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This guide will help you hook up the Artis/Artis7 to your sound system and MIDI system, 

give you a quick overview, and show you how to start playing music with the Artis. A full 

manual for the Artis can be obtained in electronic format from www.kurzweil.com. 

Specifications

Artis (88 note weighted keys) and the Artis7 (76 note semi-weighted keys) are Kurzweil’s new 

stage pianos. Some of  the key specifications include:

•  New German Grand Piano
•  ROM sounds from Kurzweil’s acclaimed PC3 series and KORE64 expansion
•  4 Zone MIDI Controller
•  Full KB3 organ simulations with 9 sliders as drawbars
•  256 Factory/256 User Programs divided into 16 Categories
•  256 Factory/256 User Multis
•  MP3 player audio input jack
•  Full 128 voices of  polyphony

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It’s the sound

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Chang®, V. A. S. T.®,  Artis® and Artis®7 are trademarks of  Young Chang Co., Ltd. All other trademarks and copyrights are prop-

erty of  their respective companies. Product features and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Part Number 910566 - 001  

Summary of Contents for Artis

Page 1: ...th 9 sliders as drawbars 256 Factory 256 User Programs divided into 16 Categories 256 Factory 256 User Multis MP3 player audio input jack Full 128 voices of polyphony It s the sound 2014 Young Chang C...

Page 2: ...r feet are provided with Artis Carefully turn the keyboard over onto a soft surface remove the paper backing from the rubber feet and attach them NOTE Unless the instrument will always be used with a...

Page 3: ...rument and then raise the Master Volume slider and mixer amp volume Your Artis keyboard starts up in Program Mode by default Press one of the buttons under the Mode label to the right of the display t...

Page 4: ...Use a computer program to sequence multitrack songs on the Artis Use a computer tablet to manage the user data contents of the Artis Update the software and sounds of the Artis Store custom Programs a...

Page 5: ...s Musicians Guide The Pedal Jacks Use the three pedal jacks to connect controller pedals to the Artis Switch Pedals 1 4 inch tip sleeve mono plug or 1 4 inch tip ring sleeve plug configured as dual sw...

Page 6: ...cks can support a single or dual switch pedal on each jack or a single half damper pedal on each jack NOTE It is not recommended to plug CC pedals into the SW inputs Due to the flexible switch pedal s...

Page 7: ...hnique the sostenuto center pedal on a grand piano allows one to hold chords in the bass while continuing to play the melody without the latter notes sustaining Any keys that are down when you depress...

Page 8: ...a pair of balanced TRS or stereo or unbalanced TS or mono audio cables Unbalanced cables will always work but if you re going into balanced inputs use balanced cables for a better signal to noise rati...

Page 9: ...imply connect the Artis using the provided or compatible cable If you wish to use your own cable make sure that it is a Type A to Type B USB cable the USB port of Artis being Type B By default the Art...

Page 10: ...Soft buttons 2 Five assignable switches 12 LCD display 3 Zone Mute Volume buttons 13 LCD contrast adjust 4 Master EQ 14 Alpha Wheel 5 Volume slider 15 Mode buttons 6 Transpose buttons 16 Category butt...

Page 11: ...s Sound Select The Sound Select section allows you to quickly and easily get access to sounds in either Program or Multi Modes You select the Category of sound you want then via the Program Multi sele...

Page 12: ...ll light up to show that Multi Mode is selected To return to Program Mode from a different mode simply press the Program button If the User button is illuminated then you are in the User Bank Press th...

Page 13: ...is To assign the currently selected Program or Multi to a Favorites button press and hold the desired Favorites button for a few seconds until the display indicates that the favorite has been saved To...

Page 14: ...gram Dependent Program Dependent Program Dependent Program Dependent Program Dependent Program Dependent Filter Freq or EQ Program Dependent Program Dependent Damper Noise Pianos Program Dependent Pro...

Page 15: ...esis parameters of each Program Multi Edit Mode Multi Edit Mode is used to modify the many parameters that make up Multis including Program Selection Volume Pan Controller assignments effects and the...

Page 16: ...e of your Artis or if you just want to start fresh you can return the Artis to the factory default state by doing a System Reset NOTE System Reset will erase ALL of the USER Programs and Multis so it...

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