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Digital Piano

CA-X

Owner’s Manual

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Page 1: ...Digital Piano CA X Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...handled incorrectly 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...

Page 3: ...o excessive 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 s...

Page 4: ...s 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 designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfere...

Page 5: ...rmance on the piano harpsichord organ and other instruments In addition the CA piano is equipped with reverb and a digital effect processor for an even fuller sound Industry Standard MIDI Musical Inst...

Page 6: ...2 4 DUAL SPLIT BALANCE SLIDER 8 2 5 EFFECTS REVERB 8 2 6 METRONOME 10 BASICS OF THE RECORDER 12 3 1 RECORDING REC BUTTON 13 3 2 PLAYING BACK A SONG PLAY STOP BUTTON 15 3 3 ERASING A SONG 16 4 1 SELEC...

Page 7: ...GE NUMBERS 29 9 LOWER OCTAVE SHIFT 30 10 LOWER PEDAL ON OFF 30 11 LAYER OCTAVE SHIFT 30 12 LAYER DYNAMICS 31 13 DAMPER HOLD 31 UNDERSTANDING MIDI 32 6 1 USING THE CA PIANO AS CONTROLLER 34 6 2 USING T...

Page 8: ...o s DC IN jack and the other end of the AC adaptor to the AC outlet on the wall LISTENING TO THE CA X You will need to connect a keyboard amplifier or headphones in order to listen PEDALS Connect the...

Page 9: ...s a musical piece to introduce the different preset sounds Press the DEMO button and the demo song for the Piano 1 category will start After the Piano 1 demo songs are finished playing the demo songs...

Page 10: ...X has a total of 40 sounds not only different types of piano sounds but different instruments as well The different instrument sounds built into CA piano are called preset sounds All of the preset sou...

Page 11: ...le piano layered with strings electric piano with choir sound and so on To layer two sounds select the first sound and then while holding down that SOUND SELECT button select the second sound by press...

Page 12: ...down the SPLIT button The key you pressed becomes the lowermost note for the upper section 2 4 DUAL SPLIT BALANCE SLIDER You can adjust the volume balance between the two sounds in Dual or Split mode...

Page 13: ...three types of delay available delay 1 3 each of which has a different length of delay between the echoes TREMOLO This is a vibrato type effect ROTARY This effect simulates the sound of the Rotary Spe...

Page 14: ...e is a tool that helps you to achieve this by providing a steady beat for you play along with STARTING THE METRONOME Press the TEMPO button You will see the LED indicator turn on and hear the metronom...

Page 15: ...ature You will see the time signature currently selected in the display To stop the metronome press the BEAT button again You can use either the TEMPO or BEAT button to turn the metronome on and off C...

Page 16: ...ou record for example the left hand part first on one track then record the right hand part next on the other track while listening to the first track When you record or play back a song you can selec...

Page 17: ...tically start recording with the first note you play Press the PLAY STOP button when you are finished recording The piano will stop recording and save your song to memory Saving to memory may take a f...

Page 18: ...r recording the first part select the other track and record your second part While holding down the REC button press the ELECTRIC PIANO button to select Song 3 Record the first part just the same as...

Page 19: ...tton is used to select a song and part to play and to start and stop play back of the recorded songs Press the PLAY STOP button and the recorded song will start playing Press the PLAY STOP button agai...

Page 20: ...her you press a key or not 3 3 ERASING A SONG This function allows you to erase any song you do not want to listen to To erase a specific song and part first hold down both the REC and PLAY STOP butto...

Page 21: ...t the CA piano Now let s see how CONCERT MAGIC works 4 1 SELECTING A SONG The 88 Concert Magic songs are assigned to each of the 88 piano keys classified in eight groups by song category such as Child...

Page 22: ...uched a musical instrument in their life 4 4 PART VOLUME BALANCE FOR CONCERT MAGIC When used with Concert Magic the balance slider adjusts the volume balance of the melody part and the accompaniment A...

Page 23: ...ith Concert Magic it is sometimes easier to tap two different keys with two fingers alternating This allows you to play twice as fast as you can using only one finger on one key SKILLFUL These songs r...

Page 24: ...AT C 2 Start by tapping any key with a constant steady beat Your tapping will set the tempo for the song Both the accompaniment and melody parts will be played automatically in time with the tempo you...

Page 25: ...to adjust the playback speed for the Concert Magic songs After selecting a Concert Magic song to play back hold down the TEMPO button The LED display will show the tempo value While holding down the...

Page 26: ...w hard the keys are struck This setting is suitable for sounds that have a fixed dynamic range such as Organ and Harpsichord User You can create your own custom touch curve to fit your playing style T...

Page 27: ...power is turned off 5 2 TRANSPOSING THE PIANO TRANSPOSE BUTTON The transpose function lets you raise or lower the piano s key in half steps This is especially useful when you have learned a song in o...

Page 28: ...d below Tuning PIANO 1 Temperament PIANO 2 MIDI Channel ELECTRIC PIANO Transmit Program Change On Off DRAWBAR Local Control On Off CHURCH ORGAN Multi Timbral Mode On Off HARPSI MALLETS Channel Mute ST...

Page 29: ...Use the VALUE buttons to change the type of temperament BRIEF EXPLANATION OF TEMPERAMENTS EQUAL TEMPERAMENT PIANO ONLY This is the default temperament If a piano sound is selected the tuning is stret...

Page 30: ...es of the Pythagorean temperament It is used primarily for classical music written in the Baroque era to revive the original characteristics EQUAL TEMPERAMENT FLAT This is unstretched equal temperamen...

Page 31: ...functions to change the pitch of the whole keyboard 3 MIDI CHANNEL This determines on which MIDI channel the CA piano will exchange MIDI information with an external MIDI instrument or a personal com...

Page 32: ...mode the CA piano can play different musical parts with different sounds for each part Multi Timbral On On1 and On2 This is a flexible 16 part multi timbral setup You can turn individual MIDI channels...

Page 33: ...ys to select a desired channel The display will show P02 through P16 Then use the VALUE buttons to turn them on and off NOTE When the Multi timbral mode is set to off the Channel Mute function can not...

Page 34: ...for lower sound when in SPLIT mode The default setting is off which means the pedals are not active for lower sound Press the BASS button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE buttons The dis...

Page 35: ...can comfortably play as dynamically as you like with the main sound while maintaining control of the layered sound Press the REVERB button while holding down the TOUCH and the TRANSPOSE buttons The di...

Page 36: ...quencer or a computer MIDI JACKS Instruments equipped with MIDI usually have three jacks for exchanging data IN OUT and THRU Some instruments have only IN and OUT These jacks are used to connect MIDI...

Page 37: ...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 instrume...

Page 38: ...he 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 C...

Page 39: ...IDI standard This means when you select a sound on the CA piano such as Classic E Piano you will probably hear a different sound playing from your external MIDI device What sound you hear will depend...

Page 40: ...buttons Play the keyboard and you will hear only the sound from your external MIDI device To change the sound from the CA piano select the desired number as explained on page 29 and send it from the C...

Page 41: ...piano MIDI devices For example channel 1 for piano ch 2 for strings ch 3 for choir etc MULTI TIMBRAL MODE Multi timbral On is a setup for 16 channel multi timbral operation You can mute the channels...

Page 42: ...rogram sound number from the transmitting MIDI device to the CA piano Please see page 42 for a list of the Program sound number assignments for the CA piano If you own a GM sound module you ll probabl...

Page 43: ...39 USING MIDI Using MIDI...

Page 44: ...losed AC adaptor to this jack HEADPHONE JACKS Used to connect up to two headphones to the CA X LINE OUT JACKS The L MONO R outputs are used to connect the CA X to a musical instrument amplifier using...

Page 45: ...USB cable and then turn the power of the CA piano on It may take some time to startcommunication when the CA piano is connected to the computer via USB When USB communication is unstable with connect...

Page 46: ...Organ 14 121 0 17 3 Drawbar Organ 2 15 121 1 17 4 Be 3 16 95 2 17 CHURCH ORGAN 1 Church Organ 17 121 0 20 2 Diapason 18 95 7 20 3 Full Ensemble 19 95 1 21 4 Diapason Oct 20 95 6 20 HARPSI MALLETS 1 Ha...

Page 47: ...D 3 EB In The Good Old Summertime F3 EB Let Me Call You Sweetheart D3 EB Michael Row The Boat Ashore D4 MP Jesus Loves The Little Children B5 MP Just As I Am A 5 MP O Worship The King D 5 MP Rock Of A...

Page 48: ...al Modern E P 2 Original DRAWBARS Jazz Organ Original Drawbar Organ Original Drawbar Organ 2 Original CHURCH ORGAN Church Organ Toccata Eugene Gigout Diapason Wohl mir da ich Jesum habe Bach Full Ense...

Page 49: ...inor Pythagorea Meantone Werckmeister III Kirnberger III Equal flat Equal Recorder 2 Tracks 5 Songs The total memory capacity of the recorder is approximately 15 000 notes Other Features Concert Magic...

Page 50: ...tion 00 00 Multi Timbre Off 00 01 Multi Timbre On 1 00 02 Multi Timbre On 2 0D 00 07 00 Effect Off 01 Chorus 02 Delay 1 03 Delay 2 04 Delay 3 05 Tremolo 06 Rotary 1 07 Rotary 2 0E 00 03 06 07 00 Rever...

Page 51: ...N 9nH v 1 127 Note OFF 9nH v 0 After Key s Touch Ch s Pitch Bend 0 32 Bank Select 7 Volume 11 Expression pedal 64 Right pedal Sustain pedal Control 67 Left pedal Soft pedal Change with F 2r pedal Prog...

Page 52: ...CA X Owner s Manual OW986E C0508 815121 Printed in Indonesia Eng...

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