 63 System Exclusive On Off Selectable Common Song Position Song Select Tune System Real Time Clock Commands Local On Off All Notes Off Active Sense Reset OX XX XX X XO x O xoRokxxxxxo En MN Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY REFERENCE SECTION The value depends on the Transpose setting Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO O Yes X No 65 E S gt 8 3 5 8 8 D b IW FRont PANEL Va ume SLIDER P 60 Devo Button P 39 LED DisPLAY Ne a l cowcenr CLASSIC MODERN ELECTRIC CHURCH HARPSI VIBRA CHOIR MAGIC DEMO GRAND PIANO PIANO DRAWBAR ORGAN CHORD PHONE STRING
27. PIANO CN390 VALUE Burraws P 41 Dua Seurr BaLan SLIDER P 43 MErTRONOME Burrows P 45 Function Burraws P 51 4 Sour etuer Ya tel Ne P A C l NE EATR J ES METRONOME RECORDER l i EFFECTS REVERB Dual Split Balance spurs TEMPO BEAT PLAY STOP REC TOUCH TRANSPOSE VALUE Fd l l n LI l E E 307 CIC CIC CJ v C I left 1111A10 111 right i VOLUME H N FUNCTION i Een ee Zk OR eke ea foul eS Ege ring N v 4 x zN POR oe ee qucn 2 EFFECT Burraws P 42 Spur Burton P 44 RECORDER Burrows P 47 W Demo Songs Classic Grand Concert Grand Rhapsodie No 2 Brahms Mellow Grand LaFille aux Cheveux deLin Debussy Modern Piano Modern Piano Original Rock Piano Original Electric Piano Classic E Piano Original Modern E P 1 Original Drawbars J azz Organ Original Drawbar Organ 1 Original Church Organ Church Organ Toccata Eugene Gigout Diapason Wohl mir da ich J esum habe Bach Harpsichord Harpsichord French Suite No 6 Bach Harpsichord Oct Prelude in A Bach Mallets Vibraphone Original Strings String Ensemble Le quattro stagioni La primavera Vivaldi Slow Strings Original Choir P ad Choir Original New Age Pad Original Bass Wood Bass Original Electric Bass Original E S 2 8 3 REFERENCE SECTION 67 5 8
28. RAPHONE a Program Change Number STRINGS Lower Octave Shift CHOIR PAD Lower Pedal On Off BASS 52 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 The LED indicator of the button will flash to show which function is selected To exit the function press any of the SOUND SELECT buttons or the TOUCH or the TRANSPOSE button Once the power is turned off the settings will be reset to the factory preset value 1 TUNING Tuningallows you to adjust the piano s pitch You may need to adjust the tuning when you play with other instruments C OPERATION Press the CLASSIC GRAND button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE buttons to control the tuning The LED display gives a number that represents the pitch for A in Hz Hertz The range of adjustment is from 427 0 to 453 0 Hz displayed as 27 0 53 0 The factory preset value is set to the modern standard A z 440 0 Hz displayed as 40 0 Use VALUE buttons to raise or lower the pitch while in tuning mode To exit press any of the SOUND SELECT buttons or the TOUCH or the TRANSPOSE button 2 TEMPERAMENT The CN piano offers not only equal temperament the modern standard but also immediate access to temperaments popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods It should be interesting and educational to try some of the different temperaments although the equal temperament is dominant today C OPERATION Press MODERN PIANO button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE to change
29. RATION Channel 15 i a This determines on which MIDI channel the CN piano will exchange MIDI information with an external MIDI instrument or a personal computer Press the ELECTRIC PIANO button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE buttons and the piano will show the channel number in the LED display The default channel is 1 Change the channel within the range of 1 16 using the VALUE buttons To exit press any of the SOUND SELECT buttons or the TOUCH or the TRANSPOSE button 4 TRANSMIT PROGRAM CHANGE ON OFF 1 OPERATION Transmit i ON Ti Transmit VEI IL I 56 This determines whether or notthe CN piano will transmit program change information when pressing the SOUND SELECT buttons When this is turned on pressing the SOUND SELECT buttons will send the program change numbers as listed in page 63 Press the DRAWBAR button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE buttons and the LED display will show on or off The initial value is on Toggle on and off using the VALUE buttons To exit press any of the SOUND SELECT buttons or the TOUCH or the TRANSPOSE button KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 5 LOCAL CONTROL ON OFF J OPERATION This determines whether the CN piano s sound will be Played from the piano s keyboard ON or only from an external MIDI instrument OFF Even with local control off the piano s keyboard will still transmit to an external M
30. S PAD BASS MASTER VOLUME min 111111111 max songi 2 4 5 parti 2 Covcenr Maac Burraw P 36 Sound Select Buttons p 40 LED INDICATOR IW SPECIFICATIONS Keyboard 88 Weighted keys with Advanced Hammer Action III Polyphony Maximum 64 Preset Tones Classic Grand 2 Modern Piano 2 Electric Piano 2 Drawbar 2 Church Organ 2 Harpsichord 2 Vibraphone 2 Strings 2 Choir P ad 2 Bass 2 Effects Chorus Delay 1 3 Tremolo Rotary 1 2 Reverb Room Stage Hall 3D Room 3D Hall Temperaments Equal Piano Only Mersenne pure Major Mersenne pure minor Pythagorean Meantone Werckmeister III Kirnberger III Equal Flat Equal Other Features Concert Magic 88 Preset Songs Volume Dual Split Dual Split Balance Transpose Tune Touch Curve Selection Light1 2 Normal Heavy1 2 Off MIDI 16 part multi timbral capability Recorder 2 Tracks 5 Songs Thetotal memory capacity of the recorder is approximately 10 000 notes Pedals Sustain Sostenuto Soft Jacks Headphone 2 LINE IN L R LINE OUT L MONO R MIDI IN OUT THRU Computer Interface Output Power 40W x 2 Speakers 16cm x 2 Power Consumption 72W Finish Rosewood Mahogany European Cherry Dimensions W x D x H 139 2 x 46 0 x 101 6 cm 55 x 18 x 40 Weight without bench 44 kg 97 Ibs CC i C C2C20 C2 C2C9C2 C3COJCO l 7 66 KAWAI DIGITAL
31. This is the default temperament If a piano sound is selected the tuning is stretched like an acoustic piano EQUAL TEMPERAMENT If any other type of sound is selected the tuning will be EQUAL FLAT Anexplantion of EQUAL TEMPERAMENT and EQUAL TEMPERAMENT FLAT is provided later in this section If a piano sound is used in a layer with any other sound then both sounds will use the EQUAL TEMPERAMENT Stretched tuning MERSENNE PURE TEMPERAMENT MAJOR MERSENNE PURE TEMPERAMENT MINOR This temperament which eliminates dissonances for thirds and fifths is still popular for choral music because of its perfect harmony You need to be aware what key you are playingin with this temperament Any key modulation will result in dissonances When you play music in a particular key you need to match the key of the temperament as well When playing in a major key select Pure Major and when playing in a minor key select Pure minor KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 Pythagorean W amp ckmaster Kirnberger Equal Fat REFERENCE SECTION PYTHAGOREAN TEMPERAMENT This temperament which uses mathematical ratios to eliminate dissonance for fifths is very limited for use with chords but it produces very characteristic melodic lines MEANTONE TEMPERAMENT This temperament which uses a mean between a major and minor whole tone to eliminate dissonance for thirds was devised to eliminate the lack of consonances experienced with certa
32. VALUE buttons while holding down the REVERB button The LED display shows an abbreviation MEME eee MEME Ip EREDE Mee eee MEER Lit Room Stage Hall 3D Room 3D Hall _ MN RN LI TO ADD OTHER EFFECTS Press the EFFECTS button The LED indicator will be turned on to indicate that the effect is in use To change the effect type use the VALUE buttons while holding down the EFFECTS button The LED display shows an abbreviation I r E E Chorus Delay 1 Tremolo Rotary 2 I E LL J Pears Lit LiL d To turn off the reverb or effects press the REVERB or EFFECTS button again Any changes you make to the reverb and the effects are stored with the preset sound in memory as long as the power is on When you reselect a sound your chosen reverb and effect settings will be recalled along with the preset sound When the power is turned off the effects will be reset to the factory settings KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 USING THE METRONOME TUTORIAL BASIC OPERATIONS 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 CN piano s metronome is a tool that helps you to achieve this by providing a steady beat for you play along with STARTING THE METRONOME Press the TEMPO button You will seethe LED indicator turn on and hear the metronome begin counting with a steady beat The LED display show
33. against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a different electrical circuit from the receiver Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian Radio Interference Regulations This instrument complies with the limits for a class B digital apparatus pursuant to the Radio Interference Regulations C R C c 1374 INTRODUCTION ASSEM BLING THE STAND Be sure that all parts are included before starting to assemble your unit PARTS PROVIDED Side Panel A Back Panel B Pedal Board C Screw D Screw E Bolt F Adjuster G A O F ra 2 pcs pc pc 2 pcs 4 pcs 8 pcs pc Bottom View e emen IS IS IS C D E F G 1 Insert the Adjuster G on the bottom of Pedal Board C Fasten A and C
34. and full dynamic range required for a superb performance on the piano harpsichord organ and other instruments In addition the CN piano is equipped with reverb and a digital effect processor for an even fuller sound Industry Standard MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface jacks are included which allow you to play other electronic instruments at the same time opening a whole new world of musical possibilities This Owner s Manual contains valuable information that will help you make full use of this instrument s many capabilities There are two main sections in the manual One is the Tutorial section and the other is a Reference section The tutorial section explains the basic features of the CN piano Read this section first if this is your first digital piano The reference section describes the operation and uses of each of the panel components buttons sliders and jacks If you are familiar with digital pianos you may want to start with this section Please read all sections carefully and keep this manual handy for further reference 8 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 CN390 Digital Piano Tutorial Section Basic Operations p 10 This section explains step by step the setup and operation procedures needed to begin playing your CN piano Using the Recorder p 17 This section will show you how to use the Recorder Recording and playing back a song recording multiple songs and recording on two separate tracks Using MIDI
35. ayed On When Johnny Comes Marching Home When The Saints Go Marching In FAVORITE HYMNS A Mighty Fortress Amazing Grace Doxology Fairest Lord Jesus For The Beauty Of The Earth Great Is Thy Faithfulness Holy Holy Holy How Great Thou Art Jesus Loves The Little Children Just As Am OWorship The King Rock Cf Ages Sweet Hour Of Prayer The Qd Rugged Cross Trust And Obey What A Friend We Have In Jesus CLASSICAL SELECTIONS An Die Freude Ode To Joy Andante Haydn Blue Danube Waltz dair De Lune Hedermaus F r Hise Gavotte Gossec Menuet In G Bach Peter And The Wolf Romeo And Juliet Skater s Waltz Sleeping Beauty Waltz Toreador Song Carmen Waltz Of The Howers SPECIAL OCCASIONS Bridal Chorus Wedding March INTERNATIONAL SONGS Chiapenacas Hatikvah Hava Nagilah Ich Bin Ein Musikant My Wild Irish Rose When Irish Eyes Are Smiling TQUAALGERGAQRLGAG GEQRELSEQBURBRS BSsgpHESH RRGRLLLLGFGRLSFS 25 PELES KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 Reference Section 69 REFERENCE SECTION KAWAI CN390 Owner s Manual OW965 L0212 Printed in Japan
36. buttons A button increases value and v decreases REFERENCE SECTION 41 E S 2 8 g 5 g 5 b 2 M5 EFFECT Burrows EFFECTS REVERB SELECTING AN Effect EFFECTS Button m OPERATION Chorus LIN 141 Delay 1 Li L l Tremolo NN E Rotary 2 UR HEN EN Usethe EFFECTS button to add an effect to the sound There are seven digital effects Chorus Delay1 3 Tremolo and a Rotary1 2 effect that can be used to enhance the sound of the preset tone To add an effect to the sound press the EFFECTS button The LED indicator will be turned on and the LED display will show you which effect is currently selected To change the effect type use the VALUE buttons while holding down the EFFECTS button Revers REVERB Button OPERATION Stage _ 3D Room Lf apre BUB 42 Use REVERB button to add reverberation to the sound There are five types of reverb built in ROOM STAGE HALL 3D ROOM and 3D HALL To add reverb to the sound press the REVERB button The LED indicator will be turned on and the LED will display which type of reverb is currently selected To change the reverb type use the VALUE buttons while holding down the REVERB button The reverb setting is stored with the sound When you select the same preset sound again your chosen effect will be recalled until theinstrument is turned off Oncethe power is turned off the
37. e You must set the MIDI channel for each part on both the transmitting external MIDI device and the receiving CN piano MIDI devices For example channel 1for piano ch 2for strings ch 3for choir etc MULTI TIMBRAL MODE Multi timbral On isa setup for 16 channel multi timbral operation You can mute the channels separately Each channel recognizes the program change numbers as listed on page 63 Multi timbral Off turns off multi timbral capability If you would liketo have the CN piano receive MIDI data on a single channel and ignore all data on the other channels set multi timbral to Off Remember if you want the CN piano to receive MIDI information from an external device you must match the receiving channel with the transmitting channel Program change numbers are recognized as listed in page 63 To demonstrate the multi timbral capability of the CN piano let s choose Multi timbral ON Press the HARPSICHORD button while holding down the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons The LED display will read OFF which means Multi timbral Off is currently selected Use the VALUE button to select Multi timbral ON The display will read On After choosingthe multi timbral setting press any SOUND SELECT button to exit from the function mode Multi timbre pg Multi timbre Watt um Cc EEN off UBND jen e gt ro g IWIHOInL z a gt e 7 30 Let s see how this works using an external MIDI device If
38. e the VALUE buttons to change value while holding down the TEMPO and BEAT buttons 15 3 o Q Q a 9 B WIHOLAL T S ti o o 9 E Next STEP ro MAKE So far you have learned the basic operations and terms needed to become familiar with the CN piano There are however some other functions that will help you to make full use of the CN piano s many capabilities You may continue on from here or skip ahead to the chapters you are interested in If you would like to learn more about the recorder go to chapter 2 Using the Recorder page 17 If you are interested in MIDI and how to use your piano with other digital musical instruments go to chapter 3 Using MIDI page 23 If you would like to learn about Concert Magic go to chapter 4 Concert Magic page 31 If you would like to learn more about functions and features such as tuning and transpose for example you will find detailed information in chapter 10 Function Buttons of the Reference Section page 51 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 IW 2 UsiNc THE RECORDER The CN piano s recorder records your playing much like a tape recorder and it is just as easy to use The CN piano records a song as digital data instead of audio data and stores the song inside the instrument Because the song is stored as digital information you can modify the song when you play itback You can for example adjust the tempo without changing the pitch or u
39. ected to MIDI Thru on instrument 2 The receive channel is set to 1 for Instrument 2 and multi timbral mode is turned off On instrument 3 multi timbral mode is on Transmitting Receiving ch 1 Multi timbral mode on Ch1 Piano Multi timbral mode off Ch2 Strings Receiving only Ch3 Bass Sound Module 3 MIDI Keyboard 2 he 8 00cm 055052 TIERE CER EOD Ch1 Piano Ch1 Piano Ch2 Strings Receiving Ch3 Bass Instrument 2 recognizes only the piano part received from Instrument 1 Instrument receives all the parts on the three channels being passed through Instrument 2 because Instrument 3 s multi timbral mode Capability is activated We have provided this brief look at MIDI to help you understand the CN piano s MIDI capabilities KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 While itis beyond the scope of this manual to explain the entire world of MIDI we do encourage you to visit your local music store or contact a music publisher for a listing of available books on MIDI applications to learn more Let s explore some MIDI applications using an external MIDI devices connected to the CN piano UsiNc THE CN PiANO AS CONTROLLER Transmitting Channel 1 I TUTORIAL USING MIDI First let s play sounds from an external MIDI device using the CN piano s keyboard
40. eethe LED indicator for MODERN PIANO start flashing This means that Song 2 is going to be played back Releasing the PLAY STOP button will start play back If you would like to listen to a different song select your desired song number using the SOUND SELECT buttons while holding down the PLAY STOP button and then release the buttons to start play back The LED indicator for the selected song will flash when holding down the PLAY STOP button jen e e o a Q 3 e SONG STATUS AND LED INDICATOR You have probably noticed that some of the LED indicators are flashing some are turned on and some are turned off The LED indicates the status of recording and play back as shown below CJ The LED that is on indicates that the song or part has already been recorded V The flashing LED indicates that the song or part is selected to record or play back VERD CJ The LED that is off indicates that the song or part is empty If you have recorded more than one song you can check the song status by pressing the REC or PLAY STOP button Fun ob Ke s o fod om Ex e i RECORDING THE TRACKS SEPARATELY Now let s record two tracks separately First you select the desired track part to record After recording the first part select the other track and record your second part Remember the LE D indicators tell you whether a songor partis recorded or not To select a part to record use the SOUND SE
41. effect will be reset to the factory setting KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 IW 6 Duat Spuit BALANCE SLIDER Dual Split Balance left L1 1714A10 111 right DuaL BALANCE SPLIT BALANCE When playingin dual mode this slider controls the volume balance of the two sounds Move the slider to the right to increase the volume of the rightmost preset sound of the pair and decrease the volume of the leftmost preset sound The balance changes in the opposite way when the slider is moved to the left You can adjust the volume balance between the two sounds Use the DUAL SPLIT BALANCE slider to adjust the balance Move the slider to the right to increase the volume of the upper sound and decrease the volume of the lower sound The balance changes in the opposite way when the slider is moved to the left PART VOLUME BALANCE FOR CONCERT Maaic REFERENCE SECTION When using with Concert Magic the slider adjusts the volume balance of the melody part and the accompaniment As the slider is moved the right the sound of the melody becomes louder and the accompaniment becomes softer The balance changes in the opposite way when the slider is moved to the left x S 2 8 S WW 7 Spit BUTTON SPLIT SELECTING SPLIT SOUNDS The split function divides the keyboard into two sections upper and lower and lets you play each part with a different sound First press the desired SOUND SELECT butt
42. en recorded Select the desired song and part to erase by pressingthe appropriate SOUND SELECT buttons while continuing to hold down both the REC and the PLAY STOP buttons On releasing both the REC and PLAY STOP buttons the CN piano will erase from memory the song and part you have chosen TheLED indicator for the erased songor Part will beturned off indicating there is no longer anything recorded there ERASING ALL DATA To erase everything all songs and parts at once first turn the power off and then turn it back on again while holding down both the REC and PLAY STOP buttons Theentire memory of the recorder will be erased The CN piano s built in recorder is easy to use and is perfect for practice and basic recording needs For those individuals interested in usingthis instrument for more complex digital recordings the CN piano can be connected to an external MIDI sequencer or a personal computer Please read chapter 3 Using MIDI to learn aboutthe CN piano s MIDI and Multi timbral capabilities In this chapter you will learn how you can create music by connecting the CN piano to an external MIDI device The CN piano is compatible with MIDI devices from Kawai and other manufacturers It can also be used with sequencing software on a personal computer KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 Wt 3 Usne MIDI UNDERSTANDING MIDI TUTORIAL USING MIDI WHAT IS MIDI The letters MIDI stand for Musical Instrument Digital Interface an
43. er You will find the POWER SWITCH at the right end of the front panel Press this button to turn on the power Pressing it again will turn off the power Adjust the volume level The VOLUME SLIDER controls the volume level of the speakers and the headphones Use this slider to set the volume to a comfortable listening level Now try playing the keyboard You will hear the CN s main piano sound The CN piano responds just like a real acoustic piano when you play it It produces a louder sound when you play hard and a softer sound when you play soft The volume level changes in relation to how fast the keys are pressed This system is called touch sensitivity on an electronic KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 cuits Sustain Sostenuto Soft musical instrument Theinitial touch sensitivity setting has been adjusted to the standard of an acoustic piano You can however select a different type of touch sensitivity on the CN piano if you are not comfortable with the standard setting For more detail please read Selecting the touch sensitivity on page 51 USING THE PEDALS TheCN piano hasthree pedals just like a grand piano They are Sustain Soft and Sostenuto PLAYING WITH More SouNps TUTORIAL BASIC OPERATIONS You have already heard the CN s main piano sound The CN piano has nineteen more different sounds not only different types of piano sounds but different instruments as wel
44. fect on as their initial setting Adding an effect to the sound enhances tonal quality and improves acoustical realism The CN piano is provided with two separate groups of effects The first is reverb and the second contains chorus delay tremolo and rotary speaker REVERB Reverb adds reverberation to the sound simulating the acoustic environment of a recital room stage or concert hall There are five types of reverb available They are Room Stage Hall 3D Room and 3D Hall listed in order of reverberation amount CHORUS Chorus is an effect that simulates the rich character of a vocal choir or string ensemble by layering a slightly detuned version of the sound over the original to enrich it DELAY Delay is an effect that adds echoes to the sound There are three types of delay available delay 1 3 each of which has a different length of delay between the echoes 3 o Q Q a 9 B WIHOLAL T S ti o o o E TREMOLO This is a vibrato type effect ROTARY This effect simulates the sound of the Rotary Speaker cabinet commonly used with electronic organs Therearetwo types of rotary available rotary 1 2 Rotary 1is normal rotary and Rotary 2 is with distortion effect The soft pedal is used to change the speed of the rotor between SLOW and FAST TO ADD REVERB Press the REVERB button The LED indicator will be turned on to indicate that reverb is in use To change the reverb type use the
45. h of the 16 channels individually 57 E S gt g g 5 8 8 D b m OPERATION Press the VIBRAPHONE button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE and the piano will show on or off in the LED display The initial value is on for channel 1 and off for the other channels To turn off the channel use the VALUE keys to toggle on and off When you want to turn on and off the other channels use the 16 leftmost white keys to select a desired channel Then use the VALUE keys to turn them on and off dU To exit press any of the SOUND SELECT buttons or the TOUCH or the TRANSPOSE button 8 PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBER 1 OPERATION This function allows the CN piano to transmit program change numbers beyond the8 pre defined numbers transmitted by the sound select buttons Using this function you can send any number from 1 to 128 Press the STRINGS button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE and the piano will show a number in the LED display which represents the program number Use the VALUE buttons to set the desired number To send the program change number press both VALUE buttons simultaneously To exit press any of the SOUND SELECT buttons or the TOUCH or the TRANSPOSE button 9 LOWER OCTAVE SHIFT J OPERATION 58 This allows the octave of the lower part to be shifted up one two or three octaves higher when you use the sp
46. hat is provided by the manufacturer Should an abnormality occur in the product immediately turn the power OFF disconnect the power cord plug and then contact the shop from which the product was purchased The product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when e The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged e Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the product e The product has been exposed to rain e The product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance e The product has been dropped or the enclosure damaged Notes on Repair Should an abnormality occur in the product immediately turn the power OFF disconnect the power cord plug and then contact the shop from which the product was purchased This digital piano is for household use and is not intended for commercial use CAUTION To prevent electric shock match wide blade of plug to wide slot fully insert ATTENTION Pour viter les chocs lectriques introduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqu au fond Instruction for AC power cord U K Do not plug either terminal of the power cord to the ground of the AC outlet on the wall FCC Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
47. he sound you would like to use for the upper keyboard Then while holding down the SPLIT button press another SOUND SELECT button to select a sound for the lower keyboard The LED indicator for the upper sound will be turned on and the LED for the lower sound will start flashing KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 Dual Split Balance left 1111A1111 right You can adjust the volume balance between the two sounds Use the Dual Split Balance slider to adjust the balance Move the slider to the right to increase the volume of the upper sound and decrease the volume of the lower sound The balance changes in the opposite way when the slider is moved to the left The split point determines where the upper keyboard section will be divided from the lower one You can move the split point to any key you like To do this please read 7 Split Button in the Reference section page 44 ABOUT POLYPHONY The CN piano is capable of playing up to 64 notes simultaneously 64 note polyphony When playing in dual mode or when playing the stereo piano sound the polyphony will be reduced by half since the piano has to produce two sounds for each note ADDING THE EFFECTS REVERB J EFFECTS TUTORIAL BASIC OPERATIONS You might have noticed that when you select some of the preset sounds the LED indicator for the EFFECTS is turned on The reason for this is some of the preset sounds are set up with an ef
48. hese jacks bypasses the piano s volume control To adjust the volume level use the output control of the external device MIDI Jacks These jacks are used to connect external MIDI devices with the CN piano There are three terminals MIDI IN MIDI OUT and MIDI THRU SERIAL INTERFACE This jack is used to connect with a personal computer and exchange MIDI data Select the proper setting for your computer using the selector PCI NEC Computers PC2 IBM PC amp compatibles Mac Apple Computers MIDI Serial Interface disabled Select this setting when using the MIDI jacks You need the serial MIDI driver when connecting with a Windows computer It is available at http www kawai co jp english download2 html on the internet web HEADPHONE Jacks There are two jacks for headphones provided at the left end on the bottom S of the piano E You can hear the piano s sound as well as any audio signal that is coming Q x through the LINE IN E OF F K BOTTOM VIEW 62 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 IW 15 MIDI INFORMATION Program Change Number Mapping When Multi Timbral mode is ON When Multi Timbral mode is OFF Sound Button Program Bank MSB CLASSIC GRAND VARIATION MODERN PIANO VARIATION ELECTRIC PIANO VARIATION DRAWBAR VARIATION CHURCH ORGAN VARIATION HARPSICHORD VARIATION VIBRAPHONE VARIATION STRINGS VARIATION CHOIR PAD VARIATION BASS
49. in fifths for the Mersenne pure temperament It produces chords that are more beautiful than those with the equal temperament WERCKMEISTER IlI TEMPERAMENT KIRNBERGER Ill TEMPERAMENT These two temperaments are placed in between Meantone and Pythagorean For music with few accidentals this temperament produces the beautiful chords of the mean tone but as accidentals increase the temperament produces the characteristic melodies of the Pythagorean temperament It is used primarily for classical music written in the Baroque era to revive the original characteristics EQUAL TEMPERAMENT FLAT Thisis unstretched equal temperament that divides the scale into twelve equal semitones 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 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 tuning is stretched to compensate for this so the sound will be heard naturally to the ears This Stretched equal temperament is a practical variation of the unstretched equal temperament which was invented on a mathematical basis 55 x S 2 8 S 5 8 D b 3 MIDI TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE CHANNEL m OPE
50. in with With Concert Magic your CN piano can be enjoyed by anyone in the family even those who have never touched a musical instrument in their life Concert Macic Sona ARRANGEMENT TYPES 32 After playing for a while with Concert Magic you may think that it s too easy and there is very little to learn While it is true that some of the songs are very easy to play even for beginners there are also some which will challenge you and require some practice to play beautifully Each of the 88 Concert Magic songs falls into one of three different categories depending on the skill level required to perform them EASY BEAT These are the easiest songs to play To perform them simply tap out a constant steady beat on any key on your piano keyboard Look at the following example Fur Elise Press the key with a steady sixteenth note rhythm KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 Key on XX X XX X XX X X X X XX X X X X Xx MELODY PLAY These songs are also quite easy to play especially if they are familiar to you To perform them tap out the rhythm of the melody on any one of the keys on your piano keyboard Singing along as you tap the rhythm can be helpful Key on X X X X X X X X X X X X X X e P EE 33 3 j eo e E a
51. l The different instrument sounds built into CN piano are called preset sounds All of the preset sounds have been created through advanced digital sampling technology achieving as natural and realistic sound as possible Let s try some of the preset sounds SELECTING ANOTHER PRESET SOUND Press the SOUND SELECT button under the name of the instrument you would like to listen to When the button is pressed the LED indicator above it will beturned on to indicate that this sound is selected Each SOUND SELECT button has variation sound To select the variation sound press the SOUND SELECT button again When you select variation sound the center dot in the LED display will be turned on CLASSIC MODERN ELECTRIC CHURCH HARPSI VIBRA CHOIR GRAND PIANO PIANO DRAWBAR ORGAN CHORD PHONE STRINGS PAD BASS song 1 2 3 4 5 part 2 USING DEMO FUNCTION The CN Piano has nineteen built in demo songs Each of the demo songs presents a musical piece to introduce the different preset sounds 3 o Q Q a 9 B WIHOLAL T S t o o 9 E SPLIT Press the DEMO button and the demo songs for the Classic Grand category will start After the Classic Grand demo songs are finished playing the demo songs for another sound category will be selected at random If you would like to listen to the demos for a particular category just pressthe desired SOUND SELECT button whilethe demo is playing When
52. lay Play the CN piano s keyboard You should hear both instruments as you play What is happening is that the CN piano is transmitting MIDI information what note you played how hard loud you played it and so on to your external MIDI device The external MIDI device reproduces sound based on this information using its own sound module PROGRAM CHANGE Press a SOUND SELECT button on the CN You will hear the sound on your external MIDI device also changes Pressing a SOUND SELECT button lets the CN piano transmit a program change number A program change is the type of MIDI command that tells the receiving instrument what sound or instrument to play your notes with Actual program change information is just a number from 1 to 128 not an instrument name You select the desired instrument with a specific number Not all MIDI instruments assign the same sound to the same program change number MIDI instruments that conform to the General MIDI GM standard however DO assign the same sound to the same program change number For example program change 1 will always be an acoustic piano sound on a GM compatible synth and program change 33 will always be an acoustic bass sound Because of this when connecting two GM instruments together selecting the right sound is not a problem The CN piano is not a General MIDI instrument and it s internal sounds do not confirmto the General MIDI standard This means when you select a sound on the CN
53. lit function Press the CHOIR PAD button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE and the piano will show a number in the LED display which represents how many octaves the lower part is shifted up Use the VALUE buttons to set the desired lower octave shift range between 0 to 3 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 Number The LED display shows the lower part is shifted one octave up 10 LOWER PEDAL ON OFF This determines if the sustain pedal will be active for lower sound when in SPLIT mode The default setting is Off which means the sustain pedal is not active the lower sound C OPERATION Press the BASS button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE and the piano will show on or off in the LED display The initial value is off To turn off the channel use the VALUE keys to toggle on and off The LED display shows whether Lower Pedal is on or off E S 2 8 S REFERENCE SECTION 59 5 8 8 D b 44 Power SwiTcH TURNING THE POWER ON Press this button to turn on the power Pressing it again will turn off the power Pressing this button while holding down the REC and PLAY STOP buttons will erase all the songs currently stored in memory MI 12 VoLume SLIDER MASTER VOLUME min EL LII TL 06131 max CONTROLLING OvERALL VOLUME This slider controls the master volume level of the piano s sound Move thi
54. on to select the upper sound Then while holding down the SPLIT button press the desired SOUND SELECT button to select the lower sound The LED Indicator for a lower sound will start flashing To adjust the volume balance of the two sounds use the DUAL SPLIT BALANCE slider CHANGING THE SPLIT POINT The default split point is set between B2 and C3 This point can be moved to anywhere on the keyboard Press the desired key while holding down the SPLIT button The key you pressed becomes the lowermost note for the upper section 5 8 6 b 44 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 I 8 Metronome Burrows METRONOME TEMPO BEAT CHANGING Tempo TEMPO Button The TEMPO button is used to activate the metronome and control the tempo C OPERATION After pressing the TEMPO button the metronome starts counting and turns on the LED indicator above it The LED display gives tempo value in number of quarter note per minute q 120 for example To change tempo use the VALUE buttons to increase or decrease the value within the range of 30 300 60 600 when in 6 8 rhythm The initial value is 120 Press the TEMPO button again to stop the metronome CONTROLING THE PLAYBACK SPEED FOR THE CONCERT MAGIC SONGS The TEMPO button is also used to control the playback speed for the Concert Magic songs C OPERATION After selecting a Concert Magic song to play back press the TEMPO button Then the LED display shows tem
55. ons simultaneously will activate the DUAL mode If you want to layer the two sounds that are assigned to the same SOUND SELECT button hold down the SOUND SELECT button and press either of the VALUE buttons SELECTING A SONG OR A PART The built in recorder has the capability to record and play back up to five different songs Each song has two separate tracks called Parts that can be recorded or played back The sound select buttons except HARPSICHORD and VIBRAPHONE are also used for selecting a song and a part when using the recorder Select the desired SONG number or PART number by pressing the appropriate button while holding down REC or PLAY button SELECTING A FUNCTION 40 These buttons are used to select the functions that control the tuning system and MIDI configurations Use one of the ten buttons to select a desired function while holding down the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE button simultaneously See Page 51 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 SELECTING A DEMO SONG When listening to the demo songs these buttons are used to select the different demo songs Use one of the ten buttons to select a desired preset sound to demonstrate after pressing the DEMO button W 4 VALUE Buttons CHANGING VALUE These two buttons are used to change the value for certain functions First select the function or option which you would like to change the value for by pressing the appropriate button s then use the VALUE
56. onstant steady beat Press and hold the CONCERT MAGIC button TheLED display will change to show the current Concert Magic mode C 1 Whilestill holdingthe CONCERT MAGIC button use the VALUE button to change the Concert Magic mode to STEADY BEAT C 2 Start by tapping any key with a constant steady beat Your tapping Will set the tempo for the song Both the accompaniment and melody parts will be played automatically in time with the tempo you tap KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 CN390 Digital Piano Reference Section Operation by the Panel Components p 36 This section describes the operation of the panel components buttons sliders and jacks If you arefamiliar with playing a digital piano reading this section first may help you understand the CN piano faster In this section you can look into the particular functions for detailed information and operation instead of reading through the manual from the beginning 1 CONCERT MAGIC BUTTON c Ca er a P de EO RAE 36 2 DEMO BUTTON ect Lut een RU PLE E a 39 OC OCUND SR RT DUITONS 42 ee add vd PET ee HC D NEC 40 4 VALUE BUTTONS doeet top rr E ded dede Mere ae pend 41 S ERFEGPBUISUNS cie Paese eda EPA D BOR FC EC 42 Sa Enne AN Errgcr EFFECTS BUTTON 2 eaae ees 42 Revers REVERB BUTTON ccs ens 42 6 DUAL SPLIT BALANCE SLIDER oo eee ene 43 To PLT ESIETUN S oir e Pata At NC ty ee PTS E ee 44 8 MEIROUME BUTTONS v Epl peek ve Ga Behe eet eee REQUE 45 Cava TevPo TEVIPOBUTTON 2 00 1
57. ord The LED indicator above the button starts flashing to tell you that the piano is ready to record Begin playing some music on the keyboard The CN piano automatically begins recording on the first note you play When you are finished recording press the PLAY STOP button The piano will stop recording and save your song to memory Saving to memory may take a few seconds and during this time the piano will not perform any other operations You can start recording by pressing the PLAY STOP button instead of pressing a key In this way you can insert a blank bar at the beginning of the song RECORDING ANOTHER SONG The CN 390 can record and store up to five songs C OPERATION Press the SOUND SELECT button labeled with the desired song number 1 5 while holding down the REC button The LED indicator for the song will also begin flashing Then start recording by following the regular recording procedure RECORDING A SECOND PART You can record a second part in the second track part of the same song C OPERATION Press the SOUND SELECT button labeled with the desired part number while holding down the REC button The LED indicator for the part will begin flashing Then start recording by following the regular recording procedure E S gt g 3 REFERENCE SECTION 47 5 8 8 D b J OPERATION NOTE 48 STATUS OF SONG AND PART Some of the LED indicators will be turned on or will flash while the REC
58. p 23 This is an introduction for the beginner to the world of MIDI You will learn the basics of MIDI and MIDI applications using the CN piano and another MIDI device Playing with the Concert Magic p 31 With Kawai s unique feature Concert Magic anyone can sit at the CN piano and play real music TUTORIAL 9 T S t o o o E W 1 Basic OPERATIONS SETTING UP THE PIANO The first thing you ll need to do before playing the piano is to set up the instrument ASSEMBLING THE STAND First you need to assemblethe stand unit Assemble the stand following the instructions that came in the package with the stand SUPPLYING AC POWER The CN piano is equipped with stereo speakers and an amplifier You do not need any other equipment to play your piano You can enjoy the CN piano wherever AC power is available Simply connect the power cable that comes with the CN piano to an AC outlet Connect the AC power cable to the piano s power jack and the other end of the cable to the AC outlet on the wall USING THE HEADPHONES For private performances you may want to use the headphones The speakers will be turned off automatically when the headphones are plugged in and the CN piano will only be heard through the headphones The CN piano has two headphones jacks PLAYING THE PIANO MASTER VOLUME min LLLIFIT TI max Turning on the pow
59. po value Use the VALUE buttons to change the tempo You can control the tempo either before playing back a song or while playing back E S 2 8 3 REFERENCE SECTION 45 CHANGING THE TIME SIGNATURE BEAT Button The BEAT button is used to activate the metronome and select your desired time signature The CN piano has six settings to choose 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 and 6 8 1 OPERATION After pressing the BEAT button the metronome starts counting and turns on the LED indicator above it The LED display gives a time signature 4 4 for example Use the VALUE buttons to select the desired time signature Press the BEAT button again to stop the metronome CHANGING THE METRONOME VoLumE TEMPO amp BEAT Buttons The volume of the metronome can be adjusted to any level you like C OPERATION Press the TEMPO and BEAT buttons simultaneously The LED displays the volume level of the metronome in numbers from 1 soft to 10 loud The factory preset is 5 Volume To change the volume level use the VALUE buttons Press both buttons simultaneously again to stop the metronome NOTE All the metronome settings will be reset to the factory preset value after turning off the power 5 8 6 b 46 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 I 9 REcoRDER BurroN RECORDER PLAY STOP REC REcorpinG REC Button The REC button is used for recording C OPERATION Press the REC button to enable the CN piano to rec
60. rded two tracks Press the PLAY STOP button to listen to what you have recorded You should hear both parts Both parts will automatically be set to play back If you do not hear both parts playing you may have made a mistake when recording If your song is not playing back properly carefully reread the previous section to make sure you re recording properly You can use the LED indicators See Song Status and LED indicator section to help determine if you have a problem Here are some basic things to check for 1 If you only hear the second part you may have accidentally recorded over the first part In this case just rerecord the first part you played after selecting the empty part to record in this case it will probably be part 2 2 Did you record one of the parts in a different song In this case record the missing part in the appropriate song 21 jen e J e gt o a Q 3 e Fun ob Ke s o fod om Ex e i ERASING UNNECESSARY Sonc DATA 22 At some point you may want to erase a song If you have filled up the memory of the recorder you can erase an old song to make room for a new one or maybe you re tired of listening to a particular song In either case the CN piano provides an easy way to erase one or all of the songs and parts To erase a specific song and part first hold down both the REC and PLAY STOP buttons TheLED indicators will display which songs have be
61. s lighter than LIGHT1 HE AVY Perfect for those with strong fingers Requires a heavier touch to produce a loud volume HEAVY2 is heavier than HEAVY1 OFF A constant volume is produced regardless of how hard the keys are struck This setting is suitable for sounds that have a fixed dynamic range such as Organ and Harpsichord To change from the standard touch press the TOUCH button The LED indicator above the TOUCH button will be turned on to indicate that the piano is now using a different touch setting Use the VALUE buttons to change the type of touch while the TOUCH button is held down Press the TOUCH button again to get back to the standard touch setting Touch selection is global for all the preset tones You cannot have an individual setting for each tone Once the power is turned off the setting will be reset to the standard setting LIGHT and HEAVY do not represent the physical weight of the keys These are settings that affect the sensitivity of the keys which determines the volume level in response to the key movement 51 E S gt g 3 TRANSPOSING THE PiANo TRANSPOSE Button Use the TRANSPOSE button to raise or lower the piano s key in half steps This is especially useful when you have learned a song in one key and have to play it in another key The transpose feature allows you to play the song in the original key but hear it in another key 1 OPERATION To switch from the standard key to the
62. s slider to the right to increase the volume and move to the left to decrease the volume This slider also controls the headphone s volume and the LINE output level of the piano s sound 60 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 IW 13 PEDALS L sustan PEDAL ess PEDAL SOFT PEDAL SusTAIN PEDAL Depressing this pedal sustains the sound even after removing your hands from the keyboard SOSTENUTO PEDAL Depressing this pedal after pressing the keyboard and before releasing the keys sustains the sound of only the keys just played Sorr PEDAL Depressing this pedal softens the sound and also reduces its volume When the Rotary Speaker effect is turned on this pedal works as a switch to change effect speed E S 2 8 S REFERENCE SECTION IW 14 Jacks e e e e o m o R L IMOO _R L THRU OUT IN o2 Pott Emin hac LINE OUT LINE IN MIDI COMPUTER LINE OUT Jacks These jacks provide stereo output of the piano s sound to amplifiers tape recorders or similar equipment The audio signal coming through the LINE IN jacks is also routed to these jacks The piano s sound is mixed with the LINE IN signals The CN piano s VOLUME slider can control the output level of its own sound while it does not control the LINE IN signal LINE IN Jacks These jacks are used to connect a pair of stereo outputs from other audio equipment or electronic instruments to the piano s speakers The audio signal coming through t
63. s the tempo in beats per minute To change the tempo use the VALUE buttonsto increase or decrease the tempo within the range of 30 300 beats per minute 60 600 BPM with 6 8 To stop the metronome press the TEMPO button again 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 are now hearing a 4 beat or 4 4 time signature You can select different a time signature if you want to out of the six available with the CN piano 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 and 6 8 To change the time signature use the BEAT button Press the BEAT button You will see the LED indicator turn on and hear the metronome begin counting Use the VALUE buttons to select your desired time signature You Will see the signature currently selected in the LED display To stop the metronome press the BEAT button again You can use either the TEMPO or BEAT button to turn the metronome on and off Choose the appropriate button depending on whether you re adjusting the tempo or changing the time signature ADJUSTING THE METRONOME VOLUME The volume level of metronome can be adjusted to any level you like independent of the main volume Press the TEMPO and BEAT buttons simultaneously The LED displays the volume level of the metronome in numbers from 1 soft to 10 loud The factory preset is 5 Us
64. se a different effect setting from one you have recorded Once you understand the recorder you will find it to be a useful tool for both practicing and playing the piano RECORDING A SONG RECOR PLAY STOP a E a Press the REC button when you are ready to record The LED indicator will start flashing telling you that the piano is ready to record Now play some music on the piano The recorder will automatically start recording with the first note you play Press the PLAY STOP button when you re finished recording The CN piano will stop recording and the LED display will flash momentarily while the song is saved to memory If you make a mistake you can record your piece again J ust repeat the same procedure The second recording will completely erase the first one PLAYING BACK A SONG RECOR PLAY STOP 77 ERI TUTORIAL USING THE RECORDER Press the PLAY STOP button to play back the song you have just recorded Press the PLAY STOP button again to stop Now you arefamiliar with the basic recording procedureon the CN piano For most recording purposes this may be all you need The CN piano however is equipped with other more powerful and flexible features that can be used to record and play back your performances Continue on to learn more about the full capabilities of the recorder jen e e o a Q 3 e Fun ob Ke s o fod om Ex e i BASICS OF THE RECORD
65. tely difficult to difficult To perform them tap out the rhythm of both the melody and the accompaniment notes on any of the keys on your piano keyboard It may require some practice to successfully play these selections Even skilled players will enjoy the challenge of the skillful pieces Try listening to these songs first and then try to tap out the rhythms that you hear 37 x S gt g g STEADY BEAT C 2 With Steady Beat you can play any Concert Magic song by just tapping any key with a steady beat regardless of which arrangement typethe song is 5 8 g b b 2 38 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 IW 5 Demo BurroN TheCN piano has nineteen demo songs builtin Each demo song presents a brief musical piece to introduce the different preset instruments The 88 Concert Magic songs can be demonstrated as well PRESET SounD Demo To listen to all the demo songs simply press the DEMO button The CN piano will begin the demo The demo songs for the sounds in the Classic Grand category will begin the demo All of the Classic Grand demo songs will be played back in order Then another category will be selected at random and the demo songs for that category will be played New sound categories will be selected at random until the DEMO button is pressed again to stop To select the demos for a particular sound category press the desired SOUND SELECT button while the demo is playing The demo songs for that category will
66. tes regardless of which keys you press SELECTING A Concert Macic SouG 88 Concert Magic songs are assigned to each of the 88 piano keys classified in eight groups by song category such as Children s Songs American Classics Christmas Songs C OPERATION To select a song press the key to which your desired song is assigned while holding down the CONCERT MAGIC button The LED display gives the song number All the song titles are listed on page 68 in this section To make it easier to find which song is assigned to which key there is also a key strip that indicates song categories and note names LISTENING TO THE SELECTED SONG To listen to a Concert Magic song first follow the song selection procedure then press the PLAY STOP button Adjust the speed or tempo of the song by using the VALUE buttons while holding down the TEMPO button TheLED display will not display the tempo value when used with Concert Magic To stop play back of the song press the PLAY STOP button again RECOF PLAY STOP To restart the currently selected song from the beginning you must reselect the song by repeating the song selection procedure LISTENING TO ALL THE CONCERT MAGIC SONGS Press the CONCERT MAGIC button and then press the PLAY STOP button without selecting a song The CN piano will play back all the preset songs from one to another 5 8 8 D b 36 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 PERFORMING THE SELECTED SONG REF
67. tions before using the product WARNING When using electric products basic precautions should always be followed including the following D WAR N l N Indicates a potential hazard that could result in death or serious injury if the product is handled incorrectly The product should be connected to an AC outlet of the specified voltage Do not insert or disconnect the power cord plug with wet hands The chair must be used properly it must be used only when playing the product Do not play with it or stand on it Only one person is allowed to sit on it Do not sit on it during height adjustment Do not sit on it when opening the lid When using the headphones do not listen for long periods of time at high volume levels INTRODUCTION Use the AC adapter supplied with the product or one recommended by Kawai If you are going to use an AC power cord make sure that its has the correct plug shape and conforms to the specified power voltage Failure to do so may result in fire Doing so may cause electric shock Doing so may cause the chair to fall over or your fingers to be trapped resulting in injury Doing so may result in hearing problems Do not lean against the keyboard Do not disassemble repair or modify the product When disconnecting the AC power cord s plug always hold the plug amp and pull it to remove it If the product will not be used for a long
68. ust strike right keys at the right time Many people wish it were that simple The reality is very different of course However there is a way to make playing the keyboard very simple You don t even have to strike right keys thanks to Concert Magic With CONCERT MAGIC absolutely anyone can sit at the CN piano and make real music even if you ve never taken a piano lesson in your life To enjoy performing by yourself you have only to select your favorite piece from 88 preprogrammed songs and tap any of the 88 keys with a steady rhythm and tempo CONCERT MAGIC will provide the correct melody and accompaniment notes regardless of which keys you press Anybody young or old can enjoy CONCERT MAGIC from the moment they sit down at the CN piano Now let s see how CONCERT MAGIC works SELECTING A SONG The 88 Concert Magic songs are assigned to each of the 88 piano keys classified in eight groups by song category such as Children s Songs American Classics Christmas Songs All of the song titles are listed on page 68 in the reference section of this manual To make it easier to find which song is assigned to which key there is a key strip that can be placed between the end of black keys and the front panel The key strip indicates song categories and note names CONCERT To select a song press the key to which your desired song is assigned while holding down the CONCERT MAGIC button The LED display gives the song number L
69. vice LOCAL CONTROL You may want to play and only hear your external MIDI device s sound without the CN piano s sound You can turn off the CN piano s sound using a function called local control Local control determines whether or not the CN piano will produce a sound when you play it s own keyboard When local control is on the CN piano produces sound as you play the keys When off the piano will not produce a sound when you play the keys The CN piano s keyboard will however continue to transmit MIDI information to an external MIDI instrument Pressthe CHURCH ORGAN button while holding down the TOUCH and TRANSPOSE buttons TheLED display will read on which means the piano is currently set to local control on To turn it off use the VALUE button Press any SOUND SELECT button to exit from the function mode Loca Contro UI NN I Local Contro WS ITI or DER ON IR 27 IWIHOInL jen e gt co g z a e gt 7 2 Play the keyboard and you will hear only the sound from your external MIDI device To change the sound from the CN piano select the desired number as explained in the Reference section and send it from the CN piano to your external MIDI device It may be possibleto change preset sounds directly on your external MIDI device In this case you may want to set the CN piano so that it does not transmit program changes Read 4 Transmit Program Change On Off in
70. you have a keyboard connected to the CN piano try playing some notes You should hear the CN piano as you play If you have a MIDI song player or personal computer with MIDI software connected try sending some MIDI song data with one or more different musical parts to the CN Again you should hear the CN piano playing all the parts In multi timbral mode if you want to hear a particular sound for each part you transmit to the CN you must send the correct Program sound number from the transmitting MIDI device to the CN piano Please see page 63 for a list of the Program sound number assignments for the CN piano If you own a GM sound module you ll probably want to use it as your multi timbral module instead of the CN piano If you have a hardware sequencer or personal computer but do not own another sound module you can enjoy sixteen part multi timbral capability with only the CN piano MIDI may seem a little difficult to work with at first but once mastered it offers many new and exciting ways to enjoy music While this manual avoids goinginto too much detail regarding the technical aspects of MIDI such as system exclusive data for those who are more familiar with MIDI or want to be this manual provides technical MIDI information and a MIDI Implementation Chart on page 64 and 65 KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390 M4 Pravna witH Concert Macic The great German composer J ohann Sebastian Bach once said Playing the keyboard is simple J
71. you press the button the demo songs for the newly selected category will be played Then the demo songs for another category will be selected at random DUAL Another feature of the CN piano is the ability to layer two preset sounds together to create a more complex sound For example piano layered with strings electric piano with choir sound and so on To layer two sounds press the SOUND SELECT buttons for both sounds simultaneously TheLED indicators for each will beturned on to indicate the two sounds you have chosen When you select a variation sound as part of a layer the dots in the LED display will indicate which sounds are variation sounds If the left dot is turned on the leftmost sound is a variation sound If the right dot is turned on the rightmost sound is a variation sound You can adjust the volume balance between the two sounds Use the DUAL SPLIT BALANCE slider to adjust the balance Move the slider to the right to increase the volume of the rightmost preset sound and decrease the volume of the leftmost preset sound The balance changes in the opposite way when the slider is moved to the left SPLIT The CN piano provides you with another type of sound combination called asplit Thesplit function divides the keyboard into two sections upper keyboard and lower keyboard and lets you play a different sound in each section Press the SPLIT button to activate the split function Press the SOUND SELECT button for t

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