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KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390
TUTORIAL
Using MIDI
Transmitting
Ch 1 Piano
Ch 2 Strings
Ch 3 Bass
MIDI Keyboard #2
Receiving ch 1
Multi-timbral mode off
Sound Module #3
Multi-timbral mode on
Receiving only
Ch 1 Piano
Receiving
Ch 1 Piano
Ch 2 Strings
Ch 3 Bass
EFFECTS REVERB
REC
RECORDER
PLAY/STOP
TEMPO
METRONOME
BEAT
VOLUME
Dual Balance
left right
DEMO
DEMO
CONCERT
MAGIC
max
min
MASTER VOLUME
TOUCH
TRANS-
POSE
PIANO
1
SONG 1
PART 1
2
2
3
4
5
PIANO
2
E.PIANO
CHURCH
ORGAN
HARPSI-
CHORD
VIBRA-
PHONE
STRINGS
CHOIR
VALUE
OUT
IN
IN
THRU
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 #3 is connected 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.
MIDI Keyboard #1
Instrument #2 recognizes only the piano part received from Instrument
#1. Instrument #3 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.
