Kawai SUPERBOARD FS800, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...KAWAI ae SUPERBOARD H Ssoo Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...nual Have fun learning to play your FS800 NOTE 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 des...

Page 3: ...ils aatedencebuslnataamum aterA 8 Using Hand Percussion and sound Selectale Pads ccceccceesssceereeees A 9 Table of Contents Creating Your Own Soumds 0 5 A 10 The Synthesizer Function A 10 Changing th...

Page 4: ...eys or around the buttons Connecting the Power Supply The SuperBoard can use either your home AC power outlet or dry cell batteries as a power source To insert batteries 1 Turn the unit over and remov...

Page 5: ...arity If your universal adaptor is se on positive your FS800 will not operate or will run on batteries until the batteries are drained Connecting the FS800 to an audio device To enjoy listening to the...

Page 6: ...he VW DOWN button f lowers the volume for that part Pressing the middle button M will establish a preset volume for that part which is in balance with the other parts of the accompaniment 4 DEMO butto...

Page 7: ...be the foundation of any song using Auto Accompaniment These four types of patterns are controlled using these buttons Lastly the Sync button lets you start when you press a key in the Lower Keyboard...

Page 8: ...Overall Diagram and Explanation Rear panel and Keys eoen gene i Se Qs Keys C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 ae v v v v Vv HH Eee Ras Sie i elie age lle an 62...

Page 9: ...adphone jack When stereo headphones are connected to this jack the sound from the speakers is cut off This allows you to play the FS800 at night and at other times when you might be concerned about di...

Page 10: ...When you press one of the keys on the keyboard you will hear sound number 02 PIANO 2 You can use the numeric keys to choose any of the FS800 s one hundred sounds quickly and easily The UP A button ad...

Page 11: ...s the 2 button The display will change to read U and the rhythm will change to number 02 DANCE 2 You may use the numeric keys in this way to select any rhythm you desire The number in the display will...

Page 12: ...will begin to play 2 If you press the SYNC FILL IN button while the ie rhythm is off the button functions as a SYNC button only When SYNC button is pressed the rhythm will begin to play the moment you...

Page 13: ...will briefly show to indicate that the standard tempo for that rhythm has been selected If necessary you can use the TEMPO buttons to further adjust the tempo If you continue to press the TEMPO W DOW...

Page 14: ...this Basic Operation section of the manual however we will deal only with the first mode called AUTO 1 When your FS800 is turned on it is automatically set to Chords with Melody with AUTO 1 operation...

Page 15: ...prepare the Lower keyboard for chord use Find the AUTO button and press it The display will briefly change to read Sut and the small lamp beside the button will light up 2 Start the rhythm Select a r...

Page 16: ...GER AD LIB phrases are determined by rhythm you select For example there are funky ad lib phrases for rhythm number 07 SLAP FUNK and some exciting rock n roll phrases that go well with number 29 R R1...

Page 17: ...the keys in the ONE FINGER AD LIB section of keyboard The ad lib phrase will play If you hold the AD LIB key down you ll notice that the phrase changes automatically with the chord progression e If yo...

Page 18: ...n for 50 S ROCK were in a minor key To do this you can perform an operation like the one described below again you should stop the rhythm first 1 Check that the ONE FINGER AD LIB button and the AUTO b...

Page 19: ...LIB key G2 Make sure that your initial hit of the G2 key is on the main beat if you listen to the rhythm for awhile you ll hear this main beat Can you hear the first melody notes of BOLERO playing wh...

Page 20: ...RT button If you press these at different times the ONE FINGER AD LIB melody notes will not match the preset chords Rhythm 93 Campanella Campanella is based upon three beat phrases So hold down each n...

Page 21: ...n is pressed ae Rey 1 SOUND 1 volume buttons These buttons control the volume of Sound 1 2 SOUND 2 volume buttons These buttons control the volume of Sound 2 3 CHORD volume buttons These buttons contr...

Page 22: ...lding down the UP eae A button for that part lets you increase the volume CY gradually see Illustration C The volume can also be controlled by MIDI input as C shown in the following chart See page A 3...

Page 23: ...ress all of those buttons In these types of situations you will find the REGISTRATION memory very useful Up to 20 front panel set ups can be stored in REGISTRATION memory The following musical element...

Page 24: ...ume of each part to a level that balances with the others Also select the number of the sound which you would like to use for the melody Now press the STOP button to stop the accompaniment before goin...

Page 25: ...ric keys to change the display Ey to read U i once again Press either the START STOP After using button or the INTRO ENDING button to start the Bilan Rhythm pattern as ee ee a pe je sen The rhythm tha...

Page 26: ...metronome If the metronome does not start see i Sand inemaironome will begin step 7 on the following page Ase 3 Start playing Everything you play including ONE Baas FINGER AD LIB phrases and changes i...

Page 27: ...the REC END button sonsseec Go but you would find that the metronome will not start hyOs This is to prevent you from accidentally recording over a song which you would like to keep In order to erase...

Page 28: ...es the Basic Operation section of the FS800 instruction manual We trust that this first section has given you a good basic knowledge of FS800 s powerful features But you ve only just begun to explore...

Page 29: ...ANO 1 LRGORE and PIANO 2 V As yf jf 4 hs What does 2itii mean When two sounds are ee at once varying the pitch of the sounds slightly with respect to each other makes the combined sound much richer Th...

Page 30: ...effect SUSTAIN Pressing the SUSTAIN button lengthens the duration of notes played on the keyboard Pressing the button a second time cancels the effect 5 DUET When the DUET button is pressed the FS800...

Page 31: ...peration section left hand right hand 2 AUTO 2 2 Lets you play a bass line with your left hand while playing chords and melody with your right Preset Auto Accompaniment chords will play but are trigge...

Page 32: ...e FS800 as you would normally play a piano while using AUTO 2 the preset Auto Accompaniment chords will follow the chords of your performance Let s see how AUTO 2 works 1 With the rhythm stopped press...

Page 33: ...more pleasing Note Here s some playing information about AUTO 2 1 The Auto Accompaniment changes when you press three or more keys total on the Lower and Upper Keyboards The Auto Accompaniment chords...

Page 34: ...a MIDI sequencing environment AUTO 3 allows them to create complete accompaniments using complex chord structures and build upon this foundation using MIDI Let s try AUTO 3 1 With the rhythm stopped...

Page 35: ...to AUTO 1 2 Press 4 of the numeric SELECTOR buttons to change the number in the display toU4 This tells you that you have selected AUTO 4 Now press any key outside the SELECTOR section to escape from...

Page 36: ...ord sounds will be held until you release the pedal When will the Auto Accompaniment Hold feature be most useful 1 When you want to add rhythmic variety to your accompaniment by holding some chords an...

Page 37: ...ned to the keys of the Lower Keyboard as shown in the chart at left The keys of the Upper Keyboard will also produce drum sounds even though there are no pictures above them Drum phrases are assigned...

Page 38: ...roaching zero RELEASE can be set separately Let s look at how each parameter affects the sound 1 WAVE SELECT Use this parameter to select the WAVE Combination you wish to change Every sound on the Sup...

Page 39: ...a maximum volume level If the PHASE 2 segment is part of the decay of a sound PHASE 2 LEVEL will be a minimum volume level For sounds such as 85 XYLOPHONE where the sound fades even while the key is...

Page 40: ...ember that each of the sounds in the F 800 s 100 SOUND LIBRARY is actually a combination of two WAVEs WAVE A and WAVE B The WAVE SELECT key B4 can be pressed at any time to remind you which WAVE Combi...

Page 41: ...lower key on the F5800 away from the PROGRAM section You ll hear that the BOW STRINGS sound now has a much slower attack than Ei cooo it did previously 3 Changing the PHASE 2 SPEED Press the D5 key T...

Page 42: ...LEVEL of WAVE Bis 1 Use the UP A button or the numeric SELECTOR buttons to change the number to 329 Hold a lower key once again After about one second you ll notice that the volume of WAVE B drops su...

Page 43: ...he display means WAVE A and the 5 stands for RELEASE SPEED Thus the RELEASE SPEED of WAVE A is 10 Use the Vv DOWN button or the numeric SELECTOR buttons to change the number touu4 Next press the F5 ke...

Page 44: ...cted You can use the numeric keys to change this number to any value between 1 and 5 Let s leave it at 1 for now 2 Press the STORE button one more time The sound you just created will be stored as sou...

Page 45: ...thm turned OFF press the PROGRAM PATTERN O F A button The display will change to read _ 64 which is short for Basic NM This indicates that the Basic pattern has been selected eh First let s change the...

Page 46: ...tes that sound number 01 PIANO 1 is being used for the Chord part The basic Chord part for the POP ROCK pattern is as shown at left Let s try adding the eighth notes shown at left to the last beat of...

Page 47: ...ec edit these patterns as you like using the same es procedure as before fh and the Intro pattern plays Notes 1 When creating difficult patterns feel free to slow down the tempo for input then speed i...

Page 48: ...le to remove only the closed hi hat sound from a Rhythm part hold down the A5 key and press the F 1 key which controls the closed hi hat sound That sound will be removed from the Rhythm pattern 4 As m...

Page 49: ...USER 1 through USER 5 in the 100 RHYTHM LIBRARY on the FS800 s front panel Therefore the number UU in the display indicates that USER 1 has been selected You can use the SELECTOR buttons to change thi...

Page 50: ...button The letters _ oa which are short for Ad lib will appear in the display The Ad lib phrase for the G2 key should also begin to Play 2 Select the phrase which you want to modify by pressing the k...

Page 51: ...the keyboard to shift down one octave Pressing a normal has fourth time restores the keyboard to the normal pitch x2 You can also use the SOUND 1 volume buttons to set the volume of the Ad lib phrase...

Page 52: ...ne ae iw ee It is possible to store up to five patterns and their Jee Ge accompanying ONE FINGER AD LIB phrases which Ap Ca Licin you create Those five patterns will be stored as patterns 96 through...

Page 53: ...nce on one of the user memories Then select this user rhythm when you are ready to create the Ad lib phrases 2 It is possible to input up to about 300 notes for a single Auto Accompaniment pattern com...

Page 54: ...operate as either a DAMPER Pedal or a Fill in Pedal P04 PEDAL 2 ACC FILL IN Allows you to assign a function to the Accompaniment Hold jack When an optional F 1 Footswitch is connected to this jack th...

Page 55: ...or sustaining the sound Pa lets you know that the optional F 1 footswitch will control the Damper function when it is connected to the DAMPER jack If you press the UP button in the SELECTOR section th...

Page 56: ...nerator module First connect the FS800 MIDI Out jack to the MIDI In jack of another keyboard or tone generator Make sure that the FS800 s MIDI transmit channel matches the MIDI receive channel of the...

Page 57: ...betweeni Ci andof flash alternately This indicates that the Local Control is off and no sound will be heard when the FS800 s keys are played 3 Remember MIDI data is still sent when you play the Pees e...

Page 58: ...tion In this setting the sound of the FS800 will change when you send program change data from another keyboard via MIDI The MIDI Out jack of the other keyboard must be connected to the MIDI In jack o...

Page 59: ...ussion function by pressing the hoes HAND PERCUSSION button mio Press the MIDI button once or until the display reads mre P 4 The display will briefly show P11 and then begin to alternate between Uhr...

Page 60: ...MIXER for each part will be recorded by the sequencer as before To record other parts use the MIDI button and the numeric keys to change the MIDI Transmit Channel to any channel from 2 through 4 Then...

Page 61: ...pped instruments or personal computers It is not the purpose of this manual to discuss in depth the many uses and techniques of MIDI operation For complete books on this subject KAWAI recommends that...

Page 62: ...isplay will briefly flash P i4 and then begin to alternate between the letters ALL and oF FE The SLL stands for Accompaniment The of F signifies that the FS800 is not currently sending Automatic infor...

Page 63: ...nel assignments are Sound 1 n Sound 2 n 1 Chord n 2 Bass n 3 ue To change the Rhythm part channel ere Pe Press the MIDI button three times or until the eee a display reads 3 The display will briefly s...

Page 64: ...hich outputs the melody and ONE FINGER AD LIB phrases is channel N then SOUND 2 outputs through channel N 1 the Chord part outputs through channel N 2 and the bass part outputs through channel N 3 The...

Page 65: ...n from the external sequencer the FS800 will begin recording in SYNC with the sequencer 5 Record the other parts chord bass once again making sure that your Playback Transmit channels for chords and b...

Page 66: ...ure that the Playback Transmit channel of your external sequencer matches the FS800 s Receive channel for Sound the default is channel 1 Now press the PROGRAM PATTERN O F A button just as you did when...

Page 67: ...ses Twenty sets of REGISTRATION data Ae 1 If you press the MIDI button until F 7 flashes in renEussio syste the display After stopping at i 7 the display will 2 change so that it reads 5 short for pao...

Page 68: ...ou select F 44 rhythm and tn will 8 sscn auimu us begin to flash Again pressing the YES button twice BE Gee ICN lets you send rhythm or ONE FINGER AD LIB data eA thy made with the pattern maker to an...

Page 69: ...ttons to select a two digit number but a single digit number appears in the display You may be taking too long to enter the second digit Once you enter one digit the SuperBoard waits for one second to...

Page 70: ...as set your SuperBoard to operate in AUTO 2 AUTO 3 or AUTO 4 modes All of these alternative modes are different from the normal AUTO 1 style of accompaniment Please refer to the Advanced Use of Auto A...

Page 71: ...3 Appendices C Major C Major C Major C 5 cg Csus4 i ti vaie i Cm7 5 CmM7 Cm9 vi Ap 3...

Page 72: ...e 2semi 1 Ss x xX x Modulation 7 e Oo O O Volume Control 64 N Xx x O Hold Changes 93 N x x O Chorus Moduration Vib Depth Prog O O O O Change True 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 2 System Exclusive KKK RK KX 4 RRR...

Page 73: ...5Sbitrese 2semi l O CS X X Modulation 7 oO oO O Oo Volume Control 64 N x xX O Hold Changes 93 O N X X So Chorus Moduration Vib Depth Prog O O O O 100 119 Change True 0 99 0 99 0 99 0 119 Registration...

Page 74: ...ton SYNC FILL IN button TEMPO button REC END button PLAY STOP button SONG SELECT button AUTO button SYNTHESIZER button PATTERN O F A button STORE button REGISTRATION button MASTER VOLUME slider SOUND...

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