Kawai MP4, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Stage Piano MP4...

Page 2: ...orrectly Read all the instructions before using the product WARNING When using electric products basic precautions should always be followed including the following CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO N...

Page 3: ...essive vibrations Indicates a potential hazard that could result in injury or damage to the product or other The product is not completely disconnected from the power supply even when the power switch...

Page 4: ...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...

Page 5: ...ed individually or multiple zones can be freely split layered and velocity switched to create stunning and personalized performances ACOUSTIC TOUCH KEYBOARD The MP4 s Advanced Hammer Action IV keyboar...

Page 6: ...31 6 2 10 Key Range Hi Lo 31 6 2 11 Velocity Switch 32 6 2 12 Velocity Switch Value 32 6 2 13 Velocity Compression 32 6 2 14 Velocity Offset 33 6 2 15 Zone Transpose 33 6 2 16 Transmitting Volume Ext...

Page 7: ...ta 49 1 1 Channel Voice Message 49 1 2 Channel Mode Message 51 1 3 System Realtime Message 52 2 Transmitted Data 52 2 1 Channel Voice Message 52 2 2 Channel Mode Message 54 2 3 System Realtime Message...

Page 8: ...ons can be selected using the four buttons to the left side of the CONTROL KNOBS When a function is active its button is lit Touching any of these knobs will instantly change the display to the curren...

Page 9: ...ue of the current parameter as indicated on the DISPLAY SOUND SELECTION SETUP SELECTION 17 SOUND button The SOUND button switches the MP4 to the SOUND mode The PATCH buttons will now select any of the...

Page 10: ...FSW JACK A momentary footswitch can be connected to this jack EX Kawai F 1 The FootSwitch can be assigned to different MIDI control numbers or functions in the Menu 6 DAMPER SOFT JACK This jack is use...

Page 11: ...uipments Ex Mixer Multi track recorder Keyboard amplifier Expression optional F 1 Footswitch optional F 1r Damper Pedal included MIDI devices Ex External Sound module External Sequencer Keyboard 1 2 3...

Page 12: ...tore them as SETUP If you want to start from scratch use the SOUND mode and press PIANO ONLY first If you want to modify a SETUP just select it and start editing and store later it as SETUP If you not...

Page 13: ...ed by the ZONE ON OFF buttons If the ZONE buttons is red this zone is assigned to the entire keyrange of the MP4 If the button is green the key range for that zone is less than the entire key range Yo...

Page 14: ...the MP4 sounds to the default settings Press the PIANO button and the SOUND SELECT button 1 simultaneously All the current settings except for SYSTEM settings will go back to original and only Concer...

Page 15: ...SPOSE button down press the VALUE buttons to change the transpose amount The display shows the current TRANSPOSE amount when theTRANSPOSE button is held down A value of 0 indicates no transposition 2...

Page 16: ...ame in a few seconds If you hold a ZONE SELECT button for 2 seconds the display will show you the key range information for that zone You can also set the key range using the same procedure that is us...

Page 17: ...ton are locked The display shows as follows while the panel is locked Panel Lock Off Panel Lock is canceled 3 2 Touch Curve You can temporary turn on off the Touch Curve for example to play organ soun...

Page 18: ...und bypasses the EQ EQ Bypass Off The display briefly shows as follows and the EQ comes back to active Note When the EQ Bypass is turned on and the EQ control knobs are used the display briefly shows...

Page 19: ...d the assignable foot switch is locked Foot Switch Lock Off The display briefly shows as follows and the assignable foot switch is unlocked Note When the FSW Lock is turned on and the foot switch is u...

Page 20: ...ation chart of the sequencer if the Recognized column of the System Real Time Clock Commands is marked O yes Consult the owner s manual of the sequencer how to set the sequncer to receive external MID...

Page 21: ...can edit these values with the EFX RATE and EFX DEPTH knobs in the first row of the CONTROL KNOBS section on the panel Chorus Chorus is a slight detuning of the sound which adds depth and richness to...

Page 22: ...press the REVERB button and the button will light up REVERB will be added to the current sound To turn the REVERB OFF again press the REVERB button again The light on the button will be turned OFF REV...

Page 23: ...djusts the depth of the EFX added to the sound RvT REVERB Time adjusts the reverb time internal only RvD REVERB Depth adjusts the depth of the reverb added to the sound EFX parameter list EFX Rate EFX...

Page 24: ...you want different settings for internal and external sections first enter the edit mode by pressing the MENU button and press the EFFECT button Now you can select internal or external zone with ZONE...

Page 25: ...brighter lowering the level makes the sound duller ATTACK As the value increases the attack time becomes longer which means a slower attack is produced DECAY This parameter controls the amount of tim...

Page 26: ...to EXT the display shows the MIDI CC numbers The default parameters assigned for each knob are as follows A 10 Panpot PAN B 70 Sustain Level STN C 76 Vibrato Rate VbR D 77 Vibrato Depth VbD Note If th...

Page 27: ...Expression EXP 70 Sustain Level STN 71 Resonance RSN 76 Vibrato Rate VbR 77 Vibrato Depth VbD 78 Vibrato Delay VbY 93 Chorus Depth ChD When the selected zone is set to BOTH and the internal section is...

Page 28: ...arameters Ext Common parameters Mode Mode Master Volume Sound Selection TX Channel Expression Pedal CC Pedal Effect Int Piano only TX PRG On Off Footswitch CC Voicing Int Piano only PRG Temperament Ke...

Page 29: ...s recalled If you exit the edit mode by pressing SOUND or SETUP buttons your changes will be lost and the previously saved settings are recalled 6 2 Edit Parameters Zone parameters can be edited indiv...

Page 30: ...rings for the notes you played vibrate but other strings will vibrate in sympathetic resonance The Damper Effect function simulates this phenomenon The value changes from 0 to 2 0 Off 1 Normal 2 Stron...

Page 31: ...any external MIDI sound modules that are connected to the MP4 6 2 10 Key Range Hi Lo These two parameters define the playable key range on the keyboard for the selected zone First while K Range Hi app...

Page 32: ...highest key velocity to sound Note Each zone can have a separate Velocity Switch Value By setting the Soft Zone Velocity Switch Value higher than that of the Loud Zone a dynamic area where both sounds...

Page 33: ...ers will still transmit volume messages even if TX Volume is set to Off 6 2 17 Volume This parameter sets the volume level for the selected zone The value can be changed by using the FADER or VALUE bu...

Page 34: ...s a common Setup parameter and is used for all zones of a Setup as a global parameter 6 2 23 Expression Pedal This parameter determines if an Expression Pedal connected to the EXP jack is active On or...

Page 35: ...one note is being played simultaneously There are three choices for Solo note priority Last The most recently played note within a group of notes will be heard when Solo is ON Hi The highest note pla...

Page 36: ...ul than those with the equal temperament Werkmeis These two temperaments are placed in between Meantone and Pythagorean For music with few accidentals this temperament produces the beautiful chords of...

Page 37: ...If the AFT is selected the expression pedal is used to send After Touch information If the Pedal Wah is selected in EFX the pedal works as a Wah Pedal regardless of the setting in this parameter Note...

Page 38: ...Use the SOUND SELECT buttons to change the SETUP number to store For example to choose SETUP 2 3 press 2 in the upper row and press 3 in the bottom row Then press the STORE or VALUE UP button To set...

Page 39: ...rent Dump All System Reset Reset One SETUP Reset All Make sure the SYSTEM button is lit Press the MENU buttons until the parameter you want to edit appears in the DISPLAY Set the value of the paramete...

Page 40: ...ge such as Organ Harpsichord and certain synthesizer sounds User1 2 You can create your own custom touch curve to fit your playing style Two user touch curves can be saved User Touch The touch curve i...

Page 41: ...witched off This feature will avoid the Doubled Sound that results from use with an external sequencer equipped with Soft Thru or Echo Thru 8 2 6 Multi Timbral Mode Multi Timbral Mode allows the MP4 t...

Page 42: ...transmits the current and active settings of the MP4 as a System Exclusive Message via the MIDI OUT Press the SYSTEM button Then press the MENU UP button until Dump Current appears on the display Pre...

Page 43: ...confirmation To cancel the Reset procedure at this point press the VALUE DOWN button Otherwise press the VALUE UP button again The display will show Completed after finishing Note The selected SETUP d...

Page 44: ...as a multi timbral sound module playing up to 16 different sounds on 16 MIDI channels Note When the Multi Timbral Mode is On if the MP4 receives the Program Number from 65 to 128 the MP4 will select s...

Page 45: ...e More 25 2 Jazzer 26 3 Be 3 27 4 Be Nice 28 5 Jazz Organ 29 6 Rock Organ 30 7 Perc Organ 31 8 Perc Organ 2 32 Sound Name Prg 5 ORGAN 2 HARPSI 1 Drawbar 33 2 Drawbar 2 34 3 Hi Lo 35 4 Soft Solo 36 5 R...

Page 46: ...ting USB cable to the MP4 first connect the USB cable and then turn the power of the MP4 on It may take some time to start communication when the MP4 is connected to the computer via USB When USB comm...

Page 47: ...Equalizer Internal Memory 64 SETUPs Display 16 x 2 LCD w backlight Jack 1 4 Out L MONO R Headphones MIDI IN OUT THRU USB Damper Soft Pedal FSW EXP AC Inlet Dimensions WxDxH 1356 x 340 x 172 mm 53 3 8...

Page 48: ...sage 1 3 System Real time Message 2 Transmitted data 2 1 Channel Voice Message 2 2 Channel Mode Message 2 3 System Real time Message 3 Exclusive data 3 1 Universal Realtime Exclusive Nessage 3 2 Damp...

Page 49: ...79H Ignoring the LSB of Bank Select Modulation Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte BnH 01H vvH n MIDI channel number 0H fH ch 1 ch 16 vv Modulation depth 00H 7fH 0 127 Default 00H Data Entry Status 2nd Byte 3rd...

Page 50: ...nel number 0H fH ch 1 ch 16 vv Control Value 00H 7fH 64 0 63 Default 40H Effect Control Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte BnH 5bH vvH Reverb depth BnH 5cH vvH Rotary speaker speed 0 63 Slow 64 127 Fast Only wh...

Page 51: ...cent 00H 00H mmH Pitch bend sensitivity mm 00H 07H 0 7 half tone Default 02H ll Ignored as 00H 00H 01H mmH Master fine tuning mm ll 00 00H 40 00H 7f 7f 8192x100 8192 0 8192x100 8192 cent 00H 02H mmH M...

Page 52: ...System Realtime Message Status FEH Active sensing 2 Transmitted Data 2 1 Channel Voice Message Note off Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte 9nH kkH 00H n MIDI channel number 0H fH ch 1 ch 16 kk Note Number 00H...

Page 53: ...127 Default 7fH Damper Pedal Status 2nd Byte 3rd Byte BnH 40H vvH n MIDI channel number 0H fH ch 1 ch 16 vv Control Value 00H 7fH 0 127 Default 00H 0 63 OFF 64 127 ON Sostenuto Pedal Status 2nd Byte...

Page 54: ...ult 02H mm 00H 0cH 0 12 half tone ll 00H 00H 01H mmH Master fine tuning mm ll 20 00H 40 00H 60 00 8192x50 8192 0 8192x50 8192 cent 7fH 7fH RPN NULL Program Change Status 2nd Byte CnH ppH n MIDI channe...

Page 55: ...it buffer b MP4 Dump ALL Setup 1 64 Format F0 40 ch 21 00 0D DATA F7 ch MIDI ch 00 0F DATA 27648bytes All Setup 1 64 Setup1 1 Setup 8 8 3 3 Setup Data Format The structure of the one Setup patch 432by...

Page 56: ...ETER VALUE 1 tx_ch 0 15 1 16ch 2 Program Number 0 127 001 128 3 Bank Number LSB 0 127 4 Bank NUmber MSB 0 127 5 Prog TX SW 0 1 0 off 1 on 6 Bank TX SW 0 1 0 off 1 on 7 Volume TX SW 0 1 0 off 1 on 8 MI...

Page 57: ...50 0 50 25 Attack Time 14 64 114 50 0 50 26 Decay Time 14 64 114 50 0 50 27 Release Time 14 64 114 50 0 50 28 CC A Value 0 127 29 CC B Value 0 127 30 CC C Value 0 127 31 CC D Value 0 127 32 Velo Offse...

Page 58: ...roller1 Sound Variation 71 47 Sound Controller2 Filter Resonance Harmonic Intensity 72 48 Sound Controller3 Release Time 73 49 Sound Controller4 Attack Time 74 4A Sound Controller5 Brightness Cutoff 7...

Page 59: ...Rate Depth Delay 91 O X O Reverb Depth 92 O O 5 O 5 Rotary Speed 93 O X O Chorus Depth 94 O O O Effect Depth 98 99 O X O NRPN LSB MSB 100 101 O X O RPN LSB MSB 0 119 O 1 X X Prog O O O Change True 0 1...

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