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KAWAI DIGITAL PIANO CN390
TUTORIAL
Using MIDI
Let’s see how this works using an external MIDI device. If 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 going into 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.
